Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Designing Outdoor Environments for Children: Landscaping School Yards, Gardens and Playgrounds

Acknowledgments Introduction: A Natural Childhood: Giving Children the World Chapter 1: History and Development The History of Children's Gardens Nature and Development A Place of Their Own: Giving Nature Back to Children Chapter 2: The Design Process The Design Team Steps of the Design Process Maintenance and Evaluation Installation by Volunteers Maintenance by Volunteers Case Studies Chapter 3: Children's Gardens Introduction Adventure Gardens Edible Gardens Memorial Gardens Music Gardens Story Book Gardens Water Gardens Case Studies Chapter 4: Schoolyards, Playgrounds, and Backyards Historical Development of Playgrounds Trends in Playground Design Role of Municipal and County Park and Recreation Departments in Providing Play Places for Children Safety in Play Area Design Case Studies Chapter 5: Sustainable Landscape Concepts Water Conservation Energy Conservation Low Maintenance Case Studies Chapter 6: Curriculum, Fundraising, Community Partnerships, and Service Learning Educating Teachers on How to Use Gardens Fundraising and Building the Project Experiential Service Learning Partnerships Case Studies Conclusion Resources Public Children's Gardens Organizations/Selected Internet Resources References Index
Investigating occupational stress of disaster and emergency medical management center 115 and the role of demographic variables

Background: The �rst and one of the most important chains of providing care to patients is prehospital emergency medical services. The critical crisis put the Personnel employed in this sector at risk due to occupational stress confronted during on- job and at service. This can adversely affect the health of the personnel and the quality of services, which are being provided to patients. Therefore, the present study has been conducted to investigate the occupational stress of the personnel confronting disaster and emergency medical management center 115 along with the role of demographic variables in 2019. Methods: This is a descriptive-analytical study. 200 medical emergency personnel of Kermanshah province were selected through strati�ed sampling and according to inclusion criteria. A two-part questionnaire including demographic information and HSE standard questionnaire were used for collecting data. Finally, descriptive and inferential statistics (t-test and one-way ANOVA) were used for data analysis. Signi�cance level was considered P<0.05. Results: The mean score of total occupational stress was 3.41±0.26. The highest and the lowest stress levels related to the role dimensions was calculated (4.34±0.35) and changes (2.72±0.86). It was evident through �ndings that there was a signi�cant relationship between stress level with age, marital status, educational level, type of base of work place and hours of work per month, while there was no signi�cant relationship between type of employment and work experience with stress level. Conclusion: Emergency medical personnel experience a high level of occupational stress in terms of handing of patients. Senior managers can apply the results for conducting similar studies, Moreover, this study can be useful to devise measures to reduce the experience of employees' stress.
Vehicle Reidentification Using Inductive Loops in Urban Areas

Travel time information is of vital importance for traffic management and monitoring purposes. This information can be acquired by using reidentification on inductive loop profiles, which is cheaper than expensive cameras registering the license plate numbers. Until now, most research has focused on the motorways where double loops are mostly present. This paper presents an algorithm suitable for urban areas with various sizes of single loops. Validation tests showed reidentification rates up to 100% when matching loops of the same type and 88% when matching between different types. Introducing a likelihood border reduced the amount of false positives below 2%.
Mobile phone-based interventions for mental health: A systematic meta-review of 14 meta-analyses of randomized controlled trials

Mobile phone-based interventions have been proposed as a means for reducing the burden of disease associated with mental illness. While numerous randomized controlled trials and meta-analyses have investigated this possibility, evidence remains unclear. We conducted a systematic meta-review of meta-analyses examining mobile phone-based interventions tested in randomized controlled trials. We synthesized results from 14 meta-analyses representing 145 randomized controlled trials and 47,940 participants. We identified 34 effect sizes representing unique pairings of participants, intervention, comparisons, and outcome (PICO) and graded the strength of the evidence as using umbrella review methodology. We failed to find convincing evidence of efficacy (i.e., n > 1000, p < 10−6, I2 < 50%, absence of publication bias); publication bias was rarely assessed for the representative effect sizes. Eight effect sizes provided highly suggestive evidence (i.e., n > 1000, p < 10−6), including smartphone interventions outperforming inactive controls on measures of psychological symptoms and quality of life (ds = 0.32 to 0.47) and text message-based interventions outperforming non-specific controls and active controls for smoking cessation (ds = 0.31 and 0.19, respectively). The magnitude of effects and strength of evidence tended to diminish as comparison conditions became more rigorous (i.e., inactive to active, non-specific to specific). Four effect sizes provided suggestive evidence, 14 effect sizes provided weak evidence, and eight effect sizes were non-significant. Despite substantial heterogeneity, no moderators were identified. Adverse effects were not reported. Taken together, results support the potential of mobile phone-based interventions and highlight key directions to guide providers, policy makers, clinical trialists, and meta-analysts working in this area.
Science and Engineering of Materials

This is a collection of selected, peer reviewed papers from the 1st International Conference on Science & Engineering of Materials 2013 (ICoSEM 2013), November 13-14, 2013, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The 61 papers are grouped as follows: Chapter 1: Biomaterials; Chapter 2: Catalytic Materials; Chapter 3: Ceramics; Chapter 4: Coating and Surface Engineering; Chapter 5: Composites; Chapter 6: Electronic and Electronic Packaging; Chapter 7: Concrete and Structural Materials; Chapter 8: Material Modeling and Simulations; Chapter 9: Environmentally Sustainable Materials and Processing; Chapter 10: Materials Conversion And Renewable Energy; Chapter 11: Materials For Energy Storage; Chapter 12: Metal and Alloys; Chapter 13: Nanotechnology; and, Chapter 14: Polymers.
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This paper details the design of rear upright for a JCU Tec-NQ (JTR) Racing Motorsport, Formula Society of Automotive Engineers (FSAE) race car using Aluminium Alloy 7075-T6 through the use of a track simulator developed by RMIT Racing, forces on the upright were calculated and an upright was designed in SolidWorks. To ensure optimal design with the aid of Finite Element Analysis using ANSYS workbench, three main load cases with combination of drive cases (acceleration, braking, and left and right turn) were used to evaluate performance of the rear upright. They include fatigue of upright, single bump loads and the zero-based fatigue loading of the calliper-mounting bracket. For the fatigue loading of the whole upright, it was observed that the greatest stress throughout the four drive cases occurred in a left hand turn. For single bump loads, the upright could withstand a vertical bump load of stress value significantly lower than the ultimate tensile strength. For the fatigue analysis on the brake calliper mount, the resulting safety factor plot presented a minimum factor of three for infinite life. Other relevant analysis were presented, such as sphere of influence and exaggerated deformation which showed that the upright will experience a maximum deformation of 0.132mm during the worst case lap scenario (left hand turn). The material considered for the design of the rear upright was Aluminium Alloy 7075-T6 as it has superior mechanical properties in terms of stiffness, fatigue and tensile strength for the application compared to both the Alumec alloy and Aluminium Alloy 6061-T6 considered in this paper.
Policing integrity: Britain's thin blue line

About the Book: The Contours of Police Integrity presents a comprehensive overview of the potential for police misconduct worldwide. A topic of great concern around the world, the top criminal justice scholars have compiled survey and case data from 10 countries chronicling police integrity and misconduct. The book begins with a chapter on the methodology and issues surrounding police studies and is followed by in-depth chapters on the USA and the UK, written by leading academics in these countries. The book concludes with a capstone summary of this rapidly growing international concern.
Estimating the Crash Reduction and Vehicle Dynamics Effects of Flashing LED Stop Signs

A flashing light emitting diode (LED) stop sign is essentially a normal octagonal stop sign with LEDs on the stop sign's corners. A hierarchical Bayes observational before/after study found an estimated reduction of about 41.5% in right-angle crashes, but with 95% confidence this reduction could be anywhere between 0% and 70.8%. In a field study, portable video equipment was used to record vehicle approaches at an intersection before and after installation of flashing LED stop signs. After installing the flashing stop signs, there was no change in the relative proportion of clear stops to clear non-stops when minor approach drivers did not face opposing traffic, but the relative proportion of clear stops increased for drivers who did encounter opposing traffic. Random samples of 60 minor approach vehicles were selected before and after installation of flashing LED stop signs and speeds for these vehicles when about 500 feet from the intersection, and average deceleration rates over the final 500 feet, were estimated using trajectory-based methods. Average approach speeds tended to be highest in June, somewhat lower in July, and lower yet in September and November, with September and November having roughly equal average speeds. The average deceleration rates showed a similar pattern.
Exogenous adiponectin with full Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor agonists (pioglitazone) abrogates streptozotocin induced oxidative stress and vascular abnormalities in Spontaneously hypertensive rats.

Background Oxidative stress, associates with metabolic and anthropometric perturbations, leads to reactive oxygen species production and decrease in plasma adiponectin concentration. We investigated pharmacodynamically the pathophysiological role and potential implication of exogenously administered adiponectin with full and partial peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma (PPAR-γ) agonists on modulation of oxidative stress, metabolic dysregulation and antioxidant potential in streptozotocin induced Spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR). Methods Group I (WKY) serve as normotensive control, whereas 42 male SHRs were randomized equally into 7 groups (n = 6), group II: SHR control, groups III: SHR diabetic control, group IV, V and VI treated with irbesartan (30 mg/kg), pioglitazone (10 mg/kg) and adiponectin (2.5 µg/kg), whereas, groups VII and VIII received co-treatments as irbesartan + adiponectin), (pioglitazone + adiponectin) respectively. Diabetes was induced using an intra-peritoneal injection of Streptozotocin (40 mg/kg). Plasma adiponectin, lipid contents, arterial stiffness with oxidative stress bio-markers were measured using an in-vitro and in-vivo analysis.Results Diabetic SHRs exhibited hyperglycaemia, hypertriglyceridemia, hypercholesterolemia, increased arterial stiffness with reduced plasma adiponectin and antioxidant enzymatic levels (P < 0.05). Diabetic SHRs pre-treated with pioglitazone and adiponectin separately exerted improvements in antioxidant enzyme activities, abrogated arterial stiffness, offset the increased production of reactive oxygen species and dyslipidaemic effects of STZ, except for blood pressure values which were more pronounced with irbesartan treated groups (all P < 0.05). Conclusions The combined treatment of exogenously administered adiponectin with full PPAR-γ agonist augmented the improvement in lipid contents and adiponectin concentration, restores arterial stiffness with antioxidant potential effects, indicating degree of synergism between adiponectin and full PPAR-γ agonists (pioglitazone).
High Voltage and Electrical Insulation Engineering

Condition Monitoring and Life Estimation of High Voltage Electrical InsulationHigh-Voltage Insulation TechnologyInsulation FoundationElectrical Insulation for Rotating MachinesHigh Voltage Vacuum InsulationElectrical Insulation Breakdown and Its Theory, Process, and Prevention: Emerging Research and OpportunitiesHigh Voltage Vacuum InsulationInsulation of High-Voltage EquipmentSimulation and Modelling of Electrical Insulation Weaknesses in Electrical EquipmentElectrical Insulating MaterialsElectrical Insulation for Rotating MachinesSpecification for Tests on Hollow Insulators for Use in High Voltage Electrical EquipmentHigh Voltage EngineeringHigh Voltage Insulating Materials-Current State and ProspectsHigh Voltage Insulation EngineeringMulti-Purpose Insulating Sticks for Electrical Operations on High Voltage InstallationsHigh Voltage Circuit BreakersExperiments in High Voltage EngineeringNew Trends in High Voltage EngineeringPolymer Insulation Applied for HVDC TransmissionCondition Assessment of High Voltage Insulation in Power System EquipmentHigh Voltage EngineeringInsulators for High VoltagesProtecting Electrical EquipmentTechnology of Electrical Insulation and High Voltage Pulse TechniquesProceedings of the 21st International Symposium on High Voltage EngineeringHigh Voltage Engineering FundamentalsStatistical Techniques for High-voltage EngineeringA Programmable D-C High Voltage Ramped Test System for Electrical InsulationAdvances in High Voltage EngineeringInsulation Basic TheoryInsulation Coordination in High-voltage Electric Power SystemsHigh Voltage and Electrical Insulation EngineeringHigh-Voltage Test and Measuring TechniquesHigh Voltage and Electrical Insulation EngineeringAlternative Liquid Dielectrics for High Voltage Transformer Insulation SystemsHigh Voltage Engineering and TestingAdvances in High Voltage Insulation and Arc Interruption in SF6 and VacuumInsulation Coordination for Power SystemsElectrical Insulation in Power Systems
LIVING WITH A GIANT

SUBTITLE: ATLANTA HAS LONG BEEN CONSIDERED A FORTRESS HUB, NOW COMPETITION FROM STARTUP CARRIERS IS TESTING DELTA AIR LINES' RESOLVE TO MAINTAIN ITS NEAR MONOPOLY THERE: THE ENTIRE CONCEPT OF THE FORTRESS HUB IS UNDER QUESTION.
THE MAJOR ISSUES OF DRUGS, ALCOHOL AND FATIGUE IN HEAVY VEHICLE SAFETY

The VIFM Australian Fatality study shows that 4.1 per cent of drivers killed over a 10-year period tested positive to stimulants. However, 23 per cent of truck drivers tested positive and these drivers were at a very high accident risk similar to car drivers with a blood alcohol level of 0.1 to 0.15 BAC. (a) For the covering entry of this conference, please see ITRD abstract no. E209724.
Assessment of Phage Abundance in Water Samples of Napahai Wetland by Epifluorescence Microscopy

Bacteriophage is abundant in various aquatic environment. Napahai is a seasonal plateau wetland located in Yunnan of China. But the reports on phage abundance of Napahai have not been seen. The object of this study was to make an accurate estimation for phage abundance of Napahai. We collected water samples at different sampling sites in December 2013 and detected the abundance by epifluorescence microscopy using SYBR green I or SYBR Gold. The results indicate that the phage abundance of water samples in Napahai wetland ranged from 1.35 to 3.54×10 9 virus-like particles L -1 . The dying effect of SYBR Gold is better than SYBR green I. Phage abundance of Napahai is close to that of Yangtze River and higher than the Yunnan Plateau lake, Bita Lake (5×10 8 particles L -1 ) and largely lower than the polar lake Beaver Lake (2×10 10 particles L -1 ) (1).
Integral planning of operating rooms and wards : Tactical allocation of beds to reduce fluctuations in bed utilization for Medisch Spectrum Twente

This research focuses on the tactical capacity planning in operating rooms (OR) and wards. It aims to improve the alignment between elective patient flows of different specialties and to reduce fluctuations in bed utilization. We select the most appropriate method that fits the requirement of MST based on the context analysis and the literature research. Thereafter, we do experiments to analyze the improvement potential of this intervention. We expand this intervention with a simulation study to vary experimental settings and to analyze the influence of changes in parameter settings. Finally, we give guidelines for patient scheduling and advise MST about the implementation of the intervention. Intervention: The main goal of the intervention is to reduce variability in bed utilization. Results show a reduction of fluctuations in ward utilization and a reduction in maximum bed requirements of 29.4% compared to 2014. Simulation model: The variation in bed utilization increases when comparing the simulation model to the intervention, whereas it decreases in comparison to the realized situation in 2014. However, the maximum bed requirement decreases with 14.1% compared to quarter one of 2014.
Proficiency test 6/2013 - Gross and net calorific value in fuels

Proftest SYKE arranged proficiency test for measurement the gross and the net calorific value, the content of ash, carbon, nitrogen, hydrogen, moisture, sulphur and volatile matter in fuels in September – October 2012. One peat sample, one wood pellet and one coal sample were delivered to the laboratories for the analysis of each measurement. In total, 38 laboratories participated in the proficiency test. Additionally, the participants were asked to estimate/calculate the emission factor for the samples. The robust means of the reported results by the participants were used as the assigned values for measurements. The evaluation of performance was based on the z score which was calculated using the standard deviation for proficiency assessment at 95 % confidence level. The total standard deviation for performance assessment was mainly set on the basis of the reproducibility requirements presented the standard methods. The evaluation of performance was not done for the measurement of moisture. In total, 93 % of the participating laboratories reported the satisfactory results when the deviations of 1–30 % from the assigned values were accepted. About 76 % of the participants used accredited methods and 93 % of their results were satisfactory. In measurement of the gross calorific value from the peat sample 86 %, from the wood pellet sample 88 % and from the coal sample 96 % of the results were satisfactory. In measurement of the net calorific value from the peat sample 82 %, from the wood pellet 80 % and from the coal sample 100 % of the results were satisfactory.
Multiple curved descending approaches and the air traffic control problem

A terminal area air traffic control simulation was designed to study ways of accommodating increased air traffic density. The concepts that were investigated assumed the availability of the microwave landing system and data link and included: (1) multiple curved descending final approaches; (2) parallel runways certified for independent and simultaneous operation under IFR conditions; (3) closer spacing between successive aircraft; and (4) a distributed management system between the air and ground. Three groups each consisting of three pilots and two air traffic controllers flew a combined total of 350 approaches. Piloted simulators were supplied with computer generated traffic situation displays and flight instruments. The controllers were supplied with a terminal area map and digital status information. Pilots and controllers also reported that the distributed management procedure was somewhat more safe and orderly than the centralized management procedure. Flying precision increased as the amount of turn required to intersect the outer mark decreased. Pilots reported that they preferred the alternative of multiple curved descending approaches with wider spacing between aircraft to closer spacing on single, straight in finals while controllers preferred the latter option. Both pilots and controllers felt that parallel runways are an acceptable way to accommodate increased traffic density safely and expeditiously.
Differential Determinants of Patent Ductus Arteriosus Outcomes for Prematurity of Varying Birth Body Weight

Background Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) remains critically encountered every day for pediatricians and neonatologists along with the medical progress in prematurity neonatal care. In this study, we aimed to stratify premature neonates by their initial postnatal 24-hour clinical characteristics and maternal and gestational histories to early predict the risk of PDA at unfavorable treatment responses. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on preterm newborns who were consecutively admitted to a pediatric-neonatal-intensive-care-unit from 2008 to 2013 except some exclusion criteria. Data relating to birth histories, maternal histories, and clinical data from the first 24 hour of life were collected and analyzed according to three types of PDA outcomes—non-treated, medically-responded, and surgically-ligated PDA. Univariate analysis was performed using Mann-Whitney U test and Chi-square test or Fisher’s exact test. Multivariate analysis was performed using multinomial logistic regression to determine the independent risk factors for the PDA outcome. Results This study involved 682 preterm infants, composed of 352 male and 330 female neonates with median gestational age of 31 (interquartile, IQR: 28–34) week and BBW of 1360 (IQR: 1085–1861) g. Inclusively, 83% of PDAs in prematurity did not need any medical or surgical treatment, 8.8% of PDA medically responded and 7.9% needed surgical ligation. All subjects were further sub-grouped according to birth body weight (BBW) owing to significant differences in clinical characteristics and the rate of surgically-ligated PDA between neonates with BBW less than 1500 g (as the very low birth weight, VLBW group) and those with BBW greater or equal to 1500 g (as the non-VLBW group). The VLBW group had a significantly higher percentage of surgically-ligated PDA. For the VLBW group, the amount of first 24-hour intravenous fluid per kilogram, surfactant use and gynecological disorder were independent factors in predicting PDA outcomes. For the non-VLBW group, placenta previa, parity, BBW and intrauterine growth retardation were independent factors. Conclusions Neonatal care should be meticulously personalized according to their BBW. The first 24-hour perinatal factors, maternal and gestational history plays differential importance on PDA treatment outcome based on BBW.
The Relationship Between Pedestrian Environments and Sense of Community in Apartment Complexes in Seoul, Korea

This study aims to explore the relationship between physical environments and sense of community in high-rise and high-density apartment complexes in Seoul, Korea. This relationship in apartment complexes has not been adequately researched so far. To do this, this study compared a pedestrian-oriented neighborhood (PON) and an auto-oriented neighborhood (AON). Survey results showed that residents of PON were more likely to feel a sense of community in their neighborhood than were residents of AON. The results also revealed that social interaction factors and walkability among pedestrian environment factors positively influence a sense of community. In particular, the findings did support the hypothesis that a well-designed pedestrian environment in apartment complexes can contribute to the enhancement of a sense of community.