Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Marketing Champions: Practical Strategies for Improving Marketing's Power, Influence, and Business Impact

Preface: Are You A Marketing Champion? Why This Book? The Marketing Champion's Imperative. The Marketing Compass. About Our Research. PART ONE: Understand the Landscape. 1. Defy Marketing Myths. Myths about Marketing. Myths and Consequences: Marketing's Confused Role. Four Distorted Views. Transforming the Marketing Landscape in Your Organization: What You'll Learn in This Book. 2. Clean Up Your Language. Clarifying the Language of Marketing. Say What You Mean, and Mean What You Say. Standardize Your Professional Processes. Translate Marketing into the Language of Business. Tips for Talking Business. PART TWO: Manage North. 3. Make Marketing Matter to Your CEO. Sleepless in the C Suite. Marketing to the Rescue. A Word about the Board and Wall Street. Your CEO SWOT Analysis. 4. Forge a Friendship with Your CFO. Understand Your CFO's Needs. Give Your CFO Something of Value. Marketing: The Wellspring of Profit. Marketing: A Growth Driver. Let's Talk: Communicating Regularly with Your CFO. CFOs under Pressure: A Note about Sarbanes--Oxley. Your CFO SWOT Analysis. 5. Define Metrics for What Matters. Your Marketing Metrics Audit Process. Tips for Selecting and Using Marketing Metrics. PART THREE: Manage East. 6. Bust Silos and Build Bridges. A Closer Look at Silos. Silos and You. Busting Silos: Five Tactics. 7. Scratch Salesa s Back. Help Sales Boost Velocity. Define Qualified Leads. Manage the Lead Pipeline. Quantify the Lead Pipeline's Financial Value. Overcome Price Resistance. Accelerate Sales Funnel Flow. Your Sales Partnership SWOT Analysis. 8. Dream with the R&D Team. Marketing and R&D: A Crucial Partnership. Conduct an Innovation Review. Reduce R&D's Risk. Craft Compelling Product Stories. Your R&D Partnership SWOT Analysis. PART FOUR: Manage South. 9. Build a Brand for Marketing. Perception Becomes Reality. Two Little Words. Reshaping Perceptions of Marketing. Your Brand--Building SWOT Analysis. 10. Deliver on Marketinga s Brand Promise. Leverage the Power of Persuasion. Establish Transparent, Repeatable Processes. Forge Productive Working Relationships with Agencies. Make Smart Marketing Decisions. Your Brand--Delivery SWOT Analysis. PART FIVE: Manage West. 11. Leverage Fresh Opportunities on the Business Frontier. Evaluating New Opportunities. Reclaiming Marketing's Lost Heritage. Act on Your Assessments of Opportunities. Your New Opportunities SWOT Analysis. 12. Lead the Way in the Cash--Flow Frontier. Market Yourself. Get a Reputation. Conquer the Time Crunch. Find a Mentor. Your Leadership Future SWOT Analysis. Index.
Market-oriented farming : an overview

This series was developed as a response to this need and is intended to help extension workers provide support to farmers in dealing with the new challenges that arise from market-oriented farming. The aim is to contribute to building their capacity and skills in farm management and through them, the capacity and skills of the farmers with whom they work. The intention is to help farmers understand why they make the choices they make and how they can improve their decision-making skills.
Autonomous Driving Based on LQ Path Following Control and Platooning with Front and Rear Information

Energy consumption and CO2 emission are world-wide problems. In Japan, a new project for reducing CO2, called "Energy ITS project" has started since 2008 by NEDO (New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization). To reduce the amount of CO2 emission, the establishment of the techniques for the autonomous eco-driving of heavy duty trucks and platooning to reduce their large air resistance in highway driving is needed. In this paper, new control methods for the lateral and longitudinal direction of heavy duty trucks are proposed. In lateral control, a truck is controlled not to go beyond the road. The method is based on the LQ control in the framework of path following. In longitudinal control, the method which uses both information of a front and rear truck is proposed. The accelerator and brake of a truck are controlled. The platoon stability in both the backward and forward directions is guaranteed based on Lyapunov stability theory. In platooning, the inter truck distance should be kept to be small and constant. The experimental results of autonomous driving and platooning are provided to show the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Examination of the Distraction Effects of Wireless Phone Interfaces Using the National Advanced Driving Simulator - Preliminary Report on Freeway Pilot Study

The report provides a preliminary description of research currently underway to investigate the effects of wireless phone use on driving performance and behavior. The main objective of the research is to collect information useful in the assessment of 1) the distraction potential of wireless phone use while driving, and 2) the difference in distraction caused by the use of a hands-free wireless phone interface versus that associated with use of a hand-held interface. This research is being conducted by NHTSA using the National Advanced Driving Simulator (NADS) in collaboration with NADS staff. This preliminary report describes the development of a freeway driving scenario and associated driving and wireless phone tasks. Also provided is a brief description of the freeway pilot study and associated example data. Lessons learned during the process of developing the simulator scenario and experimental methods are outlined in hopes of benefiting other researchers involved in similar projects. Results of the main freeway experiment and details of the refined test protocol will be provided in a subsequent report.
EXAMINATION OF SINGLE VEHICLE ROADWAY DEPARTURE CRASHES AND POTENTIAL IVHS COUNTERMEASURES. FINAL REPORT

The report provides an analysis of single vehicle roadway departure (SVRD) crashes to guide the development of Intelligent Vehicle Highway Systems (IVHS) crash avoidance systems. It introduces the problem of SVRD crashes: a crash is defined as a SVRD when the first harmful event is the departure from the roadway, thus excluding departures resulting from prior impacts. Two crash subtypes are identified and casual factors that contribute to SVRD crashes are assessed clinically from a sample of SVRD crashes. From these data, functional goals for IVHS SVRD crash avoidance systems are described.
The Impact of Transition Training on Adapting to Technically Advanced Aircraft at Regional Airlines: Perceptions of Pilots in Training and Instructor Pilots

The purpose of this research study was to test a hypothesis regarding newly trained regional airline pilot and instructor pilot (IP) perceptions of how effectively pilots learn and use new technology found in technically advanced aircraft (TAA), given initial type of instrumentation training. The research questions focused on the type of initial instrumentation training to determine the differences among pilots trained using various types of instrumentation ranging from aircraft equipped with traditional analog instrumentation to aircraft equipped with glass cockpits. This investigative study failed to disprove the null hypothesis (H0): The type of instrumentation training (during initial training) has no significant effect on newly trained regional airline pilots’ perceived ability to adapt to advanced technology cockpits in more sophisticated and/or newer aircraft. Therefore, no evidence exists from this study to support the early introduction and training of TAA. While the results of this investigation were surprising, they are nonetheless instructive. Even though it would seem that there would be a relationship between exposure to and use of technically advanced instrumentation, apparently there was no perceived relationship for this group of newly trained airline transport pilots. However, the results of this investigative study raise many new questions and provide a number of ideas for future research projects.
Big Data Query Optimization -Literature Survey

In today's world, most of the private and public sector organizations deal with massive amounts of raw data, which includes information and knowledge in their secret layer. In addition, the format, scale, variety, and velocity of generated data make it more difficult to use the algorithms in an efficient manner. This complexity necessitates the use of sophisticated methods, strategies, and algorithms to solve the challenges of managing raw data. Big data query optimization (BDQO) requires businesses to define, diagnose, forecast, prescribe, and cognize hidden growth opportunities and guiding them toward achieving market value. BDQO uses advanced analytical methods to extract information from an increasingly growing volume of data, resulting in a reduction in the difficulty of the decision-making process. Hadoop, Apache Hive, No SQL, Map Reduce, and HPCC are the technologies used in big data applications to manage large data. It is less costly to consume data for query processing because big data provides scalability. However, small businesses will never be able to query large databases. Joining tables with millions of tuples could take hours. Parallelism, which solves the problem by using more processors, may be a potential solution. Unfortunately, small businesses cannot afford to operate on a shoestring budget. There are many techniques to tackle the problem. The technologies used in the big data query optimization process are discussed in depth in this paper.
Supporting decision processes related to transport: from CBA (cost benefit analysis) to MCDA (multi-criteria decision analysis)

Cost-benefit analysis (CBA) has been traditionally applied to the evaluation of transport projects, such as new roads and high-speed rail links. CBA is considered a sound evaluation method but it has important limitations. The emphasis on monetary assessment tends to reduce the range of effects to be taken into account in the analysis. Due to the complexity of the situations associated with transport, multiple criteria decision analysis (MCDA) has been increasingly used for supporting the decision-making process. MCDA can be divided into three main phases: structuring the decision situation, evaluation of alternatives and recommendation for the most suitable alternative (or alternatives). Although they are interacting phases, structuring precedes and prepares the evaluation and recommendation phases. It is that part of the decision-making process in which an analyst or facilitator helps an individual or group think about and understand a situation which requires a decision. Practitioners and academics point out that greater attention needs to be paid to structuring in MCDA, recognizing that if structuring is improved the quality of the decision outcome will be better. This paper aims at emphasizing the importance of structuring and showing that it can provide a comprehensive and rich support to decision processes related to transport projects. Structuring is illustrated by an example on the high-capacity rail system planned for the city of Curitiba, Brazil. After a short description of the project, the effects taken into account in CBA are presented and analysed. Some possible structuring elements of this decision situation are proposed and compared with the effects computed in CBA. The purpose is to show how the various effects of the project (e.g. technical, economic and environmental ones) can be explicitly considered and integrated by means of a multi-criteria decision aiding approach. For the covering abstract please see ITRD E135207.
Lean Manufacturing: Tools, Techniques, and How to Use Them

DESCRIPTION OF LEAN MANUFACTURING Lean Manufacturing-A "Holistic" View Lean Manufacturing Approach THE FIVE PRIMARY ELEMENTS Organization Elements Metrics Element Logistics Element Manufacturing Flow Element Processing Control Element Sustaining the Change PUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER Setting the Stage How it Begins The Game Plan Lean Assessment Current State Gap Future State Design Deployment The Results CASE STUDIES OF LEAN MANUFACTURING PROGRAMS AND PROJECTS Operations Redesign Program Kaizen Event Based Lean Program High Volume Focused Factory Project Kaizen Event Based Focused Factory Pilot Assembly Production Unit Project High Volume and Low Volume Cell Project
Trends analysis of cancer topic of Cochrane systematic reviews: a bibliometric analysis

Purpose: To analyze the scientific outputs of the cancer topic of Cochrane systematic reviews (Cancer-CSR) in order to have a comprehensive understanding and lay the foundation for the following research. Patients and methods: Cochrane Database of Systematic Review and Web of Science Core Collection were retrieved limited from Jan. 1, 2009 to Dec. 12, 2018. CiteSpace IV and Excel 2018 were applied to analyze and visualize the literature information. Results: Ultimately, 607 Cancer-CSR were retrieved, 32 countries, 179 institutions and 260 authors involved. The number of publications in Cancer-CSR has been increasing over the past decades (25(2009)-77(2018)). UK, USA, Canada, Australia, and Germany worked closely with other countries, especially the UK (n=361) has taken the lead in this field. The top 10 contributive institutions, which were almost came from developed countries, collaborated closely with other institutions. Cochrane Database Syst Rev, C Hdb Sys and J Clin Oncol were the top three journals with the highest co-citation. The top three co-cited references were the two different version of Cochrane handbook for systematic reviews and the guidelines of Review Manager. The biggest cluster of keywords “cytoreductive surgery (CRS)” and the latest clusters “visual inspection” and “non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug” were the most promising hotspots. Conclusions: Cancer-CSR has been increasing. Most of the reviews were came from the developed countries as well as the institutes in these countries. The knowledge base of was the methodology studies of systematic review, epidemiological data of cancer, and the reporting guideline of systematic reviews. The adjuvant therapy combined CRS, the screening of skin cancer and the management of cancer-related pain were the hotspots. Reasons that influence the author's preference for Cancer-CSR also deserve further investigation.
The feasibility of b-value maps based on threshold DWI for detection of breast cancer

Abstract Diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) plays an important role in the diagnosis of breast cancer as well as the evaluation of treatment effects. A novel technique named b-value map based on thresholded DWI images has been proposed and can achieve good contrast for demonstrating prostate lesions only by manipulating the window width and center of the images. Its application on the breast has not yet explored, so the aim of the study was to investigate the feasibility of b-value maps based on threshold DWI for detection of breast cancer. A total of 25 patients with pathologically proven invasive ductal breast carcinoma were included and underwent preoperative magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations including DWI at 3T. The capabilities to display lesions of DWIb=800, b-value maps and optimal computed DWI (cDWI) images were evaluated by using a 4-point method of scoring. Apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values of lesions were measured for the breast carcinoma. Mean scores indicating the display capability were compared among DWIb=800, optimal cDWI and b-value maps by using Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Nemenyi test. The scores of both b-value maps (3.92 ± 0.28) and optimal cDWI images (3.80 ± 0.41) were higher than that of DWIb=800 (3.48 ± 0.51), with statistical differences (P = .001 and P = .033, respectively). The optimal b values for manifesting breast carcinoma based on cDWI were 1000 to 1200 s/mm2. The b-value map enables fast identification for breast lesions and shows similar performance to the optimal cDWI images.
Predicting the Land Value using Regression Techniques and Artificial Neural Network

Land value can be an important factor which influences the cost of construction on working in the project. The land has socio-economic and environmental values and the confronted problems on land involves the increasing costs for developing the land such as built up, agricultural, residential, commercial and industrial areas. Hence this paper concentrates on prediction of land value by considering some important factors that affects it. The study area has been selected under Tirupur district, being a developing one in Tamil Nadu. The eleven areas in four different taluks under Tirupur district were chosen for research work. The average values of monthly variation are taken for the chosen factor for the years from 2001 to 2017. Using regression analysis and artificial neural network, the prediction has been done for the future land value. The performance of both the model executed good and fit for forecasting results. Though both the model showed better results, Artificial Neural Network (ANN) showed accuracy than regression method.
Cataract surgery and intraocular pressure in glaucoma.

PURPOSE OF REVIEW To review the current literature on the relationship between cataract extraction and intraocular pressure (IOP). RECENT FINDINGS Cataract extraction can be an effective IOP lowering treatment for open and closed angle glaucoma as well as ocular hypertension. In comparative trials studying novel micro-invasive glaucoma surgeries in open angle glaucoma, the control group undergoing cataract extraction alone routinely achieved significant reductions in IOP and medication use postoperatively. Data from the Effectiveness in Angle Closure Glaucoma of Lens Extraction (EAGLE) trials have demonstrated that lens extraction is more effective at lowering IOP than peripheral iridotomy in patients with angle closure and should be considered as first line therapy. Additionally, patients in the ocular hypertension treatment study who underwent cataract extraction over the course of follow-up demonstrated significant IOP lowering sustained over 3 years. SUMMARY Cataract extraction is an effective method to lower IOP in patients with glaucoma. Pressure lowering is more significant in eyes with narrow angles and those with higher baseline IOP levels. In eyes with angle closure, phacoemulsification alone can lower IOP, but when combined with GSL it may be even more effective. Recent large multicenter randomized trials have further elucidated the benefit of standalone cataract extraction to treat mild to moderate primary open angle glaucoma. Prospective and longitudinal studies that systematically investigate the variables that may influence degree and duration of IOP lowering post cataract extraction are lacking.
TRANSIT-SENSITIVE SUBURBAN LAND USE DESIGN: RESULTS OF A COMPETITION

The International City Design Competition (ICDC) is analyzed to determine the extent to which public transit was included by planners, architects, and engineers in their visions of the future for suburban areas. The ICDC provided an opportunity for experts in urban design to present concepts for the form of cities in the year 2020. The ICDC generated over 250 entries from over 40 countries. An analysis of the suburban portion of the ICDC is described to determine how (or if) public transit was considered and to partially identify that state of the practice of land use design as it relates to transit. Results of the analysis indicated that, in general, entrants favored a town center, with neighborhood or crossroads approach in their designs of the suburban area with limited use of corridor development patterns. Increased open space and a mixture of housing types were also frequently used. However, the analysis showed a limited use of public transit as a factor in suburban planning. Only 43% of the proposals evaluated explicitly used public transit and only 12% of the proposals evaluated were judged to have used it appropriately. Bus transit, park and ride services, or commuter rail were seldom considered as an option for suburban areas. Further analysis of planning handbooks or guides and accreditation criteria for educational programs related to land use planning showed little explicit consideration for public transit. These results imply that the state of the art for using public transit as a land use design consideration is poor and that, if this view holds, little change is expected in the automobile-dominated suburbs in the future.
HINTERGRUNDBERICHT ZUM EUROCODE 1 - TEIL 3.2: "VERKEHRSLASTEN AUF STRASSENBRUECKEN"

Die Forschungsarbeit liefert einen umfassenden Hintergrundbericht zu dem neuen einheitlichen Europaeischen Verkehrslastmodell fuer Tragfaehigkeitsnachweise, Gebrauchstauglichkeitsnachweise und Ermuedungsnachweise von Strassenbruecken im Eurocode 1 - Teil 3.2. Es werden die hinsichtlich des Verkehrs und der Bauwerke getroffenen Annahmen erlaeutert, mit denen numerische Simulationen des Verhaltens ausgewaehlter Bruecken unter verschiedenen Verkehrssituationen durchgefuehrt wurden, um mit den Ergebnissen die vereinfachten europaeischen Lastmodelle zu kalibrieren, und es wurden die Simulations- und Kalibrierungsergebnisse im einzelnen dargestellt und mit den Festlegungen im Eurocode 1 verglichen. Schliesslich wird anhand einer Zuverlaessigkeitsanalyse von zwei staehlernen Strassenbruecken in Deutschland der Sicherheitsfaktor gamma(Index Q) und der Reduktionsbeiwert psi(Index 1) fuer das Verkehrslastmodell ermittelt, die zu ungefaehr den gleichen Bemessungsresultaten wie die bisherigen Regeln in Deutschland fuehren wuerden.
A smart chip for visual detection of bacteria using the electrochromic properties of polyaniline.

Finding fast and reliable ways to detect pathogenic bacteria is crucial for addressing serious ‎public health issues in clinical, environmental and food settings. Here, we present a novel ‎assay based on the conversion of an electrochemical signal into a more convenient optical read ‎out for the visual detection of E. coli. Electropolymerizing polyaniline (PANI) on indium tin ‎oxide screen printed electrode (ITO SPE), we achieved not only the desired electrochromic ‎behavior, but also a convenient way to modify the electrode surface with antibodies (taking ‎advantage of the many amine groups of PANI). Applying a constant poten-tial to the PANI-‎modified ITO SPE induces a change in their oxidation state, which in turn generates a colour change on the electrode surface. The ‎presence of E. Coli on the electrode surface increases the re-sistance in the circuit affecting the PANI oxidation states, ‎producing a different electrochromic response. Using this electrochromic sensor, we could ‎measure concentrations of E. Coli spanning four orders of magnitude with a limit of detection ‎of 10^2 CFU mL^-1. In this work we show that merging the sensitivity of electrochemistry with ‎the user-friendliness of an optical read out can generate a new and powerful class of ‎biosensors, with potentially unlimited applications in a variety of fields.