Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Impact of Environmental Information Disclosure on Business Performance: Evidence from High-Polluting Industries in China

Environmental management is a major goal for many Chinese companies as sustainability has become a critical issue not only for one company but, for the whole society. The paper studies the relationship between environmental information disclosure and business performance by investigating the publicly available environmental information disclosure in China. We use data of annual financial statements, sustainability disclosure reports, environment reports, and social responsibility reports of high-polluting companies listed at Shanghai Stock Exchange. Our investigation leads towards following two findings: (1) Environmental information disclosure has a positive impact on business performance; and (2) the positive impact is more significant for state-owned enterprises as compared to non-state-owned enterprises. Keywords: Environmental information disclosure; Business performance; High-polluting industries; China
CSUMS Final Report, Summer 2010

I assisted Dr. Robert Fisher and his graduate student, Avinash Kumar, in their research of Jeans’ condition. Initially, I worked on analyzing the code they were using for their simulations and locating the source of a numerical instability, learning FORTRAN as I did so. The instability was discovered after I shared my observations of the code with another professor, Dr. Sigal Gottlieb, who deduced that the code’s finite difference method was responsible. Therefore, my work changed to writing a new code that used a stable method. This was the first-order Godunov method, which itself utilizes a Riemann solver. After debugging this, I conducted tests for first-order convergence to verify the code. As of the present time, I have coupled this code to a Poisson solver provided to me, but there seems to be instability in the resulting code. I have begun searching for possible sources of instability in the Poisson solver and the coupling codes.
Cloud based Dynamically Provisioned Multimedia Delivery: An Elastic Video Endpoint (EVE).

Content Delivery Networks are commonplace in today’s Internet and are an important technique in the distribution of multimedia content to the plethora of Internet Protocol enabled devices. However, it has been recognised that current networks are many times over provisioned server side for peak demand and therefore greatly under utilised at other times. The emergence of cloud computing as a commercial reality has created the opportunity where content delivery networks can leverage the resources of existing cloud providers to increase capacity when required. In this paper, we propose an Elastic Video Endpoint (EVE), a virtualised multimedia distribution resource, which can utilise cloud resources to dynamically provision capacity in real time. Initial results have shown that the system can respond to increased load and provide extra bandwidth capacity on demand. Keywords-cloud; elastic; content delivery network; dynamic provisioning.
Ontogeny of the vascular bundle in Zea Mays

Abstract does not appear. First page follows. Continuing the studies on the anatomy of crop plants, with special emphasis on vascular differentiation (Esau, 1936a, 1938, 1940, 1941),3 the writer has selected Zea Mays L. as a representative of the monocotyledons. Though the vascular system of this plant has often been studied (Strasburger, 1891, p. 329-63); (Hayward, 1938, chapter 5); (Sharman, 1942), the ontogeny of the vascular strand merits further detailed investigation in view of the many unsolved problems of vascular differentiation in the monocotyledons. (See review by Esau, 1943). The present paper concerns, first, the developmental relation between the vascular tissues and the bundle sheath—a structure characteristic of the vascular bundles in the Gramineae. Second, it attempts to elucidate the nature of the meristem producing the vascular bundles. Literature gives conflicting answers to the question whether this meristem—some or all of it—should be interpreted as procambium or cambium. (See review by Esau, 1943). The vigorous vegetative side shoots used as material for slides were obtained from the plants of the Golden Cross Bantam variety, growing in an open field. In preparing the permanent slides a common paraffin method (Esau, 1941) was followed. Free-hand sections were employed for examining the gross structural features. The Morphology of the Vascular Bundle For clarity the structure of the vascular system and of the mature vascular bundle will be considered before the ontogenetic details. Since the recent works on this subject (Hayward, 1938; Sharman, 1942) have not cited Strasburger’s (1891, p. 329-63) thorough treatment of the morphology of the vascular tissues in Zea Mays, his description is here reviewed in the light of the present observations and the findings of other investigators. The Vascular System. —In common with the other monocotyledons, Zea has numerous “parallel” vascular bundles in the leaf blade and the leaf sheath. (Since the bundles converge and fuse at the tip of the leaf, they are not truly parallel.) Large bundles alternate with small.
Pengaruh Stakeholder Perspective Dalam Penerapan ERP: A Systematic Literature Review

Penerapan ERP pada perusahaan mempunyai banyak manfaat. Dengan menerapkan ERP, perusahaan mampu meningkatkan produktifitas perusahaan dengan cara mengurangi biaya pengeluaran dan meningkatkan pendapatan. Namun pada penerapan ERP dapat mengalami kesuksesan atau mengalami kegagalan. Oleh karena itu, perlu mempertimbangkan critical succes factor yang berpengaruh terhadap penerapan ERP, salah satunya critical success factor pada penerapan ERP adalah stakeholder perspective . Untuk mengetahui pengaruh stakeholder , maka dilakukan kajian ulang beberapa paper dengan jumlah 24 paper yang ditemukan. Dari kajian ulang didapatkan peninjauan pengaruh stakeholder perspective pada penerapan ERP yang dapat dilihat dari tiga sudut pandang, yaitu studi kasus mengenai pengaruh stakeholder perspective dalam penerapan ERP, faktor-faktor dari stakeholder perspective yang berpengaruh pada proses penerapan ERP meliputi komunikasi, dukungan stakeholder (meliputi dukungan top management dan tim proyek), kesiapan sumber daya manusia, dan beberapa cara atau solusi yang dapat digunakan dalam mencegah atau menangani masalah yang muncul berdasarkan faktor-faktor dari stakeholder perspective yang berpengaruh pada proses penerapan ERP.
Process intensification of biodiesel production using a continuous oscillatory flow reactor

Oscillatory flow reactors (OFRs) are a novel type of continuous reactor, consisting of tubes containing equally spaced orifice plate baffles. An oscillatory motion is superimposed upon the net flow of the process fluid, creating flow patterns conducive to efficient heat and mass transfer, whilst maintaining plug flow. Unlike conventional plug flow reactors, where a minimum Reynolds number must be maintained, the degree of mixing is independent of the net flow, allowing long residence times to be achieved in a reactor of greatly reduced length-to-diameter ratio. Many long residence time processes are currently performed in batch, as conventional designs of plug flow reactor prove to be impractical due to their high length-to-diameter ratios, which lead to problems such as high capital cost, large 'footprint', high pumping costs and, also control is difficult. The OFR allows these processes to be converted to continuous, thereby intensifying the process. The transesterification of various natural oils to form 'biodiesel' is a 'long' reaction, usually performed in batch. Conversion to continuous processing should improve the economics of the process, as the improved mixing should generate a better product (rendering the downstream separation processes easier), at lower residence time (reduction in reactor volume). These improvements can decrease the price of 'biodiesel', making it a more realistic competitor to 'petrodiesel'. This paper shows that it is feasible to perform this reaction in an OFR at a lower residence time. The reaction was performed in a pilot-scale plant, using rapeseed oil and methanol as the feedstocks, and NaOH as the catalyst. # 2003 Society of Chemical Industry
Quality Uncertainty as a Barrier to Business Services Development

Highly performing innovative business services became important factors of competitiveness in modern economies, but their potential contribution is severely restricted by market dysfunctions, as companies reported during previous studies. There is also a lack of adequate policies partly explained by the fact that the services related knowledge is underdeveloped and poorly disseminated among decision makers. Having found that quality uncertainty limit the size of the market and the access of new companies and SMEs to valuable business services, the authors make a review of existing conceptual models of service quality assessment; discuss the implications of information asymmetry and explore with selected service providers the situation in specific industries, as well as the solutions for overcoming the current shortcomings.
An early detection of blue luminescence by neutral PAHs in the direction of the yellow hypergiant HR 5171A

We re-examined photometry (VBLUW, UBV, uvby) of the yellow hypergiant HR 5171A made a few decades ago. In that study no proper explanation could be given for the enigmatic brightness excesses in the L band (VBLUW system, lambda_eff=3838 A). In the present paper, we suggest that this might have been caused by blue luminescence (BL), an emission feature of neutral polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon molecules (PAHs), discovered in 2004. It is a fact that the highest emission peaks of the BL lie in the L band. Our goals were to investigate other possible causes, and to derive the fluxes of the emission. We used two-colour diagrams based on atmosphere models, spectral energy distributions, and different extinctions and extinction laws, depending on the location of the supposed BL source: either in Gum48d on the background or in the envelope of HR 5171A. False L-excess sources, such as a hot companion, a nearby star, or some instrumental effect, could be excluded. Also, emission features from a hot chromosphere are not plausible. The fluxes of the L excess, recorded in the data sets of 1971, 1973, and 1977 varied (all in units of 10^(-10) W m^(-2) micron^(-1)) between 1.4 to 21, depending on the location of the source. A flux near the low side of this range is preferred. Small brightness excesses in uv (uvby system) were present in 1979, but its connection with BL is doubtful. For the L fluxes we consider the lowest values as more realistic. The uncertainties are 20-30 %. Similar to other yellow hypergiants, HR 5171A showed powerful brightness outbursts, particularly in the 1970s. A release of stored H-ionization energy by atmospheric instabilities could create BL emitted by neutral PAHs.
A Comparative Effect of Mash and Pellet Feed on Broiler Performance and Ascites at High Altitude (Field Study)

2 Abstract: In this study, a total of 11000 Ross-308 broiler chicks, in 4 groups (2750 chicks) eachwere fed on mash or pellet diet from the 1 to 28 day of age to compare their performance according to different diet. The chicken st th groups were reared on deep litter in open poultry farm at about 2450 meter altitude above sea. The chicks were fed on Mash from koudijus (Gr. 1), Pellet from koudijus (Gr.2), Pellet from Hendrix N.V. (Gr.3) and Pellet from Hendrix N.V Merksem (Gr.4). The results showed that feeding on Pelleted ration improved the weightgain, feed intake and feed /gain compared to mash diets. The highest body weight throughout all of the4 weeks wasobserved in Pellet fromHendrix fed chickens (1103.73gm), while the lowestbody weight in different weeks were observed inMash from Koudijus. During the whole period it was observed that pelleting increased the feed intake compared to mash feed. The highest (1595g/bird) at 4 week and the lowest (1474g /bird/week) feed th consumption were observed in pellet Hendrix (gr 4) and Mash Koudijus (gr1); respectively. The highest (0.786) FCR value was observed in mash group, which indicated lowfeed conversion efficiency.The mashfeed given only for the first four weekssignificantly reduced the subsequent incidence of ascites. The mortality with ascites in birds receiving pelleted feed wasconsistentlythe greatestand was the lowest in birds fed on mash.
From Cybersecurity to Cybercrime: A Framework for Analysis and Implementation

This technical note outlines a framework for the analysis of cybersecurity, presenting considerations that are crucial to the success of a holistic and transversal cybersecurity strategy. It describes two essential pieces of the analysis: the broadband ecosystem and the basic terminology and concepts of cybersecurity systems. These two pieces serve as a basis for the introduction and description of five Priority Action Pillars (PAPs), which represent five clear lines of action that any government should embrace and implement in developing an effective cybersecurity strategy. The five PAPs are complemented by four horizontal recommendations that encompass a comprehensive cybersecurity analysis framework.
GMM Estimation of Count-Panel-Data Models With Fixed Effects and Predetermined Instruments

The 'traditional' approach to the estimation of count panel data models with fixed effects is the conditional maximum-likelihood estimator. This paper proposed a GMM estimator for count panel data models with fixed effects, based on a transformation of the conditional mean specification, that is consistent even when the explanatory variables are predetermined. Two applications are discussed: the relationship between patents and R&D expenditures and the explanation of technology transfer.
A compact T-branch beam splitter based on anomalous reflection in two-dimensional photonic crystals

We project a compact T-branch beam splitter with a micron scale using a two-dimensional (2D) photonic crystal (PC). For TE polarization, one light beam can be split into two sub-beams along opposite directions. The propagating directions of the two splitting beams remain unchanged when the incident angle varies in a certain range. Coupled-mode theory is used to analyze the truncating interface structure in order to investigate the energy loss of the splitter. Simulation results and theoretical analysis show that choosing an appropriate location of the truncating interface (PC-air interface) is very important for obtaining high efficiency due to the effect of defect modes. The most advantage of this kind of beam splitter is being fabricated and integrated easily.
Tunneling studies in a homogeneously disordered s-wave superconductor: NbN

We report the evolution of superconducting properties as a function of disorder in epitaxial NbN thin films grown on 100 MgO substrates. The effective disorder in these films encompasses a large range, with kFl 1.38‐8.77. Tunneling measurements reveal that for films with large disorder the superconducting transition temperature is not associated with a vanishing of the superconducting energy gap but with a large broadening of the superconducting density of states. Our results provide strong evidence of the loss of superconductivity via phase fluctuations in a homogeneously disordered s-wave superconductor.
Examining Mediators of Structural Assurance Constructs in Business-To-Consumer E-Commerce

This study examines the influence of different types of structural assurance on consumer trusting intentions in business-toconsumer (B2C) electronic commerce. Prior research findings regarding how different types of structural assurance impact consumer trusting intentions has been limited. Based on the institution-based trust theory, the organizational justice theory and the psychological contract theory, this study proposes that perceived procedural justice, psychological contract and perceived risk may mediate the influence of different types of structural assurance on consumers’ trusting intentions.
The effect of using simultaneous prompting to teach opposite concepts to intellectually disabled children

This study explores the effectiveness of using simultaneous prompting to teach opposite concepts to children with intellectual disabilities. Participants were three 6, 8 and 10 year-old children at a development level of 37-48 months, one with mild and two with severe intellectual disabilities. The study used one of the single subject research designs which is multiple probe design with probe sessions. Data were collected by using a personal information form, the “Gazi Early Childhood Development Evaluation Tool (GECDET)”, and “Forms for Evaluating the Concepts of Big and Small”. The results showed that simultaneous prompting was effective in teaching the concepts of big and small to intellectually disabled children. Ozet Bu arastirmada zihinsel yetersizligi olan cocuklara zit kavramlari kazandirmada eszamanli ipucuyla ogretimin etkililigi incelenmistir. Arastirmaya 37-48 ay gelisim duzeyine sahip 6, 8 ve 10 yaslarinda biri hafif, diger ikisi ileri derecede zihinsel yetersizligi olan 3 cocuk alinmistir. Arastirmada tek denekli arastirma yontemlerinden yoklama evreli coklu yoklama modeli kullanilmistir. Veriler, Kisisel Bilgi Formu, “Gazi Erken Cocukluk Gelisimi Degerlendirme Araci (GECDA)”, “Buyuk ve Kucuk Kavramini Degerlendirme Formlari” kullanilarak toplanmistir. Arastirmanin sonunda es zamanli ipucuyla ogretim yontemin zihinsel yetersizligi olan cocuklara buyuk ve kucuk kavramlarini ogretmede etkili oldugu belirlenmistir.
Temperature influenced variation in the chromosomal behaviour of male and female sex cells in Sunn hemp(Crotalaria juncea Linn., Fabaceae)

Abstract Influence of varying temperatures i.e. 31°C, 44.4°C, and 36°C on the:behaviour of chromosomes was studied in the pollen mother cells (pmcs) and embryo-sac mother cells (ernes) of Crotalaria juncea L. While meiosis in both the sex cells at 31°C was normal with perfect bivalent formation observed in cells at diplotene/diakinesis and metaphase-I stages, abnormal meiosis, characterized by the failure of synapsed chromosomes to retain chiasmata at diakinesis and later stages resulting in the formation of varying frequencies of univalents, was a common fea ture at 44.4°C. Interestingly, the felling apart of homologues was found to be spe- ; cific to microsporogenesis and megasporogenesis showed normal synapsis. However, with a subsequent fall in temperature to 36°C, all the pmcs restored their normal pairing behaviour. The possible causes of such differential behaviour of chromosomes in the two sex cells and its significance is discussed.
Tilburg University Unemployment persistence and loss of productive capacity

Empirical evidence suggests that the European unemployment problem is somehow connected with a capital shortage. The paper lntroduces a Keynesian model to deal with this issue. In this model the rate of capacity utilization plays a central role in two simultaneously operating mechanisms thus exhibiting hysteresis: price-adjustment end capital accumulation. The implications for employment and unemployment are discusaed, both for the long run and the development over time. It is demonatrated that equilibrium unemployment may be caused by negative aggregate demend shocks.
Sensory dead zones and time delays in neural feedback control

Sensory dead zones are intrinsic components of the neural control of human balancing. Numerical and analytical studies of the resulting time-delayed switching models for balance control suggest that transient stabilizations of an inverted pendulum are possible. In other words, falls can be an intrinsic property of the same mechanisms designed to prevent them! These observations raise the possibility that the increased risks of falling in the elderly may be a consequence of agedependent changes in the size of sensory dead zones.
TRANSFERSOMES AS A TRANSDERMAL DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR ENHANCEMENT THE ANTIFUNGAL ACTIVITY OF NYSTATIN

Objective: Transdermal drug delivery has made an important contribution to medical practice, but has yet to fully achieve its potential as an alternative to oral delivery and hypodermic injections. Various new technologies have been developed for the transdermal delivery of some important drugs. Physical and chemical means of crossing the lipophilic stratum corneum, the outermost layer of the skin, are being explored. The goal of the present study was to formulate and evaluate the potential use of transfersomal vesicles as a transdermal drug delivery system for poorly soluble drug, Nystatin. Methods: It was investigated by encapsulating the drug in various transfersomal formulations composed of various ratios of Phospholipone H 100, Span 80, Tween 80 and sodium deoxycholate prepared by lipid film hydration by rotary evaporation sonication method. The prepared formulations were characterized for light microscopy, and evaluated for particle shape, entrapment efficiency (EE%), stability, and in vitro skin permeation. Results: The vesicles were spherical in structure as confirmed by Transmission Electron Microscopy. The EE% of nystatin in the vesicles was in the range of 50-70%. The result revealed that Nystatin in all of the formulations was successfully entrapped with uniform drug content. In vitro skin permeation studies were carried by abdominal rabbit skin using a dissolution-dialysis apparatus fabricated in our laboratory. The amount of drug deposited in the skin and the amount permeated were higher in case of transfersomes with an enhancement ratio of 2.59, when compared to liposomes and the commercial product. Conclusion: It is evident from this study that transfersomes are a promising prolonged delivery system for Nystatin and have reasonably good stability characteristics. This research suggests that nystatin loaded transfersomes can be potentially used as a transdermal drug delivery system.
Endogenous money and effective demand

Endogenous money is a core component of post-Keynesian economics, but it has not been fully integrated into its macroeconomics. To do so requires replacing the accounting truism that ex post expenditure equals ex post income with the endogenous money insight that ex post expenditure equals ex ante income plus the ex post turnover of new debt. This paper derives this result after exploring precedents to this concept in the work of Schumpeter, Minsky, Keynes and Pigou.
Centroid-moment-tensor analysis of the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake and its larger foreshocks and aftershocks

Centroid moment tensors (CMTs) for the March 11, 2011, off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake and its larger foreshocks and aftershocks are presented. The CMTs are calculated using long-period data from the Global Seismographic Network retrieved in near-real time, and the inversion algorithm employed in the Global CMT Project. Owing to its large size and long duration, the mainshock CMT analysis is performed at periods longer than 300 s. The resulting moment tensor has a scalar moment of 5.3 · 1029 dyne-cm, and a geometry that indicates thrust motion of the Pacific Plate beneath the island of Honshu on a plane dipping 10°. The large scalar moment, translating to moment magnitude MW = 9.1, makes this the fourth largest earthquake in the last 100 years. The mainshock was preceded by several large foreshocks with similar underthrusting mechanisms, the largest of which having MW = 7.4. The aftershock sequence extends over a portion of the plate boundary more than 500 km long, and exhibits an unusual diversity of faulting geometries. Reverse, normal, and strike-slip faulting events with widely varying directions of maximum tension and compression occur throughout the upper plate. A MW = 7.9 aftershock occurred near the southern end of the aftershock zone approximately 30 minutes after the mainshock, and is, at the time of writing, the largest aftershock in the sequence. The second-largest aftershock is a MW = 7.6 normal-faulting outer-rise earthquake that occurred 40 minutes after the mainshock.