Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Trajectory planning and tracking control for autonomous parallel parking of a non-holonomic vehicle

This paper proposes autonomous parallel parking for a front-wheel steering vehicle, with highlights on a trajectory planning method and on a trajectory tracking control method. The trajectory planning problem is decoupled into the path planning problem and the longitudinal velocity planning problem to reduce the difficulty of the trajectory planning problem. First, a collision-free path by combining circle arcs with straight line is created to park the vehicle in one or more maneuvers on the premise of meeting the kinematic constraint of vehicle, and then the path is transformed into a continuous-curvature path using B-spline curve. Second, the longitudinal velocity is created using B-spline curve on the premise of meeting the performance constraints of driving and braking system. To execute the generated trajectory, a non-time reference path tracking sliding mode control strategy is deduced by Lyapunov stability theory, and a longitudinal velocity tracking proportional–integral control strategy is proposed based on smooth handoff method. Finally, the parking performance is verified based on model-in-the-loop simulation system.
Good News! Communication Findings May be Underestimated: Comparing Effect Sizes with Self-Reported and Logged Smartphone Use Data

Despite long-standing concerns over self-reported measures of media use, media research has relied heavily on self-reported data. This study not only examined discrepancies between survey and logged smartphone data but assessed whether correlational outcomes using self-reported measures produce greater or smaller effect sizes compared to outcomes using logged measures. College students (n = 294) and MTurk workers (n = 291) provided self-reported and logged data of smartphone use over seven days. The correlations we examined involved four psychosocial contexts, including bridging, bonding, well-being, and problematic use of smartphones. The results showed that the effect sizes of correlations using self-reported data tend to be smaller compared to those using logged data. We believe that this is a hopeful message to the field. This could mean that extant survey results have not erroneously inflated communication findings and that communication researchers still have a lot to reveal with further refined measures.
The Effect of Slow Deep Breathing Exercise on Headache and Vital Sign in Hypertension Patients

Prevalence hypertension was estimated 1.13 billion people in the world and 2.027. 006 (20.0%) people in DKI Jakarta. Headache was a common symptom related to high blood pressure levels. Slow Deep Breathing Exercise was non pharmacological therapy to reduce consumption of oxygen, metabolism, frequency of respiration, frequency of heart, muscle tension and blood pressure. This research was a pre-experimental one group pre-test post-test design and the respondents performed slow deep breathing exercise fourth time in one day during fourth days. Before and after intervention, the respondents measured vital sign and assessed headache scale with subjective and objective (a numerical scale 1-10). The number of samples in this study were 30 respondents who were selected by probability random sampling and were included in the inclusion and exclusion criteria. Research time December 2019-January 2020 at UKI General Hospital and Cawang District Health Center, East Jakarta. The results showed differences before and after Slow Deep Breathing Exercise on the decrease in headache scale with p-value = 0.000 and on the decrease in blood pressure with p-value = 0.000 and on the pulse rate of 0.014, breathing frequency 0.008 and temperature 0.000 (<0.001). Before intervension, patients feels headache on 7 scale and after intervention, respondents felt no headache on 0 scale. Conclusion are Slow Deep Breathing Exercise have an effect to reduce headache scale and vital sign for four days . The suggestion for the nurse teachs Slow Deep Breathing Exercise to hypertensive patients so that patients can do these exercises at home as an independent exercise.
Effect of maternal antibiotic intervention in sows on gut development and microbiota in offspring : report of Feed4Foodure, VDI-2: 2013/2014

A significant contribution to microbial colonization of piglets comes from the sow: via vertical transmission of vaginal flora during birth and transmission of mucosal immune memory and flora by feaces, colostrum and milk. In this study we determine the effect of an maternal nutritional intervention with an antibiotic on early microbial colonization of piglets. We used antibiotic treatment as a harsh intervention to investigate the hypothesis that the microbial composition in sows, may have an effect on the early microbial colonization of piglets.
Anti-Inflammatory, Antioxidant, and Antimicrobial Effects of Underutilized Fish Protein Hydrolysate

ABSTRACT Antimicrobial, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant activities of protein hydrolysates from Argentine croaker (Umbrina canosai) protein isolate (CPI) or Argentine croaker myofibrillar protein with different degrees of hydrolysis (DH: 10–20%) prepared using Alcalase or Protamex were determined. Results showed that an increase in the DH resulted in higher content of hydrophobic and aromatic amino acids (AAAs) and in a decrease in molecular weight (MW) distribution for all hydrolysates obtained. Furthermore, the enzyme and raw material used influenced the amino acid content and MW determined. Hydrolysates from CPI with a 20% DH by Alcalase had higher 2,2ʹ-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) radical scavenging activity, metal chelation, and ferric-reducing antioxidant power (p < 0.05). All hydrolysate samples decreased the pro-inflammatory capacity. In all the evaluated microorganisms, only seven were inhibited, most being Gram-positive. Alcalase was found to exert a considerable influence on antibacterial activity. These hydrolysates are an alternative as natural antimicrobials, anti-inflammatory, and antioxidant compounds.
Behavioural and Psychological Factors That Influence the Usage of Formal Financial Services Among the Low Income Households

The emerging economies need to frame and implement effective financial inclusion policies for sustainable development and growth. Recent initiative of India that every Low Income Households (LIHs) has a bank account is a sweeping success; but the flipside is that half of these accounts are either inactive or less active, which raises concern. In this context, this research attempts to identify the behavioural and psychological factors that influence the usage of formal financial services (FFS) among LIHs in India. Theory of Planned Behaviour is used as the base theoretical model, in which ‘Habit’ was introduced as a moderating variable that interacts with Behavioural Intention to influence Actual Usage. Data was collected from 253 respondents and analysed using SmartPLS 3.0. This study revealed that the exogenous variables Attitude, Subjective Norms, Perceived Behavioural Control positively influenced the intention to use FFS; moreover, Habit negatively moderated the BI-AU relationship. Therefore, the policy makers on financial inclusion drive may consider these identified factors in their mission to improve the usage of FFS among LIHs, and to curtail the informal or alternative financial services.
Restoration of peatland by spontaneous revegetation after road construction

Questions Spontaneous re-vegetation from indigenous soil was used as a restoration method of peatlands degraded during road construction in northern Norway. We examined how plant community properties responded to the restoration, and which environmental factors affected the restoration success. Location Restored peatlands along roadsides at E10, the mainland connection to the Lofoten islands in Northern Norway. Methods The restored area originally consisted of poor to intermediate Sphagnum dominated natural peatlands. Restoration consisted of stripping and stockpiling of the topmost (30 cm) peat. The peat was stored for 1-2 years before redistribution with no further hydrological management. We conducted first time analyses of plant community properties 8 and 9 years after restoration. We recorded vegetation and environmental variables in 108 plots distributed between 18 transects running from the road edge over the restored area to the undisturbed peatland. Undisturbed peatland was used as target for successful restoration. We used canonical correspondence analysis (CCA) and ANOVA to test the effect of restoration on species composition and richness. Results The ordination showed that species composition still differed significantly between restored and undisturbed plots, indicating incomplete restoration after 8 and 9 years. Soil moisture, pH, slope and microtopography were the most important environmental factors for species composition. Polytrichum mosses had a high percentage cover in restored (30%) compared to undisturbed control plots (1%). Linear regression showed that peatland species decreased in abundance with increasing depth of Polytrichum cushions. Conclusion The low soil moisture level in the restored areas is most likely limiting the establishment of Sphagnum mosses, considered as key species of the typical peatland environment. Thus, the restoration method studied here must be improved to increase the soil moisture by rising the water table or reduce drainage. This should be done by reducing storage time of the peat before redistribution, and minimizing slopes and heterogeneity of the microtopography of the restored area. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
AMMI and GGE biplot analysis of yield performance of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) varieties in multi environment trials.

We evaluated the phenotypic stability and adaptability of spring barley varieties using the additive main effect and multiplicative interaction (AMMI) and genotype main effect (G) plus genotype-environment (GE) interaction (G+GE) biplot models. The research was conducted in five locations by randomized complete block design with three replications in each location in 2015-2016. The grain yields of all nine barley genotypes were significantly affected by environment, which accounted for 90.5% of the total variation, whereas genotype and genotype-environment interaction accounted for 4.0% and 5.5%, respectively. The AMMI and GGE biplot models reflected most of the variation caused by genotype and genotype-environment interaction effects in the first two principal components – 78.8% and 79.3%, respectively. The AMMI stability value (ASV) revealed that varieties Khors (G4) and Poduv (G5) were stable. GGE-biplot "which-won-where" showed that 9 environments used for the study belonged to 3 mega-environments with wining varieties Vzirets (G1), Inkliuziv (G6) and Dokaz (G9). According to the ideal genotype biplot, varieties Dokaz (G9), Inkliuziv (G6) and Khors (G4) were the best genotypes demonstrating high average yields and high stability of performance across the test locations. The results finally indicated that AMMI and GGE biplot were informative methods to explore stability and adaptation patterns of genotypes in practical plant breeding and in subsequent variety recommendations.
The role of orthographic neighbourhood effects in lateralized lexical decision: a replication study and meta-analysis

The effect of orthographic neighbourhood size (N) on lexical decision reaction time differs when words are presented in the left or right visual fields. Evidence suggests a facilitatory N effect (i.e., faster reaction times for words with larger neighbourhoods) in the left visual field. However, the N effect in the right visual field remains controversial: it may have a weaker facilitative role or it may even be inhibitory. In a pre-registered online experiment, we replicated the interaction between N and visual field and provided support for an inhibitory N effect in the right visual field. We subsequently conducted a pre-registered systematic review and meta-analysis to synthesise the available evidence and determine the direction of N effects across visual fields. Based on the evidence, it would seem the effect is inhibitory in the right visual field. Furthermore, the size of the N effect is considerably smaller in the right visual field. Both studies revealed considerable heterogeneity between participants and studies, and we consider the implications of this for future work.
Influence of age and sex on drop jump landing strategies in élite youth soccer players

The vertical drop jump (VDJ) test evaluates frontal-plane knee control in a controlled environment. Age- and sex-related changes in landing and bouncing mechanisms in youth soccer players are still under investigated. This study characterizes knee biomechanics in a large cohort of élite academy players, stratified by sex and age group. A sample of 189 young soccer players (132 male U10-U12 and U14-U17, 57 females U10-U14) from the Academy of a professional “Serie A” Italian club were tested. Motion capture technology was used to obtain sagittal and frontal plane knee angles, as well as VDJ landing asymmetry and peak vertical ground reaction forces at push-off. Landing kinetics and kinematics changed as a function of age and sex in youth élite soccer players: (i) males and females showed different landing load asymmetry between dominant and non-dominant leg, peak push-off force and knee flexion even before puberty, (ii) landing asymmetry tended to reduce in older players and (iii) knee varus increased in males after adolescence. In conclusion, besides its role in injury prevention, the VDJ can help in monitoring players’ growth and development, and this process should start at an early age. This data collection could be used as a tool for further screening test to highlight anomalous landing behaviour.
The three pillars of institutional theory and IFRS implementation in Nigeria

This study explores the effects of the three pillars of institutional theory in shaping the activities of institutional entrepreneurs and other social actors during International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) implementation in Nigeria. ,This study uses a document analysis method to achieve the objectives of the study. ,This study finds that IFRS implementation in Nigeria witnessed some progression from regulative to normative to cognitive pillar building. The regulation on IFRS implementation was initiated top-down rather than through lobbying from professional accounting bodies and the public. Changes in the regulatory framework brought some improvement to corporate financial reporting practices such as the timing of corporate filings of audited financial reports. However, the implementation process is laden with conflicts and power struggle among institutional actors. These conflicts and power struggles led the President of Nigeria to sack the Board of the Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC), the reconstitution of the Board and appointment of a Chairman for the Board of the FRC. ,IFRS implementation process resulted in power redistribution among institutional actors, which led to resistance, tensions and conflicts among institutional actors. The conflicts arise from the need of actors to legitimate their activities and secure their positions. The three institutional pillars are key components of a change process and the actor's social position affects their capability to act as an institutional entrepreneur. ,This finding should provide foundational knowledge that will inform practitioners, researchers and regulators in developing countries on how institutional actors shape the approach to corporate reporting regulations.
The mediating role of affective commitment between corporate social responsibility and eWOM in the hospitality industry

Abstract Although previous research establishes customer reactions to companies' corporate social responsibility (CSR) actions, little is known about the effect of CSR on customers’ affective commitment and their positive electronic word of mouth (eWOM). This study examines i) which perceptions of the three CSR activities (environment, society, and stakeholders) influence customers’ affective commitment and positive eWOM, and ii) the mediating effects of affective commitment on the relationships between CSR activities and eWOM. A self- administered survey was conducted on hotel customers in Malaysia and the data was analysed using structural equation modelling (CB-SEM). The results revealed that environment-related CSR and stakeholder related CSR have significant and direct impacts on customers’ eWOM, and demonstrated the mediating role of affective commitment between the three activities of CSR and eWOM. The findings can be interpreted using social exchange theory, and provide valuable insights regarding how CSR dimensions and affective commitment are related to customers’ positive eWOM in the hotel industry. Hoteliers shall benefit from understanding how specific CSR activities can enhance customers’ affective commitment, leading to positive eWOM.
Valuation of Benefits of Water Quality and Water Supply to Justify Payments for Ecosystem Services in Mae Sa Watershed, Chiang Mai, Thailand

For the past two decades, the concept of Payments for Ecosystem Services (PES) has been increasingly used as a market-based instrument to support natural resources and environmental management. Economic evaluation of ecosystem services is an important step for implementing a PES scheme as it helps provide information to stakeholders for their decision-making on payment. This paper aims to evaluate the ecosystem services from upstream village conservation activities in Mae Sa watershed in terms of such water ecosystem services as water quality and water supply. The results revealed that the benefits gained from cleaned water and drought prevention due to conservation activities are worth more than the costs. Moreover, these economic values are the partial economic values of ecosystem services in the watershed and will be used as an effective communication tool to raise concerns among stakeholders over the importance of resource conservation and sustainable resource management practices under the implementation of PES scheme in Mae Sa watershed.
A closer look at non-interacting He stars as a channel for producing the old population of type Ia supernovae

The nature of the progenitors of type Ia supernovae (SNe Ia) remains a mystery. Binary systems consisting of a white dwarf (WD) and a main-sequence (MS) donor are potential progenitors of SNe Ia, in which a thermonuclear explosion of the WD may occur when its mass reaches the Chandrasekhar limit during accretion of material from a companion star. In the present work, we address theoretical rates and delay times of a specific MS donor channel to SNe Ia, in which a helium (He) star + MS binary produced from a common envelope event subsequently forms a WD + MS system without the He star undergoing mass transfer by Roche lobe overflow. By combining the results of self-consistent binary evolution calculations with population synthesis models, we find that the contribution of SNe Ia in this channel is around 2.0 × 10−4 yr−1. In addition, we find that delay times of SNe Ia in this channel cover a range of about 1.0–2.6 Gyr, and almost all SNe Ia produced in this way (about 97%) have a delay time of ≳1 Gyr. While the rate of SN Ia in this work is about 10% of the overall SN Ia rate, the channel represents a possible contribution to the old population (1–3 Gyr) of observed SNe Ia.
A design science research approach to closing the gap between the research and practice of project scheduling

This paper illustrates one researcher’s experience of applying Design Science Research (DSR) to the nexus between systems thinking and project scheduling. Project management has become increasingly popular in the decades since its advent but has changed little in that time. This is especially true is of its signature technique, project scheduling. Scheduling research however is vibrant and modern and even includes dynamic concepts such as learning curves in schedule construction. However, justifications for acquiring this level of systems literacy have not yet convinced the practice community. A similar gap is identified in management science and a literature review yields two potential solutions; dissolving the subjective-objective divide by adopting Critical Realism and using Design Science Research as a framework for producing artefacts. This paper outlines how these concepts were applied to project scheduling, resulting in a new method for schedule construction that allows an expanded range of concepts to be included.
Diagnosis of Helicobacter pylori infection using immunochromatography among patients attending Tamboul Hospital in Gezira State, Sudan: a cross-sectional study

Background: Helicobacter pylori causes a major health problem worldwide; more than half of the world’s population are infected with this pathogen. The diagnosis of the infection was initially made through invasive methods, but now non-invasive methods have been developed to make diagnosis easier. This study aimed to screen the presence of H.pylori antibodies and antigen among symptomatic and asymptomatic patients at Tamboul City in Gezira State. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in Tamboul city, Gezira State, Sudan between March 2016 and December 2019 to compare between antigen and antibody tests results used for diagnosis of H. pylori infection among symptomatic and asymptomatic Sudanese patients. Stool and blood samples were collected and analyzed for presence of antigen and antibodies to H. pylori using immunochromatography (ICT) cards. Results: Serum and stool samples were collected from 100 patients; 50 were symptomatic and 50 were asymptomatic. In symptomatic patients, 18/50 (36%) were men (32; 64%, women) with mean age of 16.7±24.6 years. In this group, 35/50 (70%) showed positive results for stool antigen, while 30/50 (60%) were positive for serum antibodies. In asymptomatic patients, 19/50 (38%) were men (31; 62%, women) with mean age of 16.7±20.4 years. In this group, 18/50 (36%) were positive for stool antigen and 25/50 (50%) for serum antibodies. There was a significant association between antigen results and patient group (P=0.001), but there was an insignificant association between antibodies results and patient group (P=0.317). Age group, history of infected persons in the family, blood group, and previous treatment were all not associated with H. pylori infection (P≥0.05). Conclusion: The frequency of H. pylori antigen was higher than antibodies in symptomatic patients, while the frequency of H. pylori antibodies was higher than antigen in asymptomatic patients.