Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Variance as a Measure of Performance in an Aviation Context

A combined measure of performance (i.e., constant error plus variable error) is a common approach to determining aircraft pilot performance. However, a variable error measure has worked well as a performance measure in highway driving. Twenty novice participants were recruited to participate in a study that tested flying performance in a simulator criterion trial following simulated flight training. The data were analyzed first using a common root mean square error measure (combined error). The same data were subsequently analyzed using a variable error measure and the results were compared and contrasted. Results indicated that the variable error approach was sensitive, precise, and efficient when measuring pilot performance. Explanations for why this is a particularly suitable approach in an aviation context are provided.
Cohesion Intensive Hash Code Book Co-construction for Efficiently Localizing Sketch Depicted Scenes

We investigate the problem of efficiently localizing sketch depicted scenes in a remote sensing image data set. We pose the problem as that of remote sensing image retrieval with sketch queries, and explore the use of hashing techniques to achieve efficient retrieval. Given two training data sets of sketches and remote sensing images which have a common set of class labels, we develop a hashing strategy that co-constructs two hash code books for the sketches and the remote sensing images separately. The hash code book co-construction strategy encourages hash codes for the sketches and remote sensing images from different classes to be far away from one another and those from the same class to be close. This property is maintained by two cohesion intensive cues, i.e., (a) an interclass pairwise disperse cue (InterPDC) and (b) an intraclass pairwise balance cue (IntraPBC). We use the two co-constructed hash code books for training two linear mapping models which generate hash codes for sketches and remote sensing images separately. Sorting the Hamming distance between the sketch hash codes and the remote sensing image hash codes renders efficient remote sensing image retrieval with sketch queries. This enables localizing the sketch depicted scenes in the remote sensing image data set. Additionally, our method can also be used for fast localizing sketch depicted scenes in a remote sensing image of large size. Extensive experiments on public data sets validate the effectiveness and efficiency of our method.
Storage-Dependent Effects of Oregano Essential Oil on Lipid Peroxidation and Total Antioxidant Capacity in the Grapeseed Oil

Introduction Oregano is known as the name used to refer to a great variety of plants, at least 61 species, and 17 genera belonging to six different botanical families. Verbenaceae and Lamiaceae are the most conspicuous families. Within the Lamiaceae family are the plants belonging to the genera Origanum and Hedeoma; while the genera Lippia and Lantana belong to the Verbenaceae family. The other families are Rubiaceae, Apiaceae, and Asteraceae (Kintzios, 2012; Baser and Buchbauer, 2015; Leyva-López et al., 2017). Hedeoma patens, Lippia graveolens, Lippia palmeri, Lippia alba, Origanum dictamnus, Origanum hirtum, Origanum onites, Origanum vulgare are some plants of oregano Storage-dependent effects of oregano essential oil on lipid peroxidation and total antioxidant capacity in the grapeseed oil
Active Modal Control and Its Robustness Using Point Sensors and Point Actuators.

This paper addresses the active modal control of a planar structure using the point sensors / actuators designed to replace the distributed sensors / actuators regarded as an ideal sensor / actuator.It is the purpose of this paper to verify the capability of the active modal control system experimentally.First, a modal control system for a general distributed structure based upon point sensors / actuators is designed.Then, the modal control of an isolated mode as well as a degenerate mode is conducted, demonstrating the control effect for suppressing the targeted structural mode while exerting no influence on the the others.It is found that even an over-damping state of the mode of interest is possible without inducing control instability.Moreover, by placing additional"lead"masses onto the planar structure with a view to varying modal parameters of the structure, the robustness in modal filtering, modal actuation and modal control is investigated, demonstrating a significant robustness of the active modal control system.
Effect of gibberellic acid (GA3) addition on physiological parameters and metal uptake in Phaseolus vulgaris seedlings under cadmium and lead stress

Abstract Cadmium (Cd) and lead (Pb) are considered phytotoxic metals. Gibberellins (GAs) are a large group of tetracyclic diterpenoid phytohormones from GA1 to GA136. Common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) is a legume that is very popular around the world. In this study, 50 µM gibberellic acid (GA3) was added to bean seedlings treated with Cd plus Pb each at 100 or 200 mM concentration. Total chlorophyll content decreased by 25% and 40% in shoots of plant treated with 100 and 200 mM concentration, respectively compared to the control group. Based on results of the lipid peroxidation assay, in shoots, addition of GA3 in the presence of 100 mM and 200 mM metal concentrations was also reduced by 48% and 32%, respectively. Antioxidant and nitric oxide (NO) scavenging activities (%) increased with the addition of GA3. With the addition of GA3 to 100 mM toxicity in shoots, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) activity increased by 17%. NO scavenging activity (%) was reduced by 27% and 53% in the presence of 100 mM and 200 mM concentrations of the two heavy metals (HMs), respectively, in the shoot compared to the control group. NO scavenging activity reduction of 40% in 100 mM stress and 60% in 200 mM stress were determined. Graphical Abstract
Optimal Control of Automobiles for Fuel Economy

This paper describes an application of dynamic programming to determining optimal driver control of an automobile for fuel economy. The objective function is provided by a simulator that uses vehicle performance maps derived from statistical analysis of road data collected by the authors. One dynamic program controls acceleration as a function of time subject to constraints on speed, acceleration, and distance covered. Another controls acceleration and gearshift subject to constraints on speed, acceleration, and time required to shift gears. Results are presented for acceleration to a given cruising speed, driving over hills while achieving a given average speed, and driving from one stop sign to another.
Security of distributed control systems: the concern increases

Process automation systems are key to the organizations behind the UK's critical national infrastructure (CNI) as they both monitor and control critical processes involved with the production and transportation of gas, electricity and water. As these systems become more 'open' - using Ethernet, TCP/IP and Web technologies - they become vulnerable to the same threats that exist for normal IT systems.
Associations between the quality of street space and the attributes of the built environment using large volumes of street view pictures

In this study, we focus on the quality of street space which has attracted high attentions. We discover associations between the quality of street space and built environment attributes through an ordered logistic model using massive street view pictures (SVPs) and data on street location, form, function and attributes. Before ascertain which built environment factors influence the quality of street space, we checked the concordance of the experts’ scores, as well as correlations between different dimensions through Kappa analysis and drew the distribution map of street space quality. We found that the value of intersection over union is 85.61% for scoring the street space quality by different people. The spatial quality of more than 75% streets are in the middle level with no obvious polarisation observed in the central area of Qingdao. In addition, for street quality index, all variables are statistically significant. The sequence is as follows: near-line rate > D/H ratio > slope > length of street > distance to administrative center > POIs diversity. The D/H ratio, near-line rate, slope length of street, distance to administrative center and POIs diversity have various associations on every dimension of street quality. They can prove useful for drafting more appropriate policy measures aimed at improving street quality.
Efficient electroabsorption in InGaAsP/InGaAsP MQW optical waveguide

Efficient electroabsorption in an InGaAsP/InGaAsP MQW optical waveguide modulator structure is reported. A 17 dB extinction ratio is obtained by applying a 3.5 V drive voltage to a 78 μm long waveguide operating at 1.54 μm under TE-polarisation mode. The on-state attenuation is only 2 dB.
Research Progress in Membrane Fouling of Membrane Bioreactor

Membrane bioreactor (MBR) has been becoming a popular technology in wastewater treatment due to its advantages with good treatment efficiency. However, membrane fouling prevented its wide application in water treatment. In this paper, the mechanism of membrane fouling was summarized, and the improvement methods were introduced. Operational parameters were emphasized in the running plants.
Polerovirus genomic variation

Abstract The polerovirus (family Solemoviridae, genus Polerovirus) genome consists of single-, positive-strand RNA organized in overlapping open reading frames (ORFs) that, in addition to others, code for protein 0 (P0, a gene silencing suppressor), a coat protein (CP, ORF3), and a read-through domain (ORF5) that is fused to the CP to form a CP-read-through (RT) protein. The genus Polerovirus contains twenty-six virus species that infect a wide variety of plants from cereals to cucurbits, to peppers. Poleroviruses are transmitted by a wide range of aphid species in the genera Rhopalosiphum, Stiobion, Aphis, and Myzus. Aphid transmission is mediated both by the CP and by the CP-RT. In viruses, mutational robustness and structural flexibility are necessary for maintaining functionality in genetically diverse sets of host plants and vectors. Under this scenario, within a virus genome, mutations preferentially accumulate in areas that are determinants of host adaptation or vector transmission. In this study, we profiled genomic variation in poleroviruses. Consistent with their multifunctional nature, single-nucleotide variation and selection analyses showed that ORFs coding for P0 and the read-through domain within the CP-RT are the most variable and contain the highest frequency of sites under positive selection. An order/disorder analysis showed that protein P0 is not disordered. In contrast, proteins CP-RT and virus protein genome-linked (VPg) contain areas of disorder. Disorder is a property of multifunctional proteins with multiple interaction partners. The results described here suggest that using contrasting mechanisms, P0, VPg, and CP-RT mediate adaptation to host plants and to vectors and are contributors to the broad host and vector range of poleroviruses. Profiling genetic variation across the polerovirus genome has practical applications in diagnostics, breeding for resistance, and identification of susceptibility genes and contributes to our understanding of virus interactions with their host, vectors, and environment.
Static Modeling for Commercial Braided Pneumatic Muscle Actuators

An enhanced model is proposed to describe static property of commercial braided pneumatic muscle actuators by including several important influencing factors. Elasticity of elastomer tube is considered and Ogden strain energy function is employed to describe its strain energy density. During pressurized process, small deformation of fiber occurs and is calculated using force balancing principle. Frictional forces within muscles are studied, which consist of friction within braid and that between bladder and braid. Isobaric experiments are performed and results verify the validity of the model.
Priming of Resistance-Related Phenolics: A Study of Plant-Associated Bacteria and Hymenoscyphus fraxineus

European ash (Fraxinus excelsior) is highly affected by the pathogenic fungus Hymenoscyphus fraxineus in all of Europe. Increases in plant’s secondary metabolite (SM) production is often linked tol enhanced resistance to stress, both biotic and abiotic. Moreover, plant-associated bacteria have been shown to enhance SM production in inoculated plants. Thus, our hypothesis is that bacteria may boost ash SM production, hence priming the tree’s metabolism and facilitating higher levels of resilience to H. fraxineus. We tested three different ash genotypes and used Paenibacillus sp. and Pseudomonas sp. for inoculation in vitro. Total phenol (TPC), total flavonoid (TFC) and carotenoid contents were measured, as well as the chlorophyll a/b ratio and morphometric growth parameters, in a two-stage trial, whereby seedlings were inoculated with the bacteria during the first stage and with H. fraxineus during the second stage. While the tested bacteria did not positively affect the morphometric growth parameters of ash seedlings, they had a statistically significant effect on TPC, TFC, the chlorophyll a/b ratio and carotenoid content in both stages, thus confirming our hypothesis. Specifically, in ash genotype 64, both bacteria elicited an increase in carotenoid content, TPC and TFC during both stages. Additionally, Pseudomonas sp. inoculated seedlings demonstrated an increase in phenolics after infection with the fungus in both genotypes 64 and 87. Our results indicate that next to genetic selection of the most resilient planting material for ash reforestation, plant-associated bacteria could also be used to boost ash SM production.
Tomadas de decisão baseado em análises estratégicas: estudo de caso em uma microempresa de biotecnologia

A estratégia é um conceito essencial em qualquer empresa, de qualquer porte. No entanto é preciso entender melhor o impacto do uso das ferramentas de análise para formulação de um planejamento para Micro e Pequenas Empresas. O objetivo desse traballho foi o de compreender os processos de administração estratégica como meios de alavancar o desempenho de micro e pequenas empresas, observando a utilização de ferramentas de análise das estratégias por uma Micro Empresa do setor de biotecnologia, que tem como base o uso de novas tecnologias para criação de vantagem competitiva. Os resultados desse estudo de caso mostraram que, após identificar as oportunidades, a empresa estudada fez um contrato de prestação de serviços técnicos com a financiadora do novo projeto, que precisou recorrer aos conhecimentos oferecidos para introduzir um novo sistema de diagnóstico no mercado. A proposta em questão oferecia a firma estudada acesso à tecnologia exclusiva, em um segmento com altas barreiras de entrada, em contrapartida a empresa utilizaria o alto grau de conhecimento técnico aliado à compreensão do funcionamento da complexa legislação brasileira para lançamento de produtos no setor de saúde pública.
Factors that influence soundscapes in historical areas

This study is designed to reveal the soundscape characteristics of historical areas of Harbin, China, a typical Chinese city with fast urbanization process, through an intensive questionnaire survey and acoustic measurements. It was found that major sound sources vary considerably in different areas, with business-based historical areas featured by cries from street vendors, leisure-based and tourism-based historical areas by music, and residential historical areas by traffic noise. The average equivalent sound pressure level is between 62 and 70 dBA, and 53.6% of the interviewees are satisfied with the soundscape while 15.1% are not. With a given sound level, the interviewees have different levels of acoustic satisfaction at different sites featured by different sound sources. The acoustic satisfaction is, to a large extent, correlated with the subjective evaluation of temperature, humidity, wind environment as well as cultural identity, vitality, public sanitation, landscaping and green areas. Moreover, the interviewees' age, occupation, duration and purpose have significant effect on their acoustic satisfaction.
Cellular Automata Microsimulation of Bidirectional Pedestrian Flows

The cellular automata (CA) microsimulation of pedestrians is a particlehopping model in which a set of local rules prescribe the behavior of entities within local neighborhoods of cells. CA microsimulation has emerged as a tool for simulating traffic flow and modeling transportation networks. Pedestrian flow is inherently more complex than vehicular flow, and simulation models that are used for emulating vehicular traffic are not directly applicable to modeling pedestrian movements. In previous work the authors demonstrated that unidirectional pedestrian flow patterns consistent with well-established fundamental properties could be generated with CA microsimulation. This paper expands upon the previous effort and presents a CA microsimulation model and emergent fundamental flows for a bidirectional pedestrian walkway. Simulation experiments indicate that the basic model is applicable to walkways of various lengths and widths and across different directional shares of pedestrian movements.
A new oxide degradation mechanism for stresses in the Fowler-Nordheim tunneling regime

In this study, voltage and current stress measurements in the Fowler-Nordheim regime, performed on gate oxides (9 nm-28 nm), indicated that a ramped pre-stress prior to a constant stress can increase the time to breakdown in some cases. In the literature oxide breakdown is said to be related to a fixed amount of trapped oxide charge or to a fixed amount of generated traps in the oxide. However, these models cannot explain our experimental observations. Current-time, current-charge, voltage-time characteristics and results of high frequency pre-stresses have been extensively studied in order to gain information about the charge trapping properties of the virgin and pre-stressed oxides. It is concluded from experimental results that the rate of initial positive charge build up in the oxide during the constant stress is a key factor for oxide degradation and breakdown.
Alternative Approach In Enhancing The Bandwidth Of The Microstrip Antenna

Antena merupakan satu komponen penting dalam sistem komukasi wayarles. Antena mikrojalur boleh digunakan untuk aplikasi wayarles kerana ia mempunyai ciri–ciri seperti ringan, mudah dipasang dan dihasilkan dalam kuantiti yang banyak. Walaupun antenna mikrojalur mempunyai ciri–ciri tersebut yang menjadikannya sesuai untuk digunakan dalam aplikasi wayarles, namun ia mempunyai satu kekurangan yang agak serius, iaitu ciri lebar jalur yang sempit. Selalunya, antena mikrojalur mempunyai jalur di antara 1 – 3%. Tetapi, sekiranya kekurangan ini dapat diatasi, potensi antena mikrojalur boleh dimaksimumkan. Satu teknik alternatif untuk memperluaskan lebar jalur antena mikrojalur telah dikaji dan dicadangkan di sini. Aplikasi wayarles yang telah dipilih untuk dikaji ialah rangkaian kawasan tempatan tanpa wayar (WLAN) berasaskan kepada piawaian IEEE 802.11b. Di Malaysia, jalur WLAN adalah di antara 2.4 GHz hingga 2.48 GHz. Teknik yang dipilih untuk meluaskan lebar jalur ini ialah Antena Mikrojalur Dua Tampal Serupa Dengan Ruangan Udara (IDMA). Dengan menggunakan teknik ini, perluasan lebar jalur hingga lebih kurang 11% dapat dicapai. Jalur ini sememangnya dapat merangkumi jalur WLAN dengan frekuensi operasinya pada 2.45 GHz. Kata kunci: Rangkaian kawasan tempatan wayarles (WLAN); antena mikrojalur dua tampal serupa dengan ruangan udara (IDMA) Antenna is a vital component in wireless application systems. The microstrip antenna can be used for wireless applications as it has features such as light weight, easily mounted and it is easy to mass produce. Although there are many features that suits well for microstrip antenna to be deployed for wireless applications, there is a very serious limitation where it has a very narrow bandwidth. The typical bandwidth of the microstrip antennas is between 1 – 3%. If this limitation is eliminated, the microstrip antenna can be used to its full potential. An alternative bandwidth enhancement technique is studied and then proposed in order to broaden the bandwidth of the microstrip antenna. The wireless application that is selected to be studied is the Wireless Local Area Network (WLAN) based on the IEEE 802.11b standard. In Malaysia, this WLAN band spans from 2.4 GHz to 2.48 GHz. The bandwidth enhancement technique which is selected is the Identical Dual–Patch Microstrip Antenna with Air–Gap (IDMA). By using this technique, a bandwidth enhancement of about 11% has been achieved. This bandwidth very well covers the required WLAN band with an operating frequency of 2.45 GHz. Key words: Wireless local area network (WLAN); identical dual patch microstrip antenna with air–gap (IDMA)
The Effect Of Price Policy And Experiential Marketing On Repurchase Intention Mediated By Customer Satisfaction (Study at PT. Maybank Indonesia Finance Regional Jakarta)

The increase in the number of motorized vehicles can be seen from the data released by the Central Statistics Agency (BPS) explaining that in 2019 the number of vehicles spread in Indonesia reached more than 133 million units where this number increased by around 5.3% compared to the previous two years. The distribution of the total number of vehicles consists of motorcycles, private cars, freight cars and buses. Of the total number of vehicles circulating in Indonesia in 2020, DKI Jakarta contributed about 17% or 20 million vehicles to the total, where the number of vehicles also increased very significantly compared to the previous year. Another surprising fact is that the number of vehicles circulating in Jakarta exceeds the population of Jakarta based on population census data in 2020 which only reached 10.56 million people. However, in 2020 a decline in sales in new car transactions due to the Covid-19 pandemic was also unavoidable so that it became a challenge for PT Maybank Indonesia Finance, especially for customers who had already made transactions, of course, to maintain retention from these customers so that the intention to make transactions emerged. /buyback through PT Maybank Indonesia Finance, which this requires appropriate and effective strategies. This research is a quantitative study with 111 respondents spread across DKI Jakarta, using SMARTPLS 3.3 data processing. The results of the study show that all of the hypotheses studied in this study have a significant influence, so that PT Maybank Indonesia Finance must pay attention to many things to maintain customer retention for re-transactions.
Attaining Sustainable Development Goal for Newborn Survival: Reinforcing Postnatal Interventions

Under the sustainable development goals (SDG), the target for neonatal mortality rate (NMR) was proposed to be less than 12 per 1000 live births by 2030 and may not meet the SDG 2030 NMR target. It may be prudent to focus on moderately low birth weight babies, 1500-2499 g, to reach the goal. This category of babies constitutes 37% of newborn deaths. They need supervised care for a short period that consists of the provision of warmth and breastfeeding with or without antibiotic therapy, and with or without oxygen administration. Despite knowing that these interventions can reduce neonatal deaths, deficiencies in how to implement these measures may be making all the difference to the expected outcome. This paper suggests possible ways to enhance the effectiveness of some of the better-known interventions such as the provision of warmth, feeding, resuscitation, oxygen administration, delivery of continuous positive airway support, and antibiotic therapy.