Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A proposed image stitching method for web-based panoramic virtual reality for Hoseo Cyber Museum

It is always a dream to recreate the experience of a particular place, the Panorama Virtual Reality has been interpreted as a kind of technology to create virtual environments and the ability to maneuver angle for and select the path of view in a dynamic scene. In this paper we examined an efficient method for Image registration and stitching of captured imaged. Two approaches are studied in this paper. First, dynamic programming is used to spot the ideal key points, match these points to merge adjacent images together, later image blending is used for smooth color transitions. In second approach, FAST and SURF detection are used to find distinct features in the images and nearest neighbor algorithm is used to match corresponding features, estimate homography with matched key points using RANSAC. The paper also covers the automatically choosing (recognizing, comparing) images to stitching method.
Satisficing Choice Procedures

A challenging issue in modern choice theory is how to enrich the kind of data available to the researcher along with our understanding of the decision-making process. We propose an axiomatic characterization of the ‘satisficing’ heuristic under various informational structures. In particular we examine the cases in which search behavior is both observable, partially observable, and unobservable. We also investigate behavioral definitions of preference and satisfaction and establish uniqueness results. Finally, we relate our framework to several well-known existing models.
Turbo-Gallager Codes: The Emergence of an Intelligent Coding Scheme

In 1948, C. Shannon developed fundamental limits on the efficiency of communication over noisy channels. However it is only in 1993 (about half a century later) that Berrou, Glavieux and Thitimajshima developed turbo codes and demonstrated performance close to that limit. Overnight, much of the algebraic coding techniques of the pre-turbo era were rendered obsolete. Turbo codes employ iterative algorithms and focus on exchange of soft (or probabilistic) information. Shortly after, it was recognised that another class of codes developed by Gallager in 1963 shared all the essential features of turbo codes, including sparse graph-based codes and iterative message-passing decoders. Today, both turbo codes and low-density parity-check codes are largely superior to other code families and are being used in an increasing number of modern communication systems including 3G standards, satellite and deep space communications. However, the two codes have certain distinctive characteristics that differentiate them. This work proposes a blend of the two technologies, yielding a code that we nicknamed Turbo-Gallager or TG Code. The code has additional “intelligence” compared to its parents. It detects and corrects the so-called “undetected errors” and recovers from individual decoder failure by making use of a network of decoders. Keywords : TG codes, message-passing algorithms, low-density parity-check codes, turbo codes, bipartite graphs
Polarization profiles of polyvinylidene fluoride films polarized by a focused electron beam

The depth profiles of the polarization in films of polyvinylidene fluoride (PVDF) as well as in vinylidene‐fluoride–trifluoroethylene (VDF‐TrFE) copolymer films polarized by a focused electron beam were investigated using the piezoelectrically generated pressure step method. The dominant polarization exhibits a broad maximum inside the film. The position of this maximum depends not only on the energy of the incident electrons but also on the material parameters of the sample. Close to the surface exposed to the electron beam we have in addition observed a small secondary maximum of opposite polarization (amounting to about 1 mC/m2). A qualitative model is presented for the poling of films of PVDF and its copolymers with TrFE by focused electron beam accounting for most of the observed features. The application of electron beams for the poling of ferroelectric films allows the production of piezoelectric bimorphs. By using a well‐focused electron beam also ferroelectric domains of very small lateral dimensions can be created which could become important for ferroelectric data storage.
Spatial behaviour and activity patterns of the water shrew Neomys fodiens in the field

Ten radioactive tracking sessions of individual European water shrews Neomys fodiens (Pennant, 1771) were done in order to compare water shrews with terrestrial shrews, such as Crocidura russula (Hermann, 1780), and Sorex coronatus Millet, 1828. Activity patterns, space use and home range size were studied. Each tracking session lasted 24 hours and the sessions were made between April and December from 1982 to 1985
Expression and structural studies of nucleic acid binding cytidine deaminases

Activation Induced Deaminase (AID) and the APOBEC3 proteins are nucleic acid cytidine deaminases (CDs) which play critical roles the immune system. These proteins bind both single-stranded -DNA (ssDNA) and -RNA (ssRNA) and catalyze deamination of ssDNA cytidines, the mechanisms mediating said binding events are poorly understood and their study has proven troublesome due to the difficulty of working with these proteins. Due to a lack of success in using AID in biochemical and structural analyses we turned to another CD, the Brassica oleacra var. capitate cytidine deaminase putative tRNA CD (BOCD). BOCD was selected due to predicted structural homology to other nucleic acid binding CDs and its immune functioning. I have determined the structure of BOCD crystallographically and analyzed it against other CD structures. BOCD will be useful for studying nucleic acid interactions of CDs and may be useful for engineering of more soluble nucleic acid CDs.
Management of chickpea wilt caused by Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. ciceri.

Chemical seed treatment with Thiram (0.15%) + Carbendazim (0.1%) is proved to be the most effective against Fusarium oxysporium f. sp. ciceri. In vitro evaluation of Trichoderma sp. against F. oxysporium f. sp. ciceri revealed the positive cumulative effect of Trichoderma viride + Trichoderma harzianum + Trichoderma hamatum in respect to the percent inhibition of the test fungus. Pot culture studies revealed that the soil application of T. viride (@ 25 kg/ha) as the most effective in reducing the incidence of chickpea wilt. Soil amendment with groundnut cake is proved to be effective against F. oxysporium f. sp. ciceri followed by neem cake. Genetic diversity already existing in pigeon pea germplasm lines can be exploited for breeding wilt resistant chickpea varieties. Thus, chickpea wilt incited by F. oxysporium f. sp. ciceri being soil borne disease could be managed by the integration of various practices like using resistant varieties, seed treatment with chemicals, seed and soil application of bioagents and amendment of soils with oilseeds cakes.
Clustering based Architecture for Software Component Selection

The component-based software engineering (CBSE) consists of component selection, qualification, adaptation, assembly and updating of components according to the requirements. The focus of this paper is software component selection only. Now-a-days many selection processes, techniques and algorithms are proposed for this task. This paper presents generalized software component selection architecture using clustering. The architecture is divided into four tiers namely Component Requirements and Component Selection Tier, Query and Decision Tier, Application logic tier with Clustering and Component Cluster Tier. The architecture offers manifold advantages like i) presenting a generalized architecture where the existing techniques can be applied, reducing the search space for the component selection. ii) It also illustrates the usage of clustering in the software component selection without the need for pre-specification of number of clusters and considering more than two features while clustering. iii)The cluster validation is performed to check the correctness of the clusters. This complete selection process is validated on a representative instance of set of components.
THE ROLE OF LOCAL ELECTED OFFICIALS IN THE MAKING OF LEADER LOCAL ACTION GROUPS IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

Local elected officials in practice exercise political leadership by their involvement in partnerships and their status on the local cooperation scene. The implementation of the LEADER programme, in terms of project selection, reveal that this political leadership has taken over this model of local development, which it sees as an instrument for updating public amenities and services and a source of legitimacy for its action. The configuration of local action groups is examined via the membership of the partnerships and analysis of networks of stakeholders, on the basis of empirical research.
Indoor Navigation Baseline System Report-June 2011

This report documents the theory, implementation, and performance of the baseline indoor navigation system as of June 2011. This date was chosen for a report because it marks the first time the HexaKopter flew without any direct input from the motion capture system. There are many improvements yet to be made in the performance of the system at this time, but it flies. Capturing our understanding of our system as it currently stands by means of this report should provide the basis for those future improvements.
Geospatial study on Morphometric characterization of Tapi micro watershed of Asirgarh, Burhanpur District, MP, India

The results clearly indicate relations among various morphometric attributes of the basin and help to understand their role for delineating groundwater potential zones for the sustainable development of the region. By utilizing the remote sensing and GIS techniques, various maps have been prepared to delineate the groundwater potential zones for the sustainable development of the Tapi micro watershed . The drainage network in the study area is dendritic to sub-dendritic which indicates the influence of lithology and terrain on drainage pattern.
PRIVACY PRESERVING INDUCTION OF DECISION TREES FROM GEOGRAPHICALLY DISTRIBUTED DATABASES

When applying contemporary decision tree construction techniques, such as the commonly used ID3 algorithm, to situational input stored in geographically distributed databases, several problems can arise from the construction process. Previously developed construction algorithms require a complete and local dataset from which a decision tree can be built. This means that all data stored in distributed databases must be transferred to a common site. The danger in this transfer is obvious if the data itself is innately sensitive. The privacy preserving methods described in this thesis will nullify all problems posed from the need to transfer distributed data to a common location before decision tree construction can begin. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS I would like to thank my family for their undying support throughout my educational career, my wife Joanna for her steadfast love and strength, and Sadie & Koi for always reminding me the important role Computer Science research and Algorithm Design should take in my life.
China’s Patent Protection and Enterprise R&D Expenditure

Based on data from the 2013 National Patent Survey of China, this chapter studies the causal relationship between patent protection and enterprise research and development (R&D) expenditure, and the moderating effect of patent motivation, patent accumulation and patent protection model selection on R&Dpromoting effects. The results show: 1) compared with traditional market motives, strong patent protection is not associated with R&D expenditure for enterprises where motivation is administrative driven or strategy driven; 2) the scale effect of patent accumulation has a significant effect on R&D-promoting effects, while the facilitation effect of patent structure (represented by the proportion of invention patents in the total number of patents) on R&D is not significant; and 3) the use of administrative protection has a positive impact on R&D-promoting effects.
Optimal Location of Distributed Generation Sources and Capacitance of Distribution Network to Reduce Losses, Improve Voltage Profile, and Minimizing the Costs Using Genetic and Harmonic Search Algorithm

Reducing losses and improving the voltage profile have been the main objectives of electrical power system designers. One of the suggested solutions for achieving these goals is the use of parallel capacitors and distributed generation sources in distribution systems. A location that is optimized for DG installation may not be the best place to minimize losses in improving the system voltage profile. In this paper, determining the optimal location of the dispersed generation unit and the capacitive bank with the goal of optimizing a target function, including losses, improving the voltage profile, and the cost of investment in capacitors and dispersed production. In this paper, IEEE standard 33 buses is considered for simulation, and the results are obtained by using genetic and harmonic search algorithm indicate that DG optimization and capacitor with a target function in which the loss reduction and improvement of the voltage profile is considered to reduce costs, reduce losses, and improve the voltage profile, which are remarkable improvements.
Automatic Epipolar Geometry Recovery Using Two Images

Abstract The analysis and recovery of the epipolar geometry is a crucial step to perform a 3D reconstruction of a scene. This work uses two uncalibrated images as input to compute the epipolar geometry of a scene. This is done in two steps: 1. automatically feature points extraction and 2. feature points mapping determination. The feature points from the two images are automatically extracted through the SIFT algorithm. The ICP algorithm is used to compute an initial correspondence among the feature points by comparing their associated information. A novel robust mapping determination algorithm is proposed to speed up the matching process while the accuracy is maintained. The main idea is that the order in which three visible feature points in the 3D are seen must be the same independently of the camera position. The Delaunay triangulation creates coherently oriented triangles from the obtained inliers. Inliers that defined non coherently triangles are removed. The convex hull of the Delaunay triangulation is used to determined a new set of 8 points and a new set of inliers is determined. The proposed algorithm was tested and showed to be robust. Copyright © 2011 IFAC.
Effects of solid lubricants on wire and arc additive manufactured structures

This article reports a systematic study which examines the use of solid lubricants in the sequential deposition and machining of wire and arc additive manufactured parts and characterises the effects of solid lubricants on the microstructure. This article also describes the microstructure developed and the effect on microhardness by manual cleaning of deposited layers with acetone. Mild steel wire consumable electrode G3Si1 with the diameter of 0.8 mm was used. The use of graphite and molybdenum disulphide as solid lubricants in machining was also studied and a scanning electron microscope was used in detecting any form of lubricant contamination. A systematic study shows that a significant amount of solid lubricant contamination can be found in the deposited material. Furthermore, the results indicate that even cleaning of the wire and arc additive manufactured surfaces with acetone prior to the weld deposition can affect the microstructure of the deposited material.
Translation of Rhetoric in Arabic Preposition in the Text of Al-Qur an

Preposition was a word that completes the meaning of the verb and noun in the sentence structure of Arabic. The use of prepositions in Arabic was truly significant in understanding the Arabic text, especially holy texts. The question was why prepositions were used in sentences such, whereas the other joints could also give the same meaning? Article presented an analysis of syntax-semantics of prepositions في Fi and علىcAla in al-Quran al-Karim across science of Arabic rhetoric (Balagha). Data were restricted to partial phrase في الضلال and على الهدى ever discussed by Ibn Athir. There are 29 places in the Quran that mention في الضلال and 6 points for على الهدى. Critical analysis based on the discipline of linguistics is expected to expose the use of prepositions in Arabic from the precision and beauty of the Arabic language itself. Summary of the study suggest that research on elements of the rhetoric says that other reasonable tasks highlighted in subsequent studies.
Scale-dependent habitat use by fall migratory birds: vegetation architecture, floristics, and geographic consistency

Animal habitat selection is a central focus of ecology and conservation biology. Understanding habitat associations in migratory animals is particularly complicated because individuals have variable habitat requirements during the annual cycle, across their geographic range, along migratory routes, and at multiple spatial scales. We studied habitat associations of 16 fall Nearctic–Neotropical migratory land birds at two spatial scales at a stopover site along the northern Yucatan coast to examine scale-dependent habitat use, identify proximate cues shaping birds’ distributions, and evaluate similarities in habitat use between our tropical stopover site and temperate sites. We addressed scale-dependent habitat associations in two ways, by (1) quantifying species’ distributions among and within broad vegetation types and (2) comparing migrants’ associations with architectural gradients between the two spatial scales. We also evaluated the relative importance of vegetation architecture and floristics in explaining migrants’ distributions within broad coastal vegetation types. Bird species were nonrandomly distributed among broadand fine-scale vegetation types, and patterns of habitat use varied between the two scales. Moreover, birds had different preferences for vegetation architecture at the two scales, which may reflect trade-offs between competing demands and/or reduced variation in vegetation at the small scale in our study. These findings illustrate the manner in which spatial scale and range of vegetation variation influence perceptions of animal–habitat associations. Within broad coastal vegetation types birds refined their distributions in relation to architectural and floristic attributes, which provided them with redundant and/or complementary information regarding the distribution of suitable habitat. We suggest that the relative importance of architecture and floristics is likely scale-dependent. Habitat use at our site was similar to that observed at temperate stopover sites for almost all species, indicating that habitat affinities are maintained along the migratory route for these eastern populations despite latitudinal changes in environmental factors. We highlight examples of similar patterns observed in other migratory and nonmigratory animals to illustrate the generality of these patterns beyond en route land birds and our tropical site. We also indicate where we expect to see differences and outline areas of research that merit greater attention in order to advance our understanding of animal habitat selection.
Development of a Framework and Measure for Assessing Principal Change Facilitator Style.

A framework is proposed for describing the underlying dimensions of different styles that principals have as facilitators of change. A measure, the Change Facilitator Style Questionnaire, was developed to assess these dimensions and change facilitator styles. A review of the litera'c.ure suggested an organizing framework of the following dimensions: (1) concern for people; (2) organizational efficiency; and (3) strategic sense. Two poles were determined for each dimension. A six-point Likert-type scale was designed for teacher assessment of each item, and 12 to 14 items were developed for each pole of each dimension. In the fall of 1987, field test packets were prepared or distributed in English and Dutch versions. In all, 679 responses representing 46 schools were received in the United States, with local rates of response varying from 95% to 36%. The field test confirmed the usefulness of the structure, amd items tended to have consistency within each cluster. The next steps in the development of the measure will be to refine the scoring systPm, conduct a validity study, and review the Dutch field study. Two figures describe the styles and dimensions. A 25-item list of references is included. (SLD) **4*********** ***** *** ***** **** ********** ** ******** ***14**************** Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can te made from the original document. *************************************** ***** *** ***** * ***** ******* ***** *
Collaborative Innovation: Exploring the Intersections among Theater, Art and Business in the Classroom

There is a long history of conversations about integrating business and arts-based learning, but they are taking on more urgency today as technology-induced change and global interconnectivity are altering how humans learn, create, and construct new knowledge in unprecedented ways. However, there is much still to be learned about how the disciplines might be integrated and in what ways they can jointly serve the development not only of university students, but of how professional practice itself is defined. Over the past three years, faculty from the Theater and Dance Performance Studies, Art Practice, and Business disciplines at UC Berkeley have collaborated to create a course, Collaborative Innovation, that explores both collaboration and innovation at the intersection of these three fields. This paper presents a framework for a genuinely integrated interdisciplinary class that interweaves personal development and growth with problem framing and solving skills, and diverse-team participation and leadership. Quotes from student reflection papers bring alive the transformational experiences students went through in this course. The integration of socially engaged art, business, and theater/performance through collaborative teamwork tackling important and challenging social problems opens unexpected potential for student development as future contributors to society.
Validation of ray and wave theoretical travel times in heterogeneous random media

We investigate the validity of three theories of seismic tomography by numerical comparison of cross‐correlation travel time shifts of acoustic waves with their theoretical predictions in 3‐D heterogeneous random media. Whenever the characteristic heterogeneity scale length is shorter than half of the first Fresnel zone width, ray‐theoretical travel times yield large discrepancies from the cross‐correlation measurements. Born‐Fréchet kernel theory is valid for small‐scale structures but restricted to weak velocity perturbations. With increasing perturbation strength, neglecting the nonlinearity due to wave path bending in linearized ray and Born theories is no longer eligible. General ray theory accounts for the detour least‐time paths in strongly heterogeneous media, which prominently improves the predicted travel times for intermediate to large scale velocity variations.