Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Desarrollo y evaluación del sistema integrado de diagnóstico y recomendación (dris) para la fertilización de las praderas permanentes

LA BAJA FERTILIDAD DE LOS SUELOS PUEDE SER UNO DE LOS FACTORES MAS LIMITANTES EN LA PRODUCCION DE LAS PRADERAS PERMANENTES EN LAS ZONAS DE CLIMA TEMPLADO. LOS ESTUDIOS DESARROLLADOS EN ESTA TESIS FUERON LLEVADOS A CABO PARA DETERMINAR LA APLICABILIDAD DEL SISTEMA INTEGRADO DE DIAGNOSTICO Y RECOMENDACION (DRIS) PARA LA FERTILIZACION DE LAS PRADERAS PERMANENTES DEL PAIS VASCO. LOS OBJETIVOS CONCRETOS DE ESTE ESTUDIO SON EL DESARROLLO DE NORMAS DE DIAGNOSTICO FOLIAR DRIS PARA LAS PRADERAS, LA ELECCION DE UNA PLANTA INDICADORA DEL ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DE LA PRADERA, LA EVALUACION DE LAS TRANSFORMACIONES SUGERIDAS A LA METODOLOGIA DRIS, EL ESTABLECIMIENTO DEL CRITERIO MAS APROPIADO DE INTERPRERACION DE LOS INDICES Y LA DETERMINACION DE NORMA Y MUESTREO QUE OPTIMICE EL DIAGNOSTICO DEL ESTADO NUTRICIONAL DE LAS PRADERAS. PARA ELLO SE DESARROLLO UNA BASE DE DATOS DE CONCENTRACIONES MINERALES DE TREBOL BLANCO Y RAIGRAS INGLES Y DE PRODUCCIONES MEDIANTE EL ESTABLECIMIENTO DE 6 ENSAYOS DE FERTILIZACION EN CAMPO. SE DETERMINARON LAS CONCENTRACIONES DE N, P, K, S, CA, MG, FE, MN, CU Y ZN. LAS NORMAS DRIS PARA TREBOL BLANCO OBTUVIERON MEJORES RESULTADOS QUE LAS DE RAIGRAS. EL TREBOL BLANCO ES MENOS SUSCEPTIBLE A LAS POSIBLES MEJORAS INTRODUCIDAS POR EL USO DE LOS MICRONUTRIENTES Y DE LAS TRANSFORMACIONES LOGARITMICAS EN EL CALCULO DE LAS NORMAS. LAS NORMAS ESTABLECIDAS A PARTIR DE LAS CONCENTRACIONES MINERALES DE LOS ULTIMOS CORTES SON LAS MAS EFICIENTES EN EL DIAGNOSTICO, EN COMBINACION CON LAS MUESTRAS PROCEDENTES DE LOS DOS PRIMEROS CORTES. EN RESUMEN, EL SISTEMA INTEGRADO DE DIAGNOSTICO Y RECOMENDACION ES CAPAZ DE DETERMINAR LAS NECESIDADES NUTRICIONALES DE LAS PRADERAS EN LOS DIFERENTES PERIODOS DEL CICLO PRODUCTIVO Y PARA LOS DISTINTOS NIVELES DE APLICACION DE LOS FERTILIZANTES, ESPECIALMENTE EN LOS NIVELES DE ALTA PRODUCCION.
The detection of Melissococcus pluton in honey bees (Apis mellifera) and their products using a hemi-nested PCR

A hemi-nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) was further developed for the detection of Melissococcus pluton in adult bees and honey bee products. A chloroform:isoamyl alcohol DNA extraction method was used to provide template from 154 samples of adult bee tissues, honey, pollen, whole larvae and comb cells. All 36 honey bee samples tested from a diseased colony were shown to contain M. pluton and sub-clinical infections were detected in adult bee tissues, larvae and honey (49/98; 50.0%) collected from all 9 healthy colonies from areas where EFB was endemic. All 20 adult bee tissue samples from a healthy colony from Western Australia where EFB has never been reported were negative. Of 80 bulk honey samples from six Australian states, 55 of 80 (68.8%) samples were shown to contain M. pluton whereas culture techniques detected M. pluton in 22 of 80 (27.5%) of these samples. M. pluton was detected in honey from all Australian states except Western Australia. polymerase chain reaction / Melissococcus pluton / european foulbrood / honey bees / Australia
International Journal for the Scholarship of Teaching and Learning Cognitive and Affective Outcomes of Short-Term Service-Learning Experiences: An Exploratory Study

This study examined the performance differences in cognitive and affective outcomes between students who completed a short-term service-learning experience and students who watched a video exemplar of the task. Performance measures were obtained via a written reflection paper that contained both cognitive and affective components. Results revealed no significant differences on cognitive outcomes and significant differences on affective outcomes. The results were consistent when academic level and overall course performance were controlled. Implications and future research directions are discussed.
Hidden profiles and the consensualization of social stereotypes: how information distribution affects stereotype content and sharedness

We examined the impact of the distribution of information regarding social groups on the formation of shared stereotypes within triads in two studies. Three-person groups discussed which of three groups (A, B, and C) was the most able and the most sociable. In Study 1, some of the information about these three groups was available to all group members (shared) whereas the remainder was distributed among group members (unique). Based on the total profile, there was more evidence of group A being sociable and of group B being able than of A being able and B sociable. In Study 1 (n = 58), sampling was manipulated as 'representative' (information in line with the overall differences was shared) or 'unrepresentative' (only information contradicting these differences was shared). In a third condition, all items of information were shared. Emerging stereotypes were directly influenced by sampling of information independently of the discussion. As well as this, the discussion consensualized initial stereotypes. In Study 2 (n = 52), sampling was always unrepresentative and we manipulated the labels associated with the target groups in such a way that the stereotype associated with the label was either inconsistent or consistent with the overall differences between the target groups. In the inconsistent condition, participants were more likely to discuss information that violated stereotypical expectations, and to be less influenced by sampling as a result of discussion. Altogether, these findings suggest that information sampling directly affects the consensualization of social stereotypes. Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
The clustering of galaxies in the SDSS-III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey: measurements of the growth of structure and expansion rate at z = 0.57 from anisotropic clustering

We analyse the anisotropic clustering of massive galaxies from the Sloan Digital Sky Survey III Baryon Oscillation Spectroscopic Survey (BOSS) Data Release 9 (DR9) sample, which consists of 264 283 galaxies in the redshift range 0.43 0.57, and when combined imply ΩΛ = 0.74 ± 0.016, independent of the Universe's evolution at z < 0.57. All of these constraints assume scale-independent linear growth, and assume general relativity to compute both (10 per cent) non-linear model corrections and our errors. In our companion paper, Samushia et al., we explore further cosmological implications of these observations.
A Comparative Study on the Teaching Profession in Turkey and South Korea: Secondary Analysis of TALIS 2008 Data in Relation to Teacher Self-Efficacy.

Problem Statement : Teacher self-efficacy is important factor for school and student success. This study investigates the variables that explain teacher self-efficacy in Turkey and South Korea according to TALIS 2008 data. A detailed comparison was conducted and the state of the teaching profession in both countries is discussed. Purpose of the Study : The study aims to compare the teaching profession in Turkey and South Korea in relation to teacher self-efficacy. Method : Data relating to a total of 6194 teachers participating in TALIS 2008 from Turkey and South Korea were re-analyzed and evaluated in relation to teacher self-efficacy. For this purpose TALIS 2008 data were taken from the OECD official web page and subjected to stepwise multiple regression analysis in relation to the variables that can explain teacher self-efficacy. Findings : Results indicated that in both countries, the variable that best explains the teacher self-efficacy is teacher-student relations in the school environment (TSRELAT). The second variable that best explains the teacher self-efficacy is the classroom disciplinary climate (CCLIMATE) for Turkish teachers, it is professional collaboration (TCCOLLAB) for South Korean teachers. Third variable is professional collaboration for Turkish teachers, while it is classroom disciplinary climate and teacher's job satisfaction in South Korean teachers. Job satisfaction is the fourth variable that explains the teacher perception of self-efficacy in Turkey.
THE EFFECT OF PROFIT SHIFTING ON THE CORPORATE TAX BASE IN THE UNITED STATES AND BEYOND

This paper estimates the effect of profit shifting on corporate tax base erosion for the United States, using Bureau of Economic Analysis survey data on U.S. multinational corporations during 1983 to 2012. I find that profit shifting is likely costing the U.S. government between $77 billion and $111 billion in corporate tax revenue by 2012, and these revenue losses have increased substantially in recent years. The paper also extends this analysis to other countries, finding that corporate tax base erosion is likely a large problem in countries without low tax rates. The paper discusses suggested reforms.
The fate and inhibition effect of Direct Red 28 in an anaerobic mixed culture

The fate of an azo dye namely Direct Red 28 (DR 28) was investigated with partially granulated anaerobic mixed culture using glucose (3000 mg l -1 COD) as carbon source and electron donor during batch incubation. The course of the decolorization process approximates to zero order kinetic with respect to dye concentration. The decolorization kinetic constant (K1) values increased from 3.6 to 11.8 mg l -1 h -1 as increases in dye concentrations from 200 to 3200 mg l -1 in DR 28. Monod, 0. , 1. , and 2. order reaction kinetics were tested in order to determine the most suitable substrate removal kinetic. Since the increasing dye concentrations significantly inhibited substrate degradation, different kinetics was tested in order to detect the type and the level of inhibition. Aromatic amine and volatile fatty acid accumulation was observed proportionally at a higher DR 28 concentration. A competitive kinetic model that describes the anaerobic co-metabolism of increasing DR 28 dye concentrations with glucose as co-substrate has been developed based on the experimental data.
Correlation of Glycemic Status with Plasma Fibrinogen Level in Insulin Dependent as Well as Noninsulin Dependent Diabetic Patients

Aims and objective: Fibrinogen is an indicator of an inflammatory vascular changes and endothelial dysfunction. It has been identified as an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease and it is closely associated with traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Diabetic patients have higher cardiovascular morbidity than non -diabetic individuals. Patients with diabetes mellitus have 2 to 4 times increased risk for cardiovascular disease than non-diabetic patients. Several studies have shown that haemostatic factor especially hyperfibrinogenemia is implicated as a source of atherosclerotic changes and its complications. Fibrinogen which is an acute phase protein plays a key role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis and complication of atherothombosis disease. Pathogenesis of noninsulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM), widely known as type 2 diabetes is observed to closely relate with acute phase response which is predominately cytokine mediated. The role of inflammation in insulin dependent type 1 diabetes (IDDM) is still contradictory. By estimating circulating fibrinogen in NIDDM and IDDM patients, we tried to establish this hypothesis. Methods: Freshly diagnosed twelve IDDM cases, twenty-five NIDDM cases and twenty-five NIDDM cases under oral hypoglycemic agent for at least 5 years were selected for this study and were estimated their glycemic status and the level of fibrinogen. Thirty normal controls were also selected. Results: Freshly diagnosed IDDM and NIDDM cases showed significantly higher levels of the fibrinogen in compare to control. Plasma fibrinogen was higher and had positive correlation with increased duration of diabetes. NIDDM cases had slightly elevated values of fibrinogen in compared to the IDDM cases. There are no significant change of fibrinogen level is found in NIDDM cases after treating by oral hypoglycemic drugs for at least 5years in compare of freshly diagnosed NIDDM cases. Conclusion: By evaluating the plasma level of fibrinogen in different categories it can be postulated that NIDDM patients had a higher plasma fibrinogen level in compare to control. Fibrinogen level was significantly correlated with glycemic control. This line of pathological basis should be further explored for diagnosis, management and follow up.
The Impact of Orthodontic Appliance on Body Weight Changes, Dietary Habits, and Self-Perceived Discomfort in Early Stages of Orthodontic Treatment

AIMS: To assess and compare the changes in body weight, dietary habits, and pain perception of patient’s undergoing orthodontic treatment at the initial stage.MATERIAL & METHODS: This was an observational prospective cohort study to assess patient’s changes in body weight, dietary habits, and pain perception undergoing orthodontic treatment at the initial stage. Thirty patients who received orthodontic treatment “for the first time” and those who will get comprehensive orthodontic treatment within the age group of 18-30 years old including both genders were included in the study. The weight as well as dietary habits of patients were measured at the initial visit, “prior reserving of any the orthodontic treatment” as (T0). Re-evaluation of patient’s weight, dietary habits, and pain perception were re-assessed on the next visit” after fixed orthodontic appliance bonding” as (T1) one month later. The pain, discomfort, and dietary habits changes were evaluated using a validated questionnaire.RESULTS: The mean (SD) patient weight at first and second visit of orthodontic treatment was 67.43 (24.42) and 64.98 (22.7) kg respectively. The difference in the patient weight between first and second visit was statistically significant. Patients with discomfort and patients who used medication to relieve pain were reported to have more weight loss.CONCLUSIONS: This study confirms the initial loss of weight, pain and discomfort among patients who undergo orthodontic treatments. The findings of this study are of importance among the orthodontic centres and practitioners highlighting the importance of their guidance in structured diet planning and advice after treatment.
Little Ice Age glacial activity in Peter Lougheed and Elk Lakes provincial parks, Canadian Rocky Mountains

Dendrochronological, lichenometric, and I4C studies at 14 glacier sites in Peter Lougheed and Elk Lakes provincial parks were used to develop a chronology of Little Ice Age glacial events. The earliest indications of glacial activity are represented by moraines deposited prior to the 16th century. A major glacial expansion in the 17th century is recorded at three sites, where I4C dates show glaciers reached their maximum down-valley positions. Lichenometric dates and tree growth suppression records show a phase of glacial activity early in the 18th century, for which there is only sparse morainic evidence. Most moraines in the area date from a glacial advance culminating in the mid-19th century, and moraine formation was complete everywhere by the late 1800's. Recessional moraines are rare in the study area and indicate that ice-front retreat has been relatively continuous since the 19th century. The glacial chronology developed in this work is comparable to that reconstructed for both the Main Ranges of the Canadian Rockies and the Coast Ranges of the southern Cordillera. Resum6 : Les Ctudes dendrochronologique, 1ichCnomCtrique et radiomktrique au I4C de 14 sites, rCalisCes dans les parcs provinciaux de Peter Lougheed et de Elk Lakes, ont servi a Ctablir une chronologie des Cvbnements glaciaires survenus durant le Petit Bge glaciaire. Les plus anciens indices de l'activitk glaciaire sont reprCsentCs par les moraines dCposCes anttrieurement au XVIe sibcle. Une expansion glaciaire majeure durant le XVIIe sibcle est enregistrke sur trois sites, ou les dates au 14C rCvklent la prksence de glaciers avec leurs positions de progression maximale vers le bas de la vallCe. Les datations fondCes sur la 1ichCnomCtrie et sur les registres de cessation de la croissance des arbres montrent la prCsence d'une phase d'activitk glaciaire au debut du XVIIIe sibcle, qui a IaissC peu de dCp8ts morainiques dtcelables. La plupart des moraines qui apparaissent dans la rCgion datent d'une avancCe glaciaire qui avait atteint son apogCe d'extension au milieu du XIXe sikcle, et leur construction fut complCtCe vers la fin des annCes 1800. Les moraines de rkcession sont rares dans la rCgion Ctudik, cependant elles indiquent que depuis le XIXe sibcle, il y a eu un retrait relativement continu du front glaciaire. La chronologie glaciaire ktablie dans la prCsente Ctude est analogue ? i celle reconstruite pour les Chaines Principales des Rocheuses du Canada et pour le Domaine c8tier de la Cordillbre mkridionale. (Traduit par la raaction)
The Dark Side of Power: The Dark Triad in Opportunistic Decision-Making

This study promotes an analysis of the influence of personality traits of the Dark Triad in the process of opportunistic decision-making. The Dark Triad is a constellation that includes three non-pathological personality traits: Narcissism, Psychopathy and Machiavellianism. The triad, although conceptually distinct, has empirically externalized overlapping features in individuals by the tendency for self-promoting behavior, emotional coldness, duplicity, aggression and socially evil character. Considering that personality traits have significant implications with regard to judgment and opportunistic decision-making, this research aims at the effective dialogue of ideas proposed here. The theoretical empirical study was elected via a self-report questionnaire, applied with 131 MBA students. Through the descriptive statistics, factor analysis, correlations and the one-way ANOVA methods, we find that there is significant relationship between the high traits of the Dark Triad and the opportunistic decision-making, and the existence of a difference between levels (low, moderate and high) of the Dark Triad in opportunistic decision-making. Considering the presented results, this study achieved the desired goal, validated the elaborated assumptions and drew the attention of the scientific community to the potential of the Dark Triad in the business field, especially by observing the behavior of managers in the work environment. We highlight the importance of this research in the national context, since most studies, which address this theme, developed individualized investigations with the personality traits that make up the constellation Dark Triad.
The Incremental Effect of Education on Corruption: Evidence of Synergy from Lifelong Learning

Education as a tool in the fight against corruption has been subject to much debate in academic and policy making circles. This note extends what we know on this nexus in a threefold manner: namely, in terms of: incremental, lifelong learning and synergy effects. Four main findings are established. First, education is a powerful tool in the fight against corruption. Second, there is evidence of an incremental effect in the transition from secondary to tertiary education. Third, lifelong learning defined as knowledge acquired during primary, secondary and tertiary education negatively affects corruption. Fourth, there is evidence of a ‘synergy effect’ because the impact of lifelong learning is higher than the combined effects of various educational levels. The empirical evidence is based on 53 African countries for the period 1996-2010. Two main policy implications are derived. First, encouraging education through the tertiary level enhances the fight against corruption. Second, the drive towards a knowledge economy by means of lifelong learning has ‘corruption mitigating’ benefits.
The instability of diffusive convection and its implication for the thermohaline staircases in the deep Arctic Ocean

Abstract. In the present study, the classical description of diffusive convection is updated to interpret the instability of diffusive interfaces and the dynamical evolution of the bottom layer in the deep Arctic Ocean. In the new consideration of convective instability, both the background salinity stratification and rotation are involved. The critical Rayleigh number of diffusive convection is found to vary from 103 to 1011 in the deep Arctic Ocean as well as in other oceans and lakes. In such a wide range of conditions, the interface-induced thermal Rayleigh number is shown to be consistent with the critical Rayleigh number of diffusive convection. In most regions, background salinity stratification is found to be the main hindrance to the occurrence of convecting layers. With the new parameterization, it is predicted that the maximum thickness of the bottom layer is 1051 m in the deep Arctic Ocean, which is close to the observed value of 929 m. The evolution time of the bottom layer is predicted to be ~ 100 yr, which is on the same order as that based on 14C isolation age estimation.
When Smart Groups Fail

In this study I investigated how collaborative interactions influence problem-solving outcomes. Conversations of twelve 6th-grade triads were analyzed utilizing quantitative and qualitative methods. Neither prior achievement of group members nor the generation of correct ideas for solution could account for between-triad differences in problem-solving outcomes. Instead, both characteristics of proposals and partner responsiveness were important correlates of the uptake and documentation of correct ideas by the group. Less successful groups ignored or rejected correct proposals, whereas more successful groups discussed or accepted them. Conversations in less successful groups were relatively incoherent as measured by the extent that proposals for solutions in these groups were connected with preceding discussions. Performance differences observed in triads extended to subsequent problem-solving sessions during which all students solved the same kinds of problems independently. These findings suggest that the quality of interaction had implications for learning. Case study descriptions illustrate the interweaving of social and cognitive factors involved in establishing a joint problem-solving space. A dual-space model of what collaboration requires of participants is described to clarify how the content of the problem and the relational context are interdependent aspects of the collaborative situation. How participants manage these interacting spaces is critical to the outcome of their work and helps account for variability in collaborative outcomes. Directions for future research that may help teachers, students, and designers of educational environments learn to see and foster productive interactional practices are proposed.
Age, sex, and marital status differences in minor psychiatric morbidity

We have administered the Spanish version of the SCL-90R to 570 subjects (299 women and 271 men) from the general population of Tenerife, Canary Islands. The highest score in both sexes corresponds to Depression, followed by Soma- tization in women and Obsessive-Compulsive symptoms in men. Women show higher scores than men in those variables which are indicative of subjective suffering (Soma- tization, Depression, Anxiety. Obsessionality and Phobia), with no difference in those indicating interpersonal difficulties (Interpersonal Sensitivity, Hostility, Paranoid idea- tion and Psychoticism). The scores for Depression and Somatization increase with age in both sexes, whereas Interpersonal sensitivity. Hostility, Paranoid ideation and Psy- choticism tend to decrease. Obsessive-Compulsive symptoms. general anxiety and Pho- bic anxiety do not show corelation to age. Marital status has strong bearing on psycho- pathology scores, with separated subjects, followed by widows, ranking higher in most variables. Whereas the total number of positive symptoms shown by our subjects is similar to that registered in the general populations of other European countries and in the U.S.A. , the global severity scores are significantly higher. Those results reveal a tendency in our population to rate highly the intensity of the symptoms they present.