Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The selection of the best control rule for a multiple-load AGV system using simulation and fuzzy MADM in a flexible manufacturing system

Pick up-dispatching problem together with delivery-dispatching problem of a multiple-load automated guided vehicle (AGV) system have been studied. By mixing different pick up-dispatching rules, several control strategies (alternatives) have been generated and the best control strategy has been determined considering some important criteria such as System Throughput (ST), Mean Flow Time of Parts (MFTP), Mean Tardiness of Parts (MFTP), AGV Idle Time (AGVIT), AGV Travel Full (AGVTF), AGV Travel Empty (AGVTE), AGV Load Time (AGVLT), AGV Unload Time (AGVUT), Mean Queue Length (MQL) and Mean Queue Waiting (MQW). For ranking the control strategies, a new framework based on MADM methods including fuzzy MADM and TOPSIS method were developed. Then several simulation experiments which had been based on a flow path layout to find the results were conducted. Finally, by using TOPSIS method, the control strategies were ranked. Furthermore, a similar approach was used for determining the optimal fleet size. The main contribution of this paper is developing a new approach combining the top managers' views in selecting the best control strategy for AGV systems while trying to optimize the fleet size at the mean time by combining MADM, MCDM and simulation methods.
Oligarchs, Political Regime Changes, and Firm Valuation

This paper examines the impact of a regime shift on the valuation of politically powerful oligarch firms. Focusing on the Yeltsin–Putin regime shift in Russia, we find that the valuations of oligarch-controlled firms are significantly higher under the Putin regime than under the Yeltsin regime after controlling for industry and time effects. The findings suggest that the increasing cost of extracting private benefits outweighs the reduction in the value of political connections following the political regime change. The results are also consistent with changes in the risk of state expropriation. Our results indicate that effects driven by the political regime change complement the traditional view that increased ownership concentration improved the performance of Russian oligarch firms.
The impact of emotional intelligence of consumers when purchasing products with nutritional claims

Our study assesses the influence of Emotional Intelligence of purchase decision of food with nutritional claims. We used the CEIS scale to evaluate emotional abilities and we included a latent class model to assess its influenced on the purchase decision of potato chips. We found that in part of the sample purchase decision of food was influenced by their emotional intelligence ability. Our study expands the relationship of EI and food choices of consumers and shows how this relationship is heterogeneous across consumers.
Bearing fault indicator in induction machine using stator current spectral analysis

This paper deals with the application of motor current spectral analysis for the detection of rolling bearings damage in asynchronous machines. Vibration measurement is widely used to detect faulty operations. However, this approach is expensive and cannot always be performed. An alternative is to base the monitoring on electrical quantities such as the machine stator current which is often already measured for control and detection purposes. Firstly, to define an automatic detector for bearing faults based on mechanical quantities, vibration spectra are analyzed. Afterwards, it is shown that bearing faults induce mechanical load torque oscillations. Then, a theoretical stator current model in case of load torque oscillations demonstrates the presence of phase modulation. Related sideband components on current spectrum can be used for detection. Experimental measurements show that a transfer function including resonance links amplitudes of sideband components to the torque oscillation frequency. This singularity will be used to improve the detection efficiency. A fault detector using the energy of stator current in specific frequency ranges is then proposed. The efficiency of the detector is studied for different operating conditions. The supply frequency values are particulary investigated to demonstrate that using the resonance previously described could improve detection performances.
Face Alignment using Modified Supervised Descent Method

Face alignment has been used on preprocess stage in computer vision’s problems. One of the best methods for face aligment is Supervised Descent Method (SDM). This method seeks the weight of non-linear features which is used for making the product and the feature resulting estimation on the changes of optimal distance of early landmark point towards the actual location of the landmark points (GTS). This article presented modifications of the SDM on the generation of some early forms as a sample on the training stage and an early form on the test stage. In addition, the pyramid image was used as the image for feature extraction process used in the training phase on linear regression. 1€ filter was used to stabilize the movement of estimated landmark points. It was found that the accuracy of the method in BioID dataset with 1000 training images in RMSE is approximately 0.882.
The Situational Theory of the Publics in an Ethnography Research: Identifying Public Response to Crisis Management

The public is important in public relations practices and is the ultimate target of a public relations program. Considering the public’s needs and interests, especially in a crisis situation, the company is able to foster a mutual understanding with its public. The research tries to depict the public response to crisis management, include the communication behaviors and the situational perceptions of the villagers, one of the external public, as the variables of the Situational Theory of the Public during the mudflow crisis in Indonesia. Although this theory has often been overlooked, it has not been applied to explore the public’sresponse to the crisis management during the mudflow crisis in Indonesia, particularly by using an ethnography method. The research outlined clearly that the public were aware and active public. As a result of these characteristics, this research revealed a model of communication flow among the victims.
Leadership Experiences of Undergraduate Muslim Student Leaders: An Exploratory Case Study

Islamic institutions of higher learning are keeping abreast in developing their students for future leadership. However, few empirical investigations have been conducted thus giving impetus to this research. The main purpose of this study is to explore the leadership experiences and practices of undergraduate student leaders on their involvement as student government (SG) leaders at two Islamic institutions of higher learning in Marawi City, Philippines. Specifically, the objective of this study is to explore the student leaders’ understanding of the concept of leadership. Using the exploratory case study, the data were collected from small group discussions (SGD) consisting of six student leaders. Based on the results of the SGDs, the student participants viewed that their student government (SG) experiences assisted them in gaining self-confidence, interpersonal skills, communication skills, and civic consciousness. Moreover, the student leaders articulated that leadership could be divided into four constructs of themes, namely, defining leadership, motivating factors, constructing identity, and enhancing skills.
Efficacy of ascorbate-glutathione cycle for scavenging H2O2 in two contrasting rice genotypes during salinity stress

Twenty day-old seedling of Pokkali (salt-tolerant) and BRRI dhan 29 (salt-sensitive) rice genotypes were exposed to 0, 75 and 150 mM NaCl salinity levels for 7 days to investigate the efficacy of ascorbate-glutathione cycle for scavenging H2O2 during salinity stress. Results revealed that salinity caused a significant decrease in photosynthesis rate (A), stomatal conductance (gs), chlorophyll content and shoot dry matter yield, with a greater reduction in the sensitive genotype, BRRI dhan 29. The activity of SOD (super oxide dismutase), an H2O2 generating enzyme increased significantly due to salinity in both the rice genotypes. Pokkali exhibited increased activities of Fe-SOD and Cu/Zn-SOD while Mn-SOD was in BRRI dhan 29. With increasing salinity levels, H2O2 and Thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS) content were increased significantly in both the genotypes with a higher magnitude in BRRI dhan 29. Both rice genotypes exhibited an increased activity of Peroxidase (POD) and a decreased activity of Catalase (CAT). The salt-tolerant genotype, Pokkali exhibited increased activity of ASC-GSH cycle enzymes (APX, MDHAR, DHAR and GR) during salinity stress. But salt-sensitive, BRRI dhan 29 exhibited a significant decreased activity of APX, increased activity of DHAR and unchanged activity of Monodehydroascorbate reductase (MDHAR) and GR during salinity stress. The results clearly indicated that ASC-GSH cycle responded differentially in salt-tolerant and salt-sensitive rice genotypes during salinity stress.
Examining EFL Teacher Candidates ’ Conceptions of English Language Teachers through Metaphors

This study aims to investigate EFL teacher candidates’ metaphors regarding English language teachers. The data was collected through 102 teacher candidates’ essays written on their views of being an EFL teachers and teaching. The metaphors were qualitatively and quantitatively analyzed. Content analysis of the essays revealed a total of 134 metaphors categorized in four groups: people, objects, actions and animals. The verbs, adjectives and adverbs in the host statements of metaphors were also investigated and were categorized into two groups, namely focus on self-development and focus on other-development. Percentages were calculated and given for metaphors, verbs, adjectives and adverbs in each category.
EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF ROUTE AND DEPARTURE TIME CHOICE DYNAMICS OF URBAN COMMUTERS

The interaction between departure time and route switching in response to experienced congestion in a traffic commuting system is investigated using an experimental approach in which actual commuters interact over a period of seven weeks in a simulated commuting system. This experiment extends previous observational work along this line by incorporating the route choice dimension, which is essential to an understanding of user choice dynamics in congested urban systems. Another important feature of this experiment is the consideration of two groups of commuters with different information availability levels interacting in the same system, thereby allowing the analysis of the effect of information on user behavior and performance. The implications of the findings for the design of information-related strategies for the relief of congestion in urban networks are also discussed.
SWITCHING NEURO-FUZZY CONTROL WITH ANTISATURATING LOGIC. EXPERIMENTAL RESULTS FOR HYDROSTATIC SERVOACTUATORS

Continuing recent works of the authors, the paper shows the developing and the application of a neuro-fuzzy control law to the positioning loop of a hydrostatic type servoactuator. Experimental results are presented concerning dynamical behavior of the system by using this “intelligent” controller. Finally, arguments about the advantages of the new designed controller are summarized.
Violence Prevention in Austrian Schools: Implementation and Evaluation of a National Strategy

A qualitative study of Austria’s national strategy against violence in the public school system introduced in 2008. The national strategy developed by researchers consists of six activity domains with specific goals and projects defined for each. The evaluation (1) analyzes how the realized projects contributed to the six activity domains, (2) evaluates the national strategy at a general level, and (3) provides future recommendations. Eight members of the steering committee were interviewed at two points in the implementation process. The systematic interviews were coded according to the goals of the activity domains. According to the interviewees most of the projects have been satisfactorily implemented. Networking and cooperation with the different actors in the field of violence prevention and cooperation among steering committee members have been improved. However, the national strategy has not achieved the intended public recognition. The lessons learned from the evaluation and its results are discussed.
Restriction Enzyme Mediated Integration and Lentiviral Transgenesis of the Species Eublepharis macularius, Litoria caerulea, and Xenopus laevis.

HULL, KAITLYN CHRISTINE. Restriction Enzyme Mediated Integration and Lentiviral Transgenesis of the Species Eublepharis macularius, Litoria caerulea, and Xenopus laevis. (Under the direction of Dr. Paul Mozdziak.) Restriction enzyme mediated integration (REMI) transgenesis and lentiviral transgenesis are effective methods of introducing transgenes into the genome of model organisms. Two species of frog and one species of gecko were chosen for transgenesis. REMI was attempted on the two frog species, white’s tree frog Litoria caerulea, and the African clawed frog Xenopus laevis. Hatchling Xenopus tissue samples were collected and observed for fluorescence under brightfield and fluorescent light. REMI was successful in producing transgenic full term Xenopus embryos but unsuccessful in producing development past neurulation in Litoria. Further methods of transgenesis were attempted on Litoria caerulea. Two methods of lentiviral transgenesis were developed and applied to Litoria caerulea and the leopard gecko Eublepharis macularius. The lentiviral methods produced required two protocols for the different species; hatchling Litoria tadpoles were incubated overnight in a lentiviral pseudoparticle bath, and newly laid Eublepharis eggs were directly injected with lentiviral pseudoparticle media for infection. Histological evaluation revealed the presence of DsRed in lentiviral infected gecko and frog organs with protein production concentrated in the muscle, kidney, heart, and brain. Of the injected gecko eggs, 89% of efficiency of transgenesis was confirmed using PCR screening.
Heavy Water as Medium for the Life of Organisms

The nature of biological adaptation to deuterium oxide on an example of cells of various taxonomic groups of prokaryotic and eucaryotic microorganisms realizing methylotrophic, chemoheterotrophic, photo-organotrophic, and photosynthetic ways of assimilation of carbon substrates was discussed. It was demonstrated that the effects observed at adaptation to 2 H 2 O, possess a complex multifactorial character and connected to cytological, morphological and physiological changes – the magnitude of the lag- period, time of cellular generation, output of biomass, a parity ratio of synthesized amino acids, proteins, carbohydrates and lipids, and also with an evolutionary level of the organization of the investigated object and the pathways of assimilation of carbon substrates as well. These data suggest that adaptation to deuterium oxide is a multifactorial phenomenon, affecting many cellular systems, as biosynthesis of macromolecules, metabolism and cellular transport. Key words: deuterium, deuterium oxide, adaptation, isotopic effects, bacteria, micro algae.
The Long-Term Neurocognitive Consequences of Prenatal Alcohol Exposure: A 14-Year Study

Prenatal alcohol exposure, at doses not generally associated with maternal alcohol problems, produces a broad array of neurocognitive deficits in offspring even in the absence of effects on growth and morphology. This report presents a summary of neurobehavioral, growth, and morphology findings from long-term follow-up of a birth cohort of 500 from a population-based study that has revealed attention, memory, and information processing deficits from birth through 14 years. Also observed (from school age through 14 years) have been problems with antisocial and delinquent behaviors, and classroom learning and behaviors; some of these problems may be secondary to earlier neurocognitive disabilities. Continuing research in behavioral and neurobehavioral teratology provides important opportunities for the neurosciences and for improved health of future generations.
What You Export Matters: Does it Really?

In 2007, Hausmann, Hwang and Rodrik (HHR) demonstrated that export specialization patterns have important implications for economic growth. The authors developed an indicator of income level linked to the country’s exports they called EXPY and showed that higher values of the indicator lead to higher subsequent economic growth. The present paper tests whether HHR’s conclusions are valid even in times of economic crisis and rising prices of primary commodities, using data from 2004-2013. We show that, in the aggregate, higher values of EXPY are connected with faster economic growth. However, the relationship is much more statistically significant in countries that focus heavily on exporting primary commodities than in other countries. This implies that the rising prices of primary commodities in the last decade have altered the traditional link between export sophistication and economic growth. As a result, we argue that EXPY is not a good predictor of future economic performance when the prices of primary commodities are unstable. Policy makers must be aware that, while what countries export is important, it is equally important when they export it: in times of stable prices of primary commodities, a focus on the export of sophisticated goods generates higher economic growth in the future. In times of rising prices of primary commodities, however, the effects can be exactly the opposite.
INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND IONS ON THE INTERACTION BETWEEN ECG AND BSA BY THE FLUORESCENCE QUENCHING METHOD

The effects of temperature and common ions on binding (-)-epicatechin gallate (ECG) to bovine serum albumin (BSA) are investigated. The binding constants (K a) between ECG and BSA are 1.20 × 10 6 (17 °C), 1.38 × 10 6 (27 °C), and 5.69 × 10 6 L mol -1 (37 °C), and the number of binding sites (n) were 1.14, 1.15, and 1.26, respectively. These results showed that the increasing temperature improves the stability of the ECG-BSA system, which results in a higher binding constant and the number of binding sites of the ECG-BSA system. The presence of Co 2+ and Zn 2+ ions decreased the binding con- stants (Ka) and the number of binding sites (n) of ECG-BSA complex. However, the presence of Cu 2+ and Ni 2+ increased the affinity of ECG for BSA largely. The positive ΔH and positive ΔS indicated that hydrophobic forces might play a major role in the binding between ECG and BSA.
THE RADIO LIGHT CURVE OF THE GAMMA-RAY NOVA IN V407 CYG: THERMAL EMISSION FROM THE IONIZED SYMBIOTIC ENVELOPE, DEVOURED FROM WITHIN BY THE NOVA BLAST

We present multi-frequency radio observations of the 2010 nova event in the symbiotic binary V407 Cygni, obtained with the Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) and spanning 1–45 GHz and 17–770 days following discovery. This nova—the first ever detected in gamma rays—shows a radio light curve dominated by the wind of the Mira giant companion, rather than the nova ejecta themselves. The radio luminosity grew as the wind became increasingly ionized by the nova outburst, and faded as the wind was violently heated from within by the nova shock. This study marks the first time that this physical mechanism has been shown to dominate the radio light curve of an astrophysical transient. We do not observe a thermal signature from the nova ejecta or synchrotron emission from the shock, due to the fact that these components were hidden behind the absorbing screen of the Mira wind. We estimate a mass-loss rate for the Mira wind of . We also present the only radio detection of V407 Cyg before the 2010 nova, gleaned from unpublished 1993 archival VLA data, which shows that the radio luminosity of the Mira wind varies by a factor of ≳20 even in quiescence. Although V407 Cyg likely hosts a massive accreting white dwarf, making it a candidate progenitor system for a Type Ia supernova, the dense and radially continuous circumbinary material surrounding V407 Cyg is inconsistent with observational constraints on the environments of most Type Ia supernovae.
Probiotic levels, chemical composition and fermentative characteristics in solid state fermentation of paper sludge for animal feeding

The sludge paper of the industry treated with probiotics in solid state fermentation (SSF) could be used as ingredient in rations for animal feeding. This study assessed the effect of four probiotic (Prozoot15? ) levels (PT) on chemical and fermentative characteristics in SSF of the paper sludge (PS) at controlled temperature (30°C) in laboratory scale. The tested treatments (T) were: T1 (0% PS), T2 (50 g/kg PS), T3 (100 g/kg PS) and T4 (150 g/kg PS), which were fermented at 0, 24, 48 and 72 h, according to a completely randomized design, in a 4 × 4 factorial arrangement with six repetitions per sampling. All treatments included (g/kg DM) 300 molasses, 15 urea, 20 ammonium sulfate, 9 calcium carbonate and 5 of vitamin and mineral premix, plus the PS which was substituted by the PT at 0, 50, 100 and 150 g/kg DM. The results showed a decrease in pH in all treatments at 24 h; however the lowest pH was at 72 h of fermentation. At 72 h of fermentation, the PT addition in T4 increased crude protein, true protein and yeast counts (P
A Freedom of Choice-Sensory Profiling and Consumer Acceptability of Oil Blends

Abstract Taking into consideration the regional preferences of the local population to sesame oil, the study was planned to exploit its antioxidant properties and to reduce the high priced demand of the oil. Sesame oil was blended with soyabean oil, ricebran oil, cottonseed oil, palmolein, mustard oil and corn oil in the ratios of 80: 20 and 20:80 and muruku(deep fried Indian traditional snack) and bobbatlu (shallow fried traditional regional snack) were prepared with those blends. Consumers who were conversant with the factors governing quality of the products and raw oil blends were chosen as sensory panel. The present consumer acceptance trials indicated no strong rejection of an oil blend in comparison with control. In raw oils and in the products made with the blends sesame-rice bran blends of 80:20 and 20:80 and sesame-cottonseed blend of 80:20 and sesamepalmolein blend of 20:80 were significantly better than control.