Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
HYBRID STRATEGY FOR SWITCHING REGULATE TRANSMISSION IN IMAGINARY CIRCUITS

Within the presented hybrid plan, a manuscript switching mechanism, known as virtual circuit switching, is suggested to intermingle with circuit switching and packet switching. Flits driving virtual circuit switching can traverse the router with simply one stage. Additionally, multiple virtual circuit-switched (VCS) connections are permitted to talk about a typical physical funnel. Furthermore, a way allocation formula is suggested within this paper to find out VCS connections and circuit-switched connections on the mesh-connected NoC, so that both communication latency and power are enhanced. Network-on-nick (NoC) has become an important component that determines the performance and power use of many-core systems. This paper proposes a hybrid plan for NoCs, which is aimed at acquiring low latency and occasional power consumption. Some synthetic and real traffic workloads are exploited to judge the potency of the suggested hybrid plan. Furthermore, in comparison with the NoC with virtual point-to-point connections (Very important personnel), the suggested hybrid plan can help to eliminate the latency using the power decreasing averagely. The experimental results reveal that our suggested hybrid plan can efficiently lessen the communication latency and power. For example, legitimate traffic workloads, typically latency reduction power saving could be acquired in comparison with the baseline NoC.
Demand for Dental Care in Household Mothers in Yazd, Iran

Introduction : Oral health is an important public health issue tha t influences general health and quality of life. Mo thers are key persons in families paying attention to who m not only guarantees their oral health, but also t he oral health of the family members. Therefore, this study aimed to dete rmine the dental service demand status and its rela ted factors among mothers in Yazd city. Materials & Methods: In this cross-sectional survey, total numbers of 3 00 mothers in urban areas of Yazd city were selected by cluster random sampling. Data was colle cted by a researcher designed questionnaire which v alidity was approved by a panel of experts and were completed by mother’s private interview.
Development of a ‘lure and kill’ technique for apple leafcurling midge, Dasineura mali

Apple leafcurling midge (ALCM) is an important quarantine pest of New Zealand apples. Current methods for ALCM control have difficulty meeting the strict phytosanitary standards of some export markets. ‘Lure and kill’ is a new strategy against this pest, in which males are attracted to an insecticide-treated substrate where they collect a lethal dose. Trials were conducted using a gel matrix “Specialized Pheromone & Lure Application Technology” (SPLATâ„¢) to dispense and release the ALCM sex pheromone and the insecticide permethrin. Lures using SPLATâ„¢ were placed within plastic cylinder traps that collected the dead midges so they could be counted to determine treatment efficacy. The size, shape and age of SPLATâ„¢ spots influenced midge catches. Higher catches occurred with spots having a larger quantity of pheromone, greater surface area of SPLATâ„¢, or with fresh material. The implications for the development of a lure and kill strategy for ALCM are discussed.
Insect gall occurrence in savanna and forest remnant sites of Hidrolândia, GO, Brazil Central.

In this study we perform an inventory of the insect galls in savanna and forest sites of Hidrolândia, Goias, Brazil. We found 150 insect gall morphotypes, distributed on 39 botanical families and 104 plant species. Among the insect galls, 81 gall morphotypes were recorded in the savanna site and 73 in the forest site. The plant taxa richest in insect galls were the family Fabaceae with 22 gall morphotypes, the genus Bauhinia (Fabaceae) with 15, and the species Siparuna guianensis (Siparunaceae) with seven gall morphotypes. We found gall-inducing insects belonging to orders Diptera, Coleoptera, Lepidoptera and Thysanoptera. The galling insects of family Cecidomyiidae (Diptera) were the most common inducing 48.1% of the gall morphotypes. This is the first systematic survey of insect galls realized in the city of Hidrolândia, being this the site with the higher insect gall diversity already cataloged to the Central region of Brazil.
FORMALIZATION OF DESIGN REQUIREMENTS

This paper proposes a process to formalize various design requirements. The input of this formalization process is design requirements described in natural language whereas the output is the formal representation of these design requirements. The basis of this research is the axiomatic theory of design modeling (Zeng, 2002). This theory defines an engineering system and some operations on the engineering system, based on axioms of objects. Using this axiomatic theory, a formulation scheme is established to represent design requirements with the engineering system and a linguistic structure is developed to capture the language elements describing design requirements. A step-by-step formalization process is proposed to identify the engineering systems implied in the description of design requirements. A rivet setting tool design example is used to illustrate the presented notions.
Growth Response to a GH-Autotransgenesis in Common Carp Cyprinus carpio

Autotransgenic manipulation with a growth hormone (GH)-construct is a potential approach to improving the growth rates of farmed fish. Here, we present the generation of GH-autotransgenic common carp Cyprinus carpio carrying a transgene comprised of the carp homologous GH gene and a -actin regulator. Autotransgenic carp showed similar viability to their non-transgenic siblings. Early growth characteristics of founder autotransgenic carp up to 50 days postfertilization were highly variable among individuals; i.e., some fish exhibited significant growth depression, while others showed dramatic acceleration of growth, achieving greater than sixfold increases in body weight relative to their non-transgenic counterparts. Stimulated growth performance became more notable with age and many transgenic individuals of the largest class reached 5 kg within 8 or 9 months, which is at least 10 times heavier than the average body weight of communally grown non-transgenics. Four of six founder transgenic males were successful in passing the transgene to their offspring with frequencies ranging from 19 to 36%. Growth stimulations were also persistent in all progeny groups examined.
Capacitive, inductive and helicon‐wave modes of operation of a helicon plasma source

Vector‐rf‐B‐field measurements in the near‐field of a helicon plasma source taken throughout the volume of the source are reported. Three distinct modes of operation of the helicon plasma source, capacitive, inductive, and helicon‐wave, are identified by the structure of the plasma‐wave‐fields. Results are reported for a double‐half‐turn antenna, which is believed to be the first reporting for such an antenna structure in application to helicon‐wave plasma sources. Comparison is made to a double‐saddle‐coil antenna which also demonstrates the distinct inductive and helicon‐wave modes.
Stability of the LMS adaptive filter by means of a state equation

This work studies the mean-square stability of stochastic gradient algorithms without resorting to slow adaptation approximations or to the widely used, yet rarely applicable, independence assumptions. This is achieved by reducing the study of the mean-square convergence of an adaptive filter to the study of the exponential stability of a linear time-invariant state equation. The size of the coefficient matrix of the state equation, however, turns out to grow exponentially fast with the length of the filter so that it becomes computationally infeasible to manipulate the matrix directly. It is instead shown that the coefficient matrix is sparse and has structure. By exploiting these two properties, and by applying a sequence of carefully chosen similarity transformations to the coefficient matrix, an upper bound on the step-size is found that guarantees stability.
Registratie voedselinfecties en -vergiftigingen in Nederland, 2014

In 2014 waren er minder uitbraken van voedselinfecties en -vergiftigingen dan in voorgaande jaren. Wel was het aantal zieken per gemelde uitbraak groter, waardoor het totaal aantal zieken hoger uitkwam dan in 2013 (een verschil van 13 procent). In 2014 zijn in totaal 207 uitbraken gemeld met 1655 zieken, ten opzichte van 290 gemelde uitbraken met 1460 zieken in het jaar ervoor. Daarnaast zijn in 2014 bij de NVWA nog 242 individuele gevallen van voedselinfectie of -vergiftiging gemeld. Dit blijkt uit een analyse van de registratiecijfers in 2014 van voedselinfecties en -vergiftigingen. Daaruit blijkt ook dat er relatief veel uitbraken door het norovirus waren en weinig Campylobacter-uitbraken ten opzichte van voorgaande jaren. Het aantal Salmonella-uitbraken was in 2014 hoger dan in 2013, maar lager dan de jaren ervoor. De cijfers zijn afkomstig van de NVWA en de GGD'en. Sinds vorig jaar worden de meldingen samengevoegd en als een geheel geanalyseerd door het Centrum Infectieziektebestrijding van het RIVM. Deze nieuwe, geintegreerde aanpak geeft een duidelijker beeld van de mate waarin uitbraken van voedselinfecties en -vergiftigingen in Nederland voorkomen en de trend daarin door de jaren heen. De genoemde getallen zijn evenwel een onderschatting van het werkelijke aantal voedselinfecties en -vergiftigingen. Dit komt, doordat niet iedere zieke naar de huisarts gaat of de NVWA informeert. Naar schatting zijn jaarlijks 680.000 mensen in Nederland ziek door het eten van besmet voedsel. De NVWA en GGD'en registreren en onderzoeken voedselinfecties en -vergiftigingen om meer zieken en uitbraken te voorkomen. Daartoe proberen ze vanuit hun eigen werkveld inzicht te krijgen in de besmette bronnen en de aard van de ziekteverwekkers. De NVWA onderzoekt het voedsel en de plaats waar het wordt bereid. De GGD richt zich op de personen die hebben blootgestaan aan besmet voedsel en probeert via hen de mogelijke bronnen te herleiden.
THE McGill PLANAR HYDROGEN ATMOSPHERE CODE (McPHAC)

The McGill Planar Hydrogen Atmosphere Code (McPHAC) v1.1 calculates the hydrostatic equilibrium structure and emergent spectrum of an unmagnetized hydrogen atmosphere in the plane-parallel approximation, at surface gravities appropriate for neutron stars. McPHAC incorporates several improvements over previous codes for which tabulated model spectra are available: (1) Thomson scattering is treated anisotropically, which is shown to result in a 0.2%–3% correction in the emergent spectral flux across the 0.1–5 keV passband; (2) the McPHAC source code is made available to the community, allowing it to be scrutinized and modified by other researchers wishing to study or extend its capabilities; and (3) the numerical uncertainty resulting from the discrete and iterative solution is studied as a function of photon energy, indicating that McPHAC is capable of producing spectra with numerical uncertainties <0.01%. The accuracy of the spectra may at present be limited to ∼1%, but McPHAC enables researchers to study the impact of uncertain inputs and additional physical effects, thereby supporting future efforts to reduce those inaccuracies. Comparison of McPHAC results with spectra from one of the previous model atmosphere codes (NSA) shows agreement to ≲1% near the peaks of the emergent spectra. However, in the Wien tail a significant deficit of flux in the spectra of the previous model is revealed, determined to be due to the previous work not considering large enough optical depths at the highest photon frequencies. The deficit is most significant for spectra with Teff < 105.6 K, though even there it may not be of much practical importance for most observations.
Developments in Business Simulation and Experiential Learning , Volume 28 , 2001 Decision-Making Exercises ( A ) , ( B ) , and ( C ) : Examining The Role of Conflict in Group Decision-Making

This article describes a simulation that explores the role of conflict in group decision-making processes. In the exercise, students experience different approaches to group decision-making, and then provide their assessment of each procedure. An Internet-based software application provides students with real-time feedback regarding their assessments, and enables students to compare and contrast each decision-making method during the class discussion. This discussion tends to focus on the level of cognitive and affective conflict that emerges in each method, and the impact that these process characteristics have on decisionmaking outcomes.
Antecedents of customer loyalty in medical tourism

With the rise in number of medical travelers exponentially, Indian medical tourism is witnessing a high rate of growth. As many countries are foraying into this promising industry, it is imperative for the medical tourist service providers in India to take cognition of their levels of service in order to meet the expectations of their global consumers. This paper explores the primary antecedents of medical tourists’ loyalty, considering both the functional and the hedonic components of the service. An instrument is also developed to obtain the perceptions of medical tourists as well as to measure the determinants of their loyalty. The major implications of this research are also discussed.
Handbook of Detection of Enzymes on Electrophoretic Gels

INTRODUCTION Enzyme Electrophoresis Zymogram Techniques Genetic Bases of Multiple Molecular Forms of Enzymes Developed on Zymograms Applications GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF ENZYME DETECTION ON ELECTROPHORETIC GELS Chromogenic Reactions Fluorogenic Reactions Autoradiography Bioautography Two-Dimensional Gel Spectroscopy Immunoblotting METHODS OF DETECTION OF SPECIFIC ENZYMES The Structure of Enzyme Sheets General Considerations, Comments, and Recommendations Enzyme Sheets APPENDICES.
Glauber-model analysis of 5 TeV $\bf p$-Pb centrality compared to a two-component (soft + hard) model of hadron production in high-energy nuclear collisions

A recent study of 5 TeV $p$-Pb centrality combined a Glauber model of $p$-Pb collision geometry with an assumption of linear scaling between $n_{ch}$ (charge) integrated within some $\eta$ acceptance and the number of nucleon participants $N_{part}$. The study concluded that $N_{part}$ increases to nearly 16 in central collisions, and the high-$p_t$ region of $p$-Pb $p_t$ spectra rescaled by the Glauber-estimated number of $p$-N binary collisions remains consistent with a $p$-$p$ spectrum for the same energy, independent of $p$-Pb centrality. However, the relation between $N_{part}$ and $n_{ch}$ derived from a two-component (soft + hard) model (TCM) study of ensemble-mean $\bar p_t$ data for the same system is quite different. This article reports a detailed analysis of the Glauber study and the question of centrality in $p$-A collisions. The Glauber centrality model is compared with the $\bar p_t$ TCM to understand the sources of major differences. The assumption of linear proportionality between $n_{ch}$ and $N_{part}$ is found to be inconsistent with $\bar p_t$ data. Properties of the convolution integral relating a differential cross section and hadron production model to an event distribution on $n_{ch}$ are examined. An alternative differential-cross-section distribution is inferred from charge-multiplicity data, and the upper limit on $N_{part}$ is estimated to be near 8. The TCM centrality model is then applied to $p_t$ spectrum ratios to predict results for $p$-Pb spectra. The spectrum TCM is tested with identified-pion spectra from 5 TeV $p$-Pb collisions and the result is consistent with previous $p$-$p$ TCM results. A TCM prediction that the spectrum ratio at high $p_t$ should increase to 14 for central $p$-Pb collisions due to quadratic dependence of dijet production on $n_{ch}$ is consistent with $\bar p_t$ data from the same system.
Dynamic mapping strategies for interactive art installations: an embodied combined HCI HRI HHI approach

This paper proposes a theoretical framework for dealing with the paradigm of interactivity in new media art, and how the broad use of the term in different research fields can lead to some misunderstandings. The paper addresses a conceptual view on how we can implement interaction in new media art from an embodied approach that unites views from HCI, HRI and HHI. The focus is on an intuitive mapping of a multitude of sensor data and to extend upon this using the paradigm of (1) finite state machines (FSM) to address dynamic mapping strategies, (2) mediality to address aisthesis and (3) embodiment to address valid mapping strategies originated from natural body movements. The theory put forward is illustrated by a case study.
A Tale of Two Cities: Employer and Trade Union Responses to Local Government Retrenchment in Britain Un Conte de Deux Villes: Les réponses d’employeurs et de syndicats a une réduction des dépenses des gouvernements locaux

This paper examines the strategies and dilemmas faced by local employers and trade unions in Britain in responding to austerity measures. Drawing on two local authority case studies this paper extends strategic choice analysis highlighting the use of pro-austerity and anti-austerity frames by local actors to advance their strategies. We challenge the dominant interpretation of austerity as signalling the triumph of neo-liberalism in which there is no scope for the exercise of strategic choice with the assumption Conservative and Labour councils pursue similar policies of outsourcing and wage cuts. Our findings consider austerity as practice as well as ideology and indicate variable responses at local level by employers and trade unions. These differentiated outcomes underline the divergent policy responses to the economic crisis between and within countries.
VeSV- Value at the end of the Sanitation Value Chain: Final Report

Bangladesh is no stranger to composting projects using both green waste and faecal sludge (FS). There have been many initiatives over the years with varying degrees of success. Similarly there have been hundreds, if not thousands of projects to improve access to latrines, latrine use and latrine management. Again there has been a great deal of success, especially in increasing the number of latrines being built. However, a key gap regarding the safe collection and processing of the waste from the pit still remains. In cases where projects have attempted addressing this, the solution has rarely been viable on a large scale. That is where this project—VeSV—is different. The aim of this project is to provide scientific evidence to support the commercial viability of collecting and composting faecal sludge for use in agriculture and horticulture. The gap between a good idea and commercial success is bridged on this project by producing primary scientific data based on qualitative and quantitative research methods and by engaging a number of stakeholders across sectors. A rigorous research was conducted to characterize raw faecal sludge material from single pit latrines in rural Bangladesh, as the starting point to develop value across the sanitation chain from processing FS material, through adding value by recovering nutrient and finally by assessing the potential commercialization of the final product in the fertilizer market. Crucially academics, NGOs, business groups and existing fertilizer, composting and latrine management companies were involved as part of our Reference Group, which helped to develop practical engineering solutions in harmony with the right and relevant context in rural Bangladesh. Our research outcomes include the development of safe methodologies for pit emptying; the assessment of people's intentions to change current operation and maintenance practices of pit latrines at household level and their willingness to participate in commercially viable and sustainable methods for FS management; the assessment of optimised engineering process for FS stabilisation and the production of a safe, high quality fertilizer that is desirable to farmers; and the identification of potential hurdles that may obstruct the widespread adoption of business models for FS fertiliser.
A block orthogonal matching pursuit algorithm based on sensing dictionary

A block version of the orthogonal matching pursuit (OMP) algorithm, termed BOMP, can yield better reconstruction performance for block-sparse signals than conventional algorithms. However, the redundant dictionaries for block sparse signals are block coherent in the particle applications. In this paper, we consider a modified version of BOMP by introducing the concept of sensing dictionary. Exploiting the alternating projection (AP), we propose a method to design sensing dictionary for this modified BOMP. Simulation results show that the modified BOMP with sensing dictionary provides significant improvement for the recovery performance in the case of block coherent dictionary.
Investigations on Cs-free alternatives for negative ion formation in a low pressure hydrogen discharge at ion source relevant parameters

Caesium (Cs) is applied in high power negative hydrogen ion sources to reduce a converter surface’s work function and thus enabling an efficient negative ion surface formation. Inherent drawbacks with the usage of this reactive alkali metal motivate the search for Cs-free alternative materials for neutral beam injection systems in fusion research. In view of a future DEMOnstration power plant, a suitable material should provide a high negative ion formation efficiency and comply with the RAMI issues of the system: reliability, availability, maintainability, inspectability. Promising candidates, like low work function materials (molybdenum doped with lanthanum (MoLa) and LaB6), as well as different non-doped and boron-doped diamond samples were investigated in this context at identical and ion source relevant parameters at the laboratory experiment HOMER. Negative ion densities were measured above the samples by means of laser photodetachment and compared with two reference cases: pure negative ion volume formation with negative ion densities of about 1 × 10 15 m − 3 and the effect of H− surface production using an in situ caesiated stainless steel sample which yields 2.5 times higher densities. Compared to pure volume production, none of the diamond samples did exhibit a measurable increase in H− densities, while showing clear indications of plasma-induced erosion. In contrast, both MoLa and LaB6 produced systematically higher densities (MoLa: ×1.60; LaB6: ×1.43). The difference to caesiation can be attributed to the higher work functions of MoLa and LaB6 which are expected to be about 3 eV for both compared to 2.1 eV of a caesiated surface.
Optimal Coordination in Hierarchies

This paper studies the optimal allocation of coordination responsibilities in organizations where duplication of eort is a serious concern. The planner's objective is to minimize a weighted average of the wage bill and the cost of delay. The paper provides conditions under which, in balanced hierarchies, communication eort is increasing and the span of control is decreasing as one travels up the hierarchy, with equalities holding if wages are negligible relative to the weight attached to the cost of delay. The analysis suggests that concerns for fast decision-making may be key in explaining the recent trend towards empowerment in …rms. Several variants of the basic model are studied, including one focusing on communicative skills and another in which, as urgency increases, the optimal span of control increases and the hierarchy ‡attens. Evidence supporting these results is discussed.