Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Magnetic Inflation and Stellar Mass. I. Revised Parameters for the Component Stars of the Kepler Low-mass Eclipsing Binary T-Cyg1-12664

Several low-mass eclipsing binary stars show larger than expected radii for their measured mass, metallicity, and age. One proposed mechanism for this radius inflation involves inhibited internal convection and starspots caused by strong magnetic fields. One particular eclipsing binary, T-Cyg1-12664, has proven confounding to this scenario. Çakırlı et al. measured a radius for the secondary component that is twice as large as model predictions for stars with the same mass and age, but a primary mass that is consistent with predictions. Iglesias-Marzoa et al. independently measured the radii and masses of the component stars and found that the radius of the secondary is not in fact inflated with respect to models, but that the primary is, which is consistent with the inhibited convection scenario. However, in their mass determinations, Iglesias-Marzoa et al. lacked independent radial velocity measurements for the secondary component due to the star’s faintness at optical wavelengths. The secondary component is especially interesting, as its purported mass is near the transition from partially convective to a fully convective interior. In this article, we independently determined the masses and radii of the component stars of T-Cyg1-12664 using archival Kepler data and radial velocity measurements of both component stars obtained with IGRINS on the Discovery Channel Telescope and NIRSPEC and HIRES on the Keck Telescopes. We show that neither of the component stars is inflated with respect to models. Our results are broadly consistent with modern stellar evolutionary models for main-sequence M dwarf stars and do not require inhibited convection by magnetic fields to account for the stellar radii.
An Examination into the Relationship between Self-Compassion and Parenting Styles

High self-compassion has been shown to provide many benefits for overall well-being. Some studies have suggested that the environment in which an individual grew up could have some effect on this trait in adulthood. The present research examined the relationship between the parenting style with which an individual was raised and their later adulthood self-compassion and compassion for others. It was hypothesized that the responsiveness of the parent would be directly related to the way that an individual learns to respond to themselves and others. Authoritative parenting style was expected to be related to higher self-compassion and compassion for others as it is characterized by parents who respond positively to their child. Authoritarian parenting was expected to be related to lower levels of each construct as it is characterized by negative responses to the child’s actions. It was found that both authoritative and authoritarian parenting styles are associated with higher levels of self-compassion. The two parenting styles considered to negatively affect children raised in the style, authoritarian and permissive, were found to be related to higher levels of compassion for others. Future research directions for the relationship are discussed.
Butterfly Species Diversity, Habitats and Seasonal Distribution in and Around Nagpur City, Central India

2 Abstract: Total 145 species of butterflies were recorded at the eight study sites, of which 62 species were new records for the Nagpur city. The highest number of butterflies was recorded belonging to the Nymphalidae (51 species) with 17 new records, followed by Lycaenidae (46 species) with 29 new records, Hesperiidae (22 species) with 14 new records, Pieridae (17 species) with 4 new records and Papilionidae (9 species). This study revealed that Nymphalidae was most dominating family with a highest number of species in 6 out of 8 sites. The highest number of butterfly species (104) was recorded at site-5 (Ambazari garden and bare land at Lake Side) followed by 98 at site-1 (Seminary hills), 95 at site-2 (Satpuda botanical garden), 90 at site-6 (sides of National Highway), 84 at site- 3 (Bull rearing center), 72 species at site-8 (Futala farm), 69 species at site- 4 (RTM Nagpur University and LIT Campuses) and 50 species at site-7 (Maharaja Bag). Most butterfly species were observed from the monsoon (hot/wet season) to early winter (cool/wet season) but thereafter declined in early summer (March). Among the 145 butterflies recorded, 24 species come under the protection category as per the Indian Wild Life protection Act 1972.
Labor Market Impacts of Non-Contributory Pensions: The Case of Argentina's Moratorium

Argentina had traditionally enjoyed one of the highest elderly coverage rates in Latin America. However, since the mid-1990s coverage rates started a steady decline, especially for low income workers. In response, the Argentine government implemented a series of sweeping reforms in the mid-2000s. Central to these reforms was a program known as the 'Moratorium,' which allowed workers of retirement age to receive a pension regardless of whether they had completed the full 30 years of required social security contributions through formal employment. This paper studies the labor market effects of this reform. Using Argentina's Continuous Permanent Household Survey (EPHC), we employ a difference-in-difference technique to compare elderly individuals just above and below the retirement age, before and after the pension reform.
Fornax: A Flexible Code for Multiphysics Astrophysical Simulations

This paper describes the design and implementation of our new multigroup, multidimensional radiation hydrodynamics code Fornax and provides a suite of code tests to validate its application in a wide range of physical regimes. Instead of focusing exclusively on tests of neutrino radiation hydrodynamics relevant to the core-collapse supernova problem for which Fornax is primarily intended, we present here classical and rigorous demonstrations of code performance relevant to a broad range of multidimensional hydrodynamic and multigroup radiation hydrodynamic problems. Our code solves the comoving-frame radiation moment equations using the M1 closure, utilizes conservative high-order reconstruction, employs semi-explicit matter and radiation transport via a high-order time stepping scheme, and is suitable for application to a wide range of astrophysical problems. To this end, we first describe the philosophy, algorithms, and methodologies of Fornax and then perform numerous stringent code tests that collectively and vigorously exercise the code, demonstrate the excellent numerical fidelity with which it captures the many physical effects of radiation hydrodynamics, and show excellent strong scaling well above 100,000 MPI tasks.
Eff ective optical identifi cation of type “ 0-IIb ” early gastric cancer with narrow band imaging magnifi cation endoscopy , successfully treated by endoscopic submucosal dissection

Background Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is currently considered the minimal invasive endoscopic treatment for early gastric cancer. Most superfi cial gastric neoplastic lesions are depressed type ”0-IIc” (70-80%), while totally fl at, classifi ed as type ”0-IIb” early gastric cancer, is rarely reported (0.4%). Th e aim of the present study was to assess the effi cacy of narrow band imaging (NBI) magnifi cation endoscopy in identifying type “0-IIb” early gastric cancer and ESD treatment with curative intention. Methods Twelve of 615 (2%) patients (10 males, median 72 years), treated by ESD at our center, were diagnosed as type “0-IIb” gastric cancer. Ten had exclusively type “0-IIb”, while two had combined types “0-IIb+IIc” and “0-IIa+IIb” gastric cancer. Initial diagnosis was made during screening gastroscopy, while NBI magnifi cation endoscopy combined with indigo-carmine chromoendoscopy were also used. Results White light endoscopy showed only superfi cial redness. One patient with signet-ring carcinoma showed whitish appearance. Indigo-carmine chromoendoscopy showed better visualization, while NBI magnifi cation endoscopy revealed abnormal mucosal microsurface and microvascular fi ndings which enabled border marking. ESD with curative intention was completed without complications. Histological examination showed complete (R0) resection, in 10 patients (83%). One patient with positive margins received additional surgery (8%). Mean procedure time was 149 (range 60-190) min. One to six years post-ESD all patients remain alive. Conclusions ESD is considered a safe and eff ective curative treatment for type “0-IIb” gastric cancer, resulting in long-term disease-free survival. NBI magnifi cation endoscopy is eff ective for accurate optical identifi cation and border marking of type “0-IIb” early gastric cancer.
Effect of concentrate and urea molasses mineral block supplementation on the blood biochemistry of off season Mecheri lambs

A study was undertaken to assess the blood biochemical parameters of off season Mecheri male lambs, under concentrate and urea molasses mineral block (UMMB) supplementation. In the growth trial, 24 lambs in three groups of eight lambs each were reared under grazing for a period of 180 days; T1 - Grazing alone, T2- Grazing + concentrate supplementation, T3 - Grazing + UMMB supplementation. Blood samples were collected at 30, 60, 90, 120, 150 and 180 days of experiment. Serum protein increased (P ambs were influenced by supplementation.
On Effective Permeability of Heterogeneous Porous Media

The conventional procedures for describing fluid flow in porous media largely rely on assumptions of spatial homogeneity and isotropy. In contrast, naturally occurring porous geologic media display heterogeneity and anisotropy that is scale-dependent. This paper summarizes results of recent research that uses experimental techniques, mathematical analyses of the experimental configurations and computational procedures for developing estimates for the effective permeability of a heterogeneous porous geomaterial.
Analysis of critical moments in the league ACB 2007-08

The aim of this paper was to identify the variables that determine winning or losing in the critical moments of the basketball games. A total of forty one critical moments were analyzed, corresponding to 30 games of the regular season from the Spanish Professional League (ACB, season 2007-2008). Games were selected according to the definition of critical moments (described in the available literature), which corresponded to overtime and the last 5 minutes of games with score differences equal or below to six points. The results revealed better values in the winners in defensive rebounds and successful free-throws.
Histochemical Comparison of the Hypopharyngeal Gland in Apis cerana Fabricius, 1793 Workers and Apis mellifera Linnaeus, 1758 Workers

Hypopharyngeal glands of honeybee are age-dependent structures that change with the size of acini and are correlated with various social behaviors. The histochemical structure of Apis cerana and A. mellifera worker hypopharyngeal glands in four different developmental stages wes stained with ninhydrin Schiff's and periodic acid Schiff's reagents (PAS) for localization of proteins and carbohydrates, respectively, and examined with light microscopy. Nurse bees of both honeybee species had significantly larger glands as compared to guards and forgers, but there were no statistically significant differences between these two species after accounting for caste. Gland protein concentration increased progressively in nurse bees, and this was correlated with the appearance of enriched protein granules in the cytoplasm. In addition, the hypopharyngeal gland protein concentration of A. mellifera was higher than that of A. cerana even though gland size was not significantly different between species. However, gland size was shown to have decreased progressively in foragers and guards.
Response of Improved Lentil ( Lens Culinaris Medik ) Varieties to Phosphorus Nutrition on Vertisols of West Showa, Central Highlands of Ethiopia

Identification of appropriate varieties and rates of phosphorus fertilizer for different sites are important agronomic practices to increase the productivity of lentil. A field experiment was conducted during the 2016 main cropping season to evaluate the performance of lentil varieties and their response to phosphorus application on vertisols of Ambo. Four Lentil varieties (Gudo, Alemtena, Teshale and EL-142) with four rates of phosphorus (0, 10, 20 and 30 kg/ha) were combined factorialy in randomized complete block design with three replications. Varieties were significantly varied in days to 50% flowering and 95% maturity, number of nodules, plant height and biological yields. Application of phosphorus rate was significantly affected days to emergency, days to 50% flowering, days to maturity, number of nodule per plant, nodule dry weight, nodule volume, number of primary and secondary branches, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, thousand-seed weight, plant height, grain yield, biological yields and harvest index of lentil varieties. Significant interaction effects of varieties and Phosphorus rate was observed with respect to 50% flowering, biological yields, number of nodules per plant and plant height of lentil varieties. All varieties showed better performance on various growth and phenological characters in response to phosphorus application. Application of 20 kg P ha-1 was gave better yield and yield components of lentil. The highest net benefit of 72240 EB ha-1 with marginal rate of return of 1177% was obtained from application of 20 kg P ha-1, which was followed by 62706 and 55188 EB ha-1, and marginal rate of return 1445 and 243 % with application of 10 and 30 kg P ha-1, respectively. Therefore, application of 20 kg P ha-1 is recommended to sustain lentil production in vertisols of Ambo areas in central highlands of Ethiopia.
COMPETITIVENESS OF AGRICULTURAL ENTERPRISES AS THE MAIN FACTOR OF SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT OF AGRICULTURAL SPHERE

The essence of sustainable development of agrarian sphere enterprises has been grounded as their capacity through the mobilization of their internal resources to create a rational structure of production. The mentioned structure has to mitigate the adverse impacts and obtain minimal deviations from the current trends of development. The interrelation between the sustainable development of agricultural sector and competitiveness of agricultural enterprises has been considered. The basic criteria of sustainable development have been defined. The structural model of sustainable development of the agricultural sector and its interim mechanisms have been formed. It includes such innovation as “corporate social responsibility” of the agricultural enterprises for safe life activity and competitiveness.
Association Analysis for Neuronal Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Polymorphism with Plasma Nitrite/Nitrate Concentration in Schizophrenia

Summary Background: Single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNP) of many genes, including the gene for neuronal nitric oxide syn-thase (NOS1), were found significantly associated with schizo-phrenia. According to our previously published results of increased plasma nitric oxide concentration in patients with schizophrenia, we hypothesized that the NOS1 gene polymorphism might be a cause of increased nitric oxide production in patients with schizophrenia and tested the interdependence between plasma nitrite/nitrate concentrations and SNP (a CT transition located in exon 29) of the human NOS1 gene. Methods: Nitrite/nitrate concentration was measured in blood plasma of 38 patients with schizophrenia and of 39 age and gender matched healthy persons by the colorimet-ric test. The NOS1 gene polymorphism was determined by polymerase chain reaction analysis. Results: A significantly higher plasma nitrite/nitrate concentration was found in patients with schizophrenia (97.5±33.3 μmol/L, p<0.001) in comparison with controls (61.4±18.9 μmol/L). No T/T genotype was found in healthy individuals and there was a significant difference in the genotype distribution between patients and controls (χ2=24.54, p=0.0000047). Furthermore, a significant difference in the allele frequencies between patients and controls (χ2=19.00, p<0.000013, OR=4.45, 95% CI=2.12–9.39) was noted. Also, a significant difference in plasma nitrite/nitrate concentration was observed between patients having the C/T genotype (99.97±33.83 μmol/L) and the corresponding control (C/T) subgroup (63.88±10.26 μmol/L, p<0.01). However, there were no significant differences in nitrite/nitrate concentration between the patient subgroups with different genotypes (C/C, C/T, T/T). Conclusions: CT transition located in exon 29 of the human NOS1 gene may be responsible for the increased plasma nitrite/nitrate levels.
Progressive Relaxation Behavior and Relaxation Dynamics of sPS Gels upon Controlled Heating

Progressive relaxation behavior of syndiotactic polystyrene (sPS) chains in sPS gel was detected in the course of melting via the application of intrinsic fluorescence and fluorescence anisotropy techniques. The melting process included a dissociative process of the network at lower temperature and a relaxation process from helix to worm-like chains at higher temperature. The dynamics of structural relaxation behavior was discovered by intrinsic fluorescence technique, and an abrupt bend emerged at 58 °C on the Arrhenius plot. At temperatures lower than 58 °C, only the dissociation of the helical structure existed and the rate of relaxation from helix to worm-like conformation was negligible. At temperatures higher than 58 °C, the transition from helical chain to worm-like chain was the rate-determining step. The intrinsic fluorescence technique demonstrated its practicability in detecting kinetic processes of sPS/chloroform gel in the course of melting.
Innovation And Finance: The Theoretical Links

The economic literature shows that the relationship between innovation and finance has a bilateral nature. From one standpoint, financial systems influence innovative activity by exerting their functions through the different components of their structure. From another standpoint, technological innovation impacts on financial systems’ performances and requires the emergence of specific funding solutions. This paper investigates analytically these connections. The results indicate that efficient financial systems can promote innovation by selecting the most valid entrepreneurial initiatives, evaluating their potential earnings and allowing agents to diversify the associated risks. At the same time, different financial structures can determine divergences across countries with respect to their innovative achievements at the sectoral level. It is also found that the resource allocation problem for technological innovation can be mitigated by both the evolution of I.C. T. , which decreases information and transaction costs, and the use of venture capital contracts, which reduces asymmetric information and moral hazard problems.
Modelling of Lime Kiln Using Subspace Method with New Order Selection Criterion

This paper is taking actual control demand of rotary kiln as background and builds a calcining belt state space model using PO-Moesp subspace method. A novel order-delay double parameters error criterion (ODC) is presented to reduce the modeling order. The proposed subspace order identification method takes into account the influence of order and delay on model error criterion simultaneously. For the introduction of the delay factors, the order is reduced dramatically in the system modeling. Also, in the data processing part sliding-window method is adopted for stripping delay factor from historical data. For this, the parameters can be changed flexibly. Some practical problems in industrial kiln process modeling are also solved. Finally, it is applied to an industrial kiln case.
Occurrence of Gastrointestinal Parasitic Associated with Exotic Dogs in Commercial Breeding Mills in Jos Metropolis-Nigeria

In Nigeria, there has been an increasing trend towards establishing puppy mills for commercial breeding of exotic dogs. This study determined gastrointestinal parasites associated with exotic dogs of the existing puppy mills in Jos Metropolis Nigeria. A total of 150 dogs’ fresh feacal samples were collected from 25 different puppy mills and examined using formol ether and floatation concentration techniques. Data on risks factors variables of dogs’ age, number of dogs per kernel kennel type, nature of food and history of antiparasitic drugs usage were collected from the breeders using predesigned questionnaire. The result revealed an overall prevalence of 71.33% intestinal parasitic burden among the dogs. Chi square (χ2) analysis showed association (p< 0.05) between breeds of dogs and occurrence of parasites. The gastrointestinal parasites associated were most prevalent dogs in Neapolitan mastiff (86.36%) followed by Rottweiler (75.70%) and German Shepherd (57.14%) was the least infected Predominantly, a total of seven (7) species of intestinal parasites; Ancylostoma caninum (28.00%) Dipylidium caninum (23.33%), Toxocara canis (14.00%), Trichuris vulpis (11.33%), Taenia sp. (5.33%) Giardia sp. (7.33%) and Coccidia sp. (5.33%) were identified. Among different gastrointestinal parasitic infections, occurrence of Ancylostoma caninum (28.00%) was highest, followed by Dipylidium caninum (23.33%). Multiple parasitic infections among positive dogs sampled were observed, however, risk factors variables did not (p > 0.05) affect parasitic infection. Age based gastrointestinal parasitic infection peak (77.78%) was reported among 7 9 months old and decreased with ages of dogs The result showed no significant difference in prevalence of gastrointestinal parasites among age groups of the dogs (χ2 = 2.616, d.f. = 5, P = 0.624). This trend implies that puppies of younger age groups had higher prevalence and tendency for infection with gastrointestinal parasites than their older counterparts.This study provides baseline data on the spectrum of intestinal parasitic infection of exotic dogs in commercial puppy mills in Jos-Nigeria. Therefore, the phenomenon could represent an important health threat and needs to be regulated, so that breeders adhere to hygiene practices and veterinary guidelines. This will serve as an approach to reduce the tendency of increasing intestinal parasitic burden of local dogs as well as eliminate emergent zoonotic intestinal parasites in the dogs.
Stochastic Runge-Kutta Method with Weak and Strong Convergency

Many deterministic systems are described by Ordinary differential equations and can often be improved by including stochastic effects, but numerical methods for solving stochastic differential equations(SDEs) are required, and work in this area is far less advanced than for deterministic differential equations. In this paper, we consider the weak and strong convergence of stochastic differential equations and obtain two new 3-stage explicit Runge-Kutta with order 2 in weak sense, and a two– stage stochastic Runge–Kutta (SRK) methods for computing strong so