Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Chapter XXX The Geospatial Semantic Web: What are its Implications for Geospatial Information Users?

The Semantic Web (SW) and Geospatial Semantic Web (GSW) are considered the next step in the evolution of the Web. For most non-Web specialists, geospatial information professionals, and non-computer-science students these concepts and their impacts on the way we use the Web are not clearly understood. The purpose of this chapter is to provide this broad audience of non-specialists with a basic understanding of: the needs and visions driving the evolution toward the SW and GSW; the principles and technologies involved in their implementation; the state of the art in the efforts to create the GSW; the impacts of the GSW on the way we use the Web to discover, evaluate, and integrate geospatial data and services; and the needs for future research and development to make the GSW a reality. A background on the SW is first presented to serve as a basis for more specific discussions on the GSW.
Yield development of flax varieties and lines within variable environment in Latvia

Flax is the multiple purpose crop cultivated in temperate region. Seeds of oil flax recently became important constituent for many industrial applications, such as pharmacy, medicine, food production etc. and have high prospective for use in Latvia. Understanding the underlying processes that limit seed yield in flax is major with respect to enhancing the breeding of flax for yield improvements. The aim of study was evaluated 29 flax varieties and lines (including 20 Latvian origins) plasticity of seed yield production in changeable environmental conditions. The experiment was carried out in the Agricultural Scientific Centre of Latgale on field trials over the period 2010-2013. The aim of this study was evaluated plasticity in changeable environmental conditions for 29 flax varieties and lines (including 20 Latvian origins). According to 4 years results was to establish the nature of relation between seed yield and hydrothermal coefficient (HTC), and seed yield and another yield components of flax. Apart from the changing conditions highest seed yield were produced from a varieties ‘Lirina’ (2.54 h -1 t), high seed oil content from variety ‘Amon’ (53.03%). Positive and significant relationships were found between seed yield and HTC ‘T30-28-6-94’(r=+0.98*), ‘German Serenade’ (r=+0.95*) and ‘Scorpion’ (r =+0.95*).
On One Analytical Model of a Probability Estimation of Quality and Efficiency of Functioning of Complex Technical Queuing Systems

The work is dedicated to the development of analytical model of probability estimation of reliability, productivity, quality and efficiency of functioning of the complex technical queuing system consisting of the arbitrary number of marked groups of the service devises (channels, facilities, servers) differing with reliable characteristics (parameters of refusals and restorations) of forming their composition (also of arbitrary number) marked, identical, unreliable and restorable serving channels in which for serving come in requirements with intensities depending on marking of channels. In the considered system it is supposed that the currents of refusals of serving devices and currents of coming requirements are subdued to Poisson, and the currents of restorations of refused devices and the currents of services of coming requirements—exponential laws of distribution of probabilities. A stochastic process of transfers of a system by that is Markovian process with continuous time and discrete states. Correlations linking the basic parameters and exit characteristics of the systems of the pointed out type are obtained in a view of probabilities of the system location in the given moment of time in one of the possible states.
Regional and Seasonal Diet of the Western Burrowing Owl in South Central Nevada

ABSTRACT. We examined diets of Western Burrowing Owls (Athene cunicularia hypugaea) based on contents of pellets and large prey remains collected year-round at burrows in each of the 3 regions in south central Nevada (Mojave Desert, Great Basin Desert, and Transition region). The most common prey items, based on percent frequency of occurrence, were crickets and grasshoppers, beetles, rodents, sun spiders, and scorpions. The most common vertebrate prey was kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spp.). True bugs (Hemiptera), scorpions, and western harvest mice (Reithrodontomys megalotis) occurred most frequently in pellets from the Great Basin Desert region. Kangaroo rats (Dipodomys spp.) and pocket mice (Perognathinae) were the most important vertebrate prey items in the Transition and Mojave Desert regions, respectively. Frequency of occurrence of any invertebrate prey was high (>80%) in samples year-round but dropped in winter samples, with scorpions and sun spiders exhibiting the steepest declines. Frequency of occurrence of any vertebrate prey peaked in spring samples, was intermediate for winter and summer samples, and was lowest in fall samples. With the possible exception of selecting for western harvest mice in the Great Basin Desert region, Western Burrowing Owls in our study appeared to be opportunistic foragers with a generalist feeding strategy.
Aerobic Power in Prepubescent Children with Different Levels of Physical Activity Potencia Aeróbica en Niños Prepubescentes con Diferentes Niveles de Actividad Física

The purpose of the study was to compare the aerobic power of prepubescent children (Tanner 1 stage). Participants were 95 children between 7 and 9 years old, divided into 4 physical activity level groups: a) Trained (n = 24), b) Sport beginners (n = 23), c) Active (n = 24), and d) Sedentary (n = 24). Physical activity level was determined by a three-day physical activity diary. Subjects performed a treadmill Balk protocol to obtain their peak oxygen uptake. Comparisons were made using ANOVA two-way and post hoc Tukey followed-up the significant differences for p< 0,05. Trained, sport beginners and active children presented similar amount of physical activity level, but they significantly differ from the sedentary children (p< 0.05). Overall boys (50.67 ± 8.52 ml/kg/min) had higher relative peak oxygen uptake than girls (45.19 ± 6.44 ml/kg/min). The gender by group interaction showed that this difference is explained by the superior values of the trained boys (58.80 ± 8.98 ml/kg/min) when compared to trained girls (47.51 ± 5.68 ml/kg/min), even though they presented the same amount of physical activity level. The trained group (53.16 ± 9.34 ml/kg/min) showed higher relative peak oxygen uptake compared to sport beginners (48.90 ± 6.54 ml/kg/min), active children (45.46 ± 7.50 ml/kg/min) and sedentary children (44.63 ± 9.52 ml/kg/min). The results suggest that prepubescent children that participate in systematized trained programs have better physiological indicators for aerobic fitness.
Study on depositing SiO2 nanoparticles on the surface of jute fiber via hydrothermal method and its reinforced polypropylene composites

To improve the interfacial compatibility of jute fiber reinforced polypropylene (PP) composites, hydrothermal method was used to deposit SiO2 nanoparticles on the surface of pretreated jute fibers and the effect of reaction factors (tetraethoxysilane [TEOS] concentration, ammonia concentration, and reaction temperature) on the deposition of SiO2 nanoparticles were evaluated. The results of FTIR, XRD, SEM, and TEM showed that the amorphous SiO2 nanoparticles with an average particle size of 65.0 nm were successfully deposited on the surface of jute fibers at the TEOS/H2O volume ratio of 1:2, ammonia of 0.55 M, reaction temperature of 100 °C (0.15 MPa) for 5 h. Compared with the sol–gel method, SiO2 nanoparticles obtained by the hydrothermal method possessed smaller particle size and were less agglomerated, which can better fill in the surface defects of the jute fibers and result in a 12.9% increase in the tensile strength. The study on the mechanical properties and interface performance of the jute fiber reinforced PP composites indicated that the interfacial compatibility between jute fibers and PP was obviously improved. The tensile and impact strength of the composites reinforced with nano‐SiO2 deposited jute fibers were increased by 26.87% and 25.65%, respectively, compared with the untreated jute fibers. J. VINYL ADDIT. TECHNOL. , 26:43–54, 2020. © 2019 Society of Plastics Engineers
All‐Sky Assimilation of the MWHS‐2 Observations and Evaluation the Impacts on the Analyses and Forecasts of Binary Typhoons

Satellite data assimilation is transitioning from clear‐sky to all‐sky approach at some operational forecasting centers; the all‐sky approach directly assimilates observations under clear, cloudy, and precipitating conditions and shows a positive impact on medium‐range forecasts. Although there has been progress in the all‐sky technique for the forecasting of high‐impact weather processes, such as typhoon, these studies mainly focused on a single typhoon case, and the influence of all‐sky assimilation on the forecasts of binary typhoons, which have tracks and intensities that are more complex, is less investigated. In this study, a binary typhoons case (i.e., Typhoons Haitang and Nesat), which occurred in the western Pacific in July 2017, is selected, and the Weather Research and Forecasting data assimilation system is applied to examine the impact of all‐sky assimilation of the Microwave Humidity Sounder‐2 data from FengYun‐3C on the analysis and forecasting of the binary typhoons for the first time. The results show that with more cloud‐ and precipitation‐affected data being assimilated, the vertical structures of temperature and humidity around the core areas of the two typhoons and the forecasts of wind, temperature, and humidity are improved significantly in the all‐sky assimilation. These improvements result in the simulated tracks being more similar to the observations, and an error reduction in intensity is achieved in the all‐sky assimilation. The heavy rainfall (>250 mm) caused by Nesat over Taiwan is also improved. These encouraging results suggest that all‐sky assimilation is able to improve the forecasts of binary typhoons.
Is managerial coaching a source of competitive advantage? Promoting employee self-regulation through coaching

The present business environment of extreme competition and rapid changes has motivated scholars to identify variables that can help companies stand up to and overcome these challenges. Research on self-regulation found that self-perceptions of efficacy not only can mediate the effects of external influences on results, but can also regulate employees' initiation, persistence and choice of purposeful actions. Within the self-regulatory framework, this paper specifically explores the role of managerial coaching as an antecedent of employee self-efficacy and performance. Using a sample of 122 Financial Advisors, we found that managerial coaching can increase employee self-efficacy, which in turn fully mediates the effects of coaching on results and behavioural performance. We suggest that, if generalised use of coaching by managers can increase employees' self-efficacy (which is instrumental in increasing employees' initiation and persistence of coping behaviour when faced with challenges and problematic situations), then the use of managerial coaching by an organisation might promote employee self-regulation, increase the organisation's general resilience and, thus, can be considered a sustainable competitive advantage.
Paddock management systems for organic growing pigs: Effect of land allocation strategies on foraging activity and excretory behaviour

The EU regulations for organic farming require outdoor access for pigs, as one of the main organic principles is to establish sustainable farming systems including harmonious relationships between animals, plants and environment. Outdoor access for pigs provides benefits in terms of animal welfare as pigs are able to express their natural and social behaviour. However, it is still common to keep organic growing pigs indoors with access to outdoor concrete yards. Main reasons for not keeping growing pigs on pasture are high nutrient inputs to the free-range area and high feed costs due to an increased energy demand in outdoor pigs. Reasons for the high nutrient loads on free range areas are the not-random excretory behaviour as well as the high input of supplemental feed. The reduction and better distribution of nutrients on the field can be achieved by different strategies. Considering the excretory behaviour and foraging activity of pigs the main focus in this study was to identify suitable environmental friendly paddock management systems for organic growing pigs with high animal welfare standards. For identifying those, an experiment with growing pigs was conducted in Denmark. Within this experiment growing pigs got access to two strategies of land allocation. They got either access to 3x12 m of new land right away (allocation strategy 3) or to 1x12 m of new land on three days in a row (allocation strategy 1). In combination with new land they got one of the forage crops alfalfa or grass-clover and access to either high or low protein content in the supplemental feed. During the experiment behavioural observations were performed. Rooting, grazing, urinating and defecating were recorded to investigate the effect of management system on the pig’s behaviour. It was shown that pigs are rooting and grazing significantly more often in new land. However, urinating in this study is performed to a significantly lower extent in new land compared to old land. The allocation strategy affects foraging activity and excretory behaviour when the three observation days are regarded separately. From the present study it became clear that paddock management strategies should be based on mobile systems including frequent allocation of new land, e.g. strip grazing or pasture rotations and mobile huts, feeders and drinkers. An interesting approach is to establish mobile paddock systems such as the mobile organic piggery (MOP). Nevertheless, more research in the field of paddock management systems is required. In particular more knowledge on mobile fence systems is necessary to make these systems common on farms.
Multi-Scale Traction Dynamics in Obliquely Impacted Polymer-Metal Targets

MULTI-SCALE TRACTION DYNAMICS IN OBLIQUELY IMPACTED POLYMER-METAL TARGETS Peter Anthony Sable, M.S., E.I. T. Marquette University, 2019 The characterization of polymer behavior at high strain-rates is a critical area of research driven by their use as adhesives, structural components, or even as binders for energetic systems. Current experimentation has been limited to either low strain-rate mechanical testing or plane strain (uniaxial) impact testing. As such, more complicated loading conditions at high strain-rate have remained unexplored. Particularly of interest include the rate dependencies of polymer strength as well as interface traction behaviors like adhesion and dynamic friction phenomena. To investigate these characteristics, fully dense, high durometer, polyurethane (PUR) and epoxy were subjected to combined pressure-shear loading via oblique impact experiments. Two distinct configurations of oblique impact experiments were used to investigate both shear strength and friction behaviors. Oblique impact resulted in high strain-rate (105s−1) combined normal (pressure) and shear stress loading of polymers with magnitudes of approximately 800 (pressure) and 120 MPa (shear) respectively, depending on impact velocity and angle. Material response was inferred from free-surface particle velocities measured using transverse photon Doppler velocimetry techniques. The impact of a 7075-T6 aluminum projectile onto a target consisting of a thin polymer specimen confined between two anvils of the same aluminum allowed for the measurement of polymer shear strengths. Strength was found to increase with higher confining normal stress, increasing strength by almost an order of magnitude. This normal stress (or pressure) dependence was observed to have a greater effect on strengthening than that of strain-rate alone. The oblique impact of a polymer projectile against a 7075-T6 aluminum target provided both a quantification for coefficient of friction, μ and additional material strength information. Polyurethane and epoxy were found to have μ values of approximately 0.11 and 0.26 respectively, though with viscoelastic effects distorting the latter. Results are in agreement with previous experimentation. The role of adhesion is discussed and, in agreement with literature, it is speculated that the strength of adhesion is greater than or equal to that of the bulk polymer.
Financial Integration, Macroeconomic Volatility, and Welfare

This paper studies the effects of financial integration on macroeconomic volatility and welfare. We examine a two-sector (tradable and nontradable), twocountry world economy with production in which both stocks and bonds are traded internationally, but markets are incomplete. The effects of integration are examined by comparing the equilibrium properties of the model under three financial configurations: autarky, low integration and high integration. The model predicts a non-monotonic relationship between the degree of financial integration and the volatility of several macroeconomic variables. Greater integration is initially associated with more volatile consumption and output, but as integration proceeds further volatility declines. We also find that while increased integration allows for significantly greater risk-sharing between countries, the improvement in welfare can be very small.
Grain dormancy loss is associated with changes in ABA and GA sensitivity and hormone accumulation in bread wheat, Triticum aestivum (L.)

Abstract Knowledge about the hormonal control of grain dormancy and dormancy loss is essential in wheat, because low grain dormancy at maturity is associated with the problem of pre-harvest sprouting (PHS) when cool and rainy conditions occur before harvest. Low GA (gibberellin A) hormone sensitivity and high ABA (abscisic acid) sensitivity were associated with higher wheat grain dormancy and PHS tolerance. Grains of two PHS-tolerant cultivars were very dormant at maturity, and insensitive to GA stimulation of germination. More PHS-susceptible cultivars were less sensitive to ABA inhibition of germination, and were either more GA sensitive or germinated efficiently without GA at maturity. As grain dormancy was lost through dry afterripening or cold imbibition, grains first gained GA sensitivity and then lost ABA sensitivity. These changes in GA and ABA sensitivity can serve as landmarks defining stages of dormancy loss that cannot be discerned without hormone treatment. These dormancy stages can be used to compare different cultivars, seed lots and studies. Previous work showed that wheat afterripening is associated with decreasing ABA levels in imbibing seeds. Wheat grain dormancy loss through cold imbibition also led to decreased endogenous ABA levels, suggesting that reduced ABA signalling is a general mechanism triggering dormancy loss.
Classroom Management Strategies and Student Learning

Great teachers build great institutions. The teachers who have been playing a central role in human learning and effective teaching are believed to be the shapers of society. Usually, the effectiveness of an instructor is measured on the basis of the performance of his pupil. There exist many factors which affect the performance of the class. Classroom management is one of the important factors which matters a lot in the process of student learning. Classroom management can be considered as an art which varies from teacher to teacher i.e. every teacher has a unique style of managing his class but still there exist some general classroom practices. In this article, the emphasis is given on some of the general classroom management practices, following which can enhance the effectiveness of student learning.
Effect of Radiofrequency Radiation Emitted by a Mobile Phone on Human Cardiovascular System

The mobile phone is now become part and parcel of everyday life. Mobile phone (MP) is a low powered, single channel, two ways radio. It emits radio frequencies (RF) radiation to transmit information to the base station. RF radiation can cause harmful effects on physiological systems on the human body. The present study was aimed to study the effects of radio frequency (RF) emitted from mobile phones on cardiovascular system of human body. The study was conducted on 10 young university male students having age range of 2123years. The heart rate, blood pressure and ECG wave characteristic were recorded by the BIOPAC lab system in sitting posture during ringing period of mobile phone (RF radiation900MHz) by placing mobile phone at three different positions, viz, mobile in shirt pocket, mobile in trouser pocket and mobile in the hand. The heart rate was found to have a significant difference (p<0.001) between control condition and during the ringing of the mobile phone placed at shirt pocket. It was found that the systolic blood pressure was significantly higher (p<0.05) during ringing of mobile phone than that of controlled condition; the significant difference was noted only when phone was placed in the trousers pocket. However, no significant difference was observed in diastolic pressure between ringing and noringing conditions of the mobile phone. From the ECG analysis it was noted that all the parameters of ECG, e.g., P-wave, QRS complex, T-wave, PR interval and RR interval, showed no significant change due to ringing of mobile phone. It was concluded that the RF emitted from mobile phone had some effects on cardiovascular system.
Dengue Review: Issues, Challenges and Public Attitudes

Dengue is a dangerous disease that can lead to death. This disease transmitted by Aedes mosquito that has spread throughout the world including Malaysia. Now, there is no vaccine available for the disease or no specific cure that can deal with this issue except fogging technique as the conventional way that has been used as the main strategy for controlling Aedes’s mosquito population. However, the issues and challenges of dengue can be overcome by looking at public attitudes on the level of knowledge, awareness and practice of the local community to combat dengue. Therefore, this research aims to review issues, challenges and public attitudes on dengue.