Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Avoidance Response: A More Important Determinant of Population Immediate Decline in Guppy Fish (Poecilia Reticulata Peters, 1859) Exposed to Pesticides.

This study, investigated the ability of Paraquat (herbicide) and Dichlorvos (insecticide) to elicit avoidance response in population of Guppy fish, Poecilia reticulata and predict the population immediate decline (PID) of P. reticulata when exposed to both agro-chemicals. A 96-h forced system (FS) bioassay was each conducted in five duplicate systems, each with a control experiment. The avoidance response was examined using non-forced multi-compartmented static system (NFS). The guppies (n = 3 guppies per concentration of 6 compartments in quadruplet) were exposed to a gradient of Paraquat (0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5, 10.0 and 15.0 mg/L) and Dichlorvos (0, 1.6, 2.6, 3.0, 3.2 and 4.0 mg/L). Their distributions were examined at 20 min intervals for a 3-h period (n = 9 observation periods). The results from 96-h FS were does-dependent with highest percentage mortality being 85.7% for Paraquat and 78.6% for Dichlorvos in respective highest concentrations. The 3-h NFS exposure showed statistically significant concentration-dependent spatial avoidance. The P. reticulata avoided the lowest concentration of Paraquat (2.5mg/L) and Dichlorvos (1.6 mg/L) by 68.3% and 48.3% respectively. The avoidance increased significantly (p < 0.005) to 75%, for the highest concentrations of both test chemicals (15.0 and 4.0 mg/L). The 3-hr AC50 value revealed that the guppies were more sensitive to Paraquat (0.37 mg/L) than Dichlorvos (1.73 mg/L). The PID was driven by the avoidance behaviour (NFS) of the guppies rather than mortality (FS). The FS heretofore overestimate environmental risk assessment of contamination due to mandatory exposure of mobile organisms to contaminants. Rather than the traditional FS systems, NFS should be adopted and incorporated in typical bioassays for better predictive results.
Health and safety, environment and quality audits

1. Business Environment 2. Business Control 3. Planning for Audit and Assurance 4. The Audit Process Roller Coaster(c) 5. Set-up 6. Review and Verify 7. Concluding the Audit 8. Personal Relationships 9. The Written Report 10. Teamworking Appendix 1 - Preparation, Preparation, Preparation Appendix 2 - A-Factors Appendix 3 - Suggested List of Pre-audit Documents Glossary References Bibliography Index
Radio Spectrum Estimates Using Windowed Data and the Discrete Fourier Transform

Digital signal processing algorithms are commonly used to obtain radio spectrum estimates based on measurements. Such algorithms allow the user to apply a variety of time–domain windows and the discrete Fourier transform to RF signals and noise. The purpose of this report is to provide a description of how signal processing options such as window type, duration, and sampling rate affect power spectrum estimates. Power spectrum estimates for periodic RF signals and random processes (stationary and cyclostationary) are analyzed. The results presented can be used to select signal processing parameters and window types that minimize errors and uncertainties.
Development of structural models of ride comfort for high speed rail passengers using a quantification method (日本人間工学会第47回大会講演集) -- (The 9th Korea-Japan Joint Symposium on Ergonomics)

This study aims to develop a model of ride comfort for high speed rail launched out in Korea (KTX: The Korea Train eXpress). To evaluate and to quantify the impacts and scores of each qualitative factor on the overall ride comfort, Structural Equation Model (SEM) was used. In order to construct a comprehensive ride comfort model, both the qualitative and quantitative factors were included. The influences of qualitative factors of passengers such as fatigue and medical symptoms were considered in addition to the factor of the interior, seat, and tunneling effect. Analysis results showed that the SEM model had a high level of fitness (GFI=0.928), to assure statistically acceptable reliability and validity. Among the candidate factors from conceptual model, the seat, fatigue, interior related factors showed significant effects to ride comfort of KTX. The ride comfort was most affected by the seat factors (including forward and backward seat) which could drastically increase ride comfort of passengers among all others. The results could be useful for the improvement of ride comfort in next generation KTX. Keyword: The Korea Train eXpress(KTX), Emotional modeling, Structural Equation Model(SEM), Ride comfort
Predicting the Presence of Venture Capitalists on Boards of Directors

IPO frenzy has abated, for now; but in the aftermath of the explosive late 1990s it is instructive to examine factors contributing to the successes of companies maturing in that era. Venture capitalist participation on boards of directors generally has some correlation with a company's stage of development, but can a company's age serve as a predictor of its board's composition? This article examines the interrelated factors of VC participation on boards, as well as maturity and age of companies at IPO, across two distinctly different eras of IPO activity.
Human centered design : second international conference, HCD 2011, held as part of HCI International 2011, Orlando, FL, USA, July 9-14, 2011, proceedings

This volume constitutes the refereed proceedings of the Second International Conference on Human Centered Design, HCD 2011, held as Part of HCI International 2011, in Orlando, FL, USA, in July 2011, jointly with 9 other thematically similar conferences. The 66 revised papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from numerous submissions. The papers are organized in topical parts on human centered design methods and tools, mobile and ubiquitous interaction, human centered design in health and rehabilitation, human centered design in work, business and education, and applications of human centered design.
Platforma mobilna do badania interakcji człowiek-robot

In this paper the autonomous mobile robot composed of various hardware and software modules is described. Project implements a few basic functions of human-machine interaction: voice generation, recognition of human body movement, obstacle avoidance, and wireless communication. Electronic components and associated software can be divided into three main modules: STM32 microcontroller controls movements of the robot, PC-104 computer located on the platform synthetizes voice, PC computer with LabVIEW application remotely controls behavior of the entire system. This approach, based on the scalability and modularity, opens an easy way for further development. The project was awarded in the regional and domestic robotics competitions.
Styles of research in Ergonomics

The paper develops a framework for classification of scientific research styles based on ontological and epistemological assumptions of researchers and on approaches to generate knowledge in the field of ergonomics. Articles sampled from four scientific journals are classified according to the framework and the aspects of ergonomics covered. A positivistic style of research, focusing on physical aspects, dominates. The concluding section calls for broader research perspectives in ergonomics to make it possible to cover all aspects of ergonomics in a better way.
GAP AVAILABILITY STUDIES

GAP AVAILABILITY STUDIES WERE CONDUCTED TO ESTIMATE METERING RATES WHICH MIGHT BE USED IN THE AUTOMATIC RAMP METERING PROGRAM OF THE CHICAGO EXPRESSWAY SURVEILLANCE PROJECT. GAP AVAILABILITY /TIME HEADWAY/ DISTRIBUTIONS WERE COMBINED WITH GAP ACCEPTABILITY DISTRIBUTIONS FOR VARIOUS VOLUME AND LANE OCCUPANCY LEVELS TO ESTIMATE THE NUMBER OF ACCEPTABLE GAPS AVAILABLE UNDER DIFFERENT VOLUME AND LANE OCCUPANCY LEVELS. UNEXPECTEDLY, AN INCREASING NUMBER OF ACCEPTABLE AVAILABLE GAPS WAS FOUND AS THE SHOULDER LANE VOLUME AND OCCUPANCY LEVEL INCREASED. SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCES WERE FOUND IN THE MEASURED TIME HEADWAY DISTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN LOCATIONS. THERE WAS A SIGNIFICANT DIFFERENCE BETWEEN EACH MEASURED TIME HEADWAY DISTRIBUTION AND THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION. THE POISSON DISTRIBUTION DOES NOT APPEAR TO SATISFACTORILY DESCRIBE TIME HEADWAY DISTRIBUTIONS FOR THE LOCATIONS AND TRAFFIC CONDITIONS STUDIED. THE ANALYSIS OF THE CUMULATIVE FREQUENCIES INDICATED THAT AS VOLUME LEVEL INCREASES, THE TIME HEADWAY BECOMES MORE UNIFORM. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT A COMPREHENSIVE GAP ACCEPTANCE STUDY BE UNDERTAKEN, AND SUGGESTIONS TO BE CONSIDERED IN DESIGNING SUCH A STUDY ARE INCLUDED IN THE REPORT.
A Conceptual Typology of Multitasking Behavior and Polychronicity Preferences

Multitasking is a ubiquitous phenomenon in modern life. However, many gaps in the understanding of the rationale behind its adoption and its implications still remain, and activity combinations that are considered to be multitasking in the literature offer a varied range of manifestations. This paper discusses a conceptual framework for the systematic treatment and analysis of multitasking behavior, and of the corresponding degree of preference for doing multiple activities simultaneously, or polychronicity. A typology of multitasking is developed along the dimensions of “share of time” and “share of attention” for the execution of multiple tasks. the authors discuss the importance of the time scale or granularity used for measuring multitasking, the active vs. passive role of activities, and some approaches to measuring multitasking and polychronicity in empirical studies. The paper provides an illustrative library of examples of the great diversity of multitasking situations in real life. Polychronicity is conceptualized as a vector-valued construct, which is time- and context-dependent, rather than a mono-valued orientation of individuals in everyday life. `
The Extensible Sensing System

The ESS is designed as a suite of components that enable and facilitate sensor networks, their deployment, management, and usage. In meeting its charter, the ESS spans a comprehensive set of platforms and operates in a diverse set of environments. It is, therefore, based on a tiered architecture comprised of; motes (mica2, tos, chipcon, sensor interface board), microservers (strongarm/xscale, linux, motenic, 802.11), commodity platforms (x86, linux, 802.11) platforms, and enterprise platforms (such as solaris and oracle).
Counter Hack: A Step-by-Step Guide to Computer Attacks and Effective Defenses

This easy-to-use, step-by-step guide will empower network and system administrators to defend their information and computing assets---whether or not they have security experience. In Counter Hack, leading network security expert Edward Skoudis presents comprehensive, insider's explanations of today's most destructive hacker tools and tactics---and specific, proven countermeasures for both UNIX and Windows environments. Whatever your role in protecting network infrastructure and data, Counter Hack delivers proven solutions you can implement right now---and long-term strategies that will improve security for years to come.
Involvement in ISO 14001 : ISO 14001 from a user perspective

Today the ISO 14001 system is used within a rather wide spectrum of firms and industries, even if the early adopters of the standard mainly where organizations in the heavy industry and manufacturing sectors (Peglaue and Baxter, 2007). Many of those early adopters have now been certified for over 10 years, and during the years several surveys and case studies have been conducted to pinpoint the motives, benefits and challenges for why organizations chose to implement and maintain the system (Massoud, 2010; Jiang and Bansal, 2003). However, one issue with research about ISO 14001 up until now is that most studies have focused upon a managerial perspective where the managers´ attitudes have been in focus rather than the employees (Boiral, 2007). Therefore, this case study set out to explore how the employees, the production operators, inside one certified organization are involved in ISO 14001 through a Grounded Theory approach. The results of the study showed that the production operators relied upon different strategies in order to legitimize their involvement in ISO 14001. Further on, the study shows that the production operators where involved in ISO 14001 at a level which was required in order to keep the certification. However, they could not obtain enough legitimacy to motivate an involvement in ISO 14001 which extended what was required in order to keep the certification. Grounded in the discovery of the different strategies used by the employees, this study argues that environmental awareness could be seen as an internal barrier and as a source for unsatisfied employees. Something which risks emphasizes a feeling of being involved in a rational myth (Boiral, 2007).
The Bacterial Cellulosome

„These complex protein by bacteria rely on serial and performed Those enzymes are arranged on by means of receptor – ligand interactions. The Lego-like arrangement of subunits in Abstract Aspects of the structural and functional properties of the bacterial cellulosome, an enzyme complex combining several modes of degradation of cellulose, are described. Findings obtained by classical approaches, especially electron microscopy and studies of the degradation processes, are compared and substantially broadened by results of the application of recent investigation approaches and techniques. For a better understanding, this Mini review contains citations taken from a dissertation (s. below, section „New approaches“).
INVOLVING PRIVATE ROUTE ASSOCIATIONS IN PUBLIC TRANSIT

A number of federal grant programs initiated in the 1960s and 1970s allowed local governments to purchase the assets of failing private transit operators and establish public transit agencies. These policies led to rapidly increasing transit subsidies and declining productivity in the transit industry. Rapid increases in transit deficits have been attributed to rising labor costs per vehicle mile, reduced fare revenue per passenger, service expansion, energy costs, and declining usage. To halt rapid growth in transit deficits, policymakers must seek ways to stimulate alternative forms of public transport that operate at lower labor costs or higher revenues than current public transit services. It is suggested that the first step in seeking alternatives to current transit services should be to give private entities the opportunity to provide unsubsidized services wherever possible. This article discusses this topic in detail.
Does One Effect Size Fit All? The Case Against Default Effect Sizes for Sport and Exercise Science

Recent discussions in the sport and exercise science community have focused on the appropriate use and reporting of effect sizes. Sport and exercise scientists often analyze repeated-measures data, from which mean differences are reported. To aid the interpretation of these data, standardized mean differences (SMD) are commonly reported as description of effect size. In this manuscript, we hope to alleviate some confusion. First, we provide a philosophical framework for conceptualizing SMDs; that is, by dichotomizing them into two groups: magnitude-based and signal-to-noise based SMDs. Second, we describe the statistical properties of SMDs and their implications. Finally, we provide high-level recommendations for how sport and exercise scientists can thoughtfully report raw effect sizes, SMDs, or other effect sizes for their own studies. This conceptual framework provides sport and exercise scientists with the background necessary to make and justify their choice of an SMD. The code to reproduce all analyses and figures within the manuscript can be found at the following link: https://www.doi. org/10.17605/OSF.IO/FC5XW.
Prevalence and associated factors of metabolic syndrome among Chinese adults and elders with multi-level generalized estimation equation models

Aim: The aim of this study is to examine prevalence of MetS and associated factors among Chinese adults and elders covering a broad age range from 18 to 80 years old with multi-level generalized estimation equation models. Methods: 28,062 subjects completed all blood biochemical testing. Subjects meeting at least 3 of the 5 criteria qualify as having MetS. Multi-level generalized estimation equation model was used to examine the relationship between MetS and covariates in order to control the cluster effect of living area.Results: 65.70% of all subjects had at least one clinical feature of MetS. 2926 subjects were diagnosed as MetS and the prevalence rate was 14.03%. The prevalence rate of MetS for males (12.31%) was lower than females (15.57%). After controlling the cluster effect of living areas, many demographic and life-style characteristics were associated with MetS. Overweight (OR=1.670, 95%CI: 1.600-1.743), obese subjects (OR=2.287, 95%CI: 2.136-2.449), current drinkers (OR=1.053, 95%CI: 1.020-1.086), physical laborers (OR=1.070, 95%CI: 1.040-1.101), subjects enjoying high-salted diet (OR=1.040, 95%CI: 1.009-1.071), subjects with hyperuricemia (OR=1.264, 95%CI: 1.215-1.316), subjects with less sleep duration (OR=1.032, 95%CI: 1.009-1.055), subjects with family history of cardiovascular diseases (OR=1.065, 95%CI: 1.019-1.113) or cerebrovascular diseases (OR=1.055, 95%CI: 1.007-1.104) could increase prevalence risk of MetS. risk of MetS would increase 6.9% (OR=1.069, 95%CI: 1.053-1.085) with each 5-percent increase of PBF.Conclusion: MetS has become a serious public health challenge in China. Changes of lifestyles including high fat, alcohol drinking, high-salted diet and less sleep duration were very important to control MetS.
FLEXURAL BEHAVIOR AND DESIGN OF RC MEMBERS USING FRP REINFORCEMENT. DISCUSSION

A discussion of a paper with the aforementioned title by Antonio Nanni, published in this journal (Volume 119, Number 11, November 1993), is presented. GangaRao disagrees with and comments on several points in the author's paper: 1) current design practice for shear resistance of fiber-reinforced plastic (FRP) stirrups should not be revised, 2) concrete beams reinforced with sand-coated glass exhibit excellent ductility, 3) the statement on a lack of straightforwardness in computing reinforcement is inaccurate, 4) citing GangaRao and Faza's 80 percent rupture value as odd and misleading is neither odd nor misleading, based on technical publications definition of proof stress. No closure is offered by the author.
Symptomatic remission in schizophrenia affects employment outcomes; Instrumental activity of daily living is a determinant for non-remitted patients

Background: Remission criteria were proposed by Andreasen for classifying patients with schizophrenia according to the severity of psychopathology. Up to the present time, there have been no cohort studies exploring the association between remission status and employment outcomes in patients with schizophrenia. The study aimed to explore whether symptomatic remission is significantly associated with employment outcomes in a two-year longitudinal study, and to investigate factors associated with favorable employment outcomes for patients without symptomatic remission at baseline.Methods: All of 525 stable patients with schizophrenia in the therapeutic community of a public mental hospital between 2013 and 2015 in Taiwan were recruited. Employment outcomes, defined as the cumulative on-the-job duration (months/per year) and income (new Taiwan dollars, NT$/per year), were investigated at the end of 1- and 2-year follow-up after enrollment. For repeated measurements, linear mixed models were constructed to examine the association between symptomatic remission and employment outcomes after controlling for potential confounding variables including age, sex, education, type and daily dose of antipsychotics, cognitive function, activities of daily living (ADL), instrumental activities of daily living (IADL), and initial employment type.Results: The average age was 51.8 years, and 65.3% were males. Among them, 124 patients (23.6%, 124/525) met the remission criteria at baseline. The linear mixed-model analysis showed that patients who had symptomatic remission were employed 0.69 of a month longer ( p = 0.04) and earned NT$2,490 more ( p = 0.03) within 1 year than did those who did not show symptomatic remission. For finding factors related to employment outcomes in patients without remission, initial IADL scores were significantly associated with both outcomes (B = 0.089, p = 0.001 and B =153, p = 0.003 for cumulative duration and income). Conclusion: Our study suggests that assessing symptomatic remission is an useful part of monitoring treatment effectiveness for schizophrenia, and all strategies targeting the bio-psycho-social domains to attain symptomatic remission are paramount to maintain favorable employment outcomes. To enhance the level of instrumental daily activities is an important issue for schizophrenia patients to return to the community with promising employment outcomes.
Drawing Realistic Textures in Pencil

You won't believe the incredible drawings you can create using common pencils and the special techniques illustrated in this book. These methods are so easy that anyone-from doodler to advanced artist-can master them in minutes! Step by step, you'll learn how to capture the look of metal, glass, weathered wood, skin, hair and other textures. Two detailed start-to-finish demonstrations show you how to use these textures to create drawings that look so real they seem to leap right off the page.
Classroom Practices

Today, with the new advances in technology, there is a need to have innovative and active learning practices for Teaching. Now, it’s the student-centric Education era. As quoted by John Holt, “ Learning is not the product of teaching but Learning is the product of the activity of Learners ”. The proper learning at proper life span of a student plays a vital role in the mental as well as physical growth of that student. There are various types of learnings known as teaching pedagogies to have the two way interactive sessions. The student’s suggestions should be honored by giving them chance to express themselves and thus increasing the teaching–learning interactions. The teaching–learning sessions needs to be “Learner-centered” rather than “Teacher-centered” in classroom. Thus, it’s the modern pedagogy that has learner diversity, where the Teacher has to cater to the diversity of learning styles and acts more like a Facilitator. The active learning pedagogies will definitely motivate and increase the active participation of the students in classroom.
Chemical and Sensory Characterization of Vidal Icewines Fermented with Different Yeast Strains

The aim of this study is to comprehensively investigate the aroma composition and sensory attributes of Vidal icewine fermented with four yeast strains (ST, K1, EC1118, and R2). A total of 485 kinds of volatile components were identified by comprehensive two-dimensional gas chromatography-time of flight mass spectrometry, among which 347 kinds of volatile compounds were the same in four kinds of sample. The heat map was conducted with 156 volatile compounds, which have aroma contributions, and the analysis results identified the characteristics of the aroma composition of icewine fermented with different yeasts. Quantitative descriptive analysis was performed with a trained panel to obtain the sensory profiles. The aroma attributes of honey and nut of the icewine fermented by R2 were much higher than others. Partial least squares discriminant analysis further provided 40 compounds that were mainly responsible for the differences of the aroma characteristics of the icewines fermented by four yeasts. This study provides more data on the current status of Vidal icewines by main commercial yeasts.