Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
HORIZONS Beyond the jellyﬁsh joyride and global oscillations: advancing jellyﬁsh research

to address these recommendations include international standardization of methods, a discipline-speciﬁc journal for jellyﬁsh research and an international science program on the global ecology and oceanography of jellyﬁsh. physiology, biology and ecology, their impacts on humans and potential anthropogenic drivers. We thus propose that only pelagic Medusozoa and Ctenophora be considered “jellyﬁsh” as they are more similar in their nervous and digestive systems, have a generally common habitat (coastal and shelf), their impacts on humans are generally shared and their likely responses to anthropogenic drivers are convergent.
Risk and benefits of radiofrequency catheter ablation at the aortic cusp for the treatment of para-Hisian supra-ventricular tachyarrhythmias

Background The risk and benefit of radiofrequency catheter ablation (RFCA) at the aortic cusp (AC) for the treatment of supraventricular tachyarrhythmia (SVT) has not yet been studied. Methods We performed RFCA at the AC in 19 patients (male 64.7%, 46.9±21.9 years old) with para-Hisian SVTs (12 atrial tachycardias [AT], 7 atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia [AVRT]), and analyzed the prevalence, electrophysiologic findings, clinical outcome, and compilation risk. 53.4±19.8
as both a cause and consequence of resource availability: a study of reciprocal causality in a predator-prey system

diversity the cause or the consequence of resources that limit community biomass? ' Here we present results of an experiment that show it is possible for species diversity and resource density to exhibit reciprocal causal relationships in the same ecological system. Using a guild of ladybeetle predators and their aphid prey, we manipulated the number of predator species in field enclosures to examine how predator diversity impacts prey population size. At the same time, we manipulated the abundance of aphid prey in discrete habitat patches within each enclosure to determine how smaller-scale spatial variation in resource abundance affects the number of co-occurring predator species. We found that the number of ladybeetle species added to enclosures had a significant impact on aphid population dynamics because interference competition among the predators reduced per capita rates of predation and, in turn, the overall efficiency of the predator guild. At the same time, spatial variation in aphid abundance among smaller habitat patches generated variation in the observed richness of ladybeetles because more species occurred in patches where predators aggregated in response to high aphid density. The results of our experiment demonstrate that it is possible for species diversity to simultaneously be a cause and a consequence of resource density in the same ecological system, and they shed light on how this might occur for groups of mobile consumers that exhibit rapid responses to spatial and temporal variation in their prey. occurred in patches where predators aggregated in response to high aphid density. 4. The results of our experiment demonstrate that it is possible for species diversity to simultaneously be a cause and a consequence of resource density in the same ecological system, and they shed light on how this might occur for groups of mobile consumers that exhibit rapid responses to spatial and temporal variation in their prey.
IMPACT OF GENDER AND LOCALITY ON ACHIEVEMENT MOTIVATION AMONG ADOLESCENTS

analyzed statistically in order to test the hypotheses using Means, SD's and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). An attempt was made in the present investigation to study the impact of gender and locality on achievement motivation among adolescents. Sample of the present study consists of 120 adolescents in Chittoor of Andhra Pradesh State. Achievement motivation scale was developed by Prathibha Deo and Asha Mohan (1985) was used to collect the data. A 2X2 factorial design was employed. ANOVA was used to analyse the data. Findings of the study revealed that gender and locality have signiﬁcant impact on achievement motivation among adolescents. ABSTRACT
Engagement of CD83 ligand induces prolonged expansion of CD8 (cid:1) T cells and preferential enrichment for antigen speciﬁcity

FollowingT-cellreceptorandCD28signal-ing, CD8 (cid:1) T cells express a receptor for CD83, a molecule up-regulated on functionally mature dendritic cells. Although this expression pattern suggests that CD83 is involved in adaptive immunity, little is known about its function in the periphery, and the existence of its ligand on T cells is controversial. We demonstrate that the engagement of the CD83 ligand (CD83L) preferentially enriches and signiﬁcantly ampliﬁes the number of anti-gen-speciﬁc CD8 (cid:1) T cells. Coengage-ment of the T-cell receptor, CD28, and CD83L supports priming of naive CD8 (cid:1) T cells that retain antigen speciﬁcity and cytotoxicfunctionformorethan6months. Therefore, engagement of the CD83L provides a unique signal to activated CD8 (cid:1) T cells that could be exploited to generate long-lived antigen-speciﬁc cytotoxic T cells for the treatment of cancer and infection. (Blood. 2006;107:1528-1536)
SPINALLY MEDIATED ANALGESIC INTERACTION BETWEEN GLUTAMATE RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS AND BUPIVACAINE, MORPHINE, EPIBATIDINE, OR SEROTONIN IN RATS: WHICH IS THE MOST EFFECTIVE COMBINATION

catheter ABSTRACT Background: The purpose was to find out the best combination between intrathecal N-methyl-D-aspartate （ NMDA ） receptor antagonist (AP-5), or α-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methylisoxazole-4-propionic acid （ AMPA ） receptor antagonist (YM-872) and bupivacaine, morphine, serotonin, or nicotinic acetylcholine receptor agonist (epibatidine) in analgesic effects. Methods; Male Sprague-Dawley rats implanted with lumbar intrathecal catheters were given intrathecal combination of AP-5 or YM872 and bupivacaine, morphine, serotonin, or epibatidine, then tail flick test or formalin test was performed. Isobolographic analysis was done using 50 % effective doses, and total fractional dose values were calculated. Results: In the tail flick test, AP-5 and bupivacaine, and YM 872 and epibatidine showed additive effects, and in the phase 2 of the formalin test, AP-5 and epibatidine had antagonistic effects. Other combinations in both tail flick test and formalin test showed synergistic effects. Morphine showed smallest total fractional dose value in both tail flick test and formalin test. Conclusions: When combined with intrathecal AP-5 or YM872, intrathecal morphine showed most potent analgesia in the agents tested for acute thermal and inflammatory acute and facilitated pain. Intrathecal epibatidine with AP-5 enhanced inflammation induced facilitated pain.
Experimental Study of Adsorption on Activated Carbon for CO 2 Capture

The adsorption of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) on activated carbon (AC) prepared from olive trees has been investigated by using a fixed bed adsorption apparatus. The adsorption equilibrium and breakthrough curves were determined at different temperatures 30, 50, 70, and 90°C in order to investigate both kinetic and thermodynamic parameters. Maximum CO 2 sorption capacity on AC ranged from 109.5 to 35.46 and from 129.65 to 35.55 mg CO 2 /g of AC for initial concentrations 10 and 13.725% vol., respectively. Different isotherm models are applied to mathematically model the CO 2 adsorption, and on the basis of the estimated adsorption capacity by model and determination coefficient (r 2 ), the Langmuir model provides a perfect fit to the experimental data owing to closeness of the r 2 to unity. From the correlation coefficient, it is found that the pseudo-second-order model is well-fitted with the experimental data. In addition, it indicates that CO 2 adsorption is a physical adsorption process and demonstrates a behavior of an exothermic reaction, which is consistent with the thermodynamic analysis. The results obtained in this study conclude that AC prepared from olive trees can be considered as adequate for designing a fixed bed cycle to separate carbon dioxide from flue gases and serve as a benchmark while searching for inexpensive and superior activated carbon production in future studies.
Free Poisson fields and their automorphisms

Let k be an arbitrary field of characteristic 0. We prove that the group of automorphisms of a free Poisson field P(x,y) in two variables x,y over k is isomorphic to the Cremona group Cr2(k). We also prove that the universal enveloping algebra P(x1,…,xn)e of a free Poisson field P(x1,…,xn) is a free ideal ring and give a characterization of the Poisson dependence of two elements of P(x1,…,xn) via universal derivatives.
T HE E STIMATED Q UANTITIES OF B UILDING D EMOLITION W ASTE

The aim of the article is to analyze existing foreign experiences presented in the literature in the field of estimating demolition waste and their applicability in Poland condition. Using the case study method for more than a dozen objects, the authors prove the necessity to verify the suitability of the proposed models in relation to regional conditions (e.g. climatic conditions, local technologies, etc.). The amount of concrete waste from demolition of objects made in the analyzed technology is characterized by a low coefficient of variation, especially in the case of public facilities and is only 10%. However, in the case of residential buildings, the volatility was 16,7%. The calculated average index of concrete waste was compared with the two literature models. The results obtained differ from the values obtained from the models. Based on an analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of the selected models and their assumptions, a proposal has been formulated for the development of an effective tool for estimating demolition waste taking into account regional specific conditions together with the concept of sustainable construction. The focus was on waste from demolition of concrete objects.
The role of vortex structure in tropical cyclone motion

Abstract : The role of vortex structure in tropical cyclone motion is studied using a moving-grid, nondivergent barotropic model on a beta plane in a no flow environment. Initial condition sensitivity tests reveal that the northwestward beta drift of the vortex is controlled by the symmetric circulation in the r = 300 - 800 km critical annulus. Enhanced cyclonic or anticyclonic flow in this critical annulus leads to long-term cyclonic or anticyclonic turning motions. The dynamics of the motion process is examined in terms of the symmetric and asymmetric circulations. When the vortex is moving in a quasi-steady manner, the asymmetric flow appears as a pair of large-scale, counter-rotating gyres. A second much smaller pair is found near the center. The interaction between these two sets of gyres and the symmetric flow governs the motion process as revealed by a streamfunction tendency analysis and dynamical sensitivity tests in which the model equation is modified during the integration. Beta drift can be described as a balancing process between linear Rossby dispersion which generates the asymmetric gyres and nonlinear advection that moves the vortex to limit gyre development. Vortex structure is the key to this balance as it determines both the linear generation of the asymmetric forcing and the nonlinear interaction between the symmetric and asymmetric circulations.
IgA Nephropathy with Proteinuria and Renal Dysfunction Can International Journal of Nephrology & Therapeutics

O-galactosylation can use. But O-galactosylation can only invade the region 3-6 at any time. O-galactosylation of the hinge region occurs through a group of enzymes. In this process, with N-acetylgalactosaminyl-transferase activity, the IgA1 hinge region begins by adding N-acetylgalactosamine to the serine and threonine residues via an oxygen atom. Next, a portion of galactose is added to the core 1 beta 1, 3 galactosyltransferase and N-acetylgalactosamine. Th en sialic acid may be added a 2,3 sialyransferase with galactose moiety or α2,6 sialytransferase with N-acetylgalactosamine. N-acetylgalactosamine prevents sialylation with galactose. For this reason IgA1 is an important step in O-galactosylation ABSTRACT IgA Nephropathy (IgAN) is the most common primary glomerulonephritis and a leading cause of chronic kidney disease and renal failure. Environmental and genetic factors play a role in the pathogenesis of IgAN. The immunopathogenesis of this disease is described as a multi - “hit” process. Renal biopsy is required for diagnosis. The immunoﬂ uorescence staining is characterized by a dominant IgA deposition. It is often clinically presenting with hematuria. In IgAN patients, proteinuria and renal dysfunction are less common. Conservative treatment, corticosteroids and immunosuppressives are commonly used in the treatment of IgAN.
mediates susceptibility to Yersinia pseudotuberculosis in mice.

Nucleotide oligomerisation domain 2 (NOD2) is a component of the innate immunity known to be involved in the homeostasis of Peyer patches (PPs) in mice. However, little is known about its role during gut infection in vivo . Yersinia pseudotuberculosis is an enteropathogen causing gastroenteritis, adenolymphitis and septicaemia which is able to invade its host through PPs. We investigated the role of Nod2 during Y. pseudotuberculosis infection. Death was delayed in Nod2 deleted and Crohn’s disease associated Nod2 mutated mice orogastrically inoculated with Y. pseudotuberculosis. In PPs, the local immune response was characterized by a higher KC level and a more intense infiltration by neutrophils and macrophages. The apoptotic and bacterial cell counts were decreased. Finally, Nod2 deleted mice had a lower systemic bacterial dissemination and less damage of the haematopoeitic organs. This resistance phenotype was lost in case of intraperitoneal infection. We concluded that Nod2 contributes to the susceptibility to Y. pseudotuberculosis in mice.
EFA6R requires C-terminal targeting to the plasma membrane to promote cytoskeletal rearrangement through the activation of ARF6*

Background: The subcellular localisation and cellular functions of EFA6R are unknown. Results: EFA6R requires dual targeting through the PH and CC domains to localise to the plasma membrane and function as a GEF. Conclusion: Plasma membrane localised EFA6R stimulates actin reorganisation through ARF6 activation. Significance: This study provides insight into the localisation and cellular functions of EFA6R.
THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN ACCULTURATION AND SMOKING PATTERNS AMONG HISPANICS: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW

Objective To conduct a systematic review of published studies investigating the association of acculturation and smoking patterns among Hispanic men and women in the United States. Methods Online bibliographic databases were searched as of November 2003 and reference lists from review articles and the selected articles were also reviewed for potential studies. The methodology and findings of all retrieved articles were critically evaluated. Data were extracted from each article regarding study methods, exposure assessment, outcomes measured, acculturation measured used, and results. The literature search identified 78 articles from MEDLINE, PubMed, and PsychINFO databases; of these, eleven studies met the inclusion criteria. Included were seven regional studies based in the western U.S. and four nationwide studies. Seven studies utilized formal acculturation scales, three used language spoken, and one used language spoken and country of birth to indicate acculturation status. Nine studies showed a positive association between acculturation and smoking in women, but none of the studies in men showed an association.
Escherichia coli Cytosolic Glycerophosphodiester Phosphodiesterase (UgpQ) Requires Mg 2 (cid:1) , Co 2 (cid:1) , or Mn 2 (cid:1) for Its Enzyme Activity (cid:1)

Escherichia coli cytosolic glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase, UgpQ, functions in the absence of other proteins encoded by the ugp operon and requires Mg 2 (cid:1) , Mn 2 (cid:1) , or Co 2 (cid:1) , in contrast to Ca 2 (cid:1) -dependent periplasmic glycerophosphodiester phosphodiesterase, GlpQ. UgpQ has broad substrate speciﬁcity toward various glycerophosphodiesters, producing sn -glycerol-3-phosphate and the corresponding alcohols. UgpQ accumulates under conditions of phosphate starvation, suggesting that it allows the utilization of glycerophos- phodiesters as a source of phosphate. These results clarify how E. coli utilizes glycerophosphodiesters using two homologous enzymes, UgpQ and GlpQ. Glycerophosphodiesters are enzymatically produced by phospholipases A 1 and A 2 from membrane phospholipids (10, 25). There are several glycerophosphodiesters, based on the alcohol moiety: glycerophosphocholine (GPC), glycerophos-phoethanolamine EDTA at a ﬁnal concentration of 10 mM. The amount of G3P produced by the UgpQ reaction was separately measured using G3P dehydrogenase (14). The assay mixture contained 0.2 M hydrazine-glycine buffer, pH 9.0, 1 mM NAD, 10 U/ml G3P dehydrogenase, and the UgpQ reaction mixture at a ﬁnal volume of 200 (cid:4) l. The assay mixture was incubated at 35°C in a 96-well plate for 1 h until oxidation of G3P by G3P dehydrogenase was complete. The G3P concentration was calculated from the absorbance change at 340 nm. The kinetic data were analyzed using Enzyme Kinetics Pro software (ChemSW, Fairﬁeld, CA). 10,000 (cid:5) g supernatant centrifuged 100,000 (cid:5) g 60 The supernatant regarded as the soluble fraction, and precipitate was regarded as the membrane The soluble fraction was desalted with buffer C using PD-10 columns (GE Healthcare). SDS-PAGE and immunoblotting. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) was performed by the method described by Lae- mmli (12). Soluble fractions of E. coli cultivated under both phosphate-rich and starved conditions were applied to 12.5% SDS-PAGE gels. After electrophore- sis, the proteins were transferred to polyvinylidene diﬂuoride membranes (Clear Blot Membrane-P; ATTO, Tokyo, Japan). The membranes were then blocked with 5% nonfat milk (Snow Brand Milk Products, Tokyo, Japan) in Tris-buffered saline (pH 8.0) containing 0.05% Tween 20 at 4°C overnight. A rabbit serum against E. coli UgpQ was used as a ﬁrst antibody at a dilution of 1:1,000 in Tris-buffered saline (pH 8.0) containing 0.05% Tween 20 and 5% nonfat milk. Then, horseradish peroxidase-conjugated goat anti-rabbit immunoglobulin G (Sigma; 1:5,000 dilution) was used as a second antibody. The protein bands were visualized using ECL Plus Western blotting detection reagents (GE Healthcare) and a LAS-3000 imaging system (Fujiﬁlm, Tokyo, Japan).
Study of Mitochondrial DNA copy Number Variation in Peripheral Blood of Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Pilot Study

Variations in content of mitochondrial DNA are known to be associated with different metabolic conditions such as diabetes, cancer, obesity and cardiac diseases. But there are few reports in case of Type 2 Diabetes patients and there is need of comprehensive studies which can correlate the variation in mitochondrial DNA content with T2DM. Our proposed study is an attempt to understand the correlation of mt DNA content with different clinical features of T2DM patients. Our current study aims to investigate the copy number variation of mt DNA in total 40 well characterized T2DM patients. Ten healthy age matched individuals were also involved in the study as a control. For the study of the relative mt DNA copy number measurements, Real time PCR using SYBR green method was performed and statistical analysis was done using SPSS 21.0. Following the real time PCR and ∆∆Ct method of analysis, it was observed that in 80% of the studied patients, the content of mitochondrial DNA was found to be increased in comparison to control. The statistical studies further suggested that there was a slight positive correlation between mtDNA content and HbA1C of these patients. As increased mitochondrial content is proposed to be a marker for disease phenotype and our study strengthen this hypothesis.
Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University Improving decision making through mindfulness

Decisions shape personal and organizational outcomes, and both researchers and practitioners look for ways to enhance decision making prowess. In this chapter, we explore whether and how mindfulness might help at various stages of decision making. We suggest that mindfulness may help notice when a decision should or could be made, increase goal awareness, enhance consistency of the decision with one’s fundamental values, facilitate option generation, reduce the sunk cost bias, and help recognize ethical challenges of decisions. We further argue that while mindfulness may diminish the scope of information search, it may also improve the quality of information used to make a decision. It may also reduce confirmation bias and overconfidence, allow decision makers to better differentiate between relevant and irrelevant information, reduce reliance on stereotypes, help appreciate uncertainty and productively deal with it, and reduce illusory pattern detection. Furthermore, mindfulness is likely to facilitate resolving trade-offs and help effectively reconcile intuition with analysis thereby reducing procrastination. Finally, mindful decision makers are more likely to learn to make better decisions over time because they are more open to feedback and less prone to misinterpret it by making self-serving attributions. The potential of mindfulness to improve judgment and decisions provides many promising opportunities for future research.
BUSINESS INCUBATORS IN SOUTH AFRICA: A RESOURCE-BASED VIEW PERSPECTIVE

This study explored the competitiveness of business incubators across eight provinces in South Africa. The resource-based theory was used as a lens to assess the resources for the competitiveness of incubators in South Africa. The study question was: What are the sources of sustained incubation competitiveness? A qualitative research approach, based on interviews with managers of the eight (8) existing incubators, was adopted. The analysis of data collected provided evidence that there are valuable, rare, difficult to imitate and difficult to substitute physical capital, human capital and organisational capital resources that are essential for the competitiveness of the incubators. Physical capital resources for competitiveness include the personality, experience and knowledge of the owner of the incubator while organisational capital resources include the quality and accessibility of incubation services provided. Physical resources for competitiveness were found to vary depending on the sector and industry and they include work tools and financial resources. The study recommends that incubators should be supported in realising sustainable competitive advantage to ensure that the need for the growth of the small business sector is realised.