Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The application of drive-by bridge damage detection based on continuous SSMA to the field experimental data

Screening method can be an option for maintaining large number of bridges. However, there is a need to evaluate each bridge at a low cost and high efficiency. This study applies data processing to the vibration data of the vehicle in order to improve efficiency. For example, spatial singular mode angle (SSMA) is an index that shows high sensitivity to a bridge local damage and only requires data obtained on from a vehicle passing the bridge. However, it is necessary to measure the vehicle's location on the bridge precisely as well as the vibrations. The accuracy of the recorded global positioning system (GPS) was lower than required. In this study, SSMA is calculated by shifting the position of the data window and by shifting the window, a SSMA curve is obtained. The SSMA curve shows high repeatability, which means that there is a possibility that the curve can detect damage.
Design of Observer for Linear Systems with Quantized Output

This paper considers an observer-based control for linear systems having outputs quantized by uniform quantizers, where the state-feedback control is applied using the states estimated by the observer. The observer gain is designed to mitigate the eﬀects of the quantization error on the system output. Speci(cid:12)cally, we design the optimal observer gain to minimize the H 2 norm of the transfer function from the quantization error to the system output as a function of the observer gain. Numerical examples are provided to see the performance of our design.
Effects of noble metal doping on hydrogen sensing performances of monolayer MoS2

To develop a new kind of hydrogen sensor based on monolayer MoS2, we investigated effects of noble metal doping on hydrogen sensing performances of the monolayer MoS2 by using the first principles calculation method. The Cu, Pd, and Pt doping decrease the adsorption energy of a hydrogen molecule on the monolayer MoS2, while Ag and Au doping have little effect on the adsorption energy. The adsorption energy change indicates that the Cu, Pd, and Pt doping strengthen the interaction between the hydrogen molecule and the monolayer MoS2. The density of states shows that the hybridization of H s, noble metals d, S p, and Mo d orbitals contributes to the adsorption of the hydrogen molecule on the noble metal doped monolayer MoS2. The changes in bader charge and charge density difference indicate that noble metal doping increases the charge transfer between the hydrogen molecule and the monolayer MoS2. All of the results demonstrate that noble metal doping can improve the hydrogen sensing performances of the monolayer MoS2, especially the Pd and Pt doping.
Fostering innovation and entrepreneurial culture at the business school: A competency-based education framework

This article proposes a new framework for designing business education programs which combines behavioral and business competencies to provide students, through experiential learning, with the tools necessary to succeed in their career paths and actively participate in the economic and societal development of diverse communities. The authors develop the framework by applying elements from the methodology for building conceptual frameworks in multidisciplinary contexts based on grounded theory. The framework, holistic in nature, is composed of the design process and the corresponding supporting elements and processes needed to foster an entrepreneurial mindset and entrepreneurial behavior, including emotion and inspiration, in students who will engage in differing roles when they graduate. It promotes a responsive curriculum with a sharp focus on pedagogy as well as the process of curriculum implementation from mission statement to outcomes assessment.
A mixed-methods study to understand the influence of community health workers' home visits on equity in perinatal health in Uttar Pradesh, India

Introduction: The state of Uttar Pradesh has the highest perinatal mortality rate in India, with substantially more deaths among disadvantaged socio-economic groups. India’s National Health Mission has trained community health workers called Accredited Social Health Activists (ASHAs) to visit women during pregnancy and the postnatal period. I conducted a mixed-methods study to understand to what extent, how, and in what circumstances ASHAs’ home visits have reduced perinatal health inequities in Uttar Pradesh. Methods: I used generalised linear modelling on a cross-sectional survey of a representative sample of 52,615 women who gave birth within the last two months in 25 districts of Uttar Pradesh in 2014/15. I carried out qualitative social mapping in four purposively-selected villages in two districts, followed by three focus group discussions in each village with ASHAs and mothers from ‘higher’ and ‘lower’ socio-economic position groups (n=134). I analysed these using a thematic framework approach. Results: ASHAs’ home visits had more equitable effects on birth preparedness and institutional delivery, but less on essential newborn care practices and perinatal mortality. These effects may be attributed to the ASHAs’ ability to build relationships and promote affordable care for deliveries in public facilities. Where public services were inaccessible or of lower quality, families of low socio-economic positions delivered more at home and families of higher socio-economic positions relied on private facilities. ASHAs appeared to be less able to assist mothers who had complicated pregnancies or infants with illnesses in the early neonatal period, which were often cases with the highest and most inequitable perinatal mortality rates. Conclusions: ASHAs' home visits contributed to greater equity in birth preparedness and institutional delivery between women of lower and higher socio-economic positions. Inequities in perinatal mortality remained highest in contexts where health system, geographical, political, and socio-economic issues were too insurmountable for ASHAs to overcome.
Guidelines for the early audiological assessment and management of babies referred from the newborn hearing screening programme. Newborn Hearing Screening Programme (England)

1 University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK 2 Newborn Hearing Screening Programme Centre, London, UK 3 Formerly of Children‟s Hearing Centre, Bristol, UK. 4 Dept of Medical Physics and Clinical Engineering, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, Liverpool, UK. 5 Audiology Dept, Abertawe Bro Morgannwg Health Board, UK 6 Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board, Wales, UK 7 Sheffield Children‟s Hospital, Sheffield, UK 8 Regional Department of Neurotology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, UK 9 Audiology Dept, Central Manchester Hospitals, Manchester
A Time Series Analysis of Energy Consumption, Energy Prices and Economic Growth in Pakistan

The present study is conducted to investigate the impact of Energy Consumption (EC) on the Economic Growth (EG) in Pakistan by using a trivariate model. Time series data of macroeconomic determinants of Energy Consumption (EC), Energy Prices (EP) and Economic Growth (EG) are used to analyze the linkage among the variables. Annual data are collected from different published sources like World Development Indicators (WDI), BP Statistical Review and Economic Surveys of Pakistan for the period 1971-2014. Augmented Dickey Fuller (ADF) unit root test and Phillips Perron unit root test are used to examine the stationarity of data and all the variables are found stationary in differenced form. Short run and long run linkage among the variables is examined through Johansen co-integration test and the results confirm the existence of one co-integrating vector among the variables. Granger causality test under Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) is applied to observe the direction of between Energy Consumption (EC), Energy Prices (EP) and economic growth (EG). Unidirectional causality is found from Economic Growth (EG) to Energy Consumption (EC) and unidirectional causality from Energy Consumption (EC) to Energy Prices (EP) is also found in short run as well as in long run. On the basis of result of the study, conservation policy regarding to the Energy Consumption (EC) is suggested with a negligible or no effect on Economic Growth (EG).
Investigating sensitivity of flow parameters and uncertainty analysis of nutrient transport and dispersion model in shallow water (Case study: Peer-Bazar River and Anzali wetland)

Accurate modeling of runoff in watersheds requires calibration and uncertainty analysis of effective flow parameters and identifying of their statistical characteristics based on inter-parameter relationships and model inputs. In this research, the transport and diffusion of pollution (nutrients) in the river were simulated through the two-dimensional finite-volume method using the shallow water equations. To numerically solve these equations, the governing equations were converted into linear equations. Uncertainty and sensitivity of the prepared pollution model were analyzed to achieve better results in estimating pollution concentrations in rivers within a reliable range. In this study, the likelihood weight (LW) method was used for each parameter in which the ratio of sensitivity and probability density function for the sets of good and bad parameters are computed. To this end, 6,000 iterations of the uncertainty domain for 3 calibration parameters of the pollution transport and dispersion model were carried out using a modification of the general likelihood uncertainty estimation (GLUE) method prepared by the authors. The three considered parameters were n (manning coefficient), Sx, and Sy (riverbed slope parameters in x and y directions) since they were more prone to measurement errors compared to the other hydraulic parameters. In the next step, the eutrophication issue and transport and diffusion of the nutrients (TDN model) in the estuaries of the Peer-Bazar River and Anzali Wetland were analyzed. A total of 1,500 simulations were considered as efficient simulations by applying the acceptable threshold values to the sum of squared errors indicator for all the simulations. The corresponded set of parameters was considered as good set parameters and the others as bad set parameters. By extracting the diagrams of the posterior probability distribution for the parameters included in the efficient simulations, parameter n with an optimal value of 0.2502 was recognized as the sensitive and influential parameter of the model. Sx and Sy with the optimal values of 0.0169 and 0.0776 were recognized as the less sensitive parameters due to their larger level of uncertainty. Assuming a confidence interval of 95% for the upper and lower bounds of uncertainty, pand d-factors were, respectively, obtained as 0.78 and 0.73, indicating the high level of observational concentrations for the considered confidence interval. It can be concluded that the GLUE approach has been successfully applied to the TDN model. Also, the comparison of sensitivity analysis of parameters based on the LW methods and variation coefficient of parameters indicated that LW is an efficient method for sensitivity analysis of model parameters.
Grain yield, water-use efficiency, and physiological characteristics of rice cultivars under drip irrigation with plastic-film-mulch

ABSTRACT The increased competition for water resources has intensified search for the most efficient water-saving techniques and water-use efficient cultivars. A 2-year field experiment was conducted to determine grain yield, grain quality, andwater-use efficiency (WUE) in rice (Oryza sativa L.) under drip irrigation with plastic-film-mulch. Koshihikari (a lowland Japonica cultivar), Norin 24 (an upland Japonica cultivar), and Princessari (a lowland cultivar, a derivative from Indica and Japonica crosses) were used in 2017, whereas only Koshihikari and Norin 24 were used in 2018. The experiments were carried out with two rice cultivation systems in both years: continuous flooding (CF) and drip irrigation with plastic-film-mulch (DPD). There was no significant difference in the grain yield of Koshihikari and Norin 24 under both CF and DPD. This was attributable to their comparable photosynthesis-associated parameters at the grain-filling stage. The high yield obtained under DPD was attributed to the increase in the number of spikelets per panicle. However, the decreased SPAD value of leaves and maximum quantum yield of photosystem II in Princessari were associated with the deficiency of available soil Fe and mild water stress, which reduced grain yield by 54% under DPD compared with CF. The DPD increased WUE of Koshihikari and Norin 24 by 50% and 70%, respectively, and improved nutritional quality but increased the chalky grain percentage. The study demonstrated that, in cultivars adapted to Fe deficiency in the soil and mild water stress, DPD could significantly increase WUE while maintaining grain yield that is comparable to that under CF. Our results suggested that the DPD could be a promising rice-cultivation system in areas with limited water-resources.
Assessing Down Syndrome EFL Learner’s Language Ability: Incorporating Learners-Teachers’ Perspectives

This study aimed to explore Down syndrome EFL learners and their teachers’ perceptions of language ability assessment and considering their perceptions in order to develop an appropriate test format which can enable them to present their best of language ability. To achieve this purpose, 35 individuals with Down syndrome (both genders), their teachers, and counselors participated in this research. 21 individuals with Down syndrome were at the basic level of second language development, 14 individuals were elementary. It is noteworthy that four instruments were used in this study: Observation, Interview, and Questionnaire and Down Syndrome EFL learners’ language proficiency test. Down syndrome individuals’ English classes were also observed to achieve information on the strengths and weaknesses in developing second language. Then, an interview was conducted among Down syndrome individuals, their teachers, and counselors for the purpose of qualitative data required to make a researchers-made questionnaire in order to elicit their assessment perceptions. The data obtained from the study revealed that the Down Syndrome learners preferred to be tested that most of students with Down Syndrome prefer to be assessed only through some especial test items which including the multiple-choice, matching, true-false, short-answer questions, fill-in-the-blanks tests, conversation with patterns and oral assessments. This study can provide teachers and material developers with the knowledge to develop and provide assessment models to help Down Syndrome EFL learners improve their learning quality.
Analisis Urgensi Sertifikasi Pustakawan Perguruan Tinggi

Salah satu isu penting dalam UU No.43 tentang Perpustakaan adalah tentang kompetensi dan sertifikasi pustakawan. Pokok permasalahan dalam penelitian ini adalah: bagaimana urgensi sertifikasi pustakawan di pendidikan tinggi, bagimana pemahaman pustakawan perguruan tinggi tentang sertifikasi pustakawan, latar belakang, tujuan, proses, pihak yang sebaiknya dilibatkan, serta kompetensi apa yang sebaiknya diujikan dalam sertifikasi. Penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif dengan disain grounded theory melalui tahapan: wawancara, transkrip, open coding, axial coding, selected coding, analisis serta interpretasi dan penarikan kesimpulan. Informan dalam penelitian ini berjumlah 21 orang, terdiri dari pustakawan perguruan tinggi, staf pengajar ilmu perpustakaan dan informasi, pengamat kepustakawanan, praktisi, penggiat asosiasi profesi, pihak Badan Standarisasi Nasional, dan dari Perpustakaan Nasional Republik Indonesia (PNRI). Analisis terhadap hasil wawancara menyimpulkan bahwa pustakawan akademik sangat menyadari kompleksnya masalah-masalah mendasar yang dialami kepustakawanan Indonesia. Persoalan-persoalan ini membutuhkan penanganan yang sifatnya komprehensif dan mendasar, serta melibatkan semua pihak yang terkait dengan dunia kepustakawanan. Ide sertifikasi merupakan sebuah wacana yang disambut antusias walaupun disadari tidak dapat mengatasi semua persoalan. Temuan lainnya yang berbeda dengan yang dialami pustakawan di berbagai negara adalah persoalan lembaga pendidikan perpustakaan serta asosiasi profesi. Hasil temuan dalam penelitian ini, di mana sertifikasi diharapkan sebagai ‘alat’ untuk memperkuat eksistensi asosiasi profesi dan menjadi alat ukur output lulusannya sekaligus sebagai acuan untuk pengembangan kurikulum. Hasil penelitian ini merekomendasikan pentingnya sosialisasi dari PNRI tentang program yang berkaitan dengan sertifikasi. PNRI juga harus melibatkan berbagai pihak yang terkait secara objektif dan transparan. Kajian-kajian tentang sertifikasi juga masih menjadi suatu keharusan bagi kalangan pustakawan.
Performance Factors in Aloe Veraâ€™s Value Chain as a Green Product

M arket mechanism of agricultural products which is currently applied is based on green economy. G reen economy is also run in a farm of A loe V era in Pontianak. Th is study aims to analyze performance factors of Aloe Veraâ€™s value chain as a green product in Pontianak, West Kalimantan. Value chain is analyzed using SEM analysis (Structural Equation Modelling). This research employs multi - stage sampling method and the samples include farmers, traders, consumers, and policy makers ( 110 respondents ) . The results showed that coefficient value was positive , indicating that if there is an increas e of attention in value chain , farm performance will improve . Activities of value chain â€™s actors will improve performance as it is relate d to farming â€™s input-output management, synergy , and value chain â€™s integrity. Both indicators are important to ensure value chain â€™s actors can work to achieve farming performance . Quality performance was examined in terms of diversification and improvement of farming efficiency, increase in added value, increase in farm profitability , and improvement of marketing efficiency.
Implications of OCT4 in breast carcinoma from initiation to lymph node metastasis: an immunohistochemical study

Octamer 4 (OCT4) has been postulated as a cancer stem cell biomarker. This study aimed to delineate the role and the clinicopathological implications of OCT4 expression in the development, progression, and lymph nodal metastatic potential of breast carcinoma. This study was conducted on a total number of 60 breast specimens. OCT4 immunohistochemical expression was assessed in 12 benign epithelial hyperplasia cases and 48 breast carcinoma cases with their adjacent carcinoma in-situ component and their corresponding metastatic lymph nodes (MLNs). OCT4 expression in breast carcinomas was significantly higher than that in hyperplastic lesions. Moderate agreement was found between OCT4 expression in invasive carcinoma and the adjacent in-situ component. In breast carcinomas, OCT4 was significantly correlated with larger tumor size, higher tumor grade, positive lymph node metastasis, high Ki67 index, and triple-negative subtype and inversely correlated with estrogen and progesterone status. By logistic regression, positive lymph node metastasis and high Ki67 index were found to be independently associated with OCT4 expression. Moderate significant agreement was recognized between OCT4 expression in the primary breast carcinomas and their matched metastatic lymph nodes. Thus, OCT4 might serve as an important biological marker for contemplating the carcinogenesis, progression, metastatic potential, and prognosis of breast carcinoma. Moreover, it could be an emerging tool for early detection of breast carcinoma and a forthcoming candidate for predicting lymph node metastasis.
Survey Construction and Analysis, Part I: How to Conceptualize and Design a Survey

© 2001 Human Kinetics • ATT 7(4), pp.42-44 O NE OF THE MOST common ways of gathering information about large numbers of people is through the use of surveys. Mental health, work behavior, and political beliefs are examples of areas in which survey data are used extensively. If appropriate sampling procedures are used, survey results are assumed to generalize to an entire population of individuals (e.g., athletic trainers and therapists, college students, athletes). This column is the first in a two-part series that takes readers through the process of designing a survey. As a way of highlighting the important steps in constructing and analyzing survey data, an example is presented about how to design a survey that assesses how athletic trainers and therapists cope with the stress of work.
Fluorescence procedures to assess the photosynthetic resilience in Scots pines after a surface fire

Forest fire represents one of the most serious abiotic stress factors that influence the function and productivity of ecosystems globally. Siberian pine forests are often exposed to forest fires but they are not always harmful to them. We have analyzed the effects of repeated heat stress on the photosynthetic apparatus of Scotch pines before and after surface fire exposure that occurred in the growing season in 2014. The survey area was the forest steppe zone of Krasnoyarsk region (South Siberia). First, we investigated the changes in the temperature-dependent responses of photosynthesis in the needles by means of fast and delayed chlorophyll fluorescence. Our results are indicative of some acclimation of Scotch pines after fire to the repeated high temperature stress. Also, this paper discusses the possibility of using chlorophyll fluorescence parameters for evaluating the presence of physiological changes after the fire affects. The time after fire effect and growth season were found to be important to assess the repair of photosynthesis and pigment content.
How Does the Overall Perceived Platform Quality Affect Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Online Health Platform? A Perspective of Updated IS Success Model

How to motivate patients to purchase paid online health platform is important to the profitability of a platform operator. Based on updated IS success model, this paper establishes a research model to investigate the effects of perceived platform quality (including platform service quality, information quality and system quality) and consultation service quality (including consultation service benefit and consultation service risk) on consumers' willingness to pay (WTP). Using SPSS and Smart PLS, we analyzed 409 data from an online health service platform in China. The results showed that perceived platform quality and consultation service benefit were positively correlated with consumers' WTP. Conversely, consultation service risk affected consumers' WTP negatively. Our study promotes the research from consumers' using intention to consumers' willingness to pay, as well as provides a guideline to help operators of online health platforms improve user payment rates.
Digitalization in the sea-land supply chain: experiences from Italy in rethinking the port operations within inter-organizational relationships

Abstract This paper investigates the executive modalities and implications of digital platforms for business process management to rethink and redesign the operational processes in the inter-organizational relationship systems among public and private players in seaports. The research question is: how can digital platforms based on the information technology infrastructure rethink and redefine the business processes in seaport organizations? A multiple case study methodology, comparing two Italian port experiences which adopt digital platforms (TPCS and GAIA), evidences several benefits, including the reduction of time schedules and paper documents in the operational processes in relation to sustainability policy. Consequently, the performance of the whole business process increases; more generally, the sea-land supply chain improves its performance and its inter-organizational relationships. This paper aims to fill the existent research gap by providing a broad analysis of the phenomenon and empirical evidence.