Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Expectation and Effectiveness of the Halal Slaughtering Training Towards Employability among Blue Collar Workers

Opportunities for Halal careers offer brighter prospect for blue collar workers, to become competent slaughterers towards fulfilling the mandatory Halal specifications. In Sarawak, Malaysia, competent meat slaughterers is seen as crucial to cater industrial demands for Halal meat. To what extent does the training fulfill the needs of the blue collar workers? What is their perception towards the Halal slaughter training? This paper aims at understanding the expectations of trainees towards the training; the effectiveness of module content and duration that took place in the training. This study employs both qualitative and quantitative approaches. Interviews are conducted to identify the expectation of trainees towards the training, Surveys conducted to measures the effectiveness level of content and duration of the programme among the 27 trainees. 95.5% of them agreed that the content of the module was effective and much needed in the context of meeting the industrial Halal needs. The duration of the programme was perceived as moderate (50%) while another 50% is at satisfactory level. The findings shows that Halal slaughter training is required to overcome issues of workers shortage Halal meat products. As education level influences the understanding level, the duration of the training is profoundly significant to ensure effectiveness among the blue collar workers. In conclusion, this module is effective towards bridging the theoretical and hands on skills of Halal Slaughterers for Malaysia Halal Meat Industry.
Improvement in Design of Household Necessities Based on Classification Tree Model

With National Injury Surveillance System (NISS) as data source and 6,683 cases of injuries by household necessities in 2012 as study sample, the classification tree model was established to analyze the typical pattern of product injury of household necessities. The suggestions were put forward that the daily ceramics should be designed as per usage requirements to determine the structure style of modeling shape and the ratio scale, etc. The reverse engineering system should be incorporated into the design of daily plastics, glasses and daily groceries to pertinently improve the design of product components that may lead to injuries. Hand tools and hardware should be properly designed to avoid the possible product hazard and to reduce the risk of problem arising by means of additional special protection system.
Evidence for reinstating diverse episodic contexts in retrieval-based learning

ABSTRACT The episodic context account suggests that retrieval practice effects depend on reinstating the encoding context during retrieval practice and during subsequent recall attempts. Support for the proposed role of reinstating context has primarily depended on investigations highlighting the salience of temporal context. We examined whether reinstating real and imagined environmental encoding contexts, in addition to temporal context, may underlie retrieval-based learning. In experiments 1-3, participants studied lists of words presented along with environmental scenes or imagined scenes and then, during a second presentation of the words by themselves, either restudied the words or performed a context retrieval task. Free recall of the words was enhanced in all of the context retrieval conditions relative to restudy and the organisation of free recall depended on the type of context retrieved. These findings extend support for the episodic context account by showing that the reinstatement of diverse encoding contexts may underlie retrieval-based learning.
CMOS compatible silicon-based Mach-Zehnder optical modulators with improved extinction ratio

Improved Extinction Ratio of 25 dB was demonstrated in silicon based optical modulators on CMOS platform in China. The measurement results agree with the simulation, followed by a discussion about the effects of both propagation loss in Mach-Zehnder arms and power ratio at beam splitters and combiners. The analyses indicate that many considerations have to be taken into design and development of the compatible fabrication of these integrated silicon photonics, especially for the improved extinction ratio of optical modulators. In this summary, we propose the integrated optical modulators in SOI by use of the compatible CMOS processes under the modern CMOS foundry in Chinese homeland. And the measured results were shown, the fast response modulator with the data transmission rate of 10 Gbps.
A decade of RMB internationalisation

Abstract This article recounts China’s renminbi (RMB) internationalisation experiences since the 2009 RMB cross-border trade settlement initiative. In the first few years, the RMB made inroads into global financial markets and had a few remarkable accomplishments, including the Special Drawing Right currency status. Since the 2015 market turmoil, RMB internationalisation has levelled off – possibly due to changes in both domestic and geopolitical conditions. The RMB is currently under-represented in the global market. China’s deliberate and schematic policies will elevate the RMB’s global stature in a gradual manner but there will not be a leapfrogging in the near term.
Autologous platelet-rich plasma eye drop for moderate-to-severe bacterial corneal ulcers: Changes in interleukin-6 tear concentration and clinical outcomes

PURPOSE: The objective of this study was to evaluate interleukin-6 (IL-6) tear concentration and clinical outcome in patients with moderate-to-severe bacterial corneal ulcers post autologous platelet-rich plasma (PRP) eye drop therapy. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This was a pre–post designed study involving 21 moderate-severe corneal ulcer patients who got autologous PRP eye drop. Subjects were got autologous PRP eye drop as adjuvant therapy. Patients with moderate-to-severe infectious bacterial corneal ulcers were included in this study. Tear sampling was performed before therapy using sterile Schirmer paper from conjunctival inferior fornix. PRP therapy was performed for 7 days. Data recording and tear sampling were then performed at day 0 (pre-PRP), day 7 (D+7), and day 14 (D+14) after PRP therapy. Data recording included presence of pericorneal injection, blepharospasm, size of corneal defects, and hypopyon. RESULTS: There was a decrease in IL-6 tear concentration by day 14 after PRP therapy (P < 0.001). IL-6 concentration at day 7 after therapy (7525.67 ± 7092 pg/mL) tended to be lower before therapy (10,599 ± 6158 pg/mL), but not statistically significant (P = 0.156). The size of corneal defects decreased significantly post PRP at day 7 (P = 0.035) and at day 14 (P = 0.001). There was a significant blepharospasm at day 7 (P = 0.012) and day 14 (P < 0.001). There was a significant pericorneal injection only at day 14 (P = 0.002). There was no significant decreased hypopyon. CONCLUSION: There was a significant reduction in IL-6 tear concentration and clinical improvement in moderate-to-severe bacterial corneal ulcers which got autologous PRP eye drop as adjuvant therapy.
On designing an active tail for body-pitch control in legged robots via decoupling of control objectives

This work explores the possible roles of active tails for steady-state legged-locomotion. A series of simple models are proposed which capture the dynamics of an idealized running system with an active tail. The models suggest that the control objectives of injecting energy into the system and stabilizing body-pitch can be effectively decoupled via proper tail design: a long, light tail. Thus the overall control problem can be simplified, using the tail exclusively to stabilize body-pitch: this effectively relaxes the constraints on the leg-actuators, allowing them to be recruited specifically for adding energy into the system. We show in simulation that models with long-light tails are better able to reject perturbations to body-pitch than short-heavy tails with the same moment of inertia. Further, we present the results of a one degree-of-freedom tail mounted on the open-loop controlled quadruped robot Cheetah-Cub. Our results show that an active tail can greatly improve both forward velocity and reduce body-pitch per stride, while adding minimal complexity. Further, the results validate the long-light tail design: shorter, heavier tails are much more sensitive to configuration and control parameter changes than longer and lighter tails with the same moment of inertia.
The Impact of Working Capital Management on the performance of Listed Firms: Evidence of an Emerging Economy

The aim/purpose of this scientific inquiry is to empirically examine the impact of working capital management (WCM) [cash conversion cycle (CCC), number of days inventory (INV), number of days account receivable (AR), number of days account payable (AP)] and control variables [sales growth (GROW), size (SIZE), leverage (LEV), current ratio (CR) fixed financial assets to total assets (FFA)] on firm performance (FP) [ROA, Tobin’s Q (TQ)] in the context of an emerging economy, Ghana. The research used a dynamic panel System of Generalized Method of Moment (GMM) to test the hypotheses. Utilizing financial data extracted from final accounts of 36 listed companies, spanning 2010-2019, the study examined WCM-performance-nexuses by following the methodologies of researchers/scholars in extant literature. Findings/Results indicates that, whilst INV, AR, LEV demonstrated negative/inverse/indirect associations with FP; AP, GROW, SIZE, CR, FFA depicted positive/direct associations with FP. CCC however, exhibited a quadratic concave relationship with ROA.
Broadening Our Understanding of Human Resource Management for Improved Environmental Performance

This article evaluates the effect of different human resource management (HRM) practices on organizations’ environmental performance. We develop a model to evaluate the influence of a broad range of HRM practices, including environmental performance criteria in managers’ performance evaluations and two types of internal corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices: socially responsible employee benefits and corporate volunteering practices. To this end, we analyze a sample of 142 manufacturing companies that have completed B Lab’s Impact Assessment process to certify their environmental performance. The results show that including environmental criteria in a higher proportion of managers’ performance evaluations directly impacts organizations’ environmental performance and strengthens the positive effect of other environmental management practices. The findings also demonstrate the direct effects of both types of CSR practices on an organization’s environmental performance. Our study advances recent work on Green HRM and CSR by identifying the specific HRM practices that allow organizations to move from being part of the world’s environmental problem to being part of the solution.
Conducted electromagnetic emissions in induction motor drive systems. I. Time domain analysis and identification of dominant modes

Stray components distributed in a pulsewidth modulation (PWM) drive system form parts of resonant circuits which can be excited to produce radio frequency (RF) noise driven by the pulsed switching action of the power devices. The dynamic response of such circuits is complex. It is essential to identify the dominant oscillation modes in the system so that electromagnetic interference (EMI) reduction techniques can be effectively implemented. This paper (Part I) investigates the mechanisms of conducted EMI emissions associated with a typical PWM inverter induction motor drive system. A numerical model, which includes the high-frequency effects within the machine, is established to evaluate the emissions in the time domain. The dominant high-frequency current paths are identified, and this allows the oscillation frequencies to be predicted from knowledge of the component values. The analysis is confirmed using laboratory measurements. Simplified frequency domain methods for direct calculation of the emission spectra based on the dominant high-frequency current paths are discussed in Part II.
Systematic analysis of geometrical based unequal droplet splitting in digital microfluidics

This paper presents the thorough analysis of a new operator developed for unequal droplet splitting by geometrical modification of a conventional electrode in digital microfluidic (DMF) platforms. This operator functions in an area as small as the size of a conventional electrode divided into several smaller sub-electrodes addressable independently. Using this operator, droplets can be precisely split unequally with a high volume ratio, as well as being dispensed with a wide range of sizes from a reservoir. This operator functions without complications in the fabrication process and the need for additional external modules such as feedback control systems. To characterize the range of the applicability of this operator, the effects of the applied voltage, the gap height between the two plates, and the sub-electrode geometry on the splitting performance are studied. For high applied voltages, splitting is performed with an error close to 5% (similar to the splitting precision obtained in conventional DMF devices); whereas, for voltages close to the threshold value, the error is less than 1%. In this way the droplet size becomes fairly independent of the geometry and the gap height. The threshold splitting voltage versus gap height has also been studied and shows a linear behavior, facilitating the selection of proper voltages for high precision splitting. For the three sub-electrode patterns studied here (i.e. square, horizontal stripe, and vertical stripe), the results show that the square sub-electrodes provide higher reliability and a wider range of sizes for the split droplet as compared to the other patterns. The final part of the study illustrates that there is a linear relation between the area of the split droplets and the number of actuated sub-electrodes. This linear behavior allows for the selection of an appropriate number of the sub-electrodes to be actuated based on the desired volume of the droplet.
Self-noise cancelling technique for voltage-controlled oscillators

A noise cancellation technique for a voltage-controlled oscillator (VCO), which does not require a reference clock, is presented. The key idea is to employ a feedback loop around a VCO using a voltage-controlled delay line and an integrator which detects and cancels the noise of the VCO. Unlike conventional VCOs, the output frequency of the proposed VCO is indirectly changed using the voltage-controlled delay line. The proposed idea is verified in theory and simulation.
Piezoelectric Effect of Quaic-Nanotetrapods ZnO Nanostructure

Quaic-nanotetrapods ZnO nanostructure were fabricated by a simple chemical vapour deposition method. The morphologies, crystalline qualities and optical characteristics of the quaic-nanotetrapods ZnO nanotetrapods were investigated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), X-ray diffraction (XRD) and photoluminescence (PL) analytic technology, respectively. A piezoelectric nanogenerator based on the ZnO nanotetrapods was fabricated by a simple technique. And the energy harvesting ability is studied by experimental characterization methods and theoretical calculations.
Study on the application of FPGA in transformer terminal unit

This paper introduces a transformer terminal unit (TTU) signal acquisition system based on field programmable gate array (FPGA). The TTU signal acquisition system is realized based on demo board of FPGA (model EP4CE10F17C8), and the corresponding chips and schematic diagrams are also introduced. On the basis of the hardware module, the signal acquisition and display program is written in Verilog HDL language. A signal generator is used to generate voltage signals with different waveforms to simulate the signals acquired by the TTU. Based on the signal acquisition system, these voltage signals are acquired and displayed. The harmonics of the acquired signals are analyzed by fast Fourier transform (FFT). The results of the developed system are consistent with those by the oscilloscope. This work verifies the applicability of FPGA in TTU, and also provides a reference for the implementation of high-performance TTU.
Comparison of 18F-FDG, 18F-Fluoroacetate, and 18F-FEPPA for Imaging Liver Fibrosis in a Bile Duct-Ligated Rat Model

Developing sensitive diagnostic methods for a longitudinal evaluation of the status of liver fibrosis is a priority. This study is aimed at assessing the significance of longitudinal positron emission tomography (PET) imaging with 18F-labeling tracers for assessing liver fibrosis in a rat model with bile duct ligation (BDL). Twenty-one 6-week-old Sprague-Dawley male rats were used in this study. Longitudinal PET images using [18F]N-2-(2-fluoroethoxy)benzyl)-N-(4-phenoxypyridin-3-yl)acetamide ([18F]FEPPA) (n = 3), [18F]fluoroacetate ([18F]FAc) (n = 3), and 18F-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose ([18F]FDG) (n = 3) were obtained at 0, 1, and 2 weeks after BDL. Biochemical assays, histological assays, immunohistochemical staining assays, and next generation sequencing analyses were also performed at 0 (n = 3), 1 (n = 3), 2 (n = 3), and 3 (n = 3) weeks after BDL, which demonstrated the severe damage in rat livers after BDL. Regarding [18F]FEPPA and [18F]FDG, there was a significantly higher uptake in the liver after BDL (both P < 0.05), which lasted until week 2. However, the uptake of [18F]FAc in the liver was not significantly different before and after BDL (P = 0.28). Collectively, both [18F]FEPPA and [18F]FDG can serve as sensitive probes for detecting the liver fibrosis. However, [18F]FAc is not recommended to diagnose liver fibrosis.
Performance Comparison Analysis of Linux Container and Virtual Machine for Building Cloud

In these days, Cloud computing is provided by various service ways, and it is possible that practical implement and service by virtualized environment. With developing of cloud computing techniques, many companies propose the different type of platforms through research the relevant technique. Among other platforms, we are going to talk about the performance comparison analysis of Linux Container and Virtual Machine in this paper. We built Cloud environment first on Docker which is based on Linux Container and Hypervisor which is Virtual Machine, we analyzed each of the size, Boot speed, and CPU performance. With this analysis result, Users will be able to understand characteristic of each platforms, and they will be able to choose the platforms reasonably what they need.
Introduction

De-industrialization was accelerated by the 2008-2009 crisis in most high income countries. Yet the trend began decades earlier, as comparative advantage of emerging economies shifted towards more advanced goods and their growing populations commanded an increasing share in global demand. This shift towards a factory-free economy in high income countries has drawn the attention of policy makers in North America and Europe. Some politicians have articulated alarming views, initiating mercantilist or beggar thy neighbor cost-competitiveness policies. Yet companies like Apple, which concentrates research and design innovations at home but no longer has any factories in the United States, may be the norm in the future. Disciplines Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods This book chapter is available at ScholarlyCommons: https://repository.upenn. edu/mgmt_papers/186 The Factory-Free Economy Lionel Fontagné and Ann Harrison
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Image Feature Analysis Algorithm under Convolutional Neural Network in the Diagnosis and Risk Stratification of Prostate Cancer

This work aimed to explore the accuracy of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) images based on the convolutional neural network (CNN) algorithm in the diagnosis of prostate cancer patients and tumor risk grading. A total of 89 patients with prostate cancer and benign prostatic hyperplasia diagnosed by MRI examination and pathological examination in hospital were selected as the research objects in this study (they passed the exclusion criteria). The MRI images of these patients were collected in two groups and divided into two groups before and after treatment according to whether the CNN algorithm was used to process them. The number of diagnosed diseases and the number of cases of risk level inferred based on the tumor grading were compared to observe which group was closer to the diagnosis of pathological biopsy. Through comparative analysis, compared with the positive rate of pathological diagnosis (44%), the positive rate after the treatment of the CNN algorithm (42%) was more similar to that before the treatment (34%), and the comparison was statistically marked (P < 0.05). In terms of risk stratification, the grading results after treatment (37 cases) were closer to the results of pathological grading (39 cases) than those before treatment (30 cases), and the comparison was statistically obvious (P < 0.05). In addition, it was obvious that the MRT images would be clearer after treatment through the observation of the MRT images before and after treatment. In conclusion, MRI image segmentation algorithm based on CNN was more accurate in the diagnosis and risk stratification of prostate cancer than routine MRI. According to the evaluation of Dice similarity coefficient (DSC) and Hausdorff I distance (HD), the CNN segmentation method used in this study was more perfect than other segmentation methods.
Distribuzione organizzata vs. negozio specializzato: uno studio sulle preferenze del consumatore italiano di carne bovina

The evolution of consumer profiles highlights, for food products and specifically for beef, a growing attention to a number of specific features related to food quality and safety, and environmental and animal welfare issues. Because of this, it is more and more important to understand the consumer’s choice dynamics in order to develop differentiated marketing, commercial and communication strategies which also make use of different distribution channels. This study was conceived with the aim of analysing the different motives and purchase behaviours of beef consumers in the two main distribution channels: Modern Distribution (md) and specialised shops (butcher shops). The research is based on an internet administered questionnaire to a representative sample of 1500 beef consumers. Within the questionnaire a Visual Choice Experiment was proposed and its results were analysed using a Multinomial Logit Model. The results show different consumer characteristics in the two distribution channels which were analyzed, highlighting how the same product attributes have different meanings and relevance. Such results may supply strategic information for packaging, pricing and general commercialisation strategies to be implemented by the different agents in the distribution sector.
NADPH Oxidase and Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Are Promising Targets of Phytochemicals for Ultraviolet-Induced Skin Carcinogenesis

The skin acts as the primary defense organ that protects the body from the external environment. Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world. Skin carcinogenesis is usually caused by cell degeneration due to exposure to ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which causes changes in various signaling networks, disrupting the homeostasis of single skin cells. In this review, we summarize the roles of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide phosphate oxidase (NOX) and epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in UV-induced skin carcinogenesis. Furthermore, we describe the crosstalk that exists between NOX, EGFR, and protein tyrosine phosphatase κ and its oncogenic downstream signaling pathways. Chemoprevention is the use of chemical compounds to recover the healthy status of the skin or delay cancer development. Current evidence from in vitro and in vivo studies on chemopreventive phytochemicals that target NOX, EGFR, or both, as major regulators of skin carcinogenesis will also be discussed.