Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An Improvement on Detection of Airgap Eccentricity and Bearing Damage of Induction Motors

This paper involves additional knowledge for detection of airgap eccentricity and bearing damage. Frequencies of the current signal which corresponds to eccentricity and bearing faults are theoretically computed by computer. The theoretical method is based on calculation and frequency analysis of magnetic flux density in the airgap of induction motors. In the simulation, a sudden eccentricity is created in short intervals to get effect of bearing damage. Therefore, new frequencies are detected for bearing faults that is related with eccentricity. Key-Words: Airgap Eccentricity, Bearing Damage, Current Analysis, Induction Motor, Fault Detection
Manifestacje kliniczne neuroboreliozy w materiale Oddziału Neurologii Dziecięcej w Chorzowie Clinical manifestations of neuroborreliosis in the material of the child neurology ward in Chorzów

Neuroborreliosis is one of the manifestations of Lyme disease, presenting a wide range of neurological symptoms. They may occur within several days up to many years after the infection. In the Child Neurology Ward in Chorzow in the years 2001– 2010, 21 children aged 3–17,5 (mean 10,6years) were diagnosed with neuroborreliosis. In the early disseminated stage the disease was diagnosed in 17 patients (82%): in 11 cases (52%) as isolated peripheral facial paresis, in 2 children (9%) as lymphocytic meningitis (in 1 child together with peripheral facial nerve palsy), 1 child (4,5%) with meningitis and acute radiculoneuritis, 2 patients (9%) were diagnosed with Bannwarth syndrome and 1 (4,5%) with meningitis with axonal polyradiculopathy and tetraplegia. 2 children (9%) were diagnosed with neuroborreliosis in the later stage, the symptoms were hemiparesis with demyelination in MRI scans (in 1 patient accompanied by peripheral facial nerve paresis). In 2 (9%) patients it was difficult to determine whether the disease was at the early or late stage. In 1 bilateral peripheral facial nerve paresis was observed accompanied by demyelination MRI scans. Antibodies against Borrelia burgdorferi (ELISA) in blood and/or CSF were found in all children. In 3 patients Western blotting tests were also performed. It is significant that all cases of the early stage of the disease were diagnosed between June and October. Before hospital admission, 4 children with peripheral facial paresis were treated with steroids, which are contraindicated in neuroborreliosis (they delay seroconversion and prolong the symptoms of the disease). In the same period of time time 59 children with facial nerve paresis were hospitalized the Child Neurology Ward; neuroborreliosis was excluded in those patients.
Helicobacter pylori Infection following Endoscopic Resection of Early Gastric Cancer

The role of Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection in patients following endoscopic resection of early gastric cancer (EGC) remains unclear. This article presents a review of literature published in the past 15 years. H. pylori‐mediated persistent methylation levels are associated with the development of metachronous gastric cancer. The methylation of certain specific genes can be used to identify patients with a high risk of metachronous gastric cancer even after H. pylori eradication. H. pylori eradication after endoscopic resection should be performed as early as possible for eradication success and prevention of metachronous precancerous lesions. Although whether the eradication of H. pylori could prevent the development of metachronous cancer after endoscopic resection is controversial, several meta‐analyses concluded that H. pylori eradication could reduce the incidence of metachronous gastric cancer significantly. In addition, H. pylori eradication in gastric cancer survivors after endoscopic resection could reduce healthcare cost and save lives in a cost‐effective way. Taken together, H. pylori eradication after endoscopic resection of EGC is recommended as prevention for metachronous precancerous lesions and metachronous gastric cancer.
Management of Quality Development of Vocational High School Accredited “A” In Improving Competitive Advantages in Jambi Province

The problem studied in this dissertation is why the implementation of quality development management can make the accredited 'A' VHS to be a good academic and non academic achievement to excel in Jambi society. The objectives of this research are to: (1) find the innovation profile in the implementation of quality development management of private Vocational High School to increase the competitive advantage in Jambi Province. (2) The factors of successful implementation of quality development management in private Vocational School increased the competitive advantage in Jambi Province. (3) The contribution of quality development to achievement in private vocational high schools in increasing the competitive advantage in Jambi Province. This research uses qualitative approach, where data collection technique is done through observation, interview, and documentation, and and for testing data credibility is done triangulation with case study of VHS Yadika Jambi City, VHS Attaufiq Jambi City and VHS Dharma Bhakti 4 Jambi City. The results of this study indicate that the three VHS shows the implementation of quality development management in accordance with the demands of innovation so that they are able to compete, even superior to the existing SMK Negeri in Jambi Province and demand by the community due to the commitment and high discipline of all existing resources In VHS all runs the task of building a quality school, support from foundations, high commitment to always provide the best service, always make changes towards continuous improvement, activate various extracurricular activities, build relationships and make MOU with business world And the industrial world, providing something different that does not exist in other VHS, the look of a grand building, as well as the ever-expanding management towards high quality and robust human resources support. In conclusion the implementation of quality development management in accordance with the demand for innovation in the accredited VHS "A" has been able to make the school quality and achievement so as to increase the competitive advantage in Jambi province. Keyword: Development of quality, Private Vocational High School, superior to compete -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of Submission: 31-08-2017 Date of acceptance: 13-09-2017 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
The Right UI for Elderly People; a review of recent and current research

In this paper, recent and current research regarding the User Interfaces (UI) targeted to elderly and disabled people is discussed. These UIs include e.g. touch UIs used in mobile phones and tablets, but also other more unconventional UIs for various devices created to improve individual’s quality of life and independency of support personnel. Because a UI is only a façade for underlying system, in this context usually Ambient Assisted Living (AAL) framework, a novelty and prominent AAL framework is introduced. Research has shown that the population of developed countries is ageing. A variety of disabilities caused by ageing can make difficult or even prevent using commonly available devices. New kind of thinking in UI design can prevent senior citizens’ exclusion from today’s ICT-based society, and enable prolonging their autonomous living at home instead of hospitalizing.
Resource allocation in MIMO systems specific to radio communication

The performance of the multi-input multi-output (MIMO) systems can be improved by spatial modulation. By using spatial modulation, the transmitter can select the best transmit antenna based on the channel variations using channel state information (CSI). Also, the modulation helps the transmitter to select the best modulation level such that the system has the best performance in all situations. Hence, in this paper, two issues are considered including spatial modulation and information modulation selection. For the spatial modulation, an optimal solution for obtaining the probability of selecting antenna is calculated and then Huffman coding is used such that the transmitter can select the best transmit antenna to maximize the channel capacity. For the information modulation, a multi quadrature amplitude modulation (MQAM) strategy is used. In this modulation, the modulation size is changed based on the channel state variations; therefore, the best modulation index is used for transmitting data in all channel situations. In simulation results, the optimal method is compared with Huffman mapping. In addition, the effect of modulation on channel capacity and a bit error rate (BER) is shown.
Classifying and Evaluating Computer Games to Explore their Potential Use in Landscape Architecture Education

Computer games have been used for educational and training purposes for over a decade. Examining these games to distinguish their beneficial didactic and pedagogic potential is important for determining the possibilities for their application in design education. Studies on classifying computer games have assisted educators in identifying their potential utilization areas and have guided educators through adaptation processes. Until 2008, computer games were classified based on their purposes or their application areas, however in 2008, Sawyer and Smith introduced a new comprehensive system that classifies computer games by considering both criteria. The following year, Foster and Mishra (2009) suggested evaluating computer games according to their contribution to skills and motivation. Most recently, Djaouti et al. (2011) developed another classification system that considers interactions between games and players. Although these classification models help considerably to identify the general educational potential of computer games, they do not necessarily provide specific information for application to landscape architecture educational models. This paper introduces an evaluation system that is developed to help identifying educational potential and opportunities of computer games for use in landscape architecture education. The evaluation system used reviews computer games according to their visual and technical qualities, and also according to their contribution to skill development. As part of our research, we also applied the developed evaluation system to 60 landscape-related computer games to identify game genres with pedagogic potential specific to landscape architecture education. Our findings indicate that Simcity4, Leafsnap, Build-a-Prairie, Thisissand, ASPIS Sustainable, and UWB Wetlands Restoration games can be used in landscape architecture education without any modification, while Minecraft needs to be modified according to the curriculum. We suggest modifying the Minecraft game for use in facilitating and leveraging the learning of landscape grading and construction materials topics and developing tailored educational games for landscape architecture by utilizing game engines. EAR Volume 34, 2016 Edinburgh Architectural Research Journal The Edinburgh School of Architecture and Landscape Architecture
Instant Controlled Pressure-Drop DIC as a Strategic Technology for Different Types of Natural Functional Foods

The increasing demand for functional foods requires the design, simulation, and further optimization of preservation processes of food with the purpose of keeping as high as possible the functionality of food products. Many studies have shown that the high consumption of fruit and vegetables prevent chronic diseases such as obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, cancer, among others. Fruits and vegetables are important sources of nutrients, dietary fibers, and phytochemicals. However, after harvest, they are highly perishable because of their high moisture content of almost 3–9 g H2O/g db. Solar and airflow drying processes have been the most popular methods to increase the shelf life of these products. Nevertheless, low organoleptic and nutritional quality, hygiene problems, and long drying periods constitute significant barriers to a more widespread use. “Swell-drying” is a special drying process convective airflow drying (CAD) to the instant controlled pressure-drop (DIC) expansion. This process is well-known as guaranteeing (1) the preservation of functional properties; (2) the organoleptic quality; (3) the effective microbiological/fungi decontamination; and (4) a reduced energy consumption and a lower drying time. DIC treatment is a high temperature/short time (HTST) process that improves both performance of drying process and high-quality functional foods.
NETWORKED INDIVIDUALISM AND CITIZENS' PARTICIPATION-IS IT A CHALLENGE FOR PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION IN LATVIA?

Traditionally, institutional forms of participation are being studied as they can be counted and measured, for instance, voter turnout in elections or in referenda. Citizen participation in other institutional forms, for instance, public consultations and committees of the state or local government, can also be measured. Statistical data suggests that in Latvia citizens are not interested in the institutional participation, less than one percent of citizens are members of political parties, around five percent of Latvian citizens are members of nongovernmental organisations, and participation rates in state and local elections are gradually decreasing. However, activity measurements in the institutional participation forms alone do not provide a notion about the real volume of citizen participation.
Deterring Malware by Imitating Virtual Machines

Securing hosts against intrusions is becoming increasingly important as resource and identity theft are rising in frequency and severity. Attackers often gain control of a system through software vulnerabilities that are particular to a specific software version. To prevent detection, they may purposely avoid instrumented systems such as honeypots that are actively monitoring attackers. In turn, such monitoring systems attempt to hide their purpose of attracting infection attempts. Analogous to honeypots attracting attacks, we introduce a new paradigm of protecting production systems by making them appear as monitoring systems, which are typically avoided by attackers. In this work, we explore one direction in this theme by developing several techniques to imitate virtual machines often used by monitoring systems. This can help deter malware, which often seeks to fingerprint the target to check whether it is a virtual machine. We demonstrate that our imitated fingerprints are light-weight and effective at fooling existing malware fingerprinting tests, helping defenders stay ahead of the arms race. Furthermore, we describe a new remote network-based fingerprinting technique to discover virtual machine systems based on clock skew behavior.
EnKF Assimilation of Cloud Properties Retrieved From GOES

Assimilation of various forms of satellite data into numerical weather prediction models has led to a significant increase in global forecast skill during the past 25 years. Only recently have these efforts begun to be transitioned to convective-scale forecasts and initial research has shown promising results. One particular challenge in convective-scale data assimilation is properly identifying the location and intensity of cloud properties and the characteristics of the surrounding environment prior to initiating forecasts. To examine whether or not hiresolution satellite data can provide value added information, this research assimilates cloud and humidity variables derived from Geostationary Operation Environmental Satellite (GOES) Imager cloud property retrievals. The hypothesis posed by this research is that satellite derived cloud properties can provide information on the atmospheric state within and surrounding clouds that will enable an improved model analysis. Traditional atmospheric observations are assimilated into the WRF-ARW model using a 36 member Ensemble Kalman Filter (EnKF) assimilation technique over a continental U.S. domain at a 15 km resolution. Cloud and humidity variables are then assimilated using the same technique on a 3 km nested grid domain centered around a severe weather event on 10 May 2010. * Corresponding Author Address: Dr. Thomas A. Jones Thomas.Jones@noaa.gov Mesoscale data assimilation begins at 1200 UTC and continues until 2100 UTC 10 May with the cloud variables assimilated at 15 minute intervals within the nested grid from 1800 to 2100 UTC. The impacts of satellite data assimilation are assessed by comparing two identical model experiments: one with (CLD) and one without the satellite data assimilated (NOCLD). WRF-DART assimilates ~90% of the available data with a combination of cloudfree and cloudy observations near the surface with primarily cloud-free data being assimilated aloft. Observation diagnostics indicate that assimilation of these data noticeably reduces 850 hPa bias and root mean square error (RMSE) for cloud liquid water content and, to a lesser extent, relative humidity after 2000 UTC. Comparing NOCLD and CLD analyses of QCLOUD at 2045 UTC for several pressure levels shows several locations where differences in the QCLOUD analyses exist. Interestingly at 900 and 850 hPa, the difference patterns in eastern Oklahoma seem to match the wave patterns present in the clouds observed by GOES visible imagery at this time. This is due to a 510 km spatial shift in the location of the clouds depicted in the CLD analysis compared to the NOCLD analysis. The changes to the 2100 UTC analysis fields generate differences in one hour forecasts of simulated reflectivity forecasts, but neither model appears skillful over the other at this time. These results represent a preliminary overview of ongoing research, which should provide a better understanding of the potential
Assessing the Long-Term Effect on Sales and CSR of a Nutrition Marketing Strategy in the Retailing Environment

The present work aims to implement a ‘healthy checkout’ in a real retailing environment in order to demonstrate that this kind of intervention can be a win-win strategy for both shoppers and retailers in a long-term perspective. A field experiment has been conducted in five stores belonging to a leading Italian Retailer in the north of Italy, where all the unhealthy products have been removed from the checkouts. Both sales analysis and shoppers attitudes towards the intervention have been studied. Sales data have been analyzed for the ‘healthy checkout stores’ vs ‘traditional checkout stores’, and customers have been interviewed at the end of the shopping trip five months after the implementation. Our findings show that developing a healthy checkout can have a positive impact on sales, retailer’s reputation in terms of perceived CSR, and loyalty to the store. The present work provides some interesting results about the long-term effect of an in-store marketing strategy that aims to promote health among customers.
Liquid computing and analysis of sound signals

Liquid Computing Theory is a proposal of modelling the behaviour of neural microcircuits.It focuses on creating a group of neurons, known as a liquid layer, responsible for preprocessingof the signal that is being analysed. Specific information is achieved by the readout layers, task orientedgroups of neurons, taught to extract particular information from the state of liquid layer. TheLSMs have been used to analyse sound signals. The liquid layer was implemented in the PCSIM Simulator,and the readout layer has been prepared in the JNNS simulator. It could successfully recognisecertain sounds despite noises. Those results encourage further research of the computational potentialof Liquid State Machines including working in parallel with many readout layers.
Masters Thesis: CO2 hydrate formation in coil heat exchangers

CO2 hydrates are a crystalline structure of water molecules enclosing CO2 molecules, formed in a stochastic process under the appropriate conditions of pressure and temperature. They are a possible replacement for conventional (synthetic) refrigerants that should be phased out for either legal, safety or environmental reasons. The main advantages of CO2 hydrates are its formation conditions (phase change above 0 C) and the enthalpy of dissolution (about 500 kJ/kg), which is higher than that of water ice (333 kJ/kg). Aiming for a reduction of energy consumption, requiring more efficient processes, CO2 hydrates have been proposed for rapid chilling of meat. Spraying the hydrates on the meat will extract thermal energy from it for the dissolution of the hydrates. Advantage of rapid cooling, besides the lower process time, is the decreasing dehydration of meat, resulting in less spoiling of meat. Besides cooling, the CO2 gas has a conserving influence on meat, which might potentially increase the shelf life of meat. An experimental set-up for continuous CO2 hydrate production, which is designed and constructed during the present study, is presented. The system consists of two thermostatic baths and two coil heat exchangers, a gear pump and two buffer vessels. A saturated mixture of water and CO2 is cooled at temperatures between 4 and 8 C under hydrate forming conditions (10 to 40 bar). The experimental set-up includes temperature and pressure sensors and a Coriolis flow meter from Endress+Hauser, which enables the measurement of the density of the mixture. To predict the hydrate slurry concentration produced by the experimental set-up, a growth model needs to be developed. A description of a suitable growth model is given by [Skovborg and Rasmussen, 1994], which is a simplification of the model from [Englezos et al., 1987]. In the present study, tools for this growth model are developed, being a thermodynamic model to predict the equilibrium pressure at a given temperature and the fugacity coefficients, which are used in a flash model to compute the mole fractions of the bulk phase. With these models the driving force for mass transfer can be quantified. The thermodynamic model, needed for the growth model, is based on the Peng-RobinsonStryjek-Vera equation of state combined with the Huron-Vidal-Orbey-Sandler mixing rules.