Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The development of “Islamic welfare regime” in South East Asia

PurposeUsing evidence from Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Indonesia, the purpose of this paper is to explore how Islamic welfare regime notion evolves in a South East Asian (SEA) context.Design/methodology/approachTo gain a broad frame of reference in discussing Islamic welfare regimes in SEA, this paper employs a combined political-economic and cultural approach to analyze how Islamic welfare ethics in Brunei Darussalam, Malaysia and Indonesia are developed. The specific criterion used to make a comparative analysis of these countries is an interconnection between four levels of Islamic welfare actors (state, market, community and household/relatives) in providing social welfare.FindingsMalaysia and Indonesia have demonstrated the most balanced form of “Islamic welfare diamond” in the relationship between welfare actors, even as the state-centered welfare initiative continues to be expanded, while Brunei has taken a different route. A monarchical political system underpinned by high economic growth has enabled the state to play a major role in welfare distribution, rather than other welfare actors. For this reason, Malaysia and Indonesia are described as having an “Islamic inclusive welfare regime,” while Brunei is reported to have an “Islamic welfare state regime. ”Originality/valueFor the purpose of theoretical advancements, there is no doubt that this paper has proposed an alternative framework to developing an understanding of how the Islamic ethical code is articulated in a wide range of welfare configurations within the “South East Asian context. ”
THE PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL BASICS OF WORK SAFETY

The paper presents the theoretical groundwork of people’s safety in the working environment observed from the psychophysiological point of view. This aspect was considered through the characteristics and influence of the psychic processes, traits and states on the individual safety during the work. Bearing in mind that each person is different and represents a distinctive and unique person that is structured in a specific and special way, the knowledge of the psychophysiological characteristics of people is a crucial factor for professional safety.Specifically, worker traits such as individual differences, personality, emotions, knowledge, cognition, and similar, influence employees activities and behaviour, as well as and the outcome of their work in terms of safety – whether or not an occupational injury or accident occurred or whether there was a possibility of threats. Through the study of the psychophysiological features of a human, i.e. its psychic characteristics, processes, and personality, it is possible to a certain extent to influence the improvement of the safety parameters in the workplace as well as the efficient functioning of the "man-production environment" system.
Broadly Applicable Nanowafer Drug Delivery System for Treating Eye Injuries

Abstract : Eye injuries require immediate and effective treatment to prevent corneal opacification, neovascularization , irregularity and occasionally ulceration of the cornea, which can be potentially blinding. Eye injuries are generally treated with eye drops for 4-8 times per day, which may not be feasible in critically injured patients in intensive care. This research project aims to develop a nanowafer drug delivery system that can deliver the drug to the eye for longer periods of time to treat eye injuries and prevent potential loss of vision. During the second year of this project, the nanowafer fabrication and drug release in the eye have been optimized. The ability of the nanowafer to adherence and dissolution on the cornea has been optimized. The ability of the nanowafer to enable the drug molecules to diffuse into the corneal tissue for up to 2 days has been optimized. Presently studies are underway to evaluate the efficacy of Doxcycline, Dexamethasone, and Cyclosporine-A loaded nanowafers in ocular burn induced mouse model. These studies focus on quantification of the drug-nanowafer efficacy by time to epithelial healing using confocal fluorescence imaging and measurement of expression of relevant inflammatory mediator genes by real-time PCR.
A preliminary inquiry into the aggregation of compositional data

The aggregation of compositional data vectors arises naturally in many fields of application. In particular, the weighted centroid is inherently linked to the process of mixing two or more compounds. However, as natural and simple as this process may be, the weighted centroid does not fit the standard definition of an aggregation function since there is no order relation, nor associated monotonicity, in the setting of compositional data. In this conference paper, we prove that the weighted centroid fits within the framework of penalty-based aggregation (which does not build upon the property of monotonicity) and discuss how all convex hull internal functions for the aggregation of multidimensional data could potentially be used for the aggregation of compositional data. Interestingly, the weighted centroid is indeed monotone when seen as a convex hull internal function for the aggregation of multidimensional data.
Desenvolvimento de metodologia integrada para definição de objetivos de desempenho vibro-acústicos a partir do estudo de caso de Booming Noise

A demanda de conforto no setor automobilistico cresce a cada ano que passa, revelando o aumento de exigencia e preocupacao dos consumidores com aspectos de NVH (noise, vibration and harshness). O ruido interno de um veiculo esta associado ao desempenho vibroacustico de varios componentes individuais atraves dos caminhos de transmissao (por via aerea ou estrutural) e depende da forma como as fontes sao integradas, sendo elas: motor, rodas, suspensao, aspiracao, escapamento, aerodinâmica, etc. Para que, na fase de desenvolvimento de um projeto, o nivel de ruido interno desejado possa ser pre-estabelecido, uma serie de metodologias e tecnicas experimentais devem ser aplicadas a fim de se determinar objetivos de desempenho para cada componente. A tecnica de TPA (Transfer Path Analysis) permite especificar a parcela de contribuicao de cada uma das fontes na composicao do ruido interno e, conforme proposto pelo presente texto, pode ser uma ferramenta muito importante na definicao dos objetivos (NVH targets). Para avaliar aspectos de integracao entre os objetivos vibro-acusticos e acoplamento dos efeitos fisicos, visa-se elaborar um estudo de caso da ocorrencia do Booming Noise na faixa de rotacao de 3600-4200rpm em um veiculo compacto classe B, estratificando a contribuicao individual de cada fonte e caminho de transmissao, validando todas as hipoteses a partir de testes experimentais, para que assim, se possa determinar a causa raiz do problema que envolve condicoes multifatoriais de integracao de subsistemas em vibracao. Os resultados revelam que o fenomeno ocorre por atuacao conjunta de acoplamento modal da cavidade acustica e altos niveis de excitacao aliados a sensibilidade estrutural no coxim do lado direito do motor, sendo este identificado como causa raiz do Booming Noise. Ademais, propoe-se que a investigacao de acoplamento de fenomenos vibro-acusticos seja sempre realizada nas fases iniciais de definicao de objetivos para o projeto, no intuito de antecipar e corrigir problemas futuros, uma vez que esta permitiu identificar importantes aspectos do comportamento fisico do veiculo
Micro optical sensors based on avalanching silicon light-emitting devices monolithically integrated on chips

Silicon avalanche light-emitting devices (Si Av LEDs) offer various possibilities for realizing micro- and even nano- optical biosensors directly on chip. The light-emitting devices (LEDs) operate in the wavelength range of about 450-850nm, and their optical power emitted is of the order of a few hundreds of nW/µm2. These LEDs could be fabricated in micro- and nano- dimensions by using modern semiconductor fabrication processing technologies through the mainstream of silicon material. Through a series of experiments, the dispersion phenomena in the Si Av LED are observed. Also, its light emission point was proved to locate at about one micron just below the silicon-silicon oxide interface. Subsequently, a micro-fluidic channel sensor was designed by using the dispersion characteristics owned by the Si Av LED. The analytes flowing through a micro-fluidic channel could be studied by their specific transmittance and absorption spectra. Moreover, simulations verify that a novel designed waveguide-based sensor could be fabricated on chip between the Si optical source and the Si P-I-N detector.
Limitations to Redoximorphic Feature Development in Highly Calcareous Hydric Soils

Wetlands in arid climates are particularly important to understand and conserve given, their low spatial extent and high rate of delivering ecosystem services. Hydromorphic soils formed in calcareous geologic materials in western Wyoming present challenges related to wetland delineation. Despite the presence of hydrophytic vegetation and wetland hydrology, these soils have not developed the traditional redoximorphic features required to identify hydric soils. To determine the limiting factor responsible for the lack of redoximorphic feature expression, a mesocosm study was conducted with cores extracted from the field. Fifteen intact soil cores were treated with Fe, organic C (OC), a combination of Fe + OC, or no amendment and inundated for 18 wk. Oxidation–reduction potential and pH were measured weekly and after 18 wk, the barrels were drained, the soil cores were dissected, and the redoximorphic features were described. The mesocosms treated with Fe and Fe + OC generated the greatest amount of redoximorphic features (21.9 and 23.0%, respectively). In contrast, the OC-treated and control mesocosms produced minimal redoximorphic features (0.16 and 0.08%, respectively). According to the results of this study, the addition of Fe and the accompanying acidifying conditions allowed for the development of redoximorphic features and therefore is responsible for their absence in situ. The field identification of carbonatic hydric soils will require the use of an alternative field indicator beyond soil morphological indicators.
Associação entre a resposta hemodinâmica cortical e o desenvolvimento motor de crianças nascidas pré-termo aos seis e 12 meses de idade corrigida

Os deficits motores estao entre as comorbidades mais frequentemente associadas ao nascimento pre-termo e, em alguns casos, podem ser acompanhados por alteracoes neuroanatomicas e neurofisiologicas ao longo da infância. Alem disso, verifica-se que, mesmo as criancas nascidas pre-termo sem lesao cerebral identificavel por exames de neuroimagem, apresentam desenvolvimento deficiente em comparacao aos seus pares a termo. Dessa maneira, o acompanhamento precoce do desenvolvimento neuropsicomotor de criancas nascidas pre-termo ganha relevância clinica e de pesquisa, uma vez que a identificacao e a atuacao sobre possiveis alteracoes podem contribuir para melhorar o prognostico dessas criancas. Porem, os instrumentos de avaliacao atualmente disponiveis tem apresentado fragilidades. Neste contexto, a Espectroscopia de Luz Proximo ao Infravermelho Funcional (do ingles Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy fNIRS) tem sido apontada com uma ferramenta promissora para estudos do desenvolvimento infantil, incluindo o desenvolvimento motor. Esse estudo teve o objetivo de avaliar a atividade hemodinâmica cortical em resposta a estimulacao motora, medida pela fNIRS, e sua associacao com o desenvolvimento motor avaliado pela Bayley- III, em criancas nascidas pre-termo e a termo, aos seis e 12 meses de idade. Setenta e tres criancas foram incluidas no estudo. Aos seis meses foram obtidos dados de fNIRS de 51 delas e aos 12 meses foram obtidos 35. Um subgrupo de 22 criancas completou todas as avaliacoes em ambas as idades e uma analise descritiva deste subgrupo foi apresentada. A atividade hemodinâmica cortical foi diferente entre criancas nascidas pre-termo e a termo aos seis e aos 12 meses. No entanto, os grupos foram semelhantes quanto ao desenvolvimento motor em ambas as idades avaliadas. Aos seis meses de idade, o desenvolvimento motor foi positivamente correlacionado a ativacao do cortex sensorio-motor (regiao correspondente a FC3-C3-CP3). Nessa mesma idade, o desenvolvimento motor tambem foi positivamente correlacionado a resposta de deoxiemoglobina (HbR), que nesse estudo foi denominada de resposta integrada de deoxihemoglobina (IR_HbR) e que corresponde a area sob a curva de HbR. Aos 12 meses de idade nao encontramos qualquer associacao significativa entre os escores motor e as medidas de fNIRS. Os resultados salientam a adequacao da fNIRS para avaliar diferencas na atividade cortical motora entre grupos de criancas, sendo potencialmente adequadas para a utilizacao em criancas com historia de prematuridade. O conhecimento do desenvolvimento motor nesta populacao pode ter impacto na concepcao de melhores estrategias de avaliacao e intervencao no primeiro ano de vida.
Life cycle and gender perspectives on the double burden of malnutrition and the prevention of diet related chronic diseases.

Increasingly all developing countries in the world including those in ECOWAS have both an undernutriton and an overnutrition problem i.e. the double burden of malnutrition. This transition towards the double burden of malnutrition is associated with economic development industrialization and urbanization. As countries develop economically these two contrasting types of malnutrition increasingly co-exist at first more in urban than rural areas but then increasingly in the same communities and eventually even in the same households. Having overweight parents (typically mothers more than fathers) and underweight children in the same household is a paradox. To gain more insight into this seemingly absurd contradiction we need to explore and understand better the lifecycle and gender dimensions of the double burden of malnutrition and the nutrition transition. (excerpt)
A Digital Phase Synchronization Method for Bidirectional Inductive Power Transfer

Bidirectional inductive power transfer (BIPT) systems are of particular interest for electrical vehicles for their enabling power to exchange between grid and vehicle. In BIPT systems, it is critical to keep the voltage phasors of the primary-side and secondary-side converters synchronized to regulate the power flow. In this article, the basic operation and steady-state characteristics of the BIPT system are introduced. A phase synchronization method for BIPT systems, which does not require any communication between primary- and secondary-side controllers or complicated hardware, is proposed in this article. To assist the design of the synchronization controller, the large-signal model and small-signal model of the BIPT system are derived. Based on the derived model of the system, the controller design for the phase synchronization method is proposed, considering the coupling between the synchronization controller and the BIPT main circuit and the clock frequency deviation between the primary-side and secondary-side controllers. The parameter sensitivity of the proposed method is analyzed. The large-signal and small-signal models are verified through simulations. And the experimental verification of the phase synchronization method shows that the BIPT system with the proposed phase synchronization method has a fast transient response as well as a stable steady-state performance.
Migration de l'uranium, en condition d'altération météorique, dans les verses à stériles granitiques

En l’espace de cinquante ans l’exploitation miniere d’uranium en France a genere 163 millions de tonnes de steriles miniers a l’echelle du territoire. Ces steriles, stockes sous forme de verses sont sujets a une alteration meteorique accrue par rapport a un massif granitique naturel. Dans le cadre du plan de gestion des materiaux et dechets radioactifs (PNGMDR) les steriles miniers sont l’objet d’une attention particuliere visant a caracteriser leur impact environnemental. Cette etude precise la geostructure des verses a steriles avec le developpement d’un modele structural typique pour aboutir a une caracterisation geochimique et mineralogique de ces steriles et permettre d’evaluer la stabilite de l’uranium. De cette etude, il apparait tres clairement que l’uranium est principalement associe aux phosphates, dans des phases heritees telles que les monazites ou sous formes d’uranyle-phosphates secondaires. Lorsque l’U est associe a des oxyhydroxydes de fer amorphes, le phosphore est egalement present. Cette etude illustre le role majeur que peuvent jouer les oxyhydroxydes de fer et le phosphore dans le piegeage de l’uranium. Ces phases constituent un piege efficace et relativement stable, permettant de limiter les concentrations en uranium en solution a condition que les conditions environnementales restent stables. Quand bien meme des changements d’equilibre auraient lieu, la presence de smectite dans les echantillons de la verse a steriles presente une barriere supplementaire a la diffusion de l’uranium dans l’environnement.
Convolutional Neural Networks for Profiled Side-channel Analysis

Recent studies have shown that deep learning algorithms are very effective for evaluating the security of embedded systems. The deep learning technique represented by Convolutional Neural Networks (CNNs) has proven to be a promising paradigm in the profiled side-channel analysis attacks. In this paper, we first proposed a novel CNNs architecture called DeepSCA. Considering that this work may be reproduced by other researchers, we conduct all experiments on the public ASCAD dataset, which provides electromagnetic traces of a masked 128-bit AES implementation. Our work confirms that DeepSCA significantly reduces the number of side-channel traces required to perform successful attacks on highly desynchronized datasets, which even outperforms the published optimized CNNs model. Additionally, we find that DeepSCA pre-trained from the synchronous traces works well in presence of desynchronization or jittering after a slight fine-tuning.
A study on the perceptions of library services and usage in selected higher education institutions in Malaysia

The study examines the perception of faculty members and students towards library services and usage in three selected Higher Education Institutions in Malaysia. It attempts to find out how academic users felt towards library staff/library services, their actual needs, library usage and their expectations of the library. It also looks closely at the feasibility and possible impact of the library/information skills course as part of the Higher Education Institutions' Curriculum. An extensive review of related and relevant literature that includes previous and present studies is also discussed. In addition, a profile of Malaysia, its educational system and the development of academic libraries are also presented in the study. The population studied was drawn from faculty members and students of three selected Higher Education Institutions. Data was collected using selfadministered questionnaires, personal interview, group interviews/ discussions with focus groups and a short skill test. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) was used to analyse the data collected from the questionnaires and the short skill test. As for the interviews, important and relevant comments or suggestions were collated and incorporated in the research. The study concludes that users are not really getting the full benefit of the library services and some of the services are under-utilised. The major causes or reasons for this problem are the lack of knowledge and the low state of awareness of certain services, attitude of staff, inadequate training to use the services and the lack of computer facilities. Finally. the idea of having an in-class library/information skills course for students is well received by users of the three Higher Education Institutions.
The response of arthropod assemblages to peatland restoration in formerly afforested blanket bog

32 CHAPTER ONE INTRODUCTION . 33 1.1 General Introduction: Peatland Habitats . 34 1.2 Importance of Peatlands: Ecosystem Functions & Services . 35 1.2. 1 Biodiversity. 37 1.2. 2 Carbon Storage and Sequestration. 37 1.2. 3 Other Ecosystem Services. 38 1.2. 4 Ecosystem Services in Ecological Restoration, Conservation & Policy . 38 1.3 Status of UK Peatlands . 39 1.4 Peatland Biodiversity . 40 1.5 Drivers of Peatland Degradation. 42 1.5. 1 Impacts of Peatland Afforestation . 44 1.6 Peatland Restoration. 46 1.6. 1 Habitat Restoration . 46
All Things Considered: Child Custody After A Same-Sex Dissolution of Marriage

Following the decision rendered in Obergefell v. Hodges, there have been unabating talk as to how courts may rule on disputed matters involving same-sex marriages. One specific aspect this thesis intends to focus on is what to expect from custody rulings following dissolutions of same-sex marriages. The purpose of this thesis is to interpret just how courts may rule regarding child custody in same-sex divorces, based on the concept of stare decisis. Given the fresh face of marriage equality in America, there is a lack of research done in the area. This thesis will serve as a substructure and reference for other studies of its kind. Through a focus on defining factors in same-sex relationships as well as factors often identified in heterosexual relationships, this thesis will be able to compare the two to determine what appropriate outcomes courts may result to in cases of child custody following same-sex dissolutions of marriage. This thesis will compile heterosexual cases involving more role-based relationships such as the caregiver and provider as well as collect cases that reflect the egalitarian lifestyle we know to be present in same-sex couples to get a general idea of how courts may rule when both parents are at an equal standing.
Cable Incipient Fault Identification with a Sparse Autoencoder and a Deep Belief Network

Incipient faults in power cables are a serious threat to power safety and are difficult to accurately identify. The traditional pattern recognition method based on feature extraction and feature selection has strong subjectivity. If the key feature information cannot be extracted accurately, the recognition accuracy will directly decrease. To accurately identify incipient faults in power cables, this paper combines a sparse autoencoder and a deep belief network to form a deep neural network, which relies on the powerful learning ability of the neural network to classify and identify various cable fault signals, without requiring preprocessing operations for the fault signals. The experimental results demonstrate that the proposed approach can effectively identify cable incipient faults from other disturbances with a similar overcurrent phenomenon and has a higher recognition accuracy and reliability than the traditional pattern recognition method.