Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Determinants of Affecting Level from Systematic Risk: Evidence from BIST 100 Companies in Turkey

The main purpose of this paper is to examine the impact of accounting variables on systematic risk of firms. By using data of 58 companies from BIST-100 Index for the period between 2006 and 2015, panel data analysis is employed. The results of the study indicate a statistically significant and positive effect of asset size, asset turnover, previous term equity to total debt and previous term cash ratio on systematic risk. On the other hand, negative influence of profitability, equity to total debt, cash ratio and previous term debt to total assets on systematic risk is detected. Also the study determines that consumer price index, previous term beta and previous term GDP per capita affects the systematic risk negatively and increase the explanatory power of the model significantly.
Integrating technology acceptance model and organizational innovativeness in the adoption of mobile commerce

Article history: Received: February 1, 2016 Received in revised format: July 6, 2017 Accepted: July 6, 2017 Available online: July 6, 2017 The primary objective of this paper is to consider the influence of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, business innovativeness and product innovativeness on the adoption of mobile commerce. For the model of this study to be tested empirically, data were collected from mobile commerce users in Nigeria. A total of 405 questionnaires were used for the analysis via PLS-SEM. The results of the study revealed a positive and significant relationship between perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, business innovativeness and product innovativeness. The results of this study provide some guides for mobile commerce practitioners.
Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in the Young: A Retrospective Comparative Analysis

Background: Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in young patients is uncommon and is thought to constitute a distinct oncological entity with characteristic clinicopathological patterns. The objective of our work is to analyze presentation, management and outcome data of NSCLC patients aged less than 45 years and compare them with those of patients over 45 years old. Materials and methods: We retrospectively reviewed all patients treated for metastatic NSCLC over the period of 5 years (2007–2012) at the Medical Oncology Department of Hassan II University Hospital. The clinicopathological characteristics of patients aged less than and over 45 years old were compared and evaluated for prognostic significance regarding outcome. Results: The data for NSCLC patients (116), of whom 15 were aged <45, were retrieved. In comparative analysis, there was a trend for an increased proportion of females with lung cancer among the younger individuals (56% in the younger vs 23 % in the older age group, p=0.008). History of smoking was less frequently retrieved in younger patients (40%) than patients aged over 45 (81.2%) (p=0.005). No differences were found for hemoptysis, performance status, histology or number of metastatic sites. More patients in the young group (86.7%) received biotherapy with platinum based regimen than in older patients (50.5%); (p= 0.008). The mean number of cycles was 2.6 per patient. The Progression free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were not significantly different (median PFS: 6.0 vs 5.0 months; p=0.9 and median OS 7.0 vs. 5.0 months, p=0.14). Conclusion: This retrospective study failed to present strong evidence that NSCLC among young individuals constitutes a distinct clinicopathological entity. The limited number of younger patients treated here, suggests designing other studies to shed light on this controversial subject.
Income Inequality and Economic Growth: The Case of Indian States 1980-2009-10

Desde la decada de 1980, India inicio un periodo de crecimiento acelerado, a traves de unas politicas dirigidas a la promocion de la iniciativa privada y con una marcada orientacion a la economia de mercado. Este rapido crecimiento, iniciado en los ochenta, viene asociado con la aplicacion de politicas de liberalizacion y esfuerzos de desregulacion, en la decada de los noventa, ante la crisis financiera en 1991. Estos y otros acontecimientos han tenido un impacto significativo en la desigualdad del ingreso en la India; por lo tanto, el presente estudio investiga la relacion entre desigualdad de ingreso y crecimiento economico, con la inclusion de diversas variables macroeconomicas
Talker Identification using Reflection Coefficients

In this paper, we propose a method of identifying the talker based on modeling the voice for reading free sentences by AR(auto regressive) models. By remarking the similarity of the AR models and the no loss sound-tube models for vocal tracts, we assume the features of the talker voice are the higher reflection coefficients of AR models. In the simulation, there are 6 talkers’ voice as speech examples from ”Japanese speech sound database of ATR. ” As a result, we get that average recognition rate is 90.67 %.
ADAPTATION OF DIABETES KNOWLEDGE QUESTIONNAIRE FOR SOUTH ASIAN COUNTRIES CONTEXT

Objective: To adapt diabetes knowledge questionnaire (DKQ) which would be suitable for assessing diabetes knowledge of subjects with type 1 and type 2 diabetes of the South Asian region. Methods: For content validation of DKQ, Delphi survey of 111 opinion leaders was conducted during the South Asian Federation of Endocrine Societies (SAFES) summit in Hyderabad. The participants are endocrinologists, diabetologists, physicians, primary care physicians and researchers from India, Srilanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Pakistan. Participants were asked to indicate their opinion on each of the 15 questions of DKQ as whether to include it in modified DKQ on five points Likert’s scale. Participants were also requested to provide their critical comments for modification, opinion, and applicability of DKQ. The consensus was considered to be reached when 67% of participants indicated agree or strongly agree, comments regarding modification, opinion, and applicability of DKQ. Data was analyzed using descriptive statistics with IBM SPSS 19.0 version. Results: Final resultant modified DKQ comprises 13 multiple choice questions common in subjects with type-1 and type-2 diabetes, eg. blood glucose levels, diet, exercise, lifestyle, treatment, self-monitoring of blood glucose, sick day, complications, annual medical checkups; 4 multiple choice questions for subjects taking oral medication and/ or insulin only, eg. monitoring, hypoglycemia, traveling precautions, precautions for adverse drug / drug-drug reactions and 1 multiple choice question (sick day) for subjects with type 1 diabetes only. Conclusion: Modified DKQ can be utilized for evaluating diabetes knowledge outcome of subjects with diabetes of the South Asian region. Rigorous re-validation of modified DKQ will be carried out.
Recent trends and temporal behavior of thermal variables in the region of Castilla-León (Spain)

The behavior of temperatures in the region of Castilla-Leon in Spain was explored in a study of trend analyzes of the regional thermal anomalies in the zone. The work was developed in two steps: in the first, the working data series were refined, completed and homogenized. The variables addressed in these series were the maximum, minimum and mean temperatures corresponding to 38 weather observatories representative of the whole regional area and their length spanned the 1931-1996 period. Homogenization was carried out by applying the methodology established by Alexandersson and Moberg (1997). Once the homogeneous series had been constructed, in a second phase we analyzed their temporal behavior from regional anomaly series. To do so, the values of the anomalies were calculated at each of the selected stations −for the 1945-1996 period− from the mean monthly, seasonal and annual values of the 1961-1990 period. Then, following the methodology described by Jones et al. (1982) and Jones and Hulme (1996), the representative values for the whole region were determined. The results obtained for the whole period analyzed (1945-1996) indicated that, for a confidence interval of 95%, increasing trends are only seen for the maximum and mean winter values. Outside this threshold, the trend found was of the same sign in summer, whereas trends were decreasing for all the variables for their equinoctial seasons. By contrast, the behavior of temperatures in the 1972-1996 subperiod was striking; the annual maximum, minimum and mean temperatures displayed a certain increasing trend for that confidence interval. This was confirmed with the seasonal values, above all for spring and summer, and also (secondarily) those of winter and autumn. Thus, over the past 25 years analyzed there has been an increasing trend of about 0.05oC/year in the values of the maximum, minimum and mean temperature anomalies, both annual and seasonal.
Effect of WO3 Nanoparticles on Congo Red and Rhodamine B Photo Degradation

Tungsten trioxide nanoparticles with two different sizes (average particle sizes about 50 and 80 nm) were prepared by the spray pyrolysis method. Photo degradation of Congo Red (azo dye) showed that photo catalytic property of the as-prepared WO 3 nanoparticles with average size about 80 nm is higher than the sample with average size about 50 nm. Photo degradation of Rhodamine B (cationic triarylmethane dye) showed that photo catalytic property of the as-prepared WO 3 nanoparticles with average size about 50 nm is higher than the sample with average size about 80 nm. The samples were characterized with X-Ray Diffraction (XRD), Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM), EDX analysis and UV-visible spectrum. Different interactions between dyes and the photo catalyst surface, probably causes the inverse behavior of WO 3 nanoparticles with two different sizes in Congo Red and Rhodamine B photo degradation reactions.
The Effect on Children’s Attitudes Towards Food Associated With Their Non-Cognitive Skills, and With the Nutrition Knowledge of Their Parents

Early childhood is the most important time for establishing healthy eating habits, and of course during this period a mother can have a great influence in this regard. In this study explored what major factors influence the development children’s food habits and whether the level of nutrition knowledge of parents has a material impact. This study involved 219 students (age renge, 3–5 years) and their parents in Osaka prefecture in Japan. Mothers were administered questionnaires that contained uestions pertaining to lifestyle, unidentifiable description of the children and their guardian’s SRH along with 39 questions to assess the food-related habits and attitudes. The correlates of the nutrition-related knowledge level of mothers and the children’s concern and respect for healthy eating were assessed using the Chi-square test, Fisher’s exact test and the Mann-Whitney U test. The differences between high and low amount of parental knowledge and high and low non-cognitive skills towards food groups were also examined. Completed questionnaires were returned by 219 of the participants. Among the respondents, 50.7% were male, and 92.2% of the parents indicated that they get nutrition information from the Internet. We remarkably found that the level of mother’s knowledge about nutrition had no statistically significant influence on how the children in this study understood food. However, chilren’s concern and respect for food were significantly associated with their participation in various aspects of food preparation (help with washing and cooking of food) and presentation (help with setting up the table) (P < 0.05, Mann–Whitney U test). Participation of Japanese kindergarten children in such activities was significantly associated with high level of food-related non-cognitive skills. Of note, the nutrition-related knowledge level of the mother showed no significant association with the attitude of their children towasds food.
THE FISCAL PIECE OF ADVICE AS INSTRUMENT OF PROTECTION AND GENERATION OF VALUE TO THE MINORITY SHAREHOLDERS. AN VISION OF CORPORATE GOVERNANCE

The present article inserted in the extent of the corporate governance has as objective contributes in the evaluation of the importance of the fiscal piece of advice in the structure of the organizations, with lucrative purposes, as control instrument and support to the shareholders' Assembly, to the light of the legislation of the limited companies and of the reduction entities, class organs, like IBGC, CVM, IBRACON and BOVESPA. It was observed, on the other hand, that the family company is preponderant in Brazil, and that that central aspect limits the performance of the fiscal piece of advice in the context of the corporate governance.
Extreme scattering events towards two young pulsars

We have measured the scintillation properties of 151 young, energetic pulsars with the Parkes radio telescope and have identified two extreme scattering events (ESEs). Towards PSR J1057-5226 we discovered a three-year span of strengthened scattering during which the variability in flux density and the scintillation bandwidth decreased markedly. The transverse size of the scattering region is ~23 au, and strong flux density enhancement before and after the ESE may arise from refractive focusing. Long observations reveal scintillation arcs characteristic of interference between rays scattered at large angles, and the clearest arcs appear during the ESE. The arcs suggest scattering by a screen 100-200 pc from the earth, perhaps ionized filamentary structure associated with the boundary of the local bubble(s). Towards PSR J1740-3015 we observed a "double dip" in the measured flux density similar to ESEs observed towards compact extragalactic radio sources. The observed shape is consistent with that produced by a many-au scale diverging plasma lens with electron density ~500cm$^{-3}$ . The continuing ESE is at least 1500 d long, making it the longest detected event to date. These detections, with materially different observational signatures, indicate that well-calibrated pulsar monitoring is a keen tool for ESE detection and ISM diagnostics. They illustrate the strong role au-scale non-Kolmogorov density fluctuations and the local ISM structure play in such events and are key to understanding both their intrinsic physics and their impact on other phenomena, particularly fast radio bursts.
TEACHING ALGORITHMS PROFILE-ORIENTED: A PROPOSED METHODOLOGY TO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

One of the first challenges in the programming field, apart from ones related to the traditional teaching methods, is the introduction of technological tools that can help improving children's learning experience by presenting them with the most appropriate problems according to their ages. This choice is of great importance since it allows students to develop their capacity of abstraction in a natural way. Moreover, it also improves students' creativity and problem-solving abilities. In order to overcome these challenges, we propose a methodology based on VARK questionnaire that defines the students’ profile and, consequently, what are the most appropriate educational materials based on technologies. Once the students’ profiles are defined it is suggested the use of Scratch programming language to develop the student’s skills on the resolution of problems through the following concepts: sequencing, repetition and conditions.
Tales of mice and men: Natural History of Arenaviruses

Summary Nowadays, Arenaviruses are among the most feared viruses due to their potential as weapons for bioterrorism purposes. This potential is based on their increasing diversity and the fact that they are carried by rodentswhose biologic success compares only wit insects and humans. The prototype of this family is Lymphocytic Choriomeningitis Virus which has been and excellent tool for a myriad of discoveries in immunology. Arenaviruses have been known for over 70 years but the number of members of the family is growing thanks to their insidious subsistence in third world countries and to the nature of their genome, that makes of them sorts of skilful machines for evolution This review collects some of the work of the authors about the best-known features described for this group of viruses, among the many still-to-be discovered characteristics of this puzzling, and hard-to-study, group of zoonotic viruses.
Adoption and diffusion of no tillage practices in Southern Spain olive groves

This paper analyses the process of adoption of no tillage in South-eastern Spain’s olive groves. Olive tree groves in South-eastern Spain’s mountainous areas are subject to a high risk of soil erosion, which is the main environmental problem for this crop, and have to incur in high costs of soil conservation. This results in a greater difficulty to comply with the practices required to benefit from both the single payment and agri-environmental schemes. In many high-steeped areas, farmers have opted for non-tillage practices as an alternative to other conservation practices. Using our own data from a survey carried out in 2006 among 215 olive tree farmers from the Granada Province in Southern Spain regarding the adoption of soil conservation and management practices, we model the diffusion process of no tillage practices using several specifications (logistic, Gompertz and exponential). We also estimate an ordered probit model to analyse which socio-economic and institutional factors determine the adoption of no tillage. Our results show that 90% of farmers in the area of study perform no tillage with either localized (21%) or no localized (69%) application of weedicides. The diffusion process of no tillage has been very intense since the middle nineties, and has been based on the interactions among farmers in the area of study rather than in external factors such as EU policies or extension services. Among other relevant factors that positively affect the adoption of no tillage practices in general, such as farm size and irrigation, the probability of a farmer adopting no tillage with non-localized application of weedicides increases when there is a relative that will continue with the farming activity, what causes the farmer to incorporate long term effects in his farming decisions, when the farmer is only a manager or when he bought the farm rather than inherited it (i.e. on more professionalized farms), and with his educational level. These results confirm some findings from previous studies in other nearby areas.
Gene-profiling power supply for athletes of high qualification. The example of biathlon

In the presented article, the possibilities of carrying out the gene-profiling of the power supply process in biathlon, as an example, are considered. The results of genotyping of 31 biathlon-athletes of high qualification on a panel of six polymorphic markers of genes, involved in energy supply processes (ACE, PPARA, PPARGC1A, PPARD, PPARGC1B, and PPARG2),was given. The research was conducted in compliance with necessary ethical criteria: obtaining informed consent from athletes and ensuring the confidentiality of personal information. In the examined group of biathlon-athletes, the prevalence of allele frequencies was observed: 67.74% D allele of the ACE gene; 77.42% G allele of the PPARA gene; 56.45% Ser allele of the PPARGC1A gene; 74.20% T allele of the PPARD gene; 95.16% C allele of the PPARG2 gene;100.00% C allele of the PPARGC1B gene. Establishing the genetic potential of each athlete allows determining or refining the molecular mechanisms of inheritance and expanding the theoretical and methodological basis of the process of sports training. At the same time, having determined the differences in the distribution of genotypes in groups of highly qualified athletes, engaged in various sports, it is possible to carry out with confidence the genetic prognosis of success in the group of reserve athletes. Based on the results of earlier conducted research, analysis of the world experience – an algorithm for managing the selection process of the reserve group athletes and subsequent optimization of their training process – is proposed.
Intrinsic alignments of galaxies in the Illustris simulation

We study intrinsic alignments (IA) of galaxy image shapes within the Illustris cosmic structure formation simulations. We investigate how IA correlations depend on observable galaxy properties such as stellar mass, apparent magnitude, redshift and photometric type, and on the employed shape measurement method. The correlations considered include the matter densityintrinsic ellipticity (mI), galaxy density-intrinsic ellipticity (dI), gravitational shear-intrinsic ellipticity (GI) and intrinsic ellipticity-intrinsic ellipticity (II) correlations. We find stronger correlations for more massive and more luminous galaxies, as well as for earlier photometric types, in agreement with observations. Moreover, the correlations significantly depend on the choice of shape estimator, even if calibrated to serve as unbiased shear estimators. In particular, shape estimators that down-weight the outer parts of galaxy images produce much weaker IA signals on intermediate and large scales than methods employing flat radial weights. The expected contribution of IA to the observed ellipticity correlation in tomographic cosmic shear surveys may be below one percent or several percent of the full signal depending on the details of the shape measurement method. A comparison of our results to a tidal alignment model indicates that such a model is able to reproduce the IA correlations well on intermediate and large scales, provided the effect of varying galaxy density is correctly taken into account. We also find that the GI contributions to the observed ellipticity correlations could be inferred directly frommeasurements of galaxy density-intrinsic ellipticity correlations, except on small scales, where systematic differences between mI and dI correlations are large.
Deaths Due to Respiratory Diseases Including Malignant Neoplasms in Cyprus and the Effect of Air Pollution

Aim: The aim of this work is to study the diseases of the human respiratory system in Cyprus and their relationship to air pollution. Methods: The statistical methods were used to derive the results of this work are Student t-test in order to check the statistical significance of the diseases of the respiratory system in relation togender, One-WayANOVA test in order to check the statistical significance of diseases of thehuman respiratory system in relation to age and the Pearsoncorrelationcoefficient for the relationship between the diseases of predisposing factor of air pollution. Results: The results showed that there is no statistically significant difference in the number of the diseases of the respiratory system in relation to gender,there is a statistically significant relationship between respiratory system diseases and age, and in particular they occur mainly at ages 1-14. Finally, there is a statistically significant relationship between the numbers of incidents of respiratory diseases with air pollution. Conclusions: This work has shown that diseases of the respiratory system vary with age, while air pollution is an important predisposing factor.Moreover, from all respiratory diseases, pneumonia holds the first place in deaths of both men and women.