cometadata/datacite-rtg-text-other-reclassification-records huggingface dataset:
Working with 3D city models in Python
Creators: name: Dukai, Balázs
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: 3d city models
data format
data model
computer software

description: Semantic 3D city models are one of the cornerstones of the so-called "smart city" applications, yet they are very difficult to manipulate/edit/update. While they are relatively easy to generate, their use and maintenance is limited by the available software and the cumbersome data model. Have you ever tried to write a CityGML file? And to parse one? We did, and we didn't like it. Therefore we created a developer-friendly JSON implementation of the CityGML data model. This talk will introduce CityJSON its processing software cjio, which can be used as a CLI to chain operations, or its API can be used to generate features for machine learning.
Lung microbiome HIV/TB
Creators: name: Ueckermann, Veronica
Publisher: name: University of Pretoria
Year: 2022
Subjects: Other health sciences not elsewhere classified

description: This file contains the 16S rRNA sequencing data of individual sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage samples, as well as the associated metadata.
The specimens are grouped by control (HIV only), HIV with pneumonia and HIV with TB. They are 16S rRNA sequences of sputum and BAL of patients with HIV/pneumonia and TB.
The Next Generation sequence files were analysed in QIIME 2 and R studio. The data is summarised in the respective taxa tables in Excel.
Neuro-Fuzzy System and Genetic Algorithm for CubeSat LQR Based Attitude Control System
Creators: name: Hayleyesus Andualem Alemayehu
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2020
Subjects: CubeSat, Linear Quadratic Regulator, Attitude Control, Genetic Algorithm, Adaptive Neuro-Fuzzy Inference system, ANFIS, Fuzzy Logic Controller, Quaternions, Reaction Wheel

description: CubeSat is next generation, promising, and small-sized satellites that can be easily assembled using
 commercially available components with a low investment cost. Attitude control is one of the core
 subsystems in the CubeSat system that deals with how to orient the CubeSat in any desired
 direction. Proper attitude controller of satellite design is necessary since devices that need pointing
 direction like antennae, camera, and some measurement devices are always mounted on the
 satellite. Uncontrolled CubeSat may even cause the entire mission loss.
 Fuzzy controllers and linear quadratic controller are among the commonly employed controllers
 in CubeSat attitude control. Although manually tuned linear quadratic controller design shows
 good performance without actuator saturation, it is not optimal in handling the tradeoff between
 the desired performance and actuator saturation. A genetic algorithm is employed to handle this
 optimization problem. Besides, developing fuzzy controllers is challenging for multiple inputs and
 multiple outputs systems using expert knowledge and intuitive rational guess. An adaptive neurofuzzy inference system is proposed to develop a fuzzy system using training data sampled from
 the simulation of a genetically tuned linear quadratic regulator. These fuzzy systems mimic the
 linear quadratic regulator that is tuned by the genetic algorithm. MATLAB is used for the genetic
 algorithm optimization of linear quadratic regulator and learning based fuzzy controller design.
 The attitude kinematics is modeled using quaternion while the dynamics of the CubeSat's attitude
 considers reaction wheel actuation and gravity gradient torque.
 The optimal state penalizing matrix Q= 10-3*diag ([1.053 1.053 1.053 1.053 1.053 1.053]), state
 input matrix R=diag ([20.2422 20.2422 20.2422]) and K gain matrix that minimizes linear
 quadratic performance index are obtained from genetic optimization. Furthermore, the three fuzzy
 systems that mimic the state inputs of the genetically tuned linear quadratic regulator are developed
 using the adaptive neuro-fuzzy inference system. Each fuzzy system has 729 fuzzy rule bases with
 18 generalized bell-shaped input and 729 linear output membership functions. Both controllers
 achieved zero steady-state error and settling time less than 12.5 seconds. The peak control signals
 in the linear quadratic regulator and fuzzy systems are below the maximum limit of 0.635 mN.m
Molecular Identification and Characterization of DNA Viruses Infecting Sugarcane in South-eastern and Central Ethiopia
Creators: name: Simatsidk Haregu
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2020
Subjects: Badnavirus, Ethiopia, Mastrevirus, Sugarcane bacilliform virus, Sugarcane streak

description: Sugarcane is an industrial cash crop grown mainly for sugar and ethanol production covering 60-
 70% worldwide and 100% sugar production in Ethiopia respectively. Two viruses namely,
 Sugarcane bacilliform virus (SCBV) and Sugarcane streak virus (SSV) are economically important
 DNA viruses infecting sugarcane, reducing crop yield and limiting the exchange of sugarcane
 germplasm worldwide. SCBV is a circular dsDNA virus belonging to the genus Badnavirus (family
 Caulimoviridae) and consisting of genome of 7.1 to 9.2 kb with three open reading frames (ORF).
 On the other hand, SSV is a circular ssDNA virus in the genus Mastrevirus (family Geminiviridae)
 and belongs to the African streak viruses, having a monopartite genome of ~2.5 to 2.8 kb. In
 Ethiopia, there is a complete lack of information as to the occurrence, distribution and molecular
 properties of these viruses although viruses like symptoms are frequently observed in sugarcane
 fields. This study therefore aimed at identifying and characterizing SCBV and SSV in Ethiopian
 sugarcane crops using polymerase chain reaction and sequencing technologies. A total of 348
 sugarcane leaf samples collected from sugar industry plantations, germplasm collections and farmer
 fields were screened for the two DNA viruses using polymerase chain reaction. Out of 292 samples
 tested for SCBV by PCR, 76 samples (26% incidence level) were found SCBV positive. A total of
 seven Ethiopian SCBV isolates" sequence was obtained. Multiple sequence alignment was done
 using CLUSTAL W implemented in BioEdit. The aligned sequences were then used for Pairwise
 sequence comparison in Sequence Demarcation Tool and phylogenetic analysis using MEGAX
 software. The sequence analysis result showed three SCBV isolates shared high level of nucleotide
 similarity (99-100%) with SCBV isolates in China. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that this study
 isolates fall into four clusters. Three isolates (SCBV-EtS3, SCBV-EtS6 and SCBV-EtC10)
 clustered together with SCBV-Q group, two isolates (SCBV-Et11 and SCBV-EtC2) with SCBV-J
 and SCBV-H groups. The other two isolates (SCBV-Et09 and SCBV-Et-abesha) grouped in one
 cluster. The clustering of these isolates in different phylogroups indicates that the genetic variability
 of SCBV isolates in Ethiopia. In the case of SSV, PCR testing using a degenerate primer set
 suggested that 88% (206/232) of the samples were SSV positive. However, none of the 10 isolates
 sequenced showed viral sequence suggesting the need for further work with different primer sets to
 have a conclusive result. In this study, the occurrence and distribution of SCBV in sugarcane and its
 relationship with global isolates were reported for the first time in Ethiopia.
Modeling Vehicular time Headway at expressway: a case study of Addis Ababa to Adam expressway
Creators: name: Tizita  Erdachew  Abera
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2020
Subjects: Time Headway, Model, Probability Distribution, Multiple linear regression, overtaking lane, and Expressway

description: The Addis Ababa Adama Expressway is the first toll road in Ethiopia. It plays significant
 role in the transportation network. Since, it is very useful, the parameters at the study
 area should be better understand and characterized. One of these is vehicle time
 headway. Study on this parameter will minimize use of inaccurate time headway values,
 leading to wrong capacity estimation and service evaluation level. Besides, adopting
 inaccurate time headway values could lead to inefficient use of the road facility. In this
 study, a more precise way of estimating time headway is proposed by developing
 applicable models. The 2014 sample values were used and out of these 600 is used for
 validation of the result with video data collection method. Data were extracted from the
 video with maximum error of three microseconds. Time headway data for five vehicle
 types moving at truck lane, passenger car lane and overtaking lane were fitted to a
 probability distribution. The Lognormal distribution fits time headway data of cars at the
 truck lane, passenger car lane and for small truck at overtaking lane. The Weibull
 distribution were found to fit time headway data of small truck at overtaking lane and
 passenger car lane, large truck at overtaking lane. Gamma distribution fits large bus and
 small bus at overtaking lane and passenger car lane. The uniform distribution, Halfnormal distribution Logistic distribution and Exponential fit to time headway data of
 small bus at truck lane, large bus at passenger car lane, large truck at passenger car
 lane, and car at overtaking lane respectively with different location shape and scale
 parameters. Regression model was developed using multiple linear regression technique
 to predict time headway of the vehicles. The regression analysis, vehicle type, Lateral
 position of the vehicle, and speed were identified as factors affecting headway and found
 to significantly predict time headway. Validation study suggests that the regression model
 is applicable for Addis -Adama Expressway.
Modeling Pedestrians Exposure to risk caused By Unsafe Behavior of pedestrians at Roundabouts : A Case Study in Addis Ababa , Ethiopia
Creators: name: Amaltiyas H/ Mariam Guteni
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2020
Subjects: Conflict points, Crossing behaviour, Rapid urbanization, Roundabout, Regression analysis, Unsafe behaviour.

description: Rapid urbanization in most cities worldwide is a common issue, posing a safety-related
 concern due to increasing traffic and pedestrian volumes. One of the most hazardous
 components of the highway system for users is un-signalized intersection which takes the
 highest rank on traffic accident and fatalities especially for vulnerable road users like
 pedestrians. At the roundabout, the road users' movements are dependent on priorities,
 while the pedestrians rely on their personal control mechanism to be safe when crossing.
 Pedestrian unsafe crossing behavior is very crucial, which mostly neglected traffic safety
 concern that increases the pedestrians' exposure to risk, specifically in Addis Ababa. The
 focus of this study is to evaluate the increasing pedestrian exposure to risk at roundabout
 approach legs in terms of conflict points and to model number of conflict points created by
 unsafe behavior using a regression model. The research methods used by recording
 pedestrian-related data using video cameras, from 16 approach legs at four different
 roundabouts during the non-peak hour of the day when the pedestrian's behavior is not
 influenced by the traffic congestion period. There were 272 observations collected from the
 approach leg of roundabouts utilized to develop a conflict point prediction model. From
 the records, conflict points between vehicles and pedestrians during the illegal crossing at
 the approach legs of roundabouts were extracted. Also, the geometric features that were
 identified as the main contributory factors for pedestrian exposure to risk are measured
 using a Personal GPS tracker. Software like Excel 2013, AutoCAD 2007, and GIS used for
 the data extraction and statistical software had carried out for the regression analysis.
 Results indicated an overall Multiple Linear regression model that was developed, with a
 significance value of R2adj=0.96 and P=0.02. The developed model suggested that the
 increasing number of traffic volume, pedestrian volume and illegal crossing affect
 pedestrian exposure to risk. Likewise, the presence of public transport on the driving lanes
 of the approach legs, type of median and the distance between crosswalks, the width of
 sidewalks, and existing conditions of pedestrian facilities identified highly associated with
 the pedestrian exposure to risk at the roundabouts. Therefore, it is concluded that the
 developed model has some viable applications, including identification of some critical
 factors that influence the safety of pedestrians in terms of conflicting points during the time
 of the day at roundabouts
Modeling of Sedimentation Process in Legedadi Dam, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Tewodros Tadesse Hailu
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2020
Subjects: HEC-RAS, sediment transport, reservoir bed change, Legedadi River

description: Rivers are the main basic and accessible resource of water for miscellaneous uses, the
 erosion and Sedimentation condition of rivers are of a great deal of importance. Legedadi
 River has a considerable interest because of strategic and environmental conditions
 regarding its water projects planning and supply. The morphological changes due to
 erosion processes, sedimentation, and Sediment transport affects the hydraulic structures
 like Intake port and water supply systems. Even though bathymetric survey was
 conducted two times so as to check the amount of trapped sediment by the reservoir,
 prediction of the future sediment distribution pattern using Bathymetric survey is
 impossible. Thus, the mathematical model HECRAS has been applied to simulate the
 reservoir bed of Legedadi Dam. The simulation periods of this research is 49 years
 from1970-2019.Intial boundary conditions, flow data, sediment data and geometric data
 was identified and analyzed to run HEC-RAS model, whereas the literature was reviewed
 to obtain transport functions, sorting method and fall velocity. The model was calibrated
 and validated using the measured bathymetry data of the year 1998 and 2010
 respectively. Model results have R2-values of 0.71 to 0.69 for the years for 1998 and
 2010 respectively in river bed profile. The results showed that prediction of bed elevation
 were in a good agreement with the field measurements and imply that the HEC-RAS one
 dimensional model can simulate to an extent satisfactory with quasi unsteady flow. Once
 the model was validated, prediction of future bathymetric changes was also made through
 model simulation. For this prediction it was assumed that the existing flow data could be
 recycled. Therefore, Study of two or more cases with the present model by comparing
 results and trying to find out under which circumstances the model performs well is
 interesting to identify some possible scenarios for future studies
Modeling and Trajectory Tracking Control of 3-Dof Industrial Robotic Manipulator Using Self-Tuning Fuzzy Sliding Mode Controller (ST-FSMC)
Creators: name: Aderajew Ashagrie Tilahun
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2021
Subjects: ST-FSMC, FSMC, SMC, PID, MAT-LAB, Simulink, DOF

description: Robotic manipulators are highly coupled, multi-input multi-output (MIMO), nonlinear systems with uncertainties and highly time-varying dynamic system; this makes
 the trajectory tracking control of Robotic manipulator system more challenging and
 needs a robust control system. This thesis aims at the trajectory tracking control
 of a 3-DOF robotic manipulator using self-tuning {FSMC (ST-FSMC). The conventional controllers (PID, SMC, and FSMC) is designed for the comparison purpose
 with ST-FSMC. Euler { Lagrange approach has been applied to drive the complete
 nonlinear dynamic model of a 3-DOF robotic manipulator, the stability of the system
 has been investigated by using the Lyapunov direct method, the controller has been
 implemented using MATLAB/Simulink and performance analysis has been done.
 The simulation results show that the proposed controller (ST-FSMC) has removed
 chattering phenomena from the input voltage, minimized the magnitude of controller
 effort, and has reduced the tracking error (average Steady-State error is 0.0036 rad).
 However, in the case of conventional controller the average Steady-State error is
 increased to 0.0413 rad, 0.00443 rad, and 0.0053 rad for PID, SMC, and FSMC,
 respectively. Generally from the simulation results, it proved that the performance
 response of the designed control system (ST-FSMC) has a superior trajectory tracking performance, robust and is insensitive to applied model parameter variations as
 compared to other conventional controllers.
СОМАТИЧЕСКИЕ ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЯ У ЖЕНЩИН С ЗАБОЛЕВАНИЯМИ ЭНДОМЕТРИЯ
Creators: name: Аскарова, Зебо
name: Рахимова, Амира
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Гиперплазия эндометрия является важным гинекологическим заболеванием, которое может быть связано с рядом соматических заболеваний, включая ожирение, сахарный диабет, гипертоническую болезнь и синдром поликистозных яичников. Установлено, что у женщин с гиперплазией эндометрия наблюдается повышенный риск метаболических нарушений и сердечно-сосудистых заболеваний, что подчеркивает необходимость комплексного подхода к диагностике и лечению этих пациенток. В данной статье рассматриваются статистические данные о распространенности соматических заболеваний у женщин с гиперплазией эндометрия и их взаимосвязь, а также приводятся рекомендации по ведению пациентов, направленные на улучшение качества жизни и профилактику серьезных осложнений.
Model-Based Urban Road Network Performance Measurement Using Travel Time Reliability: A Case of Selected Road segments of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
Creators: name: Seada Mohammed Assen
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2020
Subjects: Buffer time, Buffer time index, travel time index, regression, travel time reliability

description: In heterogeneous traffic conditions, the performance of the road network is described by
 vehicles and deriver characteristics. Nowadays, traffic congestion, delay, and
 unreliability are terms that are most associated with present-day travel; transport users
 spend their precious time on long traffic queues. Due to this and other problems, a late
 arrival to workplaces and appointments for social or business activities have become
 common. In the same manner, during traffic queues, Gas emission of vehicles increases
 under congested traffic conditions and causes global warming.This research evaluated
 the performance of the road network in terms of travel time reliability in order to
 determine the main factors affecting travel time reliability.The performance of the road
 network was evaluated by developing travel time reliability models for an urban road
 segment of Addis Ababa city. To study the performance efficiency of the road network,
 travel time probability distribution, and reliability of road segments in Addis Ababa city,
 ten segments were selected. Nine segments were selected for the major modeling study,
 and one segment was selected for validation of the results. The reliability of a road
 segment was analyzed using Travel time reliability measures, Buffer time, Buffer time
 index, and the Travel time index. Multiple linear regression model was developed to
 predict travel time reliability of road segments with R2adj=0.94. The sample size used for
 the analysis was 1,147. Travel time, a number of pedestrian crossing and traffic volume
 data were collected at morning peak hour manually for three days.Finally, from the
 regression analysis, all variables were found statistically significant at 94.4% to predict
 the travel time reliability of a road segment. Segment length, number of a pedestrian
 crossings, traffic volume, percentage of heavy vehicles, average headway time, and
 crosswalk have a negative impact on Travel time reliability, while the average segment
 width, number of lanes, and average travel speed have a positive impact on travel time
 reliability.Cross-validation was made on the models to estimate how accurately a
 predictive model will perform in practice and the model validated 87.3% level
Thought and values for American political economy: toward a state of care and collaboration
Creators: name: Tobiska, Georgina
Publisher: name: No Publisher Supplied
Year: 2022

description: Ideas are the vehicle of real power: our choices of thinking, our beliefs and resulting ideologies,are where positive possible changes reside. Of ideas, our valuing of care for one and other, collaborative thinking, or “power to” thinking, fueling belief and action, are what sustain society. The experiential knowledge of women providing care work in particular, by our creating, nurturing and sustaining of persons, is immeasurably instructive to the importance of promulgating values overarching necessary policies and regulatory mechanisms within the United States political economy. Capitalism is a given in America, but to sustain free and fair markets within our democratic republic, state regulation of finance and economic structure are both necessary and justified by the values of care and collaboration as primary--valuing persons as persons, our interdependence, our entering and exiting the world dependent on care. Regulated capitalism has taken many forms over the international history of statecraft, and can be accomplished according to valuing care of persons in principle through policies. I explore and reveal how dysfunctions of now internationally hegemonic neoliberal thinking and the historicity of women’s care work illuminate guidance towards new visions of this thinking. I propose therefore care and collaboratory values as integral to the guided thinking for policies and regulations that will sustain, creating in fact a more fair, more free political economy.
Numerical investigation on prediction of Settlement of Axially loaded Group of Piles in Layered Soil Deposit
Creators: name: Hailemichael Hintsa
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2020
Subjects: Hardening-Soil, Linear-elastic, Mohr-Coulomb, Hardening-Soil, HoekBrown and plaxis3

description: Prediction of settlement behavior of axially loaded piles is one of the major concerns in
 geotechnical engineering. All high rise buildings in Addis Ababa that used group of piles
 are tested using single pile load test .This test does not consider the group effect of piles.
 For this reason, they used over design to compensate the effect of group piles that leads to
 higher cost. Also selection of suitable models and proper parameters that gives optimum
 design based on the geological conditions and loading conditions still remains as a big
 challenge.
 The present thesis analyzing the settlement behavior of axially loaded group piles by
 accounting the multiple soil layers using commercially available finite element method
 software plaxis3D.Input parameters of soil and rock layers were determine from SPT –N
 value and rock tests which is conducted by Saba Engineering. For the finite element
 analysis four finite element material models namely Linear-elastic, Mohr-Coulomb,
 Hardening-Soil and Hoek-Brown are considered.
 Comparison between field test and finite element analysis based on the output of 3D
 results is done. For 7000KN load per pile of Ethio-American doctors Hospital soil, the
 static pile load test result is 7.8mm in the field but the result of the study indicate that the
 settlement results of single pile is 7.47 mm, for 2x2 group pile is 8.15mm and for 3x3
 group pile is 9.198mm .And the effect of spacing, pile diameter, pile length and pile
 numbers are discussed for this soil strata.
 The study of findings revealed that there were statistically significant differences in
 settlement results of single load test and group of piles. And the Finite Element Analysis
 shows the variation of settlement for different arrangement of group piles. Finally, in the
 light of the study results and conclusions, the researcher recommends numerical analysis
 using plaxis3D shows clear settlement variation between single and group of piles thus it
 is best method to test group of piles for high rise building.
ISPU American Muslim Poll January 2018: Muslim and Jewish Sample
Creators: name: Institute For Social Policy And Understanding (ISPU)
Publisher: name: Roper Center for Public Opinion Research
Year: 2022

description: Satisfaction with way things are going in country (1); President Donald Trump job approval (1); voting and voter registration (3); justification for death of civilians (2); importance of being American/your religion (2); discrimination in past year (3); importance of religion (1); attend religious services (1): visible symbol of faith (2); statements about faith and identity (9); statements about Muslim identity and terrorism (13); civil rights of Muslims (4); partner or spouse shares your religion (1); religious discrimination.
Modeling water supply coverage and water loss in distribution system of Addis Ababa city water supply
Creators: name: Yadeta, Lemmi Negassa
Publisher: name: National Academic Digital Repository of Ethiopia
Year: 2019
Subjects: Water supply coverage, Modeling, Water loss, Bentley Water CAD, Aqualibre Water Balance, Pressure, Velocity.

description: Problems in provision of adequate water supply to the rapidly growing urban population
 in developing countries are increasing dramatically. Moreover, reduction of nonrevenue water remains one of the major challenges facing many water utilities in
 Ethiopia in general and Addis Ababa water supply system in particular. This study
 mainly focuses on the status of water supply coverage and water losses in Jan Meda
 zone using Bentley Water CAD and Aqualibre water balance softwares to model water
 distribution system analysis.
 The collected data was assembled in Bentley Water CAD software and controls were
 added to best represent the functioning of the water distribution system. The model
 analysis result shows different problems of the system. These are low and high
 pressures, aged pipes, oversized and undersized pipes. The system should be modeled
 using the design criteria of velocity and pressure. High pressures in the existing system
 caused by customers at too low demand have to be identified and solution is established
 using pressure-reducing valves. These modifications improved the performance of the
 system and saving 148,402.00litre/day amount of water leakage. Aqualibre Water
 balance software was also used to analyze water loss components and the efficiency of
 the system was evaluated using different performance indicators.
 The result of the analysis showed that the average daily per capita water consumption
 of the zone is 91.97litre/person/day and the average in-house or yard connection of the
 town is 48.51% of not having in house connection. Besides, the total water loss in Jan
 Meda zone water supply system is 38.24% of the system input volume and about 24.49%
 of the total system loss is mainly due to real losses. In general, the low water supply
 coverage of the zone was highly influenced by the availability of water. However, the
 main reasons for the high loss of water in Jan Meda a water supply system are the
 present way of water network management with ad-hoc maintenance. Thus, it is
 necessary to identify the losses encountered in the water supply system so as to take
 remedial actions in reducing the water loss more significantly
First-principles core energies of isolated basal and prism screw dislocations in magnesium
Creators: name: Dan, Yang
name: Trinkle, Dallas R.
Publisher: name: Taylor & Francis
Year: 2022
Subjects: subject: Biophysics
subject: Biochemistry
subject: 29999 Physical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Physical sciences
subject: Physiology
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: 39999 Chemical Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Ecology
subject: 69999 Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: 80699 Information Systems not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Computer and information sciences
subject: Computational Biology

description: We use first-principles energy density method (EDM) to calculate atomic energies for isolated 〈a〉-type basal and prism screw dislocation cores in Mg and compute line energies and core energy differences. The atomic energy distribution in the dislocations reflect the slip in the cores and the elastic energy further afield. Line energies are computed by summing up atomic energies, from which core energies and energy differences are straightforward to determine. We compare our results with two different classical potentials. This work is the first exact, direct calculation of core energies of isolated dislocations using density functional theory via atomic energies, applied to core energy differences in magnesium.
Measuring User Perception for Detecting Unexpected Access to Sensitive Resource in Mobile Apps
Creators: name: Nguyen, Trung Tin
name: Nguyen, Duc Cuong
name: Michael.Schilling
name: Wang, Gang
name: Backes, Michael
Publisher: name: CISPA
Year: 2023

description: Understanding users' perception of app behaviors is an important step to detect data access that violates user expectations. While existing works have used various proxies to infer user expectations (e.g., by analyzing app descriptions), how real-world users perceive an app's data access when they interact with graphical user interfaces (UI) has not been fully explored.

In this paper, we aimed to fill this gap by directly measuring how end-users perceive app behaviors based on graphical UI elements via extensive user studies. The results are used to build an automated tool - GUIBAT (Graphical User Interface Behavioral Analysis Tool) - that detects sensitive resource accesses that violate user expectations. We conducted three user studies in total (N=904). The first two user studies were used to build a semantic mapping between user expectations of sensitive resource accesses and the common graphical UI elements (N=459). The third user study (N=445) was used to validate the performance of GUIBAT in predicting user expectations. By comparing user expectations and the actual app behavior (inferred by static program analysis) for 47,909 Android apps, we found that 75.38% of the apps have at least one unexpected sensitive resource access in which third-party libraries attributed to 46.13%. Our analysis lays a concrete foundation for modeling user expectations based on UI elements. We show the urgent need for more transparent UI designs to better inform users of data access, and call for new tools to support app developers in this endeavor.
KONFLIKTLI MATNLARNI LINGVISTIK EKSPERTIZA QILISHNING YURIDIK ASPEKTI
Creators: name: Musulmonova, Kamola
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2024

description: Lingvistik ekspertizada asosiy e’tibor ekspert oldiga qo‘yilgan savollarga javob topishga qaratiladi. Odatda masalaning yuridik jihatiga diqqat qaratilmaydi. Matnning yuridik aspekti ekspert e’tiboridan chetda qoladi. Biroq ayrim hollarda ekspert xulosalarini shakllantirishda yuridik va lingvistik jihatlar farqlanmaydi. Maqolada lingvistik ekspertizaning asosiy yuridik jihati, ekspert yonndashuviining o‘ziga xosligi masalasiga diqqat qaratiladi.
Water uptake by biomass burning aerosol at sub- and supersaturated conditions: closure studies and implications for the role of organics
Creators: name: Dusek, U.
name: Frank, G.P.
name: Massling, A.
name: Zeromskiene, K.
name: Iinuma, Y.
name: Schmid, O.
name: Helas, G.
name: Hennig, T.
name: Wiedensohler, A.
name: Andreae, M.O.
Publisher: name: München : European Geopyhsical Union
Year: 2011
Subjects: subject: aerosol
subject: biomass burning
subject: chemical composition
subject: cloud condensation nucleus
subject: hygroscopicity
subject: organic carbon
subject: parameterization
subject: particle size
subject: relative humidity
subject: size distribution
subject: solubility
subject: supersaturation
subject: 550

description: We investigate the CCN activity of freshly emitted biomass burning particles and their hygroscopic growth at a relative humidity (RH) of 85%. The particles were produced in the Mainz combustion laboratory by controlled burning of various wood types. The water uptake at sub- and supersaturations is parameterized by the hygroscopicity parameter, κ (c.f. Petters and Kreidenweis, 2007). For the wood burns, κ is low, generally around 0.06. The main emphasis of this study is a comparison of κ derived from measurements at sub- and supersaturated conditions (κG and κCCN), in order to see whether the water uptake at 85% RH can predict the CCN properties of the biomass burning particles. Differences in κGand κCCN can arise through solution non-idealities, the presence of slightly soluble or surface active compounds, or non-spherical particle shape. We find that κG and κCCN agree within experimental uncertainties (of around 30%) for particle sizes of 100 and 150 nm; only for 50 nm particles is κCCN larger than κG by a factor of 2. The magnitude of this difference and its dependence on particle size is consistent with the presence of surface active organic compounds. These compounds mainly facilitate the CCN activation of small particles, which form the most concentrated solution droplets at the point of activation. The 50 nm particles, however, are only activated at supersaturations higher than 1% and are therefore of minor importance as CCN in ambient clouds. By comparison with the actual chemical composition of the biomass burning particles, we estimate that the hygroscopicity of the water-soluble organic carbon (WSOC) fraction can be represented by a κWSOC value of approximately 0.2. The effective hygroscopicity of a typical wood burning particle can therefore be represented by a linear mixture of an inorganic component with κ ≅ 0.6, a WSOC component with κ ≅ 0.2, and an insoluble component with κ = 0.
Formation of chlorinated breakdown products during degradation of sunscreen agent, 2-ethylhexyl-4-methoxycinnamate in the presence of sodium hypochlorite
Creators: name: Gackowska, Alicja
name: Przybyłek, Maciej
name: Studziński, Waldemar
name: Gaca, Jerzy
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2017
Subjects: subject: 30199 Analytical Chemistry not elsewhere classified
subject: FOS: Chemical sciences
subject: Computational Chemistry
subject: Environmental Chemistry
subject: 30505 Physical Organic Chemistry
subject: 30703 Reaction Kinetics and Dynamics
subject: 30108 Separation Science

description: In this study, a new degradation path of sunscreen active ingredient, 2-ethylhexyl-4-methoxycinnamate (EHMC) and 4-methoxycinnamic acid (MCA) in the presence of sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl), was discussed. The reaction products were detected using gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Since HOCl treatment leads to more polar products than EHMC, application of polar extracting agents, dichloromethane and ethyl acetate/n-hexane mixture, gave better results in terms of chlorinated breakdown products identification than n-hexane. Reaction of EHMC with HOCl lead to the formation of C=C bridge cleavage products such as 2-ethylhexyl chloroacetate, 1-chloro-4-methoxybenzene, 1,3-dichloro-2-methoxybenzene, and 3-chloro-4-methoxybenzaldehyde. High reactivity of C=C bond attached to benzene ring is also characteristic for MCA, since it can be converted in the presence of HOCl to 2,4-dichlorophenole, 2,6-dichloro-1,4-benzoquinone, 1,3-dichloro-2-methoxybenzene, 1,2,4-trichloro-3-methoxybenzene, 2,4,6-trichlorophenole, and 3,5-dichloro-2-hydroxyacetophenone. Surprisingly, in case of EHMC/HOCl/UV, much less breakdown products were formed compared to non-UV radiation treatment. In order to describe the nature of EHMC and MCA degradation, local reactivity analysis based on the density functional theory (DFT) was performed. Fukui function values showed that electrophilic attack of HOCl to the C=C bridge in EHMC and MCA is highly favorable (even more preferable than phenyl ring chlorination). This suggests that HOCl electrophilic addition is probably the initial step of EHMC degradation.
Interpreting Neural Networks by Reducing Nonlinearities during Training
Creators: name: Csirmaz, Elod Pal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2019
Subjects: machine learning
neural networks
rule extraction

description: Machine learning and neural networks are used more and more widely, despite the fact that they mostly function as black boxes, and we have little insight into how they generate their output. This makes it difficult to scrutinize and account for decisions made using these systems. In this paper we present a simple solution that makes it possible to extract rules from a neural network that employs Parametric Rectified Linear Units (PReLUs). We introduce a force, applied in parallel to backpropagation, that aims to reduce PReLUs into the identity function, which then causes the neural network to collapse into a smaller system of linear functions and inequalities suitable for review or use by human decision makers. As this force reduces the capacity of neural networks, it is expected to help avoid overfitting as well.
Additional file 1 of A patient-derived organoid-based study identified an ASO targeting SNORD14E for endometrial cancer through reducing aberrant FOXM1 Expression and β-catenin nuclear accumulation
Creators: name: Chen, Xi
name: Liu, Xin
name: Li, Qian-hui
name: Lu, Bing-feng
name: Xie, Bu-min
name: Ji, Yu-meng
name: Zhao, Yang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 1: Supplementary Figure A. There were binding region between SNORD14E and MELK and CCDC150. Supplementary Figure B. The mRNAs of MELK and CCDC150 were not enriched on SRSF1. Supplementary Figure C. FOXM1b and FOXM1c promoted cell migration and inhibited cell apoptosis comparing with FOXM1a and Control.
Additional file 2 of A patient-derived organoid-based study identified an ASO targeting SNORD14E for endometrial cancer through reducing aberrant FOXM1 Expression and β-catenin nuclear accumulation
Creators: name: Chen, Xi
name: Liu, Xin
name: Li, Qian-hui
name: Lu, Bing-feng
name: Xie, Bu-min
name: Ji, Yu-meng
name: Zhao, Yang
Publisher: name: figshare
Year: 2023
Subjects: subject: Medicine
subject: Cell Biology
subject: Genetics
subject: FOS: Biological sciences
subject: Molecular Biology
subject: Pharmacology
subject: Biological Sciences not elsewhere classified
subject: Cancer

description: Additional file 2: Supplementary Table 1. Primer sequences used for PCR assays. Supplementary Table 2. Primer sequences used for RTL-P assays. Supplementary Table 3. The oligonucleotides used in this study. Supplementary Table 4. Patient clinical characteristic for the patient-derived cancer organoids.
An Empirical Analysis on the Impact of Rural Financial Development on the Income Gap between Urban and Rural Residents in Heilongjiang Province
Creators: name: HAN Guanghe
name: ZHOU Jiayu
name: LI Siqi
name: SHEN Zhiming
name: HAN Guanghe
name: ZHOU Jiayu
name: LI Siqi
name: SHEN Zhiming
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Rural finance, Income gap between urban and rural areas, Development scale, Development efficiency

description: The high-quality development of rural finance is an important support for rural revitalization. In recent years, it continuously expands the investment in rural finance in Heilongjiang Province, and optimizes the rural financial service system and mechanism. The overall income level and living conditions of rural residents have been significantly improved, but there still exists income gap between urban and rural residents. Therefore, based on analyzing and combing current situation and problems of rural financial development and urban-rural income gap in Heilongjiang Province, multiple linear regression model is used to study the impact of rural financial development on the income gap between urban and rural residents in Heilongjiang Province. The research results show that the scale of rural financial development in Heilongjiang Province will enlarge the income gap between urban and rural residents, while rural financial development efficiency and urbanization level reduce income gap between urban and rural residents in Heilongjiang Province. Based on the above conclusions, some policy suggestions to promote the equalization of urban and rural income in Heilongjiang Province are puts forward in this paper.
Empirical Research on E-commerce to Increase the Scale of Agricultural Products Trade: Taking Guangxi Hezhou Zhengfeng Modern Agriculture Co., Ltd. as an Example
Creators: name: PAN Changliang
name: LI  Jinfang
name: PAN Changliang
name: LI  Jinfang
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: E-commerce, Agricultural product, Trade scale, Case study

description: Agriculture is the foundation of the national economy. The periodicity of agricultural product output and prices, the asymmetry of information between buyers and sellers, and the inherent characteristics of small scale, high cost, and low profit have caused slow sales, which greatly hurt the enthusiasm of farmers to develop production and endanger social stability. Constructing an informationized and commercialized trading platform and an information sharing platform through e-commerce and establishing related systems and supervision mechanisms will help to promote the rapid growth of agricultural product sales. Research has shown that in the field of agricultural circulation, e-commerce has a significant effect on increasing the scale of agricultural trade.
Theory Of File Synchronization
Creators: name: Csirmaz, Elod Pal
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2000
Subjects: Distributed File Systems
Algebra
Synchronization
File Synchronization

description: The problem of file synchronization (making two, differently modified copies of a filesystem the same again without losing information) emerges in many cases, and is solved in many different ways. Our goal was to create a general mathematical model for file synchronization and use it as a basis to define the behavior of a synchronizer. We developed a specific algebraic model on filesystem commands and proved that it is sound and complete for its intended interpretation on real systems, that is, if commands are considered to be equivalent according to the algebra then they are equivalent when applied to a real filesystem and vice versa. Then we defined algorithms for synchronization using our algebra and created an implementation which was tested on various filesystems. This method turned out to be an effective way to create the specification of a synchronizer since it simplified both the definition and the implementation. The methods used in the proofs for soundness and completeness are likely be usable on other algebras, too. Thus using algebraic approach could make it possible to extend the synchronizer to other types of datasystems and to create a general theory of synchronization in the future.
Overview of the ERIGrid 2.0 Validation Infrastructure for Smart Grids and Energy Systems
Creators: name: Strasser, Thomas I.
Publisher: name: Zenodo
Year: 2022
Subjects: Integrated Research Infrastructure
Approaches for Smart Energy Technologies
Validation Infrastructure and Services
Presentation
European Union (EU)
H2020
Project
ERIGrid 2.0
GA 870620

description: Brief overview of the smart grid and energy systems validation infrastructure and corresponding activities/services offered by the ERIGrid 2.0 project coordinator Thomas Strasser
Current Status and Development Countermeasures of Forest Land Resources in Southern Cixi City
Creators: name: FANG Congling
name: ZHOU Hefeng
name: XU  Shaoqing
name: CHAI Guangru
name: FANG Congling
name: ZHOU Hefeng
name: XU  Shaoqing
name: CHAI Guangru
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Forest land resource, Status, Countermeasure, Cixi

description: Based on the investigation of the status of forest land resources in the southern parts of Cixi City, the problems exiting in the development of forestry (e.g. overdevelopment of industry and decline in water conservation quality) are pointed out, and countermeasures (e.g. coordination, integration, scientific planning, strict protection, orderly development and ecological compensation) are put forward, in order to provide a reference for the sustainable development of forestry in Cixi City.
Research on the Problem Investigation and Standardized Improvement Paths of Farmers' Cooperatives
Creators: name: LIU Kaihua
name: LIU Kaihua
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Farmers' cooperatives, Development, Path

description: Farmers' cooperatives are an important force to promote agricultural and rural modernization and rural revitalization. From an investigation, it is found that the development of some farmers' cooperatives is not standardized. Prominent problems are as follows: firstly, the operating mechanism is not standardized, and there is a contradiction between democratic decision-making and management efficiency; secondly, the supervision and management are not standardized, and some cooperatives even resort to deceit to obtain financial subsidies; thirdly, the distribution mechanism is not standardized, and core members invade the interests of small peasant households, so the motivation of ordinary peasant households to participate in cooperatives is not high. It is recommended to strengthen the assessment and supervision of cooperatives, implement the "late funding" model, improve the efficiency of financial support, strengthen the training of farmers, establish a interest linkage mechanism of farmers and cooperatives, protect the rights of members, and promote the standardized development of farmers' cooperatives.
A Preliminary Study on the Rational Utilization of Land Resources in the Poverty-Stricken Mountainous Areas in the Upper Reaches of the Yangtze River: A Case Study of Xueshan Township
Creators: name: WANG Jia
name: LONG Leijin
name: WANG Jia
name: LONG Leijin
Publisher: name: Unknown
Year: 2020
Subjects: subject: Agribusiness
subject: Land resources, Rational utilization, Upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Poor mountainous areas, Xueshan Township, Luquan County

description: As one of the most fragile alpine plateau and canyon areas in China, the upper reaches of the Yangtze River are the key areas of ecological construction in China. It is also a key area for poverty alleviation in the country. Therefore, it is necessary to take into account the dual goals of poverty reduction and ecological environment construction, and explore a win-win road of ecological construction and poverty alleviation in line with the reality of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River. Taking Xueshan Township, Luquan Yi and Miao Autonomous County, Yunnan Province, which is located in the poor mountainous area of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River as an example, based on many field investigations and existing investigation and statistical data, this paper analyzes the current situation and main problems of land use in Xueshan Township, and then puts forward measures and suggestions for rational utilization of land resources in Xueshan Township. This can provide a necessary reference for the next implementation of rural revitalization strategy and ecological construction.