Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Multifunctional current reference generation strategy for grid-tied power electronic converter

In this work the functionalities of Power Electronic Converters (PEC) used as grid interface device for distributed generation sources are extended to deal with Power Quality (PQ) issues. It is proposed an alternative strategy to obtain current references based on the Conservative Power Theory (CPT). The proposed strategy contributes to the full exploitation of the PEC power capacity, allowing the PEC to act as a multifunctional device performing simultaneously selective compensation of PQ issues and power injection into the utility grid. Streszczenie. Elektroniczny konwerter mocy PEC uzywany jako interfejs rozproszonych źrodel energii zostal poszerzony o mozliwości poprawy jakości energii. Prądowe źrodlo odniesienia bazuje na Teorii Zachowania Mocy CPT. Wielofunkcyjne prądowe źrodlo odniesienia do sieciowego konwertera mocy.
Optimalisasi Kinerja Pencahayaan Alami pada Kantor (Studi Kasus: Plasa Telkom Blimbing Malang)

Kinerja pencahayaan merupakan salah satu aspek yang perlu diperhatikan dalam perancangan kantor, karena hal tersebut akan berpengaruh pada kenyamanan visual pengguna ruang. Indonesia yang memiliki potensi mendapatkan sinar matahari sepanjang tahun harusnya dapat memanfatkan hal tersebut sebagai pencahayaan alami pada bangunan kantor. Namun selama ini penggunaan pencahayaan alami masih jarang digunakan karena cahaya yang masuk ke bangunan kurang atau berlebih, serta silau yang ikut masuk ke dalam ruangan. Plasa Telkom Blimbing Malang merupakan salah satu kantor di kota Malang yang masih menggunakan sistem pencahayaan buatan karena kinerja pencahayaan alami yang belum optimal pada bangunannya. Metode yang digunakan adalah eksperimental menggunakan simulasi dengan software DIALux 4.12 untuk mengetahui strategi desain yang dapat mengoptimalkan kinerja pencahayaan alami. Strategi yang dapat digunakan antara lain dengan meneliti dimensi bukaan, dimensi dan jumlah layer shading device, dimensi light shelf, dan pemilihan warna & material pada interior bangunan. Rekomendasi desain yang dipilih berdasarkan prosentase kinerjanya yang lebih tinggi dan distribusi pencahayaan dalam ruangan yang lebih merata. Kata kunci: pencahayaan alami, kinerja pencahayaan alami, kantor
Adaptive Observer-Based Fault Estimation for Stochastic Markovian Jumping Systems

This paper studies the adaptive fault estimation problems for stochastic Markovian jump systems (MJSs) with time delays. With the aid of the selected Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional, the adaptive fault estimation algorithm based on adaptive observer is proposed to enhance the rapidity and accuracy performance of fault estimation. A sufficient condition on the existence of adaptive observer is presented and proved by means of linear matrix inequalities techniques. The presented results are extended to multiple time-delayed MJSs. Simulation results illustrate that the validity of the proposed adaptive faults estimation algorithms.
Chemical composition, colour and textural properties of Akçaabat meatball: a traditional Turkish meat product.

In this study, chemical composition, colour and textural properties of a total of 30 samples of raw Akcaabat meatball from plants in Trabzon and Samsun were determined. The moisture, protein, fat and salt contents of meatballs from plants in Trabzon averaged 54.53%, 15.17%, 19.09% and 1.23%, while that of samples from plants in Samsun were 48.35%, 14.14%, 22.27% and 1.51%, respectively. In Akcaabat meatballs, the predominant SFA were palmitic and stearic acid and the most abundant MUFA was oleic acid. While P/S ratios of all meatballs were lower than recommended value, n-6/n-3 ratios were higher. L value of meatballs ranged from 39.10 to 45.65 and it was higher in samples from plants in Samsun (P<0.05 ). In contrast to L value, a values of the meatballs from plants in Trabzon were higher than that of the meatballs from plants in Samsun ( P<0.05 ). Hardness and chewiness of samples from plant in Trabzon and Samsun were 79.05 N-10.41 N.cm and 142.46 N-17.17 N.cm, respectively and there were significant differences between hardness and chewiness of meatballs ( P<0.05 ). These results show that Akcaabat meatballs are rich sources of protein and fat, but P/S and n-6/n-3 ratios has a negative impact on their nutritional value.
AUTONOMOUS VEHICLES: Scientometric and bibliometric studies

This paper presents a scientometric and bibliometric review of the research on autonomous vehicles (AVs) to identify its main characteristics, evolution, and potential trends for future studies. Relevant articles were searched on WoS, yielding a research corpus of 10,580 papers, and the software CiteSpace was subsequently used for analysis. The results showed that AV research is heterogeneous and registered a growing demand over time. Multidisciplinarity is present, with 96 science fields being identified. As in any other sector, it is necessary to understand broader aspects of this industry such as the market factors surrounding it, as well as other economic and managerial issues. In this sense, we observed a migration of the research field from multidisciplinarity to pluridisciplinarity with a greater number of studies focusing on the latter. We understand that terminology standardisation contributes to achieving pluridisciplinarity. As such, it is important to highlight that sustainability, public policies, liability, and safety, as well as business issues such as performance and business models are some of the tendencies in the field of AVs. For future studies, we suggest a more in-depth analysis of publications in terms of individual search terms, as well as the sub-areas identified as trends in this paper.
Interpretation Bias in the Context of Depressed Mood:Assessment Strategies and the Role of Self-Generation in Cognitive Bias Modification

Background: Depressed mood is associated with making negatively biased interpretations of ambiguous everyday events. Experimental modification towards a more optimistic interpretation has become a focus of recent research. However, to date no measures exist that have been tested with respect to their psychometric properties that justify repeated administration to capture change. Aims: We aimed to develop and evaluate a pragmatic assessment instrument, consisting of a 30-item questionnaire (long version) and two 15-item parallel short versions (A and B). Methods: Items were generated as ambiguous sentences, reflecting three relevant content areas based on Beck’s cognitive triad. The sentences were rated for pleasantness, and this emotional appraisal task indicates the emotional valence of the interpretation. Due to the intention to develop a parallel test version, item-twins were generated. Results: All three versions of the instrument were found to be structurally stable, internally consistent and valid. In line with Beck’s cognitive triad in depression, confirmatory factor analyses determined a three factor-solution (self, experiences, future). Significant correlations were found between all scales and depressive mood. The two short versions represent the same underlying constructs, share identical psychometric properties and possess high parallel-test reliability. Discussion: This study is the first to evaluate and confirm the factorial validity as well as the parallel-test reliability of an interpretation bias measure. It is suitable to measure bias modification and has therefore great potential for research and clinical practice.
Effect of the individual coefficients of inbreeding and grading calculated at different ancestral generations of pedigree regarding body proportions of Shagya horses

The objectives of the present study were to investigate the effect of the inbreeding and the rate of genetic plasma from Arabian breed regarding the body proportions in real Shagya population. The analyses of variance of the indexes for bone system development, compactness, massiveness and chest development and estimations of the levels of factors were made by regression, classification and mixed linear models. The individual inbreeding coefficient and grading induced a considerable variance regarding the body proportions during the study. Their use as linear and non-linear regressions or classification factors in the structure of linear models led to a considerably reduction of the rate of an unexplained variance. The nonlinear effect of the inbreeding was statistically proved regarding the chest index at 6-months of age, the massiveness at 1-year of age, and the bone system development and the body compactness at 3-years of age. The grading calculated in the V th and VI th generation of pedigrees was an important source of variation in the late postnatal growth concerning the chest and bone system development. The grading in the IV th generation of pedigrees was significant for a description of the variance of compactness. Synergetic effect was established of the linear and quadratic regressions for the grading calculated in the V th and VI th generation of pedigrees in the chest index. The interactions between the grading from the studied generations of pedigrees were sources of a specific variance regarding the bone system development and the interactions between the grading and inbreeding calculated in the VI th generation of pedigrees induced a variety regarding the massiveness. It was established an increased sensitiveness of the massiveness to higher levels of complex inbreeding increasing the grading.
Improving village health post (Ponkesdes) nurses’ performance, which model should be used?

Background: Village Health Post (Ponkesdes) has become a part of Public Health Nursing (PHN) program since year 2009 which criticized has a poor performance. From 2910 Ponkesdes that spread all over East Java region, only 10% of nurses implemented PHN. This situation will hamper the regional health development particularly and the nation commonly. Objective: The purpose of this study was to develop a new model to improve the performance of Ponkesdes nurses’ especially in implementing PHN. Method: The method was an observational analytic with cross sectional approach. Multi stage random sampling was employed to decide the district and simple random sampling was assigned to choose the participants, a total of 117 Ponkesdes nurses involved in this study. The study conducted in four districts in East Java Province (Blitar, Jember, Lamongan, and Bangkalan). Data were collected by questionnaire on variables namely reinforcing, personal, cognitive, affective, commitment, interaction, and nurses’ performance factors. The Partial Least Squares (PLS)-method is used for constructing predictive model. Results: This study found a new model which was developed based on combination of Health Promotion Model (HPM) and Health Interaction Model (HIM) with additional of reinforcing factor. Statistical result confirmed that personal, affection and interaction factors considered as important factors in improving Ponkesdes nurses’ performance. Conclusion: Ponkesdes nurses’ performance will improve by considering three main factors, personal, affection and interaction. This model can be adapted by Provincial District Health Office East Java Province as the main actor in regional health development. In addition, this model may become a reference for other province in improving their nurses’ performance in community setting and other country that have similar program in PHN.
Impact of different land management on soil spiders (Arachnida: Araneae) in two Amazonian areas of Brazil and Colombia

Abstract The global demand for different land-use practice commodities in the Amazonia is growing, and this region is increasingly affected by the impacts of land management. The aim of this study was to evaluate the influence of land-use intensification on soil spider assemblages from six different land-use systems in Colombia and Brazil. The systems were fallows after crops and pastures, forest, crops, pastures and plantations. Spider species richness and density decreased with increasing farming management intensity. A principal component analysis (PCA) showed forests and fallows were separated from systems with stronger anthropogenic soil disturbance. The relationships of ten spider guilds differed significantly between land-uses, suggesting that they can be a reliable parameter for studies of ecological indicators.
Tariff discrimination on Brazil's soluble coffee: an economic analysis

This article evaluates the impacts of the imposition of tariffs on the Brazilian soluble coffee mainly by European countries as of the 1990s. More particularly, it verifies whether the imposition of discriminatory trade tariffs by the European Union and of non-discriminatory ones by some Eastern European countries reflects on the international demand for this commodity. For this purpose, dynamic models of global demand for Brazilian soluble coffee were estimated for the 1995-2003 period using data from the International Coffee Organization. Findings suggest that existing tariffs significantly account for the reduction of Brazilian share of soluble in the world market.
Canadian RCM Projected Changes to Extreme Precipitation Characteristics over Canada

Changes to the intensity and frequency of hydroclimatic extremes can have significant impacts on sectors associated with water resources, and therefore it is relevant to assess their vulnerabilities in a changing climate. This study focuses on the assessment of projected changes to selected return levels of 1-, 2-, 3-, 5-, 7- and 10-day annual (April–September) maximum precipitation amounts, over Canada, using an ensemble of five 30-yr integrations each for current reference (1961–90) and future (2040–71) periods performed with the Canadian Regional Climate Model (CRCM); the future simulations correspond to the A2 Special Report on Emissions Scenarios (SRES) scenario. Two methods, the regional frequency analysis (RFA), which operates at the scale of statistically homogenous units of predefined climatic regions, with the possibility of downscaling to gridcell level, and the individual gridbox analysis (GBA), are used in this study, with the time-slice stationarity assumption. Validation of model simulated 20-, 50- and 100-yr return levels of single- and multiday precipitation extremes against those observed for the 1961–90 period using both the RFA and GBA methods suggest an underestimation of extreme events by the CRCM over most of Canada. The CRCM projected changes, realized with the RFA method at regional scale, to selected return levels for the future (2041–70) period, in comparison to the reference (1961–90) period, suggest statistically significant increases in event magnitudes for 7 out of 10 studied climatic regions. Though the results of the RFA and GBA methods at gridcell level suggest positive changes to studied return levels for most parts of Canada, the results corresponding to the 20-yr return period for the two methods agree better, while the agreement abates with increasing return periods, that is, 50 and 100 yr. It is expected that the increase in return levels of short and longer duration precipitation extremes will have severe implications for various water resource–related development and management activities.
EVALUATION OF ARM STROKE TECHNIQUE IN FRONT CRAWL SWIMMING

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the high elbow technique in arm stroke motion, and to investigate the relationship between the technique and the swimming performance in front crawl swimming. Subjects were fourteen skilled male swimmers and five unskilled male swimmers. The arm stroke motions of subjects were captured threedimensionally (3-D) at 60 Hz during 25 m front crawl swimming. A new index of the high elbow arm stroke technique (high elbow index) was developed. The index was defined by the 3-D coordinates of the three joints (shoulder, elbow and wrist). As the result, the arm stroke technique of the skilled swimmers was different compared with the unskilled swimmers. Moreover, a significant correlation was obtained between the index and the swimming velocity. The results indicated that the index was effective to evaluate the arm stroke technique and the high elbow technique was effective for improvement of the swimming performance in front crawl swimming.
THE BUSINESS CYCLE WITH NOMINAL CONTRACTS AND SEARCH FRICTIONS

Macroeconomic models of the economy with rigid wage structures tend to predict unrealistically volatile labor hours and countercyclical productivity. This study extends the Cho–Cooley model by incorporating labor market frictions and efficient bargaining as an alternative contracting scheme in which contracts are forward-looking and specify labor hours and wage rates. By accounting for search frictions and realistic contractual schemes, the extended model overcomes two counterfactual predictions: (1) excess volatility of employment and output and (2) countercyclical productivity. However, the extended model fails to produce the Beveridge curve.
Childrenâ€™s time use and family structure in Italy

A wide range of sociological and psychological studies have shown that children have different cognitive and behavioural outcomes depending on whether they grow up in intact or non-intact families. These gaps may be attributable to differences in the amounts of time and money parents invest in their children, which can in turn result in differences in the amount of time children invest in educational activities. In this paper, we investigate whether children who live with a single parent devote more or less time to reading and studying at home than children who live with both parents. We use data from the Italian Time Use Survey, which contains a detailed time diary for all of the family members in each surveyed household above the age of three. Focusing on children between five and 18 years old, and controlling for the endogeneity of the family structure, our analysis shows that living in a single-parent household reduces the amount of time children devote to reading and studying. This effect turns out to be driven by single parentsâ€”mainly single mothersâ€”who are poor and less educated. In addition, the negative effect of living with a single parent is driven by male children, and is greater for children without siblings.
School quality and residential values : evidence from Vancouver zoning

This study exploits changes in the catchment areas of public schools in Vancouver, British Columbia to measure the house price capitalization of school quality. Using repeat sales methods to control for time invariant neighborhood effects and disaggregated price indexes to capture time-varying neighborhood price appreciation, we identify significant effects of secondary school performance on residential prices. These effects are limited to homes that experienced large changes in school quality. Our results imply that the prices of residences experiencing the largest improvement in secondary school quality due to the boundary change rose by roughly 4 percent, equivalent to $14,000 for the median home in that area. † HSBC Professor in Asian Business, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, 2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T1Z2, Canada. Tel: (604) 822-8493, Fax: (604) 822-8477. Email: john.ries@sauder.ubc. ca * Real Estate Foundation Professorship of Real Estate Finance, Sauder School of Business, University of British Columbia, 2053 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T1Z2, Canada. Tel: (604) 822-8343, Fax: (604) 822-8477. Email: tsur.somerville@sauder.ubc. ca 1 We thank session and seminar participants at Florida, UBC, and the AREUEA International and AsRES conferences for helpful suggestions and insight. We also thank the Vancouver School Board for providing data and information on schools, Landcor for providing us with housing transactions data, and acknowledge funding from the Hampton Committee. The valuable research assistance provided by Sun Hua and GIS consulting services by Oli Helm is greatly appreciated.
SMOOTH TRANSITION AUTOREGRESSIVE MODELS — A SURVEY OF RECENT DEVELOPMENTS

This paper surveys recent developments related to the smooth transition autoregressive (STAR) time series model and several of its variants. We put emphasis on new methods for testing for STAR nonlinearity, model evaluation, and forecasting. Several useful extensions of the basic STAR model, which concern multiple regimes, time-varying non-linear properties, and models for vector time series, are also reviewed.
The costs of livestock depredation by large carnivores

Livestock depredation by large carnivores entails economic damage to farmers in many parts of the world. The aim of this paper is to analyse and compare the costs of livestock depredation by carnivores across different carnivore species and regions. To this end, we estimate the government’s compensation cost function. This study uses Swedish data on the county level over the period of 2001 to 2013. Compensation costs due to depredation by three large carnivores are considered: the brown bear (Ursus arctos), the wolf (Canis lupus) and the lynx (Lynx lynx). The results indicate that the costs of compensation for depredation by wolves, lynx and brown bears are determined by the densities of predators and livestock, the amount of forest pasture and the stock of preventive measures. There are considerable differences in marginal costs between predator species and counties, which have implications for policy.
The Effects of Philosophical Stories on Emotional Intelligence and Educational Progress of Students in Science Lessons

The present study aims to study the effects of philosophical stories on emotional intelligence and educational progress in science lessons among students of second grade who are studying in Shahid schools of Birjand City. The present study is of semi-experimental type and its statistical population includes all elementary students of Birjand City. In the present study, the two-stage cluster sampling is used. Among all elementary schools, the Shahid schools were selected out of which the second grader are included in the statistical population. Out of the statistical population 50 students are randomly assigned to test group (25 students) and control group (25 students). The instruments of data collection in the present study are Schutte Self Report Emotional Intelligence Test (SSEIT, 1998) and researcher’s questionnaire of educational progress. The results are analyzed through SPSS Software (version.19) and covariance analysis. The results show that philosophical stories significantly contribute to improved emotional intelligence and educational progress in science lessons among students of second grade who are studying in Shahid schools of Birjand City. Therefore, one may state that the usage of philosophical stories make the students interested in education and improves their educational condition. In addition, the teachers could increase the students’ emotional intelligence and educational progress. DOI: 10.5901/mjss.2016. v7n2p282