Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Development and construction of the Texas Supplemental Maintenance Effectiveness Research Program (SMERP) experiment

The SMERP (Supplemental Maintenance Effectiveness Research Program) study was designed to study the types of maintenance treatments typically used in Texas. Six maintenance treatments and a control section were applied at twenty test locations throughout the state. Treatments included: asphalt rubber chip seal, polymer modified emulsion chip seal, latex modified asphalt chip seal, asphalt chip seal, and a micro-surfacing treatment. Considerable construction data was collected in order to determine the quality of treatment. The data collected and described herein can be used by the districts in Texas to see if they should be collecting any additional data and by researchers studying the effectiveness of the SMERP treatments.
China's national innovation system reform and growing science industry linkage

Summary In this paper, innovation policies for systems reform in China since the middle 80's are surveyed and its impacts on science industry linkage activities are investigated by looking into (1) technology market, (2) S&T outsourcing activities of firms and (3) co‐invention patents by applicants in firms, universities and public research institutions. All of these findings suggest that the role of science sector in China's economic development process has become larger, and double skin problem (separation of science and industry sector) in China's innovation system has been gradually solved by a number of policy actions to facilitate science industry linkages.
Fatigue crack growth in laser shock peened aerofoils subjected to foreign object damage

Foreign Object Damage (FOD) is one of the main life limiting factors for aeroengine fan blades. The FOD impacts during takeoff and landing cause severe damage to aerofoils, resulting in reduced air safety and life time with an estimated annual cost of $4 billion for the aeroengine industry. Advanced surface treatments, such as Laser Shock Peening (LSP) have significantly improved the fatigue strength and crack growth resistance of critical components under FOD. However, it is not yet possible to predict the protective residual stresses and utilise their full potential for enhancing fatigue resistance and damage tolerance capacity in service. This research programme aims to utilise some of the established methods for fatigue tolerance assessment of critical components, based on fracture mechanics principles, to address the effects of complex residual stresses due to LSP and FOD on fatigue crack growth in aerofoils under simulated service loading conditions. The experimental study involved fatigue testing of LSPed and FODed specimens with a geometry representative of fan blades made from Ti-6Al-4V alloy. A four point bend fatigue test setup was designed and calibrated. A real-time computer-controlled crack growth monitoring system and optical crack monitoring techniques were developed. Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) and Back-Scatter Electron (BSE) were used to conduct metallographic and fractographic studies, including crack initiation, early fatigue crack growth and FOD damage characterisation. The fracture mechanics analyses used the weight function method and the finite element method to obtain a modified stress intensity factor considering residual stresses due to LSP and FOD. Fatigue crack growth data under low cycle fatigue(LCF), high cycle fatigue (HCF) and combined LCF and HCF loading conditions were correlated using a standard and the modified stress intensity factors. The influence of impact angles and loading conditions on fatigue crack growth behaviour was assessed, and the results were compared with those from untreated FODed specimens.
Production of goat offspring from in vivo-derived embryos through embryo transfer technique / Xiao Zhi Chao

Goat emAbryo transfer is an important tool to improve the genetics and to increase rapidly the number of economically superior goat for the industry. The objective of this study was to develop a suitable protocol for the collection and transfer of goat embryos as well as subsequently to produce goat kids through embryo transfer. Two different hormones (PMSG, FSH-V), two different localities (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and Kunming, China) and the embryo recovery cycle were designed to evaluate the ovarian responses and embryo transfer performance. For donor goats, the treatment was 14 or 17 days CIDR and before CIDR withdrawal, 1200 IU PMSG or 160 mg FSH-V were injected before CIDR withdrawal, and then followed by checking oestrus and natural mating. After day-7 CIDR withdrawal, uterine horn was flushed surgically to collect embryos. For recipient goats, similar CIDR administration was given and upon CIDR withdrawal, 300 IU PMSG was injected. On the same day, the collected embryos were transferred into the uterus of the recipient, in which it was confirmed by appearance of 1 to 2 corpus luteum on the ovaries. A total of 460 embryos were obtained from 122 donor does, out of which 174 embryos were transferred to 117 recipient does, resulting in the delivery of 73 kids in Kunming and 3 kids in Kuala Lumpur. Both donor and recipient does synchronised with 17 days of CIDR administration showed a higher ovulation rate compared with 14 days of CIDR treatment with the values of 90 and 67%, respectively. The ovulation and unfertilised oocytes plus embryos recovery rates were higher in the FSH-V (100 and 44%, respectively) than those of PMSG treated does (95 and 34%, respectively). The FSH-V treatment gave better results than PMSG treatment in both fertilisation rate (43.55% vs. 34.08%, respectively) and number of embryos ii obtained (4.38±0.85 vs. 0.63±0.23, respectively). The ovarian responses and embryo transfer performances after FSH-V treatment were better in Kunming than in Kuala Lumpur (unfertilised oocytes plus embryos: 9.47±0.64 vs. 5.06±0.90; number of embryos obtained: 8.13±0.69 vs. 4.38±0.85; the pregnancy rate: 65.69 vs. 11.11%; kidding rate: 71.57 vs.0%, respectively). The total number of embryos recovered after superovulation of first (116 embryos) and second (80 embryos) flushing cycles were higher than third (4 embryos) flushing cycle. It is concluded that superovulation using specific hormones protocol and localities as well as the superovulation cycles are important factors for consideration in embryo transfer programme of goats.
ADVANTAGES OF OFFSET T-INTERSECTIONS WITH GUIDELINES

Intersection safety constitutes one of the most critical elements of the highway system in the United States. About 23% of fatalities and 49% of highway injuries occur at intersections, both signalized and non-signalized. Single-vehicle crashes account for approximately 24% of the crashes at non-signalized rural T-intersections and 13% of the crashes at four-legged intersections (two-way stop-controlled). In urban areas, this difference is not noticeable (14% at T-intersections compared to 12% at four-legged intersections). This study focuses on improving safety and operational performances of four-legged crossings by offsetting them and creating two offset T-intersections.
Finite element method analysis of occlusal splint therapy in patients with bruxism

Background: In general, habits such as bruxism are contributory factors for temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorders and its etiology is still controversial. Methods: Three-dimensional models of maxilla and mandible and teeth of 37 patients and 36 control subject were made using in-vivo image data. The maximum values of stress and deformation were calculated in 21 patients six months after using a splint and compared with the initial conditions. Results: The maximum stresses in the jaw bone and head of mandible in patients were 4.4 and 4.1 times higher than those in control subjects, respectively. Similar values for deformation were 5.8 and 4.9, respectively. Six months after splint application, the maximum stress in the jaw bone and head of mandible decreased by up to 71.0% and 72.8%, respectively. Similar values for the maximum deformation were 80.7% and 78.7%, respectively. With occlusal splint therapy, the approximation of the maximum deformation to the relevant values in control subjects was about 2.6 times the approximation of maximum stress to the relevant values in control subjects. The maximum stress and maximum deformation occurred in all cases in the head of the mandible and the splint had the highest effectiveness in jaw bone adjacent to the molar teeth. Conclusions: Splint acts as a stress relaxer and dissipates the extra generated stresses and especially the deformation and deviations of TMJ due to bruxism. The splint also makes the bilateral and simultaneous loading possible and helps with the treatment of this disorder through regulation of bruxism by creating a biomechanical equilibrium between the physiological loading and the generated stress.
13th Joint Conference on Chemistry (13th JCC)

Preface On behalf of the Consortium of Chemistry Department in Central Java, Indonesia and the JCC Committee, I would like to thank you for your participation in the 13th Joint Conference on Chemistry which to be held from 7-8th September 2018 in Semarang, Indonesia. The Joint Conference on Chemistry is an annual conference organized by the consortium of Chemistry Department of five universities in Central Java: Diponegoro University (UNDIP), State University of Semarang (UNNES), Sebelas Maret University (UNS), Jenderal Soedirman University (UNSOED) and Satya Wacana Christian University (UKSW). The JCC has been held since 2006. This conference provides an interactive international forum to provide for sharing and exchange information on the latest research on Chemistry and related sciences, to enhance the capacities for creating innovation system, to contribute in the formulation of global strategies in advancing science role as well as developing policy initiatives in community, to stimulate future collaborations among industries, researchers, governments and other stakeholders who apply science and technology for better live. The speakers and participants of the 13th JCC are up to 250 coming from various countries extending from Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippine, Australia, South Korea, Japan, Iran, Nigeria, UK and India. We received nearly 200 papers submitted to be included in the proceedings of this conference and after the review and revision process we finally got 158 papers to be published
Technology Acceptance and Technology Usage: Importance to Cash Waqf Contribution

Cash waqf plays a vital role in the advancement of the socio economic wellbeing of the Muslim community. In Malaysia, cash waqf is one of the alternative instruments that can improve the social welfare and reduce the poverty rate and at the same time, lessen the burden of the government. Scholars believe that contribution of waqf by using cash is much important and more relevant due to its flexibility than waqf properties in the present day. Therefore, collection of cash waqf could be emphasized in order to use its benefit for the betterment of ummah. However, the collection of cash waqf fund in Malaysia is considered relatively low as the total amount collected did not reflect the total amount of Muslim population in Malaysia. Reasons behind this low collection are numerous such as lack of innovative and creative methods to facilitate the collection of cash waqf. Applying variousg technology advancement in cash waqf is envisaged to make the waqf collection more efficient and effective. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the influence of technology acceptance and technology usage towards the intention of cash waf contribution. This cross-section study employed a dataset comprised of 284 respondents working Muslims to investigate the role of technology acceptance and technology usage in influencing them to contribute cash waqf. The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyse data through correlation analysis. Referring to the correlation analysis, the finding discovered that there is a positive and strong relationship between technology usage to the intention of cash waqf contribution, On the other hand, there is negative relationship between technology acceptance and intention to contribute cash waqf.
DRIVERS' SPEED CHOICE: AN IN-DEPTH STUDY

This report presents the results of a follow-up study to a large-scale questionnaire survey that investigated the effects of a variety of demographic and psychological factors on car drivers' speed choices, as measured by a single, unobtrusive observation. The conclusions of the large-scale study rely implicitly on a number of assumptions, related to the experimental design. The objectives of the present study were to examine the extent to which these assumptions can be justified, and to provide further insight into the process of speed choice when the dependent variable is speed on a test drive. A subset of the original sample took part in test drives in their own cars, and in addition a number of measures were taken in the laboratory. Results are presented which relate speeds on the test drives to those observed in the previous on-road survey, and examine those characteristics of individual drivers that influence both speed and accident liability. (A)
Proportion and Determinants of Repeat Induced Abortion Among Women Seeking Abortion Care Services At Debre Markos Town Health Institutions, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, 2017

Objective the aim of this study was to assess the proportion and determinants of repeat induced abortion among women seeking abortion care services at Debremarkos town health institutions, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia, 2017.Result from the total 567-sample size, 547 women were participated in the study making a response rate of 96.5%. In this study 191 woman reported that they had at least one previous abortion, making the proportion of repeat induced abortion 34.9%. In multivariable logistic regression analysis; illiteracy (AOR=8.45, 95%CI; 1.85, 36.49), living in an urban area (AOR=5.14, 95%CI; 2.29, 11.53), having multiple sexual partner (AOR=6.16, 95%CI; 3.25, 11.68), consuming alcohol (AOR=2.77, 95%CI; 1.52, 5.05) and having a history of physical violence by a male partner (AOR=2.68, 95%CI; 1.45, 4.94) were significantly associated with repeat induced abortion at p value less than 0.05.
AN EXPERIMENTAL INVESTIGATION OF THE RESPONSE OF INTERLOCKING CONCRETE BLOCK PAVEMENTS TO SIMULATED TRAFFIC LOADING

This paper reports an experimental evaluation of the behaviour of full-scale interlocking concrete block pavements subjected to simulated traffic loadings. The independent variables studied included the thickness and shape of the paving blocks, the depth of the sand bedding layer and the thickness of the basecourse. Two simulated tyre pressures (600 kpa and 900 kpa) were examined. The dependent variables studied included the permanent and resilient deformations of the pavement surfaces and the distributions of vertical compressive stress within the pavements. The study showed that block pavements responded to traffic loadings in a manner qualitatively similar to conventional flexible pavements. However, it was established that block paving exhibited several significant improvements in performance over comparable thicknesses of conventional pavement. For interlocking blocks the effects of block shapers were concluded to be of minimal importance. (a). (TRRL)
Numerical Simulation of Mass Ratio's Effect on Vortex-Induced Vibration of Suspended Submarine Pipeline

Submarine Pipeline is used widely in ocean engineering now. In order to study the mass ratio’s effect on the submarine pipelines’ vortex-induced vibration, two-degrees-of-freedom vortex-induced vibrations of the pipelines with large and small mass ratio are simulated with the software ANSYS-CFX. When the mass ratios are 7.08 and 3.2, the lock-in, beat and phase switch phenomena were caught in the experiment. The effects of mass ratio on VIV were discussed. Besides, the trajectories were observed with different mass ratios. The research provides a theoretical basis for engineering practice. Keywords-VIV; CFX; frequency; phase switch; beat; trajectory
Experimental Investigation of the Aerodynamic Ground Effect of a Tailless Lambda-Shaped UCAV with Wing Flaps

Abstract : This experimental study adequately identified the ground effect region of a lambda-shaped unmanned combat air vehicle (UCAV). The lambda planform used in this study was originally tested in a previous experiment to determine the stability and control characteristics generated out-of-ground-effect. The following study extends the existing database by analyzing the inherent aerodynamic behavior that is produced by employing trailing edge flap deflections while flying in-ground-effect (IGE). To accomplish this objective, static ground effect tests were performed in the AFIT 3? x 3? subsonic wind tunnel where a ground plane was used to simulate the forces and moments on the UCAV IGE. Removable aluminum flap pieces were attached to the model, in a split flap configuration, along the midboard and outboard trailing edges of the UCAV, and the corresponding IGE data was collected for symmetric and asymmetric deflections of +10o and +20o. Based on the results of this study, the ground effect region for the lambda UCAV, with flaps deployed was characterized by an increase in the lift, a reduction in the induced drag but an increase in the overall drag, and an increase in the lift-to-drag ratio. These trends were noted in previous ground effect studies for aircraft with trailing edge flaps, and similar aspect ratios and wing sweep. Additionally, a flow visualization analysis revealed that a vortical flow pattern, that is characteristic of delta wing configurations, developed over the upper surface of the wing at high angles of attack.
Adaptive dose response pilot study of intravaginal Prostaglandin E2 application in free farrowing sows during parturition

Background The duration of birth is an important factor influencing the survival of piglets and the health of sows. A prolonged parturition is usually treated with oxytocin, even though several undesirable side effects are described. Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) of different concentrations as an intravaginal applied gel in sows. MethodsTwelve sows were randomly allocated to one of four treatment groups: Group I (control group) application of placebo gel; Group II application of 2.0 mg PGE2; Group III application of 1.0 mg PGE2; Group IV application of 0.5 mg PGE2. The gel was administered intravaginal after the birth of the fourth piglet. Total duration of birth (time between first piglet and last placenta), piglet interval and placenta expulsion duration (time between first and last placenta) were recorded, and each piglet was scored for meconium staining and vitality. Furthermore, stillborn piglets were categorized into ante-partum and intra-partum deaths. Results Although no significant differences between the groups were detected, a beneficial tendency in several parameters was observed in group III. The duration of birth was 284 min (average of 14.3 piglets per litter), whereas in all other groups it was more than 400 min (average of 18.0 piglets per litter). The piglet interval was 10.1 min in group II compared to 10.2 min in group III, 16 min in group IV and 21.4 min in group I. In group III the placenta expulsion duration was 119 min in contrast to the other groups with more than 266 min. Severe meconium staining in more than 10% of piglets was observed in group II and IV. Moreover, piglets of group II showed oedematous and haemorrhagic umbilical cords, lethargy and anoxia, and intra-partum deaths were recorded. Conclusion Although the sample size is limited in this study, it is assumed that an application of 1mg PGE2 intra-partum instead of lower or higher dosages has the most beneficial effects on the birth process in sows and on the vitality of piglets. Further investigation is necessary to confirm the positive effect of PGE2 in daily practise.
PERGERAKAN INDEKS HARGA SAHAM GABUNGAN SEBAGAI DAMPAK DARI VARIABEL MAKRO

The Composite Stock Price Index or The Composite Index (CI) is a reflection of the Indonesian economy, when the JCI showed an increase it meant that the Indonesian economy was in a conducive condition and vice versa. To be able to find out what can help the CI movement, several factors need to be considered such as world gold prices, the rupiah exchange rate, world oil prices and SBI interest rates. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of world gold prices, the rupiah exchange rate, world oil prices and SBI interest rates on the CI. This research was carried out on the IDX by using a sample of 84 with the selection of samples limited to the closing data each month during the observation period. Observations were carried out for 7 years between 2011-2017 and data were analyzed by multiple linear regression analysis techniques. world gold prices, world oil prices and SBI interest rates partially have a significant negative effect on the CI, this means an increase in world gold price rates, world oil prices and SBI interest rates can result in a decline in the value of the CI. The rupiah exchange rate partially has a significant positive effect, which means that the increase in the rupiah exchange rate can increase the CI value.
会議参加・報告記 The Science of Making Torque from Wind参加報告

1. はじめに 2012 年 10 月 9-11 日に,ドイツ北部のオルデンブル グ大学で開催された The Science of Making Torque from Wind に参加しました. この会議は European Academy of Wind Energy(EAWE)の第4回の Torque 会 議です. この会議は,2004 年にオランダ Delft,2007 年 にデンマーク Lyngby,2010年にギリシャHeraklionで開 催されてきており,この間ヨーロッパの風力エネルギー 会議の学術会議として位置づけられております. 日本からの参加者は,三重大1名,東大2名のほか3 名程度でした. 日本を含めアジアからの参加者が少な い理由は,EWEAほどの知られていないためと思います. 会議の内容は,風車関連の学術研究発表に絞られて おり,電力分野もありますが,機械工学分野の研究発表, 特に空気力学に関するものが多いです. 私はヨーロッ パの国際会議に参加するとき,私の研究分野と関連の 薄いセッションの時間を活用して市内散策に出かけるこ ともありますが,今回は,流体工学分野で風車を研究し ているものにとって非常に興味深い発表が多く,外へ出 かける時間はありませんでした. 特に,近年の研究動向 として 20MW 風車に関するものや,先進的な風洞を用 いた研究など多くありました. 以下に簡単ではあります が,会議について書きたいと思います.
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Antimicrobial stewardship interventions are targeted efforts by healthcare organizations to optimize antimicrobial use in clinical practice. The study aimed to explore effective interventions in improving antimicrobial use in hospitals. Literature was systemically searched for interventional studies through PubMed, CINAHL, and Scopus databases that were published in the period between January 2010 to April 2022. A random-effects model was used to pool and evaluate data from eligible studies that reported antimicrobial stewardship (AMS) interventions in outpatient and inpatient settings. Pooled estimates presented as proportions and standardized mean differences. Forty-eight articles were included in this review: 32 in inpatient and 16 in outpatient settings. Seventeen interventions have been identified, and eight outcomes have been targeted. AMS interventions improved clinical, microbiological, and cost outcomes in most studies. When comparing nonintervention with intervention groups using meta-analysis, there was an insignificant reduction in length of stay (MD: −0.99; 95% CI: −2.38, 0.39) and a significant reduction in antibiotics’ days of therapy (MD: −2.73; 95% CI: −3.92, −1.54). There were noticeable reductions in readmissions, mortality rates, and antibiotic prescriptions post antimicrobial stewardship multi-disciplinary team (AMS-MDT) interventions. Studies that involved a pharmacist as part of the AMS-MDT showed more significant improvement in measured outcomes than the studies that did not involve a phar-