Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Shear tension coupling in biaxial bias extension tests

The coupling between shear resistance and in-plane tension is of interest when modeling the forming behaviour of engineering fabrics. During the forming process, the magnitude of in-plane tension in a fabric sheet is determined by the boundary conditions applied to the material via the use of a blank-holder. The optimum forming condition can be predicted using CAE tools and may involve a variable pressure distribution around the edges of the material [1] resulting in a variable tensile field through the forming sheet. Since the dominant mode of deformation of an engineering fabric during forming is through trellis-shear, and the fabric’s shear compliance is influenced by the size of the in-plane tension, it is important to capture the coupling between shear and tension when modeling the forming process. Attempts to develop constitutive models that incorporate such a coupling have recently been published [2]. However, establishing a simple and reliable test method to characterise the shear-tension coupling has yet to be fully realized. This paper is aimed both at developing such a test method and also to establish a convenient procedure to analyse the results.
EXAMINING DETERMINANTS OF BEHAVIORAL INTENTION IN ADOPTION OF MOBILE MONEY TRANSFER SERVICES IN UGANDA

Mobile Money has continuously brought changes on our daily lives by offering interesting and advantageous services specifically enabling users to pay for goods and services using their mobile devices wherever they go, withdraw and deposit of money using mobile phones, mobile banking and buying of airtime top ups. This study aimed at examining the determinants for adoption of mobile money transfer services (MMTs) in the rural parts of Uganda, where the adoption rates are said to be low. The study used a cross sectional survey methodology to gather data from 300 respondents from the rural parts of Kampala district on the variables captured by the modified facets of the Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology Model. Results of correlation and regression analysis demonstrate that Customer Expectancy and Social Factors have a positive and significant influence on Behavioral Intention towards the use of Mobile Money Transfer service while Transaction costs was found to insignificant. The findings of this study provide useful information to Mobile Network Operators that they can use in fostering the implementation of Mobile Money Transfer services in the rural areas of Uganda.
Multiplexed on-demand storage of polarization qubits in a crystal

A long-lived and multimode quantum memory is a key component needed for the development of quantum communication. Here we present temporally multiplexed storage of five photonic polarization qubits encoded onto weak coherent states in a rare-earth-ion doped crystal. Using spin refocusing techniques we can preserve the qubits for more than half a millisecond. The temporal multiplexing allows us to increase the effective rate of the experiment by a factor of five, which emphasizes the importance of multimode storage for quantum communication. The fidelity upon retrieval is higher than the maximum classical fidelity achievable with qubits encoded onto single photons and we show that the memory fidelity is mainly limited by the memory signal-to-noise ratio. These results show the viability and versatility of long-lived, multimode quantum memories based on rare-earth-ion doped crystals.
Explaining the Mind: The Embodied Cognition Challenge

This thesis looks at a relatively new line of research in Cognitive Science – embodied cognition. Its relation to the computational-representational paradigm, primarily symbolicism, is extensively discussed. It is argued that embodied cognition is compatible with the established paradigm but challenges its research focus and traditionally assumed segregation of cognition from bodily and worldly activities Subsequently the impact of embodied cognition on philosophy of Cognitive Science is considered. The second chapter defends the applicability of mechanistic explanation to cases of embodied cognition. Further, it argues that a proposed alternative, dynamic systems theory, is not a substitute to the mechanistic approach. The last chapter critically examines the thesis that mind is extended beyond the bodily boundary and into the world. It is concluded that arguments in favour of the extended mind thesis are inadequate. Considerations in favour of the orthodox view that the does not “leak” out into the world are also presented.
A Refraction Seismic Image of the Sediments in K ennedy Channel, Northern Nares Strait

3 Abstract: A refraction / wide-angle reflection seismic study was carried out in the 35-km wide Kennedy Channel in northern Nares Strait between Green- land and Ellesmere Island, Canada. The objective was to study the uppermost subsurface structure in the channel, where a hypothesized strike-slip fault (Wegener Fault) could mark the plate boundary between Greenland and North America. Three land-stations (one on either side of the channel and a third one on Hans Island) recorded densely spaced airgun shots along three lines. However, ice conditions limited the observations in the western part of the channel. With the given shot-receiver offsets of <44 km, the velocity structure of the uppermost sediment layer could be determined by forward and inverse modeling. This layer has P-wave velocities of 5.8 to 5.9 km s -1 in the west and 6.1 to 6.2 km s -1 in the east. The Poisson's ratios vary between 0.28 and 0.31 in the west, and between 0.31 and 0.32 in the east. The lateral velocity change occurs close to Hans Island. From the obtained velocities it is inferred that the sediment layer consists of carbonates. P-wave velocity measurements on a limestone sample from Greenland (5.9 to 6.1 km s -1 ) are compatible with the high velocities found in the channel. In eastern Kennedy Channel, the base of the carbonate layer shallows towards the north, from 4.5 km to 3.5 km over a lateral distance of c. 10 km. West of Hans Island, the base of the carbonate layer is not constrained. Absence of sharp offsets at the base of the carbonates make it not very probable that a major strike-slip fault runs through the eastern part of Kennedy Channel. This is consistent with observations from bathymetric and reflection seismic data, which show a steep fault just west of Hans Island. Zusammenfassung: Eine Refraktions- und Weitwinkel-reflexionsseismische Vermessung wurde im 35 km breiten Kennedy Channel in der nordlichen Nares Strait zwischen Gronland und Ellesmere Island (Kanada) durchgefuhrt. Das Ziel war es, die oberste Untergrundstruktur des Kanals zu untersuchen, wo eine hypothetische Blattverschiebung (Wegener-Verwerfung) die Platten- grenze zwischen Gronland und Nordamerika anzeigen konnte. Drei Landsta- tionen (eine auf jeder Seite des Kanals und eine dritte auf Hans Island) registrierten kurzabstandige Schusse von Luftkanonen. Aufgrund der Eisbe- dingungen waren Beobachtungen im westlichen Teil des Kanals jedoch nur eingeschrankt moglich. Mit den gegebenen Abstanden Schuss-Rekorder von weniger als 44 km konnte die Geschwindigkeitsstruktur in der obersten Sedi- mentschicht durch Vorwartsmodellierung und Inversion ermittelt werden. Diese Schicht hat P-Wellengeschwindigkeiten von 5.8-5.9 km s -1 im Westen und 6.1-6.2 km s
Soil physical properties affecting root growth in rehabilitated gold mine tailings

Fine gold mine tailings from Boddington Mine, Western Australia are characterised by their extreme physical and chemical properties such as massive clay structure, desiccation cracks, high penetration resistance when dry, low hydraulic conductivity, high pH and salinity. The physical factors affecting root growth in rehabilitated residue materials have not been widely understood and there is a need for further research on the mechanisms of root exploitation in heterogeneous residue layers especially in relation to texture and the development of shrinkage cracks. A trench profile method was used to map the roots of Eucalyptus camaldulnesis and E.gomphocephala along with visible cracks within a residue profile. The maps were digitised and interpreted in ArcView GIS. The basic physical and chemical properties of residue layers were measured both in situ and in the laboratory for 476 soil samples. The results indicate that the roots in tailings exploited the low resistance paths (usually along the cracks) first and then grew laterally along the sandy loam soil layers and bedding surfaces of the residue. Abundant lateral roots were found in sandy loam layers and extended to 25 cm distance away from the nearest cracks. Several residue layers were found to have bulk densities exceeding the threshold values for restriction of root growth estimated from the texture. Root distributions away from cracks were mainly determined by the texture of residue layer and the combination of >18% clay and <30% of sand found to be the main contributing factor to limit root growth in tailings. Penetration resistance, size of the roots and moisture content conformed to linear relationships.
It worked in China, so why not in Africa?

African countries have sought to replicate the success of East Asia by implementing special economic zones. Despite decades of international experience, there remains no blueprint for successful special economic zone policies, and the majority of special economic zones fall well below expectations. We argue this is largely due to flaws in the political economy of special economic zone schemes, which prevent replication of â€˜best practiceâ€™ in special economic zone development and management. We propose a â€˜robust political economyâ€™ framework that divides political economy problems into those of inadequate knowledge and distorted incentives. We use it to explain the problems with African special economic zones and to suggest possible solutions.
A NEW METHOD TO SOLVE BI-OBJECTIVE TRANSPORTATION PROBLEM

In this paper a new method, namely the MMK-method is proposed for finding non-degenerate compromise optimal solution for Bi-objective transportation problem (BTP). The MMK-method derives the set of all possible non-degenerate efficient solutions and it uses the concept of the distance between two points in (x, y) coordinate for finding non-degenerate compromise optimal solution to BTP. A numerical example is given to illustrate the proposed method. A comparative study has also been made between the existing methods and the proposed method. AMS Subject Classification: 65K10, 49J35, 49M99, 49N05
Investigating of Turkey Champion Clubs' Financial Performance Using Bootstrap and Jackknife Methods

This study attempts to investigate using bootstrap and jackknife methods how accurate Turkey’s teams, being champion since super league was established, use their financial expenditure for the scores when they were consecutively in league between 2006-2007 and 2013-2014 seasons. In this context, the champion clubs’ financial performance values said eight seasons were obtained by dividing clubs’ total expenditure in each season to scored total points in current season. Also, the results obtained by bootstrap and jackknife methods were compared on the basis of error mean square. Thus, it was judged that bootstrap method gives better results than jackknife method. All statistics of bootstrap and jackknife methods were calculated by the aid of the R packaged software. Turkey’s clubs which had championship: Besiktas, Bursaspor, Fenerbahce, Galatasaray and Trabzonspor.
Efficiency of biparental crossing in sugarcane analyzed by SSR markers

Sugarcane has hermaphrodite flowers, however, selfing and cross pollination may occur, resulting in selfed or hybrid progeny. The aim of this study was to analyze the paternity of progenies from biparental crosses, in order to identify true hybrids or progenies originating from pollen of unknown origin. Seventy-six progenies from four crosses were analyzed using three highly polymorphic microsatellite markers (SSR). Progenies showed moderate genetic similarity and were grouped into four distinct groups, according to the crosses. Transmission of alleles from parents to offspring was clearly observed, in which selfed individuals were not observed, and only true hybrids or progeny resulting from fertilization with pollen uncommon to both parents were. Results showed that there was contamination with pollen from unknown parents in sugarcane crosses, suggesting that errors in the pedigree may occur, and adjustment in the crossing procedure would decrease progenies from pollen of unknown origin.
Study of Mesoscale Cloud System Oscillations Capable of Producing Convective Gravity Waves

Mesoscale Convective cloud Systems (MCSs) are frequent in the greater area of the Mediterranean basin throughout the year. During their lifecycle, they can oscillate and produce vertically propagated, atmospheric gravity waves. This study is an effort to detect MCSs with oscillating behavior around the Mediterranean, capable of producing convectively driven gravity waves (CGWs). Furthermore, typical MCS characteristics were calculated to identify the dynamics and the profile of the convective areas which can generate CGWs. Areal changes of the convective cloud tops in 15-min time-steps during the whole lifecycle of the MCSs were calculated to define the MCS oscillations. It was concluded that the MCSs that develop during nighttime as well as in the cold season of the year seem to contribute significantly to CGW production. Topography and specific sea areas like the Adriatic and the Ionian Sea play a catalytic role in triggering MCSs, which seem to contribute to CGW generation.
Bended probe diagnostics of the plasma characteristics within an ECR ion source with a rectangular waveguide

To reveal the argon plasma characteristics within the entire region of an electron cyclotron resonance (ECR) ion source, the plasma parameters were diagnosed using a bended Langmuir probe with the filament axis perpendicular to the diagnosing plane. Experiments indicate that, with a gas volume flow rate and incident microwave power of 4 sccm and 8.8W, respectively, the gas was ionized to form plasma with a luminous ring. When the incident microwave power was above 27W, the luminous ring was converted to a bright column, the dark area near its axis was narrowed, and the microwave power absorbing efficiency was increased. This indicates that there was a mode transition phenomenon in this ECR ion source when the microwave power increased. The diagnosis shows that, at an incident microwave power of 17.4W, the diagnosed electron temperature and ion density were below 8 eV and 3×10 m, respectively, while at incident microwave power levels of 30W and 40W, the maximum electron temperature and ion density were above 11 eV and 6.8×10 m, respectively. Confined by magnetic mirrors, the higher density plasma region had a bow shape, which coincided with the magnetic field lines but deviated from the ECR layer.
The Economic Impact of Environmentally Sustainable Transport in Germany

The economic assessment of the Environmentally Sustainable Transportation (EST) scenarios developed throughout this paper are part of Phase 3 of the overall project, which is on social and economic assessment and on devising packages of instruments that - if implemented - would result in attaining EST. Two methods were chosen for the assessment of the scenarios: a qualitative evaluation based on a simplified cybernetic model (SCM) and a system dynamics model (SDM). In the assessment with the simplified cybernetic model, a conservative baseline has been chosen in order to start with a scenario that incorporates some pessimistic views of the industry. The aim is to show that, even in this case, an economic disaster will not occur. The System Dynamics Model ESCOT was designed to consider the ecological and technical aspects of a transition towards sustainable transportation. It is important that ESCOT considers not only first round effects but also secondary effects, which makes it a powerful instrument for the assessment of such large ecological changes. The economic assessment of environmentally sustainable scenarios shows that the departure from car and road freight oriented transport policy is far from leading to an economic collapse. The effects concerning economic indices are rather low, even though the measures proposed in the EST-80% scenario designate distinct changes compared to today’s transport policy. The impacts on some economic indicators, however, are clearly negative. With an expansion of the time period for the transition in the EST-50% scenario we derived even more encouraging results than for EST-80%.
Dual-frequency microstrip antenna with orthogonal polarization

A dual-frequency microstrip antenna with orthogonal polarizations is proposed and the measured results from a sample implemented in the 12 GHz/18 GHz bands is reported. In the lower band reflections lower than -10 dB and gains between 4.81 dB and 5.44 dB from 11.86 GHz to 12.02 GHz while in the higher band reflections lower than -15 dB and gains between 6.72 dB and 6.89 dB from 17.77 GHz to 18.03 GHz were measured. The isolations between the two feeds were better than 39.30 dB from 11 GHz to 19 GHz. The measured radiation patterns in both bands are also presented. The antenna unit is ready to be incorporated into ar- rays, offering the possibility of a compact, light-weight and cost-effective antenna array for various applications in television broadcasting, wireless communications, and radar systems. Resume: On propose une antenne microruban a bande double et polarisation or- thogonale et on rapporte les caracteristiques mesurees pour un prototype operant dans les bandes 12 GHz/18 GHz. Dans la bande inferieure, on a mesure des reflex- ions plus faibles que -10 dB avec des gains entre 4.81 dB et 5.44 dB de 11.86 GHz a 12.02 GHz, et des reflexions en dessous de -15 dB avec des gains entre 6.72 dB et 6.89 dB de 17.77 GHz a 18.03 GHz. L'isolation entre les deux alimentations etait superieure a 39.30 dB de 11 GHz a 19 GHz. Les diagrammes de rayonnement mesures dans les deux bandes sont aussi presentes. L'unite peut etre incorporee dans des reseaux d'antennes, offrant la possibilite d'une antenne compacte, legere et economique pour diverses applications en telediffusion, communications sans fil et radar.
THE EFFECT OF MISMATCHING SEGMENTAL INFORMATION ON THE MASKED ONSET PRIMING EFFECT (MOPE)

We report two experiments investigating the masked onset priming effect (MOPE) in reading aloud. More specifically, we tried to provide an answer to the question of whether or not mismatching segments in the prime have an inhibitory effect on the MOPE. Dutch native speakers saw four-letter target words preceded by visually masked primes that either consisted of whole words or letters, and either matched or did not match the onset segment of the target. Prime exposure duration was varied between 33 ms and 66 ms to investigate the time course of the obtained effects. Whole-word primes behaved the same as letter primes at the short (33 ms) prime exposure duration, whereas at longer prime exposure (66 ms) effects of mismatching segments present in the whole-word but not in the letter primes led to slower overall naming latencies, suggesting that inhibition from segments beyond the onset needs time to build up.
A Model of the Learning Process with Local Knowledge Externalities Illustrated with an Integrated Graphical Framework

We present a unified graphical framework accounting for the nature and impact of spillover effects. The dynamics of the learning process with a specific spillover transfer mechanism can be illustrated by referring to this four-quadrant picture. In particular, a whole cycle of technological learning is explained with the help of such a graphical representation of the basic learning process in the presence of knowledge spillovers. We hypothesize two different functional specifications of spillover exchanges among firms within a local innovation system. Each conceivable shape for the knowledge transfer relationship among firms expresses a possible mode and intensity of information processing arising from technology spillovers. A general proposition regarding the relative efficiency of the two alternative formal models with spillover effects is derived. The basic models with spillover effects are then extended in several relevant directions.
The Semantics of Governance: The Common Thread Running Through Corporate, Public, and Global Governance

This paper argues that the semantics of governance illustrates connections and provides a unifying view from which to understand much better its natural branches: corporate, public and global governance. In this regard, governance is presented from the point of view of a distinctive field of learning and practice. Further, three levels of analysis are carried out to drive the subject home. Firstly, it highlights the extent of corporate governance within an institutional framework, and also gives heed to some performance measurement devices: the governance index, the comparative economics approach, and the governance slack model. Secondly, it frames the notion of public governance while due regard is given to the World Bank's methodology and the public governance wave of reforms in the 80s and 90s. Afterwards, the development goes further to handle the linkage among constituents, charters and representation, so as to later cope with the problems raised by accountability and reputational intermediaries. Thirdly, it addresses the semantics of global governance, country assessments and corporate governance in global settings.
Sensitivity of Pliocene climate simulations in MRI-CGCM2.3 to respective boundary conditions

Abstract. Accumulations of global proxy data are essential steps for improving reliability of climate model simulations for the Pliocene warming climate. In the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project phase 2 (PlioMIP2), a part project of the Paleoclimate Modelling Intercomparison Project phase 4, boundary forcing data have been updated from the PlioMIP phase 1 due to recent advances in understanding of oceanic, terrestrial and cryospheric aspects of the Pliocene palaeoenvironment. In this study, sensitivities of Pliocene climate simulations to the newly archived boundary conditions are evaluated by a set of simulations using an atmosphere–ocean coupled general circulation model, MRI-CGCM2.3. The simulated Pliocene climate is warmer than pre-industrial conditions for 2.4 °C in global mean, corresponding to 0.6 °C warmer than the PlioMIP1 simulation by the identical climate model. Revised orography, lakes, and shrunk ice sheets compared with the PlioMIP1 lead to local and remote influences including snow and sea ice albedo feedback, and poleward heat transport due to the atmosphere and ocean that result in additional warming over middle and high latitudes. The amplified higher-latitude warming is supported qualitatively by the proxy evidences, but is still underestimated quantitatively. Physical processes responsible for the global and regional climate changes should be further addressed in future studies under systematic intermodel and data–model comparison frameworks.