Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Isolation and identification of entomopathogenic nematodes (Nematoda: Rhabditida) from the Eastern Black Sea region and their biocontrol potential against Melolontha melolontha (Coleoptera: Scarabaeidae) larvae

A survey was conducted for entomopathogenic nematodes in various agricultural fields in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. A total of 77 soil samples were collected from 15 distinct geographic areas during 2010-2011. Seven entomopathogenic nematode isolates (ZET02, ZET04, ZET09, ZET28, ZET31, ZET35, and ZET76) were detected from the soil samples (9.1% positive) using the Galleria baiting technique. Morphological and molecular characterizations of the isolates were performed for species identification. Five isolates were identified as Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (ZET02, ZET04, ZET09, ZET28, and ZET35) and 2 isolates were identified as Steinernema feltiae (ZET31 and ZET76). The efficacy of all isolates was tested on Melolontha melolontha larvae in plastic boxes and pot experiments. Different concentrations of nematodes at 0, 500, 1000, or 2000 infective juveniles (IJs)/mL and 2 different temperature regimes (15 and 25 °C) were used. One hundred percent mortality was obtained from the ZET09 and ZET35 isolates at a concentration of 2000 IJs/mL at 25 °C. The same isolates also provided 100% protection with 100 IJs/cm2 in strawberry planted pot experiments.
Technical analysis of stock prices using Elliot wave theory and Fibonacci number

The study of technical analysis of stock prices using Elliot Wave Theory and Fibonacci Number focused on percentage analyzing to test the stock prices according to the theory and the actual stock prices. The secondary data of the study gathered from the daily price index summary between 1st January 2009 to 31st December 2011 of SET index, Bank index and three Thai banks which are Bangkok bank(BBL), Siam Commercial bank (SCB) and Kasikorn bank (KBANK). The results of the study shown that there are two errors occurred, the Impulse Waves and Corrective Waves. In conclusion, this research shown that using the technical analysis tools in predicting the stock prices is highly efficient.
Experimental study of Bunsen reaction in the framework of massive hydrogen production by the Sulfur-Iodine thermochemical cycle

The optimization of the Sulfur-Iodine (SI) thermochemical cycle necessitates to reduce the amounts of iodine and water introduced in Bunsen reaction (SO 2 + xI 2 + nH 2OH 2SO 4 + (n-2)H 2O + 2HI + (x-1)I 2). When iodine is initially in excess, the solution produced by this reaction spontaneously separates in two liquid phases. Bench-scale experiments have been performed to study the miscibility gap in the quaternary system H2SO 4/HI/I 2/H 2O at 308K. First results showed that increasing the amounts of I2 lead to better HI and H2SO 4 separation in each of the two liquid phases, on the contrary water had to be decreased to improve phase separation. An experimental device has also been designed in order to optimize Bunsen reaction at 393K in terms of rate efficiency and phase separation.
Muscle oxygen saturation at different intensities during constant load double poling exercise

2 Introduction . 4 Methods and materials . 7 Subjects . 7 Experimental protocol . 7 Double poling ergometer . 8 Physiological measurements . 9 NIRS-measurements . 9 Data analysis . 10 Statistics . 10 Results . 11 Physiological responses . 11 Group response . 11 Discussion . 15 References . 20
The Effect of Jasmonic Acid on the Micropropagation of Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) under Long Days Conditions

Meristem derived in vitro plantlets of potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) cultivars Pasinler, Granola, and Caspar were micropropagated on agar-solidified MS medium containing different concentrations of jasmonic acid (JA) using single-node stem cuttings. The results of the study showed that inclusion of 1.0 μM JA in the MS medium provided a substantial and visible increase in most of the plantlet characteristics studied and the effect of this concentration was more pronounced compared to the control and all other JA concentrations. The highest number of shoots (8.00), nodes (19.00), leaves (19.00), and roots (15.75) on cv. Caspar and a maximum shoot length (15.13 cm) was observed on cv. Granola from 1.0 μM JA concentration. This concentration of JA also helped to induce longest roots (14.95 cm) on cv. Pasinler. The highest plantlet fresh weight from cv. Pasinler (649.38 mg), and cv. Caspar (630.18 mg), and maximum dry weight of plantlets from cv. Pasinler (98.58 mg), cv. Caspar (93.89 mg) and cv. Granola (79.03 mg) were noted on MS medium containing 1.0 μM of JA. Since the application of JA accelerates the multiplication of young plantlets throughout the year without depending on the season, this allows fast commercial propagation of new potato cultivars. These results may also serve as basis for the mass production of these economically important potato cultivars through in vitro micropropagation techniques and microtuberization studies.
RESILIENCE AS A MEDIATOR BETWEEN AFFECT , COPING STYLES , SUPPORT AND LIFE SATISFACTION

As humans, we are always targets of many positive and negative life events in which we would show differences in dealing with those events. In this study, the aim was to investigate how individuals react to stressful situations through the concept of resilience. Therefore, it was aimed to test the role of individual characteristics of affect and coping styles in addition to receiving support from family and social environment on resilience. The role of resilience in life satisfaction was also investigated. A survey was used including demographic questions, ego resilience scale, positive and negative affect scale, stress coping styles inventory, and satisfaction with life scale. Target of the study was individuals who were over 18 years of age and 403 participants were reached through snowball sampling. Seventysix percent of the participants were female (n=310) and 24% of them were male (n=93). Hypothesized model was tested by using path analysis. Study results showed that positive affect, optimistic coping style and confident coping style were significant predictors of resilience as individual characteristics in addition to receiving social support. Resilience was found as a significant predictor of life satisfaction. Moreover, resilience was also found as a significant mediator of the relationships between positive affect, optimistic coping, confident coping styles, receiving social support and life satisfaction. Importance of the study in the field of psychology and suggestions for future research were also discussed with relevant literature.
In Search of Apprehending Customers’ Value Perception

Abstract The article clarifies the concept of value for customer, demonstrates challenges related to the concept itself and its measurement and sheds new light on the consequences of conceptual and metric choices. The analysis focuses on three points: first, it shows, how the definition and delineation of customer perceived value (CVP) implies the choice of certain measurement tools, but does not necessarily reveal the essence of the measured construct. Second, it provides a quantitative measure of CVP components showing the functional interconnections between them without presenting their causal relations. Third, it suggests the priority of a theoretical conceptualization over any technical craft considerations in CVP measurement. The article begins with mapping and deconstructing the value concept, which is followed by a critical discussion of its measurement challenges. Mixed methodology for empirical exploration of CVP construct is recommended here, being as the approach that blends quantitative methods with a deeper understanding of CVP provided by qualitative tools.
Longevity and reuse of black bear dens in managed forests of coastal British Columbia

We evaluated longevity and reuse of denning structures by American black bears (Ursus americanus) in coastal temperate rainforests of British Columbia from 1992 to 2010 to assess potential impacts of forest management on these critical habitat features over time. We identified 67 dens during a 4-yr intensive radio-telemetry study (1992-1995): 40 dens of 21 radio-collared black bears and 27 dens found incidentally. Dens occurred in or beneath large diameter trees or wooden structures derived from trees (i.e., logs, root boles, and stumps; x ¼ 143 cm diameter, SD ¼ 49 cm). Longevity of dens varied by type, tree species that formed the den, and forest management that occurred at or near the den. Twenty-four of 28 dens of radio-collared bears that were monitored were still usable in 2010, whereas only 5 of 14 dens found incidentally were still usable in 2010. We assessed reuse of bear dens 3 times following initial identification: during the radio-telemetry study, again in 2000, and finally in 2010. Radio-collared bears reused dens from previous years on 7 of 25 potential occasions during the course of the radio-telemetry study. Upon assessment in 2000 and 2010, 17 of 24 (71%) available dens first used by radio-collared bears were reused at least once between 1993 and 2010. The high rate of reuse may indicate low availability of den structures in our study area. Because black bears in coastal British Columbia only used trees or structures derived from trees for winter dens and forest harvesting reduces the supply of these necessary structures, conservation and recruitment of suitable den trees is necessary if maintaining black bear populations is a management goal in these areas. 2011 The Wildlife Society.
Correlations of oxidized low density lipoprotein with insulin, leptin and risk of cardiovascular disease in a group of diabetic obese Tunisian women.

At the obese diabetic ones, there’s a disturbance of lipid parameters from where the installation of an insulin resistance responsible for the development of non-insulin-dependent diabetes. Objectives: Our objectives were to evaluate the levels of insulin, leptin and oxidized LDL, and to search the link which could exist between these parameters and obesity represented by the body mass index (BMI >30 kg/m2). Methods: We proportioned the rate in total cholesterol, triglycerides, blood glucose, insulin, leptin, cholesterol LDL, cholesterol HDL and oxidized LDL at 53 obese women diabetic not carrying pathologies other than the diabetes type 2 and obesity compared to 21 witnesses who theirs are paired according to the age. Results: Our results shows that levels of total cholesterol, triglycerides, blood glucose, insulin, leptin, cholesterol LDL and oxidized LDL were higher in obese women with non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus compared with control group. Moreover a positive and significant correlation between body mass index and blood glucose (r=0.408, p=0.002), leptin (r=0.436, p=0.001), insulin (r=0.403, p=0.003), cholesterol LDL (r=0.365, p=0.007) and oxidized LDL (r=0.632, p<0.001) and a negative and significant correlation between body mass index and cholesterol HDL (r=-0.345, p=0.011) were observed. An analysis multivariate linear regression showed that leptin, cholesterol LDL and oxidized LDL were directly correlated with body mass index. Different biochemical parameters were correlated between each other and with body mass index. Leptin, cholesterol LDL and oxidized LDL were directly correlated to obesity. Body mass index is a strong predictor of leptin circulating levels, cholesterol LDL and oxidized LDL. Conclusion: Body mass index can predict leptin, cholesterol LDL and oxidized LDL circulating levels. So these parameters involved in diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases can be controlling by regulation of body weight and prevention of obesity.
Quasi-Periodic Schr\"odinger Cocycles with Positive Lyapunov Exponent are not Open in the Smooth Topology

One knows that the set of quasi-periodic Schr\"odinger cocycles with positive Lyapunov exponent is open and dense in the analytic topology. In this paper, we construct cocycles with positive Lyapunov exponent which can be approximated by ones with zero Lyapunov exponent in the space of ${\cal C}^ l$ ($1 \le l\le \infty$) smooth quasi-periodic cocycles. As a consequence, the set of quasi-periodic Schr\"odinger cocycles with positive Lyapunov exponent is not ${\cal C}^ l$ open.
Inhibitory Efficacy and Biological Variability of Tryptophan Containing Dipeptides on Human Plasma Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Activity

Background: Hypertension remains a major unsolved health problem with life threatening consequences. A potential innovative prophylactic approach against its development may be supplementation of daily food with natural antihypertensive compounds. In our work we tested the efficacy of novel tryptophan containing dipeptides from whey protein with respect to their inhibitory potency on the angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) as well as their stability in human plasma. Methods: ACE activity from rabbit lung and human plasma as well as recombinant human ACE activity were measured using benzoyl-glycyl-histidyl-leucine as a substrate. Product formation of hippuric acid and histidyl-leucine was assessed by UV-HPLC. The stability of the peptides was quantified in human plasma and, in case of incubation with recombinant human angiotensin converting enzyme, in buffer. Variability of ACE inhibiting activity of peptides was assessed via analysis of coefficient of variation with particular reference to true inter-individual variability corrected for methodological and analytical errors. Results: Isoleucine-tryptophan (IW) had a stronger ACE inhibiting potency (IC50 of 1.9 and 38.8 μmol/l with rabbit lung and human plasma ACE, respectively) than other tested peptides, i.e. glutamic acid-tryptophan (EW), tryptophanleucine (WL) and tryptophan-glutamic acid (WE). However, stability of IW showed a high degree of variability in plasma of different volunteers. In contrast EW, WL, WE were relatively stable in plasma and no major inter-individual variability was observed. Inhibition of plasma proteases extended plasma half-life of IW significantly. ACE did not contribute to peptide elimination. Conclusion: Milk whey protein represents a valuable source for bioactive peptides with ACE inhibitory potency that can be used as a food supplement to prevent, or in combination with other pharmaceutical agents to treat hypertension. However, in addition to the ACE inhibitory efficacy the stability of these peptides must be considered for in vivo ACE inhibition.
Agronomic performance of soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] hybrids

In soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. ], manual cross-pollination is difficult and time consuming, and not conducive as an economical way to produce large quantities of hybrid seed. Male-sterility systems identified in soybean, combined with insect-mediated crosspollination, have been shown to produce large quantities of hybrid seed that can be useful for agronomic performance studies. This procedure was used in this study to produce hybrid seed for the conduct of replicated yield trials. The objectives were: (1) to evaluate the agronomic performance of soybean F1 hybrids, and (2) to estimate the heterosis for yield, and other agronomic characteristics of F1 hybrids at two locations in Iowa. Parental genotypes were two male-sterile, female-fertile lines with the ms3 and ms9 mutations, and a group of six male-parent lines. Three of them were high-yielding public cultivars and the other three were high-yielding public breeding lines with greater than 50% ‘exotic’ germplasm. In 2005, twelve F1 hybrid combinations were evaluated along with parent lines and high-yielding checks. Over locations, checks and male parent lines showed the highest yields. Mid-parent heterosis values (MPH) ranged from -29% to +32%, and high-parent heterosis (HPH) from 23% to +1%. In 2006, eleven F1 hybrid combinations were evaluated for yield along with the parent lines and commercial checks. In 2006 and over locations, checks and male parents had the highest yields. MPH values ranged from -53% to -21%, and HPH from -66% to -35%.
LEAN PRODUCTION ASSESSMENT IN A SUGARCANE AGRIBUSINESS: A CASE STUDY IN BRAZIL

The Brazilian sugarcane agribusiness has emerged as one of the main drivers of the economy; mainly stand out in global scenario as a major producer and exporter of sugar. To make this segment even more competitive it is also necessary to look for constant improvements in its production system. Over the past four decades, Lean Production has been recognized as a management model in efficiency and competitiveness when it comes to the use of a systematic approach and focused on waste elimination. In this scenario this article aims to evaluate the use of philosophy, techniques and tools of Lean Production System in a sugarcane agribusiness in State of Sao Paulo. A research roadmap developed from the 14 principles of Liker for the implementation of Lean Production was used to conduct an interview, as well as on site visit and observation in order to perform a data triangulation. Within the search results is identified that the organization has a satisfactory performance on Lean principles, especially the support given by the technical and applied tools, which support the processes and problem solving categories.
Prevalence of U.S. Food Insecurity Is Related to Changes in Unemployment, Inflation, and the Price of Food

This report examines the extent to which year-to-year changes in the prevalence of U.S. household food insecurity can be explained by changes in the national unemployment rate, inflation, and the price of food relative to other goods and services. Data are from the 2001-12 Current Population Survey Food Security Supplements and statistics on employment and prices from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Understanding the strength and consistency of these associations can broaden understanding of how national and household economic conditions affect food insecurity. As an example, the report sheds light on why food security has remained essentially unchanged since the 2007-09 recession. Falling unemployment from early post-recession (2009-10) to 2012, absent any other changes, would suggest a modest decline in the prevalence of food insecurity. However, this report finds that potential improvement was almost exactly offset by the effects of higher inflation and the higher relative price of food in 2012.
Women in business leadership

This scholarly study is the first to compare business leadership in the Arab Gulf states in terms of the presence of female managers in various positions. It documents the status of women leaders—senior executives and managers—through a quantitative gender analysis of 2805 private and publicly listed companies in the Kingdom of Bahrain, the State of Kuwait, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman, the State of Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates. The study details the positions women hold within organizations and analyzes and compares these by country, business classification, company size, and ownership. The contribution to cross-cultural management is that these data on gender composition in the workforce highlight the low participation of women in business leadership as an issue. Furthermore, the study provides knowledge for cross-cultural managers about cultural attitudes toward women’s economic participation in this geographical area. The research offers helpful insights and important implications for government leaders in these countries as well as for educators, practitioners, and scholars who work to help prepare and advance women to leadership within this region.
Factors That Influences Tourist’s Satisfaction and Its Consequences

The concept of satisfaction is being practiced worldwide at very large scale and became a topic to be learned from academics and researchers, because plays an important role in company marketing strategies and it was recognized as driving force of loyalty. In the field of tourism industry, satisfaction will lead to the positive word of mouth and intention to return. This provides positive benefit for a tourism industry to gain competitive advantage in the future. Although the antecedent of satisfaction was widely learned, the antecedent of satisfaction is still debate by researchers. The aim of this article is to develop more integrative constructs of satisfaction and its consequences and how the correlations among constructs that form satisfaction. By understanding the factors that form satisfaction and its consequences, it is expected to be composed of a marketing strategy that can be implemented in an effort to increase the satisfaction and loyalty of tourist destinations. This article also gives direction for future study and managerial pointers for setting up the constructs that lead satisfaction. Keywords : service quality, image, perceived value, satisfaction, loyalty, tourism destination.
Morbidity Pattern and Outcome of Patients Admitted into a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit in India

Background Intensive care has become very important in the management of critically ill children who require advanced airway, respiratory, and hemodynamic supports and are usually admitted into the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) with the aim of achieving an outcome better than if the patients were admitted into other parts of the hospital. It becomes important to audit admissions and their outcome, which may help to modify practices if necessary following thorough introspection, leading to better patient outcomes. Objective To evaluate the morbidity pattern and outcome of admissions into the PICU of a tertiary care center in India. Methods A retrospective study in which records of admissions (from August 2012 to June 2013) were obtained from the PICU records. Information retrieved included age, sex, diagnosis, duration of stay in the unit, and outcome. Results Mean age of the studied 341 patients was 40.01 ± 45.79 months; 50.7% were infants and 59.8% were males. The three most common disease categories admitted were cardiovascular disease (41.1%), neurological disorders (12.0%), and respiratory disease (10.0%). The mean duration of stay in PICU was 3.2 ± 4.5 days. The overall mortality rate was 2.1%. Conclusion Mortality is low in our PICU. We conclude that a well-equipped intensive care unit with modern and innovative intensive care greatly facilitates the care of critically ill patients giving desirable outcome. An expansion of the pediatric wards is advocated to enhance cost–-effective management of patients and avoid unnecessary stretch of the PICU facilities.
Sea surface temperature changes in the North Sea and their causes

On the basis of 25 years of digitized weekly sea surface temperature (SST) maps of the North Sea, regional patterns, decadal changes, and trends are investigated with a view to re-examining the assumption of a general warming trend, as suggested by the observation that the years 1989‐1994 represent the mildest winters observed in the past 50, perhaps even 130, years. A regional classification on the basis of an analysis of the patterns of SST anomaly fluctuations suggests eight diVerent regions resembling those identified for the distribution of the North Sea water mass. The oceanic influence on the western side and the continental influence on the eastern side are reflected in the strikingly diVerent behaviour of the western and eastern North Sea SST. Positive anomalies usually start in the Southern Bight and move, with a delay of several weeks, into the central and northern North Sea. None of the regions shows a temperature trend over the last 25 years. However, spectral analysis of long time series and the SST maps clearly indicate climatic fluctuations with a significant peak at a period of about 8 years, a periodicity also found in the North Atlantic Oscillation index (NAO). Salinity at the entrances to the North Sea is high when the NAO indicates an increased zonal atmospheric circulation, whereas the correlation between SST anomaly and NAO is quite low in these areas. By contrast, the correlation is high in the central North Sea. Changes in the air‐sea exchange processes and advection of heat and salt from the North Atlantic appear to dominate climatic fluctuations in the North Sea.