Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
STABILITY ANALYSIS ON SEED YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS IN PEAS

CEYHAN, E. , A. KAHRAMAN, M. K. ATES and S. KARADAS, 2012. Stability analysis on seed yield and its components in peas. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 18: 905-911 Two cultivars and seven of newly developed pea lines were tested to determine the genotypic variability, heritability, adaptation and stable ability of individual lines for seed yield and yield components at Experiment Field of the Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey. The genotypes were evaluated in three years (2007, 2008 and 2009). Results from the combined analysis of variance indicated that there were significant differences between years and genotypes for the characters. The stability pa rameters were subjected to regression to determinate regression coefficient and deviations values. Differences in the response of environment were found between genotypes for all traits. The genotypes PS57 and PS53-1 were well adapted to seed yield in good environments. The best-adapted genotypes for seed yield in various environments were PS29-1, PS49, PS100 and PS48 lines. The common parts of the examined genotypes were exhibited specific adaptation ability to different environment; therefore, they represented a target to developing individual plant material for the purpose of breeding programs.
On the way to a family-centred care in neonatal units

The prematurity can significantly affect the family wellbeing and function. The separation between the preterm newborn and the parents is a threat to the attachment and bonding process. Therefore, in the last decade, parents have been admitted together with their babies or they have been invited to spend most of the day with their babies, in the NICU. Parents in NICU reported lack of privacy, sleep disorders, dysfunctional dynamics in the parental couple, limited visitation time, restrictive touch practices, health professionals surveillance (1, 2).
Time Spent in MVPA during Exergaming with Xbox Kinect in Sedentary College Students

International Journal of Exercise Science 7(4) : 286-294, 2014. The primary purpose of this study was to determine the amount of time spent in moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) during a 30-minute bout of exergaming with the Xbox Kinect game console in sedentary college-aged students. A secondary purpose was to examine enjoyment level of participation in the selected exergame. Twenty college-aged students (14 females and 6 males) who self-reported being physically inactive and having no prior experience with the Xbox Kinect game “Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012” Break a Sweat activity participated in the study. Participants came into the lab on two separate occasions. The first visit involved baseline testing and an 11 minute familiarization session with the game and physical activity (PA) assessment equipment. On the second visit, participants wore the same equipment and completed two 15 minute sessions of the full game. After the first 15 minute session, participants rested for 5 minutes before beginning the next 15 minute session. A 5 minute warm-up and cool-down was completed before and after the testing sessions on a treadmill. Time spent in MVPA was determined via portable indirect calirometry and accelerometry worn at the wrist and waist. 30 minutes, 29.95±. 22, and 27.90±1.37 minutes of the 30 minutes of exergaming were spent in MVPA according to activity monitors and indirect calirometry, respectively. A majority of participants enjoyed the exergaming experience. The Xbox Kinect game “Your Shape Fitness Evolved 2012” Break a Sweat activity can be a viable mode of training to achieve the PA Guidelines for Americans in college-aged adults.
Don't forget to remember: motivation and environmental cues affect prospective memory performance

Prospective memory (PM) refers to remembering to fulfill previously formed intentions. While some intentions are self-interested, others are prosocial, and both are influenced by motivational forces. This study examined these relationships using a monetary incentive to moderate motivation, and explored how metacognition was affected. College students (N = 75) were randomly assigned to one of three conditions (i.e., prosocial, self-interested, or standard). Eye-tracking technology collected gaze data using a visual search task that incorporated a PM intention. Motivational orientation did not differentially influence PM performance. Metacognitive analyses indicated that while participants in the prosocial and standard conditions were underconfident, those in the self-interested condition accurately predicted their performance. Participants in the self-interested and standard conditions exhibited poor metacognitive awareness while those in the prosocial condition were accurate in gauging how well they actually did. These findings suggest that motivational states and incentives moderate metacognitive accuracy for PM intentions.
GROWTH OF BLACK-LEGGED KITTIWAKE RISSA TRIDACTYLA CHICKS IN RELATION TO DELIVERY RATE, SIZE, AND ENERGY DENSITY OF MEALS

Received 7 January 2008, accepted 27 August 2008 SUMMARY JODICE, P.G. R. , ROBY, D.D. , TURCO, K.R. , SURYAN, R.M. , IRONS, D.B. , PIATT, J.F. , SHULTZ, M.T. , ROSENEAU, D.G. & KETTLE, A.B. 2008. Growth rates of Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla chicks in relation to delivery rate, size, and energy density of meals. Marine Ornithology 36: 107–114. The growth rate of chicks is a parameter often used to examine the effects of changes in food availability on reproductive performance of seabirds. We analyzed the relationship of growth rates in Black-legged Kittiwake Rissa tridactyla chicks at three colonies in Prince William Sound, Alaska, and three colonies in Lower Cook Inlet, Alaska, to two components of nestling meals that represent diet quantity (meal delivery rate and meal size) and one that represents diet quality (energy density). During this study, kittiwakes appeared to rely on an array of relatively high-lipid prey. Growth rates of alpha and singleton chicks were positively correlated with annual productivity and were best explained by meal delivery rate and meal size; growth rates of beta chicks were not correlated with productivity and were best explained by meal delivery rate alone. The lack of a positive effect of energy density on growth rates was in contrast to results from a companion study that found a moderately positive effect of energy density on kittiwake productivity. Taken together, results from these two studies demonstrate the need to measure both diet quantity and quality to reliably assess the relationships between diet composition, provisioning rates, growth rates, and productivity in seabirds.
Inheritance of the fertility restoration and genotyping of rice lines at the restoring fertility (Rf) loci using molecular markers

The combination of cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) in one parent and a restorer gene (Rf) to restore fertility in another are indispensable for the development of hybrid varieties. To genotype rice lines at the restoring fertility (Rf) loci, 38 lines were crossed with a sterile tester (rfrf) line. Pollen fertility test was performed to identify sterile and fertile F1 hybrids. Seven lines were identified as restorer lines. Then these F1 hybrids were self-pollinated to obtain F2 seeds, and at flowering stage pollen fertility test was performed to identify sterile and fertile individuals. Bulked segregant analysis (BSA) in F2 showed that fertility in rice WA system is controlled by more than two loci, one on the short arm of chromosome 1, one on the short arm of chromosome 10, one on the long arm of chromosome 10 and an unknown Rf gene in the rice genome. Results also show that lines IR28, Amol1 and Amol2 carry Rf4 gene linked with SSR marker RM171 on the long arm of chromosome 10, lines IR36 and IR60966 carry Rf3 gene linked with SSR marker RM1 on the short arm of chromosome 1, line IR62030 carries Rf5 gene on the short arm of chromosome 10, and finally line IR24 carries Rf4 gene on the long arm of chromosome 10 and an unknown Rf gene, respectively. The results suggested the use of the method deployed here to identify restorer lines and also allelic location of fertility restoration genes in rice lines.
Use of SSR markers for genetic diversity studies in mulberry accessions grown in Kenya

The knowledge and understanding of the extent of genetic variation of mulberry germplasm is important for conservation and improvement. The objective of this study was to analyze the genetic diversity between and within two mulberry species widely grown in Kenya which include Morus alba and Morus indica. Five individuals per species were genotyped with 13 simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers. The SSR markers presented a high level of polymorphism and detected a total of 35 polymorphic bands and 74.47% polymorphic loci. The mean observed heterozygosity per primer was 0.3670 suggesting a high degree of variation. The analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) revealed that 95% of the variation was found within the species and only 5% between the species. Principal coordinates analyses (PCOA) clearly distinguished three groups. It was evident from this study that the mulberry accessions did not cluster on the basis of their geographical origin, and neither according to the group of species they fall into. The study showed a close relationship between the two species and therefore mulberry improvement should target sampling more individuals within species rather than among species. Key words: Mulberry, simple sequence repeat markers, genetic diversity.
Coping with stressors in late adolescence/young adulthood: a salutogenic perspective

Literature indicates that globally young people are increasingly experiencing life as hopeless and meaningless. It is thus beneficial to investigate factors facilitating well-being in young people, as they are required to cope with multiple stressors whilst simultaneously negotiating the transition from childhood to adulthood. Health practitioners need to establish ways to enhance adequate coping in young people in order to minimise stress and ward off negative consequences such as addiction, depression and other pathologies that compromise health. This study aimed to ascertain whether discovering meaning in life and developing a strong sense of coherence may predict coping with stressors in a group of male and female South Africans in late adolescence/young adulthood (N=258). Three self-report measures were used: the Purpose in Life Questionnaire to measure the extent to which one has found meaning, the Sense of Coherence Scale to assess the extent to which individuals view life as comprehensible, manageable and meaningful, and the Adolescent Coping Scale to determine ability to cope. Logistic regression analysis results indicate that the extent to which one has discovered meaning in life and developed a sense of coherence predict ability to cope in young people. This suggests that intervention strategies that encourage individuals to search for meaning and strengthen sense of coherence may be effective in facilitating coping and may contribute positively to the overall health of young people.
EVALUATION OF MAIZE HYBRIDS TOLERANT TO PHAEOSPHAERIA LEAF SPOT, GRAY LEAF SPOT AND COMMON RUST AND YIELD

ABSTRACT - The objectives of this study were to identify maize hybrids which have high grain yield and resistance to Phaeosphaeria leaf spot, gray leaf spot and common rust, as well as to estimate the most efficient period for measuring the reaction of the hybrids to the pathogens. Two experiments were set up in Lavras, MG, Brazil, assessing 30 hybrids in the season of 2011/2012. The experimental design was a 6 x 5 lattice arrangement with three replications. Grain yield was evaluated and five assessments of disease severity were performed at ten-day intervals as of 60 days after maize emergence. After that, the area under the disease progress curve (AUDPC) and the Spearman correlations between the diseases and the various assessment periods for each disease were estimated. It was found that the hybrids GNZ9626 PRO and GNZ9501 PRO have high grain yield and a satisfactory level of resistance to Phaeosphaeria leaf spot, gray leaf and common rust, and that assessment of the level of resistance to these diseases should be performed in the period from 80 to 100 days after plant emergence, which provides results similar to AUDPC. Keywords: Zea mays L. , Leaf diseases, Genetic resistance. AVALIACAO DE HIBRIDOS DE MILHO A MANCHA BRANCA, CERCOSPORIOSE E FERRUGEM COMUM E A PRODUTIVIDADE RESUMO - Os objetivos deste trabalho foram identificar hibridos de milho que apresentem alta produtividade de graos e resistencia a mancha-branca, cercosporiose e ferrugem comum, bem como estimar a epoca de avaliacao mais eficiente para mensurar a reacao dos hibridos aos patogenos causadores dessas doencas. Para isso, foram instalados dois experimentos no municipio de Lavras, MG e avaliados 30 hibridos no ano agricola de 2011/2012. O delineamento experimental utilizado foi o latice 6 x 5 com tres repeticoes. Foi avaliada a produtividade de graos e realizadas cinco avaliacoes da severidade dessas enfermidades, em intervalos de 10 dias, a partir de 60 dias da emergencia das plantas. Posteriormente, estimou-se a area abaixo da curva de progresso das doencas (AACPD) e a correlacao de Sperman entre as mesmas com as diversas epocas de avaliacao de cada doenca. Constatou-se que os hibridos GNZ9501 PRO e GNZ9626 PRO apresentam alta produtividade de graos e satisfatorio nivel de resistencia a mancha-branca, cercosporiose e ferrugem comum e que para a avaliacao do nivel de resistencia a essas enfermidades deve-se optar pela avaliacao no periodo que compreende 80 a 100 dias apos a emergencia das plantas, o qual fornece resultados semelhantes a AACPD. Palavras-chave: Zea mays L. , Doencas foliares, Resistencia genetica.
Trends in the Efficiency of Publicly Listed Malaysian Commercial Banks Over-Time: A Non-Parametric DEA Window Analysis Approach

This paper utilises the non-parametric Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) window analysis method to investigate the long-term trend in efficiency change of listed Malaysian commercial banks during the period of 1992 to 2003. We find listed Malaysian commercial banks exhibited an average overall efficiency of 90.4% and that the inefficiencies were largely attributed to pure technical rather than scale. Our results showed that the small Malaysian commercial banks outperformed their large and very large counterparts though not significantly different. We found that the large and very large banks exhibited higher pure technical efficiency scores while the smaller banks outperformed their larger counterparts on scale efficiencies. We also found that while the smaller banking groups tend to operate at CRTS and IRTS, the large banking groups on the other hand tend to operate at DRTS and CRTS at best.
Copper is required for retinoic acid receptor-dependent transcription and neuronal differentiation in P19 embryonal carcinoma cells

Although copper plays a critical role in the embryonic development and differentiation of mammals, the molecular mechanism(s) by which copper deficiency during development leads to embryonic defects has not been sufficiently investigated. In this study, we have focused on the roles of copper in neurogenesis, using mouse embryonal carcinoma P19 cells as a model of neuronal differentiation. In morphological and immunofluorescence studies, we observed that the retinoic acid (RA)-induced neuronal differentiation of P19 cells was suppressed in copper-deficient conditions using a non-permeable copper chelator, BCS. Consistent with this result, minimum amounts of the neuron-specific marker dopamine β-hydroxylase and choline acetyltransferase mRNA were induced in the copper-deficit P19 cells. Furthermore, copper deficiency in P19 cells could suppress the activation of RA receptor (RAR) target genes, such as RARβ2 and cellular retinol binding protein 1 and p21waf1/cip1, and RA response element-driven reporter expression by RA. Consequently, our results indicate that intracellular copper is involved in RAR-dependent transcription, which may contribute to explaining the defect of neuronal differentiation in copper-deficit P19 cells.
Effects of self-heating on planar heterostructure barrier varactor diodes

The conversion efficiency for planar Al/sub 0.7/GaAs-GaAs heterostructure barrier varactor triplers is shown to be reduced from a theoretical efficiency of 10% to 3% due to self-heating. The reduction is in accordance with measurements on planar Al/sub 0.7/GaAs-GaAs heterostructure barrier varactor (HBV) triplers to 261 GHz at room temperature and with low temperature tripler measurements to 255 GHz. The delivered maximum output power at 261 GHz is 2.0 mW. Future HBV designs should carefully consider and reduce the device thermal resistance and parasitic series resistance. Optimization of the RF circuit for a 10 /spl mu/m diameter device yielded a delivered output power of 3.6 mW (2.5% conversion efficiency) at 234 GHz.
Variation in composition of macro-benthic invertebrates as an indication of water quality status in three bays in Lake Victoria

Knowledge of how biota can be used to monitor ecosystem health and assess impacts by human alterations such as land use and management measures taken at different spatial scales is critical for improving the ecological quality of aquatic ecosystems. This knowledge in Uganda is very limited or unavailable yet it is needed to better understand the relationship between environmental factors at different spatial scales, assemblage structure and taxon richness of aquatic ecosystems. In this study, benthic invertebrate community patterns were sampled between June 2001 and April 2002 and analysed in relation to water quality and catchment land use patterns from three shallow near-shore bays characterized by three major land uses patterns: urban (Murchison Bay); semi-urban (Fielding Bay); rural (Hannington Bay). Variations in density and guild composition of benthic macro-invertebrates communities were evaluated using GIS techniques along an urban-rural gradient of land use and differences in community composition were related to dissolved oxygen and conductivity variation. Based on numerical abundance and tolerance values, Hilsenhoff’s Biotic Index of the invertebrates was determined in order to evaluate the relative importance of water quality in the three bays. Murchison Bay supported a relatively taxa-poor invertebrate assemblage mainly comprising stenotopic and eurytopic populations of pollution-tolerant groups such as worms and Chironomus sp. with an overall depression in species diversity. On the contrary, the communities in Fielding and Hannington bays were quite similar and supported distinct and diverse assemblages including pollution-intolerant forms such as Ephemeroptera (mayflies), Odonata (dragonflies). The Hilsenhoff Biotic Index in Murchison Bay was 6.53. (indicating poor water quality) compared to 6.34 for Fielding Bay and 5.78 for Hannington Bay (both indicating fair water quality). The characterization of maximum taxa richness balanced among taxa groups with good representation of intolerant individuals in Hannington Bay relative to Fielding and Murchison bays, concludes that the bay is the cleanest in terms of water quality. Contrary, the dominance of few taxa with many tolerant individuals present in Murchison Bay indicates that the bay is degraded in terms of water quality. These result are of importance when planning conservation and management measures, implementing large-scale biomonitoring programs, and predicting how human alterations (e.g nutrient loading) affect water ecosystems. Therefore, analysis of water quality in relation to macro-invertebrate community composition patterns as bio-indicators can lead to further understanding of their responses to environmental manipulations and perturbations.
Pollen of Bauhinia L. and Phanera Lour. (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) from the Brazilian Caatinga

A study of pollen morphology, in species of the genera Bauhinia and Phanera (Leguminosae-Caesalpinioideae) which occur in the Brazilian caatinga, is presented. The pollen was examined using light and scanning electron microscopy. Samples were prepared by the KOH method; non-treated pollen grains were examined by scanning electron microscopy. Pollen grains in Bauhinia species (11) are colpate, but porate in B. cheilantha and B. subclavata. All four species of Phanera present colporate pollen grains; P. outimouta is the only to have syncolporate pollen grains. Species of both genera present heteromorphism in the number of apertures. Excepting P. outimouta whose pollen grains are psilate, all species in the two genera present supratectal processes (gemmae/clavae), however the exine in the two genera are dif- ferent–semitectate, reticulate in Bauhinia species, and tectate, rugulate (or psilate) in Phanera ones. Pollen characters support the segregation of Phanera from Bauhinia.
Social Software in Academia: Three Studies on Users' Acceptance of Web 2.0 Services

paper presents a summary of the results of three surveys, questioning different groups of users on their usage of social software tools in academic settings. The first survey addressed students across various disciplines, the second one addressed only students in information science and related disciplines, and the third one addressed researchers and university teachers across several disciplines. The different studies had slightly different foci (and thus did not comprise the same set of questions), but all considered aspects such of 'which Web 2.0 services are known? ' and 'how are they used? ' In this paper, the different survey results related to use of social software are summed up and compared.
Daily News on Japanese Legislation toward Global Sharing of Japanese Legal Information

Our purpose in this paper is to develop a system for the international sharing of Japanese legal information. We plan to promptly provide the Outlines of all the newly promulgated Japanese statutes in English, using machine translation. Structured documents in XML format made it possible to achieve various functions concerning machine translation, text search, and display style. We developed the Document Type Definition for the Outlines based on our investigation of their structure. We also developed a rule-based annotator for the Outlines, which adequately marked up 87.2% on the Outlines of Japanese acts.