Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A new proof of a theorem of Hubbard-Oberste-Vorth

We give a new proof of a theorem of Hubbard-Oberste-Vorth [HOV2] for H\'enon maps that are perturbations of a hyperbolic polynomial and recover the Julia set $J^{+}$ inside a polydisk as the image of the fixed point of a contracting operator. We also give different characterizations of the Julia sets $J$ and $J^{+}$ which prove useful for later applications.
Group Invariant Solution for a Two-Dimensional Turbulent Free Jet described by Eddy Viscosity

Abstract The group invariant solution for the stream function and the effective viscosity of a two-dimensional turbulent free jet are derived. Prandtl’s hypothesis is not imposed. When the eddy viscosity is constant across the jet it is found that the mean velocity profile is the same as that of a laminar jet in agreement with Görtler (1942). When the eddy viscosity decreases across the jet it is found that the jet is narrower due to the decrease in the effective viscosity of the mean flow.
Sensitivity analysis of the heterogeneous array

This paper investigates the robustness of direction finding techniques relatively to modelling errors for two structures of arrays (homogeneous or heterogeneous). The heterogeneous structure is based on the set up of non identical sensors and has been proposed in order to make an array polarization sensitive. Regarding the MUSIC algorithm as a reference, the calculation of angular errors is limited to first order terms of the perturbed vectors or matrices. For the numerical simulations, examples involve trans horizon applications in the HF band (3-30 MHz). Computations have been carried out with a standard scheme of perturbations and the results indicate a better robustness of the heterogeneous array for a given level of uncertainty.
Enhancing SAT-Based Test Pattern Generation

This paper presents modeling tools based on Boolean satisfiability (SAT) to solve problems of test generation for combinational circuits. It exploits an added layer to maintain circuit-related information and value justification relations to a generic SAT algorithm. It dovetails binary decision graphs (BDD) and SAT techniques to improve the efficiency of automatic test pattern generation (ATPG). More specifically, it first exploits inexpensive reconvergent fanout analysis of circuit to gather information on the local signal correlation by using BDD learning, then uses the above learned information to restrict and focus the overall search space of SAT-based ATPG. Its learning technique is effective and lightweight. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of the approach.
WHEAT GERMINATION AND SEEDLINGS UNDER PEG-INDUCED CONDITONS

Climate changes are causing frequent drought which leads to shortage of water, reducing wheat production worldwide. The three winter wheat genotypes were examined for their response to drought at the germination and seedling stage. Research was carried out under controlled conditions where polyethylene glycol (PEG 6000) was used in 20% concentration to create artificial drought stress. The results revealed that genotype ’Vulkan’ showed maximum germination percentage (85%) in control while the minimum germination percentage was observed in ‘Žitarka’ (43%) under PEG treatment. At control level seed germination percentage was the higher in all three genotypes compared to drought treatment. ‘Vulkan’ had the highest shoot length in control plants (14.18 cm) which was significantly reduced in PEG treatment (6.93 cm). Maximum fresh weight of shoots was recorded in ‘Vulkan’ (1.53 g) followed by ‘Antonija’ (1.23 g) in control treatment. Under control conditions, genotype ‘Antonija’ showed maximum root length in control and PEG treatment (14.52 and 12.46 cm, respectively) among other genotypes, followed by ‘Vulkan’ in control treatment (9.88 cm), while minimum root length was observed in ‘Zitarka’ in PEG treatment (6.52 cm). The root fresh weight values were decreased with increasing water stress in two wheat genotypes (‘Zitarka’ and ‘Antonija’), while in ‘Vulkan’ it was increased. Root dry weight decrease was only observed in ‘Zitarka’.
An extensive bloom of the N2-fixing cyanobacterium Trichodesmium erythraeum in the central Arabian Sea

LVe encountered an extensive surface bloom of the N, fixing cyanobactenum Trichodesrniurn erythraeum in the central basin of the Arabian Sea during the spring ~nter-n~onsoon of 1995. The bloom, which occurred dunng a penod of calm winds and relatively high atmospher~c iron content, was metabollcally active. Carbon fixation by the bloom represented about one-quarter of water column primary productivity while input by h:: flxation could account for a major fraction of the estimated 'new' N demand of pnmary production. Isotopic measurements of the N in surface suspended material confirmed a direct contribution of N, fixation to the organic nltrogen pools of the upper water column. Retrospective analysis of NOAA-12 AVHRR imagery indicated that blooms covered up to 2 X 106 km2, or 20% of the Arabian Sea surface, during the period from 22 to 27 May 1995. In addition to their biogeochemical impact, surface blooms of this extent may have secondary effects on sea surface albedo and light penetration as well as heat and gas exchange across the air-sea interface. A preliminary extrapolation based on our observed, non-bloom rates of N, fixation from our limited sampling in the spring intermonsoon, including a conservative estimate of the input by blooms, suggest N2 fixation may account for an input of about 1 Tg N yr-I This is substantial, but relatively minor compared to current estimates of the removal of N through denitrification in the basin. However, N2 fixation may also occur in the central basin through the mild winter monsoon, be considerably greater during the fall intermonsoon than we observed during the spring intermonsoon, and may also occur at higher levels in the chronically oligotrophic southern basin. Ongoing satellite observations will help to determine more accurately the distribution and density of Trichodesmium in this and other tropical oceanic basins, as well as resolving the actual frequency and duration of bloom occurrence.
Grain characteristics and composition of maize specialty hybrids

Improved nutritive and technological maize grain value is very important for its use in diets. In this work, the chemical composition and potential beneficial components, including total and soluble proteins, tryptophan, starch, sugars (sucrose and reducing sugars), and fibres were investigated in flour of eight specialty maize hybrids from Maize Research Institute Zemun Polje (ZP): two sweet, popping, red, white, waxy, yellow semiflint and yellow dent maize hybrids. In addition, digestibility of grain dry matter and viscosity of maize flour were determined. The highest nutritive value was recorded in sweet maize hybrids ZP 504su and ZP 531su which had the highest content of total protein, albumin, tryptophan, sugars and dietary fibres. Besides, low content of starch (55.32% and 54.59%, respectively) and lignin (0.39% and 0.45%) affected the highest dry matter digestibility (92.69% and 91.07%) of sweet maize flour. However, functional properties of ZP sweet hybrids were not satisfactory for food and industrial applications. In contrast, flour of ZP waxy maize hybrid was characterised by a clear and a high peak viscosity. All hybrids could be classified according to the sucrose content in three groups: a) > 4% (sweet and red hybrids-ZP 504su, ZP Rumenka), b) from 3 to 4% (waxy, standard dent and semi flint hybrids-ZP 704wx, ZP 434, ZP 633) and c) from 2 to 3% (sweet, white and popping maize hybrids-ZP 531su, ZP 74b, ZP 611k). α -Zein was the dominant protein fraction in all genotypes except the sweet maize hybrids, making 22.45% to 29.25% of the total protein content.
The Benefits of Diversification in Asean Stock Market to Malaysia Investors

The establishment of ASEAN Exchange had removed the barriers and hassles from investors in six ASEAN member countries to invest freely and easily within the six countries’ stock market, including Malaysia. This study aimed to analyse whether the establishment of ASEAN Exchange, can provide diversification benefit to Malaysian investors compared with their domestically diversified portfolio. The analysis is done based on 25 companies which selected from each participating ASEAN country by using Efficient Frontier Model. In addition, Sharpe Ratio had also been developed and analysed to provide an insight to Malaysia and ASEAN investors regarding the attractiveness of each ASEAN market. The results of this study conclusively show that an ASEAN level of diversification does bring benefits to Malaysian investors, as ASEAN portfolio outperforms all individual country’s portfolio.
Epitaxial growth, dielectric response, and microstructure of compositionally graded (Ba,Sr)TiO_3 thin films grown on (100) MgO substrates by pulsed laser deposition

Compositionally graded (Ba_1−_xSr_x)TiO_3 (BST) thin films (with 0.0 ⩽ x ⩽ 0.25) were grown by pulsed laser deposition on the (100)MgO single-crystal substrates covered with a conductive La_0. 5Sr_0. 5CoO_3 (LSCO) layer as a bottom electrode. Their epitaxial growth, dielectric response, and microstructure were characterized. The epitaxial relationships between the BST, LSCO, and MgO can be determined as [001]_BST//[001]_LSCO//[001]_MgO and (100)_BST//(100)_LSCO//(100)_MgO, from the x-ray diffraction (rocking curve, ϕ scans) and electron-diffraction patterns. Dielectric data showed that the room temperature values of the dielectric constant and dielectric loss of the graded BST films were 630 and 0.017 at 100 kHz, respectively. Cross-sectional transmission electron microscopy (TEM) images reveal that both the BST films and the LSCO bottom electrode grow with a columnar structure, and they have flat interfaces and overall uniform thickness across the entire specimen. Cross-sectional high-resolution TEM images reveal that at the LSCO/MgO(100) interface, an interfacial reaction is not seen, whereas edge-type interfacial dislocations with their extra half-planes residing in the LSCO side are observed with an average interval of 2.20 nm, close to the theoretical value of 2.15 nm. At/near the LSCO/BST interface, the graded BST films grow perfectly and coherently on the LSCO lattice because they have the same type of crystal structure and almost same lattice constants, and no interfacial dislocations are observed. Planar TEM images show that the graded films exhibit granular and/or polyhedral morphologies with an average grain size of 50 nm, and the aligned rectangular-shaped voids were also observed. High-resolution TEM images show that the length sizes of voids vary from 8 to 15 nm, and with width of 5 to 10 nm along the 〈001〉 direction in the (100) plane.
Loan Defaults In Microfinance - Forewarned Is Forearmed

Based on a rich dataset of an Azerbaijani microfinance institution, we analyze what a lender can pre-determine from own collected repayment records on clients and how lending conditions are adjusted for the knowledge gains. At the same time, the repayment performances and lending policies between agricultural and non-agricultural clients are differentiated. Our results confirm a positive relationship between previous delays and recidivism, which is even enhanced by the severity of the previous overdue payment. With respect to consequences of previous delay, we find that the borrower faces an increase in loan volume rationing in the subsequent loan. All in all, we state that banks’ internal repayment records can contribute to the customer risk assessment.
KÜÇÜK HÜCRELİ DIŞI AKCİĞER KANSERİNDE

Küçük hücreli dışı akciğer kanseri (KHDAK) tedavisinde evre I ve II hastalarda primer radikal cerrahi uygulanması gerekliliği konusunda görüş birliği mevcuttur. Evre III (N2) olduğu preoperatif dönemde belirlenen hastalar neoadjuvan kemoterapi ya da kemo-radyoterapi ile tedavi edilmeli ve takiben opere edilmelidir. Bu sebeple mediyastinal evreleme, KHDAK hastalarında en uygun tedavi seçeneğinin belirlenmesinde esas rolü oynamaktadır (1, 2). Uzun dönem sürvi oranına mediyastinal lenfadenektominin terapötik etkisi çok muhtemel olmakla beraber henüz ispatlanmamıştır (3-6). Son yıllarda yeni görüntüleme tekniği olan Bilgisayarlı Tomografiyle Pozitron Emisyon Tomografisi (PET/BT) ve transbronşiyal ince iğne biyopsisiyle endobronşiyal ultrasonografiyi içeren endoskopik teknikler (EBUS/TBNA), endoözofajiyal ultrasonografi ve ince iğne aspirasyonu (EUS) yöntemleri gelişmiştir (7-9). Bununla birlikte invazif teknikler preoperatif mediyastinal evrelemenin temel taşı olarak kalmaktadır (2). Mediyastenin preoperatif invazif evreleme metodları klasik servikal mediyastinoskopi, videotorakoskopi (VTS), anterior mediyastinotomi, video-yardımlı mediyastinoskopik lenfadenektomi (VAMLA) ve transservikal genişletilmiş mediyastinal lenfadenektomi (TEMLA)’yi içermektedir ve TEMLA bu makalenin ilk sıradaki yazarı (MZ) tarafından 7 yıl önce evreleme ve muhtemelen KHDAK tedavisi sonuçlarını geliştirmek amacı ile sunulmuştur (10-14). TEMLA’DA CERRAHİ TEKNİK
Positive impact on wellbeing and energy related behaviors in office buildings

Around 90% of the total costs of commercial buildings ́ operations are attributed to the staff in terms of salaries and benefits. Energy-related behaviors of building occupants are directly related to high fluctuations of energy consumption in buildings. Evidently, Green buildings and upcoming sustainable building technologies will need to justify their impact on the occupants ́ energy consumption along the whole building ́s lifecycle. This MSc Thesis explores the relation between Wellbeing and energy-related behaviors during the operation and maintenance phase of the building. The aim is to find practices applicable to operations management that will have a positive impact on the occupant ́s Wellbeing while fostering lower energy consumption. First, through an extensive literature review, this report organizes relevant concepts, theories and frameworks. Afterwards, the Center for Interactive Research on Sustainability (CIRS) is presented as a case study via the operation strategies undertaken to ensure health and comfort of the occupants. Semi-structured interviews with the post-occupancy evaluator and operations director at CIRS were performed. The interviews focused on the implications of applying such strategies and their relations. The results are presented via a 5-step framework highlighting awareness, competence and meaningfulness when operational strategies aim to ensure the wellbeing of occupants. Moreover, the CIRS strategies were organized in two frameworks (CAS & PAS). This, to visualize the processes and roles involved in the assessment of Wellbeing and energy-related behaviors. Finally, the applicability of the learned strategies from CIRS on the Swedish context is presented. A semi-structured interview was conducted with the environmental strategist on a Real Estate company in Gothenburg. The operational strategies and occupant ́s practices involving Wellbeing and energy-related behaviors were identified. In order to progressively adapt the overall results in Gothenburg, a set of managerial recommendations and transitional practices is proposed.
Is pre-sowing seed treatment with triacontanol effective in improving some physiological and biochemical attributes of wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.) under salt stress?

In this study, seed-priming of two wheat cultivars S-24 and MH-97 was carried out with three triacontanol (TRIA) levels (0, 10 and 20 μM) for 12 h. Seeds pre-treated with TRIA were allowed to grow for 24 days in full strength Hoagland’s nutrient solution in a greenhouse, thereafter two salt treatments (0 and 150 mM NaCl) were applied and after 21 days of salt application, changes in growth attributes such as shoot and root dry weights, shoot and root lengths and total leaf area, leaf water relations such as water potential (Ψw), osmotic potential (Ψs), turgor potential (Ψp) and relative water contents (%), membrane permeability (%), total free amino acids, free proline, glycinebetaine and total phenolic contents were determined. Yield attributes such as 100-seed weight, total grain yield, number of grains and number of fertile tillers per plant were recorded at crop maturity. Salinity stress of 150 mM NaCl significantly caused reduction in all growth and yield attributes, leaf water relations except leaf turgor potential, while increased membrane permeability (%), leaf free proline, glycinebetaine and total free amino acids in both cultivars. Total phenolics and relative water contents (%) remained unaffected under salt stress. Pre-sowing seed treatment with TRIA did not mitigated the adverse effects of salt stress on wheat and thus could not prove to be effective to promote signifi cantly its growth, yield and other physiological and biochemical attributes (except leaf water potential of cultivar MH-97) under stress and non-stress conditions. Overall, performance of cultivar S-24 was better in growth, leaf water relations and free proline contents as compared to MH-97 under both non-saline and saline conditions.
Comparison of the results of two microclimatological models and measurements

The present paper analyses the thermal comfort conditions of a typical summer day in a popular playground simulated by two micrometeorological models, ENVI-met and RayMan in a Central-European city, Szeged. The thermal comfort conditions of the study area were quantified by the Physiologically Equivalent Temperature (PET). The outputs of the simulations were compared to each other and than they were collated the onsite measurements which were carried out in a sun-exposed and in a shaded point of the investigated area. According to the models, the highest heat load in the selected time intervals occurred in the middle parts of the playground, which were exposed to the sun, while more comfortable conditions could be experienced in the shade of the vegetation and the buildings. Based on the comparison of the measured and modelled data, both models underestimated the real thermal parameters under sun-exposed conditions. However, in the shade RayMan was more accurate, and here the measured and modelled PET values were almost identical. Beside these results, the main positive and negative features of the applied models are also discussed in the paper.
When a National Cap-and-Trade Policy with a Carve-out Provision May Be Preferable to a National CO2 Tax

Abstract We analyze the effect of various combinations of state and national emissions policies on national emissions of a global pollutant, specifically, greenhouse gas emissions. We highlight the effect of unintended increases in out-of-state emissions on the efficacy of overlapping state policies. We show that emission taxes do not necessarily prevent a completely offsetting increase in out-of-state emissions when states add a state-level emissions tax to the national emissions tax. In particular, states small relative to their market will be unable to reduce national emissions with a state-level CO2 tax or a system of tradable permits. However, under a national cap-and-trade regime that allows states to be carved out, a state of any size can reduce national emissions by setting a tighter state cap. This combination yields a lower total cost than the equivalent combination of national and state CO2 taxes (if one exists) but increases the cost to consumers outside the market.
An Entrepreneurial City in Action: Hong Kong's Emerging Strategies in and for (Inter)Urban Competition

The paper applies a Schumpeterian analysis of entrepreneurial cities to Hong Kong. It argues that the concept of entrepreneurship can be applied to cities as strategic actors, identifies various objects of urban entrepreneurship, and refers to the important role of entrepreneurial discourses, narratives and self-images. Despite its laissez-faire reputation, Hong Kong has a long history of urban entrepreneurship, but its strategies have been adapted to changing circumstances—most recently with its key role in an emerging cross-border region (Greater China) and its favourable insertion into the global economy. This has prompted a debate over the most appropriate strategies for Hong Kong, notably regarding the respective futures of manufacturing, services and the virtual economy. The concept of 'glurbanisation' as one form of the more general phenomenon of 'glocalisation' is introduced to illuminate these issues. The paper concludes by noting the increased importance of 'Siliconisation' as an accumulation strategy in east Asia.
Analysis of Internal, Market & Economic Based Financial Performance Measurement of Some Selected Commercial Banks in Bangladesh

The aim of this study is to investigate the financial performance of 10 commercial banks listed on Dhaka Stock Exchange. In this paper, financial performance has been measured by using three indicators. Internal–based performance measured by Return on Assets, Market-based performance measured by Tobin’s Q model (Price / Book value of Equity) and Economic–based performance measured by Economic Value adds. The correlation and multiple regression of annual time series data is used to find the impact of bank size, credit risk, operational efficiency and asset management on financial performance measured by the three indicators, The study rejected the null hypothesis and it is found that there exist statistically significant impact of bank size, credit risk, operational efficiency and asset management with ROA and Economic Value Added. On the other hand Tobin’s Q has insignificant impact on financial performance of commercial banks.
Long-time dynamics of the nonhomogeneous incompressible flow of nematic liquid crystals

We study the long-time behavior of global strong solutions to a hydrodynamic system for nonhomogeneous incompressible nematic liquid crystal flows driven by two types of external forces in a smooth bounded domain in $\mathbb{R}^2$. For arbitrary large regular initial data with the initial density being away from vacuum, we prove the decay of the velocity field for both cases. Furthermore, for the case with asymptotically autonomous external force, we can prove the convergence of the density function and the director vector as time goes to infinity. Estimates on convergence rate are also provided.