Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Cassini ISS astrometry of the Saturnian satellites: Tethys, Dione, Rhea, Iapetus, and Phoebe 2004–2012

This work was mainly funded by European Community’s Seventh Framework Program (FP7/2007-2013) under grant agreement 263466 for the FP7-ESPaCE, and partially by UPMC-EMERGENCE (contract number EME0911), for which R.T. and V.L. are grateful. R.T. was also supported by the Cassini mission. In addition, this work was supported by the Science and Technology Facilites Council (Grant No. ST/F007566/1) and C.D. M. and N.J.C. are grateful to them for financial assistance. C.D. M. is also grateful to the Leverhulme Trust for the award of a Research Fellowship.
Determinant Factors of Brazilian Country Risk: An Empirical Analysis of Specific Country Risk

Many studies in international finance try to investigate to what extent domestic and external economic factors constitute significant determinant factors of international country risk. This article tries to analyze, for the period 1992-2003, Brazilian country risk from the point of view of three empirical models: i) First, the internal economic determinants of the country risk; ii) the second has the same purpose as the first, with the difference that the variable “intensity of global risk aversion”, that serves as proxy for the external component of the risk, is included in the group of explanatory variables; iii) in the last model the emphasis is on the relation between specific country risk (country risk minus the external component) and the internal and external economic determinants.
Control energy scaling in temporal networks

In practical terms, controlling a network requires manipulating a large number of nodes with a comparatively small number of external inputs, a process that is facilitated by paths that broadcast the influence of the (directly-controlled) driver nodes to the rest of the network. Recent work has shown that surprisingly, temporal networks can enjoy tremendous control advantages over their static counterparts despite the fact that in temporal networks such paths are seldom instantaneously available. To understand the underlying reasons, here we systematically analyze the scaling behavior of a key control cost for temporal networks--the control energy. We show that the energy costs of controlling temporal networks are determined solely by the spectral properties of an "effective" Gramian matrix, analogous to the static network case. Surprisingly, we find that this scaling is largely dictated by the first and the last network snapshot in the temporal sequence, independent of the number of intervening snapshots, the initial and final states, and the number of driver nodes. Our results uncover the intrinsic laws governing why and when temporal networks save considerable control energy over their static counterparts.
Pharmacist-managed Warfarin in Pediatric Cardiac Patients: Quality-improvement Study

Objective: To compare the efficacy of warfarin management by a pharmacist-managed group to a cardiologist-managed group (usual care) in an outpatient pediatric population. Methods: Fourteen patients with an international normalized ratio (INR) goal determined by a cardiologist were included. The pharmacist-managed group included twelve patients. There were seven patients in the cardiologist-managed group. Prior to the transition to a pharmacist-managed service in September 2014, cardiologists managed anticoagulation. For the cardiologist-managed group, INR values were recorded for six months. Following a washout period of three months, INR values were obtained for the pharmacist-managed group for the subsequent six months. Patients were included in each analysis if they were followed for more than 3 months. A protocol guided dose adjustments, recommended monitoring, and allowed for pharmacist-managed warfarin. Results: The median number of INR tests per patient was not significantly lower in the cardiologist-managed group compared to the pharmacist-managed group (28 versus 36 measurements, p=0.06). The median percentage of time in therapeutic range using the Rosendaal method was not significantly higher in the pharmacist-managed group compared to the cardiologist-managed group (55.5% versus 54%, p=0.93). The median percentage of values in therapeutic range using the traditional method was also not significantly higher in the pharmacist-managed group compared to the cardiologist-managed group (41.9% versus 36.8%, p=0.93). Conclusion: Warfarin management in a pharmacist-managed group compared to a cardiologist-managed group provided similar care. Differences in time in therapeutic range and median values in therapeutic range were not found between the pharmacist-managed group and cardiologist-managed group. These results describe and provide support that pharmacist-managed anticoagulation of pediatric cardiology patients is safe and effective in the outpatient setting.
Incorporating the effects of topographic amplification in the analysis of earthquake-induced landslide hazards using logistic regression

Abstract. Seismic-induced landslide hazards are studied using seismic shaking intensity based on the topographic amplification effect. The estimation of the topographic effect includes the theoretical topographic amplification factors and the corresponding amplified ground motion. Digital elevation models (DEM) with a 5-m grid space are used. The logistic regression model and the geographic information system (GIS) are used to perform the seismic landslide hazard analysis. The 99 Peaks area, located 3 km away from the ruptured fault of the Chi-Chi earthquake, is used to test the proposed hypothesis. An inventory map of earthquake-triggered landslides is used to produce a dependent variable that takes a value of 0 (no landslides) or 1 (landslides). A set of independent parameters, including lithology, elevation, slope gradient, slope aspect, terrain roughness, land use, and Arias intensity (Ia) with the topographic effect. Subsequently, logistic regression is used to find the best fitting function to describe the relationship between the occurrence and absence of landslides within an individual grid cell. The results of seismic landslide hazard analysis that includes the topographic effect (AUROC = 0.890) are better than those of the analysis without it (AUROC = 0.874).
MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT Staphylococcus aureus ISOLATED FROM THE SALIVA OF HEALTHCARE WORKERS

The objective of this study was to evaluate the morphological changes in methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) cultured in different concentrations of sodium chloride and oxacillin. In a previous study on the prevalence of MRSA and methicillin-susceptible Staphylococcus aureus (MSSA) in the saliva of health workers, 12 samples of MRSA were isolated and identified using conventional techniques and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Morphological and morphometric analyses showed that the culture of methicillin-resistant S. aureus in different concentrations of sodium chloride (2%, 4%, 6% and 7.5%) and oxacillin (2 μg, 4 μg and 6 μg/mL) had no effect on the morphology of the bacteria.
Cytochrome c Oxidase Sequences of Zambian Wildlife Helps to Identify Species of Origin of Meat

Accurate species identification is a crucial tool in wildlife conservation. Enforcement of antipoaching law is more achievable with robust molecular identification of poached meat. Determining the region where the animal may have been taken from would also be a useful tool in suppression of cross-border trade of poached meat. We present data from a cytochrome c oxidase “barcoding” study of Zambian ruminants that adequately identifies the species of origin of meat samples. Furthermore, the method demonstrates possible improvement and application in regional variation in sequence identity that has a potential for discriminating meat samples from different subpopulations.
Desarrollo de un esquema de codificación basado en los Turbo Códigos definidos en el estándar 3GPP (S-UMTS)

En este proyecto nos centramos en el desarrollo de un esquema de codificacion basado en el estandar 3GPP. Dicho esquema esta disenado para funcionar en el DSP de un modem via satelite, el cual cuenta con un coprocesador que, programado adecuadamente, puede llevar a cabo la tarea de decodificacion.
Competitive intelligence process integrative model based on a scoping review of the literature

For organizations, knowledge about the business environment is needed more than ever because of its rapidly evolving nature. However, due to the increasing amount of information readily available, the task of scoping the environment may be daunting and there is a need to optimize it. In the literature, structured intelligence processes take different shapes and forms. The purpose of the paper is to therefore offer a synthesis of the literature pertaining specifically to competitive intelligence processes and activities following a scoping review of the literature based on 29 articles. Competitive intelligence (CI) is defined as “the process of ethically collecting, analyzing, and disseminating accurate, relevant, specific, timely, foresighted and actionable intelligence regarding the implications of the business environment, competitors, and the organization itself. ” (Boncella, 2003). The cyclical CI process integrative model proposed, based on a scoping review of the literature, comprises six phases: planning and direction, collection, analysis, communication, decision and evaluation. The sub-processes that are involved in each one of the phases are further described and schematized. The model also contains contextual factors such as formal infrastructures, employee involvement as well as organizational awareness and culture that impact the competitive intelligence process. The paper allows for a better understanding of the CI process and activities and may serve as a diagnostic tool for organizations wishing to implement or optimize their own CI process.
Nucleosynthesis of light elements inside thermally pulsing AGB stars - I. The case of intermediate-mass stars

The structural and nucleosynthetic evolution of 3, 4, 5, 6 and $ 7\,M_{\hbox{$\odot$}}$ stars with two metallicities ($Z = 0.005$ and 0.02) has been computed in detail, from the early pre-main sequence phase up to the thermally pulsing (TP) AGB phase or the onset of off-center carbon burning. Typically 10 to 20 thermal pulses have been followed for each TP-AGB object. This homogeneous and quite large set of models allows us to present an overview of the thermal pulse properties as well as of the nucleosynthesis accompanying the TP-AGB phase of intermediate-mass stars. More specifically, after a brief description of the previous evolutionary stages, predictions are given for the isotopic ratios involving C, N, O, Ne, Mg, Al and Si. Also the surface abundances of $^{\rm{7}}\rm{\bf Li}$, $^{\rm{19}}\rm{\bf F}$ and $^{\rm{23}}\rm{\bf Na}$ are reported. As the asymptotic phase of the thermal pulses has been reached for each star, we also indicate how these abundances will probably evolve until the stars completely loose their envelope, by including the evolution of the nucleosynthesis itself.
ADULT LONGEVITY AND GROWTH TAKEOFF

This paper develops an overlapping-generations model in which agents make educational and fertility decisions under life-cycle considerations and retirement from work is distinguished from death. Gains in adult longevity induce agents to decrease fertility, invest in education, and achieve higher income in order to save more for retirement. Even if working life is shortened by early retirement, this mechanism works as long as adult longevity increases sufficiently. Our model can explain the positive effect of life expectancy on education without contradicting the fact that working life length has not substantially increased, because of retirement. We also provide new insights into the interaction between fertility and retirement decisions.
Institutional Ethos, Peers and Individual Outcomes

In this paper, we present estimates of roommate and institution based peer effects. Using data from the College & Beyond survey, the Freshman survey, and phonebook data that allows us to identify college roommates - we estimate models of students' political persuasion and intellectual engagement. The evidence suggests that a student's roommate's political sentiments have some impact on their own political views later in life. We also implement a cluster based analysis that attempts to answer the question: how would a student's outcomes have changed if they'd attended a very different school? Our findings suggest that student outcomes are, indeed, sensitive to the school they attend. Similar students attending schools that have a decidedly different "ethos" differ in important ways post-college. Institutional peer effects seem to have a powerful effect on student outcomes.
An Integrated-Empirical Logistics Perspective on Supply Chain Innovation and Firm Performance

Supply chains need to innovate constantly for maintaining their position in the marketplace and also to fight uncertainties. Hence firms are focusing on strategies for developing supply chain innovation. The current investigation adds to this emerging regime through investigating the influence of logistics capabilities viz. demand management capability, supply management capability, information management capability and coordination capability on supply chain innovation through logistics integration. Further, supply chain innovation helps a firm to sustain its position in the market place through generation and launching of new products and services. Accordingly, the influence of supply chain innovation on firm performance is also investigated. Data is collected from logistics, purchasing and supply chain professionals working in different industries in India. The findings based on 169 responses largely support our proposed relationships.
IDENTIFICATION OF CHEMISTRY BIOACTIVITY STRUCTURE OF Α-GLUCOSIDASE INHIBITOR FROM ETHANOL EXTRACT OF THE STEM BARK RARU (Vatica pauciflora Blume)

Inhibitory compound of α-glucosidase bioactivity was isolated from Ethanol extract of the stem bark of Raru ( Vatica pauciflora Blume) which, is a wild plant that grows in Tapanuli state in Indonesia.The ethanol extract of the stem bark of raru was partitioned and was chromatographed on columns with stationare fase silica gel 60 mesh F 254 (0,063 mm – 0,200 mm). The ethanol extract of isolates showed the enzyme α-glucosidase inhibitor IC 5 0 of 93.46. The next step is the determination of the chemical structure of the UV Vis, FT-IR, NMR, (COSY, HMQC and HMBC). It found of compounds consist of 2 methoxy, 1 aromatic, and 1 carbonil compounds. The Isolat is a 3,4,9,Trihidroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-8-10-dimethoxy-2-3-4atetrahydropyrano(3,2-c)isochromen-6(10bH)-one acording to IUPAC.
Endogenous Networks with Defaults, and Systemic Risk

Using random network applications and simulations, this paper analyzes the possible contagion of financial endogenous defaults through the network. We study (i) the effect of the network on agents’ solvability, and (ii) how agents form their financial links and shape the network, depending on their expected payoffs. We deduce the equilibrium state of the network, and we test the effect of a prudential ratio. Fully efficient when agents optimize in the long run, the prudential ratio may also become counterproductive when agents are myopic.
Comets as collisional fragments of a primordial planetesimal disk

The Rosetta mission and its exquisite measurements have revived the debate on whether comets are pristine planetesimals or collisionally evolved objects. We investigate the collisional evolution experienced by the precursors of current comet nuclei during the early stages of the Solar System, in the context of the so-called "Nice Model". We consider two environments for the collisional evolution: (1) the trans-planetary planetesimal disk, from the time of gas removal until the disk was dispersed by the migration of the ice giants, and (2) the dispersing disk during the time that the scattered disk was formed. Simulations have been performed, using different methods in the two cases, to find the number of destructive collisions typically experienced by a comet nucleus of 2km radius. In the widely accepted scenario, where the dispersal of the planetesimal disk occurred at the time of the Late Heavy Bombardment about 4Gy ago, comet-sized planetesimals have a very small chance to survive against destructive collisions in the disk. On the extreme assumption that the disk was dispersed directly upon gas removal, there is a chance for a significant fraction of the planetesimals to remain intact. However, these survivors would still bear the marks of many non-destructive impacts. Thus, the Nice Model of Solar System evolution predicts that typical km-sized comet nuclei are predominantly fragments resulting from collisions experienced by larger parent bodies. An important goal for further research is to investigate, whether the observed properties of comet nuclei are compatible with such a collisional origin.
American black bear nuisance complaints and hunter take

Abstract Regulated hunts of carnivores are believed to prevent property damage and other conflicts with people. Few studies have tested if public hunting reduces subsequent complaints about carnivores. We analyzed 10 years of data on nuisance complaints from a hunted American black bear (Ursus americanus) population in Wisconsin, USA. At the statewide scale, complaints about agricultural damage, other property damage, or human safety concerns did not correlate with each other or with number of bears taken by hunters in the preceding 1–2 years. At the smaller scale of bear management zones, there were positive correlations between the number of bears taken by hunters in one year and all categories of nuisance complaints in subsequent years. Once corrected for the estimated bear population size, only property damage retained a significant positive correlation with hunter take in prior years. Age and sex profiles of bears taken by hunters differed significantly from those of bears live-trapped around sites of nuisance complaints. Hunters took significantly younger bears and a lower proportion of males. The most common method (shooting over bait) produced age–sex profiles most different from bears live-trapped after nuisance complaints. Although hunters removed 356 bears implicated in nuisance complaints, they took these bears in proportion to their availability. We conclude that the Wisconsin bear-hunting season did not show clear evidence of reducing nuisance complaints during 1995–2004, probably because hunting was not effectively designed for that goal. We call for additional research on hunter and bear behavior, including experimental tests of hunting individuals with different levels of involvement in property damage.
Integrated Approach for the Management of New Threat Stemphylium botryosum walr Causing Blight of Lentil (Lens culinaris Medik)

Efforts were made to study integrated disease management for lentil stemphylium blight caused by Stemphylium botryosum Walr at GLRP, Rampur, Chitwan, Nepal during 2011/12 and 2012/13 using CRD in laboratory (in-vitro), RCBD in field (in-vivo) and screening host resistance genotypes. Over years, botanicals Acorus calamus L. and Zanthozylum armatum DC, fungicides Mancozeb and Krilaxyl and antagonist Trichoderma viridae were effective for disease control and yield increment. Acorus calamus L. at higher dose (8% W/V) and Krilaxyl even at lower (500 ppm) on potato dextrose agar (PDA) checked the pathogen growth completely in-vitro. On 5th day of incubation period, mycelium growth of the pathogen was collapsed by fungal antagonist T. viridae. The mycelial growth inhibition percent of Z. armatum DC (8% W/V) and Mancozeb (2000 ppm) on PDA was 31.17 and 55.94 respectively. In field, botanicals were sparingly effective for a short period. The Percent disease control (PDC) was higher in A. calamaus L. (46.60%) and Z. armatum DC (46.26%) compared to unsprayed plot. The higher percent yield increase (PYI) was obtained from Krilaxyl (71.22%) and Mancozeb (55.31%) and @ 2 gm/litre of water over control. The lower Percent Disease Index (PDI) was observed in Krilaxyl (36.00) and Mancozeb (37.35). The PDC and PYI were higher in T. viridae (PPD isolate) i.e. 42.14% and 58.80% respectively. Out of 58 genotypes, in screening nursery, RL-28, ILL 10134, RL-44, FLIP 20087L, NR-2001-71-3, NR-2001-71-4, ILL 7657, ILL 2437, ILL 7349, RL 23, RL 25, RL 47, RL 62, ILL 10856 were found resistant to the disease
POWER SYSTEM HARMONICS ANALYSIS DUE TO SINGLE PHASE WELDING MACHINE USING RADIAL BASIS FUNCTION NEURAL NETWORK

Welding machines are widely used in each and every construction works, in various industries, automobiles, and in many more applications. They are large sources for harmonics, interharmonics and subharmonics. This means, harmonics of different magnitude originate with fundamental frequency. Due to the origination of harmonics of different magnitude, the quality of power system becomes poor which means power system gets polluted. When the load gets polluted power system, there occurs various kinds of losses and also lays an adverse effect on the working of equipment and also hampers generation, transmission, distribution and utilization. In order to maintain the quality of power distribution, it is important to find out the components of harmonics in the power system. An efficient measurement instrument should be used to find out the harmonic component in every power system. Different methods are used from time to time for this. In recent years, neural network has got special attention by the researchers because of its simplicity, learning and generalization ability and it has been applied in the field of engineering. The theory of neural network is becoming more and more mature and is also making certain breakthrough progress in various fields. It has the advantages of parallel information processing, learning, distribution patterns and memory which can be used in the measurement of the harmonic to construct an appropriate network. In this paper we used radial basis function neural network to find out the components of harmonics in power system generated by welding machine.