Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
3D Map Experience with Virtual/Augmented Reality Applications

Human beings have started using maps since prehistoric times. The first man has made maps to the cave walls but nowadays the maps are being used with virtual/augmented reality (VR/AR) applications. With the use of 3D VR/AR applications, traditional map education can be given to the youth explicitly. With this technology, students can learn the maps enthusiastically and develop their spatial abilities. In this study, a 3D model of the Harran University Osmanbey Campus was created and prepa red for the use of VR/AR applications. This model was then transferred to the Unity Game Engine Software for augmented reality applications that students can see on tablets and smartphones. The resulting application was presented in a science festival where students experienced these technologies. It has been observed that students approached more enthusiastically to these technologies as a learning material because of the interactive nature of these technologies. eğitiminde 3 boyutlu dünyanın boyutlu klasik kağıt veya duvar haritalarından nispeten zor olan öğretimi, VR/AR uygulamaları kullanarak kolaylaştırmak gençlerde mekansal algıyı erken yaşlarda güçlendirmektedir. Bu çalışmada Harran Üniversitesi Osmanbey Kampüsü'nün 3 boyutlu bir modeli oluşturulmuş ve VR/AR uygulamalarında kullanmak üzere hazırlanmıştır. Ardında bu model Unity oyun motoru yazılımı kullanılarak kullanımı arttırılmış gerçeklik uygulaması tablet akıllı telefonlara Ortaya çıkan uygulama, tür farklı bilim kullanıcılara sunulmuştur. bu etkileşimli eğlenmeye doğası
Sentinel-1 mission: results of the InSARap project

This paper analyzes the interferometric performance of the Sentinel-1 sensor, by presenting some of the many highlights of the first one and a half years of operation of the mission. The analysis has been carried out as part of the ESA-funded InSARap project. The paper will focus on persistent scatterer interferometric results and their validation, as well as on the analysis of selected events, namely, the Fogo volcano and the Gorkha Earthquake. Moreover, the applicability of SAR tomography to Sentinel-1 data is also demonstrated.
Modelling and control of a novel zero-current-switching inverter with sinusoidal current output

This study presents a novel topology of charge-transferring zero-current-switching (CT-ZCS) inverter to improve the efficiency. Its operating principle, optimal zero-current-switching (ZCS) frequency and design guidelines are elucidated in detail. A reduced-order modelling method of time-charge discretisation, which treats a set of two separate ZCS as one combined switch cell, is put forward and the topology can be simplified to dual-buck half-bridge inverter (DBHBI) topology. Since the DBHBI-derived CT-ZCS inverter permits higher comparison frequency of hysteresis control than traditional hard-switching inverters, the three-level relay control with high-frequency pulse modulation is recommended. Compared with two-level and three-level hysteresis control, the proposed control can achieve effective output harmonic reduction, decreasing from 2.335 to 1.66%, and minimise the size of inverter under the same output condition. In addition, a current controller is designed to optimise the system and enhance its anti-disturbance performance. Finally, the experiment on a 35-V 2-A prototype verifies the validity of the proposed method.
Alternatives to Farrowing Crates Final Report APL Project 2009 / 2304

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PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH OF SPECIALISTS OF ECONOMIC SPHERE

Psychological bases of occupational health of specialists of economic sphere. Shevchenko О. А. , Burlakova I.A. , Sheviakov О. V. , Agarkov O.A. , Shramko I.A. A theoretical and methodological approach to the study of the process of professional health of specialists in the economic sphere was developed, which allowed to distinguish professionally important qualities of a specialist influencing his professional health, as well as to predict their transformation in changing social conditions. The peculiarities of the dynamics of the process of occupational health of specialists in the economic sphere (the stage of "primary formation" and undefined attitude to the profession; "personal-activity" stage realization of social status at the level of the professional community; "professional-ethical" stage – values-based attitude to the profession) are revealed. Types of values-based attitude relation (neutral; pragmatic-realistic; values-based) to professional activity and peculiarities of their manifestations in specialists of economic sphere having different experience of such activity are determined. It is shown that the dynamics of professional becoming of specialists in the economic sphere is associated with the activation of changes in the internal and external environment of the subject of activity. The conceptual model of formation and preservation of professional health of specialists of the economic sphere is offered, implemented as a theoretical and methodological strategy of the systemic and holistic process in the direction of ensuring its effectiveness, presented in the form of an image of a healthy person, responsibly managing his own health and realizing himself in society, and an image of a specialist who independently sets the goals of formation and preservation of professional health, chooses the best ways and means and achievements. The developed model provides a qualitatively new level of personal, physical, professional and social readiness of the person for self-realization in the professional economic sphere of activity and successful integration
Analytic and Locally Approximate Solutions to P,-nn ,rtio.. of Prohabilistic

Recent extensions to process algebra can be used to describe performance or error rate properties of systems. We examine how properties of systems expressed in these algebras can be elicited. Particular attention is given to the ability to describe the behaviour of system components parametrically. We present how analytic formulae for performance properties can be derived from probabilistic process algebraic descriptions; demonstrating how local approximate solutions can be derived for the properties when their exact solutions would be too computationally expensive to evaluate. As an example we derive the performance of an Alternating Bit Protocol with respect to its error and retry rates.
SIMULATION AND ANALYSIS OF TIBC FOR INDUCTION MOTOR DRIVE

This project proposes a new low cost converterinverter drive system for induction motor. The converter is designed to drive a three-phase induction motor directly from PhotoVoltaic (PV) energy source. The three phase induction motor is better because of its low cost, reliability, no maintenance, high efficiency and good power factor. Two Inductor Boost Converter (TIBC) is used in first stage along with the voltage doubler rectifier and snubber to develop the system. The reason to choose TIBC is due to its high voltage gain and low input current ripple, which minimizes the oscillations at the module operation point. To convert the boosted DC output voltage from PV module into AC, a voltage source inverter is implemented to attain sufficient voltage to drive the motor. As the PV cell posses the nonlinear behaviour, the Maximum Power Point Tracker (MPPT) controller is needed to improve the utilization efficiency of the converter. The MPPT algorithm proposed in this paper based on hill climbing algorithm, for matching the load and to boost the PV module output voltage. PI Controller is used to control the speed of the Induction Motor. The entire system is simulated using Matlab Simulink environment. The system is expected to be operated with high efficiency and low cost for long lifetime. KeywordsInduction Motor, Photovoltaic Source, Two Inductor Boost Converter (TIBC), Three Phase Voltage Source Inverter (VSI), Proportional Integral Controller (PI).
Research on and Application of Tunnel Structure Defects Prediction Using Machine Learning Methods

With the rapid development of underground engineering in China, more metro tunnels are being constructed, the mileage of subway tunnels is increasing, and the corresponding problems of tunnel structure diseases are becoming more prominent. At present, the treatment of tunnel structural diseases mainly relies on manual inspection and identification, and research on defects prediction is still lacking. Because of the complexity of the factors affecting tunnel structure diseases, it is difficult to analyze the causes and development trend of the diseases comprehensively by manual analysis. Fortunately, machine learning methods have gained popularity in classification and regression tasks in recent decades. Many algorithms, such as decision tree algorithms, the random forest algorithm, and XGBoost, have been applied in fields including finance, engineering, and transportation. This study aimed to analyze the prediction effect of machine learning models by feeding 68055 segment lining rings of six subway lines in a city. According to the disease records from 2014 to 2016 and the corresponding convergence and characteristic data, defect conditions in 2017 were predicted and compared with real defect conditions in 2017. The accuracy rates and F1 values of the predicted results were all above 80%. The prediction results can help tunnel maintenance departments and relevant government regulators make auxiliary decisions to control tunnel structure diseases, and can help them focus on the tunnel interval of severe diseases to clarify the development trend of tunnel disease.
Computers in Human Behavior Face Yourself(ie): Investigating sel ﬁ e-behavior in females with severe eating disorder symptoms

Introduction: With the rise of camera phones, sel ﬁ e-taking has become a normative part of our modern culture. However, little is known about how this behavior may relate to eating disorder (ED) characteristics, particularly in those who already have eating disorder symptoms of clinical severity. The current study investigated how sel ﬁ e-posting and sel ﬁ e-taking with no intention of posting online (o ﬄ ine sel ﬁ es) were related to ED symptoms. Method: A total of 152 females (average age 22.44 years) with ED symptoms of clinical severity completed self- report questionnaires measuring sel ﬁ e-frequency (online and o ﬄ ine), frequency of non-sel ﬁ e photo posting, social networking site use, body dissatisfaction, body checking, ED symptom severity, self-esteem and body avoidance. Responses were collected via an ED social community. Results: No direct relationship, or indirect association via body dissatisfaction, was found between sel ﬁ e be- havior and ED symptom severity. However, the more o ﬄ ine sel ﬁ es an individual took, the more frequently they body checked, and this, in turn, was related to greater ED symptom severity. Conclusions: These results suggest that o ﬄ ine sel ﬁ es may be a modern form of body checking. Our ﬁ ndings are the ﬁ rst to imply that o ﬄ ine sel ﬁ e-taking may be a problematic behavior and a potential maintenance
Szövegfelismerésen alapuló automatikus könyv-kategorizáló alkalmazás

In this study, we design and implement a book categorization system. Systems based on local image features are not effective in some cases in book spine detection. This is because few book spines contain only text component. The implemented system at first detects the book spines on the image of a bookshelf, then recognizes the text on the book spines by optical character recognition (OCR) and searches in the book database. Finally the implemented system displays the results for the user
THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HUMANITIES & SOCIAL STUDIES Factors Related to Absenteeism among Nurses in Health Care Sector

: Absenteeism is defined as the absence of employees from work. Nursing is considered a largest department of medical institutions because nursing staff comprises 40–60% of total human resources working in hospitals and their absenteeism cause shortage of nurses which has direct effect on patient care and on the productivity of an organization. Nurse’s absenteeism is a global issue because this worsens the existing shortage of nurses. In Punjab Institutions of Cardiology nurses were faced with challenges like poor working conditions as well as physical exhaustion from the workload. These are the factors that contributing to nurse absenteeism in PIC Lahore. Determine the factor of absenteeism among nurses of Punjab Institute of Cardiology. Descriptive cross-sectional study design used to determine the factors of absenteeism among nurses. The study was carried out in PIC Lahore. Sample size was 187 which draw from target population 350 nurses working in PIC Lahore. Participants were selected by simple random sampling technique. A self-administered questionnaire was used for data collection. The results show that 70.29% participants agreed that they being absent from work place due to workload because they have enough work at clinical site and they also perform duty in their absent colleague. The study findings show that 67.5% participants agreed that physical working conditions like excessive light, temperature, noise, and overcrowding, working environment were not favorable for them and they consider it contributing factor of their absenteeism. Absenteeism has become a major challenge for health care organizations. The study concludes and recommends that the physical working conditions of the hospital need to be improved for the accommodation of employees’ basic needs and the management should maintain staff patient ratio because it put pressure on nurses as excessive workload and this leads to absenteeism among nurses.
Microsatellite genotyping reveals diversity within populations of , the secondary symbiont of tsetse flies

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not. The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers. L’archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d’enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés. Microsatellite genotyping reveals diversity within populations of , the secondary symbiont of tsetse flies Oumarou Farikou, Flobert Njiokou, Gérard Cuny, Anne Geiger
Quantitative Comparison of Electromagnetic Performance of Electrical Machines for HEVs / EVs

In this paper, various types of sinusoidal-fed electrical machines, i.e. induction machines (IMs), permanent magnet (PM) machines, synchronous reluctance machines, variable flux machines, wound field machines, are comprehensively reviewed in terms of basic features, merits and demerits, and compared for HEV/EV traction applications. Their latest developments are highlighted while their electromagnetic performance are quantitatively compared based on the same specification as the Prius 2010 interior PM (IPM) machine, including the torque/power-speed characteristics, power factor, efficiency map, and drive cycle based overall efficiency. It is found that PM-assisted synchronous reluctance machines are the most promising alternatives to IPM machines with lower cost and potentially higher overall efficiency. Although IMs are cheaper and have better overload capability, they exhibit lower efficiency and power factor. Other electrical machines, such as synchronous reluctance machines, wound field machines, as well as many other newly developed machines, are currently less attractive due to lower torque density and efficiency.
Flow Architectures for Ground-Coupled Heat Pumps

In this paper we report the main advances made by our research group on the heat transfer performance of complex stream architectures embedded in a conducting solid. The immediate application of this review work deals with ground coupled heat pumps. Various configurations are considered: U-shaped with varying spacing between the parallel portions of the U, serpentines with three elbows, and trees with T- and Y-shaped bifurcations. In each case the volume ratio of fluid to soil is fixed. We determine the critical geometric features that allow the heat transfer density of the stream-solid configuration to be the highest that it can be. In the case of U-tubes and serpentines, the best spacing between parallel portions is discovered, whereas the vascular designs morph into bifurcations and angles of connection that provide progressively greater heat transfer rate per unit volume. Next we move to more complex underground structures, connecting several heat pumps to the same fluid loop. We conclude by comparing the merits of the two options.
Heterotranspiantation into Nude Mice of Human Parathyroid Glands

Heterotransplantation of human parathyroid tissues into nude mice was performed to investigate the characteristics of grafted tissues. Grafts prepared from hyperplasia, adenoma and normal glands which were resected at operation were implanted in the gluteus muscle of the recipient mice (female, KSNnu/nu strain). Graft function was evaluated by measuring human intact PTH concentrations in sera of the mice. Serum PTH concentrations 12 weeks after transplantation were correlated with the tissue volume in the mice which received one, two, four or eight pieces of 1 mm3 hyperplastic tissues. Changes in graft function were examined in the mice which received four grafts prepared from hyperplasia, adenoma or normal glands. Transplantation of parathyroid tissues resulted in an increase in PTH concentrations for 4 weeks, reaching a plateau thereafter. The level remained unchanged for 8 weeks. Serum PTH levels in the mice with grafts prepared from hyperplasia or adenoma were significantly higher than in those with grafts from normal glands, though without a significant difference between the mice with grafts from adenoma and from hyperplasia. Serum calcium levels were similar in all three groups. We also observed the response of grafted parathyroid tissue to a low calcium level in sera: there was higher PTH secretion four weeks after the administration of the low calcium diet. The success of heterotransplantation was histologically proven by the presence of grafts which were not atrophic in the muscle 12 weeks after transplantation. Nucleoli were found more frequently, and nuclear pleomorphism was observed in the cells of heterograf ts.
The orphan nuclear receptor LRH-1 activates the ABCG5/ABCG8 intergenic promoter

The ATP binding cassette (ABC) half-transport-ers ABCG5 and ABCG8 facilitate biliary and intestinal re-moval of neutral sterols. Here, we identify a binding site for the orphan nuclear receptor liver receptor homolog-1 (LRH-1) at nt 134–142 of the ABCG5/ABCG8 intergenic region necessary for the activity of both the ABCG5 and ABCG8 promoters. Mutating this LRH-1 binding site re-duced promoter activity of the human ABCG5/ABCG8 intergenic region more than 7-fold in HepG2 and Caco2 cells. Electrophoretic mobility shift assays with HepG2 nuclear extracts demonstrated speciﬁc binding of LRH-1 to the LRH-1 binding motif in the human ABCG5/ABCG8 intergenic region. LRH-1 overexpression increased promoter activity up to 1.6-fold and 3-fold in Caco2 and 293 cells, re-spectively. Finally, deoxycholic acid repressed the ABCG5 and ABCG8 promoters, consistent with bile acid regulation via the farnesoid X receptor-small heterodimeric partner-LRH-1 pathway. These results demonstrate that LRH-1 is a positive transcription factor for ABCG5 and ABCG8 and, in conjunction with studies on LRH-1 activation of other promoters, identify LRH-1 as a “master regulator” for genes involved in sterol and bile acid secretion from liver and intestine.
Cohort Differences in the Associations of Selected Candidate Genes With Risk of All-Cause Mortality at Advanced Ages

Considerable efforts have been made in search of the genetic basis of human longevity but with only limited progress achieved. One important drawback of current genetic studies on human longevity is the ignorance of gene-environment interaction. Using two cohorts of long-lived individuals born in 1905 and 1915 in Denmark, we performed survival analysis to estimate risk on mortality of major candidate genes of aging and longevity and their cohort effects. Through statistical modelling that combines individual genetic and survival information with cohort-specific survival data, we estimated the relative risks of genetic variants in APOE, FOXO3A, CLU , and PICALM on mortality from age 95 to 103. Our analysis estimated a decreased risk of carrying the APOE  4 allele (change in risk: -0.403, 95% CI: -0.831-0.021, p=0.040) in males of the later cohort although the allele itself was harmful to survival across sexes (relative risk: 1.161, 95% CI:1.027-1.345, p=0.026). We also estimated a cohort effect of increased risk of the minor allele of rs3851179 in PICALM with borderline significance (change in risk: 0.165, 95% CI: -0.010-0.331, p=0.052) in females. Our estimated significant cohort effect on APOE  4 is indicative of the interplay between gene and the changing environment that modulates survival at Genome-wide association meta-analysis of human longevity identifies a novel locus conferring survival beyond 90 years of
Mixed Modulation for Remote Sensing with Embedded Navigation

Nowak, Michael James, Ph.D., Engineering Ph.D. Program, Wright State University, 2016. Mixed Modulation for Remote Sensing with Embedded Navigation. As electromagnetic spectrum availability shrinks, there is growing interest in combining multiple functions, such as radar and communications signals, into a single multipurpose waveform. Historically mixed-modulation has used orthogonal separation of different message signals in different dimensions such as time or frequency. This research explores an alternative approach of implementing an in-band, mixed-modulated waveform that combines surveillance radar and navigation functions into a single signal and demonstrates the feasibility of this approach for a limited area navigation solution. The first contribution of this research is the use of reduced phase-angle binary phase shift keying (BPSK) along with overlapped (channelized) spread-spectrum phase discretes based on pseudorandom noise sequences to encode multiple messages in a single pulse. The goal is to determine if these signals can achieve satisfactory message performance in a radar pulse while minimizing the effect on radar performance. For the purpose of this research, radar performance will be evaluated in terms of power spectral density, matched filter auto-correlation for target detection, and the ambiguity function. The second contribution is the development of an algorithm that permits the use of received navigation messages with non-synchronous times of arrival. Numerical simulations of the resulting iterative, non-synchronous geolocation algorithm demonstrate rapid convergence of the estimated and true trajectory despite large temporal differences in message time of arrival.