Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Management accounting systems, enterprise risk management and organizational performance in financial institutions

Purpose - – The purpose of this paper is to examine the linkages between management accounting systems (MAS), enterprise risk management (ERM) and organizational performance by examining MAS information characteristics that match ERM implementation and joint effects of MAS and ERM on organizational performance. Design/methodology/approach - – The research method involved administering a questionnaire to 106 financial institutions (FIs) in Malaysia. The respondents were chief financial officers or staff members holding the most senior positions in the finance department of the institutions. Findings - – The significant findings on the association between ERM and MAS show that implementation of ERM requires the use of sophisticated MAS information. ERM and MAS complement each other as both are integral to decision making, planning and control in an organization. The finding also substantiates the important role of ERM in enhancing non-financial performance. Research limitations/implications - – This study covered only MAS as part of sub-control systems in an organization. Future studies could investigate the link between a more comprehensive management accounting and control system and ERM. Furthermore, this study used perceptual measures of MAS, ERM and organizational performance. Practical implications - – The regulating body should promote best management practices of sophisticated MAS and ERM among FIs as these practices will create competitive advantage as well as help those institutions comply with regulations. Originality/value - – This study has contributed to the body of knowledge on the linkages between MAS, risk management system and organizational performance.
Comparative analysis of open source ERP softwares for small and medium enterprises

ERP softwares in today's time is what a business needs although they can be extremely complex. ERP softwares is the solution to all business problems that integrates various business functional units and at the same time offer several benefits but as one knows they are very expensive, due to which small and medium enterprises (SME's) where funds are mediocre are unable to adopt them. There are many ERP softwares available in the market either proprietary or Open source. So SME's usually go for open source ERP softwares and even for them they do not have proper infrastructure, hardware, software's and skilled manpower. This paper performs a comparative analysis of six of the open source ERP systems with respect to some assessment criteria and on the basis of the analysis a conclusion is made that each of the Open ERP is different from one another and a good Open ERP is one that stands out on all assessment criteria's.
Elevated levels of polymorphonuclear myeloid-derived suppressor cells in patients with glioblastoma highly express S100A8/9 and arginase and suppress T cell function.

BACKGROUND Gliomas are primary brain tumors that are associated with a poor prognosis. The introduction of new treatment modalities (including immunotherapy) for these neoplasms in the last 3 decades has resulted in only limited improvement in survival. Gliomas are known to create an immunosuppressive microenvironment that hampers the efficacy of (immuno)therapy. One component of this immunosuppressive environment is the myeloid-derived suppressor cell (MDSC). METHODS We set out to analyze the presence and activation state of MDSCs in blood (n = 41) and tumor (n = 20) of glioma patients by measuring S100A8/9 and arginase using flow cytometry and qPCR. Inhibition of T cell proliferation and cytokine production after stimulation with anti-CD3/anti-CD28 coated beads was used to measure in vitro MDSC suppression capacity. RESULTS We report a trend toward a tumor grade-dependent increase of both monocytic (M-) and polymorphonuclear (PMN-) MDSC subpopulations in the blood of patients with glioma. M-MDSCs of glioma patients have increased levels of intracellular S100A8/9 compared with M-MDSCs in healthy controls (HCs). Glioma patients also have increased S100A8/9 serum levels, which correlates with increased arginase activity in serum. PMN-MDSCs in both blood and tumor tissue demonstrated high expression of arginase. Furthermore, we assessed blood-derived PMN-MDSC function and showed that these cells have potent T cell suppressive function in vitro. CONCLUSIONS These data indicate a tumor grade-dependent increase of MDSCs in the blood of patients with a glioma. These MDSCs exhibit an increased activation state compared with MDSCs in HCs, independent of tumor grade.
DEATH ON CAMPUSES: COMMON POSTVENTION STRATEGIES IN HIGHER EDUCATION

The purpose of this article is to expand on E. S. Zinner's (1985a) postvention recommendations and, given R. L. Wrenn's (1991a) conclusion that 62% of institutions have not created a postvention plan, describe how to develop a death response team (DRT) to deal with campus fatalities. The basic components of a DRT that are examined include the team's development, family and faculty notification, psychological first aid to assist students, community postvention strategies, documentation, and staff training. Information on how postvention strategies vary according to the student's group membership, type of death, and institution's resources is also presented. It is concluded that present postvention literature has expanded on E. S. Zinner's suggestions, although additional research is still needed. Recommendations are made to modify counseling training programs, obtain the support of key administrators, recognize that a DRT cannot plan for everything, and provide ongoing bereavement support for students.
[Clinical analysis of 42 cases of primary malignant melanoma in female genital tract].

OBJECTIVE To analyze the clinical characteristics, diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of primary malignant melanoma in female genital tract. METHODS The clinical data of 42 patients of primary malignant melanoma in female genital tract were reviewed. RESULTS The tumors were originated from vulva, vagina and cervix in 14 (33%), 23 (55%) and 5 (12%) cases, respectively. Thirty-eight cases had biopsies. Among them, 6 cases were misdiagnosed. Eighteen surgical specimens were examined by immunohistochemistry assays. S-100 protein was positive in all cases, and monoclonal antibody to melanoma of human (HMB-45) was positive in 14 cases. The 2-year and 5-year cumulative recurrence-free survival rates were 35% and 23% respectively, while the 2-year and 5-year cumulative overall survival rates were 53% and 27% respectively. The 2-year cumulative overall survival rates for the patients of early stage [International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics (FIGO) stage I and II] and that of advanced stage (stage III and IV) were 77% and 34% respectively (P < 0.05). The 2-year cumulative overall survival rates for the patients of stage I and stage II were 78% and 74% respectively (P = 0.303). In the 40 patients who received surgery, univariate analysis showed that the adjuvant chemotherapy improved the recurrence-free survival and the overall survival significantly (P < 0.05), and the other factors including radical surgery, regional lymphadenectomy, biotherapy and radiotherapy did not affect prognosis (P > 0.05). Compared with chemotherapy, biochemotherapy did not improve prognosis significantly (P > 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Biopsy for the malignant melanoma in female genital tract has high misdiagnosis rate. Immunohistochemistry assay could improve diagnosis markedly. The FIGO staging system fails to predict the prognosis accurately. Surgery plays an important role in treatment, while the adjuvant chemotherapy could improve survival effectively.
Support vector regression for speaker verification

This paper explores Support Vector Regression (SVR) as an alternative to the widely-used Support Vector Classiﬁcation (SVC) in GLDS (Generalized Linear Discriminative Sequence)- based speaker veriﬁcation. SVR allows the use of a ε -insensitive loss function which presents many advantages. First, the optimization of the ε parameter adapts the system to the variability of the features extracted from the speech. Second, the approach is robust to outliers when training the speaker models. Finally, SVR training is related to the optimization of the probability of the speaker model given the data. Results are presented using the NIST SRE 2006 protocol, showing that SVR-GLDS yields a relative improvement of 31% in EER compared to SVC-GLDS.
Socially acceptable robot navigation over groups of people

Considering the widespread use of mobile robots in different parts of society, it is important to provide them with the capability to behave in a socially acceptable manner. Therefore, a research topic of great importance recently has been the study of Human-Robot Interaction. Autonomous navigation is a fundamental task in Robotics, and several different strategies that produce paths that are either length or time optimized can be found in the literature. However, considering the recent use of mobile robots in a more social context, the use of such classical techniques is restricted. Therefore, in this article we present a social navigation approach considering environments with groups of people. The proposal uses a density function to efficiently represent groups of people, and modify the navigation architecture in order to include the social behaviour of the robot during its motion. This architecture is based on the combined use of the Probabilistic Road Mapping (PRM) and the Rapidly-exploring Random Tree (RRT) path planners and an adaptation of the elastic band algorithm. Experimental evaluation was carried out in different simulated environments, providing insight on the performance of the proposed technique, which surpasses classical techniques with no proxemics awareness in terms of social impact.
Data mining cDNA microarray experiment with a GEE approach

The use of microarray technology provides access to the simultaneous expression of thousands of genes and is revolutionizing the scienti c community of functional genomics. This thesis investigates a cDNA microarray experiment with the goal of discovering di erentially expressed genes across several factors. The analysis rst "normalizes" the data through the VSN package which is a robust calibration and variance stabilization software that removes systematic bias which could impair the analysis. A generalized estimating equation (GEE) approach is used to model the data and investigate the null hypothesis of no di erence in expression levels. To accommodate the numerous hypothesis being tested, we used the q-value method to control the false discovery rate of the analysis. The analytical procedures are performed by using the statistical software packages SAS r and R.
Kinetics and genetics of herpes simplex virus-induced antibody formation in mice

The kinetics of antibody synthesis was investigated after intraperitoneal, subcutaneous, and footpad infection of various strains of mice with herpes simplex virus. Immunoglobulin M antibodies appeared 5 days after and immunoglobulin G antibodies appeared 10 to 12 days after intraperitoneal infection with herpes simplex virus type 1. The major histocompatibility complex and the background genome of inbred mice were not found to have a systematical influence on antibody synthesis. Female mice, however, consistently produced more antibodies than did male if the infection was done intraperitoneally, but not if it was done subcutaneously or into footpads. Castration considerably increased the amount of antibodies produced by male mice. The difference in antibody formation between females and males could be abolished by injection of silica; moreover, antibody titers were enhanced by this treatment. This has also been found by immunization with a Formalin-inactivated herpes simplex virus vaccine. The effect of silica in enhancing antibody formation could be observed up to 12 days after infection. Infectious virus could be detected up to 2 days after infection, and herpes simplex virus type 1 antibody-stimulating antigens could be detected up to 4 days in ultrasonicates of macrophages. The assumption is made that androgen-sensitive cell populations, including macrophages and their soluble products, are involved in antibody-depressing mechanisms.
Place et rôle des terminologies dans les dictionnaires généraux unilingues et bilingues : étude d'un domaine de spécialité : volcanologie

La these a pour objectif d'ameliorer le traitement des termes, c'est-a-dire des mots appartenant aux langues de specialites, dans les dictionnaires generaux unilingues et bilingues usuels. Pour cela, elle dresse d'abord un historique — dans la tradition lexicographique francophone et anglophone — de l'inclusion des termes dans les dictionnaires generaux, et dresse le bilan des constats etablis par divers lexicographes et metalexicographes quant au traitement macrostructurel et microstructurel des termes. Ayant par ce biais justifie la raison d'etre (ou la place) de ce type d'unite lexicale dans ce type de dictionnaire, elle expose le point de vue des utilisateurs sur ce sujet. Une enquete a ainsi ete menee aupres de trois categories d'utilisateurs susceptibles de s'interesser aux termes dans le dictionnaire general : les scientifiques, les langagiers et le grand public, afin de determiner s'ils souhaitent voir figurer des termes dans les dictionnaires generaux, quelles informations concernant ces termes ils utilisent, et, enfin, quel est leur degre de satisfaction concernant differents aspects (richesse de la nomenclature, exactitude scientifique des definitions, precision du marquage, etc. ). Les resultats fournis par 647 sondages, dont la methodologie de constitution est prealablement expliquee, sont ensuite detailles. La these analyse egalement les choix editoriaux relatifs au traitement d'une terminologie en particulier (celle de la volcanologie) dans divers types de dictionnaires generaux (dictionnaires unilingues francais, dictionnaires unilingues anglais, dictionnaires bilingues anglais-francais). Cette analyse se fait a la lumiere des donnees d'un corpus comparable et d'un corpus traduit de vulgarisation de la volcanologie, corpus dont la construction est decrite au prealable. La these finit par montrer quel role joue l'inclusion des termes dans les dictionnaires generaux dans le processus global du rapport a la connaissance.
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Dynamic update with probabilities

Current dynamic-epistemic logics model different types of information change in multi-agent scenarios. We generalize these logics to a probabilistic setting, obtaining a calculus for multi-agent update with three natural slots: prior probability on states, occurrence probabilities in the relevant process taking place, and observation probabilities of events. To match this update mechanism, we present a complete dynamic logic of information change with a probabilistic character. The completeness proof follows a compositional methodology that applies to a much larger class of dynamic-probabilistic logics as well. Finally, we discuss how our basic update rule can be parameterized for different update policies, or learning methods.
Coronary Catheterization and Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China: 10-Year Results From the China PEACE-Retrospective CathPCI Study.

IMPORTANCE The use of coronary catheterization and percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is increasing in China, but, to date, there are no nationally representative assessments of the quality of care and outcomes in patients undergoing these procedures. OBJECTIVE To assess the quality of care and outcomes of patients undergoing coronary catheterization and PCI in China. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In a clinical observational study (China PEACE [Patient-Centered Evaluative Assessment of Cardiac Events]-Retrospective CathPCI Study), we used a 2-stage, random sampling strategy to create a nationally representative sample of 11 241 patients undergoing coronary catheterization and PCI at 55 urban Chinese hospitals in calendar years 2001, 2006, and 2011. Data analysis was performed from July 11, 2014, to November 20, 2015. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Patient characteristics, treatment patterns, quality of care, and outcomes associated with these procedures and changes over time. RESULTS Of the 11 241 patients included in the study, the samples included, for 2001, 285 women (weighted percentage, 28.6%); for 2006, 826 women (weighted percentage, 32.2%), and for 2011, 2588 women (weighted percentage, 35.7%). Mean (SD) ages were 58 (8), 60 (11), and 61 (11) years, respectively. Between 2001 and 2011, estimated national rates of hospitalizations for coronary catheterization increased from 26 570 to 452 784 and for PCI, from 9678 to 208 954 (17-fold and 21-fold), respectively. More than half of stable patients undergoing coronary catheterization had nonobstructive coronary artery disease; this amount did not change significantly over time (2001: 60.3% [95% CI, 56.1%-64.5%]; 2011: 57.5% [95% CI, 55.8%-59.3%], P = .05 for trend). The proportion of PCI procedures performed via radial approach increased from 3.5% (95% CI, 1.7%-5.3%) in 2001 to 79.0% (95% CI, 77.7%-80.3%) in 2011 (P < . 001 for trend). The use of drug-eluting stents (DESs) increased from 18.0% (95% CI, 14.2%-21.7%) in 2001 to 97.3% (95% CI, 96.9%-97.7%) in 2011 (P < .001 for trend) largely owing to increased use of domestic DESs. The median length of stay decreased from 14 days (interquartile range [IQR], 9-20) in 2001 to 10 days (IQR, 7-14) in 2011 (P < .001 for trend). In-hospital mortality did not change significantly, but both adjusted risk of any bleeding (odds ratio [OR], 0.53 [95% CI, 0.36-0.79], P < .001 for trend) and access bleeding (OR, 0.23 [95% CI, 0.12-0.43], P < .001) were decreased between 2001 and 2011. The medical records lacked documentation needed to calculate commonly used process metrics including door to balloon times for primary PCI and the prescription of evidence-based medications at discharge. CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE Although the use of catheterization and PCI in China has increased dramatically, we identified critical quality and documentation gaps that represent opportunities to improve care. Our findings can serve as a foundation to guide future quality improvement initiatives in China.
Cardiovascular magnetic resonance in the diagnosis of cardiac sarcoidosis: presenting as ventricular tachycardia.

A 41-year-old man was admitted following an episode of sustained ventricular tachycardia with hemodynamic compromise (Fig. 1). He had a history of hypertension, treated with enalapril, with no other noteworthy personal or family medical history. He underwent successful cardioversion to sinus rhythm with a single synchronized, 100-J biphasic, direct-current shock. Serial electrocardiograms and cardiac enzyme measurements were noncontributory. Transthoracic echocardiography revealed normal overall left and right ventricular function. Coronary angiography showed minor coronary artery disease. Cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) with gadolinium-DTPA revealed a mildly dilated left ventricle with basal septal and inferoseptal akinesis and mild systolic dysfunction (ejection fraction, 0.40); extensive late gadolinium enhancement involving the basal septal, inferior, and lateral segments of the left ventricle (Figs. 2 and ​and3);3); and hilar lymphadenopathy with patchy right-upper-lobe lung infiltrates (Fig. 4). A hilar lymph node biopsy confirmed the diagnosis of sarcoidosis. An implantable cardioverter-defibrillator was inserted and thoracic follow-up was arranged. Fig. 1 Rhythm tracing demonstrates sustained ventricular tachycardia. Fig. 2 Basal short-axis post-gadolinium inversion recovery gradient-echo image shows extensive late gadolinium enhancement in the basal septal, inferior, and lateral segments of the left ventricle (arrowheads). Fig. 3 Vertical long-axis image after gadolinium administration shows patchy, mid-wall late gadolinium enhancement in the basal to mid-inferior segments of the left ventricle (arrowheads). Fig. 4 Axial dark-blood image of the lung fields and mediastinum, with use of a half-Fourier acquisition turbo spin-echo technique, shows prominent hilar lymphadenopathy (asterisk) and parenchymal lung infiltrates (arrow).
Orthographies in Early Modern Europe

This volume provides, for the first time, a pan-European view of the development of written languages at a key time in their history: that of the 16th century. The major cultural and intellectual upheavals that affected Europe at the time - Humanism, the Reformation and the emergence of modern nation-states - were not isolated phenomena, and the evolution of the orthographical systems of European languages shows a large number of convergences, due to the mobility of scholars, ideas and technological innovations throughout the period.
The power dissipation comparison of different ALU architectures

Low power is a challenging work in processor design. Implementing power optimization on all components of the processor is a choice. One of the most basic components in processor is the Arithmetic and Logic Unit (ALU), which performs arithmetic operations and logic operations. The architecture of ALU has several implications on power consumption, delay and area. In this paper, different ALU architectures are described and discussed. To find out which ALU architecture provides the best power efficiency, an 8-bit ALU of the different architectures is designed. Compared with other architectures, the power savings of the most power effective architecture range from 19.38% to 33.87%. At the same time, the corresponding area savings range from 56.37% to 14.92%.
Molecular Aspects of Vitamin D Anticancer Activity

Environment may influence the development and prevention of cancer. Calcitriol has been associated with calcium homeostasis regulation. Many epidemiological, biochemical, and genetic studies have shown non-classic effects of vitamin D, such as its involvement in the progression of different cancers. Although vitamin D induces cellular arrest, triggers apoptotic pathways, inhibits angiogenesis, and alters cellular adhesion, the precise mechanisms of its action are still not completely established. This article will present a revision about the molecular aspects proposed to be involved in the anticancer action of calcitriol. Adequate levels of vitamin D to prevent cancer development will also be discussed.
Stabilization of homocysteine concentration in whole blood.

Homocysteine (Hcy) is a cytotoxic ((1)) , sulfur-containing amino acid that increasingly appears to be an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease, stroke, and peripheral occlusive arterial disease (POAD) ((2)(3)(4)) when present at high plasma concentrations. In addition to several physiological factors that can increase Hcy concentration in blood such as vitamin B6, B12, or folate ((5)) deficiency and renal insufficiency ((6)) , there is an artificial increase of Hcy concentration in whole blood after blood collection. This severe preanalytical problem is due to the well-known, time-dependent release of Hcy from erythrocytes ((7)) in the isolated blood sample, even when stabilization is attempted with different additives such as EDTA, NaF, or heparin/NaF ((8)(9)(10)) . The result of this release is a falsely increased plasma Hcy concentration, unless plasma is separated from blood cells immediately after blood collection. We describe a method to overcome this problem for making the routine determination of Hcy possible for institutions where sample transport is critical. For this purpose, we used a specially prepared blood collecting system, where whole blood is lysed and Hcy generating and converting enzymes are inhibited at the time of venipuncture, resulting in a stabilization of Hcy for 2 days at room temperature. Preparation of the blood collecting system for Hcy determination in lysate was performed by adding Nonidet P40 (25 μL, pure), 50 μL of EDTA disodium salt dihydrate (75 g/L), and 25 μL of citric acid monohydrate (610 g/L) to a …