Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation économique des aires marines protégées : apports méthodologiques et applications aux îles Kuriat (Tunisie)

La protection des ressources naturelles marines est un enjeu fort pour les decideurs publics. Le developpement recent des aires marines protegees (AMP) contribue a ces enjeux de preservation. Les AMP ont pour objectifs de conserver les ecosystemes marins et cotiers tout en favorisant les activites humaines. La complexite de ces objectifs les rend difficiles a atteindre. L’objectif de cette these est de mener une analyse ex ante d’un projet d’une AMP aux iles Kuriat (Tunisie). Cette analyse represente une aide aux decideurs pour une meilleure gouvernance en integrant les acteurs impliques (pecheur, visiteur, plaisancier) dans le processus de gestion. Pour ce faire, nous appliquons la methode d’evaluation contingente (MEC) a des echantillons des pecheurs et des visiteurs aux iles Kuriat. Nous nous interessons au traitement des biais de selection et d’echantillonnage et a l’incertitude sur la specification des modeles econometriques lors de la mise en œuvre de la MEC. Nous faisons appel au modele HeckitBMA,qui est une combinaison du modele de Heckman (1979) et de l’inference bayesienne, pour calculer le consentement a recevoir des pecheurs. Nous utilisons aussi le modele Zero inflated ordered probit (ZIOP), qui est une combinaison d’un probit binaire avec un probit ordonne, pour calculer le consentement a payer des visiteurs apres avoir corrige l’echantillon par imputation multiple. Nos resultats montrent que les groupes d’acteurs se distinguent par leur activite et leur situation economique ce qui les amene a avoir des perceptions differentes. Cela permet aux decideurs d’elaborer une politique de compensation permettant d’indemniser les acteurs ayant subi un prejudice.
Application of Organic Fertilizer Pellets from Egg Shell Waste in Spinach (Amaranthus hybridus L)

Egg shells are household waste that is very easy to find. Egg shells or egg shells can also come from waste disposal of laying hens. So far, there is a lot of egg shell waste by martabak sellers in Surabaya. The lack of public knowledge and insight regarding the use of eggshell waste causes this waste to pollute the environment. This study aims to determine the interaction between the application of organic fertilizer eggshell waste pellets and the dose of urea fertilizer used and its effect on the growth and yield of spinach plants. This research was conducted from mey to june 2022 at the Experimental Garden of the Faculty of Agriculture, Wijaya Kusuma University, Surabaya. This experiment was carried out using a randomized block design consisting of two treatment factors, namely POPe of eggshell waste (P) and dose of urea (K). This treatment was repeated three times with P0 (without POPe treatment), POPe treatment of eggshell waste consisting of P1 (9 gr POPe), P2 (18 gr POPe), P3 (27 gr POPe) and K0 (without urea dose), dose urea K1 fertilization (3.2 gr urea). The results showed that the use of POPe and urea on spinach plants had no significant effect on any observed parameters.
La espondilitis anquilosante tiene una presdisponibilidad para el desarrollo de sarcopenia en extremidades superiores

Introducción: La sarcopenia está asociada a enfermedades crónicas y en enfermedades reumáticas existen pocos informes de su incidencia. El objetivo del estudio fue determinar la relación existente entre la actividad física y la sarcopenia en pacientes reumatológicos con espondilitis anquilosante en comparación con un grupo control. Métodos: el presente estudio de casos (CA) de pacientes reumatológicos y controles (CO), fue realizado en el centro médico IHRED-Guayaquil. Las variables recogidas fueron: Edad, sexo, presencia deenfermedad reumática, porcentaje de masa muscular, promedio de dinamometría de prensión manual, puntaje SARC-F e IPAQ. Resultados: Fueron 70 casos con espondilitis anquilosante y 60 controles. En el grupo de CA la edad fue de 46.1 ± 15 años, en los CO 59.4 ± 9.5 años. En los CA 84.3 % mujeres y en grupo CO 81.7 %. Se evidenciaron cambios significativos en composición corporal comparados con el grupo control. Hubo asociación entre el porcentaje de masa muscular y la escala BASDAI. Hubo menor fuerza de agarre en el grupo de casos 20.5 ± 8.8 Kg, versus 24.2 ± 9.3 Kg (P=0.0005) y menor actividad IPAQ 1.33 ± 0.6 en CA versus. 2.15 ± 0.51 (P=0.0005). Conclusiones: se evidenció una correlación significativa entre el grado de actividad física y la incidencia de sarcopenia en el grupo casos en comparación con el grupo control, así como la disminución significativa de fuerza en miembros superiores.
Bearing fault diagnosis in induction motor using continuous wavelet transform and convolutional neural networks

Induction motors are widely used in various industries due to their high efficiency, reliability and low cost. However, faults in these motors can lead to serious problems, such as unexpected shutdowns, decreased efficiency, and even damage to other parts of the system. Monitoring and diagnosing these faults are necessary. In this study, we propose a new approach for diagnosing bearing faults using convolutional neural network (CNN) and continuous wavelet transform (CWT). The suggested approach uses Scalograms with various CWT types as the network's input and utilizes many epochs and various batch sizes (Multi Ep-Batch) throughout the bearing fault classification training and testing phases. To assess our method, we implemented an extension of the Squeeze Net pre-trained model (transfer learning). The results show that the proposed method outperforms traditional methods in terms of accuracy and computational efficiency in detecting bearing faults. These results are based on publicly available MFPT data, and the proposed approach is compared to traditional methods. This work opens new research avenues in the field of bearing fault diagnosis and provides a promising solution for real-world applications.
Techniques for Implementation of Symbolically Interpretable Haskell EDSLs

—Embedded domain-specific languages (ED-SLs) are often used in typed functional programming languages like Haskell to implement executable formal specifications. A common requirement for the specification language is to be symbolically interpretable, which makes it possible to export specifications into external formats. Executable formal specifications often require abilities like sequential composition with data dependencies. Such abilities require powerful expressive abstractions (e.g. monads) which cannot be interpreted symbolically in the host language. In this paper we present various implementation techniques that allow symbolic interpretation of DSLs that require such abstractions in some practical cases.
The interplay between androgens and adipocytes: the foundation of comorbidities of polycystic ovary syndrome

This review updates current knowledge of the relationship between androgens and adipocytes in women with polycystic ovary syndrome. Relevant studies published between 1983 and 2021 were examined. Adipocytes take up androgens, convert weak androgens into potent ones, and modulate the ovarian production of testosterone and androstenedione through the actions of various adipocytokines. Androgens also modulate adipocyte proliferation and differentiation, stimulate adipocytokine production, and promote visceral adipose tissue accumulation. Androgens induce hypertrophy and insulin resistance in adipocytes. Finally, androgens stimulate ß-cell production and insulin release. Insulin, in turn, amplifies androgen production by ovarian theca cells and favors visceral fat deposition. Altogether, these conditions favor the development of future comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes mellitus
ROLDEF: RObust Layered DEFense for Intrusion Detection Against Adversarial Attacks

—The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) includes networking equipment and smart devices to collect and analyze data from industrial operations. However, IIoT security is challenging due to its increased inter-connectivity and large attack surface. Machine learning (ML)-based intrusion detection system (IDS) is an IIoT security measure that aims to detect and respond to malicious traffic by using ML models. However, these methods are susceptible to adversarial attacks. In this paper, we propose a RObust Layered DEFense ( ROLDEF ) against adversarial attacks. Our denoising autoencoder (DAE) based defense approach first detects if a sample comes from an adversarial attack. If an attack is detected, adversarial component is eliminated using the most effective DAE and the purified data is provided to the ML model. We use a realistic IIoT intrusion data set to validate the effectiveness of our defense across various ML models, where we improve the average prediction performance by 114% with respect to no defense. Our defense also provides 50% average prediction performance improvement compared to the state-of-the-art defense under various adversarial attacks. Our defense can also be deployed for any underlying ML model and provides an effective protection against adversarial attacks.
KRONİK SUDAN KAÇINMA STRESİ İLE TESTİS DOKUSUNDA OLUŞTURULAN HASARI ÜZERİNE FULVİK ASİDİN TEDAVİ EDİCİ ETKİSİNİN ARAŞTIRILMASI Investigation on the Therapeutic Effect of the Fulvic Acid upon the Testicular Damage Occurred by the Water Avoidance Stress (WAS)

OZET Amac: Calisma, toksik olmayan bir ajan olan; antioksidan, antiapoptotik ve antiinflamatuvar ozelliklere sahip fulvik asit (FA)’in kronik sudan kacinma stresinin (KS) testis dokusunda olusturdugu hasara karsi tedavi edici etkisinin arastirilmasidir. Gerec ve Yontem: Calismamizda 18 adet Sprague-Dawley eriskin erkek sican 3 esit gruba ayrildi: Kontrol (K), Kronik Stres (KS) ve Kronik Stres+Fulvik Asit (KS+FA). Testis dokusundan elde edilen histolojik kesitler HematoksilenE zonula okludens-1 (ZO-1), s-aktin ve induklenebilir nitrik oksit sentaz (iNOS) immunohistokimya isaretlemeleri yapildi. Biyokimyasal olarak dokulardaki total antioksidan seviyesi (TAS), total oksidan seviyesi (TOS), oksidatif stres indeksi (OSI), katalaz (KAT), glutatyon peroksidaz (GPx) ve superoksit dismutaz (SOD) duzeyleri olculdu. Bulgular: KS grubunda hasarli seminifer tubuller, tunika albuginea komsulugunda artmis mast hucre aktivitesi, tubul icerisinde artmis iNOS aktivitesi ve azalmis s-aktin ve ZO-1 aktivitesi gozlendi. Bu grupta ayrica TOS ve OSI duzeylerinin arttigi; TAS, SOD, KAT ve GPx duzeylerinin azaldigi goruldu. KS+FA grubunda, fulvik asit kullanimiyla bu bulgularda iyilesme oldugu gozlendi. Sonuc: Bu bulgulara dayanarak fulvik asitin kronik stresin olusturdugu testis hasarina karsi tedavi edici bir ajan olarak kullanilabilecegi sonucuna varilmistir. Anahtar Kelimler: Antioksidan; Infertilite; Fulvik asit; Sudan kacinma stresi; Oksidatif stres ABSTRACT Objective: The aim of this study is investigation on the therapeutic effects of a non-toxic agent that has antioxidant, antiapoptotic and anti-inflammatory properties fulvic acid upon the testicular damage occured by water avoidance stress (WAS). Material and Methods: 18 Sprague-Dawley male adult rats were distributed into 3 experimental groups: Control (C), Water Avoidance Stress (WAS) and Water Avoidance Stress+Fulvic Acid (WAS+FA). The histological sections obtained from the testes has been stained with the HematoxylinE Infertility; Fulvic acid; Water avoidance stress; Oxidative stress.
Intersectoral cooperation as a strategic key principle for the transformation of the automotive region Baden-Württemberg

Summary The paper focuses on the necessity of different approaches of intersectoral cooperation and networking for the transition towards new mobility solutions and explains how e-mobil BW as State Agency in Baden-Württemberg is handling this with regard to this change process. The paper describes not only the strategy, but also methods and measures in work of e-mobil BW during the last decade and for the following years
Fuzzy Genetic Particle Swarm Optimization Convolution Neural Network Based On Oral Cancer Identification System

Oral cancer is the eighth most common type of cancer in the world. Every year, 130,000 people in India die from mouth cancer. Getting a diagnosis from a clinical exam by skilled doctors and a biopsy takes time. When a problem is found early, it is always easier to treat. The primary goal of this work is to recognise disease-affected oral regions in a given oral image and classify the oral cancer disorder. This study employs unique Deep Learning algorithms to detect the location of disease-affected oral areas. This work employs the most effective feature extraction techniques, including appearance and patter-based features. Following feature extraction, the Bee Pulse Couple Neural Network (BeePCNN) algorithm is used to choose the best feature. Finally, Deep Learning is used to classify these attributes. An innovative FGPSOCNN reduces the computational complexity of CNN. On an additional real-time data set from Arthi Scan Hospital, a secondary evaluation is conducted. The experimental results indicate that the innovative FGPSOCNN performs better than existing methods.
A review of the research on red beds and Danxia landform

In the context that China Danxia landform went into the world and began the research of a new phase,it is necessary to make a review on the research progress of red beds and Danxia landform in and outside China.It is revealed that the domestic study was focused on the characteristics of red beds,engineering geology,features of Danxia landform and the basic problems of development.In general,in China there were no integrated studies of red beds concerning the field of geology and geomorphology,and the differences between lithologic characteristics of red beds and their related geomorphic development processes under the influence of exogenetic force were not well understood.However,research outside China were limited in the field of geology,and relevant studies of red beds and Danxia landform were conducted in the field of sandstone landform,with a microscopic,quantitative and experimental analysis.This paper suggests that most of the existing studies on red beds and Danxia landform were focused on single factor,and lack of subject system,and the integration of related subjects was also insufficient.Then,a new agenda for the future research was put forward,in which a clear discipline classification of red beds and Danxia landform and further basic research should be made,and the integration of related subjects,international communication and the global comparative research should also be strengthened.
Synthesis of Carbon thin films using Aerosol-Assisted Chemical Vapour Deposition (AACVD)

Aerosol-assisted chemical vapour deposition (AACVD) technique was used to produce carbon thin films. The synthesised films have been deposited using chloroform solvent as a single source precursor at 550 °C. Raman spectroscopy, powder X-Ray diffraction (p.XRD), and scanning electron microscope (SEM) were used to characterize the thin films and the result shows that carbon thin films successfully have been prepared. Carbon thin films were produced from chloroform solvent as a single source precursor therefore, this work recommends to avoid using chloroform as a solvent in AACVD technique when the deposition carried out at high temperatures (above 500 ºC), to keep the deposited materials pure from high level of carbon contamination.
Farmers innovations for sustainable resource management and conservation of biological diversity

The agricultural transformation during green revolution is no more green in most developing countries. The declining productivity of inputs clearly points to the non-sustainable nature of current growth processes. While there is rethinking going on in the formal research system itself, the informal research system managed by innovative and creative farmers, pastoralists, artisans, fishermen and women has been undergoing a silent revolution. In this paper this creativity at grassroots level is discussed as a source of healing the sick soils, souls and spirits. The paper discusses how blending between formal and informal science can stem the tide of non-sustainable growth and provide a more eco-friendly and eco-ethical path to future sustenance. We narrate in part one of the paper the diagnoses of the problem. What can formal science do and cannot in the context of meeting challenge of sustainable natural resource use. In part two we discuss the context in which farmers’ innovations emerge and evolve at individual as well as collective level. In part three the problem of knowledge erosion is discussed and the case of Honey Bee network is presented which aims at stemming this erosion. In present some suggestions for rewarding creativity and some lesions for rethinking the mainstream technology generation and diffusion systems.
Constitutive Models Predicting the Response of Clays Along Slip Surfaces

The paper proposes and validates a constitutive model simulating the change of resistance along clay slip surfaces under both undrained and drained conditions. The proposed model is based on (a) the critical state theory and (b) the assumption that the critical state changes once failure is reached, in terms of the further shear displacement. Under undrained conditions, the proposed model simulates the excess pore pressure generation and subsequently the continuous change of clay resistance along the slip surface from its initial value to the peak strength and then at large displacement the residual value measured in constant-volume ring shear tests. Under drained conditions, the model simulates the normal displacement change and subsequently the change of clay resistance along the slip surface in clays as measured in drained ring shear tests.
Overview of oil spills worldwide and impacts on marine megafauna

Oil spills have a significant impact on the environment, posing threats to various marine species. This review aims to gather information on various oil spills that have occurred worldwide and discuss their impact on marine megafauna (marine mammals, sea turtles, and seabirds), in order to provide useful insights that can be applied in decision-making during rescue and rehabilitation efforts. The publications were obtained from oil spill searches in databases such as Elsevier-Scopus, Scielo, JStor, and Google Scholar. Oil spills can cause lethal damage to marine biodiversity, affecting individuals of different ages and species. Although the acute effects of oil contamination on wildlife are evident, it is challenging to treat and recover from. Hydrocarbons can persist in the environment for a long time, leading to prolonged exposure of animals to the contaminants. In conclusion, this research demonstrates that the effects of oil spills on marine megafauna may not be observed in the short term, such as contamination through the bioaccumulation of compounds in the food chain. It is necessary to conduct systematic studies on local fauna at all developmental stages of oil activities, including seismic research, exploration, and oil distribution to address the impact of oil spills on marine megafauna.
Hunter & Central Coasts New South Wales - Vulnerability to climate change impacts: Report to the Department of Climate Change and Energy Efficiency, Australia

The Institute for Rural Futures was commissioned to conduct an assessment of the vulnerability of the NSW Central Coast and Lower Hunter region to the impacts of climate change. The primary objective of the study was to undertake an initial, broadly interdisciplinary, appraisal of the vulnerability of existing and future residential, industrial, commercial and public infrastructure as well as natural ecosystems, to the impact of sea level rise, storm surge and intense rainfall in the Central and Hunter Coast region. Predicted future landscapes for 2030 and 2070 showed considerably larger areas of urban settlement than at present, and reductions in natural ecosystems areas and beach/dune areas. Ecosystems vulnerable to future urban expansion include coastal heath, coastal banksia/mahogany complex, scribbly gum/banksia complex and paperbark forest. Seven coastal beach-dune areas are vulnerable to considerable beach recession by 2070. There is a ‘threshold’ risk that 2070 sea level rises combined with a storm event could cause a total breach of a dune area causing enormous disruption.
TEMPERATURE-DEPENDENT ELASTIC CONSTANTS AND YOUNG’S MODULUS OF SILICON SINGLE CRYSTAL*

Silicon crystals have been widely used for x-ray mono-chromators. It is an anisotropic material with temperature-dependent properties. Values of its thermal properties from cryogenic to high temperature are available in the literature for expansion, conductivity, diffusivity, heat capacity, but neither elastic constants nor Young’s modulus. X-ray mon-ochromators may be liquid-nitrogen cooled or water cooled. Finite Element Analysis (FEA) is commonly used to predict thermal performance of monochromators. The elastic constants and Young’s modulus over cryogenic and high temperature are now collected and derived from literature, with the purpose of assisting in providing accurate FEA predictions.
Reply to comments on “Subglacial floods and the origin of low-relief ice-sheet lobes” by J. S. Walder

In commenting upon my paper (Shoemaker, 1992a), Walder (1994) asserted that thick water sheets are unconditionally unstable to formation of channels and strongly implied that this negates the possibility of watersheet outburst floods. However, Walder's "fundamental conclusion" does not argue against the existence of watersheet floods, as I will demonstrate. Walder (1982) obtained the differential equation
The Role of Legal Origins in Countries Affected by the 2008 Great Financial Crisis

: This study aims to find the relationship between legal origin and the extent that a country was hit by the 2008 Great Financial Crisis. Four legal origins of 91 countries were researched and analyzed through regression analysis. This article draws the stock market figures to see how the stock market changes from 2005 to 2015 and does the regression to analyze whether it is the legal origin that affect the extent to which a country was hit by the 2008 GFC. These results indicate that the legal origin is a significant reason affecting the extent that a country was hit by the 2008 GFC and common law countries could recover faster and better than civil law countries.
Home in the Garden: A Case Study of the Lhotsampa Refugee Community’s Use of a Community Garden in Halifax, Nova Scotia

vii List of Abbreviations Used . viii Chapter 1: Introduction . 1 Context. 1 Practical Problem: Refugee Diets in Resettlement . 2 Research Questions . 3 Community Garden Background . 4 Nutrition and Health Benefits . 4 Implications for Food Security . 5 Implications for Community Building . 6 Identity Creation in Community Gardening and Migrant Studies . 7 Theoretical Framework . 11 Food Security and Food Sovereignty . 11 Community Food Security . 13 Social Capital Theory . 15 Combining Three Frameworks . 17 Chapter Layout . 17 Terminology . 18 Chapter 2: Methodology and Methods . 20 Justification of Study . 20 Recruitment and consent . 21 Scope . 23 Sampling . 25 Data analysis strategy . 26 My Place in the Research . 28 Chapter 3: The Lhotsampa of Bhutan . 30 History of Lhotsampa in Bhutan . 30 Bhutan’s Ethnic Makeup . 30