Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
CONSISTENCY OF THE RELATION BETWEEN INDIVIDUAL FACIAL CUES AND THE PERCEIVED SUGGESTIBILITY AND TRUSTWORTHINESS ACROSS VARYING FACIAL EXPRESSIONS

Visual characteristics of faces used in making appearance-based trait inferences include physical morphological cues and cues of emotional expression. It is not clear whether perception of personality from individual facial morphology remains consistent despite the expressive variability. Here, pictures of happy, neutral and "serious" faces of the same individuals were evaluated for selected personality traits. A significant correla- tion between evaluations of faces perceived as more baby-faced, feminine or benevolent, and evaluations of perceived suggestibility and trustworthiness remained consistent when measured as responses to faces with different expressions. Thus, expression-invariant per- ceived personality cues of suggestibility are present in the human face similarly to what has been known about the cues of trustworthiness.
Rabbit Growth Hormone and Myostatin Gene Polymorphisms

The aim of the present research was to investigate two rabbit populations from the New Zealand White breed and to identify single nucleotide polymorphisms with respect to the genes encoding growth hormone (GH) and myostatin (MSTN) by PCR-RFLP assay. Genotype profiles were established in a total of 50 rabbits from two populations: one reared at The Institute of Animal Science, Kostinbrod (NZW-KB, n= 26) and another (NZW-SZ, n=24), reared at the Experimental farm of the Faculty of Agriculture, Trakia University, Stara Zagora. As expected, a 231bp fragment of the polymorphic site (part of the 5ʹ-flanking region, 5ʹ-untranslated region and exon 1) of GH gene and a80 bp fragment of the intron 2of MSTN gene were amplified using PCR and digested with endonuclease enzymes Bsh1236 and Alu I, respectively. The obtained restriction fragments revealed three genotypes: CC, CT and TT for the GH gene, observed in 27%, 62%,and 11% of the NZW-KB rabbit population and in 42%, 50%,and 8% of the NZW-SZ population, respectively, without departure from the Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (P>0.10) in these groups. The allele frequencies determined a prevalence of the C allele (0.577 and 0.667) over the T allele (0.423 and 0.333) in both populations. This tendency was preserved with regard to MSTN gene, where the frequency of the C allele (0.692 and 0.813) was higher than that of the T allele (0.308 and 0.187). The homozygous genotype TT was absent in the investigated rabbit populations. The observed heterozygosity value (0.615) in NZW-KB rabbit population was higher compared to the expected one (0.426) resulting in deviation from Hardy-Weinberg Equilibrium (P<0.1), in contrast to the NZW-SZ population. The results from the present investigation confirmed the presence of the polymorphisms in GH and MSTN genes. Therefore, the genetic variability established in these polymorphic loci could be applied in further association studies with growth and meat production traits in rabbits.
Obesity and diabetes accelerate hepatocarcinogenesis via hepatocyte proliferation independent of NF-κ B or Akt / mTORC 1

Evi Arfianti, Claire Z Larter, Seungsoo Lee, Vanessa Barn, Geoffrey Haigh, Matthew M. Yeh, George N. Ioannou, Narci C. Teoh, Geoffrey C. Farrell 1 Liver Research Group, Australian National University Medical School, The Canberra Hospital, Australian Capital Territory, Australia 2 Faculty of Medicine, Universitas Riau, Pekanbaru, Indonesia 3 Division of Gastroenterology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States 4 Department of Pathology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, United States
Influences of Distrust (and Trust) on Decision Making

Our study highlights how distrust can influence decision making under uncertainty. Experiment 1 compared decision makers' behaviors when uncertainty was attributed to benevolent or malevolent sources. We found that compared to those who expected the source of information to help, those who expected the source to attempt to harm them (i) showed a stronger inclination not to respond with a decision and (ii) were more accurate in their decisions, especially when using the reject response. Experiment 2 extended these findings by revealing that participants were more willing to take the advice of people after recounting an experience of distrust, but were more inclined to discount the advice of others after recounting an experience of trust. Taken together, our findings highlight the value of distrust to decision quality.
The E⁄ects of a Money-Financed Fiscal Stimulus

I analyze the e⁄ects of a (cid:133)scal stimulus (cid:133)nanced through money creation. I study the e⁄ects of both a tax cut and an increase in government purchases, and compare them with those resulting from a conventional debt-(cid:133)nanced stimulus, with and without a binding zero lower bound (ZLB) on the nominal interest rate. When the ZLB is not binding, a money-(cid:133)nanced (cid:133)scal stimulus is shown to have much larger multipliers than a debt-(cid:133)nanced (cid:133)scal stimulus. That di⁄erence in e⁄ectiveness persists, but is much smaller, under a binding ZLB. The analysis points to the key role of nominal rigidities in shaping those e⁄ects
Development of grasslands and savannas in East Africa during the Neogene

Ceding, T.E. : 1992. Development of grasslands and savannas in East Africa during the Neogene. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology (Global and Planetary Change Section), 97: 241-247. The development of savanna-type grasslands is a relatively recent phenomena in East Africa. The stable carbon isotopic composition of paleosol carbonates from fossil localities in East Africa show that C 4 vegetation was present by about 8-9 Ma but made up only a relatively small proportion of the total biomass. Although the proportion of C 4 vegetation increased in the Pliocene and Pleistocene there is no evidence for the development of virtually pure C 4 grasslands, as is characterized by tropical grasslands today, until Middle Pleistocene times. This has important implications concerning the evolution of mammals in Africa, including hominids.
In-vitro inhibition of growth of some seedling blight inducing pathogens by compost-inhabiting microbes

Compost-inhabiting bacteria were studied for their effect on seedling blight inducing pathogens. Aspergillus niger, Trichoderma harzianum, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus subtilis were the microbes found associated with cow dung, sawdust and rice husk composted soils. Sclerotium rolfsii, Fusarium oxysporum, Pythium aphanidermatum and Macrophomina phaseolina were isolated from blighted seedlings of Cowpea, while S. rolfsii, P. aphanidermatum, Helminthosporium maydis and Rhizoctonia solani were isolated from blighted maize seedlings. When these compost-inhabiting microbes were paired with the seedling blight inducing pathogens, T. harzianum grew on the mycelia of all the test fungal pathogens. B. cereus reduced the mycelia growth of Sclerotium rolfsii, F. oxysporum, P. aphanidermatum, H. maydis and R. solani, with inhibitory zones ranging from 35.5% to 53.3%. B. subtilis in culture also inhibited the mycelia growth of all tested pathogenic fungi with inhibitory zones of between 40.0% to 57.8%. The inhibitory activities of the compost-inhabiting microbes might partly be responsible for the efficacy of compost in reducing seedling blight diseases of crops. (African Journal of Biotechnology: 2003 2(6): 161-164)
How Do Terms-of-Trade Effects Matter for Trade Agreements?

Negotiated and applied tariffs under the WTO show great variation across sectors and countries. The theoretical literature on trade agreement has generated conflicting predictions about the pattern of negotiated tariffs. Using data on negotiated tariffs under the WTO, we compare the empirical success of existing theories and find empirical evidence that terms-of-trade effects do matter for negotiated tariffs: Sectors with greater import IMP have lower negotiated tariffs. This empirical pattern is consistent with theories that postulate a role for flexibility in trade agreements in a world with political-economy un-
Effect of an Integrated Resistance Program Based Weightlifting Exercises on Improving Physical Performance of Young Table Elite’s Tennis Players

The purpose of our study was to find out the results of a training program based on the Olympic exercises (weightlifting), on the performance of strength and power in high-level table tennis players. Thirty elite table tennis players (age 18.05 ± 1.04 years) were randomly divided into a control group (CG; n = 15) and an experimental group (WRTG; n = 15). The last group followed a weightlifting training program for 6 weeks with 3 sessions per week during the competitive period. As for the control group, he pursued classical table tennis training. Before and after the 6-week training program, all players have conducted tests on sprint distance of 5 m, the vertical jump (squat jump and countermovement jump), strength hand grip, throwing medicine Ball, the 1-RM bench press and 1-RM 1/2 squat test. A slight raise in the 1-RM maximum strength of upper and lower limbs (respectively p < 0.05; 7.87 kg or 8.29% and p < 0.04; +10.7 kilograms or 17.75%) for the WRTG compared to CG this evolution was followed by an obvious changes in strength hand grip at the EG compared to CG (p < 0.01; 4.6 kg or 13.54% of development). According to the outcomes of our study, we can declare that a strength training program during three sessions per week during the competitive period, can lead to a developed strength in the maximum lower limb, the and vertical jump among the elite table tennis players. The identification such as results could be considered a reliable device for coaches and technicians concerned to develop the performance of their table tennis players.
Patients' perceptions about dentists A literature review

The aim of this review is to evaluate the main variables and aspects that influence patients' perceptions about dentists as reported in mainstream literature. The literature search was made in PubMed, SciELO and Google Scholar. We found that patientsperceptions rely primarily on their previous experience with the professional, as some people value the professionals technical skills, while others value their communication skills. Among the negative perceptions are the fear of pain and how to handle it, which can limit dental care seeking behaviors, and the availability and cost of dental care. Other factors: age -patient and dentist- and sex, as when patient and dentist are both men or women, the shame and fear of physical contact during the exam is reduced.
Dynamo processes and activity cycles of the active stars AB Doradus, LQ Hydrae and HR 1099

In this paper, we present new brightness and magnetic surface images of the young K0 dwarfs AB Doradus and LQ Hydrae, and of the K1 subgiant of the RS CVn system HR 1099 (=V711 Tauri), reconstructed from Zeeman–Doppler imaging spectropolarimetric observations collected at the Anglo-Australian Telescope during five observing campaigns (totalling 50 nights), from 1998 January to 2002 January. Along with the older images of the same stars (published in previous papers), our complete data set represents the first long-term series on temporal fluctuations of magnetic topologies of very active stars. All of the magnetic images presented here indicate that large regions with predominantly azimuthal magnetic fields are continuously present at the surfaces of these stars. We take this as further evidence that the underlying dynamo processes that produce them are probably distributed throughout the entire convective zone (and not confined at its base, as in the Sun). We speculate that the radial and azimuthal field maps that we recover correspond, respectively, to the poloidal and toroidal components of the large-scale dynamo field. We find, in particular, that some signatures, for instance the relative fraction of magnetic energy stored in the large-scale poloidal and toroidal field components, and the polarity of the axisymmetric component of the field, are variable with time, and provide potentially fruitful diagnostics for investigating magnetic cycles in active stars other than the Sun. We report here the detection of partial polarity switches in some of the axisymmetric field components of two of our programme stars (AB Dor and LQ Hya), suggesting that the dynamo operating in these stars may be cyclic.
Good Corporate Governance and Predicting Financial Distress Using Logistic and Probit Regression Model

The study aims to prove whether good corporate governance (GCG) is able to predict the probability of companies experiencing financial difficulties. Financial ratios that traditionally used for predicting bankruptcy remains used in this study. Besides, this study also compares logit and probit regression models, which are widely used in research related accounting bankruptcy prediction. Both models will be compared to determine which model is more superior. The sample in this study is the infrastructure, transportation, utilities & trade, services and hotels companies experiencing financial distress in the period 2008-2011. The results show that GCG and other three variables control i.e DTA, CR and company category do not prove significantly to predict the probability of companies experiencing financial difficulties. NPM, the only variable that proved significantly distinguishing healthy firms and distress. In general, logit and probit models do not result in different conclusions. Both of the models confirm the goodness of fit of models and the results of hypothesis testing. In terms of classification accuracy, logit model proves more accurate predictions than the probit models.
Physiological Behavior of Newly Isolated Bacterium CB1 and Stenotrophomonas Maltophilia Strain CB2 on Chrysene, Pyrene, Naphthalene and Fluoranthene

The biodegradability of some polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were studied in liquid culture media using bacterial strains (Bacterium CB1 and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain CB2) isolated from a former industrial site contaminated with organic and inorganic contaminants. The enrichment experiment was done with chrysene. The partial 16S rRNA gene analyses of Bacterium CB-1 possessed 100% similarity to an uncultured bacterium clone nbt020a while Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain CB2 had 99% similarity to Paenibacillus sp. Y412MC10. Bacterium CB1 and Stenotrophomonas maltophilia strain CB2 degraded naphthalene between the range of 27% and 42%, chrysene 47% and 12%, fluoranthene 5% and 16%, pyrene 12% and 17% respectively. The strains utilized the test compounds as sole source of carbon and energy. As anticipated, the controls (abiotic and killed) losses were insignificant. The residual PAH obtained in some cases correlated to an increase in cell number indicating that our strains were responsible for the degradation.
Surface activity of extracellular products of a Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil.

Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated from petroleumcontaminated soil of Nsukka, SouthEast Nigeria produces surfaceactive compounds when grown in different carbon sources tested. The surface properties of the culture supernatants of the isolate, using watersoluble and waterinsoluble carbon sources as substrates are described in terms of surface tension and emulsification index. Watersoluble substrates showed better surface activity than waterinsoluble substrates. The surface tension of the culture supernatants was lowest with glucose (34.5 dynes/cm) followed by sucrose (38.6 dynes/cm), glycerol (40.2 dynes/cm), fructose (41.8 dynes/cm), hexadecane (50.4 dynes/cm) and paraffin oil (56.4 dynes/cm). The culture supernatants showed emulsification index of between 52% and 85% and the emulsion formed remained stable during an extended ageing period of 30 days. The biosurfactants formed by the isolate retained surface active properties after exposure to high temperature (100°C), a wide range of pH (4 – 12) and high salinity (16%).
The Interaction of Legal and Social Norm Enforcement

Although legal sanctions are often non-deterrent, we frequently observe compliance with ‘mild laws’. A possible explanation is that the incentives to comply are shaped not only by legal, but also by social sanctions. This paper employs a novel experimental approach to study the link between legal and social norm enforcement. We analyze whether the two institutions are complements or substitutes. Our results show that legal sanctions partially crowd out social norm enforcement. The welfare effect from mild laws is positive, however, as a higher level of compliance is achieved at lower enforcement costs.
Fungicide Resistance Genetics of Apple Scab fungus Venturia inaequalis

Apple scab, caused by the ascomycete fungus Venturia inaequalis, is considered the most devastating disease on domestic apple crops. Apples are the most important cultivated crop in temperate regions and the United States produced about 4.6 million tons of apples in 2010. Traditional methods to control fungal plant diseases like apple scab are based on the use of chemical compounds that may produce serious negative effects, mainly related with environmental pollution and the development of fungicide resistance. Identifying genes and mechanisms of fungicide resistance in V. inaequalis is imperative to developing new and more effective defenses against the spread of resistance. Introduction Apples are the most important and most widely cultivated fruit crop in temperate regions around the world (Gladieux et al., 2010). Apples are the second most important non-citrus fruit crop in the Unites States following only grapes. The United States produced approximately 4.6 million tons of apples worth an estimated $2.2 billion in 2010 (USDA & NASS 2011). However, this price does not reflect profits from apple production, as it does not include the amount of money spent on fungicides and their application for the management of apple scab, as well as other input costs. Apple scab, caused by the fungus Venturia inaequalis, is the most important disease of apples and has invaded all apple-growing regions around the world (Gladieux et al., 2008). Apple scab causes deformation in affected fruits, enhances susceptibility of the tree to chilling and freezing injuries, and causes premature leaf and fruit fall (Thakur et al., 2013). Apple scab can lead to severe crop losses if it is not controlled properly (Gusberti et al., 2012), and has negative effects on the economy due to the impact of yield losses, the use of fungicide
Lethal time of insecticides on the predator mite Neoseiulus fallacis (Acari: Phytoseiidae) following topical exposure

Abstract Neoseiulus fallacis (Garman) (Acari: Phytoseiidae) is an efficient predator of the European red mite (ERM) (Panonychus ulmi (Koch); Acari: Tetranychidae) in Michigan, United States of America apple orchards and an important part of integrated pest management. Four reduced-risk insecticides (acetamiprid, spinetoram, chlorantraniliprole, and novaluron) and two conventional insecticides (esfenvalerate and carbaryl) were tested against N. fallacis for topical toxicity effects. Bioassays using a Potter spray tower were conducted to measure the topical toxicity of compounds when applied at field rate concentrations to N. fallacis. Lethal time was measured for adult N. fallacis at 4, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours after treatment. Carbaryl and esfenvalerate showed the highest levels of toxicity to adult N. fallacis with shortest lethal time values (LT50) whereas the reduced risk insecticides novaluron, acetamiprid, spinetoram, and chlorantraniliprole were nontoxic. This study provides important information to apple growers regarding direct lethal effect of insecticides on predator mites and its implications to integrated mite management.
Prevalence of dermatomycoses in tertiary health institutions in Lagos State, Nigeria

Studies on dermatophytes isolated from patients in tertiary health institutions in Lagos State, Nigeria were carried out between August, 2009 and January, 2011. Collection, isolation, characterization and identification of the isolated fungi were achieved using both conventional laboratory methods ( in vitro culture and microscopy) and molecular techniques (Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction, Polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) and DNA sequencing). Twenty- one different isolates were obtained, in which into ten species and two strains belong to the dermatophytic group, two species of systemic mycoses agents and seven opportunistic mycoses agents. The adult emerge with the highest percentage of occurrence of dermatomycoses (82.32%) among the different age groups encountered in the study. There was significantly higher prevalence of dermatomycoses in female (53.81%) than in male (46.18%). Also, body infection was the most frequent (49.4%) while face infection (3.6%) had the least frequency in the studied areas.
Fatalities Caused by Hydrometeorological Disasters in Texas

Texas ranks first in the U.S in number of fatalities due to natural disasters. Based on data culled from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) from 1959 to 2016, the number of hydrometeorological fatalities in Texas have increased over the 58-year study period, but the per capita fatalities have significantly decreased. Spatial review found that non-coastal flooding is the predominant hydrometeorological disaster in a majority of the Texas counties located in “Flash Flood Alley” and accounts for 43% of all hydrometeorological fatalities in the state. Flooding fatalities occur most frequently on “Transportation Routes” followed by heat fatalities in “Permanent Residences”. Seasonal and monthly stratification identifies Spring and Summer as the deadliest seasons, with the month of May registering the highest number of total fatalities dominated by flooding and tornado fatalities. Demographic trends of hydrometeorological disaster fatalities indicated that approximately twice as many male fatalities occurred from 1959-2016 than female fatalities, but with decreasing gender disparity over time. Adults are the highest fatality risk group overall, children are most at risk to die in flooding, and the elderly at greatest risk of heat-related death.
Seasonal variation in biogenic volatile organic compound (BVOC) emissions from Norway spruce in a Swedish boreal forest

Terpene emissions from the top-canopy layer (at 20 m) of one 118-year-old Norway spruce tree were measured between June and September 2013 using a branch chamber. Total terpene emissions varied from 0.05 to 332.5 μg gdw -1 h-1 with a peak in August. Monoterpenes dominated throughout the summer and on average accounted for 65% of the total terpene mass, followed by sesquiterpenes (29%) and isoprene (6%). The values obtained with an optimized hybrid model, assuming the partitioning of monoterpene emissions from both de novo synthesis and storage structures, were in good agreement with the observed emissions (Pearson’s r = 0.94) at the branch level. De novo monoterpene emissions were found to dominate in all campaigns (> 50%) with almost 100% in June. The highest standardized (30 °C, 1000 μmol photons m-2 s-1) monoterpene emission rate was 210.3 μg gdw -1 h-1 in August, followed by that in June (68.8 μg gdw -1 h-1). Therefore, both de-novo-synthesis and long-term observations that include seasonal variations are needed for accurately upscaling terpene emissions. (Less)