Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Carbon Sequestration

This section summarizes the risk assessment approaches and risk management methods that can be applied to study geologic carbon sequestration in California, including CO 2 capture, transportation and storage operations. Risk assessment and risk management concepts are introduced and applied. Known hazards from carbon sequestration are discussed individually, and risk reduction options are presented. Human exposure limits, pathways for human and environmental exposure during operations and post ‐ operations, and how risks change over the time scales associated with storage as the CO 2 migrates and reacts in the subsurface environment, are also discussed.
Journal of Alzheimer ’ s Disease & Parkinsonism

Copyright: © 2018 Lawrence BJ, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Mild cognitive impairment (MCI) reflects the interim stage between normal cognitive functioning and more severe and irreversible cognitive decline that can be associated with dementia. Prevalence estimates suggest 12% to 18% of older adults (>60 years) develop MCI [1]. Risk factors for MCI include being male, older age, lower education level (i.e., lower cognitive reserve), diabetes and hypertension, apolipoprotein E (APOE) e4 genotype, and sleep disorders [2]. MCI presents as four phenotypes: amnestic single, amnestic multiple, non-amnestic single and non-amnestic multiple, and classification depends upon the affected cognitive domain. MCI is a common precursor to Alzheimer’s disease and other neurodegenerative disorders including dementia with Lewy bodies, frontotemporal dementia, and vascular cognitive impairment [1].
A New Infinite Class of Supersymmetric AdS 3 Solutions

Explict examples of the AdS/CFT correspondence, where detailed calculations can be performed, are very useful in developing our understanding of the correspondence. A good example is the discovery of an infinite class of Sasaki-Einstein manifolds in [1, 2], each of which gives rise to a supersymmetric solution of type IIB string theory with an AdS5 factor. This discovery combined with the subsequent discovery of the corresponding N=1 super conformal field theories [3, 4] has led to much follow up work. This work is also of interest to geometers, since the Y p,q metrics provided the first explicit examples of non-homogeneous Sasaki-Einstein metrics and the very first in the so-called irregular class.
An evaluation of the green scheme programme : a case of the Kalimbeza rice project

Approximately three out of four people in developing countries such as Namibia live in rural areas. The majority of these rural poor’s livelihoods depend directly or indirectly on agriculture. Therefore, there is an urgent need to design agricultural programmes that focus on rural communities in order to reduce incidences of poverty. Although the Namibian Government invests in the agricultural sector, hunger for both humans and animals were evident in 2012. The starvation situation was worsened by high food prices, compounded with a high unemployment rate that meant the majority of the population could not afford to pay for food. Evidence shows that Namibia is a net food importer; meaning that less local food production is taking place. Therefore, the government is trying to reverse the situation of relying on imported food, by enhancing local production, and one of the ways of achieving this goal is through the Green Scheme Programme. The research problem of this study is defined as follows: “An evaluation of the Green Scheme Programme: A case of the Kalimbeza Rice Project”. The study commences by exploring the literature on the role of the state in improving the socioeconomic status of its citizens. Many developing countries have weak private sectors; therefore, governments remain with the responsibility to spearhead development. With unrestrained unemployment, poverty and inequality, state-led development is the solution in uplifting the socio-economic status of people, especially the rural poor. Since the rural poor depend on agriculture for their livelihoods, it is necessary for Government to devise Sustainable Livelihood programmes in the sector, which many people rely upon for survival. Reducing incidences of rural poverty calls for Sustainable Livelihood programmes that the Namibian Government came up with, such as the approximately N$ 1.2 billion per annum Green Scheme Programme. This is an irrigation programme that aims at increasing agricultural production, contribute to the Gross Domestic Product, promote food security, create jobs and promote skills development. The study sought to establish whether the Green Scheme Programme is effective in achieving its intended, and at times, unintended goals. The Kalimbeza Rice Project, under the Green Scheme Programme was chosen as a case study. Stellenbosch University http://scholar.sun.ac.za
Wind Energy Assessment at Bafoussam, Cameroon

Three-hourly wind speed data measured using the Beaufort scale at a height of 10m, from 6am to 6pm local time (5 periods per day), was obtained from the Bafoussam Airport. It was analyzed using the Weibull and Rayleigh probability density models and wind rose plots. It was determined that the lowest wind speeds (most calms) were observed during the first period (6am) and the highest at 3pm (fourth period). The very low morning wind speed adversely affected the daily mean wind speed. Better, but still poor, power density results were obtained at this fourth (3pm) period. The monthly and yearly mean speeds varied between 1.9 and 3.1m/s and with very low standard deviations. The wind rose plots also showed that all the significant winds fell in the first quadrant (NE) and predominantly on angle 10 o with some discernibly on 20 o and 30 o , only. Three goodness-of-fit tests: the chi square, coefficient of determination or R 2 and root mean square error, showed the Weibull to be a better fit to the wind regime than the Rayleigh model. The shape parameters were always greater than the scale parameters. Results show that, using the Weibull parameters, the power density of Bafoussam falls in the category 1 of the wind energy resource group and hence is not a very good wind energy exploitable candidate.
Unbiased multifractal analysis: Application to fault patterns

We describe a method for systematically correcting finite size and irregular geometrical boundary effects in multifractal analysis. Our multiplicative scheme is tested on synthetic measures, as well as on real fault networks. We document the largely underestimated distorsions induced by the irregular geometry of the support of the measure. Our method allows us to test for the universality of multifractal spectra by comparing results at different magnifications with their respective adjusted corrections. Our result call for a reexamination of many fractal and multifractal analysis which have been carried out without taking these effects into account.
Water Content of Opal-A: Implications for the Origin of Laminae in Geyserite and Sinter

ABSTRACT Sinter and geyserite, formed largely of amorphous opaline silica (opal-A), precipitate at many hot-spring and geyser systems like those found on the North Island of New Zealand. Opal-A is a hydrated silicon dioxide (SiO2.n H2O) that may contain silanols, trapped water, and/or absorbed water. Little is known about the factors that control the distribution of water (H2O + OH) in sinter and geyserite. Backscattered electron images (BSEI) of geyserite and sinter commonly reveal sectors and/or alternating laminae that are characterized by differences in their average atomic weights. Electron microprobe (EMP) and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analyses, however, show that differences in the average atomic weights cannot be attributed to the presence of other elements (e.g., Au, Ag) or minerals (e.g., sulfur, kaolinite, jarosite). The compositional heterogeneity in the opal-A, as highlighted by BSEI, must reflect variation in the water content of the opal-A. Integration of BSEI and EMP analyses for Si and O shows that opal-A contains "excess" O that must be bound into the H2O and OH. The excess O can be used a proxy for the total water (H2O + OH) content of the opal-A that forms geyserite and sinter. Geyserite and sinter from the Whakarewarewa geothermal area is formed of "dry" opal (average 5-6 wt % H2O + OH) and "wet" opal (average 12-13 wt % H2O + OH). Interpretation, based largely on the distribution of these different types of opal in the geyserite and sinter, suggests that the "wet" opal forms as a result of rapid precipitation whereas the "dry" opal forms as a result of slower precipitation. Such information must be integrated into any model that attempts to explain the evolution of geyserite and sinter deposits.
A Collective Intelligence Framework for Supporting Universal Information Agents

Domain knowledge is important for an agent system both in terms of providing background knowledge in agent conversation and for a knowledge question-answering service. In this paper, we present our framework for constructing a knowledge base for the ABDUL system, a universal information agent, aiming to provide a universal access to information and knowledge. Our knowledge construction approach is based on collective intelligence (CI) applied to the user community. We discuss existing approaches and our design rational for CI-based knowledge construction tool based on the Semantic Web framework.
Pacific Ocean Interior Carbon Data Synthesis, PACIFICA, in Progress

Data managers and research groups that measure ocean CO2 parameters and their related chemical and physical components at depths in the Pacific Ocean have been brought together under the PICES Section on Carbon and Climate (CC-S), co-chaired by Drs. James Christian (Canada) and Toshiro Saino (Japan). In 2006, CC-S started the activity of data synthesis for the interior of the Pacific Ocean. This activity and the data collection were later named “PACIFICA”.
Strength of tree roots and landslides on Prince of Wales Island, Alaska

The stability of slopes before and after removal of forest cover was investigated. Porewater pressures and shear strengths were measured and the soil properties were determined by laboratory and it1 situ tests. A model of the soil-root system was developed to evaluate the contribution of tree roots to shear strength. The computed safety factors are in general agreement with observed behaviors of the slopes. Decay of tree roots subsequent to logging was found to cause a reduction in the shear strength of the soil-root system.
In Proceedings of the International Conference on Medical Physics & Biomedical Engineering A receptive eld approach to quantitative breast biopsy analysis

A biopsy analysis support system, called BASS, is introduced. The system works without any user adjusted parameters, simply based on the characteristics of breast biopsy image data. BASS has a clear design hinging on modularity and decomposition of the main task into image transformation, object detection and object classi cation. BASS uses localized detectors so called 'receptive elds' to recognize nuclei in the biopsy.
Mathematics and music. a diderot mathematical forum

between China and the other cultural centres (p. 212). Yes, we should distinguish among claims, beliefs, and historical facts. Sometimes Joseph does not notice that he disproves his own argumentation. He complains about Eurocentrism because it cannot bring itself to face the idea of independent developments in early Indian mathematics, even as a remote possibility. But he does not concede this possibility to the Greeks with regard to the earlier cultures of the Near East. By all means, it is a too condescending attitude to concede only "that the Greek approach to mathematics produced some [! ] remarkable results" (p. 346). Thus the reader is left with mixed feelings. While Joseph rightly rejects the hegemony of a Western version of mathematics, he is inclined to replace it by another one, although he explicitly states that "since the first edition we are no closer to gathering further definitive evidence of transmission of mathematical knowledge to Europe" (p. 354).
2011 The Roles of Incentives and Voluntary Cooperation for Contractual Compliance CeDEx Discussion

Efficiency under contractual incompleteness often requires voluntary cooperation in situations where self-regarding incentives for contractual compliance are present as well. Here we provide a comprehensive experimental analysis based on the gift-exchange game of how explicit and implicit incentives affect cooperation. We first show that there is substantial cooperation under non-incentive compatible contracts. Incentive-compatible contracts induce best-reply effort and crowd out any voluntary cooperation. Further experiments show that this result is robust to two important variables: experiencing Trust contracts without any incentives and implicit incentives coming from repeated interaction. Implicit incentives have a strong positive effect on effort only under non-incentive compatible contracts.
Systèmes de Gestion de Production et Systèmes de Contrôle de Gestion

L'interrogation fondamentale des travaux de recherche porte sur la question de la separabilite et de l'interaction entre systeme de gestion de production et systeme de controle de gestion. Le premier temps de la reflexion concerne la specificite du controle de gestion en contexte de "Juste-a-Temps. Le second temps de la recherche est relatif aux systemes d'information de production integres en relation avec le systeme de controle de gestion et au role des representations comptables dans la quasi-integration des systemes de production. Enfin, le programme de recherche a venir est oriente vers l'approfondissement des questions de la representation comptable des systemes de gestion de production elargie aux tableaux de bord strategiques et de l'automatisation des tableaux de bord elargie au cas des reseaux inter-organisationnels.
Fe b 20 08 Real-time gauge theory simulations from stochastic quantization with optimized updating

We investigate simulations for gauge theories on a Minkowskian space-time lattice. We employ stochastic quantization with optimized updating using stochastic reweighting or gauge fixing, respectively. These procedures do not affect the underlying theory but strongly improve the stability properties of the stochastic dynamics, such that simulations on larger real-time lattices can be performed. email: juergen.berges@physik.tu-darmstadt.de email: denes.sexty@physik.tu-darmstadt.de
Growth, water and nitrogen relations in grassland model ecosystems

Are ecosystems in dry regions particularly responsive to atmospheric C02 enrichment? We studied responses of semi-arid grassland assemblages from the northern Negev (Israel) to C02 concentrations represen- tative of the pre-industrial era, and early and mid to late 21st century (280, 440, and 600 ? , respectively). Communities of 32 mostly annual species were grown for a full season in large containers (ca 400 kg each) on native soil and under a simulated winter climate of the northern Negev. Ecosystem water relations were moni- tored weekly by wheeling containers onto a large elec- tronic freight balance. Evapotranspiration was lower and soil water content was higher at elevated atmospheric C02. Deep soil drainage was increased, thus reducing the amount of applied rainwater that was effectively captured by the model ecosystems at elevated C02. At peak season, midday net ecosystem C02 exchange increased with rising C02 concentration, whereas night- time exchange was not significantly affected. Above- ground biomass was 7% greater at 440 ? and 17% greater at 600 ? compared to 280 ? l"1 C02. Repro- ductive output at the end of the season was increased by 10% and 24% at the two elevated C02 concentrations. Shoot nitrogen concentration was slightly reduced (signi- ficantly for grasses), but the total plant nitrogen pool reflected the biomass gain and was increased. While some responses, such as water savings and plant nitrogen pool, were more pronounced across the higher (440-600 ? ) than across the lower C02 (280-440 ? ) interval, total plant biomass (above- plus belowground) was already C02 saturated at 440 ? l"1 (14% increase over biomass at 280 ? )? Surprisingly, the biomass, reproduction, and nitrogen responses at the community level were largely caused by a single legume species (Onobrychis crista-galli), with the other five legume species contributing less, and most grasses, non-leguminous forbs, and geo- phytes hardly responding to elevated C02. Overall, responses were relatively small, despite the fact that we compared elevated to pre-industrial concentrations of C02. This contrasts with our original assumption that ecosystems in seasonally dry regions will be particularly responsive to elevated C02. Impacts of C02 enrichment on soil moisture depletion and biomass production in semi-arid ecosystems will largely depend on the net effect of reduced water use (? vapotranspiration) versus increased water loss (deep drainage and runoff), and on the presence of certain species. In this case, 1 out of 32 species was responsible for most of the effects at the community level.
ETNOBOTÁNICA MEDICINAL Y BIOCIDAS PARA MALARIA EN LA REGIÓN UCAYALI

El acopio y sistematizacion etnobotanica de la variedad de especies con potencial antimalarico y biocida para el control del vector de la malaria, fue realizada entre febrero y diciembre del 2000. Las localidades evaluadas se ubican en la selva baja de la Amazonia peruana, comprension de los distritos de Calleria, Yarinacocha y Campo Verde, de la provincia Coronel Portillo y el distrito de Irazola, en la provincia de Padre Abad, de la region Ucayali (07°57’25" y 9°27’10" latitud sur, 74°10’50" y 75°56’40" longitud oeste), donde ocurren mayores casos de malaria por Plasmodium vivax, y aisladamente por P. falciparum. Este documento constituye la primera fase de un estudio amplio sobre el control de la malaria, en la busqueda de nuevos compuestos quimicos como alternativas para promover el cultivo de especies utiles de la flora nativa. El contenido es el resultado de la encuesta a 367 personas, quienes mencionaron 55 especies. De estas, Verbena litoralis (Verbenaceae), Aspidosperma excelsum (Apocynaceae), Curcuma longa (Zingiberaceae), Cedrela odorata (Meliaceae), Abuta grandifolia (Menispermaceae) y Physalis angulata (Solanaceae) son usadas con mayor frecuencia para el control de la malaria, y Mansoa alliacea(Bignoniaceae), Petiveria alliacea y Gallesia integrifolia (Phytolacaceae), Capsicum annuum (Solanaceae) y Chenopodium ambrosioides (Chenopodiaceae), Bixa orellana (Bixaceae), Copaifera paupera (Fabaceae), Jacaranda copaia (Bignoniaceae), Zebrina pendula (Commelinaceae), Ambrosia artemisioides (Asteraceae) y Heliotropium indicum (Boraginaceae), para controlar los vectores de la malaria.La seleccion de las especies con propiedades antimalarica y controladoras de losvectores, es el resultado de siglos de experimentacion por las poblaciones locales indigenas y mestizas. Los trabajos de campo llevados a cabo hasta esta fase, han motivado un particular interes en la poblacion local, ante las expectativas de la valoracion cientifica de sus conocimientos, que representan un paliativo de sus dificultades economicas, sin efectos residuales en la salud humana.
Long-Term Perspectives on Giant Earthquakes and Tsunamis at Subduction

Histories of earthquakes and tsunamis, inferred from geological evidence, aid in anticipating future catastrophes. This natural warning system now influences building codes and tsunami planning in the United States, Canada, and Japan, particularly where geology demonstrates the past occurrence of earthquakes and tsunamis larger than those known from written and instrumental records. Under favorable circumstances, paleoseismology can thus provide long-term advisories of unusually large tsunamis. The extraordinary Indian Ocean tsunami of 2004 resulted from a fault rupture more than 1000 km in length that included and dwarfed fault patches that had broken historically during lesser shocks. Such variation in rupture mode, known from written history at a few subduction zones, is also characteristic of earthquake histories inferred from geology on the Pacific Rim.
The Effect of Interpersonal Relationships with CustomersLoyalty in Soccer Schools in Tehran- Iran

The present study examined the impact of interpersonal communication on Customers` loyalty (traineesparents) in soccer schools in Tehran. It was descriptive - correlation study. Statistical population were traineesparents in soccer training schools in Tehran. Out of 33 is a soccer school in Tehran, 12 schools were selected through cluster sampling method from six different districts and a total of 285trainees were chosen . We applied Guenzi & Pelloni (2004) Questionnaire whose validity was confirmed by a panel of sports management professors and reliability was confirmed through Cronbach' s alpha coefficient (α = 0.83). We used both descriptive and inferential tests (ks, multivariate linear regression). The multiple correlation coefficient results showed that a significant linear relationship existed (R = 0.659) between interpersonal communication, interpersonal communication with customers and employees together with customersloyalty . Results of multiple regression coefficient showed that communication between individual employees and customers (t = 4.54, p = 0.001) and interpersonal communication with clients (t = 3.57, p = 0.001) are eligible to predict customer loyalty. As a result,the soccer school officials should emphasize on a good communication with parents and create a friendly climate in training school environment in order to maintain and attract more customers.
Pain Management in Cancer Patients : A Review

Pain management in cancer patients is a dire need which is often overlooked in the overall healthcare provided by oncologists. This review focuses on revealing the crucial trends and issues on effective pain management. The meta-analyses of previous research studies demonstrate that pain management in cancer patients is often suboptimal and there are many barriers which lead to poor pain management. According to the WHO guidelines there should be scheduled administration of drugs orally on the occurrence of pain, starting with non-opioid drugs such as acetaminophen, NSAIDs or COX-2 inhibitors following mild opioids and later strong opioids. Pain management in cancer patients is often inadequate due to the reasons as poor diagnosis of pain and reluctance of patient to take opioids or report pain. On physician’s part reasons are managing pain in cancer patients as the guidelines are available. Effective alliance with pain experts and experts on palliative care can also be helpful. There is a need for collaboration in the form of clinical teams including nurses, doctors and pharmacists rather than individual efforts to be involved in managing cancer pain.