Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of a newborn care education program using ubiquitous learning on exclusive breastfeeding and maternal role confidence of first-time mothers in Vietnam: a quasi-experimental study

Purpose This study aimed to examine the effect of a newborn care education program using ubiquitous learning (UL-NCEP) on exclusive breastfeeding and maternal role confidence of first-time mothers in Vietnam. Methods This quasi-experimental study with a nonequivalent control group design was conducted at a university hospital in Hue city, Vietnam, between June and July 2018. Eligible first-time mothers were conveniently allocated to the experimental (n=27) and the control group (n=25). Mothers in the control group received only routine care, whereas mothers in the experimental group received UL-NCEP through tablet personal computers in addition to routine care in the hospital. Then, the educational content was provided to mothers by their smartphone for reviewing at home. UL-NCEP was developed based on the World Health Organization’s “Essential Newborn Care Course” guidelines. The exclusive breastfeeding rate and maternal role confidence level after birth and at 4 weeks postpartum were assessed in both groups to assess the effect of UL-NCEP. Results At 4 weeks postpartum, the experimental group showed a significantly higher level than the control, for exclusive breastfeeding rate (p<.05) as well as mean maternal role confidence (p<.05). Conclusion UL-NCEP was a feasible and effective intervention in increasing first-time Vietnamese mothers’ exclusive breastfeeding rate and maternal role confidence level. This program may be integrated into routine care for postpartum mothers to promote mother and infant health among first-time mothers in Vietnam.
Commercial Aircraft Electrification—Current State and Future Scope

Electric and hybrid-electric aircraft propulsion are rapidly revolutionising mobility technologies. Air travel has become a major focus point with respect to reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The electrification of aircraft components can bring several benefits such as reduced mass, environmental impact, fuel consumption, increased reliability and quicker failure resolution. Propulsion, actuation and power generation are the three key areas of focus in more electric aircraft technologies, due to the increasing demand for power-dense, efficient and fault-tolerant flight components. The necessity of having environmentally friendly aircraft systems has promoted the aerospace industry to use electrically powered drive systems, rather than the conventional mechanical, pneumatic or hydraulic systems. In this context, this paper reviews the current state of art and future advances in more electric technologies, in conjunction with a number of industrially relevant discussions. In this study, a permanent magnet motor was identified as the most efficient machine for aircraft subsystems. It is found to be 78% and 60% more power dense than switch-reluctant and induction machines. Several development methods to close the gap between existing and future design were also analysed, including the embedded cooling system, high-thermal-conductivity insulation materials, thin-gauge and high-strength electrical steel and integrated motor drive topology.
Moving Target Defense II: Application of Game Theory and Adversarial Modeling

Our cyber defenses are static and are governed by lengthy processes, e.g., for testing and security patch deployment. Adversaries could plan their attacks carefully over time and launch attacks at cyber speeds at any given moment. We need a new class of defensive strategies that would force adversaries to continually engage in reconnaissance and re-planning of their cyber operations. One such strategy is to present adversaries with a moving target where the attack surface of a system keeps changing. Moving Target Defense II: Application of Game Theory and Adversarial Modeling includes contributions from world experts in the cyber security field. In the first volume of MTD, we presented MTD approaches based on software transformations, and MTD approaches based on network and software stack configurations. In thissecond volume of MTD, a group of leading researchers describe game theoretic, cyber maneuver, and software transformation approaches for constructing and analyzing MTD systems. Designed as a professional book for practitioners and researchers working in the cyber security field, advanced -level students and researchers focused on computer science will also find this book valuable as a secondary text book or reference.
Isometric mapping transfer learning based on multi-parameter optimization for infrared water target extraction

Compared with visible light remote sensing images, infrared remote sensing data has a lower gray level, and its visual interpretation requires high manual experience and consumes time and energy. In this paper, a transfer learning method is proposed to train the infrared remote sensing water body extraction model based on the label information of visible light remote sensing images and a small amount of infrared remote sensing image label information. Feature-based subspace transfer learning maps different types of remote sensing image features into a shared subspace and classifies them under similar distribution. According to the analysis of features of water bodies, the nonlinear transfer learning algorithm is used to reduce the dimensionality of features. The manifold feature extraction algorithm can retain the original nonlinear distance relationship of remote sensing data after dimensionality reduction so that the water target maintains the original nonlinear features in the manifold subspace, and accurate water extraction results can be obtained. Experiments are carried out on the Band5 NIR image data set from the Lansat8 satellite. The average accuracy of the proposed method is 95.44%, which is better than other methods. The results show that the proposed isometric mapping transfer learning method based on multi-parameter optimization can accurately extract infrared water targets.
CONSIDERATION OF DESIGN LIFE OF STRUCTURES

There has been a growing interest in research in the field of the service life of structures due to a perceived lack of performance of built structures in the last several decades. To address this issue, it has been suggested that more emphasis should be given to in-service performance of a structure that could possibly be based on design-life concepts. Applying such concepts, with the numerous variables and parameters involved, is a complex issue. The present paper summarizes the findings of recent research, showing possible approaches to the consideration of design-life concepts as well as some discussion of the difficulties associated with them. The life span of a structure is broken up into the typical stages of progression, that is conceptual design, final design, construction, and maintenance and repair, with the various influences identified and discussed at each of these stages. It followed from our research that quality-control and quality-assurance procedures at the design and construction stage have considerable influence on the design life of a structure. It was found that further developments in these areas are needed if the durability of a structure is to be predicted.
Enabling Internet of Things through Sensor Cloud: A Review

With the inception of the Internet of Things (IoT), wireless technology found a new outlook where the physical objects can interact with each other and can sense the environment. The IoT has found its way in the real world and has connected billions of devices throughout the world. However, its limitations, such as limited processing capability, storage capability, security and privacy issues, and energy constraints prevent the IoT system to be properly utilized by the real-world applications. Hence, the integration of IoT with various emerging technologies like big data, software defined networks, machine learning, fog computing, sensor cloud, etc., will make the IoT system a more powerful technology. The sensor cloud provides an open, secure, flexible, large storage and a computational capable infrastructure which makes the ensemble architecture of IoT and sensor cloud more efficient. An extensive review of the IoT system enabled sensor cloud is presented in the paper, and with this context, the paper attempts to summarize the sensor cloud infrastructure along with its challenges. In addition, the paper presents the possible integrated architecture of the IoT and the sensor cloud which enables the network to be properly utilized. Further, the importance of integrating these two promising technologies and research challenges associated with it is also identified. Finally, the paper analyses and discusses the motivation behind the ensemble system along with future research direction.
The study on the Anchovy`s (Engraulis japonica) reaction to several light colors in a tank

This study was conducted to develop energy-efficient LED lamps with an excellent fishing performance for an anchovy scoop net by comparing the functions of 6 different lamps- incandescent, blue LED, green LED, white LED, yellow LED and red LED lamp. We used incandescent and red LED lamps only for the initial test and then excluded because those showed the lowest herding capacity. According to the result, yellow LED showed lower herding capacity in comparison with the blue, green and white one. Although the herding performance of the blue, green and white LED was similar in almost tests, herding speed to the each light was different. The anchovies were gathered into the blue LED as the speed of 39.88cm/s that was the fastest. Green LED was the second as the speed of 33.28cm/s. White LED was the slowest as the speed of 26.73cm/s. We will have field tests because we found the result that yellow LED`s herding performance was better than green LED`s for 5 seconds comparing after starting in some tests.
Research on Ternary Interactive Gatekeeping Model for Multi-Channel Networks (MCNs) in Social Media Era

In the digital content industry, the emerging multi-channel networks (MCNs) have dramatically changed the ways of content production and distribution in sustainable social media. As a result, it also brings an unprecedented impact and challenge to the traditional gatekeeping model, which play a vital role to describe and explain the reporting process regarding news events. In this paper, we propose a Ternary Interactive Gatekeeping (TIG) model and then discusse the gatekeeping behaviors of MCNs from the aspects of content production and distribution, which intend to integrate the roles of MCNs, content creators and social platforms all in one. In this way, MCNs are not only the intermediary, but also undertake the responsibility of gatekeeper in social media, which exerts the important role in online pseudo-environments. Semi-structured interviews are conducted with 15 interviewees that consist of the advertiser, creator, and staff in MCNs and platforms. For the content production, the gatekeeping behaviors of MCNs consist of selection, shaping and withholding. Those contents that satisfy the profits and development requirements of MCNs are chosen. For the content distribution, the gatekeeping behaviors of MCNs consist of display, timing and repetition, which aim to realize the high media exposure for Internet users. It can be seen that MCNs’ gatekeeping behaviors are affected by the business-logic. By the proposed gatekeeping scheme, we intend to provide a new perspective for future research on information management of social media.
Historical observation impact assessments for EUMETNET using the ALADIN/HU limited area model

Two historical Observing System Experiment (OSE) studies using the ALADIN limited area model and its assimilation system are described. The first study, using an OSE scenario that minimizes the impacts of observations through the lateral boundary conditions, demonstrated the importance of each assimilated terrestrial (radiosonde, aircraft, and wind profiler) observations on the analyses and short-range forecasts of the ALADIN/HU model and proved evidence, that the role of conventional observations cannot be even partly taken over by satellite measurements without degradation of the forecast quality. The second study demonstrated that the assimilation of radiosonde observations remains indispensable even with a progressively increasing amount of aircraft measurements.
Parametric studies on the harvested energy of piezoelectric switching techniques

Piezoelectric energy harvesting techniques have experienced increasing research effort during the last few years. Possible applications including wireless, fully autonomous electronic devices, such as sensors, have attracted great interest. The key aspect of harvesting techniques is the amount of converted and stored energy, because the energy source and the conversion rate is limited. In particular, switching techniques offer many parameters that can be optimized. It is therefore crucial to examine the influence of these parameters in a precise manner. This paper addresses an accurate analytical modeling approach, facilitating the calculation of standard-DC and parallel SSHI-DC energy harvesting circuits. In particular the influence of the frequency ratio between the excitation and the electrical resonance of the switching LR-branch, and the voltage gaps across the rectifier diodes are studied in detail. Additionally a comparison with the SSDI damping network is performed. The relationship between energy harvesting and damping is indicated in this paper.
An Intelligent Individualized Cardiovascular App for Risk Elimination (iCARE) for Individuals With Coronary Heart Disease: Development and Usability Testing Analysis

Background Death and disability from coronary heart disease (CHD) can be largely reduced by improving risk factor management. However, adhering to evidence-based recommendations is challenging and requires interventions at the level of the patient, provider, and health system. Objective The aim of this study was to develop an Intelligent Individualized Cardiovascular App for Risk Elimination (iCARE) to facilitate adherence to health behaviors and preventive medications, and to test the usability of iCARE. Methods We developed iCARE based on a user-centered design approach, which included 4 phases: (1) function design, (2) iterative design, (3) expert inspections and walkthroughs of the prototypes, and (4) usability testing with end users. The usability testing of iCARE included 2 stages: stage I, which included a task analysis and a usability evaluation (January to March 2019) of the iCARE patient app using the modified Health Information Technology Usability Survey (Health-ITUES); and stage II (June 2020), which used the Health-ITUES among end users who used the app for 6 months. The end users were individuals with a confirmed diagnosis of CHD from 2 university-affiliated hospitals in Beijing, China. Results iCARE consists of a patient app, a care provider app, and a cloud platform. It has a set of algorithms that trigger tailored feedback and can send individualized interventions based on data from initial assessment and health monitoring via manual entry or wearable devices. For stage I usability testing, 88 hospitalized patients (72% [63/88] male; mean age 60 [SD 9.9] years) with CHD were included in the study. The mean score of the usability testing was 90.1 (interquartile range 83.3-99.0). Among enrolled participants, 90% (79/88) were satisfied with iCARE; 94% (83/88) and 82% (72/88) reported that iCARE was useful and easy to use, respectively. For stage II usability testing, 61 individuals with CHD (85% [52/61] male; mean age 53 [SD 8.2] years) who were from an intervention arm and used iCARE for at least six months were included. The mean total score on usability testing based on the questionnaire was 89.0 (interquartile distance: 77.0-99.5). Among enrolled participants, 89% (54/61) were satisfied with the use of iCARE, 93% (57/61) perceived it as useful, and 70% (43/61) as easy to use. Conclusions This study developed an intelligent, individualized, evidence-based, and theory-driven app (iCARE) to improve patients’ adherence to health behaviors and medication management. iCARE was identified to be highly acceptable, useful, and easy to use among individuals with a diagnosis of CHD. Trial Registration Chinese Clinical Trial Registry ChiCTR-INR-16010242; https://tinyurl.com/2p8bkrew
The moderating effects of institutional pressures on emergent green supply chain practices and performance

While building their reputation as a major manufacturing prowess, Chinese industry has experienced increasing ecological pressures from a variety of institutional players including market, governmental, and competitive sources. In response to these pressures some organizations initiate emergent green supply chain management (GSCM) practices. A moderated hierarchical regression analysis of data provided by 341 Chinese manufacturer respondents was completed to examine the relationships between GSCM practice, environmental and economic performance, incorporating three moderating factors market, regulatory, and competitive institutional pressures. The results reveal that: (1) Chinese manufacturers have experienced increasing environmental pressure to implement GSCM practices; (2) the existence of market (normative) and regulatory (coercive) pressures influences organizations to have improved environmental performance, especially when these pressures cause adoption of eco-design and green purchasing practices; (3) manufacturers facing higher regulatory pressures tend to implement green purchasing and investment recovery; (4) competitive (mimetic) pressure existence significantly improves the economic benefits from adoption of a number of GSCM practices with no deleterious influences on environmental performance; (5) none of the institutional pressures contribute to or lessen possible “win-win” situations for organizations. Implications for operations strategists and organizational sustainability planners from these relationships are also discussed.
Human Systems Engineering™— A Trilogy, Part II: May The Force Be With You: Anatomy Of Project Failures

This paper was derived from research I conducted at three professional design engineering service firms concerning their perceptions of the “sudden” surfacing of conflict within a project team. The data collection methods included confidential one-on-one employee interviews, employee surveys, interviews with the firms’ clients, and feedback from subconsultants (suppliers) to the firms. A review of workplace conflict literature within the design and construction industry, and also in other workplace settings, was compared to proprietary data from management assessment reports of the three firms. This second part of the trilogy will present practical conflict “navigational” guides, including project team assessment for constructive versus destructive conflict, theoretical basis and practical application of Lewin’s force field analysis, three universal metrics of project success, brief anatomies of project failures, an estimate of the cost of unresolved conflict, and a proactive risk assessment checklist.
The civil rights of disabled children in physiotherapy practices

ABSTRACT Purpose This study aimed to explore the experiences of civil rights of disabled children receiving physiotherapy in New Zealand. As yet there is limited attention given to this topic in rehabilitation literature. Methods We conducted a qualitative study that drew on the fields of childhood studies and disability studies to address the study aim. Seven disabled children who used local physiotherapy services (aged between four and 14 years) were interviewed using child-centered methods. In addition, their parents were interviewed individually, and eight rehabilitation professionals and disability advocates took part in a focus group discussion. Interpretive thematic analysis was used to analyze findings. Findings The participating disabled children all appreciated being informed about physiotherapy, but had individual preferences regarding involvement in decision making. They described positive and negative influences on their experiences, but indicated they may not have been asked by adults about these. Parents, professionals and advocates described that attempting to promote a positive experience for children is constrained by understandings regarding the purposes and practices of physiotherapy. Conclusions Our findings suggest it is important to get an understanding of individual children’s views and preferences regarding physiotherapy in order to promote opportunities for choice, control and satisfaction. In this way physiotherapists can ensure disabled children’s civil rights are realized in practice.
Infection Following Splenectomy in Infants and Children

This paper presents an analysis of the experience at Duke Hospital in Durham, North Carolina, regarding the effect of splenectomy on susceptibility to infection. Of 46 patients who had been subjected to splenectomy, 7 developed serious infections after the operation; 5 of these 7 patients were under 1 year of age at the time of splenectomy. It appeared that the younger patients were more susceptible to this complication. Five of the seven patients had diseases which are known to be associated with an increased susceptibility to infection. Therefore it appeared that the effect of splenectomy on decrease of resistance to infection was more conspicuous in those whose basic disease was associated with proneness to infections.
Radioactivity of long-lived gamma emitters in egg

Radioactivity in egg was investigated. The targeted radionuclides were the long-lived gamma emitters 228Ra, 226Ra, and 40K. Measurements were carried out using a high purity germanium detector. The calculated annual effective dose due to egg consumption was 79 μSv yr-1, which forms 1/4 of the 290 μSv yr-1 world average ingestion exposure from natural sources. Hence, no radiological hazards exist from egg consumption due to the presence of the investigated radionuclides.
Ambiente de Acompanhamento e Controle de Avaliação de Aprendizado em Plataforma de Ensino Virtual

Os ambientes virtuais de ensino proporcionam uma alternativa para a modalidade à distância. E isso notabilizou-se nesse período de pandemia e isolamento social. O desafio, entretanto, está na aplicação da avaliação dos estudantes. Isso se deve à necessidade de como supervisionar a aplicação de avaliações online e evitar tentativas de fraudes. Para tanto, esse artigo apresenta uma proposta de monitoramento digital de aplicação de exame online. Os resultados sugerem uma possibilidade controlar e fiscalizar a aplicação de exames no contexto do ensino remoto.
Optical Wavefront Detection: A Beginner Tutorial

This article is designed to help readers understand some typical wavefront detection techniques and gain a preliminary understanding of wavefront detection. In this tutorial, the wavefront definition used in wavefront technology is given and we divide wavefront detection technologies into qualitative and quantitative categories. In each category, we discuss some typical systems and provide simulation results. This tutorial comes with Matlab simulation codes that readers can use to simulate mentioned wavefront detection technologies on their computers. We hope that this tutorial provides readers with all the tools needed to understand and simulate the different wavefront technologies and modify them based on their needs and interest.