Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of mechanical and geometric properties of adhesive layer on performance of metal-coated optical ﬁ ber sensors International Journal of Adhesion & Adhesives

The concept underlying metal-coated optical ﬁ ber sensors (MCOFSs) is to evaluate the maximum strains previously experienced by host structures from the residual strains induced by an elasto-plastic metal coating. The performances of MCOFSs are altered by the selection of an adhesive as well as the geometric parameters of the adhesive layer. To investigate their effects on sensor performance, a ﬁ nite element (FE) model was proposed and veri ﬁ ed by experiments involving three different adhesives using metal-coated ﬁ ber Bragg grating (FBG) sensors. The strain transfer coef ﬁ cients, the residual strains, and the sensitivity coef ﬁ cients for the strain level were calculated to examine the in ﬂ uence of the parameters through a ﬁ nite element analysis (FEA). We found that the nonlinear and plastic properties of the adhesive should be considered to achieve accurate estimation when evaluating the maximum host strains from the residual strains. Moreover, small underlying adhesive thickness and short bonding length are favorable for a MCOFS with 10 mm gauge length. Finally, we presented a relationship (among the residual strain, bonding length of MCOFSs, and the maximum host strains) that helps to quantitatively evaluate the maximum host strains from the residual strains.
Exploring the Impact of Electronic Word of Mouth and Property Characteristics on Customers’ Online Booking Decision

– The proliferation of the internet has helped many businesses to attract potential customers from traditional to the online channel. The customers’ decision making on the online channel is affected by various factors such as other customer reviews, website quality, and property characteristics as well as customers personal profile. In this context, this study investigates the role of online customer reviews and key elements of the reviews page, particularly the elements that are poorly investigated in previous, as well as property characteristics in customers’ online hotel booking decision. A conceptual model has been proposed to measure the impact of these factors on customers decision making. The model is empirically tested with a data obtained from customers of booking.com having various backgrounds and nationalities. Structural Equation Modelling using SmartPLS 3.2 has been used to test the relationships in the suggested model. The results show a significant impact of online review factors such as filters, quality, quantity, recency, valence along with property characteristics on customers booking decision. The study also confirms the moderating effects of Gender and Travel Purpose on some of the proposed relationships in the conceptual model. The paper concludes by mentioning the limitations and recommendations for future work as well as implications for the academicians and managers. DOI:
The Aconitum carmichaelii F3 (cid:48) 5 (cid:48) H Gene Overexpression Increases Flavonoid Accumulation in Transgenic Tobacco Plants

: Aconitum carmichaelii Debx. is a herbal species that contains many precious bioactive substances, which are alkaloids, ﬂavonoids, steroids, and glycosides. Flavonoids, which are major secondary compounds, play an important role in maintaining redox balance in the cells of the plant body. Many ﬂavonoids have antibacterial, antioxidant, and anticancer properties. However, studies have mainly focused on aconitine, which is a highly toxic group A poison belonging to the alkaloid group, but with little mention of ﬂavonoids. The ﬂavonoids in A. carmichaelii are a group of substances with high content, concentrated in leaves and ﬂowers, including quercetin and kaempferol. F3 (cid:48) 5 (cid:48) H (Flavonoid 3 (cid:48) 5 (cid:48) -hydroxylase) has been identiﬁed as the key enzyme involved in the ﬁnal steps of ﬂavonoid biosynthesis in plants in general and in A. carmichaelii speciﬁcally. This study offers the ﬁrst report, and demonstrates that the overexpression of the F3 (cid:48) 5 (cid:48) H gene from a herbal plant, A. carmichaelii, increases ﬂavonoid content in genetically modiﬁed tobacco plants. The A. carmichaelii gene was transformed into tobacco leaf tissue to create transgenic tobacco plants. The AcF3 (cid:48) 5 (cid:48) H gene was incorporated into the tobacco genome and was expressed in four transgenic tobacco lines (T 0 1, T 0 3, T 0 5, and T 0 14). The F3 (cid:48) 5 (cid:48) H content increased from 20.33% to 32.00% compared with that in non-transformed plants ( P < 0.001). Therefore, the ﬂavonoid content of four transgenic tobacco lines increased compared to the WT, from 69.23% to 122.23% ( P < 0.001). The results of the successful expression of the AcF3 (cid:48) 5 (cid:48) H gene in model tobacco plants are the basis for using the AcF3 (cid:48) 5 (cid:48) H gene for improving ﬂavonoid content in other medicinal plants. Thus, the AcF3 (cid:48) 5 (cid:48) H gene considered in this work could be a candidate for gene technology to enhance ﬂavonoid accumulation in plants.
Structural Relationship Analysis between Diverse Variables of Employees and Organizational Performance Using Path Analysis

The study purpose is to analyze the structural interrelations between life position, activities of learning organization, and job engagement, which can affect organizational performance for corporate survival and prosperity. This study is to analyze the structural relationships between these three variables and organizational performance. To do this, a research model was built on the basis of literature review. And also a survey was conducted in regular employees at 100 companies, collecting 787 data. The collected data were used to test a structural equation model through the AMOS 21.0 and Mplus 7.2 programs. On this study, the following results are achieved; first, activities of learning organization affect organizational performance in companies. Therefore, managers need to make efforts to activate activities of learning organization in pursuit of corporate growth and development. Activities of learning organization also directly affect life position and job engagement. In particular, they had stronger direct effects on job engagement than on life position. Second, job engagement, which is an intrinsic variable, is an important variable affecting organizational performance. Job engagement is not only affected directly by life position, which indirectly affects organizational performance, but also is affected by activities of learning organization, which directly affect organizational performance, and directly affects organizational performance. Third, organizational performance cannot be explained or predicted by one or two specific variables but be effective through complement and interaction among activities of learning organization, life position, job engagement, and so on. The results are applied to suggest the need to develop a strategy for practicing the activities of learning organization and give implications for spreading positive organizational behaviors within an organization.
Diagnosis of Hand Tremor from EMG Sensors

— Parkinson’s disease (PD) initially affects on motor activities of the patient. The symptoms of the disease include tremors, muscular rigidity, changes in gait, and complications in speech. In this paper, the experimental procedure for the acquisition of EMG and accelerometer data is explained. From the data, tremor frequency is evaluated. Tremor is an involuntary shaking of the body or the limbs which is considered as an early symptom of Parkinson’s disease. EMG instrument, sensors, selection of muscles in the study, data acquisition procedure, analysis of EMG and accelerometer signal are discussed in this paper. Then the signals were analyzed in the frequency domain to assess tremor frequency in the hand. Since the signals were taken from the underlying muscles of the skin, the results are relatively accurate than indirect methods of hand tremor assessment.
“Burnout, inter-role conflicts, and job performance among bankers who have children during social isolation”

Social isolation is a globally accepted policy of governments worldwide to halt the rapid spread of coronavirus in the community. As a result, all banks must be closed, and bank officers must work from home through the Internet instead of at their of- fices. Hence, stressors and conflicts wreak havoc on bank officers’ mental health and work productivity. This study focused on determining the influence of burnout and inter-role conflicts on the working performance of bankers who have got children. An online structured questionnaire was utilized to survey 326 bankers throughout the na- tion. The PLS-SEM and Smart PLS were adopted to analyze and test hypotheses. The findings corroborated the harmful effects of burnout and inter-role conflicts on the job performance of bankers who have got children. Three variables were determined to positively affect burnout, such as occupational stress, parenting stress, and inter-role conflicts, whereas the role ambiguity and role overload sparked the inter-role conflicts of bankers. This study recommended four practical suggestions for both bankers and banks’ policymakers, including: achieving work-family balance is a challenging task; the need to implement more robust organizational support policies to remove the bur- den and job-stressors; the administrative workload should be reduced and cut off; and bankers individually should get familiar with saying “No” to the unimportant and tak- ing care of themselves during pandemic isolation.
Isolation and Characterization of Bacteria Resistant to Metallic Copper Surfaces (cid:1)

Metallic copper alloys have recently attracted attention as a new antimicrobial weapon for areas where surface hygiene is paramount. Currently it is not understood on a molecular level how metallic copper kills microbes, but previous studies have demonstrated that a wide variety of bacteria, including Escherichia coli , Staphylococcus aureus , and Clostridium difﬁcile , are inactivated within minutes or a few hours of exposure. In this study, we show that bacteria isolated from copper alloy coins comprise strains that are especially resistant against the toxic properties exerted by dry metallic copper surfaces. The most resistant of 294 isolates were Gram-positive staphylococci and micrococci, Kocuria palustris , and Brachybacterium conglomeratum but also included the proteobacterial species Sphingomonas panni and Pseudomonas oleovorans . Cells of some of these bacterial strains survived on copper surfaces for 48 h or more. Remarkably, when these dry-surface-resistant strains were exposed to moist copper surfaces, resistance levels were close to those of control strains and MICs for copper ions were at or below control strain levels. This suggests that mechanisms conferring resistance against dry metallic copper surfaces in these newly isolated bacterial strains are different from well-charac-terized copper ion detoxiﬁcation systems. Furthermore, staphylococci on coins did not exhibit increased levels of resistance to antibiotics, arguing against coselection with copper surface resistance traits.
An unequal error protection trellis coding scheme for still image communication

The source and channel coding functions of a communication system are usually designed independently of one another. This is justified by Shannon's separation principle (1948), which indicates that no performance loss is suffered if the two functions are thus partitioned. However, Shannon's theorem is an asymptotic result that permits unlimited delay and complexity; given a constraint on complexity/delay, joint source-channel coding may outperform separately designed pairs. In this work, we consider the problem of reliable communication of compressed still grey-level images over very noisy channels. An unequal error protection (UEP) joint source-channel coding scheme is proposed for transmitting discrete-cosine transform (DCT) encoded images over an additive white Gaussian noise (AWGN) channel used in conjunction with coherent M-ary phase shift keying (MPSK) modulation. More specifically, it consists of a sequence maximum a posteriori (MAP) detection scheme that exploits both the channel soft decision information and the statistical image characteristics.
JOINT DISCTRETE UNIVERSALITY OF DIRICHLET L -FUNCTIONS. II

In 1975, S. M. Voronin obtained the universality of Dirichlet L -functions L ( s; (cid:31) ) , s = (cid:27) + it . This means that, for every compact K of the strip f s 2 C : 12 < (cid:27) < 1 g , every continuous non-vanishing function on K which is analytic in the interior of K can be approximated uniformly on K by shifts L ( s + i(cid:28); (cid:31) ) , (cid:28) 2 R . Also, S. M. Voronin investigating the functional independence of Dirichlet L -functions obtained the joint universality. In this case, a collection of analytic functions is approximated simultaneously by shifts L ( s + i(cid:28); (cid:31) 1 ) ; : : : ; L ( s + i(cid:28); (cid:31) r ) , where (cid:31) 1 ; : : : ; (cid:31) r are pairwise non-equivalent Dirichlet characters. The above universality is of continuous type. Also, a joint discrete universality for Dirichlet L -functions is known. In this case, a collection of analytic functions is approximated by discrete shifts L ( s + ikh; (cid:31) 1 ) ; : : : ; L ( s + ikh; (cid:31) r ) , where h > 0 is a ﬁxed number and k 2 N 0 = N [ f 0 g , and was proposed by B. Bagchi in 1981. For joint discrete universality of Dirichlet L -functions, a more general setting is possible. In [3], the approximation by shifts L ( s + ikh 1 (cid:31) ( s ikh (cid:31) h 1 0 : : r approximation by shifts L ( s + ikh 1 ; (cid:31) 1 ) ; : : : ; L ( s + ikh r 1 ; (cid:31) r 1 ) L ( s + ikh; (cid:31) r 1 +1 ) ; : : : ; L ( s + ikh; (cid:31) r ) , diﬀerent h 1 ; : : : ; h r 1 ; h . For this, the linear independence over Q of the set where P denotes the set of all prime numbers, is applied.
The Time-Dependent Intense Bombardment of the Primordial Earth/Moon System

This invention relates to a unique, improved, inexpensive, one-piece garment or equipment hanger which can be securely attached to the diagonal rod or wire, of which the common chain link type fence is constructed; and this hanger can be formed of such size and shape that it may be inserted along with the tennis balls at the ball packaging facility.
Simulation-based Estimation Methods for-Stable Distributions and Processes

A metallic sheathed electric heating element, particularly of hairpin formation, wherein a heat responsive device forms part of the element and comprises a metal rod contained within the sheath and having its inner end affixed thereto, the rod and sheath having different thermal expansion properties whereby the rod may operate a switching device.
MINIREVIEW Molecular Approaches To Detecting Herpes Simplex Virus and Enteroviruses in the Central Nervous System

The initial presentation of symptoms and clinical manifes-tations of viral central nervous system (CNS) infectious diseases often makes a speciﬁc diagnosis difﬁcult and uncertain. For example, the clinical features of CNS disease due to nonpolio enteroviruses (EV) can overlap those caused by herpes simplex virus (HSV), which sometimes occur in young infants and adults in the absence of cutaneous lesions (4, 12, 39). The etiological agent and type of infection can determine potential prognoses as well as optimal treatment modality for the patient. Enterovirus infections often do not require antiviral intervention, but at least two new antivirals are undergoing trials, the more prominent of which is pleconaril (16, 22). Also, if a mean time of 24 h to diagnosis was assumed, 1.2 to 2.8 days of hospitalization per patient could be saved over current aver-ages (1, 13, 18, 26). Mortality from HSV, however, before the use of acyclovir was 60 to 70% and has been reported to drop to 19 to 38% with therapy (27, 38). Early diagnosis and treatment of viral CNS infections, therefore, will decrease morbid-ity and mortality rates. Unfortunately, laboratory tests commonly used for the diagnosis of CNS infectious diseases have the disadvantage of either being nonsensitive and nonspeciﬁc
A Study Paper on the Scope of Supply Chain Management (SCM) in Small Scale Production Units of Rajkot

Purpose : This paper explores the scope of SCM by employing ERP software especially by Small Scale Production units of Rajkot, Gujarat. Methodology : A structured questionnaire is prepared in English. The two level data have been collected and analyzed primary and secondary data. Primary data have been collected from the respondents and secondary data from various reviews and researches. Finally, findings and conclusions are drawn from the analysis. 50 respondents were examined. Findings: The findings of the research explore that for small and unorganized sectors, employing ERP Software for better SCM is proven to be costly matter. Moreover, the majority of the production units are engaged in B2B (Business to Business) model wherein industrial customers are having entirely different set of requirements. Research Implications : Based on the existing outcomes of the research, the further research can be extended to state and national level in the same category. Outcome of this can be of great use to strategy makers.
Intellectual Capital And Financial Performance: A Study In The Context Of Pakistani Banking Sector

This research investigates the interrelationship between the efficiency of intellectual capital (as measured by Ante Pulic’s VAIC technique) and the financial returns (as measured by the ROA and ROE ratios) of scheduled banks working in Pakistan. Secondary data of 26 banks was obtained from the period, 2009 to 2019. This panel data was analyzed by using stepwise multiple regression technique. The results of the empirical analysis show that the intellectual capital of Pakistani scheduled banks have a good impact on its financial returns. When the intellectual capitals of these banks are further divided into its components then, the human capital and the capital employed have a positive and significant impact on their financial performance. Whereas, the result of the structural capital efficiency coefficient shows that it has a negative relation with financial performance. On the basis of banks ownership, private-owned banks have the highest values of VAIC coefficients as compare to public-owned banks. For future research, inclusion of other financial firms like insurance companies, mutual funds, assets management firms etc in the study could provide a best estimate of this concept. This study is set to contribute to the banking sector of Pakistan by providing an empirical evidence of IC impact on financial performance.
Secretion of a Thiol Proteinasefrom Mouse MammaryCarcinomasand Its Characterization1

Spontaneous mammary tumors from C3H/HeJ mice and transplants established from mammary tumors were investi gated for their capacity to secrete thiol-dependent proteinase activity in organ culture explants. More activity was detected in culture media from spontaneous tumors than from transplanted spontaneous tumors. The accumulation of thiol proteinase in the culture medium was inhibited by cycloheximide, hydrocor tisone, and aldosterone, but not by estradiol or the peptide hormones insulin or prolactin. The thiol proteinase is similar in enzymic properties to lyso somal cathepsin B, but its physical properties are different. It is stable to alkaline pH, has a larger molecular size on gel filtration (relative M.W. 39,000), and shows a different isoen zyme pattern to liver cathepsin B on analytical isoelectric focusing. The characteristics of this thiol proteinase are very similar to an enzyme secreted from malignant human breast tumors. corticosteroids, hydrocortisone and aldosterone, both inhibited secretion significantly compared to controls (p < 0.01 ).
Metformin signi cantly lowers the mortality rate in diabetic COVID-19 patients

Ramazan Korkusuz (  ramazankorkusuz@hotmail.com ) University of Health Sciences, Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9988-9596 Faruk Karandere Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7423-0170 Fatih Okay Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9901-5795 Hakan Koçoğlu Bakirkoy Dr. Sadi Konuk Training and Research Hospital, University of Health Sciences, Istanbul, Turkey https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9208-2693
The Assessment of Climate Change and Land-Use Inﬂuences on the Runo ﬀ of a Typical Coastal Basin in Northern China

: Land use and climate change are the two major driving factors of watershed runo ﬀ change, and it is of great signiﬁcance to study the inﬂuence of watershed hydrological processes on water resource planning and management. This study takes the Changyang River basin as the study area, builds a SWAT model and explores the applicability of the SWAT model in the basin. Moreover, we combine data on land use and climate change in di ﬀ erent periods to construct a variety of scenario models to quantitatively analyze the impacts of di ﬀ erent scenarios on runo ﬀ . The results show that the R 2 and Ensof the model are 0.71 and 0.68 in the calibration period, respectively, and those in the veriﬁcation period are 0.68 and 0.65, respectively, indicating that the SWAT model has good applicability in simulating the runo ﬀ of the Changyang River basin. Under the comprehensive scenario of land use and climate change on runo ﬀ , we found that land use and climate change have a certain contribution to the change in runo ﬀ . Therefore, the runo ﬀ of the basin increased by 0.22 m 3 / s, in which land-use change caused the runo ﬀ in the basin to increase by 0.07 m 3 / s attributed to the decreased area of arable land and the increased area of urban land in the basin. Moreover, climate change has caused the runo ﬀ in the basin to increase by 0.13 m 3 / s, mainly inﬂuenced by the increased precipitation. The results show that climate change has a more signiﬁcant e ﬀ ect on runo ﬀ in the basin.
Differential Morphological Profile for Threat Detection on Pipeline Right-of-Way Heavy Equipment Detection

- Unsupervised construction on the pipeline may provoke pipe rupture and consequently gas leaks. Monitoring the pipeline right-of-way for heavy equipment is important for environmental and human safety. Remotely sensed images are an alternative to expensive and time consuming foot patrol. Existing image processing methods make use of previous images and/or external data. Both are not always awailable. We propose a new method for image processing to detect heavy equipment without the need of auxiliairy data.