Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Biodiversity Prospecting Over Time and Under Uncertainty: A Theory of Sorts

Biodiversity prospecting refers to the exploration of the commercial value of genetic and biochemical resources. In this chapter, we study a drug producing pharmaceutical firm (PF) that searches for potentially useful chemicals made by wild organisms in a conservation area. This PF is able to assign quality levels to the wild organisms in the conservation area. Organism quality is a proxy for the potential usefulness of the chemicals in an organism. At each date, our PF must decide whether to search for a new wild organism with a certain quality or to produce the drug in question with an extant wild organism with its own quality. Our theoretical analysis leads to four results. First, we show that if our PF discards a wild organism with a certain quality at a point in time then it will never use this same organism at a subsequent point in time. Second, we show that if our PF uses a particular organism with its quality at a point in time then it will continue to produce the drug with the chemicals from this organism at all later points in time. Third, we show that there is a threshold level of organism quality and that our PF's optimal policy involves using (discarding) all organisms with quality above (below) this threshold. Finally, we study the impacts of increases in an exogenous income source and the discount factor on our PF's threshold quality.
PERJANJIAN BAGI HASIL TANAH PERTANIAN PADA MASYARAKAT DESA BLIGOREJO KECAMATAN DORO KABUPATEN PEKALONGAN (PERSPEKTIF PASAL 10 UUPA MENUJU TERWUJUDNYA ASPEK KEADILAN MASYARAKAT)

Penguasaan tanah pertanian pada kenyataan di lapangannya masih banyak pemilik dari pemilik tanah pertanian yang melakukan sistem bagi hasil tanah petanian dengan banyak alasan dan berbagai pertimbangan diantaranya karena tali persaudaraan antara pemilik tanah dan penggarap tanah pertanian. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mengetahui apakah perjanjian bagi hasil tanah pertanaian sudah sesuai dengan perundang-undangan yang berlaku di dalam hukum tanah nasional, dan apakah pelaksanaan bagi hasil tanah pertanian di Desa Bligorejo Kecamatan Doro Kabupaten Pekalongan telah memenuhi aspek keadilan masyarakat. Penelitian ini menggunakan pendekatan yuridis empiris. Perjanjian bagi hasil tanah pertanian di Desa Bligorejo belum memenuhi ketentuan hukum tanah nasional, karena perjanjian bagi hasil tanah pertanian yang di buat hanya dilakukan secara lisan atau tidak tertulis. Kesepakatan antara pemilik tanah dan petani penggarap dengan mendapat imbalan hasil yang telah disepakati sebelumnya oleh kedua belah pihak, maka aspek keadilan telah terwujud dalam masyrakat. Kesimpulan dari penelitian ini bahwa perjanjian bagi hasil tanah pertanian semestinya dilakukan secara tertulis guna adanya bukti otentik adanya perjanjian bagi hasil tanah pertanian.
Healthy aging is reflected in well‐being, participation, playfulness, and cognitive‐emotional functioning

Abstract An aging population generates an array of social and health concerns, among which is the psychological and cognitive well‐being of the elderly. Recently, the focus in gerontology has expanded from the avoidance of agerelated decline to the promotion of healthy aging. Factors such as cognitive and emotional status are considered to be potential contributors to well‐being, and to participation in the community. This paper discusses the possible contribution of another factor ‐ a person's playfulness ‐ to healthy aging. Playfulness is a multidimensional concept that describes the mental propensity to engage in playful behavior, and includes properties such as fun‐seeking motivation, uninhibitedness, and spontaneity. Research suggests that playfulness facilitates healing, improves morale, and increases motivation. Thus, it can be speculated that playfulness relates to other indicators of well‐being, including psychological, cognitive, and physical aspects. Studies of the concept of playfulness mostly pertain to its measurement in young adults, with a paucity of research on older adult playfulness. In addition, the majority of research on Americans' health is “negative or disease‐oriented,” particularly in studies of older adults. There is compelling evidence that positive factors in individuals' lives, such as favorable emotions, happiness, life satisfaction, and quality of life relate intimately to healthy aging. Playfulness might be an important characteristic of cognitive functioning and emotional growth, which are both key components of healthy aging. This paper discusses the relationship and possible contribution of the concept of playfulness to the various indicators of healthy aging.
School Administrators Perceptions of the Employability of Preservice Science, Technology, and Mathematics Teachers through Teaching Practice in Nigeria

Teaching practice is considered a professional development tool for boosting science, technology and mathematics graduate teachers‟ employability. This study examined Nigerian school administrators‟ perception of the skills central to the employability of preservice STM teachers in order to make them work-ready when they graduate and increase their marketability in the transition from learning to earning. The study adopted a blueprint of mixed-methods approach. This approach offered an in-depth, contextualised, and natural but more time-consuming insight of qualitative research coupled with the more efficient but less rich of compelling predictive power of quantitative research. Data were collected using the semi-structured interview (qualitative data) with a protocol that comprised four open-ended questions involving 20 school administrators majorly Principals and a survey comprising 39 five-point Likert scale statements (quantitative data) from 180 school administrators (Principal, Vice Principal, Head of STM and Senior STM teachers) in 20 randomly selected senior secondary schools in Lagos State, Nigeria who offered three months of teaching practice for 98 preservice STM teachers in one university in Nigeria. The results showed a satisfactory level of preservice STM teachers‟ performance during the teaching practice as most administrators were in support of recruiting the preservice STM teachers in future. Teaching skills were ranked most important next to personal attributes for enhancing employability and needing most improvement by preservice STM teachers. The school administrators perceived the duration of the teaching practice to be too short and suggested an extension to twelve months for preservice STM teachers to benefit maximally from the training. They equally suggested that the preservice STM teachers on graduation should be posted to schools during the period of their National Youths Service Corps to further enrich their professional teacher training.
Inventories and Public Information in Private Negotiation: A Laboratory Market Study

Using laboratory markets, this research investigates the impacts of reporting different kinds of aggregated trade information to buyers and sellers who conduct transactions through bilateral/private negotiation. There are a limited number of bargaining rounds or matches between buyer and seller pairs. Sellers hold a perishable inventory before negotiations begin. We find that knowledge of trades, along with price, improves the coordination and bargaining position of buyers. Trade prices are lower and buyer earnings are higher, relative to the no-information treatment or when just-past quantities or just-past prices are reported. Market efficiency declines as public information is reported. Copyright 2007, Oxford University Press.
Copper slag concrete admixed with polypropylene fibres

A sustainable concrete design has become an imperative requirement for the presentday concrete industry. A part of an extensive research project aimed at studying possibilities for using copper slag (CS) and polypropylene (PP) fibres in concrete is presented and analysed. Measurements were conducted to investigate the workability, density, compressive strength, tensile strength, and micro-structural properties of concrete, as well as the ultimate load carrying capacity of reinforced-concrete beams made of this type of concrete.
Granulométrie des particules émises par différentes activités domestiques

Dans le cadre du PRIMEQUAL2, une etude sur la caracterisation des particules emises par differentes activites domestiques (cuissons sur plaque electrique ou au four, bougies, encens, utilisation de spray, utilisation d'imprimante, chauffage) a ete entreprise. La presente communication est axee sur les donnees granulometriques observees.
Combining low sampling frequency smartphone sensors and video for a Wearable Mobility Monitoring System

A proof-of-concept Wearable Mobility Monitoring System (WMMS) was developed to identify daily activities and provide environmental context, using integrated BlackBerry Smartphone low sensor and video data. Integrated accelerometer data were used to identify mobility changes-of-state (CoS) in real-time, trigger BlackBerry video capture at each CoS, and save activity outcomes on the Smartphone. System evaluation involved collecting WMMS output and (separate) camcorder video under realistic conditions for five able-bodied subjects. The subjects each performed a consecutive series of mobility tasks; including, walking, sitting, lying, stairs, ramps, elevator, bathroom activities, kitchen activities, dining activities and outdoor walking. Activity, timing and contextual information were obtained from the camcorder for comparison. Sensitivity results for sensor-based CoS identification were 97-100% for standing, sitting, lying and taking an elevator; 67-73% for walking-related CoS (stairs, ramps); 40-93% between walking and small movements (brushing teeth, etc.); and below 27% for daily living activities. False positives occurred in less than 12% of all activities, with less than 5% false positives for half the measures. Better classification results were achieved when using both acceleration features and Smartphone integrated video for all activities except sitting. The evaluation demonstrated that the WMMS algorithm and BlackBerry platform were effective for detecting mobility activities, even with low sampling rate sensors. The combined sensor and video analysis enhanced mobility task identification and contextual information.
Characteristics of Effective Leadership in Multiteam Systems

LEADERSHIP IN MULTITEAM SYSTEMS 2 WOP Working Paper No. 2016 / 1 Work is more and more structured in teams and so-called Multiteam Systems (MTS). We address the question what constitutes effective leadership in MTS by conducting a qualitative and a quantitative study. The results highlight MTS-specific leadership behaviors above and beyond common leadership concepts.
Toggle switch: investigations of an RF MEMS switch for power applications

RF MEMS switches have improved electromagnetic properties compared to solid-state switches. Therefore, these devices are a promising alternative. Various designs have been studied, which show lower insertion loss in closed state (0.25 dB at 35 GHz), high isolation in open state (> 14dB at 30GHz) and allow high power handling (> 2.5 W at 5GHz). Reliability and life-time are critical parameters of these new structures and little data are available today. This authors report on reliability and power handling investigations of the recently developed toggle switch, an ohmic contact switch. More than 2.4 x 10 5 switch cycles were successfully performed, the measured switch time was 12 Its and the release time was 25 μs. Contact resistances in the range of 5-16 ohm were measured and a temperature dependency of the pull-in voltage of -0.3 V/deg was observed.
2-1 Physiological Biometrics

The secure identification of a person was and still of great interest in different fields of human activities. The traditional identification methods such as PIN, passwords aren’t capable to achieve a high level of secure identification. In the contrast, the biometrics allows to attain the suitable solution for this vital question. Different types of biometrics are reviewed. Its characteristics are unique for each person either for physiological or behavioral biometrics. It is shown that the fingerprint recognition has a very good balance of all desirable properties. The design of secure identification fingerprint-based system, in its hardware and software parts, is done. This system was implemented with the suitable features.
Volatile Components of the Freshwater Algae Spirogyra and Mougeotia

Abstract Several species of freshwater green algae belonging to the order Zygnematales (Spirogyra crassa (Ktz.) Czurda, S. longata (Vauch.) Ktz. , and Mougeotia viridis (Ktz.) Wittr. ) were found to have a specific composition of the volatile fraction, which confirms an earlier proposal for the existence of two groups in the genus Spirogyra. Antibacterial activity was found in volatiles from S. longata.
Normal, gesund oder optimiert? - das Rucksackmodell für die Kontrolle des Körpergewichts

Bei der natürlichen Fortbewegung des Menschen (Gehen, Laufen, Springen) muss das Körpergewicht aus Gründen der Energieeffizienz an die lokomotorische Belastung angepasst werden. Die Muskelmasse wird generell minimiert und nur bei Bedarf aufgebaut. Die Fettmasse wird dagegen generell maximiert und nur bei ausreichender lokomotorischer Belastung nach Bedarf abgebaut bzw. begrenzt. Aufbau und Begrenzung der Fettmasse werden deshalb von unterschiedlichen Regelkreisen gesteuert.
Resonant plasmon-stimulated nonlinear absorption in three-level systems.

Mechanisms of resonant nonlinear absorption in the hybrid exciton-plasmon systems based on gold nanoparticles and macroheterocyclical compounds are presented. We used novel substituted subphthalocyanines (SubPc) with 14 π-electronic system as powerful excitonic 3 – level systems, and 50 nm gold nanoparticles (AuNp) as plasmonic structures. We succeeded to define mechanisms of resonant nonlinearities and to show that local field factor (LFF) and Purcell factor (PF) lead to dramatic enhancement in SubPc nonlinearity. We suggest a theoretical model which describes exciton-plasmon interaction of porphyrin/phthalocyanine related compounds with gold nanoparticles in the resonant high power laser field.
The M & A Buy Side Process : An Overview for Acquiring Companies

Corporate mergers and acquisitions (“M&A”) represent a common and key strategic growth alternative for business owners in today’s business environment. However, opportunities to acquire targets have become increasingly more difficult to come by and win, especially in an increasingly competitive climate with a growing number of strategic and financial buyers seeking to deploy available capital, and with investors applying increasing pressures on companies to accelerate growth.
The pragmatics of nonreferential topics in German (and other languages)

Most theories of topichood imply that topics must be definite. This consequence seems to be corroborated by numerous observations in various languages. However, counterexamples to this claim can be found in a number of languages, such as German, Russian, and Japanese, where various types of nonreferential expressions can be used as topic expressions. To understand and explain the use of such topics one has to abandon some a priori assumptions of the usual theories of topichood with respect to the function of topics in discourse. Discourse often is not just a successive addition of new information to information already known; given information can be doubted, denied, or changed. Acts of communication can prompt expectations of new information that has not been corroborated yet. Thus, topics may evolve not as pieces of given information, but as frames of problematic assumptions, which have to be treated and possibly changed in discourse. For assumptions appearing as problematic, reference may have to be suspended. Such situations give rise to nonreferential topic expressions. The grammar of German is particularly favorable to the introduction of such topics. 1. Topichood and reference It is a commonly held assumption in current theories on the topiccomment structure of utterances that topics must be represented by referential expressions, usually definite NPs. A number of . researchers (for example Kuno 1973; Gundel 1977; Li and Thompson 1976; Gundel 1988 with further references) have observed that in various languages NPs in topic positions (both on the left and on the right of a sentence) are necessarily definite or are interpreted as being definite, even though many of these languages do not use explicit means to indicate the definiteness Linguistics 30 (1992), 123-145 0024-3949/92/0030-0123 $2.00 © Walter de Gruyter
Effects of Age, Sex, and Ethnicity on the Association Between Apolipoprotein E Genotype and Alzheimer Disease: A Meta-analysis

Objective. —To examine more closely the association between apolipoprotein E (APOE) genotype and Alzheimer disease (AD) by age and sex in populations of various ethnic and racial denominations. Data Sources. —Forty research teams contributed data onAPOEgenotype, sex, age at disease onset, and ethnic background for 5930 patients who met criteria for probable or definite AD and 8607 controls without dementia who were recruited from clinical, community, and brain bank sources. Main Outcome Measures. —Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (Cls) for AD, adjusted for age and study and stratified by major ethnic group (Caucasian, African American, Hispanic, and Japanese) and source, were computed forAPOEgenotypes ∈2/∈2,∈2/∈3,∈2/∈4,∈3/∈4 and ∈4/∈4 relative to the ∈3/∈3 group. The influence of age and sex on the OR for each genotype was assessed using logistic regression procedures. Results. —Among Caucasian subjects from clinic- or autopsy-based studies, the risk of AD was significantly increased for people with genotypes ∈2/∈4 (OR=2.6, 95% Cl=1.6-4.0), ∈3/∈4 (OR=3.2, 95% Cl=2.8-3.8), and ∈4/∈4 (OR=14.9, 95% CI=10.8-20.6); whereas, the ORs were decreased for people with genotypes ∈2/∈2 (OR=0.6, 95% Cl=0.2-2.0) and ∈2/∈3 (OR=0.6, 95% Cl=0.5-0.8). TheAPOE∈4-AD association was weaker among African Americans and Hispanics, but there was significant heterogeneity in ORs among studies of African Americans (P Conclusions. —TheAPOE∈4 allele represents a major risk factor for AD in all ethnic groups studied, across all ages between 40 and 90 years, and in both men and women. The association betweenAPOE∈4 and AD in African Americans requires clarification, and the attenuated effect ofAPOE∈4 in Hispanics should be investigated further.
ventricular assist devices for heart failure: a focus on patient selection and complications

Heart transplantation represents the "gold standard" for the treatment of patients with end-stage heart failure, but remains challenged by inadequate donor supply, finite graft survival, and long-term complications arising from immunosuppressive therapy. In addition, a lot of patients waiting for a heart transplant experience clinical deterioration, and other patients become ineligible to undergo this treatment due to their age or relevant comorbidities. Left ventricular assist devices have emerged as a valid therapeutic option for advanced heart failure. In recent years, we have seen significant advances not only in the technologies available, but also in patient selection, indications for use, and management after implantation. Consequently, there has been an increase in the number of implants and an improvement in the survival rate and quality of life for these patients. At the same time, there are new challenges on the horizon. Patient selection is a difficult process, based on clinical and imaging parameters and risk scores, and more data are needed to refine patient selection criteria and the timing of the implant. Left ventricular assist device-related complications are still a serious problem, causing adverse events and hospital readmissions. Continuous progress in the development of these implantable devices, such as a further reduction in size and hopefully the abolition of the external driveline, will probably make ventricular assist devices an option also for less advanced stages of heart failure. Here, we discuss the current indications for left ventricular assist device implantation, patient selection criteria, and the most frequent complications associated with these devices.
Confrontation of a sample of Seyfert 2 galaxies with photoionized models.

On presente une serie de diagrammes dans lesquels on a represente differents rapports d'intensite des raies pour un echantillon de galaxies de Seyfert 2. On leur superpose les resultats de modeles photoionises qui ont ete calcules, explorant un large domaine de spectres ionisants, de parametres d'ionisation U, de densites du gaz et d'abondances des elements. On en deduit que la structure multi-composante est une propriete generale des noyaux de Seyfert de type 2
LE TRAITEMENT ORAL DU DIABETE DE TYPE 2 : ACTUALITES ET PERSPECTIVES

non insulinodépendant) est une affection résultant de la combinaison d’une altération de la sécrétion d’insuline et des effets de cette hormone. Cette maladie métabolique constitue un problème majeur de santé publique, avec une prévalence de 2 à 5 % dans les différents pays européens. Pour diverses raisons (nutrition, sédentarité, obésité, vieillissement.), le nombre de sujets diabétiques pourrait doubler dans les vingt années à venir. Il est donc essentiel, à la vue de ces données, de mettre en place des stratégies thérapeutiques efficaces. À l’heure actuelle, nous disposons de trois classes pharmacologiques pour améliorer l’équilibre glycémique (figure 1) : ! les sulfonylurées ou sulfamides hypoglycémiants, agissant essentiellement par une stimulation de la sécrétion d’insuline ; ! les biguanides (représentés par la metformine), favorisant l’utilisation du glucose à la périphérie et réduisant la production hépatique de glucose ; ! les inhibiteurs des alpha-glucosidases (acarbose et miglitol), ralentissant la résorption intestinale des hydrates de carbone.
Radiómetros en ondas milimétricas del experimento QUIJOTE

Los desarrollos de los receptores se han financiado con ayudas del Plan Estatal de Investigacion Cientifica y Tecnica y de Innovacion, del Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad, cuyas referencias son: CONSOLIDER CSD2010-00064, AYA2010-21766-C03-03, AYA2012-39475-C02-02 y el programa de investigacion FPI BES2011-046199.
Sympathetic Skin Response and R-R Interval Variation in Cerebral Infarctions '-; r

Objective: Autonomic dysfunctions arc frequently encountered ~nanifwtations In patients with cerebrovascular diseases, however. few autonomic tests have been developed to evaluate strokes patients The purpose of the present study war to arsess the autonomic nervous system function after cerebral infarction by measuring both sympathetic shn response (SSR) and R-R interval variation (RRIV). Patieah and Methods: Fifty-SIX patients wlth cerebral infarctions and 52 age-matched contiol subjects were enrolled in this study We performed SSR for the assessment of sympalhctlc sudomotor function and RRlV for cardiac parasympathetic function. Results: The SSRs were obtninable in 39 patients. The mean SSR amplitude values had significantly decreased in patients with cerebral infarctions c o m d with the control subiects. The SSR amplitudes were more diminished durinp. the early phase of the infarction. The SSR abnbnnalities were more nuuked in those uith ieti hemispheric stroke than in thorekith righi hemispheric stroke. Similarly. RRlV had decreased in stmkc patients when compared with controls and gseater decreases were noticed during the early phase of infarction. Decreased RRlV vaiues were found in'patirnts with right hemiipheric strokes compared with contri subjects. No such differences were found in patients with kft hemispheric strokes. Coodurrions: Supprcss~on of sympathetic sudomoior activity was more apparent in with left cerebral iniarctions. Patients with right cekbral infarctions had greater inhibitory effects upon cardiac parasympathetic activity. (Tzu Chi Mbd J2003; 15:149-154)