Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Digital government platforms: issues and actions in Europe during pandemic time

The aim of the present research is to measure and assess the rise and consolidation of the digital government platforms effectiveness in the period 2016-2020 within European Union. A breakdown between countries based on their GDP expenditure share in ICT (Information and Communication Technology) is developed, in order to identify the spending propensity of the members EU 28 in the digital economy. Furthermore, with the support of the Digital Effectiveness Performance Index (DEPI). Starting from the Government Effectiveness Index (GEI), according to the five DESI dimensions, aims at identifying the sources of digital platforms effectiveness for each country. The cross national comparative study shows that in order to reduce the gap within the EU Member States, it is strategic to develop an ambitious government actions to support the remote working in terms of opportunities, challenges, drivers, processes, and consequences of the single performances, in digital dimensions, of European countries.
Efficacy and clinical outcome of zirconia and stainless-steel crowns in pediatric dentistry

Crowns are used to manage many issues related to the primary teeth as pulpal therapy, such as developmental defects, restorations, fractured teeth, in cases of increased risk of severe dental caries, increased risk of failure of direct restorations. It also can be used as space maintainers abutments, and in cases where extensive tooth wear was present. Among the variously reported crowns, zircona, and stainless-steel crowns are commonly used in clinical settings. In this literature review, we have discussed the clinical outcomes, efficacy, stainless steel crowns, and other parameters for zirconia in pediatric patients. Many advantages and disadvantages were reported for both modalities among studies in the literature. The main disadvantage of using stainless steel crowns is their associated poor esthetic problems. However, the previous issues with their potential toxic effects have been resolved as a result of the recent metallic composition of these crowns. On the other hand, zircona crowns have been reported with many favourable clinical outcomes and increased parent satisfaction. Nevertheless, high cost and increased operation time might be the only limitations for using these modalities in clinical settings.
Pitfalls of Restriction Enzyme Mapping Following Generation of CRISPR Constructs

Background: The PX330 and the related PX459 plasmids are widely used for Clustered Regularly Interspaced Short Palindromic Repeat (CRISPR)/Cas9-mediated genome editing. Screening for plasmids containing the correct sgRNA template insertion is one of the most important steps in this system. Different methods for screening the sgRNA inserts have been deployed. One such method is Restriction Enzyme (RE) mapping. Restriction enzyme mapping can be used to screen for numerous plasmid recombinants simultaneously. Methods: In this study, the sgRNA templates were initially cloned into the above PX459 plasmids. Subsequently, the accuracy of the constructs was determined by RE mapping. Results: This method was established to screen for sgRNA-bearing PX459 plasmids. However, numerous anomalies were detected after ligation of sgRNA templates into RE digested PX459 plasmids. Conclusion: Our data suggest that RE mapping is only appropriate as an initial screen and that the identity of all plasmids with the correctly identified RE maps should be confirmed by Sanger sequencing.
Evaluation of Reservoir Quality and Forecasted Production Variability along a Multi-Fractured Horizontal Well. Part 2: Selected Stage Forecasting

The current practice for multi-fractured horizontal well development in low-permeability reservoirs is to complete the full length of the well with evenly spaced fracture stages. Given methods to evaluate along-well variability in reservoir quality and to predict stage-by-stage performance, it may be possible to reduce the number of stages completed in a well without a significant sacrifice in well performance. Provision and demonstration of these methods is the goal of the current two-part study. In Part 1 of this study, reservoir and completion quality were evaluated along the length of a horizontal well in the Montney Formation in western Canada. In the current (Part 2) study, the along-well reservoir property estimates are first used to forecast per-stage production variability, and then used to evaluate production performance of the well when fewer stages are completed in higher quality reservoir. A rigorous and fast semi-analytical model was used for forecasting, with constraints on fracture geometry obtained from numerical model history matching of the studied Montney well flowback data. It is concluded that a significant reduction in the number of stages from 50 (what was implemented) to less than 40 could have yielded most of the oil production obtained over the forecast period.
Estimation of Airspeed, Angle of Attack, and Sideslip for Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) Using a Micro-Pitot Tube

Fixed and rotary-wing unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), originally developed for military purposes, have widely spread in scientific, civilian, commercial, and recreational applications. Among the most interesting and challenging aspects of small UAS technology are endurance enhancement and autonomous flight; i.e., mission management and control. This paper proposes a practical method for estimation of true and calibrated airspeed, Angle of Attack (AOA), and Angle of Sideslip (AOS) for small unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs, up to 20 kg mass, 1200 ft altitude above ground level, and airspeed of up to 100 knots) or light aircraft, for which weight, size, cost, and power-consumption requirements do not allow solutions used in large airplanes (typically, arrays of multi-hole Pitot probes). The sensors used in this research were a static and dynamic pressure sensor (“micro-Pitot tube” MPX2010DP differential pressure sensor) and a 10 degrees of freedom (DoF) inertial measurement unit (IMU) for attitude determination. Kalman and complementary filtering were applied for measurement noise removal and data fusion, respectively, achieving global exponential stability of the estimation error. The methodology was tested using experimental data from a prototype of the devised sensor suite, in various indoor-acquisition campaigns and laboratory tests under controlled conditions. AOA and AOS estimates were validated via correlation between the AOA measured by the micro-Pitot and vertical accelerometer measurements, since lift force can be modeled as a linear function of AOA in normal flight. The results confirmed the validity of the proposed approach, which could have interesting applications in energy-harvesting techniques.
A Proposal for Sharing Software Process Provenance Data in Heterogeneous Environments

Software development practices have evolved, and new approaches have emerged, like Global Software Development (GSD). In addition, software development companies started to adopt data-driven practices in parts of their business. However, using and sharing software process data in a distributed and heterogeneous environment, like the GSD context, could be a challenging topic for many software engineers. In this paper, we present a proposal for sharing software process provenance data using a model that extends PROV, the PROV- SwProcess model. An example of applying this model using a process from the industry that deals with error handling and the implementation of new features in an Enterprise Resource Planning system is presented and explains how the model allows sharing software process provenance data, in addition to providing inferences and insights about these data.
Linguistic legitimation strategies employed by members of an Indonesian political party

This study aimed at exploring legitimation strategies used by two members of the Indonesian Solidarity Party (or Partai Solidaritas Indonesia, abbreviated as PSI) in justifying their party leader’s controversial statement on the abandonment of Sharia Law. To do so, it employed critical discourse analysis (CDA) with Leeuwen’s legitimation strategies (2007, 2008) as its analytical tool. The data were obtained from two separate interviews with PSI members aired on two different Indonesian TV channels. The interviews were transcribed and translated. From this process, a 1.170-word corpus, from which the data were derived, was generated. The findings showed that moral evaluation is the most dominant legitimation strategy, followed by rationalization and authorization. In moral evaluation, abstraction occurs most often, followed by evaluation and analogy. In rationalization, theoretical rationalization is used more often than instrumental rationalization. Finally, in authorization, PSI utilized impersonal authority to reject the Sharia Law by referring to academic studies and legal documents which assess the law as being negative. Meanwhile, expert authority was used to build legitimation by reference to experts who support the negative effects of the law. This study implies the power of language to legitimize a controversial activity by using different linguistics strategies.
Youth identified with emotional disturbance who exhibit aggression: Perspectives on origins and options for intervention

ABSTRACT The most common behaviors eliciting a student referral for special education evaluation related to emotional disturbance (ED) are adult- and peer-targeted aggression. Curiously, the word aggression, which is an externalizing behavior, does not appear anywhere in the federal description of ED. Despite the lack of clarity surrounding definitions, as well as issues of identification for special education services, aggression in schools is a public health concern and the concept deserves researchers’ and teachers’ attention. The purpose of this article is to (a) briefly review the context of aggression in schools, (b) discuss historical conceptualizations of aggression in society, and (c) provide readers with recommendations for dealing with aggression manifested by students with ED in school.
Recent Increases in Exposure to Extreme Humid‐Heat Events Disproportionately Affect Populated Regions

Extreme heat research has largely focused on dry‐heat, while humid‐heat that poses a substantial threat to human‐health remains relatively understudied. Using hourly high‐resolution ERA5 reanalysis and HadISD station data, we provide the first spatially comprehensive, global‐scale characterization of the magnitude, seasonal timing, and frequency of dry‐ and wet‐bulb temperature extremes and their trends. While the peak dry‐ and humid‐heat extreme occurrences often coincide, their timing differs in climatologically wet regions. Since 1979, dry‐ and humid‐heat extremes have become more frequent over most land regions, with the greatest increases in the tropics and Arctic. Humid‐heat extremes have increased disproportionately over populated regions (∼5.0 days per‐person per‐decade) relative to global land‐areas (∼3.6 days per‐unit‐land‐area per‐decade) and population exposure to humid‐heat has increased at a faster rate than to dry‐heat. Our study highlights the need for a multivariate approach to understand and mitigate future harm from heat stress in a warming world.
The Nature and Scope of Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing and Fisheries Crime in Cameroon: Implications for Maritime Security

ABSTRACT Illegal, unreported, and unregulated (IUU) fishing and fisheries crime undermine maritime security especially for vulnerable coastal nations in Africa. This is particularly problematic for Cameroon where millions of people directly depend on fisheries for their livelihoods. Drawing on primary and secondary data, this article reveals the extent of IUU fishing and fisheries crime practices, noting that their operational synergies are a threat to Cameroon’s blue economy development, marine safety, ocean health and human resilience, and by extension national security. Efforts toward combatting IUU fishing and fisheries crime must recognize their synergistic relationship and ensure cooperation with sub-national non-state actors.
Analysis on Spontaneous Combustion Characteristics of Adding Associated Sulfur Minerals in Coal

ABSTRACT In order to further study the influence of associated sulfur minerals on spontaneous combustion and ignition characteristics of coal, four coal samples with different sulfur contents were prepared by adding different sulfur minerals to raw coal, and through Thermogravimetric Analysis (TG) experiment, Differential Scanning Calorimeter (DSC) test and X-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis, the influence of associated sulfur minerals on spontaneous combustion and ignition characteristics of coal was studied. Experimental results show that with the increase of associated sulfur minerals, the characteristic temperature of coal decreases, while the oxygen absorption, flammability and incombustibility stability index increase gradually, indicating that the coal is more prone to spontaneous combustion after being mixed with the associated sulfur minerals. Based on Coats–Redfern method to calculate the activation energy of coal during combustion stage with different associated sulfur minerals in coal, the calculation shows that the activation energy of coal combustion stage decreases with the increase of the associated sulfur minerals in coal and makes it easily to burn. Through the XRD and DSC analysis of associated sulfur minerals, it is found that the main components of the associated sulfur minerals are melanterite and copiapite, which can react with water and oxygen at room temperature, and the exothermic reaction makes coal more prone to spontaneous combustion. The associated sulfur minerals are exothermic after 200°C and reach an exothermic peak at 565°C, which makes the activation energy of coal in combustion stage decrease and coal easily to burn.
Implementation Strategies for Teaching And Learning Early Childhood In Education

The goal of research Implementation of Teaching and Learning Strategies in Early Childhood Education is a Government program in an effort to improve the quality of human resources with the development of long-term investment through education activities as early as possible. Fundamentally, the Indonesian government has listed this program, as outlined in the Medium Term Strategic . Related to that, this research is aimed to see how far the effectiveness and efficiency of the process of implementing the activity specifically in the area of study. As an effort to improve the implementation of the form of activities of Early Childhood Education Implementation, the implementation process is carried out in order to obtain information as big as possible and high relevance, thus forming a focused discussion and sharpen the discussion undertaken. The problem of implementation of the strategy that runs systematically and projected is measured on the basis of the process of implementation and scope of activities in the implementation.
Efficient GLM‐based control charts for Poisson processes

The control charts are essential instruments that can impart crucial insights to quality controllers for maintaining the productivity of manufacturing processes. The conventional charting designs are based on a single study variable without exerting auxiliary information. Control charts derived from simple linear regression, generally with normality assumption, are one straightforward way of overcoming this difficulty. But, for a count distributed process, the generalized linear model (GLM) based strategy yields better outcomes. Hence, this study presents GLM‐based progressive mean (PM) and double progressive mean (DPM) charting structures by employing the standardized residuals of the Poisson regression model. The functioning of the suggested and existing schemes (i.e., SR‐EWMA) is investigated in the matter of run length distributions. The comparative analysis demonstrated that PM structures based on standardized residuals (i.e., SR‐PM and SR‐DPM) outperform the existing counterpart (i.e., SR‐EWMA). Specifically, the SR‐DPM chart is found to be more productive in identifying increasing alterations in the process mean. Finally, a case study about a 3D manufacturing procedure is presented to accentuate the significance of the suggested methods.
Trade-Off Relationships of Leaf Functional Traits of Lycium ruthenicum in Response to Soil Properties in the Lower Reaches of Heihe River, Northwest China

Soil properties affect plant growth and cause variation in leaf functional traits. Lycium ruthenicum Murray is one of the desert dominant shrubs and halophytes in the lower reaches of Heihe River, Northwest China. We analyzed the trade-off relationships of 14 leaf functional traits of eight L. ruthenicum populations growing at varying distances from the river and discussed the effects that soil properties have on leaf functional traits. The results showed that: Lower leaf nitrogen (N) content indicated that L.ruthenicum was located at the slow investment–return axis of the species resource utilization graph. Compared with non-saline and very slightly saline habitats, populations of slightly saline habitats showed a higher carbon to nitrogen ratio (C:N). Redundancy analysis (RDA) revealed a relatively strong relationship between leaf functional traits and soil properties, the first RDA axis accounted for 70.99 and 71.09% of the variation in 0–40 and 40–80 cm of soil properties. Relative importance analysis found that in the 0–40 cm soil layer, leaf traits variations were mainly influenced by soil moisture (SWC), HCO3− and CO32− ions content, while leaf traits variations in the 40–80 cm soil layer were mainly influenced by HCO3− and SO42−. L.ruthenicum has a foliar resource acquisition method and a resource conservation trade-off with a flexible life history strategy in habitats with drought and salinity stress. In the shallow soil layers, water affects leaf traits variation greater than salt, and in both shallow and deep soil layers, HCO3− plays a dominant role on leaf traits. This study provides insights into the adversity adaptation strategies of desert plants and the conservation and restoration of arid-saline ecosystems.
A Self-Powered P-SSHI Array Interface for Piezoelectric Energy Harvesters With Arbitrary Phase Difference

Piezoelectric energy harvester (PEH) arrays are promising in many application scenarios. However, few interface circuits have been developed to manage the multiple ac inputs from PEHs. This article proposes an extensible parallel synchronized switch harvesting on inductor array interface scheme to realize a multiinput conversion from PEH arrays. We develop a split-inductor-capacitor topology that can extract electrical energy from multiple PEHs. The proposed circuit topology effectively handles the inductor access conflict in the cases of PEHs with close, identical, and opposite vibration phases, insensitive to ac input phase changes. For demonstrating the capability of dealing with multiple ac inputs from PEHs and the enhancement effect on power output, we construct and test a self-powered three-channel array circuit with the passive peak detection function. Excited by sinusoidal vibrations, our circuit effectively avoids the energy return and efficiently achieves the power combination of the three PEHs. Compared with the classic full-bridge circuit, the proposed circuit helps increase the power output by 4.8 times. Also, to show the universality of the circuit, the circuit's operation under various excitations istested and analyzed.
Investigating model performance and parameter sensitivity for runoff simulation across multiple events for a large green roof

Green roofs are a form of green infrastructure aimed at retaining or slowing the movement of precipitation as stormwater runoff to sewer systems. To determine total runoff versus retention from green roofs, researchers and practitioners alike employ hydrologic models that are calibrated to one or more observed events. However, questions still remain regarding how event size may impact parameter sensitivity, how best to constrain initial soil moisture (ISM), and whether limited observations (i.e., a single event) can be used within a calibration‐validation framework. We explored these questions by applying the storm water management model to simulate a large green roof located in Syracuse, NY. We found that model performance was very high (e.g., Nash Sutcliffe efficiency index > 0.8 and Kling‐Gupta efficiency index > 0.8) for many events. We initially compared model performance across two parameterizations of ISM. For some events, we found similar performance when ISM was varied versus set to zero; for others, varying ISM yielded higher performance as well as greater water balance closure. Within a calibration‐validation framework, we found that calibrating to larger events tended to produce moderate to high performance for other non‐calibration events. However, very small storms were notoriously difficult to simulate, regardless of calibration event size, as these events are likely fully retained on the roof. Using regional sensitivity analysis, we confirmed that only a subset of model parameters was sensitive across 16 events. Interestingly, many parameters were sensitive regardless of event size, though some parameters were more sensitive when simulating smaller events. This emphasizes that storm size likely influences parameter sensitivity. Overall, we show that while calibrating to a single event can achieve high performance, exploring simulations across multiple events can yield important insight regarding the hydrologic performance of green roofs that can be used to guide the gathering of in situ properties and observations for refining model frameworks.
ptimasi Pembentukan Bioflok Dari Chaetoceros sp., Thalassiosira sp. dan Bakteri Probiotik Melalui Variasi Salinitas Secara In Vitro

Abstract. Biofloc is a suspension contained in water consisting of microalgae, and bacteria that are potentially developed in the field of aquaculture that is as a natural food because of high protein content as well as alternative solutions to the problem of cultivation waste. This study aims to find out how the optimization of biofloc formation from Chaetoceros sp. , Thalassiosira sp. and probiotic bacteria through the optimum salinity level used on the walne medium. This research was conducted at the Laboratory of Biology, State University of Makassar. This study was an experimental study using a completely randomized design (CRD) consisting of 5 treatments and 3 replications, namely with salinity 30 ppt (S1), treatment with salinity 25 ppt (S2), treatment with salinity 20 ppt (S3), treatment with salinity 15 ppt (S4), and 5 ppt (S5) salinity treatment on walne medium with using a combination of inoculants Chaetoceros sp. , Thalassiosira sp. and probiotic bacteria. Parameters observed were biomass (dry weight) floc, floc volume, floc activity, temperature, pH, light intensity, and aeration rate. Data were analyzed using Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) followed by Duncan test (α 0.05). The result of the research shows that the salinity of 25 ppt is the optimum salinity for biofloc formation which is indicated by the highest floc biomass, the highest floc volume, and the highest floc activity with floc biomass indicator 0.00546 g / ml, floc volume 0.0071 ml, and floc activity 77.0262%. Keywords: Biofloc, Salinity, Chaetoceros sp. , Thalassiosira sp. , Probiotic Bacteria