Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Commented checklist of European Gelechiidae (Lepidoptera)

Abstract The checklist of European Gelechiidae covers 865 species, belonging to 109 genera, with three species records which require confirmation. Further, it is the first checklist to include a complete coverage of proved synonyms of species and at generic level. The following taxonomic changes are introduced: Pseudosophronia constanti (Nel, 1998) syn. nov. of Pseudosophronia exustellus (Zeller, 1847), Metzneria expositoi Vives, 2001 syn. nov. of Metzneria aestivella (Zeller, 1839); Sophronia ascalis Gozmány, 1951 syn. nov. of Sophronia grandii Hering, 1933, Aproaerema incognitana (Gozmány, 1957) comb. nov., Aproaerema cinctelloides (Nel & Varenne, 2012) comb. nov., Aproaerema azosterella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) comb. nov., Aproaerema montanata (Gozmány, 1957) comb. nov., Aproaerema cincticulella (Bruand, 1851) comb. nov., Aproaerema buvati (Nel, 1995) comb. nov., Aproaerema linella (Chrétien, 1904) comb. nov., Aproaerema captivella (Herrich-Schäffer, 1854) comb. nov., Aproaerema semicostella (Staudinger, 1871) comb. nov., Aproaerema steppicola (Junnilainen, 2010) comb. nov., Aproaerema cottienella (Nel, 2012) comb. nov., Ptocheuusa cinerella (Chrétien, 1908) comb. nov., Pragmatodes melagonella (Constant, 1895) comb. nov., Pragmatodes albagonella (Varenne & Nel, 2010) comb. nov., Pragmatodes parvulata (Gozmány, 1953) comb. nov., Oxypteryx nigromaculella (Millière, 1872) comb. nov., Oxypteryx wilkella (Linnaeus, 1758) comb. nov., Oxypteryx ochricapilla (Rebel, 1903) comb. nov., Oxypteryx superbella (Zeller, 1839) comb. nov., Oxypteryx mirusella (Huemer & Karsholt, 2013) comb. nov., Oxypteryx baldizzonei (Karsholt & Huemer, 2013) comb. nov., Oxypteryx occidentella (Huemer & Karsholt, 2011) comb. nov., Oxypteryx libertinella (Zeller, 1872) comb. nov., Oxypteryx gemerensis (Elsner, 2013) comb. nov., Oxypteryx deserta (Piskunov, 1990) comb. nov., Oxypteryx unicolorella (Duponchel, 1843) comb. nov., Oxypteryx nigritella (Zeller, 1847) comb. nov., Oxypteryx plumbella (Heinemann, 1870) comb. nov., Oxypteryx isostacta (Meyrick, 1926) comb. nov., Oxypteryx helotella (Staudinger, 1859) comb. nov., Oxypteryx parahelotella (Nel, 1995) comb. nov., Oxypteryx graecatella (Šumpich & Skyva, 2012) comb. nov.; Aproaerema genistae (Walsingham, 1908) comb. rev., Aproaerema thaumalea (Walsingham, 1905) comb. rev.; Dichomeris neatodes Meyrick, 1923 sp. rev.; Caryocolum horoscopa (Meyrick, 1926) stat. rev.; Ivanauskiella occitanica (Nel & Varenne, 2013) sp. rev.; Apodia martinii Petry, 1911 sp. rev.; Caulastrocecis cryptoxena (Gozmány, 1952) sp. rev. Following Article 23.9. 2 ICZN we propose Caryocolum blandella (Douglas, 1852) (Gelechia) nom. protectum and Caryocolum signatella (Eversmann, 1844) (Lita) nom. oblitum.
Brussel When brands come to life :

Mobile Virtual Reality provides a gateway for marketers to innovatively reach consumers. This study examines the impact of Virtual Reality in the context of transformational brand experience appeals, focussing specifically on the determining role of vividness. A three-dimensional conceptual framework is presented, offering a systematic review of the literature on vividness effects in marketing communications, revealing the major gap that most available studies only focus on informational messages. We conducted an experiment to address this gap and demonstrate in the context of a transformational ad that Virtual Reality generates higher perceptions of vividness and presence than a regular 2-Dimensional video, with vividness positively affecting attitude towards the ad, both directly as well as indirectly via presence. Our study also reveals that vividness in turn elicits a positive effect on brand attitudes which stimulates consumers’ purchase intentions. As such, the strategic potential of Virtual Reality for marketing communications is highlighted.
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Conservation agriculture is widely promoted for soil conservation and crop productivity increase, although rigorous empirical evidence from sub-Saharan Africa is still limited. This study aimed to quantify the medium-term impact of tillage (conventional and reduced) and crop residue management (retention and removal) on soil and crop performance in a maize–soybean rotation. A replicated field trial was started in sub-humid Western Kenya in 2003, and measurements were taken from 2005 to 2008. Conventional tillage negatively affected soil aggregate stability when compared to reduced tillage, as indicated by lower mean weight diameter values upon wet sieving at 0–15 cm (PT < 0.001). This suggests increased susceptibility to slaking and soil erosion. Tillage and residue management alone did not affect soil C contents after 11 cropping seasons, but when residue was incorporated by tillage, soil C was higher at 15–30 cm (PT*R = 0.037). Lack of treatment effects on the C content of different aggregate fractions indicated that reduced tillage and/or residue retention did not increase physical C protection. The weak residue effect on aggregate stability and soil C may be attributed to insufficient residue retention. Soybean grain yields tended to be suppressed under reduced tillage without residue retention, especially in wet seasons (PT*R = 0.070). Consequently, future research should establish, for different climatic zones and soil types, the critical minimum residue retention levels for soil conservation and crop productivity. © 2012 Published by Elsevier B.V.
EVALUATION OF SERUM AND SALIVARY CALCIUM LEVELS IN PERIODONTITIS AND NON PERIODONTITIS PATIENTS: A CLINICAL STUDY

Aim:To assess and to correlate serum and salivary calcium in periodontitis patients and to find the correlation between salivary calcium and serum calcium in periodontitis and non periodontitis patients. Materials & Method: Total 80 patients were included in the study out of which 40 were included in periodontitis group and 40 were included in non periodontitis group. Conclusion: Salivary calcium increases in periodontitis affected subjects and hence its estimation can be done for determining the presence of periodontal disease. Also further studies cab be taken up for evaluating the retrograde effect of treatment of periodontal disease on levels of calcium.
The effect of adjustable cooling jet on thermal comfort and perception in warm office environment – a laboratory study

The aim was to study how the cooling jet from the ceiling, with individual control over the airflow, is perceived and how it affects the thermal comfort in warm office environment. 32 undergraduate university students participated in the experiment. Two thermal conditions were tested: (1) no cooling jet and (2) adjustable cooling jet from the ceiling. Subjects were able to use a controller with seven different settings to adjust the airflow coming from the nozzles so that the target velocity varied from 0.3 m/s to 1.5 m/s. The cooling jet was directed into the upper body. The whole experimental session lasted for 110 minutes including acclimatization (30 minutes) and both thermal conditions (40 minutes each). The order of thermal conditions was counterbalanced between participants. Clothing insulation and activity level were controlled. Subjects’ work performance was measured with two different tasks: short term memory task and working memory task. Whole body thermal comfort, local thermal comfort, symptoms and subjects perception were assessed with questionnaires. Most of the subjects adjusted the airflow of the cooling jet. 65% of the subjects adjusted the jet so that at the end of session the target velocity was 1.1-1.3 m/s. Adjustable cooling jet improved thermal comfort, perceived indoor air quality and perception of the work environment. It also reduced symptoms, perceived fatigue, tiredness and subjective workload. Thermal environment with the adjustable cooling jet was perceived to be better for working efficiently for a long time. Condition did not affect work performance.
Semi-Quantitatively Designing Two-Photon High-Performance Fluorescent Probes for Glutathione S-Transferases

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs), detoxification enzymes that catalyze the addition of glutathione (GSH) to diverse electrophilic molecules, are often overexpressed in various tumor cells. While fluorescent probes for GSTs have often adopted the 2,4-dinitrobenzenesulfonyl (DNs) group as the receptor unit, they usually suffer from considerable background reaction noise with GSH due to excessive electron deficiency. However, weakening this reactivity is generally accompanied by loss of sensitivity for GSTs, and therefore, finely turning down the reactivity while maintaining certain sensitivity is critical for developing a practical probe. Here, we report a rational semiquantitative strategy for designing such a practical two-photon probe by introducing a parameter adopted from the conceptual density functional theory (CDFT), the local electrophilicity ωk, to characterize this reactivity. As expected, kinetic studies established ωk as efficient to predict the reactivity with GSH, and probe NI3 showing the best performance was successfully applied to detecting GST activities in live cells and tissue sections with high sensitivity and signal-to-noise ratio. Photoinduced electron transfer of naphthalimide-based probes, captured by femtosecond transient absorption for the first time and unraveled by theoretical calculations, also contributes to the negligible background noise.
Culture’s consequences on coping: Theories, evidence, and dimensionalities

While the influence of culture on coping has been implicated conceptually in the stress-coping literature for sometime, empirical research on cross-cultural coping has gained momentum only recently. The past two decades witnessed a significant growth in the research and the knowledge base of culture and coping, as well as an increased call by scholars for more culturally and contextually informed stress-coping paradigms. In view of this critical development, the present article intends to systematically review and take stock of the theoretical and empirical knowledge that has emerged from the cumulative cultural coping research. Specifically, this corpus of literature was summarized and analyzed in terms of (a) theoretical propositions, (b) empirical studies on cross-cultural coping variations, (c) cultural dimensions of coping, and (d) implications for future research. The results evidenced culture’s consequences on coping with respect to the identification of conceptual pathways through which culture affects stresscoping; cultural differences and specificities in coping patterns across national, ethnic, and racial groups; and the differential effects of acculturation, self-construals, and individualism-collectivism on coping. Conceptual and methodological recommendations are offered for future research.
Radiation Biomarker Workshop

A summary is provided of presentations and discussions from the NASA Radiation Biomarker Workshop held September 27-28, 2007, at NASA Ames Research Center in Mountain View, California. Invited speakers were distinguished scientists representing key sectors of the radiation research community. Speakers addressed recent developments in the biomarker and biotechnology fields that may provide new opportunities for health-related assessment of radiation-exposed individuals, including for long-duration space travel. Topics discussed include the space radiation environment, biomarkers of radiation sensitivity and individual susceptibility, molecular signatures of low-dose responses, multivariate analysis of gene expression, biomarkers in biodefense, biomarkers in radiation oncology, biomarkers and triage following large-scale radiological incidents, integrated and multiple biomarker approaches, advances in whole-genome tiling arrays, advances in mass-spectrometry proteomics, radiation biodosimetry for estimation of cancer risk in a rat skin model, and confounding factors. Summary conclusions are provided at the end of the report.
B7-H3, a checkpoint molecule, as a target for cancer immunotherapy

B7-H3 (also known as CD276) is a newly found molecule of B7 family, which may be a promising target for cancer treatment. B7-H3 protein was demonstrated to be expressed in several kinds of tumor tissues including non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and prostate cancer. Its expression is highly associated with undesirable treatment outcomes and survival time, due to function of the immune checkpoint molecule. It was classified as either a co-stimulatory molecule for T cell activation or the nonimmunological role of regulating signaling pathways. Although there is still no agreed conclusion on the function of B7-H3, it may be a valuable target for cancer therapy. This review aims to provide a comprehensive, up-to-date summary of the advances in B7-H3 targeting approaches in cancer therapy. Although several challenges remain, B7-H3 offers a new therapeutic target with increased efficacy and less toxicity in future cancer treatment.
Assisted reproduction technology: Perceptions among infertile couples in Ilorin, Nigeria

Background: Infertility is a global health problem and a socially destabilizing condition for couples carrying several stigmas and a cause of marital disharmony. Assisted reproduction technologies (ARTs) offers a chance at parenthood to couples, who until recently would have had no hope of having a “biologically related” child. Aims and Objectives: This study aimed to determine the awareness and perception of ART services among infertile couples at a public health facility in Ilorin, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional descriptive study of consecutively consenting infertile couples seen at the ART unit of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, between January 1, 2012, and December 31, 2015. Results: The patients aged 22–52 years with a mean age of 36.1 ± 6.6 years and mean duration of infertility of 7.3 ± 5.8 years. Most (60.8%) belonged to middle social class. Of the 559 infertile couples interviewed, 87.3% were aware of ART services. Less than half (48.8%) were aware of surrogacy while majority (85.7%) rejected the use of surrogate mother. Reasons to decline surrogacy were desire to carry one's own child (51.7%) and “do not like the idea” (22.3%). Female partner age, duration of infertility, and religion had a significant influence on acceptance of donor egg (P < 0.05). Conclusion: Despite the high level of awareness of ART, its low utilization remains a gap in the delivery of these services. Government and nongovernmental agencies need to institute interventions to stem the trend.
Effect of Miadasan as a dietary supplement on performance, Carcass characteristic and blood profile of broiler chickens

An experiment was conducted to study the effect of Miadiasin as a dietary supplement on the growth performance viz., weight gain, feed intake and feed conversion ratio, carcass characteristics and some blood parameters of broiler chickens. One hundred and twenty one-day old commercial broiler chicks (Arbo acre) were reared in a deep litter poultry house and divided into four (4) groups of thirty (30) birds each. The groups were assigned to four diets containing 0, 0.1, 0.2 and 0.3% Miadiasin. Feed and water were provided ad libitum throughout the experimental period which lasted for 42 days. The results showed that there was a significant (P<0.05) difference in body weight, weight gain and feed conversion ratio between treatment groups. Diets with 0.3% level of Miadiasin significantly (P<0.05) increased body weight gain (2101.9 g), body weight (2206.1g) and feed conversion ratio (1.41) with no mortality. The relative weights of the organs examined were significantly (P<0.05) different across dietary treatments. All the haematological parameters evaluated: Pack cell volume (PCV), Haemoglobin (Hb), White blood cell (WBC) were not significantly (P>0.05) affected by the inclusion of Miadiasin. Significant influences were not observed for total protein, albumin, and globulin, serum glutamic oxaloacetate transaminase (SGOT) and serum glutamic pyruvate transaminase (SGPT). Miadiasin can be included up to 0.3% level in broiler chicken rations without any adverse effect on growth performance, carcass characteristics and blood profile of birds.
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT AND CARBON DIOXIDE EMISSIONS: EVIDENCE FROM CAPITAL OF VIETNAM

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the relationship between carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, foreign direct investment (FDI), income per capita and energy consumption (EC) in the capital of Vietnam from 1990 to 2015. The empirical results indicate that EC is a major contributor of environmental degradation while FDI marginally contribute to the current status. Moreover, a one-way causality is found to be running from carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions, EC, FDI to income in the long-run. Then, the new empirical findings suggest that municipal government should make urgent regulations to drastically the EC especially for private cars and motorbikes to improve environmental quality in Hanoi.
The Importance of Roles in the Skill Analogy

This paper argues for a reinterpretation of the skill analogy in virtue ethics. It argues that the skill analogy should not be understood as proposing that being virtuous is analogous to possessing a practical skill but, rather, as proposing that being virtuous is analogous to being a good occupant of a skill-involving role. The paper argues for this by engaging with various standard objections to the analogy, two recent defences of it, and Aristotle’s treatment of it in developing his account of virtue in the Nicomachean Ethics. It aims to show that neither virtue nor the skill analogy is correctly understood without recourse to the notion of a role and that once we have recourse to that notion, many objections to the analogy are met.
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Introduction: The occurrence of facial fractures has increased especially in young population . The surgical management of infraorbital zygomatic fractures is very complex because of their functional and aesthetic implications. Their management not only demands the restoration of function but also the cosmetic appearance. Aims: To see the demographic profile of infra orbital zygomatic fractures and to compare subciliary and subtarsal incisions in the management of them on the basis of time taken, exposure achieved and the aesthetic outcome. Methods: This prospective study was conducted in the Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery SKIMS, Srinagar. The study included a total of 50 patients. The patients were divided into two groups randomly. In 25 patients subciliary approach was used and in 25 subtarsal. Results: Majority (60%) of patients were in the age group of 16-30 years, 78% of patients were males and 22% patients were females. Time taken was higher in subciliary group (16-20 minutes in 64% patients). Exposure achieved was better in subtarsal incision group (Excellent in 80%). The incidence of transient ectropion was higher in subciliary group (8%) while the incidence of lower lid edema (4%) and noticeable scar(4%) was more in subtarsal group. Conclusion: We found the subciliary incision having better cosmetic results. However more prospective studies with large number of cases are needed to make definitve conclusions.
Summary indicators for infant and child feeding practices: an example from the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2000.

This document describes analysis of the infant and child feeding data available in the Ethiopia Demographic and Health Survey 2000 (EDHS). The main purpose of the analysis is to support USAID/Ethiopia in the use and interpretation of the infant/child feeding practices data. More broadly the goal is to promote greater use of the rich information on feeding practices contained in the DHS data sets and to demonstrate the usefulness of this information for exploring relationships between infant/child feeding practices and nutritional status outcomes. Building on previous work we created an age-specific infant/child feeding index (CFI) which includes five main components: 1) a breastfeeding score (mother currently breastfeeding or not); 2) a bottle use score (mother used bottles or not in the previous 24 hours); 3) a 24-hour dietary diversity score (number of food groups the child received in the previous 24-hours); 4) a score for frequency of feeding solids/semi-solid foods in the previous 24-hours (number of meals and snacks); and 5) a 7-day quasi-food group frequency score (number of days the child received selected food groups in the past 7 days). The index was made age-specific in the scoring of the different components for ages 6-9 9-12 and 12-36 months. The index scores range from 0-9 for all age groups and age-specific terciles were derived. The report presents descriptive statistics for the sample including child nutritional status maternal and household socio-demographic characteristics and infant/child feeding practices. Urban-rural differences are also highlighted. Bivariate analyses are used to examine the association between the CFI and child nutritional status (height-for-age weight-for-age and weight-for-height). This is followed by a multivariate analysis of the determinants of height-forage Z-scores (HAZ) to determine whether the associations described in the bivariate analyses between the CFI and child outcomes remain after controlling for potentially confounding influences. Two-way interactions between the CFI and these characteristics are also tested. Finally the CFI is “decomposed” and its main components are tested individually for their association with child nutritional status. The main purposes of this analysis are to explore which of the components are driving the association and whether the index could be simplified for easier use. (excerpt)
Patients’ Satisfaction with Quality Nursing Care At Teaching Hospital, Chitwan

Every Patient interpreted patient’s satisfaction differently and meaning can also vary at different time and in different situation. It is an measure outcome of care provided by healthcare personal to the patient. The aim of this study was to assess the patients’ satisfaction & perception with quality of nursing care. A descriptive cross sectional study design was conducted among 196 patients by using probability sampling technique. Data was collected through interview method using Standard tool Patient Satisfaction with Nursing Care Quality Questionnaire [PSNCQQ] by Laschinger from January 22 nd to June 10 th , 2019. Data was analyzed by using descriptive and inferential statistics like frequency, percentage, median, standard deviation & chi-square.The finding revealed that majority (51 %) patients had poor satisfaction with quality nursing care provided while 49 % had good satisfaction whereas patients’ perception of quality nursing care around 50 % had good perception and less than half of the patients (49.5%) had poor perception.