Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Selling Canadian Culinary Tourism: Branding the Global and the Regional Product

ABSTRACT Canadian identity with respect to attracting tourists is often associated with the natural environment. Canadian society is, however, also associated with the policy of multiculturalism and diversity. Agencies such as the Canadian Tourism Commission (CTC) have recognized the growing interest in cuisine and have begun to promote Canada as a culinary tourism destination. One of the challenges facing agencies such as the CTC is that there is not an easily definable Canadian cuisine. Canada's culinary traditions have been influenced by a long history of immigration, together with regional product availability. Chefs have combined cultural traditions and local products, creating new forms and styles of cooking. Efforts from different geographical regions across the country will highlight the rich diversity available in Canadian culinary tourism influenced, not only by global but also by regional forces, which can be branded under the umbrella of cuisine in Canada.
Captive Supplies, Market Conduct, and the Open‐Market Price

In this paper I examine the anatomy of the price captive-supplies relationship to ascertain if some of the interpretations offered in the empirical literature are defensible. Gardner's one-product, two-input model is extended to consider a partially integrated oligopsonistic industry. The main result is that, although the empirical relationship between captive supplies and the price received by independent producers is negative, it may or may not be attributed to noncompetitive conduct. Hence, for an econometric model to detect what type of conduct the relationship reflects, more structural detail is needed than what so far has been provided in the literature. Copyright 1998, Oxford University Press.
An analysis of the antecedents of organization-based self-esteem in two Korean banks

The aim of this paper is to examine the antecedents of organization-based self-esteem (OBSE) and to test the cross-validation of the concept of OBSE in the Korean context. The hypothesized antecedents were tested in relation to two Korean banks, one of which is relatively stable while the other has experienced organizational turmoil in terms of job cuts and salary reductions. The results show that job complexity, participatory management, job security concern, co-worker support and organizational tenure are the antecedents of OBSE. However, intrinsic job characteristics (e.g. job complexity and participatory management) appear to be more influential antecedents than are extrinsic job characteristics (e.g. job security concern and co-worker support) and individual characteristics, thus confirming the results of North American studies.
Triple-band single-diode microwave rectifier using CRLH transmission line

A triple band microwave rectifier covering the frequency bands of 0.5–1.0, 1.5–2.0 and 2.3–3.6 GHz is presented. While multi-diode rectifiers can operate over wide frequency band, conventional single-diode rectifiers are relatively narrow band due to the distributed transmission lines used. The proposed rectifier uses a single diode and yet can cover wide frequency bands by using CRLH TL. The presented technique has potential of reducing the production cost of future wireless power transmission systems using large number of rectifiers in rectenna arrays.
An enterprise resource planning system innovation and its influence on organisational culture: a case study in higher education

Many organisations are adopting new enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems to address their organisational and business problems. These technologies may promise utopian visions of information management, yet often they have the potential to re-shape organisational life and bring even more control to the workplace; in some instances outcomes that are unpredictable and detrimental to the organisation. The study of ERPs and their influence on organisational life and culture is a complex and highly contested area of research which has been the subject of much theorising. This paper adds to the debate through a longitudinal case study of an integrated information system implementation undertaken within a large UK university. The system (known as SITS – strategic information technology services) was introduced into a university in 2006 and the focus of the research has been on culture change within the SITS environment. Document analysis, interviews and participant observation were used to collect data. What has emerged from this study is that many current approaches are unable to account for the complexity of cultural studies within an integrated information systems environment. Therefore we have adopted an approach which acknowledges technology’s power to facilitate or constrain, as well as the role that individuals play in the use of technology to organise.
Cell Cycle , Cell Death , and Senescence RBM 38 Is a Direct Transcriptional Target of E 2 F 1 that Limits E 2 F 1-Induced Proliferation

The E2F family of transcription factors plays a pivotal role in the regulation of cell proliferation in higher eukaryotes and is a critical downstream target of the tumor suppressor pRB. The pRB/E2F pathway is defective in most human tumors, resulting in deregulated E2F activity that induces uncontrolled cell proliferation, a hallmark of
Developing the Quality of a Tourist Experience Product in the Case of Nature‐Based Activity Services

The purpose of this paper is to discuss development of the quality of nature‐based tourist products in the light of a case study in Finland. The paper first conceptualizes the nature‐based tourist product by suggesting a descriptive model of the prerequisites for the customer‐oriented tourist product. The quality of the tourist product is briefly discussed in the framework of seven criteria of good perceived service quality. A case description about a tourism development project called the MONO is then presented and discussed in the light of the theory. The MONO case shows that tourist product quality is in practice (and in theory as well) often seen as a key to customer value. Several researchers, nevertheless, suggest that service quality is only one of a number of factors that influence value for the customer. In relation to tourist experience products, it may be that social and emotional aspects play more important roles than the technical and functional dimensions of service quality, which still seem to have a remarkable role in service quality models and theory, and especially in practice.
Advance battery charger topology using SPMC incorporating active power filter

This paper presents the application of single-phase matrix converter (SPMC) as a single-phase AC-DC controlled rectifier incorporating active power filter as a battery charger. The output voltage of the charger should deliver a clean regulated voltage output with sinusoidal input current. A current control loop (CCL) using standard proportional integral control was used to correct the pulsating nature of the input current to almost unity power factor form with low total harmonic distortion (THD) level well below the acceptable limit that was defined in the standards of IEEE 519. Prior to its practical realization a computer simulation model is developed to investigate the behavior of the SPMC to the charging characteristic of lead-acid and lithium-ion battery using MATLAB/Simulink (MLS). Selected simulations results was presented to verify proposed operation.
Electronic noise in CT detectors: Impact on image noise and artifacts.

OBJECTIVE The objective of our study was to evaluate in phantoms the differences in CT image noise and artifact level between two types of commercial CT detectors: one with distributed electronics (conventional) and one with integrated electronics intended to decrease system electronic noise. MATERIALS AND METHODS Cylindric water phantoms of 20, 30, and 40 cm in diameter were scanned using two CT scanners, one equipped with integrated detector electronics and one with distributed detector electronics. All other scanning parameters were identical. Scans were acquired at four tube potentials and 10 tube currents. Semianthropomorphic phantoms were scanned to mimic the shoulder and abdominal regions. Images of two patients were also selected to show the clinical values of the integrated detector. RESULTS Reduction of image noise with the integrated detector depended on phantom size, tube potential, and tube current. Scans that had low detected signal had the greatest reductions in noise, up to 40% for a 30-cm phantom scanned using 80 kV. This noise reduction translated into up to 50% in dose reduction to achieve equivalent image noise. Streak artifacts through regions of high attenuation were reduced by up to 45% on scans obtained using the integrated detector. Patient images also showed superior image quality for the integrated detector. CONCLUSION For the same applied radiation level, the use of integrated electronics in a CT detector showed a substantially reduced level of electronic noise, resulting in reductions in image noise and artifacts, compared with detectors having distributed electronics.
Fiscal Consequences of Paying Interest on Reserves

We review the role of the central bank's (CB) balance sheet in a textbook monetary model, and explore what changes if the central bank is allowed to pay interest on its liabilities. When the central bank cannot pay interest, away from the zero lower bound its (real) balance sheet is limited by the demand for money. Furthermore, if securities are not marked to market and the central bank holds its bonds to maturity, it is impossible for the central bank to make losses, and it always obtains pro ts from being a monopoly provider of money. When the option of paying interest on liabilities is allowed, the limit on the CB's balance sheet is lifted. In this case, the CB is free to take on interest rate risk, e.g, by buying long-term securities and financing those purchases with short-term debt that pays the market interest rate. This is a risky enterprise that can lead to additional profits but also to losses. To the extent that losses exceed the profits of the monopoly operations, the CB faces two options: either it is recapitalized by Treasury, or it increases its monopoly profits by raising the inflation tax.
A comparison of market entry strategies adopted by Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms from major and emerging software exporting nations

This study examines the market entry practices of Australian and Pakistani Information and Communication Technology (ICT) firms and the proposition that Local Software Economy (LSE) maturity affects the selection of market entry practices. The question is significant as it is focused on an indirect effect – namely LSE maturity – on the adoption of market entry practices, with indirect effects being identified in recent literature as being significant and an area in need of further research. The findings provide support for the proposition, indicating that Australian and Pakistani firms, representative of firms operating in high and low maturity LSEs, respectively, adopt a range of different practices relating to international engagement, geographic focus, market entry strategies and international market offering.
NK T Cells Are a Source of Early Interleukin-4 following Infection with Third-Stage Larvae of the Filarial Nematode Brugia pahangi

ABSTRACT Infection of C57BL/6 mice with the third-stage larvae of Brugia pahangi results in a rapid expansion of NK1.1+ T cells in the spleen and draining lymph nodes. NK T cells produced interleukin-4 in the spleen within 24 h of infection, and these cells were CD4−.
Identifying putative Mycobacterium tuberculosis Rv2004c protein sequences that bind specifically to U937 macrophages and A549 epithelial cells

Virulence and immunity are still poorly understood in Mycobacterium tuberculosis. The H37Rv M. tuberculosis laboratory strain genome has been completely sequenced, and this along with proteomic technology represent powerful tools contributing toward studying the biology of target cell interaction with a facultative bacillus and designing new strategies for controlling tuberculosis. Rv2004c is a putative M. tuberculosis protein that could have specific mycobacterial functions. This study has revealed that the encoding gene is present in all mycobacterium species belonging to the M. tuberculosis complex. Rv2004c gene transcription was observed in all of this complex's strains except Mycobacterium bovis and Mycobacterium microti. Rv2004c protein expression was confirmed by using antibodies able to recognize a 54‐kDa molecule by immunoblotting, and its location was detected on the M. tuberculosis surface by transmission electron microscopy, suggesting that it is a mycobacterial surface protein. Binding assays led to recognizing high activity binding peptides (HABP); five HABPs specifically bound to U937 cells, and six specifically bound to A549 cells. HABP circular dichroism suggested that they had an α‐helical structure. HABP–target cell interaction was determined to be specific and saturable; some of them also displayed greater affinity for A549 cells than U937 cells. The critical amino acids directly involved in their interaction with U937 cells were also determined. Two probable receptor molecules were found on U937 cells and five on A549 for the two HABPs analyzed. These observations have important biological significance for studying bacillus–target cell interactions and implications for developing strategies for controlling this disease.
Isolation and characterization of an indigenous isolate of Dunaliella sp. for β‐carotene and glycerol production from a hypersaline lake in India

Dunaliella, a green alga grows in a wide range of marine and freshwater habitats such as oceans, brine lakes, salt marshes and salt‐water ditches near the sea, predominantly in water bodies containing more than 10% salt. Sambhar salt lake, Rajasthan (India) was found as one of the natural habitat of Dunaliella sp. The species was isolated and screened for accumulation of β‐carotene and glycerol. It was studied for the growth attributes like total protein, optical density, total chlorophyll, total carotenoid, β‐carotene and glycerol. Under unstressed physico‐chemical conditions the maximum β‐carotene and glycerol observed was 1.15 pg/cell and 94.26 pg/cell respectively. The stress (salt stress (NaCl), high light intensities and continuous light) allowed the alga to accumulate high β‐carotene (approximately 4.21 pg/cell under 118.18 μmole m−2 s−1 of light intensity) without massive reduction in biomass content. This opens up new avenues for exploring this strain for future research and its commercial exploitation.
Evidence-based medicine at the intersection of research interests between academic health sciences librarians and medical educators: a review of the literature.

OBJECTIVES In 2008, the Association of Academic Health Sciences Libraries established an Education Research Task Force (ERTF) to plan research addressing research priorities outlined in key Association of American Medical Colleges reports. ERTF members conducted a literature review to describe the state of collaborative research at the intersection of medical education and health sciences librarianship. Analysis of initial results revealed instruction in evidence-based medicine (EBM) was a shared interest and is thus the focus of this review. METHODS Searches on EBM teaching programs were conducted, and results were posted to a shared online citation management service. Individual articles were assessed and assigned metadata describing subject matter, scope, and format. RESULTS Article analysis identified key themes. Most papers were descriptive narratives of curricular development. Evaluation studies were also prominent and often based on student satisfaction or self-reported competency. A smaller number of controlled studies provide evidence of impacts of librarian involvement in EBM instruction. CONCLUSIONS Scholarship of EBM instruction is of common interest between medical educators and health sciences librarians. Coauthorship between the groups and distribution of literature points to a productive collaboration. An emerging literature of controlled studies measuring the impact of cross-disciplinary efforts signals continued progress in the arena of EBM instruction.
Embryonic Stem Cell‐Derived Neural Progenitors Incorporate into Degenerating Retina and Enhance Survival of Host Photoreceptors

Embryonic stem (ES) cells differentiate into all cell types of the body during development, including those of the central nervous system (CNS). After transplantation, stem cells have the potential to replace host cells lost due to injury or disease or to supply host tissues with therapeutic factors and thus provide a functional benefit. In the current study, we assessed whether mouse neuralized ES cells can incorporate into retinal tissue and prevent retinal degeneration in mnd mice. These mice have an inherited lysosomal storage disease characterized by retinal and CNS degeneration. Sixteen weeks after intravitreal transplantation into adult mice, donor cells had incorporated into most layers of the retina, where they resembled retinal neurons in terms of morphology, location in the retina, and expression of cell type–specific marker proteins. Presence of these donor cells was correlated with a reduction in the sizes and numbers of lysosomal storage bodies in host retinal cells. The presence of transplanted donor cells was also accompanied by enhanced survival of host retinal neurons, particularly photoreceptors. These results demonstrate that neuralized ES cells protect host neurons from degeneration and appear to replace at least some types of lost neurons.
The role of human resource management in information systems development

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the inherent weaknesses in the approaches that most organizations use to develop and implement information systems. It examines the role of human resource management practices in information system development.Design/methodology/approach – The paper reports a case study of IS implementation in a major public sector organization. It draws on data from multiple sources.Findings – The research finds that IS failure is often associated with a lack of attention to “softer” management practices such as culture change, organization development and user involvement. The findings of the case study research suggest that HR has a key but neglected potential role to play in successful IS implementation, particularly in relation to the change management process.Originality/value – There is a research gap in the literature on the role of HR in information systems development.
Three-Dimensional Spherical Models of Convection in the Earth's Mantle

Three-dimensional, spherical models of mantle convection in the earth reveal that upwelling cylindrical plumes and downwelling planar sheets are the primary features of mantle circulation. Thus, subduction zones and descending sheetlike slabs in the mantle are fundamental characteristics of thermal convection in a spherical shell and are not merely the consequences of the rigidity of the slabs, which are cooler than the surrounding mantle. Cylindrical mantle plumes that cause hotspots such as Hawaii are probably the only form of active upwelling and are therefore not just secondary convective currents separate from the large-scale mantle circulation. Active sheetlike upwellings that could be associated with mid-ocean ridges did not develop in the model simulations, a result that is in agreement with evidence suggesting that ridges are passive phenomena resulting from the tearing of surface plates by the pull of descending slabs.
The Determinants of Urban House Price Fluctuations in Sweden 1968-1994

This paper asks if the dramatic fluctuations in Swedish single family house prices experienced over the last decade have only been driven by fundamental demand and supply factors or if they result also from speculative behaviour in the housing market. A restricted error-correction model of real house prices is estimated on a Swedish panel data set using a fully modified estimator of the cointegrating relation. The results suggest that the boom and bust experienced around 1990 was primarily driven by fundamentals. The short term equation explains about 70 percent of the total variation in real house price changes. The estimate of the error-correction parameter suggests that adjustment following a shock to the market is quite rapid as compared with other countries such as the U.S, the U.K and Norway.
How management innovation happens

Despite the importance of management innovation, it is poorly understood and usually not systematically fostered. To research the process, the authors first conducted an historical analysis of more than 100 management innovations that took place over 130 years. Then they studied 11 recent cases of management innovation, in most cases interviewing one or more of the key innovators. The research revealed that, compared with the process of technological innovation, management innovation tends to be more diffuse and gradual. It typically follows four stages. The first stage is some type of dissatisfaction with the status quo, such as a crisis or strategic threat. That stage is followed by inspiration from other sources. The third stage is the invention of the management innovation itself. While most innovators identified a precipitating event that preceded the innovation, such as a challenge from a boss or a new assignment, few recalled a distinct ? eureka moment? when the innovation occurred. The fourth stage is validation, both internally and through external sources such as academics, consultants, media organizations or industry associations.
Pure transcatheter arterial chemoembolization therapy for intrahepatic tumors causes a shrink in pulmonary metastases of hepatocellular carcinoma.

OBJECTIVE Pulmonary metastasis of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) could be defined as advanced HCC and systematic treatment is the main therapeutic modality. However, local therapy of intrahepatic tumor, which is significantly associated with the prognosis of HCC, remains important for advanced HCC. METHODS Twenty-six HCC patients with pulmonary metastasis underwent intrahepatic transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE). We investigated the progression of lung metastastic tumors, overall survival and risk factors related to survival of these patients. RESULTS Of the 26 patients who underwent TACE for one to four times, 10 patients achieved complete remission (CR) of intrahepatic tumors and among these 10 patients, 4 patients successfully received hepatic artery-venous shunt embolization combined with TACE. The lung metastasis lesions also achieved CR and the survival time was significantly longer than the other 22 patients. The lung metastastic lesions of the other 6 patients of intrahepatic tumors achieved stable disease (SD). Six patients acquired partial remission (PR) of intrahepatic tumors after TACE, while the lung metastastic lesions showed SD or progress disease (PD). Patients who showed CR and PR of intrahepatic tumors had longer survival time than patients with SD and PD. Portal vein tumor thrombus and size of the lung metastastic lesions were significant prognostic factors in these advanced HCC patients. CONCLUSIONS With respect to HCC patients with lung metastasis, TACE was an effective and important therapeutic tool to control pulmonary metastatic tumor growth, and prolong the survival of advanced HCC patients, especially patients with hepatic artery-venous shunt.