Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ESTIMATION OF THE SMALL-STRAIN STIFFNESS OF GRANULAR SOILS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT THE GRAIN SIZE DISTRIBUTION CURVE

Approximately 650 resonant column (RC) tests with additional P-wave measurements have been performed on 64 specially mixed grain size distribution curves of a quartz sand. The tested materials had different mean grain sizes d50, coefficients of uniformity Cu = d60/d10 and fines contents FC. In a first test series, grain size distribution curves with a linear shape in the semi-logarithmic scale were studied. The RC tests revealed that the small-strain shear modulus Gmax and the constrained elastic modulus Mmax are independent of d50, but strongly decrease with increasing Cu and FC. Furthermore, the test results showed that Hardin’s equation with its commonly used constants can significantly over-estimate the small-strain shear modulus of well-graded granular soils. Therefore, this empirical equation has been extended by the influence of Cu and FC. A similar set of equations has been developed for Mmax. Correlations for the modulus degradation factor G(γ)/Gmax are also proposed. A second test series was performed with piecewise linear, gap-graded, S-shaped and other smoothly shaped grain size distribution curves. It is demonstrated that the new correlations work well also for these ”more complicated” grain size distribution curves.
A VARIETY OF RETRIEVAL PERFORMANCE BY USING DIFFERENT TYPES OF LINK

Since hypertexts are ubiquitous, it has become more and more important to make use of hyperlink information for various applications such as information retrieval. We present in this paper a scheme for using various types of hyperlinks for the purpose of improving retrieval effectiveness. The scheme is based on the distinction between incoming and outgoing links as well as the distinction between direct and indirect links. We also differentiate whether or not anchors of links are query or non-query terms. We ran experiments using a test collection made of encyclopedia containing a large number of hyperlinks. The results show that various types of hyperlinks have different impact on enhancement of retrieval effectiveness and that the improvement can be as much as 44.8% in 11-point average precision when a right combination of weights are given to the different link types.
Effects of Mindfulness Based Teacher Training on Developing Teachers

Interest in the effects of mindful interventions in school settings continues to draw increasing interest. Mindfulness techniques for students as well as mindfulness training for teachers are consistently producing encouraging results. This study focused on teachers and support staff at the middle and high school levels. Specifically, teachers and staff who were within 0-5 years of teaching or 0-5 years new to a teaching position. Because other studies have produced positive results of mindfulness interventions on teachers, this study is focused on evaluating the impact of mindfulness training on teachers in the formative years of teaching and in new environments. This study involved nine subjects who held positions as art teachers, teaching assistants, special education teachers, wellness teachers and math teachers. Teachers were asked to complete the Beginning Teacher’s View of Self Questionnaire (BTVoSQ) as a pre and post evaluation tool. A focus group interview session was also scheduled for pre and post intervention. The intervention was a 6-week, online Mindfulness Based Teacher Preparation (MBTP) course. The primary influence on the construction of the MBTP curriculum was Jon Kabat-Zinn’s Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) course. Other influences included Patricia Jennings Mindfulness for Teachers along with Laura Weaver and Mark Wilding’s, The 5 Dimensions of Engaged Teaching. These developing teachers’ view of self produced an increase in total score with a self-reported score on 13 items from the BTVoSQ questionnaire. These teachers also showed a noticeable improvement in self-attunement along with a recognizable improvement in the awareness of students’ emotional and attentional states during a closing interview session.
ROMANIAN CONSUMERS’ PERCEPTIONS AND ATTITUDES TOWARD ONLINE ADVERTISING

Advertising on the Internet and World Wide Web has become an important component of marketing communication worldwide. Global marketers and advertisers are turning to online advertising because of the unique and versatile capabilities of the Internet. These capabilities include interactivity, global reach, multimedia capacity, and audience involvement (Wolin, Korgaonkar and Lund 2002). Even with the weakening U.S. and global economy, online advertising continues to grow. According to AdAge (2008), Zenith expected Internet ad sales to reach $44.6 billion in 2008 (23.9 percent increase from $36 billion in 2007) and the Internet‘s share of the global ad market to rise from 8.1 percent to 9.4 percent during the same time period.
Episodic memory and oneness

1. Oneness and No-self The idea of oneness is that “human beings are intricately and inextricably intertwined and share a common destiny with the other people, creatures, and things of this world” (Ivanhoe, forthcoming). A central obstacle to achieving oneness in this sense is egocentricity, the focus on oneself. Buddhism promises a way of defeating this obstacle, by leading the practitioner to recognize that, ultimately, there is no self. The recognition that there is no self, many Buddhist philosophers argue, undermines egocentricity. But one must attend carefully to Buddhist accounts of just how that undermining occurs, and just what is required to achieve the kind of selflessness that is the goal of Buddhist moral practice. Perfection is not as easy to achieve as it might appear.
Participation of Teachers in School Administration and Their Organizational Citizenship Behaviors

Current study purposed to identify teachers’’ level of participation in school administration and organizational citizenship behaviors and the relationship between participation in school administration and organizational citizenship behaviors. The study utilized a relational survey model, a descriptive research method, since it set out to identify the present situation. The universe of the study was composed of teachers employed in Ministry of National Education’s state preschool, primary, secondary and high schools in İstanbul provincial center and districts. The study employed “simple random sampling” as the sampling technique and was conducted on 424 teachers. Data showed that compared to female teachers’’ views, male teachers’ views were higher in terms of participation in school administration. As teachers’ got older, they believed that they had more voice in school administration and they played more important roles. Compared to teachers’ with other levels of education (university graduation) teachers’ with higher levels of education (such as the teachers’ with masters degrees) believed they participated more in school administration. Female teachers’ compared to male teachers’ and teachers’ with masters degrees compared to graduates of 2 or 3-year colleges and 4-year faculties stated that they voluntarily participated in organizational activities in addition to the specified roles and responsibilities and they had more devotion. Investigation of the relationship between levels of participation in school administration and organizational citizenship behaviors showed increases inorganizational citizenship behaviors along with increases in participation in school administration levels and decreases in organizational citizenship behaviors along with decreases in participation in school administration levels.
Sufficient activity is important for mobility of well-functioning elderly *

Background The number of the elderly has been increasing but most of them are not sufficiently active. Thus the information to confirm the importance of sufficient mobility is crucial in order to delay impaired movements and decrease the number of dependent individuals. Objective To investigate the differences of walking speed and distance, balance control and falls of sufficiently active (exercise and lifestyle active) and the eldery who are not sufficiently active. Setting Several communities in Khon Kaen province. Research design A cross-sectional study Subjects One-hundred and fifty well-functioning elderly, aged 65 – 80 years old. Methods The subjects were classified into 3 groups which were exercise, lifestyle active and insufficiently active groups (50 subjects/group) by using intensity and duration of performing activities per day, and frequency of doing activity a week. They were evaluated in terms of mobility, which included walking speed, walking distance in 6 minutes; functional balance, and incidences of fall. The differences were analyzed by using ANOVA with the level of significances at p <0.05. นพินธต์น้ฉบบั
for PECH Committee-Discard ban , landing obligation and MSY in the Western Mediterranean Sea-the Italian case STUDY

This study presents the status of the fishery modelling in the Ligurian, Tyrrhenian and Sardinia seas (geographical sub-areas GFCM classification: GSA9, 10 and 11). Using both a qualitative and quantitative approach, we present an overview of likely effects of the maximum sustainable yield and the landing obligation on the fleets exploiting the demersal fisheries in this ecosystem. This document was requested by the European Parliament's Committee on Fisheries.
Regression modeling via latent predictors

A proposal for multivariate regression modeling based on latent predictors (LPs) is presented. The idea of the proposed model is to predict the responses on LPs which, in turn, are built as linear combinations of disjoint groups of observed covariates. The formulation naturally allows to identify LPs that best predict the responses by jointly clustering the covariates and estimating the regression coefficients of the LPs. Clearly, in this way the LP interpretation is greatly simplified since LPs are exactly represented by a subset of covariates only. The model is formalized in a maximum likelihood framework which is intuitively appealing for comparisons with other methodologies, for allowing inference on the model parameters and for choosing the number of subsets leading to LPs. An Expectation Conditional Maximization (ECM) algorithm is proposed for parameter estimation and experiments on simulated and real data show the performance of our proposal. Abstract In questo lavoro si propone un nuovo modello di regressione basato su predittori latenti (PL) che, a loro volta, sono modellizzati come combinazioni lineari di gruppi disgiunti di covariate osservate. Tale formulazione permette di identificare direttamente i migliori PL che predicono le risposte attraverso: la classificazione delle covariate e la stima dei coefficienti di regressione. In questo modo l’interpretazione dei PL é notevolmente semplificata poiché i PL sono rappresentati solamente da sottoinsiemi di covariate. Il modello é formalizzato in un contesto di massima verosimiglianza e viene presentato un algoritmo Expectation Conditional Maximization (ECM) per la stima dei parametri. Esperimenti su dati simulati e reali mostrano l’utilitá e la validitá della proposta. Francesca Martella Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Rome, e-mail: francesca.martella@uniroma1.it Donatella Vicari Dipartimento di Scienze Statistiche, Sapienza Università di Roma, Piazzale Aldo Moro, 5 00185 Rome e-mail: donatella.vicari@uniroma1.it
A pr 2 01 9 Irregular perverse sheaves

We introduce irregular constructible sheaves, which are C-constructible with coefficients in a finite version of Novikov ring Λ and special gradings. We show that the category of cohomologically irregular constructible complexes is equivalent to the the bounded derived category of holonomic D-modules by a modification of D’Agnolo–Kashiwara’s irregular Riemann– Hilbert correspondence. The category of cohomologically irregular constructible complexes is equipped with the irregular perverse t-structure, which is a straightforward generalization of usual perverse t-structure and we see its heart is equivalent to the category of holonomic D-modules. We also develop the algebraic version of the theory. Furthermore, we discuss the reason of the appearance of Novikov ring by using a conjectural reformulation of Riemann– Hilbert correspondence in terms of certain Fukaya category.
N ov 2 01 2 Improved Resummation Prediction on Higgs Boson Production at Hadron Colliders

We improve the resummation calculations in the ResBos program for the Higgs boson production via gluon-gluon fusion by including the NNLO Wilson coefficient functions and G-functions. The improvement leads to increasing the total cross section predictions of the new ResBos program, dubbed as ResBos2, for Higgs boson production by about 8% and 6% at the Tevatron and the LHC, respectively, as compared to the old ResBos program. Furthermore, the improved predictions are compared with those from the programs HNNLO and HqT2. We find that they agree well for the total cross sections but differ slightly for the transverse momentum QT distributions. With ResBos2, we present the distributions of the two variables aT and φ , which can have better experimental resolutions than QT , for the process of Higgs boson decaying into a photon pair. Theoretical uncertainties of the ResBos2 predictions are also discussed.
Concepts for the Cartographic Visualization of Landmarks

Landmarks are an indispensable part of maps in mobile cartography applications. In this paper we propose a design concept for the visualization of building landmarks in mobile maps. We consider four categories of building landmarks: well-known shops (trade chains), shops referenced by their type, buildings with a specific name or function and buildings described by characteristic visual aspects and examine how each of these groups is most effectively visualized. Possible visualizations differ in their abstraction levels, ranging from photo realistic image presentations, over drawings, sketches and icons to abstract symbols and words. As a guideline to designers we provide a matrix representation of the design space from which possible and recommended presentation styles for each building type can be identified.
The Political Awareness in the candidates using Twitter . A clusterization exercise for the municipal elections in Chile ( 2016 )

Introduction. In this paper, we study the relationship between the use of Twitter and political awareness of the candidates to mayor in municipal elections on October 2016. Methodology. Through a clustering method, we group candidates according to the individual characteristics (age, gender and study grade) and political characteristics (incumbency, political sponsorship and orientation) and their use of twitter by municipalities (tweets, retweets and favourites). Results. We put in evidence that our way to agglutinate the data is given by their political awareness / twitter use. In this sense, we see that the political profile is what allows us to group the uses of Twitter of the candidates in a more enlightening way. Conclusions. At a local territorial level, where the spectrum of candidates is broader, the use of Twitter reinforces the difference between the candidates with less political awareness. This contradicts the idea that Twitter could be an alternative for those candidates with less political awareness.
Investigation of Two Co-Seismic Rockfalls During the 2015 Lefkada and 2014 Cephalonia Earthquakes in Greece

The paper discusses two case studies related to earthquake-triggered rockfalls, one from Lefkada Island (Mw 6.5 earthquake, 2015) and one from Cephalonia Island (Mw 6.1 earthquake, 2014). The first one impacted a house in Ponti village resulting in one loss of human life while the second one occurred at the beach of Myrtos. Detailed characterization took place using an Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) and a high definition optical camera. Using the UAV-based imagery, three-dimensional models of the rockfall sites were created and were used as input for detailed rockfall analysis and to document the characteristics of the down-slope block movement. The rockfall impact points were identified by a field survey and UAV imagery. Based on the recorded earthquake ground motion characteristics, the initial velocity of the detached blocks was assessed and the rockfall trajectory was reconstructed in order to define the run-out distance for each case. It was found that the rockfall events were distinctively different in terms of kinematics, one having propagated by rolling of a very large rock boulder, while the other having a rolling and bouncing trajectory with “peculiar” characteristics. INTRODUCTION Earthquakes are known to cause rockfalls. The occurrence of rockfalls is highly dependent on the earthquake magnitude and distance from the causative fault. However, it is also dependent on the site conditions (both topographic and stratigraphy) that influence the peak ground velocity at the site as well as the pre-condition of the rock mass at the time of the earthquake and the potential for rock detachments. Hazard assessment methodologies against earthquake-triggered rockfalls have been applied by Gorum et. al (2011), Wasowski & Del Gaudio (2000), Rodriguez-Peces et al. (2011), Marzorati et al. (2002) and others. Harp & Jibson
ASSIVE CONTROL OF CAVITY INSTABILITIES AND NOISE

Cavity flows occur in many engineering systems from trains to aircraft. In aerospace, the most common use of cavities is in landing gear systems and weapons bays. Cavity noise is important because of its contribution to undercarriage noise, which is a major component of airframe noise. Airframe noise accounts for about half the total noise generation of a commercial aircraft during the approach; about half of the airframe noise is due to the undercarriage [1]. Cavity flow instabilities are additionally of concern in military aircraft, where they can cause problems with carriage and release of stores from internal bays [2]. Cavity flows can be defined as one of two types primarily dependent on the ratio of length to depth (L/D) of the cavity [3]. ‘Open’ cavity flow generally occurs in rectangular cavities with L/D<10 and is characterised by strong pressure oscillations which lead to noise radiation, structural vibration and high levels of heat transfer at the trailing edge. ‘Closed’ cavity flow generally occurs in cavities with L/D>13 and is regarded as a quasi-steady flow. The pressure distribution along the floor of a closed-type cavity shows a large longitudinal pressure gradient which causes a large increase in pressure drag and can lead to store release difficulties. There is generally a transitional region with 10<L/D<13 in which cavity flows exhibit a combination of openand closed-type features. These flow category boundaries appear to be dependent on onset flow boundary layer thickness [2]. We have recently presented a detailed study of 3D, open-type cavity flows
TRADING-OF FRESHWATER BIODIVERSITY AND HYDROPOWER IN A UNIQUE BALKAN HOTSPOT ( VJOSA RIVER WATERSHED , ALBANIA )

Inland waters and freshwater biodiversity in Albania constitute a valuable natural resource, in economic, cultural, aesthetic, scientific and educational terms. Amongst them Vjosa River watershed represents a unique feature, while its conservation and management are critical to the interests of local population, national and regional one. This review explores the special fea tures of Vjosa River as one of the last living wild rivers in Europe. Along more than 230 kilometers in Albania it is untamed and free flowing, characterized by beautiful canyons, braided river sections and meandering stretches. Together with its tributaries, the Vjosa River creates a dynamic near-natural ecosystem, a true regional natural heritage. However, eight dams are foreseen along its course in Albania. These dam projects would destroy the unique river system. The river itself, from delta to upland flows, is migration corridor for European eel (Anguilla anguilla Linnaeus, 1758) and many other marine species.
Accelerator Layout and Physics of X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers

X-ray Free-Electron Lasers facilities are planned or are already under construction around the world. This talk covers the X-Ray Free-Electron Lasers LCLS (SLAC), European XFEL (DESY) and SCSS (Spring8). All aim for self-amplified spontaneous emission (SASE) FEL radiation of approx. 0.1 nm wavelengths. The required excellent electron beam qualities pose challenges to the accelerator physicists. Space charge forces, coherent synchrotron radiation and wakefields can deteriorate the beam quality. The accelerator physics and technological challenges behind each of the projects will be reviewed, covering the critical components low-emittance electron gun, bunch-compressors, accelerating structures and undulator systems.
Fusion Filtering and An Advanced Algorithm

In this paper, a fusion filtering algorithm based on novel fusion entropy criterion is proposed to combat shortcomings of hybrid linear and nonlinear filtering techniques. The concept of fusion entropy is proposed because the traditional information entropy has the advantage of describing uncertainty but comes short of data fusion. Its function of modifying sub-source decision matrix is fully exerted to compress and eliminate error or useless information, so as to enhance and retain right or useful information, and overcome the shortcomings of traditional hybrid filter. The following experiments demonstrate the validity of this new fusion filtering algorithm, therefore this method may provide a new way to improve image filtering techniques. Key-words Information Fusion; Fusion Entropy Criterion; Minimum Total Error Probability Criterion; Neyman-Pearson Criterion; Hybrid Filtering.
ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ASPECTS OF INTERNET SEARCH IN HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

At the dawn of the 21st century everyday life of the common citizen of industrialized society has become more and more intertwined with Internet technologies and services. One of the prominent Internet services is the web search and the first part of the paper describes its history, current state and emergence of dominant search websites. The second part focuses on ethical and social implications of the described process. The paper discusses social bias of web search, problem of visibility on the Internet and relevance to concept of political voice. Several proposed solutions are analyzed in the final sections of paper.
The Long Terminal Repeat Retrotransposons Tf 1 and Tf 2 of Schizosaccharomyces pombe CAROLINE ESNAULT and

The long terminal repeat (LTR) retrotransposons Tf1 and Tf2 of Schizosaccharomyces pombe are active mobile elements of the Ty3/gypsy family. The mobilization of these retrotransposons depends on particle formation, reverse transcription and integration, processes typical of other LTR retrotransposons. However, Tf1 and Tf2 are distinct from other LTR elements in that they assemble virus-like particles from a single primary translation product, initiate reverse transcription with an unusual self-priming mechanism, and, in the case of Tf1, integrate with a pattern that favors specific promoters of RNA pol II-transcribed genes. To avoid the chromosome instability and genome damage that results from increased copy number, S. pombe applies a variety of defense mechanisms that restrict Tf1 and Tf2 activity. The mRNA of the Tf elements is eliminated by an exosome-based pathway when cells are in favorable conditions whereas nutrient deprivation triggers an RNA interference-dependent pathway that results in the heterochromatization of the elements. Interestingly, Tf1 integrates into the promoters of stress-induced genes and these insertions are capable of increasing the expression of adjacent genes. These properties of Tf1 transposition raise the possibility that Tf1 benefits cells with specific insertions by providing resistance to environmental stress.