Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A specific inhibitory protein to a restriction enzyme from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

interacts strongly with SacC1 and this interaction could increase the stability of the complex, possibly manifesting itself as SacC1 decreases in the dissociation rate due to the electrostatic attraction between the two groups or the stability may increase by potentially stronger electrostatic interaction. The conformational specificity between SacC1 and its inhibitor seems to be essential for their interaction. The extremely strong affinity of the inhibitor to SacC1 is remarkable and stronger than the affinity of several restriction enzymes.
Impact of Dredging on Phosphorus Transport in Agricultural Drainage Ditches of the Atlantic Coastal Plain 1

Abstract: Drainage ditches can be a key conduit of phosphorus (P) between agricultural soils of the Atlantic Coastal Plain and local surface waters, including the Chesapeake Bay. This study sought to quantify the effect of a common ditch management practice, sediment dredging, on fate of P in drainage ditches. Sediments from two drainage ditches that had been monitored for seven years and had similar characteristics (flow, P loadings, sediment properties) were sampled (0‐5 cm) after one of the ditches had been dredged, which removed fine textured sediments (clay = 41%) with high organic matter content (85 g/kg) and exposed coarse textured sediments (clay = 15%) with low organic matter content (2.2 g/kg). Sediments were subjected to a three‐phase experiment (equilibrium, uptake, and release) in recirculating 10‐m‐long, 0.2‐m‐wide, and 5‐cm‐deep flumes to evaluate their role as sources and sinks of P. Under conditions of low initial P concentrations in flume water, sediments from the dredged ditch released 13 times less P to the water than did sediments from the ditch that had not been dredged, equivalent to 24 mg dissolved P. However, the sediments from the dredged ditch removed 19% less P (76 mg) from the flume water when it was spiked with dissolved P to approximate long‐term runoff concentrations. Irradiation of sediments to destroy microorganisms revealed that biological processes accounted for up to 30% of P uptake in the coarse textured sediments of the dredged ditch and 18% in the fine textured sediments of the undredged ditch. Results indicate that dredging of coastal plain drainage ditches can potentially impact the P buffering capacity of ditches draining agricultural soils with a high potential for P runoff.
Smoke and strong whiskey: factors influencing female smoking and drinking in Ireland.

This paper analyses decisions regarding smoking and drinking for a sample of Irish women. Double-hurdle models are estimated to determine whether decisions to smoke/drink are made independently of how much to smoke/drink. Given the potential complementarities between smoking and drinking a model which allows for the joint determination of smoking and drinking is also estimated. The paper finds that decisions to smoke/drink and how much to smoke/drink are not independent and that decisions to smoke/drink are not made independently of each other.
Studying the Influence of the Number Vanishing Moments of Daubechies Wavelets for the Analysis of Microstrip Lines

Using Daubechies wavelet with one, two, three, and four vanishing moments, basis functions for the efficient solution of electromagnetic integral equations are studied. Due to the vanishing moments, the moment matrices resulting in these problems are sparsified by wavelet, and consequently, the solution can be obtained rapidly. The microstrip line is examined in order to demonstrate the advantages of this suggested wavelet-moments method over the traditional moment method. To demonstrate the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed technique, numerical results for error relative for different vanishing moments of Daubechies wavelets are presented. It is found that Daubechies wavelets with larger number of vanishing moments generally give higher accuracy. NOMENCLATURE MoM Method of Moments TEM Transverse electromagnetic dbN Daubechies wavelet with N vanishing moments nfb Number of basic functions nfe Number of testing functions Thr Threshold IM Impedance Matrix CPU Central Processing Unit
THE ROLE OF ATHERMAL FUSION IN FAST IGNITION DRIVEN BY ION BEAMS

The fast ignition scheme is recognized as a potentially promising approach to achieve the high-energy-gain target performance needed for commercial inertial confinement fusion. The hot spot heating process by an assumed deuteron beam is evaluated in order to estimate the contribution of the energy produced by the deuteron beam-target fusion to the heating process. So, deuteron beam was considered with Maxwellian energy distribution at temperature of 3MeV. Then, the deuteron energy loss and range, Includes Coulomb and nuclear elastic interactions, in the uniformly pre-compressed fuel, with density 300gcm -3 , were calculated. By calculating the contribution of alpha particles produced by the athermal nuclear reactions and nuclear elastic scattering, power deposition of deuteron beams increased up 6% compared with the fast ignition by similar ion beams. This can lead to reduced energy delivered by the external beam.
A Cooperative Hybrid Caching Strategy for P2P Mobile Network

Recently mobile network technologies develop quickly. To meet the increasing demand of wireless users, many multimedia proxies have been deployed over wireless networks. The caching nodes constitute a wireless caching system with an architecture of P2P and provide better service to mobile users. In this paper, we formulate the caching system to optimize the consumption of network bandwidth and guarantee the response time of mobile users. Two strategies: single greedy caching strategy and cooperative hybrid caching strategy are proposed to achieve this goal. Single greedy caching aims to reduce bandwidth consumption from the standpoint of each caching node, while cooperative hybrid caching allows sharing and coordination of multiple nodes, taking both bandwidth consumption and popularity into account. Simulation results show that cooperative hybrid caching outperforms single greedy caching in both bandwidth consumption and delay time.
The Spillover Effects of Prototype Brand Transgressions on Country Image and Related Brands

Country-of-origin research has primarily held the view that country-level beliefs influence product-level beliefs. In this study, the authors investigate whether the relationship may also move in the opposite direction. Grounded in prototype theory and schema change theory, this study examines shifts in consumer attitudes toward a country as a result of a brand transgression. The authors confirm the conceptual framework using experimental methods. The results offer evidence of a relationship in which product-level beliefs affect country-level beliefs, a finding that contrasts with the majority of country-of-origin research. The effects of brand transgressions are moderated by the degree of prototypicality of the transgressing brand and the level of development of the transgressing brand's home country.
On the Need for Reform of the H-1B Non-Immigrant Work Visa in Computer-Related Occupations

The H-1B program authorizes non-immigrant visas under which skilled foreign workers may be employed in the U.S., typically in computer-related positions. Congress greatly expanded the program in 1998 and then again in 2000, in response to heavy pressure from industry, which claimed a desperate software labor shortage. After presenting an overview of the H-1B program in Parts II and III, the Article will show in Part IV that these shortage claims are not supported by the data. Part V will then show that the industry’s motivation for hiring H-1Bs is primarily a desire for cheap, compliant labor. The Article then discusses the adverse impacts of the H-1B program on various segments of the American computer-related labor force in Part VI, and presents proposals for reforms in Part VII.
Columnar aerosol optical properties at AERONET sites in central eastern Asia and aerosol transport to the tropical mid‐Pacific

[1] The column-integrated optical properties of aerosol in the central eastern region of Asia and midtropical Pacific were investigated based on Sun/sky radiometer measurements made at Aerosol Robotic Network (AERONET) sites in these regions. Characterization of aerosol properties in the Asian region is important due to the rapid growth of both population and economic activity, with associated increases in fossil fuel combustion, and the possible regional and global climatic impacts of related aerosol emissions. Multiyear monitoring over the complete annual cycle at sites in China, Mongolia, South Korea, and Japan suggest spring and/or summer maximum in aerosol optical depth (τa) and a winter minimum; however, more monitoring is needed to establish accurate climatologies. The annual cycle of Angstrom wavelength exponent (α) showed a springtime minimum associated with dust storm activity; however, the monthly mean α440–870 was >0.8 even for the peak dust season at eastern Asian sites suggesting that fine mode pollution aerosol emitted from population centers in eastern Asia dominates the monthly aerosol optical influence even in spring as pollution aerosol mixes with coarse mode dust originating in western source regions. Aerosol optical depth peaks in spring in the tropical mid-Pacific Ocean associated with seasonal shifts in atmospheric transport from Asia, and ∼35% of the springtime τa500 enhancement occurs at altitudes above 3.4 km. For predominately fine mode aerosol pollution cases, the average midvisible (∼550 nm) single scattering albedo (ω0) at two continental urban sites in China averaged ∼0.89, while it was significantly higher, ∼0.93, at two relatively rural coastal sites in South Korea and Japan. Differences in fine mode absorption between these regions may result from a combination of factors including aerosol aging during transport, relative humidity differences, sea salt at coastal sites, and fuel type and combustion differences in the two regions. For cases where τa was predominately coarse mode dust aerosol in the spring of 2001, the absorption was greater in eastern Asia compared to the source regions, with ω0 at Dunhuang, China (near to the major Taklamakan dust source), ∼0.04 higher than at Beijing at all wavelengths, and Anmyon, South Korea, showing an intermediate level of absorption. Possible reasons for differences in dust absorption magnitude include interactions between dust and fine mode pollution aerosol and also variability of dust optical properties from different source regions in China and Mongolia.
Detection of rfb O157 and fliC H7 Genes in Escherichia coli Isolated from Human and Sheep in Basrah Province

This study aimed to detect Escherichia coli O157:H7 in samples from patients with diarrhea, sheep milk, and sheep drinking water by growth on selective media, biochemical tests, latex agglutination test, and PCR technique. During the period from November 2008 to May 2009, a total of 340 samples were collected; stools diarrhoeic patients (125), healthy sheep feces (125), milk (45), and sheep drinking water samples (45). Samples were screened for the presence of non-sorbitol fermenting colonies (NSF) on sorbitol MacConkey agar supplemented with cefixime and potassium tellurite (CT-SMAC). Out of the 340 samples, 58 (46.4%) stool from diarrhea, 98 (78.4%) from sheep feces, 19 (42.2%) milk, and 17 (37.7%) drinking water were nonsorbitol fermenting. E. coli isolates were serotyped as E. coli O157:H7 by latex agglutination test, 3 (5.7%) isolates of stool from diarrhea patients, 7 (7.3%) isolates of sheep feces, 2 (11.1%) isolates of milk, and none of drinking water samples were positive. All latex agglutination positive isolates were positive to PCR test except one isolate from sheep feces. PCR positive isolates were produced enterohemolysin on sheep blood agar, and were found resistant to at least 3 antibiotics. The highest rate of E. coli O157:H7 isolation was observed in April (7.6%) followed by December (4.7%) , while those of sheep feces showed the highest rate in March (10%) followed by April (8.6%).
A broad-scale structural classification of vegetation for practical purposes

An a priori system is presented for the broad structural classification of vegetation. The objectives are to provide a descriptive, consistent, easily applied system, with unambiguous, straight-forward terminology, which can be used in the field and with remote sensing and air photo techniques, and which can be used in conjuction with floristic and habitat terms to convey the essential physiognomy and structure of the vegetation. The attributes used are a primary set of four growth forms, a set of four projected crown cover classes, and a set of four height classes for each growth form. In addition, shrub substratum is used to define thicket and bushland. Special growth forms, substrata! , leaf and other attributes can be readily incorporated to extend the two-way table system where such detail is needed.
Sorting out the standards: what every records and information professional should know

Purpose – The purpose of this article is to explore the types of standards that exist for records and information management and examples of their use in practice.Design/methodology/approach – The article is based on literature and the author's own knowledge.Findings – Finds that standards provide a reference point for measurement, a global best practice benchmark against which to evaluate any record‐keeping program.Originality/value – This article explores the types of standards that exist and examples of their use within records and information management. An overview of the value of standards as an essential tool of RIM practice is provided.
Oil prices and the dollar dilemma

Ole Gunnar Austvik THIS PAPER EXAMINES the impact of changes in the United States dollar's exchange rate on the oil market. The discussion uses a partial equilibrium model to illustrate how disequilibrium in the oil market occurs, and how a new equilibrium may be reached when dollar exchange rates fluctuate. Oil prices are influenced by a number of economic, political and psychological factors. In order to determine how exchange rates make an impact, it is useful to rely upon a model based on partial analysis. This method enables us to examine the impact of exchange rate fluctuations'on oil prices, independently from other variables. Thus, in the model presented in this paper, we exclude such variables as how exchange rate fluctuations affect macro-economic conditions and subsequently oil demand, the effects of the substitution of other energy sources either globally or regionally, the fact that a number of countries have large debts and assets held in dollars, the fiscal policy each country applies to chrrency rate changes, and other economic and political factors which have an impact on the level and structure of demand; supply and the price of crude oil. We also exclude from our analysis the repercussions of oil price changes back onto currency markets. The development of oil prices in different currencies in recent years is described in section 1. In particular, this discussion focuses upon the differences between oil prices denominated in European currencies and US dollars. In section 2, a partial equilibrium model of the oil market is introduced to illustrate how oil prices, both in US dollars and other currencies, react to fluctuations in exchange rates. Some concluding comments are made in section 3.
Precision of Hard Structures Used to Estimate Age of Riverine Catostomids and Cyprinids in the Upper Colorado River Basin

Abstract Understanding the population dynamics of native and nonnative fishes is critical for guiding and evaluating management activities, but obtaining information on population dynamics is often dependent on identifying structures that provide precise estimates of age. We examined age estimation using various hard structures for native bluehead suckers Catostomus discobolus, flannelmouth suckers C. latipinnis, and roundtail chub Gila robusta, and nonnative white suckers C. commersonii, creek chub Semotilus atromaculatus, white sucker × bluehead sucker hybrids, and white sucker × flannelmouth sucker hybrids in a small headwater stream of the upper Colorado River basin (UCRB) in Wyoming. We evaluated between-reader precision (i.e., between two readers) and agreement of otolith age estimates with estimates from scales, fin rays, cleithra, and opercular bones. Exact agreement between readers was highest for otoliths (66–96% among species) and fin rays (61–92%) and lowest for opercles (25–69%), cleithra (21.
Two Level Investigation of Plasticity Driven Growth of Nanovoids Under High Rate Tension of Aluminum

With the help of molecular dynamics simulations the mechanism of nanovoid growth in aluminum under high rate tension is studied. We interpret the growth of nanovoids as the result of plastic deformation in zone close to void and corresponding atom rearrangement on void surface. The dependencies of critical negative pressure in systems of various atom number and void diameter at various temperatures are researched. It is shown,that critical pressure depends both on void diameter and simulated area size. Increase of temperature leads to linear decrease of system tensile strength. Also, some attention is givento the influence of initial stacking faults on critical pressure. The continuum model connectsthe void growth rate with the plastic flow around a void. The generation of dislocations near avoid surface is described with the Arrhenius type relation; the parameters of this relation arefitted by comparison with molecular dynamics data.
Serum Ferritin as a Risk Factor for Myocardial Infarction

Myocardial Infarction (Ml) is the most common form of heart disease and the single most important cause of premature death in the developed and developing world. Unfortunately the incidence of the condition is increasing rapidly in many developing countries like Bangladesh. Effort should therefore be taken to minimize the risk factors of Ml. There are several studies which evaluate the relation of serum ferritin with Ml in abroad. In Bangladesh, there is no such study was carried out to evaluate the relationship between serum ferritin and Ml. So the present work has been designed to evaluate the association of serum ferritin with Ml. The present study was carried out in the Department of Biochemistry, BSMMU in collaboration with Department of Cardiology, BSMMU and NICVD, Dhaka during the period of July 2001 to December 2002. A total of 50 subjects were selected, Group A ( 20 subjects of Ml) and Group B (30 subjects of Control). The mean level of serum ferritin in control subjects were 111.65 ± 50.47 ng/ml and in test subjects were 258.44 ± 87.87 ng/ml. So the present study showed that serum ferritin level is significantly higher in patients with Ml. From the present study, it is difficult to draw any definite conclusion but suggested that high serum ferritin concentration may be a cause of the incidence of Ml. doi: 10.3329/taj.v16i1. 3893 TAJ June 2003; Vol.16(1): 5-7
AN ANALYSIS OF THE DETERMINANTS OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE DISCLOSURE POLICIES IN MULTINATIONAL ENTERPRISES: A MULTI- MEDIUM STUDY

Purpose – This research aims to identify the factors underlying the corporate governance disclosure policies of the world’s largest multinational companies (MNCs) based on the following: (1) national factors related to the MNCs’ home countries (2) governance factors related to their governance systems and (3) operational factors arising from the operational characteristics of the MNCs. Methodology – Our sample includes 159 MNCs from 24 countries representing three geographic regions. The corporate governance disclosure policy is examined in terms of level and quality of disclosed information in two different mediums (traditional i.e .paper vs. websites). Results – Multiple linear regressions indicate that national factors, especially cultural ones, are important determinants of MNCs corporate governance disclosure policy in the traditional print mediums. National factors, however, seem to play no part in governance disclosures on the internet but can rather be explained by the international MNCs listing status. Practical implications – This study could guide the harmonization efforts of international standard setters in identifying factors leading to different governance disclosure behaviors and the disclosure medium most influenced by these factors.
Phylogeography and monophyly of the swordtail fish species Xiphophorus birchmanni (Cyprinodontiformes, Poeciliidae)

We used sequences of the mitochondria control region to assess the distribution of genetic variation within and among populations of the poeciliid fish species Xiphophorus birchmanni. We collected 122 X. birchmanni samples from 11 sites in three drainage systems comprising the distribution of the species. We found low levels of polymorphism among aligned sequences and low levels of genetic variation within populations but high levels of genetic differentiation among populations. Haplotypes are exclusive to three river drainages (Los Hules, Calabozo and San Pedro). Mantel tests revealed correlations between geographical (both straight‐line and river distances) and genetic distance, consistent with an isolation by distance scenario, while nested clade analysis suggested allopatric fragmentation between haplotypes from two of the major drainages, and isolation by distance with restricted gene flow within those drainages. Finally, monophyly of X. birchmanni is strongly supported while the previous hypothesis of the evolutionary origin of this species from X. malinche is not.
ACCOUNTING CONSERVATISM AND FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF NIGERIAN DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS: AN ANALYSIS OF RECENT ECONOMIC RECESSION

This study explores the relationship between Accounting conservatism and Bank performance in Nigeria. The study uses ex-post facto research design in a sample of 10 Nigerian deposit money banks (NDMBs). Secondary data for a period of 5 years (2012-2016) was used. The study model examined the relationship between the independent variables (Accounting conservatism) and the dependent variable (Bank performance), by applying the Advance panel Multiple regression analysis (Panel Corrected Standard Error). The results obtained from this research indicate that there is a significant relationship between accounting conservatism and Bank performance in Nigeria. From the result conditional accounting conservatism (C-ACC) has a positive relationship with Bank performance (ROA) while unconditional accounting conservatism (UC-ACC) is negatively related to Bank performance (ROA). The study concluded that there is a significant relationship between accounting conservatism and bank performance in Nigeria. The study suggest that Managers of NDMBs should use conditional conservatism as a means to manage information asymmetry in their financial reporting strategies. Also it is recommended that accounting standard setters and bank regulators should consider the effects of unconditional accounting conservatism on banks performance when designing rules and regulations for banks.
A Reporting Standard for Defined Contribution Pension Plans

Pension regulators stress the need for plan members to receive information allowing them to monitor their future pension wealth and the investment risk they bear. This paper proposes a simple method for projecting DC pension benefits at retirement on a yearly basis, which may be a building block towards an industry reporting standard. Projections highlight how the current choice of asset allocation impacts retirement outcomes, and the results are compared with a money-back benchmark to clarify the trade-off between risk and return. Projections are also connected with ex post performance, in that the pension fund reports its yearly-realized performance relative to previous projections. The fund also revises its current forecasts of benefits at retirement as a function of its own realized returns. We discuss two reporting formats, one based on accumulated capital at retirement and the other on monthly pension wage.