Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A model for understanding the dynamics of territorial networks: the case of tourism in the Douro Valley

Traditionally, the territory has been considered as static entity confined to well-defined administrative borders. This point of view considers territories as mere resources containers filled up with an array of factors the must be managed. However, such approach does not seem appropriate to understand territorial dynamics. Territories overflow their administrative boundaries and can be regarded as networks interacting with multiple actors, such as other territories, countries, companies or individuals. Since the territorial space is built upon interactions between heterogeneous actors, geographical distance tends to lose its relevance. It is thus important to regard the territory from a network perspective. Based on the IMP group conceptual framework, this paper aims at contributing for a better understanding of the territorial dynamics. From a network perspective, territories have characteristics similar to those of organisations. The actors-resources-activities model is likely to be used for their understanding and considerations in terms of relationships, positioning and change seem applicable. Built on the basis of the concept of ‘issue-based net’, the paper develops a model for understanding the dynamics of territorial networks. This is very much dependent on collective actions performed by both formal and informal organisations. These organisations struggle for the defence of their mutual interests by changing or preserving their position within the overall network. The main research findings reinforce the relational and collective nature of territories. The territorial environment has an effect on the resources value of networks that operate in such a territory. The relational environment is a key factor for the emergence of issue-based nets. These, aggregating actors who share mutual interests and perform a joint action, are created in order to deal with adverse relational configurations or to exploit conjoint opportunities. The study also includes some managerial implications. The major challenges faced by territorial managers are not subject to any physical constraint. Rather, they must be understood within the framework of a broad network of heterogeneous actors. As such, a restrictive territorial management which is dominated by administrative criteria is likely to restrain the potential value of a territory since it bocks the indirect access to competences owned by other territories or organisations.
Neighbourhood influences on young children's emotional and behavioural problems and prosocial behavior: Evidence from an Australian national sample

Area-based initiatives to address the needs of children living in disadvantaged communities have been the focus of much policy interest in Australia and overseas. Several large-scale evaluations have suggested they can be effective in addressing the needs of children and their families (Raban et al., 2006; Edwards et al., 2009; Melhuish, Belsky, Leyland, Barnes, & National Evaluation of Sure Start Research Team, 2008). Research has shown that Australian children living in neighbourhoods with greater levels of socio-economic disadvantage are more likely to experience adverse outcomes than children living in more affluent areas (Edwards, 2005). However, little is known about what mechanisms explain differences in the outcomes of children living in disadvantaged and advantaged neighbourhoods. In this article, we will focus on how neighbourhood social processes (also referred to as neighbourhood social capital) affect young children's emotional and behavioural outcomes.
Protein-mediated instability of curved membranes

The process of endocytosis in living cells is not completely well understood from a modelling point of view. Instability of lipid bilayer membranes due to protein concentrations result in budding processes presenting during endocytosis. In this thesis we study the interplay between the geometry of such membranes and the presence of additional protein concentrations. Working on a Monge patch with radial symmetry, we derive dynamic equations using an energy gradient flow approach. This approach combines both L and Wasserstein metrics to form a gradient flow of a Canham-Helfrich energy with an entropic protein contribution. We furthermore look at geometric instability of the flat membrane state for arbitrary protein energy contributions. We derive criteria for instability on both the protein energy contribution and the size of the membrane. Lastly we discuss the influence of several modelling choices on the behavior of the system.
A rheological model for anelastic anisotropic media with applications to seismic wave propagation

SUMMARY This work presents a new constitutive law for linear viscoelastic and anisotropic media, to model rock behaviour and its effects on wave propagation. In areas with high dissipation properties (e.g. hydrocarbon reservoirs), the interpretation of seismic data based on the isotropic and purely elastic assumption might lead to misinterpretations or, even worse, to overlooking useful information. Thus, a proper description of wave propagation requires a rheology which accounts for the anisotropic and anelastic behaviour of rocks. The present model is based on the following mechanical interpretation; each eigenvector (eigenstrain) of the stiffness tensor of an anisotropic solid defines a fundamental deformation state of the medium. The six eigenvalues (eigenstiffnesses) represent the genuine elastic parameters. Since they are independent of the reference system, they have an intrinsic physical content. From this fact and the correspondence principle we infer that in a real medium the rheological properties depend essentially on six relaxation functions, which are the generalization of the eigenstiffnesses to the viscoelastic case. The existence of six or less complex moduli depends on the symmetry class of the medium. We probe the new stress-strain relation with homogeneous viscoelastic plane waves, and give expressions for the slowness, attenuation, phase velocity, energy velocity (wavefront) and quality factor of the different wave modes.
Ultrasound assisted extraction for analysis of total phenolic content and antioxidant activity of medicinal plants

In the present study, Bupleurum chinense, Isatis indigotica Fort. , Kadsura coccinea, Notopterygium incisum and Rhizoma Anemarrhenae were investigated for total phenolic contents (TPC) in water, ethanol and methanol solvent. The antioxidant activities of extracts were determined by 1,1-diphenyl-2picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) scavenging activities (DPPH%) and reducing power (RP) assay. The results showed that at 1.0 mg/ml, the methanol extract of R. Anemarrhenae has exhibited highest TPC, 9.36 mg GAE/g dw, followed by the ethanol extract, 8.14 mg GAE/g dw. Antioxidant activities were also analyzed. The highest DPPH scavenging capacity with the lowest IC50 value, 0.21 mg dw /ml was found in methanol extract of R. Anemarrhenae. The reducing power value with 15.86 mg AAE/g in methanol extract of R. Anemarrhenae was observed. A high correlation was established between the RP value, DPPH% and the TPC. Consequently, R. Anemarrhenae could be selected as an excellent antioxidant for functional foods as well as pharmaceutics.
Market Arbitrage of Cash Dividends and Franking Credits

Since 1986, dividend imputation has influenced the ex-dividend day behaviour of Australian share prices. This paper explores the effects of dividend imputation on ex-dividend share price drop-off from its inception until mid-2004, with particular attention paid to the differential effects of cash dividends and franking credits. We also explore the effects of the six major legislative amendments to the dividend imputation system that were introduced over the sample period. Only the most recent tax change, which provided full income rebates for unused franking credits, appears to have caused the market to put a statistically significant value on franking credits.
Treatment of femoral pseudoaneurysm after vascular procedure

Femoral artery pseudoaneurysms (FAP) incidence has increased, in last years, in line with the number of percutaneous interventions. FAP may complicate up to 8% of percutaneous vascular accesses after interventional procedures. FAP incidence can be even higher if are employed large-diameter sheaths, fibrinolytic therapy and anticoagulant regimens. 2 A spontaneous sealing can occur in small diameter FAP, but an intervention is often required especially for larger diameter. Surgery has been considered the “gold standard” treatment, although its related perioperative morbidity in these high-risk patients with severe cardiovascular disease. Less invasive treatment options such as Duplex ultrasound-guided compression (DUGC) and percutaneous thrombin injection are available with satisfactory results. Endovascolar solutions, as FAP exclusion with stent-graft deployment, have also been reported. Herein we report our experience in FAP treatment after percutaneous interventions.
Parallel GPU-Based Fluid Animation

In fluid animation today a choice has to be made between accuracy and speed. Accuracy is chosen when animating fluids for special effects to achieve a believable animation. Speed on the other hand is chosen for interactive applications where a fast simulation is a must to keep the animation running in real-time. However, with increases in computational power in computer hardware and as more efficient simulation methods are developed a question arises. Is it possible to have both an accurate and fast fluid animation? In this thesis this will be investigated by looking at how the Jacobi method, which is used in real-time fluid simulation due to its ability to run in parallel, can be accelerated to achieve a greater accuracy in a real-time simulation. To try this an application for real-time fluid animation was developed. The computation in the simulation was run in parallel on the GPU. The results showed that the acceleration of the Jacobi method does increase the accuracy, but not enough to achieve both accurate and fast animations. A method for simulating viscoelastic fluids was also found when investigating techniques for accelerating the Jacobi method.
AITZAZ HAIDER KAZMI RELIABILITY TESTING ON WEARABLE TEXTILE-BASED UHF RFID TAGS

AITZAZ HAIDER KAZMI: Reliability Testing on Wearable Textile-Based UHF RFID Tags Tampere University of technology Master of Science Thesis, 47 pages, 00 Appendix pages July 2017 Master’s Degree Programme in Information Technology Major: Wireless Communications and Networks Examiner: Prof. Leena Ukkonen and Academy Research Fellow Johanna Virkki.
A Survival Analysis of the Contraction Phases of Business Cycles in Industrial Countries

This study tried to determine whether systematic changes have taken place in the size (amplitude) and duration (length) of business cycle phases in industrial countries over the past half century and to analyze, by using two parametric duration models, mainly, Gompertz and Weibull models, the possible effects of some macroeconomic variables, such as labor productivity growth, inflation, real interest rate, openness, oil prices, and gross saving rate, on the duration of the contraction phases of business cycles. The reference turning point chronology elaborated by the OECD for 23 industrial countries for the post-1956 period was used. The sample included 258 expansions and 267 contraction spells. The widespread belief that the length of expansions has, on average, become longer and that of contractions has become shorter over time was not supported in our sample. There is sufficient evidence of monotonically increasing hazard rates for both contraction and expansion durations; i.e., the spells are positively duration-dependent. Regarding the impacts of covariates on the hazard rate of contractions, the saving rate, openness, productivity growth, and size (depth) were found to have significant positive impacts, whereas the real interest rates have a negative effect. Inflation, oil prices, and length of previous expansion period have no significant impact on contraction durations.
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA VIDEO ANIMASI DALAM PEMBELAJARAN MENULIS TEKS EKSPLANASI BERBASIS PSYCHOWRITING KELAS VIII B MTS IHYAUL ULUM DUKUN

The development of sophisticated technology can be utilized in education world. The utilization of technology in education world in the form of technology usage based media learning such as videos learning. Media learning as a liaison between educators and learners in learning. Animation video based Psychowriting media provides a new atmosphere in learning in class VIII B MTs Ihyaul Ulum. In addition, improving the motivation and ideas of learners in learning writing explanatory text. Video Animation media is created using Psychowriting approach. The media is designed in accordance with the needs and psychological characteristics of learners
Removal of Artifacts Based on Weighted Guided Image Filtering For Improving Visual Quality of an Image

In this paper, a weighted guided image filter (WGIF) is proposed to address the problems faced by the existing methods such as global and local filtering techniques. Local filtering-based edge preserving smoothing techniques suffer from halo artifacts. The global optimization based filters often yield excellent quality, they have high computational cost. The WGIF receives advantages of both global and local smoothing filters in the sense that: 1) the complexity of the WGIF is O(N) for an image with N pixels, which is same as the GIF and 2) the WGIF can avoid halo artifacts like the existing global smoothing filters. The WGIF is applied for single image detail enhancement, single image haze removal, and fusion of differently exposed images. Experimental results shows that the resultant image produces better visual quality by reducing/avoiding the halo artifacts to zero.
7 GHz pulsed magnicon: study and new results

The report presents new experimental results obtained on 7 GHz pulsed magnicon amplifier. In 1996, the following parameters were achieved: maximum output power of 46 MW, efficiency of 49%. We relate the further magnicon parameters improving with elimination of electromagnetic fields disturbing in the output cavity induced by the large coupling of holes with the loads.
New Directions in the Study of Work and Employment

Charles Whalen’s book identifies avenues leading to the revitalization of industrial relations as an academic discipline. The contributors, a stellar assemblage of the field’s leading scholars, demonstrate there is much work to be done: the scope and intellectual content of industrial relations need to be reconsidered; academic and social institutions must be reshaped; and new conceptual and practical issues demand attention.
Multilevel Coordination in Smart Grids for Congestion Management of Distribution Grid

The operation of the distribution network willchange in the near future due to increasing size and number ofdistributed energy resources (DER) and demand side resources(DSR). An active distribution network is proposed to addressthe challenges. The normal operation of an active distributionnetwork requires coordination of different values and operationconstraints of various involved actors. This paper proposes amultilevel coordination strategy for congestion management ofdistribution network. Firstly, the scheme of an active distributionnetwork is described. Then, the coordination strategies betweenvarious actors, i.e., distribution system operator (DSO), fleetoperators (FO), and EV owners are discussed. Further, a mathe-matical formulation of the chosen coordination strategies betweenDSO and FOs are presented and some case studies are shownto illustrate the effectiveness of the proposed solutions. Finally,we give the argument and proposal of using multi-agent basedplatform to demonstrate the multilevel coordination solution.Index Terms—Congestion management, Distribution grid,Multilevel coordination, Multiagent systems based platform.
Constructing Learning Results as Learning Object Through Open Learning System

The idea of writing is to build a learning object from students’ thoughts on the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs). Student work as a result of learning, more stored in the assignment folder in learning management system. The development research was conducted for 110 students divided into 3 classes. Research development of students learning object produces a flexibility, openess, and has the potential to construct a student scientific work by themselves or to other students. Student learning activities, resulting in a student learning experience that is constructed from graduate students
Spatio-spectral structures in high harmonic generation driven by tightly focused high repetition rate lasers

We investigate the spatio-spectral properties of extreme ultraviolet (XUV) high harmonic radiation driven by high repetition rate femtosecond laser systems. In the spatio-spectral domain, ring-shaped structures at each harmonic order associated with long-trajectory electrons are found to form arrow-shaped structures at the cutoff. These structures are observed with two different laser systems: an optical parametric chirped-pulse amplifier system at a central wavelength of 1.55 μm and 125 kHz repetition rate, and a temporally compressed femtosecond ytterbium fiber amplifier at 1.03 μm wavelength and 100 kHz repetition rate. As recently pointed out, the observed structures are well explained by considering the space–time atomic dipole-induced phase for short and long electron trajectories in the generation plane. The tighter focusing geometry and longer wavelength associated with these emerging driving laser systems increase the ring-like divergence and spectral broadening for high harmonics. Cutoff energies and photon fluxes obtained in argon and neon are also reported. Overall, these results shed new light on the properties of XUV radiation driven by these recently developed high average power laser systems, paving the way to high photon-flux XUV beamlines.
Potential Output from a Euro Area Perspective

This paper reviews potential output from a euro area perspective by summarising the developments according to international institutions and assessing the impact of the crisis. The paper also considers the methodological basis for potential output estimates, and the high degree of uncertainty that surrounds them. Although it is too early to see the full effects of structural reforms implemented since 2007/08, further structural reforms are needed to support euro area potential growth, especially in view of the negative impact that population ageing is expected to have on potential growth in the future. JEL Classification: C5, E6, C62
Terrestrial analogs and thermal models for Martian flood lavas

The recent flood lavas on Mars appear to have a characteristic “platy-ridged” surface morphology different from that inferred for most terrestrial continental flood basalt flows. The closest analog we have found is a portion of the 1783–1784 Laki lava flow in Iceland that has a surface that was broken up and transported on top of moving lava during major surges in the eruption rate. We suggest that a similar process formed the Martian flood lava surfaces and attempt to place constraints on the eruption parameters using thermal modeling. Our conclusions from this modeling are (1) in order to produce flows >1000 km long with flow thicknesses of a few tens of meters, the thermophysical properties of the lava should be similar to fluid basalt, and (2) the average eruption rates were probably of the order of 104 m3/s, with the flood-like surges having flow rates of the order of 105–106 m3/s. We also suggest that these high eruption rates should have formed huge volumes of pyroclastic deposits which may be preserved in the Medusae Fossae Formation, the radar “stealth” region, or even the polar layered terrains.
Factors Affecting Employees' Portal Satisfaction in Jordanian National Electric Power Company

This research aims to understand the factors affecting the users’ satisfaction of employees’ portal. The theoretical framework is based on DeLone and McLean (2003) IS success model which is widely used in the information system research. The research model includes five factors; net benefits (Perceived employees’ performance), system quality, information quality, service quality and user characteristics. The quantitative research was used and questionnaire was distributed to Jordanian National Electric Power Company (NEPCO). 312 questionnaires were collected and statistically analyzed to test the developed hypotheses. Results revealed that gender and age did not have ant statistical significant effect on portal users’ satisfaction. Education and job category have statistical significant effect on portal users’ satisfaction. In addition, the results revealed that net benefits, system quality, information quality and service quality have statistical significant effect on portal users’ satisfaction. Keywords: user satisfaction, employee portal, net benefits, system quality, information quality, service quality, user characteristics.
YOUNG’S MODULUS OF POLYCRYSTALLINE DIAMOND AS A FUNCTION OF TEMPERATURE AND LOADING REGIMES

Diamond exists in essentially 4 forms, natural diamond, synthetic diamond (grown by the High Temperature High Pressure route), chemically vapour deposited diamond (CVDD) and polycrystalline diamond (PCD). It is probably true to say that PCDs are the least well-understood. All the various forms of diamond have experimental challenges in measuring the mechanical properties. For this study, a laboratory scale four point bend test rig and a split-Hopkinson pressure bar apparatus have been used. The Young’s modulus of two different grades of commercially available PCD is measured at a variety of loading rates and temperatures corresponding to the actual inservice conditions. Young’s modulus was found to be relatively constant with the rate, while a consistent decrease was observed with increase of temperature. Undertaken study leads to improvement of understanding the PCD behaviour in conditions that occur in actual drilling, which is a significant improvement over investigations to date.
Effect of electro-thermo-mechanical coupling on the short-circuit in RF microswitch operation

A phenomenological approach is herein followed to describe several superimposed effects occurring within the structure of microswitch for radio frequency application (RF-MEMS). This device is operated via a nonlinear electromechanical action imposed by applied voltage. Unfortunately, it is usually affected by residual stress, after microfabrication, therefore axial and flexural behaviors are coupled. This coupling increases actuation voltage to achieve the so-called "pull-in" condition. Moreover, temperature may strongly affect strain and stress distributions, respectively. Environmental temperature, internal dissipation of material, thermo-elastic and Joule effects play different roles on the microswitch flexural displacement. Sometimes buckling phenomenon evenly occurs. Finally, if stress concentration on microbeam cross section is sufficiently large, plastic behavior may arise. All those aspects make difficult an effective computation of pull-in voltage, understanding actual behavior of microsystem, particularly when several loading cycles are applied, and predicting its life. Analysis, experiments and numerical methods are herein applied to test case suggested by industry to investigate step by step the microswitch operation. Effects on pull-in and switch contact are investigated. Multiple electro-thermo-mechanical coupling is finally modeled to have a preliminary and comprehensive description of microswitch behavior and of its structural reliability.