Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparison of 2D RSSI based WSN multipath faded indoor localization algorithms

A lot of effort has already been put in research on indoor location-aware applications with wireless sensor networks (WSN). In a previous paper we presented a new 2D positioning algorithm for localization in a real life multipath environment [1] based on the linear relation between the received signal strength (RSSI) and the logarithm of the distance between the sender and the receiver [2]. A new algorithm can only find wide acceptance if it is proven to be better than the existing algorithms. In this paper we therefore implement as a reference a more conventional localization algorithm on our IBBT Wilab.t test bed and compare the test results. A first (and evident) criterion is the error on the position.
Mobile Ad-Hoc Network: Working of Routing protocols and Application

Increased communication in today's life increased the needs of technological communication. With some restriction of wired communication wireless technology comes into the picture. The emphasis in this paper is concentrated on Mobile Ad-Hoc Networks. They can be set up anywhere without any need for external infrastructure (like wires or base stations). This can be a standard Wi-Fi connection, or another medium, such as a cellular or satellite transmission (1). So we can say that A "mobile ad hoc network" (MANET) is an autonomous collection of mobile users that communicate over relatively bandwidth constrained wireless links (2). This paper includes working of some Proactive, Reactive and Hybrid protocols that make communication possible it also includes its advantages, limitations and applications of MANET. Protocols discussed in this paper are DSR, AODV, TORA, FSR, ZRP, WPR etc.
Reducing Homophobia through Gay and Lesbian Speaker Panels.

This study investigated the effects of attendance at a panel featuring gay and lesbian speakers on self-reported measures of individual homophobia. A total of 200 female and 120 male college students enrolled in human sexuality classes were randomly assigned to pretest or no pretest conditions and completed surveys before, after, and one month following the intervention. Cognitive homophobia was assessed by the Attitudes Toward Lesbians and Gay Men scales. Behavioral homophobia was determined by the Posttest Evaluation Questionnaire. All subjects completed the Marlowe-Crowne Social Desirability Scale as a formalized check on social desirability response tendencies. It was concluded that: (1) the students' levels of cognitive antigay attitudes decreased following interaction with a gay and lesbian speaker panel; (2) the students' levels of affective homophobic attitudes decreased following participation in this panel; and (3) students did not report a greater willingness to engage in gay positive behaviors following exposure to this panel; (4) one month later, students indicated a slight tendency to engage in fewer gay positive behaviors. The study concluded, therefore, that behavior change did not occur as a result of the panel. (Contains 23 references.) (CK) 'r********* ********* ********************* ******:'x******* ***** * ** *** **** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. ***********************************************************************
Thermal Band Heating for Intra-Row Weed Control

For many years, disinfection of the soil by means of steaming has been a common method for eliminating weeds and fungal diseases. However, surface steaming of soil is a very energy-intensive process, and consequently, efforts have been made to develop a machine for narrow-band steaming of the soil under and around rows of cultivated plants prior to seeding. The use of this machine may achieve up to 90% energy savings, and will also reduce the amount of damage to the flora and fauna. A special test rig has been developed with the objective of obtaining new information about narrow-band soil steaming. The test rig consists of a revolving ditch, in which the soil can be heated by means of submerged steam jets. The rig is equipped with thermosensors for measuring temperatures in the steamed band during the process. For a more detailed analysis of the temperature profile in a cross-section of the processed band, an apparatus has been developed especially to record the temperatures obtained at 63 locations and at seven levels across the ditch. On the basis of the results from the test rig, a prototype band-steamer for field use has been developed. Tests have shown that soil temperatures exceeding 70°C will be needed to protect against germination of weed seeds. For band heating such a treatment in 50 cm rows requires about 5.8 GJ/ha.
In search for interannual and interdecadal relations between climate variability and continental freshwater discharge to the Mediterranean Sea

Variability of atmospheric circulation is considered one of the most important factors causing interannual and interdecadal variability of freshwater amount that is discharged from the continents. Here it is presented an analysis of the relations between the discharge variability of five major rivers in the Mediterranean basin (i.e. Adige, Arno Ebro, Po and Rhone) responsible for the 70% of total freshwater input into the Mediterranean Sea, and the variability of four atmospheric circulation patterns: East Atlantic (EA), North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), Scandinavia (SCA) and Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO).
The impact of mean climate on ENSO simulation and prediction

Correspondence to: Xiaohua Pan, Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA; E-mail: xpan@cola.iges. org The Impact of Mean Climate on ENSO: Simulation and Prediction Xiaohua Pan and Bohua Huang 2 Department of Atmospheric, Oceanic and Earth Sciences, College of Science, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA Center for Ocean-Land-Atmosphere Studies, Calverton, MD
Diversity and abundance of reef macro invertebrates (Mollusca; Echinodermata) in the southern Gulf of California, México

Diversity and abundance of macro mollusks and echinoderms were estimated on three protected islands in the southern Gulf of California. From February 2005 to February 2007, each island was visited twice during warm and cold season. These estimates were calculated from a total of 165 belt transects (25 x 2 m). 22 species of echinoderms and 23 of mollusks were identified. Species richness and abundance showed statistical differences among the islands for both phyla; however, diversity did not. Species assemblages were different on each island. Espiritu Santo had more echinoderms and San Jose had more mollusks. Asteroids were the most abundant, followed by echinoids and holothurians. The dominant species were the sea star Phataria unifascialis, followed by the sea urchin Tripneustes depressus and the holothurian Holothuria fuscoscinerea. Gastropods were the most abundant with 12 species, whilst bivalves had 7. San Jose and Cerralvo had more gastropods species than Espiritu Santo. The dominant gastropod and bivalve were Serpulorbis margaritaceus and Pinctada mazatlanica respectively. The echinoderm and mollusk fauna are similar on the three islands, the community structure is stable along the study area; it seems that habitat type has a strong influence on the distribution and abundance of both phyla.
Moving toward a culturally invariant measure of ethnic identity among diverse adolescents: refining the MEIM

Background, purpose. The present study examined the factorial invariance of a revised version of the Multigroup Ethnic Identity Measure (MEIM) across diverse ethnic groups. Material and Methods. White and non-White ethnically diverse high school adolescents (N = 1979) from the Midwestern USA completed the MEIM and a self-esteem measure. 1 Address for correspondence: University of Nebraska at Kearney; Department of Counseling and School Psychology, COE B138, 1615 W. 24th St., Kearney, NE 68849; Phone: 308-865-8360; E-mail: sobanskyrr@unk.edu. Robin R. Sobansky, Terry B. Gutkin, Ann M. Galloway, Anita L. Saunders, Georgette P. Yetter, Samuel Y. Song 86 Results, conclusions. The results showed that this version of the MEIM did not measure ethnic identity similarly across ethnic groups. An exploratory factor analysis (EFA) yielded a nine-item, two-factor solution. Further multiple-group analyses with the EFA-generated model showed a tenable fit across both groups. Differences in ethnic identity related to ethnic group and gender were found. Additionally, ethnic identity was related positively to self-esteem. The new nine-item scale generated in this study, referred to as the MEIM-S, may provide school psychologists with an instrument that can be used to measure ethnic identity successfully with ethnically diverse populations.
How important is optimal fiscal policy under quasi-geometric discounting?

A neoclassical model with distorting taxes on capital and labor income is presented where a representative agent is endowed with quasi-geometríc discounting and derives utility from consumption and leisure. Given that ful! commitment is preferred to the no-commitment equilibrium, optimal fiscal policy is introduced in order to examine to what extent a benevolent planner may help the individual to overeóme her lack of commitment. Numerically it is found that optimal taxation only provides between 8 and 25 percent of the payment necessary for the agent to be indifferent between the full and the nocommitment allocation.
Modelling driver behaviour in soar

Deze studie beschrijft een cognitief model van het gedrag van een automobilist bij het naderen en afhandelen van kruisingen. Het model bestuurt een gesimuleerde auto in een gesimuleerde verkeerswereld waarin ook andere auto's en fietsers rondrijden. De belangrijkste rijtaken die het model uitvoert zijn het afhandelen van ongeordende kruisingen, het regelen van de snelheid, het koers houden op de rechte weg, het sturen door bochten, en het navigeren ofivel het vinden van een bestemming in de gesimuleerde wereld. Bij de beschrijving van het model komen daarbij drie onderwerpen uitgebreid aan de orde. In de eerste plaats de visuele orientatiestrategieen die nodig zijn om de rijtaak goed te kunnen uitvoeren. Dit wil zeggen dat we de oog- en hoofdbewegingen, maar ook de interne aandachtsmechanismen van een automobilist bij het naderen en afhandelen van een kruising, modelleren. In de tweede plaats behandelen we de motorische processen die nodig zijn om een auto te besturen. We beschrijven onder andere hoe dit model zijn ledematen leert aansturen bij het bedienen van de instrumenten van de auto. Tenslotte besteden we veel aandacht aan de multirasking mechanismen die nodig zijn om de vele taken die een automobilist in kritische verkeerssituaties tegelijkertijd moet doen, ook werkelijk uitgevoerd kunnen worden. Het model van rijgedrag is geimplementeerd met behulp van het productiesysteem Soar. Dit systeem is computer-implementatie van een algemene theorie van menselijk probleemoplossen en wordt als zodanig gebruikt door cognitief psychologen om vele soorten menselijke gedragingen te modelleren. Soar is ontwikkeld onder leiding van Allen Newell (Laird, Newell, & Rosenbloom, 1987) en bouwt voort op het werk van Newell en Simon op het gebied van menselijk probleemoplossen. Soar is daarbij in feite de belichaming van Newellen Simon's Problem Space Hypothesis, geimplementeerd in een parallel productiesysteem. Om de niet in Soar ingewijdel ezere nig houvast te geven bij het lezen van deze samenvatting worden de belangrijkste steekwoorden betreffende Soar hier kort toeeelicht.
The oldest old : multidimensional functional assessment Os muito idosos : avaliação funcional multidimensional Los ancianos mayores : evaluación funcional multidimensional

Theoretical framework: When translated into population ageing, the demographic transition process imposes an adaptation of the healthcare and social services to the needs and expectations of the elderly. The definition of interventions requires a multidimensional functional assessment. Objectives: To assess the functional capacity of individuals aged 75 years and older from the municipality of Coimbra in five areas (social resources, economic resources, mental health, physical health and activities of daily living). Methodology: Quantitative, descriptive and correlational study, with a sample of 1153 individuals. The Questionário de Avaliação Funcional Multidimensional para Idosos was used to classify the participants from excellent to totally impaired in each functional area. Results: The participants were classified with severe or total impairment in the following areas: 12.5% in social resources; 15.4% in economic resources; 16.0% in mental health; 45.6% in physical health; and 23.6% in activities of daily living. Women and individuals aged 85 years and older usually had lower scores. Conclusion: The multidimensional assessment provides data for an integrated intervention of healthcare and social services, taking into account gender and age differences.
Structure of proper motions in a sunspot penumbra

We study the structure and evolution of the horizontal proper motions in a regular sunspot penumbra, very close to the solar disc center, in active region NOAA 11092 using a 48 min time sequences of blue continuum images recorded byHinode/SOT in 2010 August 3. During the day of the observation, the active region had a low activity level. We apply local correlation tracking (LCT) to the time series of the images to obtain the field of horizontal proper motions (flow field). The penumbra shows a slow (fast) flow field with an average speed of 0.2 (0.4) km/s starting at its middle towards the umbra (outer penumbral boundary) as an inward (outward) motion in accordance with previous findings. This behavior defines a continuous divergence line at the middle of the penumbra (r ≃ 2Rspot/3). A distorted ringlike feature with very slow flows (≈ 50 m/s; zero-flow ring : ZFR) co-spatial with the divergence line is clearly seen on the speed map of proper motions in logarithmic scale. Deep intrusion of coordinated penumbral filaments into the umbra can cause that the ZFR a) is significantly displaced towards the umbra (in most cases) or b) is discontinuous, showing considerable speeds there (≈ 150 m/s). Where the ZFR shows discontinuity, the divergence line does not move toward umbra. Also, because of the different evolutionary flows of adjacent penumbral filaments, the ZFR and the divergence line show a stable backward/forward displacement along itself during the 48 min observation. The radial variations of the azimuthally averaged brightness show a local bright ring with a weak contrast of 1% close to the ZFR. At the outer penumbra, we find that the converging filamentary flow occurs in a dark radial channel and the filamentary diverging flows are formed by the evolution of thin bight fibrils. Also, the large speeds at the penumbra boundary are produced by the displacement and/or the fragmentation of the bright fibrils in developing filamentary flows. At the near vicinity of the penumbra, in surrounding granulation, some divergence centers are strongly pushed away as a whole with an average speed of about 0.6 km/s by these developing filamentary flows.
The Effect of Accounting Performance on Accounting Information Systems, Planning and Controlling In Jordanian Commercial Banks - Survey Study

The study aims to identify the inputs of the AIS and its importance in providing useful information for the planning and control processes in Jordanian commercial banks, as well as to identify the relationship between the AIS and the planning and control processes. The study population consists of all the Jordanian commercial banks and the study sample consists of three persons selected from senior management staff in each bank, so the number of sample (39) respondents. A questionnaire was distributed to the entire sample, but 30 questionnaires were retrieved, thus, many statistical procedures were used to analyse the collected data such as mean, standard deviations and repeat distributions, in addition to the one sample t-test. The study showed that there is a statistically significant relationship between the AIS and the achievement of various management functions, the planning and control processes. The AIS provides an appropriate level of control that ensures the integrity of the company's resources and the formation of a future outlook on the results of the company's work. The study recommended the need to increase the reliability of the AIS in the planning and control processes.
THE INVISIBLE SUCCESS FACTORS IN PRODUCT INNOVATION

are condemned to repeat it. 1 Twenty-five years of research into why new products succeed, why they fail, and what distinguishes winning businesses, and are we any further ahead? Some pundits say no! Today’s new product project teams and leaders seem to fall into the same traps that their predecessors did back in the 1970s; moreover, there is little evidence that success rates or research and development (R&D) productivity have increased very much. So what’s the problem? Surely after myriad studies into new product performance, almost every product developer should be able to list the 10 or 15 critical success factors that make the difference between winning and losing. This journal, and others, has published numerous such articles over the years . so many that anyone introduced to new product management since 1980 should be as familiar with the critical success factors as a school child is with the ABCs. But we still make the same mistakes. The success factors are invisible . not found in typical business practices. Recent studies reveal that the art of product development has not improved all that much—that the voice of the customer is still missing, that solid upfront homework is not done, that many products enter the development phase lacking clear definition, and so on [3,9]. Has an entire generation of product developers missed the message? Has management been blind to what ails innovation, and what makes winners? Or maybe we researchers are guilty of missing the boat here—of focusing on the wrong problems, or communicating poorly, or not making the success factors more visible. This article lowers the microscope on the state of product innovation . on the fact that product innovation does not happen as well as it should and that the critical success factors are noticeably absent from the typical new product project. The article outlines the reasons why so many companies and senior managements have failed to heed the messages and continue to repeat the same mistakes. And solutions are proposed—no, not another process, and not another market research methodology—but approaches designed to tackle the difficult question of management’s failure to listen and businesses’ failure to embrace the critical success factors.
Mutational analysis of non-coding genome in prostate cancer using whole genome sequencing

Prostate Cancer is a lethal disease characterized as progressive and possessing distinct molecular heterogeneity during its timespan. Vast number of abnormalities has been reported till now with number of somatic mutations and germline risk factors in addition to rearrangements in the chromatin. All of them together makes the architecture of prostate genome very complex and hard to understand. Transcription machinery is central to gene regulation, with a considerable vacuum in information till date related to abnormalities in the regulatory regions in prostate genome we have tried to explore the non-coding genome and detect mutations in regulatory regions to find if they hold any significance in prostate cancer. Using prostate cancer sample data from the whole genome sequencing study by Berger et al., 2011 which were seven matched normal-tumor genomes, encouraging results were produced by applying a pipeline of independently selected tools for variant analysis. DNase I hypersensitivity sites (DNaseI HSs) for LNCaP cell lines obtained from The Encyclopedia of DNA Elements (ENCODE) Consortium were used as markers for regulatory region in the genome and from initial 54679 SNVs detected across 7 samples, 21 promoter and 621 enhancer mutations were detected overlapping the DNaseI HS peaks. Out of which 4 and 21 mutations in promoters and enhancers respectively were the finally filtered out whose genes where found relevant directly or indirectly in prostate and other cancers by performing extensive search in the published literature. For concrete evidence validation would be the next step as results were mere implications, but our study is a diligent effort in delineating the intricate genomics involved in prostate cancer outside the gene coding regions.
South Africa's transport industry has become an increasingly important contributor to the country's gross domestic product, ma

The study applies an “augmented” gravity equation to South Africa’s exports of motor vehicles, parts & accessories (SIC 381-383) to 76 countries over the period 1994 to 2003. The study employs a dynamic panel data model to estimate long-run and short-run coefficients. First, it is shown that it takes about 16 months for exports to adjust. Second, a number of variables, namely, importer income, population, exchange rate, distance, free trade agreements are important determinants of bilateral trade flows for motor vehicles, parts & accessories. Third, the gravity model is solved stochastically to determine South Africa’s “optimistic”, “pessimistic” and “average” potential exports to the 76 countries. Finally, estimates of the degree of variability of “average” potential exports are provided, which show that South Africa’s trade with Germany, the United Kingdom and the United States have low variability. ____________________________________________________________________
Application research on 3D reconstruction based on Kinect

D reconstruction technology is widely used in computer teaching and rehabilitation of virtual reality, robot autonomous navigation, interactive, film and television animation, etc. The core problem is to achieve a scene with different Angle of view of information and effective registration of fusion, is essentially solve the space coordinate transformation relation in the multiple points of view. Using access relatively cheap sensor as input equipment, produced color data and depth of the data preprocessing, Coordinate transformation, scene, point cloud registration was aligned fusion, said polygon mesh and texture mapping technology is studied and the theoretical analysis, Proposed a 3D reconstruction scheme based on access depth sensors.
Increasing Ultrasonic Array Data Acquisition Rate through the use of Kasami Codes and the Maximum Entropy Method

We suggest using sets of pseudo-orthogonal code with antenna arrays working in Full Matrix Capture (FMC) mode, to increase the rate of data acquisition. This allows the use of signals comprised of phase-manipulated Kasami sequences, specifically developed for CMDA technology. The use of the Maximum Entropy Method (MEM) for decoding signals in lieu of matched filtration allows us to reduce noise level and increase time resolution in reflectors’ image. Additionally, to reduce noise level by more than 6 dB we suggest the use of various Kasami sequences for each position of an antenna array. Numerical and model experiments demonstrate the efficacy of the proposed approach.