Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparison of chilling and heat requirement in some peach and apricot cultivars

Bud Dormancy in deciduous fruit trees of the temperate zones is a phase ofdevelopment that occurs annually and enables trees to survive cold winters. Chilling andheat requirements for breaking dormancy and flowering were studied in five peach (Kosary,Haj Kazemi, Anjiry Asali, Anjiry Zafarany, and Zoud Ras) and four apricot (asgarabad,shamlo, shakarpare, tabarze ghermez) cultivars. Various models (two chilling hour models,the <7C and 0-7C models, and two chilling unit models, the Utah and Low Chill) were usedto measure the accumulation of chilling requirement. The heat requirements were calculatedas the growing degree hours (GDH) accumulated from breaking of dormancy to the F50 (50%of opened flowers). The cultivars studied showed a range of chilling requirements (chillunits, CU), between 746 to 868 CU for peach and 652-826 CU for apricot. The heatrequirements for peaches and apricots were between (4099 to 4543GDH) and (2987 to3465GDH) respectively. Apricot cultivars with lower chilling and heat requirements showedearlier flowering dates. Thus apricot cultivars bloomed between 15 and 16 day before peachcultivars and Heat requirements were found to be more important for regulation offlowering time than were chilling requirement in our climatic condition.
Frequency of Birth Defects and its Relationship to Parents Having Interfamily Marriages at a Tertiary Care Hospital Tufail

Background: Inter family cousin marriages carries a risk of increased birth defects. The exact contribution of interfamily to birth defects risk is controversial. The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of birth defects in in relation to interfamily or outside family marriages. Methods: This cross sectional study was conducted in the Civil hospital Sukkur from 9th November 2013 to 13th December 2015. Mothers giving birth to babies married in interfamily or outside family with their consent obtained were included in the study. Mothers not giving consent for study and having any known major illnesses were excluded from this study. Data was analyzed using SPSS version 21.0. Results: The mean age of enrolled participants is 26.72 ± 7.07 years, the mean years of marriage was 5.95 ± 6 years and 49.4% were residents of urban area. Overall 89.9% were Muslims, 8.4% Christians and 2.8% Hindus, 60.7% infant had gestational age of <37 weeks. Overall 11.4% of newborns have congenital malformations. Frequency of congenital malformations among interfamily marriages was 15.6% compared to outside family marriages accounted for 3.7% cases (p=0.021). Conclusion: It was concluded from this study that congenital malformations are common among participants of interfamily marriages.
Effect of organic products on plant growth and yield of Wheat

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of different organic products on wheat variety Amber during Rabi 2015-16 in Randomized Block Design at ASPEE Agricultural Research and Development Foundation, Tansa Farm, Nare, Taluka Wada, Dist Palghar, Maharashtra. The study comprised sixteen different treatments of organic products viz. FYM @ 10 t ha, Vermicompost @ 5 t ha, FYM @ 5 t ha + vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha, Noval fertilizer @ 1%, Vermiwash @ 2%, Panchgavya @ 2%, FYM @ 10 t ha + Noval fertilizer @ 1%, FYM @ 10 t ha + Vermiwash @ 2%, FYM @ 10 t ha + Panchgavya @ 2%, Vermicompost @ 5 t ha + Noval fertilizer @ 1%, Vermicompost @ 5 t ha + Vermiwash @ 2%, Vermicompost @ 5 t ha + Panchgavya @ 2%, FYM @ 10 t ha + vermicompost@2.5 t ha+Noval fertilizer@ 1%, FYM @ 10 t ha + vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha + Vermiwash @ 2%, FYM @ 10 t ha + vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha + Panchgavya @ 2% and 100% RDF @ 120:60:40 NPK kg ha. Wheat was sown at row spacing 20 cm X 5 cm on flat beds. The results showed that the treatments of FYM @ 10 t ha along with vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha and spray with Noval fertilizer @ 1% at 30 and 60 days after sowingrecorded highest seed yield of2100 kg ha followed by FYM @ 10 t ha with vermicompost @ 2.5 t ha and Panchgavya @ 2% (2049 kg ha). The same treatment proved its superiority in increasing all yield attributing factors along with grain yield of wheat indicating the most effective organic treatment for wheat under North Konkan Coastal Zone of Maharashtra. Keywords— Organic products, Vermiwash, Noval fertilizer, Panchgavya.
Food web structure of a subtropical headwater stream

The food web structure of a headwater stream (Hapen Creek) in subtropical northern Taiwan, which is subject to regular typhoon disturbances, was characterised using stable isotope techniques. δ13C and δ15N signatures were used to examine (i) the relative contributions of allochthonous versus. autochthonous sources to the web, and (ii) the trophic organisation of the community including the predominant feeding guilds and the most prevalent feeding mode. This study presents food web attributes for one of the very few food webs studied to date in a subtropical region. Consumers utilised allochthonous and autochthonous carbon sources differently depending on their trophic positions. The majority of consumers exploited more autochthonous carbon sources. Consumers at higher trophic positions in the food web had more direct and greater association with benthic algae. Higher-order consumers also consumed allochthonous carbon in an indirect manner by assimilating lower-order insects. The results reveal the importance of invertebrate consumer snails and aquatic insects in the transfer of organic matter. Omnivores predominated in the food web; this may reflect an opportunistic foraging strategy that enables them to adapt to hydrological disturbances and a fluctuating food supply.
The effect of the apsidal motion on the light curve of the close binary HD 93205 (O3V+O8V)

The 1982–1985 photometry ( VBLUW system) of the O3V+O8V close binary HD 93205 has been rediscussed because of new insights into its true nature and orbital changes. By comparing this data set with the one obtained by Antokhina et al. (2000) in 1993, and using the same ephemeris to construct the light curve in the phase diagram, the effect of the apsidal motion became obvious: a phase shift between the two light curves and a small change of the shape. A phase-locked light variation in the L passband (containing the higher Balmer lines) is clearly present in the 1982–1985 data set and is presumably due to absorption if the O8 star is seen through cooler inter-binary gas, e.g. the bow-shock between the two colliding winds.
Academic success of mature students in higher education: a Portuguese case study

The increasing number and diversity of non-traditional participants who are now entering Higher Education Institutions (HEI) highlights the relevance of questioning on mature students’ academic success. Thus, the purpose of this study is to characterise mature students over 23 years old (MS23) of two Portuguese HEI, and understand their academic success. The study focuses on results obtained through a case study, based on quantitative and qualitative data: questionnaires and focus groups, respectively. We discuss the influence of different variables (such as: age, gender, area of study, schooling level at the entrance to the university, family monthly income) on MS23’s academic success, and we also describe some obstacles they face and changes they perceive when attending HEI. Results seem to demonstrate a similar tendency between data gathered on both HEI. Some recommendations for HEI, based on the results, are presented in the final section of this article.
Branching Fractions and Oscillator Strengths for Fe II Transitions from the 3d 6( 5D)4p Subconfiguration

New experimental branching fractions and transition probabilities are reported for 56 transitions in FeII. The branching fractions are measured with a Fourier transform spectrometer and also with a high-resolution grating spectrometer on an optically thin hollow cathode discharge. Highly accurate experimental radiative lifetimes from the recent literature provide the normalization required to convert our branching fractions into absolute transition probabilities. Results are compared with experimental and theoretical values in the literature. Our new transition probabilities will establish the absolute scale for relative absorption oscillator strengths of vacuum ultraviolet lines measured using a new high-sensitivity absorption experiment at the University of Wisconsin. {copyright} {ital 1996 The American Astronomical Society. }
The Effects of the Comprehensive Inductive Educational Approach on the Social Behaviour of Preschool Children in Kindergarten

The aim of the present study was to ascertain the effects of the five-month implementation of the comprehensive inductive educational approach on the social behaviour of kindergarten children. The sample consisted of 52 children in the experimental group and 48 children in the control group, aged from 2.6 to 6.0 years. The kindergarten teachers responsible for thetwo groups completed the Slovenian version of the Social Competence and Behaviour Evaluation questionnaire before and after the implementation of the approach. The children in the experimental group achieved higher scores than those in the control group on five of the eight basic scales of social behaviour, and on two of the three composite scales, as well as onthe general result of social adaptation. It can be concluded that the implementation of the comprehensive educational approach influenced various aspects of the children’s social behaviour.
COMBINED EVALUATION OF CYCLIN E AND P 53 EXPRESSION IN GALLBLADDER CANCER

This study was to investigate the role of Cyclin E and p53 as a useful prognostic indicators in cancerous process of gallbladder carcinomas, and to correlate the expression of these factors with clinicopathological parameters: age, sex, stage, invasion and grade. Thirty two gallbladder carcinomas specimens were surgically resected and were examined immunohistochemically. All patients were diagnosed histopathologically according to the criteria of pathology department. Levels of cyclin E and p53 were found as 34.4% and 65.5% among the patients respectively. Frequencies for p53 expression were high, which suggests that p53 may play an important role in GBC.
BESOV SPACES ON CLOSED SUBSETS OF R"

Motivated by the need in boundary value problems for partial differential equations, classical trace theorems characterize the trace to a subset F of R" of Sobolev spaces and Besov spaces consisting of functions defined on R" , if F is a linear subvariety Rd of R" or a ¿-dimensional smooth submanifold of R" . This was generalized in [2] to the case when F is a ddimensional fractal set of a certain type. In this paper, traces are described when F is an arbitrary closed set. The result may also be looked upon as a Whitney extension theorem in LP . 0. Introduction In this paper the trace of the Besov space BP'q(R") to an arbitrary closed subset F of R" is characterized for ap > n and a < 1. For p = q the result is as follows. Consider a fixed measure p with support F satisfying the doubling condition, more precisely the conditions (D„) and (3) in the next section; such a measure exists due to a result in Volberg and Konyagin [4]. Then the trace of BP'i(R") to F consists of all functions / defined on F with finite norm (1) w-'+(/L,NFâra*|i*f where B(x, r) denotes the open ball with center x and radius r. We also consider results when the range of the parameters a and p is wider, in which case one has to impose restrictions on F. In particular the case p = q — 2 and a = 1 is included, which means that we have a result for the Sobolev spaces WX2(R"). The results contain the classical results on the restriction of Besov spaces to hypherplanes and their generalizations to d-sets given in [2] (see Example 1). However, we do not allow the range of the parameters to be as wide as in these cases. The possibility to prove theorems like the one in this paper is suggested by the results in Dynkin [1], where the norm (1) is used to prove results on the Received by the editors July 18, 1990 and, in revised form, October 24, 1991. 1991 Mathematics Subject Classification. Primary 46E35. This work was supported by the Swedish Natural Sciences Research Council. © 1994 American Mathematical Society 0002-9947/94 $1.00+ $. 25 per page
Critical review of ESL curriculum: Practical application to the UAE context

This paper is a critical analysis of curriculum with a discussion of its main tenets and exploration of issues within the literature. The focus is on curriculum in English as a Second Language (ESL) using critical applied linguistics as a framework. The ideas explored in the paper are synthesized and applied to ESL curriculum in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and includes a discussion on the feasibility and challenges of introducing a critical stance on curriculum in this context.
A Review of Antimicrobial Therapy for Infectious Uveitis of the Posterior Segment

Treatment of infectious posterior uveitis represents a therapeutic challenge for ophthalmologists. The eye is a privileged site, maintained by blood ocular barriers, which limits penetration of systemic antimicrobials into the posterior segment. In addition, topical and subconjunctival therapies are incapable of producing sufficient drug concentrations, intraocularly. Posterior infectious uveitis can be caused by bacteria, virus, fungi, or protozoa. Mode of treatment varies greatly based on the infectious etiology. Certain drugs have advantages over others in the treatment of infectious uveitis. Topical and systemic therapies are often employed in the treatment of ocular infection, yet the route of treatment can have limitations based on penetration, concentration, and duration. The introduction of intravitreal antimicrobial therapy has advanced the management of intraocular infections. Being able to bypass blood-ocular barriers allows high drug concentrations to be delivered directly to the posterior segment with minimal systemic absorption. However, because the difference between the therapeutic and the toxic doses of some antimicrobial drugs falls within a narrow concentration range, intravitreal therapy could be associated with ocular toxicity risks. In many cases of infectious uveitis, combination of intravitreal and systemic therapies are necessary. In this comprehensive review, the authors aimed at reviewing clinically relevant data regarding intraocular and systemic antimicrobial therapy for posterior segment infectious uveitis. The review also discussed the evolving trends in intraocular treatment, and elaborated on antibiotic pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics, efficacy, and adverse effects.
Paying attention to binding: is the associative deficit of older adults mediated by reduced attentional resources?

One notion put forth to explain age-related, episodic memory problems is the associative-deficit hypothesis, stating that they are due to older adults’ decreased binding ability (i.e., their ability to encode separate components into a cohesive unit). The present experiments investigated whether such a binding deficit is mediated by a reduction of attentional resources by using a dual task procedure where participants were asked to study lists of words while completing an auditory reaction time task. Results show that when younger adults’ resources were manipulated using divided attention, they did not simulate the deficit of older adults. Furthermore, older adults who underwent the same divided attention procedure did not show a larger associative deficit than that seen under full attention. A follow-up experiment (in which participants separately learned the components or their associations) showed similar results in terms of memory accuracy, replicating the associative deficit seen in older adults. This second experiment also investigated the separate attentional costs for learning the components or their associations. These results reveal that older adults had a larger attentional cost during encoding than younger adults overall; however, the costs to the older adults were not larger for tasks involving the binding of components than for tasks involving the learning of components alone when compared to younger adults. These data do not support the suggestion that the associative deficit is mediated by a reduction of attentional resources. iv
Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Sub-Clinical Mastitis in Kundhi Buffaloes

The present study aimed to elucidate the magnitude and distribution of subclinical mastitis and associated risk factors in â€˜Kundhiâ€™ buffaloes of Hyderabad, Tandojam and Tando Allahyar locations of the province of Sindh, Pakistan. Milk samples (n=840) collected from 210 buffaloes were evaluated for the presence of subclinical mastitis in buffaloes using California Mastitis Test (CMT) and severity; moderate, severe, more severe, most severe. The positive samples were further processed for isolation and identification of bacterial pathogens. The overall intensity of subclinical mastitis at animal level was recorded as 54.29% while significantly higher prevalence (P<0.05) of subclinical mastitis was observed in buffaloes of Tandojam (60.56Â±0.996%) location. The prevalence of the subclinical at quarter-wise noted as 39.29% given maximum frequency (11.31Â±0.085%) with hind left quarters. The age and parity were found potential risk factors in Kundhi buffaloes, and susceptibility to subclinical mastitis was higher beyond the age of 6-9 years and 4-7 calving. The higher prevalence as well as the intensity of the disease was determined in buffaloes located at Tandojam than Hyderabad and Tando Allahyar. The ailment was higher in animals at 4th lactation likewise crossing 6 years of age and 4-7 parity. The old age animals were more prone to subclinical mastitis than the younger animals. Overall, the prevalence of the subclinical mastitis at animal and quarter levels was observed in buffaloes.
Viscosity solutions and standard Riemann semigroup for conservation laws with boundary

Two different formulations of the Initial-Boundary Value Problem for a system of conservation laws are considered. Correspondingly, we define two Standard Riemann Semigroups (SRS) generated by the system (*) plus boundary conditions. We prove that, if a SRS exists, then it is unique and its trajectories yield solutions to the Initial-Boundary Value Problem, in each of the two cases. Moreover, a proper definition of viscosity solutions allows us to characterize the solutions provided by the SRS in terms of local integral estimates. 1. Introduction. Consider the following system of n conservation laws in one space dimension where u varies is smooth and each characteristic field in DF is either linearly degenerate or genuinely non linear. Aim of this paper is to generalize part of the theory developed in [5] for Cauchy Problems for (1.1) to the different formulations of the Initial-Boundary Problem for (1.1) considered in [ 1 ], [11], [13], [15]. More precisely, the Standard Riemann Semigroup (SRS) for the Cauchy Problem for (1.1) is defined in [5] as a Lipschitzean semigroup (*) Indirizzo degli AA. : Department of Mathematics, Via Saldini 50, 20133 Milano, Italy
The scaling relationship between self-potential and ﬂuid ﬂow on Masaya volcano, Nicaragua

: The concurrent measurement of self-potential (SP) and soil CO 2 ﬂux ( F CO 2 s ) in volcanic systems may be an important tool to monitor intrusive activity and understand interaction between magmatic and groundwater systems. However, quantitative relationships between these parameters must be established to ap-ply them toward understanding processes operating at depth. Power-law scaling exponents calculated for SP and F CO 2 s measured along a fault on the ﬂanks of Masaya volcano, Nicaragua indicate a nonlinear relationship between these parameters. Scaling exponents suggest that there is a declining increase in SP with a given increase in F CO 2 s , until a threshold (log F CO 2 s ≈ 2 . 5 g m − 2 d − 1 ) above which SP remains constant with increasing F CO 2 s . Implications for subsurface processes that may inﬂuence SP at Masaya are discussed.
Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Tuberculosis Coinfection in a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Brazil: Clinical Profile and Outcomes

Worldwide, the convergence of tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) infection epidemics is a public health challenge. In Brazil, TB is the leading cause of death by infectious disease in people living with HIV (PLWH). This study aimed to report the clinical, demographic, epidemiological, and laboratory data for TB in PLWH. This cross-sectional study involved a retrospective analysis of data for patients with TB/HIV coinfection who attended from 2006 to 2015 through a review of medical records. A total of 182 patients were identified, of whom 12 were excluded. Patients were divided according to whether they had pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB; n = 48; 28%) or extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EPTB; n = 122; 72%). The diagnosis was laboratory confirmed in 75% of PTB patients and 78.7% of EPTB patients. The overall 1-year mortality rate was 37.6%, being 22.9% in PTB patients and 69% in EPTB patients; 84% of these deaths were TB-related. The CD4+ count and disseminated TB were independent risk factors for death. The frequency of resistance among Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) isolates was 14%. TB in PLWH is associated with high morbidity and mortality, and severe immunosuppression is a risk factor for death. Appropriate measures for early TB detection should reduce the case fatality rate in high-burden settings.
Hybrid Contribution of JPEG200 Video Files for Professional Production Centers Reliability and Non-Reliability Transmission File Based in Image Quality Needed

ATM, SDH or satellite have been used in the last century as the contribution network of Broadcasters. However the attractive price of IP networks is changing the infrastructure of these networks in the last decade. Nowadays, IP networks are widely used, but their characteristics do not offer the level of performance required to carry high quality video under certain circumstances. Data transmission is always subject to errors on line. In the case of streaming, correction is attempted at destination, while on transfer of files, retransmissions of information are conducted and a reliable copy of the file is obtained. In the latter case, reception time is penalized because of the low priority this type of traffic on the networks usually has. While in streaming, image quality is adapted to line speed, and line errors result in a decrease of quality at destination, in the file copy the difference between coding speed vs line speed and errors in transmission are reflected in an increase of transmission time. The way news or audiovisual programs are transferred from a remote office to the production centre depends on the time window and the type of line available; in many cases, it must be done in real time (streaming), with the resulting image degradation. The main purpose of this work is the workflow optimization and the image quality maximization, for that reason a transmission model for multimedia files adapted to JPEG2000, is described based on the combination of advantages of file transmission and those of streaming transmission, putting aside the disadvantages that these models have. The method is based on two patents and consists of the safe transfer of the headers and data considered to be vital for reproduction. Aside, the rest of the data is sent by streaming, being able to carry out recuperation operations and error concealment. Using this model, image quality is maximized according to the time window. In this paper, we will first give a briefest overview of the broadcasters' requirements and the solutions with IP networks. We will then focus on a different solution for video file transfer. We will take the example of a broadcast center with mobile units (unidirectional video link) and regional headends (bidirectional link), and we will also present a video file transfer file method that satisfies the broadcaster' requirements.