Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Depth-related patterns in microbial community responses to complex organic matter in the western North Atlantic Ocean

Abstract. Oceanic bacterial communities process a major fraction of marine organic carbon. A substantial portion of this carbon transformation occurs in the mesopelagic zone, and a further fraction fuels bacteria in the bathypelagic zone. However, the capabilities and limitations of the diverse microbial communities at these depths to degrade high-molecular-weight (HMW) organic matter are not well constrained. Here, we compared the responses of distinct microbial communities from North Atlantic epipelagic (0–200 m), mesopelagic (200–1000 m), and bathypelagic (1000–4000 m) waters at two open-ocean stations to the same input of diatom-derived HMW particulate and dissolved organic matter. Microbial community composition and functional responses to the input of HMW organic matter – as measured by polysaccharide hydrolase, glucosidase, and peptidase activities – were very similar between the stations, which were separated by 1370 km but showed distinct patterns with depth. Changes in microbial community composition coincided with changes in enzymatic activities: as bacterial community composition changed in response to the addition of HMW organic matter, the rate and spectrum of enzymatic activities increased. In epipelagic mesocosms, the spectrum of peptidase activities became especially broad and glucosidase activities were very high, a pattern not seen at other depths, which, in contrast, were dominated by leucine aminopeptidase and had much lower peptidase and glucosidase rates in general. The spectrum of polysaccharide hydrolase activities was enhanced particularly in epipelagic and mesopelagic mesocosms, with fewer enhancements in rates or spectrum in bathypelagic waters. The timing and magnitude of these distinct functional responses to the same HMW organic matter varied with depth. Our results highlight the importance of residence times at specific depths in determining the nature and quantity of organic matter reaching the deep sea.
A Robust Power Regulation Controller to Enhance Dynamic Performance of Voltage Source Converters

This paper presents a novel power regulation controller for grid-connected voltage source converter (VSC). The proposed controller is usually applied to achieve smooth active and reactive power dynamics against the variation of parameters. The dynamic performance of grid-connected VSC is sensitive to parameter variation, threatening the safe operation especially when the relative stability is low. Moreover, there is no possibility to modify the dynamic response without the loss of power regulation precision or output voltage and frequency accuracy. In this paper, an improvement in the dynamic response is achieved by introducing feedforward branches into the VSC power regulation controller. Owing to the model reduction mechanism, the VSC provides smooth dynamic response and robustness against the variation of parameters. Simulation and experiment results are presented to prove the effectiveness of this approach, which shows excellent performance as opposed to the conventional controller paradigm.
DOES GENDER DIFFERENCES MATTER! INVESTIGATING THE PREJUDICED PRACTICES AND GENDER-ROLE CONFLICT AMONG FEMALE PROFESSIONALS WORKING IN MALE-DOMINATED PROFESSIONS

This study investigates the perceptions of gender role conflict, prejudice practices, office stress, and their impact on female professionals working in male-dominated professions. The paper's concepts and contexts are grounded on the role of congruity theory and transactional theories of stress. A survey was conducted in different institutions of Pakistan and Malaysia. A conceptual model was then developed on five crucial hypotheses on broad-ranging literature analyses using statistical analyses and structural equation modeling with Smart-Partial Least Square (PLS). The findings reveal that females find it difficult to seek the top executive positions as assertive and decisive behaviors in them are seen as obligatory traits. Moreover, the personal experiences of females working in different male-dominant professions in both countries related to discriminatory practices, office stress, role, work-family conflicts are somewhat similar. However, the ways, approaches, and intensity of those experiences are different. Therefore, it is recommended that radical changes be required in terms of stereotypical behavior, psychological and social belief systems for genders to mitigate and replace the old thumb rule concepts. ____________________________________
Possible 2S and 1D charmed and charmed-strange mesons

Possible 2S and 1D excited D and D(s) states are studied, the charmed states D(2550)(0), D*(2600), D(2750)(0), and D*(2760) newly observed by the BABAR Collaboration are analyzed. The masses of these states are explored within the Regge trajectory phenomenology, and the strong decay widths are computed within the heavy-quark effective theory. Both the mass and the decay width indicate that D(2550)(0) is a good candidate for 2(1)S(0). The strong decay property of D*(2600) and D*(s1)(2700)(+/-) is described well by pure 2(3)S(1) states. If a mixing between 2(3)S(1) and 1(3)D(1) does exist, the mixing angle theta is not large and 2(3)S(1) is predominant. D*(2760) and D*(sJ)(2860)(+/-) are possibly the 1(3)D(3) D, and D(s), respectively. D(2750)(0) and D*(2760) seem two different states, and D(2750)(0) is very possibly the 1D(2(-), 5/2) though the possibility of 1D(2(-), 3/2) has not been excluded. There may exist an unobserved meson D(sJ)(2850)(+/-) corresponding to D*(sJ)(2860)(+/-).
Aspects of Order Preservation in Polish and English

1 An Order Preservation Condition on Linearization in Fox & Pesetsky (2003, 2005a) 6 1.1 Locality of Movement ≠ Locality of Agree 6 1.1.1 Covert Dative Shift 11 1.1.2 Closeness Procedurally 13 1.2 Phases as Spell-out Domains and Order Preservation 18 1.3 Explaining Holmberg’s Generalization 22 1.4 The Inverse Holmberg Effect 27 1.6 Wrapping up 28
Speculation and Demand Reduction in English Clock Auctions with Resale

Many auctions are followed by a resale market which occurs when the winner of the auction resells the item won to one of the participants from the original auction. The existence of such transactions may initially appear counter intuitive. However, this paper will show that active inter-bidder resale results from payo⁄ maximizing decisions in the auction that take into account the incentives of a resale opportunity. Speci(cid:133)cally, I examine how the existence of an inter-bidder resale opportunity impacts bidder behavior in an English clock auction, and to what extent altering the bargaining power of the (cid:133)nal buyer and reseller in the resale market determines the strategies followed in the initial auction, in an attempt to understand the existence of these inter-bidder transactions. Theoretical and behavioral analysis is used to develop hypotheses of speculation (bid-ding above value) and demand reduction (bidding below value) which are directly tested in a controlled experimental setting. While value bidding is a dominant strategy in a standard English clock auction without resale, when resale is allowed, this theoretical claim is weaker. Demand reduction is observed when the bargaining power is shifted to the (cid:133)nal buyer in resale and when the bargaining power is shifted toward the reseller, speculation is observed. The revenue achieved in the initial auction depends on the behavior observed in the auction. Regardless of bargaining power, revenue is shown to decrease below what would have been earned in an English auction without resale due to demand reduction. When the reseller has the bargaining power, and speculation is observed, this loss in revenue is somewhat mitigated by increased speculation.
Risk Factors for New Neurologic Diagnoses in Hospitalized Patients With COVID-19

Background and Objectives There have been numerous reports of neurologic manifestations identified in hospitalized patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19. Here, we identify the spectrum of associated neurologic symptoms and diagnoses, define the time course of their development, and examine readmission rates and mortality risk posthospitalization in a multiethnic urban cohort. Methods We identify the occurrence of new neurologic diagnoses among patients with laboratory-confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection in New York City. A retrospective cohort study was performed on 532 cases (hospitalized patients with new neurologic diagnoses within 6 weeks of positive SARS-CoV-2 laboratory results between March 1, 2020, and August 31, 2020). We compare demographic and clinical features of the 532 cases with 532 controls (hospitalized COVID-19 patients without neurologic diagnoses) in a case-control study with one-to-one matching and examine hospital-related data and outcomes of death and readmission up to 6 months after acute hospitalization in a secondary case-only analysis. Results Among the 532 cases, the most common new neurologic diagnoses included encephalopathy (478, 89.8%), stroke (66, 12.4%), and seizures (38, 7.1%). In the case-control study, cases were more likely than controls to be male (58.6% vs 52.8%, p = 0.05), had baseline neurologic comorbidities (36.3% vs 13.0%, p < 0.0001), and were to be treated in an intensive care unit (62.0% vs 9.6%, p < 0.0001). Of the 394 (74.1%) cases who survived acute hospitalization, more than half (220 of 394, 55.8%) were readmitted within 6 months, with a mortality rate of 23.2% during readmission. Discussion Hospitalized patients with SARS-CoV-2 and new neurologic diagnoses have significant morbidity and mortality postdischarge. Further research is needed to define the effect of neurologic diagnoses during acute hospitalization on longitudinal post-COVID-19–related symptoms including neurocognitive impairment.
EXPLORING THE INTENTION TO CHEAT AMONG UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS THROUGH THE LENS OF THE THEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOUR

The escalation of academic dishonesty cases is becoming alarming. This study uses the Theory of Planned Behaviour (TPB) and conscientiousness as an antecedent of the intention to cheat. Data were collected through electronic and paper forms. Partial least squares path modeling (PLS-SEM) was used to analyze the responses from 917 undergraduate students in a Malaysian public university. The results support that conscientiousness is a valid predictor of the intention to cheat among students. Further, the three constructs of the TPB, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and attitude, significantly mediated the conscientiousness-intention to cheat relationship. Researchers are encouraged to test the model in private universities and other countries. This study is the first to study the intention to cheat among undergraduate students in Malaysia using conscientiousness as an antecedent of the TPB model. Implications for ethics education and research are discussed. finding suggests that the latent variables significantly different. study to the research on the intention to cheat among students. This study revealed the importance of personality in predicting attitude, subjective norms, perceived behavioural control, and intention regarding the TPB. This shows that a student’s personality would determine how they form a judgment, perception, ease of performing or not performing academic dishonesty, and the propensity to cheat. Further, the current study that when Hence, this the significance of TPB theory in to cheat It that student's in issues like academic trait by shedding on the role of the collectivistic and individualistic society certain behaviour such collectivistic nature of society, subjective norms potentially play a more prominent role than an attitude in predicting the academic behaviour of in a
Medicinal plants used by the local peoples at sadar upazila of Sirajganj District, Bangladesh

The present research focused on medicinal uses of plants by the local peoples at Sadar upazila of Sirajganj district was carried out from October 2019 to December 2021. The information about medicinal uses of rural people was collected through interview. A total of 78 plant species under 73 genera and 46 families have been recorded which were used for the treatment of 85 categories of diseases. This medicinal plants were used by the rural people for the treatment of various disease like diabetes, bronchitis, weakness, leprosy, insect and snake bites, high blood pressure, asthma, passing of semen, gonorrhea, skin disease, jaundice, headache, acidity, diarrhea, dry cough, cancer, dysentery, scabies, menstrual disorder, fever, toothache, burning wounds, stomachache, epilepsy, gout, rheumatism, traumatic injury, tonsillitis, abortion, vomiting, bleeding, ulcer, anemia , ring worm, hiccup, pneumonia, tuberculosis, arthritis, heart disease, diuretic, hypertension, paralysis, constipation, nausea, sore, dyspepsia, chicken pox, pain, pyorrhea, eczema, cholera, scurvy, infection, measles, itches, whooping cough, digestive system disorder, liver disorder, heart disease, sexual disease, gastrointestinal problem, lung infection, wound healing, high cholesterol, urinary tract infection, hepatitis, kidney disease, eye inflammation, cough, catarrhal fever, malarial fever, hair treatment, dry skin, scrofulous sore, piles, sedative, swelling, tumor and other diseases. The result of the study revealed that the local people had rich knowledge of medicinal plants and were using the plants for their primary health care though people inside the study area are most often dependent on allopathic medicine. Now day’s plants are used broadly in modern medication. Therefore, it would be important to document the traditional knowledge of medicinal plants for further healing purpose.
MODELLING THE SIGNIFICANCE OF GLOBAL MIND-SET AND HALAL BRAND TRUST TO DETERMINE THE PERFORMANCE OF HALAL SMES

This study investigated the impact of global mind-set (GM) and halal brand trust (HBT) on halal entrepreneurial performance (HEP). This study extends the entrepreneurship literature by adopting the dynamic capability theory (DCT) to assess HEP. Data were collected from 311 SMEs established in Indonesia using the simple random sampling method, whereas the variance-based partial least-square structural equation modelling (PLS-SEM) approach was used for test the proposed conceptual model. This study revealed the significant effect of GM and HBT upon HEP. Additionally, entrepreneurial competency (EC) and effectual logic (EL) displayed partially mediating effects. This study found that online food delivery (OFD) had strengthened the relationship between EC and HEP. Nevertheless, EC had no statistical impact on EL, while OFD negatively affected the GM-HEP link. Due to the limited scope of this study, the cross-sectional approach adopted in this study is viewed as a limitation. Besides, constriction in time had led this study to be conducted within a specified time-frame. As such, future studies may adopt the longitudinal approach over a period of three to five years in order to overcome the listed limitations. This study assessed the effect of GM and HBT on HEP as fresh insight to better comprehend the determinants of HEP in uncertain condition. This study has extended the theory of Teece et al. (1997) DCT within the context of HEP. Upon determining the effect of two new constructs (GM and HBT) through the lens of DCT and validating the proposed model, this study offers theoretical and contextual contributions to the overall body of knowledge with PLS-SEM.
Dipartimento Ortoflorofrutticoltura

The influence of two biostimulants on leaf gas exchanges and leaf characteristics of English oak ( Quercus robur L.) was evaluated in a urban environment over two growing sea-sons. Trunk diameter and shoot growth were also monitored. Treatments included 1) control (no biostimulants); 2) Root Grow WP™, a commercial hydrosoluble powder made of a mix of humic acids, marine algae, Yucca extracts, vitamins, amino acids, and nitrogen-fixing bacteria; and 3) Mycobacter DP™, a commercial granular mix of endo- and ectomycorrhizal fungi, biostimulants bacteria, humic acids, carbohydrates, vitamins, acrylamide, Yucca extracts, and marine algae. No statistical differences were found on trunk diameter increase and shoot growth. Photosynthesis, evaporation rate, and water-use efficiency were higher in plants treated with biostimulants than control plants on every observation date. No differences were found regarding leaf fresh/dry weight ratio and specific leaf weight, while chlorophyll content, leaf area, and leaf dry weight were higher in the treated plants, especially in the second year after planting. Nitrogen concentration in leaf tissue was higher in the treated trees, while the content of the other mineral nutrients was not affected by the products. No differences emerged between the two biostimulants used. Though this study supports the utility of biostimulants application as an aid to promote plant establishment in adverse sites, especially in terms of plant physiology, it is difficult to make specific recommendations on their application and on the choice of the best biostimulant product for Quercus robur in our conditions.
Assessing decadal to centennial scale nonstationary variability in meteorological drought trends

There are indications that the reference climatology underlying meteorological drought has shown non-stationarity at seasonal, decadal, and centennial time scales, impacting the interpretation of normalized drought indices and potentially producing serious ecological, economic, and social consequences. Analyzing these trends in the meteorological drought climatology beyond the 100-year observation period contributes to a better understanding of the non-stationary changes, 10 ultimately determining whether they are within the range of natural variability or outside this range. To accomplish this, our study introduces a novel approach to incorporate unevenly scaled tree-ring proxy data (NASPA) with instrumental precipitation datasets by first temporal downscaling the proxy data to produce a regular time series, and then modeling climate non-stationarity while simultaneously correcting model induced bias. This new modeling approach was applied to 14 sites across the continental United States using the 3-month Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI) as a basis. Findings 15 showed locations which have experienced recent rapid shifts towards drier or wetter conditions during the instrumental period compared to the past 1000 years, with drying trends generally in the west and wetting trends in the east. This study also found that seasonal shifts have occurred in some regions recently, with seasonality changes most notable for southern gauges. We expect that our new approach provides a foundation for incorporating various datasets to examine non-stationary variability in long-term precipitation climatology and to confirm the spatial patterns noted here in greater detail. This study seeks to merge 3-month precipitation data from two datasets derived from observations (GridMET and CRU) with the North American Seasonal Precipitation Atlas (NASPA) reconstructions by accounting for underlying biases before identifying a common long-term signal. The overall approach is to first temporally downscale reconstructed NASPA precipitation data into a monthly resolution. A hierarchical GAM model is then developed and applied to the datasets. This is this which have full NASPA coverage. Shape parameter bias results for Monte Vista, CO is typical of
Carbon emission and export from Ket River, western Siberia 2

32 Despite recent progress in the understanding of the carbon (C) cycle of Siberian permafrost-affected rivers, spatial and seasonal dynamics of C export and emission from medium-size rivers remain poorly unknown. Here we studied one of the largest tributaries of the Ob River, the Ket River (watershed = 94,000 35 km²) which drains through virtually pristine dense taiga forest of the boreal zone in western Siberian Lowland 36 (WSL). We combined continuous in-situ measurements of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) concentration and flux 37 (FCO 2 ), with methane (CH 4 ), organic and inorganic C (DOC and DIC, respectively), particulate organic C 38 and total bacterial concentrations over a 834-km transect of the Ket River main stem and its 26 tributaries 39 during spring flood and 12 tributaries during summer baseflow. The CO 2 concentration was lower and less 40 variable in the main stem (2000 to 2500 µatm) compared to that in tributaries (2000 to 5000 µatm). The 41 methane concentrations in the main stem and tributaries was a factor of 300 to 1900 (flood period) and 100 42 to 150 (baseflow period) lower than that of CO 2 . The FCO 2 ranged from 0.4 to 2.4 g C m -2 d -1 in the main 43 channel and from 0.5 to 5.0 g C m -2 d -1 in the tributaries, being the highest during August in tributaries and 44 weakly dependent on season in the main channel. Only during summer baseflow, the DOM aromaticity, 45 bacterial number, and needleleaf forest coverage of the watershed positively affected CO 2 concentrations and 46 fluxes. We hypothesize that the relatively low variability in FCO 2 is due to flat homogeneous (bog and taiga 47 forest) landscape that results in long water residence times and stable input of allochthonous DOM, which 48 dominate the FCO 2 . In summer baseflow, the DIC input from deeper flow paths might also contribute to CO 2 49 emission. The open water period (May to October) C emission from the Ket River basin was estimated to 50 Gg C y -1 which is lower than the lateral C export during the same period. Although this estimated C 51 emissions contain uncertainties, stressing the need of better constrained model for medium size bog-forest rivers of the western Siberia Lowland and results obtained from this watershed can be extrapolated to much larger territory, comprising about 1 million km 2 of permafrost-free taiga forest and bog regions of the southern part of WSL. spring
A Different Future For Social And Behavioral Science Research

The dissemination of intervention and treatment outcomes as effect sizes bounded by conf idence intervals in order to think meta-analytically was promoted in a recent article in Educational Researcher. I raise concerns with unfettered reporting of effect sizes, point out the con in confidence interval, and caution against thinking meta-analytically. Instead, cataloging effect sizes is recommended for sample size estimation and power analysis to improve social and behavioral science research.
JADE: Corpus for Japanese Definition Modelling

This study investigated and released the JADE, a corpus for Japanese definition modelling, which is a technique that automatically generates definitions of a given target word and phrase. It is a crucial technique for practical applications that assist language learning and education, as well as for those supporting reading documents in unfamiliar domains. Although corpora for development of definition modelling techniques have been actively created, their languages are mostly limited to English. In this study, a corpus for Japanese, named JADE, was created following the previous study that mines an online encyclopedia. The JADE provides about 630k sets of targets, their definitions, and usage examples as contexts for about 41k unique targets, which is sufficiently large to train neural models. The targets are both words and phrases, and the coverage of domains and topics is diverse. The performance of a pre-trained sequence-to-sequence model and the state-of-the-art definition modelling method was also benchmarked on JADE for future development of the technique in Japanese. The JADE corpus has been released and available online.