Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Energy-Efficient Time-Based Adaptive Encoding for Off-Chip Communication

The energy for data transfer has an increasing effect on the total system energy as technology scales, often overtaking computation energy. To reduce the power of interchip interconnects, an adaptive encoding scheme called adaptive word reordering (AWR) is proposed, which effectively decreases the number of signal transitions, leading to a significant power reduction. A novel circuit is implemented, which exploits the time domain to represent complex bit transition computations as delays and, thus, limits the power overhead due to encoding. The effectiveness of AWR is validated in terms of decrease in both bit transitions and power consumption. AWR is shown to yield higher power savings compared with three state-of-the-art techniques reaching 23% and 61% during the transfer of multiplexed address-data and image files, respectively, at just 1-mm wire length.
Práticas de atividade física: uma análise da motivação e satisfação dos policiais militares de João Pessoa

This study aims to analyze the motivational and satisfaction aspects in the physical activity practices of military police officers. From a methodological point of view, this study includes a qualitative - descriptive and transversal research, the data were obtained through a semi-structured questionnaire, being analyzed in a qualitative and quantitative way, through content analysis and simple percentage statistics. This research was carried out with 32 military police officers of the active and guard of the reserve, of both sexes, belonging to the 5th Military Police Battalion of the state of Paraiba. The results obtained suggest that most police officers are adept at some physical activity practice, the predominance of intrinsic factors in the motivation to perform these practices was observed, the main ones mentioned being health, well-being, quality of life, aesthetics and physical conditioning for professional performance.
University of Birmingham The effect of meteorological conditions and atmospheric composition in the occurrence and development of new particle formation (NPF) events in Europe

Although new particle formation (NPF) events have been studied extensively for some decades, the mechanisms that drive their occurrence and development are yet to be fully elucidated. Laboratory studies have done much to elucidate the molecular processes involved in nucleation, but this knowledge has yet to be conclusively linked to NPF events in the atmosphere. There is great dif culty in successful application of the results from laboratory studies to real atmospheric conditions due to the diversity of atmospheric conditions and observations found, as NPF events occur almost everywhere in the world without always following a clearly de ned trend of frequency, seasonality, atmospheric conditions, or event development. The present study seeks common features in nucleation events by applying a binned linear regression over an extensive dataset from 16 sites of various types (combined dataset of 85 years from rural and urban backgrounds as well as roadside sites) in Europe. At most sites, a clear positive relation with the frequency of NPF events is found between the solar radiation intensity (up to R2 D 0:98), temperature (up to R2 D 0:98), and atmospheric pressure (up to R2 D 0:97), while relative humidity (RH) presents a negative relation (up to R2 D 0:95) with NPF event frequency, though exceptions were found among the sites for all the variables studied. Wind speed presents a less consistent relationship, which appears to be heavily affected by local conditions. While some meteorological variables (such as the solar radiation intensity Published by Copernicus Publications on behalf of the European Geosciences Union. 3346 D. Bousiotis et al.: Effect of meteorological conditions and atmospheric composition on NPF and RH) appear to have a crucial effect on the occurrence and characteristics of NPF events, especially at rural sites, it appears that their role becomes less marked at higher average values. The analysis of chemical composition data presents interesting results. Concentrations of almost all chemical compounds studied (apart from O3) and the condensation sink (CS) have a negative relationship with NPF event frequency, though areas with higher average concentrations of SO2 had higher NPF event frequency. Particulate organic carbon (OC), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and particulatephase sulfate consistently had a positive relation with the growth rate of the newly formed particles. As with some meteorological variables, it appears that at increased concentrations of pollutants or the CS, their in uence upon NPF frequency is reduced.
Population aging and inflation: evidence from panel cointegration

ABSTRACT This study investigates the relationship between demography and inflation using panel cointegration for 24 countries during 1961–2014. It shows that the age structure of the population affects inflation. The answer to the question “is population aging inflationary or disinflationary? ” depends on the stage of the demographic process and, particularly, on the consideration that the share of mature workers is increasing or decreasing. The empirical results support the existence of a long-run equilibrium function between inflation and the changes in the shares of the population under 20 years of age, young adults (20–34), middle-age people (35–64), and older-old people (75+). The panel least squares equations for inflation with population age shares growth, GDP growth, M2 growth, exchange rate growth, labour costs and recession dummy variables as exogenous regressors allow the identification of the population shares that have positive significant impact on inflation, and those that have negative significant effects on inflation.
Community Development in Health

A recurring theme in both Consultative and Policy papers from the Scottish Executive has been the aspiration to “place patients and communities at the heart of its policies”(1) and a consequent demand that those involved in policy planning, development and service delivery find ways to engage more effectively with individuals and the wider community. Although the spectrum of that engagement may range from formal consultation to devolution of decision making there can be little doubt that this insistence can and does place considerable challenges for those involved – challenges to professional attitude and value base, skill base, understanding of methodologies and resourcing necessary to support and sustain such engagement.
Diet of Chiasmocleis cordeiroi Caramaschi and Pimenta, 2003 from the Atlantic Rainforest in southern Bahia, Brazil

We studied the diet of a Chiasmocleis cordeiroi population in a fragment of the Atlantic Forest in the state of Bahia, Brazil. Frogs were collected at night after an explosive breeding event and were transferred to the lab where they were measured, weighed and had their stomach contents retrieved following a stomach flushing protocol. Individuals were later released back into the pond from which they had been collected. Stomach contents were measured and identified to the lowest possible taxonomic level. The most important prey category in the diet of C. cordeiroi was Hymenoptera (Formicidae), as has been already observed for other microhylids. The large number of prey items in the stomach and the low niche amplitude suggest that C. cordeiroi is a specialist using an active foraging strategy to detect its prey.
Using digital technology to promote higher education learning: The importance of different learning activities and their relations to learning outcomes

Abstract Digital technologies can have positive effects on student learning in higher education. Based on the ICAP framework, they should be particularly effective when teachers use them to encourage student engagement in constructive and interactive as opposed to passive and active learning activities. Using a sample of 381 higher education students, we investigated if student engagement in these activities depends on whether technologies are implemented in class or not, and how engagement in these activities affects learning outcomes. Results indicated that when technologies were implemented in class, students felt encouraged to engage in more constructive, but also in more passive and active activities as compared to when no technologies were used. Furthermore, student engagement in active, constructive, and interactive activities was positively associated with learning outcomes.
Determining e-Government Trust: An Information Systems Success Model Approach to the Philippines’ Government Service Insurance System (GSIS), the Social Security System (SSS), and the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR)

Building trust in e-government is not easy, especially in a country that faces many contextual, technological, and social challenges. This discourse on Philippine e-government is an ongoing one, as many of these initiatives are piecemeal in the various branches and levels of government. This research particularly looks at three e-government platforms rendering some mandated financial services to the citizens: (1) social security services provided by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) and the Social Security System (SSS), and (2) tax services delivered by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR). Employing a theoretical framework based on interpretations of the Information Systems Success Model and trust building towards e-government, data collected from a total of 668 respondents across the three government institutions are subjected to structural equation modeling to determine what factors influence trust in e-government. The results show that trust in technology and information quality perceptions are the most significant determinants of trust in egovernment, while there are some concerns regarding system quality in building trust in egovernment. Further implications and recommendations are also included in this research.
CONTROL OF KEY POLYMER PROPERTIES VIA REVERSIBLE ADDITION-FRAGMENTATION CHAIN TRANSFER IN EMULSION POLYMERIZATION

2-1 2.1 Free radical polymerization 2-1 2.1. 1 Mechanism and kinetics of FRP 2-2 2.1. 2 Free radical polymerization methods 2-6 2.1. 2.1 Bulk and solution polymerizations 2-7 2.1. 2.2 Emulsion polymerization 2-7 2.2 Living free radical polymerization 2-9 2.3 Controlled/living free radical polymerization 2-10 2.3.1 Nitroxide mediated polymerization 2-12 2.3.2 Atom transfer radical polymerization 2-13 2.3. 3 Reversible addition-fragmentation chain transfer polymerization. 2-15 2.3. 3.1 RAFT agents 2-17 2.3. 3.2 Transfer constant 2-19 2.4 Block copolymers via RAFT process 2-21 2.5 References 2-23 Chapter 2 Background 2-1 Chapter 2 Background
The racialization of animal advocacy in South Africa

In 2015, some faculty at the University of Cape Town made a proposal to the Faculty of Humanities that no animal product be served at faculty events. Many black faculty members contested the proposal on the grounds that it was racist and disavowed the importance of the proposal. In this article, I wish to argue that the proposal’s approach neglects the racialized history of animal advocacy in South Africa, while also being carried out at an inopportune time and context. Consequently, it racializes the debate on animal advocacy in South Africa to the extent that it contributes to the African faculty’s disavowal of the proposal and of animal injustice in general. Nevertheless, I also argue that the proposal could have been more successful if it had integrated racial justice concerns and African elements. This is the case because there are good reasons for Africans to support animal justice. Particularly, in the case of South Africa, it can be argued that addressing animal justice is beneficial for improving Africans’ health, a contribution to the elimination of environmental injustice and helpful for Africanizing institutions.
Assessment of uncertainty in bid arrival times: A Bayesian mixture model

Abstract In this paper, we propose a Bayesian approach to model uncertainty in the bid arrival time by focusing on the time of the first bid in secondary (retail) market online business-to-business auctions. The proposed model is based on a Bayesian finite mixture of beta distributions. Our main objectives is to study potential heterogeneity of different auctions. In doing so, we incorporate some auction-specific features into the model and analyze their effect on the first bid time. We consider multiple competing models both in terms of fit and predictive performance. We also discuss managerial implications of the study and suggest how auctioneers can benefit from both the explanatory and predictive aspects of the model.
Effect of parent selection and crosses of Pyrus ussuriensis on the early-bearing ability of F1 progenies

In order to investigate the effect of combinations of different pear varieties and their descendants and other cultivated pear varieties on the early fruiting of F1 generation, the individual plant Numbers of F1 generation of 17 hybrid combinations were investigated. The results showed that: 17 combinations of 1175 hybrid seedlings, 15 combinations of fruit age in 6∼8 years, 8 years of birth there are two combinations of Hanxiangli×Jinxiangshui, Dacili× Eli1 did not blossom. Among the flowering combinations, there were differences among different maternal combinations. The flowering plant rate of the combination with Dacili as the parent was the highest, which was 12.14%. Hanxiangli was the second 9.42%. Jinxiangshui was the lowest 6.43%. There were significant differences in the number of flowering plants in the offspring population in different combinations of maternal parent and paternal parent, indicating that parental parent had a significant influence on the age of bearing fruit in the hybrid population. There was a big difference in the age of the first fruit in F1 generation in the combination of pear varieties in other cultivation systems. However, the progeny of the parent and parent groups of Pyrus ussuriensis had a lower flowering individual plant, and the combination of Pyrus ussuriensis×Pyrus ussuriensis was zero. It can be seen that the seed sex of Pyrus ussuriensis has a great influence on the early and late fruit age of offspring.
The Sustainable Development of Organic Agriculture-Tourism: The Role of Consumer Landscape and Pro-Environment Behavior

The purpose of this study is to explore the influence path of organic agricultural landscape on tourists’ pro-environment behavior and loyalty, and put forward suggestions for realizing sustainable tourism of organic agriculture. The M-R model was employed to construct an integrated model of the influence of consumer landscape on pro-environment behavior and loyalty in organic agricultural tourism. The research framework and questionnaire design were constructed on the basis of literature review and 417 valid questionnaires which were collected from tourists in Eastern Taiwan (Hualien and Taidong). SPSS was employed to analyze the reliability and validity of the questionnaire and LISREL software was used to identify the influence path between variables. The results showed that: 1. The tourists’ cognition of consumer landscape will positively affect the environmental intimacy and environmental identity. 2. Tourists’ environmental intimacy and environmental identity will increase their pro-environmental behavior. 3. Tourists’ pro-environment behavior has a positive impact on their loyalty to organic agricultural tourism. The results show that organic agricultural tourism can stimulate tourists to understand the significance, importance and multiple values of the environment, and increase the intimacy and identity of tourists to the environment, which has a great effect on pro-environment behavior and loyalty. At the same time, it also shows that organic agricultural tourism is a sustainable tourism mode, which is worth promoting.
Pharmacognostic Profile of Ageratum conyzoides L Plant and Simplicia

The development of study on medicinal plants is growing rapidly. Especially the development of pharmacology and phytochemicals study based on indications of medicinal plants that have been used by some people with empirically tested properties. Many plants are considered as raw material for medicine so it is recommended for therapeutic use.1 The use of plants as traditional medicines and alternative medicines is increasingly in demand because it is relatively safer compared to synthetic drugs. It needs many studies to develop plant properties with various methods such as the study of ethnomedicine or ethnobotany, bio essay, and purification of bioactive compounds. Increasing the need for medicinal plants by the pharmaceutical industry and its own needs by 5-18% per year.2
Air pollutant emissions by anthropogenic combustion processes in Lagos, Nigeria

Abstract As part of research efforts to investigate the contribution of various anthropogenic activities to local atmospheric pollution load across Nigeria, the study investigated emission of air pollutants from the combustion processes in Lagos mega city. Solid wastes, consumption of fuel wood, and petroleum products were identified as major materials being combusted in Lagos and these materials were quantified based on the information in literature. Annual emissions from the combustion of the quantified materials were estimated using emission factor approach. The total estimated annual contribution of anthropogenic combustion processes to atmospheric loading of PM10, CO, SO2, NOx and VOC were 188.49, 5920.97, 11.24, 348.88 and 4.14 kt/annum, respectively. Emissions from the combustion of solid waste/biomass were identified as a major source of criteria air pollutants in the city because, about 67.5% and 82% of the estimated CO and PM10 emissions, respectively, were generated from the combustion of solid waste/biomass. Also, 81%, 57% and 32% of NOx, SO2 and CO emissions respectively were found to have emanated from combustion of kerosene. These elevated emission levels can be said to have potential impacts on ambient air quality of the study area. The study concluded that immediate mitigating action to reduce release of pollutants from combustion processes should be put in place.
Effects of micro-drip irrigation on soil enzymatic activities and nutrient uptake, and cucumber (Cucumis sativus L.) yield

ABSTRACT Micro-drip irrigation promotes high water and nutrient use efficiency in crops.We aimed to develop a new micro-drip irrigation technology that can reduce the effects of chemical fertilizer input on soil quality while maintaining agricultural productivity. There were four treatments: micro-drip irrigation with 240 (LF), 300 (MF), and 360 kg ha-1 fertilization (HF) and subsurface drip irrigation (SDI) with 240 kg ha-1 fertilization (CK). Micro-drip irrigation decreased N concentration around the roots by >24% compared with SDI, and increased the urease, alkaline phosphatase activities, and partial nitrogen productivity by 31.5%, 37.7%, and 22.1%, respectively. Although the HF treatment increased cucumber yield by 20%–45% compared with LF and MF, the urease and alkaline phosphatase activities decreased by 11.4%–15.3% and 11.5%–23.0%, respectively. Furthermore, the HF treatment significantly increased the N concentration around the roots. There was a negative correlation between soil enzymatic activities and N concentration. Overall, micro-drip irrigation mitigated the inhibition of soil enzymatic activities and increased nutrient uptake and cucumber yield. However, the negative effects of high fertilization on soil quality and N loss were unavoidable. The optimal fertilization level for greenhouse cucumber cultivations was 300 kg N hm-2 under micro-drip irrigation.
Phylogenetic relationships and biogeographic range evolution in cat-eyed snakes, Boiga (Serpentes: Colubridae)

The genus Boiga includes 35, primarily arboreal snake species distributed from the Middle East to Australia and many islands in the western Pacific, with particularly high species diversity in South-East Asia. Despite including the iconic mangrove snakes (Boiga dendrophila complex) and the brown tree snake (Boiga irregularis; infamous for avian extinctions on small islands of the Pacific), species-level phylogenetic relationships and the biogeographic history of this ecologically and morphologically distinct clade are poorly understood. In this study, we sequenced mitochondrial and nuclear DNA for 24 Boiga species and used these data to estimate a robust phylogenetic inference, in order to (1) test the hypothesis that Boiga is monophyletic, (2) evaluate the validity of current species-level taxonomy and (3) examine whether geographic range evolution in Boiga is consistent with expectations concerning dispersal and colonization of vertebrates between continents and islands. Our results support the prevailing view that most dispersal events are downstream – from continents to oceanic islands – but we also identify a role for upstream dispersal from oceanic islands to continents. Additionally, the novel phylogeny of Boiga presented here is informative for updating species-level taxonomy within the genus.
Vegetative propagation of mate from shoot cuttings induced by coppicing of selected plants

Mate (Ilex paraguariensis A. St.-Hil) is an arboreal species of great economic and socio-environmental importance, which presents difficulties in the adventitious rooting process. The rhizogenic competence of vegetative propagules of mate can be attained by coppicing, but the factors that influence the success of this technique have not yet been elucidated. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the stock plant, time of shoot collection, treatment with indolebutyric acid (IBA) and diameter of vegetative propagules in the adventitious rooting of cuttings from shoots induced by coppicing of selected adult plants of mate. Shoots produced from coppiced 13SM01 and 13SM05 stock plants were collected at different times of the year to prepare single-bud cuttings. The cuttings were measured as their diameter in the central portion and treated with 0 and 3000 mg L-1 of IBA. After 60 days, cuttings were evaluated to determine survival and rooting percentages, number of roots, and length of the three largest roots. A completely randomized design was used in a 4 × 2 × 2 × 13 (collection times x stock plants x IBA treatment x diameter classes) factorial scheme with 15 replications. Competence for adventitious rooting was highest for stock plant 13SM05. Cuttings collected in November and February had the highest rooting percentages, without the need of IBA treatment. Cuttings from 13SM01 and 13SM05 with diameters smaller than 0.636 cm (classes 1 to 6) and smaller than 0.712 cm (classes 1 to 7), respectively, had the highest rooting percentages and differed significantly from cuttings with larger diameters. Thus, the results of the present study indicate that stock plants, time of shoot collection, and diameter of vegetative propagules influence adventitious rooting competence of mate cuttings from coppicing adult plants. Rooting of mate cuttings with lower rhizogenic competence is influenced by the application of 3000 mg L-1 of IBA.