Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Do service providers in Tanzania unnecessarily restrict clients' access to contraceptive methods?

Data from the 1996 Tanzania Service Availability Survey are used to analyze the prevalence of medical barriers by type of provider by type of facility and by urban-rural location. Relatively high proportions of providers restrict eligibility by age particularly for oral contraceptives the most widely used method among Tanzanian women. Between 79% and 81% of medical aides trained midwives maternal and child health aides and auxiliary staff (the most common types of family planning service providers in rural Tanzania) impose age restrictions for the pill. Among all providers 10-13% report that there is at least one modern method they would never recommend and 13% report having sent a client home until her next menses an inappropriate process hurdle for the provision of most hormonal methods. In the aggregate these restrictions severely limit access to contraceptives for certain groups of women. For example young unmarried women who are not menstruating at the time of their visit would encounter one or more barriers or process hurdles at more than 70% of urban facilities and at 80% of rural facilities. If pre-service and in-service training and supervisory visits placed greater emphasis on compliance with the Tanzanian National Family Planning Programs service guidelines and standards providers unnecessary restrictions on contraceptive use might be reduced and ultimately eliminated. (authors)
Channel occupancy in an alkali-poor beryl from Serra Branca ( Goias , Brazit ) : Spectroscopic characterization

Spectroscopic (micro FTIR, Raman, MAS NMR) and mass spectroscopic techniques have been used to examine, on both single-crystal and powder samples, the behavior of HrO and CO, molecules in the structural channels of an alkali-poor, volatile-rich beryl from Brazil. Polarized single-crystal FTIR and Raman spectra were obtained on oriented wafers of isolated crystals. Location and orientation of HrO and CO, molecules were determined from IR spectra. The proton-proton vectors of type-I and type-Il HrO are parallel and perpendicular to the c axis, respectively; the molecular axis of the CO, molecule is perpendicular to the c axis. Relative proportions of both types of HrO were determined from their respective IR absorption-band intensities and were found to be nearly equivalent. There is, contrary to what is generally claimed in the literature, no relation between alkali and type-Il HrO contents. Absorptivity coefficients for HrO and CO, were computed for every specific orientation. A 'H MAS NMR spectrum resolved as a "Pake" doublet seems to confirm the absence of any anisotropic movement of the HrO molecules from one orientation to the other on the NMR time scale. Mass discrimination of volatiles released by pyrolysis under vacuum confirms the weak mobility of H'O and COrmolecules in the channel sites, although the plugging effect ofalkalis in the channels can be neglected for such an alkali-poor beryl. The volatile vs. alkali content ratio in beryl could possibly be used as an environmental indicator.
Mullighan Genome sequencing of lymphoid malignancies

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Wisdom Tooth Formation as a Method of Estimating Age in a New Zealand Population

Dental ageing relies on assumptions aboutthe progression of tooth development from the middletrimester to adulthood and relative stability of thisprocess in the face of adverse dietary, hormonal, diseaseor nutritional factors. Most studies of dental ageingemploy the method of Demirjian et al., (1973), which isbased upon an assessment of crown and root formationstages from dental radiographs. Unfortunately, thismethod has a ceiling effect at age 16, when the secondmolar attains full maturity. The aim of our study was toextend the window of ageing by using the developmentof the third molar teeth. Panoramic radiographs of 207(105 males) children aged between 7 years, 6 months and18 years formed the basis of this study. Upper and lowerleft wisdom teeth were scored according to Demirjian et al. (1973) by a single examiner. Intra-examiner reliabilitywas evaluated by repeat scoring of a randomly selected(10%) sample one week after the initial staging. Theseshowed a consistency of 76% for the mandibular data and95% for the maxillary data, giving an overall percentageof 85%. When the re-scored teeth were not consistentwith their original score, this differed only by one stage.In this population males were advanced in their thirdmolar development and this trend was more markedfor maxillary than mandibular wisdom teeth. Hence, theNew Zealand population examined, males were moreadvanced in their third molar development and thistrend was more marked for maxillary than mandibularteeth.
Integrated motor drives: state of the art and future trends

With increased need for high power density, high efficiency and high temperature capabilities in aerospace and automotive applications, integrated motor drives (IMD) offers a potential solution. However, close physical integration of the converter and the machine may also lead to an increase in components temperature. This requires careful mechanical, structural and thermal analysis; and design of the IMD system. This study reviews existing IMD technologies and their thermal effects on the IMD system. The effects of the power electronics position on the IMD system and its respective thermal management concepts are also investigated. The challenges faced in designing and manufacturing of an IMD along with the mechanical and structural impacts of close physical integration is also discussed and potential solutions are provided. Potential converter topologies for an IMD like the matrix converter, two-level bridge, three-level neutral point clamped and multiphase full bridge converters are also reviewed. Wide band gap devices like silicon carbide and gallium nitride and their packaging in power modules for IMDs are also discussed. Power modules components and packaging technologies are also presented.
Locating potential vicarious calibration sites for high-spectral resolution sensors in the Israeli Negev Desert by GIS analysis

Optimal operation of any air or spaceborne multispectral imaging system for remote sensing applications depends on accurate calibration of the system. Different methods and approaches are commonly used for calibration, namely preflight, onboard, and vicarious techniques. Regardless of the quality of the preflight calibration, once launched, any spaceborne sensor is susceptible to significant changes in its performance (Teillet et al. 2001). Consequently, in order to ensure the best performance of the system, all the above-mentioned complementary methods should be used independently to determine if systematic errors exist in one or more techniques and, if possible, to identify, examine, remove, or account for them in the calibration results. Several approaches are usually used for vicarious calibration. These are the radiance-, irradiance-, and reflectance-based approaches. The latter involves extensive ground truth measurements of the surface spectral reflectance and the atmosphere during satellite overflight. After applying a radiative transfer code, it is possible to compare the sensor’s top-of-atmosphere (TOA) measurements with those condcted independently in situ. This absolute calibration method produces a new set of radiometric coefficients that can be used instead of those derived during the preflight process (Thome 2001). Deserts, and especially dry playas, are preferable regions for implementing vicarious calibration. Well-used and documented sites are the White Sands National Monument, Railroad Valley Playa, Lunar Lake, and Roach Lake Playa, all in the southwestern part of the United States (Thome 2001), and Lake Frome in South Australia (Barry 2001). In order to minimize calibration uncertainties, Scott et al. (1996) and Thome (2001) listed crucial conditions for selecting vicarious calibration sites. Such sites should be characterized by:
05 02 00 4 v 1 1 F eb 2 00 5 Spacetime structures of continuous time quantum walks

The propagation by continuous time quantum walks (CTQWs) on one-dimensional lattices shows structures in the transition probabilities between different sites re miniscent of quantum carpets. For a system with periodic boundary conditions, we calculate the transition probabil ities for a CTQW by diagonalizing the transfer matrix and by a Bloch function ansatz. Remarkably, the results obta ined for the Bloch function ansatz can be related to results from (discrete) generalized coined quantum walks. Furthermore, we show that here the first revival time turns out to be larger than for quantum carpets.
Research on Access Control and Encryption Transmission of 6LoWPAN

Based on research about network mobility, this paper analyzes the security requirements of internet of things and wireless network based on 6LoWPAN, and designs the security architecture based on 6LoWPAN network, especially for the frequent mobile handoff access and data multi-hop forwarding. The access authentication scheme and data encryption method are designed and implemented based on 6LoWPAN mobile switching. Through comparing with non-symmetric encryption and symmetric encryption, AES pre-shared key encryption scheme is determined to use for 6LoWPAN, and is compared with typical cryptographic algorithms on internet of things platform and Contiki operate system. In experiment, the lightweight security of IoT mobile communication is realized on CC2530 nodes, including the advanced encryption standard, the payload encryption of network data packet and wireless nodes access authentication. Security architecture for mobile switching scenarios are verified, the feasibility of proposed scheme is confirmed.
Psychological vulnerabilities during police interviews. Why are they important

Over the past three decades much has been learned about the role and importance of psychological vulnerabilities in the context of unreliability of information obtained during police interviews. This paper reviews the current state of knowledge and explains why vulnerabilities are important. Psychological vulnerabilities are best construed as potential ‘risk factors’ rather than definitive markers of unreliability. They are important, because they may place witnesses, victims, and suspects at a disadvantage in terms of coping with the demand characteristics of the interview (and subsequent Court process) and being able to provide the police with salient, detailed, accurate, and coherent answers to questions. Early identification of relevant and pertinent vulnerabilities in the interview process helps to ensure fairness and justice. Currently, the identification of vulnerabilities is poor, and even when identified, they are not always acted upon. Nevertheless, England has taken the lead in improving the police interview process and the protection of vulnerable interviewees. More work needs to be done, but the Bradley Report recommendations represent an excellent opportunity for police and health care professionals to work together to improve justice for all. This is the key initial interface that will be vital for reducing future miscarriages of justice.
Vauhkonen Cross-Price Elasticities in Fashion Retail Pricing

of master's thesis Author Joonas Vauhkonen Title of thesis Cross-Price Elasticities in Fashion Retail Pricing Master’s programme Mathematics and Operations Research Thesis supervisor Professor, Harri Ehtamo Major or Minor/Code Systems and Operations research / SCI3055 Department Engineering Physics and Mathematics Thesis advisor(s) M.Sc Sophia Hemstad Date: April 16, 2018 Number of pages: 5 + 71 Language: English
Physically Unclonable Functions found in Standard Components of Commercial Devices

Physical(-ly) Unclonable Functions (PUFs) have become a very popular topic in both the scientific community and industry over the last few years. Many studies have shown the added value of PUFs for generating a hardware specific “fingerprint”, which can be the basis for security implementations such as secure key storage and device authentication. Up to now most research has considered PUFs to be a security building block, which has to be added during the design phase of a chip (either ASIC or FPGA) before it can be utilized. However, many commercially available devices already contain standard components that might be suitable for PUF use. To investigate whether it is possible to find and utilize existing PUF instantiation in commercially available hardware, the European Commission has funded the PUFFIN project [1] as part of the FP7-programme. This project intends to study and show the existence of PUFs in standard PCs, laptops, mobile phones and other consumer electronics. The goals of the project are: 1) Uncovering PUFs in standard components, such as graphical processing units (GPUs), central processing units (CPUs) and SRAM start-up patterns, mainly focusing on the latter [2]. 2) Evaluating the performance (robustness and randomness) of the discovered PUFs. 3) Studying and solving specific use cases, which show the added value of publicly available PUF instantiations. In this “work-in-progress” paper, we will shine a light on some of the use cases that are currently being studied in the PUFFIN project. These use cases will demonstrate the results of the project with the goal for an open platform (being the most difficult element to secure in an informationtechnology system today) to inherit security properties from its own identity and its intrinsic physical properties.
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Abstract This chapter is based upon a keynote address to the first global teacher education summit, organised by Beijing Normal University in 2011, in which research across the world about influences which affect teacher teachers’ sense of professional identity, capacity for compassion, commitment, resilience and effectiveness long after they have graduated from their pre-service education and training programmes in universities and colleges were shared. The findings suggest that teaching pre-service students about how the conditions in which they work may enhance or diminish their capacity to teach to their best and how they might act to mediate these is a key part of the work of all teacher educators and an important focus for the work of educational researchers.
Switching between spoken language-production tasks: the role of attentional inhibition and enhancement

ABSTRACT Since Pillsbury [1908. Attention. London: Swan Sonnenschein & Co], the issue of whether attention operates through inhibition or enhancement has been on the scientific agenda. We examined whether overcoming previous attentional inhibition or enhancement is the source of asymmetrical switch costs in spoken noun-phrase production and colour-word Stroop tasks. In Experiment 1, using bivalent stimuli, we found asymmetrical costs in response times for switching between long and short phrases and between Stroop colour naming and reading. However, in Experiment 2, using bivalent stimuli for the weaker tasks (long phrases, colour naming) and univalent stimuli for the stronger tasks (short phrases, word reading), we obtained an asymmetrical switch cost for phrase production, but a symmetrical cost for Stroop. The switch cost evidence was quantified using Bayesian statistical analyses. Our findings suggest that switching between phrase types involves inhibition, whereas switching between colour naming and reading involves enhancement. Thus, the attentional mechanism depends on the language-production task involved. The results challenge theories of task switching that assume only one attentional mechanism, inhibition or enhancement, rather than both mechanisms.
Investigating The Psychometric Properties of Sport Motivation Scale-II

Objective: The purpose of this study was to examine the psychometric properties of Sport Motivation Scale-II (SMS-II) which was developed by Pelletier et al. for Turkish athletes. Material and Methods: A total of 409 (Mage=21.9±4.3) athletes consisting of 168 females (Mage=21.2±3.6) and 241 males (Mage=22.4±4.7) were accepted to participate in the study. The SMS-II consists of 18 items and six subscales (intrinsic regulation, integrated regulation, identified regulation, introjected regulation, external regulation and amotivated regulation) and is responded on a seven point Likert scale. The confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted for the construct validity; for concurrent validity, the relationship between SMS-II and Sports Motivation Scale was examined; and for convergent validity, the relationship between SMS-II and Task and Ego Orientation in Sport Questionnaire, the Satisfaction with Life Scale and Subjective Vitality Scale were examined with Pearson product moment correlation. Scale’s reliability was tested with Cronbach alfa coefficient. Results: According to the confirmatory factor analysis results, the values of goodness of fit index of scale with 18 items were (x = 4.23, IFI = 0.86, TLI = 0.79, CFI = 0.85, RMSEA = 0.09) and scale with 16 items (without items 3 and 7) were (x = 2.61, IFI = 0.94, TLI = 0.91, CFI = 0.94 and RMSEA = 0.06). Factor loadings were between 0.43 and 0.84 for the scale with 16 items. Results on the concurrent validity analysis indicated that all subscale scores of SMS-II and all subscale scores of the Sport Motivation Scale were significantly correlated (p<0.05). The results of the analysis for the convergent validity also revealed that there were significant relationships between SMS-II and other scales (p<0.05). The internal consistency figures for the 16-item model of the scale ranged from 0.44 (Introjected Regulation) to 0.75 (Identified Regulation). Conclusion: Results indicated that the 16-item Turkish version of SMS-II can be used to determine the motivation level of Turkish athletes.
Remote Monitoring and Control of the Real Robot associated with a Virtual Robot

A robot system encompassing a remote control and monitoring through a virtual robot design is addressed and a tracking problem for a 2D (2 dimension) moving target by a robot vision is chosen as a case study. The virtual robot is developed, and it synchronizes with the real robot by compensating delay time. Two systems are displayed on a remote panel by communicating command and image data. The virtual robot utilizes an OpenGL library in Visual C++ environment. Additionally, the remote monitoring and control between the real robot and the virtual robot are accomplished by employing an appropriate data
Wire + Arc Additive Manufacturing

Depositing large components (>10 kg) in titanium, aluminium, steel and other metals is possible using Wire + Arc Additive Manufacturing. This technology adopts arc welding tools and wire as feedstock for additive manufacturing purposes. High deposition rates, low material and equipment costs, and good structural integrity make Wire+Arc Additive Manufacturing a suitable candidate for replacing the current method of manufacturing from solid billets or large forgings, especially with regards to low and medium complexity parts. A variety of components have been successfully manufactured with this process, including Ti–6Al–4V spars and landing gear assemblies, aluminium wing ribs, steel wind tunnel models and cones. Strategies on how to manage residual stress, improve mechanical properties and eliminate defects such as porosity are suggested. Finally, the benefits of non-destructive testing, online monitoring and in situ machining are discussed.
School of Economics and Finance The Changing Transmission of Uncertainty Shocks in the US : Working

This paper investigates if the impact of uncertainty shocks on the US economy has changed over time. To this end, we develop an extended Factor Augmented VAR model that simultaneously allows the estimation of a measure of uncertainty and its time-varying impact on a range of variables. We find that the impact of uncertainty shocks on real activity and financial variables has declined systematically over time. In contrast, the response of inflation and the short-term interest rate to this shock has remained fairly stable. Simulations from a non-linear DSGE model suggest that these empirical results are consistent with an increase in the monetary authorities’ anti-inflation stance and a ‘flattening’ of the Phillips curve. JEL Codes: C15,C32, E32
O ct 2 01 8 Maxwell eigenmodes in product domains

This paper is devoted to Maxwell modes in three-dimensional bounded electromagnetic cavities that have the form of a product of lower dimensional domains in some system of coordinates. The boundary conditions are those of the perfectly conducting or perfectly insulating body. The main case of interest is products in Cartesian variables. Cylindrical and spherical variables are also addressed. We exhibit common structures of polarization type for eigenmodes. In the Cartesian case, the cavity eigenvalues can be obtained as sums of Dirichlet or Neumann eigenvalues of positive Laplace operators and the corresponding eigenvectors have a tensor product form. We compare these descriptions with the spherical wave function Ansatz for a ball and show why the cavity eigenvalue of the ball are also Dirichlet or Neumann eigenvalues of some scalar operators. As application of our general formulas, we find explicit eigenpairs in a cuboid, in a circular cylinder, and in a cylinder with a coaxial circular hole. This latter example exhibit interesting “TEM” eigenmodes that have a one-dimensional vibrating string structure, and contribute to the least energy modes if the cylinder is long enough.
WP 1 : Scenarios and Use Cases , Architectures and Business Models D 1 . 2 : Specification of architecture

This report describes specification of architecture referred by the MiWEBA project dealing with mm-wave overlay heterogeneous network (HetNet), which defines the modules and functions of the architecture necessary to enable the separation of the control plane and user plane in the new system proposed by this project and a flexible management of the overlay of millimeter-waves cells.
Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis , Johne ’ s disease , Control practices

| Johne’s disease ( JD) or Paratuberculosis is one of the most wide-spread, highly prevalent and economically devastating infectious diseases of domestic livestock worldwide. It is caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis (MAP). Disease is endemic in the domestic livestock, and is a spectral disease characterized by long sub-clinical phase without signs of infection. Therefore control of disease is difficult and offers challenges at both scientific and management levels. Since disease is incurable, control of paratuberculosis has emerged as a new science and is continuously evolving in last two decades. Present paper reviews the National disease control programs that are in practice in different countries around the world.