Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Self-branding, ‘micro-celebrity’ and the rise of Social Media Influencers

ABSTRACT The notion of self-branding has drawn myriad academic responses over the last decade. First popularised in a provocative piece published in Fast Company, self-branding has been criticised by some on theoretical, practical and ethical grounds, while others have endorsed and propelled the idea. This article considers how and why the concept of self-branding has become so prevalent. We contend that it parallels the growth of digital technology (particularly social media) embedded in the current political climate: neoliberal individualism. Another objective here is to imbue the concept of self-branding with a marketing perspective and show how the ‘celebrities’ of self-branding manifest at a marketing media nexus distinct to the opening decades of the twenty-first century. Building on literature from mostly media and cultural studies, this critique sees self-branding as a distortion of key branding principles that has obvious implications for its practitioners and advocates. The article shows that, despite inherent tensions and problematic ironies, self-branding persists through the rise of Social Media Influencers; we consider three of these whose fame and following was achieved via the practices and phenomena under consideration.
VERB LEXICALIZATION IN RUSSIAN 174 (taken as example verbs of motion)

This paper presents a study of possible factors that influence lexicalization of motion in Russian, specifically the choice of a verb from pairs of verbs of motion идти-ходить [to walk], бежатьбегать [to run], плыть-плавать [to swim], лететь-летать [to fly], тащить-таскать [to drag], катить-катать [to roll], носить-нести [to carry]. We restricted the study to cases where a narrator observes the scene of motion s/he describes rather than memorizes or imagines it. The conclusion that at least five factors may influence the verb choice is based on the extracts from literature, and empirical observations. The conditions are defined as follows: motion path, motion space, motion regularity, and targeted vs. random motion. The influence of two factors (motion path and motion target) was tested experimentally, and the results have shown that these two factors represent significant determinants of the verb choice.
Hormonal responses to temporary changes in group size and composition in ravens (Corvus corax)

Raben (Corvus corax) weisen eine komplexes Sozialsystem auf, das im fruhen Lebensstadium, wenn sie nicht-brutende Junggesellengruppen bilden, einen hohen Grad an fission-fusion Dynamik beinhaltet. Innerhalb dieser Gruppen haben Individuen sozialen Beziehungen von unterschiedlicher Qualitat und Wertigkeit - "Freunde" bieten Vorteile, wie soziale Unterstutzung wahrend oder nach Konflikten mit anderen, was zu reduzierten Corticosteronlevels und damit zur Stresslinderung fuhren kann. Bisher ist nur wenig uber die neuroendokrine Aktivitat im Zusammenhang mit fission-fusion Dynamiken, bei denen langanhaltende Trennungen von affiliierten Vogeln auftreten konnen, bekannt. Ziel der vorliegenden Studie ist diese endogenen Effekte aufzuklaren, indem sechzehn Raben erst einzeln fur vier Tage von ihrer Gruppe getrennt und anschliesend wieder in die Gruppe eingeliedert werden. Um die resultierenden Stressreaktionen zu untersuchen, wurden immunreaktive Corticosteron-Metaboliten (CM) aus dem Kot der Raben mit Hilfe eines Enzym-Immunoassay gegen 3α , 11oxo - CMs gemessen, der zuvor fur Raben validiert wurde. Unsere Ergebnisse deuten darauf hin, dass die meisten Individuen, gestresst sind, wenn sie von ihrer Gruppe getrennt werden, obwohl dies nur auf sozial gut integriert Vogel zuzutreffen scheint. Fur Individuen, die keine oder nur sehr wenige soziale Bindungen aufweisen, durfte das Gruppenleben stressiger sein als die Isolation. Die Stressantwort der Vogel scheint daher von ihrer individuellen sozialen Integration abhangig zu sein. Im Gegensatz zu unseren Erwartungen, fanden wir, dass jene Raben die von einem Affiliierten getrennt werden, sich jedoch immer noch innerhalb der Gruppe befinden, keine starkeren Stressreaktionen zeigen als Vogel, die keine Bindung zu dem isolierten Individuum haben. Erstere konnten entweder Stressbewaltigungsmechanismen anwenden, die auf Kognition und Verhalten basieren, anstatt neuroendokrinen Stressreaktionen zu zeigen, oder Stress konnte durch andere Gruppenmitglieder gelindert werden.
OCT Based Analysis of RNFL Thickness in Normal Indian Paediatric Population: Nigam B et al. RNFL thickness in normal Indian children

CirrusOptical coherence tomography (OCT) provides high resolution cross-sectional images of retina , vitreous and optic nerve head with an axial resolution of 6 μm and a reproducibility of 1.6 μm. There is an availability of integrated normative database only for adult subjects>18 yearsbut the normal reference ranges of (retinal nerve fibre layer) RNFL thickness in paediatric population for comparison is lacking. With this background in mind the present study was undertaken . Materials and methods :340 eyes of 170 children between 5 to 17 years of age were recruited for study . Full ophthalmic examination was done including vision assessment , cycloplegic refraction, fundus examination, intraocular pressure measurement ,assessment of ocular motility and alignment.RNFL measurements were obtained through dilated pupils using Cirrus HD OCT. Result :Of 170 children between the age of 5-17 years whowere enrolled for the studythe mean RNFL thickness was 110.81 ± 13.74 in RE and 110.77 ± 12.39 in LE (P Value = 0.954) . Further mean RNFL thickness of the two eyes was assessed in the 4 quadrants and the difference of RNFL thickness in 4 quadrants was statistically significant in BE(P value=0.0001) . Conclusion : The normative data values of RNFL thickness in children is helpful in comparing the RNFL thickness of children having glaucoma or other Retinal or Optic nerve diseases .
Combination of different perspectives in strategy formulation

In this paper the author tries to outline some major strategy guidelines in terms of internal or external factors by following the paths of certain authors such as Porter, Dawar, Eisenhardt and Sull and Mankins. The author mainly focus on strategy to performance gap and strategy communication inside the company in order to underline their vast importance in formulating the company’s strategy implementation.
The Effect of Re-vitrification on Developmental Rate and Bax, Bcl-2, and ErbB4 Gene Expressions in Mouse Embryos

Abstract Objective : Vitrification is a convenient, effective method for freezing and storing embryos. Under certain situations, such as an unsuitable endometrial environment, extra embryos can be re-vitrified for future use. There is inadequate data on the effects of revitrification on embryos, so we have evaluated the effects of re-vitrification on the development rate and expression of apoptotic and implantation genes. Methods : Female NMRI mice, ages six-eight weeks were super-ovulated with 7.5 IU PMSG and 7.5 IU hCG. Females were mated with males from the same strain and inspected for the presence of vaginal plugs the following morning. Females with the presence of vaginal plugs were considered to be pregnant and killed 62 h post hCG injection. Eight-cell embryos were flushed from their oviducts and subsequently divided into three experimental groups: fresh, vitrified-warmed 8-cell embryos, and re-vitrifiedwarmed blastocyst embryos. RNA was extracted and we used real-time PCR to evaluate expressions of Bax, Bcl-2, and ErbB4. Data was analyzed by the chi-square and ANOVA tests. Results : A significant difference existed in blastocyst formation rate, degeneration rate, and expressions of Bax, Bcl-2, and ErbB4 in re-vitrified embryos compared to fresh embryos. Conclusion: The vitrification and warming process did not affect the developmental rate and expressions of Bax, Bcl-2, and ErbB4 in the eight-cell stage embryos. However, we observed a change in development rate and expression rates of Bax, Bcl-2, and ErbB4 after re-vitrification in the early blastocyst stage.
Wages, Rents, Unemployment, and the Quality of Life: A Consistent Theory‐Based Measure

Combining a spatial equilibrium model with a matching unemployment model, this paper analyzes the regional quality of life when wages, rents, and unemployment risk compensate for local amenities and disamenities. In particular, the paper shows for quasi-linear utility that the effects of any amenity on wages and unemployment rates are of opposite sign. Additionally, the wage rate and the labor market tightness increase and the unemployment ratio decreases in reaction to an increase in the level of an amenity if the amenity is marginally more beneficial to producers than to consumers per unit of land. Based on the model, quality of life of average mobile workers in West German counties is estimated.
Genetic dissection of G protein-coupled signal reduction

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Managerial leadership development in the public sector : key considerations

This article argues for the implementation of leadership development programmes in public organisations to promote the effectiveness of managerial leadership capacity building. The article focuses on the dual role of leaders and managers, the importance and challenges of leadership development, leaders and the learning organisation, key areas for effective leadership development to improve organisational effectiveness, and finally presents evaluation models of leadership development programmes. The article argues for leadership development to be considered a key component in leadership capacity building effectiveness. A case is made that the development of leadership capacity within an organisation is pivotal to enable the public sector organisations to meet their objectives.
The Kadec-Pełczyński theorem in Lp, 1 ≤ p < 2

By a classical result of Kadec and Pelczynski (1962), every nor- malized weakly null sequence in Lp, p > 2, contains a subsequence equivalent to the unit vector basis of l2 or to the unit vector basis of lp. In this paper we investigate the case 1 ≤ p < 2 and show that a necessary and sufficient condition for the first alternative in the Kadec-Pelczynski theorem is that the limit random measure μ of the sequence satisfies ∫R x2 dμ(x) ∈ Lp/2. © 2015 American Mathematical Society.
Fuzzy-Swarm Controller for Speed-Governor of Synchronous Generator

The main objective of this work is to propose an intelligent controller to enhance the performance of hydraulic turbine speed-governor of a Synchronous Generator (SG) during different loading conditions. The proposed mathematical model of the SG is connected to different loads in two ways. First, each load is connected individually and second, the SG loads change during the operation to ensure the robustness of controller for wide load variations. Two types of controllers are used. The first controller is the ProportionalIntegral (PI) based on Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) technique to obtain optimal gains. The second controller is Fuzzy PD+I with gains and Membership Functions (MFs) tuned by PSO technique. The results show the improvement of PI-PSO performance on conventional PI controller; also show the improvement in the performance of Fuzzy PD+I using PSO technique on PI-PSO.
Drivers and barriers of reverse logistics practices: A study of large grocery retailers in South Africa

Background: Reverse logistics (RL) practices have previously been viewed as a cost drain, but have received greater attention from practitioners because of increasing competition and dwindling margins. Purpose: The purpose of this generic qualitative study was to uncover the main internal and external drivers and barriers of RL within major South African grocery retailers. Method: Eleven face-to-face, semi-structured interviews and one telephonic interview were conducted with participants from four large grocery retailers. Findings: Optimising profitability and cost reduction goals are the identified internal drivers, whereas the main external driver was to reduce the organisations’ environmental impact. A lack of information systems – such as enterprise resource planning systems or warehouse management system software – and infrastructure were revealed as the main internal barriers for organisations’ RL practices, whereas supplier non-compliance and transportation inefficiencies were the main external barriers exposed. Managerial implications: In order to optimise the efficiency of the reverse flow, managers are recommended to devote more capital to RL infrastructure, develop policies to manage supplier behaviour, focus on RL as a revenue generating stream as well as implement information systems to manage the entire reverse flow. Conclusion: All participating grocery retailers follow similar RL processes. Growth in RL practices as well as infrastructure to perform those practices is a future priority for all the reviewed grocery retailers. RL is no longer only a key cost driver, but also provides organisations with many additional opportunities.
Bernstein's inequalities for general Markov chains

We establish Bernstein's inequalities for functions of general (general-state-space and possibly non-reversible) Markov chains. These inequalities achieve sharp variance proxies and encompass the classical Bernstein inequality for independent random variables as special cases. The key analysis lies in bounding the operator norm of a perturbed Markov transition kernel by the exponential of sum of two convex functions. One coincides with what delivers the classical Bernstein inequality, and the other reflects the influence of the Markov dependence. A convex analysis on these two functions then derives our Bernstein inequalities. As applications, we apply our Bernstein inequalities to the Markov chain Monte Carlo integral estimation problem and the robust mean estimation problem with Markov-dependent samples, and achieve tight deviation bounds that previous inequalities can not.
A threshold decision of the object image by using the smart tag

We proposed a novel method for object recognition using the Smart tag system in the previous research. We identified the object easily, but could not assure the object pose, because the threshold problem was not solved. So we propose a new method to solve this threshold problem. This method uses a smart tag to decide the threshold by recording color information of the image when the object feature is extracted. This method records the original of the object color information at the smart tag first. And then it records the object image information, the circumstance image information and the sensors information continuously when the object feature is extracted through the experiments. Finally, it estimates the current threshold by recorded information. This method can be applied the threshold to each objects. And it can solve the difficult threshold decision problem easily. To approve the possibility of our method, we implemented our approach by using easy and simple techniques as possible.
ACE gene polymorphism and antihypertensive efficacy of losartan in patients with primary hypertension

Background The insertion/deletion (I/D) ACE gene polymorphism seems the most widely studied sequence variant of human genome. Although evidence implicates the linkage of ACE locus and the risk for arterial hypertension, there are confounding data regarding association of ACE gene polymorphism with blood pressure (BP) response to antihypertensive therapy in patients with essential hypertension. Therefore the aim of our study was to evaluate the association between I/D ACE polymorphism and antihypertensive efficacy of an angiotensin II receptor blocker — losartan. Material and methods Fifty patients (mean age 47 ± 8 years) with essential hypertension (stage I–II , ESH/ESC, 2007) were included into the study. The patients were treated with losartan starting from dose of 50 mg once daily. The dose could be increased up to 100 mg once daily if there was no normalization of blood pressure after 4 weeks of treatment. The ambulatory BP measurements (ABPM), clinic BP measurements as well as evaluation of plasma renin activity and serum angiotensin II concentration measurements were performed before and after 8 weeks of treatment. The ACE genotypes were identified by PCR method. Results The frequency distribution of ACE genotypes were as follows: 20% II homozygotes, 50% ID heterozygotes and 30% DD homozygotes. There were no significant differences in clinic characteristics and baseline BP levels among II, ID or DD patients. After 8 weeks of treatment significant decrease of BP levels both in clinic measurements and ABPM was noted regardless of ACE genotype. Losartan dose was titrated in 7 patients with II genotype (70%), 12 patients with ID genotype (48%) and in 4 patients with DD genotype (27%). Patients with DD genotype were characterized by lower systolic and diastolic BP levels after 8 weeks of treatment as compared with carriers of the I allele (ID or II). Conclusions Our results suggest the association between I/D ACE gene polymorphism and the hypotensive effect of losartan. key words: pharmacogenetics, arterial hypertension, losartan, ACE polymorphism Arterial Hypertension 2007, vol. 11, no 6, pages 498–504.
Ethnographic events in Vojvodina as part of tourist offer

The territory of Autonomous Province of Vojvodina as multiethnic area comprises about thirty different nations. In this society there is a great number of different kinds of traditions, folklore and customs. The rich multicultural and multiethnic tradition of this area enables the organization of different tourist events. Their base can be found in ethnographic wealth of the Vojvodina region. Ethnographic events are the sign of folk customs beliefs, rituals, and ancient forms of productive work (labour). Particularly important are: celebrations of successful harvest, folklore dances, ancient magical or religious rituals and economic - folklore events and festivals. As such, ethnographic events have important place in the tourist offer of Vojvodina.
The Portuguese news industry’s perspectives and roles on the making of active citizens: readers’ skills to comment on the news

This article investigates the news industry’s perceptions of letters to the editor and online comments in the context of the digital world and of the challenges journalists face. Using a sample of 11 semi-structured interviews with journalists and ombudsmen in Portugal, we analyse the news industry’s views on readers’ ability to comment on the news and on the industry’s possible contributions to creating critical and engaged publics. The interviewees express concern about harmful behaviours in online environments and point to differences in online and offline contexts of participation. The results, however, do not reveal a proactive attitude in the news industry as the news professionals focus on their daily work activities as a form of media education and argue that schools and the public, instead, should take the lead in these activities. To support their statements, the interviewees cite factors such as the possibilities of digital culture, the promotion of media education, the need to foster a reciprocal relation between learning and the existing forms of journalism newsroom culture.
Dynamic Spectrum Policies: Promises and Challenges

Recently, Federal Communications Commission ("FCC") Chairman Michael K. Powell indicated that the digital age, and the radical transformations that accompany it, have profoundly changed the way we use spectrum.1 The wide development of various devices now makes it possible for "an individual [to] use a piece of spectrum in [his] home, the airport, or a store that will let [him] communicate and access information over the Internet. "2 Not surprisingly, the individual is now being viewed as the prime user of the spectrum resource, and the merging of communications and computing has made this possible. The technologies that are being developed as part of this digital migration are rapidly changing the manner in which radios can operate. The era of devices operating in a single band for a single function is quickly disappearing. The age of wideband, flexible, and agile systems has dawned. These new capabilities have the potential to allow the spectrum resource to be accessed and used in ways and with an efficiency that is far beyond the current systems. Unfortunately, the current set of static spectrum policies does not allow system designers to tap into this potential. This article proposes the development of dynamic spectrum policies that will open new avenues for systems and applications to access the radio frequency ("RF") spectrum. The develop-
FISCAL COMPETITION , CONVERGENCE AND AGGLOMERATION Abstract

This paper analyzes the impact of fiscal competition through infrastructure in a New Economic Geography framework. It is shown that regional competition leads to convergence if the trade costs are high but induces divergence if trade cost have fallen below a certain value. Moreover, fiscal competition yields an overprovision if the trade costs are sizable while it leads to underprovision if the regions are highly integrated. Finally, a trade-off between regional convergence and efficiency arises since the efficient distribution of regional infrastructure requires full agglomeration for sufficiently low trade costs. JEL Code: F12, F15, H87, R12.
Application of Adaptive QAM Modulation and Diversity Scheme for 30 GHz Cellular Communications under the Impact of Rain Attention in Indonesia

In millimeter-wave wireless cellular systems like Local Multipoint Distribution Services (LMDS) rain attenuation is an essential factor of performance degradation. It can cause signal outages and poor quality of signal reception. To mitigate the problem, a combination of diversity and adaptive modulation is proposed. To investigate the impact of the use of these techniques, a simulation is performed for a 30 GHz cellular system to obtain SNR (signalto- noise ratio), diversity gain, modulation level and BER (bit error rate). Analysis of the implementation of the combined techniques is accomplished by taking into account such factors as length of links and the combining method Simulation results show that diversity can improve the overall system SNR. Diversity gain of up to 15 dB can be achieved on two 4-km converging links at 0.01% outage probability when maximal-ratio combining (MRC) is used. For systems with luxurious link design for which the clearsky SNR is more than 30 dB, as considered in this paper, diversity and adaptive modulation do not significantly contribute to improvement of achievable transmission rate and BER performance. However, for systems with lower values of clear-sky SNR, use of both techniques will be more worthwhil.
A numerical evaluation of the classification of portuguese red wine

Evaluating the accuracy of classification methods for rating wines based on their physical and chemical characteristics is an important part of the wine industry. An ability to accurately predict the quality of wine based on this information provides vast opportunity for applications in other areas of science. Recently, a method was proposed that utilises data mining techniques for the prediction of the quality of wines based solely on their physicochemical properties and compared these results with those classifications obtained by experienced assessors. In this paper we explore an analytical approach to evaluating the accuracy of these classification methods using new advances in the area of statistical modelling.