Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Study on the Influence of Road Geometry on Vehicle Lateral Instability

According to the accident analysis of vehicles in the curve, the skidding, rollover, and lateral drift of vehicles are determined as means to evaluate the lateral stability of vehicles. The utility truck of rear-wheel drive (RWD) is researched, which is high accident rate. Human-vehicle-road simulation models are established by CarSim. Through the orthogonal experiment method, the effects of different road geometries, speed, and interaction factors between road geometries on vehicle lateral stability are studied. In this paper, skidding risk of the vehicle is characterized by the Side-way Force Coefficient (SFC). Rollover risk of the vehicle is characterized by lateral acceleration and the load transfer ratio. Lateral drift risk of the vehicle is characterized by the sideslip angle of wheels. The results of orthogonal analysis reveal that the maximum tire-road friction coefficient and speed are highly significant in skidding of the vehicle. The effects of the combination of horizontal alignment and superelevation on vehicle skidding are important. The effects of horizontal alignment and speed on vehicle rollover risk are highly significant. The effects of superelevation on vehicle rollover risk are significant. The effects of the interaction of horizontal alignment and superelevation are also important on vehicles’ rollover risk. The speed and the maximum tire-road friction coefficient have highly significant effect on the vehicle’s lateral drift. The superelevation has a significant effect on the vehicle’s lateral drift. The effects of the interaction of horizontal alignment and superelevation and longitudinal slope are also important on the lateral drift of the vehicle.
The association between preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise test variables and short-term morbidity following oesophagectomy: a hospital-based cohort study.

Background: Postoperative complications after oesophagectomy are thought to be associated with reduced fitness. This observational study explored the associations between aerobic fitness, as determined objectively by preoperative cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPEX), and 30-day morbidity after oesophagectomy. Methods: We retrospectively identified 254 consecutive patients who underwent oesophagectomy at a single academic teaching hospital between September 2011 and March 2017. Postoperative complication data were measured using the Esophageal Complications Consensus Group definitions and graded using the Clavien-Dindo classification system of severity (blinded to CPEX values). Associations between preoperative CPEX variables and postoperative outcomes were estimated using logistic regression. Results: Two hundred and six patients (77% male) were included in the analyses, with a mean age of 67 years (SD 9). The mean values for VO 2peak and AT were 21.1ml/kg/min (SD 4.5) and 12.4ml/kg/min (SD 2.8), respectively. The vast majority of patients (98.5%) had malignant disease; predominantly adenocarcinoma (84.5%), for which most received neoadjuvant chemotherapy (79%) and underwent minimally invasive Ivor Lewis oesophagectomy (53%). Complications at postoperative day 30 occurred in 111 patients (54%), the majority of which were cardiopulmonary (72%). No associations were found between preoperative CPEX variables and morbidity for either VO 2peak (OR 1.00, 95% CI 0.94-1.07) or AT (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.89-1.09). Conclusions: Preoperative CPEX variables were not associated with 30-day complications following oesophagectomy. The findings do not support the use of CPEX as an isolated preoperative screening tool to predict short-term morbidity after oesophagectomy. This modestly sized observational work highlights the need for larger studies examining associations between preoperative CPEX and outcomes after oesophagectomy to look for consistency in our
FORCED VIBRATIONS WITH FRACTIONAL TYPE OF DISSIPATION

1 SUMMARY We consider the motion of a mass moving on a straight line under the action of a harmonic disturbing force. The mass is xed to a viscoelastic body whose other end is anchored. It is assumed that the viscoelastic body behaves according to a generalized model that contains fractional derivatives of stress and strain. Thermodynamical restrictions on the coef cients of the model, that follow from the Clausius Duhem inequality, are taken into account. It is shown that the dynamics of the problem is governed by a single differential equation of real order. The obtained equation was solved by use of the method of Laplace transformation. The proposed model could be used for the study of forced vibrations of systems incorporating polymers, elastomers and other real materials.
Plantes hotes et detection des mouches des fruits en periode hors production de mangues dans la region des hauts-bassins du Burkina Faso

La production de mangues est un des facteurs les plus importants dans l’economie agricole du Burkina Faso. Cependant, cette production est confrontee a des attaques de mouches de fruits, qui constituent un probleme majeur rendant difficile sa commercialisation. L’objectif de cette etude etait de contribuer a l’amelioration des connaissances sur les plantes hotes alternatives et les zones de concentration des mouches des fruits en periodes hors production de mangues. Pour identifier les plantes hotes alternatives, des collectes et des incubations de fruits ont ete effectuees. Afin de detecter les mouches des fruits dans ces zones, nous avons utilise la technique du piegeage a l’aide des parapheromones (Methyl Eugenol destine a attirer les mâles de Bactrocera dorsalis et le Terpinyl Acetate destine a attirer les mâles de Ceratitis cosyra ). Les resultats ont revele qu’apres incubation de 1944 fruits preleves sur 7 especes vegetales appartenant a 7 familles botaniques, au cours d’une periode de 3 mois, 6325 mouches de fruits ont emerge de 8625 pupes collectees dont 3170 mouches de fruits emergees a partir des fruits de Sarcocephalus latifolius , 3000 mouches emergees de Psidium guajava et 125 autres mouches domestiques provenant de Citrus sinensis . Les 6325 mouches de fruits identifiees ont ete reparties en 2 especes : l’espece B. dorsalis avec 3030 individus associee a 2 plantes-hotes ( Strychnos inoccua et Psidium guajava ) et l’espece C. cosyra avec 3170 individus associee a une seule plante-hote ( Sarcocephalus latifolius ). La detection dans ces zones a revele qu’il y’a plus de populations de B. dorsalis en verger qu’en formation vegetale. Les vergers de manguiers pourraient etre consideres comme une zone refuge pour B. dorsalis en periode hors saison de mangues. Parmi les 4 localites etudiees (Koumi, Sakabi, Yegueresso, Bobo-Dioulasso), la ville de Bobo-Dioulasso pourrait etre consideree comme une zone refuge des mouches de fruits precisement de l’espece B. dorsalis. Mots cles : Hotes, mouches de fruits, detection, mangue, Burkina Faso.
Faster-than-c Particles and the Newton- Voigt Transformation

A recent claim that neutrinos can move faster than light in free space is at least consistent with earlier measurements of the speed of light in condensed media in wavelength regions of anomalous dispersion. Both findings are widely assumed to be ruled out theoretically because they would violate the principle that the time-order of events must be the same for all observers. A review of the assumptions made in Einstein s original derivation of the Lorentz Transformation (LT) in 1905, however, shows that it is possible to avoid this conflict between theory and experiment while still satisfying his two postulates of relativity. An amended version of relativity theory is presented which is based on an alternative to the LT, the Newton-Voigt Transformation (NVT). The latter is also consistent with the Relativistic Velocity Transformation (RVT), while at the same time being compatible with super-luminal motion. It is argued that faster-than-c neutrinos would have to possess null rest mass, the same as photons, in order to satisfy other fact-based requirements of the original theory.
Evaluation of LA hybrids and Oriental lilies under protected and open conditions

An experiment was carried out to evaluate LA hybrids and Oriental lilies under protected and open conditions. The fresh bulbs of 9 cultivars (4 cultivars of LA hybrid viz. Salmon Classic, Bright Diamond, Red Alert, Pavia and 5 cultivars of Oriental lily viz. Mero Star, Medusa, Canberra, Rialto and Avocado) of Lilium were used as experimental material. The results showed that number of leaves, leaf area, plant height, total number of buds, bud diameter, total number of flowers, duration of flowering, vase life, weight of bulblets and diameter of bulblets found superior under protected condition in both LA hybrids and Oriental lilies, while days to visible bud formation and and weight of bulb recorded superior under open condition in both LA hybrids and Oriental lilies. Among the cultivars of LA hybrid, total number of buds, flower bud length, total number of flowers, diameter of flowers, weight of bulblets and diameter of bulb recorded maximum in Bright Diamond, whereas bud diameter, duration of flowering and weight of bulb registered maximum in Pavia. Among the cultivars of Oriental lily, number of buds and flowers, flower bud length and diameter recorded maximum in Rialto, whereas duration of flowering, weight and diameter of bulb and bulblets recorded maximum in Avocado.
Incompatible Nodulation of Bradyrhizobium elkanii Strains BLY3-8 and BLY6-1 with Rj3 Gene-Harboring Soybean Cultivars

Bradyrhizobia are known symbiotic partners of soybean. However, some soybean cultivars restrict nodulation by some Bradyrhizobium bacterial strains. These restrictions are related to compatibility between the Rj genes of soybean cultivars and nodulation types of inoculated bacteria. The objective of this study was to determine nodulation incompatibility of Type B strains with Rj3 soybean cultivars. Newly isolated B. elkanii strains BLY3-8 and BLY6-1 from Myanmar and specific strain Bradyrhizobium elkanii USDA33, which are incompatible with Rj3 soybean cultivars, and B. japonicum USDA110 were used as inoculants to check compatibility or incompatibility with Rj3 soybean cultivars. Nitrogen fixation activity was measured by the acetylene reduction method. Ethylene concentration (reduction of acetylene) was determined by flame ionization gas chromatography. According to the inoculation test results, USDA110 was compatible with all soybean cultivars because it formed effective nodules (Figure S1 in Appendix) and possessed nitrogenase activity. Similarly, B. elkanii strains BLY3-8, BLY6-1, and USDA33 were highly compatible with non-Rj and Rj4-gene harboring soybean cultivars because they had the ability to form functional nodules and possessed nitrogenase activity. Inversely, BLY3-8, BLY6-1, and USDA33 were incompatible with Rj3 soybean cultivars because they produced ineffective nodules. Consequently, the ratio of ineffective nodule number to total nodule number was >0.5. Therefore, nodule formation by the newly isolated B. elkanii strains BLY3-8 and BLY6-1 was restricted by the Rj3 soybean cultivars potentially making them useful as specific strains to detect the Rj3 gene in soybean cultivars.
Formulation and acceptability of blended weaning food by incorporating banana, sweet potato and drumstick leaves powder

The weaning period is a crucial period in an infant's life. At the age of 5–6 months, most infants begin to eat supplementary semisolid foods. At this stage homogenized infant foods play a major role in their nutrition. In developing country like India hidden hunger is one of the main problem due to deficiency of micronutrients like vitamins and minerals especially vitamin A, iron and zinc. Cereal gruel is the common complementary foods in developing countries, and it is usually low in energy and protein, thus increase in protein-energy malnutrition among underprivileged weaning aged children. In this context, the present experiment was conducted to formulate weaning food (7 treatments) for infants from malted wheat flour, malted ragi flour, malted green gram flour, roasted flax seed powder blended with banana, sweet potato and drumstick leaves powder. The formulated samples were analyzed for physico-chemical and sensory attributes The sensory analysis revealed that the weaning food mix with 30% banana powder, 10% sweet potato powder, 5% drumstick leaf powder had good sensory qualities in terms of overall acceptability (7.77).
Influence of foliar application of potassium and its spray schedule on quality, yield and nutrient content of leaf in Citrus

The cultivation of citrus crop is gaining impetus in light textured soils of north western India where rice-wheat is the predominant cropping sequence which urgently needs to be diversified. Studies have revealed that the soils of citrus orchards are highly deficient in potash. Correction of K deficiencies particularly at pre- and post anthesis stage of the crop improved yield and quality of the fruit. Foliar application of K through different sources and combinations and its spray schedule at bloom and early fruit development stage of the crop was found to influence the yield and quality parameters such as average fruit weight, number of fruits/plant, size (diameter and proportion of medium and large fruits), yield, peel content, peel thickness, rag and juice content, TSS, reducing, non-reducing and total sugar, ascorbic acid and acidity of the citrus fruits over control and other treatments. The nutritional status of the leaf was also found to be influenced due to different respective treatments on K. The impact of K and its spray schedule on related parameters in some other fruit crops has also been discussed and compared in the present manuscript. There is lack of information on economically important citrus crops like Kinnow mandarin (Citrus reticulata) and Sweet orange (Citrus sinensis), the major crops in north western region of the country. The systematic array of the results of different investigations on the aspect compiled in this manuscript may help in formulating and executing the research endeavour in this direction for further improvement.
Effects of Four Essential Oils on Nutrients Digestibility of In Vitro Ruminal Fermentation

This research was done to study the effect of four essential oils (EOs), as feed additives, on ruminal nutrient digestibility in order to find out candidate of rumen modifier. Those four EOs were destilated from Foeniculum vulgare (Mill), Pinus merkusii (Jungh. & de Vriese), Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle and Melaleuca leucadendra (L.). Their effect on dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP) and crude fiber (CF) digestibility were studied using in vitro rumen fermentation technique according to Theodorou method. Data were statistically analysed using analysis of variance factorial 4x5 design. Feed for fermentation substrate consist of Pennisetum purpureum, rice bran and wheat pollard. Essential oil individually was added and mix with substrate to meet the final concentration in fermentation media of 0, 100, 200, 400 and 800 mg/l. P. merkusii, C. nardus and M. leucadendra EOs reduced DM, OM, and CF digestibilities. The decreasing were in line with the increasing of EOs doses. Therefore F. vulgare only reduced CF digestibility. The value of DM, OM and CP digestibilities in fermentation with F. vulgare did not differ from control. CP digestibility differed among EO treatments. In F. vulgare, and P. merkusii, treatments, CP digestibility did not differ from control, whereas overall CP digestibility in C. nardus tended to be higher than control and CP digestibility in M. leucadendra was significantly higher. All EOs addition reduced CF digestibility at all level. CF digestibility in fermentation added 800 mg/l of M. leucadendra EO was slumped to only 14.29% of control. Among four EOs M. leucadendra is the most potent on interrupt rumen feed fermentation whereas P. merkusii and C. nardus in moderate ways and F. vulgare in delicate manner.
First-Language Oral Proficiency and Second-Language Literacy

This chapter reviews research on the extent to which first-language oral proficiency is related to the development of literacy skills in English. Research on children learning to read in their first language has shown that word-level reading skills are linked to phonological processing but only marginally related to oral proficiency skills. In contrast, both phonological processing and oral proficiency skills have been implicated in reading comprehension. It is important to examine whether the same relationships hold between first-language oral proficiency skills and second-language literacy development.
Performance of different genotypes, packaging materials and seed treatments on seedling characters of rice ( Oryza sativa L) during storage period

Impact of packaging materials and seed treatments on seedling characters during storage, in two different rice varieties was studied during October 2014 to March 2015. Two variety viz. Pusa basmati-1(V1), and Jaya (V2) were equally divide into 4 lots of 2000 gm each and treated with castor oil @ 5ml/kg seed (T1), neem cake @ 10 gm/ kg seed (T2), Thiram @ 2gm/kg (T3) seed alone with control (untreated T0) and packed in vaccum polythene bags (P1), non vaccum polythene bags (P2), and jute bags (P3) and maintained for 24 weeks with 12% seed moisture content under ambient conditions. The results clearly revealed that seed stored in non vaccum polythene bags and treated with Thiram, variety Jaya was proved to be superior as it retained good, fresh weight (mean P2 0.9, T3 1.0 and V2 0.8g), dry weight (mean P2 0.5, T3 0.6 and V2 0.4g) and Pusa basmati-1 was proved to be superior germination percent (mean V1 63.10, P2 59.40 and T3 63.80%) and average seedling length (mean V1 18.60, P2 18.00 and T3 18.00cm), which is stored in non vaccum polythene bags and treated with thiram.
The Unbiased Estimation of Heterogeneous Coefficients in Panel Data Models with Common Factors and Feedback Effects

This article introduces the Augmented Panel Dynamic OLS estimator (‘AP-DOLS’), which is capable of consistently estimating heterogeneous coefficients in panel time series datasets (large N and T ) with endogenous regressors that suffer from both crosssectional dependence (i.e. common factors/shocks) and other forms of endogeneity. Monte Carlo simulations show that in certain environments AP-DOLS is unbiased where competing panel time series estimators are not. The estimator is then applied to the topic of a long run relationship between inequality and crime using U.S. state data. The results illustrate the significant impact that proper estimation in heterogeneous panels can have on empirical conclusions.
SCATTERING OF ROUGH SOLUTIONS OF 3D NLKG WITH GENERAL DATA

We prove scattering of solutions below the energy norm of the 3D Klein-Gordon equation  ∂ttu−∆u+ u = −|u|p−1u u(0, x) = u0(x) ∂tu(0, x) = u1(x) with 3 < p < 5: this result extends those obtained in the energy class [5, 15, 16] and those obtained below the energy norm under the additional assumption of spherical symmetry [20]. In order to do that, we prove exponential-type decay estimates in Hs × Hs−1, s < 1, by means of concentration [1] and a low-high frequency decomposition [2, 3, 7] : this is the starting point to prove scattering. On low frequencies we modify the arguments in [15, 16]; on high frequencies we use the smoothing effect of the solutions to control the error terms: this, combined with an almost conservation law, allows to prove these decay estimates.
XRF analyses of major and trace elements in silicate rocks calibrated with synthetic standard samples

This paper describes techniques for calibrations of XRF analyses for major and trace elements in rock samples using synthetic standard samples. For major element analyses, standard samples were mixtures of pure reagents including analyzed elements. For trace element analyses, SiO2 and SiO2-TiO2-CaCO3 were used as major element matrices. Reagents including trace elements were stepwisely diluted with flux (Li2B4O7). In spite of the compositional ranges of synthetic standards larger than those of natural rocks, calibration curves obtained in this study have high correlation coefficients and accuracies. Analytical results of JGS geochemical reference samples using obtained calibration curves show significant differences with their recommended values in several elements such as Y, Cr, Zr, Ni and V, which indicates that the recommended values of these elements have inaccuracies. Potential factors of the inaccuracies, such as earlier-generation experiments in the data set, are also discussed.
Cell Proliferation Study in Canine Mammary Carcinomas

Mammary gland tumours are the most frequent cancer reported in female dogs [1-3]. Among them mammary carcinomas comprise the most numerous types [3,4]. They are characterized by a variety of histological forms creating diversified microscopic picture. It is the cause of many discrepancies between classification methods and selection of morphological features as the basis for characterization of malignancy. Moreover, a high proportion of cases with recurrence and metastases following surgical procedures suggest that additional prognostic factors are needed for disease course prognosis [4-7].
Laser-based diagnostics and scalar imaging in high compressibility shear layers

Quantitative scalar imaging of high compressibility mixing layers is performed in a shock tunnel-driven hypersonic mixing layer facility. A high sensitivity Planar Laser-Induced Fluorescence (PLIF) scheme using nitric oxide as the seeded species along with appropriate mixing layer conditions is developed to instantaneously measure local mixture fraction of a conserved scalar in a non-isothermal environment. Signal dependencies on local temperature, laser fluence, and quenching environment are calculated and optimized to ensure quantitative PLIF images of mixture fraction. These images provide detailed information about the behavior of large-scale structures and turbulent dynamics in compressible mixing layers. For the imaged mixing layer at Mc = 2.64, streamwise structures, inclined in the flow direction from the side view, are seen to dominate the scalar field of the shear layer and the mixing dynamics. Side, plan, and end views show strong instantaneous transverse gradients in mixture fraction, suggesting that gradient transport models for scalar mixing are likely appropriate at high compressibilities where the structure size is smaller and reduced pressure communication inhibits large-scale mixing. 1 Current Address: Advanced Projects Research Inc. (APRI) 1925 McKinley Ave., Suite B. La Verne, CA 91750
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN DESIGN THINKING AND PERSONALITY TRAITS

This paper is an attempt to gain better insight into design thinking from a micro-viewpoint through the association of design thinking with human beings’ personality traits. Based on previous research, we conjecture that personality traits are also associated with the capacity for utilizing design thinking. To test our hypothesis, we focused on the five-stage Design Thinking model proposed by the d.school and utilized FFM (Five-Factor Model) to describe personalities. 28 students, who have experiences of design thinking activities, participated in the study. We used correlation analysis and observed the significant relationship between personality traits and individuals’ capacity for utilizing design thinking