Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Human Resources Planning in Swaziland

Aims to shed some light on the modalities and the need for human resources planning in Swaziland libraries. Systematic forecasts of the libraries′ future demand for, and supply of labour should be meticulously undertaken so that Swaziland libraries can put themselves in a better position to plan for the recruitment, selection, training, and career paths of staff. Swaziland′s lack of trained personnel with sufficient knowledge to handle the intricacies of automation has necessitated the external recruitment of expatriate staff, with serious implications for the budget. Swaziland assumed the chairmanship of the SADC Regional Training Council (RTC) which now controls the affairs of the Human Resources Development Sector. One of the projects of this sector has been to create a Regional Human Resource Information System (RHRIS). This project has provided guiding principles to those in the region whose responsibility is human resources planning and development. It is essential that SWALA should develop a human .
Novel Topic Impact on Authorship Attribution

Abstract : Several authorship attribution studies have speculated about the existence of a link between topic cues and author style features. This research presents a novel experimental protocol for measuring the impact of topic features on author attribution predictive models. We call our technique "novel topic crossvalidation," which consists of holding out a single topic in a test set and iterating over choices of held-out topic to compute an average performance score. Using the New York Times Annotated corpus, we perform a subset procedure to build a sub-corpus of 18,862 documents, 15 authors, and 23 topics. With this sub-corpus, we perform a novel topic crossvalidation. Our experiments differ from previous attempts to model topic/author influence in scope; previous methods were limited to three or fewer topics or authors. Having a larger set of topics and authors should provide researchers with a greater opportunity to explore the variability of style cues represented in sets of authors, as well as the confounding influence of topic. For this reason, we supply document/author/topic identifications so that researchers can build upon our work in a reproducible fashion.
The use of phrasal verbs in English as a lingua franca

Diese Diplomarbeit handelt von den der Verwendung von ‘phrasal verbs’, einer bestimmten Form einer Verb-Partikel-Kombination, in Englisch als Lingua Franca (ELF). Generell sagt man, dass ‘phrasal verbs’ eine sehr wichtige Funktion in der englischen Sprache haben. Das Ziel dieser Arbeit ist es nun, Einblicke in die Verwendung von bestimmten ‘phrasal verbs’ durch ELF Sprecher zu geben. ‘Phrasal verbs’ waren bis jetzt noch nicht der spezifische Fokus einer Studie uber ELF, weshalb diese Arbeit in diesem Bereich einen Beitrag leisten soll. Die Arbeit gibt zuerst einen Uberblick uber die Eigenschaften von ELF Konversationen, die im Allgemeinen als am wichtigsten angesehenen werden. Weiters wird die grammatikalische Kategorie der ‘phrasal verbs’ beschrieben, wobei ein spezieller Fokus auf den unterschiedlichen Klassifizierungsversuchen dieser Verb-Partikel-Kombination liegt. Die Ergebnisse dieser Arbeit basieren auf einer empirischen Studie in VOICE, dem Vienna-Oxford International Corpus of English. Die Suchergebnisse werden sowohl quantitativ also auch qualitativ analysiert. Diese Analyse stellt den Kern dieser Arbeit dar. Grundsatzlich kann man sagen, dass die Ergebnisse der Korpussuche zeigen, dass die meisten der untersuchten ‘phrasal verbs’ in VOICE ‚konventionell’ verwendet werden. Es gibt jedoch auch einige Beispiele der ‘phrasal verb’-Verwendung, die aus verschiedenen Grunden anders als ihr Gebrauch in ENL, Englisch als Muttersprache, zu sein scheinen. Die Analyse dieser Auserungen scheint zu zeigen, dass, obwohl ELF Sprecher ‘phrasal verbs’ manchmal scheinbar anders verwenden als ENL Sprecher, und obwohl manche Falle ihrer ‘phrasal verb’-Verwendung sogar als ‚inkorrekt’ in Bezug auf ENL Standards bezeichnet werden konnten, eine ‚unkonventionelle’ ‘phrasal verb’-Verwendung scheinbar keine Auswirkung auf die Konversationen hat. Weiters zeigen die analysierten Interaktionen, dass in Hinsicht auf die Ausdrucke, in denen ‘phrasal verbs’ verwendet werden, die ‘phrasal verb’-Verwendung in VOICE in manchen Fallen eher darauf beruht, was Sinclair als ‘open-choice principle’ bezeichnet, als auf dem ‘idiom principle’. Allgemein kann man sagen, dass die Konversationen, die fur diese Arbeit untersucht wurden, zeigen, dass einige Behauptungen uber die ‘phrasal verb’-Verwendung von Native Speakers fur die ‘phrasal verb’-Verwendung von ELF SprecherInnen nicht zu gelten scheinen.
A comparison of Chapter One student achievement with and without computer-assisted instruction

A COMPARISON OF CHAPTER ONE STUDENT ACHIEVEMENT WITH AND WITHOUT COMPUTER ASSISTED INSTRUCTION FEBRUARY 1993 DEBORAH M. SINKIS B.S., WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE M.Ed, WORCESTER STATE COLLEGE Ed.D, UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS Directed by: Associate Professor Gretchen Rossman Chapter One students have historically been at risk of failing to achieve at the elementary school level. Computer Assisted Instruction is one intervention which is likely to have a positive effect on the achievement of these children. This study evaluated the impact of the JOSTENS Integrated Learning System (ILS) on the achievement of Chapter One students. The JOSTENS ILS was piloted at four sites within a large urban school system in the Northeast. This special instructional system was utilized with Chapter One students in addition to their regular program and supplemental Chapter One instruction.
Playing Underground: A Critical History of the 1960s Off-Off-Broadway Movement

"Scrupulously researched, critically acute, and written with care, "Playing Underground" will become a classic account of an era of hard-won free expression. "-William Coco "At last---a book documenting the beginnings of Off-Off Broadway theater. "Playing Underground" is an insightful, illuminating, and honest appraisal of this important period in American theater. "-Rosalyn Drexler, author of "Art Does (Not! ) Exist" and "Occupational Hazard" "An epic movie of an epic movement, "Playing Underground" is a book the world has waited for without knowing it. How precisely it captures the evolution of our revolution! I am amazed by the book's scope and scale, and I bless its author especially for giving two greats, Paul Foster and H. M. Koutoukas, their proper, polar places, and for memorializing such unjustly forgotten masterpieces as Irene Fornes's "Molly's Dream" and Jeff Weiss's "A Funny Walk Home. " Stephen Bottoms's vivid evocation of the grand adventure of Off-Off Broadway has woken and broken my heart. It is difficult to believe that he was not there alongside me to breathe the caffeine-nicotine-alkaloid-steeped air. "-Robert Patrick, author of "Kennedy's Children" and "Temple Slave" Few books address the legendary age of 1960s off-off Broadway theater. Fortunately, Stephen Bottoms fills that gap with "Playing Underground"---the first comprehensive history of the roots of off-off Broadway. This is a theater whose legacy is still felt today: it was the launching pad for many leading contemporary theater artists, including Sam Shepard, Maria Irene Fornes, and others, and it was a pivotal influence on improv comedy and shows like "Saturday Night Live. " Off-off Broadway groups such as the Living Theatre, La Mama, and Caffe Cino captured the spirit of nontraditional theater with their edgy, unscripted, boundary-crossing subjects. Yet, as Bottoms discovers, there is no one set of truths about off-off Broadway to uncover; the entire scene was always more a matter of competing perceptions than a singular, concrete reality. No other author has managed to illuminate this shifting tableau as Bottoms does. Through interviews with dozens of the era's leading playwrights, performers, directors, and critics, he unearths a countercultural theater movement that was both influential and transforming-yet ephemeral and quintessentially of its moment. "Playing Underground" will be a definitive work on the subject, offering a complete picture of an important but little-studied period in American theater.
Hasat Sonrası UV-C ve Yenilebilir Yüzey Kaplama Uygulamalarının Kiraz Meyve Kalitesi ile Muhafaza Süresi Üzerine Etkileri

Bu calismada, 0900 Ziraat kiraz cesidine ait meyvelere hasat sonrasi MAP, UV-C ve yenilebilir yuzey kaplama uygulamalari yapilarak, kiraz meyve kalitesi ve muhafaza suresi uzerine etkileri arastirilmistir. Yapilan uygulamalar sonrasinda meyveler soguk hava deposunda 0 o C’de % 85–95 oransal nemli ortamda 4 hafta sure ile muhafaza altina alinmistir. Muhafaza periyodu suresince 7 gun araliklarla alinan meyve orneklerinde cesitli fiziksel ve kimyasal analizler yapilmistir. Meyve kalite ozelliklerini belirlemek amaciyla; meyvelerde agirlik kaybi, meyve sertligi, suda cozunur kuru madde miktari, titre edilebilir asitlik degerleri, toplam fenolik madde miktari, toplam antosiyanin miktari, toplam antioksidan miktari, curume orani ve dis gorunus degerleri tespit edilmistir. Uygulamalara gore degisen oranlarda agirlik kayiplarinda ve toplam suda cozunur kuru madde oraninda artis, meyve sertligi ile titre edilebilir asit miktarinda ise azalma belirlenmistir. UVC uygulamalari meyve curumeleri uzerine onemli oranda koruyucu etkisi gostermis ve fenolik madde miktarini artirmistir. Muhafaza suresi sonunda pazarlanabilir nitelikte olan meyveler MAP, Alginat, UV-C+Kitosan, UVC+ Alginat ve UV-C+MAP uygulanmis meyvelerde gorulmustur.
Formal Methods in Software Product Lines: Concepts, Survey, and Guidelines

Mikolas Janota Lero – The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre School of Computer Science and Informatics, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Joseph Kiniry Lero – The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre School of Computer Science and Informatics, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland Goetz Botterweck Lero – The Irish Software Engineering Research Centre Department of Computer Science and Information Systems, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland 12 March 2008
Over werken in de postindustriele samenleving

'Werk, werk en nog eens werk' was de leuze van de jaren negentig. Aan werk worden vele positieve effecten toegeschreven: het fungeert als bron van welvaart en draagvlak voor de verzorgingsstaat, het draagt bij aan het individuele welbevinden en het is een middel om armoede en ongelijkheid te bestrijden.De afgelopen tien jaar is de arbeidsdeelname sterk toegenomen. In deze studie wordt onderzocht of dit ook de resultaten heeft opgeleverd die ervan werden verwacht. Levert meer werk meer welvaart op? Is betaald werk voor iedereen zo belangrijk? En heeft de werk-gelegenheidsgroei bijgedragen aan vermindering van armoede en maatschappelijke ongelijkheid? De conclusie luidt dat werk zeker geen wondermiddel is tegen tal van maatschappelijke kwalen.
A dynamic framework for testing the synchronization behavior of java monitors

iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would first like to thank my family and girlfriend for the incredible patience and understanding they have shown me while working on my thesis. Mom, Dad and Sergio, thanks for listening during the countless conversations regarding my research and presentation. You helped me immensely in working out many of the ideas and problems that I encountered even though you felt you knew little about what I was talking about. Sudha, thank you for your support and encouragement, even when this process has required me to reprioritize my time. You have been a driving force that moved me forward without hesitation. I would also like to thank my supervising professor Dr. Yu Lei who has seen me through this thesis. I have enjoyed all our talks and appreciate all the extra time you put in during last minute meetings and phone conversations. I have learned a lot from your example. My thanks also go out to the CSE department staff and faculty for their efforts and guidance during the completion of this degree. In particular I would like to thank Ms. Camille Costabile who answered numerous questions with a smile and always kept me on track.
On the mechanism of response latencies in auditory nerve fibers

Despite the structural differences of the middle and inner ears, the latency pattern in auditory nerve fibers to an identical sound has been found similar across numerous species. Studies have shown the similarity in remarkable species with distinct cochleae or even without a basilar membrane. This stimulus-, neuron-, and species- independent similarity of latency cannot be simply explained by the concept of cochlear traveling waves that is generally accepted as the main cause of the neural latency pattern. An original concept of Fourier pattern is defined, intended to characterize a feature of temporal processing—specifically phase encoding—that is not readily apparent in more conventional analyses. The pattern is created by marking the first amplitude maximum for each sinusoid component of the stimulus, to encode phase information. The hypothesis is that the hearing organ serves as a running analyzer whose output reflects synchronization of auditory neural activity consistent with the Fourier pattern. A combined research of experimental, correlational and meta-analysis approaches is used to test the hypothesis. Manipulations included phase encoding and stimuli to test their effects on the predicted latency pattern. Animal studies in the literature using the same stimulus were then compared to determine the degree of relationship. The results show that each marking accounts for a large percentage of a corresponding peak latency in the peristimulus-time histogram. For each of the stimuli considered, the latency predicted by the Fourier pattern is highly correlated with the observed latency in the auditory nerve fiber of representative species. The results suggest that the hearing organ analyzes not only amplitude spectrum but also phase information in Fourier analysis, to distribute the specific spikes among auditory nerve fibers and within a single unit. This phase-encoding mechanism in Fourier analysis is proposed to be the common mechanism that, in the face of species differences in peripheral auditory hardware, accounts for the considerable similarities across species in their latency-by-frequency functions, in turn assuring optimal phase encoding across species. Also, the mechanism has the potential to improve phase encoding of cochlear implants.
Characterizing and Detecting Unrevealed Elements of Network Systems

Abstract : This dissertation addresses the problem of discovering and characterizing unknown elements in network systems. It is not uncommon to have incomplete knowledge of network systems due to either passive circumstances, e.g. limited resources to observe a network, or active circumstances, e.g. intentional acts of concealment, or some combination of active and passive influences. This research suggests statistical and graph theoretic approaches for such situations, including those in which nodes are causally related. A related aspect of this research is accuracy assessment. It is possible an analyst could fail to detect a network element, or be aware of network elements, but incorrectly conclude the associated network system structure. Consequently, this dissertation provides a framework to evaluate accuracy.
Symmetric Voice Systems and Precategoriality in Philippine Languages

Apparatus for selectively receiving a well tool within a well conduit comprising: a tubular housing adapted for connection in a well conduit; a tubular sleeve disposed within the housing for limited movement between an upper closed position and lower open position; cooperable ports in the sleeve and housing, registerable when the sleeve is in the lower position, to provide fluid communication between the interior and exterior of the conduit; and a latch recess engageable by latches on the well tool for receiving the well tool and moving the sleeve from its closed position to its open position as the well tool is moved downwardly through the conduit. Seals may be provided between the well tool and the sleeve and housing respectively, isolating the upper end of the sleeve from the pressure within the conduit, the lower end of the sleeve being subjected to the pressure within the conduit. The upper end of the sleeve may be in fluid communication with the exterior of the conduit through the ports when the sleeve is in its open position.
Avaliação das características e estabilidade de geléias light de morango

As geleias sao uma alternativa de aproveitamento de frutos, possibilitando sua utilizacao, maior oferta e qualidade na comercializacao. O grau de alteracao depende das condicoes do tratamento aos quais as frutas sao submetidas . O trabalho tem como objetivo avaliar as caracteristicas (fisico-quimicas e sensoriais) e estabilidade de geleias light durante 120 dias de armazenamento. Neste trabalho foram elaboradas quatro formulacoes de geleias de morango, sendo uma convencional e tres light . Nas formulacoes light o teor de sacarose foi reduzido em 35% em relacao a formulacao convencional, sendo que a docura foi reposta pelo uso dos edulcorantes ciclamato e sacarina. Apos o processamento e durante o armazenamento, nas condicoes ambientes, das geleias avaliou-se o conteudo de umidade, acucares totais, acucares redutores, acucares naoredutores, solidos soluveis, pH, acidez e fluidez, alem da avaliacao sensorial de aceitabilidade e em relacao aos atributos de textura, docura, odor, sabor geral, sabor residual e sabor acido. As geleias light apresentam uma boa opcao para o aproveitamento do morango e insercao de novos produtos no mercado, por apresentarem caracteristicas similares com o produto convencional e boa aceitacao pelo consumidor, sendo que a melhor combinacao de edulcorantes utilizada foi com edulcorante ciclamato, usado isoladamente ou em associacao com a sacarina.
Numerical Simulations of the Lewis Signaling Game: Learning Strategies, Pooling Equilibria, and the Evolution of Grammar

David Lewis (1969) introduced sender-receiver games as a way of investigating how meaningful language might evolve from initially random signals. In this report I investigate the conditions under which Lewis signaling games evolve to perfect signaling systems under various learning dynamics. While the 2-state/2-term Lewis signaling game with basic urn learning always approaches a signaling system, I will show that with more than two states suboptimal pooling equilibria can evolve. Inhomogeneous state distributions increase the likelihood of pooling equilibria, but learning strategies with negative reinforcement or certain sorts of mutation can decrease the likelihood of, and even eliminate, pooling equilibria. Both Moran and APR learning strategies (Bereby-Meyer and Erev 1998) are shown to promote successful convergence to signaling systems. A model is presented that illustrates how a language that codes state-act pairs in an order-based grammar might evolve in the context of a Lewis signaling game. The terms, grammar, and the corresponding partitions of the state space co-evolve to generate a language whose structure appears to reflect canonical natural kinds. The evolution of these apparent natural kinds, however, is entirely in service of the rewards that accompany successful distinctions between the sender and receiver. Any metaphysics grounded on the structure of a natural language that evolved in this way would track arbitrary, but pragmatically useful distinctions.
OBJECT TECHNOLOGY AND SOFTWARE REUSE: LESSONS FROM LONGITUDINAL CASE STUDIES OF EARLY ADOPTERS

Object-oriented (OO) technology represents one of the most important innovations in software process technology to emerge in the last twenty years. Beginning in the early 1990’s, we performed four longitudinal cases studies of early adoption of OO to gain an understanding of what challenges early adopters face, and what strategies can be used to overcome those challenges. We found the burden of learning how to use the technology and the costs of joining an immature technological network were the most serious adoption challenges. We also found that, while organizations had largely accepted the idea that OO would deliver on its promise of large scale reuse, the reuse actually obtained in practice was not pervasive or systematic. In this article, we describe the actual experiences of the case sites as they made the transition to OO development. We then present a set of four lessons learned: (1) invest in organizational learning, (2) develop a complete technical and process architecture, (3) treat reuse as a process innovation in its own right, and (4) view adoption as a multi-year exercise in process technology R&D. For each lesson we articulate a set of specific tactics that organizations can employ to increase the chance of success.
Brain tumor segmentation with minimal user assistance

In this thesis, we propose a brain tumor segmentation system that requires only 4 clicks from users to specify a tight bounding box that completely contains the tumor. We convert the segmentation problem to an energy minimization problem. We utilize the basic energy function that combines intensity appearance and boundary smoothness. Global and local appearance models are experimented and compared in our work. The basic energy function does not assume any shape prior and thus leads to unrealistic shapes. We take the advantage of the fact that most of the tumors are approximately convex in shape and incorporate the star shape prior to prohibit unlikely segmentations. Another problem with the basic energy function is the undersegmentation problem. With the bounding box provided by the user, we are able to have a rough idea of the tumor size. Therefore, to encourage the segmentation to be a certain size, we add volumetric bias to our energy, which helps solve this problem. We also try to model the tumor as multi-region object where regions have distinct appearance. Specifically, we incorporate interior+exterior model for the tumor into our energy function. Our final result is promising in terms of f-measure. Our best performance for 88 volumes is 87% using volumetric ballooning.