Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Opportunities and Challenges in Marketing of Organic Food Products in Uttarkhand

Rising population, economic growth and awareness regarding environmental sustainability is making the consumers as well as companies to look for alternative products. In this regard, organic food product is one of the source to reduce environmental degradation as well as lead to increased employment opportunities. This paper examines the challenges and opportunities of marketing organic food products in Dehradun city and nearby areas. Additionally it identifies the demand-supply gap and the economic viability of using organic products. Descriptive study is done on the information obtained from retailers/suppliers to study the disparities in the prices of organic food products and the reasons behind them. The study considered organic farming to be a feasible production system towards sustainable development and recommends development of an organic farming policy in Uttarakhand through wide consultation with all stakeholders. Further scope may include recyclable (environment friendly) packaging, other sustainable products such as e-vehicle for logistics and all.
Wound Healing--Aiming for Perfect Skin Regeneration

The healing of an adult skin wound is a complex process requiring the collaborative efforts of many different tissues and cell lineages. The behavior of each of the contributing cell types during the phases of proliferation, migration, matrix synthesis, and contraction, as well as the growth factor and matrix signals present at a wound site, are now roughly understood. Details of how these signals control wound cell activities are beginning to emerge, and studies of healing in embryos have begun to show how the normal adult repair process might be readjusted to make it less like patching up and more like regeneration.
Is India Ready For Digital Content Marketing Advertisement: A Study Of Consumers In National Capital Region Of India

In a country where the trailer of a movie? s sequel can receive more than 65 million views in 24 hours, a digital content marketing advertisement is not able to receive even 1/6th of the views in 3 months of its launch. This raises a big question, as a country, Are our consumers viewing digital content marketing advertisements? Are the efforts and investments of companies in such advertisement generating desired results? Have these companies been able to increase their sales through these advertisements? Or the investments made in this effort are not very productive? This study attempts to find answers to all these questions raised with respect to the growing investments by organizations in digital content marketing yet seemingly poor awareness and conversion of customers. An empirical study is conducted on a sample of 178 respondents wherein they were shown ten digital content marketing advertisements and were asked questions on familiarity, perception, keenness, sensibility, recognition and realization of digital content marketing. The present study summarizes the results found and discussions thereof in the context of Indian customer.
The genes for secretion and maturation of lactococcins are located on the chromosome of Lactococcus lactis IL1403

Southern hybridization and PCR analysis were used to show that Lactococcus lactis IL1403, a plasmid-free strain that does not produce bacteriocin, contains genes on its chromosome that are highly homologous to lcnC and lcnD and encode the lactococcin secretion and maturation system. The lcnC and lcnD homologs on the chromosome of IL1403 were interrupted independently by Campbell-type integrations. Both insertion mutants were unable to secrete active lactococcin. Part of the chromosomal lcnC gene was cloned and sequenced. Only a few nucleotide substitutions occurred, compared with the plasmid-encoded lcnC gene, and these did not lead to changes in the deduced amino acid sequence. No genes homologous to those for lactococcin A, B, or M could be detected in IL1403, and the strain does not produce bacteriocin activity.
Formation, Mortality and Firm Age Distribution in Selected States of India

Firm age and its distribution is related to different parameters of an industry and economy. The shape of firm age distribution can indicate firm mortality or survival. However, research on firm age distribution is scant in India. Theoretically, firms are ongoing entities, but in reality firms do die and they exhibit a higher mortality during initial years. Thus the risk of exit is higher at initial ages. So what is the behaviour across states? For this study, seven states of India- Bihar, Kerala, Haryana, Punjab, Odisha, Chhatisgargh and Jharkhand - have been selected according to the similarity in their levels of contribution to the GDP of India. The age data was calculated from the date of registration of the companies as available from the Ministry of Corporate affairs. These companies are active entities as indicated by the MCA database. All together 92,062 companies were considered for this study and it considers all available active companies as on 2015. Firstly, the statistics can be reasonably considered as parameters for the respective states. Secondly, most of firms are of micro, small and medium enterprise in nature, thus the age distribution characteristics reflect MSME sector as well. However, the data has not been segregated sector-wise. The findings indicate that age distribution closely reflects the status of economy and can serve as one of the indicators of business climate. Policy implications are also discussed in the paper.
Study of 22/20nm Tri-Gate transistors compatible in a low-cost hybrid FinFET/planar CMOS process

For future scaling to the end of the ITRS roadmap, novel structures like FinFETs are required to improve electrostatic integrity of MOSFETs with gate lengths shorter than 35 nm [1–4]. Classic fully-depleted FinFETs with a high aspect ratio are not compatible with existing planar process flows. A Tri-Gate transistor has the advantage of being more compatible. It is even possible to produce low-profile Tri-Gates in parallel to planar MOSFETs [5], with shared Tri-Gate and planar implants and common-use of source/drain epi and dual band-edge metal gate workfunctions. This maintains the design flow, saves mask count, allows reuse of analog and high-voltage I/O designs, while exploiting Tri-Gates in high speed logic and low minimum voltage.
Serial FDG-PET on patients with head and neck cancer: Implications for radiation therapy

Purpose: To assess possible consequences for radiotherapy (RT) planning, e.g., reduction of treatment volume by a decreased tumour volume in Fluor-18-fluoro-deoxy-glucose-Positron emission tomography (FDG-PET) based on a close-meshed evaluation of FDG uptake in primary head and neck cancer (HNC) during RT. Materials and method: PET data were analysed using a source-to-background based algorithm. The following parameters were obtained: max. standardised uptake value (SUVmax), PET-based gross tumour volume (GTV-PET) and metabolic volume (MV). Results: While the median SUVmax decreased (initial: 15.2, 1st/2nd week: 10.2, 3rd/4th week: 6.5, 5th/6th week: 6.4), the median values of GTV-PET (9.3 cm3, 12.4 cm3, 14.0 cm3, 17.9 cm3) and MV (92.2 cm3, 61.7 cm3, 60.0 cm3, 71.3 cm3) seemed to increase during radiotherapy. The intra-individual development of SUVmax could be divided into two groups: group A having continuously decreasing values of SUVmax (n = 10 patients), and group B having a temporary increase of SUVmax (n = 13). Conclusions: Data suggest that a reduction of treatment volume is not possible by an adaptive re-planning based on FDG-PET, e.g., at 50 Gy. This may be caused by a consecutive therapy associated inflammation. This limitation is probably related to the use of a source-to-background based algorithm.
Review on "Adaption of Ranking Model for Domain Specific Search"

-Different new vertical domains are coming everyday so running a sophisticated ranking model Is no longer enviable as the domain are different and building a separate model for each domain is also not favorable because there much time required for labeling the data and training the samples. In this paper we are managing the above problem by regularization based algorithm called as ranking adaptation SVM (RA-SVM), the algorithm is used to adapt existing ranking model of sophisticated search engine to new domain. Here performance is still guaranteed and times taken to label the data training the samples are reduced. The algorithms only requires prediction from existing ranking model and do not require internal structure of it. Adapted ranking model concentrate on specific domain to achieve superior results which are relevant to the search, further it reduces the searching cost also as the most appropriate search results are shown
Business Process Assessment with Balanced Scorecard and Framework COBIT

Manufacturing company is the company that produces household appliances based on plastic / plastic houseware, this company has applied information system but there is often problem in sales department that is when processing of data discount, data obtained wrong and not according to which have been determined. Therefore, the author is given the task to audit the information system on the company. The author uses the COBIT and Balance Scorecard framework, the COBIT domain used is the Plan and Organize (PO) and Acquire and Implement (AI), in the PO Domain the author uses PO4 sub-domains (Define the IT Processes, Organization and Relationships) Communications management aims and direction) and PO 9 (Assess and Manage IT risks) whereas in AI Domain used is AI4 (Enable Operation and Use), Balanced Scorecard Perspective used in this research is Internal Business Process, which focuses on business process assessment company and business goals have been in line with IT goals. The results from this research is still many deficiencies that exist in company especially at risk management of IT proven and IT risk management that have not managed maximally so that can be developed in the future.
Sleep problems and road accidents

Traffic accidents are considered a public health problem and demonstrate several causative factors that include sleep deprivation, hours and hours of driving without rest, drugs with sedative action (anxiolytics, hypnotics, tricyclic antidepressants and antihistamines), sleep disorders (SAOS, narcolepsy), and alcohol consumption. There is a growing concern regarding Health and Safety in the Transport Sector with respect to drivers who, in their work performance, show a high risk of incidents due to drowsiness. Numerous studies show excessive sleepiness in public service drivers due to changes in the circadian rhythm and a high frequency of OSAS [1]. Excessive sleepiness and sleep deprivation are considered high risk factors for the development of suicidal ideation and behaviour.
Exploring consumers’ purchase intention in social commerce

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to explore motivations that drive consumers’ purchase intention in social commerce, and then examine whether social presence can work as a moderator in this process. Design/methodology/approach A research model was developed based on stimulus-organism-response model by integrating trust, argument quality, social presence and purchase intention. Using the data collected from 288 valid online questionnaires, the proposed model was empirically assessed by partial least square (PLS) SEM. Findings The results show that trust toward social commerce site and trust toward site members are determinants of purchase intention, and the later one can be triggered by the argument quality of consumer-generated contents (perceived informativeness and perceived persuasiveness). Besides, consumers’ social presence has a moderating effect on the relationship between trust toward site members and purchase intention. Originality/value This study indicates a new mechanism of trust based on the context of social commerce. The findings will contribute to social commerce literature by offering a well proven conceptual model that facilitates the understanding of consumers’ purchase decision-making processes.
A longitudinal analysis of maternal depressive symptoms and children's food consumption and weight outcomes

Abstract Objective Maternal depressive symptoms negatively impact mothers’ parenting practices and children's development, but the evidence linking these symptoms to children's obesity is mixed. Design We use a large sample to examine contemporaneous and lagged associations between maternal depressive symptoms and children's BMI, obesity and food consumption, controlling for background characteristics. Setting Data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study-Birth Cohort (ECLS-B), a longitudinal study of children from infancy through kindergarten in the USA, were collected at four waves from 2001 to 2007, when children were 9 months, 2 years, 4 years and 5½years of age, through surveys, child assessments and observations. Subjects A sub-sample of children from the ECLS-B is used (n 6500). Results Between 17 % and 19 % of mothers reported experiencing depressive symptoms; 17 % to 20 % of children were obese. Maternal depressive symptoms were associated with a small decrease in the likelihood her child was obese (0·8 percentage points) and with lower consumption of healthy foods. The duration of maternal depressive symptoms was associated with higher BMI (0·02 sd) among children whose parents lacked college degrees. Conclusions Results indicate that mothers’ depressive symptoms have small associations with children's food consumption and obesity. Among children whose parents lack college degrees, persistent maternal depressive symptoms are associated with slightly higher child BMI. Findings highlight the need to control for depression in analyses of children's weight. Interventions that consider maternal depression early may be useful in promoting healthy weight outcomes and eating habits among children.
The Privatization Imperative: Women Negotiating Healthcare in Kandy, Sri Lanka

Since the 1980s, poorer countries have shifted health reform efforts from strengthening public systems to increasing the private sector’s role in healthcare provision. Empirical research on healthcare access focuses on quantifying out-of-pocket payments or service utilization, making invisible both user experiences and how the dynamics of public and private provision are contingent on place and social relations. Historically a model for poorer countries, Sri Lanka’s public healthcare system is seeing steady privatization following decades of insufficient state investment alongside incentivized private expansion. However, little is known about what this restructuring means for healthcare access in Sri Lanka. I employed a Third World Marxist feminist qualitative methodology to explore how the presence of private healthcare shapes access for women in Kandy, Sri Lanka. I asked: Where do women go for healthcare? What are their impressions of the health services they use? How do they navigate public and private systems? And how are these questions shaped by social location? Using focus groups, interviews, meetings, and a short survey, I gathered data from 40 residents of Udawatta Division. My analysis linked macrostructures and processes of healthcare restructuring with women’s everyday experiences of utilizing healthcare.
Version 16 Modernizing the Modern Synthesis

The Modern Evolutionary Synthesis formalizes the role of variation, heredity, differential reproduction and mutation in population genetics. Here we explore a mathematical structure, based on the asymptotic limit theorems of communication theory, that instantiates the punctuated dynamic relations of organisms with their embedding environments, including the possibility of the transfer of heritage information between different classes of organisms. In essence, we provide something of a formal roadmap for the modernization of the Modern Synthesis.
Culture of Parotid Acinar Cells on a Reconstituted Basement Membrane Substratum

Exocrine acinar cells are difficult to maintain in vitro. Although methods have been developed which allow differentiated acinar cells to be cultured for limited periods (from 7 to 14 days), these cells do not divide (Oliver, 1980; Brannon et al., 1985). The present investigation was undertaken in order to define conditions which would induce cell division in parotid acinar cells while maintaining their differentiated state. Attachment of cells to a substratum and media composition have both been shown to influence cell division and differentiation in other cell types. Logsdon and Williams (1986) have recently reported that pancreatic acinar cells grown on collagen gels will divide. Therefore, several different substrata as well as medium composition were examined.
Reconceptualizing the Digital Divide

This paper examines the concept of a digital divide by introducing problematic examples of community technology projects and analyzing models of technology access. It argues that the concept provides a poor framework for either analysis or policy, and suggests an alternate concept of technology for social inclusion. It then draws on the historical analogy of literacy to further critique the notion of a divide and to examine the resources necessary to promote access and social inclusion.
PEMBERDAYAAN PEREMPUAN MELALUI KOPERASI WANITA DI BANDA ACEH

Women empowerment through Woman Econamic Enterprise or Economic Enterprise which is handled by women and in Banda Aceh, has demonstrated its ability to build the economy of the members. However,only a few of Woman Econamic Enterprise in Banda Aceh which operates and only a few of Economic Enterprise which is running according to Economic Enterprise rules. Women Economic Enterprise in Jakarta Surabaya, Jakarta, Lombok and other areas have run very good and normally get over of hundreds of billions in a year. Based on their experience it does not close the opertunity for Aceh especially in Banda Aceh to develop Women Economic Enterprise, because it is one of the important place for women to empower themselves, especially in managing the economic life of the family and society to be better.
The Safety and Efficacy of Bimatoprost/Timolol Fixed Combination: A 1-year Double-masked, Randomized Parallel Comparison to Its Individual Components in Patients With Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension

In 2, identical, double-masked, parallel studies of 3 month duration, the safety and efficacy of the fixed combination (FC) of 0.03% bimatoprost (BIM) and 0.5% timolol (TIM, Ganfort, Allergan, Inc) was clinically and statistically significantly more effective than BIM and TIM for most comparisons, a
The Phytochemical and Antimicrobial Properties of the Extracts Obtained from Trametes Elegans Collected from Osengere in Ibadan , Nigeria

The phytochemical and antimicrobial properties of the extracts of the wild macrofungus, Trametes elegans (Spreng: Fr.) Fr. (fam.: Polyporaceae) obtained from a farm in Osengere, Egbeda local government area of Ibadan, Oyo State was investigated. The identity of the macrofungus was confirmed by amplifying and sequencing the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS 4 and ITS 5) of its nuclear ribosomal DNA (nrDNA). Extracts from the powdered fruiting bodies of the macrofungus were obtained by soaking in methanol and acetone. Antimicrobial effect of the macrofungus extracts was performed on clinical and referenced microbial cultures using standard microbiological techniques. In addition, phytochemical analysis of the Trametes species extracts was assessed qualitatively and quantitatively. The level of relatedness of Trametes species collected in Osengere and the already existing gene sequences of Trametes species in NCBI GenBank was 98%. Its closest relative is T. elegans. Phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of saponin, tannins, flavonoid, steroid, terpenoid, and cardiac glycosides in all the extracts with values ranging from 6.726 to 23.682 mg/g. The extracts of T. elegans displayed varying antimicrobial activities with zones of inhibition ranging from 1.50 to 25.50mm. The methanol extract of the macrofungus exhibited a better antibacterial activity against Bacillus cereus NCIB 6344 (20.5 mm), while the acetone extract of the macrofungus exhibited a higher antifungal activity against Aspergillus fumigates (25.5 mm). In light of this finding, T. elegans, collected from Ibadan, Oyo State, Nigeria, could be considered as potential sources of natural antimicrobial and could be of a great importance for the treatment of infectious diseases caused by the test organisms.
Evolution of long-range fractal correlations and 1/f noise in DNA base sequences.

A new method of quantifying correlations in symbolic sequences is applied to DNA nucleotides. Spectral density measurements of individual base positions demonstrate the ubiquity of low-frequency 1/f β noise and long-range fractal correlations as well as prominent short-range periodicities. Ensemble averages over classifications in the GenBank databank (primate, invertebrate, plant, etc.) show systematic changes in spectral exponent β with evolutionary category
Net Stock Issue Effect on Karachi Stock Exchange

135 July-Dec 2015 JISR-MSSE Number 2 Volume 13 Asset pricing models have been source of interest since many years with respect to their efficiency in predicting asset returns. CAPM is among first such models which provided a coherent framework to this question, and is still been treated as a puzzle. Ever since its presentation, a number of researchers have tried to test it and over the years it has been demonstrated through empirical evidence that there are a number of factors outside its framework, which are also significantly contributing towards returns estimation. This study aim to test the CAPM model in light of one such factor i.e. Net Stock Issue, which empirically has been demonstrated to result in low returns. We are using KSE all index data with 904 firms from July 1993 to June 2010. The data for variables have been taken from Thomson Reuters DataStream with monthly returns, number of shares outstanding (NOSH) and market values of each firm. We have further constructed pentile portfolios on the basis of Net Stock Issue and subsequently computed equally weighted and value weighted returns of these portfolios. Using Generalized Method of Moments (GMM) we have tested these portfolio returns for significant difference from CAPM based returns. We have been able to demonstrate that the Net Stock Issue is not a significant predictor of assets returns and CAPM has also been found to be not explaining the returns pattern in KSE. Net Stock Issue Effect on Karachi Stock Exchange
Polarity of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli EspA Filament Assembly and Protein Secretion

ABSTRACT Type III secretion systems (TTSS) are sophisticated macromolecular structures that play an imperative role in bacterial infections and human disease. The TTSS needle complex is conserved among bacterial pathogens and shows broad similarity to the flagellar basal body. However, the TTSS of enteropathogenic and enterohemorrhagic Escherichia coli, two important human enteric pathogens, is unique in that it has a ∼12-nm-diameter filamentous extension to the needle that is composed of the secreted translocator protein EspA. EspA filaments and flagellar structures have very similar helical symmetry parameters. In this study we investigated EspA filament assembly and the delivery of effector proteins across the bacterial cell wall. We show that EspA filaments are elongated by addition of EspA subunits to the tip of the growing filament. Moreover, EspA filament length is modulated by the availability of intracellular EspA subunits. Finally, we provide direct evidence that EspA filaments are hollow conduits through which effector proteins are delivered to the extremity of the bacterial cell (and subsequently into the host cell).