Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Methanol Extract of Commelina Plant Inhibits Oral Cancer Cell Proliferation

Data regarding the effects of crude extract of Commelina plants in oral cancer treatment are scarce. This present study aimed to assess the proliferation-modulating effects of the Commelina sp. (MECO) methanol extract on oral cancer cells in culture, Ca9-22, and CAL 27. MECO suppressed viability to a greater extent in oral cancer cells than in normal cells. MECO also induced more annexin V, apoptosis, and caspase signaling for caspases 3/8/9 in oral cancer cells. The preferential antiproliferation and apoptosis were associated with cellular and mitochondrial oxidative stress in oral cancer cells. Moreover, MECO also preferentially induced DNA damage in oral cancer cells by elevating γH2AX and 8-hydroxyl-2′-deoxyguanosine. The oxidative stress scavengers N-acetylcysteine or MitoTEMPO reverted these preferential antiproliferation mechanisms. It can be concluded that MECO is a natural product with preferential antiproliferation effects and exhibits an oxidative stress-associated mechanism in oral cancer cells.
Insights into the Lived Experience of Misfits at Work: A Netnographic Study

ABSTRACT Despite its centrality in person-environment fit theorizing, employees’ perceptions of misfit are not well understood. One reason is that misfits are very difficult to study because misfit tends to be a temporary condition and misfits are concealed, relatively scarce, disconnected from each other, widely dispersed, and their occurrence largely unpredictable. To circumvent these logistic challenges, this empirical paper explores employees’ perceptions of misfit through their public online blogs about their lived experience of being a misfit at work. Netnography was used to trawl the internet for first-person expressions of misfit. 72 narratives were captured and analysed. The findings show that in 73% of cases where the form of misfit could be identified, these people talk about a form of misfit grounded in the social world at work. Two forms of this socially oriented misfit could be teased apart: episodic and repeating misfit. Being a misfit was a negative, confusing, and unwanted condition revolving around difficulties in social communication, social interaction, social integration, and differences between people rather than differences between people and organizations. The paper ends with a discussion of how the findings complement existing knowledge about perceived misfit and suggests avenues for future research.
Effect of Shoot Vigor on Pistillate Flower Production and Abortion in ‘Stuart’ Pecan

In pecan [Carya illinoensis (Wangenh.) C. Koch)], pistillate flower production is positively and abortion is inversely correlated with growth of the supporting shoot. Shoot growth from 1-year-old branches of 4- and 8-cm lengths was increased by pruning all other branches from the supporting limb. Pistillate flower production increased and subsequent abortion decreased with increasing shoot vigor. The results demonstrate a cause-and-effect relationship between shoot vigor and pistillate development and abortion.
A Simulation-Based Study of the Effect of Brake Light Flashing Frequency on Driver Brake Behavior from the Perspective of Response Time

To prevent vehicle crashes, studies have proposed the use of flashing signals (brake lights or other light indicators) to improve the driver’s response time when the leading vehicle is braking. However, there are no consistent results on the ideal flashing frequency of the brake lights. This study aimed to investigate different brake light flashing frequencies to assess their impact on braking response time. Twenty-four participants aged 25 to 30 were recruited. Two driving speed environments (50 and 80 km/h), three deceleration rates (0.25, 0.6, and 1 g), and four brake light flashing frequencies (0, 2, 4, and 7 Hz) were examined. Braking response time, average braking force, and braking response time ratio were used to evaluate the driving behavior. The results showed that the braking response time and average braking force were affected by the deceleration rate in the 50 km/h driving environment. In the 50 and 80 km/h driving environments, although there were no significant differences among the three deceleration rates, the braking response time decreased by 3–7% under the flashing brake light condition. These findings can be used as a reference for safety designs as well as future studies on driving behavior.
Principles of Gas Exchange in Bulky Plant Tissues

Determination of diffusivity of gases in bulky plant tissues is of both theoretical and practical interest. For instance, a precise knowledge of O2 diffusion is needed for studying the nature of “oxidases” that may be involved in fruit respiration and also for predicting minimum O2 levels that can be safely used in controlled atmosphere (CA) storage. Further, a precise knowledge of the internal concentration of ethylene may be useful in determining the maturity of apples before harvest (15). Principles and techniques used for determining resistance to gas diffusion in bulky plant organs, and some practical applications for CA storage of apples are presented here.
Translating Linguistic and Situation-based Jokes from Arabic into English

Jokes have increasingly become the medium through which people in different Arab countries express their concerns. Social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter are full of jokes tackling various spheres of life. Those jokes serve as a secure resort for people to raise issues they may not be able to express openly. The present study deals with the complications involved in the translation of Arabic jokes in general, and political jokes in particular into English. It sheds some light on the extent to which the translations of those jokes retain the force of their originals. The corpus of this study consists of 100 jokes that have been collected from different websites. The theoretical framework is eclectic, as it considers theories of translation and linguistics. It is based on Hans Vermeer's skopos theory (Nord, 1997; Reiss and Vermeer, 2014; Vermeer, 1989), and Halliday's theory of Systemic Functional Linguistics (SFL) (Halliday, 1985/1994). This study concludes that understanding a joke and then reproducing and translating it depends on a combination of linguistic and extralinguistic factors. The joke tellers may embrace various ideologies, and translators are required to be familiar with those ideologies to render the text adequately. The fidelity of translation will never be preserved unless all those aspects are taken into consideration.
‘Williams’ Pride’ Apple

‘Williams’ Pride’ is an early-maturing, attractive, dark red apple (Malus × domestica Borkh.) with excellent fruit quality and field immunity to apple scab incited by Venturia inaequalis (Cke.) Wint. The fruit is of medium to large size and matures with the very earliest known commercial red cultivars in the midwestern United States. It ripens 1 week after ‘Lodi’ and 7.5 to 8 weeks before ‘Delicious’. ‘Williams’ Pride’ is released as a potential commercial cultivar for use as a summer dessert apple. The apple is named in honor of Edwin B. Williams, Emeritus Professor and long time leader of the disease-resistant apple breeding program at Purdue Univ.
Small RNA Differential Expression Analysis Reveals miRNAs Involved in Dormancy Progression in Sweet Cherry Floral Buds

In sweet cherry (Prunus avium), as in other temperate woody perennials, bud dormancy allows for survival in adverse environmental conditions during winter. During this process, environmental signals such as short days and/or low temperatures trigger internal signals that enable buds to become tolerant to the cold. The process involves tracking chilling units up to chilling the requirement fulfillment to resume growth, a transition involving transcriptional regulation, metabolic signaling, and epigenetic-related regulatory events. Massive sequencing of small RNAs was performed to identify miRNAs involved in sweet cherry dormancy by comparing their expression in field (regular seasonal) and controlled non-stop (continuous) chilling conditions. miRNAs highlighted by sequencing were validated using specific stem-loop PCR quantification, confirming expression patterns for known miRNAs such as miR156e, miR166c, miR172d, miR391, miR482c, and miR535b, as well as for newly proposed miRNAs. In silico prediction of the target genes was used to construct miRNA/target gene nodes. In particular, the involvement of the sweet cherry version for the miR156/SQUAMOSA PROMOTER-BINDING-LIKE PROTEIN genes whose expression was opposite in the two conditions suggests their involvement on dormancy regulation in sweet cherry. miRNA levels indicate that the regulation of stress-related genes and hormone synthesis modulates the expression of calcium metabolism and cell development-associated genes. Understanding the regulatory networks involved in sweet cherry dormancy, particularly in the context of miRNA involvement, represents the first step in the development of new agricultural strategies that may help overcome the increasing challenges presented by global climate change.
Fluctuations of Otoacoustic Emissions and Medial Olivocochlear Reflexes: Tracking One Subject over a Year

The purpose of the study was to measure the variability of transiently evoked otoacoustic emissions (TEOAEs) and the medial olivocochlear reflex (MOCR) over a long period of time in one person. TEOAEs with and without contralateral acoustic stimulation (CAS) by white noise were measured, from which MOCR strength could be derived as either a dB or % change. In this longitudinal case study, measurements were performed on the right and left ears of a young, normally hearing adult female once a week for 1 year. The results showed that TEOAE level and MOCR strength fluctuated over the year but tended to remain close to a baseline level, with standard deviations of around 0.5 dB and 0.05 dB, respectively. The TEOAE latencies at frequencies from 1 to 4 kHz were relatively stable, with maximum changes ranging from 0.5 ms for the 1 kHz band to 0.08 ms for the 4 kHz band. TEOAE levels and MOCR strengths were strongly and negatively correlated, meaning that the higher the TEOAE level, the lower the MOCR. Additionally, comparison of fluctuations between the ears revealed positive correlation, i.e., the higher the TEOAE level or MOCR in one ear, the higher in the second ear.
Modelling the nexus between income inequality and shadow economy in Nigeria

Purpose — This paper aims to examine the relationship between the shadow economy and income inequality in Nigeria.Method — The paper employed Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL), Fully Modified Ordinary Least Square (FMOLS), and Granger causality. This methodology is used to avoid endogeneity and heterogeneity in the model. This paper gauged income inequality using two diverse indicators of the Gini coefficient: the Gini index in proportion to household disposable income and the Gini index in proportion to household market income. In accordance with the literature, our empirical analysis draws on data from the Standardized World Income Inequality Database (SWIID), the World Bank, World Development Indicators, and the International Country Risk Guide (ICRG) for Nigeria from 1991 to 2018.Result — The findings of ARDL and FMOLS suggested a positive relationship between income inequality and the shadow economy, based on both measures of income inequality. In the short term, however, the shadow economy and income inequality are negatively correlated. Furthermore, we discovered a one-way causal relationship exists in Nigeria between the shadow economy, household disposable income, institutional democracy, household market income, and corruption control (CCI). Recommendation — Shadow economy has been regarded as an avenue to create job opportunities and raise poverty-income levels. It is critical that, for the shadow economy to reduce income inequality in Nigeria, policymakers should develop much better policies aimed at addressing income inequality.Contribution — In order to understand the relationship between income inequality and shadow economy activities in Nigeria, this study employed three methodologies, namely: Autoregressive Distributed Lags (ARDL), Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares (FMOLS), and Granger Causality. The result offers reliable recommendations for pro-poor interventions that aim to limit the growth of informality via redistributing incomes.
Effect of Potassium Source and Dose on Yield and Quality of Strawberry Fruit

The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of potassium fertilization source and dose on productivity and quality parameters of strawberry. The trial was conducted in 2016-2017 at the experimental greenhouse of Hassan II Institute of Agronomy and Veterinary Sciences in Rabat. Strawberry plants of the cultivar “San Andreas” were planted on November 6 th in 12 liter pots equipped with a gravity fertigation system. The experimental design was a split-plot with eight treatment combinations of two potassium fertilizer sources: 1) Potassium Sulphate for the whole growing cycle (PS/PS); 2) Potassium Nitrate during the vegetative period and Potassium Sulfate during the fruit production period (PN/PS) and four potassium fertilizer doses: 100, 200, 300 and 400 kg/ha of K 2 O replicated thrice. Potassium sulfate source was superior to potassium nitrate on the improvement of productivity and quality parameters of strawberry fruit. Potassium sulphate improved the number of flowers by 16%, fruit production by 21%, sugar content by 3%, and titrable acidity content by 0.5 g/L. The highest yield was recorded in plants receiving 300 kg/ha K 2 O as potassium sulphate. The 300 kg K 2 O/ha dose gave also superior results regarding quality parameters of strawberry fruit. This optimum potassium dose enhanced number of flowers by 35%, fruits produced by 44%, sugar content by 25% and titrable acidity content by 0.9 g/L.
Civil society and counter-terrorism governance: implementing the WPS agenda in Nigeria

ABSTRACT Women-led civil society activism contributed to the adoption of the WPS Agenda and the Security Council’s recognition of these organisations as key WPS actors. However, civil society organisations (CSOs) are often allocated tokenistic roles during the national implementation of WPS resolutions. Drawing on Sabatier and Jenkin-Smith’s Advocacy Coalition Framework, this study analyses 35 semi-structured interviews and surveys with CSOs and state WPS actors in Nigeria to explore the opportunities provided and the methods used by the Nigerian government to engage civil society in processes to implement UNSCR 2242 as political measures. The article highlights that UNSCR 2242 can be used by CSOs to advocate for political participation within processes to implement CT/CVE measures. However, the implementation of the Resolution exposes these actors to greater risks in the domestic context. Further, operationalising WPS as a policy provides insights into how CSOs utilise their interaction within political sub-systems to influence policy processes.
Effects of Seed Number, Size, and Development on Fruit Size of Cultivated Blueberries1

Pooled data from several cultivars of highbush blueberry (Vaccinium corymbosum L.) and rabbiteye blueberry (V. ashei Reade) showed a highly significant correlation between fruit size and developed seed content although there were exceptions of individual cultivars means. Fruit size and seed no. decreased with progressively later harvests in all cultivars. Seed size differed among the various cultivars but was not related to fruit size. The % of total seeds that developed varied among cultivars and was correlated with fruit size.
Roots and Patterns: Hebrew Morpho-syntax

Chapter 1: Roots: where syntax, morphology and the lexicon meet 1.1 Why roots? The decomposition debate. 1.2 Distributed morphology and the syntax-morphology interface. 1.3 Hebrew and the syntax-morphology interface. 1.4 The argument for the root: structure and scope of the book. Chapter 2: The noun-verb asymmetry in Hebrew: when are patterns obligatory? 2.1 Introduction: roots and features. 2.2 Hebrew roots and patterns: the verbal system. 2.3 A noun-verb asymmetry in Hebrew. 2.4 Accounting for the asymmetry: the obligatoriness of inflection? 2.5 Accounting for the asymmetry: the realization of grammatical features. 2.6 The stuff roots are made of: constraints on Hebrew verb-formation. 2.7 Summary Chapter 3: The contents of the root: Multiple Contextualized Meaning in Hebrew. 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Multiple Contextualized Meaning in Hebrew 3.3 Multiple Contextualized Meaning and the Root Hypothesis. Chapter 4: Regularity and irregularity in the Hebrew verbal system: an intermediate summary 4.1 Binyanim and their properties 4.2 Roots across patterns 4.3 Regularity and irregularity predicted and explained. Chapter 5: Roots across patterns in Hebrew: types and tokens 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Types and tokens 5.3 Verb alternations and morphological form 5.4 Binyanim as inflectional classes: Aronoff (1994) 5.5 Binyanim as representing functional heads: Doron (1999, 2003) 5.6 Binyanim and the typology of verb alternations: Haspelmath (1993) and Jacobsen (1992) Chapter 6: A Theory of Hebrew Verbal Morpho-Syntax 6.1 The Hebrew Verbal System and the Many-Many Nature of Morphology 6.2 A Theory of Hebrew verbal morpho-syntax 6.3 Summary Chapter 7:Roots in word-formation: the Root Hypothesis revisited 7.1 Roots and word-formation. 7.2 Root-derived verbs and noun-derived verbs. 7.3 In the absence of morphology: the semantic properties of denominals. 7.4 The remaining piece: verb-derived nouns. 7.5 Back to the root: the phonological properties of denominals. 7.6 Roots: between the universal and the language specific. References
Pharmacist Knowledge Level About the Selection of Facial Wash

Cosmetics are materials or preparations made to be used on the outside of the human body (such as on the hair, nails, lips, epidermis, and external genital organs), on mucous membranes, with the aim of cleaning, perfuming, changing the appearance, and/or maintaining and protecting the body’s condition. Facial soap is a type of cosmetics that tends to be widely used by the public to clean the face from various impurities that come from the environment. In choosing cosmetics such as a facial wash, people must have basic knowledge about the products. This study aimed to determine the level of knowledge of pharmacists about the selection of facial wash and the relationship between the level of knowledge and the selection of facial wash. This was a descriptive analytical study. Purposive sampling was used to recruit 75 people. Data retrieval was with a questionnaire that has been validated, and data were analyzed using the Chi-square test. It was found that 84% of the respondents had good knowledge in the pretest and 97.4% on the posttest. A significantly influential factor affecting the reason for using a particular facial wash was seeing information on how to use it on the packaging (p = 0.001). Keywords: pharmacist, facial wash, knowledge
Pathological Comparison of Rat Pulmonary Models Induced by Silica Nanoparticles and Indium-Tin Oxide Nanoparticles

Purpose The objective of this study was to evaluate and compare the histopathological implications of silica nanoparticles (Nano-SiO2) and indium-tin oxide nanoparticles (Nano-ITO), in vivo. Methods Male Sprague-Dawley rats were exposed to Nano-SiO2 (50 mg/kg) and Nano-ITO (6 mg/kg) by a single intratracheal instillation, respectively. Broncho-alveolar lavage fluid (BALF) and lung tissue were obtained at 7, 14, 28, and 56 days post exposure for analysis of BALF inflammatory factors, total protein, and for lung tissue pathology. Histopathological and ultrastructural change in lungs were investigated by hematoxylin and eosin, Masson’s trichrome, sirius red staining, periodic acid Schiff stain, and transmission electron microscopy. The expression of SP-A, collagen type I and III in lung tissue was determined by immunohistochemistry and ELISA. Results The rats in both models exhibited obvious collagen fibrosis and the severity of the lung injury increased with time after exposure to respective dosage increased. Several parameters of pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis significantly increased in both groups, which was reflected by increased LDH activity, total proteins, TNF-α, and IL-6 levels in BALF, and confirmed by histopathological examination. The results also showed that the two models exhibited different features. Exposure to Nano-ITO caused persistent chronic lung inflammation, illustrated by the infiltration of a large amount of enlarged and foamy macrophages and neutrophils into the lung parenchyma. In Nano-SiO2 exposed rat lung tissue, granulomatous inflammation was most prominent followed by progressive and massive fibrotic nodules. Compared with the Nano-SiO2 rats, Nano-ITO exposed rats exhibited significantly severe pulmonary alveolar proteinosis (PAP) pathological changes, lower fibrosis, and higher levels of inflammatory biomarkers. However, Nano-SiO2 exposed rats had greater fibrosis pathological changes and more severe granulomas than Nano-ITO exposed rats. Conclusion This study suggests that the Nano-SiO2-induced model has greater value in research into granulomas and fibrosis, while the Nano-ITO-induced model has greater repeatability in area of PAP.
Fatigue of Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 ferroelectric thin films

Fatigue of Pb(Zr0.53Ti0.47)O3 ferroelectric thin films has been studied with several novel electrode modifications. Doped amorphous silicon is used as a gating layer between the ferroelectric and metal electrode to regulate the type of charge carrier injection during switching of the ferroelectric. This configuration requires a low switching frequency in order to avoid the relaxation effect that arises from the limited charging ability of the semiconductor. In addition, charge depletion in the semiconductor causes a polarization asymmetry that reflects a depolarization field due to incomplete compensation of the polarization charge. Fatigue tests reveal that electron injection is a necessary condition for polarization degradation, whereas hole injection is not. Blocking interfaces by SiO2 or c-oriented Bi4Ti3O12 can also mitigate fatigue, albeit at a reduced polarization level. On the other hand, compensation of Pb loss through PbO undercoat layer has little effect on fatigue. Based on these observations,.