Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A comparative study of soil physicochemical properties between eucalyptus , teak , acacia and mixed plantation of Jhilmil Jheel wetland , Haridwar-Uttrakhand

The present study was conducted in Jhilmil Jheel wetland which is situated on the left bank of river Ganga between Latitude N29°32’ to 29° 50’ and Longitude E 78o10’ to 78°15’covering an area of 3783.50 hectares. The altitude of the area varies from 200 to 250 meters above msl. This wetland is known for conservation of Cervus duvauceli duvauceli (Barasingha). It is situated between Haridwar Najibabad highway in the natural course of the Ganges. A two-year study was conducted between the year 20122014 to analyse the soil physicochemical properties between different plantation sites of this magnificent wetland i.e., eucalyptus plantation, teak plantation, acacia plantation and mixed plantation. After the analysis, it was observed that the soil texture under eucalyptus plantation, teak plantation and acacia plantation was sandy loam in nature while it was observed clay loam under mixed plantation site. Maximum bulk density was observed under eucalyptus plantation site (1.50 g cm) while it was minimum (1.29 g cm ) under mixed plantation site. Moisture content was observed maximum (14.57 %) under mixed plantation site whereas it was observed minimum (8.38 %) under acacia plantation site. Soil pH was observed near neutral (i.e., 6.82 and 6.78) under teak plantation and acacia plantation site while it was slightly acidic (i.e., 6.55 and 6.49) under eucalyptus plantation and mixed plantation site. The result revealed that the maximum soil organic carbon (1.99 %), total nitrogen (0.23%), available phosphorus (14.66 ppm) and exchangeable potassium (230 ppm) was observed under mixed plantation site whereas the result revealed that the minimum soil organic carbon (1.60 %), available phosphorus (9.26 ppm) and exchangeable potassium (111.5 ppm) was observed under acacia plantation site except for the total nitrogen which was observed minimum (0.17 %) under eucalyptus plantation site. One-way ANOVA and post-hoc tukey test was also applied to analyse and to compare the mean significant difference between each parameter under different sites.
Chapter 7 A transition-based verbal multiword expression analyzer

We describe a robust transition-based analyzer for identifying and categorizing Verbal Multiword Expressions (VMWEs). The systemwas developed and evaluated using the datasets of the PARSEME shared task on VMWE identification (Savary et al. 2017). We accommodate the variety of linguistic resources provided for each language, in terms of accompanying morphological and syntactic information. Our system produces very competitive scores, for both VMWE identification and categorization, with respect to the shared task results.
Semantics and pragmatics: a historical review to the end of the twentieth century

Semantics and pragmatics are defined in §1 and their respective histories examined in subsequent sections. §2 explains and gives the history of lexical semantics: the rise of componential analysis, fields and differential values, semantic primes and Natural Semantic Metalanguage, prototype and stereotype semantics. §3 examines the syntax-semantics interface: Katz’s semantic theory, identifying selectional restrictions, generative semantics, conceptual semantics, the issue of thematic roles, semantics and pragmatics in a functional grammar, semantic frames and meaning in construction grammar. §4 explicates and gives the history of logic and linguistic meaning: arguing for the importance of truth conditions, the characteristics of formal semantics, the semantics and pragmatics of anaphora. §5 surveys additional aspects of pragmatics: indexicals, scripts, and conversational implicature. Finally, §6 offers a summary of the foregoing.
Performance of french marigold ( Tagetes patula L . ) genotypes for vegetative , flower and yield parameters

The present investigation was carried out to study the performance of 10 genotypes of french marigold (Tagetes patula L.). Vegetative and flower characters varied significantly among the genotypes. The results revealed that the genotype hero red recorded maximum plant height (31.20 cm), stem diameter (2.00 cm), plant spread (30.10 cm), number of secondary branches (39.41) and number of flowers per plant (134.30 cm). Maximum number of primary branches was recorded for genotype red brocade (12.32) and duration of flowering (40.00 days) and maximum flower diameter (3.54 cm). Also, genotype red brocade took minimum days to flower bud initiation (25.68 days). Minimum days to opening of first flower were recorded for genotype yellow gate (8.76 days). Maximum flower weight was recorded for genotype honey comb (2.17 g) followed by red brocade (1.96 g). Maximum flower yield was recorded for honey comb (228.52 g / plant) followed by red brocade (219.64 g / plant).
Disentangling the Inviscid and Viscous Energy Saving Mechanisms of Intermittent Swimming

Numerous studies have examined unsteady bio-inspired propulsion by assuming that aquatic animals oscillate their fins with continuous, sinusoidal motions. However, there are many fish such as saithe, cod and zebra danios that use a non-continuous or intermittent swimming gait. This burst-and-coast behavior has be shown to save as much as 50% of the energy it takes to swim a given distance for some kinematic motions and was originally hypothesized to be due to a viscous mechanism known as the Bone-Lighthill boundary layer thinning hypothesis. Recently, it has been shown that there is also an inviscid Garrick mechanism that can account for most of the observed energy savings. Here, our goal is to determine the relative contributions from the inviscid and viscous mechanisms to the total energy savings. To accomplish this we compare the performance and flow structures of a self-propelled pitching hydrofoil from an inviscid boundary element method (BEM) with those from direct numerical simulations (DNS). The DNS solutions range from Re ≈ 3000 – 6000 and exhibit significantly more complex boundary layer and wake flows, however, many of the large-scale structures are captured in the BEM solutions. One DNS flow feature that is not captured in the BEM solutions is the formation and shedding of additional leadingedge vortices during the bursting and coasting phases of motion. These vortices lead to additional form drag during coasting that is not present in the inviscid simulations. For the Reynolds number range of the simulations, the maximum energy savings calculated by DNS are 17% and 20% for θ0 = 15 ◦ and θ0 = 20 ◦, respectively. For comparable BEM simulations the maximum energy savings are 14% and 24% for θ0 = 15 ◦ and θ0 = 20 ◦, respectively, showing good agreement between both numerical methods. Finally, it is shown that for low Re on the order of O(10) the inviscid Garrick mechanism is shown to account for nearly the entire energy savings of intermittent swimming, while in the high Re limit it is estimated that half of the energy savings comes from the inviscid mechanism and the other half comes from the viscous Bone-Lighthill mechanism.
PERSPECTIVES ON TERRORISM Volume 7 , Issue 1 109 February 2013

Newspaper headlines such as “Scientific fraud is rife[1]” and “McGill University finds scientists published ‘falsified’ images[2]” are not helpful in maintaining the credibility of the academic community. Additionally, a cottage industry appears to be growing in websites that specialize in identifying papers which publishers have been forced to retract. [3] The website Retraction Watch has identified one case in which a publisher has retracted 172 papers from one author and may eventually retract 183 papers in total. The website Copy Shake and Paste makes a series of references to PhD dissertations and professorial habilitations which have been questioned or rescinded due to plagiarism. [4] One of the PhDs in question was written by a German Minister of Education and Research. [5]
Covariation and Functions : Developing Mathematical Knowledge for Teaching in Pre-service Secondary Teachers

The purpose of this paper is to present results from of an ongoing design research study that explores the development of mathematical knowledge for teaching (MKT) in prospective secondary teachers. The undergraduate math majors participated in this study while enrolled in mathematics courses designed to 1) strengthen their own understanding of collegiate mathematics through inquiry, 2) enhance their understanding of the strategies and models that children use in mathematics problem solving, and 3) develop their capacity to be able to see the development of the big mathematical ideas in children’s work and to link this understanding to related big ideas in their own investigations. The paper examines in detail their work related to covariation and function in three iterations of the course and the roles of these critical topics in MKT related to understanding of children’s thinking are discussed. Section
ASSESSING THE IMPACT OF DROUGHT STRESS ON WINTER WHEAT CANOPY BY HERMES CROP GROWTH MODEL

The main aim of this study was evaluate a drought stress effect on winter wheat development, growth (leaf area index), soil moisture and yields. Simultaneously, the ability of Hermes crop growth model to simulate drought stress response was tested. The field trial was established at Domanínek station (Bystřice nad Pernštejnem district, Czech Republic) in 2014. Mobile rain-out shelters for precipitation reduction were installed on the plots of winter wheat in May 2015. Results of this study showed that model is able to reproduce well a soil moisture content and to certain extent the drought stress for grain yields of winter wheat. Using the rain-out shelters (from 19 May to harvest on 6 August 2015), real winter wheat yields were reduced by 1.7 t/ha. The model was able to estimate the average yield with a deviation of 0.15 t/ha (6%) for no stressed variant. Model underestimated the yields for sheltered variant with a difference 0.67 t/ha (71%) on average against observed yields.
COMPARATIVE EFFICACY OF FIVE MEDICINAL PLANT EXTRACTS AGAINST ROSA INDICA INSECT PESTS AND ELABORATION OF HAZARDOUS EFFECTS ON POLLINATORS AND PREDATORS

ARTICLE INFORMATION Received: September 8, 2013 Received in revised form: December 5, 2013 Accepted: December 15, 2013 Email: Field evaluation of the application of botanical extracts from five medicinal plants viz., Azadirachta indica, Melia azadirach, Eucalyptus cineraceae, Momordica charantia, Calatropis cineraceae was conducted against the pest complex of Rosa indica, and pollinators and predators associated with it. Plant extracts exhibited variable responses to Thrips tabaci (L.), Helicoverpa armigera (Hub.), Syrphid flies, Apis florea (F.) and Maladera castanea (A.) population. Results unveiled that A. indica seed extract caused 77 % mortality in T. tabaci population after 72 hours of the application. A. indica seed extract and M. charantia extract killed 84.00 and 82.00 percent H. armigera population after 72 hours. M. azadirach leaf extract and A. indica leaf extract proved safer to Syrphid flies. M. azadirach and E. cineraceae leaf extract proved less effective to A. florea. Order of efficacy of botanical extracts of plants used in the experiment against M. castanea was C. cineraceae > A. indica seed kernel extract> M. azadirach>E. cineraceae> A. indica leaf extract> M. charantia fruit extract after 72 hours of the treatment. Biopesticides are future of agriculture pest management. Studies suggest that these botanical extracts should be manipulated in field to control pest population.
The Impact of Environmental Sustainability Practice on the Financial Performance of SMEs : A Study of Some Selected SMEs in Sussex

Sustainability has been a pertinent concern in the past decades and the pressure of sustainability is mostly concentrated on business because of their activities’ impact on ecosphere, society and people. In response to this pressure businesses are progressively practising sustainability but the financial cost seems to outweigh its benefits.The main objective of this study is to empirically investigate the relationship between environmental sustainability practice and financial performance of SMEs. This research adopted a survey research design, studying 98 SMEs in manufacturing and industry, business services and wholesale and retail sectors in Sussex, United Kingdom.Electronic, mail, hand-to-hand paper questionnaire were jointly used to gather data. Multiple regression, correlation analysis and descriptive statistics were the main analytical tools used. The analysis results indicates that profit is the best predictor of SMEs financial measurement, pollution prevention and control is positively and significantly related to profit and recycling is negatively and significantly related to profit. Size positively and significantly affects level of profit of sustainable SMEs. Communication to internal and external stakeholders evidently boosts SMEs profitability.Networking, stricter regulations, innovation, TQM, media use and consistency and persistency in sustainability practice can substantially yield concrete financial results for Small business should focus on pollution prevention and control to realise more profit and lobby government to subsidize recycling that takes a chunk of their profit. 1.0 INTRODUCTION 1.
Evaluation of Bound Constraints Handling Methods in Differential Evolution using the CEC2017 Benchmark

This paper presents an experimental analysis of some of the most popular methods for handling boundary constraints in the Differential Evolution algorithm. We also propose an additional method were an infeasible mutant vector is scaled back to the allowable bounds through the selection of an adequate scale factor. The selected methods are applied to the CEC2017 benchmark suite for single objective real-parameter numerical optimization. We present a statistical analysis using the Wilcoxon test and Performance Profiles. The experimental results show the superiority of the method known as Resampling and that, for some scenarios, our proposed method might be a good option.
Repeatability of fruit traits from two Hancornia speciosa populations from the core region of the Brazilian Cerrado

Abstract: The objective of this work was to estimate the repeatability coefficients of mangaba (Hancornia speciosa) fruit traits, in order to define the number of fruit needed for an accurate selection of superior genotypes, as well as to conjecture about the nature of the phenotypic variation of these traits. Evaluations were performed for 160 fruit of 16 genotypes from two native H. speciosa populations of Goiás Velho and Padre Bernardo, in the state of Goiás, Brazil. Repeatability was estimated by the analysis of variance, principal component analyses based on covariance and on the correlation matrix, and structural analysis based on the correlation matrix. Repeatability estimates for fruit weight, diameter, and length, as well as seed number and weight, were of low magnitude, from 0.02 to 0.62, indicating low heritability. Repeatability estimates for ºBrix, titratable acidity, and ºBrix/acidity ratio were higher, from 0.34 to 0.91, indicating a low to potentially moderate heritability. The number of fruit for an effective selection of the best genotypes for titratable acidity, ºBrix, ºBrix/acidity ratio, and fruit weight is four for a 0.85 accuracy level. However, seven fruit would allow 0.90 accuracy for the same traits, and 0.85 accuracy for fruit length and diameter. The number and weight of seed per fruit are not effective for predicting the real value of a genotype.
Organizational change and employee trust : the mediating roles of perceived organizational support and organizational justice

Over the past decade, the prevalence of organizational change in today's economy has increasingly become more and more evident, in Canada and internationally. As a result, organizations feel the pressure to reorganize, downsize, merge with or acquire organizations. Organizational change has been found to be a critical event that may create or destroy trust in management (Lines et al., 2005; Morgan & Zeffane, 2003; Pritchett, 1985). The fact that employee trust is vulnerable during change is concerning because trust is known to be at the foundation of positive working relationships, commitment, employee performance, morale, loyalty and many other job attitudes and outcomes (Bromiley & Cummings, 1995; Dirks & Ferrin, 2002; Kwang & Burgers, 1997; Wells & Kipnis, 2001). Using a sample of employed individuals (n = 272), the present study examined the direct effect of organizational change, and the mediating effects of perceived organizational support and the four components of organizational justice on employee trust. It was found that positive perceptions of organizational change predicted greater employee trust, and perceived organizational support and the four components of organizational justice were significant partial mediators of the effect of perceptions of organizational change on employee trust. Future research could examine similar effects of organizational change using a longitudinal design in order to better determine causality.
Natural Resource Rents , Institutional Quality , and Entrepreneurship : Are Highly Endowed African Nations Cursed ? Preliminary Draft-- Not for Citation September 2017

This paper empirically analyzes the impact of natural resource rents and institutional quality on new business density, a critical measure of entrepreneurship. In a panel dataset of 28 African countries covering the period 2002-2014, the paper finds that the direct effect of resource rents on entrepreneurship is positive and significant, whereas the quadratic effect of resource rents is negative and significant. This implies that large amounts of resource rents can be a curse by adversely affecting entrepreneurial activity. The results also demonstrate that new business activity is significantly harmed by a lack of high quality institutions. Furthermore, the paper finds that resource rents enhance entrepreneurship in nations with superior institutional quality.
Micro-grooved Surface Topography Does Not Influence Fretting Corrosion of Tapers in THA: Classification and Retrieval Analysis A Thesis

xii 1. Problem Statement . 1 2. Specific Aims . 3 1. Develop a method to characterize a broad range of machined smooth stems and intentionally micro-grooved stems. 3 2. Using multivariate analysis of covariance to determine the associated factors with fretting corrosion. 3 3. Introduction and Background . 5 3.1. Total Hip Arthroplasty . 5 3.2. Tapers . 6 3.2.
Ju n 20 19 Robust Machine Translation with Domain Sensitive Pseudo-Sources : Baidu-OSU WMT 19 MT Robustness Shared Task System Report

This paper describes the machine translation system developed jointly by Baidu Research and Oregon State University for WMT 2019 Machine Translation Robustness Shared Task. Translation of social media is a very challenging problem, since its style is very different from normal parallel corpora (e.g. News) and also include various types of noises. To make it worse, the amount of social media parallel corpora is extremely limited. In this paper, we use a domain sensitive training method which leverages a large amount of parallel data from popular domains together with a little amount of parallel data from social media. Furthermore, we generate a parallel dataset with pseudo noisy source sentences which are back-translated from monolingual data using a model trained by a similar domain sensitive way. We achieve more than 10 BLEU improvement in both En-Fr and Fr-En translation compared with the baseline methods.
2 D-DOAE Using Temporal-Spatial Subspace Technique with Doppler Correction

In this paper a modified ESPRIT algorithm, which bases on time subspace (T-ESPRIT) and spatial subspace of estimate 2D-DOA (azimuth and elevation) of a radiated source, that can increase the estimation accuracy with low computational load is introduced. Using the algorithm, the planar array is divided into a multiple uniform sub-planar arrays with the common reference point, and the T-ESPRIT method is applied for each sub-array. Secondly, Doppler frequency shift (fd) resulted from the target movement is estimated using displacement invariance technique (DIT). Then, in order to increase the estimation accuracy; the estimated Doppler frequency is used to correct the DOAE values according to target movement. Moreover, the proposed algorithm is combined the refined T-ESPRIT method with time differential of arrival (TDOA) technique to calculate an optimum DOA. It is found that the estimated results are better than the traditional ESPRIT methods leading to the estimator performance enhancement.
Bio-Stimulation of a Spent Auto-Engine Oil Contaminated Sandy-Loam Ultisol Using Maize ( Zea mays ) As Test Crop

A study was conducted in the teaching and research farm of the University of Nigeria, Nsukka to evaluate the applicability of some organic materials as bio-stimulation agents. Spent engine oil (Sp) was the main plot treatment applied at 0 (control), 10,000, 20,000 and 30,000 mg/Kg ( ̳Sp‘/soil) in a single dose whereas sub-plot treatments were control (No Amendment = NA), Palm Oil Mill Effluent (PE), Palm Bunch Refuse (PR) and Cassava Peels (CS) applied at 12 Mg/ha each, per year. Treatments were arranged in a split-plot format in Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with three replications. Results indicated that microbial population in amended plots followed the order PE > CS > PR > NA. The PE amended soils reached a peak of 11-fold reduction in total hydrocarbon content relative to un-amended equivalents. Bioremediation efficiency reached 111.3 % (highest) in PE treatment compared to 51.3% (least) in PR treatment. Increased ̳Sp‘ contamination inhibited maize germination. Keywords—Maize germination, soil contamination, soil properties, spent engine oil
Comparative Biogenecity of Soil Samples from Various Ecosystems of Palakkad District , Kerala , India

Soil organisms are an integral part of agricultural ecosystems. The presence of a range of diverse community of soil organisms is essential for the maintenance of productive soil (Anderson 1975). Present study reviews the abundance, species richness and factors that cause these parameters to vary, of soil fauna in different ecosystems of Palakkad district Kerala, studied as a part of International Year of Soil 2015. The concept that anthropogenic activities act within soil communities is reviewed in the light of these findings, which are placed in the context of the wide literature relating to earthworm, ant and termite diversity, and factors that influence these with particular reference to land management. For the study, different ecosystems of Palakkad district was selected, soil from each ecosystem was extracted uniformly and the soil parameters such as pH, water holding capacity and soil fauna were noted. The influence of edaphic factors on soil faunal diversity is discussed in the context of these studies. We conclude that, even though edaphic factors influence the faunal diversity, human interaction is potentially the main cause of variation. The most profound impacts of human modification of soil was the reduction in key species diversity and their evenness. Habitat heterogeneity and agroforestry conditions which influences the distribution and abundance of soil fauna. In this study, taxonomic richness and abundance of soil fauna was higher in the tree-based systems compared to the annual crops and the agroforestry condition maintain the soil fauna.it help to maintaining of productive soil.