Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Large-scale network partitioning for decentralized traffic management and other transportation applications

ABSTRACT For numerous large-scale engineering and science problems, domain decomposition (DD) has generally been accepted by research communities as among the most attractive methods to obtain solutions efficiently. As a prerequisite for the DD solution process, a large domain must be partitioned into several smaller subdomains, with the key to success (of any DD partitioning algorithm) being the number of system boundary nodes. The lower this number, the more efficiently the subdomains can be processed. Although various transportation researchers have hinted at the use of DD, for example, in intelligent transportation systems-enabled decentralized traffic management, it is assumed that the partition is given. This article presents a simple, efficient, and effective algorithm to decompose a transportation network into a predefined number of interconnected subdomains such that the number of system boundary nodes is small (first priority) and the number of nodes in each subdomain is of similar size (second priority). To assess the effectiveness (in terms of minimizing the number of system boundary nodes) of the proposed Shortest Distance Decomposition Algorithm, it is compared with METIS version 5.1. 0, currently among the most widely used graph partitioning algorithms worldwide. Using large-scale, real-world transportation test networks, it was found that the Shortest Distance Decomposition Algorithm is better than METIS in 21 of the 27 examples tested; on average, it provided (approximately) 42.0% of the system boundary nodes (as compared to METIS results) in our large-scale examples.
Close-Out Netting and Risk Management in Over-the-Counter Derivatives

Close-out netting is a credit risk mitigation process that applies to over-the-counter derivative transactions between a defaulting party and a non-defaulting party. It also applies to repurchase agreements and clearing houses. The process consists of three steps: termination of obligations under a contract with a defaulting party, calculation of replacement values, and combining of positive and negative replacement values into a single net payable or receivable. The rationale for close-out netting is the nature of market risk management for over-the-counter derivatives and other financial contract, which involves maintaining a hedged, balanced portfolio by means of offsetting transactions with other counter parties. If a counter party defaults, the portfolio is no longer balanced, so it is necessary either to replace the defaulted transactions or unwind the offsetting transactions. Failure to do so would in effect create open positions that are vulnerable to market fluctuations. Close-out netting makes it possible for intermediaries to manage risks following a default by facilitating the reestablishment of a balanced book. As a result of its credit risk management benefits, close-out netting has enjoyed almost universal support from policy makers as well as from the financial industry. In order for close-out netting to function effectively, however, it is necessary to create exceptions to bankruptcy statute; these exceptions are often called “safe harbors. ” Recently, some regulators have called for some discretion over the close-out netting process in resolving failed financial institutions. But there have also been proposals in the United States to remove the safe harbors entirely. While the regulatory proposals will not likely hamper the functioning of the close-out netting process, removing the safe harbors could have significant adverse consequences for financial stability.
The next wave of the web

The World Wide Web has been revolutionary in terms of impact, scale and outreach. At every level society has been changed in some way by the Web. This Panel will consider likely developments in this extraordinary human construct as we attempt to realise the Next Wave of the Web - a Semantic Web.Nigel Shadbolt will Chair a discussion that will focus on the prospects for the Semantic Web, its likely form and the challenges it faces. Can we achieve the necessary agreements on shared meaning for the Semantic Web? Can we achieve a critical mass of semantically annotated data and content? How are we to trust such content? Do the scientific and commercial drivers really demand a Semantic Web? How will the move to a mobile and ubiquitous Web affect the Semantic Web? How does Web 2.0 relate to the Semantic Web?
PENGARUH CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP MANAGEMENT (CRM) TERHADAP CUSTOMER TRUST DAN CUSTOMER LOYALTY PADA BANK BRI CABANG PEKANBARU IMAM MUNANDAR.

This study aimed to analyze the influence of Customer Relationship Management (CRM) to the Customer rTust and Customer Loyalty at Bank BRI Branch pekanbaru Imam Munandar . Quantitative r esearch was conducted on a population of customer deposits with a total sample of 150 customers, Savings, deposits and current accounts using proportional stratified random sampling method. Data collection techniques used in this study is a survey and observation using data analysis techniques Path Analysis with SPSS. The results showed that all dimensions of CRM: People, Process, and Technology in partial significant effect on Customer T rust. Customer Trusth as a significant influence on Customer Loyalty. While theoverall CRM significant effect on Customer Loyalty. Keywords: Customer Relationship Management (CRM), CustomerT rust,Customer Loyalty.
Structural Query Expansion via motifs from Wikipedia

The search for relevant information can be very frustrating for users who, unintentionally, use inappropriate keywords to express their needs. Expansion techniques aim at transforming the users' queries by adding new terms, called expansion features, that better describe the real users' intent. We propose Structural Query Expansion (SQE), a method that relies on relevant structures found in knowledge bases (KBs) to extract the expansion features as opposed to the use of semantics. In the particular case of this paper, we use Wikipedia because it is probably the largest source of up-to-date information. SQE is capable of achieving more than 150% improvement over non-expanded queries and is able to identify the expansion features in less than 0.2 seconds in the worst-case scenario. SQE is designed as an orthogonal method that can be combined with other expansion techniques, such as pseudo-relevance feedback.
Effects of small-particle aerosols of local anaesthetic on dyspnoea in patients with respiratory disease.

This study was devised to test the hypothesis that dyspnoea could be mediated by unmyelinated vagal sensory nerve endings (type J receptors) situated at alveolar level in the lung. A modified jet nebulizer was used to generate an aerosol of local anaesthetic in particles small enough to allow alveolar deposition. Lignocaine (2% and 5%) produced aerosols with an arithmetic mean diameter (+/- SD) of 1.5 +/- 0.3 and 1.2 +/- 0.6 micron respectively, the mass median diameters being 1.7 (geometric standard deviation = 1.2) and 2.5 (geometric standard deviation = 1.7) micron respectively. In experimental animal models a vagally mediated tachypnoea may be induced acutely by pulmonary microembolism. This response is known to be mediated by unmyelinated pulmonary afferent nerves in the vagus. Local anaesthetic agents administered as small particles, but not as large particles, obtunded this response, which suggests that the aerosol was capable of penetration to alveolar level. Upon this background, a clinical study was designed to compare the effects of lignocaine with placebo both given as small-particle aerosols. Six patients, including two with diffuse alveolar pathology and four with chronic airflow obstruction, were studied. Respiratory frequency was determined before and after the aerosol, and exercise tolerance and breathlessness were measured with a 6 min walking test and visual analogue scales. After lignocaine there was no clinical evidence of anaesthesia of the upper airways but bronchoconstriction occurred. While no overall effect of lignocaine on dyspnoea was apparent, individual patients showed some evidence of benefit. (ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
Churchill - Ford - Walker's Sales Force Management

1 Introduction to Sales Management in the Twenty-First Century PART ONE Formulation of a Sales Program 2 The Process of Selling and Buying 3 Linking Strategies and the Sales Role in the Era of Customer Relationship Management 4 Organizing the Sales Effort 5 The Strategic Role of Information in Sales Management Comprehensive Cases for Part One PART TWO Implementation of the Sales Program 6 Salesperson Performance: Behavior, Role Perceptions, and Satisfaction 7 Salesperson Performance: Motivating the Sales Force 8 Personal Characteristics and Sales Aptitude: Criteria for Selecting Salespeople 9 Sales Force Recruitment and Selection 10 Sales Training: Objectives, Techniques, and Evaluation 11 Salesperson Compensation and Incentives Comprehensive Cases for Part Two PART THREE Evaluation and Control of the Sales Program 12 Cost Analysis 13 Evaluating Salesperson Performance Comprehensive Cases for Part Three NOTES CASE INDEX NAME INDEX SUBJECT INDEX
Promoting holistic education through design of meaningful and effective assignments in sustainable engineering

Current work discusses the importance of designing meaningful and effective assignments as part of internal assessment. Incorporation of a written assignment emphasizing applications of core sustainability principles such as “life cycle assessment” and “industrial ecology”, has created a wider interest amongst chemical engineering students towards issues related to sustainable development. The effectiveness of these assignments towards overall course delivery measured through unit evaluations and surveys. It is shown that the adopted methods have contributed significantly to the degree of satisfaction amongst students as compared to previous offerings of Sustainable Processing I unit for the third year Chemical Engineering students.
Why are Narratives that Place the Blame for Deforestation on the Rural Poor so Pervasive and so Persistent?

Deforestation is a prominent issue in the call for global environmental sustainability whose status transcends the realm of environmental studies and extends to the broader domains of public policy and popular concern. Deforestation issues are complex, and narratives provide the simple explanations needed by policymakers and the public. One of the most common narratives explaining deforestation places the blame on the rural poor. These narratives make facile connections between the poor who depend on the forests for their livelihood and the environmental degradation which is taking place in their immediate vicinity. They unite two major problems in a neat hermeneutic circle: the rural poor are caught in a vicious cycle of poverty and environmental degradation, where they are both the victims and the perpetrators. While rural poverty and deforestation are closely connected, the relationship is a complex one - contrary to what such simple narratives lead us to believe - and the causes of deforestation remain unclear. This article discusses the causes that explain why are narratives that place the blame for deforestation on the rural poor so pervasive and so persistent?
The incidence of adenocarcinoma and dysplasia in Barrett's esophagus: Report on the cleveland clinic barrett's esophagus registry

OBJECTIVE:The reported incidence of adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus is variable. The aim of this study was to determine the incidence of dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in a population of patients with Barrett's esophagus followed prospectively and to compare these findings with other series.METHODS:All patients enrolled in the Cleveland Clinic Foundation's Barrett's esophagus registry from 1979 to 1995 were followed. Barrett's esophagus was defined as intestinal metaplasia anywhere in the tubular esophagus. The incidence of dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in these patients was recorded systematically.RESULTS:A total of 136 patients (91 male, 45 female) were followed in an endoscopic surveillance program for a mean of 4.2 yr and a total of 570 patient-years of follow-up. Thirty patients (22%) had short segment Barrett's esophagus. Two adenocarcinomas developed during follow-up, yielding an incidence of one per 285 patient-years of follow-up. Low grade dysplasia developed in 24 patients, whereas high grade dysplasia developed in four patients.CONCLUSIONS:Our study suggests that the incidence of adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus is lower than initially thought. However, large multicenter studies are required to clarify the epidemiological and clinical factors related to the development of dysplasia and adenocarcinoma in Barrett's esophagus.
Dedicated Large-Signal GaN HEMT Model for Switching-Mode Circuit Analysis and Design

A novel large-signal gallium nitride (GaN) high electron mobility transistor (HEMT) model that focuses on and improves analysis and design of switching-mode power amplifiers (PAs) is presented in this letter. The proposed model can be constructed using standard DC and AC characterization measurements and easily implemented in any computer-aided design (CAD) software to simulate and design switching-mode amplifiers. The model can predict the behavior of a switching-mode PA accurately at saturation and, due to the proposed approach, also well in the weak compression region. Using the developed model, an inverse class-F PA is designed and fabricated for validation purposes. The prototype developed using the proposed model achieved power-added efficiency (PAE) of 67% for an output power of 36.7 dBm at 2.35 GHz. Comparison between simulation and measured results of the manufactured PA proves the validity and accuracy of the proposed model.
Calcium influx-mediated signaling is required for complete mouse egg activation

Mammalian fertilization is accompanied by oscillations in egg cytoplasmic calcium (Ca2+) concentrations that are critical for completion of egg activation. These oscillations are initiated by Ca2+ release from inositol 1,4,5-trisphosphate (IP3)-sensitive intracellular stores. We tested the hypothesis that Ca2+ influx across the plasma membrane was a requisite component of egg activation signaling, and not simply a Ca2+ source for store repletion. Using intracytoplasmic sperm injection (ICSI) and standard in vitro fertilization (IVF), we found that Ca2+ influx was not required to initiate resumption of meiosis II. However, even if multiple oscillations in intracellular Ca2+ occurred, in the absence of Ca2+ influx, the fertilized eggs failed to emit the second polar body, resulting in formation of three pronuclei. Additional experiments using the Ca2+ chelator, BAPTA/AM, demonstrated that Ca2+ influx is sufficient to support polar body emission and pronucleus formation after only a single sperm-induced Ca2+ transient, whereas BAPTA/AM-treated ICSI or fertilized eggs cultured in Ca2+-free medium remained arrested in metaphase II. Inhibition of store-operated Ca2+ entry had no effect on ICSI-induced egg activation, so Ca2+ influx through alternative channels must participate in egg activation signaling. Ca2+ influx appears to be upstream of CaMKIIγ activity because eggs can be parthenogenetically activated with a constitutively active form of CaMKIIγ in the absence of extracellular Ca2+. These results suggest that Ca2+ influx at fertilization not only maintains Ca2+ oscillations by replenishing Ca2+ stores, but also activates critical signaling pathways upstream of CaMKIIγ that are required for second polar body emission.
EFFECTIVE USE OF PARK-AND-RIDE FACILITIES

This synthesis will be of interest to traffic planners and engineers, as well as to transit planners and operations personnel, design and construction contractors, and municipal, transit, and highway agencies. Security and management officials who are responsible for safe and efficient operation of park-and-ride facilities will also find this synthesis useful. This synthesis provides an assessment of the current status of park-and-ride facilities in the United States. The various aspects of park-and-ride facilities, including conceptual issues, location, design, administration, operation, maintenance, and other supporting elements are addressed in this synthesis. This report of the Transportation Research Board also provides information on the current usage of park-and-ride facilities throughout the nation, operating and maintenance practices at selected sites, descriptions of safety and security measures used at various facilities, and the relationship of ridesharing and travel demand management (TDM) programs to the success of park-and-ride facilities.
Building food market communities with the open source LOKeT project

A pilot programme of local food market mobile services, LOKeT (Local e-market), was designed to support an alternative bottom-up approach for strengthening sustainable agricultural practices and local food production in Slovenia. This paper ypresents two building blocks: a) a mobile service for supporting local food production/consumption implemented in Dolenjska region developed on the open source platform LOKeT and b) an open source platform LOKeT designed for building new innovative mobile services based on Direct-to-Consumer Market model. The platform LOKeT is available free to open source community for further design of mobile services and for further innovation. It might be used by various companies developing mobile apps and open source communities in New Zealand and abroad.
Challenges in the detection of line-line faults in PV arrays due to partial shading

Solar photovoltaic (PV) arrays have non-linear output characteristics, as a result the faults occurring in PV array may not be detected by conventional protection devices. Line-line fault is one such type of fault occurring in PV array which may remain undetected and the PV array may operates with lower power. Partial shading is also a condition where the PV array may operate at a lower power. Thus, the possibility of partial shading and line-line faults having same operating points has been investigated in this paper. As the effect of partial shading varies for thin-film and crystalline PV modules, the analysis for each of them has been done separately.
The TNM classification of prostate cancer

Department of Urology, Erasmus University and Academic Hospital Dijkzigt, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (F.H.S.); Department of Pathology, University of Erlangen, Germany (P.H.); Department of Urology, A. Z. Middelheim, Antwelp, Belgium (L. 0.); Department of Urology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York (W. R. F.); The Princess Margaret Hospital, Toronto, Canada (M. K.G.); and Institute of Urology, University of Palermo, Palermo, Italy (M. P. -M.J
Major constituents and anthelmintic activity of volatile oils from leaves and flowers of Cymbopogon martini Roxb.

The major volatile constituents of leaves and flowers of Cymbopogon martini from the volatile oil obtained by steam distillation were identified by GC/MS. Five constituents were identified from the volatile oil of leaves and flowers, which constituted about 82.49 and 75.63% of the total amount, respectively. A monoterpene, piperitone (6.00%), was identified in the flowers of C. martini; in addition, flowers were found to contain more olefinic terpenes, namely geraniol (69.63%), compared with leaves (53.41%). Leaves contain bicyclic monoterpene, nerol (24.76%) and α-pinene (4.32%). Anthelmintic activity of these oils was evaluated on adult Indian earthworms Pheretima posthuma and results showed that the volatile oil of C. martini flower required less time to cause paralysis and death of the earthworms.
Comparison of platelet-rich plasma and steroid injection in the treatment of plantar fasciitis.

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the effects of platelet-rich plasma (PRP) and steroid injections in patients diagnosed with plantar fasciitis. METHODS A total of 50 patients with chronic plantar fasciitis were included in the study and divided into 2 groups. In the PRP group (n=25), PRP taken from the patients' blood was activated using calcium chloride and injected in a single dose. In the steroid group (n=25), a single dose methylprednisolone with local anesthetic injection was given. Clinical evaluation was made using the American Foot and Ankle Score (AFAS) and the visual analog scale (VAS). RESULTS No complications were seen in any patients. Mean AFAS was 85.5 ± 4.2 at 6 weeks and 90.6 ± 2.6 at 6 months in the PRP group and 75.3 ± 4.8 and 80.3 ± 4.7, respectively, in the steroid group (p<0.001). The difference in the mean VAS between the PRP group (2.4 ± 0.8 and 1 ± 0.8) and the steroid group (4 ± 1.1 and 2.6 ± 0.9) at the 6th week and 6th month was statistically significant (p<0.001). Changes in AFAS and VAS scores were significantly higher in the PRP group (p<0.001). CONCLUSION The application of PRP appears to be more effective than steroid injection in terms of pain and functional results in the treatment of chronic plantar fasciitis.
Dirigeants : entre enracinement et mcanismes de contrle interne

Résumé Prenant acte de l’inefficacité potentielle des mécanismes de contrôle, nous nous proposons d’en étudier un en particulier : l’actionnariat salarié. Il s’agit d’identifier le rôle de l’actionnariat salarié dans le cadre des stratégies d’enracinement des dirigeants. S’inscrivant dans une perspective systémique et prenant acte de l’interdépendance entre les mécanismes de contrôle (Agrawal et Knoeber, 1996), nous nous proposons en outre d’étudier l’influence du conseil d’administration et/ou de surveillance sur la nature de la relation entre l’actionnariat salarié et l’enracinement des dirigeants. Nous adoptons, à cet effet, une approche quantitative reposant sur une méthodologie hypothético-déductive. Fondée sur un échantillon moyen de 167 entreprises françaises cotées et sur des régressions logistiques, l’analyse explicative de notre recherche confirme la possibilité d’enracinement des dirigeants via l’actionnariat salarié sous certaines conditions et souligne l’influence médiatrice du conseil d’administration ou de surveillance.
Hydroxyurea for patients with essential thrombocythemia and a high risk of thrombosis.

BACKGROUND Abnormalities in the number and function of platelets may contribute to thromboembolic complications in patients with essential thrombocythemia. We assessed whether maintaining the platelet count below 600,000 per cubic millimeter with hydroxyurea reduces the incidence of thrombosis in patients with essential thrombocythemia and a high risk of thrombosis. METHODS A total of 114 patients with essential thrombocythemia (77 women and 37 men; median age, 68 years; range, 40 to 85) and a median platelet count of 788,000 per cubic millimeter (range, 533,000 to 1,240,000 per cubic millimeter) were randomly assigned to receive hydroxyurea (56 patients) or no myelosuppressive therapy (58 patients). Ninety-seven (85 percent) were over 60 years old, and 52 (46 percent) had had thrombosis. The two groups were matched for age, sex, and platelet count at randomization. Antiplatelet prophylaxis with aspirin or ticlopidine was not stopped. Follow-up lasted a median of 27 months in both groups. RESULTS Two patients (3.6 percent) treated with hydroxyurea had thrombotic episodes (one stroke and one myocardial infarction), whereas 14 patients (24 percent) in the control group had thrombotic episodes (one stroke, five transient ischemic attacks, five peripheral arterial occlusions, one deep-vein thrombosis, and two cases of superficial thrombophlebitis). The difference (20.4 percentage points; 95 percent confidence interval, 8.5 to 32 percent) was statistically significant (chi-square with Yates' correction, 8.3; 1 df; P = 0.003). CONCLUSIONS Hydroxyurea is effective in preventing thrombosis in high-risk patients with essential thrombocythemia.