Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Long-term relationships among pesticide applications, mobility, and soil erosion in a vineyard watershed

Significance A record of lake sediment spanning approximately 100 years allowed us to reconstruct the long-term succession of herbicide, fungicide, and insecticide treatments in a vineyard catchment in France. This record of pesticide deposition is consistent with the historical onset and banning of these chemical substances by French and European environmental agencies. We also present evidence of the effects of postemergence herbicides, such as glyphosate, on soil erosion and evidence of the release of banned remnant pesticides, such as dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), that are stored in vineyard soil back into the environment. These results indicate that the sink–source dynamics of pesticides, which are crucial in ecotoxicological risk assessment, should take into account the effects of a changing environment on pesticide storage. Agricultural pesticide use has increased worldwide during the last several decades, but the long-term fate, storage, and transfer dynamics of pesticides in a changing environment are poorly understood. Many pesticides have been progressively banned, but in numerous cases, these molecules are stable and may persist in soils, sediments, and ice. Many studies have addressed the question of their possible remobilization as a result of global change. In this article, we present a retro-observation approach based on lake sediment records to monitor micropollutants and to evaluate the long-term succession and diffuse transfer of herbicides, fungicides, and insecticide treatments in a vineyard catchment in France. The sediment allows for a reliable reconstruction of past pesticide use through time, validated by the historical introduction, use, and banning of these organic and inorganic pesticides in local vineyards. Our results also revealed how changes in these practices affect storage conditions and, consequently, the pesticides' transfer dynamics. For example, the use of postemergence herbicides (glyphosate), which induce an increase in soil erosion, led to a release of a banned remnant pesticide (dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane, DDT), which had been previously stored in vineyard soil, back into the environment. Management strategies of ecotoxicological risk would be well served by recognition of the diversity of compounds stored in various environmental sinks, such as agriculture soil, and their capability to become sources when environmental conditions change.
A case study of two exemplary biology teachers

Research has indicated that most science classrooms are not intellectually demanding and place little emphasis on small group discussions and laboratory activities. However, successful science programs and competent science teaching that can provide models for other science teachers do exist. This study sought to document the teaching practices of two exemplary biology teachers of grades 11 and 12 by means of an interpretive research methodology. Both teachers had a thorough and comprehensive knowledge of the content they were to teach and had a range of teaching strategies that could be used without a great deal of thought. Their expectations for student performance were high, consistent, and firm. Students were expected to complete a high level of academic work in discussions, in problem work, and in laboratory activities, and were encouraged to take responsibility for their own learning. A distinctive feature of these biology classes was the high level of managerial efficiency, where lessons were busy occasions for both teacher and students; students had little opportunity for off-task behavior. Both teachers actively monitored the behavior of both high- and low-ability students by moving around the room and speaking with individuals, while still maintaining control of the entire class. By manipulating questioning and the social environment, both teachers encouraged students to engage in work, gave effective praise to the whole class and to individuals, encouraged student input by referring to it, helped students to effectively use their time, and gave marks for completion of set work. Compared to research with less-successful teachers, these teaching behaviors contributed to exemplary practice.
A 0.9 V low power reconfigurable CMOS folded cascode LNA for multi-standard wireless applications

In This paper, a reconfigurable CMOS folded cascode LNA for multi-standard wireless applications is presented, including GSM (PCS1900), 3G (UMTS), Bluetooth and WLAN b/g. Based on inductive degenerated folded-cascode topology for low voltage applications, the proposed LNA achieves a good trade-off between good gain, noise figure and power consumption. The input and output matching networks include capacitor switches devices to control the band selection for multi-standard purpose. Implemented in 0.13-μm CMOS technology, the simulated results perform a maximum power gain of 20.82 dB, a noise figure below 1.72 dB, an input and output return loss less than -14 dB and -15 dB, respectively. The LNA achieves -15 dBm of a minimum third-order input intercept point at input frequency of 2.4 GHz. For all standards the proposed LNA consumes only 5.15 mW from 0.9 V supply voltage.
Comparison of the effect of non-ionic and ionic contrast agents on pancreatic histology in a canine model.

CONTEXT Pancreatitis is the most frequent complication of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography. Controversy exists whether low osmolarity non-ionic contrast agents lessen the rate of pancreatitis and pancreatic injury. To evaluate we used a canine model to compare pancreatography performed with ionic and non-ionic contrast. DESIGN Dogs were anesthetized and underwent open transduodenal cannulation of the main pancreatic duct under fluoroscopic control until complete acinarization was achieved to maximize injury. Three dogs received diatrozate, an ionic contrast agent with osmolarity of 1,415 mosM and three dogs were injected with omnipaque a non-ionic agent with osmolarity of 672 mosM. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Serial amylase and white cell counts were followed for 48 hours at which time dogs were sacrificed. Each pancreas was then examined for evidence of pancreatitis and cellular injury with both light and electron microscopy. RESULTS All animals developed significant hyperamylasemia and elevated white blood cell counts, without significant difference in the mean peak amylase (10,721 U/L vs. 9,367 U/L, P=0.876) or white cell counts (25.8 k/mL vs. 24.1 k/mL, P=0.586) between the ionic and non-ionic contrast groups. Light microscopy showed no evidence of pancreatitis in either group of dogs. Electron microscopy showed cellular injury of the ductal cells in two dogs injected with non-ionic contrast. CONCLUSION In a pancreatic canine model, low osmolarity, non-ionic contrast does not appear to lessen cellular injury.
The many voices of laughter: A new audible-visual paralinguistic approach

Earlier in Semiotica I dealt with paralanguage and kinesics in the novel (Poyatos 1977) and with the many quasiparalinguistic sounds that surround us in everyday life (Poyatos 1988a) and are naturally acknowledged in literature as well (Poyatos 1992a and b). The following interdisciplinary discussion of laughter attempts to fill an existing gap in research, and most of all to spur others to do work not only on paralanguage — and not just on kinesics — but in many other areas of communicative behavior still sorely neglected or shunned as trivial or as simple 'curiosities', indepth study of which would shed much light upon 'the deeper levels of interaction' (on this subject, see Poyatos 1985). Between the paralinguistic features that modify words and some other paralinguistic utterances (i.e., 'primary qualities' like pitch and loudness, and 'qualifiers' like breathiness, harshness, and quaveriness) and those word-like constructs that constitute a veritable additional lexicon (i.e.,
Neurovascular uncoupling in resting state fMRI demonstrated in patients with primary brain gliomas

To demonstrate that the problem of brain tumor‐related neurovascular uncoupling (NVU) is a significant issue with respect to resting state blood oxygen level dependent (BOLD) functional MRI (rsfMRI) similar to task‐based BOLD fMRI, in which signal detectability can be compromised by breakdown of normal neurovascular coupling.
FACTORS INFLUENCING ECTOPARASITISM ON WESTERN FENCE LIZARDS

Host-parasite relationships are one of the most common symbiotic relationships present in a diverse array of ecosystems. There are numerous factors that impact the dynamics of these relationships. Major factors that can influence the degree of parasitism include host sex, hormonal state, reproductive condition, and behavior. It has been observed in several vertebrate taxa that males have higher ectoparasite intensities than females and males with increased testosterone have increased ectoparasite intensities. One potential reason for these observations is that testosterone concentrations are elevated in males, particularly during the breeding season, and when circulating concentrations increase males become more vulnerable to ectoparasitism. Here I first tested the hypothesis that higher circulating testosterone concentrations in male western fence lizards (Sceloporus occidentalis) induce higher tick intensities. To examine this hypothesis I implanted male lizards with either testosterone or blank implants in the field. The testosterone-implanted males had significantly higher tick intensities compared to the control males. However, in contrast, control males had significantly higher mite intensities compared to testosterone-implanted males. These results are consistent with other studies suggesting that testosterone impacts certain aspects of host-parasite relationships. However, the exact mechanism for how testosterone influences parasite intensities remains unclear. There are two major current hypotheses for how testosterone influences ectoparasite intensities on males, the first involving immunosuppression and the second involving behavioral patterns and movement. However, another potential reason for why male lizards, particularly those with high circulating testosterone, have higher ectoparasite intensities than female and low testosterone male lizards is that the parasites preferentially choose their host. Furthermore, it has been demonstrated that vitellogenic female lizards have diminished immune function and this could potentially lead to increased ectoparasitism in much the same way that testosterone does in male lizards. Therefore, it is possible that a host preference is also present with vitellogenic versus non-vitellogenic female lizards. Although there have been a few interspecific studies done on this topic there have been no such studies on parasite host preference in reptiles to date. Here I tested three hypotheses: 1. Ticks prefer male lizards to female lizards. 2. Ticks prefer male lizards with high testosterone concentrations to male lizards with normal testosterone concentrations. 3. Ticks prefer vitellogenic female lizards to nonvitellogenic female lizards. All three experiments demonstrated no preference of host by ticks, which suggests they will attach to any suitable host they come across. However, during the male versus female host choice experiment ticks fed faster on vitellogenic
Privacy-Preserving Public Auditing For Secure Cloud Storage

By using Cloud storage, users can access applications, services, software whenever they requires over the internet. Users can put their data remotely to cloud storage and get benefit of on-demand services and application from the resources. The cloud must have to ensure data integrity and security of data of user. The issue about cloud storage is integrity and privacy of data of user can arise. To maintain to overkill this issue here, we are giving public auditing process for cloud storage that users can make use of a third-party auditor (TPA) to check the integrity of data. Not only verification of data integrity, the proposed system also supports data dynamics. The work that has been done in this line lacks data dynamics and true public auditability. The auditing task monitors data modifications, insertions and deletions. The proposed system is capable of supporting public auditability, data dynamics and Multiple TPA are used for the auditing process. We also extend our concept to ring signatures in which HARS scheme is used. Merkle Hash Tree is used to improve block level authentication. Further we extend our result to enable the TPA to perform audits for multiple users simultaneously through Batch auditing. Index Terms: Cloud Storage, Data Dynamics, Public Auditing, Privacy Preserving, Ring Signatures.
Energy release and plasma heating by forced magnetic reconnection

A simple model of forced magnetic reconnection in a force-free magnetic field is considered, which allows the calculation of the magnetic energy release during the current sheet reconnection. The dependence of this energy on characteristics of the magnetic configuration has been studied, and it was found that the released energy becomes very large when the field is near the marginal tearing stability. A persistent plasma heating provided by ongoing external driving and internal reconnection is most efficient when the time-scales of these processes are comparable. Possible implications of the obtained results for the problem of solar coronal heating are briefly discussed.
Psychotria nuda (Cham. & Schltdl.) Wawra: ROOTING OF STOCK PLANTS IN DIFFERENT PHENOPHASES AND ENVIRONMENTS

Psychotria nuda (Cham. & Schltdl.) Wawra (Rubiaceae) e uma especie nativa da Floresta Ombrofila Densa, restrita as florestas de baixa altitude, com ocorrencia nos estados de Minas Gerais, Rio de Janeiro, Sao Paulo, Parana e Santa Catarina. Possui potencial ornamental, devido a presenca de flores amarelas, calice vermelho e frutos cor anis, e farmaceutico, visto que varios alcaloides ja foram isolados, demonstrando diversidade estrutural de compostos ativos. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo verificar o efeito de diferentes ambientes de coleta e da fenofase em que se encontravam as plantas matrizes de Psychotria nuda no enraizamento de estacas caulinares, alem de verificar a correlacao entre as variaveis porcentagem de estacas enraizadas, numero de raizes por estaca e comprimento medio das tres maiores raizes por estaca (cm) com a permanencia de duas meias folhas e formacao de calos. Entende-se por fenofases, as epocas com caracteristicas fenologicas distintas em que se encontravam as plantas matrizes. Nas duas fenofases estudadas (Fenofases 1 e 2), brotacoes de copa foram coletadas em Antonina-PR em dois ambientes distintos (planicie e encosta) da Floresta Ombrofila Densa. Estacas foram confeccionadas com 10-13 cm de comprimento e duas folhas reduzidas a metade. Apos 60 dias em casa de vegetacao, foram avaliadas a porcentagem de estacas enraizadas, com calos, vivas, mortas, numero de raizes/estaca e comprimento das tres maiores raizes/estaca. Os ambientes de coleta e as fenofases influenciaram na porcentagem de enraizamento, onde a fenofase 1 e o ambiente encosta foram as condicoes que apresentaram o melhor enraizamento (90%). A manutencao das folhas nas estacas durante o periodo de enraizamento, na maioria das situacoes, favoreceu a formacao de raizes adventicias, e a formacao antecipada de calos favoreceu o enraizamento na fenofase 2. Ja na fenofase 1, a formacao de raizes adventicias foi independente da formacao de calos.
MALDI-TOF VITEK MS for the rapid and accurate

Laboratory of Applied Microbiology, University of Applied Sciences and Arts of Southern 12 Switzerland, Bellinzona, Switzerland; bioMérieux SA, Unit Microbiology, R&D 13 Microbiology, La Balme Les Grottes, France; Department of Dermatology, University 14 Hospital of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland; Microbiology and Virology Unit, Papa Giovanni 15 XXIII Hospital, Bergamo, Italy; POLE Pharma Consulting , Breganzona, Switzerland 16 17 18 Address correspondence to sophie.derespinis@supsi.ch 19
Pharmacokinetic profiles of biphasic insulin aspart 30/70 and 70/30 in patients with Type 1 diabetes: a randomized double‐blinded crossover study

Aims To compare pharmacokinetic characteristics of two biphasic insulin aspart (BIAsp) formulations: BIAsp30 and BIAsp70 (30% and 70%, respectively, of fast‐acting insulin aspart) during 15 days of multiple dosing (thrice daily).
09-04 Holdups and Overinvestment in Physical Capital Markets

Firms in many situations must make investment decisions long before they meet with new capital suppliers. In addition, most physical capital is specific to a task or location, thus implying potentially important switching costs in case negotiations between a firm and a supplier break down. The present paper analyzes the implications of these frictions. The sequentiality of investment makes it impossible to write binding ex-ante contracts. Together with the rents arising from switching costs, this implies a holdup problem. In partial equilibrium, firms react strategically by overinvesting so as to reduce their marginal productivity and thus the price of capital they negotiate with their suppliers upon matching. In general equilibrium, the holdup problem interacts with externalities from switching costs, resulting in inefficient allocations. In a more general macroeconomic context, the holdup problem in physical capital markets interacts with holdup problems in labor markets that typically lead to underinvestment. As long as capital and labor are complements, this presents the firm with a trade-off between overinvestment and overemployment that neutralizes, at least partially, the distortionary effects of each of the two holdup problems.
An Improved Measurement Method for the Strength of Radiation of Reflective Beam in an Industrial Optical Sensor Based on Laser Displacement Meter

An optical sensor such as a laser range finder (LRF) or laser displacement meter (LDM) uses reflected and returned laser beam from a target. The optical sensor has been mainly used to measure the distance between a launch position and the target. However, optical sensor based LRF and LDM have numerous and various errors such as statistical errors, drift errors, cyclic errors, alignment errors and slope errors. Among these errors, an alignment error that contains measurement error for the strength of radiation of returned laser beam from the target is the most serious error in industrial optical sensors. It is caused by the dependence of the measurement offset upon the strength of radiation of returned beam incident upon the focusing lens from the target. In this paper, in order to solve these problems, we propose a novel method for the measurement of the output of direct current (DC) voltage that is proportional to the strength of radiation of returned laser beam in the received avalanche photo diode (APD) circuit. We implemented a measuring circuit that is able to provide an exact measurement of reflected laser beam. By using the proposed method, we can measure the intensity or strength of radiation of laser beam in real time and with a high degree of precision.
Independent Influence of Overweight and Obesity on the Regression of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Hypertensive Patients

Abstract Overweight and obesity are associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes. However, the role of overweight and obesity in left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) of hypertensive patients is controversial. The aim of the current meta-analysis was to evaluate the influence of overweight and obesity on LVH regression in the hypertensive population. Twenty-eight randomized controlled trials comprising 2403 hypertensive patients (mean age range: 43.8–66.7 years) were identified. Three groups were divided according to body mass index: normal weight, overweight, and obesity groups. Compared with the normal-weight group, LVH regression in the overweight and obesity groups was more obvious with less reduction of systolic blood pressure after antihypertensive therapies (P < 0.001). The renin–angiotensin system inhibitor was the most effective in regressing LVH in overweight and obese hypertensive patients (19.27 g/m2, 95% confidence interval [15.25, 23.29], P < 0.001), followed by &bgr;-blockers, calcium channel blockers, and diuretics. In the stratified analysis based on blood pressure measurement methods and age, more significant LVH regression was found in 24-h ambulatory blood pressure monitoring (ABPM) group and in relatively young patients (40–60 years’ old) group (P < 0.01). Overweight and obesity are independent risk factors for LVH in hypertensive patients. Intervention at an early age and monitoring by ABPM may facilitate therapy-induced LVH regression in overweight and obese hypertensive patients.
Neural correlates of treatment in adolescents with bipolar depression during response inhibition.

OBJECTIVE Abnormal prefrontal and subcortical activity during cognitive control tasks is identified in non-depressed adolescents with bipolar disorder (BD); however, little is known about the neural correlates of bipolar adolescents in a depressed state (BDd). We aimed to investigate baseline versus after-treatment patterns of neural activity underlying motor response and response inhibition in adolescents with BDd. METHODS In this functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) study, 10 adolescents with BDd relative to 10 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (HC) completed a well-validated go/no go block-design cognitive control task at baseline and after 6 weeks of naturalistic treatment. We used whole-brain analysis and controlled our results for multiple comparisons. RESULTS There was significant improvement in depression scores (mean change: 57%±28). There was no behavioral difference in BDd baseline versus HC and after treatment. BDd adolescents relative to HC had higher baseline cortical, but not subcortical, neural activity (e.g., bilateral ventrolateral prefrontal during both the go [motor control] and the no go [response inhibition] conditions, and left superior temporal during the no go condition). However, after-treatment activity relative to baseline neural activity during response inhibition was significantly increased in subcortical (e.g., right hippocampus and left thalamus), but not cortical, regions. In addition, at baseline, lower left thalamus activity was correlated with higher depression scores. CONCLUSIONS Adolescents with BDd had baseline prefrontal and temporal hyperactivity underlying motor control and response inhibition that did not change after treatment in contrast to relatively decreased baseline subcortical activity underlying response inhibition associated with the depressive state that was increased after the treatment.
Pattern of Disease Onset, Diagnostic Delay, and Clinical Features in Juvenile Onset and Adult Onset Ankylosing Spondylitis

Objective. To assess the frequency of juvenile onset ankylosing spondylitis (JOAS) in Turkish patients with AS and to compare with adult onset AS (AOAS) in a cross-sectional study design. Methods. A total of 322 patients were recruited from the joint database of 5 university hospitals in eastern Turkey. Results. Patients with JOAS (n = 43, 13.4%) had significantly longer diagnostic delay (9.21 vs 5.08 yrs), less severe axial involvement and more prevalent uveitis (OR 2.92, 95% CI 1.25–6.79), and peripheral involvement at onset (OR 3.25, 95% CI 1.51–6.98, adjusted for current age; and OR 2.26, 95% CI 1.07–4.76, adjusted for disease duration). Patients with AOAS had higher radiographic scores and more restricted clinimetrics but similar functional limitations and quality of life. Conclusion. JOAS and AOAS had distinctive courses and Turkish patients with AS had similar features compared to other Caucasian patient populations.