Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mycorrhizal associations of nursery grown Scots pine (Pinus sylvestris L.) seedlings in Poland

Nous avons etudie la richesse specifique et la composition des champignons mycorhiziens colonisant naturellement des semis de Pinus sylvestris L. âges de un et deux ans dans quatre pepinieres de production de plants a racines nues en Pologne. Nous avons fait l'hypothese que ensemble les facteurs edaphiques et l'âge des semis affecteraient la structure de la communaute ectomycorhizienne (ECM). Nous avons determine l'abondance relative des morphotypes mycorhiziens et distingue les champignons ECM presents dans les pointes racinaires en utilisant RFLP de ITS de l'ADNr fongique. La plupart des types RFLP ont ete identifies en comparant les modeles RFLP avec des donnees de reference obtenues de sporocarpes regionaux et isoles d'especes ectoendomycorhiziennes. Des echantillons de types RFLP non identifies et de modeles representatifs de suilloides RFLP ont ete sequences et compares avec les sequences disponibles. Globalement, nous avons identifie 13 especes fongiques, avec une richesse specifique variant de deux a huit especes parmi les pepinieres. Dans chaque pepiniere etudiee, les especes dominantes etaient Wilcoxina mikolae et Thelephora terrestris. Les champignons suilloides etaient aussi abondants dans la plupart des pepinieres. S. variegatus etait l'espece suilloide la plus frequente parmi les pepinieres. L'âge des semis affecte dans une certaine mesure l'abondance relative des especes ECM. Une analyse en composantes principales (PCA) revele un manque apparent de correlations entre l'abondance relative des especes et les facteurs edaphiques. Les facteurs qui peuvent contribuer au maintien de la structure de la communaute des ECM sont discutes.
Bacterial Activity and Their Physiological Characteristics in the Sediments of ODP Holes 1202A and 1202D, Okinawa Trough, Western Pacific

Bacterial strains were isolated and identified from the down-core sediments of Site 1202 of ODP Leg 195 in the Okinawa Trough. Their phylogenetic relationships and physiological characteristics were determined. The isolates were cultured in aerobic and anaerobic sulfate-reducing and fermentative media at temperatures of 30℃and 45℃. The results showed that there were gram-positive/negative rod- and/or sphere-shaped bacteria in the sediments at all depths from 3 to 358.3 meters below the seafloor (mbsf), but no bacteria were present at depths greater than 358.3 mbsf (＞64.73 ka in age of sediment) were isolated (maximum core depth 406.5 mbsf). On the basis of the nucleotide similarities of 16S rDNA and reconstructed phylogeny, the bacterial isolates of the sediments of 10.1 mbsf (1202A002H) and 241.2 mbsf (1202D027X) were shown to share high identities with the Bacillus subtilis and Pseudomonas putida or γ-proteobacterium MPD-98 strains. Physiological experiments showed that the optimal temperature for growth of the studied bacteria was 30℃ but the bacteria obtained at some depths could tolerate temperatures up to 45℃. The maximum salinity allowed for the growth of the cultured bacteria was 60-65%. The optimal pH for bacterial growth was 7.0-8.3. None of the bacteria extracted from the studied sediments could survive at pH≤5 or ≥11. These halo-tolerant bacteria were capable of making consumption of Fe, Cu^(2+), Na^(+), K^(+), Mg^(2+), Ca^(2+), and F^(-), but no biogenic minerals could be identified in the present study.
Trust, well-being and the community of philosophical inquiry

Trust is vital for individuals to flourish and have a sense of wellbeing in their community. A trusting society allows people to feel safe, communicate with each other and engage with those who are different to themselves without feeling fearful. In this article, I employ an Aristotelian framework in order to identify trust as a virtue and I defend the need to cultivate trust in children. I discuss the case study of Buranda State School in Queensland, Australia, as an instance of successful school reform that reinstates trust in an educational setting. Buranda makes use of the community of inquiry (CoI) pedagogy practiced by advocates of philosophy for children (P4C). Educators may create a safe space in the classroom by using the CoI and giving children the chance to voice their ideas and build upon, as well as question, those of others in a democratic and respectful manner. Through this pragmatic dialogue, trust may be established, along with a sense of belonging that supports well-being in the classroom as well as in life.
Managing Customer Satisfaction In The Restaurant Industry: A Word From Managers

Abstract The present paper studies managers’ perception of factors that influence customer satisfaction in the restaurant industry and their attitudes towards conducting a research on customer needs. In particular, we studied the managers’ perception of the importance of restaurant experience elements of customer satisfaction. The research involved 50 restaurant managers in Serbia. Through descriptive and ANOVA analysis, we differentiated two main profiles of restaurant managers in terms of age and professional education. Also, we found through LSD Post hoc test statistically significant difference among managers in regards to customers’ needs data collection. Restaurant managers need to obtain education in the hospitality industry and to pay more attention to customer needs in order to provide quality service.
On Rough and Smooth Neighbors

We study the behavior of the arithmetic functions defined by F(n) = P (n) P−(n + 1) and G(n) = P (n + 1) P−(n) (n ≥ 1), where P(k) and P−(k) denote the largest and the smallest prime factors, respectively, of the positive integer k.
Elasticity deformation and failure modes behavior of hybrid composite CFRP/GFRP under tensile loading

Article history: Received 3 October 2017 Received in revised form 9 January 2018 Accepted 13 January 2018 This article presents experimental protocol in measuring deformation occur on in-plane hybrid composites CFRP/GFRP as well as assessing the failure modes associated with them. The challenging task of extracting mechanical properties of a hybrid composite is assisted with the use of Digital Image Correlation Technique (DIC). DIC is an innovative technique which able to capture full field deformation of tensile deformation. The complex deformation captured for hybrid composite in-plane tensile deformation and behavior using Digital Image Correlation (DIC) under static loading is a new area of study in literature. Generally, hybrid composite consists of more than one reinforcing sections or multiple reinforcing or multiple matrix sections or single reinforcing phase with multiple matrix phases. As a result of the compromise between the materials within the hybrid composite, the deformation and stress analysis are to be evaluated and tailored as each constituent of material carry their own desired mechanical properties according to a performance requirement. It is found from a classical relation of stress-strain relationship of the hybrid composite under tensile loading, the modulus of elasticity is found to record value around 100839 MPa and 80778M Pa which in theoretical benchmark located in between value of Modulus of Elasticity for CFRP (120 GPa) and GFRP (36 GPa) which proves the occurrence of hybrid effect.
Ectopic pregnancy: Are fair-colored women at increased risk?

Ectopic pregnancies complicate 1-2% of pregnancies and are potentially fatal as rupture causes severe intra-peritoneal haemorrhage. Both major and minor risk factors have been known for several years. These include damage to the fallopian tubes following previous pelvic infections and tubal surgery. Being fair colored in black women has been suspected to be a risk factor in Ghana for several years despite this not being found in any literature search. A matched case controlled study conducted in Ghana to ascertain this found a highly significant association between ectopic pregnancy and fair skin complexion (p < 0.001 at 95% confidence intervals) irrespective of whether the fairness is natural or artificially induced with skin bleaching creams and soaps. The study found no association between ectopic pregnancy and previous pelvic surgery (p= 0.389), neither was there any association with lifetime sexual partners (p=0.383), previous pelvic infections (p= 0.389) or previous termination of pregnancy (p-value 0.485).
Etiology, clinical manifestation and radiological findings in cerebral venous and sinus thrombosis

Introduction. Cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) is a rare disease with a variety of symptoms, diagnosed primarily in imaging studies which allow early introduction of proper, causal treatment. Objective. To analyze the epidemiological and clinical data and the results of imaging studies performed in patients diagnosed with this disease. Material and method. The analyzed material consisted of a group of 16 patients (11 women and 5 men) who were examined with CT and MRI in the Department of Radiology and Diagnostic Imaging at Provincial Hospital No. 2, named after St. Jadwiga the Queen, in Rzeszów during the period October 2000 – October 2012, and who were diagnosed with CVST. At least one of the following imaging examination was performed in these patients: head CT scan with or without intravenous contrast administration, CT angiography of the head, head MRI with intravenous contrast agent, MR venography. Results. CVST occurred most often in women in two age groups: 20 – 29 and 40 – 49-years-old. The most common risk factors were inflammatory lesions of the head and neck, and slightly less frequent in group of women, oral contraceptives and puerperium. In six patients (37.5%) co-existence of at least two risk factors was observed: 1) thrombotic lesions more often localized in large, paired sinuses, 2) blood clots, observed in multiple locations in the majority of patients, i.e. in 13 patients (81.25%). The greater number of risk factors was associated with a more extensive range of DVT. In eight patients, changes in the sinuses and cerebral veins were associated with various changes in the brain tissue. The level of D-dimers in CVST may be normal. Diagnosis was usually made on the basis of CT angiography examination and, in the second place, on the basis of MR venography. Conclusions. CVST is most common in young women. The most common risk factor is inflammation, and puerperium is the condition especially predisposing to parenchymal changes in the brain. The large sinuses are the most common locations for thrombosis. The shorter the duration of clinical symptoms and the more severe their presentation, the more extensive concurrent brain parenchyma changes. The correct level of D-dimers does not exclude the presence of CVST. CT angiography and MR venography are the most sensitive methods for detecting CVST, while MRI with contrast is the most sensitive method to detect parenchymal changes in the brain.
DESIGNING A PRODUCT SERVICE SYSTEM: DOES CONGRUITY ADD VALUE?

Product Service Systems (PSSs) are combinations of products and services that are brought together to the market to fulfil consumers’ needs (Goedkoop et al., 1999). When using PSSs, consumers experience product and service elements as one. Consequently, consumers’ evaluations of the total offering are based on the integration of the product and service elements that encompass it. However, the intrinsic differences between products and services may complicate the successful integration of these elements and create incongruities. This research studies the influence of (in)congruities in the evoked symbolic meaning on consumers’ evaluations of a PSS. Results of this study suggest that congruent offerings can create assurance with consumers (i.e., reduce the perceived risk), resulting in a more positive evaluation of the complete offering. This project was sponsored by the Creative Industry Scientific Program (CRISP), which focuses on the design of PSSs as a means to stimulate the continuing growth of the Dutch Design Sector and Creative Industries.
Genotypic Diversity of the Wheat leaf blotch pathogen ( Septoria tritici ) in Buenos Aires Province

The population structure and genotypic diversity of Septoria tritici Rob ex Desm. from two crop field populations in Buenos Aires Province were studied with DNA restriction fragment length polymorphism. Hierarchical samples were taken from different cultivars. A total of 120 single spore isolates was subject to molecular analysis to compare the genetic structure of Los Hornos and Balcarce populations separated by 500km. Eight RFLP loci and 1DNA fingerprinting were used. Among the total of the isolates, 24 RFLP alleles were detected from the first population and 22 from the second. Gene and genotype diversity were high in both populations. Different haplotypes for each region were identified. Identical haplotypes were clustered in the same location in the field. The mean gene diversity and the mean genotypic diversity were high for the 8 loci of RFLP. This means that Balcarce and Los Hornos were significantly different. The X2 was significant (P>0.005) only for two RFLP locus, then both populations were not independant. They had to be compared with an European and an American populations. Balcarce population was very different to all of them. Both Argentine populations were very similar at regional level but strongly different at a continental level. The greatest genetic variability between continents belonged to Argentine population. The amount of gene flow was high when all the populations were compared.
Neighborhood ethnic density as an explanation for the academic achievement of ethnic minority youth placed in neighborhood disadvantage

The underachievement of ethnic minority youth from disadvantaged neighborhoods is a pervasive educational issue this nation is facing. Based on an ecological perspective, we examined the contextual effects of neighborhood ethnic density and neighborhood disadvantage on the academic achievement of Hmong immigrant youths. Utilizing hierarchical linear modeling techniques in analyzing 3,185 Hmong and White students (for comparisons) across 79 neighborhoods, we found when we controlled for student demographics, Hmong students in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods (high-crime and high-poverty) performed better academically than their ethnically identical peers in the more safe and affluent neighborhoods. Further, with student demographics held constant, Hmong adolescents in the most disadvantaged neighborhoods academically outperformed their White counterparts with the same neighborhood conditions. These intriguing findings resulted from ethnic density in that the predictor of the Hmong population percentage in each neighborhood appeared to absorb the significant effect of neighborhood types. Hmong students would be more likely to achieve highly when they were surrounded by more Hmong residents in their neighborhoods. The logic behind ethnic density functioning as a positive factor for Hmong students within neighborhoods high in disadvantage is discussed along with the implications of this finding for policy.
Structural HealthMonitoring of Precast Concrete Box Girders Using Selected Vibration-Based Damage DetectionMethods

Precast, prestressed concrete box girders are commonly used as superstructure components for short and medium span bridges. Their configuration and typical side-by-side placement make large portions of these elements inaccessible for visual inspection or the application of nondestructive testing techniques. This paper demonstrates that vibration-based damage detection (VBDD) is an effective alternative for monitoring their structural health. A box girder removed from a dismantled bridge was used to evaluate the ability of five different VBDD algorithms to detect and localize low levels of spalling damage, with a focus on using a small number of sensors and only the fundamental mode of vibration. All methods were capable of detecting and localizing damage to a region within approximately 1.6 times the longitudinal spacing between as few as six uniformly distributed accelerometers. Strain gauges configured to measure curvature were also effective, but tended to be susceptible to large errors in near support damage cases. Finite element analyses demonstrated that increasing the number of sensor locations leads to a proportional increase in localization accuracy, while the use of additional modes provides little advantage and can sometimes lead to a deterioration in the performance of the VBDD techniques.
Characteristics of High Temperature Tensile Properties and Residual Stresses in Weldments of High Strength Steels

In this study, high temperature tensile properties of high strength steels, POSTEN60 and POSTEN80, whose tensile strengths were 600 and 800 MPa respectively, were investigated through the elevated temperature tensile test. Residual stress measurements were also carried out to estimate the residual stress relaxation due to phase transformation (martensite transformation) in the process of cooling after welding. A finite element (FE) model which was able to include the volumetric changes due to the austenite ! martensite phase transformation was developed on the basis of the experimental results. The three-dimensional thermal elastic-plastic FE analyses using the FE model were conducted to determine residual stresses in weldments of the high strength steels. The results show that the extents of residual stress relaxation due to the austenite ! martensite phase transformation in the process of cooling after welding are approximately 0.85 � x=� Y0 and 0.75 � x=� Y0 in the FZ and HAZ of POSTEN60 and POSTEN80, respectively. And residual stresses of weld line direction in the base metal (BM) which is adjacent to HAZ, therefore, do not undergo martensitic transformation increase (655 MPa < 870 MPa) with increasing tensile strength of the high strength steels (POSTEN60 < POSTEN80).
Corporate Life Cycle and Cost of Equity Capital

This paper investigates the effect of the corporate life cycle on the cost of equity capital. Using a sample of Australian firms between 1990 and 2012, we find that the cost of equity capital varies over the life cycle of the firm. In particular, using Dickinson's (2011) life cycle measure, we find that the cost of equity is higher in the introduction and decline stages and lower in the growth and mature stages, resembling a U-shaped pattern. When DeAngelo, DeAngelo, and Stulz's (2006) life cycle measure – earned/contributed capital mix (RE/TA) – is used, we find that the cost of equity decreases as retained earnings as a proportion of total asset increases after controlling for other firm characteristics and unobserved heterogeneity. These findings are shown to be robust using a series of sensitivity tests.
EARTHWORM POSITIVELY INFLUENCES LARGE MACROPORES UNDER EXTREME DROUGHT CONDITIONS AND CONSERVATION TILLAGE IN A CHINESE MOLLISOL

It is often claimed that earthworms exert a huge influence on soil macroporosity. Nevertheless, gaps still exist in our knowledge of rangeability in soil macroporosity caused by earthworm activity. Earthworms are generally recognized as ecosystem engineers vital for soil ecosystem function and services, but the potential mechanism of earthworm response to the combination of extreme drought and conservation tillage has not yet been identified. To improve understanding of the effect of the earthworm on soil macroporosity and how earthworms, through soil macroporosity, respond to extreme drought and conservation tillage, a study was conducted to compare soil macroporosity under different tillage treatments with the same number of earthworms in incubation conditions and soil structural properties (soil penetration resistance, infiltration rate, saturated hydraulic conductivity) associated with macroporosity, together with crop yields under different tillage systems and drought stress in field conditions. The results show that earthworms only increase the volume of large macropores (>100 μm) rather than small macropores (30-100 μm) under different tillage systems. Earthworms played a positive role in the development of large macropores, as evidenced by the formation of paths of least resistance under high penetration resistance, higher infiltration rate and saturated hydraulic conductivity and no obvious yield loss under extreme drought and conservation tillage in a Chinese Mollisol.
Pre-Post Performance Assessment Of Privatization Process In Pakistan

The study is designed to compare the operating and financial performance of (before-after) privatization process in Pakistan. A number of performance indicators are used to measure the profitability, efficiency, capital investment, output, employment and leverages. Wilcoxon Rank Test (with its Z-tests) is used to testify the performance indicators both in pre-post privatization scenarios. Insignificant results are documented for profitability, efficiency, output and dividends parameters. No significant or convincing evidence is found which suggest significant change in financial and accounting performance indicators of privatization process in Pakistan
Molecular Detection and Genotype Differentiation of Feline Coronavirus Isolates from Clinical Specimens in Thailand

บทคดยอ อาการในแมวทตดเชอโคโรนาไวรส (FCoV) สามารถแสดงอาการไดหลากหลายตงแตไมแสดงอาการ ทองเสยอยางออน จนถงเปน โรคเยอบชองทองอกเสบตดตอ เชอโคโรนาไวรสในแมวสามารถจำแนกไดเปน 2 จโนไทป (I และ II) ตามคณสมบตทพบในหองปฏบตการ และความสมพนธกบแอนตเจนของเชอโคโรนาไวรสในสนข (CCoV) ซงพบอบตการณแตกตางกนตามแตละภมภาค การศกษาครงนม วตถประสงคเพอสำรวจความชกของการตดเชอโคโรนาไวรสในประชากรแมวในประเทศไทยในชวงป พ. ศ. 2553-2554 ทำการวเคราะห ตวอยางของเหลวจากชองวางในรางกาย จำนวน 103 ตวอยาง (แมวปวยทสงสยวาเปน FIP 95 ตว) และอจจาระจำนวน 17 ตวอยางทงจาก แมวปกตทอยตวเดยว (10 ตว) และทอยหลายตว (7 ตว) ดวยเทคนค RT-PCR ตอจน 3’-untranslated region (3’UTR) ผลการศกษา พบวาใหผลบวกรอยละ 46 (47/103), 50 (5/10) และ 100 (7/7) ตามลำดบ หลงจากนนทำการทดสอบแยกชนดจโนไทปดวยเทคนค RTPCR ตอจน S พบวาในกลมแมวทใหผลบวกตอจน 3’UTR เปนจโนไทปชนด I รอยละ 29-60 จโนไทปชนด II รอยละ 15-29 และพบทง 2 จโนไทปรอยละ 0-13 เมอศกษาเปรยบเทยบความหลากหลายทางพนธกรรม พบความหลากหลายในจโนไทป I (รอยละ 80-100) มากกวาจ โนไทป II (รอยละ 100) และมความใกลเคยงมากทสดกบบางสายพนธทแยกไดจากประเทศมาเลเซยและไตหวน ดงนนจงสรปไดวา การตรวจ ดวยวธ RT-PCR ตอจน 3’UTR สามารถใชในการวนจฉยยนยนการเปนโรคเยอบชองทองอกเสบตดตอ รวมกบการตรวจดวยวธ RT-PCR ตอ จน S เพอใชในการจำแนกจโนไทป นอกจากน อจจาระยงเปนตวอยางทมความเหมาะสมทจะใชในการตรวจหาภาวะพาหะของการนำเชอ ไวรสโคโรนาในแมวทไมแสดงอาการได คำสำคญ : ตวอยางทางคลนก, ไวรสโคโรนาในแมว, จโนไทป, การวเคราะหแผนภมตนไม, ประเทศไทย Abstract Feline coronavirus (FCoV) infection manifests a wide magnitude of clinical symptoms from nonpathogenic mild enteric infection to pathogenic fatal feline infectious peritonitis (FIP). Based on the in vitro properties and antigenic relationship to canine coronavirus (CCoV), FCoVs are classified into type I and II with different continent preference. To investigate the incidence of FCoV infection among cat populations in Thailand during 2010-2011, clinical specimens (103 bodily fluids from 95 FIP clinically suspected cats and 17 feces from 7 healthy cats living in groups and 10 healthy cats living singly) were analyzed by amplification of the 3’UTR gene. Among them, 46% (47/103), 100% (7/7) and 50% (5/10) were positive, respectively. After that, the amplification of the 3’ end of S gene was performed to differentiate the genotypes of FCoV. Among the 3’UTR positive cats, genotype I predominated with the percentage of 29-60%. Genotype II was 15-29% and mixed genotype was 0-13%. Phylogenetic analysis of S gene revealed that type I FCoV were more genetically divergent (80-100%) than type II FCoV (100%) and closely related to Malaysia and Taiwan isolates based on 3’UTR analysis. Taken together, the 3’UTR RT-PCR could be applicable to confirm FIP infection in addition with the S RT-PCR to differentiate its genotype. Feces is a suitable specimen for monitoring the FCoV carrier condition in healthy cat. Keywords : clinical specimen, feline coronavirus, genotype, phylogenetic analysis, Thailand