Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Implementation of SPS and DPS control techniques on DAB converter with comparative analysis

Abstract DC-DC Converters are the most basic and indispensable converters which find its application in the renewable-based generation systems as interfacing converters. The DC microgrid based on distributed generations including solar and wind energy sources requires bidirectional property as well as energy storage capability to be able to use as a backup or in normal operation of the microgrid. The dual active bridge is one such promising converter which employs the bidirectional capability along with storage and isolation. This converter is discussed here incorporating the dual and single phase shift techniques to regulate power flow in both directions. Closed loop control and simulation results are presented for both cases. On comparing the two control techniques, it is found that the DPS control leads to a reduction in the switching stress as well as the peak to peak inductor current. Thus, with the increase in the degree of freedom of control, the performance of the DAB converter is enhanced using DPS control.
EVALUATION OF SHADE MATCHING PRACTICES AMONG NIGERIAN DENTISTS Avaliação dos procedimentos de determinação de cor de restaurações entre dentistas niegerianos

OBJECTIVES: To assess tooth shade matching practices among Nigerian Dentists. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The data was collected by paper questionnaire mailed at random to dentists in some Nigerian Teaching Hospitals and General Hospitals. The questionnaires comprised of two aspects that inquired about their biographical data and basic methods of shade selection. About 95% of the questionnaires were retrieved and analyzed. RESULTS: 160 (83, males; 77 females) dentists participated in the study. 71% performed tooth shade matching often, with restorative dentists (100%) mostly involved than other specialists. 67% agreed that shade matching should be done in consultation with others. However, only 40.6% actually consults others during shade selection. Also, 85% of the dentists responded correctly that shade matching should be done under natural lights. However in their clinical practice, majority (97%) selected their teeth under dental lights. CONCLUSION: The study revealed that majority of the dentists practicing in the Nigerian Teaching and State Dental Hospitals are involved in shade matching practices. Majority of the dentists performed tooth matching procedure without concurrence from others and under dental light source. However few dentists reported complaints from their patients. Emphasizing color science in dental curriculum and teaching new shade matching systems could be essential for improved restorative outcomes.
Recent developments in emerging two-dimensional materials and their applications

The technological evolution has been progressing for centuries and will possibly increase at a higher rate in the 21st century. Currently, in this age of nanotechnology, the discovery of more economical and sustainable novel materials has considerably increased. The abundance of two-dimensional (2D) materials has endowed them with a broad material platform in technical studies and in the expansion of nano- and atomic-level applications. The innovation of graphene has motivated considerable attention to the study of other novel 2D materials, known as modern day “alchemy”, by which scientists are trying to convert most possible periodic table elements into 2D material structures and forms. 2D material devices with high quality and good optical encoder performance have a multitude of industrial applications. However, their stability and large size restrict their applications, but these problems can be overcome by functionalization and substrate-based formation of 2D materials. Therefore, via this review, first, basic attributes of 2D materials are described, and the mechanisms to further enhance their properties are also summarized. Second, the applications of 2D materials are discussed, along with their advantages and disadvantages. Finally, some effective device-fabrication approaches, such as heterostructure approaches, are applied to further enhance the properties of 2D materials; their novel device applications and opportunities are also presented. This updated review may provide new avenues for 2D material synthesis and development of more efficient devices compared to conventional devices in different fields.
The Development of Morphology Acquisition Among the Children of 1.5 – 3.5 Years Old

— The aim of this study is deals with the development of morphology acquisition among the children of 1.5 until 3.5 years old a. The objectives of the research were to find out morphemes are acquired by the children 1.5 until 3.5 years old. This research conducted by the qualitative research and the research design of this research is cross-sectional design. The data were obtained by the observation by recorded the utterances made by children in natural context. The data collected were analyzed by interactive models by Miles and Huberman and Saldana model. The subject of the research were 8 children of 1.5 until 3.5 years old and the research take 2 children from each age. The result of the research is the free morpheme has been produced in age 1.5 years old. Meanwhile there are different ability in acquiring bound morpheme. Firstly, child in age 1.5-2.0 has different ability in acquiring bound morphemes, secondly, child in age 2.1-2.5 has been able to produced suffixes and partikel, but there is different ability in acquiring prefix. Thirdly, child in age 2.6-3.0 has different ability in acquiring prefix and suffixes. And Fourthly, child in age 3.1-3.5 has been able to produced bound morphemes.
Controversy about COOPERATE ABPM Trial Data

mm Hg, 63% between 120 and 150 mm Hg, and the remaining 19% more than 150 mm Hg. A similar incidence was observed among treatment groups. Interestingly, the high variability of the systolic BP values was more characteristic among patients who were able to effectively restrict their salt intake. As compared with the systolic values, the nighttime values were constant throughout the measurements, partly because the drugs were taken at night or bedtime. Naoyuki Nakao, MD, PhD Division of Nephrology Rokko Island Hospital Koh-Yoh Cho Naka 2-11 Higashinada, Kobe, Japan
Speculative Futures Inside Corporate Realities

The auto insurance industry is being disrupted by insurtechs that are leveraging data and technology to solve pain points in parts of the customer journey, while emerging technology in adjacent industries threatens insurance as it currently exists. As a result, insurance companies are imagining futures beyond traditional insurance and new ways that they might meet the needs of future customers. In order to explore what a reframing of insurance as “protection” could mean to customers, we utilized ethnographic methods and speculative design practices to reimagine how the transition from non-driver to young driver and from dependent child to independent adult could be more fully supported by an insurance company. In this case study, we review both the methodological processes and summarize learnings and opportunities critical to applying ethnofutures and speculative design practices within a large corporate setting, including: proposing a new approach to a diverse group of stakeholders; negotiating near- and long-term priorities; articulating the linkages between current and future states; and developing rich stimuli to create an immersive future in the context of time and resource constraints.
The role of internal auditors to implement IFRS9: Case of Lebanese banks

The implementation of IFRS9 as with any structural change to accounting policies requires a strategic development and implementation, and a concerted effort from many departments. This paper investigated the role of internal auditors at Lebanese banks in the implementation of accounting standards. The local banking system is surveyed in a targeted manner to test for significant shortcomings in the ideal strategic implementation of IFRS 9 by internal auditors. This is done by constructing a tailored survey based on the defined role of the internal auditor by regulatory agencies, external auditors, and by international standards with special attention to IFRS 9. The findings suggested that internal auditors in Lebanon did perceive themselves as having the required knowledge for the implementation and on the other hand would have benefited from an implementation plan with an emphasis on strategic synergies between key departments. In a final note, the study found that the implementation of IFRS 9 could find a value added strategic role of the internal auditor if the process of feedback and control started at the front office. Key words: Internal audit, audit function, IFRS 9, implementation, Lebanon.
Fuzzy Sliding Mode Control Scheme for Vehicle Active Suspension System Optimized by ABC Algorithm

—This paper suggests a proposed control scheme of fuzzy sliding mode and PID controller tuned with Artiﬁcial bee colony (ABC) algorithm to control vehicle suspension system. Suspension systems are utilized to provide vehicles safety and improve comfortable driving. The effects of the road roughness transmitted by the tires to the vehicle body can be reduced by using suspension systems. Fuzzy system is used for estimating the unknown parameters and uncertainty in the suspension system components (spring, damper and actuator). This study combines sliding mode with fuzzy strategy to design a robust control method. The ABC technique is used to optimize the controller parameters. The suggested control scheme endeavors to limit the vibration of the vehicle body by creating a suitable force for the suspension systems when passing on disturbance. Passive and active suspension systems are compared to test efficiency and ability of the proposed control scheme to enhance the safety and comfortable driving for different road profiles.
Extra-Familial Care: Perspectives from India

This paper aims to give an overview of out-of-home care in India. It looks at the history and culture of extra-familial care in the country, the urgent need for organised out-of-home care, and tries to understand the role of the state, including legislation and policies. The belief that individual families should solve their children's problems is deeply ingrained. There are different support systems that cater to the children's needs and right to healthy living in home and with family. While the government and community choose and decide for the children of the country, the government drags its feet in drafting policies which recognise that large number of children are growing up without families. More research is needed to look at the need and quality parameters for out-of-home care. Action from both government and non-government organisations (NGOs) will require a large number of institutions that, in turn, will require sufficient budgets and trained staff to ensure an environment of protection, support and appropriate development for an estimated 20 million children in need of good quality out-of-home care in India.
Impacts of Seagrass Dynamics on the Coupled Long‐Term Evolution of Barrier‐Marsh‐Bay Systems

Seagrass provides a wide range of economically and ecologically valuable ecosystem services, with shoreline erosion control often listed as a key service, but can also alter the sediment dynamics and waves within back‐barrier bays. Here we incorporate seagrass dynamics into an existing barrier‐marsh exploratory model, GEOMBEST++, to examine the coupled interactions of the back‐barrier bay with both adjacent (marsh) and nonadjacent (barrier island) subsystems. While seagrass reduces marsh edge erosion rates and increases progradation rates in many of our 288 model simulations, seagrass surprisingly increases marsh edge erosion rates when sediment export from the back‐barrier basin is negligible because the ability of seagrass to reduce the volume of marsh sediment eroded matters little for back‐barrier basins in which all sediment is conserved. Our model simulations also suggest that adding seagrass to the bay subsystem leads to increased deposition in the bay, reduced sediment available to the marsh, and enhanced marsh edge erosion until the bay reaches a new, shallower equilibrium depth. In contrast, removing seagrass liberates previously sequestered sediment that is then delivered to the marsh, leading to enhanced marsh progradation. Lastly, we find that seagrass reduces barrier island migration rates in the absence of back‐barrier marsh by filling accommodation space in the bay. These model observations suggest that seagrass meadows operate as dynamic sources and sinks of sediment that can influence the evolution of coupled marsh and barrier island landforms in unanticipated ways.
Histopathological and Histochemical effects of Fresh Garlic Homogenate on reno-hepatic alterations in rats treated with Gentamicin, Cefotaxime and Metronidazole

Gentamicin is an aminoglycoside bactericidal antibiotic used in therapy mainly against Gram negative bacteria. Cefotaxime is a semisynthetic broad spectrum bactericidal cephalosporin antibiotic and used against Gram positive and Gram negative bacteria. Metronidazole is an antimicrobial drug used in treatment of protozoal and anaerobic bacterial infection which may be administered with Gentamicin and/or Cefotaxime in the treatment of mixed infections caused by anaerobic and aerobic organisms. Combination therapy has complementary mechanisms of action. The Present investigation aimed at evaluating the effect of fresh garlic homogenate (FGH) on histopathological and histochemical alterations of gentamicin, cefotaxime, metronidazole and their combinations-induced toxicity. For this purpose, eighty eight male albino rats were divided into eleven groups. (First): Served as control, (Second): Received FGH (500mg/kg.b.wt., p.o.), (Third): Received gentamicin (80 mg/ kg.b.wt., i.m), (Fourth): Received cefotaxime (540 mg/kg.b.wt., i.m), (Fifth): Received metronidazole (135 mg/ kg.b.wt., p.o.), (Sixth): Received gentamicin with cefotaxime, (Seventh): Received gentamicin with cefotaxime and metronidazole, (Eighth): received FGH one hour prior gentamicin , (Ninth): Received FGH one hour prior cefotaxime, (Tenth): Received FGH one hour prior gentamicin and cefotaxime, (Eleventh): Received FGH one hour before gentamicin, cefotaxime and metronidazole for 14 successive days. Animals were sacrificed; kidney and liver were removed for homogenate measurements, histopathological & histochemical examination. Results indicated a significant (p < 0.05) decrease of TNF-α and elevation in GPx of liver and kidney homogenate. Our data indicated that FGH could protect the liver and kidney against the histopathological and histochemical alterations by blocking oxidative damages in addition to restorement of the antioxidant enzymatic profile.
Food for Survival or Food for Healthful Living - An Overview of the Functionality of Food among the People of Nigeria

Every day and everywhere, people undergo a thought process leading to a choice of food and quantity of the food they consume. It is expected that the food consumed will meet certain needs, of which the need for survival is primary. However, the need for survival, though fundamental, is not the only purpose food is expected to serve. For many Nigerians, the choices of food is influenced by a myriad of factors including but not limited to, hunger (need for survival), leisure, affluence and poverty, health, preferred taste and addiction, adventure (imbibing a new culture), religion, or nature of work. Ultimately the importance of food to health cannot be overemphasised, but poverty, time constraints as well as lack of information or its utilisation are some barriers militating against people making food choices purposively for healthful living. This review recommends changes in individuals as well as the government that will bring about positive changes in attitude and food choices towards a healthy, vibrant and productive people and nation.
Effect of Bio-Fertilizer and Foliar Spray of Selenium of Growth, Yield and Quality of Potato Plants

Two field experiments were conducted during two seasons of 2017 and 2018 to evaluate the effect of both bio-fertilizer (inoculated or uninoculated) and selenium (Se) spray at 0.5, and 10 ppm on vegetative growth, pigments, yield and quality of potato plants. The results indicated that, vegetative growth characters (number of leaves, plant height, plant fresh weight, plant dry weight, leaf area and leaf pigments (chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b and chlorophyll a and b were significantly increased with Bio-fertilizers (Halex-2, and High rate of Se (10 ppm), in both seasons. Plant yield of tuber, number of tubers/plant, average tuber weight and tuber yield/Fed and (tuber content of starch and protein), generally, seemed to be increased with the Bio-fertilizer (Halex-2) and high rate of Se, in both growing seasons. The interaction between Bio-fertilizer (Halex-2) and Se reflected positive effects on the all studied quantitative and qualitative characters of potato plants.
Route Planning and Charging Navigation Strategy for Electric Vehicles Based on Real-time Traffic Information and Grid Information

Abstract. Aiming at the characteristics of Electric Vehicles (EVs) combined with transportation and mobile load, and their charging and driving behaviors will interact with the traffic system and power grid system. On the basis of this, a route planning and charging navigation strategy for EVs based on real-time traffic information and grid information was presented in this paper. First, a dynamic traffic network model was established according to the time-varying feature of traffic information. And also, the road resistance model with road segment impedance and intersection node impedance was proposed depending on the attribute of urban roads. Furthermore, based on the establishment of traffic network model, distribution network model and single EV model, a multi-objective optimization function integrated with the road travel time, the charging station load and the quantity of vehicles entering into the station was determined, which was solved to recommend the optimal driving and charging paths by dynamic Dijkstra dynamic search algorithm. At last, the actual road network of a certain zone in Nanjing was selected as an example to analyze the spatial-temporal distribution of EV charging load, and evaluated the impact of its charging and driving on traffic network and distribution network. Simulation results demonstrate its effectiveness and feasibility.
Recurrent large uterine fundal dehiscence during cesarean section after hysteroscopic uterine septum resection with uterine perforation

Abstract Septum resection using hysterescopy is safe, rapid and efective, but some late complication of it may be seen as uterine rupture or dehiscence of uterine wall during pregnancy due to myometrial damage. We present a case of recurrent large uterine fundal dehiscence conscecutive to cesarean section in a patient who had previously undergone a uterine septum resection. The patient was a 35-year-old who presented at 39 weeks of gestation (Gravida 2, Parity 1) and was admitted for an elective cesarean section. Her reproductive history included a septum resection which resulted in uterine perforation, and one previous cesarean section in which a large fundal defect was found and repaired. Then the examination had shown an aproximately 5 cm large uterine fundus defect including all three layers of uterus which had been repaired. Perforation or excessively deep incision of uterine fundus during hysteroscopic metroplasty may cause chronic weakness of the uterine wall especially at fundal localization. Our case was an incidental uterine wall dehiscence during cesarean section. Patients with an uterine septum resection history should be followed up carefully for uterine rupture during pregnancy.
Treinamento intervalado de alta intensidade em mulheres com sobrepeso e obesidade

A oxidacao lipidica e um dos muitos beneficios fisiologicos encontrados em diferentes populacoes, quando estas utilizam o treino intervalado de alta intensidade e curta duracao. O objetivo da presente pesquisa, foi analisar o comportamento da massa corporal total e circunferencia abdominal de mulheres com sobrepeso e obesidade, que realizaram um treinamento intervalado de alta intensidade durante oito semanas de treino. Para tanto foram avaliadas oito mulheres com idade media de 23 ± 2,61 anos que praticaram o protocolo experimental da presente pesquisa. As medias para o peso corporal pre e pos-treinamento foram de 79 kg e 77,4 kg, nesta ordem, e evidenciaram que as participantes do estudo perderam 2% da massa corporal total. Em se tratando da circunferencia abdominal pre e pos treino, os valores medios foram de 96 cm e 90 cm respectivamente, mostrando uma diminuicao de 6,7%. Desta maneira conclui-se que o programa de treino realizado no presente experimento foi efetivo para perda de peso em mulheres com sobrepeso e obesidade. ABSTRACT Interval training high intensity in overweight and obesity The lipid oxidation is one of the many physiologic benefit found in different population, when these use the interval training of high intensity and short time. The purpose of this research was to analyze the behavior of total body mass and the abdominal circumference of overweight and obese women, who performed an interval training of high intensity during 8 weeks. Therefore were measured 8 women with age’s 23 ± 2.61 years old which practiced the experimental protocol of this research. The measure for the body weight before and post training was 79 kg and 77.4 kg, following this order, and it showed that the participants of this study lost 2% of its total body mass. In case of the abdominal circumference before and post training, the average values were 96 cm and 90 cm respectively, showing a reduction of 6,7%. In this way it is concluded that the training program accomplished with this experiment was effective for the weight lost in women with overweight and obesity.
Detecting Critical Driving Events using Messy Smartphone Sensor Data

Road accidents and injuries are the 9 th leading cause of death in the world. [1] Road safety is an important area where technology can profoundly help. Using smartphones while driving has become a daily norm from the past few years. Smartphone applications provide us with abundant information on the road to help us reach from point A to point B, in the shortest time, avoiding traffic and speed cameras. What if the smartphones could help us detect rash driving maneuvers on roads and make our driving experience safer altogether? Smartphones are equipped with sensors that can be used to derive insights about the driver behind the wheel. This thesis focuses on detecting critical driving events that happen on the road using sensors available in our smartphones using machine learning algorithms. The critical driving event this thesis looks at in depth are sharp corners and harsh brakes leveraging the gyroscope and accelerometer smartphone sensor data technology. This research describes methods to handle noisy sensor data and extract insights from it to best serve our purpose. Due to time constraints of the thesis, the algorithm proposed in this research could not be tested real time on a smartphone, however, this research opens an effective platform in the field of intelligent transportation system as well as telematics. This research has been done in collaboration with TomTom B.V. in Amsterdam, with test driver participants from two countries, namely, Netherlands and India. The outcome of this thesis is a machine learning model that can detect a harsh brake and sharp corner from a normal driving event using smartphone sensor data.