Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Sustainable Fashion Supply Chain: Lessons from H&M

Sustainability is significantly important for fashion business due to consumers’ increasing awareness of environment. When a fashion company aims to promote sustainability, the main linkage is to develop a sustainable supply chain. This paper contributes to current knowledge of sustainable supply chain in the textile and clothing industry. We first depict the structure of sustainable fashion supply chain including eco-material preparation, sustainable manufacturing, green distribution, green retailing, and ethical consumers based on the extant literature. We study the case of the Swedish fast fashion company, HM (2) the HM and (3) the H&M CEO may consider the degrees of human wellbeing and economic wellbeing, instead of environmental wellbeing when launching the online shopping channel in a specific country.
Switched Polarity Charge Pump for NOR-type Flash Memories

The era of nano technology and SOC's is driving the need for better and more compact design of embedded flash memories. This paper discusses circuit technique for a switched polarity 1.8 V charge pump based on Dickson's charge pump. The circuit can generate typical voltage levels for flash memories during both program and erase operations. The charge pump utilizes the same circuit elements to generate both positive and negative voltages using two non-overlapping clocks resulting in a very simple and compact design. Simulation studies comparing our design with a recent design of a charge pump show the advantages of our design in terms of rise time, charging characteristics, and area.
Lived experiences of nursing students with mothers/fathers with cancer: phenomenologic approach.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this research was to describe subjectively the lived experiences of students with mothers/fathers with cancer using a phenomenologic qualitative research method to explore life experiences of students about cancer and educational effects of it. METHODS The research was carried out between April and October 2008 at Odemis Health School with students training in 2007-2008 in classes 1, 2, 3 and 4. The sample was 4 students with parents having a cancer. RESULTS Assessing the results, stressed fear of death, fear of loss, communication changeover in family, role changeover in family as experiences. CONCLUSIONS Subjects interpreted these in terms of future nursing education practice and expressed desires to provide more information to patients in their care. In this context, this research results contribute to professional nursing education.
[11C]choline-PET-guided Helical Tomotherapy and Estramustine in a Patient with Pelvic-Recurrent Prostate Cancer: Local Control and Toxicity Profile after 24 Months

[11C]choline positron emission tomograhy can be useful to detect metastatic disease and to localize isolated lymph node relapse after primary treatment in case of prostate-specific antigen failure. In case of lymph node failure in prostate cancer patients, surgery or radiotherapy can be proposed with a curative intent. Some reports have suggested that radiotherapy could have a role in local control of oligometastatic lymph node disease. This is the first reported case of [11C]choline positron emission tomography-guided helical tomotherapy concomitant with estramustine for the treatment of pelvic-recurrent prostate cancer. At 24 months after the end of helical tomotherapy, prostate-specific antigen was undetectable and no late toxicities were recorded. A disease-free survival of 24 months, in the absence of any type of systemic therapy, is uncommon in metastatic prostate cancer. The therapeutic approach of the case report is discussed and a literature review on the issue is presented.
Multiblock modelling to assess the overall risk factors for a composite outcome

SUMMARY Research in epidemiology may be concerned with assessing risk factors for complex health issues described by several variables. Moreover, epidemiological data are usually organized in several blocks of variables, consisting of a block of variables to be explained and a large number of explanatory variables organized in meaningful blocks. Usual statistical procedures such as generalized linear models do not allow the explanation of a multivariate outcome, such as a complex disease described by several variables, with a single model. Moreover, it is not easy to take account of the organization of explanatory variables into blocks. Here we propose an innovative method in the multiblock modelling framework, called multiblock redundancy analysis, which is designed to handle most specificities of complex epidemiological data. Overall indices and graphical displays associated with different interpretation levels are proposed. The interest and relevance of multiblock redundancy analysis is illustrated using a dataset pertaining to veterinary epidemiology.
Caribbean co‐operation: rise of the regional regulator

Looks at a reform, supported by a World Bank loan for technical assistance and equipment, by five member countries of the Organisation of East Caribbean States that are undergoing a unique experiment in telecommunications liberalization. Sums up that experience suggest this may be an awkward case to make, as there is mounting pressure to deregulate and open up telecommunications markets. Employs a table to emphasize service provider telephone rate reductions.
Miniaturization of array microstrip antenna using peripheral slits for wireless fidelity communication

This paper proposed a new design of array microstrip antenna using slit technique to reduce dimension of the antenna for Wireless Fidelity Communication and to increase gain. Dimension of the enclosure of the proposed antenna is 269 mm × 87 mm. The proposed antenna using single layer FR4 substrate with relative permittivity (εr) of 4.3, substrate thickness (h) of 1.6 mm and loss tangent (tan δ) of 0.0265. The simulation results shown that the antenna is capable working at frequency 2448 MHz with VSWR of 1.104 and return loss of −26.14 dB. Bandwidth of the proposed microstrip antenna is 320 MHz (2253 MHz–2573 MHz). Furthermore, its dimension can be reduced up to 37.5% with its gain of the proposed antenna of 6.45 dB.
Constrained by Hours and Restricted in Wages: The Quality of Matches in the Labor Market

"This paper examines the explicit loss born by workers who face constraints in their working hours by analyzing differences in actual and desired hours and wages. Men tend to be underemployed while women are evenly split between over- and underemployment. Losses in surplus are generally small, but 10% of underemployed men and women experience losses of more than 34% or 50% of surplus, respectively. The loss measure is also an important determinant in predicting labor market transitions, meaning increases in surplus losses generate a higher probability of changing from workers' present jobs or changing the number of hours. "("JEL "J22, J41) Copyright (c) 2008 Western Economic Association International.
Improving microstrip filters with gap waveguide packaging

A study is presented of the performance of microstrip filters packaged with Perfect Magnetic Conductor (PMC) and realization of the PMC using a lid of nails. A 3rd order parallel coupled-line bandpass filter is designed and packaged with a lid of nails at the Ku-band. The study shows the PMC packaging technique is very efficient in improving the filter characteristics including the insertion loss in the bandpass region.
Analyzing Spatiotemporal Anomalies through Interactive Visualization

As we move into the big data era, data grows not just in size, but also in complexity, containing a rich set of attributes, including location and time information, such as data from mobile devices (e.g., smart phones), natural disasters (e.g., earthquake and hurricane), epidemic spread, etc. We are motivated by the rising challenge and build a visualization tool for exploring generic spatiotemporal data, i.e., records containing time location information and numeric attribute values. Since the values often evolve over time and across geographic regions, we are particularly interested in detecting and analyzing the anomalous changes over time/space. Our analytic tool is based on geographic information system and is combined with spatiotemporal data mining algorithms, as well as various data visualization techniques, such as anomaly grids and anomaly bars superimposed on the map. We study how effective the tool may guide users to find potential anomalies through demonstrating and evaluating over publicly available spatiotemporal datasets. The tool for spatiotemporal anomaly analysis and visualization is useful in many domains, such as security investigation and monitoring, situation awareness, etc.
Just a phase? Youth unemployment in the Republic of Ireland

Ireland has experienced an unprecedented level of economic growth since the mid-1990s. The present article assesses the extent to which this phenomenon has altered the level and nature of youth unemployment, using data from six waves of a nationally representative survey of school-leavers. The main impact of the ‘Celtic Tiger’ has been to smooth the transition from school to paid employment, significantly reducing the proportion of young people unemployed. The profile of the unemployed has changed markedly. Social class and examination grades have become less important predictors while parental employment and having upper-secondary qualifications have become more significant in shaping employment chances. In particular, the qualifications gap has continued to widen in the post-boom period, with employment growth not sufficient to counter the marginalisation of less qualified young people within the labour market. It is argued that the exploration of youth unemployment in the Irish context provides more general insights into the dynamics of youth transitions.
Innovation in finance and movement to client-centered credit

Progression from product-centred to client-centered lending is made possible by innovation, which is by definition cost-reducing. Innovation in finance occurs in three ways: lengthening term structure, reducing transaction costs, and refining valuation processes. Each of these involves risk. The Thesis Statement is consistent with observed market behaviour but may be criticized for insufficient attention to risk as part of the mechanics of the progression it portrays. As is rapidly occurring in the US, personal credit in other countries will move toward being based almost entirely on empirical probability and hence client-centered as foreseen in the Statement. In the meantime, the market for money progresses at various speeds from being product-centered to being client-centered. When this progression is complete, marketing will be as strategically important as risk management. To the extent that marketing is thought, prematurely, to trump risk management as the key to success, and to the extent meeting client 'needs' is viewed as the primary objective, attempts at innovation are likely to fail. When this failure occurs, the social and economic benefits of denying loans will be foregone, hindering development. Questionable projects with problematic sponsors and improper financing will be taken on, limiting growth. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Integrated passive wireless sensor transponders based on the intermodulation communication principle

This paper describes a passive wireless sensor platform where passive components are realized using the Integrated Passive Device (IPD) process. The sensor platform utilizes the intermodulation communication principle. The concept is experimentally verified with a MEMS accelerometer sensor used to measure the sensor's inclination in a static gravitational field. Results show that inclination can be measured across a distance of several meters, hence demonstrating long range passive sensor reading while achieving high component integration level.
Who Wants Harmonisation? Image and Reality in Single Status Working

New evidence from a British electronics plant on the experience of a harmonisation programme is presented and questions the generally accepted favourable image of moves towards single status working. The presentation is novel in that instead of offering a traditional literature review followed by the empirical data, the article develops two forms of case description. The first case is a fictional “Composite” account derived from previously published materials in which we have assembled the key themes into a single narrative to convey an image of harmonisation as it is presented in the literature. This can then be compared with the more contradictory experience of harmonisation found during ethnographic research at the Collaborating Company, where management was more constrained and the process was not conflict free. The two cases can be read as a contrast between image and reality which then needs to be explained.
High sensitivity APD burst-mode receiver for 10Gbit/s TDM-PON system

In order to replace existing TDM-PON (TDM-Passive Optical Network) systems by new PON (10G-PON) systems providing 10Gbit/s access in a flexible manner, it is necessary to realize loss budgets that are not less than those of existing PON systems. In this paper, we propose a new 10Gbit/s APD burst-mode receiver, which attains the sensitivity of -24.8dBm and the dynamic range of 17.8dB. When forward error correction (FEC) is employed, the corresponding values are -29.8dBm and 22.8dB; the resulting loss budget of 29dB satisfies the requirement for new PON systems.
Lack of association between the angiotensin-converting enzyme insertion/deletion polymorphism and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 antigen levels in the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Family Heart Study

Experimental and clinical research supports a direct link between activation of the renin–angiotensin system and production of plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1), the primary physiologic inhibitor of tissue plasminogen activator. Several studies have reported higher PAI-1 levels in individuals carrying the deletion (D) allele of the angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) gene. We investigated the association between ACE genotypes and plasma PAI-1 levels in a family study of 577 women and 428 men from four US communities. Participants were between 25 and 84 years of age without evidence of coronary heart disease (CHD). Mean geometric plasma PAI-1 levels adjusted for ethnicity were 17.4, 17.9, and 18.1 ng/ml in participants with the DD, insertion–deletion (ID), and II genotypes, respectively (P = 0.89 for difference). We found no associations between ACE I/D genotypes and plasma PAI-1 antigen concentrations in a subset of participants without major CHD risk factors (hypertension, hypercholesterolemia, overweight, smoking, diabetes) or in a small sample of African–Americans. Our findings suggest that the ACE insertion/deletion polymorphism has relatively little, if any, influence on circulating PAI-1 levels in the population at large.
Nb Doped TiO2 Protected Back-Channel-Etched Amorphous InGaZnO Thin Film Transistors

A new back-channel-etched process for the fabrication of amorphous InGaZnO (a-IGZO) thin film transistors (TFTs) is demonstrated, in which a conductive Nb doped TiO2 (TNO) thin film is used to serve as protective layer for the a-IGZO active layer. It is shown that the TNO film provides the active layer with excellent protection even when the thickness is only 1 nm. With treatment by N2O plasma +200°C annealing, the conductive TNO can be converted into an insulator to serve as an in situ passivation layer. Besides, by the introduction of the TNO layer, the source–drain parasitic resistance of the BCE process fabricated TFTs is significantly reduced and the positive bias stress stability is improved as well.
A harvest-use-store mode for energy harvesting communication systems with optimal power policy

Energy harvesting (EH) technology has become a promising alternative to solve the problem of the energy-limited wireless systems. As such, in this paper, we consider optimization of a single-user wireless communication system, where an EH transmitter operates in harvest-use-store (HUS) mode with the non-ideal rechargeable battery. With the storage efficiency and causality constraints, our key design goal is to maximize the throughput over a finite horizon transmission blocks under a non-fading channel scenario. Assuming the energy harvesting profile is known prior to transmission, we explore the properties of the optimal power allocation solution by the Lagrangian optimization algorithm (e.g., KKT). Further, based on this, we propose an optimal offline policy with the dynamic programming (DP) approach. Numerical results show that our proposed optimal transmission policy is indeed able to improve the overall throughput as compared to existing schemes.
Acute myeloid leukemia with biallelic CEBPA gene mutations and normal karyotype represents a distinct genetic entity associated with a favorable clinical outcome.

PURPOSE CEBPA mutations are found as either biallelic (biCEBPA) or monoallelic (moCEBPA). We set out to explore whether the kind of CEBPA mutation is of prognostic relevance in cytogenetically normal (CN) acute myeloid leukemia (AML). PATIENTS AND METHODS Four hundred sixty-seven homogeneously treated patients with CN-AML were subdivided into moCEBPA, biCEBPA, and wild-type (wt) CEBPA patients. The subgroups were analyzed for clinical parameters and for additional mutations in the NPM1, FLT3, and MLL genes. Furthermore, we obtained gene expression profiles using oligonucleotide microarrays. RESULTS Only patients with biCEBPA had an improved median overall survival when compared with patients with wtCEBPA (not reached v 20.4 months, respectively; P = .018), whereas patients with moCEBPA (20.9 months) and wtCEBPA had a similar outcome (P = .506). Multivariable analysis confirmed biCEBPA, but not moCEBPA, mutations as an independent favorable prognostic factor. Interestingly, biCEBPA mutations, compared with wtCEBPA, were never associated with mutated NPM1 (0% v 43%, respectively; P < .001) and rarely associated with FLT3 internal tandem duplication (ITD; 5% v 23%, respectively; P = .059), whereas patients with moCEBPA had a similar frequency of mutated NPM1 and a significantly higher association with FLT3-ITD compared with patients with wtCEBPA (44% v 23%, respectively; P = .037). Furthermore, patients with biCEBPA showed a homogeneous gene expression profile that was characterized by downregulation of HOX genes, whereas patients with moCEBPA showed greater heterogeneity in their gene expression profiles. CONCLUSION Biallelic disruption of the N and C terminus of CEBPA is required for the favorable clinical outcome of CEBPA-mutated patients and represents a distinct molecular subtype of CN-AML with a different frequency of associated gene mutations. These findings are of great significance for risk-adapted therapeutic strategies in AML.
Application of Particle Filter to On-Board Life Estimation of LED Lights

Light-emitting diode (LED) based lights used in safety critical applications need continuous monitoring of their light output since lumen degradation is one of many failure modes. Airport ground lighting is one such application where LED lights are replacing traditional halogen lamp-based lights in the approach, runways, and taxiways. The question that still remains to be addressed is the prediction of the remaining useful life (RUL) of LED light any time during the service life cycle of the light. Life prediction methods based on reliability analysis and filtering algorithms proposed in the past were predominantly based on accelerated life tests and cannot be readily implemented for on-board diagnosis. Here, we present a model-based prognostic approach that uses particle filtering (PF) to predict the RUL for high power white LEDs that can be readily implemented on-board the lighting system. Lumen maintenance data at different test conditions are used in the PF method to calculate the $L_{70}$, i.e., time at which lumen output reaches 70% of the initial value. A junction temperature model is developed by mapping the lumen degradation data to the junction temperature. $L_{70}$ calculated from PF is compared with a standard method recommended by the Illumination Engineering Society (IES). Finally, the RUL obtained using both the methods were analyzed.
BARGAINING OVER NEW IDEAS: THE DISTRIBUTION OF RENTS AND THE STABILITY OF INNOVATIVE FIRMS

We develop a theory of the rent distribution and stability of innovative firms. Our theory is based on a model of bargaining over new ideas. The model accounts for the problem of information leakage, namely, the diffusion of information about new ideas among the agents that participate in the bargaining. Our main results draw a link between the strength of intellectual property rights enforcement and the distribution of rents in firms as well as between the size and organization of firms and their stability. Our theory explains why small firms are advantaged in introducing innovation into the market and why spin-outs tend to emerge from large established firms. (JEL: L1, L2, C7) (c) 2007 by the European Economic Association.
Export‐led growth hypothesis: evidence from Papua New Guinea and Fiji

Purpose - This paper aims to examine the export-led growth hypothesis for Fiji and Papua New Guinea (PNG). Design/methodology/approach - The paper investigates the export-led growth hypothesis for Fiji and PNG who have been facing dismal economic growth performances over the last couple of decades. Findings - Findings of the study suggest that for Fiji there is evidence of export-led growth in the long-run, while for PNG there is evidence of export-led growth in the short-run. Originality/value - The findings of this paper have important messages for policy makers given that export sectors in both countries investigated are underdeveloped due mainly to a sustained period of political instability.
The Gli2 transcriptional activator is a crucial effector for Ihh signaling in osteoblast development and cartilage vascularization

Indian hedgehog (Ihh) critically regulates multiple aspects of endochondral bone development. Although it is generally believed that all Ihh functions are mediated by the Gli family of transcription activators and repressors, formal genetic proof for this notion has not been provided. Moreover, the extent to which different Gli proteins contribute to Ihh functions is not fully understood. Previous work has shown that de-repression of the Gli3 repressor is the predominant mode through which Ihh controls chondrocyte proliferation and maturation, but that osteoblast differentiation and hypertrophic cartilage vascularization require additional mechanisms. To test the involvement of Gli2 activation in these processes, we have generated a mouse strain that expresses a constitutive Gli2 activator in a Cre-dependent manner, and have attempted to rescue the Ihh-null mouse with the Gli2 activator, either alone or in combination with Gli3 removal. Here, we report that the Gli2 activator alone is sufficient to induce vascularization of the hypertrophic cartilage in the absence of Ihh but requires simultaneous removal of Gli3 to restore osteoblast differentiation. These results therefore provide direct genetic evidence that Gli2 and Gli3 collectively mediate all major aspects of Ihh function during endochondral skeletal development.