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Excellence and growth dynamics: A comparative study of the Matthew effect

In the past two decades, centres of excellence (CoE) and other ‘research excellence initiatives’ likely to increase the cumulative advantages and stratification of science, have been implemented in many countries. Based on empirical studies of CoE in four Nordic countries, this paper examines how the resources provided by CoE schemes (generous long-term funding, prestige and visibility) add to the success and growth dynamics of the CoE. The data indicate a modified Matthew effect with ceilings and limits avoiding excessive accumulation of resources. Important impacts of the CoE are found, in particular in terms of enabling more interdisciplinary collaboration and risk-taking and enhancing international recruitment to the research areas involved. But, in contrast to what might be expected, the CoE grant seem to add less to the relative citation rate of those already performing at the highest level, than for those performing at a somewhat lower level prior to the CoE grant.
ALMOST EVERYWHERE CONVERGENCE AND BOUNDEDNESS OF CESÀRO-α ERGODIC AVERAGES IN Lp,q-SPACES

Let (X, μ) be a σ-finite measure space and let τ be an ergodic invertible measure preserving transformation. We study the a.e. convergence of the Cesàro-α ergodic averages associated with τ and the boundedness of the corresponding maximal operator in the setting of Lp,q(w dμ) spaces.
Measuring consumers’ preferences for traditional and innovative pork products

In this research we proposed an integrated methodological approach to measure the “real” consumers’ preference towards new Traditional (TPP) and Innovative Pork Products (ITPP) from three untapped pig breeds in Spain (Porc Negre), Italy (Cinta Senese) and Slovenia (Krskopolje). We first analyse consumers’ perception towards the traditional concept in pork products. Results showed high preference heterogeneity amongst countries. After the eating experience, the expected preferences were affected significantly in particular in Italy and Slovenia. The likelihood to purchase the innovative pork products increased as well. © 2017, University of Zagreb. All rights reserved.
A Modified Extreme Learning Machine

Extreme learning machine (ELM), proposed by Huang et al., has been regarded as a fast learning machine for single hidden layer neural networks. ELM randomly selects the input weights and biases and directly calculates the output weights rather than searching and using iterative methods as traditional algorithms do, which produces the smallest norm and thus obtains the minimum training error. However, some limitations of stochastic choice of hidden layer output matrix will lower to some extend the learning rate and the robustness property of the calculations. This paper proposes a modified ELM algorithm which properly selects the input weights and biases before training the output weights of single-hidden layer feedforward neural networks with Sigmoidal activation function, and proves mathematically the hidden layer output matrix maintains full column rank which improves the speed of training output weights. The experimental results of both regression and classification problems show good performance of our improved ELM algorithm.
J2.1 EDDY STRUCTURE NEAR THE PLANT CANOPY INTERFACE

It is well established that the transport of scalar and vector quantities is more efficient across the roughness sublayer (RSL) than it is in the logarithmic region above. Momentum transport in the RSL is dominated by sweeps of high velocity fluid from aloft, while ejections of low velocity air from below become the more important mechanism above the RSL. This difference was demonstrated a number of years ago using quadrant-hole analyses (Finnigan, 1979, Shaw et al., 1983), which showed that, within the RSL, relatively infrequent sweeps transfer large portions of the stress. While ejections are more frequent, they are smaller in magnitude and become negligible at a hole size roughly half that of sweeps. Turbulent structures are more coherent in the RSL than in the layers above; a point demonstrated by the more rapid convergence of the EOF spectrum in the RSL (Finnigan and Shaw, 2000). An outcome of this coherence is the fact that turbulence in the RSL tends to a dominant single length scale throughout its depth, whereas, in the inertial sublayer, the length scale is approximately proportional to distance above the displacement height (z-d). Raupach et al. (1989, 1996) proposed that these differences could be explained by equating the elevated shear layer of the canopy RSL to a plane mixing layer rather than a wall layer. The
Modeling the Suitability Index of Selected Conifers on Mambilla Plateau Taraba State, Nigeria: Implication on Planted Forest

The Mambilla Plateau is a semi temperate highland region found within the broader tropical savannah of northeast Nigeria which supported the growing of cold tolerant fruits such as apple and pears was explored to determine its suitability for growing of cold tolerant conifers in contrasts to the surrounding tropical ecosystems. The authors conducted an exploratory work using both modeling and seedling germination tests to determine the feasibility of survival and suitability of conifers on the Mambilla plateau. The work investigated growth factors such as water availability (maximum average rainfall for optimum growth, minimum rainfall for survival) and temperature (maximum average temperature for optimum growth and minimum temperature required for survival). A climate envelope model (CEM) of species distribution and pre validated germination test were conducted on the selected species in Diva GIS software and on the field respectively to identify the potentially suitable sites on the plateau. Of the four conifer species under investigation Pinus ponderosa of Pacific Northwest, USA origin and Pinus caribaea of Nicaragua var. honduresis origin were found to be potentially suitable to the Mambilla Plateau environment. However, relatively robust and longer field trials were suggested on the two species before any conclusive action is taken.
Detection of Intrusions and Malware & Vulnerability Assessment

This paper presents a system developed in Linux aiming the protection of local area networks containing Windows workstations against malicious agents. The developed solution, named LIV Linux Integrated Viruswall, besides filtering SMTP, HTTP and FTP traffic destined to the protected network, is capable of detecting malicious agents propagation in the local area network using a technique that we call "sharing-trap". Compromised workstations are isolated from the network and their users are notified, stopping the malicious agent's spread. Results collected from a network protected by LIV, containing thousands of Windows workstations, are presented and discussed. This paper includes information about the recent incident caused by MyDoom worm.
A framework for analyzing socioeconomic, health and environmental impacts of wastewater use in agriculture in developing countries

WATER MANAGEMENT IN ISLAM. Faruqui, Naser I, Asit K Biswas and Murad J Bino. 2001. United Nations University Press and International Development Research Centre, Ottawa, Canada. This volume presents Islamic perspectives on a number of proposed water-management policies, including water-demand management, wastewater reuse, and higher tariffs. The book opens avenues for a wider dialogue amongst researchers working at identifying the most promising watermanagement policies, adds to our knowledge of some of the influences on formal policy and informal practice, and makes these ideals available to a broader public. Water Management in Islam will interest researchers, scholars, and students in natural resource management, Islamic studies, Middle Eastern studies, development studies, and public policy.
MILK PRODUCTION AND REPRODUCTIVE TRAIT CAUSED BY LOC514211 GENE MUTATION IN DAIRY COWS

The SNP (rs 42688595) in LOC514211 is uncharacterized gene and located in chromosome 13 in Bos taurus, had significant effects on milk yield and milk quality that have been identified from Chinese and British dairy cows using GWAS (Genome-wide Association Study) based on 60k SNP-Chip in the previous study. The objective of this study was to confirm the effects of the SNP in LOC514211 on productive traits in another population of Chinese Holstein dairy cow. Four hundred and seventy dairy cows were use in this stu dy, genomic DNA was extracted from the blood of dairy cow, PCR-RFLP was applied to genotype of these DNA samples. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) was performed by the General Linear Model (GLM) procedure of SAS 9.13 to identify the association of SNP with milk and reproductive traits. Results showed that SNP in LOC514211 was polymorphic in this herd of dairy cow and was in Hardy-Weinberg disequilibrium, and had significant differences among genotype in milk yield, milk quality and reproductive traits, which were similar with the results of previous GWAS study based SNP-Chips. Inconclusion, indicated that this SNP in LOC514211 might be potential markers for both milk and reproductive traits.
Haematological Studies of Healthy and Helminthes Infected Rabbit fish (Siganus rivulatus) in Red Sea Coast, Sudan

The experiment was conducted in Abu Hashish Site in 2007. Siganus rivulatus fishes were catched for the present study and observed for external parasites and then examined for helminthes parasites and divided into four groups: Group A (control male) , Group B (helminthes infected male), Group C (control female), and Group D (helminthes infected female). Blood samples were collected after fish catch, and then subjected to biochemical investigations which including haematological estimations, haemoglobin (Hb), packed cell volume (PCV), and erythrocyte count. The results revealed that there is decrease in packed cell volume (PCV), haemoglobin (Hb) and red blood cells count of helminthes infected groups as compared with control group of male and female.
Flexural Properties, Internal Bond Strength, and Dimensional Stability of Medium Density Fiberboard Panels Made from Hybrid Poplar Clones

Flexural properties, internal bond strength, and dimensional stability of medium density fiberboard (MDF) panels made from three hybrid poplar ( Populus spp.) clones with codes 915303, 915311, and 915313 were studied. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) and analysis of covariance (ANCOVA) were both performed in this study to test the differences in modulus of rupture (MOR) and modulus of elasticity (MOE) of MDF panels made from the three poplar hybrids. Results indicate that MOR of MDF panels made from clone 915311 was significantly higher than those of panels made from clones 915303 or 915313; however, there was no significant difference in MOR between panels made from clones 915303 or 915313. MOE of MDF panels made from clone 915311 was the highest value, which was significantly different from those of panels made from either clones 915303 or 915313; MOE of panels made from clone 915303 was the smallest and significantly lower than those of panels from clone 915313. MDF panels made from both clones 915303 and 915311 were superior to those panels made from clone 915313 in internal bond (IB) strength; but there was no significant difference in IB between panels made from clones 915303 or 915311. Dimensional stability of MDF panels was evaluated by linear expansion (LE), thickness swell (TS), and water absorption, and no significant differences were found among the three types of panels. This study shows a significant effect of hybrid poplar clonal variation on flexural properties and internal bond strength. This suggests that improvements in MDF panel flexural properties and internal bond strength may be made through tree breeding. Additionally, panel density was a factor influencing MDF panel MOR and MOE considerably; as significant linear relationships between MOR, MOE and panel density were determined.
The retrieval of attitudinally-relevant information from memory : effects on susceptibility to persuasion and on intrinsic motivation

THE RETRIEVAL OF ATT ITUD INALLY-RELEVANT INFORMATION FROM MEMORY: EFFECTS ON SUSCEPTIBILITY TO PERSUASION AND ON INTRINSIC MOTIVATION September 1980 Wendy Wood, B.S., University of Illinois-Champaign M.S., Psychology, Ph.D., University of Massachusetts Directed by: Professor Alice H. Eagly A comparison between attitude research conducted within the framework of attribution theory and more classic attitude research revealed two different perspectives on the nature of attitudes. Attribution approaches assume that attitude judgments are derived in large part from contextual cues whereas more traditional approaches postulate an underlying predisposition toward the attitude object. It was proposed that these perspectives identify two means of formulating attitude judgments. Attitudes can be derived primarily from contextual cues and recent behavior or primarily from the retrieval of attitudinally-relevant information from memory. It was hypothesized that new information that counters initial opinions toward the attitude object would have a greater impact on context-derived than memory-derived attitudes because context-derived attitudes are drawn relatively more from currently available data and less from prior experience and beliefs.
An Extended Photoelectrothermal Theory for LED Systems: A Tutorial From Device Characteristic to System Design for General Lighting

—LED technology is a multidisciplinary subject that involves semiconductor physics, photometry, electric power, heat, and chromaticity. It has been demonstrated that operating the LED load at its rated power does not necessarily guarantee optimal luminous performance unless the LED system is properly designed. This paper presents a tutorial of LED system theory that links the device characteristics to optimal system designs. Based on recent works on the photoelectrothermal theory and its exten-sions, this paper aims at providing a comprehensive LED system theory with physical explanations for electronics engineers and researchers working in LED system designs, with the emphasis on general and public lighting applications. The physical meanings of essential parameters are explained. Practical test procedures for extracting parameters not readily available in data sheets are included. It is envisaged that this LED system theory will form the basic design guidelines for future LED system designs. This tutorial paper is written not only for educational purpose, but it also highlights important parameters that LED device manufacturers should include in LED data sheets.
LIINA LAUTAMÄKI RESHORING OF LABOR-INTENSIVE PRODUCTION WITH SPECIAL FOCUS ON APPAREL SUPPLY CHAINS

LIINA LAUTAMÄKI: Reshoring of Labor-Intensive Production with Special Focus on Apparel Supply Chains Tampere University of Technology Master of Science Thesis, 72 pages, 1 Appendix page October 2015 Master’s Degree Programme in Materials Engineering Major: Fiber and Textile Technology Examiner: Professor Heikki Mattila
Effect of Electoral Systems on the Quality of Political Representation

Legislatures as elected institutions are expected to provide the voices of citizens in the policymaking process. In order to determine the extent that electoral systems affect the quality of political representation, we conducted a cross-sectional study. Legislative elections in free democracies were sampled and measures of many-to-many congruence were constructed to test the ideological preferences of citizens and representatives for similarity on the left-right issue dimension. Results indicated that electoral systems indirectly affect the quality of political representation, whilst controlled for the effect of the number of parliamentary parties, the evidence is marginal. For the benefit of making inferences about the direct effect of electoral systems, there might be a need for longitudinal data collection and further research on a more comprehensive conceptualization for electoral systems.
Calculation of Inbreeding Depression Effects on Subclinical

Mastitis control is particularly important because of the high incidence of the disease and costs associated with the treatment. The prevalence of mastitis in the dairy cow population could be decreased by breeding cows with better resistance to udder diseases. Dutrring past decades, dairy cattle breeding focuses on improving production resultedin deteriorating of udder health (Nielsen, 2009). Inbreeding coefficient is the probability that two genes at any locus are identical by descent (Falconer et al. 1996). Using artificial reproductive technologies increased selection intensity by reducing the number of selected animals and therefore, reduced generation intervals by increasing the number of possible progeny (Pryce and Daetwyler, 2012). Increasing demand for artificial insemination causeda wide spread use of few elite sires. So, this event increased inbreeding and reduced genetic variability in livestock populations (Croquet et al. 2006; Panetto et al. 2010). The detrimental effects of inbreeding on economically important traits of dairy cattle have been determined in several studies. Inbreeding decreases milk production traits (Wiggans et al. 1995; Smith et al. 1998; Thompson et al. 2000) and increases somatic cell score (SCS) (Sorensen et al. 2006). Miglior et al. (1995) found a linear inbreeding depression in SCS by 10.5% of a phenotypic standard deviation per 0.1 increases in inbreeding coefficient. Smith et al. (1998) also showed a non-significant inbreeding depression in SCS. As an accurate estimation of inbreeding effects on mastitis prevalence and milk production traits is necessary for a proper breeding decision, this paper was designed to estimate the inbreeding depression effects associated with breeding decision of farmers. Accordingly, objectives of this study were 1) to assess inbreeding coefficients in Holstein cows and 2) Pedigree information of 3972 Holstein cows and bulls, from 1961 to 2008, was used to calculate inbreeding coefficients and their effects on production traits and subclinical mastitis of dairy farm cows in Azerbaijan province, Iran. Inbreeding was included in a linear mixed model as a class variable. Data were analyzed using the PROC MIXED of SAS by MIVQUE method. Results showed that average inbreeding coefficients were inferior in total population and inbred cows (0.8 and 1.3% in total population and inbred cows, respectively). Although the rate of inbreeding coefficients was low, inbreeding had decreasing effects (P<0.01) on milk, fat, and protein yields, while increasing effects (P<0.01) on prevalence of subclinical mastitis. Furthermore, animals with inbreeding coefficients between 0.59 to 1.11%showed a reduction in milk, fat, and protein yields by 2.4, 2 and 2%, respectively; whereas, animals with inbreeding coefficients between 1.11 and 1.75% showed a reduction in milk, fat, and protein yields by 2, 3.7 and 2.7%, respectively.
On the Parametric Interest of the Option Price from the Black-Scholes Equation

We have discovered some parameters in the Black-Scholes equation which depend on the interest rate r and the volatility and later is named the parametric interest. We found that such is very important in giving the conditions for the existence of the option price which is the solution of the Black- Scholes equation that may be either weak or strong solutions.
Integrated Mixture of Local Experts Model for Forecasting

The estimation and usage of real-valued functions for forecasting is a central problem in applied statistics. There are several approaches to deal with such problem as the least-squares method, neural networks and the mixture of local experts model (MLEM). MLEM is built following four stages: (a) partition the input space into regions; (b) for each region train different models; (c) find the best model for each region (local expert); and (d) implement a composition of the local experts that will decide how to weight the local experts output. In this paper we integrate the parameters estimation for the partition of the input space and for training of the local experts, as a way to improve the performance of both the fitting of the models and their usage in forecasting. In order to illustrate the usefulness of the integrated approach, some applications to real datasets are shown.
The Application of Contraction Theory in Synchronization of Coupled Chen Systems

In this brief, the contraction theory is introduced, and applied to the synchroniza- tion of coupled nonlinear systems where a contracting virtual system of the coupled systems is needed. Then based on contraction theory, synchronization of coupled Chen system is invested. Finally, Simulink's numeration shows that completely synchronization, co-existence synchro-
The Purchasing Power Parity Relationship: Causality and Cointegration Tests Using Korea-U.S. Exchange Rate and Prices

The paper empirically examines the Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) hypothesis using cointegration and causality tests for Korea-U.S. exchange rate and prices. In conducting empirical tests, quarterly time series data were used covering the period from the first quarter of 1971 to the first quarter of 1996. The cointegration tests indicate the existence of a long-run cointegrating relationship between the Korean exchange rate and the domestic vis-a-vis foreign price level. The estimated short-run dynamics suggest that the exchange rate is a stable function of the relative price level with a speed of adjustment of about 24% over a year. This estimated speed of adjustment is somewhat slow but reasonable. Overall, however, the empirical results provide only partial support for the PPP hypothesis for Korea. The causality tests indicate that the causal linkage runs from the exchange rate to relative prices. The latter result is not unusual given that the Korean exchange value was under government control for most of the time period covered in this study.
Chlorophyll Fluorescence Spectra as an Indicator of X-Ray + EMS-Induced Phytotoxicity in Safflower

The present investigation deals with the study of in vivo laser-induced chlorophyll florescence spectra (LICF) of safflower leaves (Carthamus tinctorius L.) for X-rays + EMS-treated plants. Seeds were treated with different doses of X- ray + EMS (5, 8, 12, 25, and 30 Kr + 0.5% EMS) and were grown in the green house. The effects of the concerned treatment on chlorophyll (Chl) contents and Chl fluorescence were investigated after 7 days of germination. Results obtained revealed that the values of Chl contents, intensity of Chl fluorescence spectra, and fluorescence intensity ratio (FIR) F685/F730 are directly correlated with the treatment doses monitored. The treatment sets of 8, 12, and 25 Kr + 0.5% EMS doses showed an increase in FIR and thereby a decrease in the Chl contents. However, the lowest treatment dose of 5 Kr + 0.5% showed a decrease in FIR and thereby an increase in chlorophyll contents. Safflower seeds treated with 30 Kr + 0.5% EMS were proved to be lethal as they showed no germination. Thus, our study demonstrates early detection of chlorophyll damage caused by various physical and chemical mutagens through the application of LICF spectra.