Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Nethnographic Research Report on Families with Members with Disabilities in Social Media and Facebook

Article presents nethnographic qualitative research report partially based on the research completed in 2017 as thesis at the Chair of Disability Studies, Faculty of Education Sciences, Nicolaus Copernicus University in Poland. The research was conducted within 4 online open groups, organizational cultures of families with children, youth or adults with disabilities who are participating in social media in Poland. The primary focus of the research was the law and legal issues’ perception by families. However, in this paper we refer to wider aspects of general online activities undertaken by the members of researched 4 groups, that in fact form online organizational disability cultures. Presented results of analysis contain categories as: basic cultural artifacts (material and symbolic), values of 4 analyzed groups and underlying assumptions, according to the model of organizational culture by Edgar H. Schein (2010). Furthermore we discuss the general activities of participants in the context of the core research topic that was law and legal aspects of public online discussions. The main research question was formulated as follows: how families (from 4 organizational cultures online) with members with disabilities are active on social media in the context of the law and legal issues? Collected qualitative data was elaborated on the ground of the organizational culture model according to 3 levels of organizational culture indicated by Schein (2010) as: 1. artifacts, 2. espoused beliefs and values and 3. cultural underlying assumptions.
Safety of Infant Milk Powder Sold at Kafrelsheikh GovernorateMarkets-Egypt

A total of one hundred infant milk powder samples were collected from different pharmacies in Kafrelsheikh Governorate for bacteriological examination. The obtained results revealed that B. cereus was detected in 19% and 11% (sporulated form) of the examined samples with average counts of 1.2 × 102 ± 5.2 × 102 and 4.0 × 102 ± 1.4 × 102 cfu/g, respectively. Subsequently, PCR assay to identify 2 virulent genes in 30 of the isolated strains was applied. The PCR targets selected were the hblc gene using FHBLC (F) and FHBLC (R) primers, and cytK gene using FCytK (F) and FR2ytK (R) primers. Eight (42%) of vegetative B. cereus isolates had hblC gene, and 3 isolates had cytK gene, while 7 isolates had both genes. Of the eleven B. cereus spore strains, 4 isolates had hblC gene, 2 had cytK gene and 2 had both genes. Additionally, E. sakazakii could be isolated from 3% of the examined samples, while salmonellae failed to be detected in any of the examined samples. Furthermore, 4 strains, one carrying hblC gene, one carrying cytK gene, one carrying both genes and one do not carry any of the genes were experimentally inoculated into reconstituted milk powder at concentration raged from 5 × 10 to 1.6 × 102 cfu/ml. The inoculated milk samples were incubated at 25oC and examined for B. cereus count each 2 h up to 6 h storage. There was a remarkable increase of B. cereus organism's count without significance difference between the B. cereus inoculated genes. The results concluded that infant milk powder in spite of its low moisture content may at times suitable for supporting the growth of these organisms and subsequently be responsible for food poisoning to infants. The public health importance of the isolated microorganisms was discussed.
Interactivity, where to from here?

This article is intended to raise some points of interest and mark out some pointers for alternative approaches to the design and execution of interactive music systems and artworks which pursue interaction that: [bull ] does not include any pre-defined pathways, [bull ] takes dynamic morphology as its foundation, and [bull ] implements dynamic software infrastructures, built on the object-oriented model, providing dynamic instrument instantiation, orchestration and timbral control. It is intended that such design would be a precursor to a new approach to interactivity that responds more directly and uniquely to those who engage in the work, and in so doing rewards them more richly for their time, energy and enthusiasm.
Iron, Engineering and Architectural History in Crisis: Following the Case of the River Dee Bridge Disaster, 1847

This paper establishes relations—historical, material and evidential connections—between two responses to a ‘crisis’. The first features in the history of industrialised iron construction, specifically period reporting on the spectacular collapse of the River Dee bridge in Cheshire, England, in 1847. The second response highlights a blind spot in the historiography of modern architecture. Robert Stephenson became suspect when his cast- and wrought-iron railway bridge across the River Dee failed, resulting in death and injury and continuing uncertainty as to its cause. At the time the incident sparked national furore, setting off a coroner’s inquest followed by a Royal Commission into the perilous state of Britain’s bridges. The inquest jury concluded no one was to blame; rather, it was an accident brought about by use of iron, an uncertain and “treacherous” metal. This explanation has failed to satisfy contemporary materials specialists who have reopened the case, albeit under different terms of reference. The paper examines the initial verdict, firstly, in view of aspects of the social context of evidence and proof prevailing at the inquest and, secondly, given historical writing on iron construction whereby the inquest’s seemingly imprecise and arbitrary judgment is taken as sign of the subsequent progress of engineering as a practical and moral science. This paper adopts the leitmotif of ‘crisis’ to highlight a parallel history that challenges progressivist narratives of industrialised iron construction and modernist architecture. It invites reflection on the provenance and unstable forms of agency associated with engineering as a propositional and socially contingent enterprise.
Lactase persistence and milk consumption in Europe> an interdisciplinary approach involving genetics and archaeology

The ability to digest milk during adulthood (lactase persistence) is a genetically determined trait present only in humans. Its origin and diffusion are correlated with the development of pastoralism and the consumption of fresh milk. This work will present the genetic and archaeologi- cal data that allow the reconstruction of the co-evolutionary process between dairying culture and lactase persistence, as well as a discussion of the chronology and the way lactase persistence spread in Europe.
The early Middle Miocene paleoenvironmental setting of New Zealand

New Zealand has a middle Miocene (~16.4-11.2 Ma) sedimentary record that extends from terrestrial through to distal oceanic paleoenvironmental settings available for study in outcrop, petroleum exploration wells and deep sea drillholes. We use this data to establish a new model for the region at the beginning of middle Miocene times on a palinspastic base map, as a starting point for the study of later middle Miocene global cooling and its effects. The New Zealand record provides useful clues to SW Pacific circulation patterns and the effects of global cooling during the middle Miocene. The New Zealand subcontinent extended over several degrees of paleolatitude and probably formed a north-south barrier to warm, South Pacific gyre circulation, forcing warm-temperate surface currents to pass up the western coast. To the south, cold circumpolar currents entered the Pacific and passed up the SE margin of paleo -New Zealand. Shelves were narrow in the north and west but broadened to several tens of kilometres wide in the east and south. Age-recalibration of published stable isotope data from DSDP sites 608, 588 and 590 shows the main cooling period of the middle Miocene coincides with the New Zealand Lillburnian Stage. There also appears to have been a short period of cooling of bottom waters around 16.3 Ma (the base of the New Zealand Clifdenian Stage), perhaps recording climatic instability just prior to buildup of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet. Though we cannot yet determine if the ~16 Ma cooling was associated with glacioeustatic sea level fall, the proximal sedimentary record for New Zealand at this time is consistent with a fall, followed by a rise. There is good evidence for contemporaneous tectonism and this might account for much or all of the fall. However, because the fall in relative sea level occurred in several basins, on either side of the plate boundary, a purely tectonic origin would require it to be a New Zealand-wide event.
The Relationship Between PU and PEOU Towards the Behavior Intention in New Student Placement (NSP) System of Senior High School in Banjarmasin, South Kalimantan, Indonesia

Since 2004 year, Indonesian education recruitment new student system changes from manual to computer base, namely new student placement (NSP) system. NSP System has become effective way to reach the majority of new student especially in senior high school (SHS). The purpose of this paper is to determine the pattern of technology acceptance model (TAM) towards behavior intention to use in NSP system of SHS in Banjarmasin South Kalimantan Indonesia. A set of working hypothesis pertaining to the relationship between TAM and behavior were drawn from configurationally acceptance behavior of NSP System framework emphasizing a linkage between TAM and behavior. This paper’s conceptual model and specific hypothesis were tested using factor analysis and regression with 126 sample respondents of committee member of new student recruitment from 18 state SHS in Banjarmasin. This study contribute the education new students recruitment in improving the NSP system hence the committee members (users) would have positive acceptance towards the system
Ground Penetrating Radar Subsurface Imaging of Buried Objects

Ground Penetrating Radar (GPR) is a well assessed diagnostic instrumentation that finds application in a very large range of sectors where the aim is of achieving information about the presence, the position and the morphological properties of targets embedded in opaque media is c crucial task. Therefore, it is of interest in many fields which range from civil engineering diagnostics (Hugenschmidt & Kalogeropulos, 2009; Soldovieri et al. 2006), to archaeological prospecting (Conyers & Goodman, 1997; Piro et al., 2003; Orlando & Soldovieri, 2008), to cultural heritage management, to geophysics, only to quote a few examples. Besides these classical fields of application, GPR methodology/technology is arising interest in new fields related to the security framework such as: through-wall imaging (Baranoski, 2008, Ahmad et al. 2003; Solimene et al., 2009), tunnel and underground facility detection (Lo Monte et al., 2009), borders surveillance. Another field of recent interest is concerned with the exploration of planets; in particular, satellite platform radars are just investigating the Marsis subsurface (Watters et al., 2006) for the water search and other similar missions are under development for Lunar exploration. GPR is based on the same operating principles of classical radars (Daniels, 1996). In fact, it works by emitting an electromagnetic signal (generally modulated pulse or Continuous Wave) into the ground; the electromagnetic wave propagates through the opaque medium and when it impinges on a non-homogeneity in the electromagnetic properties (representative of the buried target) a backscattered electromagnetic field arises. Such a backscattered field is then collected by the receiving antenna located at the air/opaque medium interface and undergoes a subsequent processing and visualization, usually as a 2D image. Anyway, significant differences arise compared to the usual radar systems. The first one is that while usually radar systems act in a free-space scenario, GPR works in more complicated scenarios with media that can have losses and exhibit frequencydependent electromagnetic properties thus introducing dispersive effects. Secondly, while the range of radars may be also of hundred of kilometres, in the case of GPR we have ranges, also in the most favourable cases, of some meters due to the limited radiated power and the attenuation of the signal. Moreover, GPR resolution limits, which ranges from some centimetres to some metres (in dependence of the working frequency), usually are smaller as compared to the ones of the usual radar systems.
Propagation of Exploding Uniform Strong Cylindrical Shock Wave in Condensed Medium (Water)

Abstract: The very well-known theory of the shock dynamics, Chester ChisnellWhitham method is applied to study the exploding i.e., diverging wave in condensed medium, the water is assumed to be the simplesed form of condensed medium. The analytical shock velocity and shock strength are obtained for two cases viz, (i) when propagates freely i.e., effect of overtaking disturbances is negligible and (ii) when it moves under the influence of overtaking disturbances. Finally, flow variables of the medium perturbed by strong cylindrical shock are obtained and discussed with the help of figures and tables for both the cases. The results obtained here are compared with those obtained by Sharma et.al.
Strain and composition effects on Raman vibrational modes of silicon-germanium-tin ternary alloys

We investigated Raman vibrational modes in silicon-germanium-tin layers grown epitaxially on germanium/silicon virtual substrates using reduced pressure chemical vapor deposition. Several excitation wavelengths were utilized to accurately analyze Raman shifts in ternary layers with uniform silicon and tin content in 4–19 and 2–12 at. % ranges, respectively. The excitation using a 633 nm laser was found to be optimal leading to a clear detection and an unambiguous identification of all first order modes in the alloy. The influence of both strain and composition on these modes is discussed. The strain in the layers is evaluated from Raman shifts and reciprocal space mapping data and the obtained results are discussed in the light of recent theoretical calculations.
Evaluation of Prothrombin Time and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time among Patients with Obstructive Jaundice in Federal Medical Center Yola, Nigeria

This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the creative commons Attribution 4.0 licence (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0) which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Evaluation of Prothrombin Time and Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time among Patients with Obstructive Jaundice in Federal Medical Center Yola, Nigeria Etim E.A, Akpotuzor J.O, Collins A.O, Firyanda E.C, Francis A.A, Badung H.L Laboratory Department, Federal Medical Centre, Yola, Adamawa State, Nigeria. Faculty of Medical Laboratory Science, University of Calabar, Nigeria. Department of Medical Laboratory Services, General Hospital, Okwe-Asaba, Delta State, Nigeria.
Autochthonous Starter Effect on the Microbiological, Physicochemical and Sensorial Characteristics of Moroccan Goat’s Milk Cheeses

The effect of adding four Lactococcus lactis subsp. Lactis, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis Bv. diacetylactis and Lactobacillus paracasei autochthonous strains as single starters (A and B) on the microbiological, physicochemical and sensory characteristics of Moroccan goat’s milk cheese was investigated. Batches with a commercial starter (C) and with raw goat’s milk without starter (D) were also made as controls. The results indicated that the different starter cultures used significantly affected the compositional characteristics of Moroccan goat’s cheese. At the first day of ripening, the pH values of cheeses manufactured with any type of starter were significantly higher than those made without starter. No significant differences (P >0.05) in values of total solids (T.S.), proteins, ash, FAT and lactose content were found between any of the batches after 7 days of ripening. The autochthonous starters in Moroccan cheesemaking were successful at reducing the levels of coliforms earlier in ripening than in cheeses made without starter and even in those made with the commercial starter. These results suggest that the combined activity of L. Lactis subsp. lactis, L. Lactis. subsp. Lactis bv. diacetylactis and L. paracasei, produces cheese with good sensory characteristics.
Surgical technique of direct anterior approach for total hip arthroplasty on a standard operating room table

The direct anterior approach (DAA) for total hip arthroplasty (THA) is an increasingly popular surgical approach with numerous benefits cited in the literature. However, it is not without a well-documented “learning curve”, during which time potential difficulties can occur. This article outlines the authors’ technique of performing the DAA on a standard operating room table, with particular attention paid to technical specifics that may be helpful to the surgeon in performing this operation safely.
SEMANTIC LABELING OF STRUCTURAL ELEMENTS IN BUILDINGS BY FUSING RGB AND DEPTH IMAGES IN AN ENCODER-DECODER CNN FRAMEWORK

Abstract. In the last decade, we have observed an increasing demand for indoor scene modeling in various applications, such as mobility inside buildings, emergency and rescue operations, and maintenance. Automatically distinguishing between structural elements of buildings, such as walls, ceilings, floors, windows, doors etc., and typical objects in buildings, such as chairs, tables and shelves, is particularly important for many reasons, such as 3D building modeling or navigation. This information can be generally retrieved through semantic labeling. In the past few years, convolutional neural networks (CNN) have become the preferred method for semantic labeling. Furthermore, there is ongoing research on fusing RGB and depth images in CNN frameworks. For pixel-level labeling, encoder-decoder CNN frameworks have been shown to be the most effective. In this study, we adopt an encoder-decoder CNN architecture to label structural elements in buildings and investigate the influence of using depth information on the detection of typical objects in buildings. For this purpose, we have introduced an approach to combine depth map with RGB images by changing the color space of the original image to HSV and then substitute the V channel with the depth information (D) and use it utilize it in the CNN architecture. As further variation of this approach, we also transform back the HSD images to RGB color space and use them within the CNN. This approach allows for using a CNN, designed for three-channel image input, and directly comparing our results with RGB-based labeling within the same network. We perform our tests using the Stanford 2D-3D-Semantics Dataset (2D-3D-S), a widely used indoor dataset. Furthermore, we compare our approach with results when using four-channel input created by stacking RGB and depth (RGBD). Our investigation shows that fusing RGB and depth improves results on semantic labeling; particularly, on structural elements of buildings. On the 2D- 3D-S dataset, we achieve up to 92.1 % global accuracy, compared to 90.9 % using RGB only and 93.6 % using RGBD. Moreover, the scores of Intersection over Union metric have improved using depth, which shows that it gives better labeling results at the boundaries.
Enhancement of executive control through short-term cognitive training : far-transfer effects on general fluid intelligence

We predicted that short-term training of executive control would improve both cognitive control itself (Hypothesis 1) and general fluid intelligence (Hypothesis 2). We randomly assigned 120 high school students to the experimental and control groups. The former underwent a 14-day training of four executive functions: interference resolution, response inhibition, task switching, and goal monitoring. The latter did not train anything. The training significantly improved cognitive control and IQ. The control group also improved their IQ scores but gained less than the experimental one. However, the amount of IQ scores enhancement did not correlate with the majority of indices of the training effectiveness, thus justifying the supposition that such enhancement resulted from the general effect of participation in the training rather than from the improvement of executive functions underlying Gf.
A Survey of FPGA-Based Neural Network Inference Accelerator

Recent researches on neural network have shown significant advantage in machine learning over traditional algorithms based on handcrafted features and models. Neural network is now widely adopted in regions like image, speech and video recognition. But the high computation and storage complexity of neural network inference poses great difficulty on its application. CPU platforms are hard to offer enough computation capacity. GPU platforms are the first choice for neural network process because of its high computation capacity and easy to use development frameworks. On the other hand, FPGA-based neural network inference accelerator is becoming a research topic. With specifically designed hardware, FPGA is the next possible solution to surpass GPU in speed and energy efficiency. Various FPGA-based accelerator designs have been proposed with software and hardware optimization techniques to achieve high speed and energy efficiency. In this paper, we give an overview of previous work on neural network inference accelerators based on FPGA and summarize the main techniques used. An investigation from software to hardware, from circuit level to system level is carried out to complete analysis of FPGA-based neural network inference accelerator design and serves as a guide to future work.
Proceedings of the Institute of Acoustics SPEAKER CHARACTERISTICS FROM A GLOTTAL AIRFLOW MODEL USING ROBUST INVERSE FILTERING

Here the excitation, u(n), is the volume velocity or volume flow rate of air through the glottis, V(z) is a linear filter representing the vocal tract and R(z) is a linear filter representing the lip radiation. The input to R(z) is the volume velocity at the lips while the output, s(n), is the pressure waveform at the microphone. For frequencies below a few kHz, R(z) approximates a differentiator [20] and in this work it is taken to be (1 1 − − z ). Providing the characteristics of the vocal tract do not change significantly during the impulse response of R(z), we can interchange V(z) and R(z) without altering the output signal. The input to V(z) is now u'(n) , the first difference of the glottal airflow waveform:
Genomic Diversity and Affinities among Four Dravidian Tribal Populations of South India: A Study on Eighteen Autosomal DNA Markers

Polymorphic DNA markers are widely used to study genomic diversity, as most of them are selectively neutral, more ubiquitous than polymorphic protein and enzyme markers. Therefore, it is of great interest to study the genomic diversity and their relationships among the four south Indian tribal populations DNA samples from 190 unrelated individuals belonging to four Dravidian tribal populations viz. Malaikuravan, Malasar, Palliyan and Kattunaikkan were analysed by nine human specific insertion / deletion polymorphic loci and nine restriction site polymorphic loci to ascertain their genomic diversity and affinities with other Indian tribal populations. The results indicate that most of the studied loci are highly polymorphic in terms of allele frequencies (average allele frequency=0.51) and average heterozygosity (HT = 0.49) in all the study populations. The genomic diversity (GST) of the four tribal populations was comparatively low (0.032).