Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Rootkit Arsenal: Escape and Evasion in the Dark Corners of the System

While Forensic Analysis Has Proven To Be A Valuable Investigative Tool In The Field Of Computer Security, Utilizing Anti-Forensic Technology Makes It Possible To Maintain A Covert Operational Foothold For Extended Periods, Even In A High-Security Environment. Adopting An Approach That Favors Full Disclosure, The Updated Second Edition Of The Rootkit Arsenal Presents The Most Accessible, Timely, And Complete Coverage Of Forensic Countermeasures. This Book Covers More Topics, In Greater Depth, Than Any Other Currently Available. In Doing So The Author Forges Through The Murky Back Alleys Of The Internet, Shedding Light On Material That Has Traditionally Been Poorly Documented, Partially Documented, Or Intentionally Undocumented. The Range Of Topics Presented Includes How To: -Evade Post-Mortem Analysis -Frustrate Attempts To Reverse Engineer Your Command & Control Modules -Defeat Live Incident Response -Undermine The Process Of Memory Analysis -Modify Subsystem Internals To Feed Misinformation To The Outside -Entrench Your Code In Fortified Regions Of Execution -Design And Implement Covert Channels -Unearth New Avenues Of Attack
The aerodynamic characteristics of six full-scale propellers having different airfoil sections

Wind-tunnel tests are reported of six 3-blade 10-foot propellers operated in front of a liquid-cooled engine nacelle. The propellers were identical except for blade airfoil sections, which were: Clark y, R.A. F. 6, NACA 4400, NACA 2400-34, NACA 2rsub200, and NACA 6400. The range of blade angles investigated extended for 15 degrees to 40 degrees for all propellers except the Clark y, for which it extended to 45 degrees. The results showed that the range in maximum efficiency between the highest and lowest values was about 3 percent. The highest efficiencies were for the low-camber sections.
Chilli production and adoption of chilli-based agribusiness in Indonesia

Purpose - – Chilli plays an important role in the Indonesian economy through its multiplier effect. The recent rapid growth of chilli production in Indonesia can be explained by the development of agricultural and communication technologies and improved market infrastructure. The purpose of this paper is to analyse factors that affect farmers’ decisions to adopt chilli-based agribusinesses. Intensive chilli farming, as a part of agricultural commercialisation, is considered a technological package that is more profitable but also more input- and labour-intensive than the production of rice or other cereal crops. Design/methodology/approach - – This study used a logit model to estimate the farmers’ decision function. Personal characteristics, technical factors and business environment were hypothesised to influence farmers’ decisions to adopt intensive chilli farming. Data for this study were compiled from surveys conducted during 2009-2011. The surveys interviewed 300 farmer households in three main chilli producing regions of Java, Indonesia. Findings - – The results indicate that younger farmers, and also farmers with more experience, were more likely to adopt chilli farming. Availability of chilli production technology and the use of mobile phones prompted farmers to adopt chilli farming. Access to vegetable markets, credit, and market information were other factors driving farmers’ decisions to take up chilli production. Most farmers were motivated to grow chilli to increase their incomes. Ecological factors were also the reasons. Research limitations/implications - – The sample for this research is quite low. However, the sample was drawn from representative potential chilli production areas in Indonesia. Originality/value - – There is room to increase the number of chilli-based agribusinesses in Indonesia. Intensive chilli farming should be introduced to young farmers and those with experience in vegetable production. Farm credit, market information, and agronomic technologies should be made more available and accessible to farmers. Strengthening communication networks among farmers through the use of mobile phones is the best way to encourage farmers to adopt intensive chilli farming. Vegetable markets should be established in potential chilli producing regions.
Top Research Productivity and its Persistence

The paper contributes to the debate on cumulative advantage effects in academic research by examining top performance in research and its persistence over time, using a panel dataset comprising the publications of biomedical and exact scientists at the KU Leuven in the period 1992-2001. We study the selection of researchers into productivity categories and analyse how they switch between these categories over time. About 25% achieves top performance at least once, while 5% is persistently top. Analysing the hazard to first and subsequent top performance shows strong support for an accumulative process. Rank, gender, hierarchical position and past performance are highly significant explanatory factors.
The Economic Case for Reforming A Levels

Critics claim that A level students often lack essential skills required for the world of work. In response, the government is proposing to reform the A level system. In future, students may take up to five subjects in their first year of sixth form, and a 'key skills' course in IT, communication and the 'application of number'. This paper assesses whether employers pay a wage premium for some A level subjects, confirming a possible shortfall of these 'key skills'. We find individuals with a mathematics A level earn 7-10% more than otherwise similarly educated workers without this qualification.
Risk Management in Port Operations, Logistics and Supply Chain Security

Part 1: Background Chapter 1. Marine Reporting and Maritime Security Mark Rowbotham Chapter 2. Global Trade System: Development Update Dean L. Kothmann Chapter 3. Developing and Implementing Global Interoperable Standards for Container Security Christoph Seidelmann Part 2: Systems For Enhancing Port Security and Operational Efficiency Chapter 4. Planning and Implementing RFID Technologies to Enhance Security in Port Operations Giovanni Luca Barletta and Khalid Bichou Chapter 5. Port Recovery from Security Incidents: A Simulation Approach Ghaith Rabadi, C. Ariel Pinto, Wayne Talley and Jean-Paul Arnaout Chapter 6. Security and Reliability of the Liner Container-Shipping Network: Analysis of Robustness Using a Complex Network Framework Panagiotis Angeloudis, Khalid Bichou and Michael G.H. Bell Chapter 7. Port Efficiency and the Stability of Container Liner Schedules Michael G.H. Bell, Khalid Bichou and Kevin Feldman Chapter 8. Predicting the Performance of Container Terminal Operations using Artificial Neural Network Richard Linn, Jiyin Liu, Yat-wah Wan and Chuqian Zhang Chapter 9. Container Terminal Operations under the Influence of Shipping Alliances Xiaoning Shi and Stefan Vos Part 3: Framework for Managing The Security of Global Trading and Supply Chain Systems Chapter 10. Voluntary Supply-Chain Security Programme Impacts: An Empirical Study with BASC Member Companies Ximena Gutierrez, Philippe Wieser and Juha Hintsa Chapter 11. Trade Disruption Insurance: An Effective Form of Risk Management in Supply-Chain Security? Risto Talas Chapter 12. The Co-Evolution of Safety Cultures and Crisis Management Capacitiesin Maritime Trading Systems Paul Barnes and Richard Oloruntoba Chapter 13. Maritime Container Security: A Cargo Interest Perspective Mary R. Brooks and Kenneth J. Button Chapter 14. Managing Maritime Security through Quality Management: A Case Study to Implement the 24-Hour Rule in a Liner Shipping Company Khalid Bichou, Kee-hung Lai, Y.H. Venus Lun and T.C. Edwin Cheng Chapter 15. Managing Supply Chain Security through Quality Standards: A Case Study to Implement ISO28000 in a Global Coffee House Francis D'Addario Part 4: Models For Analysing Security Risks and Policy Implications Chapter16. Maritime Security and Regulatory Risk-Based Models: Review and Critical Analysis Khalid Bichou and Andrew Evans Chapter 17. ISPS Code Implementation in Ports: Costs and Related Financing Hassiba Benamara and Regina Asariotis Chapter 18. Enhancing Port Security via the Enactment of EU Policies Athanasios A. Pallis and George K. Vaggelas Chapter 19. Strategic Risk Management in Ports S.N. Srikanth and Ramesh Venkataraman Chapter 20. Port Security and the Competitiveness of Short-Sea Shipping in Europe: Implications and Challenges Koi Yu Adolf Ng
Geomagnetic disturbance effects on power systems

In the northern hemisphere, the aurora borealis is visual evidence of simultaneous fluctuations in the earth's magnetic field (geomagnetic field). These geomagnetic disturbances (GMD's), or geomagnetic storms, can affect a number of man-made systems, including electric power systems. The GMD's are caused by the electromagnetic interaction of the solar wind plasma of protons and electrons with the geomagnetic field. These dynamic impulses in the solar wind are due to solar flares, coronal holes, and disappearing filaments, and reach the earth from one to six days after being emitted by a solar event. Instances of geomagnetic storms affecting telegraph systems were noted in England in 1846, and power system disturbances linked to GMD's were first reported in the United States in 1940. This Working Group report is a summary of the state of knowledge and research activity to the present time, and covers the GMD/Geomagnetically-induced currents (GIC) phenomena, transformer effects, the impact on generators, protective relay effects, and communication system effects. It also summarizes modeling and predicting GIC, measuring and monitoring GIC, mitigation methods, system operating guidelines during GMD's, and alerting and forecasting procedures and needs for the power industry.
Farm size: implications for social inequity among ethnic communities in a mountainous area of Vietnam

ABSTRACT The disparity in access to agricultural land can be a source of social inequality, impeding community development in rural areas in many developing countries. Previous studies have identified factors that affect landholding size but have failed to understand operational farm size in the area with the coexistence of local indigenous people and internal immigrants. In this study, we conducted 121 interviews with farmers from the buffer zones of Vietnam’s Bu Gia Map National Park to understand the determinants of operational farm sizes of farmers. The findings of this study demonstrate that indigeneity, female-male labor force ratio, education level of heads of households, training in agriculture, and residential communes are statistically significant in explaining the operational farm size of farmers. The findings of this study can support the government and practitioners in assisting community development by creating interventions to reduce social inequality based on socioeconomic profiles.
A CRITICAL EVALUATION OF THE HUMAN ASPECTS IN IS TEAMS

This paper describes some of the human aspects that can be considered important both for the BPR and reengineering teams areas. The purpose of the research is to investigate the human and reengineering teams through identifying the prevalent aspects of conflict, trust and motivation. Previous research in the business process change area has stressed the role of information technology, but minimal attention has been given to the human aspects. Using these assumptions, a comparison of theory and empirical findings was undertaken and three, large organisations operating in the United Kingdom’s private and public sectors were used. It was concluded that the identified aspects are evident within reengineering teams and to provide a more empirical understanding, a novel, but simple classification of the identified aspects was formed.
Enhancing 3D Models with Urban Information: A Case Study Involving Local Authorities and Property Professionals in New Zealand: Quantifying the Benefit of 3D over Alternative 2D systems

This thesis aimed to reach two principal outcomes: To develop a robust testing methodology that allowed a detailed and fair comparative analysis of the benefit, or otherwise, of 3D methods of information interrogation over alternative 2D methods; and to test the ability for a single model to have multiple user-group functionality. The research used the examples of two user-groups within the urban planning industry and their typical decision making processes. A robust testing methodology was developed to investigate the usefulness of 3D in a detailed and focused manner involving individual end-users as participants in a case study. The development of this efficient process assisted the study in moving past the initial visual impact of the models. The method employed a combination of three research instruments: A focus group formed the base from which an urban planning task, questionnaire and guided discussion investigated evidence for the benefit or otherwise of 3D using both quantitative and subjective measures. Two widely disparate user-groups were selected to further test the functionality of a resource to meet the needs of multiple users: city council urban designers and property developers. The research revealed that 3D methods of information visualisation allow users to develop a greater spatial awareness, increasing their understanding of information, when compared to alternative 2D methods. While evidence for this benefit was established using both quantitative and subjective methods, the research proved that this increased understanding does not necessarily lead to quicker decisions as the 2D group completed the task faster and more accurately than the 3D group. The ability for a single model to have multiple user-group functionality was confirmed as each of two disparate user-groups noted that the availability of the other user-group's information was of positive benefit to their understanding of the proposed development within the urban planning task.
Mechanical engineering design across cultures : a method of designing for cultures

approved: Joseph R. Zaworski Mechanical design is often based on formal methodologies such as Quality Function Deployment. Techniques to quantitatively account for attractability, sensory perception, and affective design have been successfully incorporated into these methods and are receiving growing acceptance across many industries. Although the adoption of these methods marks a large improvement for mechanical designers, more advances in design methodology are needed. Recently, mechanical design engineers have run into problems moving designs across cultural boundaries. As mechanical design engineers move forward with creating designs to be sold to culturally different and distinct groups of consumers, methods must be developed to aid in minimizing the number of people who are un-attracted to a product. This thesis proposes one potential method to address cultural factors in the design process. An extensive review of literature on subjects important to the development of techniques for incorporation of cultural considerations into mechanical engineering design methodologies is presented. Cultural methods used in other disciplines are surveyed. Practical advice on avoiding ethnocentrism in engineering design is given. An example of the method proposed in this thesis is developed. The shortcomings and strengths of the proposed method are discussed. The thesis concludes with potential future avenues of research.
Global assignments : successfully expatriating and repatriating international managers

Part One: Strategic Global Assignments 1. The Strategic Roles of Global Assignments 2. The Process of Making Cross--Cultural Adjustments Part Two: Before the Assignment 3. Selecting: Finding the Right People 4. Training: Helping People Learn to Do the Right Things Part Three: During the Assignment 5. Adjusting: Developing New Mental Road Maps and Behaviors 6. Integrating: Balancing Dual Allegiances 7. Appraising: Determining If People Are Doing the Right Things 8. Rewarding: Recognizing People When They Do Things Right Part Four: After the Assignment 9. Repatriating: Helping People Readjust and Perform 10. Retaining: Utilizing the Experienced Global Manager 11. Managing the Entire Global Assignment Cycle: Establishing Best Practices
Design of Mechanically Stabilized Earth Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes – Volume I

This manual is the reference text used for the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) National Highway Institute (NHI) courses No. 132042 and 132043 on Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) Walls and Reinforced Soil Slopes (RSS) and reflects current practice for the design, construction and monitoring of these structures. This manual was prepared to enable the engineer to identify and evaluate potential applications of MSE walls and RSS as an alternative to other construction methods and as a means to solve construction problems. The scope is sufficiently broad to be of value for specifications specialists, construction personnel and contracting personnel responsible for construction inspection, development of material specifications and contracting methods. With the aid of this text, the engineer should be able to properly select, design, specify, monitor and contract for the construction of MSE walls and RSS embankments. The MSE wall design within this manual is based upon Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) procedures. This manual is a revision (to LRFD) and an update to the FHWA NHI-00-043 manual, which was based upon allowable stress design (ASD) procedures. Volume II contains Chapters 8 through 11 and the appendices.
Characterization of electrowetting systems for microfluidic applications

xi CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 Thesis Statement . 1 1.2 Motivation. 1 1.3 Scope of Work . 3 1.4 Thesis Outline . 4 CHAPTER 2 LITERATURE REVIEW . 5 2.1 Wettability. 5 2.2 Electrowetting . 6 2.3 Contact Angle Variation . 8 2.4 Contact Angle Hysteresis. 9 2.5 Material Properties. 9
A theory of coordination voids in dynamic inter-organisational relationships : a study of social housing projects in England

Inter-organisational relationships are at the heart of economic activity and the benefits of inter-organisational collaboration are widely reported. However, theoretical understanding of how inter-organisational relationships are coordinated and why they encounter coordination problems remains limited. I address these questions through a study of seven social housing projects in England, completed between 2008 and 2011. Drawing on the richness of data from over 3,900 pages of minutes from meetings and project reports, I integrate social network analysis techniques (SNA) used to map dynamic inter-organisational relationships with content analysis, through which I explore coordination-related aspects. Surprisingly, coordination proved not to be (directly) related to administrative mechanisms. Instead, I show that coordination stems from the interplay between administrative mechanisms and the structure of the inter-organisational relationships, as shown by two theoretical mechanisms: organising and relating. The former captures the finding that the use of contracting fosters hierarchy, while the latter shows that monitoring organisations foster density of inter-organisational relationships. I discover that inter-organisational relationships are coordinated through the juggling of these mechanisms over time. Furthermore, my analysis demonstrates that coordination problems stem from: contractual bottlenecks and organisational expertise-driven homophily. Interestingly, this exposes a tension between mechanisms intended to aid coordination and the manifestation of coordination problems. Theorising on this tension, I am led to a framework of coordination voids – discontinuities in the fabric of inter-organisational relationships resulting from mechanisms intended to aid coordination, but in fact hampering coordination under certain conditions. I discuss a set of theoretical contributions to the strategic management and organisational and management theory, alongside a methodological contribution. I conclude my discussion of the contributions of this thesis by drawing practical implications for managers and policy-makers. I hope that my study will stimulate a research agenda on the coordination of inter-organisational relationships, preferably one that also engages with societal challenges.
Interventional effect of off-label use of alprostadil lipid microsphere injection in neurosurgical patients: a before-after study

Background As adjuvant drug, alprostadil lipid microsphere injection (Lipo-PGE1) is one of the highest-selling classes of drugs in China in recent years and the off-label use of Lipo-PGE1 is very common. To investigate the situation of the use of alprostadil lipid microsphere injection (Lipo-PGE1) and evaluate the clinical and economic impacts of administrative intervention in reducing inappropriate use of Lipo-PGE1 in neurosurgical patients in a Chinese tertiary hospital. Methods: A self-control study before and after an intervention of patients receiving Lipo-PGE1 was performed in the Department of Neurosurgery of the Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University. Administrative interventions were implemented from January to December 2018, including reducing the volume of procurement of Lipo-PGE1, judging the rationality of medical records, establishing reward and punishment mechanism. The effects of administrative interventions on utilization and expenditure of Lipo-PGE1 were analyzed. Then patients admitted from January to December 2017 and from January to December 2018 were randomized extracted and then served as the pre-intervention and the post-intervention group for appropriateness analysis. Results: Administrative interventions significantly decreased prescribing rate (49.98% vs 22.49%), utilization (22311DDDs vs 8334 DDDs), drug use density (43.52 DDDs/TID vs 15.84 DDDs/TID), total cost (3.58 million CNY vs 1.30 million CNY) and average cost (2025.04 CNY vs 1466.49 CNY) of Lipo-PGE1 for all patients in neurosurgery. After administrative interventions, the rate in the use of no indications for Lipo-PGE1 and in the cases of inappropriate drug dose, frequency, menstruum type, combination and contraindications significantly decreased in cases collected (P < 0.05 or P < 0.001), yet the percentage of cases adhering to all the criteria was zero. Moreover, significant reductions were found in the average usage quantity (P=0.008), mean cost (P<0.001) and mean duration (P < 0.001) of Lipo-PGE1. Conclusion: As adjuvant drug, the off-label use of Lipo-PGE1 is very common in neurosurgery. The results from simple administrative intervention are unsatisfied. Combination of administrative intervention and clinical pharmacist real-time intervention should be introduced.