Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Risks Identification and Allocation in the Supply Chain of Modular Integrated Construction (MiC)

Modular integrated construction (MiC) is an offsite construction technique which can improve construction quality, the certainty of the project cost, provide value for money and reduce construction time, waste generation, and carbon emissions. However, MiC is associated with a unique business model, engineering, supply chain, and stakeholder composition, resulting in bespoke uncertainties and risks. Prominent among them is the uncertainties and risk events in its linked supply chain segments. However, risks identification and allocation in the MiC supply chain segments is not well-established. This research identified and assessed 28 risk events (REs) across the manufacturing, logistics and on-site assembly segments of the MiC supply chain. A principal component analysis generated 10, 6 and 12 REs within the modular manufacturing, logistics, and on-site assembly segments, respectively. A fuzzy synthetic evaluation (FSE) modeling revealed that the on-site assembly REs are the most critical set of risk events with a criticality index of 5.58, followed by the modular manufacturing risk events (5.28) and logistics risk events (5.08). These rankings and criticality assessment have profound implications for the practice and praxis MiC risks management. It is a source of relevant information to stakeholders and practitioners in understanding the MiC supply chain risk events and may prioritize the riskiest events to improve the performance of MiC projects. Again, the assessed REs contributes to the checklists of MiC risk events and may form the basis for future studies on the risk of MiC. Future studies may examine the assessed risk events in different countries using larger samples.
A Binding Method for Hierarchical Testing Using Results of Test Environment Generation

1. はじめに 近年,半導体集積技術の発達により,設計される大 規模集積回路(Large Scale Integrated circuits:LSI) の大規模化,複雑化が急速に進んでいる. これに伴い テスト生成時間の増大が問題となっている. 組合せ回路に関しては,効率の良いテスト生成アル ゴリズムが提案され,大規模回路に対しても比較的短 時間で高い故障検出率を達成することができる[1]-[5]. これに対して順序回路のテスト生成は,問題の解空間 が組合せ回路のテスト生成と比較して大きく,現実的 な時間で高い故障検出率を達成することが困難である. 一方,LSI の大規模化,複雑化に伴い,LSI の設計 期間の長期化や設計コストの増大が問題となっている. これに伴い,回路設計手法において現在の主流である レジスタ転送レベル(Register Transfer Level:RTL) 設計が困難になってきている. この問題を解決するた めに,RTLよりも抽象度の高い動作レベルの回路記述 から,RTL 回路記述を自動生成する動作合成[6]が提 案され,LSI設計現場で普及が進んでいる. 動作合成は,動作記述中の各演算操作を実行する時 刻を決定するスケジューリングと,演算操作及び変数 に対して,演算器及びレジスタをそれぞれ割当てるバ インディングの 2つの処理から構成される[6]. スケジ ューリングが完了し,クロックサイクル毎の動作が決 定した RTL回路を機能 RTL回路と呼ぶ. スケジュー リング及びバインディングが完了し,クロックサイク ル毎の動作と回路構造が決定した RTL 回路を構造 RTL回路と呼ぶ. 効率の良い順序回路のテスト生成手法として,機能 RTL 回路情報を利用した階層テスト生成法が提案さ れている[7]-[9]. 文献[7]-[9]で提案された階層テスト 生成法は,機能 RTL 回路を構成する演算操作や変数 などの各機能要素を階層の基本単位としてテスト系列 を生成する. テスト系列の生成後,階層テスト生成に 利用された機能 RTL 回路は動作合成,または論理合 成の入力となり,バインディングの処理を経てゲート レベル回路に合成される. 階層テスト生成において生 成されたテスト系列は,バインディング適用前の機能 RTL 回路情報を利用して生成されたテスト系列であ るため,テスト系列の故障検出能力,すなわちそれら のテスト系列でテスト可能な演算器数と最終的に検出 可能な故障数はバインディング結果に依存すると考え られる. このことに着目し,階層テスト生成結果を利 用して演算器バインディングを行うことで,階層テス トにおいてより高い故障検出率を達成するテスト容易 化バインディング法が提案されている[10][11]. これら のバインディング法は,演算器バインディングのみで テスト容易性の向上を図るものであるが,演算器バイ ンディングに加えレジスタバインディングにおいても, テスト容易性の向上を指向することで,階層テストに おいてより高い故障検出率を達成できると考えられる. 本論文では,機能 RTL 回路情報を用いた階層テス ト生成結果を利用して,演算器及びレジスタバインデ ィングを行うことで,階層テスト可能な演算器数を増 加させ,階層テストにおいてより高い故障検出率を達 成するテスト容易化バインディング法を提案する. 第 2章で,機能 RTL回路情報を用いた階層テスト生成に ついて述べ,第 3章で,提案するテスト容易化バイン ディング法について述べ,第 4章で,実験結果を示し, 最後に第 5章で,結論と今後の課題について述べる.
DPM Score Regressor for Detecting Occluded Humans from Depth Images

A part-based object detection method called deformable part models (DPMs) is known as a robust method for detecting objects that have detection method for posture variation. In the detection stage, the DPMs assume that all parts are visible. If some parts of people are partially occluded by an object such as a table or wall, detecting them becomes difficult. This paper proposes a robust method for detecting occluded humans to regress scores with a reduced influence of occlusion. We apply 3D raster scanning to depth images for finding occluded regions. We compute occlusion rates in each part of humans as the occlusion rate from regions. We regress from the DPM detection scores, DPM root scores, DPM part scores, and occlusion rates as explanatory variables to enable detecting the scores of humans with no occlusion. Using these detection scores makes detecting humans easier. Experimental results show that the precision of the proposed method was improved by almost 20% compared with that of conventional DPMs.
Frequency of Sentential Contexts vs. Frequency of Query Terms in Opinion Retrieval

Many opinion retrieval techniques use frequency of query terms as a measurement for detecting documents that contain opinion. However, using frequency of query terms leads to bias in context-dependent opinion retrieval such that all documents containing query terms are retrieved, regardless of contextual relevance to the intent of the human seeking the opinion. This can be described as non-contextual relevance problem in opinion retrieval systems such as Google Blogs Search and Technorati Blog Directory. Sentence-level contextual understanding and grammatical dependencies need be considered to ensure documents retrieved contain large proportion of textual contents that have the same underlying meaning with the given query instead of using frequency of individual query terms. Thus, we present specific challenges with state-of-theart opinion retrieval techniques that rely on frequency of query terms and we propose a grammar-based technique for efficient context-dependent opinion retrieval. We believe our proposed technique can solve the non-contextual relevance problem common to opinion retrieval systems, and can be used for contextdependent retrieval such as expert search systems, faceted-opinion retrieval, opinion trend analytic, and personalized web search.
REGARDING CORRELATION BETWEEN MATERIALS ’ TACTILE FEELING AND PERCEIVED PERFORMANCE

This paper presents the results of an experiment designed to determine the possible correlations between tactile parameters of different classes of materials and different characteristics associated with those materials. In the first part of the experiment, there were used five samples of material (metal, plastic, ceramic, wood and composite), and in the second five samples of wood material that varied in surface roughness. Characteristics associated with the considered materials were: quality, performance, price, warmth and liking.
Retinal capillary dilation: early diabetic-like retinopathy in the galactose-fed rat model.

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to determine whether capillary dilation is one of the earliest structural changes in the diabetic-like retinopathy of the galactose-fed rat model and thus may represent a stage where intervention treatment might still be effective. Weanling female Sprague-Dawley rats were randomized into 3 groups and fed Purina laboratory chow plus one of the following for 4 months: 50% starch (CONTROL); 50% D-galactose (Galactose); or 50% D-galactose with ARI-509 (25 mg/kg body wt/day) (Inhibitor). One eye from each of 5 rats per treatment group was processed for retinal vasculature wholemounts using elastase digestion, stained with a standard periodic-acid-Schiff reaction and counterstained with hematoxylin. Average capillary width, overall capillary density and total capillary length were measured, using computerized image analysis, within an arc-shaped area (4.4 mm2) of each vasculature surrounding, but separated from, the optic disc margin by approximately 0.7 mm. Galactose rats exhibited significant (p < 0.001) increases in capillary width (Mean +/- SEM: 7.56 +/- 0.07 microm) and density (42.78 +/- 0.37%) compared with CONTROL rats (6.68 +/- 0.11 microm and 37.18 +/- 0.30%, respectively). These increases were prevented with inhibitor treatment (6.58 +/- 0.16 microm and 35.88 +/- 0.97%, respectively). Capillary length remained unchanged at 4 months ( CONTROL 246.66 +/- 2.46 mm; Galactose: 250.75 +/- 1.26 mm; Inhibitor: 242.25 +/- 8.43 mm). Retinal capillary dilation, expressed as increased width and density, is one of the earliest detectable lesions in galactose-fed rats. In these rats, the lesion occurs as early as retinal capillary basement membrane thickening (RCBMT), one of the earliest reported changes in human diabetic retinopathy. Like RCBMT, capillary dilation can be prevented in rats with aldose reductase inhibitor treatment. Unlike RCBMT, capillary dilation could be clinically detectable and may be useful for the diagnosis of early retinopathy and for determining the timing of therapeutic intervention.
Optimal control describes quadrupedal walking in dogs

Quadrupeds typically walk using a symmetrical gait following the sequence Hind-Fore-Hind-Fore with forelimb following hindlimb contact by 1525% of the stride period. Why is this particular pattern chosen of the many other types of walking gaits available? It is widely held that animals choose gaits that minimize their energy use per unit distance, but it is difficult to compare various gaits due to both the challenge of training animals to use unnatural gaits, and the wide breadth of parameters that can be modified within each footfall sequence.
Orthographic Transparency Enhances Morphological Segmentation in Children Reading Hebrew Words

Morphological processing of derived words develops simultaneously with reading acquisition. However, the reader’s engagement in morphological segmentation may depend on the language morphological richness and orthographic transparency, and the readers’ reading skills. The current study tested the common idea that morphological segmentation is enhanced in non-transparent orthographies to compensate for the absence of phonological information. Hebrew’s rich morphology and the dual version of the Hebrew script (with and without diacritic marks) provides an opportunity to study the interaction of orthographic transparency and morphological segmentation on the development of reading skills in a within-language design. Hebrew speaking 2nd (N = 27) and 5th (N = 29) grade children read aloud 96 noun words. Half of the words were simple mono-morphemic words and half were bi-morphemic derivations composed of a productive root and a morphemic pattern. In each list half of the words were presented in the transparent version of the script (with diacritic marks), and half in the non-transparent version (without diacritic marks). Our results show that in both groups, derived bi-morphemic words were identified more accurately than mono-morphemic words, but only for the transparent, pointed, script. For the un-pointed script the reverse was found, namely, that bi-morphemic words were read less accurately than mono-morphemic words, especially in second grade. Second grade children also read mono-morphemic words faster than bi-morphemic words. Finally, correlations with a standardized measure of morphological awareness were found only for second grade children, and only in bi-morphemic words. These results, showing greater morphological effects in second grade compared to fifth grade children suggest that for children raised in a language with a rich morphology, common and easily segmented morphemic units may be more beneficial for younger compared to older readers. Moreover, in contrast to the common hypothesis, our results show that morphemic segmentation does not compensate for the missing phonological information in a non-transparent orthography, but rather that morphological segmentation is most beneficial in the highly transparent script. These results are consistent with the idea that morphological and phonological segmentation processes occur simultaneously and do not constitute alternative pathways to visual word recognition.
3 D Printed Flexible Triboelectric Energy Harvesters via Conformal Coating of Parylene AF 4

For the first time, a 3D-printed flexible and wearable triboelectric energy harvester (TEH) is presented based on the 3D printing of polyurethane (PU) and a conformal coating process using Parylene AF4. The key advancements of this work include: (1) the usage of the stereolithographic (SL) 3D printing process for the prototype of a multiple-layer energy harvester to increase the active surface areas; (2) the deposition of the high surface charge density material of Parylene AF4 with a conformal coating process to act as the active layer. The experimental results for a prototype triple-layer device show a peak short circuit current (SCC) of 390nA and a peak power density of 5. 5μW/cm. As such, this work can potentially open up a new class of energy harvesters based on 3D printing technologies for arbitrary geometries for applications such as shoe soles.
Mid-Air Manipulation of 3D Models in (Semi-)Immersive Virtual Environments

If the interactions made on multi-touch surfaces can be moved to the air above them, a user will have access to a powerful tool. The possibility of tracking the hands’ movement in mid-air, creates a world full of interaction possibilities. Despite having been created consolidated solutions for multi-touch interactions, these are limited to a bi-dimensional space, preventing the possibility of direct interactions on the visualization space. Some works were created to try and overcome this problem, however most of them use intrusive techniques, don’t use stereoscopy or virtual reality or are lacking accuracy. This work had the objective to explore and evaluate which techniques allow to manipulate with precision 3D objects in mid-air, on a non intrusive semi-immersive/immersive environment. With this work it was possible to observe that the mid-air interactions in immersive systems are the most efﬁcient and satisfying method for users, due to the direct manipulation of 6 degrees of freedom, which mimics the way with which we interact with physical objects.
5-cis-, Trans- and Total Lycopene Plasma Concentrations Inversely Relate to Atherosclerotic Plaque Burden in Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes Subjects

Diabetic subjects are at increased risk of cardiovascular disease. Atherosclerosis, the common soil of most of the cardiovascular complications, is more prevalent and extensive in this population due not only to hyperglycemia, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia, but also to inflammation and oxidative stress. Lycopenes are bioactive compounds with antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activities mostly supplied by tomato and tomato byproducts. We investigated the association between circulating lycopenes and carotid plaque burden in diabetic patients, in a cross-sectional study in 105 newly diagnosed diabetic subjects. Atheroma plaque (wall thickness ≥ 1.5 mm), number of plaques, and plaque burden (sum of maximum heights of all plaques) were assessed by sonographic evaluation of carotid arteries. Plasma lycopenes (5-cis-, 9-cis-, 13-cis-, and trans-lycopene) were quantified by high performance liquid chromatography–mass spectrometry HPLC-MS. Atheroma plaque was observed in 75 participants, from which 38 presented one plaque and 37 two or more carotid plaques. No differences were observed in the plasmatic concentrations of lycopenes between subjects with and without atherosclerotic plaque presence. However, plaque burden was inversely associated with 5-cis-lycopene, all cis-lycopene isomers, trans-lycopene, and total lycopene isomers (all, p < 0.05). High plasma levels of lycopenes inversely relate to atherosclerotic burden. We provide novel evidence that suggests that the consumption of compounds found in tomato and tomato byproducts might be beneficial for the prevention of atherosclerosis.
Iheringia Myxobolus saladensis sp . nov . , a new species of gill parasite of Mugil liza ( Osteichthyes , Mugilidae ) from Samborombón Bay , Buenos Aires , Argentina

Myxosporean Myxobolus saladensis sp. nov. in the gills of Mugil liza Valenciennes, 1836 from Samborombón Bay was described by light and electron microscopy studies. Spores were pyriform and binucleated, measuring 10.63±0.36 μm (n=20) long, 9.24±0.50 μm (n=20) wide and 4.13±0.36 μm (n=20) thick, included in polysporic cyst-like plasmodia. Elongated pyriform polar capsules were of equal size (3.84±0.27 μm long and 2.30±0.12 μm wide). The sporoplasm contained some sporoplasmosomes. Each PC contained a polar fi lament with 4-5 coils obliquely arranged in relation to the polar capsules axis. The PC wall was composed of two layers of diff erent electron densities. Based on the morphological and ultrastructure diff erences of the spore to those of previously described species of Myxobolus, we describe a new species, Myxobolus saladensis sp. nov.
PIEZOELECTRIC VIBRATION ENERGY HARVESTERS

Energy harvesting is the process of collecting low-level ambient energy and converting it into electrical energy to be used for powering miniaturized autonomous devices, sensor networks, wearable electronics or Internet-of-Things components. The use of the pervasive kinetic energy, converted into electrical energy, is of special interest in this frame. The possibility to use bimorph piezoelectric cantilevers to convert ambient vibrations to electrical energy is therefore thoroughly analyzed in this work. A reliable modelling tool for optimizing the design of the miniature harvesters to be used in a broad frequency range, while maximizing the obtained powers, is hence needed. The problem complexity is induced by the necessity to simulate the dynamic response of the considered harvesting devices via a coupled electromechanical model. The recently developed comprehensive coupled analytical model based on distributed parameters is thus used as a benchmark to verify and tune suitable finite element (FE) numerical models. Modal (allowing to determine the mechanical dynamic response and the respective eigenfrequencies), harmonic (resulting in coupled frequency response functions) as well as linear and nonlinear transient FE analyses (resulting in dynamic responses under forced excitation at discrete time steps, including geometric nonlinearities) are therefore performed and complex dynamics effects are observed.
Improving SSE parallel code with grow and graft genetic programming

RNAfold predicts the secondary structure of RNA molecules from their base sequence. We apply a mixture of manual and automated genetic improvements to its C source. GI gives a 1.6% improvement to parallel SSE4.1 code. The automatic programming evolutionary system has access to Intel library code and previous revisions. On 4 666 curated structures from RNA_STRAND, GGGP gives a combined speed up of 31.9%, with no loss of accuracy (GI code run 1.4 1011 times).
Do the U . S . dioecious and monoecious biotypes of Hydrilla verticillata hybridize ?

Hydrilla verticillata L.F. Royle (hydrilla; Hydrocharitaceae) is an invasive submersed plant that was introduced into the United States on at least two occasions, from India and South Korea (Madeira et al. 2000). These introductions correspond to genetically and ecologically distinct dioecious and monoecious biotypes (Madeira et al. 2000). The dioecious biotype (pistillate flowers only) is thought to have been first introduced into Florida in the 1950s and has since become highly invasive (Schmitz et al. 1991, Balciunas et al. 2002). The monoecious biotype (pistillate and staminate flowers) is a more recent introduction and was first identified in the Potomac River in 1976 (Steward et al. 1984). The dioecious biotype has been reported principally from East Coast and Gulf Coast states, but also from California and Washington State (Langeland 1996). The monoecious biotype is spreading rapidly and is now found in 22 states, more commonly in the northern United States, though it appears to be increasing in southern states as well (Grodowitz et al. 2010). Historically, the two hydrilla biotypes were geographically separated but their North American ranges have begun to overlap. Ryan et al. (1995) reported both biotypes from Lake Gaston, North Carolina. Both biotypes are also believed to coexist at Guntersville Reservoir, Alabama (D. Webb, pers. comm.) and Lake J. Strom Thurmond, Georgia (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers 2013). The occurrence of both biotypes within the same water body raises concerns about potential hybridization. Hybridization may lead to novel secondary chemistry combinations (Orians 2000, Whitehead and Bowers 2013) or structural changes (Grosholz 2010) that give the hybrid a competitive advantage in the environment and lead to reduced efficacy of chemical and biological control technologies (Roley and Newman 2006, Blair et al. 2008, Schierenbeck and Ellstrand 2009, LaRue et al. 2013). Hybridization can also increase genetic variation, thereby increasing the chance of adaptive evolution in the introduced range. Experimental crosses have revealed that female dioecious hydrilla plants are potentially fertile and can produce viable seed when pollinated by monoecious and dioecious strains from Asia, though crosses between the U.S. biotypes have not been attempted (Steward 1993). In addition, viable seeds have been identified from U.S. monoecious plants at a North Carolina lake and in cultures maintained in Florida, though productivity and viability were reportedly low (Conant et al. 1984, Langeland and Smith 1988). For a variety of ecological and management reasons, it is important to determine whether 1) hybridization between hydrilla biotypes in the United States can occur under controlled conditions, and 2) whether hybridization is occurring in field populations. This note reports the results of two studies designed to address these questions.
Molecular Characterization of Nitroimidazole Resistance in Metronidazole-Resistant Bacteroides Species Isolated from Hospital Patients in Kuwait

Objectives: The aim of this study was to screen for infections caused by metronidazole (MTZ)-resistant Bacteroides spp. , and to characterize the genes that encode the MTZ resistance. Materials and Methods: A total of 7 MTZ-resistant Bacteroides spp. were isolated from 5 patients with MTZ-resistant infections. These organisms were investigated for carriage of genes that encode MTZ resistance. The presence of these genes was investigated by PCR and the PCR products were subjected to PCR-RFLP analysis. Results: The strains were MTZ-resistant with minimum inhibitory concentrations of >32 µg/ml. The presence of nim genes was indicated by PCR in all 7 strains. PCR-RFLP analysis of the nim gene products demonstrated two of the five reported resistance genes, nimA–nimE. These two resistance genes were nimE in 5 of the 7 isolates and nimA in 2 strains. Conclusion: MTZ-resistant Bacteroides spp. have been isolated from patients in Kuwait. Nim genes, specifically nimE and nimA, mediate the drug resistance in these isolates. The methods used in detecting these genes are rapid, accurate and relatively inexpensive and could be adopted easily to help in monitoring emergence of MTZ resistance determinants in Kuwait.
Compound reconfigurable microstrip patch antenna array using integrated controlled ground modified structure and sub delay line feeding network

This paper proposes compound reconfigurable patch antenna using Integrated Controlled Ground Modified Structure (CGMS) and Sub Delay Feeding Network Architecture (SDFNA). The 4 × 4 antenna array is designed and investigated. The frequency are obtained and controlled newly using slot dimension etched on the ground layer while direction of radiation pattern is controlled by interchanging two different lengths of delay line on the main T junction of feeding network. Three directions of radiation pattern are obtained from the proposed antenna, for each frequency, 1, −10, +10 for 7.5 GHz, and 0, −8, +14 for 8.85 GHz. Design with high gain and better efficiency the antenna has potential to serve for outdoor wireless communication systems.