Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
INFORMATION SEEKING BEHAVIOUR ( ISB ) AND INFORMATION NEEDS SATISFACTION AMONG POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS IN UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA , MALAYSIA

This paper fills the gap in understanding the Information Seeking Behaviour (ISB) among the postgraduate students in Faculty of Hotel and Tourism Management, UiTM, Shah Alam, Malaysia. Specifically, the aims of this paper are to determine the information needs, to identify the main information source in ISB, and to investigate the relationship between ISB and information needs satisfaction. By using self-administered questionnaire adapted from previous researchers, some of the issues of interest were obtained. Result revealed that ISB of postgraduate students were motivated by a wide variety of information needs including the need to fulfil research requirements. Also, internet was found as the main formal source while conversation with friends/colleagues was the main informal source used in seeking and obtaining information needed. It is worth mentioning that ISB was positively correlated with information needs satisfaction. This study could be considered as a starting point for further studies and for comparisons across faculties and disciplines in the University particularly in social sciences disciplines pertaining to ISB of the postgraduate students.
Glyphosate-resistance in Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum): Evaluation and investigation of the mechanisms of resistance

approved: ___________________________________________________________________ Carol A. Mallory-Smith A suspected glyphosate-resistant Italian ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum) (OR) population was collected from a filbert (Corylus avellana L.) orchard near Portland, OR. Based on the dose-response experiments conducted in the greenhouse, it was found that the suspected glyphosate-resistant population was approximately fivefold more resistant to glyphosate than the susceptible (S) population. Furthermore, it was found that the S population accumulated between three and five times more shikimic acid than the OR population, confirming its resistance to glyphosate. The mechanisms conferring glyphosate resistance in two glyphosate-resistant L. multiflorum populations, one from Oregon, USA (OR), and one from Chile (SF), were also studied. Based on a Petri dish dose-response bioassay, the OR and the SF populations were two and fivefold more resistant to glyphosate when compared to the S population, respectively; however, based on a whole-plant dose-response bioassay, both OR and SF populations were fivefold more resistant to glyphosate than the S population. The S population accumulated two and three times more shikimic acid in leaf tissue 96 h after glyphosate application than the glyphosateresistant OR and SF populations, respectively. There were no differences between the S and the glyphosate-resistant OR and SF populations in C-glyphosate leaf uptake; however, the patterns of C-glyphosate translocation were significantly different. In the OR population, a greater percentage of C-glyphosate absorbed by the plant moved distal to the treated section and accumulated in the tip of the treated leaf. In contrast, in the S and in the SF populations, a greater percentage of Cglyphosate moved to the untreated leaves and the stem. cDNA sequence analysis of the EPSP synthase gene indicated that the SF population has a proline 106 to serine amino acid substitution, which has been previously shown to confer moderate levels of glyphosate resistance. We confirmed glyphosate resistance in two different L. multiflorum populations, and found that they have different mechanisms of resistance. The OR population has limited glyphosate translocation while the SF population has a mutation of the EPSP synthase gene. Copyright by Alejandro Perez-Jones March 20, 2007 All Rights Reserved Glyphosate-Resistance in Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum): Evaluation and Investigation of the Mechanisms of Resistance by Alejandro Perez-Jones A DISSERTATION submitted to Oregon State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy Presented March 20, 2007 Commencement June 2007 Doctor of Philosophy dissertation of Alejandro Perez-Jones presented on March 20, 2007.
Adversity Quotient Effect of Achievement and Its Impact on Student Entrepreneurship Intentions

The increasing number of unemployed in Vocational High School graduates into employment is a big issues in Indonesia. Entrepreneurship education is carried out as a solution that aims to develop students to have an entrepreneurial spirit and entrepreneurial intentions. Student’s Adversity Quotient is expected to assist in obtaining high achievement and success for entrepreneurial activities. This study aims to obtain findings regarding how much the influence of Adversity Quotient on learning achievement as well as their impact on entrepreneurial intentions for Vocational Senior High School student in Bandung. This type of research is descriptive and verificative, and the method used is explanatory survey with random sampling technique of 214 respondents. Data analysis technique used is a simple linear regression with SPSS 20.0 for Windows. Results obtained in the study stated that there is positive but not significant between the Adversity Quotient of learning achievement and influence given to the intention of entrepreneurship learning achievement. Adversity Quotient overall effect on learning achievement impact on entrepreneurial intentions are not significant. Keywords— Adversity Quotient, academic achievement, entrepreneurial intentions
The use of fly-ash and rice-hull-ash in Al / SiCp composites : a comparative study of the corrosion and mechanical behavior

Autor Responsável: Martin Pech-Canul Data de envio: 25/03/2010 Data de aceite: 23/06/20100 The use of fly-ash and rice-hull-ash in Al/SiCp composites: a comparative study of the corrosion and mechanical behavior M. I. Pech-Canul, R. Escalera-Lozano, M. A. Montoya-Dávila, M. Pech-Canul Cinvestav Saltillo. Carr. Saltillo-Mty Km 13, Saltillo Coah. México 25900. Universidad del ISTMO, Campus Tehuantepec. Ciudad Universitaria S/N, Barrio Santa Cruz, 4a. Sección Sto. Domingo Tehuantepec, Oax. , México C.P. 70760. Cinvestav Mérida. Km. 6 Antigua Carr. a Progreso Apdo. Postal 73, Cordemex. Mérida, Yuc. , México 97310. Universidad Autónoma de Zacatecas, Carretera a la Bufa km 1, Zacatecas, Zac. México 98064. e-mail: martpech@hotmail.com
Aberdeen Angus cattle breed in Russia: prevention of the genetic defects and evaluation of the risk of their spread by transferring from parents to offspring

The article highlighted the problem of genetic defect of Aberdeen Angus cattle. Previous investigation showed the presence in Russian population of Aberdeen Angus cattle of animals carrying in their genotypes the mutant alleles associated with Arthrogriposis multiplex, Developmental Duplication and Osteopetrosis. In some populations, the frequencies of the animals-genetic defects carriers were sufficiently high. The aim of the study was to evaluate the risk of spread of the mutant alleles causing the genetic disorders by their transfer from parents to offspring under absence of control over the genetic defects in the farm, breeding Aberdeen Angus cattle. The analysis has shown increasing of the frequency of animals-Arthrogriposis multiplex carriers about on 10.3% in the population of heifers comparing with population of their mothers and the raising of the mutant allele frequency in six times in F2 generation.
Rural Poverty and Ethnicity in China

In this paper I investigate the nature of the differential in poverty by ethnicity in rural China using data from the Chinese Household Income Project in 2002. For that, I compare observed poverty with that in a counterfactual distribution in which ethnic minorities are given a set of relevant village and household characteristics of the Han majority. Results show that rural poverty would be higher among minorities if they had the same regional distribution of Han. On the contrary, the ethnic poverty differential is reduced after equalizing other characteristics of minorities, such as them living in less developed and mountainous areas, their larger number of children, their low education, and their fewer skilled non-agriculture workers. Additionally, I show that poverty among minorities is not even higher because some of these adverse characteristics have a smaller negative impact on them than on Han. Finally, the ethnic per capita (log)income differential is shown to be higher for higher percentiles, with an increasing role of location as the main driver of these differentials.
Effects of Satellite Transmitters Fitted to Breeding

We studied the effects of a new technique to fix satellite transmitters on the feeding behavior and chick body growth of the Cory's shearwater (Calonectris diomedea). Transmitters did not significantly affect the breeding bird's body mass or diving performance. However, on average, pairs with � 1 adult equipped with a transmitter brought a lighter meal (54.8 � 18.9 g) to nestlings than did control birds or the same pair with the transmitter removed (77.4 � 8.3 g) leading to a decreased chick body growth. However at fledging, chicks in control and treatment groups had similar body mass whether parents were equipped with a PTT or not. Our method of transmitter attachment could therefore be an appropriate alternative for studying the ecology of procellariiforms weighing <1 kg given that birds are fitted with transmitters for <2 weeks and restricted to 1 parent only. 2011 The Wildlife Society.
Ecosystem-based management of seaweed harvesting

Abstract Harvesting wild seaweeds has a long history and is still relevant today, even though aquaculture now supplies >96% of global seaweed production. Current wild harvests mostly target canopy-forming kelp, rockweed and red macroalgae that provide important ecosystem roles, including primary production, carbon storage, nutrient cycling, habitat provision, biodiversity and fisheries support. Harvest methods range from selective hand-cutting to bottom trawling. Resulting ecosystem impacts depend on extraction method and scale, ranging from changes in primary production to habitat disruption, fragmentation, food-web alterations and bycatch of non-target species. Current management often aims for sustainable harvesting in a single-species context, although some agencies acknowledge the wider ecosystem structure, functions and services seaweeds provide. We outline potential ecosystem-based management approaches that would help sustain productive and diverse seaweed-based ecosystems. These include maintaining high canopy biomass, recovery potential, habitat structure and connectivity, limiting bycatch and discards, while incorporating seasonal closures and harvest-exclusion zones into spatial management plans. Other sustainability considerations concern monitoring, enforcement and certification standards, a shift to aquaculture, and addressing cumulative human impacts, invasive species and climate change. Our review provides a concise overview on how to define and operationalize ecosystem-based management of seaweed harvesting that can inform ongoing management and conservation efforts.
Phylogenetic and enzymatic variability of Alternaria species isolated from various substrates in Qena governorate of Upper Egypt

Abstract Recently, 24 sections were characterised in the genus of Alternaria. In this work, 27 isolates of Alternaria belonging to section Alternaria were isolated from different sources in Qena governorate, Egypt. The collected strains were identified using multi-locus products of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region, small subunit (SSU), large subunit (LSU) and Alt a1 gene. Based on four loci, the phylogenetic analysis revealed that 26 isolates (96.3% of total isolates) identified as A. alternata and the last one isolate (3.7%) as A. arborescens. The different strains of Alternaria exhibited enzymatic variability ranged from 0.1 ± 0.07–2.3 ± 0.13U/ml for cellulase and 0.6 ± 0.20–3.7 ± 0.47 U/ml (pectinase). Within A. alternata isolates, biochemical properties (Cellulase and pectinase) did not correlate either to phylogenetic analysis or strain origin.
Modeling, Fabrication, and Characterization of a Bragg Slot Waveguide with a Cavity

This thesis encompasses a theoretical analysis, the fabrication, and optical characterization of a novel compact Bragg Slot Waveguide with a Cavity (BSWC). Strong light confinement in the low refractive index slot region formed by two silicon slabs on a silicon dioxide substrate [1] makes this structure useful for optofluidic, sensing, and optical trapping applications. The transmission spectrum of the BSWC can be engineered through the dimensional variations of the waveguide and through the refractive index change of the surrounding medium. BSWC is compact and can be integrated with various components on a chip for increased functionality. The results in this thesis show a good agreement between analytical and experimental results, while emphasizing the increasing importance of atomic-scale imperfections as a result of fabrication on the nano-scale. The impact of the slot width, slab width, and the cavity length on the waveguide transmission spectrum is investigated.
Relaxation time effects of wave ripples on tidal beaches

Seabed roughness due to wave ripples is a key factor in controlling sediment transport processes in the nearshore zone. Roughness is commonly considered a function of the ripple geometry, which in turn, can be predicted from sediment and hydrodynamic parameters. Existing ripple predictors consider the bed morphology to be in equilibrium with the hydrodynamics, whereas recent laboratory measurements show that the time scale for ripple development is of the order of tens of minutes to hours. Here we show that wave ripples on tidal beaches are significantly affected by relaxation time effects, with ripple height and length progressively increasing during the rising tide and remaining constant during the falling tide. Moreover, we examine the ripples in the context of existing empirical models and suggest how the temporal evolution over a tidal cycle may be predicted.
Responsive Instructional Design: Scaffolding the Adoption and Change Process

Besides a host of technical and logistical questions, more subtle issues, related to teachers' pedagogical visions and beliefs, as well as their perceived confidence for using technology, are also known to impede meaningful classroom technology use. Assuming that most designers and staff developers are fairly well prepared to provide technical skills training for teachers who want it and are prepared to learn from it, this paper focuses on how designers might work with teachers who either don't want training or are not prepared to learn from it-or both. The paper emphasizes the role that teachers' beliefs play in the adoption and change process and specifically discusses how those beliefs might be addressed through teacher development efforts. A model of teacher development is proposed that builds on, and responds to, teachers' unique needs, specifically those with lower levels of skill and confidence. This model represents a responsive approach to instructional design, that is, training needs are described in terms of users rather than instruction, and instructional decisions are based on users' goals and needs, not those of designers or instructors. The following steps in the model for responsive instructional design are each described: Reveal Current Beliefs; Propose Strategies; Implement Changes; Reflect on Changes; and Refine Beliefs. (Contains 28 references.) (AEF) PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS BEEN GRANTED BY
EFFECTIVITY OF THREE BOTANICAL CRUDE EXTRACTS ON IMMATURE OF WHITEFLY (BEMISIA TABACI GENN.) UNDER ENCLOSURE CONDITIONS

Pest management of habanero chili (Capsicum chinense Jacq., Solanaceae) the sweetpotato whitefly Bemisia tabaci Genn. (Hemyptera: Aleyrodidae) is a key plague insect as a virus-vector, capable of causing serious economic loss. Their control is broadly based on Imidacloprid, a neonicotinoids product. B. tabaci have resistance to imidacloprid now. Some plants extracts are suggest in the literature how insect repellent properties over whiteflies, including allspice [Pimenta dioca (L.) Merrill, (Myrtaceae)], sweet basil [Ocimun basilicum L. (Lamiaceae)] and wild feverfew [Parthenium hysterophorus L. (Asteraceae)]. The preliminary screening under controlled conditions for evaluating the repellent effect of crude aqueous extracts, in a 1:1 ratio based on mass weight foliage moisture; was evaluate for each one of above-mentioned plants, against nymphs and eggs of whitefly. Results show that basil and feverfew extracts was significantly effective in preventing oviposition by adult whiteflies on habanero chili foliage, with allspice showing the lowest effect. Fields studies have to be carried out in this regards.
A novel compound heterozygous mutation in the MYO15A gene in autosomal recessive hearing loss identified by targeted massively parallel sequencing

Objectives: Inherited genetic defects are the most common causes of autosomal recessive nonsyndromic hearing loss (ARNSHL), affecting millions of people worldwide. Identification and specific molecular diagnosis of the pathogenic genes or loci would facilitate basic research of ARNSHL and its clinical prevention and treatment. Materials and methods: We identified the causal deafness gene of a Chinese family with ARNSHL using targeted massively parallel sequencing. We also used DNA from 51 Chinese familial patients with ARNSHL and 60 ethnicity-matched normal controls to perform extended variants analysis. Results: We detected a novel compound heterozygous mutation, c. 10419_10423delCAGCT and a previously reported mutation c. 6956+9C>G, in MYO15A gene in the proband. Both mutations co-segregated with hearing loss in the Chinese family in our study and were absent in the 51 index patients and 60 ethnicity-matched normal controls. Conclusion: We identified a novel c. 10419_10423delCAGCT frameshift mutation, which results in a truncated MYO15A protein that lacks part of the second FERM domain and PDZ-ligand at the C terminus. Our results demonstrate that the novel c. 10419_10423delCAGCT mutation, in compound heterozygosity with the previously reported c. 6956+9C>G splicing site mutation, is the underlying cause of ARNSHL in this Chinese family. Our study extends the mutation spectrum of the MYO15A gene for establishing a better understanding of DFNB3. *Correspondence to: Xia Gao, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Drum Tower Hospital affiliated with Nanjing University Medical School, Jiangsu Provincial Key Medical Discipline (Laboratory), No. 321 Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, 210008, China, Tel: (+86)-13951829819; E-mail: gaoxiadth@outlook.com
Symbiotic signalling is at the core of an endophytic Fusarium solani-legume association

Legumes interact with a wide range of microbes in their root system, ranging from beneficial symbionts to pathogens. Symbiotic rhizobia and arbuscular mycorrhizal glomeromycetes trigger a so-called common symbiotic signalling pathway (CSSP), including the induction of nuclear calcium spiking in the root epidermis. In our study, the recognition of an endophytic Fusarium solani strain K in Lotus japonicus induced the expression of LysM receptors for chitin-based molecules, CSSP members and CSSP-dependent genes in L. japonicus. In LysM and CSSP mutant/RNAi lines, root penetration and fungal intraradical progression was either stimulated or limited while FsK exudates are perceived in a CSSP-dependent manner, triggering nuclear calcium spiking in epidermal cells of Medicago truncatula Root Organ Cultures. Our results corroborate that the CSSP is a more common pathway than previously envisaged, involved in the perception of signals from other microbes beyond the restricted group of symbiotic interactions sensu stricto.
The crystalline fraction of interstellar silicates in starburst galaxies

We present a model using the evolution of the stellar population in a starburst galaxy to predict the crystallinity of the silicates in the interstellar medium of this galaxy. We take into account dust production in stellar ejecta, and amorphization and destruction in the interstellar medium and find that a detectable amount of crystalline silicates may be formed, particularly at high star formation rates, and in case supernovae are efficient dust producers. We discuss the effect of dust destruction and amorphization by supernovae, and the effect of a low dust-production efficiency by supernovae, and find that when taking this into account, crystallinity in the interstellar medium becomes hard to detect. Levels of 6.5–13 per cent crystallinity in the interstellar medium of starburst galaxies have been observed and thus we conclude that not all these crystalline silicates can be of stellar origin, and an additional source of crystalline silicates associated with the active galactic nucleus must be present.
Likelihood non-Gaussianity in large-scale structure analyses

Standard present day large-scale structure (LSS) analyses make a major assumption in their Bayesian parameter inference --- that the likelihood has a Gaussian form. For summary statistics currently used in LSS, this assumption, even if the underlying density field is Gaussian, cannot be correct in detail. We investigate the impact of this assumption on two recent LSS analyses: the Beutler et al. (2017) power spectrum multipole ($P_\ell$) analysis and the Sinha et al. (2017) group multiplicity function ($\zeta$) analysis. Using non-parametric divergence estimators on mock catalogs originally constructed for covariance matrix estimation, we identify significant non-Gaussianity in both the $P_\ell$ and $\zeta$ likelihoods. We then use Gaussian mixture density estimation and Independent Component Analysis on the same mocks to construct likelihood estimates that approximate the true likelihood better than the Gaussian $pseudo$-likelihood. Using these likelihood estimates, we accurately estimate the true posterior probability distribution of the Beutler et al. (2017) and Sinha et al. (2017) parameters. Likelihood non-Gaussianity shifts the $f\sigma_8$ constraint by $-0.44\sigma$, but otherwise, does not significantly impact the overall parameter constraints of Beutler et al. (2017). For the $\zeta$ analysis, using the pseudo-likelihood significantly underestimates the uncertainties and biases the constraints of Sinha et al. (2017) halo occupation parameters. For $\log M_1$ and $\alpha$, the posteriors are shifted by $+0.43\sigma$ and $-0.51\sigma$ and broadened by $42\%$ and $66\%$, respectively. The divergence and likelihood estimation methods we present provide a straightforward framework for quantifying the impact of likelihood non-Gaussianity and deriving more accurate parameter constraints.
Controlling Those Kids: Social Control and the Use of Pretrial Detention among Youth in the United States of America--National Implications.

This analysis will identify the theoretical basis associated with the use of pretrial detention among youth in the United Sates. This article is designed to offer a comprehensive description of the use of pre-trial detention of youth. In addition, a theoretical discussion of this “crime-control” measure is identified. Policy implications are recommended. The primary purpose of this article is to investigate the various philosophical components as a basis for legal origins and the philosophical basis associated with the use of pretrial detention in the United States of America. The authors offer critical insights and explanations regarding the use of pretrial detention of youth from a theoretical perspective along with attempting to answer the question why pretrial detention is being used among youth within the juvenile justice system.