Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Correlation of Head Rice Yield to Selected Physical and Mechanical Properties of Rice Kernels

Compression and three-point bending tests were conducted to determine the maximum compressive force and bending force to crush rough, brown, and white rice of the long-grain variety ‘Lemont’; and the bending force to break rough rice of the long-grain variety ‘Tebonnet’. Correlations between head rice yield and the average maximum compressive force to crush/break rough, brown, and white rice of the ‘Lemont’ variety were either insignificant or of a low order of magnitude. There was a highly significant correlation between head rice yield and the average bending force to break rough rice (r = 0.979 for ‘Lemont’, and 0.932 for ‘Tebonnet’). Although significant, lower correlation coefficients were found for the ‘Lemont’ brown and white rice (r = 0.920 and 0.787, respectively). The percentage of broken kernels from milling was closely related to the percentage of kernels which did not sustain approximately 15 N breaking force in bending. Predicted head rice yields from the bending test results compared well with the head rice yields from milling with an overall average prediction error of 2.1 percentage points for ‘Lemont’ and 3.3 percentage points for ‘Tebonnet’. Required breaking force was significantly correlated to kernel thickness for rice harvested at high moisture content, but not for rice harvested at low moisture content. Thinner kernels generally failed at a lower breaking force and were in turn more susceptible to breakage during milling.
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ةيريتكبلا تاثولملا نم اهولخو اهتدوجب نابللأا عناصمو عرازم باحصأ نم نوريثكلا لغشني ةيرمعلا لحارملا عم بسانتي لماك ءاذغك ةصاخ ةيمهأ نم نابللأا هذهل امل ةراضلا ةيرطفلاو رابكلاو راغصلل . نابللأا عرازم ضعب نم ماخلا نبللا نم ةنيع نيعبسو سمخ عمج مت اذل تاميزنلااو ةضومحلا ةدايز ىلع دمتعت ىتلا ةدوجلا ةبقارم تارابتخاب اهمييقتل طويسأ ةظفاحمب نع ثحبلا كلذكو تايرطفلاو رئامخلاو ةينولوقلاو ةيئاوهلا تابوركيملل ىلكلا ددعلا كلذكو ةلصوحتملا ةيئاوهلالا ايرتكبلا دجاوت . نويلأا طسوتم ناك دقف ىئايميكلا ليلحتلا جئاتنل ةبسنلاب ىنيجورديهلا 6.8 وه ةضومحلل ةيوئملا ةبسنلا طسوتمو 0.16 % تانيعلا ةضومح مييقت دنعو زيكرتب ىليثيلاا لوحكلا مادختساب بيسرتلاو نايلغلا ءانثأ رثختلا تارابتخاب 68 % تناك 36 % و 41.3 % ىلاوتلا ىلع ةيباجيإ تانيعلا نم . ةغبص لازتخا رابتخا مادختسا دنعو نأ تبث نيرويزازيرلا 13.3 % ،ةديج اهتلاح تانيعلا نم 24 % ، ةطسوتم ةلاحب 28 % و ةئيس اهتلاح 34.7 % تناك تقولا سفن ىفو ًادج ةئيس 16 ، 32 و 52 % اهتلاح تانيعلا نم ىلاوتلا ىلع طيسبلا زيلاتاكلا رابتخا مادختسا دنع ةئيسو ةطسوتم ، ةديج . تارابتخا تتبثأو وه تايرطفلاو رئامخلاو ةينولوقلاو ةيئاوهلا ايرتكبلل ىلكلا ددعلا طسوتم نأ ةدوجلا ةبقارم 4 × 10 6 ، 9 × 10 3 ، 12 × 10 3 ، 3 × 10 3 ةيئاوهلالا ةلصوحتملا ايرتكبلا امأ ىلاوتلا ىلع تلجس دقف 25.3 % ثولت عنمل اهذاختا بجاولا تاطايتحلاا ةشقانم ثحبلا اذه ىف مت دقو كلهتسملا ةحص كلذكو داسفلا نم اهيلع ظافحلل ماخلا نابللأا .
Landing Fees in Portuguese Airports

How the real costs of maintenance and renewal of runways and related taxiways and aprons can be assigned to users on the basis of aircraft classification number (ACN) is analyzed, following previous work by Hogan and Starkie, who compared their results with actual fees charged in Dublin, Ireland. This paper furthers the consideration of off-peak charges per marginal induced damage costs with data from Lisbon, Porto, and Faro, Portugal, in 2009. A fairness factor is defined to assess what each aircraft type pays versus the damage it inflicts on pavements. Huge relative unfairness is highlighted under the current maximum takeoff weight fee scheme among various aircraft types at the three airports. A linear relationship between marginal cost per €1,000,000 and induced damage by each aircraft type is derived. Finally, a new and fair landing fee scheme is proposed that is based on ACN-related marginal costs. Simplifications and assumptions with regard to full cost recovery with marginal cost pricing are considered. The conclusion is that a strong case can be made for application to large and medium aircraft, but perhaps not to small aircraft.
Estimation of Chlorophyll-a Concentrations in the Pearl River Estuary Using In Situ Hyperspectral Data: A Case Study

Taking Pearl River Estuary (PRE), China as an example, we explored the potential of in situ hyperspectral data in estimating chlorophyll-a concentrations of turbid waters. Two cruises were conducted on August 21, 2006 and May 18, 2004 to collect the data of water quality and remote sensing reflectance (Rrs). The field surveys showed that chlorophyll-a concentration ranged from 2.97 mu g/L to 49.97 mu g/L, and turbidity 13.6-128.9 NTU. The Rrs spectra were binned to 10 nm resolution, and then processed to be first-order and second-order derivatives. A linear algorithm is developed to estimate chlorophyll-a concentrations based on second order derivative at 670 nm; its mean relative errors of estimation is less than 58% and the root mean square error is 6.69 mu g/L, which is better than other popular algorithms for turbid waters, i.e., the ratio of Rrs at 700 nm and 670 nm. The Case-I algorithm of blue-green band ratio is also proved to be a failed application in PRE, and so does the algorithm of fluorescence line height (FLH), which is questionable for its application in waters with strong light scattering and absorption. All the above work was done without classification of cloud conditions. This suggests that the second-order derivative at 670 nm could be effective for estimation of chlorophyll-a concentrations in turbid waters especially in situ.
The "cymbal" electromechanical actuator

A new transducer design was developed named the "Cymbal Transducer" with larger displacement, larger generative forces and more cost effective manufacturing. The cymbal transducers consist of a cylindrical ceramic element sandwiched between two truncated conical metal endcaps, and can be used as both sensors and actuators. The cymbal actuator exhibits almost 40 times higher displacement than the same size of ceramic element. Effective piezoelectric charge coefficient, eff. D/sub 33/, of a cymbal is roughly 40 times higher than PZT itself.
A Historical Analysis of Mass Casualty Bombers

Over the past two decades repeated attempts have been made to identify the next "new" form of terrorism, but all have come up short. Modern terrorism is not about the next trend, but is--and long has been--characterized by mass casualty bombers (defined as those terrorist groups that have killed 25 or more people in a bombing attack). When compared to other "new" terrorists, mass casualty bombers are more prolific than state-sponsored terrorists, more deadly than suicide terrorists, more identifiable than religious terrorists, and more plausible than CBRN terrorists. Mass casualty bombers have long presented the greatest terrorist threat to international peace and security and will likely continue to do so in the future.
The Promotion of Festuca sinensis under Heavy Metal Treatment Mediated by Epichloë Endophyte

To more clearly clarify the relationship between the Epichloë endophyte and its host, F. sinensis, the effects of Epichloë endophyte on F. sinensis performance under heavy metal treatment was investigated. The growth performance and physiology variations of F. sinensis with (E+) and without the endophyte (E−) were evaluated after they were subjected to Zn2+ and Cd2+ treatments. The results showed that heavy metal treatments had significant effects on plants, as the performance of plants under Zn2+ and Cd2+ treatments was significantly different with plants under control treatment (p < 0.05). Cd2+ treatments showed a hormesis effect, whereas Zn2+ did not. The endophyte increased host heavy metal stress tolerance by promoting host growth as the E+ plants had significantly higher plant height, tiller number, root length (p < 0.05). The endophyte also promoted ion uptake by the host and induced endogenous hormone production (p < 0.05). These results suggested that the Epichloë endophyte regulated host growth and physiology to improve association tolerance to environmental conditions. This study provides another example that the Epichloë endophyte can increase plant tolerance to metal stress.
Net condition/event systems with multiple condition outputs

The modeling of production systems of realistic size requires modeling techniques which have the capability to build large models from smaller ones. The authors assume that these small models which describe simple elements of the plant are finite state machines or Petri nets. The authors call these simple submodels modules. If the authors want to synthesize larger models from the modules, they describe the interactions of the modules by signals. Modules can interact by event signals which force state transitions in the module receiving the event signals (the supervisor) and by condition signals. Based on this idea, the uniform, modular modeling concept of condition/event systems (C/E systems) has been introduced by Sreenivas and Krogh (1991). The definition of C/E systems as input-output systems with two types of signals does not imply a particular form of the models to represent the dynamic behavior of the modules. The authors present an approach to studying the behaviour of modules which is inspired by the work by Sreenivas and Krogh on Petri net representation of condition/event systems.
Software Requirements for the A-7E Aircraft.

Abstract : The Software Cost Reduction (SCR) research project introduced a new approach to specifying requirements for real-time embedded systems. The principles were applied in the development of the Software Requirements of the A-7E Aircraft, as an example of the use of the approach. The system software requirements specification document comprises the first product in a series of products which the SCR methodology produces, The methodology is intended to be adaptable for various types of systems. Specification properties which it supports include: (1) conciseness, (2) preciseness, (3) aids to completeness, (4) avoidance of redundancy, (5) descriptions of all externally visible behavior, (6) ease of change, (7) good reference tool, (8) record of fundamental assumptions which might otherwise be only implicit, (9) record of responses to error conditions, (10) specification of constraints on the system, and (11) separation of concerns; that is, a division of the information into distinct, independent parts.
Remote learning during COVID-19: Student satisfaction and performance

The rapid introduction of University remote learning due to COVID19 raised concerns of poorer educational outcomes, especially for at-risk students. Comparing satisfaction (n=33,029) and marks (n=128,823) in the first online unit to the previous three years, multilevel models ascertain the effect of remote learning with comprehensive controls, and test equity and curricula moderators. Results indicate significant small decrements in satisfaction and an increase in marks; effects so small as to be insubstantial. No highly dissatisfied or poorly performing student sub-groups were identified. While not all education aspects are measured, this high-level comparison indicates a successful initial transition to remote learning.
Open Partial Nephrectomy without Ischemia

Background: Vascular clamping during partial nephrectomy could induce to renal ischemia and kidney’s damage due to reperfusion injuries. Adverse effect on renal function can be eliminated by Zero ischemia techniques.The aim of this study was to assess the feasibility of performing partial nephrectomy under a situation of being ready to clamping renal artery. Methods: 24 patients with solitary small renal masses were recruited to the study between 2013and 2018. Open partial nephrectomy was performed for them. During the time corresponding to hilar vessels clamping in standard procedures, we have reached to the renal artery and ready for clamping if needed, and in this situation resection of the mass was assessed. Results The mean age of patients was 42 years. The tumor resection time was 22 minutes averagely. The median procedure time was 92 minutes, Clear cell RCC was found in 19 patients, papillary RCC in 3 and oncocytoma in 2 with no positive surgical cancerous margin in specimens. Lower pole, midzone and upper pole masses were found consequently in14, 2 and 8 cases. Conclusions: Although this technique could be a dangerous decision making in a well exposed renal artery, especially in Polar Regions, the tumor resection can be safely conducted without ischemia.
Swift: Expedited Failure Recovery for Large-Scale DNN Training

As the size of deep learning models gets larger and larger, training takes longer time and more resources, making fault tolerance critical. Existing state-of-the-art methods like Check-Freq and Elastic Horovod need to back up a copy of the model state in memory, which is costly for large models and leads to non-trivial overhead. This paper presents Swift, a novel failure recovery design for distributed deep neural network training that significantly reduces the failure recovery overhead without affecting training throughput and model accuracy. Instead of making an additional copy of the model state, Swift resolves the inconsistencies of the model state caused by the failure and exploits replicas of the model state in data parallelism for failure recovery. We propose a logging-based approach when replicas are unavailable, which records intermediate data and replays the computation to recover the lost state upon a failure. Evaluations show that Swift significantly reduces the failure recovery time and achieves similar or better training throughput during failure-free execution compared to state-of-the-art methods without degrading final model accuracy.
A proposal for a single tribunal of estates distribution in Malaysia

This research paper attempts to propose the replacement of the costly and time consuming process for the distribution of estates of Muslims in Malaysia in four agencies with a cost-effective process in a single tribunal that have full information about estates and has expertise in Islamic and Civil laws. For this, the existing framework and process of estates distribution is evaluated. The overall process is lengthy, costly, and in some cases, it is ineffective. Duality of legal systems and multiplicity of administrative and judicial agencies are thought to be the causes of the problem. To remedy this problem, a single tribunal with a new process therefore is proposed.
Carbon fibre reinforced polymer wrapping for the rehabilitation of masonry columns

The use of carbon fibre reinforced polymer (CFRP) wrapping to strengthen existing cracked masonry columns was investigated experimentally. The study was aimed at quantifying the increase in strength that can be achieved and assessing the effect of column size on the strength increase. Eighteen columns were tested, with three different square cross-sectional sizes (290 mm × 290 mm, 390 mm × 390 mm, 490 mm × 490 mm) and two different types of clay masonry unit. Six columns were constructed in each size, two columns using unit type 1 and four columns using unit type 2. Strengthening was achieved by wrapping the square section columns directly with a single-layer CFRP laminate or by wrapping the columns after first casting a circular concrete jacket around the column. The latter treatment was applied to two of the small-sized columns and two of the intermediate-sized columns. All other square section columns were wrapped directly. Significant strength increases were achieved, particularly when the columns wer.
Improvement alternatives for determining the watertightness performance of building facades

The accurate determination of a facade's watertightness performance is important for optimizing design. Different micro-climatic conditions can affect water penetration. The recently developed Bayesian method allows this performance to be estimated for any operating condition and location, based on the results of standardized watertightness tests. This performance-based method uses semi-empirical calculations for wind-driven rain, estimates of wind velocity based on the wind profile power law and analyses of the annual maximum climatic data. This method determines the return period of climatic conditions that each facade system can withstand. Alternative approximations are studied that may be implemented using the Bayesian method to obtain more precise or functional estimations: improved friction coefficients, peaks-over-threshold analyses or catch ratios from computational fluid dynamics (CFD), among others. The effects of these alternatives on the results of the Bayesian method were evaluated by analysing different case studies in two cities in Spain. This analysis suggests that the original formulation of the method underestimates watertightness performance and highlights the fundamental importance of wind velocity to estimate the performance of any facade accurately. This will provide greater precision for estimating facade performance and provides potential for introducing performance-based codes for watertightness.
Implementation of an Electronic Patient-Reported Outcome App for Health-Related Quality of Life in Breast Cancer Patients: Evaluation and Acceptability Analysis in a Two-Center Prospective Trial

Background One in eight women is diagnosed with breast cancer in the course of their life. As systematic palliative treatment has only a limited effect on survival rates, the concept of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) was developed for measurement of patient-centered outcomes. Various studies have already demonstrated the reliability of paper-based patient-reported outcome (pPRO) and electronic patient-reported outcome (ePRO) surveys and that the 2 means of assessment are equally valid. Objective The aim of this study was to analyze the acceptance and evaluation of a tablet-based ePRO app for breast cancer patients and to examine its suitability, effort, and difficulty in the context of HRQoL and sociodemographic factors. Methods Overall, 106 women with adjuvant or advanced breast cancer were included in a 2-center study at 2 major university hospitals in Germany. Patients were asked to answer HRQoL and PRO questionnaires both on a tablet on-site using a specific eHealth assessment website and on paper. The suitability, effort, and difficulty of the app and self-reported technical skills were also assessed. Only the results of the electronically acquired data are presented here. The results of the reliability of the pPRO data have already been published elsewhere. Results Patients regarded the ePRO assessment as more suitable (80/106, 75.5%), less stressful (73/106, 68.9%), and less difficult (69/106, 65.1%) than pPRO. The majority of patients stated that ePRO assessment improves health care in hospitals (87/106, 82.1%). However, evaluation of ePROs depended on the level of education (P=.003) in the dimensions of effort and difficulty (regression analysis). The app was rated highly in all categories. HRQoL data and therapy setting did not show significant correlations with the app’s evaluation parameters. Conclusions The results indicate that ePRO surveys are feasible for measuring HRQoL in breast cancer patients and that those patients prefer ePRO assessment to pPRO assessment. It can also be seen that patients consider ePRO assessment to improve hospital health care. However, studies with larger numbers of patients are needed to develop apps that address the needs of patients with lower levels of education and technical skills.
Risk Assessment pada Pekerjaan Welding Confined Space di Bagian Ship Building PT DOK dan Perkapalan Surabaya

ABSTRACT Risk Assessment is an attempt to quantify the risk and determine whether the risk is acceptable or not. Sometimes welding should be done in confined spaces such as tanks, pressure vessels and so on. The purpose of this study was to analyze the risk assessment at the confined space welding work on the ship building in the PT Dock and Shipping Surabaya to see the danger, risk, control risk and residual risk. This observational design study with cross sectional approach. Methods of collecting data from primary and secondary data. Primary data were collected from field observation and interviews. While the secondary data were obtained from the data recorded in the company. Result of research got the highest danger is at the welding process in confined spaces. Existing risk control who has made was the substitution, engineering control, administrative and PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Based on the risk assessment has been conducted found that overall, the risk of danger to the purely there were 39 high-risk category and 4 hazard with medium risk. At the residual risk, there are 4 high risk categories, 31 medium risk categories, 8 low risk categories. It can be concluded, that the control which is good enough but the accident that occurred due to unsafe behavior of workers. There needs to be strict monitoring from the HSE to control implementation in the field. In addition, it is necessary to Making Job Safety Analysis on the job that has a high risk and socialized to every employee. Keywords confined space, risk assessment, welding
Fuel Economy Impacts of Manual, Conventional Cruise Control, and Predictive Eco-Cruise-Control Driving

The paper presents the results of a field experiment that was designed to compare manual driving, conventional cruise control (CCC) driving, and Eco-cruise control (ECC) driving with regard to fuel economy. The field experiment was conducted on five test vehicles along a section of Interstate 81 that was comprised of ±4% uphill and downhill grade sections. Using an Onboard Diagnostic II reader, instantaneous fuel consumption rates and other driving parameters were collected with and without the CCC system enabled. The collected data were compared with regard to fuel economy, throttle control, and travel time. The results demonstrate that CCC enhances vehicle fuel economy by 3.3 percent on average relative to manual driving, however this difference was not found to be statistically significant at a 5 percent significance level. The results demonstrate that CCC driving is more efficient on downhill versus uphill sections. In addition, the study demonstrates that an ECC system can produce fuel savings ranging between 8 and 16 percent with increases in travel times ranging between 3 and 6 percent. These benefits appear to be largest for heavier vehicles (SUVs).
Aerodynamic Characteristics of a Deformable Membrane Aerofoil

In the paper, numerical and experimental study of low Reynolds number airflow around the deformable membrane airfoil (DMA) is presented. Simulations of a fluid-structure interaction between the fluid and the DMA were performed. In the experiment, the DMA model was made from a thin PVC sheet, which was wrapped around the steel rod at the leading and trailing edge. Measurements were performed in a wind tunnel at a chord Reynolds number of 85.7·103, over the angle of attack range from 0° to 15° and DMA shortening ratio from 0.025 to 0.150. Simulations were in an agreement with the experiment, since the average relative difference of coefficient of lift was smaller than 7.3%. For the same value of Reynolds number, DMA shows improved lift coefficient Cy= 2.18, compared to standard rigid airfoils.