Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
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Previous studies support a link between moral disgust and impurity, while anger is linked to harm. We challenge this strict correspondence, and show that disgust is sensitive to information about moral character, even for harm violations. By contrast, anger is sensitive to information about actions, including their moral wrongness and consequences. Study 1 examined disgust and anger toward an action that indicates especially bad moral character (animal cruelty) versus an action that is more wrong (domestic abuse). Animal cruelty was associated with more disgust, whereas domestic abuse was associated with more anger. Studies 2 and 3 manipulated character by varying the agent’s desire to cause harm, and also varied the action’s harmful consequences. Desire to harm predicted only disgust (controlling for anger), while consequences were more closely related to anger (controlling for disgust). Taken together, these results indicate disgust responds to evidence of bad moral character, not just to impurity.
Population Genetic Studies on Nine Aboriginal Ethnic Groups of Taiwan II. Serum Protein Systems

As part of our comprehensive genetic study of the aboriginal Taiwan ese(Gaoshan), we have reported the distribution of allele frequencies for 13 red cell enzyme and 4 serum protein polymorphisms in all nine aboriginal groups. In this study, 10 additional serum protein polymorphisms for AHSG, C3, C6, C7, GC, HP, ITIH1, PI, TF and ZAG were typed. Common and variant alleles prevail ingin East Asian populations were found together with several new variants. The distribution of allele frequencies differed markedly among the nine aboriginal groups and from that in East Asian populations. The large diversity among the aboriginal groups was confirmed by analysis of the genetic affinity on the basis of Nei's standard genetic distance and Cavalli-Sforza's chord distance, which were calculated using the present and previous data from 27 red cell enzyme and serum protein loci. The analysis based on 15 red cell enzyme and serum protein loci revealed that they, in particular the Puyuma and Ami, had strong affinity with Filipino among several East Asian populations.
Lipids from Lipomyces starkeyi.

Summary The oleaginous yeast Lipomyces starkeyi is interesting for industrial-scale production of biodiesel. Here it is reported that this yeast is able to digest unsaccharified, soluble potato starch. In these experiments, the cultivation time of Lipomyces starkeyi was reduced to half of the previously reported values. The effect of C:N molar ratio was studied on growth and lipid content of L. starkeyi in media containing glucose or potato starch as C-source. At a C:N molar ratio of 61.2 in glucose medium, the lipid content was measured at 30 % of the dry matter. It was established that the cellular lipid content increased with increasing C:N molar ratio, but the cell yield decreased. In a pH-controlled 1-litre agitated and aerated bioreactor, batch cultivation on glucose resulted in 23 % lipids in cells on dry mass basis (dm), cell yield of 0.25 g/g glucose, and lipid yield of 0.06 g/g glucose. Under the same operating conditions, fed-batch cultivation with discrete glucose additions resulted in 27 % lipids, cell yield of 0.28 g/g glucose, and lipid yield of 0.08 g/g glucose. On soluble but unsaccharified sweet potato starch, cell yield was 0.41 g/g glucose equivalent, lipid yield 0.16 g/g glucose equivalent, and lipid content in cells 40 %. The major fatty acids in the cells were C16:0 and C18:1 (accounting for 85–90 % by mass of the total lipids) with the rest being C16:1 and C18:0. All of these are valuable lipids for biodiesel production. Based on these results, wastes and wastewater from food industry and sewage sludge could serve as sources for the production of biodiesel.
HL 156 A , a novel AMP-activated protein kinase activator , is protective 3 against peritoneal fibrosis in an in-vivo and in-vitro model of peritoneal 4 fibrosis 5 6

45 HL156A is a novel adenosine5’-monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMPK) activator. We 46 aimed to investigate the protective mechanism of HL156A against peritoneal fibrosis (PF) in in47 vivo and in-vitro models. Rat PF model was induced by daily intraperitoneally injection of 48 chlorhexidine (CHX) solution containing 0.1% CHX gluconate and 15% ethanol for 4 weeks. The 49 rats of treatment group were treated with HL156A (1 mg/kg/day). Control rats were injected with 50 vehicle alone. In vitro, cultured rat peritoneal mesothelial cells (RPMC) were treated either with 51 high glucose (HG, 50 mM), normal glucose (NG, 5 mM), NG+HL156A, or HG + HL156A. 52 HL156A-supplemeted rats ameliorated peritoneal calcification, cocoon formation, bowel 53 obstruction and PF. Immunohistochemistry showed reduced fibronectin accumulation in the 54 peritoneum of HL156A-treated rats, compared to those injected with CHX alone. HL156A 55 treatment to the rat peritoneal mesothelial cells (RPMCs) inhibited HG-induced myofibroblast 56 transdifferentiation and markers of epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). Moreover, HL156A 57 ameliorated HG-induced TGF-β1, Smad3, Snail and fibronectin expression in the RPMCs via 58 AMPK up-regulation. These results suggest that HL156A exhibits a protective effect in PF 59 progression. Further research is warranted to seek for the therapeutic potential of HL156A as an 60 anti-fibrotic agent in peritoneal dialysis patients. 61 62 63 64 65 66 67
Investigating smear layer removal from root canal surface during irradiated with 940 nm diode laser with different aqueous irrigants

The agitation of chemical irrigants was more effective in smear layer removal when canal irradiated with laser. The aim of this work was to study the effect of laser on root canal surface with agitation of different irrigants. A total of (12) teeth were used and randomly divided into 6 groups (n=2), treated with different protocols; with and without chemical irrigants and laser, then prepared for SEM imaging in 2 locations; apical and middle parts of the root. SEM images showed superior effect on smear layer when using 3% NaOCl with 15 % EDTA and 1.5 W of 940 nm diode laser. Within the present parameters, The SEM images showed that diode laser alone do not remove smear layer but cause its melting. It is more effective when used with EDTA and NaOCl irrigation.
1 PD-1 blockade expands intratumoral T memory cells

Tumor responses to PD-1 blockade therapy are mediated by T cells, which we characterized in 102 tumor biopsies obtained from 53 patients treated with pembrolizumab, an antibody to PD-1. Biopsies were dissociated and single cell infiltrates were analyzed by multicolor flow cytometry using two computational approaches to resolve the leukocyte phenotypes at the single cell level. There was a statistically significant increase in the frequency of T cells in patients who responded to therapy. The frequency of intratumoral B cells and monocytic myeloid-derived suppressor cells (moMDSCs) significantly increased in patients’ biopsies taken on treatment. The percentage of cells with a T regulatory phenotype, monocytes, and NK cells did not change while on PD-1 blockade therapy. CD8 T memory cells were the most prominent phenotype that expanded intratumorally on therapy. However, the frequency of CD4 T effector memory cells significantly decreased on treatment, whereas CD4 T effector cells significantly increased in nonresponding tumors on therapy. In peripheral blood, an unusual population of blood cells expressing CD56 were detected in two patients with regressing melanoma. In conclusion, PD-1 blockade increases the frequency of T cells, B cells, and MDSCs in tumors, with the CD8 T effector memory subset being the major T-cell phenotype expanded in patients with a response to therapy. on November 2, 2017. © 2016 American Association for Cancer Research. cancerimmunolres.aacrjournals. org Downloaded from Author manuscripts have been peer reviewed and accepted for publication but have not yet been edited. Author Manuscript Published OnlineFirst on January 19, 2016; DOI: 10.1158/2326-6066.CIR-15-0210
Fermionic determinant for SU(N) caloron with nontrivial holonomy

In the finite-temperature Yang-Mills theory we calculate the functional determinant for fermions in the fundamental representation of the SU(N) gauge group in the background of an instanton with nontrivial holonomy at spatial infinity. This object, called the Kraan-van Baal-Lee-Lu caloron, can be viewed as composed of N Bogomolny-Prasad-Sommerfeld monopoles (or dyons). We compute analytically two leading terms of the fermionic determinant at large separations between dyons.
Beyond Polarity: Towards a Multi-Discipline Intermediate Language with Sharing

The study of polarity in computation has revealed that an “ideal” programming language combines both call-by-value and call-by-name evaluation; the two calling conventions are each ideal for half the types in a programming language. But this binary choice leaves out call-by-need which is used in practice to implement lazy-by-default languages like Haskell. We show how the notion of polarity can be extended beyond the value/name dichotomy to include call-by-need by only adding a mechanism for sharing and the extra polarity shifts to connect them, which is enough to compile a Haskell-like functional language with user-defined types. 2012 ACM Subject Classification Theory of computation → Type structures
Quantum geometry and microscopic black hole entropy

Quantum black holes within the loop quantum gravity (LQG) framework are considered. The number of microscopic states that is consistent with a black hole of a given horizon area A0 are counted and the statistical entropy, as a function of the area, is obtained for A0 up to 550ℓ2Pl. The results are consistent with an asymptotic linear relation and a logarithmic correction with a coefficient equal to −1/2. The Barbero–Immirzi parameter that yields the asymptotic linear relation compatible with the Bekenstein–Hawking entropy is shown to coincide with a value close to γ = 0.274, which has been previously obtained analytically. However, a new and oscillatory functional form for the entropy is found for small, Planck size, black holes that calls for a physical interpretation.
Differences in context: Revealing expert-novice graph knowledge in biology

S . viii CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH QUESTION . 1 1.1 Importance of Graphs as Visual Representations . 1 1.2 Graph Knowledge . 2 1.3 College-level Biology Students as Targets . 3 1.4 Research Objective . 4 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE. 5 2.1 Overview . 5 2.2 Meta-Representational Competence . 5 2.3 Education Standards and Recommendations . 7 2.4 Students’ Difficulties with Graphs. 8 2.5 Expert-Novice Studies in Science . 13 CHAPTER 3: METHODS AND DESIGN. 15
Do globular clusters possess dark matter haloes? A case study in NGC 2419

We use recently published measurements of the kinematics, surface brightness and stellar mass-to-light ratio of the globular cluster NGC 2419 to examine the possibility that this Galactic halo satellite is embedded in a low-mass dark matter halo. NGC 2419 is a promising target for such a study, since its extreme Galactocentric distance and large mass would have greatly facilitated the retention of dark matter. A Markov-Chain Monte Carlo approach is used to investigate composite dynamical models containing a stellar and a dark matter component. We find that it is unlikely that a significant amount of dark matter ( < � 6% of the luminous mass inside the tidal limit of the cluster) can be present if the stars follow an anisotropic Michie model and the dark matter a double power law model. However, we find that more general models, derived using a new technique we have developed to compute non-parametric solutions to the spherical Jeans equation, suggest the presence of a significant dark matter fraction (approximately twice the stellar mass). Thus the presence of a dark matter halo around NGC 2419 cannot be fully ruled out at present, yet any dark matter within the 10 ′ visible extent of the cluster must be highly concentrated and cannot exceed 1.1 × 10 6 M⊙ (99% confidence), in stark contrast to expectations for a plausible progenitor halo of this structure.
Dinâmicas internacionais do agronegócio e implicações para a política agrícola brasileira

Apesar da aposta brasileira na liberalizacao dos mercados agricolas internacionais, mudancas recentes no cenario internacional devem ser consideradas pela politica agricola nacional. Este estudo revela os limites das negociacoes multilaterais para a reducao dos subsidios agricolas, a evolucao das politicas agricolas nacionais dos paises desenvolvidos e emergentes e as tendencias atuais de acordos bilaterais e plurilaterais entre grupos restritos de paises, sem a participacao brasileira. Essas dinâmicas atuais revelam que a politica agricola brasileira precisa evoluir do atual enfoque quase exclusivo ao credito subsidiado em resposta a pressoes imediatistas dos produtores rurais, para investimentos mais abrangentes que tragam maiores retornos em longo prazo para o setor rural como um todo. Investimentos em sistemas de informacao, apoio institucional ao setor agropecuario e infraestrutura devem ser incorporados.
SUNSPOT ROTATION, FLARE ENERGETICS, AND FLUX ROPE HELICITY: THE HALLOWEEN FLARE ON 2003 OCTOBER 28

We study the X17 eruptive flare on 2003 October 28 using Michelson Doppler Imager observations of photospheric magnetic and velocity fields and TRACE 1600 Å images of the flare in a three-dimensional model of energy buildup and release in NOAA 10486. The most dramatic feature of this active region is the 123° rotation of a large positive sunspot over 46 hr prior to the event. We apply a method for including such rotation in the framework of the minimum current corona model of the buildup of energy and helicity due to the observed motions. We distinguish between helicity and energy stored in the whole active region and that released in the flare itself. We find that while the rotation of a sunspot contributes significantly to the energy and helicity budgets of the whole active region, it makes only a minor contribution to that part of the region that flares. We conclude that in spite of the fast rotation, shearing motions alone store sufficient energy and helicity to account for the flare energetics and interplanetary coronal mass ejection helicity content within their observational uncertainties. Our analysis demonstrates that the relative importance of shearing and rotation in this flare depends critically on their location within the parent active region topology.
From the Horse's Mouth: How Do Investor Expectations of Risk and Return Vary with Economic Conditions?

Data obtained from monthly Gallup/UBS surveys from 1998-2007 and from a special supplement to the Michigan Surveys of Consumer Attitudes, run in 22 monthly surveys between 2000-2005, are used to analyze stock market beliefs and portfolio choices of household investors. We show that the key variables found to be positive predictors of actual stock returns in the asset-pricing literature are also highly correlated with investor’s reported expected returns, but with the opposite sign. Moreover, analysis of the micro data indicates that expectations of both risk and returns on stocks are strongly influenced by perceptions of economic conditions. In particular, when investors believe macroeconomic conditions are more expansionary, they tend to expect both higher returns and lower volatility. This is difficult to reconcile with the canonical view that expected returns on stocks rise during recessions to compensate household investors for increased exposure or sensitivity to macroeconomic risks. Finally, the relevance of these investors’ reported expectations is supported by the finding of a significant link between their expectations and portfolio choices. In particular, we show that portfolio equity positions tend to be higher for those respondents that anticipate higher expected returns or lower uncertainty.
XMM-NEWTON VIEW OF SWIFT J1834.9−0846 AND ITS MAGNETAR WIND NEBULA

We report on the analysis of two XMM-Newton observations of the recently discovered soft gamma repeater Swift J1834.9−0846, taken in 2005 September and one month after the source went into outburst on 2011 August 7. We performed timing and spectral analyses on the point source as well as on the extended emission. We find that the source period is consistent with an extrapolation of the Chandra ephemeris reported earlier and the spectral properties remained constant. The source luminosity decreased to a level of 1.6 × 1034 erg s−1 following a decay trend of ∝t−0.5. Our spatial analysis of the source environment revealed the presence of two extended emission regions around the source. The first (region A) is a symmetric ring around the point source, starting at 25″ and extending to ∼50″. We argue that region A is a dust scattering halo. The second (region B) has an asymmetrical shape extending between 50″ and 150″, and is detected both in the pre- and post-outburst data. We argue that this region is a possible magnetar wind nebula (MWN). The X-ray efficiency of the MWN with respect to the rotation energy loss is substantially higher than those of rotation-powered pulsars: . The higher efficiency points to a different energy source for the MWN of Swift J1834.9−0846, most likely bursting activity of the magnetar, powered by its high magnetic field, B = 1.4 × 1014 G.
Vaccination for the control of childhood bacterial pneumonia — Haemophilus influenzae type b and pneumococcal vaccines

Pneumonia in childhood is endemic in large parts of the world and in particular, in developing countries, as well as in many indigenous communities within developed nations. Haemophilus influenzae type b and Streptococcus pneumoniae conjugate vaccines are currently available against the leading bacterial causes of pneumonia. The use of the vaccines in both industrialised and developing countries have shown a dramatic reduction in the burden of pneumonia and invasive disease in children. However, the greatest threat facing pneumococcal conjugate vaccine effectiveness is serotype replacement. The current vaccines provide serotype-specific, antibody-mediated protection against only a few of the 90+ capsule serotypes. Therefore, there has been a focus in recent years to rapidly advance technologies that will result in broader disease coverage and more affordable vaccines that can be used in developing countries. The next generation of pneumococcal vaccines have advanced to clinical trials.
Milk Hygiene and Udder Health 4 . 1 Milk Hygiene

The unhygienic handling practices in traditional camel milk production and in the informal camel milk trade represent serious obstacles for the introduction of modern dairy processing and marketing. The successful adaptation of pastoral subsistence production to the needs of an improved camel milk production and marketing system will depend, to a large extent, on safeguarding the milk quality at production, during transport, processing and marketing.
High-resolution 2esi NMR study of silicate and aluminosilicate glasses: the effect of network-modifying cations

The effect of network-modifflng alkali and alkaline-earth cations on the degree of polymerization in silicate glasses is investigated using 2eSi magic-angle spining NMR. The NMR linewidth is found to increase (reflecting a broader range of silicate environments) as the polarizing power of the cation increases. A similar effect occurs in three-dimensional framework aluminosilicate glasses: smaller, more highly charged cations create greater variety in the distribution of silicate and aluminate tetrahedra. Linewidths as a function of the siliconto-aluminum ratio suggest, however, that Loewenstein's aluminum avoidance principle is largely obeyed. Spectra of three natural silicic glasses are analyzed in terms of the Si/Al ratio and the concentration of paramagnetic species.
HAEMATOLOGICAL PROFILE OF APPARENTLY HEALTHY BLOOD DONORS IN KADUNA STATE, NORTH WESTERN NIGERIA

D.D. Garba, M. Aminu, J.B. Ameh, C.M. Z Whong, Z. Sheyin, J.M Banda, and J.B. Bako School of Medical Laboratory Sciences, Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Shika, Zaria, Nigeria. Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Science, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria. Department of Medical Laboratory Science, Faculty of Medical Sciences, University of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Department of Chemical Pathology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Kaduna state University, Nigeria. Yusuf Dantsoho Memorial Hospital, Tudun-wada, Kaduna, Kaduna state, Nigeria.
A Robust Clustering Algorithm for Directional Data

Clustering is a useful tool for the analysis of grouped directional data on the plane. The EM and fuzzy c-directional (FCD) algorithms are two clustering methods for directional data. However, these two algorithms are sensitive to initial values and outliers and also need to give a cluster number a priori. In this paper, we propose a robust clustering algorithm for grouped directional data on the plane. The proposed clustering method can self-organize the cluster number and the cluster structure. It is also robust to noise and outliers. Some numerical and real experimental examples are given to demonstrate its effectiveness and superiority. Keywords—Clustering; Directional data; Mixtures of von Mises distributions; EM algorithm; Fuzzy c-directions; Robust clustering.
EFFECT OF SOME AGRONOMY PRACTICES ON MAIN TRAITS OF GRAIN YIELD IN WINTER WHEAT VARIETIES OF DIFFERENT QUALITY

IVANOVA, A. and N. TSENOV, 2010. Effect of some agronomy practices on main traits of grain yield in winter wheat varieties of different quality Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 16: 559-564 The significance of wheat as a major cereal crop constantly provokes the interests to search for means and methods of increasing the productivity and the quality potential of wheat grain. A three-year field trial (2004 2006) analyzed the effect of some main agronomy practices (previous crop and fertilization norm), as well as the specific year conditions on main grain yield traits of 14 common winter wheat varieties. The investigated genotypes were divided into two groups according to their officially registered grain quality. The following traits were studied: grain yield, test weight and 1000 kernel weight, length of main spike, number and weight of grains per spike. The varieties were grown after four previous crops (bean, sunflower, grain maize and fodder maize) and under three nutrition regimes. The mineral fertilization was applied according to the type of previous crop as follows: N6P6K0 and N10P10K0 after bean, and N10P10K0 and N14P14K0 after the other previous crops, the check variant being N0P0K0. The multifactor analysis of variances showed highest effect of the year on most of the investigated traits (plant height, test weight, length of main spike, number and weight of grains per spike) for the varieties of both group A and group B. Mineral fertilization was the most important agronomy practice for formation of higher grain yield and productive tillers in both groups. Thousand grain weights is a varietal mark; it was affected most by genotype itself. It was found out that the varieties from group B gave higher grain yield, which was on the whole due to the higher grain weight per spike as a result from the combination of more grains of larger size per the spike; although the productive tillering in this group was significantly lower in comparison to group A. The varieties from group A had stems with 2 cm longer, showed significantly higher productive tillering and formed more compact grain of higher quality.