Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Efficiency of Physical Treatments and Essential Oils in Controlling Fungi Associated with Some Stored Date Palm Fruits

Dates palm (Phoenix dactylifera L). always play an important role in the economic, nutrition and social lives in the Arab countries. Date fruits are one of the most storage products. Fungi are a source of fruits rot, produce mycotoxins and reduce the economic values of date fruits. Different fungi, belongs to various fungal species were isolated from the collected date fruit samples at zero time, one and two months later using dilution plate method on PDA medium at 28± 2 oC with 12h light/dark rhythm. The most identified fungi were Aspergillus spp. (A. niger, A. flavus, A. ficuum, A. japonicus, A. phoenicis, A. terreus and A. caesilleus), Cladosporium sp. (C. cladosporioides), Penicillium spp. (P. chrysogenum, P. brevi-compactum, P. digitatum, P. duclauxi, P. frequantans, P. spinulesum, P. purpurogenum, P. uriticae and Penicillium sp.), Fusarium spp. (F. oxysporium and F. moniliforme), Mucor spp. (M. hiemalis & M. racemosus) and Chalaropsis sp. (C. state). A. niger was the most detected fungus, while, C. cladosporioides was the lowest detected one. Samples stored at room temperature contained higher levels of contaminated fungi than those stored under cooling conditions (1.19 x10 and 0.58 x10 colonies/g dates, respectively). Deglet variety contained higher load of the isolated fungi and Asabei El-Arose was the lower one (1.07 x10 and 0.67 x10 colonies/g dates, respectively). Levels of isolated fungi differed among the different regions tested. Hot air and pasteurization (hot water) treatments of Deglate and Elak varieties reduced the number of contaminated fungi (1.17, 1.17, 3.00, and 1.17 x10 colonies/g dates, respectively), compared to untreated control (12.5 and 7.84 x10 colonies/g dates). Washing date fruits with sterile water decreased numbers of fungal load (6.00 and 2.33 x10 colonies/g dates). Carnation oil was the most effective one on inhibition growth (18.37 %) of tested fungal followed by ginger oil (57.14%), while olive oil was the lowest one (74.46%). Penicillium spp. was the most sensitive one (23.37%), followed by C. state (53.75%), while, A.flavus was the lowest one (65.17%). Carnation oil treatment reduced fungal load on date whereas the lowest number was detected on both var. tested followed by ginger oil (0.04x10, and 0.29x10 colonies/g dates respectively), compared to sodium benzwate (0.13x10 colonies/g dates) water treatment and untreated control (0.34 and 4.67 00x10 colonies/gm dates). Key wards: date palm, fungi, fruit rot, storage, molds.
MEDIA PENDIDIKAN: Peran dan Fungsinya dalam Pembelajaran

First of all media just known as aids in learning activities and the function is to give visual experience to students, increasing learning motivation, make it clear and esier the concept which complicated and abstract to be simple, concrete and easy for understanding. Now, learning media not only as an aids but also as a learning concept of technology that the function and used as a learning source inlearning proces. Key word : Learning Media
Scale e ff ect in mechanical characterization of WCCo composites

The study of mechanical response of materials at small length scales has gained importance due to the recent advances in microand nano-fabrication as well as testing systems. However, most of the reported work has been dedicated to investigate single-crystals or boundary-containing metallic systems, while much less attention has been paid to composite materials, and in particular those combining soft and hard phases. In this work, a systematic procedure is followed for machining micropillars of diameters ranging from 1 to 4 μm in a WC-Co composite with a WC mean grain size around 1 μm, by means of focused ion beam milling. In-situ uniaxial compression of the micropillars and subsequent field emission scanning electron microscopy inspection were conducted. Clear size effects are evidenced. Smaller test specimens (probe size approaching the mean WC size) exhibit deformation/failure mechanisms observed for WC crystals; while for bigger sample sizes, the mechanical response involves several mechanisms directly linked with the microstructural characteristics of the bulk-like cemented carbide material. On the other hand, independent of micropillar size, carbide-carbide or carbidebinder interfaces are found to be preferential sites for nucleation of critical damage events.
Evaluation method for climate change mitigation instruments

AMS is a specially developed evaluation method for climate policy instruments. The same method properly modified is also used for the evaluation of climate policy interactions. The method is a combination of three standard multi-criteria methods, AHP, MAUT and SMART. The criteria-tree and the interactions-tree of the method are structured according to the classification of the design characteristics of the climate policy instruments. The first tree reflects the framework under which climate policy makers proceed with the design and implementation of a climate policy instrument. The method has been applied for evaluating the performance of EU-ETS in eight EU member States and the overall interaction of two pairs of climate policy instruments, EU-ETS and IPPC, EU-ETS and RES under the Hellenic framework.
Combined impacts of elevated CO 2 and anthropogenic noise on European sea bass ( Dicentrarchus labrax )

Ocean acidification (OA) and anthropogenic noise are both known to cause stress and induce physiological and behavioural changes in fish, with consequences for fitness. OA is also predicted to reduce the ocean’s capacity to absorb low-frequency sounds produced by human activity. Consequently, anthropogenic noise could propagate further under an increasingly acidic ocean. For the first time, this study investigated the independent and combined impacts of elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) and anthropogenic noise on the behaviour of a marine fish, the European sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax). In a fully factorial experiment crossing two CO2 levels (current day and elevated) with two noise conditions (ambient and pile driving), D. labrax were exposed to four CO2/noise treatment combinations: 400 matm/ambient, 1000 matm/ambient, 400 matm/piledriving, and 1000 matm/pile-driving. Pile-driving noise increased ventilation rate (indicating stress) compared with ambient noise conditions. Elevated CO2 did not alter the ventilation rate response to noise. Furthermore, there was no interaction effect between elevated CO2 and pile-driving noise, suggesting that OA is unlikely to influence startle or ventilatory responses of fish to anthropogenic noise. However, effective management of anthropogenic noise could reduce fish stress, which may improve resilience to future stressors.
Performance comparison of multicarrier DS-SS radio access schemes for WLAN using measured channel delay profiles

In this paper we propose two different MCM (multicarrier modulation)-DS-SS radio access schemes for WLANs and we evaluate their performance in terms of bit error rate and frame error rate by using measured channel delay profiles, in different indoor environments. By comparing the obtained performance with the results of the DS-SS physical layer of the IEEE 802.11 standard, we point out some important architectural aspects and the potential limiting factors of the performance.
iLBC - a linear predictive coder with robustness to packet losses

In this paper, we discuss the internet low bit rate codec (iLBC) with an emphasis on the frame-independent long-term prediction. The frame-independent long-term prediction is a method to exploit pitch-lag correlations in the encoding of speech without suffering multiple-frame speech degradation in connection with transmission loss. We present mean opinion scores for the iLBC codec and show by means of signal examples how the nature of degradation in a predictive codec based on frame-independent long-term prediction differs from that of traditional CELP codecs.
Signs , Symptoms and Findings in Complete Blood Cell Count at Diagnosis in Children with Acute Leukemia

Introduction: Acute leukemias are the most frequent malignancy in children, some of their clinical manifestations are not considered in the first medical evaluations, making a prompt diagnosis a challenge. Purpose: The aim of this study is to describe signs and symptoms and characteristics of the first complete blood count at diagnosis of children with acute leukemia. Methods: Cross sectional study, a total of 543 children, 456 with acute lymphoid leukemia and 87 with acute myeloid leukemia under 18 years of age and diagnosed at a pediatric cancer center in Bogota, Colombia between 2007 and 2016. Clinical records were systematically reviewed for the main complaint, history of present illness, physical examination findings at the first medical evaluation and data from the first complete blood count. Results: Median age for patients was 6 years. Most frequent clinical findings were pallor and fever followed by asthenia, adynamia, lymphadenopathy and haemorrhagic manifestations. Blood cell count was abnormal in all patients with acute myeloid leukemia and 98% of acute lymphoid leukemia patients. Conclusions: The initial symptoms of acute leukemia are nonspecific. It is important for physicians to become aware when to suspect cancer in children and conduct a complete evaluation when the possibility of this diagnosis exists, in order to an early referral for diagnostic confirmation.
Evaluation of Drought Tolerance I ndices for Screening Bread W heat G enotypes in End-season Drought Stress Conditions

In or der to det ermine t he be st index and also identifying t he be st drought-resistant wheat genotypes, 19 bread wheat genotypes were pl anted a nd eva luated in a randomized complete bl ocks design w ith t hree replications. The experiment was conducted i n t wo s eparate t rials testing of normal irrigation and drought stress, which i n t he dr ought stress treatments, there w as no double i rrigation af ter anthesis. Results of variance analysis of yield i n t wo condi tions showed t hat there was no meaningful difference between under study genotypes for grain yield in non-stressed conditions, while it was observed that there is a meaningful difference between under-study genotypes in drought stre ss conditions in probability level o f 5 %. P rincipal co mponents analysis decreases eight under-study indices into two components. Correlation analysis between yield in two environments a nd indices a nd also graphical b iplot b ased on components s howed that t he most a ppropriate indices to i dentify genot ypes were ge ometric mean productivity i ndex (GMP), mean proficiency (MP) and stress tolerance index (STI). Genotypes 19, 2 and 18 were placed on good area of biplot, so t he ab ove mentioned genotypes has less yield f luctuation i n di fferent environmental conditions and were i ntroduced as stress tolerant g enotypes.
THE ATLAS DETECTOR POSITIONING SYSTEM ( ADEPO ) TO CONTROL MOVING PARTS DURING ATLAS CLOSURE

ATLAS is one of two general-purpose detectors at CERN’s Large Hadron Collider (LHC). It is 46 m long, 25 m wide and 25 m in height and has a total mass of 7000 tons. During the Shutdown periods of LHC machine, intensive maintenance and/or upgrade programs are performed in the experiment. Such activities require that various large size detectors of up to 900 tons are moved from their “Run position” to a “Maintenance position”. Before the end of the shutdown, these detectors have to be moved back to the “Run position” within mechanical accuracy of 0.3 mm. The system described in this article is an upgrade of the general procedure of Detector positioning in ATLAS that is currently based on a geodetic measurement, with a delivery time of hours for the results. A multi-disciplinary team developed and integrated the Atlas DEtector POsitioning (ADEPO) system into the already assembled experiment to control re-positioning of seven major sub-detectors. The system is based on BCAMs (Brandeis CCD Angle Monitor) as sensors in combination with prisms. ADEPO replaces partially the manual measurement and saves time in the critical path of the detector closure and increases the accuracy of the relative repositioning. In this article are treated the specification and technical constraints resulting in the system design and layout. Further are presented challenges of installation and commissioning up to the first measurement results in the maintenance period 2015/2016. The relative precision reaches up to few hundreds of mm. It is integrated in the ATLAS work flow of the movements system for the detectors and data storage in the ATLAS detector database.
Household food insecurity and undernutrition in children below 5 years living in different geographical areas in East Java, Indonesia

Introduction: Geographical conditions may be linked with food insecurity and growth retardation in young children. This research assessed household food insecurity status and undernutrition in different geographical areas. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in four different types of geographical areas: coastal, limestone, agricultural and municipality, which were purposely selected in East Java Province. The samples were households with children aged below 5 years. A total of 736 households that fulflled the inclusion criteria were recruited. Household food security was assessed using the Household Food Security Supplement Measure (US-HFSSM) adapted for developing countries. Nutritional status of children was determined and classifed according to World Health Organization Growth Standard (2006). Results: Prevalence and severity of household food insecurity differed signifcantly among the different geographical areas. Almost half (44.8%) of the households were categorised as “food insecure without hunger”. Prevalence of “hunger” was highest in coastal (7.2%) and limestone areas (5.3%). Highest prevalence of stunting was in coastal areas (11.6%), whereas highest prevalence of wasting (6.2%) and underweight (8.9%) were in limestone areas. Prevalence of undernutrition was relatively low among children living in municipalities. The differences in the distribution of undernutrition of young children and household food insecurity status were statistically associated with the types of geographical areas. Conclusion: Prevalence of household food insecurity differed according to the types of geographical areas in East Java. Prevalence of household food insecurity and young child undernutrition were greater for households in the coastal and limestone areas, compared to those in the agricultural and municipality areas.
RAG1 high expression associated with IKZF1 dysfunction in adult B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukemia

The recombination mediated by recombination activating gene (RAG) is not only the dominant mutational process but also the predominant driver of oncogenic genomic rearrangement in acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). It is further responsible for leukemic clonal evolution. In this study, significant RAG1 increase is observed in the subsets of B-ALL patients, and high expression of RAG1 is observed to be correlated with high proliferation markers. IKZF1-encoded protein, IKAROS, directly binds to the RAG1 promoter and regulates RAG1 expression in leukemic cells. CK2 inhibitor by increasing IKAROS activity significantly suppresses RAG1 expression in ALL in an IKAROS-dependent manner. Patients with IKZF1 deletion have significantly higher expression of RAG1 compared to that without IKZF1 deletion. CK2 inhibitor treatment also results in an increase in IKZF1 binding to the RAG1 promoter and suppression of RAG1 expression in primary ALL cells. Taken together, these results demonstrate that RAG1 high expression is associated with high proliferation markers in B-ALL. Our data for the first time proved that RAG1 expression is directly suppressed by IKAROS. Our results also reveal drive oncogenesis of B-ALL is driven by high expression of RAG1 with IKAROS dysfunction together, which have significance in an integrated prognostic model for adult ALL.
Phosphonate Fungicides for Control of Diseases Caused by Phytophthora

In greenhouse experiments, seedlings of Persea indica, an avocado relative, planted into soil naturally infested with Phytophthora cinnamomi did not develop root rot when treated with a foliar spray or soil drench of potassium phosphonate or fosetyl-aluminum (trade name = Aliette®). Potassium phosphonate was prepared by adding potassium hydroxide to phosphorous acid in water. Potassium phosphonate and fosetyl-aluminum also controlled stem canker of bare-rooted seedlings of P. indica caused by P. citricola. Phosphonate incorporated into culture media was more inhibitory toward growth of Phytophthora species than was fosetylaluminum. Two days after treating plant tissue with fosetyl-aluminum, more than 95% of the parent compound was degraded to phosphonate. Concentrations of phosphonate in plants treated with fosetyl-aluminum or with potassium phosphonate were sufficiently high to directly inhibit growth of Phytophthora. In the laboratory, use of chemical mutagenesis procedures led to the development of pathogenic isolates of Phytophthora which were resistant to high concentrations of phosphonate. In the field, a breakdown in control by fosetyl-aluminum of root rot, caused by P. cinnamomi, has been recorded in France. The risk of this occurring with avocados under California conditions needs to be assessed if these valuable fungicides are to be used intensively and over extended periods of time.
Epigenetic Regulation of the Cell Type–Specific Gene 14-3-3 r 1

Epigenetic control participates in processes crucial in mammalian development, such as X-chromosome inactivation, gene imprinting, and cell type–specific gene expression. We provide evidence that the p53-inducible gene 14-3-3 s is a new example of a gene important to human cancer, where epigenetic mechanisms participate in the control of normal cell type–specific expression, as well as aberrant gene silencing in cancer cells. Like a previously identified cell type–specific gene maspin , 14-3-3 s is a p53-inducible gene; however, it participates in G2/M arrest in response to DNA-damaging agents. 14-3-3 s expression is restricted to certain epithelial cell types, including breast and prostate, whereas expression is absent in nonepithelial tissues such as fibroblasts and lymphocytes. In this report, we show that in normal cells expressing 14-3-3 s , the 14-3-3 s CpG island is unmethylated; associated with acetylated histones, unmethylated histone H3 lysine 9; and an accessible chromatin structure. By contrast, normal cells that do not express 14-3-3 s have a methylated 14-3-3 s CpG island with hypoacetylated histones, methylated histone H3 lysine 9, and an inaccessible chromatin structure. These findings extend the spectrum of cell type– specific genes controlled partly by normal epigenetic mechanisms, and suggest that this subset of genes may represent important targets of epigenetic dysregulation in human cancer. status quantitative
Potato productivity and nitrogen using efficiency as influenced by green manure management and doses

Green manures (GM) are gaining recent attention for economic and environmental concerns. Biomass quantity and management strategies are key factors for soil-plant system to improve vegetable production. The present experiment aimed to investigate the influence of sunhemp (Crotalaria juncea L.) application timing and doses as a source of nitrogen on potato yield, dry matter production and nitrogen using efficiency (NUE). Eight treatments were arranged in split plot design in a complete randomized block with four replicates. The main plots consisted of GM supplying time whereas 100% of the GM biomass was applied at 15 days before planting and split application, 50% at 15 days before planting and 50 % at 15 days after planting. Moreover, four doses (75, 150, 225 and 300 kg N ha) occupied the sub plots. Splitting GM nitrogen doses produced higher total and marketable tuber yield by approximately 7 % than full dose incorporation before planting. Moreover, tuber dry matter production (t ha) increased by 9.5 % as well. Total, marketable yield and dry matter production were linearly increased by increasing GM nitrogen dose. However, both management timing and doses did not influence tuber dry matter content (%). Comparisons of NUE means demonstrated that splitting GM dose increased total and marketable yield per each nitrogen unit more than incorporation before planting. The green manure sunhemp could be accounted for adequate nitrogen supply when used solely in potato farms. Moreover, split application could provide a better synchrony of nitrogen which enhances potatoes productivity and nitrogen using efficiency.
Initial Discussion of the Noah ’ s Ark Model

The challenge of using limited funds to protect biodiversity has motivated much important research. One important line of work has been based upon the Noah’s Ark metaphor developed by Weitzman (1998). I summarize the main criticisms of that model and use those to develop heuristically a new variation of that model. That new policy ranking model includes ecological value and diversity as well as the economic benefits and costs and probability of successful protection that Weitzman used. I demonstrate the model with an example of two policies intended to enhance Keoladeo National Park in India, and conclude by discussing how the example highlights the importance of the interactions of all five of those aspects.
The gold price in times of crisis Journal Item

Motivated by the recent gold price boom, this paper examines whether an asset bubble exists in the gold market. We approximate gold’s fundamental value using several econometric models and apply a Markov regime-switching Augmented Dickey-Fuller (ADF) test which has substantial power for detecting explosive behavior. Although our results are sensitive to the specification of the fundamental value, we show that a model accounting for the current European sovereign debt crisis accurately tracks the gold price observed in the market. We also note that inflation in a general commodity price index and gold ETF demand have a potential to explain the price trajectory. JEL Classification: G10, G11, G12, G18
SOCIAL CAPITAL, NATIONAL VALUES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS IMMIGRANTS: EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE FROM THE EUROPEAN UNION AND NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES

The main objective of this study was to investigate the relationship between social capital, national values and immigration attitudes comparatively in three groups of countries – old EU members (WE), new member states (NMS) and neighbouring countries (NC). Under this general objective, the following research questions could be identified: how do national values and attitudes towards immigrants influence different aspects of social capital among immigrant population in Europe? And vice versa, which is the influence of immigration on native people’s immigration attitudes? Does social capital increase tolerance towards immigrants or not? Are there any differences between EU old and new member states and neighbouring countries due to their different immigration history and path-dependence?
Clone of Chicken KISS-1 Like Gene and Expression Analysis of Relevant ESTs

Puberty onset is a complex biological process. The increased pulsatile release of gonadotrophin releasing hormone (GnRH) from the hypothalamus is the determined event. Kisspeptins, encoded by KISS-1 gene, can directly promote GnRH secretion through its receptor GPR54 and initiate the puberty process. So, KISS-1/GPR54 system is considered as the gatekeeper of puberty onset. However, to date the avian KISS-1gene has still not been interpreted clearly in GenBank. In this study, we determine the chr26:1522493-1532710 as the candidate region to clone KISS-1 like gene for chicken by analyzing the distribution of KISS-1 and its up/down-stream genes in other species. The sequence of this region is complemented by PCR and sequencing. Nine relevant ESTs that match to the region with 50% ~ 65% similarity are found by BLAST, and two novel prolonged ESTs are found to express in the chicken hypothalamus.