Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PENGELOMPOKAN KAYU KELAPA MENGGUNAKAN ALGORITMA K-MEANS BERDASARKAN TEKSTUR CITRA KAYU KELAPA DUA DIMENSI (2D)

Pada umumnya proses pemilihan kayu kelapa sebagai bahan baku suatu produk dilakukan oleh seorang grader yang terlatih dengan cara mengamati kayu kelapa secara langsung tanpa menggunakan alat bantu apapun (manual). Hal tersebut menyebabkan ketergantungan akan keahlian dan pengalaman seorang grader dalam melakukan pemilihan bahan baku kayu kelapa. Ketergantungan tersebut menyebabkan masalah semakin kompleks ketika jumlah kayu kelapa yang diuji secara manual semakin banyak. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengelompokkan kayu kelapa secara otomatis dengan mengimplementasikan metode ekstraksi fitur tekstur berbasis histogram sebagai penentu karakteristik citra kayu kelapa 2D dan metode clustering K-Means untuk mengelompokkan hasil ekstraksi fitur tekstur citra kayu kelapa 2D. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan dari 105 data uji citra kayu kelapa yang berlabel A, B, dan C berhasil dikelompokkan ke dalam 3 kelompok dengan nilai f-measure sebesar 93%.
Apocalyptic Music: Reflections on Countercultural Christian Influence

During the late 1960s, thousands of young people in Southern California were swept up in a revival of conservative Christianity. Disenchanted with the existentialism found among various so-called “countercultural” groups, the “Jesus freaks” emerged. Though they proclaimed an ideology commonly associated with fundamentalist Christianity, hippie converts retained aesthetic practices emblematic of the hippie culture, in hopes of spreading the gospel using the cultural vernacular. The result was the birth of “Jesus music,” a folk rock style that would become contemporary Christian music (CCM), a genre that developed into a medium for articulating a particular interpretation of the End of Days.
Descriptions of physical therapy management of infants with congenital muscular torticollis in the United States of America

DESCRIPTIONS OF PHYSICAL THERAPY MANAGEMENT OF INFANTS WITH CONGENITAL MUSCULAR TORTICOLLIS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Melanie D. O‟Connell, PT, MSPT, PCS Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey 2016 Chair: Dr. Sandra L. Kaplan Purpose: To describe patterns of physical therapy management used by PTs in the USA who treat infants with congenital muscular torticollis (CMT). Practice trends for PT referral, screening, examination, intervention, and discharge of infants with CMT are compared to current literature, including recent clinical practice guideline (CPG) recommendations. Methods: An online survey was completed by volunteers solicited through the Section on Pediatrics monthly e-newsletters and a posting on its website, and through purposeful identification of PTs in children‟s hospitals and private practices. Results: 220 pediatric physical therapists in the USA participated in the survey with at least one participant from every state and the District of Columbia. Significant findings include: a relatively late age of referral to PT; positive report of screening for non-muscular causes; measurement of the recommended components at initial examination and discharge, but not using recommended objective tests, with 50% visually estimating cervical ROM; use of interventions that are congruent with the recommended best evidence, but limited familiarity with supplemental interventions, and limited variability in frequency of treatment. A small subset (0.5%-15.1%) of US PTs is using interventions which do not have evidence to support their use with CMT. The majority of PTs (76%) report discharge with full ROM, midline head posture and symmetrical reactions; and a minority of patients with CMT (10%) return for a second episode of care after they have been discharged. Conclusion: The data yields practice patterns that are partially consistent with current CMT literature and CPG recommendations. Most, but not all, US PTs show appropriate screening procedures; Greater consensus is needed on the methods of objective measurement that should be used for CMT; and US PTs should be seeking out interventions with evidence to support their clinical use with CMT.
Trading à haute fréquence : empreinte de marché et enjeux de régulation

High Frequency Trading (HFT) refers to investment strategies where algorithms simultaneously handle data extraction and analysis and portfolio updating at an ever-increasing pace, presently below the microsecond. Empirical evidence suggests HFTbrings benefits in terms of price efficiency and market liquidity. HFT also calls for a regulatory response to the extent it generates externalities on other market participants and can amplify market disruptions. Faced with HFT, both supervisory toolkit and regulatory doctrine should be upgraded. In order to maintain market stability, integrity and fairness, regulators should embrace a broad approach that encompasses high frequency traders, their potential counterparties and trading venues. Classification JEL: G10, G23, G28.
La teoría de juegos en la negociación: ¿jugando a negociar o negociar jugando?

Aplicar valores eticos en las transacciones modernas ha sido uno de los anhelos mas codiciados de los empresarios en el mundo hoy dia, pero tratar de equilibrar la etica con un liderazgo eficaz lo es aun mas. El dilema se le presenta al lider de una empresa moderna cuando ha tenido una conducta etica por conviccion personal y/o por filosofia empresarial, de pronto por conveniencias para la misma organizacion se le sugiere que transgreda esas normativas que le han inculcado desde el hogar y que la empresa ha reforzado y pregonado durante mucho tiempo. Se transforma ese pensar en un juego capaz de llevarlo a conflictos radicales, sino llega a una negociacion de su posicion y la de su contraparte, obteniendo asi una satisfaccion al final del conflicto.
Entre chefs d'établissement et enseignants : des divergences à nuancer. L'exemple des collèges publics en France

La recherche dont cet article rend compte tente de tester l’hy-pothese selon laquelle, dans une periode assez recente, une distance s’est creee entre enseignants et chefs d’etablissement. Dans le cadre du renouvellement de leur fonction, les personnels de direction sont amenes a devenir des «pedagogues» et des «managers» (Pelage, 2000), ce qui est susceptible de generer quelques tensions avec les enseignants qui voient leur autonomie professionnelle mise en peril. Le present travail cherche a apprecier l’ampleur de ces tensions et a mettre en evidence les divergences auxquelles elles peuvent donner lieu. L’etude comparative permet notamment de cerner les conflits ou les compromis qui peuvent s’etablir autour d’un certain nombre de valeurs qui sont au fondement du service public. Une enquete par questionnaire realisee aupres de 654 principaux de college et de 263 enseignants completee par une serie de 15 entretiens (menes avec des chefs d’etablissement) revelent des resultats qui invitent a nuancer les divergences qui existent entre les deux categories de personnel. Si la question du choix de l’etablissement scolaire par les familles et celle de l’autonomie de l’etablissement divise quelque peu les personnels de direction et les enseignants, la diversification des parcours scolaires et la concurrence entre les etablissements sont des aspects sur lesquels les points d’accord sont beaucoup plus nombreux.
Untersuchungen und Herstellung von hydrophoben und superhydrophoben Beschichtungen zur Verbesserung des Wärmeübergangs durch dauerhafte Tropfenkondensation

Viele Arbeitsgruppen haben sich speziell mit dem Thema der Tropfenkondensation beschaftigt. Unabhangig von den zahlreichen Theorien, Berechnungen und Experimenten ergeben sich jedoch bis heute nur unbefriedigende Ergebnisse in der praktischen Umsetzung. So gibt es derzeit keine Moglichkeit, die Tropfenkondensation unter industriellen Bedingungen auf Dauer zu erhalten. Der Grund hierfur sind unzureichende Eigenschaften der Materialien. Daruber hinaus fehlen Zusammenhange, die das Phanomen der Tropfenkondensation in Abhangigkeit der unterschiedlichsten Parameter fur die Praxis beschreiben. Daher ist das Ziel dieser Arbeit, mogliche Materialien, die als Promotoren fur die Tropfenkondensation forderlich sind, zu entwickeln, zu testen und zu bewerten. Dabei sollen Aspekte der Langzeitstabilitat und der mechanischen Stabilitat diskutiert werden. Entscheidend bei dieser Arbeit ist die Auswahl praxisrelevanter Materialien, um eine Wirtschaftlichkeit und damit eine industrielle Nutzung zu ermoglichen. Hieraus resultiert auch die Notwendigkeit einfacherer Prozesse. Hierbei sind auch umweltpolitische Aspekte zu berucksichtigen. Weiterhin soll aus den Untersuchungen ein Zusammenhang zwischen Oberflacheneigenschaften, wie den hydrophoben Eigenschaften oder unterschiedlichen Oberflachentopografien und der Steigerung des Warmeubergangs, hergestellt werden.
Características antropométricas, composición corporal, somatotipo y rendimiento anaeróbico y aeróbico de mujeres juveniles baloncestistas chilenas

El objetivo del estudio fue describir y comparar las características antropométricas, la composición corporal, el somatotipo y el rendimiento de las variables anaeróbicas y aeróbicas de un grupo de mujeres juveniles baloncestistas chilenas en función a la posición de juego. Fueron evaluadas 16 atletas juveniles con una media de 16,9±1,3 años, donde fueron medidas 10 variables antropométricas con el propósito de determinar la composición corporal y el somatotipo, así como los niveles de saltabilidad (Squat Jump, Counter Movement Jump, Saltos 15s, Abalakow), velocidad 20 m. , distancia de 0-5m y el componente aeróbico mediante la predicción del VO2max. Para el análisis estadístico se utilizó la estadística descriptiva de media aritmética, desviación estándar y para verificar las diferencias significativas entre las posiciones de juego se aplicó ANOVA y la prueba de especificidad (P<0,001). Los resultados muestran diferencias significativas (p
Influence of alfalfa protein concentrate dietary supplementation on blood parameters of growing-finishing pigs

Abstract The aim of the study was to analyse the effect of the feed additive alfalfa protein concentrate (APC), on pig health. The trial involved 40 crossbred gilts and 40 crossbred castrates (Polish Landrace × Polish Large White) × Duroc of 29.0 ± 0.5 kg initial body weight. Allocation of experimental animals was into four treatment groups: the control group (C) was fed standard mixtures, without APC addition; group E-15 was fed a basal diet supplemented with 1.5% APC; and groups E-30 and E-30P were fed diets with 3.0% APC inclusion. There were two feeding systems. In the first system, animals of groups C, E-15, and E-30 were fed continuously with suitable mixtures. The second feeding system was used in group E-30P where animals received the experimental or control mixture alternating at two-week intervals. The addition of APC supplement to diets significantly increased (P ≤ 0.05) red blood cell indices, i.e. haematocrit (Ht), red blood cell count (RBC), and haemoglobin concentration (Hb) in growing and finishing periods. The analysis of enzyme activity demonstrated a markedly higher activity of aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), and especially alkaline phosphatase (ALP) in the blood plasma of pigs fed APC supplement. This increase may indicate a negative impact of APC on the animal’s liver. A positive effect of dietary APC on blood lipid parameters was associated with a decreased level of total cholesterol and reduced low-density lipoprotein fraction. Analysis of the haematological and biochemical blood indices demonstrated that APC additive may affect animal health.
SURVEY ON CAPTCHA-A NEW WAY OF GRAPHICAL SECURITY

Graphical password schemes have been proposed as an alternative to text based password authentication, because users have difficulty in remembering passwords over time if they choose a secure password i.e. a password that is long and random therefore ,they tend to choose short and insecure passwords which consist of clicking on images rather than typing alphanumeric strings, may help to overcome the problem of creating secure and memorable passwords. In this paper we present a new security primitive based on hard AI problems, namely a novel family of graphical password systems built on top of captcha technology, which we call captcha as a graphical passwords(CGP). CGP addresses several security problems such as online guessing attacks, relay attacks and shoulder surfing attacks.
Fuel Cell System Control under Converter Losses with Experimental Results

Abstract The energy management issue of a hydrogen fuel cell (FC) with ultracapacitors (UCs) for applications with high instantaneous dynamic power is considered. Singular perturbation approach is employed for the control of two converters and converter losses. The proposed controller uses the current and voltage measurements of load. The convergence of the voltage controller under converter losses is analysed by using Lyapunov theory. According to a significant FC-UCs benchmark, experimental results highlight the interest of the proposed approach and also show the difficulty due to converter losses.
Image-enhanced burnt otoliths, bomb radiocarbon and the growth dynamics of redfish (Sebastes mentella and S. fasciatus) off the eastern coast of Canada

Many past attempts to age deep-water redfish (Sebastes mentella) and Acadian redfish (S. fasciatus) in the north-west Atlantic have been stymied by inappropriate ageing methods, the absence of age validation and the failure to differentiate among species. Herein we report substantial improvements in methods for ageing Sebastes spp. by linking the established ‘crack and burn’ method to modern sectioning and image-enhancement protocols. Bomb radiocarbon assays of the otolith core and monitoring of year-class progression confirmed the accuracy of the resulting age determinations to an age of 46 years. The use of microsatellite DNA to confirm species identity eliminated past confusion caused by species mixtures. Age determinations of 1252 redfish from the eastern coast of Canada demonstrated the presence of significant differences in growth rate and longevity both between the two redfish species and among populations and stocks, with a maximum observed longevity of 70 years. Even within species and stocks, an individual fish with a fork length of 38cm could be anywhere between 15 and 50 years of age, highlighting a near cessation of somatic growth after sexual maturation. In keeping with other deep-water species, sustainable management will require more attention to the low productivity expected of redfish stocks, rather than the high initial biomass that can support short-term but high catch rates.
INVITRO ANTICANCER ACTIVITY OF SPINACIA OLERACEA AGAINST VARIOUS MAMMALIAN CELL LINES

Anticancer activity is the effect of natural and synthetic or biological and chemical agents to reverse, suppress or prevent carcinogenic progression. In this study the anticancer potentials of plants was investigated against MCF-7 and HeLa cells in vitro. Cytotoxicity of various plant extracts was determined by MTT assay. The results showed that the methanolic extract of Indian spinaches Spinacia oleracea possessed a moderate amount of anticancer activity and the IC50 value was recorded. The most potent anticancer activity was observed with the methanolic bulb extract of Spinacia oleracea with IC50 values of 45. 9μg/ml and 47. 9μg/ml on MCF-7 and HeLa cells respectively. Phytochemical analyses revealed the presence of large amount of alkaloids and flavonoids in the potent plant extracts which may be suggested to play an important role in their anticancer activities.
Differences in Relative Prices in the EU

Price levels differ considerably between the member states of the EU. This paper examines what causes these price differences. Disaggregated price level indexes for 13 capital cities in the EU are used in order to investigate differences in relative prices during the 1990s. It is found that such variables as physical distance, tax levels, participation in the EMU and income levels explain differences in price levels.
FULLY COUPLED NUMERICAL SIMULATION OF A ETHANOL TURBULENT SPRAY FLAME WITH RANS

A detailed numerical simulation of ethanol turbulent spray combustion was carried out on a rounded jet flame in a three-dimensional configuration. The focus was on the proposal of a robust mathematical model with relatively low complexity submodels that could well reproduce the main characteristics of the coupling between both phases, like the turbulence modulation, turbulent droplets dissipation and evaporative cooling effect. The results were analyzed and compared to experimental data available in the literature. The simulations were carried out using the Eulerian Lagrangian procedure under a fully two-way coupling. To reproduce the effects of the evaporative cooling the combustion was modeled with a modified flamesheet model with a jointed mixture fraction-enthalpy β-PDF. Reasonable agreement between measured and computed mean profiles of temperature of the gas phase and droplet size distributions was achieved. Some deviations were observed in the mean velocity profiles comparisons between experimental data and simulations, which were assigned to the over predicted diffusion of the mean quantities transported by the gas phase.
Watermarking scheme for copyright of digital images

Summary Copyright protection of digital images received increasing attention in the last decade due to massive digital artwork distribution via internet, so digital watermarking was a potential solution to such problem. Invisible watermarking scheme has been applied in frequency domain, to embed a logo image inside a large original image. The bits of the logo image are embedded in random color components of the original image, as well as in random positions in each selected block, these positions are AC coefficients of the DCT matrix. The randomness are obtained from a Non-Linear Feedback Shift Register (NLFSR) pseudorandom bit generator that determines in which color component this logo image bits will embed, as well, the block number for hiding each bit has been chosen according to a (semirandom) function proposed in this work.
BENZENE ADSORPTION ON CU(111) : FORMATION OF A STABLE BILAYER

The structure of benzene deposited on a Cu(111) surface has been investigated by a combination of temperature‐programmed desorption (TPD), high‐resolution electron energy loss spectroscopy (HREELS), and near‐edge x‐ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) measurements. The results indicate that benzene forms a stable bilayer on Cu(111) at 110 K prior to multilayer formation. The TPD studies show that the second layer benzene desorbs with a peak temperature 5 K higher than that for benzene multilayers. HREELS and NEXAFS results indicate that benzene in the first layer bonds with its π ring parallel to the surface. With increasing coverage, benzene forms a second layer with its π ring significantly tilted away from the surface. The results are consistent with an approximately perpendicular configuration between the first and second layer benzene molecules, which is analogous to the structure of crystalline benzene. Isotope labeling experiments indicate there is almost complete mixing between molecules in diff.
Area law for random graph states

Random pure states of multi-partite quantum systems, associated with arbitrary graphs, are investigated. Each vertex of the graph represents a generic interaction between subsystems, described by a random unitary matrix distributed according to the Haar measure, while each edge of the graph represents a bipartite, maximally entangled state. For any splitting of the graph into two parts we consider the corresponding partition of the quantum system and compute the average entropy of entanglement. First, in the special case where the partition does not cross any vertex of the graph, we show that the area law is satisfied exactly. In the general case, we show that the entropy of entanglement obeys an area law on average, this time with a correction term that depends on the topologies of the graph and of the partition. The results obtained are applied to the problem of distribution of quantum entanglement in a quantum network with prescribed topology.
NOVEL STRUCTURES FOR CARBON NANOTUBE FIELD EFFECT TRANSISTORS

A carbon nanotube field effect transistor (CNTFET) has been studied based on the Schrodinger–Poisson formalism. To improve the saturation range in the output characteristics, new structures for CNTFETs are proposed. These structures are simulated and compared with the conventional structure. Simulations show that these structures have a wider output saturation range. With this, larger drain-source voltage (Vds) can be used, which results in higher output power. In the digital circuits, higher Vds increases noise immunity.
Changes in spectral reflectance in response to salinity variation in Siderastrea radians from Florida Bay , Florida USA

Spectral reflectance (R) of coral reefs is an apparent optical property that is widely used to distinguish these communities in remote sensing assessments. In this study R’s of Sidereastrea radians collected from five basins in Florida Bay were measured at the termination of a 2-week salinity (30, 20, 15, 10) versus population mesocosm experiment. The five basin populations represented a spatial and freshwater-land influence gradient from northeast (estuarine-to-hypersaline) to southwest (marine) Florida Bay. Spectral reflectances generally increased with decreased salinities with the greatest increases occurring in the more marine populations. The marine populations also exhibited the “brown” reflectance spectra mode while the more estuarine populations exhibited predominantly “blue” reflectance spectra. Two of the interior basin populations exhibited spectral shifts from “blue” to “brown” in response to low salinity treatments. Non-metric multidimensional scaling analyses indicated stronger salinity-based versus population-based clustering of the reflectance spectra. Thus, while coral R may be independent of taxonomic or geographic differences, reduced salinity does affect this parameter in S. radians from this marginal coral habitat.
Een goede buur. ‘Joint production’ als motor voor actief burgerschap in de buurt

De overheid doet in toenemende mate een beroep op de morele verantwoordelijkheid van burgers om een bijdrage te leveren aan maatschappelijke belangen. Overheidsvoorstellen en krantenkolommen ‘ritselen’ en ‘knisperen’ van actief burgerschap. Maar hoe kan de overheid actief burgerschap bevorderen? Dit proefschrift gaat op zoek naar een antwoord op deze vragen, in het bijzonder in de context van de buurt. De uitgangspunten met betrekking tot de ontwikkeling van actief burgerschap in de buurt worden uitgewerkt in een tweetal instrumenten: enerzijds een meetinstrument om de sociale cohesie in de buurt te meten en anderzijds een dialoogmethode met behulp waarvan de samenwerking tussen bewoners, professionals en de gemeente in het verbeteren van de leefbaarheid in buurten en wijken kan worden versterkt.
Performance Evaluation of an Experimental Grid Computer using MPI Applications

A discussion about parallel programs performance is presented. These programs were developed using the OpenMPI implementation of the Message Passing Interface (MPI) standard and were run on an experimental grid computer made of 7 desktop computers. These test applications measure execution times for applications implementing the Jacobi approximation for a linear system of equations. The output of the test application is the processing speed, measured in MFlops and obtained using more methods in order to test more aspects of inter-process communication. The final purpose is to see increasing performance in a Grid by increasing the number of computing nodes. Ill. 8, bibl. 10 (in English; summaries in English, Russian and Lithuanian).