Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Interactions with Highly Qualified Teachers

Two faculty members walked to class on a Thursday evening. As they walked, they talked about the content of their respective courses. By the time the faculty members reached their classrooms, an action research project had evolved. The focus of the project was twofold: 1) to increase the awareness of teacher education candidates of the responsibilities of classroom teachers and 2) to apply the research and/or theory the veteran teachers had acquired in their master’s culmination class. This article provides an overview of the events which developed as a result of the interactions between the practicing teachers and the pre-service teachers who had an opportunity to interact during the project.
Etude et modélisation des renforcements de chaussées à l'aide de grilles en fibre de verre sous sollicitations de fatigue

L’objectif de la these « Etude et modelisation des renforcements de chaussees a l’aide de grilles en fibre de verre sous sollicitations de fatigue » est de caracteriser le role du renforcement de la couche de surface en beton bitumineux d’une structure de chaussee soumise a des sollicitations de fatigue au moyen d’une grille en fibre de verre appelee « geo-grille ». Le comportement en fatigue du composite forme de beton bitumineux et de geo-grille est etudie en laboratoire par des essais de flexion en quatre points (4PB), pilotes en deformation avec un chargement sinusoidal alterne, a 10°C et 25 Hz. Les eprouvettes testees sont des poutres prismatiques de grandes dimensions 630 x 100 x 100 mm3. Elles sont de deux types : en beton bitumineux (non-renforcees) et en beton bitumineux renforce par deux geo-grilles (renforcees). Le dispositif d’essais est un banc de fatigue en flexion en quatre points prototype, qui respecte les normes europeennes. Les resultats experimentaux ont ete utilises dans la modelisation de l’evolution de l’endommagement en fatigue de deux types d’eprouvettes. Les lois d’endommagement des materiaux de type Bodin sont implantees dans le code aux elements finis CAST3M. Deux categories de modeles ont ete concues, respectivement monocouche et tri-couches. Chaque categorie comprend un modele de poutre non-renforcee et un modele de poutre renforcee. Le modele de Castro-Sanchez a ete teste pour predire l’endommagement et notamment le nombre de cycles a la rupture pour chaque type de poutre.
Routing Selection Method for Tunnel Design Using Dynamic Search

The primary objectives of tunnel design must satisfy the following requirements: stability of tunnel openings, protection of adjacent or overlying structures and ability of the tunnel to perform over the intended life. This paper proposes routing selection method for tunnel design using dynamic search. It presents a mathematical formulation of the routing algorithm, and proposes dynamic search algorithm to solve this problem. Experimental result shows that the proposed routing selection method for tunnel design using dynamic search is effective, it can satisfy 98.6% customers, and the cost is acceptable.
Optimization of the Random Backoff Boundary of the Bluetooth FHSS Technique

The goal of an ad hoc network is to create a wireless connection when needed between nodes. Regarding Bluetooth (IEEE 802.15.1) the so-called state machine based on the selection box is responsible for the Frequency Hopping (FH). In this state machine a particular sub-state (random backoff) is heavily involved in the time-to-connect between two devices.
The Baldrige Education Pilot Criteria 1995: An Integrated Approach to Continuous Improvement in Education

Abstract The Baldrige Education Pilot Criteria were developed in response to strong interest by the education community and business leaders in having a set of criteria, similar to the very successful Baldrige Criteria, to guide the evergrowing quality efforts by educational institutions. The goals of the Education Criteria, which were pilot-tested in 1995 in parallel with the Baldrige Award for businesses, are (a) “delivery of ever-improving educational value to students, contributing to their overall development and well-being;” and (b) “Improvement of overall school effectiveness, use of resources, and capabilities. ” This article describes the Education Pilot Criteria and proposes that they are highly compatible with the AACSB standards and provide a useful guideline for improving the quality of business schools.
Implementation of Odometry with EKF in Hector SLAM Methods

Map building for plain spatial soundings, such as a long and straight corridor in simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) is a challenging problem because of lacks of distinguishable landmarks. Such an environment is highly possible to induce erroneous mapping results, such as alias problems. This paper presents a scan matching algorithm with odometer prediction using Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) and an optimal path planning based on regression subgoals. The scan matching process can relax the problems of local minima by means of an effective correction in the odometrical information. By iterating odometrical corrections in each step of running motion model, the matching result can be better than one only believes in individual information from scanning or odometry. Meanwhile, an optimal path planning utilizing an A * algorithm with a regression method is introduced to ensure a mobile robot be able to move elaborately around the corner and speed up along a straight line. Experiments in an indoor environment have been conducted to verify the effectiveness and validation of the proposed techniques.
Particle Swarm Optimization Algorithm based Nonlinear Model Predictive Control

-A novel approach for the implementation of Nonlinear Model Predictive Control (NMPC) using Particle Swarm Optimization (PSO) technique is proposed. Two different approaches are made in the PSO algorithms, Random PSO (RPSO) and knowledge based PSO (KPSO) for the determination of optimum controller gain in MPC structure In order to test the performance of the proposed PSO based MPC system a nonlinear Wiener model system is considered. Performances of the different algorithms are compared with respect to computation time and integral square error (ISE). Simulation results show that for the similar system performance, RPSO based MPC system takes lesser computation time than Genetic Algorithm (GA) based MPC system. Also, the KPSO based MPC system shows better performance than RPSO based MPC system. An experiment is conducted to determine the optimal length of predictive and control horizons. As the computation time required is significantly less, the proposed PSO based model predictive controllers can be used for real time control of nonlinear
The Use of A-M-I Scale Technique to Facilitate the Performance of Joaquín Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez

The abundance of scale passages found in Joaquín Rodrigo’s Concierto de Aranjuez for guitar and orchestra tests the stamina and swiftness of even the most capable guitarists. A relatively new technique of using three fingers of the right hand, known as A-M-I, to articulate fast scales provides an alternative means of effectively mastering Rodrigo’s masterpiece. A-M-I scale technique is a fast and effective way to play scales on the classical guitar. In various forms, this three-finger right-hand system of fingering scales has been used effectively by a small group of classical guitarists since being pioneered by Narciso Yepes in the mid-twentieth century. The current approach to A-M-I scale technique requires specific fingering systems to effectively coordinate and synchronize the left and right hands, making it a distinct technique demanding thorough consideration and deliberate study. The increased right-hand velocity and greater efficiency inherent in AM-I technique can greatly enhance the performance of Joaquín Rodrigo’s virtuosic Concierto de Aranjuez.
Définition et représentation d'intentions liées à l'expérience d'utilisation en phase amont du processus de conception de produit

L'experience percue lors de l'utilisation de produits est recemment devenue un facteur differenciateur majeur entre les principaux acteurs de l'industrie. Elle influence desormais grandement le succes de nouveaux produits. En parallele, l'interet de la communaute de recherche en design sur le sujet va en grandissant. La presente recherche apporte une contribution a ces deux mondes en explorant des moyens de definir et representer des intentions d'experience utilisateur. Une des originalites de cette recherche reside dans le fait que son assise theorique combine les notions complementaires d'experience utilisateur et de processus « kansei » (processus mental affectif) utilisees originellement par des communautes scientifiques differentes. Elle fait aussi partie du groupe tres restreint de travaux qui investiguent les liens entre ces considerations et le monde industriel.Au long des cinq experimentations qui composent ce memoire, j'explore la creation d'outils et de methodologies s'interessant au processus kansei des futurs utilisateurs et permettant l'elaboration puis la communication d'intentions venant nourrir le processus de conception de nouveaux produits. L'influence de la nature des representations amont sur la comprehension reciproque au sein d'equipes de conception multiculturelles (multi-nationalite et disciplinaire) ainsi que sur differentes typologies de projets prospectifs centres sur l'experience sont aussi mis en avant. En termes de contributions academiques, cette recherche a permis de modeliser l'information design echangee au sein d'equipes de conception visant a impacter les processus kansei des potentiels futurs utilisateurs. Elle a aussi mis en valeur les qualites et l'importance des representations amonts multi-sensorielles. Les contributions industrielles couvrent quant a elles, la creation d'outils, de methodologies et de representations amonts permettant de caracteriser l'approche dite du « Kansei Design », et d'etablir des liens entre ces differents aspects et trois typologies de projets de developpements de nouveaux concepts.
A Class-Information-Incorporated Kernel Principal Component Analysis Method

A supervised feature extraction method based on kernel principal component analysis(KPCA)is presented.In feature extraction the class information of the training kernel sample is sufficiently utilized, and the simple mathematical formulation is employed which is similar to KPCA.Thus,the method is named as class-information-incorporated kernel principal component analysis(CIKPCA). Furthermore,a new classification strategy is presented by fusing two kinds of feature vectors to improve the recognition rate.The experimental results on three databases show that the proposed method is better than KPCA in terms of recognition rate,and it even outperforms KLDA.
OGR VFK Driver Implementation Issues

OGR is a C++ open source library providing read (and sometimes write) access to a variety of vector GIS formats including ESRI Shapefile, S-57, SDTS, PostGIS, Oracle Spatial, and Mapinfo formats. The library is commonly used by Free Software projects like GRASS GIS, QGIS or MapServer, but also by proprietary products (e.g., ESRI ArcGIS 9.2+). The library provides access to a many vector formats, however support for specific Czech cadastral exchange data format (VFK) is missing. There are already at least two projects which are focused on VFK data processing using Free Software tools. The first one is the v.in. vfk GRASS program which converts VFK data into GRASS native vector format (Martin Landa, CTU in Prague, 2005). This program can be used only within GRASS GIS package, which is a major drawback of this approach. Moreover, further development of the v.in. vfk module is not supported by the author. Other similar project is called "Open Cadastre" (Karel Jedlicka, et al., University of West Bohemia, 2007) and provides a group of tools for importing VFK data into PostGIS geospatial database. Both projects are focused on a selected tool (GRASS GIS or PostGIS). From this point of view the OGR VFK driver would represent a more general solution - VFK data format would be supported by all software packages which use this library (GRASS GIS, QGIS, PostGIS, MapServer, ESRI ArcGIS 9.2+, etc.). This paper covers ideas on the implementation of support for the VFK data format in OGR library. Capability to read and process cadastral data in VFK format using Free Software tools would be a very interesting option for the Czech users.
Will improvements to the nutrition facts panel increase label involvement

The nutrition fact label has been on foods in the U nited States since the 1990 Nutrition Labeling and Education Act. While little has chang ed with the label in the U.S., many countries in Europe have started utilizing front of package l abels to inform consumers more quickly, and highlight the nutritional benefits and hazards of f ood items. Some companies in the U.S. have begun to release their own front of package labelin g systems. However, these labels are generally created as a tool for marketing. Therefore, the pu rpose of our pilot study was to determine what components of food labels most benefit American con sumers, what type of label would be most effective in encouraging nutritional choices. Focu s groups with a total of nineteen participants were first recruited to obtain preliminary data. T he participants were first asked questions to determine how the individuals use nutrition fact la bels. The groups were then exposed to a variety of nutrition labels from around the world. They we re asked to write down what they thought about the label, and for some, what they liked and didn’t like about the labels. Data collected was used to re-focus our study. Results revealed havin g labels on the front of packages was not as crucial as improving the information on the current nu rition facts panel. Therefore, a survey with a control and two stimuli groups was presented to study participants. 951 individuals participated in the survey. One of the stimulus gr oups had a caloric breakdown panel accompanying the nutrition facts panel. The other had a panel explaining the percent breakdown of the daily diet. The purpose of these additional panels was to learn if adding them could improve the ability of consumers to use the nutriti on facts panel, and learn if they could encourage individuals to make more nutritious choic es. We hoped to learn if a summary table supplement to the current nutrition facts label wou ld increase label involvement. We found presenting nutrition label information to individua ls who prefer to evaluate potential outcomes, have a greater need for cognition and a higher heal th consciousness in the form of a percent daily value recommendation chart may be effective. Also, evidence suggested the behavioral makeup, degree of health consciousness and need for cogniti n of an individual could impact their perception of labels.
Text Summarization Based on Genetic Programming

This work proposes an approach to address the problem of improving content selection in automatic text summarization by using some statistical tools. This approach is a trainable summarizer, which takes into account several features, for each sentence to generate summaries. First, we investigate the effect of each sentence feature on the summarization task. Then we use all features in combination to train genetic programming (GP), vector approach and fuzzy approach in order to construct a text summarizer for each model. Furthermore, we use trained models to test summarization performance. The proposed approach performance is measured at several compression rates on a data corpus composed of 17 English scientific articles.
Production tout optique de condensats de Bose-Einstein de 39K : des interactions contrôlables pour l’étude de gaz quantiques désordonnés en dimensions réduites

Ce travail de these rapporte la production tout optique de condensats de Bose-Einstein de 39K. Une etape cle du processus experimental est l’obtention d’un nuage suffisamment froid permettant le chargement direct d’un piege dipolaire de maniere efficace. Notre solution est l’utilisation d’une melasse fonctionnant dans le bleu de la raie D1 de cet alcalin conduisant a une densite dans l’espace des phases elevee et ainsi au chargement direct d’un grand nombre d’atomes dans un piege a 1550 nm. Le nuage est ensuite polarise puis comprime dans un piege dipolaire croise avant d’entamer un refroidissement evaporatif efficace au voisinage d’une resonance de Feshbach. Ce processus permet la production rapide de condensats de Bose-Einstein toutes les 7 secondes sur notre experience. Ces nuages degeneres representent le point de depart pour la conduite d’experiences visant a etudier les effets du desordre dans les gaz quantiques en dimensions reduites. Nous envisageons l’etude du diagramme de phase du gaz de Bose bidimensionnel desordonne, de la localisation d’Anderson en dimension deux ainsi que l’etude de l’influence du desordre sur un soliton brillant dans une geometrie unidimensionnelle.
Packet parsing : a practical linear-time algorithm with backtracking

Packrat parsing is a novel and practical method for implementing linear-time parsers for grammars defined in Top-Down Parsing Language (TDPL). While TDPL was originally created as a formal model for top-down parsers with backtracking capability, this thesis extends TDPL into a powerful general-purpose notation for describing language syntax, providing a compelling alternative to traditional context-free grammars (CFGs). Common syntactic idioms that cannot be represented concisely in a CFG are easily expressed in TDPL, such as longest-match disambiguation and “syntactic predicates,” making it possible to describe the complete lexical and grammatical syntax of a practical programming language in a single TDPL grammar. Packrat parsing is an adaptation of a 30-year-old tabular parsing algorithm that was never put into practice until now. A packrat parser can recognize any string defined by a TDPL grammar in linear time, providing the power and flexibility of a backtracking recursive descent parser without the attendant risk of exponential parse time. A packrat parser can recognize any LL(k) or LR(k) language, as well as many languages requiring unlimited lookahead that cannot be parsed by shift/reduce parsers. Packrat parsing also provides better composition properties than LL/LR parsing, making it more suitable for dynamic or extensible languages. The primary disadvantage of packrat parsing is its storage cost, which is a constant multiple of the total input size rather than being proportional to the nesting depth of the syntactic constructs appearing in the input. Monadic combinators and lazy evaluation enable elegant and direct implementations of packrat parsers in recent functional programming languages such as Haskell. Three different packrat parsers for the Java language are presented here, demonstrating the construction of packrat parsers in Haskell using primitive pattern matching, using monadic combinators, and by automatic generation from a declarative parser specification. The prototype packrat parser generator developed for the third case itself uses a packrat parser to read its parser specifications, and supports full TDPL notation extended with “semantic predicates,” allowing parsing decisions to depend on the semantic values of other syntactic entities. Experimental results show that all of these packrat parsers run reliably in linear time, efficiently support “scannerless” parsing with integrated lexical analysis, and provide the user-friendly error-handling facilities necessary in practical applications. Thesis Supervisor: M. Frans Kaashoek Title: Professor of Computer Science and Engineering
A Population-Based Survey to Determine the Prevalence of Movement Disorders in Orhangazi District of Bursa, Turkey

Objective: In this study we aimed to determine the prevalence of movement disorders among 40 years and older population in Orhangazi district of Bursa, Turkey. Patients and Methods: This population-based study was planned in three phases. In phase I, door-to-door home interviews were performed on 1256 subjects by residents of departments of neurology and family medicine by using a short questionnaire and 404 subjects with suspected symptoms of movement disorders and Parkinsonism were detected. These subjects were examined and videotaped in phase II. Of the suspected subjects in phase I, 131 did not attend to phase II for various reasons. In phase II, subjects were evaluated by movement disorders specialists by using scales specific to tremor, restless leg syndrome, Parkinson disease, and hemi-facial spasm. In phase III, video recording of all identified patients were reviewed and final diagnoses were made with a consensus of all three specialists. Results: In this phase, subjects were diagnosed to have restless leg syndrome n= 60, 9.71%, essential tremor n= 21, 3.34%, enhanced physhological tremor n= 26, 4.14%, Parkinson’s disease n= 14, 2.23%, hemifacial spasm n= 4, 0.82%, and dystonia n= 2, 0.41%. Conclusion: Although essential tremor has been reported as the most common movement disorder, in our study restless leg syndrome had higher prevalence than essential tremor.
Capacités audiovisuelles en robot humanoïde NAO

Dans cette these nous avons l'intention d'enqueter sur la complementarite des donnees auditives et visuelles sensorielles pour la construction d'une interpretation de haut niveau d'une scene. L'audiovisuel (AV) d'entree recus par le robot est une fonction a la fois l'environnement exterieur et de la localisation reelle du robot qui est etroitement liee a ses actions. La recherche actuelle dans AV analyse de scene a eu tendance a se concentrer sur les observateurs fixes. Toutefois, la preuve psychophysique donne a penser que les humains utilisent petite tete et les mouvements du corps, afin d'optimiser l'emplacement de leurs oreilles a l'egard de la source. De meme, en marchant ou en tournant, le robot mai etre en mesure d'ameliorer les donnees entrantes visuelle. Par exemple, dans la perception binoculaire, il est souhaitable de reduire la distance de vue a un objet d'interet. Cela permet a la structure 3D de l'objet a analyser a une profondeur de resolution superieure.
Determining What Constitutes Nutritional Risk in Toddlers (18-35 months): First Steps in the Development of Toddler NutriSTEP (Registered Trademark)

DETERMINING WHAT CONSTITUTES NUTRITIONAL RISK IN TODDLERS (1835 MONTHS): FIRST STEPS IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF TODDLER NUTRISTEP Jillian Gumbley Advisor: University of Guelph, 2011 Dr. Janis Randall Simpson This research is part of an ongoing program, Nutrition Screening Tool for Every Preschooler (NutriSTEP). NutriSTEP is a valid and reliable 17-item, parent-administered, questionnaire for nutritional risk in preschoolers (3-5 years of age). Due to an expressed need across Canada, the specific objective of this research was to create a draft toddler (1835 month) NutriSTEP. Based on results from a comprehensive literature review, focus groups (n=6) with 48 parents of toddlers, and input from 13 pediatric nutrition experts, many questions from the original preschooler NutriSTEP questionnaire were refined or removed, and novel questions were added. Basic changes included combining separate fruit and vegetable intake questions, and adding breast milk and formula as examples of dairy products. In conclusion, a 19 item Toddler NutriSTEP was created to reflect the differences in nutritional risk between preschoolers and toddlers. Next steps in the development process include refinement, test-retest reliability and criterion validation.