Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tom Hudson : a study of his vision for art education

This research project investigates the pedagogy of Tom Hudson and his vision for art education. A critical overview of the relationship between Hudson’s pedagogical theory and practice is made, as well as a review of the influences and contexts that shaped the development of his ideas. Having played a significant role in the formation and progress of the Basic Design Movement, Hudson’s practice and ideas are considered and compared with respect to this period and the work of other protagonists, namely Harry Thubron, Victor Pasmore and Richard Hamilton. Hudson’s development of what essentially emerged from this has been investigated, providing an extensive review of what became known as the Foundation course through to Hudson’s retirement in 1987. Contemporary practices have also been considered and observed in order to gain an understanding of current debates and the place of Hudson’s pedagogical views within these. Familiar elements in his writing show that his ideas have relevance to current concerns and practices. Twenty-five years later we are still working to prove that ‘creative activity is more than a mere cultural frill’ (Hudson, 1979, BH/TH/PL/196, p. 2). The study includes a consideration of the archive as a theoretical framework for the artist educator’s research. A substantial amount of primary material for this research has been found within the National Arts Education Archive (NAEA@ysp), a valuable resource with much to offer the art and design educationalist, student or researcher.
Security in Cooperative Systems within Intelligent Transport Systems

Vehicular Communication intends to improve the safety for humans as well as the traffic efficiency on the roads. Vehicular communication requires the vehicles to communicate wirelessly, which make them vulnerable to attacks such as intentional modification and injection of bogus messages in the transmitted data stream. It also opens possibilities for adversaries to violate privacy, e.g. by performing location tracking. System characteristics including the need for real-time communication, fast changing network topology and limited resources make it extremely challenging for researchers to develop a robust and secure solution. Current proposed security solutions for the Vehicular Ad-hoc Network (VANET) are not capable of handling all the security requirements and system constraints. Thus, in this thesis we explore further possibilities to fulfill security requirements and overcome system constraints of vehicular ad-hoc networks.
Development of a Driver Vehicle Module (DVM) for the Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM)

The Federal Highway Administration is currently developing an integrated set of software tools to improve highway design, the Interactive Highway Safety Design Model (IHSDM). The IHSDM is a suite of software analysis tools for evaluating safety and operational effects of geometric design decisions on two-lane rural highways. The IHSDM provides highway project planners, designers, and reviewers in State and local departments of transportation and engineering consulting firms with a suite of safety evaluation tools to support these assessments. As currently implemented in the latest public release version, the IHSDM includes the following five components: (1) Policy Review Module, (2) Design Consistency Module, (3) Crash Prediction Module, (4) Traffic Analysis Module, and (5) Intersection Review Module. A sixth module, the Driver Vehicle Module (DVM), is a candidate for future release. This report provides a complete technical description of the DVM. Specifically, it provides a description of the specification, verification, and calibration/validation of the DVM for the passenger vehicle and the heavy vehicle component, along with additional functionality enhancements.
Research on Destruction Mechanism of Drops and Evolution of Coal-Water Suspension in Combustion Process

The research undertakes the complex research of the coal-water suspension combustion in air and in the fluidized beds which according to the author best fulfill the difficult conditions that should be completed in order to use the new “fuel” efficiently and ecologically. An important element of the research was the identification of coal-water suspension drops complex morphology and its evolution in the combustion process.
Putting Polystyrene to Work

Geofoam is the generic name for block or low-density cellular plastic foam solids when used in geotechnical applications. Block molded expanded polystyrene and planar extruded polystyrene boards have been used successfully in highway, railroad, bridge, and airport runway construction projects. Geofoam, which is 40-100 times lighter than natural or compacted soil, offers the following advantages when replacing soil in soft ground applications: improved stability, reduced settlement, and faster construction. On a 27-km reconstruction of Interstate 15 in Salt Lake County in Utah, geofoam is specified as lightweight fill on the compressible, old lake bed sediments. Where geofoam is used as fill at a bridge approach on the project, it also reduces lateral loading on abutments. The earliest U.S. geofoam application as a lightweight fill substitute was at a bridge approach in soft clay near Pickford, Michigan, in the early 1970s. The bridge is still in service. Since then, in Colorado, side slope failure along the eastbound lane of U.S. Highway 160 between Mesa Verde National Park and Durango was reconstructed with geofoam, and on the island of Oahu, Hawaii, a 21-m-high embankment for an emergency ramp at the Kaneohe Interchange used geofoam as lightweight fill. After nearly 30 years in a variety of subsurface applications, geofoam has proved itself both a strong, lightweight fill material and a superior geotechnical insulator.
The Impact of Feedback-seeking on Sources’ Job Satisfaction: A Study of Canadian Supervisors

This study examines the impact of feedback-seeking on the source; that is, the person who is asked for feedback. A survey was conducted of full-time working supervisors from various industries in Canada. Results showed that frequency of being sought for feedback was positively related to supervisors’ satisfaction with authority, satisfaction with security, and satisfaction with creativity. Frequency of being sought for feedback was also hypothesized to be positively related to supervisors’ satisfaction with variety, however, no relationship was found.
HYDRODYNAMIC BEHAVIOR OF FPSO UNDER VARIUS LOADING IN SURVIVAL STORMS IN SHALLOW WATER

The motion performance and clearance between the hull and seabed of a FPSO (Floating, Production, Storage and Offloading units) in survival storm conditions are closely related to its safety during the operation in shallow water. As an example the behavior of a 160 kDWT FPSO with single point mooring system in shallow water was investigated in this paper. Calculation for the FPSO is made based on the 3-D linear potential flow theory and time-domain numerical simulation method and corresponding model test is carried out in the wave basin at Shanghai Jiaotong University. Both the calculated and experimental results indicate that the heave, roll and pitch motions of FPSO become lazy with the increase of the draft. And the fully loaded FPSO in survival storm touched seabed few times. Therefore, it is concluded that the FPSO should be less loaded than that in the fully loaded condition when the survival storm is coming.
ECONOMIC EFFECTS OF HIGHWAY BYPASSES ON BUSINESS ACTIVITIES IN SMALL CITIES. INTERIM REPORT

This report presents an analysis of the effects of highway bypasses on the business activities of a sample of small Texas cities. An initial explanatory analysis (using a before-and-after method, matched pairs, and projected development) did not reveal a significant relationship between highway bypass construction and a change in business volumes. It can be concluded that business volumes in the more rapidly growing cities with imperfect infrastructure and relatively high local traffic benefit from highway bypass construction. On the other hand, initial econometric modeling demonstrated that a highway bypass can have a statistically significant negative effect on business volumes in the small Texas cities that were studied. The results of the econometric modeling show that the way in which a business community responds to a highway bypass is complex. The major factor determining business volumes is the city's population.
The effect of three practice techniques on the accuracy of a soccer penalty kick.

The Effect of Three Practice Techniques on the Accuracy of a Soccer Penalty Kick Brian F. Crossman The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of three practice methods on the learning of a soccer penalty kick. Thirty varsity level soccer players at Covenant College were tested at the beginning, midway and at the end of the practice sessions on the Crossman Penalty Kick Test (CPKT). The subjects were put into three practice groups based on their pre-test scores. Each group was subjected to a different practice treatment for eight days. The three practice methods included; (1) internal imagery, (2) slowmotion mental practice, and (3) no practice (control). The VAX 3900 system with MINITAB 7 at the Covenant College Information Processing Center was used to analyze the data. t-tests were used to measure the mean difference in each group for: (1) mean change #1 to mean change #2, and (2) mean change #3. A t-test was also used to measure change between low and high ability groups for mean change #3. A two-way Analysis of Variance was utilized to compare mean differences between ability levels from mean change #1
The learning experiences and outcomes of medical students in a longitudinal integrated clerkship and traditional block rotations in Taiwan: a comparative and qualitative study

Background An increasing number of medical schools worldwide are implementing longitudinal integrated clerkships (LICs), but few schools in East Asia have done the same. The study explored and compared learning experiences and academic performances of LIC and traditional block rotation (TBR) students at a metropolitan tertiary teaching hospital in Taiwan.Methods This study employed qualitative and quantitative methods. We used semi-structured interviews to explore the learning experience of the medical students in their fifth-year clerkship and analyzed the data with a general inductive approach. We also compared the students’ academic performance, including the scores of their clinical performance, medical record writing, written tests, and the objective structured clinical exam.Results There were 12 LIC and 14 TBR students who participated in interviews. We identified four major themes in their learning experiences. (1) Clinical learning: the importance of active learning, the difference between textbook knowledge and clinical practice, and opportunistic (TBR) versus contextual (LIC) learning. (2) With patients: companionship with patients (TBR and LIC) and bridging the gap between physicians and patients (LIC). (3) With preceptors: apprenticeship (for LIC) and difficulty communicating with preceptors (for TBR). (4) Doctor-patient relationship: interaction and communication. Comparing the learning outcomes, the LIC students scored higher on preceptor-rated assessments, and both groups exhibited comparable performance on written tests and the objective structured clinical examination.Conclusion Although students’ learning experience differed in some respects according to their curricula, they had a comparable academic performance.
Evaluation of Sign Sheeting Service Life in Wyoming

The minimum retroreflectivity standard for traffic signs in the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices (MUTCD) requires that transportation agencies replace signs before they deteriorate beyond a prescribed minimum level of retroreflectivity. The objective of this research was to measure the retroreflectivity of in-service signs in Wyoming and to determine the expected service life of the sign sheeting materials that have been used in the state. The research team measured 525 in-service signs resulting in a total of 783 different sign sheeting samples being measured. The majority of signs evaluated were installed within the last 13 years. Of the 525 signs evaluated 21.5 percent of the signs had been shot, vandalized, damaged, or were notably dirty. The majority of sign sheeting materials evaluated were ASTM Type III or IV material. The ASTM Type III materials were each found to have at least 13 or 14 years of service life with no clear end of service life based on retroreflectivity. The ASTM Type IV material was found to have a range of expected service lives of 15 years to no clear end of service life based on retroreflectivity, depending on the retroreflectivity degradation, sheeting color, sheeting orientation, and the minimum retroreflectivity level as required by the MUTCD. Based on the findings of this research it appears that the sign sheeting materials evaluated would not need to be replaced any sooner than on a 15 year cycle for retroreflectivity purposes, and that retroreflectivity may not be the primary reason for sign replacement.
UPDATING OF ANALYTICAL MODELS OF EXISTING LARGE STRUCTURES BASED ON MODAL TESTING

The state-of-the-art of experimental structural dynamic's investigations and of Finite Element model updating based on such experimental results as well as the purpose of such investigations are discussed and illustrated. The methods presented are Forced Vibration Testing and Ambient Vibration Testing. It is the goal of both methods to evaluate the structure's modal parameters which reflect the structure's actual static and dynamic boundary conditions and its stiffness and mass properties.
Finite Element Modeling of Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus and Brevis: Computation of Architectural Parameters and Physiological Cross Sectional Area as Whole Muscles and Regions

Physiological cross sectional area (PCSA) is used to compare force-producing capabilities of skeletal muscles. PCSA has been defined as the summation of the cross sectional area of the fiber bundles composing the muscle. As PCSA cannot be measured directly from a specimen, a formula requiring averaged muscle architectural parameters has traditionally been used. The purpose of this study was to develop a finite element method (FEM) to calculate PCSA of extensor carpi radialis longus (ECRL) and brevis (ECRB) directly from digitized fiber bundle data obtained throughout the volume of the muscle and to compare the PCSAs calculated using the FEM and formula methods. Differences were found between the FEM and formula method for both muscles. The FEM provides an approach that takes into account architectural variances while minimizing the need for averaged architectural parameters.
Nonlinear predictive reference filtering for constrained tracking

This paper presents a new methodology for solving control problems where hard contraints on the state and/or the inputs of the system are present. This is achieved by adding to the control architecture a command governor which prefilters the reference to be tracked, taking into account the current value of the state and aiming at optimizing a tracking performance index. The overall system is proved to be asymptotically stable, and feasibility is ensured by a weak condition on the initial state. Though the method can be applied in principle to both nonlinear and linear loops, a complete solution is developed for the latter. The resulting on-line computational burden turns out to be moderate and the related operations executable with current low-priced computing hardware.
Computer-aided lesion detection and segmentation on breast ultrasound

This thesis deals with the detection, segmentation and classification of lesions on sonography. The contribution of the thesis is the development of a new Computer-Aided Diagnosis (CAD) framework capable of detecting, segmenting, and classifying breast abnormalities on sonography automatically. Firstly, an adaption of a generic object detection method, Deformable Part Models (DPM), to detect lesions in sonography is proposed. The method uses a machine learning technique to learn a model based on Histogram of Oriented Gradients (HOG). This method is also used to detect cancer lesions directly, simplifying the traditional cancer detection pipeline. Secondly, different initialization proposals by means of reducing the human interaction in a lesion segmentation algorithm based on Markov Random Field (MRF)-Maximum A Posteriori (MAP) framework is presented. Furthermore, an analysis of the influence of lesion type in the segmentation results is performed. Finally, the inclusion of elastography information in this segmentation framework is proposed, by means of modifying the algorithm to incorporate a bivariant formulation. The proposed methods in the different stages of the CAD framework are assessed using different datasets, and comparing the results with the most relevant methods in the state-of-the-art
BOOSTING CONSTRUCTION-WORKER PRODUCTIVITY

THE CASE STUDIES IN THIS ARTICLE POINT OUT SOME PROVEN TECHNIQUES FOR BOOSTING A MAN'S PRODUCTIVITY. THESE INCLUDE: PROFIT SHARING; PUBLIC RECOGNITION OF OUTSTANDING WORKERS; ALL-EXPENSE-PAID VACATIONS FOR HIGHLY PRODUCTIVE CRAFTSMEN; SHORT-INTERVAL SCHEDULING, IN WHICH TIME AND QUALITY STANDARDS ARE SET AND THE WORKER'S PERFORMANCE MEASURED AGAINST THEM; POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT-I.E. PRAISE GOOD WORK BUT DON'T CRITICIZE WORK NOT QUITE UP TO GOALS; INVOLVING WORKERS IN JOB PLANNING; AND LETTING CRAFTSMEN PICK THEIR WORKING PARTNERS.
Design of Sea-Walls and Breakwaters

Seawall and breakwater design considered from standpoint of manner and effectiveness with which they reflect or dissipate incident wave energy; results of laboratory tests, particularly in regard to wave up-rush; laboratory work was performed in Laboratoire Dauphinois d' Hydraulique, Grenoble, France. (19 refs.)
No Negative Influence On Complications of femoral neck fracture Children Age Between 14 And 17 Years Treatment with Cannulated Screws Transphyseal fixation

Background Hip fractures represent less than 1% of pediatric fractures. The physeal of femoral head closure at 14 to 17 years of age, and it provides capacity for spontaneous fracture remodeling. The primary purpose of the current retrospective study was to determine the influence of transphyseal fixation of cancellous screws on the outcomes in this age group. Methods: From April 2007 to August 2016, all patients age between 14 to 17 years with Delbet type II and Type III hip fracture treatment with cancellous screws fixation were included. According to whether the cancellous screws thread across the proximal femur epiphysis, we divided the patients into the no cross epiphysis (NCE) group and cross epiphysis (CE) group. The outcome was analysis regarding osteonecrosis of femoral head, nonunion, delay union, premature physeal closure (PPC), coxa vara and overgrowth of femoral neck. Results: Of the 28 patients were included in the study, most patients were male (92.9%). 19 were classified as Delbet type II, 9 were type III. The CE and the NCE group both included 14 patients. The average follow-up time is 37.8 months (range 26-68 months). The rate of superficial infection, deep infection, AVN, non-union, delay union, coxa vara, PCE, overgrowth was not significantly different between the two groups. Conclusion: This study demonstrated that the transphyseal fixation of cannulated screws has no negative influence on the outcomes, especially on femoral head osteonecrosis. Achievement of accurate reduction and rigid fixation for this unique injury is more important than preservation of the proximal femoral epiphysis.
Pengaruh Budaya Organisasi, Komitmen Organisasi Dan Kepuasan Kerja Terhadap Turnover Intention Pada PT Suka Fajar Solok

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh budaya organisasi, komitmen organisasi dan kepuasaan kerja terhadap turnover intention pada PT. Suka Fajar Solok. Sampel dalam penelitian ini adalah seluruh karyawan PT. Suka Fajar Solok. Data dalam penelitin ini diperoleh melalui kueioner. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa budaya organisasi mempunyai pengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap turnover intention, komitmen organisasi mempunyai pengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap turnover intention,kepuasaan kerja mempunyai pengaruh negatif dan signifikan terhadap turnover intention
Neural network based architectures for aerospace applications

The recent fervor and reemergence of research in neural networks has its reasons. The most important are the ability of these systems to store vast numbers of complex patterns, the ability to recall these patterns in 0(1) time (Le., speed of pattern retrieval is independent of number of stored patterns), and the ability to recall these stored patterns using fuzzy or incomplete cues. In this paper, a brief history of the field will be reviewed and some simple concepts will be described. In addition, some neural network based avionics research and development programs will be reviewed. The concluding remarks will stress the need for the United States Air Force (USAF) and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to assume a leadership role in supporting this technology.
Theoretical analysis of linearized acoustics and aerodynamics of advanced supersonic propellers

The derivation of a formula for prediction of the noise of supersonic propellers using time domain analysis is presented. This formula is a solution of the Ffowcs Williams-Hawkings equation and does not have the Doppler singularity of some other formulations. The result presented involves some surface integrals over the blade and line integrals over the leading and trailing edges. The blade geometry, motion and surface pressure are needed for noise calculation. To obtain the blade surface pressure, the observer is moved onto the blade surface and a linear singular integral equation is derived which can be solved numerically. Two examples of acoustic calculations using a computer program are currently under development.
Growth, yield and grain nutrients response of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) to biochar, lime and farmyard manure amendment of the croplands in southern Ethiopia.

Background: Soil fertility decline in agricultural land is due to intensive cropping system, shortening of the fallow period, reduced manure application, extensive use of crop residues as fuelor fodder and removal of ground cover. This study investigated the effect of biochar (BC), lime and farmyard manure (FYM) on growth, yield and grain nutrient of wheat on two cropland sites in southern Ethiopia. Result: The effect of site was significant (P < 0.05) for most parameters investigated, indicating the influence of soil type. The effects of BC, lime, and FYM were significant (p ≤ 0.001) on straw yield, grain yield, and total biomass. However, BC (5 tha -1 ) produced the highest straw yield, grain yield, and total biomass. Similarly, BC and lime significantly (P < 0.001) affected plant height, and tiller numbers and productivity. BC (5 tha -1 ) gave the highest plant height, total tillers, and productive tillers, maximum number of seeds per spike, while FYM (10 tha -1 ) produced the highest spike length. Biochar significantly (P < 0.05) increased the concentrations of P and K in wheat grain. The highest effect on grain Ca concentration was from the application of lime while the highest on grain N concentration was from FYM (10 tha -1 ). Conclusion: The effect from BC was attributed to improvements in soil pH, CEC, nutrient availability and water retention. Thus BC has a good potential as a soil amendment for smallholder farm crop production.