Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Design and construction of curved support structures with repetitive parameters

The fabrication and construction of curved beams along freeform skins pose many challenges related to their individual and complex geometry. One strategy to simplify the fabrication process uses elastic deformation to construct curved beams from flat elements. Controlling the curvature of the design surface and beams has the additional potential to create repetitive building parts with beneficial beam orientation. We aim for strained gridshells built entirely from straight or circular lamellas of the same radius and with orthogonal nodes. The lamellas are aligned normal to a reference surface enabling an elastic assembly via their weak axis and a local transfer of loads via their strong axis. We show that the corresponding reference surfaces are of constant mean curvature and that the network of beams bisects principal curvature directions. We introduce a new discretization of these networks as quadrilateral meshes with spherical vertex stars and present a computational workflow for the design of such structures. The geometric advantages of these networks were key for the fabrication and assembly of a prototype structure, the Asymptotic Gridshell. We describe the complete process from design to construction, presenting further insights on the symbiosis of geometry, fabrication and load-bearing behavior.
Investigation the Effect of using ICT Tools on Success of Companies at Increasing Market Share (A Case Study: Manufacturer of Smart Homes and Offices of Tehran)

This paper studies the relationship between information and communication technology and market share in manufacturer of smart homes and offices of Tehran using yearly data (2008-2014). Using the panel data and pooled models, this paper analyses the effect of using ICT tools on success of companies at increasing market share in manufacturer of smart homes and offices of Tehran. Most of the studies in this area indicate that in developed countries, this technology has a positive and meaningful effect on productivity and market power. For this reason, Author discussed and examined the relationship between ICT and market share in manufacturer of smart homes and offices industries in Tehran. The results show the meaningful relationship between ICT and market share and also the relationship between ICT and decrease in marginal cost in these firms at the period. Keywords: Information and communication technology (ICT), Market share, Manufacturer of smart homes and offices, Panel data.
Both Ethnic and Religious: Explaining Employment Penalties Across 14 Ethno-Religious Groups in the United Kingdom

This article uses the case of the probability of being in employment among different ethno-religious groups in Britain over a period of 12 years (2002–2013) to illustrate how different degrees of labor market penalty in the United Kingdom are highly associated with the different processes of racialization they undergo in the United Kingdom. It is argued that what matters in producing the observed inequalities in the United Kingdom is the inescapable centrality of “color” (mainly blackness) and “culture” (particularly being Muslim) and the way different Muslim and black groups have been racialized. The findings of this study leave little doubt that there is a black and a Muslim penalty in the labor market, but at the same time it suggest that these penalties are not fixed but tend to vary in extent and nature.
New scheme to protect parallel FFT using cardiac commonly in modern signal processing circuits

The uses of FFTs are unavoidable in communication systems. As most of the information may be analog in this world and as transmission of information in digital form is more acceptable and efficient, FFTs plays an important role in present communication scenario. For a reliable communication the information that we transmit should be reached at the destination as such. But due to many factors the information that we transmits get altered. One of the main problems in communication system is soft error. Even though soft error doesn’t make any physical damage to the communication system it is dangerous. It has the ability to alter the values stored in the system. It may alter the transmitted message. A lot of techniques are available to detect the soft error and correct it. Those include TMR, ECC, parity SOS, and parity-SOS-ECC. All these assume that there can only be a single error in the circuit. The proposed system known as reduced precision redundancy considers Instead of using two full precision FFTs it uses two half precision FFTs as redundant FFTs. It limits the error, reduces area and power consumption.
Reproduction by ergatoid queens in the myrmicine ant Monomorium brocha (Bolton) (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) in West Java, Indonesia, with a description of the male

This study reports on reproduction by ergatoid queens of Monomorium brocha (Bolton) collected in the Bogor Botanic Garden, West Java, Indonesia. One colony fragment comprised 20 ergatoid queens that showed variable ovariole numbers. All but one of the dissected queens had mated, but the ovarian condition varied among individual queens. Ergatoid queens can be easily distinguished from workers by morphological characteristics such as large compound eyes and a suture between the pronotum and mesonotum. The development of the mesonotum varies among ergatoid queens, but has no correlation with ovariole number. Comparison of queen-worker dimorphism in body size and ovariole number among 11 Monomorium species indicates that the present species shows smallest caste dimorphism among the known species of this genus. A description of the male is given.
A Peer Review of the Relationship of Socio-Economic Status on Contraction of Tuberculosis among Tb Patients in Windhoek District, Namibia: A Public Health Practice Perspective

The article by Murimba Winnie titled “The Relationship of Socio-Economic Status on Contraction of Tuberculosis among TB Patients in Windhoek District, Namibia: A Public Health Practice Perspective” is reviewed. It is published in Online Journal of Medicine and Medical Science Research Volume 3, Issue 2 of 2014. The review engage the logical presentation of writing, follow of ideas, content and structure and its efficacy in tackling the risk factors of in-patients infected with tuberculosis. Socio-economic factors which predispose people to TB diseases have been investigated before and therefore the review will focus on the relevancy, objective and accuracy of this article on this topic.
ISSUES AND CHALLENGES IN ADOPTING CASHLESS POLICY IN NIGERIA

The objecth·e of this study is to examine the effects of corporate governance variables on audit fee in Nigeria. Specifically, the study examines if board size. board independence, board diligence, board expertise, and audit committee independence exert a sign! ficant effect on audit fees in Nigeria. The population of the study covers all quoted companies on the Nigerian Stock Exchange (NSE) from 20072011. The study used seconda1J' data obtained from the published annual accounts and reports of one hundred and.fifty three (1 53) companies from d! fferent sectors qf companies quoted on the Nigerian stock exchange.fi-om 2007-2011. The cluster and simple random sampling technique was used in the selection of companies . fi'om the population. The multiple regression analysis was conducted using Pooled Ordinary Least Square (POLS) and the panel Estimated Generalized Least Squares (EGLS). The results showed that board diligence, board expertise, board size, board independence and audit committee independence all have a positive and significant impact on audit fee. It is recommended that auditors should have a better understanding of these factors and their relative importance and how the factors might be built into an auditfee model.
Identifying Loci for the Overlap Between ADHD and ASD Using a Genome-Wide QTL Linkage Approach

Objective—The genetic basis for Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) symptoms in children with Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) was addressed using a genome-wide linkage approach. Method—Participants of the International Multi-Center ADHD Genetics study comprising 1143 probands with ADHD and 1453 siblings were analyzed. The total and subscale scores of the Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ) were used as quantitative traits for multipoint regression-based linkage analyses on 5407 autosomal single-nucleotide polymorphisms applying MERLIN-regress software, both without and with inclusion of ADHD symptom scores as covariates. Results—The analyses without ADHD symptom scores as covariates resulted in 3 suggestive linkage signals, i.e., on chromosomes 15q24, 16p13, and 18p11. Inclusion of ADHD symptom scores as covariates resulted in additional suggestive loci on chromosomes 7q36 and 12q24, whereas the LOD score of the locus on chromosome 15q decreased below the threshold for suggestive linkage. The loci on 7q, 16p, and 18p were found for the SCQ restricted & repetitive subscale, that on 15q was found for the SCQ communication subscale, and that on 12q for the SCQ total score. Conclusions—Our findings suggest that QTLs identified in this study are ASD specific, although the 15q QTL potentially has pleiotropic effects for ADHD and ASD. This study confirms that genetic factors influence ASD traits along a continuum of severity, as loci potentially underlying ASD symptoms in children with ADHD were identified even though subjects with autism had been excluded from the IMAGE sample, and supports the hypothesis that differential genetic factors underlie the three ASD dimensions.
Tropospheric ozone profiles by DIAL at Maïdo Observatory (Reunion Island): system description, instrumental performance and result comparison with ozone external data set

In order to recognize the importance of ozone (O 3 ) in the troposphere and lower stratosphere in the tropics, a DIAL (differential absorption lidar) tropospheric O 3 lidar system (LIO3T UR ) was developed and installed at the Universite de la Reunion campus site (close to the sea) on Reunion Island (southern tropics) in 1998. From 1998 to 2010, it acquired 427 O 3 profiles from the low to the upper troposphere and has been central to several studies. In 2012, the system was moved up to the new Maido Observatory facility (2160 m a.m.s.l. – metres above mean sea level) where it started operation in February 2013. The current system (LIO3T) configuration generates a 266 nm beam obtained with the fourth harmonic of a Nd:YAG laser sent into a Raman cell filled up with deuterium (using helium as buffer gas), generating the 289 and 316 nm beams to enable the use of the DIAL method for O 3 profile measurements. The optimal range for the actual system is 6–19 km a.m.s.l. , depending on the instrumental and atmospheric conditions. For a 1 h integration time, vertical resolution varies from 0.7 km at 6 km a.m.s.l. to 1.3 km at 19 km a.m.s.l. , and mean uncertainty within the 6–19 km range is between 6 and 13 %. Comparisons with eight electrochemical concentration cell (ECC) sondes simultaneously launched from the Maido Observatory show good agreement between data sets with a 6.8 % mean absolute relative difference ( D ) between 6 and 17 km a.m.s.l. (LIO3T lower than ECC). Comparisons with 37 ECC sondes launched from the nearby Gillot site during the daytime in a ±24 h window around lidar shooting result in a 9.4 % D between 6 and 19 km a.m.s.l. (LIO3T lower than ECC). Comparisons with 11 ground-based Network for Detection of Atmospheric Composition Change (NDACC) Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectrometer measurements acquired during the daytime in a ±24 h window around lidar shooting show good agreement between data sets with a D of 11.8 % for the 8.5–16 km partial column (LIO3T higher than FTIR), and comparisons with 39 simultaneous Infrared Atmospheric Sounding Interferometer (IASI) observations over Reunion Island show good agreement between data sets with a D of 11.3 % for the 6–16 km partial column (LIO3T higher than IASI). ECC, LIO3T UR and LIO3T O 3 monthly climatologies all exhibit the same range of values and patterns. In particular, the Southern Hemisphere biomass burning seasonal enhancement and the ozonopause altitude decrease in late austral winter–spring, as well as the sign of deep convection bringing boundary layer O 3 -poor air masses up to the middle–upper troposphere in late austral summer, are clearly visible in all data sets.
The potential use of essential oils against mosquito larvae : a short review

The insecticidal activity of essential oils (EOs) on mosquito larvae has gained quite a lot of interest in recent scientific literature, and many articles envisage EOs as promising alternatives to conventional larvicides. However, the EOs described so far are not comparable in terms of efficacy with chemical or microbial larvicides. Moreover, for most EOs the low mammalian toxicity and the lack of environmental impacts have been claimed rather than tested. In industrialized countries, the availability of effective and environmental friendly microbial larvicides, will likely limit the EO-based products to very small market niches. Only in developing countries, where most aromatic plants are native, the full potential of botanical larvicides may be fully exploited. However, several research gaps remain to be filled before EOs could be considered as substitutes of conventional products.
Ab initio Study of Nonlinear Optical Susceptibilities in Silicon Nanowires

Using Time Independent Density Functional Theory (TIDFT) it is shown that the 2nd order optical susceptibilities of narrow (1nm-2nm) Silicon Nanowires (SiNW) are enhanced due to surface termination. The value of $\chi^{(2)}$ is enhanced up to 200 pm/V which is promising a strong Second Harmonic Generation (SHG) in SiNWs. For [100], [110] and [111] SiNWs, yxx component of $\chi^{(2)}$ tensor is 81, 225 and 81 pm/V, respectively. These are in close agreement with $\chi^{(2)}$ values reported for strained silicon waveguides in experiments. The 3rd order susceptibility, $\chi^{(3)}$, is within the range of (0.1-12)x$10^{-18} \frac{m^{2}}{V^{2}}$ which is close to the experimental values of bulk silicon (0.1-0.2)x$10^{-18} \frac{m^{2}}{V^{2}}$ for [110] and [100] SiNWs and it is 100 times better for [111] SiNW. This study suggests possibilities of enhancing SHG in SiNWs through symmetry breaking via strain and surface termination/reconstruction as well as suitability of this DFT-based method in predicting nonlinear optical susceptibilities of nano structures.
The 21-SPONGE H i Absorption Line Survey. I. The Temperature of Galactic H i

We present 21 cm Spectral Line Observations of Neutral Gas with the VLA (21-SPONGE), a Karl G. Jansky Very Large Array (VLA) large project (∼600 hr) for measuring the physical properties of Galactic neutral hydrogen (H i). 21-SPONGE is distinguished among previous Galactic H i studies as a result of (1) its exceptional optical depth sensitivity (στ < 10−3 per 0.42 km s−1 channel over 57 lines of sight), (2) matching 21 cm emission spectra with the highest possible angular resolution (∼4′) from the Arecibo Observatory, and (3) detailed comparisons with numerical simulations for assessing observational biases. We autonomously decompose 21 cm spectra and derive the physical properties (i.e., spin temperature, Ts, and column density) of the cold neutral medium (CNM; Ts < 250 K), thermally unstable medium (UNM; 250 K < Ts < 1000 K), and warm neutral medium (WNM; Ts > 1000 K) simultaneously. Of the total H i mass observed, 50% is detected in both absorption and emission. The CNM makes up the majority of the absorbing gas (56% ± 10%) and 28% of the total H i mass including gas detected only in emission. We find that 20% of the total H i mass is thermally unstable (41% ± 10% of H i detected in absorption), with no significant variation with Galactic latitude. Finally, although the WNM makes up 52% of the total H i mass, we detect little evidence for WNM absorption with 1000 K < Ts < 4000 K. Following spectral modeling, we detect a stacked residual absorption feature corresponding to WNM with Ts ∼ 104 K. We conclude that excitation in excess of collisions likely produces significantly higher WNM Ts than predicted by steady-state models.
The Effectiveness of Bottom Up Technique with Probabilistic Approach for A Malay Parser

Parsing is a process of analyzing the input string in a sentence to define the syntax structures according to rules of grammar. This task is performed by a parser which will produce a parse tree as output. However, a problem occurs when the parsing process produces two or more parse trees in which the parser unable to represent a precise parse tree. This limitation is caused by ambiguity in the structure of sentences. Ambiguity is occurred when a word is classified more than one category of syntax and its usage will affect the semantics of the sentence. Thus, the parser needs to have an approach to solve the ambiguity problem and is able to process the most appropriate parse tree to present a sentence. Like other languages in the world, Malay language, a national language for Malaysian, is not exempted from ambiguity problem. However, due to its grammar being context-free grammar, the probabilistic context-free grammar approach can be used to support the parser in determining a more accurate parse tree. This study focuses on the development of statistical parser using a bottom-up technique for Malay language. The training data, in the form of simple Malay language sentences, are collected from various sources. Based on this training data, a statistical lexical corpus of Malay language which consists of vocabulary, grammar rules and their probability was developed. The bottom up parsing will be supported by implementing Cocke–Younger–Kasami (CYK) algorithm. The parser’s performance is evaluated based on its effectiveness to overcome ambiguity by suggesting a more precise parse tree. In conclusion, the Malay Language Parser can be useful to help user identify the appropriate parse tree and solve ambiguity issues in Malay Language.
Development of an Efficient Color Image Compression technique Using Fuzzyfied Discrete Wavelet Transform

The rapid growth of digital imaging applications, including desktop publishing, multimedia, teleconferencing, and high definition television (HDTV) has increased the need for effective and standardized image compression techniques. Among the emerging standards JPEG and JPEG2K are for compression of still images. A common characteristic of most images is that they contain some redundant information. Image compression is necessary to reduce the number of bits needed to represent an image by removing the redundancies as much as possible. One of the most important techniques frequently used for still image compression in the present scenario is JPEG 2000(JPEG2K). The JPEG2000 is a single channel image compression technique, hence not able to compress the multichannel images. But in the present era most of the still images are the multichannel like RGB images. However there are some techniques available for color image compression based on JPEG2K, but this field is still open for development of efficient image compression techniques for color images. This paper presents a new method of implementation of available wavelet transform based image compression technique for color image compression using fuzzyfied discrete wavelet transform. Zadah in his first paper on fuzzy, discussed that fuzzy logic is an efficient tool for handling imprecise and vague situations, hence fusion of fuzzy rule base with discrete wavelet transform is the Efficient way to achieve higher compression ratio with less error.
The Readiness of Prospective Teachers for Culturally Responsive Teaching

The aim of this study is to determine the readiness level of prospective teachers for culturally responsive teaching and explore students’ opinions about culturally responsive teaching and the impact of undergraduate education on their culturally responsive teaching readiness. This research employed a mixed method research design. The study group consisted of a total of 403 prospective teachers who were studying in their final year of different teaching departments at a Turkish state university in the spring semester of 2017-2018 education year. The data were collected via Cultural Responsive Teaching Readiness Scale developed by Karatas & Oral (2017) and semi-structured interviews. The scale, which consists of 21 items, has two-factors which are ‘Personal Readiness’ and ‘Professional Readiness’. In this study, the quantitative data were analyzed through both descriptive and inferential statistics and the qualitative data were analyzed through descriptive analysis. The research findings revealed that prospective teachers felt highly ready for culturally responsive teaching. While ‘gender’ did not have an impact on their readiness, ‘department’ variable had an impact on their readiness. Besides, it was unearthed that their personal readiness was significantly higher than their professional readiness. This study also concluded that undergraduate education lacked practice in terms of preparing prospective teachers for culturally responsive teaching.
The Effects of Patient Empowerment Scale in Chronic Diseases

Chronic diseases in patients have always been a significant sector of study by various scientists. Patient’s empowerment in situations like these has an enormous importance in order to succeed a better knowledge of how to face these difficulties. The value of empowerment is enormous and has to be the goal of modern research. When it is found in the patient’s behavior, we can definitely agree to the fact that he is able to make decisions on his own and to have the total control of his life, along with its problems for example when his health is in danger, or when he faces a sentimental problem. The consequences of stress in our life can be immense and they have a negative effect on the self-confidence of the individuals, as well. The Patient Empowerment Scale (PES) was measured to the patients with chronic diseases through a systematic review. The Patient Empowerment Scale (PES) has been evaluated with the use of Pubmed/Medline. Of the 118 studies included in this review, 44 articles presented inclusion criteria. 27 scales were obtained through open access and they were evaluated through the participation definition. Of the 27 studies included there were 14 studies that measured patient empowerment in chronic diseases, 4 studies showed data for calculation of an SMD for self-efficacy disease-specific outcomes, 2 studies included a measurement of self-esteem, measured with the Rosenberg Self-esteem (RSE) Scale, 4 studies that measured the decision making and there were 3 studies that included the quality of life measurement. The evolution of the patient’s health, through self-management, can be improved on increasing his empowerment. It is very important for a clinical to provide his patient with all the necessary material and to give him the possibility of a productive conversation, in order to succeed an increased empowerment on his patient. Future studies will have to broaden their criteria to include different languages, longer time period and larger sample.