jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Pricing and Coordination for the Leasing and Recycling of Construction Machinery in a Supply Chain Based on Industrial Internet Platform

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

Leasing and recycling are important methods for developing the low-carbon sustainability of the construction machinery industry. However, there are some dilemmas caused by the extreme limitations of product service life. There has been little research on construction machinery leasing thus far and a lack of description of its unique characteristics in previous models. Focusing on the problem of pricing and coordination, a two-stage model of a leasing closed-loop supply chain based on the practical application of an Industrial Internet platform was proposed. Under centralized and decentralized decision-making scenarios, the prices of leasing and selling, maintenance effort, and recovery rate were calculated, respectively. By using the Shapley value method to optimize the selling price, and the two-part pricing contract to calculate the compensation fee, global profits can be reasonably distributed, while the supply chain can be improved. The effects of different contracts on the improvement of supply chain profit were investigated. Additionally, the correlation among parameters was explored via sensitivity analysis and numerical simulation. The findings show that the maintenance and recycling of construction machinery can be improved by using an Industrial Internet platform while achieving supply chain coordination via contracts. The enhancement of maintenance effort can decrease remanufacturing costs, which are positively correlated with the selling price and leasing price of products, further promoting the recovery rate of used products. The findings of this paper show that manufacturers can take advantage of the Industrial Internet platform to improve recycling efficiency as well as to decrease product prices and remanufacturing costs by promoting remanufacturing technologies. On the other hand, leasers need to enhance the maintenance of construction machinery. Strengthening cooperation via contracts can jointly promote leasing and recycling in the construction machinery industry and help achieve low-carbon sustainable development.
Improving ultrasonic imaging using novel coded excitation techniques

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

In ultrasound imaging, the axial resolution depends on the source bandwidth. Recently, a novel coded excitation and pulse compression technique, known as Resolution \nEnhancement Compression (REC), was developed. REC enhances the -6 dB bandwidth of an ultrasonic imaging system. In this dissertation, the limitations of the REC technique were explored and specific imaging applications were examined. \nSeveral factors that could limit the improvements in ultrasonic imaging afforded by REC were assessed. First, it was hypothesized that a Wiener filter could adversely affect the compression performance of coded excitation because it had the potential to boost the harmonics due to nonlinear distortion. When the Wiener filter operated near an \ninverse filter the harmonics were boosted, resulting in increased sidelobes. Pre-filtering \nof the harmonics was found to solve this problem. Second, it was hypothesized that the larger the bandwidth boost desired, the smaller the voltage that could be applied at the center frequency. When doubling the bandwidth, the center frequency voltage was 6 \ndB below the band edges of the pre-enhanced chirp. Finally, the effects of attenuation were evaluated. Because of the attenuation, a larger shift in the center frequency due to the larger bandwidth was identified. \nSeveral applications for the REC technique in biomedical imaging were explored. It was hypothesized that the variance of the speckle could be reduced further when using \nfrequency compounding and REC. By using the bandwidth enhancement delivered by REC, the trade off between improved contrast and axial resolution was extended. Similarly, REC was combined with quantitative ultrasound (QUS) techniques to improve parametric images of estimated scatterer diameter. Larger bandwidths were observed to lead to a smaller variance in spectral estimates, thereby improving QUS image contrast. \nFinally, novel techniques for improving the compression of codes in ultrasonic imaging were developed and assessed. The effects of the spatially varying nature of a transducer???s \nimpulse response and echo signal-to-noise ratio (eSNR) throughout the depth of field of the source were evaluated. Significant improvements in image quality were \nrealized through the use of Wiener filters that accounted for the spatially varying eSNR.
Super Street Fighter II X: Grand Master Challenge: (BR) Deivin Overdose vs(BR) Foxkyuubi - 2022-03-05 16:08:06

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

(BR) Deivin Overdose (Rank D) vs (BR) Foxkyuubi D - 2022-03-05 16:08:06 Fightcade replay id: 1646496486585-1802 0:00 Sagat vs M.Bison (Dictator) 01:31 Zangief vs M.Bison (Dictator) #fightcade #ssf2xjr1 #Foxkyuubi #0:01:31 #M.Bison(Dictator) #DeivinOverdose #0:00:18 For more videos check out: https://fightcadevids.com
Canadian Contract Law Teaching and the Failure to Operationalize: Theory Practice, Realism Formalism, and Aspiration Reality in Contemporary Legal Education

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

This dissertation examines the attitudes, pedagogical practices, and teaching materials of Canadian contract law professors to better understand the relationship between theory and practice in legal education. Professors express a widespread aspiration to translate theory into practice – to incorporate theoretical and critical perspectives as a means of producing “better lawyers.” However, an analysis of the substantive theoretical attitudes about law reveals that this aspiration is imperfectly realized. \nWhen professors describe their beliefs about law, they overwhelmingly express strong commitments to realist and critical ideas, drawn largely from American legal thought, that emphasize law’s contingency and indeterminacy, and that construe considerations of policy, context, and politics as central to an understanding of law. However, the attitudes about law reflected in key manifestations of “practice” reveal an apparently contradictory set of commitments. Professors describe and conceive of legal reasoning, which can be considered a foundational practice shared by legal professionals, in a way that foregrounds formalist attitudes of law. These conceptions treat judicial reasoning seriously, privilege the importance of doctrine, and emphasize the determination of relevance with reference to an internally coherent set of rules – all of which effectively marginalizes considerations of policy, politics, and context. Moreover, the way professors teach, how they formulate their learning objectives, the decisions they make about substance, and the materials they use all put into practice these formalist ideas, rather than the realist and critical attitudes to which professors are purportedly committed. A similar tension arises as between critical introductory statements in Canadian contract law casebooks and the casebooks’ more conventional presentation of substance, as viewed through the remedies chapters.\nThese observations imply that Canadian legal thought may be characterized by theoretical eclecticism co-existing with methodological homogeneity, a failure to operationalize theoretical commitments. Moreover, the dynamics reveal a complex interplay between structure and agency in legal education in which professors participate affirmatively in reproducing the structures that condition them. This complex interplay partially accounts for the tenacity of conventional categories, concepts, and pedagogical formulae, and is a crucial factor to understand in the pursuit of any transformative vision for legal education.
Cost‐benefit analysis: a primer

Field: Decision Sciences (Social Sciences)

Purpose This paper seeks to show that when managing strategically a library administrator might want to use cost‐benefit analysis to prudently spend money and, consequently, would need to understand this methodology. Design/methodology/approach The paper discusses the various types of cost‐benefit analysis and discusses some of their strengths and weaknesses. Findings It is helpful for library managers to have a proper knowledge of cost‐benefit analysis. Practical implications One methodology is provided that librarians should consider when contemplating what purchases to make. Original/value This paper will help librarians better manage their libraries by making them aware of cost‐benefit analysis.
Hierarchical spatial-temporal modeling and monitoring of melt pool evolution in laser-based additive manufacturing

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Melt pool dynamics reflect the formulation of microstructural defects in parts during Laser-Based Additive Manufacturing (LBAM). The thermal images of the melt pool collected during the LBAM process provide unique opportunities for modeling and monitoring its evolution. The recognized anomalies are evidence of part defects that are to be eliminated for higher product quality. A unique concern in analyzing thermal images is spatial-temporal correlations – the heat transfer within the melt pool causes spatial correlations among pixels in an image, and the evolution of the melt pool causes temporal correlations across images. The objective of this study is to develop a LBAM modeling-monitoring framework that incorporates spatial-temporal effects in characterizing and monitoring melt pool behavior. Spatial-Temporal Conditional Autoregressive (STCAR) models are explored. STCAR-AR is identified as the best candidate among the numerous STCAR variants. A novel two-level control chart is constructed on top of the STCAR-AR model to monitor the melt pool dynamics. A hierarchical structure underlies the two-level control chart in the sense that global anomalies recognized in Level II can be traced in Level I for further inspection. A comparison with other recently developed in-situ monitoring approaches shows that the proposed framework achieves the best detection power and false positive rate.
Deep Eutectic Solvent for extraction of natural antioxidant from a medicinal plant, Coleus aromaticus

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

Abstract Antioxidant is a basic requirement for maintaining good health. In this research, natural antioxidant was extracted from C. aromaticus by using different types of synthesized deep eutectic solvents (DES). The extracts were analysed using total phenolic content assay and DPPH radical scavenging assay. Finally, HPLC and FTIR methods were employed to check the present of target compounds. From the result obtained, the best DES was ChCl : glycerol with a ratio of 1:4 bearing 97.25 µg/ml of total phenolic content. The bioactive compounds that were successfully identified through HPLC and FTIR assays were Rosmarinic acid, Caffeic acid, Gallic acid and Quercetin. This shows DES is a potential green solvent to extract bioactive compounds present in medicinal plants.
System of professional training for psychologists at the EMERCOM of Russia

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Background. Ye work is marked by high social signiZcance as the task of preserving life, physical and mental health, and psychological well-being of both people a[ected by emergency situations and specialists who provide the aid is especially topical. Year by year the modern world demonstrates many threats, dangers, risks and presents new challenges to people in ordinary life as well as in professional activity. Ye complexity of psychologist’s professional activity at the EMERCOM of Russia, the peculiarities of working conditions, the high cost of an error determine the relationship between the complex, multi-level training system and the e[ectiveness of psychological assistance to emergency situation provided to victims and to the employees of the EMERCOM of Russia. Objective. Ye aim of this article is to analyze the relationship between the requirements to profession and the system of specialist training; to describe the content and features of training at di[erent stages of professional development. Results. Ye article presents long-term results of the development of an integrated system of training for psychologists at the EMERCOM of Russia. Ye system aims to improve and maintain the e\ciency of activity, mental and physical health and professional longevity of a specialist. It includes participation of specialists in the implementation of higher professional education programmes at universities; development and implementation of professional psychological selection, taking into account the requirements for the personal qualities of a specialist and the psychogram of a psychologist at the EMERCOM of Russia; conducting a professional interview on theoretical and applied issues; providing adaptation for a specialist in the workplace through a developed system of mentoring, integration of a specialist into the service; introduction of a uniZed system of normative and methodological support for activities; implementation of the advanced training system and creation of conditions and opportunities for continuous improvement of professional skills. Conclusion. Ye training system of psychological service specialists is a complex, multi-level system of organizational and methodological measures. Its structure and features are determined by the requirements imposed by the conditions of professional activity. Ye ultimate goal of the specialists training in psychological service of the EMERCOM of Russia is to improve the quality of psychological assistance to the victims in emergency situations and to provide mental health, psychological well-being and professional longevity of psychologists
Visceral fat volume as a predictor of acute complicated diverticulitis

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Poster: ECR 2016 / B-0243 / Visceral fat volume as a predictor of acute complicated diverticulitis by: V. S. Martin , C. A. Leon, M. F. N. Hinestroza, L. O. ROBADOR, F. J. D. Formoso, L. Santana Toledo, M. T. Mohamad, M. Artiles Armas, M. �. S. Rodriguez; Las Palmas de Gran Canaria/ES
Automatic detection of epileptic spikes P LeVan and J Gotman

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Introduction In addition to the paroxysmal bursts of electrical rhythmic activity that characterize seizures, the electroencephalogram (EEG) of epileptic patients commonly features abnormal interictal activity, mostly in the form of sharp transient spikes. An appropriate investigation of these interictal discharges is often critical for the diagnosis and evaluation of epileptic patients, providing valuable complementary localization information for candidates for epilepsy surgery. Quantification of the timing and amplitude of the spikes can be an important indicator of the brain area where the seizures originate.1 The documentation of ictal and interictal activity is generally accomplished with long-term monitoring sessions that can last several days. This is necessary because the EEG of epileptic patients may potentially display several types of spikes or seizures originating from various locations. The occurrence of some of these spike or seizure types may be quite sporadic, thus requiring a lengthy monitoring session to record all the events of interest. Moreover, various analysis methods may necessitate the recording of a large number of spikes from the same type; for example, many source localization methods rely on the averaging of several spikes to obtain more accurate results.
Luting Cement, the Stronghold or the Weak Link in Ceramic Restorations?

Field: Dentistry (Health Sciences)

A luting agent for fixing indirect dental restorations has to be a sophisticated material as, apart from being biocompatible, it must allow complete seating, provide mechanical support, has to secure the retention and to seal the gap between restoration and tooth structure for many years of function in an aggressive bio-chemical and mechanical environment. Because of their adhesive potential, the latest generations of dental cements, the glass-ionomer and resin-based composites offer improved results. However, a major disadvantage of both classes of materials is their setting, being accompanied by shrinkage, which eventually leads to fracturing of the brittle ceramic. Apparently conflicting interests like being at the same time flexible as well as rigid, hold for luting cements for full ceramic restorations. The interaction between layer thickness, curing shrinkage stress, visco-elasticity, module and strength for a thin adhesive cement layer will be discussed in the perspective of durable functioning of ceramic restorations.
Tunable positive and negative refraction in optically induced photonic lattices,” Opt

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

We study tunable refraction of light in one-dimensional periodic lattices induced optically in a photorefractive crystal. We observe experimentally both positive and negative refraction of beams that selectively excite the first or second spectral bands of the periodic lattice, and we demonstrate tunability of the output beam position by dynamically adjusting the lattice depth. At higher laser intensities, beam broadening due to diffraction can be suppressed through nonlinear self-focusing while preserving the general steering properties.
The industrial market – practices, motives, and their marketing implications

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

Chronicles that the importance of an approach to marketing through research and investigation, will vary with the nature of the market and the degree of currently, or potentially committed fixed costs. Maintains that although marketing research, often in its narrow ‘selling’ sense, has been mainly associated with consumer goods, there are characteristics of the industrial market which perhaps make it an even more fertile field for the marketer, thinking in terms of long‐term maximisation – particularly if the research covers the total activity of the selling company and an appraisal of its standing or rating vis‐à‐vis the customer or potential customer. Concludes that centralisation will increase the degree of objectivity and professionalism on the part of the branch buyer by subjecting his activities to central study.
James Joyce and the Epiphanic Inscription: Towards an Art of Gesture as Rhythm

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

In Agency and Embodiment, Carrie Noland describes gesture as “a type of inscription, a parsing of the body into signifying and operational units”, considering it as a means to read and decode the human body. Through an analysis of James Joyce’s collection of Epiphanies, my paper will examine how gesture, as a mode of expression of the body, can be transcribed on the written page. Written and collected to record a “spiritual manifestation” shining through “in the vulgarity of speech or gesture, or in a memorable phase of the mind itself”, Joyce’s Epiphanies can be considered as the first step in his sustained attempt to develop an art of gesture-as-rhythm. These short pieces appear as the site in which the author seeks, through the medium of writing, to negotiate and redefine the boundaries of the physical human body. Moving towards a mapping of body and mind through the concept of rhythm, and pointing to a collaboration and mutual influence between interiority and exteriority, the Epiphanies open up a space for the reformulation of the relationship between the human body and its environment. Unpacking the ideas that sit at the heart of the concept of epiphany, the paper will shed light on how this particular mode of writing produces a rhythmic art of gesture, fixing and simultaneously liberating human and nonhuman bodies on the written page.
Demo abstract: DIY health IoT apps

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

We demonstrate how lay users may program their own smart spaces to create IoT apps with a few clicks on their smartphone. We present our Atlas Thing Architecture and the Runtime Interactive Development Environment (RIDE) which allow users to program custom apps based on the logical and functional relationships that tie IoT things available in their smart spaces. We also demo a Health IoT scenario using personal medical devices and mobile apps as things and show how mobile users can develop, install and use IoT apps utilizing these things using RIDE. © 2018 Association for Computing Machinery.
Managing a Stroke Unit: An Example from Australia with an Emphasis on Nursing Roles

Field: Nursing (Health Sciences)

Stroke care units (SCUs), which are co-ordinated by dedicated multidisciplinary teams and geographically located in one area, are currently the most generaliseable form of effective treatment for stroke. Although the evidence for SCUs is compelling, to date there has been limited evidence regarding the contribution of the different clinical team members who assist in producing the better patient outcomes observed in SCUs. In particular, there has been limited exploration of the different nursing roles. The purpose of this special report is to describe how an SCU operates and highlight the contribution of the various nursing roles as part of the multidisciplinary stroke team. The article is based on one of the longest established stroke services in Melbourne, Australia. The characteristics and composition of the Royal Melbourne Hospital stroke service in providing clinical care and management will be highlighted as an example. Further, the nursing roles related to avoiding complications, education for patients and families and other staff in the unit, as well as participation in research and future career development opportunities are discussed.
The Cost of Control: Cost-effectiveness Analysis of Hybrid Closed-Loop Therapy in Youth

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

OBJECTIVE Hybrid closed-loop (HCL) therapy is an efficacious management strategy for young people with type 1 diabetes. However, high costs prevent equitable access. We thus sought to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of HCL therapy compared with current care among young people with type 1 diabetes in Australia. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A patient-level Markov model was constructed to simulate disease progression for young people with type 1 diabetes using HCL therapy versus current care, with follow-up from 12 until 25 years of age. Downstream health and economic consequences were compared via decision analysis. Treatment effects and proportions using different technologies to define “current care” were based primarily on data from an Australian pediatric randomized controlled trial. Transition probabilities and utilities for health states were sourced from published studies. Costs were considered from the Australian health care system’s perspective. An annual discount rate of 5% was applied to future costs and outcomes. Uncertainty was evaluated with probabilistic and deterministic sensitivity analyses. RESULTS Use of HCL therapy resulted in an incremental cost-effectiveness ratio of Australian dollars (AUD) $32,789 per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) gained. The majority of simulations (93.3%) were below the commonly accepted willingness-to-pay threshold of AUD $50,000 per QALY gained in Australia. Sensitivity analyses indicated that the base-case results were robust. CONCLUSIONS In this first cost-effectiveness analysis of HCL technologies for the management of young people with type 1 diabetes, HCL therapy was found to be cost-effective compared with current care in Australia.
Evidence for sperm transfer during sneaky mating in wild Trinidadian guppies

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Among Trinidadian guppies Poecilia reticulata , 15% of non‐receptive females had recoverable sperm that must have come from successful sneaky matings. These results provide the first evidence that sneaky mating is a successful method of sperm transfer in wild populations of the guppy.