Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
AutoScore : The Automated Music Transcriber Project Proposal 18-551 , Spring 2011 Group 1

This project works on developing an automatic music transcription system for a single instrument throughout its entire chromatic range. In this project, we train a transcription system for a keyboard using a non-negative matrix factorization method as referenced in [3]. The preliminary testing was performed in MATLAB, then reimplemented on the TI TMS320C6713B Digital Signal Processor (DSP). The final implementation was done in real-time primarily on the DSP with a Graphical User Interface (GUI) on a Macintosh-based computer. The DSP and Mac were connected through a networking interface that transferred note data in real-time to the Mac. Problem Music transcription is the process of converting raw music signals into a musical score. Automated musical transcription can help musicians create sheet music as well as serve as an educational tool for amateurs. Manually transcribing music requires significant skill and time commitment from musicians. Currently, it is difficult for computers to transcribe music as well. This is due to the fact that modern music contains multiple instruments with multiple notes being played simultaneously (polyphony). Many methods have been developed to transcribe music from a single instrument, including bayesian-based methods [1] and even genetic algorithms [2]. Our project implements a recently proposed method that uses a non-negative matrix factorization technique to perform real-time music transcription. Solution Our solution uses a recently developed method for real-time music transcription of music as described in [3]. We use a CTK-591 Casio Keyboard to train and test the music transcription system. The system block diagram can be seen in Figure 1. The system consists of multiple parts. First, the system was trained on musical note samples from the keyboard. This was performed ”off-line”, meaning it was completed before any testing was done and was not part of the real-time system. Training the system of the note templates consisted of obtaining the short-time Fourier Transform
Tongue trajectories in North American English / æ / tensing

Ultrasound imaging is of interest to many dialectologists, due to the relative transportability and low cost associated with this technique for imaging the tongue. The current study introduces a method for examining the temporal dynamics of articulatory correlates of sociolinguistic variables directly from ultrasound video. This technique is demonstrated with data from North American English /æ/.
O ct 2 01 3 Entanglement spread and clean resource inequalities

This article will examine states that superpose different amounts of entanglement and protocols that run in superposition but generate or consume different amounts of entanglement. In both cases we find a uniquely quantum difficulty: entanglement cannot be conditionally discarded without either using communication or causing decoherence. I will first describe the problem of entanglement spread in states and operations, as well as some methods of dealing with it. Then I’ll describe three applications to problems that at first glance appear to be quite different: first, a reinterpretation of the old observation that creating n partially entangled states from singlets requires θ( √ n) communication, but cannot itself be used to communicate; second, a new lower bound technique for communication complexity; third, an explanation of how to extend the quantum reverse Shannon theorem from tensor power sources to general sources.
Signal processing for valid score determination in amateur boxing

CSIRO has been collaborating with the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS) and Melbourne-based engineering companies to develop an automated scoring and performance analysis system for amateur boxing. The system comprises sensors built into boxing gloves, head guards and vests. The wearable components transmit data wirelessly to a computer for real-time ringside scoring. The introduction of an automated scoring system can only be justified if it outperforms the current system of judges. Determining a valid score automatically from a number of impact sensors and accelerometers embedded into vests, gloves and head guards requires novel data fusion and analysis. Techniques for combining the multiple wireless data streams and discriminating valid scoring hits from non-scoring hits, such as blocked hits, are presented and discussed. © 2011 Published by Elsevier Ltd. Selection and peer-review under responsibility of RMIT University
High throughput ps-laser micro machining with a synchronized polygon line scanner

High throughput is a key aspect in laser micro machining. Using the full power range of new industrial ps-laser and keeping the process at the point with maximum material removal rate per average power demands high repetition rates in the MHz regime. For high quality the scan speed has to be linearly increased with the repetition rate up to several 10 m/s. A solution for such high scan speeds is offered by polygon scanners. In this work we will report on the results using a polygon line scanner having a maximum scan speed of 100 m/s together with a 50 W ps-laser system, synchronized via the SuperSync technology. We will show results concerning the removal rate and the surface quality for working at the most efficient point at repetition rates up to several MHz. © 2014 The Authors. Published by Bayerisches Laserzentrum GmbH
Forecasting Financial Volatility Using Asymmetric Normal Mixture GARCH in Risk Management : Evidence from the Greek Stock Market by

Abstract In this paper, the return volatility of stocks traded in the Athens Stock Exchange is estimated by different GARCH models. The research is especially interested in the predictive performance of Asymmetric Normal Mixture GARCH (NMAGARCH) based on Kupiec test for the FTSE/ASE 20 Index. The empirical results show that the NMAGARCH perform better based on 99% confidence intervals out-of-sample forecasting while GARCH with normal and student-t distribution perform better based on 95% confidence intervals out-of-sample forecasting Kupiec test. These results show that none of the models including NMAGARCH outperforms other models in all cases as trading position or confidence intervals and these results shows that volatility models should be chosen according to confidence interval and trading positions. In addition, NMAGARCH increases predictive performance for higher confidence internal as Basel requires.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE IN INDIA : A STUDY ON ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT AND ENVIRONMENTAL COURTS

In a time of rapid economic growth and industrialization, socio-economic inequalities and environmental degradation can become of secondary concern. In India, legal measures have been developed by the judiciary in an effort to address environmental concerns, including Green Benches in state high courts, the National Green Tribunal (NGT), and public interest litigation (PIL) (Government of India 2010). In addition, environmental impact assessment (EIA), a process of predicting and preventing adverse impacts of development, is utilized in the country. The purpose of this research is to scrutinize the EIA process and environmental court system by examining legal cases in the state of Gujarat. The specific objectives of this research are to: (i) describe those aspects of EIA process and practice that trigger Green Bench or NGT involvement; (ii) understand the extent to which EIA and related environmental clearance (EC) processes have addressed the concerns of affected communities; and (iii) assess the effectiveness of judicial institutions in resolving disputes arising from the EIA process.
Neutron Scattering Studies of Eco-friendly Functional Materials

mechanisms of structural phase transitions when subject to changes in thermodynamical conditions like: temperature, pressure, and/or composition, particle size and external stimuli like electric/magnetic field etc. In the present work, we report systematic investigation of structural phase transitions with variations in temperature, external pressure and chemical pressure (via compositional modification) using the neutron scattering technique.
Democracy and Civil War 1

Democracy relates closely to civil war. In this chapter, we investigate ten propositions: Democracy is negatively related to the onset and severity of civil war and positively to duration. Democracy relates to civil war through an inverted U-curve: semi-democracies are most prone to violence. Political instability is positively related to civil war. The curvilinear effect of democracy on civil war persists even when controlling for political instability. Civil war occurs more frequently in conjunction with elections. The effect of democracy on civil war is more pronounced for government conflicts than for territorial conflicts. The effect of democracy on civil war is stronger for developed countries. A politically different neighborhood is positively related to civil war. The negative effect of democracy on civil war is more pronounced for inclusive types of democracy. These relationships are generally strengthened after the end of the Cold War. Using two different measures of democracy, we test these hypotheses on the Uppsala/PRIO conflict data. Overall, we find democracy to be strongly related to civil war, with the results for severity being the most robust.
FEATURES ASSOCIATED WITH PRECIPITATION EVENTS LEEWARD THE ANDES

Synoptic and regional-scale conditions associated with precipitation events leeward the Andes in Argentina are studied. Anomaly patterns of mid-tropospheric circulation in conjunction with local precipitation are analysed from Tartagal (about 20oS) to Ushuaia (about 55oS) mainly along the longitude 70oW east of the Andes Cordillera in order to examine the anomaly circulation behaviour and seasonality, and also to detect spatial coherence and geographical differences in anomaly patterns having place in precipitating situations. A number of studies have described the circulation features in subtropical and midlatitudes around South America and associated anomalies with precipitation (Aceituno, 1988; Minetti and Sierra, 1989) Garreaud and Rutllant, 1996). In this study, the circulation features in the South American troposphere associated with precipitation occurrence events east of the Andes are analysed using biserial-composite fields prepared from ECWMF operational numerical analyses. Emphasis has been placed on the geopotential anomalies in the middle troposphere in the austral cold and warm seasons and the distinct circulation patterns that appear in the north–south direction. A variable wavetrain pattern of anomalies extends from Western South Pacific Ocean to the north or northeast depending on the specific site examined. It is worth noting that each one of the regional synoptic map-pattern classifications investigated is appropriate or of exclusive use for the corresponding surface station. There exist separate classification systems for each in situ precipitation, thereby, different responses for each station. Notwithstanding, north of Malargüe (about 40oS) there seem to be regional anomaly patterns in connection with precipitation occurrence substantially different, and perhaps independent from an
Business Process Re-Engineering In Automobile Industry : A Case Study Of Ford Motor Company

Business Process Re-engineering (BPR) is an essential change in the processes and structure of any company. That change can be related to work force, business processes, IT infrastructure, etc. In this case study, the focus towards BPR was restricted to the changing regime of FORD Motor Company since 1900s. A critical evaluation of Ford was made with the help of Situation-Actor-Process and Learning-Action-Performance (SAPLAP Analysis), Strength, Weakness, Opportunities and Threat (SWOT Analysis), Political, Economic, Social, Technological, Environmental, Social (PESTEL Analysis) and Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA). The results revealed that Ford is a very dynamic company which changes as per the requirement of the market. Repeated BPR activities helped the company in remaining the world leader till date.
Performance-Oriented Kinetic Façade Design Based on Interworking between Physical and Digital Models

Kinetic façades, which respond to changing environmental conditions or user demands, require a design process different from that of traditional static building components. For performance-oriented design of kinetic façades with dynamic movements, interworking between the physical model and the digital model via physical computing is advantageous. Even though the digital model can control the actuators of the physical model in real-time, the two models cannot correspond with each other, due to physical conditions including material properties and the surrounding environment. For accurate evaluation performance, the shape and motion of the physical model needs to be reflected in the digital model. This study aimed to devise a motion-capture-based system of interworking between the physical and digital models. The motion-capture data of the physical model can be used for verification of the deviation between it and the digital model and, based on its shape, for optimization of Kinetic façade operation.
Evaluation of consistency between the Eta model and HadAM 3 P global model

Abstract The regional climate model prepared from Eta WS (workstatio n) f recast model has been integrated over South America with the horizontal resoluti n of 40 km for the period of 19601990. The model was forced at its lateral boundaries by the ou tputs of HadAM3P. The data of HadAM3P represent simulation of modern climate with the r esolution about 150 km. In order to prepare climate regional model from the Eta forecas t model multiple modifications and corrections were made in the original model as well as new pro gram blocks were added. The run of climate Eta model was made on the supercomputer SX-6. T he detailed analysis of the results of dynamical downscaling experiment includes an in vestigation of a consistency between the regional and AGCM models as well as of ability of the regio nal model to resolve important features of climate fields on the finer scale than that resolve d by AGCM. In this work the results Centro de Previsão de Tempo e Estudos Climáticos/Instituto Nacional de Pesquisas Espaciais, Cachoeira Paulista, SP, Brazil, (pisnitch@cptec.inpe.br). Additio nal affiliation: A.M. Obukhov Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Russian Academy of Sciences, Moscow, Russia.
Chemical composition and fermentation characteristics of sugar cane silage enriched with detoxified castor bean meal

This experiment was designed to evaluate the effects of the inclusion of detoxified castor bean meal (CM) content on the chemical-bromatological composition, as well as the fermentation characteristics and dry matter losses of sugarcane silage. The treatments consisted of four levels (0, 7, 14 and 21% natural matter) of addition of castor bean meal. The design was completely randomized, with five replicates. The material was ensiled in PVC silos of 50-cm in height and 10-cm in diameter, which were opened after 60 days. The density of fodder maintained in the silos was equal to 750kg of natural matter/m 3 . In order to quantify the gas and effluent losses, the silos were weighed at the beginning and at the end of the experiment. The addition of castor bean meal has increased the levels of DM and crude protein and reduced the levels of neutral detergent fiber, N-NH3, ethanol, and gas and effluent losses from silages, but did not affect pH values. During ensiling, alcoholic fermentation was controlled with the inclusion of the additive.
Co-inoculation of Burkholderia cepacia and Alcaligenes aquatilis enhances plant growth of maize ( Zea mays ) under green house and field condition

The synergistic effect on phosphate solubilization of singleand co-inoculation of two phosphate solubilizing bacteria, Burkholderia cepacia (C1) and Alcaligenes aquatilis (H6), was assessed in liquid medium and maize plants. Co-inoculation of two strains was found to release the highest content of soluble phosphorus (309.66 μg/mL) into the medium, followed by single inoculation of B. cepacia (305.49 μg/mL) and A. aquatilis strain (282.38 μg/mL). Based on a plant growth promotion bioassay, co-inoculated maize seedlings showed significant increases in shoot height (75%), shoot fresh weight (93.10%), shoot dry weight (84.99%), root maximum length (55.95%), root fresh weight (66.66%), root dry weight (275%), and maximum leaf length (81.53%), compared to the uninoculated control. In a field experiment, co-inoculated maize seedlings showed significant increases in cob length (136.92%), number of grain/cob (46.68%), and grain weight (67.46%) over control. In addition, single inoculation of maize seedlings also showed improved result over control. However, there was no significant difference between single inoculation of either bacterial strains and co-inoculation of these two bacterial strains in terms of phosphate solubilization index, phosphorous release, pH of the media, and plant growth parameters. Thus, single inoculation and co-inoculation of these bacteria could be used as biofertilizer for improving maize growth and yield.
NUTRITIONAL POTENTIAL OF FENUGREEK SUPPLEMENTED BREAD WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO ANTIOXIDANT PROFILING

The recent era has witnessed the coinage of lifestyle related malfunctions due to poor dietary habits, altering lifestyles and elevated consumption of refined and processed foods. The prevalence of metabolic dysfunctions has identified as a dominating factor for unhealthy living. In this regard, herbs and spices are in limelight to develop certain products that improve the health status besides provision of basic nutrition (Liu et al., 2007; Sethi et al., 2008). Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum) locally known as methi, is a member of legume family originated from Asia and South Eastern Europe while presently it is ubiquitous in Pakistan, India and Egypt (Betty, 2008). Globally, fenugreek leaves and seeds powder are recommended in food formulations and serve as medicinal herb, coffee alternative, insect repellent in grain storage & employed in fragrance manufacturing industries (Ahari et al., 2009The fenugreek seeds contain 25.2-30.1% protein, 7.2-9.3% lipids, 20.1-25.3% insoluble fiber, 20.430.2% galactomannan and 5.3-7.3% saponins along with ample amounts of volatile oils, free amino acids, mucilaginous fiber and flavonoids (Raju and Bird, 2006). It contains lysine & L-tryptophan rich protein, mucilaginous fiber and other important chemical constituents such as sapogenins, saponins, nicotinic acid, coumarin, phytic acid, fenugreekine, trigonelline and scopoletin that are supposed to be for its beneficial health effects. Phenolic compounds, for instance, through their antioxidant activity, are hypothesized to have cancer suppressing ability. It also comprises alkaloids of pyridine-type, generally trigonelline (0.21-0.35%), choline (0.51%), carpaine and gentianine, the flavonoids; apigenins, orientin, quercetin, rutin, free amino acids; such as hydroxyisoleucine, histidine, arginine & lysine, minerals; iron & calcium and glycosides that yield steroids on hydrolysis i.e. tigogenin, yamogenin and neotigogenin (Mehrafarin et al., 2010). Flour containing fenugreek seeds powder has good attribute for bakery products and now a day's wheat flours have been supplemented with fenugreek seeds for achieving better results in developing number of food menus (Hooda and Jood, 2004). The present study was planned to evaluate the nutritional & antioxidant worth of fenugreek grown in Pakistan and to develop functional bread with the addition of fenugreek seeds powder.
SIPS development method and busbar splitting scheme supported by PMU technology

Research presented in this paper is part of the idea for developing smart transmission grid (STG) supported by system integrity protection schemes (SIPS) based on phasor measurement unit (PMU) technology. The main objective of SIPS is to monitor the state of power transmission networks in real-time and if needed in emergency cases to undertake advanced actions. Contribution of this paper is new SIPS development method and busbar splitting scheme supported by synchronized phasor measurement technology (SPMT). Proposed method gives detail description how to develop SIPS through several steps, as well as the simulation of their operation. It is based on heuristic approach and detailed AC power flow analysis. Busbar splitting scheme is described through its activity and initiation conditions in this paper. Initiation model is given in the form of graphical representation with its releasing and blocking conditions. Developed method application to the IEEE 14 busbar system is given after its defining. Carried out tests show that developed method can mitigate potential overloads of the observed network part by using suggested busbar splitting schemes. Keywords—smart transmission grid, power system analysis, system integrity protection schemes, synchronized phasor measurement technology
Antibacterial Study of Copper Oxide Nanoparticles synthesized by Microemulsion Technique

Monoclinic CuO nanoparticles were synthesized by microemulsion technique. XRD, TEM and FT-IR techniques were used to characterize the nanoparticles. Antibacterial activity of CuO nanoparticles were tested against bacterial strains S. epidermidis, S. aureus, E. faecalis, and M. luteus using the agar diffusion method. Minimum Inhibitory Concentration (MIC) of these four bacterial strains S. epidermidis, S. aureus, E. faecalis, and M. luteus were found to be 0.1, 0.2, 0.6 and 0.8 μg/ml, respectively. KeywordsAntibacterial activity, FTIR, TEM, Nanoparticles, XRD.
Implementation of Cooperative Learning Model Jigsaw to Improve Student Learning Outcome

Jigsaw learning as a cooperative learning method by economic learning improve academic skills and students result learning. This research aims: 1) to know the implementation of Jigsaw Technique as a learning economic methodology, 2) to know the effectiveness learning of Jigsaw technique by improve of student learning result on the concept of economic learning. The research subject is the students class VIII that consists of 20 students in Junior High School, Maros District, South Sulawesi, Indonesia. This research is a qualitative research where the type is Classroom Action Research. This research is conducted in dua cycles. The results of this classroom action research show the students activity showed there has been an improve in the students' learning activities in value avarage Cycle I at 57,5% and Cycle II improve by 85,5%. Based the results research that result learning students improve through the use of cooperative learning model of Jigsaw. Keyword: Jigsaw Learning Models, learning outcomes -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of Submission: 23-01-2019 Date of acceptance: 07-02-2019 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
FanWing -- Developments and Applications

1 Abstract FanWing is an aircraft configuration that uses a simple cross-flow fan mounted in the wing to provide both distributed propulsion and augmented wing lift at very low flying speeds. One of the current flight-test vehicles has been modified to accept both a novel OHS twin-tail arrangement and a new wing section and this has shown both increased flight stability and reduced drag, leading to significantly higher cruise speeds. The good slow flight capability, inherent safety and relatively quiet propulsion of the FanWing rotorcraft could fit well with cargo operations close to urban areas. A comparison with aircraft and helicopters showed that the recent developments of the FanWing concept could now uniquely offer short-field performance close to that of helicopters and tilt-rotor aircraft, but with operating economies close to that of conventional aircraft.