Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Análise comparativa entre avaliação postural visual e por fotogrametria computadorizada Comparative analysis between visual and computerized photogrammetry postural assessment

Objectives: To compare the interobserver agreement between visual and photogrammetry postural assessment and to determine whether the quantitative photogrammetry results correspond to the symmetries and asymmetries detected through qualitative visual postural assessment. Methods: Twenty-one volunteers (mean age 24±1.9 years) were visually evaluated by three experienced physical therapists, who completed a postural assessment form. The participants' face and whole body were then photographed in the anterior and posterior frontal and sagittal planes. The photographs were used to draw angles from markers fixed to the skin at various anatomical points that are frequent references in traditional postural assessment. These photographs were analyzed by three examiners (other than the ones who performed the visual assessment). The agreement in each postural assessment method was determined using Cramer's V or the Phi coefficient, with the significance level set at 5%. Results: There was agreement between the examiners who used photogrammetry, for all segments analyzed. No agreement was found for the labial commissure (p=0.00), acromioclavicular joint (p=0.01), sternoclavicular joint (p=0.00), anterior and posterior iliac spines (p=0.00 and p=0.01) or inferior angle of the scapula (p=0.00) when assessed visually. The comparison between photogrammetry and visual postural assessment showed that the agreement level between the two assessment methods was poor for some segments of the lower limb and pelvis. Conclusions: Under these experimental conditions, the photogrammetry data were not correlated with the results from the visual postural assessment. The visual postural assessment produced data that were in less agreement than the photogrammetry data, and its use as a gold standard must be questioned.
The Role of Minimally Invasive Surgery in Gallbladder Carcinoma, is it Time to Change our Approach?

The safety and utility of the laparoscopic approach to definitive gallbladder . Within the last 5 years, safely performed laparoscopic extended resections in specialized centers have begun to be published as well. The aim of this review is to revisit the dogma of only open surgical approach for gallbladder cancer. Traditional limitations and restraints of minimally invasive approach are discussed and advance in laparoscopic hepatobiliary surgery is emphasized.
The Role of Mediators in Enabling the Learning Process of New Entrants to Art Field

In this study we focus on the role of mediators in the learning process of new entrants to art field. Most of the previous studies have concentrated on studying learning as outcomes. We, however, put the emphasis on the practices, the different activities by which mediators help the actors to learn. The aim is thus to discover how new entrants to art field learn and what is the role and what are the means of mediators to ensure their learning. We will concentrate on a specific context of an EU-funded EQUAL project acting as a mediator to help marginal artists (immigrant and disabled artists) to enter the art field.
Doing without representations which specify what to do

Abstract A discussion is going on in cognitive science about the use of representations to explain how intelligent behavior is generated. In the traditional view, an organism is thought to incorporate representations. These provide an internal model that is used by the organism to instruct the motor apparatus so that the adaptive and anticipatory characteristics of behavior come about. So‐called interactionists claim that this representational specification of behavior raises more problems than it solves. In their view, the notion of internal representational models is to be dispensed with. Instead, behavior is to be explained as the intricate interaction between an embodied organism and the specific make up of an environment. The problem with a non‐representational interactive account is that it has severe difficulties with anticipatory, future oriented behavior. The present paper extends the interactionist conceptual framework by drawing on ideas derived from the study of morphogenesis. This extended in.
Simultaneous two-state lasing in quantum-dot lasers

We demonstrate simultaneous lasing at two well-separated wavelengths in self-assembled InAs quantum-dot lasers, via ground-state (GS) and excited-state (ES) transitions. This effect is reproducible and strongly depends on the cavity length. By a master-equation model, we attribute it to incomplete clamping of the ES population at the GS threshold.
Effect of Co-inoculation of Two Bacteria on Phosphate Solubilization

Two phosphate solubilizing bacteria, Pantoea rodasii PSB-11and Enterobacter aerogenes PSB-12, were isolated from button mushroom compost and employed to assess their synergistic effect in liquid medium and on growth of green gram plants by single and co-inoculation of the strains. Co-inoculation of two strains was found to release the highest content of soluble phosphorus (521 μg ml -1 ) into the medium, followed by single inoculation of Pantoea strain (485 μg ml -1 ) and Enterobacter strain (470 μg ml -1 ). However, there was no significant difference between single inoculation of bacterial strain and co-inoculation of two bacterial strains in terms of phosphorous release. The highest pH reduction, organic acid production and glucose consumption was observed in the E. aerogenes PSB-12 single inoculated culture medium rather than those of co-inoculation. According to the plant growth promotion bioassay, co-inoculated mung bean seedlings recorded 10.6% and 10.7% higher shoot and root growth respectively compared to the control. Therefore, in concluding, coinoculation of the strains P. rodasii and E. aerogenes displayed better performance in stimulating plant growth than inoculation of each strain alone. However, being short assessment period of the present study, we recommend in engaging further works under field conditions in order to test the suitability of the strains to be used as bio-inoculants.
A Novel Active Pining Control for Synchronization of Uncertain Lü Chaotic Systems

This paper discusses the synchronization of uncertain Lu chaotic systems. Based on the idea of active control, a novel active pining control strategy is presented, which only needs a state of uncertain Lu chaotic systems. The proposed controller can achieve synchronization between a salve system and a master system, and ensure the synchronized robust stability of uncertain Lu chaotic systems. Numerical simulations of Lu chaotic systems show that the controller can make chaotic systems achieve synchronization in a quite short period and the synchronization is of good robust stability.
High-resolution Observations of Flares in an Arch Filament System

We study five sequential solar flares (SOL2015-08-07) occurring in Active Region 12396 observed with the Goode Solar Telescope (GST) at the Big Bear Solar Observatory, complemented by Interface Region Imaging Spectrograph and SDO observations. The main flaring region is an arch filament system (AFS) consisting of multiple bundles of dark filament threads enclosed by semicircular flare ribbons. We study the magnetic configuration and evolution of the active region by constructing coronal magnetic field models based on SDO/HMI magnetograms using two independent methods, i.e., the nonlinear force-free field (NLFFF) extrapolation and the flux rope insertion method. The models consist of multiple flux ropes with mixed signs of helicity, i.e., positive (negative) in the northern (southern) region, which is consistent with the GST observations of multiple filament bundles. The footprints of quasi-separatrix layers (QSLs) derived from the extrapolated NLFFF compare favorably with the observed flare ribbons. An interesting double-ribbon fine structure located at the east border of the AFS is consistent with the fine structure of the QSL’s footprint. Moreover, magnetic field lines traced along the semicircular footprint of a dome-like QSL surrounding the AFS are connected to the regions of significant helicity and Poynting flux injection. The maps of magnetic twist show that positive twist became dominant as time progressed, which is consistent with the injection of positive helicity before the flares. We hence conclude that these circular shaped flares are caused by 3D magnetic reconnection at the QSLs associated with the AFS possessing mixed signs of helicity.
Vibration Simulation of Electric Machines

This chapter deals with the basics of vibration calculations in electrical machines. It includes a brief introduction to the sources of vibration in electrical machines. In addi-tion, the construction of electric machines is briefly summarized. It also describes the influence of individual parts of electric machines on vibration generation. The chapter also deals with the important steps that need to be taken when calculating vibration sig - nal waveform using finite element method (Ansys). The individual sections summarize the most important requirements for setting the vibration calculation and it also deals with minimizing the calculation errors.
TEDxSK and JumpSK: A New Slovak Speech Recognition Dedicated Corpus

Abstract This paper describes a new Slovak speech recognition dedicated corpus built from TEDx talks and Jump Slovakia lectures. The proposed speech database consists of 220 talks and lectures in total duration of about 58 hours. Annotated speech database was generated automatically in an unsupervised manner by using acoustic speech segmentation based on principal component analysis and automatic speech transcription using two complementary speech recognition systems. The evaluation data consisting of 50 manually annotated talks and lectures in total duration of about 12 hours, has been created for evaluation of the quality of Slovak speech recognition. By unsupervised automatic annotation of TEDx talks and Jump Slovakia lectures we have obtained 21.26% of new speech segments with approximately 9.44% word error rate, suitable for retraining or adaptation of acoustic models trained beforehand.
L'organisation des systèmes de culture dans les bassins d'alimentation de captages : innovations, retours d'expériences et leçons à tirer

En France, la problematique au niveau des vingt mille bassins d'alimentation de captages (BAC) recenses est de mettre en place une agriculture multifonctionnelle, conciliant la preservation et/ou la restauration des ressources en eau, et la viabilite economique des exploitations concernees. La prise en consideration des enjeux environnementaux a mis en relief la pertinence du concept de systeme de culture, compris au sens large, incluant les prairies permanentes et la necessite de comprendre, diagnostiquer et remettre en cause l'organisation territoriale des systemes de culture a l'echelle du bassin versant. En reference a cinq experiences de recherche-intervention conduites en Lorraine et Bourgogne, brievement resituees, les auteurs degagent une methodologie generique de protection a long terme des ressources en eau, dans les BAC. Ils dissocient deux etapes: le diagnostic territorial finalise sur un projet, resultant d'une vision prospective partagee avec les acteurs locaux, puis sa concretisation par un plan d'actions. Ce dernier articule deux axes strategiques d'innovations territoriales : la modification des activites agricoles, en jouant en particulier sur les systemes de culture, et la restructuration par un amenagement foncier agro-environnemental. La gestion dans le temps de l'organisation territoriale des systemes de cultures retenue repose sur une fonction primordiale de coordination des acteurs locaux. Dans une mise en perspective, les BAC seront ou des sanctuaires proteges par un arsenal reglementaire, ou au contraire, des « laboratoires d'innovations » pour experimenter une agriculture multifonctionnelle, avec notamment la creation de systemes de cultures innovants, integrant la dimension agro-ecologique. Les acteurs institutionnels du « monde de l'eau » auront la un role determinant.
Impact of Empowerment on Employee Turnover Intention: The Influence of Job Satisfaction

Recent studies show that the intention of manufacturing employee turnover remains a major problem in emerging economies. In particular, a lack of empowerment and job satisfaction means that the turnover of Pakistani employees in manufacturing firms remains high. This study investigates the mediating impact of job satisfaction on the relationship between empowerment and turnover intention. A purposive sample of 315 participants from the agricultural manufacturing industry in the region of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan, was selected for the study, and a cross-sectional survey was conducted. A selfadministrated survey questionnaire was distributed, and participants were asked to respond on a five-point Likert scale to questions regarding empowerment, job satisfaction, and turnover intention. SEM/SPSS were employed to analyze the data. Furthermore, a statistical analysis was conducted to test the mediating effects of job satisfaction on the relationship between empowerment and turnover intention. For the full mediating impact of job satisfaction on the relationship between empowerment and turnover intention, we obtained statistically significant results. Our study also determined a significant negative direct relationship between empowerment and turnover intention. Thus, job satisfaction not only significantly influences turnover intention, but also mediates the relationship between empowerment and turnover intention. The findings of this study contribute to the literature on turnover intention in the agricultural manufacturing industry by increasing understanding of the impact of job satisfaction and empowerment on turnover intention among manufacturing employees. This research provides important policy insights for managers in manufacturing industries seeking to increase empowerment and job satisfaction among their employees to reduce turnover intention. Keywords—Employee Empowerment; Job Satisfaction;
Oil Price and Firm Level Equity Return: A Panel Approach

The study investigates the impact of oil prices on firm level equity return in case of Pakistan over the period 1998-2014, as this relationship is neglected by the previous literature. By using the panel data estimation, the results of full sample indicate significant positive effect of oil price changes on firm equity returns in the same period, whereas, the lagged oil price changes have significant negative effect on firms’ equity return. Moreover, the industry level analysis also confirms the similar findings; results indicate significant positive impact of oil price on firms’ equity return in full sample, textile, chemical and miscellaneous industry, while the lagged oil prices change negatively affect the stock returns of full sample and all the industries except tobacco, jute and vanaspati industries. The study confirms that rise in oil price transfer a positive signal in the stock market that boosts the firm-level equity return in Pakistan. In contrast to the negative shocks, the stock returns are significantly affected by the positive oil price shocks. KeywordsOil price; Firm level return; Pakistan.
Effect of Chytriomyces hyalinus on Industrial Wastewater Pre-Treated with Electrocoagulations in a Continuous System

A strain of Chytriomyces hyalinus fungus was applied as a pretreatment on industrial wastewater pollutant using electrocoagulations column of aluminum electrodes in a continuous system. The parameters considered in this experiment include pH, conductivity, color, turbidity, COD (Chemical Oxygen Demand), BOD (Biochemical Oxygen Demand) nitrate, nitrite, and SB (sporangia biomass). Biological and electrocoagulations treatments had the next conditions: Chytriomyces hyalinus solutions 1:10, 60 min of biological treatment, 50 mL/min flow, constant ventilations, 15 min of electrocoagulations time and 3.4 A of electrical current. Color and turbidity values dropped with a 90% efficiency (2700 to170 Pt-Co; 120 to10 FAU, respectively), COD 68% (2100 to 672 mg/L), BOD5 70% (650 to 195 mg/L), nitrate showed an 86% (3.8 to 0.5 mg/L), finally nitrite with a 60% amount reduction (1.5 to 0.6 mg/L). For SB parameter, there was a value rising as same as the treatment time (r2 = 0.90) carrying out a y = 94.302e0. 0356x model. These results reveal a positive outcome of Chytriomyces hyalinus on industrial wastewater pollutants pre-treated with aluminium electrocoagulations in a continuous system.
Characterizing the hippocampal theta’s response to carbachol; using a complete septo-hippocampal preparation

The present study describes the pharmacological analysis of the effects of carbachol, a cholinergic agonist, on hippocampal theta activity. Knowing that this activity is critically related to cognitive function and altered in patients with neurodegeneration, pharmacological efforts aiming to directly modulate hippocampal theta activity becomes of central importance. In a recently developed complete septo-hippocampal preparation, carbachol elicited significant theta power enhancement with 1 μM. Concentrations under 1 μM and over 2 μM carbachol caused significant reduction in the power of hippocampal theta activity. Carbachol effects were completely blocked with the cholinergic antagonist scopolamine. At the experimental level, it is the first time the direct action of a cholinergic agonist is evaluated in the septo-hippocampal pathway completely isolated. However, carbachol as a cholinergic agonist is a drug with a certain level of nonspecific response. That is why to correct this experimental limitation, we used scopolamine (cholinergic antagonist) which allowed us to corroborate the effects on the cholinergic pathway. In summary, electrophysiological assays demonstrated an effective concentration range of carbachol specifically modulating hippocampal theta activity.
Determination of Small Beam Axial Dose Distribution in Water Based on the Mathematical Model of Pencil Beam Kernels

Conference Paper Determination of Small Beam Axial Dose Distribution in Water Based on the Mathematical Model of Pencil Beam Kernels Kolyvanova M.A.1, Klimanov V.A. 1, and Moiseev A.N. 2 1State Research Center Burnasyan Federal Medical Biophysical Center of the Federal Medical Biological Agency (SRC Burnasyan FMBC of the FMBA), 46 Zhivopisnaya street, Moscow, 123182 Russia 2Ltd MEDSCAN Abstract An analytical model of the dose kernel of pencil beam for photon with the Bremsstrahlung spectrum with maximum energy 6 MV was created in this work, which makes it possible to determine the primary and scattered components of the absorbed dose in water phantom with an acceptable error for practice. Using this model a simply method of dosimetry of small circular cross section 6 MV photon beam was proposed. It combines the absolute measurement of the absorbed dose in the water at the reference point for reference geometry with the calculation of the deep dose distribution by simple analytical formulas for circular beams with an arbitrary radius of the cross section.
Decomposition of Low emission zone strategies into mechanisms and methodology for assessing their impacts on air pollution

The Low emission zone is one of the policies used in urban areas to improve air quality by restricting the entry into a zone to the most polluting vehicles. The first aim of this paper is to review several studies led in Europe to assess LEZ impacts on emissions, concentrations etc. The review enabled the identification of the main positive approaches, and the gaps that led to unexpected results or that showed the LEZ was less effective than expected. Then, with a view of improving the overall frame of assessment of actions, we propose the decomposition of the LEZ on mechanisms restriction to the most polluting vehicles, car fleet turnover, the traffic shifting, modal shifting etc.) and impacts. The review about the LEZ and the mechanisms give useful insights to improve the methodology for assessing LEZ impacts.
1 Implementation of Industrial Ecology for Industrial Hazardous Waste Management

Industrial ecology (IE) is critically reviewed, discussed, analyzed, and summarized in this chapter. Topics covered include: IE definitions, goals, roles, objectives, approach, applications, implementation framework, implementation levels, industrial ecologists’ qualifications, and ways and means for analysis and design. The benefits of IE are shown as they relate to sustainable agriculture, industry, and environment, zero emission and zero discharge, hazardous wastes, cleaner production, waste minimization, pollution prevention, design for environment, material substitution, dematerialization, decarbonation, greenhouse gas, process substitution, environmental restoration, and site remediation [1–46]. Case histories using the IE concept have been gathered by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), Vienna, Austria [39–41]. This chapter presents these case histories to illustrate cleaner production, zero discharge, waste minimization, material substitution, process substitution, and decarbonization.
Early Tertiary Gonjo basin, eastern Tibet: Sedimentary and structural record of the early history of India-Asia collision

The Gonjo basin consists of a long and narrow belt of lower Tertiary sedimentary rocks that record tectonic and environmental conditions during the early stages of India-Asia collision. The basin fill is dominated by continental sediments reflecting predominantly alluvial fan, fan-delta, floodplain, and lacustrine deposition. Growth stratal relations indicate that accommodation was created along with the onset of compressional deformation and the generation of structural relief associated with fault-propagation folds. Sediments were derived from proximal locations and deposited into a synclinal trough between bounding antiformal culminations. Deformation outlasted sedimentation, and the Gonjo basin sediments are now part of footwall synclines to bounding reverse faults that broke through the original bounding folds. The preservation of basin-margin facies suggests that the present exposure of Tertiary sediments broadly corresponds with the original extent of the basin. Shortening of the basin is limited, but the throw on the bounding faults increases from south to north, with perhaps as much as 4 km of throw on bounding reverse faults in the northern part of the basin. Beyond the basin, at least some, if not most, of the regional shortening occurred in Mesozoic time and thus likely predated India-Asia collision. Estimates of shortening unequivocally related to continental collision are hampered by the difficulty of distinguishing late Mesozoic from early Cenozoic deformation: only locally are the two deformations not coaxial. Strike-slip faulting postdates sedimentation, and is not associated with the creation of accommodation space in this basin. Strike-slip deformation consisted of distributed left-lateral faults where the uppermost rocks of the basin are shallowly detached, as well as a few prominent left- lateral faults, including one on strike with the active left-lateral Litang fault. Limited early Cenozoic shortening in eastern Tibet suggests that upper crustal deformation made only a minor contribution to the almost doubling of crustal thicknesses in this region.