Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Short-Term Liquidity Measures for Restaurant Firms: Static Measures Don't Tell the Full Story

Although most analysts apply static measures such as the current ratio or the quick ratio to assess a firm's short-term liquidity, a separate calculation of dynamic integrative measures can tell a completely different story about a firm's ability to meet its short-term obligations. One important difference between the two types of measures is that the static measures assume that a firm will be liquidated, while the integrative measures evaluate the liquidity of the firm as a going concern. Analyzing a sample of restaurant and manufacturing firms from 1994 through 2003, the static measures of liquidity imply that restaurant companies are illiquid, while manufacturing companies are liquid. However, when the same companies are evaluated under an integrative framework, restaurant firms were shown to be the more liquid ones, based on their financial and operating liquidity. Compared to restaurants, manufacturing firms exhibit a certain amount of operating illiquidity due to the length of their cash-conversion cycle (that is, the time it takes to generate revenue from the expense of adding and processing inventory). The analysis suggests that financial analysts, creditors, and managers should evaluate both dynamic liquidity measures and static measures in assessing short-term liquidity, since each measure provides different information about a company's ability to cover its obligations. Moreover, when evaluating a company's liquidity over time, one must pay careful attention to the sources of any changes in a company's liquidity position. The finding that restaurants, particularly owner-operator firms, have high operating liquidity should be an argument for favorable short-term financing terms, even though static ratios make restaurants seem like poor risks. An accurate evaluation of short-term liquidity may improve restaurants' cost of short-term financing, overall financing costs, and required returns from equity investors.
Time Resolved 3D MRA. Applications for Interventional Neuroradiology

The decision for endovascular treatment of cranial dural AV fistulae and angiomas and their follow-up after treatment is usually based on conventional DSA. New techniques of magnetic resonance angiography (MRA) facilitate high temporal and spatial resolution images. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the applicability and clinical use of a newly developed 3D dynamic MRA protocol on a 3T scanner for neurointerventional planning and decision-making. Using a 3T whole body scanner, a three-dimensional dynamic contrast enhanced MRA sequence with parallel imaging, and intelligent k-space readout (Keyhole and “CENTRA” k-space filling) was added to structural MRI and time-of-flight MRA in seven patients. DSA was performed in each patient following MR examination. In all patients MRA allowed the identification and correct classification of the vascular lesion. Hemodynamic characteristics and venous architecture were clearly demonstrated. Larger feeding arteries could be identified in all cases. Smaller feeding vessels were overlooked in dynamic MRA and only depicted in conventional DSA High temporal and spatial resolution 3D MRA may correctly identify and classify fistulae and angiomas and help to reduce the number of pre- or post-interventional invasive diagnostic angiograms.
Demonstration of a 4 Mb, high density ferroelectric memory embedded within a 130 nm, 5 LM Cu/FSG logic process

We demonstrate the bit functionality of a low-voltage, embedded ferroelectric random-access memory constructed using a 130 nm gate and five-level Cu/FSG interconnect process. By inserting the two additional masks required for the eFRAM module into this logic flow, we have co-integrated ferroelectric memory and SRAM on a single wafer.
Selection rules for angular-resolved photoionization of single P donor atom in silicon

In this work we analytically derive the expression of the dipole matrix elements for the photoionization process of a singe phosphorus donor atom embedded in silicon upon irradiation by linearly polarized optical pulses at different incidence angles relative to the bulk crystallographic axes. The derived expressions evidence a drastic dependence of the photoelectron angular distribution on the orientation of the polarization axis relative to the crystallographic axes of silicon. The narrowest angular distribution is obtained for a polarization directed along [001], [010] and [100] crystallographic axes.
To Prove or to Improve? Which Motive Distorts Perceptions of Personality Controllability?

This research extends past work on positive illusions and self-goals by examining motivated perceptions of how much control people think they have over changing their personality traits. A self-validation motivation should cause individuals to view their personality weaknesses as uncontrollable (to avoid blame for having them) and their personality strengths as controllable (to take credit for having them). A self-growth motivation should cause individuals to view their weaknesses as controllable (to view them as improvable) and their strengths as uncontrollable (to view them as unchanging). Studies 1 and 2 find evidence for self-validation in perceptions of trait controllability. Study 3 finds this pattern to be stronger for validation-seeking individuals but weaker for growth-seeking individuals. Studies 3 and 4 find that being primed with one's successful self-improvements or one's future self can attenuate the self-validation. The potential implications of distorted perceptions of trait controllability for both well-being and self-change are discussed.
Effect of a short‐term intermittent exercise‐training programme on the pulse wave velocity and arterial pressure: a prospective study among 71 healthy older subjects

Aims of the study: Stiffening of large arteries has been associated with increased cardiovascular outcomes among older subjects. Endurance exercises might attenuate artery stiffness, but little is known about the effects of intermittent training programme. We evaluate the effect of a short Intermittent Work Exercise Training Program (IWEP) on arterial stiffness estimated by the measure of the pulse wave velocity (PWV).
Acute Myocardial Infarction : A Century of Progress

The year 2010 marks the centenary of the first description of acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In 1910, Obraztsov and Strazhesko from Kiev in the Ukraine presented their landmark observation in five patients. Remarkably, in the very first paper on the subject, they described correctly the key clinical findings of this important condition. To quote them (translated from Ukranian): All patients noted an acute, sudden onset of the disease. Direct events often precipitated the disease; the infarct began in one case on climbing a high staircase, in another during an unpleasant conversation and in a third during emotional distress associated with a heated card game.
A preliminary analysis of learning processes for innovation in Member-Serving Nonprofit Organizations: The role of governance structure and its elements - shared knowledge, decision making and benefit sharing

Very little research today has investigated the role of governance structure and three of its elements: shared knowledge, decision making and benefit sharing, in learning processes for innovation in member-serving nonprofit organizations (MSNPOs). This research project aims to develop a theory suggesting that the above elements play a significant role in the learning processes that leads to innovation in MSNPOs. Using qualitative in-depth semi-structured interviews with 12 serving members from 10 MSNPOs in Australia, this project examines how governance structure and three of its elements support learning processes for innovation in the organizations. The study helps to build a nascent body of literature linking governance structure and its three elements, and strategic innovation in MSNPOs.
Development of a Regional Health Care Network and the Effect of Knowledge Intensive Work on Personnel and Organisation

Summary Objectives: a) To present a regional health care communication system developed in the North Karelia Hospital District with the help of two EU funded information technology projects namely the TERVE project (1) which was implemented at the national level financed by the regional subsidy 6 of the ERDF and the CHIN project (2) that was implemented at the European level. b) To present the questions and issues that arose when implementing new technologies in a regional health care environment. Results: Transformations in information technology are usually parts of other organisational transformations in health care. As a result of these issues, implementation of great information technology transformations has failed because of too strong a technology emphasis, insufficent participative touch and underestimation of social factors. Another result is that there is a cultural shock for physicians working in organisations where there are networks rather than hierarchies and relationships are predominantly contractual rather than professional. Conclusions: The effectiveness, productivity and profitability of the hospitals will be decisively dependent on information technology as well as its regional applications. Transformations in information technology are parts of other organisational transformations in health care, and can induce cultural shocks for physicians since the networked environment has a different philosophy than the hierarchy-based environment which was the case until recently. Finally, in a taxation based system, one key requirement is to understand that the network contacts and the time spent on networks must bring additional value to health care.
The Role of Consumer Self-Efficacy and Website Social-Presence in Customers' Adoption of B2C Online Shopping

Abstract Trust has been empirically established as one of the key attributes in business to customer (B2C) e-commerce. The effect of measures to build and maintain trust in B2C Online Shopping is subject to customer-centric behaviour factors, which cannot be controlled by the business firm. The present study conducted in the Indian context explores the role of consumer self-efficacy and website social presence in customer's adoption of B2C online shopping mediated by trust, perceived usefulness, and perceived risk. The most significant outcome of the study is that the consumer self-efficacy and website social-presence affect trust, perceived usefulness and perceived risk in the online customers, and in turn positively influence the customer's intention to purchase products online.
A 3D model of the δ opioid receptor and ligand-receptor complexes

: A model for the 3D structure of the transmembrane domain of the delta opioid receptor was predicted from the sequence divergence analysis of 42 sequences of G-protein coupled peptide hormone receptors belonging to the opioid, somatostatin and angiotensin receptor families. No template was used in the prediction steps, which include multiple sequence alignment, calculation of a variability profile of the aligned sequences, use of the variability profile to identify the boundaries of transmembrane regions, prediction of their secondary structure, optimization of the packing shape in a helix bundle, prediction of side chain conformations and structural refinement. The general shape of the model is similar to that of the low resolution rhodopsin structure in that the TM3 and TM7 helices are most buried in the bundle and the TM1 and TM4 helices are most exposed to the lipid phase. An initial assessment of this model was made by determining to what extent a binding site identified using four structurally disparate high affinity delta opioid ligands was consistent with known mutational studies. With the assumption that the protonated amine nitrogen, a feature common to all delta opioid ligands, interacts with the highly conserved Asp127 in TM3, a pocket was found that satisfied the criteria of complementarity to the requirements for receptor recognition for these four diverse ligands, two delta selective antagonists (the fused ring naltrindole and the peptide Tyr-Tic-Phe-Phe-NH2) and the two agonists lofentanil and BW373U86 deduced from previous studies of the ligands alone. These ligands could be accommodated in a similar region of the receptor. The receptor binding site identified in the optimized complexes contained many residues in positions known to affect ligand binding in G-protein coupled receptors. These results also allowed identification of key residues as candidates for point mutations for further assessment and refinement of this model as well as preliminary indications of the requirements for recognition of this receptor.
Exposure Measurements of Modern Digital Broadband Radio Services

Short Abstract—This paper describes methodologies for exact exposure measurements in the vicinity of modern digital broadband RF transmitters like DVB-T, DAB and UMTS stations. The measurement parameters for the spectrum analyser measurements are derived from the signal characteristics of the RF signals in frequency and time domain. Study designs of present measurement campaigns are also presented.
Market Liquidity: Asset Pricing, Risk, and Crises

Introduction Yakov Amihud, Haim Mendelson and Lasse Heje Pedersen Part I. Liquidity: The Effect of Trading Costs on Securities Prices and Returns: 1. Asset pricing and the bid-ask spread Yakov Amihud and Haim Mendelson 2. Liquidity, maturity, and the yield on US Treasury securities Yakov Amihud and Haim Mendelson 3. Market microstructure and securities values: evidence from the Tel Aviv stock exchange Yakov Amihud, Haim Mendelson and Beni Lauterbach Part II. Liquidity Risk: 4. Illiquidity and stock returns: cross-section and time-series effects Yakov Amihud 5. Asset pricing with liquidity risk Viral V. Acharya and Lasse Heje Pedersen Part III. Liquidity Crises: 6. Market liquidity and funding liquidity Markus Brunnermeier and Lasse Heje Pedersen 7. Liquidity and the 1987 stock market crash Yakov Amihud, Haim Mendelson and Robert A. Wood 8. Slow moving capital Mark Mitchell, Lasse Heje Pedersen and Todd Pulvino.
The Sverdlovsk anthrax outbreak of 1979.

In April and May 1979, an unusual anthrax epidemic occurred in Sverdlovsk, Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. Soviet officials attributed it to consumption of contaminated meat. U.S. agencies attributed it to inhalation of spores accidentally released at a military microbiology facility in the city. Epidemiological data show that most victims worked or lived in a narrow zone extending from the military facility to the southern city limit. Farther south, livestock died of anthrax along the zone's extended axis. The zone paralleled the northerly wind that prevailed shortly before the outbreak. It is concluded that the escape of an aerosol of anthrax pathogen at the military facility caused the outbreak.
Apolipoprotein E fragments present in Alzheimer's disease brains induce neurofibrillary tangle-like intracellular inclusions in neurons

Human apolipoprotein (apo) E4, a major risk factor for Alzheimer's disease (AD), occurs in amyloid plaques and neurofibrillary tangles (NFTs) in AD brains; however, its role in the pathogenesis of these lesions is unclear. Here we demonstrate that carboxyl-terminal-truncated forms of apoE, which occur in AD brains and cultured neurons, induce intracellular NFT-like inclusions in neurons. These cytosolic inclusions were composed of phosphorylated tau, phosphorylated neurofilaments of high molecular weight, and truncated apoE. Truncated apoE4, especially apoE4(Δ272–299), induced inclusions in up to 75% of transfected neuronal cells, but not in transfected nonneuronal cells. ApoE4 was more susceptible to truncation than apoE3 and resulted in much greater intracellular inclusion formation. These results suggest that apoE4 preferentially undergoes intracellular processing, creating a bioactive fragment that interacts with cytoskeletal components and induces NFT-like inclusions containing phosphorylated tau and phosphorylated neurofilaments of high molecular weight in neurons.
Blissfully Blind or Painfully Aware? Exploring the Beliefs People With Interpersonal Problems Have About Their Reputation.

OBJECTIVE Problematic interpersonal behavior might stem from and be maintained by the beliefs people have about how others see them (i.e., metaperceptions). The current study tested whether people with interpersonal problems formed more or less accurate metaperceptions about their personality (meta-accuracy), whether they thought others saw them in more or less positive ways (positivity), and whether they underestimated or overestimated how much others saw them as they saw themselves (transparency). METHOD Participants (NTime1 = 189; NTime2 = 175; Mage = 19.78; 36% male) completed a measure of interpersonal problems and provided personality judgments and metaperceptions for a group of peers after a first impression and after 4 months of acquaintanceship. RESULTS Generalized distress was associated with less positive metaperceptions at both times and with higher meta-accuracy after 4 months. Dominance problems were not associated with meta-accuracy, positivity, or transparency after a first impression, but dominance was linked to lower meta-accuracy and lower positivity after 4 months. Affiliation problems were associated with higher meta-accuracy after a first impression and with higher positivity and transparency at both times. CONCLUSIONS Metaperceptions were linked to interpersonal problems, and these expectations might partially explain some maladaptive patterns of behavior.
Using the technology acceptance model to investigate knowledge conversion in Thai public organisations

This dissertation investigated the relationship between knowledge conversion processes using the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) in Thai governmental organisations. There are few studies concerned with the development of sharing and the conversion of knowledge, and none of the Thai public sector. Most Thai research studies are concerned with the development of knowledge management practices and how to use created knowledge in organisations. This study used the relationship between technology support and managing the conversion of knowledge to increase knowledge sharing in organisations. It also contributes to knowledge of technology usage and the conversion of existing knowledge process by applying the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM) to explain uptake and use of this technology. The main benefit of this research is that it is the first study available to the Thai Government on the issue of developing knowledge conversion processes by applying the Technology Acceptance Model. A better knowledge conversion procedure can improve the efficiency of Thai government departments.
How do consumers process online hotel reviews?: The effects of eWOM consensus and sequence

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine how consensus and sequence of electronic word-of-mouth (eWOM) presented on online hotel review Web sites affect consumers’ attitudes toward the company and intention to stay at a hotel. Design/methodology/approach – This experiment used a 2 (consensus: high/low) × 3 (sequence: positive-negative, neutral, negative-positive) between-subjects design. A total of 165 usable data samples were gathered. Both consensus and sequence were manipulated. Findings – The study revealed that the review consensus overrides the impact of the review sequence such that when review ratings are substantially consistent, consumers’ attitudes and intentions to stay at a hotel are not influenced by the sequence of reviews. Research limitations/implications – Other variables such as prior experience with the hotel or biases toward the hotel can affect consumer reactions to such online reviews. Future studies need to reflect on such variables that can moderate or mediate the impact .
Essentials of Marketing

Preface Using the text: A route map Part One: Marketing Perspective and Context 1. The Marketing Culture 2. The Marketing Environment 3. Understanding the Behaviour of Customers 4. Market segmentation, targeting and positioning Part Two: The Marketing Tools 5. Marketing Information Systems and Research 6. The product (or service) 7. Pricing 8. Channels of distribution and logistics 9. Marketing communications 10. Selling and sales management Part Three: Marketing Planning and Decision-Making 11. Sales Forecasting 12. Marketing planning: combining the marketing mix Part Four: Marketing's Wider Issues 13. Customer care and relationship marketing 14. International Marketing Part Five: Case Studies 15. Undertaking extended case studies 16. Undertaking mini case studies Appendices Appendix 1: Further strategic marketing planning tools Appendix 2: Extended case studies: further useful concepts and definitions
Understanding Drug Release Data through Thermodynamic Analysis

Understanding the factors that can modify the drug release profile of a drug from a Drug-Delivery-System (DDS) is a mandatory step to determine the effectiveness of new therapies. The aim of this study was to assess the Amphotericin-B (AmB) kinetic release profiles from polymeric systems with different compositions and geometries and to correlate these profiles with the thermodynamic parameters through mathematical modeling. Film casting and electrospinning techniques were used to compare behavior of films and fibers, respectively. Release profiles from the DDSs were performed, and the mathematical modeling of the data was carried out. Activation energy, enthalpy, entropy and Gibbs free energy of the drug release process were determined. AmB release profiles showed that the relationship to overcome the enthalpic barrier was PVA-fiber > PVA-film > PLA-fiber > PLA-film. Drug release kinetics from the fibers and the films were better fitted on the Peppas–Sahlin and Higuchi models, respectively. The thermodynamic parameters corroborate these findings, revealing that the AmB release from the evaluated systems was an endothermic and non-spontaneous process. Thermodynamic parameters can be used to explain the drug kinetic release profiles. Such an approach is of utmost importance for DDS containing insoluble compounds, such as AmB, which is associated with an erratic bioavailability.
Energy efficiency at energy intensive factory - a facility planning approach

Due to energy shortage and energy price increase, energy efficiency is a significant challenge for most factories. In order to get more benefit and become more competitive in the market, energy efficiency should be considered in early planning phase as an essential factor. However, the energy efficiency was often ignored in planning phase in the past decades. For these purposes, a new approach, which can effectively support the analysis and design of facility planning, is presented in this paper. This approach introduces energy efficiency as a key criterion into the planning process. At the same time, material transport costs and manpower costs are also taken into account with the purpose of performing good facility planning from both energy and economic aspects. A practical case study is carried out to validate the correctness and effectiveness of the presented approach.
A Synthetic Antagonist for the Peroxisome Proliferator-activated Receptor γ Inhibits Adipocyte Differentiation*

While searching for natural ligands for the peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR) γ, we identified a synthetic compound that binds to this receptor. Bisphenol A diglycidyl ether (BADGE) is a ligand for PPARγ with aK d(app) of 100 μm. This compound has no apparent ability to activate the transcriptional activity of PPARγ; however, BADGE can antagonize the ability of agonist ligands such as rosiglitazone to activate the transcriptional and adipogenic action of this receptor. BADGE also specifically blocks the ability of natural adipogenic cell lines such as 3T3-L1 and 3T3-F442A cells to undergo hormone-mediated cell differentiation. These results provide the first pharmacological evidence that PPARγ activity is required for the hormonally induced differentiation of adipogenic cells.