Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of screening methods for anthracnose disease in chilli

Experiments were conducted to evaluate the existing methods of screening for resistance to chilli anthracnose. In fruit puncture method, conidia of Colletotrichum capsici germinated and differentiated into appresoria on fruit surfaces in both green and ripened red fruits. However, the lesion area was more in green fruits compared to red fruits, which is not common under field conditions. Further, the green fruits which were tolerant towards anthracnose were certainly tolerant at ripened red stage, whereas if fruits were found susceptible at green stage, ripened red fruits were found to be either tolerant or susceptible. Glomeralla, which is sexual stage of Colletotrichum sp. is known to produce more appresoria on the surface of immature fruits than on fully ripened fruits. In contrast, ripened red fruits were found to be more susceptible with large lesion areas under field conditions, while green fruits were showing initial symptoms only at the colour changing stage. Moreover, the antifungal activity may become inactive after the detachment of the fruit from the live plant system. The percentage incidence of anthracnose affected fruits under field conditions employing the spray inoculation is found to be the ideal method to identify resistant hybrids. Further, while evaluating disease intensity under field conditions, it was felt necessary to note down the phenotypic characters, which perhaps correlate with the disease incidence in the field. The anthracnose susceptible chilli hybrids exhibited more fruit number, more fruit weight and less fruit thickness as compared to the tolerant hybrids. Our findings indicate some useful traits in chilli that have been linked with resistance to anthracnose and can be considered as basis for breeding resistant varieties or perhaps used as markers in Marker Assisted Selection (MAS) breeding of chilli varieties.
Expatriate Performance in the Host Country: How to Maximize the Cultural Adjustments?

In today's era of globalization, companies from different nationalities are trying to capture new markets and proving their presence all over the globe the value of expatriates increase substantially. Every global organization is trying to maintain a department of cosmopolitan managers that can be used to achieve the required degree of globalization. However, the history evident that the success ration of expatriates is very low and lot of efforts had been done on this area to incorporate new ideas and dimensions to minimize the failure of expatriates. The significant impediment of expatriate's success in the host country is the cultural adjustment. This paper specifically proposes a model to increase the probability of expatriate's cultural adjustments in the host country. After reviewing different previous studies on this topic, we propose that three variables are very important for the adjustment of expatriates. These variables are cultural training, international experience and cultural distance. Keywords Expatriate, Culture, Cultural Training, Experience, Host Culture, Cultural Adjustment
Effect of steel fibres on concrete behavior in 2D and 3D simulations using lattice model

Quasi-static simulations of a concrete behaviour with steel fibres under uniaxial tension were carried out using a discrete irregular lattice model. Fibrous concrete was described at a meso-scale as a three-phase material composed of aggregate, cement matrix, steel fibres and interfacial zones between cement matrix and aggregate, and between cement matrix and steel fibres. The effect of the fibre interface strength, fibre volume, fibre orientation, fibre length and specimen size on the concrete behaviour was investigated. The results of two- and three-dimensional analyses were compared.
Benthic responses to sedimentation of phytoplankton on the Belgian Continental Shelf

The Belgian Continental Shelf (BCS), located in the nutrient enriched Southern Bight of the North Sea, is characterised by a high levels of primary production and algal biomasses (Lancelot et al., 1987; Rousseau, 2000). Phytoplankton dynamics displays strong seasonal patterns with diatom blooms initiating the succession in February-March and the main spring bloom composed of diatoms and Phaeocystis in April-May (Rousseau et al., 2002; 2008). At that time, Phaeocystis colonies can contribute up to 99% of the autotrophic biomass in the pelagic realm (Hamm & Rousseau, 2003). Phytoplankton summer blooms are mainly composed of diatoms which last as late as end October (Rousseau et al., 2008). Although the bulk of phytoplankton production is mostly remineralized in the water column after the bloom (Rousseau et al., 2000), still 24% is deposited on the sediment of the BCS, 65% of it being under the form of Phaeocystis colonies (Lancelot et al., 2005).
The Determinants of Women's International Soccer Performances

The expansion of economics to ? non-market topics? such as football has received increased attention in recent years. However, most of the studies focus on men? s performances, whereas this paper reports empirical evidence of women? s international team performances. In line with the previous studies who analyzed the performance of men, the results reveal that economic, demographic, and climatic factors have a strong impact on teams? performances. In this paper we analyze furthermore whether there is a correlation between women? s and men? s team performances. In general, countries with a stronger football tradition have not only strong men? s teams, but also women? s teams. The findings also indicate that there is a certain competitive balance between the different football regions.
Burning and Fertilization for Range Improvement in Central Oklahoma.

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Nurse-Physician Agreement on Triage Category: A Reliability Estimation of Emergency Severity Index

Backgro nd and Objectives: Endometrial hyperplasia (EH) is an abnormal overgrowth of endometrium that may lead to endometrial cancer, especially when accompanied by atypia. The treatment of EH is challenging, and previous studies report conflicting results. Metformin (dimethyl biguanide) is an anti-diabetic and insulin sensitizer agent, which is supposed to have antiproliferative and anticancer effects and the potential to decrease cell growth in endometrium. While some studies have evaluated the anticancer effect of metformin, studies on its potential effect on endometrial hyperplasia are rare. To address this gap, in this comparative trial study, we evaluate the effect of additive metformin to progesterone in patients with EH. Methods: In this clinical trial, 64 women with EH were randomized in two groups. The progesterone-alone group received progesterone 20 mg daily (14 days/month, from the 14th menstrual day) based on the type of hyperplasia, nd the progesterone-metformin grou received metformin 1000 mg/day for 3 months in addition to progesterone. Duration of ble ding, hyperplasia, body mass index (BMI), and blood sugar (BS) of the patients were then compared between the two groups. Findings: NA mean age of 44.5 years, mean BMI of 29 kg/m2 and mean duration of bleeding of 8 days were calculated for the study sample. There was no significant difference in age, BMI, gravidity, bleeding duration, and duration of disease at baseline between the two groups. While all pati nts in the prog sterone-metformin roup showed bleeding and hyperplasia improvem nt, only 69% of the prog sterone-alone patients showed such an imp ovement, with the difference between the two groups being significant (P = 0.001). Although the difference between two groups in the post treatment endometrial thickness was not significant (P = 0.55), post treatment BMI in the progesterone-metformin group was significantly lower than in the progesterone-alone group (P = 0.01). In addition, the BS reduction in the progesterone-metformin group was significantly larger than that in the progesterone-alone group (P = 0.001). Conclusions: Our results indicated that administration of progesterone 20 mg/day plus metformin 1000 mg/day can significantly decrease bleeding duration, hyperplasia, BMI and BS in women with EH.
Exploring Community Radio Programming Practices to Inform Environmental Education at Livingstone Museum in Zambia

This paper reports on a study (Muloongo, 2010) that investigated how participatory radio programming might be used to inform and extend museum-based community engagement in environment and sustainability concerns. Preliminary research on museum education practices established that these are primarily expert-led and centred on exhibitions and outreach, with limited participation by the community. The study was initiated after a brief experience of working on community radio that revealed a contrasting approach, including the community in discussing locally relevant content that was followed by the addition of the knowledge of a mediating expert. A collective case study (multi-site) design was used to probe educational programming practices used in community radio. The paper explores how community radio station programming engages listeners in community generated education programmes that are produced through collaborative work with radio listener clubs. Research on three cases of community radio programming concludes that community radio provides opportunities for community-led social learning which the Livingstone Museum could make use of to extend and localise its engagement with the community in environmental learning.
Service quality and turnover intentions as perceived by employees Antecedents and consequences

Purpose – The objective of this paper is to test a selection of hypothesized relationships between: employees’ perceived service quality; employees’ turnover intentions; role clarity; and empowerment and coaching. Design/methodology/approach – Drawing from theory, this paper develops a set of hypothesized relationships. The data collection is based on a survey with a sample of 1,076 frontline employees in service organizations. Findings – There are indications that employees’ perceived service quality has a direct negative effect on employees’ turnover intentions. The effect of empowerment, coaching, and role clarity on turnover intention appears to be mediated through employees’ perceived service quality. Research limitations/implications – This study is limited to a selection of variables related to employees’ turnover intentions. Future research may focus on testing other variables that may be related to employees’ turnover intentions. Practical implications – This study stresses the importance for managers in service organizations to measure employees’ perceived service quality. The results show that there are both direct and indirect relationships to employees’ turnover intentions. The conclusion is that employees’ perceived service quality is an important consideration with respect to employee-turnover management. Originality/value – This study has developed and tested a set of hypothesized relationships in the field of service management.
Design and Performance of an Indigenous Water Recirculating Aquaculture System for Intensive Production of Nile Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus (L.), in Saudi Arabia

The increasing demand for fish, and the scarcity of fresh water in Saudi Arabia both press the need to adapt new technologies for intensive water recirculating aquaculture to maximize water recycling and increase fish production. Using locally available materials, a commercial-scale recirculating aquaculture system was developed in triplicate to produce Nile tilapia. The system was operated to produce more than 50 kg fish/m3/cycle, and the filters were evaluated for their efficiency in removing organic wastes from the effluent. Each replicate consisted of a culture tank, two mechanical filters with sand/gravel medium, two submerged biofilters with plastic media, a sump and two pumps. Mixed sex tilapia with an average size of 76.4 g were stocked at a density of 188 fish/m3 and fed a 34% protein diet at 3% body weight per day (initially). Water temperature was maintained at 28 ± 1°C, water flow rate was adjusted to 300 liters/min and the culture tank and biofilter were aerated. Water samples were collected from the inlet and outlet of each component and were analyzed for important parameters. Values (± SE) of total ammonia nitrogen (TAN) (0.98 ± 0.1 ppm) and nitrite-nitrogen (NO2-N) (0.48 ± 0.02 ppm) in the fish culture tanks were within the acceptable limits, while the other water quality parameters were also maintained under normal range by the filtration system. Removal rates (± SE) of 186.7 ± 31.59 g TAN/m3/day and 66.53 ± 16.9 g NO2-N/m3/day, respectively, as well as TAN and NO2-N removal efficiencies (31.45 ± 2.32% and 21.05 ± 3.8%, respectively) were measured across the PVC biofilter medium. The area specific TAN and NO2-N removal rates (± SE) or nitrification rates (0.34 ± 0.06 g/m2/day and 0.15 ± 0.05 g/m2/day) for the biofilter were comparable with the performance of other commercial intensive recirculation systems. Mean final weight (±SE), final biomass, growth rate, SGR, FCR, and percent survival for the mixed-sex tilapia were 277.21 (1.76) g/fish, 50.21 kg/m3, 1.34 g/fish/day, 0.86%, 1.89, and 96.53%, respectively, whereas the average water use was 0.4 m3/kg of fish production. Locally available materials were found to be appropriate for solid and organic waste removal. More than 85% of the system water volume could be recycled daily, while fish production per unit space was also multiplied 3-6 fold compared to the traditional culture practice.
Sustainability in Project Management: Reality Bites

The relationship between project management and sustainable development is rapidly gaining interest from both practitioners and academics. Studies on the integration of the concepts of sustainability into project management, approach this topic mostly from a conceptual, logical or moral point of view. Given the fact that the relationship between sustainability and project management is still an emerging field of study, these approaches make sense. However, they do not diminish the need for more empirical studies to understand how the concepts of sustainable development are implemented in practice. This paper reports an analysis of 56 case studies on the integration of the concepts of sustainability in the way organizations initiate, develop and manage projects. The research question of the study was: To what extent, do organizations consider the concepts of sustainability in the initiation, development and management of projects? The study uses the maturity model for sustainability integration that was presented at the 2010 IPMA World Congress for the assessment of the level of sustainability consideration. The study found an overall average level of sustainability consideration in the actual situation of 25.9%. For the desired situation, this score is almost 10 percent higher, showing an ambition to take sustainability more into consideration. The study also showed that the way sustainability currently is considered, shows the traditional ‘less bad’ approach to sustainability integration and not a more modern social responsibility approach.
Quantification of emotional features of photoplethysomographic waveforms using box-counting method of fractal dimension

The paper proposes the appliance of box-counting method belongs to fractal dimension in detecting features of Photoplethysomographic signals recorded from different subjects in different sessions of emotional and non emotional state. The objective is to analyze and detect the features and differences in these two types of signals and use that component as a command input in emotional quantification system. However, the study found out that all the nine subjects have higher fractal dimension(FD) values in emotional state than their non emotional state FD values. Hence, the changes in emotional level hold relevant information about the physiological state and can reflects in the PPG signal waveform which is detected using the box-count fractal dimension algorithm.
The Power of Integration: Challenges in Researching Pentecostal/Charismatic Spirituality

Researchers are at times uncertain about the right methodology to adopt in areas such as spirituality and its associated phenomena. Researching the spirituality of pastors is a challenging exercise. How do you empirically gather and measure information in a scientifically verifiable way? Adopting qualitative methods of research may result in tentative answers, but equally, an over-concern with quantitative data may miss important links and relationships. Some elements of a qualitative approach may be impressionistic and subjective but on the other hand, a scientifically rigorous investigation employing sophisticated statistical analyses is still open to question in its procedures, choice of tools and techniques. Not everything about human beings can be understood by measurement, or in laboratories. However, integrating methodologies, although involving considerable complexity can produce reliable, interesting, and surprising results. The convergence of data in researching the spirituality of Pentecostal pastors showed that in recent years pastors in a modern Pentecostal movement were moving away from classical Pentecostal beliefs and attitudes and increasingly adopting ‘Charismatic,’ ‘Third Wave,’ and more mainline beliefs and approaches. The evidence indicated that the Pentecostal spirituality of the pastors was changing. Paradoxically, the influences of the Charismatic Renewal and ‘Third Wave’ movements seem to have revitalised a classical Pentecostal denomination.
Locating and quantifying the seismic discontinuities in a complex medium through the migration and AVA analysis of reflected and converted waves: an application to the Mt Vesuvius volcano

SUMMARY In this paper, we show how the migration of active seismic data can be used to identify and position a seismic discontinuity in a complex medium, and how the amplitude variations of the converted P to S waves can be interpreted to constrain the seismic velocities below the interface. For the application we turn our attention on Mt Vesuvius, an active volcano threatening a densely populated area. To better define its plumbing system, we investigate a mid-crust seismic discontinuity first identified by Zollo et al. (1996, Science, 274, 592‐594) and assumed to be the top of a layer containing low-velocity material. We deduce a reference velocity model from previous works on first arrival times, and use it to migrate PP reflected and PS converted waves. In the migration image, the interface extends at least 20 000 m NE and 20 000 m SW of the volcano, at the depth of 8000 m, and with a mean dip less than 3 per cent. The migration of finite-difference synthetics exclude the fact that the migrated phases interpreted as 8000 m deep reflections or conversions might be multiples in the shallow layers. The PS and first arrival amplitudes are compared at a fixed station and for all the shots to determine the variations of the P-to-S conversion coefficient with the angle of incidence. It appears to vary very slowly over the whole range of incidence angle at disposal (50 ◦ ‐80 ◦ ). This implies a dramatic drop of S-wave velocity from approximately 3600 m s −1 above to less than 1000 m s −1 below the interface. The smoothness of the variations indicate that the P-wave velocity also diminishes across the interface. The very low S-wave velocity, other geophysical observations at Vesuvius and in other volcanic systems, lead to the conclusion that below the 8000 m discontinuity there is a very extended layer of hot, partially molten material.
The use of a visual learning design representation to support the design process of teaching in higher education

Over the last decade there has been considerable research and development work exploring how university teachers can document their teaching practice in such a way as to enable the sharing of ideas. The premise of this research work, referred to in the literature as learning designs, is if pedagogical practice can be documented in some readily understandable form, it can then be easily shared and thus there is the potential for greater uptake of innovative teaching practice. This paper presents findings from a research project that examined how educational designers and teaching academics used a visual learning design representation to document their teaching practice and how this representation supported their design process. Six educational designers, three university teachers, and two PhD students (whose doctorates were focused on learning design) were interviewed and the main finding was that the visual representation served as an aid to design because it provided a summary of pedagogical practice that could be used to effectively communicate and share ideas, and also enable reflection. The paper concludes by suggesting future research directions.
Laterality and Accuracy of Force Exertion in Elbow Flexion

In elbow flexion, accuracy of force exertion on demand values might differ between dominant and non-dominant hands. This study examined laterality and accuracy of force exertion in elbow flexion. The participants were 22 right-handed, healthy young males (mean age 22.6 ± 4.3 yrs, mean height 172.7 ± 7.0 cm, mean mass 75.0 ± 12.3 kg). Demand values of 25%, 50%, and 75% of maximum voluntary contraction (MVC) were selected. Using subjective judgment, the participants exerted the elbow flexion strength of each arm on each demand value. Evaluation parameters were differences (errors) between demand and exertion values and their total error. The results of a two-way ANOVA (dominant and non-dominant arms × demand value) showed significant interaction. In multiple comparison tests, errors were greater in 25% MVC than in 50% and 75% MVC for both arms. However, no significant difference was found between arms. In conclusion, in both dominant and non-dominant arms, accuracy of force exertion in elbow flexion does not show laterality and is higher in greater demand values (over 50% MVC) than in lesser values (25% MVC).