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EFFECTS OF TRICHODERMA HARZIANUM AND BORON ON SPRING BROCCOLI

This paper deals with the effects of Trichoderma harzianum application and boron (Nitrabor) topdressing on the growth, yield, and quality of spring broccoli. A field experiment was carried out in central-eastern Poland, in 2014-2015.The experiment was established as a split-block design with three replicates. There were the following combinations of Trichoderma harzianum treatment: added to the nursery substrate; added to the nursery substrate and as topdressing in a form of spray after seedlings were planted out; as pre-planting treatment just before seedlings were planted out, followed by topdressing in a form of spray; control without Trichoderma harzianum. Two types of late topdressing for broccoli were used: nitrogen topdressing or Nitrabor to the soil. The treatment significantly increased the marketable yield of broccoli curds. This increase relative to control ranged from 17 to 49%, depending on the Trichoderma harzianum treatment. The best results were obtained when boron topdressing was combined with Trichoderma harzianum added to the nursery substrate and then the fungus was applied in a form of spray after seedlings were planted out. Broccoli inoculation with Trichoderma harzianum also increased L-Ascorbic acid content in the plants. Topdressing with boron significantly increased the marketable yield of curds, their weight, the diameter of their circumference, the diameter of the stem, the leaf greenness index value (SPAD), as well as the content of dry matter, total sugars, and L-Ascorbic acid.
EFFECTIVENESS OF MICROFINANCE IN UPLIFTING WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF SUMBAWANGA DISTRICT COUNCIL ii EFFECTIVENESS OF MICROFINANCE IN UPLIFTING WOMEN’S DEVELOPMENT A CASE STUDY OF SUMBAWANGA DISTRICT COUNCIL

vii LIST OF TABLES . xiii LIST OF FIGURES . xiv CHAPTER ONE . 1 1.2 Background of the problem. 1 1.3 Statement of the Problem . 4 1.4 Objective of the Study. 6 1.5 Specific Objectives . 6 1.6 Research Questions . 7 1.8 Hypotheses . 8 1.9 Scope and Limitation of the Study . 8 1.10 Delimitations of the Study . 8 CHAPTER TWO . 9 LITERATURE REVIEW . 9 2.
Corporate Investment and the Real Exchange Rate, WP/17/183, August 2017

We examine the relationship between real exchange rate depreciations and indicators of firm performance using data for a sample of more than 30,000 firms from 66 (advanced and emerging market) countries over the 2000-2011 period. We show that depreciations boost profits, investment, and sales of firms that are more financially-constrained and have higher labor shares. These findings are consistent with the view that depreciations boost internal financing opportunities by reducing real wages, thereby spurring investment. We show that these effects on firm performance are enduring, including in the market valuation of firms. JEL Classification Numbers: E21, E22, O4
The Impact of CEO/CFO Outside Directorships on Auditor Selection and Audit Quality

Abstract We examine whether outside directorships of chief executive officer/chief financial officer (CEO/CFO) and resulting network ties to auditors affect auditor selection decisions and subsequent audit quality. The network ties arise when the CEO/CFO of a firm (home firm) serves as an outside director of another firm that hires an auditor (connected auditor). Using a sample of firms that switch auditors in the post-Sarbanes-Oxley Act period, we find that home firms are more likely to appoint connected auditors. We also find that home firms hiring connected auditors experience a significant decline in subsequent audit quality, compared to those hiring non-connected auditors. Specifically, the increases in the likelihood of misstatements, the magnitude of absolute discretionary accruals, and the propensity to meet or beat earnings benchmarks after home firms appoint connected auditors are significantly greater, compared to those for other firms switching to non-connected auditors. We further find that the decline in audit quality is more pronounced when the network is established at the local office level.
An evaluation of the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade arrangement with Sub-Saharan African countries

This paper evaluates the impact of the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade arrangement on the growth of exports from Sub-Saharan African (SSA) countries. Using several variants of propensity score matching techniques, results show that the impact of AGOA on SSA exports is generally negative and statistically significant. The same conclusion is reached using the difference in differences (DID) method. Further, descriptive statistics show that the proportions of Africa’s exports going to the EU and the US since 2011 have been declining and the export shares of the three largest exporters to the US, namely, South Africa, Nigeria and Angola, are falling. Moyo: University of South Africa email: moyob@unisa.ac. za Nchake: National University of Lesotho email: mnchake@gmail.com Chiripanhura: Office for National Statistics email: Blessing.Chiripanhura@ons.gov. uk How to cite this article: Moyo B. , Nchake M. , Chiripanhura B. , (2018), “An evaluation of the US African Growth and Opportunity Act (AGOA) trade arrangement with Sub-Saharan African countries”, PSL Quarterly Review, 71 (287): 389-418. DOI: https://doi.org/10.13133/20373643_71. 287_2
Tilburg University Illness Management & Recovery ( IMR ) in the Netherlands

Background: Illness Management & Recovery (IMR) is a curriculum-based program for people with severe and persistent mental illness. To date, four randomized controlled trials (RCTs) have been published on it. As these produced mixed results, we conducted a pilot study to test the feasibility of conducting a new RCT in a Dutch psychiatric institute. Because our primary objective was to evaluate support for implementing IMR on a broader scale, we examined participant recruitment, client outcomes, and clients’ and clinicians’ satisfaction. Secondary objectives were to evaluate fidelity, trainers’ training and supervision, and to explore program duration, dropout, and client characteristics related to dropout. For reporting, we used the checklist for pilot studies adopted from the CONSORT Statement. Methods: This program evaluation included a process-evaluation and an outcome evaluation with a One Group Pre-Posttest Design (N = 81). Interviews and internal reports were used to monitor participant numbers, program duration, dropout, and completers’ characteristics. Clients’ and clinicians’ satisfaction and provision of trainers’ training and supervision were assessed through interviews. Fidelity was assessed on the IMR Fidelity Scale; client outcomes were assessed on the IMR scale (client and clinician versions) and the Recovery Markers Questionnaire (RMQ). Results: Eighty-one participants were recruited of 167 people who were assessed for eligibility. Completers and clinicians were satisfied, and scores for completers improved significantly on the IMR scale (clinician version) (d = 0.84) and RMQ (d = 0.52), and not significantly on the IMR scale client version (d = 0.41). Mean fidelity was good, but three groups had only moderate fidelity. Our feasibility criterion for trainers’ education and supervision was partly attained. Dropout from treatment was 51 %; female participants and people who scored higher on both IMR-scales at baseline had a significantly lower chance of dropping out. The duration of IMR varied (M = 12.7 months, SD = 2.87). Conclusions: Results suggested that feasibility of conducting an RCT on IMR was good. Special attention is required to fidelity, IMR duration, trainers’ education and supervision, and dropout, especially of men. One study limitation was our inability to conduct follow-up measurements of non-completers.
AŽ 2004 DORMANCY OF THE SELECTED VARIETIES OF MALTING BARLEY IN 2001 – 2004

Prokeš, J. – Hartmann, J.: Dormance vybraných odrůd sladovnického ječmene v letech 2001 až 2004. Kvasny Prum. 51, 2005, č. 10, s. 334–341. Dormance patří dnes k parametrům hodnocení jakosti sladovnického ječmene. Byly hodnoceny odrůdy sladovnického ječmene Jersey, Kompakt, Scarlett a Tolar, od roku 2002 nová odrůda Prestige a v roce 2004 ještě odrůda Malz, které jsou nosnými sladařskými odrůdami. Vzorky byly vybrány na základě následujících parametrů jakosti: klíčivost ječmene vyšší než 96 % a obsah bílkovin v ječmeni od 10 do 12 % v sušině, přičemž v roce 2004 byla z důvodu celkově nižšího obsahu bílkovin v ječmeni snížena spodní hranice na 9,5 %. Intenzita dormance ječmene byla ověřena pomocí stanovení energie klíčení na Petriho miskách se 4 ml vody za 72 h v termostatu při 20 °C. Stanovení energie klíčení sladovnického ječmene proběhlo v letech 2001 až 2004 vždy 6 týdnů po sklizni. Z údajů energie klíčení byla vypočtena rychlost klíčení. Potvrdilo se, že energii klíčení ječmene nejvíce ovlivňuje ročník, vliv předplodiny a odrůd nebyl statisticky průkazný. Prokázalo se, že využití rychlosti klíčení vypočtené z údajů energie klíčení umožní zřetelnější rozlišení vlivu ročníku a částečně odrůd ječmene.
Orthoplastic Surgery Can We Predict Kneeling after Knee Replacement ?

Background: Over 90,000 knee replacements are performed annually in the NHS in increasingly younger patients with high functional demands. Patient satisfaction following this surgery continues to vary. Kneeling is a basic human function and is required in certain employments, religious worship, as part of cultural norms and in pursuit of recreation and routine daily activity. This study set out to identify simple patient factors that could predict kneeling in patients undergoing either total (TKR) or partial knee replacement (PKR). Materials and Methods: 162 patients (80 TKR, 82 PKR) were identified from the departmental database. Factors assessed included; range of movement, body mass index (BMI), oxford knee score (OKS) and kneeling ability (question 7 of OKS). Correlation and regression analysis were performed to identify association and prediction of kneeling at 12 months follow up. Results: Kneeling ability and overall function improved in both groups. Preoperative kneeling ability, BMI, comorbidity and postoperative range of movement correlated most closely with final kneeling ability in the TKR group. Similar findings were demonstrated in the PKR group. Successful kneeling after knee replacement was best predicted by the ability to do so preoperatively. Fixed flexion deformity negatively predicted kneeling after PKR. Conclusion: Tailoring preoperative counselling to the individual patient is vital. The use of a simple preoperative ability to kneel or the presence of a fixed flexion contracture may aid the treating surgeon to better inform of postoperative kneeling to an individual patient considering knee replacement surgery.
Geochemical interactions between the water, suspensate and soil of the mangrove forest as a process of fertilization in Bragança, Northern Brazil

This study evaluated the changes in soil fertility mangrove after immersion in distilled water, present in the estuary of the Caeté river. In experiments, soil was immersed in distilled water, and determined periodically pH and Eh and available concentrations of Ca, K, Cu, Fe, P and organic C for a period of 132 days. The soils and suspensate had a similar composition, quartz, kaolinite, illite, and smectite, as well as anatase as an accessory mineral. Immersion provoked profound alterations in the fertility of the soil promotion the release of Fe and P, and changes in the availability of Ca, K and Cu. Carbon was consumed during the experiment, reducing its concentration. The pH changes from high acidity to medium acidity while the oxidized environment has changed for reduced environment for Eh -281.25 in 132 days of flooding. The study confirmed that the local gleisols are highly fertile, presence of 2:1 clay minerals and high levels of organic carbon who contributed to the considerable fertility of this soil. The study also indicates the importance of the suspensate for the maintenance ofthe fertility of the soil, given its high levels of exchangeable cations and available phosphorus.
ABOUT THE INFLUENCE OF THE ATMOSPHERE OVER THE WILDFIRE ON THE FLIGHT DYNAMICS FOR THE HELICOPTER SIMULATOR APPLICATION

The scope of this paper is modelling of the atmosphere over the wildfire and analysis of its influence on the helicopter flight dynamics in defined conditions. To achieve realistic simulation of helicopter flight over the wild land fire it is required to take into account the influence of the fire on the atmosphere conditions. The work presented here is in the framework of the project of helicopter simulator for Mi-171Sh, a modernized variant of the Mi-8/17 helicopter, which is used in the Croatian Air Force for both military and civil applications, especially for its specific use for the firefighting purposes. The influence of fire atmosphere environment on rotor aerodynamics and the whole aircraft flight dynamics can be significant. For the flight training device the results for the spread of the fire are not required, but it is necessary to calculate the aerodynamic forces and moments using density and wind in the atmosphere influenced by wildfire. This aerodynamic calculation is applied with many hypotheses. Presented work is oriented to the determination of the influence of the atmosphere over the wildfire on the helicopter performances under the same hypotheses. Because of this reason we are looking for the atmosphere model under the same hypotheses as for the aerodynamic calculation and only problems relevant to the evaluation of the aerodynamic forces and moments will be taken into account. For the investigation of the specific effects it is required to have reliable mathematical models both of the wildfire and helicopter. Aerodynamic model of the rotor based on the blade element theory is analysed with presented model of atmosphere model over the wildfire. Results of influence of atmosphere over the wildfire on helicopter required power in forward flight and available power are also presented. For these analyses a generic example helicopter similar to Mi-8/17 has been used. Visualization aspects of fire and smoke atmosphere for the helicopter simulator project are also covered in the paper. Helicopter data approved by the manufacturer are required for mathematical models of the future simulator what leads to a successful certification process both for military and civil operational use. Although there are already present several different simulators for this type of helicopter, specifics of this project are fulfilments of the requirements for the development for the training for the missions with external load, aerial firefighting, search-and-rescue operations with landings in near-fire areas etc.
ubliminal spatial cues capture attention and strengthen etween-object link

According to the spreading hypothesis of object-based attention, a subliminal cue that can successfully capture attention to a location within an object should also cause attention to spread throughout the whole cued object and lead to the same-object advantage. Instead, we propose that a subliminal cue favors shifts of attention between objects and strengthens the between-object link, which is coded primarily within the dorsal pathway that governs the visual guidance of action. By adopting the two-rectangle method and using an effective subliminal cue to compare with the classic suprathreshold cue, we found a different result pattern with suprathreshold cues than with subliminal cues. The suprathreshold cue replicated the conventional location and object effects, whereas a subliminal cue led to a different-object advantage with a facilitatory location effect and a same-object advantage with an inhibitory location effect. These results support our consciousness-dependent shifting hypothesis but not the spreading hypothesis. 2011 Published by Elsevier Inc.
MOLECULAR ANALYSIS OF GRAPEVINE GERMPLASM BY SSR (SIMPLE SEQUENCE REPEATS) IN DIYARBAKIR PROVINCE, TURKEY

This study was aimed to identify the grape cultivars growing in Diyarbakır. A total of 45 genotypes were analyzed using 7 microsatellite loci. The numbers of alleles per locus ranged between 7 and 10, whereby VVS2 and VrZAG47 had the highest and VVMD7, VrZAG62, and VrZAG79 had the lowest number of alleles. The expected and observed heterozygosity were 0.77 and 0.73, respectively. Clustering analysis was performed using the UPGMA method (Unweighted Pair-Group Method using Arithmetic means). A dendrogram was constructed based on the genetic similarity among the genotypes, which indicated 5 distinct groups, with each group involving numerous subgroups. Two additional genotypes that are used as reference genotypes around the world, Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, were also analyzed and were classified into a separate subgroup and differentiated from the other 43 genotypes. In conclusion, synonyms and homonyms were detected among some of the genotypes analyzed in the study.
COLLEGIUM OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS WORKING PAPER SERIES What happens after an investment spike-investment events and firm performance

Our study aims at investigating the relationship between investment spikes and subsequent productivity development at the firm level. We propose a novel identification scheme for the effects of an investment spike, using matching techniques and adequate econometric modelling. It allows us to find efficiency differentials against matched firms. We showed that TFP falls after an investment spike and slowly recovers thereafter, which is consistent with learning-by-doing effects. For smaller firms the fall is more pronounced and the subsequent recovery is longer. On the contrary, labor productivity rises after an investment spike, driven mainly by capital deepening. The increase of sales after a spike suggests that expansion is the main purpose of an investment spike and rising employment confirms that this type of investment is complementary to labor. As firms with spikes are on average more efficient and investment spikes attract resources and production factors, it suggests that improved allocative efficiency is an important factor driving positive macroeconomic correlation between investment and TFP.
NaV1.6 and NaV1.7 channels are major endogenous voltage-gated sodium channels in ND7/23 cells

ND7/23 cells are gaining traction as a host model to express peripheral sodium channels such as NaV1.8 and NaV1.9 that have been difficult to express in widely utilized heterologous cells, like CHO and HEK293. Use of ND7/23 as a model cell to characterize the properties of sodium channels requires clear understanding of the endogenous ion channels. To define the nature of the background sodium currents in ND7/23 cells, we aimed to comprehensively profile the voltage-gated sodium channel subunits by endpoint and quantitative reverse transcription-PCR and by whole-cell patch clamp electrophysiology. We found that untransfected ND7/23 cells express endogenous peak sodium currents that average –2.12nA (n = 15) and with kinetics typical of fast sodium currents having activation and inactivation completed within few milliseconds. Furthermore, sodium currents were reduced to virtually nil upon exposure to 100nM tetrodotoxin, indicating that ND7/23 cells have essentially null background for tetrodotoxin-resistant (TTX-R) currents. qRT-PCR profiling indicated a major expression of TTX-sensitive (TTX-S) NaV1.6 and NaV1.7 at similar levels and very low expression of TTX-R NaV1.9 transcripts. There was no expression of TTX-R NaV1.8 in ND7/23 cells. There was low expression of NaV1.1, NaV1.2, NaV1.3 and no expression of cardiac or skeletal muscle sodium channels. As for the sodium channel auxiliary subunits, β1 and β3 subunits were expressed, but not the β2 and β4 subunits that covalently associate with the α-subunits. In addition, our results also showed that only the mouse forms of NaV1.6, NaV1.7 and NaV1.9 sodium channels were expressed in ND7/23 cells that was originally generated as a hybridoma of rat embryonic DRG and mouse neuroblastoma cell-line. By molecular profiling of auxiliary β- and principal α-subunits of the voltage gated sodium channel complex, our results define the background sodium channels expressed in ND7/23 cells, and confirm their utility for detailed functional studies of emerging pain channelopathies ascribed to mutations of the TTX-R sodium channels of sensory neurons.
Reliability of NIRS portable device for measuring intercostal muscles oxygenation during exercise

ABSTRACT This study assessed the intra-individual reliability of oxygen saturation in intercostal muscles (SmO2-m.intercostales) during an incremental maximal treadmill exercise by using portable NIRS devices in a test-retest study. Fifteen marathon runners (age, 24.9 ± 2.0 years; body mass index, 21.6 ± 2.3 kg·m−2; V̇O2-peak, 63.7 ± 5.9 mL·kg−1·min−1) were tested on two separate days, with a 7-day interval between the two measurements. Oxygen consumption (V̇O2) was assessed using the breath-by-breath method during the V̇O2-test, while SmO2 was determined using a portable commercial device, based in the near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) principle. The minute ventilation (VE), respiratory rate (RR), and tidal volume (Vt) were also monitored during the cardiopulmonary exercise test. For the SmO2-m.intercostales, the intraclass correlation coefficient (ICC) at rest, first (VT1) and second ventilatory (VT2) thresholds, and maximal stages were 0.90, 0.84, 0.92, and 0.93, respectively; the confidence intervals ranged from −10.8% – +9.5% to −15.3% – +12.5%. The reliability was good at low intensity (rest and VT1) and excellent at high intensity (VT2 and max). The Spearman correlation test revealed (p ≤ 0.001) an inverse association of SmO2-m.intercostales with V̇O2 (ρ = −0.64), VE (ρ = −0.73), RR (ρ = −0.70), and Vt (ρ = −0.63). The relationship with the ventilatory variables showed that increased breathing effort during exercise could be registered adequately using a NIRS portable device.
A gradient‐forming MipZ protein mediating the control of cell division in the magnetotactic bacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense

Cell division needs to be tightly regulated and closely coordinated with other cellular processes to ensure the generation of fully viable offspring. Here, we investigate division site placement by the cell division regulator MipZ in the alphaproteobacterium Magnetospirillum gryphiswaldense, a species that forms linear chains of magnetosomes to navigate within the geomagnetic field. We show that M. gryphiswaldense contains two MipZ homologs, termed MipZ1 and MipZ2. MipZ2 localizes to the division site, but its absence does not cause any obvious phenotype. MipZ1, by contrast, forms a dynamic bipolar gradient, and its deletion or overproduction cause cell filamentation, suggesting an important role in cell division. The monomeric form of MipZ1 interacts with the chromosome partitioning protein ParB, whereas its ATP‐dependent dimeric form shows non‐specific DNA‐binding activity. Notably, both the dimeric and, to a lesser extent, the monomeric form inhibit FtsZ polymerization in vitro. MipZ1 thus represents a canonical gradient‐forming MipZ homolog that critically contributes to the spatiotemporal control of FtsZ ring formation. Collectively, our findings add to the view that the regulatory role of MipZ proteins in cell division is conserved among many alphaproteobacteria. However, their number and biochemical properties may have adapted to the specific needs of the host organism.
Severe hypersensitivity reactions to biological drugs in children with rheumatic diseases

Hypersensitivity reactions (HSR) to biologic drugs (BD) may limit their use in children with rheumatic diseases. We aimed to analyze the incidence and clinical characteristics of immediate type I (IgE/non‐IgE) hypersensitivity reactions to BD and the risk factors for these reactions.