Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Magnetic cycles at different ages of stars

We study the different patterns of interannual magnetic variability in stars on or near the lower main sequence, approximately solar-type (G-K dwarf) stars in time series of 36 years from the Mount Wilson Observatory Ca\,{\sc ii}\,H\&K survey. Our main aim is to search for correlations between cycles, activity measures and ages. Time-frequency analysis has been used to discern and reveal patterns and morphology of stellar activity cycles, including multiple and changing cycles, in the datasets. Both the results from short-term Fourier transform and its refinement using the Choi-Williams distribution, with better frequency resolution, are presented in this study. Rotational periods of the stars were derived using multi-frequency Fourier analysis.From the studied 29 stars we found at least one activity cycle on 28 of them. Twelve stars, with longer rotational periods ($39.7\pm6.0$ days) have simple, smooth cycles, and the rest of the stars, with on-average much faster rotation ($18.1\pm12.2$ days) show complex and sometimes vigorously changing, multiple cycles. The cycles are longer and quite uniform in the first group ($9.7\pm1.9$ years), while are generally shorter and with greater variety in the second one ($7.6\pm4.9$). There is a clear age division between stars with smooth and complex cycles that follows the known separation between the older and younger stars at around 2 to 3~Gyr of age.
Effect of age and diameter class on the properties of wood from clonal Eucalyptus

The objective of this work was to evaluate the influence of age and diameter class on the physical, thermal and chemical characteristics of a clone of Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus urophylla. The material originated from a reforestation site owned by GERDAU S.A. and included trees at age 34, 48, 61, 74 and 86 months. Two trees were selected per age in each diameter class, observing the proportion of each established plot. Analyses of physical characteristics included wood basic density, dry matter weight and carbon stock, and of chemical characteristics included holocellulose, total extractives content, total lignin and ash content, in addition to elemental and thermal analysis of the wood. Results led to the conclusion that most wood properties were influenced by age and diameter class. The species was found to have great potential for production of biomass and generation of heat energy, potentially convertible into mechanical energy and electricity.
Quality and Nutritional Evaluation of Regina Tomato, a Traditional Long-Storage Landrace of Puglia (Southern Italy)

Regina tomato, a locally cultivated Italian landrace, is listed as an item in the ‘List of Traditional Agri-Food Products’ of the Italian Department for Agriculture and itemised as ‘Slow Food presidium’ by the Slow Food Foundation. It is classified as a long-storage tomato since it can be preserved for several months after harvest thanks to its thick and coriaceous skin. Three ecotypes were investigated for main physical and chemical traits both at harvest and after three months of storage. Experimental results indicate that this tomato landrace has a qualitative profile characterized by high concentrations of tocopherols, lycopene and ascorbic acid (maximum 28.6 and 53.7 mg/kg fresh weight, FW, and 0.28 mg/g FW, respectively) even after a long storage time, together with lower average Total Soluble Solids. The initial and post-storage contents of the bioactive compounds changed at a different rate in each ecotype (i.e., in Monopoli Regina tomato the highest content of α-Tocopherol, thereafter reduced to the same level of the other two ecotypes). These results indicate unique and unmistakable features of this long-storage tomato, closely linked to the geographic origin area that include both natural (available technical inputs) and human (specific cultural practices) factors.
National Differences in Stakeholder Pressure to Adopt Codes of Ethics: A Four-Country Study

﻿Academic research related to the perceived value of ethics codes in different national contexts has been limited despite burgeoning interest by managers, government officials and members of international nonprofit organizations. The purpose of this study is to assess the relationship between promoting a positive external firm image and stakeholder pressure to adopt codes of ethics. Moreover, we assess the extent to which market and non-market stakeholder pressure varies across national borders. A survey instrument developed in the United States is adapted to a cross-national setting and hypotheses related to codes of ethics are tested. Empirical results based on 540 respondents from four nations, Peru, China, the United States and Canada, support that national differences exist with respect to perceptions of ethics codes. A significant relationship between creating an external image and perceived pressure from stakeholders is also identified. Study limitations, managerial implications, and promising future research directions are also discussed.
Core Discing and Other Drilling Effects in DSDP Leg 42A Mediterranean Sediment Cores

Since deep-sea drilling began in Autumn 1968, the Deep Sea Drilling Project staff scientists and technicians, together with the continually changing scientific teams aboard Glomar Challenger have learned by experience to identify artifacts in the recovered sediments and rocks that were caused by the coring process. Most of these are immediately recognizable as drilling-induced features, but a number are subtle and are very similar to certain sedimentary structures. The analysis of sedimentary structures is recognized as a powerful tool when used by geologists for paleoenvironmental interpretation. Unfortunately there has been no attempt to catalogue all new occurrences of supposed drilling artifacts as they were encountered during the life of DSDP. This lack of suitable reference material has sometimes resulted in misidentification of structural features and their erroneous use as part of a paleoenvironmental interpretation for the sediments under study.
Postmeal exercise blunts postprandial glucose excursions in people on metformin monotherapy.

Metformin is used clinically to reduce fasting glucose with minimal effects on postprandial glucose. Postmeal exercise reduces postprandial glucose and may offer additional glucose-lowering benefit beyond that of metformin alone, yet controversy exists surrounding exercise and metformin interactions. It is currently unknown how postmeal exercise and metformin monotherapy in combination will affect postprandial glucose. Thus, we examined the independent and combined effects of postmeal exercise and metformin monotherapy on postprandial glucose. A randomized crossover design was used to assess the influence of postmeal exercise on postprandial glucose excursions in 10 people treated with metformin monotherapy (57 ± 10 yr, HbA1C = 6.3 ± 0.6%). Each participant completed the following four conditions: sedentary and postmeal exercise (5 × 10-min bouts of treadmill walking at 60% V̇o2max) with metformin and sedentary and postmeal exercise without metformin. Peak postprandial glucose within a 2-h time window and 2-h total area under the curve was assessed after a standardized breakfast meal, using continuous glucose monitoring. Postmeal exercise significantly blunted 2-h peak (P = 0.001) and 2-h area under the curve (P = 0.006), with the lowest peak postprandial glucose excursion observed with postmeal exercise and metformin combined (P < 0.05 vs. all other conditions: metformin/sedentary: 12 ± 3.4, metformin/exercise: 9.7 ± 2.3, washout/sedentary: 13.3 ± 3.2, washout/exercise: 11.1 ± 3.4 mmol/l). Postmeal exercise and metformin in combination resulted in the lowest peak postprandial glucose excursion compared with either treatment modality alone. Exercise timed to the postprandial phase may be important for optimizing glucose control during metformin monotherapy.NEW & NOTEWORTHY The interactive effects of metformin and exercise on key physiological outcomes remain an area of controversy. Findings from this study show that the combination of metformin monotherapy and moderate-intensity postmeal exercise led to beneficial reductions in postprandial glucose excursions. Postmeal exercise may be a useful strategy for the management of postprandial glucose in people on metformin.
A Numerical Study on the Performance of a Catamaran-Shaped Floating Breakwater

The efficiency of a catamaran-type fixed floating breakwater (FB) under regular waves is investigated numerically with the use of a 2DV URANS model. This type of structure consists of two immersed vertical barriers that are built as a monolithic structure along with the deck and can be supported on piles. The study is focused on the effect of the immersed vertical barriers of the FB and their spacing on the wave transmission and reflection characteristics. For comparison, a box-type FB is also studied numerically with the same draught as the immersed vertical barriers. It is found that the performance of the catamaran FB is improved considerably with the increase of the relative depth of immersion, Dr/D (Dr=Depth of immersed vertical barrier, D=water depth). Values for the transmission coefficient less than 0.1 are obtained for Dr/D>0.4 The efficiency of the box FB is also increased with increasing relative draught, but this influence is less strong than that of the catamaran FB. For Dr/D 0.33, increased values of the reflection coefficient, greater than 0.7, are obtained for both types of FB. The effect of spacing S between the two immersed vertical barriers is not significant and resonance can be observed when S/L=n/2, (n=1,2,3…). The detailed velocity field around the structure is presented in order to show the hydrodynamic performance of that type of FB.
Exploring working conditions as determinants of job satisfaction: an empirical test among Catalonia service workers

Job satisfaction is particularly important in the service industries since it involves direct contact with customers and thus has a direct influence on company performance. This paper analyses the impact of 10 working conditions on job satisfaction by means of structural equation modeling in a representative stratified random sample of 1553 service sector employees in Catalonia, Spain. Significant effects in social aspects (recognition of a job well done and social support) were found, followed by psychological loads (emotional demands and job insecurity) and by task contents (development and meaning, and predictability). These variables explained 50% of the variance in job satisfaction.
Mutation of Ser 172 in yeast β tubulin induces defects in microtubule dynamics and cell division

Ser172 of b tubulin is an important residue that is mutated in a human brain disease and phosphorylated by the cyclindependent kinase Cdk1 in mammalian cells. To examine the role of this residue, we used the yeast S. cerevisiae as a model and produced two different mutations (S172A and S172E) of the conserved Ser172 in the yeast b tubulin Tub2p. The two mutants showed impaired cell growth on benomyl-containing medium and at cold temperatures, altered microtubule (MT) dynamics, and altered nucleus positioning and segregation. When cytoplasmic MT effectors Dyn1p or Kar9p were deleted in S172A and S172E mutants, cells were viable but presented increased ploidy. Furthermore, the two b tubulin mutations exhibited synthetic lethal interactions with Bik1p, Bim1p or Kar3p, which are effectors of cytoplasmic and spindle MTs. In the absence of Mad2p-dependent spindle checkpoint, both mutations are deleterious. These findings show the importance of Ser172 for the correct function of both cytoplasmic and spindle MTs and for normal cell division. Citation: Caudron F, Denarier E, Thibout-Quintana J-C, Brocard J, Andrieux A, et al. (2010) Mutation of Ser172 in Yeast b Tubulin Induces Defects in Microtubule Dynamics and Cell Division. PLoS ONE 5(10): e13553. doi:10.1371/journal.pone. 0013553 Editor: Robert Alan Arkowitz, CNRS UMR6543, Université de Nice, Sophia Antipolis, France Received January 12, 2010; Accepted September 25, 2010; Published October 21, 2010 Copyright: 2010 Caudron et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Funding: This work was supported in part by grants from Agence Nationale Recherche Tyr-TIPs (Blan07-2_187328), La Ligue contre le cancer (R07Job), Association Recherche sur le Cancer (4892 and 7927) to AA team. The funders had no role in study design, data collection and analysis, decision to publish, or preparation of the manuscript. Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist. * E-mail: anne.fourest-lieuvin@ujf-grenoble.fr . These authors contributed equally to this work.
Fracionamento do grão de Amaranthus cruentus brasileiro por moagem e suas características composicionais

Grain amaranth is normally consumed whole. The effect of milling on the chemical and nutritional composition, stability to oxidation and color of the flours of the Brazilian grain amaranth (Amaranthus cruentus) has been assessed. Grains of the cv Japonica were pre-conditioned to moistures from 9.2 to 13.7% and fractionated in a cereal mill. Increasing the moisture resulted in a pronounced decrease of flour yield from 39 to 14%. The refined flour (break and reduction fractions combined) of the 9.2% moisture grain showed a total protein content of 13.9%, against the 16.2% of the whole flour, whereas the total lipid content fell from 6.78 to 6.11% with no detectable change in oxidative stability after refining. The fiber content was reduced slightly, from 4.6 to 3.8% for the highest and the lowest moisture contents, respectively, while the lighter color attribute of the flour increased with processing. It is concluded that in spite of the better appearance and high protein content of the refined flour, milling of grain amaranth will result in low yields and that refining will not remove any substantial amounts of oil that would guarantee higher oxidation stability to the flour.
Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics—2016 Update: A Report From the American Heart Association

Author(s): Writing Group Members; Mozaffarian, Dariush; Benjamin, Emelia J; Go, Alan S; Arnett, Donna K; Blaha, Michael J; Cushman, Mary; Das, Sandeep R; de Ferranti, Sarah; Despres, Jean-Pierre; Fullerton, Heather J; Howard, Virginia J; Huffman, Mark D; Isasi, Carmen R; Jimenez, Monik C; Judd, Suzanne E; Kissela, Brett M; Lichtman, Judith H; Lisabeth, Lynda D; Liu, Simin; Mackey, Rachel H; Magid, David J; McGuire, Darren K; Mohler, Emile R; Moy, Claudia S; Muntner, Paul; Mussolino, Michael E; Nasir, Khurram; Neumar, Robert W; Nichol, Graham; Palaniappan, Latha; Pandey, Dilip K; Reeves, Mathew J; Rodriguez, Carlos J; Rosamond, Wayne; Sorlie, Paul D; Stein, Joel; Towfighi, Amytis; Turan, Tanya N; Virani, Salim S; Woo, Daniel; Yeh, Robert W; Turner, Melanie B; American Heart Association Statistics Committee; Stroke Statistics Subcommittee
Spatial vision meets spatial cognition: Examining the effect of visual blur on human navigation perfomance

ix Introduction 1 Visual Function and Mobility 2 Spatial Vision and Visually Guided Cognitive Tasks 5 Navigational Paradigms 7 Outline and Hypotheses 9 Experiment 1 10 Method 10 Participants 10 Stimuli and Materials 11 Procedure 18 Results and Discussion 20 Experiment 2 28
Airborne MAX‐DOAS measurements over California: Testing the NASA OMI tropospheric NO2 product

Airborne Multi‐AXis Differential Optical Absorption Spectroscopy (AMAX‐DOAS) measurements of NO2 tropospheric vertical columns were performed over California for two months in summer 2010. The observations are compared to the NASA Ozone Monitoring Instrument (OMI) tropospheric vertical columns (data product v2.1) in two ways: (1) Median data were compared for the whole time period for selected boxes, and the agreement was found to be fair (R = 0.97, slope = 1.4 ± 0.1, N = 10). (2) A comparison was performed on the mean of coincident AMAX‐DOAS measurements within the area of the corresponding OMI pixels with the tropospheric NASA OMI NO2 assigned to that pixel. The effects of different data filters were assessed. Excellent agreement and a strong correlation (R = 0.85, slope = 1.05 ± 0.09, N = 56) was found for (2) when the data were filtered to eliminate large pixels near the edge of the OMI orbit, the cloud radiance fraction was <50%, the OMI overpass occurred within 2 h of the AMAX‐DOAS measurements, the flight altitude was >2 km, and a representative sample of the footprint was taken by the AMAX‐DOAS instrument. The AMAX‐DOAS and OMI data sets both show a reduction of NO2 tropospheric columns on weekends by 38 ± 24% and 33 ± 11%, respectively. The assumptions in the tropospheric satellite air mass factor simulations were tested using independent measurements of surface albedo, aerosol extinction, and NO2 profiles for Los Angeles for July 2010 indicating an uncertainty of 12%.
Assessing Content in a Curriculum-based EFL Oral Exam: The Importance of Higher-order Thinking Skills

In this study data from verbal protocols and semi-structured interviews was analysed to explore Norwegian EFL teacher raters’ (n=10) orientations towards content in an oral English exam at the upper secondary school level, a context characterized by the absence of a common rating scale for the teacher raters. The content construct was mainly analysed in terms a subject matter dimension and a skills and processes dimension. The results indicated that the teachers were more concerned with the skills and processes dimension (e.g. analysis, reflection) than with the subject matter dimension (e.g. cultural knowledge). Moreover, their understanding of subject matter compared fairly well with the subject curriculum, despite instances of construct underrepresentation. The study points to the prominence of guidance for teacher raters in the assessment of content and to the significance of alerting students to the importance of higher-order thinking skills in language education at this level.
Gastroscopy-related peritonitis in peritoneal Dialysis patients

In indigenous patients with ESKD, a close-knit model of PD delivery, with components including nephrologistinserted catheters and integral involvement of PD nurses, can facilitate the provision of timely, safe, and efficient PD access, despite limitations of geographic remoteness. The incorporation of local health practitioners, indigenous allied health workers, and regular home visits by PD staff can also help to maintain therapy and prevent social dislocation.
m-HEAL THCARE APPROACHES FOR IMPROVING OUTPATIENT ADHERENCE IN S ELF-MANAGEMENT OF C H RONIC DISEASES

Using mobile information technology applications to improve outpatient adherence to prescribed treatment and behavioural changes may be a novel approach for more effective self-management of some chronic diseases and conditions. Non-adherence is a major barrier undermining all healing efforts within disease management programs resulting in the waste of important human and social resources. This indicates that an innovative attempt could be helpful in combating non-adherence through the latest mobile healthcare technologies, combined with a carefully planned approach that encourages self­ management of chronic diseases or conditions. This paper analyzes the factors affecting patient adherence and formulates concrete interventions through which mobile and wireless solutions may address these determinants for some chronic illnesses that may be cared for in outpatient conditions. Six types of interventions are analyzed by mirroring expected benefits and possible challenges associated with their implementation: monitoring, reminding, consulting, informing, supporting, and educating. The work outlines some of the business aspects of using a mobile healthcare philosophy in this area and concludes with several principle questions that will stimulate further research into collaboration between patients and the healthcare system, using mobile solutions in an endeavour to improve adherence.
Does Mandatory Risk Information Disclosure Affect Bank Debt Design? Cross-Country Evidence from Yankee Bond Covenants

This paper investigates the impact of mandatory risk disclosure on the design of foreign bank debt. The Basel II and III Accords require the public disclosure of bank regulatory information under the Pillar 3 or market discipline framework. The new information details bank risk exposures and management strategies, capital adequacy and remuneration practices to enhance market discipline through transparency. We target foreign issuers of US (“Yankee”) to test whether banks domiciled in Pillar 3 regimes increase debt raising in an overseas market and face reduced demand from investors for covenants. Pillar 3 reporting reduces the propensity of banks to raise debt capital abroad, a finding that is attenuated when the banks are domiciled in countries with superior creditor rights protections. Pillar 3 reporting increases the imposition of covenants in Yankee bonds, particularly for banks domiciled in countries with weaker debt law enforcement standards and stronger shareholder rights.
Memantine as an augmenting agent for severe pediatric OCD.

TO THE EDITOR: The present case study is a follow-up to a previous case report (1), published in the Journal, on effective augmentation of the glutamatergic agent memantine to treat severe adult obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). The previous report contributed to converging evidence for a pathogenic glutamatergic role in OCD (2–4). The efficacy and safety of pediatric memantine use warrants investigation, since OCD has childhood onset in at least one-third of patients (5). As an indicated Alzheimer’s disease medication, there have been few case reports on pediatric use of memantine and, to our knowledge, none for the use of memantine to treat pediatric OCD. We describe the effective, safe use of memantine for an adolescent with treatment-resistant OCD.
Linking organizational crises and reactive strategies via dimensions of legitimacy

Research on organizational crises has typically focused on case studies or m easures for crisis prevention, while the social dimension of crises has remained largely unexplored. In some rare exceptions, differences in the efficacy of reactive strategies depending on the type of crisis have been reported. However, the mechanisms behind these differences remain unclear. This paper aims to fill this gap by arguing that organizational crises and effective reactions are linked by different dimensions of legitimacy perceived by stakeholders. To this end, after elaborating on the role of legitimacy in organizational crises, typologies of crises as well as reactive strategies are presented, accompanied by propositions about possible links.
Mass flowering crops enhance pollinator densities at a landscape scale

To counteract the decline of pollinators in Europe, conservation strategies traditionally focus on enhancing the local availability of semi-natural habitats, as supported by the European Union’s Common Agriculture Policy. In contrast, we show that densities of bumblebees, an important pollinator group in agroecosystems, were not determined by the proportion of semi-natural habitats in agricultural landscapes. Instead, bumblebee densities were positively related to the availability of highly rewarding mass flowering crops (i.e. oilseed rape) in the landscape. In addition, mass flowering crops were only effective determinants of bumblebee densities when grown extensively at the landscape scale, but not at smaller local scales. Therefore, future conservation measures should consider the importance of mass flowering crops and the need for management schemes at landscape level to sustain vital pollination services in agroecosystems.