Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Identifying overlapping terrorist cells from the Noordin Top actor–event network

Actor-event data are common in sociological settings, whereby one registers the pattern of attendance of a group of social actors to a number of events. We focus on 79 members of the Noordin Top terrorist network, who were monitored attending 45 events. The attendance or non-attendance of the terrorist to events defines the social fabric, such as group coherence and social communities. The aim of the analysis of such data is to learn about this social structure. Actor-event data is often transformed to actor-actor data in order to be further analysed by network models, such as stochastic block models. This transformation and such analyses lead to a natural loss of information, particularly when one is interested in identifying, possibly overlapping, subgroups or communities of actors on the basis of their attendances to events. In this paper we propose an actor-event model for overlapping communities of terrorists, which simplifies interpretation of the network. We propose a mixture model with overlapping clusters for the analysis of the binary actor-event network data, called {\tt manet}, and develop a Bayesian procedure for inference. After a simulation study, we show how this analysis of the terrorist network has clear interpretative advantages over the more traditional approaches of network analysis.
THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY SCHREYER HONORS COLLEGE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE MODIFYING MICROCREDIT TO INCREASE OUTREACH

Following the launch of microcredit in Bangladesh, economists have evaluated the progress made by microcredit organizations. This paper discusses measures of progress in terms of impact and outreach to those who lack financial access in developing countries. Literature shows mixed results on the impact of microcredit. Cases of entrepreneurial success and consumption smoothing benefits are not statistically relevant in poverty reduction measures. Furthermore, despite highlights of microcredit expansion from various microcredit providers, microcredit outreach still fails to reach over half of the world adult population. Based on an analysis of case studies and field experiments, this paper provides an overview of the factors of microcredit demand that could be incorporated into the conventional microcredit loan product to better serve the needs of the poor and to increase the demand of microcredit in developing countries. Connecting microcredit’s factors of demand found in literature, this paper concludes with a proposal of an experiment that may illuminate a new approach to increase outreach through shorter loan maturity.
Monitoring hydrothermal alteration in active volcanoes using remote sensing: the case of Turrialba volcano (Costa Rica)

En este trabajo se analiza la alteracion hidrotermal en el volcan Turrialba, sistema activo de la Cordillera Volcanica Central de Costa Rica. Para ello se analizaron diferentes imagenes en fechas diferentes, Thematic Mapper (1986 y 2001) e imagenes aeroportadas MODIS/ASTER (2003). Los analisis se realizaron empleando cuatro bandas como dato de entrada de analisis de componentes principales (ACP) para detectar mineralogias (arcillas y oxidos de hierro). Esta tecnica se adapto al sensor MASTER, seleccionando las bandas relevantes para la deteccion de minerales. Se elaboraron mapas de arcillas y oxidos de hierro para 1986, 2001 y 2003. Los resultados son consistentes con la actividad volcanica entre 1986 y 2003, en la que la actividad se concentro en los crateres central y SW. El graben del complejo fue delimitado adecuadamente mostrando alteraciones tanto limoniticas como argilicas en una alineacion N-S. El analisis multitemporal mostro un claro incremento en las areas de alteracion entre 1986 y 2003 en los crateres central y SW. Las recientes erupciones freaticas se han producido en las mismas zonas, validando los resultados. Esta investigacion contribuye al establecimiento de sistemas de monitorizacion de volcanes basados en teledeteccion
Matching Martian crustal magnetization and magnetic properties of Martian meteorites

Abstract— Magnetic properties of 26 (of 32) unpaired Martian meteorites (SNCs) are synthesized to further constrain the lithology carrying Martian magnetic crustal sources. Magnetic properties of ultramafic cumulates (i.e., Chassigny, Allan Hills [ALH] 84001) and lherzolitic shergottites (ALH 77005, Lewis Cliff [LEW] 88516) are one or two orders of magnitude too weak to account for the crustal magnetizations, assuming magnetization in an Earth‐like field. Nakhlites and some basaltic shergottites, which are the most magnetic SNCs, show the right intensity. Titanomagnetite is the magnetic carrier in the nakhlites (7 meteorites), whereas in most basaltic shergottites (11 meteorites) it is pyrrhotite. Dhofar (Dho) 378, Los Angeles, and NWA 480/1460 and 2046 are anomalous basaltic shergottites, as their magnetism is mainly due to titanomagnetite. Pyrrhotite should be among the candidate minerals for the magnetized Noachian crust.
Inequalities of the Markov type for partial derivatives of polynomials in several variables

Markov-type inequalities give upper bounds for the derivatives of an algebraic polynomial by the polynomial itself. To be more precise, they provide a constant C such that ‖Df‖ ≤ C‖f‖ for all polynomials of degree at most n, where D is the operator of differentiation. The constant C depends on n, on the order ν of the derivative, and on the norm ‖ · ‖. We here consider the case where ‖ · ‖ is one of the classical L norms and study the problem of extending such inequalities to the situation when f is a polynomial of several variables and D is replaced by a partial differential operator. Let Pn be the linear space of all polynomials f(t) = ∑n j=0 fjt j of degree at most n with complex coefficients fj. We equip Pn with one of the classical Hermite, Laguerre, or Gegenbauer norms. These are defined by
Fabrication of Nanostructures by Roll‐to‐Roll Extrusion Coating

The drivers in the development of large area micro- and nanostructuring roll-to-roll (R2R) Fabrication of at 60 m/min by large-area roll-to-roll extrusion coating is demonstrated. Nanopillars with diameters 80 nm and heights 100 nm are replicated in polypropylene. The main limiting factor for replication on nanoscale is the retardation time for solidification of the melt. This surprisingly leads to better replication the higher line-speed is used for crystalline polymers.
URBAN TRANSPORTATION PLANNING USING PORTFOLIO PROGRAMMING

Today, the necessity of public (especially urban) transportation systems is a known fact. So, it is of utmost importance to have a systematic understanding of and a basic planning, along with a quantitative improvement, for such systems. While variety of these systems (subway, monorail, tram, bus, taxi, etc.) makes their choice a difficult task for decision makers, it is quite possible to propose a suitable single or combinatorial system for any district or zone inside urban areas with proper planning and effective management. The main objective of this research is to present a method for coordination and integration of different transportation systems working in a metropolis. Effort has been made, in this paper, to determine an efficient frontier on the basis of which one can decide, at any service level, what the best combination of investment-development budgeting of each transportation system may be. We have tried, using the portfolio programming, to define and calculate the appropriate cost and benefit criteria for each public transportation system first and then determine the optimum development budget of each system based on the available budget.
EVALUATION OF NUTRITIONAL VALUE OF TWO LOCAL POTATO CULTIVARS (ABERCHAIBI AND AMUBI) OF MANIPUR, NORTH- EAST INDIA

Purple or red fleshed local potato cultivar (Solanum tuberosum Linn) was evaluated for their total phenolic, protein, carbohydrate and lipid contents. The total phenolic content of the local cultivar from the four districts of Manipur was found to be very high i.e. 263mg, 256mg, 270mg and 260mg per 100g of the dry weight. Significant differences were found between the purple or red fleshed and other varieties. There is not much variation in the fat content in the local cultivar and other varieties whereas the protein content is more than the average of the other genotype. Percentages of protein content in the four districts were 8.635, 8.124, 9.584 and 8.900 respectively. The cultivars were collected from four districts of Manipur, India. The indigenous people were using this potato during post-natal period and for diabetic patients too. The present work validates scientifically the information of the local indigenous people about the uses of this potato genotype in their day to day life.
MEDIATING EFFECT OF JOB SATISFACTION ON THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN TRANSFORMATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND QUALITY OF WORKLIFE OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

This study investigated the mediating effect of job satisfaction on the relationship transformational leadership and quality of worklife of certified public accountants employed by large firms in Digos City, Davao del Sur. In order to do so, this study employed the quantitative research design using the descriptive, correlational and causative methods via mediation analysis. Primary data were gathered through the use of survey questionnaires distributed to 66 certified public accountants working in any large firm in Digos City, Davao del Sur. In addressing the hypotheses of the study, correlation analysis using Pearson product moment correlation and mediation analysis using the Baron and Kenny (1986) approach were used. Results revealed transformational leadership to have a significant and positive linear relationship with quality of worklife in terms of working relationships. The positive and significant relationship of the transformational leadership and quality of worklife of certified public accountants entails that an increase of transformational leadership as practiced by the CPAs necessitates an increase of their quality of worklife. In the same manner, job satisfaction has a significant and positive linear relationship with quality of worklife in terms of working relationship. The positive and significant relationship of the job satisfaction and quality of worklife entails that an increase of job satisfaction experienced by certified public accountants signifies an increase of their quality of worklife. Lastly, job satisfaction significantly yet partially mediates the relationship of transformational leadership and quality of worklife of certified public accountants by about 21.58 percent while 68.42 percent of the total effect is either direct or mediated by other variables not included in the study. Keywords: transformational leadership, job satisfaction, quality of worklife, certified public accountants, mediating effect
Kinematics and Ultraviolet to Infrared Morphology of the Inner Homunculus of η Carinae

We present the first ultraviolet and optical images of η Car and its circumstellar Homunculus nebula, obtained with the Advanced Camera for Surveys/High Resolution Camera (ACS/HRC) on board the Hubble Space Telescope (HST). Compared to those at visual wavelengths, UV images reveal excess emission 0. ″1-0. ″6 from the central source along the minor axis that may emanate from the outer parts of η Car's nonspherical stellar wind, which dominates the UV flux from η Car. The UV emission fills the cavity inside a dust torus measured from infrared (IR) data; within 0. ″2 of the star the UV emission projects a morphology reminiscent of the IR torus, but it is a factor of 10 smaller. This "little torus" seen in the UV may be related to the "Little Homunculus" discovered recently, signifying recurrent mass ejections with the same geometry. Finally, we reexamine the kinematics of nebular condensations near the star (Weigelt objects C and D) in HST images and spectra obtained over the past decade. We measure heliocentric velocities slower than previous estimates, and from proper motions we derive an ejection date of 1908 ± 12 yr, assuming linear motion. However, because of radiative acceleration, these objects may have been ejected earlier—perhaps during the 1890 outburst of η Car.
Factors Affecting Investment Decision Making of Equity Fund Managers

Traditional theories of finance assume that investors use all available information and make rational investment decision but in reality the scenario is different. Based upon the growing importance of behavioral finance the present study is an attempt to investigate the effect of behavioral factors such as heuristics, risk aversion, use of financial tools and firm level corporate governance on the decision making of equity fund managers of Pakistan. The study collected response from 327 equity fund managers of insurance companies, commercial banks, and equity investment companies applying stratified random sampling technique. The results of the study demonstrate that a positive and significant relationship exist among heuristics, use of financial tools, risk aversion, firm-level corporate governance, and investment decision making. The results further demonstrate that firm-level corporate governance plays a pivotal role and is an important factor affecting investment decision making. Equity fund managers of institutions apply heuristics and financial tools while formulating their decisions. Equity fund managers of institutions are also found to be risk averse. Regulatory authorities and stock exchanges may use the results of the study. Regulatory authorities and exchanges may also use the results to create awareness by educating investors about the importance of behavioral factor and firm-level corporate governance. It may help to increase investors’ confidence.
Workload assignment with training, hiring and firing

This article discusses a workload allocation model in which tasks are matched to employees on the basis of a multi-dimensional skill measure. The main idea is to match positions and tasks to available and potential positions so as to minimize the differences in individuals’ abilities and skill requirements. In addition to allocating existing personnel to positions, it is also possible to fire employees and hire new employees. The objectives of the mixed-integer optimization model include different types of costs and the proximity of an individual's capabilities to a task's ability requirements. A number of policies are formulated that allow different combinations of retraining of employees, as well as hiring and firing. These policies are applied to a real-life example that is solved by means of the constraint method. A variety of sensitivity analyses demonstrate the usefulness of the approach as a decision aid.
Identification of Vibration Path in a Gasoline Direct-Injection Engine Using Two Inputs-One Output Model

The contribution of vibration sources in gasoline direct-injection engine is identified by simulation of two input- one output model in the paper. A partial coherence function between two inputs and one output were calculated to identify the contribution of two inputs to one output respectively. In order to valuate this method, a principle test is performed by using a laboratory test rig. The results show that the model can be used for identifying the contribution of each input to the output. Finally this model has been applied to the identification of the vibration source in a gasoline direct injection engine.
A Review of Hydrogels in Droplet-based Bio-Fabrication Techniques

The Rapid Prototyping (RP) technologies with hydrogels as biomaterials have gained tremendous popularity in Tissue Engineering applications for scaffold development, especially for the soft scaffold developments. Droplet-based RP technologies which use hydrogels as printing materials have seen growing acceptance in past decade, as they facilitate the encapsulation of living cells and improvement of cell seeding efficiency. In this review different droplet-based RP techniques have been briefly reviewed along with various natural hydrogels used for the fabricating the scaffolds.
The Potency of ∆F 508-T Gen Mutant the Coding of Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator (CFTR) As Prototype at the Congenital Bilateral Absence of Vas Deferens (CBAVD) Disease in Indonesia

Birth defect (congenital defect / congenital condition) is an anomaly appearing at birth and able to cause the physical or mental defect or death. Birth defect generally can be detected during the prenatal period. However, if this cannot be detected during the prenatal period, it can be identified at the post natal examination. Congenital Bilateral Absence Vas Difference (CBAVD) is of one the congenital defects characterized by Azoospermia causing the occurrence of infertility. This congenital defect can bring impact to the structural, functional and metabolism anomalies. Approximately 7.9 million children in the world (about 6% of the whole anomalies in the world) were born with serious congenital defects every year due to genetic anomaly or other post-conception. The determination of optimal output from PCR optimization to obtain the location of ∆F 508-T mutant on CBAVD patients in Indonesia is conducted pursuant to the gene target. The conclution were influence of various factors as the indicator specifying the mutation of ∆F 508-T mutant needs to be considered in making a decision for the preliminary research on CBAVD in Indonesia.
Enhancement of ferromagnetic properties in Zn1−xCoxO by additional Cu doping

The high-temperature ferromagnetism in Co-doped ZnO samples fabricated by the standard solid-state reaction method is reported. Additional Cu doping into bulk Zn0.98Co0. 02O is essential to achieve room-temperature ferromagnetism. Structure and composition analyses revealed that cobalt is incorporated into the lattice structure, forming a solid solution instead of precipitates. In the case of Zn0.97Cu0. 01Co0.02O, the coercive field measured by a vibrating sample magnetometer at room temperature is 60Oe. The implication of the effect of Cu doping in bulk Zn0.98Co0. 02O is also discussed.The high-temperature ferromagnetism in Co-doped ZnO samples fabricated by the standard solid-state reaction method is reported. Additional Cu doping into bulk Zn0.98Co0. 02O is essential to achieve room-temperature ferromagnetism. Structure and composition analyses revealed that cobalt is incorporated into the lattice structure, forming a solid solution instead of precipitates. In the case of Zn0.97Cu0. 01Co0.02O, the coercive field measured by a vibrating sample magnetometer at room temperature is 60Oe. The implication of the effect of Cu doping in bulk Zn0.98Co0. 02O is also discussed.
Antimicrobial activity and cytotoxicity of Eclipta prostrata

The plant Eclipta prostrata, a member of the Compositae family, has folkloric reputation of being used as a medicinal agent in Bangladesh. In the present investigation, attempt was taken to explore the antimicrobial potency and cytotoxicity of its extractives and purified compounds. The methanolic extract of the whole plant, its n-hexane, carbon tetrachloride, chloroform, aqueous soluble fractions and two purified compounds, eclalbasaponin I (1) and II (2), obtained from Eclipta prostrata were subjected to screening for inhibition of microbial growth by the disc diffusion method at 300 and 100 μg/disc for extracts and pure compounds, respectively. In this case, the carbon tetrachloride and chloroform soluble fractions of the methanolic extract appeared very potent in terms of both zone of inhibition and spectrum of activity. However, all the extractives were also subjected to brine shrimp lethality bioassay for preliminary cytotoxicity evaluation. Here, the carbon tetrachloride soluble fraction of methanolic extract revealed the strongest cytotoxicity having LC50 of 1.318 μg/ml.
Towards a plant-wide Benchmark Simulation Model with simultaneous nitrogen and phosphorus removal wastewater treatment processes

It is more than 10 years since the publication of the Benchmark Simulation Model No 1 (BSM1) manual (Copp, 2002). The main objective of BSM1 was creating a platform for benchmarking carbon and nitrogen removal strategies in activated sludge systems. The initial platform evolved into BSM1_LT and BSM2, which allowed the evaluation of monitoring and plant-wide control strategies, respectively. The fact that the BSM platforms have resulted in 300+ publications demonstrates the interest for the tool within the scientific community. In this paper, an extension of the BSM2 is proposed. This extension aims at facilitating simultaneous carbon, nitrogen and phosphorus (P) removal process development and performance evaluation at a plant-wide level. The main motivation of the work is that numerous wastewater treatment plants (WWTPs) pursue biological phosphorus removal as an alternative to chemical P removal based on precipitation using metal salts, such as Fe or Al. This paper identifies and discusses important issues that need to be addressed to upgrade the BSM2 to BSM2-P, for example: 1) new influent wastewater characteristics; 2) new (bio) chemical processes to account for; 3) modifications of the original BSM2 physical plant layout; 4) new/upgraded generic mathematical models; 5) model integration; 6) new control handles/sensors; and 7) new extended evaluation criteria. The paper covers and analyzes all these aspects in detail, identifying the main bottlenecks that need to be addressed and finally discusses the aspects where scientific consensus is required. (Less)
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Department of Physics, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Electronic Materials Research Institute, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Department of Physics and Engineering Physics, Morgan State University, Baltimore, MD 21251, USA. Cinvestav Unidad Querétaro, Querétaro, Qro. 76230, Mexico. National Institute of Standards and Technology, Boulder, CO 80305, USA. Department of Physics, Applied Physics, and Astronomy, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180, USA. Chemistry Department, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, NY 11973, USA. Department of Physics, University of Wisconsin–Whitewater, Whitewater, WI 53190, USA. Department of Mechanical and Industrial Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Department of Chemical Engineering, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. College of Computer and Information Science, Northeastern University, Boston, MA 02115, USA. Night Visions Electronic Sensors Directorate, Fort Belvoir, VA 22060, USA. Sensors and Electron Devices Directorate, U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Adelphi, MD 20783, USA. School of Basic Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology Bhubaneswar, Odisha 751013, India. George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security, Northeastern University, Burlington, MA 01803, USA. *Corresponding author. E-mail: s.kar@neu.edu