Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Regional Free Trade Agreements of Bosnia and Herzegovina: Analysis and Policy Recommendations

This paper provides an in-depth analysis of the free trade agreements between Bosnia and Herzegovina and its regional partners of the SEE Stability Pact process. It identifies the key determinants of BiH's imports and exports in the gravity model framework and describes the trade barriers that were identified during interviews with BiH companies and other stakeholders. The concluding section contains specific recommendations for general and trade-specific policies that could help in better realising the BiH trade potential, in relations with its CEFTA 2006 partners but also the EU an other countries.
Knowledge networks and universities: Locational and organisational aspects of knowledge transfer interactions

The aim of this paper is to explore the inter-organisational knowledge networks that universities in the UK engage in through their knowledge transfer activities. In particular, it analyses the extent to which organisational and locational factors are associated with the nature of these networks. Based on a UK-wide survey of universities, it is shown that the nature and formation of inter-organisational knowledge networks is related principally to the organisational characteristics of network actors, and secondarily to their spatial location. The characteristics of a network actor, in this case a university, are likely to influence the type, diversity and location of other actors with which it networks. Nevertheless, spatial location is an important secondary factor influencing network formation, especially the geographic reach of a university's network. It is further found that the value generated by universities from their knowledge networks is associated with the type of organisations within which they interact as well as their spatial location. It is concluded that such networks impact both regional innovation capability and regional competitiveness. The results have implications for policymakers, especially in terms of the spatial scale at which the demand and supply for university knowledge can be best mediated.
Registering Nursing Interventions in Electronic Environments in Accordance with Nursing Process: an Example from Turkey

Background: As being a professional occupation, development of nursing is affected by technological advancements in other fields. Aim of nursing is offering a safe, efficient and quality care. In general, lots of data, both quantitive and qualitative, is registered by nurses to the system of health records. Also usage of care plans adapted to computer environment has the benefits like eased risk management and analysis, standardization of given care, establishment of the communication between multi-discipliner care members, eased reading of documents. Aim: To determine the characteristics of electronic records to be able to employ nursing process successfully, a computer software which takes into account and reflects both the thinking process and condition of working places needs to be developed. Results: While computer and care plan usage have many positive ways, generally in Turkey it’s observed that usage of both are not at a desired level in nursing services. The computer software which is used to improve patient care quality must have qualities like being systematic, permanent, enabling diagnosises to be analyzed via discussions and to be systematically assessed, and giving guidance to nursing applications.
EVALUATION OF AGENTS THAT CAN MODIFY THE RADIATION RESPONSE

s directly related to the thesis: I. B. Daroczi, M.F. McAleer, G. Kari, U. Rodeck, A.P. Dicker. In vivo evaluation of radioprotection by the fullerene CD60-DF1 using a zebrafish model. AACR-EORTCNCI Meeting, Philadelphia, PA, 2005
Improving IR cloud phase determination with 20 microns spectral observations

Adding 20 μm spectral observations to observations in the 8–12 μm region can significantly improve infrared cloud phase determination from both space and the surface. We demonstrate this with 7–20 μm radiance spectra of Arctic stratus clouds measured by a ship‐based FTIR spectrometer during the SHEBA experiment. Our results are compared with phase classifications obtained from lidar, microwave radiometer, and radar data.
Physiology of Seasonal Breeding: A Review

The different mammalian species show a wide diversity in methods of breeding. Some of them limit their reproductive activity to certain period of the year while some breed throughout the year. This is to avoid the unfavorable environmental conditions including the non-availability of feed, water, housing etc. However, the difference in breeding strategies lies in the central regulatory system the supra chiasmatic nucleus. It controls the circadian rhythm and the nocturnal drive of melatonin. There by the GnRH/LH are under the negative feedback influence of the oestrogen. Change in daylight period is the primary factors those onsets the breeding season. In addition to it, change in oestrogen concentration, neuropeptides, Kisspeptin, GnIH, Thyroid glands and many other environmental factors like availability of food, water, housing, space and climate also influence the onset of breeding.
Structure of synthetic monoclinic Na-rich birnessite and hexagonal birnessite: II. Results from chemical studies and EXAFS spectroscopy

Abstract Solution chemical techniques were used to study the conversion of synthetic Na-rich buserite (NaBu) to hexagonal (H+-exchanged) birnessite (HBi) at low pH. The low-pH reaction is broadly characterized by the exchange of structural Na+ with solution H+ and the partial loss of Mn2+ to the aqueous phase. The desorption of Na+ in two temporally distinct steps indicates the existence of two types of binding sites for this cation. Mn2+ appears to originate from a partial disproportionation of Mn31 in the NaBu layers, according to the sequence Mn3+layer + Mn3+layer → Mn4+layer + Mn2+layer → Mn4+layer + Vacancy + Mn2+aq. EXAFS measurements on Na-rich birnessite (NaBi) show that this mineral is primarily a layered structure formed by edge-sharing MnO6 octahedra, with no evidence for triplecorner (TC) sharing Mn. HBi is significantly different with strong evidence for TC-sharing Mn and therefore layer vacancies. The relative numbers of edge (E)-sharing and TC-sharing neighbors determined from EXAFS measurements on HBi is consistent with SAED results (Drits et al. 1997), which suggest that the layer vacancies are restricted to every third row of Mn cations, with 50% of the Mn sites along these rows vacant. The density of vacancies in the entire layer is therefore one in six of layer Mn sites. Polarized EXAFS measurements on orientated films of NaBi and HBi confirm the absence of TC-sharing Mn in NaBi and indicate that Mn adsorbed at layer vacancy sites in HBi at pH 4 is dominantly Mn3+. The intensity of the TC-sharing contribution to the Mn EXAFS spectra of HBi samples increases with increasing pH from pH 2 to 5, and supports a mechanism of formation involving both the direct migration of layer Mn3+ to interlayer TC-sharing positions and re-adsorption of Mn2+ from solution onto layer vacancy sites. The migration of Mn31 cations into the interlayer releases the steric strain associated with the Jahn-Teller distortion of these octahedra. This model of the NaBu-to-HBi conversion explains the transformation from orthogonal to hexagonal layer symmetry, respectively, as reported by Drits et al. (1997). Analysis of the Zn EXAFS spectrum of Zn21-exchanged birnessite shows that Zn2+ also occupies TC-sharing positions at layer vacancy sites. The results of this study strongly suggest that lattice cation vacancies are of critical importance in adsorption and electron transfer processes occurring at the surface of this mineral.
Anodization growth of self-organized ZrO2 nanotubes on zircaloy-4. Evaluation of the photocatalytic activity

ZrO2nanotube arrays were prepared through anodic oxidation in glycerol organic electrolyte containing ammonium fluoride. The morphology of these nanotube arrays can be controlled by changing the preparation parameters such as applied voltage, fluoride ion concentration and time of anodization. While the oxidation voltage is the main factor that controls the diameter of nanotubes, the length of nanotubes is mainly depending on the oxidation time, and the crystal type is closely related to the annealing temperature. We also studied their photocatalytic performance. The photocatalytic activity of samples was calculated by the degradation of a model dye, under halogen light illumination.
ELASTIC LIPOSOME MEDIATED TRANSDERMAL DELIVERY OF AN ANTI-HYPERTENSIVE AGENT: NIFEDIPINE

In the present investigation elastic liposomes of nifedipine were prepared for transdermal delivery. Elastic liposomes bearing nifedipine were prepared by rotary evaporation method and characterized for various parameters including vesicles shape, size and size distribution, entrapment efficiency, number of vesicles, and stability. Then entrapment efficiency of different compositions of elastic liposomal formulations was carried out, through which one formulation was selected for the further parameters. Higher entrapment efficiency was found in transferosomal formulaton which was more than liposomal formulation. Also similar trend was observed in number of vesicles present in elastic liposomal formulation were also more than liposomal formulation. The in vitro drug release study was carried out in modified Diffusion cell using Dialysis membrane. The release rate of nifedipine from elastic liposomes was significantly lower than liposomes. Ex-vivo study conducted on male albino rats (Sprague Dawley) was also taken as a measure of performance of elastic liposomal and liposomal solution. Skin study showed that elastic liposomal formulation provides higher skin permeation as compared to liposomal solution of nifedipine. (elastic liposome 76.41±0.9, liposome 71.44±0.9) Stability studies showed that there was no change in consistency of elastic liposomal formulation and also drug crystals were not appeared. Hence, the present study reveals that elastic liposomal formulation of nifedipine possesses greater potential to enhance skin permeation, prolong drug release, and improve the site-specificity of nifedipine. Keyword’s- nifedipine. elastic liposomes, Transdermal delivery, stability
Solid-State Amplifier Development at FREIA

The FREIA laboratory is a Facility for REsearch Instrumentation and Accelerator development at Uppsala University, Sweden, constructed recently to test and develop superconducting accelerating cavities and their high power RF sources. FREIA’s activity target initially the European Spallation Source (ESS) requirements for testing spoke cavities and RF power stations, typically 400 kW per cavity. Different power stations will be installed at the FREIA laboratory. The first one is based on vacuum tubes and the second on a combination of solid state modules. In this context, we investigate different related aspects, such as power generation and power combination. For the characterization of solid-state amplifier modules in pulsed mode, at ESS specifications, we implemented a Hot S-parameters measurement set-up, allowing in addition the measurement of different parameters, such as gain and efficiency. We developed also a new solid-state amplifier module at 352 MHz, using commercially available LDMOS transistors. Preliminary results show a drain efficiency of 71% at 1300 W pulsed output power.
Effect of dietary high-oleic acid and conventional sunflower seeds and their refined oils on fatty acid composition of adipose tissue and meat in broiler chickens

The influence of different dietary fat source on performance, tissue fatty acid composition (abdominal fat, thigh and breast muscles) and abdominal fat melting point was evaluated in femaJe broiler chickens. Birds were red diets containing 80 g/kg of added fat by the inclusion ofhigh-oJeic acid sunflower secd (HOASS) and conventionaJ sunflower seed (CSS), their respective refined oiJs (HOASO and CSO) and lard during three weeks (from 2\ to 42 d of agc). Feed efficiency was significantly impaired by the inclusion ofHOASS and CSS in diet when compared with HOASO, CSO and lard. The levcls of the majar fatty acids (palmitic, oleic and linoleic) in cach animal tissue reflectcd the fatty acid profilc of the dietary fat (r2 >0.83). The linear regression analysis between fatty acid content ami mclting point of abdominal fat gave the highest coefficient of determination for thc saturated fatty acid contcnt (r2=0.80). It is concluded that the seeds ofhigh-oleic acid and conventional varieties orsunflower might be used in poultry feeding in arder to increase, rcspectively, monounsaturated and polyunsaturatcd fatty acid contents in both abdominal adipose tissue and intramuscular fato The feeding ofboth types of seeds had similar effects to their respective refined oils on the unsaturated to saturatcd rally acid ratio ofthe chicken tissues and on the melting point of abdominal fato NevcrtheJess, thcy showed a ncgative influence on fat firmness when compared with the dietary inclusion of lard.
10.5937/mmeb1402013k = New fresh concrete chemical admixture for tunnel lining design in the extreme winter conditions

A new type of calcium-nitrate and urea-based chemical admixture is proposed, in order to maintain the compressive strength of fresh concrete exposed to very low temperatures (below to - 250C), including a sudden transition to positive temperatures at an early age. The applied admixture has no negative effect on compressive strength of specimens cured in water at 200C. When it is cured under three different frost regimes, concrete specimens with admixture show over three times higher compressive strength, in comparison to specimens without admixture. The implications of such improved concrete composition are discussed in reference to the tunnel lining design.
Production, uses and cultivars of common buckwheat in Japan: An overview

Common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) has attracted much attention due to its high nutritional value and medicinal properties. The crop has a long history of cultivation in Japan, and today, it is used mostly for manufacturing soba noodles which are quite popular in Japanese cuisine. Cultivation of common buckwheat in the country decreased gradually until the 1970’s, but has started to increase again in recent years. In this paper, we provide an overview of common buckwheat production in Japan with emphasis on the agronomic characteristics of representative Japanese cultivars and landraces.
El clima familiar como factor determinante en la conformación de la empresa familiar

En la actualidad la empresa familiar se enfrenta a la necesidad de optimizar su funcionamiento y alcanzar su maxima eficiencia organizativa. Los recursos con los que cuenta la empresa para llevar a cabo este cometido, siempre complejo por definicion, son susceptibles de convertirse en una oportunidad en las empresas familiares. En este sentido, los recursos familiares, tales como el grado de cohesion interno y el compromiso tienen su traduccion en el clima familiar. Este documento examina la relacion entre los factores que definen el clima familiar y las senas de identidad por el que las empresas familiares se reconocen asi mismas y por demas. Por ultimo este trabajo pretende profundizar en los aspectos sociologicos que dan significado al particular mundo de la empresa familiar, donde el entramado emocional condiciona y determina los resultados esperados, siempre en el intento de abrir nuevas lineas de debate sobre el condicionamiento de ciertos factores socioemocionales sobre los meramente estructurales u organizativas.
A Study on the Cognitive Structure of the Historical European Quarter in Cairo

In this cognitive study, the incorporation of digitized map-overlay clarifies the chronology of urban change for the European Quarter in Cairo. Layers of shape files with attributed data were generated for the quarter’s detailed ‘Insurance Plan’ in 1905, and overlaid by similar surveys in 2003. The urban tissue in 1905 superimposed a network of boulevards to link major open spaces, as well as integrating with Old Cairo through transitional spaces. Meanwhile, the node of ‘Ezbekieh Plaza’ filtered the function of buildings in correlation with the urban tissue, thus defined as the composer of the quarter. When overlaying the urban information in 2003, the squat or retreat of micro spaces had weakened the network of boulevards. This together with the lack of enforcing the function of buildings and open spaces had facilitated the dissolution of node structure in present Cairo. The neglect of the core ‘Ezbekieh Plaza’ is obvious to affect the assemblage of historical urban structure in Cairo.
A New Method of Constructing a Weighted PPI Network

In order to filter out the PPI (protein-protein interaction) data noise and improve the accuracy of protein complexes prediction, this paper proposed a method to integrate biological information and topology information as the weight of the PPI network. There are also some traditional methods to deal with the data noise by topology information of biological information, but fewer of them integrate those two aspect. In this paper, we introduced a method to extract the feature vectors for protein couples or the interactions instead of single proteins based on both topology and biology information, then the cosine theory is used to measure the weight of PPI network. At last, it used four classical predicting protein complexes algorithms to detect protein complexes from different weighted PPI network. The result shows that our method performs better both on filtering out data noise and predicting protein complexes.
Behaviour of a cloud of bubbles filled with vapour and a small amount of noncondensable gas (A theoretical and numerical study)

La cavitation d'un nuage spherique de bulles, remplies de vapeur et de gaz incondensable, a ete etudiee. Des equations moyennees de mouvements a l'interieur du nuage sont developpees. En appliquant une perturbation de pression exterieure, la pression locale et le rayon d'une bulle a l'interieur du nuage sont calculees. Deux frequences, correspondant au comportement global d'un nuage et d'une bulle isolee, en resultent. Le comportement thermique passe de l'isothermique a l'adiabatique, en fonction de la quantite de gaz.
A New Customer Satisfaction Management Model (Methodology and Practice)

Our paper summarizes several years’ research experience in the field of customer satisfaction management. The key statement in our paper is that there is a need for further developing the classical customer orientation theory and the corporate practice based upon it. Moreover, there is a need for consequent realization of complex customer management strategy according to satisfaction-oriented approach. This paper takes an exploratory look at the methods of measuring customer-orientation and customer satisfaction as well as customer value to improve customer relationship and increase customer loyalty. Our customer satisfaction management model is developed based upon research findings of customer satisfaction measurement in different industries. This complex model with process orientation is unique in the literature.
Signal propagation in aquaculture environment for wireless sensor network applications

This paper presents results of signal propagation studies for wireless sensor network planning in aquaculture environment for water quality and changes in water characteristics monitoring. Some water pollutants can cause widespread damage to marine life within a very short time period and thus wireless sensor network reliability is more critical than in crop farming. This paper shows that network coverage models and assumptions over land do not readily apply in tropical aquaculture environment where high temperatures are experienced during the day. More speci¯cally, due to high humidity caused by evaporation, network coverage at 15 cm antenna height is better than at 5m antenna heights due to the presence of a super-refraction (ducting) layer. For a 69m link, the di®erence between the signal strength measured over several days is more than 7dBm except under anomaly conditions. In this environment, the two-ray model has been found to provide high accuracy for signal propagation over water where there are no objects in close proximity to the propagation path. However, with vegetation in close proximity, accurate signal variation predication must consider contributions from scattered and diffused components, taking into account frequency selective fading characteristics to represent the temporal and spatial signal variations.
A Comparison of Biomarker and Fingerprint-Based Classifiers of Disease

Early detection of a disease is very important since it greatly improves the individual’s chance of responding well to treatment. For example, the 5-year survival rate from prostate cancer is nearly 100% if it is detected early [http://www.toacorn. com/news/2005/1027/ Health_and_Wellness/077.html]. Similarly, the 5-year survival rate for ovarian cancer is 95% if caught early, but since 75% of the cases are first observed in the later stages of the disease, the overall 5-year survival rate is less than 50% [http://www.information-aboutovarian-cancer.com/]. It would be nice if there was a single test to determine if an individual had cancer somewhere in their body, but unfortunately such a test does not exist. While all cancers have many factors in common, tissue differences and the body’s response to different cancers make the test for ovarian cancer (CA125) very different from the test for prostate cancer (PSA). The lack of sufficient sensitivity and specificity has recently resulted in the recommendation that PSA no longer be used as a potential marker of prostate cancer [http://www.uspreventiveservicestaskforce. org/uspstf/uspsprca.htm].
A Distributed Control Architecture for Autonomous Operation of a Hybrid AC/DC Microgrid System

Hybrid AC/DC microgrids facilitate the procedure of DC power connection into the conventional AC power system by developing the distributed generations (DGs) technologies. The conversion processes between AC and DC electrical powers are more convenient by hybrid systems. In this paper, an energy management system (EMS) for a hybrid microgrid network is proposed due to the optimal utilization of renewable energy resources. EMS is designed based on two separate control parts, including proportional resonance (PR) and proportional integral (PI) controllers for managing the performance of two distribution generator (DG) and photo-voltaic (PV) sources. The novelty of implemented control scheme is the accurate prediction and recognition of load demand range with considering the DC bus voltage for coordinating the local sources. The advantage of this method is the proper control of both stable and transient states in power-sharing moments. The simulation results verify that the system outputs satisfy the load and power network requirements. Review History: Received: 31 December 2016 Revised: 9 August 2017 Accepted: 23 August 2017 Available Online: 1 October 2017