Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Characterization of Pediococcus pentosaceus and Pediococcus acidilactici Strains and Replacement of the Type Strain of P. acidilactici with the Proposed Neotype DSM 20284: Request for an Opinion

Levels of DNA relatedness were determined for 16 strains of Pediococcus pentosaceus and Pediococcus acidilactici, and two distinct groups were recognized. The DNA base compositions of the members of one group ranged from 37.4 to 38.7 mol% guanine plus cytosine and the DNA base compositions of the members of the other group ranged from 42.7 to 43.5 mol% guanine plus cytosine. The phenotypic characteristics after growth at 50°C and acid production from maltose correlated with the levels of DNA relatedness and DNA base compositions. Strains in the first group exhibited high levels of DNA relatedness to the type strain of P. pentosaceus and were identified as P. pentosaceus strains. Strains in the second group exhibited high levels of DNA relatedness to authentic reference strains of P. acidilactici but did not exhibit relatedness to P. acidilactici JCM 5885T(= NCDO 1859T) (T = type strain). The taxonomic standing of the type strain of P. acidilactici was examined, and strains in the second group were identified as P. acidilactici. In addition, we request the replacement of the type strain P. acidilactici with the proposed neotype DSM 20284 (= JCM 8797 = NRIC 0115).
City Networks in Cyberspace and Time: Using Google Hyperlinks to Measure Global Economic and Environmental Crises

Geographers and social scientists have long been interested in ranking and classifying the cities of the world. The cutting edge of this research is characterized by a recognition of the crucial importance of information and, specifically, ICTs to cities’ positions in the current Knowledge Economy. This chapter builds on recent “cyberspace” analyses of the global urban system by arguing for, and demonstrating empirically, the value of Web search engine data as a means of understanding cities as situated within, and constituted by, flows of digital information. To this end, we show how the Google search engine can be used to specify a dynamic, informational classification of North American cities based on both the production and the consumption of Web information about two prominent current issues global in scope: the global financial crisis, and global climate change.
Circulating DNA-Important Biomarker of Cancer

Circulating extracellular nucleic acids, especially DNA, was discovered more than sixty years ago, but it is becoming hot just in the last two decades because it is now widely recognized as a very promising biomarker for the early diagnosis, monitoring, and evaluation of prognosis of cancer. In addition, compared with traditional surgical approaches and other biochemical tests, circulating DNA as a biomarker, owns many obvious advantages. It is easily accessible, reliable, reproducible and early detectable in cancer. It is also very sensitive and specific if cancer specific DNA alterations are tested instead of elevation of circulating DNA concentration. But the clinical application of this biomarker is still just limited to obstetrics and prenatal diagnosis. This review throws light on its history, current research update and potential clinical application in cancer diagnosis and management. In addition, major detection technologies of circulating DNA are summarized concisely and comprehensively.
Occurrence of Anisakis spp . in horse mackerel ( Trachurus trachurus L . ) from the North Atlantic Moroccan coasts

The Anisakidae (Nematoda) have a global distribution among a wide variety of marine fish species that serve as intermediate or paratenic hosts. The aim of this work was to study the occurrence of Anisakis spp. in the horse mackerel (Trachurus trachurus L.) from the North Atlantic Moroccan coasts. A fish sampling was conducted monthly during the August 2010 July 2011 period. Samples were collected from the zone between Tangier and Larache. Morphological identification showed that the larvae found in this fish species correspond to Anisakis spp. Most third-stage (L3) larvae observed were found in the abdominal cavity and rarely in the muscle. The infection prevalence and intensity vary with the sampling period and fish size. A positive but non-significant correlation was found between infestation intensity and the fish host length (R = 0.25). The highest mean intensities were observed for sizes > 28 cm during the March June period.
Exploring Memorable Tourism Experiences: Antecedents and Behavioural Outcomes

-depth interviews were conducted with a purposive sample of frequent Australian travellers. Inductive content analysis of the transcripts revealed 9 antecedents of MTEs of which eight represent the cognitive domain-perceived meaningfulness of the experience, perceived opportunities to encounter authentic local experiences, perceived significance of the experience, perceived novelty of the experience, perceived opportunities for social interactions, perceived serendipity and surprises encountered during the experience, perceived local hospitality and perceived professionalism of local guides-and the last theme represent the affective domain i.e. various emotions such happiness and excitement associated with MTEs. Analysis also revealed that novelty seeking travellers do not intend to re-visit the same destination despite they have had a memorable experience but they tend to recommend MTEs to others. These findings provide important managerial implications for destination marketing organizations (DMOs).
A Survey on the Histopathologic Findings in 636 Cases of Hysterectomy: a Sonographic Assessment Study

The present study evaluate the histopathologic findings and clinical indications in hysterectomized patients based on sonographic assessments. This study population consisted of all patients who were referred to the Pathology Ward of Imam Reza educational and treatment Center (Kermanshah, Iran) during March 2006 to May 2012. The samples were stained with hematoxylin-eosin after fixation in formalin. 636 cases of hysterectomy were examined. 232 patients (50.7%) underwent salpingo oophorectomy. The most cases of hysterectomy have been performed in multipara women. The most common indications for trans-abdominal hysterectomy were fibroma (in 38.8% of cases), adenomyosis, ovarian cancer, uterine cancer and endometrial hyperplasia, respectively. The histopathologic results showed that fortunately benign diseases were the most common findings in hysterectomy cases
Fiscal Adjustments and the Probability of Sovereign Default

type="main"> Based on probit estimates, this paper analyzes the effects of fiscal consolidation on the probability of sovereign default in the short run. Using a panel of 104 developing countries from 1980 to 2009 and controlling for various economic, fiscal and political factors, we find that fiscal adjustments in general do not significantly reduce the probability of default even if they are large. Instead, the composition of budget consolidation is decisive in reducing default risk. Expenditure based adjustments are not successful while revenue based adjustments lower the probability of default in the following year by 36 to 55 percent. This finding also holds when economic growth is low or government debt is high as well as when IMF lending is taken into account.
Theoretical Investigation of Energetic and its Effect on Cd-Hg Amalgam

The observed anomaly in properties of mixing of Cd-Hg alloys in the molten state is successfully explained on the basis of the quasi-lattice model. The thermodynamic functions such as free energy of mixing, heat of mixing, entropy of mixing and chemical activity of the constituent atom of the alloys and microscopic functions like concentration-concentration fluctuation in long wavelength limit and Warren-Cowley short range order parameter of the alloys have been computed within the frame work of presented model. Most of the computed values are in good agreement with the experimental data. The pair-wise interaction energies between the species of the melt are found to depend considerably on temperature. Theoretical analysis suggests that hetero-coordination leading to the formation of complex Cd 2 Hg is likely to exist but is of weakly interacting in nature. Journal of Nepal Physical Society Vol.3(1) 2015: 60-66
Cosmological parameters from CMB and other data: A Monte Carlo approach

We present a fast Markov chain Monte Carlo exploration of cosmological parameter space. We perform a joint analysis of results from recent cosmic microwave background ~CMB! experiments and provide parameter constraints, including s 8, from the CMB independent of other data. We next combine data from the CMB, HST Key Project, 2dF galaxy redshift survey, supernovae type Ia and big-bang nucleosynthesis. The Monte Carlo method allows the rapid investigation of a large number of parameters, and we present results from 6 and 9 parameter analyses of flat models, and an 11 parameter analysis of non-flat models. Our results include constraints on the neutrino mass ( mn&0.3 eV), equation of state of the dark energy, and the tensor amplitude, as well as demonstrating the effect of additional parameters on the base parameter constraints. In a series of appendixes we describe the many uses of importance sampling, including computing results from new data and accuracy correction of results generated from an approximate method. We also discuss the different ways of converting parameter samples to parameter constraints, the effect of the prior, assess the goodness of fit and consistency, and describe the use of analytic marginalization over normalization parameters.
TAXANES IN ADJUVANT BREAST CANCER TREATMENT

Taxanes are irreplaceble drugs in treatment of many solid malignancies. In breast cancer they represent the backbone of adjuvant therapy and are important option in treatment of advanced and metastatic disease. Since their discovery in 1960’s they went through a long journey of clinical development and positioning in clinical practise of treatment of early breast cancer. Taxanes belong to the fourth group of cytotoxic drugs, which act as mytotic inhibitors, causing the death of the cell in metaphase. Clinical trials conducted in patients with breast cancer evaluated diff erent combinations of other chemotherapeutics with taxanes, diff erent modes of administration, eff ectiveness of diff erent chemotherapy regimens including taxanes in diff erent subtypes and stages of the disease and eff ectiveness of individual taxanes in comparison with one another. Based on the results of those trials, today the relevant global oncology associations reccomend the use of taxanes in treatment of early breast cancer, pointing out their signifi cant benefi t in total reduction of breast cancer mortality and risk of disease reccurence by 20-30% comparing to anthracycline only protocols. The purpose of this literature review was to provide comprehensive information about development of taxanes and their position in routine everyday clinical practise.
UvA-DARE ( Digital Academic Repository ) Reflections on the current knowledge of epidemiology , treatment and prognosis for renal cell carcinoma

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Title Fault-based testing of database application programs withconceptual data model

Database application programs typically contain program units that use SQL statements to manipulate records in database instances. Testing the correctness of data manipulation by these programs is challenging. When a tester provides a database instance to test such a program, the program unit may output faulty SQL statements and, hence, manipulate inappropriate database records. Nonetheless, these failures may only be revealed in very specific database instances. This paper proposes to integrate SQL statements and the conceptual data models of an application for faultbased testing. It proposes a set of mutation operators based on the standard types of constraint used in the enhanced entity-relationship model. These operators are semantic in nature. This semantic information guides the construction of affected attributes and join conditions of mutants. The usefulness of our proposal is illustrated by an example in which a missing-record fault is revealed.
The evaluation of pace of play in hockey

This paper explores new definitions for pace of play in ice hockey. Using detailed event data from the 2015-2016 regular season of the National Hockey League (NHL), the distance of puck movement with possession is the proposed criterion in determining the pace of a game. Although intuitive, this notion of pace does not correlate positively and strongly with expected and familiar quantities such as goals scored and shots taken.
Shell-shocked: the interstellar medium near Cygnus X-1

We conduct a detailed case study of the interstellar shell near the high-mass X-ray binary, Cygnus X-1. We present new WIYN optical spectroscopic and Chandra X-ray observations of this region, which we compare with detailed mappings iii shock models, to investigate the outflow powering the shell. Our analysis places improved, physically motivated constraints on the nature of the shock wave and the interstellar medium (ISM) it is plowing through. We find that the shock is travelling at less than a few hundred km s−1 through a low-density ISM (<5 cm−3). We calculate a robust, 3σ upper limit to the total, time-averaged power needed to drive the shock wave and inflate the bubble, <2 × 1038 erg s−1. We then review possible origins of the shock wave. We find that a supernova origin to the shock wave is unlikely and that the black hole jet and/or O-star wind can both be central drivers of the shock wave. We conclude that the source of the Cygnus X-1 shock wave is far from solved.
A bound on 6D N=1 supergravities

We prove that there are only finitely many distinct semi-simple gauge groups and matter representations possible in consistent 6D chiral (1,0) supergravity theories with one tensor multiplet. The proof relies only on features of the low-energy theory; the consistency conditions we impose are that anomalies should be cancelled by the Green-Schwarz mechanism, and that the kinetic terms for all fields should be positive in some region of moduli space. This result does not apply to the case of the non-chiral (1,1) supergravities, which are not constrained by anomaly cancellation.
That Laboratory-Derived Findings Generalize to Work Teams: A Search for the Supporting Evidence

At the start of their landmark review of the work group/team literature, Gist, Locke and Taylor (1987) issued the following warning: “the reader is cautioned that although we assumed generalizability from lab to field settings in our presentation, it is an assumption and we lack the evidence to support this as a conclusion” (p. 239). Leveraging off this statement by Gist et al. (1987), this study investigates the extent to which any such evidence has emerged since 1987, and does so by an examination of all team-related articles published between 1987 and 2011 in five top-tier management journals; Academy of Management Journal, Administrative Science Quarterly, Journal of Applied Psychology, Journal of Management, and Organizational Behaviour and Human Performance/Decision Processes. The results of this study are that the point made by Gist et al. (1987) about the lack of evidence is one that recurs frequently in the teamwork literature, yet despite this continuing acknowledgement of a significant gap, lit.
Reproductive Tract Infections and Their Associated Risk Factors Among The Women in Bundi District of Rajasthan

Abstract The present paper is an attempt to identify the magnitude of RTIs and associated risk factors like social, demographic etc. among the women in a socio-demographically backward district of Rajasthan state of India. Thirty cluster Sampling technique was followed to obtain the data from the women who are in the reproductive age group, from the district. It was found that the magnitude of RTIs among the Bundi women is very high and proper care for these problems is very low. The factors like age of the women(OR 1.94 CI:1.62-2.33), ever conceived (OR 2.27 CI:1.70-3.70), delivery conducted by untrained hands (OR 1.59 CI:1.01-2.50) and use of family planning methods shown (OR 1.85 CI: 1.50-2.29) a significant association with RTIs.
Marriage Market, Divorce Legislation, and Household Labor Supply

This paper provides a theoretical framework for analyzing the impact of the marriage market and divorce legislation on household labor supply. In our approach, the sex ratio in the marriage market and the rules governing divorce are examples of “distribution factors. ” These factors are defined as variables that affect the household members’ bargaining position but not preferences or the joint budget set. We extend the collective labor supply model developed by Chiappori to allow for distribution factors. We show that our model imposes new restrictions on the labor supply functions and eases the identification of individual preferences and the intrahousehold decision process. The model is estimated using PSID data for the year 1988. Our results do not reject the restrictions imposed by the model. Also, the sex ratio and divorce laws deemed favorable to women are found to affect labor supply behavior and the decision process in the directions predicted by the theory and to have sizable effects.
Effective potentials from semiclassical truncations

Canonical variables for the Poisson algebra of quantum moments are introduced here, expressing semiclassical quantum mechanics as a canonical dynamical system that extends the classical phase space. New realizations for up to fourth order in moments for a single classical degree of freedom and to second order for a pair of classical degrees of freedom are derived and applied to several model systems. It is shown that these new canonical variables facilitate the derivation of quantum-statistical quantities and effective potentials. Moreover, by formulating quantum dynamics in classical language, these methods result in new heuristic pictures, for instance of tunneling, that can guide further investigations.
Segmentation and estimation of change-point models: False positive control and confidence regions

To segment a sequence of independent random variables at an unknown number of change-points, we introduce new procedures that are based on thresholding the likelihood ratio statistic. We also study confidence regions based on the likelihood ratio statistic for the changepoints and joint confidence regions for the change-points and the parameter values. Applications to segment an array CGH analysis of the BT474 cell line are discussed.
Instant Messaging and Team Performance in a Simulated Command and Control Environment (Briefing Charts)

Abstract : Recent trends in military acquisition have emphasized the desire to introduce collaboration technologies into the command and control environment. Personnel in this environment may be disparate in terms of rank, occupation, and even geographical location, yet are expected to rapidly coalesce into functioning teams in order to meet task requirements. It has been proposed that integration and performance may be facilitated through emerging collaborative technologies, such as email, instant messaging (IM), virtual whiteboards, and videoconferencing. Proponents of Network Enabled Capability (NEC) argue that these technologies might engender a degree of command decentralization that would result in increased situational awareness and task flexibility for battle managers. However, there are growing concerns about the potential negative impact on performance associated with the use of collaborative tools in distributed team environments.
PENGEMBANGAN MODUL BERBASIS PHET UNTUK MENINGKATKAN PEMAHAMAN KONSEP DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR SISWA PADA MATERI PEMBIASAN CAHAYA

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui efektivitas modul yang dikembangkan untuk meningkatkan pemahaman konsep siswa, mengetahui keunggulan dan kelemahan modul dan keterlaksanaan pembelajaran dengan modul. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah penelitian dan pengembangan dan desain penelitian untuk menguji efektivitas adalah one group pre-test and post-test design. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh siswa kelas VIII SMPN 2 Langsa. Data yang dikumpulkan dari penelitian ini adalah data penilaian modul oleh ahli materi, data pengukuran pemahaman konsep siswa sebelum dan setelah pembelajaran dengan modul, data pengukuran motivasi belajar siswa setelah pembelajaran dan informasi dari hasil wawancara dengan guru tentang pelaksanaan pembelajaran dengan modul. Efektivitas modul ditentukan melalui uji statistik t berkorelasi untuk gain rata-rata minat belajar siswa. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan adanya perbedaan signifikan antara pemahaman konsep siswa sebelum dan setelah penerapan modul. Analisis terhadap keunggulan dan kelemahan modul didapatkan bahwa modul dapat memotivasi siswa dalam pembelajaran tetapi harus didukung oleh peran serta guru dan kelengkapan fasilitas sehingga proses pembelajaran dapat terlaksana dengan baik. Tingkat keterlaksanaan pembelajaran dengan modul adalah sangat baik.
Template Based Low Data Rate Speech Encoder

Abstract : The 2400-b/s linear predictive coder (LPC) is currently being widely deployed to support tactical voice communication over narrowband channels. However, there is a need for lower-data-rate voice encoders for special applications: improved performance in high bit-error conditions, low- probability-of-intercept (LPI) voice communication, and narrowband integrated voice/data systems. An 800-b/s voice encoding algorithm is presented which is an extension of the 2400-b/s LPC. To construct template tables, speech samples of 420 speakers uttering 8 sentences each were excerpted from the Texas Instrument - Massachusetts Institute of Technology (TIMIT) Acoustic-Phonetic Speech Data Base. Speech intelligibility of the 800-b/s voice encoding algorithm measured by the diagnostic rhyme test (DRT) is 91.5 for three male speakers. This score compares favorably with the 2400-b/s LPC of a few years ago.
~-- Perspective in Nutrition · Iron fortification : an update 1-3

Iron fortification is the optimal approach to reducing the high prevalence of iron deficiency in developing countries. Selection of the iron source entails a compromise between the use of inert compounds which are poorly absorbed and chemically reactive forms with high bioavailability. Although the vehicle and fortification compound must be chosen in tandem because most iron compounds cause discoloration or rancidity, the emphasis in this review is on the food vehicle. Technology for fortifying wheat flour and bread is well established and the use of these vehicles has probably had a significant impact on iron status in Western countries. Recent studies in India indicate that the fortification of common salt is technically feasible and field trials have shown a good hematological response. Similar success has been achieved by fortifying refined sugar with NaFeEDTA in Guatemala. Rice has advantages as a vehicle in those areas where it is the staple food but the technology requires further development. Fish-based condiments have been successfully fortified with NaFeEDTA and show promise as a vehicle in East Asian countries. The fortification of infant foods poses no technical problems and should be encouraged. Additional work is needed to identify other fortification options and to develop targeted fortification programs that will direct iron to those segments of a population in greatest need. Am J Clin Nutr 1983;38:648-659.