Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Desperate larvae: influence of deferred costs and habitat requirements on habitat selection

As marine invertebrate larvae age, some accept a wider variety of settlement cues. A conceptual argument, the desperate larva hypothesis, has been proposed to explain this change in behaviour, and focuses on the idea that larvae should accept less preferred habitats as time goes by because the deferred costs of continued searching are too great. Whilst this model has explained why some species change their preferences as they age, it struggles to account for other species that do not. General theoretical considerations of the issue have tended to focus on a parameter space outside that which is likely to be typical of marine larvae. We adapted a more general dispersal/search model specifically for marine larvae and examined the influence of larval energy intake, planktonic mortality and habitat quality and abundance on the benefits of decreased selectivity at settlement. We found that decreased selectivity carries an adaptive benefit across the majority of our parameter space. Whenever planktonic mortality is high, larvae deplete their resources quickly (as is the case for most lecithotrophs) or there is little difference in the quality of different habitats (as for generalists); therefore, larvae should become less choosy with regards to settlement. However, our model suggests that decreasing selectivity will not be adaptive when larvae can feed or when there are large differences in the quality of potential habitats. Initial indications from the literature generally conform to the predictions of our model and the occurrence of decreasing selectivity can be predicted based on an organism's habitat specificity and ability to feed during the facultative planktonic stage. Our model predicts that habitat selection behaviour should also vary within species. For non-feeding larvae, larger larvae (i.e. those with more resources) should remain selective for longer than smaller larvae. For feeding larvae, local food availability in the plankton should strongly affect the benefits of delaying metamorphosis in the absence of settlement cues.
Determinants of Capital Structure and Its Impact on the Debt Maturity of the Textile Industry of Bangladesh

Capital Structure is one of the most important and talked about issues in the field of finance. The fundamental components of capital structure are debt and equity of a company. Though different researchers provide different comment on the theory of capital structure, majority of theories and findings seem to contradict with each other in terms of developed and developing economy. Practitioners as well as researchers all over the world have identified that capital structure has impact on the firm performance and debt maturity. Research in capital structure is not adequate and require intense empirical work in Bangladesh. With that idea, objective of this study is to investigate the significance of determining factors of capital structure on debt maturity of the textile industry of Bangladesh. This article provided an analysis of various determining factors of capital structure and their significance on debt maturity. For this purpose, data of 19 DSE stock listed company for the time period of (2010 – 2015) 6 years were collected. Pooled data methodology has been used to find out the regression based on data collection. Findings of this data showed that age has significant relationship in case of all ratios considered under debt maturity. Growth opportunity was found as insignificant on the debt maturity. Profitability was found to have a significant relationship with total debt ratio (RTD) on the other hand converse relationship with Short term debt (RSD) and Long term debt ratio (RLD).
Evaluation of Public Service Networksâ€™ Efficiency and Accessibility Levels in Urban Areas

Trips in urban areas from residence to different activities constitute a large amount of daily transportations. The study of these trips and especially those towards public sector services and by public transportation means is essential in order to evaluate the effectiveness of public networks planning. In this paper, both public services and public buses networks are studied in a joint framework in order to evaluate their spatial allocation association which reflects effective service of citizensâ€™ daily trips. The proposed methodology utilizes GIS technology and spatial analysis methods and is applied to the city of Volos (Greece). In this framework, population of each building block is assigned to the closest bus station (destination) while each bus station (origin) is assigned to its closest public facility. Different service areas are defined for each station and public service and the proximity of all building blocks is calculated. Further processing of the resulting information leads to the quantification of the spatial relationship between demand (population) and supply (public services and bus stations) and therefore, to the evaluation of the efficiency and effectiveness levels of public networks in urban areas.
Advanced strategy for teaching pharmaceutical chemistry courses by implementing pharmacophores strategy instead of SAR one

After studying pharmaceutical chemistry course, the students should learn exact relation between chemical structures of drugs (medicines) and their biological activity. This means that when students watch the chemical structure of any drug, they should predict their biological activity at a definite target. In this article a new method was implemented, for the first time, to predict the biological activity of any drug based on pharmacophores concept rather than the structure-activity-relationship (SAR) one. The pharmacophores are template that could represent the interactions exerted by the essential function groups that are carried by chemical nucleus of the drug. The nucleus of any drug acts only as a scaffold to carry the essential groups to the nearest point to the complementary function groups at the binding sites of the drug targets. If we change the chemical nucleus by bioisosteric one that have the same interactions pattern, it will exert the same activity. Implementing this technique in teaching pharmaceutical chemistry courses may be more beneficial and accurate for the students to predict the biological activity of any drugs. [AJCE 4(2), Special Issue, May 2014]
Effects of Voltage Sags on the Doubly Fed induction Generator using PI Controllers

The paper presents dynamic and transient behaviour of the Doubly Fed Induction Generator (DFIG) in the wind farms. When Voltage sag or any faults occurs in the network, the variables in the doubly Fed Induction Generators are varying severely. If the voltage sag occurs, Active and Reactive power that generated by the DFIG will decrease and will increase respectively, The DC voltage link will be bigger, and the rotor current will increase. The DFIG in the wind farms uses Proportional Integral controller for controlling of electronic devices (Rotor Side Converter and Grid Side Converter). Even though the model of Doubly Fed Induction Generators and electronic device in the paper are linear, The Proportional Integral controllers cannot protect and control the variables. So, the power electronic converters and the DC-link can damage due to over voltages and over currents. Doubly Fed Induction Generator in the wind farm is simulated in MATLAB software. The results of the simulation present over voltage and over current in the DC-link and in the rotor of the Doubly Fed Induction Generator. In addition, it will explore the effect of Proportional Integral controller in Doubly Fed Induction Generator when three-phase short circuit fault occurs
Optimal Monetary Policy in Open Economies Revisited

This paper revisits optimal monetary policy in open economies, in particular, focusing on the noncooperative policy game under local currency pricing in a two-country dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model. We first derive the quadratic loss functions which noncooperative policy makers aim to minimize. Then, we show that noncooperative policy makers face extra trade-offs regarding stabilizing the real marginal costs induced by deviations from the law of one price under local currency pricing. As a result of the increased number of stabilizing objectives, welfare gains from cooperation emerge even when two countries face only technology shocks, which usually leads to equivalence between cooperation and noncooperation. Still, gains from cooperation are not large, implying that frictions other than nominal rigidities are necessary to strongly recommend cooperation as an important policy framework to increase global welfare.
Demographics and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Bi-ethnic Church-based Intervention: Baseline Results of the Stroke Health and Risk Education (SHARE) Project

Objectives: Hispanics have a higher incidence of cardiovascular disease (CVD) than nonHispanic whites (NHWs). Despite proven benefits in other minority populations, few interventions have been conducted in partnership with Churches with substantial Hispanic membership. In this context, we describe the baseline demographics and CVD risk factors among participants of a bi-ethnic Catholic Church-based CVD prevention trial. Methods: The Stroke Health and Risk Education (SHARE) project was a clusterrandomized, multi-component, faith-based, behavioral intervention that enrolled Mexican Americans (MAs) and NHWs from Catholic Churches in Corpus Christi, Texas. Strategies to ensure MA recruitment included bilingual staff and materials and partnership with Catholic Churches and prominent parishioners for assistance in recruiting. Primary outcomes were health behaviors: sodium intake, fruit and vegetable intake, and physical activity. The proportion of participants whose intake of sodium, fruits, vegetables, and physical activity met all guideline recommendations at baseline was calculated. Results: A total of 755 baseline interviews were conducted in MAs (84%) and NHWs (16%) from 10 Churches. The median age was 52 (IQR 43-64) years and 64% of participants were female. Few participants met dietary guideline recommendations for fruit (7.7%), vegetable (16.7%) or sodium intake (33.3%) while the majority (74%) met 181 Demographics and Cardiovascular Risk Factors in a Bi-ethnic Church-based Intervention: Baseline Results of the Stroke Health and Risk Education (SHARE) project Skolarus et al. Journal of Health Disparities Research and Practice Volume 10, Issue 3 Fall 2017 http://digitalscholarship.unlv. edu/jhdrp/ Follow on Facebook: Health.Disparities. Journal Follow on Twitter: @jhdrp guideline recommendations for physical activity. Only 0.4% of participants met all four recommendations for diet and physical activity. There were no ethnic differences in sodium or fruit intake or physical activity. MAs consumed fewer cups of vegetables than NHWs (1.36 vs. 1.75, p<0.01). Conclusions: Partnering with bi-ethnic Catholic Churches is an opportunity to enroll MAs and participants with vascular risk factors. Both MAs and NHWs rarely met all four recommendations for diet and physical activity, substantiating the need for CVD prevention interventions in similar populations.
Does Investor Attention Influence Stock Market Activity? The Case of Spin-Off Deals

This paper investigates empirically the nature of the interactions between mass media, investor attention and the stock market using data from a sample of 16 spin-off deals traded on NYSE and published between 2004 and 2010 in “Wall Street Journal”, the US’s second-largest newspaper by circulation. The results show that: i) the impact of media sentiment on the stock market reactions is enhanced / moderated by the level of attention of investors; ii) individual investors’ attention is grabbed by stocks experiencing high trading volumes on the previous day; iii) high attention could result in downward pressure on stock market returns.
Data Quality for Emergency Department BI Dashboard

As a powerful BI tool, dashboard is currently on the decision-makers' top concern lists. Many studies have been conducted on how to develop dashboard in the hospital environment, especially in the emergency departments (ED) where the doctors need precise, real time information of their patients in order to provide better services and shorten the waiting time. This study tries to discuss the actual data quality issues with the operation-level and middle-level managers emerged during the ED BI dashboard development projects. By conduct data quality issues and business processes mapping, issues are summarized under the well-known TOP model, thus providing guidance on types of data that need to be collected and required quality dimensions for reliable decision-making.
eHealth Interoperability with Web-based Medical Terminology Services - A Study of Service Requirements and Maturity

Interoperability of health information systems requires common clinical terminologies and services that make those terminologies available on a shared infrastruc- ture, i.e. Web-based terminology servers. Terminology serv- ers share characteristics with ontology servers, but also pro- vide further services, e.g., extended linguistic functionality. There is increasing interest in research and development of Web-based clinical terminology servers. While several sys- tems have been developed, few studies exist comparing their functionality and maturity. This paper identifies a list of service requirements based on a systematic literature review and uses these requirements to perform an assessment of current maturity of terminology servers. It further identifies which terminology services are sufficiently mature to be standardized and shared in large interoperable ehealth sys- tem infrastructures. This paper also exposes concerns and research directions related to shared terminology servers such as Web-based servers, e.g., in areas of privacy and security.
Fertilization of Sweet Corn , Celery , Romaine , Escarole , Endive , and Radish on Organic Soils in Florida 1

2. George Hochmuth, professor emeritus, Department of Soil and Water Sciences; Ed Hanlon, professor emeritus, Department of Soil and Water Sciences, UF/IFAS Southwest Florida Research and Education Center; George Snyder, distinguished professor emeritus; Russell Nagata, former associate professor; UF/IFAS Everglades REC; and Tom Schueneman, Extension agent IV (retired), UF/IFAS Extension Palm Beach County; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.
APPLYING THE ARCS-V MODEL TO PLANNING AND DESIGNING AN EDUCATIONAL COMPUTER VIDEO GAME

The ARCS-V model of motivation represents the synthesis of volitional and motivational concepts and theories, and serves as a basis for the appropriate motivational design process. This paper starts by introducing the model and the manner of its implementation, with the goal of gaining a predictable increase in the motivational appeal of the instructions to the targeted audience. The paper futher analyzes the existing instructional materials of an educational campaign, isolates its motivational deficiencies, and presents an educational video game as the motivational solution. Various kinds of activities in video games are being discussed, as well as how suitable they are for conveying the contents of the instruction.
The role of systems of innovation in adapting to climate change: The case of the Kenyan coffee and dairy sectors

Research on sectoral systems of innovation has paid little attention to adaptation to climate change, notably in agriculture. This article, therefore, explores the role of systems of innovation in adapting to climate change. It focuses on two case studies in Kenyan agriculture, i.e. the coffee and dairy sectors, which differ in terms of stakeholders and institutional setups. In the coffee sector, the actors’ system is highly centralized and the system of innovation is oriented towards technology development. In contrast, the dairy sector consists of a diversity of actors, and its system of innovation is based on institutional building and marketing. The capacity to innovate and adapt, therefore, depends on institutional arrangements in addition to technology development, suggesting that the dairy sector in Kenya could be an example for the coffee sector.JEL Codes: O30, O31, O33
Integration of ICT in School Education: An Analytical Study in Burdwan District in West Bengal, India

This paper attempts to analyse the role and performance of Information and Communication Tecnology (ICT) in enhancing quality of school education in Burdwan district in West Bengal. The study covers 65 senior secondary schools encompassing 100 respondents of West Bengal. It has proven that adoption of ICT as a strategic management tool is a welcome sign for all the surveyed schools. The study result indicates that ICT was successful in predicting the future of new technology for the purpose of teaching-learning and transaction of curriculum and thereby enhancing quality of education. The ‘Kendell’s Coefficient of Concordance’ shows a significant association between ICT and quality of education. The study result revealed a close association among the factors like ‘relative advantage’ of ICT and quality of education. It is interesting to note that no gender disparity exists of effects of ICT on quality of education. However, the magnitude of quality of education lies in its ability to organize ICT through establishment of proper infrastructure in the school. This study also showed how ICT has received extensive recognition as a strategy for upgradation of quality of education through acquired relative advantage, compatibility, demonstrability and image by overcoming the factors avoidance and complexities of new technology (ICT).
The Role of Mergers and Acquisitions in Firm Performance: A Ghanaian Case Study

This study analyzes the impact of mergers and acquisition on performance of the acquiring firm using a ttest to test the difference betw een the average pre- and post-acqui sition performance indicators. The study uses data from the case of the acquisition of Mobil Oil Ghana by Total Petroleum Ghana Limited. The results show that whi le acquisition is not pro fit maximizing, it is growth and shareholder value maximizing.
Cointegration and Causality between Macroeconomic variables and Stock Prices: Empirical Analysis from Indian Economy

The study aims at examining how fiscal fundamental macroeconomic variables affect the performance of the stock market in India by using monthly data from April 2004- July 2015. The study makes use of Ng-Perron unit root tests to check the non-stationarity property of the series; the Auto Regressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) bounds test and a Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) for testing both short and long run dynamic relationships. The variance decomposition (VDC) is used to predict the exogenous shocks of the variables. The findings of the bounds test confirm that there exists a long-run co-integrating relationship between different macroeconomic variables and the stock prices in India. The ARDL result suggests a long-run negative relationship exists between crude oil prices, inflation and stock prices. The results of the influence of both the variables on stock prices are consistent in the short run as well. The results of the short-run estimation confirm positive and significant relationship for Gold, T-bill rates and Real Effective Exchange Rate. The VECM result shows a bidirectional causality is running between Inflation and CNX nifty index. Further, the result indicates the presence of long run causality for the equation with a CNX nifty index as the dependent variable. The results of VDC analysis and IRF show that a major percentage of stock prices change is its own innovative shocks. The study implies that appropriate policy measures should be taken by the proficient authorities for the purpose of controlling inflation, which ultimately leads to the control of volatility of the stock market.
The Influence of Ginseng Cultivating Farms’ Characteristics on the Attitude and Intention to adopt GAP

1 This paper is supported by the research project (project number: PJ0084582013) of Rural Development Administration. ABSTRACT As the consumers’ anxiety for food increases, the interest in food safety also increases. To satisfy the public requirement on food safety, the government is trying to set up a food safety standard by using regulations and certification systems. However, there is still difficulty in building up complex traceability systems for medicinal crops including ginseng due to the low participation of farming industries. The purpose of this empirical research is to draw factors that impede the GAP adoption of ginseng farms. By comparing the average attitude and intention to adopt the ginseng farms’ depending on its characteristics through a two-tailed test, it was drawn that continuous farming education can positively influence the GAP adoption of the ginseng farms.
Auxiliary Selection in Italian Intransitive Verbs: A Computational Investigation based on Annotated Corpora

English. The purpose of this paper is the analysis of the auxiliary selection in intransitive verbs in Italian. The applied methodology consists in comparing the linguistic theory with the data extracted from two different annotated corpora: UD-IT and PoSTWITA-UD. The analyzed verbs have been classified in different semantic categories depending on the linguistic theory. The results confirm the theoretical assumptions and they could be considered as a starting point for many applicative tasks as Natural Language Generation. Italiano. Obiettivo di questo lavoro è l’analisi della selezione dell’ausiliare dei verbi intransitivi in italiano. La metodologia applicata consiste nel confrontare la teoria linguistica con dati estratti da due corpora annotati: UD-IT e PoSTWITAUD. I verbi analizzati sono stati classificati nelle categorie semantiche individuate partendo dalla letteratura teorica. I risultati confermano con buona approssimazione gli assunti teorici e possono quindi essere il punto di partenza per l’implementazione di strumenti come sistemi di Natural Language Generation.
Reconstruction of the surface warming history of western interior Canada from borehole temperature profiles and other climate information

Over the past several decades annual surface air temperature (SAT) warming in west- ern interior Canada has been more than twice that of the global average. Inversions of the tempera- ture profiles in boreholes throughout this large region provide evidence of anomalously high ground surface temperature (GST) warming trends between the mid-19th century and present. Previous studies have identified strong SAT/GST associations throughout this region for the 20th century. This analysis of the composite, century-scale, regional GST histories (GSTHs) is based on the deepest available borehole temperature logs from the Foreland Sedimentary Basin in western and northern Canada, east of the Cordillera. Although separated by almost 20° latitude, there is strong regional correlation (r = 0.98) between the GSTHs developed from northern (boreal forest) and southern (prairie grassland) boreholes. When filtered, the GSTHs of western Canada correlate strongly with the northern hemisphere (r = 0.80) and the Canadian Arctic (r = 0.86) high temporal resolution proxy climate histories. Strong correlation also exists between the prairie grassland GSTH curve and the tree-ring-based surface summer temperature history from the Columbia Icefield in the Canadian Rocky Mountains close to Athabasca Glacier (r = 0.95). These findings strongly suggest that the similar, but enhanced, SAT warming signal identified by GSTHs makes western interior Canada a strong indicator region of global warming.