Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Control of green apple aphid (Aphis pomi De Geer) in organic apple production.

The efficacy of different methods for controlling populations of green apple aphid (Aphis pomi De Geer) in organic apple orchard was compared over three consecutive years. The following three control methods were tested: a) predator activity (Coccinela septempunctata), b) predator activity (C. septempunctata) + selective spraying of trees with infestation level exceeding 10% with a botanical insecticide (NeemAzal T/S), and c) predator activity (C. septempunctata) + total spraying of all orchard trees with the botanical insecticide (NeemAzal T/S). In terms of maintaining a biological balance within an orchard, the combination of natural regulation by C. septempunctata and selective spraying of individual trees with NeemAzal T/S proved to be the most efficient method. [Projekat Ministarstva nauke Republike Srbije, br. TR 31031 i br. TR31043]
Possible dependence between the total solar irradiance and dimethylsulphide

Solar variability is one of the main natural influences on the Earth’s climate. Biological processes are pro foundly affected by the solar irradiance. Some of these processes have been proposed to change the cloud albedo and therefore impact the climate. Here we investigate the relation between the total solar irradiance (TSI) and the global concentration of Dimethylsulphide (DMS), produced by plancktonic algae in seawater. DMS has been frequently mentioned as a forcing of climate through its effect on clouds and therefore on albedo. In the present work we attempt to find the relation between TSI and DMS. We found that the TSI and the DMS production data series display a correlation. A probabilistic scheme is introduced, the Mutual Information Function (MIF) which is a measure of the dependence between the parameters of interest. The MIF seems to present solar cycle dependence: larger values during lower solar activity times (lower TSI times) than during higher solar activity epochs (higher TSI epochs). Or in other words, the dependence between TSI and DMS is stronger during lower solar activity times than during higher solar activity epochs.
Export-Oriented Industrialisation Strategy with Land- Abundance: Some of Thailand's Shortcomings *

Industrialisation in Thailand started with impor -substitu ion strategy in the early 1960s like othe dev loping coun ries. In the early 1970s, there was an attempt to shift to expor -oriented strategy, but without suc ess. The main impediments were not only a highly protected import-competing industry, but also an overvalued exchange rate. Thailand's success has rested on maintaining macroeconomic stability, low fiscal deficits and inflation rates, albeit with seve e deficits in balan e of payments in the early 1980s. The turning point oc u ed in the mid-1980s after the Plaza Ac ord. Japan and the East Asian NIEs began reloca e industrial plan s in Thailand. The appreciation of the Yen pushed Japanese firms to keep her omparative advan age in labou -in ensive industry via investmen overseas. Thailand was an attractive place to relocate in because of the high economic growth, low inflation, abundance of cheap labour and r h natu al resou es. The Thai g vernmen decision to devalue in 1981 and 1984 made expor ed-oriented strategy possible. A basic problem of industrialisation in Thailand lies v y much in the weakness of the state compared with the strong states in the East Asian NIEs. There is a minimum of transformations between employment and production hindering any development proce in the long-run. Human capital bottlenecks are a serious problem for the path of development in Thailand. In fact, the high economic growth ra in recent years is said to be due to foreign direct inves m nt and manufa ured exports. t t r e t t c
Edinburgh Research Explorer Cutting Edge

Mice lacking IL-6 are resistant to autoimmune diseases such as experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (EAE), which is driven by central nervous system (CNS)-reactive CD4 + T cells. There are multiple cellular sources of IL-6, but the critical source in EAE has been uncertain. Using cell-specific IL-6-deficiency in models of EAE induced by active immunization, passive transfer, T cell-transfer and dendritic cell (DC)-transfer, we show that neither the pathogenic T cells, nor CNS-resident cells are required to produce IL-6. Instead, the requirement for IL-6 was restricted to the early stages of T cell activation and was entirely controlled by DC-derived IL-6. This reflected the loss of IL-6 receptor expression by T cells over time. These data explain why blockade of the IL-6 receptor only achieves protection against EAE if used at the time of T cell priming. The implications for therapeutic manipulation of IL-6-signaling in human T cell-driven autoimmune conditions are considered.
No Parent Left Behind: Predicting Parental Involvement in Adolescents' Education Within a Sociodemographically Diverse Population

ABSTRACT. Numerous studies have investigated the utility of the Hoover-Dempsey and Sandler (HDS) model for predicting parents' involvement in students' education. Yet, the model has yet to be thoroughly evaluated with respect to youth who are (a) in high school and (b) from sociodemographically diverse families. Using a nationally representative sample of 3,248 parents drawn from the 2007 National Household Educational Survey, the authors examined the relationship of high school outreach efforts, parent satisfaction with the school, and parental beliefs to 3 types of parent involvement. The analysis largely confirmed the power of the HDS model. Furthermore, the findings suggest that school outreach efforts are particularly important in promoting historically disenfranchised parents' involvement in the schools, whereas enhancing parenting self-efficacy is crucial for supporting their engagement at home.
Splanchnic hemodynamic effects of somatostatin and octreotide in cirrhotic patients . A Doppler ultrasonographic study

Aim: Doppler-ultrasound assessment of the splanchnic hemodynamic effects of intravenous somatostatin and octreotide administration. Material and method: forty-five cirrhotic patients with esophageal varices were randomized to receive 1-hour intravenous somatostatin (SOM, 250 μg), octreotide (OCT, 50 μg), or placebo (PLA). In baseline and at 15, 30, 45 and 60 minutes of infusion, mean velocity, congestion index, flow volume and diameter of the portal vein, as well as the superior mesenteric artery resistivity index, were measured. Plasma bradykinine and vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) concentrations were also measured at baseline and at 30 and 60 minutes. Results: while placebo caused no changes in any of the venous and arterial parameters, SOM and OCT caused a sustained decrease in portal vein velocity (-19.41 vs. -11.19%) and flow (-22.79 vs. -12.33%), and an increase in the congestion index (+17.5 vs. +7.5%) and resistivity index of the superior mesenteric artery (+7.18 vs. +6.16%) with respect to baseline (p < 0.05). These changes were already evident at 15 minutes and remained unchanged during the time of the study period. With respect to OCT, SOM caused a higher reduction in mean velocity and flow of the portal vein, with no significant differences for congestion index and mesenteric artery resistivity index, both increased by SOM and OCT. Plasma bradykinine and VIP concentrations remained unchanged in the three groups. Conclusions: at therapeutic doses, intravenous somatostatin and octreotide reduce portal vein velocity and flow, and increase portal vein congestion index and superior mesenteric artery resistivity index. Somatostatin causes a higher portal flow reduction than octreotide in spite of a similar splanchnic arterial effect.
Online Booking and Information: Competition and Welfare Consequences of Review Aggregators

Online review aggregators (e.g., booking.com or ClubKviar) provide detailed information about experience goods, such as restaurants and hotels. This study fosters the understanding of how such aggregators modify competition, profits and welfare. Using a spokes model of horizontal competition, I show that review aggregators enhance total welfare mainly by making valuable information available to consumers. The effect on welfare goes through different channels: 1) realised transactions are more valuable for the match between producers and consumers is more accurate; 2) the costumer base enlarges, for more agents find a suitable product; 3) the equilibrium price weakly decreases for competition amongst firms is more intense. However, firms face a prisoner dilemma: firms best response to the status quo is to appear on the aggregator's web so as to enlarge their market share, however, this leads to lower profits than if they all agreed not to use the aggregator.
Motivation and Personality: A Neuropsychological Perspective

Personality is strongly influenced by motivation systems that organise responses to rewards and punishments and that drive approach and avoidance behavior. Neuropsychological research has identified: (a) two avoidance systems, one related to pure active avoidance and escape, and one to passive avoidance and behavioral inhibition produced by goal-conflict; and (b) two approach systems, one related to the actions of reward seeking and one to experience and behavior related to pleasure on receiving reward. These systems mediate fluid moment-by-moment reactions to changing stimuli, with relatively stable person-specific sensitivities to these stimuli manifested in personality traits. We review what is known about these motivational traits, integrating the theory-driven approach based on animal learning paradigms with the empirical tradition of the Big Five personality model.
Alloy Aluminum Solidification in Square Section

The objective of the present work is to develop a numerical model to analyze the melting solidification process considering the natural convection phenomena to alloy aluminum in a square section. Physical medium is taken as incompressible Newtonian fluid with isotropy thermal properties where the heat is transferred by conduction and convection, included de thermal phase change phenomenon. The last one is modeled by the improvement procedure, called Enthalpy Model, based on the fraction solid function which liberates the latent heat according to fraction of solid particles generated using as parameter of the temperature level. The mathematical model is based on a non-linear second order differential partial equation system: Momentum, continuity, heat transfer equations and a set of auxiliary expressions with the purpose of equation system closure y applied the boundary and interface condition. The numerical model is based on Volume Finite Method in body fitted coordinates with a SIMPLER scheme to join pressure and velocities. The strategy study allows the two-dimensional solidification of alloy aluminum (Non-Isothermal Solidification) in square section and a case where de conductive effects of mould are considered. Unsteady steady results are showed in the way of streamlines and isotherms compared with available data
Mango Fruit Extracts Differentially Affect Proliferation and Intracellular Calcium Signalling in MCF-7 Human Breast Cancer Cells

The assessment of human cancer cell proliferation is a common approach in identifying plant extracts that have potential bioactive effects. In this study, we tested the hypothesis that methanolic extracts of peel and flesh from three archetypal mango cultivars, Irwin (IW), Nam Doc Mai (NDM), and Kensington Pride (KP), differentially affect proliferation, extracellular signal-regulated kinase (ERK) activity, and intracellular calcium () signalling in MCF-7 human breast cancer cells. Mango flesh extracts from all three cultivars did not inhibit cell growth, and of the peel extracts only NDM reduced MCF-7 cell proliferation. Mango cultivar peel and flesh extracts did not significantly change ERK phosphorylation compared to controls; however, some reduced relative maximal peak after adenosine triphosphate stimulation, with NDM peel extract having the greatest effect among the treatments. Our results identify mango interfruit and intrafruit (peel and flesh) extract variability in antiproliferative effects and signalling in MCF-7 breast cancer cells and highlight that parts of the fruit (such as peel and flesh) and cultivar differences are important factors to consider when assessing potential chemopreventive bioactive compounds in plants extracts.
Heat Propagation Improvement in YBCO-Coated Conductors for Superconducting Fault Current Limiters

Introduction: In order to engineer high-temperature superconducting cable applications, such as YBCO-based CCs for RSFCLs, the adequate protection from their quench damages represents one of the crucial parameters [1]. For that reason one must properly model and construct such devices using, for example, FEM numerical simulations and various deposition thin film techniques, respectively, as is given in this contribution. Its objective is to improve the thermal stability in RSFCL devices by homogenizing heat dissipation, as well as, to optimize their designs in order to guarantee their safe integration in mediumvoltage grid configuration. Results: We present the computational results (Tab. 1) of the two NZPV components (Fig. 4) obtained for the following parameters: δAg=40 nm, δYBCO=300 nm, δMgO= 2 μm, δHast=1 μm, δCu=1-5 μm, δSiO2=90 μm, JC=2 MAcm -2, J=2.5 MAcm-2, and Kinter=300 WK -1cm-2. 3D geometry of three lines (each 6x20 mm2), with the separation of 0.4 mm (Fig. 4), was meshed extrusively due to the multi-structured anisotropy. The mesh follows the condition delineated in Figure 5. The model was successfully validated with available experimental data for sapphire and hastelloy substrates.
Portrayal of Women in Indian Cinema and Print Media: Socio-Psychological Perspective

Portrayal of women in Indian visual and print media is becoming the developing concern of the parity people and society, basically pertaining to participation, performance of women and portrayal of their image. Because different circumstances relating to the media’s role towards portraying the fair sex have opened a new angle by leaps and bounds to think precisely about it. For this paper Library/Desk research has been implemented and Data has been collected from the secondary sources of data i.e. from books, magazines, journals, periodicals and different websites of year 2015 and Indian cinema from 2010 to 2015. There are two sides of women image in media. One side is how visual and print media is tried to present the women place and another side is how women want to portray their own image in media. The different feminist writers such as Simon de Beauvoir, Shulamith Firestone, Kate Millet, Gallag, media are reinforcing stereotype images of women as they are inferior, subordinate and submissive and only are the house wives devoid of all qualities of decision making. Likewise various Indian feminist writers such as Ritu Menon, Kamala vasin, Kiran Prasad who have criticised the role of print and visual media towards women and portraying them. In this paper has been focused on how media and cognitive Psychology works together in society? How media plays as catalyst to change the psychology of society. As media is a mirror of society, influence the social psychology either directly or indirectly (social mediated) accordingly society make their image and culture.
Geomagnetic Disturbances and Its Impact on Ionospheric Critical Frequency (foF2) at High, Mid and Low Latitude Region

A geomagnetic storm is a major disturbance of Earth's magnetosphere that occurs when there is a very efficient exchange of energy from the solar wind into the space environment surrounding Earth. During solar and geomagnetic activities, critical frequency of F2 layer (foF2) varies in a great extent. In this Study, our main aim is to examine the effect of solar and geomagnetic activities on the critical frequency (foF2) during January 2014 to April 2014 respectively. One magnetic intense storm occurred on 19 February with (Dst -112) and other moderate storm occurred on 12 April 2014 with (Dst -80). In our study, we have analyzed these effects on critical frequency of F2 layer for ionospheric monitoring. We have used ionospheric data at Low, mid and high latitude station. The absorption and ionization of the ionospheric medium depends on solar activity. The value of foF2 increased from their normal value at all the three latitudes. This is due to geomagnetic storms that occurred around the same time. A very interesting feature that can be seen in the figures is that the increase of foF2 at Low latitude is much more intense as compare to high and mid latitude. Comparison among all the latitudes shows that the values of foF2 at high latitude are quite less as compared to low and mid latitude. We have found that the effect of solar and geomagnetic storm disturbances is strongest at the low latitude and weakest at the high latitude during the geomagnetic storm time.
Reprocessability of molybdenum and magnesia based inert matrix fuels

Abstract This work focuses on the reprocessability of metallic 92Mo and ceramic MgO, which is under investigation for (Pu,MA)-oxide (MA = minor actinide) fuel within a metallic 92Mo matrix (CERMET) and a ceramic MgO matrix (CERCER). Magnesium oxide and molybdenum reference samples have been fabricated by powder metallurgy. The dissolution of the matrices was studied as a function of HNO3 concentration (1-7 mol/L) and temperature (25-90°C). The rate of dissolution of magnesium oxide and metallic molybdenum increased with temperature. While the MgO rate was independent of the acid concentration (1-7 mol/L), the rate of dissolution of Mo increased with acid concentration. However, the dissolution of Mo at high temperatures and nitric acid concentrations was accompanied by precipitation of MoO3. The extraction of uranium, americium, and europium in the presence of macro amounts of Mo and Mg was studied by three different extraction agents: tri-n-butylphosphate (TBP), N,Nʹ-dimethyl-N,Nʹ-dioctylhexylethoxymalonamide (DMDOHEMA), and N,N,N’,N’- -tetraoctyldiglycolamide (TODGA). With TBP no extraction of Mo and Mg occurred. Both matrix materials are partly extracted by DMDOHEMA. Magnesium is not extracted by TODGA (D < 0.1), but a weak extraction of Mo is observed at low Mo concentration.
Analysis of Factors Affecting Manufacturing Companies in Indonesia Performing a Switching Auditor

This study aims at analyzing the influence of the Public Accountant Firms Size, Size of Company, Financial Distress, Audit Opinion and Management Turnover toward Auditor Switching. The population of this study is a manufacturing company listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange during the period 2011-2015 consisting of 134 companies. The sample was obtained by purposive sampling technique which resulted in the sample of 26 companies. Methods of data analysis using logistic regression and SPSS 21 using data and other information obtained from Annual Report. Results of this study shows that the Public Accountant Firms Size and Management Turnover have significant impact toward auditor switching, size of company have influence auditor switching. Financial distress and audit opinion did not effect auditor switching significantly. The value of Nagelkerke R Square is 0.283. conclusions of this study is the Public Accountant Firms Size and Management Turnover have significant impact toward auditor switching, size of company have influence auditor switching. Financial distress and audit opinion did not effect auditor switching significantly.
The Place of Alternatives in Assessment (Portfolios and Conferencing) in High Schools and Universities of Iran

Today we can see the great tendency of teachers to use alternatives in assessment rather than the traditional assessments. With this background, the purpose of this study is to know the real place of alternatives in assessment especially portfolios and conferencing in Iran educational settings namely high schools and universities, to investigate to what extent our instructors are generally familiar with these two modes, and to understand whether they use these new ways or not. To obtain data for this research, it has been referred to 164 teachers and instructors in different fields of study in different high schools and universities. The researcher used a simple inventory questionnaire, which was prepared by the researcher and the help of one his instructors. The results showed that high school teachers are more familiar with portfolios, but they utilized it less than university instructors, familiarity and use of conferencing in university instructors are also more than high school teachers.
Optimal procedures based on interdirections and pseudo-Mahalanobis ranks for testing multivariate elliptic white noise against ARMA dependence

We propose a multivariate generalization of signed-rank tests for testing elliptically symmetric white noise against ARMA serial dependence. These tests are based on Randles (1989)’s concept of interdirections and the ranks of pseudo-Mahalanobis distances. They are affine-invariant, and asymptotically equivalent to strictly distribution-free statistics. Depending on the score function considered (van der Waerden, Laplace,. . . ), they allow for locally asymptotically maximin tests at selected densities (multivariate normal, multivariate double-exponential,. . . ). Local powers and asymptotic relative efficiencies with respect to the Gaussian procedure are derived. We extend to the multivariate serial context the ChernoffSavage result, showing that classical correlogram-based procedures are uniformly dominated by the van der Waerden version of our tests, so that correlogram methods are not admissible in the Pitman sense. We also prove an extension of the celebrated Hodges-Lehmann “. 864 result”, providing, for any fixed space dimension, the lower bound for the asymptotic relative efficiency of the proposed multivariate Spearman type tests with respect to the Gaussian tests. These asymptotic results are confirmed by a Monte-Carlo investigation.