Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An overview of total quality management approach: an evaluation for ABC company in textile industry

PurposeThe purpose of this study, after investigating the key elements and main concepts of Total Quality Management (TQM) through a comprehensive literature research, is to appliy it to a business to fully find out these concepts. This business, which is one of the companies in textile industry in Turkey, is chosen for this destination because its top management is already informed of the advantages of TQM and supports the implementation. MethodologyCompetitive advantage, in the context of business, is a powerful concept, and achieving it should be the ultimate goal of any company. TQM is about continuous performance improvement of individuals, groups and organisations. In today's world, many organisations adopt TQM approach to attain competitive advantage in the market. The organizations achieve a competitive advantage by carefully and constantly analyzing its people's, customers’ and suppliers' needs and by organizing and operating to meet these needs the first time and every time Implementation of the TQM process is one of the most complex research that an organization, either private or public, can undertake. FindingsThe analysis reveals that the applications begin with the preparation of some questionnaires for all employeers of the company its people, customers, people working in this firm to find out their satisfaction levels since TQM requires finding the points due to statistical Control where they are dissatisfied with the business and promote the company. The evaluations are analyzed in detail by applying a comprehensive methodology. The findings of the evaluation are declared with the contribution of the management. ConclusionThis provides to highlight the difference between its expectations and the actual results. At the end of the study, some suggestions for the company are presented depending on the evaluations.
Recent immigration actions and news and the adjustment of U.S. Latino/a adolescents.

OBJECTIVES This research describes how family immigrant statuses are related to Latino/a adolescents' responses to recent immigration actions and news and, in turn, adolescent adjustment. METHOD Study 1 included a school-based sample of 11- to 15-year-olds in suburban Atlanta, Georgia (N = 547); Study 2 included a convenience sample of 15- to 18-year-olds in the Washington, DC area (N = 340). Family immigrant status was defined by adolescents' immigrant generation status in Study 1 and by parent residency status in Study 2. In both studies, a 14-item measure assessed responses to recent immigration actions and news, including psychological worries and behavioral withdrawal. Dependent variables included internalizing and externalizing symptoms, suicidal ideation, e-cigarette use, and alcohol use (Study 1), and alcohol use and depressive symptoms (Study 2). RESULTS Psychological worry and behavioral withdrawal responses to immigration actions and news were significantly greater among adolescents with foreign-born, compared to U.S.-born, parents (Study 1), and among adolescents with undocumented, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), or permanent resident parents, as compared to citizen parents (Study 2). Results from tests of indirect effects indicated that these worries and behavioral withdrawal responses were, in turn, associated with higher levels of adolescent internalizing and externalizing symptoms, a higher odds of substance use and suicidal ideation (Study 1), and higher levels of adolescent depressive symptoms (Study 2). CONCLUSIONS As 1-quarter of the U.S. child population is Latino/a, there is a need to address immigration threats jeopardizing the adjustment of Latino/a teenagers. (PsycInfo Database Record (c) 2020 APA, all rights reserved).
Low‐power divide‐by‐five injection‐locked frequency divider with a built‐in balun

This paper reports an injection‐locked frequency divider (ILFD) with a divide‐by‐five feature, a built‐in balun, and low power consumption fabricated in a standard 0.18 μm CMOS process. By employing a fourth harmonic (4f0) enhancement technique realized in a stacked cross‐coupled pair and mixing with an injection signal (5f0) through injection transistors, an output signal (f0 = 5f0‐4f0) is obtained without using extra passive devices. The built‐in balun is employed to transfer a single‐ended signal to differential signals injected into injection transistors. The proposed ILFD improves the locking range without the help of varactors and the power dissipation by adopting two cross‐coupled transistor pairs. The proposed ILFD has the free‐running frequency of 4.3 GHz and the injection frequencies from 21.1 to 22.1 GHz at an input power level of 0 dBm. The proposed ILFD core only consumes 3.75 mW from a supply voltage of 1.5 V.
On capillary self-focusing in a microfluidic system

A computational framework is developed to address capillary self-focusing in step emulsification. The microfluidic system consists of a single shallow and wide microchannel that merges into a deep reservoir. A continuum approach coupled with a volume of fluid method is used to model the capillary self-focusing effect. The original governing equations are reduced using the Hele-Shaw approximation. We show that the interface between the two fluids takes the shape of a neck narrowing in the flow direction just before entering the reservoir, in agreement with our experimental observations. Our computational model relies on the assumption that the pressure at the boundary, where the fluid exits into the reservoir, is the uniform pressure in the reservoir. We investigate this hypothesis by comparing the numerical results with experimental data. We conjecture that the pressure boundary condition becomes important when the width of the neck is comparable to the depth of the microchannel. A correction to the exit pressure boundary condition is then proposed, which is determined by comparison with experimental data. We also present the experimental observations and the numerical results of the transitions of breakup regimes.
Pengaruh Debt Covenant, Profitability, Exchange Rate, Mekanisme Bonus Pada Transfer Pricing

This study aims to analyze the effect of Debt Covenant, Profitability, Exchange Rate, and Bonus Mechanisms on the company’s decision to do Transfer Pricing. The independent variable in this study is transfer pricing which is proxied by the sale of related parties. The independent variables in this study are Debt Covenant, Profitability, Exchange Rate, and Bonus Mechanisms. This study used data from financial statements or annual reports of companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange. The population of this study are all companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange except for finance sector in 2016-2018. The results of the analysis of this study indicated that the Profitability variable influences the company’s decision to do Transfer Pricing, while Debt Covenant, Exchange Rate and Bonus Mechanism indicated that the variable did not affect the company’s decision to do Transfer Pricing
Tests and analysis of quench propagation in the ITER toroidal field conductor insert

The International Thermonuclear Experimental Reactor (ITER) Toroidal Field Conductor Insert (TFCI) has been tested at JAERI Naka, Japan, in 2001, in the background field of the Central Solenoid Model Coil. The TFCI, a well-instrumented /spl sim/43 m long Nb/sub 3/Sn solenoid with a thin Ti jacket, wound inside a SS mandrel and cooled by supercritical helium (SHe) at 4.5 K and 0.6 MPa, was successfully operated up to 46 kA and 13 T. Among others, tests of quench propagation, with delay time of the current dump up to 7 s, were performed driven by an inductive heater. The experimental results of these tests are presented. The hot spot temperature reached in the TFCI during the quench is qualitatively assessed. A more quantitative quench analysis is then performed using the Mithrandir code, confirming the qualitative estimation of the hot spot temperature and showing the importance of heat loss to the mandrel in the slowing down of quench propagation. The computed results reproduce well the main experimental features of the quench transient up to the current dump.
Gut bacterial tyrosine decarboxylases restrict the bioavailability of levodopa, the primary treatment in Parkinson’s disease

Human gut bacteria play a critical role in the regulation of immune and metabolic systems, as well as in the function of the nervous system. The microbiota senses its environment and responds by releasing metabolites, some of which are key regulators of human health and disease. In this study, we identify and characterize gut-associated bacteria in their ability to decarboxylate L-DOPA (also known as Levodopa or L-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine) to dopamine via the tyrosine decarboxylases, which are mainly present in the class Bacilli. Although the bacterial tyrosine decarboxylases have a higher affinity for tyrosine compared to L-DOPA, this does not affect their ability to decarboxylate L-DOPA, nor does any inhibitor of the human decarboxylase. This study indicates that in situ bioavailability of L-DOPA is compromised by the gut bacterial tyrosine decarboxylase abundance in Parkinson’s patients. Finally, we show that the tyrosine decarboxylase abundance in the microbiota at the site of L-DOPA absorption, the proximal small intestine, significantly influences L-DOPA bioavailability in the plasma of rats. Our results highlight the role of microbial metabolism in drug bioavailability, and specifically, that small intestinal abundance of bacterial tyrosine decarboxylase can explain the highly variable L-DOPA dosage regimens required in the treatment of individual Parkinson’s patients. Highlights Small intestinal bacteria is able to convert L-DOPA to dopamine L-DOPA metabolism by gut bacteria reduce the bioavailability of L-DOPA in the body, thus is a significant explanatory factor of the highly variable L-DOPA dosage regimens required in the treatment of individual Parkinson’s patients. Inhibitors of the human DOPA decarboxylase are not potent inhibitors for bacterial tyrosine decarboxylases
Hinode/EIS Measurements of Active-region Magnetic Fields

The present work illustrates the potential of a new diagnostic technique that allows the measurement of the coronal magnetic field strength in solar active regions by utilizing a handful of bright Fe x and Fe xi lines commonly observed by the high-resolution Hinode/EUV Imaging Spectrometer (EIS). The importance of this new diagnostic technique is twofold: (1) the coronal magnetic field is probably the most important quantity in coronal physics, being at the heart of the processes regulating space weather and the properties of the solar corona, and (2) this technique can be applied to the existing EIS archive spanning from 2007 to 2020, including more than one full solar cycle and covering a large number of active regions, flares, and even coronal mass ejections. This new diagnostic technique opens the door to a whole new field of studies, complementing the magnetic field measurements from the upcoming DKIST and UCoMP ground-based observatories, and extending our reach to active regions observed on the disk and until now only sampled by radio measurements. In this work, we present a few examples of the application of this technique to EIS observations taken at different times during the EIS mission, and we discuss its current limitations and the steps to improve its accuracy. We also present a list of EIS observing sequences whose data include all of the lines necessary for the application of this diagnostic technique, to help the solar community navigate the immense set of EIS data and to find observations suitable for measuring the coronal magnetic field.
Does the understanding of complex dynamic events at 10 months predict vocabulary development?

abstract By the end of their first year, infants can interpret many different types of complex dynamic visual events, such as caused-motion, chasing, and goal-directed action. Infants of this age are also in the early stages of vocabulary development, producing their first words at around 12 months. The present work examined whether there are meaningful individual differences in infants’ ability to represent dynamic causal events in visual scenes, and whether these differences influence vocabulary development. As part of the longitudinal Language 0–5 Project, 78 10-month-old infants were tested on their ability to interpret three dynamic motion events, involving (a) caused-motion, (b) chasing behaviour, and (c) goal-directed movement. Planned analyses found that infants showed evidence of understanding the first two event types, but not the third. Looking behaviour in each task was not meaningfully related to vocabulary development, nor were there any correlations between the tasks. The results of additional exploratory analyses and simulations suggested that the infants’ understanding of each event may not be predictive of their vocabulary development, and that looking times in these tasks may not be reliably capturing any meaningful individual differences in their knowledge. This raises questions about how to convert experimental group designs to individual differences measures, and how to interpret infant looking time behaviour.
From advocacy to acceptance: Social media discussions of protected bike lane installations

Many North American cities are building bicycling infrastructure. Lively discussions on social media, where people passionately support or reject bicycling infrastructure projects, provide a unique data set on attitudes towards bicycling infrastructure. Our goal is to analyse social media posts in Edmonton and Victoria, Canada as new bike infrastructure was implemented to understand the thematic and social elements of the conversation and how these changed over time. We collected Twitter messages (n = 13,121: 7640 in Edmonton; 5481 in Victoria) and compared three timeframes: before lanes opened (January 2015 to lane opening); the first riding season (opening to April 2017); and the second riding season (May 2017 to November 2018). For each timeframe, we evaluated word-combination frequencies (to understand the use of language) and social network structures (to understand which accounts were influential and how they interacted). We observed a change in the three time periods. Before the bicycling infrastructure was built, Twitter activity was focused on advocacy, which was especially strong in Victoria. The first riding season had the most social media activity, the most diverse perspectives and the most controversy. The second riding season held more support. Based on the Twitter activity, we found that Edmonton had more support from local businesses and traditional media, launching a connected network of infrastructure with less social media opposition. Our results suggest that attitudes associated with change in bicycling infrastructure may have a cycle, with initial negative responses to change, followed by an uptick in positive attitudes.
Nutrient dominance governs the assembly of microbial communities in mixed nutrient environments

A major open question in microbiome research is whether we can predict how the components of a diet collectively determine the taxonomic composition of microbial communities. Motivated by this challenge, here we ask whether communities assembled in a mixed nutrient environment can be predicted from those assembled in every single nutrient in isolation. To that end, we first formulate a quantitative null model of community assembly in a mixture of nutrients that recruit species independently. We then test the model predictions by assembling replicate communities in synthetic environments that contain either a pair of nutrients, or each nutrient in isolation. We find that the null, naturally additive model generally predicts well the family-level community composition. However, we also identify systematic deviations from the additive predictions that reflect generic patterns of nutrient dominance at the family-level of taxonomy. Pairs of more-similar nutrients (e.g. two sugars) are on average more additive than pairs of more dissimilar nutrients (e.g. one sugar and one organic acid). A simple dominance rule emerges, where we find that sugars generally dominate organic acids. This simple dominance rule extends to most families and most sugar-organic acid pairs in our experiment. Our results suggest that regularities in the ways nutrients interact may help us predict how microbial communities respond to changes in nutrient composition.
Application of TRMM in the Hydrological Analysis of Upper Bengawan Solo River Basin

Rainfall is a major water resource with a significant role in terms of growth, environment concerns, and sustainability. Several human activities demand adequate water supply for drinking, agriculture, domestic, and commercial consumption. The accuracy of any hydrologic study depends heavily on the availability of good-quality precipitation estimates. Most countries are unable to provide sufficient climatic data, including rainfall and observed discharge statistics. This scarcity is a huge obstacle in conducting thorough hydrologic studies over a certain period. For instance, Indonesia, as an archipelagic country, has long been faced with data availability problems. For this reason, Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM), which was developed by NASA, became an alternative solution to rainfall data limitations. However, to be applied in hydrologic investigations, TRMM data require proper estimation and adjustment. The aim of this study was to evaluate the quality of TRMM rainfall data and its application in determining design flood and water availability. Dividing the data into several groups based on its magnitude and multiplying each unit with a correction coefficient are parts of the modification process. Subsequently, objective functions, including false alarm ratio (FAR), probability of detection (POD), and root mean square error (RMSE) were also applied. Rainfall-runoff modeling and design storm analysis at Delingan dam were used to study the TRMM correction performance. Based on the analysis, corrected TRMM showed considerable findings compared to ground station data. Model calibration and verification using corrected TRMM data provide satisfactory model parameters compared to ground station derivatives. The results also disclosed a closer fit of the corrected TRMM to catchment response translated from derived rainfall-runoff model parameters to ground station compared to control. Furthermore, design storm calculated from corrected TRMM reflects an improvement compared to uncorrected TRMM data.
Wide-hybrids between wheat and lymegrass : breeding and agricultural potential

Wide-hybrids between wheat (Triticum aestivum; T. carthlicum) and lymegrass (Leymus arenarius; L. mollis) can serve as a bridge to increase genetic diversity both of wheat (with respect to biotic and abiotic stress tolerance) and of lymegrass (with respect to end-use quality). The hybrids have been made and they are being developed further by (1) direct back-crossing with the parental species and (2) chromosome doubling to produce fertile amphiploids. The back-cross strategy allows introgression of desirable characters from one species into the other, whereas amphiploids can be exploited directly as a new synthesized species. The genetic resources of wheat are used for improving lymegrass, via the wide-hybrids, with a long-term aim to convert lymegrass into a viable grain and/or fodder crop suitable for marginal habitats. Simultaneously, lymegrass characters such as stress tolerance and disease resistance can be introgressed into wheat, making the cultivation more reliable in many different production regions. The present review describes the study of genetic diversity of lymegrass, the widehybridization as a breeding strategy, the wide-hybrids and their agricultural potential.
Management of invasive invertebrates : Lessons from the management of an invasive alien ant

In the literature on management of invasive species, heuristic models that outline and integrate management processes across the entire spectrum of invasion, from pre-border risk assessment and surveillance to operational control and monitoring of established populations, are now commonplace (e.g. Wittenberg and Cock 2001; Wotton and Hewitt 2004; Hulme 2006; Lodge et al. 2006). Generic frameworks for rapid response to a biological invader typically follow a sequence from detection, to assessment, then action, and monitoring (Fig. 11.1). These models are triggered by detection and diagnosis of an invasive species, followed closely by informing stakeholders and initial assessment of the situation. This includes delimitation of the range and density of the invader, establishment of operational authority, defi ning and evaluating operational options, seeking initial funding, and commencing interim management. Following the initial assessment a decision is taken on the method of operational control; concerted action is taken to suppress the invader so as to mitigate its impacts. This is typically linked to a monitoring programme to assess the effi cacy of control, and, if needed, planning for follow-up action. Unfortunately, few published studies put the fl esh on the bones of these idealized generic frameworks to reveal the complex realities of coordinating and implementing on-the-ground control for specifi c invasive species (but see Anderson 2005, Coutts and Forrest 2007) to test the ideal against the real. Some of the most intractable and serious of biological invaders are invertebrates (e.g. woolly adelgid and gypsy moth, Lovett et al. 2006; social wasps, Beggs 2001; earthworms, Holdsworth et al. 2007; land snails, Cowie 2005; and ants, Holway et al. 2002). Although invertebrates comprise most described biodiversity in both
How to Evaluate Transformation Based Cancelable Biometric Systems

The concept of cancelable biometrics has been defined for the first time in the pioneering article [17]. It is aimed at enhancing privacy protection and template security, as detailed in the recent reference [8]. Two main approaches can be distinguished dealing with cancelable biometrics. On the one hand, biometric cryptosystems or secure sketches, such as those presented in [9], [7], [24], [6], [5], [2], resort to cryptography. On the other hand, we find feature transformations approaches. The BioHashing algorithm is one of the most popular technique and is based on biometric data salting. It has been developed for different biometric modalities such as those presented in [23], [3], [18]. In order to validate their proposition, authors generally provide some experimental results based on performance evaluation (EER value, ROC curves, etc.) and sometimes through a security analysis by considering different scenarios [19]. None standard methodology has been defined in order to qualify these privacy by design biometric systems [21] even if some previous research works have been proposed recently [15]. We intend in this paper to clearly define the properties that are requested for the evaluation of cancelable biometric systems, and we propose different attacks that can be simulated to assess how the targeted system fulfills these properties. The plan of the paper is the following. Section 2 first gives an overview of definitions. We then list security and privacy properties in the state of the art for the evaluation of cancelable biometric systems. We present different attacks from the impostor point of view in order to assess the previous properties. Some measures are also given to complete this security and privacy analysis of a transformation based cancelable biometric system. We conclude and give some perspectives in section 4.