Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
On seminormal schemes

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Some aspects of the feeding ecology of Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus in Lake Naivasha, Kenya

A study was done on feeding ecology of re-introduced Oreochromis niloticus (L.) in Lake Naivasha, Kenya between November 2013 and February 2014. The main focus of the study was on fish size, diet, habitat, and diel feeding regime. 434 fish samples were collected every two weeks from five stations covering the entire lake by use of gill nets (50 mm to 150 mm mesh size) and beach seines (< 10 mm). Stomach contents of the 434 fish sampled were analysed using point method. The major diet of fish <10 cm total length was zooplankton and algae for bigger fish. There was spatial variation in diet with insects and algae dominating in the near shore and open water habitats respectively. Data on diel feeding regime indicated that O. niloticus is a diurnal feeder. The fish preferred Chlorophyceae but avoided Bacillariophyceae and Cyanophytes while copepods and cladocera were preferred to rotifers.
The Effectiveness of Strategic Human Resource Management Practices on Firm Performance in the Malaysian Insurance Industry Leap -

This study sought to investigate the relationship between SHRM practices and firm performance. A descriptive survey research design was used to gather primary data using selfadministered questionnaire. The study population (n=312) was comprised of non-executives, executives, managers, and top management from seven major insurance firms at headquarter in the Klang Valley. The study found that performance appraisal, internal communication, SHRM alignment in the organization, and career planning were the best predictors of firm performance.
Application Status of MEMS Technology in Marine Field

With the improvement of MEMS technology and the increasing demand for marine exploration, various types of sensors based on MEMS have been more widely used in observations of the ocean. This paper describes the application status of MEMS-based sensors in marine field, such as inertial sensors, underwater acoustic sensors and Conductivity-Temperature-Depth sensors. It also prospects the development trends and research hotspots of MEMS technology in marine field.
Effective cooperative DTV detection using the Goertzel algorithm

In digital TV (DTV) detection, to monitor the DTV spectrum, only pilot tone frequency values can be observed in order to achieve calculation and energy savings. These savings can be achieved using the Goertzel algorithm. However, more than one receiver sensor is needed in order to increase the detection quality. In this technique, the Goertzel algorithm is used for energy-efficient pilot tone detection and a new effective cooperative structure is proposed. There is no extra fusion center and more than one DTV band can be monitored with this OR rule-based cooperative structure. With this new cooperative structure, reaching the desired levels of ROC curves for probability of detection and probability of false alarm with the total energy efficiency is also demonstrated with detailed simulations for all DTV multipath profiles. \vs{-2mm}
Regional Unemployment Insurance

We examine the effects of regionalising the budget of unemployment insurance (UI) on wages, employment, and on UI parameters, which, for their part, determine the agents’ preferences concerning such a reform. A numerical example shows that, under reasonable assumptions, the intuition that the reform would enhance efficiency and improve the economic situation of agents from the low- unemployment region to the disadvantage of agents from the high- unemployment region is not valid in general.
WP ECON 11 . 05 Choosing High-Court Judges by Political Parties

This paper proposes a mechanism to overcome the possibility that political parties may block the nomination of High-Court judges when the Parliament is involved in their nomination and their mandate expires on a fixed date. This possibility arises when the default option is that the judge whose mandate expires holds office until an agreement is reached. Our proposal consists of changing the default option by a weighted lottery. We show that this mechanism is capable of solving the problem and implementing the socially optimal solution.
Combining galaxy and 21-cm surveys

Author(s): Cohn, JD; White, M; Chang, TC; Holder, G; Padmanabhan, N; Dore, O | Abstract: © 2016 The Authors. Acoustic waves travelling through the early Universe imprint a characteristic scale in the clustering of galaxies, QSOs and intergalactic gas. This scale can be used as a standard ruler to map the expansion history of the Universe, a technique known as baryon acoustic oscillations (BAO). BAO offer a high-precision, low-systematics means of constraining our cosmological model. The statistical power of BAO measurements can be improved if the 'smearing' of the acoustic feature by non-linear structure formation is undone in a process known as reconstruction. In this paper, we use low-order Lagrangian perturbation theory to study the ability of 21-cm experiments to perform reconstruction and how augmenting these surveys with galaxy redshift surveys at relatively low number densities can improve performance. We find that the critical number density which must be achieved in order to benefit 21-cm surveys is set by the linear theory power spectrum near its peak, and corresponds to densities achievable by upcoming surveys of emission line galaxies such as eBOSS and DESI. As part of this work, we analyse reconstruction within the framework of Lagrangian perturbation theory with local Lagrangian bias, redshift-space distortions, k-dependent noise and anisotropic filtering schemes.
Not Hardwired: The Complex Neurobiology of Sex Differences in Violence

Behavior is the product of a brain shaped by a dynamic interaction between genetic and environmental factors. This neuroplasticity facilitates adaptation but can also lead to behavioral pathology when individuals with inherent vulnerabilities are exposed to dysfunctional environments, particularly early in life. Differences in the frequency and intensity of violent behavior in men and women may reflect underlying differences in brain structure, function, or connectivity that result from such interactions. This perspective provides a brief overview of research on sex differences in the neural circuitry mediating emotion, stress responses, and a specific gene–environment interaction, all of which may contribute to sex differences in violence.
Corporate social responsibility and SMEs: a literature review and agenda for future research

The corporate social responsibility (CSR) movement has attracted significant attention from academics and has quickly moved up the corporate agenda over the past number of years. However, the literature tends to focus disproportionately on large organizations. As SMEs (small and medium enterprises) play a crucial role in the European economy and their unique characteristics make it far from applicable for them to employ CSR theories and practices of large corporations, considerable research is needed to enhance SME CSR field. The purpose of this article is to contribute to this endeavor by conducting a thorough review of the literature on the subject to propose an agenda for future research.
BENEFACTIVE VERBS IN DOUBLE OBJECT CONSTRUCTION (DOC) IN ENGLISH SENTENCES

This study focuses on the syntactic and semantic features of the benefactive verbs in double object construction (DOC)in English sentences. A combination of various thoughts of linguists is used to serve as an eclectic theory employed in this research. This research uses the descriptive method with distributional techniques. The results of the research show the following. First, benefactive verbs assign three specific benefactive roles, namely beneficiary, recipient, and goal. Second, benefactive verbs come in two types of clauses, the double object construction (DOC) with a structure of (S + P/V + IO + DO) and the DOC with prepositions with the structure of (S + P/V + O + PREP + OP). Both constructions, in most cases, are licit, meaning each can be paraphrased into the other. The result, however, also shows that some constructions remain illicit, meaning the structure cannot be changed into the other one. Third, deeper semantic analysis shows that the verbs assigning the benefactive roles consist of two main types: 1) verbs that, in DOC, are followed by the preposition for and assign the beneficiary role. This type of verbs consists of verbs of ‘make available’ (MAva), verbs ‘of creation’ (VoCr), verbs ‘of performance’ (VPrf), verbs ‘of preparation’ (VPre), and verbs with idiomatic meanings (VIdi); and 2) verbs that, in DOC, have the preposition’ to’ before its object of preposition and assign the roles of recipient and goal. This type of verbs is classified into: verbs of caused movement (VCM), verbs of caused possession (VCP), and verbs of communication (VCOM) that bear two meanings: the kind of the communication device (VDev) and the transfer of message (VToM).
River alteration and niche overlap among three native minnows (Cyprinidae) in the Missouri River hydrosystem

The influence of physical and hydrologic stabilization on habitat niche overlap among three native cyprinid species: flathead chub Platygobio gracilis, sicklefin chub Macrhybopsis meeki and sturgeon chub Macrhybopsis gelida, in riverine segments of the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers in western North Dakota and eastern Montana, was evaluated. Collectively the three species exhibited higher niche overlap in quasi-natural river segments than in segments highly altered by a mainstem dam based on relatively high percentages of individuals in quasi-natural river segments that were classified correctly, according to species, in discriminant function analyses of resource use, compared to lower percentages of individuals classified correctly in the altered river segments. The lower niche overlap in altered river segments resulted primarily from the lower overlap between flathead chub and the remaining species; this appears to be related to a decline in the diversity of natural habitats and conditions that provided a wide range of habitat conditions suitable for all three species. Results from this study suggest that selective segregation and habitat changes, rather than interactive segregation and competition, is probably the mechanism responsible for the pattern of habitat use and niche overlap among the three species in the altered segments.
Foreground Object Segmentation with Objectness Measure

This paper proposes a novel model to address the problem of image segmentation with objectness measure. Recently, many objectness measures are proposed, which aims to generate candidate windows to localize the possible objects in the image. Consider to combine this useful object location piror into a foreground segment model. Specifically, a Conditional Random Filed model is constructed on superpixels graph, and it efficiently incorporates objectness measure, color distribution and appearance similarity. Expermental results on a extended GrabCut dataset demonstrate that the proposed model can yield a foreground object segmentation of better quality.
ON CRYSTAL OPERATORS IN LUSZTIG'S PARAMETRIZATIONS AND STRING CONE DEFINING INEQUALITIES

Abstract Let w0 be a reduced expression for the longest element of the Weyl group, adapted to a quiver of type An. We compare Lusztig's and Kashiwara's (string) parametrizations on canonical basis associated with w0. Crystal operators act in a finite number of patterns in Lusztig's parametrization, which may be seen as vectors. We show that this set gives the system of defining inequalities of the string cone constructed by Gleizer and Postnikov (O. Gleizer and A Postnikov, Littlewood–Richardson coefficients via Yang–Baxter equation, IMRN14 (2000) 741–774). We use combinatorics of the Auslander–Reiten quivers, and as a by-product we get an alternative enumeration of a set of inequalities defining the string cone based on hammocks.
Seabirds and climate change: roadmap for the future

Based in part on a symposium held at the first World Seabird Conference in Septem- ber, 2010 in Victoria, BC, Canada, we present a Theme Section (TS) on the topic of seabirds and climate change. We introduce this TS with a meta-analysis of key attributes of the current seabirdclimate literature, based on 108 publications representing almost 3000 seabirdclimate associations (mostly correlations) published up to 2011. Using the papers in this TS and our meta- analysis, a brief roadmap for the future of seabirdclimate change research is presented. Seabird studies have contributed substantially to the literature on marine climate effects. To improve our understanding of climate change effects on seabirds at the global scale, however, additional low- latitude, mechanistic, and 'end-to-end' modeling studies, including integration of climatic, oceanographic, food web, and population dynamics models, should be conducted. This approach will enhance our understanding of the relationship between climate and population dynamics, and facilitate seabird conservation in a changing world.
Gender-biased Appropriation of Space ? Subjective mapping as a tool to explore primary school students ’ spatial action scopes

Several studies indicate gender differences in spatial orientation, map reading, and the way people appropriate spaces for everyday action. Thereby, the most important factor of gender differences in spatially related abilities is socialization. Gender roles and differences are already present in primary school age, and gender differences in the appropriation of space may lead to unequal chances of societal participation. Therefore, it is worth drawing a focus on gender-biased education in primary geography learning. This study examines potential gender differences in primary school with subjective cartography, respectively mapping of children’s everyday spaces.
Pollination biology of Lilium japonicum var. abeanum and var. japonicum: evidence of adaptation to the different availability of diurnal and nocturnal pollinators

Floral traits such as color and size are highly diversified in lilies, but their adaptive significance remains uncertain. In the present study, we compared pollination processes between Lilium japonicum var. abeanum and var. japonicum to clarify how the two varieties are adapted to different pollinators. Lilium japonicum var. japonicum is known to be pollinated by moths, and we hypothesized from its flower traits that var. abeanum is pollinated by diurnal insects. Using waterproof digital cameras set to a recording interval of 10–30 s, we recorded flower visitors for 7–9 flowers of var. japonicum and 4–6 flowers of var. abeanum over 24-h periods. We also recorded the number of versatile (T-shaped) and rigid (I-shaped) anthers per flower. For var. abeanum, we observed flowers at 05.00 and 17.00 hours to determine flower opening time and measured the intensity of floral scent using a metal-oxide semi-conductor odor sensor. Both diurnal and nocturnal insects visited flowers of the two varieties, but visitation of diurnal insects was more frequent in var. abeanum. Anthers of var. abeanum are usually rigid, as in many bee-pollinated flowers, whereas those of var. japonicum are mostly versatile. Although flowers of var. japonicum are known to open in the evening, 32% of the flowers of var. abeanum started to flower during the day. Lilium japonicum var. abeanum emitted scent at night, with a maximum intensity at 20.00 hours, just as in var. japonicum. These findings suggest that the floral traits of the two varieties are adapted to the different relative availabilities of nocturnal versus diurnal pollinators. The flower of var. abeanum is more adapted to diurnal pollinators, but retains adaptations to nocturnal pollinators, particularly with regard to its scent.
Hamiltonian dynamics with a weak noise and the echo effect for the rotator model

We analyse the effect of a weak noise on the Hamiltonian transport from the analytical and numerical viewpoint. A solvable model, the noisy rotator, is proposed to illustrate the basic phenomena. In the absence of noise, the phase space evolution is a shear flow, whose angular correlations decay following a power law, which depends on the smoothness of the initial action distribution. If the action has a fluctuating component, given by a Wiener process, then the angular correlations decay exponentially according to or faster, where is the noise amplitude. The echo effect is well suited to investigate the competition between the decorrelation due to filamentation and noise. The noisy rotator model allows an exhaustive analytical investigation of the process for a wide class of initial conditions and a generic disturbance. The echo time is proportional to the delay τ of the disturbance and its amplitude is proportional to λτ, where λ is the amplitude of the disturbance. The noise reduces the echo amplitude by , where c depends on the Fourier components of the initial angular distribution, and of the disturbance applied at time τ. The analytical results, derived in the limit λ → 0, τ → ∞, with λτ finite and sufficiently small to justify a first-order expansion, are checked numerically. For more realistic models the analytical procedure would provide qualitative results and scaling laws. Quantitative results are obtained by solving the Fokker–Planck equation with a numerical scheme based on splitting: back propagation and biquadratic interpolation for the integrable part, implicit finite difference scheme for the noise component. The application to a noisy pendulum describing the longitudinal dynamics in a particle accelerator is considered, and we determine the value of the noise amplitude , below which the echo cannot be detected.
Developing a deeper understanding of the attributes of effective customer contact employees in personal complaint‐handling encounters

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to explore the nature of complaint satisfaction, specifically to examine how contact employees should behave and which qualities they should possess. The study also aims to explore the comparability of results obtained from two laddering methods, as the alternative techniques may lead to different sets of attributes.Design/methodology/approach – An exploratory study using the means‐end approach and two laddering techniques (personal interviews and questionnaires) was conducted.Findings – While the personal interviews produced more depth in understanding, the results of the two laddering methods are broadly similar. The research indicates that being taken seriously in the complaint encounter and the employee's listening skills and competence are particularly important.Research limitations/implications – Owing to the exploratory nature of the study and the scope and size of its student sample, the results outlined are tentative in nature.Practical implications – If com.
Proposing A Combination Model Of BSC And EFQM On Basis Of Modern Strategic Management System And Analyzing Its Influence On Implementation And Evaluation Of Organization Strategies And Performance Case Study: Isfahan Municipality Complex

Growing the competition between organizations in the field of productions and specially services has resulted in using the tools, frameworks and patterns to measure their activities and performance. Emerging these kinds of needs in one hand and inefficiencies of measuring systems with traditional assessment processes in the other hand, has caused to create new models and tools of activities assessment in organizations and also serious care has to be taken to adopt an approach and a tool that will achieve the most successful return on investment. These models generally could be divided in two main groups. The first group is based on self assessment and the second group is based on strategic improvements of the business. Among mentioned models and tools, Balanced score Card (BSC) and European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM) have had more chance to be selected by many companies and business units around the world. This study has presented total view of these two models and proves the feasibility of combining them in order to conduct the benefits of combining these two frameworks. Moreover, after recognizing the weaknesses and powers of each model, the possibility of using them at the same time has been evaluated and then the influence of combination model on Implementation and Evaluation of Organizational Strategies and Performance has been investigated. In order to gain this significant goal and to investigate this hypothesis 139 questionnaires have been dispersed among specialists in the field of strategic
THE TRAVELING SALESMAN PROBLEM : A GUIDED TOUR OF COMBINATORIAL OPTIMIZATION

History (A. Hoffman and P. Wolfe). Motivation and Modeling (R. Garfinkel). Computational Complexity (D. Johnson and C. Papadimitriou). Well-Solved Special Cases (P. Gilmore, et al.). Performance Guarantees for Heuristics (D. Johnson and C. Papadimitriou). Probabilistic Analysis of Heuristics (R. Karp and J. Steele). Empirical Analysis of Heuristics (B. Golden and W. Stewart). Polyhedral Theory (M. Grotschel and M. Padberg). Polyhedral Algorithms (M. Padberg and M. Grotschel). Branch and Bound Methods (E. Balas and P. Toth). Hamiltonian Cycles (V. Chvatal). Vehicle Routing (N. Christofides). Bibliography.
Age Dependent Face Recognition using Eigenface

Face recognition is the most successful form of human surveillance. Face recognition technology, is being used to improve human efficiency when recognition faces, is one of the fastest growing fields in the biometric industry. In the first stage, the age is classified into eleven categories which distinguish the person oldness in terms of age. In the second stage of the process is face recognition based on the predicted age. Age prediction has considerable potential applications in human computer interaction and multimedia communication. In this paper proposes an Eigen based age estimation algorithm for estimate an image from the database. Eigenface has proven to be a useful and robust cue for age prediction, age simulation, face recognition, localization and tracking. The scheme is based on an information theory approach that decomposes face images into a small set of characteristic feature images called eigenfaces, which may be thought of as the principal components of the initial training set of face images. The eigenface approach used in this scheme has advantages over other face recognition methods in its speed, simplicity, learning capability and robustness to small changes in the face image.