Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An Application on Women Safety Using Embedded Systems and IoT

As far as women safety is concerned. Especially in our country the standards are going on decreasing day by day. According to National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) the incidents of kidnapping and abductions rose to 64 per million to 74 per million which is devastating. If it goes on increasing like this, In the coming years there will be a tremendous rise in crime rate especially against women. It is our responsibility to protect our mothers, sisters, friends and each and every woman in our family. There are many devices in the market for this application that is sending locations and alert messages to the family of the user. But, all the devices need the response from the user when they are in danger to send the alert messages or such to their family or emergency services. But there might be situations where the user has zero chances to respond or send any alert messages to their family. We came up with a solution where the alert messages and current location of the user are sent automatically to their family when they are in danger without any response from the user. We achieved it using the pulse rate sensor PPG (Photoplethysmography sensor) using which we measured the abnormal rise in heart rate when the user is in danger. This paper deals with the functionality and implementation of our idea in Embedded Systems and IoT.
The silicon eye

Thanks to the digital technology revolution, cameras are everywhere-PDAs, mobile phones, anywhere you can put an imaging chip and a lens. Battling to usurp the market is a Silicon Valley company, Foveon, whose technology not only produces a superior image but also may become the eye in artificially intelligent machines. Behind Foveon are two legendary figures who made the personal computer possible: Carver Mead of Caltech, one of the founding fathers of information technology, and Federico Faggin, inventor of the CPU-the chip that runs every computer. George Gilder has an insider's knowledge of Silicon Valley and the unpredictable mix of genius, drive and luck that can turn a start-up company into a world leader. The Silicon Eye focuses on some of the brightest-and most colourful-people on earth and their race to transform an industry.
Use of Recycled Concrete Aggregate in PCCP: Literature Search

The use of recycled concrete aggregate (RCA) is recommended based on a review of literature that investigated the properties and characteristics of RCA, the physical properties of fresh and hardened concrete containing RCA, the mechanical behavior of concrete containing RCA, and special considerations for concrete pavements using RCA to achieve suitable levels of workability, durability, and strength. The literature also detailed concrete pavement design considerations as well as the successes and failures of trial projects built by other states. A recommendation is made that RCA be considered for use in Western Washington and that the FHWA Technical Advisory be used as a guide during implementation.
Reported Change in Adolescent Psychosocial Functioning during the Covid-19 Outbreak

What effect the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic has on adolescents’ psychosocial functioning is unknown. Using data of N = 1789 (50% females) adolescents in Sweden we described adolescents’ thoughts and behaviors, as well as perceived changes in substance use, everyday life, relations, victimization, and mental health during the outbreak. Results show that a) adolescents tend to comply with regulations from the government, b) although most adolescents do not experience psychosocial changes, a critical number report increase in substance use and negative relational changes and c) most of the adolescents report poorer control of their everyday life and mental health. Adolescent females and adolescents with distance schooling were likely to report negative changes in their psychosocial functioning during the Covid-19 outbreak. Based on these findings, we suggest that the society should pay close attention to changes in adolescents’ psychosocial functioning during the time of crisis.
Mendelssohn and the Organ

PART I: HISTORY AND BIOGRAPHY 1. The Organ Scene in Berlin - ca. 1770-ca. 1820 2. Mendelssohn - The Formative Years - 1820-1838 3. Mendelssohn - The Mature Years - 1839-1847 4. Mendelssohn as Organist - Performance Characteristics 5. Mendelssohn as Organ Improviser 6. Mendelssohn's Organ Repertoire 7. Mendelssohn as Editor of Bach's Organ Music 8. Mendelssohn's Organ Parts to His Oratorios and Choral Works 9. Mendelssohn's Organ Parts to Handel's Oratorios 10. Mendelssohn and the German Organ Community - 1820-1847 PART II: MENDELSSOHN'S ORGAN WORKS IN CHRONOLOGICAL ORDER 11. Organ Works: 1820-1835 12. Organ Works: 1836-1837 - Three Preludes and Fugues for Organ (Op. 37) OPUS 37 - GENESIS OPUS 37 - COMMENTARY OPUS 37 - RECEPTION 13. Organ Works: 1838-1843 - Miscellaneous, Lost Works, Misattributions, and UNCERTAINTIES SIX SONATAS FOR THE ORGAN (OPUS 65): 1844-1845 14. Genesis and Chronology 15. Manuscript Sources, Printed Editions, Registration, Slurs, Tempo 16. Commentary 17. Reception APPENDICES A. ORGAN ATLAS: ORGANS PLAYED BY MENDELSSOHN B. MENDELSSOHN'S ORGAN LIBRARY C. MAJOR EDITIONS AND COMPARATIVE TEMPO CHARTS FOR MENDELSSOHN'S ORGAN WORKS D. MENDELSSOHN'S APPEAL FOR SUBSCRIBERS TO HIS BACH RECITAL IN 1840 E. ROBERT SCHUMANN'S REVIEW OF MENDELSSOHN'S RECITAL IN THE THOMAS-KIRCHE F. FELIX MENDELSSOHN BARTHOLDY AND CHARLES COVENTRY: CORRESPONDENCE END NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
Land-ocean interaction : measuring and modelling fluxes from river basins to coastal seas

The UK Land-Ocean Interaction Study (LOIS) provided a major opportunity to measure and model the processes controlling the fluxes of materials between river basins and coastal seas. The main programme of research took place between 1992 and 1998, funded by the UK Natural Environment Research Council, and involved approximately 360 coastal researchers contributing to more than 70 collaborative projects. This book presents accessible summaries of key results of this research. The ten chapters of the book are written by leading contributors to the programme, and cover aspects of the physical, sedimentological, chemical and biological processes controlling fluxes between river catchments and coastal seas in temporate environments. Major overarching themes for all of the chapters include the persistence, storage, degradation and transport of pollutants from catchment to coastal sea, and an emphasis on the relevance of research for river and coastal water quality management. The chapters also describe a number of important technological advances in the measurement of processes and longer term monitoring of the fluvial, estuarine and coastal environments. Approaches to monitoring were also transferred between disciplines, in many cases for the first time. The rivers and coastal programme of LOIS was unique in its scale and inter-disciplinarity and its results are of lasting value. This book provides a useful and important summary of many of its results and an effective introduction to the research for those who want to delve more deeply into the data and published papers. It will be of interest to scientists, environmental managers and scientific policy makers. This title belongs to European Water Research Series ISBN: 9781900222105 (Print) ISBN: 9781780402222 (eBook)
Circ-FURIN Expression Enhances Osteoblast Differentiation In Dental Pulp Stem Cells Via SOX11 Signaling Pathway Sponging miR-125

Background: Many studies have found that circRNA plays a part in osteoblast differentiation. However, its mechanism remains unknown. Methods: High-throughput sequencing was used to identifield the different expression of circRNA during osteogenic dental pulp stem cells (DPSCs) differentiation. Luciferase report analysis and RT-qPCR were used to clarify the expression and regulation relationship among circ-FURIN, miR-125 and SOX11. The heterotopic bone formation experiment was further used to confirm the osteoblast differentiation of DPSC with different expression of circ-FURIN, miR-125 and SOX11. Results: Study indicated that circ-FURIN expression remarkably increased during osteoblast differentiation, yet circ-FURIN knockdown suppressed it. Bioinformatics and luciferase results discovered that miR-125 is the downstream target of circ-FURIN. Furthermore, circ-FURIN upregulation decreased miR-125 expression. MiR-125 upregulation restored the promotion effect of circ-FURIN on osteogenic DPSC differentiation. Luciferase report analysis verified that SOX11 is miR-125 downstream target. miR-125 overexpression suppressed osteogenic DPSC differentiation through targeting SOX11. SOX11 overexpression restored miR-125 inhibitory effect on osteogenic DPSC differentiation. In vivo experiments with heterotopic bone model suggested that circ-FURIN overexpression has crucial function to enhance heterotopic bone formation. Conclusions: In summary, circ-FURIN enhances osteoblast DPSC differentiation via the SOX11 signaling pathway by sponging miR-125. These findings suggest a novel therapeutic target for osteoporosis treatment.
Assessment of the frequency of failure to scram in light-water reactors

Bayesian methods are used to construct a distribution for the probability of failure of the reactor protection system (RPS) per demand inlight-water reactors. This distribution expresses quantitatively the current state of knowledge as formed by analysis of the RPS, by the available statistical evidence, and by the work of the Electric Power Research Institute, and the Nuclear Regulatory Commission staff on anticipated transients without scram. The distribution can be summarized by the following values: 5th percentile: 6 x 10/sup -6/ per demand; median: 2.8 x 10/sup -5/ per demand; mean: 5.4 x 10/sup -5/ per demand; 95th percentile: 1.2 x 10/sup -4/ per demand.
KEPIMPINAN PENDIDIKAN DALAM PEMBANGUNAN MODAL INSAN

Kepimpinan merupakan aspek yang penting dalam membentuk sesuatu organiasi bagi mencapai matlamat, visi, misi dan objektif yang diharapkan oleh sesebuah organisasi. Dalam tajuk ini, ia akan membincangkan mengenai kepimpinan pendidikan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia dalam pembangunan modal insan menjurus kepada Rancangan Malaysia Kesembilan (RMK-9). Malah, dalam tajuk ini kita akan membincangkan, kepentingan, gaya dan ciri-ciri kepimpinan yang sebenar. Kemudian kita akan lihat pula pembangunan modal insan dalam pendidikan di Malaysia serta fokus pembangunan modal insan oleh Kementerian Pendidikan Malaysia. Tajuk ini juga akan membincangkan persekitaran pembelajaran dalam modal insan, bagi melahirkan masyarakat yang berinovasi dan kreatif. Akhir sekali tajuk ini akan membincangkan kepimpinan dalam persekitaran modal insan yang memerlukan usaha yang lebih kuat bagi pihak sekolah dan Kementerian Pelajaran Malaysia dalam membentuk dan menghasilkan sumber manusia yang selari dengan perubahan persekitaran dan matlamat negara ke arah merealisasikan wawasan 2020 dan RMK-9 di Malaysia.
Aiming for 45 t/ha per annum: yield of supplementary feed crops grown in sequences designed for maximum productivity.

and rape are less risky options over a range of latitudes, but must be fed ‘in situ’. Winter cereals and annual ryegrass are also important options in cropping systems because of their flexibility of use as grazed feed, cut and carry feed or silage (Densley et al. 2006; Hogg et al. 2002). These crops can provide high energy supplement for extending autumn lactation (Waghorn 2007) or be utilised for winter or spring feeding. To achieve high productivity, crops selected for forage should match the intended environment. Many studies have shown that productivity is related to radiation use efficiency. Therefore, high yield is expected from crops with their growth duration occurring largely during periods of high radiation. Crops such as kale with extended growth durations have also given high yields, but their average daily productivity may be lower than that of short-term crops like spring cereals. Crop potential modelling has shown that productivity depended on latitude and therefore the temperature pattern (Brown et al. 2007a). Also, the relative contributions of C4 and C3 species changed with choice of sowing time and location (Brown et al. 2007a). Appropriate sowing dates and cultivars or hybrids (Densley et al. 2005a) will be important for achieving close to potential yield. Techniques that reduce the transition time between crops will also ensure that annual productivity will be close to optimum (Brown et al. 2007a). This paper describes cropping sequences suitable for implementation on dairy platforms or runoffs as the model system for maximising crop yield. The experiment tested the practical productivity limits using cropping sequences that would fit within current farming practices, have minimum impacts on the environment and provide a 2-year break between pasture to pasture in renewal programmes.
A Comparative Study on Productivity of the Single PPM Quality Certification Company by using the Bootstrapped Malmquist Productivity Indices

The purpose of this study is to empirically analyze the productivity change of the 10 Single PPM Certification Company in the 3 Industry(Electronics, Motor-Parts, Machines). In this study, Productivity change over the time in Korean small and medium sized firms in the 3 industries by the bootstrapped Malmquist Productivity Index(MPI). The traditional Malmquist Productivity Index(MPI) and Data Envelopment Analysis(DEA) Models have not only bias but also lack statistical confidence intervals. they could lead to wrong evaluations of the efficiency and productivity scores. In this paper, DEA and a MPI are combined with a bootstrap method in order to provide statistical inferences that analyze the performance of the Single PPM Certification Company. The data cover the period between 2004 and 2007. The result of this paper reveals : 1) The Electronics Industry had productivity effect of 17%, but there was not direct effect for other Industries(Motor-Parts, Machines). 2) average productivity Progress of the 7DMU(Electronics), 1DMU(Motor-Parts) and none(Machines).
Control and Fault Accommodation for Attitude Control Subsystem of Formation Flying Satellites Subject to Constraints

Stringent precision requirements, communication limitations and automated fault accommodation are three important considerations that need to be taken into account in design of formation control of satellites. In this work a more accurate relative state modeling for the attitude dynamics is developed and a semi-decentralized control strategy is proposed that is accomplished by the model predictive control (MPC) scheme. The proposed MPC incorporates the effects of the actuator constraints in design of the control laws. Furthermore, a semi-decentralized active system recovery scheme is proposed that uses on-line fault information to compensate for the identified characteristics losses under actuator fault conditions. Simulation results for a team of four satellites in formation are presented and the formation precision is compared with the centralized scheme. The results verify that the proposed semi-decentralized strategy yields a quite satisfactory formation performance in a sense that the team behaves similar to a centralized MPC control scheme, however without imposing significant computational complexity that is associated with solving the problem of high dimension with stringent communication requirement as in the centralized scheme. Moreover, the performance of our proposed semi-decentralized recovery scheme is compared with the centralized recovery scheme subject to the reaction wheel (RW) faults in the attitude control subsystem (ACS) of the formation flying satellites. The proposed semi-decentralized recovery scheme satisfies the formation recovery specifications and also imposes lower fault compensation control effort cost as compared with the centralized recovery scheme. It has been validated through multiple fault severity scenarios.
Transatlantic Foreign Direct Investment and The European Economic Community

This paper explores the issue as to how far and in what way has European economic integration -and the prospects of completion of the internal market in 1992- affected the level and pattern of transatlantic value added activities. It is shown that the challenges of 1992, have revitalized U.S. investment in the European Community. At the same time, these same challenges, together with the wider imperatives of technological and globalization of production and markets, have encouraged an explosion of European direct investment in the United States. [F15]
Personal and Organizational Determinants of Enlisted Attrition

Abstract : This study was conducted to determine the relative influence of various individual and organizational factors on first-term enlisted attrition. A longitudinal design was employed whereby a cohort of first-term recruits (both 'A' school and apprentice school personnel ) was tracked over a 12-month period. Results indicated that: (1) first-year attrition was significantly higher for experimental group personnel(who were eligible for voluntary separation) than for control group personnel, (2) attrition rates were higher for apprentice personnel than 'A' school personnel, (3) separation decisions were related to preservice demographic characteristics, family and home problems, attitudes toward the Navy formed during recruit training, and in-service discrepancies between expectations and experiences, and (4) the work environment explained more variance in later separations and individual characteristics, more variance in early separations(i.e., within the first 6 months).
Classifying and Cataloging Cyber-Security Incidents Within Cyber-Physical Systems

Classifying and Cataloging Cyber-Security Incidents Within Cyber-Physical Systems William B. Miller School of Technology, BYU Master of Science In the past, there were perceived delineations between the cyber world and the physical world. We are becoming increasingly aware of the overlap between these two worlds, and the overlap itself is increasing. The overlap between these two worlds is known as cyber-physical systems. There have been several incidents involving cyber-physical systems and the number of these incidents is increasing dramatically. In the past there has been no effort to identify methods for describing these incidents in the unique context of cyber-physical systems. This research provides a taxonomy for classifying these incidents that focuses on cross domain, impact oriented analysis. A repository for information about these incidents has also been created as part of this research.
Magnetic bearings : theory, design, and application to rotating machinery

and Survey. - Principle of Active Magnetic Suspension. - Hardware Components. - Actuators. - Losses in Magnetic Bearings. - Design Criteria and Limiting Characteristics. - Dynamics of the Rigid Rotor. - Control of the Rigid Rotor in AMBs. - Digital Control. - Dynamics of Flexible Rotors. - Identification. - Control of Flexible Rotors. - Touch-down Bearings. - Dynamics and Control Issues for Fault Tolerance. - Self#x2013 Sensing Magnetic Bearings. - Self#x2013 Bearing Motors. - Micro Magnetic Bearings. - Safety and Reliability Aspects.
The physical separation and recovery of metals from wastes. Process engineering for the chemical, metals and minerals industries, Volume 1

This book deals with the physical processes used for the separation of secondary metals from waste sources. The introduction briefly considers the history of the secondary metals industries, defines the terms used in materials recycling and discusses the potential for resource recovery and improved processing. A comprehensive survey is given of the unit operations employed for metals recovery and reclamation, and this is followed by detailed descriptions of processes used to treat fragmentized metal wastes and granulated metal wastes. The final chapter reviews the processing of urban wastes for metals recovery, and gives details of modern plant and practices. The volume aims to bring together technical information on metals recovery from a wide range of sources in order to give a unified review of an important engineering and environmental topic. Topics include: general definitions used in materials recycling; the potential for resource recovery; secondary metals; ranking of scrap; the potential for improved processing; comminution; physical separation methods; the scrap industry; automobile composition; shredders; non-magnetic processing; metal reclamation processes; waste tire processing; battery processing; thermal processing systems; composition of urban waste; and material recovery.
Piezo-sensor self-diagnostics using electrical impedance measurements.

This paper present the piezoelectric sensor self-diagnostic procedure that performs in-situ monitoring of the operational status of piezoelectric materials (PZT) used for sensors and actuators in structural health monitoring (SHM) applications. The use of active-sensing piezoelectric materials has received considerable attention in the SHM community. A critical aspect of the piezoelectric active-sensing technologies is that usually large numbers of distributed sensors and actuators are needed to perform the required monitoring process. The sensor/actuator self-diagnostic procedure, where the sensors/actuators are confirmed to be functioning properly during operation, is therefore a critical component to successfully complete the SHM process and to minimize the false indication regarding the structural health. The basis of this procedure is to track the changes in the capacitive value of piezoelectric materials resulting from the sensor failure, which is manifested in the imaginary part of the measured electrical admittances. Furthermore, through the analytical and experimental investigation, it is confirmed that the bonding layer between the PZT and a host structure significantly contributes to the measured capacitive values. Therefore, by monitoring the imaginary part of the admittances, one can quantitatively assess the degradation of the mechanical/electrical properties of the PZT and its attachment to a host structure. This papermore » concludes with an experimental example to demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed sensor-diagnostic procedure. « less