Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Simultaneous Measurements of Temperature and Velocity in Heated Flows

Although measurements in nonisothermal flows have been made with constant current hot wire anemometers, the signals obtained are not amenable to linearization and do not permit continuous and simultaneous measurements of velocity and temperature. The instrument described here, consisting of two hot wire probes operated in different modes provides separate and simultaneous signals directly proportional to velocity and temperature for the frequency range of interest (0–10 kHz). This instrument was tested in a controlled environment and the results proved very satisfactory.
Area and length maxima for univalent functions

Let S be the family of functions f(z) = z + a2z2 + … which are analytic and univalent in |z| < 1. We find the value as a function of r 0 < r < 1. The known lower estimate of is improved. Relations with the growth theorem are considered and the radius of univalence of f(z)/z is discussed.
Determining soil permeability from pressuremeter tests

This paper presents a methodology for identifying soil permeability from pressuremeter test. On the first part we present a numerical analysis of the permeability effects on the test results. We demonstrate that different drainage conditions arise during test, as a function of the loading rate and the soil permeability. We also studied the pore pressure dissipation during strain holding stages. Based on this analysis of these tests, we propose a general procedure to identify simultaneously mechanical parameters and permeability from pressuremeter tests with strain holding test stages. This procedure was applied on tests performed on natural Saint–Herblain clay. An apparatus called pressio‐triax was developed for this purpose. The values of the mechanical parameters as well as of the permeability value were found to agree very well with the values of the same parameters obtained from conventional laboratory tests. Copyright © 2002 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Pathways to Quality: Nurse Work Environment, Unfinished Nursing Care, Job Satisfaction, and The Electronic Health Record

Better nurse work environments are associated with patient and nurse outcomes reflecting nursing care quality. Mechanisms through which the work environment influences nursing care quality are not well documented. Unfinished nursing care, electronic health records, and job satisfaction may be involved. Clear mechanistic pathways that explain how these variables might interact to influence care quality are lacking. This study examined how satisfaction with the electronic health record, unfinished care, the work environment, and job satisfaction collectively affect nursing care quality. A secondary analysis of cross-sectional data was performed using survey data collected from inpatient hospital staff nurses in a single U.S. state. Survey responses (n=916) were analyzed using bivariate correlations and path analysis. Moderate bivariate correlations were documented among all study variables. However, smaller effects were identified in the full path analysis model. The nurse work environment had direct and indirect effects (through unfinished nursing care and job satisfaction) on nursing care quality. Satisfaction with the electronic health records affected nursing care quality indirectly through an inverse relationship with unfinished nursing care. More research is needed to better understand the mechanisms through which the electronic health record influences the nurse work environment and nursing care quality are needed.
Joint Econometric Model Framework for Transportation Network Company Users’ Trip Fare and Destination Choice Analysis

In this study, we examine the factors affecting Chicago, U.S., transportation network companies (TNCs) users’ trip fare and destination choice behavior. While trip fare has been examined from various perspectives, earlier fare models have not considered an exhaustive set of independent variables. Further, trip fare decisions are significantly influenced by trip destination. Therefore, in our study a joint model of trip fare and destination choice is proposed. The joint model system—linear regression for fare and multinomial logit model for destination—is developed based on Chicago TNC weekday trip data from January 2019 to December 2019. A wide range of origin- and destination-specific land use and built environment factors, transportation infrastructure attributes, and weather attributes were found to be significant in the model system. Based on log-likelihood and Bayesian information criterion measures, the model performance of the proposed joint model is found to be superior compared with independent fare and destination models. The applicability of our proposed fare and destination choice model is illustrated through fare prediction and destination elasticity analysis. The framework can potentially be employed to generate TNC fare for inclusion in level of service measures for TNC models in the mode choice model.
The relationship between speech perception and production in second language learners.

This study aims to examine the relationship between perception and production skills in second language learners. Thirty‐nine Chinese college students who have received at least eight years of English‐as‐a‐second‐language (ESL) education in school participated in the study. The data were collected using two programs: HearSay from Communication Disorders Technology Inc., Indiana, and a perceptual test program developed by Yang Zhang at the University of Minnesota. Digital recordings of each participant’s production of the individual words used in the perceptual test program were rated in the scale of 1 to 5 by two native speakers of English. Results demonstrated the existence of complex relationships between perception and production in ESL learners. Overall, the consonants demonstrated a significant positive correlation between perception and production (p<0.01) with voicing showing strongest effect. Vowels, on the other hand, did not show significant correlations in any of the five categories examined: t.
The effects of talker‐specific information on immediate memory span

Recent evidence suggests that talker‐specific information is retained along with codes for words and phonemes in long‐term memory [Palmeri et al., JEP:LMC 19, 309–328 (1993); J. W. Mullenix and D. B. Pisoni, 365–378 (1990)]. If this indexical information is retained, one would expect talker‐specific information to also effect a listener’s performance on short‐term memory tasks. However, the predominant trace decay theories of short‐term memory do not predict this. For example, in the articulatory loop model, items are stored as memory traces that fade after approximately 2 s unless revived by an articulatory control process [A. D. Baddeley and G. J. Hitch, Psych. Learn. Motiv. (1974)]. The number of items that can be reactivated within the decay time can be retained indefinitely. Therefore, immediate memory span is defined in terms of time or duration of items. In the present investigation, memory span experiments were conducted in which voice information was held constant or was changed for each item in .
A Mediating and Moderating Analysis of the Relationship Between Team Emotional Intelligence and Team Performance

The study aims to examine the association between team emotional intelligence (EI) and team performance, particularly in construction projects, with a deliberate focus on identifying the factors that may foster or hinder team performance. To examine the hypothesized nexus of the model, dyadic data of 302 project employees and their site supervisors was collected, representing 53 teams in total. Organizations working on construction projects and relevant participants were selected through purposive sampling method. Findings of the study pronounce a positive association between team EI and team performance of engineers. Further, this study supports the mediating role of team trust between focal variables. Notably, task interdependence buffers the association between team EI and team performance. Coupled with the theoretical contribution, the study also offers valuable insights for managerial consideration, which may help them to maintain the workflow in construction projects and enhance team performance. Although EI constitutes essential resources for higher performance, prior research has not investigated whether and when team EI facilitates team performance, particularly in construction projects. We contributed to filling this gap by establishing the direct and indirect association between team EI and team performance via team trust. Moreover, the study also established task interdependence as a relevant moderator. In sum, the study at hand brings to the fore the dispositional and contextual antecedents that could potentially impact team performance, particularly in the construction project context.
Large-scale steady-state structure of a 2D plasma crystal

An analytical model, based on a simple physical analogy, and a non-linear analytic/numerical model of the large-scale structure (averaged over the size of a single cell) of a two-dimensional (2D) lattice have been developed. In the first model, a physical analogy between the lattice layer steady state and the stressed state of a rotating solid body was used to derive the model equations and the model is shown to be in good agreement with the results of a 2D simulation. The non-linear model is derived from the force balance between external and internal forces in the continuum limit and compares favourably with an experimental example.
More than Money: Examining the Potential Exposure of Romance Fraud Victims to Identity Crime

ABSTRACT Romance fraud occurs when an offender uses the guise of a genuine relationship to defraud an individual for financial gain. Known statistics indicate that millions are lost each year to this form of fraud. However, the potential for romance fraud victims to also experience identity crime as a consequence of their interactions and communications with an offender has yet to be explored. This article begins to address this gap by examining the potential exposure for identity crime in the context of romance fraud using reports lodged with Scamwatch, an Australian online fraud reporting portal. The findings demonstrate few behavioural and demographic characteristics associated with the potential exposure of those targeted by romance fraud to identity crime. However, the article provides insights into how this analysis should inform prevention messaging and victim support services for those targeted by romance fraud.
Economic Assessment of Vegetable Seeds Marketing in Rajshahi District of Bangladesh

An efficient seed marketing system is very crucial for boosting vegetable production in Bangladesh. This study evaluated the vegetable seed marketing channels in Bangladesh including profit margins of various traders and different problems faced by them. Primary data from 45 vegetable farmers and 30 seed traders in Rajshahi district were collected by face-to-face interview. Descriptive and profitability analysis were employed, while problem confrontation index (PCI) was used to rank the problems. The findings revealed that vegetable seeds were traded through six major marketing channels. Private agents supply the majority of seeds where dealers, wholesalers, retailers and farmers were the key actors in the channels. However, rural market traders had the highest marketing margin and terminal market traders had the lowest. BCR for terminal market traders was 1.53 that is highest among the traders’ categories where BCR for rural market traders was lowest (1.36). Lack of bank loan facilities, inadequate capital, lack of separate market place, and lack of technical know-how were the major ranked problems faced by traders. The study recommends providing credit facilities to the traders, arranging a separated market place and proper training to increase technical knowledge.
Slowly mixing systems and intermittency maps

We consider families of one-dimensional maps on the circle which mix at sub-polynomial rates. Such maps will have an indifferent fixed point, and we show that the rate of mixing of these maps is determined by the precise degeneracy of the fixed point. By constructing suitable induced maps with a countable Markov partition and applying a probabilistic coupling argument we are able to give good estimates on the rate of mixing for these families of maps. The underlying question we pose is the following: given any specific rate of mixing can we construct a map which has that rate of mixing? For a large class of specific rates we explain how to construct the appropriate map.
Using Recovery Capital to Predict Retention and Change in Recovery Residences in Virginia, USA

ABSTRACT Interest in recovery capital has been growing and there have been increased attempts to quantify this concept. The current paper uses the REC-CAP, a standardized assessment of recovery capital, to predict retention across multiple recovery residence settings and quantify changes in recovery capital and barriers to recovery over the initial period of residence. The REC-CAP was administered by peer navigators at admission and at 90-day intervals thereafter in recovery residences in Virginia, US. Strong effects predicting retention, changes in barriers and recovery capital growth were reported based on risk-taking and addressing acute housing concerns. The strongest effects predicting retention in recovery residences were for people not using substances and not being Black or African American. Reducing barriers to recovery and to improving recovery capital focused on avoiding ongoing substance use, lack of support needs around accommodation, higher psychological wellbeing and measures associated with social support and quality of life. There is a need to develop a holistic, tailored package of support for people in recovery residents to address these core concerns.
Equalities and Inequalities: Irreversibility and the Second Law of Thermodynamics at the Nanoscale

The reason we never observe violations of the second law of thermodynamics is in part a matter of statistics: When ∼1023 degrees of freedom are involved, the odds are overwhelmingly stacked against the possibility of seeing significant deviations away from the mean behavior. As we turn our attention to smaller systems, however, statistical fluctuations become more prominent. In recent years it has become apparent that the fluctuations of systems far from thermal equilibrium are not mere background noise, but satisfy strong, useful, and unexpected properties. In particular, a proper accounting of fluctuations allows us to rewrite familiar inequalities of macroscopic thermodynamics as equalities. This review describes some of this progress, and argues that it has refined our understanding of irreversibility and the second law.
Partially Coherent Solitons of Variable Shape

We present analytical and numerical results related to partially coherent solitons (PCS) of a novel class. In effect, there is freedom to choose the shape of a PCS as it is governed by $2N\ensuremath{-}1$ parameters, where $N$ is the number of linear modes contributing to the soliton. In particular, we show that a PCS may have an asymmetric shape. The PCS shape becomes arbitrary in the limit of complete incoherence. Another remarkable new feature of a PCS is that collisions in Kerr-like media cause the PCS to change its shape, although each beam remains a stationary soliton after the collision.
Global hybrid simulations: Foreshock waves and cavitons under radial interplanetary magnetic field geometry

[1] We use global hybrid (kinetic ions and fluid electrons) simulations to study the solar wind interaction with the magnetosphere for a radial (θvB = 0) interplanetary magnetic field (IMF) geometry. Global hybrid simulations provide a collective picture of processes taking place in the foreshock, bow shock, and magnetosheath. Because ions are treated as particles, these codes also give information on ion-scale microphysics. Under radial IMF geometry, the foreshock forms in front of the dayside magnetosphere, and the plasma convecting downstream is very perturbed. The foreshock is permeated by weakly compressive ultralow frequency (ULF) waves that propagate at angles up to 30° to the ambient field. These weakly compressive waves are generated by field-aligned ions. Wave-Particle interaction results in ion scattering, while wave amplitude grows and fluctuations become compressive as they approach the shock. While weakly compressive waves are dominant far from the shock, a second population of ULF fluctuations arises close to it. These fast magnetosonic waves propagate at large angles to the magnetic field and are linearly polarized. We find that, in addition to the ULF waves, large depressions in density and magnetic field magnitude form near the shock. These density cavitons or depressions are bounded by enhanced magnetic fields, and inside them, hot diffuse ions are present. Foreshock density cavitons in our simulations are embedded in regions with ULF activity, which is in contrast to the isolated character of “foreshock cavities” reported previously. We show that density cavitons form due to the nonlinear interaction of the two types of waves present in the foreshock. Wave interaction also modifies the characteristics of weakly compressive waves. A comparison of our results with Cluster observations reveals that the characteristics of weakly compressive waves in our simulation resemble the properties of right-handed 30-s waves found in the terrestrial foreshock. Likewise, we show the existence of density cavitons, or depressions, in regions of Earth's foreshock permeated by ULF waves. The properties of these observed Cluster cavitons are similar to the ones we find in the simulations.
Quality of life in patients with recurrent diabetic foot ulcers

Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the association between quality of life and wound severity in patients with recurrent diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs). Design: A cross-sectional study. Methods: The total sample comprised 86 DFU patients. The Diabetic Foot Ulcer Scale – Short Form scale was used to collect quality of life data, and Wagner grading was used to assess wound severity. Statistical analyses were conducted using the Mann-Whitney U-test and Kruskal-Wallis test. Results: The results showed that quality of life (QOL) in all domains was low. There were no significant differences between demographic and wound characteristics and QOL of patients. Significant differences were found between diabetes mellitus (DM) duration and Leisure / enjoying life (p = 0.020); Trigger and Worried about ulcers (p = 0.002); Trigger and Dependence / daily life (p = 0.006); Trigger and Negative emotions (p = 0.006); and Trigger and Bothered by ulcer care (p = 0.000). However, there were no significant differences between demographic and wound characteristics and physical health. Conclusion: The study showed that QOL of patients with recurrent diabetic ulcers was low. There was no correlation between quality of life or wound severity and recurrent DFUs. However, there was a correlation between DM duration and Leisure / enjoying life; Trigger and Worried about the ulcer; Trigger and Dependency / daily life; Trigger and Negative emotions; and Trigger and Bothered by ulcer care.
Turbulent oscillatory flow over rough beds

Velocity measurements are presented for turbulent oscillatory flow over rough beds. Two components of velocity were measured with a laser-Doppler anemometer and the rough beds consisted of a single layer of sand, gravel or pebbles on a flat surface. Turbulence intensities showed significant variation during the course of the cycle. Maximum turbulence intensity propagated out from the bed at a more or less constant velocity for all beds. Variation of time-mean turbulence intensity with height was qualitatively similar to that observed in steady flows. Reynolds stress showed several interesting features. Near the bed, maximum Reynolds stress was in phase with one of the two peaks of turbulence intensity but further out it was in phase with the other, i.e. the phase of maximum Reynolds stress showed a 180° phase shift at a certain height above the bed. A related effect was seen in the time-mean eddy viscosity which was negative near the bed but positive further out. It is suggested that these effects are caused by the jets of fluid associated with vortex formation and ejection in oscillatory flow over rough beds. Maximum Reynolds stress was also significantly less than the horizontal force per unit area of bed obtained from the momentum integral. Eddy viscosity and mixing length were found to vary significantly during the course of the cycle. Variation with height of time-mean values of these variables showed similar trends, except in the near-bed region, to those observed in steady flow but derived values of the Kármán constant were significantly lower. Non-dimensional defect velocity appeared to show dependence on a/ks as well as on y/δ in the outer layer away from the bed, even at high Reynolds numbers.
Utilization of the Growth Chart module in Increasing Mother's Knowledge to Monitor the Grow up of Toddlers

The lack of knowledge of mothers under five in using and reading the Growth Chart affects the low community participation and visits by mothers to Integrated Healthcare Center and monitoring toddlers' growth. Poor knowledge from mothers allows toddlers not to be monitored for nutritional status. The purpose of the study was to increase the knowledge of mothers of toddlers about monitoring the grow up of toddlers. The study used a quasi-experimental design conducted on 50 mothers of children under five in the Banda Aceh City District. The study was conducted from August – September 2020. Data collection was interviewed using a questionnaire related to identity and knowledge using strict health procedures. The training is conducted online (zoom media) and offline. The data is processed in stages: editing, coding, tabulating, and cleaning—statistical analysis using T-test at 95% CI. The study results show that the growth module training for toddlers affects increasing knowledge by 15.0% or has a mean difference of 3,5 (95% CI: 1,17 – 4,19 with a p-value = 0,002 ( p < 0,05). In conclusion, the growth chart module increases mothers of toddlers' knowledge about monitoring their toddlers' growth. In addition, training on the use of the growth chart module has proven effective in increasing mother knowledge to monitor toddlers' growth.
Changes in Respiratory Function in Asthma Patients using Respiratory Inspiration Muscle Exercise: Literature Review

Asthma is characterized by narrowing and inflammation of the bronchi, with symptoms of dyspnea, fatigue, and limited activity. This study aims to explain the effect of respiratory inspiratory muscle training on changes in respiratory function based on the results of previous studies. This study was compiled based on a literature review that came from the databases: PubMed, springer link, and google scholar which were selected based on the inclusion criteria that have been set. From 272 articles found, only 6 articles deserve to be reviewed. The results of the review stated that respiratory inspiratory muscle exercise had an effect on changes in respiratory function in asthmatic patients with a very significant significance value. Changes provided by inspiratory muscle training are related to respiratory muscle strengthening which reduces respiratory stimulus and ventilation requirements for a given workload, contributing to more efficient breathing patterns and decreased perception of dyspnea. Inspiratory respiratory muscle exercise, either done alone or in combination with other respiratory rehabilitation programs, can increase the strength of the respiratory muscles so as to have an improved impact on the respiratory function of children with asthma from children to adults.