Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Knowledge, Attitude and Preparedness to Respond to the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) Among the Bordered Population of Northern Thailand in the Early Period of the Outbreak: A Cross-Sectional Study

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is recognized as a major threat to human health in 2020, particularly for those living in China and its neighboring countries, including people living near the border of southern China in northern Thailand. The study aimed to assess the level of knowledge, attitudes, and preparedness to respond to COVID-19 among people in poor economic conditions and with low education levels living near the border of China in northern Thailand. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted to collect information from participants who were living close to the outbreak of COVID-19 in northern Thailand. Five districts located along the border were the study settings. Three villages were randomly selected in each district. All people who were aged 18 years and over in the selected villages were invited to participate in the study. A questionnaire was developed and used to collect information, and it required 20 minutes to complete. Chi-square tests were used to detect the association between variables at a significance level of α=0.05. Results: A total of 520 participants were recruited into the analysis; 61.5% were females, the average age was 45.2 years, 72.9% were married, and 88.4% were of Thai nationality. Regarding COVID-19, 73.4% had poor knowledge of disease prevention and control, 28.5% had poor attitudes toward disease prevention and control, and only 13.6% had strong preparedness skills to prevent and control the disease. Several factors were associated with poor knowledge, poor attitudes and poor preparedness skills in response to the epidemic of COVID-2019, such as education, occupation, income, and channel of receiving public health information. Conclusion: It is critical to improve the knowledge, attitudes and preparedness skills of those living close to the COVID-19 epidemic area in northern Thailand to maximize effective control measures; meanwhile, further studies are needed on these topics. Funding Statement: The study was supported by the Center of Excellence for Hill Tribe Health Research, Mae Fah Laung University. Declaration of Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests. Ethics Approval Statement: All study materials, including research protocols, were approved by the Mae Fah Laung Human Research Committee (No. 13-2563). All participants were asked to sign the informed consent form before their data were collected.
Use of aerial image in the estimation of volume and biomass of Eucalyptus sp. forest stand

Assessing forest stands is crucial for managing and planning the use of these resources. Forest inventory is the instrument that provides information about the stand situation, which can be costly and time consuming. In order to facilitate and reduce the time spent obtaining these data, the main objective of this work was to evaluate the accuracy of volume and biomass estimates per unit area with data from remote sensing. Forty sample units were allocated and georeferenced, in which all trees with diameter at breast height (DBH) ≥ 5 cm were inventoried. Sequentially, the cubage was performed in order to obtain individual biomass, volume, and adjustment of the individual models. With data from georeferenced images of the study area, the vegetation indices MSAVI (Modified Soil-Adjusted Vegetation Index) and NDVI (Normalized Difference Vegetation Index) were obtained. The volume and biomass estimation using remote sensing variables were carried out through the adjustment of sigmoidal models by regression analysis, which used a combination of the average values of the vegetation indices and the basal area of the plot/hectares as an independent variable. The fit statistics and the accuracy of the tested models presented consistent results to estimate forest production. The results showwd that indices derived from remote sensing techniques associated with forest variables information could accurately estimate the volume and biomass of Eucalyptus spp. plantations.
Regulations in the U.S. and Bond Market Liquidity

This paper investigates the impacts of financial regulations on bond market liquidity, focusing on the U.S. regulations such as the Dodd-Frank Act and the Volcker Rule. Our analyses at market level and bond level suggest that the mentioned regulations do not harm the liquidity of the bond market as a whole. It is evident that the regulations actually improve the bond market liquidity, especially for investment grade bonds. Non-investment grade bonds are not affected by changes in regulations. These findings are also evident in the event study of announcement effects regarding regulations milestones. The analysis also suggests that the transaction costs are affected by the changes in regulations more than the price impacts. Additionally, the event study indicates that the anticipation of regulatory changes do lead to lower liquidity but these impacts only occur for big milestones and eventually die out.
Two new species of protocardiine cockles (Mollusca, Bivalvia, Cardiidae) from the tropical Southwest Pacific

Les deux nouvelles especes decrites dans cet article presentent une large distribution dans le Pacifique sud-ouest tropical ; elles ont ete recoltees dans la partie superieure des talus continentaux depuis les abords de la Nouvelle-Caledonie jusqu'aux iles Chesterfield et a la ride de Lord Howe vers l'ouest, a la zone nord de la ride de Norfolk vers le sud, aux iles Vanuatu, Fidji et Tonga vers le nord et vers l'est. Elles appartiennent a deux genres souvent confondus dans la sous-famille Protocardiinae (sensu Keen 1980), Frigidocardium Habe, 1951 et Microcardium Thiele, 1934, qui sont brievement caracterises. Frigidocardium valdentatum n. sp. est caracterisee par la sculpture de sa declivite posteromediane qui forme une forte dentelure marginale ; elle est aussi moins asymetrique que F. kirana (signalee ici des Mascareignes et du Pacifique sud-ouest tropical), a sculpture plus forte et pli umbonoventral moins marque. Microcardium trapezoidale n. sp. , de forme trapezoidale assez haute, possede une sculpture posterieure sur les 2/5 du test, a limite anterieure subparallele aux cotes radiales, avec des motifs intercostaux bien developpes mais non lamelleux. Une revue comparee des differentes especes actuelles permet de placer la nouvelle espece dans le contexte du genre Microcardium, dans le domaine Indo-Pacifique. Cinq especes sont connues a ce jour de cette region : M. gilchristi d'Afrique australe, M. simillimum n. comb. (pour Cardium (Fragum) simillimum) du Sri Lanka et du Plateau des Mascareignes, M. sakuraii du Japon et des Philippines (donnee nouvelle), M. aequiliratum des Philippines, et M. tenuilamellosum des iles Philippines et Salomon (donnee nouvelle).
Dose dependent effect of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin and human chorionic gonadotropin on in vitro maturation of goat oocytes

This study was aimed to evaluate the dose dependent effect of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin and human chorionic gonadotropin on in vitro maturation goat oocytes. The study was planned in 2 experiments. In the first experiment effect of pregnant mare serum gonadotropin supplementation on nuclear maturation of goat oocytes using 5 different concentrations of PMSG, was studied. The treatment was divided into group 1 (control medium containing TCM-199, sodium pyruvate (0.25mM), gentamycin (50µg/ml), L-glutamine (100µg/ml), estradiol 17-ß (1µg/ml), BSA (3mg/ml), supplemented with 10% FBS); group 2 (control medium + 10 IU/ml PMSG); group 3 (control medium + 20 IU/ml PMSG); group 4 (control medium + 30 IU/ml PMSG); group 5 (control medium + 40 IU/ml PMSG); and group 6 (control medium + 50 IU/ml PMSG). The oocytes of these treatment groups were matured in maturation media for 27 h in humidified atmosphere of 5% CO2 at 38.5°C in a CO2 incubator. The maturation rates achieved in groups 1–6 were 20.0, 48.51, 74.63, 74.15, 75.0 and 76.33%, respectively. In experiment 2, the effect of hCG supplementation on nuclear maturation of goat oocytes using 3 different concentrations of PMSG, was studied. Second experiment was divided into group 1 (control medium + 20 IU/ml PMSG +10IU/ml hCG), group 2 (control medium + 20 IU/ml PMSG +20IU/ml hCG) and group 3 (control medium + 20 IU/ml PMSG +30IU/ml hCG). The maturation rates achieved in groups 1–3 were 77.0, 85.19 and 84.22%, respectively. It can be concluded that supplementation of 20 IU/mL PMSG and 20IU hCG in maturation media significantly increased the maturation rate.
Variation of biochemical expressions of developed fungal-bacterial biofilms over their monocultures and its effect on plant growth.

Biofilms can be developed in vitro as a fungal surface attached bacterial mode, which are called fungal-bacterial biofilms (FBBs). A study was conducted to evaluate the variation of biochemical composition of exudates of a FBB in comparison to that of fungal or bacterial monocultures that were used to develop the FBB. Effect of the exudates on plant growth was evaluated using plant assy. Exudates of the biofilm, and fungal and bacterial monocultures were extracted separately by using organic solvents. Extracts were analyzed using Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy. The FBB exudates showed more diverse and novel functional groups than its monocultures. Significantly high (p<0.05) seed germination and plant growth with the biofilm exudates were also observed. Thus, it can be concluded that biochemical expression of exudates of the FBBs during their growth and maturation is important for breaking dormancy of seeds and their germination and growth, which contribute to high plant productivity.
Complete mitochondrial genome of Iotaphora admirabilis (Lepidoptera: Geometridae)

Abstract Iotaphora admirabilis Oberthür, 1883 belongs to the family Geometridae of Lepidoptera, distributed in many Asia countries such as India, China, Russia, etc. In this study, we described the general features of the complete mitochondrial genome (mitogenome) sequences of this species. The mitogenome is 16,140 bp long and consists of 37 genes (13 protein-coding genes, 2 rRNA genes, and 22 tRNA genes) and one non-coding A + T-rich region, with the typical arrangement found in Lepidoptera. There are 14 genes on the N-strand with the remaining genes on the J-strand. All protein-coding genes start with ATN codons and stop with TAA codons. Phylogenetic analysis, based on the complete mitogenome sequences of 13 species belonging to 3 subfamilies (Larentiinae, Geometrinae, and Ennominae) of Geometridae, shows the sister relationship between Geometrinae and Ennominae, with the placement of Larentiinae as the basal lineage of the two subfamilies.
Genomic epidemiology of a densely sampled COVID-19 outbreak in China

Analysis of genetic sequence data from the pandemic SARS Coronavirus 2 can provide insights into epidemic origins, worldwide dispersal, and epidemiological history. With few exceptions, genomic epidemiological analysis has focused on geographically distributed data sets with few isolates in any given location. Here we report an analysis of 20 whole SARS-CoV 2 genomes from a single relatively small and geographically constrained outbreak in Weifang, People's Republic of China. Using Bayesian model-based phylodynamic methods, we estimate the reproduction number for the outbreak to be 1.99(95% CI:1.48-3.14). We further estimate the number of infections through time and compare these estimates to confirmed diagnoses by the Weifang Centers for Disease Control. We find that these estimates are consistent with reported cases and there is unlikely to be a large undiagnosed burden of infection over the period we studied.
Distributed Finite-Time Optimization for Integrator Chain Multiagent Systems With Disturbances

In this article, the distributed finite-time optimization problem is studied for integrator chain multiagent systems with mismatched and matched disturbances and quadraticlike local cost functions. The agents’ models are permitted to be heterogeneous with different orders ranging from first-order to higher order forms. To solve the problem, a nonsmooth embedded control framework is established, which consists of two parts. In the first part, by using nonsmooth control theory and designing some distributed finite-time estimators to estimate the gradients of the agents’ local cost functions, a distributed finite-time optimal signal generator with fractional powers is constructed, of which the output signals converge to the minimizer of the global function in finite time. In the second part, by embedding the generator into the feedback loop, taking its output signals as the local optimal reference outputs for the agents, and combining nonsmooth control and finite-time disturbance observer techniques together, some feedforward-feedback composite tracking controllers are designed for the agents to track their local optimal reference outputs in finite time. Under the proposed control framework, all the agents’ outputs converge to the minimizer of the global cost function in finite time and the distributed finite-time optimization goal is achieved. Numerical simulations demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed control framework.
Resistência de genótipos de cana-de-açúcar ao Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV)

The resistance to diseases constitutes the main factor of cultivar replacement in sugarcane, being mosaic one of the main diseases of this crop, with records in almost all the major sugarcane growing countries. This study aimed to evaluate the resistance of 79 sugarcane genotypes, including varieties and elite clones, artificially inoculated with Sugarcane mosaic virus (SCMV) R1b-1 and estimate genetic parameters associated to mosaic resistance by variance analysis. Evaluations of symptoms by grade scale associated with serological test Plate Trapped Antibody-ELISA were performed in a greenhouse experiment that was later taken to field conditions. The genotypes IACSP982053, IACSP972028, RB855156, IACSP993009, IACSP977543, IACSP972000, IACSP962100, IACSP986202, IAC912195, IACSP953028, IAC862480, IACSP972098, IACSP955000, SP701143, IACSP952078, IACSP972020, IACSP967569, IACSP985046, SP803280, IACSP993085, IACSP972055 and IACSP977065 were resistant to the strain in study. The broad-sense heritability at individual level and means based was 19.37% and 62.18%, respectively, which shows a great influence of environmental conditions on the expression of mosaic symptoms. Wild sugarcane germplasm were also evaluated for SCMV resistance in a second experiment, in order to identify new sources of mosaic resistance for future introgression crosses. An evaluation of symptoms by grade scale associated with serological test Plate Trapped Antibody-ELISA were performed for 43 clones, including Saccharum officinarum, S. barberi, S. spontaneum and S. robustum species, maintained under natural infection conditions. The clones IS76-155, IJ76-418 red, NG57-50, Ceram red, Badila, Sac.off. 8276, Fiji19 IJ76-313, US 57-141-5, Krakatau, IN8458, IN84-88, IN84-82, Gandacheni and Chin possibly represents resistant sources. A differential behavior among Saccharum species were also observed, with higher susceptibility in S. officinarum clones, followed by S. robustum clones, and a resistant behavior of S. barberi and S. spontaneum clones.
The relationship between resilience and career satisfaction: Trust, political skills and organizational identification as moderators

The aim of this research was to assess the relationship between resilience and career satisfaction. Individuals feel more satisfied with their choice of career when they are higher on resilience, resulting in higher self-esteem and better health. Such individuals have better control over their work, even in disruptive times. The study was conducted with 272 middle level managers (60% male and 40% female) from 10 private banks in Delhi/NCR India. The research illustrated that resilience has a positive and significant association with career satisfaction, accounting for 41% of variance, and established the moderating roles of trust, political skills and organizational identification in the resilience-/career-satisfaction relationship. Employers could benefit if they engage employees in resilience training programmes that endow them with the ability and tactics to deal with challenges and uncertainty about the future.
Contribution Value of Akt, c-Myc, CIP2A, and PP2A Genes Expression in Leukemogenesis: A Bright Perspective on the Molecular Pattern of Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia (AML)

Background: The heterogeneous nature of acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and the hurdle to find a suitable treatment strategy for this malignancy put this type of leukemia at the top of the list of the priorities for finding a valuable biomarker to improve its treatment and predict the outcome of the patients. Objectives: Given the involvement of the variety of signaling pathways, foremost the PI3K axis in the pathogenesis of human cancers, we aimed to investigate the expression of the most important downstream targets of this pathway to propose a plausible mechanism underlying AML pathogenesis. Methods: In this case-control study, the blood samples from 30 patients diagnosed with AML were collected and after extracting their RNAs, the expression levels of Akt, c-Myc, CIP2A, and PP2A were evaluated using qRT-PCR analysis. For the control group, we also collected blood samples from 10 healthy volunteers. Afterward, by applying statistical analysis, we determined the probable correlation between the expressions of the aforementioned genes. Results: There was a significant elevation in the expression levels of Akt, c-Myc, and CIP2A coupled with the meaningful reduction in the expression level of PP2A in AML samples. However, we failed to find any significant association between the expression level of the indicated genes and age, sex, and the percentage of the blasts. Conclusions: As the most straightforward interpretation of our results, we propose that probably the association between PI3K and c-Myc which is built through the interaction between CIP2A and PP2A may play a pivotal role in the pathogenies of AML and any component of this axis could serve as a potential new target for more profound treatment strategy. However, further detailed investigations in this field are required to clarify the exact role of this interesting testis-specific pathway in the context of hematological malignancies, in particular AML.
Uso de la música para modular la memoria: Una revisión sistemática

espanolLa memoria es una funcion cognitiva que permite al ser humano adquirir, almacenar y recuperar informacion. Dentro de la literatura se identifican diversos factores que tienen la capacidad de modificar la capacidad mnemica, asi como tambien afectar las diferentes fases de formacion de la memoria. En este sentido el objetivo del presente articulo de revision sistematica estuvo orientado a presentar los antecedentes en cuanto al efecto de la musica, como entrenamiento musical prolongado, asi como intervencion focal, sobre esta funcion cognitiva. Se seleccionaron 39 articulos de investigacion empirica extraidos de diversas bases de datos. A traves de la evidencia presentada se concluye que las propuestas musicales representan una potencial herramienta para abordar no solo el estudio de la memoria, sino tambien para la estimulacion y rehabilitacion de la misma. EnglishMemory is a cognitive function that allows the human being to acquire, storage and recovery information. Within the literature there are several factors that had the ability to modify the mnemonic capacity, and to interfere with the different phases of memory. In this sense, the goal of this systematic review was oriented to present the antecedents related to the effect of music, as long-term musical training and also focal acute intervention, on this cognitive function. Thirty-nine articles were selected from several databases. Through the evidence presented it is concluded that musical interventions are a potential tool to approach the study of memory, its stimulation and rehabilitation as well.
Arthropod Diversity in the Tea Plantation within Several Years after Pruning in Pagilaran, Central Java

The lush leaves of tea within several years after prune is expected to be followed by arthropod abundance and diversity. The study aimed to evaluate the arthropod abundance, diversity, evenness, and dominance, at the tea plantation within several years after the prune. The study was conducted at Pagilaran tea plantations, Central Java, from April to May 2018, at an altitude of 900 m asl. Arthropod samplings were done in four plots of tea plantation namely 1, 2, 3, and 4 years after pruning, hereafter they are called PY1, PY2, PY3, and PY4. The plot area was approximately 1 ha. The arthropod specimens were collected using sweep net and pitfall trap every day for 6 consecutive days. The arthropod identification and calculation were carried out in the Laboratory of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada. Analysis of variance was applied to determine the effect of PY on the Arthropod abundance. The Shannon Wienner index, the Evenness index, and the Simpson index, were used to evaluate the arthropod diversity, evenness, and dominance, respectively. The results showed that the PY significantly affected the arthropod abundance. The arthropod number collected from PY1 (27 individuals/50 swings) was significantly lower as compared to the other PYs, while arthropod numbers amongst PY2, PY3, and PY4 (53, 93, and 67 individuals/50 swings, respectively) were relatively similar. Out of the total number of 1.432 arthropod specimens, it comprised of 10 orders at which Hemiptera was the highest order (48.04%), and 69 families at which Cicadellidae was the highest family (32.12%). Amongst specimens of Cicadellidae, there was Empoasca sp. which is an important tea pest. The Shannon Wienner index (H) of orders and families ranged from 1.24 to 2.69 indicates moderate arthropod diversity. The Evenness index (e') ranged from 0.57 to 0.91) indicates the arthropod evenly distributed. Meanwhile, the Simpson index (D) ranged 0.10 - 0.39 indicates that there was no dominance of the order or family.