Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Study of factors contributing towards the effectiveness of E-recruitment among generation Y job seekers

E-recruitment is widely used by individuals and organizations as the main mode for recruitment. Its growth is attributed to the advancement in Internet technology. Therefore, this study focuses on identifying the factors that contribute towards the effectiveness of e-recruitment. The respondents of this study are Generation Y job seekers. They are a generation who are active in searching for jobs in the job market, computer savvy and have grown up with the Internet. The data is analyzed using the multiple regression analysis. The findings indicate that all the factors studied are contributing to the effectiveness of e-recruitment. This includes adaptability of hiring time cycle, the accessibility of information, the accessibility of internet, the usability of website, and cost effectiveness. Thus, organizations should pay greater attention on these factors in order to obtain the suitable pool of candidates.
Developing a model for Syariah banking acceptance among Non-Moslem majority population: a case study from Bali, Indonesia

The study intends to explore the acceptance model of Syariah banking in Bali, Indonesia. It considers that local values, especially menyama-braya, are one of the local wisdoms, and they might encourage people to accept Syariah banks, since Syariah banking emphasizes harmonious relations. Environment marketing theory is useful to explain the importance of local values. Perceived benefit and fairness are thought as perceived values of Islamic banks. Quantitative approach is applied to find relationships between menyama-braya, perceived benefit, and perceived fairness and acceptance model. It follows Malhotra (1993) for sample size, and applies Smart PLS 3 for statistical analysis. The study conceives that menyama-braya as one of the local wisdom does have a significant effect on the acceptance, while perceived benefit does not. Perceived fairness is seen to have a direct effect on the acceptance. Perceived benefit and perceived fairness both have moderating effect on the relationship between menyama-braya and the acceptance. Managers and employers of Islamic banks should consider relevant local values to strengthen their institutional acceptance among non-Moslem majority population. The study is among the few that include local value in the acceptance model, and the first that attends Islamic banking in non-Moslem majority population.
Impact of tropical SST variations on the linear predictability of the atmospheric circulation in the Atlantic/European region

Seasonal mean values of tropical Sea Surface Temperature (SST) and Atlantic/European Mean Sea Level Pressure (MSLP) from a 301-year coupled ocean/atmosphere model run are analysed statistically. Relations between the two fields are identified on both interannual and interdecadal timescales. It is shown that tropical SST variability affects Atlantic/European MSLP in winter. In particular, there appears to be a statistically significant relation, between the leading modes of variability, the El Nino/Southern Oscillation (ENSO) and the North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO). During cold ENSO (La Nina) years the NAO tends to be in its positive phase, while the opposite is the case during warm ENSO (El Nino) years, although to a lesser extent. Similar analyses that are presented for gridded observational data, confirm this result, although here tropical Atlantic SST appears to be stronger related to the NAO than tropical Pacific SST. The linear predictability of a model simulated NAO index is estimated by making statistical predictions that are based on model simulated tropical SST. It is shown that the predictive skill is rather insensitive to the length of the training period. On the other hand, the skill score estimate can vary significantly as a result of interdecadal variability in the climate system. These results are important to bear in mind when making statistical seasonal forecasts that are based on observed SST.
Epigenetic Alunites In The Ga'ara Kaolinitic Mudrocks, In The Western Desert Of Iraq

Epigenetic alunite occurs in the kaolinitic mudrocks of the Ga’ara Formation (Permocarboniferous) at the Ga’ara Depression, western desert of Iraq. The alunite occurs: at the contact between the mudrock horizons and the Quaternary slope sediments, in association with calcrete and gypcrete, and along some kaolinitic mudrock layers found at shallow depths (few tens of metres). The alunite is milky white, fine and powdery in the form of isolated to subcontinuous nodules, or as white spots about one millimeter in diameter embedded in the mudrock layers. XRD studies and chemical analysis revealed that kaolinite is the main clay mineral constituent in the host rocks as well as in the alunitic mudrocks. Illite and/or mixedlayer illite-smectite are present as traces except in one locality where illite is present in the host rock in significant amount. Non-clay constituents are also minor such as quartz, goethite, anatase and secondary gypsum. SEM studies revealed two varieties of alunite based on shape namely rhombic and acicular. The rhombic variety is more frequent and is likely to be K-alunite as the K2O:Na2O ratio in the alunitic claystone ranges from 2.8 to 7.1:1 (mean 4.9:1). Alunitization took place by groundwater activity as a result of the reaction of dilute sulphate solution with clay minerals during the Quaternary with no evidence of sulphuric acid.
Adoption of cloud computing services in healthcare sectors: special attention to private hospitals in Colombo district, Sri Lanka

This work was carried out in collaboration between both authors. Author ALMA designed the study, managed the literature searches, performed the statistical analysis, wrote the protocol and wrote the first draft of the manuscript. Author DA managed the analyses of the study and checked all the worked performed regarding this study. Both authors read and approved the final manuscript
Isotopic reconstruction of marine food webs using cephalopod beaks: new insight from captively raised Sepia officinalis

Cephalopod beaks are a valuable source of material for stable isotope analysis to reconstruct the feeding ecology of cephalopods and their predators. We conducted a controlled captive-rearing experiment on the cuttlefish Sepia officinalis L. , 1758 to 10 months of age. During the first and second months of life, animals were fed mysids (Mysidopsis sp.) and shrimp (Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949), but after 2 months, they were fed a homogeneous diet of shrimp (Farfantepenaeus aztecus (Ives, 1891) and Litopenaeus setiferus (L., 1767)) until sampling. Soft tissues such as buccal mass, arm, and mantle were enriched in 15N over the shrimp diet by about 3.3‰, with little change in 13C, a result in keeping with previous findings for other marine predators. However, beaks showed little isotopic enrichment over the diets at the time of beak formation, with the beak rostral tips representing the neonatal diet and the remaining beak material representing the adult (shrimp) diet. Additionally, for four wild cephalo.
Craft Beer Consumers' Lifestyles and Perceptions of Locality

The study aimed to add to the body of knowledge about the craft beer market by developing profiles of South/ Midwest U.S. craft beer consumers. Data were collected via a self-administered, structured survey distributed at a craft beer festival. Descriptive statistics, cross-tabs, exploratory factor analysis, cluster analysis, and ANOVA were utilized for analysis. Major findings articulated consumers’ perceptions of local craft beer, the lifestyle types that are most prevalent among craft beer drinkers, and how lifestyle affects consumption habits and purchasing decisions. The research suggests that lifestyle grouping is an effective way to segment the craft beer market. Findings on perceptions of locality and purchasing motivators will help industry professionals refine their marketing practices to effectively target each of the five identified craft beer consumer segments.
Video Forensic of Fragmented Video Based on H.264/AVC Video Compression Standard

Traditional video forensics were just for complete video files, which aim at reconstructing the processing history of the video data and validating their origins or authenticity. They have obtained great achievements. However, we cannot always get complete video file in practice, sometime we only get part of it. In this paper, we came up with a method that can restore images of IDR frames from fragmented video files. After analyzing the format of MP4 and H.264/AVC Compression Standard, we proposed an algorithm to search for valid slices from fragment video files. With these slices, images of IDR frames can be restored by reconstructing sequence parameter set and picture parameter set. Test results show that images can be successfully restored in most cases except that FMO or data segmentation is adopted in the process of encoding. Keywordsvideo forensics; fragmented video; H.264/AVC; restore image; reconstruct SPS and PPS
Pharmacokinetic Changes in Congestive Heart Failure

Pharmacokinetic processes are recognized as “liberation, absorption (A), distribution (D), metabolism (M) and excretion (E)”. Published ADME data for each drug are usually observed on healthy individuals. It serves as an indispensable guide to prescribers. LADME guides highlight the significant role of the gastroenterology system, hepato-biliary system, cardiovascular system and renal system. Any changes in the structure and function of these systems would lead to variations in the ADME system. The existence of individual differences and pathophysiological status of major organs further affects the clinical pharmacokinetic profile of drugs. Therefore, unpredictable variations in pharmacokinetic parameters may exist in patients suffering from diseases of the heart, the liver or the kidneys. Most importantly, the deviation of pharmacokinetic parameters could affect the outcome of the management of the disease. Of these organs, the heart is a very crucial one as the circulation is the main transport route for the passage of drugs through the body. Congestive heart failure is a common cardiac disease in both the welldeveloped and the developing countries. The pathophysiology of congestive heart failure has already been complicated with hemodynamic abnormalities, neurohumoral mechanisms and the damage to the cardiac muscle itself. As congestive heart failure is more commonly seen in the elderly patients, agerelated changes should also be considered. The objective of this article is to facilitate the better management of congestive heart failure, based on evidence-based information on pharmacokinetic changes, to make dosage adjustment of the right drug for the right patient, with minimal adverse effects.
Differential equation-based fault locator for unified power flow controller-based transmission line using synchronised phasor measurements

The fault location algorithm based on a differential equation-based approach for a transmission line employing a unified power flow controller (UPFC) using synchronised phasor measurements is presented. First, a detailed model of the UPFC and its control is proposed and then, it is integrated into the transmission system for accurately simulating fault transients. The method includes the identification of fault section for a transmission line with a UPFC using a wavelet-fuzzy discriminator. Features are extracted using a wavelet transform and the normalised features are fed to the fuzzy logic systems for the identification of fault section. After the identification of the fault section, the control shifts to the differential equation-based fault locator that estimates the fault location in terms of the line inductance up to the fault point from the relaying end. Shunt faults are simulated with wide variations in operating conditions and a pre-fault parameter setting. The instantaneous fault current and voltage samples at the sending and receiving ends are fed to the designed algorithm sample by sample, which results in the fault location in terms of the line inductance. The proposed method is tested for different fault situations with wide variations in operating conditions in the presence of a UPFC.
Detection of Suspicious Pedestrian Behaviour Using Modified Probabilistic Neural Networks

In large scale visual surveillance applications, classification of human behaviors is very important. Classes of interest include suspicious human behaviors which should be effectively detected so as to alert supervisors' attention. In this paper, a data-based neural network such as the Modified Probabilistic Neural Network (MPNN) is introduced to approximately partition the classification space nonlinearly in order to achieve an acceptable classification performance while reducing computational complexity. The paper shows that this kind of network is able to achieve a good trade-off between classification accuracy and computational complexity. The performance of MPNN is compared to that of more conventional classification methods such as Hidden Markov Models (HMM) and the Multilayer Perceptron (MLP).
Technologies for Autonomous Sailing: Wings and Wind Sensors

Neal, M. , Sauze,C. , Thomas, B. and Alves, J. C. (2009) 'Technologies for Autonomous Sailing: Wings and Wind Sensors', in proceedings of the 2nd IRSC , Matosinhos, Portugal, July 6th-12th 2009, pages 23-30.
Mathematical models of biofluid flows in compliant ducts

A literature review of liquid and gas flows in compliant tubes, ducts and cavities in living bodies is presented. The common features of such flows as determined by fluid–structure interactions and system instabilities are described. The corresponding mathematical models are given and theoretical and numerical results are discussed. Original new results on flow stabilization in layered viscoelastic tubes in biosystems are also presented.
Weight Status Misperception And The Health Behaviors Of Obese Adolescents

Background: Weight underestimation among U.S. adolescents is common, but the ramifications of this misperception are not yet well known. Purpose: To determine the relationship between weight self-perception and participation in health behaviors among obese adolescents. Methods: The sample consisted of 1,210 obese male and female 7 and 11 graders. Participants completed the Personal Wellness Profile – Teen Edition, a general self-report measure of adolescent health functioning, and had their BMI’s measured. Data were analyzed using Χ tests and logistic regression models. Results: Underestimated weight status was associated with higher reported rates of participation in health behaviors (physical activity, healthy diet, weight management, overall healthy lifestyle) as well as greater self-efficacy in one’s ability to engage in these behaviors. Self-efficacy either partially or fully mediated the relationship between weight underestimation and the health behaviors. Discussion: Both weight perception and self-efficacy should be considered when attempting to understand and predict which adolescents with obesity are likely to engage in health behaviors. For some adolescents it is possible that intervention efforts that emphasize fostering self-efficacy in regard to weight loss behaviors may be more effective than focusing on increasing selfawareness of obese status and the associated risks.
Remineralization ratios of carbon, nutrients, and oxygen in the North Atlantic Ocean: A field databased assessment

Remineralization ratios of carbon, nutrients, and oxygen have been assessed in the North Atlantic Ocean along the WOCE 1A/E section. The study is based on an extensive field data set comprising dissolved inorganic carbon (DIC), nitrate and nitrite (NO3/2), phosphate (PO4), and oxygen (O2) data as well as hydrographic data. A procedure has been introduced which normalizes DIC data to constant salinity and temperature and corrects for the contamination from anthropogenic CO2. The remaining variability on the normalized DIC values (DICbio) can be attributed to the remineralization of organic matter. DICbio can thus be seen as carbon‐analogy to the apparent oxygen utilization (AOU). The consecutive evaluation of the remineralization ratios obtains two different regimes separated at the density level ρ = 1027.7 kg m−3. In the shallower level the ratios (C/N = 4.5; C/P = 67, AOU/C = 2.0; N:P = 15; AOU:P = 134; AOU/N = 9.0) are shifted toward relatively higher nutrient release and higher oxygen consumption with respect to the Redfield ratios of particulate organic matter (POM). In contrast, in the deeper levels the ratios are shifted toward relatively higher carbon release and lower oxygen demand (C/N = 11; C/P = 152, AOU/C = 0.86; N:P = 13.9; AOU:P = 130; AOU/N = 9.4). The depth integrated inventories of the remineralization products (DIC, NO3/2, PO4, and AOU) provide water column averaged ratios for the investigation area (C/N = 8.8; C/P = 124, AOU/C = 1.1; N:P = 14.2; AOU:P = 131; AOU/N = 9.3) which imply a higher efficiency of the biological carbon pump in the North Atlantic Ocean than predicted with respect to the elemental composition of POM.
Cloth simulation using hardware tessellation

Cloth simulation has long been a topic of interest in computer graphics since the early works of Terzopoulos et al. [21]. Over the years many techniques have been developed to simulate cloth. Though the general concern has been on the physical accuracy of the simulation. As the simulation gets closer to computational sciences the complexity also increases which at times may come at the cost of real-time performance. With newer and more powerful graphics hardware coming out each year, researchers are starting to shy away from the traditional CPU implementation and turning towards the GPU to offload work. As the parallel nature of the graphics hardware offer much better performance, researcher can process many tasks, originally sequential tasks, simultaneously on the GPU. I propose a solution that will map current industry standard’s position-based dynamics on to the new graphics pipeline. The focus is on performance and visual realism rather than physical accuracy. By implementing such solutions on the graphics hardware, more detailed cloth behavior can be simulated with real-time performance. In this paper, the described cloth simulation solution will be done completely on the GPU through the use of hardware tessellation on the new DirectX 11 graphics pipeline. The solution though originally designed specifically for cloth may also be adapted for generic deformable object (soft body dynamics).
Do Benevolent Aspects Have Room in Explaining Eu Budget Receipts?

This paper evaluates the determination of receipts from the EU budget by considering a richer institutional structure than in earlier studies. The member states have self-interested objectives in CM trying to minimize their contributions within the given framework of the EU budget, whereas EP supports benevolent objectives using its competence to decide on non-compulsory expenditure covering structural spending. CM exerts power in the allocation of both compulsory expenditure, mainly consisting of agricultural spending, and in non-compulsory expenditure. The purpose of this paper is not, however, to evaluate EP's direct influence but rather how the assumed benevolent objectives of EP and income differences turn into member states’ budget receipts in a power politics based model.
Honey compared with 1% silver sulfadiazine cream in the treatment of superficial and partial thickness burns

Objective To assess the efficacy of honey compared with 1% silver sulfadiazine cream as a burn dressing for the treatment of superficial and partial thickness burns covering less than 15% of the body surface. Patients and methods In a randomized comparative clinical trial, carried out at the Surgical Department, ofCombined Military Hospital,Bahawalpur, from September, 2002 to August, 2003, 50 patients were selected for the study. They were randomly assigned to two groups. Each group contained 25 patients. Patients in group-I were treated with pure honey which was applied once daily after the wound was cleaned with normal saline. Patients in group-II were similarly dressed with a layer of 1% silver sulfadiazine cream once daily. The effectiveness of the two modalities of treatment was judged on the basis of time taken for the wounds to heal, to be relieved of pain and to get sterile. Results In group-I (treated with honey), 52% of the patients had all the burns healed after 2 weeks and 100% got cured after 4 weeks. In group II (treated with 1% silver sulfadiazine), 20% of the patients had their burns healed after 2 weeks, 60% after 4 weeks and 100% by the end of 6 weeks of the treatment. As regards pain relief, all the patients of group-I were relieved of pain after 3 weeks of the treatment. On the contrary it took 4 weeks for all the patients of group-II to be free of pain. Lastly, it took 3 weeks and 5 weeks for positive swab culture from the wound to get sterile with honey and 1% silver sulfadiazine cream, respectively. Conclusion With all the three criteria used to compare the effectiveness of the two modes of burn wound treatment, honey was found superior to silver sulfadiazine.
Time evolution of the structure of organoclay/polypropylene nanocomposites and application of the time-temperature superposition principle

We investigated the rheological properties of nanocomposites composed of polypropylene, organoclay, and maleic anhydride grafted polypropylene in small amplitude oscillatory shear. Samples were prepared in two steps: a masterbatch was first obtained by melt extrusion and then diluted into polypropylene using an internal mixer. Three formulations were investigated. The measurement of the storage and loss moduli evolution with time showed that these materials were not stable: the nanostructure obtained after steady shear continuously changed with time, due to the disorientation of the clay platelets and the build-up of a 3D network. The kinetics of the structure build-up (followed via the melt yield stress) showed a two-step process. This feature was found to be valid whatever the nanocomposite formulation. Such evolution of the structure is generally assumed to violate the time–temperature superposition principle. We demonstrate in this paper that the time–temperature equivalence always exists if the same .
BAYESIAN PREDICTION METHOD FOR SHADOW DETECTION AND RECONSTRUCTION IN HSR IMAGES USING MORPHOLOGICAL FILTER

Several approaches are exists today according to color, intensity and saturation value etc that are very less accurate. Within this paper, we advise alternative shadow recognition formula according to thresholding and morphological filtering, along with an alternate shadow renovation formula in line with the example learning method and Markov random field (MRF). The primary purpose of this project is recognition and renovation of shadows from VHSR images. Removing or alleviating the instants while using shadows in HSR images for more processing is an extremely important task because the shadows are induce to loss or miss conjecture of radiometric information and induce to image interpretation. Throughout the shadow recognition procedure, the bimodal distributions of pixel values within the near-infrared (NIR) band and also the panchromatic band are adopted for thresholding. Throughout the shadow renovation procedure, we model the connection between non shadow and also the corresponding shadow pixels and between neighboring no shadow pixels by using MRF. With extension for this paper we advise Bayesian conjecture way of accurate conjecture of shadow. Within this paper for accurate shadow recognition we combine thresholding and morphological filtering concepts. This shadow recognition includes Thresholding, Morphological filtering and edge compensation stages.