Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PRELIMINARY EVALUATION OF THE NEW JUVENILE COLLECTION, BYPASS, AND SAMPLING FACILITIES AT MCNARY DAM, 1994

The skin contacting layer of the present invention utilizes a skin contacting occlusive layer that is provided with an uninterrupted border of pressure sensitive occlusive adhesive that encompasses the wound, thereby providing a chemical and biological resistant seal to the skin for containment of body fluids within the absorbent region of the dressing. This arrangement will prevent the migration of body fluids beyond the chemical land biological resistant barriers of the dressing and provide a safe means of minimizing exposure to body fluids, thus reducing the possibility of contact with contagions within said body fluids by attending personnel. Due to the fact the loss of body fluids into chemical and biological protective garment will decrease the garment's effectiveness, the present invention may also be used to treat persons who are injured in a chemically or biologically contaminated environment. The present invention will aid in preventing body fluids both from contacting with attendant personnel and from migrating past the borders of the absorbent region of the bandage into the material of the protective garment.
Common mental disorders among medical students in Jimma University, SouthWest Ethiopia

Background Medical students are at risk of common mental disorders due to difficulties of adjustment to the medical school environment, exposure to death and human suffering. However there is limited data on this aspect. Therefore, the current study assessed the magnitude of common mental disorders and contributing factors among medical students. Methods An institutional based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 12–16, 2015 using stratified sampling technique. Three hundred and five medical students participated in the study. Common mental disorders were assessed using the self-reported questionnaire (SRQ-20). Logistic regression analysis was used to identify factors associated with common mental disorders among students. Adjusted odds ratios with 95% confidence interval were computed to determine the level of significance. Result Prevalence of common mental disorders among medical students was 35.2%. Being female, younger age, married, having less than 250 birr monthly pocket money, attending pre-clinical class, khat chewing, smoking cigarettes, alcohol drinking and ganja/shisha use were significantly associated with common mental disorders. Conclusion The overall prevalence of common mental disorders among medical students was high. Therefore, it is essential to institute effective intervention strategies giving emphasis to contributing factors to common mental disorders.
AIRDOC: SMART MOBILE APPLICATION FOR INDIVIDUALIZED SUPPORT AND MONITORING OF RESPIRATORY FUNCTION AND SOUNDS OF PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE DISEASE

Current tools for self-management of chronic obstructive respiratory diseases (CORD) are difficult to use, not individualized and requiring laborious analysis by health professionals, discouraging their use in healthcare. There is an opportunity for cost-effective and easy-to-disseminate advanced technological solutions directed to patients and attractive to different stakeholders. The strategy of AIRDOC is to develop and integrate self-monitoring and self-managing tools, making use of the smartphone’s presence in everyday life. AIRDOC intends to innovate on: i) technologies for remote monitoring of respiratory function and computerized lung auscultation; ii) coaching solutions, integrating psychoeducation, gamification and disease management support systems; and iii) management of personal health data, focusing on security, privacy and interoperability. It is expected that AIRDOC results will contribute for the innovation in CORD healthcare, with increased patient involvement and empowerment while providing quality prospective information for better clinical decisions, allowing more efficient and sustainable healthcare delivery.
Instrumented Thermal Mannikin

Abstract : This report covers the development, fabrication and testing of an advanced instrumented mannikin system consisting of the following elements: a rugged mannikin system consisting of the following elements: a rugged mannikin shell, an inexpensive sensor, a compact data acquisition system, a versatile mannikin support system, and an accurate and easily used computer code for assessment of burn damage. This system provides accurate time- temperature histories converted to sensor surface heat flux predictions required to compute human skin burn assessments.
Intensive immunochemotherapy improves prognosis of young patients with double-expressor lymphoma comparison to non-double-expressor lymphoma: a single-center retrospective cohort study

Background Double-expressor lymphoma (DEL), defined as cases with concurrent MYC and BCL2 proteins overexpression, is associated with poor prognosis when treated with R-CHOP alone. Prognostic data on DEL treated with intensive treatment are limited and controversial.Methods We retrospectively report our experiences about 221 consecutive de-novo diffuse large B cell lymphoma patients and analyze the role of intensive therapies for 65 patients with DEL.Results No significant difference in clinical characteristics and survival outcomes between DEL and non-DEL was observed. Overall, 32 (76.2%) and 20 (87.0%) patients with DEL received R-CHOP and intensive treatment achieved partial response or complete response, respectively. Intensive therapies may improve the prognosis over R-CHOP in patients with DEL (P = 0.029 for PFS, P = 0.026 for OS). Subgroup analysis according to clinical characteristics showed intensive therapies resulted in better prognosis than R-CHOP regimen in DEL patients aged under 60 years (P = 0.004 for PFS; P =0.090 for OS), whereas no significant superiority was found in DEL patients aged over 60 years (P = 0.646 for PFS; P = 0.361 for OS). Conclusions This second Chinese cohort study suggests that intensive immunochemotherapy may have the ability to improve the prognosis of young patients with DEL.
A rationale for establishing the period of validity for CVSA truck inspection decals. Final report

Commercial vehicle inspections are conducted by state enforcement personnel under the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program (MCSAP) for the purpose of removing defective trucks from the road. Vehicles passing a North American Standard Inspection - Level I receive a CVSAA (Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance) decal, valid for a period of three months. Vehicles with decals are generally excluded from further inspections during this period on the presumption that they are less likely to have an out-of-service (O/S) violation. The objectives of this study were to find information to determine whether vehicles operating under a valid decal are less likely to have O/S violations, and to quantify the probabilities of violations as a basis for evaluating the appropriateness of the 3-month period of validity.
PENGOLAHAN LIMBAH CAIR DOMESTIKMENGGUNAKAN LUMPUR AKTIF PROSES ANAEROB

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh waktu tinggal dan volum lumpur aktif terhadap % penurunan COD, mengetahui waktu yang diperlukan proses pengolahan limbah secara anaerob untuk menurunkan kadar COD sampai batas yang diijinkan (250 ppm), dan mengetahui volume biogas yang dihasilkan. Karakterisitik limbah cair domestik adalah berwarna keruh dan mempunyai COD anatara 250 – 1000 ppm. Faktor-faktor yang mempengaruhi proses fermentasi anaerob adalah kadar air umpan, CN rasio, konsentrasi padatan, kebutuhan nutrisi, dan jumlah bakteri. Jenis limbah yang diolah yaitu limbah selokan sekitar jalan Pahlawan, Semarang. dengan kondisi operasi yaitu pada pH 7, suhu 300C dan tekanan 1 atm, dimana volum limbah yang digunakan sebanyak 15 L dengan variasi penambahan volum lumpur aktif yaitu 1, 3, 5, dan 7 L yang diolah selama 6 hari, sementara untuk penambahan lumpur aktif sebanyak 9 L diolah selama 30 hari. Selama pengolahan diambil respon yaitu penurunan kadar COD serta volume biogas yang dihasilkan untuk setiap variabel. Penurunan kadar COD yang paling besar pada penelitian ini dicapai pada waktu tinggal 30 hari dengan rasio volum lumpur aktif terhadap limbah 9:15, yaitu sebesar 34,78 %. Sedangkan penurunan COD paling kecil dicapai pada waktu tinggal 6 hari dengan rasio volum lumpur aktif terhadap limbah 1:15, yaitu 0,83 %. Hal ini karena makin banyak lumpur yang ada di dalam bak anaerob maka makin banyak pula bakteri yang menguraikan bahan organik yang ada dalam air limbah dan kontak yang terjadi antara air limbah dan lumpur menjadi semakin lama. Penurunan kadar COD tertinggi diperoleh pada rasio volum lumpur aktif terhadap limbah 9/15, selama waktu tinggal 30 hari, yaitu sebesar 34,78 %. Waktu yang diperlukan untuk menurunkan kadar COD sampai batas yang diijinkan (250 ppm) adalah selama 3 bulan. Biogas yang dihasilkan selama 30 hari dengan rasio volum lumpur aktif terhadap limbah 9/15 adalah 2,2 L. Oleh karena itu perlu memperbesar rasio volum lumpur aktif terhadap volum limbah dan memperbesar waktu tinggal air limbah dalam bak anaerob, yaitu sekitar 3 bulan, serta menambah jumlah bakteri untuk menguraikan senyawa organik.
MiniDSS: a low-power and high-precision miniaturized digital sun sensor

A high-precision and low-power miniaturized digital sun sensor has been developed at TNO. The single-chip sun sensor comprises an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC) on which an active pixel sensor (APS), read-out and processing circuitry as well as communication circuitry are combined. The design was optimized for low recurrent cost. The sensor is albedo insensitive and the prototype combines an accuracy in the order of 0.03° with a mass of just 72 g and a power consumption of only 65 mW.
Automated Feature Performance Modelling of Inode Cache

Inode is one of the subsystems of WAFL(Write Anywhere File Layout) file system. Inode cache is a dynamic subsystem that is percentage factor of available memory. Based on different workflows and the datasets inode cache grows and shrinks. Based on the study of customer related issues it is found that deploying such a workload and datasets at the scale, that customers typically deploy and exercise inode cache for the whole duration of test is very challenging, considering quality assurance test typically focuses on multiple subsystems. Inode cache behavior differs with steady state versus performance disruptive workflows such as volume offline, volume online, volume migration and backup/vault use cases. Based on the behavior observed on the internal test systems it is found inode cache disruptive workflows are exercised only during certain stages but not repeatedly for the duration of test and also it is hard to find out which volume is experiencing performance issues due to inode cache invalidation/shrink/rewarning. In this paper, trying to exercise the performance behavior of inode subsystem like the way customer does and try to monitor and model the subsystem using automation. Here considering the different key attributes and typical operations that effect the inode cache behavior and some of the interested counters statistics that need to be monitored for analyzing the performance behavior of inode cache. Exercising inode cache operations requires constant focus on how the inode cache is performing. Repeat and Rerun some of the targeted workflows for inode cache population invalidation/ shrink operations at constant intervals to model the behavior of the inode subsytem.
Characterization of the complete plastomes of two flowering epiparasites (Phacellaria glomerata and P. compressa, Santalaceae, Santalales): gene content, organization and plastome degradation

Backgrounds: The transition to a heterotrophic lifestyle triggers reductive evolution of plastid genome (plastome) in both photosynthetic and non–photosynthetic parasites. A plant parasite parasitizing another plant parasite is referred to as epiparasitism, which is extremely rare in angiosperms. In despite of the particularly special lifeform of epiparasitic plants, their plastomes have not been characterized to date. Sequending such plastomes may enable new insights into the evolutionary pathway of plastome degradation associated with parasitism. Results: In this study, we generated complete plastomes of Phacellaria compressa and P. glomerata (Santalaceae, Santalales) through Illumina shotgun sequencing. Plastome assembly and comparison indicated that plastomes of both species exhibit the quadripartite structure typical of angiosperms, and that they possess similar size, structure, gene content, and arrangement of genes to other hemiparasites in Santalales, especially to those hemiparasites in Santalaceae. The plastomes of P. compressa and P. glomerata were characterized by the functional loss of plastid–encoded NAD(P)H–dehydrogenase and infA genes, which strongly coincides with the general pattern of plastome degradation observed in Santalales hemiparasites. Conclusion: Our study demonstrates that the shift to epiparasitism and reduced vegetative bodies in P. compressa and P. glomerata do not appear to cause any unique plastome degradation compared with their closely related hemiparasites. The epiparasitic lifestyle or an endophytic growth form observed in these two epiparasites may have limited impact on the reductive modification of their plastomes.
Security optimization of a distributed application with free access to resources

The paper aims to identified and use the main security features for a distributed applications and optimize the overall security level. The distributed framework with all its characteristics is presented and the optimization objectives are defined according to the framework particularity. A security architecture is built emphasizing the components that participate to the protection of the distributed system. Each one of the security control implemented into the application is described, highlighting an optimization process for the entire security level.
The impact of Information Systems Development Education on Entrepreneurial Personality Traits and Cognitions

This study investigated the effectiveness of entrepreneurship modules at developing entrepreneurial personality traits and cognitions of Information Systems Development (ISD) students studying at Irish Institutes of Technology (IoT). Current Irish government policy dictated that entrepreneurship education should be embedded in all technical third-level courses. In theory, such an education should create an entrepreneurial mind-set amongst students and increase the probability of graduates engaging in entrepreneurial action post completion of their studies. This study employed a classical research method. A set of hypotheses were designed and tested. Data was collected from first and final year students of IoT ISD courses; some of these courses featured a module in entrepreneurship. Data from these groups was compared. The results showed that: first-year ISD students possess entrepreneurial personality traits and cognitions similar to that of the general population. The results also showed that entrepreneurship modules rarely feature on IoT ISD courses. When offered they can impact the open-mindedness and entrepreneurial leadership qualities of students. However, one single entrepreneurship module was found to be insufficient to impact the other personality traits and cognitions associated with entrepreneurship. This research contributed to the theory, practice and planning of entrepreneurship education. It presented implications for policy makers and economists endeavouring to promote entrepreneurship as a career choice among computing graduates. It also had implications for educationalists and designers of ISD curricula in Irish IoTs.
Uses and Abuses of Models in Radiation Risk Management

This paper is a high-level overview of managing risks to workers, public, and the environment. It discusses the difference between a model and a hypothesis. The need for models in risk assessment is justified, and then it is shown that radiation risk models that are useable in risk management are highly simplistic. The weight of evidence is considered for and against the linear non-threshold (LNT) model for carcinogenesis and heritable ill-health that is currently the basis for radiation risk management. Finally, uses and misuses of this model are considered. It is concluded that the LNT model continues to be suitable for use as the basis for radiation protection.
A Systematic Literature Review on Metaheuristic Optimization Techniques in WSNs

—Metaheuristic algorithms are recognized for developing new algorithms and optimizing various aspects in Wireless Sensor Networks (WSNs). Evaluating a multitude of possible modes is required, in most complicated problems, to obtain an exact solution. Metaheuristic algorithms can obtain solutions in acceptable time constraints. These algorithms play an operational role in solving such problems by optimizing the different metrics such as coverage rate and energy consumption of the networks. These metrics have valuable impact on network lifetime as well. This systematic review focuses on the published work from 2010 to 2020 in metaheuristic optimization in WSN. Furthermore, the systematic review will answer multiple questions that will be discussed in the methodology section.
Monitoring of Dolos Armor Units at Crescent City, California

Abstract : Crescent City breakwater is located on the California coastline approximately 17 miles south of the Oregon border. In 1974 and again in 1986, dolosse were placed along a section of the breakwater particularly susceptible to damage. Monitoring of above water dolosse moment and breakage has been conducted since 1986. In August of 2004, a detailed monitoring survey was conducted of the dolos section of the Crescent City breakwater. The goal of this monitoring is to understand the long-term structural response of the dolosse. Detailed monitoring included ground surveys, aerial photography, photogrammetric analysis, and a broken armor unit survey. Results showed very little dolos movement has occurred since the end of the initial nesting period in 1988. Furthermore, no additional dolos breakage was observed since 1993. From 1995 to 1999, core samples were obtained from dolosse cast in 1986 and in 1974 in order to determine the in-situ strength of units in both non-loaded (near concrete cap) and highly loaded regions (near still water level) of the structure. The cores were subjected to standard laboratory concrete strength tests. Results indicated that the structural strength has increased considerably since construction for non-loaded units. However, concrete strength for units placed in highly loaded units near the still water level was near constant.
Dual Use Study of Systems and Software Technologies: Defence and IST Analysis Report

Abstract : This report outlines an unbiased process to assess and prioritize information Technologies (IT), which can be identified as areas of high priority for defense RD * Information Management; * Visualization and Imaging; * Modelling and Simulation; * IT aspects in Communication; In summary, the proposed study may be considered as a strategic model' for considering review of Dual-Use Technologies and their associated R&D cost across different market sectors and system applications. In particular, this study is designed to improve the co- ordination, planning and exploitation of dual-use Information Society Technologies (IST), with a view to strengthening Canadian industrial competitiveness in defense as well as civil Information & Communication Technologies (ICT) industry.
Novel bedside techniques for functional residual capacity measurement

Functional residual capacity (FRC) is the gas volume remaining in the lung following a normal expiration. The size of the FRC may be compromised as result of many pathophysiologic factors, including anesthesia, obesity, acute lung injury, and acute respiratory distress syndrome. Without sufficient FRC volume, both blood oxygenation and carbon dioxide excretion are limited, leading to hypoxemia, carbon dioxide retention, and possible morbidity and mortality. Clinicians have long recognized the potential for improved care from FRC measurement availability, and researchers have been looking for an effective means of bedside FRC assessment during mechanical ventilation for decades. FRC measurement is useful, for example, for guiding ventilation management to improve gas exchange for patients with reduced FRC. Traditional methods of FRC measurement have been valuable for researching disease progression and monitoring ambulatory patients, but are impractical at the bedside. Recent research has proposed better bedside utility through volume-based methods such as nitrogen or oxygen wash-in/ washout to help address the need for FRC measurement. However, the proposed volume-based methods give lower measurement precision during ventilation with spontaneous effort or high airway pressure. Furthermore, these volume-based systems cannot be used with circle breathing systems which are commonly found in the operating room. Thus, the need remains for automated, accurate bedside FRC measurement systems that can be used in the intensive
Computerizing refrigeration load calculations

Presentation des programmes de calcul de charges de refrigeration, utilisables sur microordinateurs et pour la conception d'une installation frigorifique, en les comparant a ceux employes pour le dimensionnement d'installations de chauffage ou de climatisation. Description des avantages des programmes, des criteres de selection du programme et du materiel
Software RAID Technology for cluster environments

Yoshitake Shinkai, Tetsutaro Maruyama, Naomi Yoshizawa Fujitsu Laboratories LTD. Kawasaki, Japan {shinkai, tetutaro, yszw}@flab.fujitsu. co.jp tel +81-44-754-2850 fax +81-44-754-2851 Abstract In this paper, we present a new software RAID technology called file RAID targeted at cluster environments where nodes share files through SAN (Storage Area Network). In it the file system manages separate disks and places user data over them redundantly by itself instead of by underlying device drivers while replicating the metadata on multiple nodes. This schema results in high performance by adopting the following techniques only applicable to the file system layer such as aggressive caching, reduced recovery logging and dynamic RAID type selection based on file size. It also eliminates conventional spare disks. We implemented the file RAID feature in our cluster file system HAMFS. The measurement result demonstrates a good scalability as well as good performance even for random writes for a RAID5 file.
Influences of characteristic size of contact bodies on rolling contact

The rolling contact of elastic bodies (upper body and lower body) can be analyzed with the Hertz theory and the Kalker’s model. It is generally believed that the width of the contact area should be much smaller than the characteristic size of each elastic body, to ensure that the half-space assumption is valid. However the definition of “much smaller” is not that clear. In practice the 3x rule is usually employed, which requires the characteristic size of each elastic body must be at least three times larger than the width of the contact area. This empirical rule is examined in this paper, by looking at the results of the Kalker’s model and of a three-dimensional finite element model to study the influences of lower body width on the rolling contact. It is found that the contact behavior predicted by the Kalker’s model are still acceptable even when the characteristic size of contact bodies is close to the width of the contact area. This finding extends the applicability of classical quasi-static methods to a wider scope, and thus may simplify the calculation procedures for rolling contact problems.