Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Balanço energético comparativo para rotas de escoamento de soja

The present work had as goal to study the energy flows about routes for soybean transport, at the Brazil middle-west region, from Rio Verde (GO) to Santos (SP). Two routes for analysis had been selected: a multimodality way (highway, railway and waterway modals), and one modality way (highway modal). The conversion of physical and operational factors in energetic unities was obtained in literature, by means energy coefficients. Initially, comparing the results obtained into multimodal way (route-1), the highway transport presented the largest energy expense specific (0.50 MJ km-1 t-1), followed by railway (0.42 MJ km-1 t-1) and, finally, the waterway (0.22 MJ km-1 t-1 ). For route-2 (one modal transport), the results indicated 0.50 MJ km-1 t-1 by the highway. Comparing the analyzed routes, the total specific energy spends by the route-2 (0.50 MJ km-1 t-1 ) it was greater than that one by route-1 (0.34 MJ km-1 t-1).
Beyond the Kiosk and the Billboard

The proliferation of commercial billboards and electronic signage in New York's Manhattan limits the possibility for interactive art sites. Lucy Bullivant describes how Eskyiu transformed an HSBC bank in Chinatown's Canal Street with an interactive facade and Antenna Design have created their Civic Exchange project for a site in Battery Park City. Copyright © 2007 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
An Integrated Management System for Quality, Health and Safety, and Environment: A Case Study

The nuclear power plant (NPP) project (NPPP) usually faces with the complex quality, health and safety, and environment (QHSE) risks, so that it is vital to establish the QMS, OHSMS, and EMS, as is called QHSEMSs, according to ISO 9001, ISO 45001, and ISO 14001 standards, as is called the three ISO standards, respectively. Meanwhile, the QHSEMSs need to be supplemented and improved according to IAEA safety standards due to its industry particularity, and the special QHSEMSs need to be established and then implemented. However, during establishing and implementing the special QHSEMSs for NPPP, problems including huge numbers of documents, complex organizational structures, cumbersome management processes, lower management efficiency, and higher management cost are encountered. In order to solve these problems, a generic model for integrating the special QHSEMSs into an integrated management system (IMS) for QHSE (QHSEIMS) for NPPP in China was proposed according to the three ISO standards and IAEA safety standards through PDCA, process, and system approaches, as is called the three integration approaches. The proposed model was applied to establish and implement the QHSEIMS in a typical case, and the application results indicated that the proposed model was of great help to streamline the documentation, organizational structure, and management process for QHSE, and to effectively and efficiently manage the QHSE for the NPPP.
Modeling MOS snapback and parasitic bipolar action for circuit-level ESD and high current simulations

A circuit-level simulator for ESD and EOS is presented. Equations for modeling the high current behavior of NMOS and PMOS transistors have been developed and implemented in SPICE. A simple and practical extraction methodology for obtaining the bipolar parameters is given, which uses the three terminal currents obtained from a single high current I-V curve. Simulation results are presented and compared to experimental data for single devices as well as a practical output circuit.
The Grey Clustering Evaluation Model of Enterprises IPR Performance Management

The enterprise intellectual property rights supervisory work is acomplex system engineering, the achievements of management performance is from management process and final product. Through the semantic resolution, from the service quality and the technical quality two aspects, has constructed the enterprise intellectual property rights management achievements pessimistic cluster quality synthetic evaluation model, and unifies the example confirmation model the accuracy and the validity.
Comparison of Mo and ITO back contacts in CIGSe solar cells: Vanishing of the main capacitance step

Admittance measurements of Cu (In, Ga)Se2 (CIGSe) solar cells typically show at least one capacitance step, the so‐called N1 signal. Its origin is still under debate, even though the signal is present in almost all CIGSe solar cells. In this work, CIGSe solar cells with different absorber layer thicknesses have been prepared on Mo and on indium tin oxide (ITO)‐based back contacts. The samples were analyzed by temperature‐dependent current–voltage (JV) and admittance measurements. No N1 signal was found for ITO‐based samples. The N1 signal was also absent in Mo‐based solar cells with an ultrathin absorber layer, unless a forward bias voltage was applied. The observations can be consistently explained by a back contact barrier, which is only present in the Mo‐based solar cells. The explanation is further supported by measured JV curves and by theoretical simulations. The results give a strong indication that the N1‐signal is due to a back contact barrier. While a back contact barrier is not necessarily detrimental for regular CIGSe solar cells, it may be an issue for CIGSe solar cells with ultrathin absorbers, where a so‐called punch‐through effect can occur.
Distributed Settlement and Lateral Displacement Monitoring for Shield Tunnel Based on an Improved Conjugated Beam Method

Because of several unforeseen actions such as the deep excavation and long-term consolidation of ground, the settlement and lateral displacement have become important parameters for shield tunnel. Due to lack of distributed characteristic, the traditional monitoring methods based on manual observation on some preset uniformly spaced points, probably ignore some local settlements or lateral displacements which may occur anywhere along a shield tunnel. According to an improved conjugated beam method (ICBM) which uses the distributed fiber optic sensors to monitor the deflection of statically indeterminate structure with a finite number of supports, this paper first extends the ICBM to monitor distributed deflection of statically indeterminate structure with infinite number of supports. Then a settlement and lateral displacement monitoring method for shield tunnels is proposed. Two experiments including a scale-down longitudinal concrete model and a long steel tube model are carried out to verify the monitoring accuracy of the proposed method.
Business development of a novel functional food concept

Functional food (FF) is a relatively new sector in the food industry. FF are products that have an added nutritional value for consumers that is communicated through nutritional and health claims, and act as preventive agents of chronic diseases. Innovation of new FF products has grown to become an important impact in research towards preventing welfare diseases. The rate of innovation in this field is nevertheless low and the willingness of companies to invest in ideas and research projects that will lead to novel FF products is today weak. The main reason is the regulations for health claims. The purpose of this study is to investigate the venture creation process of FF based start-ups, with a case specific research question of how an analysis technique targeting the food industry can be commercialized. The purpose will be addressed by simultaneously investigating different venture creation activities, and how these activities can be applied for FF. In order to build a theoretical framework for the analysis, an extensive literature search connected to the key terms yielded four categories of venture creation activities: • Planning activities • Establishing legitimacy • Market activities • Resource transformation These categories were connected to four important aspects specific for FF: • Regulatory approvals • Product development • Intellectual property rights • Consumer acceptance The methodology used to explore this area and get a deeper insight in the research topic was by conducting qualitative insider action research of one case. The data has been collected through; numerous meetings with founders and stakeholders, daily operation actions, observations, notes, experiences, conversations, memories and joint-actions from one year of venture creation in the case. The empirical data collection revealed that the studied venture chose to perform an iterative conceptualization process followed by a business model canvas and a timeline of activities in the category of planning activities. The venture met issues when investigating regulatory approvals in the category of establishing legitimacy. Through contact with experts they revealed a path that potentially would not include the health claim regulation. The market activities were primarily focused on customer development where identifying customer demand was considered of major importance. The product/technology development as well as funding applications was left to be performed after the concept was verified by customer demands. The conclusion consists of a proposed framework of how to commercialize an analysis technique targeting the FF sector. This proposed framework could potentially serve as a general framework when commercializing other FF products or services.
Abundancia de la salamandra Ambystoma andersoni con relación a la dinámica estacional y heterogeneidad espacial en el lago de Zacapu, Michoacán, México

La presencia y abundancia de anfibios esta altamente relacionada con las caracteristicas del habitat y la dinamica estacional (lluvias y secas). En este estudio, se utilizo a la salamandra Ambystoma andersoni para determinar cambios en la abundancia relacionados con la dinamica ambiental en el lago de Zacapu, Michoacan, Mexico. Se realizaron muestreos mensuales de individuos durante la temporada de lluvias (mayo-octubre) y secas (noviembre-abril) en 9 sitios agrupados en 3 zonas (este, centro y oeste) a lo largo de la estacion de lluvias y secas; los parametros fisicoquimicos —temperatura, oxigeno disuelto, pH— y heterogeneidad espacial —vegetacion, sustrato— se registraron in situ. Los resultados mostraron diferencias significativas en la abundancia de A. andersoni de forma temporal (lluvias vs. secas) y espacial (zona). En general, el lago de Zacapu mostro poca variacion estacional con base en las variables limnologicas obtenidas, resaltando diferencias significativas entre zonas considerando la temperatura y el pH. Sin embargo, hubo diferencias temporales y espaciales en la abundancia de A. andersoni , y se obtuvo una relacion positiva con ambas variables. Estos resultados son utiles para proponer planes de manejo y conservacion (por ejemplo, zonas prioritarias y pesquerias locales) de una especie de anfibio microendemica presente en una zona con alto impacto antropico.
General Regression Neural Networks for Estimating Radiation Workers Internal Dose

Doses from intakes of radionuclides cannot be measured, but must be assessed from monitoring, such as urinary excretion measurements and whole body counting. This work deals with the application of general regression neural networks (GRNN) for several cases selected with the aim to cover a wide range of practices in the nuclear fuel cycle and medical applications. GRNN are a class of neural networks widely used for the continuous function mapping. An important advantage of the GRNN is that training is very fast and adding new data is almost free. Good applications possibilities of the GRNN are verified on real data.
Role of laboratory education in power engineering: is the virtual laboratory feasible? I

IEEE PES sponsors a panel session in the summer power meeting in Seattle on laboratory education in power engineering. Six short papers and one full paper summarize the opinions of the panelist. This paper contains the summary of four of the presentations. The objective of the panel is to discuss the roll of laboratory education in power engineering at both the graduate and undergraduate level. The question is what type of laboratory course is needed? Power electronics, electric machines, system simulation, etc? The second objective is to assess the status and value of computer based virtual laboratories. This includes the presentation of experience with virtual laboratories and a list of available tools. The teaching of power system operation can be improved using a simulation laboratory. The available simulation tools and the assessment of their values will be an important topic of the panel. The last presentation gives opposing views, arguing for the traditional laboratory use.
Training objective packages: enhancing the effectiveness of experiential training

ABSTRACT Training objectives define the purpose of instructional events; attaining them is the measure of successful training. Yet, it is challenging to apply training objectives in large, complex, multiparty military exercises. In such events it can be difficult for trainers to determine which students were able to address their objectives in a given scenario-based exercise, or, in some cases, whether they were able to address any training objectives at all. A scalable, formal mechanism is required to document and manage training objectives, their relationships to scenario conditions, and the performance measures by which attainment of objectives is evaluated. In this article, we describe Training Objective Packages and two subordinate formalisms: behaviour envelopes, which specify the bounds on student behaviour given conditions, and a formal expression of performance measurements that includes an approach called measurement envelopes. Each of these has value in the three phases of training: planning, execution, and assessment. We define these formalisms and describe several applications and opportunities for research.
Minimal Invasive Surgery for Chronic Subdural Hematoma

Objective: To assess significant improvement in terms of the Glasgow Coma Scale in patients subjected to minimally invasive surgery for a chronic subdural hematoma. Materials and Methods: A total of 80 patients with chronic subdural hematoma (CSDH) were enrolled in a sequential fashion using a retrospective study design. The patients were treated with minimally invasive surgery (MIS) and assessed at the end of the 2nd postoperative day (POD) for any significant improvement in the Glasgow coma scale (GCS). Results: There were 76.25% male and 23.75% female patients. A maximum number of patients (42.5%) were found with a GCS ranging from 9/15 – 11/15 (Class B) followed by Class A having GCS 12-13 (36.25%) and then Class C with GCS 5 – 8 (21.25% patients). In 86.2% and 13.7& of the patients, positive and negative outcomes were recorded. Maximum favorable surgical outcome was observed in 51-60 years of age group. In the majority of male patients, a favorable surgical outcome was reported. Similarly, a favorable surgical outcome was observed in Class B (GCS 9-11). There existed an insignificant difference between favorable surgical outcome vs. age groups, gender, and GCS class at baseline. Conclusion: This study found that CSDH using the MIS approach is linked to a high frequency of positive outcomes in terms of GCS improvement. A lower admission GCS score and older age are linked to a lower frequency of favorable outcomes and a higher likelihood of bad outcomes.
A microstrip bandpass filter based on inductive coupled quarter‐wavelength resonators

This article proposes a compact filter using inductive coupled quarter‐wavelength resonators.The coupling between the quarter‐wavelength resonators is realized by a short‐end stub which behaves as a K‐inverter. As a result, the coupling coefficient of the resonators can be easily controlled by the length of the short‐end stub. A fourth‐order filter is designed and fabricated to demonstrate the proposed method. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 55:1031–1033, 2013; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.27469
Polarisation characteristics of quantum well vertical cavity surface emitting lasers

The polarisation properties of quantum well vertical cavity surface emitting lasers are observed to be significantly different from their edge emitting counterparts. A near threshold, highly linearly polarised TEMoo mode whose direction varies randomly from one laser to the other is obtained. At higher currents, high order modes lase in a linear polarisation orthogonal to the fundamental mode. No polarisation selection rule is observed.
Traditional Probiotic (Kefir) Effects on Glycated Hemoglobin A Level and Weight of an Indexed Diabetic Patient

Kefir (a traditional collection of beneficial microbes) is a popular accepted beverage that usually consumed for its health-promoting effects in Iran and Caucasian regions. In this case, the beneficial effects of a kind of kefir were reported on glycated hemoglobin A (HbA1c) level, and weight loss of an indexed diabetic mellitus patient. The patient as a supplement of her routine anti-diabetic drugs consumed Probiotic kefir. After 90 days of consumption the patient, have about 4 kg weight loss, and her HbA1c decreased from 7.9 to 7.1. Depth of sleep and energizing effects of kefir was also from very remarkable findings of this case, as reported by the patient.
Robust Feature Extraction for Voice Activity Detection in Nonstationary Noisy Environments

This paper proposes robust feature extraction for accurate voice activity detection (VAD). VAD is one of the principal modules for speech signal processing such as speech codec, speech enhancement, and speech recognition. Noisy environments contain nonstationary noises causing the accuracy of the VAD to drastically decline because the fluctuation of features in the noise intervals results in increased false alarm rates. In this paper, in order to improve the VAD performance, harmonic-weighted energy is proposed. This feature extraction method focuses on voiced speech intervals and weighted harmonic-to-noise ratios to determine the amount of the harmonicity to frame energy. For performance evaluation, the receiver operating characteristic curves and equal error rate are measured.
Predicting of Coil Length of Components Spirally Arranged in Complex Structure Yarns

The present work proposes the theoretical methodology to predict the coil length of components spirally arranged in complex structure yarns. Such types of yarns as the covered yarns and the yarns with structural effects are analysed. The predicting methods are addressed to yarns produced in one process by means of hollow spindles technology. The predictive equations are proposed. As the initial data the technological parameters of manufacture process of complex structure yarn, also the structural parameters of the used components are necessary. The results of predicted coil length and the experimental values of coil length are presented. The comparison of the predicted coil length with available experimental data shows rather good agreement.
Modeling and design of milled microwave printed circuit boards

This article investigates the influence of milling process on properties of printed microwave circuits. Furthermore, design guidelines are proposed for optimizing the milling process by leaving large unmilled copper surfaces on the board without deteriorating circuit performance. The proposed concepts are experimentally verified. © 2010 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Microwave Opt Technol Lett 53:264–270, 2011; View this article online at wileyonlinelibrary.com. DOI 10.1002/mop.25724
Nutrition Awareness Counseling to Support Indonesia Ready for New Normal

Proper nutrition and adequate water are essential during the COVID-19 outbreak. People who eat a balanced diet tend to be healthier with a stronger immune system. The risk of chronic diseases and infectious diseases is lower, so there needs to be an outreach to the public about nutrition awareness to support Indonesia to be ready for the new normal. Nutrition education serves to create awareness and spread knowledge. The implementation of this counseling consists of the delivery of material and questions and answers. The material consists of: 1) nutrition conscious behavior that focuses on balanced nutrition guidelines and the role of vitamins and minerals in increasing the body's immune system; 2) Nutrition conscious behavior that focuses on the role of essential fats (EPA and DHA) in increasing the body's immune system; 3) Nutrition conscious behavior that focuses on processing food with balanced nutrition. A series of outreach activities have been well organized. Most of the counseling participants felt that community service activities were carried out through counseling about nutrition awareness to support indonesia ready for new normal. This nutrition awareness counseling is very useful to prepare nutrition for the Covid-19 pandemic.
Biorefineries – Industrial Processes and Products

The article contains sections titled: 1. Introduction 2. Historical Outline 2.1. Historical Technological Outline and Industrial Resources 2.2. The Beginning–A Digest 2.2.1. Sugar Production 2.2.2. Starch Hydrolysis 2.2.3. Wood Saccharification 2.2. 4. Furfural 2.2. 5. Cellulose and Pulp 2.2. 6. Levulinic Acid 2.2. 7. Lipids 2.2. 8. Vanillin from Lignin 2.2. 9. Lactic Acid 2.3. The Origins of Integrated Biobased Production 3. Situation 3.1. Some Current Aspects of Biorefinery Research and Development 3.2. Raw Material Biomass 3.3. National Vision and Goals and Plan for Biomass Technology in the United States 3.4. Vision and Goals and Plan for Biomass Technology in the European Union and Germany 4. Principles of Biorefineries 4.1. Fundamentals 4.2. Definition of the Term “Biorefinery” 4.3. The Role of Biotechnology 4.3.1. Guidelines of Fermentation Section within Glucose-product Family Tree 4.4. Building Blocks, Chemicals and Potential Screening 5. Biorefinery Systems and Design 5.1. Introduction 5.2. Lignocellulosic Feedstock Biorefinery 5.3. Whole-crop Biorefinery 5.4. Green Biorefinery 5.5. Two-platform Concept and Syngas 6. Biorefinery Economy 7. Outlook and Perspectives
Vocoder (LPC) Analysis by Variation of Input Parameters and Signals

In this paper we have performed analysis on the quality of processed signals by varying various parameters associated with the Linear Predictive Coder (LPC) vocoder, designed as a project. The aim of the project was to compress (encode) voice signals using a lossy compression technique called LPC and obtain a compression rate up to 95% to utilize channel bandwidth by using less resources. But while performing the analysis this time we have given priority to the quality compromising a little on the efficiency of the process. In this paper we analyze the effect of sampling rate, order of the vocoder and size of the frame on standard male and female voice signal patterns. The LPC vocoder is designed using MATLAB ® .
Online medical consultation: covid-19 system using software object-oriented approach

The internet has been a source of medical information, it has been used for online medical consultation (OMC). OMC is now offered by many providers internationally with diverse models and features. In OMC, consultations and treatments are available 24/7. The covid-19 pandemic across-the-board, many people unable to go to hospital or clinic because the spread of the virus. This paper tried to answer two research questions. The first one on how the OMC can help the patients during covid-19 pandemic. A literature review was conducted to answer the first research question. The second one on how to develop system in OMC related to covid-19 pandemic. The system was developed by Visual Studio 2019 using software object-oriented approach. Online expert review was conducted within 6 experts from health and academic industry to verify the model. Also, the system was validated by 11 users from heath and academic industry to confirm its usability. The statistical package for social science (SPSS 22) was used to analyze the collected data. The result of expert review confirmed that covid-19 system can help the patients. Also, the validity of the system was confirmed by 11 users from health and academic industry.