Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Deep Image of the City: A generative approach to urban-design visualization

Visual representation in architecture, urban-design and planning is critical for both the design and decision-making processes. Despite major advancements in the field of computer graphics, crafting visual representations is still a complex and costly task, usually carried out by highly-trained professionals. This is particularly true during preliminary design stages such as zoning exercises or schematic design in which key decisions are made yet partial information about final design details is available. This work attempts to substitute common practices of urban-design visualization with a machine-learnt, generative approach. By implementing a Deep Convolutional Generative Adversarial Networks (DCGAN) and a Tangible User Interface (TUI), this work aims to allow for realtime urban prototyping and visualizations. The DCGAN model was trained on Cityscapes, a semantic street-view dataset. A version of CityScope (CS), a rapid urban-prototyping platform is used as tangible design interface. Following each design iteration on CS, the DCGAN model generates a rendering associated with the selected street-view in the design space. A light-weight, web-based and platform-agnostic tool was also created visualization and UI. Unlike traditional rendering techniques, this tool could help designers focus on spatial organization, urban programming and massing exercises without the need for detailed design, complex visualization processes and costly setups. This approach could support rudimentary urban design processes that are enhanced by the visual atmosphere, impression and discussion around 'The Image of the City'.
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Assessment of acoustic indices for monitoring phylogenetic and temporal patterns of biodiversity in tropical forests

In the face of environmental change, current downward trends in biodiversity are of the utmost concern to ecologists, conservationists and policy-makers. Biodiversity loss threatens ecosystem function and the services these provide. In order to detect trends in biodiversity through time, and understand the efficacy of conservation policies, the creation of long-term biodiversity datasets are of paramount importance. However, the expensive and time consuming nature of collecting monitoring data means there are very few datasets that consider time-scales of a decade or greater. Despite increasing recognition of its importance in setting conservation priorities, even fewer consider biodiversity in terms of its phylogenetic components. Continuous acoustic recordings have the potential to facilitate the development of long-term biodiversity datasets. Evidence suggests that they can reduce costs, avoid invasive sampling and undertake continuous measurements in remote locations. Recent work has developed acoustic indices which summarise biodiversity using acoustic data. However, there is only limited understanding of how these reflect the temporal dynamics and phylogenetic diversity of tropical ecosystems. This study used acoustic data from the Stability of Altered Forest Ecosystems project in Borneo, to examine the extent to which acoustic indices reflected phylogenetic diversity, and how well they can characterise daily variation in animal activity. Phylogenetic diversity was compared to three acoustic dissimilarity indices using Mantel tests and Spearman’s rank correlation. This revealed that there was no correlation between phylogenetic diversity and acoustic dissimilarity. The results suggest that in complex tropical ecosystems it is difficult to detect a phylogenetic signal in the acoustic indices. This is most likely due to factors such as habitat structure driving phylogenetic and acoustic divergence at different rates. Linear mixed-effects models were used to examine the difference between acoustic diversity and the time categories; dawn and dusk, across three different forest locations. Acoustic diversity was significantly greater at dawn than at dusk. However, there was no difference between the three locations examined. As a result, acoustic indices may be suitable to monitor temporal patterns of diversity in tropical soundscapes. However, the relationship of acoustic indices to species diversity requires further validation.
Optimizing Maximum Monitoring Frequency and Guaranteeing Target Coverage and Connectivity in Energy Harvesting Wireless Sensor Networks

Improving the quality of monitoring and guaranteeing target coverage and connectivity in energy harvesting wireless sensor networks (EH-WSNs) are important issues in near-perpetual environmental monitoring. Existing solutions only focus on the utility of coverage or energy efficient coverage by considering target connectivity for battery-powered WSNs. This paper focuses on optimizing the maximum monitoring frequency with guaranteed target coverage and connectivity in EH-WSNs. We first analyzed the factors affecting monitoring quality and the energy harvesting model. Thereafter, we presented the problem formulation and proposed the algorithm for maximizing monitoring frequency and guaranteeing target coverage and connectivity (MFTCC) that is based on graph theory. Furthermore, we presented the corresponding distributed implementation approach. On the basis of the existing energy harvesting prediction model, expensive simulations show that the proposed MFTCC algorithm achieves high average maximum monitoring frequency and energy usage ratio. Moreover, it obtains a higher throughput than existing target monitoring methods.
Teaching Techniques and Activities for the Education of the Gifted Young Scientist Computer

It is crucial that gifted and talented students should be supported by different educational methods for their interests and skills. The science and arts centres (gifted centres) provide the Supportive Education Program for these students with an interdisciplinary perspective. In line with the program, an ICT lesson entitled “Computer Tree” serves for identifying learner readiness levels, and defining the basic conceptual framework. A language teacher also contributes to the process, since it caters for the creative function of the basic linguistic skills. The teaching technique is applied for 9-11 aged student level. The lesson introduces an evaluation process including basic information, skills, and interests of the target group. Furthermore, it includes an observation process by way of peer assessment. The lesson is considered to be a good sample of planning for any subject, for the unpredicted convergence of visual and technical abilities with linguistic abilities.
Perspectives on Classifier Constructions in Sign Languages

Contents: Preface. Part I: The Syntax and Morphology of Classifiers in Sign Languages. A. Schembri, Rethinking "Classifiers" in Signed Languages. B. Bergman, L. Wallin, Noun and Verbal Classifiers in Swedish Sign Language. M. Aronoff, I. Meir, C. Padden, W. Sandler, Classifier Constructions and Morphology in Two Sign Languages. A.Y. Aikhenvald, Commentary: Classifiers in Spoken and in Signed Languages: How to Know More. C. Grinevald, Classifier Systems in the Context of a Typology of Nominal Classification. Part II: Cross-Linguistic Variations in Classifier Constructions and Spatial Language. U. Zeshan, "Classificatory" Constructions in Indo-Pakistani Sign Language: Grammaticalization and Lexicalization Processes. G. Tang, Verbs of Motion and Location in Hong Kong Sign Language: Conflation and Lexicalization. L. Talmy, Commentary: The Representation of Spatial Structure in Spoken and Signed Language. Part III: Classifier Constructions and Gesture. S.K. Liddell, Sources of Meaning in ASL Classifier Predicates. K. Emmorey, M. Herzig, Categorical Versus Gradient Properties of Classifier Constructions in ASL. T. Supalla, Commentary: Revisiting Visual Analogy in ASL Classifier Predicates. S. Duncan, Gesture in Language: Issues for Sign Language Research. Part IV: The Acquisition of Classifier Constructions. D.I. Slobin, N. Hoiting, M. Kuntze, R. Lindert, A. Weinberg, J. Pyers, M. Anthony, Y. Biederman, H. Thumann, A Cognitive/Functional Perspective on the Acquisition of "Classifiers. " G. Morgan, B. Woll, The Development of Reference Switching Encoded Through Body Classifiers in British Sign Language. E. Engberg-Pedersen, How Composite Is a Fall: Adults' and Children's Descriptions of Different Types of Falls in Danish Sign Language.
El Ni ñ o – Southern Oscillation effect on a fire regime in northeastern Mexico has changed over time

The El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) is a climate-forcing mechanism that has been shown to affect precipitation and the occurrence of wildfires in many parts of the world. In the southern United States and northern Mexico, warm events (El Niño) are associated with moist winter conditions and fewer fires, while cool events (La Niña) tend to favor dry winters and more fires. We tested this relationship in a region of northeastern Mexico by characterizing the historical fire regime and climatic influences. Fire regimes were reconstructed from fire-scar samples collected from 100 trees in three high-elevation sites on Peña Nevada in southern Nuevo León. The sites were ;25 ha each, and the site centers were ;1 km apart. The earliest recorded fire occurred in 1521 and the time period we used for analysis was 1645–1929. The sites were characterized by frequent surface fires before the 1920s. In the three sites, mean fire intervals ranged from 8.6 to 9.6 years (all fires) and 11.9 to 18.6 years (fires that scarred 25% of recording trees). The per-tree mean fire return interval was 17 years, and all three sites burned in the same year seven times between 1774 and 1929. After 1929, fires were nearly eliminated in all sites, likely due to human causes. We found a temporal change in the association between ENSO events and fires; before the 1830s La Niña events were significantly associated with fire years, while after the 1830s this association was not significant. In 1998, when the most severe El Niño event of the past century occurred, the three sites experienced severe, stand-replacing fires that killed many trees that had survived multiple surface fires in the past. Prior to the 1830s, fires tended to occur during dry La Niña years, but since then both La Niña and El Niño have been associated with dry years in this region, especially during the last three decades. This result suggests that ENSO effects have changed over time in this location and that phases of ENSO are not consistent indicators of precipitation, fire occurrence, or fire behavior in this area of northeastern Mexico.
DIRECT AND INDIRECT BLIND EQUALIZERS OF NOISY FIR CHANNELS : DETERMINISTIC METHODS

: In the context of mobile communications, the aim of several researchers in recent years is the reduction of Intersymbol interference (ISI). Blind equalizers reduce Intersymbol Interference using second-order statistics without the need for training sequences. Most current methods require channel estimation as a first step to estimate the equalizer. However, direct methods bypass channel estimation and equalize it directly. In this paper, we present two different methods to equalize a SIMO FIR channel in indirect context using channel estimation and in direct context. The used methods are Zero Forcing (ZF) and Minimum Mean-Square Error (MMSE). A comparison of the two classes of algorithms is the goal of this paper. Performance of the proposed methods are presented via simulations.
Efficiency of Grafting Watermelon Scions on Resistant Rootstocks for Controlling Fusarium Wilt under Greenhouse and Field Conditions

fficiency of grafting watermelon scions on resistant rootstocks for controlling Fusarium wilt under greenhouse and field conditions was evaluated. Two grafting methods, i.e. tongue approach graft and hole insertion graft, were evaluated for grafting three watermelon scions, i.e. Aswan hybrid and cv. Giza 1, on four rootstocks, i.e. Wild watermelon, Bottle Gourd, Strong Tosa and Ferro. Results indicated that the most effective method is tongue approach graft with Aswan hybrid and cv. Giza 1 which recorded 92.0 to 96.0 % survived plants except cv. Giza 1 that was grafted on Bottle Gourd. Grafting of Aswan hybrid and cv. Giza 1 on Bottle Gourd, Strong Tosa and Ferro rootstocks significantly reduced the wilt disease incidence. Complete protection of Fusarium wilt was obtained with both cultivars grafted on Bottle Gourd and Strong Tosa. Grafting of both cultivars on Ferro rootstock resulted in reducing disease incidence by 95.2 % for Giza 1 and Aswan hybrid. Also, the highest increase in enzyme activities was obtained with both cultivars grafted on all the tested rootstocks. Grafting increased peroxidase, chitinase and β-1,3–glucanase activities as compared with un-grafted plants. Moreover, under field conditions grafting of two watermelon scion, i.e. Aswan hybrid and cv. Giza 1, on three rootstocks, i.e. Bottle Gourd, Strong Tosa and Ferro, to study the effect of grafting on Fusarium wilt incidence and fruit yield. Results revealed that all treatments reduced the wilt incidence during the two growing seasons. Complete protection of Fusarium disease was obtained with both scions grafted on all rootstocks. The highest increase in watermelon yield was obtained with Aswan hybrid grafted on each of Bottle Gourd, Strong Tosa and Ferro which increased fruit yield by 175.3, 166.3, 165.2%, respectively as compared with un-grafted cultivars.
The International Corpus of Learner English. Version 2. Handbook and CD-Rom

The International Corpus of Learner English (Version 2) is a corpus of writing by higher intermediate to advanced learners of English. It contains 3.7 million words of EFL writing from learners representing 16 different mother tongue backgrounds (Bulgarian, Chinese, Czech, Dutch, Finnish, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Norwegian, Polish, Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Turkish and Tswana). It differs from the first version published in 2002 not only by its increased size and range of learner populations, but also by its interface, which contains two new functionalities: built-in concordancer allowing users to search for word forms, lemmas and/or part-of-speech tags and breakdown of the query results according to the learner profile information.
Is Motivation Changeable ? : Exploring the Possibility and Principle of Public Service Motivation Change

Our research focused on whether and how Public Service Motivation (PSM) changes. Even if it is natural phenomenon that civil servants have experienced PSM change after they entered into public sectors, there are few studies over it. In this study, first, we examine whether or not PSM can be changed. Second, we study how three organizational socialization factors, namely, role model/identification, personal experience/action, and work contents, influence PSM change. Third, we compare the determinant structure between dynamic PSM changes and static PSM. Finally, we explore several tentative principles that underline those PSM changes. After analyzing the survey data (n = 1,393), we found that (1) PSM changes existed after entry into an organization; (2) several organizational socialization factors had a consistent impact on PSM change; (3) the determinants of PSM changes were different from those of static ones; and (4) there were variants in the degree and direction of PSM change—dissimilar determinant structure in each increase and decrease phase—and its context dependence.
SNAPSHOT Created at : 2019-0104 08 : 31 AOP ID and Title : AOP 18 : PPAR α activation in utero leading to impaired fertility in males

This AOP links the activation of Peroxisome Proliferator Activated Receptor α (PPARα) to the developmental/reproductive toxicity in male. The development of this AOP relies on evidence collected from rodent models and incorporates human mechanistic and epidemiological data. The PPARα is a ligand-activated transcription factor that belongs to the nuclear receptor family, which also includes the steroid and thyroid hormone receptors. The hypothesis that PPARα action is the mechanistic basis for effects on the reproductive system arises from limited experimental data indicating relationships between activation of this receptor and impairment of steroidogenesis leading to reproductive toxicity. PPARs play important roles in the metabolic regulation of lipids, of which cholesterol, in particular, being a precursor of steroid hormones, makes the link between lipid metabolism to effects on reproduction. The key events in the pathway comprise the activation of PPARα, followed by the disruption cholesterol transport in mitochondria, impairment of hormonal balance which leads to malformation of the reproductive tract in males which may lead to impaired fertility. The PPARα-initiated AOP to rodent male developmental toxicity is a first step for structuring current knowledge about a mode of action which is neither AR-mediated nor via direct steroidogenesis enzymes inhibition. In the current form the pathway lays a strong basis for linking an endocrine mode of action with an apical endpoint, a prerequisite requirement for the identification of endocrine disrupting chemicals. This AOP is complemented with a structured data collection which will serve as the basis for further quantitative development of the pathway. Summary of the AOP Events Molecular Initiating Events (MIE), Key Events (KE), Adverse Outcomes (AO) AOP18
Using TMS 320 C 6416 Coprocessors : Turbo Coprocessor ( TCP )

The turbo coprocessor (TCP) is a programmable peripheral for decoding IS2000/3GPP turbo codes, that are integrated into the Texas Instruments (TI) TMS320C6416 digital signal processor. The TCP is controlled via memory-mapped control registers and data buffers. Control registers can be accessed directly by the CPU, whereas data buffers are typically accessed using the EDMA controller. This application report describes the relationship between the theory of turbo decoding and TCP implementation, outlines TCP programming procedures, and provides examples that demonstrate how to program TCPs for typical 3GPP/IS2000 parameters.
Demonstration of Ability to Teach and Assess Life Saving Skills by First Year Medical and Dental Students Using Peyton ’ s Four Steps ; A Randomized , Single Blind , Controlled Educational Trial in Skills ’ Lab

Article history: Received 18 January 2018 Received in revised form 6 February 2018 Accepted 28 March 2018 Available online 26 May 2018 Teaching of life saving skills by trained peer tutors in skill labs is an effective educational strategy. Demand for professionals trained in skills has led to an increase in need for trained clinical instructors. Peer tuition is expected to overcome this problem to some extent. Learning such skills on real patients poses several ethical dilemmas. Skill labs provide a safe and effective alternative to patients. Present study is aimed at studying the progress in learning and ability to teach and assess performance of selected life saving skills by peer tutors using Peyton’s Four steps of skill acquisition. This is an experimental study with randomized, single blind, controlled educational intervention based protocol. 134 pre-clinical students were trained by the Skills Committee to become peer tutors according to Peyton’s Four steps. Ability to teach and assess skill was compared between peer tutors and conventional teachers. Peer tutors’ progress was also recorded over successive sessions. Finally, pre and post-test scores of 657 peer tutees were analysed. Peer tutors showed significant improvement in scores over successive sessions. Ability to teach and assess skills by peer tutors surpassed that of clinical instructors, as assessed by blinded assessors according to Peyton’s Four steps. Peer tutees showed significant improvement in post-test scores over pretest. Clinical students did not show statistically significant improvement in Adult and pediatric BLS and Suturing skills. Peer tutors trained in Skills Labs according to Peyton’s four steps are as effective or better than clinical instructors in teaching and assessing performance of selected life saving skills in peer tutees.
Optical Character Recognition Using Line and Character Segmentation

The digital image processing (DIP) has been employed in a number of areas, particularly for feature extraction and to obtain patterns of digital images. Recognition of characters is a novel problem, and although, currently there are widely-available digital image processing algorithms and implementations that are able to detect characters from images, selection of an appropriate technique that can straightforwardly acclimatize to diverse types of images, that are very specific or complex is very important. This paper presents a brief overview of digital image processing techniques such as image restoration, image enhancements, and feature extraction, a framework for processing images and aims at presenting an adaptable digital image processing method for recognition of characters in digital images.
GOD DOES NOT PLAY DICE : REVISITING EINSTEIN ’ S REJECTION OF PROBABILITY IN QUANTUM MECHANICS

Einstein’s struggle with the use of probability in quantum mechanics is revisited. It is argued that Einstein was a statistical physicist who understood probability well, but the use of probability in quantum theory represented a radical departure which troubled Einstein. The theory denied the existence of physical reality until an observation was made, and probability replaced that reality. Einstein later put forward the powerful EPR thought experiment to show problems with quantum theory, but subsequent actual experiments have all supported quantum theory, instead of his local arguments.
Magnetic Pulse Welding ( MPW ) Method for Dissimilar Sheet Metal Joints

The magnetic pulse welding (MPW) is a cold weld process of conductive metals to the similar or dissimilar material combination. MPW uses magnetic pressure to drive the primary metal against the target metal sweeping away surface contaminants while forcing intimate metal-to-metal contact, thereby producing a weld. In the most of the previous paper and research report the conventional MPW method was introduced for the tubular or cylindrical components. On the other hand, only a few papers on MPW of sheet work-piece have been reported. This paper describes a novel MPW technique for dissimilar sheet metal joints and its experimental results. In our experiments, the MPW formation in the dissimilar joining of Aluminum/Fe (SPCC), Aluminum/Ti and Aluminum/Mg (AZ91D) were investigated.
Military Spending and Economic Growth : Evidence from the Southern African Development Community Mduduzi Biyase

There is still an intense debate about the impact of military spending on economic growth in both developed and developing countries, despite an impressive amount of empirical studies using advanced econometric methods and theoretical advances in growth theory. This paper attempts to investigate the link between military expenditure and economic growth for Southern African Development Community (SADC) countries for the period 19902005. The paper employs fixed effects and two-stage least-squares method. The fixed effects estimation is used to avoid unobserved heterogeneity, while the two-stage least-squares is used to account for endogeneity bias. Our results show that, after controlling for possible endogeneity, military spending has no significant impact on economic growth – that military spending does not promote economic growth in the SADC countries.