Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparing Two Statistical Models for Studying Genotype x Environment Interaction and Stability Analysis in Flax

This study was conducted at the Agricultural Research Station, Cairo University at Giza Governorate, Egypt during 2011/2012 and 2012/2013 seasons to assess genotype x environment interaction and stability of straw and seed yields of seven flax cultivars, namely Sakha 1, Sakha 2, Sakha 3, Sakha 4, Giza 9, Giza 10 and S.46/4 under different nitrogen levels i.e. 20, 35 and 50 kg N/fad. The field experiments were laid out in a split-plot design with three replications in both years. The obtained results showed that fertilizer rate (50 kg N /fed) was the most suitable environment for straw yield. On the other hand the fertilizer rate (35 kg N/fed) was the most suitable environment for seed yield. Combined analysis of variance of straw and seed yields of seven cultivars tested at six environments showed highly significant (p<0.01) difference between the cultivars, environments and GEI, suggesting differential response of cultivars across testing environments and the need for stability analysis. Several biometrical methods are available for analysis of G-E interaction and yield stability. The models of Eberhart and Russell (1966) and genotype plus GE interaction (GGE) biplot analysis applied to study genotype x environment interaction and were compared for their efficiency empirically. The results indicated that the environments of evaluation greatly differed. The results indicated that the environments of evaluation greatly differed. Both statistical stability models, i. e. Eberhart and Russell (1966) as well as (GGE) biplot analysis, indicated that cultivars Sakha 1, Sakha 2 and Giza 9 were the most high yielding and stable cultivars for straw yield and only cultivar Sakha 2 for seed yield. Stability analysis revealed that some cultivars considered stable for straw yield were found to be unstable for seed yield. This result suggests that stability of a complex trait (such as seed yield) may not depend on stability of straw yield trait. Different stability parameters explained genotypic performance differently, irrespective of straw and seed yield performance. It was accordingly concluded that assessment of G × E interaction and yield stability should not be based on a single or a few stability parameters but rather on a combination of stability parameters. The GGE-biplot method was a more efficient tool to analyze GE interaction, because it can provide the biplots and information on genotype, environment and their interaction, while the Eberhart and Russell analysis give information only on genotype evaluation.
Seismic Stratigraphy and Structure Adjacent to an Evolving Plate Boundary, Western Chatham Rise, New Zealand

Seismic profiles obtained from the eastern side of New Zealand, in transit to and from Site 594, illustrate the evolution of the western end of the Chatham Rise and the southern extremity of the Hikurangi Trough. They show several unconformities and several major changes in tectonic and depositional regime. The unconformities represent major changes in oceanic circulation, possibly triggered by large lowerings of sea level in the late Oligocene and late Miocene. Tectonism is exemplified by a Late Cretaceous phase of block faulting, heralding the rift from Gondwanaland, and by Plio-Pleistocene normal faulting on the northern flank of the rise antithetic to the oblique-collision plate boundary in the southern Hikurangi Trough. This active normal faulting may indicate that the northwestern corner of Chatham Rise continental crust is being dragged down with the subducting slab to the north. The depositional regime has changed from Late Cretaceous infilling of fault-angle depressions, through an early Tertiary transgression and mid-Tertiary carbonate drape, to a late Miocene-Recent sequence recording repeated glacial-interglacial events. This upper stratified unit onlaps a late Miocene erosion/phosphatization unconformity toward the crest of the rise. It is locally truncated by a slope-parallel erosion surface, with downslope buildup, which may indicate either current scour and deposition or mass movement.
The Power of SOFIA/FORCAST in Estimating Internal Luminosities of Low-mass Class 0/I Protostars

With the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) routinely operating science flights, we demonstrate that observations with the Faint Object infraRed CAmera for the SOFIA Telescope (FORCAST) can provide reliable estimates of the internal luminosities, Lint, of protostars. We have developed a technique to estimate Lint using a pair of FORCAST filters: one “short-wavelength” filter centered within 19.7–25.3 μm, and one “long-wavelength” filter within 31.5–37.1 μm. These Lint estimates are reliable to within 30%–40% for 67% of protostars and to within a factor of 2.3–2.6 for 99% of protostars. The filter pair comprised of F 25.3 μm and F 37.1 μm achieves the best sensitivity and most constrained results. We evaluate several assumptions that could lead to systematic uncertainties. The OH5 dust opacity matches observational constraints for protostellar environments best, although not perfectly; we find that any improved dust model will have a small impact of 5%–10% on the Lint estimates. For protostellar envelopes, the TSC84 model yields masses that are twice those of the Ulrich model, but we conclude that this mass difference does not significantly impact results at the mid-infrared wavelengths probed by FORCAST. Thus, FORCAST is a powerful instrument for luminosity studies targeting newly discovered protostars or suspected protostars lacking detections longward of 24 μm. Furthermore, with its dynamic range and greater angular resolution, FORCAST may be used to characterize protostars that were either saturated or merged with other sources in previous surveys using the Spitzer Space Telescope or the Herschel Space Observatory.
Mendeteksi Kecurangan Laporan Keuangan dengan Analisis Fraud Pentagon

This research aimed to analyze the likelihood of fraudulent financial statement explained by earning management using fraud pentagon theory. Fraud risk factors are explained using variables financial target, financial stability, external pressure, ineffective monitoring, nature of industry, changes in auditor, rationalization, changes in board of directors’s member, and number of CEO’s picture, in detecting fraudulent financial statement proxied by earning management. Samples selected are banking firms and manufacturing firms listed in Bursa Efek Indonesia, for period 2013-2016. Data were collected from firms’ annual report and financial statement from idx directory. Data analysis using multiple regression methods was run using SPSS. The results of manufacturing firm shows that financial stability, external pressure, change in auditor and changes in board of committee’s member has an influence in explaining the likelihood of fraudulent financial statement through earning management. The results of banking firm shows that financial target, financial stability, ineffective monitoring, and rationalization has an influence in expalining the likelihood of fraudulent financial reporting.
Synthesis of highly luminescent wurtzite CdSe/CdS giant-shell nanocrystals using a fast continuous injection route

We synthesized CdSe/CdS giant-shell nanocrystals, with a CdSe core diameter between 2.8 nm and 5.5 nm, and a CdS shell thickness of up to 7–8 nm (equivalent to about 20 monolayers of CdS). Both the core and shell have a wurtzite crystal structure, yielding epitaxial growth of the shell and nearly defect-free crystals. As a result, the photoluminescence (PL) quantum efficiency (QE) is as high as 90%. Quantitative PL measurements at various excitation wavelengths allow us to separate the nonradiative decay into contributions from interface and surface trapping, giving us pathways for future optimization of the structure. In addition, the NCs do not blink, and the giant shell and concurring strong electron delocalization efficiently suppress Auger recombination, yielding a biexciton lifetime of about 15 ns. The corresponding biexciton PL QE equals 11% in 5.5/18.1 nm CdSe/CdS. Variable-temperature time-resolved PL and PL under magnetic fields further reveal that the emission at cryogenic temperature originates from a negative trion-state, in agreement with other CdSe/CdS giant-shell systems reported in the literature.
Concentration of Maternal Serum 25-Hydroxy Vitamin D and Gestational 2 Diabetes Mellitus Risk

Background: The present study was designed to primarily investigate the association between serum 25 (OH) vitamin D levels and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in a sample of Iranian woman. Methods: In the present cross-sectional study 136 pregnant women (68 with GDM and 68 non GDM) who were referred to a university hospital clinic of the Tabriz University of Medical Sciences during July to September 2016 were studied. All pregnant women were assessed for GDM and also serum vitamin D was assessed in all participants. Results: The mean serum 25(OH) D of pregnant women was 13.42±7.78 ng/mL. In the term of the mean serum 25(OH) D level, there was not significant differences between GDM (14.45±8.73) and non-GDM (12.38±6.62) pregnant women (p=0.12). Totally 83.8% of participants were vitamin D deficient and 11.8% of them had insufficient amount of serum vitamin D. Only 4.4% of participants were vitamin D sufficient. The results of logistic regression analysis showed no significant association between GDM and vitamin D status in both unadjusted and adjusted (for mother`s age, parity, BMI and gestational week) models. Conclusion: The results of the present study could not show any association between serum vitamin D and GDM. It seems that other factors rather than serum level of 25 (OH) vitamin D level likely explain the growing prevalence of GDM.
Reputation, Honesty, and Cheating in Informal Milk Markets in India

Intrinsic motivation for honesty is perceived as an important determinant of large and persistent variation in cheating behavior. However, little is known about its actual role due to challenges in obtaining precise measures of motivation for honesty, as well as field outcomes on cheating. We fill these gaps using a unique setting of informal milk markets in India. A novel behavioral experiment, which combines a standard die roll task with Bluetooth technology, is used to measure motivation for honesty of milkmen at both extensive and intensive margins. We then buy milk from the same milkmen and show that cheating in the field, measured by the amount of water added to milk, widens significantly with a milkman’s degree of dishonesty. Additional analyses show that conventional binary measure of motivation for honesty suffers from measurement errors, resulting in underestimation of this association.
Reasonable adjustments in learning programs: Teaching length, mass and capacity to students with intellectual disability

Developed in concert with twelve special schools (Prep to Year 12) in Queensland, this paper regarding reasonable adjustments that promote quality differentiated teaching practice in special education math classrooms represents the knowledge and expertise of fifty teachers in special education. Survey responses and empirical evidence suggest that three conclusions are warranted: 1) That a focus on reasonable adjustments which is highly individualised, comprehensive and ongoing, needs to be strengthened to positively affect student learning and progression; 2) Neither assessment of student learning in mathematics or failure to respond to the results is sufficient for making judgements about students' learning, and; 3) special education teachers do require strong knowledge and skill with differentiating their teaching practice to ensure that students access the curriculum at appropriate year levels.
PLANT PATHOLOGY & NEMATOLOGY - NOTE Sequence Characterization of Race 4-like Isolates of Fusarium oxysporum from Alabama and Mississippi

In 2009 and 2010, isolates of Fusarium oxysporum with translation elongation factor sequences (EF-1α) identical to those of F. oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum race 4 were found on wilted cotton plants in Alabama and Mississippi. Unlike other races of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum in the United States, race 4 can cause significant damage to Upland cultivars in the absence of root-knot nematodes; therefore, the discovery of this race in the Southeast could have serious implications. Four of the race 4-like isolates, collected in 2009 and 2010 from Auburn University’s E. V. Smith Research Center in Alabama and Mississippi State University’s R. R. Foil Research Center, were examined further using sequences of the nuclear ribosomal DNA intergenic spacer region (IGS rDNA) in addition to the translation elongation factor. The four southeastern isolates were identical to reference isolates of race 4 in EF-1α sequence, but differed from each other and reference isolates of race 4 in IGS sequence. These results show that EF-1α sequence data alone cannot be used to identify race 4 of F. oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum, and that the isolates from Alabama and Mississippi are distinct from race 4. Therefore, race 4 of F. oxysporum f. sp. vasinfectum has not yet been found in the southeastern U.S.
The elasticity of substitution between skilled and unskilled labor in developing countries is about 2

We develop a model of endogenous skill-biased technical change in developing countries. The model reconciles wildly dispersed existing estimates of the elasticity of substitution between more and less educated workers. It also produces an estimating equation for the elasticity, which allow us to produce overdue estimates for developing countries. With four types of data, we nd an elasticity of about 2. In a skill-biased technical change framework, this estimate makes sense of what appears to be little or no correlation between relative skill supply and wage inequality.
Influence of Phase Transformations on Crystal Growth of Stoichiometric Brownmillerite Oxides : Sr 2 ScGaO 5 and Ca 2 Fe 2 O 5

High quality stoichiometric brownmillerite-type oxide single crystals have been successfully grown by the floating zone method using a mirror furnace. We report here on the growth conditions and structural characterization of two model compounds: Ca2Fe2O5 and Sr2ScGaO5. Both show oxygen deficiency with respect to the average perovskite structure, and are promising candidates for oxygen ion conductivity at moderate temperatures. While Sr2ScGaO5 single crystals were obtained in the cubic oxygen-deficient perovskite structure, Ca2Fe2O5 crystallizes in the brownmillerite framework. Having no cubic parent high temperature counterpart, Ca2Fe2O5 crystals were found to be not twinned. We report on structural characterization of the as-grown single crystals by neutron and X-ray diffraction, as well as scanning electron microscopy (SEM) coupled with EDX (Energy Dispersive X-Ray Spectroscopy) analysis and isotope exchange experiments.
Haematological, biochemical and clinical signs changes following experimental infection of Streptococcus agalactiae in red hybrid tilapia (Oreochromis sp.)

Hematological and biochemistry parameters are essential for the evaluation of fish health status; it helps provide essential information to diagnose fish diseases. This experiment was conducted to investigate the affect of Streptococcus agalactiae infection on hematological and biochemical parameters in red hybrid tilapia ( Oreochromis sp .). The fish were inoculated intraperitoneally with 1 x10 4 cfu/mL bacteria then blood samples were collected and tested during the experiment. After seven days The red blood cell (RBC) counts decreased from 2.31 x 10 6 to 1.68 x 10 6 . The hemoglobin (Hb) and hematocrit (PCV) counts decreased to 7.17g/dl and 19.2% in the infected fish compared to the control group (9.71g/dl and 28.20%). In contrast, the white blood cell (WBC) counts increased from 4.20x10 3 in the control fish to 13.2x10 3 . The biochemical results initially showed an increase in glucose levels of the infected fish compared to the control from 53.82 to 101.75 on the 72nd hour, respectively. There were no significant differences in the levels of serum total protein (T. prot), albumin (ALB), and aspartate transminase (AST) between the infected and the control fish.The inoculated fish displayed marked clinical signs such as erratic swimming behavior, exophthalmia and lethargy during the experimental. The present study has established that the changes in hematological, biochemical and clinical signs of fish can be used as an early diagnosis of pathological and physiological status in red tilapia culture
Integrated Fertilization Systems Enhance Quality and Yield of Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Effects of various fertilizers such as farmyard manure (FM), urea, and plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR, including the genera Azotobacter and Azospirillium ) were checked on yield, fatty acids, protein, and oil contents of sunflower. A two-year field experiment was conducted in a semi-arid region in Iran in 2007 and 2008. The experiment was a split plot in a randomized complete block design with three replicates, with five fertilizer treatments as the main plots and two PGPR treatments as sub plots. Results demonstrated that the integrated fertilizers significantly increased the leaf area index, plant height, grain production, biomass, oil yield, and protein content in comparison with organic or chemical fertilizers. The maximum and minimum oil contents were obtained by applying 100% farmyard manure (F1) and 50% FM + 50% chemical (F3), respectively; however, opposite results were observed for protein content. When higher FM rates were used with PGPR, the saturated fatty acids (palmetic and stearic acids) declined significantly, while unsaturated ones (linoleic and oleic acids) were increased. The highest contents of linoleic acid (52.6%) and oleic acid (39.8%) were observed in F 3 and F 1 treatments, respectively. Bacterial inoculation also increased the leaf area index, plant height, biomass, grain and oil yields, oil and protein contents up to 12, 3.7, 7.8, 10, 6.5, 5.6 and 5%, respectively.
PURE HORIZONTAL , VERTICAL AND MOMENT CAPACITY OF PLATE ANCHOR IN SAND

The pullout capacity of plate anchor subjected to general (horizontal, vertical and moment) loading is of interest to the geotechnical engineer. Literature reveals that no precious design method is available that can be used to determine the pullout capacity of plate anchor in the sand under such loading. Therefore, a two-dimensional finite element analysis (2D-FE) is used to investigate the pullout capacity of a strip horizontal plate anchor in sand subjected to vertical, horizontal and moment loading. The effects of the embedment ratio and friction angle on the pullout capacity factor is also investigated. It is seen that both the embedment ratio and friction angle significantly affects the pullout capacity of plate anchor. Both the horizontal and moment capacity increases nonlinearly, while the vertical pullout capacity increases linearly with the friction angle of sand for every embedment depth of anchor. The horizontal pullout capacity is found lower compared to vertical capacity for small friction angle ( to  while for higher friction angle  the horizontal capacity is higher than that of the vertical capacity of horizontal strip plate anchor embedded in the sand. Therefore, for compacted dense sand the horizontal capacity is higher than vertical capacity.
Anomaly Detection Using Optimally Placed $\mu \text{PMU}$  Sensors in Distribution Grids

As the distribution grid moves toward a tightly monitored network, it is important to automate the analysis of the enormous amount of data produced by the sensors to increase the operators situational awareness about the system. In this paper, focusing on microphasor measurement unit (<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{PMU}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) data, we propose a hierarchical architecture for monitoring the grid and establish a set of analytics and sensor fusion primitives for the detection of abnormal behavior in the control perimeter. Due to the key role of the <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{PMU}$</tex-math></inline-formula> devices in our architecture, an optimal <inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{PMU}$</tex-math></inline-formula> placement with limited number of sensors is also described that finds the best location of the devices with respect to our rules. The effectiveness of the proposed methods are tested through the synthetic and real <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\mu \text{PMU}$</tex-math></inline-formula> data.
The Beta3 499–513 Peptide Region is Required for AlphaIIb/Beta3 Active Complex Formation and Fibrinogen Binding

Background AlphaIIb/beta3 (αIIb/β3) complex is an important integrin that is involved in the final step of platelet aggregation. Peptides derived from either αIIb or β3 have demonstrated to have an effect on the activation of the complex and its ability to bind fibrinogen. We have previously defined a peptide from β3, which inhibits agonists-induced platelet aggregation. Methods We used standard methodologies for construction of clones and expression of cDNAs, establishment of stable cell lines that contained these cDNAs. Expression of proteins was detected with immunoblots. Flow cytometric analyses were used to verify the presence of the active and inactive complexes with different antibodies. In addition, a fibrinogen-binding assay was used to determine the inhibition of the active complex by the peptide. Results and discussion A stable cell line of the co-transfected cDNAs of αIIb, β3 wild type and mutants of β3 (scrambled sequence of the peptide region, replacement of C499A and C512A), expressing the inactive complex on CHO cells, has allowed us to examine the important role of the peptide sequence and the cysteine residues within the peptide. The peptide inhibits the active complex formation and thereby inhibits the binding of FITC-PAC-1 in a dose dependent manner by flow cytometric analyses, as well as binding of [3H]-fibrinogen. In addition, creation of a second stable cell line containing wild type αIIb and the mutated region of β3 (residues 499–513) shows that the binding of FITC-PAC-1 and [3H]-fibrinogen on the mutant activated complex was much lower than the wild type activated complex. Our results indicate that the region 499–513 in β3 is one of the important sites for αIIb/β3 active complex formation and the cysteines play an important role in the process.
COMPARATIVE INVESTIGATION ON SEVERAL PROTOCOLS FOR TREATMENT OF DERMATOPHYTOSЕS IN PETS

For a 2-year period, samples obtained from 248 dogs and 104 cats with clinical signs of dermatophytosis were examined using routine mycological methods. The results were positive for dermatophytes in 32 (12.9%) dogs and 14 (13.5%) cats. The animals with confirmed dermatophyte infection were treated according to one out of 4 protocols: oral administration of ketoconazole at a daily dose of 10 mg/kg (n=10); local treatment with 2% Imaverol solution (n=9); vaccinal therapy with Vacderm (n=13) and combination of Vacderm/enilconazole (n=10). The obtained results allowed us to recommend the combination of local treatment with Imaverol and two vaccinations at 14-day intervals for dogs and cats with dermatophytosis.