Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Iterative-Based Impact Force Identification on a Bridge Concrete Deck

Steel-reinforced concrete decks are prominently utilized in various civil structures such as bridges and railways, where they are susceptible to unforeseen impact forces during their operational lifespan. The precise identification of the impact events holds a pivotal role in the robust health monitoring of these structures. However, direct measurement is not usually possible due to structural limitations that restrict arbitrary sensor placement. To address this challenge, inverse identification emerges as a plausible solution, albeit afflicted by the issue of ill-posedness. In tackling such ill-conditioned challenges, the iterative regularization technique known as the Landweber method proves valuable. This technique leads to a more reliable and accurate solution compared with traditional direct regularization methods and it is, additionally, more suitable for large-scale problems due to the alleviated computation burden. This paper employs the Landweber method to perform a comprehensive impact force identification encompassing impact localization and impact time–history reconstruction. The incorporation of a low-pass filter within the Landweber-based identification procedure is proposed to augment the reconstruction process. Moreover, a standardized reconstruction error metric is presented, offering a more effective means of accuracy assessment. A detailed discussion on sensor placement and the optimal number of regularization iterations is presented. To automatedly localize the impact force, a Gaussian profile is proposed, against which reconstructed impact forces are compared. The efficacy of the proposed techniques is illustrated by utilizing the experimental data acquired from a bridge concrete deck reinforced with a steel beam.
How Posture and Previous Sensorimotor Experience Influence Muscle Activity during Gait Imagery in Young Healthy Individuals

This study explores how gait imagery (GI) influences lower-limb muscle activity with respect to posture and previous walking experience. We utilized surface electromyography (sEMG) in 36 healthy young individuals aged 24 (±1.1) years to identify muscle activity during a non-gait imagery task (non-GI), as well as GI tasks before (GI-1) and after the execution of walking (GI-2), with assessments performed in both sitting and standing postures. The sEMG was recorded on both lower limbs on the tibialis anterior (TA) and on the gastrocnemius medialis (GM) for all tested tasks. As a result, a significant muscle activity decrease was found in the right TA for GI-1 compared to GI-2 in both sitting (p = 0.008) and standing (p = 0.01) positions. In the left TA, the activity decreased in the sitting posture during non-GI (p = 0.004) and GI-1 (p = 0.009) in comparison to GI-2. No differences were found for GM. The subjective level of imagination difficulty improved for GI-2 in comparison to GI-1 in both postures (p < 0.001). Previous sensorimotor experience with real gait execution and sitting posture potentiate TA activity decrease during GI. These findings contribute to the understanding of neural mechanisms beyond GI.
Results of bird trapping and ringing by the Biological Station "Rybachy" on the Courish Spit in 2012

In 2012, a grand total of 50,522 birds of 99 species were trapped and ringed by the Biological Station “Rybachy” in the framework of longand short-term research projects. A total of 1,399 ringed birds of 50 species produced 2,184 recaptures. In 2012, 303 birds of 24 species ringed on the Courish Spit in previous years were retrapped. Between 15.03. 2012 and 15.03. 2013, 127 birds of 20 species ringed on the Courish Spit were reported as recovered more than 20 km from the ringing site. In 2012, 86 birds of 20 species ringed outside the Courish Spit were controlled. A review of research projects is given, along with main trapping techniques. A complete list of long-distance recoveries is provided.
A Distributed ATPG System Combining Test Compaction Based on Pure MaxSAT

As the target of test synthesis is to obtain highly compacted test patterns with acceptable fault coverage, automatic test pattern generation (ATPG) plays an important role in the design for test (DFT) process. Distributed ATPG systems have been designed to harness the parallelism of computer architectures to accelerate this process. However, due to delayed communication among distributed nodes, the redundancy of certain computations and substantial pattern expansion issues may arise. To tackle this problem, this paper proposes a test compaction module based on Pure MaxSAT to re-compact the patterns generated by the distributed ATPG system, significantly reducing the number of patterns without loss of fault coverage. Techniques such as partial fault-dropping, two-stage compaction, and building a fault dictionary with machine word all-fill are integrated to reduce the cost of test compaction and internal communication overhead within the distributed framework. Experimental results indicate that the number of patterns generated by the distributed ATPG system integrated with the test compaction module is greatly reduced within an acceptable time overhead.
SCARA Robot Path Planning with Collision Avoidance using a Radial Basis Probabilistic Roadmap

: This paper proposes a Path Planning with Collision Avoidance based on a Radial Basis Function (RBF) trained with random points generated by a Probabilistic Roadmap algorithm. Experiments were performed on a computational model of a SCARA manipulator. The trajectory achieved was evaluated using computational cost, R 2 (multiple correlation coefficient) and root mean square error (RMSE). The results of the trajectory generated by the algorithms in the Cartesian space and also the trajectories of each joint of the manipulator, calculated from the inverse kinematics, show that RBF proved to be an efficient path estimator. The result was compared with Artificial Neural Networks Multilayer Perceptron (MLP) algorithm, where the RBF proved to be more efficient.
Smart City: Concept and Challenges

Cities are engines of growth for the economy of every nation. Urban development is turning out to be progressively dependent on powerful utilization of intelligent services. To provide better administrations to all the citizens and enhancing the effectiveness of organization procedures, the idea of a smart city has been praised as a promising answer for the coming challenge of global urbanization. Development of smart city is a step in this direction.
Stabilization and H∞ Control for Descriptor Fractional-Order Systems

This paper explores the issue of H∞ control problem for continuous-time fractional-order descriptor systems with a fractional-order derivative α in the range of 1 ≤α< 2. First,we propose matrix inequalities to characterize the admissibility of the closed-loop system by a state feedback control and an observer-based controller. Using these results, we show that the solvability of a set of matrix inequalities is necessary and sufficient to the existence of a dynamic output feedback controller that guaranties the admissibility and the H∞ norm condition for the closed-loop system. Furthermore, several numerical examples are presented to demonstrate the practicality and effectiveness of the theoretical findings derived in this paper.
Evidence of basin-and-range extensional tectonics in the Sierra Nevada: The Durrwood Meadows swarm, Tulare county, California (1983-1984)

An extensive earthquake swarm occurred at Durrwood Meadows in the southern Sierra Nevada of eastern California during late 1983 and 1984. It was located within a 100-km-long linear belt of seismicity that cuts through the southern Sierra Nevada along a north-southward strike. This seismic belt has been characterized by swarms and was one of the most seismically active features in southern California during 1984. The Durrwood Meadows swarm itself was characterized by a complex spatial distribution and a simple pattern of focal mechanisms. At the beginning of the swarm, the earthquakes were located along a northwestward trend; later, periods of high seismicity were distributed along a northeastward trend forming a Y-shaped structure, and along other, northward and northwestward trends. In spite of this spatial complexity, the focal mechanisms of the 35 M_L ≧ 3.0 earthquakes within the swarm are all similar to each other, with almost pure normal faulting along a north-southward strike. The strikes of the nodal planes in the focal mechanisms and the spatial distribution of epicenters form an en-echelon pattern. The consistency of the focal mechanisms with each other and the en-echelon pattern of epicenters imply a homogenous stress field and a discontinuous fault structure. The 100-km-long linear belt of seismicity in an area with no throughgoing fault structure is interpreted as a basin-and-range normal fault beginning to form within the Sierra Nevada.
‘No Better Fund Without Me!’ Do Narcissistic Start-up Entrepreneurs Succeed in Venture Funding?

Unlike other narcissism research, this research uses a narcissism personality inventory (NPI) to capture the effect of startup entrepreneur’s narcissism in determining resource acquisition. Using Indonesian startup founders as the sample, the results demonstrate a positive association between narcissism and funding success, indicating that highly narcissistic startup entrepreneurs have a higher probability of success in their funding acquisition. The findings of this study are different from existing findings of the literature on narcissistic entrepreneurs that use unobtrusive measures and they support the upper-echelon theory. This research practically implies that a grandiose entrepreneur might be bad for the working environment but good for resource acquisition.
Characterizing the Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions in Different Subsurface Geologic Environments Using Geochemical and Isotopic Analyses

iii Acknowledgments v List of Tables vii List of Figures vii Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Chapter 2: Materials and Methods 3 Site Descriptions 3 Methods 11 Chapter 3: Results 15 LRS 15 Water Level 15 Geochemical Analysis 17 Isotopic Analysis 22 RCS 25 Water Level 25 Geochemical Analysis 28 Isotopic Analysis 32 LRS vs. RCS Isotopes 36 Chapter 4: Discussion 41 LRS 41 RCS 46 LRS vs. RCS Groundwater-Surface Water Interactions 50 Chapter 5: Conclusion 53 Chapter 6: Future Work 55 References 57 Appendix I. Additional Figures 61 Appendix II. Geochemical and Isotopic Data 68
What a Rude Person! Emotional and Behavioural Reactions to Workplace Incivility

Organizational citizenship behaviour (OCB) that promotes a supportive work environment and vital to ensure organizational functioning maybe jeopardised in the presence of workplace incivility. Research examining the consequences of workplace incivility on OCB is, nevertheless, limited. Thus, this study intends to address this gap. Using social exchange theory and affective events theory as underpinning theories, this study examined the relationship between workplace incivility and OCB with anger as a mediating variable and hostile attribution bias as a moderating variable. Data were collected from 348 employees in the Malaysian public sector via survey questionnaire. The study hypotheses were tested using PLS structural equation modelling. The results of the study showed that (a) workplace incivility had a significant indirect effect on OCB through anger and (b) hostile attribution bias did not moderate the relationship between workplace incivility and anger. Theoretically, this study adds to the body of knowledge by supporting the presence of tit-for-tat exchanges in cases of workplace incivility and emphasizing the need of examining emotions linked with experiencing workplace incivility incidents. Practically, this study provides understanding and awareness that workplace incivility is a costly problem for organizations. Several initiatives can be taken to reduce workplace incivility occurrence, including (a) increasing the awareness
Potential of using automatically extracted straight lines in rectifying high-resolution satellite images

Rapid advances in remote-sensing technologies have provided the ability to acquire high-quality metric information. This is achieved by forming a relationship between image coordinates and ground coordinates as two-dimensional (2D) and 2D-to-3D transformation models. Most of these models are based on point features. Although point-based transformation models are well developed, it is time-consuming and costly to measure point coordinates manually. However, automatic point extraction algorithms, especially in satellite images, are far inferior in quality. This makes other feature-based transformation models more attractive. Linear features have greater potential than other features not only in automation but also in representation and modelling. In this study we investigated rectifying satellite images with different resolutions and orientations using line-based transformation models (LBTMs). In addition, the relative relationships between linear features were imposed by incorporating geometric constraints. Straight lines were extracted using an automated linear feature extraction algorithm. Experiments were conducted with different sets of straight lines and their results are reported and analysed. Our research reveals that LBTMs provide equivalent results to those obtained using point-based transformation models, especially when geometric constraints are forced. Combined point/line-based transformation models were also investigated and the results are similar to those achieved with either point or line features alone.
Tasseled cap transformation for HJ multispectral remote sensing data

The tasseled cap transformation of remote sensing data has been widely used in environment, agriculture, forest and ecology. Tasseled cap transformation coefficients matrix of HJ multi-spectrum data has been established through Givens rotation matrix to rotate principal component transform vector to whiteness, greenness and blueness direction of ground object basing on 24 scenes year-round HJ multispectral remote sensing data. The whiteness component enhances the brightness difference of ground object, and the greenness component preserves more detailed information of vegetation change while enhances the vegetation characteristic, and the blueness component significantly enhances factory with blue plastic house roof around the town and also can enhance brightness of water. Tasseled cap transformation coefficients matrix of HJ will enhance the application effect of HJ multispectral remote sensing data in their application fields.
An Agile Conflict-Solving Framework for Intent-Based Management of Service Level Agreement

Managing and orchestrating Radio Access Networks (RAN) are error-prone tasks due to the high number of parameters and the complex interaction among all the network components. This paper proposes the AGIR system (AGility in Intent-based management of service-level agreement Refinements) for Open Radio Access Networks (Open RAN). AGIR implements intention-based network management, allowing operators to specify Service-Level Agreements (SLAs) for the RAN to fulfill. The system translates imprecise intentions into configurable network instructions, enhancing flexibility, scalability, and reducing human errors. The proposal enhances productivity, lowers operating costs, improves user experience, and optimizes network performance through real-time data analysis and automation. AGIR addresses the need for open and comprehensive interfaces in RANs, enabling cooperation among components from different suppliers. Our results reveal that the proposed system reaches more than 80 % precision in detecting conflicting intentions when deploying a deep neural network based on Long Short-Term Memory with 256 neurons.
PALLET: Protecting Analog Devices Using a Last-Level Edit Technique

For the past decade, hardware obfuscation has been a popular approach for protecting integrated circuits (ICs) against supply chain threats such as intellectual property (IP) piracy and overproduction. Despite this, the design of these techniques was originally for the digital domain and is not appropriate for analog circuits due to their intrinsic features, such as their small size. In this paper, we propose PALLET, a last-level edit (LLE) relying on a unique keyless obfuscation technique for pure analog and mixed-signal circuits to protect the design against untrusted foundries. In PALLET, design functionality is obfuscated by adding misleading (false) elements to the circuit layout based on design specifications and area overhead constraints. In PALLET, after fabrication of the LLEed (obfuscated) IC, the design house with a trusted focused-ion beam (FIB) facility performs the circuits edit at the top metal layers to de-obfuscate (remove LLE from) the IC with minimal effort. We also focus on a mathematical representation to show adversarial computation complexity based on the LLE framework. Finally, to validate the efficacy of LLE, we perform a security assessment against prominent attacks and compare post-layout performance parameters for a bandgap reference (BGR) design to demonstrate compliance with design specifications.
Personality, Job Satisfaction and Organizational Commitment

Purpose: This study investigates the role of HR practices and the nature of work in determining the relationship between personality types and the dimensions of organizational commitment. Methodology: Total 300 questionnaires were distributed to employees of the IT sector of Pakistan. From these 300 questionnaires, 216 useable questionnaires were received. Confirmatory Factor Analysis was applied to test the validity, whereas Structural Equation Modeling was used to investigate the role of the nature of work and HR practices in the relationship between the personality types and the organizational commitment dimensions. Findings: Results indicated that HR policies and nature of work mediate the association between four personality types (extroversion, agreeableness, conscientiousness, and openness to experience) with the dimensions of organizational commitment. However, neither the Satisfaction with HR Policies nor the Satisfaction with Nature of Work mediates the relationship between personality types and organizational commitment dimensions. Conclusion: The research indicates that personality types, directly and indirectly, affect the dimensions of organizational commitment. Hence, managers must focus on personality type while making the hiring decisions
Differentiable Procedural Models for Single-view 3D Mesh Reconstruction

Most of the existing solutions for single-view 3D object reconstruction rely on deep learning techniques that use implicit or voxel representations of the scene. However, these approaches struggle to generate detailed and high-quality meshes and textures that can be directly applied in practical applications. On the other hand, differentiable rendering techniques can produce superior mesh quality, but they typically require multiple images of the object. We propose a novel approach to single-view 3D reconstruction that leverages procedural generator input parameters as a scene representation. Instead of directly estimating the vertex positions of the mesh, we estimate the input parameters of a procedural generator by minimizing the silhouette loss function between reference and rendered images. By employing differentiable rendering and differentiable procedural generators, we can optimize the loss function using gradients. This enables us to create highly detailed models from a single image.
Rare Birds in Iran in the Late 1960s and 1970s

The 12-year period from 1967 to 1978 was a period of intense ornithological activity in Iran. The Ornithology Unit in the Department of the Environment carried out numerous surveys throughout the country; several important international ornithological expeditions visited Iran and subsequently published their findings, and a number of resident and visiting bird-watchers kept detailed records of their observations and submitted these to the Ornithology Unit. These activities added greatly to our knowledge of the status and distribution of birds in Iran, and produced many records of birds which had rarely if ever been recorded in Iran before. This paper gives details of all records known to the author of 92 species that were recorded as rarities in Iran during the 12-year period under review. These include 18 species that had not previously been recorded in Iran, a further 67 species that were recorded on fewer than 13 occasions, and seven slightly commoner species for which there were very few records prior to 1967. All records of four distinctive subspecies are also included. The 29 species that were known from Iran prior to 1967 but not recorded during the period under review are listed in an Appendix.
Telecommuting and Normative Commitment of Employees in a Technology Firm: After Effects of Covid-19 Pandemic

The recent trend in the world of work has made it expedient for organizations to adopt various flexible work practices such as telecommuting and this is affecting the normative commitment of employees. The study examined telecommuting and the normative commitment of employees in a technology firm. The study adopted the descriptive survey research design. The population of the study is (160) one hundred and sixty and using the Krecjie and Morgan sample size determination formula the sample size of (113) one hundred and thirteen was arrived at. One hundred and thirteen copies of the questionnaire were distributed, purposive sampling techniques were used and three hypotheses were tested using person-product moment correlation and multiple regression using S.P.S.S 27.0 version. The findings revealed that there is a 39.1% weak relationship between remote work and normative commitment and a 97.8% strong relationship between telework and normative commitment. The study further revealed that remote work and telework account for 95.6% of normative commitment. The study concluded that telework is the most significant variable driving normative commitment. However the study recommended among others that management should make it expedient for their telecommuter employees to report to their agency worksite frequently to prevent physical and psychological isolation and there should be constant engagement between the telecommuter employees by putting in place effective online tracking mechanisms to monitor them, also management should give them a sense of belonging, this will help discourage moonlighting.
Teachers’ lesson plan in the implementation of HOTS oriented physical education learning

Lesson plan is the main key in learning. This study aims to analyze the lesson plans of High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS) oriented big ball games subject in physical education learning. This is descriptive quantitative research, with document analysis method. 16 lesson plans arranged by 16 teachers from 16 schools in Bantul Regency, Yogyakarta involved in this study. This study analyzes big ball game lesson plans including eight indicators: formulation of indicators, learning objectives, learning methods, learning media, learning materials, learning resources, learning activities, and learning assessments using document analysis guidelines with descriptors ranging from 1-5 scales (very good, good, acceptable, poor, very poor). The data analysis technique uses quantitative descriptive analysis and is presented in percentage. The results showed that the analysis of HOTS-oriented big ball game lesson plans as a whole was included in the sufficient category with a range of eight indicators 29-84. The learning resource component is the component of the lesson plan that has the lowest average of 1.94. The learning activity component is the lesson plan component that has the highest mean of 19.12. It can be concluded that learning resources need the main attention to be improved in order to realize HOTS learning. Therefore, future research should consider the type of game, level of education, region or area, and health conditions due to post-pandemic situations.