Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of Pseudomonas fluorescens F 113 on ecological functions in the rhizosphere of pea is dependent on pH

The aim of this microcosm study was to determine influence of the antibiotic 2,4 diacetylphloroglucinol (DAPG) on the effect of wild type and functionally modified Pseudomonas fluorescens F113 strains in a sandy loam soil of pH 5.4 planted with pea (Pisum sativum var Montana). The functional modification of strain F113 was a repressed production of DAPG, useful in plant disease control, creating the DAPG negative strain F113 G22 both were marked with a lacZY gene cassette. Lowering the soil pH to 4.4 significantly reduced the plant shoot and root weights and the root length, whereas, the bacterial inocula had no significant effect. However, both inocula significantly reduced the shoot/root ratio at pH 5.4 but this effect was not evident at the lowered or elevated (6.4) pH levels. The decrease in pH significantly increased the fungal and yeast colony forming units from the rhizosphere (root extract) but did not affect the total bacterial cfu's. Inoculation with strain F113 in the pH 4.4 soil resulted in a significantly greater total bacterial population The fungal and yeast cfu's were not significantly affected by the inocula under any of the pH's studied Increasing the pH significantly increased the indigenous Pseudomonas population in comparison to the reduced pH treatment and significantly increased both the introduced and total Pseudomonas populations. The antibiotic producing strain significantly reduced the total bacterial population and the NAGase activity (related to fungal activity) at pH 6.4 where the inocula population was the greatest. Alkaline phosphatase, phosphodiesterase, aryl sulphatase,  glucosidase, alkaline  galactosidase and NAGase activities significantly increased with increasing in pH. The F113 inocula reduced the acid phosphatase activity at pH 5.4 and increased the acid  galactosidase activity over all the pH treatments. The results presented illustrate the variation in impact with soil pH, with implications for variability in efficacy of Pseudomonas fluorescens biocontrol agents with soil pH.
ANALISIS PENGARUH DUKUNGAN ORGANISASI DAN PENGEMBANGAN KARIR TERHADAP ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSIP BEHAVIOR DENGAN EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT SEBAGAI VARIABEL INTERVENING (Studi pada Karyawan PDAM TIRTA MOEDAL KOTA SEMARANG)

In the service industry, employee who performs direct contact with consumers is representatives of organization service quality. PDAM Tirta Moedal as one of organization which prioritize the quality of service, that became the center of water services for the entire community of Semarang City requires employees who provide more performance / extra job-role or so-called OCB behavior in order to be able to serve the people of Semarang city optimally. This research was conducted by indication that OCB level of PDAM Tirta Moedal was still low that reflected by employee attendance, employees attendace is used as indicator that measures on of OCB dimensions which is conscientiousness dimension. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of perception of organizational support and career development on organizational citizenship behavior with employee engagement role as intervening variable. This research was conducted at PDAM Tirta Moedal Semarang. The sample size was 74 respondents with sampling technique using proportionate stratified random sampling. The analysis used included multiple linear regression analysis, path analysis (Path Analysis) and test of sobel to test mediation effect. The results show a positive and significant relationship between (a) organizational support with employee engagement, (b) career development with employee engagement, (c) organizational support with OCB, (d) career development with OCB, (e) employee engagement with OCB . The results of this study also show that employee engagement proved to be a mediating variable between organizational support and career development towards OCB.
Possible Ni-Rich Mafic-Ultramafic Magmatic Sequence in the Columbia Hills: Evidence from the Spirit Rover

The Spirit rover landed on geologic units of Hesperian age in Gusev Crater. The Columbia Hills rise above the surrounding plains materials, but orbital images show that the Columbia Hills are older [1, 2]. Spirit has recently descended the southeast slope of the Columbia Hills doing detailed measurements of a series of outcrops. The mineralogical and compositional data on these rocks are consistent with an interpretation as a magmatic sequence becoming increasingly olivine-rich down slope. The outcrop sequence is Larry s Bench, Seminole, Algonquin and Comanche. The "teeth" on the Rock Abrasion Tool (RAT) wore away prior to arrival at Larry s Bench; the data discussed are for RAT brushed surfaces.
Synthesis of 12-lead ECG from a reduced lead set using singular value decomposition

This paper presents synthesis of 12-lead Electrocardiogram (ECG) from a reduced set of leads. A patient-specific 12-lead ECG is trained using the Singular Value Decomposition (SVD) for minimum of three beat periods. Then, in the testing stage, different reduced lead sets comprising of three leads are used to reconstruct all other leads. The singular value matrix of the reduced 3-lead data is transformed to a higher dimension using a transform matrix. For evaluation purpose, the proposed method is applied to a publicly available database. It contains number of 12-lead ECG recordings with different cardiac patients' data. The proposed method performs well for reconstruction of precordial leads in case of myocardial infarction. The percent correlation exceeds 97% for most of the precordial leads. After reconstruction of 12-lead ECG data, the performance of the method is measured using three measures namely percent correlation, PRD and WEDD between the original and the synthesized data.
On the role of design in information visualization

Every information visualization developer is engaged in a complex process of design – balancing the three requirements of utility, soundness and attractiveness within given constraints. This paper investigates the oft-overlooked requirement of attractiveness (or ‘aesthetics’) in visualization, and, in doing so, discusses a wider role for the design process which emphasizes the benefits of disseminating design rationale. In presenting a model of three potential roles for design in information visualization, we suggest that the field would benefit from encompassing a broader scope that includes visualizations produced as part of commercial practice or artistic exploration. We conclude with a discussion on the practical consequences to the academic community of adopting our model – consequences that will require a paradigm shift in the way we value, teach and conduct information visualization research.
Incorporation of Cofilin into Rods Depends on Disulfide Intermolecular Bonds: Implications for Actin Regulation and Neurodegenerative Disease

Rod-shaped aggregates (“rods”), containing equimolar actin and the actin dynamizing protein cofilin, appear in neurons following a wide variety of potentially oxidative stress: simulated microischemia, cofilin overexpression, and exposure to peroxide, excess glutamate, or the dimer/trimer forms of amyloid-β peptide (Aβd/t), the most synaptotoxic Aβ species. These rods are initially reversible and neuroprotective, but if they persist in neurites, the synapses degenerate without neurons dying. Herein we report evidence that rod formation depends on the generation of intermolecular disulfide bonds in cofilin. Of four Cys-to-Ala cofilin mutations expressed in rat E18 hippocampal neurons, only the mutant incapable of forming intermolecular bonds (CC39,147AA) has significantly reduced ability to incorporate into rods. Rod regions show unusually high oxidation levels. Rods, isolated from stressed neurons, contain dithiothreitol-sensitive multimeric forms of cofilin, predominantly dimer. Oligomerization of cofilin in cells represents one more mechanism for regulating the actin dynamizing activity of cofilin and probably underlies synaptic loss.
The role of ideal self-congruence and brand attachment in consumers’ negative behaviour: Compulsive buying and external trash-talking

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the role of ideal self-congruence in instigating two types of negative consumer behaviours – compulsive buying and external trash-talking – and the mediating role of brand attachment on these relationships. ,Two studies were designed using a structural equation modelling methodology. Study 1a was based on a mail survey of 280 respondents, whereas Study 1b was based on an electronic survey of 152 respondents. Study 1b was conducted to test the external validity of the research model. ,In Study 1a, ideal self-congruence affects emotional brand attachment and in turn emotional brand attachment affects compulsive buying behaviour and external trash-talking. The mediation analysis indicates that emotional brand attachment mediates the relationships. Study 1b offers support to the results of Study 1a. ,From a practical point of view, this study is useful for policymakers seeking to regulate and prevent excessive consumerism. For marketers, they should understand that brand attachment leads to compulsive buying and external trash-talking, which may provide immediate benefit for the brand or the firm. However, marketers should understand that these two negative behaviours may harm the firm image and consumers’ well-being in the long run. ,Apart from practical implications, firms should consider alleviating compulsive buying, as it is harmful to society. Similarly, excessive external trash-talking may lead to physical aggression. Consumers expect firms to be socially responsible. Thus, firms should start conducting activities that promote responsible shopping and reduce external trash-talking. ,The study highlights a dark side of ideal self-congruence and brand attachment. The results suggest that ideal self-congruence with the help of emotional brand attachment predicts compulsive buying behaviour and external trash-talking. This may not only damage brand image but also the consumers’ well-being.
The performance of linear time suffix sorting algorithms

We have illustrated that the superior asymptotic complexity of linear time suffix sorting algorithms does not readily translate into faster suffix sorting, compared to implementations of supralinear algorithms. We have also resolved the ambiguity surrounding the practicality of the Algorithm KA: it is slower than supralinear approaches on real data. We described several optimizations to the O(n) KS algorithm that significantly improve performance for real world inputs, but still fall short of some supralinear approaches. It is worth noting that most of the optimizations we describe could also be applied to Algorithm KB, which may then outperform the well tuned suffix sorter of Manzini and Ferragina (2004).
High-resolution scanning tunneling microscopy imaging of mesoscopic graphene sheets on an insulating surface

We present scanning tunneling microscopy (STM) images of single-layer graphene crystals examined under ultrahigh vacuum conditions. The samples, with lateral dimensions on the micrometer scale, were prepared on a silicon dioxide surface by direct exfoliation of crystalline graphite. The single-layer films were identified by using Raman spectroscopy. Topographic images of single-layer samples display the honeycomb structure expected for the full hexagonal symmetry of an isolated graphene monolayer. The absence of observable defects in the STM images is indicative of the high quality of these films. Crystals composed of a few layers of graphene also were examined. They exhibited dramatically different STM topography, displaying the reduced threefold symmetry characteristic of the surface of bulk graphite.
Trade Liberalization and the Geography of Production: Agglomeration, Concentration, and Dispersal in Indonesia’s Manufacturing Industry

Abstract The effect of the liberalization of trade on the spatial concentration of economic activities is not straightforward. It has been widely argued that protectionism increases spatial concentration as firms locate close to the main domestic markets. However, it has also been argued that an expansion of international trade primarily favors existing industrial centers and therefore leads to increased regional inequalities. Against the background of ongoing debates in both mainstream economics and in geography, we examine the spatial concentration of manufacturing in Indonesia between 1980 and 1996, a period when Indonesia substantially liberalized its trade regime. The high concentration did not decrease during this period, and establishments that engaged in international trade were actually comparably concentrated. We discuss some possible explanations for the spatial concentration in Indonesia and conclude that a host of factors may affect the outcome of trade liberalizations. In particular, the spatial configuration of the national settlement system is a potentially important factor in this regard.
Space Coding in Primate Posterior Parietal Cortex

Neuropsychological studies of patients with lesions of right frontal (premotor) or posterior parietal cortex often show severe impairments of attentive sensorimotor behavior. Such patients frequently manifest symptoms like hemispatial neglect or extinction. Interestingly, these behavioral deficits occur across different sensory modalities and are often organized in head- or body-centered coordinates. These neuropsychological data provide evidence for the existence of a network of polymodal areas in (primate) premotor and inferior parietal cortex representing visual spatial information in a nonretinocentric frame of reference. In the monkey, a highly modular structural and functional specialization has been demonstrated especially within posterior parietal cortex. One such functionally specialized area is the ventral intraparietal area (VIP). This area is located in the fundus of the intraparietal sulcus and contains many neurons that show polymodal directionally selective discharges, i.e., these neurons respond to moving visual, tactile, vestibular, or auditory stimuli. Many of these neurons also encode sensory information from different modalities in a common, probably head-centered, frame of reference. Functional imaging data on humans reveal a network of cortical areas that respond to polymodal stimuli conveying motion information. One of these regions of activation is located in the depth of human intraparietal sulcus. Accordingly, it is suggested that this area constitutes the human equivalent of monkey area VIP. The functional role of area VIP for polymodal spatial perception in normals as well as the functional implications of lesions of area VIP in parietal patients needs to be established in further experiments.
On the Navier‐Stokes equation with boundary conditions based on vorticity

We treat the Stokes and the Navier‐Stokes equation with the conditions curlku · n = 0 (k = 0, 1, 2) on the boundary of the flow field. The approach is based on a spectral analysis and properties of operator curl. (© 2004 WILEY‐VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim)
Bhlhb5 is required for the subtype development of retinal amacrine and bipolar cells in mice

Background: BHLHB5, an OLIG‐related basic helix‐loop‐helix transcription factor, is required for the development of a subset of gamma‐amino butyric acid–releasing (GABAergic) amacrine cells and OFF‐cone bipolar (CB) cells in mouse retinas. In order to determine BHLHB5's functional mechanism in retinogenesis, we used the Cre‐loxP recombination system to genetically trace the lineage of BHLHB5+ cells in normal and Bhlhb5‐null retinas. The Bhlhb5‐Cre knock‐in allele was used to activate the constitutive expression of a GFP reporter in the Bhlhb5‐expressing cells, and the cell fates of Bhlhb5‐lineage cells were identified by using specific cell markers and were compared between normal and Bhlhb5‐null retinas. Results: In addition to GABAergic amacrine and OFF‐CB cells, Bhlhb5 lineage cells give rise to ganglion, glycinergic amacrine, rod bipolar, ON‐bipolar, and rod photoreceptor cells during normal retinal development. Targeted deletion of Bhlhb5 resulted in the loss of GABAergic amacrine, glycinergic amacrine, dopaminergic amacrine, and Type 2 OFF‐CB cells. Furthermore, in the absence of BHLHB5, a portion of Bhlhb5 lineage cells switch their fate and differentiate into cholinergic amacrine cells. Conclusions: Our data reveal a broad expression pattern of Bhlhb5 throughout retinogenesis and demonstrate the cell‐autonomous as well as non‐cell‐autonomous role of Bhlhb5 in the specification of amacrine and bipolar subtypes. Developmental Dynamics 243:279–289, 2014. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
Effect of High Involvement Work System on Employee Counterproductive Work Behavior: A Mediating Role of Psychological Capital

Psychological capital with sub-concepts of hope, efficacy, resilience and optimism (HERO) is organized as a general primary ability that measured the important motivation of human being, thinking process and struggle for success at the workplace. This study focused on the mediating effect of psychological capital in the relationship with high involvement work system and employees’ counterproductive work behaviors. Questionnaires were used to measure the concepts about 200 respondents. The social exchange, leader member exchange and self-determination theories were used to generate the study hypotheses. The hierarchal linear regression model was used to test the study hypotheses. The result of the study clearly demonstrated that the high involvement work system significantly affect employees’ psychological capital and employee’s counterproductive work behaviors. Moreover, result shows that psychological capital significantly mediate in the relationship with high involvement work system and counterproductive work behaviors. Practical implications of the result were presented along with number of limitations and direction for future study.
The power of language in textbooks: shaping futures, shaping identities

Abstract This article examines secondary school textbooks used in one province of Pakistan to explore how particular political and religious beliefs are embedded in the texts used to teach the English language. The article shows how the authors of these textbooks change the discursive practices of global English to suit their own purposes. In particular, the article discusses how the authors appropriate the genre structure of biographical texts and adapt lexico-grammatical resources for identity management. An appropriation of the language in the textbooks, the article argues, curtails students’ access to the linguistic or semiotic tools that are needed to read and engage with other globally oriented texts. This may impact students’ views of the world as well as limit their ability to understand and appreciate alternative perspectives.
DIFFERENTIATING OWNERSHIP AND LEGAL CONSTRAINTS IN EFFICIENCY MEASURES : EVIDENCE FROM THE COSTA RICAN FINANCIAL SYSTEM

The paper is advocated to investigate the agency hypothesis related to private ownership and efficiency, in this case in the Costa Rica financial system. Using profit efficiency models, based on directional distance functions, a model to overcome efficiency bias assessing non private owned firms is proposed, controlling for legal constraints and organisation specific objectives. The main findings show that traditional efficiency measures fail assessing firms, due to do not control for firms’ specific objectives. Also, the extended model allows for identifying that cooperative financial firms’ strategy is based on partners’ welfare, a stakeholder orientation that creates productivity looses that are allowed, are reflected in allocative inefficiencies. Finally, the results of the extended model do not lend to support agency theory, due to privately owned firms are not more efficient than State Owned and Mutual Mortgage banks.
Love at First Touch: Maternal, Paternal, and Infant Touch During Early Triadic and Dyadic Parent-Infant Interactions

The parent-infant relationship is the first to develop for the infant, as parents are infants most common and significant social partners. Further, touch represents a critical means of communication between infants and their parents. As such, parent-infant interactions serve as a primary context in which the progression of touch can be studied. A series of two studies examined the quality and quantity of mothers’, fathers’, and infants’ use of touch during triadic and dyadic parent-infant interactions using longitudinal research designs. The first study (Study 1) investigated mothers’ and fathers’ specific touching behaviours during their very first interaction with their newborn infants, as well as mothers’ and infants’ touching behaviours 3−months later both before and after a perturbed interaction (i.e. the still-face period). The second study (Study 2) investigated how both mothers and infants utilize touch during naturalistic face-to-face interactions from 3- to 5-months, and considered how mothers and infants compare in regards to their use of specific touching behaviours. Findings revealed that parents and their infants employ a wide range of touching behaviours over the course of their interactions, as well as the variability in the quantity (frequency, duration) and quality (type) of their touch during the first 5-months of life. Across both studies, infants were observed to employ many of the same types of touch as their mothers, and at frequencies and durations that were comparable to their mothers. As such, infants appear to be competent in their ability to utilize touch to communicate, and also contribute substantially to their interactions through touch. Taken together, the present research expanded our knowledge of the progression of parental and infant touch during early parent-infant exchanges and how it changes as a function of the infant’s age and the nature of the interactive context. Results highlighted the importance of investigating touch from multiple parameters and longitudinally. Finally, the results provide a first step in our understanding of how and how much mothers, fathers, and infants use touch to contribute to their social interactions.
Unified Stochastic Geometry Model for MIMO Cellular Networks with Retransmissions

This paper presents a unified mathematical paradigm, based on stochastic geometry, for downlink cellular networks with multiple-input-multiple-output (MIMO) base stations (BSs). The developed paradigm accounts for signal retransmission upon decoding errors, in which the temporal correlation among the signal-to-interference plus-noise-ratio (SINR) of the original and retransmitted signals is captured. In addition to modeling the effect of retransmission on the network performance, the developed mathematical model presents twofold analysis unification for MIMO cellular networks literature. First, it integrates the tangible decoding error probability and the abstracted (i.e., modulation scheme and receiver type agnostic) outage probability analysis, which are largely disjoint in the literature. Second, it unifies the analysis for different MIMO configurations. The unified MIMO analysis is achieved by abstracting unnecessary information conveyed within the interfering signals by Gaussian signaling approximation along with an equivalent SISO representation for the per-data stream SINR in MIMO cellular networks. We show that the proposed unification simplifies the analysis without sacrificing the model accuracy. To this end, we discuss the diversity-multiplexing tradeoff imposed by different MIMO schemes and shed light on the diversity loss due to the temporal correlation among the SINRs of the original and retransmitted signals. Finally, several design insights are highlighted.