Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The effects of a heavy resistance training intervention of the plantar flexors on the recovery of strength, power, acceleration, and agility in recreational athletes

Resistance training is a highly utilised form of exercise that is used to develop strength, power, speed and muscular endurance. Although it is associated with many positive benefits it also has some potentially unfavourable effects. These are manifested in the form of altered muscle function through the effects of muscle fatigue and exercise­ induced muscle damage. Various aspects muscle fatigue and damage have been well studied, however research into the effects of these on tests of strength, power, acceleration and agility is sparse. Therefore the aim of this study was to investigate the effects of a heavy resistance intervention on the recovery of the above measures of performance. Performance of these parameters were examined through the application of functional performance measures such as maximal voluntary isometric strength, vertical jump height, standing broad jump, 1 Om sprinting speed, and the Illinois Agility run. The subjects were recreationally active, but non-resistance trained, males between the age of 18 and 45. The subjects completed 10 testing sessions, four on the day of the heavy resistance intervention (prior, immediately post, 2 and 6 hours post) and 2 measurements taken 3 hours apart for the following 3 days. Results analysed via a one­ way analysis of variance (ANOV A) with repeated measures, and simple contrasts to baseline were used to identify any significant relationships. Statistical significance was set at p<0.05. The results revealed significant decreases in performance of maximal isometric strength, vertical jump and 1 Om sprinting ability immediately following the resistance training intervention and during the following two days for maximal isometric strength and 1 Om sprint. When compared to baseline results the Illinois agility run showed significant improvement in performance from the 2 nd testing session of day 2 progressively to the final testing session of the study. Standing broad jump performance also improved over the testing period to be significantly different to baseline results on the last testing day. The presence of soreness was significant in all testing sessions following the resistance training intervention while tenderness was most prominent in the medial compared to the lateral and midline sites. The decrements in performance (maximal isometric strength, vertical jump, 1 Om sprint) were attributed to the effects of muscle fatigue and exercise-induced muscle damage, while the improvement in performance (standing broad jump, Illinois agility tests) is believed to result from the effects of learning and practice.
Distributed Software Development: Best Practices Examined

The area of distributed development is often said to be troublesome with different problems making the work harder. The aim of this study has been to identify work practices that can make distributed development more successful. A case study approach has been used to identify successful practices. Interviews were used as the primary method for data collection. To get a wide view of the area, the interviews covered differ-ent roles in the studied cases. The most interesting finding is that distributed development should not only be seen as a creator of problems, but also as an enabler of surplus values that are not possible to achieve in co-located development. Several practices have been identified, covering both how to gain the surplus values and how to avoid the problems commonly associated with distributed development.
Ruxolitinib versus best available therapy for ET intolerant or resistant to hydroxycarbamide in a randomized trial.

Treatments for high-risk essential thrombocythemia (ET) address thrombocytosis, disease-related symptoms, as well as risks of thrombosis, hemorrhage, transformation to myelofibrosis and leukemia. Patients resistant/intolerant to hydroxycarbamide (HC) have a poor outlook. MAJIC (ISRCTN61925716) is a randomized phase II trial of ruxolitinib (JAK1/2 inhibitor) vs Best Available Therapy (BAT) in ET and polycythemia vera (PV) patients resistant or intolerant to HC. Here findings of MAJIC-ET are reported, where the modified intention-to-treat population included 58 & 52 patients randomized to receive ruxolitinib or BAT respectively. There was no evidence of improvement in complete response within 1 year reported in 27 (46.6%) patients treated with ruxolitinib vs 23 (44.2%) with BAT (P=.40). At 2 years rates of thrombosis, hemorrhage and transformation were not significantly different, however some disease-related symptoms improved in patients receiving ruxolitinib relative to BAT. Molecular responses were uncommon; there were two complete molecular responses (CMR) and one partial molecular response (PMR) in CALR positive ruxolitinib-treated patients. Transformation to myelofibrosis occurred in one CMR patient, presumably due to the emergence of a different clone raising questions about the relevance of CMR in ET patients. Grade 3&4 anemia occurred in 19% & 0% of ruxolitinib vs 0% (both grades) BAT arm, grade 3&4 thrombocytopenia in 5.2% & 1.7% of ruxolitinib vs 0% (both grades) of BAT treated patients. Rates of discontinuation or treatment switching did not differ between the two trial arms. The MAJIC-ET trial suggests that ruxolitinib is not superior to current second-line treatments for ET.
Role of different types of organic matter in barley growth and Building up organic carbon in soil under saline stress

Pot experiment was conducted to evaluate effect of type of organic matter addition on barley growth and development and level of organic carbon (OC) left in the soil. Alternate irrigation with saline and fresh water was also evaluated to explore the extent of using saline ground water in irrigation. The results showed an increase in dry matter weight with addition of partially decomposed barley straw and peat of barley straw by 11.12 and 30.67% respectively, while in case of addition of barley straw, the dry matter decreased by 3.42% compared to the control treatment. Addition of Nitrogen fertilizer as urea at a rate of 200 kg N . h -1 increased bio mass yield of barley by 27.5% compared to zero N addition. Biomass production of barley irrigated with saline ground water compared to that irrigated with fresh water was reduced by 13.25%, 12.95% and 24.5% upon addition of straw of barley, partially decomposed straw of barley and well decomposed straw of barley (Peat), respectively. The addition of organic matter significantly reduced the concentration of proline in plants, compared to the control treatment, with a decrease rate of 35.5%, 38.8% and 20.8% for Barley straw, partially decomposed straw of barley and Peat of barley straw respectively. Residual organic carbon in soil after harvesting was increased compared to control treatment by 221.8%, 192.9% and 170.8% under barley straw, partially decomposed barley straw and peat of barley straw, respectively.
Greenhouse evaluation on the performance of heat tolerant transgenic broccoli and genetic diversity analysis using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers

Background: Broccoli, Brassica oleracea subsp. italica is one of the many valuable Brassica species which is still less cultured under in vitro condition. Heat tolerant transgenic and non-transgenic broccoli cv. Green Marvel plantlets with well-developed root system obtained through in vitro culture were transferred into disposable plastic pots containing sterilized potting mixture consisting of (peatgroTM) + coconut dust (2:1) and maintained in a growth chamber. Results: After one month, the hardened plantlets were transferred and maintained in a transgenic greenhouse. After four months of acclimatization in the transgenic greenhouse, the efficacy of HSP101 gene in increasing the heat tolerance of the transgenic broccoli was evaluated. Results showed that the transgenic plants could survive and performed normally, producing flower heads even at the highest tested temperature of 34oC. Seven transgenic broccoli lines with different gene copy number of the AtHSP101 gene as well as the control plant were assessed for genetic diversity using inter simple sequence repeat (ISSR) markers. Conclusions: ISSR results showed polymorphism and phylogenetic relationship between the transgenic and non-transgenic (control) Brassica oleracea cv. Green Marvel.
Estimation of Technical, Scale and Economic Efficiency of Paddy Farms: A Data Envelopment Analysis Approach

The present study attempted to analyse the efficiency level of paddy farms in Madurai district of Tamil Nadu state in India. The input oriented Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) was employed to estimate technical, pure technical, scale, allocative and economic efficiency in the selected paddy farms. The results of the study showed that there exist potential for increasing the paddy output further by 20 percent in the farm holdings by following the best-practices of efficient farms. The study also revealed that 36 percent of the farm were operating at optimal scale and more than seventy per cent of the farms were operating below 50 percent of allocative and economic efficiency levels. The findings also indicated that all the farm inputs were used excessively by the sample farms; the excessive use of nitrogen and women labour was found in the case of fifty percent of the sample farms.
Pyloric Stenosis in Preterm Identical Twins of a Triplet Birth with a Review of Pyloric Stenosis in Premature Neonates

Pyloric stenosis occurs in 1 of every 200-300 live births and is four times more common in males than in females. Reports of pyloric stenosis in premature neonates are rare. We present a case of pyloric stenosis in premature female identical twins of a triplet birth whose father also had pyloric stenosis. The incidence of pyloric stenosis in premature infants and in identical twins, the age and manner of presentation and the clinical courses of these infants is presented. The potential mode of genetic inheritance is also reviewed.
A Note on Normality of Cones Over Symmetric Varieties

Let G be a semisimple and simply connected algebraic group, and let H 0 be the subgroup of points fixed by an involution of G. Let V be an irreducible representation of G with a nonzero vector v fixed by H 0. In this article, we prove a property of the normalization of the coordinate ring of the closure of G·[v] in ℙ(V).
Attitudes toward Seeking Treatment for Depression among Community Dwelling Elders in a Western City in the United States

Background: A fraction of older adults who experience depression seek professional treatment. We know a good deal about the adverse consequences of untreated depression, but considerably less about attitudes toward treatment as they are perceived by the elders themselves. Purpose: This study was conducted to examine attitudes towards professional treatment from the perspectives of older adults living in the community with clinically significant depressive symptoms as measured by the CES-D. Method: Twenty five respondents from a random sample of 91 reported significant levels of depressive symptomatology. Among the 25, only eight indicated that they would seek treatment. The remaining 17 participants were asked to delineate their reasons for not seeking treatment. Results: Their responses suggest that belief in the efficacy of treatment and self-identification of depression are necessary, but not sufficient, to establish willingness to seek treatment. Additionally, results suggest that the foremost barrier to treatment for older adults with depressive symptoms may be their own attitudes; their ideas, values, and feelings.
Optimal Fault-Tolerant Placement of Relay Nodes in a Mission Critical Wireless Network

The operations of many critical infrastructures (e.g., airports) heavily depend on proper functioning of the radio communication network supporting operations. As a result, such a communication network is indeed a mission-critical communication network that needs adequate protection from external electromagnetic interferences. This is usually done through radiogoniometers. Basically, by using at least three suitably deployed radiogoniometers and a gateway gathering information from them, sources of electromagnetic emissions that are not supposed to be present in the monitored area can be localised. Typically, relay nodes are used to connect radiogoniometers to the gateway. As a result, some degree of fault-tolerance for the network of relay nodes is essential in order to offer a reliable monitoring. On the other hand, deployment of relay nodes is typically quite expensive. As a result, we have two conflicting requirements: minimise costs while guaranteeing a given fault-tolerance.In this paper address the problem of computing a deployment for relay nodes that minimises the relay node network cost while at the same time guaranteeing proper working of the network even when some of the relay nodes (up to a given maximum number) become faulty (fault-tolerance). We show that the above problem can be formulated as a MILP as well as a PB optimisation problem and present experimental results comparing the two approaches on realistic scenarios.
Neuroenhancement in Young People: Proposal for Research, Policy, and Clinical Management

Psychotropic neuroenhancement by young people under 18 is growing, and is certain to increase further with the availability of effective drugs and increasing tolerance for neuroenhancement practices. Use of these agents by young people for purposes of enhancement has social and ethical implications that require scrutiny and analysis. It is particularly important that these analyses do not simply translate normative judgments on adult neuroenhancement practices or intentions to young people. In this article, we outline the key social and ethical concerns raised by the use of stimulant drugs for neuroenhancement in young people and make specific research, practice, and policy recommendations. We also suggest a rationale for clinical management of psychotropic drug neuroenhancers for young people, attending closely to the necessary boundaries on such practice asserted by organizational and clinical factors, as well as by potential ethical conflicts.
Is investor misreaction economically significant? Evidence from short‐ and long‐term S&P 500 index options

Several recent studies present evidence of investor misreaction in the options market. Although the interpretation of their results is still controversial, the important question of economic significance has not been fully addressed. Here this gap is addressed by formulating regression‐based tests to identify misreaction and its duration and constructing trading strategies to exploit the empirical patterns of misreaction. Regular S&P 500 index options and long‐dated S&P 500 LEAPS are used to find an underreaction that on average dissipates over the course of 3 trading days and an increasing misreaction that peaks after four consecutive daily variance shocks of the same sign. Option trading strategies based on these findings produce economically significant abnormal returns in the range of 1–3% per day. However, they are not profitable in the presence of transaction costs. © 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Jrl Fut Mark 25:717–752, 2005
Effects of Farmers' Demographic Factors on the Adoption of Grain Storage Technologies Developed by Nigerian Stored Products Research Institute (NSPRI): A case study of selected villages in Ilorin West LGA of Kwara State.

This study was carried out to identify the factors that determine farmers’ adoption of NSPRI grain storage technologies in selected villages of Ilorin West Local Government Area of Kwara State. Data used were collected from a total of 120 respondents who were randomly selected from 6 villages of the Local Government Area. 10% of all the farmers in each of the villages were interviewed. The variables examined in the study are sex, age, marital status, primary occupation, secondary occupation, level of education, number of dependents, years of farming, farm size, years of grain production, means of farm land acquisition and types of grain produced. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression model were used to analyze data. The inferential statistical tool used indicated significant relationship between sex and NSPRI grain storage technologies’ adoption. Level of education and occupation were also significantly related to adoption of NSPRI grains storage technologies. This study recommends a wholesome dissemination model that will benefit both educated and uneducated farmer and also the involvement of farmers’ group or representatives in participatory approach of technology development, introduction and use. Keywords: Education, farming, occupation, participatory development, logit regression model.
Antennal reflexes in the honeybee : tools for studying the nervous system

L'interpretation des analyses neuroethologiques chez les arthropodes depend des observations comportementales qui doivent etre faites dans des conditions semblables a celles de l'experimentation electrophysiologique. Chez l'abeille, les reflexes du proboscis et de l'antenne remplissent cette condition. Les abeilles repondent par des reflexes antennaires aux stimuli de diverses modalites lorsqu'elles sont maintenues dans les conditions limitees d'une experience de laboratoire. Les reponses antennaires aux diverses modalites de stimulation peuvent etre quantifiees par un dispositif optoelectronique, par l'enregistrement electronique des contacts antennaires avec des objets et par des enregistrements video (fig. 1)
Tertiary-Quaternary intra-plate magmatism in Europe and its relationship to mantle dynamics

Abstract Anorogenic intra-plate magmatism was widespread in Europe from early Tertiary to Recent times, extending west to east from Spain to Bulgaria, and south to north from Sicily to central Germany. Magmatism is spatially and temporally associated with Alpine-Pyrenean collisional tectonics, the development of an extensive lithospheric rift system in the northern foreland of the Alps, and, locally, with uplift of Variscan basement massifs (Massif Central, Rhenish Massif, Bohemian Massif). The volcanic regions vary in volume from large central volcanoes (e.g. Cantal, Massif Central;Vogelsberg, central Germany), to small isolated plugs (e.g. Urach and Hegau provinces in southern Germany). Within the Mediterranean region, the Dinarides, the Pannonian Basin and Bulgaria, anorogenic volcanism locally post-dates an earlier phase of subduction-related magmatism. The major and trace element and Sr-Nd-Pb isotope characteristics of the most primitive mafic magmatic rocks (MgO > 6 wt%) provide important constraints on the nature of the mantle source and the conditions of partial melting. These are predominantly sodic (melilitites, nephelinites, basanites and alkali olivine basalts); however, locally, potassic magma types (olivine leucitites, leucite nephelinites) also occur. In several localities (e.g. Sicily; Vogelsberg and the Rhine Graben, Germany; Calatrava, central Spain) olivine and quartz tholeiites form a significant component of the magmatism. The sodic magmas were derived by variable degrees of partial melting (c. 0.5-5%) within a transitional zone between garnet-peridotite and spinel-peridotite mantle facies, close to the base of the lithosphere; the potassic magma types are interpreted as partial melts of enriched domains within the lithospheric mantle. Mantle partial melting was induced by adiabatic decompression of the asthenosphere, locally in small-scale, plume-like, diapirs, which appear to upwell from c. 400 km depth
Climate-driven changes in life-history traits of the bastard grunt Pomadasys incisus (Teleostei: Haemulidae) in the north-western Mediterranean

This study evaluates the influence of sea water temperature on the life-history traits of the thermophilic bastard grunt Pomadasys incisus along the Catalan coast. We compared two key traits of this species, condition and reproduction, from populations in two separate areas with different thermal regimes: the Gulf of Roses (cold area) and the Ebre Delta (warm area). Specimens were collected monthly from each area between 2010 and 2012. The results were also compared with those given in the literature from sites where the species is more common, i.e. the southern Mediterranean and eastern Atlantic. Our findings indicate that, com pared to the populations in warmer environments, the population inhabiting the colder waters appears to be in significantly poorer condition and there is some deviance in their life-history traits: egg size and quality being traded-off for higher egg numbers; lower lengths at maturity and alterations to spawning phenology. A certain degree of plasticity in life-history traits may favour the process of expansion and establishment of this thermophilic species into newly available but colder habitats of the north-western Mediterranean under a scenario of climate change.
An investigation into the relationship between hypnotic suggestibility and tendency to engage in ideomotor action

The relationship between hypnotic suggestibility and tendency to engage in ideomotor action was measured in 71 psychology undergraduates at Plymouth University. Each participant’s level of hypnotic suggestibility was measured with a series of suggestibility tests, and their tendency to engage in ideomotor action was measured with two computer-based tasks - an action planning task and an imitation task. It was found that participants were faster at ideomotor-compatible tasks, such as backward action-planning trials (t(59) = -3.1, p = . 003) and congruent imitation trials (t(57) = -14.46, p < . 001). It was also found that participants made more errors in non-ideomotor-compatible tasks, such as forward action-planning trials (t(59) = -3.28, p = . 002) and incongruent imitation trials (t(57) = -6.75, p < . 001). This suggests that people find it easier to engage in ideomotor action, as they responded faster and more accurately in ideomotor-compatible tasks. Furthermore, a pairwise correlation found a relationship between suggestibility and error rates in the imitation task (r = +.36, n = 56, p = .007, two-tailed). Increased error rates in the imitation task could be a result of having fewer inhibitory thoughts. This would prevent the participant from overriding their automatic, ideomotor responses, leaving them vulnerable to suggestion, as they cannot override these either. This indicates that some people are more suggestible than others as they have fewer inhibitory thoughts. Implications for the development of tailored medicine and hypnotherapy are discussed.
The Impact of Population Growth on Residential Landuse in Calabar, Cross River State

This study examined the impact of population growth on residential landuse in Calabar, Cross River State. The major research problems which elicited interest on this study include the increasing densification of houses in the study area, increase in the cost of a plot of land, astronomical increase in house rents and increase in overcrowding index. The main objectives of the study include to examine the consequences of population growth on urban residential landuse in Calabar, and to examine the rate of increase in the value of land in the study area. One hypothesis, namely, there is no significant relationship between population growth and the cost of urban residential land. Data for the study were collected from the National Population Commission, the Cross River State Ministry of Lands and Housing, and the Town Planning Department. The results confirm a strong correlation between population growth and cost of land at the city centre and at the periphery. Furthermore, the study has shown that between 1999 and 2009, the proportion of land used for residential purposes increased by about 61.3 percent. The work concludes by recommending that Government, through the Town Planning Department, should be meticulous in land allocation, registration of building plans, and be involved in strict supervision when houses are being built. Keywords :Population Growth, Land rent, urban residential landuse, Overcrowding