Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Setting the stage for innovation: towards a conceptual model of the HR-innovation link

The article shows that human resource management (HRM) and human resource development (HRD) activities play a potentially important role in facilitating innovation in organisations. Based on previous research, a conceptual model is presented that displays how an organisation's human resource (HR) function can facilitate innovation by securing and developing the HR supply chain to ensure the healthy and continuous flow of personnel and competence into, within, and out of the organisation (i.e., by securing the appropriate competences for the job and the organisation, by developing and retaining existing competences, and by transferring competences from employees who are leaving to those who remain in the organisation). This article argues that HR practitioners can set the stage for innovations by actively and strategically implementing HR activities that support the creation of an expansive learning environment in which both adaptive and developmental learning can occur.
Antidiabetics in combination with hydroxychloroquine improve antioxidant and hepatoprotective activities in alloxan-induced diabetic rats

Hyperglycemia exerts toxic effects on the pancreatic β-cells. This study investigated the hypothesis that the antidiabetic drugs glibenclamide and metformin, in combination with hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) offer additional protection for the pancreas against oxidative stress and produce hepatoprotective effect in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced in male Long-Evans rats by a single dose of alloxan (120 mg/kg; i.p.). Different groups of diabetic animals were treated with glibenclamide (10 mg/70 kg, i.p.), metformin (850 mg/70 kg, i.p.), HCQ (300 mg/70 kg, i.p.) and combination of both glibenclamide and metformin with HCQ, separately for a period of 28 days. Diabetic rats had significantly elevated levels of serum glutamate oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamate pyruvate transaminase (SGPT), while catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity were significantly reduced. Glibenclamide and metformin produced no significant effects on antioxidant enzymes but both showed significant (p<0.05) result in reducing SGOT and SGPT level in diabetic rats. In contrast, the combination of glibenclamide or metformin with HCQ showed better effect on up-regulation of CAT and SOD activity and down-regulation of SGOT and SGPT activity in comparison with the antidiabetic drug alone. These findings suggest that, HCQ potentiates the effect of glibenclamide and metformin to protect pancreas against oxidative stress and produce hepatoprotective effect in diabetic rats. Bangladesh Pharmaceutical Journal 18 (1): 72-77, 2015
Adaptive Management and Social Learning in Collaborative and Community-Based Monitoring: a Study of Five Community-Based Forestry Organizations in the western USA

Collaborative and community-based monitoring are becoming more frequent, yet few studies have examined the process and outcomes of these monitoring approaches. We studied 18 collaborative or community-based ecological assessment or monitoring projects undertaken by five community-based forestry organizations (CBFs), to investigate the objectives, process, and outcomes of collaborative ecological monitoring by CBF organizations. We found that collaborative monitoring can lead to shared ecological understanding among diverse participants, build trust internally and credibility externally, foster social learning and community-building, and advance adaptive management. The CBFs experienced challenges in recruiting and sustaining community participation in monitoring, building needed technical capacity for monitoring, and communicating monitoring results back to the broader community. Our results suggest that involving diverse and sometimes adversarial interests at key points in the monitoring process can help resolve conflicts and advance social learning, while also strengthening the link between social and ecological systems by improving the information base for management and increasing collective awareness of the interdependence of human and natural forest communities.
Micropatterns of chemisorbed cell adhesion-repellent films using oxygen plasma etching and elastomeric masks

Cellular micropatterning has become an important tool to precisely design cell-to-substrate attachment for cell biology studies, tissue engineering, cell-based biosensors, biological assays, and drug screens. This paper describes a new technique for micropatterning of cells that is based on the use of oxygen plasma as a patterning tool. The technique consists of (1) homogeneously grafting a glass substrate with a protein-repellent interpenetrating polymeric network (IPN) of poly(acrylamide) and poly(ethyleneglycol) [P(AAm-co-EG)] prepared with commercially available reagents and (2) selectively removing this coating using oxygen plasma. We use elastomeric stencils (i.e. self-sealing membranes with through-holes) and microchannels as removable masks for the selective oxygen plasma etch of the IPN areas that are not protected by the mask. The stencil or microchannels are peeled off to reveal cell-adhesive regions separated by the nonadhesive coating. Our method offers a convenient way of patterning a robust.
Stem cells as models in FASD research

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is a fairly new concept (earlier called fetal alcohol syndrome, FAS), cf. ICD-9 and ICD-10. From the first papers devoted to it from 1981 and two decades onward only a few papers appeared, but in the past 5 years or so the literature has exploded with more than 250 papers recorded in PubMed to date. The focus was initially (1981 to 2005) on characterizing clinically the complex birth defect phenotypes that are induced by alcohol consumption during pregnancy. During the past 10 years there were also many neuropsychological studies describing the various psychopathological traits associated with the syndrome. This type of research still dominates the most recent literature. A major problem is therefore that the pathogenesis of FASD is not sufficiently understood. It is necessary to address this by changing the focus towards explaining at the cellular level what happens when cells are exposed to alcohol. In the present issue of Journal of Pediatric Biochemistry, Krishnamoorthy and coworkers [1] propose to use human embryonal stem cell lines for this purpose, and expect in that way to find clues to the complex birth defects that are induced by alcohol consumption during pregnancy [1]. It has been reported that ethanol has adverse effects on regulators of cell cycle regulation and increases DNA damage. They now show that ethanol, at concentrations encountered in humans consuming alcohol, alters the transcription of some cell cycle genes as well as protein expression levels, which as a result increased the rate of DNA replication, proliferation and differentiation in the studied stem cell lines. While they underline that any deductions about correlation of their findings with the clinical pictures occuring in the syndrome are premature, upon seeing the list of genes they found to be affected, one wonders whether there might not be links between these effects and, for instance, cancer initiation and promotion later in life, which are known to be linked to adult alcohol intake, but it seems to be still unsettled whether cancer could also be among the corollaries to FASD [2]. On a mechanistic level, it is interesting that the gene regulation changes induced by ethanol in stem cells may be accompanied by DNA methylation changes [3], which could possibly result in lasting epigenetic regulation. This paper exemplifies an additional avenue towards understanding at the molecular level the processes that underly the FASD, and as more data emerge researchers will be rewarded by identifying key regulatory elements of these processes.
O ct 2 01 8 Thermal state with quadratic interaction

We consider the perturbative construction, proposed in [37], for a thermal state Ωβ,λV {f} for the theory of a real scalar Klein-Gordon field φ with interacting potential V {f}. Here f is a spacetime cut-off of the interaction V and λ is a perturbative parameter. We assume that V is quadratic in the field φ and we compute the adiabatic limit f → 1 of the state Ωβ,λV {f}. The limit is shown to exist, moreover, the perturbative series in λ sums up to the thermal state for the corresponding (free) theory with potential V . In addition, we exploit the same methods to address a similar computation for the non-equilibrium steady state (NESS) [59] recently constructed in [25].
The bidimensional decomposition of inequality: A nested Theil approach

In this paper we propose a nested inequality decomposition by income sources and population subgroups derived by the Theil index. We firstly motivate our preference for its associated decomposition by income sources with respect to the axiom-based proposal of Shorrocks (1982) and the Gini-based decomposition of Lerman and Yitzhaki (1985). Then we enhance the set of desirable proprieties able to sustain that choice with the additional requirement of subgroup decomposability. The nested decomposition of the Theil index allows the overall level of inequality to be function of only three types of factors: source-group income and population shares; source-group inequality. Finally, using LIS micro data on incomes, we apply it to the case of geographical disaggregation of inequality in Italy between 1989 and 2000.
Optimal diversification, bank value maximization and default probability

This study argues that the optimal level of diversification for the maximization of bank value is asymmetrical and depends on the business cycle. During times of expansion, systematic risks are relatively low; hence, the effect of raising systematic risks from portfolio diversification is slight. Consequently, the benefit of reducing individual risks dominates any loss from raising systematic risks, leading to a higher value for a bank by holding a diversified portfolio of assets. On the contrary, during times of recession, systematic risks are relatively high. It is more likely that the loss from raising systematic risks surpasses the benefit of reducing individual risks from portfolio diversification. Consequently, more diversification leads to lower bank values. Finally, some empirical evidence from the banks in Taiwan is provided.
Zero-shear stress relaxation and long time dynamics of a linear polyethylene melt: A test of Rouse theory

Results of united atom molecular dynamics simulations of a n-C120H242 melt at 450 K are presented. It is shown that the results of mean square displacement, dynamic structure factor, end-to-end vector autocorrelation, and shear relaxation modulus can consistently be described by the Rouse model with a single set of fit parameters, provided the length scales involved are larger than the statistical segment length b = 1.2 nm. On smaller length scales the stiffness of the chain becomes prominent, and the results deviate increasingly from the Rouse predictions. The shear relaxation modulus G(t) is determined from the stress autocorrelation function from both atomic and molecular points of view. The integrals G(t)dt are found to be identical after 1 ps and a Rouse description is shown to coincide for time scales larger than 0.4 ns. Compared to experimental values, the measured diffusion coefficient is overestimated by 63% and the viscosity is underestimated by 38%, consistent with molecular dynamics simulations of small molecules.
Focus on Selected Surgical Procedures in Prehospital Emergency Medicine

In less than 60 years, medical care for undifferentiated, unscheduled patients with serious illness or injury outside hospital has developed from the stage of kinomobil the first surgeon-stuffed ambulanceto the modern Pre-Hospital Emergency Medicine (PHEM) [1]. Today, the latter is considered as a subspecialty of anesthesia or emergency medicine, a crosspoint of several specialties that integrates knowledge and skills (technical or not) required to provide safe pre-hospital critical care and safe transfer [2].
Detecting DOS Attacks in Software Defined Networking and Cloud Computing

: Wireless networks are web that aren't attached by cables. The use of a cellular net enables enterprises to steer clear of the pricey strategy of introducing cables. The Software-Defined Networking (SDN) technology is combined with the traditional Cloud network to form Software Defined Clouds (SDC). SDC is steered to forge a good Cloud ecosystem by lengthening the virtualization perception to all resources. She centralized controller performs all control functions in a network, it requires strong security. Most important attacks in SDC is Denial-of-Service (DoS) and Distributed DoS (DDoS) attacks. The DoS attacks can be overcome by adding distributed Firewall with Intrusion Prevention System (IPS). The proposed system is for two DoS attacks, ICMP and SYN flooding attacks. The conveyed Firewall with IPS security distinguishes and keeps the DoS assault viably.
Decentralized stabilization of interconnected neutral delay large-scale systems

This paper is concerned with the decentralized stabilization problem for a class of interconnected neutral delay large-scale system. Based on the linear matrix inequality (LMI) design method, the problem we address is to design a decentralized state-feedback control law such that the interconnected neutral delay large-scale system can be stabilized. A simulation example is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the approach presented in this paper.
Prevalence and Factors Associated with Depressive Symptoms Among Post-Partum Mothers in Dhanusha District of Nepal

Post-partum depression is a common complication in women after childbirth. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and factors associated with depressive symptoms among post-partum mothers attending Gynecological/ Obstetric ward in Janaki Medical College and Teaching Hospital, Dhanusha, Nepal. This cross-sectional study was conducted among 330 post-partum mothers after delivery to 12 weeks using systematic random sampling. Mothers were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) was used to screen for depressive symptoms. Chi-square test analysis was used to determine the association of post-partum depressive symptoms with sociodemographic, obstetric and psychosocial factors. The prevalence of post-partum depressive symptoms among mothers was 15.2%. The factors significantly associated with post-natal depression were ethnicity, age at marriage, number of children, sex of the baby, planned or unplanned pregnancy, infant health problems, family history of depression, unhappy with in-laws, absence of husband during pregnancy, smoking habit of husband and drinking habit of the husband. About one-fifth of postpartum mothers have depressive symptoms. Obstetric and psychosocial factors were more associated with occurrence of
Dysschema sacrifica (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae): First Record on the Medicinal Plant Eremanthus erythropappus (Asteraceae) in Brazil

Summary Dysschema sacrifica (Hübner, 1831) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) was found feeding on Eremanthus erythropappus (DC.) MacLeish (Asteraceae) plants in Diamantina, Minas Gerais State, Brazil. Eggs, larvae and adults of this insect were collected on this host and sent for identification. This is the first record of D. sacrifica as a defoliator of this plant.
WQO AND BQO THEORY IN SUBSYSTEMS OF SECOND ORDER ARITHMETIC

We consider the reverse mathematics of wqo and bqo theory. We survey the literature on the subject, which deals mainly with the more advanced results about wqos and bqos, and prove some new results about the elementary properties of these combinatorial structures. We state several open problems about the axiomatic strength of both elementary and advanced results. A quasi-ordering (i.e. a reflexive and transitive binary relation) is a wqo (well quasi-ordering) if it contains no infinite descending chains and no infinite sets of pairwise incomparable elements. This concept is very natural, and has been introduced several times, as documented in (19). The usual working definition of wqo is obtained from the one given above with an application of Ramsey's theorem: a quasi-orderingon the set Q is wqo if for every sequence {xn | n ∈ N} of elements of Q there exist m<n such that xmxn. The notion of bqo (better quasi-ordering) is a strengthening of wqo which was introduced by Nash-Williams in the 1960's in a sequence of papers culminating in (30) and (31). This notion has proved to be very useful in showing that specific quasi- orderings are indeed wqo. Moreover the property of being bqo is preserved by a much wider class of operations than those that preserve the property of being wqo, the general pattern being that when wqos are closed under a finitary operation, bqos are closed under its infinitary generalization (see e.g. Higman's and Nash-Williams' theorems in Section 2). (28) is a survey of wqo and bqo theory, while (38) (see (6) for a simplification in that approach) and (32) are alternative introductions to bqo theory. We postpone the precise (and rather technical) definition of bqo to Section 1. Wqo and bqo theory represents an area of combinatorics which has always interested logicians. From the viewpoint of reverse mathematics ((42) is the basic reference on the subject) one of the reasons for this interest stems from the fact that these theories appear to use axioms that are within the realm of second order arithmetic, yet are much stronger than those necessary to develop other areas of ordinary mathematics (as defined in the introduction of (42)).
PRELIMINARY EVIDENCE FROM MONITORING ACTIVITIES BY PENSION FUNDS AND INVESTMENT MANAGERS AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS SHAREHOLDER ACTIVISM BY PENSION FUNDS

There is widespread support for the proposition that pension funds can, should and do play an important role in monitoring management in the companies in which they invest. This article examines whether Irish occupational pension funds and investment managers use voting, engagement and intervention as monitoring strategies in relation to investee companies. Furthermore, the article examines whether there are significant differences in attitudes between the two groups across key themes relating to shareholder activism by occupational pension funds in order to identify whether potential agency problems may exist in relation to delegation and representation. The results of the research suggest low levels of monitoring by Irish occupational pension funds compared to investment managers which could be explained by delegation. Furthermore significant differences in perceptions were identified in relation to the perceived importance of “Anti-takeover measures”, “Improving information flow to shareholders” and “Remuneration” to pension funds, when compared against the rankings for the impact of pension funds to each of these particular areas.
Helgason's Support Theorem and Spherical Radon Transforms

We prove a new support theorem for the spherical Radon trans- form on manifolds using microlocal analysis, and we discuss the classical ver- sion of this theorem which was proved by Sigurdur Helgason for the spherical transform in R n . We use these theorems and their proofs to find similarities and dierences between the classical and microlocal worlds, and we provide exercises and open problems.
The imitation faculty in monkeys: evaluating its features, distribution and evolution

Despite more than 100 years of research, there is no agreement among experts as to whether or not monkeys can imitate. Part of the problem is that there is little agreement as to what constitutes an example of ‘imitation. ’ Nevertheless, recent research provides compelling evidence for both continuities and discontinuities in the psychological faculty that mediates imitation performance in monkeys and apes, including humans. For instance, a number of studies have shown that monkeys are capable of copying familiar responses but not novel responses that require the use of a tool, for example. And, while these studies have been interpreted to mean that monkeys cannot engage in ‘imitation learning’ or novel imitation, research employing a cognitive imitation paradigm where rhesus monkeys had to copy novel serial rules pertaining to the order of pictures, independently of copying specifi c motor responses has provided convincing evidence of novel imitation in monkeys. Rather than suggesting that monkeys are poor imitators, these results suggest that monkeys can learn novel cognitive rules but not novel motor rules, possibly because such skills require derived neural specializations mediating the planning and coordination of fi ne and gross motor movements. If true, such evidence represents an important discontinuity between the imitation skills of monkeys and apes with signifi cant implications for human cognitive evolution.
Cultural Heritage Online : Information Access across Heterogeneous Cultural Heritage in Japan

This paper discusses the metadata schema for Japan’s Cultural Heritage Online project. The purpose of the project is to set up a portal site providing seamless access to heterogeneous digitized cultural heritage objects across a wide variety of digital collections prepared by archives, museums, national, regional and local cultural heritage centres, and other related organizations in Japan for both Japanese and international users. It covers both tangible objects such as paintings, buildings and other artefacts, and intangible objects including theatre performances and dance, as well as art that creates artefacts. The key issues in system design are mechanisms for continuous search-and-navigation through a combination of contentand structure-based retrieval. Metadata and community-oriented ontology are the main components on the structure-based side, together with an associative search engine on the content-based side. In conclusion, problems and future directions in design of structure and search functionality are discussed.
Modeling and Simulation of Five-level Five-phase Voltage Source Inverter for Photovoltaic Systems

This paper presents a space vector pulse width modulation (SVPWM) control for a five-level five-phase cascaded H-bridge multilevel inverter (CHMLI) for photovoltaic (PV) systems. The maximum power point tracking (MPPT) is solved by fuzzy logic controller (FLC) and it is capable of extracting maximum power from PV array connected to each DC link voltage level. The fuzzy MPPT is integrated with the inverter so that a DC-DC converter is not needed and the output shows accurate and fast response. This is done to achieve high dynamic performance with low total harmonic distortion (THD). The simulation results are compared with sinusoidal pulse width modulation (SPWM) controlled CHMLI and diode clamped multilevel inverter (DCMLI) in terms of THD. The results prove the viability and verify the effectiveness and accuracy of the proposed system. Streszczenie. W artykule zaprezentowano pieciopoziomowy, pieciofazowy kaskadowy przeksztaltnik CHMLI z modulacja szerokości impulsu SVPPWM przystosowany do pracy w ukladach fotowoltaicznych. Do śledzenia maksimum mocy zastosowano sterownik fuzzy logic FLC. Otrzymano dobre wlaściwości dynamiczne i maly poziom znieksztalcen. (Modelowanie i symulacja pieciopoziomowego, pieciofazowego przeksztaltnika w zastosowaniu do ukladow fotowoltaicznych)