Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Chapter 1 What Is Needed to Know ? The Role of the Caller and Call-Taker ’ s Communication in an Emergency Medical Service

This chapter aims to contribute to research on knowledge management within the Emergency Medical Services, analyzing the communication between operators and callers as a cooperative work aiming to locate and rescue patients through telephone interviews. The cooperation is based on knowledge sharing, expertise sharing, and expertise combining that take place in and out the control room. Interpreting data collected during field study in a EMS control room in northern Italy, we will show how the combination of digital and analogical landmarks emerging from the calls gives raise to a special blend of information and technologies which enables EMS to provide effective rescue. Discursive practices will be especially analyzed, in order to show how callers contribute to the ongoing rescue activity as “experts” in patient’s location.
Biases in Decomposing Holding-Period Portfolio Returns

A growing number of studies in finance decompose multiperiod portfolio returns into a series of single-period returns, using these to test asset pricing models or market efficiency or to evaluate the returns to investment strategies such as those based on momentum, size, and value-growth. We provide a formal analysis of the decomposition method. Crucially, we argue and present empirical evidence that some methods researchers use involve portfolios that nobody would seriously consider ex ante, that transactions costs associated with such portfolios make them poor investment vehicles, and that they can lead to spurious statistical inferences.
Tool Life Modelling Using RBE-DSS Method and LESFRI Inference Mechanism 1

The right selection of cutting parameters for machining operations plays a crucial role in achieving the desired economical and quality goals. A key issue of the optimization models developed as a solution of this problem is the reliable prediction of tool life, which is strongly related to the identification of the functional relationship between the tool life and its main influential factors, i.e. the cutting speed and the feed rate.
The big lobe of 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko comet: morphological and spectrophotometric evidences of layering as from OSIRIS data

Between 2014 and 2016, ESA’s Rosetta OSIRIS cameras acquired multiple-filters images of the layered nucleus of comet 67P/Churyumov–Gerasimenko, ranging from ultraviolet to near-infrared wavelengths. No correlation between layers disposition and surface spectral variegation has been observed so far. This paper investigates possible spectral differences among decametre-thickness outcropping layers of the biggest lobe of the comet by means of OSIRIS image dataset. A two-classes maximum likelihood classification was applied on consolidated outcrops and relative deposits identified on post-perihelion multispectral images of the big lobe. We distinguished multispectral data on the basis of the structural elevation of the onion-shell Ellipsoidal Model of 67P. The spatial distribution of the two classes displays a clear dependence on the structural elevation, with the innermost class resulting over 50 per cent brighter than the outermost one. Consolidated cometarymaterials located at different structural levels are characterized by different brightness and revealed due to the selective removal of large volumes. This variegation can be attributed to a different texture of the outcrop surface and/or to a different content of refractory materials.
A Study of a-Variation. I.

This paper records a preliminary investigation of variation in N ectria stenospora Berk. & Br. , a species which produces both sexual and asexual spores in culture. The cultural characteristics of the species and methods for isolation of single ascospores and conidia are described. Staining reveals that, all cells of the frequently anastomosing mycelium are uninucleate. Two types of variation are described, one being a gene-controlled variation in colony colour, the other a cytoplasmically controlled variation in colony texture. Certain strains are shown to be self sterile, others self fertile although preferentially outbreeding.
Federalism : Do tuition fees improve quality and the number of students ?

I investigate how the introduction of a tuition fee in a federation affects the quality of universities and the number of students. In my model the number of students is the result of an occupational choice of heterogenous individuals. One of the central results of the analysis is that the effects of a move from a system of purely public funding to a system with private contributions can not be studied in isolation from the tax system. I find that the introduction of tuition fees can raise the number of students and quality under decentralized as well as centralized decision making when the income tax rate is low. For moderate income taxes the number of students declines although quality might improve. I identify a competition and an incentive effect that determine whether a system of centralized or decentralized funding yields more students and higher quality.
Time-spatial correspondence between Pi2 wave power and ultra-violet aurora bursts

We have examined snapshots of overlaid ultra-violet (UV) auroral images from POLAR and IMAGE spacecraft and ULF wave power in the Pi2 frequency band (5–30 mHz). The latitudinal distribution of the Pi2 spectral power, as well as the position of the ionospheric electrojet, are inferred from the MACCS-CARISMA-MEASURE array of magnetic stations. A substorm develops as a series of “detonations”, accompanied by an enhancement of auroral luminosity, intensification of the ionospheric currents, and a burst of Pi2 wave power. The epicenter of each detonation leaps during each activation poleward and westward. The latitudinal location of the auroral ionospheric westward electrojet and Pi2 power is found to be mainly associated with the poleward border of the auroral activation region. The result of case studies is supported by statistical superposed latitudinal distributions of the auroral intensity and Pi2 power. The found correspondence between the UV auroral oval and Pi2 power “epicenter” may help to identify a possible channel of Pi2 wave energy transmission from the magnetotail to the ground.
Geometry of particle paths in turbulent flows

We use the intrinsic geometrical characteristics of space curves, i.e. curvature and torsion, to describe the paths of particles passively advected in a turbulent flow. We find that curvature increases with the Reynolds number and that the maxima in vorticity and curvature times local velocity are linearly correlated. Fluctuations around the maximal values in runs at a fixed Reynolds number are only weakly correlated, and the distributions are fairly wide, so that it is not possible to conclude that a tightly wound spiral has to correspond to a region of high vorticity.
Embryo rescue of cucumber ( Cucumis sativus ), muskmelon ( C. melo ) and some wild Cucumis species ( C. anguria, C. zeyheri , and C. metuliferus )

Cucumis sativus is one of the most economically important crops of the Cucurbitaceae. Recent cucumber cultivars are susceptible to some serious diseases and pests, including downy mildew, powdery mildew, nematodes, and spider mites. Sources of resistance to these pathogens and pests were identified in some accessions of wild Cucumis species. One possible way of introducing these resistances into cucumber germplasm is interspecific hybridization. However, C. sativus is sexually incompatible with nearly all other Cucumis species, because of substantially different chromosome numbers, n = 7 in C. sativus versus n = 12 in C. melo and most wild Cucumis species. Overcoming this obstacle can be accomplished through the use of embryo rescue and/or ovule culture. Results of experiments using these methods, especially of embryo rescue of cucumber and selected wild Cucumis species after intra- and interspecific hybridization, are summarized in this paper. Various culture media and selected genotypes were tested in our experiments. Successful regeneration of mature embryos of some Cucumis spp. was observed on all types of media, and callus or sporadic plant formation from immature embryos and seeds occurred on media with coconut water and gibberellic acid.
Collaborating Local Government Agencies to Prevention Adolescent Reproductive Health in Makassar, Indonesia

Collaboration is an approach and concept of managing public policy in Makassar, Indonesia. Recently, the municipality of Makassar has capitalized on the collaboration of local government agencies regarding public affairs to prevent issues of Adolescent Reproductive Health (ARH). ARH is a strategic issue for local government so that it is solved collaboratively. The collaborating governmental organization comprises the Department of Education, Health, Family Planning, and all of the Urban Villages. This research employed a qualitative method focusing on the analysis of collaborative phenomena of local government agencies in Generation Planning Program through Adolescent Counseling Information Center (ACIC) and Adolescent Families Development (AFD) in Makassar. Data were obtained and analyzed in an orderly and structured manner with general qualitative approach. Based on the field research, the local government agencies collaborate in two ways. The first collaboration deals with the sectoral term which is the involvement of the government agencies related to adolescent reproductive health policy. The second collaboration deals with the regional term including the involvement of the Sub-District and Urban Villages in Makassar as grassroots bureaucracy. Collaborative themes and relations are the main findings in this article. An interesting theme in the idea of collaboration is mutual interdependence, while an exciting theme in the implementation of collaborative action is joint interaction. Organizational relationships in collaboration between local government agencies are coordination, consolidation, consultation, and command. This study concluded that sectoral and regional collaboration is proper in bringing a solution to public health affairs that are very complex.
Extended Kalman Filter and LQR controller design for quadrotor UAVs

Raja, Muneeb Masood. M.S.E.E. , Department of Electrical Engineering, Wright State University, 2017. Extended Kalman Filter and LQR controller design for Quadrotor UAVs. A quadrotor is a unique class of UAVs with vertical take off and landing (VTOL) capability and has attracted significant attention due to its importance in various applications. This thesis presents the design and experimental implementation of Extended Kalman Filters (EKFs) to estimate the states of a quadrotor and a Linear Quadratic Regulator (LQR) controller with integral action to meet the desired control objectives. In case of the Extended Kalman Filters, two different situations are considered: (1) all the states including the Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) biases are estimated; (2) only the attitude, altitude, and vertical velocity are estimated. The second case is added as a safety feature to provide enough feedback signals to stabilize and land the quadrotor in the event of a position measurement loss, e.g. from a GPS due to jamming. A double loop control structure is implemented using an LQR controller with integral action, the inner loop contains the attitude and the altitude control, and the outer loop consists of x and y translational positions control. Finally, some preliminary results on the integration of C codes with Simulink using C MEX S-functions is described. A C library of a laser rangefinder sensor is transferred to a C MEX S-function to generate a 2D map of the environment using the laser sensor distance measurements to identify obstacles present within the range of the sensor. The concept of multi-threading and the integration of pthread library with Simulink using C MEX S-function are also described.
Deregulation of Wholesale Petrol Prices: What Happened to Capital City Petrol Prices?

Wholesale petrol prices were deregulated in August 1998. This paper will quantify the effect associated with the deregulation of wholesale petrol prices on relative retail prices for unleaded petrol in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. This is done through Box–Jenkins autoregressive integrated moving average methodology coupled with Box and Tiao intervention analysis. Weekly price data will be used for Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney. It finds that from the beginning of 1999, deregulation coincided with relatively lower retail petrol prices for all three cities. In the absence of any other possible alternative explanation for the simultaneous fall in relative retail petrol prices across all three cities, it is concluded that this change was most likely associated with deregulation. These results suggest that regulation of wholesale petrol prices were ineffectual in terms of constraining capital city retail petrol prices at the very least and may have actually contributed towards relatively higher retail petrol prices. This also suggests that future policy interventions designed to constrain prices in the downstream petroleum industry should be very carefully considered.
Curricular Efficiency: What Role Does It Play in Student Success?

In this paper we consider how engineering curricula may be “streamlined” in order to address a measure we refer to as curricular efﬁciency . We then demonstrate how curricular efﬁciency correlates to student academic success—in particular, the effect it has on improved graduation rates, and the number of credit hours accumulated while pursing a degree. In this work, the degree plan for a curriculum is represented as a directed acylic graph. Graph-theoretic metrics related to efﬁciency are then developed and applied to engineering degree plans obtained from a number of public four-year institutions. In addition, student success data at the class level is adapted to create a weighted directed graph from which a cumulative curricular efﬁciency metric is obtained. One use for this metric is to provide a tool for evaluating curricular features and the ability to compare these to programs at other universities in order to guide possible curricular changes.
Repeat Performance: Dancing DiDinga with the Lost Boys of Southern Sudan

In folklore studies, there is a dearth of information about the transnational processes by which diasporic communities actively negotiate their identities. In this article, I examine the variables that affect the cultural performances of the DiDinga, an understudied group of southern Sudanese refugees, known in the United States by the moniker "The Lost Boys. " In today's world of globalization and transnationalism, documentation and interpretation of recontextualized performances is more critical than ever before. Part of this inquiry seeks to make explicit the tensions that affect ways by which this small group of parentless male youth come to consensus about appropriate and meaningful traditions performed for the public in a new context. Drawing on public sector work with refugees, I explore how folklore research contributes to identifying internal and external forces that act on the aesthetics of recontextualized performance of diasporic groups, as well as how folklorists work effectively to present and interpret recontextualized traditions of people now residing in the United States.
Suitability of Different PCR-DGGE Primer Sets for the Monitoring of Lactic Acid Bacteria in Wine

Lactic acid bacteria (LAB) play a dual role in winemaking as they are the main effectors of malolactic fermentation, but some members can also cause wine spoilage. PCR-DGGE has proved to be a quick tool to study the LAB community and their fluctuation in wine. For detecting wine-associated LAB by PCR-DGGE, the primer sets WLAB1/WLAB2GC, WBAC1/WBAC2GC, Lac1/Lac1o/Lac2GC, 341fGC/518r and rpoB1/rpoB1o/rpoB2GC were tested and evaluated in this study. The primer systems were assessed by the separation of LAB reference strains on DGGE gels and by attributing the resulting amplicons to defined species. Subsequently, the detection of LAB in wine samples and enrichments thereof was compared. While the primer systems WBAC1/WBAC2GC and 341fGC/518r were not appropriate, the Lac1/Lac1o/Lac2GC primer set performed well. However, multiple bands complicated the evaluation. The rpoB1/rpoB1o/rpoB2GC set seemed to be promising for the detection of LAB in wine, although further improvements in terms of the detection limit need to be done. Due to the pronounced sensitivity and the sufficient discrimination of LAB at species level, the WLAB1/WLAB2GC primer system was found to be most suitable for studying the occurrence of LAB in wine.
Key Posture Extraction from Object Manipulations Experiments

In this work we present a novel concept for key posture by looking for grasping similarities among several grasping experiments. To highlight the nature of key posture idea, the object used in experiment had different sizes, although share the same type. Grouping the extracted data by joint, we search for time interval with high data concentration. If this time interval is shared by many joints in the same experiment we can extract key posture from that interval. The key posture can help a robotic hand system to grasp, control and manipulate the object through a specific task.
QoS based Enhanced Model for Ranking Cloud Service Providers

Quality of Service provides an assurance that the requirements of users will be satisfied irrespective of system circumstances. Presently, there are no standards for cloud service provider interoperability, selection of software stack to meet QoS requirements and resource control and provisioning mechanisms. Cloud service providers often provide QoS through best-effort. However the Internet environment is unpredictable and therefore the perceived QoS by the users does not comply with the Service Level Agreement. Because several functionally equivalent cloud services are available, users need a decision making tool that can enable them to select the most suitable provider which can comply with their QoS parameters without fail. We propose a ranking model, which compares the service providers on various QoS criteria and ranks them according to their performances. We also perform a consistency evaluation of the service providers by comparing the entropy and hyper entropy of delivered QoS values to past users.
3D OBJECT COORDINATES EXTRACTION BY RADARGRAMMETRY AND MULTI STEP IMAGE MATCHING

Nowadays by high resolution SAR imaging systems as Radarsat-2, TerraSAR-X and COSMO-skyMed, three-dimensional terrain data extraction using SAR images is growing. InSAR and Radargrammetry are two most common approaches for removing 3D object coordinate from SAR images. Research has shown that extraction of terrain elevation data using satellite repeat pass interferometry SAR technique due to atmospheric factors and the lack of coherence between the images in areas with dense vegetation cover is a problematic. So the use of Radargrammetry technique can be effective. Generally height derived method by Radargrammetry consists of two stages: Images matching and space intersection. In this paper we propose a multi-stage algorithm founded on the combination of feature based and area based image matching. Then the RPCs that calculate for each images use for extracting 3D coordinate in matched points. At the end, the coordinates calculating that compare with coordinates extracted from 1 meters DEM. The results show root mean square errors for 360 points are 3.09 meters. We use a pair of spotlight TerraSAR-X images from JAM (IRAN) in this article.
A simple method for estimating MSY from catch and resilience

The Law of the Sea requires that fish stocks are maintained at levels that can produce the maximum sustainable yield (MSY). However, for most fish stocks, no estimates of MSY are currently available. Here, we present a new method for estimating MSY from catch data, resilience of the respective species, and simple assumptions about relative stock sizes at the first and final year of the catch data time series. We compare our results with 146 MSY estimates derived from full stock assessments and find excellent agreement. We present principles for fisheries management of data-poor stocks, based only on information about catches and MSY.
Differences in Information Needs for Wildfire Evacuees and Non-Evacuees

This paper examines whether evacuees from two wildfires displayed different information seeking behavior than non-evacuees. Findings are the results of a mail survey sent to residents affected by wildfires outside Flagstaff, Arizona and Boulder, Colorado in 2010. We found evacuees sought information more actively than non-evacuees and placed a greater emphasis on use of interactive information sources, which they also tended to see as more useful and trustworthy. Evacuees also expressed lower satisfaction levels for receipt of information items that were more important to them including evacuation and road closure information. Finally, evacuees differed significantly in their assessments of pre-fire information suggesting that experiences during a fire may retroactively influence views of pre-fire information needs. Overall, findings support that of previous work and highlight the importance of disseminating information in as timely a manner as possible and through sources that allow as much interaction as possible with information providers.
AN EMPIRICAL RESEARCH ON THE SOFTWARE ENGINEERING PROCESS MODELS

Technology is increasing day by day and as per the needs of consumers so many applications are developing regularly. To achieve the success of all these applications one should follow the software process in implementing the system. Without following the software engineering process also we can develop the application but we can’t assure the client that the end product will attain the quality and the satisfaction of the customers. To implement the applications in a systematic way, there are different software process models are there. Let us review some of the models along with their advantages and dis-advantages. By going through with this review one can easily estimate which model will be best suitable for their development environment.
Late Pliocene lakes and soils: a data - model comparison for the analysis of climate feedbacks in a warmer world

Based on a synthesis of geological data we have reconstructed the global distribution of Late Pliocene soils and lakes which are then used as boundary conditions in a series of model experiments using the Hadley Centre General Circulation Model (HadCM3) and the BIOME4 mechanistic vegetation model. By combining our novel soil and lake reconstructions with a fully coupled climate model we are able to explore the feedbacks of soils and lakes on the climate of the Late Pliocene. Our experiments reveal regionally confined changes of local climate and vegetation in response to the new boundary conditions. The addition of Late Pliocene soils has the largest influence on surface air temperatures, with notable increases in Australia, southern North Africa and Asia. The inclusion of Late Pliocene lakes generates a significant increase in precipitation in central Africa, as well as seasonal increases in the Northern Hemisphere. When combined, the feedbacks on climate from Late Pliocene lakes and soils improve the data to model fit in western North America and southern North Africa.
CENTRALIZATION, ORGANIZATIONAL STRATEGY AND PUBLIC SERVICE PERFORMANCE

We test the separate and joint effects of centralization and organizational strategy on the performance of 53 UK public service organizations. Centralization is measured as both the hierarchy of authority and the degree of participation in decision-making, while strategy is measured as the extent to which service providers are prospectors, defenders and reactors. We find that centralization has no independent effect on service performance, even when