Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Relationship Between State Preemption of Inclusionary Zoning Policies and Health Outcomes: Is There Disparate Impact Among People of Color?

ABSTRACT This study examines the relationship between state preemption of inclusionary zoning policies and health outcomes among different demographic groups. Controlling for state- and individual-level controls, preemption of inclusionary association was negatively associated with health outcomes, particularly among Black adults. Adults living in states that preempt inclusionary zoning were more likely to have poor or fair self-rated health status. Additionally, Black adults were more likely to report delaying medical care because of cost in preemption states. Study findings suggest that changes to land-use regulation and zoning policy are important policy levers for improving health and longstanding racial health inequities. Policy interventions should be race-conscious and account for the historical and systemic barriers experienced by Black people.
MICROBIAL CONTROL OF LIVE/DEAD ZOOPLANKTON RATIO IN SEVASTOPOL BAY

To explain higher fraction of live zooplankton in heavily polluted and eutrophic Sevastopol Bay comparing with cleaner adjacent waters, a hypothesis has been proposed and tested experimentally that more intensive bacteria-driven decomposition of dead organisms in the bay reduced their pool and, as a result, increased the live-to-dead zooplankton ratio. In the experiment, a heat-killed batch culture of the copepod Calanipeda aquaedulcis was used as a substrate for decomposition by natural microbial communities from the waters of different pollution status. Bacterioplankton abundance and in situ decomposition rate of copepod carcasses were shown to be about 3-fold higher in the bay (1.3 × 10 6 cells ml -1 and 0.13 day -1 , respectively) while an approximation of zooplankton non-predatory mortality rates gave equal values for both the sites (about 0.046 day -1 ). These findings call for revising the ways of interpreting the results of zooplankton viability assays in their relation to water pollution status.
Stock discrimination of Barilius vagra (Hamilton, 1822) (Teleostei: Danionidae) inhabiting the Alaknanda and Chenab River basins of India using mitochondrial COI gene

Barilius vagra is an important freshwater fish found in the streams of hilly region of the Indian Himalaya consumed by local inhabitants. Genetic characterization of B. vagra was done using COI gene sequences of mitochondrial DNA (mt DNA). The COI gene of 18 individuals collected from two geographically isolated river basins of Indian Himalaya was sequenced. 18 sequences having more than 640 base pairs of B. vagra revealed the nucleotide diversity to be 0.00169 and 0.00330, respectively, from the Alaknanda and Chenab River basins. The haplotype gene diversity was found to be 0.806 and 0.833 for B. vagra from the two river basins, respectively. The maximum likelihood phylogenetic tree revealed the presence of two separate genetic stocks of B. vagra from the Alaknanda and Chenab River basins. The results of the present study suggested that the geographically isolated populations of B. vagra have developed significant divergence amidst the basins. This information would be useful for planning effective management strategies for conservation of hill trouts.
Diversity patterns of subterranean invertebrate fauna in calcretes of the Yilgarn Region, Western Australia

Calcrete aquifers are unique groundwater habitats containing stygobiontic species endemic to each calcrete. The evolutionary history of stygofauna suggests the calcretes in Western Australia contain multiple ancient lineages, yet populations experience episodic variation in rainfall patterns, with little-known ecological consequences. The aim of the present study was to document stygofaunal diversity patterns and determine whether they are influenced by rainfall events. The average taxon richness in boreholes peaked shortly after periods of high rainfall, and when dominant taxa were excluded, evenness decreased after periods of both high and low rainfall, indicating that dominant taxa are an important factor in driving the system. Strong abundance–distribution relationships reflected the commonality of taxon groups; common taxon groups had broad distributions and high abundance levels, whereas rare taxon groups had small distributions and low abundance. After periods of intermediate and low rainfall, taxon groups had narrower distributions and the maximum number of individuals per borehole was lower. Finally, the majority of boreholes did not show changes in evenness over the 11-year study period, suggesting a reasonably stable ecosystem with episodic fluctuations that can be attributed to rainfall events. The results of the present study indicate that diversity patterns within boreholes are driven episodically by both external and internal factors, such as rainfall and rapid borehole dominance respectively.
The phylogeography of two disjunct Neotropical Ficus (Moraceae) species reveals contrasted histories between the Amazon and the Atlantic Forests

1Departamento de Botânica, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, SP, Brazil 2CCBS, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brazil 3Instituto de Investigaciones de la Amazonia Peruana, Av. Abelardo Quiñones km 2.5, Iquitos, Peru 4CEFE UMR 5175, CNRS – Université de Montpellier – Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier – EPHE, 1919, route de Mende 34293 Montpellier cedex 5, France
Antimicrobial Activity of the Extracts of Terfezia claveryi and Tirmania pinoyi Against Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria Causal Agent of Diseases in Tomato

Antimicrobial Activity of the Extracts of Terfezia claveryi and Tirmania pinoyi Against Gram-positive and Gram-negative Bacteria Causal Agent of Diseases in Tomato Maria Letizia Gargano , Patrizia Bella , Stefano Panno, Vincenzo Arizza, Luigi Inguglia, Vittoria Catara, Giuseppe Venturella, Salvatore Davino* Department of Agricultural and Forest Science (SAF), University of Palermo, Viale delle Scienze Bld. 5, 90123 Palermo (Italy) Department of Biological, Biochemistry and Pharmacological Science and Technology (STEBICEF), Via Archirafi 18-28, 90122 Palermo, (Italy) Department of Agricultural, Food and Environment (Di3A), Via Santa Sofia 100, 91123 Catania, (Italy) salvatore.davino@unipa.it # These authors contributed equally to the study
A communicative interdependence perspective of sexual communication and technology in bondage, domination, and sadomasochist relationships

ABSTRACT As lives become more multimodal, relationships must communicate across varied modes of communication. Sex is a uniquely important topic for couples. For bondage, domination, and sadomasochist (BDSM) relationships, in which the negotiation process may be more mandatory and more challenging, technology presents an important place for mitigating the face-threatening nature of these conversations. Applying the Communication Interdependence Perspective, the present study investigates the management of multimodal communication in BDSM sexual relationships, finding that interdependence variables contribute to understanding relational closeness and relational satisfaction. Mode segmentation to TMC acted as a moderator, suggesting that low amounts of affectionate exchanges and high levels of mode segmentation to TMC may be especially dissatisfying for people in BDSM relationships.
Estimation of Low Rank High-Dimensional Multivariate Linear Models for Multi-Response Data

Abstract In this article, we study low rank high-dimensional multivariate linear models (LRMLM) for high-dimensional multi-response data. We propose an intuitively appealing estimation approach and develop an algorithm for implementation purposes. Asymptotic properties are established to justify the estimation procedure theoretically. Intensive simulation studies are also conducted to demonstrate performance when the sample size is finite, and a comparison is made with some popular methods from the literature. The results show the proposed estimator outperforms all of the alternative methods under various circumstances. Finally, using our suggested estimation procedure we apply the LRMLM to analyze an environmental dataset and predict concentrations of PM2.5 at the locations concerned. The results illustrate how the proposed method provides more accurate predictions than the alternative approaches.
COVID-19 y educación a distancia digital: preconfinamiento, confinamiento y posconfinamiento

La pandemia COVID-19 ha venido generando cambios y disrupciones en amplios sectores de la actividad humana. La educación ha sido uno de los más afectados debido a la imposición administrativa del cierre total de los centros educativos en gran parte de los países del mundo. La modalidad de educación a distancia, fundamentalmente en soporte digital, vino a ofrecer soluciones de emergencia a dicha crisis. En este trabajo se lleva a cabo una reflexión sobre las percepciones previas al COVID-19 relativas a esta modalidad educativa. Posteriormente se aportan ideas sobre la forma en que se acometió mayoritariamente la respuesta educativa al confinamiento a través de una educación de emergencia en remoto que se alejaba considerablemente de lo apropiado en diseños y desarrollos de una educación a distancia de calidad. Fueron muchos los errores cometidos y, por tanto, demasiadas las percepciones negativas por parte de muchos estudiantes, familias y docentes, bastantes de estos últimos ya reacios previamente a estos formatos más novedosos. Finalmente se aborda en el artículo la problemática más reciente, relativa a los tiempos de posconfinamiento, en los que no se prevé que en los centros presenciales todos los estudiantes puedan acudir a las aulas físicas en el mismo espacio y tiempo. Se ofrecen sugerencias sobre cómo abordar esta problemática a través de soluciones de hibridación, de una enseñanza y aprendizaje mixtos, combinados o, mejor, integrados y flexibles.
Follow the Smart Money: Factor Forecasting in China

We present novel evidence of factor timing in the Chinese stock market. Actively managed Chinese stock mutual funds have larger exposure to the size factor when it performs well and smaller exposure when it performs poorly. By constructing a proxy for the size preference of active stock funds, we can forecast size factor returns in the subsequent periods. A one-standard-deviation increase in the size factor loading of active stock funds is associated with an increase in the size factor return of 1.2% in the next month and 10.8% in the next year. The result is not driven by industry rotation, price impact of mutual funds, or factor momentum. Actively managed stock mutual funds do not appear to time value or momentum factors.
Screening of water use efficiency traits and other drought tolerant traits in finger millet (Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.) Genotypes under Kharif Rainfed conditions

Finger Millet, known locally as Ragi in the Indian sub-continent is mostly cultivated as a base crop in a mixed cropping. The crop is mostly cultivated in sub-marginal lands under limited moisture conditions. Hence, the present investigation was aimed at screening the relative performance of 10 finger millet genotypes (seven pre-release like viz. , PPR-1012, PPR-2883, PPR-2773, BR-36, PPR-1044, PPR-1040, PR-10-30 and three released Sri Chaitanya, Vakula and Hima) at Agricultural Research Station, Perumallapalli, Tirupati during kharif season, 2015-16.The experiment was laid out as Factorial Randomized Block Design with three replications. It includes two main treatments i.e., one irrigated (control) and another rainfed (no irrigation provided except life-saving irrigation at sowing) and sub treatments (10 genotypes). The development of drought resistant cultivars depends on the identification of traits that can be used in a breeding and selection program. For most crops, there is need to evaluate those traits that are inherent in drought stress resistant genotypes and are based on a plant’s morphology, physiology and anatomy (Eureka, 2000). Water use efficiency traits mainly include two components i.e., SLA and SPAD and other drought tolerant traits consists of four parameters viz. , CSI, RWC, Root length and Proline. Among these genotypes BR-36, PPR-1012, PPR-2773 and Vakula genotypes recorded higher water use efficiency and other drought tolerant traits, lowest genotypes is Hima under kharif rainfed conditions.
Using Google trends data to assess public understanding on the environmental risks

ABSTRACT This study proposes a method to assess the public understanding toward themes related to environment, biodiversity conservation and fishery. Since the Internet traffic is seen as the proxy of the public interest, this article analyzes the related Google Trends data to explore the cognitive map of the public. Patterning changes in the search volume (synchronous increase and decrease) were detected by using the association analysis. Weekly search volumes of the United States for the last 5 years have been gathered and were converted into values ranging between –1 and 1, indicating the gradual level of increase/decrease by the time. Apriori algorithm was used to determine the associations between search volumes of the keywords. As a consequence, several patterns were detected with a significant support indicating synchronous increases/decreases of the volumes. Upon the development of cognitive maps based on the detected patterns, it is found that the terms “Environment” and “Pollution” were the most significant and central terms. The search volume of the terms such as “Conservation,” “Ecology,” “Climate change,” “Invasive species” and “Endangered Species” increases as the search increases in the central terms. Therefore, these terms can be seen as the drivers/triggers of the Google search for some central words. It is apparent that the public has awareness of the central terms and further interest should be provoked and fostered on the environment-related concepts.
CRISPR/Cas9-targeted removal of unwanted sequences from small-RNA sequencing libraries

In small RNA (smRNAs) sequencing studies, highly abundant molecules such as adapter dimer products and tissue-specific microRNAs (miRNAs) inhibit accurate quantification of lowly expressed species. We previously developed a method to selectively deplete highly abundant miRNAs. However, this method does not deplete adapter dimer ligation products that, unless removed by gelseparation, comprise most of the library. Here, we have adapted and modified recently described methods for CRISPR/Cas9–based Depletion of Abundant Species by Hybridization (“DASH”) to smRNA-seq, which we have termed miRNA and Adapter Dimer - DASH (MAD-DASH). In MAD-DASH, Cas9 is complexed with sgRNAs targeting adapter dimer ligation products, alongside highly expressed tissue-specific smRNAs, for cleavage in vitro. This process dramatically reduces (>90%) adapter dimer and targeted smRNA sequences, is multiplexable, shows minimal off-target effects, improves the quantification of lowly expressed miRNAs from human plasma and tissue derived RNA, and obviates the need for gel-separation, greatly increasing sample throughput. Additionally, the method is fully customizable to other smRNA-seq preparation methods. Like depletion of ribosomal RNA for mRNA-seq and mitochondrial DNA for ATAC-seq, our method allows for greater proportional read-depth of nontargeted sequences.
Mechanisms of the sperm guidance, an essential aid for meeting the oocyte

In mammals, ejaculated spermatozoa must migrate into the female reproductive tract in order to reach and fertilize the oocyte ( Figure 1 ). The number of spermatozoa that reach the oviductal isthmus (where they attach to oviductal cells and form the sperm reservoir) is small (1,2) and only ~10% of these spermatozoa in humans become capacitated (3) and acquire a state of readiness for fertilizing the oocyte. In addition, the sperm cells have a torturous and long way between the reservoir and the oocyte at the fertilization site (3–5 cm in humans) (2). These facts, together with the tiny dimensions of the gametes in comparison to the tube length make improbable the sperm arrival to the fertilization site and make evident the need for sperm guidance (4). Different guidance mechanisms appear essential for successful sperm arrival to the fertilization site: the short range mechanism such as chemotaxis (swimming up a chemoattractant gradient) (5) and the long range mechanisms such as rheotaxis (swimming against a fluid flow) and thermotaxis (the temperature-oriented cell motility) ( Figure 1 ).
KOLEKTİF ÖĞRETMEN YETERLİĞİ İLE OKUL ETKİLİLİĞİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN ÖĞRETMEN GÖRÜŞLERİNE GÖRE İNCELENMESİ

Bu arastirmada ogretmen goruslerine gore kolektif ogretmen yeterlikleri ile okul etkililigi arasindaki iliski incelenmistir. Arastirma, Yozgat’ta 2016-2017 ogretim yilinda calismakta olan 224 ogretmen ile yurutulmustur. Arastirmada ogretmenlerin kolektif ogretmen algisini belirlemek amaciyla Tschanne-Moran ve Barr (2004) tarafindan gelistirilen ve Erdogan ve Donmez (2015) tarafindan Turkceye uyarlanan “Kolektif Ogretmen Yeterligi Olcegi” (KOYO) ve ogretmenlerin okul etkililigine iliskin goruslerini belirlemek icin Hoy (2009) tarafindan gelistirilen ve Şenel (2015) tarafindan Turkceye uyarlanan “Okul Etkililigi Olcegi” kullanilmistir. Verilerin analizinde nicel tekniklerinden yararlanilmistir. Arastirma sonucunda ogretmenlerin ogretim stratejilerine yonelik ve ogrenci disipline yonelik kolektif yeterlik inanclarinin yuksek oldugu ve okullarini yuksek duzeyde etkili algiladiklari belirlenmistir. Kolektif ogretmen yeterligi ile okul etkililigi arasinda pozitif yonlu orta duzeyde iliski oldugu saptanmistir. Ayrica kolektif ogretmen yeterliginin, okul etkililiginin anlamli bir yordayicisi oldugu gorulmustur. Arastirma sonuclari alanyazinla kiyaslanarak incelenmis ve mevcut egitim sistemi acisindan degerlendirilmistir.
Essential oils from Lippia turbinata and Tagetes minuta persistently reduce in vitro ruminal methane production in a continuous-culture system

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the impact of essential oils (EO) from Lippia turbinata (LT) and Tagetes minuta (TM) as well as the rotation of both EO on fermentation parameters in vitro. Daily addition of LT, TM, or a 3-day rotation between them (TM/LT), as well as a control (without EO), was evaluated using the rumen simulation technique (Rusitec). The experiment lasted 19 days, with a 7-day adaptation period, followed by 12 days of treatment (Days 0–12). The EO were dissolved in ethanol (70% vol/vol) to be added daily to fermenters (300 μL/L) from Day 0. Daily measurements included methane concentration, total gas production, apparent DM disappearance and pH, which started 2 days before the addition of treatments. On Days 0, 4, 8 and 12 apparent crude protein disappearance and neutral detergent fibre disappearance, ammonia and volatile fatty acid concentration and composition were determined. Methane production was significantly inhibited shortly after addition of both EO added individually, and persisted over time with no apparent adaptation to EO addition. The TM/LT treatment showed a similar effect on methane production, suggesting that rotating the EO did not bring further improvements in reduction or persistency compared with the inclusion of the EO individually. Gas production, total volatile fatty acid concentration and composition and apparent crude protein disappearance were not affected by EO addition. Compared with the control, a 5% reduction of apparent DM disappearance and a 15% reduction of neutral detergent fibre disappearance were observed with the addition of EO. Only TM and TM/LT reduced ammonia concentration. Given the significant and persistent antimethanogenic activity of both EO, and the potential of T. minuta to modify nitrogen metabolism, EO from these plant species are of interest for developing new feed additives with potential application in ruminant nutrition that are also likely to be acceptable to consumers.
Desenvolvimento de ic-Elisa para o rastreio da contaminação por aflatoxinas na cadeia de produção de amendoim

The objective of this work was to standardize and validate an indirect competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ic-Elisa), as a low-cost tool, to monitor the presence of aflatoxin in common and blanched peanuts ( Arachis hypogaea ) in the production chain. The presence of aflatoxin B1, moisture content, and water activity were analyzed in 60 samples of the peanut cultivar Runner IAC 886, from the 2014/2015 and 2015/2016 harvests of the region of Alta Paulista, in the state of Sao Paulo, Brazil. The validation showed an adequate linearity (R 2 = 0.999), and limits of detection and quantification of 1.13 and 3.59 μg kg -1 , respectively. Recovery rates of 104, 102, and 107% at the concentrations of 4, 10, and 20 μg kg -1 aflatoxin B1, respectively, were also recorded. The ic-Elisa showed a good reproducibility with a high-intraday precision, with 1.87% coefficient of variation (CV), and interday precision with 6.75% CV. The moisture content ranged from 4.0 to 7.2% (mean of 5.8%), and the water activity from 0.4848 to 0.6997 (mean of 0.5990) for the tested samples. Aflatoxin B 1 was present in concentrations ranging from 1.13 to 29.2 μg kg -1 , with only two samples (3.3%) exceeding the maximum allowed limit of 20 μg kg -1 . The ic-ELISA developed here is an accessible tool for the rapid monitoring of aflatoxin contamination in the peanut production chain
Endocranial morphology of the petalichthyid placoderm Ellopetalichthys scheii from the Middle Devonian of Arctic Canada, with remarks on the inner ear and neck joint morphology of placoderms

Petalichthyid and “acanthothoracid” placoderms have taken pivotal positions in the debate on placoderm — and, by extension, jawed vertebrate — relationships owing to perceived similarities with certain jawless vertebrates. Neurocranial characters are integral to current hypotheses of early gnathostome relationships. Here, we describe the three-dimensionally preserved neurocranial anatomy of the petalichthyid placoderm Ellopetalichthys scheii (Kiær, 1915), from the Middle Devonian (early Eifelian) of Ellesmere Island, Canada. Using X-ray computed microtomography, we generated three-dimensional reconstructions of the endocranial surfaces, orbital walls, and cranial endocavity. These reconstructions verify the absence of a crus commune of the skeletal labyrinth and the complex shape of the petalichthyid endolympathic duct. Details of the craniothoracic joint and occipital musculature fossae help resolve the problematic comparative anatomy of the occipital surface of petalichthyids. These new data highlight similarities with arthrodire placoderms, consistent with older hypotheses of a sister-group relationship between petalichthyids and that clade.
Impact of Motivation, Discipline, Job Satisfaction on Female Lecturer Performance at PH University

This study intended to determine the impact of motivation, discipline, job satisfaction to performance of women lecturers of PH private university. The background of this study because women lecturers who have motivation, discipline, job satisfaction is expected to show their best performance. The study was conducted with quantitative methods, using questionnaires with five Likert scales distributed to 100 women lecturer from PH private university. Respondents had worked for at least two years as a permanent employee. This study used convenience random sampling and SEM PLS for data processing purpose. The results showed that motivation, discipline, job satisfaction have a positive effect on the performance of women lecturer PH university. The research is expected to provide input for the university to manage performance through motivation, discipline, job satisfaction of women lecturer