Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Emotivistic Concept of Moral Responsibility . A Critical Analysis of C . L . Stevenson ’ s Account ∗

We will discuss an interesting account of moral responsibility presented by Charles L. Stevenson in his Ethics and Language. We will take a closer look at the most important statements and weigh the arguments of the opponents. We will try to answer the question whether Stevenson’s account is plausible or if we really need, in explaining our concept of moral responsibility, to refer to some other accounts, especially to the libertarian ones. The problem that will be considered is very closely connected to the compatibilism-incompatibilism debate. If Stevenson’s main statements turned out to be implausible, this fact would deliver an argument supporting incompatibilism. Otherwise, we could claim to have found a good compatibilist framework account of moral responsibility.
Stochastic Differential Equations , 6 ed . Solution of Exercise Problems

This is a solution manual for the SDE book by Øksendal, Stochastic Differential Equations, Sixth Edition, and it is complementary to the book’s own solution (in the book’s appendix). If you have any comments or find any typos/errors, please email me at zypublic@hotmail.com. This version omits the problems from the chapters on applications (Chapter 6, 10, 11 and 12). I thank Saúl Torres for valuable feedback.
Otolith Shape Analysis of Irminger Sea Redfish (Sebastes mentella): Pre liminary Results

This paper represents a preliminary otolith shape analysis of pelagic redfish (Sebastes mentella) in the Irminger Sea, comparing NAFO and NEAFC convention areas and depth layers (shallower and deeper than 500 m). Elliptical Fourier Analysis (EFA) was applied to describe digitised otolith outlines. The resulting Fourier descriptors were used as the basis for discriminant analysis to investigate separation success between area/depth groups. In general, differences in univariate measurements (otolith length, breadth and weight) and otolith shapes between area/depth groups were marginal and subject to high variation. Discriminant analysis indicated poor separation between area/depth groups. Differences in average shapes between the area/depth groups were relatively low. Based on this morphometric study, the existence of separate s tocks of S. mentella in the Irminger Sea seems to be unlikely, neither on a vertical (depth) nor horizontal scale (NAFO/NEAFC areas).
The Prevention against Photoaging on Skin as an Effect of UV-B Radiation by Using Tomatoe ( Lycopersicum Pyriforme ) Juice

Photoaging is caused by a lack of collagen and skin elastine fibres due to external factors such as solar UV which may give negative effects on skin, for examples, wrinkled, pigmentation spotted, low elasticity, and hard textures. The process of such an early aging may be blocked or prevented by avoiding factors that may accelerate it. However, so far no explanation has suggested that the effect of tomato juice with a dosage of 11 g/kg Body Weigh may give effects on ROS activity and type-1 collagen expression in rat’s skin radiated with UV-B with a dosage of 150 mJ/cm. The objective of this study is to understand the effect of tomato juice on the prevention of collagen damage due to the irradiation of UV-B light. The method of this research used 24 rats that are divided into 4 groups consisting of 6 rats each. The control group was not irradiated with UV-B or was not given tomato juice (P0). The experimental group were given the following treatments: exposure to UV-B light of 150 mJ/cm (P1), exposure to UV-B light of 150 mJ/cm + giving of tomato juice with the dosage of 11 g/Kg/ Body Weight (P2) exposure UV-B irradiation with the dosage of 150 mJ/cm + combination application of lycopene, βcarotene, and vitamin C of which their content is equal with that of tomato 11 g/kg body weight (P3). Treatments were given to each group for 6 weeks. An experimental design using a cluster random with 4 treatments and 6 repetitions was employed. Type-1 collagen expression, were measured with immunohistochemistry, and the MDA content with NWLSS MDA Assay technique. The data were analysed using a variance analysis and then followed with LSD Test. It can be concluded that the application of tomato juice for 11 g/kg body weight or of a combination of lycopene, β-carotene, and vitamin C of which its content equals to 11 g/kg body weight may prevent to increase the content of MDA (as indicator of ROS), but may prevent to decrease the expression of type-1 collagen in the rat skin radiated with UV-B 150 mJ/cm. However, it is also found that the application of a combination of lycopene, β-carotene, and vitamin C of which its content equals to 11 g/kg body weight may give no significant difference compared to the application of tomato juice 11 g/kg body weight. Key Word: Photoaging, UV-B, MDA and Tipe-1
A Union Strategy for Skilled Work and Technological Change

Everyone talks about the fact that technology creates new, skilled jobs while it destroys and de-skills others. Yet the union movement has little strategy for organizing in the fast growing new technology areas where workers may consider themselves professionals, not workers. In large part this stems from weak and self-defeating strategies for dealing with skill issues in already unionized areas, where lean production techniques are reorganizing the workplace.
Evaluating Optimal Clustering Techniques for Efficient Storage Retrieval Methods in Large Database Using Soft Computing Techniques

Data storage is one of the universal acts in computer transactions in the world. With the advancement of technology, now computers are the affordable device to almost all the human beings especially in the urban areas. At the same time the data is now becoming the problem. So efficient storage retrieval methods are quite important search for patterns in data is a human endeavor that is as old as it is ubiquitous, and has witnessed a dramatic transformation in strategy throughout the years. Whether we refer to hunters seeking to understand the animals’ migration patterns, or farmers attempting to model harvest evolution, or turn to more current concerns, like sales trend analysis, assisted medical diagnosis, or building models of the surrounding world from scientific data, we reach the same conclusion: hidden within raw data we could find important new pieces of information and knowledge. This paper is an attempt to evaluate the Optimal Clustering Techniques for efficient storage retrieval methods in large databases using soft computing techniques.
A 7 Density Functional Theory in Practice

2 Kohn-Sham Approach in a Nutshell 5 2.1 Total Energy and Force . 5 2.2 The Kohn-Sham Equations . 6 2.3 Magnetism . 7 2.4 The Eigenvalue Problem . 8 2.5 The CPU Time Requirement . 10 2.6 Brillouin-Zone Integration and Fermi Energy . 11 2.7 Achieving Self-Consistency . 12
AlGaN / GaN HEMTs on SiC with over 100 GHz fT and Low Microwave Noise

High performance AlGaN/GaN high electron mobility transistors (HEMTs) with 0.12 m gate-length have been fabricated on an insulating SiC substrate. The devices exhibited an extrinsic transconductance of 217 mS/mm and current drive capability as high as 1.19 A/mm. The threshold voltage of the devices was 5.5 V. For AlGaN/GaN HEMTs with the same gate-length, a record high unity current gain cut-off frequency ( ) of 101 GHz and a maximum oscillation frequency (MAX) of 155 GHz were measured at = 16 5 V and = 5 0 V. The microwave noise performances of the devices were characterized from 2 to 18 GHz at different drain biases and drain currents. At a drain bias of 10 V and a gate bias of 4.8 V, the devices exhibited a minimum noise figure ( min) of 0.53 dB and an associated gain ( ) of 12.1 dB at 8 GHz. Also, at a fixed drain bias of 10 V with the drain current swept, the lowest min of 0.72 dB at 12 GHz was obtained at = 100 mA/mm and a peak of 10.59 dB at 12 GHz was obtained at = 150 mA/mm. With the drain current held at 114 mA/mm and drain bias swept, the lowest min of 0.42 dB and 0.77 dB were obtained at = 8 V at 8 GHz and 12 GHz, respectively. To our knowledge, these are the best microwave noise performances of any GaN-based FETs ever reported.
Emotional Intelligence as A Key to Reduce Academic Stress among Adolescence Student

Since the 1990s, the subject of Emotional Intelligence has gradually become the concern of Academics are researchers for the impact on stress.Stress is a way that our body responds to the demands made upon us by the environment, our relationships, and our perceptions and interpretations of those demands. We all experience both "good stress" and "bad stress. " Good stress is that optimal amount of stress that results in our feeling energized and motivated to do our best work. Good stress encourages us to develop effective coping strategies to deal with our challenges, which ultimately contributes to our resilience. Bad stress occurs when our coping mechanisms are overwhelmed by the stress and we do not function at our best. The same event can affect adolescence in very individual ways—one person may see a carnival ride as thrilling and another may see it as a major stressor. Stress can become distress when we are unable to cope or when we believe that we do not have the ability to meet the challenge. The solution is to adapt, change, and find methods to turn that bad stress into good stress is by developing emotional intelligence.The aim of this paper is to describe how emotional intelligence help to reduce stress among adolescence.
Identification of the Physiological Role of Carbonic Anhydrase Using the Antisense Technique , And , Investigation of Its Transcriptional Regulation in Arabidopsis Thaliana ( L . ) Heynh

Carbonic anhydrase (CA, EC 4.2.1.1), catalyzes the interconversion of CO2 and HCO3’ in many organisms. The majority of CA activity in C3 leaves is in the chloroplast and expression of the chloroplast CA is regulated by light. To investigate the physiological role of the chloroplast CA, its expression was suppressed by insertion of a CA transgene in the antisense orientation in Arabidopsis thaliana (L.) Heynhold. Activity assays and immunoblots show that in five independent lines of antisense transgenic plants CA activity was strongly suppressed. All five independent lines died or grew poorly in the absence of sucrose whereas wild type plants grew well in the same media. Antisense plants exhibited a phenotype comparable to wild type plants on sucrose-free media only when grown in an atmosphere with elevated levels of CO2 . The results support the notion that CA facilitates CO2 diffusion from the atmosphere to the chloroplast and clearly show that CA plays a pivotal role in carbon assimilation in C3 plants. In order to investigate the regulation of expression of the chloroplastic CA, a CA gene from Arabidopsis thaliana was cloned, sequenced, and characterized. Sequence analysis of the S’end of the gene encoding the chloroplastic CA revealed the presence of several c/s-acdng elements previously shown to mediate expression of genes encoding chloroplast proteins. Serial deletions from the S’ end of the CA promoter were fused with a reporter gene encoding 3-glucuronidase and introduced into Arabidopsis thaliana. Deletion of an AT-rich palindromic sequence, designated AT-IP, resulted in the largest decrease in GUS activity in transgenic plants. However, the presence of only
Evaluation and characterization of chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) germplasm for some morphological and yield characters

The study of genetic diversity and phenotypic variability in the available germplasm is a prelude to crop improvement. The present study was undertaken to characterize 10 accessions of Capsicum annuum acquired from the Centre for Genetic Resources, the Netherlands (CGN) through Plant Genetic Resources Institute (PGRI), National Agricultural Research Centre (NARC) Islamabad. The accessions were evaluated for 35 qualitative and 11 quantitative parameters. Wide variation was noted among the genotypes for important characters pertaining to fruit and seed yield. Such genetic variability can be a valuable resource for genetic improvement including developing resistance against insect pests and diseases. The available accessions need to be characterized in further detail under Pakistani agro-climatic conditions to ascertain the statistical significance of variability, understand the genetic control and gene interactions involved.
Tilapia Genetic R & D in the Philippines : Challenges and Prospects for Future Development June

Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center Tilapias (Oreochromis spp.) are important aquaculture commodities that have been constantly studied in aquaculture genetic research and development (R&D). Specifically, genetic technologies including sex and chromosome-set manipulations, DNA markers, and transgenesis have created practical applications in tilapia culture. Recent advances in computing and sequencing technologies have facilitated the genetic and genomic studies in tilapia, making this commodity one of the most studied aquaculture species with robust available genomic-scale data. After dedicating efforts to the implementation of breeding programs that aim to improve the performance of farmed tilapia stocks, the Philippine tilapia aquaculture industry had rapidly developed and made substantial impacts on the country’s total fish production. Success in such endeavors has changed the status of the country’s tilapia aquaculture industry into a more productive one, shifting the Philippine perspective of becoming a globally-competitive tilapia producer. Nevertheless, despite the success in producing novel strains of tilapia with improved qualities, the tilapia aquaculture industry of the Philippines still continues to face challenges particularly in the area of genetic R&D. Tilapia Genetic R&D in the Philippines: Challenges and Prospects for Future Development
Immunosensor Surface Reaction Enhancment by Applying an AC Electrotherm Flow

Immunosensors have recently benefited from integration and miniaturization in microfluidic chips. In this research, an efficient AC electrothermal flow have been employed inside a microchannel in order to provide b) circular vorticities near the immunosensor, a) mass transfer effect, c) immunosensor concentrating enhancment. Our proposed stirring effect enhances the transport of suspended antigen to the immobilized antibody and provides more binding opportunity. The governing equations for fluid motion and immunosensor concentrating process are multiphysic coupled electric field, fluid flow, temperature field, diluted species transport and also binding reactions equations. Both the paasive (without stirring flow) and active (with stirring flow) Ab-Ag binding reaction has been numerically studied by Finite-Element Method, and the sensor location is optimized. Based on the results, the AC electrothermal swirling flow (applied ac field 10 Volt and operating frequency 200 kHz) applied to the electrodes and the surface reaction increases by the factor of 10 after 5 seconds of sample loading. The system is highly efficient for high conducive fluid mediums. Results revealed that our proposed microfluidic based reaction enhancement method is of interest in high Damkohle immunoassays and low Peclet number systems.
IDENTIFYING POLARITY IN DIFFERENT TEXT TYPES

While Sentiment Analysis aims to identify the writer’s attitude toward individuals, events or topics, our aim is to predict the possible effect of a written text on the reader. For this purpose, we created an automatic identifier of the polarity of Estonian texts, which is independent of domain and of text type. Depending on the approach chosen – lexicon-based or machine learning – the identifier uses either a lexicon of words with a positive or negative connotation, or a text corpus where orthographic paragraphs have been annotated as positive, negative, neutral or mixed. Both approaches worked well, resulting in a nearly 75% accuracy on average. It was found that in some cases the results depend on the text type, notably, with sports texts the lexicon-based approach yielded a maximum accuracy of 80.3%, while over 88% was gained for opinion stories approached by machine learning.
Resistance to Aspergillus fl avus in maize and peanut : Molecular biology , breeding , environmental stress , and future perspectives

Jake C. Fountain, Pawan Khera, Liming Yang, Spurthi N. Nayak, Brian T. Scully, Robert D. Lee , Zhi-Yuan Chen, Robert C. Kemerait, Rajeev K. Varshney, Baozhu Guo⁎ Department of Plant Pathology, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, USA International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Hyderabad, Telangana, India USDA-ARS, Crop Protection and Management Research Unit, Tifton, GA, USA Huaiyin Normal University, School of Life Sciences, Huai'an, Jiangsu, China USDA-ARS, US Horticultural Laboratory, Fort Pierce, FL, USA Department of Crop and Soil Sciences, University of Georgia, Tifton, GA, USA Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Effect of Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Glu 298 Asp Polymorphism on Plasma Malondialdehyde Levels in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the association between plasma malondialdehyde (MDA) level and eNOS gene Glu298Asp polymorphism in Rheumatoid Arthritis. Materials and Methods: We conducted a case control study in which 100 patients diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and 100 healthy controls were enrolled. DNA was extracted from peripheral blood and eNOS polymorphism was detected by PCR-RFLP. Plasma samples from the subjects were screened for MDA. Results: There was a trend of increase of GG genotypic and G allelic frequencies of the eNOS gene Glu298Asp in patients when compared with controls. GT genotype emerged as major genotype in both controls and patients. Genotypes disobeyed Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium. There was no significant difference between the mean values of MDA in controls and patients (p=0.67). Patients with GG, GT and TT genotypes showed no significant difference in plasma MDA as compared to controls with GG, GT and TT genotypes (p> 0.05). Conclusions: Plasma MDA levels are not influenced by eNOS gene Glu298Asp polymorphism in RA.
Does Corporate Governance Affect Dividend Policy ? Evidence form Poland

The goal of this paper is twofold. First, we explore the determinants of the dividend policy in Poland. Second, we test whether corporate governance practices determine the dividend policy in the non-financial companies listed on Warsaw Stock Exchange. We compose, for the first time, quantitative measures on the quality of the corporate governance for 110 non-financial listed companies. Our results suggest that large and more profitable companies have a higher dividend payout ratio. Conversely, concentrated share ownership as well as the deviation from the one-shareone-vote principle leads to a reduction of the payout dividend ratio. This results suggest that dividends may signal the severity of conflicts between controlling owners and minority shareholders. While, we find support for the fee cash flow hypothesis we document that dividends in Poland have less of a signaling role than in the developed capital markets. We present also that riskier and more indebted firms prefer to pay lower dividends. The findings are based on the period 1998-2004. Finally, our results demonstrate that an increase in the TDI or its subindices that represent corporate governance practices brings about a statistically significant increase in the dividend payout ratio. Moreover, the estimates prove to be significant after the inclusion of performance and control variables.
The essence and importance of the tourism market. Case of Uzbekistan

The paper objectives to investigate the status and growth of tourism in Central Asian countries using the sample of Uzbekistan tourism industry with superior reference to country’s tourism infrastructure sectors. Tourism market is considered as a major feature of development. On this case, present essential interest and potential for Uzbekistan is believed as a high one. This article makes an overview of the current status of tourism industry with the aim of finding out the strategy for developing a program that enhances the strengths of tourism services and products as whole. The results serve to point out key trends and gaps in which to focus future research on this topic and they might be useful in formulating public policies and strategies for tourism industry development.
A THEORETICAL BACKGROUND OF THE EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FOR LINGUISTIC RELATIVITY HYPOTHESIS

Since the last century the philosophers, anthropologists, psychologists and linguists have been trying to answer whether language influences the way we think or it is our cognition that affects the language we speak. More studies are in favor of the former claim. However, it is important to know about the methodology and findings of the previous research so that on the basis of them further research may be conducted to investigate whether language affects our thought or the other way round. This paper broadly sheds light on the linguistic relativity hypothesis that gave birth to the idea of language affecting human cognition. It also reviews the experiments and observations that took place in this regard and discusses them on the basis of Lucy’s (1997) three types of approaches to empirical researches: structure-centered approaches, domaincentered approaches and behavior-centered approaches. The methodology applied in this study is analytic.
ermal penetration of bisphenol A in human skin contributes marginally to total xposure nne -

Bisphenol A (BPA) is ubiquitous and many exposure scenarios have been described during the last decades. While oral uptake is considered as the major route of exposure, the contribution of skin penetration has been recently discussed. In the present study, the dermal penetration rate of BPA has been determined in human skin in an in vitro test method according to the OECD Test Guideline 428. This analysis resulted vailable online 11 July 2012
COMPARISON BETWEEN THE MEASURED AND PLAYED INTONATION ON FOUR E-FLAT CLARINETS IN THE ALTISSIMO REGISTER

In this paper, two experiments were conducted to compare the intonation in the altissimo register (C#6–C7) on four german Eb-clarinets. In order to perform the experiments a fingering chart was created including twelve main fingerings with up to eight alternative fingerings (68 fingerings in total). As a first method, a professional clarinetist recorded the 68 fingerings in an anechoic chamber under controlled performance conditions. As a second method, input impedance measurements (BIAS) were done to gain objective data of the instrument’s build quality, independent of a player. From the results of the first experiment, the tones of the altissimo register were subdivided into three groups of tones: In the first group (C#6–F#6) the main fingerings resulted in a correct intonation. In the second group (G6–G#6), alternative fingerings were proposed which helped to correct the intonation. In the third group (A6–C7), it was impossible for the professional performer to play the targeted pitches. A comparison of the intonation curves from the audio recordings and from the input impedance measurements indicated contrary trends. It remains an open question, which factors are actually limiting the playing range of the instruments. It is hypothesized that both, the low input impedance peaks for the altissimo notes and the reed’s natural frequency may limit the playing range of the instrument.