Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
An Innovative Approach of Personality Recognition for E-Recruitment

The field of online recruitment systems is becoming more popular in Artificial Intelligence because it is beneficial for both candidates and interviewers as it saves time and energy. In the manual process of recruitment, fitting the job specifications according to the resume and selecting the perfect candidate as per their behavior is a difficult task. With uses in psychiatric evaluations, human operator, and personality computing, automatic analysis of video interviews and automatic extraction of resumes for recognizing personality traits has consequently emerged as an important research subject. Convolutional neural network (CNN) models were introduced in some earlier studies as a result of developments in Deep Learning (DL)-based computer vision and pattern recognition. These models are capable of accurately predicting human non-verbal cues when used in conjunction with a web camera. In this paper, the candidate and interviewer both can achieve their goals by the one system. As per job specification included in the resume, candidates can get clarification of the job title and test their own personality by giving a psychometric assessment included in the system. The end-to-end AI interviewing system is developed with the aid of asynchronous video interview (AVI) processing, and automatic personality identification (APR) is carried out using features gleaned from the AVIs by the Tensorflow AI engine. The result shows that the interviewer can successfully recognize the Big five personality traits of a candidate at an accuracy above 95%. In the automatic personality recognition the semi supervised DL approach gives better performance.
Temporary Captivity as a Research Tool: Comprehensive Study of Wild Pinnipeds Under Controlled Conditions

A new approach to the study of free-ranging, endangered western stock Steller sea lions (Eumetopias jubatus) was implemented at the Alaska SeaLife Center in Seward, Alaska. Groups of up to four juvenile (n = 16) Steller sea lions were held in temporary quarantine for research periods of up to three months. Hematological and blood chemistry parameters were collected at the beginning and end of captivity and compared to free-ranging juvenile controls to determine if animals in temporary captivity can provide accurate physiological data representative of their wild counterparts. Free-ranging pups and juveniles were compared for hematological differences related to developmental stage. Overall, temporarily captive animals did not differ from free-ranging juveniles. Seven of 17 blood parameters measured changed significantly during captivity, likely as a function of a regular schedule and low-impact nutritional studies (e.g., increased mass, cholesterol, total protein, and globulins). A decrease in white blood cells during the study period (10.4 ± 0.59 to 7.9 ± 0.33 m/mm 3 ) to levels lower than that of free-ranging animals (10.7 ± 0.40 m/mm 3 ) indicated a drop in overall stress during captivity despite research and handling procedures. Calcium increased with captivity duration, suggesting that physiological changes can begin in even limited time frames. Eight parameters related to immune status and diet differed significantly between juveniles and pups from the same geographical region. A strategy that combines the benefits of an extended research design with temporary holding of free-ranging animals is proposed as an alternative to traditional field methods for some types of focused physiological studies.
LOTIC MACROINVERTEBRATE PRODUCTION IN THREE DIMENSIONS: CHANNEL SURFACE, HYPORHEIC, AND FLOODPLAIN ENVIRONMENTS'

A three-dimensional spatial perspective was used to determine annual mac- roinvertebrate production in two low-gradient, first-order stream systems on the Coastal Plain physiographic province of Virginia. Production in predominant habitats was weighted by the proportional areal abundance of each habitat to determine production in the channel surface, hyporheic zone, and floodplains of both blackwater streams. Highest production as dry mass in Buzzards Branch, a sand-bottomed stream, was in debris dams (27.4 g/m2); production on the sand sediment was lower (4.9 g/m2) and decreased with depth into the hyporheic zone, primarily as a function of decreasing oxygen concentration. Production on the floodplain varied with elevation, and hence period of inundation; it was 1.1 and 4.3 g/m2 at high and low elevations, respectively. Production, weighted for habitat abundance, was 1.7 g/m2 on the floodplain and 15.8 g/m2 in the channel (10.2 g/m2 in the hyporheic zone; 5.6 g/m2 on the channel surface). Production in the Buzzards Branch stream system, incorporating the channel and floodplain, was 2.4 g/m2, 67% of which was on the floodplain, 21% in the hyporheic zone, and 12% on the channel surface. Production in the Colliers Creek system, with a clay and detritus sediment and no hyporheic zone, was only 2.8 g/m2 in debris dams but was 6.1-6.6 g/m2 on channel sediments and floodplain soils. Production in the stream system was 6.1 g/m2, 95% of which was on the floodplain. Primary consumers composed 72-74% of production in the channels and 80-85% on the floodplains. The predominant functional feeding groups differed between habitats, suggesting a spatial mosaic of functioning within the stream systems. The majority of production in debris dams and on the sediment was by shredders (30-46%) and predators (31-48%). Collector-gatherers composed 58% of production in the Buzzards Branch hy- porheic zone and 56-61% on the floodplains of both streams. This study further emphasizes the patchy nature of lotic systems and that habitat- specific sampling is required to adequately determine invertebrate production and function in streams. It also shows the need to view streams with a three-dimensional spatial per- spective. Both the hyporheic zone and floodplains can contribute a significant proportion of invertebrate production in low-gradient stream systems.
Movements and settling patterns of Sedge Warblers (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia - an analysis of ringing recoveries

Movements and settling patterns of Sedge Warblers (Acrocephalus schoenobaenus) in the Czech Republic and Slovakia - an analysis of ringing recoveries In total, 1655 ringing recoveries of 1492 Sedge Warblers ringed or recovered in the Czech Republic and Slovakia were analysed in respect of breeding site fidelity, natal philopatry and movements. Out of 128 recoveries of adult birds from the breeding season, 96% came from the same locality showing a considerable breeding site fidelity. Out of 9 recoveries of birds ringed in nests and subsequently recovered during following breeding seasons, 8 settled at their birthplaces, only 1 male was found 26 km away from its native locality. After fledging, some juveniles dispersed in directions different from the migration routes. One young bird was recovered on its juvenile dispersal at the age of 35 days. On their migration to winterquarters, Sedge Warblers headed initially between south-west and south-east. The highest concentration of recoveries was situated in the Pannonian Lowland. Birds from the eastern Baltic region and Scandinavia often migrate through the territory of the Czech Republic and Slovakia. The only winter record came from southern France.
Secondary production of a stream metazoan community: Does the meiofauna make a difference?

The benthic communities of streams contain invertebrates of a wide range of body size and from many taxa. Owing mainly to methodological problems, however, the contribution of smaller and more obscure metazoans to community structure and dynamics, including production, is poorly known compared with that of larger size fractions and, particularly, insects and macrocrustaceans. Based on a monthly survey of a first‐order, acidic English stream, we used the size‐ frequency method to estimate annual production of the whole metazoan benthos (down to organisms retained on a 42‐ µm mesh and being as taxonomically inclusive as possible). Mean total secondary production (5.22 g dry weight m−2 yr−1) was low, presumably mainly due to the stream's acidity. About 15% (0.76 g m−2 yr−1) of this total production, however, was contributed by the permanent meiofauna (species always small enough to pass through a 500‐ µm mesh, and mainly made up of ostracods and copepods but also including rotifers, microturbellarians, and others). By estimating separately production from the macrofaunal and meiofaunal net fractions (500 µm and 42‐500 µm, respectively), we found that about 51% of total production could be accounted for by the permanent and temporary meiofauna together, the latter being defined as organisms that potentially grow into the macrofaunal size class and here consisting primarily of oligochaetes, chironomids, and plecopterans. This study points to the potentially substantial underestimation of production arising from the problems of assessing the meiofauna, including the former use of coarse‐meshed (e.g., 500 µm) sampling devices, the requirement for live sorting of many soft‐bodied taxa, and other difficulties of counting and identifying less well known groups.
Life Cycles in the Myxosporidia

BY ELMER R. NOBLE The University of California, Santa Barbara College T H HE order Myxosporidia consists of a group of protozoan parasites belonging to the class Sporozoa. Infection is largely confined to marine and fresh water fishes, but a few forms are found in amphibians and reptiles. There are no intermediate hosts. Many species are located in such cavities as the gall and urinary bladders, and others are tissue parasites inhabiting ills, skin, muscles, kidneys, etc. Infection seems not to be generally harmful to the host. Classification of this group of Sporozoa is based on spore structure. A survey of the literature reveals that there is little agreement on the details of nuclear changes in the Myxosporidia. Some authors maintain that the cycle is mainly haploid, others have described a diploid cycle. Some reports indicate that there are two reduction divisions and two zygotes in one cycle. When only one zygote is reported the reduction division in one case occurs just before fertilization, in another case it occurs just after fertilization. Some authors have maintained that there is no sexual process. These conflicting reports prompted the writer to review the literature and evaluate the various conclusions concerning chromosome and nuclear behavior in the light of the more recent papers in the field. Also, because these parasites are among the few protozoa which possess a complex life cycle involving several types of somatic as well as sex cells, an attempt has been made to indicate wherein a study of the Myxosporidia may aid in the problem of the origin of sexual reproduction and the process of formation of a multicellular body. Finally, as an aid to the study of protozoology, the writer has made an effort o gather all the important information on this little known order. The more important reviews of myxosporidian literature include the papers by Gurley (1894), Thelohan (1895), Labbe (1899), Auerbach (1910), and Kudo (1919). These authors devoted considerable space to taxonomy. Erdmann (1917b), Naville (1930), and Georgevitch (1935), on the other hand. have Dresented reviews confined to a consideration of the occurrence of a sexual process. There has been no published work which undertakes to review all aspects of myxosporidian life cycles since the monograph by Auerbach in 1910.
Fertilizer applications, nitrate loading patterns, water resources quality and their ecotoxicological implications in Awka area of Nigeria

Nitrogen fertilizer applications at the mean rate of 500 kg ha−1 nitrogen–phosphorus–potassium, 280 kg ha−1 urea, and 200 kg ha−1 calcium ammonium nitrate reported for the year 1990 in the Awka area of Nigeria exceeded the recommended doses for the region. An inestimable amount of these are unabsorbed by plants and are leached as soluble nitrates into surface and groundwater environments. © 1994 by John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
The cyst hatching pattern of the Thai Fairy Shrimp, Branchinella thailandensis Sanoamuang, Saengphan & Murugan, 2002 (Anostraca)

We investigated factors influencing the hatching of the fairy shrimp, Branchinella thailandensis in relation to brood order, and also responses of cysts to wet and dry periods. Male-female pairs of B. thailandensis were cultured under static conditions at room temperature and fed ad libitum micro-algae (Chlorella sp.). Deposited cysts of the first, sixth and eleventh broods were monitored for cyst hatching under wet and dry conditions. Cyst hatching was scored daily for 5 days after incubation. Freshly laid cysts, immediately incubated, did not hatch in any of the experimental conditions (wet/dry). On the contrary, undried cysts immersed in their parental medium for 4 weeks showed the highest hatching in all brood treatments (76.67, 94.67, and 99.33% of the first, sixth, and eleventh broods, respectively). The cysts of the first brood hatched less successfully than did those of the sixth and eleventh broods. Cyst hatching mostly took place within 24 hours after incubation. The present study shows that a wet period has a strong influence on the cyst hatching success of B. thailandensis. The cysts require a period of retention in the parental medium for 2-4 weeks to complete their embryonic development before hatching. Hatching of the three representative broods showed a different pattern for each brood. The early broods required a longer wet period than did the late broods. In contrast to the hatching behaviour of many other species, drying is not absolutely essential for cyst hatching of this species.
Visceral Adhesions in High-Seas Salmon

Abstract Multiple mesenteric and peritoneal adhesions were recorded in sockeye and chum salmon obtained in 1957 through 1964 during the high seas sampling program. These adhesions were more prevalent among sockeye salmon examined during the 1963 summer research cruise in the North Pacific and winter cruise of 1964, with approximately 9 and 25 per cent respectively of the salmon afflicted. Adhesions were rare among chum salmon and not recorded among other salmon species. Of the sockeye with adhesions, most were fish which had spent 2 winters at sea, most were immature at time of capture, and the majority were males. Visceral adhesions among salmonids reported in the literature are reported to be from infections of the nematode Philonema sp. The relationship between Pacific salmon and Philonema is unknown; also unknown is the ultimate effect on salmon of visceral adhesions.
Removal of antibiotic growth promoters from poultry diets: implications and strategies to minimise subsequent problems

Studies with germ-free chicks and antimicrobial compounds have indicated the significance of the interaction between host nutrition and the intestinal microflora. This interaction has suddenly leapt to prominence as a result of the decision of the European Union to remove several antibacterial agents from use in animal feed. A consequence of this decision has been a loosening of some of the constraints on intestinal bacterial growth rates which will benefit from the use of slowly digested ingredients, because undigested feed is a potential substrate for bacterial fermentation. The use of poorly digestible ingredients runs the risk not only of poor performance, which has always been the case, but now there is an additional danger from bacterial overgrowth and subsequent disease/intestinal disorders. Variations in the nutritional quality of the ingredients are therefore of increased relevance, and any measures that reduce such variations are likely to be of benefit. As a result, the use of enzymes, which are known to reduce variations in the performance of birds fed on barley-, wheat- and maize-based diets, will need to be revisited, particularly with reference to correct dosage. In the past the use of antibiotics effectively reduced the need to consider enzyme use and dose. Coccidiosis control is also of great interest because of its association with necrotic enteritis. Prevention of coccidiosis and limitation of the damage to the intestines associated with this disease is of paramount importance if necrotic enteritis is subsequently to be avoided. As a result, the use of coccidiostats for direct control and betaine and other pronutrients for amelioration of the symptoms is receiving greater attention. Ultimately it is hoped that nutritional control will lead to microbiological control, allowing for more consistent production responses in the absence of antibiotics.
Essential competencies for engineers from the perspective of fresh graduates

Abstract Determining the competencies required for engineering programmes has become important due to the increasing challenges faced by engineers after graduation and the tremendous development in technology. This research aims to identify the general competencies that fresh graduate students of engineering schools in Jordan believe they need to become competent and effective in their profession as engineers. This study was the first of its kind with students as respondents, and it was the first study of this kind in Jordan. Competencies were collected from a previous study with 48 competencies split into 11 groups. A questionnaire was prepared with these competencies, then rated for the degree of importance by answering “What engineering competencies graduates will require for their future work in Jordan? ” The study showed that all competencies were vital, including technical, personal, non-technical and attitudinal competencies. This study will help to link the outputs of university education provided by engineering departments with market needs as well as to harmonise study programmes offered by Jordanian universities. Also, the research outputs are expected to facilitate the transition process of students from one university to another. The empirically identified competencies could be used to help assess different engineering study programmes in Jordan.
Morphological variability of Bembidion varium (Coleoptera, Carabidae) in gradient of soil salinity

Abstract This article discusses the effect of soil salinity on the variability of Bembidion (Notaphus) varium (Oliver, 1795). The authors of the article collected imagoes of this species in five ecosystems that differed in soil salinity; 13 linear characteristics, one angular characteristic and 6 morphometric indices were measured. Significant changes in six linear parameters of B. varium (body length, head length and width, width of prothorax between front angles, maximum width of prothorax and elytra width) and two morphometric indices are observed in the considered ecosystems. Soil salinity probably has the most impact on the variability of these characteristics. However, the influence of other important natural and anthropogenic factors is not ruled out. Significant differences between the sexes are observed for all linear parameters: females of B. varium are larger than males. There are no differences between males and females in morphometric indices. The head width, prothorax length and width, elytra length and width depend on the body length of B. varium individuals. The morphological variability of B. varium under the influence of other environmental factors needs further research.
Relationship Between Body Condition Score and Composition of Ninth to Eleventh Rib Tissue in Holstein Dairy Cows

Abstract Fifty-six cull Holstein dairy cows with various body condition scores were followed to slaughter. prior to slaughter, cows were weighed on a digital scale, hook to hook and hook to pin dimensions were measured, and age was estimated by dentition. Twenty-four hours after slaughter, 9th to 11th rib sections were collected and weighed, and bone-free tissue was dissected and weighed. Deboned tissue was freeze-dried, ground, and analyzed for DM, ether extract, CP, and ash. One unit increase of body condition change was associated with a change of 56kg live weight and 12.65% ether extract and –12.20% CP. Tissue DM increased by 7.23% per unit of body condition increase, largely due to increase in the percentage of ether extract. Regression of composition on body condition score revealed r 2 of . 69 for DM, . 61 for CP, and . 57 for ether extract. Body condition score is highly correlated with composition of the 9th to 11th rib tissue.
Oxygen and Carbon Dioxide Permeability of Wheat Gluten Film: Effect of Relative Humidity and Temperature

The combined effect of relative humidity (RH) and temperature on O2 and CO2 permeability and selectivity (CO2 to O2 permeability ratio) of a wheat gluten film was evaluated using response surface methodology. Studied ranges of RH and temperature were 0−100% and 3−45 °C, respectively. CO2 and O2 permeabilities ranged from 88 to 55 580 and from 77 to 1970 amol m-1 s-1 Pa-1, respectively. RH had an exponential effect on the CO2 and O2 permeabilities and selectivities of wheat gluten film. The effect of temperature appeared to be less pronounced in comparison with that of RH. High selectivity values (28 at 24 °C and 100% RH) of wheat gluten films would be very advantageous for fresh fruit and vegetable preservation under modified atmospheres. Keywords: Wheat gluten films; edible films; gas permeability; selectivity
Stability of Mackerel Surimi Prepared under Lipid‐Stabilizing Processing Conditions

Surimi from mackerel whole and light muscle was prepared under conditions designed to minimize oxidation and development of rancidity. The lipid-stabilizing procedure included early addition of both lipid-and water-soluble antioxidants, avoidance of added sodium chloride, and exclusion of oxygen. Surimi prepared from light muscle was stable to rancid odor development in both the raw and cooked form; gel strength was reasonably stable during frozen storage, although the color was somewhat dark. Surimi prepared from mackerel whole muscle was darker, its odor quality lower and less consistent, and its gel strength lessened more rapidly during frozen storage than surimi prepared from light muscle.
Horizontal dispersion in the surface layer of a long narrow lake

Dye tracer experiments were conducted in the surface layer of Kootenay Lake, British Columbia. Estimates of the coefficient of horizontal diffusivity range from 0.01 to 13 m2 s–1. In some instances the diffusion rate increased more rapidly as a function of scale than expected based on empirical generalizations from the oceans and smaller lakes. The experiments illustrate the role of shear dispersion and internal waves. Key words: lake dispersion, stratification, dye tracing, turbulent diffusion, mixing, wind stress.