Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of application frequency of naphthalene acetic acid on physiomorphological characters and yield of brinjal

A field experiment on brinjal (Solanum melongena cv of brinjal) was conducted at the research field of Regional Horticulture Research Station, Shibpur, Narsingdi during the rabi season of 2016-2017 to find out the suitable application frequency of Napthalene acetic acid (NAA) for higher and profitable yield of brinjal. Napthalene acetic acid (NAA) 40 ppm were sprayed at the different days interval after transplanting (DAT) and flowering initial stage (FIS) of brinjal. Distilled water spray (control) (T0) and five treatments of NAA applications were spraying at 15 DAT (T1), spraying at 15 DAT and at 1st FIS (T2), spraying at 15 DAT then thrice spray at 15 days interval starting from 1st FIS (T3), one spray before 7 days of first flower initiation and thrice spray at 7 days interval starting from1st flower initiation stage (T4) and one spray before 15 days of first flower initiation and thrice spray at 15 days interval starting from 1st flower initiation stage (T5). The NAA application frequencies had no significant effect on plant height, number of leaves/plant, leaf area/plant and specific leaf weight. The T2 and T4 treatments showed identical performances in respect of all parameters and T2 treatment gave maximum total dry matter/plant, long and medium styled flower percent, fruit set percent, number of fruits/plan and fruit yield per hectare.Res. Agric. , Livest. Fish.5(2): 151-155, August 2018
Investigation the Stability of Water in Oil Biofuel Emulsions Using Sunflower Oil

Targets to reduce CO2 emissions by 75% and NOx emissions by 90% by 2050 in aviation have been set by The Advisory Council for Aviation Research and Innovation in Europe. Sustainable fuels, e.g., emulsified biofuel, have demonstrated promise in reducing emissions and greenhouse gases. The aim of this project is to investigate the stability of a water in oil emulsion using sunflower oil. The primary objective is to achieve an emulsion which is stable for at least 4 days, and the secondary objective is to investigate how altering the emulsification parameter values of the surfactant hydrophilic-lipophilic balance (HLB), energy density and sonotrode depth in an ultrasonication procedure can impact the stability. The stability of each emulsion was measured over a period of 14 days. The main outcome is that two of the 14 emulsions made remained stable for at least 14 days using a surfactant HLB of five, which proved to be the optimum value from those tested. The results also show that, by using the sonotrode in a higher starting position, emulsions achieved a greater stability. Furthermore, over-processing of the emulsion was determined, with the point of over-processing lying between an energy density of 75 and 200 W.s/mL.
Low heterozygosity is associated with vector‐borne disease in crows

Infectious diseases can have devastating impacts on wildlife populations and are of particular concern for small, inbred populations. Identifying specific pathogens that are linked to morbidity and mortality in inbred individuals is a priority for the conservation of small populations, but opportunities to examine them in the wild are rare. Here, we examined the relationship between heterozygosity and infectious disease in American crows (Corvus brachyrhynchos), a species that engages in close inbreeding, focusing on three pathogens common in Davis, California, USA: West Nile virus (WNV), Plasmodium spp. (avian malaria), and Campylobacter jejuni. We found that low heterozygosity at a panel of 33 microsatellite loci was associated with two vector-borne infectious diseases (WNV and avian malaria), but not with infection by the bacterial gut pathogen C. jejuni. Reasons for this association with vector-borne pathogens are unclear, but might include behavioral factors and immunological differences associated with inbreeding. Overall, these data are consistent with the idea that inbred individuals may be more susceptible to both novel and endemic vector-borne pathogens, underscoring the importance of protecting genetic diversity within populations and buffering small populations against infectious diseases.
Tourist support in Llanganuco Lagoon- Huascarán National Park, Perú

The objective is to determine the tourist supportability at the visit sites of A and B transects of Chinancocha Lagoon, in the district and province of Yungay-Ancash region. The logical historical method was used, the deductive inductive method and the observation were also used; as techniques the bibliographic review, the documentary analysis, as well as the criteria of the specialists to validate the conflicts of use-resources and to select the variables of the field of action were used. We made a direct observation in situ with photographic records, an interview guide, and a questionnaire. Load capacity was determined at three levels: (CCF) of 1 969 visitors, (CCR) of 1 655 visitors and (CCE) of 1208 visitors at a certain time of use at Chinancocha Lagoon, considering an average of 1 to 1.40 effective hours of visit per day. Keywords: touristic support, visit sites, trail, visitor, Huascaran National Park RESUMEN El objetivo es determinar la soportabilidad turistica en los sitios de visita de los transectos A y B de la Laguna de Chinancocha, del distrito y provincia de Yungay– region Ancash. Se utilizo el metodo historico logico, el metodo inductivo deductivo y la observacion; como tecnicas se emplearon la revision bibliografica, analisis documental, asi como el criterio de los especialistas para validar los conflictos de uso-recursos y para seleccionar las variables del campo de accion. Se realizo la observacion directa en campo con registro fotografico, una guia de entrevista, y un cuestionario. Se determino la Capacidad de carga en tres niveles: (CCF) de 1 969 visitantes, (CCR) de 1 655 visitantes y la (CCE) de 1208 visitantes en un determinado tiempo de uso en la Laguna de Chinancocha, considerando un promedio de 1 a 1.40 horas efectivas de visita al dia. Palabras clave: soportabilidad turistica, sitios de visita, sendero, visitante, Parque Nacional Huascaran Received: 2020-01-15 Accepted for publication: 2020-03-13 Published: 2020-06-31
Instagram versus reality: the design and use of self-curated photo elicitation in a study exploring the construction of Scottish identity amongst personal style influencers on Instagram

This paper evaluates the use of self-curated photo elicitation as a new method for exploring self-identity by reflecting on its design and use in a study of Scottish identity. The approach builds on the work of others in the fields of visual analysis and interpretative phenomenological analysis (IPA). Participants were style influencers who were asked to select and discuss a sample of their own Instagram posts that they felt represented their Scottish identity. The approach enabled deep and meaningful engagement with research participants and encouraged further revelations through asking them to reflect on how they went about choosing their posts. Participants spoke passionately and at length about the story behind these and began to understand more about themselves in doing so. Recommendations are made as to how self-curated photo elicitation could be used in future. It is proposed that this method is particularly adaptable to IPA research and studies of self-identity.
EFFECT OF NOZZLE TYPE AND SOME LOCALLY USED SURFACTANTS ON THE SPRAY QUALITY

856 EFFECT OF NOZZLE TYPE AND SOME LOCALLY USED SURFACTANTS ON THE SPRAY QUALITY A. Subr* A. Al-Ahmadi M. Abbas Lecturer Assist. Lecturer Lecturer Dept. of Agric. Mach. and Equip. , Coll. of Agric. Engin. Sci., University of Baghdad alaa.kamel@coagri.uobaghdad. edu.iq ABSTRACT This study was aimed to compare two spreading agents (Tween 20 (T) and dishwashing detergent (D)) which are commonly used in agricultural researches in Iraq and sometimes are used by the local spray applicators. Moreover, the universalflat fan nozzle (UNI) was compared with the air induction nozzle (AI) concerning the quality of the spray produced. The treatments included three concentrations (1.0%; 0.1% and 0.01% vol /vol %) of each spreading material beside the control treatment (water only). Spray quality was evaluated by using the water sensitive papers (WSP), and DepositScan software was used to analyze the scanned photos of WSP. Theevaluated parameters related to the spray quality included: spray coverage (%); spray density (Deposits/cm2); average droplet diameter (DV.5) and deposition of droplets (μL/cm2). Moreover, the penetration rate was also calculated by comparing the deposition quantity between two levels of WSP on the plant canopy (upper and middle level) while the deposition which reached the ground was considered as losses rate. The results have shown that adding Tween 20 spreading agent to the spray solution has produced more deposits per square centimeter and more penetration rate of spray inside the plants canopy than the detergent and control. Moreover, the UNI type nozzle produced higher coverage percentage and number of deposits per square centimeter than AI nozzle.
Wastewater Effluent vs. Safety In Its Reuse: State-of-the-Art

A state-of-the-art review of the human health risks associated with the reuse of wastewater effluent is presented. The subject is of much concern as the need for wastewater becomes more critical in the wake of worldwide shortages of good quality water.The subject of wastewater reuse has been a controversial subject during the last few decades due to the fear of harmful effects on human health and the environment. But recent technology relating to wastewater treatment methods has changed the outlook significantly.The article offers a broad review of the available data on wastewater treatment performance particularly relating to the removal of pathogenic agents. The areas specifically covered are: wastewater quality from various wastewater systems with respect to pathogens; available conventional and nonconventional wastewater treatment technologies; available laboratory methodologies for enumerating the pathogenic state of wastewater and their reliabilities; various methodologies of preuse disinfection of .
Cluster heatmap for detection of good tolerance trait on doubled-haploid rice lines under hydroponic salinity screening

The development of salinity tolerant varieties can be done by using doubled haploid technology. In the determination of the salinity tolerance trait, hydroponic screening at the seedling stage is the most common screening method. However, it needs improvement on the assignment of the tolerance traits. Cluster heatmap analysis has been reported to select lines by combining various data. The objective of the study was to select tolerant doubled-haploid rice lines to salinity stress at the seedling phase and evaluate the use of cluster heatmap analysis by combining tolerance score and growth characters. The study was conducted in a greenhouse using a nested factorial design (repetition nested in NaCl concentrations), with 3 replications. The plant materials used consisted of 62 genotypes and NaCl concentration levels consisted of 0 (1 dS/m) and 120 mM (13.3 dS/m). Hydroponic cultures used a Yoshida solution. Each container contained 14 experimental units and 2 units of check i.e. sensitive and tolerant controls. Observations was carried out on tolerance scoring and growth parameters. The results showed that tolerant and moderate genotypes have a lower pattern of decline than sensitive genotypes, especially in shoot-related characters. Based on the cluster heatmap analysis, there were 38 doubled haploid rice lines considered good tolerance traits under saline condition. The cluster heatmap assignment was considered more selective than only focused on tolerance score, especially in negative selection to sensitive lines.
Large Scale Experimental Study of the Scour Protection Damage Around a Monopile Foundation Under Combined Wave and Current Conditions

This paper presents a series of large-scale wave flume experiments on the scour protection damage around a monopile under combined waves and current conditions with model scales of 1:16.67 and 1:8.33. The main objective is to compare the damage data obtained from these large-scale models with existing monopile scour protection design approaches, which were proposed based on small scale wave flume experiments, and to study the applicability of the existing approaches. The static stability (onset of motion and bed shear stress) and the dynamic stability (three-dimensional damage numbers) of the scour protection are investigated. Both results show that the existing design approaches can be conservative when applied to large scale models, which highlights the need of further investigations on scale and model effects. In addition, this paper also analyses the scour protection damage depth. It is observed that damage depths of the scour protection layer under low Keulegan–Carpenter number (KC) conditions are smaller than predictions. The study provides valuable large scale experimental data for future research on the monopile scour protection design.
Factors Affecting Detection of Manipulation in Financial Statements: An Empirical Study From Auditors’ Perspective

This study examines whether independence of external auditor, auditor industry specialization and ethical commitment of external auditor, improves the ability to detect manipulation in Financial Statements. Using a 25-item questionnaire and convenience sampling method, the data were collected from 76 auditors. The results show that the auditor industry specialization and ethical commitment of auditor have a significant positive impact on detect manipulation in Financial Statements. While independence of auditor not significantly affecting detect manipulation.
Control of glyphosate-resistant waterhemp with preemergence herbicides in glyphosate- and dicamba-resistant soybean

Abstract: Glyphosate-resistant (GR) waterhemp was first discovered in Ontario, Canada, in 2014. In Ontario, GR waterhemp interference in previous studies reduced soybean yield up to 73%. Tank-mixes of herbicides with multiple modes-of-action are important for delaying the evolution of herbicide resistance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of pyroxasulfone (150 g a.i. ha-1), S-metolachlor/metribuzin (1943 g a.i. ha-1), pyroxasulfone/sulfentrazone (300 g a.i. ha-1), and pyroxasulfone/flumioxazin (240 g a.i. ha-1) applied preemergence (PRE) with and without the addition of glyphosate/dicamba (1800 g a.e. ha-1) for the control of GR waterhemp in soybean. At 8 wk after treatment application (WAA), glyphosate/dicamba applied PRE controlled GR waterhemp 45%. Pyroxasulfone, S-metolachlor/metribuzin, pyroxasulfone/sulfentrazone, and pyroxasulfone/flumioxazin applied PRE controlled GR waterhemp 79%, 87%, 91%, and 95%, respectively. At 2, 4, 8, and 12 WAA, the addition of glyphosate/dicamba to the aforementioned PRE herbicides did not improve GR waterhemp control. There was no increase in GR waterhemp control with the addition glyphosate/dicamba; however, multiple herbicide modes-of-action should be utilized to reduce the selection intensity for herbicide-resistant weeds.
Learning During the Covid-19 Pandemic: Correlation Between Income Levels And Parental Roles

This study aims to determine the correlation between parental income levels with the role of parents. The sample is 370 parents of affected by Covid-19 pandemic in Indonesia. The method used is a quantitative correlational approach to the type of survey analysis. The results showed the frequency of parents playing with children before and during the pandemic increased from 38.6% to 62.0%. The results of the bivariate correlation analysis are significance values of 9,956 (Sig> 0.05) with Pearson correlation coefficient numbers showing a result of -0.003 which means that the correlation only 0.003. The correlation coefficient is negative then correlation is inversely proportional, if the income level is moderate then the role of parents is high and vice versa which means that Ha is rejected and Ho is accepted there is no correlation between the level of parental income with the role of parents in early childhood learning during Covid-19.
Macrophage Activation by Heparanase Is Mediated by TLR-2 and TLR-4 and Associates With Plaque Progression

Objective—Factors and mechanisms that activate macrophages in atherosclerotic plaques are incompletely understood. We examined the capacity of heparanase to activate macrophages. Methods and Results—Highly purified heparanase was added to mouse peritoneal macrophages and macrophage-like J774 cells, and the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, matrix metalloproteinase-9, interlukin-1, and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 were evaluated by ELISA. Gene expression was determined by RT-PCR. Cells collected from Toll-like receptor-2 and Toll-like receptor-4 knockout mice were evaluated similarly. Heparanase levels in the plasma of patients with acute myocardial infarction, stable angina, and healthy subjects were determined by ELISA. Immunohistochemistry was applied to detect the expression of heparanase in control specimens and specimens of patients with stable angina or acute myocardial infarction. Addition or overexpression of heparanase variants resulted in marked increase in tumor necrosis factor-α, matrix met.
Clinical, epidemiological and laboratory characteristics of children with febrile seizures

Background: Febrile seizure is the most common type of seizure disorder that occurs in children aged 6-60 months. Recurrences are common. This study was conducted to evaluate the epidemiology, clinical profile and laboratory parameters of children presenting with febrile seizure in a teaching hospital.Methods: This was a descriptive retrospective study among children presenting with febrile seizure admitted to KIMS, Bengaluru from March (2018-2019). Children between six months to five years were included in the study while patients with prior episodes of afebrile seizures, abnormal neurodevelopment and not meeting the age criteria were excluded. Patient’s demographic and clinical data were collected from the in-patient records and analysed.Results: Among 60 children with febrile seizures were enrolled in our study with highest prevalence in males (58%) and amongst 13-24 months age group (37%). Majority (20%) presented in the monsoon season (June) and in the morning hours (43%). Simple febrile seizures and complex febrile seizures were observed in 60% and 40% respectively. Majority (73%) who developed first episode of seizure were below 24 months ago with mean age of 18.71±11.50 months. 42% had recurrence and was significantly associated with first episode of febrile seizures at age ≤1 year and family history of seizures. Upper respiratory tract infections were the commonest cause of fever. Anaemia and leucocytosis were seen in 72% and 70% cases respectively.Conclusions: Febrile seizure was observed predominantly in children below two years, simple febrile seizure being the commonest. Recurrence was common and significantly associated with the first episode of febrile seizure at the age one year or below and family history. Majority had anaemia which showed that iron deficiency anaemia could be a risk factor. Leucocytosis was present in most which could be either due to underlying infection or due to the stress of seizure itself.
Consumers’ Preferences for and Perception of CSR Initiatives in the Wine Sector

This study explores consumers’ preferences for corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives implemented in the wine sector. Moreover, it investigates consumers’ perception and price premium for four wine certifications related to corporate social responsibility (i.e., SQNPI Sustainable Quality; V.I.V.A. Sustainable Wine; Organic, and Equalitas—Sustainable Wine). Overall 251 regular Italian wine consumers participated in an online survey. Their preferences for 11 CSR initiatives implemented in the wine sector were assessed through a best–worst scaling analysis. The study findings show that the most important CSR initiatives for consumers are “health and food safety”, “sustainable agricultural practices”, and “air pollution”. By contrast, those least important for consumers are “energy consumption”, “sustainable packaging”, and “fair trade”. Consumers expressed a positive perception in terms of CSR performance for all the certifications investigated, while their price premium was higher for wine with Organic certification. The study offers several implications for wineries. Specifically, it suggests the CSR initiatives that wineries may implement to fully meet consumers’ preferences.
A centrosome calcium signal is essential for mammalian cell mitosis

To generate a complex multicellular organism like a human requires enormous expansion in cell numbers and this is achieved predominantly through mitosis. Defects in mitosis can lead to premature ageing and cancer so understanding how it is regulated has important implications for human disease. Early data from plant and invertebrate model systems indicated that calcium (Ca2+) could influence mitosis. Here we explore this key question in the cell biology of mammalian cells by targeting high affinity genetically encoded Ca2+ sensors to mitosis specific subcellular locations. We reveal a prolonged yet spatially restricted Ca2+ signal at the centrosomes of mitotic cells using an actin-targeted Ca2+ sensor. Local depletion of Ca2+ at centrosomes using flash-photolysis of the caged Ca2+ chelator diazo-2 arrests mitosis and we provide evidence that this signal emanates from the endoplasmic reticulum. In summary, we characterize a centrosomal Ca2+ signal as a functionally essential input into mitosis. This extends our understanding of the complex regulatory network controlling cell division and pinpoints Ca2+ as an important controller of this fundamental process.
How feminists pick porn: Troubling the link between ‘authenticity’ and production ethics

This article presents findings from an empirical study into the experiences of feminists who use pornography, with a focus on how feminists choose the material with which they engage. It discusses the ways in which participating feminists understood notions of authenticity in relation to porn, as well as the role played by perceptions of ‘authentic representation’ in their porn selection processes and ethical decision-making. The article problematizes the link made by interviewees between more authentic-seeming representations of sex, bodies and pleasure on one hand, and superior production standards and/or more enthusiastic performer consent on the other. It furthermore argues that uncritical demands for authenticity in porn risk undermining broader ‘sex positive’ or ‘anti-anti-porn’ feminist political goals, particularly around stigma reduction and the elimination of exploitative industry practices. In this way the article offers a meaningful contribution to academics, activists and others engaged in the discussion around porn consumption ethics and the ethics of porn consumption, as well as those working on ways to address exploitation within the pornography industries.