Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The impact of Fly-in/Fly-out work on well-being and work-life satisfaction

The move away from non-residential based oil and gas and mining operations to a working system in which workers commute to and from major capital cities at the beginning and end of their roster is becoming increasingly common in the resource industry in Australia and in particular Western Australia (Shrimpton & Storey, 1991) This type of working regime usually involves workers doing ten to twelve hour shifts for between one and six-week periods at a time Few studies have examined the impact of fly-in/fly-out work from the perspective of the worker FIFO workers from the mining and offshore oil and gas industries in Western Australia (n= 132) completed a paper - based survey examining, Job satisfaction, life satisfaction, relationship satisfaction and areas workers identified as being specific to their lifestyle such as the interface between home and family while away Results indicated FIFO had a negative impact on Job, life and most areas of relationship satisfaction This impact was exacerbated if workers were doing uneven shifts that were longer than two weeks and had young children These results suggest there was a spillover from Job to life and relationships.
Conception et implémentation d'un méta-modèle de machines asynchrones en défaut

Pour mener des recherches en diagnostic de la machine asynchrone sur des defauts essentiellement electriques ou mecaniques, l'outil de simulation est indispensable pour les investiguer. Autant en pratique certains defauts sont quasiment impossibles a realiser, qu'il est souvent aussi difficile de les reproduire en simulation sans y consacrer un temps de developpement tres important. C'est pour cela que dans cette these, avec l'idee d'utiliser les outils issus du genie logiciel, on s'est donne comme objectif d'automatiser la generation d'un simulateur de la machine asynchrone en defaut. Apres un recensement des differentes approches de simulation des machines asynchrones, nous avons developpe notre modelisation avec la methode des Circuits Electriques Magnetiquement Couples (CEMC). Nous detaillons pas a pas les etapes empruntees par le Meta Modele, dans un premiers temps, pour modeliser une machine saine, en decrivant les parties elementaires du modele jusqu'a la facon de les assembler pour obtenir le modele de la machine complete. Cela s'est traduit par la generation des mutuelles intrinseques au stator, intrinseques au rotor, et des mutuelles stator-rotor, ainsi que la construction des matrices de connexions selon les caracteristiques topologiques du bobinage de la machine. Ensuite, nous avons enrichi ce Meta Modele par la prise en consideration de la presence de defauts de type court-circuit de spires au sein d'une meme phase, court-circuit entre phase et terre ou rupture de barres. Nous avons montre comment ce generateur de modele prend en compte chacune de ces alterations topologiques en faisant les extensions necessaires aux matrices de connexions et aux matrices du modele. Des resultats experimentaux issus de prototypes defaillants de machines asynchrones ont permis de valider ce principe de generation d'un modele dynamique. En conclusion, nous pouvons dire que cette plate-forme de simulation (l'implementation Objets du Meta Modele) peut alors servir comme un outil d'experimentation virtuel des techniques de detection et de localisation de defaillances de machines asynchrones.
Enhancing Evidence-based Practice Through Collaboration

Hospitals increasingly reference published evidence for any given procedure or guideline as part of the push toward evidence-based nursing. Medical centers and universities can develop a collaborative model to help support evidence-based practice. The authors describe a model of collaboration between a university and medical centers to enhance nurses' knowledge and research skills and provide research opportunities for faculty.
Vertex Deletion Problems on Chordal Graphs

Containing many classic optimization problems, the family of vertex deletion problems has an important position in algorithm and complexity study. The celebrated result of Lewis and Yannakakis gives a complete dichotomy of their complexity. It however has nothing to say about the case when the input graph is also special. This paper initiates a systematic study of vertex deletion problems from one subclass of chordal graphs to another. We give polynomial-time algorithms or proofs of NP-completeness for most of the problems. In particular, we show that the vertex deletion problem from chordal graphs to interval graphs is NP-complete.
Effects of light adaptation on contrast processing in bipolar cells in the retina

Effects of light adaptation on contrast processing in the outer retina were investigated over nearly four decades of background illumination by analyzing the intracellular responses of 111 bipolar cells, 66 horizontal cells, and 22 cone photoreceptors in the superfused eyecup of the tiger salamander (Ambystoma tigrinum). Light adaptation had striking and similar effects on the average contrast responses of the hyperpolarizing (Bh) and depolarizing (Bd) classes of bipolar cells: Over the lower two decades of background illumination, the contrast gain increased 7-fold to reach values as high as 20–30, the dynamic range and the half-maximum contrast decreased by about 60%, the total voltage range increased some 40%, and contrast dominance changed from highly positive to more balanced. At higher levels of background, most aspects of the contrast response stabilized and Weber's Law then held closely. In this background range, the contrast gain of bipolar cells was amplified some 20× relative to that of cones whereas the corresponding amplification in horizontal cells was about 6×. Differences in the growth of contrast gain with the intensity of the background illumination for cones versus bipolar cells suggest that there are at least two adaptation-dependent mechanisms regulating contrast gain. One is evident in the cone photoresponse such that an approximately linear relation holds between the steady-state hyperpolarization and contrast gain. The other arises between the voltage responses of the cones and bipolar cells. It could be presynaptic (modulation of cone transmitter release by horizontal cell feedback or other mechanisms) and/or postsynaptic, that is, intrinsic to bipolar cells. Contrast gain grew with the background intensity by a larger factor in horizontal than in bipolar cells. This provides a basis for the widely held view that light adaptation increases the strength of surround antagonism in bipolar cells. On average, the effects of light adaptation and most quantitative indices of contrast processing were remarkably similar for Bd and Bh cells, implying that both classes of bipolar cells, despite possible differences in underlying mechanisms, are about equally capable of encoding all primary aspects of contrast at all levels of light adaptation.
Ultra Low Power High Speed Comparator for Analog to Digital Converters

-Dynamic comparators with high speed , low power and low offset voltage are the main prerequisite features of all ADCs . A low power high speed and low offset dynamic comparator is being introduced in this paper. In all ADC converter architecture the basic building block is a latched comparator. The circuits are simulated in Cadence® Virtuoso Analog Design Environment in GPDK 180nm and 45nm technology. A comparison of the previous architecture and proposed comparator is shown in 180nm. The power consumption of the proposed architecture is 56% lesser than the previous architecture. The Circuit reduces the amount of kickback noise and the offset voltage making it favourable for the pipeline data conversion and flash applications. Keyword Comparator, low power, low offset, Kickback Noise.
The Scramble for Land Rights: Reducing Inequity between Communities and Companies

Increasing global demand for natural resources is intensifying competition for land across the developing world, pushing companies onto territories that many Indigenous Peoples and rural communities have sustainably managed for generations. These communities, who collectively hold at least half the world’s land but legally own just 10 percent of land globally, are now racing to protect their land rights.A comprehensive global review of how communities and companies formalize land rights, this report examines discrepancies in time and costs required to obtain formal land rights as well as the land size and rights ultimately granted to each in 15 countries across Africa, Asia and Latin America. It uncovers significant differences in the barriers that both groups face – disparities that give companies a clear advantage. Communities sacrifice years or even decades navigating unwieldy, expensive government processes that may force them to give up significant portions of their ancestral lands, while wealthy companies with strong political connections quickly secure rights to the same land.The report sheds light on this uneven playing field between companies and communities, and recommends a more transparent path forward. It calls on countries to simplify overly complex procedures and amend steps that impose difficult, undue burdens on communities, while uniformly enforcing corporate land acquisition policies. Around the world, better conflict resolution mechanisms are needed to address competing third-party claims, and governments must also protect communities' right to free, prior and informed consent.
Hybrid switched-capacitor-Cuk/Zeta/Sepic converters in step-up mode

The energy-transfer-capacitor in basic Cuk, Zeta and Sepic converters is split into two capacitors. The rectifier diode is replaced by two diodes that form with the two capacitors a switched-capacitor circuit, which appears connected between the input and output inductances of the original converter. As a result, hybrid circuits, presenting a higher DC voltage ratio than the classical Cuk, Zeta and Sepic converters, are obtained. Even if the new hybrid structures do not reach the DC gain of quadratic converters, they present a higher efficiency in processing the energy: unlike the cascaded converters whose efficiency is a product of the efficiencies of each block, the hybrid converters do not require an additional level of energy processing. A DC analysis, simulation and experimental results concerning the proposed circuits are presented.
Global modeling of microwave three terminal active devices using the FDTD method

Abstract : This paper presents a new approach for the global electromagnetic analysis of the three-Terminal active linear and nonlinear microwave circuits using the Finite-Difference Time Domain (FDTD) Method. Here, we have updated the both electric field components on the three - terminal active device by correlating the voltage and current with its impedance. This approach is applied to the analysis of a linear amplifier which includes a three-terminal active MESFET device. Simulations results are in good agreement with those of the commercial tool.
Does character displacement initiate speciation? Evidence of reduced gene flow between populations experiencing divergent selection

Character displacement – trait evolution stemming from selection to lessen resource competition or reproductive interactions between species – has long been regarded as important in finalizing speciation. By contrast, its role in initiating speciation has received less attention. Yet because selection for character displacement should act only where species co‐occur, individuals in sympatry will experience a different pattern of selection than conspecifics in allopatry. Such divergent selection might favour reduced gene flow between conspecific populations that have undergone character displacement and those that have not, thereby potentially triggering speciation. Here, we explore these ideas empirically by focusing on spadefoot toads, Spea multiplicata, which have undergone character displacement, and for which character displacement appears to cause post‐mating isolation between populations that are in sympatry with a heterospecific and those that are in allopatry. Using mitochondrial sequence data and nuclear microsatellite genotypes, we specifically asked whether gene flow is reduced between populations in different selective environments relative to that between populations in the same selective environment. We found a slight, but statistically significant, reduction in gene flow between selective environments, suggesting that reproductive isolation, and potentially ecological speciation, might indeed evolve as an indirect consequence of character displacement. Generally, character displacement may play a largely underappreciated role in instigating speciation.
Brief Paper: A Study on the Possibility of Introducing Korean Technologies into Vietnam for Monitoring and Prevention of Solitary Deaths of Elderly

: The Socialist Republic of Vietnam has become one of the top ten nations with the highest aging rate. The proportion of their aging population increased from 7.2% to 10.95% from 1989 to 2017 and entered into the aging society six years earlier than what had been anticipated in 2011. The main issues in such a society are the problems associated with the elderly living by themselves and their solitary deaths. This study attempts to find a solution which would mitigate the burdens of aging or aged population who are living in a lonely and solitary living condition focusing on the system used for the purpose of managing or monitoring of their daily lives to prevent any undesirable outcomes including solitary deaths. The study also discusses the possibility of introducing the system into Vietnam.
Molecular control of the Wee1 regulatory pathway by the SAD kinase Cdr2

ABSTRACT Cell growth and division are tightly coordinated to maintain cell size constant during successive cell cycles. In Schizosaccharomyces pombe, the SAD kinase Cdr2 regulates the cell size at division and the positioning of the division plane. Cdr2 forms nodes on the medial cortex containing factors that constitute an inhibitory pathway for Wee1. This pathway is regulated by polar gradients of the DYRK kinase Pom1, and involves a direct inhibitor of Wee1, the SAD kinase Cdr1. Cdr2 also interacts with the anillin Mid1, which defines the division plane, and with additional components of the medial cortical nodes, including Blt1, which participate in the mitotic-promoting and cytokinetic functions of nodes. Here, we show that the interaction of Cdr2 with Wee1 and Mid1 requires the UBA domain of Cdr2, which is necessary for its kinase activity. In contrast, Cdr1 associates with the C-terminus of Cdr2, which is composed of basic and KA-1 lipid-binding domains. Mid1 also interacts with the C-terminus of Cdr2 and might bridge the N- and C-terminal domains, whereas Blt1 associates with the central spacer region. We propose that the association of Cdr2 effectors with different domains might constrain Cdr1 and Wee1 spatially to promote Wee1 inhibition upon Cdr2 kinase activation. Highlighted Article: A dissection of how the fission yeast cell geometry network kinase Cdr2 coordinates the recruitment of its major effectors, Wee1, Cdr1 and Mid1, to regulate cell division spatially and temporally.
S179D-Human PRL, a Pseudophosphorylated Human PRL Analog, Is an Agonist and Not an Antagonist.

For many years, our group has been involved in the development of human PRL antagonists. In two recent publications, S179D-human PRL, a human PRL analog designed to mimic a putative S179-phosphorylated human PRL, was reported to be a highly potent antagonist of human PRL-induced proliferation and signaling in rat Nb2 cells. We prepared this analog with the aim of testing it in various bioassays involving the homologous, human PRL receptor. In our hands, S179Dhuman PRL was able to stimulate 1) the proliferation of rat Nb2 cells and of human mammary tumor epithelial cells (T47D), 2) transcriptional activation of the lactogenic hormone response element-luciferase reporter gene, and 3) activation of the Janus kinase/signal transducer and activator of transcription and MAPK pathways. Using the previously characterized antagonist G129R-human PRL as a control, we failed to observe any evidence for antagonism of S179D-human PRL toward any of the human PRL-induced effects analyzed, including cell proliferation, transcriptional activation, and signaling. In conclusion, our data argue that S179D-human PRL is an agonist displaying slightly reduced affinity and activity due to local alteration of receptor binding site 1, and that the antagonistic properties previously attributed to S179Dhuman PRL cannot be confirmed in any of the assays analyzed in this study. (Endocrinology 142: 3950 –3963, 2001)
Optimal Scheduling of Domestic Appliances via MILP

This paper analyzes a consumption scheduling mechanism for domestic appliances within a home area network. The aim of the proposed scheduling is to minimize the total energy price paid by the consumer and to reduce power peaks in order to achieve a balanced daily load schedule. An exact and computationally efficient mixed-integer linear programming (MILP) formulation of the problem is presented. This model is verified by several problem instances. Realistic scenarios based on the real price tariffs commercially available in the Czech Republic are calculated. The results obtained by solving the optimization problem are compared with a simulation of the ripple control service currently used by many domestic consumers in the Czech Republic.
Cascading Training for Relaxation CNN on Handwritten Character Recognition

With the development of deep learning, many difficult recognition problems can be solved by deep learning models. For handwritten character recognition, the CNN is used the most. In order to improve the performance of CNN, many new models have been proposed and in which the relaxation CNN [35] is widely used. The relaxation CNN has more complicated structure than CNN while the recognition time is the same with which. However, the training of relaxation CNN needs much more time than CNN. In this paper, we propose the cascading training for relaxation CNN. Our method can train a relaxation CNN of better performance while using almost the same training time with normal CNN. The experimental results proved that the relaxation CNN trained by cascading training is able to achieve the state-of-the-art performance on handwritten Chinese character recognition.
A wavelength demultiplexer based on plasmonic broadband slow-wave systems

A wavelength demultiplexer based on plasmonic broadband slow-wave systems is proposed. The broadband slow-wave systems consists of subwavelength metal/insulator/metal (MIM) grating waveguide with periodic grooves on their inner boundaries and can make electromagnetic (EM) waves at different frequencies stopped at specified locations. The simulation results show good agreement with the theoretical analysis. Stub waveguide structures with different lengths are adopted where the EM waves are trapped. By designing the stubs carefully, the trapped EM waves at different frequencies can be released and propagate along these stub branches. We design and implement a two-way wavelength demultiplexer working at 7 GHz and 9 GHz.
Economic evaluation of the Belt and Road Initiative from an unimpeded trade perspective

ABSTRACT China’s the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) will likely change the existing pattern of the international trade network, which may affect both global supply chain management and logistics development. To explore the impacts of OBOR on the world economy and international trade, this paper provides a quantitative evaluation with a global multi-region model. The results reveal that the trade barriers between China and areas along BRI are prominent for some sectors, which implies significant potential for cooperation. The BRI is conducive to the export of Chinese energy-intensive industries and will relieve the overcapacity concern. Particularly, the north line strategy has the greatest potential for textile exports, the middle line is most beneficial to the ferrous metals industry, and the south line may revitalise both chemical and ferrous metals industries. This paper reveals the economic growth and social welfare improvements for the participating regions, which will enhance mutual trust and promote the development of the BRI.
Exercise in the cold

Exercising in the cold is not an attractive option for many athletes; however, defining what represents cold is difficult and is not standard for all events. If the exercise is prolonged and undertaken at a moderate intensity, environmental temperatures around 11°C can be an advantage. If the intensity is lower than this value and the individual does not generate sufficient metabolic heat to offset the effects imposed by the cold environment, then temperatures of 11°C can be detrimental to performance. Similarly, when the performance involves dynamic explosive contractions, then a cold ambient temperature can have a negative influence. Additional factors such as the exercising medium, air or water, and the anthropometric characteristics of the athlete will also make a difference to the strategies that can be adopted to offset any negative impact of a cold environment on performance. To plan for a performance in the cold requires an understanding of the mechanisms underpinning the physiological response. This review attempts to outline these mechanisms and how they can be manipulated to optimize performance.
Customer Strategy for Implementing Customer Relationship Management in Corporation with the Value-Based Network Analysis Approach

With the new technology, organizations increasingly recognize the importance of managing customer relationships, and many of them have been deployed to customer relationship management (CRM) in order to serve customers better and build close relationships with them. On the other hand, the recognition of valued customers and their management has become an important issue. In today’s world, the business market is a complex network of tangible and intangible value relationships whose identification and optimal management is important. If these relationships are not optimally managed, it can lead to a great deal of harm to the organization and; on the other hand, if these relationships can be properly identified and managed, they can organize huge profits with the least cost. In this article, the target organization that focuses on the network, as well as its corporate clients, has been reviewed, and a model for explaining customer strategy for implementing CRM in a company (Saba Corporation in Iran) as an example has been presented. Further, on the characteristics of its customers, the organization’s policy has also been implemented. To do this, first, corporate customers focus on the value they focus on (customer lifetime value or CLV), and then the value chain will be implemented across the different segments of the corporate customer focus. By implementing the value chain among the various sections of the corporate customers, the hub can design suitable marketing programs for managing value paths and allocate appropriate budgets for each path.