Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Gathering dust: A galaxy-wide study of dust emission from cloud complexes in NGC 300

We used multi-band observations by the Herschel Space Observatory to study the dust emission properties of the nearby spiral galaxy NGC 300. We compiled a first catalogue of the population of giant dust clouds (GDCs) in NGC 300 and give an estimate of the total dust mass of the galaxy. We carried out source detection with the multiwavelength source extraction algorithm getsources and calculated physical properties of the GDCs, including mass and temperature, from five-band Herschel PACS and SPIRE observations from 100-500 $\mu$m; the final size and mass estimates are based on the observations at 250 $\mu$m that have an effective spatial resolution of $\sim$170 pc. We correlated our final catalogue of GDCs to pre-existing catalogues of HII regions to infer the number of GDCs associated with high-mass star formation and determined the H$\alpha$ emission of the GDCs. Our final catalogue of GDCs includes 146 sources, 90 of which are associated with known HII regions. We find that the dust masses of the GDCs are completely dominated by the cold dust component and range from $\sim$1.1$\cdot$10$^{3}$ - 1.4$\cdot$10$^{4}$ M$_{\odot}$. The GDCs have effective temperatures of $\sim$13-23 K and show a distinct cold dust effective temperature gradient from the centre towards the outer parts of the stellar disk. We find that the population of GDCs in our catalogue constitutes $\sim$16% of the total dust mass of NGC 300, which we estimate to be about 5.4$\cdot$10$^{6}$ M$_{\odot}$. At least about 87% of our GDCs have a high enough average dust mass surface density to provide sufficient shielding to harbour molecular clouds. We compare our results to previous pointed molecular gas observations in NGC 300 and results from other nearby galaxies and also conclude that it is very likely that most of our GDCs are associated with complexes of giant molecular clouds.
Performance Analysis of Thiocarbonohydrazide as a Novel Selective Depressant for Chalcopyrite in Molybdenite-Chalcopyrite Separation

A novel surfactant, thiocarbonohydrazide (TCH), was synthesized and tested for the first time as a selective chalcopyrite depressant in Cu-Mo separation. Its adsorption mechanisms on chalcopyrite were studied by flotation tests, zeta potential, FTIR, XPS and ToF-SIMS measurements. FTIR and zeta potential analyses suggested that there was a strong chemisorption reaction between TCH and chalcopyrite, resulting in the formation of TCH–copper complexes. XPS and ToF-SIMS measurements further confirmed the chemisorption of TCH onto the chalcopyrite surface and showed that this chemisorption reaction is due to its S and N atoms, which form five-membered chelating rings by releasing H ions.
Contribution of nitrogen mineralization indices, labile organic matter and soil properties in predicting nitrogen mineralization

The objectives of this study were i) to measure the nitrogen (N) mineralization potential; ii) to evaluate N mineralization indices and labile soil organic matter (SOM) fractions, and iii) to analyze their interrelationship with soil properties for predicting the potential N mineralization in Mollisols under no-tillage of the Argentine Pampas. Potential N mineralization pool was determined by aerobic incubation of soil samples from 0-20 cm depth at 25°C for six drying and rewetting cycles over 21-24 weeks. The data were fitted to a first-order exponential equation to determine the potentially mineralizable N at a variable (N0) and at a fixed constant rate (N0kf). Several N mineralization indices, labile organic fractions and soil properties were determined. A broad range of values were found for N0 (29.9-220.7 mg kg -1) and N0kf (26.9-172.4 mg kg -1). A close relationship (P<0.001) was found between N0 and N0kf with a high coefficient of determination (R 2=0.94). High R2 values were found for predicting N0 and N0kf using the principal component as regress variable. Total and labile organic fractions and sand content, explained the majority of the variance. No single N mineralization index, labile organic fraction or soil property can accurately predict the potential N mineralization at a variable and at a fixed constant rate. The potential N mineralization pool may be controlled mainly by the variables related to the size of SOM and some labile fractions, i.e. soil organic C (SOC) and N (SON), soluble carbohydrates (CHs) and fine particulate organic N (fPOM-N) in these Mollisols.
IS THERE A KINK IN THE HAPPINESS LITERATURE

One of the early key empirical findings of the happiness literature is that at higher levels of per capita real income there appears to be diminishing returns to income at least with regards to marginal changes in ‘happiness’ measured by various survey instruments. Although these results have been recently challenged, these earlier findings and the results of many contemporary studies suggest that an inelastic relationship exists between real per capita income and happiness after a relatively low threshold of per capita income is reached. Appling some of the results of prospect theory I argue that even if it were true that the marginal effect of income on happiness is zero, a reduction in income would probably reduce the level of happiness, yielding a kink in the ‘happiness curve’. Also, applying a target income approach to the happiness literature, one can argue that pursuing higher target income, in itself, is a means of increasing life satisfaction. These two theoretical instruments yield results consistent with some of the most recent empirical finding based on Gallup Poll Survey data. In addition, applying insights from the capabilities approach, I argue, that increasing income is a means of purchasing the capabilities to increase individual levels of happiness through the production of public goods, such as health care and education. A given marginal increase in income need not generate any increase in happiness if this income increase is highly unequally distributed in a population or is not used to purchase goods and services that contribute to increases in the level of happiness.
Title of paper : “ We ’ re Finns here , and Russians there ” : A longitudinal study on ethnic identity constructions in the context of ethnic migration

In this article we examine how ethnic Finnish migrants construct their ethnic identities before and after migrating from Russia to Finland. We use a discursive social psychological (DSP) approach to analyse our longitudinal focus group data. In the analysis we focus on the ways that the participants use category labels, rhetorical devices, interpretative repertoires and other discursive resources in accounting for their identities. We also consider the social functions these identity constructions have over the course of migration. In the pre-migration data, participants mostly presented themselves as Finns. In the post-migration data, a larger variety of self-labels was used and the Finnish identity was explicitly problematised. The three main interpretative repertoires used when constructing identities both in Russia and in Finland were the biological repertoire, the repertoire of socialisation and the repertoire of intergroup relations.
Unusual sauropod tracks in the Jurassic-Cretaceous interval of the Cameros Basin ( Burgos , Spain )

The Las Sereas site includes at least 14 ichnological outcrops along 5.6 km, in the Lara area, southwest Burgos Province. 67 ichnites of dinosaurs are documented at Las Sereas 7, identified as theropod and sauropod trackways occurring in shallow carbonates of lacustrine environment. Sauropod trackways have intermediate-gauge and low heteropody, and show different anatomical features to other tracks found in the ichnological record, especially in the disposition and orientation of pes digits. They are similar to Polyonyx from the Middle Jurassic of Portugal. However, since they do not preserve reliable manus data they are classified as aff. Polyonyx. The three sauropod trackways are related to the same kind of trackmaker. They differ from each other only in size, and gregarious behavior has not been detected. Analysis of these trackways reveals changes in travel direction even when there are few tracks in each sequence. At the Las Sereas 7 tracksite, the pace length (PL), width of the angulation pattern (WAP) and the WAP/PL ratio and depth analysis via photogrammetry show a direction change in two sauropod trackways. This tracksite and that at La Pedraja are unique in the Tithonian-Berriasian interval of the Iberian Peninsula that occur in a lacustrine environment, and could be indicate of the relationship between the diversity of Iberian, Tithonian-Berriasian sauropod tracks and sedimentary environments.
Effects of Mixing Conditions on Floc Properties in Magnesium Hydroxide Continuous Coagulation Process

Magnesium hydroxide continuous coagulation process was used for treating simulated reactive orange wastewater in this study. Effects of mixing conditions and retention time on the coagulation performance and floc properties of magnesium hydroxide were based on the floc size distribution (FSD), zeta potential, and floc morphology analysis. Floc formation and growth in different reactors were also discussed. The results showed that increasing rapid mixing speed led to a decrease in the final floc size. The floc formation process was mainly carried out in a rapid mixer; a rapid mixing speed of 300 rpm was chosen according to zeta potential and removal efficiency. Reducing retention time caused a relatively small floc size in all reactors. When influent flow was 30 L/h (retention time of 2 min in rapid mixer), the average floc size reached 8.06 μm in a rapid mixer; through breakage and re-growth, the floc size remained stable in the flocculation basin. After growth, the final floc size reached 11.21 μm in a sedimentation tank. The removal efficiency of reactive orange is 89% in the magnesium hydroxide coagulation process.
Use of Municipal Solid Waste Compost as Growing Medium Component for Melon Seedlings Production

The impacts of municipal solid waste compost (MSWC) in different contents were evaluated in melon (Citrulus melo L.) seed germination and seedling production in nurseries study. Extracts (10-0 up to 10-6 dilutions) of MSWC evaluated for seed priming/germination in Petri dishes. The MSWC extracts at 10-1–10-6 enhanced (up to 20%) seedling germination as well as shoot and root radicle length. However, pure extracts (at 10-0) delayed the seed germination for 3 days which was less than 25%. Under nursery conditions, six media [(% v/v): peat: MSWC (100:0) as control; peat:MSWC (85:15); peat: MSWC (70:30); peat:MSWC (55:45); peat:MSWC (40:60) and peat:MSWC (0:100)] were prepared from commercial peat and MSWC. Seedling growth/development parameters were assessed. Seed emergence enhanced when low MSWC content (< 30%) used while increased MSWC content (>60%) reduced (up to 80%) emergence and delayed up to 6 days the emergence time. Under nursery conditions, addition of MSWC (especially in content greater than 30%) reduced leaf numbers produced, seedling fresh weight (and dry matter content), chlorophyll a and total carotenoids content. Increased MSWC content into the substrate affected negatively the seedling height and leaf internal CO2 concentration. Stem diameter, leaf fluorescence and chlorophyll b content accelerated when 15-45% MSWC content used into the substrate. No significant differences observed in leaf stomatal conductance in plants grown in different MSWC contents. No visual phytotoxicity obtained macroscopically. Thus, low content (up to 30%) of MSWC may act as an alternative substitute of peat in melon seedling production.
Bringing inequality closer: A comparative outlook at socially diverse neighbourhoods in Chicago and Santiago de Chile1

This chapter addresses the issues of segregation and social mix by comparing two socially diverse neighbourhoods in Chicago (Cabrini Green and Near North) and Santiago (La Loma and La Florida area). It aims to understand how social relationships can be modified by a change in spatial configurations, questioning whether intergroup physical proximity triggers other processes of integration, notably functional, relational, and symbolic integration. Social mix leads to more amenities and some institutional change, but not to upward social mobility for the poor. Moreover, intergroup relationships in these socially mixed neighbourhoods are marked by fear, distrust, and avoidance and governed by increased material and symbolic competition. Ultimately, the physical proximity of social mix conceals the persistence of inequality and the forces that are actively maintaining segregation.
A Growth Framework Using the Constant Elasticity of Substitution Model

Some results in growth theory based on the Cobb-Douglas production function model are generalized when the production function is chosen to be the Constant Elasticity of Substitution (CES) function. Such a generalization is of considerable interest because it is known that the Cobb-Douglas function cannot be used as a suitable model for some production technologies (like the US economy and climate changes). It is shown that in the steady state the growth rate of the output is equal to the Solow residual and that the capital deepening term becomes zero. The CES function is a homogeneous function of degree two and a result is obtained on the wage of a worker using the Euler’s theorem.
Bridging the Qualitative and Quantitative Divide in Comparative Migration Studies

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HI anisotropies associated with radio-polarimetric filaments. Steep power spectra associated with cold gas

LOFAR detected toward 3C 196 linear polarization structures which were found subsequently to be closely correlated with cold filamentary HI structures. The derived direction-dependent HI power spectra revealed marked anisotropies for narrow ranges in velocity, sharing the orientation of the magnetic field as expected for magneto hydrodynamical turbulence. Using the Galactic portion of the Effelsberg-Bonn HI Survey we continue our study of such anisotropies in the HI distribution in direction of two WSRT fields, Horologium and Auriga; both are well known for their prominent radio-polarimetric depolarization canals. At 349 MHz the observed pattern in total intensity is insignificant but polarized intensity and polarization angle show prominent ubiquitous structures with so far unknown origin. Apodizing the HI survey data by applying a rotational symmetric 50 percent Tukey window, we derive average and position angle dependent power spectra. We fit power laws and characterize anisotropies in the power distribution. We use a Gaussian analysis to determine relative abundances for the cold and warm neutral medium. For the analyzed radio-polarimetric targets significant anisotropies are detected in the HI power spectra; their position angles are aligned to the prominent depolarization canals, initially detected by WSRT. HI anisotropies are associated with steep power spectra. Steep power spectra, associated with cold gas, are detected also in other fields. Radio-polarimetric depolarization canals are associated with filamentary HI structures that belong to the cold neutral medium (CNM). Anisotropies in the CNM are in this case linked to a steepening of the power-spectrum spectral index, indicating that phase transitions in a turbulent medium occur on all scales. Filamentary HI structures, driven by thermal instabilities, and radio-polarimetric filaments are associated with each other.
Deviation inequalities and CLT for random walks on acylindrically hyperbolic groups

We study random walks on groups with the feature that, roughly speaking, successive positions of the walk tend to be "aligned". We formalize and quantify this property by means of the notion of deviation inequalities. We show that deviation inequalities have several consequences including Central Limit Theorems, the local Lipschitz continuity of the rate of escape and entropy, as well as linear upper and lower bounds on the variance of the distance of the position of the walk from its initial point. In a second part of the paper, we show that the (exponential) deviation inequality holds for measures with exponential tail on acylindrically hyperbolic groups. These include non-elementary (relatively) hyperbolic groups, Mapping Class Groups, many groups acting on CAT(0) spaces and small cancellation groups.
Public Employment and Regional Risk Sharing

We provide an empirical analysis of regional risk sharing in Norway over the period 1977-90. The approach of Asdrubali, Sorensen and Yosha (1996) is extended to take public employment into account as a possible shock absorber. The other channels of risk sharing are capital markets and commuting, taxes and transfers, and credit markets. The estimated degree of regional consumption insurance is very high. We cannot reject the hypothesis that there is full interregional risk sharing in the short term. Public employment absorbs up to 25 percent of private sector output shocks in our analyses. Generally, central government insurance against regional shocks is relatively more important, the more permanent the shocks are, and vice versa for market-based risk-sharing channels.
The inside-out view on neutron-star magnetospheres

We construct hydromagnetic neutron star equilibria which allow for a non-zero electric current distribution in the exterior. The novelty of our models is that the neutron star's interior field is in equilibrium with its magnetosphere, thus bridging the gap between previous work in this area, which either solves for the interior assuming a vacuum exterior or solves for the magnetosphere without modelling the star itself. We consider only non-rotating stars in this work, so our solutions are most immediately applicable to slowly rotating systems such as magnetars. Nonetheless, we demonstrate that magnetospheres qualitatively resembling those expected for both magnetars and pulsars are possible within our framework. The ‘inside-out’ approach taken in this paper should be more generally applicable to rotating neutron stars, where the interior and exterior regions are again not independent but evolve together.
Serum cholesterol levels in Hair goats of Aksaray Region

This study was conducted to determine the levels of serum total cholesterol in Hair goats in different gender and age ranges. For this purpose, the blood samples from 120 Hair goats, young (£ 6 months) and adult (2-4 years), which were found to be clinically healthy, were taken from the vena jugularis. Triglyceride, total cholesterol, HDL and LDL cholesterol levels were measured in sera samples. The mean values in adult female goats, young female goats, adult male goats and young male goats were found. Triglyceride levels were found to be higher in male goats than in females. It was observed that the HDL values obtained from male kids were lower than the other ones. The LDL results obtained from the goats were close to each other and statistically insignificant. Thus, in this study, the data obtained is considered to contribute to the formation of reference values in the Hair goats.
Stability and degradation kinetics of crude anthocyanin extracts from H. sabdariffa

Hibiscus sabdariffa is an under-utilized plant that has reported to have great potential in the food industry. The vibrant red pigment from the calyces indicate a source of anthocyanins. Anthocyanins would make ideal natural food colourants with additional nutritional benefits however stability is a hindering factor. Stability studies were the main focus of this study. Crude anthocyanins were extracted using four different solvent systems. The crude extracts were analysed under the following parameters; heat (50 and 80 °C), light (darkness and 20 W light) and pH (pH 1-9) stability. Degradation kinetic studies were done on thermally treated samples. Radical scavenging ability was thereafter calculated. Anthocyanidins were identified and quantified by HPLC coupled with a Diode Array Detector (DAD). Total phenolic content was determined with Folin – Ciocalteu’s method. Approximately 87% of pigments were retained when heated at 50 °C while heating at 80 °C resulted in 61% pigment retention. The pH stability of samples incubated for 7 days indicated that crude anthocyanins degraded slower at acidic pH. Light stability showed slower degradation in dark incubated samples resulting in 84% pigment retention after a 10 day period. H. sabdariffa shows potential for the application of a food in products such as jelly and yoghurt.
DETERMINANTS OF TURKEY ’ S TEXTILES EXPORTATION : THE GRAVITATION MODEL APPROACH TÜRK

In this study, factors that affect Turkey’s textile exportation have been analyzed. Data that include the years from2007 to 2012 in regard to142 countries to which Turkey exports textiles have been used. The factors that affect textile exportation have been examined through panel data and quantile regression analyses. The explanatory variables, GDP per capita, population, distance, real exchange rate, and the beliefs of countries with EU membership to which Turkey has exported textiles have been explored. In the results of the analysis, an exportation stimulant effect has been demonstrated between population growth and an increase in demand. An increase that occurs in Turkey’s real exchange rate is estimated to be a development that benefits its textile exportation. In addition, decreasing the tariffs that affect world trade negatively towards textile products customs tariffs and quotas decrease Turkey’s competitive power, contrary to expectations.
Remembering a Just World : Motivated Recall of Victim

Research over the last 30 years has demonstrated that individuals will often blame the victim for his or her misfortune. Just World Theory (Lerner, 1980) argues that individuals do so because they are motivated to perceive their world as fair and just. Gender seems to moderate the effect of Belief in a Just World (BJW) on victim blame. Conflicting evidence suggests that this motivation affects women in different ways from men—she either blames the victim more (Janoff-Bulman, 1980) when there is a threat to the just world or less (Foley & Pigot, 2000) regardless of threat. It is less clear whether just world concerns impact recall of actual victim culpability. In this paper, we investigate whether individuals misremember information about victim responsibility for a sexual assault in order to satisfy the goal to believe that the world is just. We hypothesize that individuals whose just world motive has been experimentally heightened will be more likely to misremember details of a sexual assault in a way that confers responsibility on the victim. Results showed that memory mediates victim-blame. Men, when faced with a high threat to their belief in a just world, blamed the victim more than did women and misremembered the victimization of a female to inculcate greater blame.
A study of Fez 1 and Fez 2 Establishment of Fez 1 and Fez 2 knock out cells lines Localization of Fez 1 and Fez 2

III ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY . IV INTRODUCTION . 1 Cellular homeostasis . 1 The ubiquitin-proteasome system (UPS) . 1 Autophagy . 2 Microautophagy . 3 Chaperone mediated autophagy (CMA) . 3 Macroautophagy . 3 Selective autophagy . 4 P62/ SQSTM1 . 7 Autophagy-related (Atg) proteins and their roles in autophagy . 8 The Fez family – Fez1 and Fez2 . 9 CRISPR/Cas9 knockout . 11 AIMS OF THIS STUDY . 14 MATERIALS AND METHODS . 15 Materials . 15 Bacteria . 15 Plasmids . 15 Mammalian cells . 16 Growth media . 16 List of various solutions . 18 Antibodies . 24 siRNA . 25 Primers . 25 DNA oligos . 26 Blotting paper & membrane . 26 List of various kit . 27 Instruments . 27