Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
19. PLEISTOCENE VARIATIONS IN DEEP ATLANTIC CIRCULATION AND CALCITE BURIAL BETWEEN 1.2 AND 0.6 MA: A COMBINED DATA-MODEL APPROACH 1

Carbonate percentage and burial sux data for the 1.2 - 0.6 Ma interval at Ceara Rise Sites 925, 928, and 929 indicate coherent, in-phase variations in carbonate burial, global ice volume (benthic δ 18 O) and Atlantic deep circulation (benthic δ 13 C). A time-dependent calcite dissolution model is used to explore the sedimentary signatures of this and other processes. The data and model results are best reconciled if the strong 100-k.y. and 41-k.y. Atlantic carbonate cycles are interpreted in terms of rapid dissolution response signatures related to reduced glacial North Atlantic Deep Water production and associated northward incursion of corrosive Antarctic Bottom Water. Whereas these Atlantic sediments exhibit in-phase covariation between carbonate burial and deep circulation, PaciÞc and Indian Ocean carbonate records signiÞcantly lag glacial ice volume. Carbonate burial outside the Atlantic basin during glacial intervals is interpreted to be related to enhanced preservation resulting from the temporary increase in mean ocean alkalinity levels (due to Atlantic carbonate dissolution) and the associated 5- to 10-k.y. carbonate ion response time. Based on these results, deep Atlantic circulation changes appear to be the dominant process responsible for the observed PaciÞc and Indian Ocean glacial-interglacial carbonate deposition patterns.
A Framework for Cybersecurity Strategy for Developing Countries: Case Study of Afghanistan

Given the importance of cyber space for country development, different countries have conducted a lot of investment in cyber space application. Since, based on official documents, Afghanistan is in the process of integrating ICT into its critical information infrastructure, to this end, the country may face various challenges including cyber security. Due to various potential threats and risks to Afghanistan cyber security, a comprehensive cyber security strategy is necessary. Accordingly, Afghanistan has introduced an ICT security law. However, nowadays day by day internet is involving great portion of government and non-government sections. The country must introduce a comprehensive and appropriate cyber security strategy to tackle all of the issues and risks related to this arena. The aim of this study is to propose cyber security strategy based on developed countries experiences in cyber security, specifically Malaysia, because Malaysia and Afghanistan are both Islamic countries with cultural and religious values. Furthermore, Malaysia is considered as a developed country in terms of cyber security. Therefore, in this study, based on literature review and official documents, the current status of ICT as well as cyber threats were identified in Afghanistan context. In addition, to evaluate the current status of cyber security strategy in Afghanistan and Malaysia, some experts were interviewed and accordingly based on their suggestions and Malaysian experience in cyber security, a strategy framework was proposed for Afghanistan to address the ever-growing cyber threats. Then, the proposed cyber security strategy framework was evaluated by interviewing three experts in the field. DOI: http:/dx.doi. org/1.17576/apjitm-2015-0401-01
PASSION FRUIT S ED MEAL AT GROWING AND FINISHING PIG ( 3090 KG ) FEEDING

The passion fruit seed is a byproduct of the extraction of the passion fruit pulp and can be used for feeding to pigs. Two experiments were conducted (digestibility and performance) to evaluate the use of the passion fruit seed meal in feed for growing and finishing pigs. A digestibility trial was conducted with growing and finishing pigs, in which the passion fruit seed meal (PSM) replaced the reference diet (0% PSM) in levels of 4, 8, 12 and 16%. Thirty barrows were used with average weight of 36.85±4.19. The PSF showed DE and ME of 3.244 and 3.223 Mcal/kg, respectively. In the performance trial, were used 150 pigs, which 75 in the growing phase and 75 pigs in the finishing, with initial body weight of 30.63±1.49 and final of 60.38±4.75 kg and 60.40±1.50 and 90.02±4.84 kg, respectively. Five diets were used, with four inclusion levels of PSM (4, 8, 12 e 16%) and one control diet (0% of PSM). The PSM levels did not influence (P>0.05) the performance variables. In the growing pigs, serum levels of cholesterol increased linearly with (P<0.05) inclusion levels of PSM. Quantitative of carcass traits and meat quality were not affected (P>0.05) by increasing levels of PSM in the diets. We conclude that the PSM can be used up to 16% in growing and finishing pigs diets.
3D Printed structural electronics: Embedding and connecting electronic components into freeform electronic devices

The need for personalised and smart products drives the development of structural electronics with mass-customisation capability. A number of challenges need to be overcome in order to address the potential of complete free form manufacturing of electronic devices. One key challenge is the integration of conductive structures and components into 3D printed devices by combining different materials and printing techniques that have nearly incompatible printing conditions. In this paper, several methods to integrate electronic circuits and components into a 3D printed structure are discussed. The functional performance of the resulting structures is described. Structural parts were manufactured with a stereolithography-based 3D printing technique, which was interrupted to pick and place electronic components, followed by either direct writing or squeegee filling of conductive material. A thermal curing step was applied to enhance the bonding and improve the electrical performance. Optical micrography, 4-point resistance measurement and cross-sectional analysis were performed to evaluate functionality.
On the Heterogeneity of Metal-Line and Lyα Absorption in Galaxy “Halos” at z ~ 0.7

We examine the properties of two galaxy "halos" at z ~ 0.7 in the Ton 153 (zem = 1.01) quasar field. The first absorber-galaxy pair (G1) is a z = 0.672, LB = 4.3L, E/S0 galaxy probed at D = 58 kpc. G1 is associated with a remarkable five-component Lyα complex having τLL ≤ 0.4, Wr(Lyα) = 2.8 Å, and a velocity spread of Δv = 1420 km s-1. We find no Mg II, C IV, N V, nor O VI absorption in these clouds and infer metallicity upper limits of -3 ≤ log Z/Z☉ ≤ -1, depending on assumptions of photoionized or collisionally ionized gas. The second absorber-galaxy pair (G2) is a z = 0.661, LB = 1.8L, Sab galaxy probed at D = 103 kpc. G2 is associated with metal-enriched (log Z/Z☉ ≃ -0.4) photoionized gas having N(H I) ≃ 18.3 (cm-2) and a velocity spread of Δv = 200 km s-1. The very different G1 and G2 systems both have gas-galaxy properties inconsistent with the standard luminosity-dependent galaxy "halo" model commonly invoked for quasar absorption line surveys. We emphasize that mounting evidence is revealing that extended galactic gaseous envelopes in the regime of D ≤ 100 kpc do not exhibit a level of homogeneity supporting a standardized halo model. Selection effects may have played a central role in the development of a simple model. We discuss the G1 and G2 systems in the context of ΛCDM models of galaxy formation and suggest that the heterogeneous properties of absorber-galaxy pairs is likely related to the range of overdensities from which galaxies and gas structures arise.
CARBON CAPTURE AND STORAGE(CCS) RESEARCH COLLABORATION TRENDS USING NETWORK ANALYSIS OF SCI PAPERS

Climate change has become one of the most important global agenda, and nations worldwide are taking actions to resolve the issue and contribute to the new climate change regime. In the case of South Korea, the new goal of reducing greenhouse gas emission to 37% below BAU(Business-As- Usual) was set. As a means to achieve this goal, the Korean government is actively investing in highly effective greenhouse reduction technologies such as solar cell, fuel cell, bioenergy, secondary battery, power IT, and CCS(Carbon Capture and Storage). This paper investigates the overall trend of CCS research by examining international CCS research collaboration characteristics through network analysis of SCI papers; collaboration network of Korea is analyzed in further detail. Such analysis helps understand the status of international research in the field of CCS, especially that of Korea.
Evolution of long-lived globular cluster stars. II. Sodium abundance variations on the asymptotic giant branch as a function of globular cluster age and metallicity

Long-lived stars in GCs exhibit chemical peculiarities with respect to their halo counterparts. In particular, Na-enriched stars are identified as belonging to a 2d stellar population born from cluster material contaminated by the H-burning ashes of a 1st stellar population. Their presence and numbers in different locations of the CMDs provide important constraints on the self-enrichment scenarios. In particular, the ratio of Na-poor to Na-rich stars on the AGB has recently been found to vary strongly from cluster to cluster, while it is relatively constant on the RGB. We investigate the impact of both age and metallicity on the theoretical Na spread along the AGB within the framework of the fast rotating massive stars scenario for GC self-enrichment. (tb continued)
Second Generation Immigrants: The Effect of Parental Nativity Status on Earnings

There has been a signifi cant amount of debate in recent years about the economic perfonnance of immigrants. Understanding the economic contribution of the second-generation is important in order to provide a more comprehensive picture of the total impact of immigrants in the United States. There is strong evidence to suggest that second-generation immigrants have experienced upward income mobility, and human capital theory hypothesizes that the economic performance of the second-generation will match that of their native-bom counterparts. It also predicts that having one immigrant parent and one native-bom parent as opposed to having two immigrant parents will lead to an eamings advantage. The purpose of this research is to determine if second­ generation immigrants have reached income parity with native-bom individuals as a whole and on a country specifi c basis, and how the parental nativity status of the second­ generation affects those eamings. Data from the 20 I 0-20 15 IPUMS Current Population Survey allows the nativity and birthplace status of the respondents' parents to be related to their income. An analysis of those data indicates that second-generation immigrants as a whole have reached income parity with native-bom individuals. Furthennore, second­ generation immigrants with an immigrant mother and native father experience a slight edge in their eamings over those who are native-bam and their cohorts. This pattem follows when analyzing the second-generation of Mexican immigrants, but not East Asian immigrants.
International Financial Reporting Standards and Financial Information Quality: Principles versus Rules-based Standards

ABSTRACT The objective of the present study is to examine whether the adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS) increases financial information quality. The IFRS brings about substantial changes in accounting standards. One of the prominent features of the system is that it results in the production of financial information of higher quality. Most extant studies in this area are performed at firm-level. The present study, on the other hand, examines the impact of IFRS adoption at the country-level. Environmental determinism theory states that accounting is a function of environmental variables, such as ownership structure, information environment and capital market condition. Therefore, the impact of IFRS adoption could be different across different countries. The present study addresses the existing lack of research that compares the outcomes of IFRS adoption between countries. Besides comparing the quality of financial information before and after the adoption of IFRS, the present study also compares the effects of IFRS adoption between countries with different accounting bases prior to the adoption. The results show that financial information quality, measured by five indicators, improves after IFRS adoption; and that the impact is more prevalent in a rules-based country compared to a principles-based country. Keywords: IFRS; information quality; Malaysia; the Philippines ABSTRAK Matlamat kajian ini adalah untuk melihat sama ada penggunaan International Financial Reporting standards (IFRS) dapat meningkatkan kualiti maklumat kewangan. Terdapat perubahan ketara terhadap piawaian perakaunan berikutan peralihan kepada IFRS. Antara ciri IFRS yang sering diketengahkan adalah ia memungkinkan penghasilan maklumat kewangan yang lebih tinggi kualitinya. Berbeza dengan kajian lepas yang melihat kesan IFRS pada peringkat firma, kajian ini mengkaji kesan IFRS di peringkat negara. Menurut teori penetapan persekitaran, perakaunan dipengaruhi oleh faktor persekitaran seperti struktur pemilikan, persekitaran maklumat dan keadaan pasaran modal. Berdasarkan teori ini, kesan peralihan kepada IFRS mungkin berbeza antara negara. Kekurangan kajian lepas yang mengkaji di peringkat negara mendorong kajian ini untuk dijalankan. Di samping melihat perbezaan dalam kualiti maklumat kewangan sebelum dan selepas penggunaan IFRS, kajian ini turut meneliti dan membandingkan kesannya antara dua buah negara yang mengguna pakai dua asas piawaian perakaunan yang berbeza sebelum penggunaan IFRS. Hasil kajian menunjukkan kualiti maklumat kewangan meningkat selepas penggunaan IFRS. Keputusan ujian juga menunjukkan bahawa peningkatan kualiti lebih ketara bagi negara yang berubah dari asas berdasarkan peraturan dalam penyediaan piawaian perakaunan ke IFRS. Kata kunci: IFRS; kualiti maklumat; Malaysia; Filipina
On the solution of multi-body wave energy converter motions using pseudo-spectral methods

Multi-body wave energy converters are composed of several bodies interconnected by joints. Two different formulations are adopted to describe the dynamics of multi-body systems: the Differential and Algebraic Equations (DAEs) formulation and the Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs) formulation. While the number of variables required for the description of the dynamics of a multi-body system is greater in the DAE formulation than in the ODE formulation, the ODE formulation involves an extra computational effort in order to describe the dynamics of the system with a smaller number of variables. In this paper, pseudo-spectral methods are applied in order to solve the dynamics of multi-body wave energy converters using both DAE and ODE formulations. Apart from providing a solution to the dynamics of multi-body systems, pseudo-spectral methods provide an accurate and efficient formulation for the control of multi-body wave energy converters. As an application example, this paper focuses on the dynamic modeling of a twobody hinge-barge device. Wave-tank tests were carried out on the device in order to validate the DAE and ODE formulation against experimental data. The comparison between pseudospectral methods and a method based on the integration of the equations of motion, e.g. the Runge-Kutta method, showed that pseudo-spectral methods are computationally more stable and they require a less computational effort for short time steps.
Motion Gesture Detection and Tracking Algorithm Based on Compressive Sensing

Real-time gesture detection and tracking algorithm is proposed to solve the problems of detection and tracking of gesture under the complex background. Firstly, an Adaboost cascade classifier is used to track by the feature model and classifier, which are constructed by real-time compressive tracking algorithm. The negative factors from the gesture posture, shade, skin color etc. are eliminated to improve the performance of the gesture detection and tracking by fusing the responses of classifier of real-time compressive tracking algorithm and the results of gesture detection based on Adaboost algorithms. Paper proposed algorithms can self-recovery when the tracking object is missed, so continuous recognition and tracking is guaranteed. Finally, several experiments are given to verify the developed algorithm and to demonstrate its practicality and effectiveness.1
The Paradox of Agricultural Trade Liberalization in Bangladesh and Tanzania

This paper examines some of the contradictions and theoretical ambiguities of agricultural trade liberalizationon the welfare of smallholder farmers. Using production, consumption and price data for pre-and post-liberalization periods for two main agricultural crops from Bangladesh (rice) and Tanzania (maize) we critically analyse the correlation between domestic and international prices of rice in Bangladesh and maize in Tanzania to estimate impact of agricultural trade liberalization on price stability/volatility and food security to measure economic benefits of trade liberalization on smallholder farmers. Using coefficient of variation of the level of prices (CV) and corrected coefficient of variation (CCV) as measured by Huchet-Bourdon (2011) we found that the values of both CV and CCV for consumer price in the post-liberalisation were quite large suggesting greater volatility of consumer price of rice in Bangladesh and maize in Tanzania in the post-liberalization period. We conclude that price volatility diminishes the potential benefits of agricultural trade liberalization forsmallholder farmers who are net-deficit producers, net-deficit sellers and recommend supplementary policy interventions to achieve enhanced welfare from trade liberalization.
Alkenone-based temperature patterns along the eastern South Pacific Coastal Ocean: the effect of upwelling and advection on the sedimentary alkenone unsaturation-index ( U 37 K ' )

Abstract. We report that the sedimentary record of alkenone unsaturation-index (U37K') in the eastern South Pacific displays a wide range of temperatures, in response to sea surface temperature (SST), as well as nutrient concentrations. The U37K' inshore-offshore trend shows low-correlation with SSTs at many transitional sites (50–200 km offshore), and in one oligotrophic coastal site (~20° S). In contrast, in open-ocean sites SSTs play the expected dominant role. The latitudinal trend shows that nitrate, phosphate and/or temperature affect distinctively the U37K', suggesting progressive high-impacts in areas with permanent nutrient-stress conditions (~20° S), which is consistent with previous experiments. In contrast, this impact is slightly and not observable in transitional and open-ocean areas, respectively, where the coupling between offshore propagation of mesoscale eddies and upwelling filaments supply additional chlorophyll/nutrient. This study is a first field approximation to the impacts of thermal/non-thermal factors over the unsaturation-index in eastern Boundary Current systems, which would help in future temperature reconstructions.
Does Halitosis Effect Sexual Life in Males? Ağız Kokusu Erkek Hastaların Seksüel Yaşamını Etkilemekte Midir?

DOI: 10.4328/JCAM.2230 Received: 12.12. 2013 Accepted: 03.01. 2014 Printed: 01.07. 2015 J Clin Anal Med 2015;6(4): 493-5 Corresponding Author: Gül Soylu Özler, Mustafa Kemal University,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hatay, Türkiye. T. : +90 3262293323 GSM: +905053980778 E-Mail: soylugul@yahoo.com Özet Amaç: Ağız kokusu nefesin hoş olmayan değişimidir. Bu çalışmanın amacı ağız kokusu problemi olan ve olmayan erkeklerin seksüel hayat kalitesini değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Ağız kokusu şikayeti olan, evli, çalışmayı tamamlayacabilecek, 20-50 yaş arası erkek hastalar çalışmaya dahil edildi. Kontrol grubunu kulak burun boğaz muayenesi normal olan, sağlıklı, evli, erişkin erkekler oluşturdu. Ağız kokusu olan erkeklerin seksüel hayat kalitesi uluslararası erektil fonksiyon anketi kullanılarak değerlendirildi ve benzer özellikte sağlıklı erkeklerin sonuçları ile karşılaştırıldı. Bulgular: Seksen hasta çalışmayı tamamladı. Gruplar yaş, vücut kitle indeksi, evlilik süresi açısından benzerdi(sırasıyla p=0.65, p= 0.20, p= 0.08). Ağız kokusu olan grup tüm fonksiyonel alanlarda daha düşük skorlara sahipti(p=0.0001). Ağız kokusunun derecesi ile uluslarası erekfil fonksiyon anketi skorları arasında korelasyon yoktu (p< 0.05). Tartışma: Bu çalışma ağız kokusu problemi yaşayan erkeklerin seksüel yaşam kalitesini değerlendiren ilk çalışmadır. Ağız kokusu sadece ağız sağlığını etkileyen bir durum değildir, ciddi derecede yaşam kalitesini de azaltmaktadır. Kulak burun boğaz hekimleri hastanın sadece ağız kokusunu tedavi etmekle kalmamalı, ayrıca hastanın ağız kokusuna eşlik eden sosyal ve seksüel problemlerle baş edebilmesi konusunda da yardımcı olmalıdır.
Crowdsourcing video-based workface assessment for construction activity analysis

Today, the availability of multiple cameras on every jobsite is reshaping the way construction activities are being monitored. Research has focused on addressing the limitations of manual workface assessment from these videos via computer vision algorithms. Despite the rapid explosion of these algorithms, the ability to automatically recognize worker and equipment activities from videos is still limited. By crowd-sourcing the task of workface assessment from jobsite videos, this paper aims to overcome the limitations of the current practice and provides a large empirical dataset that can serve as the basis for developing video-based activity recognition methods. As such, an intuitive web-based platform for massive marketplaces such as Amazon Mechanical Turk (AMT) is introduced that engages the intelligence of non-expert crowd for interpretations of selected group of frames from these videos and then it automates remaining workface assessment tasks based on the initial interpretations. To validate, several experiments are conducted on videos from concrete placement operations. The results show that engaging AMT non-experts together with computer vision algorithms can provide assessment results with an accuracy of 85%. This minimizes the time needed for workface assessment, and allows the practitioners to focus their time on the more important task of root-cause analysis for performance improvements. This platform also provides significantly large datasets with ground truth for algorithmic development purposes.
1 SPATIAL PATTERN OF ACCUMULATION AT TAYLOR DOME DURING THE LAST GLACIAL INCEPTION : STRATIGRAPHIC CONSTRAINTS FROM TAYLOR GLACIER 5

A new ice core retrieved from the Taylor Glacier blue ice area contains ice and air spanning the Marine Isotope Stage (MIS) 5/4 transition (74 to 65 ka), a period of global cooling and glacial inception. 25 Dating the ice and air bubbles in the new ice core reveals an ice age-gas age difference (Δage) approaching 10 ka during MIS 4, implying very low accumulation at the Taylor Glacier accumulation zone on the northern flank of Taylor Dome. A revised chronology for the Taylor Dome ice core (80 to 55 ka), situated to the south of the Taylor Glacier accumulation zone, shows that Δage did not exceed 2.5 ka at that location. The difference in Δage between the new Taylor Glacier ice core and the Taylor Dome ice core 30 implies a spatial gradient in snow accumulation across Taylor Dome that intensified during the last glacial inception and through MIS 4.
TPV energy conversion: a review of material and cell related issues

This paper presents an overview of thermophotovoltaic (TPV) energy conversion using low band gap semiconductor photovoltaic cells. Physics of PN junctions related to TPV cells is described and the factors that affect overall cell efficiencies are outlined. Current status of bulk and epitaxial growth of TPV materials and cell fabrication issues are also described.