Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
MEGEE: Mobile Edge computer Geared v2x for E-mobility Ecosystem

The introduction of Electric Vehicles (EVs) leads to new concern on the E-Mobility. Making charging reservation, by considering the EV's arrival time and its expected charging time at Charging Stations (CSs) has been studied to predict the dynamic status of CSs. In this paper, we propose a Mobile Edge computer Geared v2x for E-mobility Ecosystem (MEGEE), as a decentralized alternative to the conventional centralized cloud based architecture. MEGEE enables the Vehicular Delay/Disruption Tolerant Networking (VDTN)-driven anycasting for information delivery, and Mobile Edge Computing (MEC) functioned CSs for information mining and aggregation. MEGEE efficiently and timely processes essential charging reservations and charging control information, through the Internet of EVs and MEC servers. Our studies show that MEGEE can achieve the close charging performance as performed by the centralized system, while offers a significant saving in communications cost.
Drainage reorganization and Laramide tectonics in north‐central New Mexico and downstream effects in the Gulf of Mexico

The El Rito and Galisteo depocenters in north‐central New Mexico archive tectonically‐driven Paleogene drainage reorganization, the effects of which influenced sedimentation along the northwestern margin of the Gulf of Mexico. Although separated by ~100 km and lacking depositional chronology for the El Rito Formation, the two aforementioned New Mexican depocenters are commonly considered remnants of a single basin with coeval deposition and shared accommodation mechanism. Detrital zircon U‐Pb maximum depositional ages indicate that the El Rito and Galisteo formations are not coeval. Moreover, stratigraphic thickness trends and mapping relationships indicate different accommodation mechanisms for the Galisteo and El Rito depocenters; tectonically‐induced subsidence versus infilling of incised topography, respectively. The regional unconformity that bounds the base of both the El Rito and Galisteo formations is a correlative surface induced by local tectonic activity and associated drainage reorganization in the early Eocene, and was diachronously buried by northward onlap of fluvial sediments. Detrital zircon distributions in both depocenters indicate increased recycling of Mesozoic strata above the unconformity, but diverge upsection as topographic prominence of local basement‐involved uplifts waned. Sediment capture in these depocenters is coeval with deposition in other externally‐drained Laramide basins. Further, it corresponds to a period of low Laramide province‐derived sediment input and replacement by Appalachian‐sourced sediment along the northwestern margin of the Gulf of Mexico during a basin‐wide transgression. This illustrates the potential effect that pockets of sediment storage within the catchment of a transcontinental drainage system can have over the sedimentary record in the receiving marine basin.
Social Sciences and the Indonesian Historical Diaspora

There are significant Indonesian/Malay diasporic communities in South Africa, Sri Lanka, Suriname and New Caledonia, the former two formed out of early Dutch colonialism from about the 1650s, the latter two from late colonialism around the 1890s. This is a worthy topic for an inter-disciplinary research approach from the Indonesian social sciences community. At present the research tends to be country-specific, with a great neglect of comparative study. These are small communities struggling to maintain their interests and identities within large populations where they have difficulty in being heard. They have lived through tumultuous political events but still insist on their Indonesian, Malay and Javanese roots. But the next generation seems less interested in their historical ties with the Malay world. These identities are under threat. Keywords—Indonesian, history, diaspora
Performance evaluation of ecotypes of banana (Musa AAB plantain subgroup)

due to the commercial and nutritional values of bananas and plantains. Banana and plantain are widely cultivated in India with great socioeconomic significance, interwoven with cultural heritage of the country. It is referred to as ‘Kalpatharu’ which means plant of virtues due to its multifaceted uses (Chadha, 2003). The crop is grown in an area of 8,58,000 ha with an annual production of 2,91,63,000 MT and productivity of 33.98 t/ha (AGRISTAT, 2017) in India. All banana and plantain landraces are farmers’ selections from intra and inter specific hybrids of two diploid species, Musa acuminata Colla and Musa balbisiana Colla. Plantains are cooking bananas containing more starch and less sugars than dessert bananas. Plantain subgroup includes french plantain represented by Nendran, horn plantain represented by Zanzibar and false horn plantain represented by Big Ebanga. De Langhe et al. (2005) states that ‘Horn’ Plantains are characterized by the
Multilingual humour in audiovisual translation. Modern Family dubbed in Italian

Audiovisual productions are increasingly featuring multi-ethnic communities which also reflect today’s globalised world. Characters in both films and TV series are often depicted as having a bilingual background and heavily relying on code-switching to express their bicultural identity (Monti 2016: 69). As such, this phenomenon poses important challenges for its translation, especially when dubbing is involved. Using this audiovisual translation (AVT) mode involves a necessary technical manipulation(Díaz-Cintas 2012: 284-285). As for Italian dubbing, multilingualism has often undergone a process of neutralization (Pavesi 2005: 56) or local standardization (Ulrych 2000: 410), although recent dubbed films have proved to be geared towards a more faithful rendering of this important feature of the source text (Monti 2016: 90). It should be borne in mind that contextual factors, such as genres, may play a fundamental role in deciding whether to retain or neutralise multilingualism in AVT, especially when it is used for humorous purposes. In those cases, the perlocutionary function of the ST should be considered (Hickey 1998; cf. also Zabalbeascoa 2012: 322). Comedy can make use of multilingualism to entertain and the American mockumentary (or docucomedy) Modern Family(Christopher Lloyd and Steven Levitan, 2009-2019), is a striking example in this sense. It follows the lives of Jay Pritchett and his family in suburban Los Angeles. Linguistically speaking, the most interesting character is Jay’s second wife Gloria Delgado, a young and beautiful Colombian woman who often code-switches or code-mixes English and Spanish (with a marked Colombian accent), thus creating moments of pure comedy. Hence, this study investigates how Gloria’s humorous and multilingual persona has been transferred into Italian. The analysis confirms the current tendency of Italian dubbing to render otherness in the TT (Monti 2016: 89). This may be justified by the genre and scope of the programme, that allow for a more innovative transfer of vernacular matching via what I propose to call functional manipulation.
Factors associated with chest injuries to front seat occupants in frontal impacts

Abstract Objective: Frontal impact chest protection in European cars has been highlighted as an area where possible improvements could be made. The chest is particularly vulnerable in older occupants whose numbers are forecast to increase significantly in the coming decades. This study aimed to provide some direction to areas for possible improvements in frontal crash chest protection. Methods: Real-world crash injury data were interrogated, focusing on cars with current restraint components. The research examined belted front seat occupants in frontal impacts where airbags, pretensioners, and load limiters were present. Results: The chest was the most often injured body region at Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) 2+, 3+, and 4+ injury levels. The rate of AIS 2+ and AIS 3+ chest injuries was highest among elderly occupants and lowest among young occupants, and elderly occupants sustained proportionally more severe chest injuries in low/moderate-speed impacts compared to young and middle-aged occupants. However, it should be noted that rates of AIS 2 chest injury were also significantly higher for middle-aged occupants compared to the young. The front passenger seat was shown to be more often associated with significant chest injury than the driver seat. The higher proportion of elderly female occupants was postulated as a reason for this. Skeletal injury was the most frequent type of AIS 2+ chest injury, and the rate of injury for elderly occupants with such injuries was higher than that for young and middle-aged occupants. With the increase in the number of rib fractures, the risk of pulmonary complications and organ injuries tended to increase. The major cause of chest injury was identified as restraining loads transmitted to the chest via the seat belt. The absence of intrusion in the majority of cases suggests an opportunity for the restraint system to better manage the crash pulse, not only for elderly occupants but for those who are middle-aged as well. Conclusions: This study shows the necessity for safety interventions, through new vehicle crashworthiness systems, to improve chest protection, especially for middle-aged and elderly car occupants. Deployment of appropriate injury risk criteria, use of an appropriate dummy thorax, development of a low-energy restraint test, and the development of more adaptive restraints have been discussed as possible solutions to the problem.
Regional tax effort in Spain

Abstract This work examines in depth the hypotheses explaining the tax capacity of regional governments, also determining their tax effort and explanatory factors. The study is done for the Spanish regions, using different techniques which have rarely been applied in this area. The results show that these jurisdictions have exercised their tax autonomy responsibly, in response to different budget and demographic factors and to the economic cycle. Also, an asymmetrical tax behaviour linked to income is observed: some regions have practically exhausted the possibilities of current sub-central taxes, while others still have ample fiscal space.
Effect of Digital Marketing on the Performance of MSMES in Kenya

The main objective of the study was to examine the effect of digital marketing on the performance of MSMEs in Kenya. The study was guided by positivism research philosophy. It utilized a descriptive survey design. The study population included 8,526 licensed MSMEs in Tharaka-Nithi County. Stratified sampling and random sampling techniques were employed to arrive at the study sample. Data was collected using questionnaires. Quantitative data was analyzed using both the descriptive and inferential statistics. The descriptive statistics included frequency distributions, mean and measures of dispersion while the inferential statistics were t-test, multiple regression analysis, Karl-Pearson correlation coefficient and F-test. The findings of this study revealed that digital marketing accounted for 38.8% of the variation in performance of MSMEs. The study further showed a strong positive correlation between digital marketing and performance of MSMEs. The descriptive findings on digital marketing and performance of MSMEs ascertained that a majority of MSME’s owners and managers that utilized digital marketing perceived the performance of their firms to be growing. The bivariate regression findings further revealed that digital marketing had a significant positive effect on the performance of MSMEs. This study recommends that owners/managers of MSMEs in Kenya should embrace digital marketing as a strategy towards improved performance. Embedded on the high mobile phone penetration and improved internet connectivity in Kenya, coupled with vibrant and easy to use social media platforms, entrepreneurs in Kenya should position such tools for marketing purposes. Key Words: Digital Marketing, Performance, MSMEs, Tharaka-Nithi County and Kenya
Temporal signal-to-noise changes in combined multiband- and slice-accelerated echo-planar imaging with a 20- and 64-channel coil

Echo planar imaging (EPI) is the most common method of functional magnetic resonance imaging for acquiring the blood oxygenation level-dependent (BOLD) contrast. One of the primary benefits of using EPI is that an entire volume of the brain can be acquired on the order of two seconds. However, this speed benefit comes with a cost. Because imaging protocols are limited by hardware (e.g., fast gradient switching), researchers are forced to compromise between spatial resolution, temporal resolution, or whole-brain coverage. Earlier attempts to circumvent this problem included developing protocols in which slices of a volume were acquired faster (i.e., slice (S) acceleration), while more recent protocols allow for multiple slices to be acquired simultaneously (i.e., multiband (MB) acceleration). However, applying such acceleration methods can lead to a reduction in the temporal signal-to-noise ratio (tSNR), which is a critical measure of the stability of the signal over time. Here we show, in five healthy subjects, using a 20- and 64-channel receiver coil, that enabling S-acceleration consistently yielded, as expected, a substantial decrease in tSNR, regardless of the receiver coil employed, whereas tSNR decrease resulting from MB acceleration was less pronounced. Specifically, with the 20-channel coil, tSNR of upto 4-fold MB-acceleration is comparable to that of no acceleration, while up to 6-fold MB-acceleration with the 64-channel coil yields comparable tSNR to that of no acceleration. Moreover, observed tSNR losses tended to be localized to temporal, insular, and medial brain regions and were more noticeable in the 20-than in the 64-channel coil. Conversely, with the 64-channel coil, the tSNR in lateral frontoparietal regions remained relatively stable with increasing MB factors. Such methodological explorations can inform researchers and clinicians as to how they can optimize imaging protocols depending on the available hardware and the brain regions they want to investigate.
A thermo-plastic finite-element model, previously calibrated for simulation of head-hardened pearlitic rail heat treatment, is applied to the problem of designing strong quench schedules for production of bainitic rail. Computed temperature - time histories are compared with transformation diagrams 

A thermo-plastic finite-element model, previously calibrated for simulation of head-hardened pearlitic rail heat treatment, is applied to the problem of designing strong quench schedules for production of bainitic rail. Computed temperature time histories are compared with transformation diagrams of existing premium alloys to show how the schedule of active and passive cooling must be tailored for the alloy’s transformation characteristics, in order to have the possibility of producing an acceptable bainitic microstructure in a layer near the rail head running surfaces. A heat treatment schedule is devised for a hypothetical lowcost intermediate alloy, and the model is used to compute residual stress as well as temperature time history. The computed stress magnitude suggests that further study is needed to determine whether bainitic rail can be straightened, by means of conventional coldrolling processes, without leaving excessive residual stress in the rail when it enters service.
Lumbar Laminectomy in the Outpatient Setting Is Associated With Lower 30-Day Complication Rates

Study Design: Retrospective cohort study. Objectives: To compare the incidence of complications in patients undergoing single-level and 2-level lumbar laminectomy in either the inpatient or outpatient settings. Methods: Patients who underwent single-level and 2-level lumbar laminectomy were identified in the ACS NSQIP database from the years 2006 to 2015. Independent patient variables were recorded, including demographics and preoperative health characteristics. Logistic regression was used to determine the risk of postoperative complications for both a 1- and 2-level lumbar laminectomy as well as to identify independent risk factors for a complication. Comparisons were made between 2 groups: (1) inpatient and (2) outpatient as determined by billing data. Results: A total of 18 076 single- and 2-level lumbar laminectomy cases were identified with 10 743 (59.4%) inpatient procedures and 7333 (40.6%) outpatient procedures. The incidence of any postoperative complication was significantly lower in the outpatient group than in the inpatient group among all cohorts including 1-level lumbar laminectomy (1.9% vs 6.7%), 2-level lumbar laminectomy (3.17% vs 7.38%), as well as in the combined cohort of 1- and 2-level laminectomies (2.47% vs 7.01%). Significant independent risk factors for complications after lumbar laminectomy were identified, including body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m2, age ≥55 years, a functional status of partially dependent, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), chronic steroid use, American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) class 3 or 4, and operative time >90 minutes. Conclusions: This study reports a lower overall complication rate in the 30-day postoperative period following 1- and 2-level lumbar laminectomy performed in an outpatient versus inpatient setting. Significant risk factors for complications included BMI >30 kg/m2, age ≥55 years, a functional status of partially dependent, COPD, chronic steroid use, ASA class 3 or 4, and operative time >90 minutes.
ANALISIS EFEKTIVITAS ANTIDIABETES EKSTRAK ETANOL BUAH ANDALIMAN (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC) PADA HISTOPATOLOGI GINJAL TIKUS PUTIH (Rattus novergicus) YANG DIINDUKSI ALLOKSAN

Diabetes mellitus yang terjadi dari waktu ke waktu dapat menyebabkan kerusakan sistem tubuh terutama syaraf dan pembuluh darah juga merupakan salah satu penyebab utama gagal ginjal. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas antidiabetes ekstrak etanol buah andaliman (Zanthoxylum acanthopodium DC) terhadap gambaran histopatologi ginjal tikus putih (Rattus novergicus) yang diinduksi alloksan. Penelitian menggunakan 20 ekor tikus putih (R. novergicus) dengan berat badan ± 200 g berumur ± 3 bulan. Penelitian dibagi dalam 4 kelompok perlakuan dan setiap perlakuan terdapat 5 ulangan yang terdiri dari, tanpa pemberian aloksan (K1), yang diberi aloksan 90 mg/Kg BB (K2), pemberian aloksan 90 mg/Kg BB dan ekstrak etanol buah andaliman 150 mg/Kg BB (K3), dan pemberian alloksan 90 mg/Kg BB dan ekstrak etanol buah andaliman 300 mg/Kg BB (K4). Pemberian ekstrak dilakukan selama 14 hari dan dihari ke-14 tikus dikorbankan dan diambil ginjalnya kemudian dilakukan proses histologi dan pewarnaan menggunakan Hematoksilin-Eosin (H-E). Hasil penelitian menunjukan bahwa pemberian ekstrak etanol buah andaliman (Z. acanthopodium DC) memiliki aktivitas antidiabetes khususnya diabetes nefropati. Kata Kunci: Antidiabetes, Diabetes Nefropati, Histopatologi Ginjal, Andaliman
Incidence of Gastrointestinal Parasites in Beetal Goats at District

| Gastrointestinal parasitism is a serious threat to the production capacity of small ruminants throughout the world. This study was conducted to determine the incidence of gastrointestinal parasites and associated risk factors. For this purpose total of 100 fecal samples were collected from suspected goats and processed for qualitative and quantitative examination of gastrointestinal parasites through floatation technique and McMaster technique. Incidence of intestinal parasites was; Hemonchus contortus (34%), Strongyloids papillosus (25%), Trichostrongylus (5%), Dictyocalus vivifarous (1%), Eemeria (4) and Trichuris (1%), respectively while mixed infestation was recorded in 30% cases. Age wise incidence was recorded significantly (P<0.05) higher for young animals (61%) as compare to adult animals (39%). Similarly, significantly (P<0.05) higher incidence was observed in hot-rainy season (73%) as compared to dry-cold (27%). Young animals are more susceptible to gastrointestinal parasites due to lack of immunity development and adaptation to environment. Season is considered as an important indicator of gastrointestinal parasites in goats because hot season favor the sporulation of oocytes and larval development.
How effective can extensive reading be ? Comments on Robb and Kano ( 2013 )

After reading Robb and Kano’s (2013) study, I was impressed with the sample size of their data pool and results. I think that university administrators should carefully consider their study, since its implications may be applicable across disciplines. Robb and Kano (2013) obtained significant results, shedding more light on how extensive reading can be effective. While reading their study, since I considered their data important, I put the results on a standardized scale in order to shed more light on how effective extensive reading might be. In looking at only reading comprehension, Robb and Kano (2013) revealed the following results:
Lean service, business strategy and ABC and their impact on firm performance

Abstract This paper aims to address an underdeveloped area in the lean system literature by developing and testing a model which clarifies the current confusion on the role of different costing systems and business strategies in the implementation of lean service practices and their impact on financial performance. Using data from UK service firms, the proposed positive effect of lean service on financial performance is supported. Further, activity-based costing (ABC) has a positive impact on lean service, and therefore to indirectly on financial performance. Interestingly and in contrast to previous studies, both the differentiation and cost leadership strategies are directly and positively related to lean service. However, whilst ABC positively intervenes in the lean-differentiation relationship, it suppresses the lean-cost leadership relationship resulting in a situation of inconsistent mediation.
Eurozone bailouts and national democracy: Detachment or resilience?

How did the Eurozone bailouts affect national democracies? Recent research indicates strong citizen detachment due to the external constraints imposed by bailout programs on national autonomy. This paper re-examines the detachment thesis by broadening the view toward multiple dimensions of democracy and effect heterogeneity across time and space. Using the generalized synthetic control method, we find a negative effect of bailouts on satisfaction with democracy and turnout but show that effects vanish after several years and vary strongly across bailout cases. In addition, we find resilient attitudes and behaviors in spite of national democratic institutions that continue to deteriorate. These findings indicate that economic policy outcomes have a stronger influence on satisfaction with democracy and electoral turnout than the quality of the democratic process.