Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Customization of gaming technology and prototyping of rehabilitation applications

The field of rehabilitation has recently seen various experimentations with games using interfaces that require physical activity. In order to establish the basis for developments and experimentations with those interactive systems, we propose a rapid prototyping approach using various commercial devices and open source software. To demonstrate this idea, we first show how a simple free game can be adapted to specific needs − for training or use by disabled people − by using different sensors and control modes. Similarly, we show that an open on-line virtual world such as Second Life, although not perfect, offers sufficient conditions for quickly building custom content and testing with usual interactive devices. When presented to these prototyping possibilities, people from the target group (health care professionals, patients, handicapped, families) are able to relate to their needs and to elaborate on the use of such systems. In other words, the availability of a simple prototyping platform with free games and new interfaces already opens the discussion on the design of original rehabilitation applications.
An Examination of the Influence of Organizational Structure Types and Management Levels on Knowledge Management Practices in Organizations

The purpose of this study was to investigate the difference between organizational structure types, and management levels, in terms of perceived levels of knowledge management practices within organizations. Data were collected from a sample of 155 individuals employed in San Diego County by way of a web-based survey, and were analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). The results of the study indicate that the knowledge management practices of knowledge transfer, information filtering, and knowledge culture are influenced by organizational structure type. According to the study, knowledge sharing training is not significantly influenced by organizational structure type. Furthermore, the results of the study indicate there is no significant influence of management level on the knowledge management practices of knowledge transfer, information filtering, knowledge-sharing training, and knowledge culture. In summary, the results of this study solidify the assertion that organizational structure types do influence knowledge management practices.
Asymptotic behavior for doubly degenerate parabolic equatio

We use mass transportation inequalities to study the asymptotic behavior for a class of doubly degenerate parabolic of the form ∂ρ ∂t = div{ρ∇c∗[∇(F ′(ρ)+ V )]} in (0,∞)×Ω, and ρ(t = 0)= ρ0 in {0} ×Ω, (1) whereΩ is Rn, or a bounded domain of Rn in which caseρ∇c∗[∇(F ′(ρ)+V )] ·ν = 0 on(0,∞)×∂Ω. We investigate the cas where the potential V is uniformlyc-convex, and the degenerate case where V = 0. In both cases, we establish an exponen decay in relative entropy and in the c-Wasserstein distance of solutions – or self-similar solutions – of (1) to equilibrium we give the explicit rates of convergence. In particular, we generalize to all p > 1, the HWI inequalities obtained by Ott and Villani (J. Funct. Anal. 173 (2) (2000) 361–400) when p = 2. This class of PDEs includes the Fokker–Planck, the po medium, fast diffusion and the parabolic p-Laplacian equations. To cite this article: M. Agueh, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 337 (2003).  2003 Académie des sciences. Published by Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved. Résumé Comportement asymptotique des équations paraboliques doublement dégénérées. Nous utilisons des inégalités d transport de masse pour étudier le comportement asymptotique des équations paraboliques doublement dégénérées (1), oùΩ est soitRn, ou un domaine borné de Rn auquel casρ∇c∗[∇(F ′(ρ)+ V )] · ν = 0 sur(0,∞)× ∂Ω. Nous examinons le cas où le potentiel V est uniformémentc-convexe, et le cas dégénéré où V = 0. Dans ces deux cas, nous montrons décroissance exponentielle de la différence d’entropies et de la distance de Wasserstein – suivant le coût c – des solutions de l’équation et de sa solution stationnaire, et nous précisons les taux de convergence. En particulier, nous généralison p > 1 les inégalités HWI obtenues dans Otto et Villani (J. Funct. Anal. 173 (2) (2000) 361–400) lorsque p = 2. Cette classe d’équations contient les équations de Fokker–Planck, des milieux poreux et du p-Laplacien.Pour citer cet article : M. Agueh, C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 337 (2003).  2003 Académie des sciences. Published by Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved. E-mail address:agueh@math.ubc. ca (M. Agueh). 1631-073X/$ – see front matter  2003 Académie des sciences. Published by Éditions scientifiques et médicales Elsevier SAS. All rights reserved. doi:10.1016/S1631-073X(03)00352-2 332 M. Agueh / C. R. Acad. Sci. Paris, Ser. I 337 (2003) 331–336
Relevance or Irrelevance of Retention for Dividend Policy Irrelevance

In an interesting recent paper, DeAngelo and DeAngelo (2006) highlight that Miller and Modigliani's (1961) proof of dividend irrelevance is based on the assumption that the amount of dividends distributed to shareholders is equal or greater than the free cash flow generated by the fixed investment policy. They claim that, if retention is allowed, dividend policy is not irrelevant. This paper clarifies and reinterprets DeAngelo and DeAngelo's result: Retention itself has not to do with dividend irrelevance, which holds even in case of retention. The key assumption has to do with the NPV of the extra funds (either retained or raised): If NPV is zero, dividend irrelevance applies. Yet, the dichotomy retention/no-retention is useful, because if agency problems are present, managers tend to retain funds and invest them in negative-NPV projects, and therefore the zero-NPV assumption must be removed, so that dividend irrelevance does not apply any more.
Detection of Bacterial Wilt Pathogen and Isolation of Its Bacteriophage from Banana in Lumajang Area, Indonesia

Bacterial wilt disease on banana is an important disease in Lumajang District and causes severe yield loss. Utilizing bacteriophage as natural enemy of pathogenic bacteria has been widely known as one of the control strategies. This research was aimed at determining the causing agent of bacterial wilt on banana isolated from Lumajang area, to obtain wide-host range bacteriophages against bacterial wilt pathogen and to know the basic characteristic of bacteriophages, particularly its nucleic acid type. Causative agent of bacterial wilt was isolated from symptomatic banana trees from seven districts in Lumajang area on determinative CPG plates followed by rapid detection by PCR technique using specific pair-primer. Bacteriophages were also isolated from soil of infected banana crop in Sukodono District. Morphological observation showed that all bacterial isolates have similar characteristic as common bacterial wilt pathogen, Ralstonia solanacearum. In addition, detection of FliC region in all isolates confirmed that all isolates were R. solanacearum according to the presence of 400 bp of FliC DNA fragment. Moreover, two bacteriophages were obtained from this experiment (RSSKD1 and RSSKD2), which were able to infect all nine R. solanacearum isolates. Nucleic acid analysis showed that the nucleic acid of bacteriophages was DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid).
Numerical Modelling of Fluid Flow and Thermal Phenomena in the Tundish of CSC Machine

The mathematical and numerical simulation model of the liquid steel flow in a tundish is presented in this paper. The problem was treated as a complex and solved by the finite element method. The single-strand slab tundish is used to continuous casting slabs. The internal work space of the tundish was modified by the following flow control devices. The first device was a striker pad situated in the pouring tundish zone. The second device was a baffle with three holes and the third device was a baffle without hole. The main purpose of using these devices was to cause a quiet liquid mixing as well as give directional metal flow upwards which facilitated inclusion floatation. The interaction of flow control devices on hydrodynamic conditions was received from numerical simulation. As a result of the computations carried out, the liquid steel flow and steel temperature fields were obtained. The influence of the tundish modification on velocity fields in the liquid phase of steel was estimated, because these have an essential influence on high quality of a continuous steel cast slab.
An Analysis of the Learning Relationships Amongst Owner/Managers in a Micro-Firm Learning Network - The RIKON Group

Learning networks are clearly cited in contemporary literature as a key means for creating and sustaining competitive advantage in micro-firms. Specifically, national and international research studies acknowledge the importance of micro-firm network-centred learning in the tourism sector, where an integral part of this learning process is the network of relationships participants cultivate through involvement in formal learning programmes of this nature. Despite their importance in the context of small business development, networks have traditionally been relatively neglected as an area of academic study. The paper commences with a comprehensive review of relevant literature while the primary research focuses on the South and South East Tourism Learning Network (TLN) initiative, facilitated by Failte Ireland and Waterford Institute of Technology. Each author is directly involved in the TLN programme as research assistant and academic liaison and pursued an optimum research approach in this regard. Adopting an action research methodology, the authors seek to establish, catalogue and analyse the learning relationships amongst owner/managers within a micro-firm learning network. The authors go on to propose a framework of participant learning in a micro-firm network environment, and offer avenues for further research.
Effects of Online Crowdfunding on Consumers’ Perceived Value and Purchase Intention

Abstract The emergence of online community services and virtual transaction tempest Crowdfunding for purchasing products in advance. Global crowdfunding platforms, with abundant and diverse styles, will lead the newstyle internet startup. For this reason, this study tends to explore the effects of online consumers’ crowdfunding behaviors on perceived value and purchase intention as well as the mediating effects of perceived value on the correlations between crowdfunding and purchase intention. The users of Taiwanese Crowdfunding platforms, Flying V, zeczec, and WeProject, were distributed 300 copies of questionnaires. Having deducted invalid and incomplete ones, total 153 valid copies were retrieved, with the retrieval rate 51%. The research results show: 1. the significant affects of crowdfunding on perceived value, 2. the significant effects of perceived value on purchase intention, 3. the significant effects of crowdfunding on purchase intention and 4. the significant mediating effects of perceived value on the correlations between crowdfunding and purchase intention.
The causality between education and GDP Growth in Asian Countries

This paper investigates the causal relationship between education and GDP in 40 Asian countries by using panel unit root tests and panel cointegration analysis for the period 1970-2010. A three-variable model is formulated with capital formation as the third variable. The results show a strong causality from investment and economic growth to education in these countries. Yet, education does not have any significant effects on GDP and investment in short- and long-run. It means that it is the capital formation and GDP that drives education in mentioned countries, not vice versa. So the findings of this paper support the point of view that it is higher economic growth that leads to higher education proxy. It seems that as the number of enrollments raise, the quality of the education declines. Moreover, the formal education systems are not market oriented in these countries. This may be the reason why huge educational investments in these developing countries fail to generate higher growth. By promoting practice-oriented training for students particularly in technical disciplines and matching education system to the needs of the labor market, it will help create long-term jobs and improve the country’s future prospects.
Size patterns through time: the case of the Early Jurassic ammonite radiation

Abstract The shell size of 1236 ammonite species representing all known Early Jurassic faunas is analyzed. Size patterns are studied for the entire period and then at the biozone scale for the first four stages of the Jurassic (28 Myr), during which ammonites recovered from the crisis at the Triassic/Jurassic (T/J) boundary. Our analysis reveals that (1) a size continuum (normal distribution from “dwarfs” to “giants”) exists for all Early Jurassic ammonites; (2) although there are no sustained trends (e.g., no Cope's rule), the succession is not monotonous and patterns may differ conspicuously from one biozone to the next; and (3) increases and decreases in size range are the most frequent evolutionary styles of size change. The only pattern that can be connected with a particular episode of Early Jurassic ammonite history is the initial increase in size disparity during the first four biozones attributable to phyletic radiation after the T/J crisis. Subsequent correlations with environmental constraints (e.g., sea-level changes), although suspected, cannot be shown.
Age‐ and sex‐related differences in the spatial ecology of a dichromatic tropical python (Morelia viridis)

Despite outnumbering their temperate counterparts, tropical snake species have been poorly studied. Yet, the few tropical species that have been studied show a variety of behavioural traits beyond those described in temperate species. Here we reveal both age and sexual differences in the movements of tropical green pythons (Morelia viridis: Pythonidae). We radio-tracked 27 individuals (17 females and 10 males) for up to 18 months, locating individuals during both the day and night. The home range size for adult females (mean ± SE of 6.21 ± 1.85 ha) was correlated with snout-vent length. Neither adult males nor juveniles had a stable home range. Adult females had stable home ranges that overlapped considerably with those of other females and yellow individuals. Multiple radio-tracked adult males passed through the territory of radio-tracked adult females during the study. Females of all sizes were more likely to change position each day than males. There were no differences between the sexes or size categories in the distances moved in most months, although the variation in movement distances was higher in the dry season than during the wet season. In the wet season (January-March) movement distances increased and these were size- and sex-related. This increased activity may be associated with mate searching. Males of M. viridis may maximize their rate of encountering mature females by roaming rather than maintaining a home range. Juvenile green pythons moved distances equal to adult snakes in most months despite their comparatively small size.
Preserving conformance for GCRA regulated flows

Traffic policing/shaping has been employed at the edge of networks to ensure proper provisioning of network resources and Quality of Service (QoS) guarantees. As shown in this thesis, however, network flows that have been regulated at the network edge based on traffic descriptors, e.g., GCRA, may still become non-conforming in the network core, depending on the packet scheduling algorithm used. Two supplemental schemes to scheduling algorithms are proposed and analyzed in this thesis to ensure conformance for GCRA regulated flows. The first scheme is to add an additional traffic regulator to shape the traffic more aggressively than required constraints before entering the scheduler. The second scheme explicitly computes the eligible departure time for the next packet of each flow in the scheduler. Performance achievable by both schemes, in terms of the percent non-conforming packets and the average delay, are investigated via simulation, when implemented for the First Come First Serve (FCFS) and the Weighted Fair Queuing (WFQ) schedulers. Acknowledgement: This thesis could not be completed without Dr. Yang's consistence and willingness of help. His remarkable insight contributed substantially to the results of this thesis. I would like to express my gratitude and thanks to Dr. Yang for his guidance, advice and help from choosing the topic until the finish of this thesis. I will always be grateful to him for helping me on my first significant research. Also I would like to thanks Dr. Shaaban, and Dr. Cockbum to be the members ofmy thesis committee.
A systematic Literature Review of the extant Body of Knowledge on how to successfully implement Strategy

In order to successfully implement a strategy – a feat that reportedly 70 per cent of organizations fail to do – management must recognize that strategy development and strategy implementation are not two separate activities, but interlinked. While there has been a substantial amount of work on strategy implementation over the past decades, there is no up-to-date literature review that combines these many findings. By systematically reviewing the articles on strategy implementation published in five highly ranked scientific journals, between 1980 and 2015, this paper contributes to reducing the existent gap in the literature. The findings of this study suggest that successful strategy implementation requires a hierarchical, three phase model: Plan, Communicate, and Manage, which managers can consult in order to increase their organizations chances of realizing its strategic vision.
mproving interoperability of catalytic sensors

A huge number of combustible gas leaks occur every year at industrial and home facilities. These leaks may have grave consequences for health, environment and property. In this work we demonstrate the approach for improving the interoperability of catalytic sensors which are widely used in industrial monitoring applications for combustible gas leaks. To ensure methane detection within the broad convailable online 22 July 2015
DEVELOPMENT OF A FLEXIBLE AND ADAPTIVE ROBOTIC CELL FOR SMALL BATCH MANUFACTURING

The development of the manufacturing processes is evolving in parallel with the emergence of new technologies. Until now, robot technology has been very closely linked to the manufacturing of large series, commonly linked to Large Enterprises (LE), due to the need for complex positioning tools and highly skilled robot operators. These circumstances result in extra costs if a change in the product to be processed occurs, which can not be assumed for small batches and thus presents a technological and economical barrier to robotics. To enable robotics to penetrate in this kind of demanding market, a new approach is described that defines a new concept of hyper-flexible cell.
Parallel Implementation of Polygon Clipping Using Transputer

This research describes a parallel implementation of Liang-Barsky clipping algorithm on a pipeline network configuration. The implemented configuration uses pipeline of four transputers and programmed under Occam2 language. In order to achieve the concurrency, to improve the performance and to cut down the hold-ups caused by the calculation of intersection, data buffering is used.
The Grosmont: a complex dolomitized, fractured and karstified heavy oil reservoir in a Devonian carbonate-evaporite platform

The Upper Devonian Grosmont platform in Alberta, Canada, is the world’s largest heavy oil reservoir hosted in carbonates, with 400-500 billion barrels of IOIP at an average depth of about 250 – 400 m. Our study, which aims to aid in thermal recovery of this reservoir, shows that the current reservoir characteristics were created by the succession of five major factors and/or processes: sedimentary stratigraphy, dolomitization, polyphase and polygenetic fracturing, polyphase and polygenetic karstification, and biodegradation. Most of the present porosity and permeability is due to fracturing and karstification.
Epigenetic Study of XIST Gene from Female and Male Cells by Pyrosequencing

목 적: X 염색체 불활성화는 여성과 남성 사이에 X 염색체의 유전자 발현 유지를 위해 여성의 X 염색체 중 하나가 불활성화 되는 현상이다. 이러한 X 염색체 불활성화는 해독되지 않는 XIST 유전자에 의해 조절된다. XIST 유전자는 오직 불활성화된 X 염색체 에서만 발현되고, 활성화된 X 염색체 에서는 발현되지 않는다. 따라서 체세포에서 활성화된 X 염색체의 XIST 유전자는 promoter 부분이 메틸화 되어있고, 불활성화된 X 염색체에서는 메틸화가 거의 되어 있지 않다. 연구방법: 본 연구에서는 정상 여성과 정상 남성의 XIST 유전자의 promoter와 5'-end 지역의 메틸화 차이를 측정하기 위해 정상여성과 남성의 혈액에서 DNA를 추출하여 파이로시퀀싱 (Pyrosequencing) 방법을 통해 XIST 유전자의 총 8부분의 CpG 영역 (-1696, -1679, -1475, -1473, -1469, +947, +956, +971)을 분석하였다. 결 과: 총 8부분의 CpG 영역을 분석한 결과, promoter 부분인 CpG 1-5 영역 (-1696, -1679, -1475, -1473, -1469)에서는 여성과 남성의 메틸화 정도에 차이가 없었다. 그러나 5'-end 부분인 CpG6-8 영역 (+947, +956, +971)에서는 여성이 45.2% 49.9% 44.2%, 남성이 90.6%, 96.7%, 87.8%으로 메틸화 정도가 차이를 나타냈다. 결 론: 따라서 본 연구에 사용한 방법은 XIST 유전자의 메틸화 패턴의 차이를 기존의 방법보다 신속하고 정확하게 분석할 수 있다는 장점이 있기 때문에 유용하게 사용될 수 있을 것이다. 【Objective: X inactivation is the silencing one of the two X chromosomes in female mammals for gene dosage on the X-chromosome between female and male. X inactivation is controlled by X inactive-specific transcript (XIST) gene, untranslated RNA. XIST is expressed only from the inactive X (Xi), not expressed from the active X (Xa). The Xist promoter is methylated on the silent Xist allele on the Xa in somatic cells, and less methylated on the Xist-expressing Xi. We investigated the difference of XIST methylation pattern of the promoter and 5'-region of XIST from male (XY) and female (XX) subjects. Methods: The direct quantification of XIST methylation is required for clinical application of normal XX and XY blood. Methylation percentage of eight CpG sites (-1696, -1679, -1475, -1473, -1469, +947, +956, +971) of XIST gene were diagnosed by pyrosequencing. Results: We directly quantitated the methylation percentage of the promoter and 5'-end of XIST by pyrosequencing. The average methylation percentages at CpG6-8 sites (+947, +956, +971) were 45.2% at CpG6, 49.9% at CpG7, and 44.2% at CpG8 from normal female and normal male were 90.6%, 96.7%, 87.8%, respectively. Nether CpG 1-5sites (-1696, -1679, -1475, -1473, -1469) had any effect on XX and XY. Conclusion: This method is sensitive for quantifying the small percentage change in the methylation status of XIST, and may be used for diagnosis. 】
Interactive comment on “ Comparing solubility algorithms of greenhouse gases in Earth-System modelling ” by V

The second paper by Vieira et al presents two different parameterisations for the solubility of CH4, N2O and CO2 that of Johnson 2010 and the classic Weiss and colleagues empirically derived relationships used widely in GHG science and presented in Sarmiento and Gruber. The paper is rather hard to follow (paragraphs longer than a page. . .) and there are a few non sentences and other minor typographical errors which I will not raise here.
Dairy Disaggregation and Joint Production in an Economy-Wide Model

We examine the impact of dairy disaggregation and joint production on trade liberalisation outcomes in an economy-wide model. Depending on parameterisation, our model includes either (i) a single dairy commodity, (ii) several dairy commodities without joint production or (iii) several dairy commodities with joint production. In a numerical application, we consider the removal of US tariffs on dairy exports from New Zealand (the world’s largest dairy exporter). We show that failing to account for joint production when dairy commodities are disaggregated leads to misleading results. Our preferred dairy production function differs from those used in other applied trade models. Our analysis can be used to determine when accounting for joint production in other sectors is important.