Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Transcriptomic Analysis of Brassinosteroid Biosynthesis and Signaling Pathway Genes in Healthy and Malformed Tissues of Mango Variety Amrapalli

Mangifera indica L. (2n=2x=40), a highly heterozygous tropical fruit of the world in Anacardiaceae family belongs to order Sapindales. It is commonly known as ―King of Fruits‖ and is famous worldwide for its color, taste, flavor and aroma (Singh et al., 2016). India being a land of mangoes, more than thousands varieties are grown in different states, which contribute to 50 per cent of total mango production in world (Kostermans and Bompard, 1993). According to horticulturists and historians, mango originated in India (Singh et al., 2016), which later on spread to South-East Asia, Malaysia and Sumatra. Among the biotic stresses, mango malformation is most destructive, since it causes gross deformations in vegetative and floral tissues of mango (Ploetz, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 7 (2017) pp. 1462-1475 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
1 Mixture of Experts Modeling with Social Science Applications

Mixture of experts modelling with social science applications Authors(s) Gormley, Isobel Claire, Murphy, Thomas Brendan Publication date 2011-04 Publication information Gormley, Isobel Claire, and Thomas Brendan Murphy. “Mixture of Experts Modelling with Social Science Applications. ” Wiley, 2011. Publisher Wiley Item record/more information http://hdl.handle. net/10197/2831 Publisher's statement This is the author's version of Chapter 9 published in "Mixture: Estimation and Applications" (2011), edited by Christian Robert, Kerrie Mengersen, Mike Titterington.
Changes in small mammal assemblage structure across a rain forest/open forest ecotone

The effect of the change in vegetation structure from closed rain forest to tall open forest on the small mammal assemblage was studied by live trapping at three sites where the ecotone was very narrow (> 20 m) near the southern end of the Wet Tropics World Heritage Area of Australia. Habitat heterogeneity was significantly higher in the mixed open forest/ecotone area than in the adjacent rain forest. There was a large change in the struture of the small mammal assemblage coincident with the vegetation discontinuity. Although the species richness of small mammals was relatively constant across the gradient, the evenness and diversity of the assemblage declined across the transition from open forest into rain forest and biomass increased, largely due to the high abundance of Rattus fuscipes in the rain forest. The results suggest that the species richness of the small mammal assemblage was not determined by the spatial heterogeneity of the vegetation struture. The species composition of the rain forest is probably related to the historical biogeography of the area whereas the species richness of the wet sclerophyll forest is probably due to a mass-area effect from the adjcant large areas of rain forest and dry sclerophyll forest. However, the evenness, and therefore the diversity of the assemblage, was strongly affected by habitat heterogeneity.
Is There An Association Between Two-STAT4 Gene Polymorphisms and Rheumatoid Arthritis in Turkish Population?

1Department of Medical Genetics, Medical Faculty of Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey 2Division of Rheumatology, Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey 3Department of Therapy and Rehabilitation, Ankara University, Haymana Vocational School, Ankara, Turkey 4Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Medical Faculty of Ufuk University, Ankara, Turkey 5Department of Biostatistics, Medical Faculty of Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey
Immunoadsorption and Its Application for Desensitizing Incompatible Kidney Transplant Candidates Who Have a Potential Living Donor

Background. Plasmapheresis is widely used to remove potential deleterious antibodies from the blood. Because the volume of treated plasma is limited, plasmapheresis can be replaced by immunoadsorption (IA), a more tedious but sophisticated technique that enables treatment of larger volumes of plasma, i.e., > 4 L vs. 1.5–2 L. We have implemented in our department IA technique to replace plasmapheresis when we launched our ABO-incompatible (ABOi) and HLA-incompatible (HLAi) kidney-transplant programs with living kidney donors. In this setting, isoagglutinin titers (ABOi) or donor-specific alloantibodies (HLAi) have to be decreased drastically at pretransplant by apheresis and immunosuppression.Methods. We designed a desensitization program based on IA, which was started in the first trimester of 2010 within the Acute Polyvalent Hemodialysis and Apheresis Unit (Toulouse University Hospital, France). We describe all the steps used to implement this IA technique. So far, we have performed > 225 IA sessions.Results and Conclusions. The IA sessions were associated with a net body-weight gain of ~ 1 kg. Normally, IA is performed first and then hemodialysis on the same or following day; however, we were able to simultaneously perform IA with hemodialysis (tandem procedure). This tandem procedure has reduced costs. Implementation of IA has enabled the successful transplantation of 32 kidney patients.
Optimal Inflation to Reduce Inequality

A popular argument in favour of price stability is that the inflation-tax burden would disproportionately fall on the poor because wealth is unevenly distributed and portfolio composition of poorer households is skewed towards a larger share of money holdings. We reconsider the issue in a DSGE model characterized by limited participation to the market for interest bearing assets (LAMP). We show that a combination of higher in ation and lower income taxes reduces inequality. When we calibrate the share of constrained agents to fit the wealth Gini index for the US, the optimal inflation rate is above 4%. This result is robust to alternative foundations of money demand equations.
Perceptions Relating to Exercise in Rheumatoid Arthritis

Historically, the recommendation of exercise for patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been avoided by clinicians due to fears that such activity may contribute to joint damage and result in worsening of disease. Hence, previous treatment of active RA has included bed rest and splinting of the affected joints (Partridge & Duthie, 1962). Over recent decades however, the numerous physiological advantages of exercise have become well-established and include improved cardiovascular health, increased muscular hypertrophy and increased bone mineral density. Enhanced physical function and psychosocial advantages have also been shown in followers of a continued exercise programme (Baillet et al., 2009; Bilberg et al., 2005; de Jong et al, 2003, 2004; Hakkinen et al., 2001; Lemmey et al., 2009; Marcora et al., 2005; Melikoglu et al., 2006; Van Den Berg et al., 2006; van den Ende et al., 1996, 2000). Importantly, it has also been found that high-intensity exercise training is of superior effectiveness, with no detrimental effect on disease activity. This has been confirmed in patients with controlled (Ekdahl et al., 1990; Lemmey et al., 2009; van den Ende et al., 1996) and active RA (van den Ende et al., 2000). Furthermore, as advances in pharmacological treatment work to effectively control disease, this patient group are now able to tolerate regular, progressive and intensive exercise (Lemmey, 2011). A recent systematic review also provides further information as to the benefits, effectiveness and safety of exercise in RA (Hurkmans et al., 2009). Patients with RA are also at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease (Metsios et al., 2008), cachexia (Walsmith & Roubenoff, 2002) and osteoporotic fracture (Van Staa et al., 2006). Therefore, the aforementioned improvements associated with exercise are vital in limiting the negative consequences inherent to the disease. Furthermore, physical activity has been found to be a significant predictor of the number of hospital admissions and the length of hospitalisation in RA (Metsios et al., 2011). In light of this evidence, exercise is now considered an essential component within the management of this condition. However, despite this it is apparent that RA patients are less physically active than the general population (Sokka et al., 2008), and greater medical costs are coupled with this inactivity (Wang et al., 2001). Therefore it is important for those involved in the care of RA patients to be aware of factors that may positively and negatively affect the uptake and maintenance of an exercise prescription for this patient group.
Autism Knowledge in the Community in Hanoi , Vietnam in 2017 : A Cross-Sectional Survey

The lack of knowledge about autism affected the timely detection as well as early treatment in autistic children. Therefore, our goal was to assess the knowledge in the community in Hanoi, Vietnam. A cross-sectional survey was conducted on a total of 489 subjects participating in the study. Data collection was developed based on previous studies on assessment of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) knowledge and was revised and adjusted by psychologists and public health experts. We observed all subjects also heard about ASD. However, the percentage of people who have sufficient knowledge of ASD was relatively low. There was the relationship between knowledge of ASD and educational level (p-value < 0.05).
We demonstrate a new technique for using geodetic data to update a priori predictions for Glacial Isostatic Adjustment

[1] We demonstrate a new technique for using geodetic data to update a priori predictions for Glacial Isostatic Adjustment (GIA) in the Fennoscandia region. Global Positioning System (GPS), tide gauge, and Gravity Recovery and Climate Experiment (GRACE) gravity rates are assimilated into our model. The technique allows us to investigate the individual contributions from these data sets to the output GIA model in a self‐consistent manner. Another benefit of the technique is that we are able to estimate uncertainties for the output model. These are reduced with each data set assimilated. Any uncertainties in the GPS reference frame are absorbed by reference frame adjustments that are estimated as part of the assimilation. Our updated model shows a spatial pattern and magnitude of peak uplift that is consistent with previous models, but our location of peak uplift is slightly to the east of many of these. We also simultaneously estimate a spatially averaged rate of local sea level rise. This regional rate (∼1.5 mm/yr) is consistent for all solutions, regardless of which data sets are assimilated or the magnitude of a priori GPS reference frame constraints. However, this is only the case if a uniform regional gravity rate, probably representing errors in, or unmodeled contributions to, the low‐degree harmonic terms from GRACE, is also estimated for the assimilated GRACE data. Our estimated sea level rate is consistent with estimates obtained using a more traditional approach of direct “correction” using collocated GPS and tide gauge sites.
Corporate Social Performance and Stock Returns: UK Evidence from Disaggregate Measures

This study examines the relation between corporate social performance and stock returns in the UK. We closely evaluate the interactions between social and financial performance with a set of disaggregated social performance indicators for environment, employment, and community activities instead of using an aggregate measure. While scores on a composite social performance indicator are negatively related to stock returns, we find the poor financial reward offered by such firms is attributable to their good social performance on the environment and, to a lesser extent, the community aspects. Considerable abnormal returns are available from holding a portfolio of the socially least desirable stocks. These relationships between social and financial performance can be rationalized by multi-factor models for explaining the cross-sectional variation in returns, but not by industry effects.
The Meridional Flow of Source-Driven Abyssal Currents in a Stratified Basin with Topography. Part I: Model Development and Dynamical Properties

The equatorward flow of source-driven grounded deep western boundary currents within a stratified basin with variable topography is examined. The model is the two-layer quasigeostrophic (QG) equations, describing the overlying ocean, coupled to the finite-amplitude planetary geostrophic (PG) equations, describing the abyssal layer, on a midlatitude plane. The model retains subapproximations such as classical Stommel–Arons theory, the Nof abyssal dynamical balance, the so-called planetary shock wave balance (describing the finite-amplitude -induced westward propagation of abyssal anomalies), and baroclinic instability. The abyssal height field can possess groundings. In the reduced gravity limit, a new nonlinear steady-state balance is identified that connects source-driven equatorward abyssal flow (as predicted by Stommel–Arons theory) and the inertial topographically steered deep flow described by Nof dynamics. This model is solved explicitly, and the meridional structure of the predicted grounded abyssal flow is described. In the fully baroclinic limit, a variational principle is established and is exploited to obtain general stability conditions for meridional abyssal flow over variable topography on a plane. The baroclinic coupling of the PG abyssal layer with the QG overlying ocean eliminates the ultraviolet catastrophe known to occur in inviscid PG reduced gravity models. The baroclinic instability problem for a constantvelocity meridional abyssal current flowing over sloping topography with present is solved and the stability characteristics are described.
User-Centered Attestation for Layered and Decentralised Systems

Virtualization is omnipresent as the backbone of cloud, edge, and fog computing as well as X-as-a-service infrastructure. It continues to gain increased popularity even in edge or end-user and embedded devices. The need for standards and specifications for secure and trustworthy collaboration becomes a pressing issue. Trusted Computing is considered one of the pillars towards trustworthy systems both in terms of practical security mechanisms and supporting standards. This paper revisits the Trusted Computing tool-set and introduces its current application in virtualization scenarios. We discuss challenges related to translating the term trust between specifications for hardware modules such as the Trusted Platform Module (TPM) and applied specifications for operating systems, hypervisors, and virtual machines are — defining trust establishment becomes crucial for specifications extending trust beyond the TPM. We define Usercentered attestation as a set of principles suitable for layered, decentralized systems along with a methodology for specifying and synthesizing such a trust establishment strategy.
Very Dilute Aqueous Solutions — Structural and Electromagnetic Phenomena

Very dilute aqueous solutions have properties which are of importance for wastewater treatment, toxicology and pharmacology. Such solutions typically have concentrations below about 10 10 mol/liter. According to the customary theories, such solutions and distilled water should have similar structural, physicochemical and biological properties. However, previous experimental studies revealed that this is not always the case. When these solutions are prepared by serial dilutions and vigorous shaking after each dilution step, their properties may considerably differ from those of distilled water. Their properties may also significantly differ from those of serially diluted solutions with the same chemical composition, which were not vigorously shaken after each dilution step. In the current study, the following phenomena of serially diluted, vigorously shaken aqueous solutions are analyzed: (a) their self-similar topology, (b) their emission of ultra low frequency (ULF) radiation; (c) 7.85 Hz alternating magnetic fields affecting their structure, and (d) their structure after dilution below 10 mol/liter. Since ambient electromagnetic fields affect these phenomena, the analyses are carried out within the context of quantum electro-dynamics (QED). The analyses show that the QED model for serially diluted, vigorously shaken aqueous solutions, as developed by Yinnon and Yinnon [Int J Mod Phys B 25:3707-3743 (2011)], provides consistent explanations for phenomena (a)-(d).
Social Cognition and Behavior in Relationship Context

Social information processing (SIP; Crick & Dodge, 1994) and social-cognitive learning theories have been often used to understand children’s problem behaviors, such as aggression. According to these theories, children’s thinking guides their subsequent behaviors. Although most of us agree that social behavior and underlying thought processes are context-dependent, personality and social development researchers have usually engaged in searching for stable patterns of dispositions and behaviors, ignoring (or treating as error) the variance across different situations and relationship types. This, however, can result in erroneous conclusions and question the interpretation of previous findings. Four studies were conducted to explore the influence of relationship context on children’s social-cognitive evaluations and behavior. Samples were fourth to sixth graders from Estonia and Finland. Social cognitions were assessed by presenting children with hypothetical vignettes where the previously identified relationship partner’s behavior had a negative consequence for the child (Studies I, II, and IV), followed by questions measuring different social-cognitive processes (e.g., hostile attributions, behavioral strategies, outcome expectations and self-efficacy beliefs for aggression). In addition, in Studies II and IV, children provided information about their behavior within a specific relationship context. In Study III, an affective priming paradigm was employed where participants were presented with a short display of photographs of children’s liked and disliked classmates, and unknown peers. The results of this thesis suggest that children’s thinking and behavior are largely influenced by the affective valence of the relationship. Moreover, cognitions guide behavior within the relationship. The current findings offer a fruitful avenue for studying the heterogeneity of peer interactions.
Trait Self and True Self: Cross-Role Variation in the Big-Five Personality Traits and Its Relations With Psychological Authenticity and Subjective Well-Being

In 2 studies, college students evidenced differing levels of the "Big-Five" traits in different roles, supporting social-contextualist assumptions regarding trait expression. Supporting organismic theories of personality, within-subject variations in the Big Five were predictable from variations in the degree of psychological authenticity felt in different roles. In addition, two concepts of self-integrat ion or true selfhood were examined: 1 based on high consistency of trait profiles across roles (i.e., lowself-concept differentiation; E. M. Donahue, R. W. Robins, B. W. Roberts, & O. P. John, 1993) and 1 based on high mean levels of authenticity felt across roles. The 2 self-integration measures were found to be independent predictors of psychological and physical well-being indicating that both self-consistency and psychological authenticity are vital for organized functioning and health.
Assessment of Postural Control in Relation to Balance and Falls

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Shear-induced structural changes in blood proteins

The physiological and pathological functions of blood proteins are imparted by changes in their structure. Von Willebrand factor (VWF) is a large, multimeric, multidomain glycoprotein in human blood [1]. VWF exists both as a dimer with molecular weight (MW) of ~500 kDa and as a multimer (polymer) with MW in the range of 10-20×10 Da [2]. It is commonly believed that conformation changes in VWF are important regulators of both the protein’s physiological and pathological role [3-6]. While there is some biochemical evidence of VWF structural changes with shear [4,7-8], specific probes to rapidly detect conformational changes are yet unidentified. Such structural changes play a key role in regulating arterial thrombosis, by aiding platelet deposition at sites of vascular injury [3-4,6,9].
Thermoelectric Properties of the Layered Cobaltite Ca3Co4O9 Epitaxial Films Fabricated by Topotactic Ion-Exchange Method

To clarify the thermoelectric properties of the layered cobalt oxide Ca 3 Co 4 O 9 epitaxial film fabricated by the topotactic ion-exchange method [K. Sugiura et al., Appl. Phys. Lett. 89,032111 (2006)], the electrical resistivity (ρ), Hall coefficient (R H ), and Seebeck coefficient (S) of high quality Ca 3 Co 4 O 9 epitaxial film were examined over the temperature range 10-1000 K. The film exhibited a low p of 4.0 x 10 -3 Ω cm and a large S of ∼+200μVK -1 , which leads to the thermoelectric power factor of 1.0 x 10 -3 Wm -1 K -2 , at 1000 K. Furthermore, the film exhibited good thermal stability at 1000 K in air.