Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Study On Roll Damping of 2-D Cylinders

In this paper, the roll damping for a nonconventional cross-section, referred to as the step model, is investigated numerically and experimentally. The step model may be adopted as cross-sections along the parallel middle body of offshore floating structures such as a ship-based Floating Production and Storage Offloading vessel (FPSO). In order to validate the present approach, a typical cross-section with bilge is considered, and our results are compared with published data. In the case of the step model, it was found that not only the viscous damping component, but also the wave damping component increases considerably compared to the section with bilge.
Height of Tallest Saplings in 10-year-old Appalachian Hardwood Clearcuts

Stem characteristics, mainly height, of the tallest hardwood saplings in 10-year-old circular clearcut openings were evaluated for several Appalachian hardwoods in West Virginia. Heights of the tallest saplings were not influenced by cardinal directions on two oak sites. Saplings were taller near the center of 150-, 2OO-, and 250-foot openings than saplings in the center of the 50- and 100-foot openings. Saplings in the larger openings (150- to 250-foot) were significantly taller near the opening center compared to the tallest saplings along the border of the same size openings. For small openings (100-foot or less), the border effect was present throughout the openings.
Characteristics of Community College Transfer Students that Successfully Matriculate and Graduate in Engineering

The path from community college to an engineering degree can be filled with obstacles. “What we [still] don‟t know [about transfer students] is staggering 1 . ” Few research studies have been done from the perspective of community college graduates from accredited engineering programs. This study will help researchers, policy makers and educators understand behavior of community college transfer students that successfully matriculate and graduate in engineering. It will also help guide short-term tactical and long-term strategic programming for transfer students in engineering. Disciplines Bioresource and Agricultural Engineering | Engineering Education Comments This proceeding is from Proceedings of the 2011 American Society for Engineering Education Annual Conference & Exposition. This conference proceeding is available at Iowa State University Digital Repository: http://lib.dr.iastate.edu/abe_eng_conf/7 AC 2011-1148: CHARACTERISTICS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE TRANSFER STUDENTS THAT SUCCESSFULLY MATRICULATE AND GRADUATE IN ENGINEERING Steven K. Mickelson , Iowa State University Steven Mickelson is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, the Director of the Center for Learning and Teaching, and the Co-director o Learning Communities at Iowa State University. Marcia R Laugerman, Iowa State University Marcia Laugerman is a researcher for the Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching and a licensed professional industrial engineer. She has twenty years of faculty experience teaching engineering, business and statistics courses and is a current Ph D candidate. c ©American Society for Engineering Education, 2011 Characteristics of Community College Transfer Students that Successfully Matriculate and Graduate in Engineering
Organisational receptivity for change : combining context and capability to explain competitive advantage

This thesis explores efforts to conjoin organisational contexts and capabilities in explaining sustainable competitive advantage. Oliver (1997) argued organisations need to balance the need to conform to industry’s requirements to attain legitimization (e.g. DiMaggio & Powell, 1983), and the need for resource optimization (e.g. Barney, 1991). The author hypothesized that such balance can be viewed as movements along the homogeneity-heterogeneity continuum. An organisation in a homogenous industry possesses similar characteristics as its competitors, as opposed to a heterogeneous industry in which organisations within are differentiated and competitively positioned (Oliver, 1997). The movement is influenced by the dynamic environmental conditions that an organisation is experiencing. The author extended Oliver’s (1997) propositions of combining RBV’s focus on capabilities with institutional theory’s focus on organisational context, as well as redefining organisational receptivity towards change (ORC) factors from Butler and Allen’s (2008) findings. The authors contributed to the theoretical development of ORC theory to explain the attainment of sustainable competitive advantage. ORC adopts the assumptions from both institutional and RBV theories, where the receptivity factors include both organisational contexts and capabilities. The thesis employed a mixed method approach in which sequential qualitative quantitative studies were deployed to establish a robust, reliable, and valid ORC scale. The adoption of Hinkin’s (1995) three-phase scale development process was updated, thus items generated from interviews and literature reviews went through numerous exploratory factor analysis (EFA) and confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) to achieve convergent, discriminant, and nomological validities. Samples in the first phase (semi structured interviews) were hotel owners and managers. In the second phase, samples were MBA students, and employees of private and public sectors. In the third phase, samples were hotel managers. The final ORC scale is a parsimonious second higher-order latent construct. The first-order constructs comprises four latent receptivity factors which are ideological vision (4 items), leading change (4 items), implementation capacity (4 items), and change orientation (7 items). Hypotheses testing revealed that high levels of perceived environmental uncertainty leads to high levels of receptivity factor. Furthermore, the study found a strong positive correlation between receptivity factors and competitive advantage, and between receptivity factors and organisation performance. Mediation analyses revealed that receptivity factors partially mediate the relationship between perceived environmental uncertainty, competitive advantage and organisational performance.
Inter-organisational relationships in professional services: towards a typology of inter-organisational relationships

Purpose – Research into inter-organisational relationships has been one of the key drivers in the development of services marketing theory. Yet the understanding of the nature of such relationships, and the management of the relationship process, remains limited. Focusing on the development of buyer-seller relationships in an archetypal professional business service, this paper aims to critically examine the nature and format of inter-organisational service relationships. Design/methodology/approach – Research reported in the paper is based on case study research across multiple dyads (n=7) in the occupational health sector supported by large-scale survey data. Findings – Argues that, rather than adhering to a single format in terms of characteristics or pattern of development, relationships are diverse and complex. A typology of “ideal type” relationship formats, ranging from quasi-transactional to internalised, is proposed. Each of these ideal types is characterised by a unique set of causal and resultant conditions. Research limitations/implications – The paper is based on data from a single, albeit archetypal, professional business service. Consequently future research should address the replicability of the results across other service sectors. Practical implications – The identification of these discrete relationship formats and their key characteristics along a continuum provides an empirical basis on which service professionals can develop targeted strategies for the management of particular inter-organisational relationships. Originality/Value – Building on preceding research, the paper provides empirically based analysis of the nature and format of inter-organisational relationships in professional service markets.
Cracking of Earth and Rockfill Dams. Tension Zones in Embankments Caused by Conduits and Cutoff Walls

Abstract : The purpose of this study was to investigate by means of the finite element method (1) the effect of rigid conduits and cutoff walls on the stress distribution and on the development of tension zones in embankments and their foundations, and (2) the distribution of stresses acting on the sides of conduits and cutoff walls. All materials were assumed to be linearly elastic with equal properties in tension and in compression. The only load considered was the weight of the embankment and it was assumed to be applied in a single lift. Detailed investigation by means of the finite element method included six cases of conduits and four cases of cutoff walls. In the case of conduits, it was demonstrated that tension zones occur adjacent to conduits with sharp edges, and that the presence of a zone of more compressible material above the roof effectively improves the loading conditions on the conduit. In the case of cutoff walls beneath embankments, it was shown that tension zones develop in the upper part of the embankment and adjacent to the top of the wall. While the presence of a zone of more compressible material on top of the wall reduces the load on the upper surface of the wall, it somewhat increases the friction forces along the sides of the wall.
SPECIFIC FEATURES OF REACTIONS BETWEEN FULLERENE C60 AND RADICALS STABILIZED BY CONJUGATION IN THE PROCESS OF RADICAL POLYMERIZATION

It was determined previously that the principle of different inhibition effect exerted by fullerene С 60 on the radical polymerization of styrene and methyl methacrylate has a common kinetic nature, since the determining factor is the activity of radicals in chain propagation reactions. The effect of С 60 on radical polymerization of n -derivatives of styrene and allyl monomers (allyl chloride, allyl benzene, and diallylisophthalate) was studied. A common feature for these monomers is the low activity of the radical originating in propagation reactions determined by the conjugation with the substitute. There are peri-ods of induction for n -methyl and n -chlorostyrene, as itself styrene, before polymerization begins as a result of the coupling of the radical with the π-electrons of the benzene ring. Different induction period by the relative reactivates of the radicals of these monomers in chain propagation reactions is determined: relative to unsubstituted styrene, the induction period decreases in the reaction with n -chlorostyrene, but increases in the case of n -methylstyrene. In reactions between С 60 and allyl chloride and allyl benzene, the color of the reaction mixtures changes from starting violet to brown two times faster in solution with allyl chloride. In the polymerization of diallylisophthalate, the high reactivity of fullerene towards resonantly stabilized allyl radicals results in a long induction period. This fact shows that, as in the case of vinylarenes, in the formation of primary fullerene-containing structures – fullerenyl radicals, the central role belongs to stabilized by conjugation radicals.
Hydroelastic Response of Surface-Effect Ship Bow Seals: Large-Scale Experiments and Post-Buckling Analysis

Bow seals are critical components on advanced marine vehicles that rely on aerostatic support to reduce drag. They consist of a series of open-ended fabric cylinders ("fingers") that contact the free surface and, when inflated, form a compliant pressure barrier. Bow seals are unique in that, unlike a majority of structures in civil and mechanical engineering, bow seals operate in a buckled state. The response characteristics of these structures are of practical interest due to unacceptable wear rates on seal components and difficulties in predicting seal performance. Despite this, the hydroelastic response of the seal system, particularly basic information on seal vibration modes and the mechanisms responsible for seal wear, remains largely unknown. Similarly, estimates of the hydrodynamic loads on the seal system are inaccurate and based on heuristic scaling of data from small-scale experiments, where similitude is challenging to maintain. Thus, a large-scale test system is necessary to obtain accurate estimates of bow seal response. The work is comprised of three parts. Part one presents detailed observations of bow seal response acquired using a large-scale test platform developed as part of the present study. These high-resolution observations, the first of their kind, show bow seal response to be characterized by complex post-buckling behavior. Part two proposes an analytical framework for interpreting the wide range of behavior observed at large scale. Using this framework, key parameters driving seal conformation and stability are identified. It is found that, due to their buckled state, bow seals are highly susceptible to a mode switching instability, which may be a potential mechanism responsible for the damaging vibrations.
Seeing the need for ISO 14001

A new composition of matter, a method for the preparation of a copper-exchanged Type Y structured zeolite and a separation process employing the same. The zeolite adsorbent is prepared by a procedure employing an aqueous ion-exchange step and a final step including contacting the copper-exchanged zeolite with a mixture containing a cuprous salt and a hydrocarbon. The process involves the selective separation of olefinic hydrocarbons from saturated hydrocarbons employing a Type Y structured zeolite containing copper cations at the cationic exchange sites within the zeolite. The olefins are selectively retained by an adsorbent and are removed in a concentrated form by a desorption step.
TAXONOMIC COMPOSITION AND SEASONAL DISTRIBUTION OF COPEPOD ASSEMBLAGES FROM WATERS ADJACENT TO NUCLEAR POWER PLANT I AND II IN NORTHERN TAIWAN

The nuclear power plants are very important and cheap electric power source for Taiwan. However, the Nuclear Power Plant I and II (NPP I and II) are located in the northern Taiwan where the most populations inhabit. Therefore, the impact of operation of nuclear power plants on the surrounding environment, particularly in the surrounding waters, has drawn great attention to the public of Taiwan. Here we reported the first analyses on a three-year period of monitoring copepod assemblages in the adjacent waters to the NPP I and II. The copepod assemblages in the vicinity waters of NPP I and II were studied from November 2000 to December 2003, and included a total of 13 seasonal sampling cruises. A total of 47 genera, 116 copepod species, including several major genera such as genera of Corycaeus (14 species), Oncaea, Labidocera, Centropages (6 species respectively), and Acartia, Candacia, Oithona (5 species respectively) were identified in the course of the study. Temora turbinata, Calanus sinicus, Canthocalanus pauper, Undinula vulgaris and Paracalanus aculeatus were the five dominant species, comprising 81% of the total copepod abundance from sampling stations of NPP I and II during the monitoring period between November 2000 and December 2003. The neritic copepod species Temora turbinata was the most dominant one during all seasons. On the other hand, the continental shelf and oceanic species of Calanus sinicus was very rare during summer and became very dominant (e.g. 19% of total abundance) in winter indicating the intrusion of cold-water mass from East China Sea.
Editorial: Business model innovation - the challenges ahead

Joakim Bjorkdahl is Associate Professor in the Department of Technology Management and Economics at Chalmers University of Technology. In 2011/2012 he was a visiting scholar at Stanford University. His research is on strategy, innovation and business models. He has wide experience of working with strategy, business development and valuation. He has published several articles on business models in refereed journals including
Online Developmental Education Instruction: Challenges and Instructional Practices According to the Practitioners

Using a qualitative survey research design, researchers solicited faculty input on challenges and common instructional practices applied in teaching online developmental education courses. Online was defined as 80% or more of the instruction of a course being delivered online. Participants of the study were faculty teaching developmental education courses online, primarily in 2-year colleges. They completed an online survey on faculty characteristics and various aspects of teaching online. The most frequently occurring challenges identified by field practitioners included technology issues, student engagement, time management, and basic literacy skills. The most commonly used instructional activities reported were discussion boards, multimedia, offering of feedback and synchronous sessions, and communication. Based on the findings, implications for practice are discussed, which can benefit faculty as they design and deliver online developmental education courses.
Time to live well: well-being and time affluence for sustainable development

Abstract In the face of challenges presented by climate change and rising social inequality on a global scale, scholars have criticised prevalent individualistic, economistic and materialistic definitions of well-being. In this context, Buen Vivir emerged as an alternative concept from Latin America, critically engaging with growth-centred development and current definitions of well-being. Buen Vivir promotes an alternative vision of well-being that relies on social practices, inter-personal relationships and an intact natural environment. The article argues to take up this inspiration and stresses the importance of a new conceptualisation of well-being. Thus, it presents the Index of Good Living (IGL) as an eudaimonic approach to measure well-being, resting on the concept of relational goods. The index uses time spent by individuals for certain activities as its main indicator, proposing a nuanced toolset to compare time-based inequalities in relation to well-being in different contexts. The paper discusses the theoretical and methodological aspects behind this approach and contextualises them with first empirical evidence from Ecuador and Germany. It illuminates strengths and potential openings for further refinement and indicates areas for transformative change – both in politics and in everyday life.
A Human-Information Interaction Perspective on Augmented Cognition

Nearly a half-century ago, J.C. R. Licklider expressed a vision for “man-machine symbiosis,” coupling human brains and computing machines in a partnership that “will think as no human brain has ever thought and process data in a way not approached by the information-handling machines we know today. ” Until relatively recently, this vision was largely left idle by human factors engineering (HFE) research that grew over the decades from an initial focus on design of equipment to accommodate human limitations to cognitive systems engineering research to a more recent perspective focusing on design of human-information interaction. These perspective shifts and insights have brought a degree of success to the field in design efforts aimed at enhancing human-system performance. In recent years, the research area of augmented cognition has begun to shift the focus once more not only to enhancing the interaction environment, but also the cognitive abilities of the human operators and decision makers themselves. Ambitious goals of increasing total cognitive capacity through augmented cognition technologies are still on the horizon of this research program. This paper describes a framework within which augmented cognition research may identify requirements that compensate for human information processing shortcomings and augment human potential.
LATERAL LOAD TESTS ON PILES - ARKANSAS RIVER PROJECT

FIELD LATERAL LOAD TESTS WERE MADE ON A VARIETY OF PILES DRIVEN WITH DIFFERENT HAMMERS TO DEVELOP CRITERIA FOR THE DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION OF PILE FOUNDATIONS IN SAND FOR LOCKS AND DAMS OF THE LOWER ARKANSAS RIVER. THE INVESTIGATION INCLUDED DETERMINATION OF THE EFFECTS OF PILE BATTER, REPETITIVE LOAD, JETTING AND PREJETTING, AND DENSIFICATION OF THE FOUNDATION SOILS ON THE FLEXURAL AND LATERAL LOAD-DEFORMATION BEHAVIOR OF INDIVIDUAL PILES. THE PILE TESTS SHOWED THAT: (1) TRIANGULAR DISTRIBUTION OF MODULUS OF HORIZONTAL SUBGRADE REACTION NH WITH RESPECT TO DEPTH IS A GOOD APPROXIMATION; (2) COEFFICIENT NH IS DEPENDENT ON THE PILE DEFLECTION; (3) REPETITIVE LOADING INCREASES TOTAL DEFLECTION AT A GIVEN LOAD LEVEL BY ABOUT 100%; (4) FOR A GIVEN LATERAL LOAD, FULLY JETTED PILES DEFLECT 20% TO 50% MORE THAN UNJETTED PILES; (5) DENSIFICATION OF THE FOUNDATION SANDS INCREASES NH VALUE BY ABOUT 100%; AND (6) THE LATERAL LOAD CAPACITY OF A PILE IS ESSENTIALLY INDEPENDENT OF THE HAMMER USED TO DRIVE THE PILE. /ASCE/
LEAP-005: A phase 2 multicohort study of lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in patients with previously treated selected solid tumors—Results from the colorectal cancer cohort.

3564 Background: Pembrolizumab (pembro), an anti-PD-1 antibody, is approved for the treatment of patients (pts) with unresectable or metastatic microsatellite instability-high (MSI-H) or mismatch repair (MMR) deficient colorectal cancer, both as first-line treatment and after progression following treatment with fluoropyrimidine, oxaliplatin, and irinotecan. The combination of lenvatinib, a multiple receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitor, and anti-PD-1 treatment showed synergistic antitumor activity in preclinical models. LEAP-005 (NCT03797326) is evaluating the efficacy and safety of lenvatinib plus pembro in pts with previously treated advanced solid tumors. We present findings from the colorectal cancer cohort. Methods: In this nonrandomized, open-label, phase 2 study, adult pts (aged ≥18 y) with histologically/cytologically documented metastatic and/or unresectable colorectal cancer, non–MSI-H/pMMR tumor per local determination, previous treatment with oxaliplatin and irinotecan in separate lines of therapy, measurable disease per RECIST v1.1, ECOG PS of 0‒1, and a tissue sample evaluable for PD-L1 expression were eligible. Pts received lenvatinib 20 mg QD plus pembro 200 mg Q3W for up to 35 cycles of pembro (̃2 y) or until confirmed disease progression, unacceptable toxicity, or withdrawal of consent. Treatment with lenvatinib could continue beyond 2 y in pts with clinical benefit. Primary endpoints were ORR (per RECIST v1.1 by blinded independent central review) and safety. Secondary endpoints included disease control rate (DCR), duration of response (DOR), PFS, and OS. Tumor imaging was performed Q9W from treatment initiation for 54 wks, then Q12W to week 102, and Q24W thereafter. Results: 32 pts with colorectal cancer received treatment with lenvatinib plus pembro (median age, 56 y [range, 36-77]; male, 81%; 3L, 91%); median time from first dose to data cutoff (April 10, 2020) was 10.6 mo (range, 5.9-13.1). ORR was 22% (95% CI, 9–40; table). Grade 3–5 treatment-related AEs occurred in 16 (50%) pts. Treatment-related AEs led to treatment discontinuation in 3 pts (grade 2 ischemic stroke [n = 1], grade 3 increased liver transaminases [n = 1], grade 5 intestinal perforation [n = 1]). Conclusions: In pts with previously treated advanced non–MSI-H/pMMR colorectal cancer, lenvatinib plus pembro demonstrated promising antitumor activity and a manageable safety profile. Enrollment in the colorectal cohort was expanded to 100 pts. Clinical trial information: NCT03797326. [Table: see text]
Development of an evidence-based framework to guide injury prevention interventions for off-road motorcyclists

There is little research on off-road motorcycle and all-terrain vehicle riders though injury levels are high. This thesis identified formal responsibility for monitoring injuries, targeting young male and recreational riders, promotion of family members as models, and controlled and accessible riding locations as ways to increase safety. These recommendations were based on analysis of Queensland hospitalisation records, rider personal reports and survey responses.