Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Nonefficiency Goals in the Antitrust Law of Mergers

This article focuses attention on antitrust law goals other than economic efficiency by contrasting them to economic goals both in terms of their substantive content and their underlying assumptions. Alternative articulations of the nonefficiency goals are examined to state as precisely as possible what legislators, judges, and scholars had in mind when advocating these goals. Although one can easily appreciate the political and social values scholars and policy makers espouse, it is difficult to identify from the current literature in this area either the connection between mergers generally and undesirable consequences of those particular mergers most likely to have unwanted side effects. Although this article calls for greater specificity and precision by proponents of nonefficiency goals, it also argues that many of these goals can be included systematically in antitrust enforcement. In response to the appeal of social and political values and their established place in antitrust cases, this Article suggests a more dynamic and democratic interpretation of economic efficiency that incorporates a broader spectrum of values.
News Consumption among Chilean Adolescents: Interest, Motivations and Perceptions on the News Agenda

In today’s context of media proliferation and increasing access to diverse media content, it becomes necessary to address young people’s motivation to consume information. Researching this age group is relevant given that adolescence is a key period in people’s civic socialization. This study explores how 13 to 17 year old Chileans consume news, in a multiple-platform, convergent and mobile media context. There are few studies that focus on the information habits of this particular age group. Using a quantitative self-administered questionnaire applied to 2,273 high school adolescents from four different regions in the country, this paper analyses participants’ news consumption habits, their interest in news, their perception about the importance of different topics, and their motivations to being informed. The results show that surveyed teenagers access information mainly via social media like Facebook, to the detriment of traditional media. These adolescents are least interested in traditional politics, but they think this is the most prominent topic in the news. Their motivations to consume news have to do with their wish to be able to defend their points of view and deliver information to others. Also, they think that their portrayal in the news agenda is both inadequate and negative. These findings suggest that the news industry has a pending debt with young audiences.
Incorporating Passive Compliance for Reduced Motor Loading During Legged Walking

Pabbu, Akhil Sai. M.S.E.E. DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING, Wright State University 2017. ‘Incorporating Passive Compliance for Reduced Motor Loading During Legged Walking’ For purposes of travelling on all-terrains surfaces that are both uneven and discontinuous, legged robots have upper-hand over wheeled and tracked vehicles. The robot used in this thesis is a simulated hexapod with 3 degrees of freedom per leg. The main aim is to reduce the energy consumption of the system during walking by attaching a passive linear spring to each leg which will aid the motors and reduce the torque required while walking. Firstly, the ideal stiffness and location or the coordinates for mounting the spring is found out using gradient based algorithm called ‘Simultaneous Perturbation and Stochastic Approximation Algorithm’ (SPSA) on a flat terrain using data from a single walking step. Motor load is approximated by computing the torque impulse, which is the summation of the absolute value of the torque output for each joint during walking. Once the ideal spring and mount is found, the motor loading of the robot with the spring attached is observed and compared on three different terrains with the original loading without the spring. The analysis is made on a single middle leg of the robot, which is known to support the highest load when the alternating tripod gait is used. The obtained spring and mounting locations are applied to other legs to compute the overall energy savings of the system. Through this work, the torque impulse was decreased by 14 % on uneven terrain.
Heterogeneous Architecture for Ad Hoc Networks

By making small adjustment to general ad hoc network architecture, we build a network topology with short average path length and high clustering coefficient, which are two important metrics of ad hoc networks. Furthermore, an efficient probabilistic flooding routing algorithm is proposed based on this network model. Simulation results show that this architecture behaves better performance than its ordinary counterpart.
Adaptive Fitness Approach - an Application for Video-Based Face Recognition

In the last two decades face recognition has emerged as an important research area with many potential applications that surely ease and help safeguard our everyday lives in many aspects (Zhao et al., 2003; Kirby & Sirovich, 1990; Turk & Pentland, 1991; Martinez & Kak, 2001; Belhumeur et al., 1997; Philipps et al., 2000; Eleyan & Demirel, 2007, 2011; Brunelli & Poggi, 1993; Wiskott et al., 1997). The face recognition problem from still images has been extensively studied (Sinha et al., 2006; Eleyan et al., 2008). Face recognition from video has recently attracted the attention of many researchers (Zhou et al., 2003; Li & Chellappa, 2002; Wechsler et al., 1997; Steffens et al., 1998; Eleyan et al., 2009). Video is inherently richer in information content when compared with still images. It has important properties that are absent in still images. Some of these important properties are the temporal continuity, dynamics and the possibility of constructing 3D models from faces. On the other hand, it should also be noted that video acquired facial data are normally of very low quality and low resolution, which make recognition algorithms very inefficient. The temporal continuity and dynamics of a person captured by a video makes it easier for humans to recognize people. Humans are usually able to recognize faces in very low resolution images. This is not the case for the computer based techniques which have been shown to be quite capable in recognizing faces from still images. Utilization of these properties for more efficient and high performance face recognition algorithms requires approaches that are different than the traditional approaches. There are many reasons why humans are so successful in recognition of faces in video while computers are not. Some of these are: 1) Humans use a collection (flow) of data over time rather than an individual video image during both training and testing. 2) Humans are superbly capable of tracking objects. And in so doing can make excellent use of flow of data In the training stage, when a new person is to be “memorized” many features such as appearance, gestures, gait etc. are encoded. Each person in the human memory (gallery) is encoded differently and there are quite a number of people memorized by humans. In the testing (recognition) stage human beings compare these features and make a decision on the identity of a person. This process however is not a “one shot” comparison, but it is continually made based on the flow of data. When the person is far a way for example, it is difficult to discern the facial features. However from the gait and gestures the human brain
The effect of a Niacin supplementation to different diets on ruminal fermentation and flow of nutrients to the duodenum of dairy cows

The objective of this study was to investigate the influence of a niacin supplementation to three diets with different forage to concentrate ratios (F:C ratio) on ruminal metabolism of dairy cows. The rations consisted of either 2/3 forage and 1/3 concentrate, 1/2 forage and 1/2 concentrate or 1/3 forage and 2/3 concentrate on dry matter basis. Each diet was fed in one period without and in the following period with a supplementation of 6 g niacin (nicotinic acid, NA) per cow and day. Three dry and seven mid-lactating Holstein-Friesian cows, equipped with cannulas in the dorsal sac of the rumen and proximal duodenum were used. Ruminal fluid was obtained before and six times after the morning feeding, while duodenal chyme was collected every two hours for five consecutive days. Cr 2 O 3 was used as flow marker. NA supplementation increased rumen ammonia concentration, whereas it decreased short-chain fatty acid concentration. The amount of organic matter reaching the duodenum was enhanced if niacin was added to the rations. NA supplementation also led to higher flows of microbial protein and undegraded feed protein to the duodenum. Furthermore, the efficiency of microbial protein synthesis was enhanced in supplemented animals. The amounts of total niacin (the sum of NA and NAM) reaching the duodenum rose with increasing concentrate proportion and also with NA supplementation, whereas amounts of nicotinamide were only influenced by NA fee ding and not by the F:C ratio.
When banking systems meet currencies

In this paper, we examine the link of investment portfolio decisions of households and investment on international capital flows. I extend Bencivenga and Smith (1991)â€™s overlapping generation model to an open economy and combine with capital market imperfections in Kiyotake and Moore (1997) to address how the portfolio decisions of one countrty might affect that of the other country. In this general equilibrium framework with flexible exchange rate, I find that the investment portfolio deicisions of households are crucial for the directions of capital inflows. In other words, the portfolio decision of individuals in one country is crucial for the deposit and loan rate, which would affect where the capital inflows from the foreign investors.
The ecology of a predaceous troglobitic beetle, Neaphaenops tellkampfii (Coleoptera: Carabidae, Trechinae) II. Adult seasonality, feeding and recruitment

B. Adult Seasonality Census data for all adult Neaphaenops from the Marion Avenue and Edwards Avenue study areas are presented in Figures 5 and 6, respectively. Both areas show a summer through early fall population maximum coincident with the recruitment of teneral adults into the population, and a decrease through the rest of the year. Sex ratio data for both areas are presented in Table 3. Although the sex ratio for tenerals is 1: 1 (N)400), the sex ratio for fully sclerotized adults on sandy areas changes seasonally to a female majority (up to 2: I) just prior to the recruitment of sclerotized tenerals.
Title Lifecycle impacts of natural gas to hydrogen pathways on urban air quality Permalink

In this paper we examine the potential air quality impacts of hydrogen transportation fuel from a lifecycle analysis perspective, including impacts from fuel production, delivery, and vehicle use. We assume that hydrogen fuel cell vehicles are introduced in a specific region, Sacramento County, California. We consider two levels of market penetration where 9% or 20% of the light duty fleet are hydrogen fuel cell vehicles. The following three natural gas to hydrogen supply pathways are assessed in detail and compared in terms of emissions and the resulting changes in ambient air quality: (1) onsite hydrogen production; (2) centralized hydrogen production with gaseous hydrogen pipeline delivery systems; and (3) centralized hydrogen production with liquid hydrogen truck delivery systems. All the pathways examined use steam methane reforming (SMR) of natural gas to produce hydrogen. The source contributions to incremental air pollution are estimated and compared among hydrogen pathways. All of the hydrogen pathways result in extremely low contributions to ambient air concentrations of NOx , CO, particulates, and SOx , typically less than 0.1% of the current ambient pollution for both levels of market penetration. Among the hydrogen supply options, it is found that the central SMR with pipeline delivery systems is the lowest pollution option available provided the plant is located to avoid transport of pollutants into the city via prevailing winds. The onsite hydrogen pathway is comparable to the central hydrogen pathway with pipeline systems in terms of the resulting air pollution. The pathway with liquid hydrogen trucks has a greater impact on air quality relative to the other pathways due to emissions associated with diesel trucks and electricity consumption to liquefy hydrogen. However, all three hydrogen pathways result in negligible air pollution in the region. 2007 International Association for Hydrogen Energy. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Molecular Characterization of Virulence Factors in Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli

Millions of diarrheal disease is made by Enterotoxigenic E. coli (ETEC) each year, specifically in developing countries. In the pathogenesis of ETEC infections, the first phase is sticking of the bacterium to the minute intestinal epithelium, as a result of colonization factors (CFs) mediation and subsequently generate enterotoxins. These CFs in accordance with their structure are diverged into discrete groups. CFA/I and CS6 are two of the most typical CFs. CFA/I is a fimbriae consists of a superior subunit, CfaB and inferior subunit, CfaE. CS6 is non-fimbrial which includes two main subunits, CssA and CssB. The enterotoxins caused by ETEC are related to two eminent classes of heat-labile toxins (LT) and heat stable toxins (ST). LT is formed of five B subunits and a single enzymatically active A. Its B subunits tied up to the enteral GM1 ganglioside receptors in the intestinal epithelium and A subunit whose ADP-ribosylating activity culminates in cellular adenylcyclase activation and an increase in cAMP, efflux of chloride ions and water and succeeding watery diarrhea. Guanylatecyclase (GC) is receptor for the ST toxin. Intracellular levels of cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) increase when ST binds to GC. Such increase in cGMP permits activation of cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) by phosphorylation-dependent cGMP protein kinase II producing an escalation in salt and secretion of water and prevention of sodium absorption through h the apical Na/H channel.More information about the CFs and enterotoxins of pathogen leads to more founding of ETEC virulence, and the founding is important to designing an appropriate vaccine.
Ensemble-based Probabilistic Forecasting at Horns Rev

For management and trading purposes, information on short-term wind generation (from few hours to few days ahead) is crucial at large offshore wind farms, since they concentrate a large capacity at a single location. The most complete information that can be provided today consists of probabilistic forecasts, the resolution of which may be maximized by using meteorological ensemble predictions as input. The paper concentrates on the test case of the Horns Rev wind farm over a period of approximately one year, in order to describe, apply and discuss a complete ensemble-based probabilistic forecasting methodology. In a first stage, ensemble forecasts of meteorological variables are converted to power through a suitable power curve model. This model employs local polynomial regression, and is adaptively estimated with an orthogonal fitting method. The obtained ensemble forecasts of wind power are then converted into predictive distributions with an original adaptive kernel dressing method. The shape of the kernels is driven by a mean-variance model, the parameters of which are recursively estimated in order to maximize the overall skill of obtained predictive distributions. Such a methodology has the benefit of yielding predictive distributions that are of increased reliability (in a probabilistic sense) in comparison with the raw ensemble forecasts, while taking advantage of their high resolution.
Opinions of Turkish Language and Literature Teachers on the Curriculum of Turkish Literature Course Based on the Constructivist Learning Theory.

The main objective of this study is to collect the opinions of Turkish Language and Literature teachers at secondary schools about the Curriculum of the Turkish Literature Course based on the constructivist learning theory. To this end, the descriptive method was employed to collect teacher opinions. Structured interview was used as a data collection tool. Since the majority of teachers were not willing to express their opinions verbally, they answered the interview questions in written form. The study population was comprised of Turkish language and literature teachers who worked at Siirt Provincial Directorate of National Education. Although best efforts were devoted to reach all teachers, only 25 out of the 60 teachers working at the secondary schools located in central Siirt shared their opinions about the curriculum of the Turkish Literature Course in writing. Data derived from teacher opinions were examined using the descriptive analysis method and teacher opinions about the program were demonstrated to reflect a sample of Siirt province.
Rigorous upscaling of a reactive flow through a pore, under important Peclet's and Damkohler's numbers

This paper deals with a rigorous derivation (using the singular perturbation technique) of the effective model for the enhanced diffusion through a narrow and long 2D pore. We start with a pore scale model for transport of a reactive solute in a pore space by convection and diffusion. The pore contains initially a soluble substance and the same substance, at different concentration, is injected at x = 0. The solute particles undergo a first-order chemical reaction on the pore surfaces. We place ourselves in the conditions of Taylor’s study and also in presence of ∗The research of A.M. was supported by the GDR MOMAS (Modélisation Mathématique et Simulations numériques liées aux problèmes de gestion des déchets nucléaires: 2439 ANDRA, BRGM, CEA, EDF, CNRS) as a part of the project ”Modélisation micro-macro des phénomènes couplés de transport-chimie-déformation en milieux argileux ”
A highly sensitive molecular diagnosis method for detecting Toxoplasma gondii tachyzoite: a PCR/dot blot hybridization

This study aimed at finding a fast, sensitive, and efficient protocol for molecular identification of intracellular protozoa Toxoplasma (T.) gondii. For molecular detection of T. gondii, we developed a polymerase chain reaction coupled with dot blot hybridization assay (PCR/DBH). For DBH analysis, the amplified DNA of T. gondii tachyzoite was labeled by incorporation of digoxigenin. The DBH assay alone was capable of detecting down to 1×10 pg of T. gondii genomic DNA. The PCR alone was capable of detecting down to 1×10 pg of T. gondii genomic DNA, whereas the PCR/DBH assay was capable of detecting down to 1×10 pg of T. gondii genomic DNA, indicating that sensitivity of the PCR/DBH method was approximately 10 to 100 times higher than PCR or DBH alone. Our PCR/DBH assay will be useful for confirming the presence of T. gondii on the samples and differentiating T. gondii infection from other intracellular protozoa infections.
Significant Replication Time-points of Avian Influenza A Virus Strain H 5 N 1 in Madin-Darby Canine Kidney Cells ( Corak Replikasi Virus Influenza A Avian Strain

The occasional influenza pandemics and the seasonal influenza epidemics have destroyed millions of lives since the last century. It is therefore necessary to understand the virus replication patterns as this provides essential information on the virus infectivity, pathogenicity and spread patterns. This study aimed to investigate the replication of avian influenza A virus H5N1 (A/Chicken/Malaysia/5858/2004) in MDCK cells. In this study, the TCID50 (50% tissue culture infectious dose) of AIV H5N1 was first determined. The MDCK cells were then infected with AIV H5N1 at TCID50 for 0-48 h. The CPE (cytopathic effect) was observed and cell death was determined hourly. The virus-infected cells and media were subsequently collected for gene analysis. The results showed that the TCID50 of AIV H5N1 was 10 -9 dilution. The CPE percentage showed a strong and positive correlation with the infection period (r = 1.0, n = 9, p < 0.01). The amount of a highly conserved influenza viral gene, M2 gene amplified from infected media (r = 0.471, n = 9, p= > 0.05) and infected cell (r = 0.73, n = 9, p < 0.05) were also positively correlated with the infection period. In conclusion, although CPE started to be observed in the early time points of infection, however, the M2 gene was only amplified from the infected media and cells after 48 h and 24 h, respectively. This signifies that AIV H5N1 used in this study is pathogenic and it is able to cause severe cytopathology to host cells even at low virus load.
SECTION 1 CHANGE IN EARNINGS QUALITY SURROUNDING ERP IMPLEMENTATION

How to cite this paper: Dehning, B. , Sinha, C. , & Sinha, P. (2017). Change in earnings quality surrounding ERP implementation. Corporate Ownership & Control, 15(1), 8-17. http://doi.org/10.22495/cocv15i1art1 Copyright © 2017 by Virtus Interpress All rights reserved The Creative Commons AttributionNonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) will be activated starting from September, 2018 followed by transfer of the copyright to
Exploring the total Galactic extinction with SDSS BHB stars

Aims: We used 12,530 photometrically-selected blue horizontal branch (BHB) stars from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey (SDSS) to estimate the total extinction of the Milky Way at the high Galactic latitudes, $R_V$ and $A_V$ in each line of sight. Methods: A Bayesian method was developed to estimate the reddening values in the given lines of sight. Based on the most likely values of reddening in multiple colors, we were able to derive the values of $R_V$ and $A_V$. Results: We selected 94 zero-reddened BHB stars from seven globular clusters as the template. The reddening in the four SDSS colors for the northern Galactic cap were estimated by comparing the field BHB stars with the template stars. The accuracy of this estimation is around 0.01\,mag for most lines of sight. We also obtained $ $ to be around 2.40$\pm1.05$ and $A_V$ map within an uncertainty of 0.1\,mag. The results, including reddening values in the four SDSS colors, $A_V$, and $R_V$ in each line of sight, are released on line. In this work, we employ an up-to-date parallel technique on GPU card to overcome time-consuming computations. We plan to release online the C++ CUDA code used for this analysis. Conclusions: The extinction map derived from BHB stars is highly consistent with that from Schlegel, Finkbeiner & Davis(1998). The derived $R_V$ is around 2.40$\pm1.05$. The contamination probably makes the $R_V$ be larger.
Latex Aglutination (LAT) Test for detection of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sera of naturally infected pigs in District of Saranda, Albania

The aim of study was to determine the of Toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sera of naturally infected pigs in District of Saranda, Albania. Was collected 184 samples of pigs sera from extensive farms at the time of slaughter in slaughterhouses. Collected blood was left to express serum and it was kept in a freezer until the time when samples were processed in the laboratory of Microbiology of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine of Tirana, Albania. Serum samples were examined by Latex aglutination test (LAT). Out of 184 samples tested, 25 sera had anti-Toxoplasma IgG antibodies. Average prevalence was about 13.97%. Keywords: Toxoplasma gondii, pigs, Latex aglutination test, pig sera.