Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
REVITALIZATION LIMING AND THE RESPONSE OF SOIL FAUNA

V uzemi s diferencovaným rozsahem revitalizacniho vapněni (1986-2002) byla metodou tullgrenů (2005) zachycena půdni fauna (Elateridae, Staphylinidae, Diplura, Protura) konfrontovana s aktualnim půdnim chemismem (pH, půdni výměnna sorpce, stupeň nasyceni sorpcniho komplexu bazickými kationy, C/N, přistupne živiny P, Mg, K a Ca) (Tab. I-VI). Z porostů nahradnich dřevin letecky vapněných na uzemi lesni spravy Klasterec nad Ohři bylo v roce 2005 vybrano 49 porostů, ktere charakterizuji siroke revitalizacni uzemi dle doby a cetnosti opakovani aplikace v poloze 740-960 m n. m. Byla podchycena stanovistě nevapněna i lokality s jedinou až ctyřmi aplikacemi vapniteho dolomitu v davce (2,5-3 t . ha-1) zpravidla v casovem odstupu 5-6 let z obdobi 1986-2002. Vždy ctyři půdni sondy (25 × 25 × 15 cm) byly odebrany v porostu v jarnim (V/VI) a pozdně letnim (IX) aspektu (2005) (∑ 392). Tepelna extrakce v tullgrenech probihala po dobu tři týdnů. Průměrna abundance půdni fauny ( ks . m-2) byla stanovena sumarně z odběru v jarnim a pozdně letnim terminu a hodnocena ve vazbě na pocet aplikaci vapniteho dolomitu a připravu půdy (Tab. I, IV) a půdni chemismus (Tab. II-III, V-VI). Vzhledem k pocetnimu zastoupeni a mimořadne narocnosti determinace bylo druhove spektrum stanoveno pouze v celedi Lumbricidae (Kula, Mensik; 2010) a Elateridae (larvy), ktere determinoval prom. biol. S. Laibner z Chocně. Ostatni složky půdni fauny byly řeseny na urovni řadů z hlediska kvantity.Abundance půdni fauny a dilci parametry půd humusoveho horizontu byly po standardizaci dat podrobeny kanonicke analýze (Tab. VII). Abundance 17 druhů larev kovařikovitých byla vymezena 12-72 ks . m-2, přicemž nejvyssi byla v lokalitach bez vapněni, připadně jednou vapněných, ale bez připravy stanovistě (66-72 ks . m-2). Naproti tomu snižena abundance 12-40 ks . m-2 byla v porostech opakovaně vapněných a různými technologiemi narusených stanovisť (Tab. I). Půdni pH (2,84-6,15) na sledovaných lokalitach ve vyrovnanem zastoupeni akceptoval Athous subfuscus (O. F. Muller), zatimco Dalopius marginatus (L.) se profiloval vyssi abundanci při pH 4.5, při nasycenem půdnim sorpcnim komplexu, nizkem poměru C/N v horizontu H a optimu P, K a nadbytku Mg (Tab. II-III). U Diplura nebyla stanovena reakce na vapněni. Kanonicka analýza ukazala, že hodnocene parametry půdniho prostředi (horizont H) sledovanou půdni faunu bezobratlých ovlivňuji. Mira tohoto působeni u jednotlivých zastupců neni obecně velka a soucasně se vztahuje jen na některe parametry půdniho prostředi (Tab. VII). Statisticka analýza vychazejici z abundance živocisných skupin a podrobneho vymezeni půdnich podminek potvrdila znacnou komplexnost problematiky. Pro detailnějsi analýzu faktorů stanovene výse abundance sledovane živocisne složky nejsou dostupna odpovidajici data charakterizujici mikroklimaticke podminky, vzajemnou konkurenci druhů a dalsi aspekty přirozeneho odporu prostředi.
Multiwalled carbon nanotube-TiO 2 nanocomposite for visible-light-induced photocatalytic hydrogen evolution

Multiwalled carbon nanotube-(MWCNT-) TiO2 nanocomposite was synthesized via hydrothermal process and characterized by X-ray diffraction, UV-vis diffuse reflectance spectroscopy, field emission scanning electron microscope, thermogravimetry analysis, and N2 adsorption-desorption isotherms. Appropriate pretreatment on MWCNTs could generate oxygen-containing groups, which is beneficial for forming intimate contact between MWCNTs and TiO2 and leads to a higher thermal stability of MWCNT-TiO2 nanocomposite. Modification with MWCNTs can extend the visible-light absorption of TiO2. 5 wt% MWCNT-TiO2 derived from hydrothermal treatment at 140°C exhibiting the highest hydrogen generation rate of 15.1 µmolċh-1 under visible-light irradiation and a wide photoresponse range from 350 to 475 nm with moderate quantum efficiency (4.4% at 420 nm and 3.7% at 475 nm). The above experimental results indicate that the MWCNT-TiO2 nanocomposite is a promising photocatalyst with good stability and visible-light-induced photoactivity.
Radiocarbon Dating of Varve Chronologies: Soppensee and Holzmaar Lakes after Ten Years

During the last decade, several radiocarbon-dated varve chronologies have been produced. The main goal at first was the extension of the 14C calibration curve beyond 10,000 BP. This paper aims to discuss varve chronologies of Soppensee and Holzmaar Lakes. Although both chronologies encountered problems, high-resolution 14C dating and relative varve time have been obtained for events during the Late Glacial.
Preparation of Cicer Artienium Amylase Loaded BSA Nanoparticles and Their Bioproteolysis to be Used as Detergent Additive

Cicer aritenium is rich source of amylase and used for extraction of amylase. Amylases are known for their industrial application in food, pharmaceutical, detergent, textile and leather industries. The extracted amylase was encapsulated into biochemically engineered BSA nanoparticles with butanol through glutaraldehyde by desolavtion method. BSA was chosen as a biocompatible matrix used for the binding of amylase where 77.6% of enzyme encapsulation was achieved. This binding was lead to enhancing the thermal stability at 72oC for 6 hours and storage stability at 4oC of bound enzyme for 16 months as compared to free enzyme whose thermal stability at 72oC only for 15 minutes and storage stability only for 24 hours day were found. However, studied thermal stability, storage stability and % of encapsulation for maximal activity for encapsulated enzyme was found to be at remarkably higher as compared to free enzyme which increased the industrial viability of amylase after immobilization. Characterization of prepared nanoparticles was done by Dynamic Light scattering (DLS) and Scattering Light Microscopy (SEM). Observed size of enzyme loaded nanoparticles was observed in the range of 56 nm to 107.4 nm. Bioproteolysis of enzyme loaded BSA nanoparticles was performed by alkaline protease (10 U, 15 U, 20 U, 25 U, 30 U, 35 U, 40 U, 45 U) for sustained and controlled release of encapsulated amylase from prepared nanoparticles. And, further, their application was studied with detergents powder (Aerial, Surf Excel, Wheel and Tide) for washing of tough stained cloths pieces having chosen stains of coffee, tea, pomegranate and turmeric. These strains are found to be difficult to vanish in one simple wash. But, this cost effective bio-active enzyme loaded BSA nanopreaparation were found to be effective in washing with chosen detergents for quick and efficient washing with absolute clear visible results as compared to the results when washing of stained cloths pieces was done with detergents only.
The Design of Fiscal Adjustment Strategies in Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland

Botswana, Lesotho, Namibia, and Swaziland face the serious challenge of adjusting not only to lower Southern Africa Customs Union (SACU) transfers because of the global economic crisis, but also to a potential further decline over the medium term. This paper assesses options for the design of the needed fiscal consolidation. The choice among these options should be driven by (i) the impact on growth and (ii) the specificities of each country. Overall, a focus on government consumption cuts appears to minimize the negative impact on growth, and would be appropriate given the relatively large size of the public sector in each country.
The role of affective processes on young drivers’ risk perceptions: a dual process model approach

Young adults continue to be over-represented in injury and death statistics associated with transport-related crashes. The current paper investigates the application of the dual process model of risky judgement to the processing of transport-related risky behaviours. One hundred Australian participants completed an online survey exploring four transport-related risky situations. Participants were assessed on their cognitive and affective evaluations of the risky situations as well as their self-reported likelihood of participation in them. The findings indicate that perceptions of risk for specific transport-related behaviours are not processed in a consistent manner. Predictive factors, including gender, affective and cognitive processing, as well as the subsequent self-reported likelihood of engaging in the behaviours, varied between situations. The research indicates that driver interventions may need to be individually targeted to specific transport-related risky behaviours to compensate for the variation in predictive factors.
Prevalence and Characterization of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Isolates from Commonly Shared Public Objects

The prevalence, characteristics and antimicrobial susceptibility of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) on vehicular gate passes and ATMs, two most likely shared public objects, at Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria were studied. A total of 390 of plastic gate passes and 364 of ATMs within the premises of Nnamdi Azikiwe University Awka, Anambra State, Nigeria were sampled for bacterial isolation during a period of 24 weeks. Surface swabs of samples were collected and used for S. aureus enrichment and isolation. Presumptive positive colonies were further identified Gram staining test, catalase test and coagulase test. S. aureus were screened by mecA gene amplification with multiplex PCR. Only the mecA -positive S. aureus isolates were selected for antimicrobial sensitivity assay. Antibiotic sensitivity pattern of isolates to different antibiotics was tested by disk diffusion reference method. S . aureus was isolated from 30% (117/390) of plastic gate passes and 44.8% of ATMs (163/364). With mecA amplification, 14.5% and 20.2% of the S . aureus isolates from gate passes and ATMs were identified as MRSA, respectively. Multidrug resistance to ampicillin, ceftriaxone, ciprofloxacin, erythromycin, gentamicin, oxacillin, penicillin G, rifampin, streptomycin, and tetracycline was recorded among the isolated MRSA from both sources. Implicated MRSA in samples present severe health-risk potentiality together with significant extensive antibiotic resistance.
Interference of genotypes x environments interaction in the genetic control of resistance to Asian rust soybean

The objectives of this work were to identify parents resistant to Asian soybean rust using diallel crosses, obtain information on the genetic control of soybean resistance to the pathogen and verify whether the combining ability estimates interact with the environment (year or time of assessment). The F1 generation was obtained in a greenhouse from crosses between fi ve contrasting parents for the trait resistance to soybean rust, in a complete diallel without reciprocals. Two rust-severity assessments were carried out on individual soybean plants of 25 treatments (parents and F2 and F3 populations) in 2006/2007 and 2007/2008, in an experimental fi eld at Embrapa Soja, Londrina, PR, Brazil. Additive effects predominated in the genetic control of soybean resistance to Asian rust, and the interaction of the segregant populations with the environment, although signifi cant, did not alter the genetic parameter’s general combining ability (GCA) and specifi c combining ability estimates, indicating that estimates obtained in one year and one assessment can be extrapolated to others. BR01-18437 inbred line is resistant to Asian rust and showed high GCA effects. This line should be used as parent if the objective is the resistance to Phakopsora pachyrhizi.
Measurement of Transformational Leadership and its Relationship with Team Cohesion and Performance Level

The present study explored the construct validity of a Differentiated Transformational Leadership Inventory and its relationship with team cohesion and performance level. Three hundred and nine club standard ultimate Frisbee players in the United Kingdom (mean age = 24.30 years, SD = 3.90) completed an adapted version of Hardy, Arthur, Jones, Shariff, Munnoch, Isaacs, and Allsopp et al.'s (in press) Differentiated Transformational Leadership Inventory and the Group Environment Questionnaire (Carron, Widmeyer, & Brawley, 1985). Confirmatory factor analysis revealed evidence for the factorial and discriminant validity of the leadership inventory. Furthermore, results demonstrated that the leadership behaviors of fostering acceptance of group goals and promoting team work, high performance expectations, and individual consideration significantly predicted task cohesion; and fostering acceptance of group goals and promoting teamwork significantly predicted social cohesion. Performance level moderated these relationships. These results are discussed with reference to the conceptualization and measurement of transformational leadership, and how coaches’ leadership behaviors may influence cohesion depending on the level of athletes’ performance.
Ecological consequences of forest use: from genes to ecosystem - a case study in the Biligiri Rangaswamy temple wildlife sanctuary, South India

Human dependence on forests can have manifold ecological consequences from the level of genes to the entire ecosystem. Despite the extensive use of forest products by communities, especially in tropical countries such as India, there have been hardly any attempts at monitoring these consequences. Understanding the consequences could facilitate the development of management protocols that, while maintaining the livelihoods of the forest-dependent communities, could help minimise the associ­ated ecological cost. In a unique attempt over the last decade, we have examined the ecological consequences of forest use, from genes to ecosystem, in the Biligiri Rangaswamy Temple Wildlife Sanctuary, south India. In this article we review these findings and demonstrate that monitoring of biodiversity elements from genes to ecosystem is important in understanding the underlying process of change and in formulating appropriate strategies for the conservation of biodiversity.
An Exploration of Learning Processes as Process Maps in FLOSS Repositories

Evidence suggests that Free/Libre Open Source Software (FLOSS) environ-ments provide unlimited learning opportunities. Community members engage in a number of activities both during their interaction with their peers and while mak-ing use of the tools available in these environments. A number of studies docu-ment the existence of learning processes in FLOSS through the analysis of sur-veys and questionnaires filled by FLOSS project participants. At the same time, the interest in understanding the dynamics of the FLOSS phenomenon, its popu-larity and success resulted in the development of tools and techniques for extract-ing and analyzing data from different FLOSS data sources. This new field is called Mining Software Repositories (MSR). In spite of these efforts, there is limited work aiming to provide empirical evidence of learning processes directly from FLOSS repositories. In this paper, we seek to trigger such an initiative by proposing an approach based on Process Mining to trace learning behaviors from FLOSS participants’ trails of activities, as recorded in FLOSS repositories, and visualize them as pro-cess maps. Process maps provide a pictorial representation of real behavior as it is recorded in FLOSS data. Our aim is to provide critical evidence that boosts the understanding of learning behavior in FLOSS communities by analyzing the rel-evant repositories. In order to accomplish this, we propose an effective approach that comprises first the mining of FLOSS repositories in order to generate Event logs, and then the generation of process maps, equipped with relevant statistical data interpreting and indicating the value of process discovery from these reposi-tories.
Two Aspects of Concentration in Serbian Banking Sector 4

This paper aims to approach concentration in the banking industry from two perspectives. Broader analysis shows that capital markets are underdeveloped and that Serbian financial system is bank based. Analysing the concentration from a more narrow perspective, authors concluded that the banking sector in Serbia is characterized as a highly fragmented one, but the reduction in number of banks did not lead to an increase in the concentration of any of the analysed parameters, thus the level of concentration is moderately low. Detail analysis of selected countries was performed as comparative analysis. Unfortunately, it was impossible to make a universal conclusion about whether reducing the number of banks affects positively or negatively the level of concentration.
First Time Demonstration of the Quantum Interference Effect during Integration of Cognition and Emotion in Children

Quantum cognition is a scientific approach to cognitive phenomena which makes use of the mathematical formalism of quantum theory. Quantum interference effect constitutes one of this theory’s main tenets and has been repeatedly demonstrated experimentally, in the last decade, in adult subjects. In the present paper, we aim to demonstrate, for the first time, the existence of thequantum interference effect on children during an experiment involving an integration of cognition and emotion. Our positive results consolidate the presuppositions of quantum cognition, enlarging its field of application to children’s mental apparatus and evidence the important question to consider the quantum model in the current investigated question of the interaction of cognition and emotion in children at neurological and psychological levels.
A Detailed Analysis of Isomorphic Problems: The Case of Vector Problems

The methodology of using two isomorphic (same form) problems focuses on detecting differences in students’ performances when solving one of the problems. In this article we present a methodology that not only focuses on that, but also analyzes the effect on performance when students have previously done the associated problem, as well as the way students’ answers change (“answer changing”) when doing both problems, and the effect of problem order on answer changing. We administered isomorphic tests with vector problems to 330 students finishing a mechanics course. We used two sets of problems: negative scalar multiplication (no-context and velocity context) and dot product interpretation (no-context and work context). In the first set, we detected a significant effect produced by the order in which students answered the problems. In the second set, we found that a great proportion of students answered the first work context problem correctly, but incorrectly answered the second no-context problem. This article presents the methodology so it can be used by other researchers.
Tackling the Propensity towards Undeclared Work: Some Policy Lessons from Croatia

Abstract The aim of this paper is to evaluate contrasting policy approaches towards undeclared work. To do so, evidence is reported from 1,000 face-to-face interviews conducted in Croatia during 2013. Logistic regression analysis reveals no association between participation in undeclared work and the perceived level of penalties and risk of detection, but a strong association between participation in undeclared work and the level of tax morality. It thus confirms recent calls for the conventional direct controls approach, which seeks to deter engagement in undeclared work by increasing the penalties and risk of detection, to be replaced by an indirect controls approach which seeks to improve tax morality so as to encourage greater self-regulation and a culture of commitment to compliance. The implications for theory and policy are then discussed.
Optimal Climate Policy for a Pessimistic Social Planner

This paper characterizes the preferences of a pessimistic social planner concerned with the potential costs of extreme, low-probability climate events. This pessimistic attitude is represented by a recursive optimization criterion à la Hansen and Sargent (IEEE Trans Autom Control 40:968–971, 1995) implying that a very sharp and early mitigation effort arises as the optimal climate policy. We find that for sufficiently high levels of risk-aversion an aggressive mitigation policy is chosen even when the discount factor is low. The dynamics of the optimal mitigation policy displays an inverted policy ramp with a sharp and immediate mitigation effort, followed by a gradual reduction until the pollution stock converges towards its long-run equilibrium. We also observe that the initial sharpness of the mitigation effort requires substantial capture and sequestration of carbon from the atmosphere. We extend our analysis showing that when the social planner observes the concentration and emission levels with a time lag, she undertakes a more aggressive policy to reduce the greater degree of uncertainty she faces. Finally, we show under which conditions the optimal mitigation policy dictated by our analysis coincides with that derived using the robustness approach of Hansen and Sargent (Robustness, Princeton University Press, Princeton, 2008).
Numerical Simulation of the Hydrogen Dispersion Behavior by a Parallel Characteristic Curve Method

A parallel characteristic curve method is applied in domain decomposition system to simulate the dispersion behavior of hydrogen in this work. The characteristic curve method is employed to approximate the Navier-Stokes equations and the convection diffusion equation, and the feasibility of solving complex multicomponent flow problems is demonstrated by the numerical simulation of hydrogen dispersion in a partially open space. An analogy of the Boussinesq approximation is applied and numerical results are validated by comparing them with the experimental data. The dilution effect of ventilation is investigated. The transient behavior of hydrogen and the process of accumulation in the partially open space are discussed.
Inter-observer agreement on the radiographic assessment of canine hip dysplasia

In order to gain insight into the process of evaluating the hip quality of potential breeding dogs, we estimated inter-observer agreement on the assessability of radiographs, on the morphological observations and on the final scoring of canine hip dysplasia. One hundred radiographs were assessed in terms of their radiographic quality and the morphological traits of the hips by six individual observers and by two groups of two observers each. These six observers and two groups were also asked to evaluate the radiographs in accordance with the FCI (Federation Cynologique Internationale) instructions. There was no consistent pattern between observers in the evaluation of the technical quality of the radiographs. For some of the observers there was a small amount of agreement in the evaluation of the morphological characteristics. The agreement between the evaluations of the two groups was greater (harmonization between observers). The level of agreement in final scoring (FCI; A, B, C, D, E) was low between some observers, but acceptable between others. These results suggest that the assessment of the quality of ventrodorsal extended radiographs of hips, the assessment of the morphological traits of hips and the final scoring of the hip quality is highly variable between observers, ranging from total disagreement to nearly full agreement. Solutions must be found for maximizing the agreement between the different observers.