Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Design for Interaction: Consolidating the User-Centred Focus in Industrial Design Engineering

In 2002, the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology started a new master programme, focusing on user-product interaction as a basis for designing new products and services. This new programme stems from a range of student graduation projects, and collaborative research with industry, in which insights and methods from the behavioural sciences in combination with new technologies led to new concepts for products and services. In this four semester master programme, called ‘design for interaction’ (DfI), the school consolidated its experience in a curriculum of theory courses and design and research projects that systematically provided the skills and knowledge for designers to operate in this research-intensive area of modern product design. Designers from the Master program Design for Interaction help clients to design innovative and appropriate products and services by placing the key aspects of human-product interaction, i.e., use, understanding and experience, in the centre of the design process. The Master in DfI is specialised in analysing and conceptualising of and in designing for human-product interactions in relation to the physical, cultural, technological, and societal contexts in which the product is used. In this paper we describe the philosophy and goals of this programme, its structure, and illustrate the core essence of user-product design with some recent graduation projects. We conclude by reflecting on the lessons we learned, not only the successes, but also the problems and challenges ahead we have encountered.
Knowledge among Dentists about the usage of Opioid analgesics in Dental Practice

The treatment of pain is very common in dental practice. Analgesics is the safest way to relieve pain. Conventional analgesics are known as opioids and nonopioids, although the old words ”narcotics” and ”non-narcotics” continue to be used interchangeably. Dependence and resistance are well recognized characteristics of daily use of opioid analgesics, but this does not automatically hinder use in palliative care.The dentist should have a clear knowledge in prescribing opioid drugs to the patients. To assess dentists regarding knowledge, attitude and opinion on prescribing opioid analgesics in dental practice. A close ended questionnaire comprising of 10 questions regarding knowledge, precautionary measure, indication, guidelines in prescribing opioid analgesics in dental practice will be distributed to 100 dental practitioners. Data was tabulated and analysed by computing the percentage response for each question. Majority of the practitioners (83%) were aware and some of them (17%) were unaware regarding the usage of opioid analgesics in dental practice. Most of the respondents in this study knew the background of opioid drugs, indica-tion, contraindication and their usage in dental practice. However, dentists should be cautious in prescribing any form of drugs to the patient.
THE SUSTAINABLE LEADERSHIP FOR LEARNING AS PREDICTOR TO SCHOOL EFFECTIVENESS

The Sustainable Leadership for Learning Questionnaire (SLLQ) is a valid questionnaire to measure sustainable leadership for learning of the school principals. However, the lack of evidence in predictive validity criteria makes the questionnaire doubt to be used by researchers. Thus, this study analyses how far the SLLQ could be a valid questionnaire to predict school effectiveness. A cross-sectional survey design was utilized. A total of 193 teachers from primary schools in Kedah were selected randomly to participate in this study. The SLLQ and School Effectiveness Index (SEI) were used to measure sustainable leadership for learning of school principals and school effectiveness, respectively. Using SmartPLS 3.0, this study found that the SLLQ is a valid questionnaire to predict school effectiveness. This study has contributed to the leadership literature in the education sector in Malaysia. This study suggests that if researchers want to measure sustainable leadership for the learning of school principals, the SLLQ questionnaire can be used without hesitation.
"How many legs does a dog have?" - Continuous online assessment in the Life Sciences

It is becoming more commonplace in higher education for teaching, learning and assessment to be delivered in the online environment. There a variety of reasons for this, in part due to the numerous benefits afforded to both tutors and learners. This study explores the challenges faced by a group life science tutors at a UK university when implementing a continuous assessment strategy within an online environment. Adopting a phenomenological approach, interviews were conducted with nine tutors who have experience of implementing continuous and/or online assessments. Analysis indicates that there are several aspects that influence the delivery of continuous assessment in an online environment: 1) the purpose of assessment; 2) devising and managing assessment; 3) professional development; and 4) assessment in an online environment. For those adopting a continuous assessment approach in an online environment, it is crucial that tutors are aware of a range of assessment methods that help to promote self-regulated learning amongst students, through the delivery of personalised and detailed feedback in a timely manner.
Optimization of Phase Noise in a 2:3 » 3:5GHz Voltage-controlled Oscillator Using the Impedance Locus

This work develops a 2:3 » 3:5GHz wideband voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO) using the impedance locus for both 802.11g and LTE-A applications. In this work, the operation bandwidth is expanded by using capacitor array. The phase noise performance is optimized by applying impedance locus design methodology. The analysis indicates that as the included angle approaches 90 - , the VCO exhibits a better phase noise performance. To conflrm the performance, a 2:3 » 3:5GHz wideband VCO is designed and implemented with TSMC 0.18"m CMOS technology. Measurements demonstrate that the wideband VCO design with phase noise optimization has a favorable phase noise and operation bandwidth performance. The phase noise is lower than i114dBc/Hz at the 1MHz ofiset frequencies over the 2:3 » 3:5GHz operation range.
English language proficiency level of Higher Secondary level students in Nepal

The objective of this study is to investigate the proficiency level of English language of higher secondary level students in Nepal regarding their gender, nature of institution, medium of instruction and stream. The subject of this study comprises 529 learners from 22 higher secondary school of academic year 2015/6 among whom an English language proficiency test was conducted. The data obtained were analyzed using mean, Mann-Whitney U-test and Kruskal Wallis H-test of non-parametric test. The result showed that the English language proficiency level of higher secondary level students in Nepal was poor (M = 10.4490). Regarding the gender, the result showed that there was no statistically significant difference between female and male ELT students in their English language proficiency level. However, ELT students of government higher secondary level were found statistically significantly less proficient in English language than that of private higher secondary level . Similarly, the Nepali medium ELT students were found statistically significantly highly less proficient in English language than that of English medium. The result further showed that there was statistically significant difference in the English language proficiency level of higher secondary level students in Nepal from different streams
Internal solitary waves with acoustic applications to the Canadian Arctic and the Scotian shelf

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Cancer subtype’s classifier based on Hybrid Samples Balanced Genetic Algorithm and Extreme Learning Machine

In this paper a novel cancer subtype`s classifier based on Hybrid Samples Balanced Genetic Algorithm with Extreme Learning Machine (hSBGA-ELM) is presented. Proposed cancer subtype`s classifier uses genes` expression data of 16063 genes from open Global Cancer Map (GCM) data base for accurate cancer subtype`s classification. Proposed method efficiently classifies 14 subtypes of cancer (breast, prostate, lung, colorectal, lymphoma, bladder, melanoma, uterus, leukemia, rental, pancreas, ovary, mesothelioma and CNS). Proposed hSBGA-ELM unifies genes` selection procedure and cancer subtype`s classification into one framework. Proposed Hybrid Samples Balanced Genetic Algorithm searches a reduced robust set of genes responsible for cancer subtype`s classification from 16063 genes available in GCM data base. Selected reduced set of genes is used to build cancer subtype`s classifier using Extreme Learning Machine (ELM). As a result, reduced set of robust genes guarantees stable generalization performance of the proposed cancer subtype`s classifier. Proposed hSBGA-ELM discovers 95 genes probably responsible for cancer. Comparison with existing cancer subtype`s classifiers clear indicates efficiency of the proposed method.
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Mirroring neurons fire both when an individual moves and observes another move in kind. This simulation of others(cid:2) movements is thought to effortlessly and ubiquitously support empathetic connection and social understanding. However, at times this could be maladaptive. How could a boxer mirror a losing opponent(cid:2)s expressions of fatigue, feeling his weariness, precisely when strength is required? Clearly, the boxer must emotionally disconnect from his opponent and those expressions of fatigue must become irrelevant and not mirrored. But, movements that inform of his opponent(cid:2)s intentions to deliver an incoming blow are quite relevant and still should require mirroring. We tested these dimensions of emotional connectedness and relevance of movement in an electroencephalography experiment, where participants(cid:2) desires to socially connect with a confederate were manipulated. Before manipulation, all participants mirrored the confederate(cid:2)s purely kinematic (a hand opening and closing) and goal-directed (a hand opening and closing around a token that the participant desired) hand movements. After manipulation, unfairly treated subjects ceased to mirror the purely kinematic movements but continued to mirror goal-relevant movements. Those treated fairly continued to mirror all movements. The results suggest that social mirroring can be adaptive in order to meet the demands of a varied social environment.
The occupational socialisation ofmerchant marine cadets in the Philippines.

This thesis explores the occupational socialisation of Filipino merchant marine officer cadets through their experiences of maritime education and training (MET). The socialisation of the cadets is contextualised within the broad aim of the global and national regulations of MET to develop competent seafarers. In the international seafaring labour market, there is an increasing trend of labour participation of seafarers coming from the ‘new labour supplying countries’ (NLSCs). The Philippines is seen by industry insiders to be one of the top NLSCs for officers. However, the academic literature is silent about the experiences of officer cadets of their education and training especially those coming from NLSCs. Using multi-modal data collection tools such as in-depth interviews, field notes and document analysis, this qualitative study examines the experiences of the current and former cadets under the sponsored cadetship programs (SCPs) in the Philippines in order to analyse first-hand experiences of MET. The key findings of this thesis are: (a) SCPs are officer training platforms developed mainly by shipping companies to meet their sea-based labour needs and intended to comply with the Philippine standards of MET; (b) there are a variety of SCPs from which four models are described in this study; (c) SCPs utilise a ritualistic socialisation of cadets in college campus as key mechanism of training; and (d) there is a diversity of shipboard training experiences of cadets ranging from well-planned training programs to the complete absence of programs. The thesis concludes the following: (a) the quality of training experienced by the cadets is characterised as a highly regulated and reinforced professionalization process intent on producing certificated officers; (b) the SCPs are routes for migrant work for mainly male Filipinos being guaranteed a post-collegiate sea-based employment by their shipping patrons; (c) the socialisation of the cadets is influenced by processes of globalisation embodied in the global standards of MET enforced locally, and the role of international shipping companies in funding the recruitment and training of cadets as well as offering them post-training employment; and (d) in spite of global and local standards of MET, there is no common or shared understanding of the notion of seafaring competence among the trainers, which have affected the way competencies were taught and assessed.
Integration of a torsion-based shear-mode energy harvester and energy management electronics for a sensor module

This work demonstrates the ability of a torsion-based shear-mode energy harvester to power a sensor module by integrating a temperature sensor circuit with a purpose developed piezoelectric energy harvester. A 10-cm3 energy harvester was developed for this application and was found to produce over 200 µW of maximum power through an optimal load resistance under 0.25 gpk acceleration excitation at its resonant frequency of 237 Hz. This harvester was then tested with two interface circuits: a standard interface diode bridge rectifier and a nonlinear synchronous electrical charge extraction circuit that were compared for their suitability in powering the sensor module. Through this, the synchronous electrical charge extraction nonlinear conditioning circuit was found to have superior performance when charging a capacitor and with DC loads at low voltages and was capable of providing a maximum power output of 37 µW under 0.25 gpk acceleration at 237 Hz. This output power was then used to successfully power a temperature sensor module consisting of a temperature sensor, a microcontroller, and a radio-frequency identification memory chip at a sensing frequency of 0.5 Hz.
Organic thin-film transistors for display applications

1 Also with: K.U. Leuven, Leuven, Belgium Abstract We review the state-of-the-art performance of organic transistors and circuits. From this perspective, we assess the performance of organic thin-film transistors in displays. We focus in particular on the use of OTFTs for pixel engines for active matrix emissive OLED flat panel displays. We discuss the required addressing mode, circuit topology, layout and drive scheme that allow to reach the desired frame rate and to control the grey levels against the threshold voltage dispersions of OTFTs and OLEDs.
Challenges and innovations in treating chronic and acute wound infections: from basic science to clinical practice

Abstract Acute and chronic wound infection has become a major worldwide healthcare burden leading to significantly high morbidity and mortality. The underlying mechanism of infections has been widely investigated by scientist, while standard wound management is routinely been used in general practice. However, strategies for the diagnosis and treatment of wound infections remain a great challenge due to the occurrence of biofilm colonization, delayed healing and drug resistance. In the present review, we summarize the common microorganisms found in acute and chronic wound infections and discuss the challenges from the aspects of clinical diagnosis, non-surgical methods and surgical methods. Moreover, we highlight emerging innovations in the development of antimicrobial peptides, phages, controlled drug delivery, wound dressing materials and herbal medicine, and find that sensitive diagnostics, combined treatment and skin microbiome regulation could be future directions in the treatment of wound infection.
Analysis and design of a soft-switching boost DC/DC converter

The analysis and design considerations of a soft-switching boost dc/dc converter have been presented. Operating principles of the converter have been completely presented, as well as the thorough analysis of the operating modes. In the analyses, all the equations related to the voltages and currents of the elements have been attained, and by using these equations the maximum values of them have been calculated. In the proposed structure, due to the resonant circuit, which consists of an inductor and two capacitors, the switches are turned on with zero voltage. In addition to the operating modes analysis, the values needed for the resonant elements have been calculated, and the design considerations have been presented in detail. One of the advantages of the proposed converter is the decrease in switching losses, besides the reduction of the voltage and current stresses of the circuit components, due to soft-switching feature. Another advantage of the proposed structure is its high switching frequency. In this literature, in order to evaluate the advantages and disadvantages of the proposed structure, there has been made a comparison with the conventional topologies. Moreover, the correctness of the presented analyses has been validated by experimental and simulation results, using PSCAD/EMTDC software.
Pumped Storage, the Environment and Mitigation

The privately financed 1,000 MW Rocky Point Pumped Storage Project located in central Colorado, USA, will be one of the world's highest head, 2,350 feet (716 m), reversible pump/turbine projects. The project will offer an economical supply of peaking power and spinning reserve power to Colorado and other southwestern states. This paper describes how the project will be made compatible with the environmental conditions in the project area and the type of terrestrial mitigation measures that are being proposed for those situations where the project impacts the environment, either temporarily or permanently.
On Precaution, Clean Production & Paradigm Shifts

Present environmental policy in the countries around the North East Atlantic is in a state of transition; in part made up of old attitudes that assumed the environment to be largely capable of absorbing contamination, in part a new precaution that recognises that we cannot fully predict the result of such actions. Precaution will prevail, and be implemented by a form of pollution prevention, known as clean production, that emphasises the need to reduce and eliminate pollution at all stages of the manufacturing cycle. There are three reasons why change is inevitable. First, toxicological problems, along with serious ecological uncertainties, mean that we will be unable to predict ‘safe' levels of marine contamination for the foreseeable future. Second, demonstration projects make it clear that clean production is now feasible and economically attractive, even in ‘problem' industries. Third, the targets now being set for the reduction and elimination of potentially problematic substances – for instance by the 1990 North Sea Conference and the 1992 Paris Convention Ministerial meeting – have developed to the point where clean production provides the only feasible means of implementation. This change has significant implications for the water treatment industry.
Feasibility of Spectrum Sharing Between Airborne Weather Radar and Wireless Local Area Networks

Emerging technologies such as wireless local area networks and cellular telephones have dramatically increased the use of wireless communications services within the last 10 years. The shortage of available spectrum exists due to increasing demand for wireless services and current spectrum allocation regulations. To alleviate this shortage, Research aims to improve spectral efficiency and to allow spectrum sharing between separately managed and non-coordinating communications systems. This thesis explores the feasibility of spectrum sharing between airborne weather radar and wireless local area networks at 9.3 GHz – 9.5 GHz. Characteristics of flight paths of aircraft using airborne weather radar and the low duty cycle of radar transmissions offer unique opportunities for spectrum sharing. But it was found that the extremely sensitive receivers provide challenges for designing a communications system meant for widespread use. The probability of causing harmful interference to airborne weather radar is too great for most types of wireless local area networks, but a direct sequence spread spectrum scheme could share spectrum with airborne weather radar. Bit errors in wireless local area network links caused by airborne weather radar interference do not significantly decrease the performance of the wireless local area network system. The distribution of interference outside of the airborne weather radar receiver by using direct sequence spread spectrum combined with the acceptable bit error rates indicate that while spectrum sharing between airborne weather radar and wireless local area network at 9.3 GHz – 9.5 GHz is not feasible, direct sequence spread spectrum systems can share spectrum with airborne weather radars under more limited assumptions.
Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM) - Optimizing X-Band Usage

The NASA version of the low-density parity check (LDPC) 7/8-rate code, shortened to the dimensions of (8160, 7136), has been implemented as the forward error correction (FEC) schema for the Landsat Data Continuity Mission (LDCM). This is the first flight application of this code. In order to place a 440 Msps link within the 375 MHz wide X band we found it necessary to heavily bandpass filter the satellite transmitter output . Despite the significant amplitude and phase distortions that accompanied the spectral truncation, the mission required BER is maintained at < 10(exp -12) with less than 2 dB of implementation loss. We utilized a band-pass filter designed ostensibly to replicate the link distortions to demonstrate link design viability. The same filter was then used to optimize the adaptive equalizer in the receiver employed at the terminus of the downlink. The excellent results we obtained could be directly attributed to the implementation of the LDPC code and the amplitude and phase compensation provided in the receiver. Similar results were obtained with receivers from several vendors.
The unconventional way out—Egress of HCMV through multiviral bodies

Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) is a ubiquitous herpesvirus and the leading cause of congenital disabilities as well as a significant cause of disease in immunocompromised patients. The envelopment and egress of HCMV particles is an essential step of the viral life cycle as it determines viral spread and potentially tropism. Here we review the current literature on HCMV envelopment and egress with a particular focus on the role of virus‐containing multivesicular body‐like vesicles for virus egress and spread. We discuss the difficulties of determining the cellular provenance of these structures in light of viral redistribution of cellular marker proteins and provide potential paths to illuminate their genesis. Finally, we discuss how divergent egress pathways could result in virions of different tropisms.