Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mirage: A Real-time Affection Meter via Collaborative Memory Creation and Navigation

This paper presents an interdisciplinary study on social science and computing technology to build a novel interactive device Mirage toward presenting the col laborative memories of a place. With the support of social sci ence theory, the locative media builds a strong connection betwe en the participants for sharing similar memories at the sa me place. Using the metaphor of magic crystal ball, we constr uct the Mirage coordinate by system calibration to obtain p recise 3D directions and distances of hand motions. With the aid of computing technologies, participants use their hand s to manipulate and to reverse the memory axis intuitively, and to control the speed of memory stream with the accurate hands positions. Through memory navigation, they contact with each other by affection communication and create the virtual social relationship between them. During the touching process, they gradually turn the world into their world with self -memories through memory creation, and their self-conscious be enhanced. Besides, the experience of attending the digital art exhibition helps us to attract the aesthetic people to be involved in the experiment that raises the diversity and qua lity of collected data. We also design the affection comput ation method for analysis the affection amplification eff ect between the participants, and the experiment proves the int eresting social factor influence which we proposed in this p aper.
Electronic properties of CdS, CdSe and CdTe semiconductor binary alloys

The higher-order perturbation theory based on pseudopotential is used to calculate total energy, band gap at Jones-zone face and bulk modulus of CdS, CdSe and CdTe binary semiconductor compounds. The covalent correction term, which is approximately equal to third and fourth-order perturbation energy, is used in the present study. The ratio of covalent bond correction energy to second-order perturbation energy is about 15% and hence it is essential to study the electronic properties of semiconductor materials. Present theoretical results are found better than other available theoretical findings and good agreements of present finding of total energy, band gap at Jones-zone face and bulk modulus with the experimental data are achieved.
An Empirical Investigation of Structural Breaks in the Ex Ante Fisher Effect

This paper investigates the relationship between expected inflation and the nominal interest rate using Australia data. Recently developed time series techniques are used that allow for estimation across different regimes where the timing and number of structural breaks are not known a priori. The results are consistent with the existence of significant struc- tural breaks in the relation between interest rates and inflation, with there being some evidence that these are associated with changes in taxation. After allowing for the structural breaks, it appears that interest rates fail to fully reflect anticipated inflation.
Increasing the fluid flow velocity in a microchannel using 3D non-metallic electrodes

Handling and manipulating fluid using AC-electroosmosis pumping has recently shown some success. However most AC-electroosmosis pumps studied previously were fabricated using metals such as gold and titanium, which restrict the geometry of electrodes to planar shapes. Previously we have shown that conductive polymers can be used to fabricate 3D planar and high aspect ratio electrodes to drive fluid inside microchannels. This paper presents experimental testing of two designs of AC electroosmotic micropumps for different applied voltages and fluid conductivities.
Product Innovativeness Dimensions and Their Relationships with Product Advantage, Product Financial Performance, and Project Protocol

A considerable body of research informs the relationship of product innovativeness with firm and environmental variables as well as the impact of product innovativeness on product financial success. While providing significant insight, the extant literature exhibits conflicting findings that raise questions as to how, specifically, product innovativeness contributes to product financial performance. This study ties together several streams of research related to the product innovativeness construct to enhance understanding of the product innovativeness—product financial performance relationship. The product innovativeness construct is deconstructed by conceptualizing the relationships among three dimensions of product innovativeness: technological discontinuity, marketing discontinuity, and customer discontinuity. Product innovativeness is distinguished from product advantage, and the relationships among product innovativeness dimensions, product advantage, and product financial performance are empirically tested. The results reveal that, indeed, product innovativeness consists of three separate dimensions that exhibit no or moderate correlations with product advantage. Furthermore, product advantage positively and marketing discontinuity negatively influence product financial performance. Finally, the study also examines how project protocols impact the product innovativeness dimensions. Project protocols, also known as product definitions, describe the general parameters a new product should exhibit (i.e., target segments, product functions and features, base technology, pricing, communication and distribution channels, and required resources) as well as the priorities of the general parameters. Because they guide product design and set priorities and have been found to be a dominant driver of product financial performance, project protocols are important. The present study enhances understanding of how project protocols influence the dimensions of product innovativeness, finding that project protocols positively impact product financial performance indirectly through product advantage and marketing discontinuity.
THE DISTRIBUTION AND CHEMISTRY OF H2CO IN THE DM TAU PROTOPLANETARY DISK

H2CO ice on dust grains is an important precursor of complex organic molecules (COMs). H2CO gas can be readily observed in protoplanetary disks and may be used to trace COM chemistry. However, its utility as a COM probe is currently limited by a lack of constraints on the relative contributions of two different formation pathways: on icy grain surfaces and in the gas phase. We use archival Atacama Large (sub-)Millimeter Array observations of the resolved distribution of H2CO emission in the disk around the young low-mass star DM Tau to assess the relative importance of these formation routes. The observed H2CO emission has a centrally peaked and radially broad brightness profile (extending out to 500 AU). We compare these observations with disk chemistry models with and without grain-surface formation reactions and find that both gas and grain-surface chemistry are necessary to explain the spatial distribution of the emission. Gas-phase H2CO production is responsible for the observed central peak, while grain-surface chemistry is required to reproduce the emission exterior to the CO snow line (where H2CO mainly forms through the hydrogenation of CO ice before being non-thermally desorbed). These observations demonstrate that both gas and grain-surface pathways contribute to the observed H2CO in disks and that their relative contributions depend strongly on distance from the host star.
Opto-Electronic Properties of Fluorine Doped Tin Oxide Films Deposited by Nebulized Spray Pyrolysis Method

Transparent and conductive fluorine doped tin oxide thin films (FTO) were deposited on to thoroughly cleaned glass substrates by nebulized spray pyrolysis technique using di-hydrated tin (II) chloride (SnCl2.2H2O) and ammonium fluoride (NH4F) as the source of tin (Sn) and fluorine (F), respectively. The fluorine concentration was varied from 0.005-0.04 M in the steps of 0.05. The substrate temperature was constantly maintained at 350°C for all depositions. The influence of dopant concentration on the optoelectronic properties of FTO thin films was investigated using X-Ray Diffraction (XRD) analysis, Scanning Electron Micrographs (SEM), Energy Dispersive Analysis of X-rays (EDAX) spectra, optical analysis and electrical measurements.
Effect of creatine monohydrate on some blood and biochemical blood parameters of broiler chickens.

A 42 days study was conducted on 240 day-old Ross broiler chicks allocated randomly to four dietary treatments to compare the effect of different levels of creatine monohydrate (CrH) on blood (RBC count, PCV, Hb concentration, MCV, MCH and MCHC) and biochemical traits (creatinine and uric acid). Two types of diets were used, starter diet was used from one to 21 day and then grower diet was used till the end of the experiment. Beside control group, CMH was incorporated into the diet of broilers at the rate of 4 g/kg (T1), 8 g/kg (T2) and 12 g/kg (T3). The results showed that blood traits (RBC count, PCV, Hb concentration, MCV, MCH and MCHC) of birds of all supplemented groups (T1, T2 and T3) were not different (P<0.05) compared to control group. No significant difference was observed among all experimental groups concerning H/L ratio. Significant differences (P<0.05) was seen among all supplemented groups concerning biochemical blood traits (creatinine and uric acid). In conclusion, supplementation broiler ration with CrH did not affect the status of the bird at the used levels of CrM.
Differences in Diet between Two Rodent Species, Mastomys natalensis and Gerbilliscus vicinus, in Fallow Land Habitats in Central Tanzania†

Differences in the ecological niche requirements among rodent species competing in the same habitat may result from differences in the use of one to three resources: space, time and food or some combination of these. Alternatively, differences in resource use utilization among animal species may simply reflect availability of food, and when food is limited, different animal species compete. In this study, the diet of two rodent pest species, Mastomys natalensis and Gerbilliscus vicinus, coexisting in fallow land in central Tanzania were studied to assess the degree of diet differentiation among them. Dietary niche breadth of G. vicinus was greater than that of M. natalensis in all stages of the maize cropping seasons. The rodent species studied overlapped considerably in the food items consumed ranging from niche overlap (Ojk) of 0.77–0.89. Grains/seeds featured high in the diet of M. natalensis while plant material occurrence was high in G. vicinus. These two food categories may have contributed to differences in diet partitioning, which may, in turn, facilitate their coexistence in fallow land.
Archive of SID Standard edge detection algorithms versus conventional auto-contouring used for a three-dimensional rigid CT-CT matching

Background: To reduce uncertainties of patient positioning, the Computerized Tomography (CT) images acquired at the treatment planning time can be compared with those images obtained during radiation dose delivery. This can be followed during dose delivery procedure as Image Guided radiotherapy (IGRT) to verify the prescribed radiation dose delivery to the target as well as to monitor radiation dose constraints for organ at risks located in the vicinity of tumour region. A method was developed to compare registered rigid CT images with those acquired during treatment procedure. Materials and Methods: Several CT images were acquired for a typical Rando phantom at head and neck region. Selecting the CT images as reference, they were then manipulated in transitional and rotational directions. The differences in transited and rotated images were evaluated by edge detection algorithms and conventional automatic contouring used in most of current treatment planning systems. Setting of standard edge detection algorithms was investigated and the appropriate one was selected. Applying the selected optimized standard edge detection algorithm and conventional auto-contouring on CT image differences, the characteristics of methods were evaluated. Results: Results show that 1 pixel difference in transition and 1 degree in rotation can be recognized for inhomogeneous regions. A significant variation was detected at the bony-soft tissue and air-soft tissue conjunction regions. Conclusion: The results obtained from the current study are comparable with those reported using Chamfer algorithm. It is concluded that the current method, can be used to control patient positioning in radiotherapy sessions as a part of Image guided radiotherapy protocols.Iran. � J.� Radiat. � Res.,�2012;�10(3‐4):��123‐130�
The Influence of Consumers Behavior on the Variables Determining Residential Property Values in Lagos, Nigeria

The objective of this study was to assess the influence of consumer behaviour on the variables determining residential property values in Lagos metropolis and how Nigerian valuers are incorporating these in their valuation exercise. The survey which was carried out within a period of three months (January, February and March 2006) involved buyers and valuers which participated in the sales of some properties within Lagos Metropolis. These buyers and valuers were asked to rank on a 4-point likert scale; the relative importance of each of the property attributes which affect the price of the property as perceived by them. The significance of each attribute was then assessed using Relative Importance Index (RII). The significant difference between the ranking of the buyers and valuers was assessed at each variable level and when all the variables were combined using the Kendall test of concordance and tested at . 05 level of significant using chi- square approximation. Regressing the attributes of each property against the actual property paid, the significance of each attribute was determined; which was then compared with the ratings of both the valuers and the buyers. The study revealed that the methods of valuation used by the Nigerian estate surveyors and valuers do not take into consideration the buyers preferences in the assessments of residential property value.
fatty-acid-oxidizing anaerobe which utilizes isobutyrate

2 National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology, Agency of Industrial Science and Technology, Tsukuba, Ibaraki 305-8566, Japan A new anaerobic, thermophilic, syntrophic, fatty-acid-oxidizing bacterium designated strain TGB-C1T was isolated from granular sludge in a thermophilic upflow anaerobic sludge blanket (UASB) reactor. The cells were slightly curved rods and were weakly motile. Spore formation was not observed. The optimal temperature for growth was around 55 SC and growth occurred in the range 45 to 60 SC. The pH range for growth was 5<8–7<5, and the optimum pH was 6<5–7<0. Crotonate was the only substrate that allowed the strain to grow in pure culture. However, in co-culture with the thermophilic, hydrogenotrophic Methanobacterium thermoautotrophicum strain ∆H, the isolate could syntrophically oxidize saturated fatty acids with 4–10 carbon atoms, including isobutyrate. During the degradation of isobutyrate by the co-culture, isobutyrate was isomerized to butyrate, which was then oxidized. The strain was not able to utilize sulfate, sulfite, thiosulfate, nitrate, fumarate or Fe(III) as electron acceptor. The DNA base composition was 51<0 mol%. 16S rDNA sequence analysis revealed that the strain belongs to the family Syntrophomonadaceae, but it was only distantly related to other known species of β-oxidizing syntrophs. Hence, the name Syntrophothermus lipocalidus is proposed for TGB-C1T as a new species of a new genus.
Phosphate fertilization and phosphorus forms in an Oxisol under no-till

Under no-till phosphorus (P) accumulates in a few centimeters of the topsoil layer. Plant residues left on the soil surface release P and organic acids, which may improve P availability and fertilizer efficiency, including both soluble (such as triple super phosphate) and less soluble sources (such as reactive natural phosphates). In this study, soybean response to P fertilizer and P forms in the top 40 cm of an Oxisol were evaluated after surface application of different phosphates in a 5-year-old no-till system. Treatments consisted of 0 or 80 kg ha-1 of total P2O5 applied on the soil surface, both as natural reactive phosphate (NRP) or triple super phosphate (TSP). In addition, 80 kg ha-1 of P2O5 were applied to subplots, in furrows below and beside the soybean (Glycine max L.) seeds, in different combinations of NRP and TSP. Soil samples were taken before and after the soybean growth, down to 0.40 m and soil phosphorus was chemically fractionated. The responses to NRP were similar to TSP, with an increase in P reserves at greater depths, even in non-available forms, such as P-occluded. After the soybean harvest, P-occluded levels were lower at the surface layer, but an increase was observed in the soluble, organic and total P down to 40 cm. An improved P distribution in soil depth, especially regarding the soluble and organic forms, resulted in higher soybean yields, even when the phosphates were applied to the soil surface.
Sex, Teen Pregnancies, STDs, and Beer Prices: Empirical Evidence from Canada

We evaluate the effects of higher beer prices on gonorrhea, chlamydia, and teen pregnancy rates by pooling data across Canadian provinces over time. Higher real beer prices are significantly correlated with a reduction in both gonorrhea and chlamydia rates with price elasticities ranging from -0.6 to -1.4. In contrast, an increase in the minimum legal drinking age is significantly associated with a reduction in teen pregnancies as well as births. Finally, Instrumental Variables (IV) estimates from the 1996 National Population Health Surveys (NPHS) validate that increased alcohol consumption is correlated with risky sexual practices, and ultimately with an increased likelihood of being infected with a sexually transmitted disease (STD).
Journal of Management Development Emerald Article: Trust building in supply chain partners relationship: an integrated conceptual model

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to develop an integrated conceptual trust building model for supply chain partners’ relationships. It is based on the literature on trust building models from various disciplines.Design/methodology/approach – Various trust building concepts and models were reviewed and five widely referred trust building models were selected from the literature to analyze and integrate the views to develop an integrated conceptual model from supply chain partners’ relationships point of view.Findings – The conceptual frame work suggests that trust is a sum of risk‐worthy characteristics, risk‐worthy rationale and risk‐worthy institutional systems of supply chain members. Though the model represents the trust building process at dyadic level, the concept can simply be extended to any number of levels and perspectives.Research limitations/implications – The model has considered the trust building perspectives from supply chain partners’ relationships point of view. The discussions of t.
The Influence of Recurrent Modes of Climate Variability on the Occurrence of Monthly Temperature Extremes Over South America

The associations between extreme temperature months and four prominent modes of recurrent climate variability are examined over South America. Associations are computed as the percent of extreme temperature months concurrent with the upper and lower quartiles of the El Niño–Southern Oscillation (ENSO), the Atlantic Niño, the Pacific Decadal Oscillation (PDO), and the Southern Annular Mode (SAM) index distributions, stratified by season. The relationship is strongest for ENSO, with nearly every extreme temperature month concurrent with the upper or lower quartiles of its distribution in portions of northwestern South America during some seasons. The likelihood of extreme warm temperatures is enhanced over parts of northern South America when the Atlantic Niño index is in the upper quartile, while cold extremes are often association with the lowest quartile. Concurrent precipitation anomalies may contribute to these relations. The PDO shows weak associations during December, January, and February, while in June, July, and August its relationship with extreme warm temperatures closely matches that of ENSO. This may be due to the positive relationship between the PDO and ENSO, rather than the PDO acting as an independent physical mechanism. Over Patagonia, the SAM is highly influential during spring and fall, with warm and cold extremes being associated with positive and negative phases of the SAM, respectively. Composites of sea level pressure anomalies for extreme temperature months over Patagonia suggest an important role of local synoptic scale weather variability in addition to a favorable SAM for the occurrence of these extremes.
Evaluation of Three-Axial Wireless-based Accelerometer for Fall Detection Analysis

Injuries from falling can be a serious problem for the elderly people and nowadays, a variety of research has been done on the topic of fall detection. Health professionals often refer to a person’s ability to perform Activities of Daily Life (ADL) as a measurement of their functional status. In this research, a wearable wireless-based three-axial accelerometer sensor from Shimmer has been evaluated using a falling detection algorithm from Lindemann et al. and expanded by Chia-Chi Wang et al. which is according to two parameters of sum-vector of all axes (Sa) and sum-vector of horizontal plane (Sh). These parameters are used to determine significant points of time in the falling process, and identify lying condition. For this purpose, a walking activity has been used to analyse between the fall and the ADL. According to the analysis of falls and walks through the ADL of walking activity on ten and three healthy subjects, respectively, the method is 100 percent capable to classify between the fall and the walk.
Tracking sources of microbial pollution in recreational waters: Experience from two Toronto beaches

Posting or closing of swimming beaches because of faecal contamination is a widespread problem reported in many locations. In a risk-based approach to this problem, the risk to swimmers health is assessed by field monitoring of indicator bacteria and the associated risks are managed by source controls and other remedial measures. In risk assessment, great advances have been made in recent years with
Independent component analysis for the identification of sources of variation on an industrial nirs application

A Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) industrial application was developed by the LPF-Tagralia team, and transferred to a Spanish dehydrator company (Agrotecnica Extremena S.L.) for the classification of dehydrator onion bulbs for breeding purposes. The automated operation of the system has allowed the classification of more than one million onion bulbs during seasons 2004 to 2008 (Table 1). The performance achieved by the original model (R2=0,65; SEC=2,28oBrix) was enough for qualitative classification thanks to the broad range of variation of the initial population (18oBrix). Nevertheless, a reduction of the classification performance of the model has been observed with the passing of seasons. One of the reasons put forward is the reduction of the range of variation that naturally occurs during a breeding process, the other is the variations in other parameters than the variable of interest but whose effects would probably be affecting the measurements [1]. This study points to the application of Independent Component Analysis (ICA) on this highly variable dataset coming from a NIRS industrial application for the identification of the different sources of variation present through seasons.