Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
VARIABILITY STUDIES IN AFRICAN MARIGOLD (TAGETES ERECTA L.)

The present investigation was undertaken to study the genetic parameters such as, heritability, genotypic and phenotypic coefficient of variation (GCV, PCV) for ten characters of F 2 progenies in two cross combinations viz., Coimbatore Local Orange X Siracole and Siracole X Coimbatore Local Orange. Both crosses differed in mean performance for all the characters except for number of flowers per plant and number of days taken for flower bud appearance. Phenotypic coefficient of variation was higher than the genotypic coefficient of variation. High PCV and GCV were observed for number of primary branches, number of secondary branches, single flower weight, flower compactness and total flower weight. High heritability was observed for days taken for flower bud appearance, total crop duration and number of flowers per plant. High heritability along with high genetic advance as percent mean were recorded in both the crosses for days taken for flower bud appearance and number of flowers per plant whereas moderate to high heritability and genetic advance as percent mean for other characters in both crosses. As the high heritability and genetic advance as percent mean are due to additive type of gene action selection will be effective for all the characters in both crosses.
ACREAGE RESPONSE OF SUGARCANE TO PRICE AND NON PRICE FACTORS IN KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA

This study analyzed 42 yearsâ time series data from 1970-2011 for the acreage response of sugarcane to price and non-price factors in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Data was tested for major expected problems of time series i.e. Autocorrelation and Stationarity. For autocorrelation Durban h statistics was used and the value (0.539) indicates no serial Autocorrelation in the data set. While Augmented Dickey Fuller test was used for detection of Stationarity and the data was stationary at lag one. The study follows Nerlovian Partial Adjustment linear and non-linear models for acreage response. While Vector Auto Regression technique was used to estimate the effect of price and non-price factors on acreage allocation decisions of the farmers for sugarcane in the study area. The empirical results show that short run and long run elastisities are inelastic for all the variables and statistically significant at 5% significance level except average rainfall. Further, the influence of price, yield, and lag area are positive and significant in affecting acreage allocation decision. This means that if price, yield and lag area are enhanced, the acreage allocation of sugarcane might improve in-elastically. The relatively low values of coefficients obtained from the regression analysis indicates that sugarcane producers in making acreage allocation influenced more by their ideas of expected price than by previous year price. Similarly the magnitude of the linear and log coefficient of yield (0.676) and (0.208) suggesting that if rising trend in sugarcane yield persists it will help farmersâ expansion of sugarcane cultivation in future. Further, the relatively high value of the coefficients of lagged area (0.300) and (0.298) of sugarcane suggests that their area allocation adjust quickly for changes in expected profit. As the literature shows that mostly price is the main factors in shifting the area allocation of any crop while this paper shows that lag area was a main factor because the land of Khyber Pakhtukhwa is suitable for sugarcane production and mostly they produce Gurr from sugarcane which they used for self-consumption. Improved technological innovations will boost the sugar-cane production. Hence, the Government should explore ways to make available the same to the farmers.
Movie success in a genre specific contest: Evidence from the US film industry

This article examines the economic effect of computer animation movie success by using data from all widely released feature length movies between 2011 and 2014, and all computer animated movies in North America between 1995 and 2014. We show that computer animated movies successfully attract families, parents, children, and teenagers and outperform other major movie genres (e.g., action, com-edy or drama). This research sample also provides initial evidence that, counter to industry thinking in the film business, stardom is not directly associated with movie success.
Dam Removal Express Assessment Models (DREAM).

Many dams have been removed in the recent decades in the U.S. for reasons including economics, safety, and ecological rehabilitation. More dams are under consideration for removal; some of them are medium to large-sized dams filled with millions of cubic meters of sediment. Reaching a decision to remove a dam and deciding as how the dam should be removed, however, are usually not easy, especially for medium to large-sized dams. One of the major reasons for the difficulty in decision-making is the lack of understanding of the consequences of the release of reservoir sediment downstream, or alternatively the large expense if the sediment is to be removed by dredging. This paper summarizes the Dam Removal Express Assessment Models (DREAM) developed at Stillwater Sciences, Berkeley, California for simulation of sediment transport following dam removal. There are two models in the package: DREAM-1 simulates sediment transport following the removal of a dam behind which the reservoir deposit is composed primarily of non-cohesive sand and silt, and DREAM-2 simulates sediment transport following the removal of a dam behind which the upper layer of the reservoir deposit is composed primarily of gravel. Both models are one-dimensional and simulate cross-sectionally and reach averaged sediment aggradation and degradation following dam removal. DREAM-1 is validated with a set of laboratory experiments; its reservoir erosion module is applied to the Lake Mills drawdown experiment. DREAM-2 is validated with the field data for a natural landslide. Sensitivity tests are conducted with a series of sample runs in the companion paper, Cui et al. (2006), to validate some of the assumptions in the model and to provide guidance in field data collection in actual dam removal projects.
Achievement Goals of Students with ADHD

Although achievement goal theory is currently one of the dominant theoretical frameworks used to understand and improve student motivation (Brophy, 2004), little work has been done to evaluate the achievement goals of students with ADHD. After an initial review of achievement goal theory the current study begins to address four research questions: What are the achievement goals of students with ADHD? How do achievement goals of students with ADHD differ from those of students without ADHD? How are achievement goals related to other academic outcome variables for students with ADHD? Can current instructional practices be altered to promote optimal goals and motivation of students with ADHD? Results revealed a number of interesting differences for students with ADHD, especially concerning performance-avoidance goals. Implications are discussed.
Glucosidase Inhibitory and Radical Scavenging Properties of Lichen Metabolites Salazinic Acid, Sekikaic Acid and Usnic Acid

Bu makale, Ramalinaceae ailesine ait Ramalina celastri, Ramalina nervulosa ve Ramalina pacifica isimli uc dogal kara likeninden izole edilen salazinik, sekikaik ve usnik asit metabolitlerinin αve β-glukosidaz engelleyici ve radikal supurucu potansiyelini anlatmaktadir. Liken metabolitleri her iki glukosidaz engelleme ve radikal supurucu kapasiteye sahiptir. αve βglukosidaz inhibisyonu icin liken metabolitlerinin yari inhibisyon derisimi (IC 50 ) degerleri 13.8-18.1, 13.8-14.6 ve 17.7-18.9 μg/mL’dir. Salazinik, sekikaik ve usnik asitin IC 50 radikal supurme degerleri sirasiyla 17.2-20.5, 13.7-17.4 ve 18.8-25.5 μg/mL olarak bulunmustur. Metabolitlerin αve β-glukosidaza yonelik inhibisyon kinetik calismalari sekikaik ve salazinik asitin α-glukosidaz aktivitesine yarismali ve β-glukosidaz aktivitesine yarismasiz inhibisyon yaptiklarini gostermektedir. Usnik asit α-glukosidaz aktivitesi icin yarismasiz ve β-glukosidaz aktivitesi icin yarisma disi inhibisyon gostermistir.
Numerical study of flow over annular-finned tube heat exchangers by different turbulent Models

In the present study, turbulent flow passing over a four -row finned tube heat exchanger has been simulated by nine different turbulent models. Annular fin has a complex geometry and as a result, very complex phenomena such as flow separation, horseshoe vortices, generated wakes, etc. may be observed. Results have been compared with experimental correlations and in more detail to each other. In addition, capability of numerical models as a flow visualization tool, their strengths and weaknesses have been studied.
A Motivational Model for Consulting with Not-for-profit Organizations: A Study of Church Growth and Participation

This study found support for the application of a theory of motivation to counseling churches regarding member enjoyment and involvement. The suitability of one of self-determination theory's assessment instruments to this type of consulting situation was also demonstrated. The research revealed a relationship between the level of experience of three categories of variables associated with intrinsically motivated behavior and the growth or non-growth of church membership, attendance, and giving. Organizational behaviors found to tap into the intrinsic motivation systems of members are identified. The author suggests an intrinsic motivation approach to consulting might be useful not only with religious bodies but also with other nonprofit groups such as charities and fraternal groups reliant upon volitional behavior.
High Frequency and Dynamic Pairs Trading Based on Statistical Arbitrage Using a Two-Stage Correlation and Cointegration Approach

In this paper, a high frequency and dynamic pairs trading system is proposed, based on a market-neutral statistical arbitrage strategy using a two-stage correlation and cointegration approach. The proposed pairs trading system was applied to equity trading in U.S. equity markets in any type of market cycle condition to capture statistical mispricing between the prices of each stock pair based on its residuals and to model the stock pairs naturally as a mean-reversion process. The proposed pairs trading system was tested for out-of-sample testing periods with high frequency stock data from 2012 and 2013. Our trading strategy yields cumulative returns up to 56.58% for portfolios of stock pairs, well exceeding the S&P 500 index performance by 34.35% over a 12-month trading period. The proposed trading strategy achieved a monthly 2.67 Sharpe ratio and an annual 9.25 Sharpe ratio. Furthermore, the proposed pairs trading system performed well during the two months in which the S&P 500 index had negative returns. Thus, the trading system might be especially more profitable at times when the U.S. stock market performed poorly. Therefore, the performance returns of the proposed pairs trading system were relatively market-neutral and were positive regardless of the performance of the S&P 500 index.
Laboratory investigations on the effect of prey size and concentration on the feeding behaviour of Sardina pilchardus

Laboratory experiments were conducted to study the effects of different prey types and concentrations on the feeding behaviour of the Iberian sardine Sardina pilchardus. Known concen- trations of different prey types (both single prey type and a mixture of prey types) were provided to a shoal of sardines acclimated to laboratory conditions and their feeding behaviour was observed. Data on feeding mode choice, feeding selectivity and filtration efficiency were collected, and clear- ance rates for different prey types and sizes were estimated. Sardines use 2 feeding modes and switch between them depending on prey size. Filter-feeding was used to capture prey ≤724 μm and particulate feeding to capture prey ≥780 μm; therefore the feeding mode switch occurs within these limits. Sardines are able to feed on nanoplankton and can retain prey items as small as 4 μm, and filtration efficiency increases from 20% at this prey size to close to maximum for prey >200 μm. Sardines show selective feeding, preferentially ingesting fish eggs compared to other prey types (even larger fish larvae) when fed cultured, mixed prey assemblages and selecting copepods and decapods over other zooplankton prey when fed wild-collected, mixed prey assemblages. Clearance rates were generally low compared to other clupeids, arising from the smaller mouth gape and lower swimming speed of this species. Results obtained from this study suggest that filter-feeding is the dominant feeding mode of S. pilchardus and that it is able to efficiently utilize microplankton prey, and corroborate previous dietary studies indicating that small zooplankton and chain-forming diatoms dominated stomach contents.
Effects of irrigation and cluster thinning on Tempranillo grape and wine composition

With the aim of understanding the effects of water stress and cluster load on berry composition and wine quality, a four-year field test was conducted in a cv. Tempranillo vineyard in Extremadura (Spain). When the first berries appeared to be changing colour (onset of veraison), grapevines were subjected to two different irrigation regimes, one supplying 100% of crop evapotranspiration, and the other 25%. In addition, two cluster load levels were tested for each irrigation regime: seven to nine and four to five clusters/m2 planting area. Both irrigation and thinning had an impact on most of the parameters analysed in the grapes and the wines, although the thinning effect was in general higher than the irrigation effect. Thus, deficit irrigation reduced malic acid and the titratable acidity of Tempranillo grape juice, while cluster thinning increased all parameters analysed, except potassium concentrations. Similarly, the wine composition was also affected differently by irrigation and by cluster thinning. Deficit irrigation reduced pH and increased titratable acidity, total phenol index and colour parameters, while cluster thinning increased alcohol content, anthocyanin and colour intensity, and reduced pH and colour. The effect of the cluster thinning technique was independent of the irrigation regime in most of the wine parameters analysed, except for total phenol index, where the effect of deficit irrigation (DI) was more pronounced in grapevines also subjected to the cluster thinning treatment.
The level of physical and social skills after completion of the training program for children aged 9-11

Objective: The objective of the study was to determine changes in physical and social indicators in participants of a table tennis training program lasting 10 months. Physical and social indicators were compared within two different research groups. Methods: Two research groups were created. The first one comprised beginners with intellectual disabilities and the reference group was created by non-disabled participants. Altogether 15 participants, aged 9-11, were included in each group. A pre-test was introduced at the beginning of the study and was followed by a post-test 10 months later. Physical parameters were evaluated with the help of individual skills tests designed for table tennis. The area of social indicators was determined according to the Scales for Assessing Coping Skills by Whelan and Speake (1979). Results: As far as physical indicators (e.g. individual skills used in table tennis) are concerned, individuals with intellectual disabilities improved by 24.5%. The improvement of non-disabled population reached 11%. Positive changes in social indicators, which include self-help socio-educational issues and interpersonal skills, were seen in individuals with intellectual disabilities - the improvement reached 7%; whereas the improvement in non-disabled participants was only 2%. The obtained results were evaluated separately for each group, due to the default level in pre-tests. Having compared the two groups we learnt that individuals with intellectual disabilities reached on average 63% of the non-disabled participants. Conclusions: The training programme has brought positive changes into the lives of individuals with intellectual disabilities in all of the studied parameters, social and physical skills included. In accord with our comparative findings it has been recommended to reduce sport demands to the observed level. Also, a number, of methodological skills required for table tennis, has been modified in accordance with our findings. Based on the results a set of games and exercises customized to the needs of the intellectually disabled individuals has been created. Within the study, we also transformed The Scales for Assessing Coping Skills by Whelan and Speake (1979) from English into Czech language. The transformed scale was used in both groups. The results of this study demonstrated positive development of social indicators within all of the selected areas in the group of children with intellectual disabilities. The whole study has confirmed the importance of physical activity for children in younger school age.
Biochemical and Endocrine Profiling of Bosnia and Hercegovina, s Native Pramenka Sheep

The aim of this investigation is to determine changes in concentrations of biochemical and metabolic hormones in the blood of Pramenka sheep. The study included 117 sheep of Pramenka breed monitored during three different periods (July, August, September) from Livno and Travnik (Vlašic) areas. The following biochemical parameters were determined in sheep blood samples: glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, total protein, albumin, urea, aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), were performed by spectrometric analyzer (Kodak Ektachem, analyzer DT 60 II, DTSC Modul and DTE Modul). In sheep blood serum determined the following hormones by ELISA values: triiodothyronine, thyroxine, cortisol, and insulin. Hormonal status of test animals was relatively stable during periods of sampling, but significant differences have been confirmed based on locality, with the exception of cortisol. The lack of statistical significance of differences for cortisol between areas of Livno and Travnik can be due to stress caused by collecting blood samples which have equally increased cortisol levels and “concealed” all other factors that affect its level in the serum. High concentrations of thyroid hormones, particularly in sheep from the locality of Livno, can be a sign of decreased appetite, which is one of the earliest disorders in conditions of heat stress. In both areas, high insulinemia was determined as well, possibly as a result of feeding which significantly changed the hormonal regulation of metabolism in lactation process and led towards stimulation of the endocrine pancreas.
Mass production and quality control of teak clones for tropical plantations : the Yayasan Sabah Group and CIRAD joint project as a case study

L'attrait pour des clones de teck qui peuvent etre plantes sous forme monospecifique ou en association avec d'autres especes vegetales (agroforesterie) devient de plus en plus evident dans de nombreux pays. Neanmoins, controler la qualite du materiel produit et plante est essentiel pour assurer la reussite des plantations clonales de teck. Cet aspect revet une importance toute particuliere au Sabah. La prise en compte precoce des caracteristiques du bois a fort impact economique associee a des tests clonaux rigoureux permet d'affiner la selection initiale des tetes de clones potentielles, basee traditionnellement sur des criteres phenotypiques. Conjointement, la mise au point de techniques d'analyse au niveau de l'Adn par des marqueurs adaptes permet une meilleure identification de l'origine genetique et des degres d'apparentement eventuels des genotypes preselectionnes, pour une utilisation plus rationnelle sous forme de clones. Ces analyses moleculaires sont aussi mises a profit pour verifier la conformite genotypique des clones propages, et veiller au bon respect des droits de propriete intellectuelle dans le cadre de transactions commerciales. Le controle de la qualite concerne egalement les differentes phases de propagation clonale, de l'introduction en conditions de culture in vitro, ou l'utilisation de meristemes apicaux comme explants primaires est bien preferable aux segments nodaux, jusqu'a l'enracinement et l'acclimatisation ex vitro des microboutures produites. Les etapesulterieures d'elevage en pepiniere et de comportement en plantation sont egalement prises en consideration dans cette demarche de controle de la qualite afin de satisfaire au mieux les desiderata des clients. Enfin, une attention toute particuliere est accordee au conditionnement des plants destines a l'exportation par les voies aeriennes les plus rapides et les plus sures. (Resume d'auteur)
DYNAMIC COLLAPSE ANALYSIS OF FOUR-STORY STEEL FRAME USING E-SIMULATOR

Dynamic collapse analyses of a 4-story steel building frame modeled by solid ele- ments are performed using the E-Simulator, which is a parallel finite element analysis soft- ware package for civil and building structures. Code verification, calculation verification, and validation of the numerical codes (V&V) are conducted by comparing the results ob- tained by the E-Simulator, those obtained by a beam element analysis code, and the experi- mental results obtained by the 3-D full-scale earthquake testing facility, the E-Defense at NIED. The seismic response analyses under 60% or 100% of the JR Takatori seismic wave of the 1995 Hyogoken-Nanbu earthquake are performed. The shear forces and interstory drift angles of the 1st story obtained by the E-Simulator simulation and the E-Defense full-scale test have good agreement. Both response of the whole frame and local deformation due to plastic buckling are simulated in the analysis using the E-Simulator.
FACTORS AFFECTING COMMUNITY COMPOSITION OF FOREST REGENERATION IN DEFORESTED, ABANDONED LAND IN PANAMA

We tested alternative hypotheses concerning factors affecting early forest succession and community composition in deforested and abandoned areas invaded by an exotic grass, Saccharum spontaneum, in Panama. We hypothesized three barriers to natural regeneration: (1) Saccharum competition, (2) seed dispersal limitations, and (3) fire. We measured natural tree and shrub regeneration in a factorial experiment combining distances from adjacent forest, mowing treatments of the Saccharum, and a prescribed burn. To determine the applicability of the general model of neotropical succession and the nucleation model of succession to species composition of forest regeneration in these anthropogenic grasslands in Panama the effect of time since fire and distance to remnant vegetation (isolated trees, shrubs, and large monocots) was measured. Fire significantly affected species composition and decreased species richness because most species had either their resprouting ability or seed germination inhibited by fire; th.
Numerical diffusion-induced grain boundary motion

In this paper we consider the numerical approximation of phase field and sharp interface models for diffusion-induced grain boundary motion. The phase field model consists of a double-obstacle Allen–Cahn equation with a forcing obtained from the solution of a degenerate diffusion equation. On the other hand the sharp interface model consists of forced mean curvature flow coupled to a diffusion equation holding on the interface itself. Formal asymptotics yield the sharp interface model as the limit of the phase field equations as the width of the associated diffuse interface tends to zero. A finite-element approximation of the phase field model is presented and is shown to be convergent to a weak solution. Numerical simulations of both models are described and compared. It is shown that the two models are consistent.