Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A survey of event-based strategies on control and estimation

The event-based strategies have recently received considerable research attention due primarily to their irreplaceable superiority in resource-constrained systems. Compared with the widely adopted time-driven schemes, such novel event-based schemes have advantages of improving the efficiency in resource utilization in many real applications. Event-based strategies represent an effective way of generating sporadic executions, where an execution is generated only when a specific event (e.g. a certain signal exceeds a prescribed threshold) arises. In this survey, we aim to summarize the results available in the literature on event-based strategies so as to promote the related research in this realm. The progress of the event-based design and analysis strategies is systematically reviewed in both control and estimation domains. Specifically, the event-based control strategies have been discussed for networked control systems, multi-agent systems and other systems, and the event-based estimation schemes have been highlighted according to the send-on-delta and send-on-area concepts. Some potential future research directions are finally pointed out for event-based strategies.
Home-school Travel: Analysis of Factors Affecting Italian Parents' Mode Choice

Pedestrian injury is a major hazard to the health of children in most developed countries. Pedestrian accidents are one of the first causes of injury-related deaths and hospitalizations among children aged 5 to 14 in industrialized countries. This study has a dual objective: 1) to identify the factors affecting Italian parents' propensity to use private cars to accompany their children to school; 2) to analyze the availability of Italian parents to let their children walk to school alone. In order to develop this analysis, the data collected from a survey conducted in front of 9 schools (kindergartens and primary schools) in Catania were used. A path analysis was carried out to analyze these data. The results show that the habit of driving children to school is still very common in Italy. Main reasons why parents drive their children to school are the lack of safe home-school paths and the availability of regular or irregular parking spaces near the school. These results can be useful for those involved in transport planning and safety in order to implement effective actions aimed at encouraging the use of one or several human-powered modes of transportation such as walking or cycling. The results furthermore suggest that infrastructure-centered interventions, such as traffic calming measures and safer pedestrian crossings, can increase parents' safety perception of the home-school paths and thus raise the probability that children walk to school.
Timing of auditor terminations and client firm risk

Purpose The purpose of this study is to examine whether the timing of auditor terminations signals the riskiness of client firms. Design/methodology/approach This empirical study uses a sample of auditor switches during 2003-2014 to conduct univariate tests and multivariate regression analyses. Auditor switches occurring after the audit report date but before the shareholders’ meeting are classified as “planned” terminations and auditor switches that occur outside of this window are classified as “abrupt” terminations. Findings First, abrupt terminations are more strongly related to client risk factors than planned terminations. Second, relative to planned terminations, abrupt terminations are more likely to result from an auditor resignation rather than a client dismissal. Third, abrupt termination firms are more likely to have internal control weaknesses and experience delistings in the following year. Future operating performance is also worse after an abrupt termination. Finally, auditors and investors view abrupt terminations as riskier than planned terminations. Practical implications As the timing of the auditor termination is publicly available information, it can provide an important signal of deteriorating financial performance to shareholders and potential investors. Abrupt terminations could be costly to shareholders because those firms likely have lower quality financial reporting (due to internal control weakness) and deterioration of future operating performance. Originality/value While concurrent studies investigate the relation between the timing of new auditor appointment and audit quality, this is the first study to document the relation between the timing of auditor termination and the riskiness of client firms.
Ano-genital distance in healthy Nigerian full-term newborn infants

Background/Aim: In humans, anogenital distance (AGD) appears to provide a reliable guide to androgen exposure during fetal life. The aim of the present study is to determine the normal values for AGD in Nigerian newborns of both genders and to determine its association with birth weight and length. Methods: For this descriptive cross-sectional study, 895 (448 males and 447 females) healthy full-term (37 to 42 weeks’ gestation) infants between the age of 6 to 72 hours delivered in two Nigerian hospitals were recruited for this evaluation. A standardized anthropometric protocol was used to measure AGD, ano-scrotal distance (ASD) and ano-fourchette distance (AFD). The birth weight and the length of all the subjects were also measured and recorded. Results: There was a total of 895 (448 males and 447 females) subjects for the study. The mean birth weights were 3288±472g (95% CI = 3244 - 3332) and 3125±552g (95% CI= 3074 - 3176) for male and female infants, respectively; p Conclusion: The results of this study provide reliable normative values that can be used as a standard with regard to AGD in Nigerian male and female newborns at birth.
Is declining union membership contributing to low wages growth

The union membership rate has declined steadily in Australia since the 1950s. Some have suggested that this decline has caused a fall in the bargaining power of workers, which in turn has contributed to low wages growth in recent years. We test this hypothesis using a newly available source of micro data, covering all enterprise agreements federally registered between 1991 and 2017. We find that changing unionisation patterns are unlikely to account for much of the recent low wages growth. This conclusion reflects three key results. First, there has been no decline in the share of employees covered by enterprise agreements negotiated with union involvement even as union membership has declined. Second, the 'union wage growth premium' in the private sector has been stable over time. Third, spillover effects from union involvement in enterprise agreement negotiations onto wage outcomes in other enterprise agreements exist, but have not changed materially over time.
Pendidikan karakter dalam perspektif teori dan praktek

Buku ini sebagai karya pemikiran akademik sivitas akademika UNY pada usianya yang ke-47. UNY yang mengusung tema pendidikan karakter untuk semua, melalui tema tersebut diharapkan akan mengarah pada pembentukan nilai-nilai karakter, sehingga tak salah jika Leading in Character education menjadi slogan baru universitas. Untuk menunjang ketercapaian tema tersebut maka buku ini diisikan dengan perspektif teoritis pendidikan karakter, pendidikan karakter dalam konteks perguruan tinggi dan sekolah, serta pendidikan karakter dalam pembelajaran. E-book ini dapat di baca di http://library.fis. uny.ac. id/elibfis/index.php? p=show_detail&id=1795
Guidelines for Minimum Standards of Ethical Approval in Psychological Research

The following Guidelines For Minimum Standards of Ethical Approval in Psychological Research were approved by the British Psychological Society’s Research Board and Ethics Committee as current best practice for research governance in psychological research in 2004. The attached proforma, the Psychology Department Ethical Approval Form is an optional resource that provides one way to implement these Guidelines. The Guidelines have been drafted by the Research Board Working Party on Ethical Practices in Psychological Research. The Working Party first convened in October 2002, and met throughout 2003. As a first step it carried out a survey of current practices regarding research governance in UK Psychology Departments and solicited advice from the Departments about issues that the Guidelines should address. The Working Party also drew on existing Society guidelines, and a number of other guidelines currently in place or under development, for example those resulting from European Legislation, NHS Research Governance, and the Wellcome Trust. The Draft Guidelines were submitted to the Ethics Committee on 23 January, 2004, and the Research Board on 30 January, 2004. After a further period of feedback from the Research Board and BPS Sections, Divisions, and relevant Committees, the Guidelines were adopted by the Executive Committee of the Research Board in May 2004.
von Uexküll’s Theory of Meaning and Gibson’s Organism–Environment Reciprocity

Abstract Jakob von Uexküll is mostly known for his concept of Umwelt—the meaningful surrounding of animals. von Uexküll insisted vehemently on the fact that Umwelt vindicated Kant’s subjectivist epistemology in the biological domain. However, we argue that a crucial yet widely overlooked development in von Uexküll’s theory of meaning implies a more radical vision strikingly germane to J. J. Gibson’s own direct realist epistemology-ontology and in tension with his own subjectivist concept of Umwelt. Gibson argued that organism and environment are complementary and meaning is not constructed via a subjective act but is directly available in the world as opportunities for action, namely, affordances. We show that von Uexküll’s notion of “functional tone” is similar to Gibson’s concept of affordance in that it includes action in perception. More important, von Uexküll introduces the musical metaphor of harmony to characterize the relationship between animal and environment. Like Gibson’s reciprocity, harmony implies an unmediated isomorphism between the dispositions of the animal and those of the environment that allows for direct perceptual contact with the world and action upon it.
Analysis of International Trade in Indonesian: Plantation Sub-sector Commodities

This study aims to determine and analyze: the influence and equilibrium of exchange rates, domestic income, foreign income, foreign exchange reserves and inflation on the trade balance of the Indonesian plantation subsector in the long and short term. The data in this study are time series data from 1987 to 2016, and using OLS regression analysis, cointegration test and Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). The results show that (1) the exchange rate, domestic income, foreign income and inflation have a significant effect on the trade balance of the Indonesian plantation subsector. While foreign exchange reserves have no significant effect on the trade balance of the Indonesian plantation subsector. (2) In the short term, the exchange rate and domestic income in lag 1 and foreign income in lag 2, foreign exchange reserves and inflation in lag 1 disrupt the balance of trade in the Indonesian plantation subsector. Meanwhile, in the long run the trade balance of Indonesia's plantation subsector will again reach its equilibrium.
Istraživanje i proizvodnja nafte i plina

Les conditions defavorables des marches gazier et petrolier ont conduit a reduire les activites d'exploration en 1986 par rapport a l'annee precedente. Le nombre total de metres fores et de puits acheves a diminue de moitie. La production de gaz et de petrole en 1986 est legerement superieure a celle de 1985
Involvement Willingness as Mediation Variable of The Influence of Customer Relationship Management on Social Customer Relationship Management

The purpose of this research is to find out the influence of customer relationship management on social customer relationship management; to find out the influence of customer relationship management on involvement willingness; to find out the influence of involvement willingness on social customer relationship management; to find out the role of involvement willingness in mediating the influence of customer relationship management on social customer relationship management. This research is categorized as explanatory research. The population used is bachelor degree students (S1) of five faculties at Budi Luhur University Jakarta who are at least already on their 4th semester. Data are gathered using questionnaire which reliability and validity are tested for 30 respondents. The research sampling is using purposive sampling with 110 respondents in total. Data are analyzed using Structure Equation Modeling (SEM) which consists of measurement model and structural model of Partial Least Square (PLS). Based on the research result, it can be concluded that customer relationship management influences social customer relationship management, customer relationship management influences involvement willingness, involvement willingness influences social customer relationship management, and involvement willingness does not mediate the influence of customer relationship management on social customer relationship management. Keywords—customer relationship management; involvement wilingness; social customer relationship management
EFEKTIVITAS PENERAPAN SISTEM INFORMASI MANAJEMEN DAERAH (SIMDA) PADA DINAS PENDAPATAN PENGELOLAAN KEUANGAN DAN ASET DAERAH (DPPKAD) KABUPATEN TEGAL

Efektivitas penerapan sistem informasi merupakan hasil yang di peroleh dari suatu instansi mencerminkan sejauh mana instansi tersebut mampu menghasilkan laporan keuangan secara tepat waktu, lengkap, akurat dan dapat diandalkan sesuai ketentuan yang berlaku serta mendorong terwujudnya pemerintah yang baik dan penyelenggaraan pengelolaan keuangan daerah berbasis teknologi informasi. Permaslahan yang dikaji dalam penelitian ini adalah efektivitas penerapan SIMDA pada Dinas Pendapatan Pengelolaan dan Aset Daerah (DPPKAD) Kab.Tegal. Objek yang diteliti adalah hasil penerapan SIMDA. Model analisis yang digunakan adalah analisis Deskriptif Kualitatif dengan pendekatan fenomenologi dengan mengukur seberapa jauh target kauntitas, kualitas dan ketepatan waktu dengan melihat makin besar target yang dicapai makin tinggi efektivitasnya. Hasil analisis efektivitas sistem informasi manajemen daerah pada dinas Pendapatan Pengelolaan dan Aset Daerah (DPPKAD) Kab.Tegal diperoleh bahwa Laporan keuangan yang dihasilkan SIMDA dapat dipahami oleh masyarakat, para wakil rakyat, investor dan pemerintah, dan laporan keuangan yang dihasilkan SIMDA relevan, Andal dan dapat diperbandingkan, pada tahun 2008 sebelum diterapkannya SIMDA Peraturan Bupati untuk tahun anggaran 2008 dapat diterbitkan pada 23 Januari tahun 2008 setelah adanya SIMDA pada tahun 2014 Peraturan Bupati untuk tahun anggaran 2015 dapat diterbitkan pada 31 Desember 2014. Dan sistem informasi yang dihasilkan Sistem Informasi Manjamen Daerah Berdasarkan hasil dengan pendekatan fenomenologi adalah efektif. Kata Kunci : Efektivitas, SIMDA, DPPKAD, Kabupaten Tegal
Supporting Self-, Peer-, and Collaborative- Assessment in E-Learning: The Case of the PEer and Collaborative ASSessment Environment (PECASSE)

Self-, peer-, and collaborative-assessment aim at integrating learning and assessment and promoting the active engage ment of learners in the assessment process. This article pre sents a web-based environment, referred to as PECASSE, which supports these assessment methods. In addition to the basic functions of uploading learners’ activities/reviews, grading/commentary of the work and results presentation, PECASSE supports (a) individual and collaborative elabora tion of the activities, (b) review of the activities by one or group of learners, (c) collaboration of authors and/or asses sors in synchronous and asynchronous way, (d) submission of the activities up to three rounds after assessors’ comments, (e) evaluation of assessors, (f) grouping of learners and assign ment of assessors following alternative strategies, and (g) a variety of strategies for setting the assessment scheme applied in the review process. The results from the evaluation of the environment revealed that PECASSE fulfils and facilitates self-, peer-, and collaborative-assessment in a successful way, promotes and enhances the learning process, and students have a positive attitude towards the environment and the assessment methods performed. Assessment is central to the practice of education and many researchers assert that there is an intimate association between instruction, learning, and assessment (Pellegrino, Chudowsky, & Glaser, 2001). Traditional assess
Supporting Continued Academic Success, Resilience, and Agency of Boys in
 Urban Catholic Alternative Middle Schools

The persistent inequalities in urban public education in the U. S. that have left far too many Black and Hispanic male students behind with respect to academic skill development, high school graduation, and college success have led Catholic groups to provide alternative secondary school models to advance the academic and career success of urban students. One of these initiatives is the NativityMiguel model school, the first of which opened in New York City in 1971. The present study examines the lived experience, with respect to benefits of this education on the subsequent academic and career successes, of male graduates of two of these schools, one for African American, or Black, students and one for Mexican American students in different parts of the country. Analyses of interviews with 37 graduates showed that they benefitted from the schools’ approach to academic skill development and the building of resilience, leadership, and a commitment to service in the context of a community that continued to support the development of resilience after middle school graduation. Differences in aspects of the two programs are examined along with the implications for making use of the schools’ initiatives on a larger scale.
PENGARUH JUMLAH OBJEK WISATA, JUMLAH WISATAWAN DAN TINGKAT HUNIAN HOTEL TERHADAP PENDAPATAN ASLI DAERAH DENGAN PENERIMAAN SEKTOR PARIWISATA SEBAGAI VARIABEL MODERATING PADA DINAS PARIWISATA KOTA PALEMBANG

The formulation of the problem in this study is how is the influence of the number of tourist objects, the number of tourists and the level of hotel occupancy on local revenue with tourism sector acceptance as a Moderating variable which aims to determine the effect of the number of tourist objects, the number of tourists and hotel occupancy rates on revenue tourism sector as a moderating variable. The type of research used is associative. The independent variables used in this study are the number of attractions, number of tourists and hotel occupancy rates. The dependent variable in this study is regional original income with tourism sector revenue as a moderating variable. Data analysis using multiple linear regression with Pure regression model. The results of this study indicate that the number of tourist objects, number of tourists, and occupancy rates have a significant simultaneous influence on PAD, number of tourist objects, number of tourists, and hotel occupancy rates have a significant influence on PAD with the acceptance of the tourism sector as a variable Moderating; The number of attractions has a simultaneous influence on PAD with the acceptance of the tourism sector as a moderating variable; Acceptance of the Tourism Sector as a Moderating Variable cannot moderate the Number of Tourists towards PAD and Acceptance of the Tourism Sector as a Moderating Variable weakening the influence of Hotel Occupancy Rate on PAD. The number of tourist objects has a significant partial effect on PAD; The number of tourists does not have a significant partial effect on PAD; Hotel Occupancy Rate has a significant influence partially on PAD. It can be concluded that the Acceptance of the Tourism Sector as a moderating variable used in this study actually weakens the relationship between the Number of Attractions, Number of Tourists and Hotel Occupancy Rate as for Regional Original Revenue (PAD)
The bidirectional relationship between entrepreneurial intention and entrepreneurial competencies for nascent and existing entrepreneurs

Economic development highlights the importance of understanding entrepreneurship, and recognises that both factorand efficiency-driven economies express high levels of entrepreneurial intentions (Kelley, Singer & Herrington 2017). Thompson (2009:676) defines entrepreneurial intention as ‘. the self-recognition by an individual that they intend to set up a new business venture at some point in the future’. When studying actual new venture launches, Krueger (2017) comments on the importance of understanding the preconditions that enable entrepreneurial activity. ‘We often seek to develop more entrepreneurial students and trainees in the classroom and communities, but in fact, we need to develop better entrepreneurs’ (Krueger 2017:51). The complexity of the tasks required by entrepreneurs dictates that they need to prepare themselves with relevant competencies that could be used in developing a successful venture (Ahmad, Halim & Zainal 2010:73).
The effects of chronic pain on intimate relationships.

Past research has demonstrated that chronic pain is associated with depression, limitations in functioning, and coping styles. These variables were examined as possible moderating factors between chronic pain and relationship s,atisfaction in a sample of patients suffering from Occupational Overuse Syndrome (O~S), a chronic pain condition. A sample of couples wi th no health concerns was included in the study to determine whether the observed effects were due to the chronic pain. In order to differentiate the specific effects of chronic pain and a chronic health condition per se, a sample of diabetes patients and their partners was also examined. The results indicated that relationship satisfaction was lower in couples where one person had chronic pain or a chronic health condition than in those without one. Depression and passive coping strategies were higher in chronic pain and diabetes patients than in the other participants. Within couples where one member had a chronic health problem, both patients and their partners were found to lise less active coping strategies than those couples where neither had a chronic health issue. Chronic pain patients were more impaired on multiple areas of functioning than diabetes patients. Higher relationship satisfaction in chronic pain patients was strongly associated with lower depression in themselves and their partner, less impainnent in social functioning and a greater impairment in communication, along with less use of passive coping by themselves and more use of passive coping by their partners. Better relationship satisfaction in chronic pain partners was associated with lower depression in themselves and the patient, more use of active coping by themselves and the patient, more use of passive coping by themselves and less use of passive coping by the patient. None of these variables were strongly associated with relationship satisfaction in the diabetes and control couples. The best predictors of relationship satisfaction in chronic pain patients were impainnents in social and communication functioning, along with their partners' level of depression and passive coping strategies. The chronic pain partners' own level of depression and passive coping strategies were the best predictors of their relationship satisfaction. Implicat ions of these findings for couples in which one partner has chronic pain are discussed, along with possible treatment options.