Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Heavy metal uptake and translocation by Jatropha curcas L. in sawdust sludge contaminated soils.

Heavy metal pollution in soil is one of the most important environmental problems throughout the world and heavy metals cause significant toxic effect on humans, animals, microorganisms and plants. An experiment was conducted in sawdust contaminated soils at glasshouse to determine the growth response, metal tolerance and phytoremediation potential of Jatropha curcas. The J. curcas seedlings were planted in the growth media: T0 (Control, 100% soil, clay), T1 (80% soil + 20% sawdust sludge), T2 (60% soil + 40% sawdust sludge), T3 (40% soil + 60% sawdust sludge), T4 (20% soil + 80% sawdust sludge) and T5 (100 % sawdust sludge). The seedlings showed the best growth performance in T2 treatment in terms of height, basal diameter and number of leaves. The highest plant biomass was recorded in T2 and the maximum reduction of copper, iron, lead and zinc was also found in this treatment. Copper, lead and zinc were highly concentrated in the roots while iron and aluminum concentrated both in roots and leaves. The Jatropha curcas found to have a high potential to accumulate high amounts of copper, iron, aluminum, lead and zinc in its roots, leaves and stems. Plant in control to medium contaminated soils showed maximum translocation factor. The species was able to tolerate and accumulate a high concentration of heavy metals. Being a biodiesel non-food plant, Jatropha curcas can be an ideal option to be grown for phytoremediation in multi-metal contaminated sites and to mitigate the soil pollution.
Does functional redundancy exist

Functional redundancy has often been assumed as an intuitive null hypothesis in biodiversity experiments, but theory based on the classical Lotka-Volterra competition model shows that functional redundancy sensu stricto is incompatible with stable coexistence. Stable coexistence requires differences between species which lead to functional complementarity and differences between the yields of mixtures and monocultures. Only a weaker version of functional redundancy, i.e. that mixture yields lie within the range of variation of monoculture yields, is compatible with stable coexistence in Lotka-Volterra systems. Spatial and temporal environmental variability may provide room for functional redundancy at small spatial and temporal scales, but is not expected to do so at the larger scales at which environmental variations help maintain coexistence. Neutral coexistence of equivalent competitors, non-linear per capita growth rates, and lack of correlation between functional impact and biomass may provide the basis for the existence of functional redundancy in natural ecosystems. Overall, there is a striking parallel between the conditions that allow stable coexistence and those that allow overyielding.
Ridge waveguide polarizer with finite and stepped-thickness septum

This contribution presents new design dimensions for the ridge waveguide septum polarizer. Emphasis is placed first, on including the finite septum thickness in the analysis; second, demonstrating its influence on the polarizer performance; third, including a stepped approach for extremely thick septa; fourth, optimizing components without the need for additional phase-adjusting structures; and fifth, providing the application engineer with some design guidelines. Examples for varying septum thickness and/or number of sections are given for C-, X-, R120-, Ku- and K-band applications. The analysis is based on an efficient mode-matching technique. Evolution-strategy methods are used for optimization. Both algorithms are translated into PC-operational software. Results are compared with previously published theoretical/experimental polarizer data and with a finite-element analysis, and are found to be in good agreement. >
Ohio's Balanced Growth Program: a case study of collaboration for planning and policy design

This paper describes the collaborative planning process for a new landscape planning programme in Ohio that seeks to influence land urbanisation patterns through joint local land use decision making on a watershed basis. The programme was developed through a collaborative process by a state agency-appointed task force that included agency staff and a wide range of stakeholders. The paper describes the process in terms of the collaborative mechanisms, the participants, the programmatic outputs, and the social and organisational outcomes that set the foundation for enhanced watershed quality through better land use decision-making practices. Key collaborations formed during the process were inter-agency collaborations, a non-profit organisation that partnered with the agencies, and that of state agencies with local governments to develop watershed-based land use plans. A most critical outcome was creation of a learning community, through an exploratory research process that used multiple methods of data gathering and consensus-building deliberation. The paper is based on a review of published documents and plans, meeting minutes, participant observation of committee and workgroup meetings and interactive research.
Two-Way Coupling Fluid-Structure Interaction (FSI) Approach to Inertial Focusing Dynamics under Dean Flow Patterns in Asymmetric Serpentines

The dynamics of a spherical particle in an asymmetric serpentine is studied by finite element method (FEM) simulations in a physically unconstrained system. The two-way coupled time dependent solutions illustrate the path of the particle along a curve where a secondary flow (Dean flow) has developed. The simulated conditions were adjusted to match those of an experiment for which particles were focused under inertial focusing conditions in a microfluidic device. The obtained rotational modes inferred the influence of the local flow around the particle. We propose a new approach to find the decoupled secondary flow contribution employing a quasi-Stokes flow.
A checklist of alien and cryptogenic aquatic species in Ireland.

One-hundred-and-twelve alien species are recorded for marine, brackish and freshwater environments in Ireland, of these sixtyeight are thought to be established. Their arrival has been mainly due to shipping, aquaculture and the ornamental industries. There are almost thirty species considered to be invasive and some that have arrived recently may have significant future impact. The majority of recorded alien species will have arrived since 1950. Usually these species appear in Britain or Northern Europe before occurring in Ireland. The majority of the marine species will have originated from the North Pacific Ocean whilst most of the freshwater species will have originally been sourced from North America. The sixty-three cryptogenic species arise out of the uncertainty of their origin or as to how they will have arrived. Ireland being a recently deglaciated island and separated from the continental land mass will have acquired the majority of its biota since the last glacial retreat making distinction between native and alien species more difficult.
Probiotic Potential and Virulence Traits of Bacillus and Lactobacillus Species Isolated from Local Honey Sample in Iran

The probiotic potential of bacterial species isolated from local honey samples were analyzed by microbiological, biochemical and molecular methods. A total of 17 Gram positive bacterial isolates were recovered from local honey samples and tested for their hemolysin, coagulase, DNase, Lipase, Lecithinase and Gelatinase producing abilities, respectively. The isolates (5) lacking the tested virulence phenotypes were selected for identification by 16S rRNA sequencing. The probiotic characteristics of the isolates was determined by testing their resistance to acid, bile, antimicrobial spectrum against pathogens and antibiotic sensitivity profile. Furthermore, the identified bacillus species were screened for the presence of virulence genes including Enterotoxin-T (bceT), cytotoxin K (cytk), hemolysin BL (hblA, hblC, hblD) and non-hemolytic enterotoxin gene (nhe). All results were analyzed statistically. According to results, Bacillus megaterium TA008 and Lactobacillus acidophilus RNL26 showed significantly high resistance to acidic pH values and high bile salt concentrations (p<0.05). Bacillus subtilis TA049 which was unable to tolerate extreme acidic conditions (pH 2.0, 2.5), survived significantly (p<0.05) in high bile salts concentrations. All isolates demonstrated antibacterial activity against the pathogens to variable extents. Widest spectrum of action was shown by B.subtilis TA049 which inhibited the growth of Enterococcus faecalis, Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Salmonella typhi and Staphylococcus aureus. While, B.megaterium TA009 and Brevibacillus brevis TA010 were active only against E.faecalis and S.typhi. Antibiotic sensitivity profile of the isolates varied with B.megaterium TA008 being sensitive to all the tested antibiotics (p<0.05) while L.acidophilus RNL26 was resistant to nalidixic acid and vancomycin. B.megaterium TA008 and B.subtilis TA049 were devoid of the tested virulence genes while, B.megaterium TA009 harbored the hemolysin genes (hblA, hblC) and B.brevis TA010carried the cytotoxin gene (cytK).
The morphological diversity of Osedax worm borings (Annelida: Siboglinidae)

Marine worms in the genus Osedax, have specialized ‘root’ tissues used to bore into the bones of decomposing vertebrate skeletons and obtain nutrition. We investigated the borings of nine Osedax species, using micro computed tomography to quantitatively describe the morphology of the borings and provide three-dimensional reconstructions of the space occupied by Osedax root tissues inside the bone. Each Osedax species displayed a consistent boring morphology in any given bone, but these differed between bones. In bones where multiple species coexisted there was limited evidence for spatial niche partitioning by Osedax root tissues inside the bones investigated here. The new morphological data may be applied to Osedax traces in fossil bones, showing that borings can be used to indicate minimum species richness in these bones.
Construct Validity of the Social Coping Questionnaire

The Social Coping Questionnaire (SCQ) measures strategies used by gifted adolescents to minimize the negative effect they believe their high ability has on their social interactions. Previous studies have supported the factor structure, internal consistency, and test-retest reliability of the SCQ The current study provides construct validity evidence for the SCQ by comparing it with the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI). Upon entrance to a residential academy, 339 gifted adolescents completed the SCQ and the MBTI. Results were similar to previous research with gifted adolescents in terms of the factor structure of the SCQ, a high frequency of Intuitive (N) and Intuitive/Perceiving (NP) codes on the MBTI, and gender differences on both measures. Participants were most likely to use social interaction and least likely to focus on popularity/conformity in their social coping. Correlations between the SCQ and MBTI were in expected directions, but were not large in magnitude; they provided evidence for the construct validity of the SCQ
HUBUNGAN ANTARA TASK AVERSIVENESS DENGAN PROKRASTINASI AKADEMIK

HUBUNGAN ANTARA TASK AVERSIVENESS DENGAN PROKRASTINASI AKADEMIK Magvirasari Lestari Linra (magvirasarilestarilinraa@yahoo.com) Lukman (l_nadjamuddin@yahoo.com) Nurfitriany Fakhri (fififakhri@aol.com) Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Negeri Makassar Jl. A. P. Pettarani Makassar, 90222 Abstrak Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hubungan task aversiveness dengan prokrastinasi akademik. Subjek penelitian sebanyak 100 mahasiswa dari populasi 516 mahasiswa Fakultas Psikologi dari angkatan 2012-2014. Instrumen penelitian terdiri dari skala prokrastinasi akademik dan skala task aversiveness. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa dari 100 mahasiswa Fakultas Psikologi Universitas Negeri Makassar memiliki tingkat hubungan antara task aversiveness dengan prokrastinasi akademik berada pada kategori sangat rendah (25, 8%). Area/ jenis tugas yang ditunda belum tentu merupakan tugas yang tidak menyenangkan dan sebaliknya tugas yang tidak menyenangkan belum tentu ditunda. Area tugas yang paling tinggi tingkat aversive dan penundaannya adalah area tugas menulis dan membaca. Berdasarkan hasil uji korelasi Sperman rho diketahui bahwa terdapat hubungan positif antara task aversiveness dengan prokrastinasi akademik dengan koefisien korelasi r = 0,508; p=0,000 Kata kunci: Task aversiveness, prokrastinasi akademik
Sharing the Same Political Ideology Yet Endorsing Different Values: Left- and Right-Wing Political Supporters Are More Heterogeneous Than Moderates

Members of extreme political groups are usually perceived as more homogeneous than moderates. We investigated whether members of the general public who share the same political ideology would exhibit different levels of heterogeneity in terms of human values across 20 European countries and Israel. We directly compared the variability across moderate-, left-, and right-wing groups. Our findings suggest that the values of more extreme (left-wing or right-wing) supporters are usually more heterogeneous than those with more moderate views. We replicated this finding for politics-related variables such as attitudes toward immigrants and trust in (inter)national institutions. We also found that country-level variables (income, religiosity, and parasite stress level) did not moderate the pattern of value variability. Overall, our results suggest that endorsing the same political ideology is not necessarily associated with sharing the same values, especially in the case of common citizens holding extreme political attitudes.
Assessment of molecular DNA damage by comet assay in HeLa cells exposed to rohituka, Aphanamixis polystachya (wall.) R.N. Parker

The stem bark extract of rohituka, Aphanamixis polystachya Wall. Parker (family Meliaceae) used traditionally to treat spleen and liver tumors was evaluated for its DNA damaging ability in the HeLa cells. The cells were treated with various concentrations of chloroform fraction of the stem bark of rohituka (APE) for 2, 4, 6 or 8 h to find out the optimum exposure time. HeLa cells embedded in agarose were microelectrophoresed in alkaline conditions to visualize the DNA damage as comets and expressed as Olive Tail Moment (OTM). Incubation of HeLa cells with APE for 6 or 8 h increased the OTM when compared with 2 or 4 h treatment and no significant difference was observed between 6 or 8 h treatment duration as a result, 6 h was considered as an optimum treatment time. The DNA repair kinetics were studied at different post-treatment times in HeLa cells exposed to 5, 10, 25, 50, 75 or 100 μg/ml APE. APE treatment caused a significant rise in the DNA damage as indicated by increased OTM when compared with the dimethyl sulfoxide treatment (p<0.01). An approximate 7, 12, 18, 25, 34, 40-folds increase in baseline DNA damage was recorded in HeLa cells treated with 5, 10, 25, 50, 75 or 100 μg/ml APE in comparison with dimethyl sulfoxide treatment. When the APE treated cells were allowed to repair for various posttreatment times, a concentration-dependent inhibition in repair of DNA damage was observed. The repair of DNA damage was inversely related to APE concentration. A mild but non-significant repair of the damaged DNA was observed up to 2 h post-APE treatment, which remained unaltered thereafter. Exposure of HeLa cells to different concentrations of APE resulted in a concentration-dependent decline in the growth kinetics up to day 5 and 6, respectively followed by a reduction in the clonogenic potential of HeLa cells in a concentration dependent manner. Our study demonstrates that rohituka triggers DNA damage in HeLa cells at molecular level that may be the major cause of reduced clonogenicity and growth kinetics.
Effect of storage of domestic cat ( Felis catus ) epididymides at 5 8 C on sperm quality and cryopreservation

Postmortem sperm recovery from the epididymides may constitute a powerful tool for the conservation of valuable genetic material. The domestic cat (Felis catus) is a good model for wild felids and, using this model, we have explored the effect of epididymides storage time on sperm motility and percentage of intact acrosomes upon sperm recovery and after cryopreservation. We also examined the effect of time of sperm equilibration with glycerol before freezing on sperm motility and the percentage of intact acrosomes. Motility varied between sperm recovered from epididymides that were stored for different times. Significant differences were seen in the sperm motility index (SMI) before freezing (55.91 2.02, 48.21 1.47, and 43.03 1.32) and after thawing (51.81 3.02, 41.90 2.14, and 42.35 1.95) of sperm recovered from epididymides stored for 0, 48, or 72 h, respectively. The percentage of intact acrosomes did not vary significantly with storage time (average 60.33 1.38% before and 52.50 1.91% after freezing, respectively). The percentage of normal sperm after different storage times did not differ (average 19.22 1.25% normal sperm after recovery). When epididymides were stored for 72 h, time of sperm equilibration with glycerol (30 vs. 120 min) resulted in significant differences in both motility (SMI = 39.17 2.76 and 45.00 2.65, respectively) and the percentage of intact acrosomes (45.76 4.91% and 60.67 3.64%, respectively) after thawing. In conclusion, best results are achieved when sperm are recovered from epididymides within 24 h of cool storage and when they are equilibrated with glycerol during 120 min before freezing. The current results should be useful in the further development of techniques for the rescue and cryostorage of epididymal spermatozoa of endangered felids. # 2009 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
Effect of Processing Techniques on the Physical and Nutritional Properties of Extruded Product Using Multicereal Composite Mix

The Cereals of today are more nutritious and healthful than ever before. Cereals processing is one of the oldest and the most essential part of all food technologies. Besides, it forms a large and indispensable component of the food production chain. The cereals processing industry is as diverse as its range of products. Drying and dewatering plays an important role in food manufacturing and food processing activities worldwide often one of the last operations in the food processing. In this study Pasta formulation was substituted with multi cereal composite mix at three different levels of 50, 70 and 90% (w/w) to enhance the nutritional profile. All the samples were evaluated for physical properties namely bulk density, swelling power, water holding capacity, foam capacity and foam stability, amino acid profile, morphological properties and nutritional properties i.e., protein, ash, crude fiber, fat and carbohydrate and calorific value. Extrusion cooking was carried out using a single screw extruder at 400rpm in different ratios and put forth for the sensory evaluation, colour and cooking qualities . The findings of the study revealed that multi cereal substitute with 50 % showed better result in terms nutrition and physical properties(P<0.05) which would be further utilized in development of therapeutic products.
Does Procambarus Clarkii (Girard, 1852) Represent a Threat for Estuarine Brackish Ecosystems of Northeastern Adriatic Coast (Italy)?

The ongoing expansion of P. clarkii in the aquatic environments of northern Italy, where it is very common and abundant in most of the streams, lakes and reservoirs, led us to worry about the possibility of invasion into the estuarine and lagoonal brackish environments of the Adriatic coast, which is important not only for their peculiar fauna and flora and high biodiversity, but also for fishing and aquaculture. We carried out laboratory tests to investigate whether this species could live, moult and breed in water with different salinity levels. Several stocks of adult individuals, acclimated before the laboratory experiments, were maintained and monitored daily for a long period (100 days) in glass aquaria with water salinity varying from 5 to 33 ppt. They not only survived during the whole experiment period in levels up to 25 ppt, but also they regularly moulted and mated. These results confirmed that the species could invade the estuarine and brackish environments of the Adriatic coast, with all the implied consequences for the native species of both vertebrates and invertebrates and for human livelihoods.
Diagnósticos de enfermagem identificados em pacientes onco-hematólogicos: mapeamento cruzado

Objetivo: Comparar terminos libres de registros en enfermeria con una clasificacion de Diagnosticos de Enfermeria. Se realizo un mapeo cruzado, retrospectivo, de los registros de Enfermeria de 24 expedientes de pacientes hospitalizados en una clinica onco-hematologica de un Hospital Universitario en el Estado de Rio de Janeiro, Brasil. Fueron encontrados 507 terminos correspondientes a los 30 Diagnosticos de Enfermeria, validados con frecuencia de 194 repeticiones entre los 24 expedientes, un promedio de 8,1 Diagnosticos de Enfermeria por paciente Los diagnosticos mas prevalentes fueron: proteccion ineficaz; riesgo de infeccion; mucosa oral deteriorada, hipertermia, riesgo de desangramiento; fatiga; dolor agudo; y nutricion alterada (inferior a las necesidades diarias). Se recomienda la construccion de protocolos de atencion clinica de los Diagnosticos de Enfermeria de prioridad que se encuentran en eso estudio. De este modo, se espera contribuir con la implementacion de la sistematizacion de la asistencia de enfermeria y del proceso de enfermeria al cliente onco-hematologico.
Thermomechanical Behavior Modeling of a Cr-Ni-Mo-Mn-N Austenitic Stainless Steel

The analytical approach and the thermomechanical behavior of a Cr-Ni-Mo-Mn-N austenitic stainless steel were characterized based on the parameters of work hardening (h), dynamic recovery (r) and dynamic recrystallization (n, t0.5), considering constitutive equations (σ, e) and deformation conditions expressed according to the Zener-Hollomon parameter (Z). The results indicated that the curves were affected by the deformation conditions and that the stress levels increased with Z under high work hardening rates. The σc/σp ratio was relatively high in the first part of the curves, indicating that softening was promoted by intense dynamic recovery (DRV). This was corroborated by the high values of r and average stacking fault energy, γsfe = 66.86 mJ/m2, which facilitated the thermally activated mechanisms, increasing the effectiveness of DRV and delaying the onset of dynamic recrystallization (DRX). The second part of the curves indicates that there was a delay in the kinetics of dynamic softening, with a higher value of t0.5 and lower values of the Avrami exponent (n) due to the competing DRV-DRX mechanisms, and steady state stress (σss) was achieved under higher rates of deformation.