Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Streamside zone width and amphibian and reptile abundance

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In the face of ample experimental evidence on the importance of working memory capacity for everyday life, there is a growing need for measures suited for clinical assessment of working memory. For this purpose, the Adaptive Digit Ordering Test (DOT-A), a new version of a digit ordering test introduced by Cooper et al. [Brain 114 (1991) 2095], was developed in analogy to the Digit spans. In Study 1, we investigated DOT-A performance in patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and patients with frontal lobe damage, as these groups often exhibit working memory impairments within the framework of executive dysfunctions. In comparison with matched controls, both patient groups showed reduced performance in DOT-A but not in Digit span performance. This pattern was found to be particularly sensitive for patients with PD. In Study 2, DOT-A performance was assessed in 50 healthy subjects carefully selected according to demographic criteria in order to ensure representativity. Parallel test and split-half correlations indicated sufficient reliability of the DOT-A. Concurrent validity was confirmed by significant correlation with a well-established working memory test (two-back task). We conclude that DOT-A is a promising diagnostic instrument, and its economy and direct comparability to the ∗ Corresponding author. Tel. : +49-341-99-40-265; fax: +49-341-99-40-204. E-mail address: werheid@cns.mpg. de (K. Werheid). 0887-6177/02/$ – see front matter © 2002 National Academy of Neuropsychology. PII: S0887-6177(01)00134-2 548 K. Werheid et al. / Archives of Clinical Neuropsychology 17 (2002) 547–565 Wechsler Digit spans and high sensitivity for patient populations make it especially well-suited for assessment in clinical practice. © 2002 National Academy of Neuropsychology. Published by Elsevier Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Correlation Between Simulation and Fieldwork Performance in Adult Physical Rehabilitation

The purpose of this study was to explore the relationship between performance in simulation used as a learning method in an adult physical rehabilitation and Level II fieldwork. A retrospective cohort research design was utilized to analyze data gathered from occupational therapy student cohorts between 2011-2017 enrolled in an entry-level Masters (MS) and Doctor of Occupational Therapy (OTD) program located in the Midwest United States. Course performance on skills checks, which utilized simulation methods, as well as final exam and course grades were analyzed and compared to performance scores on the FWPE. The overall course exam performance is the strongest predictor of Level II fieldwork success. The strongest relationship was for Level IIA fieldwork, with no correlation found between any didactic variable and performance on Level IIB fieldwork. Performance on Level II fieldwork can, in part, be determined by didactic performance in simulated experiences as indicated by the final course exam in adult physical rehabilitation.
Tetra-primer ARMS-PCR is an efficient SNP genotyping method: An example from SIRT2

Tetra-primer amplification refractory mutation system PCR (T-ARMS-PCR) offers fast detection and extreme simplicity at a negligible cost for SNP genotyping. SIRT2, the family member (sirtuins, SIRT1-7) with the greatest homology to the silent information regulator 2 (Sir2), is the most abundantly expressed sirtuins in adipocytes and has been implicated in promoting fatty acid oxidation (FAO) by deacetylating various substrates. In the current study, we have successfully genotyped a new identified bovine SIRT2 SNP g.4140A > G by T-ARMS-PCR method and validated the accuracy by PCR-RFLP assay using 1255 animals representing the five main Chinese breeds. The concordance between the two different methods was 98.8%. Individuals with discordant genotypes were retyped by direct DNA sequencing. 40% of the discrepancies could be attributed to incomplete digestion in the PCR-RFLP assay. 60% of discordant genotypes resulted from allele failure in the T-ARMS-PCR assay. Chi-square test shows that the frequencies of SNP g.4140A > G are in Hardy–Weinberg equilibrium in all the samples (P > 0.05), which suggested that the five populations are almost a dynamic equilibrium even in artificial selection. Association analysis showed that the g.4140A > G polymorphism is significantly related to 24 months-old body weight in Nanyang cattle. Our results provide direct evidence that T-ARMS-PCR is a rapid, reliable, and cost-effective method for SNP genotyping and g.4140A > G polymorphism in bovine SIRT2 is associated with growth efficiency traits. These findings may be used for marker-assisted selection and management in feedlot cattle.
Function of the spermathecal muscle in Chelymorpha alternans Boheman (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)

Abstract. When the spermathecal muscle of a virgin female Chelymorpha alternans Boheman (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) was cut, the number of spermatozoa transferred in a single mating to the spermatheca and the spermathecal duct was not affected, but their distribution differed. Cutting the spermathecal muscle also reduced egg fertility. Eggs from females with a cut muscle showed a lower average percentage fertilization. Longer delays in oviposition after removal of the spermathecal muscle were associated with higher proportions of infertile eggs.
Effect of Phosphate Biofertilizer and Chemical Phosphorus on Growth and Yield of Vicia faba L

The contribution of two phosphate biofertilizer was examined at three levels of triple supper phosphate fertilization for Vicia faba in a field experiment. The experiment was laid out in a factorial arrangement based on randomized complete block design with three replications. The first factor was three amounts of phosphorous chemical fertilizer (0, 100 and 150 kg ha-1). The second factor was the combination of two phosphate biofertilizer (control, Barvar2, Biophosphorus and Barvar2+Biophosphorus). Analysis of variance indicated significant effects of chemical phosphorus and interaction effects of two factors on number of pods per plant, plant height, hundred seed weight, biological yield, seed yield, harvest index and protein content. The effect of phosphate biofertilizer was significant on number of pods per plant, plant height and hundred seed weight. In plots with 100 kg P ha-1, the highest values of seed yield were obtained by application of Biophosphors and Barvar2+Biophosphors. Unlike these two conditions, by application of 150 kg P ha-1, the highest value of seed yield was obtained in un-inoculated biofertilizer treatment. The results indicated Application of chemical phosphorus fertilizer decreased to 25% by integrating biological and chemical phosphorus fertilizers without yield loss. Therefore, biofertilizer can be raised as an alternative chemical fertilizer in faba bean and application of two biological phosphorus fertilizers (combination of Barvar2 and Biophosphorus) with 100 kg ha-1 chemical phosphate fertilizer in addition to yield increasing could be a strategy to obtain sustainable agriculture.
A study of the genus Pyramimonas (Prasinophyceae) from southeastern Australia

Eleven marine species of Pyramimonas Schmarda (including eight previously known species and three new species) from south-eastern Australia are examined by light microscopy, thin-section electron microscopy and freeze-etch electron microscopy. The genus is shown to comprise at least three natural sub-groups on the basis of a range of ultrastructural and biochemical characteristics, and three sub-genera are erected. The generic description is emended to incorporate more up-to-date information.
Phylogenetic Relationships in Korean Elaeagnus L. Based on nrDNA ITS Sequences

Molecular phylogenetic analyses of Korean Elaeagnus L. were conducted using seven species, one variety, one forma and four outgroups to evaluate their relationships and phylogeny. The sequences of internal transcribed spacer regions in nuclear ribosomal DNA were employed to construct phylogenetic relationships using maximum parsimony (MP) and Bayesian analysis. Molecular phylogenetic analysis revealed that Korean Elaeagnus was a polyphyly. E. umbellata var. coreana formed a subclade with E. umbellata. Additionally, the genetic difference between E. submacrophylla and E. macrophylla was very low. Moreover, E. submacrophylla formed a branch from E. macrophylla, indicating that E. submacrophylla can be regarded as a variety. However, several populations of this species were not clustered as a single clade; therefore, further study should be conducted using other molecular markers. Although E. glabra f. oxyphylla was distinct in morphological characters of leaf shape with E. glabra. But E. glabra f. oxyphylla was formed one clade by molecular phylogenetic with E. glabra. Additionally, this study clearly demonstrated that E. pungens occurs in Korea, although it was previously reported near South Korea in Japan and China. According to the results of ITS regions analyses, it showed a resolution and to verify the relationship between interspecies of Korean Elaeagnus.
Commonness and Long‐Term Survival in Fragmented Habitats: Primula elatior as a Study Case

Abstract: In Flanders (northern Belgium), populations of Primula elatior ( Primulaceae), an obligately outcrossing long‐lived perennial herb, are widely distributed in fragmented ancient deciduous forests. We used 15 allozyme loci to investigate population genetic variation and structure of P. elatior and quantified reproductive success in the form of fruit and seed production. Based on a sample of nine populations from Flemish forests, we related these variables to population size, density (interplant spacing within populations), and isolation. With only four polymorphic loci, the levels of genetic variation within populations were low compared with those of other species with similar life‐history traits. Small populations had significantly fewer alleles per locus than large populations but maintained high levels of heterozygosity. No effect of plant density was found on genetic variation within populations. Genetic differentiation among populations was low, indicating moderate levels of gene flow. Isolation by distance was observed, however, and small populations appeared to be more differentiated than large populations. These findings suggest genetic drift as a cause of loss of variation and divergence. Population size and plant density were correlated but affected fruit and seed production differently. A reduced seed production was found in small populations. Fruit abortion increased at high plant densities as a result of biparental inbreeding and neighborhood genetic structure. Our results indicate that being common is not a guarantee of long‐term survival in fragmented habitats. Conservation efforts must include widely distributed species so as to prevent population collapses and consequent species decline. Forest management has to take into consideration the preservation of the herbaceous layer and avoid logging practices that damage populations of forest herbs.
Behavioural and electrophysiological responses of the female malaria mosquito Anopheles gambiae (Diptera: Culicidae) to Limburger cheese volatiles.

Limburger cheese, previously shown to attract female Anopheles gambiae Giles, was solvent extracted and chemically fractionated into acid and non-acid fractions. The extracts and aliquots of headspace odour of the cheese were analysed by gas chromatography and electron impact mass spectrometry. Nineteen saturated and unsaturated aliphatic fatty acids, ranging in carbon chain length from C 2 to C 18 , were detected. The most abundant acids (>1 mg/g of cheese) identified in the acid extract were ethanoic, propanoic, butanoic, hexadecanoic and 9-octadecenoic acid. The same compounds were identified in analyses of headspace samples but only trace quantities of the less volatile acids (C 10 to C 16 ) were present, whilst C 18 acids were absent. Behavioural responses of female A. gambiae towards a range of dilutions of the acid extract (in diethyl ether) were recorded in a windtunnel bioassay. The undiluted extract was found to be repellent, but became highly attractive ( P «0.001) at lower doses, and was still significantly attractive ( P 6 times. A synthetic mixture of 12 of the more abundant aliphatic acids identified in the acid extract was found to be significantly attractive ( P 8 times. Electroantennographic (EAG) studies showed significant and reproducible responses to (saturated) Limburger cheese headspace. At doses higher than 0.1%, the synthetic mixture of 12 acids elicited significantly higher EAG amplitudes than the solvent control (paraffin oil). EAG responses were recorded from mosquitoes stimulated with C 5 to C 8 acids, that were characterized by significant dose-dependencies. Weaker, though significant EAG responses were obtained with the less volatile acids (C 9 to C 14 ). Only hexadecanoic acid did not elicit a detectable response. The electrophysiological and behavioural responses obtained with fatty acids isolated from Limburger cheese suggests that together they could act as a kairomone for female A. gambiae . The implications of this are discussed together with the occurrence and bacterial production of these compounds on human skin.
FROG VLE: TEACHERS’ TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE USING UTAUT MODEL

In Malaysia, Frog VLE was introduced to 10,000 schools through the 1BestariNet project. It is an award-winning, cloud-based virtual learning environment designed by Frog Education which facilitates the mastery of the skills such as communication, teaching and learning and school management. Frog VLE is not just used in Malaysia Even in the rest of world, where 23 countries, 12,000 schools and 20 million users engaging with the community of teachers and students. It is appropriate to measure the level of acceptance of this technology to ascertain whether investment in 1BestraiNet project provides a significant internal rate of return. Therefore, researchers choose the UTAUT model to measure the level of acceptance of this technology. 146 secondary school teachers participated in this study. Researchers adapted questionnaire suggested by Venkatesh et al. (2003) to gather data and then analyzed with two main statistical packages such as IBM SPSS and SmartPLS 3.0. The research output shows that Performance Expectancy (PE) (β=0.4677, p<0.01), Social Influence (SI) (β= 0.2450, p<0.01) and Facilitating Conditions (FC) (β=0.2760, p<0.01) have positive influence towards Behavioral Intention (BI) except Effort expectancy (EE) (β=0.0780, p>0.01) shows insignificant relationship. The R square of 0.421 or (42.1%) shows that the percentage of contribution of independent variables (PE, EE, SI and FC) to dependent variable (BI) equal to 62.1%. These findings hoped to help and encourage stakeholders to realize current trend of Frog VLE usage among teachers in Kuala Muda District.
Effect of season of the year and phase of the moon on puberty and on the occurrence of oestrus and conception in dairy heifers reared on high planes of nutrition

A study of the factors that influence the age at first oestrus has been made with 57 Friesian heifers reared on high planes of nutrition in a partially-controlled environment. Although animals born during the period of increasing daylength reached puberty approximately 2 months earlier than those born during decreasing daylength, there was also a marked influence of live weight at 182 days of age and of the phase of the moon at the time of oestrus. Frequency of occurrence of first oestrus and of conception showed four distinct peaks at approximately 7-day intervals within the lunar cycle; this association between conception and lunar phase appeared to decline with increasing parity. Frequency of occurrence of artificial insemination, which reflected all suspected instances of oestrus, was also related to lunar phase. This effect of the lunar phase appears to be associated in the young heifer with 7-day cycles of oestrous activity positioned in time by the occurrence of the full moon.
Effect of water stress on some oxidative enzymes and senescence in Vigna seedlings

Seedlings of Vigna catjang Endl. were subjected to water stress for 6, S and 10 days by withholding water to investigate the activities of some oxidative enzymes and the pattern of senescence in leaves of 17-day-old seedlings undergoing water stress. Increasing duration of stress produced a proportional increase in the activities of IAA-oxidase, AA-oxidase, peroxidase and glycolate oxidase but decreased catalase activity and the contents of both chlorophyll and protein, hastening senescence. Leaf water potential and relative water content were also lowered with incresing duration of stress. Permeability was increased in leaf tissue undergoing water stress for 8 days. Seed treatment with CaCl2 (10−2 and 10−14M) for 6 h improved the water status of leaves, decreased tissue permeability, activities of oxidative enzymes, decline of chlorophyll and protein contents and delayed senescence compared to untreated water stressed plants.
Modelling spatio-temporal dynamics of herbicide resistance

A mathematical model has been developed for the risk assessment of the spread of genes conferring herbicide resistance in plant populations. The model combines an age-and-stage-structured population dynamic model, a population genetic model and a model of spatial spread. This is achieved by embedding a local matrix population model into a cellular automaton model with raster cells as spatial units. The dynamics of each cell is determined by both its local dynamics and the interaction with neighbouring cells. The model is applied to the evaluation of management strategies to delay or even to prevent long-term evolution of resistance in an annual grass weed. The results show that the appearance and spread of resistant genes is a highly non-linear process exhibiting threshold phenomena, which occur for a wide range of parameters. The properties of the seed survival curve constitute the `genetic memory' of the system and thus determine its long-term dynamics. It is possible to delay the evolution of resistance by suspension of treatment, reduction in herbicide application rate and introducing fallow periods. Spatial spread from an infested plot is inhibited by leaving untreated strips between adjacent fields.
A review on classification of imbalanced data for wireless sensor networks

Classification of imbalanced data is a vastly explored issue of the last and present decade and still keeps the same importance because data are an essential term today and it becomes crucial when data are distributed into several classes. The term imbalance refers to uneven distribution of data into classes that severely affects the performance of traditional classifiers, that is, classifiers become biased toward the class having larger amount of data. The data generated from wireless sensor networks will have several imbalances. This review article is a decent analysis of imbalance issue for wireless sensor networks and other application domains, which will help the community to understand WHAT, WHY, and WHEN of imbalance in data and its remedies.
Comparison of Ocean Growth and Mortality of Sockeye Salmon During Their Last Two Years

Average instantaneous rates of growth in weight of sockeye (Oncorhynchus nerka) of two stocks are computed for their last two growth-years, from scale measurements by Barnaby and Foerster. Values from 0.081 to 0.156 per month are obtained. These rates greatly exceed a maximum estimate of instantaneous natural mortality rate, 0.038 per month, for the same period. The latter is based on the total rate of ocean mortality of large smolts, divided by the number of months they are at sea. On this basis, oceanic capture of sockeye during the year prior to their maturation yields less than 35% to 50% of the catch that would be taken from the same fish by a shore fishery the following year. Minimum estimates of loss from high-seas capture of major growth types of sockeye during the year of their maturation vary from 6% to nearly 40%, depending on how early in the season the fishing is done and the particular stock involved. While an increase in mortality rate as sockeye approach shore cannot be excluded, any resul.
Forest fragmentation truncates a food chain based on an old‐growth forest bracket fungus

We studied the effect of forest fragmentation on the insect community inhabiting an old-growth forest specialist bracket fungus, Fomitopsis rosea, in eastern Finland. Samples of the fungus from large non-isolated control areas were compared with samples from forest fragments in two isolation time classes; 2–7 yr and 12–32 yr since isolation. Fomitopsis rosea hosted a species-rich community with relatively many specialized old-growth forest insects. The numerically dominant food chain consisted of F. rosea, the tineid moth Agnathosia mendicella and the tachinid fly Elfia cingulata, a specialist parasitoid of A. mendicella. The frequency of F. rosea on suitable fallen spruce logs and the frequency of A. mendicella in fruiting bodies were significantly lower in the forest fragments than in the control areas. The median number of trophic levels decreased from three in the control areas to one in the fragments that had been isolated for the longest period of time. The parasitoid was completely missing from the fragments isolated for 12–32 yr. Our results show that in boreal forests habitat loss and fragmentation truncate food chains of specialized species in the course of time since isolation.
Framework of Socialisation, Authentic Leadership and Affective Commitment for Construction Professionals

This paper highlights the human resources (HR) or behaviour-related success factors in construction projects, and these are training, understanding, co-worker support, future prospects, authentic leadership, and affective commitment. There exists discrepancies in existing literature regarding the factor structure of organisational socialisation and authentic leadership. Therefore, this study aims to explore the factor structure of socialisation, authentic leadership and affective commitment. Data was gathered from 301 newly joined construction professionals and Confirmatory Factor Analysis (CFA) was conducted to examine the factor structure for organisational socialisation, authentic leadership and affective commitment. A measurement model was further developed using the domains of organisational socialisation, authentic leadership and affective commitment. The results of CFA revealed that there exists four zero-order factor structure for organisational socialisation, and one zero-order factor structure for authentic leadership. The study contributes to both the researcher and practitioner communities by integrating the three constructs and validating the factor structure in the new context (i.e. construction). Further, the study contributes towards improving HR processes, namely, training, reward system, and induction process. It also helps in augmenting the authenticity among the project participants.