Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Two New Records of Monstrilloid Copepods (Crustacea) from Korea

Two monstrilloid copepod species belonging to the genus Monstrilla Dana are newly recorded from Korea: M. grandis Giesbrecht, 1891 and M. hamatapex Grygier and Ohtsuka, 1995. Specimens were obtained from inshore waters around the coasts of South Korea, using a light trap installed at quays and wharves overnight. Based on the Korean specimens, the two species are redescribed, with brief accounts of their affinities and morphological variabilities. Remarkable morphological discrepancies are confirmed in female leg 5 of M. grandis between type material from Southern Hemisphere and European and Asian specimens, which raise a strong doubt on their conspecificity. Korean specimens of M. hamatapex well coincide with the type specimens from Japan, except for some variations in the setal armature of leg 5 and antennules. This is the second taxonomic paper on the monstrilloid copepods in Korea, and the genus Monstrilla is newly added to Korean fauna.
Plenary 3 - Quality and Equity Issues Related to the Integration of Immigrant Students in Education

The integration of immigrant students is a major concern in many countries. Children who immigrate with their parents to another country (first generation) typically face a number of challenges in adjusting to the new environment. Yet, even children of immigrants who were born and raised in their parents’ new country of residence (second generation) are often less successful in school than their peers from native families. The process of integration is complex and involves several aspects, as the distinction between structural, cultural, social and identity-related integration implies. In addition, factors at various levels have been suggested to affect the integration process in education, such as state-level regulations for immigration and integration, the composition of neighbourhoods and schools, and approaches to language teaching and learning. The presentation will provide an overview of research findings on some of these facets, with a special focus on factors that are specific to an immigration background rather than the socioeconomic status of the family. These include issues related to identity and language. If time permits, research findings on effects of the student composition in classrooms will be discussed as well. The presentation will close with an outline of remaining challenges and open questions. Petra Stanat Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany Petra Stanat is Director of the German Institute for Educational Quality Improvement (IQB) and Professor of Educational Psychology at the Humboldt University of Berlin, Germany. The IQB is in charge of the national assessment of student achievement in Germany. She has been involved in several cycles of the OECD’s Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA), such as coauthoring with Gayle Christensen a thematic report on the situation of immigrant students in international comparison. In her research, Petra Stanat focuses on questions related to ethnic and social disparities in education, determinants of immigrant students’ educational success, secondlanguage teaching and learning, reading achievement and large-scale assessment of student achievement. She is involved in several professional organisations and advisory boards. Among other things, she is an elected member of the Review Board of the German Research Foundation (DFG) for the area of Education Sciences.
Satellite Detection of Wildland Fire in South America

The detection of wildland fires by satellites began in the 1980s. Since them, satellite images have been used as an early wildfire detection system, for estimate burnt area and for assist the development of strategies focused on wildfires prevention. This study aims to analyse, spatially and temporally, the hot spots detected by the AQUA satellite (MODIS sensor), processed by the INPE using the “Collection 5” detection algorithm, in all South America for the years 2003 to 2017. A total of 4,953,769 hot spots where analysed and Brazil had the highest hot spot incidence while Paraguay presented the highest hot spots occurrence per area (density). The year of 2004 had the highest number of hot spots detected, while 2013 the lowest. Significant linear trend was observed only in two countries: Peru and Chile, in both cases indicating an uptrend during the assessed period. The month with the highest fire activity in South America was September, the least May. Each country presented differences regarding the months with higher and lower hot spots detected, mainly due to different rainfall patterns. The annual changes in the wildland fire occurrence observed in this study are mostly due to human behaviour linked with climate variations caused by the El Niño and La Niña.
THE ELUSIVE CONTRIBUTION OF ICT TO PRODUCTIVITY GROWTH IN NEW ZEALAND: EVIDENCE FROM AN EXTENDED INDUSTRY-LEVEL GROWTH ACCOUNTING MODEL

This paper explores the impacts of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) on economic growth in New Zealand. Using an extended industry-level growth accounting model to analyse the proximate sources of growth in per capita output, we focus on differences in total factor productivity (TFP) growth and its sub-components, as well as other major components of labour productivity (LP) growth, that emerge between ‘more ICT intensive’ and ‘less ICT intensive’ industries. Employing, alternatively, gross output and net output data, we find great differences and distinct patterns in the growth contributions of the two types of industries. However, the quest to find evidence of positive ICT impacts is still somewhat elusive. Although TFP growth of more ICT intensive industries has steadily increased in importance over time, ‘pure’ or within-industry productivity effects are smaller than structural change effect, and LP growth has only accelerated in recent years.
Time‐dependent flow across a step: the slip with friction boundary condition

The paper studies numerically the slip with friction boundary condition in the time‐dependent incompressible Navier–Stokes equations. Numerical tests on two‐ and three‐dimensional channel flows across a step using this boundary condition on the bottom wall are performed. The influence of the friction parameter on the flow field is studied and the results are explained according to the physics of the flow. Due to the stretching and tilting of vortices, the three‐dimensional results differ in many respects from the two‐dimensional ones. Copyright © 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Brain Disorder and Rock Art

Prompted by numerous endeavours to link a variety of brain illnesses/conditions with the introduction of palaeoart, especially rock art, the author reviews these proposals in the light of the causes of these psychiatric conditions. Several of these proposals are linked to the assumption that palaeoart was introduced through shamanism. It is demonstrated that there is no simplistic link between shamanism and brain disorders, although it is possible that some of the relevant susceptibility alleles might be involved in some shamanic experiences. Similarly, no connection between rock art and shamanism has been credibly demonstrated. Moreover, the time frame applied in all these hypotheses is fallacious for several reasons. These notions are all based on the belief that palaeoart was introduced by ‘anatomically modern humans’ and on the replacement hypothesis. Finally, the assumption that neuropathologies and shamanism preceded the advent of palaeoart is also suspect. These numerous speculations derive from neglect of the relevant empirical factors, be they archaeological or neurological.
Sensory and Physicochemical Properties of Pasteurized Coconut Water from Two Varieties of Coconut

Coconut water is traditionally consumed fresh and is widely patronized by all and sundry. Storage of coconut water has however become a challenge due to it susceptibility to microbial attack coupled with several biochemical changes that takes place to alter it properties. Pasteurization is a mild thermal process used for fruit juice and beverage preservation. The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of pasteurization on the qualities of coconut water. Coconut water was extracted from two varieties, Malayan Green and Malayan Yellow and each variety was pasteurized at 90 o C for 5 minutes, 80 o C for 15 minutes and 70 o C for 25 minutes. Sensory evaluation was conducted and the most preferred pasteurized sample for each variety was selected. Total soluble sugars (TSS), pH, titratable acidity (TA), total phenols and vitamin C of the most preferred pasteurized sample and the control for each variety were determined. Findings from the study revealed that, panellists mostly preferred the Malayan Green and Malayan Yellow samples pasteurized at 90 o C for 5 minutes and 80 o C for 15 minutes respectively. A higher TSS of 5.8 o Brix and pH of 4.78 were recorded for unpasteurized Malayan Yellow sample. The Malayan Green recorded higher values in all the other physicochemical properties analyzed. It recorded 0.14% of TA, 95.15 mg/L for total phenols and 30.18 μg/mL for vitamin C content. Reduction in the properties occurred in pasteurized samples of both varieties. This indicates that pasteurization had a reducing effect on microbes, sensory and nutritional value of coconut water. However, the Malayan Green variety was found to be more stable to pasteurization conditions compared to the Malayan Yellow variety. Keywords: Malayan Yellow coconut, Malayan Green coconut, pasteurized coconut water, sensory evaluation, physicochemical properties
Hypersensitivity reactions to LMWHs: different patterns of cross-reactivity in three patients. Case series and a literature review

Complete List of Authors: Juricic Nahal, Danica; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Division of Clinical Pharmacology; Agency for Medicinal Products and Medical Devices of Croatia Cegec, Ivana; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Erdeljic Turk, Viktorija; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Makar Ausperger, Ksenija; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Kraljickovic, Iva; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Division of Clinical Pharmacology Simic, Iveta; University Hospital Centre Zagreb, Division of Clinical Pharmacology; University of Zagreb School of Medicine
Raphanus sativus ameliorates atherogeneic lipid profiles in hypercholesterolemic rats and hypercholesterolemia-associated peroxidative liver damage

Objective: Raphanus sativus is a hugely used edible root vegetable. We investigated whether the feeding of the Raphanus sativus hot water extract (RSE) ameliorates atherogenic lipid profile and oxidative stress in hypercholesterolemia. Methods: After feeding of the RSE to hypercholesterolemic rats for 6 weeks, the levels of plasma and hepatic total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and plasma high density lipoprotein-cholesterol (HDL-C) and fecal TC levels were studied. The effects of RSE on the hepatic enzymes, namely alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP), the levels of lipid peroxide (LPO) and liver histology were also evaluated. Results: Hypercholesterolemia increased the levels of TC and TG in the plasma and livers. The levels of ALT, AST and ALP in plasma and LPO in the liver also increased. The dietary RSE, however, significantly ameliorated the above atherogenic lipids and liver enzymes. The RSE significantly reduced the levels of LPO in the liver, suggesting an in vivo protection against of oxidative stress. The RSE also inhibited the in vitro Fenton’s reagent-induced oxidative stress, thus corroborating the in vivo anti-LPO actions of RSE. The levels of hepatic LPO were positively correlated with plasma AST (r=0.76; P <0.05) and ALT (r=0.43; P<0.05) levels. Histologically, the livers of the RSE-fed hypercholesterolemic rats exhibited lesser fatty droplets and reduced inflammatory cells. Conclusion: Finally, R. sativus extract lowers the cardiovascular disease risk factors under hypercholesterolemic situation by increasing the plasma/hepatic clearance of cholesterol and improving the hypercholesterolemia-induced oxidative damage of hepatic tissues.
Biomass burning emission disturbances of isoprene oxidation in a tropical forest

Abstract. We present a characterization of the chemical composition of the atmosphere of the Brazilian Amazon rainforest based on trace gas measurements carried out during the South AMerican Biomass Burning Analysis (SAMBBA) airborne experiment in September 2012. We analyzed the observations of primary biomass burning emission tracers, i.e., carbon monoxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NOx), ozone (O3), isoprene, and its main oxidation products, methyl vinyl ketone (MVK), methacrolein (MACR), and isoprene hydroxy hydroperoxide (ISOPOOH). The focus of SAMBBA was primarily on biomass burning emissions, but there were also several flights in areas of the Amazon forest not directly affected by biomass burning, revealing a background with a signature of biomass burning in the chemical composition due to long-range transport of biomass burning tracers from both Africa and the eastern part of Amazonia. We used the [MVK + MACR + ISOPOOH] ∕ [isoprene] ratio and the hydroxyl radical (OH) indirect calculation to assess the oxidative capacity of the Amazon forest atmosphere. We compared the background regions (CO < 150 ppbv), fresh and aged smoke plumes classified according to their photochemical age ([O3] ∕ [CO]), to evaluate the impact of biomass burning emissions on the oxidative capacity of the Amazon forest atmosphere. We observed that biomass burning emissions disturb the isoprene oxidation reactions, especially for fresh plumes ([MVK + MACR + ISOPOOH] ∕ [isoprene] = 7) downwind. The oxidation of isoprene is higher in fresh smoke plumes at lower altitudes (∼ 500 m) than in aged smoke plumes, anticipating near the surface a complex chain of oxidation reactions which may be related to secondary organic aerosol (SOA) formation. We proposed a refinement of the OH calculation based on the sequential reaction model, which considers vertical and horizontal transport for both biomass burning regimes and background environment. Our approach for the [OH] estimation resulted in values on the same order of magnitude of a recent observation in the Amazon rainforest [OH] ≅ 106 (molecules cm−3). During the fresh plume regime, the vertical profile of [OH] and the [MVK + MACR + ISOPOOH] ∕ [isoprene] ratio showed evidence of an increase in the oxidizing power in the transition from planetary boundary layer to cloud layer (1000–1500 m). These high values of [OH] (1.5 × 106 molecules cm−3) and [MVK + MACR + ISOPOOH] ∕ [isoprene] (7.5) indicate a significant change above and inside the cloud decks due to cloud edge effects on photolysis rates, which have a major impact on OH production rates.
Nasal Indices among Bini Adolescents in Edo State, Nigeria

La nariz humana presenta muchas formas y tamanos y las influencias etnicas pueden dar lugar a diferentes apariencias de la nariz. La clasificacion de las formas de la nariz puede estar basada en los indices nasales. Este estudio determino los indices nasales de los adolescentes de Benin, entre las edades de 12 y 15 anos con el fin de clasificar los tipos de nariz. La poblacion estudiada consistio en 200 sujetos, 100 hombres y 100 mujeres que se tomaron muestras provenientes de 14 escuelas secundarias que fueron seleccionadas al azar. La altura y el ancho nasal se midieron en milimetros utilizando un caliper digital (Mitutoyo, Japon). Los datos obtenidos fueron sometidos a analisis estadistico descriptivos y la prueba de t para muestras independientes. Un valor p0,05 se considero estadisticamente significativo. Los estadisticos descriptivos mostraron indices nasales minimo y maximo de 83,10 y 121,89 para hombres y 77,07 y 137,24 para mujeres. La prueba T revelo indices nasales promedios de 99,13 y 99,27 para hombres y mujeres respectivamente, y la diferencia no fue estadisticamente significativa. Los indices nasales promedio de 99,13 y 99,27 correspondieron al tipo de nariz platirrino. La distribucion de los tipos de nariz mostro el tipo platirrino fue dominante entre los adolescentes de Benin (hombres = 48%, mujeres = 44%). El tipo mesorrino se observo en el 8% (hombres = 2%, mujeres = 6%). El menor fue el tipo leptorrino, que no estaba presente entre los adolescentes de Benin. Su relevancia se puede encontrar en la practica forense y clinica.
Mandibular Ramus Notching As a Tool for Sexual Dimorphism

Sex determination from a single or a part of bone is always difficult in absence of other bones of the same individual. The current study is an attempt to know the sex of an individual from the study of posterior ramus of mandible. The study was done from December, 2014 to August, 2015 in various Medical Colleges of the state of Odisha, India with the use of morbid anatomical specimen of mandibles and simple measuring instruments. The posterior ramus of adult mandibles were studied for presence or absence of any notching and if present its position in relation to occlusal plane. The study resulted, that there was a role of notch position in sex determination. The presence or absence of the notch though was not a consistent finding of all the mandibles. Males had frequent notching at the level of occlusal plane (P< 0.01) and females had frequent notching above the occlusal plane (P < 0.01). Notch present below the occlusal plane had no relation with sex. Accuracy of sexing mandible from the posterior ramus notch position was 61%, which was more for males (68.57%) as compared to females (43.33%). So the posterior ramus of mandible could be considered for determination of sex of mandible but this should not be the sole criteria and should be correlated with the other standard criteria.
Using tissue Doppler imaging during exercise to assess ventricular function and wall motion in childhood survivors of acute lymphoblastic leukemia

BACKGROUND: Childhood survivors of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL) may be at risk of cardiotoxicity as a consequence of their treatment with anthracyclines. Stress echocardiography has been well established as a method to detect latent cardiac dysfunction, indicative of cardiotoxicity. Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) is a new echocardiographic technique that can be incorporated into current stress echocardiography protocols to potentially enhance our ability to detect early changes in cardiac function in ALL patients treated with anthracyclines. PURPOSE: To determine if ALL patients have abnormal wall motion responses to exercise. METHODS: Thirteen ALL patients (11 yrs; 9-14 yrs) and fourteen healthy children (10.5 yrs; 9-16 yrs) were studied. ALL patients were treated with a median cumulative anthracycline dose of 150 mg/m2 (150-175 mg/m2). TDI was performed during semi-supine cycle ergometry at rest, peak exercise, immediately postand 3 minutes post-exercise. The parasternal long axis (posterior wall=POS) and apical 4-chamber (lateral wall=LAT, interventricular septum=SEP, and right ventricular wall=RV) views were used to obtain measurements. Tissue velocities (S\ E', A'), strain (esys), and tissue tracking (TT) were measured. TDI analyses were performed off-line. Oxygen capacity ( V O 2 ) was measured concurrently. A Wilcoxon-Rank Sum test was used to determine whether there were differences between ALL patients and controls and between each stage. Data was analyzed using SPSS 12.0 Statistical Software (SPSS Inc., Chicago, IL). RESULTS: No significant differences were found between ALL patients and controls at rest, peak, immediately post-, and 3 minutes post-exercise for all TDI variables. S' and A' significantly increased in all walls, in both groups. E' significantly increased in the POS and RV, but not in the LAT and SEP. Strain did not increase with exercise in any of the segments evaluated. A significant increase in TT was only seen in the POS wall of the controls (p^0.003);
ISS Crew Refrigerator Freezer Rack - Comparing EcosimPro and ESATAN Modeling

The Crew Refrigerator/Freezer Racks (RFR) are being developed and built at Astrium Friedrichshafen under ESA contract. The RFR will provide conditioned storage volume for astronaut food during transport in the MPLM and on board the ISS. To support the design of the RFR a thermal model has been established at Astrium in the early project phase using the ESATAN software which is the ESA standard thermal analysis tool. This model has been extended to allow full operational simulation of the RFR during a typical mission scenario. For demonstrating the capabilities of EcosimPro, a state of the art tool to address Environmental Control and Life Support analysis, the same model is built up with EcosimPro. The results are validated by comparing them to those from the ESATAN simulation. Three simulation cases are investigated: ? steady state operation mode, ? 8 hours passive period with increase of ambient temperature from 30 °C to 49 °C and recovery, ? door opening every 3 hours for up to 30 seconds at ambient temperature of 30 °C. INTRODUCTION A detailed ESATAN thermal model of the Crew Refrigerator Freezer Rack has been established at Astrium Friedrichshafen in order to follow the development and support the design phase. This model is continuously updated to accompany the design progress. An EcosimPro thermal model was developed by ESTEC in an early phase of the project, this model being used for shadow engineering purposes. The objective of the present activity was to upgrade this EcosimPro model in order to achieve a level of detail similar to the ESATAN model, to be able to compare the results obtained with the two tools and to compare their respective capabilities. The RFR design status at PDR has been taken for this comparison.
The effect of silicon and boron foliar application on the quality and shelf life of cherry tomatoes

Silicon (Si) alone or Si + boron (B) foliar sprays at the maturity stage of light red of the cherry tomato cultivar ‘Unicorn’ were examined to determine the effect on the quality and shelf life. The foliar applications that were utilized in this study were: 20 mM Si alone from silicon dioxide (SiO2), 20 mM Si from SiO2 with 4.85 mM B from boric acid (H3BO3) and distilled water as a control substance. The Si + B treatment resulted in the lowest respiration and ethylene production as recorded. The Si + B treated tomato fruits attained and retained the highest firmness as noted. Compared with the control, the Si + B treated fruits had less-soluble solids, higher titratable acidity, higher vitamin C content, and longer shelf life. The Si + B treated fruits and leaves had the highest Si and B content uptake. Therefore, Si + B foliar sprays increased and retained cherry tomato firmness, maintained soluble solids, maintained titratable acidity, increased the vitamin C content, prolonged shelf life, increased cellwall compactness, and increased Si and B accumulation as noted in the study.
Improvement in the Ductility of Organic Semiconductor Materials Used in a Flexible Organic Light Emitting Diode

Tensile strain testing was conducted on standard thin films: Tris(8-hydroxyquinolinato)aluminum (Alq3), Bis [N-(1naphthyl)-N-pheny] benzidine) (α-NPD), and mixed layers of 1/1 Alq3/α-NPD. Alq3 films were found to possess the highest ductility and the ductility of α-NPD thin films was found to improve by mixing with Alq3. In order to improve the ductility of the OLED with a conventional structure of glass/indium-zinc-oxide (IZO)/molybdenum oxide (MoO)/α-NPD/ Alq3/MgAg, the α-NPD layer was replaced by a mixed layer of Alq3 and α-NPD.