Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
3D modelling for surveying projects using unmanned arial vehicles (UAVs) and laser scanning

3D models that have been created from photogrammetry have some evident limitations. To create better, more complete 3D models, it is necessary to understand and reduce these limitations. The project aims to look at the effect of camera orientation and its effect on the overall accuracy of the project. Furthermore, it is proposed to reduce the inevitable gaps in the model by the use of terrestrial photogrammetry. The primary comparison of the model will be between the data captured from photogrammetry techniques and that of traditional style of surveying methods such as total station and terrestrial scanning. The research was conducted in late 2015 and was processed using the latest software versions as of mid-2016. The research is supported by UAS Pacific, the aim is to ultimately provide the industry with a better understanding of the data and aims to improve the overall quality of 3D modelling with the use of new exciting technologies and techniques that are available to the public today.
A tensor formalism for transfer and Compton scattering of polarized light

A novel covariant formalism for the treatment of the transfer and Compton scattering of partially polarized light is presented. This was initially developed to aid in the computation of relativistic corrections to the polarization generated by the Sunyaev-Zeldovich effect (demonstrated in a companion paper), but it is of more general utility. In this approach, the polarization state of a light beam is described by a tensor constructed from the time average of quadratic products of the electric field components in a local observer frame. This leads naturally to a covariant description which is ideal for calculations involving the boosting of polarized light beams between Lorentz frames, and is more flexible than the traditional Stokes parameter approach in which a separate set of polarization basis vectors is required for each photon. The covariant kinetic equation for Compton scattering of partially polarized light by relativistic electrons is obtained in the tensor formalism by a heuristic semi-classical line of reasoning. The kinetic equation is derived first in the electron rest frame in the Thomson limit, and then is generalized to account for electron recoil and allow for scattering from an arbitrary distribution of electrons.
Design of highly reliable energy‐efficient SEU tolerant 10T SRAM cell

A novel energy-efficient radiation hardened by design 10T static RAM (SRAM) cell is proposed. The parasitic extracted simulations show that by employing the proposed 10T-SRAM cell, an average improvement of ∼ 29, 5/10%, and 108/129%, in layout area, write/read access time (WAT/RAT), and write/read static noise margin (WSNM/RSNM), respectively, is obtained over the recently reported 10T-SRAM cell at a supply voltage 0.4 V in STMicroelectronics 65 nm technology. The proposed SRAM cell at 32 nm technology node using technology computer-aided design mixed-mode simulations is also validated. In 32 nm technology, the proposed SRAM cell shows 42/125% and 54/8%, in WSNM/RSNM and WAT/RAT, respectively, better results as compared with 10T SRAM cell at a supply voltage 0.3 V. In 32 nm technology, the proposed SRAM cell can mitigate the impact of heavy-ion strike with a linear energy transfer of 30 MeV cm2/mg.
Nonlinear Survey of RRd Models

We used our nonlinear hydrodynamical code with turbu lent convection to model RR Lyrae stars. In some regime this approach produces double-mode solutions. We investigated series of models with different parameters (metallicity, luminosity, etc.). Our goal was to esti mate the width of the double-mode region. The resulting tendencies can be directly compared with observational properties. The aim of this work was to map the topology of the RRd area in the T e fr — L — Z — <x v (turbulent eddy viscosity) parameter-space at a given stellar mass. An implicit, 1-D Lagrangian, nonlinear hydrodynamical code (Buchler, Kollath, & Marom 1997) was used that includes turbulent convection (Yecko, Kollath, & Buchler 1998). Sequences of models were computed with different parameters covering a reasonable range of observable and numerical parameters (L = 35 — 55 L @ , Z = 10 -4 - 4 X 1(T 3 , a v = 0.2 - 1.8). Stellar masses (0.77 M @ ) and hydrogen content (A'=0.75) were fixed. The following numerical (dimensionless) parameters were used: number of zones: 120, a\ = 0.41, a c = 0.75, a s = 0.75, a rmt = 1.0, aa = 4.0, a p = |. The calibration of the luminosity-metallicity relation is based on the empirical relation of Jurcsik (1998a) and Table 1 in Dorman's (1992) paper was used for the [Fe/H] - Z conversion for horizontal-branch stars. We list here some apparent tendencies from our sequences:
Measurement Error in Nonlinear Models: A Modern Perspective

describes some of the aspects of analysis for designs where multiple responses are collected. Because most experiments have this feature, understanding the opportunities and challenges for this situation is essential reading for practitioners. Chapter 13 is a collection of short sections on a number of other specialized designs, including screening, equileverage, optimal, space-filling, trend-free, and mixture designs. Chapter 14, “Tying It All Together,” briefly discusses the difficult task of choosing between different designs when planning an experiment. This chapter reinforces my belief that learning this aspect of design of experiments is most challenging, both because of how we teach design (cleanly compartmentalized into tidy chunks with questions posed to fit precisely into a category) and because of the ever-increasing breadth of tools available. The exercises at the conclusion of this chapter help the reader gain experience with design selection and pose many thought-provoking questions that will challenge even the most seasoned statistician. Already an extensive volume on the subject, this book contains a wealth of information. However, on my wish list for additional topics would be more discussion about the different roles of experimentation, from exploration, to screening for important factors, to response surface methods for characterizing and optimizing the relationship between the key factors and the response, to confirmatory experiments near the chosen optimum. Matching types of designs to their intended purposes is another area that is difficult for those studying design of experiment, and direct discussion can greatly help accelerate this understanding. In addition, it would be beneficial to present some of the criteria and graphical tools that are available to compare different potential designs. This could help formalize the numerous trade-offs between the many aspects of a good design. Overall, Modern Experimental Design is a must-have reference for anyone who will be designing experiments or for statisticians interested in remaining on the leading edge of this important area. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this well-written and comprehensive book, both for the careful and clear synthesis of the new research in this area and for the many insightful comments that help connect the details of the methods to the big picture.
Modeling epistemic distance: the Croatian l–participle

The Croatian l–participle (inflected for gender and number) is used to form the Perfect Tense (on je otisao), the Pluperfect Tense (on je bio otisao), the Present and Past Conditional (on bi otisao, on bi bio otisao), Future II in dependent clauses (ako budes otisao), and the Optative (živio). Traditional Croatian grammars (Baric et al. 1990; Katicic 1991) claim that the l–participle symbolically expresses gotovost ’finiteness’, i.e. the fact that the action has been completed before some point in time, but that it has ramifications for the point of speaking (cf. e.g. Katicic 1986:203–217; Katicic 1991:45–46). This account is not satisfactory, because it cannot coherently account for the use of l–participle in all the l–participle constructions. We claim that the l–participle expresses epistemic distance, which is related to the l–participle being a viewpoint operator (DeLancey 1981) signaling retrospectivity, and it referring to a property of the first participant in an action chain (Langacker 1987), implying non–permanence of the characteristic attributed by it. Such an analysis of the Croatian l–participle fits in with: (1) the constructions it is used in; (2) its structural characteristics in Croatian (e.g. possible omission of the auxiliary in 3rd person singular in the Perfect Tense); (3) the meanings of the Croatian Present Tense, Aorist and the n–participle; and (4) cross–Slavic evidence. Ultimately, this view suggests that the tense system in Croatian is aspect–based.
ESTRATÉGIAS DE EDUCAÇÃO EM SAÚDE PARA ADOLESCENTES COM SÍNDROME DE DOWN: REVISÃO INTEGRATIVA DA LITERATURA

Objetivo: identificar as estratégias citadas sobre promoção em saúde para adolescente com síndrome de Down. Método: Foi realizada revisão integrativa da literatura, mediante consulta nas bases eletrônicas MEDLINE, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, SciELO, LILACS e Science Direct. Os Descritores em Ciências da Saúde e Medical Subject Headings, selecionados foram Intervenção Educativa/Educational Intervention/ Intervencion Educativa; Adolescente/Adolescent/Adolescente; Síndrome de Down/Down Syndrome/Síndrome de Down, aliado a operadores booelaños AND e OR. Foram incluídos estudos publicados nos últimos 10 anos, nos idiomas português, inglês e espanhol. Foram excluídas duplicatas e aqueles que não atenderam à pergunta de pesquisa. Resultados: A amostra resultou em sete artigos. Dentre estes, seis eram publicações internacionais, pertencentes aos Estados Unidos, Itália, Alemanha, Espanha e Austrália. O tema principal enfocado foi estilo de vida saudável. Considerações finais: Os pesquisadores apontam lacuna do conhecimento científico voltado para pessoa com síndrome de Down, sendo necessário a inclusão de estratégias eficazes de educação e promoção da saúde para este público.
Public-Sector Accounting Reforms and Governmental Efficiency: A Two-Stage Approach

Synopsis The research problem We investigated the association between public-sector accounting reforms and efficiency at a central-government level, assessing efficiency through a global perspective. Motivation The effects of financial management reforms on efficiency have rarely been investigated. We contribute to the academic debate concerning both public-sector accounting reforms (implementation of international accounting standards and accrual-accounting systems) and governmental efficiency, merging two streams of literature that have not been investigated thoroughly. The test hypotheses [Formula: see text]: Countries that have implemented IPSAS are more efficient. [Formula: see text]: Countries that have implemented accrual-accounting systems are more efficient. Target population We used a sample of 22 European countries in the period 2010–2018. Adopted methodology We adopted a two-step approach: first, we created several efficiency indicators using different techniques; second, we implemented a model to test our hypotheses. Analyses Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) technique, DEA with application of the bootstrap technique, and Order-m model Findings Accrual accounting was positively associated with efficiency while findings did not totally support an association with IPSAS.
Extreme abundance of ammonoids in mass accumulations from the Late Devonian of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas

Extreme abundance of ammonoids in mass accumulations from the Late Devonian of the Moroccan Anti-Atlas. Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 67 (X): xxx–xxx. The eastern Anti-Atlas is renowned for its highly fossiliferous outcrops of Devonian rocks. Ammonoids occur in rock-forming numbers at many localities in the Tafilalt and Maïder. This study addresses the questions of how many ammonoids are preserved within a standardized area as well as over the whole Tafilalt and Maïder basins, and how these mass occurrences formed. Five samples from the Tafilalt and Maïder were analysed. The ammonoids contained therein were prepared, measured and counted as a base for estimates of the orders of magnitude of the total number of preserved ammonoids and their biomass within the respective Famennian strata in the eastern Anti-Atlas. Two samples were stratigraphically assigned to the lower Famennian, two samples to the middle Famennian and one sample to the upper Famennian. For these samples, estimates for a standardized area of 1 km 2 and a layer thickness of 100 mm lie between 19.9×10 9 and 1.25×10 10 ammonoids. The estimated numbers for the whole study area with a retrodeformed size of 15 512.5 km 2 and a sediment thickness of 100 mm, ranges from 30.9×10 13 to 19.4×10 14 ammonoids and a annual accumulation of 15.4×10 9 to 97.1×10 9 ammonoid conchs. This corresponds to a annual total palaeo-biomass that ranges from 25 954 t to 47 058 t within the whole study area and from 1.67 t to 3.03 t within an area of 1 km 2 . Based on these results and size-distribution in the samples, the ecological role of the small and highly abundant, subspherical ammonoids from the early and middle Famennian is discussed and reproductive rates are estimated. With ca. 230 eggs produced by an adult female, cheiloceratids and small maeneceratids from the early Famennian deposits are at the lower end of ammonoid reproductive rates.
Preliminary Characterization of a New Processive Endoglucanase from Clostridium alkalicellulosi DSM17461

: The Clostridium alkalicellulosi DSM17461 T genome contains several glucoside hydrolase en-12 coding genes essential for cellulose degradation. Herein, the family 9 glycoside hydrolase enzyme 13 ( Cal GH9_2089) was cloned and expressed. The enzyme contains one GH9 catalytic module, a family 14 3 carbohydrate-binding module, and one Type I dockerin at its C-termini. The optimal pH and tem-15 perature for Cal GH9_2089 to hydrolyze CMC were 55 °C and pH 6.0, with the remaining activity of 16 more than 60% at pH 10.0. Cal GH9_2089 produced a series of cello-oligomers (G2-G6) from CMC, 17 suggesting that the enzyme has an endo-acting capability. When regenerated amorphous cellulose 18 was hydrolyzed with Cal GH9_2089, the ratio of reducing ends in the soluble fraction to that in the 19 insoluble pellets was 4.8, suggesting this enzyme acts processively on RAC. This work extends our 20 knowledge of the behavior of the GH9 endoglucanase from the microorganism living in an alkaline 21 environment.
A Cognitive-Pragmatic Analysis of Schematic Structure of Selected Husseini Sermons with Reference to Ahmed Al-Waeli’s Sermons

This research is concerned with the schematization of certain subschemata within the Husseini sermons as a religious genre that emphasizes good religious, social, and political attitudes. Based on Stockwell’s 2002 model of the schematic structure, several Al-Waeli’s sermons on the Husseini cause have been analyzed. The analysis has yielded several essential conclusions on the level of the cognitive conceptualization and the level of theme. Regarding the conceptualization, the employment of the objectives of the Husseini cause as a revolution against tyranny and persecution to address the public has triggered different scripts and frames within the major schemata of the Husseini discourse. As for the thematic conclusion, the Husseini discourse is a positive genre including good values and concepts that are adopted by Human rights such as freedom, love, peaceful coexistence, social equality, economic solutions, and other relevant issues. This research has a positive impact on humans’ cognitive behavior.
Profiling the real world potential of neural network compression

Many real world computer vision applications are required to run on hardware with limited computing power, often referred to as "edge devices". The state of the art in computer vision continues towards ever bigger and deeper neural networks with equally rising computational requirements. Model compression methods promise to substantially reduce the computation time and memory demands with little to no impact on the model robustness. However, evaluation of the compression is mostly based on theoretic speedups in terms of required floating-point operations. This work offers a tool to profile the actual speedup offered by several compression algorithms. Our results show a significant discrepancy between the theoretical and actual speedup on various hardware setups. Furthermore, we show the potential of model compressions and highlight the importance of selecting the right compression algorithm for a target task and hardware. The code to reproduce our experiments is available at https://hub.datathings. com/papers/2022-coins.
Directed Synthesis of Carbonized Materials from Agroindustrial Wastes for Supercapacitors

In this work, carbonized materials produced from crushed and milled corncobs are presented. Different heat treatment regimes were investigated. It was found that at a temperature of 500 °C and a reaction time of 2 h, the material had the highest oxygen content with the most diverse surface group composition. In this case, in order to obtain material for the manufacture of supercapacitors preliminary grinding may be unnecessary due to the excessive number of groups on the surface. Based on obtained data, it is possible to propose the method of corncobs processing with the least economic costs. The resulting carbonized material is of interest for further research, in activation processes. The selection of activation temperature regime in case of physical activation (possible due to high potassium and calcium content in the samples) or temperature regime and reagents in case of chemical activation may allow conducting directed synthesis of activated carbon maximally suitable for application in supercapacitors and gas sensors.
Case-Based Knowledge and Planning

"Case-Based Decision Theory" is a theory of decision making under uncertainty, suggesting that people tend to choose acts that performed well in similar cases they recall. The theory has been developed from a decision-/game-/economic-theoretical point of view, as a potential alternative to expected utility theory. In this paper we attempt to re-consider CBDT as a theory of knowledge representation and of planning, to contrast it with the rule-based approach, and to study its implications regarding the process of induction.
Comparison of Secular Trends in Esophageal Cancer Mortality in China and Japan during 1990–2019: An Age-Period-Cohort Analysis

Esophageal cancer is a prevalent and often fatal malignancy all over the world, with China and Japan bearing a disproportionately high burden. Consequently, we explored and compared the long-term changes in esophageal cancer mortality in China and Japan from 1990 to 2019 to see if there were any etiological clues. From 1990 to 2019, data on mortality in China and Japan were gathered from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 (GBD 2019). The age-period-cohort (APC) model was utilized to evaluate the effects of age, period, and cohort. Between 1990 and 2019, the age-standardized mortality rates (ASMRs) for esophageal cancer fell in both nations, with China showing a tremendous reduction after 2005. The overall net drifts per year were more impressive in China (−5.22% [95% CI, −5.77 to −4.68] for females, −1.98% [−2.22 to −1.74] for males) than in Japan (−0.50% [−0.91 to −0.08] for females, −1.86% [−2.12 to −1.59] for males), and the local drift values in both countries were less than zero in all age groups for both sexes. The longitudinal age curves of esophageal cancer mortality increased as age advances and the sex disparity gradually exacerbates with age. The period and cohort effects were uncovered to have similar declining patterns for both sexes in both nations; however, the improvement of cohort effects for China’s younger generation has stagnated. The ASMRs, period effects, and cohort effects have decreased for both countries and sexes over the 1990–2019 period. The decline in cohort effects for China’s younger generation has plateaued, possibly due to the rising rates of smoking and obesity among Chinese youngsters. Comprehensive population-level treatments aimed at smoking cessation, obesity prevention, and gastrointestinal endoscopy screening should be carried out immediately, particularly for men and older birth cohorts at a higher risk of esophageal cancer.
Terahertz Near‐Field Vortex Beams with Variable Intensity Profiles Based on Geometric Metasurfaces

Electromagnetic waves possessing orbital angular momentum, namely, vortex beams, have attracted considerable attention in the fields ranging from optical communications to quantum science, due to their extraordinary information encoding capabilities. Vortex beams are traditionally exhibited with a doughnut‐shaped intensity distribution, where a null intensity center surrounded by a bright ring, caused by the phase singularity. Herein, geometric metasurface devices that can generate near‐field vortex beams with variable intensity profiles are proposed and experimentally demonstrated. The generation of a vortex beam with tailored intensity profile is realized by integrating the azimuthal nonlinear phase and spiral phase into ring‐shaped anisotropic air‐slit arrays. As proof‐of‐principle examples, multiple geometric metasurfaces that generate vortex beams with CN−fold rotational symmetric or asymmetric intensity profiles in the near‐field are demonstrated in the terahertz domain. This unique capability for terahertz near‐field vortices with variable intensity distributions based on geometric metasurface approach opens an avenue to develop multifunctional integrated systems and system‐on‐chip devices, leading to potential applications in microscopy, integrated photonics, quantum information processing, and optical communication.
Thermo-Responsive Hydrophilic Support for Polyamide Thin-Film Composite Membranes with Competitive Nanofiltration Performance

Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) was introduced into a polyethylene terephthalate (PET) nonwoven fabric to develop novel support for polyamide (PA) thin-film composite (TFC) membranes without using a microporous support layer. First, temperature-responsive PNIPAAm hydrogel was prepared by reactive pore-filling to adjust the pore size of non-woven fabric, creating hydrophilic support. The developed PET-based support was then used to fabricate PA TFC membranes via interfacial polymerization. SEM–EDX and AFM results confirmed the successful fabrication of hydrogel-integrated non-woven fabric and PA TFC membranes. The newly developed PA TFC membrane demonstrated an average water permeability of 1 L/m2 h bar, and an NaCl rejection of 47.0% at a low operating pressure of 1 bar. The thermo-responsive property of the prepared membrane was studied by measuring the water contact angle (WCA) below and above the lower critical solution temperature (LCST) of the PNIPAAm hydrogel. Results proved the thermo-responsive behavior of the prepared hydrogel-filled PET-supported PA TFC membrane and the ability to tune the membrane flux by changing the operating temperature was confirmed. Overall, this study provides a novel method to fabricate TFC membranes and helps to better understand the influence of the support layer on the separation performance of TFC membranes.