Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Antarctic ice sheet thickness estimation using the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio method with single-station seismic ambient noise

Abstract. We report on a successful application of the horizontal-to-vertical spectral ratio (H / V) method, generally used to investigate the subsurface velocity structures of the shallow crust, to estimate the Antarctic ice sheet thickness for the first time. Using three-component, five-day long, seismic ambient noise records gathered from more than 60 temporary seismic stations located on the Antarctic ice sheet, the ice thickness measured at each station has comparable accuracy to the Bedmap2 database. Preliminary analysis revealed that 60 out of 65 seismic stations on the ice sheet obtained clear peak frequencies (f0) related to the ice sheet thickness in the H / V spectrum. Thus, assuming that the isotropic ice layer lies atop a high velocity half-space bedrock, the ice sheet thickness can be calculated by a simple approximation formula. About half of the calculated ice sheet thicknesses were consistent with the Bedmap2 ice thickness values. To further improve the reliability of ice thickness measurements, two-type models were built to fit the observed H / V spectrum through non-linear inversion. The two-type models represent the isotropic structures of single- and two-layer ice sheets, and the latter depicts the non-uniform, layered characteristics of the ice sheet widely distributed in Antarctica. The inversion results suggest that the ice thicknesses derived from the two-layer ice models were in good concurrence with the Bedmap2 ice thickness database, and that ice thickness differences between the two were within 300 m at almost all stations. Our results support previous finding that the Antarctic ice sheet is stratified. Extensive data processing indicates that the time length of seismic ambient noise records can be shortened to two hours for reliable ice sheet thickness estimation using the H / V method. This study extends the application fields of the H / V method and provides an effective and independent way to measure ice sheet thickness in Antarctica.
Interspecific competition in Taiwanese corals with special reference to interactions between alcyonaceans and scleractinians

Naturally occurring interspecific competition in scleractinian and alcyonacean corals was studied on the reefs of southern Taiwan. A total of 1168 pairwise interactions were recorded and analysis of the data, using a competitive index, led to classification of corals into 5 categories. Three major conclusions can be drawn. (1) The ranlung of competitive ability shown by a species bears little apparent relationship to its systematic position, and the most aggressive corals such as Merulina ampliata, Echnophyllia asper, and Myceaium elephantotus are often most abundant on the reefs. (2) Alcyonaceans are generally subordinate when in contact with scleractinians; the former are often subjected to mesenterial digestion by the latter. The position of contact is probably an important determinant in interactions between soft and hard corals. (3) Coral interspecific interactions on the reefs of southern Taiwan show some evidence of competitive networks.
Deflection of a hyperbolic shear deformable microbeam under a concentrated load

Deflection analysis of a simply supported microbeam subjected to a concentrated load at the middle is investigated on the basis of a shear deformable beam theory and non-classical theory. Effects of shear deformation and small size are taken into consideration by hyperbolic shear deformable beam theory and modified strain gradient theory, respectively. The governing differential equations and corresponding boundary conditions are obtained by implementing minimum total potential energy principle. Navier-type solution is employed to achieve an analytical solution for deflections of simply supported homogeneous microbeams. The effects of shear deformation, material length scale parameter and slenderness ratio on the bending response of microbeams are investigated in detail.
ROBUST IMAGE ORIENTATION BASED ON RELATIVE ROTATIONS AND TIE POINTS

Abstract. In this paper we present a novel approach for image orientation by combining relative rotations and tie points. First, we choose an initial image pair with enough correspondences and large triangulation angle, and we then iteratively add clusters of new images. The rotation of these newly added images is estimated from relative rotations by single rotation averaging. In the next step, a linear equation system is set up for each new image to solve the translation parameters with triangulated tie points which can be viewed in that new image, followed by a resection for refinement. Finally, we optimize the cluster of reconstructed images by local bundle adjustment. We show results of our approach on different benchmark datasets. Furthermore, we orient several larger datasets incl. unordered image datasets to demonstrate the robustness and performance of our approach.
The Role of Honor-Related Values in the Elicitation, Experience, and Communication of Pride, Shame, and Anger: Spain and the Netherlands Compared

The authors investigated how honor-related values affect pride, shame, and anger. Spain and the Netherlands were selected for comparison because honor-related values are relatively more important in Spain, whereas individualistic values are relatively more important in the Netherlands. A total of 327 (169 Spanish, 158 Dutch) persons participated in the research. Participants answered questions about autobiographical experiences of pride, shame, and anger and about vignettes describing events that could give rise to these emotions. The observed differences are consistent with the notion that honor-related values are relatively more important in shaping the experience and expression of pride, shame, and anger in Spain, whereas individualistic values are relatively more important in shaping the experience and expression of these emotions in the Netherlands.
Assessing the “Rothstein Falsification Test”: Does It Really Show Teacher Value-Added Models Are Biased?

Abstract In an influential paper, Jesse Rothstein (2010) shows that standard value-added models (VAMs) suggest implausible and large future teacher effects on past student achievement. This is the basis of a falsification test that appears to indicate bias in typical VAM estimates of teacher contributions to student learning on standardized tests. We find that the “Rothstein falsification test” generates large and implausible future teacher effects even when students are randomly assigned to classrooms. Importantly, we also show that although the test can determine when students are tracked to teachers, this tracking result does not necessarily imply bias in estimates of teacher effectiveness. The primary reason that the test does not imply bias is that tracking could be based on lagged student achievement, which is usually accounted for in VAMs. Specifically, we show theoretically and through simulations that the test proposed in Rothstein will often falsify VAMs that are unbiased and fail to falsify VAMs that are biased.
The Relationship between Team Identification and Organisational Identification: The Case of the Australian Rugby Union

The Wallabies is the brand name for the Australian rugby team and is considered one of the key sporting properties in the Australian market. The purpose of this paper is to examine how the employees of the Australian Rugby Union, the organisation responsible for the Wallabies, identify with the sport of rugby and the Wallabies. A survey was undertaken of ARU staff to determine whether their fan identification of the Wallabies was strengthened or weakened as a result of being employed by the ARU. The research found that ARU employee identification with the Wallabies was strengthened as a result of being employed by the ARU. By investing in the employment relationship, by genuinely recognising the value of ARU employees, the ARU can strive to satisfy both employee and consumer partnership. Such an investment in the employees by the ARU is likely to improve the longevity of both the employment and supporter relationship.
The Correlated Gamma-Ratio Distribution in Model Evaluation and Selection

The paper considers the problem of selecting one of two not necessarily nested competing regression models based on comparative evaluations of their abilities in each of two different issues: The first pertains to viewing the problem as a “best-fitting” model determination problem in the sense that a model is sought which is closest to the observed data, and utilizes some measure of the adequacy of the models to describe existing observations. The second is entirely different from the first in that it takes account of the predictive adequacy of the models. It is shown that certain test statistics can be constructed which within each of the above settings can lead to appropriate model selection procedures based on sequential comparisons of the competing models in their abilities to describe the data or to predict future observations. The null distribution of these statistics, termed as the “Correlated Gamma Ratio Distribution”, is obtained as the distribution of the ratio of two correlated gamma variates. Applications are given as well as some simulation results revealing the behaviour of the model selection procedures developed. Potential extensions of the proposed procedures are described.
The Consequences of Social Processes: Aggregate Populations, Projectile Point Accumulation, and Subsistence Patterns in the American Southwest

Abstract Tracking broad-scale behavioral patterns using both lithics and faunal remains offers one line of evidence for investigating both prehistoric subsistence activities and the consequences of aggregation and increases in population size. Accumulation research, which examines the ratio of projectile points to cooking pottery sherds from the same context, shows a higher ratio of projectile points in areas with lower population densities. This pattern holds true when examining faunal assemblages and large-game procurement practices from A.D. 900 to 1300 in southwestern Colorado and southeastern Utah. This research demonstrates that social processes such as aggregation and increases in population density influence human hunting strategies as much as changes in natural environment, which lead to changes in a group’s dietary regime.
Effect of Kangaroo Mother Care on Procedural Pain in Preterm Neonates

Background: Pain in neonates can evoke negative behavioral, physiological or metabolic responses and associated with long term neuro-developmental outcome. Objective: To study analgesic effect of Kangaroo Mother Care (KMC) on procedural pain in preterm neonates. Materials & Methods: 100 preterm neonates (gestational age 34-36 week) were randomized into KMC group and Control group at NICU of Civil Hospital, Ahmedabad. Kangaroo Mother Care was given to neonates before 30 minutes of heel prick in KMC group and incubator care was given to control group. Neonates pain score were recorded with help of Premature Infant pain profile (PIPP) and duration of cry were recorded with help of stopwatch by blinded observer. Outcome measure: To assess severity of pain after one hour of KMC Duration of cry after KMC Results: The mean PIPP score at 30 sec was 6.2 in KMC group and 7.4 in control group (p 0.02). Significant improvement of oxygen saturation was noted in KMC group as compared to control group (p 0.025). But no significant change observed in reduction of maximum heart rate in both the group (p 0.64). Conclusion: As even 30 minutes of KMC practise has good analgesic property, many minor painful procedures like sugar estimation, Intramuscular injection, infant tube feeding insertion and blood sampling can be done immediately after the KMC practise.
DNA barcoding in land plants: evaluation of rbcL in a multigene tiered approach

DNA barcoding based on the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase 1 (cox1) sequence is being employed for diverse groups of animals with demonstrated success in species identification and new species discovery. Applying barcoding systems to land plants will be a more challenging task as plant genome substitution rates are considerably lower than those observed in animal mitochondria, suggesting that a much greater amount of sequence data from multiple loci will be required to barcode plants. In the absence of an obvious well-characterized plant locus that meets all the necessary criteria, a key first step will be identifying candidate regions with the most potential. To meet the challenges with land plants, we are proposing the adoption of a tiered approach wherein highly variable loci are nested under a core barcoding gene. Analysis of over 10 000 rbcL sequences from GenBank demonstrate that this locus could serve well as the core region, with sufficient variation to discriminate among species in approximate.
Repellent Plants and Seed Treatments for Organic Vegetable Soybean Production

The research was conducted to study the effect of repellent plants and seed treatments on growth and production of organically grown vegetable soybean. The experiment was carried out at Cikarawang Research Station, Bogor, from September 2005 to May 2006. The organic experiment was arranged in a split plot design using four species of companion plants as repellent plants, i.e. Tagetes erecta, Cymbopogon nardus, Ocimum gratissimum, Tephrosia vogelii, and without repellent plants as the main plot, and seed treatments i.e. galangal oil, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and without seed treatments as sub plot using 3 replications and conventional system (using pesticides) as control. Plants grown under conventional system had a greater fresh pod weight (6.7 kg. 10 m-2) than those in organic system (4.80-5.79 kg. 10 m-2), a lower insect infestation (19.17, 22.92 and 32.50%) and disease prevalence (9.17, 11.42 and 14.42%), at 6, 7 and 8 Week After Planting (WAP) respectively, than the organic system. In the organic experiment, the use of O. gratissimum as repellent plants resulted in a significantly lowest empty pod per plant (0.79 g). T. erecta and O. gratissimum without seed treatment, P. fluorescens without repellent plants, and T. vogelii with galangal oil seed treatment has the significant lowest insect infestation at 6 WAP of 20.67, 23.00, 26.67 and 27.33%, respectively. An organic system using repellent plants had a significantly lower insect infestation at 8 WAP (35.67-40.33%, O. gratissimum being the lowest) than without repellent plants (50.56%). Seed treatments on organic system had the lower disease prevalence at 8 WAP (33.87% on P. fluorescens and 35.47% on galangal oil) than without seed treatments (37.73%). Number of root nodules (11.6-16.7 to 7.8) and root nodules dry weight (0.068- 0.101 to 0.040 g) of the organic system were greater than the conventional system. Soybean without repellent plants had a greater number of harvestable plants (137.3), but it was fewer than the conventional system (158.3)
Vectorized Benchmarks for the Berkeley Dwarfs

In order to guide development of new hardware that meet ever increasing needs, researchers and system designers need high quality performance evaluation tools. In computer science, benchmarking has emerged as one of the most important methods for this purpose. Multiple benchmarks that collectively evaluate a system for a wide range of characteristics in a specific area of interest are compiled into benchmark suites. The purpose is to increase the chances that insight of high validity can be leveraged, i.e. the insight is of high enough accuracy to be applied to real computer systems. The Berkeley dwarfs taxonomy, which are 13 computational patterns in widespread use in the fields of science and engineering, can be used for this purpose. From the start of the 21st century, as conventional instruction-level parallelism has failed to provide further microprocessor performance increases, the industry has been looking for ways to exploit other types of parallelism as well. One of these is datalevel parallelism, found in the single input multiple data (SIMD) computer organization. Research shows that using vectorization can offer more benefits, e.g. increased energy efficiency. However, while SIMD is seeing increased adoption today, [Cebrian, Jahre, et al. 2014] noticed that SIMD-aware benchmarking tools are not as widely available, which they argue can cause SIMD designers to under/over estimate the impact of their contributions. For this reason, they proposed SIMDwarfs, aiming to offer the research community with a SIMD-aware benchmark suite covering all 13 Berkeley dwarfs. In this thesis we have contributed to SIMDwarfs by analyzing four retrieved, vectorized benchmark implementations from three uncovered dwarfs: nbody from n-body methods, nqueens from backtrack and branch-and-bound, and NW and SWat from dynamic programming. All implementations were evaluated using non-vectorized configurations and configurations utilizing SSE and AVX SIMD extensions. The results indicated that while vectorization offered improved performance, the hardware used for the evaluations limited further performance increases. With these implementations added, SIMDwarfs now cover 10 of 13 dwarfs.
Teacher Preparation: The Case of the Two Years “In” and One Year “Out” Policy of the In-In-Out Programme of Colleges of Education in Ghana

The study investigated into the ‘In-In-Out’ Programme of the Colleges of Education in some selected communities in the Aowin District in Ghana and their implication for teacher preparation. The sampling technique used was purposive and simple random sampling. The study involved 144 mentees, 24 Link-Tutors, 24 Lead Mentors and Mentors, 16 Opinion leaders, the District Director of Education and the Principal of Enchi Training College. Data was collected by the use of questionnaires. Major findings of the study are (a) enough preparation are given during the two years of on-campus training in the college, (b) some mentors were not up to task in supporting mentees. The study thus recommends that, all stakeholders should join hands to ensure the success and smooth running of the programme. Key-words: Teacher education. Teacher trainee. Teacher preparation. In-In-Out policy. Colleges of Education .
E8 Gauge Theory and Gerbes in String Theory

The reduction of the E8 gauge theory to ten dimensions leads to a loop group, which in relation to twisted K-theory has a Dixmier-Douady class identified with the Neveu-Schwarz H-field. We give an interpretation of the degree two part of the eta-form by comparing the adiabatic limit of the eta invariant with the one loop term in type IIA. More generally, starting with a G-bundle, the comparison for manifolds with String structure identifies G with E8 and the representation as the adjoint, due to an interesting appearance of the dual Coxeter number. This makes possible a description in terms of a generalized WZW model at the critical level. We also discuss the relation to the index gerbe, the possibility of obtaining such bundles from loop space, and the symmetry breaking to finite-dimensional bundles. We discuss the implications of this and we give several proposals.
THE PRODUCTS’ FACTORS AFFECTING PURCHASE INTENTION: A CASE STUDY OF CONDOMINIUM IN BANGKOK, THAILAND

The objective of research is to examine the effect of product’s factors which are product quality, service quality, brand image, and product design of condominium toward purchase intention of condominiums in Bangkok. In Thailand, due to the popularity of condominiums, the expansion of investment on this market has continually grown year by year and the condominium market has become highly competitive. This current research is significant in that it would help condominium developers know about what kind of condominiums preferred by potential buyers in greatly competitive market as in Bangkok. A survey questionnaire was utilized and it was distributed via online platforms. Data were collected from sample of 400 people who are considering to purchase condominiums in Bangkok. Findings of this research show that product design, product quality, and brand image are statistically significant predictors for purchase intention. Critical and practical recommendations for condominium developers and marketers are suggested to secure their competitiveness in the condominium market.
Logo Localization and Recognition Based on Spatial Pyramid Matching with Color Proportion

In this paper, we propose a novel logo localization and recognition model in which we use the spatial pyramid matching with color proportion to train a score function and the Efficient Subwindow Search (ESS) to localize region and recognize specific logo. Our model has two advantages compared with other re- lated algorithms: (1) this model has a ��(�� 2 ) time complexity in localizing logo regions which is much faster than the traditional sliding window approaches that has a time complexity of ��(�� 4 ) which make it cannot apply to real world applica- tions because of the high computational cost; (2) by means of our well-designed spatial pyramid matching embedded by color proportion, we can achieve a higher recognition rate even with the linear kernel SVM. We test our model in a logo da- taset called FlickrLogos-32 which contains 32 different logo classes by download- ing them from Flickr. Experiments show that our model both have fast enough speed and high correct rate.
Self-mixing laser diode vibrometer

The principle and the experimental realization of a new type of laser vibrometer based on the self-mixing interference effect in a laser diode are presented. The self-mixing configuration allows for a practical set-up that is simpler by far than conventional laser vibrometer schemes. The vibrometer relies on locking of the system to half the interferometric fringe, and on active phase-nulling by wavelength modulation. This allows an extended dynamic range to be achieved, whilst retaining a good sensitivity to sub-wavelength vibrations. We have designed and built a prototype of the vibrometer that can operate on nearly any kind of rough surface, covering the 0.1 Hz–70 kHz frequency range of vibration. The noise floor is less than 100 pm Hz−1/2, and the maximum measurable vibration amplitude is 180 µm peak to peak. The proposed method can find application in modal analysis and noise and vibration measurements in industrial and scientific environments.
Functional and nutritional characteristics of ragi-Wheat composite flour and its use in bread making

Germinated and non-germinated ragi flour was supplemented in wheat flour for preparation of bread. Gluten content and sedimentation value of composite flour were significantly decreased, whereas water absorption capacity was significantly increased on increasing the level of supplementation i.e 5, 10, 15 and 20 %. Breads were prepared using composite flour and wheat flour (control) and these were evaluated for physical, sensory and nutritional characteristics. Control bread had 520 ml loaf volume and 165 g loaf weight. Loaf volume was significantly decreased and loaf weight was significantly increased in breads prepared from composite flour. The sensory scores of bread supplemented up to 10 % level of germinated and non-germinated ragi flour were found acceptable and was not significantly different from control bread. Supplemented bread contained significantly higher contents of protein and dietary fibre contents.