Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Corporate Social Responsibility and Corporate Identity: Potentials for Disciplinary Cross-Fertilization within Research and Teaching

Through a review of CSR and corporate identity literature placed within a stakeholder perspective, the paper addresses potential cross-fertilization between CSR and corporate identity research focusing on fostering stakeholder dialogue when addressing corporate accountability and legitimacy. The stakeholder perspective acts as a framework for a cross-disciplinary approach proposing that different stakes (i.e. those of employees, shareholders, consumers etc.) condition different dialogue forms and scripts evoking similar aspects of corporate identity and CSR in different ways. The findings call for further research into the cross-disciplinary potentials of the proposed model.
Inadvertent implications of climate change for butterflies

Abstract Climate change is one of the leading challenges of this century with an impending threat to wipe out more vital butterfly species than ever before. Climate shift has the potential to affect their life cycles, flight times, essential bio-interactions, and ultimately survival. As the first such study in India, this case study highlights the inferential discussion on the importance of butterflies in maintaining the earth’s fragile ecological balance and consequently the impact of climate change upon them with inadvertent implications. Due to the shifting climate, a number of butterfly species are now migrating to newer places in their search for comfortable temperature and availability of food, as the reduction/loss/change of habitat lowers the diversity of microclimates and availability of food plants for larvae and adult butterflies. Consequently, the butterflies become even more vulnerable to natural perturbations and susceptible to predators and local extinctions.
Effect of Estrogen and Progesterone on Secretory Granule Formation and Releasein the Endometrium of the OvariectomizedCat'

The development of the endometrial epithehial cells of the cat and the stimulus for the release of secretory product were studied using transmission electron microscopy. Animals that had been ovariectomized for at least 4 weeks were placed in 1 of 2 treatment groups. Animals in group 1 received an estradiol (E2) implant s.c. and their uteri were removed at various times between 0â€”14 days. Group 2 consisted of animals treated for 14 days with an E2 implant; then one uterine horn was removed before and one immediately after the animal was infused with either a saline, E2 @ or progesterone (P) solution. A sample of systemic blood was obtained from each animal at the time of tissue collection and during infusion. The levels of E2 and P were determined by RIA. Four weeks after ovariectomy the epithehium was cuboidal to how columnar and appeared syntheti cally inactive. E2 treatment stimulated an increase in both cell height and mitosis. The secretory apparatus of the cells hypertrophied and, as early as 2 days following E2 treatment, electron opaque secretory granules were observed in the apical region. Continued E2 treatment caused a further increase in cell height, hypertrophy of the cytoplasmic organelles and the production of secretory granules. Secretory granules filled the supranuclear region of these cells after 14 days of E2 treatment. After a 15 mm infusion of saline or E2 , no uhtrastructural changes were observed in comparing the uterine horns removed prior to and following the infusion procedure. However, after either 5 or 15 mm of P infusion, many of the granules had increased in size and decreased in electron density and some were observed either fused with the apical plasma membrane or in the process of exocytosis. These data indicated that P initiates a series of events that results in the release of a secretory product synthesized under the influence of E2.
A Generalized Term Dependence Model in Information Retrieval

The tree dependence model has been used successfully to incorporate dependencies between certain term pairs on the information retrieval process, while the Bahadur Lazarsfeld Expansion (BLE) which specifies dependencies between all subsets of terms has been used to identify productive clusters of items in a clustered data base environment. The successes of these models are unlikely to be accidental; it is of interest therefore to examine the similarities between the two models. The disadvantage of the BLE model is the exponential number of terms appearings in the full expression, while a truncated BLE system may produce negative probability values. The disadvantage of the tree dependence model is the restriction to dependencies between certain term pairs only and the exclusion of higher-order dependencies. A generalized term dependence model is introduced in this study which does not carry the disadvantages of either the tree dependence or the BLE models. Sample evaluation results are included to demonstrate the usefulness of the generalized system.
rpoB -Based Identiﬁcation of Nonpigmented and Late-Pigmenting Rapidly Growing Mycobacteria

Nonpigmented and late-pigmenting rapidly growing mycobacteria (RGM) are increasingly isolated in clin- ical microbiology laboratories. Their accurate identiﬁcation remains problematic because classiﬁcation is labor intensive work and because new taxa are not often incorporated into classiﬁcation databases. Also, 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis underestimates RGM diversity and does not distinguish between all taxa. We determined the complete nucleotide sequence of the rpoB gene, which encodes the bacterial (cid:1) subunit of the RNA polymerase, for 20 RGM type strains. After using in-house software which analyzes and graphically represents variability stretches of 60 bp along the nucleotide sequence, our analysis focused on a 723-bp variable region exhibiting 83.9 to 97% interspecies similarity and 0 to 1.7% intraspeciﬁc divergence. Primer pair Myco-F–Myco-R was designed as a tool for both PCR ampliﬁcation and sequencing of this region for molecular identiﬁcation of RGM. This tool was used for identiﬁcation of 63 RGM clinical isolates previously identiﬁed at the species level on the basis of phenotypic characteristics and by 16S rRNA gene sequence analysis. Of 63 clinical isolates, 59 (94%) exhibited <2% partial rpoB gene sequence divergence from 1 of 20 species under study and were regarded as correctly identiﬁed at the species level. Mycobacterium abscessus and Mycobacterium mucogenicum isolates were clearly distinguished from Mycobacterium chelonae ; Mycobacterium mageritense isolates were clearly distinguished from “ Mycobacterium houstonense . ” Four isolates were not identiﬁed at the species level because they exhibited >3% partial rpoB gene sequence divergence from the corresponding type strain; they belonged to three taxa related to M. mucogenicum , Mycobacterium smegmatis , and Mycobacterium porcinum . For M. abscessus and M. mucogenicum , this partial sequence yielded a high genetic heterogeneity within the clinical isolates. We conclude that molecular identiﬁcation by analysis of the 723-bp rpoB sequence is a rapid and accurate tool for identiﬁcation of RGM.
University of Birmingham Coulomb dissociation of 20,21 N

Neutron-rich light nuclei and their reactions play an important role in the creation of chemical elements. Here, data from a Coulomb dissociation experiment on 20 , 21 N are reported. Relativistic 20 , 21 N ions impinged on a lead target and the Coulomb dissociation cross section was determined in a kinematically complete experiment. Using the detailed balance theorem, the 19 N( n,γ ) 20 N and 20 N( n,γ ) 21 N excitation functions and thermonuclear reaction rates have been determined. The 19 N( n,γ ) 20 N rate is up to a factor of 5 higher at T < 1 GK with respect to previous theoretical calculations, leading to a 10% decrease in the predicted ﬂuorine abundance.
EVALUATION OF COLLAGEN IN HEALING OF MUCOSAL DEFECTS AFTER VESTIBULOPLASTY: A CLINICAL STUDY

Background and objectives: Grafts are used in vestibuloplasty to avoid relapse due to secondary wound contracture as seen with secondary epithelization technique. Conventional methods like free mucosal grafts and split thickness grafts require the creation of second surgical wounds for use as donor site. Collagen is a biological skin substitute, i.e. natural, easily available, ready to use, has excellent tissue compatibility, non-immunogenic, and non-pyrogenic. Commercially available collagen sheets are used in the treatment of burns, ulcers, diabetic ulcers, bed sores etc as a biological dressing material. The main aim of the study was to evaluate clinically the efficacy of collagen sheet as replacement in the vestibular extension instead of mucosal or skin grafts. Methodology : 15 edentulous patients requiring vestibular extension procedure were included in this study. Clark’s secondary epithelization vestibuloplasty technique was followed in our study and the exposed periosteum was covered by collagen sheet and stabilized by surgical splint. Postoperative evaluation (after 24, 48 and 72 hours followed by 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd week) included efficacy of collagen as a temporary biological dressing material, promotion of wound re-epithelization, prevention of wound contracture and reduction of pain and swelling. Results: The post-operative course of all 15 patients was uneventfull. By the end of first week post-operatively, lysis of collagen sheet was evident with underlying hyperemic tissue. Healthy granulation tissue covered the entire surgical wound by the end of 2 nd week and epithelization was complete by 3 rd week. All patients had good hemostasis and marginal wound contraction. Most of the patients complained of only mild pain. The postoperative swelling was significant in all patients. Conclusion : Collagen sheet might be used as a potential graft material for vestibuloplasty.
Influence of Subglottic Geometry on Computational and Synthetic Vocal Fold Model Vibration

Influence of Subglottic Geometry on Computational and Synthetic Vocal Fold Model Vibration Simeon L. Smith Department of Mechanical Engineering, BYU Master of Science The voice plays a vital role in human communication. The purpose of voice research is to advance the understanding of voice production physics, with the ultimate goal of leading to improved voice care. In this research computational and synthetic vocal fold models were used to explore the role of subglottal geometry in vocal fold vibration. Three specific studies were performed. First, the effect of the inferior vocal fold surface angle on voice production was investigated using a two-dimensional self-oscillating finite element vocal fold model. Varying the inferior angle resulted in significant changes to model vibratory motion, glottal width, flow rate, and energy transfer. The changes were attributed primarily to changes in structural, rather than aerodynamic, factors. Second, subglottic stenosis (SGS) was introduced and parametrically varied in a similar computational model to determine the influence of SGS on vocal fold vibration. High severities of SGS influenced several factors related to vibration, including glottal width, flow rate, flow resistance, and vibration frequency. Subglottal pressure distributions and flow patterns were also affected. Third, the response of a self-oscillating silicone vocal fold model to varying degrees of SGS in an experimental setup was studied. Consistent with the computational SGS study, SGS had an effect on the synthetic model response at high severities. Changes were seen particularly in subglottal pressure and radiated acoustic sound, and consequently glottal efficiency, which may have important implications regarding the effect of SGS on the human voice.
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1Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institute of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Science, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Head & Neck Cancer Translational Research of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3Cancer Institute of the Second Affiliated Hospital and Institute of Translational Medicine, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China Abstract: Cullin-RING E3 ligases (CRLs) are the largest family of E3 ubiquitin ligases, responsible for about 20% of the protein degradation by the ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS). Given their vital roles in multiple cellular processes, and over-activation in many human cancers, CRLs are validated as promising targets for anti-cancer therapies. Activation of CRLs requires cullin neddylation, a process catalysed by three neddylation enzymes. Recently, our group established an AlphaScreen-based in vitro cullin neddylation assay and employed it for high-throughput screening to search for small-molecule inhibitors targeting cullin neddylation. During our pilot screen, gossypol, a natural product extracted from cottonseeds, was identified as one of the most potent neddylation inhibitors of cullin-1 and cullin-5. We further demonstrated that gossypol blocks cullin neddylation by binding to cullin-1/-5 to inactivate CRL1/5 ligase activity, leading to accumulation of MCL-1 and NOXA, the substrates of CRL1 and CRL5, respectively. The combination of gossypol and an MCL-1 inhibitor synergistically enhanced the anti-proliferative effect in multiple human cancer cell lines. Our study unveiled a rational combination of two previously known inhibitors of the Bcl-2 family for enhanced anti-cancer efficacy and identified a novel activity of gossypol as an inhibitor of CRL1 and CRL5 E3s, thus providing a new possibility in the development of novel CRL inhibitors for anti-cancer therapy.
AIS Electronic Library (AISeL) SCMP.com: Strategic Repositioning of a Newspaper

In 1996, the South China Morning Post (SCMP), a Hong Kong-based English-language news daily, established PostNet (an electronic publishing division) to experiment with the on-line medium. In mid-1999, SCMP ’s Board of Directors observed the Internet’s meteoric rise and considered PostNet’s e-commerce opportunity. In order to leverage e-commerce’s growth, they resolved to reposition the SCMP from a print-based publisher to a company capable of multi-media publishing. PostNet was renamed SCMP.com. To be successful in this endeavour, the SCMP had to overcome numerous problems, including the need to build a viable business model, to streamline internal workflows, to transform the mindset of the employees and to search for the “right” strategic partners to strengthen its on-line network. In addition, the SCMP would be required to decide whether or not to spin off SCMP.com (or any other part of its Internet capable business) into an independent concern.
Sound Waves in Complex (Dusty) Plasmas Sound Waves in Complex (Dusty) Plasmas

Wave properties of strongly coupled complex dusty (SCCD) plasmas evaluated using the equilibrium molecular dynamics (EMD) simulation technique. In this work, the plasma normalized longitudinal current correlation function C L ( k,t ) and transverse current C T ( k,t ) are calculated for a large range of plasma parameters of Coulomb coupling parameter (Γ) and screening strength (κ) with varying wave’s number ( k ). In EMD simulations, we have analysed different modes of wave propagation in SCCD plasmas with increasing and decreasing sequences of different combinations of plasmas parameters (κ, Γ) at vary ing simulation time step ( Δt ). Our simulation results show that the fluctuation of waves increases with an increase of Γ and decreases with increasing κ . Additional test shows that the presented results for waves are slightly dependent on number of particles ( N ). The amplitude and time period of C L ( k,t ) and C T ( k,t ) also depend on different influenced parameters of κ, Γ, k and N . The new results obtained through the presented EMD method for complex dusty plasma discussed and compared with earlier simulation results based on different numerical methods. It is demonstrated that the presented model is the best tool for estimating the behaviour of waves in strongly coupled complex system (dusty plasmas) over a suitable range of parameters.
Loss of Synchronized Retinal Phagocytosis and Age-related Blindness in Mice Lacking (cid:1) v (cid:2) 5 Integrin

Daily phagocytosis by the retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) of spent photoreceptor outer segment fragments is critical for vision. In the retina, early morning circadian photoreceptor rod shedding precedes synchronized uptake of shed photoreceptor particles by RPE cells. In vitro, RPE cells use the integrin receptor (cid:1) v (cid:2) 5 for particle binding. Here, we tested RPE phagocytosis and retinal function in (cid:2) 5 integrin–deficient mice, which specifically lack (cid:1) v (cid:2) 5 receptors. Retinal photoresponses severely declined with age in (cid:2) 5 (cid:3) / (cid:3) mice, whose RPE accumulated autofluorescent storage bodies that are hallmarks of human retinal aging and disease. (cid:2) 5 (cid:3) / (cid:3) RPE in culture failed to take up isolated photoreceptor particles. (cid:2) 5 (cid:3) / (cid:3) RPE in vivo retained basal uptake levels but lacked the burst of phagocytic activity that followed circadian photoreceptor shedding in wild-type RPE. Rhythmic activation of focal adhesion and Mer tyrosine kinases that mediate wild-type retinal phagocytosis was also completely absent in (cid:2) 5 (cid:3) / (cid:3) retina. These results dem-onstrate an essential role for (cid:1) v (cid:2) 5 integrin receptors and their downstream signaling pathways in synchronizing retinal phagocytosis. Furthermore, they identify the (cid:2) 5 (cid:3) / (cid:3) integrin mouse strain as a new animal model of age-related retinal dysfunction.
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University PrivateDroid: Private Browsing Mode for Android PrivateDroid: Private Browsing Mode for Android

—Private browsing mode is a privacy feature adopted by many modern computer browsers. With the increased use of mobile devices and escalating privacy concerns for mobile users, browser applications on mobile devices have also started incorporating private browsing mode. Even so, the use of private browsing mode is limited to the browser applications and cannot be applied directly on other third-party mobile applications. In this paper, we propose PrivateDroid, which provides a private browsing mode for third-party applications on the Android plat- form. First, we discuss three possible approaches of implementing mobile private browsing mode: code instrumentation, an extra sandbox, and a Linux container approach. Then, we implement PrivateDroid, which creates a new sandbox for every application in private mode and destroys the sandbox once the application is closed. After that, we evaluate usability, efﬁciency and security of the system with 25 popular Android applications. Our design considerations, implementation details, evaluation results, and challenges lay a foundation of private browsing mode on mobile platforms.
Cytological spectrum of lymph node lesions-our institute experience

Introduction: Lymphadenopathy is of great clinical significance as underlying diseases may range from a treatable infectious etiology to malignant neoplasms. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) plays a vital role in solving these issues, being recognised as rapid diagnostic technique because of simplicity accuracy and minimal invasion. Aim : To know the cytological spectrum of lymphadenopathy and to understand the burden of disease in this region. Design: This is a retrospective cytological study on 1478 patients including all age groups and both genders presenting with palpable lymphadenopathy over a period of seven years. Materials and Methods: FNAC was conducted with 22-24 gauge needle attached to 20 cc syringes. Smears were stained with Giemsa and Papanicolaou stains routinely; and special stains like Zeihl-Neelsen and periodic acid-Schiff were done whenever required. The data were tabulated as per the involvement of various lymph node groups and type of neoplastic and non-neoplastic lesions involved. Data was analysed using SPSS 22 version. Results: Out of 1478 aspirations of lymph nodes, the most frequent cause of lymphadenopathy was found to be tuberculous lymphadenitis 592 (40.06%) cases. The next frequent diagnosis was reactive lymphadenopathy with 550 (37.2%) cases, followed by metastatic lymphadenopathy in 243 (16.4%) cases. The diagnosis of primary neoplastic lesions was seen in 29 (2.0%) cases. Conclusion: In our study, the predominant cause of lymphadenopathy was tuberculous lymphadenitis, followed by reactive lymphadenopathy and malignant neoplasms especially metastatic carcinoma. FNAC was helpful in diagnosing approximately 98% of cases.
Identiﬁcation of Dominant Antibody-Dependent Cell-Mediated Cytotoxicity Epitopes on the Hemagglutinin Antigen of Pandemic H1N1 Inﬂuenza Virus

Antibody-dependent cell-mediated cytotoxicity (ADCC) bridges innate and adaptive immunity, and it involves both humoral and cellular immune responses. ADCC has been found to be a main route of immune protection against viral infections in vivo . Hemagglutinin (HA) of inﬂuenza virus is highly immunogenic and considered the most important target for immune protection. Several potent cross-reactive HA-speciﬁc neutralizing monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) have been reported, and their conserved neutralizing epitopes have been revealed, but there has been no report so far about ADCC epitopes on HA. Here we identiﬁed two dominant ADCC epitopes, designated E1 (amino acids [aa] 92 to 117) and E2 (aa 124 to 159), on HA of pandemic H1N1 inﬂuenza virus by epitope mapping of convalescent-phase plasma IgG antibodies from six H1N1-infected human subjects in China that exhibited different levels of ADCC activity. The E1 and E2 ADCC epitopes overlapped with immunodominant epitopes of HA. Depletion of puriﬁed patient plasma IgG antibodies with EBY100 yeast cells expressing E1 or E2 decreased the ADCC activity of the IgG antibodies. E1 and E2 sequences were found to be highly conserved in H1N1 strains but less so in other subtypes of inﬂuenza A viruses. Our study may aid in designing immunogens that can elicit antibodies with high ADCC activity. Vaccine immunogens designed to include the structural determinants of potent broadly neutralizing antibodies and ADCC
The Study On Consumer Perception Towards Branded mobiles

- The concept of “brand image” has drawn significant attention from academics and practitioners since it was put forward, because it leads an important role in marketing activities. Although brand image was recognized and approved as the driving force of brand asset and brand performance, few studies have elaborated on the relationship between brand image and brand equity. Based on the brand image theories, this study reviewed over all extant studies about the impact of brand image on consumer from perception of customer equity. It is also explained the shortcomings of current research and pointed out the trends for future study.
The star-forming core ahead of HH 80N: studying the interaction with a parsec scale jet

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