Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A state of art review on optimization techniques in just in time

Article history: Received June 10, 2013 Received in revised format 25 August 2013 Accepted October 23 2013 Available online October 24 2013 With the development of faster means of communication, better quality computers and rapid transportation systems, manufacturing is no longer restricted at local level, but has become global in character. As a manufacturing company has to become competitive for its survival, it has to supply products of consistent high quality at reliable and reduced delivery time. Market also demands more product variants that means reduced lot size and high flexibility in operations. Manpower cost has also risen. All these factors tend to increase the product cost. However, the industry has to maintain the cost at a reasonable level. Confronting these challenges, companies world­wide are forced to find ways to reduce costs, improve quality, and meet the ever­changing needs of their customers. One successful solution has been the adoption of Just­in­time (JIT) manufacturing strategy in which many functional areas of a company such as manufacturing, engineering, marketing, purchasing etc. are involved. In this paper, literature review on research works based on JIT was carried out and presented. The introductory section deals with the philosophy of JIT, and the concept involved in Kanban optimization and later this paper reviews literature on optimization Technique in JIT implementation. © 2014 Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Genetic Variants at the Apo-A1 Gene in Association with Coronary Artery Disease

The aim of this study was to investigate whether the genetic variants of apolipoprotein A1: MspI polymorphisms in non translated region at -75bp upstream and +83bp in the first intron, had any impact on the development of CAD. A total of 400 unrelated adult subjects were enrolled in the study (200 CAD patients & 200 CAD-free controls) from the Kashmir region. Plasma levels of lipids were estimated for each sample by using photometric system. DNA extracted from blood samples was amplified by means of polymerase chain reaction, and then subjected to RFLP by using MspI enzyme; resolving the product on 3% agarose gel stained with ethidium bromide, and visualized under UV light. The G →A substitution at –75bp in apo-A1 revealed that GG genotype was more prevalent among cases, whereas GA and AA was more prevalent among controls, however the difference was insignificant (p=0.145). Overall ‘G’ allele was more prevalent than ‘A’ allele among the study population but the difference was again insignificant (p=0.0106). At +83bp site, there was complete absence of ‘T’ allele both in cases and controls in apoA1, so that no individual for genotypes C/T and T/T at apo-A1 gene was found. Instead the ‘C’ allele, in homozygous dominant condition (C/C), was present throughout (100%) the study population. From our study, it can be concluded that polymorphism at -75bp (G/A) and +83bp (C/T) polymorphism of Apo-A1 gene appears to have no apparent association with the development of CAD in this study population.
Feeding pattern and gut enzymes activity of Giant African land snail (Archachatina marginata) during growth phases

Snails are multivarious feeders that eat different kinds of food present in their habitat. The feeding pattern, occurrence of gut microbes and gut enzymes (proteinase, lipase, cellulase, glucosidase and α-glucosidase) activity of the three stages of development of the Giant African land snail, Archachatina marginata were examined in this study. Results showed that the snails at all growth phases fed at night period (19:00 to 4:00 GMT), while the juvenile stage spent more time on feeding and had significantly higher feed intake than in the other two growth phases. The activities of the gut enzymes were significantly affected by the growth phase as the adult stage recorded the highest activity level for all the five enzymes followed by the juvenile stage, while the snailet stage recorded the lowest one. The stomach region of the gut had the highest enzymes activity while the oesophagus had the lowest. There was presence of many microbial species in the gut across the stages of development but, more bacteria than fungi species were isolated. These findings suggest that the adult stage of A. marginata is better equipped to hydrolyse its numerous diets.
roductivity of Sardi , D ’ man and their crossbred ewes mated to erminal sires

Reproductive performance of 165 contemporary non-prolific Sardi (S), prolific D’man (D) and 1⁄4-D, 1⁄2-D and 3⁄4-D crossbred ewes mated to Ile-de-France (IF) and Mérinos Précoce (MP) rams, and growth and survival of their 209 lambs were analysed in order to assess the performance in a terminal crossbreeding system. Breed group of ewe had a significant effect on the litter size and ovulation rate, but not on embryo survival. The lowest litter size and ovulation rate were recorded for Sardi ewes, the highest for D’man and 3⁄4-D ewes, and the other breed groups were intermediate, with an increase tendency as the proportion of D’man genes increased in the ewe genotype. Moreover, litter weight at birth and litter size at 60 days were affected by breed group of ewe, but conception rate and litter weight at 60 days were not influenced. Litter weight at birth of purebred and crossbred D’man ewes was the heaviest and that of Sardi breed was the lowest. Litter size at 60 days was the lowest for Sardi ewes, the highest for purebred D’man ewes and intermediate for crossbred D’man ewes. Sardi ewes weaned 0.49, 0.53, 0.88 and 1.05 lambs less than 1⁄4-D, 1⁄2-D, 3⁄4-D and purebred D’man ewes, respectively. Except conception rate on which service ram breed had a significant effect, the other reproductive traits were unaffected. Conception rate of ewes sired to MP rams was 19% lower than that of ewes mated to IF rams. Breed group of dam influenced significantly lamb weight at birth, at 30 days and at 60 days, but not lamb survival prior to weaning. Lambs born to Sardi and 1⁄4-D crossbred dams had the highest weights, those from D’man and 3⁄4-D dams had the lowest weight, and those from 1⁄2-D ewes were intermediate. Extreme differences between weights of lambs from different breed groups of dams were 0.78 kg at birth, 1.72 kg at 30 days, and 2.00 kg at 60 days. Breed of sire had a significant effect on lamb weight at 30 days only. Lambs sired by IF rams were 0.62 kg heavier at 30 days than those sired by MP rams. It was concluded that in a terminal sire production, using 1⁄4-D, 1⁄2-D and 3⁄4-D crossbred ewes would be better than the use of non-prolific purebred ewes, since this system takes advantage of increased reproductive capacity in the ewe with sensible increase in lamb performance.
Buddhist Non-Attachment Philosophy And Psychological Well-Being In Vietnamese Buddhists

Non-attachment in Buddhism has been conceptually proposed to have an impact on personal well-being. Nevertheless, there has been limited empirical studies investigating how non-attachment influences health, and in particular, its effect on eudaimonic well-being. Our key research questions were: Do demographics influence non-attachment and psychological well-being? And, to what extent can nonattachment and demographics affect psychological well-being? To investigate these, developed the following aims: (1) to compare non-attachment and psychological well-being in people with different Buddhist status and types of practice (indicated by the types of groups they practiced with, the extent to which they took refuge in The Three Jewels, and the frequency with which they practiced the Dharma); (2) to examine the relationship between non-attachment in Buddhism and psychological well-being, including the related components of psychological well-being. Participants were 472 Buddhists from five sanghas in Vietnam. Data was collected from January to April, 2016. Each participant was given a battery of measures comprised of: The Non-Attachment Scale (Sahdra, Shaver, & Brown, 2010), The Ryff Psychological Well-being scale (Ryff, 1989), and a demographic questionnaire. Results revealed a significant positive correlation between non-attachment and psychological well-being (r = .60). Those who practiced with a Sangha, took refuge in the Three Jewels, and practiced Dharma daily, had higher non-attachment than those who did not. Non-attachment contributed 35.8% to psychological well-being. In particular, participants with greater religious commitment, mindfulness, and meditation practice, found it easier to be detached from the outer world, to find happiness, and perceived greater psychological wellbeing. © 2017 Published by Future Academy www.FutureAcademy. org.UK
Birth Rate and Death Rate of Meghalaya (1976-2001): A Study of Trend and Its Inter-relationship

Abstract An Analysis on birth and death rates (1976-2001) of Meghalaya has been performed to examine the trend and its inter-relationship. The study reveals that in Meghalaya the death rates are less than one third of the birth rates in total and in rural population while it is one-fourth as regards to urban population. The imbalance between the birth and the death rates and migration are among the major causes of population growth in the state like in many other states in India.
prEN 50530 - The New European Standard for Performance Characterisation of PV Inverters

This paper provides an overview of the prEN 50530, the upcoming European Standard for measuring the overall efficiency of PV inverters. It explains in depth the approach and methodology introduced in the standard for a combined assessment of the conversion as well as the Maximum Power Point tracking efficiency. In addition, a background insight on the test conditions, the necessary test equipment and interpretation of the results is provided.
MODELLING TRAFFIC NOISE LEVEL ON ROADSIDE TRADERS AT WURUKUM MARKET AREA IN MAKURDI TOWN, BENUE STATE – NIGERIA

Noise level prediction model was built for road side traders at an open market area of Wurukum market in Makurdi town. One week survey was carried out to measure noise level, traffic volume, vehicles speeds and distances from the edge of road shoulder. The study revealed that roadside traders expose themselves to average noise levels of 82.33dB (A), 77.48dB (A) and 74.38dB (A) at distances of 0m, 5m and 10m respectively from the edge of roadway. At 0m, the noise level was slightly below World Health Organization ( WHO ) specification of 85dB (A), beyond which noise pollution is hazardous. At 10m, the noise level was ab ove minimum safe level of 55dB (A). The model indicates high level of ambient noise which was attributed to intensive market activities from the background. The model was checked using Chi square test at 5% level of significance and coefficient of determin ation (R 2 =0.7216) which gave satisfactory results. A strategy of relocation and splitting the market was proposed for local government council’s consideration. Key words : Wurukum Market, Ambient noise, Traffic noise, safe noise threshold, roadside traders .
HYPERHOMOCYSTEINEMIA: GENETIC POLYMORPHISMS AND RISK OF CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

This comprehensive literature review focuses on homocysteine, gene polymorphisms related to homocysteine metabolism and their relationship to coronary artery disease (CAD). Currently, CAD is known as a multifactorial genetic disease, resulting from complex interactions between genetic factors and various environmental influences. In recent years, tremendous knowledge about the hereditary aspect of CAD has been gained, including an understanding of CAD as a multifactorial condition resulting from complex interactions between genetic factors and various environmental influences that trigger, accelerate, or exacerbate the disease process. Among the risk factors for CAD, hyperhomocysteinemia has been recognized for its relation to atherosclerotic alterations in the vessels. In addition, gene polymorphisms in methylene tetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), methionine synthase reductase (MTRR), methionine synthase (MS), and cystathionine ß synthase (CßS), which are involved in homocysteine metabolism, have been identified as a result of advances in genetic research related to cardiovascular pathophysiology. In particular, the results of recent salient studies have provided evidence of significant association of these genetic polymorphisms and CAD in Japanese and part of European populations but not in the United States, Australian, and part of European populations. This disparity may explain the variation of prevalence of CAD among different populations. Potential gene environment interactions may elevate homocysteine levels and increase the risk of CAD. This discussion includes the pathogenesis of hyperhomocysteinemia, definitions of normal and elevated homocysteine levels, the physiological background of homocysteine metabolism, polymorphisms of genes involved in homocysteine metabolism from the perspective of CAD risk, and implications for nursing practice 7 based on emerging information regarding hyperhomocysteinemia as a risk factor for CAD. Findings from these recent studies are important for nurses, clinicians, and researchers to be able to incorporate cardiovascular genetic information in their practice and research and provide more adequate care to reduce the risk for CAD and improve patient outcomes.
Comparison of Electroencephalography in Patients with Multiple Sclerosis and Normal People

Objective: The objective of this study was to compare of electroencephalography in patients with multiple sclerosis and normal people. Materials and Methods: The study design was descriptive and causal-comparative. EEG signals from 30 MS patients and 30 normal counterparts were collected. Results: The free of artifact waves were selected and were quantified by fast transformation of Fourier and absolute power of the bands of delta, theta, and beta in the frontal, central and occipital were obtained respectively. Conclusion: According to the findings it can be suggested that should be many treatment centers and associations to strengthen monitoring and rehabilitation of cognitive function in MS patients.
Health-related quality of life in dermatological and allergo-dermatological patients

Introduction: Health-related quality of life (HRQoL) denotes the effect of disease on patient’s daily functioning and well-being. Although mostly not life-threatening, dermatological diseases exert a significant impact on patient’s quality of life. Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare HRQoL between allergo-dermatological and dermatological patients in relation to different socio-demographic factors. Material and methods:One hundred patients of the Centre of Diagnosis and Treatment of Asthma and Allergy in Lodz were included in the study. The following methods were used: DLQI, Skindex-29, Pruritus Evaluation Ques tionnaire and Visual Analogue Scale. Results:Allergo-dermatological patients complained more often of such symptoms as burning, bleeding, pruritus and pain (burden of symptoms, Skindex-29) as compared to dermatological ones. The longer the disease duration, the lower HRQoL in allergo-dermatological patients was. In dermatological patients, more impaired HRQoL, mea sured by DLQI, was observed in males. Pruritus significantly impaired HRQoL in both studied groups. Conclusions: Pruritus intensity seems to be a very important factor decreasing patients’ HRQoL, thus psychomed ical instruments should be focused on this symptom. Worse HRQoL in allergo-dermatological patients suffering longer from the disease should prompt to offer appropriate psychological help to this group of patients.
An Empirical Analysis of the Relation Between Social Spending and Economic Growth in Developing Countries and OECD Members

This study examines the economic effects of social spending in less developed nations and compares the situation with that of social spending in developed countries. Currently, research in this feld is limited to developed countries, but there is a need to question the appropriateness of the conclusions of existing studies for developing countries. An analysis of data from developed and developing countries suggests that social spending correlates positively with economic growth in developing countries and negatively with economic growth for developed countries. These results imply that social spending regimes can be instrumental in achieving economic growth in poorer countries.
Natural radioactivity and heavy metal distribution in reservoirs in Ghana

The present paper has determined the radioactivity concentrations, which are due to natural occurrence of radionuclides along with heavy metal concentration in water, sediment, and fish from 2 reservoirs in Ghana. Heavy metal concentrations in all samples were generally within the WHO safe limits with the average activity concentrations of 238 U, 232 Th, and 40 K in water being respectively 0.42±0.20, 0.33±0.31, and 1.59±1.07 Bq/L in case of Lake Bosomtwe and 0.26±0.14, 0.67±0.34 and 1.47±0.62 Bq/L for Bui Dam in Ghana. The average annual effective dose due to ingestion of radionuclides in water ranged from 20.5 to 156 for Lake Bosomtwe and 26.5 to 162 μSv/year for Bui dam and the absorbed dose rate and annual effective dose, measured for Lake Bosomtwe, was 15.45±2.00 nGy/year and 18.95±2.95 S/year respectively while in case of Bui dam it accounted to 10.44±4.11 nGy/year and 12.88±5.01 S/year respectively, found to be within the UNSCEAR recommended limits of 59 nGy/year and 100 S/year respectively. The observed metal concentrations, within safety limits, imply that metal-associated diseases cannot be expected among patrons of these reservoirs. Therefore, radionuclides and heavy metals levels in the reservoirs are not expected to cause any significant health problem for humans.
Solar constraints on hidden photons re-visited

We re-examine solar emission of hidden photons γ' (mass m) caused by kinetic γ–γ' mixing. We calculate the emission rate with thermal field theory methods and with a kinetic equation that includes γ–γ' ''flavor oscillations'' and γ absorption and emission by the thermal medium. In the resonant case both methods yield identical emission rates which, in the longitudinal channel, are enhanced by a factor ωP2/m2 (plasma frequency ωP) in agreement with An, Pospelov and Pradler (2013). The Sun must not emit more energy in a ``dark channel'' than allowed by solar neutrino measurements, i.e., not more than 10% of its photon luminosity. Together with the revised emission rate, this conservative requirement implies χ < 4 × 10−12(eV/m) for the kinetic mixing parameter. This is the most restrictive stellar limit below m ~ 3eV, whereas for larger masses the transverse channel dominates together with limits from other stars. A recent analysis of XENON10 data marginally improves the solar limit, leaving open the opportunity to detect solar hidden photons with future large-scale dark matter experiments. Detecting low-mass hidden photons with the ALPS-II photon-regeneration experiment also remains possible.
Urban Planning and Governance: Is there a Barcelona Model?

Barcelona has become well known in Europe for its ambitious programmes of planning and urban regeneration, undertaken under the leadership of the city council. It has been claimed that a 'Barcelona model' of planning has been formed, whether in local urban planning, or in overall city strategic planning, or both, and with this a distinctive approach to urban governance. Whilst some of the dimensions of change have been fully described, they have been analysed rather less; this applies particularly to the period after 1992. Four somewhat distinct forms of planning are examined ('normal' urban planning, strategic planning, infrastructure planning and metropolitan regional planning). An assessment is made as to how far these have formed a coherent whole, and whether this has been problematic for how the development of the city is being guided.
Remote Sensing of Environment

Volcanic ash clouds can present an aviation hazard over distances of thousands of kilometres and, to help to mitigate this hazard, advanced numerical models are used to forecast ash dispersion in the atmosphere. However, forecast accuracy is usually limited by uncertainties in initial conditions such as the eruption rate and the vertical distribution of ash injected above the volcano. Here, we demonstrate the potential of the Telematics Earth Observation Mission (TOM) picosatellite formation, due for launch in 2020, to provide valuable information for constraining ash cloud dispersion models through simultaneous image acquisition from three satellites. TOM will carry commercial frame cameras. Using photogrammetric simulations, we show that such data should enable ash cloud heights to be determined with a precision (~30–140m depending on configuration) comparable to the vertical resolution of lidar observations (30–180m depending on the cloud height). To support these estimates, we processed photographs taken from the International Space Station of the 2009 Sarychev Peak eruption, as a proxy for TOM imagery. Structure-from-motion photogrammetric software successfully reconstructed the 3-D form of the ascending ash cloud, as well as surrounding cloud layers. Direct estimates of the precision of the ash cloud height measurements, as well as comparisons between independently processed image sets, indicate that a vertical measurement precision of ~200m was achieved. Image sets acquired at different times captured the plume dynamics and enabled a mean ascent velocity of 14m s to be estimated for regions above 7 km. In contrast, the uppermost regions of the column (at a measured cloud top height of ~11 km) were not ascending significantly, enabling us to constrain a 1-D plume ascent model, from which estimates for the vent size (50m) and eruption mass flux (2.6×10 kg s) could be made. Thus, we demonstrate that nanosatellite imagery has the potential for substantially reducing uncertainties in ash dispersion models by providing valuable information on eruptive conditions.
INTEGRATING TRUST IN ELECTRONIC COMMERCE WITH THE TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL: MODEL DEVELOPMENT AND VALIDATION

This paper develops and empirically validates a model to predict intentions to transact by integrating trust in electronic commerce (EC) with the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM.). The impersonal nature of the online environment and the technological unpredictability of the Internet reduce consumer perceptions of control over their online transactions, making trust an inevitable component of EC. Since intentions to use a Web retailer’s interface for transactions necessitate an element of trust, perceived risk is incorporated as a direct antecedent of intention to transact. In addition, trust in EC that arises mainly from favorable privacy and security perceptions is hypothesized to reduce perceived risk and indirectly to influence intentions to transact. In addition, following TAM, intentions to transact are also influenced by both perceived usefulness and also by perceived ease of use. The resulting research model is validated using data from 52 subjects and the results give substantial support for the proposed hypotheses, while explaining 76% of the variation for intention to transact in EC. This research validates TAM outside the workplace, suggesting that by including trust in EC, it could extend into consumer online behavior. The paper discusses several new insights of this study and concludes with their theoretical implications.