jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
The Nexus between Green Banking Initiatives and Environmental Performance: Examining the Moderating Effect of Environmental Risk Management

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

This study investigates the relationships among green banking initiatives, green innovation, environmental risk management, and environmental performance in the Vietnamese banking industry. The research model is developed based on the existing literature and tested using structural equation modeling (SEM) on a sample of 459 mid-level managers from 36 banks in Vietnam. The findings reveal that green lending, green investment, and green internal operations have significant positive effects on green innovation, which in turn has a significant positive effect on environmental performance. Moreover, environmental risk management positively moderates the effects of green banking initiatives on green innovation, as well as the effect of green innovation on environmental performance. The robustness tests, including alternative model specification, subgroup comparisons, control variable analyses, and triangulation with secondary data and literature, provide consistent and complementary evidence for the hypothesized relationships. The study makes several important contributions to the literature on green banking, sustainability, and innovation in Vietnam. It develops and tests a comprehensive theoretical model, uses a large sample of mid-level managers from multiple banks, employs rigorous statistical methods and robustness tests, and highlights the critical role of environmental risk management in the effective implementation of green banking and innovation strategies. The findings offer valuable insights and practical implications for bank managers, regulators, and policymakers in Vietnam, as the country strives to promote sustainable finance and address pressing environmental challenges.
ChemInform Abstract: Preparation, Characterization, and ab initio Computation of the First Binary Antimony Azide, Sb(N3)3.

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

Abstract ChemInform is a weekly Abstracting Service, delivering concise information at a glance that was extracted from about 100 leading journals. To access a ChemInform Abstract of an article which was published elsewhere, please select a “Full Text” option. The original article is trackable via the “References” option.
[Temperature-dependent structural rearrangements in the cytoplasmic membranes of Escherichia coli cells].

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

By the freeze-etching method, in has been shown that E. coli plasma membranes undergo a structural transition in the range of temperatures within 0 and 20 degrees C which could be observed as redistribution of intramembrane particles with free-zone formation. The onset of temperature interval of this transition (20 degrees) well correlate with the break in the Arrhenius curves characterizing the cell membrane permeability for free nucleotides and for respiration intensity.
The Ontogeny of Antipredator Behaviour in Paradise Fish Larvae (Macropodus opercularis): The Recognition of Eyespots

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract The ontogeny of antipredator behaviour of paradise fish was examined using a simple testing method. The results showed that the ability to recognize eyespots appears in larvae between 15 and 20 days old. At the same time, two horizontally placed eyespots produced the most pronounced effect on the behaviour of the larvae. Testing different inbred strains revealed that the ontogeny of antipredator behaviour is also under broad genetic control, as the response to a model predator was strong in one strain but weak in another. The results suggest that the recognition of eyespots coincides with larvae becoming more conspicuous to predators by the appearance of pigmentation and increasing level of swimming activity (exploration).
Effect of Partial Ca2+ Substitution with Ln3+ (Ln = Y, La) on Luminescence Enhancement of Ca18.62Zn2(PO4)14:0.38Dy3+ White-Emitting Phosphor for White Light-Emitting Diodes

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

A sequence of white-emitting Ca18.62–xLnxZn2(PO4)14:0.38Dy3+ (Ln = Y, La) phosphors were synthesized by a high-temperature solid-phase method. The luminescence enhancement of Ca18.62–xLnxZn2(PO4)14:0.38Dy3+ phosphors via Ln3+ partial substitution was investigated. Since Ln3+ and Ca2+ ions have similar ionic radii, XRD results showed that Ln3+ could enter into the lattice without changing the host structure and the luminescence performance was further enhanced by affecting the lattice environment around the luminescence center. When the substitution amounts of Y3+ and La3+ were respectively x = 0.57 and 0.76 in the Ca18.62–xLnxZn2(PO4)14:0.38Dy3+ phosphor, the optimal luminescence performance could be acquired, and the luminescence intensity could be increased to 1.43 and 1.55 times the original intensity, respectively. Meanwhile, the cation substitution can greatly improve the thermal stability and enhance the activation energy of phosphor. Finally, the w-LEDs with neutral white light emitting were obtained by coating the as-prepared phosphor on an n-UV chip, and the color rendering index and correlated color temperature were measured as 85.8 and 5071 K, respectively. All the results indicated that the Ca18.62–xLnxZn2(PO4)14:0.38Dy3+ phosphor is an excellent candidate as a single-component white-emitting phosphor.
God Gardened in the East, Avram Wandered West

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Research Article| October 01 1999 God Gardened in the East, Avram Wandered West Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr. Louis A. Ruprecht, Jr. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google South Atlantic Quarterly (1999) 98 (4): 689–710. https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-98-4-689 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Louis A. Ruprecht; God Gardened in the East, Avram Wandered West. South Atlantic Quarterly 1 October 1999; 98 (4): 689–710. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/00382876-98-4-689 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsSouth Atlantic Quarterly Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2000 by Duke University Press2000 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
A novel approach to treating erectile dysfunction with a light-controlled nitric oxide donor

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

It has long been known that nitric oxide (NO) is involved in the initiation and maintenance of erection. For this reason, NO supplementation has been considered a useful target for the treatment of erectile dysfunction (ED), and many studies have been conducted. However, to date, no compounds have been launched for a variety of reasons. One of the reasons is the systemic adverse reactions. In order to solve this problem, we focused on light-controlled NO donors and investigate their potential application in ED treatment. Light-controlled NO donors have three main characteristics: first, they release NO only at the site of light irradiation, second, they release NO only during the time of light irradiation, and third, the amount of NO released can be controlled according to the light intensity. These features suggest that light-responsive NO donors may be useful for ED therapy. Our group has been working on the development of light-controlled NO donors, and has so far developed the blue light-controlled NO donor "NOBL-1", the yellowish-green light-controlled NO donor "NO-Rosa", and the red light-controlled NO donor "NORD-1". Our recent studies have shown that NORD-1 and red light can enhance the erectile response in rats at the in vivo level. Next, we examined the effects of NORD-1 and red light using a neurogenic ED model, which is believed to be less effective than existing ED drugs. The results showed that red light irradiation after NORD-1 administration enhanced the erectile response and improved ED in the neurogenic ED model. These results suggest that NORD-1, a light-controlled NO donor, and red light can enhance the erectile response in rats and may have potential as an ED drug. Although optimization of the compound is essential, it is expected that a new therapeutic approach called photobiotherapy for ED will be developed in the future.
Relevance of Exchange Rates on the Trade Imbalance in the Eurozone

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

European monetary integration is causing economic imbalances because the optimal currency area criterion is not being properly met. Euro countries are experiencing chronic current account deficits. The purpose of this study is to explore the long-running divergent dynamics of real exchange rates and their determinants and influence. In this estimation, we find that the real effective exchange rate (REER) has a long term equilibrium relation to the balance of current account, the demographic aging effect, and the stage of development effect as a Euro-zone group. Also, we find that individual REER discrepancies have greatly diminished in recent years while the misalignments of individual and group REERs show a steady converging tendency of their equilibrium rates. The co-movement effect on the REER misalignment indicates a weak influence of determinant factors. In addition, the Euro-zone drives the undervalued rate of 3.44% with the current account deficit of 0.08% for the sample period, and the REER misalignment is not closely related to the trade deficit. The results for the future of the Eurozone would imply that the misalignments of currency cooperation members show an increasingly converging tendency of their equilibrium over time, and they also display co-integration regarding the current account balance and development phase as well as population aging.
Review of Probability Theory

Field: Mathematics (Physical Sciences)

Based on material taught at the University of California, Berkeley, this textbook offers a modern, rigorous and comprehensive treatment of the methods of structural and system reliability analysis. It covers the first- and second-order reliability methods for components and systems, simulation methods, time- and space-variant reliability, and Bayesian parameter estimation and reliability updating. It also presents more advanced, state-of-the-art topics such as finite-element reliability methods, stochastic structural dynamics, reliability-based optimal design, and Bayesian networks. A wealth of well-designed examples connect theory with practice, with simple examples demonstrating mathematical concepts and larger examples demonstrating their applications. End-of-chapter homework problems are included throughout. Including all necessary background material from probability theory, and accompanied online by a solutions manual and PowerPoint slides for instructors, this is the ideal text for senior undergraduate and graduate students taking courses on structural and system reliability in departments of civil, environmental and mechanical engineering.
Design of Asynchronous Motor Controller Based on Controlled Lagrangians Method

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Asynchronous motor system has the characteristics of high order, strong coupling, and nonlinearity. From the dynamical model, it is the underactuated mechanical system, which means that the dimension of its input space is fewer than the degree of freedom. Following this perspective, the energy based nonlinear control technology-CL (controlled Lagrangians) method is used to solve the control problem in this paper. Based on the expected controlled energy and its derivative with respect to time, controlled Lagrangians and generalized force are constructed, and they produce the controlled equations. In order to ensure the complete matching between the controlled equation and the original equation, the gyroscopic forces containing the first-order term of velocity are innovatively introduced into the generalized force, and the matching conditions are obtained. By solving the matching conditions composed of some partial differential equations, the nonlinear smooth feedback control law can realize the global asymptotic stabilization of not only velocity but also position. Finally, the controlled energy is selected as the Lyapunov function, and the stability is proved according to the LaSalle invariant theorem. The effectiveness of the designed control law is demonstrated in the results of the simulation.
Mobile visual search system

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

The usage of mobile devices with an in-built camera is very common in today’s world due to the ease of usage and portability. Users can depend on their mobile devices to retrieve information easily with the help of the 3G network. This project helps users to identify coins from various countries by capturing the images of the unknown coins. In this project, the accuracy and robustness of various key point detection methods were evaluated. Coin database consisting of coins from 29 countries was created for this project. The images in reference database served as images stored in the server. Images in test database served as images taken by the user using mobile devices. Two key point detection methods such as Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT) and Harris Laplace were proposed to improve system accuracy. Harris Laplace proved to perform better in system accuracy on coins. The accuracy of coins on system was further tested by comparing Harris Laplace detector incorporating Geometric Verification (GV) and without GV. From the results obtained, the incorporation of GV provided better accuracy. Lastly, the effect of multiple reference images as compared to single reference images in reference database on recognition accuracy was also studied.
Cybernetics and systems, from past to future

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

The founders of cybernetics and systems are presented, among them N. Wiener, W.S. McCulloch and L. von Bertalanffy. Some precursors are cited from antiquity to 20th century. The basic concepts are exposed: feedback, quantity of information, requisite variety, homeostasis, local and global points of view, oprn systems, autopoiesis. The roles of the observer and of the actor are emphasized. Future is considered in three directions: development of epistemology and of praxiology, symbiosis of man and machine, role of requisite variety in the survival of mankind.
ChemInform Abstract: New 4‐Pyridyl Nonaflates as Precursors for Push—Pull Solvatochromic Dyes.

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

Abstract New 2,6‐disubstituted 4‐pyridyl nonaflates (III) and (XI) are prepared which can be further converted to the direct precursors of push‐pull solvatochromic dyes via Suzuki‐Miyaura, Mizoroki‐Heck and Sonogashira reactions [cf.
Utilizing SVMs to derive psychophysiological information from a Brain-Computer Interfacing study.

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Brain-Computer Interfaces (BCIs) enable people to control Computers by thought. Mostly, BCIs utilize Electroencephalography (EEG) to "translate" cognitive processes into control commands. In this study, we combined the BCI-approach of Farwell & Donchin (1988) based on the P300-component in EEG-patterns with recent machine-learning techniques based on Support Vector Machines (SVM) with Gaussian kernels. We demonstrated, that with this combination, we can achieve very high transfer rates of 84.7 bits/min (Meinicke et al., 2003). It would therefore be nice to know, what was learned by the SVM, rather than solely using it for classification.
Characterization of Four Short Tandem Repeat Loci (THO1, VWA31/A, CD4, and TP53) in Norther Portugal

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Allele and genotype frequencies for two tetrameric and two pentameric short tandem repeat (STR) loci (THOl, VWA31/A, CD4, and TP53) were determined in a population sample from northern Portugal. Genotyping of PCR amplification products was done using polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis followed by silver staining; heteroduplex analysis was performed to distinguish THOl genotypes involving allele 10 and the nonconsensus allele 9.3. For all loci allele frequencies fitted the distribution patterns generally observed in European populations. The observed genotype distributions do not deviate significantly from Hardy-Weinberg expectations, although for VWA31/A a significant excess of heterozygotes involving allele 17 was found. Mother-child pair analyses confirmed the regular Mendelian pattern of inheritance. Because the information content of these systems is high and because their genotyping is technically reliable and simple, CD4, THOl, VWA31/A, and TP53 are appropriate genetic systems for anthropological genetics.
SmartSaaS: Model and Architecture

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

This paper proposes a SaaS (Software-as-a-Service) maturity model, and proposes an intelligent SaaS framework. The SaaS maturity has two dimensions. Traditional SaaS for business computing can also be extended to include intelligent behavior by having ontology to describe metadata of those data used in SaaS. Then, this paper proposed a new SaaS architecture SmartSaaS, and illustrate its key features. Finally, a conceivable architecture of implementation and technology roadmap were given.
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Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

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P-116 ‘as required’ medication administered within the hospice in-patient unit

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Background

The use of 'as required' (PRN) medication provides relief from symptoms and guides adjustment of regular medication. Previous studies have looked at PRN medication prescribed for hospice patients (Russell, Rowett & Currow, 2014; Sera, McPherson & Holmes, 2014) but not PRN medication administered. The time taken to administer PRN medication on an orthopaedic post-operative unit has been studied (Pizzi, Chelly & Marlin, 2014) but there is no data for a hospice setting.

Aim

To establish how many and which PRN medications are administered in a hospice in-patient unit and identify factors correlating with the number of PRNs given. To look at the feasibility of measuring time taken to give PRNs in a hospice.

Method

We collected prospective data from all the patients' prescription charts on the in-patient unit over a 28 day period (September 2017). We recorded: Patient demographic details The number and type of PRN medication administered, route of administration and time of day Length of time to administer PRN medication and suggestions from staff on improving the process. We scrutinised staffing levels, number of admissions, discharges and deaths over this period.

Results

Conclusions

The number of PRNs given may reflect the complexity and variability of patient symptoms and their active management within the hospice. It may also highlight that the management of the background medications needs more proactively reviewing. The baseline data is allowing us to learn and look at approaches to improve patient symptom outcomes as well as maximising nursing and medical time. Further benchmarking data would be helpful.
Growth regulators in connective tissue. Systemic administration of an aortic extract inhibits tumor growth in mice.

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

A low-molecular-weight fraction prepared from extracts of bovine aorta inhibits the growth of a transplantable mammary tumor and a fibrosarcoma in mice when injected systemically. It also inhibits the growth of the fibrosarcoma in cell culture. The effect on the fibrosarcoma is much more marked than on the mammary tumor. Since the extract is more effective against the fibrosarcoma and is known to inhibit the growth of endothelial cells, it appears that the enhanced effect on this tumor is due to its activity on the endothelial cells of the host and the tumor cells themselves. The material injected is enriched in an antiproteinase we have previously isolated, which has anticollagneolytic activity and is presumed to be the effector molecule.
Freakoncology: Is there an optimistic denial in the ipilimumab publications?

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

e20122 Background: optimism in oncologists is essential but excess optimism leads us to deny reality. To study this phenomenon in scientific publications we searched for "Ipilimumab" in PubMed. Methods: The terms "Ipilimumab in human" were searched in PubMed until November 4, 2014. Two independent researchers categorized the title and abstracts as: Positive (Pos) (focus on benefit); Negative (Neg) (focus on toxicity) or Neutral (Neu) (mentioning both benefits and toxicity). All categories were then compared with respect to the type of publication: a) oncological vs. non-oncological, b) international vs. national, c) free full text yes or no, d) date of publication prior to or after the pivotal phase III trial (August 2010), e) value of impact factor of publications according the Journal Citation Reports. Results: 533 publications fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Rating: Pos 286 (54%), Neg 108 (20%), Neu139 (24%) Only seven publications (1%) associated with three phase III trials were identified. The table below shows the studied variables. Conclusions: 1) Oncological publications are frequently positive, reflecting the "optimistic" view of authors, editors and publishers. 2) Many severe toxicities reports are only published in non-oncological journals. We ignore the reasons for such findings if we discard any conflicts of interest 3) A single phase III study published in a high impact journal greatly influenced the tone of subsequent publications and promoted the utilization of this high cost medication. Publications Total Pos Neg Neu Chi squared Onc vs Non Onc 274 vs 259 175 vs 111 30 vs 78 69 vs 70 p = 0.0001 International vs National 174 vs 379 100 vs 186 37 vs 71 37 vs 102 P = 0.21 Free full text yes vs no 194 vs 339 113 vs 173 31 vs 77 50 vs 89 P = 0.13 Pre vs Post August/2010 70 vs 463 27 vs 259 15 vs 93 28 vs 111 P = 0.009 Impact Factor: media (range) 7.3 (0-88.55) 7.4 (0-88.55) 8.37 (0-54.42) 6.4 (0-54.42) Kruskal-Wallis p = 0.497