Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Assessment of Trace Elements in Tissues of Fish Species: Multivariate Study and Safety Evaluation

Levels of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Li, Mn, Mo, Ni, Pb, Sb and Se in muscle, gill, stomach, liver, kidney and gonad tissues of six different fish species ( Caranx latus, Bagre marinus, Archosargus rhomboidalis, Lutjanus synagris, Scomberomorus cavalla and Sphyraena guachancho) from the Todos os Santos Bay (Bahia State, Brazil) were evaluated. The elements were determined by inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS) after wet digestion using reflux system with a cold finger. The detected concentration ranges were as follows (mg kg -1 dry weight): < 0.49-27.31 for As, < 0.013-1.12 for Cd, 0.38-6.05 for Cr, 0.17-28.12 for Cu, < 0.092-1.19 for Li, 0.16-55.9 for Mn, < 0.034-1.24 for Mo, < 0.067-15.57 for Ni, < 0.013-0.60 for Pb, < 0.144 for Sb and 0.57-14.6 for Se. Highest concentrations of trace elements were observed in kidney, liver and gill tissues.
Nitrification potential of attached biofilms in dairy farm waste stabilisation ponds.

Dairy farm waste stabilisation ponds are a major source of ammoniacal-N to surface waters in New Zealand. Ammoniacal-N is of particular concern in New Zealand where native aquatic invertebrates appear to be very sensitive to ammonia toxicity. This paper investigates improvement of ammoniacal-N nitrification in dairy farm facultative ponds with mechanical aeration and provision of biofilm attachment surfaces. Biofilm was grown on surfaces at different depths (0.1 m, 0.2 m and 0.6 m) under three mechanical aeration regimes (no aeration, night-only aeration and continuous aeration). Nitrification potential of biofilm was determined as the rate of ammoniacal-N removal in bioassays with ammoniacal-N spiked pond water or culture medium under controlled conditions (20°C, pH 7.0, constant stirring, DO 2–3 g m −3 , dark). The nitrification potentials (0.30 g N m −2 biofilm d −1 to 2.17 g N m −2 biofilm d −1 ) of biofilm-coated surfaces were largely controlled by oxygen availability and consistency of supply in the pond. Nitrification potentials were high where oxygen availability was high, such as close to the pond surface where atmospheric re-aeration and algal photosynthesis were prevalent. Nitrification potentials of biofilms incubated at depth were enhanced by mechanical aeration, with higher values achieved under the continuous aeration regime and at more turbulent sites closer to the aerator.
Carotenoid Extraction from Locally and Organically Produced Cereals Using Saponification Method

Carotenoids are important phytochemicals contributing nutritional health benefits in the human diet, with a significant contribution from cereals as one of the major food component around the world. Different methods have been described and adopted for the extraction and isolation of carotenoid compounds. Saponification can be seen as an option for carotenoid extraction from cereals as it converts retinol esters to retinol and removes other abundant compounds such as triglycerides. Extraction of carotenoids content of locally adapted and organic cereals have been limitedly investigated and was, therefore, evaluated in the present study, with a specific aim to understand genotypic and local cultivation effects and interactions. Therefore, 17 diverse cereal genotypes of local origin were grown organically in four localities and evaluated for carotenoid content and composition by HPLC. The results showed a large variation in content and composition of carotenoids in locally adapted and organically grown cereal genotypes, with lutein as the dominating type in wheat and rye, while zeaxanthin was the dominating type in barley. High-level genotypes showed values (9.9 mg/kg of total carotenoids) similar to the highest values previously reported in specific types of wheat. The barley genotypes showed relatively high stability in carotenoids content within and between cultivation locations, while large interactions were found with the cultivation location for the rest of the genotypes, indicating their local adaptation. The local adaptation of the cereal genotypes evaluated contributes large opportunities for local production of high value, highly nutritious food products, while the direct value of these genotypes for conventional plant breeding for varieties performing similar over broad environmental ranges, are more limited.
Wound Healing Activity of Premna latifolia Roxb.

Aims: The study aims to understand the wound healing potentials of a 50% aqueous ethanolic extract of Premna latifolia stem using excision wound model. Study Design: The wound healing potentials were simultaneously supported by observing the bacterial functional diversity of wound swabs using Biolog Eco plates. The antioxidant activity was performed using In vitro DPPH free radical scavenging assay. Place and Duration of Study: CSIR-National Botanical Research Institute (NBRI), Lucknow, between May 2013 and November 2013. Methodology: Wound healing activity of the plant was studied using excision wound model. Animals were divided into three groups of six male rats each as control group (GI) dressed with compound free simple ointment. Test group (GII) treated with 50% aqueous ethanolic extract of P. latifolia stem (10% w/w) in ointment vehicle and standard group (GIII) group treated Nitrofurazone ointment, Himedia (0.2%w/w). The wound healing potential was further supported by the DPPH free radical scavenging and antibacterial activity of the plant. The phytochemical estimations were done using standard methods. Results: Sugar and starch content in the plant was 3.55% and 5.54% respectively. Total tannins, phenol and flavonoid content were estimated to be 0.18%, 0.54% and 2.73%. Original Research Article ArticRe Article British Journal of Pharmaceutical Research, 4(8): 929-942, 2014 930 The 50% ethanolic extract of the plant showed moderate DPPH free radical scavenging activity with an IC50 of 188. 02μg/ml. A 69.15% of wound closure was observed on 10 day post wounding of the rats treated with 200 mg/kg of extract. The results also indicated significant antibacterial activity of the extract. Conclusion: The 50% aqueous ethanolic extract of P. latifolia shows significant wound healing activity.
Forensically reconstructing biomedical maintenance labor: PDF metadata under the epistemic conditions of COVID‐19

This study examines the documents circulated among biomedical equipment repair technicians in order to build a conceptual model that accounts for multilayered temporality in technical healthcare professional communities. A metadata analysis informed by digital forensics and trace ethnography is employed to model the overlapping temporal, format‐related, and annotation characteristics present in a corpus of repair manual files crowdsourced during collaborations between volunteer archivists and professional technicians. The corpus originates within iFixit.com's Medical Device Repair collection, a trove of more than 10,000 manuals contributed by working technicians in response to the strain placed on their colleagues and institutions due to the COVID‐19 pandemic. The study focuses in particular on the Respiratory Analyzer subcategory of documents, which aid in the maintenance of equipment central to the care of COVID‐19 patients experiencing respiratory symptoms. The 40 Respiratory Analyzer manuals in iFixit's collection are examined in terms of their original publication date, the apparent status of their original paper copies, the version of PDF used to encode them, and any additional metadata that is present. Based on these characteristics, the study advances a conceptual model accounting for circulation among multiple technicians, as well as alteration of documents during the course of their lifespans.
Optimization of Texture-Modified Yellowfin Sole (Pleuronectes aspera) by Enzymatic Treatment and Superheated Steam Treating to Improve Quality Characteristics

This study aimed to optimize the texture modification process of yellowfin sole (Pleuronectes aspera) to improve its quality characteristics for easier consumption by the elderly. Yellowfin sole was immersed in enzyme solution (Protamex:Neutrase = 1:2), marinated in herbal extract solution, and roasted by superheated steam. The product was evaluated for microbial, physicochemical, and sensory properties, as well as shelf life. Specifically, the optimal enzymatic treatment comprised a protease concentration of 1.00% (w/v) with an immersion time of 3.16 h. The optimal marination herb was determined to be bay leaves, as indicated by highest overall acceptance. The texture modification process led to lower hardness and higher overall acceptance values (76.23 kN/m2 and 8.38, respectively) compared with nonenzyme processed product (120.43 kN/m2, 7.43), also retaining high nutritional value and low trimethylamine levels. Shelf-life analysis indicated microbial activity was inhibited (not detected), low levels of total volatile basic nitrogen (10.50 mg%), low levels of thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (0.12 mg MDA/kg), and stable pH values (6.5–7.0). Overall, the texture-modified yellowfin sole possessed a soft flesh texture suitable for consumption by the elderly, with acceptable microbial, physicochemical, and sensory qualities.
Leveraging Knowledge Sharing and Innovation Towards Resilient Competitive Advantage:

The role of knowledge sharing has been tested and explored in various empirical studies related to organizations. However, research that explores knowledge sharing in building innovation and explores the role of innovation comprehensively is still rare in the SME sector. The purpose of this study was to examine and explain the relationship between knowledge sharing in building innovation to build a resilient competitive advantage. This study used a quantitative design involving 118 respondents from 59 sample frames consisting of management levels, namely assistant and managers of SMEs Export in Bali Province, Indonesia. The questionnaire uses a Likert scale, and the data is processed with SmartPLS 3.0 software. The results showed that knowledge sharing has a significant effect on innovation and resilient competitive advantage and innovation as mediator. Theoretically, this research provides insight into the body of knowledge. Practically, research is concerned with the recognition of intellectual capital in the organization. The limitations of the study are discussed in the paper. Keywords—knowledge sharing, innovation, SEM, business performance, resilient competitive advantage
Do different presentations of performance information on government websites affect citizens’ decision making? A survey experiment

Abstract Citizen-government interactions through performance information have recently gained attention in public administration. To enhance these interactions, governments utilize interactive information presentations to deliver information, in the hope of allowing citizens to make informed decisions. However, there is little empirical evidence on whether the implementation of interactive presentational formats helps citizens to make more accurate decisions. Drawing on information processing and cognitive fit theories, we argue that citizens make more accurate decisions using an interactive information presentation, which reduces the complexity of the task and boosts their cognition. Using a survey experiment, we test the effect of interactive presentation of information on the accuracy of citizens’ decisions. Our findings show that an interactive information presentation, as compared to a static one, increases the accuracy of their decisions. The results suggest that it is essential for governments not only to publish performance information, but also to consider the way in which information is presented, so they can make it more useful to citizens.
The use of substances in sexual offending in a United States sample

Substance use is often involved in sexual offending. Understanding the ways in which substances are used in sexual offending is critical for developing prevention strategies. The present study explored the ways that substances are involved in the perpetration of sexual abuse against adults and minors, including intoxication and supplying substances to victims by individuals convicted of sexual offenses. Data were collected from the records of 2803 individuals convicted of sexual offenses in the United States. A series of binary logistic regressions found that offenses against adults were more likely to have alcohol or drugs involved than offenses against minors, while supplying substances to victims was less likely in intrafamilial than in extrafamilial offenses against minors. Findings suggest that implementing sexual violence prevention strategies (e.g. bystander intervention) in adult drinking contexts and integrating education about problematic substance use behaviors (e.g. grooming) during childhood prevention programs can aid in sexual abuse prevention.
Assessment of cloud vendors using interval‐valued probabilistic linguistic information and unknown weights

Cloud vendors (CVs) play an indispensable role in the development of IT sectors and industry 4.0. Many CVs evolve every day, and a systematic selection of these is becoming substantial for organizations. Literature studies have shown that multicriteria decision‐making (MCDM) is a powerful tool for systematic selection. However, the major issue with the state‐of‐the‐art models is that they do not effectively represent uncertainty. Moreover, the personalized selection of CVs based on user queries is not prominent in an MCDM context. In this paper, to circumvent these issues, a new decision framework is proposed that utilizes a generalized preference style called interval‐valued probabilistic linguistic term set (IVPLTS). This preference style considers occurring probability values as interval numbers instead of a single precise value, which provides flexibility during preference elicitation. Initially, missing values are imputed systematically by using a case‐based method. Then, the consistency of these preferences is checked using Cronbach's alpha coefficient, and the inconsistent preferences are repaired rationally by using an iterative method. A programming model is proposed for determining the weights of the evaluation criteria. Furthermore, Maclaurin symmetric mean (MSM) is extended to IVPLTS for aggregating preferences from each expert. The interval‐valued probabilistic linguistic comprehensive (IVPLC) method is proposed for prioritizing CVs in a personalized manner. Finally, the framework's practicality is validated by using a case study of CV selection for an academic institution; strengths and weaknesses of the framework are conferred by comparison with extant CV selection models.
Resistance status and physiological activity test of Spenochlea zeylanica and Ludwigia octovalvis in paddy field to 2,4-D and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides

Abstract. Rahmadi R, Sriyani N, Yusnita, Pujisiswanto H, Hapsoro D. 2021. Resistance status and physiological activity test of Spenochlea zeylanica and Ludwigia octovalvis in paddy field to 2,4-D and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides. Biodiversitas 22: 2829-2838. Spenochlea zeylanica and Ludwigia octovalvis are dominant in Trimurjo paddy fields in Central Lampung Regency, Lampung, Indonesia and difficult to control with 2,4-Dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides that had been used for more than 12 years. This study aims to determine the resistance status of S. zeylanica and L. octovalvis and physiological activity in resistance and susceptible of both weeds species exposed to 2,4-D and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides. The study was conducted from August to December 2019 in the Greenhouse Botanical Garden of Sumatra Institute of Technology. The study used a split-plot design, the origin of weed species as the main plot and herbicide dose as the subplot. S. zeylanica exposed has low-level resistance to 2,4-D and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides with resistance Index (RI) of 2.19 and 2.87, respectively. L. octovalvis exposed was still classified as susceptible to 2,4-D and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides with RI of 1.00 and 1.59, respectively. The physiological activities (carbon assimilation, stomatal conductance, and transpiration rate) of S. zeylanica resistant to 2,4-D and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides is higher than S. zeylanica susceptible 2,4-D and metsulfuron-methyl herbicides
Hidden in Plain Sight: Uncovering the Obesogenic Environment Surrounding the UK’s Leisure Horses

ABSTRACT Equine obesity is a major welfare concern in the UK, and the problem is thought to be increasing. Leisure horses are known to be most at risk of obesity, yet despite plenty of conjecture, the reasons for this are unknown. This study, therefore, aimed to establish the social and environmental factors which owners considered might contribute to levels of obesity in leisure horses in order to address the problem. This project used qualitative research methods to bring together data from interviews with 28 horse owners and 19 equine professionals, two focus groups, two years of field notes, and 17 threads from equine discussion fora. The data were analyzed using a grounded theory approach. This study determined that the environment around the UK’s leisure horses is “obesogenic”; that is, the environment is structured in numerous ways that make obesity a likely outcome. This is a result of multiple factors related to the changing relationships between humans and their horses in recent decades, which has led to horses being kept for their companionship rather than for their physical abilities as work or competition animals. In addition, commercial environments have been developed to cater for these leisure horses, including livery yards which often have inflexible rules and rich grasses, a heavily moralized feed and equine care industry, and lack of options for “safe” exercise. In these obesogenic environments, horse owners often find it difficult to make changes to their horses’ condition.
Checklist of Chalcidoidea and Mymarommatoidea (Hymenoptera) of Canada, Alaska and Greenland

A checklist of 1246 extant, described species, classified in 346 genera in 18 families of Chalcidoidea (Hymenoptera) are reported from Canada, Alaska (USA) and Greenland (Denmark) based on examined specimens and published records up to December 31, 2020. Of the reported species, 1214 (in 345 genera in 18 families) are listed from Canada, 113 (in 58 genera in 10 families) from Alaska, and 26 (in 22 genera in 4 families) from Greenland. The list includes 235 new species records and 53 new generic records for Canada (no new family records). Forty-one new species records, 22 new generic records and the families Chalcididae and Eurytomidae are newly reported for Alaska. No new records were found for Greenland. Two species (in one genus) of Mymarommatoidea are reported from Canada. For each species in Canada, distribution is tabulated by province or territory, except the province of Newfoundland and Labrador is divided into the island of Newfoundland and the region of Labrador. The inclusion of known species from Alaska and Greenland results in the first comprehensive distributional checklist for JHR 82: 69–138 (2021) doi: 10.3897/jhr.82. 60058 https://jhr.pensoft. net Copyright Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Canada. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. CHECKLIST John T. Huber et al. / Journal of Hymenoptera Research 82: 69–138 (2021) 70 the entire northern part of the Nearctic region. A brief review of the history of cataloguing Chalcidoidea in North America and a comparison of this checklist with four published checklists from the Palaearctic
Significant Contribution of Severe Ozone Loss to the Siberian‐Arctic Surface Warming in Spring 2020

Severe ozone loss and significant surface warming anomalies in the Siberian Arctic were observed in spring 2020. Here, we show that the anomalous surface warming was likely related to the ozone loss. The dramatic Arctic ozone loss in March was shifted to Siberia in April and May, which largely cools the lower stratosphere and leads to an increase of high clouds by modifying the static stability in the upper troposphere. This further results in an increase of longwave radiation at surface which likely contributes to surface warming. Multiple linear regression demonstrates that ozone loss contributes most of the surface warming in April, while the Arctic Oscillation and ice‐albedo feedback play a minor role. In May, both ozone loss and ice‐albedo feedback contribute to the surface warming. These results support that surface warming in the Siberian Arctic could occur in April and May when severe ozone loss occurs in March.
Characteristics of ammonia/N 2 /O 2 laminar flame in oxygen-enriched air condition

Ammonia is regarded as one of the alternative fuels and regarded as a “hydrogen carrier”. Ammonia is an easily-liquefiable fuel. Therefore, it is a suitable fuel for transportation and storage. Also, ammonia can be produced in large quantities by using the Haber–Bosch process with low price. It is known that the laminar burning velocity of ammonia/air mixture is about 10 cm/s at near stoichiometric condition. This laminar burning velocity is very low compared with that of other fossil fuels. Therefore, in order to use ammonia as the alternative fuel, it is necessary to improve the laminar burning velocity of ammonia mixture. In this study, the oxygen-enriched combustion was applied to an ammonia/N2/O2 premixed flame and the effects of the oxygen-enriched combustion on the flammable range, the laminar burning velocity and the flame temperature were evaluated. Also, laminar burning velocity was calculated by using CHEMKIN-Pro. The chemical reaction set about ammonia oxidation, which reported by Lindstedt, was applied as the detailed elementary reactions. Results showed that oxygen concentration was necessary at least 26% to maintain ammonia flame stable. The laminar burning velocity was increased with the increase of O2 concentration in both experimental results and numerical results. At 30% O2 concentration and stoichiometric condition, the laminar burning velocity was 27.4 cm/s. Also, Ammonia flame temperature was around 2167 K under 30% O2 concentration.
A farming system typology for the adoption of new technology in Bangladesh

Over the last three decades, few studies have been conducted to tackle the complexity and heterogeneity of Bangladesh farming systems. We address these research gaps with a new survey. Accordingly, a survey was conducted in North- Western Bangladesh to understand how socio- economic traits influence technology adoption and to identify and characterize key farm types. The survey was Principal
The Teacher’s Perspective on Inclusion in Education: An Analysis of Curriculum Design

The study we present is based on the responses given to students with specific educational support needs in compulsory education stages. Focused from the perspective of teachers within the framework of educational inclusion. To this end, the role of teachers and their influence on curriculum design, methodology, and assessment is taken into account. A descriptive and inferential methodological approach is used, with a sample of 2457 teachers from the Spanish context, applying an ad-hoc questionnaire. The results indicate the influence of teachers’ socio-demographic variables on the implementation of curriculum design, methodology, and assessment strategies in line with educational inclusion. The conclusions highlight the reactive versus proactive nature of teaching, although the sufficiency of educational practice is considered, characterised by differences according to age, gender, experience, or location of educative centre, among other variables analysed. It is established that improvements can be identified that can be strengthened. Specifically those related to the interests and motivations of students with SEN and their participation in assessment processes.