Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
SAFE EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT AS AN OBJECT OF PEDAGOGICAL DESIGN

Purpose of the study: The main task of this research is to analyze the scientific points of view on a safe educational environment. Methodology: When writing this scientific work, an analysis was conducted of various sources (scientific monographs and publications) on the topic of creating a safe educational environment. Such methods as analysis and synthesis were used, a systematic approach to data analysis was also applied. Main Findings: The pedagogical reflection of safety is focused on the problem of providing safe conditions for the reproduction of a viable generation, which actualizes the need for the special design of a safe educational environment for students and the preparation of bachelors of education in this direction. The need to design an educational environment to ensure the safety of students stems from their lack of ability to ensure personal safety and the targeted educational priorities in reproducing a viable generation. Novelty/Originality of this study: The design of a safe educational environment in its turn is regarded as a special creation of opportunities for human self-development, which involves the introduction of innovations in the organization of the educational process to minimize risks to physical, mental and social well-being, as well as to ensure the quality of education.
Detailed Assessment of an Innovative Combined Gas-Diesel Injector for Diesel Ignited High-pressure Gas Direct Injection Combustion Concepts

Diesel ignited high-pressure gas direct injection combustion concepts (gas-diesel combustion concepts) enable the use of gases with low methane numbers at a high compression ratio and consequently high thermal efficiency while keeping emissions of unburned hydrocarbons and thus methane very low. Woodward L’Orange GmbH has developed an advanced combined gas-diesel injector concept for high-speed applications of the gas-diesel combustion process. This paper assesses a prototype of this injector based on comprehensive investigations on an LEC injection rate analysis system and a high-speed single-cylinder research engine with a displacement of approximately 6 dm3. First, the challenges and requirements of fuel injection for gas-diesel engines are discussed and the investigated gas-diesel injector and the assessment methodology are introduced. Next, the injector is characterized based on the results of the measurements on the LEC injection rate analysis system. The total gas injection rate of all gas nozzle holes of the injector in relation to different operating parameters is analyzed as well as deviations in the injection characteristics of the individual nozzle holes and shot-to-shot fluctuations. Based on the results of the injector validation on the singlecylinder research engine, the benefits of exploiting the maximum permissible gas injection pressure of 500 bar are assessed and the use of hydrogen-enriched natural gas compared to natural gas is evaluated with regard to engine performance and emissions. Finally, the influence of the injector behavior on the engine results is discussed. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org) CIMAC Congress 2019, Vancouver Paper No. 179 Page 3
Proximal Middle cerebral artery Occlusions: Prevalence, enabling Factors, and clinical Outcome

Citation: Kaesmacher J, Huber T, Lehm M, Zimmer C, Bernkopf K, Wunderlich S, Boeckh-Behrens T, Manning NW and Kleine JF (2017) Isolated Striatocapsular Infarcts after Endovascular Treatment of Acute Proximal Middle Cerebral Artery Occlusions: Prevalence, Enabling Factors, and Clinical Outcome. Front. Neurol. 8:272. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2017. 00272 isolated striatocapsular infarcts after endovascular Treatment of acute Proximal Middle cerebral artery Occlusions: Prevalence, enabling Factors, and clinical Outcome
A correction method of the wall-slip effect in a cone-plate rheometer

The flow of the investigated fluid in a measuring system of a rheometer – a capillary or a slit between rotating parts – may be disturbed by anisotropic behavior of the fluid near the wall. This phenomenon, so-called wall slip, often takes place in concentrated suspensions and solutions of linear polymers and introduces experimental errors to measurement results. There are methods of correction of these errors in the case of capillary and coaxial cylinders measuring systems. In the cone and plate system the correction seems to be more difficult because the width of the gap between cone and plate changes along the radius and thus the influence of the wall slip on the shear stress varies along the radius in an unpredictable and complicated manner. This dependency of the shear stress on the distance from the axis underlies the presented method of correction of experimental results obtained in the cone and plate system. The method requires several series of measurements of shear stress vs. shear rate performed using one measuring set, at various degrees of filling the gap.
Jointly Learning to See, Ask, Decide when to Stop, and then GuessWhat

We augment a task-oriented visual dialogue model with a decision-making module that decides which action needs to be performed next given the current dialogue state, i.e. whether to ask a follow-up question or stop the dialogue. We show that, on the GuessWhat? game, the new module enables the agent to succeed at the game with shorter and hence less error-prone dialogues, despite a slightly decrease in task accuracy. We argue that both dialogue quality and task accuracy are essential features to evaluate dialogue systems.1
Behavior change in noise-producing activities – a model

More than 1.2 million people in Switzerland suffer from road traffic noise exceeding the threshold limits. Also many everyday activities are a source of noise. Creating noise and suffering its effects, is the individual. Therefore aside from technical improvement and government policies, a potential for noise reduction is assumed using motivation of the individual for noise reducing behavior. Because of poor knowledge in annoyance research regarding interventions, a theoretical psychological model was constructed to explain the change of noise-producing behavior. The model is based on a review of the existing theories in the field of general and environmental psychology, and is adapted to the noise topic. Groups of theories reviewed were motivation models, behavioral enaction models and multi-stage models for explaining behavior change. The new ‚Change of Noise-Producing Behavior (CNB)’ model consists of five stages the individual passes through, from creating a motive to actively cause less noise, to maintain an altered behavior. The model starts with a motivation stage followed by behavior selection stage, behavior planning stage, and behavior implementation stage and ends with the maintenance stage. Within each stage, stage-related processes influenced by different variables occur, which enable transition to the next stage or lead to falling back to the previous one. In a next step, the elements of the model have to be re-examined regarding their suitability and completeness by conduction of empirical research. The validated model will help to increase the overall understanding of individual and social processes related to individual behavior causing noise as a byproduct. With this knowledge future strategies can be developed to motivate noise-reducing behavior.
Development and application of an analysis method for Schottky spectra

In dieser Arbeit wird die Datenanalyse eines Experiments behandelt, welches 2008 am Speicherring ESR der GSI in Darmstadt, Deutschland, durchgefuhrt wurde. Darin wurden Elektroneneinfang-Zerfalle von Ionen mit nur einem einzigen Elektron im Speicherring untersucht. Zeitaufgeloste Schottky Massenspektrometrie wurde verwendet um Informationen uber die Ionen zu erhalten und Zerfalle zu beobachten. Im Rahmen der Masterarbeit wurde ein neues computergestutztes Analyseverfahren fur diese Schottky Spektren entwickelt. Der Schwerpunkt lag darin, die Sensibilitat fur die Ionen im Schottky-Rauschen zu optimieren und Zerfallszeiten moglichst genau festzustellen. Die Analyse besteht aus der Extraktion der Schottky Spektren, Auffindung von Spuren in den zeitlich aufeinander folgenden Schottky Spektren, welche ein Indikator fur das Vorhandensein von Ionen sind, und einer maximum likelihood Methode um daraus Zerfallszeiten zu extrahieren. Die Haufigkeitsverteilung dieser Zerfallszeiten wurde mit einem unbinned likelihood Algorithmus gefittet. Fur viele Aspekte der Analyse und dem Verstandnis der Zerfallskurven wurden Simulationen durchgefuhrt, welche sich mit verschiedenen Aspekten der Analyse und der Zerfalls-Kurven beschaftigen. Das Hauptaugenmerk lag dabei auf der Optimierung von Parametern und der Fehlerabschatzung. In fruheren Experimenten mit ahnlichen Rahmenbedingungen fand man eine Schwingung im exponentiellen Zerfallsgesetz. In der Masterarbeit wurde versucht, diesen Effekt im Zusammenhang mit dem Jod-Experiment zu untersuchen. Nach der vollen Analyse konnte eine solche Oszillation nicht eindeutig in den Jod-Daten von 2008 festgestellt werden. Allerdings konnte der Grund dafur der geringe Umfang des Datensatzes sein.
Production and characterization of a putative T-cell marker in hybrid surubim catfish Pseudoplatystoma corruscans (Agassiz) x Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum (Linnaeus)

A monoclonal antibody against hybrid surubim thymocytes and circulating T-cells (PST 33) was produced and characterized. The mAb was obtained by immunizing mice with isolated membrane molecules of hybrid surubim thymocytes, and whole thymocytes. Flow cytometric analysis showed that mAb PST 33 reacted with 87.5% of the thymocytes, 34.1% of circulating, 19.1% of pronephros, and 36.6% of spleen lymphoid cells. Immunohistochemistry demonstrated that PST 33-immunoreactive cells are mostly present in the medullar region of the thymus, and in the vicinity of arterioles spread throughout the parenchyma of the spleen. PST 33 appeared as a suitable marker for immunohistochemistry, and should prove useful in studying the ontogeny of surubim immune system. Immunogold labeling revealed that PST 33 cells were lymphoid-like cells. Morphologically they appeared as small lymphocytes with a high nucleus/cytoplasm ratio. Western blotting of non-reduced membrane lysates showed that PST 33 reacted with
Socio-Technical Perspectives On Cybersecurity: Nigeria’s Cybercrime Legislation In Review

: This paper is an attempt to analyze Nigeria‘s principal cybercrime legislation from social, technical and legal perspectives in a bid to highlight some perceived gaps, which may hamper the expected goals of the law. An exploratory narrative-textual case study approach is adopted in this paper and emphasis is made on some grey areas identified in the law. The points discussed include the concept of critical national infrastructure vis-à-vis critical infrastructure, and the responsibilities of some vital agencies and ministries. A careful review of the legislation in comparison with international best practices showed some inadequacies owing to supposedly undefined scope of application. Consequent upon the foregoing, this paper concludes that while the principal legislation on cybercrime is praiseworthy, there is need to amend the extant law to provide for a more robust legislation that is both reactionary and effectively proactive in promoting other spheres of cybersecurity.
Briefing paper

Indonesia’s commitment to reduce emissions by 26%-41% from BAU (Business As Usual) was initially announced in Pittsburgh during a meeting of states grouped in G20 in September, 2009. The announcement of the commitment was met with warm welcome from the states of G20, even from the international community hoping that the commitment would change the dynamics of the climate change negotiation for the better.
Development of a Three-Dimensional Fully Nonlinear Potential NumericalWave Tank for aHeaving BuoyWave Energy Converter

-e hydrodynamic performance of a vertical cylindrical heaving buoy-type floating wave energy converter under large-amplitude wave conditions was calculated. For this study, a three-dimensional fully nonlinear potential-flow numerical wave tank (3D-FNPNWT) was developed. -e 3D-FN-PNWTwas based on the boundary element method with Rankine panels. Using the mixed Eulerian–Lagrangian (MEL) method for water particle movement, nonlinear waves were produced in the PNWT. -e PNWTcan calculate the wave forces acting on the buoy accurately using an acceleration potential approach. -e constant panels and leastsquare gradient reconstruction method were applied to regridding of computational boundaries. An artificial damping zone was employed to satisfy the open-sea conditions at the end free surface boundaries. -e diffraction and radiation problems were solved, and their solutions were confirmed by a comparison with previous studies. -e interaction of the incident wave, floating body, and power take-off (PTO) behavior was examined in the time domain using the developed 3D-FN-PNWT. From comparison, the difference between the conventional linear analysis and the nonlinear analysis in large-amplitude waves was examined.
Unpaired Kidney Exchange: Overcoming Double Coincidence of Wants without Money

We propose a new matching algorithm -- Unpaired kidney exchange -- to tackle the problem of double coincidence of wants without using money. The fundamental idea is that "memory" can serve as a medium of exchange. In a dynamic matching model with heterogeneous agents, we prove that average waiting time under the Unpaired algorithm is close to optimal, substantially less than the standard pairwise and chain exchange algorithms. We evaluate this algorithm using a rich dataset of kidney patients in France. Counterfactual simulations show that the Unpaired algorithm can match 57% of the patients, with an average waiting time of 440 days (state-of-the-art algorithms match about 34% with an average waiting time of 695 days). The optimal algorithm, which is practically infeasible, performs only slightly better: it matches 58% of the patients and leads to an average waiting time of 426 days. The Unpaired algorithm confronts two incentive-related practical challenges. We address those challenges via a modified version of the Unpaired algorithm that employs kidneys from the deceased donors waiting list. It can match 86% of the patients, while reducing the average waiting time to about 155 days.
Prescribing Probiotics in Tandem with Antibiotics in a Pediatric Setting

Gastrointestinal (GI) discomfort including antibiotic associated diarrhea (AAD) is a common side effect of antibiotic therapy. As antibiotic use continues to increase, more patients are affected by AAD. Significant evidence has been found on using probiotics for the treatment and prevention of GI distress and AAD. Provider education is needed in the clinical setting to share evidence and make recommendations on best practice. The goal of this intervention was to increase the rate at which providers prescribe probiotics in tandem with antibiotics, via increased provider education. A retrospective Electronic Health Record (EHR) review was conducted once before and once after the educational intervention to collect quantitative data. A pre/post-test was utilized to gather data related to the prescribing habits of the APRN’s in the Pediatric ED. Results from the intervention did not come as expected, as the majority of providers did not increase their prescribing rates. However, Data collected from the pre and post-test did show an overall increase in positive associations with prescribing in tandem. Future research should include expanded observation and follow up timeframes, perhaps within a setting different than that of the Emergency Department.
ROAD MAINTENANCE USING IMAGE ACQUISITION PROTOTYPE FOR NON-SPECIALIZED VEHICLE

The presented prototype for image acquisitions and processing (IPA) aims to create a maintenance road system with minimal cost, mounted on non-specialized vehicle, enabling image acquisition in various conditions. IPA has an important role in the proposed platform designed by PAV3M for intelligent management, monitoring and maintenance of pavements and roads. We have developed new image processing solutions, analysis methods and enhanced (more robust, efficient, dedicated) solutions for solving the specific problems related to pavement analysis using PCI standards for road crack detection and classification.
Managing performance design of smart homes

Smart homes are considered a vital technology in an aging society as they compensate for a shortage in care workers. However, often smart homes do not perform well. Performance management is well known in the manufacturing industry but not common in the building industry. The performance approach is the practice of thinking and working in terms of ends rather than means. It is concerned with what a building or a building product is required to do, and not with prescribing how it is to be constructed. Performance based building (PBB) includes amongst others functional briefing and performance assessments. However, an overview of tasks in PBB is lacking and the principle has not yet been applied to smart homes. Aim of this research is to contribute to performance management in the construction of health smart homes by identifying tasks and proposing a task assignment. Tasks are identified by studying the extended reporting of the Performance Based Building Network (PeBBu). In conclusion we may say that PBB of health smart homes primarily differs from traditional building in the way tasks are performed. PBB demands that the client does not design (specify how to build) but restricts himself to specifying why he wants and why he wants it. PBB also demands that the designers and contractors are selected on both price and capabilities. Besides these alterations in how tasks are performed merely two tasks are added. These are the verification of the realized design and the monitoring of performance of the building in use.
GUSTAVO TRAJANO DE MOURA CRYSTAL STRUCTURES AND BIOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF PHYTOCYSTATINS BRASÍLIA, DF 2019 GUSTAVO TRAJANO DE MOURA CRYSTAL STRUCTURES AND BIOPHYSICAL STUDIES OF PHYTOCYSTATINS

Phytocystatins are cysteine-protease inhibitors found in plants, in which they take part in various physiological processes such as storage protein deposition, seed germination and leaf senescence. The expression of phytocystatins in plants has an important role in abiotic stress tolerance and resistance to herbivory by insects, which makes such proteins valuable study targets due to biotechnological applications in culture improvement. In this work, biophysical techniques were employed to characterize phytocystatins from organisms of economic relevance, like Hevea brasiliensis (rubber tree), Theobroma cacao (cocoa tree), Humulus lupulus (hop) and Cannabis sativa (cannabis). The proteins were obtained through heterologous expression in E. coli Lemo21 (DE3), cultivated in auto-inducing medium ZYM-5052, and purified by immobilized Ni ion affinity chromatography followed by size exclusion chromatography S-75. Thermal stability was monitored by circular dichroism measurements in unfolding assays at different pHs, and protein oligomerization was studied by analytical ultracentrifugation. Protein crystallization screenings were performed with the mosquito robot and the crystallization conditions were manually refined prior to sending the crystals for the collection of X-ray diffraction data at LNLS. Thermal denaturation assays showed that the proteins exhibited high melting temperatures ranging from 61 °C to 84 °C and unfolding ΔG25’s higher than 4 kcal/mol in the studied pHs, indicating moderate to high thermal stability. In the experimental conditions (20 °C and pH 7.6), dimeric conformations of most of the proteins seemed to be favored, though monomers and tetramers were also observed. The crystal structure of a phytocystatin from hop was solved from crystals of orthorhombic space groups P 2 21 21 and C 2 2 21 at maximum resolutions of 1.80 Å and 1.68 Å, respectively, and the crystal structure of a cannabis phytocystatin was solved at a 3.6 Å resolution from a hexagonal P 65 2 2 space group crystal. The three structures presented domain swapped dimers, where the main differences to the phytocystatin structure with the highest identity deposited in the PDB are the angle and the distance between the lobes of the dimers.
America's Failing Schools: How Parents and Teachers Can Cope With No Child Left Behind

Preface to the Paperback Edition Acknowledgments Introduction Part One: The No Child Left Behind Act 1. A Major Education Law's Testing Requirements 2. Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP): Little Letters--Big Impact 3. Report Cards--And Sanctions Part Two: Educational Tests: The Heart of the Matter 4. Some Nuts and Bolts of Educational Testing 5. Measuring Temperature With a Tablespoon 6. Today's Standards-Based Tests 7. Instructionally Supportive Accountability Tests Part Three: Evaluating Schools 8. The Evidence Needed to Evaluate Schools 9. Student Affect 10. Determining a Particular School's Quality 11.Conclusion: What To Do Now? Additional Reading Notes
Distinguishing cognitive from historical influences in phonology

Abstract:Distinguishing cognitive influences from historical influences on human behavior has long been a disputed topic in behavioral sciences, including linguistics. The discussion is often complicated due to empirical evidence being consistent with both the cognitive and the historical approach. This article argues that phonology offers a unique test case for distinguishing historical and cognitive influences on grammar, and it proposes an experimental technique for testing the cognitive factor which controls for the historical factor. The article outlines a model called catalysis for explaining how learnability influences phonological typology and presents experiments that simulate this process. Central to this discussion are unnatural phonological processes, that is, those that operate against universal phonetic tendencies and require complex historical trajectories in order to arise. By using statistical methods for estimating historical influences, mismatches in predictions between the cognitive and historical approaches to typology can be identified. By conducting artificial grammar learning experiments on processes for which the historical approach makes predictions that differ from those of the cognitive approach, the experimental technique proposed in this article controls for historical influences while testing cognitive factors. Results of online and fieldwork experiments on two languages, English and Slovenian, show that subjects prefer postnasal devoicing over postnasal fricative occlusion and devoicing in at least a subset of places of articulation, which aligns with the observed typology. The advantage of the proposed approach over existing experimental work is that it experimentally confirms a link between synchronic preferences and typology that is most likely not influenced by historical biases. Results suggest that complexity avoidance is the primary influence cognitive bias has on phonological systems in human languages. Applying this technique to further alternations should yield new information about those cognitive properties of phonological grammar that are not conflated with historical influences.