Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Particulate organic carbon fluxes along upwelling‐dominated continental margins: Rates and mechanisms

Time series sediment trap samples were used to examine the rates and mechanisms of particulate organic carbon (POC) flux at three continental margin locations, Santa Barbara Basin, Cariaco Basin, and Guaymas Basin, marked by seasonal upwelling and high primary production. The mean POC flux in Santa Barbara Basin (0.096 g m−2 d−1) is nearly twice that of Cariaco Basin and 4 times higher than that in Guaymas Basin, with all three sites having POC fluxes significantly higher than the open ocean average (0.007 g m−2 d−1). In Cariaco Basin, the only site with available primary production numbers, there is no significant relationship between POC flux and monthly primary production. Rather, POC fluxes in all three areas strongly correlate with mineral (carbonate, opal, and lithogenic material) fluxes. This supports the “mineral ballast” hypothesis, where it has been suggested that higher‐density minerals enhance the flux of organic matter to the deep ocean. On the basis of multiple regression analysis, the three mineral components explain 72% of the total variance in POC fluxes at the three study sites, with biogenic carbonate particles being the most effective transport mineral.
Changes in circulating adiponectin and tumour necrosis factor-α and their relationship with insulin resistance in periparturient dairy cows

Abstract Introduction: The aim of the study was to investigate changes in the serum levels of adiponectin and TNF-α, as well as insulin sensitivity, and to elucidate the possible relationship among the parameters and negative energy balance during the periparturient period of dairy cows. Material and Methods: Thirty primiparous Holstein dairy cows were selected for the study. Blood samples were collected from each cow seven days before the expected calving date, on the calving day, and 7, 14, and 21 days after calving. Blood non-esterified fatty acids (NEFA), β-hydroxybutyric acid (BHBA), glucose, insulin, adiponectin, and TNF- α levels were measured. Revised Quantitative Insulin Sensitivity Check Index (rQUICKI) was calculated using data on NEFA, insulin, and glucose concentrations. Results: When compared to prepartum levels, serum concentration of adiponectin significantly increased on day 21 postpartum. The rQUICKI increased and NEFA levels decreased on day 7 after parturition. Insulin and glucose levels decreased on days 7, 14, and 21 postpartum when compared with prepartum levels. BHBA levels decreased on day 21 and TNF- α concentration also decreased on days 7, 14, and 21 postpartum. Adiponectin levels positively correlated with NEFA during the preparturient period. Negative correlation was detected between adiponectin and rQUICKI on calving day and on 14th day after parturition. TNF- α concentration positively correlated with glucose levels on day 7 prepartum and on 21st day postpartum and with rQUICKI on 21st day postpartum. Negative correlation was detected between adiponectin level and insulin sensitivity. Conclusion: Based on the results of the study, we concluded that adiponectin could possibly increase insulin sensitivity when blood NEFA concentrations are elevated.
Aqua Zumba versus Aqua Jogging: Comparative effects on health parameters among obese middle age women

Background:Obesity is major contributor to diseases and mortality. Constant weight loss significantly reverses the diseases related to obesityand prolonged human life expectancy. Limited scientific evidence comparing the effectiveness between Aqua Zumba® Fitness program and aqua jog in obese women. Thus, the purpose of this study was to compare the effects between 12 weeks of Aqua Zumba® Fitness and aqua jog on health parameters among middle-age women.Methods:A total of sixty previously sedentary obese women (BMI >30 kg/m2), aged 40-59 years old were randomized to either Aqua Zumba® Fitness (AZ, n=20), aqua jog (AJ, n=20) or control group (C, n=20). Exercise groups were involved in 12-weeks of different aqua exercise programmes, 3 times per week, 60 minutes per session, with the intensity of 50-75% of maximum heart rate. Body mass (BM), lean mass (LM), body fat percentage (BF%), abdominal fat (WC), upper and lower body strength (UBS and LBS), cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), and flexibility were measured at baseline (week-0) and post-exercise intervention (week-13). Result:Both trained groups demonstrated significant changes (p<0.05) in all selected health parameters following 12 weeks of exercise programmes. However, this study found that AZ group produced significant superior change on the improvement of LM, WC, UBS and LBS (P<0.05) compared to AJ group. Conclusion: As a result, Aqua Zumba® Fitness elicits better improvement on health among obese middle-age women compared aqua jog.
Systemic financial fragility and the monetary circuit: a stock-flow consistent approach

In the last few years, a number of scholars has referred to the crop of contributions of Hyman P. Minsky as required readings to understanding the tendency of the capitalist economies to fall into recurring crises. The so-called ‘financial instability hypothesis’ of Minsky relies, however, on very disputed assumptions. Moreover, Minsky’s analysis of capitalism must be updated on the basis of the deep changes which, during the last three decades, have concerned the world economy. In order to overcome these theoretical difficulties, section 2 of the paper deals with the analytical structure of the financial instability theory, showing why this latter cannot be regarded as a general theory of the business cycle. Sections 3, 4 and 5 deal with a simplified, but consistent, re-formulation of some of the most disputed aspects of Minsky’s theory by cross-breeding it with inputs from the ‘Circuitist’ approach and the current Post Keynesian literature. In sections 6 and 7 we analyze the impact of both capital-asset inflation and consumer credit on the financial ‘soundness’ of the economy, within a simplified stock-flow consistent monetary circuit model. Some concluding remarks are provided in the last part of the paper (section 8).
Astrometric mock observations for determining the local dark matter density

Context. To determine thelocal dark matter density of the solar system isaclassical problem inastronomy. Recently, a novel method of determining the local dark matter density from stellardistribution and verticalvelocity dispersion profiles perpendicular tothe Galactic plane was devised. This method has the advantage of abolishing conventional approximations and using only a few assumptions. Aims. Our aims are to carefully scrutinize this method and to examine influences by uncertainties of astrometric observations. We discuss how the determinations of the local dark matter density vary with observational precisions on parallax, proper motion, and line-of-sight velocity measurements. Methods. To examine the influences by the observational imprecision, we created mock observation data for stars that are dynamical tracers based on an analytical galaxy model and applied parametrized observational errors to the mock data. We evaluated the accuracy of determining the dark matter density by applying the method to the mock data. In addition, we estimated a sample size and observational precision required to determine the dark matter density with accuracy. Results. We find that the method is capable of determining the local dark matter density with accuracy if the sample size and observational precisions are satisfactory. The required sample size is approximately 6000 stars. The random errors of parallaxes and proper motions can cause systematic overestimation of the dark matter density. We estimate the required precisions of the parallax measurements to be approximately 0.1−0.3 milliarcsec at 1 kpc away from the Sun; the proper motion precisions do not seem to be as important as the parallaxes. Moreover, we find that the line-of-sight velocity errors can cause either underestimation or overestimation of the dark matter density, which is contingent on distance-dependence of the errors. Conclusions. From these results, we expect that using the Hipparcos catalog would overestimate the local dark matter density because of the imprecise parallax measurements if this method is applied; however, we emphasize the capability of the method. We expect that Gaia will provide data precise enough to determine the local dark matter density.
Development of Non Dairy Milk Alternative Using Soymilk and Almond Milk

Non dairy milk alternative represents the milk substitute for people suffering from milk intolerance and allergy. The present study was thus carried out to standardize the process for development of plant based milk alternative using soymilk and almond milk. Formulations for manufacture of soymilk and almond milk were optimized on the basis of their sensory as well as nutritional properties. Optimized milks were thereafter blended for the preparation of different non dairy milk alternatives in different ratios as T01 (soymilk), T02 (almond milk), T1 (60% soymilk + 40% almond milk), T2 (50% soymilk + 50% almond milk), T3 (40% soymilk + 60% almond milk) while cow milk (T0) served as control. The soymilk, almond milk and the blends of both were analysed for their proximate as well as sensory properties. Among the plant based milks, soymilk displayed higher moisture, pH and protein content while the values of total solids, titratable acidity, ash, fat, iron and calcium were higher for almond milk. Sensory score revealed that soy-almond milk blend prepared with 60% almond milk and 40% soymilk was recorded highest of all the milks analyzed. The selected milk blend (T3) though had lower sensory score than control but rated quite good in terms of acceptability. With regards to nutrient profile of milk blend in comparison to control, the results indicated that concentration of all the nutrients were higher in milk blend (T3) except for Ca & protein which were recorded higher in control. Therefore, based on nutrient and sensory profile, it can be implied that soy almond milk blend suits well as a candidate for use as non dairy milk alternative Current research in Nutrition and Food Science Journal Website:www.foodandnutritionjournal. org ISSN: 2347-467X, Vol. 06, No. (1) 2018, Pg. 203-210 CoNtACt Jyotika Dhankhar jyotika.ft@mdurohtak.ac. in Department of Food Science and Technology, Maharishi Dayanand University, Rohtak, Haryana, India. © 2018 The Author(s). Published by Enviro Research Publishers This is an Open Access article licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/ ), which permits unrestricted NonCommercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. To link to this article: http://dx.doi. org/10.12944/CRNFSJ.6. 1.23 Article history Received: 29 December 2017 Accepted: 06 March 2018
Effects of household asset holdings on child educational performance: Evidence from Tanzania

This paper estimates differentiated effects of household asset ownership on educational outcomes of children ages 6 and above in Tanzania. The paper contributes to the literature by providing a theoretical framework that portrays a mechanism for different assets to have differential effects on child education. We use data from Living Standard Measurement Study – Integrated Surveys on Agriculture (LSMS-ISA) in Tanzania which provides panel data on both household wellbeing and agricultural practices and resources. Use of the LSMS-ISA data allows us to disentangle the complicated relationship between child education and agricultural assets in ways which would not be possible using traditional cross-sectional surveys of either household wellbeing or farm practices. We use the Hausman-Taylor instrumental variable (HTIV) panel-data estimator to efficiently control for time-invariant variables omitted from our specifications while allowing us to identify the effects of fixed controls while correcting for the endogeneity of assets. We find that, controlling for household income, different asset types have opposing effects on child educational outcomes. Household durables and housing quality characteristics have positive effects but agricultural assets have adverse effects on highest grade completed and test scores. We demonstrate that the negative effect of agricultural assets emerges from higher opportunity cost of schooling and that the effect is more pronounced among boys and children from poor households, grain crop farmers, and rural residents.
Surface deformation and tectonic setting of Taiwan inferred from a GPS velocity field

[1] We have determined the present-day surface deformation of Taiwan by computing the velocity gradient field and fault slip from 143 GPS velocity vectors. In southern Taiwan the derived strain and rotation rates and fault slips are indicative of lateral extrusion toward the south. In northern Taiwan we infer the onset of gravitational collapse which is induced by the on-land extension of the Okinawa Trough. In the eastern Central Range the observed inverted NW-SE extension is consistent with geological observations and high heat flow measurements. This could be the result of exhumation of crustal material. The model further shows a significant decrease in slip rate northward along the Longitudinal Valley fault at 23.7°N. The northern Coastal Range shows high strain rates and two oppositely rotating blocks. By combining the surface deformation model with seismicity data and seismic tomography we are able to propose a coherent model for the present-day tectonic activity. Both seismicity and tomography show further evidence for active, southward propagating exhumation of a crustal slice in the eastern Central Range. Offshore east Taiwan we deduce strong evidence of a southward propagating crustal tear fault, accommodating most of the Philippine Sea Plate-Eurasian Plate convergence. The tear is the crustal response to incipient northwestward subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate. Thus the Ryukyu Trench is bending southward becoming almost perpendicular to the convergence direction, while subduction of the Philippine Sea Plate continues. In this setting a sudden rapid southward propagation of the afore mentioned tear is conceivable.
An analysis of trends in the boreal winter mean tropospheric circulation during the second half of the 20th century

A relaxation technique applied to the ECMWF model is used to analyse 11, 21 and 31 year trends in the boreal winter mean 500 hPa North Atlantic Oscillation (NAO), Pacific North America pattern (PNA) and Southern Annular Mode (SAM) indices. For the PNA, the results indicate a strong influence from the tropics on all time scales, whereas for the NAO, the stratosphere is important on time scales of 11 and 21 but with an indication of feedback from extratropical sea surface temperature and sea‐ice (SSTSI) anomalies on the 11 year time scale. For the SAM, the tropics emerge as the most important influence. We find an influence from the stratosphere consistent with expectations based on ozone depletion, although no clear role for stratospheric forcing of the SAM is found in these experiments.
Interconnect estimation from C-code

FPGAs are easy and cheap to produce, a world of new possibilities is opened. One of those is in the area of reconfigurable computing. It is possible to extend normal CPUs with FPGAs for specific tasks, especially for those tasks which requires a lot of computational power. The Delft WorkBench is such a project. In this project, C-code is directly rewritten into a new piece of software and a set of hardware descriptions, suitable to program on a FPGA. In the rewritten part of the software, the computational parts are replaced by simple instructions to control the FPGA. The FPGA will run in parallel with the software and in this way, software can work up to 100 times faster. This thesis focus on the estimation of the required area of interconnect on a FPGA, depending on a given set of software metrics. These metrics are found by a special compiler, based on ELSA, and are specific for each part of C-code. With this estimation, it is possible to say, in an early stage of the whole process, if a certain part of software will fit on the FPGA. The developed model is based on a dataset from 127 kernels and is suitable for the Virtex2 and the Virtex4 platforms.
V4140 Sgr: A short period dwarf nova with a peculiar behavior

We report on time series of CCD photometry of V4140 Sgr between 1991 and 2001. The analysis reveals that the object was in the decline from an outburst in 1992 and again in outburst in 2001. The historical light curve collected by amateur astronomers shows low amplitude (1-2 mag) outbursts 5-10 days long, recurrent every 80-90 days, confirming its dwarf nova nature. We derive an outburst decline time scale of 1,2 days mag -1 . The orbital parameters are revised. We find a mass ratio q = M 1 /M 2 = 0.125 ± 0.015, an inclination i = 80.2° ± 0.5°, and M 1 = 0.73 ± 0.08 M ○. and M 2 = 0.09±0.02 M ○. , respectively for the primary and secondary star masses. The predicted values for the semi-amplitude of the radial velocity curve of the primary and secondary stars are K 1 = 55 ± 7 km s -1 and K 2 = 442 ± 15 km s -1 , respectively. Eclipse mapping techniques were applied to data both in quiescence and in outburst to derive accretion disc surface brightness maps. A distance of d = 170 ± 30 pc is obtained from a method similar to that used to constrain the distance to open clusters. From this distance, disc radial brightness temperature distributions are determined. The temperatures in the quiescent disc vary from 6000 K in the inner regions to 3000 K near the outer disc and are flatter than the T r -3/4 law for optically thick steady-state disc. The outburst occurs mainly with a significant increase in brightness of the intermediate and outer disc regions. The disc temperatures remain below (he critical effective temperature T crit at all disc radii during outburst. The radial temperature distributions in quiescence and in outburst are significantly different from those of other dwarf novae of similar orbital period. These results cannot be explained within the framework of the disc instability model. We suggest that the small amplitude outbursts of V4140 Sgr are caused by bursts of enhanced mass transfer rate from the secondary star.
The Importance of Local Traditional Institutions in the Management of Natural Resources in the Highlands of East Africa

Traditional local institutions were studied in the highlands of Ethiopia and Tanzania to understand their role in natural resource management. Focus group discussions as well as individual interviews were conducted to identify the existing local institutions and their roles. Historical trend analyses were done to determine how the importance of local institutions has changed over the years. Results show that several local institutions with diverse objectives and varying levels of importance exist in the study sites. The article suggests ways in which local institutions can contribute to effective natural resource management for sustainable social and economic development of highland communities in eastern Africa.
Production planning with resources subject to congestion

A fundamental difficulty in developing effective production planning models has been accurately reflecting the nonlinear dependency between workload and lead times. We develop a mathematical programming model for production planning in multiproduct, single stage systems that captures the nonlinear dependency between workload and lead times. We then use outer linearization of this nonlinear model to obtain a linear programming formulation and extend it to multistage systems. Extensive computational experiments validate the approach and compare its results to conventional models that assume workload‐independent planning lead times. © 2009 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Naval Research Logistics, 2009
Finite size corrections in the random energy model and the replica approach

We present a systematic and exact way of computing finite size corrections for the random energy model, in its low temperature phase. We obtain explicit (though complicated) expressions for the finite size corrections of the overlap functions. In its low temperature phase, the random energy model is known to exhibit Parisi's broken symmetry of replicas. The finite size corrections given by our exact calculation can be reproduced using replicas if we make specific assumptions about the fluctuations (with negative variances! ) of the number and sizes of the blocks when replica symmetry is broken. As an alternative we show that the exact expression for the non-integer moments of the partition function can be written in terms of coupled contour integrals over what can be thought of as ‘complex replica numbers’. Parisi's one step replica symmetry breaking arises naturally from the saddle point of these integrals without making any ansatz or using the replica method. The fluctuations of the ‘complex replica numbers’ near the saddle point in the imaginary direction correspond to the negative variances we observed in the replica calculation. Finally our approach allows one to see why some apparently diverging series or integrals are harmless.
THE VARIATION WITH RESPECT TO ORDER OF ZEROS

Summary: In this review paper we discuss the way in which the zeros of J v(x) and of the general cylinder function Cv(x) change when the order v is changed. We pay particular attention to two formulas, due to Schlafli and Watson respectively, for the derivative with respect to order of a zero of fixed rank.
REPRODUCTION PERFORMANCES OF LOCAL ALGERIAN DOES RAISED IN RATIONAL CONDITIONS

Thirty-two young rabbit does of the Algerian local breed were purchased from small breeders of the Tizi-Ouzou area. Their breeding performances were measured in the Tizi-Ouzou University facilities (wire mesh cages placed in a building with natural ventilation) from March to September 1998 (3.37 litters on average/doe). Theoretical reproduction rhythm was a remating interval of 10-12 days after parturition. Does were fed ad libitum a commercial pelleted feed (17% proteins and 12.3% crude fibre). Males were of the same origin. The average proportions of mating acceptation and of kindlings per mating were 90.4% and 82.1% respectively. Average litter sizes were 7.52 total born, 6.65 born alive and 5.62 weaned at 28 days per kindling. Average litter weight and kit's individual weight were 341g and 49.7g at kindling, and 2256g and 368g at weaning respectively. Stillbirth mortality rate was 12.8% and birth-to-weaning mortality was 13.9%. Average doe's milk production measured every day between parturition and the 21 day of lactation was on average 16.9g/kit and /day, i.e. a total of 2130g of milk produced during this period. The average interval observed between 2 consecutive litters was 43.7 days, corresponding to a calculated production of 46.9 kits weaned per doe and per year.
Altruism in Anonymous Dictator Games

We conduct double-anonymous dictator experiments to explore the role of altruism in motivating subjects’ behavior. We vary the extent to which an anonymous recipient is deserving of aid and investigate its effect on the allocation of a ﬁxed pie by student subjects. This is accomplished by including as treatments: (1) an anonymous student subject and (2) an established charity. We ﬁnd that a signiﬁcant increase in donations occurs when we increase the extent to which a donation goes to a recipient generally agreed to be “deserving. ” We conclude that subjects are rational in the way they incorporate fairness into their decisions.