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Screening global set of barley germplasm for resistance to spot blotch disease in the warm-humid plains of Nepal

Screening set of barley germplasm for resistance to spot blotch disease the Abstract Spot blotch disease (SB) caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana (teleomorph: Cochliobolus sativus ) is a major disease of barley and causes a significant yield loss under favorable conditions in the warm and humid areas. A global set of 340 barley germplasm obtained from ICARDA were evaluated for SB resistance under natural epiphytotic conditions along with two local checks (Bonus and Solu Uwa) at the research field of Nepal Agricultural Research Council, Rampur, Chitawan, Nepal for three consecutive years (2016-2018). Analysis of variance showed significant variation in Area Under Disease Progress Curve (AUDPC) of the studied genotypes in all the three years’ experiments. The check varieties were susceptible to SB (AUDPC value ≥ 750) in all the experiments. In the first-year experiment, 28, 105, 98 and 109 genotypes had resistant (R, AUDPC <250), moderately resistant (MR, AUDPC 250-499), moderately susceptible (MS, AUDPC 500-749), and susceptible (S, AUDPC ≥ 750) type of disease reaction, respectively. In the second year, 1, 42, 136 and 161 genotypes showed R, MR, MS, and S type of disease reaction. In the third-year, 69 genotypes had MR, 132 MS and 139 S type of disease reaction. Summarized across the years, about 27 % genotypes had MS to MR or R type of SB reaction. The study identified barley lines that can be a potential source of SB resistance for barley breeding programs.
Transgenic camelina oil is an effective source of eicosapentaenoic acid and docosahexaenoic acid in diets for farmed rainbow trout, in terms of growth, tissue fatty acid content, and fillet sensory properties

The oilseed Camelina sativa was genetically engineered to produce eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) and docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) at levels similar to fish oil (FO), which we tested as a lipid source in diets for rainbow trout. Three experimental diets were tested, a FO control, a low‐level transgenic camelina oil (LCO) diet (no FO with 12.5 g/kg camelina), and a high‐level transgenic camelina oil (HCO) diet (no FO with 130 g/kg transgenic camelina). Trout (initial weight 49.8 ± 11 g/fish) were fed for 12 weeks and were evaluated for growth performance, fatty acid content (muscle, liver, brain, and eye), and sensory properties of fillets. The final lengths and weights of fish fed LCO and HCO diets were higher compared to fish fed FO. There were no differences in weight gain, condition factor, specific growth rate, feed intake, and feed conversion ratio. EPA in muscle tissue was higher in fish fed HCO and FO diets compared to the LCO diet. Compound‐specific stable isotope analysis revealed that rainbow trout fed the FO diet stored isotopically enriched DHA compared to the lighter DHA in fish fed HCO. Trout fillets from the HCO treatment were firmer in texture and had a higher orange intensity compared to the FO group.
Development and Application of a Duplex-Single Sequence Repeat Panel for Outcrossing Fertility Evaluation in Red Clover Under Open-Pollinating Conditions

Red clover (Trifolium pratense L.) is a globally significant legume having economic value as a forage and green manure crop in temperate agricultural zones. Based on the gametophytic self-incompatibility system, and analysis of seed set rates between self and cross pollination, the clover has long been considered an outcrossing species. However, the outcrossing rates of red clover under open-pollination conditions are not definitive. Development of a reliable, timesaving, and easily usable marker system is needed to quantify and characterize rates of red clover crossing and selfing. Here, genome-wide screening of 209 mapped simple sequence repeat (SSR) markers was conducted, and 185 produced clear scorable bands on a pooled DNA sample of 20 red clover accessions. Seventy markers were selected based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR) amplification quality on 24 genotypes and their relatively even distribution in red clover genome. Mean polymorphic information content for the 70 markers was 0.490, ranging from 0.117 to 0.878. From the markers, a core set of 24 loci, which had been mapped on six linkage groups, was further tested to develop 12 sets of duplex markers. Using the established duplex PCR protocol, 10 out of 12 sets of duplex SSR markers were used to genotype 60 maternal parents and their respective 22 half-sib progenies. Eight plants among the 1,320 progenies were identified to be selfed, indicating that the outcrossing rate was 99.4% in a natural environment. The protocol and the finding of this rare selfing strategy under open-pollinating conditions contribute to red clover breeding efforts.
Rubik: A Hierarchical Architecture for Efficient Graph Neural Network Training

The graph convolutional network (GCN) emerges as a promising direction to learn the inductive representation in graph data commonly used in widespread applications, such as E-commerce, social networks, and knowledge graphs. However, learning from graphs is nontrivial because of its mixed computation model involving both graph analytics and neural network computing. To this end, we decompose the GCN learning into two hierarchical paradigms: 1) graph-level and 2) node-level computing. Such a hierarchical paradigm facilitates the software and hardware accelerations for GCN learning. We propose a lightweight graph reordering methodology, incorporated with a GCN accelerator architecture that equips a customized cache design to fully utilize the graph-level data reuse. We also propose a mapping methodology aware of data reuse and task-level parallelism to handle various graphs inputs effectively. The results show that Rubik accelerator design improves energy efficiency by <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$26.3\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>–<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$1375.2\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> than GPU platforms across different datasets and GCN models.
Gene expression profiling impacts treatment decision making in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients in the prospective PROMMIS trial

Multiple myeloma (MM) is a heterogeneous hematologic malignancy associated with several risk factors including genetic aberrations which impact disease response and survival. Thorough risk classification is essential to select the best clinical strategy to optimize outcomes. The SKY92 molecular signature classifies patients as standard‐ or high‐risk for progression. The PRospective Observational Multiple Myeloma Impact Study (PROMMIS; NCT02911571) measures impact of SKY92 on risk classification and treatment plan. Newly diagnosed MM patients had bone marrow aspirates analyzed for SKY92. Physicians completed a questionnaire for each patient capturing risk classification, hypothetical treatment plan, and physician confidence in the treatment plan, before and after unblinding SKY92. One hundred forty seven MM patients were enrolled. Before unblinding SKY92, physicians regarded 74 (50%) patients as clinical standard‐risk. After unblinding SKY92, 16 patients were re‐assigned as high‐risk by the physician, and for 15 of them treatment strategy was impacted, resulting in an escalated treatment plan. For the 73 (50%) clinical high‐risk patients, SKY92 indicated 46 patients to be standard‐risk; for 31 of these patients the treatment strategy was impacted consistent with a de‐escalation of risk. Overall, SKY92 impacted treatment decisions in 37% of patients (p < 0.001). For clinical decision‐making, physicians incorporated SKY92, and the final assigned clinical risk was in line with SKY92 for 89% of patients. Furthermore, SKY92 significantly increased the confidence of the physicians’ treatment decisions (p < 0.001). This study shows potential added value of SKY92 in MM for treatment decision making.
X and Millennial Employee Job Satisfaction Factor Study of Mongolia

Organizations have different approaches to attract and retain desired employees based on the company values, goals, and capacity. However, the turnover rate is increasing worldwide and Mongolia is not an exception. To succeed we should manage each employee individually. However, in real life companies do not have that capacity and resources. To manage more effectively, companies might need to group employees by their needs. Some research materials show that generations share similar values. Therefore, solution to that issue could be dividing employees by their birth generation. This paper aims to identify differences and similarities of X and Millennial generations job satisfaction factors of Mongolian employees. To effectively manage individual’s need, questionnaire of this work was developed based on previous works on job satisfaction aspect, which distributed to 389 employees from Mongolia working in Mongolia, USA, Canada and Australia. The sorting criterion was affiliation to the generational cohort, Baby Boomers generation 2.8%, Generation X 36%, Generation Y 57.1% and Generation Z 4.1% respectively. Respondents geographical location: Ulaanbaatar (Capital of Mongolia) 68.1%, Aimags (Rural areas of Mongolia) 27.5% and abroad (USA, Canada, Australia) 4.4% respectively. This study reveals that employee engagement factor importance and reward program effectiveness differ by generations. Overall, company reputation, job security, benefits are rated differently by generations in regards to their importance level. Furthermore, generations prefer government award programs significantly different. The research results might serve companies and organizations to customize their program to attract and retain desired Mongolian employees based on their specific needs. To the best of the author’s knowledge, there is no study conducted regards to job satisfaction and employee engagement factors of Mongolian employees by their generation.
The Adelaide Festival and the development of arts in Adelaide

ABSTRACT This paper asks: why, given the Australian city of Adelaide’s early intervention to embed a flagship arts festival, has it failed to develop as an arts city with a more democratized cultural terroir, with greater diversity and inclusion? We argue that part of the answer lies in the continuing influence of its flagship Adelaide Festival, which, from the beginning, was not of, and for, the entire city, nor “art for all,” but very much the opposite. It was explicitly orientated to the virtues of high art, packaged for a social elite, and linked to tourism–led urban regeneration. Rather than a celebration of Adelaide’s cultural terroir, it established a marketized form of arts festival built around a core of imported art. Informed by multiple data sources, this case study offers a positive critique at a pivot point in Adelaide’s festival history, suggesting that a consideration of other types of art city offers alternatives for the future.
The Effects of Physical, Emotional, and Cognitive Demands on Academic Leaders’ Performance in Malaysian Research Universities

This study attempted to investigate the possible impact of physical, emotional, and cognitive job demands on burnout among Malaysian academic leaders at Research Universities (RU). Another objective of the study was to study the direct and mediating role of burnout on the job performance of the target population. Through a quantitative study and by using a five-Likert point, 250 academic leaders in Malaysian Research Universities (MRUs) were surveyed. The obtained primary data were subject to quantitative analysis through outer loading of the items using Smart PLS software. The exploratory and confirmatory tests applied to the primary data earlier to the inferential tests started with testing the direct hypotheses structured followed by the indirect effect. Findings indicated that based on the model extracted and the loaded factors, it was found that cognitive, emotional, and physical demands have a significant impact on burnout. Burnout also showed a significant effect on in-role and extra-role performance of the academic leaders and an indirect effect of burnout between job demands and job performance was observed. As an implication, this study can have pedagogical implications for educational policymakers, education syllabus designers, and academic leaders. Assessing the interaction role of gender type suggests further research, which benefit the policymakers in diversifying the job demand for each type.
An Open Trial of the Effectiveness, Program Usage, and User Experience of Internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Mixed Anxiety and Depression for Healthcare Workers on Disability Leave

Supplemental Digital Content is available in the text Objective: An open trial of an internet-based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (iCBT) program for healthcare workers was conducted. Methods: Healthcare workers on disability leave who used the iCBT program were assessed on: self-reported depression and anxiety symptoms using the Depression Anxiety Stress Scales-21; and, program usage. Healthcare workers’ experience of using iCBT was evaluated in a separate survey. Results: Of the 497 healthcare workers referred to the iCBT program, 51% logged in, 25% logged in more than once, and 12% logged in more than once and completed at least two assessments. For the latter group, self-reported depression and anxiety symptoms significantly decreased from the first assessment. Conclusions: This iCBT program was perceived to be of benefit to healthcare workers, with program usage and effectiveness that was similar to what has been previously reported for unguided iCBT.
Promoting mental health literacy in female students: A school-based educational intervention

Background and objective: Considering the worldwide increase in mental health problems among adolescents and the hypothetical positive impact of mental health literacy (MHL) on mental health promotive behaviours, this study examined the effect of a MHL intervention in a sample of Iranian high school students. Design: Educational intervention with a pretest–posttest and control group design conducted among Iranian high school students in 2019. Setting: Four public schools in Shiraz, Iran. Methods: In this study, 220 students (110 in each intervention and control group) were selected using the cluster multi-stage sampling and participated in the study. Participants completed the adolescent MHL questionnaire at two stages (pretest and posttest). A training programme which comprised six 60- to 90-minutes sessions using collaborative learning techniques and printed materials was conducted with the experimental group. Data were subjected to covariance analysis. Results: No significant differences were found between study groups regarding demographic and MHL scores before the intervention. After completing the training programme, the intervention group showed a significant improvement in MHL and subscale scores (p < .01). Covariance analysis confirmed an improvement of MHL in the intervention group after controlling for pretest scores but not in the control group. Conclusion: Study findings demonstrated the efficacy of the training intervention to improve adolescents’ MHL. Further research is recommended to examine the effects of the same intervention among boys and longer-term outcomes.
Impact of Ozonisation Time and Dose on Health Related and Microbiological Properties of Rapanui Tomatoes

The impact of ozone concentration and ozonisation time on the selected chemical, physical and microbiological properties of Rapanui tomatoes was investigated. Tomatoes were exposed to gaseous ozone at concentrations of 0.9 and 2.5 mg L−1 (c1, c2) for 30 and 120 min (t1, t2), and stored for up to 15 days at a temperature of 12 ± 1 °C. The following parameters were evaluated: titratable acidity, total soluble solids, total phenolic and flavonoid contents, lycopene, total carotenoids, vitamin C, total antioxidant activity, colour L* a* b* and firmness. Ozonated fruit had higher levels of total soluble solids and higher levels of titratable acidity during and after storage. Exposure of tomatoes to a cooling atmosphere, applying recommended ozonisation process parameters, efficiently inactivated microorganisms that are present on the surface and reduced fruit weight loss, while retaining their firmness and stable colour.
Low generation PAMAM dendrimers as drug carriers for Pt(IV) complexes

An unsymmetrically carboxylated platinum(IV) analogue of oxaliplatin was coupled to low generation polyamidoamine dendrimers (PAMAM) with an amino-terminated surface (G-2; G-4). 1-D, 2-D diffusion NMR spectroscopy and high resolution HPLC-MS/MS were used to characterise the platinum complexes and drug-dendrimer conjugates. The average load of platinum(IV) complex per dendrimer was determined by ICP-MS, showing a maximum load of 38% (6 platinum units per dendrimer molecule) for the smaller G-2 generation and 34% (22 platinum units per dendrimer molecule) for G-4, respectively. As a result of this loading, the average diameter increased from 26 A to 34 A (30%, G-2) and from 46 A to 63 A (38%, G-4). The in vitro cytotoxicity of the free platinum(IV) complex, the complex loaded dendrimers and the free PAMAM analogues G-2 and G-4 was evaluated in the cisplatin sensitive ovarian cell line CH1/PA1 as well as in rather cisplatin insensitive colon (SW480) and lung (A549) carcinoma cells by the MTT assay. Whilst the free platinum(IV) compound displayed a rather moderate activity, the drug-dendrimer complexes showed a load and size dependent behaviour with IC50 values down to the low nanomolar range. In the cisplatin insensitive cell lines, the benefit of this platinum load primarily consists of added cytostatic rather than cytocidal effects, according to results from the annexin V/PI assay for apoptosis/necrosis induction.
Wildlife Management Areas in Tanzania: Vulnerability and Survival Amidst COVID-19

The establishment of Wildlife Management Areas (WMAs) has been adopted as intervention to safeguard the wildlife and their habitats outside the core protected areas in Tanzania. Along with their conservation role, WMAs provide an opportunity for local communities to derive economic benefits from wildlife-based enterprises on their land. WMAs primarily rely on revenues generated from photographic and hunting tourism to support operational activities and create incentives for the local communities to conserve wildlife resources. The current global travel restrictions and lockdown caused by an outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic have reduced a vital funding source for WMAs. This, therefore, undermines the ability to manage the wildlife resources and reward communities for the opportunity cost of their land and other costs associated with coexisting with wildlife. This chapter examines the extent to which the decline of tourism revenues as a result of the outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic has affected WMAs as a framework for local communities to manage and benefit from wildlife. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews on five WMAs in Northern Tanzania that were purposively selected based on their ability to generate a significant amount of revenues from tourism. Findings show that the decline of tourism revenues triggers unprecedented adverse effects on the conservation of wildlife resources within WMAs. Livelihood of the local communities is also affected due to loss of employment opportunities and drop-off of tourism income obtained from the sales of local goods to the tourists and tourist hotels. We recommend the creation of local mechanisms for revenue acquisition that are more resilient to global shocks, diversifying revenue-generating options within WMAs, and putting in place the right funding model that would warrant WMAs sustainability.
Local Bank, Digital Financial Inclusion and SME Financing Constraints: Empirical Evidence from China

ABSTRACT This paper investigates the impact of local banks and digital financial inclusion on Small and Medium-sized Enterprise (SME) financing constraints. Using data from Chinese SMEs for the period 2007–2017, our robust results find that (1) SMEs’ financing constraints are negatively associated with the proportion of local bank branches and the degree of digital financial inclusion; (2) the effect of local banks is more pronounced for firms which are small, transparent, and located in the regions less dependent on bank credit; and (3) local bank branches and digital financial inclusion have a substitution effect on alleviating SMEs’ financial constraints. The findings shed light on how digital finance technologies could influence traditional SME-bank relationships and have important policy and managerial implications.
Local government performance and democratic consolidation: Explaining ordinance proposal in Busan Metropolitan Council

This article assesses the role of local councils as a conduit for democratic consolidation through the examination of the legislative performance of the members of a South Korean metropolitan city council. We collected data on ordinance proposals in Busan Metropolitan Council from 2006 to 2018 (the 5th to 7th Councils) and analysed, first, the effects of individual attributes of local council members on legislative performance through negative binomial model analysis and, second, the effects of legislative networks on council members' performance. Three findings contribute to the literature: first, the number of proposed ordinances by council members increased over time, while those by the mayor decreased in the same period, suggesting an erosion of executive dominance of policymaking in local councils. Second, female and newly elected council members are most active in legislative proposals, which underlines that these members are more connected to the electorate than long‐serving incumbents. Third, network analyses show increasingly diverse and multi‐centred communities behind ordinance proposals;this suggests a move from personalistic politics to institutionalised politics.