Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
GEOSYNTHETIC INTERFACE SHEAR BEHAVIOUR: PART 2 CHARACTERISTIC VALUES FOR USE IN DESIGN

Interface shear strength parameters are required for use in design calculations to assess the stability of a wide range of geotechnical structures incorporating geosynthetics. These include the design of landfill barriers and reinforced earth structures. Limit equilibrium calculations can be carried out using a global safety factor (traditional approach) and using partial factors on both resisting and disturbing forces (limit state approach defined in Eurocode 7, 1994). In the global safety factor approach it is necessary to obtain conservatively chosen mean values of shear strength. The Eurocode 7 approach is to obtain characteristic values of shear strength. In both cases a limited number of site-specific laboratory tests is usually supplemented by subjective experience. For practical purposes it can be assumed that characteristic value (EC7) and the conservatively chosen mean value (traditional) are equivalent (Schneider, 1997), and therefore the recommendations in this paper can be applied to both design approaches. This paper provides guidance on obtaining characteristic values of the interface shear strength parameters (apparent adhesion, and friction angle) for use in design calculations. A companion paper Stoewahse et al 2002 - Ground Engineering February) discussed factors influencing the measurement of interface shear strength behaviour. (A)
A performance-driven fuzzy algorithm for placement of macro cells

Macro cell placement is an integral part of VLSI design. Existing placement techniques do not use a realistic human-like intuitive process for making decisions and therefore, lack the ability to make decisions based on several factors at once. In this research a quad-partitioning algorithm with a tabu search and a fuzzy cost function is used for macro cell placement. This approach partitions the design into small pieces that can be easily placed. The algorithm is based on a method which tries to reduce the path lengths and reduce the number of edges which cross out of a partition. The fuzzy cost function adds the human reasoning missing from other algorithms. The algorithm allows I/O cells to be preplaced or it can optimize their placement. The results show that this algorithm produces higher quality placements than other macro cell algorithms such as Lim, Chee and Wu and Lin and Du.
Read Book Promoting Active Learning Through The Flipped Classroom Model

educational resources and massive open online courses, as well as theoretical discussions and practical applications in the use of augmented reality and educational technology to improve student engagement and pave the way for students’ future studies and careers. The case studies and practical applications presented here illustrate the effectiveness of new modes of education in which the latest technologies and innovations are widely used in the global context. Accordingly, the book can help develop readers’ awareness of the potential these innovations hold, thus expanding their expertise and stimulating critical thinking as to how new technologies have made learning and teaching easier in various educational settings. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, most schools had to suddenly shift from traditional face-to-face courses to blended, synchronous, and asynchronous instructional environments. The impact upon the immediacy of remote learning was overwhelming to many faculty, instructional facilitators, teachers, and
Suitability Analysis of Continuous-Use Reliability Growth Projection Models

Abstract : Substandard system reliability is one of the leading causes of increased Operations and Maintenance (O&M) costs as noted in several recent National Research Council reports. Between 2006 and 2011, Director Operational Test & Evaluation noted 26 of 52 Department of Defense acquisition programs failed to meet reliability thresholds, but were approved, leading to degraded operational performance, increased O&M costs, and increased safety risks for personnel involved. As a system is developed from prototype to final product, structural changes and design flaws are corrected, leading to an increase in system reliability, called reliability growth. Due to the nature of the system changes, standard forecasting methods cannot be applied, and a class of reliability growth models is used to estimate the change in reliability over multiple stages. Despite the significant impact of reliability growth projection, little research has been accomplished on comparing the robustness of various reliability growth models.
Design techniques for passive wireless microsystems

The unique advantage of harvesting power wirelessly has evolved passive wireless microsystems to a fast-growing high-impact technology. In this dissertation, several new design techniques are proposed for the increasingly stringent requirements of passive wireless microsystems. The absence of on-board batteries imposes ultralow power consumption of passive wireless microsystems. Recent research reveals that multi-voltage systems-on-a-chip dramatically reduce power consumption such that power-efficient on-chip voltage level shifters are critically needed. This dissertation proposes a novel set of voltage level shifters built upon diode-based clamper-rectifier configurations. The voltage level shifters are passively powered by incoming signals with no static current consumption and are able to shift the incoming signals bidirectionally to suit the different voltage domains. The shifting steps could be continuous and are not bounded by the discrete transistor thresholds and power rails. A second bottleneck of passive wireless microsystems is the wireless power-harvesting efficiency that limits the wireless communication distance and the on-chip circuitry complexity and functionality. This dissertation proposes a transformer-based impedance matching network that greatly improves the power transfer efficiency from the receiving antenna to the on-chip circuit loads. The transformer is also capable of automatically calibrating its input impedance to match to the antenna impedance by a novel low-power varactor current tuning technique. In passive wireless microsystems, data modulation scheme largely determines the power transmission efficiency and data communication speed. Exploiting the constant carrier envelop of FSK modulation, this dissertation proposes a dual-tank architecture for FSK receivers in passive wireless microsystems. The dual receiving tanks significantly improves the power conversion efficiency of on-chip AC-to-DC voltage multipliers by providing high-quality-factor resonating tank voltages at each of the alternating FSK carriers. High data transmission rate is also achieved by exploring the dual tanks in an all-digital and a voltage-level shifting FSK demodulators.
PREDICTING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN SCARCITY AND SERENDIPITY INFORMATION TOWARD IMPULSE BUYING BEHAVIOR: HEDONIC SHOPPING VALUES AS MODERATOR VARIABLES

Manuscript type: Research article Research Aims: The purpose of this research is to predict the intervariable relationship between scarcity and serendipity information moderated by hedonic values and their influence towards online impulsive buying behavior. Design/methodology/approach: This research uses a quantitative method and uses non-probability sampling method as the data collection techniques by distributing online questionnaires. There are 330 respondents with the criteria of having made transactions at Shopee in the last three months. The data are analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) to test the each of the hypothesis and making the conclusion. Research Findings: This study shows that the relationship between scarcity, serendipity information moderated by social shopping, adventure shopping, value shopping, relaxation shopping and idea shopping towards online impulse buying behavior Theoretical Contribution/Originality: This research makes a theoretical contribution to international business as well as the theory of consumer behavior about situational factors namely, the scarcity and chance of information as independent variables are moderated by the value of hedonic shopping, namely, social, adventure, value, relaxation and shopping ideas affecting the dependent variable, online impulsive buying Practitioner/Policy Implication: The results of this study can be used as information for PT Shopee International company management in determining online sales and marketing strategies that focus on the e-commerce marketplace Research limitation/Implications: This study uses non-probability sampling, thus the results of this study cannot be generalized to other contexts
Creativity in Product Innovation

Creativity in Product Innovation describes a remarkable technique for improving the creativity process in product design. Certain 'regularities' in product development are identifiable, objectively verifiable and consistent for almost any kind of product. These regularities are described by the authors as Creativity Templates. This book describes the theory and implementation of these templates, showing how they can be used to enhance the creative process and thus enable people to be more productive and focused. Representing the culmination of years of research on the topic of creativity in marketing, the Creativity Templates approach has been recognised as a breakthrough in such journals as Science, Journal of Marketing Research, Management Science, and Technological Forecasting and Social Change. It has been successfully implemented through workshops in international companies including Philips Consumer Electronics, Ford Motor Co., Ogilvy & Mather Worldwide, Kodak, Coca-Cola and many others.
High school graduation outcomes of student threat assessment

Abstract School threat assessment is a violence prevention strategy that has become widely used over the past 20 years; however, the procedures for a threat assessment are not well-known in education and it has received relatively little research attention. This article describes the rationale, procedures, and empirical support for the Comprehensive School Threat Assessment Guidelines and also presents new findings from a study of graduation rates for 146 students who received a threat assessment in two large school districts. The graduation rate for these students was 83%, which was lower than the graduation rate for the general school population but comparable to the rate for control students with similar risk factors.
SOME PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL ASPECTS OF GROUTED SOIL ANCHORS

In the focus of this paper lies the determination of the pulling resistance of grouted soil anchors and an analysis of the anchor force-elongation diagram. Analytical solution and simple graphical method based on the expanded cylindrical cavity theory elaborated by the author serve for the determination of approximate pull-out resistance of an anchor. Anchor elongation may be calculated from the anchor force distribution which will be determined from the activation process of the pull-out resistance in consequence of relative axial displacement between the soil and the anchor body. Analysis of anchor force distribution shows out that for an anchor of known geometry and rigidity the load test diagram permits the value of pull-out resistance and length of the pertaining activated shear strength zone to be determined. The paper presents examples and describes some practical measurements. (A) For the covering abstract see IRRD 898458.
LIVE LOAD EFFECT ON DYNAMIC RESPONSE OF STRUCTURES

For the aseismic design of structures, the dynamic forces are generally replaced by equivalent static forces which are usually given as a function of the effective weight of the structure. The effective weight of a structure consists of full dead weight and a fraction of live loads as these are invariably spring and dashpot mounted. This paper presents the effect of such a mounting on the response of structures subjected to horizontal ground motion caused by an earthquake. The primary system as well as live load system have been idealized as single degree of freedom systems. This study indicates that only a part of the live load is effective under horizontal vibrations and this depends on the ratio of live to dead load and the amount of damping present in the live load model. The effect of various other parameters, namely, the spring mounting, undamped natural period of vibration of the primary system and the ground motion has also been investigated.
Association between eating behavior, anthropometric and biochemical measurements, and pyy hormone levels in obese adolescents in outpatient care 

Background: Food intake and energy expenditure, as well as short-term satiety signals, can be regulated by the peptide tyrosine tyrosine (PYY) secreted by the gastrointestinal tract. It is also unknown if changes in PYY hormone levels lead to changes in feeding behavior or in body composition. More comprehensive investigation of serum regulation of gut-derived hormone signals, with behavioral and clinical outcomes, are needed to understand the consequences of deregulating the appetite of obese adolescents.Objective: To evaluate the eating behavior of obese adolescents and its association with biochemical, anthropometric and PYY measures. Methods: 51 obese adolescents received counseling for weight management at 12 monthly appointments. Fasting serum PYY levels, total cholesterol (TC), high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), triglycerides (TG), low density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), insulin and glucose levels, waist circumference (WC) and results from the Three-Factor Eating Questionnaire (TFEQ-21) were assessed. Results: Over one year there was a significant increase in PYY levels (p = 0.026); reduction in TC (p = 0.003), TG (p = 0.022), BMI (p = 0.002), BMI z-score (p <0.001) and WC (p = 0.003). During this period there was a decrease in the Uncontrolled Eating score (UE), illustrating that adolescents displayed more self-control (p = 0.008) at the end of the study; however, this result was independent of BMI and BMI z-score (p = 0.407). The reduction in UE was associated with a significant improvement in insulin levels (rs = 0.326; p = 0.020). The reduction in UE was also associated with lower levels of blood glucose (r = 0.332; p = 0.017), and the increase of cognitive restriction, with the reduction of insulin insulin (rs = -0.294 p = 0.036) and TG (r = -0.368; p = 0.008) and an increase in Cognitive Restraint. Conclusions: Our results show that after a year of monitoring weight loss, adolescents had more controlled eating behaviors, increased PYY levels, and reduced weights.
Effect of Concurrent Sprint Interval and Resistance Training on Measures of Strength, Power, and Aerobic Performance

ii Acknowledgements iv List of Tables vii List of Figures viii List of Abbreviations ix Chapter I Introduction 1 Chapter II – Review of Literature 6 Adaptations to Aerobic, Interval, and Supramaximal Exercise 6 Adaptations to Strength Training 13 Adaptations to Concurrent Training 21 Conclusion and Purpose 32 Chapter III – Journal Manuscript 42 Abstract 42 42 Introduction 44 Methods and Procedures 49 Results 58 Discussion 61 References 70 Cumulative References 91
Ketamine affects the functional convergence of developmentally generated granule neurons in the adult stage

Background Ketamine has been reported to cause neonatal neurotoxicity in a variety of developing animal models. Various studies have been conducted to study the mechanism of neurotoxicity for general anesthetic use during the neonatal period. Previous experiments have suggested that developmentally generated granule neurons in the hippocampus dentate gyrus (DG) supported hippocampus-dependent memory. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate whether ketamine affects the functional integration of developmentally generated granule neurons in the DG. For this purpose，the postnatal day 7 (PND-7) SD rats were divided into the control group and the ketamine group (rats who received 4 injections of 40 mg/kg ketamine at 1 h intervals). The BrdU was administered for three consecutive days after the ketamine exposure. To label the dividing cells, NeuN+/BrdU+ cells were observed by using immunofluorescence. To evaluate the developmentally generated granule neurons that support hippocampus-dependent memory, spatial reference memory was tested by using Morris Water Maze at 3 months old, after which the immunofluorescence was used to detect c-Fos expression in the NeuN+/BrdU+ cells. The expression of caspase-3 was measured by western blot to detect the apoptosis in the hippocampal DG. Results The present results showed that the neonatal ketamine exposure did not influence the survival rate of developmentally generated granule neurons at 2 and 3 months old, but ketamine interfered with the integration of these neurons into the hippocampal DG neural circuits and caused a deficit in hippocampal-dependent spatial reference memory tasks. Conclusions In summary, these findings may promote more studies to investigate the neurotoxicity of ketamine in the developing brain.
Ultimate strength tests of horizontally curved plate and box girders, June,1978 (DOT-FH-11.8198.7) FHWA-RD-79-137

The research reported herein is part of a 5 year multiphase investigation involving extensive analytical and experimental studies of horizontally curved steel plate and box girders. The projec~, which began in 1973, is entitled "Fatigue of Curved Steel Bridge Elements". The work is sponsored by the FHWA and was carried out in Fritz Engineering Laboratory at Lehigh University. This report presents the results of the ultimate strength tests of one curved non-composite plate girder assembly, two curved composite plate girder assemblies and two curved composite box girders. The primary objectives of the research reported herein are: (1) to determine the load-deflection behavior of large size curved plate girder assemblies and curved box girders which are loaded to ultimate strength, and (2) to compare the experimental behavior with analytic predictions. This study is of very limited scope and is intended only as a pilot study of the ultimate strength of curved plate and box girders. The study was conducted primarily because the test girders were available and could be retrofitted following the fatigue tests.
Effect of Ease of Use, Usefullness, Cost Effectiveness, and Compatibility Towards Cloud Computing Usage in Manufacturing Company

Cloud Computing technology can have benefit to company operation, but not all company implement Cloud computing especially in manufacturing company. Many factors effect the decision to use cloud computing technology, and this study analyze the effect of ease of use, usefulness, cost effectiveness, and compatibility towards cloud computing usage in manufacturing company. This study analyze the correlation between each factors toward the usage of technology using Technology Acceptance Theory (TAM), Diffusion of Innovation Theory (DOI) using Principal Component Analysis (PCA) and anova, a statistic method. The results of the study are ease of use, usefulness, cost effectiveness, and compatibility factors have effect and correlated to the usage of Cloud computing in manufacturing company.
LITERATURE REVIEW ON VEHICLE TRAVEL SPEEDS AND PEDESTRIAN INJURIES - FINAL REPORT

The relationship between vehicle travel speeds and resulting pedestrian injury was reviewed in the literature and in existing data sets. Results indicated that higher vehicle speeds are strongly associated with both a greater likelihood of pedestrian crash occurrence and more serious resulting pedestrian injury. It was estimated that only 5 percent of pedestrians would die when struck by a vehicle travelling at 20 miles per hour or less. This compares with fatality rates of 40, 80, and nearly 100 percent for striking speeds of 30, 40, and 50 miles per hour or more respectively. Reductions in vehicle travel speeds can be achieved through lowered speed limits, police enforcement of speed limits, and associated public information. More long-lasting speed reductions in neighborhoods where vehicles and pedestrians commonly share the roadway can be achieved through engineering approaches generally known as traffic calming. Counter measures include road humps, roundabouts, other horizontal traffic deflections (e.g. chicanes), and increased use of stop signs. Comprehensive community-based speed reduction programs, combining public information and education, enforcement and highway engineering, are recommended.
Pathogenic Variants in BRIP1, RAD51C, and RAD51D Identified with Multi-Gene Panel Testing for Hereditary Cancers

Background: Professional society guidelines recommend risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) for women with pathogenic variants (PVs) in ovarian cancer-risk genes. Personalization of that intervention is based on gene-specific phenotypes; however, the age of ovarian cancer diagnosis in women with PVs in moderate penetrance ovarian cancer-risk genes is not well characterized. Women who had hereditary cancer panel testing from September 2013-May 2019 were included (N=631,950). Clinical/demographic information was compared for women with a PV in BRIP1, RAD51C, or RAD51D versus in BRCA1 or BRCA2. Results: PVs in BRIP1, RAD51C, or RAD51D were identified in 0.5% of all tested women but in 1.6% of women with a history of ovarian cancer (~3-fold increase). PVs in BRCA1 or BRCA2 were identified in 2.4% of all tested women but in 6.1% of women with a history of ovarian cancer (~2.5-fold increase). The proportion of women with a personal or family history of ovarian cancer was similar among women with a PV in BRIP1, RAD51C, RAD51D, BRCA1, or BRCA2. The median age at ovarian cancer diagnosis was 53 years in BRCA1, 59 years for BRCA2, 65 years for BRIP1, 62 years for RAD51C, and 57 years for RAD51D.Conclusions: These data reinforce the importance of identifying PVs in moderate penetrance ovarian cancer-risk genes. The age at ovarian cancer diagnosis was older for women with PVs in BRIP1, RAD51C, or RAD51D, suggesting that it is safe to delay RRSO until age 45-50 in RAD51D PV carriers and possibly, until age 50-55 in BRIP and RAD51C PV carriers.
Profile Aspects of Graphic Education at Polytechnic University

Availability of qualified engineering personnel for high-tech industries is a topical problem today. To close the gap between the practice of polytechnic education and real engineering activities, it is necessary to introduce innovative educational technologies aimed at developing students’ ability to work in a team, competences in the field of modern information and communication technologies, as well as a willingness to carry out design based on spatial modeling.Within the framework of subject training, it is necessary to ensure the unity of fundamental (generalized, theoretical) knowledge and special knowledge corresponding to the profile of the training area. An appropriate construction of the training program contributes to the adaptation and concretization of subject competencies in the direction required for this engineering specialty.Graphic training is the first professionally oriented discipline at technical university. Within the framework of subject training, it is important to create a learning environment that is close to professional. The authors adduce the examples of educational tasks based on the method of projects and corresponding to the profile of the educational program that students perform in the course of self-directed work. An innovative aspect in the development of individual tasks is the ability to perform projects in 3d.