Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Masculinization of blue hap (Sciaenochromis ahli) treated with 17α-methyltestosterone.

In the present study, the wind energy potential for Garissa (0o28’S, 39o38’E) and Marsabit (2o 19’N, 37o 58’E), both rural towns in north-eastern Kenya have been statistically analyzed on a 6-year measured hourly time series wind speed data. The probability distribution parameters are derived the time series data and the distributional parameters are identified and fitted annually on the basis of Weibull model. Garissa’s average wind speeds were found to range between 2.5 and 3.5 m/s giving power densities of between 74 and 190 W/m2 at a height of 50 m. The yearly value of Weibull’s shape parameter k ranged from 1.26 to 1.38, whilst the values of the scale parameter c ranged between 2.92 and 3.90 m/s. In the case of Marsabit average wind speeds greater than 11 m/s are prevalent. The available power density at a height of 50 m is between 1776 and 2202 W/m2 which is in the wind class range of 7 and 8. Values of Weibull parameters k and c ranged between 2.5-3.05 and 11.86-12.97 m/s, respectively. From the analysis, the Marsabit site was found suitable for grid connected power generation while the Garissa site was found suitable for non-grid uses such as water pumping and battery charging.
1st-Order Shear Deformable Beam Formulation Based on Meshless Wavelet Galerkin Method

This paper examined and discussed a Meshless Wavelet Galerkin Method (MWGM) formulation for a first-order shear deformable beam, the properties of the MWGM, the differences between the MWGM and EFG, and programming methods for the MWGM. The first-order shear deformable beam (FSDB) consists of a pair of second-order elliptic differential equations. The weak forms of two differential equations are deduced using Hat wavelet series. The exact integration and reduced integration were used to analyze the problems. Some indeterminate beam problems are considered. Condition numbers of the stiffness matrix were analyzed with exact integration and reduced integration for two cases of these problems. Consequently, the results were converged on the analytic solutions. The shear-locking phenomenon also occurred in the MWGM as it occurs in the conventional FEM. The stiffness matrix calculated from the reduced integration causes a similar numerical error to the stiffness matrix calculated from the exact integration in the MWGM. The MWGM showed desirable results in the examples.
Analysis on the Degeneracy of the Ground State in Quantum Field Models

Axiomatic abstract formulations are presented to derive upper bounds on the degeneracy of the ground state in quantum field models including massless ones. In particular, given is a sufficient condition under which the degeneracy of the ground state of the perturbed Hamiltonian is less than or equal to the degeneracy of the ground state of the unperturbed one. Applications of the abstract theory to models in quantum field theory are outlined.
Employers' and employees' preferences for working time reduction and working time differentiation : a study of the 36 hours working week in the Dutch banking industry

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Corporate Governance In Banking Activities

In the modern society the banking system occupies a very important place; it can decisively in-fluence the economy as a whole and the quality of our lives. Therefore its proper functioning is of vital importance. For the well being of a society, lending to both retail and corporate sectors is very impor-tant. When talking about the lending rules for companies it is much easier to do a cost-benefit analysis, subjectivity occurs mainly in case of retail credit. Taking into consideration the recent bankruptcies that took place all over the world, we consider this to be one of the best moments to speak about banking ethics. This article is aiming to make a com-parison between the ways in which corporate governance in banking are applied in emergent economies compared to the developed ones. To achieve this objective we examined some characteris-tics of corporate governance in banking in general, related to some special features of the developing countries and we made an overview of the Romanian financial system.
Fitness level comparison between police college freshman and senior students

Physical education as part of Police College program has important place in the preparation of future police officers for this responsible social role. Fitness level is directly connected with officer’s health and ability to perform risky tasks. The aim of this paper is to compare fitness level of Police College freshman and senior students. In the time of testing the training process lasted 2 semester for freshman, and 8 semester for senior group. Sample consisted of 430 students. Muscle endurance (repetitive strength), aerobic endurance and anthropometry were evaluated by the selected tests. The existence of the differences between groups was determined by a T-test; statistical significance was defined at the level of p<0.05 for the variables weight, waist, ratio of waist and height, the maximum number of push-ups and sit-ups in 60 seconds. The 2.4 km run test showed no statistical difference between two compared groups. Upper body and core muscle endurance were found to be better in senior, than in freshman students group. Aerobic endurance is almost at the same level, while anthropometric characteristics showed negative tendency according to waist results and waist to height ratio indicator (i. e. better results in the freshman group).
Conceptualising Regeneration : New Deal for Communities in Newcastle upon Tyne

The New Deal for Communities (NDC), is New Labour’s flagship area-based regeneration initiative. It has been hailed by the Government as a distinctively ‘new’ approach to tackling deprivation, which allows local actors the freedom to set their own agenda for regeneration. The paper examines the ways in which local actors involved in an NDC partnership formulate their understandings of regeneration. It finds that ‘regeneration’ is a term that has been taken up and used by local actors who have not considered its meaning in any substantive depth, which calls into question the extent to which New Labour’s approach to regeneration can be genuinely community-led.
A tunable macroscopic quantum system based on two fractional vortices

We propose a tunable macroscopic quantum system based on two fractional vortices. Our analysis shows that two coupled fractional vortices pinned at two artificially created κ discontinuities of the Josephson phase in a long Josephson junction can reach the quantum regime where coherent quantum oscillations arise. For this purpose we map the dynamics of this system to that of a single particle in a double-well potential. By tuning the κ discontinuities with injector currents, we are able to control the parameters of the effective double-well potential as well as to prepare a desired state of the fractional vortex molecule. The values of the parameters derived from this model suggest that an experimental realization of this tunable macroscopic quantum system is possible with today's technology.
Theoretical diffractive filter performance for ballistic transillumination

We address the topic of selectively probing turbid media, equivalent to biological tissue, with ballistic photons. The samples considered exhibit h ighly forward-directed scattering (anisotropy factor g > 0.9). We propose the utilization of a non-linear grating-based angular filter to separate the faint ballistic signal from optical noise. The filter is conformed of a monochromatic source incident on a ruled grating, positioned at grazing di ffraction, followed by a narrow slit. Minute deviations in propagation angle of scattered radiatio n are amplified non-linearly. A rotation scheme with 1 arc min resolution may provide angular ampli fications in the range of 15X-60X. In addition, similar values of transversal beam size reduc tion enable efficient ~100X-1000X filtering of optical noise. We utilize random walk Monte Carlo calculations to emulate the interactions between radiation and turbid media. The influence of the filter is considered by employing ray trace analysis and conical diffraction theory of ruled gr atings. For samples with g ≤ 0.99, we demonstrate that the filter enables isolation of ballist ic photons. For very marked forward-scattering g ≥ 0.995, the configuration permits a significant ~10 3 reduction of optical noise.
Exchange Rate Volatility and the Fear of Floating in Brazil

Many emerging market economies (EMs) have adopted a floating exchange rate regime after currency crises. Since 1999 Brazil has experienced a floating regime combined with inflation targeting. The Central Bank varies the interest rates in order to reach the targeted inflation rates and consequently the variability of the interest rates has been higher than the variability of the exchange rates. According to some economists, this is a clear symptom of the fear of floating and Brazil can not be an exception among the EMs. After assessing the behavior of the exchange rates and interest rates associated with other macroeconomic variables, this paper concludes that Brazil has not suffered from the fear of floating and that the Brazilian Central Bank does not care about exchange rate dynamics as much as it does about inflation.
Ranking software inspection results using execution likelihood

Static checking tools are useful as an automated software inspection step that can easily be integrated in the development cycle and assist in creating high quality, reliable and secure code. However, an often quoted disadvantage of these tools is that they generate an overly large number of warnings, including many false positives due to their approximate analysis techniques. This information overload effectively limits their usefulness. In this paper we present ELAN, a technique that helps the user prioritize the information generated by a software inspection tool, based on computing the likelihood that execution reaches the locations for which warnings are reported. This analysis is orthogonal to ranking techniques known from literature, such as severity levels and statistical analysis to filter false positives. We evaluate feasibility of our technique using a number of open source and Philips-specific case studies and assess the quality of our predictions by comparing them to actual values obtained by profiling software embedded in a TV.
Adult attachment, dependence, self-criticism and depression: A test of a mediational model

The purpose of this study was to investigate whether dependence and self-criticism are two mediators between attachment anxiety and avoidance and depression. Participants were 424 undergraduate students at a large Midwestern university. Data was analyzed using structural equation modeling. Results indicated that the relationship between attachment anxiety and depression was fully mediated by dependence and self-criticism while the relationship between attachment avoidance and depression was partially mediated by dependence and self-criticism. Moreover, about 49% of the variance in dependence was explained by attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance, 27% of the variance in self-criticism was explained by attachment anxiety and attachment avoidance, and 47% of the variance in depression was explained by attachment avoidance, dependence, and self-criticism in the final structural model. These results provide valuable information for working with college students with higher levels of attachment anxiety to decrease their depression through managing their levels of dependence and self-criticism.
Flood damage and influencing factors: New insights from the August 2002 flood in Germany

In the aftermath of a severe flood event in August 2002 in Germany, 1697 computer‐aided telephone interviews were undertaken in flood‐affected private households. Besides the damage to buildings and contents a variety of factors that might influence flood damage were queried. It is analyzed here how variables describing flood impact, precaution, and preparedness as well as characteristics of the affected buildings and households vary between the lower and upper damage quartiles of all affected households. The analysis is supplemented by principal component analyses. The investigation reveals that flood impact variables, particularly water level, flood duration, and contamination are the most influential factors for building and for content damage. This group of variables is followed by items quantifying the size and the value of the affected building/flat. In comparison to these factors, temporal and permanent resistance influences damage only to a small fraction, although in individual cases, precaution can significantly reduce flood damage.
She Decides

The number of HIV-AIDS cases among African American women (AAW) continues to rise. AAW currently account for about 65% of AIDS diagnoses among women in the United States. Furthermore, among AAW living with HIV-AIDS, heterosexual transmission remains the leading cause of HIV spread. Indeed, examining AAWs sex partner selection patterns will be a key step in understanding how to support HIV prevention for this population. A grounded-theory study was conducted to examine what factors influence AAW’s alternation between monogamous and nonmonogamous sexual relationships. To explore this phenomenon, we recruited 14 urban AAW between the ages of 18 and 30 for interviews. The findings revealed that AAW’s sex partner selection patterns in consensual sexual relationships were influenced by the “getting-to-know” process, the male’s relationship preference, a woman’s risk perception, and how the role of sex is defined. The results of this study can provide insights for future interventions seeking to curb HIV rates among AAW from urban communities.
FAIR RESOURCE SHARING FOR DYNAMIC SCHEDULING OF WORKFLOWS ON HETEROGENEOUS SYSTEMS

Scheduling independent workflows on shared resources in a way that satisfy users Quality of Service is a significant challenge. In this study, we describe methodologies for off-line scheduling, where a schedule is generated for a set of knownworkflows, and on-line scheduling, where users can submit workflows at any moment in time. We consider the on-line scheduling problem in more detail and present performance comparisons of state-of-the-art algorithms for a realistic model of a heterogeneous system.
Adaptive Sliding Mode Control for Magnetic Suspension Short-Stroke Stage in a Reticle Stage

The reticle stage in lithographic equipment used to manufacture integrated circuits operates at nanometer accuracy during a scanning process. The modeling errors and external disturbances cause the coupling between multiple degrees of freedom (DOF) of the magnetic suspension short-stroke stage in a reticle stage and as a result, the convergence of the tracking errors cannot be guaranteed. In order to improve the servo performance of the short-stroke stage, this paper presents an adaptive sliding mode control (ASMC) method. The structure of short-stroke stage is introduced, and its dynamic model is established. Based on the established dynamic model, an ASMC is designed. Meanwhile, its convergence and stability are proved by Lyapunov stability theory. The experimental results confirm the effectiveness of the proposed control method compared with the linear feedback control method.
Point process models for spatio-temporal distance sampling data from a large-scale survey of blue whales

Distance sampling is a widely used method for estimating wildlife population abundance. The fact that conventional distance sampling methods are partly design-based constrains the spatial resolution at which animal density can be estimated using these methods. Estimates are usually obtained at survey stratum level. For an endangered species such as the blue whale, it is desirable to estimate density and abundance at a finer spatial scale than stratum. Temporal variation in the spatial structure is also important. We formulate the process generating distance sampling data as a thinned spatial point process and propose model-based inference using a spatial log-Gaussian Cox process. The method adopts a flexible stochastic partial differential equation (SPDE) approach to model spatial structure in density that is not accounted for by explanatory variables, and integrated nested Laplace approximation (INLA) for Bayesian inference. It allows simultaneous fitting of detection and density models and permits prediction of density at an arbitrarily fine scale. We estimate blue whale density in the Eastern Tropical Pacific Ocean from thirteen shipboard surveys conducted over 22 years. We find that higher blue whale density is associated with colder sea surface temperatures in space, and although there is some positive association between density and mean annual temperature, our estimates are consitent with no trend in density across years. Our analysis also indicates that there is substantial spatially structured variation in density that is not explained by available covariates.
Androgenesis and conservation of fishes

Due to non-visibility of egg nucleus, the established scheme of nuclear manipulation to clone fi sh may prove a difficult task. However, fishes are amenable for i n ter -specific androgenetic cloning. A recent discovery of using cadaveric sperm to successfully generate pro-genies has opened the possibility of adopting a simple, widely practicable method of post-mortem preserved (at – 20°C) sperm to induce androgenesis. Inactivation of maternal genome by UV -irradiation and activation of genome-inactivated homologous or heterologous egg by a single diploid or two haploid fresh or pre-served sperms are some landmark events, which have not only accelerated research activity but also focused on the importance of androgenesis in aquaculture and conservation of fish germplasm. With the absence of acrosome in the teleostean sperm, fertilization in fish is not a species -specific event. Eggs of many teleostsresearch groups have restored a fish spare amenable for heterospecific insemination. Su cces -sful heterospecific insemination results in activation or fertilization of an ovum of an alien species and is the most important strategic step for induction of interspecific androgenetic cloning. Polyspermy, espe-cially dispermy occurs in nature and can be experi-mentally achieved after incubation of the milt in calcium chloride or polyethylene glycol. The paternal origin of androgenotes is verified using selected phe-notypic, protein and/or molecular markers as well as karyotyping and progeny testing. Recently, reporter genes, the green fluorescent protein gene and the Tc1 transposan -specific marker have also been used. While confirming the paternity of androgenotes, progeny testing has also indicated the unexpected occurrence of females, which are, however, shown to carry XY genotype. Survival of androgenotes can be improved using a single diploid, rather than two ha p loid sperms for activation. About 84% androgenotes succumb during embryonic development. Haploid genome reg u lates the time scale of developmental sequence in both homologous and heterologous eggs of Puntius spp. , as effectively as that of diploid. A couple of ecies using its preserved sperm and genome-inactivated eggs of another species. A comparison on the source, tech-nique and genomes used for generation of clones of mammals and andr ogenetic clones of fishes indicates that from the point of conservation and a quaculture, interspecific androgenetic cloning in fishes has an edge over that of ma m mals. I
The Role of Bacteria in the Breakdown of Carcinogenic Substances (PCBs) in Wastewater for Safe Recycling Purposes - A Review

Water is one of the most essential natural resources for daily human activities, yet it is so scarce. Treated wastewater and untreated sewage contain bacteria that can be advantageous to the recycling process. The composition of effluent originates from various industries, such as pharmaceutical industries, mining industries, agricultural sector, household waste, chemical industries, and various manufacturing industries, including the oil manufacturers. These introduce potential health-threatening compounds to wastewater. These compounds that remain for a long time without being broken down or changed in their chemical composition and/or structure in the environment are referred to as recalcitrant compounds. Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs) are examples of such compounds. These compounds have serious negative health effects on humans (act as mutagens and carcinogens). The capacity of Polychlorinated Biphenyl’s (PCBs) degradation by bacteria (biodegradation) depends on the diversity and characteristics of naturally occurring populations and their response to environmental conditions. Conventional physical and chemical methods that are used to decontaminate wastewater contaminated by these substances are time and energy consuming. The use of Moringa oleifera seeds, which is currently under trial, is also very costly and not sustainable. This threatens the economic security of most developing countries. Biodegradation is the metabolic ability of microorganisms to transform or mineralize organic contaminants into less harmful, non-hazardous substances, which are then integrated into natural biochemical cycles. This process is not only cost effective, but it is also environmentally friendly. Wastewater that has gone through effective biodegradation can be fully recycled, thus conserving raw water and at the same time ensuring safe available water for all.