Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Community Based Intervention for Zoonotic Diseases Prevention and Control in Ethiopian Pastoral Areas

The livelihood of pastoral community of Ethiopia is mainly dependant on livestock production which made the pastoralists to have an intimate relationship with their animals and zoonotic infections, transmissible between humans and animals, are closely associated with Pastoralism. According to the various studies conducted in Ethiopia, different types of zoonotic diseases are reported from different areas of the country including anthrax, brucellosis, rabies, tuberculosis etc. Therefore, objective of this paper is to show the importance of community based intervention for zoonotic disease prevention and control in Ethiopian pastoral areas. There are common practices such as traditional husbandry and poor management practices, mixing of wild animals with farm animals and unrestricted movement and living of pastoralists together with their animals are thought to support spread of zoonotic diseases. In addition to this, consumption of raw milk and meat together with handling of sick animals and animal products with bare hand facilitates transmission of zoonotic diseases. There is a knowledge gap about zoonoses not only in the pastoralists but also in the medical professionals found in the pastoral areas of the country. There is community health extension program in Ethiopia which is launched to educate the community about primary health care but it lacks a discipline related with zoonoses. Therefore, preventing the diseases before occurrence using community based intervention programs such as prevention package, awareness creation programs and controlling the transmission of the diseases and strengthening integrated and collaborative work between all concerned bodies are help full for better health in the pastoral areas of Ethiopia. Keywords: Ethiopia, Livestock, Pastoral community, Zoonoses.
Preparation and Physical Stability Evaluation of Palm Oil Based Nanoemulsion for Drug Delivery System of Propofol

The objective of this study was to develop a formulation for propofol injection at various concentrations (1 and 2%) using palm oil-based nanoemulsion as the carrier. The nanoemulsions were characterized by globule size distribution (Dv 90 value), zeta potential, pH and viscosity determination. The physicochemical stability and accelerated stability of the formulations were also evaluated. Stability studies were performed for 6 month at 4, 16, 25 and 40 o C. The propofol content was analysed by HPLC study. The characterization result of propofol nanoemulsion (1 and 2%) showed a good in globule size distribution in Dv 90 values of 284±1.15 nm and 304±1.20 nm, and also stable zeta potential values ( -43.37±0.96 mV and -40.97±1.36 mV), respectively. A ccelerated test exhibited that the formulations have excellent stability with no physical changes observed after centrifugation, autoclaving at 121 o C for 15 min, shaking for 12 hours and thermal cycling test. The stability studies indicated that propofol emulsion show good stability for 6 months when stored at 4±1 o C and 16±1 o C based on Dv 90 values, zeta potential, and pH readings. No changes in propofol concentrations were observed after 6 months storage. Overall, propofol in palm oil-based nanoemulsions as carrier were stable and can be used as an alternative anaesthetic injection.
Role of Magnesium Ions in Contractility of Blood Vessels and Skeletal Muscles 1 By

Es wird ein · Uberblick gegeben iiber den Einflu.B intrazellularer und exrazellularer Magnesium-Ionen (Mg2+) auf die Kontraktilitat sowie die Lokalisation ( und V erteilung) divalenter Kationen in der Skelett· und glatten GefaEmuskulatur. Weiterhin wird der Einflu.B extrazellularer ~g+ 2+)o) aufTonus, Kontraktllitat und Reaktivitat von Blutg abgehandelt. Mit Hilfe empfindlicher Farbungsund Elektrodentechniken ist der Anfang ge• macht, Mg-Kompartimente in verschiedenen Muskelzelltypen darzustellen; trotzdem kaun nut die Konzentration an freiem cytoplasmatischem Mg2+ abgeschatzt werden. Orte des Mg-CaAustausches scheinen in sarkoplasmatischem Retikulum und Plasmamembranen sowohl von Skelett· als auch von Gefa&muskelzellen zu existieren. Eine Anzahl Mg2+-Bindungsstellen sind auf kontraktilen (und regulatorischen) Proteinen lokalisiert worden wie Troponin C, Parvalbumin und Calmodulin. Verschiedene unterschiedliche ATPasen existieren in diesen Muskelzellen, die verschiedene Abhangigkeiten von Mg2+ besitzen. Eine kausale Beziehung scheint zu bestehen zwischen Serum-(und Gewebe-) ¥g2+, dem Tonus (und der Reaktivitat) von Blutgefa&en und der Atiologie gewisser peripherer Gefa&erkrankungen, z.B. dem plot:z.lichen ischiimischen Herztod, der Eklampsie, dem Diabetes mdlitus, dem Kreislaufschock, Nierenerkrankungen und bestimmten Formen der Hypertonic. Direkte Srudien an BlutgefaEen zeigen, daE H ypermagnesiimie eine Vasodilatation induziert und die J! eaktivitat auf zirkulierende gefa&verengende neutohumorale Ubertragerstoffe abschwacht, wohingegen Mg-Mangel ( oder Hypomagnesamie) Gefli.l? spasmen verursachen kann und die Kontraktilitat potenziert. (Mg2+)o andert . direkt die Aufnahme, den Gehalt, die Bindung und die Verteilung von Ca-Ionen in der GefaEmuskularur. Der Efflux von Ca2+ kann ebenfalls dutch (Mg2+)o moduliert werden. Funktionelle Mg-Ca-Austausch(und Mindungs-) orte in der glatten Gefa&muskulatur von diabetischen und spontan hypertensiven Versuchstieren sind veriindert. Insgesamt gesehen zeigen die hier vorgelegten Daten, daE Mg2+ eine zentrale Bedeutung zukommt bei der Regulation und Kontrolle von Konttaktibilitiit und Gefa.l? -Homeostase.
Cryogenic Tool Treatment

The high speed steel is used as a cutting tool, since it has good quality and reliability at cheaper rate when compared to other cutting tools. So it is very important to increase the ability of the tool further for its reliability. So the best way is to increase the hardness. We have brainstormed to find out alternate tool materials. One novel method namely dipping the ordinary tool bit in a CRYOGENIC SOLUTION, which improves the wear properties of the cutting tool consequently machining time is also reduced. Cryogenic treatment of high speed steel is one of the developments in manufacturing field. It offers much better wear resistance and hardness for the high speed steel. The conventional cryogenic treatment process involves cooling down the samples to 93k (-180°c) soaking for 15-20 minutes and then slowly heating back to room temperature in 6 hrs. In this project we have explained our approach and methodology to arrive at an optimum solution having two sample pieces of round of EN8 & EN19. A method called deep cryogenic process, subjects steel components placed in a specially constructed tank to temperature around 77k (196°c) for half an hour using liquid nitrogen as the refrigerant. The results are encouraging that, there is 34.17 seconds reduction in machining time and there is no tool wear when machining EN8 and when machining EN 19 there is 22.04 seconds reduction in machining time and 0.03g increase in tool wear resistance.
Valorisation of mango peels and seed kernels in animal feeding: Nutritive value and voluntary feed intake by sheep

1 head 2 1 d 2 1 ), weight gain (251 vs 239 g 2 1 head 2 1 d 2 1 ) and feed conversion efﬁciency (4.3 vs 4.6 intake gain 2 1 ) for the concentrate (pelleted) and the E.cyclocarpum(50% of DM) ration fed to Pelibuey sheep in a commercial farm. Weight gain of hair sheep was comparable to that found by Moscoso etal. , (1995) in hair sheep (223 g d 2 1 ) fed 36% of the ration DM as ground pods of E.cyclocarpum. E.cyclocarpumpods have good chemical composition (15–16% CP, 30–35% NDF). Rumen degradability (a 1 b) of DM of E.cyclocarpumpods was high (86%). DM intake (1.2–1.4 kg sheep 2 1 d 2 1 ) and DM digestibility (71%) of rations containing E.cyclocarpumpods (50% of DM) are relatively high for hair sheep. Weight gain (239 g/day) and feed conversion efﬁciency (4.6:1) of rations containing high levels (50% of DM) of pods are reasonable good in hair sheep. Secondary metabolites (saponins) in E.cyclocarpummay reduce protozoa numbers in the rumen and exert a beneﬁcial effect on efﬁciency of microbial protein synthesis in the rumen (Koenig etal., 2007).
A hierarchy of Timoshenko beam theories

This paper shows that conventional Timoshenko theory for bending waves is a member of a two-parameter family (m; n) of approximations to the exact equations of linear elasticity. Higher members of the family are shown to represent the exact dispersion relation with extraordinary accuracy; in particular, an arbitrary number of branches can be captured accurately over their entire length, i.e. up to arbitrarily high frequencies and wavenumbers. The theory admits a rational accuracy analysis, and resolves certain controversies about the validity of higher-branch approximations. The paper demonstrates conclusively that Ti- moshenko theory is a completely rational theory, thus ending decades of doubt on the matter. The standard Euler-Bernoulli theory is a lower member of the two-parameter family. Espe- cially useful is Timoshenko (1; 2) theory, which extends conventional Timoshenko (0; 1) the- ory by capturing the first four branches of the exact dispersion relation rather than merely the first two.
Daftar Isi Studi Metaforis Lingkungan ”Sakral” Konsumerisme, Kasus Mal Panakkukang Makassar: Evaluasi Terhadap Paradigma Katedral Konsumsi

Celebrities’ gossips and their social life has long been a commodity of the Indonesian capitalist media. Since gossips and the female celebrity’s stories are the product of those strong groups (i.e. capitalist media) in the society, so their figures that have been constructed by the media have influenced the views of society to the ideological interests of the media and their apparatuses. The images of female celebrities in this case can be seen as exemplifying figures of diverse, confident and liberated women as public figures which in turn could help to legitimate resistant to the concept of the ‘autonomous women. ’ This text-based work focuses on stories and coverage of the top-rated high-earning female celebrities during 2001 to 2004. The paper looks at how social class and gender are involved and rearticulated in the formation of the celebrity personality in post-authoritarian Indonesia.
Why the New Market for New Passenger Cars Generally Undervalues Fuel Economy

Passenger vehicles are a major source of greenhouse gas emissions and prodigious consumers of petroleum, making their fuel economy an important focus of energy policy. Whether or not the market for fuel economy functions efficiently has important implications for both the type and intensity of energy and environmental policies for motor vehicles. There are undoubtedly imperfections in the market for fuel economy but their consequences are difficult to quantify. The evidence from econometric studies, mostly from the US, is reviewed and shown to vary widely, providing evidence for both significant under- and over-valuation and everything in between. Market research is scarce, but indicates that the rational economic model, in general, does not appear to be used by consumers when comparing the fuel economy of new vehicles. Some recent studies have stressed the role of uncertainty and risk or loss aversion in consumers’ decision making. Uncertainty plus loss aversion appears to be a reasonable theoretical model of consumers’ evaluation of fuel economy, with profound implications for manufacturers’ technology and design decisions. The theory implies that markets will substantially undervalue fuel economy relative to its expected present value. It also has potentially important implications for welfare analysis of alternative policy instruments.
Local well-posedness in Sobolev spaces for first-order conformal causal relativistic viscous hydrodynamics

In this manuscript, we study the theory of conformal relativistic viscous hydrodynamics introduced in arXiv:1708.06255, which provided a causal and stable first-order theory of relativistic fluids with viscosity. The local well-posedness of its equations of motion has been previously established in Gevrey spaces. Here, we improve this result by proving local well-posedness in Sobolev spaces.
Volcanic or Fluvial Channels on Ascraeus Mons: Focus on the Source Area of Sinuous Channels on the Southeast Rift Apron

Deciphering the Mars water history is important to understanding the planet's geological evolution and whether it could have sustained life. Channel features on Mars, such as the features documented in Kasei Valles, are generally accepted as evidence for water flowing over the Mars surface in the past [1]. However, not all channels are the product of fluvial processes and many can be interpreted as having a volcanic origin [2]. This research involves studying channel features on the flanks of the Ascraeus Mons volcano, which is a part of the Tharsis province. Numerous sinuous channels exist on the rift apron of Ascraeus Mons and they have been interpreted as either fluvial [3] or volcanic [4,5]. The channels originate from pits and linear depressions and extend for many 100 s of km downslope. Mapping the proximal to distal morphology of the complete channel and determining its relationship with other features on the apron provides evidence for the processes of formation and their relative temporal relationships. This study focused on sinuous channels located on the south-east part of the Ascraeus rift apron (Fig. 1). Observations of possible analogous features on Hawaii are used to provide insights into the processes of formation of the Mars features.
Curriculum Alignment: Performance Types in the Intended, Enacted, and Assessed Curriculum in Primary Mathematics and Science Classrooms

This study examined the process of curricular alignment in primary school mathematics and science. Six performance type categories were used to define the cognitive-demand levels evident in the mandated curriculum and elicited through classroom practice. The purpose of this comparative case study is to understand how the intended goals of the mandated curriculum are interpreted for planning, instruction, and assessment purposes. The data includes video-recorded lessons, interviews, planning documents, and work samples from units of work. The results revealed that interpreting the intended goals of the mandated curriculum at the classroom level is a complex and dynamic process. The process is one of iterative interpretation at various levels of curriculum planning. The alignment of performance type expectations are influenced by the "sources of authority" that are accessed, such as standardized testing programs, textbooks, and curriculum consultants. The types of performances that were privileged in assessment practices were reflected in planning and instruction at the school level, indicating that, among other factors, assessment has a critical role in determining how the curriculum is enacted.
AIM 2019 Challenge on Image Demoireing: Dataset and Study

This paper introduces a novel dataset, called LCDMoire, which was created for the first-ever image demoireing challenge that was part of the Advances in Image Manipulation (AIM) workshop, held in conjunction with ICCV 2019. The dataset comprises 10,200 synthetically generated image pairs (consisting of an image degraded by moire and a clean ground truth image). In addition to describing the dataset and its creation, this paper also reviews the challenge tracks, competition, and results, the latter summarizing the current state-of-the-art on this dataset.
Fatal Service Failures Across Cultures

Abstract This study tests the existence of service failure and recovery categories, previously defined in the United States within the Chinese cultural setting of Taiwan. The CIT method was applied and found a high similarity between U.S. and Taiwan restaurant failure types and recovery strategies, while some unique differences were discovered, suggesting a uniform approach to service may benefit international restaurant chains. Extending previous research findings, this study describes specific failure type and recovery strategies that stand out as fatal in leading to a level of dissatisfaction that cannot be recovered from and that increase in severity if ignored. These fatal failures are also shown to be more malleable to recovery strategies than non-fatal failures. This leads to increased opportunity for moderation, or amplification, of the negative impression the customer takes away from the service incident. Catastrophe theory is applied in explaining this differential reaction to failure types. Restaurant managers are encouraged to empower service employees so that non-fatal incidents can be prevented or quickly dealt with through low-cost and effective recovery strategies while establishing policies to identify and then reduce the negative consequences of fatal incidents that require more costly recovery efforts.
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Fatty acid oxidation in health and disease

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Under Consideration for Publication in Theory and Practice of Logic Programming Αcheck: a Mechanized Metatheory Model-checker

The problem of mechanically formalizing and proving metatheoretic properties of programming language calculi, type systems, operational semantics, and related formal systems has received considerable attention recently. However, the dual problem of searching for errors in such formalizations has attracted comparatively little attention. In this article, we present αCheck, a bounded model-checker for metatheoretic properties of formal systems specified using nominal logic. In contrast to the current state of the art for metatheory verification, our approach is fully automatic, does not require expertise in theorem proving on the part of the user, and produces counterexamples in the case that a flaw is detected. We present two implementations of this technique, one based on negation-as-failure and one based on negation elimination, along with experimental results showing that these techniques are fast enough to be used interactively to debug systems as they are developed. Under consideration for publication in Theory and Practice of Logic Programming (TPLP)
An object evaluator to generate flexible applications

This paper contains a brief discussion of an object evaluator which is based on principles of evaluations in a category. The main tool system referred as the Application Development Environment (ADE) is used to build database applications involving the graphical user interface (GUI). The separation of a database access and the user interface is reached by distinguishing the potential and actual objects. The variety of applications may be generated that communicate with different and distinct desktop databases. The commutative diagrams' technique allows to involve retrieval and call of the delayed procedures.
Key assessment indicators for the sustainability of infrastructure projects

Infrastructure projects have major effects on implementing the principles of sustainable development. Infrastructure projects will continue to be developed in the coming years, particularly in developing countries such as China and India; therefore, it is important to find methods and solutions for improving the sustainability of them. Although existing studies have suggested various methods for practicing sustainable development principles in the process of implementing infrastructure projects, effective assessment indicators are unavailable, which presents a barrier to the effective assessment of infrastructure project sustainability. This study introduces key assessment indicators (KAIs) for assessing the sustainability performance of an infrastructure project. The research data used for analysis were collected from a questionnaire survey given to three groups of experts, including government officials, professionals, and clients in the Chinese construction industry. The fuzzy set theory was used to establish KAIs. A procedure for using the KAIs is demonstrated by a case study. These research findings provide an alternative solution to appraise the sustainability of infrastructure projects.
For an ecological approach to architecture

Several researches that we have conducted in our laboratory (CRESSON) have aimed at understanding the ambient milieu (among which sonic and optic environment) through one's experience. These works encourage us to consider an "ecological approach to architecture" which takes into account the human, sensitive and social, experience in situ. It gives importance to the potentials of perception and action that an environment can afford to users. But it also questions the aesthetic criterias and the embodiement of references a that guide architectural thinking. The purpose of this paper is to show and discuss results of researches that lead us to question how "ambience" could be a reasoning vector when conceiving architectural and urban projects and how ambient references are build up and integrated in an architectural culture. The approach we use is indeed inspired and awakened by several researches in different domains such as that of perception or of sociological and architectural research. We briefly explain these references and their respective importance for an ecological approach. Then, we present two sorts of work according to their respective aims and a few examples of interesting results belonging to the fields of sonic environments and optic structures which could make reference. It will particularly concern spaces that create transition between different conxtets. They are important in current life and as units of structuration in architectural composition. Finally, we show the potential of development and we will draw conclusions.
Automated Mixed Resolution Tiling

Tile Coding (TC) is a popular and widely used form of value function approximation for Reinforcement Learning (RL). The size of tiles impacts an agent’s ability to learn [10, 6]: tiles that are too large lead to performance degradation; long periods of learning causes divergence from the optimal policy; and, decreasing the exit probability of non-optimal action(s) improves performance. However, tiles that are too small do not gain any benefit from using function approximation. Choosing a tiling that well suits an environment can require expert knowledge of TC and in depth knowledge of the environment and its transition function, neither of which may be available. Moreover, in RL it is often assumed that the transition and reward functions aren’t fully known. Therefore prescribed choices for tilings are guesses at best. This motivates the creation of algorithms to determine a tiling whilst an agent is learning. In this paper we introduce a novel algorithm, automated Mixed Resolution Tiling (AMRT), which can alter the tiles in a tiling whilst the agent is learning. We demonstrate empirically that using AMRT to alter a tiling non-uniformly during learning results in performance matching or exceeding the best fixed tiling. We also conduct an empirical study on the impact specific tile shapes can have on learning.