Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Structuring “education – migration – labour market” chain

Purpose. This study aims at analysis of the research landscape with the current trends, gaps, and potential directions for future publications in education, migration, and labour markets in preventing “brain drain” in Ukraine during the war. Methodology. The research method is based on analysis of chronological nature of educational, migration and labour markets and building geographical, interconnections maps and utilizing Scopus and Web of Science databases within VOSviewer software. Findings. The comparison of subject areas demonstrated the interdisciplinary nature of the study, where “social sciences sector” (48.8 %), “economics, econometrics, and finance” (14.8 %) are leading in scientific literature. Four clusters and three clusters of scientific publications were determined in Scopus and Web of Science accordingly. The following trends were obtained: effect of migration on labour market outcome, economic opportunities of high-quality human capital, student professional development to avoid economic crisis were actively investigated by scientists, as well as crisis due to migration flow among young people at universities, positive effect of immigrants and connection with formal education. The highest number of relevant articles are in the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom. The spatial analysis demonstrates intercontinental connection between researchers of six clusters (North American and Pacific countries, Countries of Northern Europe and the Middle East, Central European countries, island, and peninsular countries of the European contingent and the Gulf of Mexico, Central and Western European countries, Western European countries, and Intercontinental cluster). Ukrainian authors regularly collaborate with scientists from Poland, the Netherlands, France, Switzerland, and the United States. Originality. For the first time, a comprehensive analysis covering all three aspects (education, migration and the labor market) was conducted in order to study the interrelationships and mutual influence of these sectors of the economy. The analysis was carried out on geographical-chronological maps built by the authors based on the Scopus and Web of Science databases. Practical values. The results can be utilized to develop new strategies, policies, and legislative initiatives to ensure improve economical and organizational management of education at universities in a country.
TREADING LIGHTLY: AN ECOLOGY OF HEALING

In 1988 I went to live in a coastal town in south-eastern Australia. This is a very beautiful place but very vulnerable to wildfire. Some years before I moved there, there had been a devastating fire that killed a number of people and destroyed more than 700 homes. These fires became known as the Ash Wednesday bushfires of February 1983. Around my home were blackened trunks of trees, scars of those fires. I was aware that a large number of people, who lost everything in that big fire, had chosen to stay and rebuild. I wondered how they had managed to get on with their lives when they are reminded every day by these fire scars and when every summer they are as much at risk as they were the day of those terrible fires. I was interested in whether these people see themselves as healed and if so, what helped them to heal; how they managed the experience that so disrupted their lives. Finally, I wondered what their experiences might teach us about healing. This was a qualitative study where I interviewed 40 people: 26 people who lived in the area and who had loved ones killed or lost everything they owned, and 14 health professionals of one sort or another who either worked there or were sent there to help after the fire.
Networked Microgrids Planning Through Chance Constrained Stochastic Conic Programming

This paper presents a chance constrained stochastic conic program model for networked microgrids planning. Under a two-stage optimization framework, we integrate a multi-site microgrids investment problem and two sets of operational problems that correspond to the grid-connected and islanding modes, respectively. To handle the uncertain nature of renewable energy generation and load variation, as well as the contingent islanding caused by external disruptions, stochastic scenarios are employed to capture randomness and a joint chance constraint is introduced to control the operational risks. A second-order conic program (SOCP) formulation is also utilized to accurately describe the AC optimal power flow (OPF) in operational problems. As the resulting mixed integer SOCP model is computationally difficult, we customize the bilinear Benders decomposition with non-trivial enhancement techniques to deal with practical instances. Numerical results on 5- and 69-bus networked microgrids demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed planning model and the superior performance of our solution algorithm.
GREEN PACKAGING AND BRANDING IMPACT ON GREEN PURCHASE INTENTION WITH GREEN BRAND IMAGE AS A MEDIATOR: STUDY AT LOVE BEAUTY AND PLANET OF GEN Z IN WEST JAVA

In the present era, there has been a widespread global adoption of environmental consciousness, leading to a swift transformation in people's actions and attitudes. Observing this occurrence, companies are starting to adjust and incorporate environmental considerations into account by creating and producing environmentally sustainable products or services. One of the ways of contributing is by providing sustainable packaging options for their products.This article aims to examine the influence of green packaging and branding on the intention of Generation Z consumers in West Java to purchase Love Beauty and Planet items that are environmentally friendly. A digital survey was undertaken to gather data from 255 individuals. Subsequently, the questionnaire data was analyzed using Structural Equation Modelling (SEM) employing the Partial Least Squares (PLS) technique through SmartPLS 4. In the end, this study found that Gen Z in West Java sees green packaging and branding as a significant direct force towards green purchase invention. This study also found that green brand image is an important factor in driving green purchase intention. However, this study concentrates on a particular brand and customer profile. Therefore, future research can investigate different brands or specialized markets as the primary subject.
Evaluation of Antioxidant Activity in Lemon Juice (Citrus limon) Marketed in Makassar City Using the DPPH (2,2 diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl) Method

Human lifestyle is currently experiencing many changes that lead to unhealthy lifestyles. An instant lifestyle can trigger degenerative diseases, which are initiated by excessive oxidation reactions in the body, which can cause the formation of free radicals. Lemon juice, derived from the Citrus limon plant, is considered a functional beverage due to its antioxidant properties, which have the potential to counteract the harmful effects of free radicals. This study aimed to measure the antioxidant activity of lemon juice beverage based on the IC50 value. The present study adopted a descriptive laboratory approach, utilizing lemon juice beverages from three distinct brands as representative samples. The antioxidant activity test was carried out by adding DPPH and measured using UV-Vis Spectrophotometry. The antioxidant levels obtained were 1,091.17 µg/mL for sample A, 1,114.50 µg/mL for sample B, and 527,261 µg/mL for sample C. All samples exhibited antioxidant activity values that fell within the "very weak" classification, as shown by IC50 values above 200 µg/mL.
Off-site prefabricated hybrid façade systems

The residential sector is responsible for the largest share of global energy consumption, while the existing building stock in Europe is relatively old. This issue, in combination with the low rate of new constructions, highlights the necessity for deep renovation of existing buildings to reach NZEB standards. At the same time, in the last decades, off-site prefabricated solutions have gained popularity in the building market, allowing the reliable and effective integration of diverse components and reducing the total renovation cost and occupants’ disturbance. The current study describes three all-in-one “Plug & Play” prefab renovation solutions and their assessment in terms of thermal, static, acoustic, and fire performance. The assessing performance is selected depending on their incorporated element as well as the national regulations of the country where the renovation solution is going to be installed. The assessment aims to ensure their characteristics’ satisfaction with the European and national requirements. In parallel, the assessment identifies the accurate behaviour of prefab façade systems both in passive and active mode and improves/optimises any possible design drawbacks.
Edinburgh Research Explorer Learning robotic cutting from demonstration: Non-holonomic DMPs using the Udwadia-Kalaba method

—Dynamic Movement Primitives (DMPs) offer great versatility for encoding, generating and adapting complex end-effector trajectories. DMPs are also very well suited to learning manipulation skills from human demonstration. However, the reactive nature of DMPs restricts their applicability for tool use and object manipulation tasks involving non-holonomic constraints, such as scalpel cutting or catheter steering. In this work, we extend the Cartesian space DMP formulation by adding a coupling term that enforces a pre-deﬁned set of non-holonomic constraints. We obtain the closed-form expression for the constraint forcing term using the Udwadia-Kalaba method. This approach offers a clean and practical solution for guaranteed constraint satisfaction at run-time. Further, the proposed analytical form of the constraint forcing term enables efﬁcient trajectory optimization subject to constraints. We demonstrate the usefulness of this approach by showing how we can learn robotic cutting skills from human demonstration.
Swidden Agriculture in Developing Countries

AbstractSmall farmers in many tropical developing countries practice swidden agriculture. A key aspect of swidden agriculture is the time period during which the land is left fallow. This chapter uses a new ecological-economic approach to study the fallow period and to determine the optimal length of this period in swidden agriculture. We first construct a theoretical model of a parcel of forest land that has been cleared for swidden agriculture. We then show how the dynamic and the stochastic properties of this cleared land can be used to derive for a small farmer two objective functions that are ecologically meaningful. Finally, using these two objectives, we discuss a probabilistic approach to the determination of the optimal length of the fallow period. In this approach, the focus of the small farmer is on maintaining the ecological and the economic sustainability of swidden agriculture on the cleared parcel of forest land (CPFL).
Pemanfaatan Sumberdaya Hutan oleh Masyarakat di KPH Banyuwangi Utara

Forest resource plays an important role for human life in the various aspects: socio-economy, ecology and culture. This study evaluated socio-economic condition of people around forest which affected their preferences towards the level of intensity and quantity of forest utilization. Interviews was conducted by purposive sampling during March−May 2007, focusing to the forest community in RPH Sumberwaru and RPH Sumberejo, BKPH Asembagus KPH North Banyuwangi. Most respondents were low educated-farmer that utilized various forest products such as firewood, grasses, honey, seeds (Acacia nilotica, Parkia roxburgii, Aleurites moluccana) and honey. Through this study it was revealed that total value of forest products contributed to the local community was Rp 623,044,602 annually. Two most valuable forest products for local community were grasses and firewood. Grasses for fodder contributed to 60.89% and firewood was 25.53% of the total value. Totally, forest products contributed to 25.50% and 24.80% to the total income of respondents in Sumberwaru and Sumberanyar village, respectively.Keywords: forest resource utilization, socio-economy, forest community, forest products
Estimation of the adjacency effect with multiple scattering in the simulated signals observed over rugged areas

For the satellite remote sensing data, it is necessary to evaluate the adjacency effect due to atmospheric scattering. Accurate modeling of the adjacency effect requires capabilities dealing with rugged areas and multiple scattering. In this paper, estimation of the adjacency effect is done by calculating the contribution of photons after the multiple scattering process through a many layered atmosphere. For the requirement of fast calculation in remote sensing simulation system, we adopt the approximate ISAACS 2-stream and flux adding method to model the adjacency effect. We evaluate the multiple scattering model by simulating the at-sensor radiance observed over synthetic rugged scenes under varying atmospheric conditions. Radiance comparisons with a single scattering model show good agreement in the clear atmosphere. Relative radiance differences are found to be about 11% in the dust atmosphere, increasing to 15% in the steep areas. Being coupled with the simulation model for remote sensing, it can be used in generation of simulated datasets and validation of the data processing algorithms.
Role of Fecal Microbiota Transplantation in Managing Clostridium Difficile Infection and Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Narrative Review

Fecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) has been emerging as an alternate treatment modality in the management of patients with dysbiosis by restoring abnormal gut microbiota composition through the transplantation of normal fecal microbiota from healthy donors. This technique has lately gained a lot of attention in the treatment of recurrent or refractory Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) owing to its high success rates combined with its favorable safety profile. FMT has also been attracting the interest of clinicians as a new treatment option for inflammatory bowel diseases (IBD). Here, we reviewed most of the recent advancements in the use of FMT for CDI as well as its use in the treatment of IBD.
Consciousness, Spirituality & Transpersonal Psychology

The regular practice of Shibari, also referred to as Kinbaku, a Japanese rope bondage practice, appears to have an overall positive impact on people´s lives and their personal development by providing practitioners an explorative space to bring subconscious patterns into conscious awareness where healing is possible. The aim of this phenomenological study was to find common healing experiences among practitioners of Shibari. Within a framework of 10 semi-structured interviews, the study explored phenomenological experiences of individual practitioners. The following transpersonal topics surfaced dominantly throughout the interviews in reference to potential healing experiences: transformation and catharsis, embodiment and empowerment, communication and community; elucidating healing and transformative potential of Shibari practice. The study contributes to a growing field currently being explored by transpersonal psychologists and BDSM enthusiasts and promotes a more expansive way to look at these experiences as a path towards human wholeness and awareness within the practice and beyond.
Heavy rainfall associated with a Lumbering Mid-tropospheric Low 24-29 September 2011 by

A slow moving mid-tropospheric cut-off low brought a prolonged period of cool and wet weather to a significant portion of the eastern United States from 24-29 September 2011. A strong lowlevel easterly jet developed north of this feature and a strong low-level southerly jet developed to the east. The heaviest rainfall was observed east of the mid-tropospheric low in generally southto-north aligned bands, in close proximity to the enhanced low-level southerly flow. They key features associated with this event included a large blocking high over the western Atlantic. This high was anchored by two massive troughs on its western and eastern flanks over the Pacific and Atlantic basins respectively. A plume of deep tropical moisture was present along the East Coast in the flow about western Atlantic subtropical ridge. Over the Mid-West the midtropospheric cut-off was the dominant feature. This cut-off low pulled a plume of high precipitable water air out of the Gulf of Mexico which produced heavy rainfall in the Ohio Valley before merging with the PW plume moving poleward about the western Atlantic subtropical ridge. These two moisture plumes likely contributed to the heavy rainfall and flooding in the MidAtlantic region on 27-29 September 2011. It is shown here that the National Centers for Environmental Predictions models and ensemble systems were able to predict the pattern and the persistence of this pattern. Despite the relatively good forecasts of the pattern, the systems had some difficulty predicting when the low would become progressive and they had difficulty predicting the location and higher end amounts of the rainfall.
Image Enhancement Processing

9.1 Image Processing in the Imaging Chain The output of the digital sensor is a "raw" digital image that consists of an array of digital count values with each value representing the brightness, or gray level, of a pixel in the image. Image processing is generally employed in the imaging chain to improve the efficacy of the image data (Fig. 9.1). Although image processing is a very broad field that includes compression, feature detection, and classification,1,2 we will focus our discussion here on the common processing methods used to enhance the visual quality of the image. Specifically, we will first look at contrast enhancement methods, and then at spatial filtering methods that sharpen edges and remove much of the image blur. (Detector calibration is usually the first step of the image enhancement chain, but this was discussed earlier as part of the sensor modeling.) For simplicity, we will assume that the images have an eight-bit dynamic range; i.e., there are 28 = 256 possible gray levels, so the gray levels in the image will be in the range 0-255, with zero being black and 255 being white. Color images have three arrays of numbers typically representing the red, green, and blue images that are combined to give the full spectrum of colors. We will focus on processing single-band images, i.e., black and white images. 9.2 Contrast Enhancements Contrast enhancements improve the perceptibility of objects in the scene by enhancing the brightness difference between objects and their backgrounds. Contrast enhancements are typically performed as a contrast stretch followed by a tonal enhancement, although these could both be performed in one step. A contrast stretch improves the brightness differences uniformly across the dynamic range of the image, whereas tonal enhancements improve the brightness differences in the shadow (dark), midtone (grays), or highlight (bright) regions at the expense of the brightness differences in the other regions.
Managed Care Models in India: An Investigation on the Ownership and Performance of Health Claims Management

Third-party administrators (TPAs), an important member of the managed care model in India, service health insurance claims and intermediate between health insurance companies, service providers and customers. Auditing TPA performance is not a prevalent industry practice because of a lack of regulation. This study explores the rationale behind the trend of insurance companies bringing TPA services in-house and investigates if the performance parameters for TPAs vary based on ownership. Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) was used to formulate the hierarchy of performance parameters for the TPA. Assessment of the efficiencies and quality of claims management between internal and external TPAs will enable insurance companies to make more informed decisions on managed healthcare models. Consequently, insurance premiums can be reduced, making health insurance a more viable option and could pave the way towards achieving the objective of universal health coverage. This study’s motivation stems from the possible impact that the performance evaluation of internal and external TPAs has on healthcare delivery, control and costs. The results show that both internal and external TPAs have their own efficiencies and advantages due to their operational models.
Effect of Counseling regarding Non-invasive Prenatal Screening Tests on Pregnant Woman's knowledge, Attitude and Anxiety

: Options for prenatal screening have been progresses in recent years. It is important that pregnant women are well informed about benefits and risk of screening. Aim of the study: to evaluate the effect of regarding non-invasive prenatal screening tests counseling on pregnant woman's knowledge, attitude and anxiety. A quasi experimental research design was used. A purposive sample technique was used to recruit 335 pregnant women. The present study was conducted at antenatal clinics and inpatient units for high risk pregnancy at Ain shams University Maternity Hospital. Four tools of data collection were used (Non-invasive Prenatal Screening Structured Arabic Interview Questionnaire Sheet, Non-invasive Prenatal Screening Likert scale, Pregnancy-Related Anxiety Questionnaire-Revised and Pregnant women satisfaction with counseling process). Results: shows that there was no statistical significant difference between control and intervention group regarding their knowledge and attitude before intervention. While, there was a highly statistical significant improvement on intervention group knowledge immediately after intervention and at follow up after 4 week. Furthermore, there was a highly statistical significant improvement on intervention group positive attitude immediately after intervention and at follow up after 4 week. In addition, anxiety of pregnant women on intervention group was significantly lower after counseling. Conclusion: the findings of the current study supported the hypothesis of this study which stated that pregnant women who had counseling have significant improvement on their knowledge, their positive attitude regarding non-invasive prenatal screening tests and their anxiety was reduce after counseling than pregnant women who received routine care.
Local spatial factors influences birds and fishes communities in the Cerrado biome

In the present study, we tested how spatial and temporal factors influence fish and birds communities in Uru River, Cerrado (Brazilian savannah). Our premise is that birds from gallery forest would respond mainly to seasonal factors (such as dry season) while fishes would be more affected by spatial factor at local scale, given that this community tends to be more spatially constrained. Four seasonal expeditions from August 2008 to June 2009 were conducted (two during rainy season and two during the dry season) in a stretch of 4.2 km of Uru River and its tributary the Brumado stream. Three environments were sampled and the Physical Integrity Index (IIF) was assessed for each one. The icthyofauna was sampled using gillnets (several mesh sizes) and bird community of gallery forest was observed in total sampling effort of 96 hours. We estimated the differences between temporal and spatial factors performing a Non-metric Multidimensional Scaling (NMDS), a Permutational Multivariate Analysis of Variance procedure (PERMANOVA) and an analysis of similarities (ANOSIM). Our results revealed that spatial effects were more influential to bird (85 species) and fish (42 species) communities than the temporal seasonality at Uru River. This result underlines the importance of spatial variability, even in environments connected and close to each other and in spite of the seasonal availability of water and consequently food in Cerrado biome, which is characterized by markedly seasonal variability.