Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Man, culture and environments: an anthropological approach to determining the Balinese urban design unit

Urban design projects aim at achieving better environments in the sense that they are supportive of the culture of the inhabitants. Careful consideration of sociocultural aspects of a space is a precursor to approaching this goal. The existence of traditional settlements (i.e. desa adat) as a spatiocultural unit in a Balinese setting has never been accommodated in the contemporary projects of urban spatial design. In this respect, the opportunity to achieve supportive environments has certainly become remote. This paper aims to explore the existence of the desa adat as a Balinese cultural institution, and argues for its utilization as a pivotal unit in an urban design framework.
Design considerations for high-Q bandpass microwave oscillator sensors based upon resonant amplification

A series of microwave resonant oscillator sensors were designed and characterized using bandpass planar and volumetric electrical resonators having loaded quality factor (Q) values in the range of 2 to 20. The use of these resonators in positive feedback circuits yielded sensor Q-factors of up to 2 × 107, demonstrating Q-factor amplifications on the order of 106. It is shown that the Q-factor amplification can be increased in a positive feedback system through the selection of feedback loop group delay, allowing use of resonators with lower static, loaded Q-factor values. A low-frequency electromagnetic interference sensing application is demonstrated for two resonant oscillator configurations, showing considerable frequency sensitivity to 45 kHz emitters.
PEMBANGKIT ENTITY RELATIONSHIP DIAGRAM DARI SPESIFIKASI KEBUTUHAN MENGGUNAKAN NATURAL LANGUAGE PROCESSING UNTUK BAHASA INDONESIA

Memodelkan Entity Relationship Diagram (ERD) dapat dilakukan secara manual, namun umumnya memperoleh pemodelan ERD secara manual membutuhkan waktu yang lama. Maka, dibutuhkan pembangkit ERD dari spesifikasi kebutuhan untuk mempermudah dalam melakukan pemodelan ERD. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengembangkan sebuah sistem pembangkit ERD dari spesifikasi kebutuhan dalam Bahasa Indonesia dengan menerapkan beberapa tahapan-tahapan dari Natural Language Processing (NLP) sesuai kebutuhan penelitian. Spesifikasi kebutuhan yang digunakan tim peneliti menggunakan teknik document analysis. Untuk tahapan-tahapan dari NLP yang digunakan oleh peneliti yaitu: case folding, sentence segmentation, tokenization, POS tagging, chunking dan parsing. Kemudian peneliti melakukan identifikasi terhadap kata-kata dari teks yang sudah diproses pada tahapan-tahapan dari NLP dengan metode rule-based untuk menemukan daftar kata-kata yang memenuhi dalam komponen ERD seperti: entitas, atribut, primary key dan relasi. ERD kemudian digambarkan menggunakan Graphviz berdasarkan komponen ERD yang telah diperoleh Evaluasi hasil ERD yang berhasil dibangkitkan kemudian di evaluasi menggunakan metode evaluasi expert judgement. Dari hasil evaluasi berdasarkan beberapa studi kasus diperoleh hasil rata-rata precision, recall, F1 score berturut-turut dari tiap ahli yaitu: pada ahli 1 diperoleh 91%, 90%, 90%; pada ahli 2 diperoleh 90%, 90%, 90%; pada ahli 3 diperoleh 98%, 94%, 96%; pada ahli 4 diperoleh 93%, 93%, 93%; dan pada ahli 5 diperoleh 98%, 83%, 90%.
The effect of dehydration history on associating hydrogels for nucleus pulposus replacement

A replacement of the nucleus pulposus with a biocompatible, hydrogel blend of polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP) has been proposed. These gels are stable in physiological fluid due to physical crosslinks consisting of intramolecular hydrogen bonds within PVA crystallites and intermolecular hydrogen bonds between PVA and PVP. It has been suggested that the swelling properties of these polymer blends might allow a nucleus replacement surgery to be performed -arthroscopically through a small posteriorly placed cannula. The dehydration of an implant would allow for insertion of the nucleus substitute. Subsequent rehydration once the substitute is positioned within the disc would follow. Here we examine the effects of the extent of dehydration on the properties of the rehydrated hydrogel. It is concluded that the properties of PVA/PVP hydrogel blends are strongly dependent on the material's dehydration history. Partial dehydration/rehydration is a viable process for allowing nucleus pulposus replacement surgery to be performed arthroscopically.
Using the "Arts" to Teach Indigenous Australian Studies in Higher Education.

This paper will discuss some personal philosophies and rationales in approaching and delivering Indigenous Australian studies - approaches that have been influenced and informed by experienced and knowledgeable educators both Indigenous and non- Indigenous. It doesn't aim or pretend to be unique or innovative in its arguments or approach; instead, it is a reflection on the pathway taken by one Indigenous educator and the thinking behind this - at least at this point in time. As such, it adopts a philosophy that 'it's important to know where we've come from in order to make sense of where we are and where we might be heading'. It is hoped that through this reflection and by offering an example of how art (as performance/ role-play) has been used in one of my teaching sessions that I might make more sense of my personal practice and contribute in some small way to the important and ongoing debates surrounding teaching Indigenous Australian studies.
Management of Traumatic Brain Injuries with Brain Concussion – A Review

A typical occurrence in emergency rooms is traumatic brain injury (TBI) resulting from head trauma which is normally responsible for far more than 1 million visits per year. The magnitude of TBIs varies from mild, intermittent symptoms to longer periods of altered states of consciousness. The precise mechanism of concussion is indefinite. In serious brain trauma, Axon tearing is expected, but there is no evidence for this concussion process. Most concussion patients improve rapidly and entirely. Concussion management is usually supportive and some cases may need hospital admissions and ICU care according to severity of injury and related symptoms.
Pengaruh Pendapatan dan Perilaku Keuangan Terhadap Keputusan Investasi Saat Pandemi (Studi Kasus Nasabah PT. Pegadaian (Persero) CP Helvetia)

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dan menganalisis pengaruh pendapatan dan perilaku keuangan terhadap keputusan investasi pada masa pandemi. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode pendekatan kuantitatif. Objek penelitian ini adalah pelanggan PT. Pegadaian (Persero) CP Helvetia yang berjumlah 241 nasabah kemudian dihitung menggunakan rumus Slovin dengan tingkat toleransi kesalahan 10% sehingga jumlah sampel yang digunakan dalam penelitian adalah 71 nasabah dengan menggunakan teknik proportional random sampling. Teknik pengumpulan data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan teknik angket dengan pengolahan data menggunakan program software SPSS ( Statistic Package for the Social Sciences ) dengan versi 16.0. Sedangkan analisis data yang digunakan adalah dengan uji regresi linier berganda, uji asumsi klasik, uji hipotesis (uji t dan uji f) dan koefisien determinasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa secara parsial Unknown Income berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap Keputusan Investasi Saat Pandemi pada Pelanggan PT. Pegadaian (Persero) CP Helvetia dan diketahui secara parsial perilaku keuangan berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan investasi pada masa pandemi pada nasabah PT. Pegadaian (Persero) CP Helvetia, maka diketahui secara simultan bahwa pendapatan dan perilaku keuangan secara bersama-sama berpengaruh positif dan signifikan terhadap keputusan investasi pada masa pandemi pada nasabah PT. Pegadaian (Persero) CP Helvetia.
COMPORTAMENTO DO COEFICIENTE BETA DAS AÇÕES BRASILEIRAS NO PERÍODO DA CRISE GERADA PELA PANDEMIA DA COVID-19

The risk and return analysis plays an important role in a investment decision. The market is dynamic and can be modified by many factors, including economic crises. In 2020 the world started to face the Covid-19 pandemic that caused strong changes in the economic environment. Thus, the objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of this crisis on the beta coefficient behavior of the public companies stocks listed in the Brazilian Stock Market. Was applied the Kruskal-Wallis test to compare the average of the coefficients for 146 public companies between the years 2017 to 2020. The results showed that between the years 2017 to 2019 there was stability in the coefficient, however, in the year 2020 there was an increasing beta values, corroborating the hypothesis that in crisis periodo the stock market risk tends to increase. Among the sectors analyzed, only communications, basic materials and health did not have a significant risk increase in 2020. The results also showed that in all the years studied there was a difference between the quarters, which means that the risk changes throughout the year. Finally, it can also be concluded that the companies classified within the Corporate Sustainability Index did not show changes in the beta coefficient averages over the period studied.
Turtle Shell Disease Fungus (Emydomyces testavorans): First Documented Occurrence in California and Prevalence in Free-Living Turtles

Pond Turtle Shell Disease is an emerging infectious disease associated with the fungus Emydomyces testavorans (Emte). Here, we report the first documented case of Emte in free-ranging Californian turtles. We assayed Emte in nine Western Pond Turtles (Emys = Actinemys marmorata; WPT) and three non-native Red-eared Slider turtles (Trachemys scripta elegans; RES) from the same pond in Santa Cruz County, California. Despite several WPT exhibiting significant shell lesions, scute defects, and pliable scutes, all tested negative for Emte. However, all three RES were Emte-positive, although two of these showed no shell defects. Given all tested RES were Emte-positive, it is possible that some WPT results are false negatives, either due to assay performance or insufficient shell tissue sampling. However, our Emte results in WPT are likely true negatives, and thus our observations contrast the high prevalence of Emte and shell disease in WPT from Washington. The emergence of Emte in California poses a previously unaccounted conservation concern for imperiled WPT. Emte's presence in California is also an important opportunity to study the epidemiology and ecology of this pathogen in a contrasting environmental context to Washington state where shell disease has had pronounced conservation consequences. Given the recent discovery of Snake Fungal Disease in California and the substantial impact the amphibian chytrid fungus has had on California's amphibians, there is an urgent need to understand the spread, prevalence, and impacts of Emte and other emerging wildlife diseases in California and elsewhere.
Technologies of the self healing grid

A self-healing grid refers to automated ways of removing temporary faults from the distribution power network. This paper will present three available technologies to help utilities improve overall system reliability by restoring power to the healthy portions of the grid. Three technologies were selected to support utilities' achievement of service quality goals at different budgets and to start implementation of Smart Grid oriented FDIR - Fault Detection Isolation and Restoration- schemes. This will mitigate losses of revenues, penalties from regulators and cost of restoration while improving customer satisfaction. (4 pages)
Biosensores opto-nanomecánicos basados en microcantilevers

The development of complex measurements systems requires interdisciplinary groups with complementary backgrounds in diverse fields. The integration of the complementary subsystems into full equipment must be done taking into account the interfaces between each discipline. In this paper we present the work integration in fields such as physics, chemistry and engineering for supporting the development of biosensors devices based on opto-nano-mechanical transductors. We will explain, after a brief introduction how biosensors based on opto-mechanical transducers work, the different parts of the system, such as mechanical parts, fluidics, data acquisition and control algorithmic. Finally we will show the results of the system verification
"Keep it real!": A real-time UK macro data set

We present a real-time macro data set for the UK. Each variable has many different vintages - reflecting the revisions and s that occur over time. Our aim is to provide a resource for researchers evaluating UK forecasting performance and policy-making in real time. We illustrate the importance of these data by analysing their impacts on UK inflation forecasts and monetary policy in the late 1980s. We find that, contrary to the view of contemporary policy-makers, the initial measurements of demand-side macro variables did not disguise inflationary pressures.
FDI Determinants in Vietnam: Gravity Model Approach

This paper uses the gravity model to examine a number of determinants affecting FDI attraction to Vietnam based on panel data from 10 biggest FDI partners of Vietnam for the period of 2005-2019. By using Pooled ordinary least square (OLS), random effect (RE) and fixed effect (FE) models, the empirical results show that the geographical distance, gross domestic product (GDP), gross domestic product per capita (GDP per capita), trade openness and labor costs significantly impact on FDI attraction. These results offer an insight to suggest some policy implications that will help promote more FDI inflows into Vietnam in the future.
Current status and future prospects of laser stereolithography

Stereolithography is a technology which converts 3-D CAD data to three-dimensional plastic models as a 3-D printer does. The shaped plastic model is useful for a verification model, an engineering design model, a working model, a master model for vacuum casting, a medical simulation model and etc. The fundamental technology of the stereolithography consists of four elements; hardware, software, photo-curable resin and know-how to use, whereas they are based on the key technologies for fabricating model. Out of these photo-curable resin has become the most important item, because the customer uses shaped plastic models with the resin for the research and development.
Structural Vector Autoregressive Analysis in a Data Rich Environment: A Survey

Large panels of variables are used by policy makers in deciding on policy actions. Therefore it is desirable to include large information sets in models for economic analysis. In this survey methods are reviewed for accounting for the information in large sets of variables in vector autoregressive (VAR) models. This can be done by aggregating the variables or by reducing the parameter space to a manageable dimension. Factor models reduce the space of variables whereas large Bayesian VAR models and panel VARs reduce the parameter space. Global VARs use a mixed approach. They aggregate the variables and use a parsimonious parametrisation. All these methods are discussed in this survey although the main emphasize is on factor models.
Surface-to-surface transition via electromagnetic coupling of microstrip and coplanar waveguide

A structure which forms a transition from coplanar waveguide on one substrate to microstrip on another is described. Energy is transferred via electromagnetic coupling rather than with wire bonds. A full-wave formulation along with the theory of asymmetrically coupled lines is used to analyze the transition. Two model transitions were built and tested. Theory and measurement show good agreement when the coupler length to width ratio is larger than 0.6. >
Pipe‐assembly approach for aero‐engines by modified particle swarm optimization

Purpose – The paper aims to present a modified particle swarm optimization (MPSO) approach for automatic generation of near‐optimal pipe routes in constrained aero‐engine 3D rotational space.Design/methodology/approach – Pipe assembly for aero‐engine is formulated as searching for the optimal pipe paths meeting certain objectives in a constrained 3D rotational space. The routing space is first modelled by grid discretization in the cylindrical coordinate system, and then is simplified into several 2D planes by mapping development. The objective function is formulated to minimize the pipe lengths and the number of pipe turns, to place pipes next to the inner jacket as close as possible, and also to make pipe trajectories closely follow around obstacle contours while avoiding collisions. Then, an MPSO approach, which adopts a discrete operator and a fixed‐length encoding mechanism, is developed to seek optimal solutions to the objective function. The convergence of MPSO is theoretically proved. Finally, num.
Synthesis and Characterization of LPCVD Polysilicon and Silicon Nitride Thin Films for MEMS Applications

Inherent residual stresses during material deposition can have profound effects on the functionality and reliability of fabricated MEMS devices. Residual stress often causes device failure due to curling, buckling, or fracture. Typically, the material properties of thin films used in surface micromachining are not very well controlled during deposition. The residual stress, for example, tends to vary significantly for different deposition conditions; experiments were carried out to study the polysilicon and silicon nitride deposited by Low Pressure Chemical Vapor Deposition (LPCVD) method at wide range of process conditions. High temperature annealing effects on stress in case polysilicon are also reported. The reduced residual stress levels can significantly improve device performance, reliability, and yield as MEMS devices become smaller.
Study of the dynamic behaviour of a human driver coupled with a vehicle

In this paper a 15-degree-of-freedom human–seat vibratory model is developed using anthropomorphic modelling and the model is coupled with a typical seven-degree-of-freedom small passenger car to study the dynamic response of a human driver due to vehicle vibrations. The coupled model is analysed by MATLAB simulation for the ride dynamic behaviour of the human driver under a harmonic input excitation in the frequency range 0–40 Hz. The ride behaviours in terms of the vertical accelerations of different segments of the human driver are compared with respect to the ride comfort using the ISO 2631-1:1997 standard. Further, parametric analysis is carried out to improve the ride comfort of the human driver.
Analysis of Oxy-Hb Signals to Determine Relationship between Jaw Imbalance and Arm Strength Using fNIRS

This study is concerned with analyzing the relationship between jaw imbalance and arm strength regarding Oxy -Hb concentration changes using functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS). The jaw imbalance and arm act ivity, which possibly has a typical relat ion, was investigated based on Oxygen Hemoglobin (Oxy-Hb ) concentration changes. Fro m this relationship, one can find out the cause of the imbalance jaw for t reatment. Six healthy volunteers, who participated in this study, were introduced to bite on a firm spacer at one side of the jaw (left), while ho lding different a typical pull-down force by the opposite arm (right) during Oxy-Hb measurements. In addition, the subjects performed another experiment to monitor the right arm strength by putting a 40N addit ional fo rce on the same side of the jaw with bite of a spacer while holding a force of 70 N. In our method, a Sav itzky-Go lay filter was applied to remove spikes of the fNIRS Oxy-Hb data before analy zing them. Fro m the s moothed data, a Po lynomial Regression (PR) algorith m and the definite integral were emp loyed to calculate the average volu mes of Oxy-Hb concentration at brain motor zone for analy zing the relationship. Results indicated that there was the typical relationship between the jaw imbalance and arm strength through analyzing Oxy -Hb concentration changes.
Spreading the News: Coping Tricks from the Sickle Cell Clinic!

This paper describes how the narrative practice of 'spreading the news' was used with a group of children with Sickle Cell Disease and their families. A 'day out' was organised for all who attended a hospital paediatric clinic for Sickle Cell Disease. This day provided the opportunity for all to share and celebrate their unique knowledges and successes in living well alongside the disease. The narrative steps taken to enable this project are documented as the author describes her experiences and learnings from this day.
Does Managerial Foreign Experience Deter Corporate Fraud

ABSTRACT We explore how managers with foreign experience affect corporate fraud in China. By employing a bivariate probit model with partial observability, we find that returnee managers significantly reduce the incidence of corporate fraud, and increase the probability of being detected, dependent on the given fraud. Improved corporate information environment may mainly drive our results. Furthermore, the impact of returnee managers on fraud deterrence also varies according to the different nature of foreign managerial experience, positions of returnee managers, and types of corporate frauds. Overall, we offer new evidence that returnee managers have an increased awareness of corporate fraud.
Strain: A Solution for Higher Carrier Mobility in Nanoscale MOSFETs

Metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistors (MOSFETs) have shown impressive performance improvements over the past 10 years by incorporating strained silicon (Si) technology. This review gives an overview of the impact of strain on carrier mobility in Si n- and pMOSFETs by considering strain-induced band splitting, band warping and consequent carrier repopulation, and altered conductivity effective mass and scattering rate. Different surface orientations, channel directions, and gate electric fields are included for a fully theoretical understanding. The results are used to predict strain-enhanced silicon-on-insulator (SOI) and multigate device performance, mainly focusing on potential 22-nm and beyond device options such as double-gate and trigate fin field-effect transistor (FinFET) structures. Insights into strain-enhanced potential future channel materials (SiGe, Ge, and GaAs) are also summarized. Finally, recent technology nodes with strain engineering are reviewed, and the future developing t.
A New Compatibility Measure for Harmonic EDM Mixing

We explore the applicability of a new harmonic compatibility (HC) measure in the field of DJ’s harmonic mixing. We present a system that complements harmonic mixing by calculating the HC between the tracks of a user-defined music collection. The user must define a target track for which the calculation is to be made, and obtains the HC values with respect to each track in the collection, expressed as a percentage. The system also calculates a pitch transposition interval for each candidate track that, if applied, maximizes the HC with respect to the target track. To analyse the tracks, they are first source-separated to remove the percussive elements, with no melodic information. A single chroma vector is computed as the mean of the NNLSChroma from each frame, that then is converted into a Tonal Interval Vector (TIV). The HC is calculated as the small-scale measure score between the pairs TIVs of candidate and target track. The system is implemented with a graphical user interface (GUI) that allows running on a parallel window next to the DJ software of choice, allowing the program to be incorporated into the DJ’s live performances. The implementation allows real-time calculation of the HC, each time a new target track is selected. The suggestions of the system are evaluated in an experiment where musically trained participants are asked about their preference between pairwise comparisons of mixes.