Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Establishment of protection paths using maximum degree of sharing in WDM networks

SUMMARY In wavelength division multiplexed networks, shared path protection provides the same level of protection against a single fiber-link failure as dedicated path protection with potentially higher network utilization.The shared path protection is more complex to provision and maintain.In this paper, we introduce a parameter, the degree of sharing, which refers to the number of protection paths that a wavelength can be assigned to on a link.We propose methods for calculating the maximum degree of sharing.We consider on-line routing and wavelength assignment (RWA) of protection paths that are established for incremental traffic using the maximum degree of sharing.Establishment of protection paths using the maximum degree of sharing can simplify the algorithm.We compare the results on the decreased calculation time with accepted connection requests for a given number of wavelengths, assuming that wavelengths are assigned according to the First-Fit policy for working paths and Last-Fit policy for protection paths.The more wavelengths are used, the more calculation time can be reduced.When the load
Overview of Different Data Clustering Algorithms for Static and Dynamic Data Sets

Data mining is the process of extracting meaningful information from a large set of data. Data clustering is one of the major techniques used in data mining. These techniques will group related data in to identical groups. Data clustering is an unsupervised data analysis and data mining technique; it generates meaningful views from an inherent structure of data. Hundreds of clustering algorithms have been developed by researchers from a number of different scientific disciplines. Data may be static or dynamic. This paper focussed on different clustering algorithms for static and dynamic datasets.
Développement d'un modèle d'efforts de coupe applicable à des familles d'outils : cas du fraisage des aciers traités thermiquement

L'objet des travaux de recherche porte sur l'etude et la modelisation des efforts de coupe en fraisage de materiaux durs. La connaissance des efforts de coupe, ainsi que leurs evolutions au cours du temps, sont des signatures utiles a l'optimisation et au suivi du procede d'usinage. La prediction de l'evolution temporelle des efforts de coupe peut permettre d'optimiser la geometrie des outils lors de leur conception, ou de mieux adapter les conditions de coupe et la machine utilisee a l'operation d'usinage envisagee ; ceci dans le but de minimiser le niveau d'effort ou de le stabiliser, et ainsi d'eviter les pics d'efforts importants nefastes a la tenue de l'outil et aux capacites de la machine. La connaissance des efforts de coupe favoriserait egalement l'optimisation des trajectoires d'outils au sein d'un logiciel de FAO par exemple. Cette etude vise donc a ameliorer la procedure de qualification d'un outil pour l'usinage d'un materiau donne, en considerant comme point de depart la geometrie locale de l'arete coupante, et en "remontant" ensuite a la geometrie globale de l'outil ou de la famille d'outils consideree. Cette methode presente l'avantage de pouvoir etre adaptee a toutes les formes globales d'outils, notamment dans le cas de fraises a geometrie complexe. Seule la definition de l'arete coupante doit etre conservee pour appliquer la procedure a plusieurs outils de la meme famille. Enfin, cette etude est rendue possible en Usinage Grande Vitesse par la mise au point d'un capteur dynamometrique a compensation inertielle permettant l'obtention de signaux de bonne qualite a haute frequence.
An architecture for the behavioural animation of virtual humans

These Ecole polytechnique federale de Lausanne EPFL, n° 2611 (2002)Section d'informatiqueFaculte informatique et communicationsInstitut des systemes informatiques et multimediasLaboratoire de realite virtuelleJury: Daniel Ballin, Ebrahimi Mamdani, Martin Rajman, Emre Telatar Public defense: 2002-8-15 Reference doi:10.5075/epfl-thesis-2611Print copy in library catalog Record created on 2005-03-16, modified on 2017-05-12
Laplace-based Spectral Method for Point Cloud Processing

Laplace-Beltrami operator is a fundamental geometric object. It encodes a lot of intrinsic geometric information of an input Riemannian manifold. Over the past fifteen years, a great number of spectral methods for mesh processing applications have been proposed in the literature, relying on the eigen-analysis of the LaplaceBeltrami operator to carry out desired tasks. However, in practice, input data is often given as a point cloud and connectivity information such as a mesh structure is not always available. A point cloud based discrete Laplace operator becomes a natural choice for such tasks. In my thesis work, I study a spectral point cloud processing framework based on the Laplace-Beltrami operator. There are two aspects involved. First, given a point cloud data, how can we faithfully and efficiently compute the Laplace operator and/or its related spectral structure? Second, how can we use this spectral structure for data analysis? My thesis work make contributions in both aspects, providing theoretical understanding as well as developing algorithms for practical geometry processing applications. Previously, there have been some discrete Laplace operators for point cloud data. Two most important ones are the Gaussian weighted graph Laplace operator and the so-called PCD-Laplace operator. However, the former only converges to the manifold Laplacian under the random uniform sampling condition. While the latter
Relationship of Ultrasonographic Testicular Biometry with Body Weight, Scrotal Circumference in Pre and Post Pubertal Osmanabadi Bucks

The present study was conducted to find out the relationship between ultrasonography testicular biometry, age, body weight and scrotal circumference In pre And post pubertal Osmanabadi bucks for selection of bucks for breeding. The study was conducted in eighteen male Osmanabadi bucks (post weaning) from the college Instructional Livestock Farm Complex Goregaon. All the bucks were allowed for grazing daily for about 6-8 hours and provided with clean water adlib. All the bucks were weighed by digital weighing machine in kilogram (kg). Scrotal circumferences of experimental bucks were recorded with measuring tape in centimetre. Testicular ultrasonographic Biometry of the right and left testicle was done by Sonoscape ultrasonography machine in transverse plane (TP), longitudinal planes (LP). All the observations are recorded on fifteen days interval from weaning i.e 120 ± 10 days onwards for six months.The body weights of Osmanabadi bucks increased significant from 14.45 ± 0.67 kg at four months to 19.57 ± 0.70kg at nine and half months of age. There was significant increase in scrotal circumference from 17.22 ± 0.56cm to 19.03 ± 0.55 cm from fourth to ninth and half months of age. There is significant increases in mean right testicular length, width and thickness from 5.25 ± 0.19, 2.99 ± 0.12, 2.97 ± 0.12 cm to 5.84 ± 0.18, 3.32 ± 0.12, 3.16 ± 0.12 cm from the age of four months to nine and half months, respectively . While there is increases in mean left testicular length, width and thickness from 5.49 ± 0.21, 3.10 ± 0.13, 3.06 ± 0.12 cm to 6.16 ± 0.20, 3.44 ± 0.12, 3.31 ± 0.11 cm from the age of four months to nine and half months, respectively. The significant positive correlation value between body weight and scrotal circumference (r = 0.99), Ultrasonographic right testicular length (r = 0.97), right testicular width (r =0.99), right testicular thickness (r = 0.95), left testicular length (r = 0.98), left testicular width (r =0.99), left testicular thickness (r = 1.00) were found. The observations are significant positive at 5% and 1% level. The testicular ultrasound is a potentially valuable tool in the Breeding Soundness Examination and in measuring testicular biometric parameters. There is positive relationship of ultrasonographic testicular biometry with body weight, scrotal circumference in pre and post pubertal Osmanabadi bucks. imaging of in peri-pubertal and pubertal Santa Inês in frontal, saggital and transverse planes. circumference in pre and post pubertal Osmanabadi bucks. The present results could assist the development and implementation of selection or culling criteria for breeding Osmanabadi bucks at an early age.
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ARCHAEOPARA SITOLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF A MUMMY FROM SICILY (18th-19th CENTURY AD)

The coprological analysis using parasitological methods of a mummy's intestinal contents from Sicily (Italy) revealed a severe trichurid infection (whipworm). The egg concentration was estimated at 34,529 eggs/gram of coprolite. We compared the eggs analyzed to those of other Trichuris species and concluded that the eggs were consistent with T. trichiura. The egg preservation was evaluated with the goal of establishing baseline data to compare with other archaeological contexts around the world. This taphonomic study shows that while most of the eggs were intact, many were folded and only a few still had their embryonic contents and polar plugs. Epidemiologically, whipworm is a common worldwide infection today and archaeological findings point to a similarly high prevalence in the past. Currently, and in the European archaeological record, T. trichiura infection is commonly associated with Ascaris lumbricoides (roundworm). The presence of T. trichiura and absence of A. lumbricoides has two possible explanations: either acquired immunity or the use of medicinal compounds.
Adaptive Network Coding Scheme for TCP over Wireless Sensor Networks

The purpose of this paper is to develop a network coding scheme to enhance TCP performance in wireless sensor networks. It is well known that TCP performs poorly over wireless links which suffer from packet losses mainly due to the bad channel. To address this problem, it is useful to incorporate network coding into TCP, as network coding can offer significant benefits in terms of throughput, reliability, and robustness. However, the encoding and decoding operations of network coding techniques will bring an additional delay that has a negative effect on applications of wireless sensor networks. In this paper, we propose an adaptive network coding (ANC) scheme which contains two major aspects: the adjustment of the redundancy factor R and the adjustment of the coding window size CW . We dynamically adjust these two parameters depending on the measured packet loss rate, so that the proposed ANC can effectively mask packet losses and reduce the decoding delay of network coding. The performance of our scheme is evaluated by simulations using NS-2 simulator. Compared to other schemes, the ANC not only achieves a good throughput but also has the lowest average delay and the lowest maximum delay in all experimental environments.
Cristóbal Balenciaga: una singular política de comunicación frente al avance del prêt-à-porter

La tesis se centra en la particular politica de comunicacion de Cristobal Balenciaga y parte de un hecho sin precedentes: en 1956, y en contra de la practica habitual estipulada por el organo regulador de la alta costura parisina, el modisto tomo la decision de retrasar en un mes los desfiles para la prensa, respecto al que se celebraba para sus clientes. Influyentes periodistas achacaron la decision de Balenciaga a su caracter enigmatico y a su aversion a la publicidad, pero la tesis revela que fueron otras razones relacionados con el contexto de trabajo de la alta costura, las que explican esta postura del modisto. Ficha tecnica: Director: JORGE LATORRE IZQUIERDO Lugar y fecha de la lectura: Facultad de Comunicacion, Universidad de Navarra, 8 de marzo de 2013 Tribunal: Presidente: Manuel Martin Algarra (Universidad de Navarra); Vocal: Lourdes Cerrillo Rubio (Universidad de Valladolid); Vocal: Javier Gonzalez de Durana (Universidad del Pais Vasco); Vocal: Teresa Sadaba (Universidad de Navarra); Secretaria: Amalia Descalzo (Universidad de Alcala de Henares). Calificacion: Apto Cum Laude por unanimidad
Werken en leren in Nederland

In dit rapport brengen wij het formele en informele leren en de kennisontwikkeling in Nederland in kaart aan de hand van vier peilingen van de ROA Levenslang Leren Enqute voor de jaren 2004, 2007, 2010 en 2013. Aangezien het monitorgedeelte van de vragenlijst gedurende deze jaren ongewijzigd is gebleven, is het mogelijk om trends en ontwikkelingen in kaart te brengen. Hierbij gaat het om trends over het leren in Nederland alsook over factoren die dit leerproces in positieve dan wel negatieve zin benvloeden.
Modelling Short-Term Effects of Meteorological Variables on Mortality

Diversi studi epidemiologici mettono in evidenza che lA¢Â€Â™esposizione a condizioni meteorologiche estreme ha effetti dannosi sulla salute umana. In questo lavoro viene valutato lA¢Â€Â™effetto della temperatura apparente (un indice ottenuto come combinazione di temperatura e umiditAƒÂ ) sulla mortalitAƒÂ durante la stagione calda in 15 cittAƒÂ europee partecipanti al progetto PHEWE. In particolare lA¢Â€Â™interesse AƒÂ¨ sullA¢Â€Â™analisi della relazione esposizione-risposta, sulla definizione di un indice sintetico di effetto delle alte temperature apparenti e sullo studio dellA¢Â€Â™effetto ritardato dellA¢Â€Â™esposizione ed eventuali fenomeni di anticipazione del decesso. LA¢Â€Â™analisi cittAƒÂ -specifica AƒÂ¨ basata sullA¢Â€Â™approccio GEE. Un modello di meta-analisi ad effetti casuali Bayesiano AƒÂ¨ stato utilizzato per combinare i risultati cittAƒÂ -specifici.
Performance Assessment Models and Tools for Complex Tasks. CSE Technical Report 682.

Assessment models support the design of quality performance assessments. Assessment tools are being developed to enable easy and effective application of the models. Based on representations of assessment design knowledge and domain knowledge in ontologies, the tools provide guidance to assessment designers, and through constraint processing check the completeness and accuracy of designs. With the addition of Bayesian networks, the tools can also enable individualized instruction by identifying knowledge gaps and prescribing instruction to fill the gaps. This paper describes the technical approach to developing the tools and discusses applications of ontologies and Bayesian networks for assessment authoring and individualized instruction. A key concern for any assessment of learner knowledge, skills, and abilities is the validity of the inferences drawn from the results with respect to the intended purposes (American Educational Research Association et al., 1999). Work at the National Center for Research on Evaluation, Standards, and Student Testing (CRESST) has focused on ensuring that measures used in assessment systems meet the technical requirements appropriate to their various purposes, and has led to the development of models for the design of assessments and tools supporting use of the models. CRESST’s assessment models have three major components: (1) identification of cognitive demands implied by performance objectives, including both cognitive strategies specific to the subject matter domain and those that are relatively domain independent; (2) analysis of the subject matter and content to be addressed, including identification of essential or desirable elements of competence, as well as elements that are common to multiple tasks; and (3) specification of behavioral demonstrations—the range of symbolic stimuli and response modes for demonstrations of levels of mastery (Baker, 1997). Models have been successfully applied to the development of assessments in domains ranging from middle school
Digital Inclusion in Library Context: A Perspective from Users with Print Disability

ABSTRACT Digital inclusion is a strategy pursued to foster social inclusion of those who have been sidelined from the mainstream of information society due to lack of access to digital technologies and the skills to use them. Libraries have been working to close the gap by providing access to computers, the Internet, digital content, and digital literacy programs. However, research reveals a new type of divide where digitally competent people could be digitally excluded. This shows the need for a better conceptualization of access and literacy. This paper commits to exploring the concept of access to digital content from the perspective of people with print disability. It involved in-depth interviews with ten participants with print disability where the International Classification of Functioning, Disability, and Health was used as a framework for data analysis. The overall analysis shows that digital inclusion would be more meaningful if it involved providing content in alternative formats and empowering users to make informed choices. Issues such as flexibility and adaptability in content presentation and design of content discovery tools are among those discussed.
Kaynak temelli strateji ve ihracat performansı: tekstil işletmeleri üzerinde veri zarflama analizi ile bir uygulama

Calismada, Kaynak Temelli Strateji temel alinarak ve Veri Zarflama Analizi analitik bir arac olarak kullanilarak tekstil firmalarinin ihracat performanslari degerlendirilmistir. Turkiye Cumhuriyet Merkez Bankasi (TCMB) Sektor Bilancolari veri tabaninda imalat sektorunde DB – 17’de bulunan firmalar ile DB – 18’de bulunan firmalardan 2002 yilindan bu yana surekli ihracat yapan ve sektor ortalamasi uzerinde yurt disi satislari olan firmalarin bilanco ve gelir tablosu verileri alinarak KTS cercevesinde VZA ile analiz yapilmistir. Iki asamali VZA’da aktif toplami, calisan sayisi ve odenmis sermaye girdi, donem kari ve ihracat karliligi ise cikti olarak kullanilmistir. Calismada agirlikli olarak ihracat yapan firmalar secildigi icin donem karinin ihracat performansinin gostergesi oldugu varsayilmistir. VZA isletmelerin performansinin olcumunde cok defa kullanilmis olmakla birlikte, ihracat yapan firmalarin performansini olcmek icin daha once yapilan calismalarda cok sinirli olarak kullanilmasi nedeniyle calismanin literaturde bu konuda da ornek bir calisma oldugu dusunulmektedir.
The wildcat (Felis silvestris) finally recorded in the Netherlands

In de afgelopen jaren zijn er in Nederland in het wild enkele vondsten en zichtwaarnemingen gedaan van katten die kenmerken vertoonden van de wilde kat (Felis silvestris). Deze waarnemingen worden onder de loep genomen
Testing the Suitability of Cassandra for Cloud Computing Environments

Since relational database management systems (DBMSs) are ill-suited to cloud computing environments, multiple efforts are now underway to offer a viable alternative to relational DBMSs. These efforts have led to the rise of a new kind of DBMSs called NoSQL. One of the most visible products in this rise is Cassandra. Cassandra is a NoSQL DBMS, which can also be used as a clustered file system. Cassandra was claimed to be particularly well suited for cloud computing environments. Our goal in this paper was to confirm or deny that claim. Towards this goal, we conducted tests on Cassandra to determine what levels of consistency, availability and partition tolerance can be achieved and if these can be achieved without sacrificing performance. Keywords—Cloud computing, Cassandra, consistency, availability, partition tolerance, experiments.
Objektverfolgung mit Partikel-Filtern

Die Analyse des zeitlichen Ablaufs der Bewegung von Objekten im Abbildungsbereich einer Kamera (Objektverfolgung oder engl. object tracking) erlaubt die Ableitung von verkehrlich relevanten Parametern, aber auch Ruckschlusse fur eine automatische Beschreibung einer Situation, z.B. fur die automatische Erkennung von Gefahrensituationen. Mess- und Auswertefehler fuhren allerdings zu unvollstandigen oder auch fehlerbehafteten Trajektorien der beobachteten Objekte. Die Nutzung von zusatzlichen Modellen oder A-priori-Kenntnissen auf der Basis von Bayes-Ansatzen oder Filtern kann die Fehlerrate verringern. Die Arbeit befasst sich mit der gleichzeitigen Verfolgung einer unbekannten Anzahl von Objekten auf der Basis von Partikel-Filtern. Dabei wird ein variabler und hochdimensionaler Zustandsraum vorausgesetzt. Datengrundlage sind Bilder von stationar angebrachten terrestrischen Kameras, deren innere und ausere Orientierung nicht bekannt sind.
Multilingual Grammar-Based Language Training: Computational Methods and Tools

Living in the communication era we face an ever-increasing demand for communication. Considering the human languages role as the major means of communication, has inspired the author to do this thesis work, which we believe is an effort towards solving the challenge of human communication. The main goal of this thesis is introducing a teaching/learning aid - which we have called the GF Translation Quiz or in short the Quiz - to be used in training human languages in general and specifically targeting their grammatical aspects. The Quiz is designed as a web application, that makes it also available on mobile phone platforms - such as iPhone and Android. It may be applied either as an aid in a language learning methodology or as a stand alone exercise tool for self training. The Quiz is intended to help teachers and education supervisors by reducing the burden of creating exercises and exam questions, and at the same time help learners by providing them with instructive feedback. About the background many efforts have been done in this mutual area between computer science and linguistics, among which we have focused on GF (Grammatical Framework) and its unique conceptual approach towards translation and multilinguality. Thus this thesis work relies heavily on GF from many aspects, i.e. most characteristics of the Quiz application, i.e. grammatical precision, support for multilinguality, and coverage of natural languages in small fragments are provided by GF. From another point of view the Quiz application works as an interface that makes GF capabilities available to ordinary non-specialist users.
Implementing the Honey Encryption for Securing Public Cloud Data Storage

Recent security incidents on public cloud data storage had risen concerns on cloud data security. Existing cloud data protection solutions that primarily relying on the conventional password-based encryption cannot efficiently resist password guessing and password cracking attacks. To address this problem, this paper proposed an eXtended Honey Encryption (XHE) scheme by adding an additional protection mechanism on the encrypted data. When the attacker attempts to access these encrypted data by entering the incorrect password, instead of rejecting the access, the HE algorithm generates an indistinguishable bogus data, in which the attack could not determine whether the guessed password is working correctly or not. Therefore, increasing the complexity of password guessing and cracking attacks.