Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tiltak mot sosial dumping i norsk byggebransje

Social dumping contributes to unfair competition within the Architecture, Engineering and Construction (AEC) industry, unnecessary pressure on labour rights and weakened recruitment of new labour. Furthermore, it has an impact on health, safety and environment (HSE) of construction projects. The research methodology consists of literature review and interviews. 15 semi-structured in-depth interviews were conducted with professionals from the AEC-industry authority representatives. This paper sets and analyses measures to prevent unfair competition due to social dumping. The three main groups interrogated were project managers, HSE-responsibles and client representatives. The approach was chosen to obtain relevancy for key participants in the AEC-industry. Measures identified were: checking pay slips and tax certificates at subcontractors, visiting housing used by foreign employees, using maximum of two tiers of subcontractors, HSE cards and so on. An important finding is that the measures that exist work, but it is not enough to use only one of them, several have to be used in combination. To our knowledge little previous research on how to counteract social dumping exists for the Norwegian context, and adds to a sparse international literature. Thus, the study provides a novel insight and valuable assessment of an overlooked problem within the AEC-industry.
BEHAVIORAL GENETICS OF CAENORHABDITIS ELEGANS UNC-103-ENCODED ERG-LIKE K+ CHANNEL

The Caenorhabditis elegans unc-103 gene encodes a potassium channel whose sequence is most similar to the ether-a-go-go related gene (erg) type of K+ channels. We find that the n500 and e1597 gain-of-function (gf) mutations in unc-103 cause reduced excitation in most muscles, while loss-of-function (lf) mutations cause mild muscle hyper-excitability. Both gf alleles change the same residue near the cytoplasmic end of S6, consistent with this region regulating channel activation. We also report additional dominant-negative and lf alleles of unc-103 that can antagonize or reduce the function of both gf and wild-type alleles. The unc-103 locus contains 6 promoter regions that express unc-103 in different combinations of body-wall and sex-specific muscles, motor-, inter- and sensory-neurons. Each promoter drives transcripts containing a unique first exon, conferring sequence variability to the N-terminus of the UNC-103 protein, while three splice variants introduce variability into the UNC-103 C-terminus. unc-103(0) hermaphrodites prematurely lay embryos that would normally be retained in the uterus and lay eggs under conditions that inhibit egg-laying behavior. In the egg-laying circuit, unc-103 is expressed in vulval muscles and the HSN neurons from different promoters. Supplying the proper UNC-103 isoform to the vulval muscles is sufficient to restore regulation to egg-laying behavior.
PENGARUH INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL TERHADAP KINERJA KEUANGAN PERBANKAN SYARI’AH DI INDONESIA

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menguji pengaruh modal intelektual terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan dan pengaruh modal intelektual periode sebelumnya terhadap kinerja keuangan periode berikutnya pada perbankan syari’ah di Indonesia periode 2009-2013. Pemilihan perbankan syari’ah dikarenakan perkembangan bank berbasis prinsip syari’ah di Indonesia kini tengah mengalami kemajuan yang pesat. Perbankan syari’ah di Indonesia memerlukan strategi yang tepat dalam mengkomunikasikan produk dan layanan perbankan syari’ah ke masyarakat. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah explanatory research. Variabel yang digunakan dalam penelitian terdiri dari variabel dependen dan variabel independen. Variabel dependen dalam penelitian ini adalah kinerja keuangan yang diukur dengan Return on Asset (ROA), Biaya Operasional terhadap Pendapatan Operasional (BOPO), dan Financing to Deposit Ratio (FDR). Variabel independen dari penelitian ini adalah modal intelektual yang dikur dengan meggunakan metode Value Added Intellectual Capital (VAICTM). Sampel dipilih dengan menggunakan metode purposive sampling dan diperoleh anggota sampel sebanyak 18 bank syari’ah. Data penelitian diolah dengan analisis deskriptif dan analisis two way ANOVA dengan menggunakan SPSS. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa intellectual capital berpengaruh terhadap kinerja keuangan perusahaan dan intellectual capital pada periode sebelumnya berpengaruh terhadap kinerja keuangan periode berikutnya
Logistics outsourcing and selection of third party logistics service provider (3PL) via fuzzy ahp

Name of the thesis: Logistics outsourcing and Selection of third party logistics service provider (3PL) via fuzzy AHP.I certify that this thesis meets all the requirements as a thesis for the degree of Master of Science.This is to certify that we have read this thesis and that we find it fully adequate in scope, quality and content, as a thesis for the degree of Master of Science. I would like to express my sincere gratitude towards questionnaire repliers for their valuable responses and helpful comments, which helped much to improve the quality of the paper. Thanks also go to TUBİTAK which supported me financially to complete my thesis.
POPFNN-CRI(S): pseudo outer product based fuzzy neural network using the compositional rule of inference and singleton fuzzifier

A pseudo-outer product based fuzzy neural network using the compositional rule of inference and singleton fuzzifier [POPFNN-CRI(S)] is proposed in this paper. The correspondence of each layer in the proposed POPFNN-CRI(S) to the compositional rule of inference using standard T-norm and fuzzy relation gives it a strong theoretical foundation. The proposed POPFNN-CRI(S) training consists of two phases; namely: the fuzzy membership derivation phase using the novel fuzzy Kohonen partition (FKP) and pseudo Kohonen partition (PFKP) algorithms, and the rule identification phase using the novel one-pass POP learning algorithm. The proposed two-phase learning process effectively constructs the membership functions and identifies the fuzzy rules. Extensive experimental results based on the classification performance of the POPFNN-CRI(S) using the Anderson's Iris data are presented for discussion. Results show that the POPFNN-CRI(S) has taken only 15 training iterations and misclassify only three out of all the 150 patterns in the Anderson's Iris data.
The need for strategy in the public sector

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Leitlinien für Forschungsberichte: Deutschsprachige Übersetzungen von CONSORT 2010, PRISMA und STARD

Vollständig, klar und transparent muss der Bericht über die Ergebnisse einer Studie sein, damit diese Studie vom Leser genau beurteilt werden kann [6]. Die Elemente, die für die Beurteilung der Qualität und der Resultate zentral sind, werden in Leitlinien für Forschungsberichte zusammengefasst. Die Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift hat jetzt die Übersetzung der drei wichtigsten dieser Leilinien frei zugänglich online publiziert, nämlich 3 das CONSORT 2010 Statement [13]: Consolidated Statement f Reporting Trials (konsolidierte Leitlinie zum Berichten randomisierter Studien im Parallelgruppendesign), das PRISMA Statement [8]: Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic reviews and MetaAnalyses (Bevorzugte Report Items für systematische Übersichten und Meta-Analysen) und das STARD Statement [3]: Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic Accuracy (Standards zum Berichten der diagnostischen Genauigkeit).
Second Order Receptive Field Properties of Simple and Complex Cells Support a New Standard Model of Thalamocortical Circuitry in V1

[Hubel and Wiesel's (1962)][1] hierarchical model of simple and complex cell receptive fields (RFs) has shaped our understanding of the structure and function of the primary visual cortex (V1). They proposed that the characteristic elongated ON or OFF subregions of simple-cell RFs are constructed
A flexible test bench for power semiconductor switching loss measurements

In this paper a flexible double pulse test bench for switching loss characterization of power semiconductors is presented. It allows the characterization of switching losses for conventional power semiconductors such as IGBTs and power MOSFETs, but also for modern fast switching wide bandgap devices. Contrary to alternative test bench topologies, test voltage and current can be adjusted independently and without any changes to the test setup from zero to up to 1 kV and 1 kA, respectively. A modular design simplifies the adaption to different test scenarios and enables the usage of widely available off-the-shelf active and passive components. The topology features low energy stored in the dc link inductor and the high voltage capacitor, thus improving safety in case of a device failure.
Direct calibration in megavoltage photon beams using Monte Carlo conversion factor: validation and clinical implications

The Australian Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety Agency (ARPANSA) has established a method for ionisation chamber calibrations using megavoltage photon reference beams. The new method will reduce the calibration uncertainty compared to a 60Co calibration combined with the TRS-398 energy correction factor. The calibration method employs a graphite calorimeter and a Monte Carlo (MC) conversion factor to convert the absolute dose to graphite to absorbed dose to water. EGSnrc is used to model the linac head and doses in the calorimeter and water phantom. The linac model is validated by comparing measured and modelled PDDs and profiles. The relative standard uncertainties in the calibration factors at the ARPANSA beam qualities were found to be 0.47% at 6 MV, 0.51% at 10 MV and 0.46% for the 18 MV beam. A comparison with the Bureau International des Poids et Mesures (BIPM) as part of the key comparison BIPM.RI(I)-K6 gave results of 0.9965(55), 0.9924(60) and 0.9932(59) for the 6, 10 and 18 MV beams, respectively, with all beams within 1σ of the participant average. The measured kQ values for an NE2571 Farmer chamber were found to be lower than those in TRS-398 but are consistent with published measured and modelled values. Users can expect a shift in the calibration factor at user energies of an NE2571 chamber between 0.4–1.1% across the range of calibration energies compared to the current calibration method.
Processes for Forming Plasmonic Waveguides from Self-Assembled Gold Nanoparticle Thin Films

Miniaturization of electronic circuits and systems continue to pose great difficulties in meeting the demand and anticipated growth for information services and their associated electronics. Of the several information processing techniques under consideration for devices of the future, optical systems are considered to offer significant advantages in terms of speed and bandwidth. Unfortunately, at the dimensions of contemporary electronics, optical waveguides will fail to assist significantly due to the fact that standard optical waveguides will have dimensions below the diffraction limit and hence optical waveguiding at such scales will be impractical. In order to circumvent this, recent work in the area of using nano-sized protrusions to guide light below the diffraction limit has been receiving a decent amount of attention. Such systems have typically involved using electron beam lithography to create these perturbations on metallic surfaces called plasmonic waveguides. While these waveguides are fairly efficient, in the amounts required to make real circuits this method would be impractically slow and prohibitively expensive. However, such waveguides could be made much more cheaply if means could be found to arrange colloidal nanoparticles on suitable substrates. In this project, nanoscale selfassembly has been investigated with the aim of achieving such ends. Colloidal nanoparticles have been synthesized and self-assembled onto substrates such that they show near field interactions necessary for plasmonic waveguiding without any aggregation. Absorption peak shifts, which were obtained during the experimental phase of this project confirmed that such nanoparticle assemblies can be achieved and that they do demonstrate some plasmonic waveguiding action. With this first step, it is hoped that films like these may find use for quick and cheap plasmonic waveguiding sometime in the near future.
Management of REM sleep behavior disorder: An evidence based review

Rapid eye movement (REM) sleep behavior disorder (RBD) is characterized by dream enactment behavior resulting from a loss of REM skeletal muscle atonia. The neurobiology of REM sleep and the characteristic features of REM atonia have an important basis for understanding the aggravating etiologies the proposed pharmacological interventions in its management. This review outlines the evidence for behavioral and therapeutic measures along with evidence-based guidelines for their implementation, impact on falls, and effect on polysomnography (PSG) while highlighting the non-motor, autonomic, and cognitive impact of this entity. PubMed databases were reviewed upto May 2013 in peer-reviewed scientific literature regarding the pathophysiology and management of RBD in adults. The literature was graded according to the Oxford centre of evidence-based Medicine Levels. An early intervention that helps prevent consequences such as falls and provides a base for intervention with neuroprotective mechanisms and allocates a unique platform that RBD portrays with its high risk of disease conversion with a sufficiently long latency. RBD provides a unique platform with its high risk of disease conversion with a sufficiently long latency, providing an opportunity for early intervention both to prevent consequences such as falls and provide a base for intervention with neuroprotective mechanisms.
Bilinear matrix factorization using a gradient method for hyperspectral endmember spectra extraction

In this paper, a new projected-gradient method for bilinear matrix factorization with nonnegativity constraints is proposed for extracting hyperspectral endmember spectra. The proposed method is designed for a bilinear mixing model faced in urban hyperspectral remote sensing images. Experiments based on realistic synthetic data, generated according to the considered bilinear mixing model, are conducted to evaluate the performance of the proposed method and of approaches from the literature. Experimental results show that the proposed method yields much better overall performance than the used literature approaches.
Environmental quality management in hospitality industry - Case Hotel K5 Levi

The object of this thesis is to find out what ways there exist for non-affiliated hotel in Finnish Lapland to manage environmental aspects of the business and improve environmental quality. The current status of how environmental issues are dealt in the hospitality business is reviewed in the beginning of this thesis and also concept of environmental quality is defined. The theories and concepts that were chosen to be reviewed were Total Quality Environmental Management (TQEM), formal Environmental Management Systems (EMS) such as ISO 14001 and European Union’s Environmental Management and Audit Scheme (EMAS) and certified eco-label schemes, mainly the Nordic eco-label Swan. All of the approaches were reviewed in general and then more specified in the scope of hospitality industry. In addition to these environmental management theories also environmental cost and the way to manage, classify, estimate and compare them were considered. Based on the theories a model was created for building an environmental management for Hotel K5 Levi located in skiing centre Levi in Finnish Lapland. The model consists of three parts that together form the environmental quality of a company, or in this case, a hotel. “Physical parameters” part of the model is about having proper data on energy, water, waste and chemicals consumption at hotel. The following parameters were chosen because Nordic eco-label Swan offers corresponding limit values, which makes comparison easy. These limit values among other indicators form the “Performance indicators” part of model in which each parameter is translated to an indicator that tells the current status of the parameters consumption in comparison to some measure, mostly hotel ground surface in m2 or number of guest nights. Third part of the model, “Operating scheme”, describes the qualitative and strategic aspects of environmental quality management that should be considered. In empirical research the model was used for analysing the current status of hotel K5 Levi’s environmental management and environmental quality. The analyses revealed that Hotel K5 Levi is actually quite environmental friendly hotel already in the extent of energy and water consumption. However, for the analysis of environmental impact of waste management and use of chemicals some measurement systems should still be developed. In the case study some guidance was also given how to further develop environmental management on strategic level at the hotel. As conclusion can be said that none of the reviewed environmental quality and management theories offer ready solution for a hotel to start managing environmental quality. The Nordic eco-label scheme seems to be most comprehensive yet it does not consider environmental costs. Therefore creating an own model was the answer to the research objective on what ways there exist for a hotel to have proper environmental management system.
Exact Algorithms for Solving Stochastic Games

Shapley’s discounted stochastic games, Everett’s recursive games and Gillette’s undiscounted stochastic games are classical models of game theory describing two-player zero-sum games of potentially infinite duration. We describe algorithms for exactly solving these games. When the number of positions of the game is constant, our algorithms run in polynomial time.
A comparison of eligibility trace and momentum on SARSA in continuous state-and action-space

Here the Newton's Method direct action selection approach to continuous action-space reinforcement learning is extended to use an eligibility trace. This is then compared to the momentum term approach from the literature in terms of the update equations and also the success rate and number of trials required to train on two variants of the simulated Cart-Pole benchmark problem. The eligibility trace approach achieves a higher success rate with a far wider range of parameter values than the momentum approach and also trains in fewer trials on the Cart-Pole problem.
Bilateral brachial plexus blocks in a patient of hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy with hypertensive crisis

Hypertrophic obstructive cardiomyopathy (HOCM) is a challenge to anesthesiologists due to the complex pathophysiology involved and various perioperative complications associated with it. We present a 50-year-old man, a known case of HOCM, who successfully underwent emergency haemostasis, and debridement of the traumatically amputated right upper limb and the contused lacerated wound on the left forearm under bilateral brachial plexus blocks. His co-morbidities included hypertension (in hypertensive crisis) and diabetes mellitus. He was full stomach and also had an anticipated difficult airway. The management included invasive pressure monitoring and labetalol infusion for emergent control of blood pressure. The regional anaesthesia technique required careful consideration to the dosage of local anaesthetics and staggered performance of brachial plexus blocks on each of the upper limbs to avoid local anaesthetic toxicity. Even though bilateral brachial plexus blocks are rarely indicated, it seemed to be the most appropriate anaesthetic technique in our patient. With careful consideration of the local anaesthetic toxicity and meticulous technique, bilateral brachial plexus blocks can be successfully performed in those patients where general anaesthesia is deemed to be associated with higher risk.
Rapid and definitive detection of Salmonella in foods by PCR

The BAX™ system for screening Salmonella is one of the first commercial PCR‐based systems for the detection of food‐borne pathogens. It is able to give a confirmed result within 28 h. There was 98·6% and 95·8% agreement between the BAX™ system and conventional cultural analysis for the detection of Salmonella in artificially inoculated and uninoculated food samples, respectively. In both cases, the BAX™ system generated more positive detections than cultural analysis. The speed of assay, ease of use and high specificity and sensitivity of the BAX™ system for the detection of food‐borne Salmonella make it an attractive method for routine food microbiology laboratories.
Extracting gate-level networks from simulation tables

Most library development effort is invested in coding and verifying custom or special function cells that cannot be easily represented by traditional gates such as AND, OR, and are naturally encoded as tables. The library reader described in this paper reads in existing simulation libraries and converts tables into efficient gate-level models for use by test-generation and other tools, thus automating the most engineering-intensive task of library development.
The force-dynamic relation study between security and efficiency of power grid based on the evaluation model

In order to analyze the correlation between security and efficiency of power grid, the representative index had been selected, which contained N-1 pass ratio, the power outage risks and the transformer load ratio. The grid evolution model was proposed to simulate the development of power grid under certain rules in this paper, and the force-dynamic relation between the security and efficiency of electrical power grid based on simulated data during in developing process. The result shows that the relationship between the security and efficiency is increasing exponential function. The reasonable load ratio of transformer is presented for the power grid under a demanded security requirement.
The influence of knowledge management “bottleneck” on company’s performance

Abstract Interviews with 10 marketing managers of 10 four-wheeled motor vehicle brand in Jakarta that have the highest sales in January up to April 2017 show that the managers do not have enough cognitive understanding of knowledge management (KM). However, the managers, in general, are very eloquent when discussing about practical business aspects such as supply-chain, business competition, products, organizational culture, and company’s performance. Based on previous research, KM was placed as independent or intervening or moderating variable on company’s performance. The aim of this study is to analyze the role of KM on company’s performance. By using stratified random sampling, linear regression, moderated regression, and path analysis, it can be concluded that KM can be as independent, moderating, or intervening variable. KM becomes similar to a “bottleneck” when the managers do not know well what and how to implement KM. Therefore, this study suggests that needed further researches are needed to explore the role of KM and to understand how KM can be implemented in a company in order to sustainably improve the company’s performance.