Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Examining conspiracy beliefs and COVID-19 in four countries: The role of disgust towards the political system and implications for prosocial behavior

Since late 2019, the coronavirus SARS-COV-2 responsible for the COVID-19 disease has continued to spread across different regions of the world. As a result, governments have been implementing measures for controlling the disease which rely on people's cooperation. In this research, we considered predictors and implications of people's beliefs that they “haven’t been told the ‘whole story’ about COVID-19. ” Specifically, we examined the role of disgust towards the political system in predicting conspiratorial tendencies across four countries, in Europe (Italy and the UK), North America (the USA), and Asia (South Korea). In addition, we investigated the implications of conspiratorial beliefs for individuals’ intentions to engage in prosocial cooperative behavior. In line with the idea that feelings of disgust towards the political system may indicate that people perceive the system as violating core norms, results showed that disgust was associated with stronger conspiratorial tendencies. Individuals’ conspiratorial tendencies were in turn associated with lower intentions to help others during the pandemic. Results were broadly consistent across the countries tested. Directions for future research are discussed.
Local Heat Source Approximation Technique for Predicting Temperature Rise in Power Capacitors

A novel technique was proposed for evaluating a local heat source in film power capacitors by adopting a minimized analysis model. It is impossible to analyze directly the distributions of heat source in a capacitor element because of tiny scale of aluminum foil and polypropylene film compared to the length of capacitor element. To overcome such a multi-scale problem, here, we proposed a local heat source approximation technique (LHSA) by adopting the time-harmonic analysis of electroquasistatic (EQS) conduction law. To evaluate the dielectric losses in polypropylene film, the complex permittivity was introduced for calculating the effective conductivity subjected to the sinusoidal electric field. These numerical results show that the main heat source originated from the dielectric materials not the metal electrodes in film power capacitors. Finally, the computational fluid dynamic (CFD) solver was adopted by considering the conduction, natural convection, and thermal radiation effects. The results from the proposed method were compared to and were in good agreement with those from the experiments with five sample capacitors of 6600/3800 V, 60 Hz, and 100 kvar.
Lactobacillus Paracasei BEJ01 Protects Against Fumonisin B1-Induced Intestinal Toxicity in Balb/c Mice

Fumonisin B1 (FB1) is a carcinogenic (Class 2B) mycotoxin produced by Fusarium fungi and is responsible for several types of mycotoxicoses in animals and humans. Lactobacillus paracasei (LP), as a probiotic, is known to impart a wide range of advantageous effects on host health. The objective of the current study was to evaluate if LP (type BEJ01) isolated from Tunisian artisanal butter, could potentially help protect a host against intestinal alterations caused by exposure to FB1. Here, adult male Balb/c mice were randomly assigned to four groups, i.e., control (vehicle only), treated with FB1 (100 µg/kg BW), LP (2 × 109 CFU/ml [≈ 2 mg/kg BW]) and FB1 (100 µg/kg BW) + LP (2 × 109 CFU/ml) and treated per os daily for 10 days. At 24 hr after the final treatment, mice were euthanized and their jejunum harvested for examination of intestinal alterations induced by the FB1. The data showed that a variety of negative effects in jejunal tissue were induced by the FB1, including DNA fragmentation, oxidative stress, apoptotic cell death, and histopathological alterations. The results also showed that co-treatment of LP with FB1 was able to mitigate the harmful FB1 effects. LP alone imparted no damage to jejunal tissues. These results show that apart from potential use as a bio-preservative for extending the shelf-life of food and feeds, LP may also provide a benefit of helping prevent untoward effects from a potent mycotoxin like FB1.
CORPORAL PUNISHMENT, SELF-CONTROL, PARENTING STYLE, AND SCHOOL BULLYING AMONG CHINESE ADOLESCENTS: A CONDITIONAL PROCESS ANALYSIS

ABSTRACT Research on generational transmission of violence suggests that parental corporal punishment in Western countries often leads to violent behavior among children. Violence begets violence, to most Western childrearing scholars. However, the socio-cultural context within which corporal punishment is administrated matters and often produces unexpected consequences. Utilizing a sample (N = 2,075) from six middle schools in central China, we employed a series of conditional process analysis to assess the mediating effect of self-control and moderating effect of parenting style in the relations of corporal punishment and physical bullying. Our findings show that parental corporal punishment was not always associated with physical bullying in school. Its impact on physical bullying was moderated by the parenting style within which it is applied. Authoritative parenting would protect children from elevated physical bullying perpetration even when they were physically punished. Self-control mediated the relations of corporal punishment and physical bullying only among boys raised by rejecting parenting and girls raised by indulgent and rejecting parenting. These findings suggest that cultural and parental contexts need to be considered in the exploration of impacts of corporal punishment on child development. Implications for practice and directions of future research are discussed.
The mounting of decorative tile panels for display

Abstract This article focuses on the redisplay of groups of decorative ceramic tiles removed from their original setting. It explores the determining factors affecting the choice of display method and summarises past and current techniques and materials used to back panels of tiles, with emphasis given to the safe reversal of various systems. The method of mounting tiles on Hexlite® 620 board that has evolved from tile projects at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London is detailed. Reference is made to alternative practices using lightweight backboards. Examples are given of the approaches taken to enable large panels to travel safely in museum touring exhibitions.
Towards a self-report methodology for STEM research when developing and implementing a blended learning faculty-wide curriculum design framework

Introduction The writing of this paper takes place during a time when I was employed as a Lecturer in Blended Learning at Deakin University in the Faculty of Science, Engineering and Built Environment (SEBE). During this period, I was also undergoing a post-graduate research program in blended learning for STEM. As part of my employment outcomes, which were also aligned to my post-graduate studies, I was engaged in the systematic study of my educational practice in an effort to deepen my understanding of the complexities around the role of being a “specialist practitioner” in blended learning for STEM. My primary task was to improve practice and promote instructional change by encouraging teaching staff to consider the benefits for a blended learning curriculum framework for the teaching of STEM subjects.
Challenges of Measuring Performance for FAA's Safety Oversight System

FAA regulates the safety of the aviation industry through the safety oversight system, which is a system of rulemaking, standard-setting, certification, accident investigation, rule enforcement, and surveillance activities. Federal programs, including those of FAA, use performance indicators to measure the achievement of program goals. As part of a broader program of developing risk management methodologies, FAA is researching performance indicators that can be used to measure the performance of the safety oversight system. One of its goals is to create performance indicators that can describe the safety oversight system's influence on safety outcomes such as fatalities. Creating performance measures that link activities to safety outcomes is challenging because it is difficult to establish the causation between oversight activities and these safety outcomes. This challenge is not unique to FAA, and external reviewers such as the Government Accountability Office have recommended that other high-reliability sectors, including rail, develop such indicators. In addition to safety outcomes, other aspects of safety oversight system performance can be described with meaningful metrics. The background and motivation for oversight evaluation in the aviation industry and in general are discussed, as well as the challenges, some generic and some unique, of evaluating aviation safety oversight activities. Research is also presented on how safety oversight evaluation is conducted outside aviation.
ATLAS Installation Guide

This note provides a brief overview of ATLAS, and describes how to install it. It includes extensive discussion of common configure options, and describes why they might be employed on various platforms. In addition to discussing how to configure and build the ATLAS package, this note also describes how an installer can confirm that the resulting libraries are producing correct answers and running eciently. Extensive examples are provided, including a full-length example showing the installation of both ATLAS and LAPACK on an example architecture.
The Digital Data Acquisition System for the Russian VLBI Network of New Generation

The system consists of several identical channels of 1024 MHz bandwidth each. In each channel, the RF band is frequency-translated to the intermediate frequency range 1 i 2 GHz. Each channel consists of two parts: the digitizer and Mark 5C recorder. The digitizer is placed on the antenna close to the corresponding Low-Noise Amplifier output and consists of the analog frequency converter, ADC, and a device for digital processing of the signals using FPGA. In the digitizer the subdigitization on frequency of 2048 MHz is used. For producing narrow-band channels and to interface with existing data acquisition systems, the polyphase filtering with FPGA can be used. Digital signals are re-quantized to 2-bits in the FPGA and are transferred to an input of Mark 5C through a fiber line. The breadboard model of the digitizer is being tested, and the data acquisition system is being designed. 1. Digital Data Acquisition System A new generation national VLBI network based on small radiotelescopes is primarily intended for the daily monitoring of UT. Therefore it is not necessary to ensure compatibility with the existing “Quasar-KVO” VLBI network. But it is necessary to provide extremely high sensitivity of each receiver channel in order to ensure access to the maximum number of reference radio sources. The most obvious way to increase the sensitivity is to expand the bandwidth of the receiver channels from 16 i 32 MHz to 0.5 i 1 GHz with a corresponding increase of the data stream record rate. In addition, it is also necessary to expand the bandwidth of the intermediate frequencies (IF) to improve the accuracy of the VLBI measurements. A significant expansion of the DAS channels’ bandwidth up to 1 GHz and a corresponding increase of the output data rate up to 4 Gb/s per channel can be achieved by using analog-todigital conversion and digital signal processing directly in the IF range. Modern analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) can digitize IF signals and avoid a signal transfer to baseband using analog methods. The sampling frequency of such ADCs is able to achieve a few GHz, the number of bits reaches up to 10, and the input bandwidth reaches up to 5 GHz [1], [2], [3]. The new generation digital DAS developed at Institute of Applied Astronomy consists of a 10-channel RF/IF downconvertor and four identical digital signal processing (DSP) units (Figure 1). The RF/IF downconvertor converts input signal spectra from a multi-band radio irradiator of the radiotelescope (C, X, S and Ku bands) to the IF range of 1–2 GHz. Eight of ten channels of the RF/IF downconvertor can be tuned in the wide frequency range of 3–14 GHz. There is no downconversion in the other two channels intended for S-band, because it can be directly digitized by ADC; but the signal is amplified and filtered. The downconvertor receives the signals of five bands (S, C i low, C i high, X, Ku) in two polarizations (two channels for each band) simultaneously. Each DSP unit can be connected to the outputs of the RF/IF downconvertor through an IF switch.
Strategy Guide to Enable and Promote the Use of Fixed-Route Transit by People with Disabilities

This report will help transit agencies fulfill the primary goals of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) by making mainstream fixed-route bus and rail systems accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. While the research recognizes that some individuals with disabilities will not have an equal opportunity to benefit from fixed-route public transit services and will require complementary paratransit services for some or all trips, the focus of the Strategy Guide is to offer guidance on providing public services in the most integrated setting possible. The Strategy Guide presents information on the current use of transit services—both fixed route and ADA complementary paratransit—by people with disabilities. It also presents the results of a nationwide survey of almost 2,000 people with disabilities that identified the main factors that affect their use of fixed-route transit services. This foundational information sets the stage for the critical steps and strategies that could be pursued by transit agencies seeking to better serve disabled people with fixed-route bus and rail transit services. Transit agencies can begin by gathering ridership data for people with disabilities and setting system-wide goals to ensure that the entire organization is working toward the same end of enabling and promoting greater use of fixed-route transit services by people with disabilities. The next critical step is ensuring that fixed-route transit services are accessible, usable, and reliable. Five broad strategies are presented that may be individually or collectively pursued by transit agencies to enable and promote the use of fixed-route transit by people with disabilities. The strategies address: (1) improved access to bus stops for all passengers; (2) marketing, public information, and travel training for people with disabilities; (3) fare incentives for using fixed-route transit rather than complementary paratransit; (4) more inclusive transit service designs for all riders; and (5) ADA paratransit eligibility determination. The appendices provide sample materials that transit agencies may wish to use related to conditional eligibility for ADA paratransit and evaluation methodologies.
Biomass functions applicable to oak trees grown in Central-European forestry

This study describes the parameterization of biomass functions applicable to oak ( Quercus robur, Quer- cus petraea) trees grown in the conditions of Central-European forestry. It is based on destructive measurements of 51 grown trees sampled from 6 sites in different regions of the Czech Republic important for oak forest management. The samples covered trees of breast height diameter ( D) ranging from 6 to 59 cm, tree height ( H) from 6 to 32 m and age between 12 and 152 years. The parameterization was performed for total aboveground biomass and its individual components. The two basic levels of biomass functions utilized either as a single independent variable or in combina - tion with H. The functions of the third level represented the best function for each biomass component with the optimal combination of available independent variables, which included D, H, crown length ( CL), crown width ( CW), crown ratio (CR = CL/H), tree age and site altitude. D was found to be a particularly strong predictor for total tree aboveground biomass. H was found to always improve the fit, particularly for the individual components of aboveground biomass. The contribution of CW was minor, but significant for all biomass components, whereas CL and CR were found useful for the components of stem and living branches, respectively. Finally, the remaining variables tree age and altitude were each justified only for one component function, namely living branch biomass and stem bark, respectively. The study also compares the fitted functions with other available references applicable to oak trees.
Wavelet Transform Data-driven Machine Learning based Real-time Fault Detection for Naval Dc Pulsating Loads

All-electric warships require high power-dense distribution system to power advanced weapon loads. Medium voltage dc (MVDC) power distribution is well suited to fulfill this requirement if certain risks are addressed. A particularly emerging problem is that the advanced pulsating loads draw large currents in extremely short periods of time and behave similarly to the shunt fault. The nature of the load and the operating cycle determines the unique structure of the pulse in time and frequency domains. If the load operating cycle consists of a finite number of transitions, then the corresponding frequency content of the current profile can be used to identify these transients. The wavelet transform is used to extract this useful frequency domain information from the sampled current data. A proposed computationally light data-driven machine learning based fault detection and load monitoring solution extracts the frequency domain features of the observed transient and compares that to a database of stored features to identify the observed transient, then to further identify faults that may create an abnormal disturbance in the load current profile such as arcing and shunt faults. It can be further applied to any load profile with prerequisite of a finite number of repetitive transients during normal condition. This paper focuses on the fault detection only and not for fault isolation while it can achieve isolation capability once the fault was diagnosed. In final real-time implementation, the recursive Haar stationary wavelet transform (SWT) fed computationally light machine learning is employed to validate the proposed scheme in a single-core Texas Instrument (TI) Digital Signal Processer (DSP) TMS320F28335.
White paper: honeypot, honeynet, honeytoken: terminological issues

Many different terms, definitions and classifications for honeypots, honeynets and other honeytokens have been proposed by several authors during the last 3 years. In this document, we offer a summary of the various proposals and we discuss their advantages and drawbacks. We also offer our own definition at the end of the paper.
A model relating wearout induced physical changes in thin oxides to the statistical description of breakdown

A model that relates the physical wearout caused during high voltage or high current stressing of thin oxides to the measured statistical time-dependent dielectric breakdown (TDDB) distributions is discussed. Wearout is described in terms of changes that occurred in the oxide prior to breakdown. Traps are generated within the oxide during wearout and breakdown occurs locally when the local density of traps exceeds a critical value. The model is used to quantify several effects observed during TDDB measurements. The area dependence of breakdown distributions, the differences in the breakdown distributions of constant current stresses and constant voltage stresses and the multimodal distributions often observed are simulated using physically measured quantities and realistic assumptions about the trap distributions inside the oxides. Several TDDB distributions measured by others are fitted using the model developed. <<ETX>>
Statistical Design of Experiments: An introductory case study for polymer composites manufacturing applications

Statistical design of experiments (DoE) aims to develop a near efficient design while minimising the number of experiments required. This is an optimal approach especially when there is a need to investigate multiple variables. DoE is a powerful methodology for a wide range of applications, from the efficient design of manufacturing processes to the accurate evaluation of global optima in numerical studies. The contribution of this paper is to provide a general introduction to statistical design of experiments for a non-expert audience, with the aim of broadening exposure in the applied mechanics community. We focus on response surface methodology (RSM) designs — Taguchi Design, Central Composite Design, Box-Behnken Design and D-optimal Design. These different RSM designs are compared in the context of a case study from the field of polymer composites. The results demonstrate that an exact D-optimal design is generally considered to be a good design when compared to the global D-optimal design. That is, it requires fewer experiments while retaining acceptable efficiency measures for all three response surface models considered. This paper illustrates the benefits of DoE, demonstrates the importance of evaluating different designs, and provides an approach to choose the design best suited for the problem of interest.
Green Technology Innovation Behavior of Cable Enterprises Based on Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process of Internet of Things

With the rise of global sustainable development, green technology innovation has also become the focus of academic research. This article aims to conduct research based on the abstract concept of the Internet of Things behavior based on green technology. A matrix is constructed based on the collected sample data to calculate and analyze so as to intuitively grasp the current situation of the entire industry. From the above data calculated according to the fuzzy hierarchy comprehensive evaluation method, it can be seen that the comprehensive score of the green technology innovation behavior of cable companies is 64.261 points, which belong to the left end of the range between 60 and 80 in the rating scale;, in other words, the company’s innovation capability has a certain degree of stability. The degree has just reached a “high” level, and there is still a lot of room for improvement. The efficiency weight (0.3343) score of the enterprise’s benefit distribution mechanism is relatively low at 55.919. For managers of cable companies, green innovation is fundamental, and the awareness of green innovation should be improved to further promote the development of green technology innovation for the entire cable company.