Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Scalable integration and pre-processing of sensor data streams

Data from sensors is highly heterogeneous and coping with such heterogeneity is challenging and time consuming [3]. Each sensor network deployment has its own data formats. In addition, each deployment has its own system for gathering, processing, and publishing the data coming from the sensors, especially if they are managed by different authorities. Pre-processing of sensor streams is mandatory in order to translate the input data to a common representation within the entire processing pipeline [19]. Hence, creating a platform that integrates the inputs of several sensor networks is not a trivial task; creating a middleware that allows processing at scale in a partitioned, distributed setting is even more challenging. In this thesis we proposed a sensor data integration solution that relies on Enterprise Integration Patterns (EIPs), a Distributed Message-Oriented Middleware (MOM), and a state of the art Stream Processing Framework (SPF). First we present the EIPs suitable for sensor data integration and the capabilities and limitations of current SPFs. Then we formalize the challenges of sensor data integration and pre-processing and present the definitions of the problems we need to solve and the algorithms for the proposed solution. Next, we present a prototype of the proposed solution implemented on top of Apache Kafka and Storm and we provide a rationale for choosing these specific platforms. Finally we evaluate our solution in terms of scalability, performance, and reliability. We present different test scenarios that include three datasets comprised of 5, 100, and 500 thousand sensor readings. The tests proved that it is easy to scale without losing accuracy and shows that about 75% in performance is gained when running in parallel.
From Rational to Behavioral: New Tendencies in Decision Theory and Cognitive Psychology and their Impact on the Routine Level Analysis of Organizations

The dissertation is conceived as a monographic essay and aims to put together and make sense of differentiated streams of research (decision theory, cognitive psychology, behavioral economics, strategic management) with the purpose of contributing to the development of a theory of organizational action. Routine behaviors are in particular identified as the nexus of individual decision making and organizational outcomes. The work is structured as a journey through different although interrelated theoretical worlds. Chapter 1 examines the crisis of rational models of reality and the social dimension of knowledge. Chapter 2 focuses on decision theory and presents the main results of the behavioral approach to decision making. A laboratory empirical research is presented as a model for testing learning phenomena in presence of repeated behavior. Chapter 3 discusses the validity of qualitative research methods, with a specific emphasis on narrative approach. Chapter 4 uses the results and insights derived from the previous chapters and builds on the recent literature on organizational routines, studying two routine‐level cognitive mechanisms (sense‐making and enactment) to build descriptive tools useful in process analysis. An example of empirical case‐study is then presented, with the aim of a first validation of the theoretically built concepts. The research contributions are manifold. First, a substantive review of an almost dispersed literature is done. Second, a theory building effort gives new research tools for a meaningful description of the organizational routines and processes. Third, two empirical approaches are suggested as living examples of research in this field, respectively at the individual and the organization level.
Inductive Logic Programming in an Agent System forOntological Relation Extraction

Ontology plays a vital role in formulating natural language documents to machine readable form on the semantic web. For ontology construction information should be extracted from web documents in the form of entities and relations between them. Identifying syntactic constituents and their dependencies in a sentence, boost the information extraction from natural language text. In this paper we describe the use of Inductive logic Programming as the learning technique used by a multi agent system to perform relation extraction between two identified entities. The learning capability of agents is exploited to train an agent to learn extraction rules from the syntactic structure of natural language sentences. Typed dependencies of the syntactic constituents of sentences provide the background information for the search space to find ingredients for rule induction. In the multi agent system one agent makes use of Inductive Logic Programming for the rule learning process while another agent is expected to use the learnt rules to identify new relations as well as extract instances of predefined relations. All the relations derived are expressed as predicate expressions of two entities. We evaluate our agent system by applying it on number of wikipedia web pages from the domain of birds.
Growth and Performance of Glycine max L. (Merrill) Grown in Crude Oil Contaminated Soil Augmented With Cow Dung

In an effort to enhance crop production in crude oil contaminated soils, the effect of the addition of cow dung on the growth and performance of Glycine max grown in soil contaminated with various concentrations of crude oil were investigated in this study. There was a general improvement on the growth, dry weight, chlorophyll content, leaf area and pod production of the crop by the addition of cow dung to crude oil polluted soil. The performance of the crop also improved as the period of study increased suggesting that the toxicity of crude oil to the crop reduced as the period of study increased. Statistical differences (P>0.05) were noticed among the days of sampling for some of the growth and performance indices measured suggesting that the period of study affected the performance of such indices. The findings of this study show that addition of cow dung to crude oil contaminated soil makes such contaminated soils useful for agricultural activities. (Nature and Science. 2008;6(1):48-56). ISSN: 1545-0740.
Trace Elements Composition of Achatina achatina Samples from the Madina Market in Accra, Ghana

This research was carried out to assess the composition and sources of trace elements in seventeen Achatina achatina samples obtained from the Madina Market. The trace elements were analyzed using Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer (VARIAN AA 240 FS) and Instrumental Neutron Activation Analysis (INAA). The highest mean Concentration, 2240.5 mg/kg was measured for chlorine while the least mean concentration, 0.13 mg/kg was measured for Magnessium. The mean elemental Concentrations were in the order Cl>Ca>Na>Al>Fe>Cu>Zn>Ni>Mn>K>V>Mg. Pearson Correlation matrix, Principal Component(PC) Analysis and Hierarchical Cluster Analysis (CA) shows varying sources of the trace elements, however there is great interrelationships regarding their sources. The correlation matrix at 99% confidence level loaded the components Al-Fe-Mn, Ca-Cl-Mg, Cl-Mg-Na, Fe-V, and Ni-V. PC1 which loaded Ca, Cl, Mg, Na, Ni, and V agrees very well with CA1. A similar trend is shown in CA2 and PC2 with Al, Fe and Mn loadings. The geology of the original habitat of the samples which is characterized by Shales, Quartzite and Feldsphalthic sandstone together with anthropogenic inputs from fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides have been identified as the possible sources of the elements. All the elements analysed in the samples were essential elements.
In vitro propagation of nodal and shoot tip explants of Passiflora foetida L. An exotic medicinal plant

Passiflora foetida L. (Passifloraceae) is an angiosperm plant with high medicinal value. The present study was developed an efficient micropropagation protocol by using node and shoot tip explants of Passiflora. Explants are surface sterilized and inoculated into culture medium with different concentrations of growth regulators. The MS medium supplemented with the hormone 6 – Benzyl adenine at the concentration of 1.5 mg/l was found to be ideal for optimal growth of the inoculated shoot and nodal cultures (100%) and MS medium supplemented with 1.0 mg/l IBA hormones was best suited for induction of roots in vitro (90%). The rate of successful acclimatization was about 78% in the Sand: Soil: Compost (at the ratio of 1:1:1) of the hardening process.
Heavy metals contamination and its health risk assessment in the sediments of water reservoir dams at Al-Baha region, KSA

The objective was to determine the contamination status of heavymetals in the sediments of some water dams reservoir atAl-Baha region, KSAand to assess their human health risk as a contribution to the knowledge and management of the water dams and the region around them. The concentrations of heavy metals in sediments of four water dams reservoir were investigated. More than 130 samples of the sediments were collected under wet and dry weather conditions and analyzed for heavy metal contents by Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometry. The results indicate that the concentrations of the tested metals in the sediment samples are significantly high inmost samples. This indicates a clear pattern of geogenic sources and anthropogenic impact on these dams. In general, the order of concentrationwasBa>Sr>Cr >Cu>Ni >Co >Pb.Exposure through ingestion was the scenario proposed for this study. The non-carcinogenic risk estimations reveal that HQ values for most of the metals much exceeds one, indicating a concern for chronic non-cancer effects on oral exposure to the sediments fromthese dams. The highestHQ valueswere for Co followed by Cr and Sr.
The evaluation on merger and acquisitionÃ¢ÂÂ performance of the iron-steel corporations

Recently the merger and acquisition become the popular method and instrument for improving the industrial concentration degree and corporation efficiency, especially in the iron-steel industry. However did the merger and acquisition realize the original aim and effect? So it is necessary and significant to measure the corporate performance after the merger and acquisition. This research focuses on this issue. To examine the real effect of the merger and acquisition on the performance, this paper starts from the status of the iron-steel industry and selects all financial data and the merger and acquisition events between 2001and 2011, and then this paper uses the factor analysis method to evaluate the performance and uses the classified cluster method to classify the sample corporations. The empirical results show that the performance is not satisfactory in China’s iron-steel companies after the merger and acquisition. In the conclusion the researchers analyzes the reasons and points out that the political management and intervene should be mainly responsible for these phenomenon. This research only focuses the particular industry-the iron-steel industry and uses continuous ten-year data to evaluate the performance, which makes its different from the before studies
Bio-optofluidics and biophotonics at the cellular level

We present ongoing research and development activities for constructing a compact next generation BioPhotonics Workstation and a Bio-optofluidic Cell Sorter (cell-BOCS) for all-optical micro-manipulation platforms utilizing low numerical aperture beam geometries. Unlike conventional high NA optical tweezers, the BioPhotonics workstation is e.g. capable of long range 3D manipulation. This enables a variety of biological studies such as manipulation of intricate mi-crofabricated assemblies or for automated and parallel optofluidic cell sorting. To further reduce its overhead, we propose ways of making the BioPhotonics Workstation platform more photon efficient by studying the 3D distribution of the counter propagating beams and utilizing the Generalized Phase Contrast (GPC) method for illuminating the applied spatial light modulators. Moving ahead, we envision optimal designs for the manipulated microstructures through the use of advanced topology optimization.
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) A Transaction Cost Analysis of Scheduled international Air Transport of Passengers

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Anatomic effects of the viruses of Pierce’s disease and phony peach

Abstract does not appear. First page follows. Introduction Previous investigations have shown that in its method of transmission Pierce’s disease virus is closely associated with the xylem of the hosts (Houston et al., 1947). 3 Furthermore, the external symptoms of the diseases caused by this virus—Pierce’s disease of the grape and dwarf disease of alfalfa—suggest a disturbance in the water-conducting system (Hewitt et al., 1942b); (Weimer, 1931). At present no other virus is known to be so definitely associated with the xylem as that of Pierce’s disease. A study of the pathological anatomy of the hosts of this virus is therefore of particular interest in the problem of tissue relations of viruses. The investigation reported in this study was undertaken to determine whether the anatomic symptoms occur in the xylem and to what extent, if at all, they are restricted to this tissue. An attempt was also made to determine the nature and location of the first signs of histopathological disturbances. This was done through developmental studies on infected grape seedlings and cuttings of alfalfa. Certain viruses cause degenerative changes in the xylem, without necessarily being limited to this tissue. Among these, the psorosis virus is particularly well known. The anatomy of the affected wood of citrus has been described (Fawcett and Bitancourt, 1943); (Webber and Fawcett, 1935). Phony peach virus also appears to cause disturbances in the xylem (Hutchins, 1933), but the information concerning its anatomic effects on this tissue is not available. The pathological anatomy of phony peach roots has been briefly considered in the present study in order to obtain additional information on the effect of viruses on the xylem.
Méthodes et instrumentation pour la débitmétrie laser : applications à la microcirculation sanguine

L'alteration de la microcirculation sanguine est une anomalie frequente retrouvee chez les sujets atteints de diabete, d'arterosclerose ou de phenomene de Raynaud. La fluxmetrie laser Doppler (FLD) est alors couramment utilisee pour le suivi de la perfusion microvasculaire en continu. Cependant, la dependance du signal de FLD par rapport a l'architecture microvasculaire n'est pas encore bien connue. Nous avons donc developpe le prototype d'un nouvel appareil de FLD. Ce prototype possede trois diodes laser de longueurs d'onde differentes (635 nm, 785 nm et 830 nm). Les photons de ces sources lumineuses sont transportes jusqu'a la zone cutanee d'etude grâce a une fibre optique. Les photons retrodiffuses sont recuperes et guides vers les photodetecteurs a l'aide d'autres fibres optiques distantes de 0,14 mm, 0,25 mm et 1,2 mm de la fibre optique emettrice. Des tests de validation de ce prototype ont ete realises in vitro sur un fantome et in vivo sur l'avant-bras et la paume de la main de sujets sains. Des simulations par la methode de Monte Carlo ont egalement ete realisees dans le but d'etudier l'influence des longueurs d'onde et des distances entre la fibre optique d'emission et les fibres optiques de reception, sur les signaux acquis sur le fantome et la peau. Les resultats montrent que la profondeur moyenne de penetration des photons retrodiffuses augmente avec la longueur d'onde et la distance entre les fibres. Le prototype permet donc de sonder les tissus a differentes profondeurs. Par ailleurs, en ce qui concerne le fantome, le premier moment du spectre du photocourant augmente avec la vitesse et la concentration des diffuseurs, ainsi qu'avec la longueur d'onde et la distance entre les fibres. Les resultats obtenus avec le prototype ont ensuite ete compares avec ceux donnes par le fluxmetre Periflux 5000 commercialise par la societe Perimed. Les resultats obtenus avec le prototype sont similaires aux resultats obtenus avec le Periflux 5000. Ces travaux sont le fruit d'une collaboration entre le laboratoire Instrumentation et Electronique de l'universite de Coimbra au Portugal, le Laboratoire d'Ingenierie des Systemes Automatises (LISA) de l'universite d'Angers, et Frits de Mul, chercheur hollandais.
Détection de structures dans le plan temps-fréquence à l'aide de graphes minimaux

In this paper, we present some recent results in non parametric entropy estimation, based on asymptotic properties of minimal spanning trees> Some de nitions are recalled and the potential of this approach in the context of density discrimination and clustering is illustrated. Application are presented for the problem of component extraction in the time frequency plane.
The Effect of Timbre and Loudness on Melody Segregation

The aim of this study was to examine the effects of three acoustic parameters on the difficulty of segregating a simple 4-note melody from a background of interleaved distractor notes. Melody segregation difficulty ratings were recorded while three acoustic parameters of the distractor notes were varied separately: intensity, temporal envelope, and spectral envelope. Statistical analyses revealed a significant effect of music training on difficulty rating judgments. For participants with music training, loudness was the most efficient perceptual cue, and no difference was found between the dimensions of timbre influenced by temporal and spectral envelope. For the group of listeners with less music training, both loudness and spectral envelope were the most efficient cues. We speculate that the difference between musicians and nonmusicians may be due to differences in processing the stimuli: musicians may process harmonic sound sequences using brain networks specialized for music, whereas nonmusicians may use speech networks.
Do product market reforms stimulate employment, investment, and innovation?

Most OECD countries have recently introduced product market reforms with the objective of lowering barriers to entry and increasing competition in many sectors, such as telecommunications, utilities, and transport. The timing and extent of regulatory reform have varied significantly, starting in the US in the early 1980s and in the mid-1990s in many European countries. Will these developments improve economic performance in terms of creating jobs, fostering investment, and encouraging innovationsâ€”all of which are important factors for policymakers?
The Women Behind the Moves: A Phenomenological Study of Video Models

This research studied three women who have performed in hip hop music videos. Previous literature concerning these women, including memoirs, men's magazine interviews, and Black feminist scholarship, has situated them as video vixens, terminology that all three participants disputed applied to them. The research was completed in two parts—a face-­‐to-­‐face phenomenological interview and a semi-­‐structured telephone interview. In the phenomenological interview, the initial question—what are your experiences as a woman who dances/models in music videos? —was posed. The answers ranged from musings about professionalism and the lack thereof in the industry to the politics of skin color and nationality. The semi-­‐structured interview allowed the participants to clarify or expound on experiences they discussed during the first interview. iv DEDICATION This thesis is dedicated to… My husband whose creativity is inspiring My parents whose support is unwavering My siblings whose laughter is comforting Every young girl who has ever danced in front of her television, then practiced her moves in front of her mirror. v ACKNOWLEDGMENTS If I had ten thousand tongues, I could not thank You enough Jesus. Your strength is made perfect in my weakness and Your blessings are abundant. Thank you to my thesis committee members, Dr. thank you for your helpful insights into my project. Dr. Jarmakani, I thank you ever so much for taking me under your teaching wing many semesters ago and allowing me to be a part of your life in such significant ways. Dr. Maparyan, I appreciate your mentorship and support. You have a beautiful spirit and I am grateful to have had you as my advisor. Special thanks go out to my husband Marquis for loving me, helping me keep it all together, and cooking me delicious and nutritious food while I thought thoughts and wrote things. Thank you to my parents, my brother James and my sister Leah who always take an interest in the things that I do and cheer me on. Also, appreciation goes out to my cousin DeWayne for your willingness to help me with my project, and my sister-­‐in-­‐law Jinaé and my brother James for coming through! Thank you to the Women's Studies Department at Georgia State. Thank you Dr. Talburt for teaching me the difference between method and methodology and thank you Andy for being, not just a business administrator, but a friend as well. To my cohort, you all are awesome and I wish you all …
Draft 1 The distribution of active β-glucosidase producing 1 microbial communities in composting 2

10 The composting ecosystem is a suitable source for the discovery of 11 novel microorganisms and secondary metabolites. Cellulose degradation 12 is an important part of global carbon cycle, and β-Glucosidases complete 13 the final step of cellulose hydrolysis by converting cellobiose to glucose. 14 This work analyzes the succession of β-glucosidase-producing microbial 15 communities that persists throughout cattle manure-rice straw composting, 16 evaluates their metabolic activities and community advantage during the 17 various phases of composting. Fungal and bacterial β-glucosidase genes 18 belonging to glycoside hydrolase families GH1 and GH3 amplified from 19 DNA and gene abundance levels were analyzed. The major reservoirs of 20 β-glucosidase genes were the fungal phylum Ascomycota and the 21 bacterial phyla Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Proteobacteria and 22 DeinococcusThermus. This indicates that a diverse microbial community 23 utilized cellobiose. The succession of dominant bacteria was also detected 24 during composting. Firmicutes was the dominant bacteria in the 25 thermophilic phase of composting and shifted to Actinomycetes in the 26 maturing stage. Proteobacteria accounted for the highest proportions 27 during heating phase and thermophilic phase of composting. By contrast, 28 Page 1 of 33 https://mc06.manuscriptcentral. com/cjm-pubs Canadian Journal of Microbiology