Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Influence of the Angelica archangelica L. seeds harvesting area on germinative faculty

Numerous studies write about the essential oil obtained from the plant Angelica archangelica L. , like having carminative, stimulant, diaphoretic, stomach, tonic and expectorant properties. One problem we face in recent years is the raw material derived from this species, which is quit few compared with the requirements. A cause for this situation is the germinative faculty, which Angelica archangelica L. seeds squickly lose. This is in contradiction with the fact that when establishing any crop by direct sowing, the quality of material used for seeding has a high importance. So, we consider important at this stage any study action taken for identifying problems that generate this phenomenon. This article examines the influence which umbel type and its period of occurrence, of which we harvest the seeds, has on the process of germination. Also, the study highlights the correct storage mode and the time interval which need to be applied to seeds for nurturing high crop value.
Evaluation of Uterine Temperament in Iranian Infertile Women using a Quantitative Instrument for Uterine Temperament Detection

Background: The temperament is a basic concept of maintaining health in Traditional Persian Medicine. The two main grouping of temperament is hot/cold and wet/dry. Many female disorders include infertilities are diagnosed and treated based on the dystemperament therapies. This report describes design of a questionnaire for uterine temperament detection and its use to evaluate the uterine temperament of a population of infertile women. Methods: The uterine temperament parameters derived from main textbooks were used to design a questionnaire which its validity and reliability was proven by statistical methods. The questionnaire was then used to detect the uterine temperament of 54 infertile females. Also full history and physical exam and vaginal sonography was performed in the 3rd day of the menstrual cycle for all study participants. Results: The mean age was 30.92 ± 5.53 years old. Mean uterine temperament score was 3.21 ± 0.53 for hotness and 4.28 ± 1 for wetness. Mean general body temperament was 138.88 ± 17.61. The general body temperament hotness/coldness was significantly correlated with the uterus hotness/coldness (r = 0.0842); while the wetness/dryness temperament of the body and uterus were not correlated. Moreover, uterus temperament was not correlated with the size of the uterus and ovaries in sonography, but pelvic width was correlated with hot uterine temperament (r = 0.354, P = 0.0145). Conclusions: In the present study, the most prevalent achieved temperament was cold and wet in patients with infertility complaint. Moreover, the hot/cold temperament of body and pelvic width were correlated with uterus temperament. This may propose new prevention and also treatment methods in the field of infertility, which needs to be further evaluated.
Cenozoic Exhumation of the Qilian Shan in the Northeastern Tibetan Plateau: Evidence From Low‐Temperature Thermochronology

The growth of the Tibetan Plateau is related to the Cenozoic India‐Eurasia plate collision; however, its growth and evolution to its present margins remain matters of debate. The Qilian Shan, which is located along the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, plays a central role in understanding the outward growth of the plateau. In this paper, we present new low‐temperature thermochronologic data from the hanging wall of the Huangcheng‐Shuangta fault (HSF) and the Lenglongling west region in the eastern part of the Qilian Shan. Cooling ages and thermal history modeling show increased exhumation rates at ~15 Ma along the HSF and ~5 Ma in the Lenglongling west region. We suggest that the middle Miocene beginning of rapid exhumation reflects the expansion of the larger Qilian Shan driven by thrust fault systems. The fast Pliocene exhumation may have been related to left‐lateral motion on the Haiyuan fault during the late stage of orogenic development. Post‐Miocene episodes of rapid exhumation in the eastern Qilian Shan are similar to those in other regions on the northeastern margin of the Tibetan Plateau, suggesting that middle to late Miocene initiation or acceleration of crustal shortening occurred along this margin.
Enemigos naturales del "Picudo del Agave" Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en el Estado Falcón, Venezuela*

With the purpose of detecting the presence of natural enemies of the Agave weevil (Scyphophorus acupunctatus Gyllenhal), the areas with highest abundance of Agave cocui in the municipalities Sucre, Miranda, Colina and Bolivar of the state of Falcon. They were carried out field collections, laboratory breedings and tests of acceptance of the prey to the predators, and pathogenicity for the entomopathogens. From the collected material (eggs, larvas, pupae and adults) only the parasitoid Cyclaulacidea sp. (Hymenoptera: Braconidae) emerged from pupae. With respect to predators, it was determined that adults of Hololepta quadridentata and Phileurus valgus valgus (Coleoptera) as well as the ants Odontomachus bauri and Ectatomma ruidum constitute important predators of the larvae of S. acupunctatus. The parasitoid, was detected in the municipalities Miranda and Sucre, while the coleopterans and the ants were in almost all sampled areas. It was also detected to the nematode Heterorhabditis sp. was found parasitizing adult the S. acupunctatus in the municipality Miranda, and two isolates of the fungi Beauveria bassiana infecting adults of S. acupunctatus in the municipalities Miranda and Bolivar. These natural enemies of S. acupunctatus are here for the first time reported for the country.
Investigating the Effect of Buzz Group Technique on Students’ Reading Comprehension

This experimental research aims to find out the effect of buzz group technique on students’reading comprehension at seventh grade of SMPN 5 Padang Panjang academic year 2018/2019. The research approach was quantitative approach and the technique of this research was experimental research. The population was 154 students of grade seventh. The samples, which were selected by using cluster random sampling, were categorized as the experimental and control class. The experimental class was taught by using buzz group technique and the control group was taught by using conventional teaching technique. The data were collected through a reading comprehension test. The result of this research was showed by comparing tobserved and t-table. The researcher found that t-observed was 0.744 which is higher thant-table was 0.1671. It means that buzz group technique gives more significant effect on students’ reading comprehension than conventional teaching technique. From the result of the research, it can be concluded that buzz group technique gave very significant effect to the students’ reading comprehension. English teacher is suggested to apply buzz group technique in teaching reading comprehension in order that the students’ability in reading comprehension can improve.
Nitrated polycyclic aromatic compounds in the atmospheric environment: A review

Abstract Nitrated polycyclic aromatic compounds (Nitro-PACs) are a class of aromatic compounds with at least one nitro-(NO2) functional group on the aromatic ring of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and phenols, including nitrated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (nitro-PAH) and nitrophenols (NPs). Due to their mutagenicity, carcinogenicity and light absorption ability, the emission sources, toxicity, optical properties and radiative forcing effects of nitro-PACs have attracted global attention. In this study, we review the spatial and temporal variation patterns of nitro-PACs worldwide, and highlight the current emission hotspots. The changes in emissions of nitro-PACs under clean energy strategies are compiled, and the optical properties and possible climatic impacts of nitro-PACs are illustrated in detail. Finally, we provide some recommendations for future research, such as further investigation into the determination of nitro-PACs in heavily polluted South Asia and Brazil, the mechanisms of nitro-PACs during photochemical formation and photodegradation processes, the optical properties of nitro-PACs in cloud or fog droplets, and the contribution of nitro-PACs to the total radiative forcing of brown carbon. This review summarizes our understanding of the environmental and climatic effects of nitro-PACs. Graphical abstract
Identity play and the stories we live by

The purpose of this paper is to advance our understanding of identity play process by including the stories we live by in depth. Over the past decade, identity play literature has placed more emphasis on the role of self-narratives. Yet, the “stories we live by”, including the told or untold stories of past and imagined events of the future, have not been considered in depth in these self-narratives. ,This conceptual paper draws on the personal construct theory, narrative identity and constructivist psychotherapy literatures and attempts to include the stories we live by in scholarly conceptualizations and explorations of identity play processes. ,Drawing on the personal construct theory, narrative identity and constructivist psychotherapy literatures this paper offers a comprehensive conceptual model of how the stories we live by infuse individual identity construction processes. The model highlights the inter-connectivity among stories we live by, identity play, identity work, sensemaking and social validation. Looking through the lens of the personal construct theory and taking these inter-connectivities into account lead to the observation of temporality in identity construction and the plurivocality of self-narratives. ,This paper looks at identity play through the lens of the personal construct theory. However, self-narratives are seen as a medium for manifestation of personal constructs. Thus, this paper also draws on the narrative identity literature and dialogical-self concept, which helps access the multiplicity of the self-narratives to widen our grasp of personal constructs. This paper combines discourse of deconstruction with the dialogical-self concept and provides more means for the explication of identity play.
The Transformational Leadership Effect on Job Satisfaction and Job Performance

The purpose of this study aimed to provide an overview of the relationship between transformational leadership and job satisfaction level experienced by employees. Leadership is an organization or institution refers to the style of its leaders in providing direction, implementing plans, and motivating employees. To achieve the result, the data has been collected through by questionnaires distributed online to 120 employees working in Tangerang from various companies was used. Furthermore, the data observation was analyzed by Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Lisrel. The results of this study showed that transformational leadership is a special leadership style that is applied by superiors that motivates their subordinates to appear at a higher level by inspiring them, offering in intellectual challenges also paying attention to their individual needs. Job satisfaction strongly refers to employee perceptions of their work environment, relationships between coworkers, income and promotion opportunities. Therefore, this study has some conclusions that employee leadership styles are likely to be influenced by several factors, including demographic characteristics. Therefore, the reciprocal relationship between organizational culture and transformational leadership in job satisfaction has been sucessful.
Mannose Binding Lectin Is Hydroxylated by Collagen Prolyl-4-hydroxylase and Inhibited by Some PHD Inhibitors.

Background Mannose-binding lectin (MBL) is an important component of innate immune defense. MBL undergoes oligomerization to generate high mol weight (HMW) forms which act as pattern recognition molecules to detect and opsonize various microorganisms. Several post-translational modifications including prolyl hydroxylation are known to affect the oligomerization of MBL. Yet, the enzyme(s) which hydroxylate proline in the collagen-like domain residues have not been identified and the significance of prolyl hydroxylation is incompletely understood. Methods To investigate post-translational modifications of MBL, we stably expressed Myc-DDK tagged MBL in HEK293S cells. We used pharmacologic and genetic inhibition of 2-oxoglutarate-dependent dioxygenases (2OGDD) to identify the enzyme required for prolyl hydroxylation of MBL. We performed mass spectrometry to determine the effects of various inhibitors on MBL modifications. Results Secretion of HMW MBL was impaired by inhibitors of the superfamily of 2OGDD, and was dependent on prolyl-4-hydroxylase subunit α1. Roxadustat and vadadustat, but not molidustat, led to significant suppression of hydroxylation and secretion of HMW forms of MBL. Conclusions These data suggest that prolyl hydroxylation in the collagen-like domain of MBL is mediated by collagen prolyl-4-hydroxylase. Reduced MBL activity is likely to be an off-target effect of some, but not all, prolyl hydroxylase domain (PHD) inhibitors. There may be advantages in selective PHD inhibitors that would not interfere with MBL production.
Self-concept clarity as a predictor of self-disclosure in romantic relationships

Several studies have examined the role of self-esteem in self-disclosure while overlooking a potentially important confounding variable: self-concept clarity. Across three studies, we found an association between self-concept clarity and self-disclosure to one’s romantic partner. This incremental effect held even when the variance attributable to self-esteem was statistically controlled in a multiple regression analysis. Moreover, in two of the three studies, self-esteem was no longer a significant predictor of self-disclosure after controlling for the variance in self-concept clarity. These data suggest that self-concept clarity is an important predictor of self-disclosure—one that is conceptually and empirically distinct from self-esteem. That self-concept clarity tended to supplant self-esteem in the multiple regression models suggests that disclosing the specific aspects of the self that one clearly perceives (one’s attributes, goals, motives, values, etc.) might be more essential to everyday self-disclosure than disclosing only whether one has a globally positive or negative self-view. Future research should explore the causal relationships involved with the aid of experimental studies.
Prognostic value of biomarkers in the tumor microenvironment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma

Department of Genetics, Cell Biology and Anatomy, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USA Correspondence to: Dr. Chittibabu Guda. 985805 Nebraska Medical Center, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-5805, USA. Email: babu.guda@unmc.edu. Provenance and Peer Review: This article was commissioned by the editorial office, Annals of Translational Medicine. The article did not undergo external peer review. Comment on: Pu N, Chen Q, Gao S, et al. Genetic landscape of prognostic value in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma microenvironment. Ann Transl Med 2019;7:645.
Sport achievement motivation in youth football players

Objective: to know the sport achievement motivation of football players in different playing positions. Method: it was selected a sample of male amateur football players (N =500) under 17 years old (goalkeepers 56, defenders 173, midfielders157, attackers 114), from South Regional League of Ouargla-Algeria. The Sport achievement motivation scale of Wills (Arab version by Allawi) is used to collect these data. The scale consists of 20 items (the motive to achieve success 10 items, and the motive to avoid failure 10 items). Descriptive statistics and one-way ANOVA test were applied to evaluate these data. Results: there was high sport achievement motivation among football players. No statistically significant difference is found in sport achievement motivation among football players according to their playing positions. Conclusion: future qualitative researches which would cover tests including multi-variables on sport achievement motivation and other psychological characteristics should be performed to reach more detailed and concrete information.
Elements of ecology

Chapter 1: The Nature of Ecology Chapter 2: Climate Chapter 3: The Aquatic Environment Chapter 4: The Terrestrial Environment Chapter 5: Adaptation and Natural Selection Chapter 6: Plant Adaptations to the Environment Chapter 7: Animal Adaptations to the Environment Chapter 8: Properties of Populations Chapter 9: Population Growth Chapter 10: Life History Chapter 11: Intraspecific Population Regulation Chapter 12: Species Interactions, Population Dynamics, and Natural Selection Chapter 13: Interspecific Competition Chapter 14: Predation Chapter 15: Parasitism and Mutualism Chapter 16: Community Structure Chapter 17: Factors Influencing the Structure of Communities Chapter 18: Community Dynamics Chapter 19: Landscape Dynamics Chapter 20: Ecosystem Energetics Chapter 21: Decomposition and Nutrient Cycling Chapter 22: Biogeochemical Cycles Chapter 23: Terrestrial Ecosystems Chapter 24: Aquatic Ecosystems Chapter 25: Coastal and Wetland Ecosystems Chapter 26: Large-Scale Patterns of Biological Diversity Chapter 27: Global Climate Change
Mortality Salience and Mobile Voice Calling: A Case of a Massive Natural Disaster

Observational studies have found that the frequency of mobile communication with close ties increases in times of emergency. However, the mechanisms underlying such increases are not well understood. Drawing upon terror management theory, this study predicted that increased mortality salience due to disaster promotes mobile voice calling to close ties. By analyzing digitally traced behavioral data, Study 1 found that mobile voice calls to close ties increased after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, especially in areas where there were severe tremors. Study 2 employed a field experiment and demonstrated that psychologically priming respondents to recall the earthquake led to an increase in the number of outgoing mobile voice calls to close ties, but not to non-close ties. The theoretical implications for mobile communication in time of disaster are discussed.
I Am More Committed to My Profession Than to My Organization: Professional Commitment and Perceived Organizational Support in Turnover

Given its knowledge centred nature, retaining key talents is essential for any IT organization. Inability to do so reflects a failure in employee-organization relationship. Since IT professionals possess unique workplace behaviours, it is presumed that they leave organizations as more committed to the profession. Thus, the study aimed to investigate the influence of professional commitment and perceived organizational support on IT professionals' turnover intention. Data was analysed using a structural equation model. A sample of 96 software engineers revealed that professional commitment negatively influences turnover intention while its effect is partially mediated by job satisfaction. Surprisingly, unlike for other employees, for IT professionals, perceived organizational support had no influence on turnover intention: instead stimulated job satisfaction. Similarly, professional commitment stimulates job satisfaction. Job satisfaction negatively influenced the turnover intention. Gender showed no moderating effect on the relationship between job satisfaction and turnover intention while career stage moderated the relationship. The comparison between the findings of professional commitment and perceived organizational support directs IT firms to re-visit presumptions about IT professionals and to re-assess what is meant by organizational support to IT professionals. Since gender had no effect on the job satisfaction-turnover intention relationship, both male and female IT professionals must be acknowledged for their equal professionalism in the industry. IT companies must take initiatives to retain talented early career staged IT professional who have proven to easily leave their organizations compared to others. Such efforts can be integrated to professional commitment and job satisfaction.
Influence of dietary Lactobacillus-based probiotic or essential oil blend on laying performance, blood parameters and humoral immunity of laying hens reared in summer

This study was conducted to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with Lactobacillus-based probiotic (PRO) and/or essential oil blend (EOB) in laying hens reared under heat stress on laying performance and egg quality, on some blood parameters, and on immunity. Laying hens, exposed to high ambient temperatures during the summer, were allocated in 4 experimental treatments for 16 weeks. (192), 52-week-old, Birds were fed a basal diet (control) or the same diet supplemented with PRO (0.5 g/kg) or EOB (36 mg/kg) or PRO+ EOB (with the same dosages). The egg weight were markedly enhanced in eggs from hens treated with EOB, and the dietary supplementation with PRO and EOB alone or combined with each other has significantly increased Haugh unit and albumen height (P<0.05). The intestinal pH was dramatically depressed in PRO and in PRO+EOB supplemented hens, whereas the intestinal viscosity was significantly reduced only in birds treated with both additives (P<0.01). Supplementing PRO and EOB in diet tend to improve (not significantly) antibody responses against Newcastle disease virus (NDV) and infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV). It was concluded from this study that PRO and/or EOB supplementation in laying hens exposed to high temperatures improves egg weight and egg qualities and partly promotes humoral immunity.
Growth and Development of Wild-Proso Millet (Panicum miliaceum) Biotypes

Growth and development of three wild-proso millet biotypes (Cambridge, LeSueur, and Morris) and one cultivated proso millet (‘Crown’) were compared under noncompetitive conditions in field studies. LeSueur and Cambridge were taller than Crown and Morris at maturity. All wild types had greater leaf area and dry weight at maturity than Crown. Crown headed earlier than the wild types, and among the wild types, Cambridge was slowest to mature. Seed production was 1.4 to 2 times greater for wild than cultivated proso millet, and averaged 48 000, 69 000, 83 000, and 94 000 seeds/plant for Crown, Cambridge, LeSueur, and Morris, respectively. Mean seed weight was 4.0 and 3.8 mg/seed for LeSueur and Morris, respectively, and 5.8 and 5.9 mg/seed for Crown and Cambridge, respectively. LeSueur and Morris seed shattered readily, but Cambridge seed shattered relatively little. Seed dormancy was greater in LeSueur and Morris than in Cambridge. Based on reproductive potential, shattering, and dormancy characteristics, LeSueur and Morris appeared to have more weedy characteristics than Cambridge.
Paracetamol is a centrally acting analgesic using mechanisms located in the periaqueductal grey

We previously demonstrated that paracetamol has to be metabolised in the brain by fatty acid amide hydrolase enzyme into AM404 (N‐(4‐hydroxyphenyl)‐5Z,8Z,11Z,14Z‐eicosatetraenamide) to activate CB1 receptors and TRPV1 channels, which mediate its analgesic effect. However, the brain mechanisms supporting paracetamol‐induced analgesia remain unknown.