Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ERP System as an Enabler for Bottom up Innovations

This research adopts a resource-based approach to develop and test a new framework related to improvement in bottom up innovations by means of enterprise resource planning (ERP) systems. The framework consists of five primary resources: attitude, organisational characteristics, skills, ERP human resources, and ERP technological resources. Responses from 210 organisations that have adopted ERP were analysed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). Regarding organisational resources, the research results did not support the premise that an organisation’s characteristics (i.e. agility, or the innovation sponsorship) and attitude to technology have direct effects on organisational innovativeness. Rather, it was found that these relationships are fully mediated by the employees’ quantitative skills. Regarding technical resources, ERP Human resources, i.e. the ability to create business partnerships, and ERP technical resources, i.e. the customisability of reports, have significant impacts on organisational innovativeness. The main implication of this research is that ERP is not only a planning technology but also a driver of innovation when supported by the necessary organisational and technical resources.
Backend Processes PDNS Sensor 1 DNS Activity Interception 2 Process Information Retrieval 3 Reporting to PDNS backend 4 External Information Reference 5 DNS Activity History

Modern malware and cyber attacks depend heavily on DNS services to make their campaigns reliable and difficult to track. Monitoring network DNS activities and blocking suspicious domains have been proven an effective technique in countering such attacks. However, recent successful campaigns reveal that attackers adapt by using seemingly benign domains and public web storage services to hide malicious activity. Also, the recent support for encrypted DNS queries provides attacker easier means to hide malicious traffic from network-based DNS monitoring. We propose PDNS, an end-point DNS monitoring system based on DNS sensor deployed at each host in a network, along with a centralized backend analysis server. To detect such attacks, PDNS expands the monitored DNS activity context and examines process context which triggered that activity. Specifically, each deployed PDNS sensor matches domain name and the IP address related to the DNS query with process ID, binary signature, loaded DLLs, and code signing information of the program that initiated it. We evaluate PDNS on a DNS activity dataset collected from 126 enterprise hosts and with data from multiple malware sources. Using ML Classifiers including DNN, our results outperform most previous works with high detection accuracy: a true positive rate at 98.55% and a low false positive rate at 0.03%.
Photocontrol of Rice (Oryza Sativa.L) Development by Excitation of Phytochrome

The different types of abiotic factors play an important role in the growth and development of plants, the light is one of the crucial abiotic factors that enhance plant development. In this assessment, the impact of various light on seed development and interconversion of phytochrome, production of biomass, seedling length on rice varieties Shandar, and IRR-6 were observed. The data indicate under red light 68.09%, far-red light 67.61%, blue light 67.14%, white light 64.29%, and dark 63.80% in Shandar. Similarly, in IRR-6 germination percentage was recorded under far-red light 66.19%, red light 63.33%, white light 60%, blue light 58.57%, and dark condition 58.57%. Plumule and the radical length was maximum in IRR-6 under white light and. The biomass of IRR-6 was maximum under white light 0.33gm followed by red light 0.26gm, far-red light 0.17gm, dark condition 0.2gm, and blue light 0.1gm respectively. Phytochrome is a controlling photoreceptor that works as a dual molecular switch, regulates gene expression of the plant in reaction to signals of light from the surroundings. Five light-harvesting genes of Rice are identifying by using the Arabidopsis thaliana model plant in computational biology/ bioinformatics databases. The discovered genes are cl02879, cl23770, cl21528, cl33336 and cl36851. Development by Excitation of Phytochrome.
Basic study on trajectories of reaching movements in children with learning disabilities

A number of children with learning disabilities (LD) are not good at visuomotor control. In this study, we analyzed hand trajectories and joint angles during reaching movement tasks under rotated visual feedback in subjects with and without LD. The error in ballistic movement was determined by measuring the angle between the direction in which the subject started to reach out and the direction of the target (error angle), and the error in corrective movement was determined by measuring the area between the trajectory and a straight line drawn between the starting point and the end point (error area). In the initial movement when the visual field had been rotated 30 deg, error angles were about -30 deg in both the LD and normal groups; however, the error area was 2.9 cm/sup 2/ greater in the LD group than in the normal group. On the other hand, joint paths of the shoulder in reaching the same target tended to change in the LD group. These results suggested that the LD subjects had worse skills in corrective movement than did the normal subjects and that adaptation by the LD subjects occurred more slowly than that by the normal subjects.
Number of Copies of Endogenous Rice Tungro Bacilliform (RTBV) From Local Rice in Indonesia

The focus of this study was to determine the position and the number of copies of RTBV endogenous fragments integrated into the genomes of local rice varieties. Local rice test consisted of Utri Merah, Pulut Sawijan, Srogel Abang, Bekongan, Blumbungan, and Tachung native 1 (TN1). The analysis showed that the RTBV genome was integrated into the local rice genome on the twelve chromosomes and at all loci. RTBV genome interration was demonstrated through the results of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) analysis with 1200 base pairs (bp) genome length and blast protein analysis results with an alignment of 66.9% in P194 as Open Reading Frame (ORF) 3 RTBV, 93% in ORFy, and other various physical genome structures. The number of copies of RTBV endogenous fragments test varieties was very fluctuating and related to gene mutations and protein motifs. All test varieties had gene mutations, but in the Utri Merah, Pulut Sawit, Bekongan and Srogen Abang varieties which had a lower number of fragment copies in compared to the Blumbungan variety and TN1 were able to produce expressions of ile rich protein patterned genes that play a role in plant resistance. In contrast, Blumbungan and TN1 varieties despite having a high number of copies of the endogenous fragment of RTBV, gene expression has no protein ile-rich motifs
An exploratory study of e-business and e-commerce implementation in Japan

Internet and other online networks have given rise to the digital economy to support electronic business and electronic commerce. This study conducts an exploratory study of e-business and e-commerce implementation in Japan. Firstly, according to factor analysis, 9 e-business contents are classified into four factors namely, for sale to customers, the management action in the company, procurement activities, and manufacturing activity. Secondly, as a result of cluster analysis, industries are classified into five clusters according to the grade of execution of e-business, and the contents of execution.
Qualitative Phytochemical Analysis of Incarvillea emodi (Royle ex Lindl.) Chatterjee and Malva neglecta (Wallr.)

The present study was carried out to investigate the phytochemical profile of Incarvillea emodi and Malva neglecta. The two plants were screened for the presence of nine different classes of bioactive compounds. The qualitative tests were performed on the aerial and underground parts of the selected plants to relate the presence of phytochemicals with bioactivities of the plants. The selected plant material was extracted with three different solvents. These extracts were then subjected to phytochemical screening and the presence of various phytochemicals was confirmed by different standard confirmatory tests. Most of the phytochemicals were found to be present. Results showed that the underground parts of Incarvillea emodi contain comparatively greater number of phytochemicals than the aerial parts. Whereas, in case of Malva neglecta the aerial parts showed more positive results than the underground parts. The current study offers proof for the presence of important bioactive compounds in the studied plants and recommends isolation and characterization of these compounds in the future.
Heterogeneidad de la brecha de género en la participación laboral de las migraciones intrarregionales en América Latina (2010)

Desde la mitad del siglo XX en America Latina la migracion intrarregional lleva el protagonismo, presentandose en los ultimos anos un aumento de esta tendencia, exhibiendo un peso relativo cada vez mayor. En el contexto de desarrollo de la region se destaca un aumento de la diversificacion de la demanda de trabajo, dejando atras las rigidas estructuras de genero, al mismo tiempo que se produce una feminizacion de viejas ocupaciones, con diferencias entre los paises de la region. Dado el incremento de la demanda de mano de obra de las mujeres, y las posibilidades de trabajo fuera del pais de origen que afecta la movilidad laboral segun genero. Las nuevas oportunidades de trabajo y la posibilidad de generar un ingreso que no existian en los lugares de origen. El objetivo es cuantificar los variabilidad en los niveles de participaciones femeninas de las inmigrantes intrarregionales, en terminos de la brecha de genero, considerando los paises de destino posible dentro de la region. Los insumos cuantitativos utilizados surgen de los resultados de los operativos censales latinoamericanos de la ronda de 2010, sobre los cuales se han realizado procesos de consistencia de manera de garantizar su comparabilidad.
Working paper series WP FIECAC 12 . 02 Awareness to Accounting and Role of Accounting at Religious Organisations . The Case of Brotherhoods of Seville at the last Decade of 16 th Century

This work questions if religious organizations with common shared beliefs and sacred objectives, but which members had a different level of awareness to accounting, should show a different behaviour concerning: a) the status of accounting in their internal organisations; and b) the permeability of such organizations to new accounting techniques. To reach our aim, we have analysed the content of 6 rules of brotherhoods located in the city of Seville (Spain), and enacted at the last decade of the 16th century. We have split the brotherhoods depending on its link or not with a guild or professional group. We can conclude that the awareness to accounting of its members and the perception of the belief system are explanations to cover the dissimilar behaviour of the brotherhoods in relation to accounting.
A Deep Learning based Approach to Reduced Order Modeling for Turbulent Flow Control using LSTM Neural Networks

Reduced Order Modeling (ROM) for engineering applications has been a major research focus in the past few decades due to the unprecedented physical insight into turbulence offered by high-fidelity CFD. The primary goal of a ROM is to model the key physics/features of a flow-field without computing the full Navier-Stokes (NS) equations. This is accomplished by projecting the high-dimensional dynamics to a low-dimensional subspace, typically utilizing dimensionality reduction techniques like Proper Orthogonal Decomposition (POD), coupled with Galerkin projection. In this work, we demonstrate a deep learning based approach to build a ROM using the POD basis of canonical DNS datasets, for turbulent flow control applications. We find that a type of Recurrent Neural Network, the Long Short Term Memory (LSTM) which has been primarily utilized for problems like speech modeling and language translation, shows attractive potential in modeling temporal dynamics of turbulence. Additionally, we introduce the Hurst Exponent as a tool to study LSTM behavior for non-stationary data, and uncover useful characteristics that may aid ROM development for a variety of applications.
The role of cytogenetic variation in Akodon cursor species complex speciation (Rodentia: Sigmodontinae)

Chromosome polymorphism in populations of Akodon cursor complex (124 specimens) and the karyotypes of other Akodon species (92 specimens) from Brazil were analyzed. Five species were analyzed: Akodon cursor with 2n = 14, and Akodon aff. cursor with 2n = 16, Akodon montensis with 2n = 24, Akodon paranaensis with 2n = 44 and Akodon serrensis with 2n = 46. Chromosome polymorphism was observed in A. cursor and A. aff. cursor showing pericentric inversions, and also in A. paranaensis and A. montensis presenting supernumerary chromosomes. Pericentric inversion polymorphism affecting two autosomes pairs in A. cursor karyotype was found in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. Akodon with 2n = 16 occurred from Bahia to Rio Grande do Norte states and A. cursor with 2n = 14 from Bahia to Paraná states. Molecular analyses showed high genetic distance estimates between such set of samples, suggesting that karyomorphic type 2n = 16 is fixed in the northern part of the distribution of Akodon cursor complex. Captive hybrids males between Akodon [2n = 14] x [2n = 16] are apparently sterile, suggesting these populations may represent two full species.
Global near infrared spectroscopy models to predict wood chemical properties of Eucalyptus

Global near infrared spectroscopy models (multiple-species, multiple-sites) were developed to predict chemical properties of Eucalyptus wood. The sample data set included 186 samples from four data sets (five species) originating from six countries: Eucalyptus urophylla from Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela, and South Africa; Eucalyptus dunnii from Uruguay; Eucalyptus globulus and Eucalyptus nitens from Chile; and Eucalyptus grandis from Colombia. The 186 samples were all preselected from larger collections of 400 to nearly 1800 samples to represent the range of chemical and spectral variation in each data set. The chemical traits modeled were total lignin, insoluble lignin, soluble lignin, syringyl–guaiacyl ratio (S/G), glucose, xylose, galactose, arabinose, and mannose. Single-species models and global multiple-species models were developed for each chemical constituent. For the global model, the R2cv for total lignin, insoluble lignin and syringyl–guaiacyl ratio were 0.95, 0.96, and 0.86, respectively. An alternate expression of the syringyl–guaiacyl relationship (S/(S+G)) resulted in better near infrared calibrations (e.g., for the global model, R2cv = 0.95). The global models for sugar content were also very good, but were slightly inferior to those for the lignin related traits, with R2cv = 0.74 for glucose, 0.89 for xylose, and from 0.72 to 0.91 for the minor sugars. To investigate the utility of the global models to predict chemical traits for species not included in the calibration, three-species calibrations were used to predict each trait in a fourth species data set. The prediction fit statistics ranged from excellent to poor depending on the species and trait, but in general the predictions would be at least moderately useful for most species-trait combinations. For some species-trait combinations with poor initial predictions from the global model, the inclusion of 10 samples from the “new” species into the calibration global model improved the fit statistics substantially. The global calibrations will be useful in tree breeding programs to rank species, families, and clones for important wood chemical traits.
Impacto psicológico causado por la pandemia de COVID-19

El surgimiento de la COVID-19, ha mostrado la susceptibilidad de las personas a agravar las molestias normales y sin riesgo como situaciones alarmantes, lo que genera un incremento de los estresores. Se realizo una revision bibliografica con el objetivo de describir las implicaciones psicologicas ocasionadas por la pandemia de COVID-19. Se consultaron articulos de revistas nacionales e internacionales, y se selecciono un total de 24 fuentes bibliograficas. Las implicaciones psicologicas experimentados por la poblacion frente una pandemia han sido descritas. La salud mental en la poblacion general se ha visto afectada con trastornos de ansiedad, estres, depresion y trastornos postraumatico. La ansiedad por la salud ha estado presente en altos niveles en la poblacion y en el personal sanitario durante esta la lucha, lo que ha afectado la salud mental de estos grupos lo que desfavorecen el control de la COVID-19.
Hardware Trojans in TRNGs

Nowadays hardware Trojans have become an increasing security threat for commercial and military systems and applications. Their effects in devices devoted to security purposes, which generally make use of integrated circuits, suppose a challenging problem to face by the industry. These security devices often support a True (or pseudo) Random Number Generator (TRNG or PRNG) to generate keys or guarantee freshness of the computed cryptographic tokens. For this, TRNGs play a key role in security systems which should be free of Hardware Trojans. To the best of our knowledge, the inclusion of a Hardware Trojan in a RNG has not been explored yet. In this paper, we present a study about the integration of Hardware Trojans in TRNGs. In particular, the tests, commonly used to evaluate the randomness of data streams, have been employed to define the features demanded to the Hardware Trojan with the aim of being effective and undetectable whether its output is only considered.
Crosstalk between IronMetabolism and Erythropoiesis

Iron metabolism and erythropoiesis are inextricably linked. The majority of iron extracted from circulation daily is used for hemoglobin synthesis. In the last 15 years, major advances have been made in understanding the pathways regulating iron metabolism. Hepcidin is a key regulator of iron absorption and recycling and is itself regulated by erythropoiesis. While several viable candidates have been proposed, elucidating the “erythroid regulator” of hepcidin continues to generate significant experimental activity in the field. Although the mechanism responsible for sensing iron demand for erythropoiesis is still incompletely understood, evaluating diseases in which disordered erythropoiesis and/or iron metabolism are showcased has resulted in a more robust appreciation of potential candidates coordinated erythroid iron demand with regulators of iron supply. We present data drawn from four different conditions—iron deficiency, congenital hypotransferrinemia, beta-thalassemia, and hereditary hemochromatosis—both in human and non-human models of disease, together suggesting that erythroid iron demand exerts a stronger influence on circulating iron supply than systemic iron stores. Greater understanding of the interplay between the key factors involved in the regulation of iron metabolism and erythropoiesis will help develop more effective therapies for disorders of iron overload, iron deficiency, and hemoglobin synthesis.
PAZ Domain is Critical for PIWIL1 Function During Spermatogenesis in Chicken

Qixin Guo Yangzhou University https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3795-2585 Lu Xu Changshu Institute of Technology Xiaoya Yuan Yangzhou University college of animals science and technology Yong Jiang Yangzhou University College of Animals science and technology Hao Bai Yangzhou University, the ministry of Education of China, Institutes of Agricultural Science and Technology Development Guobin Chang (  gbchang@yzu.edu.cn )
On the Performance of the Tick Test

In financial research, the sign of a trade (or identity of trade aggressor) is not always available in the transaction dataset and it can be estimated using a simple set of rules called the tick test. In this paper we investigate the accuracy of the tick test from an analytical perspective by providing a closed formula for the performance of the prediction algorithm. By analyzing the derived equation, we provide formal arguments for the use of the tick test by proving that it is bounded to perform better than chance (50/50) and that the set of rules from the tick test provides an unbiased estimator of the trade signs. On the empirical side of the research, we compare the values from the analytical formula against the empirical performance of the tick test for fifteen heavily traded stocks in the Brazilian equity market. The results show that the formula is quite realistic in assessing the accuracy of the prediction algorithm in a real data situation.
STRATEGIC DE-MERGERS AND ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE OF MADISON GROUP OF COMPANIES IN KENYA

Insurance companies in Kenya are forced to cope with dynamic and competitive environment due to the increased effects of globalization and internationalization. Strategic demerger is one strategy that aims at differentiating an organization from competitors in a way that in the future it remains competitive. The general objective of the study was to establish the relationship between strategic de-mergers and organizational performance of Madison group of companies in Kenya. Specific objectives were to establish the effect of concentration on core competency on organizational performance of Madison group of companies in Kenya, to determine the effects of operating efficiency on organizational performance of Madison group of companies in Kenya, to examine the effects of strengthening control on organizational performance of Madison group of companies in Kenya and to establish the effects of cost reductions on organizational performance of Madison group of companies in Kenya. This study was anchored on industry change theory, resource-based theory, efficiency theory, corporate control theory and dynamic capabilities theory. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The target population was 161 management level employees in all the branches of Madison group of companies. Stratified random sampling technique was adopted in selecting study sample. The sample size of the study was 115 respondents. Data collection tool was questionnaire. SPSS was used in analyzing data where qualitative data was analyzed by computing descriptive statistics such as mean, SD, percentages and frequencies and displayed in tables and figures. Qualitative data was analyzed using content analysis. The relationship between the variables was determined by computing multiple regression analysis. The study found that concentration on core competency positively and significantly influenced organizational performance of Madison group of companies in Kenya; operating efficiency positively and significantly influences performance; strengthening control positively and significantly influences performance; and cost reductions positively and significantly relate with performance. The study therefore recommends management of the company to resolve to increasing performance of the organization through proper management of core competencies which include cooperation, shared vision and empowerment. Insurance company should enhance their efficiency by considering the company’s capital structure. The management of the insurance company to have a strong internal control system which are necessary for organizations to survive, grow and utilized opportunities that arise in their environments while controlling risks. Keywords: Core competency, Cost reductions, Operating efficiency, Strategic de-mergers: Strengthening control