Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Breeding for flooding tolerant maize using "teosinte" as a germplasm resource

Flooding or waterlogging is a major factor in reducing crop yields. In order to increase crop productivity in temporarily flooded soils, development of flooding-tolerant lines is required. Three primary factors affecting flooding tolerance in plants have been reported: (1) the ability to grow adventitious roots at the soil surface during flooding; (2) the capacity to form root aeren- chyma; and (3) tolerance to toxins (e.g., Fe 2+ , H2S) under reducing soil conditions. By analyzing these components separately, it could be possible to perform selections for genotypes exhibiting varying degrees of flooding tolerance. In quantitative trait locus (QTL) analyses for flooding tolerance, using teosinte as a germ- plasm resource, we have identified several QTLs associated to flooding traits. Based on the DNA marker information linked to flooding toler- ance-related QTLs, the potential transfer of QTLs conferring flooding tolerance from teosinte to maize and pyramiding these QTLs into selected maize lines are now possible.
Epitaxial growth and ferrimagnetic behavior of MnFe2O4(111) ultrathin layers for room-temperature spin filtering

We report on the epitaxial growth and physical properties of spinel MnFe2O4(111) thin films with thicknesses down to 2 nm. The thin films, grown on alpha-Al2O3(0001) single crystals or Pt(111) buffer layers by oxygen-assisted molecular beam epitaxy, exhibit high structural order with sharp interfaces and low roughness. The electrical and magnetic properties are carefully investigated and it is shown that MnFe2O4(111) ultrathin films keep an insulating and ferrimagnetic behavior at room temperature. Special attention is given to the iron/manganese valence state and the cationic ordering. X-ray absorption spectroscopy and magnetic circular dichroism measurements reveal that thin films contain mainly Fe3+ and Mn2+ cations, distributed predominantly in a normal spinel structure. This study proves the high potential of MnFe2O4 to be used as a magnetic tunnel barrier for spin filtering applications at room temperature.
Music Notation Software as a Means to Facilitate the Study of Singing Musical Scores

Introduction . Learning to read music is a complex task which becomes more difficult if it involves students who have different levels of music knowledge. The cognitive load theory maintains that acquiring new knowledge or the development of new abilities imposes a cognitive effort which depends on: a) instructional design; b) complexity of the task and c) previous knowledge. Method . In the present study eleven students varying in previous musical studies participated in a comparative assessment of music reading exercises using two different kinds of help: usual music instrument and music notation software. Load Cognitive Theory was used as a conceptual framework to determine which interface would be better (imposing low cognitive load) according to both exercises’ difficulty levels and students´ previous musical studies. The study involved a mixed factorial experimental design with the following independent within-subjects factors and levels 1) Type of Interface: music instrument and music notation software; 2) Music exercises difficulty: level I and level II. The between-subject factor in this study was: 3) Previous Musical Studies: academic and non-academic music studies. Results . Results showed that for the most of variables related with cognitive load, music notation software seemed that imposes less additional cognitive load than music instrument when students had no academic music studies and especially when they studied high-level music exercises. In these cases music notation software was a useful help to support music score study. Discussion or Conclusion . The music notation software allows to perceive clearly the relationship between written notation and sound and probably it makes easier the memorization of these pairs. This kind of media could be a useful tool for students with difficulties and for those who didn´t because of the options´ software, which allows music edition, composing, etc. -(instrument and computer program) by a more naturalistic research method. These qualitative data could complete quantitative data in order to build a more comprehensive frame for understanding the role of the interface and its impact in music reading learning. This study was carried out by using a single experiment to obtain and contrast results of two different helps to study music reading scores. So, only the direct impact of both tools was assessed. It would be interesting to explore the use of these tools in the transference of learning, that is, to study the effects of knowledge and skills acquired or developed by the interface into new situations. A longitudinal hybrid study in the Solfège lessons would be useful to obtain and contrast quantitative and qualitative data in order to get a more complete frame of the real impact of these important music learning tools.
Implementasi Model Pembelajaran Inkuiri Menggunakan Strategi REACT Untuk Meningkatkan Hasil Belajar Fisika Siswa SMA

T he aim s of this research are to know the influence of implementation of inquiry learning model by using REACT strategy to physics student learning outcomes and the difference of physics learning outcomes improvement between class applying inquiry learning model using REACT strategy and class using DI model. This research was conducted in SMA Negeri 1 Pringsewu, in 2018, with a pretest-posttest control group design study. Wilcoxon test results show that the implementation of inquiry learning model using REACT strategy has the significant effect on physics learning result of high school students with significance value 0,000. The results of the Independent Sample T-Test show that the class with inquiry learning model using the REACT strategy has a higher learning outcome of the class using the DI model, with N-gain 1,298 times greater than the N-gain class using the DI model. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh implementasi model pembelajaran inkuiri menggunakan strategi REACT terhadap hasil belajar fisika siswa SMA dan perbedaan peningkatan hasil belajar fisika antara kelas yang menerapkan model pembelajaran inkuiri menggunakan strategi REACT dengan kelas yang menggunakan model DI . Penelitian dilakukan di SMA Negeri 1 Pringsewu, pada semester genap tahun 2018, dengan desain penelitian pretest posttest control group . Hasil uji Wilcoxon menunjukkan bahwa implementasi model pembelajaran inkuiri menggunakan strategi REACT berpengaruh signifikan terhadap hasil belajar fisika siswa SMA, dengan nilai signifikansi 0,000. Hasil uji Independent Sample T-Test menunjukkan kelas dengan model pembelajaran inkuiri menggunakan strategi REACT memiliki peningkatan hasil belajar lebih tinggi dari kelas yang menggunakan model DI , dengan N-gain 1,298 kali lebih besar dari N-gain kelas yang menggunakan model DI. Kata kunci: hasil belajar, inkuiri, strategi REACT
A high performance hysteresis current control of a permanent magnet synchronous motor drive

A high performance hysteresis current control of a permanent magnet synchronous motor (PMSM) drive is developed in this paper. The core advantage of field orientation control (FOC) is utilized to separate the flux and torque control components of the stator current of the PMSM. Specifically, the objectives of this work are to develop and utilize the HCC algorithm for FOC of a complete closed-loop speed-controlled PMSM drive system, optimize the control algorithm to obtain fast speed response while maintaining effective current and torque tracking, and examine the hysteresis current control action clearly showing the inverter switching and the effects of hysteresis band selection. Being a speed-controlled system, the suitability of the developed model with constant, step, and ramp reference speed inputs is examined. The results obtained show that the developed model and algorithm based on hysteresis current control offer effective current and torque in all scenarios tested.
Are developing countries ready for first world waste policy instruments

The findings of on-going research conducted within South Africa on waste policy instruments shows that while typical command-and-control instruments lack effective monitoring and enforcement, alternative policy instruments such as economic or information based strategies, are either slow to find favour or fail soon after implementation. Developing countries, such as South Africa, face a number of challenges to the successful implementation of alternative, first world, waste policy instruments including institutional challenges (financial and human resources); insufficient political support; an unsupportive legal environment; lack of clarity regarding the role of government and the intention of policy, leading to a lack of ownership and to ineffective policy; and a lack of supporting data. However, these challenges do not imply that there is no place for such instruments in developing countries. Instead, what is needed in the implementation of waste policy instruments in developing countries is a stagebased, tailored approach, which takes cognisance of identified challenges in their design and implementation, thereby recognising the realities of developing country circumstances.
PSYCHOSOCIAL FACTORS PREDICTING CREATIVITY AND THE MEDIATORY ROLE OF PRONENESS TO DIVORCE AMONG MARRIED EMPLOYEES OF FINTECH ORGANISATIONS IN LAGOS

Employees’ creativity is an important attribute with far reaching implication especially within the FINTECH organisations. Despite the fledging nature of the FINTECH space in Nigeria and indeed Africa as a whole as well as the need for creative workforce within this sector, not much has been done in terms of empirical research to determine factors that could predict creativity among employees within this fast developing sector. This study represents an attempt at looking at possible factors that could have implication for creativity among married employees. 229 Participants were drawn from five selected FINTECH organisations in Lagos. Their age ranged between 26-63 years with a mean age of 36 years and a standard deviation of 5.47. The study participants also comprised of 134 (58.5%) male employees and 85 (37.1%) female employees. Multiple regression analysis was employed to test the independent and joint influence of marital satisfaction, marital commitment, familism and religiosity on creativity as well as the mediatory role of proneness to divorce. Results showed that (commitment to marriage, familism, marital satisfaction and religiosity) have a significant joint influence on employee creativity (F (4, 223) = 24.766, P . 05). these findings were discussed in the light of reviewed literature.
Adaptive Decode-and-Forward Cooperative Networks with Multiple Relay Nodes

We propose an adaptive cooperative scheme with a multi-relay node that achieves high bandwidth efficiency and achieves better SEP performance. In the proposed protocol, if the quality of the direct channel is better than that of the all channels from relays to destination, the source will transmit directly to the destination. Otherwise, the source broadcasts the signal and then a potential relay will be chosen to help the source. A re-transmission will also occur if the potential relay cannot be detected. The spectral efficiency is first derived by calculating the probability of each mode, i.e., direct and cooperation transmission. Subsequently, the SEP performance of M-PSK modulation for the scheme is analyzed by considering each event where the source transmits data to the destination. Finally, the obtained analytical results are verified through computer simulations.
Distributive and Paternalist Motives in Contract and Tort Law, with Special Reference to Compulsory Terms and Unequal Bargaining Power

rather than at gunpoint, might agree that over the long run a contract defense of duress would be a good thing for them. So long as there is no disagreement as to the values or moral vision on which to act, the decision maker is not acting paternalistically. Some issues that have often been addressed with paternalist motives are the legality of the possession of prohibited substances; whether there should be required terms in various types of contracts, such as marriage or consumer sales contracts; and the extent to which infants, idiots and seamen are subject to the same contract regime as "normal" people. As in the case of distributive motives, each of these issues can be resolved through the application of tests that do not involve paternalism. One might try to settle each by appeal to distributive considerations, as well as by appeal to fairness, morality, or rights. 3. Efficiency Motives A decision maker acting from efficiency motives accepts the rules of the previous regime as legitimate from the [VOL. 41 MOTIVES IN CONTRACT AND TORT LAW point of view of fairness, morality, rights, distribution or whatever. His goal is to modify one of these rules so as to make everyone affected better off, by their own criteria of better-offness, than they would have been under the old dispensation. This will be possible where transaction costs of one kind or another have prevented parties under the previous regime from making an exchange. If the decision maker knows that this exchange would have occurred, he may be able to induce the parties to perform it by the right modification of the background rules. Some examples of issues that decision makers often approach with efficiency motives are: whether there should be nondisclaimable warranties attached to consumer goods in circumstances where consumers can't cheaply acquire information that would allow them to assess product safety, and sellers have incentives not to provide this information; what should be the rules of damages for breach of contract; whether sports arenas should be liable for damage inflicted by one fan on another. Of course, each of these issues can be approached with quite different motives, or with a set of motives that lead to conflicting
FRAGILE SELF-ESTEEM AND ALCOHOL-RELATED NEGATIVE CONSEQUENCES AMONG COLLEGE STUDENT DRINKERS

The pattern of alcohol consumption among college students and its negative consequences have been extensively studied. The purpose of the present study was to gain a better understanding of the connection between self-esteem and alcohol use among college students. Participants were 623 undergraduates who completed measures of self-esteem level (i.e., an overall evaluation of one's own value and worth), contingent self-esteem (i.e., what an individual believes he or she must accomplish in order to have value and worth as a person), alcohol use, harmful drinking patterns, and negative consequences of alcohol use. Our results show that individuals who possess high levels of self-esteem that are contingent (their positive self-views are strongly influenced by whether they have met the goals or standards they have set for themselves) report more alcohol-related negative consequences than individuals with noncontingent high self-esteem. Implications of these findings for understanding the connection between sel.
Biodiversity loss in a small riverine wetland of the Ticino river (Lombardia, Northern Italy)

Wetlands are heterogeneous habitats that include various biotopes with different formations, structures and geographical positions. There are many small wetlands in the Ticino river area around Pavia (Lombardia, Northern Italy), many of which evolve naturally and originate from abandoned riverbeds, isolated river meanders, oxbow lakes or small ponds fed by terrace springs or underground waters. We decided to consider the evolution of one of these wetlands, namely the Topo oxbow lake. It had previously been studied 24 years ago (1988-1990), so we compared the results with those collected during a recent one-year investigation (June 2011-June 2012) on the following aspects: dimensions, hydrometric level fluctuation and bathymetry, principal chemical-physical parameters, hygrophytic and aquatic vegetation, and zooplankton communities. The resulting geo-morphological and biotic community changes are typical of riverine wetlands, thus supporting the hypothesis that this oxbow lake is following its natural evolution. Morphological changes in the oxbow lake should influence its biotic communities: the high plant biomass that existed in the past could be considered to have been the first step towards eutrophication, but the oxbow lake remained at mesotrophic level due to high biodiversity and dissolved oxygen levels in the water. Nowadays, the lower biodiversity in aquatic plants and zooplankton suggests a trophic level shift towards eutrophication due to the endogenous evolution of the oxbow lake. However, these ideas are not supported by the physical and chemical parameters of the water which indicate that the oxbow lake is still at mesotrophic level. We would suggest planning a gentle restoration of this biotope, with the aim of rejuvenating the physical habitat to ensure the long-term ecological functioning of the aquatic environment.
Rethinking engagement: Exploring women’s technology use during the perinatal period through a Kaupapa Māori consistent approach

A Corresponding Author: n.gasteiger@ auckland.ac. nz B School of Population Health, The University of Auckland C Te Kupenga Hauora Māori, The University of Auckland Background: Barriers to accessing perinatal health services in New Zealand remain a significant problem, especially for Māori and rural populations. Information technologies and telehealth can facilitate the distribution of health-related information and promote provider engagement during the perinatal period. Aim: This study explored the perceptions and use of technologies by women and their partners who were pregnant or new mothers/caregivers and who utilised Kaupapa Māori perinatal health services. Method: A Kaupapa Māori consistent methodology was applied. An equal explanatory sampling approach was used for recruitment. Conversational interviews were conducted with a total of nine Northland-residing participants of an antenatal programme. Data were analysed thematically. Findings: Four overarching themes emerged from the interview narratives: communication, information, facilitators and barriers. Participants used a range of online tools to access diverse healthrelated topics and executed autonomous control over the information gained. The credibility and reputability of sources as well as knowledge sharing were valued. Similar technologies were used to communicate with perinatal healthcare providers, including lead maternity carers, and to make in-person appointments. Barriers were related to the technology itself or the experience of using it, whilst ease of access and emotional elements facilitated engagement. Participants were generally satisfied with the technologies. Conclusion: Technology can play an important role in health literacy and minimising barriers to perinatal healthcare, by facilitating the distribution of information and promoting provider engagement. As the research indicated that online tools and services available in Northland are generally adequate for the population served, perinatal healthcare providers should leverage these to further promote engagement with service users. It is crucial that Māori health values such as whānau (extended family structures) and kanohi ki te kanohi (face-to-face interactions) are incorporated for successful perinatal healthcare delivery via telehealth.
Systematic Descriptions and Taxonomic studies on Three (3) Species of Plumeria in North Central Nigeria

Comparative macro and micromorphology of the leaf and floral features of three species of Plumeria was carried out. The aim was to establish the degree of relatedness or separation of the species through the use of macro-morphology, epidermal and floral features as systematic and taxonomic evidences on three species. All the species possessed unvaried anomocytic stomata type on the abaxial surfaces only. Leaf epidermal cells were irregular in shape with the exception of Plumeria rubra which possessed pentagonal and hexagonal epidermal cell shapes. Stomata index varied from species to species on the abaxial surfaces and could be applied in their delineation. The index for Plumeria rubra, Plumeria obtusa and Plumeria lute were 62.34%, 63.31% and 49.57% respectively. Macroscopically, the leaves of all the species were simple and lanceolate, except for P. obtusa that is elliptic. The apices of P. rubra and P.lutea are acuminate while that of P. obtusa is acute, the leaf margin of P. rubra is undulate while those of P. obtusa and P. lutea are entire. However, flower type, symmetry, inflorescence, arrangement, calyx colour, corolla shapes, floral formula and floral diagram were unvaried and affirm relatedness and placement in same genus. Variations were however observed in the colour of petals. P. rubra is red with yellow centre, while the colour of P. obtusa is white with yellow centre. P. lutea is yellow fading to white at the tip. The similarities and overlaps observed in the leaf and floral morphology, cell shape, stomata type and stomata index of the species have provided evidence for their genetic and evolutionary relationship and justification for their common grouping at the generic and specific taxa circumscription. These are reported for the first and maiden in its application in three species of Plumeria.