Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Series No . F 151 Competition and Privatization Policy : The Relative Performance Approach

We investigate the relationship between competition and privatization policies. Existing works measured the toughness of competition by the number of firms and showed that the optimal degree of privatization is higher when the number of firms is larger. We adopt the relative profit approach where each firm maximizes the relative profit rather than their own profit, and the resulting competition becomes tougher when firms care about the rivals’ profit more. We find that the optimal degree of privatization is smaller when each firm cares about the rival’s profit more (so the market competition is tougher). JEL classification numbers: H42, H44, L13, L32
Research of Expression about HIF-1 α in Non-Hodgkin ' s Lymphoma in Children and Its Influence to Prognosis and Chemotherapy Sensitivity

To explore the expression of (hypoxia-inducible factor-1α (HIF-1α) in Non-hodgkin's lymphoma in children and its influence in prognosis and sensitivity to chemotherapy. We conducted immunohistochemistry to determine the expression of HIF-1α in 125 cases of Non-hodgkin's lymphoma, and then investigated the correlation between the expression level of HIF-1α and the effect of preoperative chemotherapy, or 5-year survival rate. HIF-1α was highly expressed in Non-hodgkin's lymphoma, and was unrelated to Gender, ECOG (Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group) and IPI (international prognostic index)score of tumor (P>0.05), but related to TNM clinical stage, B symptoms, LDH level (P<0.05) . The efficiency of chemotherapy in HIF-1α negative patients (90%) was significantly higher (P<0.05) than that of HIF-1α positive patients (68.75%). HIF-1α was highly expressed in Non-hodgkin's lymphoma, and was closely related to lymph node metastasis, prognosis, and sensitivity to chemotherapy. So, HIF-1α could be one of the indicators that evaluate the prognosis and effectiveness of chemotherapy in child with Non-hodgkin's lymphoma.
Personalized Web Search Using Enhanced Probabilistic User Conceptual Index

The Internet and the World Wide Web (Web) represent significant advancements for the retrieval and dissemination of information for the advancement of education and other applications. Web search engines have made a wide variety of scientific literature and other information resources accessible within seconds. Yet, the distributed, dynamic, and rapidly growing nature of information resources on the Web presents difficulties for the traditional information retrieval technologies and often many users find it difficult to locate their information needs on the Web. In such a dynamic environment, capturing user preferences and interests without interfering with the normal activity of the user is difficult. Here we propose a new index called User Conceptual Index that provides a relation between search queries and the relevant pages, which matches the user's information need. The User Conceptual Index will help to develop an effective personalized profile of a user's search goals to aid future search and, in addition, can be used in the recommendation process and at any stage of the search process.
Recombinant CCN 1 Prevents Hyperoxia-induced Lung Injury in Neonatal Rats

Background—Cystein rich protein 61 (Cyr61/CCN1) is a member of the CCN family of matricellular proteins that plays an improtant role in tissue development and remodeling. However, the role of CCN1 in in the pathogensis of bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) is unknown. Accordingly, we have investigated the effects of CCN1 on a hyperoxia-induced lung injury model in neonatal rats. Methods—In experiment 1: newborn rats were randomized to room air (RA) or 85% oxygen (O2) for 7 or 14 days and we assessed the expression of CCN1. In experiment 2: rat pups were exposed to RA or O2 and received placebo or recombinant CCN1 by daily ip injection for 10 days. The effects of CCN1 on hyperoxia-induced lung inflammation, alveolar and vascular development, vascular remodeling, and right ventricular hypertrophy (RVH). Main Results—In experiment 1, hyperoxia down-regulated CCN1 expression. In experiment 2, treatment with recombinant CCN1 significantly decreased macrophage and neutrophil infiltration, reduced inflammasome activiation, increased alveolar and vascular development, reduced vascular remodeling and RVH in the hyperoxic animals. Conclusion—These results demonstrate that hyperoxia-induced lung injury is associated with down-regulated basal CCN1 expression, and treatment with CCN1 can largely reverse hyperoxic injury.
Research on the Path of Technological Innovation of Small and Medium-sized Technological Enterprises

The technological innovation of small and medium-sized technological enterprises has been paid more and more attention by the theoretical and practical circles. On the whole, the weak ability of technological innovation seriously restricts the development of small and medium-sized technological enterprises, which needs to be solved by various measures. In short, the growth of an enterprise means that it has the capacity to continuously tap unutilized resources and continuously realize potential value. It is an expectation of the future development of the enterprise made by the existing development situation and other internal and external objective factors. Understanding the technological innovation capabilities of SMEs and their influencing factors is a prerequisite for achieving this goal. Only by continuously carrying out the basic core innovation work of technological innovation and maintaining its vigorous innovation activities can it be invincible in the fierce competition in the domestic and foreign markets, and can effectively promote the economic growth of a country and a region.
Le FMI et la Russie : Quand les enjeux politiques l’emportent sur la rationalité économique

Bientôt dix ans se sont écoulés depuis l’effondrement de l’Union Soviétique et la Russie n’est toujours pas arrivée à mettre sur pied une économie de marché et à assurer une croissance durable. Ceci, en dépit d’un soutien international qui a pris diverses formes, notamment des crédits du Fonds Monétaire International. Nous souhaitons démontrer dans ce texte que la politique du Fonds par rapport à la Russie n’est pas uniquement guidée par les aspects purement macro-économiques, mais qu’elle répond davantage à des impératifs de nature politique.
Developing a Business Strategy in a Sustainable Industrial Cluster

Portugal has been facing a global economic and financial crisis that damaged, among other economic activities its industry, causing a reduction in its industrial fabric. Given that the industry is responsible for a large contribution in terms of GDP and employment, the national reindustrialization is of key importance. The Vilar dos Prazeres Industrial Zone (VPIZ) is an industrial cluster dedicated to the wood furniture manufacturing and can be representative of the national industrial scenario since it witnessed a radical reduction in the number of companies. This dissertation intends to make an updated diagnosis of VPIZ, unravel the factors that caused the current situation and finally analyze how the cluster and its enterprises can revitalize. To address these issues there were held in-depth interviews with entrepreneurs and other relevant stakeholders of the cluster. Resources and capacity to safeguard competitive advantage were identified and sustainable business strategies were developed from these. In terms of the cluster ́s geographic centrality at national level, its history and consequent recognition, and the proximity to a tourist centre were the support for the development of strategies. At company level, the deep know-how of processes and products, flexibility and customization of products are the basis of the formulated strategies.
A 4-guideline Downlink Scheduling Strategy to Support Fairness and QoS for LTE Networks

LTE has been the main protocol for 4G networks, which supports large-demand multimedia service. How to schedule its downlink spectral resource, namely physical resource blocks (PRBs), has great impact on performance but is not specified in standards. This paper thus proposes a 4-guideline LTE downlink scheduling (4G-LDS) strategy to support fairness and QoS in LTE networks. For fairness, 4G-LDS uses a creditbased guideline to adjust the amount of resource given to each user, and a cell-division guideline to reserve bandwidth for celledge users to avoid starving them. For QoS, 4G-LDS adopts flow-weight and packet-fitness guidelines to allocate each PRB to a packet based on its flow type and size. Simulation results show that 4G-LDS outperforms previous methods in terms of network throughput, system fairness, and QoS support.
RECONSTRUCTION AND VISUALIZATION OF THREE DIMENSIONAL PORE STRUCTURES IN CEMENT PASTE BY LASER SCANNING CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY

Visualization and representation of three dimensional (3D) pore morphologies in the cement paste are significant interest for understanding the relationship between pore structure and durability. In this study, the pore structure in two-dimensional section planes has been observed utilizing the laser scanning confocal microscopy (LSCM). The porosity and interconnected pore were analyzed. The reconstruction of 3D pore structures from serial sections enables visualization and characterization of detailed 3D morphologies and spatial correlations of the pores.
Application Based Approach to Address TCP Incast Problem in Data Center Networks

Data Center Network (DCN) typically serving millions of data and services to the client. DCN is having a typical architecture of clients and servers in which one client is served by number of stripped servers which are connected via network switch. A client is generally expecting TCP/IP application service form DCN servers, as client has TCP/IP based applications. But as the data on sever is stripped and Data Center Network has millions of data, sometimes congestion comes to an account. This congestion is called as TCP’s Incast Problem, which is not fully addressed yet. This paper is trying to focus on a solution which can be implemented at the client side by splitting RTOmin (Retransmission Timeout) of Operating System.
Effects of Air Pollution on the Autonomic Cardiac Modulation : A Literature

Introduction: The main cause of death in the world is cardiovascular diseases and among the different risk factors, we can mention air pollution. Objectives: Describe the findings on the effects of air pollution on the autonomic cardiac modulation. Methods: The research was conducted using Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science and SciELO, over the term from 1996 to 2016. Manuscripts written in Portuguese or English, with keywords environmental pollution; air pollution; cardiovascular system; autonomic nervous system, texts dealing with environmental pollution and its relation to human exposition and original papers with the full text available on line were included. Results: The electronic search in databases resulted in 194 articles which were filtered according to gratuity full text delimited topic as well as the couple eliminated, resulting in 25 articles. Of these articles, 12 articles were included that specifically addressed the autonomic cardiac modulation. These remaining items were analyzed in Microsoft Office Excel 2010 program. Conclusion: The effects of air pollution on autonomic cardiac modulation are, in short, a reduction in autonomic cardiac modulation facing air pollution and its increases.
A Clinical Trial of Mediterranean Diet Enriched with Fatty Fish in Pediatric Asthma : Study Protocol

Background: Considerable interest exists in the therapeutic potential of dietary omega 3 fatty acids in asthma, due to anti-inflammatory and immune-modulating effects. The aim of this Randomized Controlled Trial is to investigate the efficacy of fatty fish consumption in the context of the Mediterranean diet in ameliorating symptoms in pediatric asthma. Methods: Children aged 5-12 years with physician-diagnosed “mild asthma” will be recruited from a pediatric asthma clinic in Athens and randomized to two groups. The intervention group will consume two meals of fatty fish (≥ 150g cooked fish) per week over a period of 6 months as part of the Greek Mediterranean diet. The control group consumes their usual diet. Questionnaires will be used to collect data on socio-demographics, medical history, dietary habits, adherence to the Mediterranean dietary pattern, asthma control and quality of life. Pulmonary function will be assessed using spirometry and exhaled nitric oxide analysis. In addition, blood tests will be undertaken to assess metabolic profile, biomarkers of nutritional status and dietary intake. Discussion: This clinical dietary intervention will evaluate the therapeutic potential of a Mediterranean diet enriched with fatty fish on pediatric asthma and assist in devising dietary guidelines for the management of pediatric asthma.
Digital straight line recognition on heterogeneous grids

On a regular grid, the analysis of digital straight lines (DSL for short) has been intensively studied for nearly half a century. In this article, we attend to multi-scale discrete geometry. More precisely, we are interested in defining geometrical properties on heterogeneous grids that are mappings of the Euclidean plane with different sized isothetic squares. In some applications, such a heterogeneous grid can be a hierarchical subdivision of a regular unit grid. First of all, we define the objects in such a geometry (heterogeneous digital objects, arcs, curves.). Based on these definitions, we characterize the DSL on such grids and then, we develop the algorithms to recognize segments and to decompose a curve into maximal pieces of DSL. Finally, both algorithms are illustrated and practical examples that have motivated this research are given.
Anwendungsbeispiele für Musikanalyse-Algorithmen

Die wichtigsten Anwendungsfelder für Musiktechnologie sind die Internet basierte Musikdistribution und die Endbenutzerprodukte. Bezüglich der Musikdistribution über das Internet gibt es drei Dienste: Download, Streaming und Sharing. Die größten DownloadAnbieter sind ITunes, Rhapsody, Napster, Amazon und Yahoo, die größtenteils auch Streaming und Sharing anbieten. Streaming-Dienste wie LastFM, Pandora, SocialFm und Musicovery konkurieren mit den “gewöhnlichen” Internet-Radiostationen durch Anbieten von personalisierten Internetradios. Letztendlich gibt es auch legale Sharing-Dienste wie z.B. Napster, Grooveshark und QTrax. Die Endbenutzerprodukte kann man grob in PC-Anwendungen, Mobiltelefon-Anwendungen, tragbare Musikspieler und Standalone-Geräte einteilen. Neben den Standard-Musikplayern für den PC (z.B. MediaPlayer, Winamp) und Frontend-Software der oben genannten Dienste (z.B. ITunes) gibt es auch weitere Player (z.B. Moodlogic) die mittels Musiktechnologie erlauben, effizient die eigene Musikkollektion zu organisieren und zu hören. Bei den Mobiltelefonen können die Geräte aller grossen Hersteller Musik abspielen. Erwähnenswert wäre hier Sony-Ericsson, die es erlauben, Musik abhängig von der Stimmung zu suchen. Downloadoder Streaming-Dienste speziell für Mobiltelefone bieten z.B. Shazam, SocialFM und Beatbrew an. Bei den tragbaren Musikspielern übernehmen oft PC-basierte Anwendungen (z.B. ITunes, Moodlogic) die komfortable Musikorganisation. Die Spieler selbst bieten meist nur einfache Skipund Zufallswiedergabe-Funktionen. Bei den Standalone-Geräten wie Heimkinos, HiFi-Systeme und MediaCenter heben sich einige Hersteller mit fortgeschrittenen Musikmanagement aus dem Markt hervor. Die Philips Wireless-Music Geräte z.B. verwenden Gracenotes Musik-Identifizierungs-Technologie zur Musikorganisation mittels Genres.
From Sound Modeling to Analysis-Synthesis of Sounds

Sound modeling consists in designing synthesis methods to generate sounds. The process of Analysis -Synthesis consists in reconstructing a given natural sound using algorithmic techniques. This paper deals with the problem of designing methods to extract the parameters of the sound models so that the generated sound is similar to a given natural sound. We start by presenting an overview of sound models including signal, physical and hybrid models. Then we discuss the analysis problem with a and focus on time-frequency methods which are well adapted to the analysis of musical sounds. We further deal with the analysis -synthesis problem for each class of sound modeling, including additive synthesis, non-linear synthesis and digital waveguide synthesis. As a conclusion, analysis -synthesis approaches based on hybrid models are described. 1 Scope of the article Analysis -synthesis is a set of procedures to reconstruct a given natural sound. Different methods can be used, and the success of each method depends on their adaptive possibilities and the sound effect to be produced. The «direct» analysis -synthesis process consists in reconstructing a sound signal by inversion of an analysis procedure. This is a useful process that uses an invertible analysis method to get a representation of a sound and permits various sound transformations by acting on the parameters between the analysis and the synthesis process. Nevertheless, the result of such processes is not always intuitive since the modification of the analysis parameters is generally not a valid operation from a mathematical point of view. In this article we specially pay attention to the analysis synthesis process associated to sound modeling. Here, the representations obtained from the analysis provide parameters corresponding to given synthesis models. This brings us to the concept of algorithmic sampler which consists in simulating natural sounds through a synthesis process which is well adapted to algorithmic and real time manipulations. The resynthesis and the transformation of natural sounds are then part of the same concept, allowing the morphing of natural sounds in a way which is similar to the modification of sounds using an algorithmic synthetizer. The paper is organized as follows. We first present the most commonly used synthesis methods. Then analysis methods such as time-frequency and wavelet transforms are described, as well as algorithms for separating and characterizing spectral components. We conclude by showing how the analysis of real sounds can be used to estimate the synthesis parameters corresponding to different classes of sound models. Most of these techniques have been developed in our group «Modeling, Synthesis and Control of Audio and Musical Signals» (acronym S2M) in Marseille, France. This paper is an updated concentrate of the previously published paper [1].
The Presence of Iranian Information Science and Library Science Articles in Social Media: An Altmetric Study

The main objective of the paper is to study the presence of Iranian Information Science & Library Science articles in social media websites and tools. Articles with the highest altmetric scores will be identified and the association between altmetric and citation indicators will be investigated. This study is an applied research using altmetric data. A total of 563 articles in the area of Information Science & Library Science which specified Iran as their affiliated country and indexed by the Thomson Reuters until the end of 2014, were selected as the population of the study. The altmetric bookmarklet, a service provided by Altmetric Institute was used for data collection. Statistical analysis and visualization was conducted using R statistical computing software. Out of 563 Iranian IS & LS articles, 72 papers (12.8%) were mentioned at least once in different social media. Twitter (80.55%) stands out as the most promising altmetric source for Iranian IS & LS papers, followed by Mendeley (77.77%) and CiteULike (22.22%). Studying the share of IS & LS papers with altmetric indicators across publication years show that papers published in 2014 have the highest proportion (30%). The results of running a Spearman correlation test revealed statistically significant but moderate relationships between Mendeley and CiteULike readership counts and number of citations in Web of Science. Altmetric indicators, indices based on activity in social media environments, have the potential to measure scientific impact of researchers beside other scientometric indicators.
A Study of Three Types of Predicative Possession in Puyuma

Stacy Fang-ching Teng The Australian National University and Academia Sinica Possession is a universal concept, and we expect every language to have at least one or two conventionalized strategies to express it. A distinction between predicative possession and adnominal possession can be made in terms of whether the possessive relation is expressed in a predicate or a nominal construction. It is predicative possession I am dealing with in this paper. Some of the most common encoding strategies for denoting the possessive relations found in world languages have been discussed by Heine (1997), Stassen (2001), and Clark (1978), among others.
USING OF ELECTROCHEMICAL BIOSENSOR FOR STUDY OF PLATINUM-DNA INTERACTIONS

The biological activity of the first platinum based cytostatic drug – cisplatin (cisdiamminedichloroplatinum(II)) was discovered in 1965. Since then hundreds of platinum(II) and platinum(IV) complexes have been synthesized and evaluated as anticancer agents over past 40 years. As a consequence of the employment of platinum based cytostatic drugs in tumour diseases treatment, it became necessary not only to detect them in biological samples but also to determine and study the Pt-DNA adducts. The aim of this work was to suggest an electrochemical biosensor based on connection of metallothionein (MT) modified hanging mercury drop electrode (HMDE) with adsorptive transfer stripping differential pulse voltammetry, which can be used for studying of platinum-DNA interactions. The detection limit of cisplatin was about 2.5 pmole in 5 μl (0.5 μM). Moreover we tested the influence of human blood serum as a complex biological matrix on the way of determination of cisplatin and found out that we were able to determine tens of picomoles of cisplatin (5 μl drop). Finally, we used metallothionein modified HMDE to study interaction between cisplatin and DNA. Detection limit of Pt-DNA adduct was 312.5 ng/ml.