Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Design, Development, and Play of Navy Wargames.

Abstract : A wargame is best defined as any warfare model or simulation, not involving actual military forces, in which the flow of events is affected by and, in turn, affects decisions made during the course of those events by players representing the opposing sides. Wargames design is the art of creating such a model; wargame development is the process of testing and refining that model to make it more effective in achieving its objectives. Playing a wargame involves activity exercising and, in effect, becoming an integral part of that model. This paper describes some of the important elements of the design and development process. Although it proposes some guidelines for the process of game design, it is by no means a comprehensive textbook. Game design is more art than science; as such, it is best accomplished through a combination of designer ability and extensive practice and experience. In addition, playing in a wargame calls for the same sort of willing suspension of disbelief required in reading a novel; the artificialities of the game must be put aside, but never fully forgotten.
Comparison among traditional and new digital instruments for the measurement of the light flicker effect

Giovanni Bucci (I) , Edoardo Fiorucci (I), Daniele Gallo (') and Carmine Landi (*) ( I ) Dipartimento di lngegneria Elettrica, Universiti di L'Aquila Poggio di Roio, 67040 L'Aquila ITALY tel. +39.0862. 434434, fax +39.0862. 434403, Email: {bucci, fiorucci) @ing.univaq. it ( 2 ) Dipartimento di Ingegneria dell 'Infomione, Seconda UniversitA di Napoli Via Roma 29,81031 Aversa (CE) -ITALY tel. +39.081. 5010239, fax +39.081. 5037042, Email: daniele.gallo@ieee.org; carmine.landi@uninaZ.it
Preparing learners and workplaces in the effective use of flexible delivery for workforce training

This paper reports on several research projects that indicate that for flexible delivery techniques to be successfully used for training directed at workforce productivity improvement, several preparations need to be made. The research indicates that workforce learners may not be prepared for effective engagement with flexible delivery techniques, and that enterprises have not typically developed the training support mechanisms required to support effective workforce learning through flexible delivery. Drawing on research completed both in Australia and in Indonesia, the paper proposes a model for developing preparedness. The model is then used as a framework for the development of strategies that will prepare both learners and enterprises for effective use of flexible delivery techniques for workforce training.
Correct-by-Construction Design of Aircraft Electric Power Systems

by an implementation. The implementation choices are implicitly captured by a set of components, their properties, and their composition rules. A class of candidate implementations of the specication is derived by formulating and solving an optimization problem. The implementation becomes the specication for the next step in the design ow. We show how the optimization oriented formalization enables design space exploration, and we present the trade-os involved in the selection of the renement steps. We show how the methodology can be applied to the design of electric power systems by decomposing the design ow into the following steps: generator selection, generation of the connection conguration under faults, and topology design of the power distribution system.
Engineering Optical Antenna for Efficient Local Field Enhancement

Optical antennas have been widely used for variety of applications such as sensitive photodetection, efficient light emission, high-resolution imaging, heat-assisted magnetic recording, and surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy (SERS) because they can capture and focus propagating electromagnetic energy into sub-diffraction-limited areas and vice versa. However, widespread application of optical antennas has been limited due to lack of appropriate methods for uniform and large area fabrication of antennas, as well as difficulty in achieving an efficient design with small mode volume (gap spacing 8 compared to the arch-dipole antenna array; this is two orders of magnitude stronger than that obtained from the standard dipole antenna array fabricated by e-beam lithography. Because the antenna gap spacing--a critical dimension of the antenna--can be defined by deep-UV lithography, efficient optical antenna arrays with sub-10 nm gap can be mass-produced using current CMOS technology.
A Study of Online Tourism Services in Iran

Given the fact that tourism is an important sector of many national economies, it is very essential to examine the factors which can help develop successful and smart tourism experiences. The importance of developing tourism destinations through smart technologies as a strategic tool to develop tourism has persuaded many countries to explore the implementation of these destinations, their models, components, and policies. The present study proposed a model for developing online tourism services in smart tourism destinations. The model was analyzed via structural equation modeling using SPSS (version 20) and Lisrel (version 8.8). The data analysis identified 21 components in six major dimensions which can affect smart tourism development: online content quality, access to interactive online services, end-user internet service, demand for online services, the utilization rate of location-based services, and level of online services. The identified factors can help researchers gain a better understanding of the factors affecting the development of smart destinations and recognize their importance and their degree of influence and power. It is recommended that more attention be paid to improving the quality of services provided to tourists for developing smart destinations.
Glycemic Control and Management in Pharmacist-Led Diabetic Clinic vs. Physician-Led Diabetic Clinic

Background and Objectives: Globally, diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a life-threatening disease that, if it remains uncontrolled, can lead to mortality or serious complications. Despite the noticeable benefits of clinical pharmacist in managing diabetes, some institutions in Saudi Arabia are reluctant to establish a pharmacist-led diabetic clinic for monitoring and follow-up. The objective of this study is to assess the glycemic control by comparing the reduction in hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) percentage between patients followed in the pharmacist-led diabetic clinics vs. those followed in physician-led diabetic clinics. Materials and Methods: A retrospective observational study with a 12-month follow-up were used to detect the difference in the glycemic control by comparing the reduction in HbA1c percentage from the baseline, and average changes in HbA1c, fasting blood glucose (FBG), blood pressure (BP), and lipid panel between the two groups. The level of self-care was assessed by Summary of Diabetes Self-Care Activities (SDSCA) Questionnaire. Results: The study involved 52 patients who visited the diabetic clinic at a community teaching hospital. Exactly 24 patients were followed by the pharmacist-led diabetic clinics, while 28 were followed by physician-led diabetic clinics. HbA1c baseline was 8.7% and 8.4% for pharmacist and physician, respectively. The average difference in HbA1c for the pharmacist-led diabetic clinics vs. the physician-led diabetic clinics was not statistically significant (8.67 vs. 8.56; p = 0.77). Moreover, no difference in the glucose profile, lipid panel, and blood pressure were seen between the two groups. However, the median HbA1c change from baseline between the two groups significantly favored the pharmacist-led clinic (0.7 vs. 0.003; p = 0.04). The average of responses in all four aspects of the SDSCA (diet, exercise, blood sugar testing, and foot care) was also higher among patients in the pharmacist-led diabetic clinic. Conclusions: Pharmacist-led diabetic clinics for glycemic control and follow-up showed efficient results that encourage the comprehensive and integral inter-professional patient care.
High Definition LiDAR mapping of Perth CBD

High Definition (HD) 3D maps are gaining popularity in automation. For the emerging industry of autonomous driving, point cloud-based HD mapping is particularly interesting due to its robustness to weather conditions in data collection. It can help driverless and robotic vehicles to precisely localize and navigate in large complex environments. We present a scalable technique to effectively construct an HD 3D map of an urban environment. We demonstrate the application of our approach by constructing a 3D map of the Central Business District (CBD) of Perth, Australia. Our mapping covers a ground floor area of approximately 4 km2. We use Ouster LiDAR sensor for data collection. On one hand, ours is a unique approach to construct large-scale HD maps in urban settings. On the other, we provide the first-ever instance of HD point cloud map of Perth CBD, which is in-line with the recent developments of autonomous driving in Western Australia. To construct the map, we extract closed spatial loops from the frames, which are aligned with a 3D normal-distribution transform, and meticulously fused to construct a single closed loop HD sub-map. The sub-maps are combined to construct the full large-scale map of the region. We adopt closed loop formation to suppress error propagation in our mapping. We provide binary annotation to split the map into roads and other objects. Finally, we also demonstrate an additional utility of our mapping technique in self-localization of vehicles using Eigen features in the map.
A Simplified SISO Small-Signal Model for Analyzing Instability Mechanism of Grid-Forming Inverter under Stronger Grid

Different from grid-following inverters, grid-forming (GFM) inverters tend to be unstable under stronger grid conditions. However, the instability mechanism is still absent in existing research. To fill this gap, the full-order multiple-input multiple-output (MIMO) small-signal model of the GFM inverter is simplified as a single-input single-output (SISO) model on quadrature axis, so that the destabilizing factor can be clearly observed. Based on this SISO model, it is revealed that the power synchronization loop introducing an integral term into the voltage control loop is the main reason for instability. Decreasing the grid strength or the power droop gain can reduce the gain of the integral term and enhance stability. Finally, simulation and experimental results verify the effectiveness of theoretical analysis.
Fully transparent phase/Doppler invariant trellis-coded modulation

The paper considers the problem of digital transmission over a channel with phase ambiguity generated either by a constant phase shift or a Doppler frequency shift. It is well known that differential encoding/decoding techniques can be used to remove the constant phase and Doppler frequency shift of the received sequence in an uncoded communication system. The same techniques can be used for a coded system, provided that the transmitted sequence is transparent to the phase rotations of the signal space caused by constant phase and Doppler frequency shift ambiguities. Necessary and sufficient conditions are derived for a trellis-coded modulation scheme to be fully transparent rotationally invariant and new procedures are proposed for the design of fully transparent phase-invariant trellis codes, Doppler-invariant trellis codes, and phase/Doppler-invariant trellis codes.
Optimization of Ginger ( Zingiber officinale ) Oil Yield from Malaysia in Different Hydrodistillation Physical Parameters via Central Composite Design of Response Surface Methodology (RSM)

Response Surface Methodology (RSM) with Central Composite Design face cantered (CCD) is the statistical analysis used for optimization process of ginger oil yield from Malaysia. In this study the three factors predictors (Water volume, extraction time and particle size) and one response criterion (Ginger oil yield) were optimized. The final optimization value for high yield of ginger oil is at water ratio of 2660 mL water to 100 g sample at 23.15 h of hydro distillation using medium size particles of dried ginger. Under these conditions the oil constitute majority of sesquiterpenes hydrocarbon which is 33.49% with alpha-zingiberene as a major compound.
Communication systems with PPM signaling

Effect of imperfect slot synchronization between the transmitter and the receiver on optical synchronous code-division multiple-access (CDMA) systems using pulse position modulation as data modulation (PPM/CDMA) is investigated. Optical orthogonal codes (OOC's) are employed as signature sequences, and parallel optic-fiber delay line encoders and correlators are adopted in the transmitters and the receivers, respectively. The upper bound on the bit error probability of PPM/CDMA is derived under the condition that the receiver slot timing shifts from the transmitter timing clock. The bit error probability performance is evaluated for some values of the number of slots per frame, average signal photocount, and the number of simultaneous users. It is shown that as the number of slots per frame increases, the timing offset should be restricted to be smaller to achieve low bit error probability. Further, when the timing offset is small, the improvement of the bit error probability performance with the increase of the number of slots per frame under the photocount per second constraint is shown to be larger than that under the photocount per symbol constraint.
AES International Evaluation Conference, Auckland Title: Can Organisational Governance learn? The development of 'just' D.E.S.E.R.T.s (c) in the form of the Directors' Effectiveness Self- Evaluation Research Tool Conference Theme: Evaluation - What does it actually take? Conference: Paper Presenter:

The evaluation of organisational governance of Not-for-Profit organisations needs to first involve the Boards of Directors, with the CEOs or senior managers, as the facilitators of a suitable performance measurement system. The paper draws on Australia research into the D.E. S.E. R.T.  (Directors’ Effectiveness Self-Evaluation Research Tool). In various attempts to study organisational governance and the roles of Boards of Directors in evaluation, there were signs of errors or gaps between the espoused theories and the implementation of Board or Governance performance measurement and evaluation, which were not being addressed adequately to promote 'governance learning'. This paper attempts to identify how Boards of Directors might approach evaluation of governance and how to overcome blocks to learning. It is part of an attempt to operationalise Argyris's concepts of organizational learning as a form of governance learning. There appear to be defensive routines which undermine organizational learning by gaps of explanation and gaps of implementation. The paper suggests the need for further research on Boards of Directors and organisational governance learning. But such research and evaluation is likely to be difficult where such defensive routines are not addressed.
Design and Research on Soybean-milk Machine

The purpose of this research is to design a soybeanmilk machine that could make fresh soybean-milk, soup and other drinks automatically through the high-speed rotation of the motor to drive the blade to strongly strike, stir, cut and heat for soybean, rice and other grains, supplemented by stirring of microcomputer control. It specifically researches the shape design, color
A Novel Wideband Programmable-Gain Amplifier based on Active-Feedback Technology

A new type of approach for programmable-gain amplifier (PGA) design with wideband and accurate dB-linear characteristic is presented. This circuit is based on the active-feedback bandwidth extension circuit structure, and the variation of voltage gain of this circuit can approach the pseudo-exponential function by using a binary-weighted switching technique without additional exponential generator. Therefore, compared with the traditional circuits, the proposed circuit can achieve wider −3dB bandwidth while obtaining wide digital dB-linear gain control, smaller gain error, smaller chip area and lower power consumption. The proposed PGA is simulated in a standard $0.18\mu\mathrm{m}$ CMOS technology. The gain ranges from −3.87 dB to 3.57 dB with a gain error less than ±0.017 dB. The frequency is almost flat up to 1GHz. The NF is around 12 dB and it consumes about 6.5 mW under a 1.8 V power supply.
A novel approach for gain and bandwidth enhancement of patch antennas

The microstrip patch is one of the most preferred antenna structures for low-cost and compact design of wireless communication systems and RF sensors. To overcome several intrinsic limitations of the patch antenna such as narrow bandwidth, low gain, and degradation of radiation efficiency at higher frequencies, we propose a novel technique for gain and bandwidth enhancement based on the photonic band-gap (PBG) concept. The Ku-band prototype demonstrates over 3 times bandwidth improvement, and 1.6 dB higher gain or 45% increase in effective radiated power (ERP), compared with a regular patch with identical dimensions. System design issues such as co-site interference can also be alleviated by the improved beam patterns of the new PBG antenna.
Historical and Contemporary Perspectives on Pathways to Recovery from Alcohol Use Disorder

Substance use disorders (SUD) are among the most prevalent mental health disorders worldwide. Alcohol is the most commonly used substance and contributes to 5 percent of the global burden of disease (World Health Organization [WHO], 2018). Globally, it has been estimated that over 100.4 million people meet current criteria for an alcohol use disorder (AUD; GBD 2016 Alcohol and Drug Use Collaborators, 2018), and many more persons engage in risky drinking or experience negative consequences related to drinking that fall short of clinical diagnostic criteria. Thus, alcohol use is a major public health problem associated with enormous social and economic costs (US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse & Alcoholism [NIAAA], 2020). Despite the ubiquity and burden of risky alcohol use and AUD, most individuals who develop an AUD or have subclinical problems will eventually reduce or resolve their problem (Dawson et al., 2005, 2007; Fan et al., 2019; Kelly et al., 2017; Sobell et al., 1996). This contrasts with long-held views of alcohol problems as chronic and intractable and is based on evidence from many sources including epidemiological surveys, prospective observational studies, and randomized clinical trials of patients with AUD (Tucker et al., 2020; Witkiewitz et al., 2020). Many will reduce risky drinking practices and experience AUD symptom reduction, and some will further achieve and maintain “recovery. ” Although different stakeholders (e.g., researchers, government agencies, service providers, mutual help groups, and persons with AUD) have defined recovery somewhat differently, most definitions emphasize improvements in health, functioning, and well-being. The extent to which definitions focus on reductions in risky drinking practices or require abstinence is more variable. Scientific work on AUD recovery is maturing and has propelled a shift from a monolithic abstinence-oriented view of alcohol problems, treatment approaches, and recovery pathways to a pluralistic view that recognizes the heterogeneous, multidimensional nature of these central features of AUD. This chapter describes historical and contemporary perspectives and empirical findings concerning the
On a Methodology for Robust Segmentation of

Iris biometric is one of the most reliable biometrics with respect to performance. However, this reliability is a function of the ideality of the data. One of the most important steps in processing nonideal data is reliable and precise segmentation of the iris pattern from remaining background. In this paper, a segmentation methodology that aims at compensating various nonidealities contained in iris images during segmentation is pro- posed. The virtue of this methodology lies in its capability to reliably segment nonideal imagery that is simultaneously affected with such factors as specular reflection, blur, lighting variation, occlusion, and off-angle images. We demonstrate the robustness of our segmentation methodology by evaluating ideal and nonideal data sets, namely, the Chinese Academy of Sciences iris data version 3 interval subdirectory, the iris challenge evaluation data, the West Virginia University (WVU) data, and the WVU off-angle data. Furthermore, we compare our performance to that of our implementation of Camus and Wildes's algorithm and Masek's algorithm. We demonstrate considerable improvement in segmen- tation performance over the formerly mentioned algorithms.
Consumer Entitlement Inventory: A Scale Extension and Application tothe Vietnamese Retail Context.

The consumer entitlement (CE) construct is a key variable in the exchange process in retail environments. The original Consumer Entitlement Inventory (CEI) was developed and applied within Western cultural boundaries. The main contribution of this study is the extension of the original CEI to better fit the Vietnamese context and to demonstrate its applicability in the context of an emerging economy with a Confucian culture. The study also contributes to expanding the range of identified boycott motives in the literature and clarifying their mechanism via social exchange theory. The extended CEI scale was tested using exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis, using a sample of 603 respondents. Qualitative and quantitative research results show that the extended CEI has two dimensions, namely intransigence, and demand and distinction, with adequate content, reliability, convergent validity, and discriminant validity. This study also aimed to apply the extended CEI to an exploration of the relationship between CE and willingness to boycott. Research results from another independent study with 450 respondents using a structural equation model confirmed the positive relationship between CE and willingness to boycott. In addition, theoretical implications are discussed.
Supply and Demand Matching of Financial Support Policies for Private Enterprises Based on Text Measurement

The degree of matching between supply and demand for financial support policies is a key factor for policy effectiveness. In this paper, we use policy text computing method that integrates topic mining, text classification, and training set predictions to study the supply and demand matching of China’s financial support policies for private enterprises. We find that supply and demand match for policies on diversified financing channels. However, there is mismatch in financial service facilitation policies and local subsidy policies. Our research implies that China’s development of a multiple-layer financial market has promoted the diversification of financing channels, which has improved the financing conditions for private enterprises. However, financial service network is still not convenient to facilitate private enterprises.