Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
SPATIAL ANALYSIS TECHNIQUES FOR MAPPING THE ANNUAL SURFACE RUNOFF IN SICILY UNDER THE BUDYKO’S FRAMEWORK

• This work shows a new approach, based on the Budyko framework, for mapping the mean annual surface runoff and deriving the probability distribution of the annual runoff in arid and semi-arid watersheds. • We analytically provide the annual runoff distribution as the derived distribution of annual rainfall and potential evapotranspiration. • The simulated long-term annual runoff and its distribution have been compared with historical records at several gauged stations, obtaining satisfactory matching.
From Cognitive Science to Physics Education and Back

Principles of learning and performance derived from research in cognitive science can inform how physics is taught and how learning is assessed. At the same time, common practices in physics education can be used to develop better cognitive principles of student learning and understanding. This paper has two main themes. First, we discuss how we can use psychology and neuroscience research regarding how academic anxiety alters thinking and reasoning to help students perform at their best – especially on important tests. Second, we explore how basic principles of learning can be used to develop optimal labs in physics education settings. Finally, we end by discussing how, together, PER and cognitive science can be used to help students perform at their best when it matters most.
Sensitivity of a coupled climate-carbon cycle model to large volcanic eruptions during the last millennium

The sensitivity of the climate–biogeochemistry system to volcanic eruptions is investigated using the comprehensive Earth System Model developed at the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology. The model includes an interactive carbon cycle with modules for terrestrial biosphere as well as ocean biogeochemistry. The volcanic forcing is based on a recent reconstruction for the last 1200 yr. An ensemble of five simulations is performed and the averaged response of the system is analysed in particular for the largest eruption of the last millennium in the year 1258. After this eruption, the global annual mean temperature drops by 1 K and recovers slowly during 10 yr. Atmospheric CO2 concentration declines during 4 yr after the eruption by ca. 2 ppmv to its minimum value and then starts to increase towards the pre-eruption level. This CO2 decrease is explained mainly by reduced heterotrophic respiration on land in response to the surface cooling, which leads to increased carbon storage in soils, mostly in tropical and subtropical regions. The ocean acts as a weak carbon sink, which is primarily due to temperature-induced solubility. This sink saturates 2 yr after the eruption, earlier than the land uptake.
Integrating Engineering Systems Research and Undergraduate Education Through A Term-Length Case Study

Joseph M. Sussman is the JR East Professor (endowed by the East Japan Railway Company) in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and the Engineering Systems Division at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), where he has served as a faculty member for 43 years. He is the author of Introduction to Transportation Systems, a graduate text published in 2000, in use at a number of universities in the U.S. and abroad. His book Perspectives on Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS) was published in 2005. Sussman received the Roy W. Crum Distinguished Service Award from TRB, its highest honor, ”for significant contributions to research” in 2001, and the CUTC Award for Distinguished Contribution to University Transportation Education and Research from the Council of University Transportation Centers in 2003. In 2002, ITS Massachusetts named its annual ”Joseph M. Sussman Leadership Award” in his honor. He became a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2007. In 2008, he won the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the School of Engineering Alumni of the City College of New York.
LOW ACHIEVING CHILDREN: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS STUDY

Learning assistance or support is essential for a learner regardless of their cognitive ability and learning preference. Computer assisted learning (CAL) is one of the facilitation that widely explored as alternative learning assistances with different concepts, approaches, contents and target users. The main concern of this study is to explore and identify learning concepts and approaches that have been employed in previous research for normal and learning disabilities learners. In relation with the intention, 15 articles from past five years (2010-2015) are selected for review and analysis processes in this comparative analysis study. The finding shows some similarities and differences of CAL concept and approach for both type of learners. Some insights and suggestions are drawn based on the extracted concepts and approaches specifically for low achieving children as their learning assistance in primary school.
A Review Paper on Knowledge Map Construction for Monitoring the Health of the Company

This paper produces the business structure map to understand business performance by analysing the various aspects of the company The business structure map or knowledge map are used to increase the growth of the company by giving some useful measures according to the business criteria. These paper also deals with the different company strategy to mitigate the risk factors. Knowledge Map is helpful for developing such knowledge successfully.
Characterization of Exopolysaccharide Produced by Lactobacillus casei AL15 Isolated from Sap of Arenga pinnata

Exopolysaccharide (EPS) is a polymer of a reducing sugar which has a high molecular weight. This polysaccharide is usually produced by lactic acid bacteria, and has a very large usability for food products and pharmaceutical products. Lactobacillus casei AL15 is a type of lactic acid bacteria isolated from sap of Arenga pinnata and has a great potential to produce EPS. Productivity in producing EPS of L. casei AL15 in MRS broth medium is about 14.1 mg/L. Furthermore, component of carbon was a highest composition of the EPS tested by SEM. The image of SEM showed that the shape of EPS were round to ellipse shape with smooth surface texture and white yellowish color. The spectrum of FTIR produced the wavenumber in the range of 3338 cm -1 – 1056 cm -1 . The spectrum indicated the presence of O-H in 3338.78 cm -1 , C-H in 2962.66 cm -1 , C=O in 1649,14 cm -1 and C-O-C in 1056.99 cm-1. Those bonds indicated that EPS produced by L. casei AL15 was heteropolysaccharide (HePS), since the FTIR spectrum had a same spectrum with sucrose and glucose. This result was also supported by HPLC analysis, which showed that the hydrolyzed EPS was composed by sucrose and glucose. Overall results showed that L. casei EPS AL15 was HePS. Keywords : characterization, exopolysaccharide, Lactobacillus casei AL15, Arenga pinnata .
Retro-Directive Beamforming Versus Retro-Reflective Beamforming with Applications in Wireless Power Transmission

This paper studies the difference between retro-directive beamforming technique and retroreflective beamforming technique in the context of wireless power transmission applications. In all of our studies, a wireless power receiver broadcasts continuous-wave pilot signal; the wireless power transmitter receives and analyzes the pilot signal; finally, the wireless power transmitter transmits continuous-wave power with phase profile conjugate to that of the received pilot signal. Our study demonstrates that a linear equi-spaced antenna array configuration employed by the wireless power transmitter behaves as a retro-directive beamformer when the wireless power receiver resides in the far-zone of the wireless power transmitter, whereas it behaves as a retro-reflective beamformer when the wireless power receiver is not in the far-zone. This paper further investigates two types of array configurations other than linear equi-spaced array when the wireless power transmitter behaves as a retro-reflective beamformer. One is a V-shaped array, which is obtained by deforming the linear equi-spaced array to a “V” shape. The other is termed “perturbed array:” on the basis of linear equi-spaced array, all the elements’ locations are perturbed randomly. It is particularly interesting to compare the equi-spaced array and perturbed array. When the wireless power receiver resides 5 or 6 wavelengths away, a 6-element equi-spaced array and a 6-element perturbed array produce the same power level at the near-zone focal point, but the maximum far-zone gain associated with the perturbed array is 1 dB lower than the equi-spaced array. All the conclusions drawn in this paper are supported by numerical results as well as experimental results.
Detecção de Aeromonas hydrophila e Campylobacter jejuni em atum (Thunnus spp.) fresco comercializado em São Paulo, Brasil

Aeromonas hydrophila e Campylobacter jejuni sao bacterias de importância emergente em saude publica, porem com escassos trabalhos publicados na area de pescado. O presente estudo investigou a presenca de Aeromonas hydrophila e Campylobacter jejuni em amostras de atum ( Thunnus spp.) fresco, capturados no litoral de Santa Catarina e distribuidos no comercio atacadista de Sao Paulo, SP. Foram colhidas 85 amostras de file de atum e processadas por analises bacteriologicas e PCR. Do total, 11/85 (13%) amostras foram positivas para Aeromonas spp. , sendo 10/11 (90,9%) confirmadas como Aeromonas hydrophila pela PCR. Para Campylobacter spp. , 10/85 (11,7%) foram positivas, sendo 10/10 (100%) identificadas como Campylobacter jejuni pelas provas bioquimicas tradicionais e PCR ressaltando-se que duas (2/85 - 2,3%) amostras de atum albergavam ambos os patogenos. Trata-se do primeiro relato no Brasil de contaminacao de atum fresco por Campylobacter jejuni e Aeromonas hydrophila , indicando que este alimento ingerido in natura pode ser um veiculo de transmissao de agentes patogenicos, ressaltando-se a importância de estudos adicionais que deem suporte ao controle desses microrganismos em pescado consumido cru .
Design principles for mobile learning

The New technologies, new pedagogies project used a designbased research approach in the creation and evaluation of pedagogies and their use in a range of higher education classes. This chapter describes the findings of the project as a whole, and presents principles to inform the design of innovative learning environments employing mobile technologies in higher education learning environments.
Numerical simulation of a tornadogenesis in a mini-supercell associated with Typhoon Shanshan on 17 September 2006

Strong typhoon Shanshan with a central pressure of 950 hPa moved north-northeastward at a speed of 35 km h over the East China Sea in the west of Kyusyu Island when three tornadoes hit Nichinan, Hyuuga and Nobeoka on the east coast in Kyusyu Island at about 1210, 1330 and 1410 Japan Standard Time (JST, JST = UTC + 9 hours) on 17 September 2006, respectively. The occurrence point of each tornado was located in the right-front quadrant of the moving typhoon. Radar image at 1400 JST shows that two adjacent rainbands extend from the north to the east side of the typhoon about 300 km away from the typhoon center (Fig. 1). All of the three tornadoes were generated during the passage of the outermost rainband, which consisted of a number of isolated convective systems with a horizontal scale of 20-40 km (Figs. 2a and 2b). Some of them lasted for more than 2 hours and spawned the tornadoes. 3. Numerical model
Recent progress in understanding physical and chemical properties of African and Asian mineral dust

Abstract. This paper presents a review of recently acquired knowledge on the physico-chemical properties of mineral dust from Africa and Asia based on data presented and discussed during the Third International Dust Workshop, held in Leipzig (Germany) in September 2008. Various regional field experiments have been conducted in the last few years, mostly close to source regions or after short-range transport. Although significant progress has been made in characterising the regional variability of dust properties close to source regions, in particular the mineralogy of iron and the description of particle shape and mixing state, difficulties remain in estimating the range of variability of those properties within one given source region. As consequence, the impact of these parameters on aerosol properties like optical properties, solubility, hygroscopicity, etc. – determining the dust impact on climate – is only partly understood. Long-term datasets in remote regions such as the dust source regions remain a major desideratum. Future work should also focus on the evolution of dust properties during transport. In particular, the prediction of the mineral dust size distribution at emission and their evolution during transport should be considered as a high-priority. From the methodological point of view, a critical assessment and standardisation of the experimental and analytical techniques is highly recommended. Techniques to characterize the internal state of mixing of dust particles, particularly with organic material, should be further developed.
BUILDING A COHESIVE BODY OF DESIGN KNOWLEDGE: DEVELOPMENTS FROM A DESIGN SCIENCE RESEARCH PERSPECTIVE

Design is an extremely diverse field where there has been widespread debate on how to build a cohesive body of scientific knowledge. To date, no satisfactory proposition has been adopted across the field  hampering scientific development. Without this basis for bringing research together design researchers have identified difficulties in building on past works, and combining insights from across the field. This work starts to dissolve some of these issues by drawing on Design Science Research to propose an integrated approach for the development of design research knowledge, coupled with pragmatic advice for design researchers. This delivers a number of implications for researchers as well as for the field as a whole.
Utilization of Trimethylolpropane Based Hyperbranched Poly(Amine-Ester) as New Polymeric Admixture

Hyperbranched poly(amine-ester) (HBPAE) was synthesized via pseudo-one-step process between trimethylolpropane as a core molecule and N, N-diethylol-3-amine methylpropionate as the AB2 branched monomer. The prepared polymer was analyzed by IR, GPC, 1H-NMR and thermal analysis (TGA and DSC). The performance of the polymer in cement was tested by measuring the effect of 1, 3 and 5 wt% of HBPAE solutions on the properties of Ordinary Portland Cement. Water of consistency, setting times, bulk density, apparent porosity, compressive strength and combined water content of the polymer/cement pastes were studied. The results showed that water of consistency and apparent porosity decreased while setting times, compressive strength, combined water and bulk density increased with the polymer addition.
The unit of analysis in entrepreneurship research : opportunities or investments?

The entrepeneurship literature in management focuses increasingly on opportunities — their creation or discovery, evaluation, and exploitation — as the unit of analysis. We argue first, that the opportunity perspective emerged from the “functional” literature in the economics of entrepreneurship (mainly the works of Israel Kirzner), a literature that emphasizes not the individual entrepreneur per se, but the functions (e.g., market clearing) that entrepreneurs undertake in a market economy; second, that most notions of entrepreneurship in economics and management are not easily integrated into the theory of the firm; third, that the popular emphasis on opportunity discovery tends to direct attention from opportunity exploitation; and fourth, that the Cantillon-Mises-Knight view of entrepreneurship as judgment links more naturally with the economic theory of the firm.
Feces of intertidal benthic invertebrates: influence of particle selection in feeding ace element concentration

Fecal pellets and pseudofeces of estuarine benthic infauna were analysed for cadmium, copper, nickel and zinc content (using a weak acid leach and a concentrated acid leach) and compared with metal concentrations in surface sediment. Fecal pellets of the gastropod mollusc Hydrobia ulvae, and bivalve molluscs Mya arenaria, Cerastoderrna edule, Scrobicularia plana and Macorna balthica contained higher metal concentrations than surface sediment samples. Average enrichment factors over sediment ranged from 1.5 to 3.6 for cadmium, 2.2 to 7.7 for copper, 1.5 to 4.0 for nickel, and 2.2 to 4.6 for zinc. Average values for metal concentrations in the polychaete Arenicola marina fecal casts were also slightly higher than sediment levels (enrichment factors of 1.2 to 1.8). Bivalve pseudofeces generally contained higher metal concentrations than surface sediment. Average enrichment factors over sediment ranged from 1.1 to 1.8 for cadmium, 1.5 to 2.6 for copper, 1.0 to 7.5 for nickel and 1.3 to 2.4 for zinc. Feces contained a larger percentage of small particles than surface sediment, particularly the bivalve fecal pellets. Metal concentrations in pooled fecal materials and sediments were inversely related to particle size and positively correlated with organic carbon content. These observations suggest that selection by animals in feeding for small particles and for organic substrates strongly influences metal concentrations in fecal materials. Since large numbers of infauna may occur in estuarine mud flats, sediment processing via fecal production by suspension feeders and selective deposit feeders is likely to be an important pathway of element cycling in estuarine ecosystems.
A HIERARCHICAL CLASSIFICATION OF FARM SYSTEMS By L. O. FRESCO and E. WESTPHAL

A framework is proposed for the classification of farm systems, which are defined as decisionmaking units comprising farm household, cropping and livestock systems that transform land, capital and labour into products for consumption and sale. Two general principles underlying the classification are outlined. First, since farm systems are embedded in a hierarchical structure, the classification is based on the characteristics of the underlying systems and their interactions. Secondly, ecological factors, i.e. physical and biological parameters, are the primary determinants of farm systems. Changes in farm systems, at least in the foreseeable future, depend on the development of socio-economic variables. The classification is summarized in a set of comprehensive tables.
Noise Induced Hearing Loss with Tinnitus: Does TRT Help?

Introduction To determine if hearing augmentation and tinnitus retraining therapy (TRT) helps in cases of Tinnitus with Noise induced hearing loss (NIHL) and does degree of hearing loss, severity or duration of tinnitus affect recovery Materials and Methods A prospective study was done on 100 patients of NIHL with tinnitus from Jan 14-Jul 15. Degree of hearing loss was assessed. Tinnitus severity was scored on Tinnitus handicap inventory (THI) scale as Slight, Mild, Moderate, severe or catastrophic and patients were subjected to TRT. Patients scored after 1 year of TRT. A relation between tinnitus severity, duration and degree of hearing loss on recovery from tinnitus was analysed. Result 62 of the 100 patients improved following TRT. Discussion In 100 patients THI scores improved from a mean of 63.12 (SD-21.12) to 38.16 (SD-18.21). Mean difference between pre and post-intervention THI scores was 24.96 (SD-17.97). Improvement was significant in severe or profound hearing loss (P 12 months. All groups showed improvement. Reduction in Post-TRT THI was significant but did not show any difference among groups. Conclusion TRT helps in tinnitus with NIHL particularly if hearing loss is severe. Severe or catastrophic tinnitus patients experience greater improvement. Duration of tinnitus has no impact.
Análise da Operação Diária de Sistemas Termo-eólicos considerando a Emissão de Poluentes e a Intermitência do Vento

O crescimento do consumo de energia eletrica nos ultimos anos tem aumentado a quantidade de fontes geradoras, tornando o uso de ferramentas de otimizacao mais importantes no setor eletrico, oferecendo maior seguranca e eficiencia aos sistemas eletricos de potencia. Um problema de planejamento energetico crucial e a programacao diaria da operacao das unidades termeletricas do sistema. O objetivo desse problema e definir quais serao as unidades que estarao em operacao e qual a quantidade de potencia que cada uma delas ira fornecer para a demanda requisitada. Essas unidades geradoras devem operar de forma economica, mediante a variacao da carga, respeitando restricoes operativas e de seguranca do sistema. Alem da questao economica, a operacao necessita diminuir a emissao de poluentes provocada pelas termeletricas. Este trabalho analisa o problema do planejamento de curto prazo levando em consideracao o custo da emissao de CO2 e NO2, a penalidade devido superestimacao na previsao de vento, e uma serie de restricoes relacionadas a geracao termo eolica. Este problema e nao linear inteiro-misto, por isso, a estrategia para achar a solucao envolve a utilizacao de um Algoritmo Genetico Adaptativo, para alocacao das unidades termeletricas, e o metodo de Pontos Interiores Primal-Dual Preditor-Corretor, para a resolucao do uso de potencia otimo DC no problema do despacho economico. Os resultados foram obtidos atraves de simulacoes no sistema teste de 30 barras do IEEE com 6 termeletricas e 2 parques eolicos.
User Perception Analysis of Medical Information Management System (Medistem)

Health Information Systems used in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Clinics is restricted to geographical locations and has over the years been implemented to improve the quality of service to staff and dependants of the multinational oil and gas industry. However this system has maintained a level of proficiency but has also constantly received criticisms from the users for shortfalls in certain areas. This therefore calls for an upgrade. Hence, in this paper an attempt is made at analyzing the existing medical information management system to ascertain the need for upgrade. Relative Index Importance (RII) is the statistical tool used to analyze data gotten from primary source. It was discovered that there is need to access patients’ medical history (32.14%), casenote (52.22%) and capture medical detail (70.00%) on-site and off-site. Hence the argument of the research is valid and it is strongly recommended that the system be upgraded to accommodate the user requirements and expectations.