Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Role of the Economic Value Added Measure and Intellectual Capital in Financial Intermediations Market Value in Tehran Stock Exchange (TSE)

Firms' values are result in financial capital value and intellectual capital. Despite the importance of intellectual capital, by the principles of accounting but also, intellectual capital used in companies in the financial reporting of Iran are not presented. Goals research is review Evaluation of corporate valuation and study the effect of EVA, residual earning calculated by accounting standards and component of IC in market value of firms. The population of the financial intermediation industry with 25 companies in Iran, About 21 companies in the group Banks, credit institutions and other financial institutions, other financial intermediation, investment and monetary intermediation in Models were tested in the study, the results at the confidence level of 95%, indicate that: There is no significant difference between research models, for the capacities to explain variations in firms' market value, if the proxy variable of intellectual capital is not added. The capacity of residual income calculated by EVA to explain variations in a firm's market value will be significantly greater than residual income calculated by generally accepted accounting principle of Iran to explain variations in a firm's market value if the proxy variable of intellectual capital is added.
Fungi in Sarawak: practical use of historical samples in the fungarium of the Forest Department Sarawak

We have started to re-identify old samples deposited in the fungarium at the Research, Development and Innovation Division of the Forest Department Sarawak since the 1950s. We confirmed that surveys on polypores (Polyporales, Hymenochaetales, and so on) were conducted from 1954 to 2015, and that 1890 polypore specimens from 56 genera were collected from 117 study sites. However, most of the fungal specimens were collected from a national park in the Miri Division (Lambir Hills National Park) and three study sites (Kubah National Park, Santubong National Park, and Matang Wildlife Centre) in the Kuching District. Further field collections, especially in mountain areas, are greatly needed to reveal the geographical variation of polypore species diversity and the spatial distributions of individual species.
Friction Stir Spot Welding: A Review on Joint Macro- and Microstructure, Property, and Process Modelling

Friction stir spot welding (FSSW) is a very useful variant of the conventional friction stir welding (FSW), which shows great potential to be a replacement of single-point joining processes like resistance spot welding and riveting. There have been many reports and some industrial applications about FSSW. Based on the open literatures, the process features and variants, macro- and microstructural characteristics, and mechanical properties of the resultant joints and numerical simulations of the FSSW process were summarized. In addition, some applications of FSSW in aerospace, aviation, and automobile industries were also reviewed. Finally, the current problems and issues that existed in FSSW were indicated.
Ambivalent football : an ethnographic approach to postcolonial player migration

This thesis is based on data stemming from fieldwork conducted during the spring of 2007, in a professional football club in Lisbon, Portugal. I am interested in how migrant players from the former colonies are included in the local football community. This thesis thus explores the inclusion and exclusion mechanisms of Portuguese football. The ethnographic approach led me to an exploration of local manifestations of global migration processes. Foreign players are making their mark on Portuguese football, and have done so since the 1950s, when Eusébio dominated in Portuguese and European competition. Portuguese football is therefore a multicultural football. I view this multiculturalism in the context of Portugal’s semi-peripheral geographic position between Europe and her former Atlantic colonies. Due to modernization processes and obligations to the European Union the Portuguese are compelled to enforce their boundaries with their former colonies, at the same time as the ties to Brazil and Portuguese-speaking Africa are an important part of their tradition and history. Hence, there is ambivalence which is a recurring theme in this thesis. I further illustrate how this ambivalence is reflected in the practices and narratives of Portuguese football.
Commodity Storage under Backwardation: Does the Working Curve Still Work?

We investigate storage in the presence of backwardation and the existence of the Working curve for Chicago Board of Trade corn, soybeans, and wheat markets and the Kansas City Board of Trade wheat market using 1990–2010 data. Two spread measures—the futures-spot and futures-futures—are matched with deliverable stocks on the first Friday of delivery. To account for grade and location aggregation issues, the futures-spot spreads are measured using the lowest spot bid and highest futures price. Storage in the presence of backwardation is pervasive both in terms of the percentage of observations and the magnitude of the stockholdings. The Working curve emerges most clearly in KCBT wheat and soybeans. Convenience yield is also supported by the negligible holdings of delivery shipping certificates in backwardations. Overall, the results show that the Working curve does indeed still work today. When evaluating policy proposals to deal with heightened price volatility in agricultural markets it is important that models incorporate this well-established relationship.
Simulation and Analysis of Transmission Performance of JTIDS

As a very important part of Link-16, Joint Tactical Information Distribution System (JTIDS) has a good performance. In this paper, the primary technologies of JTIDS are presented and their Transmission performance are simulated and analyzed. And in the different conditions, the bit error rate simulation is tested based on the rationale of JTIDS. In the end of this paper, anti-jamming ability of JTIDS is simulated and the results show that JTIDS has high performance of anti-jamming.
An empirical analysis of Chinese stock price anomalies and volatility

Previous researches on the Chinese stock markets have generally confirmed the presence of anomalies in China’s stock markets. For example, Mookerjee and Yu (1999) considered day-of-the-week anomalies in both Shenzhen and Shanghai stock markets within a broader context of the serial-dependent structure of returns. They documented some unusual findings such as the highest daily returns occurring on Thursday rather than Friday, and daily returns being positively correlated with risk. Furthermore, Chen, Kwok, and Rui (2001) argued the day-of-the-week effect in China during the 1997 Asian financial crisis may be due to spillover from other countries. For example, China's exports dropped from a 20% growth rate in 1997 to 0.5% in 1998. The amount of foreign investment in China also dropped to its lowest point compared to the last two decades. However, it is questionable whether the performance of Asian stock markets during and after the Asian financial crisis spills over to the Chinese stock markets. This study empirically analyzes the anomalies and stock return volatility of the Shanghai and Shenzhen stock markets and tests whether the 1997 Asian financial crisis has had any influence on stock anomalies in the Chinese stock markets.
Modified Hough Transform for Road Lane Colorization to Prevent Accidents

-Lane coloration is becoming popular in real time vehicular ad-hoc network. This research work focus on providing better performance in lane coloration algorithm by using CLAHE to enhance the input image and also by modifying the Hough transform using the dynamic thresholding to detect curve lanes. Main emphasis is to improve the result of lane coloration algorithm when fog, noise or any other factor is present in the images. The methods developed so far are working efficiently and giving good results in case when the straight lane road images are there. But problem is that they fail or not give efficient results when there are curved lane road images. The experiments results for the road images have shown the significant improvement of the proposed technique over the available one.
Self- Efficacy of Teachers Teaching at Higher Secondary Schools: A Case Study of Jammu Division

The purpose of this study was to measure the self-efficacy among government higher secondary school teachers in Jammu Division. It consisted of a sample of 300 teachers. Fordata-collection, self-efficacy scale by Arun Kumar Singh &ShrutiNarain was used. Multi-stage probability sampling technique was used. The main findings of the study showed thatthere was a significant difference among male and female teachers. Moreover the results also showed that there was no significant difference among teachers in relation to their teaching subject, qualifications and teaching experiences.
Application of the adaptive noise removal technique to the enhancement of cDNA microarray images

In this paper a novel class of filters designed for the removal of impulsive noise in colour images is presented. The proposed filter family is based on the kernel function which controls the noise suppression properties of the new filtering scheme. The comparison of the new filtering method with the standard techniques used for impulsive noise removal indicates its superior noise removal capabilities and excellent structure preserving properties. The proposed filtering scheme has been successfully applied to the denoising of the cDNA microarray images. Experimental results proved that the new filter is capable of removing efficiently the impulses present in multichannel images, while preserving their textural features.
Photoperiodic effects in Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.

Lengthening of daylight with fluorescent light (intensity 6000 erg/sec/cm 2) from 6 to 24 h for 15 days increased stem length, internode length, number of leaves and leaf size in 16 varieties of cowpea. Four varietal types of growth habit could be distinguished. Experiments on vegetative growth were mainly with varieties whose growth was inhibited in short days (SD) before the onset of flowering (not reversed by subsequent long days (LD)), whereas in LD growth continued for at least 6 to 7 months. The SD stimulus was perceived by the leaves and its effect increased with number of leaves. Preceding LD treatment decreased or nullified sensitivity to SD. The inhibitive effect of SD on stem elongation could partly be overcome by gibberellic acid or dimmer light. In SD a diurnal change of temperature from 30°C during day to 20° at night (less at 15°) favoured stem elongation. It was suggested that in SD growth inhibitors and in LD growth promotors were produced. The cowpea flowered only in SD, except the variety Early Red which showed an ambi-photoperiodic reaction. Photoperiods from 8 to 11 h proved to be optimum to initiate inflorescence. Photoperiodic influences on development and flowering of the inflorescences were also investigated, as well as those of position and removal of leaves. The practical value of the results for growing cowpeas was assessed.
Use of Power Curves to Monitor Range Trend

Type I and Type II errors and the power of the test when testing the null hypothesis of static range trend are discussed. The consequences associated with Type I and Type II errors are judged to be similar and therefore the probability of committing a Type I or Type II error should be equal. As an example, the current range trend monitoring program for the Moose Camp Allotment on USDA Forest Service land in southwestern Montana is capable of detecting a change in range condition of one condition class 83% of the time when the probability of Type I error is set at . 17 (Prob[Type I Error] = Prob [Type II Error] .17). Doubling the sample size would increase the ability to detect a condition class change to 95% when the probability of Type I error is set at . 05 (Prob[Type I Error] Prob[Type II Error] .05). A goal of range management is to promote increased carrying capacity while maintaining the health and stability of the range ecosystem. On an existing grazing unit where an initial estimate of available carrying capacity is established, some method to determine the desirability of this stocking level is usually undertaken. This may be done by personal impressions from range inspections or through some formal data gathering procedure which assesses the impacts associated with a particular stocking level. On public lands, range condition and trend measurements are the accepted method for monitoring the impacts associated with livestock grazing (Public Rangeland Improvement Act 1978, USDA Forest Service 1981), where the current species composition indicates range condition, and changes in condition over time indicate range trend. In any range ecosystem there exists a certain amount of variability in range condition in space. This is due to the well-known concept of natural variability in biological systems (Vogl 1976). The practical importance of variability in space is that range condition will differ at different locations and therefore, a single measurement may not give a good indication of the overall condition for the management unit. One way to account for this variation is through repeated measures at different locations. If an assumption is made concerning the distributional relationship of range condition, it then becomes possible to estimate mean range condition for a management unit and, by use of parametric statistical hypothesis testing procedures, to determine if any significant changes have occurred in mean range condition over time. In other words, statistical analyses allow the range manager to determine, with a certain degree of confidence, if range trend is upward, downward, or static. Because of the variability inherent in range ecosystems, it is not
Changes in Phenol Level and Antioxidant Activity of Cocoa Beans During Fermentation and Roasting

Flavonoid, polyphenols, especially catechin and epicatechin,are major components in cocoa products, which are known for antioxidant properties. Cocoa bean requires fermentation process in order to obtain good taste. During the fermentation process, polyphenols are oxidized by polyphenol oxidase to form quinone and 2-quinon. The purpose of the research is to determine the total level of polyphenol and antioxidant activity of fermented and roasted cocoa beans. The experiment was using Completely Randomized Design (CRD) with fermentation treatment that includes: Without fermentation, three-day fermentation and five-day fermentation. Observation parameters include: Polyphenol level and antioxidant activity with DPPH method. The results showed that the total phenol level of cocoa bean changed during fermentation and after roasting. The highest phenol level was found in cocoa beans without fermentation, and there is a decrease of phenol level to 98% after fermentation and roasting. The fermentation affects the Inhibition Concentration (IC50) of cocoa beans. An unfermented bean showed a very strongly active antioxidant activity with IC50 of 7.848 ppm, whereas three-day fermentation showed a strong antioxidant activity with IC50 of 35.961 ppm, and five-day fermentation is moderately active with IC50 of 55.976 ppm.
Substituting fish meal with fermented seaweed, Kappaphycus alvarezii in diets of juvenile freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii

The substitution seaweed, Kappaphycus alvarezii by replacing fish meal in giant freshwater prawn Macrobrachium rosenbergii was carried out by incorporating raw and fermented Kappaphycus alvarezii at three levels, 10 %, 20 % and 30 % in diets. In 15 days digestibility experiment, among the raw and fermented seaweeds incorporated diets, the freshwater prawn fed with fermented K. alvarezii (FK) at 10 %, showed maximum apparent digestibility coefficients for dry matter (96.46 %), APD (94.54 %) and ALD (94.69 %). In the 45 days growth experiment, prawn fed with FK at 10 % showed maximum mean weight gain (3.38 g), SGR (2.2326), mean feed intake (4.47 g) and PER (1.4256). The best FCR value of 1.1424 was observed in prawn fed with FK at 10 % incorporation followed by FK at 20 % incorporation (1.1466). The whole body composition of prawns fed the raw and fermented seaweeds incorporated diets did not show any variations in moisture, protein, lipid and ash. The results of the study suggest that the raw K. alvarezii could be incorporated in freshwater prawn diets up to 10 % and 20 % respectively and fermented K. alvarezii could be incorporated up to 30 % level without compromising growth, digestibility and flesh quality.
Silica Nanoparticles for the Stabilization of W/O Emulsions at HTHP Conditions for Unconventional Reserves Drilling Operations

Ce travail presente une nouvelle frontiere pour la synthese d'une nouvelle generation de fluides de forage petrolier sans surfactants/emulsifiants pour des applications dans le forage des puits profonds et ultra-profonds. Cette nouvelle generation consiste a l'introduction des emulsions Pickering dans la formulation des fluides de forage. Ces dernieres sont des emulsions stabilisees uniquement par des particules solides (dans ce cas des particules de silice). Differents types de nanoparticules de silice de differentes hydrophobicites ont ete utilises pour stabiliser des fluides de forage de types huile-dans-l'eau et eau-dans-l'huile. Ces fluides ont ete concus pour etre utilises dans des conditions hostiles de temperature et de pression. Par consequent, une caracterisation concrete de leur stabilite ainsi que leurs proprietes rheologiques sous ces conditions extremes etaient obligatoire. Par suite, les profils rheologiques de ces fluides refletant leurs capacites de nettoyage du trou, leur coulabilite ainsi que leurs capacites de transporter les debris jusqu'a la surface ont ete etablis. D'autre part, la stabilite electrique des emulsions ainsi que leurs morphologies (distribution de la taille des gouttelettes) ont ete etudies et une comparaison avec celles preparees par des agents tensioactifs a ete etablie. Les fluides ont ete exposes a un processus de vieillissement qui permet d'etudier l'effet de l'environnement du reservoir hostile sur la stabilite et la rheologie des nouveaux fluides prepares. Ces fluides de haute qualite ont ete vus tres fiables offrant une grande stabilite ainsi que de haute capacite a resister a des conditions extremes de reservoir donnant lieu a une nouvelle generation de fluides de forage permettant la rupture des frontieres de reservoirs profonds et ultra-profondes
The Far Field Transformation for the Antenna Modeling Based on Spherical Electric Field Measurements

According to the uniqueness theorem, the far fleld radiation pattern of radiators such as antennas can be determined from the measured tangential electric or magnetic fleld components over an arbitrary Huygens' surface enclosing the radiator. In this paper, a method using the spherical electric fleld measurement is developed to calculate the far fleld radiation. Following the Schelkunofi's fleld equivalence principle, a spherical region surrounding the radiator is assumed and its internal space is fllled up with the perfect electric conductor (PEC). The radiated fleld from the Huygens' equivalent electric current is zero. Referring to the Ohm-Rayleigh method and the scattering wave superposition, the dyadic Green's function (DGF) with the presence of a PEC sphere is expanded by a series of spherical vector wave functions. Based on the DGF and the measured tangential electric fleld, the radiation behavior of the radiator can be directly predicted without involving the uncertainty from the inverse process. The robustness and accuracy of the proposed method are verifled through several canonical antenna benchmarks.
Performance in Team Sports: Identifying the Keys to Success in Soccer

Performance in Team Sports: Identifying the Keys to Success in Soccer The aim of this study was to identify specific performance indicators that discriminate the top clubs from the others based on significantly different pitch action performance in the Spanish Soccer League. All 380 games corresponding to the 2008-2009 season have been analyzed. The studied variables were divided into three groups related to goals scored (goals for, goals against, total shots, shots on goal, shooting accuracy, shots for a goal), offense (assists, crosses, offsides committed, fouls received, corners, ball possession) and defense (crosses against, offsides received, fouls committed, corners against, yellow cards, red cards). Data were analyzed performing a one-way ANOVA. Significant differences across sections of the league table were found for the following pitch actions: goals for, total shots, shots on goal, shots for a goal, assists and ball possession. The main findings of this study suggest that top teams had a higher average of goals for, total shots and shots on goal than middle and bottom teams (p<0.05). Bottom teams needed a higher number of shots for scoring a goal than the other groups of teams (p<0.05). Middle teams showed a lower value in assists and ball possession than top teams (p<0.05). In conclusion, this paper presents values that can be used as normative data to design and evaluate practices and competitions for peak performance soccer teams in a collective way.
Raman and infrared spectra of the ν1 band of oxirane

Fourier transform spectra of oxirane [ethylene oxide (c-C2H4O)] have been recorded in the 3.17 μm–3.50 μm region with a resolution of 0.005 cm− 1. In addition, a Raman spectrum covering the same spectral region was recorded at a resolution of 0.44 cm− 1. Using the Raman spectrum, it was possible to determine the band centre of the ν1 band to within 0.5 cm− 1. This determination was essential to assign the infrared region transitions of the B-type ν1 band since this weak band is masked by the much stronger A-type bands ν2 + ν10 and ν9 and ν13 C-type band. Using a Watson-type Hamiltonian for an asymmetric-top molecule, it was possible to reproduce the observed energy levels to within 2 × 10− 3 cm− 1 and the Raman spectrum could be satisfactorily modelled. The band centre was determined to be ν0 (ν1) = 3018.3454(10) cm− 1 (1 σ uncertainty).
On Ciphers Coming to a Stationary State of Random Substitution

A new method of determining the real number of round cipher transition to indicators of random substitution is proposed. It is based on the accounting of the minimal number only those S-boxes which are used at the first rounds of their transformations and permit to activate all bytes of the latter from the dynamic point of view to the random substitution of cycle transformation. The results of this technique application for evaluation of dynamic indicators of transition to the indicators of random substitution of a number of modern ciphers including the ciphers presented at one time to the Ukrainian competition on the choice of the applicant to the National standard of block cipher.
Intra-Day Features of Realized Volatility: Evidence from an Emerging Market

In this paper we investigate the intra-day properties of a recently proposed realized vola- tility concept using Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) 5-minute data returns for the period 1997 to 2000. Using GARCH as a benchmark, we confirm recent findings in the literature that re- alized volatility provides a better fit than the normal GARCH model.