Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THE ELASTIC PLATE THICKNESS AND THE CRUSTAL DENSITY BENEATH THE ELYSIUM VOLCANIC PROVINCE USING THE GMM-3 MARS GRAVITY MODEL

Much about a planet’s crust can be gleaned from observations of its gravity anomalies. The GMM-3 gravity model consolidates 16 years of satellite radio tracking data and reflects an improvement upon the accuracy of previous models, presenting the Martian gravity field to spherical harmonic degree and order 120. This higher resolution allows for improved studies of crustal structure. The Elysium volcanic province is the second-largest on Mars after Tharsis and is home to Elysium Mons, a massive shield volcano rising 14 km above the surrounding region. When large topographic loads such as Elysium Mons form, they cause the lithosphere to flex. This flexure manifests as a broad low in the Bouguer gravity anomaly and contains information about the state of the lithosphere when the load was emplaced. Furthermore, the Bouguer anomaly can reveal crustal density contrasts due to geologic features such as magma chambers. Here, I make use of the GMM-3 gravity model and the Mars Orbiter Laser Altimeter (MOLA) topography to model the flexure of the lithosphere in Cartesian coordinates using Fourier domain filtering. I then predict the Bouguer anomaly by calculating the gravitational effects of the deformation of the crust-mantle boundary, which I then compare to the observed Bouguer anomaly. Numerous calculations assuming different crustal densities and elastic plate thicknesses (Te) reveal the lowest misfits for densities from 2650 kg/m3 to 3100 kg/m3 and Te ranging from 10 km to 90 km. These ranges of optimal fits are consistent with the values found in the literature. Additionally, an anomaly in the residual Bouguer centered on the peak of Elysium Mons is detected robustly and is consistent with a dense intrusive body that could be the fossil remnant of a magma chamber. Its mass is estimated to be 1.42 · 1017 kg, with a minimum volume of 1.67 · 105 km3.
The Moderating Effect of Government Ownership on the Relationship between Cash Flow and Firm’s Performance for Construction Industry in Malaysia

This study attempts to measure the circumference of the cash utilization activities from operations activity, investment activity, and financing activity towards firms’ performance of the construction industry in Malaysia by using Government Ownership as the moderating variable. This study essentially using a secondary data that obtain from the annual report for the year 2014 to 2018. The data of the cash flow variable and firms’ performance was originally keep recorded in a monetary value whilst data for Government Ownership was obtained through a content analysis. The findings revealed that there is negative relationship with Net Cash Flow towards the Return on Assets. The results demonstrated that the Net Cash Flow in Operating activity is the most influenced by Government Ownership. The Net Cash Flow in Investing activity is significantly affected, while the Net Cash Flow in Financing is the least affected by Government Ownership. In other words, although the government has an authority to influence the economic activity in the market, the government interfere in their capital structure does not effectively affect the firms’ performance of construction sector in Malaysia.
360 o Camera Alignment via Segmentation

Panoramic 360 o images taken under unconstrained conditions present a signiﬁcant challenge to current state-of-the-art recognition pipelines, since the assumption of a mostly upright camera is no longer valid. In this work, we investigate how to solve this problem by fusing purely geometric cues, such as apparent vanishing points, with learned semantic cues, such as the expectation that some visual elements (e.g. doors) have a natural upright position. We train a deep neural network to leverage these cues to segment the image-space endpoints of an imagined “vertical axis”, which is orthogonal to the ground plane of a scene, thus levelling the camera. We show that our segmentation-based strategy signiﬁcantly increases performance, reducing errors by half , compared to the current state-of-the-art on two datasets of 360 o imagery. We also demonstrate the importance of 360 o camera levelling by analysing its impact on downstream tasks, ﬁnding that incorrect levelling severely degrades the performance of real-world computer vision pipelines.
miR-205-5p targeting SATB2 to promote survival and metastasis of colonic neoplasm cells

Colonic neoplasm is a common cancer type, and the relationship between the miR-205-5p/SATB2 axis and colonic neoplasms remains unclear. This study aims to discuss the molecular mechanism between miR-205-5p and SATB2 in colonic neoplasm. qPCR was applied to quantify miR-205-5p and SATB2 mRNA in colonic neoplasm tissues and cells. The vectors of miR-205-5p mimics, miR-205-5p inhibitor and SATB2 siRNA were constructed to observe the function of miR-205-5p and SATB2 on colonic neoplasm cells. Western blot was applied to determine marker proteins for apoptosis, invasion and migration. MTT assay was applied to detect cell activity, and dual luciferase reporter gene to prove the targeting relationship between miR-205-5p and SATB2. It was found that miR205-5p decreased but SATB2 increased in colonic neoplasms. Upregulated miR-205-5p downregulated SATB2, while decreased miR-205-5p promoted SATB2. Increased miR-205-5p or decreased SATB2 promoted apoptosis increase but inhibited cell migration, invasion and proliferation. Downregulated miR-205-5p promoted the malignant expansion and growth of cells, and inhibited cell apoptosis. miR-205-5p could bind to SATB2 and negatively regulate SATB2. In summary, miR-205-5p promotes survival and metastasis of colonic neoplasm cells by inhibiting SATB2, hence, up-regulation of miR-205-5p or down-regulation of SATB2 may contribute to treatment for colonic neoplasms.
Development of Evaluation Procedures for Watchkeeping Officers Using Bridge Simulator

A comprehensive assessment of watchkeeping officers should be considered as a preventive measure in terms of safety of navigation. Watchkeeping officers are assigned after passing exams of state authorities and various evaluation procedures of companies. However, they are not subjected to comprehensive evaluations with practical implementations. Therefore, this study aims to develop effective use of simulators in terms of comprehensive evaluation of watchkeeping officers. In this study, simulation was designed with GoalDirected Task Analysis (GDTA) technique to indicate important points on the situations watchkeeping officers face in navigation. 3 parameters were determined for difficulty adjustment; visibility, traffic density, geography. At the last phase of this study, performance evaluation method was prepared for performance evaluation of watchkeeping officer and scenario was evaluated for comprehensiveness by oceangoing masters. Hereby, the developed performance evaluation method for navigation can be used to generate more reliable method to evaluate the officers’ competence of technical skills. http://www.transnav. eu the International Journal on Marine Navigation and Safety of Sea Transportation Volume 14
The occurrence of gastrointestinal parasitic infections of goats in Ratchaburi, Thailand

Gastrointestinal (GI) parasitic diseases play an important role in the major constraints on goat production in Thailand and worldwide. The aim of this study was to assess the occurrence of GI parasitic infections among goats in Ratchaburi province of Thailand. In this study, fecal samples (394) were collected and tested by means of the floatation, sedimentation and direct smear methods to discriminate eggs or oocyst of the parasites. The overall occurrence of GI parasitic infections was 86.54%. The respective occurrences for the raising distance, farm system, water source nearby, type of feed and aquatic plants were found to vary significantly (p < 0.01), while a significant difference was not observed counting upon the goats’ gender and age. The result disclosed that the highest occurrence of nematode, trematode, cestode and protozoa were Strongyloides sp. (57.77%), Paramphistomum cervi (33.43%), Moniezia sp. (29.91%) and Eimeria sp. (1.75%), respectively. Both single infection (18.78%) and mixed infection (67.67%) were evaluated in the examined goats. And so, on top of this, GIS results exhibited the movements or raising distance of goats indicating parasitic disease distribution. We intensively noted the need to find appropriate preventive control strategies against parasitic diseases in order to reduce or eliminate the harmful impact of parasitic infections on the goat industry.
Natural Rubber/Acrylonitrile Butadiene Rubber Blend Membranes: Vapor Permeation Properties

Natural rubber (NR)/Acrylonitrile butadiene rubber (NBR) blend membranes, prepared by using dicumyl peroxide as the crosslinking agent, were tested for their vapor permeation characteristics. The permeation studies were conducted using three chlorinated hydrocarbons, viz. dichloro methane, chloroform, and carbon tetrachloride. The effects of the blend ratio, compatibilizer, penetrant size, and temperature on the vapor permeability of the membranes were investigated. The permeability of the blends was found to decrease with an increase in the NBR content, which has been attributed to the inherent solvent resistant nature of NBR. The permeation behavior of compatibilized blends was compared with those of the uncompatibilized blends. The separation efficiencies of the membranes were also tested using chloroform/acetone mixtures to complement the observations from the vapor permeation experiments.
Comparative efficacy of topical calcipotriol and betamethasone in psoriasis

Background Topical steroids are an established therapy for localized psoriasis. Calcipotriol (vitamin D3 analogue) is a relatively newer edition to the therapeutic armamentarium of psoriasis. We compared the efficacy and safety of calcipotriol 0.005% ointment and betamethasone valerate 0.1% ointment in the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis. Patients and methods One hundred diagnosed cases of chronic plaque psoriasis, 50 patients in each group, were enrolled in the study. Age range was 20-55 years for calcipotriol group with a mean of 33.6 years and 15-52 years for betamethasone valerate group with a mean age of 32.6 years. Male to female ratio was 1.17:1 in calcipotriol and 2.13:1 in betamethasone group. Patients in both groups were advised to apply the topical agents twice daily for 6 weeks. They were followed up at 2, 4 and 6 weeks. The assessment was made on the basis of PASI. Overall response was graded as clearance (>70% reduction in PASI), marked improvement (60-70% reduction in PASI), mild improvement (50-60% reduction in PASI), no change and worsening. Results The mean PASI reduction in calcipotriol group was from 6.33 at week 0 to 1.90 at week 6, whereas betamethasone valerate ointment group showed a decrease in mean PASI from 6.22 at week 0 to 2.26 at the end of treatment. The scores for erythema, infiltration and desquamation at each follow -up i.e. 2, 4 and 6 weeks were comparable in both groups. All the three parameters were effectively reduced by both the topical modalities during six weeks treatment period, but the difference was not significant statistically when compared with each other (p>0.05). Side effects were observed with both topical agents during 6 weeks of application. Most commonly observed side effects with calcipotriol were persistent lesional erythema in 10 (20%), lesional/perilesional irritation in 7 (14%), pruritus in 4 (8%) and folliculitis in 2 (4%) of the patients. Adverse events noted with betamethasone valerate ointment were atrophy in 6 (12%), folliculitis in 5 (10%), persistent erythema in 4 (8%), pruritus in 2 (4%) and lesional irritation in 1 (2%) of the patients. Conclusion Topical calcipotriol is as efficacious and safe as betamethasone valerate in the treatment of chronic plaque psoriasis.
SUCCESSION PLANNING AND STAFF RETENTION CHALLENGES:

How to cite this paper: Maphisa, S. M. , Zwane, B. K. , & Nyide, C. J. (2017). Succession planning and staff retention challenges: An industrial outlook and major risks. Risk governance & control: financial markets & institutions, 7(3), 17-26. doi:10.22495/rgcv7i3p2 How to access this paper online: http://dx.doi. org/10.22495/rgcv7i3p2 Copyright © 2017 The Authors This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0). http://creativecommons.org/licenses/b
AUTHENTICITY AND VALIDITY OF THE IELTS WRITING TEST AS PREDICTOR OF ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

The International English Language Testing System (IELTS) has become one of the most widely used measurements of English proficiency in the world for academic, professional and migration purposes. For universities in particular, it is expected that applicants’ IELTS scores closely reflect their actual ability in communicating and doing their assignments in English. This study examines the authenticity and predictive validity of the writing section in the IELTS Academic Module by reviewing relevant research on IELTS within the last two decades. In general, those studies have provided evidence that the IELTS writing test suffers from low authenticity and predictive validity, and is thus an inaccurate predictor of a candidate’s performance in writing real-life academic tasks.
Effects of different rates of nitrogen and pinching on yield and yield attributes of African marigold (Tagetes erecta L.)

Proper pinching practice and the optimum rate of nitrogen (N) enhance the production of marigold. An experiment was conducted at a farmer’s field in Gadawa-4, Gangaparaspur, Dang, Nepal from July 2018 to November 2018 to investigate the effects of different rates of nitrogen and pinching on yield and yield attributes of African marigold (cv. Kolkata Local). Two factorial experiment was laid in the Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. There were eight treatments, consist of four rates of nitrogen (0, 50, 100 and 150 kg/ha) and two levels of pinching (pinching and non-pinching). The maximum plant height (89.70 cm), the diameter of flower (4.29 cm) and the fresh weight per flower (4.32 g) and early days to 50% flowering (61.58) were obtained at non- pinching. The highest number of flowers (60.66), yield per plant (237.49 g) and yield per hectare (9.89 t/ha) were obtained with pinching. The highest plant height (92.20 cm) was recorded at 150 kg/ha of N but the highest yield per plant (238.18 g) and yield per ha (9.91 t/ha) was obtained at 50 kg/ha of nitrogen application. No significant effect was noted on the days to 50% flowering, number of flowers per plant, fresh weight per flower and diameter of flowers by different rates of nitrogen. The interaction of pinching and different rates of nitrogen showed non- significant effect on yield per plant and yield per ha. But, the combination of pinching and nitrogen rates at 50 kg/ha recorded the maximum yield per plant (249.20 g) and yield per ha (10.36 t/ha). Hence it is suggested to use pinching practice with optimum application of nitrogen @ 50 kg/ha to obtain high yield of marigold.
The Development of a Hybrid Wavelet-ARIMA-LSTM Model for Precipitation Amounts and Drought Analysis

Investigation of quantitative predictions of precipitation amounts and forecasts of drought events are conducive to facilitating early drought warnings. However, there has been limited research into or modern statistical analyses of precipitation and drought over Northeast China, one of the most important grain production regions. Therefore, a case study at three meteorological sites which represent three different climate types was explored, and we used time series analysis of monthly precipitation and the grey theory methods for annual precipitation during 1967–2017. Wavelet transformation (WT), autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) and long short-term memory (LSTM) methods were utilized to depict the time series, and a new hybrid model wavelet-ARIMA-LSTM (W-AL) of monthly precipitation time series was developed. In addition, GM (1, 1) and DGM (1, 1) of the China Z-Index (CZI) based on annual precipitation were introduced to forecast drought events, because grey system theory specializes in a small sample and results in poor information. The results revealed that (1) W-AL exhibited higher prediction accuracy in monthly precipitation forecasting than ARIMA and LSTM; (2) CZI values calculated through annual precipitation suggested that more slight drought events occurred in Changchun while moderate drought occurred more frequently in Linjiang and Qian Gorlos; (3) GM (1, 1) performed better than DGM (1, 1) in drought event forecasting.
Improving Rural Connectivity Coverage using Diffractive Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) Wireless Backhaul

— Today, the design of microwave backhaul relies on Clear Line of Sight (CLOS) requirements. Unfortunately, for rural areas, lack of LOS between settlements means that a repeater or reflector has to be built, which leads to cost constraints. To address this challenge, we explore the use of diffraction, a physics phenomenon through which some wireless signal energy is bent into the geometric shadow of the obstacle. We show that when diffraction could be predicted reliably, it could be used to design and build wireless Non-Line of Sight (NLOS) backhaul links in challenging environments, reducing the need to build repeaters and making network design more efficient. We present a feasible condition for the use of diffractive NLOS, for a single obstacle with shallow diffraction angle, modest foliage loss, and moderate foliage, which we call NLOSv1. This solution can be implemented using standard microwave backhaul radio and link design / network planning software. Through a design-study example, we show there is significant beneficial contribution to network design and implementation in rural/deep-rural networks. This solution has been implemented by Internet para Todos (IpT) and Mayutel in commercial, carrier-grade networks in Peru.
Older Adults and Functional Literacy Needs for Successful Ageing

Living for at least five decades may come with different coping issues ranging from health to finance and having sustainable environment. Alleviating these challenges to enhance successful ageing in a nation with constantly increasing population of older adults require a level of literacy that goes beyond the ability to read, write and compute numerically. Therefore, this study investigated the functional literacy needs of older adults based on the perspective of older adults in Edo and Ondo States, Nigeria. The study employed survey research design using simple random sampling and inclusion criteria to select 200 adults who are 55 years and above as participants. A 26-item close-ended questionnaire was used to collect data for the four research questions raised for the study. The research questions were answered descriptively. Findings revealed among others that health, environmental and financial literacies are important for successful ageing. It was therefore recommended among others that adult education programme contents should be designed to enhance health, environmental and finance issues for successful ageing which will rub off on the nation.
Impact of COVID-19 infection on pregnant women: literature review

SARS-CoV-2 infection in high-risk groups is associated with high mortality and morbidity. Pregnant females are considered one of these cases. More studies are needed to understand how the virus affects the complication rate in these cases and what is the best management plan. Hence, this study was conducted to stand on the real incidence and complications of COVID-19 in pregnancy. Databases like PubMed, Medline, Web of science, Embase, Google scholar, and Scopus were searched using the following search terms “severe acute respiratory syndrome of coronavirus-2” or “SARS-CoV-2” or “COVID-19” or “coronavirus” and “pregnant” or “neonate” or “pregnancy” transplacental transmission” or “placental transmission” or “vertical transmission” or intrauterine or perinatal. Pregnant women are not considered high-risk groups for COVID-19 infections as it was found that the risk of complication in COVID-19 patients was similar to non-infected patients. However, virulent strains of the virus had caused severe infections and complications. The study lacked a clear plan for the management of the virus in pregnant females.
Replica Placement in Edge Computing

Edge computing is deﬁned as a paradigm in which servers are placed close to the edge of the network, in order to assist applications that running in resource-constrained devices. There are two main advantages of edge computing: ﬁrstly, edge nodes can provide assistance with much lower latency than the cloud, because servers are physically closer to the devices; and secondly, edge nodes can shield the cloud from most requests, by serving the requests locally. Edge nodes can help in the collection of information from the devices, by aggregating information from multiple devices before sending it to the cloud. Edge nodes can also make information available to local devices, that can then access this information with low latency. In this work we are mainly interested in the latter, and we study techniques that can be used to place replicas of relevant data on edge devices. We propose a system that can collect estimates of future data demand from di ↵ erent sources (such as historical data or current observed access patterns) and that can make data placement decision based on these demand estimates, taking also into consideration the costs of maintaining data replicas and the beneﬁts that can be achieved by maintaining those replicas. We will illustrate the operation of our system using examples from the area of vehicular networks, where edge nodes can help vehicles to select the best tra � c routes based on up-to-date information regarding road congestion, accidents, or other hazards.
EXPLORING TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP, LEARNING ORIENTATION, AND CREATIVE SELF EFFICACY ON EMPLOYEE CREATIVITY

Basically, from year to year, business always develops. This is what makes a transformational leader needed to be able to face the demands of the ever-changing market. This study itself discusses transportation service companies in Indonesia that have undergone massive changes and adjusted to market needs. One of the things that affects this is the learning orientation of the Institute as well as creative self-efficacy and work creativity. The purpose of this study proves that employee creativity encourages the organization to develop. This study uses the SmartPLS analysis method as analysis. The test results prove that Transformational Leadership has an impact on employee creativity in this company. In addition, why learning orientation has less impact on employee creativity is also explained in this study.