Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Re-addressing the role of knitted textile design knowledge: auxetic textiles from a practice-led, designer-maker perspective

This study reacts to the segregation of knowledge and practice surrounding weft-knitted textiles, their design and applications. This study challenges current disciplinary practices that divide knit into scientific, design and art areas by describing a designer-maker methodology, which is used to produce auxetic, weft-knitted textiles. By using a designer-maker’s practice-led perspective to create functional fabrics, it seeks to challenge the perception that technical and functional research in textiles is or should be the domain of scientific methodologies and engineering practice. This study does not apply external methodologies to the research design, but extracts its methods and values from an existing knit design practice, built from experiential knowledge, that becomes the basis for the methodology. Qualitative and quantitative measures of success are both vital to the methodology used in this study and both subjective and objective perspectives are embraced. The practical work uses designer-maker practice to lead the development of 30 auxetic fabric samples. These fabrics are appraised using a variety of methods including personal reflection, numerical measurement and feedback from focus groups of other practitioners.
Concept of binocular stereo vision system for inspection of surfaces

The article presents the idea of a binocular stereo vision system for surface inspection and discusses the basic characteristics of epipolar geometry and the advantages and limitations of the methods of representation that use it. The structure of the vision system, basic optical parameters and the configuration of the equipment are presented. The assumed practical implementation possibilities are determined. 1. Review of methods of monitoring the materials destruction processes One of the basic issues in materials and structure testing is the fatigue strength and cracking susceptibility when influenced by loads of different character and intensity. The problem of fatigue strength has a multi-scale character. Most of all, it concerns the operation and maintenance of technical objects and, with reference to supporting structures, machines and devices, is hence analysed on a macro scale. Together with the development of the advanced material technologies and mechatronic technologies, the problem of testing the fatigue strength on a micro scale is growing in importance. The multi-scale of the material destruction processes, most importantly fatigue cracking, generally results
Efficient Heat Transfer by Through Silicon Via in 3D Packaging for Practical-scale Quantum Annealing Machine

A Qubit-chip/Interposer/Package substrate (QUIP) structure based on the 3D packaging technology was proposed to realize practical-scale quantum annealing machines. The less effective heat transfer in the stacked structure introduces challenges to the cryogenic environment requirement of qubit chip operation. Therefore, we investigated the thermal conduction of QUIP structure with the finite element method. In order to maintain a cryogenic environment at 20 mK level for qubit chip operation, through silicon via (TSV) structure was proposed to design in the package substrate. The TSVs with larger thermal conductivity than Si provided an efficient heat transfer by connecting directly the generated heat of the active interposer and the heat sink under the package substrate. The maximum temperature of the qubit chip decreased from 139 mK to 16.6 mK when the TSVs were designed in the package substrate. The stable operation temperature for qubit chip can be provided by the design of the TSVs in the QUIP structure.
Modelling the Neural Representation of Interaural Level Differences for Linked and Unlinked Bilateral Hearing Aids

Interaural level difference (ILD) cues facilitate horizontal localization of sound frequencies above 1:5 kHz and are processed by the lateral superior olive (LSO) of the brainstem. The LSO is excited by sounds that are louder in the ipsilateral ear than in the contralateral ear. Bilateral hearing aids with independent wide dynamic range compression (WDRC) will tend to reduce the ILD cues. Hearing aids with wirelessly-linked WDRC algorithms are reported to have varying levels of success in restoring or maintaining an individual’s ability to understand and localize sounds. In our study, we model the neural processing of the LSO in response to linked and unlinked WDRC schemes. Two computer models are used to predict LSO responses. The first is a phenomenological model that takes inputs directly from ipsilateral and contralateral outputs of an auditory nerve (AN) model [12, 13]. The LSO response is estimated from the difference in AN spike rates and a sigmoidal nonlinearity to account for the threshold and saturation in LSO spike rates. The second is a Hodgkin‐Huxley-type biophysical model, which details the ion channel behavior of LSO cells. Inputs to this model are excitatory and inhibitory synaptic currents derived from the outputs of the ipsilateral and contralateral AN models, respectively. Both normal-hearing and hearing-impaired responses are generated. AUDIS [2] head-related transfer functions are used to simulate sound sources ranging from 80° to +80° on the horizontal plane. Unlinked WDRC degrades the coding of sound source azimuth in the LSO by reducing ILDs. Wirelessly linked hearing aids maintain ILD cues and have the potential to enable the LSO response to indicate azimuth, provided sufficient gain and appropriate compression time constants. These results will contribute to our understanding of the azimuthal perception of sounds at the neuronal level. This has implications for the design of hearing aids to provide optimal spatial awareness to the listener.
Experimental investigation of the fault diagnosis of typical faults in reciprocating compressor valves

The failure of suction/discharge valves is the most common cause of unscheduled compressor shutdowns; therefore, the in-time fault diagnosis of valves is crucial to the reliable operation of reciprocating compressors. Major valve faults include leakage, valve flutter, delayed closing, and improper lift. To determine the features for diagnosing these typical valve faults, this paper presents an experimental study of the fault diagnosis of reciprocating compressor valves with acoustic emission technology and simulated valve motion. The measured AE signals and simulated valve motions of normal and failed valves are studied. The results of the fault diagnosis indicate that an earlier occurrence of the suction process can diagnose suction valve leakage and that an earlier occurrence of the discharge process can be used for detecting discharge valve leakage. The leakage also causes an increase in the amplitude of the continuous acoustic emission signal. Valve faults resulting from improper valve lift can be diagnosed by the amplitude of the burst acoustic emission signal. The number of burst acoustic emission signals and the shape of the simulated valve motion can be used to monitor the valve flutter conditions. The location where the valve closes can diagnose a valve-delayed closing fault.
Development of a Multinomial Logit Model for Travel Mode Choice of Residents

Based on the theory of disaggregate discrete choice and its modeling method,referring to the survey data of residents' daily travel of Beijing City in 2003,five daily travel ways including bus,taxi,private car,etc.were selected as a alternative set,and characteristic variables affecting mode choice and the method of getting its values were determined,then a Multinomial Logit Model(MNL) was developed finally.The model's parameters were calibrated by applying the function of fminunc in Optimization Toolbox of Matlab,and the model's validity was testified by calculating the hit ratio.The result shows that the disaggregate model considers more influence factors,especially the individual character factors,it can help improve the model's forecasting accuracy.
Bridging the Gap in Neuroelectronic Interfaces

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Application of Pulse Electric Field Techniques in Food Processing

The main aim of this MSc research project is to explore the nature and various principles of the pulse electric field technique in food processing and other uses which maybe found during the cause of my research. Pulse electric field technique works on the principle of the application of short burst of electricity and kills micro-organisms without causing any detriment to the quality of the food product that is meant to be treated.However it is a technique which seems very easy to set up, simple and easy to use in the laboratory involved in the processing of liquid and semi liquid food products,and nonetheless seems to be very promising.Furthermore, the accurate findings was also the low cost attributed to the use of this technique,other methods which includes the use of chemicals,enzymes,food additives often end up with the contamination of the food product and finally detrimental to human health,it was further gathered that the shelf life of products obtained from pulse electric field technique is comparable to other ways like pasteurization,sterilization and sometimes often better. Literature survey was carried out to understand this technique better and it was however concluded that the technique is a non thermal type of application,that uses short burst of electricity to deactivate micro-organisms by a phenomenon called electroporation,electroporation a phenomenon which might not be fully understood but by definition it may be said to be a process which involves the use of electricity to kill micro-organisms by widening the already existing pores or creating new pores of this micro-organisms leading to the leakage of the cytoplasmic content and finally cell lysis or death occurs. Literature survey was carried out on other uses of pulse electric field processing and it was investigated that the technique found its importance in the treatment of waste water with final important advantage of producing no environmental bye products. n this Msc research project the effect of different process parameters on the cellular membrane permeabilization of different micro-organisms in different liquid foods was investigated.Literature experiment was carried out on apple juice,green pea soup,eggs and orange juice and it was found out that the main process parameters determining the effectiveness of the treatment where electric field strength,number of pulses and wave shape ,temperature,and time,while other parameters like conductivity,ionic strength,pH,particle nature of food,type of micro-organism,concentration of micro-organism,and growth stage of the micro-organism where also not to be ignored. Finally,major food borne micro-organisms like bacillus spp seem to be a bigger fish to fry by this technique,and as such,has left a lot of questions unanswered,which points in the direction of further hurdle technology to give more effectiveness of the technique. Key words:pulse electric field,electroporation,permeabilization,process parameters,hurdle technology.
Review of The Method of Valuation of The SDR—Proposed Extension of The Valuation Of The SDR Basket and Modification of The Date Of Effect of A New Basket

On March 5, 2021, the IMF’s Executive Board approved an extension of the current Special Drawing Right (SDR) valuation basket by ten months from September 30, 2021 to July 31, 2022. The IMF normally reviews the composition and valuation of the SDR basket every five years. The extension effectively resets the five-yearly cycle of SDR valuation reviews, with the next review to be completed by mid-2022 and the new basket becoming effective on August 1, 2022. The ten-month extension contributes to the Fund’s ongoing efforts to prioritize work during the COVID-19 crisis and allows for a more suitable effectiveness date of the new basket, which does not coincide with some major markets being closed. The approved extension, as well as effectiveness date of a new basket, is intended to facilitate the continued smooth functioning of SDR-related operations.
Extraction and Analysis of Knowledge for Automatic Software Repair

Bug fixing is a frequent activity in the software life cycle. The activity aims at removing the gap between the expected behavior of a program and what it actually does. This gap encompasses different anomalies such as the failure of a program facing to a given scenario. Bug fixing is a task historically done by software developers. However, in the recent years, several automatic software repair approaches have emerged to automatically synthesize bug fixes. Unfortunately, bug fixing could be even hard and expensive for automatic program repair approaches. In this thesis, we aim at adding repair approaches strategies to optimize the search of solutions in the repair search space. These strategies consume information extracted from repairs done by developers. Then, for validating the repair approaches and our strategies, we focus on the evaluation of automatic repair approaches. We aim at introducing methodologies for defining how researchers can evaluate repair approaches in a meaningful manner. For example, the performance of a repair approach depends on the defect dataset used to evaluate the approach. First, we define a methodology to define defect datasets that minimize the possibility of biased results.We present a dataset that includes a particular kind of defect: if conditional defects. Then, we aim at measuring the repairability of this kind of defect by evaluating three state-of-the-art automatic software repair approaches.
ANALISIS PROGRAM DAN KINERJA PELABUHAN PERIKANAN NUSANTARA (PPN) PEKALONGAN

Penelitian bertujuan untuk mengetahui program kerja yang dilakukan dan tingkat prosentase kinerja dari Pelabuhan Perikanan Nusantara (PPN) Pekalongan. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah metode deskriptif yang bersifat studi kasus. Data primer didapat melalui wawancara, sedangkan data sekunder diperoleh dari dinas terkait dan studi pustaka yang telah tersaji di instansi yang ada hubungannya dengan objek yang diteliti. Analisis data menggunakan analisis Balanced Scorecard (BSC). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa efisiensi program kerja yang dilakukan sangat baik sedangkan prosentase kinerja PPN Pekalongan menunjukkan peningkatan selama 3 tahun terakhir, hal ini dikarenakan semua program kerja dapat berjalan sesuai dengan rencana kinerja tahunan. The objective of the research were to find out the work program that done and performance percentage level of the archipelagic fishery port of Pekalongan. The method of research used in the research is the descriptive method and a case study research. The primary data were collected from interviews, meanwhile the secondary data were collected from the related services and literature study presented in the institutions having the connections with observed objects. Data analysis using Balanced Scorecard (BSC) analysis. The research result shows that the work program efficiency that had been done was categorized as very good while percentage performance of PPN Pekalongan shows enhanced during the last 3 year, this was caused by all work program ambulatory as according to annual performance plan.
Teaching moments of truth in dining room management and operations

Educators are challenged every day to continuously improve the quality of their teaching methods in order to meet the expectations of their students, the customer. In the hospitality management department of a major urban university, the teaching of quality service in a dining room management laboratory setting lacks a formal and quantifiable feedback system to measure guest satisfaction. Such a feedback system is hypothesized to have an impact on the student's learning of quality service delivery. A literature review discusses information concerning quality service management, customer satisfaction measurement, and a detailing of a procedural and convivial service dimensions model as it relates to dining room management and employee involvement. The research is quasi-experimental in that a convenience sample of all hospitality students enrolled in the three sections of a dining room management and operations course were divided into one control group and two experimental groups. Forty-seven students completed preand post-test questionnaires during the Spring 1993 semester regarding their perceptions of the importance to management of various selected service standards. In the experimental groups, a formalized guest comment card was issued to dining room guests and a guest satisfaction index was calculated after each dining room session. The resulting GSI was fed back to the students. Learning of quality service delivery did occur among the students. However, the data is inconclusive as to the impact of the formal feedbackmechanism. Further research into this subject is recommended. A discussion is included concerning the application of this data to two quality service models: Procedural and Convivial Quality Service Dimensions (Martin, 1991) and SERVQUAL (Zeithaml, et.al, 1990).
Selection of drive engines for dredge pumps

This paper presents the principles of selecting drive engines for dredge pumps, formulated by this author. In order to formulate them influence of drive engines on dredge pump characteristics and dredger effectiveness, have been analyzed. Also, an analysis of results of the author’s operational investigations concerning energy consumption and parameters of excavated soil transport on board dredgers has been performed.
Effects of entrepreneurial orientation, social media, and innovation capabilities on SME performance in emerging countries: a mediated–moderated model

ABSTRACT Improvement in social media (SM) platforms and their ability to enable small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to reach a large audience has led to changes in how entrepreneurial firms carry out their regular activities. Studies on entrepreneurship and SM adoption are relatively new and fragmented; however, there is scant interest from managers, scholars, and governments for future research work in this area in emerging countries. This study aims to investigate the role of SM adoption and innovation capabilities (IC) in improving SME performance. We employ the resource-based view (RBV) as a basis for the conceptual model and infer relationships between entrepreneurial orientation (EO), SM adoption, IC, and SME performance. A closed-ended questionnaire was administered to collect data through a web-based survey and quantitative analysis was employed to generalise the results. The proposed relationships are tested on a sample of 431 randomly selected SMEs, applying the PLS algorithm, bootstrapping, and blindfolding techniques using SmartPLS 3.0. The findings reveal that SME performance could be improved by EO, SM adoption, and IC. Additionally, SM adoption significantly mediates the EO–SME-performance relationship, and IC moderates the SM-adoption–SME-performance association. This paper also makes several theoretical and practical contributions.
3D apple modeling with the use of the structured light method

: The geometrical fruit model could affect many physical phenomena, such as heat, mass and moisture transfer, pneumatic transport and mechanical vibrations which occur during handling and processing fruits (Jancsok, 1999). The fruit geometrical model could be further studied by the Finite Element Method (FEM) (Jancsok, 1999). Incidence of bruises is the most important type of postharvest mechanical injury (van Zeebroeck, 2005). The reason for this is that the causes and mechanisms of impact and vibration are complex and interrelated (van Zeebroeck, 2005). In mechanical engineering a geometrical model of the structure to be analyzed is usually available as CAD drawing which can be imported directly in FE software (Jancsok, 1999). However, for agricultural-, bio- and food- materials there are no geometrical models available so they have to be defined manually, which is complicated by the complex shape and the shape variability of these products (Jancsok, 1999). Dintwa (Dintwa, 2006) stated that the 3D simplified models used in the dynamic experiments were not accurate enough, most certainly because of the coarse discretization used with these models. This paper describes a system for complex shapes geometrical modeling. The system was implemented in real apple modeling. It was developed on structured light method elaborated by Sitnik (2002). The method has advantages and disadvantages. of many points at one moment, at least only 3 views for one figure, measurements without object touching. Disadvantages: problems with light reflection.
Spatio-temporal modelling for issues in crime and security

The distribution of incidents in time and space is a central issue in the study of crime, for both theoretical and practical reasons. It is also a context in which quantitative analysis and modelling has significant potential value: such research represents a means by which the implications of theory can be examined rigorously, and can also provide tools which support both policing and policy-making. The nature of the field, however, presents a number of challenges, particularly with regard to the incorporation of complex environmental factors and the modelling of individual-level behaviour. In this thesis, the techniques of complexity science are used to overcome these issues, and the approach is demonstrated using a number of examples from a range of crime types. The thesis begins by presenting a network-based framework for the analysis of spatio-temporal clustering. It is demonstrated that signature `motifs' can be identified in patterns of offending for burglary and maritime piracy, and that the technique provides a more nuanced characterisation of clustering than existing approaches. Analysis is then presented of the relationship between street network structure and the distribution of urban crime. It is shown that burglary risk is predicted by the graph-theoretic properties of street segments; in particular, those which correspond to levels of street usage. It is further demonstrated that the `near-repeat' phenomenon in burglary displays a form of directionality, which can be reconciled with a novel street network metric. These results are then used to inform a mathematical model of burglary, which is situated on a network and which may be used for prediction. This model is analysed and its behaviour characterised in terms of urban form. Finally, a model is presented for a contrasting crime problem, the London riots of 2011, and used to examine a number of policy questions.