Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DESIGN PRINCIPLES FOR DECENTRALIZED TERMINALS

The development of readily manageable design methods for the facilities used to handle passenger traffic between the curbside and the aircraft, so that all these facilities can be matched to one another's efficiency, was the object of a study whose main results are summarized below. The article also furnishes architects with functional and design principles for use as instruments in arriving at convincing layouts. The considerations underlying the remarks presented here produced good results when applied to the planning of Hannover's new terminal.
Flexible Wing Base Micro Aerial Vehicles: Composite Materials for Micro Air Vehicles

This paper will discuss the development of the University of Florida's Micro Air Vehicle concept. A series of flexible wing based aircraft that possess highly desirable flight characteristics were developed. Since computational methods to accurately model flight at the low Reynolds numbers associated with this scale are still under development, our effort has relied heavily on trial and error. Hence a time efficient method was developed to rapidly produce prototype designs. The airframe and wings are fabricated using a unique process that incorporates carbon fiber composite construction. Prototypes can be fabricated in around five man-hours, allowing many design revisions to be tested in a short period of time. The resulting aircraft are far more durable, yet lighter, than their conventional counterparts. This process allows for thorough testing of each design in order to determine what changes were required on the next prototype. The use of carbon fiber allows for wing flexibility without sacrificing durability. The construction methods developed for this project were the enabling technology that allowed us to implement our designs. The resulting aircraft were the winning entries in the International Micro Air Vehicle Competition for the past two years. Details of the construction method are provided in this paper along with a background on our flexible wing concept.
The Study of Entrepreneurial Intentions and Entrepreneurial Competencies of Business vs. Non-Business Students

Entrepreneurship contributes to economic growth and job creation and thus to competitiveness. Nevertheless, the question remains of how to stimulate entrepreneurial activity, especially in the case of youth as a disadvantaged group. The key to entrepreneurial activity is entrepreneurial competencies and entrepreneurial intentions. Young people can acquire and develop both through entrepreneurship education. The aim of this study was to examine the impact of entrepreneurship education on entrepreneurial intentions and entrepreneurial competencies of university students in Slovenia from a socio-psychological perspective. A conceptual research model based on Ajzen’s Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the competency approach was developed, also applying the assumption that entrepreneurial competencies influence entrepreneurial intentions. The applied research methodology was a quasi-experiment. The research sample of 837 students consisted of an experimental group (involved in entrepreneurship education) and a control group (not involved in entrepreneurship education) examined by a pretest and a post-test. Various statistical analyses were used to determine correlation, comparison, and dependency. Although it was confirmed that the conceptual research model is appropriate and that some of the factors studied do influence entrepreneurial intentions, we could not find a higher level of entrepreneurial intentions or entrepreneurial competencies by students involved in entrepreneurship education. Nevertheless, the conceptual research model has statistically confirmed that the TPB and entrepreneurial competencies are linked. It was also revealed that entrepreneurial competencies partly influence entrepreneurial intentions. This study forms a basis for further research in the field of entrepreneurship education, entrepreneurial intentions and entrepreneurial competencies.
Exploring the viability of probabilistic underspecification as a viable streamlining method for LCA

Signature of Author. Department of Materials Science and Engineering August 12th,2011 Certified by. Randolph E. Kirchain Principal Research Scientist, Materials System Laboratory Engineering Systems Division Thesis Co-Advisor C ertified by . Joel. P. Clark Professor, Department of Materials Science and Engineering and the Engineering Systems Division
Analysis of beam elements of circular cross section using the absolute nodal coordinate formulation

The beam elements, which are widely used in the absolute nodal coordinate formulation (ANCF) can be treated as isoparametric elements, and by analogy to the classical ﬁnite element analysis (FEA) are integrated with standard, spatial Gauss-Legendre quadratures. For this reason, the shape of the ANCF beam cross section is restricted only to the shape of rectangle. In this paper, a distinct method of integration of ANCF elements based on continuum mechanics approach is presented. This method allows for eﬃcient analysis of the ANCF beam elements with circular cross section. The integration of element vectors and matrices is performed by separation of the quadrature into the part that integrate along beam axis and the part that integrate in the beam cross section. Then, an alternative quadrature is used to integrate in the circular shape of the cross section. Since the number of integration points in the alternative quadrature corresponds to the number of points in the standard Gaussian quadrature the change in the shape of the cross section does not aﬀects negatively the element eﬃciency. The presented method was veriﬁed using selected numerical tests. They show good relatively agreement with the reference results. Apart from the analysis of the beams with the circular cross section, a possibility of further modiﬁcations in the methods of the element integration is also discussed. Due to the fact that locking inﬂuence on the convergence of the element is also observed, the methods of locking elimination in the proposed elements are also considered in the paper.
Evaluation of certain storage conditions for okra (Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench) seeds against potential fungal pathogens.

Okra variety Arka Anamika although a most popular, high yielding variety in India, is susceptible to several fungal pathogens which results in the redn. of yield and nutritional quality. Healthy, moderately, and severely infected seeds obtained from local market were evaluated for their storability for a year using different storage containers (cotton, polyethylene and paper bags) at varied temps. Biochem. parameters as well as pathogenic status were evaluated as a measure of seed quality. Results indicated that the moisture content playa a key role in amplifying fungal biomass during storage period. Cotton bags at 28Â°C appeared to be the best suited for long storage of seeds. Thus stored seeds showed significant germination efficiency and seedling vigor without further deterioration of its biochem. constituents. With respect to fluctuation in moisture content cotton bags offer greater protection than that of polyethylene or paper bags. [on SciFinder(R)]
Pedaling Revolution: How Cyclists Are Changing American Cities

In a world of growing traffic congestion, expensive oil, and threats of cataclysmic climate change, a grassroots movement is carving out a niche for bicycles on the streets of urban cityscapes. In Pedaling Revolution, Jeff Mapes explores the growing urban bike culture that is changing the look and feel of cities across the U.S. He rides with bike advocates who are taming the streets of New York City, joins the street circus that is Critical Mass in San Francisco, and gets inspired by the everyday folk pedaling in Amsterdam, the nirvana of American bike activists. Mapes, a seasoned political journalist and long-time bike commuter, explores the growth of bicycle advocacy while covering such issues as the environmental, safety, and health aspects of bicycling for short urban trips. His rich cast of characters includes Noah Budnick, a young bicycle advocate in New York who almost died in a crash near the Brooklyn Bridge, and Congressman James Oberstar (D-MN), who took to bicycling in his fifties and helped unleash a new flood of federal money for bikeways. Chapters set in Chicago and Portland show how bicycling has became a political act, with seemingly dozens of subcultures, and how cyclists, with the encouragement of local officials, are seizing streets back from motorists. Pedaling Revolution is essential reading for the approximately one million people who regularly ride their bike to work or on errands, for anyone engaged in transportation, urban planning, sustainability, and public health, nd for drivers trying to understand why they? re seeing so many cyclists. All will be interested in how urban bike activists are creating the future of how we travel and live in twenty-first-century cities.
MULTIPLE VEHICLE IDENTIFICATION IN A LONGITUDINAL RANGING SYSTEM

This paper discusses a field experiment confirming a new approach to multiple vehicle identification in longitudinal ranging systems. A longitudinal ranging system here is defined as a system which measures relative positions and directions of preceding vehicles using a pair of infrared beacons and a CCD camera. By synchronising the ranging system operation with the inter-vehicle communication system, it is possible to identify each vehicle and to measure the relative positioning of each vehicle despite the presence of multiple preceding vehicles. Four vehicles, each mounted with a pair of infrared beacons, a CCD camera, an image processing unit and a communication system were used in this experiment. It is confirmed that ranging and multiple vehicle identification were possible even while the formation of the vehicles was changing. For the covering abstract, see IRRD 490001.
Analisis Tingkat Kesehatan Bank Dengan Menggunakan Metode Risk-based Bank Rating (Rbbr) (Studi Pada Bank Yang Terdaftar Di Bursa Efek Indonesia Dalam Ihsg Sub Sektor Perbankan Tahun 2012)

The research objective is to understand bank’s health rate that are listed in Indonesia Stock Exchange in banking sub-sector period 2012. B ank’s health rate is assessed through R isk- B ased B ank R ating method which includes four factors such as risk profile, G ood C orporate G overnance , , earning and capital of each bank. This research only considers two factors of four total factors Earning is measured by ratio of R eturn O n A sset ( ROA ) to N et I nterest M argin ( NIM ) , Capital is proxied by Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR) . The assessment of bank’s health rate based on earning with R eturn O n A sset analysis has shown that some banks are not healthy with R eturn O n A sset below 1.25 %. The assessment with N et I nterest M argin indicates that some banks are healthy. The assessment based on capital by Capital Adequacy Ratio shows positive result for each bank. In general, each bank has Capital Adequacy Ratio above d 10 %. Considering these results, each bank in healthy category. Keywords: Bank ’s Health Rate , Risk-Based Bank Rating ABSTRAK Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui tingkat kesehatan bank yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia dalam sub sektor perbankan tahun 2012. Penilaian dengan metode Risk-Based Bank Rating terdiri dari empat faktor risk profile , G ood C orporate G overnance , earning dan capital dari setiap bank. Penelitian ini melakukan penilaian terhadap dua faktor dari keempat faktor yang ada, yakni earning dengan rasio R eturn O n A sset (ROA) dan N et I nterest M argin (NIM), serta capital dengan Capital Adequacy Ratio (CAR). Jenis penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah penelitian desktiptif dengan pendekatan kuantitatif. Hasil penelitian yang diperoleh dari R eturn O n A sset menunjukkan masih terdapat bank yang tidak sehat dengan nilai R eturn O n A sset di bawah 1,25%. Penilaian N et I nterest M argin menunjukkan keseluruhan bank yang menjadi sampel penelitian dapat digolongkan ke dalam bank sehat. Penilaian terhadap faktor capital dengan rasio Capital Adequacy Ratio menunjukkan hasil yang positif pada setiap bank, secara keseluruhan setiap bank memiliki nilai Capital Adequacy Ratio di atas 10% sehingga masuk ke dalam bank sehat. Kata kunci: Tingkat Kesehatan Bank, Risk-Based Bank Rating
Integrated Design Tools for Embedded Control Systems

Currently, computer-based control systems are still being implemented using the same techniques as 10 years ago. The purpose of this project is the development of a design framework, consisting of tools and libraries, which allows the designer to build high reliable heterogeneous real-time embedded systems in a very short time at a fraction of the present day costs. The ultimate focus of current research is on transformation control laws to efficient concurrent algorithms, with concerns about important non-functional real-time control systems demands, such as fault-tolerance, safety, reliability, etc. The approach is based on software implementation of CSP process algebra, in a modern way (pure objectoriented design in Java). Furthermore, it is intended that the tool will support the desirable system-engineering stepwise refinement design approach, relying on past research achievements ? the mechatronics design trajectory based on the building-blocks approach, covering all complex (mechatronics) engineering phases: physical system modeling, control law design, embedded control system implementation and real-life realization. Therefore, we expect that this project will result in an adequate tool, with results applicable in a wide range of target hardware platforms, based on common (off-theshelf) distributed heterogeneous (cheap) processing units.
Implementing Adapted Passive House Standards in Public Buildings: Retrofitting of a University Building in Brussels, Belgium

The rational use of energy is a major challenge that today’s societies have to win. A major step in this direction is to reduce the energy consumption of existing buildings. Among present certifications, the Passive House standards set the lowest energy consumption (regarding heating demand). However, the vast majority of Passive House buildings are new residential constructions with some refurbishment projects. This paper uses dynamic building simulations and meteorological data for Brussels (northern part of Europe) to assess the technical and economical feasibilities of implementing adapted Passive House standards in public buildings, retrofitted as well as new constructions. Results show that this could be done. This is however only made possible by using a combination of different heating and, most important, cooling reduction strategies. The use of active heating/cooling systems seems unavoidable as well.
Measurements to 320 GHz of millimetre-wave waveguide components made by high precision and economic micro-machining techniques

A new technique for the fabrication and integration of various waveguide components together with an integrated E-plane circuit to form a compact millimetre-wave subcomponent has been produced. These waveguide components were fabricated in two halves using SU-8 such that the circuits can be placed in the E-plane of the waveguide and accommodated in a specially designed metal block for measurement. This technique is sufficiently flexible and repeatable so as to permit complex 3-D waveguide components with low loss and excellent surface finish to be realised at low cost. Various rectangular waveguide sections with operating frequencies from 110 to 320 GHz have been fabricated and measured to evaluate this approach.
Efficient linear phase FIR filter structures exploiting recursive subfilters

Introduces efficient linear-phase FIR (finite-impulse response) filter structures using novel recursive subfilters. The novel filter structure is based on subfilters whose filter coefficients are related to each other recursively. A well-known structure that uses this method is the recursive running sum. The use of recursive subfilters is extended to cover the simple structures utilizing real and complex poles of radius r. The proposed linear-phase FIR filter structures result in computationally efficient implementations which require fewer general multipliers than conventional filters. This structure is beneficial for filters with narrow transition bands since the use of a single pole pair near the transition region lowers the required numerator order radically. Since the proposed filters have finite impulse responses, they can be realized efficiently using block processing. <<ETX>>
The Shirom-Melamed Vigor Measure for students and how vigor relates to academic performance, mental health and satisfaction with life: Factorial analysis and construct validity in Spanish undergraduate university students

Background Students suffer from a decrease in physical activity during their education period. This lower level of activity could affect, through various paths, their academic performance, mental health and satisfaction with life. In this study, we assume that vigor, a positive affect variable, would act as a mediating variable in the above relationship, and thus, we propose an instrument for evaluating vigor in academic contexts. To attain this aim, the factorial validity and reliability of the proposed vigor scale for students is tested (Study 1), along with its construct validity (Study 2). Methods In Study 1, 707 undergraduates (59.7% women) responded to the vigor scale adapted for students to test factorial validation (through confirmatory factor analysis) and obtain reliability indicators. In Study 2, 309 undergraduates (55.3% women) completed a questionnaire measuring physical activity, mental health, satisfaction with life, vigor and academic performance to test a structural model of the relationships between the variables to obtain construct validity. Results A measurement model with three related factors, each representing one dimension of vigor, optimally fit the data (S-Bχ2 = 231.54; df = 50; CFI = 0.95; NNFI = 0.93; SRMR = 0.07; RMSEA = 0.07 [0.06–0.08]), and the reliability indices were adequate (Study 1). In Study 2, the mediational model confirmed a complete influence of physical activity on satisfaction with life, academic performance and mental health levels through the levels of vigor of the students, with optimal adjusting values (S-Bχ2 = 108.82; df = 62; p < 0.001; CFI = 0.92; NNFI = 0.90; SRMR = 0.05; RMSEA = 0.05 [0.03–0.06]). Conclusions Proposing an instrument such as the Shirom-Melamed Vigor Measure for students allows the opening of a research venue that is focused on the study of positive affects in academic contexts, as well as the testing of the physical activity pathways of action in obtaining positive results.
Government Performance Auditing in the U.S. and China: Lessons Drawn from a Comparative Review

Performance auditing plays a key role in improving government performance and public accountability. This paper examines the concept of government performance auditing in the U.S. and China from a comparative perspective. The paper begins with a brief introduction of the origin of auditing and performance auditing. It then discusses the variances in definitions, names, and underlying values of performance auditing; describes the authorities and organizational structures of performance auditing in the two countries; and reviews the roles of performance auditing in improving government. It concludes with a discussion of challenges as well as opportunities that face government performance auditing in the U.S. and in China.
Royal Jelly ameliorates 6-mercaptopurine induced spermatogenesis impairment and testicular apoptosis by regulating PI3K/AKT pathway in male rats

Testicular apoptosis is an obvious adverse effect of many chemotherapeutic agents.one of these chemotherapeutic drugs is 6-mercaptopurine (6MP) which has a powerful anticancer effect. On the contrary, it has an adverse effect on the male reproductive system. This study aimed to evaluate the prospective ameliorative effects of Royal Jelly (RJ) on 6MP induced testicular apoptosis and investigate the mechanistic pathway of protection. For this aim, forty male adult albino rats were divided into four equal groups (n= 10): control rats, RJ group (200 mg/kg.b.wt. of RJ for 30 day P.o.), 6MP group (5 mg/kg.b.wt of 6MP for 20 day P.o.), and RJ+6MP group pretreated with RJ (200 mg/kg.b.wt. for 10 day P.o.), and continued with 6MP (5 mg/kg.b.wt, P.o) for 20 day. After 30 days blood samples, epididymis and testis were collected to investigate sex hormones, sperm parameters, histological and molecular changes of testicular tissues, that include anti-oxidants activity, caspase-3, TNF-α, gene expression of Androgen receptors (AR) and P53 also protein concentration of PI3K, AKT, Nrf2 and HO1were estimated. The results of our study revealed that Pretreatment of Royal Jelly (RJ) abrogated 6MP induced spermatogenesis impairment by ameliorating sperm count, motility and morphology, regulating AR mRNA expression and sex hormones levels. RJ ameliorated testicular damage of 6MP exposed rats through restoring testicular antioxidant/oxidative redox, inhibiting caspase-3 activity and P53 mRNA expression as well as regulation of PI3K, AKT, Nrf2 and HO1 protein levels. Our data concluded that RJ protected testicular tissue from 6MP induced apoptosis by regulation PI3K/AKT pathway.
Regulation of Molecular Chaperone GRP78 by Hepatitis B Virus: Control of Viral Replication and Cell Survival

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains a global health problem, carrying a high risk for progression into cirrhosis and liver failure. Molecular chaperones are involved in diverse pathophysiological processes including viral infection. However, the role of molecular chaperones in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we identified GRP78 as one of the molecular chaperones most strongly induced by HBV in human hepatocytes. ABSTRACT Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) remains a global health problem, carrying a high risk for progression into cirrhosis and liver failure. Molecular chaperones are involved in diverse pathophysiological processes including viral infection. However, the role of molecular chaperones in hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection and its underlying mechanisms remain unclear. Here, we identified GRP78 as one of the molecular chaperones most strongly induced by HBV in human hepatocytes. Gain- and loss-of-function analyses demonstrated that GRP78 exerted an inhibitory effect on HBV transcription and replication. Further study showed that GRP78 was involved in the activation of AKT/mTOR signaling in hepatocytes, which contributed to GRP78-mediated inhibition of HBV. Of note, HBV-upregulated GRP78 was found to play a crucial role in maintaining the survival of hepatocytes via facilitating a mild endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress. Together, our findings suggest that HBV may sacrifice part of its replication for establishing a persistent infection through induction of GRP78, a master ER stress regulator. Targeting GRP78 may help develop to design novel therapeutic strategies against chronic HBV infection and the associated hepatocellular carcinoma.