Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Thresholds and shifts: consequences of habitat modification in salt-marsh pioneer zones

Interacties tussen organismen en hun omgeving zijn een centraal onderwerp in ecologisch onderzoek. Organismen die hun omgeving ingrijpend veranderen, worden ook wel ecosystem engineers genoemd. Deze ecosystem engineers zijn talrijk en worden aangetroffen in de meest uiteenlopende systemen. De gevolgen van de veranderingen die ecosystem engineers veroorzaken in hun leefomgeving zijn vooralsnog weinig onderzocht. In dit proefschrift beschrijf ik effecten van ecosystem engineering op soortinteracties en op dynamiek van ecosystemen in intergetijdegebieden. De zone waar een kale modder- of zandplaat overgaat in begroeid grasland heet pionierszone. Deze zone loopt tweemaal per dag onder water en wordt in Nederland vaak gekenmerkt door de aanwezigheid van Spartina anglica, ofwel Engels slijkgras. Dit gras wordt in gefragmenteerde pollen op het kale slik aangetroffen en staat bekend als sterke ecosystem engineer, want de plant remt waterstroming zodat kleine sedimentdeeltjes uit de waterkolom neerdalen in de vegetatie. Dit heeft weer een positief effect op de overleving en groei van Spartina en initieert de aangroei van schorren, maar waarom groeien gefragmenteerde Spartina-pollen in de praktijk niet altijd snel uit tot een volwassen schor? Ten eerste blijkt dat veranderingen aan de omgeving die op het niveau van de soort een positief effect hebben op de groei van die soort, op grotere schaal een negatief effect kunnen hebben. Ten tweede kunnen veranderingen van de omgeving die een positief effect op de soort zelf hebben leiden tot negatieve effecten op andere soorten. Dit is mogelijk een mechanisme onderliggend aan biologische invasies en aan ontstaan van gefragmenteerde landschappen. Verder kan het veranderen van de omgeving in eigen voordeel resulteren in de aanwezigheid van drempelwaarden voor vestiging van de soort en dit kan in een systeem een niet lineaire respons op veranderingen in omgevingsvariabelen induceren. Tot slot kunnen veranderingen in de omgeving veroorzaakt door een organisme verschillende effecten opleveren afhankelijk van de achtergrond stress van het systeem. Deze achtergrond stress dicteert de uitkomst van soortinteracties wat kan resulteren in het ontstaan van verschillende habitats.
The relationship between Nurses’ spiritual health and their caring behaviors

For downloading the full-text of this article please click here.Background and Objectives: Human beings are complicated and have different cognitive, social, emotional, and spiritual dimensions. One of the most important human dimensions is the spiritual dimension that can affect the other dimensions. To this end, this study intended to determine the relationship between spiritual health and nurses’ caring behaviors.Materials & Methods: This study was descriptive-correlational research. 256 nurses working in academic hospitals of Tehran in 2015-2016 as a sample were randomly selected. Data collection instruments included demographic, spiritual health and caring behaviors questionnaires. Research data were analyzed by 21-SPSS statistical software and using descriptive statistics and Pearson correlation coefficient, regression and multivariate analysis of variance. In this study, all relevant ethical issues were considered.Results: The findings showed the mean score of spiritual health was 75.43±5.21 and the average scores on all subscales and the overall scale of caring behaviors were more than 3 where the highest mean was related to the subscale of respect for the others (4.12±0.89) and the lowest mean was related to the subscale of attention to other experiences (3.38±1.09) respectively. Moreover, the results revealed that there was a significant positive correlation between the mean score of spiritual health and caring behaviors (r = 0.84, P <0.01). Conclusion: Caring behaviors and spiritual health are related to each other in nurses. Therefore, it is indispensable to promote and prioritize the spiritual health and caring behaviors of nurses so that patients and their families will receive better health services.Keywords: Caring behaviors, Iran, Nurses, Spiritual healthFor downloading the full-text of this article please click here.Please cite this article as: Atashzadeh-Shoorideh F, Abdoljabbari M, Karamkhani M, Shokri Khubestani M, Pishgooie S.A. H. The relationship between Nurses’ spiritual health and their caring behaviors. J Res Relig Health.2017;3(1): 5-15.
A novel human detection algorithm based on foreground segmentation

In computer vision applications, human detection occupies an important position. HOG (Histograms of Oriented Gradient) is a classical algorithm which was used in the area of object detection. But the complex background would greatly affect the test accuracy when taking HOG as a human characteristic for human detection. In order to improve the accuracy of human detection, this paper applied a new algorithm which was based on foreground segmentation. We could get each closed region by Oriented Watershed Transform and Ultrametric Contour Map, then the foreground and the background could be distinguished. Finally we removed the background and calculated the foreground characteristic. The experimental results show that this approach was effective in improving detection accuracy. c 2013 Binary Information Press a Textile Bioengineering and Informatics Society September 2013.
Evaluation of computational attention operators using human image recognition

This thesis presents a novel method of evaluating computational attention operators, which select locations of interest in an image, using a human image recognition task. Assuming that locations which are maximally interesting will be most useful for recognizing an image, it follows that a location selected by an attention operator will facilitate image recognition if it is of interest to a human. Since attention operators are increasingly being used to replace humans in vision tasks, it is relevant that their performance be compared to human vision.
Functional Neuroimaging Studies of Motor Recovery After Stroke in Adults

Background— The precise mechanisms of and biological basis for motor recovery after stroke in adults are still largely unknown. Reorganization of the motor system after stroke as assessed by functional neuroimaging is an intriguing but challenging new field of research. Provocative but equivocal findings have been reported to date. Summary of Review— We present an overview of functional neuroimaging studies (positron emission tomography or functional MRI) of motor tasks in patients recovered or still recovering from motor deficit after stroke. After a brief account of the connectivity of motor systems and the imaging findings in normal subjects, the literature concerning stroke patients is reviewed and discussed, and a general model is proposed. Conclusions— Both cross-sectional and longitudinal studies have demonstrated that the damaged adult brain is able to reorganize to compensate for motor deficits. Rather than a complete substitution of function, the main mechanism underlying recovery of motor abili.
State of art of tubular linear induction motor

In this paper, the authors firstly develop an analysis of the state of the art of tubular linear induction motors (TLIMs) with particular reference to the different constructive topologies both of the inductor and of the induced part. A mathematical model in cylindrical coordinates of the TLIM is investigated recognizing the performance achievable in function of electrical, magnetic and geometric parameters. Afterwards, different characteristics curves of the TLIM are obtained by implementation of the mathematical model. Finally, some possible applications of the TLIM are shown.
O papel das pistas do contexto verbal no reconhecimento de palavras

The reading process is studied mainly with basis on two theoretical models: the bottom-up model - based on the conception that considers the reading performance as being dependent on a decoding process, and the top-down model - based on the conception that the reading ability relies mainly on the use of syntactic-semantic information present in the text. This study was targeted at determining the importance of using information provided by the verbal context in recognizing words. Pursuant to the results attained, the subjects with reading problems found support in verbal context to compensate their difficulties, being able to read correctly about 75.24% of the words presented.
Thesis Proposal : On PDMS support for extended heterogeneity, aggregation and advanced query processing

A Peer Data Management System (PDMS) allows the easy sharing of data between heterogeneous databases over a flexible, highly available peer-to-peer (P2P) network. In a PDMS, queries are translated among data sources and processed by the databases located in the physical peers in the network. This allows information rich in semantics to be exchanged, which distinguishes a PDMS from a P2P file exchange network. However, when looking at real-world applications, there prove to be other common requirements that current PDMSs do not allow. In this proposal we present extensions to the current PDMS architecture to improve it in three new areas by answering the following questions. How can a PDMS support extremely heterogeneous databases? How can objects defined in different domains be used together in query answering effectively? How can we model and inform the users about the quality of the query answers and keep the users updated with the best possible answers to their queries? These questions were raised in the context of the Joint Interdependent Infrastructure Project (JIIRP) for responding to largescale disasters like earthquakes. We show case studies from the JIIRP project to explain why the existing techniques are insufficient for the JIIRP’s requirements. We present our prototype of the extended PDMS to address the above questions, and show how JIIRP as well as other applications would benefit from the proposed extensions.
Habits for health.

Ways of convincing people to adopt healthy life styles are similar in developed and developing countries with different specific goals. In developed countries half of mortality from the 10 leading causes of death are a result of poor habits: smoking overeating inactivity drinking and reckless driving. In developing countries personal habits contribute for example to infant mortality: proper breast feeding and handwashing would prevent diarrhea. People everywhere are undergoing stress from rapid social change: families in industrial societies are fragmented and people find fewer close relationships; people in developing areas are stressed by urbanization migration unemployment and cultural change. Psychologists are learning how to minimize stress in work environments in particular as physicians are better able to treat mental illness medically. Everywhere the greatest burden of illness falls on the socially disadvantaged. All these stresses can be managed far better with social support. Even better preventive habits for better health can be instilled in children and adolescents. Evidence is clear that large-scale intervention is effective in changing life-styles that cause disease such as cardiovascular disease and lung cancer. The key elements of an effective program are: assemble definite biomedical and behavioral information on risk factors; clarify obstacles to behavioral change; learn how to convey understanding to the target group; use social science and media to foster community-based action; continue the education program long enough to establish the health-promoting behavior.
A CONTROL MECHANISM TO THE ANYWHERE PIXEL ROUTER

OF THESIS A CONTROL MECHANISM TO THE ANYWHERE PIXEL ROUTER Traditionally large format displays have been achieved using software. A new technique of using hardware based ‘anywhere pixel routing’ is explored in this thesis. Information stored in a Look Up Table (LUT) in the hardware can be used to tile two image streams to produce a seamless image display. This thesis develops a 1 input-image 1 outputimage system that implements arbitrary image warping on the image, based a LUT stored in memory. The developed system control mechanism is first validated using simulation results. It is next validated via implementation to a Field Programmable Gate Array (FPGA) based hardware prototype and appropriate experimental testing. It was validated by changing the contents of the LUT and observing that the resulting changes on the pixel mapping were always correct.
Basic Orthopaedic Sciences: The Stanmore Guide

In the foreword, the author explains that this book has been written to help in examination situations and day-to-day clinical practice. Although this was originally conceived for postgraduate orthopaedic examinations, he feels that it would be useful for a wider audience. I agree that it reaches these aspirations with ease. Basic Orthopaedic Sciences has been based on the Stanmore basic science course. Candidates on the course have given feedback and I am sure that this has improved the contents of the textbook. The intention was not to aim too high or too low and I agree that the editor has found a happy medium. The book does cover most basic sciences and certainly most of the topics that would be asked in the basic sciences section of the FRCS trauma and orthopaedics examination. The editor has paired both a junior and senior author in each of the chapters and I think this is a good way of using experience and enthusiasm to keep the content current. The subjects covered are comprehensive. The statistics section is particularly well described, explaining the basic principles of the important methods. Statistics is often a stumbling block in the examination situation and this chapter should prove useful to the examinee. The illustrations are excellent and the writing style is easy to read. There are also viva questions at the end of the chapters, which mimic questions asked under examination situations and should also check the reader's understanding of the appropriate chapter. In addition, there are up-to-date references at the end of each chapter. I feel that this book should be useful for all SpR trainees both to read and digest as they progress through the registrar training programme, not just for the exit examination. It is also a useful textbook for SpR trainers as it is concise and wide-ranging with chapters that are based on the current literature. This is an excellent addition to the literature and has been based on a successful basic sciences course. The authors, the editor and the associate editors have done a fine job in producing this exceptional textbook.
Diet, Demography, and Disease: Changing Perspectives on Anemia.

This volume serves to challenge the conventional views of the relationship between health, disease, and iron; of the symptomatic role of low iron levels; of cultural imperatives related to diet, such as daily meat intake; and of prescribed iron fortification. The contributors are leading researchers in ethnography, archaeology, physical anthropology, microbiology, and medicine.
Karakterisasi Sifat Optik Lapisan Tipis A-si:h:b Untuk Bahan Sel Surya

KARAKTERISASI SIFAT OPTIK LAPISAN TIPIS a-Si:H:B UNTUK BAHAN SEL SURYA. Telah dideposisikan lapisan tipis a-Si:H:B pada substrat kaca dengan menggunakan teknik plasma sputtering DC. Deposisi dilakukan untuk beberapa parameter proses yang meliputi: waktu deposisi, tekanan gas dan suhu substrat dengan tujuan dapat diperoleh beberapa lapisan tipis a-Si:H:B yang mempunyai sifat optik yang sesuai untuk bahan sel surya. Variasi waktu deposisi (0,5 s/d 2 jam), tekanan gas (1,1 s.d 1,4×10-1 torr) dan suhu substrat (150 s.d 300 oC), sedangkan aliran gas reaktif hidrogen ditetapkan sebesar 4 sccm. Target dari bahan silikon yang telah dicampur boron dengan konsentrasi (0,1, 0,3, 0,50, 0,7) % berat. Dari analisa sifat optik menggunakan spektrofotometer UV-Vis diperoleh transmitansi optik maksimum 47 % yang diperoleh pada panjang gelombang 700 nm. Koefisien serapan dan lebar energi gap untuk lapisan tipis a-Si:H:B masing-masing sebesar 3,49×104 m-1 dan 1,77 eV.
Zonal moments based Handwritten Marathi Barakhadi recognition

- Handwritten character recognition (HCR) is an important subset within the pattern recognition area. Very little work is happening on Marathi Barakhadi characters which are formed by the combination of one of the 12 vowels and 36 consonants resulting in 432 characters. As the number of characters to be uniquely identified is very large, the proposed method aims at recognizing Marathi language Barakhadi characters by recognizing a vowel and a consonant separately. Based on the Devanagiri characters shape analysis and data set, the whole image is split into top region image with information above the header line and middle region image with information below the header line. The middle region is further processed to detect and separate the side modifiers if any, for vowel recognition. Invariant moment features are extracted from the top region and from the side modifiers and classified using quadratic classifier for recognition of vowel matra. If no vowel matra found, the image is cut by 20-30% from the bottom for detecting the presence of lower modifiers. Invariant moment features are extracted from the cut image and classified using quadratic classifier. Core consonant is divided into various zones and invariant moment features are extracted from each zone. These features are compressed using principle component analysis and classified using quadratic classifier for consonant recognition. These features will be trained and tested for both vowel and consonant recognition using quadratic classifier.
Quels effets des avis de consommateurs sur plateforme Internet dans les décisions d'achat ? Une approche exploratoire

The evolution of distribution channels evolves towards a complex multi-channel form, through the increasing importance of the Internet. Along this line, consumer online reviews (COR) platforms rise in order to provide information about the quality of products and services. Despite a growing empirical literature, little is known about the impact of COR on purchase decisions. In this research, we explore the concept of COR in order to present its particular context and to discuss managerial issues, as well as direction for future research.
A user interest model-based personalized information retrieval method

At present,the design of information search tools is mostly based on the needs of all users,but not the personal interest,and leads to lower precision.A kind of personalized search method that is based on the interests of users fills the users' interests into a tree structure with ODP.It can provide corresponding search result according to the user's interest when he raises a query.It also considers the human physiological characteristic,seasonal attenuation of human cerebra,and to make the user profile update along with time.The result of experiment suggests that the method can achieve the personalized recommendation based on the user's interest,and therefore it can fulfill the needs of users better.
Light-field image and video compression for future immersive applications

Evolutions in video technologies tend to offer increasingly immersive experiences. However, currently available 3D technologies are still very limited and only provide uncomfortable and unnatural viewing situations to the users. The next generation of immersive video technologies appears therefore as a major technical challenge, particularly with the promising light-field (LF) approach. The light-field represents all the light rays (i.e. in all directions) in a scene. New devices for sampling/capturing the light-field of a scene are emerging fast such as camera arrays or plenoptic cameras based on lenticular arrays. Several kinds of display systems target immersive applications like Head Mounted Display and projection-based light-field display systems, and promising target applications already exist. For several years now this light-field representation has been drawing a lot of interest from many companies and institutions, for example in MPEG and JPEG groups. Light-field contents have specific structures, and use a massive amount of data, that represent a challenge to set up future services. One of the main goals of this work is first to assess which technologies and formats are realistic or promising. The study is done through the scope of image/video compression, as compression efficiency is a key factor for enabling these services on the consumer markets. Secondly, improvements and new coding schemes are proposed to increase compression performance in order to enable efficient light-field content transmission on future networks.
Keragaman Karakter Morfologi Antara Trichodina nobilis dan Trichodina reticulata pada Ikan Komet (Carrasius auratus)

Infeksi parasit dapat menyebabkan kerugian pada usaha budidaya dan konsumen penggemar ikan hias. Kota Bandar Lampung merupakan salah satu pusat penjualan ikan hias air tawar yang potensial secara ekonomi. Penelitian dilakukan untuk mengidentifikasi spesies parasit Trichodina dari ikan komet ( Carassius auratus ) yang berasal dari 5 toko ikan hias yang berada di Kota Bandar Lampung. Penelitian ini menggunakan sampel ikan komet sebanyak 250 ekor. Identifikasi spesies dilakukan dengan mempelajari perbedaan karakter morfologi dari setiap Trichodina yang ditemukan pada ikan komet. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan terdapat dua spesies yang teridentifikasi sebagai Trichodina nobilis dan Trichodina reticulata . Keragaman karakter morfologi yang membedakan kedua spesies Trichodina adalah variasi bentuk, jumlah dan ukuran beberapa parameter tubuh. Teridentifikasinya dua spesies Trichodina yang berbeda menunjukkan potensi penyebaran spesies parasit yang tinggi bagi ikan hias air tawar yang diperjualbelikan di Kota Bandar Lampung karena sebagian besar kebutuhan ikan hias air tawarnya berasal dari Bogor atau Jakarta.
Understanding and Increasing Users' Interaction Vocabulary

This paper describes my PhD topic which is focused on the design of tools, environments and interaction techniques that help users increasing their interaction vocabulary. I de ne users’ vocabulary as the degree of knowledge of all the possible functions and modalities a user can use to interact with a computing system. I introduce my rst project which is about hidden buttons. This project aims at identifying the bene ts and drawbacks of hidden buttons, de ning a design space, and proposing di erent design ideas to implicitly and explicitly incite users to discover hidden controls.