Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Finite Element Analysis on Induction-balance Magnetic MEMS Sensor

This paper reports a miniaturized magnetic sensor using an induction-balance setup to detect pathogens or antigens. An analysis is performed using the COMSOL® Multiphysics simulation tool. This novel magnetic particle biosensor consists of non-spiral planar microcoils arranged in induction-balance set up to sense the magnetic particles. The magnetic field lines of the coil are concentrated towards the inner turns, which increases localized particle detection sensitivity of the sensor. A comparison with the existing microcoil configurations is also performed using the finite element features provided by COMSOL. Power consumption is lower than existing structures. The microcoil used is a nonspiral planar microcoil and is similar to a set of parallel shortcircuited conductors. The particular field distribution in the non-spiral microcoil helps to reduce magnetic flux leakage with the neighboring components as well. The induction-balance sensor geometry showcases better performance compared to existing planar coil biosensor configurations.
Effects of different drying methods on essential oil yield and component profile of Polygonum minus root extract

Polygonum minus is a plant rich with bioactive components that contribute to food, pharmaceutical, and perfume industries. However, high moisture content in fresh plants will allow microbial activity that leads to the degradation of plant quality. This can be prevented by drying the fresh plants to preserve the characteristics of their bioactive components. The present work was conducted to determine the effect of different drying methods such as air-drying, oven-drying (40 and 60°C), and freeze-drying on essential oil (EO) yield and chemical compounds of P. minus roots. For comparison purposes, all samples were extracted by maceration with n-hexane at room temperature. Then, the samples were analysed and identified by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). The highest EO yield extract was obtained from freeze-drying (4.15 ± 0.5), followed by air-drying (3.79 ± 0.19). EO yield from oven-drying at 40 and 60°C was 3.4 ± 0.14 and 0.86 ± 0.04, respectively. Results showed that by increasing the drying temperature, the EO yield would decrease and cause a loss of major chemical compounds in the P. minus root. Air-drying was found to be the best method in preserving the presence of important chemical compound in P. minus roots such as β-caryophyllene (1.43%), pentadecane (4.34%), hexadecanoic acid (3.91%) and oleic acid (3.97%).
Sparse Recovery With Multiple Data Streams: A Sequential Adaptive Testing Approach

Multistage design has been used in a wide range of scientiﬁc ﬁelds. By allocating sensing resources adaptively, one can eﬀectively eliminate null locations and localize signals with a smaller study budget. We formulate a decision-theoretic framework for simultaneous multi-stage adaptive testing and study how to minimize the total number of measurements while meeting pre-speciﬁed constraints on both the false positive rate (FPR) and missed discovery rate (MDR). The new procedure, which eﬀectively pools information across individual tests using a simultaneous multistage adaptive ranking and thresholding (SMART) approach, achieves precise error rates control and leads to great savings in total study costs. Numerical studies conﬁrm the eﬀectiveness of SMART for controlling both the FPR and MDR and show that it outperforms existing methods. The SMART procedure is illustrated through the analysis of large-scale A/B tests, high-throughput screening and image analysis.
HOW INNOVATIVE EU FIRMS FACED THE COVID-19 DOWNTURN

The first policy initiatives put in place by governments and central banks to protect economies from this crisis were explicitly targeted toward established firms in existing industries with the intent to repair the economic damage ensuing from lockdown measures. Going forward, evidence-based choices are necessary for governments to support firms with different characteristics and develop structural policy approaches to stimulate the transformation of EU industry in the medium term.
Running Head: DEVELOPMENTAL IMMATURITY Characteristics of developmental immaturity: A cross-disciplinary survey of psychologists

Characteristics of developmental immaturity: A cross-disciplinary survey of psychologists Kathleen A. Kemp, M.A., M.S. Naomi Goldstein, Ph.D. A critical step towards ensuring a consistent, multidisciplinary approach to the construct developmental immaturity is to obtain a unified representation across disciplines of psychology of the items that represent this construct. A search of the literature revealed characteristics from several research areas including cognitive abilities, decision-making, social skills, behavior, emotional regulation, and self-actualization associated with development during adolescence. The current study examines the factor structure of developmental immaturity in a sample of 553 psychologists from the national membership of the American Psychological Association. Participants completed an on-line, anonymous survey and rated the importance of 53 items related to developmental immaturity. The results from an exploratory factor analysis supported a four-factor solution of developmental immaturity: independent functioning, decision-making, emotion regulation, and general cognitive processing. Generally, psychologists across discipline subspecialties were not significantly different in rating items across the four factors. Findings contribute to a cross-disciplinary, comprehensive operational definition of developmental immaturity and represent the first attempt to identify the set of characteristics that encompass this complex construct. Developmental Immaturity
Explaining the Virtue of Consistency

Finite agents whose minds have the complexity and cognitive resources sufficient to engage in a normal adult human life seem doomed to live with inconsistency. We are inconsistent in our beliefs, in our pronouncements, and in our preferences. Given, for example, that one is not logically omniscient, and given a large enough set of beliefs, the goal of knowing that one has achieved consistency will generally be unattainable in practice.1 Nevertheless, we still care about trying to be consistent. We value the virtue of consistency and see it as somehow closely connected to rationality, agency, and personal identity. The moral and practical role of consistency elicits a number of related conceptual questions: How and why should consistency motivate us? In what ways, if any, is it constitutive of our agency? And are there distinctive reasons to be consistent that are not reducible to other goods? Kant put consistency at the core of his account of agency and morality. His categorical imperative (in at least two of its formulations) makes consistency a central criterion for evaluating the moral status of an action.2 However, even Kant’s most dedicated supporters recognize the difficulties associated with grounding claims about agency and action on a purely formal notion like consistency. Kant’s view on this matter is widely regarded as presenting what Onora O’Neill calls “a dismal choice between triviality and implausible rigorism” (1985, 183). But is there a way to understand the role of consistency that does justice to its normative role while situating it properly within a realistic picture of fallible and limited human agency? I will argue that there is and in this paper I will offer an emergentist explanation of the place of the epistemic virtue of consistency in the context of social institutions and practices. Ultimately, the definition I will defend here involves an explanation of the relationship between the formal character of consistency and the virtue of
Unsupervised Anomaly Detection with Variational Auto-Encoder and Local Outliers Factor for KPIs

With the popularization of Internet application, online business systems is becoming more and more common. To ensure the normal running of online business systems, IT operations are required to closely monitor various KPIs (Key Performance Indicators), such as network throughput, page views, user’s order status, and discover the anomalies in the KPIs accurately in time. However, due to the diversity and complexity of anomalies, this task is confronted with great challenges, especially without labels. In this paper, we propose an unsupervised anomaly detection algorithm called LOF-VAE, based on LOF (Local Outliers Factor) and VAE (Variational Auto-Encoder). Our experiments using real-world data from large Internet companies show that, LOF-VAE’s best F-scores range from 0.89 to 0.99, and compared to the state-of-art unsupervised approach Donut, LOF-VAE improves the best F-score by 0.02 to 0.17. Even with low alert latency, LOF-VAE also performs well.
An HPSG account of coded causal–noncausal verb pairs

This paper presents a constructional account of causative-noncausative verb pairs where either the causative or the noncausative variant is coded. In contrast to traditional HPSG accounts where lexical entries are assumed to have detailed information about their syntactic surroundings, lexical entries are assumed, which are underspecified with regard to whether they are causal or noncausal. It is rather the morpho-syntactic structures they appear in, which determine their construction type.
A Review of Factors Affecting Food Security Situation of Ethiopia: From the Perspectives of FAD, Economic and Political Economy Theories

The objective of the study was to review the concept and theoretical outlook of food security, the food security situation in Ethiopia, and the major cause of food insecurity in Ethiopia. The assessment was based on intensive reading of both published and unpublished documents. Finally, the data were presented in narration form. The review indicates that Ethiopia is chronically and seasonally food insecure country. Nearly 33 million people are suffering from chronic undernourishment and food insecurity. Different studies indicated that the status, depth and severity of food insecurity in Ethiopia are dynamic. The problem is compounded by back ward agriculture, land degradation, drought, population pressure, poor infrastructure facility and low level of off-farm/non-farm activities. To ensure food security in Ethiopia, the development workers should create awareness for the community about family planning, soil conservation practice, technology adoption and rainwater harvesting to reduce the problem caused by drought and erratic rain fall. Agricultural and non-agricultural employment, livelihood adjustment and livelihood diversification should be enhanced.
VARIOUS SUTURING MATERIAL AND WOUND HEALING PROCESS AFTER ORAL SURGERY PROCEDURE-A REVIEW PAPER

The most oral surgical interventions require primary wound closure with stitches after previously raised mucoperiosteal flap. Different suture materials are used for this purpose which are classified upon their origin (organic and synthetic) or according to their durability in host tissues (absorbable and non-absorbable). The aim of the review paper was to emphasize the all-important properties of suture material include knot safety, stretch capacity, tissue reactivity, and wound safety. MEDLINE and PubMed databases were explored from the 1970 up to 2018 using the keywords in different combinations: oral surgery, suture material, flap, dental implants, nylon, periodontal, polyglecaprone, polytetrafluoroethylene, polyglycolic acid, polylactic acid, silk. Normal wound healing after oral surgery procedures requires multiple finely tuned processes that occur in a specific sequence as well as proliferation, regeneration and organization (differentiation). The final stage of the wound healing process is named the contraction phase, which begins following sufficient collagen formation in the granular tissue. Traditionally, silk has been the mostly used as suture material for oral surgical procedures, with rarely including others as: nylon, polyester, cat gut, polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE), polyglycolic acid (PGA) etc. Surgery with silk sutures increases the risk of infections because they react with the connective tissue, causing adhesion of dental plaque and bacteria adherence around the stitch. On the other hand, a specific form of wound healing occurs around placed dental implants. Usually the implants are placed directly under or at the same level as the bone surface at biphasic dental implant procedures. In conclusion, besides the carefully used surgical and suturing technique, and properly oral hygiene in the postoperative period, the choice of suture material may also influence the healing of the incised soft tissues. Thus the selection of the suture material should be brought under consideration during treatment planning for oral surgical interventions, periodontal surgery and dental implantation.
Bridge scour assessment by impulse radar

A laboratory experiment was conducted to establish the performance of impulse radar over water. The experiment was designed to investigate the accuracy of depth measurements, the coupling between antenna and water surface and the ability to predict the slope angle of an inclined submerged surface. The laboratory trial provided valuable insight to the use of impulse radar over water. Field surveys were then undertaken at two bridge sites and at one there was indication that scour had previously been deeper than at the time of the survey.
Comparison of Nonlinear Dynamic Analysis of Time History and Endurance Time Method in Tall Structures with Frame-Wall System

In this study, the seismic response of tall concrete structures with a special dual frame-wall concrete system is investigated using the endurance time method, and the results are compared with nonlinear time history analysis results. For this purpose, first, appropriate analytical models including buildings with concrete framed-wall system and 20, 30, and 40 stories are modeled non-linearly in PERFORM 3D software, and then, main nonlinear time history analyses are carried out for seven ground motions (accelerogram) further from the fault based on the FEMA P695 code and the endurance time accelerogram of (in) series. The results of the analysis are compared using indices (shear, relative displacement, and acceleration). The results indicate that the endurance time method is accurate in two indices of shear and acceleration, but the accuracy of the relative displacement index of the floor decreases as the number of stories of the structure increases.
An investigation of the document bias between the GCC 2004 and the GCC 2010

Construction projects have developed over several decades through the advancement of technology, increased scarcity of resources and the ever increasing pressure of time and cost constraints. Because of new technology and modern construction methods, construction projects have become increasingly complex. These complexities inherently bring new risks that must be dealt with accordingly. A contract is the primary method through which risks are allocated between the Employer and the Contractor. The conditions allocating the risks legally bind both parties to accept responsibility of those risks, therefore it is important to understand the aspects of law that has bearing on contracts. In this thesis the scope is restricted to construction contracts. Because of the role that a contract plays, especially in the construction industry context, it is important to know the requirements of a modern contract to ensure the successful completion of projects and the continued sustainability of Employer-Contractor relationships. In South Africa, the Construction Industry Development Board (CIDB) is a body that monitors developments in the construction industry. The CIDB has the authority to enforce legislation to ensure that contracts conform to a standard that protects the interests of both the Employer and the Contractor. One of the procurement documents endorsed by the CIDB is the General Conditions of Contract for Construction Works published by the South African Institution of Civil Engineering (SAICE). The first edition of the GCC was published in 2004 (GCC 2004) and a revised second edition was published in 2010 (GCC 2010). In this study the GCC 2010 and the GCC 2004 are compared first through a content analysis, to establish the effect the revisions on the bias of the document (or favouring a particular party) and then by means of a survey. The objectives are: a. To test whether revisions to the GCC from the 2004 edition to the 2010 edition resulted in a change in bias (assuming it exists) and compliance with the requirements of the modern contract; b. To determine the extent and effect of alterations to standard clauses of the GCC 2010 on the way in which the contract favours a particular party; c. Providing recommendations for future revisions that would potentially improve project success, relationship building and reduce the need for significant alterations to the standard clauses. Although a construction contract is undertaken between the Employer and the Contractor, the Consultant (who is not party to the contract) commonly drafts the contract on behalf of the Employer. The findings of the study show that the revision had a significant impact on improving the clarity of the roles of the Employer and the Contractor. A marginal improvement was found in the area of payment operating mechanisms. The perceived fairness of the document neither increased nor decreased. Clauses on claims and disputes and risk and related matters were the two areas that respondents identified as having the most bias that may be…
Network Centrality: An insight for gateway designation in real-time wireless sensor networks

This research explores the notion of network centrality as a criterion to designate a node as sink or gateway in real-time wireless sensor networks (WSN). Since centrality is a quantitative measure of how important a node is with respect to others in a given network, we propose to designate as gateway the node with the highest centrality measure. To this purpose, four classical centrality metrics from social network analysis are evaluated, namely, (i) degree centrality, (ii) closeness centrality, (iii) betweenness centrality, and (iv) eigenvector centrality. Simulation results under varying configurations show that using network centrality as a gateway designation criterion is, in general, an effective and promising approach to improve schedulability in WSNs.
Know thine enemy: fighting fish gather information from observing conspecific interactions

Many of the signals that animals use to communicate transmit relatively large distances and therefore encompass several potential signallers and receivers. This observation challenges the common characterization of animal communication systems as consisting of one signaller and one receiver. Furthermore, it suggests that the evolution of communication behaviour must be considered as occurring in the context of communication networks rather than dyads. Although considerations of selection pressures acting upon signallers in the context of communication networks have rarely been expressed in such terms, it has been noted that many signals exchanged during aggressive interactions will transmit far further than required for information transfer between the individuals directly involved, suggesting that these signals have been designed to be received by other, more distant, individuals. Here we consider the potential for receivers in communication networks to gather information, one aspect of which has been termed eavesdropping. We show that male Betta splendens monitor aggressive interactions between neighbouring conspecifics and use the information on relative fighting ability in subsequent aggressive interactions with the males they have observed.
Aerial bundled conductors

Low voltage aerial bundled conductor (ABC) lines were first installed on the rural Irish distribution networks in 1981. The type chosen was the fully self supporting design closely following type NFA2X according to the VDE specification 0274. ABC is now the standard LV line type installed in the Republic of Ireland with over 17000 km of line length in service. This is growing at a rate of 1500 km per year. 25% of the LV overhead network is now comprised of ABC. This paper deals briefly with the countrywide introduction programme of low voltage ABC, the design choices made, problems encountered, developments made and assesses the economic and technical performance to date. It also touches on HV ABC and sets out the Irish utility position on this developing technology. >
Formulation And Invitro, In Vivo Evaluation Of Mucoadhesive Buccal Tablet Of Enalapril Maleate

The buccal area of the mouth mucosal cavity provides an adorable route of administration for systemic and local medication distribution. Among the several transmucosal locations accessible, the mucosa of the buccal cavity was determined to be the most convenient and easily approachable site for the administration of therapeutic drugs as retentive dose forms delivery. The objective of the current research is based on to improve the bioavailability and efficacy of the Enalapril maleate (EM) a commonly used antihypertensive drug through buccal mucosal. The pure drug EM and excipient polymers such as, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose (HPMC K100), Carbopol 934p, Chitosan and polyvinyl pyrrolidone (PVP K30) were obtained from manufacturing industries. EM buccal tablets were prepared using direct compression. The powder blend formulation studies such as Bulk density, tapped density, Hausner ratio, Carr’s index and angle of repose were carried out, moisture absorption study was performed by using 5%W/V agar, residence time was carried out using porcine buccal mucosa, ex vivo permeation was performed using Franz diffusion cell and in vivo drug release for API and formulated tablets were studies using rabbits. The result of our study showed that the powder flow properties were found to be within the limits, moisture absorption study was 67.63%, residence time till 8.15 hrs, ex vivo permeation 99.12% and in vivo drug release was extended till 24 hrs. The bioregion in which it will remain in contact were perfectly done with appropriate evaluation techniques (Residence time), the moisture absorption study was carried out to check how much moisture the tablet can absorbed to release the drug and was found satisfactory. The ex vivo permeation study was performed by Franz diffusion cell to check the drug permeation through buccal mucosa. The in vivo studies were performed on New Zealand rabbits and can be concluded that the drug release from the formulated F6 was better than the marketed API.