Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
On ( p , q )-Frames In Banach Spaces

The notion of (p, q)-frame is defined. A necessary and sufficient condition for the existence q-frames is obtained. Also, we discuss conditions for q-frames to be p-Riesz bases. Characterizations of (p, q)-frames have been given and dual properties of (p, q)-frames in Banach spaces have been proved. Further, we show that (p, q)-frames are compression of p-Riesz bases. Finally, we prove that the (p, q)-frame coefficients {fn(x)} have minimal p-norm among all sequences representing x in Banach spaces with a given condition. AMS subject classification: 42C15; 42C30; 42C05; 46B15.
Process Management in Public Transit Planning : A Case Study of the Light Rail Transit Introduction Project in Toyama , Japan

This paper analyzes a policy-making process and discusses the role of policy process management in the public transit project. There has been no well-organized public transit planning made by local government in Japan mainly because there is no national program for statutory local public transit planning in Japan. The Toyama LRT project is one of the exceptional cases where a local government has tackled with the local public transit planning. We unveil the planning process in this project with the intensive interviews with the local stakeholders. We focus on the framing recognized by the stakeholders. First, we classify the process into four phases. Next, we analyze the stakeholder behaviors, the main agenda, the framework recognized by the stakeholders, and the meetings in each phase. We then examine the policy process management of the Toyama City Government, and discuss the factors influencing the successful introduction of the LRT, from the viewpoint of policy management. In summary, there are three factors involved: technology/topography, financial resources, and policy process management. We show that well-organized policy process management contributes to smooth consensus-building; in this case, the process manager made the best use of the technological/topographical and financial factors and consequently guided the stakeholders to a consensus. Finally, we discuss the lessons learned from the Toyama LRT case. We point out the following key factors, each of which influences the policy-making process: appropriate vision-setting and strong leadership, meeting management, viewpoint shift under certain constraints, the involvement of experts, and the framing arrangement vis-à-vis individual negotiation. Hironori Kato, Hideaki Shiroyama and Takeshi Fukayama
Time-Dependent Spectra of Cosmic Rays Escaping from Type Ia and Core-Collapse Supernova Remnants

Supernova Remnants (SNRs) are thought to be the main sources of Galactic cosmic rays (CRs) up to the ”knee”. The soft CR spectrum observed at Earth, and also soft gamma-ray spectra observed from a number of SNRs interacting with molecular clouds (MCs), challenge current theories of non-linear particle acceleration that predict harder slopes. However, one should keep in mind that the CRs at Earth as well as the CRs producing gamma-rays by interaction with MCs surrounding SNRs are actually particles that escaped from the parent SNRs. During the SNR evolution the bulk of the CRs is confined within the SNR shell. The highest-energy particles leave the system continuously, while the rest of the adiabatically cooled particles are released when the SNR has sufficiently expanded and slowed down to the point that the magnetic field (MF) at the shock is no longer able to confine them. We study how the spectrum of escaped particles depends on the time-dependent acceleration history in young type-Ia and core-collapse SNRs by combining numerical simulations of SNR evolution with a solution of the CR transport equation in test-particle mode. Having explored the significance of particles accelerated at the reverse shock (RS) for the emission from the SNR, we calculate the time-dependent gamma-ray spectra from MCs illuminated by the escaping CRs.
Assessment of strong ground motion variability in Iceland

The large aleatory variability associated with ground-motion prediction equations (GMPEs), which are used in probabilistic seismic hazard analysis (PSHA), have a great influence on the assessed intensity measures (IMs) particularly at long return periods. Therefore, efforts to reduce (even by only a few percent) the aleatory variability (measured for instance by standard deviation σ) associated with GMPEs are meritorious. A reduction of σ associated with GMPEs could eventually lead to a significant decrease in seismic demand estimates. Aleatory variability in earthquake ground motions in Iceland are separated here into source (inter-event), site (inter-site) and residual (intra-event and intra-site) effects by using various techniques that have been proposed in the literature over the past couple of decades, e.g. maximum likelihood regression, analysis of variance and twoway-fit plots. Better insight into the source of σ could be used to improve current GMPEs employed in the South Iceland Seismic Zone (SISZ). The study is carried out by exploiting the strong-motion datasets available from moderate earthquakes (Mw 5.0-6.5) that have occurred in the SISZ in the past decade.
The Overall Effect of Online Audio Conferencing in Communication Courses : What do Students Really Think ?

The use of online ancillary tools in technology based pedagogy is growing. This paper examines student reactions to an online audio conferencing tool used as a part of both online and traditional communication courses. Students were e-mailed four broad, openended questions to gather the most authentic reactions to their experience with the conferencing tool. Most frequently, students cited convenience and increased interactivity as positive aspects of using the conferencing tool. “Technological problems” was the most frequently cited drawback to the tool.
Analysis and Fabrication of Micro-Device as Liquid Sensor

Microdevices are the transducers that convert energy from one form to another. In the case of microsensors, the device typically converts a measured mechanical signal into an electrical signal. There are certain phenomenons that can be applicable to sense the properties of liquids. In this work, the design and fabrication of poly dimethyl siloxane (PDMS) based micro-device and their analysis as liquid sensor is presented. A finite element analysis has been studied for selection of appropriate dimensions and material. A micro-cantilever beam is fixed inside the channel for determination of liquid that flow across the channel. The proposed device is fabricated by considering step by step optimization of geometry involving lithography process. The experimental results evaluated by fabricated device showed some interesting properties.
A MASS CONSERVATIVE APPROACH FOR A COUPLED FLOW SHALLOW WATER SYSTEM

A better comprehension of coupled flows had been targeted for (1 st ) precisely evaluate and manage the pollution or contaminant environmental damage impacts from human discharges in fresh water disposability, (2 nd ) to adequately deals with the season behavior of environmental flows, and/or the invertible changing in the direction of flows, and (3 rd ) satisfy the required continuity between the hydraulic head and the liquid total pressure at the interface of the coupled systems of flow. The main purpose of this paper is to derive an efficient and robust computational model that answer the above objectives, leading to accurate solutions in an acceptable finite time and in an economically way. In this work a mass conservative formulation is employed to guarantee the satisfaction of incompressibility condition associated with the fluid motion. The model is full transient, considering the interactions between water free motion and porous media flows, which are not yet well understood. A stabilized Petrov-Galerkin procedure, the CAU method, is presented to accurately approximate the full transient coupled problem, when high velocity free water flows occurs. Stabilization of the pressure spurious modes is also employed. In this sense, for the water free flow, a nonhydrostatic shallow water like approach is proposed. Coupling of the free flow with porous medium flow is done by an iterative solution process, based on a Conjugate Gradient method. With this procedure we can by-pass the LBB condition using low order finite elements. Some numerical experiments are performed, to highlight the main features of the proposed model.
Effect of Ability , Motivation and Personality of Satisfaction And Performance Lecturer In

The phenomenon of poor performance lecturer in Palopo is a reflection of the lack of ability, motivation and personality as well as the satisfaction of the lecturer. This allegation must be substantiated and find a way out, because of the ability, motivation, personality and satisfaction as well as high-performance lecturer who indicated that higher education institutions in Palopo have been managed well. This study aims to determine the level of ability, motivation, personality, satisfaction and performance lecturer in Palopo. Furthermore, to obtain empirical evidence about the influence of ability, motivation and personality on satisfaction and performance lecturer in Palopo. This research was conducted using survey methods explanation (explanatory survey method). Sekmen studied is a college lecturer in Palopo as many as 454 people, then through the technique of random sampling tratified been as many as 140 lecturers as the unit of analysis. The unit of observation in this study is a lecturer who has served at least five years. To test the hypothesis of the study used methods Partial Least Squares (PLS) PLS program Warp 4.0. Results of this study through descriptive statistics calculation test results indicate that the ability, motivation, personality, satisfaction and performance of lecturers enter in good category. The result of the hypothesis proposed by the researchers, the resulting ability not significant effect on satisfaction and performance lecturer, motivational significant effect on satisfaction remains no significant effect on the performance of the lecturers, personalities significant effect on satisfaction and performance of lecturers and satisfaction significantly influence the performance of lecturers. Of the seven hypothesis the researchers, there are four accepted (significant) and adan three were rejected (not significant). Effect of variable ability and motivation through mediating variables that satisfaction does not contribute to the improved performance of lecturers, but personality variables contribute both to improving the performance of lecturers through the variable satisfaction as mediating variables. These results indicate that the ability not contribute either to the improved performance of lecturers in Palopo. Therefore, it should be done in order to improve the performance of lecturers are further studies to pursue higher education, good teaching, doing research as part of education, often following scientific forums, research publications and frorum communication fellow lecturers and mastery of information technology.
Statistical List-mode Reconstruction in Quantitative Dynamic Imaging using the High Resolution Research Tomograph

We have implemented a hybrid ordinary-convergent subsetized (HOCS) list-mode EM reconstruction algorithm suitable for quantitative dynamic (4D) PET imaging. In particular, we have validated the applicability of the proposed list-mode technique to the reconstruction task for the high resolution research tomograph (HRRT). The HOCS list-mode approach is shown to be quantitatively accurate for reconstruction of dynamic frames in the list-mode acquired data. We have also shown that histogram-mode reconstruction using the delayedevents subtraction technique clearly exhibits an over-estimation bias if a sinogram non-negativity constraint is imposed.
Investigations of Mechanical Characteristics of Chicken Feather-Teak wood Dust Filled Epoxy Composites

The present research has been undertaken with an objective to explore the potential of wood dust and chicken feather as reinforcing material in epoxy composites and to investigate the mechanical behaviour of the composites. Composites of teak wood dust (450 μm size) in 10,15 and 20 percentages of weight mixed with epoxy along with 5 % of chopped chicken feather have been prepared by hand lay up technique. The metallic mould developed in house was used to cast ASTM standard specimens. All the three samples have been tested in UTM for tensile strength and it is observed that composite with 15 % teak wood dust is having highest strength of 8.93 MPa. From water absorption tests in 24 hours the weight gain is very little and negligible for all the composites. Hence these composites can perform very well in moist atmosphere.
On the higher dimensional Poincaré – Birkhoff theorem for Hamiltonian flows . 2 . The avoiding rays condition

We propose a higher dimensional generalization of the Poincaré – Birkhoff Theorem which applies to Poincaré time maps of Hamiltonian systems. The maps under consideration are neither required to be close to the identity nor to have a monotone twist. The annulus is replaced by the product of an N -dimensional torus and the interior of an embedded sphere in RN ; on the other hand, the classical boundary twist condition is replaced by an avoiding rays condition.
nnovations in Autologous Transplantation for ematologic Malignancy

Improvements in supportive care and the use of eripheral blood stem cells have increased the safety f autologous transplantation, making it an effective herapy for more patients with hematologic malignanies and some solid tumors. Although more patients, ncluding older patients, are successfully undergoing ransplantation, the major obstacle to long-term sucess remains relapse. In addition to relapse, there are ome unresolved questions concerning the optimal iming of transplantation (first remission versus reapse) and the type of regimen (radiation based or hemotherapy based). Although shortand long-term omplications are less common after autologous translantation compared with allogeneic transplantation, yelodysplasia remains a unique and troublesome late ffect, particularly for patients with lymphoma and odgkin lymphoma [1-3]. This session will focus on he current status of autologous stem cell transplanation for hematologic malignancy, with emphasis on trategies being explored to help reduce the chances of elapse, the major impediment to long-term survival or patients undergoing treatment.
Control for Water Industry Conference , CCWI 2015 A particle filter based leak detection technique for water distribution systems

Leak detection and localization plays an important role in the efficient management of Water Distribution Systems (WDS), as it will help in reducing water wastage. Automation of WDS (with water quantity and quality sensors) has helped the water authorities around the world to get near real time data of important system parameters. Various models developed on the basis of Extended Kalman Filter (EKF), Nonlinear Kalman Filter etc. have been widely used for leak detection in pipelines. These models are applied on flow, pressure and acoustic signals from the system. But the main disadvantage of most of these models is that, they require the non-linear pipeline model to be linearized. In this paper, we propose the use of a Particle Filter (PF) based technique for the detection of leaks in water pipelines, and the developed model is applied to a real world network in Mandya (Karnataka, India). © 2015 The Authors.Published by Elsevier Ltd. Peer-review under responsibility of the Scientific Committee of CCWI 2015.
Improvements in CdTe module reliability and long-term degradation through advances in construction and device innovation

Recent advances in cadmium telluride (CdTe) research and development have improved the long-term power-output degradation and extended reliability test performance of First Solar’s thin-film CdTe PV modules. This paper reviews the characterization results of the new First Solar cell structure with improved back-contact design that better manages the fundamental power-output degradation mechanism. First Solar’s proprietary ‘Black’ series module construction significantly enhances the long-term durability and extended test performance of the modules. The accelerated labtesting methods, field testing and associated analyses are discussed. These advances in the solar cell performance, coupled with upgraded module materials, further substantiate the long-term power-generating capability of First Solar’s CdTe PV modules in harsh operating conditions.
evelopment and evolution of MOEMS echnology in variable optical attenuators

Andrew Yeh ational Tsing-Hua University nstitute of Nanoengineering and Microsystems 01, Section 2, Kuang Fu Road sinchu, Taiwan, 30055 Abstract. Optical microelectromechanical systems MEMS technology or micro-optoelectromechanical systems MOEMS technology has proven to be an enabling technology for many components of optical networking applications. Due to their widespread applications, MEMS variable optical attenuators VOA have been one of the most attractive MEMS-based key devices in the optical communication market. Micromachined shutters and refractive mirrors assembled with 2D and 3D optics are the subjects of tremendous research activity. We conduct a comprehensive literature survey with respect to technologies such as fabrication processes, optical designs, actuators, and systems. Apparently, MEMS VOA technology is still evolving into a mature technology step by step. MEMS VOA technology is not only the cornerstone to support future optical communication technology, but also the best example for understanding the evolution of MOEMS technology and the commercialization of MOEMS devices. © 2008 Society of Photo-Optical Instrumentation Engineers. DOI: 10.1117/1.2949816
Technical Report : Anomaly Detection for a Critical Industrial System using Context , Logs and Metrics

Recent advances in contextual anomaly detection attempt to combine resource metrics and event logs to uncover unexpected system behaviors and malfunctions at runtime. These techniques are highly relevant for critical software systems, where monitoring is often mandated by international standards and guidelines. In this technical report, we analyze the effectiveness of a metrics-logs contextual anomaly detection technique in a middleware for Air Traffic Control systems. Our study addresses the challenges of applying such techniques to a new case study with a dense volume of logs, and finer monitoring sampling rate. We propose an automated abstraction approach to infer system activities from dense logs and use regression analysis to infer the anomaly detector. We observed that the detection accuracy is impacted by abrupt changes in resource metrics or when anomalies are asymptomatic in both resource metrics and event logs. Guided by our experimental results, we propose and evaluate several actionable improvements, which include a change detection algorithm and the use of time windows on contextual anomaly detection. This technical report accompanies the paper “Contextual Anomaly Detection for a Critical Industrial System based on Logs and Metrics” [1] and provides further details on the analysis method, case study and experimental results.
Exploring music collections through automatic similarity visualization

Digital music collections are normally organized in folders, sorted corresponding to artists or genres, forcing the user to navigate through the folder hierarchy to find songs. A completely different paradigm for exploring music collections is the comprehensive search for similar music. Automatic methods from information retrieval as well as similarity ratings from experts exist. Nevertheless, the user still gets similar songs to one query listed and has to rerun the query to find other songs. To allow for a comprehensive overview of the users music collection, we propose a fast and scalable visualization using the metaphor of a universe. Every song is presented as a star and the closeness of one star to another denotes their similarity. For an intuitive handling, the universe is composed of two dimensions and enables the user to zoom into dense star constellations.
Acronym Term Disambiguation Based on Semantic Similarity Calculated by Word Embedding

by Word Embedding Dong YU, Endong XUN (1. Inter. R&D Center for Chinese Education, Beijing Language and Cultural University, Beijing 10083, China; 2. College of Information Science, Beijing Language and Cultural University, Beijing 10083, China) Abstract: This paper introduces a knowledge based unsupervised method for acronym term disambiguation. Word embedding is used for acronym term semantic representation. In the first stage of disambiguation, significantly similar documents are clustered and used as training data. Each cluster corresponds to an interpretation of an acronym term, so it can be seen as a semantic tag. On the basis, word embedding is trained for several times and semantic relation between two words can be calculated by average of cosine similarity of their vectors. In the seconded stage, the paper proposes to use feature word expansion and linear weighted semantic similarity to improve system performance. By calculating semantic similarities between documents and interpretations, implicit semantics can be mined as new feature words; the weight of a feature words is linear weighted by their semantic similarities with specific interpretation. Experimental results on 25 acronym terms show that, feature word expansion improves system F score by 4% and semantic weight gains higher performance by 2%. The final system F score is 89.40%.
SEISMIC PERFORMANCE OF SLOPES IN PSEUDO-STATIC DESIGNS WITH DIFFERENT SAFETY FACTORS

Seismic coefficient values coupled with minimum pseudo-static safety factors are still used for analysis where selection of seismic coefficients relies on expertise and judgment. However, safety factor approach does not give any idea about the deformations and displacements that are expected to occur during earthquake loading. Displacements are mostly evaluated by equations based on yield acceleration of the slope and maximum acceleration of sliding mass. The method based on rigid block gives co-seismic permanent slope deformation when its factor of safety equals 1.0, hence, there is a need to link slope displacements, seismic coefficients and pseudo-static safety factors. This will enable the designers to predict slope displacements based on selected seismic coefficients. In the present paper, slope displacements obtained for different peak ground accelerations and safety factors are used to propose charts linking co-seismic slope displacements (D), seismic coefficients ( ) and pseudo-static safety factors (FS), which are important parameters in pseudo-static approach. This enables the values to be chosen based on allowable displacements instead of using judgment and expertise. Results show that values for any allowable displacement should be based on anticipated PGA and FS values. Subsequently, slope displacements are utilized in developing a novel displacement-based methodology to select the seismic coefficient which will be used to calculate the pseudo-static safety factor. Keywords– Slope stability, slope, displacement, performance, seismic coefficients