Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Ideology of Mathematical Economics – a Reply to Tony Lawson

This paper challenges Tony Lawson’s account of the relationship between mainstream economics and ideology along two key axes. First off, we argue that Newtonian physics has been the primary version of pro-science ideology within mainstream economics, rather than mathematics per se. Secondly, we argue that the particular uses of mathematics within mainstream economics have always been ideological in the pro-capitalist sense of the term. In order to defend these claims we engage in two procedures that Lawson has thus far strategically avoided. Namely, we view mainstream economic theory as an integrated theoretical paradigm with intrinsic links to the capitalist economy. Viewed in this way, it becomes obvious that Lawson’s (trans) historical analysis is too general to capture the complexity of the relationship between natural science, mathematics and mainstream methods. Having briefly outlined Lawson’s central argument, we highlight the non-mathematical methods underpinning Classical Political Economy. Thereafter, we assess the nature of the mathematics associated with the Marginal Revolution of the 1870’s and the Formalist Revolution of the 1950’s.
Modelling the Denmark Strait overflow during the last interglacial cycle : from regional dynamics to basin wide impacts

The Denmark Strait overflow is the major gateway for dense water from the Nordic Seas into the North Atlantic and thus it constitutes an important part of the thermohaline circulation under present-day climate conditions. This study focuses on the regional to basin wide dynamics of the Denmark Strait overflow for present-day and Last Glacial Maximum conditions. It contributes to the Research Unit Ocean Gateways located at the University of Kiel which addresses the question how ocean gateways might have affected climate in the past.The volume transport of the overflow is likely to be controlled by hydraulic constraints, thus the transport is set by the relative density contrast between the water masses north and south of the Denmark Strait and the height of dense water above sill level. By using high resolution numerical models it is investigated how the volume transport can be best described using existing hydraulic theories. Hydraulic constraints are shown to be valid over a wide parameter range which allows to transfer this theory to LGM conditions.
CORPORATE REAL ESTATE PERFORMANCE IN MALAYSIAN PUBLIC LISTED COMPANIES

Trading and services, consumer products and industrial products are sectors in Bursa Malaysia that is considered as Corporate Real Estate (CRE) companies. This paper is going to discuss the impact of CRE performance on company performance in Malaysian public listed companies. CRE performance indicators used are Corporate Real Estate Ratio (CRER), Return on Property and Plant (ROPP), Property and Plant over Book Value (PP/BV) and Property and Plant over Market Value (PP/MV). While, indicators used for measuring company performance is Return on Equity (ROE) and Earnings Before Interest and Taxes (EBIT). Panel data analysis was used to get the results across the entities in this study. The results of the study show that only CRER and PP/BV have significant impacts on company’s ROE. Therefore, the results indicate that the high intensity of corporate real estate in a company contribute to the increment of company overall performance.
Life cycle optimization of extremely low energy buildings

A global methodology is developed to optimize concepts for extremely low energy dwellings, taking into account energy savings, environmental impact and financial costs over the life cycle of the buildings. Energy simulations are executed with TRNSYS. The ecological impact is evaluated through a life cycle inventory of the whole building, whereas costs are evaluated through a cost-benefit analysis. The multi-objective optimization problem is solved with a combination of genetic algorithms and the Pareto-concept. Firstly the optimization methodology is presented. Subsequently the main results are presented and a hierarchy of cost-effective energy saving measures is derived. Finally the impact of economic parameters, such as price evolutions and discount rate is discussed together with the strengths and weaknesses of extremely low energy buildings from an economic point of view.
An Eco-Inspired Approach for Pervasive Service Ecosystems

This paper presents an innovative, ﬂexible and open architecture inspired in ecological systems . This architecture attempts to face the increasing need of infrastructures that could give the appropriate support to the emergent properties of self-organization , self-adaptability and long-lasting evolvability , in pervasive computing scenarios. In this context, our eco-inspired approach models and deploys pervasive services as autonomous individuals (i.e agents ), spatially-situated in an ecosystem of other services, data sources, and pervasive devices. All these individuals locally act, interact and evolve around a set of ecological niches and according to a limited set of laws of nature . In particular, we detail the main concepts and features of our approach, we describe and model its components, and then, we propose a feasible way implement the ecological niches.
An Evolutionary Approach for Multi-Objective Feature Selection in ADMET Prediction

This paper presents multi-objective evolutionary methods for determining the most relevant set of variables for predicting physicochemical properties. The multi-objective approach is useful to both minimize the cardinality of the subset as well as to maximize its predictive capacity. In this sense, rigorous experimentations were carried out in order to determine which multi-objective strategy is better for the feature selection task. Based on the results over a logP (octanol-water partition coefficient) data set, we may argue that the aggregative (non-Pareto) strategy constitutes a wise search strategy.
Diversification Effect of Introducing Australian and US Housing Property into Finnish Housing Property Portfolio

In this paper we show that a Finnish investor can benefit substantially by introducing Australian and US housing property into his housing property portfolio. We use historical total return data on a few large towns and cities in Finland and Australia and on a few states in the United States. The basis for the analysis lies in modern portfolio theory. The empirical results show that correlation coefficients between American, Australian and Finnish areas are small measured in Finnish currency. Because of this the mean-variance opportunity set moves substantially by introducing Australian and US housing property into a Finnish housing property portfolio. However, the high transaction and information costs are relevant. Furthermore, the analysis shows that exchange rate fluctuations are a major factor influencing foreign housing property returns and standard deviations expressed in the Finnish currency.
Probe to

—A new transition from coplanar waveguide probe to micromachined rectangular waveguide for on-wafer device characterization is presented in this article. The transition is fabricated in the same double H-plane split silicon microma-chined waveguide technology as the devices under test, requiring no additional post-processing or assembly steps. We outline the design and fabrication process of the transition for the frequency band of 220–330GHz. A coplanar waveguide structure acts as the probing interface, with an E-field probe protruding in the waveguide cavity exciting the fundamental waveguide mode. Guard structures around the E-field probe increase the aspect ratio during deep reactive ion etching and secure its geometry. A full equivalent circuit model is provided by analyzing its working principle. RF characterization of fabricated devices is performed for both single-ended and back-to-back configurations. Measured S -parameters of the single-ended transition are obtained by applying a two-tiered calibration and are analyzed using the equivalent circuit model. The insertion loss of the single-ended transition lies between 0.3dB and 1.5dB over the whole band, with the return loss in excess of 8dB. In addition to previously reported characterization of a range of devices under test the viability of the transition for on-wafer device calibration is demonstrated by characterizing a straight waveguide line, achieving an insertion loss per unit length of 0.02–0.08dB/mm in the frequency band of 220–330GHz.
JOURNAL ARTICLE PRE-PROOF

Purpose: Evaluate the impacts of the nutritional education intervention for patients with multiples chronic conditions during smoking cessation. Methods: The non-probabilistic sample consisted of adult and elderly 18 individuals of both sexes, participants in a group for smoking cessation treatment. At the beginning of treatment, smoking history, degree of dependence and stage of motivation were evaluated. Craving degree was evaluated weekly during the first month. Anthropometric and biochemical evaluations were conducted at baseline, after 1 month and 3 months. Dietary intake was assessed by the “How is your diet? ” questionnaire. There were three moments of nutritional intervention. The themes covered were "Energy balance and physical activity", “Healthy eating” and the importance of fruits and vegetables in the diet, respectively. Statistical analysis with Shapiro Wilk normality test, paired T-Test or Wilcoxon and U-Mann Whitney (Significance ≤0.05). Results : In the intervention group, most people had a high degree of smoking dependence (55.6%), while in the control group the frequency were 22.2%. Craving degree decreased significantly after 1 month of treatment (p= 0.017). After 3 months, the groups presented mean body weight positive variation, however below 3%. In both groups the average percentage of weight gain was below 3%, reinforcing that the holding of the nutrition session and performance of the nutritionist within the protocol proposed by the INCA helped in the control of weight gain. Blood glucose and HOMA-IR in the intervention group showed a significant increase (p= 0.15 and p= 0.50, respectively). Conclusion : Greater proximity and more frequent action taken by the nutritionist assists and encourages healthy eating practices during smoking cessation process, which can benefit individuals control of chronic diseases in the long term
Mechanistic modeling of the effects of climate change on sea turtle migration to nesting beaches

xiv CHAPTER 1: General Introduction . 1 Phenological shifts in response to climate change . 5 Change in remigration intervals in response to climate change . 6 CHAPTER 2: Phenology shifts in leatherback turtles (Dermochelys coriacea) due to changes in sea surface temperature . 9 Abstract . 9. 9 Introduction . 10 Methods . 14 Study sites . 14 Nesting data . 15 Temperatures . 16 Net Primary Production . 17 Statistical analysis. 17 vii Results . 19 Discussion . 20 Tables and Figures . 26 CHAPTER 3: A simple, physiologically-based model of sea turtle remigration intervals and nesting population dynamics: effects of temperature. 35 Abstract . 35. 35 Introduction . 36 Methods . 38 Forcing functions . 38 Algorithm. 40 Parameterization . 40 Output . 41 Simulation scenarios . 41 Alternate model structure . 42 Results . 43 Parameterization . 43 Standard model . 43 Cohort diffusion . 43 viii Pulse perturbations . 44 Sinusoidal cycles . 45 Alternate model . 45 Discussion . 46 Cohort dynamics . 46 Comparison to published results. 49 Possible extensions . 50 Conservation implications . 51 Summary . 52 Figures . 53 CHAPTER 4: Using a simple, physiologically-based model to predict leatherback turtle (Dermochelys coriacea) nesting numbers and remigration intervals at two rookeries . 62 Abstract . 62. 62 Introduction . 63 Methods . 65 Standard model . 65 Foraging temperature data . 66 Nesting data . 68 ix Fitting the model to specific populations . 69 Analysis . 70 Results . 70 Discussion . 72 CHAPTER 5: General Conclusions . 84 List of References . 89 Appendix A: Pseudocode for main and alternate models . 99 Main model . 99 Alternate model . 100 Vita . 101
Extreme hydroclimatic events compromise adaptation planning in agriculture based on long-term trends

Climate projections suggest an increase in drought frequency and intensity in various places over the globe, one of them being Southern Europe, expected to become a hotspot. However, 2018 presented an anomaly with the emergence of a rare “water seesaw” phenomenon, leading to severe drought in Central and Northern Europe while Southern Europe experienced high humidity. This unexpected event resulted in signiﬁcant agricultural disparities, emphasizing the inﬂuence of interannual variability. The commentary underscores the danger of overlooking short-term climate variability, vital for accurate adaptation planning, especially for vulnerable regions, when focusing solely on long-term trends. This case serves as a motivation for exploration of global atmospheric circulation changes, emphasizing the need for nuanced modeling approaches to grasp subtle complexities in climate predictions and considering short-term climate variability alongside long-term trends.
The Efficiency of Corporate Governance Practices in Bangladesh's State-owned Commercial Banks

-The goal of this research is to ascertain how corporate governance (CG) procedures affect Bangladesh's state-owned commercial bank's operational effectiveness. Secondary data were collected from the annual reports for all listed state-owned commercial banks in Bangladesh for the years of 2018 to 2022. The research employs various corporate governance variables, including board size, composition, independence, activity intensity, gender diversity, and audit committee size, independence, and activity intensity. Return on equity (ROE) is used to measure financial performance. Results of the study showed that audit committee activity intensity significantly negatively impacted state-owned commercial banks' performance in Bangladesh, in contrast board composition and activity intensity significantly increased the profitability of state-owned commercial banks in that country. The financial success of banks is substantially positively connected with bank size, board independence, and board size. However, there is no relationship between the size of the audit committee and independence and the bank's financial success.
Anti-Freeze Double Network Hydrogels Anti-Freeze Double Network Hydrogels

Three polyethylene glycol (PEG) based crosslinkers with repeat unit nominal weights of 62.1, 200, and 400 g/mol in agar/PAM double network (DN) hydrogels were used to study the effect of different crosslinkers on thermal and mechanical properties. Using the one-pot synthesis method, hydrogels with the PEG crosslinkers or methylene-bis-acrylamide (MBAA) were made via sol-gel transition for formation of agar network, and photopolymerization of the PAM network using Irgacure 2959 as photo initiator. Tensile and compression tests were performed on as prepared, swollen, and swollen & cooled specimens of each hydrogel. Freezing time and thermal imaging were performed in -20 °C freezer, and thawing at room temperature followed freezing in -60 °C freezer. MBAA then PEG based crosslinkers with increasing molecular weight increased freezing time (normalized 1 hr, 1.9 hr, 2.9 hr, 3.8 hr) and decreased heat conductivity which may result from London dispersion forces, crosslinker hydrogen bonds with water, and porosity. Under tension and compression, PEG 400 -INA and EGINA based crosslinker experienced better trends from colder temperatures on mechanical properties than MBAA. They also experienced decreased swelling ratios of 6.11, 5.65, 5.20, 5.75 from MBAA to PEG 400 -INA when compared to that of PAM SN 11.69. This is work will inspire researchers to optimize PEG based crosslinkers in as prepared hydrogels, understand their anti-freezing mechanisms, and find applications in low temperature environments such as supercapacitors, and deep ocean.
Digital Evolution of Music Education: Exploring the Inheritance of Music Culture through Data Mining Technology in the Information Environment

The rapid development of digital information technology has had a great impact on the music industry, and the playing and downloading of music has become the main business of many Internet operators. The vigorous development of higher vocational education and the unique talent training mode determine that the course teaching will continue to deepen the reform. Vocational college students are the main force of social and economic development and the main element of social harmony and stability. Music education has always been one of the important contents of college students' quality education, an important part of college cultural construction and an important way to inherit excellent culture. Cultural inheritance and excavation is an important function of colleges and universities. It has the responsibility and obligation to make use of these unique folk music cultural resources, enrich the content of music education in local colleges and universities, and incorporate the excavation, research and inheritance of local folk music culture into the main channel of music education in colleges and universities. Based on musicology theory and data mining(DM) technology, this chapter proposes a style classification method based on music files. The recommendation algorithm based on sorting learning is experimented. At the same time, the experimental results are evaluated and compared with three algorithms, namely, user based collaborative filtering algorithm, product based collaborative filtering algorithm and unweighted sorting learning method.
PHYTOLACCA DODECANDRA (PHYTOLACCACEAE) IN AFRICA

Summary The morphology of Phytolacca dodecandra, locally called endod, was examined using herbarium specimens from throughout its natural range in Africa and analyzed by principal component and principal coordinate analyses as well as contour mapping of the coordinate scores. Phytolacca dodecandra was also compared to P. dioica (introduced), P. goudotii, P. nutans, and P. octandra (introduced). Phytolacca goudotii was found to be scarcely distinct from P. dodecandra. The status of P. nutans remains questionable since only the type specimen had extremely long male flower pedicels and no other specimens have been found from throughout Africa with such long pedicels. Examination of P. dodecandra from throughout its range in Africa revealed that a few pubescent-leaved plants were found from Ethiopia. These plants include a strain (Type 44) previously selected for agronomic research. Phytolacca dodecandra was found to be very variable in its morphology, both within a region and among regions. Major regional trends discovered were differentiation of: 1) the east and west Africa populations; 2) Madagascar plants from the mainland populations; 3) the Gabon plants from other West African plants; and 4) the Uganda, Burundi, Zimbabwe, and South African plants from other regions. No evidence was found to support the recognition of varieties apiculata Engl. and brevipedicellata H. Walt.
Diversity of ‘Cabernet Sauvignon’ Grape Epidermis and Environmental Bacteria in Wineries from Different Sub-Regions of the Eastern Foothills of Helan Mountain, Ningxia

Understanding the composition of the bacterial community on the epidermis of wine grapes and in winery environments, as well as the response of grape epidermal bacteria to climatic factors, plays a significant role in ensuring grape health and promoting grape conversion into wine. This study utilized high-throughput sequencing to explore the composition of the bacterial community on the wine grape epidermis and representative wineries of three sub-regions of the Eastern Foothills of Helan Mountain, Ningxia. The results showed that the bacterial diversity and richness in the Yongning (YN) sub-region were the highest, with Qingtongxia (QTX) having the lowest levels of grape epidermal bacteria. The bacterial diversity and richness were the highest in Yinchuan (YC) and the lowest in YN in the winery environment (p < 0.05). The composition of dominant bacteria on the grape epidermis and in winery environments of the three sub-regions was not different at the phylum and genus level, but the levels of these dominant bacteria were different among the sub-regions. There was a correlation between grape epidermal bacteria and climatic factors. Approximately 93% of the bacterial genera on the grape epidermal genera in the three sub-regions are present in the winery environment and contain all the dominant bacterial genera on the epidermis.
Clinical evaluation of education relating to nutrition and skeletal loading in competitive male road cyclists at risk of relative energy deficiency in sports (RED-S): 6-month randomised controlled trial

Objective To clinically evaluate education to improve eating behaviour and skeletal loading exercise in male cyclists at risk of poor bone health and impaired performance due to relative energy deficiency in sports. Methods Early race season, 50 competitive male road cyclists were matched, in pairs, based on Z-scores for lumbar spine bone mineral density (BMD). One member of each pair was randomly allocated to receive educational interventions. After the season, 45 cyclists returned for dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry scans and blood tests. Least significant change was applied to identify clinically meaningful BMD changes. Cyclists completed a follow-up sport-specific questionnaire and clinical interview to ascertain adherence to the interventions. Results The questionnaire and clinical interview categorised behaviour changes as positive, negative or unchanged. Positive changes in nutrition and skeletal loading were associated with a statistically significant increase of 2.0% in lumbar spine BMD; 7 of 11 cyclists’ increases were clinically meaningful. Negative changes in both behaviours were associated with a significant decrease of 2.7% in lumbar BMD; all nine cyclists’ BMD decreases were clinically meaningful. Regarding performance, taking account of functional threshold power, changes in nutritional behaviour accounted for gains or losses of 95 British Cycling racing points. Cyclists reported psychological barriers to change in behaviours, specifically fear of negatively impacting performance. Conclusions Educational nutritional and skeletal loading interventions can improve bone health, well-being and race performance in male cyclists over a 6-month race season. Psychological support may be required to help some athletes change behaviour.