Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Optimasi Nanoemulsi A/M/A Ekstrak Etanol Daun Binahong dan Konjugat AG-Kitosan Menggunakan Desain Box-Behnken

Tuberkulosis laten disebabkan oleh Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) yang persisten dalam makrofag, sehingga diperlukan penghantaran obat antituberkulosis yang dapat meningkatkan akumulasi di dalam sel tersebut. Penelitian ini bertujuan mengoptimasi formula lipid nanostruktur (Nanostructured Lipid Carrier, NLC) sebagai sistem penghantaran rifampisin menggunakan D-manosa sebagai agen pentargetan. Adsorpsi D-manosa pada permukaan NLC nanopartikel dilakukan melalui muatan positive dari konjugat kitosan-manosa yang dibuat menggunakan agen pereduksi amin. Konjugat kitosan-manosa menunjukan adanya perubahan bilangan gelombang pita amida dan pembentukan basa Schiff pada spektra FTIR. Campuran lemak padat-cair sebagai pembawa rifampisin dibuat NLC dengan tehnik emulsifikasi menggunakan polisorbat 80. Konjugat kitosan-manosa ditambahkan ke dalam fase air sebelum proses emulsifikasi. Solidifikasi nanopartikel NLC-kitosan-manosa dilakukan dengan metode gelasi ionotropik dan penguapan pelarut. Optimasi formula nanopartikel dilakukan dengan memilih faktor-faktor yang berpengaruh secara staristik menggunakan factorial design. Ditemukan factor utama adalah konsentrasi lipid, polisorbat 80, dan konjugat kitosan-manosa dan jumlah dioptimasi menggunakan response surface methodology. Hasil optimum nanopartikel memiliki diameter 766,1 ± 57,56 nm dengan indeks polidispersitas 0,32 ± 0,02, efisiensi enkapsulasi 91,54 ± 0,18 % dan loading obat 36,62 ± 0,07%. Profil pelepasan rifampisin hampir mirip pada pH 5,2 maupun 7,4. Formula NLC termodifikasi manosa ini berpotensi untuk dikembangkan lebih lanjut sebagai pentarget antibiotic intraselular.
Functional interaction: Diagnosing interface relationships in new product development

This thesis describes the development of a diagnostic tool to identify potential weaknesses in the interfaces between the key functions involved in new product development within manufacturing organisations. It comprises three parts: Part One introduces the field and reviews the literature. It discusses the subject of new product development (NPD), describes how the NPD process has evolved and outlines the key success factors which have been found to apply. It identifies and summarises the key issues which have influenced NPD and discusses the role that teams have had within the field. Key functions and their respective interfaces are identified and the barriers which exist between these functions assessed. A theoretical framework is presented which proposes that problems within these functional interfaces can be overcome by developing appropriate solutions based on accurate diagnosis of imbalance of functional perceptions within organisations. Associated research hypotheses and methodology for the research programme are also presented. Part Two describes the development and testing of a questionnaire to achieve this diagnosis. This details the identification of core issues through interviews in sample companies, initial testing of a questionnaire and the subsequent revision and retesting. Rationalisation of the questionnaire using both item and factor analysis techniques are then described and, following final testing, the use of these same techniques to develop a scoring system are also detailed. Part Three discusses the findings from the research programme and draws conclusions. The results obtained from the use of the diagnostic questionnaire within the participating organisations are compared with the literature and the development of the diagnostic questionnaire is evaluated. Finally the research hypotheses are examined and tested and conclusions relating to both the findings and the questionnaire development are drawn. Finally recommendations for the future use of the developed diagnostic tool are made.
Laser-induced diode linking for wafer-scale integration. Technical report

Diodes formed by ion implantation and diffusion in a conventional CMOS process are positioned such that when desired they may be used to obtain an electrical link between two otherwise separate sections of the integrated circuit. Electrical connections so obtained enable the realization of wafer-scale ICs as demonstrated in recent applications. They theory of laser-beam application to silicon is discussed and it is shown how the various beam and substrate parameters effect the properties of the diode links. Particular attention is paid to the important issue of the reflectivity from the composite system. Careful analytical examinations of the resulting molten zone properties have been performed to fully qualify the use of laser radiation in this technology. Both scanning electron microscopy and secondary-ion mass spectrometry were used to examine such parameters as the lateral and in-depth extension of the molten zone. In addition, electrical measurements were carried out. The results for the various observables compare well with the theoretical predictions. >
Student Monitoring System using Machine Learning

The period behavioral engagement is commonly used to describe the scholar's willingness to participate within the getting to know the system. Emotional engagement describes a scholar's emotional attitude toward learning. Cognitive engagement is a chief part of overall learning engagement. From the facial expressions the involvement of the students in the magnificence can be decided. Commonly in a lecture room it's far difficult to recognize whether the students can understand the lecture or no longer. So that you can know that the comments form will be collected manually from the students. However the feedback given by the students will now not be correct. Hence they will no longer get proper comments. This hassle can be solved through the use of facial expression detection. From the facial expression the emotion of the students may be analyzed. Quantitative observations are achieved in the lecture room wherein the emotion of students might be recorded and statistically analyzed. With the aid of the use of facial expression we will directly get correct information approximately college students understand potential, and determining if the lecture becomes exciting, boring, or mild for the students. And the apprehend capability of the scholar is recognized by the facial emotions.
IHS Jane's urban transport systems

Jane's Urban Transport Systems surveys the systems, manufacturers and consultants within the global market. City by city, you can analyse and review both current operations and future plans. Traffic statistics are given, together with fleet lists and numbers in service. To locate new suppliers and identify market opportunities, there are details of over 1,300 manufacturers, including contacts, company backgrounds, product lines, contracts gained and future plans.
International Maritime Organization: 100 years after the Titanic

Though the 1912 sinking of the RMS Titanic was a tragedy, it spurred the creation of new organizations to ensure maritime safety. It inspired the chief shipping countries of the time to act decisively to focus on maritime safety, and led to the adoption of the first International Safety of Life at Sea (SOLAS) Convention in 1914. Today, modernized and revamped, SOLAS is still the most important international treaty devoted to maritime safety. In addition, at a 1948 international conference, SOLAS stimulated the adoption of a convention that formally inaugurated the International Maritime Organization (IMO). The organization's earliest name was the Inter-Governmental Maritime Consultative Organization, (IMCO), but the name was changed to International Maritime Organization in 1982. The IMO convention occurred on March 17, 1958, and the new organization met together for the first time in 1959. Today’s IMO is significantly altered from the organization conceived of in 1948, but so are merchant shipping practices. Currently, IMO establishes and maintains an extensive regulatory framework for shipping. This framework includes maritime safety, legal factors, shipping efficiency, environmental protection, maritime security, and technical cooperation.
IMPROVING BALANCE IN BEGINNER SKIERS

The purpose of this research is to highlight the contribution of our programme to improving balance in beginner skiers included in the experimental group; these improvements develop the participants’ ability to learn skiing much faster, more efficiently and more correctly. Implementing a training programme exclusively dedicated to balance improves this skill and leads to better results in the final tests performed at the end of the work period. The participants in this study were 28 subjects divided into two groups, namely an experimental group and a control group. The subjects are first-year students at UNEFS Bucharest, Faculty of Physical Education and Sport. The research methods used in this study are the following: experiment method, test method, mathematical and statistical method, as well as graphical method. The tests used to conduct the research are: Balance on a gym ball with a diameter of 65 cm, Stork Test and Bass Test. Following the application of the differentiated training programme including workouts dedicated to balance, the experimental group recorded significantly better results in terms of balance compared to the scores obtained by the control group. The information collected from the testing of both groups has revealed that, in the case of beginner skiers, exercises for the development of balance help to learn skiing, which answer the research question.
LOOP VS ULTRASONIC IN CHICAGO: ULTRASONIC VEHICLE DETECTOR FIELD TEST ISOLATING DIFFUSED REFLECTION AND ENDURING HARSH ENVIRONMENT

Evaluation of ultrasonic detector (USD) against inductive loop detector (ILD) was conducted on the freeway in Chicago, USA for four seasons, in cooperation with the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT), Illinois, USA and Matsushita Communication Industrial (Panasonic), Yokohama, Japan. USD is the major vehicle detector in Japan, while ILD is the primary one in the USA. USD is easily operable in the existing traffic control system in USA, and keeps good performance and durability under the condition of heavy traffic and harsh environment of summer heat and winter freeze in Chicago. Also new algorithm for pulse ultrasonic vehicle detection to isolate diffused reflection is effective beneath the overpass on noisy freeway in Chicago. USD is one of the promising non-intrusive vehicle detectors and acceptable for various ITS applications. For the covering abstract see IRRD E102946.
Gate leakage logic detection for analog CMOS circuit

In micron technology node, Igate is not a big issue to circuit designer due to its negligible value. But in deep submicron technology node, Igate is one of the major and dominant leakage components. Igate is also reacts to process variation. As this issue arise, circuit designer need to aware the impact of Igate towards their design. In addition the ability to observe the Igate level is more desirable. The variation in Igate is most sensitive to oxide thickness, TOX, due to their exponential relationship (Mukhopadhyay and Roy, 2003). It will rise by the factor of 4,000 from 90 nm to 50 nm node (Helms, Schmidt and Nebel, 2004). TOX tends to vary from one process corner to another, resulted in the variation in Igate. In digital circuit, Igate will contribute to increase off state power consumption. In contrast, for analog circuit, simple current mirror with large ratio will suffer on unexpected output current due to the leakage path from gate to ground.
Does Success Breed Success? a Quasi-Experiment on Strategic Momentum in Dynamic Contests

We study how agents adapt their behaviour to variations of incentives in dynamic contests. We investigate a real dynamic contest with large stakes: professional tennis matches. Situations in which balls bounce very close to the court’s lines are used as the setting of a quasi-experiment providing random variations in winning probability. We find evidence of a momentum effect for men whereby winning a point has a positive causal impact on the probability to win the next one. This behaviour is compatible with a reaction to the asymmetry of incentives between leaders and followers. We do not find momentum for women.
Characterization and modeling of low-frequency noise in MOSFETs

For many years, RF and analog integrated circuits have been mainly developed using bipolar and compound semiconductor technologies due to their better performance. In the last years, the advance made in CMOS technology allowed analog and RF circuits to be built with such a technology, but the use of CMOS technology in RF application instead of bipolar technology has brought more issues in terms of noise. The noise cannot be completely eliminated and will therefore ultimately limit the accuracy of measurements and set a lower limit on how small signals can be detected and processed in an electronic circuit. One kind of noise which affects MOS transistors much more than bipolar ones is the low-frequency noise. In MOSFETs, low-frequency noise is mainly of two kinds: flicker or 1/f noise and random telegraph signal noise (RTS). The objective of this thesis is to characterize and to model the low-frequency noise by studying RTS and flicker noise under both constant and switched bias conditions. The effect of different biasing schemes on both RTS and flicker noise in time and frequency domain has been investigated.
Light and emotions : exploring lighting cultures : conversations with lighting designers

In addition to its practical functions, such as helping to optimize safety and security, lighting also has another principal task - creating emotions. Light and color can be used to achieve the most varied and astonishing effects. These effects are dependent on the project and spatial environment, but they also depend in large measure on cultural context. This study is based on forty-seven interviews with leading lighting designers from North and South America, Europe, and Asia. For the first time, it explores in a systematic fashion what aesthetic, emotional, and atmospheric tasks a good lighting design can accomplish. The international diversity of the interviewed designers makes for surprising insights. Universal constants are pointed out, but so are the remarkable differences in reception and effect that are occasioned by different societies and cultures. It is imperative, then, for professional lighting designers and architects to familiarize themselves with these "lighting cultures," and this book offers an informative and stimulating opportunity to do so. Neben den praktischen Funktionen, wie etwa Optimierung der Sicherheit, ist eine der Hauptaufgaben der Beleuchtung die Schaffung von Emotionen. Mit Licht und Farbe lassen sich die vielfaltigsten und erstaunlichsten Wirkungen erzielen. Diese hangen vom spezifischen Projekt, von der raumlichen Umgebung und ganz stark auch vom kulturellen Kontext ab. Diese Studie basiert auf 47 Interviews, die mit fuhrenden Lighting Designers aus Nord- und Sudamerika, Europa und Asien gefuhrt wurden. Zum ersten Mal wird darin die Frage, welche asthetischen, atmospharischen und emotionalen Aufgaben eine gute Beleuchtung erfullen kann, systematisch erkundet. Durch die internationale Facherung der Befragten werde erstaunliche Einsichten thematisiert; allgemein gultige Konstanten werden aufgezeigt, aber ebenso die erstaunlichen Unterschiede in Wirkung und Rezeption, welche von der jeweiligen Gesellschaft und Kultur bedingt sind. Fur den entwerfenden Licht-Designer und Architekten ist es darum wichtig, diese "Lighting Cultures" kennen zu lernen - dazu bietet dieses Buch eine ebenso informative wie anregende Gelegenheit.
Comparison of the Clinical Effect of Simple Nucleotomy for the Treatment of Single-segment Lumbar Disc Herniation Using a Microscope and Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscope

Objective: To compare the clinical effect of single-segment lumbar intervertebral herniation with simple nucleotomy using a microscope and percutaneous transforaminal endoscope. Methods: From May 2016 to October 2018, a total of 120 patients who underwent simple nucleotomy in our hospital for single-segment lumbar disc herniation were selected. According to the surgical methods, they were randomly divided into 2 groups: the microscopical treatment group included 60 cases, aged 28-65 years, with an average of 48.73 ± 12.35 years; the percutaneous transforaminal endoscopic treatment group included 60 cases, aged 29-67 years, with an average of 49.36 ± 11.76 years. The differences in the JOA score, ODI index, VAS score, serum CPK content, operation time, intraoperative bleeding, incision length, intraoperative X-ray fluoroscopy, hospital stay, and 1-year recurrence (secondary revision surgery) between the two groups were analysed. Results: On the second day after surgery, the serum CPK contents were higher than before surgery in both groups (P<0.01), and the CPK content was higher in the microscopical treatment group than in the percutaneous endoscopic treatment group (P<0.01). The JOA score at 1 year after surgery was significantly higher than before surgery, and the ODI index and VAS score at 1 year after surgery were significantly lower than before surgery in each group (P<0.01). Compared with the percutaneous endoscopic treatment group, the intraoperative bleeding and the lengths of incision and hospital stay were significantly increased (P<0.01) and the operation time (P<0.05) and number of X-ray fluoroscopies during the operation (P<0.01) were significantly reduced in the microscopic treatment group. At 1 year after surgery, compared with the microscopic treatment group, 2 cases of complications were found in the percutaneous endoscopic surgery group. One case was a postoperative recurrence, and the other one case was endoscopic operative failure, which received a second revision surgery using a microscope. Conclusion: Simple nucleotomy for the treatment of single-segment lumbar intervertebral herniation has good clinical effects using a microscope and percutaneous transforaminal endoscope. The percutaneous transforaminal endoscope has the advantages of less trauma, less bleeding, and shorter hospital stay, while the microscope has the advantages of shorter operation time and less intraoperative X-ray fluoroscopy.
The synaptic and electrophysiological properties of principal neurons in the lateral superior olive of two Mammalian species

The lateral and medial superior olives (LSO and MSO respectively) receive inputs from the two ears and represent the first station in the binaural localization pathway. The need for two discrete nuclei to locate sounds sources on the horizontal axis was long assumed to reflect the binaural acoustic cue that each nucleus’ principal neurons employed when processing sounds in a restricted frequency range. This arrangement proves to be overly simplistic however: even though the MSO is restricted to processing temporal information within low-frequency sounds, LSO principal neurons are sensitive to interaural discrepancies in both the intensity and arrival time of high-frequency auditory stimuli. The ability of these neurons to extract temporal information from the envelope of amplitude-modulated carrier stimuli raises the possibility that responses to binaural stimuli may be continuous across the two nuclei. The purpose of this thesis was to determine whether synaptic and biophysical properties are specialised in guinea pig LSO principal cells for temporal and intensity difference processing. Whole cell patch clamp recordings demonstrated that LSO principal neurons responded to superthreshold current injection with a continuous range of phasic and tonic firing patterns whilst maintaining low input resistances and fast membrane time constants across the neuronal population. The importance of these fast passive properties was made clear when it was revealed that LSO principal neurons rely more on their passive properties to integrate excitatory synaptic potentials than do MSO principal neurons. Furthermore the passive properties of principal neurons appeared fastest in the lowfrequency, lateral limb of the LSO where contralateral excitation and band-pass filitering were also present. These findings suggest that many lateral guinea pig principal neurons may actually retain the biophysical and synaptic machinery to process pure tone and envelope temporal processing whilst still being sensitive to rapidly changing intensity differences.
Modulärt web-baserat resursplaneringsverktyg

In this report a resource planner is restructured. The resource planner is used by the company Zetup AB and makes it possible for employees to apply for vacation. The company wants to extend the software but the current structure makes it hard so the system needs to be restructured. A decision is made to develop a framework to separate responsibility between the logic and the visual presentation. The existing resource planner is then rebuilt to fit the developed framework. This allows the resource planner to easily be extended and modified using modules. The framework provides a number of functions to ease database management and handling forms. The framework is not specifically developed for the resource planner and can be used by any site.
Estratégias para a otimização das condições de operação de redes HVDC Multi-Terminal

With the need to invest in renewable energy to ensure energy sustainability in the future, the need arises to seek new places for the construction of wind farms to generate energy. Several plans for the development of electrical networks, as a result of the need to create conditions for the integration of offshore wind farms have been studied at European level. Technological constraints justify the use of direct current for the high voltage transmission (HVDC) and voltage source converters (VSC) as opposed to using conventional solutions based on alternating current (HVAC). Aspects related to reliability and flexibility of voltage control have encouraged the development of Multi-Terminal DC networks (MTDC). Its operation has been explored based on techniques that exploit the concept of distributed control voltage. This type of strategy involves a method of control in which the AC converter associated with a continental network is controlled by a voltage droop that relates voltage in each DC bus with the current or power that is injected on the same bus. It is therefore important to develop methodologies that allows the optimization of the operating conditions of these networks by minimizing the loss.
Integrating a Closed World Planner and an Open World Robot

In this paper, we present an integrated planning system that actively directs an agent engaged in an urban search and rescue (USAR) scenario. We describe three salient features that comprise the planning component of this system, (1) the ability to plan in a world open with respect to objects, (2) execution monitoring and replanning abilities, and (3) handling soft goals, and detail the interaction of these parts in representing and solving the USAR scenario at hand. We show that though insufficient in an individual capacity, the integration of this trio of features is sufficient to solve the scenario that we present. We test our system with an example problem that involves soft and hard goals, as well as goal deadlines and action costs, and show via an included video that the planner is capable of incorporating sensing actions and execution monitoring in order to produce goal-fulfilling plans that maximize the net benefit accrued.