Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Customer-Engineer Relationship Management for Converged Communi

Thanks to the advent of converged communications services (often referred to as ‘triple play’), the next generation Service Engineer will need radically different skills, processes and tools from today’s counterpart. Why? in order to meet the challenges of installing and maintaining services based on multi-vendor software and hardware components in an IP-based network environment. The converged services environment is likely to be ‘smart’ and support flexible and dynamic interoperability between appliances and computing devices. These radical changes in the working environment will inevitably force managers to rethink the role of Service Engineers in relation to customer relationship management. This paper aims to identify requirements for an information system to support converged communications service engineers with regard to customer-engineer relationship management. Furthermore, an architecture for such a system is proposed and how it meets these requirements is discussed.
Characterization of 16SrII group phytoplasmas associated with alfalfa (Medicago sativa) witches’ broom disease in diverse areas of Iran

Alfalfa witches’ broom (AWB) is one of the most important alfalfa diseases in Iran. To characterize 16SrII group phytoplasmas associated with this disease, symptomatic and asymptomatic plants were collected during 2013-2015 and subjected to direct and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using P1/P7, R16mF2/R16mR2 and R16F2n/R16R2. PCR amplicons of ~1.8, ~1.4 and ~1.25 kb respectively, were obtained only from all symptomatic plants. Restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) analysis of R16F2n/R2 amplicons showed that the phytoplasma associated with AWB disease were members of 16SrII group subgroups 16SrII-D and -C. Blast analysis of these amplicon sequences and sequence homology of collected strains and strain sequences retrived from GenBank (AWB strains Chahgeer, Juyom and Bushehr) confirmed that AWB phytoplasmas collected from Bafg, Ardakan, Bahabad and Herat (Yazd province), Nikshahr (Sistan-Baluchestan), Bam, Zarand, Jiroft (Kerman province), Bushehr (Bushehr province), Tabas (South Khorasan province), Jowkar (Hamedan province) and Zardenjan (Esfahan province) cluster with phytoplasma strains enclosed in the 16SrII-D subgroup, while AWB strains from Chahgeer (Yazd province) and Juyom (Fars province) cluster with phytoplasma strains in the 16SrII-C subgroup. Based on these results the predominant strains of 16SrII phytoplasmas associated with AWB disease in Iran were classified in the 16SrII-D subgroup. In Ashkezar and Abarkouh in Yazd province entire alfalfa farm was infected with witches’ broom disease. In 3 year alfalfa stands in Ashkezar alfalfa farms were plowed due to high incidence of the disease.
Assessment of genetic relationships of some cultivars of Asian pears (Pyrus pyrifolia Nakai) with some native pears of Northern Iran using SSR markers

New several genotypes are found in the forests of the eastern Guilan province that are morphologically more like the Asian pears and have also some agronomical important traits such as very large, high quality of fresh fruits, and relative resistant to fire blight disease. In the present study, eleven microsatellite markers were used to assess the genetic relationships between these Iranian genotypes Asian pears. The UPGMA cluster analysis located the 20 genotypes into two main groups. The first main group had two subgroups including seven native genotypes and commercial Asian pears. The second group also had two subgroups involving the interspecific hybrids of Asian and European pears, and Bartlett pear. We were found a major population of the Asian pears that were grown in the northern forests of Iran and it seems that these forest are secondary centre of origin of Asian pear.
Integrated solutions for total asset management through “RIVANS”

Purpose Examine the extent of integration in delivering value from design and construction (DC) activities for total asset management (TAM) and operations post-completion. DC and operations and management (OM) are both addressed. The problem owners are those in roles and organisations responsible for integrating DC with OM. The purpose of this paper is to show the extent of integration between actors along the project lifecycle. Relationally integrated value networks (RIVANS) provide the conceptual lens for the analysis. Design/methodology/approach A mixed method approach was used. A questionnaire survey and semi-structured interviews were employed. Findings There is a lack of engagement between DC and OM. The trend is moving counter to integration. BIM is not found to be a technical solution. Research limitations/implications The mixed method helps extend the RIVANS perspective. Further research to understand and support integration is needed, especially qualitative research to provide greater granular understanding. Practical implications The identified trend away from integration poses management challenges in delivery and for sustainability in use. Supply chains engage specialists, yet internal and inter-organisational collaboration require management attention to value creation. This includes the DC-OM interface. Both sides can benefit from increased engagement. Social implications Infrastructure and property provision will continue to fall short of user and environmental functionality without improved integration. Originality/value A contribution to the project and asset management interface is made, showing low integration, disengaged asset management. BIM is unable to plug the gaps. The RIVANS analytical lens provides a perspective for improvement.
Characterizing Cirrus Clouds for Their Impact on Airborne Defensive Laser Systems

Abstract : This study describes the collection of field measurements of cirrus clouds during an eleven-month period over Hanscom AFB, MA, and how those measurements were used to estimate laser transmittance through the cirrus. Using ground-based radar and lidar measurements as a reference, it is shown that radiosonde observations can better detect the presence and geometric attributes of cirrus layers than can geostationary satellites. In comparing satellite retrievals of ice particle size and ice water content with radar/lidar retrievals, the satellite-retrieved effective particle size and ice water content were less than the radar/lidar retrievals. The radar/lidar geometric thickness retrieval of the cirrus is less due to the vertical extent being limited to the higher base and lower top detected by the radar-lidar tandem. Cirrus properties from the case with the smallest optical depth were used in three laser extinction models. Results from all three indicated that a significant power loss occurs as the laser beam propagates through the cloud layer. It seems that knowing cirrus location is more important than knowing the optical properties in laser operations support.
A relational framework for interpreting anaphora

In this paper we present a novel way to resolve indirect or bridging anaphora which gives us a richer interpretation then the current frameworks. The new framework uses the core set of relations that have been used to describe compound noun generation. We firstly argue that the linguistic processes of compound noun generation and the use of NP anaphora are based on a common relational framework. In order to validate this theory we used human annotators to interpret indirect anaphora from naturally occurring discourses. The annotators were asked to classify the relation between an anaphor and the antecedent into relation types that have been previously used to describe the relation between the modifier and the head noun of a compound noun. We obtained very encouraging results with a Fleiss’s κ value of 0.66 for inter-annotation agreement. This compares well with other similar annotation experiments for relation interpretation in compound nouns. The annotation results strongly indicate that anaphora and noun compounds are based on very similar relational framework, hence should treated the same.
Scale-Dependent Browsing Patterns on Canada Yew (Taxus canadensis) by White-Tailed Deer (Odocoileus virginianus)

Canada yew (Taxus canadensis) is a clonal shrub that forms discrete patches and was formerly an important component of forest understories in much of northeastern North America. Following Euro-American settlement, Canada yew has been extirpated or reduced in abundance throughout much of its former range, particularly in the USA; winter browsing by white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) has been implicated as responsible for much of its decline. Little is known about the factors affecting deer browsing intensity on Canada yew. We examined factors related to browsing intensity on Canada yew across three spatial scales in 29 forest stands in Michigan, USA. Browsing intensity on stems was related principally to two factors acting simultaneously across multiple spatial scales. Browsing intensity was negatively related to amount of Canada yew at the scale of the forest stand and negatively related to distance from the edge of Canada yew patches, effectively creating refugia from browsing. The browsing patterns we observed suggest that yew exists in two alternate stable states: (1) as loose aggregations of small stems or (2) large, dense patches of large stems. The implications of changes in deer density or snow cover to the probability of local persistence of Canada yew are discussed.
TESTING THE VALIDITY OF PURCHASING POWER PARITY FOR ASIAN COUNTRIES DURING THE CURRENT FLOAT

Previous studies on purchasing power parity (PPP), using unit root tests, have tested either the null hypothesis of a unit root or the null of stationary real exchange rate. It has been argued that using either approach is insufficient to confirm the existence or non-existence of PPP. To strengthen inferences made about a series, the two approaches should be applied within the same study. In contrast to previous studies undertaken to test PPP in developing countries, this paper tests PPP for a sample of developing countries in the Asian financial crisis countries during the current float. The paper applies the ADF and PP tests to test the null of a unit root and the newly developed KPSS test to test the null of stationarity. The null of a unit root can be rejected for Indonesia, Korea and Thailand. We cannot reject the null of stationarity for all countries except for Singapore. Joint testing of both nulls confirms stationarity for Indonesia and Korea. The impact of the Asian financial crisis on the behavior of the real exchange rates in the crisis countries is examined using Perroni¯s unit root test that accounts for potential structural breaks. The results indicate evidence of stationarity for Indonesia, Korea, Malaysia, and Thailand.
Interactive comment on “ Automated classification of the atmospheric circulation patterns that drive regional wave climates ” by J .

1. To analyze the characteristics of freak waves the authors use data from some buoys. The number of buoys, their location in the coastal zone, the duration of data registration are not described in the manuscript. It is known that freak waves occur at some moments of time at some points in the space. These anomalously large waves exist short time and then disappear. If several buoys are used, it is clear that they do not register all the freak waves, but a part. Among six freak waves (Table 3), 4 freaks are observed for geopotential pattern CP03 . The number of freak waves in Table 3 is small. It is difficult to do statistical conclusions using six events. According data presented in Table 3 one can not say anything about what pattern is most preferred for the appearance of freaks. May be not all freak waves are accounted? Or buoys are located at wrong place. If, for example, all the freak waves have been taken into account, the most pre-
Attracting Attentive Academics: Paper, Person or Place?

We analyze the drivers of presence (size of audience) and participation (number of questions asked) in parallel sessions at a large economics conference, using the annual meeting of the German Economics Association in 2012 as a case study. We find that the location of the presentation is at least as important for the number of academics attending a talk as the combined effect of the person presenting and the paper presented. Being a presenter in a late morning session on the second day of a conference, close to the place where coffee is served, significantly increases the size of the audience. Single-authored papers with long titles as well as those by junior researchers attract significantly fewer attendees. When it comes to asking questions, location becomes less important, but smaller rooms lead to more questions being asked (by women). Younger researchers as well as very senior researchers attract more questions and comments. There are also interesting and sizable gender effects. Women attend research sessions more diligently than men (at any point in time only half of the registered male economists compared to nearly two-thirds of female economists are attending a session), but seem to ask fewer questions than men. Men are less likely to attend presentations on health, education, welfare, and development economics than women. Our findings suggest that strategic scheduling of sessions could ensure better participation at conferences. Moreover, different behaviors of men and women at conferences might contribute to the lack of women in senior scientist positions.
Sequential organ failure assessment score as prognostic marker in critically ill patients in a tertiary care intensive care unit

Introduction: Sepsis is one of the most important causes of mortality in the intensive care setting. An effective predictor of prognosis of sepsis is required to assess morbidity and mortality of this condition. In this study, sepsis in the intensive care unit (ICU) of a tertiary care hospital was evaluated, with specific reference to clinical features and causative organisms. The sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score was calculated to assess the severity of sepsis and multi-organ failure at presentation and after 48 h. The correlation of SOFA and mean SOFA scores with outcome was studied. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective, observational, cohort study carried out in a tertiary care teaching hospital. Forty consecutive cases of septicemia were studied. Detailed history, clinical features, and SOFA score was recorded to assess the disease severity at the time of presentation and after 48 h. Inclusion of patients in the study was performed using the American College of Chest Physicians/Society of Critical Care Medicine (ACCP/SCCM) definition of sepsis. Two sample t -test and 95% confidence interval (CI) for difference of mean was applied. Results: When the SOFA score was P = 0.0989, t value: 1.69, Mean difference: 2.12, 95% CI: 0.41-4.665). Patients with SOFA score P t value: 4.332, mean difference: 4.39, 95% CI: 2.34-6.44). Hence, the predictive value for mortality of SOFA score was better at 48 h than at presentation. Conclusions: Sequential assessment of organ dysfunction in ICU at presentation and at 48 h is a good indicator of prognosis. Both mean and highest SOFA scores are particularly useful predictors of outcome, independent of the initial score. A high SOFA score at 48 h of presentation predicts an increased mortality rate.
Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi Sensu Lato Genospecies in Ixodes ricinus Ticks from Recreational Areas of Silesia Częstość występowania genogatunków Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato w populacji kleszczy Ixodes ricinus na terenach rekreacyjnych województwa śląskiego

Background. Lyme borreliosis is a multisystem disorder caused by the genetically diverse spirochetes Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato. Different species of pathogenic Borrelia are able to cause various symptoms. Borrelia is transmitted to humans by ticks. Objectives. The aim of the study was to analyze the prevalence of B. burgdorferi s.l. genospecies in Ixodes rici− nus ticks. Material and Methods. PCR−RFLP analysis of the flagellin gene was performed. The study was conducted in recreational areas of Silesia (Tarnowskie Gory administrative district). Results. Eleven monoinfections and two dual infections were detected: six (40.0%) were infected with B. burgdor− feri sensu stricto, five (33.3%) with B. garinii, and four (26.7%) with B. afzelii. Two of the analyzed ticks were infected simultaneously with B. burgdorferi s.s. and B. garinii. Conclusions. Investigations of the prevalence of B. burgdorferi s.l. genospecies in tick populations of recreation− al areas are a basis for evaluating the risk of infection. Moreover, the PCR−RFLP technique is an easy and rapid method for genotyping Borrelia species (Adv Clin Exp Med 2006, 15, 6, 1003–1008).
A Review: Scheduling in Grid Environment

Grid computing came into being and is currently an active research area. One motivation of Grid computing is to aggregate the power of widely distributed resources, and provide non-trivial services to users. To achieve this goal, an efficient Grid scheduling system is an essential part of the Grid. Rather than covering the whole Grid scheduling area, this survey provides a review of the subject mainly from the perspective of scheduling algorithms. In this review, the challenges for Grid scheduling are identified. Then various Grid scheduling algorithms are discussed from different points of view, such as static vs. dynamic policies, objective functions, applications models, adaptation, QoS constraints, and strategies dealing with dynamic behavior of resources, and so on.
Biophysical modeling of larval Baltic cod (Gadus morhua) growth and survival

A coupled hydrodynamic�trophodynamic individual-based model of drift and feeding was utilized to analyze the intra- and inter-annual variability in growth and survival of cod (Gadus morhua) larvae in the central Baltic Sea. Highly temporally and spatially resolved simulated flow fields were used to investigate the potential drift of larval cod from the centre of spawning effort in the Bornholm Basin towards their nursery areas through temporally resolved three-dimensional idealized prey fields. Stomach content analyses of larval cod from the Bornholm Basin revealed calanoid copepod nauplii and early copepodite stages to be the preferred prey organisms. The results of the model runs indicate that larval cod changed from a nonlimited to a food-limited stage because of the strong decrease in abundance of the calanoid copepod Pseudocalanus elongatus during the last two decades. The modeling study revealed retention and dispersal from the main spawning ground to be a key process influencing larval survival. When P. elongatus was available in the prey fields, high cod larval survival rates occurred in spring and early summer. In contrast, when P. elongatus was not available, hatched larvae had only high survival probabilities later in the year or if they were transported into shallower coastal regions.
Handbook of the Uncertain Self

This Handbook explores the cognitive, motivational, interpersonal, clinical, and applied aspects of personal uncertainty. It showcases both the diversity and the unity that defines contemporary perspectives on uncertainty in self within social and personality psychology. The contributions to the volume are all written by distinguished scholars in personality, social psychology, and clinical psychology united by their common focus on the causes and consequences of self-uncertainty. Chapters explore the similarities and differences between personal uncertainty and other psychological experiences in terms of their nature and relationship with human thought, emotion, motivation, and behavior. Specific challenges posed by personal uncertainty and the coping strategies people develop in their daily life are identified. There is an assessment of the potential negative and positive repercussions of coping with the specific experience of self-uncertainty, including academic, health, and relationship outcomes. Throughout, strategies specifically designed to assist others in confronting the unique challenges posed by self-uncertainty in ways that emphasize healthy psychological functioning and growth are promoted. In addition, the contributions to the Handbook touch on the psychological, social, and cultural context of the new millennium, including concepts such as Friedman’s "flat world," confidence, the absence of doubt in world leaders, the threat of terrorism since 9/11, the arts, doubt and religious belief, and views of doubt as the universal condition of humankind. The Handbook is an invaluable resource for researchers, practitioners, and senior undergraduate and graduate students in social and personality psychology, clinical and counseling psychology, educational psychology, and developmental psychology.
THE PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS OF WRF ON GHI PREDICTION IN TWO DIFFERENT REGIONS OF TURKEY

The Performance Analysis of WRF on GHI Prediction in Two Different Regions of Turkey The aim of this study is to 72 hour forecast of hourly global horizontal irradiation (GHI) using WRF model and to analyze the effect of parameterization on model performance for the two different periods including clear sky and cloudy conditions. Particularly, GHI forecast evaluation was carried out for the periods of August 20-23, 2011 as clear sky condition and May 8-11, 2011 as partly cloudy condition. Performance of the WRF model using different radiation, microphysics and boundary layer parameterization configurations was verified against ground observations.
Study of indole acetic acid and antioxidant defense system of wheat grown under sewage water

Effect of 10 and 20 ppm of indole acetic acid (IAA) with 50 and 100% concentrations of sewage water (SW) collected from Sanjay Nagar channel of Bareilly city, U.P. India on wheat cultivars (PBW 343) was investigated in soil. There were seven treatments including control, each with three replicates. Uptake of heavy metals such as Pb, Zn, Cu and Fe by wheat grains was determined at physiological maturity. Levels of enzymatic (SOD, CAT & GR), non-enzymatic (Carotenoid & Proline) activities and heavy metals were significantly (p<0.01 or p<0.001) higher in 100% as compared to 50% SW treatments. However, significant (p<0.001) increase in SOD, CAT, GR, Carotenoid and Proline was observed in wheat plant irrigated with SW+20 ppm IAA followed by SW+10 ppm IAA and SW as compared to control. Further, uptake of Pb by wheat grains found to decrease significantly (p<0.05) in 20 ppm as compared to 10 ppm IAA with SW. Uptake of Zn, Cu and Fe was also found to decrease significantly (p<0.01 or p<0.001) in SW with IAA as compared to uptake by wheat grains irrigated with SW only.
Fundamental Researches on Laser Powered Propulsion

An open-nozzle type air-breathing propulsion powered by a RP laser and a cavity type thermal thruster powered by a CW laser have been investigated at the university of Tokyo. The energy conversion from the laser pulse to the thrust work in RP laser propulsion has been estimated by plasma expansion measurement, CFD simulation, and engine cycle analysis. As for the CW laser thruster, energy balance in a thrust chamber has been evaluated by experiment and computation, and methods to improve the performance have been discussed. Dual focusing was tested as one example.