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Efficacy of adaptive reuse for the redevelopment of underutilised historical buildings

Purpose Most provincial town centres in New Zealand typically feature old and vacant historical buildings, the majority of which possess heritage values. The growing perception that it is cheaper to repurpose vacant historical buildings rather than demolishing and rebuilding them is one of the factors that have made the adaptive reuse approach so popular. However, will this also be the case for provincial town centres in New Zealand? The purpose of this paper is to identify and explore the key factors that could influence the efficacy of adaptive reuse, and check for significant differences in the effect that each perceived factor would have on the adaptive reuse efficacy as a justifiable resilient and sustainable approach towards the regeneration of a major provincial town centre in New Zealand that is currently experiencing inner-city shrinkage. Design/methodology/approach A focus group workshop was conducted with 22 stakeholders involved in an existing town centre regeneration agenda for Whanganui. Closed-ended questionnaires were administered to the workshop participants to measure their opinions regarding the efficacy of the adaptive reuse approach for the regeneration of Whanganui’s town centre. The participant mix comprised a combination of structural engineers, quantity surveyors, architects, estate valuers, building owners/developers, legal representatives, heritage representatives and local government council representatives. Findings The study reported a high proportion of respondents that strongly agreed to the positive impacts of adaptive reuse with regards to the discussed priority aspects, hence, justifying the efficacy of the approach, towards delivering a vibrant town centre for Whanganui. Also, the Friedman’s analysis suggests that no significant differences existed among all perceived adaptive reuse efficacy criteria by the workshop participants, therefore justifying the approach. Originality/value This paper’s originality pertains to the practicality of changing the use of vacant historical buildings in Whanganui, which is one of New Zealand’s major provincial town centres, to renegotiate resilience and sustainable urban regeneration for the area.
To share or not to share A case study of inter-project knowledge sharing in a project-based organization

This paper investigates how knowledge is shared between projects in a project-based organization (PBO). This is relevant as PBOs usually have problems with sharing knowledge emerging in separate projects. By adopting a practice-based view of knowledge, this paper outlines how inter-project knowledge sharing occurred and what influenced this in a Swedish construction firm. The case study shows that knowledge sharing occurred in five different arenas and was facilitated by a handful of key knowledge brokers. It furthermore shows that knowledge sharing was influenced by three organizational norms and that the knowledge brokers were given power over the knowledge sharing practices. These findings contribute to Knowledge Management (KM) research and research concerning knowledge sharing in PBOs by suggesting that arenas, norms, knowledge brokers, and power are central to inter-project knowledge sharing. This paper argues that, when given power over knowledge sharing practices, the actions of a few knowledge brokers become the foundation upon which norms and practices are reproduced. Therefore, to fully understand why knowledge is, or is not, shared between projects researchers must understand the underlying power relationships in an organization. The managerial implications of this study are that managers should focus on the four above mentioned factors when constructing KM initiatives.
Parsing floor plan images

This paper introduces a method for analyzing floor plan images using wall segmentation, object detection, and optical character recognition. We introduce a challenging new real-estate floor plan dataset, R-FP, evaluate different wall segmentation methods, and propose fully convolutional networks (FCN) for this task. We explore architectures with different pixel-stride values and more compact ones with skipped pooling layers. An FCN-2s with a 2-pixel stride layer achieves state-of-the-art performance, obtaining a mean Intersection-over-Union score of 89.9% on R-FP, and 94.4% on the public CVC-FP data set. Using OCR and object detection, we estimate room sizes. Finally, we show applications in automatic 3D model building and interactive furniture fitting.
High sensitivity pH sensor using AlXGa1-XN/GaN HEMT heterostructure design

Gateless AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) has some advantages include rapid response, low noise, and superior sensitivity. In different Al content, the Al<sub>0.3</sub>Ga<sub>0.7</sub>N has the excellent performance among Al<sub>0.17</sub>Ga<sub>0.83</sub>N and Al<sub>0.25</sub>Ga<sub>0.75</sub>N, and the performance can be achieved about -0.923 mA/mm-pH during pH 4-10, and -2.24 mA/mm-pH during pH 7-8. The result indicates that the better performance of Al<sub>0.3</sub>Ga<sub>0.7</sub>N can be applied in high sensitivity pH sensor. Using the characteristic and modifying by different gate oxide, there are many application in the technology of medical for detecting the disease.
Self‐reported effects of computer workshops on physicians' computer use

Background: The need for physicians to be proficient in the use of computers is undeniable. As computers have become easier to use and more widespread, their use in medicine is expanding. Several organizations have produced continuing medical education programs to teach physicians about the use of computers in medicine but little has been reported on the effects of such programs. Method: We present the self‐reported effects of a series of workshops that taught physicians about basic computer skills: information retrieval, the Internet, CD‐ROMs, electronic mail, and computer‐aided learning. Results: A questionnaire mailed to 65 workshop participants yielded a response rate of 46% (n = 30). Of the 30 respondents, 27% (n = 8) had bought new hardware or software because of attending the workshops, with the most common purchase being a new computer. Fifty‐seven percent (n = 17) had increased their use of computers, with the most common applications being use of the Internet for information retrieval and electronic mail.
Provisions of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990

The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-624) establishes a comprehensive framework within which the Secretary of Agriculture will administer agricultural and food programs from 1991 to 1995. This report describes provisions of the 1990 Act as amended by the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (P.L. 101-508). Provisions for all major commodity programs, such as income and price support, are reported, as well as general commodity provisions, trade, conservation, research, food stamps, fruit and vegetable marketing, organic food standards, grain quality, credit, rural development, forestry, crop insurance and disaster assistance, and global climate change provisions.
Product Key to Intercept Copyright Infringement

- In Dynamic SLK (Software License Key) Management Using PK (Product Key) Generator, Software publishers have used digital rights management, specifically copy-protection techniques to prevent unauthorized and illegal copying of their software products. Common forms of prevention are copy protection techniques based on physical tokens. While physical tokens provide better protection from unauthorized copying than intangible ones, the protected digital content becomes unsuitable for online distribution. This project investigates the role of copy-protection techniques based on physical and intangible tokens in software piracy prevention using AES (Advanced Encryption Standard) Encryption Algorithm. Advanced Encryption Standard (AES) is used for increase data security and confidentiality. In this proposed approach data is encrypted. This project presents the general implications for a software publisher's anti-piracy and online distribution policy.
Supply Chain Perspectives and Issues: A Literature Review

Changes in the structure of 20th century international industrial organisation that have incited research interest among economists have also driven a significant body of work in the business literature. Indeed, many of the factors driving the changing industrial structure are derived from business. Examples include the innovation and implementation of assembly lines, scientific management, modularisation, lean manufacturing, and just-intime production. While the economics literature has produced terminology such as “task trade”, “vertical specialisation”, and “production sharing”, the business literature tends to emphasise “supply chains”. This is in conjunction with terms from political economists and development theorists that include “value chains”, “global commodity chains”, and “global production networks”. Of these, the supply chain provides the most relevant perspective for the business practitioner. Networks of firms are viewed from a focal firm perspective, and the supply chain ontology adopts various dimensions to orient a firm with its network surroundings (for example, direct-extended-ultimate supply chains, horizontal tiers or degrees of separation, and vertical structures within each tier). Further functionalising the supply chain concept is the field of supply chain management (SCM). Born from multidisciplinary roots that include logistics, marketing, management, and sociology, SCM has developed into a distinct field of study over the past fifty years. SCM theory has only recently reached a state of maturation where it produces operationalisable concepts and tools, but progress is being made in advancing both the overarching field of SCM and the specific issues that fall under the SCM umbrella. This chapter will review the overarching field, while Part II and its chapters will address the specific issues. 2.1 Defining supply chains 2.1. 1 The blind men and the elephant The realities addressed by supply chains reflect phenomena arising from the changing nature of the international economy during the latter half of the 20th century. As such, the same phenomenon is documented and researched from multiple fields, resulting in a Supply chains in the business literature 42 Supply Chain Perspectives and Issues plethora of terms fundamentally pointing to the same reality. However, these terms embody perspectives from their respective fields to characterise this new reality. We review a sample of the most common terms encountered when discussing this phenomenon. The list is by no means exhaustive, but should provide cursory overviews for the majority of terms encountered in the literature. They include supply chains, value chains, filière, global commodity chains, and global production networks.
Transglutaminase 2 ablation leads to defective function of mitochondrial respiratory complex I affecting neuronal vulnerability in experimental models of extrapyramidal disorders

Transglutaminase 2 (TG2) represents the most ubiquitous isoform belonging to the TG family, and has been implicated in the pathophysiology of basal ganglia disorders, such as Parkinson's disease and Huntington's disease. We show that ablation of TG2 in knockout mice causes a reduced activity of mitochondrial complex I associated with an increased activity of complex II in the whole forebrain and striatum. Interestingly, TG2–/– mice were protected against nigrostriatal damage induced by 1‐methyl‐4‐phenyl‐1,2,3,6‐tetrahydropyridine, which is converted in vivo into the mitochondrial complex I inhibitor, 1‐methyl‐4‐phenyl‐pyridinium ion. In contrast, TG2–/– mice were more vulnerable to nigrostriatal damage induced by methamphetamine or by the complex II inhibitor, 3‐nitropropionic acid. Proteomic analysis showed that proteins involved in the mitochondrial respiratory chain, such as prohibitin and the β‐chain of ATP synthase, are substrates for TG2. These data suggest that TG2 is involved in the regulation of the respiratory chain both in physiology and pathology, contributing to set the threshold for neuronal damage in extrapyramidal disorders.
Analysis of 14 trials comparing sirolimus-eluting stents with bare-metal stents.

BACKGROUND The long-term effects of treatment with sirolimus-eluting stents, as compared with bare-metal stents, have not been established. METHODS We performed an analysis of individual data on 4958 patients enrolled in 14 randomized trials comparing sirolimus-eluting stents with bare-metal stents (mean follow-up interval, 12.1 to 58.9 months). The primary end point was death from any cause. Other outcomes were stent thrombosis, the composite end point of death or myocardial infarction, and the composite of death, myocardial infarction, or reintervention. RESULTS The overall risk of death (hazard ratio, 1.03; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.80 to 1.30) and the combined risk of death or myocardial infarction (hazard ratio, 0.97; 95% CI, 0.81 to 1.16) were not significantly different for patients receiving sirolimus-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents. There was a significant reduction in the combined risk of death, myocardial infarction, or reintervention (hazard ratio, 0.43; 95% CI, 0.34 to 0.54) associated with the use of sirolimus-eluting stents. There was no significant difference in the overall risk of stent thrombosis with sirolimus-eluting stents versus bare-metal stents (hazard ratio, 1.09; 95% CI, 0.64 to 1.86). However, there was evidence of a slight increase in the risk of stent thrombosis associated with sirolimus-eluting stents after the first year. CONCLUSIONS The use of sirolimus-eluting stents does not have a significant effect on overall long-term survival and survival free of myocardial infarction, as compared with bare-metal stents. There is a sustained reduction in the need for reintervention after the use of sirolimus-eluting stents. The risk of stent thrombosis is at least as great as that seen with bare-metal stents.
Application of Augmented Reality in Engineering Graphics Education

Engineering graphics (EG) is the subject of transferring information from design into manufacture. Developing ability to create and read graphical representation of engineering structure is essential for individual. Therefore, training engineers able to use the graphical language to communicate is vital in every engineering college. However, in the classroom, where lecture time is limited, it is hard for the instructors to illustrate clearly the relationship between the 3D geometry and their 2D projection using only one kind of presenting technique. This work gives a brief insight into the potential and challenges of using Augmented Reality (AR) in Engineering Graphics Education. An AR-based system specifically designed for EG instruction were studied and developed. The system aims at improving the spatial awareness and interest of learning. Our own interest is to apply the AR system to Engineering Graphics instruction and provide the students with their own unique discovery path. The AR application enables faster comprehension of complex spatial problems and relationships which will benefit the students greatly during their learning processes. The AR-based method is proved to be effective teaching aids for engineering graphics courses and applying AR technology to support learning activities may become a trend in the future.
IMPACT OF CORPORATE SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ON FIRM’S FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE

The reason to conduct this research is to find out the relationship between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance in the area of Karachi, Moreover the field of CSR has growing faster in the several years . An increasing number of shareholder, analysts, regulators, employees, community organizations and news media are asking companies to be accountable for an ever- changing set of CSR issues. There is an increasing demand for knowing that corporations are continuously improves their social, environmental and economic performance. Moreover, I find that firm with higher corporate social responsibility receive more favorable response regarding their profits, market value, company profile and community welfare. In this study I use quantitative method to test the results . The results indicates that there is positive relation between corporate social responsibility and firm financial performance, and statistically significant, supporting the view that if companies conduct CSR event is directly link to the how company is socially, legally, environmentally responsible. This is important factor to compete in a global world.
Diversified, integrated and cross-border acquisitions and firm performance: A comparison of family and non-family Italian listed firms

In family firms, the principal-agent relationship and the steward role of family managers are determinants for external growth and acquisition target selection. In fact, some acquisitions are better for the family‟s need for risk reduction and company preservation. We aim to verify if family involvement in ownership and management influences firms‟ acquisition propensity, type of strategy, and post-deal performance. We develop an empirical analysis for a sample of 141 Italian listed companies during 2005–2011, which includes the global financial crisis. Our results reveal that Italian listed family firms have lower acquisition propensity than non-family firms because of family involvement in ownership and executive committees. Especially, diversifying strategies are less pursued by family firms, and this is corroborated when family ownership increases. However, while family firms do not differ from non-family firms on post-acquisition performance, a moderating role of family firms and family ownership does exist for diversified acquisitions and performance.
TOTAL FACTOR PRODUCTIVITY CHANGE IN THE REIT INDUSTRY: THE CASE OF MALAYSIAN REITS DURING AND POST GLOBAL FINANCIAL CRISIS

The paper examined productivity changes for the Malaysian Real Estate Investment Trust (M-REITs) using a non-parametric approach of Malmquist Productivity Index (MPI) of Data Envelopment Analysis (MPI-DEA). Data was attained from M-REIT annual reports, Thomson Reuters Datastream and Osiris via Bureau Van Dijk for 2007-2015. The non-parametric approach of MPI-DEA examined the Total Factor Productivity Change (TFPCH), Technological Change (TECHCH), Efficiency Change (EFFCH), Pure Technical Efficiency Change (PEFFCH) and Scale Efficiency Change (SECH) indices. On average, the M-REIT industry has faced 14.91% of productivity regress during 2007-2015 period, comprising 49.90% of efficiency increase and 33.40% technological regress. The decomposition of the productivity change index suggests that Malaysian REIT productivity changes were mainly due to efficiency change rather than technological change. These findings could help M-REIT managers to formulate ways to enhance their REIT productivity. The findings are also applicable tosimilar Shariah compliant real estate investment or socially responsible investment.
Relatively high rates of G:C → A:T transitions at CpG sites were observed in certain epithelial tissues including pancreas and submaxillary gland of adult big blue® mice

With few exceptions, spontaneous mutation frequency and pattern are similar across tissue types and relatively constant in young to middle adulthood in wild type mice. Underrepresented in surveys of spontaneous mutations across murine tissues is the diversity of epithelial tissues. For the first time, spontaneous mutations were detected in pancreas and submaxillary gland and compared with kidney, lung, and male germ cells from five adult male Big Blue® mice. Mutation load was assessed quantitatively through measurement of mutant and mutation frequency and qualitatively through identification of mutations and characterization of recurrent mutations, multiple mutations, mutation pattern, and mutation spectrum. A total of 9.6 million plaque forming units were screened, 226 mutants were collected, and 196 independent mutations were identified. Four novel mutations were discovered. Spontaneous mutation frequency was low in pancreas and high in the submaxillary gland. The submaxillary gland had multiple recurrent mutations in each of the mice and one mutant had two independent mutations. Mutation patterns for epithelial tissues differed from that observed in male germ cells with a striking bias for G:C to A:T transitions at CpG sites. A comprehensive review of lacI spontaneous mutation patterns in young adult mice and rats identified additional examples of this mutational bias. An overarching observation about spontaneous mutation frequency in adult tissues of the mouse remains one of stability. A repeated observation in certain epithelial tissues is a higher rate of G:C to A:T transitions at CpG sites and the underlying mechanisms for this bias are not known. Environ. Mol. Mutagen. 55:51–63, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
A STUDY OF PREDICTED BONE MARROW DISTRIBUTION ON CALCULATED MARROW DOSE FROM EXTERNAL RADIATION EXPOSURES USING TWO SETS OF IMAGE DATA FOR THE SAME INDIVIDUAL

Red bone marrow is among the tissues of the human body that are most sensitive to ionizing radiation, but red bone marrow cannot be distinguished from yellow bone marrow by normal radiographic means. When using a computational model of the body constructed from computed tomography (CT) images for radiation dose, assumptions must be applied to calculate the dose to the red bone marrow. This paper presents an analysis of two methods of calculating red bone marrow distribution: 1) a homogeneous mixture of red and yellow bone marrow throughout the skeleton, and 2) International Commission on Radiological Protection cellularity factors applied to each bone segment. A computational dose model was constructed from the CT image set of the Visible Human Project and compared to the VIP-Man model, which was derived from color photographs of the same individual. These two data sets for the same individual provide the unique opportunity to compare the methods applied to the CT-based model against the observed distribution of red bone marrow for that individual. The mass of red bone marrow in each bone segment was calculated using both methods. The effect of the different red bone marrow distributions was analyzed by calculating the red bone marrow dose using the EGS4 Monte Carlo code for parallel beams of monoenergetic photons over an energy range of 30 keV to 6 MeV, cylindrical (simplified CT) sources centered about the head and abdomen over an energy range of 30 keV to 1 MeV, and a whole-body electron irradiation treatment protocol for 3.9 MeV electrons. Applying the method with cellularity factors improves the average difference in the estimation of mass in each bone segment as compared to the mass in VIP-Man by 45% over the homogenous mixture method. Red bone marrow doses calculated by the two methods are similar for parallel photon beams at high energy (above about 200 keV), but differ by as much as 40% at lower energies. The calculated red bone marrow doses differ significantly for simplified CT and electron beam irradiation, since the computed red bone marrow dose is a strong function of the cellularity factor applied to bone segments within the primary radiation beam. These results demonstrate the importance of properly applying realistic cellularity factors to computation dose models of the human body.