Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Light LED directly lit up by the wireless power transfer technology

Wireless electrical transmission technology is the diffusion of power energy without using any physical support. It is useful to transfer power to those places where it is difficult to transmit electricity using conventional wires. In this research paper, we designed and realized a wireless lighting technology using the fundamentals of electromagnetic radiation. It is shown that than of 10 W can be radiation between the transmitter coil (Tx) and receiver (Rx) and active the LED lamp 20 W, though table thickness 50 mm. Electromagnetic radiation has a short range. However, wireless transmission range can be increased by applying high power amplifier stage and with high magnetic resonance. In this paper, parameters and design of electromagnetic coupling transmitter and receiver components are proposed. So, the proposed electronic device takes account all parameters above to deliver sufficient energy to active LED lamp 20 W.
Optimization of Emergency UAV Deployment for Providing Wireless Coverage

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) networks have emerged as a promising technique to rapidly provide wireless coverage to a geographical area out of the reach or capacity of existing core networks, where a flying UAV can be fast deployed to serve as a base station. Existing work on UAV overlook the emergency deployment problem and only the recent research on sensor networks study the deployment problems the assumed in one-dimensional (1D) ground. However, UAVs should be deployed to the air (beyond one-dimension) by considering their different flying speeds during deployment and deployment altitudes, this paper studies this novel emergency UAV deployment to minimize the UAV deployment delay till covering the whole target area. When a number $n$ of diverse UAVs are dispatched from the same location (e.g., the closest UAV station) to the target area, we present an optimal deployment algorithm by balancing UAVs' diverse flying speeds and coverage radii, and this algorithm has low computation complexity $O(n^2)$. When UAVs are generally dispatched from different locations, we first prove that the emergency UAV deployment problem is NP-complete. By preserving UAVs' location order, we then successfully design a fully polynomial time approximation scheme (FPTAS) of computation complexity $O(n^2 \log \frac{1}{\epsilon})$ to arbitrarily approach the global optimum.
Separation Phenomena as a Basis for Resistance To Hospitalization

patient from his customary framework of relationships. We shall discuss the ways in which the structure and atmosphere of the hospital condition the patient’s experience of separation, with particular reference to the structural variable of &dquo;openness-closedness&dquo;. The meaning of separation to the patient is also influenced by intrapersonal factors; we shall attend especially to ego-strength, and to the ways in which relatively strong and relatively weak-egoed patients accept hospitalization. Our discussion of separation phenomena, while primarily descriptive and analytical, has therapeutic import. We are convinced that therapists and others concerned with patient welfare can achieve a more therapeutic stance through more sensitive attention to separation phenomena.
A Theoretical Analysis of the Geography of Schistosomiasis in Burkina Faso Highlights the Roles of Human Mobility and Water Resources Development in Disease Transmission

We study the geography of schistosomiasis across Burkina Faso by means of a spatially explicit model of water-based disease dynamics. The model quantitatively addresses the geographic stratification of disease burden in a novel framework by explicitly accounting for drivers and controls of the disease, including spatial information on the distributions of population and infrastructure, jointly with a general description of human mobility and climatic/ecological drivers. Spatial patterns of disease are analysed by the extraction and the mapping of suitable eigenvectors of the Jacobian matrix subsuming the stability of the disease-free equilibrium. The relevance of the work lies in the novel mapping of disease burden, a byproduct of the parametrization induced by regional upscaling, by model-guided field validations and in the predictive scenarios allowed by exploiting the range of possible parameters and processes. Human mobility is found to be a primary control at regional scales both for pathogen invasion success and the overall distribution of disease burden. The effects of water resources development highlighted by systematic reviews are accounted for by the average distances of human settlements from water bodies that are habitats for the parasite’s intermediate host. Our results confirm the empirical findings about the role of water resources development on disease spread into regions previously nearly disease-free also by inspection of empirical prevalence patterns. We conclude that while the model still needs refinements based on field and epidemiological evidence, the proposed framework provides a powerful tool for large-scale public health planning and schistosomiasis management.
The Structure of a Tariff System and the Effective Protective Rate

T HE theory of tariff structure is concerned with the effects of tariffs and other trade taxes in a system with many traded goods. It allows for the vertical relationships between tariff rates derived from the input-output relationships between products, an aspect until recently completely neglected in the literature of international trade theory. Early contributions to the theory of tariff structure, developipg the idea of the effective protective rate with respect to the policies of particular countries, have come from Barber (1955) for Canada, Humphrey (1962) for the United States, and the present author (1963) for Australia. ' Johnson's (1965) exposition is the fullest available so far and also explores many implications. Empirical
Community College as a Track Changer in Career Development

As the entryway to college for groups of people who would other-wise have been excluded from higher education, community colleges provide the first step on the ladder toward baccalaureate degree. As higher education institutions that are uniquely linked to their local communities, community colleges are asked to address the educational and civic needs of a wide array of local citizens. And as the educational institutions most attuned to the needs of the local business community, they are charged with equipping their graduates with the skills needed to succeed in the economy. Most of the models developed to examine student persistence and attainment in postsecondary education largely fail to account for the influence of institutional factors, particularly when attendance is observed at multiple institutions. Multi- institutional attendance is common for students who begin at a community college, but until now an empirical framework to estimate the contribution of more than one institution’s characteristics on students’ educational outcomes has been largely absent in the literature. Placement exams are high-stakes assessments that determine many students’ college trajectories. More than half of entering students at community colleges are placed in to developmental education in at least one subject, based primarily on scores from these assessments, The concept of tracking has provided an important tool for understanding stratification within educational systems and has
Legitimating reputation/the reputation of legitimacy theory

Purpose - The aim of this paper is to respond to commentaries on Bebbington, Larrinaga-Gonzales and Moneva, by Unerman and by Adams, published in Design/methodology/approach - The paper reviews and discusses the points suggested/contested by the commentary papers. Findings - That given the current state of our understanding of corporate social responsibility reporting in stand alone (and other) formats, openness to a multitude of theoretical perspectives is appropriate. Further, that concepts of legitimacy and reputation can and should be distinguished from one another. Originality/value - The authors put forward their views, beliefs and reservations.
Smallholder diversification and income growth in Zambia.

This paper uses nationally representative panel data to analyse the relationship between income diversification and incomes for Zambian smallholder households. We show that shifting to a higher degree of diversification is generally associated with higher incomes. We find that diversification is driven by endowments and access to markets and finance. Education opens up opportunities for well-paid non-agricultural activities, while land shortage forces distress diversification into agricultural wage work. Copyright 2011 , Oxford University Press.
Profitability of Trading Rules in Futures Markets

In this paper we conduct tests for two different trading rules, namely, the Dual Moving Average (DMA) model and the Channel Breakout (CHB) rule. These rules are tested across five futures contracts – the S&P 500, British Pound, US T‐Bonds, COMEX Gold and Corn using daily data over the period 1990 to 1998. Overwhelmingly, we find that the trading rules are unable to produce (gross or net) profits at any statistical level. While positive gross and net profits were available in four of the five markets, the profits were neither economically or statistically significant.
Effective destination marketing through market segmentation by travel and leisure activities.

For tourism, significant research has been conducted in industry‐specific marketing. Basically, the topic of discussion is the effectiveness and efficiency of the marketing of destinations. As marketing segmentation is one of the most critical parts of any marketing strategy, the authors believe that a customer segmentation by motivations via an activity‐based approach will increase the destination's marketing impact. This study aims to backtrack travel motivations from tourist behaviour which can be observed i.e. the activities they performed. The idea is to find out which motivations to target marketingwise that attract tourists who in turn fit the destination's attraction potential, and activity‐offering competencies. In order to test the hypothesis, a contingency analysis was employed using data from the Swiss travel market. By exploiting the linkage between motivations and activities, the authors have found 34 significant activities, 15 of which can be exclusively linked to a traveller motivation.
Recruiting Sales Managers for the UK Hospitality Industry

The recruitment policy of sales management in the hospitality industry is studied. To gather information contact was made by mail with managers who have direct responsibility for recruitment and training. In addition, recruitment advertisements were surveyed to provide further evidence of industry practice. The results show that only a small number of companies adhere to a systematic selection process.
The role of performance measurement in continuous improvement

A research study of both kaizen and re‐engineering programmes in a leading international company indicated that the process life cycle has four characteristic stages. A newly designed process commonly suffers from a variety of teething problems during the initial post‐commissioning phase. Once these have been eradicated achieving smooth product flow becomes important in accordance with JIT philosophy. A stable process may be improved by applying a kaizen continuous improvement programme. A dramatic step‐change in performance may be achieved by radical re‐engineering. It is suggested that each of these phases has its own characteristics which should be taken into account when determining performance metrics and designing approaches to process monitoring and control. Explicitly recognising the stage a process has reached in the life cycle provides guidance for practitioners effectively to direct and manage a programme of performance improvement.
Managerial Ownership and Corporate Hedging

Using information on 443 UK non-financial companies, this work provides evidence supporting the hypothesis that managerial risk aversion is an incentive to deviate from the optimal hedging position. Conflicts of interest between shareholders and managers are at the centre of the decision about the firm's risk profile but are not relevant as determinants of the decision to hedge. This is rather associated with factors enhancing the firm's expected value (underinvestment, scale economies, tax savings). Copyright 2007 The Authors Journal compilation (c) 2007 Blackwell Publishing Ltd.
The implementation of lean Six Sigma in financial services organizations

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to obtain pertinent information pertaining to benefits accomplished, main difficulties felt, and key lessons learned in the implementation of lean Six Sigma (LSS), which are likely to be helpful to financial services organizations wanting to implement the same tool.Design/methodology/approach – This paper reports the results of a case study from a financial services organization which has begun the implementation of LSS methodologies ten years ago, in the pursuit of service excellence.Findings – The benefits derived from LSS implementation, such as lowering the operational costs, improving processes and product quality, increased efficiency, which leads to the increase of productivity, the agility and versatility obtained by the organization, vastly outweigh the costs. At an international level, there are cultural differences pertaining mainly to internal resistance and openness to change.Research limitations/implications – This work focuses on a specific case study.
Interest Rate Movements and Inflation Risk in the Philippines

This article examines the role of inflation risk in the determination of interest rate movements in the Philippines. The analysis proceeds by first estimating a measure of inflation risk that is analytically derived from the consumption-based capital asset pricing model (CCAPM). This inflation risk measure, the covariance of purchasing power growth and consumption growth, is estimated using a multivariate GARCH method on quarterly Philippine data from 1986 to 2005. The estimated inflation risk series is then used in a CCAPM-based interest rate model to help explain interest rate movements in the Philippines.
Antenna cancellation used for collocated radios

An interference cancellation scheme combining Antenna Cancellation, RF Cancellation and Digital Cancellation is presented in this paper. The simulation result present that the mutual interference can be sufficiently cancellated. Instead of past works using software layer approaches to solve the compatibility of Bluetooth and Wi-Fi, great improvements in RF hardware circuit is able to guarantee both wireless networks can work at the same time independently aiming to achieve the high efficiency of signal transmission. This method is extensible to other mutually interfering radio devices.
Restructuring, Reconsidering, Reconstructing: Implications for Health Human Resources

Abstract In the 1990s, many health care organizations adopted restructuring strategies that were inappropriate to an industry in which the effective use of workers' knowledge, skills and social relations was essential to productivity. Workforce cuts and the withdrawal of workplace supports without sufficient consideration of human consequences led to a demoralized and short‐staffed workforce rather than cost containment. This paper uses two neo‐capitalist perspectives to illustrate the impact of restructuring initiatives on nursing, the most numerous health care profession. It describes how reconsideration of strategies adopted during restructuring has led to a search for new approaches to institutional change that make optimum use of human and social capital.
Information, Mediation and Institutional Development: The Rise of Large-Scale Enterprise in British Shipping, 1870-1919

Part 1: Environmental change, 1870-1914 managing agents, new entry, and the early growth of steam shipping services, 1820-1990 merchant sailing enterprise, 64ths, and the chartered companies - network foundations consolidation - 1880-1900 recession and foreign competition, 1900-1910 recovery, mergers, and the rise of groups, 1911-1920. Part 2: competitive strategies and tactics operational relations organizational development in large-scale shipping enterprise finance intermediation. Part 3: investment in management investment in entrepreneurs institutional continuity.
After the Ban: The Japanese Market for U.S. Beef

In the months following the reopening of the Japanese market to imports of U.S. beef on July 26, 2006, Japanese importers were unable to procure adequate supplies. This paper discusses reasons for early supply shortages and some of the policy and trade issues that will affect demand for U.S. beef in the short to medium term. The paper also discusses current marketing efforts for domestic and imported beef, new marketing technologies, and general consumer trends. The information presented in this paper includes on-site observations and data from meetings with Japanese importers and retailers and industry experts during market research in Tokyo and Osaka in November 2006.
The tribunal of modern life: the case of UZ Brussels in the light of Odo Marquard's discussion on autonomy and theodicy.

Recently, a court in Belgium awarded a sum of 400 000 euros to the parents of a child with disability who at that point had already died of Sanfilippo syndrome. Their charge was not that the baby was born with disability, but that the child was born. The charge was brought in the child's name, and so effectively, the child had sued against its own birth. This so-called 'unique case' is analyzed with the work of the German philosopher Odo Marquard. Marquard's work on theodicy, and the question of suffering and evil, is very useful to explain why this case is the current apotheosis of a logic present in modernity: existence as a tribunal. This paper explains why Marquard's work sheds an interesting light on this case for today's medicine.
Revisiting the Asset Allocation Challenge Through a Behavioral Finance Lens

The author looks into the potential application of Statman's behavioral finance portfolio to help investors and their advisers formulate an appropriate strategic asset allocation. He starts by reviewing a few major behavioral finance findings and moves on to propose a set of four potential fundamental investment objectives, which investors must prioritize and among which they must allocate 100% of their wealth. He then designs sub-portfolios specifically geared to deliver on each of these objectives. The overall strategic asset allocation is then derived from aggregating these sub-portfolios into a single whole. The author concludes with observations on the unintended benefits of such an approach and an admonition that it does not in any way invalidates the fundamental principles underpinning the strategic asset allocation process.
Convenient thermal modeling for loss distribution of 3-level Active NPC using newton's law

In this paper, a new thermal modeling method is proposed for loss control method of 3-level Active NPC inverter. In the drawback of conventional 3-level NPC, the generated thermal in each switch is unbalanced. And utilization of designed system has decreased. In order to compensate, 3-level Active NPC inverter can distribute switch loss in accordance with operation of active switch. Therefore thermal modeling is required for thermal calculation. This paper is simple proposed new thermal modeling method based on newton's law of cooling than conventional thermal modeling method. Thought loss of active NPC is controlled. Proposed thermal modeling is verified by simulation.
The role of protected areas in conserving biodiversity and sustaining local livelihoods

▪ Abstract The world's system of protected areas has grown exponentially over the past 25 years, particularly in developing countries where biodiversity is greatest. Concurrently, the mission of protected areas has expanded from biodiversity conservation to improving human welfare. The result is a shift in favor of protected areas allowing local resource use. Given the multiple purposes of many protected areas, measuring effectiveness is difficult. Our review of 49 tropical protected areas shows that parks are generally effective at curtailing deforestation within their boundaries. But deforestation in surrounding areas is isolating protected areas. Many initiatives now aim to link protected areas to local socioeconomic development. Some of these initiatives have been successful, but in general expectations need to be tempered regarding the capacity of protected areas to alleviate poverty. Greater attention must also be paid to the broader policy context of biodiversity loss, poverty, and unsustainable la.
Is Web Based Seminar an Effective Way of Learning as a Part of Information Management and Information Systems Development Course?

We organized a web-based coursework (feasibility study) and seminar during our information management and information systems development course for some students (experimental group). The students worked on the given development problems of information s ystems in s mall g roups. F or t he web-based s eminar e ach g roup had their o wn w orkspace in t he Web CT environment for publishing and presenting coursework. At the final phase of the coursework the students familiarized themselves with the presentations of other groups. After this course we ran the same course including a conventional coursework for other students (control group). We found that the WWW-based coursework and seminar have equal effect on learning different themes of the course. The students of IT faculty benefited more from the web-based coursework in the learning of building information systems. The Web CT-based coursework suits a little bit better for older students and it can enable effective group work in the bigger group.
Profit-Sharing and Optimal Labour Contracts

This paper examines the effect of introducing profit-sharing arrangements into union-firm contracts. It is shown that if bargaining is efficient (using the generalized Nash bargain), profit-sharing has no effect on the bargaining outcome. This is true both when the profit-sharing restriction is exogenously imposed by legislation and when profit sharing is part of the optimal contract. However, if the initial bargaining process is inefficient because direct negotiation on total employment is precluded, an optimal contract can use profit sharing to establish the efficient bargaining outcome. Both types of bargaining models have been employed in the literature.
The Grootberg lodge partnership in Namibia: towards poverty alleviation and empowerment for long-term sustainability?

This paper analyses socio-economic impacts of a tourism community–public–private partnership in a rural area in Namibia and its contribution to achieving some of the Millennium Development Goals. Building on an institutional analysis as well as an applied sustainable livelihoods approach, it is argued that the Grootberg lodge partnership contributes to nature conservation, poverty alleviation as well as capacity-building and empowerment at both the individual and collective levels (the triple bottom line). Indeed, empirical data gathered in 2006 and 2007 show that the Grootberg lodge has helped to improve the livelihoods of some rural households by distributing to them secure wage revenues, building their financial and physical assets and reducing their vulnerability; it has further provided employees with essential training sessions (human capital) and has involved community members in some of the tourism management decisions. These results, however, remain context related and dependent on some important unpredictable and intangible variables (trust and openness); as a result, further systematic livelihood studies in other contexts are called for in order to better inform policy-makers on the future promotion and development of tourism partnerships both in Namibia and worldwide.