jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Morphological Observations and Biochemical Properties of Abnormal Porcine Muscle in Usual or Experimental Slaughter

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

In pale soft exudative (PSE) musculature, muscle cells shrank and the endomysium was broken down 90minutes after slaughter. In dark firm dry (DFD) musculature, no shrinking of muscle cells was observed even 24hours after slaughter.Sarcomeres of the myofibrils prepared from normal, PSE and DFD porcine muscles were in relaxation, in contraction, and in contracting tendency, respectively. On the plate of SDS-gel electrophoresist, w o unexplained bands were found in PSE muscle and Experimental group I. The denaturation of myosin was considered to have occurred in these muscles by a rise in temperature of the carcass
110-170 GHz Millimetre Wave Power Standard

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

A new power standard system for the frequency range of 110-170 GHz is reported. The system is designed for calibration of power measuring instruments equipped with WR-6-size waveguide input. The standard is based on the use of isothermal calorimeters as power unit keepers. The system has a basic calorimeter uncertainty of 1.08 %. Demand of power calibration for the frequency range of 110-170 GHz (D-band) is increasing while systems with suitable calibration capability have been, as far as it is known to the authors, hardly available. In this paper, the D-band power standard system, its capabilities, and use for calibrations are reported
Mental Health Status of Indian Migrant Workers in the United Arab Emirates during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Migration has become a de facto phenomenon in the contemporary globalized world and India is not untouched. Indian labourers from the states of Bihar and Uttar Pradesh migrated to the UAE in search of better jobs and prospects. They migrated alone and left behind their families. The distance between them and their family can also create mental disorders; therefore, it becomes necessary to analyze the mental health of the migrant workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. The current study is quantitative and based on a sample survey approach. The researchers collected 416 samples through a structured questionnaire and used the snowball sampling technique. Descriptive statistics, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, chi-square test and logistic regression were utilized to analyze and interpret the results. The outbreak of coronavirus disturbed their livelihood resulting in a cut to their salary or earnings; in total, 83% of migrants were affected by the COVID-19 outbreak in terms of loss of their income, out of which 76% were affected by less than AED 1000. The respondents’ mental health was worrisome, but they were hopeful for the future. In total, 73.5% of respondents felt nervous, 62% felt depressed, 77% felt lonely, 63.4% had a hard time sleeping, and 63% had difficulties concentrating. The findings of the study draw attention to the policymakers to carry out necessary provisions to the targeted psychologically affected community. The findings also suggest creating awareness among the people by using social networking sites and diagnosing mental disorders on an urgent basis.
Public Health Interventions to Reduce Stunting in Toddlers: A Systematic Review

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

BACKGROUND: Handling stunting in toddlers is not only the responsibility of the government, but the most important thing is family and community responsibility. Public health interventions involving the family and community are important for stunting prevention because the family environment is one of the factors that determine the provision of adequate conditions for the nutritional status and development of children. AIM: The purpose of this systematic review is to synthesize various public health interventions that are practice-based evidence derived from programs implemented to reduce stunting in toddlers. METHODS: Initial steps doing this systematic review articles included in this study were retrieved from ProQuest, EBSCOhost, MEDLINE/CINAHL (Academic Search Complete) that were published within 2011–2019 and written in English. Study Quality Assessment was done using keywords and by assessing compatibility of the articles with the study context. The Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines was used to analyze the found articles. RESULTS: After filtering process, there were 11 articles from 859 articles emphasize on using a combination of two or more Public Health Interventions to reduce stunting in toddlers. The most common public health interventions done to reduce stunting in toddlers are health teaching, counseling, collaboration, and community organizing. CONCLUSIONS: Here, we show that public health interventions performed by public health nurses to reduce stunting require the involvement of the community itself, especially the family. Public health interventions can be combined with one or more other public health interventions to increase success in preventing stunting in children under five.
Bifurcations in current-programmed DC/DC buck switching regulators—conjecturing a universal bifurcation path

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

This paper studies the bifurcation paths exhibited by a DC/DC buck switching regulator under current-programmed control. Previous studies with the boost converter and the Ćuk converter have shown that two distinct types of bifurcation paths, namely one that goes through a region of quasi-periodic orbits and via period-doubling, are possible. We conjecture that these two different types of bifurcation paths are part of another bifurcation in which the quasi-periodic sequence transmutes into the period-doubling sequence, and that such a bifurcation is characteristic of current-programmed DC/DC converters. In this paper we demonstrate that such a universal phenomenon is manifested in the current-programmed buck switching regulator. We shall derive the describing iterative map in closed form and use it to develop the main results via a series of computer experiments. The characteristic multipliers are calculated and the first on-set of flip-bifurcation is predicted. Computer simulations from the ‘exact’ model verify the results. The exhibition of quasi-periodic orbits is confirmed by computation of the Lyapunov exponent. Finally, a series of return maps are generated to provide an alternative viewpoint to the reported bifurcations in terms of a transmutation from a tent-like map to a logistic-like map. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
PERFORMANCE EVALUATION ON SELECTING THE OF EQUITY-BASED INDIAN MUTUAL FUND SCHEMES, USING THE TRADITIONAL PERFORMANCE TOOL

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

In the backdrop of liberalization and private participation in the Indian mutual fund industry, the challenge to survive and retain investor confidence has been a prime are of concern for fund managers. For small investors who do not have the time or the expertise to take direct investment decision in equities successfully, the alternative is to invest in mutual funds. The performance of the mutual fund products become more complex in context of accommodating both return and risk measurements while giving due importance to investment objectives. In this paper, an attempt has been made to study the performance of selected schemes of mutual funds based on risk-return relationship models and measures. A total of 23 schemes offered by six private sector mutual funds and three public sector mutual funds have been studied over the time period April 1996 to March 2009 (13 years). The analysis has been made on the basis of mean return, beta risk, coefficient of determination, Sharpe ratio, Treynor ratio and Jensen Alpha. The overall analysis finds Franklin Templeton and UTI being the best performers and Birla SunLife, HDFC and LIC mutual funds showing poor below-average performance when measured against the risk-return relationship models.
Single-Camera Ekf-Vslam

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

This paper presents an Extended Kaman Filter implementation of a single-camera Visual Simultaneous Localization and Mapping algorithm, a novel algorithm for simultaneous localization and mapping problem widely studied in mobile robotics field. The algorithm is vision and odometry-based, The odometry data is incremental, and therefore it will accumulate error over time, since the robot may slip or may be lifted, consequently if the odometry is used alone we can not accurately estimate the robot position, in this paper we show that a combination of odometry and visual landmark via the extended Kalman filter can improve the robot position estimate. We use a Pioneer II robot and motorized pan tilt camera models to implement the algorithm.
Homologous artificial insemination.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Artificial insemination--homologous (AIH) treatment in 100 couples is presented. An uncorrected pregnancy rate of 13% was achieved therapeutically versus a 10% spontaneous pregnancy rate. An adjusted pregnancy rate for those who conceived or completed at least six cycles of treatment was 41%. A pregnancy rate of 8% was obtained in 25 cases of oligospermia (less than 20 X 10(6)/ml), 15% in 27 cases of decreased motility only (less than 45% active), 27% in 18 cases of unexplained poor postcoital tests and 28% in 18 couples with suspected or proven immunologic problems. The most important reason for lack of success in our series appeared to be failure to continue therapy for an adequate period, defined as a minimum of six cycles. Since indications for AIH are less well defined than for artificial insemination with donor (AID), pregnancy yields are less reliable as an indication of a causal relationship.
Evaluation of the dynamic site response for seismic design of pipelines

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

The design of pipelines often requires evaluations of the seismic site response based on limited information. In particular, the maximum acceleration at the ground surface is a crucial parameter as it controls the seismic stability of the slopes and the triggering of liquefaction in cohesionless soils. A parametric seismic response study is presented, where the effects of soil type, GMAX, soil deposit depth, maximum acceleration and acceleration time history at the bedrock on the maximum acceleration at the ground surface are investigated. Emphasis is placed on the effects of GMAX, and the results of field measurements carried out both on shore and offshore are evaluated. The results of the study can provide preliminary indications on the seismic response of sites characterized by soil conditions similar to those investigated.
Quantitation of products from riboflavin in rat urine

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

When (2-/sup 14/C) riboflavin is injected i.p. into rats, the excreted vitamin in urine and feces has been shown to be the intact vitamin with trace amounts of lumichrome and lumiflavin. Recent findings with /sup 14/C-riboflavin fed to rats indicated higher levels of riboflavin catabolites in urine, e.g., 7- and 8-carboxylumichromes. The authors have determined catabolites in urine from male rats fed 0, 2, and 6 ..mu..g riboflavin/g diet/day for six weeks. Two rats from each group were placed weekly in metabolic cages, and urine was collected for 24 hours. On the fourth week, a third animal from each group received an i.p. injection of /sup 14/C-riboflavin and the urine was collected for 48 hours. Urine samples were extracted with phenol for flavin components and with chloroform for derivatives of lumichrome and lumiflavin. Riboflavin was the predominant flavin excreted by all diet groups with trace amounts of coenzymes and 7- and 8-hydroxymethylriboflavin. Riboflavin accounted for 85% of all the radioactivity recovered from the deficient and sufficient rats and 90% in rats fed excess. Lumichrome-type compounds including carboxylumichromes accounted for only a few % of recovered radioactivity. Thus, these components are primarily a product of intestinal microfloral degradation rather than significantmore » tissue catabolites of riboflavin.« less
Customersâ€™ Perceptions and their Responses to Objectives of Islamic Banks â€“ A Three-Wave Investigation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

A shariah-based organization is believed to have prime focus on interests of all the stakeholders, but how various stakeholders perceive the objectives of an Islamic institution and how they react with various attitudinal (commitment & intimacy) and behavior responses (word of mouth) have largely been ignored in the past. Against this backdrop this study presents a three-wave investigation of customer perceptions and responses about their banks. The results of the study are based on the questionnaire-based survey of stakeholders of both fully fledged Islamic banks and banks with Islamic banking windows. This study found that the mission statements of banks are difficult to comprehend; the customers of Islamic banks perceive that their bank aims at social objectives and thus they display higher level of commitment, intimacy and word of mouth than the customers of window operations. The findings suggest that policy makers should put an emphasis on strategic statements, objectives and customersâ€™ reactions. Implications of this and future directions are discussed as a result of these findings.
Effect of Leadership on the Execution of Strategy in the Energy Sector Parastatals in Kenya

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

The purpose of this study was to establish the effect of leadership on the execution of strategy in the Energy Sector Parastatals in Kenya. In order to achieve the purpose, the study was guided by the following specific objectives; To establish effect of leadership styles on the execution of strategy in the Energy Sector Parastatals in Kenya; To establish leadership skills effect on the execution of Strategy in the Energy sector Parastatals in Kenya; To determine ethical leadership effect on the Execution of Strategy in the Energy Sector Parastatals in Kenya and To assess how leadership support effect execution of strategy in the Energy Sector Parastatals in Kenya. The study adopted a descriptive research design. The unit of analysis was the target population comprising of the Nine (9) energy sector Parastatals in Kenya. The unit of observation was 9 Managing Directors/CEOs, 35 Directors, and 49 Heads of Departments. A census survey was applied to the study hence all the 93 respondents were considered as study sample. The study used both primary and secondary data. Primary data was collected using self-administered closed ended questionnaires as the research instrument to gather the relevant information needed related to the study. The data collected was analyzed using SPSS version 24. The reliability results showed that the joint Cronbach alpha value for leadership styles, leadership skills, ethical leadership and leadership support on execution of strategy in the Energy Sector Parastatals in Kenya was above 0.7. This implied that the research instruments were reliable. The analysis of the validity test revealed that the factor loading values for all items measuring leadership styles, leadership skills, ethical leadership and leadership support were above 0.4 hence no question was eliminated. Results show that; there is a strong positive significant relationship between leadership style and strategy execution(r = .563, sig = .000), a moderate positive significant relationship between leadership skills and strategy execution (r = .329, sig = .003), a weak positive significant relationship between ethical leadership and strategy execution(r = .270, sig = .015), and a strong positive significant relationship between leadership support and strategy execution (r = .802, sig = .000).The study recommendations are; leaders should reduce rigid bureaucracy and excessive approvals to encourage creativity and faster decision-making in strategy execution, leaders should invest in skills upgrade programs and continuous learning opportunities to improve on their leadership skills, parastatals should consider enhancing anonymous reporting channels to encourage employees to report ethical concerns without fear of retaliation, and parastatals should implement leadership development programs and empower employees to make strategic decisions independently
GoMapReduce Parallel Computing Model Implementation on a Cluster of Plan9 Virtual Machines

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

In this paper, we present results of a computational evaluation of goMapReduce parallel programming model approach for solving distributed data processing problems.In some applications, particularly data center problems, including text processing the programming models can aggregate significant number of parallel processes.We first discuss the implementation of these approaches using both Linux and Plan9 operating system and conduct a comparative scalability study of the both.From these results, we empirically show that, in practical implementation and evaluation of a goMapReduce model, the degree of OS's support for distributed processing encountered in solving the resulting word counting problem is crucial.We conclude that the goMapReduce approach under Plan9 may be useful in developing a heuristic approach for the data center problems.
The Pardox Of High R&D And Industry Stability: Technology And Structural Dynamics In The Global Hearing Instrument Industry

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

The hearing instruments (hearing aids) industry is typically described as a technologically vigorous area. One indication is high R&D intensity. And yet over the past 25 years, the structure of this industry worldwide has remained surprisingly stable. This paper analyzes the industry's technology and structural dynamics in order to shed light on this paradox. It is shown that the industry's market structure and patterns of components supply exert strong influences on the nature of technological development, and that the technology in turn is to a large degree blocking changes in industry structure, especially entry and vertical integration.
The Influence of Provisioning on the Intergroup Relationships of Rhesus Macaque in Hainan, China

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

ABSTRACT Intergroup competition for limited resources is a significant selection pressure that drives the evolution of animal society. The rhesus macaque ( Macaca Mulatta ) is the most widely distributed nonhuman primate in the world and can adapt well to environments disturbed by humans. In some areas, human provisioning provides ample food resources for rhesus macaques, leading to an increase in their population size, inevitably affecting competition patterns within and between groups. In this study, we focused on seven provisioned groups of rhesus macaque in an eco‐tourism park in Hainan, China, to verify how provisioning impacted their intergroup relationships. The results showed that: (1) Peaceful coexistence was the most common form of Intergroup contacts; (2) Provisioning led to an increase in intergroup contact and conflicts, but monkeys tended to avoid direct contact with other groups at main‐provisioned sites with high conflict risk. (3) Larger groups did not interfere with each other's space use in the park, but smaller groups were more easily tolerated by other groups. (4) There were no strict linear dominance relationships among monkey groups. Overall, intensive provisioning satisfied the energy requirement of all monkeys in our study site, leading to a reduction in the relative benefit of intergroup conflict. Consequently, monkeys have adopted an intergroup contact strategy that avoids direct conflicts and prevents conflict escalation. We should pay more attention to the behavior patterns of provisioned animal populations, which will help us better understand how resources such as food have influenced the evolution of social strategies of animal groups, as well as how to manage such human disturbed animal populations in the future.
Brussels Living Lab Implementation Plan and Logbook

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The Deliverable 5.1 is a report on the activities of the first task of WP5: “T5.1 - Inception of living lab and scoping of problems”. In this task, the context of the living lab will be defined by consulting local stakeholders. Stakeholders and their objectives will be identified and will be recruited for participation through local communication channels. The first deliberation will take place offline (meeting) and online (by setting up the local co-creation platform on the LOOPER website) to discuss and narrow down the problems. Special attention will be paid to the regulatory and institutional framework for urban planning.
Teacher leadership and school improvement

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The issue of leadership for school improvement is now high on the research
and policy agendas of many countries. With some inevitability, thinking
about leadership has tended to focus on head teachers and how they exercise
leadership. There remains a prominent belief in the leadership of the headteacher as the single source and direction of leadership in the school. This
reinforces the 'heroic view' of leadership where the skills and abilities to
turn things around in a school are located in certain individuals. Sergiovanni
(2001: 55) notes:It remains that the superhero images of leadership do not work. And
it remains that mandates and incentives are not powerful enough to
function as engines that will drive our efforts to improve schools. In
tomorrow's world success will depend upon the ability of leaders to
harness the capacity of locals, to enhance sense and meaning and to
build communities of responsibility.
Stochastic Markov Model Approach for Efficient Virtual Machines Scheduling on Private Cloud

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Cloud computing is deployed a large set of virtualized computing resources in different infrastructures and various development platforms.One of the significant issues in cloud computing system is the scheduling and allocation of virtual resources and virtual machines (VMs).To address this issue, this paper proposed an efficient approach for virtual machines scheduling in cloud infrastructure resource management and allocation also called EVMSA (Efficient Virtual Machines Scheduling Algorithm) that provides the effective and efficient resource allocation.To analyze the performance of this scheduling and allocation on cloud infrastructure, an analytical performance model approach using Stochastic Markov model is proposed to measure the scalability and tractability for infrastructure resource of private cloud.This model intends to analyze an academic-oriented private cloud system which is implemented using Eucalyptus open source system.According to performance evaluation, the effective mean response time of the system to improve the performance of IaaS services in the system.
Battlefields, burials and the English Civil Wars

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Twentieth-century practices of battlefield preservation construct war graves as sites of memory and continuing commemoration. Such ideas, though they have led archaeologists in a largely fruitless hunt for mass graves, should not be read back into the seventeenth century. Hitherto, little attention has been paid to the practices of battlefield burial, despite the suggestion that the civil wars were proportionately the bloodiest conflict in English history. This chapter analyses the evidence for the treatment of the dead of the civil wars, engaging with debates about the nature and preservation of civil-war battlefields, and the social memory of the civil wars in the mid and later seventeenth century. It concludes that ordinary civil-war soldiers were typically excluded from parish registers as a sign that they were branded as social outcasts in death.