Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Validação de clones avançados de batata da Embrapa na indústria.

As unidades de observação foram implantadas em duas áreas na fazenda Agua Santa, em Perdízes-Mô, de propriedade do Grupo Rocheto. Os clones F183-08-01, F50-08-01 e F31-08-05, mais as cultivares BRS F63 "Camila", BRS Ana e BRSIPR Bel, fizeram parte de um experimento maior que comparou 52 genótipos diferentes. Foram dois plantios, um no dia 02, no pivô 22 e outro no pivô 16 no dia 18 de maio de 2016, e colhidos aos 120 dias depois do plantio.
Harmonia axyridis (Pallas, 1773) (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) and its parasite in south-western Bulgaria and northern Greece

Samples of the invasive harlequin ladybird (Harmonia axyridis) were collected in June 2017 in four localities in western Bulgaria and three localities in northern Greece. Established (reproducing) populations of H. axyridis were found in each of the surveyed localities and were commonly infected with a fungal ectoparasite, Hesperomyces virescens (Ascomycota: Laboulbeniales). This parasite was recorded on 33% and 22% of the collected old-generation H. axyridis males and females, respectively. Our findings represent the first records of established H. axyridis populations for Greece and the first records of H. virescens for Bulgaria.
Development and Cross–Cultural Application of a Specific Instrument to Measure Entrepreneurial Intentions

This article uses Ajzen's theory of planned behavior to build an entrepreneurial intention questionnaire (EIQ) and analyzes its psychometric properties. The entrepreneurial intention model is then tested on a 519–individual sample from two rather diverse countries: Spain and Taiwan. EIQ and structural equation techniques have been used to try to overcome previous research limitations. The role of culture in explaining motivational perceptions has been specifically considered. Results indicate EIQ properties are satisfactory and strong support for the model is found. Relevant insights are derived about how cultural values modify the way individuals in each society perceive entrepreneurship.
Emotional Intelligence and Marital Adjustment among Professionals of different organizations

The present investigation was conducted to assess the relationship between Emotional Intelligence and Marital Adjustment among professionals of different organizations including doctors, engineers and lecturers. Three hundred (300) professionals (male: 150, female: 150) were selected by convenient sampling technique from different institutions of Lahore, Multan and Faisalabad. The age range of the participants was 30 to 50 years. The Emotional Intelligence Scale (EIS by Schutte et al., 1998) and Dyadic adjustment Scale by Spanier (1976) were administered on the participants. Emotional intelligence scores were compared with marital adjustment scores. The Pearson’s product moment correlation and t- test were used for statistical analysis. The results showed that emotional intelligence and marital adjustment were positively correlated and significant. Males showed high marital adjustment than females p<0.01 and females were emotionally intelligent than males as p<0.01 Keywords: Emotional intelligence, marital adjustment, professionals, organizations
The Relationship among Brand Personality, Brand Image, and Perceived Service Quality

The purpose of this study is to probe the effect of brand image and brand personality on consumers perceived service quality. A survey was adopted, and the sample size was 500. The result showed that the concept of perceived service quality can be divided into two constructs; one is hardware and institutional perceived service quality, while the other is empathy perceived service quality. In addition, the result also showed that brand image is different from brand personality. The hardware and institutional perceived service quality is associated with the brand personality. Moreover, the empathy perceived service quality is related to brand image.
Plasma neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) for timing of initiation of renal replacement therapy for acute kidney injury?

Renal replacement therapy (RRT) for acute kidney injury (AKI) has been in use in critically ill patient since the first successful treatments done by William Kolff during the mid-1940-ties (1). Similar to many other invasive treatments used in the intensive care unit (ICU) such as mechanical ventilation, decompressive craniotomy, or intra-aortic balloon pump and despite over 6 decades of experience, the optimal timing of initiation of RRT for AKI is still a matter of debate (2).
Evidence for diffuse extension of the Pacific Plate from Pukapuka ridges and cross‐grain gravity lineations

Satellite altimeter measurements of marine gravity reveal 100 to 200-km wavelength lineations over a wide area of the Pacific plate oriented roughly in the direction of absolute plate motion. At least three mechanisms have been proposed for their origin: small-scale convective rolls aligned in the direction of absolute plate motion by shear in the asthenosphere; diffuse N-S extension of the lithosphere resulting in lineated zones of extension (boudins); and minihotspots that move slowly with respect to major hotspots and produce intermittent volcanism. Recently, several chains of linear volcanic ridges have been found to be associated with the gravity lineations. Following ridgelike gravity signatures apparent in high-resolution Geosat gravity measurements, we surveyed a series of volcanic ridges that extend northwest from the East Pacific Rise flank for 2600 km onto 40 Ma seafloor. Our survey data, as well as radiometric dates on samples we collected from the ridges, provide tight constraints on their origin: (1) Individual ridge segments and sets of ridges are highly elongate in the direction of present absolute plate motion. (2) The ridges formed along a band 50 to 70-km-wide in the trough of one of the more prominent gravity lineations. (3) Radiometric dates of the largest ridges show no hotspot age progression. Moreover, the directions predicted for minihotspot traces older than 24 Ma do not match observed directions of either the gravity lineations or the ridges. Based on this last observation, we reject the minihotspot model. The occurrence of the ridges in the trough of the gravity lineation is incompatible with the small-scale convection model which would predict increased volcanism above the convective upwelling. We favor the diffuse extension model because it is consistent with the occurrence of ridges in the trough above the more highly extended lithosphere. However, the multibeam data show no evidence for widespread normal faulting of the crust as predicted by the model. Perhaps the fault scarps are buried under more than 30 m of sediments and/or covered by the elongated ridges. Finally, we note that if ridge-push force is much smaller than trench-pull force, then near the ridge axis the direction of maximum tensile stress must be perpendicular to the direction of absolute plate motion.
THE IMPACT OF SOCIO-ECONOMIC FACTORS ON DIABETES CARE

Diabetes is rapidly emerging as a major health care problem in India, especially in urban areas. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes has been steadily increasing in urban areas from a low of 2.1% reported in early 1970[1] to a whopping 11.6%[2] in 1996, in the adult population. Moreover, there is an equally large pool of persons with IGT, many of whom will go on to develop type 2 diabetes in the future [2]. There is evidence to suggest that prevalence of type 2 diabetes is increasing even in rural areas[3]. The rapid increase in population, increased longevity and high ethnic susceptibility to diabetes, coupled with rapid urbanization and changes from traditional lifestyles, will most likely trigger a diabetes epidemic[4]. The WHO estimates that there were 19.4 million persons with diabetes in India in 1995 and that this number is likely to be 57.2 million 2025. [5] These figures are based on lower estimated prevalence rates than currently seen. Moreover, type 2 diabetes amongst Indians is being increasingly seen in younger, less obese persons than reported in the west.
Conservation and management practices of traditional crop genetic diversity by the farmers: a case from Kailash Sacred Landscape, Nepal

Crop genetic diversity has been an important source of subsistence livelihoods and nutrition in the remote Himalayan region for local communities. This study documents the crop diversity, their current status and farmer’s knowledge and practices. Study was based on analysis of one local crop diversity fair, 18 key informant surveys, nine focus group discussions and 195 individual household surveys with set questionnaires. The community structure in the study area has female dominance (52%) with average family size of 7.1. The study documents 78 species of various crops which were used as food, vegetables, fruits, medicine, and spices. Highest varietal diversity was recorded in Maize (15), Paddy (12), wheat (11), and beans (10). However, a number of crop varieties are being lost and threatened over the time. Both anthropogenic and natural drivers of changes were reported as the major reason of such loss. Despite loss of crop varieties farmers have been maintaining a wide range of crop and varietal diversity in situ on farm by their own initiatives and experiences. Our study showed that self-saved seed contributed as the major source of planting material through which they are maintaining the crop diversity. However, a detailed study on the seed supply system is needed to support easy access to the farmers. More awareness raising program as well as empowerment of farming communities is essential for the continuation of conservation and management practices.
Using ALMA to resolve the nature of the early star-forming large-scale structure PLCK G073.4−57.5

Galaxy clusters at high redshift are key targets for understanding matter assembly in the early Universe, yet they are challenging to locate. A sample of more than 2000 high-z candidate structures has been found using Planck’s all-sky submillimetre maps, and a sub-set of 234 have been followed up with Herschel-SPIRE, which showed that the emission can be attributed to large overdensities of dusty star-forming galaxies. As a next step, we need to resolve and characterise the individual galaxies giving rise to the emission seen by Planck and Herschel, and to find out whether they constitute the progenitors of present-day, massive galaxy clusters. Thus, we targeted the eight brightest Herschel-SPIRE sources in the centre of the Planck peak PLCK G073.4−57.5 using ALMA at 1.3 mm, and complemented these observations with multi-wavelength data from Spitzer-IRAC, CFHT-WIRCam in the J and Ks bands, and JCMT’s SCUBA-2 instrument. We detected a total of 18 millimetre galaxies brighter than 0.3 mJy within the 2.4 arcmin2 ALMA pointings, corresponding to an ALMA source density 8–30 times higher than average background estimates and larger than seen in typical “proto-cluster” fields. We were able to match all but one of the ALMA sources to a near infrared (NIR) counterpart. The four most significant SCUBA-2 sources are not included in the ALMA pointings, but we find an 8σ stacking detection of the ALMA sources in the SCUBA-2 map at 850 μm. We derive photometric redshifts, infrared (IR) luminosities, star-formation rates (SFRs), stellar masses (ℳ), dust temperatures, and dust masses for all of the ALMA galaxies. Photometric redshifts identify two groups each of five sources, concentrated around z ≃ 1.5 and 2.4. The two groups show two “red sequences”, that is similar near-IR [3.6] − [4.5] colours and different J − Ks colours. The majority of the ALMA-detected galaxies are on the SFR versus ℳ main sequence (MS), and half of the sample is more massive than the characteristic ℳ* at the corresponding redshift. We find that the z ≃ 1.5 group has total SFR = 840−100+120 M⊙ yr−1 and ℳ = 5.8−2.4+1.7 × 1011 M⊙, and that the z ≃ 2.4 group has SFR = 1020−170+310 M⊙ yr−1 and ℳ = 4.2−2.1+1.5 × 1011 M⊙, but the latter group is more scattered in stellar mass and around the MS. Serendipitous CO line detections in two of the galaxies appear to match their photometric redshifts at z = 1.54. We performed an analysis of star-formation efficiencies (SFEs) and CO- and mm-continuum-derived gas fractions of our ALMA sources, combined with a sample of 1 < z < 3 cluster and proto-cluster members, and observed trends in both quantities with respect to stellar masses and in comparison to field galaxies.
Mitigation of seismic financial risk of reinforced concrete walls by using damage avoidance design

Seismic financial risk analyses of rocking precast prestressed reinforced concrete hollow-core walls designed using the Damage Avoidance Design (DAD) philosophy and of code-compliant ductile monolithic walls are performed based on the results of experimental investigation on the seismic behaviour of wall specimens representing the two different systems. Incremental dynamic analyses (IDA) are performed on nonlinear computational models of the two prototype walls, and experimental results are used to calibrate different damage states. Fragility curves are then developed for the two wall systems and the expected annual loss (EAL) is calculated based on a probabilistic financial risk assessment framework. The structural performance and financial implications of the two wall systems are compared. The study shows that it is the structurally acceptable minor-to-moderate damage that is responsible for a major share of the financial risk. Damage avoidance philosophy avoids this minor–moderate damage and hence reduces the financial risk greatly.
Regulation of Organogenesis via PGRs and LEDs light technology for Jatropha curcas L. Plants

Jatropha curcas is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). Jatropha genus is large comprising more than 170 species succulent plants. Most of shrubs and trees are ornamental except J. curcas and J. glandulifera that are oil-yielding species (Swarup, 2004). It has rapid growth, easy propagation, low seeds cost, high oil content (up 60%) which can be transformed into fuel through esterification (Li et al., 2007). Easy, wide adaptation and root architecture involves a pen root that grows to great depths highly suitable for fixing the soil and the prevention of erosion so it can be used for reclamation of waste lands (Achten et al., 2007). The optimum plant size makes the seed collection convenient (Jones & Miller, 1991; Francis et al., 2005 and Kumar & Sharma, 2008).
ANALYSIS OF SCATTERING WITH MULTI-SLOTTED CYLINDER WITH THICKNESS: TM CASE

An exact series solution for radiation and scattering of the dielectric-loaded multi-slotted cylinder with thickness is formulated by using radial mode matching technique. The radiated and guided flelds are represented in terms of an inflnite series of radial modes. By applying the appropriate boundary conditions, the coe-cients of radiated and guided flelds are obtained. The behaviors of resonance features are characterized for variation in frequencies, source positions, slot thickness, and dielectric coating properties.
Morphological change of midbrain measured in fractal dimension analysis correlates midbrain atrophy in patients with dementia with Lewy bodies

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Improved constraints on the estimated size and volatile content of the Mount St. Helens magma system from the 2004–2008 history of dome growth and deformation

The history of dome growth and geodetic deflation during the 2004–2008 Mount St. Helens eruption can be fit to theoretical curves with parameters such as reservoir volume, bubble content, initial overpressure, and magma rheology, here assumed to be Newtonian viscous, with or without a solid plug in the conduit center. Data from 2004–2008 are consistent with eruption from a 10–25 km3 reservoir containing 0.5–2% bubbles, an initial overpressure of 10–20 MPa, and no significant, sustained recharge. During the eruption we used curve fits to project the eruption's final duration and volume. Early projections predicted a final volume only about half of the actual value; but projections increased with each measurement, implying a temporal increase in reservoir volume or compressibility. A simple interpretation is that early effusion was driven by a 5–10 km3, integrated core of fluid magma. This core expanded with time through creep of semi‐solid magma and host rock.
STOCHASTIC MAIZE PRODUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND PRODUCTION RISK ANALYSIS IN DADAR DISTRICT, EAST ETHIOPIA

Abstract A stochastic production technology that allows risk effects of factor inputs was estimated for maize farmers in Ethiopia. The results suggested that the promoted improved maize technology exhibits constant returns to scale whereas non-adopters use decreasing returns to scale technology. The study showed that timely planting is critical for maize yield stability among both adopters and non-adopters and suggests the importance of using oxen and higher efforts to achieve that. Nevertheless, the results showed that most of the factors under the control of the farmers do not offer powerful explanation to maize yield variability compared to natural factors such as rainfall, frost, pests and diseases.
Immune challenge mediates vocal communication in a passerine bird: an experiment

Secondary sexual characters may have evolved in part to signal resistance to parasites. Avian song has been hypothesized to be involved in this process, but the role of parasites in modulating acoustic communication systems in birds remains largely unknown, owing to lack of experiments. We studied the relationship between parasitism, testosterone, song performance, and mating success in male collared flycatchers (Ficedula albicollis) by experimentally challenging their immune system with a novel antigen. We predicted that a challenge of the immune system would reduce song performance, and that this reduction would be conditional on the size of a visual sexual signal, the forehead patch that was previously found to reflect resistance. An antagonistic linkage between testosterone and immune function would predict that a challenge of the immune system should suppress testosterone level. An immunological treatment by sheep red blood cells (SRBCs) triggered a decrease in body mass, testosterone level, and song rate, but other song traits were not significantly affected by the antigen challenge. Initial testosterone level was associated with forehead patch size and all song traits except song rate. SRBC injection caused stronger reduction in song rate among males with smaller forehead patches, and the change in song rate was also predictable by song features such as strophe complexity and length. We show that song rate and other song characteristics may be important cues in male-male competition and female choice. These results suggest that parasite-mediated sexual selection has contributed in shaping a complex acoustic communication system in the collared flycatcher, and that testosterone may play an important role in this process. Parasitism may drive a multiple signaling mechanism involving acoustic and visual traits with different signal function. Key words: bird song, collared flycatcher, immunocompetence, parasites, secondary sexual characters, testosterone. [Behav Ecol 15:148–157 (2004)]
Application Concept of Zero Method Measurement in Microwave Radiometers

This article examined in detail microwave radiometer functioning algorithm with synchronously using of the two types of pulse modulation: amplitude pulse modulation and pulse-width modulation. This allows a zero-radiometer measurement method to realize when the fluctuation effect of the receiver gain and the influence of its own noise changes are minimized. A zero balance automatically maintains in radiometer. The antenna signal is indirectly determined through the signal duration that controls the pulse-width modulation. An analytical expression of the fluctuation sensitivity was obtained in a general form. From its analysis gain in sensitivity, conditions were defined by the optimizing of the radiometer input knot’s construction. Three modifications of the radiometer input knot were researched. Fluctuation sensitivity at different measurement range was determined for modification of the radiometer input knot.
Talking under conditions of altered auditory feedback: Does adaptation of one vowel generalize to other vowels?

Evidence of perceptual learning has been found in various sensory systems, including the auditory system, but little research has examined the specificity of such learning. In the current study, participants’ auditory feedback was altered in real time such that they heard their production of // shifted completely to sound like //. This feedback modification induces a compensatory change in speech production. Following a period of training with this auditory feedback, subjects were tested on the vowels // and // to determine whether learning on one vowel generalized to nearby vowels. All participants produced a reliable compensation to the altered feedback. This compensation did not disappear immediately with the return to normal feedback, indicating that learning had occurred. There was no transfer of this compensation to the other vowels, and production of these nearby vowels also had no effect on the unlearning of the trained vowel. The learning specificity shown here replicates previous findings in the visuomotor and force field learning literatures, and also provides further evidence for the categorical representation of vowels in the vowel space.
NUMERICAL STUDY ON STRESS ANALYSIS OF CURVED BEAMS

The static analysis of naturally curved beams with closed thin walled cross section has many important applications in mechanical, civil and aeronautical engineering. Many of the curved beams subjected to bending moment find in real life applications . Due to bending moment, tensile stresses developed in one portion of the section and compressive stresses in other portion of cross section. The analytical computation to determine these stresses are more complex, therefore in this paper we attempted the determination of stresses and deflection of curved beams when it is subjected to bending moment with the help of ansys software. The result obtained from ansys software is validated with the simplified stress equations of curved beams developed by the other researchers. The material selected for curved beams for simulation studies is isotropic ductile material. The geometry of curved beams is described with central included angle in this paper. The work carried out exhaustively covers the estimation of stresses in quarter circle beam, semi circle beam, three quarter circle beam and full circle beam. The methodology adopted for simulation model briefed out step by step in this paper for further studies of other researchers