Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Viability of Virtual Reality techniques in identifying environmental stressors on female employees in an IT workplace

Dagens IT-omrade ar tungt mansdominerad trots att det arbetas med att introducera fler kvinnor till faltet och det arbetas for att behalla dessa kvinnliga anstallda [2, 3, 5]. Denna forskning visar hur Virtual Reality (VR) tekniker kan anvandas som verktyg for att identifiera en av de faktorer som kan vara orsaken till att kvinnor lamnar, namligen de fysiska miljostressorerna som paverkar kvinnliga anstallda inom IT-branschen. Malet med denna studie var att utvardera genomforbarheten av ett VR-baserat tillvagagangssatt for att testa faktorer som miljostressorer. Studien forsoker ocksa introducera mer information om VR-baserad testning och observation och vilka fordelar det kan medfora samt ge information till IT-baserade foretag dar fysiska miljostressorer kan orsaka missnoje pa arbetsplatsen bland kvinnliga anstallda. Studien gjordes i fyra steg, en litteraturstudie for att samla in information om situationen for kvinnliga medarbetare samt aktuell forskning inom VR, ett design and creation steg for att skapa en prototyp for att identifiera stressorer pa en arbetsplats, en pilotstudie for att bekrafta designbeslut och allman testbarhet och slutligen ett fallstudie-experiment av kvinnliga anstallda pa ett IT-konsultforetag for att samla in data och utvardera VR-losningen som ett verktyg for att identifiera och utvardera stressorer pa kvinnliga anstallda. Uppgifterna fran experimentet samlades in genom inspelning av anvandarinteraktioner med den virtuella miljon och via enkater. Tva enkater anvandes, en fore VR-upplevelsen och en efter. Detta gjordes for att ta reda pa hur VR-upplevelsen paverkat deltagarna och om de kunde identifiera olika stressorer. Resultaten av studien visar att alla fem av de utvarderade miljostressorerna kunde identifieras med hjalp av VR-losningen och att man kan potentiellt hitta satt att minska stress som kvinnliga anstallda upplever. Detta genom att tillampa det som har hittats med en studie som denna studie. Losningen kan ocksa potentiellt anpassas for att vara tillamplig pa andra omraden an IT.
Traversing the Boundaries and Borders of Discharge From Hospital Following First Stage Surgery for Complex CHD: the Parents’ Experience

Aim: To explore parents’ experiences of transition from hospital to home with their infant following first stage cardiac surgery for a univentricular heart or systemic shunt dependent cardiac lesion. Background: The process of monitoring a fragile infant at home between stage 1 and 2 of cardiac surgery, takes the philosophical perspective of holistic care beyond the borders and boundaries normally expected of parents going home for the first time with their new baby. This neo-transition of becoming a medical parent is superimposed upon the multiple transitions experienced whilst in hospital. Methods: Parents were recruited between August 2013 and February 2015; mothers (n=13) & fathers (n=4) of 13 infants consented to participate. Data was collected at four time points (before discharge; 2 weeks after; 8 weeks after; after stage 2 surgery) using semi-structured interviews. Results: Qualitative findings regarding the borders & boundaries of going home are presented here. Numerous physical, emotional & social boundaries & borders were evident during transition from hospital to home. Traversing the physical boundary of leaving the hospital for the first time with their infant, was loaded with emotionally traumatic experiences that could not be separated from the specific physical transition of going home. For a while parents were in an uncertain place where they could not visualise what was ahead & how it would feel; this created anxiety & fear, at the same time as excitement to be going home. Conclusion Liminality as a concept emerged during transition from hospital to home; a crossing point from a comfort zone, safety and security (the ward) into the unknown uncertain place (home). Adjusting to the situation; developing confidence; becoming comfortable with new skills was a threshold concept to mastery of a new normal. A conceptual framework emerged ‘The rite of passage for parents transitioning from hospital to home’.
Améliorer un lexique syntaxique à l'aide des tables du Lexique-Grammaire : Adverbes en -ment

Le Lefff (Lexique des Formes Flechies du Francais) est un lexique morphologique et syntaxique du francais a large couverture destine au Traitement Automatique des Langues (TAL), en particulier pour l'analyse syntaxique. C'est sur les verbes pleins que se sont concentres la plupart des travaux recents sur l'enrichissement du Lefff . Toutefois, nous montrons ici comment nous avons enrichi le Lefff a partir des tables du Lexique-Grammaire des adverbes en -ment, publiees par Molinier (Molinier & Levrier 2000) et integralement disponibles au format electronique sous licence libre. Ceci a necessite un double travail de linguistique et de modelisation, aﬁn d'exploiter leur contenu dans un lexique TAL tel que le Lefff . Nous terminons par une breve evaluation du lexique obtenu, en nous restreignant, faute de points de comparaison au niveau syntaxiques, a sa dimension morphologique.
A double draw of proximity: The importance of geography in teacher application and hiring decisions

This paper explores teacher labor markets with a new focus on the interplay between where teachers seek and obtain work. Prior research has assumed that the geographic constraints in the teacher labor operate through teacher preferences but, in fact, no research separates teachers' preferences for working close to their hometown, from employers' preferences for hiring local teachers. We use 2010 data from the largest on-line jobs clearinghouse for teachers in the United States to explore linkages between the characteristics of teachers, including their distance to a potential job, and their application behavior; and, at the same time to examine the relationship between candidates, their distance to a job, and the likelihood of a job offer. The paper finds that teachers tend to seek positions close to home and provides new evidence that employers also value proximity. Employers tend to hire teachers that live locally to them. ABSTRACT AUTHORS
Is Social Media a Passport to SMEs’ Foreign Market Entry?

Social media has provided opportunities for businesses to develop close relationships with customers leading to customers’ engagement as it influences loyalty and satisfaction, and assists in expanding the markets. While small and medium enterprises (SME) are at a disadvantage compared to large firms, establishing management control in a foreign market remains a challenge. In addition, a considerable number of studies on foreign market entry mode choice have concentrated on large firms. Moreover, social media has become increasingly relevant for SME to “level the playing ground” with large firms. However, little is known about the SME role in engaging with their customers and especially in how SME use social media capabilities. We respond to this gap in the literature by exploring how SME use social media platforms to connect with customers in a foreign market. A qualitative analysis was conducted through in-depth interviews with six Portuguese firms. The findings indicate that social media provides a distinctive pathway to SME to connect emotionally with customers in a foreign market.
Kewirausahaan: Pendekatan Karakteristik Wirausahawan Sukses

Daftar isi : Bab 1 Pendahuluan Bab 2 Konsep Dasar dan Perkembangan Kewirausahaan Bab 3 Karateristik Wirausaha Bab 4 Penilaian Potensi Diri Wirausaha Bab 5 Motivasi Berprestasi Bab 6 Orientasi Ke Masa Depan Bab 7 Kepemimpinan Wirausaha Bab 8 Jaringan Usaha Bab 9 Responsif dan Kreatif Menghadapi Perubahan
An Analysis of Source Context Dependency in Neural Machine Translation

The encoder-decoder with attention model has become the state of the art for machine translation. However, more investigations are still needed to understand the internal mechanism of this end-to-end model. In this paper, we focus on how neural machine translation (NMT) models consider source information while decoding. We propose a numerical measurement of source context dependency in the NMT models and analyze the behaviors of the NMT decoder with this measurement under several circumstances. Experimental results show that this measurement is an appropriate estimate for source context dependency and consistent over different domains.
Listening otherwise: attuning to the caring-chaos of a refugee and asylum drop-in service

This article argues for the need to develop a politics of listening attuned to the sonic environments of caring encounters. Drawing on a sonic ethnography conducted with a refugee and asylum seeker community centre in Greater Manchester, this article explores the ‘affective economies’ of listening and how everyday caring encounters come to be imbued with state affects while still holding the potential to challenge such power structures. This article articulates a politics of listening otherwise attuned to the sensuous intensities of the everyday. Sound is a visceral phenomenon, and our listening responses are always unpredictable; what creates a sense of coherence or solidarity between some could provoke feelings of unease in others, and therefore, can be equally felt as a disruptive noise. To elucidate an ordinary politics of listening, this article draws on semi-structured conversations with refugee and asylum seeker friends and attendees of the drop-in, discussions with those who work and volunteer and a narrative vignette drawn from a sonic ethnographic listening diary and field recordings.
Readiness for Autonomy in English Language Learning: The Case of Indonesian High School Students

The notion of learner autonomy has attracted the close attention of scholars, teachers, policy makers and researchers in various countries. In Indonesia, while its scope remains limited, learner independence is one of the highlights of the current curriculum. The purpose of this study was threefold: to investigate how Indonesian secondary school students conceptualized the construct of learner autonomy; to ascertain the extent to which students were motivated to learn English; and to estimate how ready they were to participate in the teaching-learning process as autonomous learners. The study employed a mixed-methods approach and recruited 391 participants – EFL students and teachers – from urban and suburban schools, classified as state and private institutions. The data were collected using questionnaires and focus group interviews. The findings revealed that many students were not familiar with the concept of learner autonomy. They also had fairly low motivation to learn English and generally were not ready to act as autonomous learners, lacking the typical skills and competences. The results indicate that Indonesian students need to be trained in planning their learning process, setting objectives and taking a more active role in negotiating the teaching-learning process.
Power prediction method based on wind-solar hybrid model

The invention relates to a power prediction method based on a wind-solar hybrid model. According to the prior art, wind power and photovoltaic power are predicted separately, however, according to the power prediction method based on the wind-solar hybrid model, only one BP neural network prediction model is adopted to achieve prediction of the output power of a wind power plant and the output power of a photovoltaic power station of a whole area at the same time, prediction accuracy is improved while the prediction method is simplified, and therefore the method has higher engineering application value.
Comparing Rhythm of Speech and Folk Music: The Case of Vietnamese versus Australian, American and British English

This paper reports a study that examined the linguistic rhythm of Vietnamese speech and folk music in comparison with that of English using the rhythm metric measurements. The rhythm metrics (namely, %V, DC, DV, VarcoC, VarcoV, nPVI-V and rPVI-V) were obtained from a set of 20 English and 20 Vietnamese recorded news-like sentences spoken by four speakers per language, and the nPVI from musical notation of 60 Vietnamese folk songs of three regions (Northern, Central and Southern) and 162 English folk songs of three countries (60 from Australia, 60 from the USA and 42 from England). The results show that the rhythmic metrics discriminate well between the two typologically distinct languages: English, as a stressed-timed language, and Vietnamese, a contour tone language which is claimed to cluster with syllable-timed languages. The results on folk songs show that the folk music of the Central dialect of Vietnam has the most variable rhythm while there was insignificant difference in nPVI values among the four countries.
The effects of writing proficiency on cognitive skills development among international students

Utilizing data from the 2012 University of California Undergraduate Experience Survey (UCUES), the following question was addressed: What are the direct and indirect effects of writing proficiency on cognitive development among international students? Because many international students have chosen to study in the United States to improve their academic achievement, the higher education community has needed greater understanding of those factors which contribute significantly to the success and satisfaction of international students. Writing proficiency is one such factor, and the findings of this research study have suggested the importance of providing support and designing programs for improved writing skills.
From Host Country Nationals to Entrepreneurs: Insights from Professional Service Ventures in Vietnam

ABSTRACT Working for multinational companies (MNCs) is often viewed as a privilege for host country nationals (HCNs) in emerging economies. This raises the question: Why do HCNs leave their jobs to pursue the hardship of establishing their own business? This article addresses this question by adopting a phenomenon-based approach to study 12 professional service firms in Vietnam. We explore why HCNs initially become entrepreneurs and identify how they make this transition. We reveal several idiosyncratic motivations and identify four types of migration pathways: MNC returnee, committed hybrid, transitional hybrid, and direct spin-off. Our findings address the shortcomings of the existing HCNs literature that centers on MNCs’ view and employee entrepreneurship literature that overlooks the context of emerging markets. We find evidence that institutional voids often promote, rather than suppress, entrepreneurship in emerging markets. Importantly, by taking a local perspective, our findings help MNCs increase their awareness that in the fast-growing market of Vietnam, a brain drain might occur as a result of HCNs becoming entrepreneurs. 摘要 在新兴经济体中，就职于跨国公司 (MNC) 常被东道国公民 (HCN) 视为一种荣耀。 可是为什么有些人会辞去在跨国公司的工作，转而开始艰辛创业呢？ 为探索此问题，本文采用基于现象的方法研究了越南的 12 家专业服务公司，集中探讨这类人群为何选择成为创业者，并识别他们如何实现这一身份转变的过程。 本文发现，新兴市场的制度缺失非但没有压制——反而促进了创业精神的发扬。 作者揭示了若干创业动机，并确定了四种类型的身份转变途径：跨国公司海归创业、创业和就业双栖、从就业过渡到创业、和直接离职创业。 本文的结果弥补了现有文献以跨国公司视角为中心的不足，以及员工创业文献忽视新兴市场背景的缺陷。 更重要的是，本文采用当地视角的研究结果有助于跨国公司认识到，在象越南这一类快速增长的市场中，他们很可能因为本土员工想自己创业而失去人才。
Simultaneous Bilingual Middle School Students Becoming Biliterate: What Do Students Think About Their Biliteracy as Taught Through the "Bridge" Strategy in a Humanities Dual Language/Immersion Class?

In response to the increasing number of United States school students from diverse linguistic and cultural backgrounds at all grade levels, often called “simultaneous bilinguals,” the U.S. school districts are opening schools that offer bilingual instruction. One instructional strategy that seems promising is the “Bridge,” where students contrast and connect the literacy skills learned in one language to the literacy skills in their other language. An underlying component of learning a language is student attitude and motivation to learn. Research also seems to indicate that student attitude and motivation toward biliteracy can affect their achievement. There seems to be a lack of research on how students respond to becoming biliterate. The purpose of this study is to explore how simultaneous bilingual middle school students respond to becoming biliterate in Spanish and English as a result of participation in a humanities dual language/immersion class, taught through the instructional strategy the Bridge. This study used a case study design. The focus was on 12 simultaneous bilingual middle school students who had at least three years of bilingual education. The methods used to gather data were: the students’ achievement in biliteracy, a survey, a Draw-a-Bilingual-student activity, a narrative response, and a focus group. I identified five themes from the data analysis: (a) Positive role of family in developing biliteracy; (b) Confidence in becoming biliterate; (c) Using their biliteracy skills in the community; (d) Biliteracy valued for their future; and (e) Appreciation of bilingual programs in our schools. Future research should continue to
Design and simulation of AES algorithm- Encryption using VHDL

The Cryptographic Algorithm is most widely used throughout the world for protecting information. Cryptography is the art of secret writing, followed by the guarantee to authenticate data and important messages and protect the systems from valid attacks. It comprises of encryption and decryption process each associated with a key which is supposed to be kept secret. We have implement RC6 Algorithm. This is considered as a secured and elegant choice for AES due to its simplicity, security, performance and efficiency. RC6 supports 32 bit and 64 bit processing. An eight step algorithm is used to encipher the 64 bit plain text block. The encrypted data is then decrypted by performing the reverse algorithm on the same. This paper introduces encryption of RC6 using Xilinx 8.1i.
Local Detail Enhancement for Volume Rendering under Global Illumination

We present a novel method for realistic perception enhanced volume rendering. Compared with traditional lighting systems, that either tend to eliminate important local shapes and details in volume data or cannot offer interactive global illumination, our method can enhance the edges and curvatures within a volume under global illumination through a user-friendly interface. We first propose an interactive volumetric lighting model to both simulate scattering and enhance the local detail information. In this model, users only need to determine a key light source. Next, we propose a new cue to intensify the shape perception by enhancing the local edges and details. The cue can be pre-computed and thus we can still keep the rendering process running real-time. Experiments on a variety of volume data demonstrate that the proposed method can generate more details, and hence more realistic rendering results.
Postsecondary EFL students’ evaluations of corpora with regard to English writing

Recently, as a corpus, which has been mainly used for linguistic analysis, is emerging as an innovative tool in language learning, a growing body of research has paid attention to the efficacy of corpus use from educational perspectives. Given that corpus use for pedagogical purposes entails autonomous and independent learning of language learners, it is important to uncover how corpus users evaluate it based on their own experience. While most of the previous studies were conducted in the ESL settings, the present study sets out to examine postsecondary Korean students’ opinions of general and specialized corpora with regard to their own English study and writing in the EFL setting. The questionnaires which twenty-eight students of two corpus workshops submitted were analyzed in terms of their evaluations of corpora as well as their prior writing experience, reference use, and attitudes towards English study and writing. The results show that the respondents, being dissatisfied with their English skills, were eager to increase their overall English skills and English writing skills. During English writing, they usually used two to three language references including bilingual dictionaries followed by monolingual dictionaries and Internet search engines. The results also prove that the respondents regarded corpora as helpful language references and that they would use them and recommend them to other students. The respondents, however, expressed disparate attitudes towards specialized corpora. In general, corpora were considered more appropriate to the intermediate and advanced levels of students in terms of language proficiency and academic experience. Using corpora for pedagogical purposes merits further research to validate its efficacy and investigate the possibility of its application in Korea.
The Prospects for Sustained Growth in Africa: Benchmarking the Constraints

A dozen countries had weak institutions in 1960 and yet sustained high rates of growth subsequently. We use data on their characteristics early in the growth process to create benchmarks with which to evaluate potential constraints on sustained growth for sub-Saharan Africa. This analysis suggests that what are usually regarded as first-order problems-broad institutions, macroeconomic stability, trade openness, education, and inequality-may not now be binding constraints in Africa, although the extent of ill-health, internal conflict, and societal fractionalization do stand out as problems in contemporary Africa. A key question is to what extent Africa can rely on manufactured exports as a mode of "escape from underdevelopment," a strategy successfully deployed by almost all the benchmark countries. The benchmarking comparison specifically raises two key concerns as far as a development strategy based on expanding exports of manufactures is concerned: micro-level institutions that affect the costs of exporting, and the level of the real exchange rate-especially the need to avoid overvaluation.
Parkinson’s disease based on deep learning using MR images

Magnetic resonance imaging has become an indispensable aid in the Parkinson's disease. The traditional method of analysis is that the patient takes an MR image of the brain and then the doctor analyzes the MR image for diagnosis. However, due to the poor quality of MR images and the high noise, it is difficult for doctors to diagnose, and the professional requirements for doctors are relatively high when analyzing nuclear magnetic resonance images. This paper proposed a MR image classification algorithm based on deep learning. The algorithm is mainly divided into two phases. The first phase is to detect the diagnostic region of the MR image by the improved Faster RCNN network. The second phase is to classify the diagnostic areas detected in the previous phase through our custom CNN network. We tested the algorithm using MR images of Parkinson's disease. The experimental results show that the accuracy of MR image detection and classification can be greatly improved by algorithm improvement.