Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of Grain Yield and Aroma of Upland Rice (Pare Wangi var.) as Response to Soil Moisture and Salinity

This research aims to identify the effects of soil moisture and salinity on aroma quality and yield of Pare Wangi rice. Aroma quality was determined based on 2-Asetyl-1-pirolin (2AP) content. This study was conducted in Pare Wangi, Kori village, East Nusa Tenggara Province. Completely randomized design was used in the study, consisted of two-factor treatment: soil moisture and salinity level. The results showed that Pare Wangi produce higher grain yield (39.55 g/pot) at high soil moisture levels (125% FC). It was decrease to be 32.87 g/pot and 22.36 for soil moisture level 100% FC and 75% FC repectively. At high soil moisture ( 125% FC) and 2.5 g NaCl.kg-1 soil caused an increase of 2AP rice content up to 1.84 ppb. Soil moisture at 75 % FC without NaCl was the best treatment for producing the highest 2AP content (3.19 ppb). 2AP content of rice was positively correlated to rice-aroma score.
Review in Sound Absorbing Materials

This article is a bibliographical revision concerning acoustic absorbing materials, also known as poroelastics. These absorbing materials are a passive medium use extensively in the industry to reduce noise. This review presents the fundamental parameters that define each of the parts comprising these materials, as well as current experimental methods used to measure said parameters. Further along, we will analyze the principle models of characterization in order to study the behaviour of poroelastic materials. Given the lack of accuracy of the standing wave method three absorbing materials are characterized using said principle models. A comparison between measurements with the standing wave method and the predicted surface impedance with the models is shown.
RAI 1 gene mutations : mechanisms of Smith – Magenis syndrome

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Vulnerability Analysis for Power Grid Given Renewable Energy Sources Integration

A power grid is regarded as one of the most critical infrastructures for modern societies, since most of the human activities are highly dependent on the availability of high-quality power supply. Vulnerability of a power system is an essential indication of a grid prone to cascading failures. Undoubtedly, vulnerability analysis plays an important role in the electrical power industry. Therefore, many analytical methods have been proposed for vulnerability assessment. In recent years, the rapid development of complex network theory has provided a new angle on the vulnerability analysis of a power grid. However, current analyses are usually general ones that may ignore the dramatically changes on the penetration level of renewable energy in the grid. Data shows that the capacity of renewable energy generations has increased over 10% each year all over the world. The stability of power grids are greatly impacted by the unpredictable fluctuating characteristics of these renewable resources, which means the networks may be more vulnerable, especially under attacks. In this paper, the complex network model for vulnerability analysis is introduced. Based on the traditional model, an improved vulnerability analysis model given renewable energy integration is proposed. Then, numerical simulations are investigated based on simplified model of the South Eastern (SE) Australia Power System and realistic data of solar and wind output in Australia. The results show the impact of renewable energy sources on power network under different penetration level and load conditions. In addition, some possible recommendations are given for the future research and grid planning.
The Perils and Challenges of Advancing Economic Governance Reform in Indonesia: An Endeavor by the Technocrats in the New Order Era

after the tumultuous Soekarno government in the late 1960’s, the army chief General Suharto emerged as a new leader with the primary task to repair Indonesia’s economic growth and restore the international community’s confidence in Indonesia’s economy. To carry out this tremendous challenge, Suharto appointed a group of talented economist from the University of Indonesia who mostly were graduated from the United States best known as the Technocrats. The Technocrats were able to assist Suharto in restoring and even delivering an unprecedented economic growth of more than 5% with full support from the international community during the late 1960s to the early 1990s. However, in the next stage, the Technocrats had to face even more challenges as they confronted vested interest groups when they tried to push for substantial economic governance reform, like the so called ‘financial generals’, conglomerates and nationalist bureaucrats. This article will provide an analysis on the political aspects of the Technocrats embarking on this economic governance reform and identifying the extent of the progress of this reform. This article reveals how the Technocrats were eventually overwhelmed by their political adversary, thus was only able to deliver limited economic governance reform. This article utilizes primary sources including diplomatic correspondence, memos, reports from the United Kingdom (UK) Foreign Commonwealth Office and the Australia Department of Foreign Affairs as well as Indonesian and international mass media articles. To complement the documents, interviews with more than 30 relevant resource persons who mainly served or were indirectly involved in Suharto’s government. Keywords— economic governance reform, the Technocrats, the New Order Era, Soeharto
Strengths and Limitations of Stretching for Least-squares Problems with Some Dense Rows

We recently introduced a sparse stretching strategy for handling dense rows that can arise in large-scale linear least-squares problems and make such problems challenging to solve. Sparse stretching is designed to limit the amount of fill within the stretched normal matrix and hence within the subsequent Cholesky factorization. While preliminary results demonstrated that sparse stretching performs significantly better than standard stretching, it has a number of limitations. In this article, we discuss and illustrate these limitations and propose new strategies that are designed to overcome them. Numerical experiments on problems arising from practical applications are used to demonstrate the effectiveness of these new ideas. We consider both direct and preconditioned iterative solvers.
Does tactile image have to be tactual?

+is article is an analysis of educational assistive technologies that support learners with visual impairments in access to and interaction with graphics for mathematics and related academic areas. We will focus on options for students who require non-visual displays accessed via di,erent remaining senses. Images, diagrams, tables or graphs constitute a signi.cant portion of contemporary math textbooks students work with in schools (Dias et al., 2010; Edman, 1992). +ey convey information in a more succinct format or illustrate concepts that need a graphical presentation. Options available to put the students with visual impairments on a par with their sighted peers when it comes to creating and interacting with non-visual graphics will be listed and discussed. What has been thought of touch-only information delivery format, has been gaining a new interaction and exploration modality. We will propose a classi.cation of non-visual graphics and how these di,erent propositions impact the didactic process.
BI-DIMENSI METRIK DARI GRAF ANTIPRISMA

Let G = (V, E) be a simple and connected graph. For each x ∈ V(G), it is associated with a vector pair (a, b), denoted by S x , corresponding to subset S = {s1 , s2 , . , s k } ⊆ V(G), with a = (d(x, s1 ), d(x, s2 ), . , d(x, s k )) and b = (δ(x, s1 ), δ(x, s2 ), . , δ(x, s k )). d(v, s) is the length of shortest path from vertex v to s, and δ(v, s) is the length of the furthest path from vertex v to s. The set S is called the bi-resolving set in G if S x ≠ S y for any two distinct vertices x, y ∈ V(G). The bi- metric dimension of graph G, denoted by β b (G), is the minimum cardinality of the bi-resolving set in graph G. In this study we analyze bi-metric dimension in the antiprism graph (A n ). From the analysis that has been done, it is obtained the result that bi-metric dimension of graph A n , β b (A n ) is 3. Keywords: Antiprism graph, bi-metric dimension, bi-resolving set.
Notes on the Hypogaeic Ant , Proceratium silaceum

The following description deals largely with characters which differ from parallel characters in the male of Proceratium croceum Emery described by M. R. Smith (1930). The type male is from a nest of 5 males and 9 workers collected by C. A. Dennis on the south sand spit of Pelee Island, Ont. , August 25, 1936 (Kennedy coll., No. 2361). The workers are of the lighter of the two forms of silaceum discussed elsewhere in this article. We have no males of the darker form. Neither have we been able to study males of croceum. Length 3 mm. Length of face, excluding mandibles, into width, including compound eyes, 11-3 times ("slightly" broader than long in croceum). Antenna, 12 segments, scape and first segment of funicle shiny ; the other funicular segments dull. Scape equal in length to first 4 segments of funicle (equal to first 3 segments in Smith's fig. 3 of male croceum). Reticulation of face with 10-12' polygonal areas between compound eye and median ocellus (5 in Smith's fig. 3 of male croceum). Mesonotum with very narrow median carina ; scutellum with similar but a more distinct carina (in croceum not distinct enough on mesonotum for mention). Metanotum with median, posterior spine as in croceum. Epinotum with its posterior vertical face two times as long as dorsal surface (more nearly equal in croceum, Smith's fig. 2). Median furrow of epinotum wide and shallow, most distinct on upper half of vertical face (in croceum more distinct on the base). Color of head and body black ; mandibles, antennae, and legs brown. Wings with
Stabilitiy, control and acoustic manipulation of magnetically actuated helical swimmers

Microswimmers are prospective agents for manipulation in fluid environments at low scales. Potential use cases include targeted drug delivery and microsurgery. Magnetized helical microswimmers are used extensively in the literature as they can be actuated externally with a rotating magnetic field. This dissertation reports on the modes of instability of magnetized helical swimmers and proposes several solutions to enable controlled navigation, which is crucial considering the potential biomedical applications. The modes of instability are characterized with a kinematic model that relies on snap-shot solutions of Stokes equations. Pusher-mode instability occurs in confined environments, resulting in helical trajectories. A novel, magnetic steering control algorithm is proposed to suppress the oscillatory trajectories. Contrary to the state-of-the-art, this method doesn’t require any orientation feedback and performs equally well. On top of magnetic steering, acoustic fields are demonstrated to be beneficial in reducing wobbling. The bio-compatible nature of acoustic fields makes it an ideal complement to the magnetic field. A novel and efficient computational model for the calculation of the acoustic radiation force on helices (which is costly otherwise) is presented where the helix is approximated as a chain of spheres for which simple analytical formulae exist. The sum of forces on spheres is very close to the force acting on the helix. The approach is utilized in simulating the trajectories of helical swimmers under acoustic and magnetic fields with promising results. In experiments, magnetic swimmers made from thin wires are placed under magnetic and acoustic fields. Viscosity reduces acoustic propulsion significantly
Wireless Biomedical Sensor Networks: A technology review

- The increase in research in the area of Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) has brought a whole new meaning to medical devices. This is mainly due to advances in microcontroller technologies. WSN are cited as one of the major technologies of this century and hence, their importance in areas such as health, psychology, fire prevention, security and even the military. The great advantage of this technology is the ability to track, monitor, study, understand and act on any particular phenomenon or event. The primary purpose of a wireless health system is transferring reliable data with minimum delay. This review provides a survey of the vast research done on Wireless Biomedical Sensor Networks (WBSN), including experimental and non-experimental investigations and examples from the theoretical and empirical literature. The review incorporates a wide range of purposes: definition of concepts, review of theories, failures and less positive aspects, all seeking to generate a consistent and understandable overview of WBSN. Such systems are already being marketed, while others are still under investigation. It is also the aim of this review to identify the characteristics of WSN applied to healthcare.
A space-time discontinuous galerkin method for first order hyperbolic systems

We present a new space-time discontinuous Galerkin (DG) method for solving the time dependent, positive symmetric hyperbolic systems. The main feature of this DG method is that the discrete equa- tions can be solved semi-explicitly, layer by layer, in time direction. For the partition made of triangle or rectangular meshes, we give the stability analysis of this DG method and derive the optimal error estimates in the DG-norm which is stronger than the L2-norm. As application, the wave equation is considered and some numerical experiments are provided to illustrate the validity of this DG method.
Impact of dietary changes on hepatic homocysteine metabolism in young broilers

Information regarding the impact of sulfur amino acids (SAA) on hepatic homocysteine (Hcy) flux through the various metabolic pathways competing for Hcy in young broilers is lacking. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the impact of varying levels of dietary methionine (Met), choline, and betaine on hepatic Hcy flux in young broiler chickens. A standard starter basal diet was fed to chicks until 8 d of age; 12 experimental diets were given from 8-22 d. The experimental basal diet contained deficient levels of Met and cysteine (Cys); supplemental Met (0, 0.08, 0.16, and 0.24%) was added to the basal diet in combination with isomethyl levels of choline (0 or 0.25%) or betaine (0 or 0.28%). The 12 dietary treatments were replicated with three pens containing five chicks each (15 birds per treatment). Weight gain and feed efficiency increased (P < 0.05) with Met addition and were maximized with the addition of 0.16% digestible Met. No significant interactions (P > 0.05) with choline or betaine addition were noted for weight gain, feed intake, or feed efficiency, but numerical improvements for these variables were observed with the addition of choline and betaine to the Met-deficient basal diet. Analysis of liver tissue indicated that folate-dependent remethylation of Hcy predominated over betaine-dependent remethylation. Further, folate-dependent remethylation of Hcy appeared to be impacted by dietary choline and betaine levels, whereas betaine-dependent remethylation appeared to be more impacted by dietary SAA levels. * Fauna M. Ganson is a senior in the Department of Poultry Science. † Padmakumar Pillai is a research specialist in the Department of Poultry Science. § Jason L. Emmert, faculty sponsor, is an associate professor in the Department of Poultry Science.
WHAT DRIVES THE QUALITY OF INSTITUTIONS IN ASIAN ECONOMIES? DIRECTIONS FOR ECONOMIC REFORMS

This study constructs an indicator of institutional quality for eleven Asian countries using exploratory factor analysis and subsequently identifies its possible determinants. We employed the data from ICRG, WDI and DPI for the period from 1984 to 2010. Our panel data regression analysis revealsan increase in the efficiency of the tax system, income per capita, international openness, adult literacy rate along with a decrease in the level of national indebtedness and military spending have the potential to improve the institutional quality of these countries. Though, quantile analysis shows that an increase in income per capita, tax collection and a decrease in military spending have better potential to enhance the institutional quality in Bangladesh, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Philippines, and Thailand; whereas an increase in adult literacy rate, international openness, tax collection and a decrease in indebtedness have better potential to improve the institutional quality in Singapore, South Korea, Malaysia, Indonesia, and China. A striking fact is that adult literacy rate, a proxy for the education system, does not have any potential to impact the institutional quality of the above-mentioned first set of countries. This requires that such countries should re-examine their education policies and systems to better serve the societal needs.
Performance Study of Strain Engineered CMOS Inverter Logic Using Silicon Nanowire and Carbon Nanotube Field Effect Transistors

Various non-ballistic effects have significant impacts on the characteristics of nanoscale devices whose performance can be boosted by strain engineering. The effects of uniaxial compressive and tensile strains on Complementary Metal-Oxide-Semiconductor (CMOS) inverter circuits consisting of Silicon Nanowire Field-Effect-Transistor (SiNW-FET) and Carbon Nanotube Field-Effect-Transistor (CNT-FET) have been investigated in this paper. At first, a CMOS inverter circuit has been developed using single-walled CNT-FET and SiNW-FET. A comparative analysis of the transconductances of both types of devices along with their dependence on applied strain has been presented. Afterwards, Simmons direct tunneling effect has been observed for both strained and unstrained CNT-FETs. Simulation result signifies that strained CNT-FET inverter has lower gate leakage current than its unstrained counterpart. Finally, a comparison between the effects of strains on the velocity vs electric field characteristics for both SiNW-FET and CNT-FET has been studied. As switching delay time for a CMOS inverter circuit is related to the velocity saturation effect, a conclusion can be drawn from these curves that for SiNW-FET CMOS inverter, tensile strain increases the switching delay time whereas compressive strain decreases it for high applied field. Accordingly, for CNT-FET CMOS inverter, strain increases the switching delay time for specific chirality.
Operational Control Tower : For the after-sales service Supply Chain.

The main objective of this thesis is to develop a demarcation for the Control Tower in the Service Supply Chain, and to compare the tools for Control Tower purposes, which are being employed by the Service Parts Organization of IBM, to it. Another intention of this paper is the identification of future research areas for the Work Package 3 of the ProSeLo Next research project. In order to fulfil those objectives t four research questions are posed in this research, concerning the actual state of the Control Tower capabilities of IBM, and the overall capabilities, needed to effectively monitor the Service Supply Chain. Furthermore, is investigated what a Control Tower should be, thus which capabilities should it have, and how the tools at IBM fulfil those capabilities at the moment. To answer what a Control Tower should be, and what is necessary to monitor the Service Supply Chain, an intensive study on the available literature has been conducted. In order to clarify what the actual tools at IBM are capable of, they have been investigated, and interviews with some of the users have been conducted. An investigation of the tools, which are currently used for Control Tower purposes at IBM, has identified the capabilities of two tools, Entercoms and Servigistics. Entercoms is another company, whom IBM is in a partnership with, and who visualizes and analyzes Supply Chain data on a rather tactical level. Servigistics, is a software for which a license has been acquired and which is employed for the operational replenishment order handling. Hereby Servigistics is generating alerts, once an order deviates from prior established rules. This paper continues with a literature based concept of the control tower. The chosen form for the concept is based on a five-layer approach and filled with other concepts from literature, in order to fit the service supply chain. Those five layers are:  The Supply Chain Business Layer, which defines the processes, to control and monitor  The Data Perception Layer, which perceives the actual Supply Chain data  The Data Storage Layer, which stores the perceived data and orders it into data marts  The Application Layer, which contains the capabilities to organize, analyze, and visualize the data  The Manpower Layer, which contains the staff, taking the decisions While all five layers are important to the working of the Control Tower, the application layer contains the most functionality. From literature and interviews the following definition of Control Tower has been devised:
Quantifying Non-monotonicity in Productivity-Input Relations

It is stylized that productivity and input size should relate positively and monotonically in the long run. In this paper, I present a theory that unifies the role of demand and production to investigate conditions that make this relation a bell-shape. Under the optimality assumption and when establishments operate in the same market, I quantify a simple algebraic condition on demand and production elasticities that governs the relation between productivity and input size. The case where establishments face different demands is also considered using a simple trade model and the implications are shown to be qualitatively the same. Supportive evidence is obtained from plant-level data on ready-mix concrete. Findings of this paper have important implications on how productivity dispersion and size distribution are formed within industries.
Convolutional Models for Segmentation and Localization

The revival of deep models has profoundly improved the accuracy of image classification models and provided a large improvement potential in related computer vision tasks. Recently, much attention has been directed to­ wards dense prediction models which produce distinct output in each image pixel. This paper addresses two particular instances of dense prediction: object loca­ lization and semantic segmentation. We briefly review the underlying operation principles, present some of our experimental results and discuss ways to analyze the success of learning and the utility of the resulting mod­ els.
Exploiting Parallelism by Data Dependency Elimination : A Case Study of Circuit Simulation Algorithms

Considering the increasing complexity of integrated circuit (IC) designs at Nano-Tera scale, multi-core CPUs and many-core GPUs have provided ideal hardware platforms for emerging parallel algorithm developments in electronic design automation (EDA). However, it has become extremely challenging to leverage parallel hardware platforms at extreme scale beyond 22nm and 60GHz where the EDA algorithms, such as circuit simulation, show strong data dependencies. This paper presents data dependency elimination approaches in circuit simulation algorithms such as parasitic extraction, transient simulation and periodic-steady-state (PSS) simulation, which paves the way towards unleashing the underlying power of parallel hardware platforms. KeywordsParallelism and Concurrency, Data Dependencies, Parallel Algorithms, Circuit Simulation.