Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Ecological impacts of recreational vehicle use on saltmarshes of the Georges River, Sydney

The unauthorised use of recreational vehicles (trail bikes, BMX, 4WDs, mountain bikes) is a major threat to many saltmarsh communities of the Georges River, Sydney. Analysis of historical aerial photographs was undertaken to quantify the saltmarsh areas damaged by vehicle use and a field study conducted to assess the associated ecological impacts. The field study involved a comparison of vegetation, soil and invertebrate fauna parameters between undisturbed, low and high track density areas of four communities dominated by the low-growing chenopod Sarcocornia quinqueflora and two communities dominated by the taller rush Juncus kraussii. Aerial photo analysis showed that over 21000m2 of saltmarsh has been directly impacted by vehicle use along the Georges River, with observations of vehicle use suggesting a continuing increase to this area. The field study showed that vegetation cover, soil compaction, soil moisture, and mollusc and crab distributions were all adversely affected by vehicle use. In Sarcocornia communities the impacts were most severe in areas of high track density, though single track areas also showed significant effects. Juncus communities generally showed less damage, due in part to morphological characteristics of the dominant plant species. In both community types vehicle ruts and excavations were prone to waterlogging, could alter vegetation composition and facilitate the breeding of mosquitoes and spread of mangroves. Recommendations are made for the control of vehicle use and restoration of damaged saltmarshes.
The direction of main phenotypic variance as a channel to morphological evolution: case studies in murine rodents

Acknowledgements This study benefited from numerous discussions with colleagues. Without mentioning them all, we are particularly indebted to Sophie Pantalacci, Vincent Laudet, Julien Claude, and Paul Alibert. The comments by an anomymous reviewer, Anna Loy and Andrea Cardini significantly improved the manuscript. Laboratory material was provided by M. Texeira from the PBES of the Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon. We thank Jean-Pierre Quéré for access to some material considered in this study. This work was partly supported by the ANR project Bigtooth (ANR-11-BSV7-008). This is contribution ISEM 2012-262. Abstract
Personal marketing appeals: How personality dimensions influence feelings toward emotional images

The aim of this study is to explore how the five-factor model of personality (openness, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness and neuroticism) influences emotional responses to visual stimuli. An experimental design was used where 148 students completed a personality test and reported their emotional response to fourteen visual images. The key-findings are (1) high degree of extraversion influences pleasant affect (i.e. happiness), (2) high degree of neuroticism influences unpleasant affect (i.e. fear and disgust), (3) low degree of openness, extraversion and/or neuroticism influences the absence of emotions (i.e. neutral response). Our results demonstrate that consumers´ immediate perceptions of visual images as stimuli at least partly depend on their personality dimensions, which are shaped by nature and nurture.
Benthic assemblages of rock pools in northern Portugal: seasonal and between-pool variability

We investigated the seasonal (winter vs summer and within season) and spatial (between-pool) variability of benthic assemblages of rock pools at mid-intertidal level along the shore of Viana do Castelo (North Portugal). Physical traits of rock pools, including size, depth and position along the shore, were also compared between pools. While pools did not differ for any of the examined physical traits, results indicated a clear seasonal difference in the structure of assemblages, including a total of 49 macroalgal and 13 animal taxa. This finding was driven by six taxa that are more abundant in winter (the reef-forming polychaete Sabellaria alveolata , the articulated coralline algae Corallina spp., the brown alga Bifurcaria bifurcata , the encrusting coralline alga Lithophyllum incrustans , the red alga Chondracanthus acicularis and the grazing snails Gibbula spp.) and four algal taxa that are more abundant in summer (the invasive brown Sargassum muticum , the green Ulva spp., the kelp Laminaria ochroleuca and the filamentous red Ceramium spp.). These data provide a new contribution to the knowledge of rock pool systems and have potential implications for monitoring programmes aimed at assessing ecological modifications related to natural and anthropogenic disturbances and for identifying processes responsible for the variability of rock pool assemblages.
Isotope Hydrology in the Middle Mohlapitsi Catchment , South Africa

This paper presents the results of an investigation of isotope hydrology of the wetland in the Mohlapitsi and Olifants basins. One hundred and twenty eight water samples were collected during May 2007 through November 2013 for deuterium and oxygen-18 analyses. The isotopic compositions of water samples at the study site catchment did not show any significant difference, indicating they are from the same source. This isotopic similarity between the upstream and the wetland aquifers confirmed the hydraulic interconnection between them. Furthermore, river water samples cluster together except water samples at Valis Village crossing and downstream river. The auger hole samples are quite variable with those associated with upstream transects grouping with the drains, while those associated with the downstream transects more similar to the spring. The indications are that the springs have a highly variable signature which may suggest that there are different types of springs to be found in the study catchment. The isotopic composition of water samples in the study area during low-flow (June 2011 and July 2012) and high-flow (November 2011 and December 2012) periods were similar.
Photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet dye on the surface of Au doped TiO2 nanoparticle

The photocatalytic degradation of crystal violet (CV), which is a cationic triphenyl methane dye in aqueous solution has been investigated with colloidal suspension of Au doped TiO 2 under both UV and visible light irradiation and compared with undoped TiO 2 . The degradation has been studied by UV-visible absorption spectroscopy and it is found that Au doped TiO 2 is highly efficient for the dye degradation. Doped and undoped titanium dioxide (TiO 2 ) nanoparticles have been prepared as a colloidal suspension using sol-gel hydrolysis method and are characterized by XRD, TEM, and UV-visible absorption spectroscopy. The UV-visible absorption spectra reveal that the intensity of the characteristic peaks of CV diminish with time and within an hour the intensity drop below 3/4 th of the maximum intensity and there is concomitant oxidative degradation of the dye. This process is accelerated under UV exposure.
Compactness and Sobolev-Poincaré Inequalities for Solutions of Kinetic Equations

In this paper, we prove a regularity result on the velocity averages of the solution of a kinetic equation whose data have a Sobolev regularity W s,p, 0 < s < 1 p , p ∈ [1,+∞), in the velocity variable. Namely, the velocity averages have the same Sobolev regularity in the time-space variable.
Perceived Satisfaction with Public Transport Service in Nine European Cities

The present study provides a transnational comparison of the perceived service satisfaction with public transport in eight European countries. Data was collected from 9,542 respondents in Stockholm, Barcelona, Copenhagen, Geneva, Helsinki, Vienna, Berlin, Manchester, and Oslo. The respondents rated their agreement with 17 attribute-related statements regarding local public transport services. Using factor analysis, this study identifies the four satisfaction dimensions of system, comfort, staff, and safety, which were present in most, but not all of the cities. These findings indicate that there are differences in how public transport is perceived. This needs to be addressed in order to make comparison meaningful. Different explanations for these diverse findings are discussed.
Effect Of Five Proteases Including Alcalase, Flavourzyme, Papain, Proteinase K And Trypsin On Antioxidative Activities Of Casein Hydrolysate From Goat Milk

Abstract Oxidation was related to the pathogenesis of human diseases. Adequate intake of antioxidant activity of food can reduce the levels of free radicals, prevent lipid peroxidation, and help the body against diseases. In the paper, casein from goat milk was hydrolyzed by five commercial proteases, namely, Alcalase, flavourzyme, papain, proteinase K and trypsin. The antioxidant activities of casein hydrolysates were assessed by evaluating hydrolysis degree, DPPH radical-scavenging activity, metal-chelating activity and superoxide radical scavenging activity. The results showed as follows: the DH of proteinase K, Alcalase, and trypsin were higher significantly than those of papain and flavourzyme. The Fe2+-chelation activity and superoxide radical scavenging activity of casein hydrolysates from goat milk by Alcalase was higher than the others, the DPPH scavenging activities of casein hydrolysates by Alcalase and papain was higher than the others and the DPPH scavenging activities by Alcalase and papain had no significant diffierence (p<0.05), so the optimal proteinase for hydrolysis casein from goat milk to produce antioxidant peptide was Alcalase.
Inequality, Income Growth, and Mobility: The Basic Facts

This essay brings together the factual material on changes in the distribution of labor market income that any of the theories addressed in the other papers in this symposium must address. The broad stylized facts are that the rapid growth and stable level of inequality of both total family income and individual labor market that marked the postwar period came to an end during the 1970s. Real mean earnings grew very little but inequality of earnings rose substantially. This reflected increases both in inequality between education and experience groups and within groups. Mobility showed little change over this period.
Demographic Transitions and Economic Miracles in Emerging Asia

The demographic transition a change from high to low rates of mortality and fertility has been more dramatic in East Asia during the twentieth century than in any other region or historical period. By introducing demographic variables into an empirical model of economic growth, this article shows that this transition has contributed substantially to East Asia's so called economic miracle. The miracle occurred in part because East Asia's demographic transition resulted in its working age population growing at a much faster rate than its dependent population during 1965-90, thereby expanding the per capita productive capacity of East Asian economies. This effect was not inevitable; rather, it occurred because East Asian countries had social, economic, and political institutions and policies that allowed them to realize the growth potential created by the transition. The empirical analyses indicate that population growth has a purely transitional effect on economic growth; this effect operates only when the dependent and working age populations are growing at different rates. These results imply that future demographic change will tend to depress growth rates in East Asia, while it will promote more rapid economic growth in Southeast and South Asia.
The Impact of Price and Return Models on Value Relevance Studies: A Review of Theory and Evidence

This paper reviews some of the theory and evidence associated with value relevance studies in accounting. Two regression models are commonly used in value relevance studies, namely the price model and the return model. Although their theoretical foundations are the same; i.e. the Ohlson/RIV model, the results obtained using these two regression models are sometimes different. The problem related with the price model is often referred to as 'scale effects' and those with the return model are termed 'accounting recognition lag' and 'transitory earnings'. Some methods to mitigate these problems are suggested by researchers. However, none of them leads to a perfect solution to them. Perhaps, future research will benefit from testing for sensitivity to alternative specifications.
CAPILLARY WATER RISE IN PEAT SOIL AS AFFECTED BY VARIOUS GROUNDWATER LEVELS

Capillary water in peatlands has a very important role in supplying water to the root zone of plants. The current water content in the root zone depends mainly on groundwater levels in some areas with shallow water levels. The study aimed to measure the capillary water dynamics in peat soils at various soil densities and groundwater levels which were observed from the changes in peat color, moisture distribution, water content and hydrophobicity of peat soil. The study was conducted in the greenhouse of Indonesian Swampland Agricultural Research Institute, Banjarbaru, South Kalimantan. The experiment was arranged in a randomized block design with two factors and three replications. The first factor was the bulk density (BD) of peat, namely BD-1 (on actual condition, 0.1 g cm-3) and BD-2 (compressed into 0.2 g cm-3). The second factor was simulated groundwater levels (GWL) consisting of GWL-1 (-100 cm), GWL-2 (-70 cm) and GWL-3 (-40 cm) from soil surfaces. The results showed that the rise of capillary water in peat soil reached a maximum height of 50 cm which was characterized by the increase in water content at the top layer in the range of 105–127% for BD-1 and 141–181% for BD-2. The highest value of water content (308%) was achieved in the treatment of GWL-3 with BD-2 and the lowest (37%) was in the treatment of GWL-1 with BD-1. The rate of capillary water rose progressively corresponded to the increase in BD value because the number of micropores of BD-2 was greater.
Direct Yaw-Moment Control of All-Wheel-Independent-Drive Electric Vehicles with Network-Induced Delays through Parameter-Dependent Fuzzy SMC Approach

This paper investigates the robust direct yaw-moment control (DYC) through parameter-dependent fuzzy sliding mode control (SMC) approach for all-wheel-independent-drive electric vehicles (AWID-EVs) subject to network-induced delays. AWID-EVs have obvious advantages in terms of DYC over the traditional centralized-drive vehicles. However it is one of the most principal issues for AWID-EVs to ensure the robustness of DYC. Furthermore, the network-induced delays would also reduce control performance of DYC and even deteriorate the EV system. To ensure robustness of DYC and deal with network-induced delays, a parameter-dependent fuzzy sliding mode control (FSMC) method based on the real-time information of vehicle states and delays is proposed in this paper. The results of cosimulations with Simulink® and CarSim® demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed controller. Moreover, the results of comparison with a conventional FSMC controller illustrate the strength of explicitly dealing with network-induced delays.
A DATA WAREHOUSE DESIGN FOR THE DETECTION OF FRAUD IN THE SUPPLY CHAIN BY USING THE BENFORD'S LAW

Large data volumes and the inability to analyse them enables fraudulent activities to go unnoticed in supply chain management processes such as procurement, warehouse management and inventory management. This fraud increases the cost of the supply chain management and a fraud detection mechanism is necessary to reduce the risk of fraud in this business area. This study was carried out in order to develop a data warehouse design that supports forensic analytics by using the Benford’s law in order to detect fraud. The approach relies on a generic and re-usable store procedure for data analytics. The data warehouse was tested with two datasets collected from an operational supply chain database from the inventory management and warranty claims processes. The results of the research showed that the supply chain data analyzed obeys to Benford’s theory and that parameterized stored procedures with Dynamic SQL provide an excellent tool to analyze data in the supply chain for possible fraud detection. The implications of the results of the study are that the Benford’s law can be used to detect fraud in the supply chain with the help of parameterized stored procedures and a data ware house, this can ease the workload of the fraud analyst in the supply chain function. Although the research only used data from the inventory management and warranty claim processes, the proposed store procedures can be extended to any process in the supply chain making the results generalizable to the supply chain management process.
Spatial Distribution of Economic Activities in Local Labour Market Areas: the Case of Italy

In recent years, a large number of studies investigated the spatial distribution of economic activities in Western Europe by means of various measures of geographical concentration. The fundamental problem with the indices currently used in the literature is that they do not take explicitly into account the spatial structure of the data, and as a result the same degree of concentration is compatible with very different localization schemes. In the present work we present an analysis which combines the information provided by the standard measure of concentration of Ellison and Glaeser together with the measure of spatial correlation introduced by Moran. The problem known in geography as MAUP is here addressed by considering both administrative and functional regions in the empirical analyses. Data on employment and plant size for the years 1991 and 2001 are used to identify sectoral location patterns in Italy and The Netherlands within the manufacturing and service sectors.
Evaluation of gamma irradiation effect and Pseudomonas flourescens against Penicillium expansum

Antagonistic effect of Pseudomonas fluorescens and influence of gamma irradiation on the development of Penicillium expansum , the causal agent of postharvest disease on apple fruit was studied. P. fluorescens was originally isolated from rhizosphere of the apple trees. Suspension of P. fluorescens and P. expansum were mixed in test tubes in proportions of 1:5, 2:5, 3:5 and 4:5 (V/V). The inhibitory effect depended on the proportion of the bacterium to the fungus in the mixture. The best inhibition was observed after 48 h at the ratio of 3:5. Gamma irradiation above 3 KGy completelyinhibited mycelial growth, while the highest dose around 600 Gy mostly killed P. expansum spores. Our experiment demonstrates that the combination of gamma irradiation and P. fluorescens was more effective in reducing P. expansum growth, than either treatment alone and that the integration of irradiation and antagonist treatments can be more effective. The results of this study show that improved control by irradiation at labeled dose in combination with antagonist could allow direct incorporation of the biocontrol agent. Thus, the combination of the P. fluorescens with gamma irradiation showed an impressive effect on increasing applied range of irradiation for postharvest control by decreasing of dose rate. Key words: Antagonist treatment, gamma irradiation, Penicillium expansum, Pseudomonas fluorescens, postharvest disease.
Simulation of the small-scale magnetism in main-sequence stellar atmospheres

Context. Observations of the Sun tell us that its granular and subgranular small-scale magnetism has significant consequences for global quantities such as the total solar irradiance or convective blueshift of spectral lines. Aims. In this paper, properties of the small-scale magnetism of four cool stellar atmospheres, including the Sun, are investigated, and in particular its effects on the radiative intensity and flux. Methods. We carried out three-dimensional radiation magnetohydrodynamic simulations with the CO5BOLD code in two different settings: with and without a magnetic field. These are thought to represent states of high and low small-scale magnetic activity of a stellar magnetic cycle. Results. We find that the presence of small-scale magnetism increases the bolometric intensity and flux in all investigated models. The surplus in radiative flux of the magnetic over the magnetic field-free atmosphere increases with increasing effective temperature, Teff, from 0.47% for spectral type K8V to 1.05% for the solar model, but decreases for higher effective temperatures than solar. The degree of evacuation of the magnetic flux concentrations monotonically increases with Teff as does their depression of the visible optical surface, that is the Wilson depression. Nevertheless, the strength of the field concentrations on this surface stays remarkably unchanged at ≈1560 G throughout the considered range of spectral types. With respect to the surrounding gas pressure, the field strength is close to (thermal) equipartition for the Sun and spectral type F5V but is clearly sub-equipartition for K2V and more so for K8V. The magnetic flux concentrations appear most conspicuous for model K2V owing to their high brightness contrast. Conclusions. For mean magnetic flux densities of approximately 50 G, we expect the small-scale magnetism of stars in the spectral range from F5V to K8V to produce a positive contribution to their bolometric luminosity. The modulation seems to be most effective for early G-type stars.
Comparison of stool antigen and urea breath test (UBT) methods for detection of Helicobacter pylori infection and the risk factors

The objective of the study is to compare between stool antigen and Urea Breath test method for detection of Helicobacter pylori which associated with several upper gastrointestinal disorders. This study ware carried out in 100 patients who visited B & C Teaching Hospital from 1 September 2017 to 30 November 2017. Containing 68 females and 22 males, their aged ranged from 12 to 80 years. The data were obtained by questionnaire. The stool samples were analyzed for H. pylori antigen using Premier Platinum H. pylori a stool antigen, enzyme immunoassay kit, while UBT test done by the Urea Breath analyzer from Shenzen Zhonghe Headway Bio – Sci & Tech Co., Ltd. Results of this study showed that prevalence of the infection increased with age greater than 40 years. Drinking water resources, tea drinking status were asked by a self-administered questionnaire. Results of this study showed that there was a significant correlation between, drinking tea also the type of drinking water consumed and H. pylori infection. H. pylori infection showed no significant correlation with sex
FIRE-RETARDANT-TREATED STRANDBOARD: PROPERTIES AND FIRE PERFORMANCE

This study evaluated a series of single-layer, randomly oriented strandboard panels made with one resin type, a single resin loading level, and four fire-retardant-treatment levels. The fire retardant (FR) evaluated was a pH-buffered combination of boric acid and organic phosphate. Siberian larch strands were separated into five batches. One batch of strands served as the untreated control group and was not treated with water or FR; the four other batches were individually treated using a vacuum-pressure-soak process of the strands in water or three progressively higher concentrations of FR solutions. Targeted water- or FR-loading levels were no FR (0% FR-weight gain, water-treated control), 32 kg/m 3 FR (~5% weight gain), 64 kg/m 3 FR (~10% weight gain), and 96 kg/m 3 FR (~15% weight gain). All water- or FR-treated strands were redried to less than 8% moisture content prior to diphenylmethane diisocyanate (MDI) resin application in rotary blenders using an aerosol sprayer. Three replicate specimens for each treatment level of 12.5-mm-thick, randomly oriented strandboard at a density of 650 kg/m 3 were evaluated. FR-treated strandboard had higher dry- and wet-internal bond strength and lower flexural strength than matched untreated strandboard. A Class B flame-spread rating was achieved near 10% FR-loading. These results suggest that better ratings seem possible at higher loadings.