Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Alternate Strategies in the Use of Information Technology in the Construction Industry of Different Countries

The effective application of Information Technology (IT) in construction requires a combination of strategic and tactical development. This paper adopted a simplified strategic IT planning framework of four levels---national and government level, professional and institution level, construction enterprise level and construction project level to review the alternative strategies in the use of IT in the construction industry of different countries. Five representative countries, Singapore, Finland, United Kingdom, Japan and the United States are reviewed by their usage of IT in their construction industries. The objective of this study is to analyze how a proper management policy can contribute to effective IT applications for different countries under differing practices and conditions.
Nanoemulsions for drug delivery through different routes

Utilising nanoemulsions as vehicles for carrying active pharmaceutical ingredients is emerging as a promising approach for the latters’ targeted delivery. For drug molecules to be clinically effective, their administration by a route, which provides a proper channel for them to reach their target, is of prime importance. Further, they also need to be suitably protected in the biological milieu till they are delivered to the required site of action. Nanoemulsions with a mean droplet diameter of about 20-200 nm are extremely versatile in this regard. Due to their characteristic size and properties, which includes kinetic stability, they are very effective in enveloping and/or solubilising the drugs and successfully chaperoning them towards suitable targets. They also cause the drugs to be released in controlled and sustained modes, thereby reducing drug toxicity and dumping. Additionally, depending on the physiochemical properties of the drugs, nanoemulsions can be structurally engineered to maximize their solubilisation as per the required route of delivery, which is heavily dependent on the drug structure. Effective targeting can be achieved by incorporating suitable homing molecules on their surface, which in turn recognize and bind to specific receptors on the target molecules. This review focuses on the different routes by which drug loaded nanoemulsions can be administered, thus throwing light on the versatility of these vehicles for therapeutic and other related applications.
Collaborative Autonomic Resource Management System for Mobile Cloud Computing

Mobile cloud computing promises more effective and efficient utilization of the ever-increasing pool of computing resources available on modern mobile devices. To support mobile cloud computing, we propose a Collaborative Autonomic Resource Management System (CARMS), which automatically manages task scheduling and resource allocation to realize efficient cloud formation and computing in a dynamic mobile environment. CARMS utilizes our previously proposed Global Resource Positioning System (GRPS) to track current and future availability of mobile resources. In this paper, we present CARMS architecture and its associated Adaptive List-based Scheduling and Allocation AlgorithM (ALSALAM) for adaptive task scheduling and resource allocation. ALSALAM uses the continually updated data from the loosely federated GRPS to automatically select appropriate mobile nodes to participate informing clouds, and to adjust both task scheduling and resource allocation according to the changing conditions due to the dynamicity of resources and tasks in an existing cloud. Our simulation results show that CARMS offers effective and efficient support for mobile cloud computing that has not yet been adequately provided by prior research. KeywordsMobile cloud computing; Resource management; Dynamic resource maps;Autonomic computing; Collaborative computing.
A Comparison of Node-Splitting Rules in Recursive Partitioning Analysis of Multivariate Quantitative Structure Activity Data

Tree-structured methods have been advocated to model nonlinear relationships in quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) studies. One such algorithm, MultiSCAM, was developed to analyze QSAR data with multivariate continuous responses, classifying objects into similar categories by building a tree with recursive partitioning. Hotelling’s T2 test is the method used to determine splits in MultiSCAM. However, this test is not feasible when the dimension of an observation exceeds the number of observations, which often happens when growing trees. This problem is further exacerbated by the fact that missing values are common in QSAR data. We consider two alternatives, the pooled component test (PCT) and a simple ANOVA F test. To compare the three node-splitting tests, we introduce a comprehensive simulation design that could be used by others to evaluate their methods of tree building. A drug discovery dataset is used to illustrate the methods.
Economic Model Analysis of Enterprise Brand after Introducing Personal Brand

Regarding the hospital as a special enterprise whose output is information, this article shows that the demand curve of the hospital rotates in a clockwise direction. That means the elasticity of the curve becomes lesser, which is useful for the hospital to implement the second-degree price discrimination. The reason is that the distribution of the unit price that the consumer willing to pay becomes more dispersed when the information outcome contains personal brand and enterprise brand. The combination of the personal brand (specialist brand, etc.) and product brand (drugs made-by-the-hospital, etc.) is the base of the hospital’s brand. This article analyzes the relationship among the three brands under a unified framework from the aspect of the product popularity. This article shows that the high product popularity cannot change into the actual sales revenue until the hospital obtains high product popularity by reflecting the consumer’s single profit point. Therefore, this article suggested the enterprise to focus on the single category of their products to get the consumers’ vote (i.e. currency).
Are CGE Models still useful in economic policy making

This paper develops background considerations to help better framing the results of a CGE exercise. Three main criticisms are usually addressed to CGE efforts. First, they are too aggregate, their conclusions failing to shed light on relevant sectors or issues. Second, they imply huge data requirements. Timeliness is frequently jeopardised by out-dated sources, benchmarks referring to realities gone by. Finally, results are meaningless, as they answer wrong or ill-posed questions. Modelling demands end up by creating a rather artificial context, where the original questions lose content. In spite of a positive outlook on the first two, crucial questions lie in the third point. After elaborating such questions, and trying to answer some, the text argues that CGE models can come closer to reality. If their use is still scarce to give way to a fruitful symbiosis between negotiations and simulation results, they remain the only available technique providing a global, inter-related way of capturing economy-wide effects of several different policies. International organisations can play a major role supporting and encouraging improvements. They are also uniquely positioned to enhance information and data sharing, as well as putting people from various origins together, to share their experiences. A serious and complex homework is however required, to correct, at least, the most dangerous present shortcomings of the technique.
Digital Skills Demand and Supply: The Case of Three EU Neighbouring Countries Bulgaria, Greece and Romania

The article explores the opportunities for university Digital Marketing Master’s Degree in Bulgaria, Greece and Romania. The methodology entails desk and primary research on companies and students’ needs. It is based on the JEMSS1 project implemented under the EU Erasmus programme2 for Bulgaria and Greece and outside it for Romania. The findings are that at present the digital knowledge and skills are acquired mainly outside the formal education. There is an unexplored opportunity for universities as suppliers and they have to develop master’s programmes that correspond to the business needs. They should consider also the option for validation of skills and the issuing of certificates. This is particularly important for people that already have a master’s degree or extensive work experience and want to keep their knowledge current
ENCOUNTER OF CLASSIFICATION DECEPTION FOR MOBILE APPS

Within the literature works because there are some related studies, like web ranking junk e-mail recognition, recognition of internet review junk e-mail in addition to mobile application recommendation, impracticality of recognition of ranking fraud for mobile programs remains under-investigated. For achieving inside the crucial void, we advise to develop a ranking fraud recognition system meant for mobile programs. We submit an amazing-natural vision of ranking fraud while growing your ranking fraud recognition system meant for mobile programs. It's extended by way of other domain produced particulars for ranking fraud recognition. Within the suggested system of ranking fraud recognition system for mobile programs, it's worth watching the entire evidences are acquired by way of modelling of programs ranking, rating and review behaviours completely through record ideas tests.
L-Arginine-No System Participates in the Analgesic Effect of Flunixin Meglumine in the Rat

Abstract This study investigated whether the L-arginine-NO system participates in the analgesic effect of flunixin meglumine in the rat. Hyperalgesia was induced by intraplantar (i.pl.) administration of carrageenan (500 μg) into the rat’s hind paw. Electronic von Frey apparatus was used to determine paw withdrawal threshold induced by pressure as the painful stimulus, measured in grams (g). Flunixin meglumine (FM; 0.09-0.1 mg/kg; s.c.) and NG-nitro-L-arginine methyl ester (L-NAME; 10 mg/kg; i.p.), given separately as a pre-treatment, i.e. 15 min before i.pl. injection of carrageenan, produced a significant antinociception. When FM (0.09 mg/kg) and a sub-effective dose of L-NAME (5 mg/kg) were co-administered, the antinociceptive effect was significantly increased in comparison with the effect of FM alone. L-arginine (L-ARG;10 mg/kg; i.p.) itself did not produce significant effect on carrageenan-induced hyperalgesia, but significantly reduced the antinociceptive effects of both FM and FM + L-NAME combination. The inhibition of the production of NO might be involved in the mechanism of the analgesic effect of FM.
Review of the gyrotron theory

This review is focused on present studies of beam-wave interaction in high performed during last 15 years by the co-authors. All results are gathered in can tentatively be entitled: “Megawatts rahertz and beyond” and “Miscellane were performed using either non consistent code MAGY [1], or self stationary, multimode code based on lated in Ref. [2], or using quasi-linear a the dependence of the electron current tensity of the RF field is described (see, e.g., [3]).
Terrestrially derived sediment: response of marine macrobenthic communities to thin terrigenous deposits

Coastal marine habitats adjacent to catchments with encroaching human development are likely to experience increased sediment loadings in ensuing decades. Thus, sedimentary distur- bance regimes in which coastal marine benthic communities have evolved may be shifting as depo- sitional events exceeding critical thresholds become more frequent. To understand the threat posed by terrigenous sedimentation in an embayment with increasing urban development, we determined the thickness and frequency at which terrigenous sediment deposits begin to affect the benthos. We performed manipulative experiments involving layers of terrigenous sediment <1 cm thick in a vari- ety of intertidal habitats in the Whitford embayment, North Island, New Zealand. Results of 3 sepa- rate experiments performed at 5 sites were largely consistent. While experimental plots were never completely defaunated, as little as 3 mm of the terrigenous material was sufficient to significantly alter macrobenthic community structure (measured after 10 d, relative to 0 mm controls). The direc- tion of change was predominantly negative; the number of individuals and taxa declined as a result of sediment application, as did the densities of nearly every common species. Large bivalves were less affected than smaller ones, and deeper-dwelling species were less affected than ones at the sed- iment surface. With repeated applications of thin terrigenous layers (3 mm thickness, monthly over a 6 mo period), the sandflat sediments gradually became finer (clay volume % increased), and macro- faunal community composition progressively diverged from controls. To summarise, macrofauna were negatively affected by extremely small amounts of terrigenous sediment, and repeated deposi- tional events did more damage than single ones. With increasing defoliation and excavation of catch- ment hillsides, the frequency of depositional events of a given intensity is likely to quicken, indicat- ing an enhanced likelihood of macrofaunal disturbance and degradation in estuarine tidal flats. Management decisions that protect coastal catchments may partially ameliorate the threat to the benthos in coastal receiving waters.
A Low Noise Amplifier with Low Voltage, Low Power Consumption, and Improved Linearity at 5 GHz

In this paper a low-noise amplifier with 0 . 6 V supply voltage, low power consumption, and improved linearity at= 5 GHz is introduced in 0 . 18 µ m CMOS technology. By using a feed-forward structure and a multi-gated configuration in the proposed circuit, linearity of the circuit is significantly improved, while only 122 µ W more power is consumed compared to conventional folded cascode structure, and the other circuit parameters are similar. In addition, the Volterra series is used for nonlinear analysis and to evaluate the linearity improvement of the proposed circuit. There is also a noteworthy superiority over compared published works in the figure of merit. The suggested low-noise amplifier (LNA) at 1 . 28 mW DC power consumption provides 9 . 6 dB gain and a noise figure of 3 . 24 dB. It is achieved whilst the third order interception point has been improved by 10 dB and equals 0 . 0 dBm. In the operating frequency the circuit displays satisfactory input and output impedance matching. Finally, throughout the whole circuit bandwidth input and output isolation is below − 27 dB.
The Tully-Fisher Relation for 25,000 SDSS Galaxies as Function of Environment

We construct Tully-Fisher relationships (TFRs) in the $u$, $g$, $r$, $i$ and $z$ bands and stellar mass TFRs (smTFRs) for a sample of $25,698$ late spiral type galaxies (with $0.045 0.045$) the fibres sample enough of the disc to obtain a linear relationship between $v_{\rm FWHM}$ and $v_{\rm circ}$, allowing us to obtain a TFR and to investigate dependence on other variables. We also develop a methodology for distinguishing between astrophysical and sample bias in the fibre TFR trends. We observe the well-known steepening of the TFR in redder bands in our sample. We divide the sample of galaxies into four equal groups using projected neighbour density ($\Sigma$) quartiles and find no significant dependence on environment, extending previous work to a wider range of environments and a much larger sample. Having demonstrated that we can construct SDSS-based TFRs is very useful for future applications because of the large sample size available.
Towards a New Political Economy of Climate Change and Development

In this article, the authors propose a new political economy of climate change and development in which explicit attention is given to the way that ideas, power and resources are conceptualised, negotiated and implemented by different groups at different scales. The climate change and development interface warrants such attention because of its importance to achieving sustainable poverty reduction outcomes, cross‐sectoral nature, urgency and rapid emergence of international resource transfers, initiatives and governance architectures, and the frequent assumption of linear policymaking and apolitical, techno‐managerial solutions to the climate change challenge.
Skeletal muscle proteome and meat quality of broiler chickens subjected to gas stunning prior slaughter or slaughtered without stunning

ABSTRACT The study examined the effects of pre-slaughter gas stunning and slaughter without stunning on meat quality and skeletal muscle proteome of broiler chickens. Fifty Cobb broiler chickens were randomly assigned to either a neck cut without pre-slaughter stunning (Halal slaughter) or pre-slaughter gas stunning followed by a neck cut. Samples of Pectoralis major muscle at 7 min, 4 h and 24 h postmortem were analyzed for pH, shear force, color, drip and cooking losses. Proteome profile of the 7 min samples was examined by two-dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Birds subjected to Halal slaughter had higher (P < 0.05) redness than those gas stunned at 4 and 24 h postmortem. Gas-stunned birds had lower (P < 0.05) muscle pH and shear force and higher (P < 0.05) drip and cooking losses compared with those subjected to Halal slaughter throughout postmortem storage. Gas stunning up-regulated (P < 0.05) the expression of beta-enolase, pyruvate kinase and creatine kinase compared with Halal slaughter. Results indicate that pre-slaughter gas stunning hastened postmortem energy metabolism and had detrimental effects on the water holding capacity and redness of broiler breast muscles.
Comparison of Trauma Scores for Adults Who Fell From Height as Survival Predictivity

Aim: Falls from a height and their subsequent injuries and traumas can cause morbidity and death. In the present study, ISS, NISS, RTS, and TRISS values were analyzed to assess mortality probabilities of patients who fell from a height. Materials and Methods: Patients' age, gender, height of falls (0-2 m, 3-5 m, and 6 m and above), organ pathologies, and ISS, NISS, RTS, and TRISS scores were evaluated in terms of mortality. Results: Regarding the survival rate, no statistically significant difference was found between age and gender (P > 0.05). We determined that all trauma scores were correlated with mortality, and that as Injury Severity Score (ISS), New Injury Severity Score (NISS), and Trauma and Injury Severity Score (TRISS) values increased, and as Revised Trauma Score (RTS) values decreased, the mortality rate tended to increase. The area under the curve in the Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) analysis was 0.991 for TRISS, 0.910 for ISS, and 0.915 for NISS (P > 0.001). The most satisfactory cut-off point for TRISS was 73.5 and at that point, we found the best sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values. Conclusions: In conclusion, the data showed that TRISS values can be used with high reliability when this value is over 73.5 and any score above it has high specificity and mortality.
Quantum Simulation Of The Quantum Rabi Model In A Trapped Ion

We thank Xiao Yuan, Xiongfeng Ma, Hyunchul Nha, Jiyong Park, Jaehak Lee, and M. S. Kim for useful discussions on the entanglement verification of the ground state. This work was supported by the National Key Research and Development Program of China under Grants No. 2016YFA0301900 and No. 2016YFA0301901 and the National Natural Science Foundation of China Grants No. 11374178, No. 11574002, and No. 11504197, MINECO/FEDER FIS2015-69983-P, Ramon y Cajal Grant No. RYC-2012-11391, and Basque Government IT986-16.
Summer heat and an epidemic of cytospora canker of Alnus

An epidemic of cytospora canker [Valsa melanodiscus, anamorph Cytospora umbrina] is associated with dieback and mortality of Alnus incana ssp. tenuifolia in the Southern Rocky Mountains and had begun by the late 1980s. Isolations showed that inoculum was often abundant on bark and bud surfaces even in winter, especially near diseased stems. The pathogen was occasionally isolated from internal tissues of dormant buds and asymptomatic wood and phloem. In infected stems, the pathogen was detected up to 5 cm beyond visible canker margins. The data suggest that the pathogen can cause latent infections, but the infection court remains unclear. Inoculations of healthy stems in the field did not induce canker formation. Fruiting of the anamorph was primarily in late winter and spring, and sexual maturation occurred in late summer and fall. Stem age and growth data support earlier conclusions that the mortality does not represent a steady-state condition with normal attrition of older stems. Canker expansion and killing of branches and stems occurred almost exclusively in the warmest part of summer. We present a hypothesis and supporting evidence suggesting that warm summer temperatures are conducive to the disease. Locally, summer temperatures, and especially maxima, have varied with a dominant oscillation period of approximately 21 years. We speculate that alder populations expand during cool climate phases and shrink during warm phases due to epidemics of cytospora canker. More recently, the oscillation has dampened as an increasing trend of temperature has become dominant, locally and globally. If the trend continues, this already severe epidemic may become more damaging, without intervening opportunities for alder populations to recover.
The Selection of Partners in Technological Alliances Projects

The study seeks to understand the factors for selecting partners in technology alliances prevailing in the Brazilian chemical industry. The data comes from two successive stages. Based on the theory of resource-based view (RBV), together with qualitative evidences from a previous study carried out in the Brazilian petrochemical leader (analyzing 20 technological alliances with different kind of partners, and encompassing diverse types of projects - incremental, platforms, radical and basic science), it was possible to identify domains in the exploitation-exploration continuum and generate the conceptual model and the derived research hypotheses to be tested in the quantitative research, using a websurvey for data collection in the Brazilian chemical industry. By using the techniques of Multinomial Logistic Regression and Binomial Logistic Regression, the study outlines a series of relationships determining the most important selection factors depending on the type of partner and type of project. Finally, implications are discussed.
Ab initio study of thermodynamic properties of Curcumin

Curcumin, a yellow pigment present in the Indian spice turmeric (associated with curry powder), has been linked with suppression of inflammation; angiogenesis; tumor genesis ; diabetes; diseases of the cardiovascular , pulmonary, and ne urological systems, of skin, and of liver; loss of bone and muscle; depression; chronic fatigue; and neuropathic pain. The usefulness of curcumin is limited by its color, lack of water solubility, and comparatively low invivo bioavailability. a s a result o f the multiple therapeutic activities attributed to curcumin , however , there is an intense search for a ‘‘super curcumin’’ without these problems Computational calculations using HF and DFT (LSDA,BPV86,B3LYP) and The basis set used were { - 31G(d) - 3 - 21G(d) - STO3G(d)} level of theory were under taken to predict the structural properties of one molecule.