Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Strategic Management of Quality Improvement of Madrasah Aliyah Graduates in Modern Islamic Boarding Schools

This research is a descriptive qualitative study aimed at describing the practice of management education and training at the Research and Development Agency for Legal and Judicial Education and Training at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia. In this research, data collected through interviews, observation, and documentation techniques. The data that has been collected is then analyzed using data analysis techniques, the Miles and Huberman model, which consists of data reduction, data presentation, and concluding. Based on the research results obtained six findings. First, education and training activities are based on KMA Number 140/KMA/SK/K/2008. Second, the governance of the education and training program of the Education and Training Research and Development Agency for Law and Justice of the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia consists of planning, implementing, and evaluating activities. Third, there are two strategies implemented in implementing education and training at the Supreme Court of the Republic of Indonesia, namely strategies in learning and strategies in developing education and training programs. Fourth, based on the research results, it can be seen that there are problems and weaknesses in the components in the implementation of education and training, such as participants, teaching staff, and facilities and infrastructure. Fifth, some changes are being made to improve the use of technology and increase the budget for the implementation of education and training. Sixth, there are two anticipatory steps taken towards the governance of the implementation of education and training to obtain optimal results.
Finite-sample critical values of the Augmented Dickey-Fuller statistic : a note on lag order

The lag order dependence o;ffnite-sample Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) *itical ralues is examined yia a comparison of the response surface specifications of Cheung and Lai (1995) and MacKinnon (1991)Theoretical, Monte carlo and empirical evidence show failure to incorporate lag order elfects reduces the power of the ADF test to reiect the unit root null hypothesis. l. INrRoDUcrroN n-lEsfiNG or the unit root hypothesis has become a staldard feature of applied econometric I research, wirh the Dickey-Fuller (1979) (DF) test commoniy employed. Due to the inva_ r lidity ofthe DF statisric in the presence ofserial correlation, the test is rypically applied in its augmented form. To examine the significance ofthe resulting Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) statistic, the response surface analysis of MacKinnon (MK) (1991) can be used to cal_ culate critical values for any sample size. This has become standard practice in empirical work, with the MK critical values incorporated in leading econometric software packages such as EcoNoMErRrc VrEws, MicRoFrr and pc-GrvE. Howeveq despite the flexibilitv afforded by the MK analysis, a potential problem exists as the MK critical values were derived on the basis of the estimation of a non-augmented DF test. Therefore, although the degree ofaugmentation, or lag order. of the test is asymptotically irrelevant it may affect finite-sample *itical values. Recognition of this led cheung and Lai (cL) (1995) ro derive response surfaces where critical values are a function ofboth sample size and lag order. Given the demonstrated superiority of these 'extended' response surfaces provided by the authors, it is surprising that the results ofcL have not received widespread adoption. similarly it is surprising that there has as yet not been a comparison made between the cdtical values obtained from the altemative response surface specifications. whether lag adjusted critical values are significantly different to those of MK and whether this has implications for the power of the ADF test and the resulting inferences drawn. are the focus ofthis paper. This paper will proceed as follows. In the following section the altemative response surface formulations of MK and cL are presented. From inspection ofthe alternative response surfaces it is not obvious how the critical values under the two approaches differ for ADF tests conducted over different sample sizes using differing lag lengths. section three therefore exam-
Photocatalyzed Transformation of Free Carbohydrates

In the growing context of sustainable chemistry, one of the challenges of organic chemists is to develop efficient and environmentally friendly methods for the synthesis of high-added-value products. Heterogeneous photocatalytic transformations have brought revolution in this regard, as they take advantage of an unlimited source of energy (solar light) or artificial UV light to onset organic chemical modifications. The abundance of free carbohydrates as chemical platform feedstock offers a great opportunity to obtain a variety of industrial interest compounds from biomass. Due to their chirality and polyfunctionality, the conversion of sugars generally requires multi-step protocols with protection/deprotection steps and hazardous chemical needs. In this context, several selective and eco-friendly methodologies are currently under development. This review presents a state of art of the recent accomplishments concerning the use of photocatalysts for the transformation and valorization of free carbohydrates. It discusses the approaches leading to the selective oxidation of free sugars, their degradation into organic chemicals, or their use for hydrogen production.
A Coordination Perspective on Agile Software Development

Achieving success in software development projects is a perennial challenge, and agile software development methods emerged to tackle this challenge. Agile software development provides a way to organise complex multi-participant software development projects while achieving fast delivery of quality software, meeting customer requirements, and coping effectively with project change. There is little understanding, however, of how such projects achieve effective coordination, which is a critical factor in successful software projects. Based on evidence from four cases, this chapter presents a theory explaining coordination in agile software projects. This theory defines the concepts of coordination strategy and coordination effectiveness and propositions explaining their relationship. This theory contributes to coordination literature by presenting clearly delineated concepts and their relationships in the form of a variance theory. For IT project management, this theory contributes to knowledge of coordination and coordination effectiveness in the context of agile software development.
LAP-SLAM: A Line-Assisted Point-Based Monocular VSLAM

While the performance of the state-of-the-art point-based VSLAM (vision simultaneous localization and mapping) systems in well textured sequences is impressive, their performance in poorly textured situations is not satisfactory enough. A sensible alternative or addition is to consider lines. In this paper, we propose a novel line-assisted point-based VSLAM algorithm (LAP-SLAM). Our algorithm uses lines without descriptor matching, and the lines are used to assist the computation conducted by points. To the best of our knowledge, this paper proposes a new way to include line information in VSLAM. The basic idea is to use the collinear relationship of points to optimize the current point-based VSLAM algorithm. In LAP-SLAM, we propose a practical algorithm to match lines and compute the collinear relationship of points, a line-assisted bundle adjustment approach and a modified perspective-n-point (PnP) approach. We built our system based on the architecture and pipeline of ORB-SLAM. We evaluate the proposed method on a diverse range of indoor sequences in the TUM dataset and compare with point-based and point-line-based methods. The results show that the accuracy of our algorithm is close to point-line-based VSLAM systems with a much faster speed.
1 Nanoparticle Growth by Particle Phase Chemistry

5 The ability of particle phase chemistry to alter the molecular composition and enhance the growth rate of nanoparticles in the 2-100 nm diameter range is investigated through the use of a growth model. The molecular components included are sulfuric acid, ammonia, water, a non-volatile organic compound, and a semi-volatile organic compound. Molecular composition and growth rate are compared for particles that grow by partitioning alone vs. those that grow by a combination of partitioning and an accretion reaction in the particle phase between 10 two organic molecules. Particle phase chemistry causes a change in molecular composition that is particle diameter dependent, and when the reaction involves semi-volatile molecules, the particles grow faster than by partitioning alone. These effects are most pronounced for particles larger than about 20 nm in diameter. The modeling results provide a fundamental basis for understanding recent experimental measurements of the molecular composition of secondary organic aerosol showing that accretion reaction product formation increases linearly with increasing 15 aerosol volume-to-surface area. They also allow initial estimates of the reaction rate constants for these systems. For secondary aerosol produced by either OH oxidation of the cyclic dimethylsiloxane (D5) or ozonolysis of βpinene, oligomerization rate constants on the order of 10 to 10 Ms are needed to explain the experimental results. These values are consistent with previously measured rate constants for reactions of hydroperoxides and/or peroxyacids in the condensed phase. 20
Heterogeneously integrated III–V-on-Si microring resonators: a building block for programmable photonic integrated circuits

Abstract. Beyond various application-specific photonic integrated circuits (PICs), a programmable PIC comprising identically designed generic building blocks with multiple active functionalities under different operational conditions is an attractive design option. Here, we propose and demonstrate proof-of-concept experiments of a heterogeneously integrated III–V-on-Si microring resonator (MRR) as such a versatile building block. The MRR can function as an electro-optical channel add-drop switch with signal amplification, a directly modulated injection laser, or a microcavity photodetector under different electrical bias conditions. We discuss the fabrication process for our heterogeneous integration platform based on an atomic layer deposition-assisted molecular bonding technique.
Developing an improvement strategy in health research innovation and quality based on technology watch adoption: a cuban case study

Objective: To develop an improvement strategy on research, innovation and quality of health, based on technology watch adoption. Method: A non experimental study that comprehends descriptive and bibliometric analysis was used, along with the implementation of technology watch procedure to support the strategy. Originality/Relevance: Technology watch along with strategic intelligence are acknowledged to be key tools in innovation processes as well as in strengthening National Science Technology and Innovation Systems (Guagliano, Villanueva, Perez and Sanchez Rico, 2019); its use has spread to numerous public and private companies, government agencies, consulting institutions, universities and research centers which are being interested in anticipating the continous and emerging challenges from the changing environment and hence making proper strategic decisions (Guagliano, Massaro and Rodriguez Bianchi, 2015); particularly in health care its applications are extended to technology assessment, care services improvement and academic research capacity planning and strengthening (Carrillo Zambrano, Paez Leal, Suarez and Luna-Gonzalez, 2018). Specifically, Research, Quality and Innovation management at a local health system in Cuba, needs to generate high value-added information and knowledge to enhance performance and accurate decision making. Results: Here we show how the development of technology watch enhance and support the formulation of research, development and innovation projects; and standardization of healthcare services and processes, which were selected as relevant variables in a previous prospective study. Social / management contributions: The results are aligned with the Cuban healthcare strategic goals, for among its current demands, it prioritizes the generation of high-impact scientific and innovative results, as well as the development of a quality strategy that portrays, among its core objectives, health services continuous improvement, based on developing standards, Clinical Practice Guidelines and therapeutic protocols. Theoretical/Methodological contributions: The adoption of Technology and Innovation management and knowledge-based techniques may offer valuable benefits within research and quality of healthcare context.
Organizing by Projects: A Strategy for Local Development—The Case of NGOs in a Developing Country

North and South nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) have been “partners” in international development for more than a decade. Studies have documented their approaches and strategies, yet little is still known about how they organize and how their projects help them to achieve their mission. The authors propose a contextualized and historical perspective to better understand how and why NGOs organize by projects, and how this strengthens their strategy and commitment to local development.
Activity and Rotation in the Young Cluster h Per

Abstract We study the rotation-activity relationship for low-mass members of the young cluster h Persei, a ~13 Myr old cluster. h Per, thanks to its age, allows us to link the rotation-activity relation observed for main-sequence stars to the still unexplained activity levels of very young clusters. We constrained the activity levels of h Per members by analyzing a deep Chandra/ACIS-I observation pointed to the central field of h Per. We combined this X-ray catalog with the catalog of h Per members with measured rotational period, presented by Moraux et al. (2013). We obtained a final catalog of 202 h Per members with measured X-ray luminosity and rotational period. We investigate the rotation-activity relation of h Per members considering different mass ranges. We find that stars with 1.3 M⊙ > M 1.4 M⊙ show significant evidence of supersaturation for short periods. This phenomenon is instead not observed for lower mass stars.
GPU-PLWAH: GPU-based implementation of the PLWAH algorithm for compressing bitmaps

Bitmap indexes are data structures applied to indexing attributes in databases and data warehouses. A drawback of a bitmap index is that its size increases when the domain of an indexed attribute increases. As a consequence, for wide domains, the size of a bitmap index is too large to be efficiently processed. Hence, various techniques of compressing bitmap indexes have been proposed. A compression technique incurs some system overhead (mainly CPU) for compression and decompression operations. For this reason, we propose to use additional processing power of graphical processing units (GPUs). In this paper, we present the GPU-PLWAH algorithm that is a parallel implementation of the recently developed PLWAH compression algorithm. GPU-PLWAH was experimentally compared to its traditional CPU version as well as to our previously developed parallel GPU implementation of the WAH compression algorithm. The experiments show that applying GPUs significantly reduces compression/decompression time.
On Strong Nearshore Wind-Induced Currents in Flow-Through Gulfs: Variations on a Theme by Csanady

Csanady’s (1973) model, used to explain the development of strong, wind-induced nearshore currents in long lakes, has been extended to explain the same phenomenon in flow-through semi-enclosed gulfs. As in the original theory, it is predicted that the depth-averaged velocities move with the wind in regions shallower than the characteristic depth and upwind in deeper parts of the basin. The characteristic depth in the modified theory, however, is shown to be larger than the characteristic depth of the original theory, which is the basin mean depth, by a parameter λ, which can be calculated using the wind stress, the cross-section area and the volumetric inflow into the gulf. The theory is further used to examine in detail the scaling of the flow and identify the dimensional parameters underlying the formulation of the Csanady model. By expanding in an appropriately-defined inverse, Rossby number, which can be made arbitrarily large for small times, it is shown that under the influence of the Coriolis force, the free surface assumes a characteristic S-like shape and the shorewise volume flux an M-like shape. It is suggested that the shorewise flux might be of interest in environmental applications. The predictions of both variations of the original model of Csanady have been illustrated by numerical simulations, in pertinent idealized geometries, and have been also used to explain salient features of the wind-induced circulation in the Gulf of Patras in Western Greece.
JointNet: A Common Neural Network for Road and Building Extraction

Automatic extraction of ground objects is fundamental for many applications of remote sensing. It is valuable to extract different kinds of ground objects effectively by using a general method. We propose such a method, JointNet, which is a novel neural network to meet extraction requirements for both roads and buildings. The proposed method makes three contributions to road and building extraction: (1) in addition to the accurate extraction of small objects, it can extract large objects with a wide receptive field. By switching the loss function, the network can effectively extract multi-type ground objects, from road centerlines to large-scale buildings. (2) This network module combines the dense connectivity with the atrous convolution layers, maintaining the efficiency of the dense connection connectivity pattern and reaching a large receptive field. (3) The proposed method utilizes the focal loss function to improve road extraction. The proposed method is designed to be effective on both road and building extraction tasks. Experimental results on three datasets verified the effectiveness of JointNet in information extraction of road and building objects.
Determination of the Waterway Parameters as a Component of Safety Management System

This article presents the use of a computer application codenamed “NEPTUN” to ascertain the waterway parameters of the modernised Świnoujście–Szczecin waterway. The designed program calculates the individual risks in selected sections of the fairway depending on the input data, including the parameters of the ship, available water area, and positioning methods. The collected data used for analyses in individual modules are stored in a SQL server of shared access. Vector electronic navigation charts of S-57 standard specification are used as the cartographic background. The width of the waterway is calculated by means of the method developed on the basis of the modified PIANC guidelines. The main goal of the research is to prove and demonstrate that the designed software would directly increase the navigation safety level of the Świnoujście–Szczecin fairway and indicate the optimal positioning methods in various navigation circumstances.
Real Time Analysis of Crowd Behaviour for Automatic and Accurate Surveillance

Surveillance in this modern era is a necessity. Creating an alert in case of emergencies and disturbances is of very much importance. As the number of simultaneous camera feeds increase, burden on human supervisor also increases. The proposed system is a way to aid human supervisor in the surveillance job. Creating alerts in real time will help responding quickly to crucial situations. With this in mind, we propose the following things: (1) Generation of ViF (Violent Flow Descriptors) as high-level features in real time. (2) Using generated ViF’s of a Video Dataset for training a neural net and testing its accuracy. (3) Developing a system that can detect the signs of disturbance among the crowd in real time and can learn from the decisions it makes.
E-learning adoption in higher education: A review

In recent years, e-learning has become pivotal in higher education sectors. Researchers are correlating novel approaches with e-learning to facilitate education. However, despite the increase in e-learning research, there is still a lack of comprehensive literature analysis of e-learning in the higher education sector. Thus, this study aims to conduct a systematic literature review of the literature on e-learning in higher education. This study classifies the selected studies according to the focus of the study, utilizes a theoretical model and framework, and research methods. Also, it presents limitations and future research directions of e-learning in the higher education sector. A systematic approach is conducted, and a total of 47 relevant articles published between the year 2011 and 2019 were selected based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. The findings on selected studies focus on the adoption, acceptance, readiness, and user insight, as well as e-learning expansion and challenges in the higher education sector. This study also classified theoretical models and frameworks based on their usage in the pre-adoption, adoption, and post-adoption stages. The findings revealed that most of the theoretical models and frameworks were used at the post-adoption stage. Nevertheless, this study revealed that most of the current studies in this domain were conducted using a quantitative research approach. Finally, this study highlighted limitations and presented possible future research directions as a guide for further enhancement in e-learning and higher education studies.
processing ′ mammalian mRNA 3 in τ Overlapping and distinct functions of CstF 64 and CstF 64 Material Supplemental

mRNA 3′ processing is dynamically regulated spatially and temporally. However, the underlying mechanisms remain poorly understood. CstF64τ is a paralog of the general mRNA 3′ processing factor, CstF64, and has been implicated in mediating testis-specific mRNA alternative polyadenylation (APA). However, the functions of CstF64τ in mRNA 3′ processing have not been systematically investigated. We carried out a comprehensive characterization of CstF64τ and compared its properties to those of CstF64. In contrast to previous reports, we found that both CstF64 and CstF64τ are widely expressed in mammalian tissues, and their protein levels display tissue-specific variations. We further demonstrated that CstF64 and CstF64τ have highly similar RNA-binding specificities both in vitro and in vivo. CstF64 and CstF64τ modulate one another’s expression and play overlapping as well as distinct roles in regulating global APA profiles. Interestingly, protein interactome analyses revealed key differences between CstF64 and CstF64τ, including their interactions with another mRNA 3′ processing factor, symplekin. Together, our study of CstF64 and CstF64τ revealed both functional overlap and specificity of these two important mRNA 3′ processing factors and provided new insights into the regulatory mechanisms of mRNA 3′ processing.