Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Infrared Applications for Post Construction Radiant Heating Systems

This paper will review and discuss the benefits of infrared thermography as its technology applies to the investigations and inspections of various in-floor (interior) and concrete slab (interior and exterior) radiant heating systems, both electrical and fluid systems. The purpose of this paper is to outline the various applications of infrared thermography for investigation of the systems, as presented in a case study format. The technique illustrates how infrared thermal imaging cameras can be utilized to determine such post-construction items as identification of system zones, failure or impeded heat loss analysis, sensor identification, leak analysis, and line system identifications for intrusive testing or slab coring. Both resistance electrical and fluid radiant heat systems have become widely used in high-altitude and cold, mountainous regions such as Colorado. Initially, the objective of such systems was to reduce the need for manual methods of snow and ice removal from pedestrian or vehicular surfaces, but these systems have recently become fairly common forms of residential interior heating and temperature control in higher end homes. Manufacturer and design deficiencies, as well as installation defects, result in system malfunctions and non-performance issues. The cost of the failures is staggering, considering the cost to remove finish materials, determine the location of the problem, and then rebuild the system and replace the finish materials. Infrared thermography can help identify and aid in the development of positive solutions both in the post construction and pre-construction stages.
The Development of Theory in Accounting Research

Accounting is a field that operates within an ever-changing environment. In terms of accounting research, development of theory is a central activity crucial to the advancement of knowledge within the discipline. To aid in the development of accounting information, standard setting bodies have developed a foundation of concepts embodied within a conceptual framework. This paper explores the literature related to theories used in accounting research, and provides commentary on the contributions made by the Financial Accounting Standards Board’s Conceptual Framework Project.
Physiological responses of Orthosiphon stamineus plantles to gamma irradiation.

In vitro mutagenesis by means of gamma irradiation can be used to produce economically improved mutants. Gamma irradiation was used to induce biochemical changes in a prominent medicinal plant, Orthosiphon stamineus. Shoot tip explants of O. stamineus were subjected to gamma irradiation at 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70 Gray (Gy). Biochemical studies on O. stamineus revealed that the total soluble protein and total chlorophyll content decreased notably as the gamma dosage increases. However, plantlets irradiated at 10 and 20Gy exhibited total soluble protein content of 39.61 ± 0.66mg/g FW and 34.00 ± 0.85mg/g FW, respectively which was higher than all other treatments. Severe increased in specific activity of peroxidase was observed especially in plantlets irradiated at high dosages (70Gy). Analysis on protein banding profile of O. stamineus using Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) demonstrated that gamma irradiation at the treatment dosages did not produce a significant change in protein constituent. Nine major bands of relatively similar intensities were observed at 10, 12, 15, 16, 25, 27, 46, 50, 80kDa. Rosmarinic acid content was the lowest (5.27±0.35mg/g FW) in plantlets irradiated at 10Gy, and the highest (8.40±0.57mg/g FW) in plantlets irradiated at 30Gy. However, it was suggested that gamma irradiation at low dosages did not produce an apparent change in rosmarinic acid content as an irregular trend of production profile was observed. Due to the potential future of O. stamineus in pharmaceutical industries, further research on this plant could be done to facilitate the propagation of superior mutants that is able to produce vast quantities of valuable secondary metabolites.
Disappearing Between the Cracks: HRM in Permeable Organisations

This paper is concerned with examining the implications of inter-organisational relationships for human resource management (HRM). To date much of the literature on human resource management has been inwardly focussed on the organisation and its employees. Yet increasingly complex organisational forms and more permeable boundaries may mean that employees working for one organisation are influenced by the HR policies and practices of another. This paper presents evidence from two such case studies, representing different forms of inter-organisational relationship. The implications for the HR function are discussed and it is argued that traditional conceptions of HRM are inadequate to encompass these developments.
Developments in the recovery of colour in fine art prints using spatial image processing

Printmakers have at their disposal a wide range of colour printing processes. The majority of artists will utilise high quality materials with the expectation that the best materials and pigments will ensure image permanence. However, as many artists have experienced, this is not always the case. Inks, papers and materials can deteriorate over time. For artists and conservators who need to restore colour or tone to a print could benefit from the assistance of spatial colour enhancement tools. This paper studies two collections from the same edition of fine art prints that were made in 1991. The first edition has been kept in an archive and not exposed to light. The second edition has been framed and exposed to light for about 18 years. Previous experiments using colour enhancement methods [9,10] have involved a series of photographs that had been taken under poor or extreme lighting conditions, fine art works, scanned works. There are a range of colour enhancement methods: Retinex, RSR, ACE, Histogram Equalisation, Auto Levels, which are described in this paper. In this paper we will concentrate on the ACE algorithm and use a range of parameters to process the printed images and describe these results.
Perception of Japanese consonants by native speakers of American English

Four native speakers of Japanese produced Japanese multi‐syllable words and non‐words, which include stops, fricatives, affricates, nasals and the liquid. Twelve native speakers of American English, who had never learned Japanese, heard their utterances and spelled out what they heard in English alphabet. What was of interest was whether native speakers of American English would perceive Japanese consonants in a way they are transcribed in English alphabet. The results revealed that Japanese stops were equated with generally the phonetically closest English stops, but voiceless stops were more likely to be equated with voiced stops of the same place of articulation than the other way around. Among voiced stops, /b/ and /d/ respectively were equated with /v/ and /l/. The word‐initial /ts/, though words like "tsunami" have become part of English, was predominantly equated with /s/ rather than /ts/. The Japanese liquid, which is usually transcribed as /r/, was predominantly equated with /l/ rather than /r/. This agrees with results of previous research that demonstrate that English /r/ is more dissimilar from Japanese /r/ than English /l/ (See Aoyama et al. 2004).
North Atlantic sea-floor spreading rates: implications for the Tertiary development of inversion structures of the Norwegian–Greenland Sea

The Tertiary development of the Norwegian continental margin was dominated by the opening of the Arctic–North Atlantic Ocean. The correct identification of magnetic anomalies and their ages and the analysis of spreading rates during the formation of this ocean are important in understanding the development of the region and specifically the history of its passive margins. Three ocean domains, the Ægir, Reykjanes and Mohns regions, were investigated in an effort to understand the lateral changes in structural development of the passive margin after continental break-up. Spreading rates generally slowed down from 2 cm a−1 after Early Eocene initiation of sea-floor spreading, to values around 0.5 cm a−1 in Oligocene time. An increase in spreading rates to around 1 cm a−1 coincided with the positioning of the Iceland hotspot under the North Atlantic mid-ocean ridge. At the same time, the European plate changed its absolute plate motion from a north-directed drift to a motion more towards the east. The location of inversion structures in the Vøring and Faeroes Basin rather than in the Møre Basin is related to differences in spreading rates. The Mohns and the Reykjanes Ridges produced more ocean floor than the Ægir–Kolbeinsey Ridges. Asymmetric ocean-floor formation in the Ægir Ridge led to differential stress at the base of the lithosphere, which probably explains the absence of inversion features in the Møre Basin (less mantle drag). Furthermore, upper plate margins such as the Vøring Basin and possibly the Faeroe Basin have a lower compressional strength than lower plate margins such as the Møre Basin, and therefore preferentially developed inversion structures. Along the transform boundaries separating the domains, additional stress probably built up along extension of the transform zones into the extended continental crust. This additional stress probably also assisted initiation of the inversion structures in the Vøring Basin and the Faeroes area. The amplification of the inversion structures in the Vøring Basin and the Faeroes Basin was subsequently caused by a variety of processes related to sedimentation and uplift–erosion.
Latitudinal variation in shell growth patterns of Phacosoma japonicum (Bivalvia: Veneridae) from the Japanese coast

Shell growth patterns of Phacosoma japonicum (Reeve) were examlned from 5 locations around the Japanese coast, using annual increments within the internal shell sequence. Recognition of annual increments is based on the presence of growth cessation marks or biochecks (= slow growth bands), both of which were formed by winter of each year. Northern individuals generally possess a smaller growth parameter in von Bertalanffy equations and a longer life span than southern ones. Toward the south, the number of microincrements within each annual increment tends to increase, whereas the mean microincrement width gradually decreases. Winter growth cessation marks are especially conspicuous in individuals from Seto Inland Sea and northward. The range of temperatures calculated from "0/ '~0 ratios of 2 selected specimens correlates well with the season of phytoplankton abundance in the habitats. These lines of ev~dence strongly suggest that the north-south cline detected results mainly from the difference in the length of the growing season among local populations, depending on both temperature and trophic resource seasonality.
Evaluating Reliability Impact of Design Decisions with the Palladio Component Model

Critical properties of software systems, such as reliability and performance, should be examined early in the development, when they can govern important architectural design decisions. Several architecture-based reliability analysis methods have been developed to support this task. However, these methods either oversee individual impact factors on reliability or hard-code them into formal models, which strongly limits their applicability to support architectural design in component-based development processes. Our approach, based on the Palladio Component Model (PCM), considers the relevant architectural factors of software systems in a highly parameterized UML-like model, allowing for transparent evaluation of architectural design options. It models the propagation of the system usage profile and execution environment throughout the architecture and automatically derives the component usage profiles, which are overseen in most of the existing approaches. Before analysis, the model is automatically transformed into a formal analytical model. Using a realistic example, we demonstrate the support of usage profile analysis.
The dipeptide cyclic(glycyltryptophanyl) in the gas phase: A concerted action of density functional calculations, S0–S1 two-photon ionization, spectral UV/UV hole burning and laser photoelectron spectroscopy

The S0–S1 spectrum of the dipeptide cyclic(glycyltryptophanyl) (cGW) has been recorded by two-photon ionization (R2PI) spectroscopy of thermally evaporated, jet-cooled molecules. The R2PI spectrum contains several vibronic transitions with relatively small spacing. Density functional theory predicts more than 8 conformers. Applying spectral UV/UV hole burning spectroscopy we found that the strongest S0–S1 transitions belong to a single conformer. The transition at 35 058 cm−1 is attributed to the S1 origin and the other transitions to inter-ring modes. To obtain further information on the conformer structure, resonant two-colour two-photon ionization photoelectron spectroscopy (R(1 + 1′)PI PES) has been performed via the two most intense S0–S1 transitions. To our knowledge these are the first PE spectra of a dipeptide. The spectra are broad with a smooth onset. The lowest ionization onset lies at 7.709 eV, but is assumed to be not the adiabatic IE. Theoretical calculations with the B3LYP/6-311++G** theory predict that in the most stable neutral conformer an N–H group of the dipeptide ring binds to the indole π system. This structure has the highest IE of all conformers investigated and shows a strong geometry change upon ionization. The fact that the IE of the experimentally observed cGW conformer is higher than that of 3-methylindole is taken as a signature of a repulsion between the two rings in the cation: This could be explained by the N–H group of the peptide ring now interacting with the positively charged indole π system. The conformational assignment by R(1 + 1′)PI PES is tentative, because all of the lowest-energetic neutral conformers are expected to behave similarly in regard to ionization energies.
Application of factor analysis for agile supply chain classification: A case study on the Iranian automotive parts supplier (SAPKO)

Article history: Received March 20, 2011 Received in Revised form June, 15, 2011 Accepted 16 June 2011 Available online 18 June 2011 Today automotive companies must pioneer in strategies such as the agile supply chain for competition and various demands of customers. Considering the importance of agile in choosing a supplier at the supply chain, this study tries to identify and evaluate agile activities in SAPCO Company suppliers. Then, using principal component analysis of factor analysis, a number of related activities are divided into smaller groups called factor. The results are used by SAPCO to determine agile patterns in selecting a supplier with emphasis on similarities and differences and create agile portfolio. The study can help SAPCO identify criteria and making decision in the field of agile at suppliers. © 2011 Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Unpacking TPACK: reconsidering knowledge and context in teacher practice.

Teacher knowledge has been a research focus for a number of decades and is a core component of the TPACK framework and the PCK framework which preceded it. Despite the centrality of knowledge in both conceptualisations, it is difficult to find a clear and universally excepted understanding of the term knowledge. We believe that, before proceeding with additional definitional work of different knowledge forms or the boundaries between these, the community of TPACK researchers and indeed those who use PCK in their research may benefit from the opportunity to step back and clarify what is meant by the term ‘knowledge’. This paper presents an argument that the knowledge required by teachers should not be thought of as a homogenous term. In contrast, discussion presented in this paper will outline a continuum from justified and true knowledge to actionable, craft knowledge by which researchers might consider teacher knowledge. The challenges and opportunities of different conceptualisations will be outlined together with three major implications for teacher education.
Valoración de la estancia en UCI desde el punto de vista de pacientes y familiares

Fundamentos. La calidad asistencial es un aspecto primor- dial en el ambito hospitalario general y particularmente en UCI. Nuestro objetivo fue analizar la valoracion de pacientes y familiares sobre la estancia en UCI, y la influencia en dicha valoracion de variables sociodemograficas y psicologicas. Metodos. 71 pacientes criticos y 89 familiares de una UCI polivalente de la Comunidad Valenciana respondieron el Cuestionario de Valoracion de la Estancia en UCI y la Escala de ansiedad-depresion hospitalaria durante 2014-2015. Se realizaron analisis descriptivos y de frecuencias. Asimismo, se utilizaron coeficientes de correlacion (Pearson/Spearman), Prueba t de Student, analisis ANOVA y ecuaciones de regresion multiple. Resultados. Los resultados mostraron una valoracion positiva en los pacientes tanto a nivel global (Media=4,06; DE=1,25) como en relacion con distintos aspectos inherentes a UCI, destacando las atenciones/cuidados de los profesionales (Media=4,73; DE=0,68). Como aspectos mas desagradables/molestos senalaron las escasas posibilidades de distraerse (Media=2,41; DE=1,38), la falta de silencio (Media=3,15; DE=1,19) y el regimen de vi- sitas (Media=3,66; DE=1,04). Los familiares, evaluaron global- mente la estancia del paciente en UCI como “algo” agradable (Media=3,31; DE=1,76), y valoraron positivamente la mayoria de aspectos propios de la unidad. La valoracion de la estancia en UCI mostro diferencias en algunos aspectos en funcion de variables sociodemograficas. Asimismo, la familia valoro mas negativamente que el paciente su estancia en UCI. Conclusiones. La valoracion de la estancia en UCI en lineas generales fue positiva aunque con aspectos susceptibles de mejo- ra. Conocer esta realidad es el paso previo a la puesta en marcha de medidas que refuercen lo bien valorado y mejoren los aspectos peor valorados para poder optimizar la calidad asistencial ofrecida.
Performance Improvement of the FFDiag Algorithm based on Pre-Diagonalization by Closed-Form Joint Diagonalizers

In this paper, we try to improve the performance of the FFDiag algorithm, which is one of the state-of-the-art iteration-based approximate joint diagonalizers of a given set of real-valued symmetric matrices. The key idea of the improvement is pre-diagonalization by a closed-form joint diagonalizer whose computational cost is smaller than that of the FFDiag algorithm. Numerical experiments for approximate joint diagonalization of a set of real-valued symmetric matrices, that are randomly generated, are conducted to verify the efficacy of the proposed scheme in terms of computational costs and joint diagonalization performance.
Some Aspects Concerning the Amplitude Estimation of a Sine Wave by Energy-Based Method

Abstract-In this paper the influence of quantization noise on the amplitude estimation of a sine wave by energy-based method is investigated. A condition for the number of acquired samples is derived to ensure that the absolute amplitude error due to the quantization noise is smaller than a desired value with a high confidence level. Based on this condition some important conclusions are drawn. Carried out simulation confirms the validity of the derived condition.
Ungulate foraging areas on seasonal rangeland in northeastern Oregon.

In much of the west, seasonal rangeland provides important foraging opportunities for wild and domestic ungulates during times when forage is often limited. We studied the use of foraging areas by Rocky Mountain elk (Cerws elaphus nelsonii Bailey), mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus hemionus Rafinesque), and cattle grazing the same seasonal rangeland in northeastern Oregon. We determined the potential for ungulate use to overlap and the influence of vegetation and terrain features on that use. Vegetation and terrain features of plant communities in the Festuca-Agropyron and Agropyron-Poa Associations were inventoried on a 1,844 ha study area of privately owned seasonal rangeland to define characteristics of ungulate foraging areas. Slope, aspect, elevation and, edge between bunchgrass and forested vegetation types, were evaluated from topographic quadrats. Observations of ungulate distribution on the study area were also obtained. A Geographical Information System using map overlays intersected spatially defined plant communities and terrain features with location of ungulates. Indices of ungulate preference for plant communities and terrain features were established. Discriminant analysis was used to determine which features were most likely to influence ungulate selection of foraging areas. Terrain features having greatest influence on ungulate selection of foraging areas were, distance to the ecotonal edge between steppe and forest communities, and elevation. Cattle preferred foraging areas comprised of Idaho fescue-annual grass plant communities located at medium distance from the forest edge and on moderate elevation. Elk preferred foraging areas comprised of bluebunch wheatgrass-annual grass and Idaho fescue-bluebunch wheatgrass near the forest edge at higher elevations. Mule deer preferred buckwheat-bluegrass scabland plant communities at medium distance from the forest edge at higher elevation. Probability of ungulates using similar foraging areas was highest for elk and cattle and least for elk and mule deer.
Degree sequences beyond power laws in complex networks

Many complex networks possess vertex-degree distributions in a power-law form of ck−γ , where k is the degree variable and c and γ are constants. To better understand the mechanism of power-law formation in realworld networks, it is effective to analyze their degree variable sequences. We had shown before that, for a scale-free network of size N ,if its vertex-degree sequence is k1 < k2 < . < kl , where {k1, k2, . , kl} is the set of all unequal vertex degrees in the network, and if its power exponent satisfies γ > 1 , then the length l of the vertex-degree sequence is of order logN . In the present paper, we further study complex networks with more general distributions and prove that the same conclusion holds even for non-network type of complex systems. In addition, we support the conclusion by verifying many real-world network and system examples. We finally discuss some potential applications of the new finding in various fields of science, technology and society.