Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tahap Penggunaan Teknologi Dalam Industri Pemprosesan makanan Di Iks Di Daerah Johor, bahru

Industri kecil dan sederhana (IKS) semakin banyak wujud di Malaysia terutamanya di kampung-kampung yang kebanyakan melibatkan diri dalam bidang makanan. Kajian ini dilakukan untuk mengetahui tahap penggunaan teknologi oleh firma IKS. Seramai 24 orang responden yang terdiri daripada pengusaha makanan IKS yang berdaftar dengan Perbadanan Pembangunan Industri Kecil dan Sederhana (SMIDEC) bagi daerah Johor Bahru telah dipilih untuk menjawab borang set soalselidik untuk kajian ini. Data kajian telah dianalisis secara deskriptif dalam bentuk frekuensi dan peratus dengan menggunakan perisian Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS 11.5). Ia mengandungi 32 item yang diukur dengan menggunakan skala likert. Nilai kebolehpercayaan alat kajian adalah α = . 89. Hasil kajian menunjukkan tahap penggunaan teknologi dalam sistem pengurusan organisasi dan pemprosesan bahan dalam indusri pemprosesan makanan berada pada tahap tinggi. Namun begitu tahap penggunaan teknologi dalam pembungkusan dan pemasaran produk masih lagi berada pada tahap sederhana. Secara keseluruhannya hasil kajian menunjukkan bahawa tahap penggunaan teknologi dalam industri pemprosesan makanan berada pada tahap tinggi. Di akhir kajian ini, beberapa cadangan telah diberikan untuk mengatasi kelemahan-kelemahan yang menghalang penggunaan teknologi dalam IKS pemprosesan makanan.
Force-controlled Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) robotic system

The use of robots to assist neurologists in Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) has the potential to improve the long term outcome of brain stimulation. Although extensive research has been carried out on TMS robotic system, no single study exists which adequately take into account the control of interaction of contact force between the robot and subject’s head. Thus, the introduction of force feedback control is considered as a desirable feature, and is particularly important when using an autonomous robot manipulator. In this study, a force-controlled TMS robotic system has been developed, which consists of a 6 degree of freedom (DOF) articulated robot arm, a force/torque sensor system to measure contact force and real-time PC based control system. A variant of the external force control scheme was successfully implemented to carry out the simultaneous force and position control in real-time. A number of engineering challenges are addressed to develop a viable system for TMS application; simultaneous real-time force and position tracking on subject’s head, unknown/varies environment stiffness and motion compensation to counter the force-controlled instability problems, and safe automated robotic system. Simulation of a single axis force-controlled robotic system has been carried out, which includes a task of maintaining contact on simulated subject’s head. The results provide a good agreement with parallel experimental tests, which leads to further improvement to the robot force control. An Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Force Controller has been developed to provide stable and robust force control on unknown environment stiffness and motion. The potential of the proposed method has been further illustrated and verified through a comprehensive series of experiments. This work also lays important foundations for long term related research, particularly in the development of real-time medical robotic system and new techniques of force control mainly for human-robot interaction.
Database access systems

The authors review the status of Database Access Systems, putting emphasis on end-user access to databases. This review covers largely the period from 1987, when CD-ROM systems were beginning to make an impact on libraries, through 1993, as locally mounted database systems and Internet access to databases came into play. While they use the termes end user and intermediary, they note that the distinction is coming to have less meaning. In their chapter they explore recent developments in databases, access channels , and interfaces to the systems in order to demonstrate the magnitude of the changes that have taken place and show the effect of the changes on database selection, library management, economics and use and users
Building a parametric 3D tomato plant model using laser scans and field data

This paper presents a new approach for modeling commercial tomato plants using a hybrid method integrating laser scans, CAD tools and mathematical models to yield an architecturally accurate and human maniplable tomato plant model reflecting crop growth and management over time. 3D point cloud data captured by a laser scanner is intelligently thinned and transferred to a CAD system as reference points for parametric models. A hierarchical structure is used to decompose the tomato plants into weekly-growth-sections (WGS) to relate age with plant growth geometry and solving occlusion problems. A mathematical plant growth model is deployed to define geometry and topology of the plant components, WGS and the plant as a whole. A model validation system is developed as feedback to increase accuracy.
Dynamic Bayesian Networks as a Probabilistic Metamodel for Combat Simulations

Abstract : Simulation modeling is used in many situations. Simulation meta-modeling is used to estimate a simulation model result by representing the space of simulation model responses. Metamodeling methods are particularly useful when the simulation model is not particularly suited to real-time or mean real-time use. Most metamodeling methods provide expected value responses while some situations need probabilistic responses. This research establishes the viability of Dynamic Bayesian Networks for simulation metamodeling, those situations needing probabilistic responses. A bootstrapping method is introduced to reduce simulation data requirement for a DBN, and experimental design is shown to benefit a DBN used to represent a multi-dimensional response space. An improved interpolation method is developed and shown beneficial to DBN metamodeling applications. These contributions are employed in a military modeling case study to fully demonstrate the viability of DBN metamodeling for Defense analysis application.
Modeling Indirect Vision Driving With Fixed Flat Panel Displays: Task Performance and Mental Workload

Abstract : The relation between mental workload and situational awareness and the effects on vehicle performance are of interest to designers of future combat ground vehicles. In this report, a micro-state task time line analysis of attention workload is used to describe a model of driving performance and mental workload for indirect vision driving. The model is based on the results of a field study in which a military vehicle was driven with flat panel, liquid crystal displays fixed in the cab and a forward viewing monocular camera array mounted on the front roof. The task load times for the model are calculated with a mathematical equation for vehicle speed as a function of the camera field of view. The vehicle speed equation is derived with consideration given to the effects of scene compression on the informational needs of the driver in a self-paced task. An analysis shows that the task performance and mental workload are separable for the short course runs used in the field study. The effect of indirect vision driving on mental workload is determined from the subjective ratings of perceived task loading that were reported in the field study. Along with the perceived workload, the study participants rated the mental measures of task allocated attention, situational awareness, motion sickness, and subjective stress. Because of collinearity, the perceived workload is regressed on the factorial components of a cognitive loading space derived from a factorial analysis of the mental measures. Following rotation to a 'skills-rules-knowledge' cognitive processing space derived from the clustering of the measures, the perceived workload is shown to be a function of the skills and rule-based components. On this basis, a micro-state time line model is proposed for the task information processing.
The Measurement of Productive Efficiency and Productivity Growth

When Harold Fried, et al. published The Measurement of Productive Efficiency: Techniques and Applications with OUP in 1993, the book received a great deal of professional interest for its accessible treatment of the rapidly growing field of efficiency and productivity analysis. The first several chapters, providing the background, motivation, and theoretical foundations for this topic, were the most widely recognized. In this tight, direct update, these same editors have compiled over ten years of the most recent research in this changing field, and expanded on those seminal chapters. The book will guide readers from the basic models to the latest, cutting-edge extensions, and will be reinforced by references to classic and current theoretical and applied research. It is intended for professors and graduate students in a variety of fields, ranging from economics to agricultural economics, business administration, management science, and public administration. It should also appeal to public servants and policy makers engaged in business performance analysis or regulation. Available in OSO:
Success and failure in statistical education-A UK perspective

Research into Statistical Education is a relatively new field, less extensive and coherent than, say, research into Mathematics Education or Science Education. Therefore success and failure may be less easily defined. A medical analogy may help, with failures as symptoms caused by "wrong" statistical education. We see, and treat, many of them in our statistical consulting rooms. They occur in epidemic proportions, with students aged 10 or 11 years upwards being particularly vulnerable. Untreated symptoms tend to worsen with age. The underlying disease appears primarily to be infectious, being readily transmitted from teachers to students, although probabilistic reasoning dif6culties may have a hereditary factor. Real success would be the eradication of the disease, but successes featured at ICOTS 3 will more likely be new diagnostic insights and recommended treatments. Some will merely be "sticking plasters". Some will go nearer to the heart of the problem. Some will be preventative, others will be remedial. They will not always have been subjected to N1 clinical trials, and most of them will not be widely available on prescription, through the NHS, the National Reducation Service.
The effect of gamma irradiation on optical isolators. Technical report

The effects of gamma radiation on optical isolators have been investigated. This study has included the simultaneous irradiation and measurement of the individual emitters and detectors making up the isolators. In this manner, the net effect of irradiation on the isolators could be attributed to the degradation of either the emitter or detector, or both. As expected, isolators containing photodiodes are more radiation resistant than those containing phototransistors. In the photodiode isolator the LED is responsible for essentially all the gamma-induced isolator degradation. The performance of phototransistor isolators depends strongly on the phototransistor bias, V sub CE, and the LED input current, I sub LED. At high I sub LED and low V sub CE where gamma-induced surface effects in the phototransistor are minimized, the degradation of the isolator is due primarily to the LED which is more sensitive than the LED in the photodiode isolator. In contrast, at low I sub LED and high V sub CE, gamma-induced surface damage in the phototransistor is the dominant effect and the isolator is quite sensitive to irradiation. (GRA)
A comparative study of theoretical approaches describing the design process for structural engineers and architects

Within the building process, a design process takes place in which a design problem is analysed and possible design solutions are generated and evaluated. A well-structured and suitable design approach is of importance in order for the process to be efficient and successful. The process can be complex due to the interactions of the two design professions, structural engineers and architects, and their use of different design approaches in their work. This thesis describes different components and features in theoretical design approaches intended for engineers and architects. The approaches are compared in order to find similarities and differences between them. The approaches are divided into four categories depending on the authors’ professions and whom their approach is aimed at, and described in different scales: general view, main features and activities. The overall similarities found between the two professions are their main phases that seem to contain the same features, and these are summarized into Analysis, Synthesis and Evaluation in this thesis. The overall differences found are firstly the focus in the description of the approaches, either describing a step-wise method or a phenomenon with general guidelines. Also, differences are found in the structure, being either linear and sequential or more spiral and cyclical. Lastly, the suggested activities also vary. Some of these differences are obvious due to the two professions having different expertise, background, tasks, education and goals. The risk with using different design approached may cause complications in the cooperation between them. To avoid some possible complications, improvements are suggested that include an increased understanding for the other professions approach, knowledge and background.
The application of IT for competitive advantage at Keane, Inc.

The Keane Company, founded in 1965 by John F. Keane, has grown from a local software service company into a national firm which has three operating divisions and over 45 branches throughout the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. Within these operating divisions are multitudes of consulting opportunities, ranging from supplemental staffing, project management and application outsourcing. This case will focus on Keanes approach to Project Management and how they provide this service to their clients. This includes not only how Keane is hired for Project Management but how they train their clients on how they too can implement the Keane philosophy of Productivity Management. Instead of focusing on any one client of Keane, their overall technology strategy will be highlighted, from their early days through the present to illustrate how Keane has successfully incorporated information technology and Project Management to become a major player in the software service and consulting field. The goal of this case is to provide the student with an example of business-technology strategy in action and allow them to explore future paths that Keane may take based on how they use technology today and in the decade to come.
Bookscape : geographies of printing and publishing in London before 1800

This book offers fresh perspectives on the early modern and eighteenth-century book trade in London. Using a range of new illustrative and topographical evidence, James Raven reconstructs the communities of London printers, booksellers and their associates, reassessing working practices and the changes brought to different neighborhoods. He probes ideas of place, space and memory, and revisits ancient book trade sites from St Paul's Churchyard and Paternoster Row to Fleet Street, Little Britain and Cornhill. Many traditional locations came to host new businesses and new social activities. Raven shows how the transformation in publishing capacity relates to different sites of production. Booksellers altered shops and operations, and the working environment brought new challenges and complications. Particular sites allowed sharing and support between printers, stationers and booksellers, and trade was boosted by nearby markets and services. Increased industry also attracted brash entrants to the book trade, not all of whom won approval.
Designing Open Source Efficiently - A Comparative Organizational Analysis

The phenomenon of open-source software production still puzzles economists. How can a mode of production exist that is based on the contributions of many software programmers without providing any direct monetary incentives for them? And how can these programmers coordinate their actions without relying on either the guidance of the price mechanism or the direction through a superior? This paper provides answers to such questions by investigating the entire system of open source, taking into account various parameters of organizational design. It is argued that open source relies on the existence and careful synthesis of several organizational elements into a consistent system. In a comparative organizational analysis, the system of open source is compared to the organizational design of software production in more conventional firms. The advantages of a co-existence of open and closed source software and the effects on social welfare are highlighted.
Interaction capabilities of Second Life : a framework to determine Second Life's suitability for a 3D virtual world application

In this master thesis a framework is proposed. The framework can be used to determine the suitability of Second Life for a 3D virtual world application. The framework consists of three components and their relations. The first component describes the basic interaction capability and communication functionality. The second component describes more complex supporting functionalities. The third component is a repository of 3D virtual world applications. The framework can be used to formulate an advice. The advice is elicited by comparing the contents of the framework with requirements for a 3D virtual world application. A positive advice supports continuation of development in the 3D virtual world. A negative advice motivates to take appropriate steps, e.g. reformulate requirements or study alternative 3D virtual worlds for suitability of the application. The 3D virtual world Second Life is studied, because IBM is interested in its capabilities. An early determination of an application's suitability could prevent IBM from spending valuable development resources. The framework is validated with a 3D virtual world application, the treatment of children with selective mutism.
Therapeutic itinerary of families of children with special health needs

Objetivo: descrever o itinerário terapêutico de famílias de crianças com necessidades especiais de saúde. Métodos: estudo qualitativo, realizado no domicílio de 14 famílias cadastradas na atenção primária à saúde. Resultados: as famílias participantes relataram sentimentos negativos com a descoberta do diagnóstico, os quais se intensificaram com a ausência de orientações de profissionais. Percorreram caminhos, enfrentaram dificuldades de acesso pelo Sistema Único de Saúde, tendo que buscar o serviço privado para assistência aos(às) filhos(as), e fragilidade com relação aos próprios direitos. Conclusão: no itinerário terapêutico das famílias de crianças com necessidades especiais de saúde, estas sofrem constantes peregrinações pelas redes de atenção à saúde em busca de assistência e resolutividade. Descritores: Crianças com Deficiência; Família; Enfermagem Pediátrica; Acesso aos Serviços de Saúde.
The autonomous configuration of satellite formations using generic potential functions

A path-planning tool has been developed to generate safe trajectories from initial docking release to a specified observation point and back to docking for a small free-flying robot camera manoeuvring in proximity to the international space station (ISS). This work was partly supported by Daimler-Chrysler GmbH (now part of the Astrium group) for the ISS Inspector free-flying camera. The tool makes use of ellipse of safety (EOS) trajectories to enforce long-term passive safety requirements in the presence of differential air drag during the fly around phases of the manoeuvre, while transferring between the docking port and observation point.
Adaptability of moderm soybean varieties to environmental stresses

We present the results of research into drought and cold tolerance of 34 modern soybean varieties developed in the leading breeding institutions of Ukraine. The objectives on evaluation of tolerance to abiotic factors by ability of seeds to germinate at low above-zero temperatures and insufficient moisture were achieved. Varieties with consistently (throughout the years) high cold tolerance and average drought tolerance in combination with increased (in comparison with the check varoeties) yields were identified and classified as valuable sources on grounds of their adaptability to stressful environmental conditions.
An information system for control and monitoring purposes in FMS

An approach for control and monitoring of discrete event systems has been developed. In this paper an extension of this approach based on an information system is proposed. The general architecture of the structure is first presented. Then, the whole operation of the structure is discussed. The information system is used not only for control purposes but also for monitoring ones. Its use to refine a diagnosis conclusion is explained. A management center ensures all the interactions between the control and monitoring structure and the information system. The major types of communications are also identified. <<ETX>>