Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Conventional settling for the treatment of urban stormwaters in separate sewer systems

Stormwater from separate sewer networks in two urban and peri-urban watersheds was analysed to establish the concentrations of contaminants it contains, together with the distribution of dissolved and particulate pollutants. Furthermore, sedimentation of suspended solids (SS) and pollutants in these effluents was assessed by using two protocols currently applied in France: VICAS and VICPOL. Concentrations of SS are higher on Grigny (peri-urban site), whereas trace metal concentrations are lower. The distribution between dissolved phase and particulate phase pollutants follows the same trend on both sites. A non-negligible part of organic contamination and zinc and nickel contamination was found in the dissolved fraction. Median settling velocities measured for SS vary between 0.40 and 0.72 m/h for Tolbiac (urban site) and 0.52 and 1.96 m/h for Grigny (peri-urban site). At the two sites, the settling velocities for contaminants differ significantly from one rain event to another and can be very much lower than those of suspended solids. These results contribute to determine the settling times needed, as a function of the height to which settling basins are filled, to attain statutory objectives in SS reduction.
Length Fractionation of Carbon Nanotubes Using Centrifugation

Scalable manufacturing of single wall carbon nanotube (SWCNT) devices, sensors, and therapeutic agents will require precursors possessing well-defined length, chirality, and dispersion characteristics. However, existing synthetic and dispersion methods for SWCNTs produce heterogeneous mixtures of tube diameters, lengths and chiralities. As the unique optical, physical, thermal and electronic properties arise from the specific chiral wrapping vector of the graphene sheet, the necessity for separation of SWCNT materials by chirality is obvious. However, the strength and usability of these chirality specific properties also depends strongly on the length of the nanotube, and thus length fractionation is also desirable or required for many applications. The costeffectiveness of performing both of these separations will determine the future utility of SWCNT based advanced technologies. Recently, several methods have been described to enhance SWCNT population purity of individual SWCNT species. These include electrophoresis, dielectrophoresis, and ion exchange chromatography, which have all been demonstrated to separate tubes by diameter and electronic structure, although with limited throughput. Most recently, an article by Arnold et al. demonstrated the use of ultracentrifugation on single wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) within a density gradient to produce a more facile and scalable, chirality separation. This significant advance works by driving the SWNCTs to their individual equilibrium locations within the density gradient. Length separation has also been carried out using various chromatographic techniques, including gel electrophoresis and size exclusion chromatography (SEC), which yield populations possessing well-defined lengths and length distributions. While SEC methods are scalable in principle, lengths have
PENGARUH DISIPLIN DIRI DAN MOTIVASI BELAJAR TERHADAP PRESTASI BELAJAR MAHASISWA AKADEMI MARITIM CIREBON

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk melihat sejauh mana tingkat prestasi belajar mahasiswa yang diperolah dan seberapa besar pengaruh disiplin dan motivasi belajar atas capaian dan/atau prestasi belajar mahasiswa Akademi Maritim Cirebon. Penelitian ini terdiri dari tiga variable yaitu variable X1 Disiplin Diri, X2 Motivasi Belajar dan Variabel Y Prestasi Belajar Mahasiswa. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode survei. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan cara penyebaran angket/kuesioner, yang dianalisis menggunakan regresi, jumlah anggota populasi berjumlah 360 mahasiswa yang terdiri dari Tingkat II semester 3 Jurusan Nautika 160 orang, Jurusan Teknika 120 orang dan Jurusan Ketatalaksanaan Pelayaran Niaga 80 orang di Akademi Maritim Cirebon, diambil sampel dengan menggunakan teknik Slovin yaitu sebanyak 94 orang responden.dengan perincian 31 orang Jurusan Teknika 33 orang jurusan Nautika dan 30 orang jurusan Ketatalaksanaan Pelayaran Niaga. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian motivasi belajar dan disiplin belajar memberikan pengaruh yang positif terhadap prestasi belajar. Motivasi belajar mempunyai pengaruh yang lebih besar dari pada disiplin diri. Hal ini dibuktikan dengan hasil uji T yang memperoleh hasil untuk Didipiln Diri hanya 2,780, sedangkan untuk Motivasi Belajar sebesar 26,969 .
Magnetic characterization of the SPB/$\mathbf{\beta}$ Cep hybrid pulsator HD 43317

Large-scale magnetic fields at the surface of massive stars do not only influence the outer-most layers of the star, but also have consequences for the deep interior, only observationally accessible through asteroseismology. We performed a detailed characterization of the dipolar magnetic field at the surface of the B3.5V star HD 43317, a SPB/$\beta$ Cep hybrid pulsator, by studying the rotationally modulated magnetic field of archival and new Narval spectropolarimetry. Additionally, we employed a grid-based approach to compare the Zeeman signatures with model profiles. By studying the rotational modulation of the He lines in both the Narval and HARPS spectroscopy caused by co-rotating surface abundance inhomogeneities, we updated the rotation period to $0.897673\pm0.000004$d. The inclination angle between the rotation axis and the observer's line of sight remains ill-defined, because of the low level of variability in Stokes V and deformations in the intensity profiles by stellar pulsation modes. The obliquity angle between the rotation and magnetic axes is constrained to $\beta \in [67,90]^{\circ}$, and the strength of the dipolar magnetic field is of the order of 1kG to 1.5kG. This magnetic field at the stellar surface is sufficiently strong to warrant a uniformly rotating radiative envelope, causing less convective core overshooting, which should be visible in future forward seismic modeling.
Inside-Outside Money Competition

We study how competition from privately supplied currency substitutes affects monetary equilibria. Whenever currency is inefficiently provided,inside money competition plays a disciplinary role by providing an upper bound on equilibrium inflation rates. Furthermore,if ‘‘inside monies’’ can be produced at a sufficiently low cost,outside money is driven out of circulation. Whenever a ‘benevolent’ government can commit to its fiscal policy,sequential monetary policy is efficient and inside money competition plays no role. r 2003 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. JEL classification: E40; E50; E58; E60
Effect of some botanical extracts on post-harvest losses of yam (Dioscorea rotundata) in improved yam barn in Nigeria

Two storage experiments in an improved yam barn were carried out simultaneously at two locations in southern Nigeria to determine the influence of cultivar, botanical storage treatments and storage environments on the shelf life of yam (Dioscorea rotundata). The experiments were conducted from January to July. The temperature use efficiency (TUE) of the storage barn in Umudike increased with increase in time of storage up to April and then declined. At Nsukka, the TUE also increased with increase in time of storage even at a higher rate than what was recorded in Umudike. Dormancy period of yam tubers varied significantly (P ≤ 0.05) in the two locations with or without botanical storage treatments. Similarly, botanical treatment effects on the dormancy varied significantly (P ≤ 0.05) with Casia alata taking the lead in Umudike while Azadiracha indica had the highest effect (dormancy extension) in the Nsukka location. The mean rot incidence was lowest where C. alata was applied in the two locations followed by A. indica while mean rot incidence was highest with no treatment control. In this study, C. alata and A. indica leaf extracts showed outstanding performance in their potential abilities on reduction of post-harvest losses of yam. Keywords : Dormancy, weight loss, plant extracts, yam cultivar, improved barn African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 12(16), pp. 1962-1967
Alginate: Current Use and Future Perspectives in Pharmaceutical and Biomedical Applications

Over the last decades, alginates, natural multifunctional polymers, have increasingly drawn attention as attractive compounds in the biomedical and pharmaceutical fields due to their unique physicochemical properties and versatile biological activities. The focus of the paper is to describe biological and pharmacological activity of alginates and to discuss the present use and future possibilities of alginates as a tool in drug formulation. The recent technological advancements with using alginates, issues related to alginates suitability as matrix for three-dimensional tissue cultures, adjuvants of antibiotics, and antiviral agents in cell transplantation in diabetes or neurodegenerative diseases treatment, and an update on the antimicrobial and antiviral therapy of the alginate based drugs are also highlighted.
Spanning Knowledge Holes in IS Projects

Prior studies have demonstrated the importance of bridging structural holes across functional groups in IS projects. In this study, we argue that bridging structural holes is necessary but insufficient for ensuring project success. An additional requirement is that knowledge holes across functional groups need to be bridged to enable effective problem-solving across functional groups. We propose and empirically study the concept of knowledge holes in a case study of an ERP upgrade. Our findings suggest that complementary to the concept of structural holes, the concept of knowledge holes is useful for explaining different project outcomes. Our findings also demonstrate methods for bridging knowledge holes. Contributions of this study are manifold.
Potential role of Nostoc muscorum and Nostoc rivulare as biofertilizers for the enhancement of maize growth under different doses of n-fertilizer

significantly increased shoot length and leaf area of maize either alone or in combination with N-fertilizer at 50 and 100 kg N/ha. Combination of biofertilization and N-fertilization, especially at 100 kg N/ha had more effect on the growth of maize compared to the biofertilization alone, as well as nitrogenase activity. Key words:
An Entropic Scheme for an Angular Moment Model for the Classical Fokker-Planck-Landau Equation of Electrons

In plasma physics domain, the electron transport is described with the Fokker-Planck-Landau equation. The direct numerical solution of the kinetic equation is usually intractable due to the large number of independent variables. That is why we propose in this paper a new model whose derivation is based on an angular closure in the phase space and retains only the energy of particles as kinetic dimension. To find a solution compatible with physics conditions, the closure of the moment system is obtained under a minimum entropy principle. This model is proved to satisfy the fundamental properties like a H theorem. Moreover an entropic discretization in the velocity variable is proposed on the semi-discrete model. Finally, we validate on numerical test cases the fundamental properties of the full discrete model.
The spread of marine anoxia on the northern Tethys margin during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum

Records of the paleoenvironmental changes that occurred during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM) are preserved in sedimentary rocks along the margins of the former Tethys Ocean and Peri-Tethys. This paper presents new geochemical data that constrain paleoproductivity, sediment delivery, and seawater redox conditions, from three sites that were located in the Peri-Tethys region. Trace and major element, iron speciation, and biomarker data indicate that water column anoxia was established during episodes when inputs of land-derived higher plant organic carbon and highly weathered detrital clays and silts became relatively higher. Anoxic conditions are likely to have been initially caused by two primary processes: (i) oxygen consumption by high rates of marine productivity, initially stimulated by the rapid delivery of terrestrially derived organic matter and nutrients, and (ii) phosphorus regeneration from seafloor sediments. The role of the latter process requires further investigation before its influence on the spread of deoxygenated seawater during the PETM can be properly discerned. Other oxygen-forcing processes, such as temperature/salinity-driven water column stratification and/or methane oxidation, are considered to have been relatively less important in the study region. Organic carbon enrichments occur only during the initial stages of the PETM as defined by the negative carbon isotope excursions at each site. The lack of observed terminal stage organic carbon enrichment does not support a link between PETM climate recovery and the sequestration of excess atmospheric CO2 as organic carbon in this region; such a feedback may, however, have been important in the early stages of the PETM.
Optimization of fermentation conditions for red pigment production from Penicillium sp . under submerged cultivation

An extracellular pigment-producing ascomycetous filamentous fungi belonging to the genera Penicillium was obtained from soil and its optimal culture conditions investigated. The optimal culture conditions for pigment production were as follows; soluble starch 2% (670 units), peptone (880 units), pH 9.0 (900 units); temperature 30°C (950 units), agitation 200 rpm (920 units), and inoculums age 4 days (850 units). The properties of pigments and their residual content after exposing to the various physico-chemical conditions like sunlight, fluorescent light, UV light, high temperature and preservatives (sodium bisulfate, ascorbic acid and citric acid) are also investigated.
Discovery and Deployment of Molecular Markers Linked to Fusarium Head Blight Resistance: An Integrated System for Wheat and Barley

Fusarium head blight (FHB), caused by Fusarium graminearum Schwabe [teleomorph Gibberella zeae (Schwein.)], is a devastating disease that reduces yield, quality and economic value of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and barley (Hordeum vulgare L.). The quantitative nature of resistance and tremendous expense of phenotypic screening indicate that the identification of resistant genotypes in breeding populations might be expedited by molecular markers. The markers must be polymorphic and informative across populations for them to be used by breeders. Worldwide, several groups are mapping genes for FHB resistance in wheat and barley and marker discovery is underway. Although these markers may be validated and made breeder-friendly by the laboratories that developed them, the urgency of the FHB situation in North America and worldwide requires efforts to accelerate this process. To take advantage of economies of scale and accelerate information sharing, we propose the establishment of a National Genotyping Center (NGC) for barley and wheat. The immediate objective of the NGC would be to identify and deploy breeder-friendly markers linked to FHB resistance quantitative trait loci (QTL). Over time, we propose that several regional genotyping centers will be established to correspond to regional and market class needs. The NGC would provide the regional centers with high throughput marker systems that would be used to genotype plants in breeding populations submitted by plant breeders. For the long term, we expect that the focus of the NGC will extend beyond FHB resistance, and that a key objective will be the development of new technologies to enhance plant breeding efforts.
Quality evaluation of ‘ gari ’ produced from cassava and sweet potato tuber mixes

The quality evaluation of gari produced from mixes of cassava (Manihot esculenta, Crantz) and Sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) tubers were investigated and reported. This is done to allow for the establishment of the best mixes of cassava and potato tubers to be adopted in the composite gari produced. Gari was produced from mixes of cassava and sweet potato tubers at different ratios (100:0, 90:10, 80:20, 70:30, 60:40, and 50:50 cassava and potato tubers, respectively). The samples of gari produced were subjected to various analyses like nutritional, antinutritional and organoleptic assessment using standard methods. The outcome of the proximate analysis revealed a gradual increase in the protein contents (1.27± 0.003 to 2.30 ± 0.110%,), ash (0.12 ± 0.020 to 0.48 ± 0.020%), fat (1.08 ± 0.030 to 1.54 ± 0.030%) and crude fibre (1.24 ± 0.004 to 1.48 ± 0.020%) as the percentage of sweet potato increased in the produced gari. There was reduction in the carbohydrate contents (84.55 ± 0.004 to 82 ± 0.030) with the increase in the percentage sweet potato. The moisture content was within the range of 10.20 ± 0.020 to 11.75 ± 0.030%. For the antinutritional factors, all the components (tannins, phenols, saponnins, glycosides, trypsin, phytate and oxalate) determined were at a very low concentration (maximum of 0.01 g/100 g and 0.012%). The sensory evaluation showed that sample A was scored best in all the quality attributes (color, taste, texture, chewability, soakability and the overall acceptability) except for the aroma where sample C scored highest. Conclusively, from the results obtained in this work, sweet potato addition in gari production can be said to give positive effects on the nutritional qualities of the product but does not really add to the organoleptic properties.
Conceptual Knowledge of Decimal Arithmetic

In 2 studies (Ns = 55 and 54), the authors examined a basic form of conceptual understanding of rational number arithmetic, the direction of effect of decimal arithmetic operations, at a level of detail useful for informing instruction. Middle school students were presented tasks examining knowledge of the direction of effects (e.g., “True or false: 0.77 * 0.63 > 0.77”), knowledge of decimal magnitudes, and knowledge of decimal arithmetic procedures. Their confidence in their direction of effect judgments was also assessed. The authors found (a) most students incorrectly predicted the direction of effect of multiplication and division with decimals below 1; (b) this pattern held for students who accurately compared the magnitudes of individual decimals and correctly executed decimal arithmetic operations; (c) explanations of direction of effect judgments that cited both the arithmetic operation and the numbers’ magnitudes were strongly associated with accurate judgments; and (d) judgments were more accurate when multiplication problems involved a whole number and a decimal below 1 than with 2 decimals below 1. Implications of the findings for instruction are discussed.
Macrodiplodiopsis in Lophiostomataceae , Pleosporales

Macrodiplodiopsis desmazieri, the type species of Macrodiplodiopsis, was collected from Italy, and morpho-molecular studies were carried out. Phylogenetic analyses (maximum-likelihood, maximum parsimony and Bayesian) using combined data set of LSU, SSU and EF1-α sequences showed our strain to group in Lophiostomataceae ( Pleosporales ) with Misturatosphaeria uniseriata and other Misturatosphaeria spp. Floricola striata , the type species of Floricola also groups in the same clade with a close relationship with Misturatosphaeria cruciformis. The Macrodiplodiopsis clade is well supported with high bootstrap and posterior probability. Floricola striata and nine species of Misturatosphaeria are transferred to the older name Macrodiplodiopsis as new combinations.
The Seahorse Nebula: New views of the filamentary infrared dark cloud G304.74+01.32 from SABOCA, Herschel, and WISE

We mapped the filamentary infrared dark cloud (IRDC) G304.74+01.32 at 350 $\mu$m with the SABOCA bolometer. The new SABOCA data have a factor of 2.2 times higher resolution than our previous LABOCA 870 $\mu$m map of the cloud. We also employed the Herschel far-IR and submillimetre, and WISE IR data available for G304.74. The SABOCA data show that G304.74 is composed of a dense filamentary structure with a mean width of only $0.18\pm0.05$ pc. The percentage of LABOCA clumps that are found to be fragmented into SABOCA cores is $36\%\pm16\%$. The WISE data suggest that $65\%\pm18\%$ of the SABOCA cores host young stellar objects (YSOs). The mean dust temperature of the clumps, derived by comparing the Herschel/SPIRE flux densities, was found to be $15.0 \pm 0.8$ K. The mean mass, beam-averaged H$_2$ column density, and H$_2$ number density of the LABOCA clumps are estimated to be $55\pm10$ M$_{\odot}$, $(2.0\pm0.2)\times10^{22}$ cm$^{-2}$, and $(3.1\pm0.2)\times10^4$ cm$^{-3}$. The corresponding values for the SABOCA cores are $29\pm3$ M$_{\odot}$, $(2.9\pm0.3)\times10^{22}$ cm$^{-2}$, and $(7.9\pm1.2)\times10^4$ cm$^{-3}$. The G304.74 filament is estimated to be thermally supercritical by a factor of $\gtrsim3.5$ on the scale probed by LABOCA, and by a factor of $ \gtrsim1.5$ for the SABOCA filament. Our data strongly suggest that G304.74 has undergone hierarchical fragmentation. The IRDC G304.74 has a seahorse-like morphology in the Herschel images, and the filament appears to be attached by elongated, perpendicular striations. Besides the presence of perpendicularly oriented, dusty striations and potential embedded intermediate-mass YSOs, G304.74 is a relatively nearby ($d\sim2.5$ kpc) IRDC, which makes it a useful target for future star formation studies. Owing to its observed morphology, we propose that G304.74 could be nicknamed the Seahorse Nebula.
Proteomic insights into changes in grapevine wood in response to esca proper and apoplexy

Among fungal grapevine trunk diseases, esca proper poses a significant threat for viticulture. Apoplexy, mainly occurring on grapevines affected by esca proper, is also a threat. To verify if different responses are activated in the woody tissues of apoplectic (A) and esca proper-affected (E) vines, two-dimensional gel electrophoresis coupled to mass spectrometry analysis was used to examine changes in the trunk wood of E and A field-grown plants. Asymptomatic and black streaked trunk (BST) wood from A and E plants were compared to asymptomatic and BST wood of control plants. Twenty-seven differentially expressed protein spots were identified. For eleven targeted proteins, expression of the relative transcripts was also monitored by qRT-PCR. Hierarchical tree clustering revealed differences in the distribution of spots containing carbohydrate metabolism proteins and heat shock proteins between asymptomatic- and BST-wood of grapevine, irrespective of the type of plant examined (control or diseased grapevines). Asymptomatic wood was mainly characterized by down-expression of proteins involved in cell growth and defense responses. The proteome of BST wood, characterized by extensive presence of grapevine trunk disease agents, revealed over-expression of proteins involved in defense. There was no evidence of strong different response in the trunk wood of apoplectic and esca proper affected plants. This could mean that, despite the different feature of these external crown symptoms, grapevine responses at trunk wood level is very similar in both cases. This plant response might therefore either simply be due to the fact that plants can react in the same way to different stresses, or that apoplexy represents a different effect provoked by the same cause or causal agent(s).