Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Driving Website performance using Web Analytics : A Case Study Research-in-Progress

With the introduction of Web Analytics into Web Marketing, organizations now have the opportunity to measure, track, and analyze the behavior of website users. The REAN model, standing for Reach, Engage, Activate and Nurture, appears to be the most relevant model to plan and measure activities. This model is used to set goals, objectives and define metrics in order to improve a website’s performance using Web analytics. Based on academic papers, official sources, white papers, and best practices, the main research objective of this paper is to establish a list of optimization actions to be implemented, and to test if these actions have a positive impact on website performance. Preliminary findings from this research-in-progress paper may assist managers on: 1) how to attract new visitors to expand website traffic, 2) how to transition visitors to users with an increase in registrations, and 3) how to build a loyal audience with repeat website visitors.
On the Modeling of Commutation Transients in Split-Phase Synchronous Motors Supplied by Multiple Load-Commutated Inverters

Split-phase synchronous motors equipped with multiple-stator three-phase windings, each supplied by a load-commutated inverter, play an important role in today's very high power electrical-drive applications. A criticality of these systems is the possibility that commutations occur in different motor windings simultaneously. The resulting electromagnetic transient depends on the magnetic coupling of motor phases among them and with rotor circuits. In this paper, a model to describe this phenomenon is presented along with some dedicated tests, conducted on various split-phase configurations, to assess the model validity.
The Confrontation of Fungal Sepsis in Neonates.

Present day neonatal care has enhanced survival of extremely low birth weight babies but augmented the requirement for multiple invasive modus operandi intensifying the curse of healthcare-associated infections. Escalation in incidence of fungal sepsis is one of the inevitable effects of such advancement. A favorable outcome in neonates with fungal septicemia depends on timely clinical suspicion and institution of appropriate antifungal therapy, identification of end organ damage, and close follow-up. It thus becomes imperative for neonatologists to recognize babies at highest risk for fungemia. The risk factors for acquiring fungal sepsis have been extensively studied. Mortality associated is distressingly high, and it is imperative to be acquainted with risk factors for poor outcome.
A history of research on yeasts 8: taxonomy

Taxonomy is divisible into three parts: first, there is the sorting of individuals into likes and unlikes; this is pigeonholing or classification. Next, there is the labelling or naming of the groups sorted (nomenclature); the third part is the comparison of the unknown with the known and the identification, where possible, of the unknown with the previously recognized and named specimen, group, or population (Cowan, 1970 [63] p. 146).
The congenital discoid meniscus.

1 . A personal series of twenty-nine discoid menisci is reviewed. 2. Three anatomical types are recognised and described. 3. The characteristic lesions incurred by each type is recorded. 4. The anatomical and pathological features of the specimens are compared with those of cases previously recorded. 5. A discoid medial meniscus is described, and compared with the only other specimen known to be recorded in the literature.
The determinants of family planning program effectiveness.

Family planning (FP) programs are seen to increase the availability of contraception and level of its use and lower fertility but programmatic and environmental factors affect their impact. Fertility has remained high in countries with poorly implemented programs (Kenya Pakistan) and cross sectional studies indicate that programs can raise prevalence to 40-60% of eligible women in countries with reasonable demand levels. Determinants of program effectiveness include 1) environment; 2) fertility control demand; 3) population policy and program components; 4) provider/client transaction quality and quantity; 5) complementary fertility determinants i.e. determinants other than contraception. FP programs can increase contraceptive use level within an existing demand structure. They can increase the level of demand through education advertising and easier contraceptive availability. Provider/client transactions are an essential link between program activities and contraceptive use. Program effectiveness is also closely associated with the extent to which managers succeed in establishing systems of accountability. Programs should be adaptable and willing to learn from experience. Organizational structural elements should be consistent with their environment. The question of whether to integrate programs with other programs such as health services is an example of this. The involvement of multiple public and private channels or organizations increases national FP program effectiveness which is also influenced by the choice and the effective delivery of a diversity of FP methods. The environment also takes the form of factors such as political group pressure the degree of socioeconomic advancement; or foreign exchange rates. Effective leadership and political support are essential to program success.
Reported Profits And Effective Tax Rate Following Accounting Standards Changes Analysis Of Consolidated Financial Statements And Separate Financial Statements

This study empirically examines how the adoption of IFRS affected the reported profits and effective tax rates of firms by analyzing consolidated financial statements and separate financial statements. Firms that adopted IFRS in 2011 were required to disclose consolidated financial statements and separate financial statements in both K-IFRS and K-GAAP for this period. We conjecture that there will be a difference in the reported profits and effective tax rates between the financial statements that adopt the two different accounting standards. This study will provide policy implications with regards to the recent IFRS adoption and the use of accounting standards. The findings of this study are as follows. First, we find that the effective tax rate and corporate tax expenses decreased after the adoption of K-IFRS from K-GAAP. Earnings Before Tax (EBT) and net income also decreased when reported in K-IFRS. When we divide the total sample into the listed firms and KOSDAQ firms, we found a significant difference between the accounting standards in the total sample and listed firms, but did not see such a difference in KOSDAQ firms. In addition, results from the analysis of separate financial statements were analogous to those from consolidated financial statements. Additional analyses examined the effect of the early adoption of IFRS, but a significant influence due to early adoption was not found in consolidated financial statements from both parametric and non-parametric tests. However, the effective tax rate did decrease in the separate financial statements of firms that adopted K-IFRS earlier. The implementation of K-IFRS (changes in accounting standards) has made the managerial performance of firms accounted for in the Equity Method to be reflected in EBT and net income. This entailed an increase (or decrease) in the Equity Method profit, which in turn increased reported profits and decreased effective tax rates. In other words, the total increase of reported profits in consolidated financial statements can be attributed to subsidiary companies. However, the adoption of IFRS also reduced the tax burden, which is considered to be the motivation for firms to adopt IFRS in advance. This article attempts to provide policy implications with regards to the adoption of new accounting standards and its influence on the corporate tax expenses and effective tax rates in listed firms and KOSDAQ firms.
Multigenephylogenetic analysis oftheLipomycetaceaeand theproposed transferofZygozyma species toLipomyces and Babjevia anomala toDipodascopsis

theproposed transferofZygozyma species toLipomyces and Babjevia anomala toDipodascopsis Cletus P. Kurtzman, Jacobus Albertyn & Eleanor Basehoar-Powers Microbial Genomics and Bioprocessing Research Unit, National Center for Agricultural Utilization Research, Agricultural Research Service, US Department of Agriculture, Peoria, IL, USA; and Department of Microbial, Biochemical and Food Biotechnology, University of the Free State, Bloemfontein, South Africa
Randomized trial of preventive angioplasty in myocardial infarction.

BACKGROUND In acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), the use of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) to treat the artery responsible for the infarct (infarct, or culprit, artery) improves prognosis. The value of PCI in noninfarct coronary arteries with major stenoses (preventive PCI) is unknown. METHODS From 2008 through 2013, at five centers in the United Kingdom, we enrolled 465 patients with acute STEMI (including 3 patients with left bundle-branch block) who were undergoing infarct-artery PCI and randomly assigned them to either preventive PCI (234 patients) or no preventive PCI (231 patients). Subsequent PCI for angina was recommended only for refractory angina with objective evidence of ischemia. The primary outcome was a composite of death from cardiac causes, nonfatal myocardial infarction, or refractory angina. An intention-to-treat analysis was used. RESULTS By January 2013, the results were considered conclusive by the data and safety monitoring committee, which recommended that the trial be stopped early. During a mean follow-up of 23 months, the primary outcome occurred in 21 patients assigned to preventive PCI and in 53 patients assigned to no preventive PCI (infarct-artery-only PCI), which translated into rates of 9 events per 100 patients and 23 per 100, respectively (hazard ratio in the preventive-PCI group, 0.35; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.21 to 0.58; P<0.001). Hazard ratios for the three components of the primary outcome were 0.34 (95% CI, 0.11 to 1.08) for death from cardiac causes, 0.32 (95% CI, 0.13 to 0.75) for nonfatal myocardial infarction, and 0.35 (95% CI, 0.18 to 0.69) for refractory angina. CONCLUSIONS In patients with STEMI and multivessel coronary artery disease undergoing infarct-artery PCI, preventive PCI in noninfarct coronary arteries with major stenoses significantly reduced the risk of adverse cardiovascular events, as compared with PCI limited to the infarct artery. (Funded by Barts and the London Charity; PRAMI Current Controlled Trials number, ISRCTN73028481.).
Municipal bankruptcy in the Czech and Slovak Republic (case study)

Financial health of municipalities is one of essential questions of their proper functioning and providing public services as well as its own continuous development. Municipal bankruptcy is not a new issue but in the Czech and Slovak Republic still very underdeveloped and underestimated. This paper reveals this unique issue in both countries and identify potential causes and patterns of financially distressed Czech and Slovak municipalities. Because of limited research sample the case study approach was used to show some interesting insights and preliminary findings but also questions for further research in this not very developed issue from the analytical point of view.
Per-Spectral Characterizations of Bicyclic Networks

Spectral techniques are used for the study of several network properties: community detection, bipartition, clustering, design of highly synchronizable networks, and so forth. In this paper, we investigate which kinds of bicyclic networks are determined by their per-spectra. We find that the permanental spectra cannot determine sandglass graphs in general. When we restrict our consideration to connected graphs or quadrangle-free graphs, sandglass graphs are determined by their permanental spectra. Furthermore, we construct countless pairs of per-cospectra bicyclic networks.
Actin and microtubule regulation of Trans-Golgi network architecture, and copper-dependent protein transport to the cell surface

The Menkes disease ATPase (MNK) is a copper transporter that localizes to the mammalian trans-Golgi network (TGN) and shows substantial co-localization with a ubiquitous TGN resident protein and marker, TGN46. We tested our hypothesis that these two TGN residents and integral membrane proteins are localized to biochemically distinct TGN sub-compartments using constitutively active mutant proteins and drugs that disrupt membrane traffic, lumenal pH and the cellular cytoskeleton. The pH-disrupting agent, monensin, causes MNK to be more diffusely distributed with partial separation of staining patterns for these two TGN residents. Expression of a constitutively active Rho-kinase (ROCK-KIN), which causes formation of juxta-nuclear astral actin arrays, also effects separation of MNK and TGN46 staining patterns. Treatment of ROCK-KIN expressing cells with latrunculin B, an actin-depolymerizing agent, causes complete overlap of MNK and TGN46 staining patterns with concomitant disappearance of polymerized actin. When microtubules are depolymerized in ROCK-KIN expressing cells by nocodazole, both MNK and TGN46 are found in puncate structures throughout the cell. However, a substantial proportion of MNK is still found in a juxta-nuclear location in contrast to TGN46. Actin distribution in these cells reveals that juxta-nuclear MNK is distinct to the astral actin clusters in ROCK-KIN expressing cells where the microtubules were depolymerized. The TGN to cell-surface transport of MNK requires both actin and microtubule networks, whilst the constitutive trafficking of proteins is independent of actin. Taken together, our findings indicate that at least two TGN sub-domains are regulated by separate cytoskeletal dynamics involving actin and tubulin.
Two activities of cofilin, severing and accelerating directional depolymerization of actin filaments, are affected differentially by mutations around the actin‐binding helix

The biochemical activities of cofilin are controversial. We demonstrated that porcine cofilin severs actin filaments and accelerates monomer release at the pointed ends. At pH 7.1, 0.8 μM cofilin cut filaments (2.2 μM actin) about every 290 subunits and increased the depolymerization rate 6.4‐fold. A kink in the major α‐helix of cofilin is thought to constitute a contact site for actin. Side chain hydroxyl groups of Ser119, Ser120 and Tyr82 in cofilin form hydrogen bonds with main chain carbonyl moieties from the helix, causing the kink. We eliminated side chain hydroxyls by Ser→Ala and/or Tyr→Phe mutagenesis. Severing and depolymerization‐enhancing activities were reduced dramatically in an Ala120 mutant, whereas the latter was decreased in a Phe82 mutant with a relatively small effect on severing, suggesting different structural bases for the two activities of cofilin. The Ala120‐equivalent mutation in yeast cofilin affected cell growth, whereas that of the Phe82‐equivalent had no effect in yeast. These results indicate the physiological significance of the severing activity of cofilin that is brought about by the kink in the helix.
Organizational restructuring as a strategic approach to performance by Safaricom Limited

ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUC TION. I 1.1. Background of the study. 1 1.1.1. Concept of organizational restructuring.1 1.1.2. Organizational restructuring as a strategic approach. 3 1.1.3. Organizational performance. 5 1.1.4. Safaricom Limited.7 1.2. Research problem. 8 1.3. Objectives of the Study.9 1.4. Value of the study.10 CHAPTER TWO: LITERATURE REV IEW.II 2.
THE INFLUENCE OF BRAND AWARENESS, PERCEIVED QUALITY, AND BRAND ASSOCIATION ON BRAND LOYALTY: A STUDY OF CUSTOMERS PT. GOJEK INDONESIA IN JAKARTA

The purpose of this research is to examine the influence of Brand Awareness, Perceived Quality, and Brand Association on Brand Loyalty of Customers PT. Gojek Indonesia in Jakarta both partially and simultaneously. Further purposive sampling technique was used in this research 100 respondents. The analysis tools are Multiple Linear Regression Analysis to determine the relationship between independent variable and dependent variable. The result of this research shows that there is a significant effect simultaneously and partially between Brand Awareness, Perceived Quality, and Brand Association on Brand Loyalty. While Brand Association is the most dominant variable that effect on Brand Loyalty. Keywords: Brand Awareness, Perceived Quality, Brand Association, Brand Loyalty
Acetabular development in the contralateral hip in patients with unilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip.

BACKGROUND Adult patients may present with acetabular dysplasia without a history of developmental dysplasia of the hip. The purpose of the present study was to clarify the development of primary acetabular dysplasia in patients under the age of eighteen years by evaluating the contralateral hip in those with unilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip. METHODS Radiographs of the contralateral hip of eighty-eight patients with unilateral developmental dysplasia of the hip were reviewed retrospectively. The center-edge angle was measured at the age of eighteen years. The primary acetabular dysplasia group included hips with a center-edge angle of <20 degrees , and the normal group included hips with an angle of > or =20 degrees . The acetabular index at the age of three years, the center-edge angle between the ages of three and eighteen years, and the acetabular angle of Sharp between the ages of six and eighteen years were measured. RESULTS According to our classification system, twelve hips (13.6%) were assigned to the primary acetabular dysplasia group. At the age of three years, there were no significant differences between the two groups radiographically. A significant difference in the center-edge angle between the two groups was seen at each evaluation period after the age of six years. However, twenty-two patients in the normal group had poor acetabular coverage and three patients in the primary acetabular dysplasia group had good acetabular coverage at the age of nine years. After the age of nine years, improvements in the center-edge angle and the acetabular angle of Sharp were noted in the normal group, whereas no acetabular growth was seen in the primary acetabular dysplasia group. There was no patient with a center-edge angle of <15 degrees at the age of twelve years in the normal group. CONCLUSIONS After the age of six years, a difference in acetabular growth develops between patients with primary acetabular dysplasia and those with normal hips. However a final prognosis for acetabular development appears to be difficult to determine until the age of twelve years.
L-deprenyl reduces brain damage in rats exposed to transient hypoxia-ischemia.

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE L-Deprenyl (Selegiline) protects animal brains against toxic substances such as 1-methyl-1,2,3,6-tetrahydropyridine and 6-hydroxydopamine. Experiments were conducted to test whether L-deprenyl prevents or reduces cerebral damage in a transient hypoxia/ischemia rat model. METHODS Rats were treated for 14 days with 2 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg L-deprenyl or saline. After surgery a 20-minute hypoxia/ischemia period was induced by simultaneous occlusion of the left common carotid artery and reduction of the percentage of oxygen in the gas mixture to 10%. Rats were killed 24 hours later. Silver staining was used to reveal damage in several brain regions. RESULTS In the brain, both L-deprenyl dosages reduced damage up to 78% compared with the controls. Total brain damage was decreased from 23%-31% to 5%-9% with the L-deprenyl treatment (2 mg/kg: F1.13 = 6.956, P < .05; 10 mg/kg: F1.13 = 5.731, P < .05). In the striatum, significant treatment effects were found between both the L-deprenyl groups (2 mg/kg and 10 mg/kg, respectively) and the saline group (F1.13 = 14.870, P < .005; and F1.13 = 8.937, P = .01; respectively). In the thalamus, significant treatment effects were seen in the 2-mg/kg L-deprenyl group (F1.13 = 11.638, P < .005) and the 10-mg/kg group (F1.13 = 8.347, P < .05) compared with the control group. No significant damage decrease was seen in the hippocampus and the cortex. CONCLUSIONS The results show that L-deprenyl is effective as a prophylactic treatment for brain tissue when it is administered before hypoxia/ischemia. Mechanisms responsible for the observed protection remain unclear. The regional differences in damage, however, are in accordance with the reported regional increase in superoxide dismutase and catalase activities after L-deprenyl treatment, suggesting the involvement of free radicals and scavenger enzymes.
Thyrotrophin‐Releasing Hormone Decreases Feeding and Increases Body Temperature, Activity and Oxygen Consumption in Siberian Hamsters

Thyrotrophin‐releasing hormone (TRH) is known to play an important role in the control of food intake and energy metabolism in addition to its actions on the pituitary‐thyroid axis. We have previously shown that central administration of TRH decreases food intake in Siberian hamsters. This species is being increasingly used as a physiological rodent model in which to understand hypothalamic control of long‐term changes in energy balance because it accumulates fat reserves in long summer photoperiods, and decreases food intake and body weight when exposed to short winter photoperiods. The objectives of our study in Siberian hamsters were: (i) to investigate whether peripheral administration of TRH would mimic the effects of central administration of TRH on food intake and whether these effects would differ dependent upon the ambient photoperiod; (ii) to determine whether TRH would have an effect on energy expenditure; and (iii) to investigate the potential sites of action of TRH. Both peripheral (5–50 mg/kg body weight; i.p.) and central (0.5 µg/ml; i.c.v.) administration of TRH decreased food intake, and increased locomotor activity, body temperature and oxygen consumption in the Siberian hamster, with a rapid onset and short duration of action. Systemic treatment with TRH was equally effective in suppressing feeding regardless of ambient photoperiod. The acute effects of TRH are likely to be centrally mediated and independent of its role in the control of the production of thyroid hormones. We conclude that TRH functions to promote a catabolic energetic state by co‐ordinating acute central and chronic peripheral (thyroid‐mediated) function.
On-Orbit Total Dose Measurements From 1998 to 2007 Using pFET Dosimeters

An updated review of on-orbit measurements for multiple pFET dosimeters at GEO for 1998-2007 time period indicates excellent sensor performance over a range of dose rates and yields valuable information regarding space environment model (AE-8, AE-9, IGE-2006, and POLE)/transport tool validation.
A 40 nm Dual-Width Standard Cell Library for Near/Sub-Threshold Operation

Near/sub-threshold operation is promising to achieve energy minimization when high performance is not required. The device sizing in sub-threshold region is different from super-threshold region due to significantly different IV characteristics and impact of parasitic effects in these two regions. We have investigated the impact of the inverse narrow width effect (INWE) on transistor drain current in the near/sub-threshold region at three different technology nodes (90 nm, 65 nm, and 40 nm) and proposed an INWE-aware sub-threshold device sizing method to mitigate the impact of INWE to reduce delay, power consumption and area. We applied the proposed device sizing method to designing an INWE-aware standard cell library and achieved up to 20% less delay, 34% less power consumption and 47% less area, compared with the sub-threshold library designed using conventional sizing method. For further optimization, we proposed a dual-width library by combining the INWE-aware library and the minimum sized library. A near-threshold baseband processor designed with the dual width library achieved a total power consumption of ~ 4 μW with 6 MHz at 0.5 V, which is 30% better than the counterpart design.