Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Shoreline changes and high-energy wave impacts at the leeward coast of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles)

Supralittoral coarse-clast deposits along the shores of Bonaire (Netherlands Antilles) as well as increased hurricane frequency during the past decade testify to the major hazard of high-energy wave impacts in the southern Caribbean. Since deducing certain events from the subaerial coarse-clast record involves major uncertainties and historical reports are restricted to the past 500 years, we use a new set of vibracore and push core data (i) to contribute to a more reliable Holocene history of regional extreme-wave events and (ii) to evaluate their impact on shoreline evolution. Multi-proxy palaeoenvironmental analyses (XRF, XRD, grain size distribution, carbonate, LOI, microfossils) were carried out using nearshore sedimentary archives from the sheltered western (leeward) side of Bonaire and its small neighbour Klein Bonaire. In combination with 14C-AMS age estimates the stratigraphy reflects a long-term coastal evolution controlled by relative sea level rise, longshore sediment transport, and short-term morphodynamic impulses by extreme wave action, all three of which may have significantly influenced the development of polyhaline lagoons and the demise of mangrove populations. Extreme wave events may be categorized into major episodic incidents (c. 3.6 ka [? ] BP; 3.2–3.0 ka BP; 2.0–1.8 ka BP; post-1.3 ka [? ] BP), which may correspond to tsunamis and periodic events recurring on the order of decades to centuries, which we interpret as severe tropical cyclones. Extreme wave events seem to control to a certain extent the formation of coastal ridges on Bonaire and, thus, to cause abrupt shifts in the long-term morphodynamic and ecological boundary conditions of the circumlittoral inland bays.
Behavioral Empowerment Determinants Artisanal Fishermen in East Kalimantan Indonesia

This study aims to determine the effect of Individual Characteristics, Culture and Attitudes Toward Fishermen Intentions and Behavior Empowerment Artisanal Fishermen (Studies in East Kalimantan Province). The research was conducted in the coastal areas of East Kalimantan Province which includes East Kutai, Bontang and Kutai Kertanegara, the number of respondents 237 households fisheries which are artisanal fishermen. Analysis tools to test this hypothesis using Partial Least Square with SmartPLS software. The results showed that the Individual Characteristics positive and no significant effect on intention to empower themselves. Fishermen culture positive and significant effect on the intention to empower themselves. Attitude positive and significant effect on the intention to empower themselves. Individual characteristics negative and no significant effect on Behavioral empowerment. Fishermen culture positive and significant impact on Behavioral empowerment. Attitude significant and negative effect on Behavioral empowerment. Intention positive and significant effect on Behavioral empowerment. Conclusion The results of this study are the first is the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) can not be applied to the intention of behaving that have an impact on personal interests such as to empower themselves, the second is the empowerment of Conduct will not be formed if not met the requirements to behave (enabling factors). Keywords: Determinants, Behavior empowerment and Artisanal Fishermen
Strength grading of wet Norway spruce side boards for use as laminations in wet-glued laminated beams

Strength grading of Norway spruce side boards in the wet state was investigated. For a sample of 58 boards of dimensions 25×120×3000 mm3, density and dynamic modulus of elasticity in the axial direction, MOEdyn, were determined in the wet state. The boards were then split into two parts and the procedure of determining MOEdyn was repeated both before and after the boards were dried to a target moisture content of 12 %. Tensile strength of the split boards was finally measured and its relation to MOEdyn for both split and unsplit boards determined. The investigation also included an evaluation of a so called reversed lamination effect on the stiffness caused by the splitting of boards into two parts. The results show that strength grading of split boards in the wet state could give just as good results as grading performed after drying. The coefficient of determination between MOEdyn in wet and dried states was as high as R2=0.92, and the relation between MOEdyn in the wet state and tensile strength in the dried state, σt, was of the same order (R2=0.55) as the relation between MOEdyn in the dried state and σt (R2=0.52). Regarding the reversed lamination effect on the stiffness of split boards, it was found to be of low order.
Use of Psychophysiological Measurements in Communication Research: Teachings from Two Studies of Corporate Reputation

In this paper we evaluate the possibilities psychophysiological study of emotions can offer to communication research, main focus being on studies of organizational reputation. We briefly discuss the study of emotion in communication sciences and then describe the experimental protocol for studying reputation and emotions with the psychophysiological methods and offer some empirical results from our first experiments. The results obtained from studies reviewed in this paper show that reputation is at least partly emotional appeal and hence can be measured on an individual level through bodily reactions. Secondly, the results show that the valence of company-related content (e.g., news) also has emotional implications and thus consequences. After presenting the studies we discuss our findings and reflect our observations during the research collaboration from two different perspectives: methodological and theoretical.
Variable Structure Compensation PID Control of Asymmetrical Hydraulic Cylinder Trajectory Tracking

A novel variable structure compensation PID control, VSCPID in short, is proposed for trajectory tracking of asymmetrical hydraulic cylinder systems. This new control method improves the system robustness by adding a variable structure compensation term to the conventional PID control. The variable structure term is designed according to sliding mode control method and therefore could compensate the disturbance and uncertainty. Meanwhile, the proposed control method avoids the requirements for exact knowledge of the systems associated with equivalent control value in SMC that means the controller is simple and easy to design. The stability analysis of this approach is conducted with Lyapunov function, and the global stability condition applied to choose control parameters is provided. Simulation results show the VSCPID control can achieve good tracking performances and high robustness compared with the other control methods under the uncertainties and varying load conditions.
SP IV 2007-305 Making Normative Meaning Accountable in International Politics

Making Normative Meaning Accountable in International Politics If cultural practices shape experience and expectations, they need to be identified and made accountable based on empirical research. Drawing on international relations (IR) theory, international law and normative democratic theory this article develops a framework approach to studying the contested meaning of norms in international politics under conditions of constitutionalisation beyond the nation-state. The goal is to formulate observations and identify a design for empirical research, which is suitable to examining the “invisible constitution” of politics, that is, the individually held associative connotations which inform contested interpretation of normative meaning. To do so, the article is organised in two parts. Part I derives research assumptions and hypotheses from the literature. It turns to the distinction of types of norms and conditions of norm contestation in section 1, identifies research assumptions and hypotheses in section 2, argues to bring culture back into constitutionalism in section 3, and summarises the guiding question of convergence, divergence, or diffusion of normative meanings in section 4. Part II then focuses on research operationalisation. Section 5 elaborates on the rationale of the research framework and type of enquiry. Section 6 highlights the method of interview evaluation. Section 7 identifies the research indicators including type of social group to be interviewed, fundamental norms that are likely to be contested, domestic political arenas in which the social groups operate, and issue areas linked with core constitutional norms. Section 8 summarises the case study’s design and procedure. Antje Wiener •Making Normative Meaning Accountable v
Postural variables in girls practicing volleyball

Postural variables in girls practicing volleyball Study aim: To assess body posture of young female volleyball players in relation to their untrained mates. Material and methods: A group of 42 volleyball players and another of 43 untrained girls, all aged 13 - 16 years were studied with respect to their body posture indices by using computer posturography. Spinal angles and curvatures were measured, and asymmetry and body posture type were assessed. Body height and mass, BMI and body fat content (by bioimpedance technique) were determined. Results: As compared with untrained girls, the volleyball players were more slender, the positions of shoulders and pelvis being more symmetrical, and shoulder blades and waist triangles were more asymmetrical. Volleyball players were predominantly kyphotic, their lumbar lordosis was flattened and head protruded, especially in those having longer training experience. Conclusions: The observed asymmetries brought about by unilateral training loads and progressing thoracic kyphosis call for applying corrective and/or yoga exercises to adolescent female volleyball players.
Rare beauty and charm decays at LHCb

Rare heavy flavor decays are an ideal place to search for the effects of potential new particles that modify the decay rates or the Lorentz structure of the decay vertices. The LHCb experiment, a dedicated heavy flavour experiment at the LHC at CERN. It has recorded the worlds largest sample of heavy meson and lepton decays. The status of the rare decay analyses with 1 fb−1 of √s = 7 TeV and 1.1 fb−1 of √s = 8 TeV of pp –collisions collected by the LHCb experiment in 2011 and 2012 is reviewed. The worlds most precise measurements of the angular structure of B 0 → K *0 μ + μ − and B + → K + μ + μ − decays is discussed, as well as the isospin asymmetry measurement in B → K (*) μ + μ − decays. The first evidence for the very rare decay Bs 0 → µ + µ − is presented together with the most stringent upper exclusion limits on the branching fraction of decays of B 0 , D 0 and K s 0 mesons into two muons. This note finishes with the discussion of searches for lepton number and lepton flavor violating τ decays.
INTRODUCIR TÍTULO RESPETANDO COLOR INTRODUCIR Nombre autores BIBLIOTECA FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS

In this paper we try to explain differences in the average price of domestic water supply services in Spain, paying special attention to the effects of privatisation of the service on price levels. We base our empirical analysis on the application of a `treatment effects' model on a sample of 53 major urban municipalities. This model accounts for the fact that municipalities do not randomly assign themselves between a group using strictly public ownership and management and a group where all or part of the service has been delegated to a private firm. We find that, once this endogeneity is taken into account, there seems to be a positive and significant effect of privatisation on water price levels. JEL classification: C21, L33, L95
Fraud identification in fishmeal using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)

Fishmeal is an important commercial product that is obtained by processing the bones and whole fish. It can be of great importance to enhance the feeding during the fattening of animals in poultry and livestock. Detection of adulteration in fishmeal with other meats is important for livestock and poultry production, and their health. The aim of this study was to identify fraud and adulteration in fishmeal products using polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique in Iran. Fishmeal samples of 124 were collected from manufacturers and examined for presence of poultry and ruminants meats. Total DNA was extracted from fishmeal samples and PCR was performed for gene amplification of meat species. Out of 124 fishmeal products examined 9 (7.25%), 4 (3.22%) and 16 (12.9%) samples contaminated with bovine, sheep and chicken, respectively. These findings showed few adulterations in used fishmeal in Iran. The PCR is an effective and rapid technique with high accuracy that can be used to detect and prevent fishmeal adulterations. Key words: Fishmeal, adulteration, PCR.
A simple non-destructive method for estimating aboveground biomass of emergent aquatic macrophytes

The aim of this study was to test the relationship between different morphological variables with the biomass of the emergent aquatic macrophytes Crinum americanum and Spartina alterniflora . We obtained the "individual" aboveground area and the "individual" height of the plants specimens of different sizes and development stages, collected in the Itanhaem River Estuary (SP, Brazil). The plants were dried in a laboratory oven and weighed to obtain their dry mass. Simple linear regression analysis were applied between the morphological variables and the "individual" dry mass to obtain equations and mathematical models. For C. americanum the model obtained between the biomass and aboveground fraction area showed higher adjustment than the "individual" height one. For S. alterniflora both models showed very similar adjustment values. To the development of the models involving the "individual" height we used only one morphological measure for each "individual" while for the models involving the "individual" aboveground area were necessary to obtain numerous morphological measurements by "individual". The chosen morphological variables are valuable plant traits to estimate the aboveground biomass of the emergent aquatic macrophytes C. americanum and S. alterniflora . However, considering the models adjustment and the time consuming the "individual" height is a more efficient metric to estimate the biomass for the species in question.
Detection of insertion/deletions (indels) of the ATBF1 gene and their effects on growth-related traits in three indigenous goat breeds

Abstract. The AT motif-binding factor (ATBF1), also known as zinc finger homeobox 3 (ZFXH3), is necessary for activating the POU1F1 gene; thus, the ATBF1 gene greatly affects the grow traits in animals. The objective of this work was to explore novel indel (insertion/deletion) variations and their associations with growth traits in three native Chinese goat breeds. Two indels within the ATBF1 gene were found in the Shaanbei white cashmere goat (SWCG; n=581), the Guanzhong dairy goat (GZDG; n=334) and the Hainan black goat (HNBG; n=270) for the first time using 12 pairs of primers. Association analysis revealed that the P1-12-bp indel was consistently correlated with the body height of the three breeds, and individuals with ID (insertion/deletion) and DD (deletion/deletion) genotypes had a higher body weight than the II (insertion/insertion) genotype (P=0.036); the P11-6-bp indel was consistently correlated with chest circumference and hip width of the three breeds. Moreover, these two loci were associated with other several growth-related traits in different breeds. Hence, these findings indicated that the goat ATBF1 gene had marked effects on growth traits and the growth-trait-related loci, which would contribute to improving the growth-related traits of local breeds in the goat industry by implementing marker-assisted selection (MAS).
Preprocessing and Content/Navigational Pages Identification as Premises for an Extended Web Usage Mining Model Development

From its appearance until nowadays, the internet saw a spectacular growth not only in terms of websites number and information volume, but also in terms of the number of visitors. Therefore, the need of an overall analysis regarding both the web sites and the content provided by them was required. Thus, a new branch of research was developed, namely web mining, that aims to discover useful information and knowledge, based not only on the analysis of websites and content, but also on the way in which the users interact with them. The aim of the present paper is to design a database that captures only the relevant data from logs in a way that will allow to store and manage large sets of temporal data with common tools in real time. In our work, we rely on different web sites or website sections with known architecture and we test several hypotheses from the literature in order to extend the framework to sites with unknown or chaotic structure, which are non-transparent in determining the type of visited pages. In doing this, we will start from non-proprietary, preexisting raw server logs.
Drain current injection circuitry for enabling the use of super-junction MOSFETs in a 5kW bidirectional DC-DC converter

The paper assesses the potential of employing super-junction MOSFETs in a high efficiency and low cost bidirectional DCDC converter for application in electric vehicle systems. Super-junction MOSFETs have a very low conduction loss, however, their poor intrinsic diode recovery behaviour and high output capacitances means that switching losses can be high in voltage source converters. A drain current injection technique is presented that can be used to mitigate the poor switching characteristics and thus realise excellent power conversion efficiencies. Experimental results are given for a circuit operating at 400V, 5kW and 25kHz and the means of achieving a power conversion efficiency >99% is outlined.
Caulerpa prolifera stable isotope ratios reveal anthropogenic nutrients within a tidal lagoon

Mapping of the nutrient content and isotopic composition of the native, rooted, green macroalga Caulerpa prolifera and the seagrass Cymodocea nodosa was conducted in the summer of 2006 within the inner Bay of Cadiz , SW Spain. Isotope values of suspended solids from aquaculture (δ 15 N = 9 ± 0.88) and urban effluent (δ 15 N = 7 ± 1.97) were similar to the isotopic composition of the macrophytes (δ 15 N range 3.4 to 8.1), suggesting the influence of anthropogenic nutrient sources throughout much of the bay. The N content of tissues (C. prolifera 3.0 to 4.9%; C. nodosa 1.8 to 3.0%) was highly associated with their isotopic composition, indicating that nutrient supply strongly influ- enced plant stoichiometry. Distance from the source, i.e. variation in water column nutrient concen- tration, which was also highly correlated with median current velocities (0.03 to 0.18 m s -1 ) and to a lesser extent benthic light dose (1.8 to 10.7 mol quanta m -2 d -1 ), appeared to determine the mass transfer of N to the benthos. Significantly lower values of C. nodosa N content and δ 15 N hint at the role strong gradients in environmental conditions may play in promoting the stable coexistence of seagrasses and C. prolifera within the bay. C. prolifera was a useful indicator species that, via the analysis of its tissue composition, can provide a highly effective tool to aid in the management of nutrient inputs within shallow, coastal zones.
Evaluating the impact of display medium (Virtual Reality Head Mounted Display vs. Screen Display) on perceived user experience and aesthetic value within virtual hotel environments

This study aims to understand the impact of display medium on affective and cognitive perceptions within virtual environments. Virtual reality (VR) has become a popular design visualization tool, and head-mounted displays (HMDs) offer a potentially distinctive way of displaying VR environments. As HMDs become increasingly accessible, industry leaders are beginning to explore their use as a design prototyping, visualization, and communication tool. Before HMDs become a new medium for visualization, it is imperative to understand the perceptual and user experience (UX) differences between HMDs and screen displays. In the present study, participant’s rate perceived aesthetic value, spatial presence, and affective reactions (i.e. emotions) after touring two virtual hotel environments, one on a stereoscopic HMD, and one the second on a 65” 4K Ultra HD (UHD) screen display. Using a 2 (display medium types) X 2 (displayed environments) within subject’s design, this study was conducted in a lab experiment with 80 participants, split between design and nondesign backgrounds. Randomization of both the hotel environment and display medium reduced any potential carryover effects between environments and displays. Within each hotel environment, participants toured a series of three interior perspectives. After exiting each hotel, participants completed a questionnaire measuring UX and perception variables. UX, i.e. process, variables (spatial presence and affective reactions) were measured through the MEC-Spatial Presence Questionnaire, self-assessment manikin (SAM), and semantic differential. An expanded version of the visual properties questionnaire measured aesthetic value. The effect of display medium across all variables, environments, and disciplines are explored and recommendations for future HMD specific applications are suggested.
The organic nature and atmosphere-climate dependency of nitrogen loss from forest watershed ecosystems

In this dissertation I describe how coupled internal cycling and external forcing from the atmosphere and climate can regulate the dynamics of nitrogen (N) loss from forest watersheds. I address three major gaps in our understanding of the global N cycle: 1) the role of dissolved organic N (DON) in internal N cycling in low-N ecosystems; 2) The influence of atmospheric pollution on DON production and loss from forests; and 3) the inherent climate sensitivity of forest N cycling and loss. In chapter 2, I present the results of a study of DON spiraling that showed enormous capacity for stream microorganisms to immobilize and transform organic nutrients. Although most DON in surface waters is highly refractory products of SOM dissolution, this study revealed very tight internal cycling of DON at the sediment interface and suggested significant production of DON in the hyporheic zone. Most remarkably, this DON was not expressed in stream waters, supporting the idea that watershed DON losses would have been higher in the absence of pronounced benthic demand. The experiments also suggested that coupled dynamics between DOC and DON spiraling may be altered under conditions of elevated N supply. Chapter 3 challenges the idea that soil organic matter (SOM) and its dissolved products are stoichiometrically static as N pools accumulate. Using a broad geographic survey of forest streams, I show that DON losses increase as a consequence of N pollution and that this occurs through a disproportionate enrichment of N on dissolved organic matter rather than alteration of soil and dissolved carbon dynamics. These results have implications for N limitation in forests and aquatic systems. In particular, DOC: DON ratios of DOM draining N-saturated forests were strikingly low suggesting possible increases in DOM bioavailability with increasing N supply. Chapter 4 provides insight into how local forest nutrient cycles may be organized by synchronous global-scale climate-atmosphere dynamics. This study of long term (30 yr) hydrochemistry from reference forest watersheds provides an integrated example of the overall climate sensitivity of N cycling and underscores the importance of complex synergies between simultaneous vectors of global change. Results from this study argue that the combined influence of N pollution and warming are likely to have pronounced long-term effects on ecosystems globally.