Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
REFOCUSING COLLABORATION TECHNOLOGIES IN THE CONSTRUCTION VALUE SYSTEM

Modern construction processes rely on the contributions of diverse functional specialists working in inter-organisational teams to design, cost, procure and manage modern construction projects. In the UK the Latham report has focused attention on eliminating the adversarial nature of the construction industry. Project specific partnering is one procurement route being taken by leading client and main contracting organisations to improve the interpersonal relationships of those organisations involved in the construction process. In order to support the cultural changes recommended by Latham, the necessary communications infrastructure must be put in place. As well as a high bandwidth communications infrastructure, commonly available collaborative tools must be used to allow disparate cross-functional virtual teams to exchange information. Increasingly construction work is carried out by specialists subcontractors who typically undertake 70-90% of the work. However, little attention has been given by main contractors to improve groupworking using communication and collaboration technologies between themselves and their subcontractors. This paper presents the findings of a survey conducted by a large UK design and construction organisation and Loughborough University to benchmark the current sophistication and application of information and communication technologies in UK sub contracting organisations. Surprisingly little research has been conducted into the use of information and communication technologies in subcontractor organisations. Existing research has focused on the level of ICT usage among main contracting organisations and construction consultants. Whilst this research is needed, the construction process involves communication and collaboration downstream between the client, consultants and the contractor, and upstream between the contractor, suppliers and subcontractors. Future research should identify the level of ICT’s up and down the construction value system, thereby examining the totality of the construction process and highlighting the opportunities for improving information flow, communications and understanding.
Influence of mineral and organic fertilizers on yield and nitrogen efficiency of winter wheat

The aim of this study was to evaluate the long-term (16-years) nitrogen efficiency after the application of organic and mineral fertilizers at two sites Lukavec (S1) and Suchdol (S2) with different soil and climatic conditions in the Czech Republic (Central Europe) and to determine grain yield and nitrogen content with regard to the requirements of protein content for baking quality of wheat. After the application of NPK treatment the highest average values from both sites of grain yield (6.22 t ha -1 ), nitrogen content (2.01%) and nitrogen uptake (123.6 kg ha -1 ) were determined, which means 78%, 26% and 121% increases compared to the unfertilized treatment. At the less fertile S1, located on Cambisol, the significant effect of nitrogen fertilization on yield was observed. The yield of the NPK treatment was by 144% higher compared to the unfertilized Control treatment. The limit of 11.5% of protein content for bakery wheat was not achieved for any of treatments at S1, at S2 for unfertilized treatment and treatments with organic fertilizers. Lower values of recovery efficiency of nitrogen and N inputoutput balance were found at S2 situated on Chernozem.
A Volatile Ethylene Inhibitor Improves the Postharvest Life of Potted Roses

Pretreating 'Victory Parade' potted miniature roses ( Rosa hybrida L.) with photolyzed diazocyclopentadiene (DACP) inhibited the effects of exogenous ethylene (acceleration of leaf and bud drop). In an ethylene-free simulated interior environment, display life of the treated plants was also greater than that of the controls and similar to that of plants pretreated with the anionic silver thiosulfate complex (STS). DACP caused an increase in the binding constant for ethylene in petals and leaves of 'Victory Parade' and 'Cara Mia' (a cut-flower rose cultivar). Competitive kinetics for the effects of increasing ethylene concentrations on control and DACP-treated plants are consistent with the hypothesis that the effects of DACP are due to irreversible binding to the ethylene-binding site.
Maximum Eigen Value Analysis Study toDetect Phase Transitions of FerroelectricLiquid Crystals

Phase transition temperatures of ferroelectric liquid crystals: ((S)-(-)-2-methylbutyl 4’-(4”–nalkanoyloxybenzoyloxy) biphenyl-4-carboxylates (where n = 16 and 18) are identified using of maximum eigen value analysis. The textures of the samples are recorded with the Optical Polarizing Microscope (POM) which has the attachments of hot stage and high resolution camera connected directly to computer system. Eigen values of the recorded textures are computed using MATLAB software. The phase transition temperatures of samples are inferred by the abrupt changes in the computed maximum eigen values. The results of study are in good agreement with those published in earlier literature being made with technique Differential Scanning Calorimetry. The smooth transitions smectic A to Smectic C* which are not resolved in the DSC studies are identified using maximum Eigen value analysis.
Effect of Different substrate Disinfection Methods on the Production of Pleurotus ostreatus

Abstract The aim of this paper is to estimate which of disinfection method is more effective in case of higher yield and fewer cost in cultivation of Pleurotus ostreatus in rural areas. For this purpose, four different treatments; scalping in hot water (60, 80 and 100°C), and chemical disinfection (1% formaldehyde) were compared with sterilization by autoclave. It has been noticed that method of disinfection affects mycelium growing duration(day), yield(g/kg), biological efficiency (BE%), avarage weight of fruitbody(g), diameter of pileus(cm), stipe lenght(cm) and width(cm). P. ostreatus took significantly much time to colonise the substrate (19.9 days) disinfected by chemical disinfection compared with others. Chemical disinfection (271.28 g/kg and 91.96%) and scalding hot water at 80 o C (263.42 g/kg and 90.83%) had highest productivity in terms of yield and BE, respectively, while scalding hot water at 60 o C (136.08 g/kg and 46.92%) had least productivity. The largest diameter of fruitbody was obtained by scalding in hot water at 80 o C, while the longest stipes were harvested in disinfected substrate by chemicals. In conclusion, cheaper and more easily applecable scalping in hot water 80°C and chemical disinfection may be use for the disinfection of growing substrates instead of sterilization with autoclave in rural areas. Keywords: mushroom growing substrate, disinfection methods, autoclaved, scalding, chemical disinfection, Pleurotus ostreatus
Behavioural Finance and Malaysian Culture

This paper examines how gender, religion, and ethnic differences influence the key determinants of individual investment behavior, which are risk taking, skill, luck, happiness, maximization, regret, confidence and trust. We find that gender difference is significantly associated with risk taking behavior and maximization as well as overconfidence. Religious beliefs and ethnic origins significantly affect life time income risk, regret, maximization, happiness, confidence and trust. However, the addition of these, Malaysian have relatively high level of regret and risk taking propensity in portfolio, and low level of maximization, happiness and general risk taking behavior than non Malaysian.
Comparison of the HadGEM2 climate-chemistry model against in situ and SCIAMACHY atmospheric methane data

Abstract. Wetlands are a major emission source of methane (CH4) globally. In this study, we evaluate wetland emission estimates derived using the UK community land surface model (JULES, the Joint UK Land Earth Simulator) against atmospheric observations of methane, including, for the first time, total methane columns derived from the SCIAMACHY instrument on board the ENVISAT satellite. Two JULES wetland emission estimates are investigated: (a) from an offline run driven with Climatic Research Unit–National Centers for Environmental Prediction (CRU-NCEP) meteorological data and (b) from the same offline run in which the modelled wetland fractions are replaced with those derived from the Global Inundation Extent from Multi-Satellites (GIEMS) remote sensing product. The mean annual emission assumed for each inventory (181 Tg CH4 per annum over the period 1999–2007) is in line with other recently published estimates. There are regional differences as the unconstrained JULES inventory gives significantly higher emissions in the Amazon (by ~36 Tg CH4 yr−1) and lower emissions in other regions (by up to 10 Tg CH4 yr−1) compared to the JULES estimates constrained with the GIEMS product. Using the UK Hadley Centre's Earth System model with atmospheric chemistry (HadGEM2), we evaluate these JULES wetland emissions against atmospheric observations of methane. We obtain improved agreement with the surface concentration measurements, especially at high northern latitudes, compared to previous HadGEM2 runs using the wetland emission data set of Fung et al. (1991). Although the modelled monthly atmospheric methane columns reproduce the large-scale patterns in the SCIAMACHY observations, they are biased low by 50 part per billion by volume (ppb). Replacing the HadGEM2 modelled concentrations above 300 hPa with HALOE–ACE assimilated TOMCAT output results in a significantly better agreement with the SCIAMACHY observations. The use of the GIEMS product to constrain the JULES-derived wetland fraction improves the representation of the wetland emissions in JULES and gives a good description of the seasonality observed at surface sites influenced by wetlands, especially at high latitudes. We find that the annual cycles observed in the SCIAMACHY measurements and at many of the surface sites influenced by non-wetland sources cannot be reproduced in these HadGEM2 runs. This suggests that the emissions over certain regions (e.g. India and China) are possibly too high and/or the monthly emission patterns for specific sectors are incorrect. The comparisons presented in this paper show that the performance of the JULES wetland scheme is comparable to that of other process-based land surface models. We identify areas for improvement in this and the atmospheric chemistry components of the HadGEM Earth System model. The Earth Observation data sets used here will be of continued value in future evaluations of JULES and the HadGEM family of models.
Geochronology and Geochemistry of Basaltic Rocks in The Karasu Graben Around Kırıkhan (Hatay), S. Turkey

The study area, which is located in the middle sector of the Amanos mountains, covers the north of Kirikhan (Hatay) in southern Turkey. Tectonostratigraphic rock units from Paleozoic to Cenozoic are exposed within this terrain, which is tectonically active as a result of continent-continent collision between Afro-Arabia and Eurasia. Young basaltic volcanism, located at the N-end of the Dead Sea transform fault in southern Turkey, crops out along the NE-SW trending structural lineaments within the Karasu valley (Hatay). K.Ar age determinations performed on the volcanic rocks give an age range from 0.4 Ma to 2.2 Ma that indicate Plio-Quaternary time internal for the timing of volcanism. The volcanic rocks in the area studied are dominated by alkali olivine basalts based on the petrography and immobile trace element concentrations. Major-trace element geochemistry as well as the REE patterns display geochemical characteristics of Continental Rift Zone volcanism (CRZ).
Cloning and Analysis of pyr G Gene Encoding Orotidine 5-Monophosphate Decarboxylase of Aspergillus oryzae Strain S 1 (

In this study, the pyrG gene which encodes for orotidine 5-monophosphate decarboxylase (OMP decarboxylase) of Aspergillus oryzae strain S1 was cloned and analysed. This 1.8kb A. oryzae pyrG encompasses the 5’-regulatory flanking region (465 bp), open reading frame (899 bp) and 3’-regulatory region (475 bp). The pyrG contained one intron at position 623-687 bp based on the AUGUSTUS and FGENESH (SoftBerry) analysis corresponding to the intron present in the pyrG of A. oryzae (Accession Number: Y13811). In silico analysis showed that the enzyme encoded by the A. oryzae S1 pyrG gene has a theoretical molecular weight of 30.28 kDa and theoretical pI value of 5.92. This enzyme is hydrophilic, located in a region outside of the transmembrane and it functions in the cytoplasm. Five motives such as N-glycosylation site, protein kinase C (PKC) phosphorylation site, casein kinase II (CK-2) phosphorylation site, N-myristolation site and orotidine 5-monophoshate decarboxylase active site have been identified in the pyrG amino acid sequence. The three dimensional structure of this enzyme generated via protein homology modeling using the bioinformatic software, Swiss Model, shows that OMP decarboxylase is a protein with an α/ß barrel structure possessing 8 ß-strands surrounded by 9 α-helices. The amino acid residues involved in the active site have been identified and it is located on one of the ß-strands. The pyrG DNA sequence will be used for the complementation of a pyrG auxotroph mutant of A. oryzae.
The shape of velocity dispersion profiles and the dynamical state of galaxy clusters

Motivated by the existence of the relationship between the dynamical state of clusters and the shape of the velocity dispersion profiles (VDP), we study the VDPs for Gaussian (G) and Non-Gaussian (NG) systems for a subsample of clusters from the Yang catalog. The groups cover a redshift interval of $0.03\leq z\leq0.1$ with halo mass $\geq 10^{14}$M$_{\odot}$. We use a robust statistical method, Hellinger Distance, to classify the dynamical state of the systems according to their velocity distribution. The stacked VDP of each class, G and NG, is then determined using either Bright or Faint galaxies. The stacked VDP for G groups displays a central peak followed by a monotonically decreasing trend which indicates a predominance of radial orbits, with the Bright stacked VDP showing lower velocity dispersions in all radii. The distinct features we find in NG systems are manifested not only by the characteristic shape of VDP, with a depression in the central region, but also by a possible higher infall rate associated with galaxies in the Faint stacked VDP.
THE EFFECT OF HYBERPARIC OXYGEN THERAPY ON GROSS MOTOR SKILLS, SOCIALTY AND AWARNESS OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSYAND MENTAL HANDICAP

The current study examined the effects of hyperbaric oxygen therapy on gross motor skills, sociality and awareness of 12 children diagnosed as cases of cerebral palsy with mental handicap.A Questionnaire was filled by the parents and care providers who take care of those cases. The protocol of HBOT was 40 sessions of treatment of 100% oxygen at 1.75 atmospheres(atm) abs for 60 minutes. The averages and standard deviations were calculated to estimate the behaviors of the children before and after being subjected to the oxygen treatment program. Apparently,the results were encouraging, but after they were analysed,no statistical significant value was found. So the benefits of HBOT in such cases is controversial and lots of studies should be done.
Efficacy of administration of oral liposomal iron after a period ofintravenous iron carboxymaltose in two groups of chronic kidney diseasepatients: home hemodialysis and conservative therapy

Introduction: Anemia could be a frequent and early complication of Chronic nephropathy (CKD), and its prevalence will increase with the worsening of nephritic perform, involving over five hundredth of patients in predialysis (stage 5) and much nearly one hundred of patients in dialysis [1]. The administration of oral or blood vessel iron and glycoprotein (Epo) could be a key part for the correction of anemia each in patients with CKD and in patients on chronic dialysis. The aim of our work was to verify the effectiveness of oral liposomal iron in a very cluster of our home dialysis patients and in a very cluster of patients in conservative medical aid with CKD, examination it with a previous amount in blood vessel medical aid with carboxymaltose iron. Materials and methods: We screened 8 patients (5 F/3 M; age 62 ± 10 yrs) in chronic daily home hemodialysis for more than 12 months and 16 patients (9 F/7 M; age 75 ± 12 yrs) in conservative therapy, affected by CKD stage 3b-4, who were on treatment for a sideropenic anemia. All had been treated for at least 6 months, with carboxymaltose iron iv (500 mg/ month) and therefore the last hematological control was considered time 0. From that moment on, they were then passed to oral liposomal iron. The protocol lasted 6 months for home hemodialysis pts and 12 months for CKD pts. During these two periods, serum iron, serum Hb, Ferritin, Transferrin Saturation, CRP, Albumin, weekly consumption of erythropoietin were evaluated bimonthly. Statistical analysis was performed with Student's t test for paired data (Table 1). Results: Switching to the os iron periods, both in the group in dialysis that in conservative, compared to the end of the iv iron period, there was an improvement, even if not statistically significant, of the concentration of Hb and a reduction of CRP values. Ferritin, transferrin saturation, Albumin and weekly consumption of Erythropoietin did not change in the two pts groups.7 out of 16 CKD patients, throughout the period, did not use erythropoietin. No patient reported any side effects during intravenous or liposomal iron treatment and none has discontinued therapy.
Macroeconomic Effects Of Expansion Of Universal Health Care: The Case Of South Korea

Using a general equilibrium model, we analyze the implications of Universal Health Care (UHC) expansion in Korea. We find that when UHC is expanded, UHC premium rate for workers is raised to finance the increased budget, which distorts the householdsʼ incentive to work and leads to a decrease in aggregate labor. Moreover, the reduced volatility of disposable income weakens the householdsʼ savings motive, thereby resulting in a decrease in aggregate capital. While the decreases in production factors lead to a significant drop in aggregate output, the binary voting simulation shows that the expansion of UHC is approved with near-unanimous support.
Al-CNT composites produced from Friction Stir Processing and Selective Laser Melting

Aluminium reinforced with multi-wall carbon nanotubes was produced using friction stir processing and selective laser melting. Very fine grains were successfully achieved in both methods with high Vickers hardness values. Cavities were present in selective laser melting of AlSi10Mg reinforced with multi-wall carbon nanotubes parts resulting in higher stress concentration brittle fracture appearance. The high laser absorption and higher thermal conductivity of multi-wall carbon nanotubes resulted in the formation of the cavities in the melted parts. However, the fractography images showed dimpled like appearance indicating a ductile fracture mechanism. Multi-wall carbon nanotubes were observed at the fracture sites indicating the presence of a crack-bridging mechanism. In comparison to carbon nanotubes reinforced aluminium by friction stir processing, selective laser melting produces aluminium reinforced aluminium with better mechanical properties.
Anti-bacterial and anti-mold efficiency of ZnO nanoparticles present in melamine-laminated surfaces of particleboards

Lamination is one of the most widely used techniques for the surface treatment of wood-based composites such as particleboards, fiberboards, etc. It is usually carried out using décor papers impregnated with amino thermosetting resins, mostly melamine-formaldehyde, urea-formaldehyde, or their mixture. Conventional laminates with non-bioactive surfaces are not able to reduce or stop microbial growth when contaminated with organic substances. In this work, zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles were applied into their surface structure to improve their anti-bacterial and anti-mold properties. Melamine-formaldehyde (MF) resin, for the white décor paper impregnation, was modified with ZnO in amounts of 0.1 wt. %, 0.3 wt. %, 0.6 wt. %, and 1 wt. % and pressed onto particleboards. The presence of ZnO in the melamine-laminated surfaces somewhat improved their resistance to the Gram-positive bacteria Staphylococcus aureus (by 20.7% or 9.5%). However, the improvement was considerable (~65% or 46.8%) against the Gram-negative bacteria Escherichia coli. The presence of ZnO in MF resins increased the anti-mold resistance of the intentionally contaminated laminated surfaces against the microscopic fungi Aspergillus niger and Penicillium brevicompactum at most by approximately 50%. ZnO nanoparticles had none or only a small negative effect on the resistance of the laminated surfaces towards aggressive chemicals and dry heat 180 °C, and their abrasion resistance decreased at most by approximately 17%.
SCREW AND NAIL HOLDING PROPERTIES OF PLYWOOD PANELS REINFORCED WITH GLASS FIBER FABRIC

: In this study, plywood and reinforced plywood with glass fiber fabric were produced with rotary peeled poplar veneers using phenol formaldehyde adhesive. Screw and nail holding tests were conducted to obtain the characteristics of the plywood and reinforced plywood boards. One control group and three different test groups were used. The effects of glass fiber fabric on the screw direct withdrawal, screw-head pull-through, and lateral nail resistance were determined. The results of the tests indicated that the reinforced plywood’s resistances to direct withdrawal of the screw, screw-head pull-through, and lateral nail resistance were significantly higher than those of the unreinforced plywood. In addition, reinforcement of the plywood boards provided longer displacement at maximum load.
The role of modality: Auditory and visual distractors in Stroop interference

As a commonly used measure of selective attention, it is important to understand the factors contributing to interference in the Stroop task. The current research examined distracting stimuli in the auditory and visual modalities to determine whether the use of auditory distractors would create additional interference, beyond what is typically observed in the print-based Stroop task. Research by Cowan and Barron supported the additive effects of auditory and visual distractors; however, there is only one empirical demonstration of this finding to date. Using different versions of the Stroop colour-naming task, behavioural analyses of reaction times (RT) were conducted, along with distributional RT analyses. The results indicated that a combination of visual and auditory distraction did not lead to a larger interference effect than visually based distraction alone. These findings suggest that methodological issues may have influenced the prior finding of additive effects of the two modalities, and are discussed in relation to the word production architecture account of Stroop effects.
Magnetic fluctuations and Hall magnetohydrodynamic turbulence in the solar wind

[i] It is shown that the framework of Hall magnetohydrodynamics (Hall-MHD), which can support three quadratic invariants and allows nonlinear states to depart fundamentally from the Alfvenic, is capable of reproducing in the inertial range the three branches of the observed solar wind magnetic fluctuation spectrum: the Kolmogorov branch f -5/3 , steepening to f -α1 , with α 1 ≃ 3-4 on the high-frequency side and flattening to f -1 on the low-frequency side. These fluctuations are found to be associated with the nonlinear Hall-MHD shear Alfven waves. The spectrum of the concomitant whistler-type fluctuations is very different from the observed one. Perhaps the relatively stronger damping of the whistler fluctuations may cause their unobservability. The issue of the anisotropy of the turbulence is addressed briefly.