Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Simplified Design Procedure of Monopile Foundation for Offshore Wind Turbine in Gujarat, India

OWTs (offshore wind turbines) are currently considered as a reliable source of renewable energy. OWT support structures account for 20%-25% of the capital cost for offshore wind installations. Pre-feasibility studies involving estimation of preliminary dimensions of the wind turbine structure need to be performed for initial costing to arrive at the commercial viability of the project. The main objective of the paper is to obtain preliminary configuration for commercial viability and approximate sizing of the foundation pile. Design equations and nomograms are proposed for quick preliminary design of monopile founded wind turbines located offshore of Gujarat. Parametric studies are carried-out on various configurations of a hollow monopile by varying water depths and properties of sand. A nonlinear static analysis of substructure is performed considering aerodynamic forces and hydrodynamic forces for various structural and soil parameters. The sub-structure design of wind turbine is based on API (American petroleum institute) standards. A simplified design methodology for monopile support structure under extreme loading condition is presented based on multivariable linear regression analysis. The input variables for the regression analysis are hydrodynamic data, angle of internal friction of sand, and the output variables are length and outer diameter of monopile. This simplified methodology is applicable in pre-studies of wind power parks.
Improving Enterprise Access Security Using RFID

Personal Computers now a day are widely used as workstations on many organizations networks. Hence, the securities of the workstations become an integral part of the overall security of the network. Consequently, any good access control solution should be designed in such a manner that key information cannot be retrieved without proper authentication. RFID can be used an alternative for providing extended user authentication. This study believes that the most secure methods include storing the access information on another secure device such as a smart card, or an RFID tag. Standard operations require that workstation to be configured in a way that involves interactive user authentication is instead of an automatic login where the password is stored on the workstation. Using an RFID system will insure that this requirement is kept intact. Many security systems fail not because of technical reasons, but because of the people who could protect a system were not following the basic security standards like locking the workstation before moving away. The proposed RFID system will enforce locking the workstation as soon as the user moves away from that computer unit.
Upper bounds for the Euclidean distances between the BLUPs

Abstract In this article we consider the general linear model {y, X ß, V} where y is the observable random vector with expectation X ß and covariance matrix V. Our interest is on predicting the unobservable random vector y* which comes from y* = X* ß + ƹ* where the expectation of y* isX* ß and the covariance matrix of y* is known aswell as the cross-covariance matrix between y* and y. The random vector y* can be considered as a kind of unknown future value.We introduce upper bounds for the Euclidean distances between the BLUPs, the best linear unbiased predictors, when the prediction is based on the original model and when it is based on the transformed model { Fy, FX ß, FVF’}. We also show how the upper bounds are related to the concept of linear sufficiency, and we apply our results into the mixed linear model.
Lunar ionosphere exploration method using auroral kilometric radiation

The evidence of a lunar ionosphere provided by radio occultation experiments performed by the Soviet spacecraft Luna 19 and 22 has been controversial for the past three decades because the observed large density is difficult to explain theoretically without magnetic shielding from the solar wind. The KAGUYA mission provided an opportunity to investigate the lunar ionosphere with another method. The natural plasma wave receiver (NPW) and waveform capture (WFC) instruments, which are subsystems of the lunar radar sounder (LRS) on board the lunar orbiter KAGUYA, frequently observe auroral kilometric radiation (AKR) propagating from the Earth. The dynamic spectra of the AKR sometimes exhibit a clear interference pattern that is caused by phase differences between direct waves and waves reflected on a lunar surface or a lunar ionosphere if it exists. It was hypothesized that the electron density profiles above the lunar surface could be evaluated by comparing the observed interference pattern with the theoretical interference patterns constructed from the profiles with ray tracing. This method provides a new approach to examining the lunar ionosphere that does not involve the conventional radio occultation technique.
T SPATIAL ANALYSIS OF INFILTRATION IN AN OXISOL OF THE EASTERN PLAINS OF COLOMBIA Helber

Studies that involve soil attributes variability help the analysis of the behavior of hydrophysical attributes in space, to support the decision-making process within the conception of precision agriculture. The aim of the present paper was to characterize the spatial variability of the surface infiltration and its relation to some soil physical attributes. The sampling was done with a rectangular mesh of 64 points with perpendicular distances of 52 m × 45 m between sampling points. The attributes studied were bulk density, contents of sand, silt and clay, soil moisture, cumulative infiltration, basic infiltration, sorptivity, and saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks). Data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and geostatistics, identifying the relationship between attributes, using the Pearson correlation and cluster analysis. Results suggest a behavior of parameters close to normal, attributes related to soil water movement had greater variability, with low basic infiltration (1.46 cm h-1) and Ks (0.80 cm h-1), which together with high values of bulk density (1.87 g cm-3) show limitations by compaction. Cumulative infiltration and Ks attributes did not fit to models of spatial distribution, finding ranges of 150 m for the other attributes, distance to optimize future sampling for the study of spatial variability. Pearson correlation and cluster analysis allowed establishing relationships between soil attributes; spatial relationships were corroborated in contour maps, where we observed the influence of clay and sand content in the behavior of bulk density, and the influence of these attributes in processes of water infiltration into the soil.
Nitrogen and carbon dynamics in the Scheldt estuary at the beginning of the 21st century ? a modelling study

A 1-D, pelagic, reactive-transport model of a completely mixed, turbid, heterotrophic estuary ? the Scheldt estuary ? is presented. The model contains major carbon and nitrogen species and oxygen, as well as pH. The model features three organic matter degradation pathways, oxic mineralisation, denitrification and sulfate reduction, and includes nitrification and sulfide re-oxidation. Apart from advective-dispersive transport along the length axis, the model also describes O 2 , CO 2 , NH 3 , and N 2 air-water exchange. The aim of this model exercise is to determine the fate and turnover of nutrients entering the estuary and their spatial patterns at the beginning of the 21st century. Nitrification is identified as one of the most important processes in the estuary, consuming with 1.7 Gmol O 2 y ? 1 more oxygen than oxic mineralisation (1.4 Gmol O 2 y ? 1 ). About 8% of the 2.4 Gmol of nitrogen entering the estuary per year is lost within the estuary due to denitrification. Nitrogen and carbon budgets are compared to budgets from the seventies and eighties, showing that nitrification activity has peaked in the eighties, while denitrification steadily declined. Our model estimates an average of 3.6 Gmol y ? 1 of CO 2 export to the atmosphere in the years 2001 to 2004, which is a comparatively low estimate in the context of previous estimates of CO 2 export from the Scheldt estuary.
A Cross-Cultural Analysis of Argumentativeness Among Christians in France and Britain

This study analyzes the differences in argumentativeness between France and Britain. A total of 521 individuals in France (n = 244) and Britain (n = 277) participated in this study. Results indicate British Christians had a lower level of argumentativeness than French Christians. Religiosity was a nonsignificant predictor of total argumentativeness in France. However, in Britain, religiosity significantly predicted 37% of total argumentativeness.
Regional Subsidies and Industrial Prospects of Lagging Regions

Large and sustained differences in economic performance across regions of developing countries have long provided motivation for fiscal incentives designed to encourage firm entry in lagging areas. But empirical evidence in support of these policies has been weak at best. The authors undertake a direct evaluation of the most prominent fiscal incentive policy in Brazil, the Fundos Constitucionais de Financiamento (Constitutional Funds). In doing so, they exploit valuable features of the Brazilian Ministry of Labor's RAIS data set to address two important elements of firm location decisions that have the potential to bias an assessment of the funds: (1) firm"family structure"(in particular, proximity to headquarters for vertically integrated firms), and (2) unobserved spatial heterogeneity (with the potential to confound the effects of the funds). The authors find that the pull of firm headquarters is very strong relative to the constitutional funds for verticallyintegrated firms, but that, with nonparametric controls for time invariant spatial heterogeneity, the funds provide significant incentives for firms in many of the targeted industries.
A numerical model for dynamic cost effective mitigation of eutrophication with spatial heterogeneity in the Baltic Sea

The purpose of this paper is to present the dynamic model for the calculation of cost effective nutrient abatement for a marine sea with heterogeneous coupled marine basins which differ with respect to fast and slow responses to changes in external nutrient loads. A discrete dynamic model with heterogeneous sites â€“ drainage and marine basins â€“ is developed. The application to the Baltic Sea for achievement of the ministerial agreement among the riparian countries on water quality targets (Helsinki Commission Baltic Sea Action Plan) shows expected results; abatement is increasing over time and Poland faces the largest cost burdens. A specific finding is that, in spite of the complex and interlinked nutrient transports, policy design is facilitated by the stringent phosphorus load target on one specific marine basin, Baltic Proper, which is characterised by a relatively slow dynamic process and large interchange with other basins. The achievement of the phosphorus target in this basin then implies fulfilment of nutrient targets in the other basins. It is also shown that total costs under the dynamic cost effective solution can be considerably lower than the nutrient reduction program suggested by the international ministerial agreement, Helcom BSAP.
Biodiversity: The Non-natives Species Versus the Natives Species and Ecosystem Functioning

The loss of biodiversity is one of the most reflective effects of humans on the global perspective and it is more and more urgent to understand how this loss will affect and what will be the profound consequences to the ecosystem functioning. Non-native fishes can cause considerable adverse impacts on the function of aquatic ecosystems and loss of biodiversity. Ecology of ecosystem focuses on the fluctuation of energy and nutrients through ecological systems. It has been confirmed that the fishes are sensitive indicators of environmental degradation and alteration. Study was undertaken during the period of October 2015 to September 2016 from the Paisuni river, India. Fish faunas of the Paisuni river have harbors of 58 species belonging to 5 order, 18 family and 43 genera. Cypriniformes and Cyprinidae were the most rich fish species order and families, respectively from the river. The Cyprinidae family has highest harbors family with 25 fish species. The family Anabaniitidae has 5 fish species which is second dominant family from the Paisuni river. According to abundance, Cyprinus carpio and Oreochromis niloticus were powerfully invaded in the Paisuni river. The detonated frequency of O. niloticus and C. carpio was recorded from the Paisuni river. Exotic species is alarming for indigenous fish species biodiversity. C. carpio and O. niloticus are frequently recorded in the Ganga river. Very highly important and ecological indicator fish species, Tor mahseer, Tor tor is declining in the catch. Current ecosystem functioning is favour to non-native species from the Paisuni river.
The Effects of Dietary Omega 3 Fatty Acids on Commercial Broiler Lameness and Bone Integrity from Hatching to Market

Recommended Citation Evangelista, Bruno; Kastli, Alexandra; Kiefer, Zoe; Rangel, Amelia; Ehr, Isa; Azarpajouh, Samaneh; Morris, Cheryl; Bobeck, Elizabeth; Johnson, Anna; Gabler, Nicholas; Stalder, Kenneth; and Kerr, Brian (2017) "The Effects of Dietary Omega 3 Fatty Acids on Commercial Broiler Lameness and Bone Integrity from Hatching to Market," Animal Industry Report: AS 663, ASL R3169. DOI: https://doi.org/10.31274/ans_air-180814-292 Available at: https://lib.dr.iastate.edu/ans_air/vol663/iss1/42
Intention Behavior of Villagers in Adopting Telecommunication Technology: A Case Study of Using Cellular Phone in Indonesia

Telecommunication technology is proven able to increase the welfare of villagers. In Indonesia, there are still thousands of remote village which have not been reached by the facility of telecommunication technology. One of the barriers of telephone program in the village is the people’s behavior towards the telecommunication technology of cellular phone. The main purpose of this study is to know what variables that can influence attitude, subjective norm and perceived behavioral control as well as to know how the influence of the variables towards the intention of villagers to own and use the telecommunication technology of cellular phone. The research findings which are obtained from double regression analysis are as follows: (1) attitude towards behavior and perceived behavior is the significant variable which influences intention and (2) the variable of perceived behavior control that is not proven significant can change the relationship between attitude and intention as well as subjective and intention.
When probabilistic seismic hazard climbs volcanoes : the Mt . Etna case , Italy – Part 1 : Model components for sources parameterization

The volcanic region of Mt. Etna (Sicily, Italy) represents a perfect lab for testing innovative approaches to seismic hazard assessment. This is largely due to the long record of historical and recent observations of seismic and tectonic phenomena, the high quality of various geophysical monitoring and particularly the rapid geodynamics clearly demonstrate some seismotectonic processes. We present here the model components and the procedures adopted for defining seismic sources to be used in a new generation of probabilistic seismic hazard assessment (PSHA), the first results and maps of which are presented in a companion paper, Peruzza et al. (2017). The sources include, with increasing complexity, seismic zones, individual faults and gridded point sources that are obtained by integrating geological field data with long and short earthquake datasets (the historical macroseismic catalogue, which covers about 3 centuries, and a highquality instrumental location database for the last decades). The analysis of the frequency–magnitude distribution identifies two main fault systems within the volcanic complex featuring different seismic rates that are controlled essentially by volcano-tectonic processes. We discuss the variability of the mean occurrence times of major earthquakes along the main Etnean faults by using an historical approach and a purely geologic method. We derive a magnitude–size scaling relationship specifically for this volcanic area, which has been implemented into a recently developed software tool – FiSH (Pace et al., 2016) – that we use to calculate the characteristic magnitudes and the related mean recurrence times expected for each fault. Results suggest that for the Mt. Etna area, the traditional assumptions of uniform and Poissonian seismicity can be relaxed; a time-dependent fault-based modeling, joined with a 3-D imaging of volcano-tectonic sources depicted by the recent instrumental seismicity, can therefore be implemented in PSHA maps. They can be relevant for the retrofitting of the existing building stock and for driving risk reduction interventions. These analyses do not account for regionalM > 6 seismogenic sources which dominate the hazard over long return times (≥ 500 years).
STRATEGY IMPLEMENTATION CHALLENGES AT MEDISEL (K) LTD BY KIRAGURI GODFREY MAIN A A RESEARCH PROJECT SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENT FOR THE AWARD OF THE DEGREE OF MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION, SCHOOL OF BUSINESS UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI

The purpose o f the study was to establish the challenges of strategy implementation at Medisel (K) Ltd. The study was carried out through a case study research design. The research used primary data collected by personal interview and a total of 20 respondents were interviewed. The collected data was analyzed using content analysis with an aim of presenting information pertaining to the study objectives. The research findings revealed that Medisel (K) Ltd was involved in Strategic Planning Process and there was presence of vision and mission. The company also has performance objectives and targets; it implements, evaluates and monitors its strategies. The research findings also revealed that the company encountered numerous challenges during the strategy implementation. The challenges cited by the respondent include inadequate resources, cultural challenges, inadequate reward and motivational challenges, lack of adequate training for staff', policies and procedures are not clearly defined and annual objective were not fully supportive to strategy implementation. To improve perfomiance of the company it was suggested that the company tackles the challenges and put in measures that will improve work environment. The research was carried out through a case study and since it’s a growing field, generalization may not be able to cover all the aspects thus recommended for further study.
ASSESSMENT OF NATIVE ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI ASSEMBLAGES UNDER DIFFERENT REGIMES OF CROP ROTATION

Given the potential benefits of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF) to agricultural productivity, the impact of agricultural practices on the AMF communities has been aim of an increasing number of studies. Using molecular markers on the large subunit rDNA, we investigated the influence of different long-term crop rotations on the structure and composition of the indigenous AMF community, at the experimental field in Martonvásár, Hungary. Only phylotypes belonging to the family Glomeraceae were detected. Comparing the root and soil AMF assemblages no significant correlations were found between the rotation systems and the composition of the communities. However the analysis of the diversity and the net relatedness index suggested an influence of the number and identity of the crops in rotation on the structure of the AMF communities.
Computational Experiments for One Class of Mathematical Models in Thermodynamics and Hydrodynamics

The article contains the results of computational experiments for the Dzeczer mathematical model and the generalized Fisher – Kolmogorov mathematical model. Information on the solvability of the studied models is given. We describe both an algorithm to find an approximate solution of mathematical models of thermodynamics and hydrodynamics, and implementation of the algorithm as a program in the computer mathematics system Maple. The results of computational experiments for the studied models are presented.
Preparation, physicochemical characterization, dissolution and formulation studies of telmisartan cyclodextrin inclusion complexes

The objective of this research was to prepare, characterize, and to study dissolution properties of inclusion complexes of telmisartan (TLM), with β-cyclodextrin and hydroxypropyl-β-cyclodextrin and to study effect of complexation on aqueous solubility and rate of dissolution in dissolution media. The phase solubility curve was classified as an AP type for both the CDs, which indicated formation of the inclusion complex of TLM in 1:2 stoichiometries with β-CD and HP-β-CD. The inclusion complexes in molar ratio of 1:2 were prepared by various methods. The molecular behavior of TLM in all samples were characterized by Fourier transform infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), and powder X-ray diffraction studies.The result of studies showed inclusion of TLM molecule into cyclodextrin cavities.The highest improvement in in-vitro dissolution of TLM was observed in a complex prepared with HPβ-CD using the kneading method. Mean dissolution time (MDT) and similarity factor (f2) indicated a significant difference between the release profile of TLM from complexes, physical mixture, and pure TLM. The highest improvement in solubility and in-vitro drug release were observed in inclusion complex prepared with HP-β-CD by kneading method. Improvement in solubility and in-vitro drug release of telmisartan was more with HP-β-CD as compared to β-CD
A Survey on the Implementation of Reinforcement Learning on Shared Taxi System

Reinforcement learning (RL) is an area of machine learning concerned with how software agents used to take actions in a nature so as to maximize some faith of increasing benefit. In machine learning, the nature is typically formulated as a Markov decision process (MDP), as many of the reinforcement learning algorithms for this context utilize active programming techniques. Taxis plays a important role in modern public transportation networks, especially in countries where public transportation services are still underdeveloped. Taxi drivers currently rely on a simple first come-first serve approach, with a high coefficient of luck controlling their profit Problems arising from the current system are low taxi utilization, long passenger waiting times, road safety issues, and traffic congestion. In this paper, we present a system that improves the shared taxi service by benefiting both the taxi drivers and the passengers. This study proposed a various reinforcement learning method for a shared-taxi system. The present system proposes a solution in the form of a good, efficient and economical transportation service.