Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study L-Dopa Modulates Functional Connectivity in Striatal Cognitive and Motor Networks : A

[PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , February 16, 2009; 0 (2009): bhn256v1-bhn256. Cereb Cortex Margulies, A. K. Roy, B. B. Biswal, E. Petkova, F. X. Castellanos and M. P. Milham Z. Shehzad, A. M. C. Kelly, P. T. Reiss, D. G. Gee, K. Gotimer, L. Q. Uddin, S. H. Lee, D. S. The Resting Brain: Unconstrained yet Reliable [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , February 25, 2009; 29 (8): 2477-2485. J. Neurosci. A. M. Leaver, J. Van Lare, B. Zielinski, A. R. Halpern and J. P. Rauschecker Brain Activation during Anticipation of Sound Sequences [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , May 12, 2009; 364 (1521): 1245-1253. Phil Trans R Soc B D. L. Schacter and D. R. Addis future events On the nature of medial temporal lobe contributions to the constructive simulation of [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , May 23, 2009; 16 (6): 343-356. Learn. Mem. J. B. Hutchinson, M. R. Uncapher and A. D. Wagner attention and memory Posterior parietal cortex and episodic retrieval: Convergent and divergent effects of [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , June 3, 2009; 29 (22): 7364-7378. J. Neurosci. Castellanos, M. P. Milham and K. McMahon C. Kelly, G. de Zubicaray, A. Di Martino, D. A. Copland, P. T. Reiss, D. F. Klein, F. X. Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study L-Dopa Modulates Functional Connectivity in Striatal Cognitive and Motor Networks: A
STEREOTYPE THREAT AND AFFIRMATION : THE INTERACTIVE EFFECT OF DOMAIN AND GENDER IDENTIFICATION , AND DIFFERENT TYPES OF AFFIRMATION ON WOMEN

This research applies the affirmation theory to situations of stereotype threat. We examined how group-affirmation influences math performance of women under stereotype threat and whether group-affirmation effects depend on the beliefs women hold regarding gender and math (i.e., how much they identify with the domain of mathematics and their gender). In the current study, the effects of group-affirmation were compared to self-affirmation, a coping technique successfully used to alleviate stereotype threat. One hundred and fifty-nine female college students were exposed to stereotype threat and subsequently given the opportunity to either affirm as individuals (selfaffirmation) or group members (group-affirmation). Next, they took a difficult math test. We measured participants’ identification with their gender and mathematics. We hypothesized that the effects of different types of affirmation (self vs. group) would depend on the level of gender and math identification. We found that math, but not gender identification, moderated the effects of self and group-affirmation. Women who were highly identified with math and affirmed as members of the stereotyped group (i.e., as women) underperformed compared to women highly identified with math who selfaffirmed. We hypothesize that group-affirmation was harmful to women highly identified with math because it activated the stigmatized identity. When group-affirmation is related to the stigmatized identity, it may intensify the stereotype threat instead of lifting the
INVESTIGATING THE BEHAVIORS OF THE MANAGERS , FIRM PERFORMANCE AND THE STAFF ATTITUDES CASE STUDY : HALVA-OGHAB CO

This study investigates the relationship between the leadership behaviors of the executives, firm performance and the attitudes of the staffs, The samples of the survey were selected from those who had high job experience and high level of education. The size of this population was 189 individuals. It is worth mentioning here that because our population was limited and accessible, all population (sampling based on the statistics) were used to respond to the questionnaire. In this study, a questionnaire containing questions that include the examination of the relationship between leadership practices, company performance and attitude of employees of Halva-Oghab Co, was made based on the Likert scale. LISREL software was used to analyze the test results hypothesis. The results of the study indicated that there is a significant relationship between the task-oriented leadership behaviors of the managers, firm performance and the staff attitudes of Halva-Oghab Co. However, the results indicated the relationship-focused leadership has a significant effect on the enterprise performance.
Essential Oils of Lamiaceae Family Taxa as Natural Preservatives of Food Preparations

The recent negative consumer perception against artificial food preservatives has shifted the research interest towards the development of alternatives that consumers conceive as naturals. In this context, the essential oils (EOs) of Lamiaceae family taxa constitute intriguing candidates, since numerous in vitro studies have established well their bactericidal activities against common foodborne pathogens such as Bacillus cereus, Escherichia coli O157:H7, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella ser. Enteritidis, Salmonella ser. Typhimurium and Staphylococcus aureus. Main components of these EOs such as carvacrol, thymol and -terpineol, have also been identified as effective antibacterials displaying minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of 0.005-0.05% v/v. Their mode of action involves several targets in bacterial cells, while their hydrophobicity permits their partition in cell membrane lipids leading to the leakage of the cell content. Thus, many of EO components have been legally registered as flavourings in the European Union and the USA. Similar experiments on food products have established the necessity of using larger amounts of EO. More specifically, studies on meat and dairy products, fisheries, vegetables, rice and fruits indicated that concentrations higher than 0.5% v/v or v/w are required in order to display a significant antibacterial effect. On the other hand, low pH, temperature and oxygen levels act synergistically promoting greatly their activity. Finally, it is feasible to eliminate the undesired organoleptic effects of EOs through the selection of the appropriate EO with regard to the preserved food. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________
Ubiquitous Carbohydrate Binding Modules Decorate 936 Lactococcal Siphophage Virions

With the availability of an increasing number of 3D structures of bacteriophage components, combined with powerful in silico predictive tools, it has become possible to decipher the structural assembly and functionality of phage adhesion devices. In the current study, we examined 113 members of the 936 group of lactococcal siphophages, and identified a number of Carbohydrate Binding Modules (CBMs) in the neck passage structure and major tail protein, on top of evolved Dit proteins, as recently reported by us. The binding ability of such CBM-containing proteins was assessed through the construction of green fluorescent protein fusion proteins and subsequent binding assays. Two CBMs, one from the phage tail and another from the neck, demonstrated definite binding to their phage-specific host. Bioinformatic analysis of the structural proteins of 936 phages reveals that they incorporate binding modules which exhibit structural homology to those found in other lactococcal phage groups and beyond, indicating that phages utilize common structural “bricks” to enhance host binding capabilities. The omnipresence of CBMs in Siphophages supports their beneficial role in the infection process, as they can be combined in various ways to form appendages with different shapes and functionalities, ensuring their success in host detection in their respective ecological niches.
A considerable body of evidence suggests that engaging in regular physical activity de- creases the risk of developing a number of chronic cardiovascular and metabolic diseases and mental health disorders

This study empirically tested the development of motivation within the Psychological Continuum Model (PCM) in the context of running. Different types of behavioral regulation and future exercise intentions were examined within the framework’s distinct stages. Data were collected through an online survey of participants in a mass-participation running event (n = 1,083). Participants were placed into stages according to their level of running involvement using a threestep staging algorithm. MANOVA revealed significant positive relationships between stage of involvement and autonomous types of behavioral regulation and future exercise intentions. The results indicate that the PCM framework is able to account for the development of behavioral regulation. This contribution answers calls to empirically test theoretical frameworks for physically active leisure that help recreation and health professionals to understand maintenance of physically active behaviors.
Intentional Conceptual Change

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A contribution to evaluation of nuclear power plants competitiveness using 3E indicator: One possible approach

The strong restrictions of greenhouse gasses emissions and the high penetration of intermittent renewable energy sources are the frame for researching more closely the contribution of nuclear power plants to competitiveness of corresponding technology portfolio for electricity generation. For the competitiveness indication 3E indicator is applied. The 3E indicator is expressed as the function of two variables that indicate the configuration of the technology portfolio i. e. participation of intermittent renewables in covering overall electricity load and participation of nuclear power plants in covering the residual electricity load. Obtained results point out that an increase of nuclear power plants participation in residual load contributes to the increase of the technology portfolio? s competitiveness, i. e. to the reduction of the 3E indicator? s numerical value. On the other hand, an increase of intermittent renewables participation in overall load in principle contributes to the decrease of the technology portfolio? s competitiveness, i. e. to the increase of the 3E indicator? s numerical value with the maximal value at the certain participation rate. The competitiveness of the technology portfolios for electricity generation in eleven European countries is also examined. The results point out that the country with highest participation of intermittent renewables in overall load domain has the less favorable competitiveness, and the lowest annual equivalent operation time of the technology portfolio. On the other hand, the country with highest participation of nuclear power plants in residual load domain has the most favorable value of 3E indicator and the highest annual equivalent operation time of its technology portfolio.
Remote Sensing of Inherent Optical Properties : Fundamentals

1. Minimum Requirements for an Operational Ocean-Colour Sensor for the Open Ocean (1998). 2. Status and Plans for Satellite Ocean-Colour Missions: Considerations for Complementary Missions (1999). 3. Remote Sensing of Ocean Colour in Coastal, and Other Optically-Complex, Waters (2000). 4. Guide to the Creation and Use of Ocean-Colour, Level-3, Binned Data Products (2004). 5. Remote Sensing of Inherent Optical Properties: Fundamentals, Tests of Algorithms, and Applications (2006). 6. Ocean-Colour Data Merging (2007). 7. Why Ocean Colour? The Societal Benefits of Ocean-Colour Technology (2008). 8. Remote Sensing in Fisheries and Aquaculture (2009). 9. Partition of the Ocean into Ecological Provinces: Role of Ocean-Colour Radiometry (2009). 10. Atmospheric Correction for Remotely-Sensed Ocean-Colour Products (this volume).
Assessment of Ultra-Short Heart Variability Indices Derived by Smartphone Accelerometers for Stress Detection

Body acceleration due to heartbeat-induced reaction forces can be measured as mobile phone accelerometer (m-ACC) signals. Our aim was to test the feasibility of using m-ACC to detect changes induced by stress by ultra-short heart rate variability (USV) indices (standard deviation of normal-to-normal interval—SDNN and root mean square of successive differences—RMSSD). Sixteen healthy volunteers were recruited; m-ACC was recorded while in supine position, during spontaneous breathing at rest conditions (REST) and during one minute of mental stress (MS) induced by arithmetic serial subtraction task, simultaneous with conventional electrocardiogram (ECG). Beat occurrences were extracted from both ECG and m-ACC and used to compute USV indices using 60, 30 and 10 s durations, both for REST and MS. A feasibility of 93.8% in the beat-to-beat m-ACC heart rate series extraction was reached. In both ECG and m-ACC series, compared to REST, in MS the mean beat duration was reduced by 15% and RMSSD decreased by 38%. These results show that short term recordings (up to 10 s) of cardiac activity using smartphone’s accelerometers are able to capture the decrease in parasympathetic tone, in agreement with the induced stimulus.
Y-chromosome diversity in central Portugal reveals genetic signatures regarding Phoenician colonization

The genetic diversity of human populations in Portugal results from several different demographic events that occurred in distinct historical periods. Phoenician migrations reached the Portuguese coast in the 1st Millennium BCE which may have influenced the genetic background in coastal areas. The main objective of this study was to examine if different patterns of Y-chromosome diversity explained by putative Phoenician signatures can be observed between littoral versus most inland regions in central Portugal. A total of 143 male DNA samples from Coimbra district, in central-west region of Portugal, were typed for 16 Y-SNPs and eigth Y-STRs using standard molecular methodologies. Thirteen different haplogroups were identified, being the typical Western European haplogroup R1b1b2-M269 the most common (0.601), followed by J-M304 (0.147) and E1b1b1-M35 (0.112). Taking haplogroup J-M304 individually, whose origin maps to the Middle East, a higher frequency was observed in littoral (0.166) compared with inland region (0.108). Moreover, a significant difference (p=0.022) was observed when the littoral region was compared with the innermost region of Beira Interior, in the same geographic area of the country. Y-STR haplotypes previously associated with ancient Phoenician expansions were found within haplogroups JM304 and E1b1b1a-M78. In conclusion, this study supports the hypothesis a maritime entry of Middle Eastern haplogroups in the coastal region of Central Portugal, most probable through the Phoenician migrations in the first millennium BCE.
Spectrum Sensing Algorithms for Cognitive Radio

Spectrum sensing technology,spectrum sharing technology and spectrum management technology are currently the three core technologies for cognitive radio,amony which spectrum sensing technology is the premise in implementing the following spectrum sharing and spectrum management.This paper focuses on fundamental theory of the current cognitive radio spectrum sensoring technology,algorithm model and specific algorithm,and their classifications.And by using the Matlab simulation platform,simulation on spectrum sensing algorithms is done,and the comparison of simulation results,indicates the performance of each algorithm,thus providing some reference for the users of cognitive radio in their choosing algorithm,and laying a foundation for the subsequent cognitive radio spectrum sharing and spectrum management work.
Loughborough University Institutional Repository Synchronization of a large number of continuous one-dimensional stochastic elements with time delayed mean eld coupling

We study synchronization as a means of control of collective behavior of an ensemble of coupled stochastic units in which oscillations are induced merely by external noise. We determine the boundary of the synchronization domain of a large number of onedimensional continuous stochastic elements with time delayed non-homogeneous mean-field coupling. Exact location of the synchronization threshold is shown to be a solution of the boundary value problem (BVP) which was derived from the linearized Fokker-Planck equation. Here the synchronization threshold is found by solving this BVP numerically. Approximate analytics is obtained by expanding the solution of the linearized Fokker-Planck equation into a series of eigenfunctions of the stationary Fokker-Planck operator. Bistable systems with a polynomial and piece-wise linear potential are considered as examples. Multistability and hysteresis is observed in the Langevin equations for finite noise intensity. In the limit of small noise intensities the critical coupling strength was shown to remain finite.
Effect of Steaming up by Gliricidia sepium to Dairy Goats in Late Gestation on Milk Yield and Composition during the Early Lactation

Effects of steaming up by Gliricidia sepium to dairy goats in late gestation on performance during the early lactation were investigated in three experiments. Etawah crossbreds were paired towards in late gestation, first experiment was as a control, second and third experiment was steamed up by 0.4% and 0.8% DM/BW/day of Gliricidia sepium. All experiment restricted to the same basal concentrate diet 0.9% DM/BW/day and ad-libitum of Pennisetum purpureum. Data were analyzed using analysis of variance with block random design. The differences in group were analyzed followed by a Duncan Multiple Range Test. Average milk yield that steamed up by 0.8% of BW in the second and third lactation period were significantly differences than control treatment and 0.4% of BW (P<0.05). Milk fat content that steamed up by 0.8% of BW showed significant differences results compared to control treatment and 0.4% of BW (P<0.05). Milk protein and lactose content that steamed by 0.4% of BW showed the highest value, but not significantly different (P>0.05). The results showed that steaming up by Gliricidia sepium as much as 0.8% of BW in late gestation showed a low decrease in BCS values, increased initial milk production at various periods, and showed the highest fat content. No different in milk protein and lactose content. Keywords— Dairy goats, late gestation, milk production, milk
Novel Matching Point Algorithm For High Resolution 3 D Terrain Map Reconstruction

This paper presents the new algorithm technique for searching and identifying a pair of points from two 2D aerial images, recorded by stereo technique. This matching point algorithm technique is modified from the relation of parallax and cross ratio. The window of 7x7 points with 3x3 mask inside is proposed to examine disparity points on two images and consequently to select the corresponding points. The points obtained from this algorithm have high accuracy and high precision in a position and height data. This algorithm is appropriate to the photograph at any level of the height, especially in survey and remote sensing area.
Normal Estimation for Accurate 3D Mesh Reconstruction with Point Cloud Model Incorporating Spatial Structure

In this paper, we propose a network that can accurately infer normal vectors from a point cloud without sacrificing inference speed. The key idea of our model is to introduce a voxel structure to extract spatial features from a given point cloud. Specifically, unlike the other existing methods directly exploiting point clouds, our model leverages two subnetworks called a “point network” and a “voxel network”. The point network extracts local features of a surface from a point cloud, whereas the voxel network transforms the point cloud into voxels and encodes the spatial features from them. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of our method.
Movements of Palearctic and Afrotropical bird species during the dry season ( November – February ) within Nigeria

That wintering Palearctic migrants and Afrotropical bird species make migratory movements during the dry season within West Africa, and that Palearctic migrants are commonest at more northerly latitudes is well established, but there are actually very few studies that have quantitatively measured this change in the distribution of bird species within a season and with latitude. We recorded bird species in 25–40 point counts carried out at each of 17 sites spread from the Sudan savannah zone of northeast Nigeria to the forest zone of south-east Nigeria, in the early dry season in November 2007 and again in the late dry season in February 2008. Of the species recorded often enough to test distribution changes between the surveys, for 9 Palearctic migrant species, 22% (Subalpine Warbler and Woodchat Shrike) moved south, and 33% (Common Whitethroat, Tree Pipit and Willow Warbler) moved north, and for 63 Afrotropical species, 22% moved south, 14% moved north and 13% changed their distribution with no clear pattern of northward or southward movement. There was no significant difference in average latitudinal shift between terrestrial Palearctic and Afrotropical species. The number of terrestrial Palearctic migrant species decreased significantly with increasing tree density independent of latitude. Significantly fewer terrestrial Afrotropical species were recorded in the north and with increasing canopy height, and significantly more species in the east, and with increasing tree density. There was a significant difference in the relationship between latitude and number of Afrotropical species over the dry season, with relatively more species in the north in November. Consequently there was a significant increase in the proportion of species that were Palearctic migrants with latitude overall and this relationship was significantly steeper in the late dry season. The proportion of Palearctic migrant species also significantly decreased with tree density, controlling for latitude. The results confirm that some species move during the dry season, but that these movements are species specific rather than any general movement south in response to the greater degree of drying out and habitat deterioration generally accepted to occur at more northerly latitudes as the dry season progresses. The observed pattern of relatively more terrestrial Palearctic species being found in the north is driven by their preference for less dense habitats that occur there, and so Palearctic distribution is likely to become more southerly as deforestation in the region continues.