Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Profiling the Research Productivity of Tenured Information Systems Faculty at U.S. Institutions

How many articles in highly rated journals do Information Systems research faculty publish to earn tenure? Which journals are highly rated outlets? Tenure candidates, promotion and tenure committees, and those who are asked to write external letters are frequently called upon to answer such questions. When Dennis et al. (2006) examined all IS Ph.D. graduates entering academic careers, few faculty had published enough articles in 20 "elite" journals in six years to meet tenure research expectations at research-intensive schools. Our study builds on the dialog started by Dennis et al. In our study, we counted the number of journal articles at the point of tenure for faculty who earned tenure within five to seven years after their Ph.D. graduation date. We also examined the effect of acknowledging different sets of journals as highly rated on the publication rates of faculty who earned tenure. Specifically, we examined the effects of expanding on Dennis et al. by including MIS Quarterly, Information Systems Research, Journal of Management Information Systems, Journal of the AIS, Information Systems Journal, European Journal of Information Systems, Journal of Information Technology, and Journal of Strategic Information Systems in the journal basket. We also looked at the effect of acknowledging highly rated non-IS business journals and highly rated computer science and engineering journals. Finally, we present journal publication benchmarks based on these findings for different types of research institutions.
Conference-ISSS-6-Synthesis of Mg 2 Si / MgO Nanofibers Using SiO 2 Nanofibers in Mg Vapor

Mg2Si/MgO nanofibers were synthesized by the heat treatment of amorphous SiO2 nanofibers in Mg vapor, and their morphological and structural properties were then investigated. Well-aligned Mg2Si/MgO nanofibers with high density were synthesized, which preserves the general morphology of the original SiO2 nanofibers. The morphology and crystalline quality of Mg2Si/MgO nanofibers depend on the reaction temperature. This reaction provides a low cost method to synthesize nanoscale thermoelectric materials with high crystalline quality to enhance thermoelectric properties. [DOI: 10.1380/ejssnt.2012. 297]
Improved Joint Cascaded CNN for Face Detection

Many face detection algorithms result in high quality classification at the expense of high computational complexity. Cascade network has been used where classifier with low computation cost can be firstly used to shrink background while keeping the faces. Then, the cascade in detection was used in subsequent works of other pipelines, such as DPM and CNN. This paper presents an improved joint cascade CNN method for face detection. The cascade CNN is designed in similar to that of Li et al, which includes three stages of detection in cascade and a calibration stage is brought in each of the three detection stages. The output of each calibration stage is used to adjust the position of detection window position for input to the subsequent stage. The key idea is improving the accuracy by analyzing the existing C-CNN structures and applying various optimization such as augmenting data, optimizing model and its parameters, and adjusting drop-out. Experiments are performed using Google TensorFlow to verify the advantages of the joint training and calibration by comparing with other face detection methods. Our proposed method has achieved accurate performance in terms of detection and false-positive rates.
Preventing microalbuminuria in patients with type 2 diabetes

The public health burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus has been dramatically increasing world‐wide. The chronic complications of type 2 diabetes play an important role in decreasing life expectancy and adversely affecting quality of life. Diabetic nephropathy, which is originally microvascular in nature, is widely considered an important complication of diabetes. In prospective clinical investigations, increased urinary albumin excretion proved to be associated not only with subsequent renal outcomes but also with cardiovascular morbidity/mortality independently of other risk factors. Therefore, microalbuminuria as an early sign of increased urinary albumin excretion should be considered important for both treatment and even for prevention. Preventing microalbuminuria might diminish progression to overt nephropathy and, hopefully, might limit cardiovascular events. Regarding primary prevention of diabetic nephropathy, therapeutic intervention should optimally be initiated at the stage of normoalbuminuria. Although additional factors such as smoking cessation, reduction of protein intake, and treatment of lipid abnormalities are important, providing optimal diabetic control as well as targeting optimal blood pressure are the key elements of a prevention strategy in diabetic patients. Recently, the Bergamo Nephrologic Diabetes Complications Trial (BENEDICT) documented that a significant decrease of the development of persistent microalbuminuria could be achieved by using an ACE‐inhibitor, trandolapril alone or in combination with verapamil SR, a non‐dihydropyridine calcium‐channel blocker in hypertensive type 2 diabetic patients with normoalbuminuria. The results of this primary‐prevention strategy should be corroborated by further investigations to determine whether these beneficial changes could later result in improvement of renal clinical outcomes, macrovascular complications, or both. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
LARGE-EDDY SIMULATION OF ACCELERATED TURBULENT FLOW IN A PIPE

Large-eddy simulations of unsteady turbulent pipe flows were performed to investigate the response of near-wall turbulence to temporal acceleration. The simulations were started with the fully-developed turbulent pipe flow, and then a constant temporal acceleration was applied. The Reynolds number of the pipe flow, based on the pipe diameter and the bulk-mean velocity, increased linearly from ReD = 7000 to 45200. Various turbulence statistics revealed distinctive features of the delays responsible for turbulence production, energy redistribution, and radial propagation. It was found from the LES results that turbulent viscosity was frozen in the early transient, followed by a rapid increase. This delay was due to the slow response of the wall shear stress and Reynolds shear stress. The vorticity field showed the delayed response of the near wall structures after the onset of temporal acceleration.
Importance of Product Attributes for Souvenir Purchase Preferences : A Viewpoint of Foreign Tourists in South Africa

Souvenirs are one of the prevalent elements of the travel experience that depict images, boost identities, and trigger positive memories of a person’s vacation. Even though the purchase may take on many forms, the likelihood of purchasing a souvenir depends substantially on customers’ perceptions of the souvenir’s attributes. Unfortunately, there are limited studies on product attributes and how they influence tourists’ decisions to purchase souvenirs. Hence, this study seeks to examine the importance of product attributes and their influence on tourists’ perception towards souvenir purchase in South Africa. To achieve this end, a survey was conducted where respondents (foreign tourists) were asked to rate a set of criteria based on their importance when buying a souvenir. A five-point Likert-type scale questionnaire was used comprising of questions, which cut across the design performance and cultural evaluation indices. The results were analyzed using descriptive statistics, and the findings show that most tourists’ purchase a souvenir to remind them of their travel experiences. Therefore, the main attribute that tourists seek is for the souvenir to evoke pleasant memories their travel experiences. Besides this, local branding, functionality, portability, innovative and traditional features are additionally important attributes that positively influence tourists’ souvenir purchase preferences.
5-Lipoxygenase-mediated mitochondrial damage and apoptosis of mononuclear cells in ESRD patients.

BACKGROUND 5-Lipoxygenase activity is enhanced in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD), leading to lipoperoxidation and reactive oxygen species formation. These effects are prevented by vitamin E, which inhibits 5-lipoxygenase activity. The present study was designed to test the possibility that 5-lipoxygenase activation might cause mitochondrial damage and cytochrome c release, ultimately leading PBMC to apoptosis. METHODS Apoptosis, mitochondrial uncoupling, and cytochrome c release were investigated in PBMC from 16 healthy volunteers and 16 ESRD patients on maintenance HD with cuprammonium rayon (CL-S) membranes in a two-step crossover study: after a four-week treatment with vitamin E-coated cuprammonium rayon (CL-E) membranes, and again after a four-week treatment with oral vitamin E. RESULTS Compared to healthy controls, PBMC from ESRD patients showed an approximately threefold increase in mitochondrial uncoupling and cytochrome c release (within 4 and 8 hours, respectively), followed by an approximately threefold increase in apoptotic body formation (within 48 hours). Regardless of the administration route, vitamin E reduced mitochondrial uncoupling, cytochrome c release and apoptosis of mononuclear cells, as did the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor eicosatetraynoic acid. Conversely, the cyclooxygenase inhibitor indomethacin was ineffective. CONCLUSIONS Reported data suggest that the 5-lipoxygenase branch of the arachidonate cascade is only responsible for mitochondrial disruption and apoptosis of PBMC of ESRD patients, and that vitamin E may be helpful in the control of oxidative stress-related disease in these subjects, independent of the administration route.
EVOLUTIONARY ALGORITHMS FOR TRANSFERRING PROPERTIES BETWEEN IMAGES PART I: GRAYSCALE IMAGE COLORIZATION

In this paper, an evolutionary algorithm (EA) for “colorizing” grayscale images is introduced byevolving color patch transfer process between a source colored image and a target grayscale image. Asthe general problem of inverting a gray palette to a color palette is a severely under-constrained,ambiguous problem and has no exact, objective solution, human labor and costly semantic knowledgeare required. The presented EA attempts to minimize the amount of human work by automaticallychoosing colored patches from the source image and applying their colors to the grayscale patches ofthe target image. Furthermore, the best patch matching over all EA parent individuals are recombinedin a single multi-sexual recombination scheme to form a single offspring individual. Mutation, on theother hand, forms all other EA individuals. The simple technique of the proposed EA can besuccessfully and efficiently applied to a variety of images
Fanuc ’ s Competitive Advantage and the Revolt of Machine Tool Builders : A Look at Fanuc ’ s User and Its User ’ s Customer Relationships From a Historical Perspective ( 1950 s – 1980 s )

This paper presents a new interpretation regarding the source of Fanuc’s competitive advantage through conducting a historical analysis of Fanuc’s relationships with machine tool builders, i.e., Fanuc’s users, and machining factories, i.e., Fanuc’s users’ customers. From the dawn of the NC (Numerical Control) in the 1950s–1960s until the establishment of the de facto standard in the 1970s, Fanuc’s ability to create collaborative relationships with its users and its user’s customers functioned as the source of Fanuc’s competitive advantage. However, with Fanuc continuing its lead into the 1980s, leading machine tool builders such as Mori Seiki and Yamazaki revolted against Fanuc’s dominance. In response, Fanuc released a part of their CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) software, Fanuc allowed machine tool builders to conduct their own customization. Moreover, strong collaborative relationships with the user’s customers created throughout the 1970s, however, functioned as a deterrent to the revolt of machine tool builders permitting Fanuc to regain its market share that was taken by Mitsubishi Electric and Yaskawa Electric in the 1980s.
Snøkult : Designing a multitouch table for co-composition in a n educational setting

Multi-touch tabletops have noteworthy and promising affordances for co-composition as an activity in co-located and collaborative learning. In this paper we describe the use of co-composition as a guide in design of a multi-touch application for a museum’s touring two-day workshop on architecture. The goal of the application is to support groups of students (12-13 year-olds) when they are creating, selecting, organizing, and presenting digital representations (cocomposition) for an architectural workshop project. The goals of the application are discussed in relation to specific features in the user interface that we designed to take advantage of a multi touch approach. We ask how these features relate to co-composition and the pedagogical aims we had for the touring workshop. The features we envisioned would benefit from more well known standards for gestures and user interface components for multi-touch tables.
Regulation of Glycolytic Enzyme Phosphoglycerate Mutase-1 by Sirt1 Protein-mediated Deacetylation♦

Background: Recent proteomic studies suggest that lysine acetylation might regulate many metabolic pathways. Results: NAD+-dependent deacetylase Sirt1 deacetylates phosphoglycerate mutase-1 (PGAM1) and attenuates catalytic activity. Conclusion: Sirt1 directly modulates glycolysis. Significance: These results advance our understanding of the regulatory impact of reversible acetylation on major metabolic pathways. Emerging proteomic evidence suggests that acetylation of metabolic enzymes is a prevalent post-translational modification. In a few recent reports, acetylation down-regulated activity of specific enzymes in fatty acid oxidation, urea cycle, electron transport, and anti-oxidant pathways. Here, we reveal that the glycolytic enzyme phosphoglycerate mutase-1 (PGAM1) is negatively regulated by Sirt1, a member of the NAD+-dependent protein deacetylases. Acetylated PGAM1 displays enhanced activity, although Sirt1-mediated deacetylation reduces activity. Acetylation sites mapped to the C-terminal “cap,” a region previously known to affect catalytic efficiency. Overexpression of a constitutively active variant (acetylated mimic) of PGAM1 stimulated flux through glycolysis. Under glucose restriction, Sirt1 levels dramatically increased, leading to PGAM1 deacetylation and attenuated activity. Previously, Sirt1 has been implicated in the adaptation from glucose to fat burning. This study (i) demonstrates that protein acetylation can stimulate metabolic enzymes, (ii) provides biochemical evidence that glycolysis is modulated by reversible acetylation, and (iii) demonstrates that PGAM1 deacetylation and activity are directly controlled by Sirt1.
A C omparison of the F light I nitiation D istances of M ale and F emale A merican B ullfrogs ( Lithobates catesbeianus ) and G reen F rogs ( Lithobates clamitans )

—Comparing the escape responses of two similar species can help to reveal the underlying causes of different antipredatory responses. In this study, we compared the flight initiation distances of American Bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus) and Green Frogs (Lithobates clamitans). We predicted that larger individuals would allow a predator to approach more closely than smaller individuals because larger individuals can jump further than smaller individuals. Therefore, we expected the smaller species, L. clamitans, to have a greater mean flight initiation distance than L. catesbeianus, and we expected females (which were the smaller sex in the study) to have a greater flight initiation distance than males. We tested these predictions using a model snake that was pulled by an electronic toy car. This is a novel method that may yield more accurate flight initiation distances than using an approaching human as the predator. We found that L. clamitans had a significantly greater mean flight initiation distance (17.8 cm) than L. catesbeianus (13.4 cm). We did not, however, find a significant difference between the flight initiation distances of males and females within either species. We also did not find a significant correlation between frog size (snout-vent length and mass) and flight initiation distance for either sex of either species.
The organizational culture of Iran University of Medical Sciences from the viewpoint of faculty members

Background: It has been widely acknowledged that change and constant modification is the key to survive for any organization among their rivals. Since success in implementing changes in the organization strongly depends on the organizational culture, this study aims to assess the organizational culture in Iran University of Medical Sciences. The results of this study can be beneficial in initiating a movement towards the third – and fourth generation of universities. Methods: This study is descriptive-correlational. The Organizational Culture Assessment Instrument (OCAI) was employed to collect data. A questionnaire was sent to the faculty members via email, and the responses were collected and analyzed. Results: Out of the 982 faculty members, 189 participated (20.7%) in this study. Analysis showed that the organizational culture of the university is congruent and harmonious and in the current state, it is primarily hierarchical (31%) and market-oriented (28%) with emphasis on stability and control in the organization. Whereas, faculty members tend to move the organizational culture of the university towards adhocracy (30%) and clan culture (29%). Conclusion: University administrators must strengthen the culture of innovation and creativity based on the needs of the market. This only can be achieved by supporting teamwork in their move towards desired change.
Design of Autonomous Aerial Robot System

A hierarchical and distributed UAV system is proposed including hardware, software and appearance design. For the hardware part, a quadcopter is adopted as the UAV locomotion platform. APM (ArduPilot Mega) is used for the low level flight pose control. An arduino embedded system plays the role of the interface between the onboard low level controller and the ground high level controller. Onboard sensors include compass, magnetometer, IMU (gyroscope and accelerometer), barometer, sonar and two CCD cameras. For the software part, a fuzzy logic control system is proposed for the high level autonomous navigation. The optical flow, Lucas-Kanade approach, is exploited for the localization of the UAV and the ground mobile robot through the images provided by the bottom camera. The optical flow, Gunnar Farneback approach, is applied for obstacle avoidance with the frontal camera. In particular, an innovative UAV appearance is designed and built. The aerodynamic and UAV propeller protection are the primary design considerations while not affecting the onboard sensing and motion.
Investigation of Resonant Overvoltages in Offshore Wind Farms-Modeling and Protection

Earth fault and switching operation may lead to resonant overvoltages in Offshore Wind Farms (OWF) with higher amplitude and rate of rise (du/dt) compared to other overvoltages. Overvoltages appear on High Voltage (HV) cables and Low Voltage (LV) side of wind turbines, and can result in insulation failure of the Wind Turbine Transformers (WTTs), interconnecting cables and Power Converters (PC). This paper aims to study the circumstance of the occurrence of these overvoltages and suggests proper protection methods. This paper uses high frequency black box model for WTT. The power converter is modeled with two back to back voltage source converters. The RL harmonic filters and snubber circuits are included. This model can simulate the steady state operation as well as resonant overvoltage due to earth fault in ATP-EMTP software. But, it requires long simulation time. A simplified model which has the same accuracy as the first model for resonant transient is introduced. Simulation results show that the transferred overvoltages to LV side due to earth fault at critical cable lengths may lead to resonant overvoltages with amplitude and rate of rise up to 30 p.u. and 400 p.u. /μs, respectively. It is also shown that the installation of surge arresters at LV and HV terminal of WTTs only decreases the amplitude of overvoltages to safe margin and not the du/dt. However, the application of RC filters instead of surge arresters can protect offshore wind farm components from overvoltages.
Mo contents on the microstructure , properties and cytocompatibility of the microwave sintered porous TiMo alloys

The porous Ti-Mo alloys were prepared by microwave sintering, and the effects of Mo contents on the pore structure, phase composition, compressive strength, elastic modulus, bending strength, corrosion resistance and cytocompatibility of porous Ti-Mo alloys were investigated. The results show that the porous Ti-Mo alloys are composed of α phase and β phase, and the volume fraction of β phase increases with increasing the Mo contents. The amount of Kirkendall pores distributed over the porous Ti-Mo alloys skeleton increases with increasing the Mo contents, which greatly increases the porosities and pore sizes of the porous Ti-Mo alloys. Correspondingly, all of the compressive strength, elastic modulus and bending strength of the porous Ti-Mo alloys decrease with increasing the Mo contents. The porous Ti-Mo alloys present excellent corrosion resistance in the Hank's solution due to the oxidation film of TiO2, MoO2 and MoO3 naturally formed on the surface, and the Mo contents have no obvious effect on the corrosion resistance. The cell viabilities of the porous Ti-Mo alloys are higher than 94%, indicating the porous Ti-Mo alloys possess favorable cytocompatibility. Moreover, the porous Ti-Mo alloys are beneficial to the spread, proliferation and differentiation of osteoblast-like cells, and the Mo contents have no significant effect on the cytocompatibility of the porous Ti-Mo alloys.
Memory assessment using graphics-based and panoramic video virtual environments

Virtual Reality (VR) technology offers new options for neuropsychological assessment and cognitive rehabilitation. If empirical studies demonstrate effectiveness, virtual environments (VEs) could be of considerable benefit to persons with cognitive and functional impairments due to traumatic brain injury, neurological disorders, learning disabilities and other forms of Central Nervous System (CNS) dysfunction. Testing and training scenarios that would be difficult, if not impossible, to deliver using conventional neuropsychological methods are now being developed that take advantage of the assets available with VR technology. These assets include the precise presentation and control of dynamic multi-sensory 3D stimulus environments, as well as advanced methods for recording behavioral responses. When combining these assets within the context of functionally relevant, ecologically valid VEs, a fundamental advancement emerges in how human cognition and functional behaviour can be assessed and rehabilitated. This paper focuses on the results of two studies that investigated memory performance in two VEs having varying levels of functional realism. Within these VEs, memory tests were designed to assess performance in a manner similar to the challenges that people experience in everyday functional environments. One VE used a graphics based simulation of an office to test object memory in persons with TBI and healthy controls and found that many TBI subjects performed as well as the control group. The other study compared healthy young persons on their memory for a news story delivered across three different display formats, two of which used a 360-Degree Panoramic Video environment. The results of this “in progress” study are discussed in the context of using highly realistic VEs for future functional memory assessment applications with persons having CNS dysfunction.