Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Development of An Adaptive Method for Regulating Corset Comfort Based on the Parameters of Design Zones Identification

The influence of modeling effect of the structural zones of a corset for everyday purposes on ensuring its comfort was studied. It was established that the design structure of a corset varies significantly, depending on the magnitude of the modeling effect on different torso sections. At the same time, the mechanism of application of zonal anthropometric correction of a torso varies depending on the comfort of materials. It was proved that morphological parameters of the women’s torso zones affect the methods and parameters of the formation of the typical segmentation of a corset. Due to this, it became possible to substantiate analytically the ergonomic parameters of modeling effect in the «corset – torso» system for interactive designing the silhouette structures. Experimental studies proved the dispersion of the points of structural zones in the ranges of morphological types. It was shown that the rational variant of the combination of technological modules ensures a dimensional transformation of corset zones by means of grouping. In particular, the prospects of adaptation of the combined shape of a corset to the individual figure type were revealed. This makes it possible to assert the possibility of adaptive regulation of the feeling of comfort in a corset by combining zonal-modular models of anthropometric features and transformation of modeling effects in technological modules. It was shown that the technological module of a bustier cup provides the polyvariance of the breast volume through vertical and horizontal segmentation. The technological module of a belt-corset, in addition to the properties of the basic fabrics, takes into consideration frame elements. This results in fixing the desired modeling effect. Thus, there are some grounds to argue that the introduction of a new type of corset design will increase the productivity of design works. The practical comfort of the proposed technological solutions will ensure the reduction of the number of corset types and sizes, which in terms of comfort are universal for adjacent sizes
Nursing students’ experiences of peer learning in a dedicated educational unit in municipal home healthcare: A phenomenological study

The shift from hospital-based nursing care to municipal home healthcare has led to the provision of more diverse, complex and advanced nursing care in this context. This poses challenges for undergraduate nursing students’ clinical education. The aim of this study was to describe nursing students’ experiences of learning nursing care through peer learning in a dedicated educational unit in municipal home healthcare. Data were collected through interviews with seven nursing students. The analysis was based on a reflective lifeworld research approach. The study followed the COREQ checklist. Strong cooperation and feelings of safety were found to boost learning and encourage the students to challenge themselves. Alternating between an observational and an active role during independent home visits was beneficial for intertwining caring and learning. Further, being trusted to work independently increased their ethical orientation, knowledge, self-esteem and self-confidence.
Development of Graphical Computer Software for the Design of
Composite Steel I-Girder Bridges per the Canadian Highway Bridge
Design Code

With increased prices of steel, bridge owners and design engineers may have become reluctant to using steel in bridge superstructure, as it may be cost prohibitive. During the preparation of bid documents, bridge design engineers select a bridge geometry which complies with functional requirements of the highway. While preliminary section sizes for precast concrete girders are available in the literature for use in the bidding process, no similar data is available for structural steel girders. So, the objective of this research is to establish ready-to-use design tables of steel I-girder bridges based on simplified analysis and design procedure specified in the Canadian Highway Bridge Design Code. The bridge analysis and design procedure were performed through a developed graphical computer software. The optimum steel girder section sizes were reached through iterative process to satisfy the ultimate, serviceability and fatigue limit state design procedure. The computer software discussed in this paper obtains input from the user, namely: (a) bridge dimensions, (b) truck type, and (c) design limit states required to be performed. The software is designed to generate accurate data for concrete slab-over-steel I-girder bridges ranging from 1 to 4 spans with span lengths ranging between 12 and 48 m. In terms of design trucks, the software considers (i) CL-625 – Canadian truck, (ii) CL625-ONT – Ontario truck, and (iii) CL-800 – Alberta truck. Results from the software for different bridge configurations were presented in the form of minimum required top and bottom flange areas and web thickness of the steel girders, and thus the structural steel content, to accelerate the process of bidding on bridge projects.
Distribution of Particulate-Bound Metals for Source Area Snow in the Lake Tahoe Watershed

The porous matrix and long residence time of snow in traffic corridors can result in the accretion of particulate matter (PM) and metals. This temporary repository contributes PM-based and dissolved metals to surrounding environs during snowmelt. This study focused on distribution and settling of PM-based metals (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Pb, and Zn) in snow. Snow was sampled from six sites during four winter seasons. PM-based metals are examined herein as a function of PM granulometry, specifically particle-size distributions (PSDs) and PM surface area. Cumulative metal mass distributions across each PSD are modeled as gamma functions. Results indicate Al (15 g/kg) and Fe (4.2 g/kg) are the highest PM-based concentrations; Cd (0.18 mg/kg) and As (4.9 mg/kg) are the lowest. The PM size ( d50 m ) associated with the median metal mass ranges from 179 to 542 μm . The constitutive gamma results are integrated with Hazen’s settling algorithm to model PM-bound metal separation for a sedimentation basin at a local.
Ion-exchange behavior of Zr and Hf as homologues of element 104, Rf, in H2SO4 and H2SO4/HClO4 mixed solutions

Abstract The ion-exchange behavior of Zr and Hf in H2SO4 and H2SO4/HClO4 mixed solutions has been studied by a batch method using the carrier-free radiotracers 88Zr and 175Hf. It is found that the ion-exchange behavior of Zr and Hf is basically similar to each other, and that Zr and Hf are adsorbed on the cation-exchange resin as well as on an anion-exchange one in H2SO4. In 0.11−0.99 M H2SO4, the logarithmic values of distribution coefficients (Kd) of Zr and Hf on the cation- and anion-exchange resins linearly decrease with log[H+]eq and log[HSO4-]eq, respectively, indicating that M4+ and M(SO4)32- (M=Zr and Hf) are the predominant cationic and anionic species adsorbed on the resins, respectively. The Kd values of Zr and Hf on the cation-exchange resin in H2SO4/HClO4 at [H+]eq=1.0 M also decrease with an increase of [HSO4-]eq, reflecting successive formation of sulfate complexes. The slope analysis demonstrates that Zr and Hf are coordinated by one SO42- ion at 0.011 and 0.020 M [HSO4-]eq, respectively, and by two SO42- ions at 0.079 and 0.20 M [HSO4-]eq, respectively.
Attractive asymmetric inclusions in elastic membranes under tension: cluster phases and membrane invaginations

Up–down asymmetric inclusions impose a local, spontaneous curvature onto an elastic membrane. When several of them are inserted in the same membrane, they feel effective forces mediated by the membrane, both of elastic and entropic nature. Following an approach initiated by Dommersnes and Fournier in the vanishing tension case [Eur. Phys. J. B, 1999, 12, 9], and also using a pseudo-analytical micellization theory, we derive the statistical mechanics of asymmetric inclusion assemblies when they are also subject to an additional short-range, attractive interaction. Our main conclusion is that generically, when the membrane is under tension, these inclusions live in small clusters at equilibrium, leading to local membrane invaginations. We also propose a novel curvature-induced demixing mechanism: when inclusions imposing local curvatures of opposite sign coexist, they tend to demix in distinct clusters under realistic conditions. This work has potential implications in the context of the thermodynamics of proteins embedded in biological lipid bilayers.
Angular Photometric Analysis of the Forehead in a Nigerian Population

Facial data are used to ascertain deviations from norm, biological variability, assess phenotypic traits, precise determination of facial aesthetics, design of safety equipment, correctional tools, evolutionary analysis, civil and criminal identification purposes. This study was designed to analyze the morphometric dimensions of forehead from photographs taken at varying angles. Materials and Methods: Two-hundred Yoruba subjects (10-30 years) were photographed and the following anthropometric parameters; 90° (FH90°), forehead height at 45°Right (FH45°R), forehead height at 45°Left (FH45°L), forehead width at 90° (FW90°), forehead width at 45°right (FW45°R) and forehead width at 45°left (FW45°L) was measured. Descriptive analysis of the forehead parameters was carried out and the relationships between different parameters were tested using Pearson correlation. Original Research Article Ozioko et al.; AJARR, 14(4): 1-7, 2020; Article no.AJARR. 61066 2 Results: All measured forehead parameters in our cohort were greater in males than in females except FW45°R and FH45°R. Significant relationship was also found to exist between forehead parameters at different angles. Conclusion: Findings from this study indicates that forehead parameters at 90°, 45° Right and 45° Left, showed sexual dimorphism and are correlated hence can be used for individualization, biological profiling, facial recognition from security cameras, planning of reconstructive and aesthetic surgery.
CeAgAs2 - a New Derivative of the HfCuSi2 Type of Structure: Synthesis, Crystal Structure and Magnetic Properties

Single crystals of CeAgAs2 have been obtained by chemical transport reactions starting from a pre-reacted powder sample. The crystal structure was solved using X-ray diffraction (space group Pmca, No. 57, a = 5.7586(4) A, b = 5.7852(4) A, c = 21.066(3) A, Z = 8) and refined to a residual of R(F) = 0.029 for 46 refined parameters and 1020 reflections. The structure of CeAgAs2 represents a new distorted and ordered variant of the HfCuSi2 type. The characteristic feature of this structure are infinite cis-trans chains of As atoms with As—As distances of 2.563(1) A and 2.601(1) A. CeAgAs2 is paramagnetic (μeff = 2.37 μB, θ = —10.5(2) K), with antiferromagnetic ordering at 5.5(2) K and exhibits a metamagnetic transition starting at 4.6 kOe and T = 1.8 K. CeAgAs2 — ein neuer Abkommling des HfCuSi2-Strukturtyps: Synthese, Kristallstruktur und magnetische Eigenschaften Einkristalle von CeAgAs2 konnten mittels chemischer Transportreaktionen ausgehend von einem vorreagierten Pulvermaterial dargestellt werden. Die Kristallstruktur wurde anhand von Rontgenbeugungsdaten gelost (Raumgruppe Pmca, Nr. 57, a = 5.7586(4) A, b = 5.7852(4) A, c = 21.066(3) A, Z = 8) und mit 46 Variablen bei 1020 Reflexen zu einem Residualwert von R(F) = 0.029 verfeinert. Die Atomanordnung von CeAgAs2 kann als eine verzerrte und geordnete Variante des HfCuSi2-Typs aufgefasst werden. Die charakteristischen Strukturmerkmale sind cis-trans-Ketten von Arsenatomen mit Bindungsabstanden von 2.563(1) A und 2.601(1) A. CeAgAs2 ist paramagnetisch (μeff = 2.37 μB, θ = —10.5(2) K) und ordnet antiferromagnetisch bei 5.5(2) K. Die Verbindung zeigt einen metamagnetischen Ubergang bei 4.6 kOe und T = 1.8 K.
Exploring Finnish Guidance Counselors’ Conceptions of Career Management Skills

This article reports the findings from a phenomenographic investigation into guidance counselors’ conceptions of career management skills (CMS). The results show that CMS was conceived as (a) information-based knowledge, (b) personal skills development, (c) interpersonal skills development, and (d) autonomous application of skills. The differences appeared along six dimensions of variation that included awareness of CMS, emphasis, promotion of CMS, teaching practice, assessment, and attitude. The findings give us a more profound understanding of critical aspects that may have an important role in the development of individual’s CMS.
Socio-economic Situation of Poultry Farmer and the Local Chicken Production System of the East-Coast of Madagascar

Traditional family poultry farming is the most dominant in Madagascar, with 95% of farmers raising mostly local breed chickens. The objective of this study is to characterize the socio-economic aspect and the local poultry production system on the east coast of the large island. All 316 smallholder farmers with plus one adult chicken heads in the district of Fenerive-Est were included. Simple economic calculations were also made to assess the profitability of the poultry farm. The main results found that local chicken farming is an activity under the responsibility of men with an average age of 41.95±10.84 years old. Most of these smallholder farmers are limited to the education level at secondary school (35%) and primary school (34%) level. On average, a household owns 22,89±23,14 heads of local chickens. Livestock products are intended for sale (74 to 76% male and 37 to 40% female), self-consumption (3 to 5% male and 2% female) and socio-cultural events (12% male and 2 to 4% female). The losses due to diseases (more than 60%), theft (23%) and financing (12.3%) were the main problems in chicken production system. However, traditional poultry production is beneficial to smallholder farmers with 62.85% profit margin. Adequate research and a contribution from the State in this sector are essential to improve the living conditions of the farmers on the east coast of Madagascar.
Women’s Rights and Gender Equality in Turkey| The Image of Turkish Women as the Antithesis of the Ottoman Past: Representations of Women in the Newspapers of the Early Republican Era

In the manufacturing of the Turkish national identity during the Kemalist single party era, the political discourse on women was shaped around the idea that unlike in the Republican regime, women’s roles in the public sphere were ignored in the Ottoman period. This article examines the framing of women in three mainstream newspapers between 1934 and 1937, on the basis of a data corpus collected from the archives with the keywords “Turkish women. ” Using discourse analysis, the article illustrates how the newspapers were instrumental in imagining a new identity for Turkish women, reproducing a political discourse around it while continuously constructing a binary opposition between the past and the present. The findings show that the framing of Turkish women helped to promote the Kemalist regime’s official discourse of women’s emancipation and that temporal dimension around the representation of women came forward with regard to the function and contribution of the newspapers’ discourses in imagining the nation.
Experimental warming of bryophytes increases the population density of the nematode Plectus belgicae in maritime Antarctica

Abstract Despite nematodes routinely being the most frequent soil- and bryophyte-associated animals in maritime Antarctica, there is a lack of clarity about the influence of warming on their populations in the region. Here, we report the results of a field experiment on Adelaide Island that tested the effects of warming with open-top chambers (OTCs) for 37 months on nematodes associated with the bryophytes Cephaloziella varians and Sanionia uncinata. Over the experiment's duration, OTCs increased the population density of the nematode Plectus belgicae in mats of both bryophytes by six-fold, with four- to seven-fold increases in the abundances of male, female and juvenile P. belgicae in warmed mats, and with the largest effects on the abundances of juveniles. Despite C. varians, which is black in colour, warming to a greater extent than S. uncinata during summer, no interactive effects of OTCs and bryophyte species were recorded on the population density of P. belgicae. Our results corroborate a previous study showing that warming increases Plectus population densities in maritime Antarctic soils, with implications for the region's terrestrial food webs.
Comparative Analysis of Deep Learning Models for Multi-Step Prediction of Financial Time Series

Financial time series prediction has been a key topic of interest among researchers considering the complexity of the domain and also due to its significant impact on a wide range of applications. In contrast to one-step ahead prediction, multi-step forecasting is more desirable in the industry but the task is more challenging. In recent days, advancement in deep learning has shown impressive accomplishments across various tasks including sequence learning and time series forecasting. Although most previous studies are focused on applications of deep learning models for single-step ahead prediction, multi-step financial time series forecasting has not been explored exhaustively. This paper aims at extensively evaluating the performance of various state-of-the-art deep learning models for multiple multi-steps ahead prediction horizons on real-world stock and forex markets dataset. Specifically, we focus on Long-Short Term Memory (LSTM) network and its variations, Encoder-Decoder based sequence to sequence models, Temporal Convolution Network (TCN), hybrid Exponential Smoothing- Recurrent Neural Networks (ES-RNN) and Neural Basis Expansion Analysis for interpretable Time Series forecasting (N-BEATS). Experimental results show that the latest deep learning models such as N-BEATS, ES-LSTM and TCN produced better results for all stock market related datasets by obtaining around 50% less Root Mean Squared Error (RMSE) and Mean Absolute Error (MAE) scores for each prediction horizon as compared to other models. However, the conventional LSTM-based models still prove to be dominant in the forex domain by comparatively achieving around 2% less error values.
Occurrence and distribution patterns of the diseases of goat in Dhaka, Bangladesh

Objective: The study was conducted to determine the occurrence and distribution patterns of diseases in goat during the period of January 2018 to December 2018. Materials and Methods: A total of 452 goats were recorded during the study period. The diseases were diagnosed based on clinical signs, owners complain and laboratory findings. The prevalence was measured according to season and age of the goats which were studied. Statistical analysis was done by Chi-square test and P-value was calculated by using SPSS 25 for windows (SPSS, Inc., Chicago, IL). Results: Prevalence of worm infestation (31.42%) was highest compared to PPR (13.72%), miscellaneous (12.16%), pneumonia (10.18%), dermatitis (4.20%), enteritis (3.76%), Urolithiasis (3.09%), bloat (2.65%), mastitis (1.55%), tetanus (1.11%) and protozoal diseases (0.44%). Rainy season represented the highest (86.11%) prevalence of goat diseases followed by winter season (82.85%) and summer season (82.44%). PPR was significantly (p 24 months) age groups with 21.64%, 45.06%, and 32.20% respectively. Prevalence of mastitis was lowest in 0-12 months (0.43%) and 13-24 months (0.62%) age group but the prevalence of tetanus was lowest in above 24 months (1.69%) age group. Conclusions: These findings will help to know about age-wise and season wise variation of different diseases of goat in this area and will help to execute proper preventive measures against those diseases.
The Immediate Impact of COVID-19 on Postsecondary Teaching and Learning

Universities and colleges worldwide have quickly moved campus-based classes to virtual spaces due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This article explores the impact of this sudden transition of learning and teaching based on experiences and evidence from six institutions across three countries. Our findings suggest that although online and remote learning was a satisfactory experience for some students, various inequities were involved. Many students lacked appropriate devices for practical work and encountered difficulties in securing suitable housing and workspace. Students were stressed, and faculty were, too, especially those in precarious employment. The lack of fieldwork and access to laboratories created special challenges. We are concerned that the lack of hands-on experience could cause a decline in enrollments and the number of majors in geography over the next few years. This issue must be addressed by making introductory courses as engaging as possible. It is too early to determine the extent to which online and remote learning can replace campus-based, face-to-face geography education once the pandemic ends, but the new academic year of 2020–2021 will be revealing. Nevertheless, the COVID-19 crisis has revealed preexisting problems and inequalities that will need our collective effort to address, regardless of the pandemic’s trajectory.
Vermicompost on the production and nutraceutical quality of jalapeño pepper fruits (Capsicum annuum L.)

Espinosa-Palomeque, B. , P. Cano-Ríos, L. Salas-Pérez, G. GonzálezRodríguez, A. Reyes-González, A. V. Ayala-Garay, and P. PreciadoRangel. 2020. Vermicompost on the production and nutraceutical quality of jalapeño pepper fruits (Capsicum annuum L.). Terra Latinoamericana 38: 795-803. DOI: https://doi.org/10.28940/terra.v38i4. 605 Received: August 01, 2019. Accepted: July 11, 2020. Published in Terra Latinoamericana 38: 795-803. Vermicompost on the production and nutraceutical quality of jalapeño pepper fruits (Capsicum annuum L.) Vermicompost en la producción y calidad nutracéutica de frutos de chile jalapeño (Capsicum annuum L.)
A comparison of a simplified cupric oxide oxidation HPLC method with the traditional GC‐MS method for characterization of lignin phenolics in environmental samples

A simplified method to characterize the lignin phenolic composition of environmental samples using alkaline CuO oxidation, solid‐phase extraction (SPE), and high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) is described. Samples were oxidatively hydrolyzed in inexpensive, commercially available Teflon vials rather than expensive high‐pressure Teflon‐lined reaction vessels. We used milder hydrolysis conditions than conventionally used to avoid “over‐oxidation. ” The monomeric lignin phenols released were extracted by SPE rather than liquid–liquid extraction and analyzed by reverse phase HPLC with ultraviolet (UV)‐visible diode array detection. Recoveries were 88% ± 6% for the overall procedure. The lignin phenolic composition of a wide variety of samples including plant tissues, isolated humic substances, soils, sediments, and freshwater dissolved organic matter are presented and compared with the conventional high pressure reaction vessel gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC‐MS) method. The agreement was generally good; the mean difference of nine diverse samples for a total of eight oxidation products was 4.5% with a relative standard deviation (RSD) of 23%. The advantages of this simplified method include no lengthy clean‐up and derivatization steps, no specialized reaction equipment, increased sample throughput, amenability to compound‐specific isotope analyses, and lower cost.