Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Managerial Attitudes towards Green Practices in Educational Restaurant Operations: An Importance-Performance Analysis

ABSTRACT This empirical study investigated educational restaurant operators’ perspectives of green practices using importance-performance analysis. From the literature review, panel discussion, and a pilot study, a total of 32 green attributes in seven major categories were developed for the main survey. Based on 54 valid responses collected, the importance-performance analysis (IPA) was conducted. The results indicate that educational restaurants must keep up the good work of green practices in the pollution prevention category and improve green aspects in the category of water energy conservation. Detailed implications of green practices for restaurant operators are discussed.
Participatory Patterns in Urban Planning and Evaluation of the Constituent Factors in the Realization of Citizen Participation with Emphasis on Communication activation

In the new planning patterns, the issue of citizen participation in many countries is very much considered and public participation at various levels of planning and decision making has been made. In fact, one of the most important concer ns of ur ban planners is to provide maximum satisfaction to citizens. The satisfaction of residents of a city, as a fundamental goal of urban planning, is of particular importance. But when it comes to efforts, a concept that is in tune with the economic, social and cultural structures of developed countries. In developing countries, regardless of the complexity of planning these societies, along with a host of issues and problems such as poverty, rapid urbanization and inefficiencies in providing services, infrastructure, institutional weaknesses and etc. results was not si gnificant. Obviously, new experiences show that more attention has been paid to citizen participation in planning, especially in urban development p rograms. The purpose of this paper is to examine participatory patterns and views on citiz en participation in ur ban planning and form al and informal planning structures, including government and stakeholders, planning institutions, laws, regulations, t ools, and conceptual model. This res earch is based on the des criptive objective and the method and tool for collecting data, do cumentary and librar y, which are reviewed using experts' point of view . Results According to the communicative action theory, an environment characterized by weakness of trust is an obstacle to the realization of participation in the for mal and institutional dimension. Based on the principle of communicative action, the appropriate context for the realization of citizen participation can be created by increasing trust and building civil society in the city.
Hybridising Karnatik Music and Early Opera: A Journey Through Voice, Word, and Gesture

This dissertation investigates the ways in which hybridising Karnatik music and early opera can inform an artist-researcher’s effort to achieve intercultural musico-poetic works and performances. It highlights two contentious aspects in contemporary Karnatik scholarship: that text deserves more attention in the performance of Karnatik vocal music and that a congruency between textual and musical aspects can be mediated through gesture. I approach this research from the perspective of a female Karnatik vocal performer, and centralise my artistic practice. In doing so, I reflect on socio-cultural issues pertaining to each of the performance cultures. Accordingly, my research methodology can be identified as socio-culturally interrogative artistic research in music. As its methods, this model interweaves historical, comparative and analytical musicology, with experimentation and reflection, music analysis, and performance analysis. By examining, from a Karnatik perspective, Claudio Monteverdi’s compositional model for musical declamation, and the notion of expressivity through voice and gesture in early opera, I derive a decahedral framework for hybridity. This acts as a conceptual foundation for my creative explorations to synergise as two core projects. Both projects build on specific conceptual parameters from the decahedral framework across the paradigms of content-building and delivery. Firstly, in the Thiruppavai Project, Tamil poetry from the ninth century is set to music and performed with continuo accompaniment. Secondly, in Monteverdi Reimagined, I extend the aesthetic of hybridity into the context of Monteverdi’s first opera, L’Orfeo (1607). This yields the Tamil–Italian bilingual live performance of Monteverdi Reimagined as the consolidated outcome of hybridity. This research provides insights that are relevant to the fields of intercultural hybridity in music-making and music performance research. It offers one approach to combining two culturally diverse genres of music. In its journey towards hybridity, this research problematises and practically explores a female Karnatik singer’s embodied experience and the role of gesture in promoting self-expression and self-assertion. In addressing these two issues that are both under-represented and highly pertinent to the current controversies around the #MeToo movement, the research contributes to much-needed feminist scholarship in Karnatik music. The research also contributes to scholarship in the fields of music and movement, and intercultural approaches to voice studies. By proposing and implementing a methodological model that harnesses the artmaking to a wider social context, the research offers a fresh perspective on methodology in the dynamic field of artistic research in music.
A Palpation System for Artery Localization in Laparoscopic Surgery

This paper describes a system for finding hidden arteries in remote and inaccessible locations. A tactile array sensor is located in the end of a long, 10 mm diameter probe. In a surgical application, the surgeon presses the sensor against the tissue of interest, and electronics read out the pressure distribution across the contact area at a high rate. A computer captures this information and processes the signal to find the periodic pressure variations due to the pulsatile arterial blood flow. The results are then displayed on a video monitor for the surgeon's use. This device is the first part of a complete remote palpation system that will convey tactile information to the surgeon's finger tips using shape, pressure, and vibration displays.
A posteriori error estimates for a fully discrete approximation of Sobolev equations

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Design of a Scalable Low-Power 1-Bit Hybrid Full Adder for Fast Computation

A novel design of a hybrid Full Adder (FA) using Pass Transistors (PTs), Transmission Gates (TGs) and Conventional Complementary Metal Oxide Semiconductor (CCMOS) logic is presented. Performance analysis of the circuit has been conducted using Cadence toolset. For comparative analysis, the performance parameters have been compared with twenty existing FA circuits. The proposed FA has also been extended up to a word length of 64 bits in order to test its scalability. Only the proposed FA and five of the existing designs have the ability to operate without utilizing buffer in intermediate stages while extended to 64 bits. According to simulation results, the proposed design demonstrates notable performance in power consumption and delay which accounted for low power delay product. Based on the simulation results, it can be stated that the proposed hybrid FA circuit is an attractive alternative in the data path design of modern high-speed Central Processing Units.
Radio Frequency Interference Detection and Mitigation Using Compressive Statistical Sensing

Quasiperiodic radio frequency interference (RFI), such as those generated by telecommunication and active radar systems, is commonly encountered in radio astronomy observations. Such RFI‐contaminated signals contain hidden periodicities due to cyclic features involved in their formation (e.g., carrier frequencies, periodic keying of the amplitude, and baud rates). RFI signal characterization and its subsequent excision based on the well‐known cyclic spectrum analysis have been previously demonstrated; however, the high complexity of the algorithm and the computational cost of its implementation have limited its utility in radio astronomy, rendering less sophisticated solutions. To overcome this challenge, we present a novel method for RFI detection and mitigation based on efficient estimation of the cyclic spectrum by compressive statistical sensing (CSS) of sub‐Nyquist data. CSS performs second‐order statistical estimation such as cyclic spectrum using a reduced number of input samples, thereby enabling accelerated performance. To validate the feasibility of the proposed method, we conduct experiments with simulated data and assess the detection and mitigation results under different parameter settings, for example, interference‐to‐noise ratio, additional RFI sources, frequency resolution, and input data size. We demonstrate the real performance of the method by analyzing radio astronomy data (∼1.3 GHz) acquired with the L‐wide band receiver at the Arecibo Observatory, which is typically corrupted by active air surveillance radars located nearby. Our CSS‐based solution enables robust and efficient detection of the RFI frequency bands present in the L‐band data, and subsequent excision by blanking is also demonstrated.
An interval probability‐based FMEA model for risk assessment: A real‐world case

Failure mode and effect analysis (FMEA) is an effective quality tool to eliminate the risks and enhance the stability and safety in the fields of manufacturing and service industry. Nevertheless, the conventional FMEA has been criticized for its drawbacks in the evaluation process of risk factors or the determination of risk priority number (RPN), which may lead to inaccurate evaluation results. Therefore, in this paper, we develop a novel FMEA method based on rough set and interval probability theories. The rough set theory is adopted to manipulate the subjectivity and uncertainty of experts' assessment and convert the evaluation values of risk factors into interval numbers. Meanwhile, the interval exponential RPN (ERPN) is used to replace the traditional RPN due to its superior properties, eg, solving the problems of duplicate numbers and discontinuity of RPN values. Furthermore, an interval probability comparison method is proposed to rank the risk priority of each failure mode for avoiding the information loss in the calculation process of RPN. Finally, a real case study is presented, and the comparison analysis among different FMEA methods is conducted to demonstrate the reliability and effectiveness of the proposed FMEA method.
Influence of Various Flow Rates of CNG in CI Engine with Blend of Tamanu Methyl Ether and Ethanol

The petroleum fuels are continuously depleted, and they are a non-renewable source of the energy. Continuous usage of them leads to depletion of resource and an increase in global warming. Due to higher norms imposed on the fuel quality, the refining cost gets higher, and hence, obviously, the cost of the petroleum products would be higher. This leads to the search for alternate energy sources. The wide usage of CNG in the petrol engine is a common practice in the automobile sector, but the combined usage of CNG in dual fuel condition with the blend of ethanol and TME has not been practiced yet. The fuels used for this research are diesel, neat Tamanu biodiesel, blend of 10% ethanol with 90% Tamanu Methyl Ether (TMEE10) and CNG. Due to the higher compression ratio of CI engine, the usage of CNG in it will produce higher brake thermal efficiency. Due to the higher-octane rating of CNG, it wouldn’t be used as fuel in CI engine. If CNG is used as a fuel in CI engine, it leads to higher knock and vibrations. Hence, it is difficult to operate the engine, but an energy share of CNG can be used in a CI engine. In this research, CNG is inducted into the engine. The flow rate is varied, such as 0.015 kg/hr. , 0.026 kg/hr. , 0.035 kg/hr. and 0.046 kg/hr. , while the blend of biodiesel and ethanol is injected directly into the combustion chamber. Since the calorific value of TME and ethanol is less when compared to diesel, CNG is inducted to enrich the overall energy mix of the fuel. Based on the experimental investigation, it is found that the combination of TMEE10 and CNG flow rate of 0.035 kg/hr. produces higher performance and better emission characteristics.
Textbook of ocular pharmacology

Part 1 General ocular pharmacology: overview molecular pharmacology - general concepts of drug action clinical pharmacology toxicology. Part 2 Glaucoma: overview: physiologic aspects of glaucoma management glaucoma classification parasympathetic drugs sympathetic drugs future development in glaucoma therapy. Part 3 Retina: overview antibiotics antivirals drugs for treatment of cystoid macular edema pharmacology of proliferative vitreoretinopathy drugs affecting the coagulation/fibrinolysis pathways pharmacology of diabetic retinopathy pharmacology of macular degeneration angiogenic and growth factors. Part 4 Cornea: antimicrobials antiallergy intraocular irrigating solutions tear products miscellaneous future developments in cornea therapy. Part 5 Uveitis: overview steroids midriatics and cycloplegics non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agents immunosuppressive agents. Part 6 Anesthesia: overview anesthetic and perianesthetic medications anesthetic considerations for ophthalmic surgery. Part 7 Pediatric: overview ophthalmological conditions and diseases peculiar to premature children, neonates/toddlers and older children diagnostic drugs therapeutic drugs - topical, systemic drug reactions in children. Part 8 Diagnostic drugs: overview mydriatic drugs drugs for pupillary testing drugs for diagnosis and treatment of myasthenia sodium fluorescein and other tissue dyes drugs of general neuro-ophthalmic use.
Journal of Social and Political Sciences

The importance of understanding relationships between protected areas (PAs) and surrounding communities in a specific context has received increasing attention. However, studies examining such relationships are rather limited for Tanzania. Using the case study of Saadani National Park, this paper examines the extent to which the approaches of park - people relationships (benefit-sharing, mitigating human-wildlife conflicts, managing PAs in collaboration with local communities, and opening limited access to park resources), widely applied by PA managers worldwide to foster positive relationships with local communities, have been applied by managers of national parks in Tanzania, including views of neighbouring communities on such approaches. Fieldwork involved a multiple-method approach of qualitative research based on focus group discussions with village leaders, in-depth interviews with park officials, informal discussions with key informants, document analysis and a four-month period of field observations coupled with my experience with the wider community. The results indicate that benefit-sharing is the main approach to foster positive PA - people relationships in Tanzania's national parks. Other approaches (mitigating human-wildlife conflicts, managing PAs in collaboration, and opening limited access to park resources) are also important in shaping such relationships. Some are also applied, but with great variation in the extent of application. Others (e.g., opening limited access to park resources) have not been considered at all, despite their relevance. There are hindrances to these approaches such as policy issues, financial limitations, their importance to the local community, and logistical difficulties associated with them. The major stumbling blocks to local communities' collaboration in PA management are widespread poverty, low level of education, and maintenance of hunting tradition. These reflect the limited capacity for the local communities to conserve biodiversity. Poverty is one of the main contributors to biodiversity degradation - often reflected in overdependence on natural resources for a living, low level of education implies limited knowledge on conservation issues to make significant contribution to the protected area, and a tradition of hunting can lead to species extinction or a decline in species population thereby threatening wildlife conservation.
Multiscale reflection phase inversion with migration deconvolution

The research reported in this paper was supported by the King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) in Thuwal, Saudi Arabia. We are grateful to the sponsors of the Center for Subsurface Imaging and Modeling (CSIM) Consortium for their financial support. For computer time, this research used the resources of the Supercomputing Laboratory at KAUST. We thank them for providing the computational resources required for carrying out this work. The authors would like to thank Statoil ASA and the Volve license partners ExxonMobil E&P Norway AS and Bayerngas Norge AS, for the release of the Volve data. The views expressed in this paper are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views of Statoil ASA and the Volve field license partners.
Optimization of Gini Coefficient Affected by Imperfect Input Data

Most indicators used for determining the distributional effects of taxes as well as the inequality in the income distribution are based on the Gini coefficient and the Lorenz curve to a substantial extent, although the potential application of the Gini coefficient itself is much larger. However, the Lorenz curve and in particular the Gini coefficient need not present precise information on income or the distribution of wealth in a society. The Gini coefficient values may be affected by the form of the input data. We have ascertained that the level of Gini coefficient distortion depends on the number of households included in the research given that the income distribution in the sample is unequal. In addition, we define the form of the Gini coefficient in light of the form of the input data.
Cohesive efficiency in TU-games: Two extensions of the Shapley value

We relax the assumption that the grand coalition must form by imposing the axiom of Cohesive efficiency: the total payoffs that the players can share is equal to the maximal total worth generated by a coalition structure. We determine how the three main axiomatic characterizations of the Shapley value are affected when the classical axiom of Efficiency is replaced by Cohesive efficiency. We introduce and characterize two variants of the Shapley value that are compatible with Cohesive efficiency. We show that our approach is not limited to variants of the Shapley value.
Pengembangan Desain Pembelajaran PAI Di Pondok Pesantren Kreatif Agro Nuur El-Falah Salatiga

Islamic boarding school is a place for students to live and study, especially religious knowledge. The development of Islamic boarding schools should start from the learning system, learning methods or learning media to support the achievement of learning objectives of Islamic religious education. Besides boarding schools also need to develop existing local potential through entrepreneurship or skills for students as provisions after returning to the community. Like Agro Nuur Islamic Boarding School El-Falah Salatiga, which always tries to innovate in institutions or learning. In this Islamic Boarding School Institution is always renewing the organizational structure per year, as well as making an academic calendar Islamic Boarding School. In the Islamic Religious Education learning design Agro Islamic Boarding School Nuur El-Falah has at least two unique things compared to Islamic boarding schools in general, namely this cottage implements Learning Design Takror and Study Design of the Book of the Koran Extra. This learning design is a form of boarding school innovation to increase the spirit of students in learning. In terms of instructional media, Agro Nuur El-Falah Islamic Boarding School combines classical learning systems with modern systems, so that in practice they continue to use traditional methods such as sorogan and bandongan but are also often supported by modern equipment such as computers and LCDs. Besides this the cottage also develops the local potential of agriculture as a provision for the students to deal with future life in the community.
Dagsenterets betydning for brukerne

The aim of this study was to gain more insight about the users of day-care centres for the elderly and how their every-day lives benefited from having access to this service. For the purpose of this study, in-depth interviews with nine users were conducted. The principle of Grounded Theory was used in the data collection and analyses. One of the core categories that emerged was: The feeling of social deprivation and depression is amended through activities and social contact with other senior citizens. The results showed that loneliness and isolation were widespread among the participants. Having access to the day-care service two-three times a week provided them with a social network and social activities. This, in turn, made them feel more comfortable and in better general health. The most important findings were that the day-care centre represented a sense of community with other senior citizens, activity, a sense of well-being, and care
Device-Free Orientation Detection Based on CSI and Visibility Graph

Nonintrusive orientation detection is an important yet largely unaddressed area. It can be used in many important applications, e.g., interactive games, medical care, and various industrial scenarios. Moreover, our novel techniques can be readily implemented in other critical areas, such as indoor localization, objective tracking, movement detection, etc. Many factors can limit the performance of detection algorithms in real-word applications, an important one of which is the negligence of subcarrier correlations. Therefore, we propose to build our system based on existing WiFi infrastructure and its channel state information (CSI). To explore the correlations of adjacent subcarriers, we apply the visibility graph (VG)-based network analysis method to process the CSI data. Specifically, in this article we make the following contributions: 1) we design a CSI-based orientation detection system; 2) we model the correlations between subcarriers using complex network and propose a VG-based feature extraction technique; and 3) we demonstrate the performance and effectiveness of our system with commercial products in real-world deployments. The experimental results show that our technique can achieve more than 98% accuracy and at least 26% better than the baseline approaches.
Phaseless Single-Step Microwave Imaging Technique for Biomedical Applications

In the present work, an improved phaseless approach to microwave imaging is presented. Starting from the Contrast Source formulation of the scattering problem, a single-step procedure with no intermediate phase-retrieval process is described. The reconstruction capabilities of the proposed phaseless inverse method are numerically validated by firstly considering simple dielectric targets. Then, a slice breast model with the inclusion of a cancerous portion is analyzed. The identification of different types of breast tissue is successfully achieved, thus confirming the validity and potentialities of the proposed phaseless technique in the framework of biomedical imaging.