Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Environmental variability and primate behavioural flexibility

Book description: In 1953 a young female Japanese macaque called Imo began washing sweet potatoes before eating them, presumably to remove dirt and sand grains. Soon other monkeys had adopted this behaviour, and potato washing gradually spread throughout the troop. When, three years after her first invention, Imo devised a second novel foraging behaviour, that of separating wheat from sand by throwing mixed handfuls into water and scooping out the floating grains, she was almost instantly heralded around the world as a 'monkey genius'. Imo is probably the most celebrated of animal innovators. In fact, many animals will invent new behaviour patterns, adjust established behaviours to a novel context, or respond to stresses in an appropriate and novel manner. Innovation is an important component of behavioural flexibility, vital to the survival of individuals in species with generalist or opportunistic lifestyles, and potentially of critical importance to those endangered or threatened species forced to adjust to changed or impoverished environments. Innovation may also have played a central role in avian and primate brain evolution. Yet until recently animal innovation has been subject to almost complete neglect by behavioural biologists, psychologists, social learning researchers, and conservation-minded biologists. This collection of stimulating and readable articles by leading scientific authorities is the first ever book on 'animal innovation', designed to put the topic of animal innovation on the map and heighten awareness of this developing field.
Analysis of PMM data for underwater vehicles

The following thesis studies techniques for determining the manoeuvring performance of unmanned underwater vehicles (UUVs). The use of UUVs is increasing in both commercial and military applications. These craft, which are unmanned, are controlled and powered through an umbilical cable in the case of remotely operated vehicles; for autonomous UUVs, they are powered and controlled from suitable on-board equipment. Often the expense of operating UUVs over numerous scenarios and environmental conditions restricts opportunities for developing operational use of these craft. Hence the capability to simulate the manoeuvring performance of particular UUVs is desirable. The development of mathematical models and software functions to simulate a manoeuvring UUV are given in this work. The thesis also addresses the requirement of these mathematical models for hydrodynamic coefficients that characterise a vehicle's performance. Experimental techniques based on planar motion mechanism (PMM) measurements for determining hydrodynamic coefficients are considered here. The development of a horizontal planar motion mechanism (HPMM) by the Australian Maritime Engineering Cooperative Research Centre (AME) provided the basis for an extensive experimental program. The work reported here includes results from tests on a 1/3rd scale model of the Royal Australian Navy's Mine Disposal Vehicle, PAP104. The HPMM is an electromechanical device that is mounted in either a towing tank or a circulating water channel, enabling scale models to be oscillated in a water flow. Hydrodynamic loads are measured together with the displacement of the model, allowing the hydrodynamic coefficients to be determined. Techniques are reviewed for the analysis of HPMM data. The Systems Identification technique is developed into software routines that are used to determine hydrodynamic coefficients for the 1 /3rd PAP104 model. Experimental considerations for model testing are discussed together with the equipment and facilities used. Recommendations are proposed for the design of the model test program, which includes commentary on frequency and blockage related effects that occur with oscillatory testing. A circulating water channel (CWC) was used in conjunction with the HPMM for the continuous testing of the submerged models. An evaluation of this facility with respect to flow quality is given together with results of the work undertaken to improve the flow uniformity. Validation data was provided by independent vertical planar motion mechanism tests that were conducted on a full size PAP104 vehicle. These data show good agreement with the results obtained from the HPMM tests conducted on the 1/3rd scale model of the PAP104. An error analysis was conducted on the experimental procedure and HPMM data analysis method to determine accuracy of individual hydrodynamic coefficients. A sensitivity analysis was also conducted using the UUV simulation to investigate the effect of individual errors in the hydrodynamic coefficients on the navigational accuracy of a manoeuvring UUV.
Fuzzing for Software Security Testing and Quality Assurance

"A fascinating look at the new direction fuzzing technology is taking -- useful for both QA engineers and bug hunters alike! " --Dave Aitel, CTO, Immunity Inc. Learn the code cracker's malicious mindset, so you can find worn-size holes in the software you are designing, testing, and building. Fuzzing for Software Security Testing and Quality Assurance takes a weapon from the black-hat arsenal to give you a powerful new tool to build secure, high-quality software. This practical resource helps you add extra protection without adding expense or time to already tight schedules and budgets. The book shows you how to make fuzzing a standard practice that integrates seamlessly with all development activities. This comprehensive reference goes through each phase of software development and points out where testing and auditing can tighten security. It surveys all popular commercial fuzzing tools and explains how to select the right one for a software development project. The book also identifies those cases where commercial tools fall short and when there is a need for building your own fuzzing tools.
Astronomy education in geomatics

Traditionally, geomatics activities deal with determining precise azimuth, positioning and timing. The dependency on astronomical techniques for carrying out such practices has been well understood. However, with the availability of space-based positioning, navigation and timing (PNT) technologies especially the United Statesâ€™ Global Positioning System (GPS), the Russianâ€™s GLObal NAvigation Satellite System (GLONASS), and other Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS), most of the astronomical tasks in geomatics practices have been taken over by the emerging GNSS technologies. Because of that, astronomy is seen has no longer role to play and thus should be discarded in the present geomatics curriculum. This view is misleading. In fact, astronomy has continuous role to play even in the space based era. Astronomy in geomatics education is vital for at least two reasons: first, it provides the basic knowledge of space based technologies, and second, it enhances the fundamental studies in Islamic astronomy as part of human capital development in Malaysia. This paper overviews the astronomy in geomatics education focusing the syllabus in geomatics curriculum, its learning and teaching activities at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
The Moderating Effect of Organizational Culture on the Relationship Between Total Quality Management, Entrepreneurial Orientation and the Performance of Banks in Yemen

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the moderating effect of organizational culture (OC) on the relationships between Total Quality Management (TQM), Entrepreneurial Orientation (EO) and the organizational performance (OP). However, this study was greatly motivated by the inconsistent findings in the contemporary literature regarding the relationships between TQM, EO and the organizational performance. Due to these inconsistencies, a new research stream emerged which suggests investigating the effect of third variable that may better explain the nature of these links. In the relevant literature, many theories have emphasized the necessity to establish the fit between organizations and intended strategies as the first and key success factor. Due to the acknowledged importance of OC as a critical variable for strategy implementation, this study integrated many theories such as the contingency theory and organizational change theory and get inspired by the congruence model to study the effect of organizational culture (OC) on successful strategy implementation. Due to the relative small population, this study targeted the entire population of branches to get the number of respendents that best represent the context of the study. Of 287 questionnaires distributed, using the self- administered mechanism, 201 questionnaires representing a response rate of 70% were returned and further analyzed. In fact, this study followed a rigorous process to establish the construct validity of the measure by employing EFA as well as CFA using both SPSS and AMOS statistical software packages. The findings of this study revealed that TQM and EO were significant predictors of organizational performance. This study, however, supported the premises of contingency theory, organizational change theory and the congruence model confirming the importance of supportive OC for any successful strategy implementation. These findings, therefore, strongly suggested that supportive OC should be developed in prior to any strategy implementation planning.
Essays on optimization and system design in service and supply chain management

This dissertation is comprised of three essays that model, analyze and optimize service and supply chain systems in the context of some specific issues. In the first essay, we help optimize a service system by addressing the question of whether prioritization is helpful. There are two classes of customers, urgent with a high waiting cost and non-urgent with a low waiting cost. There are two types of employees, sorters who collect information on a customer and then decide whether it is urgent or non-urgent, and processors who provide the service. Therefore, prioritization costs both time (additional waiting to get prioritized) and money (salary paid to sorters). We compare sorter-plus-processor and processor-only systems under different scenarios to answer this question. In the second essay, we analyze whether a supply chain system is performing optimally or not. We do it by studying supply chain coordination in a newsvendor scenario when the inventory is managed by the vendor (VMI). We consider four popular contracts from the literature, buyback, quantity flexibility, quantity discount and sales rebate contracts, and analyze their ability to coordinate the supply chain under VMI. Since all of them do not coordinate, we propose two new contracts that coordinate under VMI and analyze their ability to coordinate when the inventory is managed by the retailer (RMI). In the third essay, we help in optimizing the pricing and ordering decisions of a retailer who sells a perishable product. We model this perishable product as having
Systemic Design in AgroFood Sector: EN.FA.SI project

The EN.FA. SI. project (l'ENergia e il FAgiolo in SIstema), supported by the Piedmont Region with POR-FESR 2007-13 funds on productive transition and innovation, aims to develop a specific area in the North West of Italy (province of Cuneo) through a process of designing for food. The project will have a strong impact on: -the Environment: land conservation, protection of soil and native species, the consolidation of local culture, clean industrial processes, and efficient logistics; - the Economy: increasing productive activities in the area, niche businesses development, integration of different production activities; -the Technology: process innovation and efficiency; -the Society: increasing local workplaces, enhancement of the know-how mainly held by the elderly, the application of scientific innovation in the field. The design object of the project is the optimizazion/innovation of material and energy flows in the locally produced bean process (Fagiolo Cuneo). The Systemic Design (SD) studies not only the linear process, but also the inputs and outputs involved in each phase, to generate added value from what is usually considered waste. Environmental problems generate both difficulties but also the main opportunities for innovation related to Cuneo's bean supply-chain, from cultivation to distribution, from packaging design to rediscovering and promoting traditional recipes. This research evaluates the input and output of all stages of production, studies the energy needs, the flows of matter and energy and sizing a system to ensure zero impact on the environment. Cuneo's bean supply chain is of great importance for the cultural history of the province, highlighted by the presence of a 'Consortium' set up by the Chamber of Commerce of Cuneo in 1989, to promote this product registered as TFP (Traditional Food Products) and PGI (Protection of Geographical Indication). To ensure that this typical product with valuable organoleptic and nutritional characteristics becomes widespread it is necessary to introduce processes to ensure long term storage and faster cooking times for the end user. To achieve these goals the variety of bean chosen was Billo because its seeds have a rich pulp and the external part is thin. Furthermore, its cultivation can be strictly regulated and can be processed in an innovative way. The project was complex and involved many local SMEs and its strengths are related to the experimentation of new products, and the test of innovative production systems. The programmed changes provide an evolution in industrial processes that were modified from linear (resource extraction, processing and production of manufactured goods and scrap) to systemic and integrated, by creating a network of companies with zero emissions
Satisfaction Assessment Tool for Obstetrics Triage(SATOT): Development and Psychometric Properties

Background: Obstetrics triage is one of the major concerns of hospitals and health care providers. Satisfaction with the services received is a consequence and an important indicator in the assessment of service quality. However, service providers should frequently assess client satisfaction and use high reliability and validation tools to meet clients' needs. Thus, the aim of this study was designing and psychometric Satisfaction Assessment Tool for Obstetrics Triage.Methods: The current study is methodological research and was conducted by the exploratory sequential mixed method in two qualitative and qualitative stages. The first stage using a content analysis approach for describing the concept of satisfaction and then the initial items were extracted and the questionnaire was designed. In the second stage, the designed questionnaire was conducted on 200 subjects referring to obstetrics triage in terms of face validity, content validity, and construct validity by exploratory factor analysis. Reliability was calculated with internal consistency (Cronbach's alpha) and stability with ICC. Results: Ten items were extracted from the content analysis. Ten items were evaluated to face and content validity and no items were deleted. In the construct validity, one item was eliminated and nine items were extracted in two factors of structure and process satisfaction that explained 63.40% of the total variance. The numerical CVR of all items was above 0.49 and the I-CVI Modified Content Validity Index (K *) of all items ranged from 0.86 to one, and the S-CVI score was 0.97. The intra-cluster correlation coefficient was 0.884 and Cronbach's alpha was 0.793. Conclusion: The SATOT is a valid and reliable questionnaire for the assessment of the satisfaction of clients with obstetrics triage. The questionnaire consists of nine items with two dimensions (process and structure satisfaction) of five-point Likert scoring is a simple and easy-to-use tool. This questionnaire may help health providers and policymakers identify problems and challenges in triage that led to dissatisfaction and inappropriate outcomes and take appropriate action as appropriate.
Behavior Recognition and Prediction With Hidden Markov Models for Surveillance Systems

Abstract A method for learning models of a person's behavior in a building is described. The person's movements and some activities are detected by sensors. From the sensor values a Hidden Markov Model (HMM) is learned. Once a model is built, it allows calculating of predictions of the person's behavior with respect to incoming sensor values. A method for learning HMM structures from sample data is described.
Commercial Building Energy Baseline ModelingSoftware: Performance Metrics and MethodTesting with Open Source Models andImplications for Proprietary Software Testing

LBNL-XXXXX Commercial Building Energy Baseline Modeling Software: Performance Metrics and Method Testing with Open Source Models and Implications for Proprietary Software Testing Philip N Price, Ph.D., Jessica Granderson, Ph.D., Michael Sohn, Ph.D. Nathan Addy David Jump, Ph.D., P.E. Environmental Energy Technology Division September, 2013
Fuzzy Logic Controller Based Maximum Power Point Tracking for Total Cross Tied Photovoltaic Under Partial Shading

This paper presents a new approach of maximum power point tracking (MPPT) for partial shaded total cross tied (TCT) photovoltaic array based on fuzzy logic controller. The proposed method employs MPPT based on fuzzy logic controller comprising two inputs coming from voltage and current sensor. In addition, the photovoltaic array uses total cross tied configuration (TCT) in which it is superior to other configuration such as serial (S), parallel (P), and serial-parallel (SP) configuration. Here, TCT configuration consists of 10 photovoltaic modules by using 5×2 arrangements. Meanwhile, the fuzzy logic controller itself is used to drive boost dc-dc converter through pulse width modulation (PWM). The comparative study of two topologies, TCT (without fuzzy control) and proposed TCT (using fuzzy logic control) is carried out in MATLAB using SIMULINK , Fuzzy Logic Toolbox, and Power System Toolbox. The simulation result shows that TCT photovoltaic array using fuzzy logic controller (FLC) provides both higher power compared with TCT photovoltaic array without fuzzy logic controller.
A high specific power solar array for low to mid-power spacecraft

UltraFlex is the generic term for a solar array system which delivers on-orbit power in the 400 to 6,000 watt per wing sizes with end-of-life specific power performance ranging to 150 watts-per-kilogram. Such performance is accomplished with off-the-shelf solar cells and state-of the-art materials and processes. Much of the recent work in photovoltaics is centered on advanced solar cell development. Successful as such work has been, no integrated solar array system has emerged which meets NASA's stated goals of 'increasing the end-of-life performance of space solar cells and arrays while minimizing their mass and cost. ' This issue is addressed; namely, is there an array design that satisfies the usual requirements for space-rated hardware and that is inherently reliable, inexpensive, easily manufactured and simple, which can be used with both advanced cells currently in development and with inexpensive silicon cells? The answer is yes. The UltraFlex array described incorporates use of a blanket substrate which is thermally compatible with silicon and other materials typical of advanced multi-junction devices. The blanket materials are intrinsically insensitive to atomic oxygen degradation, are space rated, and are compatible with standard cell bonding processes. The deployment mechanism is simple and reliable and the structure is inherently stiff (high natural frequency). Mechanical vibration modes are also readily damped. The basic design is presented as well as supporting analysis and development tests.
Keynote Address: The Future of Virtual Reality and Prototyping

This keynote paper sets the scene for the Internati onal Scientific Workshop ‘Virtual Reality and Prototyping Conference’ organised by t he Laval International Virtual Reality Meeting. It briefly examines the background of toda y’s impressive VR technology, which can be used to evaluate complex products from the c onceptual design stage through to the manufacturing process. The emerging virtual revolut ion has wide and far-reaching consequences for many organisations. The paper look s at virtual prototyping and where opportunities exist for its application. It highlig hts also the urgent need for greater understanding of the associated human factors issue s.
Genetically modified foods:safety issues.

Foods and food ingredients produced via recombinant DNA techniques - an overview, Karl-Heinz Engel et al. Part 1 Regulatory oversight: US food and drug administration policy for foods developed by biotechnology, J.H. Marayanski regulatory oversight and safety assessment of genetically-modified foods in the European Union, Karl-Heinz Engel et al administrative oversight to ensure safety of biotechnologically-produced foods in Japan, Ryoji Takahara the role of the public and federal advisory committees in providing advice to the government on agricultural science policy, Alvin L. Young and Daniel D. Jones safety assessment of flavour ingredients produced by genetically-modified organisms, J.B. Hallagan and R.L. Hall. Part 2 Plants: determination of the safety of genetically-engineered crops, Keith Redenbaugh et al exotic germ plasm for allergenicity in transgenic foods, Oscar L. Frick use of plant virus genes to produce disease-resistant crops, Lynn E. Murry molecular cloning of cereal cystatins and evaluation of their antiviral and antipest effects, S. Arai et al safety assessment of the bacillus thuringiensis insecticidal crystal protein CRYIA(B) expressed in transgenic tomatos, H.P.J.M. Noteborn et al safety assessment of potatos resistant to Colorado potato beetle, P.B. Lavrik et al. Part 3 Microorganisms: improvement of beer brewing by using genetically-modified yeast, J. Vogel et al genetic modification of brewer's yeast to produce acetolactate decarboxylase and the safety aspects of the beer brewed by the transformed yeast, R. Takahashi et al safety aspects of genetically-modified lactic acid bacteria, W.P. Hammes et al. Part 4 Enzymes: enzymes from genetically-modified microorganisms, Sven Pedersen et al. Part 5 Animals: progress in genetic modifications of farm animals, V.G. Pursel.
THE DETERMINANTS OF BALL RELEASE SPEED IN CRICKET FAST BOWLERS

The purpose of this study was to identify parameters that contribute to high ball release speeds in cricket fast bowlers. 28 senior fast bowlers (mean ball release speed 34.0 ± 1.3 m/s) had their morphological dimensions, concentric and eccentric isokinetic strength and bowling technique analyzed. Six 50 Hz cameras and Ariel Performance Analysis System software analyzed their single fastest bowling action. Using Pearson’s correlation the parameters that significantly predicted ball release speed were: front leg knee angle at ball release, shoulder transverse orientation angle at front foot strike and strength of the shoulder extensor muscle group. Predictor variables failed to allow their incorporation into a multivariate model which is known to exist in less accomplished bowlers, suggesting that data from other groups may not be applicable to competive fast bowlers.