Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
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The objective of this study was to examine the effectiveness of mean estimators produced using Mixed Systematic Sampling (MRSS), Circular Systematics Sampling (CSS), and Fractional Interval. In the case of non-integer sample selection intervals, the efficiency of the three systematic sampling methods was compared with Relative Efficiency (RE) by simulating the population data into three sizes: small in hundred digits; 300, 500, and 700, medium in thousands of digits; 3,000, 5,000, and 7,000, and large in tens digits; 30,000, 50,000, and 70,000 from R program. A sample size was set so that the percentage between the population size and the sample size is non-integer, and this was repeated 1,000 times. The systematic sample selection by MRSS approach was found to have a larger MSE value than the other two ways, However, when g = 2, the MSE of the three sampling techniques was greater, with the mixed systematic sampling having a lower MSE than the circular systematic sampling and the fractional interval. This is because the linearity is defined by the g value. As the g value grows, the population's linearity declines, leading the derived sample mean estimate to diverge considerably from the population mean. Therefore, it can be determined that mean estimators derived using the Mixed Systematic Random Sampling approach have the highest MSE values when compared to Circular Systematic Sampling and Fractional Interval.
Morphological awareness and early and advanced reading and spelling in Dutch

This study investigated the relations of three aspects of morphological awareness to word recognition and spelling skills of Dutch speaking children. Tasks of inﬂectional and derivational morphology and lexical compounding, as well as measures of phonological awareness, vocabulary and mathematics were administered to 104 ﬁrst graders (mean age 6 years, 11 months) and 112 sixth graders (mean age 12 years, 1 month). For the ﬁrst grade children, awareness of noun morphology uniquely contributed to word reading, and none of the morphological tasks were uniquely associated with spelling. In grade 6, derivational morphology contributed both to reading and spelling achievement, whereas awareness of verb inﬂection uniquely explained spelling only. Lexical compounding did not uniquely contribute to literacy skills in either grade. These ﬁndings suggest that awareness of both inﬂectional and derivational morphology may be independently useful for learning to read and spell Dutch.
Mte1 interacts with Mph1 and promotes crossover recombination and telomere maintenance

Mph1 is a member of the conserved FANCM family of DNA motor proteins that play key roles in genome maintenance processes underlying Fanconi anemia, a cancer predisposition syndrome in humans. Here, we identify Mte1 as a novel interactor of the Mph1 helicase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae . In vitro, Mte1 (Mph1-associated telomere maintenance protein 1) binds directly to DNA with a preference for branched molecules such as D loops and fork structures. In addition, Mte1 stimulates the helicase and fork regression activities of Mph1 while inhibiting the ability of Mph1 to dissociate recombination intermediates. Deletion of MTE1 reduces crossover recombination and suppresses the sensitivity of mph1 Δ mutant cells to replication stress. Mph1 and Mte1 interdependently colocalize at DNA damage-induced foci and dysfunctional telomeres, and MTE1 deletion results in elongated telomeres. Taken together, our data indicate that Mte1 plays a role in regulation of crossover recombination, response to replication stress, and telomere maintenance
Environmental Effects of Applying Composted Organics to New Highway Embankments : Part 2 . Water Quality Part 3 . Rill Erosion

Control of stormwater runoff and soil erosion on highway construction sites is a concern for state departments of transportation and municipalities. Composted organics are viewed as an alternative approach to improve construction site soils and to reduce runoff and soil erosion. The objective of this study is to evaluate the use of blanket-applied composted organics on rill erosion as compared to soils. Rill erosion was measured on three composted organics applied at 5 and 10 cm depths, a topsoil treatment (15 cm application), and the existing soil (control) on a highway embankment with a three-to-one sideslope (33%). Treatments were tested using rainfall simulation at a target rate of 100 mm/h and simultaneously adding five inflows at the top of the rill on both vegetated and unvegetated plots. Rill erosion on blanket-applied compost treatments was measured, and the usefulness of the shear stress model for predicting rill erosion on compost-treated areas was assessed. Rill erodibilities and critical shear values were calculated for all treatments using the shear stress model that was originally developed for soil. Rill erodibilities were higher on topsoil-treated plots than on control and compost-treated areas. Yard waste had significantly lower rill erodibility than all other compost and soil treatments. There were no significant differences between critical shear values for the composts and soil. Yard waste compost exhibited greater resistance to rill formation than the biosolids and bio-industrial composts or the two soils. Low R2 values for compost erodibility and critical shear suggest that the shear stress model used in this analysis is not well suited for use with composted organics. Detachment caused by flotation of low-density particles, and bridging caused by coarse particles lodging farther down the slope, are believed to be two rill erosion mechanisms in compost that the shear stress model does not adequately address.
Optimization of Pigment Production by a Novel Bacills sp. BBMRH Isolated from Cow Dung

Cow dung has substantial potential for microbial diversity. On account of that an attempt was made to study the total aerobic heterotrophic bacteria of cow dung procured from local market of Bhubaneswar, Odisha. Out of 15 bacterial isolates, CD-5 showed deep red pigmentation in nutrient broth culture medium. The biochemical characterization of red colour pigment producing bacterial isolate resembled to the genus Bacillus . Moreover, significant pigment production was observed at pH 7.0 ±0.1 and temperature 34ºC. The extracted pigment showed maximum similarity with Rhodamine-6G as revealed from absorption spectrum. The potent bacterial isolate was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and found to be Bacillus sp. with accession number KF175230. Then the bacteria was identified by 16S rRNA gene sequencing and found to be Bacillus sp. with accession number KF175230.
exploring motivations to seek and undergo prosthodontic care: an empirical approach using the Theory of Planned Behavior construct

: Motivations for seeking and undergoing prosthodontic care are poorly understood and are not often explored for clinical purposes when determining treatment need and understanding the factors related to the demand for health care and effective use. This article uses the Theory of Planned Behavior construct to identify factors related to the motivations of edentulous subjects to seek and undergo prosthodontic treatment. The conceptual framework of the Theory of Planned Behavior includes attitude toward behavior, an individual’s positive or negative evaluation of self-performance of the particular behavior; the subjective norm, an individual’s perception of social normative pressures or relevant others’ beliefs that he or she should or should not perform such behavior; and perceived behavioral control, or an individual’s perceived ease or difficulty in performing the particular behavior, determined by the total set of accessible control beliefs. These components mediate a subject’s intention and behavior toward an object and may also explain health-related behaviors, providing strong predictions across a range of health behaviors. This study suggests categories for each component of the Theory of Planned Behavior, based on clinical evidence and practical reasoning. Attitudes toward behavior include perceived consequences of no treatment, perceived potential benefits and risks of treatment, dental anxiety, previous experiences, and interpersonal abilities of the health care providers. The subjective norm includes the opinions of relevant others, advertisement, professionally defined normative need, perceived professional skills, and technical quality of care. Perceived behavioral control includes subject’s time, availability and opportunity, treatment costs, subject’s perceived need, and accessibility to dental care. This conceptual model represents a theoretical multidimensional model that may help clinicians better understand the patient’s treatment behaviors and provide additional information for clinical research on patient’s adherence to interventions in prosthodontics.
Boötes II ReBoöted: An MMT/MegaCam Study of an Ultrafaint Milky Way Satellite

We present MMT/Megacam imaging in Sloan g and r of the extremely low luminosity Boötes II Milky Way companion. We use a bootstrap approach to perform robust measurements of, and to calculate uncertainties on, Boötes II’s distance, luminosity, size, and morphology. Comparisons with theoretical isochrones and empirical globular cluster fiducials show that Boötes II’s stellar population is old and metal-poor ([Fe/H] ≲ − 2). Assuming a stellar population like that of M92, Boötes II is at a distance of 42 ± 2 kpc, closer than the initial published estimate of 60 ± 10 kpc. This distance revision, combined with a more robust measurement of Boötes II’s structure with both a Plummer model and an exponential model, results in more compact inferred physical half-light sizes of rh ≃ 36 ± 9 and 33 ± 10 pc, respectively, and lower-limit inferred luminosities of MV ≃ − 2.4 ± 0.7 and -2.2 ± 0.7 mag, respectively. Our revised size and luminosity calculations move Boötes II into a region of size-luminosity space not previously known to be occupied by old stellar populations, but also occupied by the recently discovered Milky Way satellites Willman 1 and Segue 1. We show that the apparently distorted morphology of Boötes II is not statistically significant given the present data. We use a tidal argument to support a scenario in which Boötes II is a dwarf galaxy (dark matter-dominated) rather than a globular cluster (not dark matter-dominated), although our inferred uncertainty on the M/L for Boötes II is substantial. Moreover, we cannot rule out the possibility that Boötes II is a star cluster on the verge of disruption like Palomar 5.
No association between interferon-γ receptor-1 gene polymorphism and pulmonary tuberculosis in a Gambian population sample

Background: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major global cause of mortality and morbidity, and host genetic factors influence disease susceptibility. Interferon-γ mediates immunity to mycobacteria and rare mutations in the interferon-γ receptor-1 gene (IFNGR1) result in increased susceptibility to mycobacterial infection, including TB, in affected families. The role of genetic variation in IFNGR1 in susceptibility to common mycobacterial diseases such as pulmonary TB in outbred populations has not previously been investigated. Methods: The association between IFNGR1 and susceptibility to pulmonary TB was investigated in a Gambian adult population sample using a case-control study design. The coding and promoter regions of IFNGR1 were sequenced in 32 patients with pulmonary TB, and the frequencies of six common IFNGR1 polymorphisms were determined using PCR based methods in 320 smear positive TB cases and 320 matched controls. Haplotypes were estimated from the genotype data using the expectation-maximisation algorithm. Results: There was no association between the IFNGR1 variants studied and TB in this Gambian population sample. Three common haplotypes were identified within the study population, none of which was associated with TB. Conclusions: These data represent an important negative finding and suggest that, while IFNGR1 is implicated in rare Mendelian susceptibility to mycobacterial disease, the common variants studied here do not have a major influence on susceptibility to pulmonary TB in The Gambian population.
Source (or Part of the following Source): Type Article Title Early Maternal Deprivation Affects Dentate Gyrus Structure and Emotional Learning in Adult Female Rats Author(s) Early Maternal Deprivation Affects Dentate Gyrus Structure and Emotional Learning in Adult Female Rats

Copyright It is not permitted to download or to forward/distribute the text or part of it without the consent of the author(s) and/or copyright holder(s), other than for strictly personal, individual use, unless the work is under an open content licence (like Creative Commons). UvA-DARE is a service provided by the library of the University of Amsterdam (http://dare.uva.nl) Abstract Rationale Stress elicits functional and structural changes in the hippocampus. Early life stress is one of the major risk factors for stress-related pathologies like depression. Patients suffering from depression show a reduced hippocampal volume, and in women, this occurs more often when depression is preceded by childhood trauma. However, the underlying mechanisms that account for a reduced hippocampal volume are unknown. Objective We examined the effects of maternal absence on structure and function of the hippocampus in female offspring. Methods We studied whether 24 h of maternal deprivation (MD) on postnatal day 3 altered adult neurogenesis, individual neuronal morphology and dentate gyrus (DG) structure in young adult female rats. In addition, functional alterations were addressed by studying synaptic plasticity in vitro, and spatial as well as emotional learning was tested. Results Adult females that were subjected to MD revealed significant reductions in DG granule cell number and density. In addition, DG neurons were altered in their dendritic arrangement. No effects on the rate of adult neurogenesis were found. Furthermore, MD did not alter synaptic plasticity in vitro, neither under normal nor high-stress conditions. In addition, spatial learning and contex-tual fear conditioning were comparable between control and MD animals. However, MD animals showed an improved amygdala-dependent fear memory. Conclusion Although early life stress exposure did not impair hippocampus-dependent functioning in female offspring, it irreversibly affected DG structure by reducing cell numbers. This may be relevant for the reduced hippocampal volume observed in depression and the increased vulnerability of women to develop depression.
Identification of Forensically Important Blow Flies (Diptera: Calliphoridae) in China Based on COI

Abstract Blow flies are among the most important insects in forensic entomology casework. Identification of blow fly species can be a time consuming and difficult task, especially at their early development stages. Present DNA-based technologies provide a promising identification method for these forensically important calliphorids. The cytochrome oxidase subunit I (COI) sequence has been applied as a suitable DNA marker in calliphorid identification for many years; however, limitation exists in using short sequence to determine genetically close species. In this study, COI long sequences were utilized in species-level identification. Seventy-two specimens were collected from 27 locations across 22 Chinese provinces, and unambiguously determined as 16 species under seven genera of Calliphoridae. Analysis of long mitochondrial COI sequence (1,021–1,382 bp) data from forensically relevant blow flies collected in the inland region of China provided a reliable marker for accurate identification. Our data provide genetic diversity and reference for global forensic-related blow fly species identification, and conductive meaning on future utilization of Chinese calliphorids used in forensic entomological practice.
Evolving Comparative Advantage in International Shipbuilding During the Transition from Wood to Steel

Can temporary input cost advantages have a long-run impact on production patterns? I study this question in the context of the shipbuilding industry from 1850-1912. While North America was the dominant shipbuilding region in the mid-19th century, the introduction of metal shipbuilding shifted the industry towards Britain, where metal inputs were less expensive, while the U.S. and Canada specialized in wood shipbuilding. After 1890 these input price differences largely disappeared, but Britain’s leading position in the industry remained. My results show that American shipbuilders exposed to competition from initially-advantaged British producers struggled to transition to metal shipbuilding. I also present evidence that the mechanism driving this persistence was the development of pools of skilled workers. ∗I am grateful to the International Economics Section at Princeton for support and advice while writing this paper. I thank Philip Ager, Leah Boustan, Stephen Broadberry, Paula Bustos, Dave Donaldson, Capser Worm Hansen, Richard Hornbeck, Reka Juhasz, Ian Kaey, Joan Monras, Petra Moser, Henry Overman, Ariel Pakes, Jean-Laurent Rosenthal, Martin Rotemberg and seminar participants at Caltech, CEMFI, Copenhagen, Michigan State, Princeton, Warwick and NYU Stern for helpful comments. Meng Xu and Anna Sudol provided excellent research assistance. Funding was provided by a Cole Grant from the Economic History Association, the Hellman Fellowship at UCLA, a research grant from UCLA’s Ziman Center for Real Estate, and NSF Career Grant No. 1552692. Author contact: NYU Stern School of Business, 44 West 4th St. Room 7-160, New York, NY 10012, whanlon@stern.nyu. edu.
Prediction of Climatic Ecological Nest of Artemisia aucheri Boiss, in Tehran Province, Iran Based on Modeling

: Optimal habitat has a beneficial effect on species survival. In this research, a logistic regression statistical method was used to prepare the potential distribution map of Artemisia aucheri Boiss, in Tehran province, Iran in 2020-2021. The maps of 19 bioclimatic and three physiographic variables with a resolution of 4.9 km under current conditions were prepared. Then, the sampling information in relation to the presence and absence of species and environmental variables was recorded and the relationship between species distribution and environmental factors was determined using logistic regression. Finally, the map of potential distribution of Tehran province was produced. The results of logistic regression model showed that in the current situation, 427057 ha (31% of the province) had a probability of more than 75% presence of this species. The kappa coefficient for evaluating the regression model was 0.86 that is one of the models with good accuracy according to Koch and Smith classification. In order to study the effect of climate change on the geographical distribution of the species, climate bio maps were prepared based on the MRI-ESM2-0 circulation model under two scenarios of 4.5 and 8.5 for 2050. The species under study is currently in the range of 1600 to 2800 m. The results showed that by changing the conditions from a balanced to a pessimistic situation, the area with the presence of more than 75% of the species decreases and the area with the presence of 25-50% increases. Also, results showed that the minimum and maximum altitudes in scenario 4.5 will be changed to 1500 and 2500 m, respectively. While according to scenario 8.5, the presence of this species will be only at above 2500 m. In fact, according to the 8.5 scenario, the species will be migrated to higher altitudes. The results identify climate sensitive areas and possible future shelters of A. aucheri to be used in conservation and rangeland planning.
Scheduling and assignment for real-time embedded systems with resource contention

This paper presents a new assignment and scheduling technique for Hardware/Software partitioning in real-time embedded systems. In contrast to previous approaches, resource constraints are taken into account as soon as possible in order to reduce both the blocking time and the schedulability loss due to resource contention. The system is composed of an arbitrary number of tasks with hard real-time deadlines and different periods. Our method provides the assignment and the scheduling to hardware/software components for each sub-task of each task. Results show that our approach works for cases which cannot be dealt with other methods.
Development and validation of HPLC method to determination of Methotrexate in children oncologic patients.

OBJECTIVE The acute lymphocytic leukemia is a hematopoietic cancer that occurs predominantly in children. Methotrexate is one of the most useful drugs in cancer chemotherapy. The aim of the study was to develop and validate the methodology of high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with ultraviolet detection for methotrexate dosage and to determine its concentration in plasma samples from children with leukemia. PATIENTS AND METHODS The study included patients from the outpatient care of pediatric oncology at the Faculty of Medicine of ABC carriers in treatment of leukemia. The study was conducted in chromatographic model Agilent 1100 with UV detector at 302 nm and by the method of ELISA microplate reader capable of reading absorbance at 450 nm. RESULTS We obtained satisfactory results of selectivity, accuracy, linearity, limit of quantification (LOQ), limit of detection (LOD), precision and robustness and apply the basic criteria for validation as RE No. 899, of May 29, 2003 Guide validation of analytical and bioanalytical National Agency Health Surveillance (ANVISA). CONCLUSIONS We conclude that results for linearity/concentration range, precision, robustness, limit of quantification and detection limits are within the acceptance criteria defined by ANVISA and that the developed analytical method is valid and feasible to be used as a tool in monitoring therapy of methotrexate.
Production and Metabolism of Indole Acetic Acid (IAA) by Root Nodule Bacteria ( Rhizobium ): A Review

The production of indole acetic acid (IAA) by the root nodule bacteria is considered to have many important physiological implications. The biosynthesis, enzymatic oxidation and metabolism of IAA in Rhizobium have been reviewed. The existence of two different types of IAA biosynthesis pathways in plants and two different types of IAA biosynthesis pathways in Rhizobium and factors influencing the biosynthesis of its have described. The biological activity of the oxidation products of IAA and production of IAA in culture has also been discussed. Role of ACC deaminase on IAA metabolism, and VAM induced IAA production and role of IAA in legume-Rhizobium symbiosis are also critically reviewed. Isolation, identification and estimation of IAA by rhizobacteria have also been included with 140 references. The IAA content in the nodule and supply to the host may be taken as the second line of symbiosis in the root nodule– Rhizobium association.
Consumption with Pervasive Learning Games Promoting ew Patterns in Household Energy

Engaging computer games can be used to change energy consumption patterns in the home. PowerAgent is a pervasive game for Java-enabled mobile phones that is designed to influence everyday activities and use of electricity in the domestic setting. PowerAgent is connected to the household’s automatic electricity meter reading equipment via the cell network, and this setup makes it possible to use actual consumption data in the game. In this paper, we present a two-level model for cognitive and behavior learning, and we discuss the properties of PowerAgent in relation to the underlying situated learning, social learning, and persuasive technology components that we have included in the game.