Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Gender Differences In Technology Adoption And Welfare Impact Among Nigerian Farming Households

This study examined gender differences in cassava production technology adoption and the impact on poverty status of farming households in southwest, Nigeria. The data were collected with the aid of structured questionnaire through a multistage sampling technique. The data were analyzed using Propensity Score Matching, descriptive statistics and Foster-Greer-Thorbecke weighted poverty index. Out of the 482 households, 387 with similar characteristics were used in the analysis. Adoption level was 26% higher among male adopters than their female counterparts. Adoption was significantly influenced by gender, participation in off-farm activities, distance to market, land area cultivated, years of farming experience, access to credit, cassava yield and level of education. The impact of the improved technology on the headcount index of the male (12.57%) was higher than female adopters (5.62%). This suggests that cassava improved production technology is poverty reducing, however, gender sensitivity should be incorporated into technology adoption and enabling environment should be provided to enhance participation of women.
Bacteriological and Physicochemical Qualities of Raw Cow Milk from Major Milking Centers in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria

Raw cow milk samples were collected from Rufus Giwa, Ikare Junction and Aba Ebira and analysed for their bacteriological and physicochemical qualities. Bacteriological test reveals the total coliform count of Rufus Giwa Polytechnic milk to be 54 x 103cfu/ml, Aba Ebira was 62x103cfu/ml and Ikare Junction was 46x103cfu/ml. The total bacteria count was 216x103cfu/ml for IkareJunction,116x103cfu/ml for Aba Ebira while Rufus Giwa was TNTC. Total E.coli count for the three studied areas ranged from 8x103cfu/ml, 9x103cfu/ml and 11x103cfu/mlrespectively. Physicochemically, the results showed that fat content of milk from Rufus Giwa, (3.7%) was higher than that of Aba Ebira(3.44%) andIkare Junction 2.81%. However, protein content, lactose level, and ash content of these milk samples were lower than those of the standard . Milk sample from Ikare Junction had the highesttotal solid (12.25%) and compared favourably with the standard values. There is no significant difference in total titratable acidity among the three studied areas.
Phonogenre Identification: A perceptual experiment with 8 delexicalised speaking styles

Phonogenre Identification: A Perceptual Experiment with 8 Delexicalised Speaking Styles Jean-Philippe Goldman1, Tea Prsir1,2, George Christodoulides2, Anne Catherine Simon2, Antoine Auchlin1 1 Department of Linguistics, University of Geneva 2 Centre Valibel, IL&C, Universite catholique de Louvain
Gβγ-dependent modulation of ion channels

Ion channels selectively allow ions to pass in or out of cells and are exquisitely sensitive to modulation by specific G protein-coupled receptors. This gives excitable cells the ability to undergo and regulate dynamic alterations in membrane potential to perform critical biological functions. Specialized voltagegated calcium channels, CaV2.2 (N-type) channels and G protein-coupled potassium 2A channels (GIRK2A) are both regulated by the direct binding of Gβγ protein dissociated from the Gi/o-protein-coupled receptors (Gi/oPCRs). The focus of this study lies within this fast, voltage-dependent, and membrane delimited mechanism of ion channel modulation. In the first section, the possible existence of this pathway following the activation of a GqPCR is explored. Previous studies have demonstrate the distinct pathway of inhibition following GqPCR activation to be mostly due to a slow, voltage-independent, lipiddependent pathway. However the exclusivity of this traditionally believed mechanism is questioned with the possibility of Gβγ involvement. The results clearly defend this hypothesis. A significant reduction in CaVβ2a current inhibition was recorded with cells pre-incubated with PTX and expressing. PTX is a Gi/oPCR and thus Gβγ blocker which suggests Gβγ also has a role in the GqPCR mediated inhibition of CaV2.2 channels. In the second section, the significance of two electrostatic residues recently found to be present within the binding interface of GIRK2A subunits and Gβγ, but not GIRK1 subunits is explored. Using molecular biology techniques, site-directed mutagenesis has been performed to produce two mutations of the GIRK2 channel, E350K (negative to positive) and E358A (negative to hydrophobic). Both these mutations resemble the amino acids present in GIRK1 which have been shown to contribute to the binding interface between the two proteins. This is particularly interesting as GIRK channels are the only channels known to be activated upon Gβγ binding among the large group of potassium ion channels. The reason for this difference is still not well understood. The results illustrate a significant decrease in this GIRK2A mutant current activation which indicates the significance of the conserved residues. Furthermore, GIRK1 is a crucial subunit in physiology, as GIRK channels exist more abundantly as heterotetramers of GIRK1/2 in the brain and GIRK1/4 in the heart. Exploring the detailed mechanism of its activation through the binding of Gβγ is therefore a relevant subject of interest. The results present a distinct decrease in activation extent of the GIRK2 channel mutants relative to that of the wild-type however, change in the activation kinetics was not observed.
A pedestrian's view on interacting particle systems, KPZ universality and random matrices

These notes are based on lectures delivered by the authors at a Langeoog seminar of SFB/TR12 Symmetries and Universality in Mesoscopic Systems to a mixed audience of mathematicians and theoretical physicists. After a brief outline of the basic physical concepts of equilibrium and nonequilibrium states, the one-dimensional simple exclusion process is introduced as a paradigmatic nonequilibrium interacting particle system. The stationary measure on the ring is derived and the idea of the hydrodynamic limit is sketched. We then introduce the phenomenological Kardar–Parisi–Zhang (KPZ) equation and explain the associated universality conjecture for surface fluctuations in growth models. This is followed by a detailed exposition of a seminal paper of Johansson [59] that relates the current fluctuations of the totally asymmetric simple exclusion process (TASEP) to the Tracy–Widom distribution of random matrix theory. The implications of this result are discussed within the framework of the KPZ conjecture.
Health Consciousness and Brand Equity in the Carbonated Soft Drink Industry in Sri Lanka

The purpose of this study is to assess the degree of health consciousness and customer based brand equity, and this study aims to consider further the impact of health consciousness on customer based brand equity by using the health belief model theory and brand value concept in the carbonated soft drink industry in Sri Lanka. A total of 338 usable data were collected from undergraduate students at universities in Sri Lanka. In analyzing the empirical data one sample t-test and simple linear regression analysis were used. The results show that the degree of health consciousness and customer based brand equity are in low level and moderate level, respectively, whilst health consciousness has significant positive impact on customer based brand equity. The findings of this study regarding the levels of health consciousness and customer based brand equity and the impact of health consciousness on customer based brand equity have important implications for marketing managers in the carbonated soft drink industry in Sri Lanka.
The effect of manualized behavior therapy with disruptive behavior disordered children in everyday clinical practice

This thesis starts with a review of effective psychotherapeutic treatments of school-aged children with Disruptive Behavior Disorders (DBD) in chapter 1. On the basis of this clinical review the author formulated the aim of her effect study, i.e. to conduct a randomized clinical trial with referred DBD children in everyday clinical practice. For this, the author used two methods that have been proven to be efficacious in the treatment of DBD children in research conditions: parent management training and social problem-solving skills training. The research questions, the design and the methods used are described in chapter 2 and 3. In chapter 4 the author describes the sychotherapeutic program which she used: the Utrecht Coping Power Program, which is an adaption of the Coping Power Program of Lochman and Wells (1996). In the following chapters the results of the study are presented. In chapter 5 the author reports om pretreatment to posttreatment effects. Chapter 6 reports on the mediating factors through which the treatment works, and moderating factors influencing the treatment effect. In addition, in chapter 7, the potentially relevant moderating role of the biological factor cortisol is adressed. In chapter 8 pretreatment to 6-months follow-up results are adressed. In chapter 9 the author gives a comparison of the costs of the treatments that have been investigated. The summary of the results and the general discussion are presented in chapter 10.
Interaction analyses of Arabidopsis tubby-like proteins with ASK proteins

In this study, we have investigated protein-protein interactions between 10 Arabidopsis TUBBY- like proteins (AtTLPs) and various Arabidopsis Skp1-like proteins (ASKs) using the yeast two-hybrid system. The results indicate that six AtTLPs (AtTLP1, 2, 3, 9, 10, 11) are able to specifically interact with ASK1. AtTLP6 is able to interact with ASK1, ASK2, and ASK11, while AtTLP5, AtTLP7, and AtTLP8 did not show any significant interaction with any ASK protein. Serial deletion analyses of AtTLP2 have demonstrated that both F-box domain and tubby domain are required for AtTLP2-ASK1 interaction. Domain swapping suggests that variations at the N-terminus of AtTLP7 and C-terminus of AtTLP5 result in the inability to interact with ASK1. Using site-directed mutagenesis, we further demonstrated that naturally occurring proline-to-leucine and cysteine-to-serine variations in F-box domain might result in the dysfunction of AtTLP7's interaction with ASK1. Taking these observations together, we propose that AtTLP1, 2, 3, 9, 10, and 11 can specifically interact with ASK1 and may have an overlapping function. Since AtTLP5, 7, and 8 cannot interact with any ASK, it is suggested that they may have lost their original function(s) and/or acquired new function(s) during evolution.
Emerging, transitory or residual? One-person households in Viet Nam

Background: The rise of one-person households in Viet Nam remains poorly documented, in spite of its significant growth since the 1990s and its relevance to the understanding of social and demographic change. Objective: We aim to present a systematic analysis of the growing number of one-person households, interpret recent trends and describe the main characteristics of the population living alone. Methods: Our research is drawn from the 2009 census. Cross-tabulations are followed by regression analysis modelling of the probability of living alone. A cluster analysis identifies the profiles of people in one-person households. Finally an in-depth analysis of the most vulnerable type of one-person households is done. Results: Our analysis stresses the heterogeneity of the population living alone, in which we can identify four distinct profiles. The largest cluster is comprised of elderly widows and widowers. It arguably constitutes the most fragile population segment, as illustrated by several health and economic indicators. The second cluster comprises a more heterogeneous population, but only composed of persons who have not moved during the last five years. The third and fourth clusters are made up of migrants. Along with age, marital status tends to be the primary factor explaining the probability of a person living alone in Viet Nam. However, the rise in one-person households may be as much related to the gradual changes in marital status, illustrated by delayed marriage, as to the increase in mobility and the relative weakening of traditional family patterns.
OSSOS. VIII. The Transition between Two Size Distribution Slopes in the Scattering Disk

The scattering trans-Neptunian Objects (TNOs) can be measured to smaller sizes than any other distant small-body population. We use the largest sample yet obtained, 68 discoveries, primarily by the Outer Solar System Origins Survey (OSSOS), to constrain the slope of its luminosity distribution, with sensitivity to much fainter absolute H-magnitudes than previous work. Using the analysis technique in Shankman et al., we confirm that a single slope for the H-distribution is not an accurate representation of the scattering TNOs and Centaurs, and that a break in the distribution is required, in support of previous conclusions. A bright-end slope of αb = 0.9 transitioning to a faint-end slope αf of 0.4–0.5 with a differential number contrast c from 1 (a knee) to 10 (a divot) provides an acceptable match to our data. We find that break magnitudes Hb of 7.7 and 8.3, values both previously suggested for dynamically hot Kuiper Belt populations, are equally non-rejectable for a range of αf and c in our statistical analysis. Our preferred divot H-distribution transitions to αf = 0.5 with a divot of contrast c = 3 at Hb = 8.3, while our preferred knee H-distribution transitions to αf = 0.4 at Hb = 7.7. The intrinsic population of scattering TNOs required to match the OSSOS detections is 3 × 106 for Hr < 12, and 9 × 104 for Hr < 8.66 (D ≳ 100 km), with Centaurs having an intrinsic population two orders of magnitude smaller.
Multi-generation massive star-formation in NGC 3576

Context: Recent 1.2-mm continuum observations have shown the giant H II region NGC 3576 to be embedded in the centre of an extended filamentary dust-cloud. The bulk of the filament away from the H II region contains a number of clumps seen only at (sub-)millimetre wavelengths. Infrared and radio observations of the central star cluster have uncovered evidence of sequential star-formation leading us to believe that the adjacent clumps may host massive protostellar objects at a very early stage of evolution. Aims: We have investigated the physical and chemical conditions in the dusty clumps with the goal of characterising their star-forming content. Methods: We have used the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA) to image the cloud for the NH3 (1,1), (2,2) and (4,4) transitions, 22 GHz H2O masers, and 23 GHz continuum emission. The 70-m Tidbinbilla dish was used to estimate the total integrated intensity of NH3. We also utilised the 22-m Mopra antenna to map the region for the molecular lines 13CO (1 - 0), C18O (1 - 0), HCO+ (1 - 0), H13CO+ (1 - 0), CS (1 - 0) and N2H+ (1 - 0). Results: Emission from dense molecular gas follows the morphology of the 1.2-mm dust emission, except towards the central ionised region. The H II region is observed to be expanding into the molecular cloud, sweeping up a clumpy shell of gas, while the central star cluster is dispersing the molecular gas to the east. Analysis of the NH3 data indicates that temperature and linewidth gradients exist in the western arm of the filament. Temperatures are highest adjacent to the central H II region, indicating that the embedded cluster of young stars there is heating the gas. Six new H2O masers were detected in the arms of the filament, all associated with NH3 emission peaks, confirming that star-formation has begun within these cores. Core masses range from 5 to 516 Mȯ and most appear to be gravitationally bound. Complementary results by Andre et al. (2008) imply that seven cores will go on to form massive stars between 15 and 50 Mȯ. The large scale velocity structure of the filament is smooth, but at least one clump shows the signature of inward gas motions via asymmetries in the NH3 (1,1) line profiles. The same clump exhibits an enhanced abundance of N2H^+, which coupled with an absence of CO indicates depletion onto the dust grain surface. Conclusions: The HII region at the heart of NGC 3576 is potentially triggering the formation of massive stars in the bulk of the associated cloud.
Human Capital Depreciation During Family-related Career Interruptions in Male and Female Occupations

Human Capital Depreciation during Family-related Career InterÂ¬ruptions in Male and Female Occupations This study investigates the relation between human capital depreciation during family-related career interruptions and occupational choice of women in the (West) German labour market. In contrast to other studies that do not explicitly focus on family-related career interruptions, we find that short-term human capital depreciation during these career interruptions is significantly lower in female occupations than in male occupations. This holds for both high- and low-skilled occupations. Our findings support the self-selection hypothesis with respect to occupational sex segregation, i.e. women might deliberately choose female occupations because of lower short-term wage penalties for family-related career interruptions. Moreover, we find that particularly men employed in high-skilled male occupations face large short-run as well as long run wage penalties when they have a family related career break.
Hydrogels-Assisted Cell Engraftment for Repairing the Stroke-Damaged Brain: Chimera or Reality

The use of advanced biomaterials as a structural and functional support for stem cells-based therapeutic implants has boosted the development of tissue engineering applications in multiple clinical fields. In relation to neurological disorders, we are still far from the clinical reality of restoring normal brain function in neurodegenerative diseases and cerebrovascular disorders. Hydrogel polymers show unique mechanical stiffness properties in the range of living soft tissues such as nervous tissue. Furthermore, the use of these polymers drastically enhances the engraftment of stem cells as well as their capacity to produce and deliver neuroprotective and neuroregenerative factors in the host tissue. Along this article, we review past and current trends in experimental and translational research to understand the opportunities, benefits, and types of tentative hydrogel-based applications for the treatment of cerebral disorders. Although the use of hydrogels for brain disorders has been restricted to the experimental area, the current level of knowledge anticipates an intense development of this field to reach clinics in forthcoming years.
Effect of dilution and maturation on physico-chemical and sensory quality of jamun (Black plum) wine

Black plum or Jamun fruit [Syzygium cuminii (Linn.) Skeels] is relished for its sugar, acid and tannin content and is considered useful for curing diabetes, heart and liver troubles. The fruit has large amounts of anthocyanin and other nutrients of medicinal and therapeutic properties. To prepare jamun wine, the pulp was diluted with water in different proportions (1:0.5, 1:1 and 1:2). The diluted pulp was ameliorated with sugar (24°B), 100 ppm SO2, 0.5% pectinase enzyme and DAHP (0.1%). The must was fermented with pure wine yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae var. ellipsoideus (5% v/v) at 22±1°C. Jamun must prepared by dilution (1:2) gave better fermentation behaviour than the other two treatments. With the increase in dilution level, ethanol content and total esters increased while total soluble solids, titratable acidity, sugars and anthocyanin content decreased. All the wines were matured for a year and then, evaluated for various physico-chemicals and sensory quality characteristics. TSS of jamun wine of different dilutions ranged from 8.6 to 10°B. Jamun fruit wine of T1 (1:0.5 dilution) had the highest acidity, reducing sugars, total phenols and anthocyanin contents, whereas ethanol content and total esters were found higher in T3 (1:2 dilution). The ethanol content of wines of different treatments ranged from 9.9 to 11.8% (v/v) and the wine prepared from T2 (1:1 dilution) was adjudged the best with respect to sensory qualities. On the basis of physico-chemical and sensory quality characteristics, jamun wine prepared by 1:1 dilution is considered best as table wine and maturation for a year improved the quality of wine considerably.
Environmental Effects on Women's with Spontaneous Abortion

Background: spontaneous abortion constitutes one of the most important adverse pregnancy outcomes affecting human reproduction, and its risk factors are not only affected by biological, demographic factors such as age, gravidity, and previous history of miscarriage, but also by individual women's personal social characteristics, and by the larger social environment Objective: To identify Environmental effects on Women's with Spontaneous Abortion. Methodology: Non-probability (purposive sample) of (200) women, who were suffering of spontaneous abortion in maternity unit of four hospitals at Baghdad City which include Al-Elwia Maternity Teaching Hospital, and Baghdad Teaching Hospital at Al-Russafa sector. Al-karckh Maternity Hospital ,and Al-Yarmook Teaching Hospital at Al-karckh sector. The data are collected through the use of constructed questionnaire, which included: demographic characteristics, reproductive characteristics, causes of spontaneous abortion ,and Environment domain of quality of life. Data were collected through the use of questionnaire, Study implemented for the period of February 3rd 2013 to April 26th 2013. A pilot study was carried out to test the reliability of the questionnaire and content validity was carried out through the 20 experts. Descriptive and inferential statistical analyses were used to analyze the data. Results: The results of the study revealed that (26.5%) of women their average age (25-29) years, and the their body mass index (48%) at normal weight, (27.5%) of study sample was graduated of primary school, (25%) of their husband graduated of institute or college, (80%) of samples are housewives, (54.5%) of their husband employed,(48%) of study sample is within low category of socioeconomic status, and about the reproductive information (66%) of women were primi and multi gravid, (25%) of women have two birth, (52.5%) have previous one abortion. There are association between occupation status of husband, and the nature of work of wife and husband with environmental domain, and with reproductive parameters it presents association between women's gravida and environmental domain. Conclusions: There are significant association between environment domain of and women's sociodemographic at (occupation status of husband, and the nature of work of wife and husband) and with reproductive parameter at (gravida). Recommendations: The study recommended conduct structured teaching programmed (STP) to antenatal mothers with history of miscarriage conducted by the investigator included meaning, causes, and prevention of miscarriage. It also includes the do's and the don'ts during 1st trimester of pregnancy, and collaborative action can Ministry of Health take in distribution of awareness for women towards the problem by conducting booklet or lecture about miscarriage