Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Diversified agriculture for higher productivity and profitability–A review

In the present scenario of food production system, one of the most important challenges the Indian agriculture facing today is how to sustain farm profitability and food security. In order to feed an increasing the population 2% per year and meet the food demand (341 million tonnes by 2025), the agricultural productivity and growth need to be sustained and further improved. Food security is multidimensional crisis, which directly hits the poorest and neediest and in turn decreases their already low quality of life. The agriculture sector is the starting point for finding sustainable solution to overcome the food crisis. This situation is nodding towards rethinking about the profitable agriculture. For this concern holistic approaches have to be continued with certain aspects so that the 60–70% population associated with agriculture remains in the profession. Else wise, everyone wants to have alternate entrepreneur rather than agriculture since it is less profit oriented with high risk and needs more hard work as compared to other entrepreneurs. Diversified agriculture is an integration of several crops and livestock’s, in production system for a higher food production and farm profitability.
EFFECT OF CORE AND TREADMILL TRAININGS ON SKELETAL MINERALIZATION IN POST-MENOPAUSAL OSTEOPOROTIC WOMEN

Materials and Methods: Twenty osteoporotic postmenopausal women ageing between 50 to 60 years with BMI between 20.2 to 24.9 kg/m2 engaged in this study. They were assigned randomly into two equal groups. Participants of the group (I) received core training programme, while the group (II) received treadmill training programme lasting three months period. Bone mineral densities (BMD) at L2-L4 and right femoral neck were measured using a dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DEXA). The participants were tested twice; before and after the training programmes.
The use of a raindrop aggregate destruction device to evaluate sediment and soil organic carbon transport

Abstract. Raindrop impact and subsequent aggregate breakdown can potentially change the movement behaviour of soil fractions and thus alter their transport distances when compared against non-impacted aggregates. In a given water layer, the transport distances of eroded soil fractions, and thus that of the associated substances across landscapes, such as soil organic carbon (SOC) and phosphorous, are determined by the settling velocities of the eroded soil fractions. However, using mineral size distribution to represent the settling velocities of soil fractions, as often applied in current erosion models, would ignore the potential influence of aggregation on the settling behaviour of soil fractions. The destructive effects of raindrops impacting onto aggregates are also often neglected in current soil erosion models. Therefore, the objective of this study is to develop a proxy method to effectively simulate aggregate breakdown under raindrop impact, and further identify the settling velocity of eroded sediment and the associated SOC. Two agricultural soils with different sandy and silty loam textures were subjected to rainfall using a raindrop aggregate destruction device (RADD). The aggregates sustained after raindrop impact were fractionated by a settling tube into six different classes according to their respective settling velocities. The same mass amount of bulk soil of each soil type was also dispersed and sieved into the same six classes, to form a comparison in size distribution. The SOC content was measured for each settled and dispersed class. Our results show the following: (1) for an aggregated soil, applying dispersed mineral grain size distribution, rather than its actual aggregate distribution, to soil erosion models would lead to a biased estimation on the redistribution of eroded sediment and SOC; (2) the RADD designed in this study effectively captures the effects of raindrop impact on aggregate destruction and is thus able to simulate the quasi-natural sediment spatial redistribution; (3) further RADD tests with more soils under standard rainfall combined with local rainfalls are required to optimize the method.
LOCALIZATION FOR EQUIVARIANT COHOMOLOGY WITH VARYING POLARIZATION

We develop a localization theorem in equivariant cohomology that generalizes both the localization with respect to a component of the momentum map and the localization with respect to the norm square of the momentum map, in that it allows a more flexible polarization. Our proof uses noncompact cobordisms. Applying a case of our formula to symplectic toric manifolds gives the measure-theoretic version of the classical Brianchon-Gram polytope decomposition, thus answering a question posed by Shlomo Sternberg.
Single web camera robust interactive eye-gaze tracking method

Eye-gaze tracking is an aspect of human-computer interaction still growing in popularity,. Tracking human gaze point can help control user interfaces and may help evaluate graphical user interfaces. At the same time professional eye-trackers are very expensive and thus unavailable for most of user interface researchers and small companies. The paper presents very eﬀective, low cost, computer vision based, interactive eye-gaze tracking method. On contrary to other authors results the method achieves very high precision (about 1.5 deg horizontally and 2.5 deg vertically) at 20 fps performance, exploiting a simple HD web camera with reasonable environment restrictions. The paper describes the algorithms used in the eye-gaze tracking method and results of experimental tests, both static absolute point of interest estimation, and dynamic functional gaze controlled cursor steering.
Health spending and public pension: evidence from panel data

ABSTRACT This article empirically investigates the determinants of aggregate health expenditure in a panel of OECD countries from 1980 to 2005. We differ from most existing studies by testing some new determinants motivated by recent theoretical advances in the literature. We find that a one percentage increase in public pension payments per elderly person leads to approximately a one third percentage increase in aggregate health spending, and this effect is significant and robust across a variety of model specifications. A back of the envelope calculation based on this estimate suggests that the expansion of the public pension programme on average accounts for approximately over one fifth of the rise in aggregate health expenditure as a share of GDP in the set of OECD countries during 1980–2005. In addition, we find that the estimated effect of GDP per capita in our model ranges from 0.66 to 0.80, which is consistent with the results from some recent studies, and thus further reinforces the finding in the literature that health care is not a luxury good.
Enhanced internal gravity wave activity and breaking over the Northeastern Pacific/Eastern Asian region

Abstract. We have found a stratospheric area of anomalously low annual cycle amplitude and specific dynamics in the stratosphere over the northeastern Pacific–eastern Asia coastal region. Using GPS radio occultation density profiles from the Formosat Satellite Mission 3/Constellation Observing System for Meteorology, Ionosphere, and Climate (FORMOSAT-3/COSMIC), we have discovered an internal gravity wave (IGW) activity and breaking hotspot in this region. Conditions supporting orographic wave sourcing and propagation were found. Other possible sources of wave activity in this region are listed. The reasons why this particular IGW activity hotspot was not discovered before as well as why the specific dynamics of this region have not been pointed out are discussed together with the weaknesses of using the mean potential energy as a wave activity proxy. Possible consequences of the specific dynamics in this region on the middle atmospheric dynamics and transport are outlined.
“I would rather be hanged than agree with you!”: Collective Memory and the Definition of the Nation in Parliamentary Debates on Immigration

This paper explores the meaning attributed to the national group as an entry point into how boundaries between the in-group and the out-group are formed. To do so, it focuses on the representation of the past of the group, taken as a symbolic resource able to produce a raison d’etre for national groups, and does so within a dialogical framework. Using the transcripts of the French parliamentary debates on immigration from 2006, it proposes a qualitative analysis of collective narratives of the past along three axes: 1) what meaning do they give to the nation, 2) how is such a meaning produced, and 3) how do the stories told by different groups reply or relate to one another. By identifying the main narratives found in the data and how they relate to each other – within and between groups – it proposes to see collective memory as itself the product of symbolisation processes and, therefore, as a cultural tool especially powerful to produce meaning about the present. This paper also argues that collective memory is a situated construction negotiated with – or contested by – others, made possible by the presence of common historical benchmarks to which different meanings may however be attributed. Finally, it proposes to understand “immigration talk” as potentially the product of the identity questions faced by the national group, rather than the other way around.
Prevention of Peri-Anesthetic Hypothermia by Regulating Cutaneous Micro-Circulation: a Rodent Model -

Article history: Objectives: Patients undergoing surgery involving general anesthesia often suffer from hypothermia, which is associated with various complications. External heating and warming are used to combat hypothermia throughout surgery; however their effectiveness is often limited. In this study we investigated a unique approach utilizing a natural physiological mechanism; protective cutaneous vasoconstriction for reducing peri-anesthetic hypothermia. The concept is based on the dermal application of a cream with vasoconstrictive alpha adrenergic agonist properties designed for this purpose; "thermal cream" (TC). Topical application of the cream was tested in a rodent model. The aim of the present study was to test the efficacy of a topical vasoconstrictive application in reducing peri-anesthetic hypothermia. Materials and Methods: Adult Wistar rats were divided into two experimental arms: application of thermal cream was compared to application of a base cream without any active compound (control) under the same conditions. The rats were exposed to an ambient temperature of 21oC. Their skin and core temperatures were measured and compared before, during and after anesthesia. Results: The rats underwent rapid hypothermia immediately after the induction of anesthesia. The rats treated with thermal cream had a significantly higher core body temperature than the controls throughout the entire anesthetic period. This difference was even greater when the cream had been applied before the animal underwent anesthesia. Conclusions: The thermal cream was effective in attenuating peri-anesthetic-induced hypothermia in a rodent model. It was easy to apply with no immediate mortality or other major adverse events.
The Effect of Supply Chain Integration on Dashen Brewer Share Company Operational Performance

This thesis paper makes an assessment on the effect of supply chain integration (Supply, internal, and customer integration) on Dashen Brewer Share Company operational performance at Gondar branch. The main objective of this paper is to assess the effect of supply chain integration on Dashen Brewer Factory operational performance. The study discusses different concepts on supply chain integration of internal, customer integration and supplier integration, and operational performance. The study used an explanatory study design to generate answers to the research questions with stratified simple random sampling techniques. To determine the sample size for selecting the respondents the researcher employed a sample size determination formula developed by Yemenis 1967. Accordingly, an aggregate of 121 respondents were selected, and participated in this study and out of these, data were obtained from 109 respondents of Dashen Brewery Share Company. Primary type of data was collected with the help of questionnaires and personal interviews. The collected data are analyzed by inferential statistics of correlation and regression. In order to examine the relationship between supply chain integration and the operational performance Pearson correlations was used. And to see the impact of independent variables on dependent variable regression model developed and tested with ANOVA statistics, model fit test , coefficients analysis, and collinearity test. And the research comes up with the following findings. Internal integration and customer integration have a stronger impact than the impact of supplier integration on operational performance. But all independent variables internal integration, customer integration and supplier integration have significant positive impact on operational performance. Finally based on the finding the recommendations forwarded as follow. Dashen Brewery Share Company is better to enhance the extents of integration of the three variables (internal integration, customer integration and supplier integration) since these variables help to the improvement of operational performance. Keywords: Customer Integration; Internal integration; Supplier integration; Supply Chain Integration; Delivery Time; Product Quality; Flexibility
Carbon Dynamics During the Formation of Sea Ice at Different Growth Rates

Controlled laboratory experiments have shed new light on the potential importance of brine rejection during sea-ice formation for carbon dioxide sequestration in the ocean. We grew ice in an experimental seawater tank (1 m3) under abiotic conditions at three different air temperatures (-40 °C, -25 °C, -15 °C) to determine how different ice growth rates affect the allocation of carbon to ice, water, or air. Carbonate system parameters were determined by discrete sampling of ice cores and water, as well as continuous measurements by multiple sensors deployed mainly in the water phase. A budgetary approach revealed that of the initial total inorganic carbon (TIC) content of the water converted to ice, only 28-29 % was located in the ice phase by the end of the experiments run at the warmest temperature, whereas for the coldest ambient temperature, 46-47 % of the carbon remained in the ice. Exchange with air appeared to be negligible, with the majority of the TIC remaining in the under-ice water (53 -72 %). Along with a good correlation between salinity and TIC in the ice and water samples, these observations highlight the importance of brine drainage to TIC redistribution during ice formation. For experiments without mixing of the under-ice water, the sensor data further suggested stronger stratification, likely related to release of denser brine, and thus potentially larger carbon sequestration for ice grown at a colder temperature and faster growth rate.
The use of RAPD markers to detect genetic patterns in Aleurodicus dispersus (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae) populations from the Canary Islands

Aleurodicus dispersus Russell (Hemiptera: Aleyrodidae), a highly polyphagous species, has since the 90's been an impor- tant pest of ornamentals and tropical crops in the Canary Islands. In this study the RAPD-PCR technique was used to study the genetic structure of this whitefly in this archipelago. A total of 68 different bands were scored in seven populations using six primers for amplification. No differences in RAPD patterns were found among populations from different islands of the Canaries. These findings indicate a very high genetic similarity among populations and low level of genetic variability and support a single coloniza- tion event by few A. dispersus whiteflies and recent dispersion throughout the archipelago.
The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) and mental health: A policy analysis

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) is a landmark policy commitment made by the Australian Government in 2013. The NDIS has established market mechanisms to support the delivery of services that, according to the National Disability Insurance Agency, offer participants both choice and control. The NDIS is also remarkable as being the first disability policy that has included mental health (referred to as psychosocial disability). There is a large financial commitment to delivering the NDIS, with a projected $22 billion investment by 2020 when full national roll-out is achieved; it is therefore necessary to analyse if the policy is effective in delivering the outcomes it promises. The aetiology of impairment in mental health conditions is largely positioned within the social, economic, systemic and political environments, the primary impact of which can be observed as stigma. This aetiology of impairment necessitates that policy promising to offer a better life to people living with mental health conditions, must have ecological frameworks central to policy mechanisms. It is imperative to understand what the NDIS policy foundations are to analyse if it is a viable alternative to current service delivery for people living with mental health conditions. A policy analysis is presented in two parts; firstly, a discourse analysis is undertaken that provides an historical context to the problem and further identifies the theoretical assumptions embedded in the policy foundations. Secondly, an analysis of the effectiveness of the NDIS in achieving its desired outcomes for psychosocial disability is measured against economic and social criteria. It is identified that the NDIS is a policy founded on strong neoliberal ideologies and whilst an ecological perspective is occasionally cited within policy material it is not supported within a market driven service delivery model. Due to the NDIS rollout being in its infancy there is a dearth of research around its effectiveness, this policy analysis identifies that there is a critical need for such research. Future research must specifically focus on outcomes for people with mental health conditions to advise on the need for ecological frameworks as an economically efficient and socially inclusive alternative.
Normal Stress Differences and Yield Stresses in Attractive Particle Networks

The nature of attractive particulate networks, yield stresses, and normal stress differences is systematically reviewed, each in terms of the relevant definitions, underlying mechanisms, and current measurement techniques. With this foundation, experimental observations of normal stress differences in some suspensions and colloidal systems are surveyed, along with constitutive models that allow for normal stress differences to arise prior to yielding. Yield stresses are a hallmark of attractive colloidal systems and vital in their processing. In contrast, little attention has been given to the role of normal stress differences in these systems. The presence or absence of normal stress differences necessarily affects the isotropy of the normal stress field through the solid particulate phase (treated as a continuum), in turn affecting estimation of yield stress. Given the importance of yield stresses in dealing with practical industrial problems, and in understanding fundamental behaviours, it is important to ensure that yield measurements can be relied upon.
Predicting Emoji Exploiting Multimodal Data: FBK Participation in ITAmoji Task

English. In this paper, we present our approach that has won the ITAmoji task of the 2018 edition of the EVALITA evaluation campaign1. ITAmoji is a classification task for predicting the most probable emoji (a total of 25 classes) to go along with the target tweet written by a given person in Italian. We demonstrate that using only textual features is insufficient to achieve reasonable performance levels on this task and propose a system that is able to benefit from the multimodal information contained in the training set, enabling significant F1 gains and earning us the first place in the final ranking. Italiano. In questo articolo presentiamo l’approccio con cui abbiamo vinto la competizione ITAmoji dell’edizione 2018 di EVALITA1. ITAmoji è un task di classificazione per predire l’emoji più probabile (tra un totale di 25 classi) che possa essere associato ad un dato tweet scritto in italiano da uno specifico utente. Dimostriamo che utilizzare esclusivamente dati testuali non è sufficiente per ottenere un ragionevole livello di performance su questo task, e proponiamo un sistema in grado di beneficiare dalle informazioni multimodali contenute nel training set, aumentando significativamente lo score F1 e guadagnando la prima posizione nella classifica finale.
Measuring Liquidity in the Greek Government Securities Market

Liquidity in government securities markets, despite their importance to both private and public agents, has received much attention in the literature only recently due to the fact that high-frequency data from trading in those markets were previously unavailable. This paper attempts to measure liquidity in the Electronic Secondary Market for Securities, where Greek government securities are traded, by estimating six different liquidity measures from high-frequency data. The most appropriate measures for this specific market are derived from the analysis and comparison of the obtained estimates. By any of the measures examined, the ten-year benchmark bond is the most liquid security. The bid-ask spread emerges as a good measure of liquidity for the pre euro area entry period, but looses part of its importance in the post euro area entry period of our sample. An interesting finding is that, in the Electronic Secondary Market for Securities, liquidity is only weakly related to price volatility, probably due to the specific structure of the government securities market in Greece. Therefore, trading activity is also found to be a good proxy of liquidity in this specific market.
Linking ETM physics, zooplankton prey, and fish early-life histories to striped bass Morone saxatilis and white perch M. americana recruitment

Transport to and retention of early-life history stages within the estuarine turbidity max- imum (ETM) region may be an important component of recruitment success of the anadromous striped bass Morone saxatilis and the white perch M. americana. This hypothesis was evaluated with spatially resolved surveys of the physical and biological characteristics of the upper Chesapeake Bay estuary during 5 cruises, 3 in May 1998 and 2 in May 1999. Gradients in depth-specific patterns of larval abundance and zooplankton prey were evaluated with respect to salinity, temperature and total suspended solids (TSS). Although physical conditions in the upper estuary differed between cruises and years, the spatial patterns in distribution of larvae and potential prey were consistent and tracked changes in salt front and ETM locations. A statistical analysis suggested that location relative to the ETM explained a significant amount of variability in concentrations of eggs, yolk-sac larvae, and larval prey, and that prey concentrations accounted for a significant amount of variability in con- centrations of feeding larvae. Transport to the ETM region probably occurs during the egg (striped bass) and yolk-sac larva (white perch) stages and results in retention of early-stage feeding larvae in a zone of high prey concentrations. Physical conditions in the ETM region differed markedly between a low freshwater-flow year (1999) and a high flow year (1998), and abundances of striped bass and white perch post-yolk-sac larvae were significantly lower in 1999. Recruitment variability was poorly correlated with spawning stock biomass, but spawner-recruitment models that incorporated spring freshwater discharge explained an additional 41% (striped bass) and 30% (white perch) of the variability in recruitment. Annual changes in freshwater flow could control larval survival and recruitment by modifying the physical and biological characteristics of the ETM region.