Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Survey of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae, Steinernematidae) in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil.

Barbosa-Negrisoli, C.R. C. , M.S. Garcia, C. Dolinski, A.S. Negrisoli Jr., D. Bernardi & F.J. Santos. 2010. Survey of entomopathogenic nematodes (Rhabditida: Heterorhabditidae, Steinernematidae) in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. Entomopathogenic nematodes (EPNs) have been found in different ecosystems. It is generally accepted that natural habitats have the highest probability of the occurrence of native species suitable for mass release against local pests, because they are adapted to the climate and other population regulators. The introduction of exotic EPNs may have a negative impact on the native non-target organisms. Therefore, it is important to determine the occurrence of native EPNs in a particular area, and this study aimed to search for EPN species in Rio Grande do Sul State, Brazil. From the 121 soil samples collected, 15.7 % contained EPNs (9.9 % steinernematids and 5.8 % heterorhabditids). Steinernema feltiae, S. rarum and S. riobrave were isolated for the first time in the country. Steinernema rarum and Heterorhabditis bacteriophora were the most common EPNs found (73.6 %). The data showed highest prevalence of EPNs in the north-northeast regions, in sandy soils, at temperatures up to 25 oC, from 700 to 1,100 m of altitude. H. bacteriophora and S. rarum were recorded at sea level. Although the number of samples collected was not sufficient to be representative of all the species that occur in this region of Brazil, the current data are expected to be important for use in local pest control programs.
International knowledge spillovers through high-tech imports and R&D of foreign-owned firms

The international transmission of knowledge through import spillovers, as a source of Total Factor Productivity (TFP) growth, has received much attention in the literature. We investigate two additional direct channels through which R&D disseminates: the import of high-technology goods and the internationalization of business R&D. Building on an extensive data-set, covering both developing and industrial countries, we add foreign-owned patents as a proxy for R&D activities of foreign multinationals. While we confirm the significance of import spillovers for all countries included, we find additional spillovers for developing countries through the import of high-technology goods. Only developed economies seem to benefit from the diffusion of knowledge that originates through cross-border cooperation in R&D by multinationals.
Statistical model for classifying the feeding systems of Iberian pigs through Gas Chromatography (GC-FID) and Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS)

In the present work we have analyzed a total of 734 subcutaneous fat samples from Iberian pigs with different feeding systems for fattening (“Bellota”, “Recebo”, “Campo” and “Cebo”) over three consecutive years, 2009-2011. Lipids were extracted from the subcutaneous fat on the rump, and after esterification, they were analyzed by Gas Chromatography (GC-FID) and Gas Chromatography- Combustion-Isotope Ratio Mass Spectrometry (GC-C-IRMS). Mean fatty acids and isotope ratios show that there are differences according to the year and feeding systems, two factors that should be taken into account when classifying the animals. The application of different prediction models based on Discriminant analysis has allowed us to establish a method for the classification of animals according to the feeding system type, with a correct percentage of 85% using three or four classification categories (Bellota, Recebo, Campo and/or Cebo) and 91% using only two categories, Cebo and Bellota. This model could provide the basis for appropriate classification of Iberian pigs according to their feeding regime.
Servant Leadership ’ s Values and Staff ’ s Commitment : Policy Implementation Focus

Leadership and commitment issues are points of reference to public policy implementation in public organizations and always warrant the attention of governments around the globe. Success of formulated public policy and its implementation by the agency or organization in charge solely depends on the leader’s characteristic attributes and commitment of the followers. Given that research about servant leadership attributes (SLA) and its constructs are still at an early stage of development in the literature, the study sets a platform to provide the basic framework on the level of perception about servant leadership attributes possessed by leaders in a public workplace and tries to link this leadership style to organizational commitment of the staff and how they affect public policy implementation in a resource-rich economy such as Malaysia. While many other leadership styles have been empirically tested against organizational commitment of staff (OCS), it is hard to see much work testing the servant leadership’s values influence on OCS. Among the few works found in the literature is the work of Gilbert (2006) on “Servant Leadership and Follower Commitment”. Here, however, servant leadership was used as moderator rather than its direct influence on organizational commitment of staff. Such gap needs to be filled up. Therefore, this study bridges the gap to complement Gilbert’s study and finds SLA’s direct relationship with OCS as well as the extent to which it can influence OCS. In other words, the study attempts to address threefold significant objectives (a) it identifies the commitment level given by the public servants towards the organization, which is assumed to be the behavioural outcomes of the way the leaders handled their followers in the organization for implementing policy (b) It also identifies the level of SLA possessed by the leaders from the perception of the followers and (c) finally, given that past Servant Leadership’s Values and Staff’s Commitment: Policy Implementation Focus 19 researchers have generalized the significant influence of all leadership attributes on organizational commitment of staff, this study specifically identifies the most servant leader’s value that influences the commitment of the staff towards the organization thereby facilitating the success of the policies being implemented in public sector. According to the findings of the study, a positive relationship exists between SLA and OCS and the main influential value of servant leadership on OCS is the level of integrity possessed by leaders in the organization. This suggests, among all other characteristic attributes, the hierarchical importance of integrity quality of leaders that can significantly bring public policy implementation to success as compared to other attributes of servant leadership.
Inflation Targeting Framework for Monetary Policy in Nigeria: Issues, Problems And Prospects.

Over the years, Nigeria has adopted different monetary policy regimes with limited or no success. These ranged from exchange rate targeting, direct monetary controls to monetary targeting. The overall objectives of monetary policy have been the maintenance of macroeconomic stability and non-inflationary growth. In line with the global trend, Nigeria navigated towards adoption of Inflation Targeting monetary framework. But recent policy indication shows that the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) may have soft-pedaled in the pursuit of full-fledged Inflation Targeting for the country. This paper attempted to critically analyze the basic issues, problems and prospects germane to the adoption of Inflation Targeting as a monetary policy framework for Nigeria. To do this, the paper examined the basic features and performances of inflation targeting countries globally, adduced that Inflation Targeting is not “a cure-all medicine” and that it may not significantly reduce the real costs of disinflation in Nigeria in terms of a decline in output and an increase in unemployment. For Nigeria, the extent of the success of Inflation Targeting, if and when adopted, will crucially depend on the availability of executive capacity, quality and timely data and the political will and commitment to the success of the programme on the part of monetary authorities. KEY WORDS: Inflation Targeting, Policy consistency, monetary authorities
Earthquake Source Properties from Pseudotachylite

Abstract Earthquake‐radiated motions contain information that can be interpreted as source displacement and therefore related to stress drop. Except in a few notable cases, these displacements cannot be easily related to the absolute stress level or the fault strength, or attributed to a particular physical mechanism. In contrast, paleoearthquakes recorded by exhumed pseudotachylite have a known dynamic mechanism whose properties constrain the coseismic fault strength. Pseudotachylite can be used to directly address a discrepancy between seismologically measured stress drops, which are typically a few MPa, and much larger dynamic stress drops expected from thermal weakening during slip at seismic speeds in crystalline rock (Mckenzie and Brune, 1972; Sibson, 1973; Lachenbruch, 1980; Mase and Smith, 1987; Rice, 2006), and as have been observed in laboratory experiments at high slip rates (Di Toro, Hirose, Nielsen, Pennacchioni, et al. , 2006). This places pseudotachylite‐derived estimates of fault strength and inferred crustal stress within the context and bounds of naturally observed earthquake source parameters: apparent stress, stress drop, and overshoot, including consideration of fault‐surface roughness, off‐fault damage, fracture energy, and the strength excess. The analysis, which assumes stress drop is related to corner frequency as in the Madariaga (1976) source model, is restricted to earthquakes of the Gole Larghe fault zone in the Italian Alps, where the dynamic shear strength is well constrained by field and laboratory measurements. We find that radiated energy is similar to or exceeds the shear‐generated heat and that the maximum strength excess is ∼16 MPa. These events have inferred earthquake source parameters that are rare, for instance, a low percentage of the global earthquake population has stress drops as large, unless fracture energy is routinely greater than in existing models, pseudotachylite is not representative of the shear strength during the earthquake that generated it, or the strength excess is larger than we have allowed.
Tyrosinase, Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitory Potential, Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Sponge Derived Fungi with correlation to their GC/MS Analysis

The increase in production and accumulation of melanins are causes of increase skin acquired Hyper pigmentation. Marine-derived fungi are of great interest as new promising sources of biologically active products. Two fungi (FS1 and FS3) were isolated from the Sponges; Amphimedon viridis and Agelas sp. The antioxidant (DPPH), tyrosinase, acetyl cholinesterase (AChE) inhibitory activities and antimicrobial activity were evaluated. The fungus FS3 (Aspergillus sydowii strain W4-2) had the highest free radical scavenging activity against DPPH (culture static). The mycelia (culture shaking) for the isolated two fungi have mild scavenging activity. These data are mentioned for the first time. Screening the tyrosinase inhibitory activity: only FS3 had a significant activity for its supernatant (culture static). Screening the AChE inhibitory activity: only FS3 had a significant activity for its mycelia (culture static). The supernatant and mycelial extracts from the shake and static cultures; respectively, of the FS3 are highly effective against Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staph. aureus and Candida albicans. The GC/MS analysis revealed the identification of 38 compounds in supernatant and mycelia static of the fungus Aspergillus sydowii. Hydrocinnamic acid, 5-hydroxy-7, 8, 4'-trimethoxy isoflavone, 1,3,8-trihydroxy-2-isopropyl-6-methoxy-9,10-anthraquinone, 6,7-dimethoxy-5,4'-dihydroxy flavone, Benzene acetic acid- 2-hydroxy, Benzene acetic acid- 4-hydroxy, Hydrocoumaric acid were found in its supernatant while, Palmitic acid, Lineloic acid, Oleic acid, cis13-Eicosenoic acid, cis-13-Docosenoic acid, 9,12-Octadecadienoic acid-3-dihydroxy propyl ester, β-Sitosterol were identified in its mycelia. It could be concluded that, the isolated marine fungus Aspergillus sydowii strain W4-2 showed different biological activities as tyrosinase, AChE inhibitor, antioxidant, antimicrobial rather than the unidentified fungus (FS1).
Wild boar social groupings and their seasonal changes in the Camargue, southern France

Wild boar social Organization and its monthly changes were studied from 872 sightings of groups, recorded in the Camargue (southern France) from December 1975 through February 1983. Groups, comprised of 1 to 23 animals, were classified according to their composition. There were three recognized age categories: piglets, subadults, and adults. Of the 872 groups, 240 (27.5 %) were single adults, 134 (15.4 %) consisted of adults grouped together and 119 (13.6 %) were subadults observed either singly or grouped together. The most frequent groups (N = 379, 43.5 %) were matriarchal units; they were generally comprised of 1 to 5 sows with their piglets and/or yearlings. The study of monthly variations in the percentage frequency observed for the various group categories showed that the social structure of wild boar is a dynamic System that changes throughout the year in relation to the farrowing and breeding seasons.
Use of Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Spanish Adults (SAHLSA-50) to Determine the Health Literacy Rate of the Spanish-speaking Population in an Urban Emergency Department

Recommended Citation Kuo, Dick M.D.; Thaker, Sheetal; Duncan, Martin; Puente, Michael; Parra, Sonia; Rider, Ashley; Horter, Kelsey; and Pillow, Malford T. (2017) "Use of Short Assessment of Health Literacy for Spanish Adults (SAHLSA-50) to Determine the Health Literacy Rate of the Spanish-speaking Population in an Urban Emergency Department," Journal of Family Strengths: Vol. 17 : Iss. 1 , Article 11. Available at: https://digitalcommons.library. tmc.edu/jfs/vol17/iss1/11
Skill Generalization Following Computer-Based Cognitive Retraining Among Individuals with Acquired Brain Injury

Individuals with acquired brain injury (ABI) often experience cognitive deficits. This creates many challenges in learning or relearning skills and generalizing skills among different contexts and task demands. Computer-Based Cognitive Retraining (CBCR) is a common intervention utilized by occupational therapists to help remediate cognitive deficits in individuals with ABI. Although research has shown that CBCR programs are effective at improving cognitive domains, there is limited evidence to support generalization of these skills to functional daily living tasks. Therefore, the primary purpose of this study was to assess the occurrence of generalizing gained skills in overall cognition, attention, and memory from a CBCR program to a medication-box task in individuals with ABI. This study utilized the Parrot Software for the CBCR intervention and evaluated changes in overall cognition, attention, and memory skills with the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA©), and generalization of those skills utilizing a performance-based medication-box task. The results indicated that the Parrot Software CBCR was effective at improving overall cognition, but not significantly in any particular cognitive domain. In addition, the gains in overall cognition failed to generalize to improved performance in the medication-box task. Extraneous variables did not affect the changes in cognition. However, participants without previous CBCR experience improved significantly when compared to participants with previous CBCR experience. Future areas of research should include interventions that can bridge the gap between CBCR and performance in daily living tasks.
Parameterization of a coupled CO 2 and H 2 O gas exchange model at the leaf scale of Populus euphratica

Abstract. The following two models were combined to simultaneously predict CO2 and H2O gas exchange at the leaf scale of Populus euphratica: a Farquhar et al. type biochemical sub-model of photosynthesis (Farquhar et al., 1980) and a Ball et al. type stomatal conductance sub-model (Ball et al., 1987). The photosynthesis parameters [including maximum carboxylation rate allowed by ribulose-1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase/oxygenase (Rubisco) carboxylation rate (Vcmax), potential light-saturated electron transport rate (Jmax), triose phosphate utilization (TPU) and day respiration (Rd)] were determined by using the genetic algorithm (GA) method based on A/Ci data. Values of Vcmax and Jmax standardized at 25 °C were 75.09±1.36 (mean ± standard error), 117.27±2.47, respectively. The stomatal conductance sub-model was calibrated independently. Prediction of net photosynthesis by the coupled model agreed well with the validation data, but the model tended to underestimate transpiration rates. Overall, the combined model generally captured the diurnal patterns of CO2 and H2O exchange resulting from variation in temperature and irradiation.
Much Ado About Nothing: The Zero Effect in Life-Saving Decisions

Zero is a special value in our daily lives, and previous research on how zero values affect decision making leaves many questions to be explored. The present research examined the zero effect in life-saving decisions and found that people expressed strong preferences for options offering a possibility that no one will die, even when the expected loss was relatively high. The prominence effect was proposed as one possible explanation, i.e., the notion that the option with possibly zero deaths is easy to defend and justify. Furthermore, we also found the zero effect in these life-saving decisions occurs only in loss framing rather than gain framing. We discuss the relationship between the zero effect, domain, framing, and evaluation mode.
Title Type IV collagen drives alveolar epithelial-endothelial association and the morphogenetic movements of septation Permalink

Background: Type IV collagen is the main component of the basement membrane that gives strength to the blood–gas barrier (BGB). In mammals, the formation of a mature BGB occurs primarily after birth during alveologenesis and requires the formation of septa from the walls of the saccule. In contrast, in avians, the formation of the BGB occurs rapidly and prior to hatching. Mutation in basement membrane components results in an abnormal alveolar phenotype; however, the specific role of type IV collagen in regulating alveologenesis remains unknown. Results: We have performed a microarray expression analysis in late chick lung development and found that COL4A1 and COL4A2 were among the most significantly upregulated genes during the formation of the avian BGB. Using mouse models, we discovered that mutations in murine Col4a1 and Col4a2 genes affected the balance between lung epithelial progenitors and differentiated cells. Mutations in Col4a1 derived from the vascular component were sufficient to cause defects in vascular development and the BGB. We also show that Col4a1 and Col4a2 mutants displayed disrupted myofibroblast proliferation, differentiation and migration. Lastly, we revealed that addition of type IV collagen protein induced myofibroblast proliferation and migration in monolayer culture and increased the formation of mesenchymal–epithelial septal-like structures in co-culture. Conclusions: Our study showed that type IV collagen and, therefore the basement membrane, play fundamental roles in coordinating alveolar morphogenesis. In addition to its role in the formation of epithelium and vasculature, type IV collagen appears to be key for alveolar myofibroblast development by inducing their proliferation, differentiation and migration throughout the developing septum.
An unsteady double-diffusive natural convection in an inclined enclosures filled with porous medium with non-uniform boundary conditions in presence of thermal radiation

Abstract Unsteady double-diffusive natural convection in an inclined enclosure filled with fluid saturated porous medium with nonuniform boundary conditions in presence of thermal radiation is studied here. The left vertical and bottom walls are heated non-uniformly and uniformly, respectively, while the right vertical wall is well insulated and the top wall is maintained at a constant cold temperature. A staggered grid finitedifference method is used here to solve the differential equations. The obtained results show the fluid flow, heat and mass transfers in terms of the streamlines, temperature and concentration contours as well as the local and average Nusselt numbers, local and average Sherwood numbers at the non-uniformly heated and concentrated walls for the values of some physical parameters. The effects of the physical parameters, such as radiation parameter and the inclination angles on the unsteady double-diffusive natural convection in a porous enclosure is discussed here. The results are compared with previously published results.
Antioxidative properties of the gastrointestinal phytopharmaceutical remedy STW 5 ( Iberogast s )

Since inflammation is a common mechanism of many gastrointestinal diseases, reactive oxygen metabolites may play an important role in their pathophysiology. Therefore it is interesting to know, whether phytopharmaceuticals known to modulate gastroinstinal motor function reveal also antioxdiative properties. We tested STW 5 (Iberogast), its constituent nine different plant extracts, and some isolated compounds which are present in STW 5 for characterizing their antioxidative and radical quenching activities. The test assays consisted in pure chemical and complex celluar systems in which different types of reactive species were produced. Quantification of the effects was based on chemiluminescence reactions. The results show that all extracts contribute to the effect of the complete remedy STW 5, in the chemical systems in a strongly additve manner, in the cellular systems in a supraadditve manner. The largest contributions resulted from the extracts from peppermint and melissa leafs. Comparison of effects from isolated phytochemical compounds from the extracts with that of the extracts itself shows that usually the extract is more effective than the monosubstance which indicates also the synergism within the whole plant extracts. This means that the plant extracts present in STW 5 provide strong radical quenching activities that could also be involved in the therapeutic gastrointestinal actions. r 2006 Elsevier GmbH. All rights reserved.
Culture, Wasta and perceptions of performance appraisal in Saudi Arabia

Abstract This article explores the relationship between Arabic culture and employees’ perceptions of performance appraisal in a Saudi Arabian company named SACO. Using an interpretive and qualitative methodological framework, the article suggests that Western models of performance appraisal rooted in rationality and objectivity conflict with aspects of Saudi Arabian culture. Specifically, the personal relations implicated in the social practice of Wasta. However, the article also shows how SACO employees are beginning to reject Saudi Arabian cultural norms and adopt alternative values which are linked to notions of organisational justice and individual egalitarianism. These values are compatible with Western models of performance appraisal.