Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Bacterial Bioaugmentation of Channel Catfish Ponds

Abstract Twelve, 0.1-ha earthen ponds at Stoneville, Mississippi were used in a 2-year, double-blind study of the effects of a Bacillus-based bacterial bioaugmentation product on water quality and production of channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus. Each year, six ponds were treated weekly with the microbial product from late May or early June through October, and six ponds were designated as untreated controls. Mean concentrations of chlorophyll a, nitrite-N, and total ammonia-N did not significantly differ (P > 0.05) between bacteria-treated and untreated ponds in the first year; however, in the second year, mean chlorophyll-a concentrations were higher (P ≤ 0.05) and nitrite-N and total ammonia-N concentrations were lower (P ≤ 0.05) in bacteria-treated ponds than in untreated ponds. Reductions in dissolved inorganic nitrogen concentrations were more likely due to increased phytoplankton growth (i.e., increased algal assimilation) than to a direct effect of bacterial inoculation. The mechanism by which bi.
Practical application of hypnosis in treatment of phantom limb pain

Phantom pain results in up to 85 % of amputees. It is very difficult to treat and remains puzzling pheno- menon. This article focuses on practical application of hypnosis in treating phantom limb pain as a pro- mising approach to phantom pain management. Review of studies using hypnotherapy is introduced as an opportunity for practicing hypnotherapist to familiarize themselves with possible proceedings. The outcome reports for hypnotherapy have been mainly positive and show a reduction in phantom limb pain as can be also seen in four author s case studies included. However, firm conclusion cannot be made as we lack well controlled and randomized trials of effectiveness of hypnotherapy in the treatment of phantom limb pain.
Tick-Borne Rickettsial Pathogens in Rodents from Mexico

Tick-Borne Rickettsial Diseases (TBRD) are emerging zoonotic diseases, and a problem of human health and veterinary medication. The distribution of these diseases is related to the distribution of vector. The presence of pathogens in the host is a risk indicator of population exposure to these areas. A total of 478 tissues samples from rodents, A. phagocytophilum 18 (3.7%), E. canis 47 (9.8%), Rickettsia rickettsii 18 (3.7%) and E. chaffeensis 19 (3.9%) were detected using species-specific PCR assay. It is the first report in Mexico the presence of rodents infected with A. phagocytophilum and E. chaffeensis. The rodent Peromyscus spp. were the most commonly prevalent host of infection for all the bacteria’s. We have to consider as host of TBRD transmitter and provide a useful contribution to understanding their epidemiology. The health sector should be considered all the fevers of unknown causes in humans and animals in Mexico as infections by these vector-borne rickettsial pathogens.
Agreeing that agreement isn't the problem

Much recent work in Universal Grammar (UG)-based studies of second language acquisition (L2A) has focused on ascertaining whether or not functional categories and uninterpretable functional features from the UG lexicon are available to post-puberty second language (L2) learners (L2ers). These categories and features, which form the syntactic ‘glue’ for creating well-formed utterances and which trigger morphological agreement, are available to first language (L1) learners in a fashion such that all normally developing children uniformly arrive at a correct analysis of the L1 target grammar. L2 learners, on the other hand, seldom reach native-like performance levels in the target language. In particular it has been shown that L2 learners show difficulties producing inflectional morphology, even at very advanced stages of acquisition and despite considerable L2 input (Franceschina, 2001; Lardiere, 2007; White, 2003a). One recent hypothesis that attempts to explain the source of these difficulties holds that L2ers’ problems with inflectional morphology in the target language stem from an inability to acquire new UG functional features post-puberty. That is, incorrect morphology in the L2 is said to reflect an underlying deficit in a learner’s mental representation of the target language’s syntax (the Representational Deficit Hypothesis, RDH) (Franceschina, 2001, 2005; Hawkins & Chan, 1997; Hawkins & Franceschina, 2004; Hawkins & Hattori, 2006). This paper examines the RDH in light of new data collected from an advanced L1 English speaker of L2 German, “Tom”. Tom, who despite many years of formal instruction in German and long-term immersion in a German speaking environment, shows significant problems with inflectional morphology in the nominal domain. Specifically, grammatical gender and case morphology are selectively impaired, while other areas of morphosyntax show near native-like accuracy. However, I argue that these problems cannot be explained by a syntactic representational deficit. I maintain instead that Tom has acquired a target-like syntax for nominals, as his productions show near perfect accuracy on concord within the DP. Errors reflect problems acquiring and spelling out interpretable features corresponding to case and gender. In presenting these arguments, the paper will be structured as follows: first I will present an overview of approaches to the morphology-syntax interface and morphological deficits in L2A, second I will present relevant linguistic background on the speaker’s L1 and L2, finally I present the current study, including data, results, discussion, and conclusions.
Isolation and Identification of Entomopathogenic Nematodes of Kodaikanal Hills of South India

Isolation and identification of indigenous species of Entomopathogenic nematodes are necessary for successful control of crop pest in vegetables. In the present study, different crop soils were collected and screened for occurrence of nematodes. A survey was conducted and totally 200 samples were collected in Kondikanal regions of Dindigul district of TamilNadu. Galleria bait method is used for isolation of nematode was performed. 7 samples were positive for entomopathogenic nematodes, with 3 containing Heterorhabditis and 5 Steinernema isolates. Morphological and molecular studies were carried out to characterize isolates. The results of morphological and molecular characterizations of isolated nematodes represent Steinernema species and identified as S. siamkayai was the most common species, which was isolated from three provinces and one Heterorhabditis species, H. indica respectively.
Field Scale Evaluation of Spray Drift Reduction Technologies from Ground and Aerial Application Systems

The objective of this work is to evaluate a proposed test plan for the validation testing of pesticide spray drift reduction technologies DRTs for row and field crops, focusing on the testing of ground and aerial application systems under full-scale field evaluations. The measure of performance for a given DRT tested under field conditions is the downwind deposition as measured on horizontal fallout collectors. Ground and aerial application equipment were evaluated for in-swath and downwind deposition of sprays as applied by both a reference system and a drift reducing technology. For this study, the reference system was defined as a spray boom outfitted with the ASABE Fine/Medium boundary reference nozzles. For the ground system, the drift reducing system tested was a ground sprayer outfitted with an air-induction version of the reference nozzle. The aerial system DRT was a flat fan nozzle specifically designed for aerial application usage. Downwind deposition was measured from the edge of the swath out to 100 m downwind. Additionally, the airborne portion of the spray remaining suspended in the air at 50 m downwind was measured. There were a number of confounding issues with the measured data including poor recovery of deposits and non-ideal wind directions during specific replications. Even with these issues, the drift reduc- tion between the reference and DRT system measured in the field for the aerial trials was similar to that estimated using the agricultural dispersion model. A number of additional improvements and checks are suggested prior to further field evaluations.
Spinal anaesthesia for caesarean section: Comparison of 25G Whitacre needles with 25G and 23G Quincke needles for technical problems and post-operative complications

Background: The well-known complication of spinal anaesthesia, postdural puncture headache (PDPH), is especially troublesome in young obstetric patients. The needle gauge and configuration of needle tip appear to be the important factors in reducing the incidence of PDPH. We compared the type and size of spinal needles namely whitacre 25G and Quincke 25G and 23G needles in obstetric patients undergoing caesarean section. Methods: Hundred women, age group 18-30 yrs. , of ASA grade I and II undergoing spinal anaesthesia for elective caesarean sections were randomly allocated into three groups. In Group I and II, patients received spinal anaesthesia with 23G and 25G Quincke needles whereas in Group III, 25G Whitacre needles were used. The efficacy and usefulness of the needles were studied in preventing the complications like PDPH, backache, non-PDPH and the results obtained were compared statistically. Results: Of the 100 patients, PDPH occurred in 11 patients (11%). The overall incidence of PDPH is 20.5% in 23G Quincke group, 9.09% in 25G Quincke group and 3.03% in 25G Whitacre group. In the present study the incidence of back ache was 23.52% in 23G Quincke group, 15.15% in 25G Quincke group, 9.09% in 25G group. Conclusion: The pencil point 25G Whitacre needle was associated with a lower incidence of PDPH when compared with 25G and 23G Quincke needle and hence could be used routinely for spinal anaesthesia in caesarean section.
Stem respiration increases in CO2‐enriched sweetgum trees

Summary • Stem respiration in trees results in substantial CO 2 release to the atmosphere. Stem respiration is an important component of the carbon budget of forest stands that could be perturbed by CO 2 enrichment of the atmosphere. • We measured stem respiration in a free-air CO 2 enrichment (FACE) experiment in a 15-yr-old sweetgum (Liquidambar styraciflua) plantation. The trees were exposed to ambient or 1.4× ambient [CO 2 ]. Stem respiration of 12 trees in ambient [CO 2 ] and 12 trees in CO 2 -enriched plots was continuously monitored over a period of 1 year. • CO 2 enrichment caused a 23% increase in annual growth respiration (R g ) and a 48% increase in maintenance respiration (R m ). During a 4-d period when CO 2 fumigation was turned off, both respiration and stem sucrose concentrations declined in the CO 2 -enriched trees . Concentrations of other soluble sugars did not change. • We conclude that elevated [CO 2 ] caused stem respiration to increase and that the increase was driven by increased substrate supply from leaves. We suggest that both R g and R m rate responses may result from changes in growth rates and live to dead tissue ratios rather than from mechanistic alterations of the respiratory processes.
Community visioning in a transfrontier conservation area in Southern Africa paves the way towards landscapes combining agricultural production and biodiversity conservation

This study employed participatory approaches to establish ways of engaging local communities within a transfrontier conservation area, towards achieving the goals of integrated agricultural production and biodiversity conservation at a landscape level, known as ecoagriculture. We facilitated farmers' meetings to create charts of local environmental and livelihood concerns and of their vision of the future. Water scarcity, bad road conditions, unemployment and low harvests emerged among the most prevalent concerns. Through a visioning process, participants arrived at a desired future that was largely inclined towards improved livelihoods, with comparatively little attention on biodiversity enhancement. We conclude that stakeholder-driven ecoagriculture could be a sustainable strategy to simultaneously achieve the community's vision and the goals of transfrontier conservation areas, provided biodiversity management strategies are linked to infrastructure improvement and income generating activities. We recommend a community visioning process as an effective approach to encourage collective action and to support local ownership of development programmes.
Precision medicine based on tumorigenic signaling pathways for triple-negative breast cancer

As a clinically heterogeneous subtype of breast cancer, triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) is associated with a poor clinical outcome and a high relapse rate. Conventional chemotherapy and radiotherapy are effective treatments for patients with TNBC. However, the prognosis of TNBC remains unsatisfactory. Therefore, a large volume of research has explored the molecular markers and oncogenic signaling pathways associated with TNBC, including the cell cycle, DNA damage response and androgen receptor (AR) signaling pathways, to identify more efficient targeted therapies. However, whether these predicted pathways are effective targets has yet to be confirmed. In the present review, potentially carcinogenic signaling pathways in TNBCs from previous reports were considered, and ultimately five tumorigenic signaling pathways were selected, specifically receptor tyrosine kinases and downstream signaling pathways, the epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition and associated pathways, the immunoregulatory tumor microenvironment, DNA damage repair pathways, and AR and coordinating pathways. The conclusions of the preclinical and clinical trials of each pathway were then consolidated. Although a number of signaling pathways in TNBC have been considered in preclinical and clinical trials, the aforementioned pathways account for the majority of the malignant behaviors of TNBC. Identifying the alterations to different carcinogenic signaling pathways and their association with the heterogeneity of TNBC may facilitate the development of optimal precision medical approaches for patients with TNBC, potentially improving the efficiency of anticancer therapy.
WELL-POSEDNESS AND EXPONENTIAL DECAY OF SOLUTIONS FOR A TRANSMISSION PROBLEM WITH DISTRIBUTED DELAY

In this article, we consider a transmission problem in a bounded domain with a distributed delay in the first equation. Using a semigroup theorem, we prove the existence and uniqueness of global solution under suitable assumptions on the weight of damping and the weight of distributed delay. Also we establish the exponential stability of the solution by introducing a suitable Lyapunov functional.
Scalp Reconstruction Using Tissue Expander

Tissue expansion has enjoyed a wide range of application since the technique was popularized by Radovan in 1978. Tissue expansion is one of the most important armamentaria for aesthetic scalp reconstruction. This sutdy includes 40 patients presenting by various types of alopecia of different etiology. 35 patients underwent single session of expansion, three of them underwent two sessions of expansion and the last two cases underwent three sessions of expansion. The overall complication was 34.75%, there was good and satisfactory coverage in 87% of cases.
Incorporating waveform constraints in optimal design of sampling and hold functions

Presents a solution to the sampled-data H/sup /spl infin// control problem when the sampling function, the discrete-time controller and the hold function are all design parameters. The generalized sampling and hold functions are constrained to have piecewise impulse and piecewise constant waveforms, respectively. The resulting sampling and hold devices improve the control performance over that based on a zero-order-hold and on an ideal sampler, yet they are readily implementable on digital hardware, in contrast to the unconstrained ones.
Spectrum and antibiotic resistance of catheter-associated urinary tract infections

Catheter associated urinary tract infections (CAUTIs) are amongst the most common nosocomial infections and are also considered among the most common complications associated with indwelling urinary catheters. Most catheter associated infections are derived from the patient’s own perineal flora, however the presence of a catheter increases the chance of being colonised by cross transmission of nosocomial bacteria as well. Most episodes of short-term catheter-associated bacteriuria are asymptomatic and are caused by single organisms, while long-term catheterisation promotes multibacterial infections and colonization. With prolonged duration of catheterization bacteriuria is considered universal because of the formation of biofilms on the surface of the catheter. Chronic indwelling catheters are an important reservoir of different multiresistant gram-negative organisms, therefore they are frequently isolated from CAUTIs. Treatment of catheter associated asymptomatic bacteriuria is not recommended because it will only promote the emergence of resistant organisms without effectively clearing the urine of catheterised patients.
Business Value of the IoT : A Project Portfolio Selection Approach

The Internet of Things (IoT) counts among the most disruptive digital technologies on the market. Despite the IoT’s emerging nature, there is an increasing body of knowledge related to technological and business topics. Nevertheless, there is a lack of prescriptive knowledge that provides organizations with guidance on the economic valuation of investments in the IoT perspective. Such knowledge, however, is crucial for pursuing the organizational goal of long-term value maximization. Against this backdrop, we develop an economic decision model that helps organizations determine an optimal IoT project portfolio from a manufacturer’s perspective and complies with the principles of project portfolio selection and value-based management. For our purposes, IoT project portfolios are compilations of projects that aim to implement IoT technology in an organization’s production process, products, or infrastructure. Our decision model schedules IoT projects for multiple planning periods and considers monetary as well as monetized project effects. On this foundation, it determines the project sequence with the highest value contribution. To evaluate our decision model, we discussed its real-world fidelity and understandability with an industry expert renowned for its proficiency in IoT technology, implemented a software prototype, and demonstrated its applicability based on real-world data.
The Factor Structure and Reliability of the Student Athletes' Motivation toward Sports and Academics Questionnaire (SAMSAQ)

Predicting the academic performance of college athletes has been a topic of interest in the literature over the past few decades. Of particular importance to college administrators, the media, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) is the rate at which college athletes graduate and make progress toward degree completion, as well as identifying what factors are related to and predict academic performance. Standardized test scores and high school grades are the most commonly used variables to predict academic performance in college and are used by the NCAA to determine initial eligibility to compete in college sports; however, these variables do not accurately predict academic performance for all groups of students (Tracey & Sedlacek, 1985). Bowen and Levin (2003) suggested that academic performance “depends on interests, motivation, time management skills, creativity, and other late-developing qualities that no battery of tests captures well” (p. 117). For the purpose of this study, I sought to examine motivation as a nontraditional measure through the development of a scale to assess academic and athletic motivation. A number of early studies examined the usefulness of traditional variables (e.g., standardized test scores, high school grades, high school class rank, etc.) in predicting The Factor Structure and Reliability of the Student Athletes’ Motivation toward Sports and Academics Questionnaire (SAMSAQ)
Systematics and Phylogeny of Neotropical Riverweeds (Podostemaceae: Podostemoideae)

Abstract New World Podostemaceae (riverweeds) comprise approximately 135 species in 21 genera, most of which are of tropical distribution, shed pollen in monads, and belong to subfamily Podostemoideae. We undertook a phylogenetic study of Neotropical Podostemoideae using molecular (ITS, rbcL, trnL) and morphological data, to assess the monophyly of genera and their interrelationships. Extensive taxon sampling (38 taxa in 15 genera) revealed that the large genera Apinagia and Marathrum are not monophyletic as currently circumscribed, although several species of the former comprised a clade that could be delimited morphologically by the shared character of upright stems (i.e. anchored to the substrate only basally). Marathrum species were split geographically, with Central and South American taxa resolving in different clades. Oserya also comprised two geographically disparate clades, with the type species belonging to the South American clade. To establish the monophyly of Oserya, we erected a new genus Noveloa to accommodate the Central American species N. coulteriana and N. longifolia. The Central American Marathrum clade included the monotypic Vanroyenella, which we transferred to that genus as Marathrum plumosum. The genera Castelnavia and Rhyncholacis were monophyletic in our analyses; C. multipartita f. pendulosa was elevated to species rank as Castelnavia pendulosa. The monotypic Lonchostephus resolved within Mourera, with which it shares a number of morphological features that are found also in Tulasneantha (also monotypic), but which otherwise are unique in Podostemaceae. We recommend that Lonchostephus and Tulasneantha be merged with Mourera and provide the new combination Mourera monadelpha for the latter. Finally, an unexpected clade of morphologically diverse genera, including members of Apinagia, Jenmaniella, Lophogyne, Marathrum, and Monostylis, resolved with strong support but uncertain morphological integrity, as sister to all ingroup taxa except Mourera. However, nomenclatural changes in this group have not been made, pending additional taxon sampling and procurement of further molecular and morphological evidence.
Diiscussiion Paper and Workiing Paper Seriies HACking at Non-linearity : Evidence from Stocks and Bonds

The implicit assumption of linearity is an important element in empirical finance. This study presents a hypothesis testing approach which examines the linear behaviour of the conditional mean between stock and bond returns. Conventional tests detect spurious non-linearity in the conditional mean caused by heteroskedasticity and/or autocorrelation. This study restates these tests in a heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation consistent (HAC) framework and we find that stock and bond returns are indeed linear-in-the-mean in both univariate and bivariate settings. This study contends that previous research may have detected spurious non-linearity due to size distortions caused by heteroskedasticity and autocorrelation, rather than the presence of genuine non-linearity. JEL Classifications: G00; G12; G14