Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Dynamic modeling to reduce the cost of quality in construction projects

Abstract In the construction industry, the primary concern of project-based organizations is how to achieve a balance between the optimal level of quality and the associated costs. The cost of quality (COQ) can help to achieve this balance. COQ in construction projects are dynamic in nature and hence should be considered as a complex interrelated system rather than a set of separate individual factors. This research aims to model the complex system of cost of quality and present policies for the reduction of those costs in construction projects. To implement the proposed model, the system dynamics approach is used to determine the impact of prevention and failure costs on the COQ and to analyze designed policies. The qualitative model is created through the causal loop diagrams (CLD) and is analyzed quantitatively using the system dynamics approach for a case project. According to the research results, an increase in training hours and employing experienced labors will decrease the failure cost and will increase the prevention costs, resulting in a reduction in cost of quality. However, based on the simulation results, the use of labor with a higher work experience will provide the largest decrease in the cost of quality.
Assessment of Causes and Effects of Groundwater Level Change in an Urban Area (Warsaw, Poland)

Monitoring the data of groundwater level in long-term measurement series has allowed for assessment of the impact of natural and anthropogenic factors on groundwater recharge. It allows for assessing the actual groundwater quantity, which constitutes the basis for balanced and sustainable groundwater planning and management in an urban area. Groundwater levels in three aquifers were studied: the shallow and deeper Quaternary aquifers and the Oligocene aquifer in Warsaw (Poland). Statistical analysis was performed on a 27-year (1993–2019) cycle of daily measurements of groundwater levels. The studies focused on determining the range and causes of groundwater level changes in urban-area aquifers. The groundwater table position in the Quaternary aquifer pointed to variable long-term recharge and allowed for the identification of homogenous intervals with identification of water table fluctuation trends. A decrease in the water table was observed within the Quaternary aquifers. The Oligocene aquifer displayed an opposite trend.
Risk based Intervention Capabilities of Health challenges in Kenya a Case of Chikungunya and Dengu fever

Introduction: The Basic definition of risk is that it is a measure or a postulation of how variables deviate from the normal. Several phenomenon experience risks but many of them do not have a great effect on the human life. Health risks are those that would affect the health of human life directly and in particular they are hazardous since a lot of them tend to spread through large populations within a short period of time and are costly to eliminate thus the need to determine them early and mitigate them before they occur and have both a negative social and economic impact on the society The development of a country is hinged on its human resource. A healthy and vibrant human population will favor high productivity and efficient service provision since they perform their duties and responsibility at full capacity. Indeed a region ravaged by disease has its populous fatigued by diseases or taking care of the infected. The World Health Organization (WHO) in its report of March 2016 estimated that 12.6 million people died in 2012 as a result of living or working near unhealthy places nearly 1 in 4 of total global deaths, according to new estimates from W.H. O. Environmental risk factors, such as air, water and soil pollution, chemical exposures, climate change, and ultraviolet radiation, contribute to more than 100 diseases and injuries. Health risk assessment (HRA) usually includes checking blood sugar, cholesterol and blood pressure as well as weight status and waist circumference to help individuals to understand their risk for Cardio vascular Diseases (CVD). It is extremely important to know these crucial numbers because some of them are considered “silent killers” such as high blood pressure and cholesterol, where there are rarely any symptoms to warn you that it is high. All adults should therefore have this health check done once a year or more often if recommended by a doctor.
Current Ovarian Cancer Maintenance Strategies and Promising New Developments

While ovarian cancer typically responds well to front line treatment, many patients will relapse within 5 years. Treatment options are less effective at each recurrence highlighting the need for novel maintenance therapies. PolyADP-ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors have recently gained approval in ovarian cancer maintenance. Niraparib was approved regardless of BRCA mutation status, however impact on overall survival is limited. Oliparib was approved for BRCA mutant and BRCA wildtype/homologous recombination deficient patients. This review will focus on current frontline ovarian cancer treatment as well molecularly based approaches to ovarian cancer management.
Image Classification Using CNN With Multi-Core and Many-Core Architecture

Image classification is a widely discussed topic in this era. It covers a vivid range of application domains like from garbage classification applications to advanced fields of medical sciences. There have been several research works that have been done in the past and are also currently under research for coming up with better-optimized image classification techniques. However, the process of image classification turns out to be time-consuming. This work deals with the widely accepted FashionMNIST (modified national institute of standards and technology database) dataset, having a set of sixty thousand images for training a model and another popular dataset of MNIST for handwritten numbers. The work compares several convolutional neural network (CNN) models and aims in parallelizing them using a distributed framework that is provided by the python library, RAY. The parallelization has been achieved over the multiple cores of CPU and many cores of GPU. The work also shows that the overall accuracy of the system is not affected by the parallelization.
NATURE-DEFICIT DISORDER IN MODERN CITIES

Over the last century, urbanization has become one of the most important topics that has effects on several aspects of citizens’ health. According to the World Bank report, 68% of the world’s population will live in cities by 2050. This change in lifestyle of humanity has several effects on urban health, which include urban governance; population characteristics; the natural and built environment; social and economic development; service and health emergency management; and food security. The characteristics of urban open spaces have specific impacts on citizens’ health. The population growth in developing countries, especially in Asian countries, has caused a decreasing rate of open spaces per person in recent years and it could be worse in the future. The impact of natural areas on children’s health and how it would be effective on Nature-Deficit Disorder treatments, which cause several mental and physical issues for children, is the focus of this study. The main idea of this study is based on the Nature-Deficit Disorder concept, which has discussed by Richard Louv regarding the importance of nature connection on children’s wellbeing. In this study, an in-depth interview was conducted with primary school students – children between age 4 and 12 – and their teachers in Mazandaran, the northern and green province of Iran, and the educational environment has been selected as a tool to measure the impacts of being in nature as a daily activity of children’s wellbeing and their learning quality. As a result of the research, we found that students with more daily nature connection at school or in their neighborhoods have better performance and capability at school and also in their social and
Inhibition of human amylin aggregation by Flavonoid Chrysin: An in-silico and in-vitro approach

Islet amyloid polypeptide (amylin), consecrated by the pancreatic β-cells with insulin, has a significant role to play in maintaining homeostasis of islet cell hormones. Alzheimer's disease is the predominant source of dementia. However, its etiology remains uncertain; it appears that type 2 diabetes mellitus and other prediabetic states of insulin resistance contribute to the intermittent Alzheimer's disease presence. Amylin is abnormally elevated in Type II diabetes patients, accumulated into amylin aggregates, and ultimately causes apoptosis of the β-cells, and till date, its mechanism remains unclear. Several flavonoids have inhibitory effects on amylin amyloidosis, but its inhibition mechanisms are unknown. Screening a collection of traditional compounds revealed the flavone Chrysin, a potential lead compound. Chrysin inhibits amyloid aggregate formation according to Thioflavin T binding, turbidimetry assay. We report results of molecular interaction analysis of Chrysin with amylin which shows potent binding affinity against amylin. Pharmacokinetics and Drug likeness studies of Chrysin also suggest that it is a potential lead compound. Therefore, Chrysin prevented amylin aggregation.
Lupeol Ester from Clerodendrum phlomidis L.

Clerodendrum phlomidis Linn. (Family: Verbenaceae), also commonly known as Arani, is a common shrub growing in plains all over India especially in the drier parts of Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and Orissa. Various medicinal properties are attributed to it in the Indian System of Medicine 1 . It is widely used in the indigenous system of medicine as Kshudra Agnimantha 2 , which is one of the components of the well known Ayurvedic medicine Dasamula 3 . The plant is reported to possess antifungal and antipyretic 4 also inhibit several plant and human pathogenic fungi 5 . In addition antimicrobial 6 , hypoglycemic 7 and antidiarrhoeal 8 activities were also reported. The major groups of compounds isolated from the plant are sterols and flavonoids 9-11 . Continuing our work on plants used in traditional medicine 12-15 we isolated a novel triterpene ester from aerial parts of C. phlomidis, the structural determination of which is described herein. Two other known compounds, a fatty alcohol and sterol, were also encountered during the course of the present investigation.
Physiological Status of Stunned and Non-Stunned Broilers: Blood Profile, and Brain Histopathology

Stunning method before slaughtering is considered more animal welfare compared to a non-stunning method and also reduces stress levels in broilers. As for the bleed-out efficiency, testing was done indirectly by blood volume measurement which consists of erythrocyte count, leucocyte count, hemoglobin levels, hematocrit values, and erythrocyte index in broilers. Brain histopathology was also carried out to see the effect of electrical stunning towards the brain tissues. The stunning method used is electrical stunning via water bath with the capacity of 146 mAh. The results showed that the stunning method before slaughtering caused smaller number of erythrocytes and hematocrit values, and the brain histopathology showed that stunning causes encephalopathy.
Distribution of lipids in nonlamellar phases of their mixtures

We consider a model of lipids in which a head group, characterized by its volume, is attached to two flexible tails of equal length. The phase diagram of the anhydrous lipid is obtained within self-consistent field theory, and displays, as a function of lipid architecture, a progression of phases: body-centered cubic, hexagonal, gyroid, and lamellar. We then examine mixtures of an inverted hexagonal forming lipid and a lamellar forming lipid. As the volume fractions of the two lipids vary, we find that inverted hexagonal, gyroid, or lamellar phases are formed. We demonstrate that the nonlamellar forming lipid is found preferentially at locations that are difficult for the lipid tails to reach. Variations in the volume fraction of each type of lipid tail are on the order of one to ten percent within regions dominated by the tails. We also show that the variation in volume fraction is correlated qualitatively with the variation in mean curvature of the head–tail interface.
The effect of Crocin on the renal tissue damages and leukocyte infiltration induced by ischemia-reperfusion among rats

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of crocin against tissue damages and leukocyte infiltration induced by renal ischemia/reperfusion. Methods: In this experimental study, 35 male Wister rats weighing 250-300 g were randomly divided into 5 groups; 1. Operated controls, but no vessel occlusion was considered and passed during equivalent reperfusion period for Sham group. The second group received solvent of crocin and went through surgery, bilateral renal ischemia for 30 min and 24-h reperfusion period (I/R). The rest (group 3-5) underwent Ischemia/reperfusion and received a dose of crocin with 100, 200 or 400 mg/kg,ip respectively. At the end of reperfusion period, the right kidney tissue were collected and after staining with haematoxylin-eosin, subjected to microscopic study. Results: Following ischemia/reperfusion, the Bowman's space size, cell necrosis in the tubules of the cortex and outer medulla, vascular congestion and tubular casts in the outer and inner medulla increased. However, RBCs number in glomerular capillaries decreased and all these injuries were improved considerably via taking crocin using every three doses. In addition, ischemia/reperfusion leads to partially severe infiltration of lymphocytes into interstitial space (P<0.001), and crocin could decrease their infiltration significantly. Conclusion: Intraperitoneal administration of Crocin has protective effects against 30 min ischemia and 24-h reperfusion induced tissue damages as well as leukocyte infiltration in kidneys.
Shape and Phase Control of Colloidal ZnSe Nanocrystals

Shape- and phase-controlled ZnSe nanocrystals are synthesized in hot mixtures of long-chain alkylamines and alkylphosphines. The variation in the rate of precursor addition, down to low and controlled levels, allows the nucleation, as well as the growth of the nanocrystals, to switch between the wurtzite and the zinc blend structures. Such a level of control leads to a variety of shapes, from spheres to rods to three-dimensional structures formed by rod sections interconnected through branching points. The temperature- and time-dependence of the chemical potentials for the monomer species in solution are the most relevant parameters involved in the growth mechanism.
A study in monoterpene chemistry by physical methods

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FPGA Implementation of Rate-Adaptable Prefix-Free Code Distribution Matching for Probabilistic Constellation Shaping

In this work, we implement a rate-adaptable (RA) prefix-free code distribution matching (PCDM) encoder in a field-programmable gate array (FPGA). The implemented RA-PCDM encoder supports a wide range of information rates from 1.6 to 4.8 bit/symbol with fine granularity of 0.2 bit/symbol in probabilistic constellation shaping (PCS) systems. The shaping performance of the implemented RA-PCDM is within 0.55 dB of the theoretical limit. Massively parallel encoding of RA-PCDM is demonstrated using a sliding window processor, in a universal architecture for all PCDM codebooks. Given that the procedure and complexity of RA-PCDM decoding is almost the same as those of RA-PCDM encoding, it is shown that the RA-PCDM uses substantially less hardware area than a traditional rate adaptation scheme based on low-density parity-check (LDPC) codes, while offering finer rate granularity and shaping gain. The RA-PCDM is therefore a practical PCS technology that enables high-throughput optical communications to approach channel capacity more closely at a lower cost than RA-LDPC.
A Study of the Relationship between Corporate Social Responsibility Report and the Stock Market

This study mainly investigates the relationship between corporate social responsibility (CSR) reporting and the reaction in the stock market. Specifically, we utilize the data from Taiwanese stock market from 2012 to 2017 to examine whether the CSR report disclosed by the listed companies on the Taiwan Stock Exchange and the Taipei Exchange will cause abnormal returns on the short-, mid- or long-term horizon. The empirical results demonstrate that companies which disclose their CSR reports generate higher and more positive mid- to long-term abnormal returns than undisclosed companies. In addition to filling the gap of previous studies, this study also examines whether CSR reports mitigate the information asymmetry between management and stakeholders. Companies disclosing their CSR reports will boost the confidence of investors and lead to higher stock return valuations.
Reducing Grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) Injury From Postemergence Application of Mesotrione With Dicamba

Weed management in grain sorghum is limited by the number of herbicide options. A two-year (2017-2018) field study was conducted at the Mississippi State University Delta Research and Extension Center, in Stoneville, MS to evaluate the response of grain sorghum to mesotrione application alone or when tank-mixed with dicamba at the two-leaf and four-leaf growth stage of sorghum. Mesotrione was applied at 0.07 and 0.105 kg ai ha-1 alone or was tank-mixed with dicamba at 0.28 kg ae ha-1. Significant injury to grain sorghum from all herbicide treatments was observed compared with the untreated check. Increase in mesotrione application rate increased injury to grain sorghum from 14 to 19% at two-leaf and from 10 to 24% at the four-leaf stage by 4 weeks after application (WAA) in 2017. Adding dicamba to mesotrione reduced grain sorghum injury in both years. At 4-leaf sorghum application stage, mesotrione applied at 0.07 kg ha-1 resulted in greater grain yield than all other herbicide treatments, except mesotrione (0.105 kg ha-1) + NIS in 2017. Our results indicate that adding dicamba to mesotrione safes grain sorghum from injury caused by mesotrione alone.
New Gate Driving Technique Using Digital Gate Driver IC to Reduce Both EMI in Specific Frequency Band and Switching Loss in IGBTs

A new gate driving technique using a digital gate driver IC is proposed to reduce both conductive EMI in user-defined specific frequency band and the switching loss in IGBTs to achieve a highly efficient power converter complying with EMI regulations. The reduction is automatically achieved by repeating the switching measurements and exploring optimum gate driving vectors of the digital gate driver using a simulated annealing algorithm. In the double pulse test of IGBT at 20 A and 300 V, the reduction of EMI and the switching loss at four different frequency bands (2 MHz to 5 MHz, 5 MHz to 7.5 MHz, 7.5 MHz to 10 MHz, and 10 MHz to 20 MHz) are demonstrated. At the target frequency band of 7.5 MHz to 10 MHz, compared with the conventional single step gate drive, the proposed digital gate drive reduces the spectrum area by 46 % and the maximum EMI is reduced by −105 dBμV at the same switching loss.
Prognostic Indicators and Short Term Outcomes for Operated Patients with Peritonitis: Prospective Cohort Hospital Based Study in Northern Tanzania

Background: Peritonitis is one of the most common surgical emergencies all over the world and is associated with significant complications and mortality. The spectrum of aetiology of peritonitis differs between high income countries and low income countries. Majority of the patients present late with purulent peritonitis and septiceamia. Surgical treatment of peritonitis is highly demanding and very complex, however, if the outcome in these patients can be correctly predicted, then better management can be instituted in order to achieve optimal patients’ care and hence improve treatment outcome.Methods: Prospective cohort hospital based study was conducted among patients admitted due to peritonitis at Kilimanjaro Christian medical center (KCMC) from October 2018 to March 2019.Documentary review and interview methods were employed to obtain data using electronic structured questionnaire. Data was summarized using median, Inter-quartile range (IQR), frequency and percentage. Both bivariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify prognostic indicators for post-operative complications and mortality. A 95% CI and P <0.05 used for significance test.Results: The study enrolled 70 patients with predominance of male, giving a male to female ratio of 4.1:1. A total number of 33(47.1%) developed complications and 16(22.9%) died. Only 1(1.43%) patient presented to the hospital within 24 hours since the onset of illness. Delay in care, longer duration of operation, and low potassium were the prognostic indicators noted to have influence on short term complications. The major influence for mortality were comorbidity (AOR=3.02; 95%CI: 2.25-42.90) and postoperative complications (dyselectrolaemia) with (AOR=9.27; 95%CI: 1.21-70.83). Conclusion: Mortality and complications resulted from peritonitis is unacceptably high. Delay in care, longer duration of operation and preoperative low serum potassium levels were the prognostic indicators for the post-operative complications. Comorbidity and postoperative complications such as dyselectrolaemia had influence for the mortality. Correct prediction of these adverse outcomes will help to institute better management for the patients with peritonitis.
Pemodelan Proses Bisnis Pelayanan Aduan Publik pada Dinas Komunikasi dan Informatika Kabupaten Mojokerto dengan Menggunakan Business Process Model Notation (BPMN)

Teknologi Informasi pada masa saat ini sudah menjadi bagian penting dalam Industri, termasuk dalam sektor publik. Dengan berkembangnya teknologi informasi saat ini, masyarakat ingin mendapatkan pelayanan publik yang lebih cepat dan lebih mudah. Oleh karena itu Dinas Komunikasi dan Informatika Kabupaten Mojokerto menggunakan sebuah sistem pelaporan LAPOR SP4N dari Kementerian Komunikasi dan Informatika Republik Indonesia, yaitu sebuah wadah untuk menampung aspirasi baik dalam bentuk aduan/keluhan, saran, pertanyaan dari masyarakat dalam satu tempat. Akan tetapi terdapat beberapa masalah pada proses penerapan sistem LAPOR SP4N ini seperti miskomunikasi antar OPD terkait hingga tidak ada proses pertanggung jawaban yang jelas untuk setiap pelayanan aduan yang masuk dari masyarakat. Oleh karena itu model proses bisnis yang jelas perlu dikembangkan agar menjadi pedoman untuk mengatur alur kerja dan tanggung jawab setiap pemangku kepentingan yang terlibat. Proses pendefinisian peran tiap pemangku kepentingan dapat menggunakan RACI-Chart yang dapat membantu mengetahui pembagian tugas serta tanggung jawab yang jelas pada layanan publik. Serta untuk pemodelan proses bisnisnya menggunakan BPMN sehingga dapat memetakan secara visual, memodelkan, dan mendokumentasikan proses bisnis secara baik. Kata kunci: Diskominfo, Aduan, LAPOR SP4N, BPMN, RACI-Chart