Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Dietary selenized yeast and CLA isomer mixture affect fatty- and amino acid concentrations in the femoral muscles and liver of rats.

The effect of diets enriched in CLA isomer mixture (CLAmix) and/or selenized yeast (Se-Y) on the concentration of fatty acids (FA), amino acids (AA), Se, Fe and Zn in the liver and femoral muscles was studied on 4 groups of 7-8 rats aged 8 weeks. Rats were fed the Labofeed H diet for 29 days (control group) or the diet enriched with 2% CLAmix with or without 1.2 ppm Se as Se-Y (the experimental groups). Feeding the CLAmix-enriched diet reduced the body weight of rats, while the diet containing CLAmix and Se-Y increased it in comparison with the control rats. The muscle concentrations of non-essential and essential amino acids, and in particular, sulphur amino acids (ΣS-AA) can be signifi cantly increased, while the muscle concentration of total fatty acids (ΣFA), decreased by feeding the diet with Se-Y and CLAmix. Feeding the diet with Se-Y leads to signifi cant lowering of the ratios of ΣS-AA, methionine, cysteine and taurine to Se concentrations in the liver and muscles as compared with the control group. Dietary Se-Y or CLAmix lead to a decrease in the concentrations of atherogenic and thrombogenic saturated fatty acids (SFA) in muscles. Feeding the diet with Se-Y and CLAmix increased the concentration of Se and the atherogenic and thrombogenic indexes in the liver and muscles. There were also higher concentrations of cis9trans11CLA and t10c12CLA in the muscles compared with the concentrations of these isomers in the liver of rats fed the diets enriched in only CLAmix. Deposition in the liver and femoral muscle of trans10cis12CLA was higher in both tissues than cis9trans11CLA. The diet with CLAmix, regardless of the presence of Se-Y, decreased the rate of elongation and Δ5-, Δ9-desaturase capacities of in the liver and muscle. The diet with CLAmix effectively increased the ratio of PUFAn-3/SFA, 3 Corresponding author: e-mail: m.czauderna@ifzz.pan. pl 349 CZAUDERNA M. ET AL. PUFAn-6/SFA, PUFAn-3/ΣFA and PUFAn-6/ΣFA in muscles. The interaction between Se-Y and CLAmix decreased the capacity of liver and muscle desaturation, i.e. these dietary additives reduced the ratio of unsaturated fatty acids to SFA in the liver and muscles.
The Study of Service Quality and Competitiveness of Secondary Education in West Sumbawa

this study aims to Determine: the quality of education services and the level of competitiveness of the education on high school level (SMA) in West Sumbawa Regency. This study uses a service quality method involving 210 high school of stakeholders as subjects which were determined by random sampling. The instrument was adapted from an instrument developed by Amin (2011), which includes eight national educational standards of Indonesia (content, graduation, learning, assessment, educators and staff, facilities, management, and financing standard) and four factors of competitiveness (input factors, demand conditions, the relevance of education, and education strategy). Data were Analyzed using Importance Performance Analysis (Martilla & James (1977) and analysis of Diamond Porter (1990). The survey found that the expected content standards, processes, financing, management, facilities and infrastructure, and competency standards are not in line the reality so that it becomes priority for the improvement. While the result of the survey indicates a low capacities for the four competitiveness factors; input, demand, the relevance of education, and education strategy.
Algal Meningoencephalitis due to Prototheca spp. in a Dog

A 6-year-old Boxer was examined because of progressive neurologic signs, with severe hindlimb ataxia and head tilt on presentation. There was no history of diarrhea or vomiting. MRI of the brain revealed multifocal ill-defined T1-enhancing lesions affecting the cerebrum, brainstem, and cervical meninges, without associated mass effect. Meningoencephalitis was considered the most likely diagnosis. Multiple algae were observed on the cytology of the CSF and were most consistent with Prototheca spp. Antiprotozoal treatment was denied by the owners, and 5 weeks after diagnosis, the dog was euthanized due to progression of the neurologic deficits, and a necropsy was performed. Histological changes in the brain were compatible with severe multifocal protothecal meningoencephalitis. The specific Prototheca species was not identified. The gastrointestinal tract was unremarkable on histology. According to this report, Prototheca spp. should be included in the differentials for neurological deficits even in the absence of gastrointestinal signs.
Zn and Fe concentration variations of grain and flag leaf and the Relationship with NAM-G1 Gene in Triticum timopheevii (Zhuk.) Zhuk. ssp. timopheevii

Grains of 12 accessions of Triticum timopheevii (Zhuk.) Zhuk. ssp. timopheevii (AAGG, 2n = 4x = 28) and one bread wheat cultivar Chinese Spring (CS) and one durum wheat cultivar Langdon (LDN) grown across two years were analyzed for grain iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn) concentrations. All the 12 tested T. timopheevii ssp. timopheevii genotypes showed significantly higher concentration of grain Fe and Zn than CS and LDN. Aboundant genetic variability of both the Fe and Zn concentrations was observed among the T. timopheevii ssp. timopheevii accessions, averagely varied from 47.06 to 90.26 mg kg−1 and from 30.05 to 65.91 mg kg−1, respectively. Their grain Fe and Zn concentrations between years exhibited a significantly positive correlation with the correlation coefficients r = 0.895 and r = 0.891, respectively, indicating the highly genetic stability. Flag leaf possessed twice or three times higher concentrations for both Fe and Zn than grain, and a significantly high positive correlation appeared between the two .
Helium transport in sediment pore fluids of the Congo‐Angola margin

During the ZaïRov2 cruise of the ZaïAngo project (1998–2000) on the passive Congo‐Angola margin, several gravity cores were analyzed for helium isotopic composition of sedimentary pore waters in two cold fluid seepage zones: the Astrid slide area and the Regab giant pockmark. Gas concentration and isotopic composition are presented along with thermal data in terms of the origin and circulation of fluids. Helium isotope data lie on a mixing line between bottom seawater and an almost pure radiogenic. Helium and temperature vertical profiles are well described by the classic diffusion‐advection equation. On the basis of He profiles, we estimate the advection rate on the rim of the pockmark between 1.2 and 2.3 mm/a. The He flux derived for a pure diffusive regime (2.4 × 10−8 mol/m2/a) can favorably be compared to literature data and contrasts with the flux computed close to the pockmark center (1.9 × 10−7 mol/m2/a). Helium depth profiles turned to be more sensitive to advection rate than temperature profiles are.
Efficacy of essential oils of Cymbopogon citratus (D.C.) Stapf, Lippia multiflora Moldenke and hot water in the control of seed-borne fungi Phoma sorghina and their effects on Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench seed germination and plants development in Burkina Faso.

The effects of two essential oils (Cymbopogon citratus and Lippia multiflora) and varying durations of hot water at 50°C on seed-borne fungi Phoma sorghina on five varieties of sorghum were evaluated using morphological traits. The varieties were ICSV 1001, Sariaso 03, ICSV 1049, Kapelga and the local variety, 1341So07. The results indicate that hot water treatment and essential oil of C. citratus significantly reduced the infection level of P. sorghina compared to untreated seeds, seeds treated with sterile water and fungicide Calthio C. Essential oil of L. multiflora, significantly lowered the infection level of P. sorghina, compared to untreated seeds and seeds treated with water in varieties of white grain such as Sariaso 03 and ICSV 1049. Hot water treatment did not have a repressive effect against sorghum seed germination for all the varieties tested. On the contrary, essential oil of C. citratus had an inhibitory effect on the germination of seeds of varieties Kapelga and ICSV 1049 compared to untreated seed. On the other varieties tested, it reduced the number of germinated seeds in comparison to untreated seed. According to tested varieties, essential oil of L. multiflora had an inhibitory effect (on ICSV 1049) or improved seed germination (on Kapelga). In general, the treatments applied have improved the development of sorghum plants grown from treated seed.
Identifying Kindergartners At-Risk for Learning Problems: Screening with the DIBELS and Components of the NEPSY-II

Early identification of children “at-risk” for learning problems is vital to future academic success; thus, it is critical that educators and psychologists implement the most efficient and thorough assessment strategies with young children. In Oregon, the Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills (DIBELS) is currently being administered to Kindergarten children as a universal assessment measure assessing for problems with reading ability, most specifically, phonological processing skills. Although the DIBELS has shown some merit in this capacity, it has rarely been compared to other standard measures that are frequently used to diagnose learning disorders. Additionally, little is known about the DIBELS’ ability to detect learning problems in children who have underlying deficits in other cognitive skills, such as executive functioning. In order address the gaps in the literature, this study investigated the DIBELS relation to other measures of phonological processing and executive functioning, namely, the Phonological Processing, Speeded Naming, and Inhibition subtests of the Developmental Neuropsychological Assessment-Second Edition (NEPSY-II), and compared risk identification rates between these measures in a classroom of Kindergarteners. Results indicated that although the DIBELS does seem to relate well to a measure of executive functioning, it also appears that the DIBELS subtests may not be capturing all forms of learning problems that could eventually lead to learning disabilities. Thus, it appears as though administration procedures for identifying children “at-risk” for learning problems should also include measures that assess for other cognitive skill deficits. The NEPSY-II subtest of Inhibition appears to contribute well to the early identification of risk because of its ability to assess for executive functioning skill deficits, and therefore, it is suggested that measures of executive functioning be administered alongside the DIBELS subtests in order to most effectively screen for learning problems.
Regional-scale analysis of lake outburst hazards in the southwestern Pamir, Tajikistan, based on remote sensing and GIS

Abstract. This paper presents an analysis of the hazards emanating from the sudden drainage of alpine lakes in South-Western Tajik Pamir. In the last 40 yr, several new lakes have formed in the front of retreating glacier tongues, and existing lakes have grown. Other lakes are dammed by landslide deposits or older moraines. In 2002, sudden drainage of a glacial lake in the area triggered a catastrophic debris flow. Building on existing approaches, a rating scheme was devised allowing quick, regional-scale identification of potentially hazardous lakes and possible impact areas. This approach relies on GIS, remote sensing and empirical modelling, largely based on medium-resolution international datasets. Out of the 428 lakes mapped in the area, 6 were rated very hazardous and 34 hazardous. This classification was used for the selection of lakes requiring in-depth investigation. Selected cases are presented and discussed in order to understand the potentials and limitations of the approach used. Such an understanding is essential for the appropriate application of the methodology for risk mitigation purposes.
Removal of Refractory Organics from Biologically Treated Landfill Leachate by Microwave Discharge Electrodeless Lamp Assisted Fenton Process

Biologically treated leachate usually contains considerable amount of refractory organics and trace concentrations of xenobiotic pollutants. Removal of refractory organics from biologically treated landfill leachate by a novel microwave discharge electrodeless lamp (MDEL) assisted Fenton process was investigated in the present study in comparison to conventional Fenton and ultraviolet Fenton processes. Conventional Fenton and ultraviolet Fenton processes could substantially remove up to 70% of the refractory organics in a membrane bioreactor treated leachate. MDEL assisted Fenton process achieved excellent removal performance of the refractory components, and the effluent chemical oxygen demand concentration was lower than 100 mg L−1. Most organic matters were transformed into smaller compounds with molecular weights less than 1000 Da. Ten different polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons were detected in the biologically treated leachate, most of which were effectively removed by MDEL-Fenton treatment. MDEL-Fenton process provides powerful capability in degradation of refractory and xenobiotic organic pollutants in landfill leachate and could be adopted as a single-stage polishing process for biologically treated landfill leachate to meet the stringent discharge limit.
Elasto-hydrodynamic lubrication analysis of full 360 journal bearing using CFD and FSI techniques

Conventional method of performing an EHL analysis on a bearing involves development of com- plex codes and simplification of actual physical model. This paper presents a methodology to model and sim- ulate the Overall Elasto-Hydrodynamic Lubrication of a full journal bearing using the sequential application of Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) and Computational Structural Dynamics (CSD). Here, the coupled field analysis uses the capabilities of commercially available Finite Element Software ANSYS/FLOTRAN incorporating the technique of Fluid Structure Interaction (FSI). The pressure field for a full journal bear- ing operating under laminar flow regime with various L/D ratios is obtained by CFD. Stress distribution and deformation in the bearing liner due to resulting pressure force is evaluated using FEM, satisfying the bound- ary conditions. The stress distribution indicates the critical points in the bearing structure. The results show reasonable agreement in general.
Safety in the Classroom: Safeguarding Liberal Arts Education from the Neo-Liberal Threat.

This article examines the elusive concept of safety in liberal arts classrooms which are often contoured by a plurality of social, cultural, political, psychological, historical, and discursive forces and performances. Using select principles from adult education and social work with groups as an organizing metaphor, the article discusses the classroom as a large group, the changing student body, and, especially, the impact of diversity and inclusivity in liberal arts settings. Because the aim of liberal arts education is usually to promote independent and critical thinking, open-mindedness, and greater communication and decision-making skills, its goals foster, to a great degree, citizen engagement that empowers persons to participate in collective actions toward greater equality and justice in communities both locally and globally. Classroom safety is essential to these aims because it increases opportunity for free, critical, and independent thought necessary for progressive, egalitarian, and justice pursuits. The article explores safety, including dialogic practices and reflection on relations of power within the classroom, for its significant role in fulfilling liberal arts aspirations.
Inequality Comparisons in a Multi‐Period Framework: The Role of Alternative Welfare Metrics

This paper considers the use of alternative welfare metrics in evaluations of income inequality in a multi-period context. Using Norwegian longitudinal income data, it is found, as in many studies, that inequality is lower when each individual’s annual average income is used as welfare metric, compared with the use of a single-period accounting framework. However, this result does not necessarily hold when aversion to income fluctuations is introduced. Furthermore, when actual incomes are replaced by expected incomes (conditional on an initial period),using a model of income dynamics, higher values of inequality over longer periods are typically found, although comparisons depend on inequality and variability aversion parameters. The results are strongly influenced by the observed high degree of systematic regression towards the (geometric) mean, combined with a large extent of individual unexpected effects.
SCOPE Climate: a 142-year daily high-resolution ensemble meteorological reconstruction dataset over France

Abstract. SCOPE Climate (Spatially COherent Probabilistic Extended Climate dataset) is a 25-member ensemble of 142-year daily high-resolution reconstructions of precipitation, temperature, and Penman–Monteith reference evapotranspiration over France, from 1 January 1871 to 29 December 2012. SCOPE Climate provides an ensemble of 25 spatially coherent gridded multivariate time series. It is derived from the statistical downscaling of the Twentieth Century Reanalysis (20CR) by the SCOPE method, which is based on the analogue approach. SCOPE Climate performs well in comparison to both dependent and independent data for precipitation and temperature. The ensemble aspect corresponds to the uncertainty related to the SCOPE method. SCOPE Climate is the first century-long gridded high-resolution homogeneous dataset available over France and thus has paved the way for improving knowledge on specific past meteorological events or for improving knowledge on climate variability, since the end of the 19th century. This dataset has also been designed as a forcing dataset for long-term hydrological applications and studies of the hydrological consequences of climate variability over France. SCOPE Climate is freely available for any non-commercial use and can be downloaded as NetCDF files from https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1299760 for precipitation, https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1299712 for temperature, and https://doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.1251843 for reference evapotranspiration.
Impact of Non-Cognitive Factors on First-Year Performance

This research paper describes the study of non-cognitive factors and their impact on student academic outcomes, above and beyond the impact from previous academic performance. The connection between prior academic performance factors, such as high school GPA and standardized test scores, and the performance of first year students (as measured by GPA) has been well established. While it has been shown that typically 20%-25% of the variation in first year student performance can be explained by a combination of high school GPA and standardized test scores, this still leaves over half of the variation unaccounted for. Some of this variation may be accounted for by a collection of non-cognitive factors. A non-cognitive inventory was created using the 10-Item Big Five Survey, the Short Grit Survey, and two subscales from the Motivated Strategies for Learning Questionnaire (Test Anxiety and Time and Study Environment). Data was collected using this survey from freshman through senior engineering students at a large, public research-intensive university in the Midwest. Using a hierarchical multiple regression, students’ first year grades were regressed onto their previous academic performance as well as their scores in the non-cognitive inventory. Initial results indicate that the inclusion of non-cognitive factors alongside previous academic performance improved the predictability of students’ first year GPA by an additional 7 percentage points compared to a model that only included previous performance. This paper also explores the variations in impact of non-cognitive factors on performance for different classroom settings. A series of multiple regressions illuminates distinct differences in the non-cognitive factors that most strongly affect academic performance in technical lecture, technical team, and liberal arts courses. Implications for student support in those different classroom contexts are described.
Who Hires Investor Relations Firms? The Role of Managerial Entrenchment

This paper investigates the role of managerial entrenchment in the decision to hire an investor relations specialist. Managers of small and mid-cap firms spend considerable resources on hiring investor relations (IR) firms. This paper proposes a hypothesis to explain this spending. We argue that more entrenched managers are less likely to hire IR firms, because such managers are less likely to have their compensation tied to stock returns and be more wary of outside attention from the market. Using a common definition of managerial entrenchment, we show that entrenched managers are indeed less likely to hire an IR firm. We also examine the relationship between the method of payment of the IR firm (cash or stock) and future performance of the client. If an IR firm is paid in stock, it has an incentive to expend more effort on its client’s behalf, thus leading to increased client performance. Our evidence shows that there is indeed a positive relationship between payment in stock and future client performance.
An overview of petrochemistry in the regional exploration for volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits

ABSTRACT Volcanogenic massive sulphide (VMS) deposits are important global sources of base and precious metals. Igneous geochemistry (petrochemistry) of mafic and felsic rocks associated with VMS deposits is extremely useful in delineating potentially fertile ground for VMS mineralization. In mafic-dominated, juvenile environments (e.g. mafic, bimodal mafic and mafic-siliciclastic VMS-types) VMS deposits are associated with boninite and low-Ti island arc tholeiite, mid-ocean ridge basalt, and back-arc basin basalt. These rocks are ultimately sourced from either depleted arc mantle wedge (e.g. boninite, low Ti island arc tholeiite) or upwelling depleted, mid-ocean ridge or back-arc asthenospheric mantle (e.g. MORB and back-arc basin basalt). In evolved environments, those associated with continental crust and typically dominated by felsic magmatism (e.g. bimodal felsic and felsic-siliciclastic VMS-types), VMS-associated mafic rocks have alkalic (ocean island basalt-like) and/or mid-ocean ridge/back-arc basin basalt-like signatures. In these environments alkalic basalt and mid-ocean ridge/back-arc basin basalt-like mafic rocks overlie felsic rocks and mineralization and represent melts derived from lithospheric and asthenospheric mantle sources, respectively. Felsic rocks in Archean sequences are typically tholeiitic, have elevated high field strength elements (HFSE) and rare earth elements (REE), and FIII affinities (low Zr/Y and La/Ybn, flat chondrite-normalized rare earth element profiles). In post-Archean evolved environments, felsic rocks associated with VMS deposits have HFSE- and REE-enrichment and within-plate signatures on discrimination diagrams, like their Archean counterparts, but are more calc–alkalic in composition and commonly have FII affinities. Felsic rocks associated with VMS deposits in post-Archean mafic-dominated, juvenile substrates are associated with trace element depleted rhyolites with tholeiitic to boninite-like signatures and M-type and FIV affinities on discrimination plots. Using mafic or felsic rocks in isolation may lead to erroneous assignments of prospectivity for terrains; however, when mafic and felsic rocks are used in tandem with geological context they are powerful tools in outlining potentially prospective regions. Within VMS-hosting environments there are specific petrochemical assemblages of mafic and felsic rocks. Petrochemical assemblages are specific lithogeochemical associations between mafic and felsic rocks that are common to VMS forming environments and are useful in identifying two key ingredients required to form prospective VMS belts: (1) rifting; and (2) high temperature magmatism.