Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Community development for ecological sustainability: working with interiority in the cultivation of social foresight

The research, teaching and practice carried out by the Strategic Foresight Program at Swinburne University has as a foundational aim the creation of social foresight. This is an approach to community development based on fostering an emergent, socially distributed capacity for systematic, long term thinking oriented towards the maintenance and enhancement of collective wellbeing. Social foresight has the potential to enhance and support efforts to build social movements for ecological sustainability. This potential derives from the observation that the significant ecological challenges faced by communities today are of human origin. Moreover, the origin of these challenges is located within the socially enacted epistemologies with which we engage with our world. Social foresight development involves generating insight into these origins and bringing to the fore ways of knowing and acting that are better attuned to ecological principles. For those of us who work with the Strategic Foresight Program, a central tenet of our work with groups to cultivate social foresight is the importance of engaging with participants as autonomous subjects, each with their own irreducible capacity for meaning-making. We describe this characteristic as interiority, an essential complement to the exterior aspects of community development, such as network building and information distribution. As with the exterior aspects of community development, tools and technologies are available that can be harnessed to strengthen and accelerate the development of individuals’ and groups’ interiority. Scharmer’s Theory U is an emerging social technology that we consider offers particular opportunities in this regard. In this paper we introduce social foresight in the context of community development and discuss the importance of interiority in its cultivation. We then introduce Theory U and look at how it can be applied to the cultivation of social foresight, and consider the implications of this for cultivating social foresight for ecological sustainability.
Consequences of Conflict between Work and Family among Iranian Female Teachers

The main goal of present research was to study the relationship between work/family conflict and satisfaction, including job satisfaction, family satisfaction, and life satisfaction.166 Iranian married female teachers participated in this study. Brayfield and Rothe (1951) job satisfaction scale was used to measure job satisfaction. Brayfield and Rothe (1951) family satisfaction scale was applied to measure family satisfaction. A scale developed by Diener et al (1985) was used to measure life satisfaction. Netemeyer et al (1996) work-family conflict was used to measure work-family conflict. A scale developed by Netemeyer et al (1996) was applied to measure family-work conflict. There was negative significant relationship between work-family conflict with job satisfaction, and family satisfaction. There was negative significant relationship between family-work conflict with job satisfaction, family satisfaction, and life satisfaction. Job satisfaction, family satisfaction, and life satisfaction are supposed to be influenced by work-family conflict and family-work conflict. Therefore, by decreasing the conflict between work and family it is possible to improve the job satisfaction, family satisfaction, and life satisfaction among female teachers.
Evaluation of Genomic Prediction Methods for Fusarium Head Blight Resistance in Wheat

Fusarium head blight (FHB) resistance is quantitative and difficult to evaluate. Genomic selection (GS) could accelerate FHB resistance breeding. We used U.S. cooperative FHB wheat nursery data to evaluate GS models for several FHB resistance traits including deoxynivalenol (DON) levels. For all traits we compared the models: ridge regression (RR), Bayesian LASSO (BL), reproducing kernel Hilbert spaces (RKHS) regression, random forest (RF) regression, and multiple linear regression (MLR) (fixed effects). For DON, we evaluated additional prediction methods including bivariate RR models, phenotypes for correlated traits, and RF regression models combining markers and correlated phenotypes as predictors. Additionally, for all traits, we compared different marker sets including genomewide markers, FHB quantitative trait loci (QTL) targeted markers, and both sets combined. Genomic selection accuracies were always higher than MLR accuracies, RF and RKHS regression were often the most accurate methods, and for DON, marker plus trait RF regression was more accurate than all other methods. For all traits except DON, using QTL targeted markers alone led to lower accuracies than using genomewide markers. This study indicates that cooperative FHB nursery data can be useful for GS, and prior information about correlated traits and QTL could be used to improve accuracies in some cases.
An Integrated Textual Case-Based System

Textual Case-Based Reasoning as a problem solving approach allows knowledge source to be integrated with a view to improving the effectiveness of the system during retrieval. The earlier proposed Textual Case-based System depends on statistical similarity alone and most of the time does not retrieve the solution to the problem even if it exists. In this paper, the WordNet is being integrated to the developed Textual Case-Based Mobile Phone Diagnosis Support system in order to take the synonyms similarity of the problem terms into account while diagnosing a given problem. Thus, the integration will makes the system not to depend on statistical similarity alone but rather take synonyms similarity of the problem term into consideration. The result of the experimental evaluation using some set of problems has demonstrated that retrieval by incorporating WordNet works better since it diagnosed 95% of the problems with relevant solutions than the retrieval without WordNet which diagnosed 75% of the problems with relevant solutions. Keywords : Textual Case-Based Reasoning, jColibri, WordNet
AN EPIDEMIOLOGIST APPROACH TO IMPROVED CAR INSURANCE PREMIUMS

The aim of this thesis is to provide a statistical method for assessing the relative insurance risk associated with the policyholders geographical location. Number of claims and claims cost are modeled separately, where the Poisson distribution is assumed for the former and the Gamma distribution is assumed for the latter. The models are based on a Bayesian approach, and inference is made using Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation (INLA). It is shown that an ordinary generalized linear model is sufficient for the Gamma distributed claims cost while the model for number of claims can be improved by combining the ordinary generalized linear model with a spatial component in a conditional auto regressive model. In this study car insurance data from If P&C Insurance was used together with spatial referenced data of high resolution, provided by Insightone.
The Role of Controlling for the Development of Planning, Information and Reporting Systems in SMEs

In this paper we analyze the application of Controlling in Croatian SMEs by investigating the development of Planning, Information and Reporting Systems. Controlling is an English term mostly used in the German–speaking countries (but also in Croatia) describing the field that would in international discourse be labeled as management accounting. Our research takes into consideration the specifics of Croatian companies, emphasizing the fact that the development of Controlling in Croatia is in the early stages compared to the German-speaking countries. The level of development of planning, information and reporting systems was investigated for the following reason: when Controlling is introduced into SMEs the emphasis should be on the preparation of information necessary for the management, and on the use of appropriate methods and instruments of Controlling. The design of planning, information, and reporting system enables that.
A System for Big Attributed Hierarchical Graph Visualization

Information visualization is a process of transformation of large and complex abstract forms of information into visual form, strengthening cognitive abilities of users and allowing them to take the most optimal decisions. A graph is an abstract structure that is widely used to model complex information for its visualization. In this paper, we consider a system aimed at supporting of visualization of big amounts of complex information on the base of attributed hierarchical graphs
Regional variation in the role of bottom-up and top-down processes in controlling sandeel abundance in the North Sea

The lesser sandeel Ammodytes marinus is a critically important mid-trophic species in the North Sea ecosystem. Seabirds suffered widespread breeding failures in the North Sea in 2004, due to shortages of sandeels, their principal food. Industrial sandeel fisheries also failed in 2003 to 2005. Explaining why sandeels were in short supply is thus critical to understanding and managing the North Sea ecosystem. Sandeel abundance may be controlled ‘bottom-up’ by food availability or ‘top-down’ by predation, including fisheries. The relative importance of these 2 mechanisms may vary over space and time, and failure to take account of such variation may lead to inappropriate management. We summarise the available evidence for top-down or bottom-up control of sandeel abundance in 2 well-studied North Sea regions differing in many biotic and abiotic characteristics. In Shetland, recent low abundance of sandeels coincided with record-high abundance of herring, which may have exerted a top-down predation pressure on sandeels. Off SE Scotland, where adult herrings are scarce, abundance of sandeel larvae was positively correlated with plankton abundance, indicating bottom-up control. Seabird breeding failures in this area in 2004 were linked to extremely low energy content of sandeels. Large-scale sandeel fisheries have not been operating in either area since 2000. Control of food web structure and function in the North Sea is thus likely to be complex, with pronounced regional variation. Improved cooperation between diverse research organisations will be needed to understand this complexity, and future ecosystem-based management of marine bioresources will need to take the results of such research into account.
Electroinductive waves in chains of complementary metamaterial elements

Electronductive waves supported by chains of resonators drilled on a metallic plate are presented. Propagation of energy comes as a consequence of the electric coupling between these resonators. Therefore, these waves are termed as electroinductive waves. They can be interpreted as the dual counterpart of the so-called magnetoinductive waves, which are due to the mutual inductances along chains of resonators. In order to show their existence, some electromagnetic simulations and experiments have been carried out, using as resonators the complementary particle of the split ring resonator. The reported result opens the way to a high variety of applications in one- and two-dimensional devices, such as transducers, delay lines, bends, power dividers, couplers, antennas, lenses, etc.
Economics of the Intracoastal Waterway in Broward County, Florida

Managing use of the intracoastal waterway (lCW) in Broward County is, in part, an economic problem. Without a hierarchy of ICW uses, policy makers cannot know what to do when conflicts arise. Two of the more visible ICW conflicts have pitted boaters against manatees, and port authorities intent on dredging against their federal permitting authorities. If natural resources like the ICW were available for everyone in any quantity, there would be no economic problem. We could all have what we want, without having to choose. Since we must choose, we should consider economic choices. Difficulties arise, however, since natural resource values are sometimes hard to measure and omitted from consideration. This paper considers who uses the ICW, why we have user conflicts, and how economics might contribute to resolving these conflicts.
A Compact Trust Computation and Management Approach for Defending against Derailed Attacks for Wireless Sensor Networks and Its Applications

One of the most effective measurements of intercommunication and collaboration in wireless sensor networks which leads to provide security is Trust Management. Most popular decision making systems used to collaborate with a stranger are tackled by two different existing trust management systems: one is a policy-based approach which verifies the decision built on logical properties and functionalities; the other approach is reputation-based approach which verifies the decision built on physical properties and functionalities of WSN. Proofless authorization, unavailability, vagueness and more complexity cause decreased detection rate and spoil the efficacy of the WSN in existing approaches. Some of the integrated approaches are utilized to improve the significance of the trust management strategies. In this paper, a Compact Trust Computation and Management (CTCM) approach is proposed to overcome the limitations of the existing approaches, also it provides a strong objective security with the calculability and the available security implications. Finally, the CTCM approach incorporates the optimum trust score for logical and physical investigation of the network resources. The simulation based experiment results show that the CTCM compact trust computation and management approach can provide an efficient defending mechanism against derailing attacks in WSN.
Malaria - The Formidable Enemy of Humanity

Malaria, a disease caused by protozoan parasite of the genus Plasmodium, is an ancient enemy of the human race. Despite enormous efforts to control, it is still a main cause of morbidity and mortality in many endemic countries of the world, particularly Africa, South of Sahara. Malaria seems to be unstoppable due to lack of an effective vaccine, acquisition of drug-resistance by malaria parasite, and insecticide resistance by Anopheles mosquitoes. In this scenario, along with search for novel preventive approaches, adequate health facilities, health literacy and awareness among people are required to control and eliminate this formidable disease from society.
SOURCES OF FUNDING FOR NEW WOMEN-OWNED FIRMS

This article uses data from the Kauffman Firm Survey to explore, by gender, the relationship of start up capital for new firm performance in terms of assets, revenues, income, employment, and survival. Our results reveal that, consistent with prior research, women-owned firms start with smaller amounts of capital than men-owned firms. Our findings also indicate that new firms with higher amounts of capital at start-up have higher levels of performance. Finally, our results reveal that, even controlling for the amount of capital at start-up, women-owned firms still underperformed firms owned by men. This finding suggests that other factors besides financial capital are at work in determining the performance outcomes of women-owned firms.
Vigour, pruning, cropping in the grapevine (Vitis vinifera L.). I. A literature review

Nous presentons une serie de trois articles qui ont l'ambition de fournir une synthese d'informations collectees ou obtenues de 1956 a 1974 a la Station de recherche de Viticulture INRA de Bordeaux. Ces travaux ont ete continues et amplifies depuis dans des voies nouvelles par Carbonneau [23,25 ]. Ils tendaient a etudier les relations entre les divers caracteres qui sont facilement determines sur une plante de vigne et qui sont importants pour le determinisme de la production d'une recolte. Ils ont montre que, pour avoir un sens, l'experimentation sur des facteurs susceptibles d'avoir un effet sur le rendement doit durer au moins trois ans. Ils ont fourni des moyens simples et pratiques pour eliminer les influences subjectives de la part de l'experimentateur en utilisant des echelles de taille definissant la charge en fonction du poids des bois enleves a la taille, Ils ont montre pour la premiere fois comment etudier en isolement un seul cycle de production de trois ans.
Phenological and Morpological Traits of Sesame as Affected by Irrigation, Tillage Systems and Phousphours Levels

Despite the importance of sesame ( Sesamum indicum L.) in the world, this crop has received only little research attention in Pakistan. Therefore, a field trail was conducted at New Developmental Farm of The University of Agriculture, Peshawar, Pakistan during summer 2012. The experiment was laid out in randomized complete block design with split plot arrangement having three replications. Irrigation interval (9 days, 18 days and 27 days) and tillage system (conventional tillage with cultivator, deep tillage with chisel plough and shallow tillage with MBP) were allotted to main plots, while phosphorus levels (0, 30, 60 and 90 kg ha -1 ) were allotted to sub plots. Irrigation interval significantly affected all the parameters. Water supply at 9 days interval had delayed days to first flowering (50), maximum plant height (180 cm), branches plant -1 (10), capsule length (2.71 cm), leaves plant -1 (23) and stover yield (5667 kg ha -1 ) as compared with other irrigation intervals but first capsule distance from ground is recorded greater in 27 days irrigation interval. Tillage system had significant effects on all the parameters, except days to first flowering, capsule length, first capsule distance from ground and leaves plant -1 . Conventional tillage produced maximum plant height (168 cm), branches plant -1 (9) and stover yield (5105 kg ha -1 ) as compared with deep and shallow tillage system. Phosphorus application had also significantly affected all parameters except days to first flowering. Plots treated with 60 kg P ha -1 produced maximum plant height (178 cm), branches plant -1 (9), capsule length (2.68 cm), leaves plant -1 (21) and stover yield (5538 kg ha -1 ) as compared with control plots but first capsule distance from ground is greater in control plot. Application of water at 9 days interval with conventional tillage method and treated with 60 kg P ha -1 had maximum plant height, leaves plant -1 and stover yield. Key w ords: Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.), tillage systems, irrigation intervals, phousphours levels, phenology, morphology
Cognitive Dissonance: A Critique

The theory of cognitive dissonance is subjected to scientific criteria for a theory and found wanting. Measurement of dissonance is questioned, predictability is wanting, its occurrence outside the lab is anecdotal and it cannot be refuted because anything is interpreted as reducing psychic tension. A three-dimensional model is proposed to explain the relevant activity.
Scale-free networks and scalable interdomain routing

The exponential growth of the Internet, due to its tremendous success, has brought to light some limitations of the current design at the routing and arquitectural level, such as scalability and convergence as well as the lack of support for traffic engineering, mobility, route differentiation and security. Some of these issues arise from the design of the current architecture, while others are caused by the interdomain routing scheme BGP. Since it would be quite difficult to add support for the aforementioned issues, both in the interdomain architecture and in the in the routing scheme, various researchers believe that a solution can only achieved via a new architecture and (possibly) a new routing scheme. A new routing strategy has emerged from the studies regarding large-scale networks, which is suitable for a special type of large-scale networks which characteristics are independent of network size: scale-free networks. Using the greedy routing strategy a node routes a message to a given destination using only the information regarding the destination and its neighbours, choosing the one which is closest to the destination. This routing strategy ensures the following remarkable properties: routing state in the order of the number of neighbours; no requirements on nodes to exchange messages in order to perform routing; chosen paths are the shortest ones. This dissertation aims at: studying the aforementioned problems, studying the Internet configuration as a scale-free network, and defining a preliminary path onto the definition of a greedy routing scheme for interdomain routing.
Copper Loss and Torque Ripple Minimization in Switched Reluctance Motors Considering Nonlinear and Magnetic Saturation Effects

The discrete torque generation mechanism and inherently nonlinear magnetic characterization of switched reluctance motors lead to unacceptable torque ripples and limit the application of these motors. In this study, a phase current profiling technique and torque sharing function are proposed in consideration of magnetic saturation effects and by minimizing power loss in the commutation area between the adjacent phases. Constant torque trajectories are considered in incoming and outgoing phase current planes based on nonlinear T-i-theta curves obtained from experimental measurements. Optimum points on constant torque trajectories are selected by improving drive efficiency and minimizing copper loss in each rotor position. A novel analytic invertible function is introduced to express phase torque based on rotor position and its corresponding phase current. The optimization problem is solved by the proposed torque function, and optimum torque sharing functions are derived. A modification method is also introduced to enhance the torque ripple-free region based on simple logic rules. Compared with conventional torque sharing functions, the resultant reference current from the proposed method has less peak and effective values and exhibits lower copper loss. Experimental and simulation results from a four-phase 4 KW 8/6 SRM validate the effectiveness of the proposed method.
Neotropical primary productivity affects biomass of the leaf-litter herpetofaunal assemblage

Abstract: Soil fertility and plant productivity are known to vary across the Amazon Basin partially as a function of geomorphology and age of soils. Using data on herpetofaunal abundance collected from 5 × 5 m and 6 × 6 m plots in mature tropical forests, we tested whether variation in community biomass of litter frogs and lizards across ten Neotropical sites could be explained by cation exchange capacity, primary productivity or stem turnover rate. About half of the variation in frog biomass (48%) could be attributed to stem turnover rate, while over two-thirds of the variation in lizard biomass (69%) was explained by primary productivity. Biomass variation in frogs resulted from variation in abundance and size, and abundance was related to cation exchange capacity (45% of variation explained), but size was not. Lizard biomass across sites varied mostly with individual lizard size, but not with abundance, and size was highly dependent on primary productivity (85% of variation explained). Soil fertility and plant productivity apparently affect secondary consumers like frogs and lizards through food webs, as biomass is transferred from plants to herbivorous arthropods to secondary consumers.