Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ANALISIS KUALITAS PELAYANAN PERIZINAN PADA DINAS PENANAMAN MODAL DAN PELAYANAN TERPADU SATU PINTU KABUPATEN SEMARANG

"Pro investor" investment into the program in the era of the reign of Joko Widodo to propel the influx of investors, so the Government should have already prepared in terms of services especially services permissions. Problems faced by DPMPTSP Semarang is the lack of human resources. This study aims to describe the quality of service analysis about licensing in DPMPTSP Regency Semarang. Research methods used in this research is descriptive qualitative research methods. The theory being used, namely the principles of quality service according to PERMENPANRB No. 14 Year 2017 which include: requirements, mechanisms, Systems and procedures, the time of completion, cost/rates, product specification type of service, managing competencies, Managing behavior, handling complaints, feedback, and suggestions, and infrastructure. The results showed the quality of service permissions on DPMPTSP Semarang meets nine quality service principles, it is apparent from the community satisfaction received from services provided in DPMPTSP Regency Semarang. Some shortcomings occurred on the principle of quality service burupa lack of socialization, the procedure is less effective and efficient for the employees, the lack of human resources, and a lack of infrastructure and facilities for employees in DPMPTSP Regency Semarang. Recommendations, the need for dissemination of dissemination to the Community requirements, simplification of the procedure of licensing for Ministry employees, the addition of a clerk at DPMPTSP Semarang, and renewal of infrastructure and facilities for the employees in the DPMPTSP Regency Semarang.
Do More Efficient Taxes Lead to Bigger Government?: Evidence from the Introduction of Withholding for the State Personal Income Tax

This paper examines the claim that adopting more efficient taxes leads to bigger government by studying the introduction of withholding of the state personal income tax. We exploit the staggered adoption of withholding by individual states in the U.S. between 1948 and 1971 to construct a difference-in-differences style estimate and find that withholding immediately and permanently increased income tax collections by about 30 percent at given tax rates. Governments responded to this efficiency shock, the major response being a shift in the composition of revenues towards a heavier reliance on the personal income tax. States also increased revenues from other taxes as they implemented withholding, which suggests that a need to raise more revenue was an important motive for adopting withholding. The evidence we obtain suggests that withholding resulted in a one-time increase in personal income tax revenues but did not change the growth rate of revenues by itself.
Discovery and functional identification of fecundity‐related genes in the brown planthopper by large‐scale RNA interference

Recently, transcriptome and proteome data have increasingly been used to identify potential novel genes related to insect phenotypes. However, there are few studies reporting the large‐scale functional identification of such genes in insects. To identify novel genes related to fecundity in the brown planthopper (BPH), Nilaparvata lugens, 115 genes were selected from the transcriptomic and proteomic data previously obtained from high‐ and low‐fecundity populations in our laboratory. The results of RNA interference (RNAi) feeding experiments showed that 91.21% of the genes were involved in the regulation of vitellogenin (Vg) expression and may influence BPH fecundity. After RNAi injection experiments, 12 annotated genes were confirmed as fecundity‐related genes and three novel genes were identified in the BPH. Finally, C‐terminal binding protein (CtBP) was shown to play an important role in BPH fecundity. Knockdown of CtBP not only led to lower survival, underdeveloped ovaries and fewer eggs laid but also resulted in a reduction in Vg protein expression. The novel gene resources gained from this study will be useful for constructing a Vg regulation network and may provide potential target genes for RNAi‐based pest control.
Continuous activity recognition with missing data

Human activity recognition involves several problems like changes when an activity is performed by different persons. This means that people can perform the same activity faster or slower and also the way that an activity is performed can change, therefore we can have different trajectories representing the same activity. Another problem exists when we do not have the whole trajectory because of occlusion or noise. In this work, an approach for human activity recognition based on the Fourier transform and Bayesian networks is presented. This approach can recognize activities performed at different velocities by different people and can work with missing data. It performs continuous activity recognition without the necessity of manually indicating when the activity starts or finishes.
Monitoring phytoplankton, bacterioplankton, and virioplankton in a coastal inlet (Bedford Basin) by flow cytometry.

BACKGROUND To establish the prevailing state of the ecosystem for the assessment of long-term change, the abundance of microbial plankton in Bedford Basin (Nova Scotia, Canada) is monitored weekly by flow cytometry. METHODS Phytoplankton are detected by their chlorophyll autofluorescence. Those that contain phycoerythrin are designated as Synechococcus cyanobacteria or cryptophyte algae according to the intensity of light scatter. Bacteria and viruses are stained with DNA-binding fluorochromes and detected by green fluorescence. Distinction is made between bacterial and viral subpopulations exhibiting high and low fluorescence. RESULTS Time series data are presented for weekly observations from 1991 to 2000. Weekly averages are computed for the complete annual cycle of temperature, salinity, river discharge, nitrate, phosphate, silicate, chlorophyll, total phytoplankton including Synechococcus and cryptophytes, total bacteria including high and low-fluorescence subpopulations, and total viruses including high and low-fluorescence subpopulations. CONCLUSIONS The microbial biomass in the surface water of Bedford Basin is dominated by phytoplankton. The spring bloom of phytoplankton represents a maximum in algal biovolume, but not in cell number. Phytoplankton, bacteria, and viruses all attain their annual numerical maxima between the summer solstice and the autumn equinox. A vigorous microbial loop and viral shunt is envisioned to occur in the summer.
A Dynamic Mechanism for Wholesale Energy Market: Stability and Robustness

In this paper, a dynamic model of the wholesale energy market that captures the effect of uncertainties of renewable energy sources and real-time pricing with demand response is derived. Beginning with a framework that includes real-time pricing as an underlying state, an attempt is made in this model to capture the dynamic interactions between generation, demand, locational marginal price (LMP), and congestion price near the equilibrium of the optimal dispatch. Conditions under which stability of the market can be guaranteed are derived. Modeling the effect of renewable energy resources (RERs) and demand response as perturbations, robust stability of the energy market model in the presence of such perturbations is discussed. Numerical studies of an IEEE 30-bus are reported to illustrate the effect of transmission lines constraints on the wholesale market stability in the presence of wind power.
Assessment of the antimicrobial sensitivity of Aeromonas salmonicida isolates from farmed Atlantic salmon in Scotland

Sixty-five isolates of Aeromonas salmonicida were assessed for antimicrobial sensitivity by disc diffusion tests and the results compared with the minimum inhibitory concentration for each isolate. The results demonstrated that disc diffusion, using a standard technique, may be used to categorize isolates as sensitive or resistant provided that the corresponding minimum inhibitory concentrations are known.
Control of Avian Mycoplasma Infections in Commercial Poultry

Abstract Control of pathogenic avian mycoplasmas can consist of one of three general approaches: Maintaining flocks free of infection, medication, or vaccination. Maintaining flocks free of pathogenic mycoplasmas consists of maintaining replacements from mycoplasma-free sources in a single-age, all-in all-out management system. Good biosecurity and an effective monitoring system are necessary aspects of this program. Medication can be very useful in preventing clinical signs and lesions, as well as economic losses, but cannot be used to eliminate infection from a flock and is therefore not a satisfactory long-term solution. Vaccination against Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) or M. synoviae (MS) can be a useful long-term solution in situations where maintaining flocks free of infection is not feasible, especially on multi-age commercial egg production sites. Comentario por Invitación—Control de las infecciones por Micoplasma en la avicultura comercial. El control de los micoplasmas patógenos aviares puede estar relacionado con uno de los tres siguientes enfoques: Mantenimiento de los lotes libres de la infección, utilizando la medicación, o practicando la vacunación. El mantenimiento de los lotes libres de la infección con micoplasmas patógenos consiste en mantener las aves que se reciben procedentes de parvadas libres de micoplasma, en granjas de una sóla edad practicando el sistema de manejo todos dentro todos fuera. Los aspectos necesarios de este programa consisten en mantener buena bioseguridad y un sistema efectivo de seguimiento y análisis de laboratorio. La medicación puede ser muy útil para prevenir los signos clínicos y las lesiones lo mismo que las pérdidas económicas, pero no puede usarse para eliminar la infección de un lote y no es una solución satisfactoria a largo plazo. La vacunación contra Mycoplasma gaalisepticum y Mycoplasma synoviae puede ser una solución útil a largo plazo en situaciones donde no es posible mantener los lotes de aves libre de micoplasma, especialmente en granjas de producción comercial de huevos que tienen múltiples edades. Abbreviations: ELISA = enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay; HI = hemagglutination inhibition; IGSR = intergenic spacer region; MG = Mycoplasma gallisepticum; MI = M. iowae; MM = M. meleagridis; MS = M. synoviae; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; RAPD = random amplified polymorphic DNA; SPA = serum plate agglutination
Thermodynamic stability of Kerr black holes.

Isolated Kerr black holes are thermodynamically stable with respect to axisymmetric perturbations. Holes in a heat bath may be stable with large enough angular momentum. Isolated or not, at a fixed angular velocity divided by the temperature they are all unstable. The stability of the «inner horizons» has also been considered. Isolated inner horizons are stable. With different constraints, they are either stable or unstable. The analysis concerns pure black holes. Thermal radiation around black holes is treated as one of their possible circumstances. The effects of back reaction on the metric and nonconstancy of temperature in a heat bath have been neglected
Voltage and current balancing in Low and Medium Voltage grid by means of Smart Transformer

The Smart Transformer (ST), which is a power electronics-based transformer, represents an enabling technology for providing new services to the Low Voltage (LV) and Medium Voltage (MV) grid. The 3-stage configuration, with a high frequency transformer and 2 DC links, allows the electrical separation of the LV and MV grids. This leads to the independence of the two grids: any disturbance downstream and upstream can be compensated and mitigated by the ST action, which is the case of the unbalanced load condition of the LV grids. The unbalanced currents demanded by the loads could create unbalanced voltages at the LV side and also unbalanced currents at the MV side of a traditional transformer. This paper presents the improvements achieved by ST implementation in terms of voltage and current balancing: with a proper control of the ST, it provides balanced voltage in the LV grid, demanding a balanced current from the MV grid. This feature increases the power quality in both grids and provides an improved service to the customers.
Codage/décodage source-canal conjoint des contenus multimédia

Dans cette these, nous nous interessons aux schemas de codage et de decodage source-canal conjoint des contenus multimedia. Nous montrons comment la redondance laissee par le codeur video peut etre exploitee pour realiser un decodage robuste des sequences transmises sur un lien radio-mobile bruite. grâce au schema de decodage conjoint propose, le nombre de paquets corrompus est significativement reduit au prix d'une tres legere augmentation du debit. Nous appliquons ensuite ce schema de decodage robuste a latransmission par descriptions multiples sur une architecture mixte Internet et radio-mobile. Le decodage source-canl conjoint des paquets recus permet de corriger les erreurs de transmission et d'augmenter ainsi le nombre de paquets utilises par le decodeur pour compenser les paquets perdus. L'efficacite de ce schema est etudiee par rapport a un schema classique base sur les decisions dures du canal et sur un code correcteur d'erreurs introduisant le meme niveau de redondance. Une deuxieme partie de la these est consacree a l'etude de schemas de codage source-canal conjoint bases sur une transformation redondante. Deux schemas d'estimation ont ete proposes. Dans le premier, nous exploitons la redondance structuree introduite et le caractere borne du bruit de quantification pour construire un estimateur coherent corrigeant les erreurs de transmission. Dans le deuxieme schema, nous appliquons l'algorithme de propagation de croyances pour evaluer les distributions a posteriori des composantes du signal d'entree, a partir de sorties bruitees du canal. Nous appliquons alors ces deux schemas pour estimer l'entree d'un banc de filtres surechantillonnes.
Transforming a surgical robot for human telesurgery

This paper discusses the technology and developments behind transformations made to a commercial robotic surgical system, Computer Motion, Inc.'s Zeus/spl trade/, in order to make it possible to fully and safely support minimally-invasive human telesurgery performed over very large distances. Because human life is at stake, issues relating to safety, detection of errors, and fail-safe operation are principal in importance. Therefore, it was paramount that all of the safety features of the commercial product Zeus/spl trade/ remained intact during this transformation. This paper discusses the commercial robot and its safety features as well as the real-time communications system added to it as part of Operation Lindbergh, the first transatlantic human telesurgery. Particular attention is paid to the limiting effects of latency. Key techniques developed during this project are discussed, including the need to send the full robot state in each transmitted packet rather than incremental or modal data, thereby treating all telecom problems uniformly as dropped packets. The use of hierarchical design (incorporating Zeus as a drop-in component rather than modifying its internals) allowed the project to focus on the new issues arising due to teleoperation while gaining the robust, error checking, and fail-safe aspects of the design from the use of the unmodified commercial robot. The concept of local mode was created and used during initialization and during communications abnormalities and outages in order to keep the local and remote subsystems active and safely quiescent.
Seca Regulatory Impact Assessment: Administrative Burden Costs in the Baltic Sea Region

Abstract After three years of 0.1% Sulphur limit of the Sulphur Emission Control Area (SECA) enforcement, empirical results have shown that the fears that SECA regulation would be a disadvantage for the Baltic Sea maritime sector are unfounded. Results have also shown commendable compliance rate and improved environmental conditions for the BSR. Nonetheless, there is still a need to clear the air regarding the costs information obligations that are required from maritime actors regarding their compliance activities. These activities are arguably obviously needful but could also lead to an unintended increase of costs of regulations. Using a BSR-wide survey and case studies, the paper identified SECA information obligations related to the shipowners from shipping line whose vessels ply the SECA waters. The authors further evaluated the costs of the administrative burden related to these tasks. The results show that the administrative burden for SECA regulations is different for shipowners and maritime authorities.
MGNREGA AND WOMEN EMPOWERMENT: A Study of Pannur Village in Chittoor District of Andhra Pradesh in India

Women empowerment essentially refers to empowering women to change power relations between them and men in their favour. Public works programmes in India have traditionally offered a unique opportunity for women to earn cash incomes and provide resources particularly to poor women that would enable human capital investment especially for children’s education and nutrition apart from improving women’s bargaining power within the household. The National Rural Employment Guarantee Act is no exception. MGNREGA offers 33 percent employment to women, guarantees child care facility at the worksite and provides scope to women to participate in planning and implementation of MGNREGA and in conducting social audit as members of Gram Sabha and of Gram Panchayat. Available research studies have shown that women have participated in MGNREGA on a large scale in most states in India; have received equal wages with men and earned incomes of their own; single women households and female–headed households have particularly benefited by MGNREGA as it provided them minimum incomes and food security; and participating women in general are frequently feeling empowered as they have now some say in decision making. The present study is an attempt to measure the impact of MGNREGA on women empowerment and gender equality and the factors attributed to potential of women empowerment under MGNREGA. The study reveals that MGNREGA can enhance the women empowerment even though the objective of MGNREGA is either women empowerment or gender equality.
Excess hospital admissions for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and heart failure during influenza seasons in Hong Kong

It is widely held that Southern China is a hypothetical influenza epicentre for the emergence of pandemic influenza viruses. However, influenza is perceived as a relatively unimportant infection in this part of the world compared with western countries. Hong Kong is situated within the hypothetical epicentre and serves as a sentinel post for the region. In a retrospective study, the influenza‐associated excess hospitalisations in a regional hospital for pneumonia, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), heart failure, and asthma in persons aged ≥65 years from 1998 to 2001 were each estimated by a model taking into consideration the confounding effect of other respiratory viral infections, seasonal factors, time trends, and weather and pollution indices. In the regression models, influenza activity is an independent significant factor affecting admission rates for pneumonia, COPD, and heart failure but not that for asthma. The variations in hospital admissions for pneumonia, COPD, and heart failure explained by influenza activity were 38.9, 7.5, and 45.6%, respectively. The adjusted rates of excess influenza‐associated hospital admissions for the three diagnoses combined amounted to 58.5, 20.0, 29.2, and 13.4 per 10,000 populations aged ≥65 years in 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, respectively. In conclusion, influenza activity is associated significant excess hospital admissions among elderly aged 65 or above in Hong Kong, comparable to the data reported in Western countries. The findings support a wider application of annual influenza vaccination in this region. J. Med. Virol. 73:617–623, 2004. © 2004 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.
Successful Leisure in Independent Living Communities: Understanding Older Adults' Motivations to Engage in Leisure Activities

Leisure activities are a source of meaning and enjoyment for individuals across the lifespan. In this study, we conducted interviews with twenty-four older adults living in four different independent living communities. We present societal and ecological factors and motivations that influenced the way people participated in and decided what constitutes leisure activities. The goal of maintaining physical and cognitive health was often intertwined with motivations to engage in leisure activities. We discuss how this fits into the broader framework of successful aging and implications for technology design. We also provide an example of how findings from this study can be applied to a specific leisure activity: watching television.
A review of topical high‐concentration L‐menthol as a translational model of cold allodynia and hyperalgesia

Cold allodynia and cold hyperalgesia are both elusive features of neuropathic pain, particularly in patients with various polyneuropathies. Numerous studies have suggested that topical application of L‐menthol causes temporary cold hypersensitivity and thus acts as a proxy for associated symptoms. This review summarizes studies on L‐menthol‐induced nociception, cold allodynia and cold hyperalgesia in vitro, in animals and in humans.
Areas and factors associated with patients’ dissatisfaction with glaucoma care

Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate patients’ dissatisfaction with overall and specific aspects of a tertiary glaucoma service and to determine their independent factors, including intraocular pressure (IOP) and visual acuity (VA). Methods Patients, aged ≥21 years, from a specialist glaucoma service in a tertiary eye hospital in Singapore for at least 6 months, were recruited for this cross-sectional study between March and June 2014. All consenting patients completed a 7-area glaucoma-specific satisfaction questionnaire and one item related to satisfaction with overall glaucoma care. We determined the top three areas of dissatisfaction and overall dissatisfaction with the glaucoma service. We also explored the independent factors associated with overall and specific areas of patients’ dissatisfaction with their glaucoma care, including VA and IOP by using logistic regression models. Results Of the 518 patients recruited, 438 (84.6%) patients completed the study. Patients’ dissatisfaction with the overall glaucoma service was 7.5%. The three areas of glaucoma service with the highest dissatisfaction rates were as follows: 1) explanation of test results (24.8%); 2) explanation of glaucoma complications (23.7%); and 3) advice on managing glaucoma (23.5%). Patients who were dissatisfied with the overall service had a worse mean VA compared with satisfied patients (logarithm of the minimum angle of resolution =0.41±0.43 vs 0.27±0.49, p=0.005), whereas mean IOP remained well-controlled in both the groups (13.55±2.46 mmHg vs 14.82±2.86 mmHg, p=0.014). In adjusted models, factors associated with overall dissatisfaction with glaucoma care included a pre-university education and above (odds ratio [OR] =8.06, 95% CI =1.57–41.27) and lower IOP (OR =0.83, 95% CI =0.71–0.98). Conclusion Although less than one tenth of glaucoma patients were dissatisfied with the overall glaucoma service, one in four patients were dissatisfied with three specific aspects of care. A lower IOP, ironically, and education level were associated with overall dissatisfaction. Improving patients’ understanding of glaucoma test results, glaucoma complications, and disease management may increase patient satisfaction levels.