Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Loughborough University Institutional Repository Monitoring 3 D vibrations in structures using high resolution blurred imagery

Photogrammetry has been used in the past to monitor the laboratory testing of civil engineering structures using multiple image based sensors. This has been successful, but detecting vibrations during dynamic structural tests has proved more challenging. Detecting vibrations during dynamic structural tests usually depend on high speed cameras, but these sensors often result in lower image resolutions and reduced accuracy. To overcome this limitation, a novel approach described in this paper has been devised to take measurements from blurred images in long-exposure photos. The motion of the structure is captured in individual motion-blurred image, without dependence on imaging speed. A bespoke algorithm then determines each measurement point’s motion. Using photogrammetric techniques, a model structure’s motion with respect to different excitation frequencies is captured and its vibration envelope recreated in 3D. The approach is tested and used to identify changes in the model’s vibration response.
Molecular Docking of Interaction between E-Cadherin Protein and Conformational Structure of Cyclic Peptide ADTC3 (Ac-CADTPC-NH2) Simulated on 20 ns

Pengobatan penyakit yang menyerang otak sangat sulit dilakukan karena penghantaran molekul obat menuju otak terhalang oleh molekul-molekul blood-brain barrier (BBB). Untuk mengatasinya telah dikembangkan metode baru dengan memodulasi junction antar sel menggunakan peptida. Salah satu peptida yang diperkirakan mampu memodulasi adalah ADTC3, yang diturunkan dari susunan asam amino kadherin. Modulasi terjadi diduga karena interaksi antara ADTC3 dengan E-kadherin. Pada penelitian ini telah dihitung energi interaksi antara ADTC3 dengan E-kadherin. Metode yang digunakan adalah dinamika molekul (DM) dan molecular docking . Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa peptida siklik ADTC3 (Ac-CADTPC-NH 2 ) hasil simulasi 20 ns (20.000 ns) berinteraksi kuat dengan domain EC1 E-kadherin dengan energy binding sebesar -31,55 kJ.mol -1 dan tetapan inhibisi Ki sebesar 2,96 µM pada konformasi ke-4487. Interaksi yang kuat ini diperkirakan sebagai daya penggerak memodulasi junction antar sel. Interaksi antara ADTC3 dengan E-kadherin terjadi pada situs residu E-kadherin Asp1, Trp2, Val3, Ile4, Lys25, Met92 yang berada pada daerah adhesion arm-acceptor pocket .
Dendrophobia in bonobo comprehension of spoken English

Comparative data from Savage-Rumbaugh et al. (1993) concerning the comprehension of spoken English requests by a bonobo (Kanzi) and a human infant (Alia) is consistent with Fitch’s (2014) hypothesis that humans exhibit dendrophilia, or a propensity to infer and manipulate hierarchical tree structures to a greater extent than other species. This body of data avoids many pitfalls in interpreting results of relevant Artificial Grammar Learning experiments, and therefore complements those experiments. However, findings from language acquisition suggest that the term dendrophilia is misleading, in that human infants do not show an initial preference for certain hierarchical syntactic structures. Infants are slow to acquire and generalize the hierarchical structures in question, but they can eventually do so. Kanzi, in contrast, is dendrophobic: even though his nonhierarchial strategy impairs comprehension, he never acquires the hierarchical structure. ∗Thanks to Jim Hurford, Ray Jackendoff, Tim O’Donnell, Sarah O’Neill, Ian Roberts, Kenny Smith, Maggie Tallerman, Charles Yang, and Moira Yip, and to audiences at Tufts, Groningen, York, Edinburgh, and Essex, for comments on earlier versions of this material. Address for correspondence: Linguistics and English Language, The University of Edinburgh, Dugald Stewart Building, 3 Charles St, Edinburgh, EH8 9AD, UK Email: rob.truswell@ed.ac. uk
Rapid ontogenetic shift in juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna diet

We measured white muscle isotopic compositions and aspect ratios (ARs) of caudal fins in juvenile Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis (PBT) to examine ontogenetic dietary shifts and swimming ability. ARs averaged 3.9 in fish with fork length (FL) <15 cm, 4.6 in fish with FL of 30−35 cm, and 6.7 in adult fish with FL >200 cm. Mean isotope values of carbon and nitrogen in white muscle increased from −18.3 to −18.0‰ and from +7.2 to 8.9‰ in ~20 cm fish to −16.5‰ and +12.3‰ in 30−35 cm fish, respectively, with a shift at 25 cm FL. This shift was much earlier than that reported for yellowfin tuna T. albacares (40−50 cm FL). Our results suggest that, after moving to Japanese coastal areas and reaching a FL of 25 cm, PBT rapidly develop swimming abilities by achieving endothermy and switching from a diet of small squid and zooplankton to a diet based on fish prey items that have greater body mass with higher calorific content and swimming ability. This may give them a selective advantage and allow high energetic expenditure.
Numerical analysis of rotor aero-acoustic characteristics for ice detection

In this work, rotors with artificial ice shapes are studied to develop an insight into the potential of acoustics-based ice detection. Using the Helicopter Multi-Block CFD solver, approximate ice shapes are added to the blades and the results are analyzed using the Ffowcs Williams–Hawkings method. Several candidate monitoring positions are assessed for acoustic sensors to be placed on the helicopter fuselage. The influence of ice on the aero-acoustic characteristics of a rotor is calculated, and parameters such as the ice amount and the icing position on the blade are quantified. It is concluded that an array of microphones is best for detecting potential icing position on the blades, and it should be located on top of the helicopter rear fuselage and along the tail-boom.
Students learning information skills in communities of practice

This study examined students learning information skills from the multiple perspectives of Malaysian higher education teachers, librarians and students. Using a qualitative inquiry, the study observed student information skills programs, examined the programs' teaching and learning resources, and interviewed teachers, librarians and students who engaged in the programs. The findings suggest that participants viewed students learning information skills as students engaging in student information practice. Via the process of participation and reification, teachers, librarians and students further identified the practice with six information tasks of students identifying information goal, identifying information sources, retrieving information sources, interacting with information sources, synthesizing information, and negotiating understanding. The study found students learning information skills provide a platform for teachers, librarians and students to mutually participate and sustain the process of students learning in higher education. The findings are essential to assist higher education communities to transform higher education students into knowledge creators as required by the national education framework.
Effects of beating and recycling on strength of pulp fibers and paper

The effects of beating and recycling treatment on strength of pulp fibers and handsheets were ascertained in this study. The zero-span tensile strength of handsheets, which corresponds to strength of fibers as such, tended to increase by beating and recycling treatment. Therefore, the decrease in the tensile strength of recycled handsheets was caused by the decrease of interfiber bonding strength as explainable by using the Page equation. Because the recycling treatment did not affect the specific strength of interfiber bonding, the decreased strength of interfiber bonding solely stemmed from the decreased interfiber-bonded area.
Single-Grain Si TFTs Fabricated on a Precursor from Doctor-Blade Coated Liquid-Si

Printing is attractive for manufacturing flexible circuits. This manuscript presents our investigation of single-grain Si TFTs fabricated from printed liquid-Si, on a polyimide substrate with the maximum process temperature of 350 °C. The field-effect mobility is 460 cm2/Vs for electrons and 121 cm2/Vs for the holes. CMOS inverters were also fabricated. The devices function at the bending diameter of 3 mm. The device performance under the bending stress was discussed.
Genotyping of Mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from TB patients with spoligotyping

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The mediator role of organizational innovativeness between organizational culture and organizational effectiveness

Organizational culture and organizational innovativeness are viewed as important factors for improving the organizational effectiveness in institutions of higher education. The aim of this study was to examine the correlations among organizational culture, organizational innovativeness and organizational effectiveness. Moreover, the mediating role of organizational innovativeness between organizational culture and organizational effectiveness was studied.The method used in the study was survey research. Based on the cluster sampling method, all full time faculty members from five branches of Islamic Azad University (IAU), Pars Province, Iran, were included in the sample of the study. The number of respondents was 369 participants. For measuring variables, three questionnaires were employed. The findings indicated that the adhocracy culture, market culture and clan culture were found to have significant positive correlations with organizational innovativeness and organizational effectiveness. However, hierarchy culture showed no significant relationship with either organizational innovativeness or organizational effectiveness. Additionally, organizational innovativeness partially mediated the relationships among clan, adhocracy and market cultures with organizational effectiveness.Therefore, organizational culture not only directly influences both innovativeness and effectiveness but also influences effectiveness through innovation. The university administrators should be aware of the benefits from the implementation of a culture that supports innovation in order to assure the effectiveness of universities.
Bayesian Flexible Modelling of Mixed Logit Models

The widespread use of the Mixed Multinomial Logit model, in the context of discrete choice data, has made the issue of choosing a mixing distribution very important. The choice of a specific distribution may seriously bias results if that distribution is not suitable for the data. We propose a flexible hierarchical Bayesian approach in which the mixing distribution is approximated through a mixture of normal distributions. Numerical results on a real data set are provided to demonstrate the usefulness of the proposed method.
Comparative feeding ecology of the sympatric cod fishes Arctogadusglacialis and Boreogadus saida in North East Greenland evaluatedfrom diet and stable isotope analyses

__________________________________________________________________3 Introduction________________________________________________________________4 Materials and Methods_______________________________________________________6 Results___________________________________________________________________12 Discussion________________________________________________________________23 Conclusion________________________________________________________________30 Acknowledgements_________________________________________________________31 References________________________________________________________________32 Appendices_______________________________________________________________37 Photo on front page: Boreogadus saida and Arctogadus glacialis. Photo taken by H. Schurmann.
The Biology of Phenolic Containing Vesicles

Phenolic compounds play a major role in the interaction of plants with their environment. They are thought to have been a feature of higher plants since early colonization of the land. Phenolics are crucial for many important aspects of plant life. They can play structural roles in different supporting or protective tissues, for example in cell walls, they can be involved in defence strategies, and signalling properties particularly in the interactions between plants and their environment. In brown algae, phenolic compounds are contained within membrane bound vesicles known as physodes, and their roles in algae are thought to be similar to those of higher plant phenolics. They can be stained using various histochemical stains, however, none of these stains are phenolic specific so care must be taken during interpretation of such results. Many, but not all phenolics are also autofluorescent under UV or violet light. Physodes are involved in cell wall construction, both in primary and secondary walls in brown algae. They bind together with other wall components to make a tough wall. They have also been found to play a role at fertilization, in blocking polyspermy in some species. Sperm are very quickly rendered immobile after phenolic release from newly fertilized zygotes seconds after fertilization. Phenolic compounds are thought to be important herbivore deterrents in some species due to their astringent nature. Phenolic compounds also offer effective UV protection in the early life stages and also the adults of many algal species. In the future, this factor may also make them an important player in the pharmaceutical and skincare industries.
DEVELOPMENT OF INJECTOR FOR ITEP HEAVY ION SINCHROTRON BASED ON LASER PLASMA GENERATOR

A schematic diagram of heavy ion injector based on laser ion sources is described. Two different basic laser configurations used in ITEP synchrotron. First laser excels in simplicity and consists of CO2 free-running laser that is applied for carbon target plasma heating and ionization at laser power density q=3∙10 12 W/cm 2 to create high current C 4+ ion beam. Second master oscillatoramplifier laser configuration intends for production super high laser intensity at a target to provide considerable charge state in a plasma of heavy elements (Al, Fe, Ag etc). This laser configuration is founded on original physical principle * that simplifies the installation and ensures high reliability for long term operation. Laser characteristics for the different laser scheme and ion current for injector outlet beam of C 4+ and Ag +19 are shown in this paper. The latter was accelerated in synchrotron for energy up to 100 MeV/u. * K. N. Makarov et al. Quantum Electronics (Russian), 2001, 31 (1), pp. 23÷29
The Evaluation of the Initial Skew Rate for Printed Text

The Evaluation of the Initial Skew Rate for Printed Text In this manuscript the algorithm for identification of the initial skew rate for printed text is presented. Proposed algorithm creates rectangular hull around all text characters. Combining nearby rectangular hulls form objects. After applying mathematical morphology on it, the biggest object is characterized as well as selected. Rectangular hull gravity center forms reference points on these objects used as a base for calculation ieestimation of the initial skew rate. Using the least square method, initial skew rate is calculated. Comparative analysis of the origin and estimated skew rate is presented as well as discussed. Algorithm is examined with a number of printed text examples. Proposed algorithm showed robustness for skewness of printed text in the wide range.
Effect of biocides on biofilms of some multidrug resistant clinical bacterial isolates

The biofilm production ability of some multidrug resistant clinical bacterial isolates was determined in the presence of four biocides – chlorhexidine gluconate (3%), cetrimide (0.75%), sodium hypochlorite (3.5%) and chloxylenol BPC (3.8%) – using the modified microplate method. The multi drug resistant clinical isolates used in this study are Staphylococcus aureus , Pseudomonas aeruginosa , Escherichia coli , Klebsiella aerogenes , Proteus mirabilis and Citrobacter freundii . These bacteria showed resistance to at least 5 antibiotics. Quantitative microtiter plate assay showed that 24 (58.55%) out of the 41 biofilms producers produced strong biofilms with optical density ranging from 0.25 to 0.35. The result demonstrated that sodium hypochlorite was more effective in inhibiting biofilm formation in the bacterial isolates. Lower concentrations of the biocides were more effective in inhibiting biofilm formation by bacteria. The ability of Escherichia coli and Klebsiella aerogenes to form biofilms was most affected. There was little inhibition of biofilm formation by the biocides on Staphylococcus aureus . This study has shown a relationship between biocide and multidrug resistance. Keywords: Biocides, Multi drug resistance, sodium hypochlorite, Staphylococcus aureus
Development of Intelligent Humanoid Robot with Face Recognition Features

In this paper, we would like to present the development of intelligent humanoid robot system. Our previous research have designed humanoid robot which could receive command and do speech recognition based on Bioloid GP robot and Raspberry Pi 2 as controller. In here, the robot system is extended to be able to detect and recognize human face. Based on OpenCV and Python, Viola-Jones method is used for face detection and PCA (Principal Component Analysis) for face recognition. Viola-Jones method provides a fast and robust framework for extracting and detecting face features. While, PCA or frequently called as eigenfaces is one of the algorithms to recognize face by reducing the image dimension using its eigen values. Generally, face recognition is influenced by many variables like light intensity, poses, and expression. By controlling these variables, the result of face recognition accuracy is about 93% (28 correct recognition of 30 experiments). Based on the recognized face, our humanoid robot gives the response action. Keywords humanoid robot, Bioloid GP, Raspberry Pi 2, Viola-Jones, PCA, face detection, face recognition. Abstrak Dalam makalah ini, kita akan mengembangkan sistem cerdas dari robot humanoid. Dalam riset sebelumnya, telah didesain robot humanoid yang dapat menerima perintah dan melakukan pengenalan ucapan berbasis robot Bioloid GP dan pengendali Raspberry Pi 2. Pada penelitian kali ini, sistem robot tersebut diperluas agar mampu mendeteksi dan mengenali wajah manusia. Berdasarkan OpenCV dan Python, metode Viola-Jones digunakan untuk mendeteksi wajah dan metode PCA untuk pengenalan wajah. Metode Viola-Jones menyediakan suatu cara untuk mendeteksi objek dalam citra secara cepat dan kokoh. Sedangkan PCA atau yang sering disebut sebagai eigenfaces adalah salah satu algoritma untuk mengenali wajah dengan mereduksi dimensi dari citra dengan menggunakan nilai eigennya. Secara umum pengenalan wajah dipengaruhi oleh berbagai macam variabel seperti intersitas cahaya, posisi wajah dan ekspresinya. Dengan mengendalikan variabel ini, pengenalan wajah dari robot humanoid yang dikembangkan mencapai sekitar sekitar 93% (28 pengenalan benar dari 30 eksperimen). Berdasarkan wajah yang telah dikenali ini, robot humanoid akan memberikan respon tindakan. Kata Kunci humanoid robot, Bioloid GP, Raspberry Pi 2, Viola-Jones, PCA, deteksi wajah, pengenalan wajah.
REVIEW OF THE RESEARCH IN CROP WATER REQUIREMENT AND ITS USE IN THE REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA

The paper presents a review of the research activities dealing with evapotranspiration (ET), crop water re-quirement (CWR) and the use of these parameters in other research, particularly in climate change. The first part dis-cusses the development of these research methodologies globally. Later the achievements of the national research are discussed. Macedonia did not developed capacities for measuring of the ET and the crop water requirement. There is only one practice which is followed – field experiments for the assessment of the water balance with bucket approach. The estimation of evapotranspiration is based mainly on the Penman – Monteith FAO 56 procedure. Due to the lack of input data the less data intensive Thornthwhaite methodology is applied. In the country the ET and the crop water requirement are used in irrigation projects, in research activities and in the assessment of the effects of water limita-tion on crop yield, particularly in climate change. Recently some activities dealing with the use of crop biophysical models WOFOST and CropSyst are taken.
LOW-LEVEL SENSOR FUSION-BASED HUMAN TRACKING FOR MOBILE ROBOT

In this paper, a novel sensor-based human tracking method that enables a mobile robot to follow a human with high robustness and responsiveness is presented. The method is based on low-level sensor data fusion combining depth data from a stereo camera and an infrared 2D laser range finder (LRF) to detect target human in the near surrounding of the robot. After initial position of target human is located by sensor fusion-based human detection, a novel tracking algorithm that combines a laser data-based search window and Kalman filter is used to recursively predict and update estimations of target human position in robot’s coordinate system. The use of tracking window contributes to reduction of computational cost by defining region of interest (ROI) enabling so real-time performance. The performance of proposed system was tested in several indoor scenarios. Experimental results show that the proposed human detection algorithm is robust and human tracking algorithm is able to handle fast human movements and keep tracking of target human in various scenarios.
Strategies for Innovation Networks

It is this paper’s aim to examine strategies taking into account companies’ resource base and individual goals companies follow in order to achieve a competitive advantage using innovation cooperation. First different types of innovation cooperation are deduced according to relevant dimensions. Second the theoretical background for creating competitive advantage is explained including the different motives companies pursue when entering innovation cooperation. Companies are modeled according to their innovation strategy, their aims and their set of resources. These ideal types of companies are in a third step assigned to the different types of innovation cooperation. Using a confirmatory case study of eight companies which all are involved in different innovation cooperation the assignment of the different strategic types of companies to the different types of cooperation is empirically tested.
Visuäly : Visualizing the Condition of Älynysse Bus

University of Tampere School of Information Sciences Interactive Technology Arganka Yahya: Visuäly: Visualizing the Condition of Älynysse Bus M.Sc. Thesis, 83 pages, 6 appendix pages May 2015 We present Visuäly, a set of visualization techniques that enables users to explore historical data of bus conditions. We design and evaluate the prototype, then compare it with the existing system. It is meant to give another perspective and alternative to the system and to increase the value of the existing system environment. We will focus on the visualization technique itself. First, we performed a preliminary survey to assess the existing system. Then, we did four design iterations, each consisted of a moderated remote usability testing session. In addition, we held a survey to compare both systems. We found that participants understand and enjoy interacting with the proposed solution, and also prefer it to the existing system.