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The impact of science and technology parks on firms product innovation: empirical evidence from Spain

Science and Technology Parks (STP) are one of the most important and extensive innovation policy initiatives introduced in recent years. This work evaluates the impact of STP on firm product innovation in the Spanish context. Spain is less developed than most of the advanced countries, and regional and national governments are prioritizing STP initiatives. The large firm sample for our study is from the Spanish Technological Innovation Survey, provided by the National Statistical Institute. We focus on average treatment effects for firms located in 22 Spanish STP. Our results show that Spanish STP have a strong and positive impact on the probability and amount of product innovation achieved by STP located firms. These results hold for different assumptions about the mechanisms underlying location in a STP.
Saquinavir: a review of its development, pharmacological properties and clinical use

Saquinavir is an inhibitor of the HIV proteinase enzyme which has demonstrated potent in vitro activity and acceptable pharmacokinetics. In completed Phase 1/11 clinical studies, saquinavir has demonstrated antiviral activity both as a monotherapy at doses up to 7200 mg/day and in combination with zidovudine and zidovudine/zalcitabine at 1800 mgday. Activity has been demonstrated in patients both experienced with and naive to antiretroviral therapy and CD4 cell counts up to 500/mm3. Resistance to saquinavir has been reported both in vifro and from clinical isolates and characteristic mutations have been described. Saquinavir does not appear to select for virus cross-resistant to either indinavir or ritonavir, the other proteinase inhibitors in advanced development. Additionally, saquinavir resistance appears relatively slow to develop, may be further delayed in combination use and, importantly, may delay zidovudine resistance. Saquinavir has an excellent safety profile with few adverse events reported to date. Saquinavir represents an active antiretroviral agent, with potential for use as a combination agent across the spectrum of HIV disease.
PHENOTYPIC CORRELATIONS AMONG EGYPTIAN BUFFALO MILK PRODUCTION AND ITS MAJOR CHEMICAL CONSTITUENTS

Nine thousand lactations were used in this work to study the phenotypic correlations among milk production and some of chemical constituents of milk of the Egyptian buffaloes. With regard to the milk yield and its components, all of the correlation coefficients were positive and highly significant (P<0.001), with the exception of coefficients between milk at 1 st -lactose and milk at 2 nd -fat (P<0.01). The given milk yields and the percentage of its components showed that all of the correlation coefficients were negative and low, with the exception of those between milk at 1 st -lactose and total solids (r=0.020 and 0.037), respectively, milk at 3 rd -fat and total solids (r=0.066 and 0.004), respectively, milk at 4 th -fat (r=0.002), milk at 5 th protein and solid non-fat (r=0.037 and 0.271), respectively. A statistically significant (P<0.05) positive correlation between milk at 5 th and lactose (r=0.377*) was recorded. All of the correlation coefficients were positive and highly significant (P<0.001) between daily milk yield and its components, while negative coefficients were noticed among the percentage of fat-protein, lactose and solid non-fat contents (r=-0.131, 0.177 and -0.185), respectively, protein-lactose (r=-0.216), lactose-total solids (r=0.213).
PROXIMAL METHOD FOR `0−NORM BASED SPARSE ENHANCED CONTROL PROBLEMS IN LARGE-SCALE INTERCONNECTED SYSTEMS

This paper considers linear quadratic optimal control problem of large-scale interconnected systems. An algorithmic framework is constructed to design controllers that provide a desired tradeoff between the system performance and the sparsity of the static feedback matrix. This is accomplished by introducing a minimization problem involving `0−norm of the feedback matrix subject to a maximum allowable compromise in performance. To address the computational difficulty caused by the use of `0−norm, we propose to approximate the `0−norm by its Moreau envelope and the proximal algorithm with extrapolation is constructed to solve the approximated optimization problem. Convergence analysis based on the Kurdyka-Lojasiewicz (KL) properties is presented. Our numerical examples show that the proposed framework can obtain feedback matrices with higher sparsity when compared with the model based on the `1−norm relaxation.
Numerical Solutions for Nonlinear Semigroup and Degenerate Parabo lic Equations

describes several physical phenomena, for instance, the flow of homogeneous fluids through porous media, two phase Stefan problem in the enthalpy formulation, and the fast diffusion. In [8], the authors and their colleague presented asemidiscrete finite element scheme to (1.1) provided with order-preserving and $L^{1}$ contraction properties, making use of piecewise lnear trial functions and the lumping mass technique. Stability in $L^{1}$ , $L^{\infty}$ and convergence are also established there by applying nonlnear semigroup theory.
Robust Dynamic Asset Allocation with Model Misspecification

I derive the robust dynamic trading strategy when trading is costly and returns are predictable by signals with different mean-reversion speeds, but the alpha-decay of the signals is misspecified. The robust strategy puts less weight on signals for which misspecification is more important, and as a result the robust strategy down-weights highly persistent signals and highly volatile signals relative to less persistent and less volatility signals. In out-of-sample tests, the robust strategy outperforms the nonrobust optimal strategy in scenarios with high transaction costs. ∗esben.hedegaard@stern.nyu. edu
Effect of Zingiber officinale on spasm

Zingiberaceae is one of the largest plant families consisting of rhizomes that are commonly used as spice in soups and curries as well as alternative medications in folklore medicine. Zingiber officinale or commonly known as ginger is extensively employed in Asian, Ayurvedic, Chinese, and Arabian folklore medicine for the treatment of pain, inflammation and various spasm-associated gastric ailments. The past few decades saw rapid advancements in the extraction process of ginger bioactive constituents and validation of their corresponding pharmacodynamic and pharmacotherapeutic activities, and biological properties in vivo and in vitro. Results reported from several biological studies on ginger showed that extracts and compounds from this tuberous rhizome exhibit antiemetic, anticancer, antipyretic, antispasmogenic and antimicrobial activities. This article reviews the effect of Zingiber officinale and its bioactive constituents on isolated organ preparations from several species of animals in view of its potential use as an alternative treatment for muscle spasms and common gastric ailments.
Predicting Time-Lag Stock Return Using Tactical Asset Allocation Trading Strategies Across Global Stock Indices

This paper investigates the effectiveness of different tactical asset allocation trading strategies on global stock market indices in order to better forecast the returns. It has been revealed that timing model strategies are appeared to be the best performing one than the passive buy and hold strategy. Results show that the simulated moving average is the best strategy in order to generate buy and sell signals to minimize the investor’s risk and maximize the return of the portfolio. It has been recommended that investors who are looking to minimize the risk of their portfolio and decrease the drawdown can use the proposed timing model strategy to achieve a balanced portfolio in the future.
Association of Body Composition with Left Ventricular Architecture in Young Healthy Non-obese Adult.

Context: Left ventricular structure and mass is related to body composition. Fat mass as well as fat free mass are known to affect the left ventricular architecture. Aims: Our goal was to evaluate the relatio nship between body composition and left ventricular morphology in young healthy non - obese males and females. Settings and Design: This was the cross sectional study done on 100 (51 male & 49 female) physical education college students. Methods and Materi al s : Left ventricular structure was analyzed by 2 - D and M - mode echocardiography. Body composition was analyzed using bioelectrical impedance analysis. Statistical Analysis Used : Pearson correlation analysis and stepwise multiple regression analysis between body composition parameters and left ventricular structure was done using SPSS16 software. Results: In males, end systolic left ventricular posterior wall thickness (LVPWs) sho wed significant correlation with weight (r=0.348, p<0.05), BMI (r=0.293, p<0.05), BSA (r=0.314, p<0.05) and fat
Estimation of pKa, Analgesic, CNS Depressant Activities of Imidazolinone Derivatives By Correlation With Theoretical Parameters Based on Quantum Chemical Method

Regression analysis is used for the estimation of the pKa values, %analgesic activity (%AA) and % decreasing activity of central nervous system (CNS) depressant property (%DA) of eight substituted imidazolin5(4H)-ones by using various types of descriptors as parameters. These parameters are based on quantum chemical treatments. They were derived by employing semi-empirical calculations represented by Austin model 1 (AM1). The parameters used for representing the variation observed in the pka values, %AA and %DA are atomic, structural, and molecular properties, including charges on hetro atoms present in the compounds, energies of HOMO (EHOMO) and LUMO (ELUMO)orbitals, hardness of molecules (η) , chemical potential (μ) electrophilicity index (ω), total energy (TE), stretch (Str), bend (Bd), 1,4-Vander Waals interactions (1,4VDW), and Non1,4Vander Waals interactions (Non 1,4-VDW). The relation of pKa, %AA, and %DA and each of these parameters of the studied compounds is investigated. Depending on these relations, three sets of parameters were constructed, each of them representing the most sufficiently and reliable set to describe the effect of substituents and structure of imidazolinone under consideration on the studied properties with highly predictive power indicated by high consistency between the calculated and experimental values expressed by correlation coefficient values (R) close to unity and standard error (SE) less than %5 of the experimental values. The three sets of parameters were used for the estimation of pKa, %AA and %DA of a number of hypothetical compounds with structures similar to those considered before but with different substituents as a test of Estimation of pKa, Analgesic, CNS Depressant Activities of . 30 the validity of the derived parameters. The calculated values were within acceptable range compared with other values found in the literature.
Potential of Opuntia stricta Haw (Mexican elephant ear) in removing cyanobacteria in surface water

In this study, assays were carried out to evaluate the efficiency of cactus Opuntia stricta cladodes as a coagulant for removal of cyanobacteria cells. To carry out the coagulation assays, water from eutrophic reservoir Bodocongo, in Brazilian semiarid, with cyanobacteria bloom of Microcystis aeroginosa, Plankthotrix isothrix and Cylindrospermopsis raciborskii were sampled. This water was submitted to coagulation with different forms of O. stricta cladodes (crude, pulverized and solution), concentration (10; 50 and 100 mg/L) and time (5, 15, 30, 60 and 120 min). In order to assess cell removal, readings were made in aliquots of 5 mL of samples analyzed by triplicates counting on sedimentation chambers using an inverted optical microscope, according to the Utermohl method. Dosage of 100 mg/L from the solution form of O. strica cladodes gave the best cell and turbidity removal. Colonial species were fast removed than filaments. The most removal occurred in the first 30 min of experiments. No significant differences were observed for pH changes in the experiments. O. stricta cladodes gave satisfactory results in reducing cyanobacteria cell in water; however, complete removal was not obtained; further studies are necessary to evaluate the best concentrations and the mechanisms of cyanobacteria removal. Key words: Eutrophication, biobased coagulants, Cactus.
Consumers Behavior Towards Bee Products Consumption in The Centre District of Kahramanmaras Province

The objective of this study is to determine the consumption condition and factors affecting the consumption of bee products of consumers in Kahramanmaras. The main material of the study is the data obtained from surveys conducted with 270 consumers living in Kahramanmaras city centre in 2018. Descriptive statistics, One-way ANOVA and t-test, were used to analyse the data. According to the results, while 84.4% of the consumers consume honey, the percentage of the consumers consuming pollen and royal jelly are 7.8% and 1.5% respectively. Moreover, 28.5% of the consumers stated that consume honey every day, whereas the rate of the consumers consuming comb honey is 25.6% every day. In addition, most of the consumers prefer to buy honey from producers and markets. According to the results, factors affecting the amount of honey consumption are gender, income, the number of individuals in the family and the condition of having diabetes. On the other hand, it is found that marital status, age, and education level of consumers do not affect the amount of honey consumption.
The acute effects of Water-pipe smoking on Ankle Brachial Index: A cross-sectional Study

Introduction: Numerous studies have shown that waterpipe smokers as well as cigarette smokers are at increased risk of cardiovascular diseases. In this study we sought to evaluate the acute effects of waterpipe smoking (WPS) on ankle brachial index (ABI), an indicator of atherosclerosis and an independent predictor of mortality. Methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in October 2017. Twenty nine healthy male volunteers who had a history of WPS were enrolled. Demographic data and cigarette and WPS status were recorded via self-reporting questionnaire. Resting heart rate and brachial systolic and diastolic blood pressures of participants were recorded first and ABI measurements were done. Then subjects smoked waterpipe for about 20 minutes and ABI was measured immediately after WPS. Results: A total of 29 male adults with a mean age of 32 ± 9 years were included. The right-sided ABI was 1.05 ± 0.11 before WPS and significantly decreased to 0.98 ± 0.13 after WPS (P value = 0.006). The left-sided ABI before and after WPS were 1.09 ± 0.20 and 0.95 ± 0.18 respectively and the decrease was statistically significant (P value = 0.037). Vital signs before and after one session of WPS showed significant changes in heart rate (P < 0.001) and no significant changes in systolic and diastolic blood pressures (P = 0.09, and P = 0.14, respectively). Conclusion: WPS has an acute effect on ABI as well as heart rate so it should be considered as a potential risk factor for cardiovascular diseases.
THE STRATEGIC DEPLOYMENT OF RESOURCES

The 'resource-based' view of strategy has identified which resources may lead to sustainable competitive advantages and how those resources may either be acquired or developed internally. This paper studies a complementary issue, viz. how resources should be deployed in order to fully realize their rent potential. Three deployment strategies are compared: captive use, where the firm uses the resource to enhance the competitive position of its own products; resource sharing, where the firm shares the resource with one or more competitors, for example through licensing agreements; and independent selling, where the firm incorporates the resource in an add-on or an up-grade which is sold separately to consumers. We show that a captive use strategy is often dominated by resource sharing or independent selling. Thus, a narrowly focused strategy of pursuing competitive advantage in product markets will frequently fail to capture the full rent potential of strategic resources.
Glossary of Virtual Reality Terminology

The authors place the terms and definitions contained in this article into the public domain in order to elicit comments and discussion from readers. After much discussion and many modifications on the part of the Working Group on the VR Glossary, the revised glossary will be submitted as a IEEE draft standard. Then a VR Glossary Balloting Committee will be formed and ultimately vote on the inclusion of individual words and definitions into the IEEE Standard 100 Dictionary of Electrical and Electronic Terms.
Pose Estimation of Drilling Pipe Using a 3D-Sensor Network

In this thesis, a pose estimation system for drill pipe-ends has been made. The system utilizes 6 sensor nodes containing a Kinect v2 RGB-D camera in addition to a Jetson TX2 computer. Pipe detection is done on 2D images from each camera using Tiny-YOLOv3. A pair of point clouds for the box-end and pin-end are made based on these detections, in addition to the depth map which the Kinect provides. Further segmentation is done, and pose estimation using ICP is performed. When the pipes are placed on the ground and placed vertical at a minimum distance of 5.5m away from the sensors, the system achieves a mean positional accuracy of ≈ 2.6cm, ≈ 2.0cm and ≈ 6.5cm. Further, the mean rotational deviation is ≈ 0.8◦, ≈ 3.5◦ around the xand y-axis.
Análise dos registros das prescrições medicamentosas em um hospital universitário

Objective: to analyze drug prescriptions in three inpatient units of a university hospital in the State of Sergipe. Method: this was a descriptive, transversal, and documental study. Data were collected in inpatient units during ten days in March of 2012. The sample consisted of 286 prescriptions with 2,605 items related to drugs. The study was approved by the Ethics and Research Committee of the Federal University of Sergipe, under number CAAE 0263.0. 107.000-11. Results: out of the total prescriptions analyzed, 48% were typed, 98% did not show the patient’s record number, and 100.0% contained abbreviations and acronyms. Out of the 4,522 prescribed drugs, a prevalence in the absence of dosage form, drug name, and other data on the medication was observed. Conclusion: the existence of inadequacies in the records of drug prescriptions has shown that the administration of drugs in the studied institution can pose risks to patient safety, indicating the need for the implementation of corrective actions.
DESIGN SINGLE AND DUAL BAND STOP FILTER BY USING SPURLINE STRUCTURE

In this paper, we are proposing a design of a spur line single and dual band bandstop filter. We designed, fabricated and characterized spurline filters in two notch frequencies, one at 3.25GHz and the other at 5.25GHz. The designed filters simulated using Keysight Technologies ADS software and fabricated on FR-4 substrates shows S11 of 1dB and S21 of 20 dB at notch frequency 3.165GHz and S11 of 2dB and S21 of 21dB at notch frequency 4.98 GHz. These two spurlines were combined to obtain dual band band stop filter resulting in S11 of 2dB and S21 of 25dB at notch frequency 3.038 GHz and S11 of 3db and S21 of 26dB at notch frequency 5.2GHz. Keywords— BandStop, Filters, Dual BandStop,
Increasing men's uptake of HIV-testing in sub-Saharan Africa : a systematic review of interventions and analyses of population-based data from rural Zambia

Men's uptake of HIV-testing and counselling services across sub-Saharan Africa is inadequate relative to universal access targets. A better understanding of the effectiveness of available interventions to increase men’s HIV-testing and of men’s HIV-testing behaviours is required to inform the development of strategies to increase men’s levels and frequency of HIV-testing. My thesis aims to fill this gap. To achieve this, I combine a systematic review of randomised trials of interventions to increase men’s uptake of HIV-testing in sub-Saharan Africa with analyses of two population-based surveys from Zambia, through which I investigate the levels of and factors associated with HIV-testing behaviours. I also conduct an integrated analyses to explore whether the scale-up of voluntary medical male circumcision (VMMC) services between 2009 and 2013 contributed to increasing men’s population levels of HIV-testing. In the systematic review I find that strategies to increase men's HIV-testing are available. Health facility-based strategies, including reaching men through their pregnant partners, reach a high proportion of men attending facilities, however, they have a low reach overall. Community-based mobile HIV-testing is effective at reaching a high proportion of men, reaching 44% of men in Tanzania and 53% in Zimbabwe compared to 9% and 5% in clinic-based communities, respectively. In the population-based surveys, HIV-testing increased with time: 52% of men evertested in 2011/12 compared to 61% in 2013. Less than one-third of men reported a recent-test in both surveys and 35% multiple lifetime HIV-tests. Having a spouse who ever-tested and markers of socioeconomic position were associated with HIV-testing outcomes and a history of TB with ever-testing. The scale-up of VMMC provided men who opt for circumcision with access to HIV-testing services: 86% of circumcised men ever-tested for HIV compared to 59% of uncircumcised men. However, there was little evidence that VMMC services contributed to increasing HIV-testing among men in this rural Zambian setting. Existing strategies to increase men’s uptake of HIV-testing are effective. Over half the men in two population-based surveys reported ever-testing for HIV in rural Zambia. Nonetheless, some 40% of men never-tested. Men’s frequency of HIV-testing was low relative to recommendations that individuals with continued risk of HIV-infection retest annually for HIV. Innovative strategies are required to provide never-testers with access to available services and to increase men’s frequency of HIV-testing.
Three-stage Short Text Language Identification Algorithm

Text on the internet is written in different languages and scripts, and a language identification system is used to analyze and identify them. To improve the performance of text language identification, this paper proposes a three-stage short text language identification algorithm. The script of a given text is identified in the first stage of the algorithm. The language group to which it belongs, consisting of languages written in the same script, is identified in the second stage. In the third stage, the specific language of the given text is recognized from within the language group. Experimental results showed that our proposed method improves the accuracy of text language identification systems stage by stage, reduces the time and the size of the feature set needed to make a prediction, and achieves optimal accuracy. Subject Categories and Descriptors [H.5. 2 User Interfaces]: Natural language; [I.2. 7 Natural Language Processing] General Terms: Language Processing, Language Identification
Using Shared Vector Representations of Words and Chords in Music for Genre Classification

With so much music readily available for consumption today, it has never been more important to study music perception. In this paper, we represent lyrics and chords in a shared vector space using a phrase-aligned lyrics-and-chords corpus and show that models that use these shared representations can predict musical genre of songs—a perceptual construct of music listening—better than models that do not use these representations. This work adds to our understanding of how lyrics and chords interact with one another in music and has applications in multimodal perception and music information retrieval.