Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Lack of Agreement between Safety Priorities and Practices in Agricultural Operators: A Challenge for Injury Prevention

: Despite training and prevention programs, injury rates in agriculture remain high, and safety compliance is a challenge. Our aim was to compare farm operators’ reported safety priorities to related behaviors. Surveys were mailed to 1600 agricultural operators; 326 returned complete data. We asked respondents about their safety priorities and practices related to machinery, chemicals, and structures. Kappa statistics, factor analysis, structural equation modeling, and proﬁle analysis were used to understand how practices and priorities were related. Agreement between priorities and practices was low to moderate with high variability. Most discrepancies between the two were found in storing pesticides safely, keeping safety data sheets, using personal protective equipment, grain bin entry, and ladder safety. Machinery questions formed consistent constructs for practices and priorities, where practices predicted priorities more strongly than priorities predicted practices. Younger operators were less frequently exercising safe behaviors compared to older operators. Three safety compliance groups were identiﬁed: low compliance (15% of respondents), moderate (61%), and high (24%). Overall, operators reported that safety was a high priority, but their practices suggested otherwise. The promotion of safety culture has been suggested as an underutilized means in agriculture to address the complex issues that lead to unsafe practices, regardless of whether they are tied to limited resources, work organization, working environments, machinery, work habits, or general attention to safety. Effective new ways focusing on operator motivation are needed to bridge the gap between safety priorities and practices.
Precision Chemical Weed Management Strategies: A Review and a Design of a New CNN-Based Modular Spot Sprayer

: Site-specific weed control offers a great potential for herbicide savings in agricultural crops without causing yield losses and additional weed management costs in the following years. Therefore, precision weed management is an efficient tool to meet the EU targets for pesticide reduction. This review summarizes different commercial technologies and prototypes for precision patch spraying and spot spraying. All the presented technologies have in common that they consist of three essential parts. (1) Sensors and classifiers for weed/crop detection, (2) Decision algorithms to decide whether weed control is needed and to determine a suitable type and rate of herbicide. Usually, decision algorithms are installed on a controller and (3) a precise sprayer with boom section control or single nozzle control. One point that differs between some of the techniques is the way the decision algorithms classify. They are based on different approaches. Green vegetation can be differentiated from soil and crop residues based on spectral information in the visible and near-infrared wavebands (“Green on Brown”). Those sensors can be applied for real-time on/off control of single nozzles to control weeds before sowing after conservation tillage and in the inter-row area of crops. More sophisticated imaging algorithms are used to classify weeds in crops (“Green on Green”). This paper will focus on Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) for plant species identification. Alternatively, the position of each crop can be recorded during sowing/planting and afterward herbicides can be targeted to single weeds or larger patches of weeds if the economic weed threshold is exceeded. With a standardized protocol of data communication between sensor, controller and sprayer, the user can combine different sensors with different sprayers. In this review, an ISOBUS communication protocol is presented for a spot sprayer. Precision chemical weed control can be realized with tractor-mounted sprayers and autonomous robots. Commercial systems for both classes will be introduced and their economic and environmental benefits and limitations will be highlighted. Farmers ask for robust systems with less need for maintenance and flexible application in different crops.
Value Chain Crossing Between SMEs and the Banking Industry Value Chain Crossing Between SMEs and the Banking Industry

: What are future requirements for ERP solutions in small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs)? The following research paper focuses on identifying interfacial areas between banking services and financial processes of SMEs. It should be possible for these services to be embedded into the information systems of SMEs in order to support their financial processes such as cash management, reconciliation, customer management and asset management in an automated, seamless manner. In this paper, we develop a framework and a methodology for our empirical explorative research, which are intended to be the foundation for investigating both financial processes within SMEs, as well as firms’ willingness to adopt new services offered by banks. Furthermore, first results from four case studies indicate some promising results. But they also show particular problems from granting banks access to SME-internal systems.
Comparison of Underlying Algorithms in Recommendation Systems

Recommendation systems have been one of the most popular fields in machine learning and received significant attentions due to its applicability to everyday lives. This paper reviews the developing history of recommendation systems from CF to more recent LS-PLM. In this work, we first introduce representative algorithm in each time period and shed light on how they evolved with various demands of mobile applications and scientists’ increasing understanding of general machine learning. To concretely illustrate each algorithm, we present the basic framework, underlying mechanics, application methods, and potential weaknesses for comparison. We also run numerical experiments on four of the introduced algorithms, FM, FFM, GBDT+LR, and LS-PLM to test their perfor mance on a particular dataset, KKBox’s Music Recommendation Challenge. Finally, we conclude with higher accuracy of FFM and attribute its advantage to better dealing with sparser features. This work presents meaningful viewpoints on comparison of recommendation algorithms through descriptions and experiments and further facilitates the emergence of new state-of-the-art algorithms.
Research on regenerative braking control strategy of plug-in hybrid electric vehicle considering CVT ratio rate of change

At present, the regenerative braking control strategies for hybrid electric vehicles equipped with continuously variable transmission (CVT) mainly focus on improving the regenerative braking efficiency. But the influence of dynamic change of the CVT ratio is not considered with regard to the intended braking effect. For a CVT ratio control strategy based on steady-state optimal efficiency, the performance of motor-only braking and engine/motor combined braking modes are analyzed. The analysis of these modes shows that actual braking strength deviates from that required during the dynamic braking process. After analyzing the dynamic characteristics of a transmission system, a CVT ratio control strategy based on the limitations of the ratio rate of change is proposed, with the use of a discrete exhaustive optimization method. The simulation results show that, under a variety of braking conditions, the proposed regenerative braking control strategy can make the actual braking strength follow the requirements and recover more braking energy.
Phylogenomic reconstruction reveals new insights into the evolution and biogeography of Atta leaf-cutting ants (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

Atta Fabricius is an ecologically dominant leaf-cutting ant genus, the major herbivore of the Neotropics, and an agricultural pest of great economic importance. Phylogenetic relationships within Atta have until now remained uncertain, and the delimitation and identification of a subset of Atta species are problematic. To address these phylogenetic uncertainties, we reconstruct the most comprehensive phylogenetic estimate to date of Atta by employing ultraconserved elements (UCEs). We recovered 2340 UCE loci from 224 Atta specimens, which include 14 out of the 15 identifiable species from across their geographic distributions, and 49 outgroup specimens. Our results strongly support the monophyly of Atta and of the four clades that coincide with the previously recognized subgenera Archeatta Gonçalves, Atta s.s. Emery, Epiatta Borgmeier, and Neoatta Gonçalves. The Archeatta clade contains three species occurring in North and Central America and the Caribbean and is the sister group of the remainder of all other Atta species. The Atta s.s. clade is composed of two species occupying North, Central, and South America.
Amelioration of Copper Caused Stress in Terms of Morphometric, Pigmental, Biochemical and Enzymatic Characteristics of Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn

: Heavy metal pollution to water and soils due to anthropogenic activities are threats to living organisms. Heavy metal pollution is one of the major environmental problems of the present century. Many industries, including electroplating, metallurgy, paints and pigment industries, tanning, chemical industries, pulp and paper producing industries and wood preservation industries use various heavy metals and the discharge from these industries largely contribute to heavy metal pollution. The excess of copper is released from many industries to cause soil and water pollution. The copper is a heavy metal highly accumulated in soil by anthropogenic activities. In the present study, the seedlings of (finger millet) Eleusine coracana Gaertn.were treated with various concentrations of copper chloride and its impact on the morphometric, pigmental, biochemical and enzymatic characters were studied. After ten days of treatment with different concentrations of copper chloride (2mM, 4mM, 6mM, 8mM, and 10 mM), the growth parameters such as leaf area, fresh weight, dry weight, shoot length, root length were found decreased than in the control. Pigmental characters such as chlorophyll a, chlorophyll b, total chlorophyll, carotenoides content were decreased with the increase in the concentrations of copper chloride, but the content of anthocyanin was increased and the biochemical parameters such as soluble sugar and protein content were found decreased with the increase in the concentrations of copper chloride. But the contents of free amino acid, proline and leaf nitrate were increased with increase in the concentrations of copper chloride. The activities of enzyme such as catalase and peroxidase were found increased with the increase in the concentration of copper chloride. But the NRA enzyme activity was decreased. The Atomic Absorption of Spectroscopy (AAS) technique was employed to confirm the presence of copper chloride in treated plants and control. Comparison of the values of treated plants with control reveals that copper chloride has seriously affected the finger millet plants.
SYNTHESIS OF NOVEL 10-[3’- (N-SUBSTITUTED BUTYL)-3-CHLORO-4-FLUORO]-ACRIDONES TO TARGET HEPATOCELLULAR CARCINOMA

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) has become a global health problem requiring a potent chemotherapeutic agent. Acridone and its derivatives are important anthracene analogue heterocyclic compounds as with high DNA affinity and interactive properties making it an important pharamocophore for designing several chemotherapeutic agents. Several 9-acridone derivatives with or without an alkyl side chain attached to the N-position have been found to exhibit antioxidant activities. So, several novel N 10 substituted -4- Methyl acridones were synthesized and evaluated for its anticancer activity in HepG2 cell lines and its correlation with antioxidant scavenging property. Results suggested that, all the synthesized compounds have a potent cytotoxic activity with a significantly less IC 50 as compared to the standard sorafenib.
Recognition Algorithm for Antenna-Free Graphs

During the last three decades, different types of decompositions have been pro- cessed in thefield of graph theory. Among these we mention: decompositions based on the additivity of some characteristics of the graph, decompositions where the adjacency law be- tween the subsets of the partition is known, decompositions where the subgraph induced by every subset of the partition must have predeterminate properties, as well as combinations of such decompositions. In various problems in graph theory, for example in the construction of recognition algo- rithms, frequently appears the so-called weakly decomposition of graphs. In this paper we introduce the notion of quasi-weakly decomposition of a graph G, we show the existence of a quasi-weakly decomposition, depending on the existence of the weakly decomposition. In addition, we present a recognition algorithm for the class of co-antenna- free graphs.
A FUZZY-MCDM EVALUATION FRAMEWORK BASED ON HUMANITY-ORIENTED TRANSPORT FOR TRANSFORMING SCHEME OF MAJOR ARTERIAL SPACE IN TAIPEI METROPOLITAN

: Based on the concept of designing humanity-oriented, this paper established an evaluation framework, including four dimensions: traffic smoothness, pedestrian friendliness, comfort of landscape, and space complexity, to assess transforming schemes of major arterial roads in the Taipei metropolitan area and to facilitate decision-making process. By conducting fuzzy-MCDM approach and fuzzy-AHP method to integrate opinions of experts with different expertise into the evaluation framework and further determine the optimal transforming scheme. The evaluation result showed that the two optimal schemes both assign the maximum of adjusted roads to pedestrian space, transform the vehicle-oriented arterial roads into a pedestrian-friendly place, focus on greening the streetscape, and encourage mixed land use. The evaluation framework and the research methods applied in this paper are practical for the related municipal departments to utilize in reviewing transforming plans, thus creating a sustainable city.
Rearrangement and Selection in the Developing Vκ Repertoire of the Mouse: An Analysis of the Usage of Two Vκ Gene Segments

Detailed analysis of the rearrangement and expression of two mouse Vκ genes has been used to examine B cell repertoire development. The Vκ1-A gene is used by a large proportion (9.6%) of splenic B cells in the adult primary repertoire, whereas the Vκ22 gene is used at a much lower frequency (0.16%). Consistent with these results, quantitative PCR (Q-PCR) assays revealed that the number of splenic B cells with rearranged Vκ1-A genes is much greater than the number with rearranged Vκ22 genes. Q-PCR was also performed on both normal bone marrow pre-B cells and transformed pre-B cells induced to rearrange their κ loci at high frequency. In contrast to splenic B cell rearrangements, the numbers of Vκ1-A and Vκ22 rearrangements in pre-B cells differ by only two- or threefold, suggesting that the intrinsic rearrangement frequencies of these two Vκ genes are not significantly different. Further evidence of disproportionate selection was obtained by comparing the percentages of productive rearrangements amplified from genomic splenic DNA. Sequence analysis showed 84% (37 of 44) of the Vκ1-A rearrangements but only 57% (29 of 51) of the Vκ22 rearrangements to be in-frame. Together these results suggest that B cells expressing Vκ1-A-encoded light chains are preferentially selected either in the periphery or in the transition from pre-B to B cell. Sequence data also reveal a surprisingly restricted diversity of VJ junctions, apparently due to biases introduced by the rearrangement mechanism.
The Role of Small-Scale Seed Producing Cooperatives for Commercial Seed Provision in Eastern Tigray, Ethiopia

- Communities in remote areas do not have access to certified seeds of the crop varieties they wish to grow since the formal sector does not conduct varietal demonstrations in these locations. Thus, seed dealers do not have enough information to advice farmers on the attributes and advantages of varieties they are selling. An alternative to fill the smallholder quality seed gaps is to strengthen the capacities of selected farmers or farmer organizations that will produce and manage the distribution of quality seeds of both improved and good local varieties. Therefore, the role of small scale seed producing cooperatives is very crucial. It covers cooperative membership, the use of cooperative services, their role in providing in seed multiplication and production and cooperatives in agricultural marketing. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to review the role of small scale Seed Producing Cooperatives for commercial seed production.
P2P4GS: A Speciﬁcation for Services Management in Peer-to-Peer Grids

—The grid-based peer-to-peer architectures were used either for storage, data sharing and computing. So far, the proposed solutions of grid services are generally based on hierarchical topologies, which present a high degree of centralization. The main issue of this centralization is the uniﬁed management of resources. Therefore, it is difﬁcult to react rapidly against failures that can affect end-users. In this paper, we propose an original speciﬁcation, called P2P4GS, that enables self-managed services in peer-to-peer grids. The objective is to design a self-adaptive solution allowing services deployment and invocation based on the paradigm of peer-to-peer services. These tasks are completely delegated to the platform and are achieved through a transparent manner to the end-user. The proposed speciﬁcation is not linked to a ﬁxed peer-to-peer architecture or to a services management protocol. Furthermore, we propose a detailed illustration of our P2P4GS speciﬁcation.
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Ssnetviz: A visualization engine for heterogeneous semantic social networks

SSnetViz is an ongoing research to design and implement a visualization engine for heterogeneous semantic social networks. A semantic social network is a multi-modal network that contains nodes representing diﬀerent types of people or object entities, and edges representing relationships among them. When multiple heterogeneous semantic social networks are to be visualized together, SSnetViz provides a suite of functions to store heterogeneous semantic social networks, to integrate them for searching and analysis. We will illustrate these functions using social networks related to terrorism research, one crafted by domain experts and another from Wikipedia.
SIMULATION OF T H E KINETICS OF A N SBR FOR ANIMAL WASTEWATER T R E A T M E N T

A mathematical model for SBR(Sequencing Batch Reactors) system treating swine wastewater is developed and a non-linear method and a linear method to estimate the kinetic coefficients, /j,m, Ks and kj, are compared. The coefficients determined by the non-linear method appeared to better fit the experimentally observed data. Based on the proposed model and the kinetic coefficients estimated by the non-linear method, a computer simulation is performed. The assumption of constant biomass in the fill period and the react period for the determination of kinetic coefficients is valid for the simulation of COD and biomass. The effects of changes in the yield factor, Y , on the efficiency of COD removal and biomass change were examined. Sensitivity analysis demonstrates that COD removal is more sensitive to the change of Yield factor than the biomass change. The effect of idle period on the system performance must be considered in modeling of biomass change when idle period is considerably long to improve the accuracy of the model.
International Journal of Advanced Research in Computer Science and Software Engineering

— An Ad-hoc network is the mutual participation of a collection of mobile nodes without the required intercession of any kind of cluster access point or subsist infrastructure.The best research aspects of MANET are secure and suitable routing. In this paper, we are implementing the AODV routing protocol in ns2. So used routing protocol AODV is selected to demonstrate the implementation procedures. Which includes evaluation of performance of the AODV protocol depending on various input parameters. The main purpose of our study is to increase the possibility of establishing a routing path with less RREQ messages than the other protocol.
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1Department of Physiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurosurgery Surgery, Qingdao Municipal Hospital, Shandong Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Medical Psychology and Ethics, School of Basic Medicine Sciences, Cheeloo College of Medicine, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China
Management of an Alveolar paratesticular Rhabdomyosarcoma: A case report

Paratesticular Rhabdomyosarcoma is a rare mesenchymal tumor. The Alveolar variant is the one with the worse prognosis. It comprehend 20% of cases. The treatment is multimodal combining surgery, chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Depending on the extent of disease and the staging group, the approach of treatment is different. Here we report the case of an alveolar Paratesticular rhabdomyosarcoma and review the literature regarding this unusual clinical entity.
Growing as a Person: From Befriending the Self to Befriending the Other

: Growing as a person often entails a long journey from befriending the self to befriending the other. This journey may be depicted in terms of a wide spectrum that consists of numerous states of awareness. One pole of the spectrum is an extreme form of self-absorption, while the other pole is an expansive sense of being other-oriented. There are three broad ranges of awareness on this spectrum: befriending the self, befriending others largely within one’s community and befriending others beyond one’s community. Personal growth is an ongoing task and challenge, in order that higher ranges of this spectrum may gradually characterize the general state of one’s consciousness. For this to happen, there is need for adequate situational or contextual grounds for growth to thrive, as well as the need for personal discernment, so that higher levels of awareness are experienced at a greater frequency, intensity and duration.