Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Analysing the provenance tracking of business process management in the quality domain

This work presents a framework of how Provenance can be combined with BPM. This is achieved through a use case, from the Martine Specialites enterprise which is using the Agilium BPM system (without the provenance functionality). Using the PROV Data Model, a graphical representation of the provenance tracking of the processes of the enterprise has been done and the functional requirements for combining provenance and BPM have been defined. A survey was submitted to the employees in order to see if adding the provenance functionality is something beneficial for them. The results have shown that provenance is adding value for the decision making during the execution of the processes, and that several benefits can be obtained from this, such as better decision making and time saving.
The The Solution of the Sorted Waste Collection Using the Methods of Multi-criteria Decision-making

This paper outlines the alternative option for the collection of sorted municipal waste using the selected methods of multi-criteria decision-making. The introductory parts include general theoretical approaches regarding the waste management. The main chapter of the paper includes obtained outcomes in regard to solve the sorted waste management in the particular area using the specific multi-criteria analysis methods. The proposed solution can help to increase the efficiency of sorted waste collection, and at the same time, reduce the waste management costs in the given area
Dual-Band On-Body Near Field Antenna for Measuring Deep Core Temperature With a Microwave Radiometer

Deep core temperature is the most basic and important information about health conditions. Non-contact infrared thermometers are widely used for human body temperature measurement. However, infrared thermometers are not suitable for deep core temperature measurement. To overcome this limitation, measuring deep core temperature with a microwave radiometer is gaining attention. In this study, we propose a dual-band on-body near-field antenna for measuring deep core temperature with a microwave radiometer application. The proposed antenna has a compact size of 20 mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times30$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times1.52$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm. The negative (−) radiator is located at the top of the substrate and the positive (+) radiator is located at the bottom of the substrate. The dual-band is proposed for high temperature resolution and is achieved by a meander slot on the radiator. The antenna is fabricated on a high dielectric substrate and the stubs are proposed to reduce the size of the proposed antenna so that it can be used on various human body parts.
Development of Hydrophobic Surfaces for Anti-Icing Applications

Ice accumulation on outdoor infrastructure is a major problem for many industries. Several strategies are commonly employed to remove ice, but they are often expensive or have negative environmental consequences. An alternative strategy is to utilize anti-icing surfaces, which can prevent ice formation or make it easier to remove. A surface that has been investigated for its anti-icing properties are hydrophobic surfaces. These surfaces are extremely water-repellent, and they have also been shown to suppress icing and lower ice adhesion. In this work, hydrophobic surfaces have been created on aluminium by combining a hierarchical roughness on the microand nanoscale with a low surface energy coating. Aluminium has been sandblasted with coarse and fine sand, resulting in two different microstructures. SiO2 nanoparticles were synthesised and deposited through spray coating in different amounts, and were found to be 186± 12 nm in diameter. A low surface energy sol-gel coating based on the fluorosilane precursor 1H,1H,2H,2H-Perfluorooctyltriethoxysilane was synthesised and deposited in one or several layers via spray coating. The microand nanostructure that resulted from the experimental parameters were optimized. The most hydrophobic substrate was coarsely sandblasted, had SiO2 nanoparticles and a single layer of fluorosilane coating. It demonstrated a contact angle of 165.7± 1.3° and a contact angle hysteresis of 22.8± 1.6°. The anti-icing properties of the hydrophobic surfaces have been investigated by measuring the temperature that water froze on the surfaces, the delay before water froze at −10 ◦C and the effect of several icing/deicing cycles. The freezing temperature was lowered significantly by the coating, but it was not affected by the microstructure. The lowest freezing temperature was −13.1± 1.1 ◦C on a substrate with reduced nanoparticle deposition. The most hydrophobic substrate registered the longest freezing delay at 43 minutes. But other, less hydrophobic substrates also showed long freezing delays. Thus, no correlation between hydrophobicity and antiicing properties was found. In addition, the humidity was found to have a major influence on the hydrophobicity and anti-icing properties, because of condensation and frost formation.
A Single-Cell Characterization of Human Post-implantation Embryos Cultured In Vitro Delineates Morphogenesis in Primary Syncytialization

Implantation of the human blastocyst is a milestone event in embryonic development. The trophoblast is the first cell lineage to differentiate during implantation. Failures in trophoblast differentiation during implantation are correlated to the defects of pregnancy and embryonic growth. However, many gaps remain in the knowledge of human embryonic development, especially regarding trophoblast morphogenesis and function. Herein, we performed single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) analysis on human post-implantation embryos cultured in vitro. A hierarchical model was established, which was characterized by the sequential development of two primitive cytotrophoblast cell (pCTB) subtypes, two primitive syncytiotrophoblast subtypes, and migrative trophoblast cells (MTB) after the trophectoderm . Further analysis characterized cytoskeleton transition of trophoblast cells and morphogenesis, such as irregular nuclei, cell cycle arrest, and cellular aging during implantation. Moreover, we found syncytialization of hTSCs could mimic the morphogenesis, serving as a powerful tool for further understanding of the mechanism during the implantation stage of pregnancy. Our work allows for the reconstruction of trophoblast cell transcriptional transition and morphogenesis during implantation and provides a valuable resource to study pathologies in early pregnancy, such as recurrent implantation failure.
The Structure of Sociotechnical Engineering — A Review of the New Sociology of Technology

Concorde and Dissent: Explaining High Technology Project Failures in Britain and France Elliot J. Feldman, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, 1985, £19.50, xvii + 201pp. The Social Shaping of Technology: How the Refrigerator Got its Hum Donald MacKenzie and Judy Wajcman (eds.). Open University Press, Milton Keynes, 1985, £22.00, paper £8.95, viii + 327pp. Networks of Power: Electriflcation in Western Society, 1880-1930 Thomas P Hughes, Johns Hopkins University Press, Baltimore and London, 1983, £33.90, xi + 474pp.
Ambulances: From Antiquity to Modern Times

There has been much evolution and progress in the Emergency Medical Services systems worldwide. Today, it is not just a basic means of transporting the sick and injured to hospitals, but represents organised care and management of patients in the prehospital environment. Survival rates, in many instances, depend upon the proper management of these out-of hospital casualties and patients before they arrive at a healthcare facility. Issues such as state-of-the-art treatment, evidence based care protocols, medical accountability and professionalism have surfaced prominently. From the days of the first land and air ambulances, we have indeed come a long way.
ECG signals (744 fragments)

For research purposes, the ECG signals were obtained from the PhysioNet service (http://www.physionet.org) from the MIT-BIH Arrhythmia database. The created database with ECG signals is described below. 1) The ECG signals were from 29 patients: 15 female (age: 23-89) and 14 male (age: 32-89). 2) The ECG signals contained 17 classes: normal sinus rhythm, pacemaker rhythm, and 15 types of cardiac dysfunctions (for each of which at least 10 signal fragments were collected). 3) All ECG signals were recorded at a sampling frequency of 360 [Hz] and a gain of 200 [adu / mV]. 4) For the analysis, 744, 10-second (3600 samples) fragments of the ECG signal (not overlapping) were randomly selected. 5) Only signals derived from one lead, the MLII, were used. 6) Data are in mat format (Matlab).
A hybrid SOI/SiN photonic platform for high-speed and temperature-insensitive CWDM optical transceivers

We introduce our 200 mm Si-SiN photonics platform for high-speed and energy-efficient optical transceiver. We present the fabrication process as well as wafer level characterizations in the O-band of Si and SiN photonic components such as waveguides, grating fiber couplers and Si-SiN interlayer adiabatic transitions. We demonstrate a low thermo-optic coefficient of the SiN layer and a large optical bandwidth for the hybrid Si-SiN photonic devices. This enhanced Si-SiN platform is of great importance for the realization of CWDM transceivers for which low temperature sensitivity and large bandwidth are needed.
Predicting the breeding hotspots of the southern right whale, Eubalaena australis (Cetartiodactyla: Mysticeti), along the southern Brazilian coastline

To predict the potential breeding hotspots of southern right whales in southern Brazil, we used a Maxent model with a “presence-only” dataset. The dataset was obtained from a systematic aerial survey and public records of the Programa de Monitoramento de Cetáceos da Bacia de Santos and Sistema de Apoio ao Monitoramento de Mamíferos Marinhos. Because of spatial autocorrelation, 528 records out of 3028 were used in the modelling process. The explanatory variables used in the models were coastal distance, linearity, slope and substrate type. The models were created separately for unaccompanied adults (Ad) and mother-calf pairs (Fe). Both models showed good accuracy according to their area under the curve values (Ad=0.974; Fe=0.958). Coastal distance was the most relevant explanatory variable for the unaccompanied adult model (54%), whereas coastal linearity was more relevant for the mother-calf pair model (82%). The estimated area for mother-calf pairs was more restricted to coastal areas than that for unaccompanied adults, possibly owing to the high number of shelter areas for calves near the coast. This is the first study to predict the potential breeding hotspots of southern right whales in Brazil and its results will allow for a more directed management of these whales and provide further research opportunities.
Exosomal proteomics in kidney disease: From technical approaches to clinical applications

Exosomes are small extracellular vesicles (sEVs) secreted from cells and have a general diameter ranging from 30–150 nm. It was reported that exosomes have essential roles in intercellular communication and can be targeted as biomarkers of disease or as therapeutic agents. Among the different techniques used for exosome investigation, the mass spectrometry-based proteomics approach has accelerated the unraveling of the molecular composition of exosomes and has contributed to improved knowledge of molecular processes in various diseases. In this review, we focused on proteomics-based studies of exosomes and clinical applications in kidney diseases. A general introduction of exosomes, isolation and characterization techniques, and proteomics-based study workflows are included in this article. We also categorized applications in acute kidney injury, chronic kidney disease, renal transplantation, congenital kidney disease, and malignant kidney disorder to show the important findings from proteomics-based exosomal investigations.
TRANSIENT STABILITY ANALYSIS OF GRID CONNECTED FUEL CELL SYSTEM

Fuel Cell Technology has become quite popular now a days. Since it is a renewable energy source, the development of fuel cell technology has drawn much attention among the researchers and scientists over the last few years. The prime focus of this paper is to analyze and enhance the transient stability of a grid connected fuel cell system. A MATLAB/SIMULINK based fuel cell system has been implemented along with the proposed inverter control strategy. The purpose of this inverter control is to enhance the transient stability of the system. Another salient feature of this study is the inclusion of a Z source inverter with the grid connected fuel cell system. The simulation results are carried out to verify the inverter control strategy under different fault condition. Finally, this paper presents transient analysis of a grid connected fuel cell system including detail simulation results in MATLAB/SIMULINK environment.
Assessing students’ critical thinking skills viewed from cognitive style: Study on implementation of problem-based e-learning model in mathematics courses

The digitalization system that continues to roll has brought changes to the learning system, where face-to-face learning is replaced by an online system. On the one hand, learning experiences to acquire critical thinking (CT) skills as one of the essential skills of the 21st century must also be encouraged. The objective of this study is to assess students ’ CT skills in terms of cognitive style by implementing the problem-based e-learning (e-PBL) model in mathematics courses. This study is an evaluative study with an experimental approach, where as many as 28 students as research samples were taken purposively from Mandalika University of Education, Indonesia. A set of instruments was prepared to measure every aspect of CT and cognitive style, including descriptive and statistical data analysis so that the results of the CT assessment were found. In general, the results of the CT evaluation show that e-PBL is effective in improving students ’ CT skills, so this is a recommendation to use e-PBL widely and intensively.
The Field Immersion Framework: A Transformative Pedagogy for Experiential Civic Education

Emerging from faculty collaboration across disciplines, the four-stage Field Immersion Framework (FIF) marries place-based experiential learning with civic engagement to promote important transformative learning outcomes such as shifts in Worldview, Self, Epistemology, Ontology, Behavior, and Capacity. To support those outcomes, we developed this adaptable pedagogical framework for immersive courses that cultivate shared inquiry by faculty and students while fostering civic agency. The FIF positions students as explorers in communities grappling with important, unresolved issues and facilitates deep learning in the affective domain. Immersing students in the field as they experience civic issues is an emancipatory opportunity for many students, particularly those bound by geography or digital screens. We detail the FIF’s grounding in learning theory and provide examples of its implementation in varied courses and geographic settings.
Lower Side Switching Modification of SHEPWM for Single H-Bridge Unipolar Inverter

Selective Harmonic Elimination Pulse Width Modulation (SHEPWM) is a famous fundamental frequency method for both single stage H-bridge inverter and cascaded multilevel inverters. The main function of SHEPWM is to eliminate the selective lower order of odd harmonic such 3rd, 5th 7th and 9th of the output voltage of the inverter but maintain the fundamental component. In this paper, the 5kHz of the unipolar SHEPWM switching scheme of the inverter is developed and later will be compared to the modified SHEPWM switching scheme. The performance of this inverter is measured through the final total harmonic distortion (THD), the efficiency of the whole system and the natural shape of the output after LC filter.
Unaccompanied Adolescent Minors’ Experiences of Exception and Abandonment in the Ventimiglia Border Space

This article explores unaccompanied adolescent minors’ (UAMs) experiences of deterrent practices at internal EU borders while being on the move. Previous studies have acknowledged the securitisation of external borders through gatekeeping and fencing practices; however, there is a recent and continued renationalisation of internal EU borders by the member states. Like other migrants who are travelling irregularly, UAMs also often face harsh living conditions and repeated rights violations in border areas, regardless of their specific rights to protection and psychological needs. Research has called for a renewed focus on migrant children’s experiences as active agents at the borders, but until now studies exploring UAMs’ experiences at internal EU borders remain scarce. Drawing on Agamben’s notion of “legal exception,” we seek to explore how deterrent practices are confusingly intertwined and affect UAMs’ psychological wellbeing and subjectivities in the Ventimiglia border space. Participant observations and in-depth interviews conducted with UAMs at the French-Italian border provide unique insights into how these bordering practices affect migrant children’s legal and psychological safety and reshape their subjectivities. This contribution highlights UAMs’ conflicting needs and feelings of institutional “abandonment” when left without institutional welfare protection in the border space, on the one hand, and feeling pressured to act responsibly towards their relatives, on the other.
Morphophysiological responses of comfrey (Symphytum officinale) to water deficit

Abstract Symphytum officinale, comfrey, is a medicinal plant known for its healing properties. On the growing conditions and physiological responses of this plant to stress are scarce. We aimed to assess the morphophysiological responses of comfrey to short-term severe water restriction (seven days) and to a control treatment under irrigation. Climatological data, growth parameters, pigment content, stomatal conductance, chlorophyll a fluorescence, Normalized Difference Vegetation Index, plant morphological responses, and anatomical differences of roots were evaluated. Symptoms of water deficit were evident from the third day onwards, such as leaf wilt and senescence of a greater quantity of leaves, as well as reduction of stomatal conductance. Photochemical activities were affected in the first days, with less intensity on the seventh day for the photosystem II performance index (PIabs). The plant aerial parts were more visually affected than the roots, which showed secondary growth after the water restriction imposition, a possible response of tuberization to drought. The water deficit affected the growth and metabolism of comfrey plants, but adjustments in photosynthetic apparatus and increased dry mass productivity indicated a possible adjustment to severe drought. Further experiments are needed to assess whether there is a viability of the root system after shoot senescence due to extreme drought. HIGHLIGHTS Short-term morphophysiological responses of comfrey to different growing conditions are evaluated to support large-scale production. Alterations in the electron transport chain were evidenced before visual symptoms of water restriction. The time of exposure to water stress was decisive for the beginning of morphophysiological changes in comfrey plants. Comfrey roots show secondary growth activity, although reduced, after water restriction.
Robust meter network for water distribution pipe burst detection

A meter network is a set of meters installed throughout a water distribution system to measure system variables, such as the pipe flow rate and pressure. In the current hyper-connected world, meter networks are being exposed to meter failure conditions, such as malfunction of the meter’s physical system and communication system failure. Therefore, a meter network’s robustness should be secured for reliable provision of informative meter data. This paper introduces a multi-objective optimal meter placement model that maximizes the detection probability, minimizes false alarms, and maximizes the robustness of a meter network given a predefined number of meters. A meter network’s robustness is defined as its ability to consistently provide quality data in the event of meter failure. Based on a single-meter failure simulation, a robustness indicator for the meter network is introduced and maximized as the third objective of the proposed model. The proposed model was applied to the Austin network to determine the independent placement of pipe flow and pressure meters with three or five available meters. The results showed that the proposed model is a useful tool for determining meter locations to secure high detectability and robustness.
Stanisa Raspopovic Prostheses Restoring Natural Sensory Feedback in Real-Time Bidirectional Hand

would allow amputees to more freely and naturally explore their environments. cotton balls, an orange, and a piece of wood. Such sensory feedback with precise control over a hand prosthetic that he could modulate force and grasp and identify physical characteristics of different types of objects, such as assure that sound and vision were not being used to manipulate objects. In more than 700 trials, the subject showed This bidirectional hand prosthetic was tested in a single amputee who was blindfolded and acoustically shielded to the finger sensor readouts. To grasp an object and perform other motor commands, muscle signals were decoded. prosthetic hand. To ''feel'' an object, the electrodes delivered electrical stimuli to the nerves that were proportional to sensory information in real time. The authors connected electrodes in the arm nerves to sensors in two fingers of the Raspopovic and colleagues incorporated a feedback system connected to the amputee's arm nerves, which delivers discernible only by eye or from experience. Toward a more sophisticated prosthetic that can ''feel'' an object, for granted. But amputees with a prosthetic arm know only that they are holding an object, the shape and stiffness these sensations we often take −− To feel the hard curvature of a baseball or the soft cylinder that is a soda can An Artificial Hand's Sense of Touch
Network expansion planning with microgrid aggregators under uncertainty

In this paper, a bi-objective robust model is proposed for network expansion planning (NEP) considering the integration of the microgrid aggregators. The objectives include minimization of both the expansion cost and transmission lines loading index. Forced outages of system components are taken into account as the system uncertainties. A hybrid method as the combination of gravitational search algorithm (GSA) and primal-dual interior point (PDIP) method is employed to solve the nonlinear programming (NLP) problem of the NEP. In the proposed hybrid method, the operation sub-problems are solved by the PDIP method under the worst-case single component contingencies, while the expansion plan is defined as scenario independent variables obtained by the GSA algorithm. To detect the worst-case single component contingencies with the severest effects on the system security, a subsidiary optimization problem is solved for each load level of the system. A realistic network of Qom as a part of Tehran Regional Electric Company, Iran, as well as IEEE 118-bus test system are analysed to evaluate the efficiency of the proposed method. A key conclusion is that the stochastic model may not provide sufficient security level, and a robust model is required to ensure the system security against the severe contingencies.