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UNIVERSITIES, KNOWLEDGE NETWORKS AND LOCAL ENVIRONMENT FOR INNOVATION - BASED REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT: CASE STUDY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MARIBOR

This paper deals with the importance of cooperation between knowledge institutions, the economy and the local environment to establish innovation - based regional deve lopment. Knowledge has become crucial for regional, innovation and development processes. The endogenous growth theory as well as the triple/quadruple helix concept emphasize the role of institutions of knowledge, not only in the creation of knowledge and ideas, but also in their transfer into practical use. Scientific and research institutions as well as educational institutions play a key role in contributing to the economic development and technological advancement of regions. In the case of the transfer of knowledge and scientific findings into practice, it is necessary to proceed from the whole complex of economic, social and ecological conditions for development. The goal of the University of Maribor is to develop an innovative ecosystem which will create a symbiosis between the University, the economy and the local communities through open innovations and technologies and through the creation of knowledge for new professions. This paper studies various development policies and connections among the stakeholders of regional economic development. In the search for new innovative solutions for raising the competitiveness of regions, both in the social and economic sphere, the integration of knowledge institutions is essential. the most basic can be anchor in as across a of purchasers of the
Measuring Economic

EVERY DAY, NEWSPAPER, radio, and television reports offer the American public a wealth of information about the U.S. economy. They may tell us how many new jobs ha^e been created, how many cars have been sold, or how much the prices for goods and services have changed. We may learn that interest rates have gone up or down, that exports have increased, or that personal saving has remained flat. Economic data provide snapshots of the economy that answer a great variety of questions. How much is the Nation producing? How does the U.S. standard of living compare with Germany's or Japan's? How much of the Nation's income does the government collect in taxes? Without good data, these questions cannot be answered. Many questions require that snapshots be compared over time. How much has the standard of living increased over the past 30 years? How much more productive are today's factories than those that existed 10 years ago? And because the economy is continually changing, data that provided a focused picture 10 years ago may no longer adequately measure today's economy. To maintain an accurate picture, statistical measures—and the ways they are interpreted—need to account for the changing structure of the economy. Individuals, corporate managers, and public policymakers all rely on economic data to make informed decisions that affect economic well-being and to judge whether they are achieving their goals. A consumer might use information about changing interest rates in deciding when to buy a new home. An automobile manufacturer is likely to use a wide range of data to determine how many cars to produce in the coming months. Sales data give useful information about the current demand for cars, while data on the number of people employed, changes in household income, and the level of consumer confidence are useful in assessing future sales. Laws and contracts often depend on economic data for their operation. Some labor contracts, for example, include cost-of-living allowances that adjust wages in response to inflation. A measure of inflation is therefore needed to make such adjustments. Similar cost-of-living adjustments are made to Social Security benefits.
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University An economic analysis of incentivized positive reviews An economic analysis of incentivized positive reviews

It becomes increasingly popular that some large online retailers such as Amazon open their platforms to allow third-party retail competitors to sell on their own platforms. We develop an analytical model to examine this retailer marketplace model and its business impact. We assume that a leading retailer has both valuation advantage that may come from its reputation and information advantage that may come from its brand awareness. We find that the availability of relatively low-cost advertising through social media or search engine can effectively reduce the leading retailer's information advantage, and thus be an important driving force for its strategic decision to open its platform. Not only does the advertising option directly make small sellers more visible to consumers, but also incentivizes the online retailer to open its platform and dramatically increases small sellers' exposure, indirectly contributing to an even more prominent long tail phenomenon in e-commerce.
Treatment Effect and Sensitivity Analysis for Self-Selected Treatment and Selectively Observed Response

In finding effects of a treatment d on a response (or performance) variable y, sometimes the performance variable is observed only if the subject participates first (δ = 1). For instance, if the treatment is a childhood education intervention and the response variable is college grades (performance), then the subject should enter a college first (participation) for the response variable to be observed. An intriguing question arises: should the counter-factual performance of non-participants be included in the treatment effects? Depending on the answer, in addition to “participation effect”, we get either “invisible” or “visible” performance effect. Two selection issues occur: d may be self-selected instead of being randomized, and y is observed only when δ = 1. Nonparametric estimators for participation and visible effects are proposed with little restriction on δ but under a ‘selection-on-observable’ assumption for d; then a sensitivity analysis is conducted to relax the assumption. Additionally assuming independence between δ and y, ‘weighting’ estimators for invisible effect are explored as well. An empirical example of job-training effects on female work-hours is provided and the empirical finding suggests no or little invisible effect: the visible effect is mostly owing to the participation effect.
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1Department of Dermatology, The Eighth Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangzhou, 518033, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Zhongshan Hospital of Xiamen University, Xiamen, Fujian Province, 361102, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Geriatric Medicine and Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
Balancing Competition and Collaboration in a Mixed Learning Method

— Most of the university level curriculum in engineering environments follows a purposeful formal academic rigor and does not always succeed in offering an in-depth experience that would prepare students for their future professional employment. Due to a constant demand for change in the current engineering teaching methodology, this paper aims to analyze the competitive and collaborative learning approaches and compare them with other previous teaching methods that were used during the Software Project Management course at the "Politehnica" University of Bucharest. Using the experience we gathered with the two aforementioned approaches, we tried a mixed competitive-collaborative learning method, which is also analyzed in this paper.
Case Report Two Fatal Intoxications Involving Butyryl Fentanyl

We present the case histories, autopsy ﬁ ndings and toxicology ﬁ ndings of two fatal intoxications involving the designer drug, butyryl fentanyl. The quantitative analysis of butyryl fentanyl in postmortem ﬂ uids and tissues was performed by an ultrahigh-performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry method. In the ﬁ rst case, butyryl fentanyl was the only drug detected with concentrations of 99 ng/mL in peripheral blood, 220 ng/mL in heart blood, 32 ng/mL in vitreous humor, 590 ng/mL in gastric contents, 93 ng/g in brain, 41 ng/g in liver, 260 ng/mL in bile and 64 ng/mL in urine. The cause of death was ruled fatal intoxication by butyryl fentanyl. In the second case, butyryl fentanyl was detected along with acetyl fentanyl, alprazolam and ethanol. The butyryl fentanyl concentrations were 3.7 ng/mL in peripheral blood, 9.2 ng/mL in heart blood, 9.8 ng/mL in vitreous humor, 4,000 ng/mL in gastric contents, 63 ng/g in brain, 39 ng/g in liver, 49 ng/mL in bile and 2 ng/mL in urine. The acetyl fentanyl concentrations were 21 ng/mL in peripheral blood, 95 ng/mL in heart blood, 68 ng/mL in vitreous humor, 28,000 ng/mL in gastric contents, 200 ng/g in brain, 160 ng/g in liver, 330 ng/mL in bile and 8 ng/mL in urine. In addition, the alprazolam concentration was 40 ng/mL and the ethanol concentration was 0.11 g/dL, both measured in peripheral blood. The cause of death in the second case was ruled a mixed drug intoxication. In both cases, the manner of death was accident.
Top quark phenomenology at hadron colliders

It has been almost fifteen years ago that the top quark, the heaviest and most intriguing among the six known quarks, was observed at the Tevatron experiments at Fermilab. Some of its properties, such as the mass and the production cross sections are by now quite well known. Other important aspects, however, such as the top quark invariant mass distribution, the structure of the tWb coupling, the single top cross sections, are still subject of an intense research activity. As more data will become available and with the start-up of the LHC more precise measurements will become possible. To compare the observed data with the Standard Model (SM) and to search for effects that cannot be explained within this theory, detailed predictions are needed. In this thesis new measurements are proposed and improvements to existing predictions are presented. First, the top quark pair invariant mass distribution within the SM is studied as well as the effects of general "model independent" new physics resonances that affect this distribution. Second, a method to set model independent bounds on the third row of the CKM matrix is proposed based on both indirect and direct measurements. Third, a new next-to-leading order prediction for t-channel single top cross section is presented in detail that allows for the first time to describe reliably some key features of the production mechanism.
Potentials of Smart Phones in Educational Development of Nigerian Secondary School Students: A Review

The use of smartphone is gradually becoming a compelling learning tool used to enhance teaching and learning in distance education. Its usage ensures flexible course delivery, makes it possible for learners to access online learning platforms, access course resources and interact digitally. Students’ use of smart phones and other convergent technological devices for study and social purposes has grown significantly in the past five years. This trend is part of a more general ICT revolution impacting on the way students interact both with each other and with their studies. Though, controversy exists on use of smart phones in schools, yet the device is full of potentials that could be tapped for educational purposes. This paper provides a review which critically examines the inherent potentials associated with mobile smart phone technology and how these potentials could be tapped for educational development of the Nigerian secondary school students. The paper also x-rays the need for proper guidelines be set for effective application of this technology within the Nigerian school system
(2017). Differential responses of rabbit ventricular and atrial transient outward current (Ito) to the Ito modulator NS5806. Physiological

Transient outward potassium current (I to ) in the heart underlies phase 1 repolarization of cardiac action potentials and thereby affects excitation – contraction coupling. Small molecule activators of I to may therefore offer novel treatments for cardiac dysfunction, including heart failure and atrial ﬁbrilla-tion. NS5806 has been identiﬁed as a prototypic activator of canine I to . This study investigated, for the ﬁrst time, actions of NS5806 on rabbit atrial and ventricular I to . Whole cell patch-clamp recordings of I to and action potentials were made at physiological temperature from rabbit ventricular and atrial myocytes. 10 l mol/L NS5806 increased ventricular I to with a leftward shift in I to activation and accelerated restitution. At higher concentrations, stimulation of I to was followed by inhibition. The EC 50 for stimulation was 1.6 l mol/L and inhibition had an IC 50 of 40.7 l mol/L. NS5806 only inhibited atrial I to (IC 50 of 18 l mol/L) and produced a modest leftward shifts in I to activation and inactivation, without an effect on restitution. 10 l mol/L NS5806 shortened ventricular action potential duration (APD) at APD 20 -APD 90 but prolonged atrial APD. NS5806 also reduced atrial AP upstroke and amplitude, consistent with an additional atrio-selective effect on Na + channels. In contrast to NS5806, ﬂecainide, which discriminates between Kv1.4 and 4.x channels, produced similar levels of inhibition of ventricular and atrial I to . NS5806 discriminates between rabbit ventricular and atrial I to, with mixed activator and inhibitor actions on the former and inhibitor actions against the later.
Research Online Research Online Indefinite Kasparov modules and pseudo-Riemannian manifolds Indefinite Kasparov modules and pseudo-Riemannian manifolds

Abstract We present a definition of indefinite Kasparov modules, a generalisation of unbounded Kasparov modules modelling non-symmetric and non-elliptic (e.g. hyperbolic) operators. Our main theorem shows that to each indefinite Kasparov module we can associate a pair of (genuine) Kasparov modules, and that this process is reversible. We present three examples of our framework: the Dirac operator on a pseudo-Riemannian spin manifold (i.e. a manifold with an indefinite metric); the harmonic oscillator; and the construction via the Kasparov product of an indefinite spectral triple from a family of spectral triples. This last construction corresponds to a foliation of a globally hyperbolic spacetime by spacelike hypersurfaces. Abstract. We present a deﬁnition of indeﬁnite Kasparov modules, a generalisation of unbounded Kasparov modules modelling non-symmetric and non-elliptic (e.g. hyperbolic) operators. Our main theorem shows that to each indeﬁnite Kasparov module we can associate a pair of (genuine) Kasparov modules, and that this process is reversible. We present three examples of our framework: the Dirac operator on a pseudo-Riemannian spin manifold (i.e. a manifold with an indeﬁnite metric); the harmonic oscillator; and the construction via the Kasparov product of an indeﬁnite spectral triple from a family of spectral triples. This last construction corresponds to a foliation of a globally hyperbolic spacetime by spacelike hypersurfaces.
Tear film break-up detection basis of YOLO neural network

—Tear film unstable is one of the major features of dry eye syndrome. One diagnostic method is fluorescein tear film break-up time test, this test is limited by its subjective and necessity to use manually reading the fluorescent image to identify the break-up area and thus variable result. The previously study use a deep convolution neural network to perform an automatic method to detect the fluorescent tear film break-up detection. However, the method is complex and required a lots of computer power. In this study we use a real time data segmentation method “ You only look once (YOLO)” to screen the tear film break up pattern in real time mater. We demonstrate that YOLO is effective method and comparatively fast for recognition and localization in fluorescent tear film break up test. Experimental verification proves their high detection ability, location precision and real time processing speed using modern graphics processing unit.
Translucent TZP ceramics prepared by sintering freeze-granulated nanopowders

2 Introduction. 4 Zirconia nanopowder.4 Detrimental effects of agglomeration. 6 Suspension preparation.9 Freeze granulation. 11 Uni-axial dry pressing. 13 Sintering. 13 Objectives.15 Experimental procedures. 17 Powder characterization. 17 Colloidal processing. 18 Spray freeze granulation.19 Freeze granulation. 20 Freeze drying.21 Shaping.22 Sintering. 22 Results and Discussion. 23 Powder characterization. 23 Suspension preparation.23 Freeze granulation. 27 Suspension pressure.27 Air pressure. 29 Solid loading of the suspension. 30 Peristaltic pump speed. 31 Granules characterization. 33 Flowability.33 Green density.33 Porosity distribution. 37 Bending strength.38 Sintering. 39 Conclusion.47 Acknowledgment.48 References. 49
FINGERPRINT RECOGNITION SYSTEM FOR INTRUSION DETECTION

-There are the different biometric systems that are used for authentication. This paper represents various issues in face recognition systems, soft biometrics recognition system, keystroke recognition system, and DNA recognition system. This paper also gives brief description about fingerprint recognition system, types of fingerprints and how this system is better than other biometric system. Practical Biometric system should meet specified recognition requirements such accuracy, speed, and resources. Fingerprint recognition is harmless to the users hence it is accepted by the intended population
Easy and difﬁcult nasal intubation – a randomised comparison of Macintosh vs Airtraq (cid:2) laryngoscopes*

Summary A new Airtraq (cid:3) laryngoscope has been developed for nasal intubation. We prospectively compared tracheal intubation efﬁciency of the Airtraq for nasotracheal intubation vs that of the Macintosh laryngoscope in 200 patients. Depending on pre-operative airway evaluation, the patients were allocated to expected easy (n = 100) or difﬁcult (n = 100) intubation groups, on the basis of mouth opening £ 2.5 cm, modiﬁed Mallampati score of 4, history of difﬁcult intubation, obvious tumour or swelling. Patients were randomly allocated to the Macintosh or nasotracheal Airtraq technique. All easy intubations were successfully performed with the respective technique. In the expected difﬁcult intubation group, the success rate was higher (47 ⁄ 50 vs 33 ⁄ 50; p < 0.01), the glottis view was better (Cormack and Lehane 1/2/3/4 grades: 29 ⁄ 17 ⁄ 1 ⁄ 3 vs 5 ⁄ 11 ⁄ 18 ⁄ 16, p < 0.01), mean (SD) intubation time was shorter (45(46) s vs 77(47)s, p < 0.01) and the number of optimising manoeuvres was reduced with the nasotracheal Airtraq compared with the Macintosh, respectively. For difﬁcult nasal intubations, the nasotracheal
A Prospective, Multicenter Study of a Novel Mesh-Covered Carotid Stent The CGuard CARENET Trial (Carotid Using MicroNet)

OBJECTIVES This study sought to evaluate the feasibility of the CGuard Carotid Embolic Protective Stent system — a novel thin strut nitinol stent combined with a polyethylene terephthalate mesh covering designed to prevent embolic events from the target lesion in the treatment of carotid artery lesions in consecutive patients suitable for carotid artery stenting. BACKGROUND The risk of cerebral embolization persists throughout the carotid artery stenting procedure and remains during the stent healing period. METHODS A total of 30 consecutive patients (age 71.6 (cid:2) 7.6 years, 63% male) meeting the conventional carotid artery stenting inclusion criteria were enrolled in 4 centers in Germany and Poland. RESULTS The primary combined endpoint was the procedure success of the CGuard system and the number and volume of new lesions on the ipsilateral side assessed by diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging at 48 h post-procedure and at 30 days. The secondary endpoint was 30-day major adverse cardiac or cerebrovascular events (death, stroke, or myocardial infarction). Protection devices were used in all procedures. Procedure success was 100%, with 0% procedural complications. The 30-day major adverse cardiac or cerebrovascular events rate was 0%. New ipsilateral ischemic lesions at 48 h occurred in 37.0% of patients and the average lesion volume was 0.039 (cid:2) 0.08 cm 3 . The 30-day diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging showed complete resolution of all but 1 periprocedural lesion and only 1 new minor (0.116 cm 3 ) lesion in relation to the 48-h scan.
Safety and Pharmacokinetics of Bevirimat (PA-457), a Novel Inhibitor of Human Immunodeﬁciency Virus Maturation, in Healthy Volunteers (cid:1)

Bevirimat (BVM; formerly known as PA-457) is a novel inhibitor of human immunodeﬁciency virus (HIV) maturation that is being developed for the treatment of HIV infection. The pharmacokinetics of this agent in healthy male volunteers were studied in a randomized, double-blind study in which the participants received single oral doses of placebo ( n (cid:1) 8) or escalating doses of BVM at 25, 50, 100, or 250 mg ( n (cid:1) 6 per dose); escalation was performed only after the pharmacokinetics and safety of the preceding dose had been evaluated. Plasma was collected over 480 h after dosing and urine was collected over 48 h after dosing for determination of the values of pharmacokinetic parameters. BVM was well absorbed after oral administration, with peak plasma concentrations being achieved 1 to 3 h after dosing. The half-life was 60 to 80 h. The exposure assessed by determination of the peak concentration and the area under the concentration-time curve was dose proportional. Single oral doses of BVM were well tolerated: there normalized test proportionality that
A Correlation Study between Human Intention and the Output of a Binary Random Event Generator

—This paper reports on a correlation study between human intention and the output of a binary random number generator. The study comprises a total of 288 million bits from 40 equal sessions, each on a different human participant. Each participant spent 2 hours of time attempting to “influence” the outcome of the random number generator according to a pre-selected intention. During this time the participant was provided feedback on his/her performance by an analog mechanical display, with the needle of a galvanometric instrument moving to the left-or right-hand side of its current position, according to the instantaneous output of the random number generator. The data analysis procedure was defined before looking at the data. Out of four pre-defined analyses, one was found to be significant with a probability p = 0.0366 that this result occurred by chance under a null hypothesis. The combined analysis of the four individual analyses is found to be not significant, with p = 0.2655 to have occurred by chance under a null hypothesis.