Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
INVESTIGATION OF THE ROLE OF POD ABNORMALITY INCIDENCE ON YIELD AND YIELD COMPONENTS OF SOYBEAN ( A CASE STUDY IN GOLESTAN PROVINCE , IRAN )

The differences between theoretical yield levels and farmers’ actual yields define the yield gaps. Soybean is an important global commodity. Therefore, the present study was performed to investigate of the role of pod abnormality incidence on yield and yield components of soybean in Aliabad Katul, Golestan Province, Iran. During the growing season of soybean cultivation (2016-17), 120 farms were selected with a different range of conditions and crop management, soil characteristics, and planting date. Selected farms were at a maximum radius of 10 km from the meteorological station. Abnormality percent (dysfunction syndrome in the R3 stage of soybean growth), yield and yield components, and seed oil and protein contents were evaluated at the end of the experiment. The results of simple correlation coefficients showed that there was a significant and positive correlation between yield and yield components as well as seed oil content. According to the analysis of regression, there was a significant effect of abnormality percent (as the dependent variable) on yield and yield components (as independent variables) except number of pods with one seed and seed protein content. The improvement of morphological and yielding traits resulted in a reduction in the abnormality percent. In some cases, the damage of pod abnormality caused 30% reduction in grain yield. In general, among environmental and agronomic factors, the number of days with temperature higher than 25 °C at flowering stage (5 days before and 10 days after flowering = R3 growth stage of soybean) had a significantly positive correlation with the abnormality percent. It can be concluded that crop management such as suitable planting date, cultivation of tolerant genotype, irrigation management especially at flowering stage, nutrition management, and others, can reduce the severity of the abnormality percent.
Effecti v eness of vertical subsurface wetlands for iron and manganese removal from wastewater in drinking water treatment plants

Population growth and urbanization pose a greater pressure for the treatment of drinking water. Additionally, different treatment units, such as decanters and filters, accumulate high concentrations of iron (Fe) and manganese (Mn), which in many cases can be discharged into the environment without any treatment when maintenance is performed. Therefore, this paper evaluates the effectiveness of vertical subsurface wetlands for Fe and Mn removal from wastewater in drinking water treatment plants, taking a pilot scale wetland with an ascending gravel bed with two types of plants: C. esculenta and P. australis in El Hormiguero (Cali, Colombia), as an example. The pilot system had three upstream vertical wetlands, two of them planted and the third one without a plant used as a control. The wetlands were arranged in parallel and each formed by three gravel beds of different diameter. The results showed no significant difference for the percentage of removal in the three wetlands for turbidity (98 %), Fe (90 %), dissolved Fe (97 %) and Mn (98 %). The dissolved oxygen presented a significant difference between the planted wetlands and the control. C. esculenta had the highest concentration of Fe in the root with (103.5 ± 20.8) μg/g; while P. australis had the highest average of Fe concentrations in leaves and stem with (45.7 ± 24) μg/g and (41.4 ± 9.1) μg/g, respectively. It is concluded that subsurface wetlands can be an interesting alternative for wastewater treatment in the maintenance of drinking water treatment plants. However, more research is needed for the use of vegetation or some technologies for the removal or reduction of the pollutant load in wetlands, since each drinking water treatment plant will require a treatment system for wastewater, which in turn requires a wastewater treatment system as well
Parameterizing the Antarctic stable boundary layer : synthesising models and observations

The accurate representation of the stable boundary layer (SBL) is a key issue for weather prediction and climate models. The SBL exerts an important influence in controlling heat, moisture and momentum fluxes between the surface and the rest of the atmosphere. Some of the world’s most stably stratified boundary layers develop on the Antarctic continent. Previous work investigating SBLs has tended to take either a purely observational or purely modelling-based approach. Here, a novel three-way methodology has been developed which uses observations from an Antarctic site, alongside large-eddy simulation (LES) and single-column model (SCM) techniques to examine a case study. Reasonable agreement was generally achieved between the LES and observations. The choice of stability function is an important decision for column-based parameterizations of the SBL. Four schemes were tested in the SCM, providing persuasive evidence for the use of shorter-tailed stability functions. The LES data was also used to extract implied stability functions. These experiments reinforced the conclusion that shorter-tailed stability functions offered improved performance for the Antarctic stable boundary layer. This approach represents a powerful framework for verifying SCM and LES results against a range of in-situ observations.
Parents and Peers: Parental Neighbourhood- and School-Level Variation in Individual Neighbourhood Outcomes Later in Life

Growing up in a disadvantaged parental neighbourhood is related to long-term exposure to similar neighbourhoods as adults. However, there are multiple socio-spatial contexts besides the residential neighbourhood to which individuals are exposed over the life course, such as households, schools, and places of work and leisure, which also inﬂuence their outcomes. For children and adolescents, the school environment is especially important. We argue that leaving these contexts out of consideration in models of neighbourhood effects could lead to a misspeciﬁcation of the relevance of the residential environment in determining individual outcomes. This study examines the joint inﬂuence of the parental background, the parental neighbourhood, and a compositional measure of the childhood school environment, on individual neighbourhood trajectories later in life. We use Dutch longitudinal register data to study a complete cohort of adolescents from 1999 to 2012. We ﬁt cross-classiﬁed multilevel models to partition the variance of schools and parental neighbourhoods over time. We ﬁnd that parental neighbourhood quality strongly determines children’s residential outcomes later in life. The variation in individual neighbourhood outcomes at the school level is explained by the ethnicity, parental income, and personal income of the research population, suggesting grouping of children from particular backgrounds into speciﬁc school environments.
A condensate forming tether for lariat debranching enzyme is defective in non-photosensitive trichothiodystrophy

The pre-mRNA life cycle requires intron processing; yet, how intron processing defects influence splicing and gene expression is unclear. Here, we find TTDN1, which is frequently mutated in non-photosensitive trichothiodystrophy (NP-TTD), functionally links intron lariat processing to the spliceosome. The conserved TTDN1 C-terminal region directly binds lariat debranching enzyme DBR1, while its N-terminal intrinsically disordered region (IDR) binds the intron binding complex (IBC). The IDR forms condensates in vitro and is needed for IBC interaction. TTDN1 loss causes significant intron lariat accumulation, as well as splicing and gene expression defects, mirroring phenotypes observed in NP-TTD patient cells. Ttdn1Δ/Δ mice recapitulate intron processing defects and neurodevelopmental phenotypes seen in NP-TTD. A DBR1-IDR fusion recruits DBR1 to the IBC and circumvents the requirement for TTDN1, indicating this tethering role as its major molecular function. Collectively, our findings unveil key functional connections between lariat processing, splicing outcomes, and NP-TTD molecular pathology.
Nepomuceno PROJECT TITLE : The role of tissue Doppler imaging using transesophageal echocardiography in the non-invasive assessment of left ventricular filling pressures during cardiac surgery

Background: Cardiac surgical patients often require invasive pulmonary artery catheters (PAC) to determine left ventricular filling pressures (LVFP) in order to guide fluid management. Tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) as derived by transthoracic echocardiography (TTE), non-invasively assesses pulmonary capillary wedge pressure (PCWP), which is a surrogate for LVFP. With the use of TDI as derived by TTE, the ratio of transmitral inflow to mitral annular velocity during early diastole (E/E’) correlates with PCWP. However, little is known on the role of TDI using intra-operative transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in the assessment of LVFP during cardiac surgery. Objective: To determine if TDI indices obtained by intra-operative TEE during cardiac surgery accurately estimates PCWP using PAC as the gold standard. Methods: Patients undergoing cardiac surgery were prospectively enrolled at a single tertiary care centre. Conventional and novel echocardiographic parameters were evaluated using intraoperative TEE with concurrent invasive PAC monitoring before and after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). Results: The study population included 34 patients (26 males, mean age 649 years). The correlation between E/E’ using TEE and PCWP was poor to modest at best. Pre-CPB, the correlation ratio between mean E/E’ and PCWP was r=0.23. Post-CPB, the correlation ratio between mean E/E’ and PCWP was r=0.42. Conclusion: Intra-operative TEE was unable to accurately assess LVFP in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The PAC continues to be the gold standard in the assessment of LVFP for this patient population.
Fast growth involves greater use of stored resources for seedling spring shoot growth in Mediterranean evergreen trees

24 •Background and Aims The carbon (C) and nitrogen (N) needed for plant growth can either come from 25 soil N and current photosynthesis or through remobilization of stored resources. The contribution of 26 remobilization to new organ growth on a whole plant basis is quite well known in deciduous woody 27
The effect of CuSO 4 for establishing in vitro culture , and the role nitrogen and iron sources in in vitro multiplication of Corylus avellana

In the present work, we have used copper sulphate (CuSO4 5H2O) enriched medium for effective control of visible and latent contamination. Among the different concentrations used, 1.25–2.5mg/L resulted the most appropriate. In addition, the role of different nitrogen source and concentrations (NH4NO3 and KNO3), as different iron source (FeEDTA and FeEDDHA) has been investigated in the proliferation and rooting phases of European hazelnut (cv. Tonda Gentile Romana). The normal concentration of nitrogen present in Murashige and Skoog medium is too high for hazelnut micropropagation cv. Tonda Gentile Romana. A reduction of total nitrogen, accompanied by a reduction of ammonium forms, resulted in a better quality of the shoots. Similar results have been obtained when the common iron source FeEDTA has been replaced by the same concentration of FeEDDHA. An increase in rooting occurs when the amount of nitrogen was reduced in the rooting medium, particularly when the NH4NO3 was not present. ARTICLE HISTORY Received 9 May 2018 Revised 12 October 2018 Accepted 14 November 2018
Seasonal variability in the population structure of a habitat-forming 6 kelp and a conspicuous gastropod grazer : do blue-rayed limpets 7 ( Patella pellucida ) exert top-down pressure on Laminaria digitata 8 populations ? 9 10 11

populations? 9 10 11 Hannah F.R. Hereward, Andrew Foggo, Sarah L. Hinckley, Joanna 12 Greenwood and Dan A. Smale 13 14 a Marine Biology and Ecology Research Centre, Plymouth University, Drake Circus, 15 Plymouth PL4 8AA, UK 16 b Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom, The Laboratory, Citadel Hill, 17 Plymouth PL1 2PB, UK 18 c A Rocha UK, 18-19 Avenue Road, Southall, London, UB1 3BL, UK 19 d Lee Abbey Devon, Lynton, North Devon, EX35 6JJ, UK 20 21 22 23 *corresponding author: dansma@mba.ac. uk +44(0)1752 426489 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34
Grocery Retailer Behavior in the Procurement and Sale of Perishable Fresh Produce Commodities

The study examines supermarket retailer behavior in the selling and buying of Washington apples, California oranges, California grapes, and Florida grapefruits. The study finds that retailer prices respond more rapidly to shipping-point price increases than to decreases; and that retailer prices are fixed relative to the variations that occur at the shipper level. The study also suggests that retailers set (consumer) prices in excess of the perfectly competitive level for all four commodities. Retailers' ability to hold shipper prices below the competitive level was not consistent. For two commodities —Washington apples and Florida grapefruits—retailers did pay shippers prices below the competitive level.
Plutonic and metamorphic rocks from the Keraf Suture ( NE Sudan ) : a glimpse of Neoproterozoic tectonic evolution on the NE margin of W . Gondwana

The Keraf Shear Zone (KSZ) of NE Sudan formed in Neoproterozoic time when juvenile crust of the Arabian–Nubian Shield collided with reworked older crust of the Saharan Metacraton. Orthogneisses and deformed granitoids which intrude carbonate sediments are calc-alkaline, medium-K, metaluminous and I-type diorites and granodiorites, with subduction-related trace element signatures. 207Pb/206Pb zircon single grain ages are ∼730 Ma for the high-grade gneiss and ∼710 Ma for granitoids. K/Ar ages are 660 Ma for hornblende from the granitoids and 560 Ma for biotite from the high-grade gneiss and the plutons. The geochronologic data indicate that the crust formed ∼730–710 Ma and that orogenic activity ended by ∼565 Ma. Cooling occurred over much of NE Africa at about the same time, possibly caused by orogenic collapse or unroofing caused by extensive glaciation. Pb isotopic ratios indicate an oceanic source for both the magmatic and metamorphic rocks in the KSZ. Sm/Nd model ages are 620–770 Ma for the post-tectonic plutons and 830–900 Ma for the gneiss, indicating negligible involvement of a pre-Neoproterozoic material in the evolution of Keraf igneous rocks. The (Sr/Sr)i values range from 0.7026 to 0.7046, which are indistinguishable from initial ratios for juvenile crust of the Arabian Nubian Shield and are lower than initial Sr isotopic compositions for the Saharan Metacraton. The isotopic data indicate that Keraf igneous rocks are juvenile additions to the crust and that the boundary between the Saharan Metacraton and the Arabian–Nubian Shield lies to the west. © 2003 Elsevier Science B.V. All rights reserved.
Comparison of microbial population of household and commercial kefirs in Ankara , Turkey

Kefir is a fermented milk product produced by a complex symbiotic metabolic activity of lactic acid bacteria, acetic acid bacteria and yeast species in kefir grains. Although it was discovered by Caucasian people centuries ago, kefir is still manufactured and consumed by many nations because of its health benefits. Kefir has an acidic and mildly alcoholic, unique flavor due to the multiple actions of bacteria and yeasts. The population composition differs primarily from their source or country of origin. It’s also affected from the ratio of kefir grains to milk, the ratio of species to each other, method of cultivation of the grains, incubation time and temperature, sanitation during separation of kefir grains, washing of grains, cold storage and the properties of substrates. The aim of this study was to compare the microbial population of household and commercial kefirs in Ankara, Turkey. The samples were analyzed for lactic acid bacteria, lactoccocci, yeast, enterococci, Enterobacteriaceae and coliform bacteria. Commercial kefir samples contained higher amounts of lactococci than lactic acid bacteria and yeast compared to household kefir samples. Besides, in one of the commercial kefir sample enterococci counts were observed and one of the household kefir samples contained coliform bacteria.
imultaneous BK Polyomavirus ( BKPyV )-associated nephropathy and emorrhagic cystitis after living donor kidney transplantation

BK polyomavirus (BKPyV) commonly reactivates after kidney transplantation, and can cause polyomavirus-associated nephropathy (PyVAN), whereas after allogeneic stem cell transplantation the most frequent manifestation of BKPyV is polyomavirus-associated hemorrhagic cystitis (PyVHC). Despite high-level BKPyV replication in both, the pathogenesis and manifestation of both BKPyV entities appears to differ substantially. We describe an unusual case of simultaneous PyVAN and PyVHC presenting with
THE MOTIVATION TO SHARE KNOWLEDGE OF THE EMPLOYEES IN THE TELECOMMUNICATION SERVICE PROVIDERS IN INDONESIA

Knowledge sharing is admitted as a crucial activity in knowledge management. However it’s very difficult to be implemented. Therefore, companies should know how to motivate people in knowledge sharing. Based on the research result done in the telecommunication service providers in Indonesia, it is found that there are significant influence of intrinsic and extrinsic motivation on willingness and intrinsic motivation on eagerness to share.
A 3 D BABCOCK-LEIGHTON SOLAR DYNAMO MODEL

We present a 3D kinematic solar dynamo model in which poloidal field is generated by the emergence and dispersal of tilted sunspot pairs (more generally Bipolar Magnetic Regions, or BMRs). The axisymmetric component of this model functions similarly to previous 2.5D (axisymmetric) Babcock-Leighton (BL) dynamo models that employ a double-ring prescription for poloidal field generation but we generalize this prescription into a 3D flux emergence algorithm that places BMRs on the surface in response to the dynamo-generated toroidal field. In this way, the model can be regarded as a unification of BL dynamo models (2.5D in radius/latitude) and surface flux transport models (2.5D in latitude/longitude) into a more self-consistent framework that builds on the successes of each while capturing the full 3D structure of the evolving magnetic field. The model reproduces some basic features of the solar cycle including an 11-yr periodicity, equatorward migration of toroidal flux in the deep convection zone, and poleward propagation of poloidal flux at the surface. The polewardpropagating surface flux orignates as trailing flux in BMRs, migrates poleward in multiple non-axisymmetric streams (made axisymmetric by differential rotation and turbulent diffusion), and eventually reverses the polar field, thus sustaining the dynamo. In this letter we briefly describe the model, initial results, and future plans. Subject headings: Sun: dynamo—Sun: interior—Sun: activity—sunspots
Genetics and Molecular iooloyb

The distribution of glutathione S-transferase (GST) GSTM1 and GSTT1 null phenotype frequencies in two Brazilian Amerindian tribes, the Munduruku tribe from Missão Cururu village (79 individuals) and the Kayabi tribe (41 individuals), was analyzed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification. The GST null phenotype frequencies for the Munduruku sample were 0% for GSTM1 and 27% for GSTT1 while for the Kayabi sample the null phenotype frequencies were 27% for GSTM1 and 29% for GSTT1. This is the first report of the absence of the GSTM1 null phenotype in any ethnic group.
School-based primary prevention programs for eating disorders

The primary purpose of this paper is to provide an extensive review of the literature and research related to anorexia nervosa and emphasire the importance of prevention programs in school settings and the role of school psychologists in the prevention and intervention process. Chapter two of this paper covers anorexia nervosa and the theories regarding its etiology, complications, comorbidities, risk factors, and treatment. Because anorexia nervosa is a disorder which most frequently begins during adolescence, chapter three addresses the specific factors of adolescence that can lead to eating disorders. Throughout the paper, there is an emphasis on the lack of prevention programs in place currently, particularly in schools. It is felt by countless researchers that prevention efforts should be increased, especially in school settings. Prevention programs that have been found effective are reviewed in chapter four of this paper. Chapter five concludes the paper with a discussion of the relevance and implications to the field of school psychology. SCHOOL-BASED PRIMARY PREVENTION PROORAMS FOR EATING DISORDERS
Cellpanelr: identify predictive biomarkers from cell line panel response data

Summary Cellpanelr is an open-source R package and web application for analyzing user-generated cell panel screens using DepMap data sets. Cellpanelr can be used to identify mutation and expression biomarkers of cell line response, increasing the value and accessibility of cell panel experiments such as relative sensitivities to cancer drugs. Availability and implementation Hosted web application is available from shinyapps.io (https://dwassarman.shinyapps.io/cellpanelr). Source code and installation instructions are available from GitHub (https://github.com/dwassarman/cellpanelr). Contact dwassar@gmail.com
NUNO DUARTE iNKT CELLS IN MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDOSIS RIBEIRO LOPES TYPE II PATIENTS

Mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPS II) is a Lysosomal Storage Disorder (LSD) belonging to the group of mucopolysaccharidoses. It is characterised by the accumulation of heparan and dermatan sulfate due to deficiency of the lysosomal enzyme Iduronate 2-Sulfatase. The lysosome is an important compartment for the activity of invariant Natural Killer T cells (iNKT). iNKT cells are lipid-specific T cells that were shown to be important in infection, autoimmunity and tumour surveillance. Previous studies in mouse models of LSDs have shown a decrease in iNKT cell numbers and alterations in iNKT cell subsets. In spite of these findings, similar research in human patients has been poorly addressed. Herein, we analysed for the first time iNKT cells from Mucopolysaccharidosis type II patients. Data was acquired through flow cytometry analysis of Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells from MPS II patients. MPS II patients did not present differences in total iNKT cells neither in iNKT cell subsets. Phenotypically, no differences have been found in the expression of activation and NK cells markers. Since iNKT cell activation requires a functioning lysosome of antigen presenting cells, we analysed their frequency and phenotype. We have found a significant reduction in monocytes from patients and no differences in the other cells. Furthermore, no phenotypical alterations have been found in antigen presenting cells. The comparison of the results presented in this thesis with the results previously obtained by our laboratory in other LSD suggests that iNKT cell development is influenced by the nature of the accumulated molecules. We also described for the first time alterations in the percentage of monocytes in the peripheral blood of MPS II patients.