Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Subjective machine learning models for restaurants quality evaluation based on user opinions

Internet has become almost omnipresent in every aspect of our lives. In fact, not only is an unlimited source of information but also influences our behaviour, desires and opinions. Fundamentally, user opinions provoke an enormous effect in consumers and their actions, however, these opinions are extremely subjective. Therefore, the assessment of services and products by users considering only this information is a complex task. In this undergraduate dissertation, we have developed a data mining project related to restaurants and their respective user opinions using Yelp dataset. The primary purpose is to analyse and measure the quality of restaurants through the use of machine learning, considering notably a probabilistic perspective. First, we have performed a comprehensive data analysis and cleaning of our particular dataset which will improve our understanding about the problem to be solved. Second, we have implemented a quality predictive model based on the Expectation Maximisation algorithm to evaluate the adequacy of the results and use them in the next steps of the project. Finally, we have summarised the user opinions by means of topic modelling in order to analyse and compare intrinsic and latent features from that information in terms of the distinct quality levels.
Effects of Different Toxin Adsorbents on the Amount of Diazinon Residue in White Grape Pomace and Milk Production and Composition and Toxin Residues in Mohabadi Lactating Goats

Today, researches have shown that the best and most effective way to reduce the incidence of disorders related to pesticides and prevent their transfer to the milk and other animal products is the application of adsorbents or bonding compounds. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different toxin adsorbents (Mycofix-Plus, Bio-Tox, Bio-Acid) on the amount of diazinon residues in grape pomace, and their effects on milk production and composition and toxin residues in it. In this study, 20 Mahabadi breed dairy goats were used with 4 experimental treatments and 5 replications in a completely randomized design. The milk production was significantly affected by Bio-Tox and Mycofix-Plus adsorbents (P<0.05). Adsorbents had a positive and significant role in reducing the amount of diazinon toxins in the feed (P<0.05). At the same time, Bio-Tox adsorbent had the greatest impact on the reduced amount of diazinon toxins in diets with high levels of grape pomace. The amount of toxins transferred to the milk was significantly reduced under the effect of Bio-Tox and Bio-Acid (P<0.05) which was lower than maximum residues limit for diazinon in milk. Generally, the results revealed that the toxin adsorbent compounds decreased the amount of diazinon toxins in diets with high levels of grape pomace and resulted in healthier products in addition to assuring the safety of milk and increasing the efficiency of milk yield. In this study, Bio-Tox and Bio-Acid were more effective in reducing diazinon residue in milk.
Effect of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Tubes Filled with Recycled Materials and Concrete on Structural Capacity of Pile Foundations

This paper deals with analyzing the structural responses of glass-fiber-reinforced polymer (GFRP) tubes filled with recycled and concrete material for developing composite piles, as an alternative to traditional steel reinforced piles in bridge foundations. The full-scale GFRP composite piles included three structural layers, using a fiber-oriented material that was inclined longitudinally. Almost 60% of the fibers were orientated at 35° from the longitudinal direction of the pile and the rest 40 percent were oriented at 86° from the horizontal axis. The segment between the inner and outer layers was inclined 3° from the hoop direction in the tube. The behavior of the filled GFRP tubes was semi-linear and resulted in increasing the total ductility and strength of the piles. Adjusting the material’s properties, such as the EAxial, EHoop, and Poisson ratios, optimized the results. The lateral strength of the GFRP composite pile and pre-stressed piles are investigated under both axial compression and bending moment loads. Based on the conducted parametric study, the required axial and bending capacities of piles in different ranges of eccentricities can be reached using the combination of tube wall thickness and GFRP fiber percentages.
Empowerment of Foreign Manpower and Indonesian Manpower Through Developing Foreign Companies in Indonesia

Efforts to empower those classified as powerless to be powerful, must pay attention to factors of education, scientific competence, and technical skills. All of these are the main resources in improving labor welfare. The causes of the powerlessness can be grouped into two things, namely socio-cultural and political factors and public policy factors. The purpose of this study is: comparing employment opportunities in foreign companies based on national origin; know job opportunities in foreign companies based on mastery of bagasa; explain job opportunities in foreign companies based on skills; analyze job opportunities in foreign companies based on the transfer of knowledge; analyze job opportunities in foreign companies based on scientific competence. The approach used in this research is descriptive, correlational analytic, and developmental. The research sample was 233 workers spread over 11 foreign companies. The data in this study are primary data and secondary data. Data collected through interviews, observations, documentation and FGD. The results showed that the correlation between mastery of foreign languages ​​with national origin was . 816 ** meaning that the relationship between mastery of foreign languages ​​with national origin was very close. The correlation between worker skills and country of origin is -. 472 **, meaning that the relationship between skill workers and country of origin is very close. The correlation between worker skills and foreign language mastery is -. 410 **, meaning that the relationship between worker skills and foreign language mastery is very close. The correlation between workers' skills with the transfer of knowledge and transfer of jobs is . 310 **, meaning that the relationship between the skills of workers and the transfer of knowledge and transfer of jobs is very close. The correlation between worker skills and scientific competence is -. 162 *, meaning that the relationship between worker skills and scientific competence is quite close.
Transient thromboembolic event in a child with severe hemophilia a due to venous obstruction

Venous thrombosis is a very rare occurrence in patients with hemophilia A. We present a one year old child with severe hemophilia A, who developed deep vein thrombosis in antecubital fossa following venous obstruction due to bleeding around the vein. We didn’t start anticoagulant therapy to our patient because of the risk of further bleeding into subdural hemorrhage he had already developed. We could manage the thrombosis and save the limb by relieving the obstruction with replacement of factor VIII.
Association of serum lipoprotein(a) with left ventricular hypertrophy in hemodialysis patients

Objective: This study investigates the association of serum lipoproein (a) (LPa) elevation, left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and hypertention (HTN) in patients with end-stage renal failure on maintenance hemodialysis (MHD). Material and Methods: Sixty one randomly selected patients with end-stage renal disease (ESRD), undergoing maintenance hemodialysis treatment were studied. Lipoprotein (a) was measured by enzyme immuno assay (ELISA) test. All patients had echo cardiography for left ventricular hypertrophy and cardiac ejection fraction. Hypertensive patients were stratified into no hypertention, stage one to three HTN. LVH was further catagorised into normal, mild, moderate and severe left ventricular hypertrophy. Results: Out of total of 61 (F=23 M=38) patients on hemodialysis, 50 (F=20 M=30) were non diabetic and 11 (F=3 M=8) were diabetic. Mean±SD of LP(a) of all the patients was 58.5±19mg/dl. Mean±SD of LP(a) of diabetic group was 62±12.3 mg/dl and for nondiabetic group was 57.7±20 mg/dl. There was significant positive correlation between presence of cardiac chest pain and DM. There was a positive relationship between stages of LVH and stages of HTN. Significant positive correlation was also observed between presence of cardiac chest pain and stages of LVH. There was significant reverse correlation of Lp(a) with percent of cardiac ejection fraction, as well as positive correlation of serum Lp(a) with stages of HTN. There was significant correlation between stages of LVH with serum Lp(a) levels. Conclusions: Diabetic patients with ESRD undergoing maintenance hemodialysis treatment had accelerated atherosclerosis and ischemic heart disease. Lipoprotein(a) had a positive association with left ventricular hyperthrophy as well as grades of hypertention and would need serious consideration as a marker of atherosclerosis and CAD in MHD patient.
Factor Related to Coping Strategies of Nurses Working in Health Care Centers on Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia

The study was conducted to identify and study significant factors related to nurses’ coping strategies working in health care centres in five districts on Timor Island, East Nusa Tenggara Province, Indonesia. This was a descriptive cross-sectional study. A self-administered questionnaire was given to 322 nurses in the selected area. The response rate was 80.5% (322 from 400 cases). Timor Island has been purposively chosen for this study, and random sampling nurses from ninety-five health care center. Data were analyzed by using descriptive statistics, the chi square test and multiple logistic regression. Coping strategies were divided into problem-focused coping strategy (PF) and emotion-focused coping strategy (EF). Almost half of the respondents often used PF and EF. The quality of hardy personality was divided into commitment, challenge and control. Approximately 80% of the respondents used a combination of these three subcomponents. Nearly half of the respondents had low levels of stress. With regard to social support, 98.1% had friends, 89.7% lived with their families, 78% always received support from family and friends and 64.6% occasionally shared their problems with others. , . When adjusted for other variables, working as a nurse for more than 5 years (AOR = 0.40,95% of CI 0.20 to 0.78) and having a high level of workload stress (AOR = 1.84,95% of CI 1.15 to 2.95) were significant predictors for often using EF. Gender (female) (AOR = 1.85,95% of CI 1.06 to 3.24), occasionally sharing problems with others (AOR = 1.87,95% of CI 1.13 to 3.10) and occasionally receiving support from family and friends (AOR = 1.94, 95% of CI 1.09 to 3.47) were significant predictors for often using PF. In conclusion, resarchers found that most nurses appear to use a combination of both emotion- and problem-focused strategies instead of one or the other exclusively, depending on the type of stressor and the situations. Being female and having sharing problem with other support from others were significant factors related to the use of PF often, while nnurses number of years working and workload were significant factors related to EF often.
An alternative to the value of statistical life and its application to a cost-benefit analysis of a fishing emergency rescue system in Oman

The fishing industry is one of the most important sectors of Oman’s economy in terms of employment, export earnings and food security. Fishing in Oman is mainly a small-scale enterprise activity, accounting for 81 percent of the fish catch. Fishing is a risky activity in Oman, claiming on average 74 lives each year. In this paper, the authors carry out a cost benefit analysis of setting-up a fishing emergency rescue system to reduce the number of fishing fatalities. Traditionally, the value of statistical life (VSL) approach has been used to estimate the benefits in studies like this. However, the VSL has been criticized in the literature on grounds that: it is difficult to apply in a developing country setting; it leads to results biased upwards and it is very subjective, (Ackerman and Heinzerling, 2001, Shogren and Stamland, 2001). This paper proposes life insurance policy value (LIPV) as an alternative to the VSL. The proposed LIPV is used here in a Cost Benefit analysis of a fishing emergency rescue system in Oman. The estimated benefits and costs are discounted to reflect the fact that the diffusion of the new fishing emergency rescue system, like any new technology, will not be instantaneous. In this case the adoption indices suggested by Van den Ban and Hawkins (1993) are used. Results based on a lower bound of LIPV show that the benefits of the proposed fishing emergency rescue system exceed the costs. The government is thus encouraged to provide incentives to induce fishermen to adopt the system in order to reduce the number of fatalities experienced yearly.
Affecting Factors of Weight and Gender on Carotid Arterial Wall Motion: Diameter and Displacement Assessment

There are many cases that relate to the atherosclerosis disease due to the development of plaque inside the blood vessel. Several factors cause a person suffering from atherosclerosis disease such as overweight, high blood pressure, unhealthy blood cholesterol level, and smoking habit. As the prevention, this work aims to detect the early stage of atherosclerosis disease which divided into gender and body mass index (BMI) categories. The focused parameters are diameter size and wall displacement of common carotid artery (CCA). In order to assess those two parameters, offline B-mode ultrasound images are used which then converted into grayscale images. All images are segmented to track the better edges of carotid arterial wall. We observed the correlation of CCA diameter and wall displacement to BMI and gender categories, where the diameter in overweight category own 9.7%, 4.8%, 14.8%, and 4.9% higher compared to underweight and normal weight categories, both in male and female groups, respectively. For wall displacement, it shows significant differences of 11% to 25% higher in overweight category compared to the other two weight categories. These findings suggest that the CCA diameters and wall displacement may reflect to the atherosclerosis before plaque formation, thus could be an important factor during the development of atherosclerosis. Moreover, the assessment conducted in both conditions; longitudinal and transverse images, confirmed there is only slightly error 7.4% and 7.2% for male and female groups.
ENHANCING THE CULTURE OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN A HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL

OF DISSERTATION ENHANCING THE CULTURE OF PROFESSIONAL LEARNING IN A HIGH PERFORMING SCHOOL Essential transformations within a school culture that ensure organizational learning take place at the individual, group, and organizational levels. With the recent implementation of the Teacher Professional Growth and Effectiveness System, Kentucky teachers have experienced change in their organization, but may have not yet changed their professional practice. This recently revised framework for teacher evaluation requires teachers to reflect on their practice, create professional growth plans, seek opportunities for professional development, set goals for student academic growth, analyze student progress, and participate in observations conducted by a peer and their principal. The framework for teachers centers on the belief that teachers must constantly seek to further develop their skills, and ongoing collaborative professional learning has been found to help teachers improve their practice, and in turn, to also improve student learning. For nearly a decade, Maplewood Elementary School in Lexington, Kentucky, has been recognized as being a high-performing school based on state accountability test scores, but evidence of achievement gaps remains. While the diverse student body includes students that are highly gifted there are also 28.5% who have not reached reading proficiency, and 32.2% have not reached mathematics proficiency. Maplewood’s combined reading and mathematics proficiency target was 73.6%, yet only 69.7% of Maplewood students scored at least a proficient for the combined reading and mathematics score for 2016. When the scores of gifted students are removed from the schoolwide scores, approximately only one-third of Maplewood’s non-gifted students scored in the range of Proficient or Distinguished for reading or mathematics. Aligned with the school district goals, the school community’s shared goal includes reducing the number of students scoring at the Novice level in reading on the state assessment tests by 50% by 2020. School principals must not only facilitate teacher professional growth and effectiveness, but they must also understand the supportive practices they must implement to foster that growth. The focus of this action research study is to understand what practices can enhance the culture of professional learning among teachers in a high performing school.
Eco-friendly synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Umbrella plant, and evaluation of their photocatalytic and antibacterial activities

Abstract The use of plants in nanosynthesis has potentiated the application of most greeneries in this field of study. The aqueous extract of Umbrella plant and different concentrations (1 mM, 2 mM and 5 mM) of AgNO3 were utilized in the preparation of silver nanoparticles (AgNPs). Two volume ratios, 1:5 and 1:10, of the substrate to the precursor were used, and the rate of formation of the AgNPs was monitored using UV-vis spectroscopy. The nanoparticles were characterized using infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy (TEM), and powder X-ray diffraction (pXRD) techniques. The particle sizes of the nanoparticles were below 20 nm, with the 1:10 ratio of all the concentrations giving the lowest size. The photocatalytic abilities of the AgNPs in the degradation of methyl red were studied. The antimicrobial properties of the nanoparticles against common microbes such as Staphylococcus auerus, Bacillus cereus, Klebsiella pneumoniae and Escherichia coli showed interesting results.
Quadratic tuned kernel parameter in Non-linear support vector machine (SVM) for agarwood oil compounds quality classification

This paper presents the analysis of agarwood oil compounds quality classification by tuning quadratic kernel parameter in Support Vector Machine (SVM). The experimental work involved of agarwood oil samples from low and high qualities. The input is abundances (%) of the agarwood oil compounds and the output is the quality of the oil either high or low. The input and output data were processed by following tasks; i) data processing which covers normalization, randomization and data splitting into two parts in which training and testing database (ratio of 80%:20%), and ii) data analysis which covers SVM development by tuning quadratic kernel parameter. The training dataset was used to be train the SVM model and the testing dataset was used to test the developed SVM model. All the analytical works are performed via MATLAB software version R2013a. The result showed that, quadratic tuned kernel parameter in SVM model was successful since it passed all the performance criteria’s in which accuracy, precision, confusion matrix, sensitivity and specificity. The finding obtained in this paper is vital to the agarwood oil and its research area especially to the agarwood oil compounds classification system.
Making Sense of the Word and the World: Figurative Language Comprehension in Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder

We present a meta-analysis of studies that compare figurative language comprehension in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and in typically developing controls who were matched based on chronological age or/and language ability. A total of 41 studies and 45 independent effect sizes were included based on predetermined inclusion criteria. Group matching strategy, age, types of figurative language, and cross-linguistic differences were examined as predictors that might explain heterogeneity in effect sizes. Overall, individuals with autism spectrum disorder showed poorer comprehension of figurative language than their typically developing peers (Hedges’ g = –0.57). A meta-regression analysis showed that group matching strategy and types of figurative language were significantly related to differences in effect sizes, whereas chronological age and cross-linguistic differences were not. Differences between the autism spectrum disorder and typically developing groups were small and nonsignificant when the groups were matched based on the language ability. Metaphors were more difficult to comprehend for individuals with autism spectrum disorder compared with typically developing controls than were irony and sarcasm. Our findings highlight the critical role of core language skills in figurative language comprehension. Interventions and educational programmes designed to improve social communication skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder may beneficially target core language skills in addition to social skills.
Development of Model Creative Game Through Natural Media

: The purpose of this study was to develop creative game models with natural media for early childhood. This research uses research and development methods to produce certain products, and test the effectiveness of these products. This research was conducted at the Teratai Kindergarten in Makassar City using a purposive sampling technique. Data collection techniques used were observation, interviews, questionnaires and documentation. Data analysis techniques in the development of product design (prototype) learning models in the form of a descriptive picture and a description of practicality before testing the product. The results showed that the form of creative game design with natural media for early childhood consists of two components, namely the philosophy component of the model including the rationality of the model, objectives, teacher roles and system support while the operational components of the model are detailed in all types of activities with various themes / sub-themes. All activities are packaged with the aim of developing children’s creativity.
Dynamic Behavior and Force Analysis of the Full Vehicle Model using Newmark Average Acceleration Method

In this study, the dynamic interaction between road and vehicle is modeled. For this purpose, a full vehicle model with eight degrees of freedom is considered. The equations of motion of the whole system are derived by the D’Alambert method and numerical solutions are obtained by the Newmark average acceleration method. Due to varying road roughness, the forces affecting the driver and the vehicle-components are analyzed in detail. Also, vertical and rotational displacements, velocities, and accelerations are examined, and results graphs are given. Two different pre-defined road profiles, created as non-random road excitation, and five different vehicle speeds are presented and analyzed.
On The Computation of The Locally Closest Bifurcation Point Considering Loading Uncertainties and Reactive Power Limits

Voltage stability assessment on a deterministic direction of loading variation may provide misleadingly high values of voltage stability margin due to uncertainties in load forecast. On the other hand, by disregarding loading forecast information and computing the worst case scenario, we may obtain unrealistic and very conservative margin values. This paper proposes a new voltage stability index that takes place between these two approaches. In this proposal, a set of credible loading variation directions is considered and the closest bifurcation point is determined within this set. A fast method for computation of this index is also proposed. The method is able to detect both saddle-node and limit-induced bifurcations. The efficiency of the proposed method is confirmed by means of numerical simulation on different power systems.