Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
New records of disk-winged bats Thyroptera tricolor Spix, 1823 and T. devivoi Gregorin, Gonçalves, Lim & Engstrom, 2006 (Chiroptera: Thyropteridae) for the Brazilian Amazonia and Cerrado

We present new records for the disk-winged bats Thyroptera tricolor and T. devivoi in central and northern Brazil. Records of T. tricolor are from Aripuanã, Usina Hidrelétrica (UHE) Colíder (both in the northern Mato Grosso state) and Santana do Araguaia (southern Pará state). New records of T. devivoi are from a Cerrado area in the Rio Manso, Rio Quilombo (both in Mato Grosso state) and from an Amazon rainforest area at Juruti (Pará state). The records of Thyroptera devivoi for Pará and Mato Grosso are the first ones for these states and the records from the latter are based on two specimens previously identified as T. discifera. Based on the new identifications, we argue that T. discifera does not occur in the Cerrado.
Volumes of mixing in aluminosilicate garnets: Solid solution and strain behavior

Abstract The volumes of mixing of six garnet binaries in the four-component system almandine-pyropespessartine- grossular have been analyzed and compared. The almandine-pyrope join is thermodynamically ideal and the others show positive deviations from ideality. The magnitude of the excess volume of mixing of a given binary, as described by a symmetric mixing model, is shown to be a function of the volume difference between the two end-member components. The relationship between the magnitude of nonideality and volume difference can be described with a linear or quadratic function, but the latter has a physical basis in strain theory. Positive deviations from ideal thermodynamic mixing are primarily a result of strain resulting from the substitution of dodecahedral X-site cations of different sizes, but second-order chemical effects (e.g., electronic, coulombic) also appear to contribute to thermodynamic properties. XRD and IR spectroscopic measurements show that nonlinear behavior of microscopic properties, such as bond lengths and polyhedral distortions and volumes, across a solid solution is strong for pyrope-grossular garnets and very small to nonexistent for almandine-pyrope solid solutions. The magnitude of the deviations from linearity in the microscopic properties can be related to the excess volume of mixing for a given binary. A good correlation exists between microscopic structural strain and the macroscopic volume of mixing.
The Swiss Magdalenian portable art and supra-regional parallels

There are about fifty Magdalenian sites known in Switzerland. Most of these sites were discovered and excavated at the end of the 19th and in the first half of the 20th century. Consequently, it is not always possible today to establish clear research contexts and dating is often based on typo-chronological statements. The Swiss Magdalenian portable art can be divided into two main groups: engravings and figurative sculptures. Engravings mostly appear on reindeer antlers, bones, and rarely on stone or jet. They are more common than figurative sculptures. The majority of engravings are on everyday objects such as perforated batons and projectile points. They are mainly signs and other ornamental motifs. In addition, there are also figurative subjects such as animals and a animal-human representation. The term “figurative sculptures” refers to partially sculptured objects, such as decorated spear thrower ends and stylized female figurines. With the exception of a musk ox head no other evident animal sculptures have been found in Switzerland. Some of the Magdalenian portable art objects found in Switzerland show supra-regional parallels with finds from other parts of Europe. The aim of this article is to present the most important Swiss finds in a broader European geographical context.
The Influences of Open Communication by Senior Leaders and Legitimacy Judgments on Effective Open Innovation

Firms increasingly recognize open innovation as a key aspect of their innovation strategies. This study of 200 open innovation managers showed that open internal communication by senior leaders drives higher legitimacy judgments, which in turn drives open innovation success. Further, legitimacy judgments mediate the relationship between open internal communication and open innovation success. Open external communication by senior leaders moderates the indirect relationship between open internal communication and open innovation success, with more open external communication strengthening the influence on open innovation success. These results suggest firm-level open communication by senior leaders is essential for project-level open innovation success.
Bronchial Thermoplasty in the Treatment of Severe Asthma

Asthma is a chronic inflammatory airway disease with several distinct phenotypes, characterized by different immunopathological pathways, clinical presentation, severity of the disease, and response to treatment. The phenotypes of asthma include eosinophilic, neutrophilic, mixed granulocytic, and paucigranulocytic asthma. Approximately 3.6-10% of patients with asthma have severe refractory disease, which is unresponsive to high dose inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), and long-acting β2-agonists (LABA). Most patients with eosinophilic asthma are responsive to corticosteroids, and interleukintargeted biologics, whereas, patients from other phenotypes, such as neutrophillic and paucigranullocytic asthma are resistant to treatment with ICS and biotherapeutics. The hallmark of severe refractory asthma is airway hyperresponsiveness, and remodeling. Histopathologically, patients with severe asthma have airway smooth muscle (ASM) hyperplasia and hypertrophy; subepithelial basement membrane thickening and fibrosis; all which contribute to fixed airflow limitation. Severe refractory asthma is very difficult to treat pharmacologically. It requires innovative therapies, such as bronchial thermoplasty which reduces the hypertrophied ASM mass and relieves the AHR, and broncoconstriction. Bronchial thermoplasty has been shown to improve asthma control, reduce severe exacerbations, hospitalizations, emergency room visits, and improve the quality of life, which persist up to 5 years following the procedure
Learning Processes and Mechanisms for Interorganizational Projects: Insights From the Islamabad–Rawalpindi Metro Bus Project

The purpose of this article is to understand how learning is disseminated between individual, project, organizational, and interorganizational levels—A phenomenon that remains underresearched, particularly in the context of interorganizational projects. This article unpacks the learning processes and underlying learning mechanisms that disseminate learning at different levels. For this purpose, we examine the Islamabad–Rawalpindi metro bus project in Pakistan. Using an abductive research approach, data for this article are collected through interviews, archival records, and illustrative materials. The findings reveal 11 learning mechanisms: 1) learning by observing; 2) learning from past experiences; 3) learning from an expert; 4) learning from the experiences of others; 5) learning by joint problem-solving; 6) learning by working together; 7) learning from mistakes; 8) learning by observing other projects; 9) learning by building organizational memory; 10) learning from existing organizational memory; and 11) learning by coordinating and consulting. These learning mechanisms trigger learning processes of intuiting, interpreting, integrating, institutionalizing, and intertwining at the individual, team, organizational, and interorganizational levels. This article enriches the understanding of project-based learning, focusing on different levels and exploring the interplay between learning processes and mechanisms.
ANALISIS RESPON MAHASISWA TERHADAP PERKULIAHAN DARING DI PRODI BIOLOGI STKIP PI MAKASSAR

Analisis Respon Mahasiswa Terhadap Perkuliahan Daring di Prodi Biologi STKIP PI Makassar. Penelitian ini terfokus pada matakuliah Fisika Dasar dan Biofisika yang dilakukan secara Daring dengan menggunakan beberapa aplikasi yaitu google classroom, Whatsaap, ZOOM, Google meet dan Telegram.Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui respon mahasisswa selama proses pembelajaran Online dilaksanakan di semester ganjil tahun 2020/2021. Pelaksanaan perkuliahan secara Daring telah dilaknasakan sebanyak 12 Kali pertemuan dengan menggunkan zoom sebagai media tatap muka dan google classroom sebgai sarana pembagian materi dan tugas individu. Teknik pengumpulan data dengan menggunakan angket google form dan dilakukan nalisis data deskriptif kuantitatif. Berdasarkan analisa yang dilakukan berdasarkan respon mahasiswa prodi Biologi STKIP PI Makassar , bahwa pembelajaran daring kurang efektif dalam meningkatkan pemahaman siswa dalam belajar.
The effects of endurance training and estrogen-related receptor α disruption on mitofusin 1 and 2, GLUT2, PPARβ/δ and SCD1 expression in the liver of diabetic rats

diabetes is a progressive and metabolic disease with a high prevalence throughout the world. Physical activity is considered as an intervention to improve diabetes. Intervention such as estrogen-related receptor α (ERRα) inhibition is considered as a new way to manage diabetes. In current study, we examined ERRα inhibition along with exercise training (ET) on the gene expression of mitofusin 1 (MFN1), MFN2, glucose transporter 2 (GLUT2), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor beta or delta (PPARβ/δ), and stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD1) in rat liver. The animals were divided into 8 groups (n = 7); 1, Control (CTL) 2, Diabetes (D) 3, ERRα inhibition (ERRI) 4, Endurance Training (ET) 5, Diabetes+ERRα inhibition (D+ERRI) 6, Diabetes+Endurance training (D+ET) 7, Endurance Training+ERRα inhibition (ET+ERRI) 8, Diabetes+Endurance Training+ERRα inhibition (D+ET+ERRI). The liver tissues were used for Real-Time PCR. The results showed that ET significantly increased PPARδ, MFN1 and, MFN2 expression in control rats compared to D group. In ERRI group, SCD1, GLUT2, MFN1 and MFN2 gene expression was increased compared to CTL and DM group. In CTL and D rats, the combination of ERRα inhibition and ET significantly and additively increased MFN1, MFN2, and GLUT2 expression. Overall , the combination of ET and ERRα inhibition probably can be considered as a potential therapeutic intervention for treatment of metabolic dis-eases including diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
High molecular diversity in Carabus (Hygrocarabus) variolosus and C. nodulosus

The Carabus subgenus Hygrocarabus contains two taxa: C. variolosus and C. nodulosus, the species or subspecies status of which is handled far from uniform in the literature. Both taxa show a similar morphology, the shape of the tip of the aedeagus provides a reliable morphological marker for identification. We analysed two mitochondrial gene parts (COI-5’ and COI-3’) and a nuclear one (ITS2). High diversity was found showing specific geographical patterns. Introgressive hybridisation was detected but interpreted not as an argument for subspecies status because high genetic distances indicated that it must have taken place in former times. In a laboratory hybridisation experiment, the male did not accept the female of the other taxon, supporting the conclusion that these are separate species. A series of refuges was expected for the period of ice ages. Although only the taxon C. variolosus is listed in Annex II and IV of the EU Habitats Directive, C. nodulosus also falls under this listing, as at the time of including the species into the Annexes in 2004, the two taxa were considered subspecies and hence the listing would include both, independent of later taxonomic revisions.
Effect of humic and fulvic acid application on growth parameters in Impatiens walleriana L.

Impatiens walleriana L. is one of the most important plants used in landscape throughout world. The aim of the study was to determine the effects of two dose (0, 40 mg kg-1) of fulvic acid (FA) and four doses (0, 40, 80 and 120 mg kg-1) of humic acid (HA) treatments on growth parameters of Impatients walleriana L. The parameters investigated was the number of buds, plant height, number of main shoots, the number of secondary shoots, plant diameter, flowers number, root length, fresh root weight, dry root weight, fresh leaf weight and dry leaf weight, respectively. The highest plant height (11.3 – 9.2 cm) and flower number (12.6-7.6 number) was obtained from treatments 40 mg kg-1 of FA and HA respectively. The results showed that 40 mg kg-1 both fulvic and humic acid dose treatment was the most effective in particular on flowering and plant growth parameter when compared to with control plant.
Molecular Characterization of Anguilla from Cibereum and Sapuregel Rivers Segara Anakan Watersheds Cilacap, Central Java

The taxonomic status of Anguilla species' in river watershed that empties into Segara Anakan Cilacap is uncertain, thereby making it difficult for further studies to be carried out to determine its genetic in that area. Therefore, this study evaluates Anguilla 's taxonomic status and population genetic in Cibeureum and Sapuregel River watersheds. Data were obtained from molecular characterization study using cytochrome c oxidase 1, with fourteen Anguilla specimens collected from two sequenced watersheds. Taxonomic status was determined based on homology and divergence values and monophyly of the samples to the reference species. Meanwhile, genetic divergences among samples to the reference species were calculated based on the Juke-Cantor substitution model in DnaSP6. A homology test was performed using a basic local alignment search tool, with monophyly inferred from the cladogram, which was developed using neighbor-joining and maximum likelihood algorithms in MEGAX with 1000 pseudoreplicates and out-group comparison. Furthermore, population genetic was analyzed through polymorphism, haplotype, nucleotide diversity within the population, divergence, and genetic differences. All calculations conducted in Arlequin 3.5 had Anguilla samples comprising of high (99.23% to 99.84%) to low genetic divergences (0.224% to 1.127%). The result shows that cladogram with all Anguilla samples formed a monophyletic clade with A. bicolor, separated from their taxa . Furthermore, Anguilla samples from both watersheds have low genetic polymorphisms with medium to high haplotype and nucleotide diversity. The population's comparison proved that both populations have low genetic divergence, and no genetic difference based on variance analysis (p=0761). Therefore, Anguilla resources in river watersheds that empty into Segara Anakan are a single genetic conservation unit.
Reply to Edward Furman, Yisub Kye, and Jianxi Su on Their Discussion on the Paper Titled “Size-Biased Risk Measures of Compound Sums”

I am grateful to Furman, Kye, and Su for providing a very interesting discussion of my paper. The overview of the applications of weighted distributions across disciplines is illuminating. In addition, the extension of the size-biased transform of univariate distributions to higher order and dimension in Definition 1 and the results derived in this more general setting are nice additions to the actuarial literature. It turns out that together with my colleague Christian-Yann Robert (Ecole Nationale de la Statistique et de l'Administration Economique [ENSAE], Paris), we recently extended some of the results involving conditional tail expectation (CTE) and conditional mean risk sharing (Denuit and Dhaene 2012; Denuit 2019) to random vectors. The tool needed in that respect is precisely transform (2) in the discussion with hi 1⁄4 1 and hj 1⁄4 0 for j 61⁄4 i: See equation (2.6) in Denuit and Robert (2020b), referring to Arratia, Goldstein, and Kochman (2019). Proposition 2.2 in Denuit and Robert (2020b) then allows the actuary to derive a useful representation for the CTE of sums of correlated risks. Denuit and Robert (2020a) applied these results to dependent risks with a correlation structure induced by graphical models. Among the examples considered in Denuit and Robert (2020b), the inverted Dirichlet and the Liouville distributions both fall in the Multiplicative Background Risk Model (MBRM) setting. It turns out that similar results hold true in the common mixture model, of which MBRM is a particular case. Precisely, proposition 4.2 in Denuit and Robert (2020b) extends proposition 1 in the discussion in the special case hþ 1⁄4 1: As an application, Denuit and Robert (2020b) consider random vectors of compound sums with claim frequencies obeying a Poisson common mixture model. General mixtures are also studied there, extending the results to imperfectly correlated claim frequencies. The special case of (2) with hi 1⁄4 1 and hj 1⁄4 0 for j 61⁄4 i naturally appears in the extensions of the results contained in the present paper to correlated risks. The allowance for general values hi is mathematically elegant, but it is not clear whether it can lead to deeper results for CTE and conditional mean risk sharing.
Low Bitrate Light Field Compression With Geometry and Content Consistency

Light field imaging can simultaneously record the position and direction information of light rays; thus, digital refocusing and full depth-of-field extension — functions that are inaccessible for conventional images — can be achieved using the structural consistency of light field data. To meet the challenges of limited bandwidth and storage, such vast numbers of light field data must be compressed to a low bitrate. However, current compression solutions ignore the intrinsic consistency of light fields in pursuit of a low bitrate, thereby leading to the loss of light field capabilities. To solve this issue, this work focuses on structural consistency to achieve efficient light field compression with a low bitrate. The proposed light field compression method encodes the sparsely selected sub-aperture images (SAIs) and the disparity maps corresponding to the unselected SAIs. From the perspective of geometry consistency, the consistency of the initially estimated disparity maps is improved by using a color-guided refinement algorithm, thereby reducing the bitrate of the disparity maps. From the perspective of content consistency, the consistency of the SAI-transformed pseudo sequence is improved by the proposed content-similarity-based arrangement algorithm along with a specific prediction structure; thereby, the bitrate of the sparsely selected SAIs is reduced. The experimental results show that the proposed compression method can reduce the total bitrate while preserving good structural consistency.
Regional Labour Informality in Colombia and a Proposal for a Differential Minimum Wage

Abstract The very high level of informal labour in Colombia is a symptom of the labour market is not functioning properly. Moreover, this undesirable outcome is highly heterogeneous across the country: the differences in the labour informality rate between cities can be higher than 20 percentage points. We provide evidence that the abnormal level of the minimum wage is a major factor behind such outcomes. By using a generalised method of moments ( GMM) panel approach for data between 2007 and 2016, our results show that the high minimum wage (relative to the 70th percentile of the wage distribution) has a positive and significant effect on the labour informality rate, and that such an effect is disparate across regions. This is explained by the mismatch between local labour productivity of less–skilled workers and the level of the national minimum wage. These should be compelling reasons to introduce a regionally differentiated minimum wage instead of the current national one that Colombia has. We suggest how to introduce the regional minimum wage.
Impact of Vermicompost, Poultry Manure and Jeevaamrit on Growth Parameters of Kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) cv. Allison

The present investigation was conducted on 6 years old kiwifruit vines cultivar ‘Allison’ at a spacing of 4.0 m × 6.0 m for two consecutive years 2018-19 and 2019-20 at experimental block of Department of Fruit Science, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan (HP). The experiment was laid out in triplicate in Randomized Block Design with 8 treatments under three farming systems viz., Inorganic Fertilizer Based System (IFBS), Organic Farming Based System (OFBS) and Subhash Palekar’s Natural Farming System (SPNFS). The maximum leaf area (158.1 cm2), leaf area index (4.36), chlorophyll index (51.2), comparative photosynthetically active radiation (612 µ mol quanta m-2 s-1) was found in the treatment (T8) receiving 30 liters of jeevaamrit (JM) + 3 kg ghana jeevaamrit and 40 kg FYM per vine under SPNFS. Among OFBS, the treatment T2 (100% recommended dose of nitrogen (RDN) through vermicompost and poultry manure on 50:50 basis) observed maximum leaf area (151.8 cm2), leaf area index (4.35), comparative photosynthetically active radiation (642 µ mol quanta m-2 s-1) but lower significantly lower chlorophyll index (51.2) over T1 (Recommended dose of inorganic fertilizers + FYM) treatment of IFBS. Hence application of 30 litres jeevaamrit and 3 kg ghana jeevaamrit (both in 3 equal splits first in end of January, second in February and third in the month of April) along with 40 kg FYM per vine or alternatively substitution of 100% RDN through vermicompost and poultry manure on 50:50 basis along with 40 kg FYM were found to be best and alternate different option in place of inorganic fertilizers to ‘Allison’ cultivar of kiwifruit under mid-hill conditions of Himachal Pradesh, India. Furthermore, the research emphases mainly on improving soil health without compromising growth and yield of kiwifruits in the region. By using alternative sources of nutrients, farmers can obtain the comparable growth and yield of kiwifruits.
Factors Influencing Accounting Undergraduates’ Career Path: Evidence From Malaysia

This study examines factors that influence accounting undergraduates’ career path. The study uses questionnnaire survey for data collection purposes. The population of the study consists of accounting undergraduates from public and private universities. Simple random sampling was utilised to determine the respondents. Multiple regression was employed to determine factors influencing accounting undergraduates’ career path. The independent variables (predictors) were chosen based on previous literature. Results revealed that intrinsic motivation, influence of third party, career exposure and learning experience influenced accounting undergraduates’ career path, while extrinsic motivation did not influence their career path. The result suggests that accounting students’ decision on a career path is driven by interest and enjoyment of doing accounting, by advice from people they trust, by the exposure with practitioners and through knowledge gained during study, and not driven by wealth nor fame. Further, test of significant difference was administered to determine whether the students’ career path was the same across year of study. Result from the test concluded no significant difference was found across year of study. Results of the study provide crucial information to related parties to promote the accounting career by highlighting on non-extrinsic themes. Further, in line with MIA’s skill set requirements, institution of higher learning has to be proactive in updating and improving accounting undergraduates’ capabilities in line with industry needs. 2357-1330 © 2020 Published by European Publisher.