Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Graus de resistência à brusone e produtividade de cultivares melhoradas de arroz de terras altas

The aim of this work was to study the levels of leaf and panicle blast resistance and their effect on grain yield of 12 rice cultivars, in a field experiment, during consecutive three years. The degree of leaf blast and panicle blast resistance was determined by the assessment criteria of area under disease progress curve and disease severity ten days before the harvest, respectively. The cultivars Progresso, Cuiabana, Caiapo, Carajas and Araguaia were superior in descending order for leaf blast resistance. For panicle blast, Carajas and Progresso, exhibited lower disease severities than the rest of the cultivars in the first two years. The grain yields during three years ranged from 83 kg/ha for IAC 201 to 3,617 kg/ha for Rio Paraguai, and the variation was explained by blast severity, in the panicles, as the correlations were negative. The races IB-9, IB-41, IB-13 and IC-27 of Pyricularia grisea obtained from 13 cultivars showed differential interaction. These results permitted to conclude that the degree of resistance of some of the cultivars was inadequate and other measures of disease control are necessary.
Evaluation of molecular diversity of new castor lines (Ricinus communis L.) using random amplifi ed polymorphic DNA markers

The aim of this work was to detect genetic variability among the set of 32 castor genotypes using five random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Amplification of genomic DNA of 32 genotypes, using RAPD analysis, yielded 41 fragments, with an average of 8.20 polymorphic fragments per primer. Number of amplified fragments ranged from 5 to 11, with the size of amplicons varied from 100 to 1200 bp. The polymorphic information content value ranged from 0.598 (RLZ 9) to 0.811 (RLZ 6) with an average of 0.746 and diversity index value ranged from 0.557 (RLZ 9) to 0.889 (RLZ 7) with an average of 0.784. The dendrogram based on hierarchical cluster analysis using unweighted pair group method with arithmetic average algorithm was prepared.
How Financial Analysts Perceive Macroeconomic, Political News And Technical Analysis Signals

The paper describes how Polish financial analysts associate various kinds of measures with future stock prices. Forty financial analysts participated in a questionnaire with items including macroeconomic, political news and technical analysis signals derived from commentaries in Polish economic newspapers. The analysts were asked what market movement they would expect if certain political events, macroeconomic or technical signal occurred. The financial analysts assessed most of the questionnaire items as strongly affecting future stock prices. These findings are interpreted in terms of cognitive psychological biases.
Early Cretaceous syn-rift uplift and tectonic inversion in the Loppa 1 High area , southwestern Barents Sea , Norwegian shelf 2

10 Tectonic inversion of rift basins is most commonly reported in the literature to occur 11 after rifting has ceased. In contrast, we present evidence for syn-rift, localised tectonic 12 inversion from the Loppa High area, southwestern Barents Sea and present a model for 13 the formation of inversion structures as a result of differential uplift. The structures are 14 of early Barremian to mid-Albian age (ca. 131-105Ma) and are focused in, or near pre15 existing extensional boundary faults along the margins of the Loppa High. Inversion is 16 interpreted to be the result of uplift of the high along its inclined boundary faults, 17 leading to space accommodation problems as uplift was not properly compensated by 18 extension in the region. The model constrains the initiation of uplift of the Loppa High 19 to early Barremian and shows that the asymmetric margin configuration of the high 20 may have led to a bulk clockwise rotation of the high around a vertical axis during uplift. 21 The cause of uplift is not fully understood, but suggested to be linked to 22 contemporaneous extreme lithospheric thinning in neighbouring basins to the west. 23 Processes involved may include isostatic flexure, thermal heating, lithological phase 24 changes and/or far-field stresses, although these aspects need to be further tested. 25 26 The present-day Barents Sea forms an epicontinental sea located in the northwestern corner of 27 the Eurasian tectonic plate. It overlies a tectonically extended shelf that is comprised of a 28 range of basins, highs and fault complexes (cf. Gabrielsen et al. 1990) and formed through 29 multiple events of extension since the collapse of the Caledonian Orogeny (e.g. Faleide et al. 3
Bank Capital and Loan Loss Reserves Under Basel Ii: Implications for Emerging Countries

Majnoni, Miller, and Powell propose an integrated approach to minimum bank capital and loan loss reserves regulation. They break new ground in two main areas. First, the authors provide an explicit measurement of the credit loss distribution for a sample of emerging countries providing a benchmark for discussing the appropriate calibration of new regulatory capital and loan loss provision requirements for non-G10 countries. Second, on normative grounds, they propose a simplified version of the "internal rating based" (IRB) approach as a transition tool that, while retaining a risk-based definition of solvency ratios, implies reduced supervisory monitoring costs and could therefore be of interest to emerging countries where supervisory resources are particularly scarce. This paper - a product of the Finance Cluster Sector Unit, Latin America and the Caribbean Region - is part of a larger effort in the region to analyze the effects of bank capital regulation.
Diversity and ecology of Pilargidae (Annelida: Polychaeta) from the Gulf of Carpentaria and Arafura Sea, northern Australia

This study identifies to species or species units 572 lots (>1000 specimens) of pilargids from six localities in the Arafura Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria (including the ports at Gove and McArthur River). We analyze the taxonomic data against geomorphic unit, depth, and sediment type. Preliminary results show that pilargid fauna of northern Australia comprises 13 species in seven genera ( Ancistrosyllis, Cabira, Litocorsa, Loandalia, Pilargis, Sigambra , and Synelmis ). Although all four localities have a similar diversity of species (six or seven species each), the species composition differs between each region: Litocorsa annamita and Synelmis rigida were found in all sediment types in the Arafura Sea and Gulf of Carpentaria; Ancistrosyllis cf. hartmanae (mud and sand dominated sediments only) and Sigambra pettiboneae (all sediment types) were restricted to the inshore localities of Gove and McArthur River; Loandalia gladstonensis and Sigambra sp. 2 were found on the shelf and in the inshore habitats of the Gulf of Carpentaria only; Litocorsa sp. ‘arafura’, Sigambra sp. ‘arafura’ and Synelmis gibbsi were found only in the Arafura Sea, with sediments dominated by sand and gravel; and Cabira sp. 1 and Sigambra cf. tentaculata were found at all locations, in all sediment types. Based on these distribution patterns and the Recent Quaternary geological history of the area, hypotheses of post-glacial colonization of the Gulf of Carpentaria are presented. The pilargid species composition in northern Australia is also compared to neighboring Indo-west Pacific regions.
Training U.S. Managers for Distant Shores

Proper pre-departure training and post-arrival mentoring of US managers who are assigned for distant and culturally and operationally different countries are vital for their success in their foreign assignment. Training them for foreign assignments is vital because they will be overwhelmed by an onslaught of diverse challenges of their tasks and unfamiliar operating and cultural situations, all of which will confound even the most capable domestic manager. Supervisory and decision making situations will be different from the home country situations with which they are so used to working before they left for the foreign shores. Specifically, they must cope and better manage their personally challenging issues, which are their own personal anxiety and stress arising out of unfamiliar situations that defy the cause-effect logic they were used to in their home countries, the foreign country’s unfamiliar environment causing perceived environmental uncertainty, their own personal flexibility and adaptation, communicating and leading with empathy in host country cultures, and self-efficacy and their own sustained drive for continuously working long hours to accomplish their own personal career goals and the foreign subsidiary’s objectives.
Cloud-scale ice-supersaturated regions spatially correlate with high water vapor heterogeneities

Abstract. Cirrus clouds have large yet uncertain impacts on Earth's climate. Ice supersaturation (ISS) – where the relative humidity with respect to ice (RHi) is greater than 100% – is the prerequisite condition of ice nucleation. Here we use 1 Hz (~230 m) in situ, aircraft-based observations from 87° N to 67° S to analyze the spatial characteristics of ice-supersaturated regions (ISSRs). The median length of 1-D horizontal ISSR segments is found to be very small (~1 km), which is 2 orders of magnitude smaller than previously reported. To understand the conditions of these small-scale ISSRs, we compare individual ISSRs with their horizontally adjacent subsaturated surroundings and show that 99% and 73% of the ISSRs are moister and colder, respectively. When quantifying the contributions of water vapor (H2O) and temperature (T) individually, the magnitudes of the differences between the maximum RHi values inside ISSRs (RHimax) and the RHi in subsaturated surroundings are largely derived from the H2O spatial variabilities (by 88%) than from those of T (by 9%). These features hold for both ISSRs with and without ice crystals present. Similar analyses for all RHi horizontal variabilities (including ISS and non-ISS) show strong contributions from H2O variabilities at various T, H2O, pressure (P) and various horizontal scales (~1–100 km). Our results provide a new observational constraint on ISSRs on the microscale (~100 m) and point to the importance of understanding how these fine-scale features originate and impact cirrus cloud formation and the RHi field in the upper troposphere (UT).
Control of Glyphosate Resistant Horseweed (Conyza canadensis) with Saflufenacil and Tank-Mixture Partners.

6 Introduction 7 Materials and Methods 9 Results and Discussion 12 Glyphosate resistant horseweed control 12 Visual cotton injury and lint cotton yield 14 Literature Citied 18 Chapter 2: Uptake and translocation of saflufenacil with mixture partners glyphosate and paraquat on glyphosate resistant horseweed (Conyza canadensis) Title Page 26 Abstract 27 27 Introduction 27 Materials and Methods 30
Estimation of Genetic Parameters for Wool Traits in Angora Rabbit

Different genetic parameters for weaning weight and wool traits were estimated using restricted maximum likelihood (REML) in Angora rabbits. Total wool yield of first (I), second (II) and third (III) clips were taken as a separate trait under study. The records from more than 2,700 animals were analysed through fitting six animal models with various combinations of direct and maternal effects. A log likelihood ratio test was used to select the most appropriate model for each trait. Direct heritability estimates for the wool traits were found to be moderate to high across different models. Heritability estimates obtained from the best model were 0.24, 0.22, 0.20 and 0.21 for weaning weight, clip I, II and III; respectively. Maternal effects especially due to permanent environment had higher importance at clip I and found to be declining in subsequent clips. The estimates of repeatability of doe effect on wool traits were 0.44, 0.26 and 0.18 for clip I, II and III; respectively. Weaning weight had moderately high genetic correlations with clip I (0.57) and II (0.45), but very low (0.11) with clip III. Results indicated that genetic improvement for wool yield in Angora rabbit is possible through direct selection. Further, weaning weight could be considered as desirable trait for earliest indirect selection for wool yield in view of its high genetic correlation with wool traits.
Disentangling dark sector models using weak lensing statistics

We perform multi-plane ray-tracing using the GLAMER gravitational lensing code within high-resolution light-cones extracted from the CoDECS simulations: a suite of cosmological runs featuring a coupling between Dark Energy and Cold Dark Matter. We show that the presence of the coupling is evident not only in the redshift evolution of the normalisation of the convergence power spectrum, but also in differences in non-linear structure formation with respect to {\Lambda}CDM. Using a tomographic approach under the assumption of a {\Lambda}CDM cosmology, we demonstrate that weak lensing measurements would result in a {\sigma}8 value that changes with the source redshift if the true underlying cosmology is a coupled Dark Energy one. This provides a generic null test for these types of models. We also find that different models of coupled Dark Energy can show either an enhanced or a suppressed correlation between convergence maps with differing source redshifts as compared to {\Lambda}CDM. This would provide a direct way to discriminate between different possible realisations of the coupled Dark Energy scenario. Finally, we discuss the impact of the coupling on several lensing observables for different source redshifts and angular scales with realistic source redshift distributions for current ground-based and future space-based lensing surveys.
The Use of Embedded and Stand-Alone Measures of Effort in Predicting Academic Ability in College Students

The Use of Embedded and Stand-Alone Measures of Effort in Predicting Academic Ability in College Students Danita Renee Williams Department of Counseling Psychology and Special Education, BYU Doctor of Philosophy Detection of sub-optimal effort is a critical element of all psychological assessment procedures. Failure to consider the validity of the client’s performance and symptom reporting may result in inaccurate conclusions about the degree of impairment. Because the American with Disabilities Act requires colleges to provide accommodations for students with documented disabilities, providing resources for students feigning impairment may ultimately drain university resources intended to help those students with disabilities. This study sought to examine the relationship between two different types of measures of effort and variables related to academic ability. De-identified archival data was gathered from the University Accessibility Center (UAC) at Brigham Young University (BYU) which provided psychological assessments for accommodation seeking students (N = 602) for a reduced fee. Measures used to detect suboptimal effort included the Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM), Word Memory Test (WMT), Validity Indicator Profile (VIP), California Verbal Learning Test-Second Edition (CVLT-II), Reliable Digit Span (RDS), and the Integrated Visual and Auditory Continuous Performance Advanced Edition (IVA-AE). Measures indicating academic ability included select subtests from the Woodcock Johnson Test of Achievement Third Edition (WJ-III). Additionally, Matrix Reasoning of the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale Fourth Edition (WAIS-IV) was included as a cognitive measure of nonverbal IQ. Two point biserial correlations were conducted. Results indicated that the nonverbal portion of the VIP had a significant relationship with writing fluency. The TOMM also had a significant relationship with writing fluency. Additionally, results demonstrated that Reliable Digit Span had a significant relationship with Academic Fluency, Writing Fluency, Letter Word Identification, and Math Fluency. Data suggests that university disability service offices may wish to include the RDS, TOMM, and VIP in their considerations of effort.
INFLUENCE OF SALINITY ON THE GROWTH, PIGMENTATION AND ASCORBATE PEROXIDASE ACTIVITY OF DUNALIELLA SALINA ISOLATED FROM MAHARLU SALT LAKE IN SHIRAZ

Dunaliella salina was isolated from Maharlu salt lake in Shiraz, Iran, and was analyzed forthe effects of salinity stress on its growth, pigment content and ascorbate peroxidase activity. Growth,expressed as number of cells ml-1, which was most rapid at 2 M NaCl, was reduced at salinity extremes.During the exponential phase of growth, increasing salinity from 0.5 to 4 M NaCl increased Chl a from0.3 to 0.9 pg cell-1, while β-carotene was decreased from 3.6 to 2.4 pg cell-1 and Chl b remainedunchanged. At stationary phase, increasing salinity increased the pigment content of cells. β-carotenecontent per cell reached its highest value of 10.1 pg at 4 M NaCl. Maximum β-carotene to total Chl ratioof 7.4 was obtained at 2 M NaCl. The TLC chromatogram of pigments extracted from cells at theexponential phase of growth resembled that of spinach leaves while the chromatogram of pigmentsextracted from cells at the stationary phase resembled that of carrot and commercial β-carotene. Asignificant increase in ascorbate peroxidase activity was observed with increasing salinity from 1 to 4 MNaCl. It is suggested that increased capacity to scavenge ROS may help to optimize algal biomass and β-carotene production.
Biosintesis de flavonoides en aquenios de Fragaria chiloensis ssp. chiloensis

Fragaria chiloensis ssp. chiloensis presenta dos formas botanicas nativas. Los frutos de ambas formas botanicas, Fragaria chi- loensis ssp. chiloensis f. chiloensis (frutilla nativa blanca) y f. patagonica (frutilla nativa roja), fueron colectadas en la region del Bio-Bio, realizandose un estudio comparativo en la biosintesis y acumulacion de la pigmentacion en aquenios. Para ello, el fruto fue clasificado en cuatro distintos estadios de desarrollo y maduracion a fin de establecer las diferencias en los perfiles transcripcionales de genes estructurales y de compuestos quimicos. Se determino una expresion diferencial de los genes responsables de la formacion de antocianinas, concomitante con un incremento en los niveles de cianidina 3-glucosido (C3G) en tanto avanza el desarrollo del fruto en ambas formas botanicas. Por el contrario, se observo niveles indetectables de pelargonidina 3-glucosido (P3G) en f. chiloensis , lo cual contrasta con lo observado en f. patagonica, donde P3G se incrementa rapidamente a partir del estadio 2, alcanzando un maximo valor en estadio 4.
Monetary Policy Shocks and Consumer Inflation Expectations: An Empirical Study

Economists have become very interested in the relationship between monetary policy and inflation-expectations. However, most research has focused on professional forecasters’ rather than consumers’ expectations. This paper explores interactions between monetary policy and consumer expectations. Specifically, we estimate the impact of monetary policy shocks on consumer expectations. Using a simple linear regression model and data from the Michigan Survey of Consumers, we found somewhat surprising results. Namely, that consumers adjust their expectations positively in response to an unexpected tightening of monetary policy. This suggests the existence of the “signalling channel” of monetary policy. We control for a host of macroeconomic and demographic variables, and our results are consistent across income and education groups. In line with previous research, we found greater heterogeneity in expectations for lower-income and lower-educated groups. Our research challenges conventional thinking regarding the influence of monetary policy on inflation-expectations, and suggests that this relationship is more complex.
Predictors of Perception of Risk of Contracting HIV among Migrant RoadConstruction Workers in Rural Cameroon

Background: Migration, mobility, and HIV/AIDS are well-documented interlinked phenomena. While the Cameroon AIDS Strategic Plan 2014-2017 focuses on the key populations, little was mentioned on migrant workers. Nevertheless, the inclusion of migrant workers in the road construction sector in the national strategic plan offers a critical opportunity to design and deliver HIV services that meet their needs. Risk perception of HIV/AIDS should accompany risky sexual behaviour change. This study investigated the predictors of perception of risk of contracting HIV among migrant road construction workers in the Southwest region of Cameroon using the Health Belief Model (HBM) as the theoretical framework. Methods: A cross-sectional survey of a stratified sample of 254 road construction workers was conducted at construction sites along the Kumba-Mamfe road in December 2015. Data were collected using a pretested structured questionnaire and analysed using binomial logistic regression using SPSS version 20 at the level 0.05. Results: Only 109 (42.9%) perceived that they are at risk of contracting HIV. Apart from perceived susceptibility to HIV which was found to be a significant predictor of the perception of risk of contracting HIV: OR=5.12 (95% CI 0.667- 15.604, p=0.004), none of the other constructs of the HBM was a significant predictor of perception of risk of contracting HIV. However, the perception that HIV is deadly (perceived severity) was associated with an increased likelihood of perception of risk of contracting HIV: OR=1.23 (95% CI 0.523-2.893, p=0.635); the perception that consistent condom use could prevent HIV transmission (perceived benefit) was associated with an increased likelihood of perception of risk of contracting HIV: OR=1.25 (95% CI 0.518-3.008, p=0.621); the perception by workers that they could refuse sex with their partners if they refused to use condoms (perceived self-efficacy) was associated with an increased likelihood of perception of risk of contracting HIV: OR=2.04 (95% CI 0.888-4.693, p=0.093). Conclusion: There is the need for sensitization programmes and interventions to increase the perception of susceptibility to HIV/AIDS among migrant road construction workers, which will, in turn, increase their perception of risk of contracting HIV and consequently bring about sexual behaviour change.