Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
KONTRIBUSI WANITA DALAM PEMBERDAYAAN EKONOMI LOKAL MELALUI PREFERENSI RUANG BELANJA

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk memahami kontribusi perempuan dalam pemberdayaan ekonomi lokaldengan Shoping preferensi ruang. Ini merupakan penelitian deskriptif-eksplorative dengan menggunakan opini. Isidari penelitian ini meliputi: 1) karakteristik sosial ekonomi perempuan, 2) kontribusi perempuan dalam rumahmengendalikan pegang Shoping, 3) pola orientasi ruang Shoping, dan 4) faktor influencies di Shoping pola. Penelitianini berlangsung di penduduk pohon di Pheriphery Kota Semarang yang memiliki tiga strata sosial ekonomi menjadi diPalm Hill Papandayan Residen, Trangkil Sejahtera Recident, dan Resident Puri Sartika.Kesimpulan dari penelitianini adalah menunjukkan bahwa para wanita yang memiliki kontribusi sangat penting bagi pemberdayaan ekonomilokal karena mereka menguasai sebagian besar anggaran rumah tangga dan sebagai pembuat decition dalam polarumah terus Shoping (60%) jika dibandingkan dari aturan manusia. Wanita dikendalikan lebih dari 50% untuk 10 itemdalam baik diperlukan dalam rumah tangga. Kesimpulannya adalah bahwa wanita memiliki peran penting dalamShoping preferensi dan agar mereka bisa menjadi agen perubahan yang efektif dalam pembangunan ekonomi.Penelitian ini merekomendasikan: 1) mengembangkan penduduk kelas menengah di pheriphery kota lebih suggecteddari warga kelas tinggi. 2) neding eksplanation intensif tentang peran womwn dan kontribusi terhadap pemberdayaanekonomi lokal. 3) developent komprehensif di daerah pheriurban menjadi satu sistem dengan kota utama. 4) strukturintra ekonomi di daerah pheriurban. 5) integrasi ekonomi sosial seharusnya.
Critical Success Factors in International ERP Implementations: A Case Research Approach

This study examines through two longitudinal studies of international ERP implementations the perceptions of the project managers towards twenty-two critical success factors shown to influence the outcome of ERP implementations. The paper first examines the perceptions of the critical success factors at differing stages of project development at each company. Findings include the shift in emphasis during the implementation from top management support, clear goals and objectives together with strong inter-departmental communication, viewed as being critical early in the project lifecycle, to a convergence upon: top management support, project team competence and interdepartmental co-operation in the final stages of the implementation. The study also examines, through the critical success factors, the impacts and issues in implementation related to the use of vendors located in different countries. Findings include: an increased emphasis upon the determination of clear goals and objectives at the project outset, and, importantly, the provision by international vendors of added value in terms of new business practice knowledge and enhanced project team capability.
Report from the fidelity implementation study group

A rod coil press having a coil carrying arm swinging to and from loading, compacting and unloading positions. The arm is Y-shaped in cross section and one part thereof is extensible to a coil-diameter-controlling position and retractable to a coil-release position. A compactor unit shifts toward and from the arm which interfits therewith in compacting position. A strapping assembly is shiftable between retracted and operative positions and has a plurality of strapping mechanisms. Strap guides are carried by the coil carrying arm and the compactor unit and cooperate with the strapping mechanisms to apply a plurality of straps through the eye of the coil and around the exterior of the coil to be tensioned and sealed by the strapping mechanisms.
Kiezen tussen twee kwaden : Determinanten van blijf- en terugkeerintenties onder (bijna) uitgeprocedeerde asielmigranten

De onderzoeksvragen luidden:Hoe kunnen we verklaren waarom sommige uitgeprocedeerde asielmigranten onder druk van de overheid in het land van de asielaanvraag besluiten tot zelfstandige terugkeer, terwijl anderen de voorkeur geven aan andere opties, met name illegaal verblijf? Wat waren de resultaten en effecten van het 'Toekomst in perspectief'-project en - in het verlengde daarvan - in hoeverre kan de overheid indirect invloed uitoefenen op remigratiebeslissingen via het verlenen van projectsubsidies aan niet-gouvernementele organisaties zoals Vluchtelingenwerk?
Acquisition of object clitics in child Polish : a deficiency at the syntax-pragmatics interface or evidence for D-linking

The goal of the following project is to probe into the early knowledge of the syntactic and the pragmatic components of language at the syntax-pragmatics interface, as exemplified by discourse-related elements such as object clitics. Object clitics, in addition to allowing for cross-linguistic generalizations, provide an insight into the early clause structure and the mechanisms which constrain the syntax-pragmatics interface. Cross linguistic variation has been found to be limited and well-governed, and has been attributed to the underlying syntactic mechanism, such as the Unique Checking Constraint or a number of pragmatic constraints operative in the child’s grammar such as inability to mark referentiality. The present study seeks to validate the claims of the above theories by offering new data and a novel perspective. Also, it explores a theory which attempts to integrate the acquisition of syntax and pragmatics by attributing early non-adult-like structures in child grammar to a discourse linking mechanism analogous to the one postulated for root infinitives. The clitic production experiment is composed of two types of data. The naturalistic part presents the results of a pilot study based on daily language production by a monolingual Polish child age 2;1 – 2;9, which establishes the relative age of clitic production at the age of 2;9. The data elicitation experiment, conducted with 53 monolingual Polish children age 2;9 – 5;10, focuses on production of object clitics with obligatorily transitive verbs. Following the clitic production experiment, the children are tested for object clitic comprehension and knowledge of Principle B, as well as clitic referentiality resolution in pragmatically infelicitous contexts.
Evaluation of find-similar with simulation and network analysis

Every day, people use information retrieval (IR) systems to find documents that satisfy their information needs. Even though IR has revolutionized the way people find information, IR systems can still fail to satisfy people's information needs. In this dissertation, we show how the addition of a simple user interaction mechanism, find-similar, can improve retrieval quality by making it easier for users to navigate from relevant documents to other relevant documents. Find-similar allows a user to request documents similar to a given document. In the first part of the dissertation, we measure find-similar's retrieval potential through simulation of a user's behavior with hypothetical user interfaces. We show that find-similar has the potential to improve the retrieval quality of a state-of-the-art IR system by 23% and match the performance of relevance feedback. As part of a case study that first shows how find-similar can help PubMed users find relevant documents, we then show how find-similar responds to varying initial conditions and acts to compensate for poor retrieval quality. In the second part of the dissertation, we characterize find-similar in the absence of a particular user interface by measuring the quality of the document networks formed by find-similar's document-to-document similarity measure. Find-similar effectively creates links between documents that allow the user to navigate documents by similarity. We show that find-similar's similarity measure affects the navigability of the document network and how a query-biased similarity measure can improve find-similar. We develop measures of network navigability and show that find-similar should make the World Wide Web more navigable. Taken together, the simulation of find-similar and the measurement of the navigability of document networks shows how find-similar as a simple user interaction mechanism can improve a user's ability to find relevant documents.
A grammar of Ma'di

This grammar provides one of the most detailed accounts available of the syntax of a Nilo-Saharan language. It fully describes some of the unusual characteristics of Ma'di, including the different word orders associated with different tenses, the particle-based modal and focus systems, the full range of adverbials, and the structure and meaning of the noun phrase. The grammar also describes the phonetics, phonology, morphology, and aspects of the lexicon of the language.
Investigating Skew and Scalability in Parallel Joins

This research will improve understanding of the interaction between data skew and scalability in parallel join algorithms. Previous work in this area assumes that data are uniformly distributed, but data skew is widespread in existing databases. This research makes three major contributions: 1. Several distinct types of skew are identified. Previous work treats skew as a homogeneous phenomenon, but simple analytic analysis shows that each type of skew has a different effect on response time. 2. The relative partition model of skew is defined. It is a simple analytic model that allows worst-case analysis of each type of data skew. The use of this model is demonstrated in an analysis of the sort-merge join algorithm. 3. A systematic plan for investigating skew and scalability. The interplay between simple analytic models and detailed simulations is vital: Analytic models bound the results expected from simulation, while more detailed simulation results validate the analytic models.
A Bayesian method for characterizing distributed micro-releases: I. The single-source case for non-contagious diseases

We present results from a preliminary investigation into the use of Bayesian inference methods to characterize the genesis of epidemics, caused by natural and unnatural means, based solely on a short (3-4 days) time-series of diagnosed patients exhibiting symptoms. In particular, we infer the number of index cases, the time of infection and the dosage of the pathogen, under the following assumptions: (1) the epidemic has a single-focus epidemic (2) all the infected people receive the same dosage and (3) the effect of contact spread of the disease is negligible in the data used for the inference. The estimates of the parameters are developed as PDFs (probability density functions). Smallpox and anthrax are used as the pathogens in this study. The methods are tested against simulated epidemics as well as the anthrax outbreak of Sverdlovsk in 1979.
Speech quality evaluation in IPsec environment

This paper deals with an analysis of voice over secure communication links based on IPsec. The security increases an overhead, hence requires a change in a bandwidth allocation. We deal with issues such as its calculation and the impact of packet loss and delay on speech quality. Such basic information describing the transmission path is important to enable to estimate the overall speech quality. The achieved results should help in network design and optimizations, as network operators need to maintain certain levels of service quality.
Christian Pilgrimage, Landscape and Heritage: Journeying to the Sacred

This volume provides a theoretically- and empirically-grounded study of the significance of landscape, its intersection with cultural heritage, and associated implications for tourism, in Christian pilgrimage. It provides an international and interdenominational perspective on these issues, drawing on a wide range of examples and using three detailed case studies: Meteora, Greece; Subiaco, Italy; and the Isle of Man, British Isles. These case studies have been chosen for their international and denominational diversity, as well as rich landscape and heritage contexts. They include Greek Orthodox, Roman Catholic and Ecumenical/ Protestant denominations, incorporating different Christian theologies, practices and perspectives on the nature and purpose of pilgrimage. None have received significant attention within pilgrimage literature and thus provide a wealth of new comparative data to evaluate in relation to existing studies of Christian pilgrimage. They draw on rich participant experiential accounts and interviews with clergy, laity and local stakeholders. The volume provides analysis of this original data which is inflected by careful attention to theoretical and conceptual engagement with literature on mobilities, sacred place and practice, place-temporalities, aesthetics, embodiment and performance, communitas, emotion and affect, theology and spiritualities, multi-faith and post-secular society, cultural heritage, consumption and commodification, and the pilgrim-tourist continuum.
Investigating the Learning Environment in Canadian Mathematics and Science Classrooms in Which Laptop Computers Are Used

There is increasing pressure to incorporate information technology into schools and increasing interest in evaluating the effects of this technology on students. There has been a growing literature on the assessment of the success of using information technology in schools. This study is timely and potentially valuable because it investigated psychosocial factors in the learning environment where laptop computers are used in the study of mathematics and science. The study combined qualitative and quantitative data collection methods (Tobin & Fraser, 1998) to describe and compare students' perceptions of the actual and preferred learning environments and to explore students' attitudes towards mathematics and science classrooms where laptop computers are used. It has been previously found that positive students' perceptions of their learning environment are linked with their attitude toward and achievement in mathematics and science (Fraser, 1994, 1998) . Of particular interest in our study were the differences between male and female students and between subject disciplines of mathematics and science. Because there has been little research reported on the effect of using laptop computers on students' perceptions of their learning environments, this study pioneered the use and validation of a learning environment instrument in laptop schools in Canada. (Contains 37 references.) (Author/MM) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.
Monte Carlo Modelling of a Voxel Human Anatomy for External and InternalDosimetry

Nel contesto di un recente progetto di ricerca riguardante lo studio del trasporto di radiazione in geometrie complesse antropomorfe, basate su una descrizione voxel dell'anatomia (es. dati TAC), vengono affrontate alcune applicazioni specifiche del campo della dosimetria esterna ed interna per la radioprotezione. Il modello computazionale di un' anatomia umana reale viene implementata in una versione estesa del codice Monte Carlo MCNP, e vengono effettuati calcoli della distribuzione di dose agli organi per irraggiamenti esterni ed interni di fotoni.
Using Open-Ended Questions to Diagnose Students' Understanding of Inter- and Intramolecular Forces.

The purpose of this study was to investigate Grade 10 Thai students about their understanding on inter- and intramolecular forces. Sixty four students were elicited by administered open-ended questions after finishing normal instruction on chemical bonding topics. The instrument was in a set of open-ended questions which contained a number of systematic elicited questions, but only six questions were reported here. It was found that the students had difficulty in understanding inter- and intramolecular forces. Even though they had learned these conceptions in chemistry class, the students were not able to distinguish between inter- and intramolecular forces. The implications of this research indicated that making students understand chemistry concepts and principles was not an easy task. There are numerous ways in which students can misconstruct concepts and principles largely due to failing of shifting between macroscopic and microscopic phenomena. Teachers must be aware of the various conceptions, otherwise, the alternative conceptions will be the obstacle to understand more complex conceptions on learning chemistry.
Massively Parallel Parsing in \PhiDmDialog: Integrated Architecture for Parsing Speech Inputs

This paper describes the parsing scheme in the \PhiDmDialog speech-to-speech dialog translation system, with special emphasis on the integration of speech and natural language processing. We propose an integrated architecture for parsing speech inputs based on a parallel marker-passing scheme and attaining dynamic participation of knowledge from the phonological-level to the discourse-level. At the phonological level, we employ a stochastic model using a transition matrix and a confusion matrix and markers which carry a probability measure. At a higher level, syntactic/semantic and discourse processing, we integrate a case-based and constraint-based scheme in a consistent manner so that a priori probability and constraints, which reflect linguistic and discourse factors, are provided to the phonological level of processing. A probability/cost-based scheme in our model enables ambiguity resolution at various levels using one uniform principle.
A Comparison of Writing Criteria: Any Differences?.

This paper offers an examination of the holistic assessment used for the Graduation Writing Test (GWT) at California State Polytechnic University at Pomona for nonnative speakers of English. Holistic assessment is a widely accepted method of evaluating student writing at the university level for administration, placement, proficiency, and certification of competency, although the validity of interpretation and application of scoring criteria have been unconfirmed for nonnative-speaking students. Similarities and differences between coursework and the writing test were examined. The c,mstructs for comparison were operationalized for the curriculum through the criteria that faculty used for assessing English-as-a-Second-Language (ESL) writing in academic coursewcrk, gathered by a faculty survey, and for the GWT, using holistic criteria that raters use for the high-atakes evaluation that permits, delays, or denies university graduation. Using the GWT cut-off score of 6 and below as a failing score and 7 and above as a passing score on a cumulative 12-point scale with two raters, approximately the same proportions for pass/fail were maintained. The revised scoring version, or analytic rubric, is appended. (Contains 32 references.) (NAV) *********************************************************************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. **********************************************************************
Moment-preserving thresholding: a new approach

A new approach to automatic threshold selection using the moment-preserving principle is proposed. The threshold values are computed deterministically in such a way that the moments of an input picture is preserved in the output picture. Experimental results show that the approach can be employed to threshold a given picture into meaningful gray-level classes. The approach is described for global thresholding, but it is applicable to local thresholding as well.
Ambiguity in Ensemble Forecasting: Evolution, Estimate Validation and Value

Abstract : An ensemble prediction system (EPS) generates flow-dependent estimates of uncertainty (i.e., random error due to analysis and model errors) associated with a numerical weather prediction model to provide information critical to optimal decision making. Ambiguity, or uncertainty in the prediction of forecast uncertainty, arises due to EPS deficiencies, including finite sampling and inadequate representation of the sources of forecast uncertainty. An EPS based on a low-order dynamical system was used to investigate the behavior of ambiguity, validate two practical estimation methods against a theoretical (impractical) technique, and apply ambiguity in decision making. Ambiguity generally decreased with increasing lead time and was found to depend strongly on ensemble forecast variance and the variability of ensemble mean error. The practical estimation techniques provided reasonably accurate ambiguity estimates, although they were too low at early lead times. The theoretical ambiguity estimate added significant value when combining ambiguity with forecast uncertainty to provide a single normative decision input. Additionally, value added to secondary user criteria (e.g., minimizing repeat false alarms), was explored using the practical estimations. Repeat false alarms were significantly reduced while maintaining primary value by using ambiguity information to selectively reverse normative decisions to take protective action, which effectively redistributed negative outcomes.
A Distributed Decentralised Information Storage and Retrieval System

This report describes an algorithm which if executed by a group of interconnected nodes will provide a robust key-indexed information storage and retrieval system with no element of central control or administration. It allows information to be made available to a large group of people in a similar manner to the World Wide Web . Improvements over this existing system include: No central control or administration required Anonymous information publication and retrieval Dynamic duplication of popular information Transfer of information location depending upon demand There is also potential for this system to be used in a modi ed form as an information publication system within a large organisation which may wish to utilise unused storage space which is distributed across the organisation. The system's reliability is not guaranteed, nor is its e ciency, however the intention is that the e ciency and reliability will be su cient to make the system useful, and demonstrate that such a system is feasible. This report also describes several experiments designed to measure the e ciency and reliability of such a network. These are performed upon a simulation of a working network written in the Java programming language. Improvements over the existing World Wide Web are also highlighted in this report. The algorithm is considered a prototype, and areas for further study and potential improvement are highlighted throughout this report.