Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Biosynthesized Silver Nanoparticles Used in Preservative Solutions for Chrysanthemum cv. Puma

The use of pulse solutions containing antimicrobials has been reported, but more research is necessary. To increase vase life and to study their effect on opening inflorescences, silver nanoparticles were used in vase solutions for cv. Puma Chrysanthemum stems. The nanoparticles were synthesized biologically using Chenopodium ambrosioides L. applied at concentrations of 0.01, 0.05, 0.1, 0.5, 1, and 5 mM and compared with a control. Treatments were replicated five times. The stems were cut to 50 cm and observed until the end of their vase life. Low concentrations of silver nanoparticles promoted inflorescence opening and leaf yellowing, while the control leaves remained green, but there was a lower degree of inflorescence opening. High concentrations of silver nanoparticles (0.5, 1, and 5 mM) caused senescence due to low water uptake through the stems. Statistical differences in inflorescence opening and diameter, bacterial growth (CFU mL? 1) in vase solutions, fresh weight, water uptake, and vase life were found among treatments. Longer vase life and less weight loss were observed in the stems exposed to low concentrations of silver nanoparticles. Low concentrations of silver nanoparticles promoted inflorescence opening and increased vase life of Chrysanthemum cv. Puma.
INCLUSIVE LEADERSHIP AND EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT: THE MODERATING EFFECT OF PSYCHOLOGICAL DIVERSITY CLIMATE

iii ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . v LIST OF TABLES . viii LIST OF FIGURES . ix CHAPTER ONE: INTRODUCTION . 1 Inclusive Leadership . 5 Employee Engagement. 10 Inclsuive Leadership and Employee Engagement . 13 Leadership-Climate Dynamic Relationship . 16 Psychological Diversity Climate . 18 CHAPTER TWO: METHODS Participants . 28 Procedures . 29 Measures . 30 Inclusive Leadership . 30 Employee Engagement . 30 Psychological Diversity Climate . 30 Level of Diversity . 31 CHAPTER THREE: RESULTS Data Screening . 32 Analysis . 33 Exploratory Analyis . 34
Competitive sorption of metals in water repellent soils: Implications for irrigation recycled water

Australia is a water-stressed nation and demand on potable water supply is increasing. Consequently water conservation and reuse are increasingly becoming important. Irrigation of recycled wastewater on water repellent soils is a technology that is being trialled as a means of improving crop production and conserving potable supply. However, recycled water contains potentially harmful heavy metals. This paper reports the competitive sorption and desorption of several common heavy metals found in soils collected from a farm located in the south-east of South Australia. The soil from this location is severely water repellent, but some sites were amended with kaolinite clay (Si4Al4O10(OH)8) about 7 and 15 years ago. The metals studied were Cu, Pb, Cd, Cr, Ni, and Zn. Competitive sorption of the metals was distinctly observed. For all heavy metals, the quantity of metal sorbed was higher in amended soil, and there was a strong correlation between the specific sorption to total sorption ratio and the amount of clay in the soil. The sorption intensities varied with metal, Cr, Pb, and Cu having a high sorption tendencies and Zn, Cd, and Ni having comparatively low sorption tendencies. The total sorption capacity for all metals increased in clay-treated soils compared with non-treated soils. On average, clay-amended water repellent soils had a 20–40% increased capacity to adsorb total metals; however, this increase was largely caused by the increased capacities to adsorb Zn, Cd, and Ni. The effect of clay treatment largely enhanced the sorption capacity of relatively weakly adsorbing heavy metals. The implications for using recycled wastewater on the long-term sustainable agro-environmental management of these soils are discussed.
Studies on Mechanical Performance of Wood-Plastic Composites: Polystyrene-Eucalyptus globulus Labill

The effects of size and concentration of wood particles on the properties of composites, obtained by extrusion, were evaluated based on polystyrene and wood particles from Eucalyptus globulus Labill. Wood-plastic ratios were 10:90, 30:70, and 50:50 (weight / weight), and wood particles were retained in 40, 50, 65, and 100-mesh sieves. The density, flow index, water absorption, and the mechanical properties were evaluated. Scanning electron microscopy revealed poor adhesion between the wood particles and the polystyrene. The size and content of wood particles were found to have a strong influence on the mechanical properties of the composite. The introduction of the wood particles induced a reduction of the Young’s modulus, ultimate strength and deflection, as well as an increment in the elongation at break. The impact resistance also increased with the size and concentration of the wood particles. Furthermore, with increasing content of wood particles, the value of the melt flow index decreased and the water absorption rose.
Analyzing the Anxiety States of Canditates Applying for Special Talent Examination in the School of Physical Education and Sports in Terms of Several Variables

In this study, anxiety states of candidates who were going to attend special talent examination in the School of Physical Education and Sports were analyzed in terms of various variables such as age, gender, residence and socio-economic level of the family, parents’ educational levels and professions, active sports status, the number of exams taken, and applied training methods. Within the scope of this study, 244 candidates who applied for the special talent examination held by the School of Physical Education and Sports in Gumushane University in 2014-2015 academic year volunteered to participate. Regarding the data collection tool, a personal information form and State-Trait Anxiety Scale developed by Spielberger et. al were used. For the analysis of gathered data, for paramedic variables, t test and test of One Way Anova were applied. For non paramedic variables, Kruskal Wallis test was applied. In order to determine the source of difference between the means Post Hoc Tukey test was applied. All the analyses during the research process were carried out by SPSS 20.00 package program. As a result, it was found out that the only significant difference between the anxiety scores and the stated variables was in terms of candidates’ mothers’ occupation variable (F239= 2,507, p<.05) whereas no other significant difference was determined concerning other variables.
Environmental Policy and the Location of Foreign Direct Investment in China

This paper introduces an environmental policy variable, i.e. the provincial pollution levy paid by an average firm, and measure its impact on the foreign investors' location decisions over the 1987 to 1998 period. We argue that less developed regions in China are more inclined to sacrifice environmental policies as an instrument to attract foreign direct investment (FDI). National level results show that stringent environmental policies have insignificant effect on foreign investors' location decision, and that transportation, economic growth, and regional location matters more. At the provincial level, stringent environmental policies reduce FDI in the less developed regions.
Downwelling surface solar irradiance in the tropical Atlantic Ocean: a comparison of re-analyses and satellite-derived data sets to PIRATA measurements

Abstract. This paper assesses the merits and drawbacks of several data sets of solar downwelling radiation received at the horizontal surface of the tropical Atlantic Ocean where the magnitude of this radiation and its spatial and temporal variability are not well known. The data sets are compared to quality-controlled measurements of hourly means of irradiance made at five buoys of the PIRATA network for the period 2012–2013. The data sets comprise the re-analyses MERRA-2 and ERA5, and three satellite-derived data sets: HelioClim-3v5, SARAH-2 and CAMS Radiation Service v2. It was found that the re-analyses MERRA-2 and ERA5 often report cloud-free conditions while the actual conditions are cloudy, yielding an overestimation of the irradiance in such cases; and reciprocally, they report actual cloud-free conditions as cloudy, yielding an underestimation. The re-analyses exhibit more bias in irradiance in cases of medium and high-level clouds than for low-level clouds. They correlate well with the hourly means of irradiance (as a whole, correlation coefficients greater than 0.85 for MERRA-2 and 0.89 for ERA5); they correlate very poorly with daily means of irradiance (coefficients of less than 0.48 and 0.59 for MERRA-2 and ERA5, respectively) and with the hourly and daily clearness indices (coefficients of less than 0.53 and 0.46 for MERRA-2 and less than 0.63 and 0.59 for ERA5). The irradiance pattern at both hourly and daily timescales is spatially distorted by re-analyses, especially for MERRA-2. The three satellite-derived data sets exhibit similar performances between them. The correlation coefficients are greater than 0.95 and 0.78 for irradiance and clearness index, respectively, in most cases for hourly values and 0.90 and 0.88, respectively, for daily values. The relative standard deviation of errors is of the order of 15 % for hourly values and 8 % for daily values. It is concluded that these data sets reproduce well the dynamics of the irradiance and clearness index at both hourly and daily timescales. They exhibit overestimation, with the lowest biases reached by the CAMS Radiation Service v2 and ranging between 11 and 37 W m−2 depending on the buoy. It is suggested that HelioClim-3v5 and CAMS Radiation Service v2 are suited for reproducing the spatial gradients of the irradiance and reflecting the spatial variability in the irradiance.
TEXTUAL AND INTER-TEXTUAL ANALYSES OF IRANIAN EFL UNDERGRADUATES’ TYPES OF ENGLISH READING TOWARDS DEVELOPING A CAREFUL READING FRAMEWORK

This study investigated textual and inter-textual reading of a group of Iranian EFL undergraduates’ careful English reading types. In this research, Khalifa and Weir’s (2009) reading framework was used to propose a more inclusive aspect of a careful reading framework and the reading construct for instructional and assessment goals. The participants of this study were B.A. students of English Translation at Shiraz Payame Noor University. To obtain the required data, a questionnaire and a careful reading test along with reading journals, interviews, and retrospective verbal protocols were used. The findings revealed that careful reading at the sentential and textual levels were seen to be practiced frequently by the participants. However, reading purposes and cognitive processes requiring integrating information from different texts, reading critically to establish and evaluate the authors’ position on a particular topic, building links across texts, judging the relatedness of texts, evaluating the writer’s ideas and comparing viewpoints were not seen as prevalent emerged reading patterns. The participants performed differently on tasks measuring different types of careful reading at different levels in a descending order of difficulty. In doing the tasks, although no statistically significant difference was found between the performance of males and females, they performed differently regarding their age and educational level differences. Subsequently, based on the outcomes, in the proposed careful reading framework, some new variables such as educational level, age, documents knowledge, better understanding and careful reading at multiple text level structures were added to Khalifa and Weir’s (2009) reading framework.
Innovation, social capital and regional policy: the case of the Communities First programme in Wales

Abstract This paper analyses how and why different forms of social capital are associated with different forms of innovation within the Communities First programme in Wales. Quantitative analysis shows that the Communities First programme partnerships analysed in this research are supportive of building both bonding and bridging social capital. Different types of bonding social capital appear to be positively related with two of the three types of innovative activity; it is bridging social capital which is statistically more strongly related to innovation outcomes, with some types of bonding social capital actually negatively related to hidden innovation. Whilst social capital building should not be considered a panacea for increasing levels of innovative activity within policies such as the Communities First programme. The qualitative analysis reveals multiple ways in which the Communities First programme partnerships evaluated are actively encouraging the simultaneous formation of bonding and bridging social capital, with evidence of hidden innovation and in particular social innovation being simultaneously formed. It can be stated, therefore, that regional policy aiming to develop non-traditional forms of innovation should more closely and explicitly reflect the relevance of building and maintaining particular types of bonding and especially bridging social capital.
Global marine plankton functional type biomass distributions: coccolithophores

Abstract. Coccolithophores are calcifying marine phytoplankton of the class Prymnesiophyceae. They are considered to play an import role in the global carbon cycle through the production and export of organic carbon and calcite. We have compiled observations of global coccolithophore abundance from several existing databases as well as individual contributions of published and unpublished datasets. We make conservative estimates of carbon biomass using standardised conversion methods and provide estimates of uncertainty associated with these values. The quality-controlled database contains 57 321 individual observations at various taxonomic levels. This corresponds to 11 503 observations of total coccolithophore abundance and biomass. The data span a time period of 1929–2008, with observations from all ocean basins and all seasons, and at depths ranging from the surface to 500 m. Highest biomass values are reported in the North Atlantic, with a maximum of 127.2 μg C L−1. Lower values are reported for the Pacific (maximum of 20.0 μg C L−1) and Indian Ocean (up to 45.2 μg C L−1). Maximum biomass values show peaks around 60° N and between 40 and 20° S, with declines towards both the equator and the poles. Biomass estimates between the equator and 40° N are below 5 μg C L−1. Biomass values show a clear seasonal cycle in the Northern Hemisphere, reaching a maximum in the summer months (June–July). In the Southern Hemisphere the seasonal cycle is less evident, possibly due to a greater proportion of low-latitude data. The original and gridded datasets can be downloaded from Pangaea ( doi:10.1594/PANGAEA.785092 ).
Effect of crop establishment and nutrient management on productivity and profitability of rice under rice-wheat system

A field experiment was conducted during 2014-2015 and 2015-2016 at the Agricultural Research Farm, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (U.P.) India. Field experiments were laid out in split plot design replicated thrice with four crop establishment methods viz., Conventional Till (CT) rice– Conventional Till (CT) wheat, Conventional Till Direct Seeded (CTDSR) rice–CT wheat, CTDSR– Zero till (ZT) wheat, ZT rice–ZT wheat in main plots and three nutrient management practices viz., Farmers practice (164 kg N, 50 kg P2O5, 32 kg K2O and 4 kg Zn ha), Recommended fertilizer dose (150 kg N, 60 kg P2O5, 60 kg K2O and 5 kg Zn ha) and site specific nutrient management – rice, wheat crop manager (SSNMRWCM) recommendation for rice 2014 transplanted, (Direct Seeded Rice) DSR and zero till basal application 38 kg N, 26.5 kg P2O5, 19.5 kg K2O, 5.25 kg Zn/ha, at active tillering (AT) 45 kg N/ha and at panicle initiation (PI) 45 kg N/ha and 19.5 kg K2O /ha. In 2015 transplanted rice basal application 31.5 kg N, 33.5 kg P2O5, 18 kg K2O and 5.25 kg Zn/ha, at (AT) 37.5 kg N/ha and at (PI) 37.5 kg N and 18.0 kg K2O /ha and in DSR and zero till rice basal application 33.5 kg N, 36.0 kg P2O5, 19.5 kg K2O and 5.25 kg Zn/ha, and at active tillering 39.0 kg N/ha and at panicle initiation 39.0 kg N and 19.5 kg K2O/ha have been applied in ricein sub-plots during both the years. Crop establishment methods differed significantly in respect of yield attributes and grain yield of rice. However, pooled data revealed that, ZT rice–ZT wheat recorded higher grain, as compared to other crop establishment method. Among nutrient management practices, SSNM-RWCM (N3) recorded significantly higher grain and yield attributes of rice over farmers practice and it was at par with recommended fertilizer dose. ZT rice–ZT wheat method recorded highest system productivity followed by CTDSR –ZT wheat, CTDSR–CT wheat and CT rice– CT wheat in both the years. Lowest cost of cultivation, highest net returns, B: C ratio and system profitability was recorded by ZT rice–ZT wheat crop establishment method during both years of experiment followed by CTDSR–ZT wheat, CTDSR rice–CT wheat and CT rice–CT wheat. Among nutrient management practices, SSNM-RWCM in rice (N3) recoded significantly higher productivity and profitability during both years of study.
Yoga Workshop Impacts Psychological Functioning and Mood of Women With Self-Reported History of Eating Disorders

Eating disorders can lead to severe medical and psychological consequences. Traditional interventions may neglect some of the crucial elements of eating disorders, specifically mood and body awareness. Other modalities, particularly yoga, should be considered as an adjunct to traditional treatments. This pilot study explored the benefits of a 6-day yoga workshop for women with a history of eating disorders. Results indicated improvements in mood, psychological adjustment, physical and emotional awareness, and eating disorder symptoms. This study concluded that other modalities, such as yoga, may be efficacious in improving mood and psychological functioning for those with a self-reported history of eating disorders.
Normal-state properties of a resonantly interacting p-wave Fermi gas

Motivated by the recent experimental progresses in the study of p-wave resonant Fermi gas, we investigate the normal state properties of such a gas close to a p-wave scattering resonance. We calculate the universal equation of state and the two p-wave contacts which characterise the universal properties of the system, in good agreement with experiments. Our calculation takes explicit account of the effective range correction and obtains the superfluid transition temperature $T_c$ within Nozi\`eres-Schmitt-Rink (NSR) scheme, and shows that it lies within experimental reach. We derive analytic expression for $T_c$ in the weak coupling limit and show explicitly the non-perturbative nature of the effective range corrections.
The high-energy spectrum of 3C 273

Aims. The high energy spectrum of 3C 273 is usually understood in terms of inverse-Compton emission in a relativistic leptonic jet. This model predicts variability patterns and delays that could be tested with simultaneous observations from the radio to the GeV range. Methods. The instruments IBIS, SPI, JEM-X on board INTEGRAL, PCA on board RXTE, and LAT on board Fermi have enough sensitivity to follow the spectral variability of 3C 273 from the keV to the GeV. We looked for correlations between the different energy bands, including radio data at 37 GHz collected at the Mets\"ahovi Radio Observatory and built quasi-simultaneous multiwavelength spectra in the high energy domain when the source is flaring either in the X-rays or in the {\gamma} rays. Results. Both temporal and spectral analysis suggest a two-component model to explain the complete high energy spectrum. X-ray emission is likely dominated by a Seyfert-like component while the {\gamma}-ray emission is dominated by a blazar-like component produced by the relativistic jet. The variability of the blazar-like component is discussed, comparing the spectral parameters in the two different spectral states. Changes of the electron Lorentz factor are found to be the most likely source of the observed variability.
Evaluation of Nile tilapia strains cultivated in cages under different feeding programmes

The objective of this study was to evaluate the performance of three Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus strains cultivated in cages and subjected to different feeding programmes. Initially, 31,200 Nile tilapia juveniles with an average weight of 61.15 g were distributed in 48 cages. Two genetically improved strains were used together with one from the Fish Culture Section of Universidade Federal de Lavras (UFLA). The fish were subjected to four feeding programmes, consisting of different levels of crude protein (CP) in diets provided at different stages of cultivation. There was no interaction effect of the strain and feeding programme for most variables. The UFLA strain presented the highest weight gain, but with greatest lack of uniformity at the end of cultivation. The feeding programme with diets containing 36%, 32% and 28% CP, consecutively, promoted the highest weight gain and highest final biomass. The UFLA strain has great growth potential, justifying the development of a breeding programme for this strain. Crude protein levels below 36% for tilapias between 60 and 170 g and below 32% for tilapias between 170 and 700 g worsen fish performance.
Do the Fama and French Factors Proxy for State Variables that Predict Macroeconomic Growth in the Eurozone?

Liew and Vassalou show that the returns to HML and SMB contain incremental information on future Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rates in selected countries. We extend these findings in focusing not only on 16 European countries but also on 11 pan-Eurozone industries and the Eurozone as a whole. In focusing on the latter two, we give a new twist to the Liew and Vassslou methodology since we use it as a means to test whether equity markets across the Eurozone are integrated. Using sample data from January 1990 to April 2008, we find empirical support for the existence of a value, size, and momentum effect in various countries, industries, and in the Eurozone as a whole. In addition, we document that not only the market factor may serve as leading indicator for future real economic activity but also the returns to SMB and to a lesser extent HML. We also link the profitability of WML to future GDP growth rates. We yet fail to find the same significance as for SMB and HML. Our results are in line with an ICAPM explanation for the empirical success of the Fama and French factors. Moreover, we document that the returns to pan-Eurozone and industry specific SMB and HML trading strategies contain incremental information on future GDP growth in the Eurozone. This implies two things. First, industry characteristics have become increasingly important relative to country effects for the explanation of equity returns in the Eurozone. Second, equity markets across the Eurozone are to a certain extent integrated.
Dynamic asset allocation and latent variables

We derive an explicit solution to the portfolio problem of a power utility investor with preferences for wealth at a ¯nite investment horizon. The investor can invest in assets with return dynamics described as part of a general multivariate model. The modeling framework encompasses discrete-time VAR-models where some of the state-variables (e.g. expected excess returns) may not be directly observable. A realistic multivariate model is estimated and applied to analyze the portfolio implications of investment horizon and return predictability when real interest rates and expected excess returns on stock and bonds are not directly observed but must be estimated as part of the problem faced by the investor. The solution exhibits small variability in portfolio allocations over time compared to the case when excess returns are assumed observable.