Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Zone of Landslide with Weak Interlayer

Sliding zone dynamics in the Qinling-Daba mountain area under different dynamic parameters have not been studied extensively. In this study, we investigated the dynamic behavior of the sliding zones of a high-steep rock landslide in the Qinling-Daba mountain area under the influence of dynamic stress amplitude and frequency and proposed an empirical model of the dynamic constitutive relationship. *e dynamic behavior was studied based on a cyclic triaxial test system. *e results indicated that an increase in the dynamic stress amplitude decreased the dynamic elastic modulus linearly, increased the damping ratio, and increased the axial strain exponentially. Among these properties, the elastic strain was found to be more sensitive to the increase in the dynamic stress amplitude than the plastic strain. As the loading frequency increased, the dynamic elastic modulus increased, whereas the damping ratio decreased. Furthermore, the proposed empirical model of the dynamic constitutive relationship between the vibration number and loading frequency based on the dynamic elastic modulus could satisfactorily describe the dynamic stress-strain relationships of the samples from test stability and failure zones. *ese findings are expected to make a significant contribution toward further revealing the sliding mechanism of such landslides.
A N E NHANCED M ODEL T O E XTRACT E XPECTED A NSWER F OR T EMPORAL Q UESTIONS O VER Q UES-TION A NSWERING S YSTEM

: Information retrieval is in a emerging stage to provide any type of information queried by naive user. Question Answering System is one such successful area of information retrieval. Extracting temporal information from standard dataset is major task for deep language understanding and key to various application areas such as Question Answering System, Text summarization, Temporal reasoning, and Information extraction, Legal reasoning. Basically answering questions that ask about temporal information involves numerous forms of deduction. Initially, relations between events and temporal expressions need to be inferred, either in the question or in the answer. Secondly, semantic inference be-tween events, entities and their definitions needs to be performed. Occasionally, semantic inference employs aspectual information to relate events expressed by different lexical units. Thirdly, temporal inference is pre-conditioned by relations between events, their arguments and their time anchors. In this paper we propose a Question Answering (QA) model for handling temporal inference by combining all these forms of inference. Proposed model tested on TREC 2009 dataset.
“If Not Us, Who?”: Preserving Javanese Language Through Code Switching Practice in Yowis Ben Movie

The occurrence of Code switching phenomenon is relatively normal in bilingual and multilingual society. However, despite a large body of research on code switching, little attention has been given to code switching phenomenon in relation to language maintenance issue. This study investigates the types of code switching that are used by main characters in Yowis Ben The Series Episode 6; the main characters’ reasons to use code switching in Yowis Ben The Series Episode 6; and the investigation concerning Javanese language maintenance indication depicted in the movie. This descriptive qualitative study probes into the ways in which Javanese language as a vernacular language is used along with the standard Bahasa Indonesia in a movie.In addition to examining the types of code switching, this study also tries to go further within the issue of Javanese language maintenance the movie wants to convey. The results showed that there are a total of 20 data indicating three types of code switching in Yowis Ben The Series Episode 6: Intra-sentential switching (11), inter-sentential switching (8), and tag switching (once). The reasons of using code switching are to expresscertain feelings and attitudes, to talk about a specific topic, to express solidarity between people from different or the same ethnic groups, and to attract attention and persuade audiences.
Effect Of Some Fruit Tree Leaves Extracts On Some Blood Constituents Of Diabetic Rats

Background: Ficus sycomorus and Ficus carica are two genera belongs to the family Moraceae. There are several medicinal uses of the two plants, they also have several activities such as anti-diabetic and anti-bacterial activities. Diabetes is a metabolic disease that affects the individuals and results in change in several blood parameters. Aim: To elucidate the activities of Ficus sycomorus and Ficus carica leaves extracts on some blood constituents of diabetic rats. Method: Methanolic and ethanolic extraction of Ficus sycomorus and Ficus carica leaves were performed. The obtained extraction was used for the treatment of streptozocin induced diabetes in albino rats. Estimation of liver function, kidney function, and lipid profile was performed. Results: The most effective treatment was the methanolic extract of all plant leaves which decreased blood glucose level to 125.12 and 119.89mg/dl at a dose of 40mg/100g body weight after 30 days, followed by aqueous extracts, which were 130.09 and 133.15mg/dl at the same dose after 30 days comparing with control diabetic rats. Methanolic extract of Ficus sycomorus leaves resulted in the maximum percentage of reduction in ALT and AST activity with 27.00 and 35.00% after 30 days by using 40mg/100 body weight. Ficus carica leaves resulted in a moderate effect on the reduction of ALT and AST enzyme (25.66 and 29.00%). Serum creatinine and urea levels were affected by the methanolic leaves extracts to achieve the maximum reduction of (1.10 and 45.17%) and (1.24 and 50.00%), respectively. The lipid profile (triglycerides, total cholesterol, HDL, LDL and vLDL) were affected with treatment by the methanolic and aqueous leaves extract with different values.
Isolation and Characterization of Cellulolytic Bacteria Diversity in Peatland Ecosystem and Their Cellulolytic Activities

Peatlands are terrestrial wetland ecosystems formed from piles of organic matter that decompose into organic deposits. Peat soil has a high potential to produce cellulose which, can be reused by cellulolytic bacteria. This study aims to find out the potential strain of cellulolytic bacteria isolated from peatland ecosystems. The method used was experimental, sequentially, the stages are isolation and screening for cellulolytic bacteria, quantitative testing of cellulolytic activity, characterizing the morphology and physiology of bacteria, and the identification of bacteria based on Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology. The screening results obtained seven isolates of cellulolytic bacteria capable of hydrolysed cellulose on 1% Carboxy Methyl Cellulose (CMC) Agar Medium, namely SPS1, SPS2, SPS 3, SDG1, SDG 2, SPW1, and SPW4. Three of seven isolates obtained the highest cellulolytic index sequentially, namely SPS2 of 2.82, SPS3 of 2.65, and SDG1 of 2.47. The cellulolytic activity was indicated by the value of a halo zone around the colonies on 1 % CMC medium after being dripped with Congo red. The halo zone is an early indication to determine the ability of bacteria to decompose cellulose. Based on Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology showed that the three isolates had the same characteristics as the genus Bacillus, Lactobacillus and Corynebacterium.
Roles of plant growth regulators on flowering of rose (Rosa hybrida L.’Red Rose’)

Rose is the most popular ornamental flower all over the world, which is used as garden plants and cut flowers. In the case of Rosa hybrida L. ’Red Rose’, flowering provides the major developmental transition from the vegetative to the reproductive stage, and reproduction is one of the most important phases in an organism’s life cycle. In this study, the morphological and physiological changes during the flower development of rose, which is planted in the garden, and roles of plant growth regulators on the flowering of in vitro vegetative shoots of rose were analyzed. The development of a flower includes three stages: the shoot apical meristem, floral meristem, floral bud. Levels of cytokinin, auxins, and gibberellins increased in the transition of meristem from the shoot apical meristem to the floral meristem stage. Plant growth regulators have important effects on the shoot apical meristem cell division and flowering. The combination of 0.5 mg.L−1 GA3, 0.1 mg.L−1 NAA, 2.5 or 3.0 mg.L−1 BA to Murashige and Skoog (MS) medium induces the floral transition of the in vitro vegetative shoots with the highest percentage (41%) as well as growth and development in comparison to the other treatments after 10 weeks. Then, the in vitro floral meristem continuously developed into a flower bud after 12 weeks.
The Role of Communication as Mediator of the Commitment Effect on the Marine Fish Supply Chain Performance at Bangliau in Bagansiapiapi Riau, Indonesia

This survey study aims to analyse the role of communication as a mediator of the commitment effect on the marine fish supply chain performance to bangliau (distributors’ fish landing site) in Bagansiapiapi, Riau Province, Indonesia. The unit of analysis for this study was 40 units bangliau, namely a place of collection, distribution, and marketing of fish. Respondents were 40 bangliau owners/managers who were taken by the census method. The data was collected using a closed questionnaire, containing several statements measured by a 5-point Likert scale. The data collected includes communication (language, clarity of message content, communication frequency, decision without pressure, and communicates honesty); commitment (affective, avoiding opportunists, normative, continuous improvement, goal oriented, confidence); and supply chain performance (the smoothness of the goods flow, money flow, and information flow). There were two hypotheses proposed in this study: commitment has a positive and significant effect on the marine fish supply chain performance in bangliau (H1); and commitment mediated by communication has a positive and significant effect on the marine fish supply chain performance in bangliau (H1a). The data were analysed using the Structural Equation Model (SEM) method, using the Smart Partial Least Square (SmartPLS) software version 3.0. The results show that commitment has a significant effect on the marine fish supply chain performance, but the role of communication as a mediator can further increase the commitment effect. The reason is that communication can increase understanding and help equalize perceptions of the marine fish supply chain among the entities involved.
The Application of Intelligent Manufacturing Technology in CNC Tools Design and Machining

CNC tool is a kind of cutting tools in industrial manufacturing. With the improvement of CNC machining accuracy and quality level, it puts forward more strict requirements for the performance of the cutting tool. Its manufacturing intelligence has become the inevitable choice for the development of the industry. In this paper, the key manufacturing technology of numerical control tools and the application of intelligence in numerical control tool manufacturing are described. the development trend of intelligent manufacturing of numerical control tools is analyzed.
Interpolation on the special orthogonal group with high-dimensional Kuramoto model

The construction of smooth interpolation trajectories in different non-Euclidean spaces finds application in robotics, computer graphics, and many other engineering fields. This paper proposes a method for generating interpolation trajectories on the special orthogonal group SO(3), called the rotation group. Our method is based on a high-dimensional generalization of the Kuramoto model which is a well-known mathematical description of self-organization in large populations of coupled oscillators. We present the method through several simulations and visualize each simulation as trajectories on unit spheres S2. In addition, we applied our method to the specific problem of object rotation interpolation.
Characteristics of low-rank and medium-rank Indonesian coal using the TG-DSC method

Low-rank and medium-rank coal are dominant coal resources in Indonesia. Considering the decisive role of coal in coal-fired power plants, it is crucial to examine the combustion characteristics before burning coal in the boiler. This paper presents the effect of moisture content, heating value, and volatile matter on ignition temperature and burn out of five samples of low-rank coal and five samples of medium-rank coal using TG-DSC analysis which was carried out using LINSEIS High-Pressure STA at atmospheric pressure with an air rate of 25 ml/min and heating rate of 10 °C/min. The investigation results show that low-rank coal with the higher volatile matter has tremendous reactivity and is more flammable, and favours of burning through itself than medium-rank coal. Medium-rank coal has better combustion with short residence time because it has a lower burnout temperature (Tbo) value than low-rank coal. However, medium-rank coal burns more instantly because it has a lower temperature interval than low-rank coal. Medium-rank coal, which has fixed carbon and higher heating value, but lower moisture content, has a higher Rmax value than low-rank coal. In conjunction with these properties, it is crucial to examine the implementation in boilers.
A Sustainable Tourism Based on a New Institutional Economics Approach: Ecotourism Based on the Community in the Gasan Gadang Fishermen Village

This study aimed to determine the patterns of development and implementation of community-based ecotourism management and identify the impact of the community-based ecotourism in Gasan Gadang Village on the economic, social, and environmental aspects of the surrounding community. The methodology used was descriptive analysis with a new institutional economics approach and the Kruskal-Wallis Test analysis. The patterns of development and implementation of community-based ecotourism management with all levels of social change analysis, including formal and informal rules such as culture, customs, habits of Gasan Gadang villagers, institutional and governance management, and even the economy, are considered good. The Community-based ecotourism management has adopted the theory of resource allocation among stakeholders of Gasan Gadang Village. The findings of this study showed that community-based ecotourism institutions and management bring positive impacts on economic, social, and culture. There was no significant difference among economic, social, and environmental impacts between the non-authorities and community-based ecotourism authorities of Gasan Gadang Village. Thus, it could be said that the benefits of community-based ecotourism received by the community were all the same. Everyone got positive benefits. However, based on the findings, it could be seen that the biggest difference was the economic impacts followed by the social impacts, while the smallest difference is the environmental impacts. From this situation, it could be concluded that the performance of community-based ecotourism authorities in Gasan Gadang Village was good and positively impacted the economic, social, and environmental aspects of the Gasan Gadang Village fishermen community.
Rights of Women Workers in Global Manufacturing . A study of the Garment Industry in Bangladesh.

Rights of women workers in the globalized economy stimulate a great debate across the world. This is mainly for two opposing effects of women working: on one side, economic globalization offers a means of survival through an expansion of employment opportunities; on the other, globalization opens up price competition which in turn invokes producers to violate workers’ rights. Having no control over the export market, raw materials or equipment, producers finally put pressures on the labour force. A major strategy dealing with labour is to move towards a flexible workforce which consists mostly of women. Feminization and labour flexibility increasingly pushes women out of the core workforce consisting of part-time, temporary, casual and subcontracted, and into a marginalized group of workers that gives rise to the violation of workers’ rights. Simultaneously, the spread of cheap and rapid global communication and information systems increase the concerns of consumers, trade unions, buyers and the International Organisations (e.g.; IMF, ILO, World Bank) that extends resistance to sweatshops. As a result, a number of rules and regulations have been adopted both at the national and international levels to regulate workplace conditions. However, the violation of labour related issues is still widespread. Thus, employment of women in global manufacturing has triggered debate among scholars as to whether it brings more justice or more injustice. Considering the continued debate, this study seeks to explore how globalization shapes the dynamics of workers’ rights and gender relations in the workplace, taking the garment industry of Bangladesh as an empirical site. Applying Amartya Sen’s idea of social justice, this study demonstrates that labour rights in global manufacturing factories are not just but are at the same time essential for the survival of women workers. For ensuring just and fair labour practices, the role of industrial
Synthesis of TiO2-NiFe2O4 nanocomposites using coprecipitation method as photocatalyst for methylene blue removal

Methylene blue, a basic dye that is important in the coloring process in the textile industry. However, the use of the dye Methylene blue is hazardous for the skin, the eyes, and swallowed. Three composition types of TiO2-NiFe2O4 nanocomposites (75:25, 50:50, and 25:75) had been synthesized using a simple coprecipitation method. The photodegradation and adsorption performance of the nanocomposites were also evaluated. Based on X-ray diffraction analysis, both the titania anatase and nickel ferrite spinel phases appeared in each nanocomposite’s diffraction pattern. The average crystallite size of the nanocomposites was 38 nm, 33 nm, and 41 nm for compositions 75:25, 50:50, and 25:75, respectively. The optimum photodegradation activity of TiO2-NiFe2O4 nanocomposites was achieved at composition 75:25 %mol with >99% methylene blue degraded during 120 minutes of UV irradiation time. However, all nanocomposites also have adsorption capability toward methylene blue with an optimum percentage of 98%. Therefore, TiO2-NiFe2O4 nanocomposites can be used either as photocatalysts or adsorbents for methylene blue removal in an aqueous solution.
Evaluation of grain boundary energy, structure and stiffness from phase field crystal simulations

A two-mode phase field crystal (PFC) model is employed to investigate the equilibrium configurations of a range of grain boundaries in fcc-structured materials. A total of 80 different symmetrical tilt grain boundaries are evaluated by PFC simulations in 3D and the results are shown to agree well with data taken from the literature, both regarding the variation of grain boundary energy and also in terms of the resulting grain boundary structures. This verification complements existing PFC studies which are almost exclusively focused either on grain boundaries found in 2D systems or in bcc lattices in 3D. The present work facilitates application of PFC in the analysis of grain boundary mechanics in an extended range of materials, in particular such mechanics that take place at extended time scales not tractable for molecular dynamics (MD) simulations. In addition to the verification of predicted grain boundary energies and structures, wavelet transforms of the density field are used in the present work to obtain phase fields from which it is possible to identify grain boundary fluctuations that provide the means to evaluate grain boundary stiffness based on the capillarity fluctuation method. It is discussed how PFC provides benefits compared to alternative methods, such as MD simulations, for this type of investigations.
Sustainability assessment of supply chains with engineering services focus

The use of information and communication technologies to support inter-company collaboration in the form of virtual enterprise is a critical factor to the success of any business venture. Due to the dynamic nature of business partnership, the provision of communication infrastructure among the partners needs to be interoperable and fit for the purpose. This paper uses the case study research methodology to examine the e-collaboration patterns of five cases in which companies focus on providing knowledge intensive engineering services to customers. The supply chains have a vibrant structure and are modelled as virtual enterprises that are in different phases of development. Depending on the communication capabilities, individual partners in the virtual enterprise may have to invest heavily in order that they can participate in large scale projects. Companies without a competent communication technology profile need to consider what capability they should acquire and when that capability will be useful. The study concluded that a five-level communication framework can be used to assess the sustainability of the virtual enterprise and assist supply chain partners to consider whether they would invest to attain the acceptable level of competency to join.
A new scheme for on-load tap-changer of transformers

On-load tap changing transformers play important roles in any modern power system, since they allow voltages to be maintained at desired levels despite load changes. Traditionally, on-load tap-changer is a complex mechanical device, which has some deficiencies. In this paper, a new scheme for on-load tap-changer of a transformer is presented, which can eliminate excessive conduction losses and suppress the arcing in the diverter switch, which are inherent in traditional on-load transformer tap-changers. The presented on-load tap-changer has the different circuit configuration and operation principle from the traditional tap-changer. Besides, the results of simulations and experiments are given, showing that the proposed on-load tap-changer is feasible.
Issues and Challenges in the Era of Big Data Mining

The amount of data being generated and stored is growing exponentially, owed in part to the continuing advances in computer technology. While “big data” has become a highlighted buzzword since last two year, “big data mining”, i.e., mining from big data, has almost immediately followed up as an emerging, interrelated research area. This paper provides an overview of big data mining and discusses the related challenges and the new opportunities. The discussion includes a review of state-of-the-art frameworks and platforms for processing and managing big data as well as the efforts expected on big data mining. We address broad issues related to big data and/or big data mining, and point out opportunities and research topics as they shall duly flesh out.