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FIELD EFFICACY OF ANTICOAGULANT RODENTICIDES AGAINST RAT INFESTATION IN OIL PALM PLANTATION

Field efficacy of anticoagulant rodenticides against rat infestation in oil palm plantation was carried out in a comparative study between five rodenticide baits. They were first-generation anticoagulant rodenticide baits, coumatetralyl, chlorophacinone and warfarin, and second-generation anticoagulant rodenticide baits, flocoumafen and brodifacoum. A control plot was left untreated for comparison purposes. In general, all treatments were effective to reduce the fresh rat damage on oil palm fresh fruit bunch (FFB) below the threshold level (5.0%) except for warfarin bait treatment. In the final round of baiting (5 th round), the flocoumafen bait recorded the lowest fresh rat damage on FFB at 1.54 ± 0.14%. Coumatetralyl, chlorophacinone and brodifacoum recorded 2.95 ± 0.73%, 2.42 ± 0.57% and 4.30 ± 0.53% of fresh rat damage on FFB at the end of the study. The least effective was warfarin treatment which recorded 5.40 ± 0.18% in the final round of baiting. Only flocoumafen, coumatetralyl and chlorophacinone baits recorded more than 70.00% of rat damage reduction throughout the study as compared to pre-treatment. The brodifacoum treatment recorded rat damage reduction up to 58.70% and warfarin treatment was in the range of 13.58%-33.62%. All the rodenticide treatments managed to reduce the relative abundance of the estimated rat population in the field at the end of the study, except in the control plot.
Impact of tree management on growth and production behaviour of intercrops under rainfed agroforestry

This investigation was aimed to evaluate the impact of changes in incident radiation through crown modification on crop performance. Different shade intensities created through tree crown management significantly affected growth, physiological attributes and yield related parameters in Vigna mungo (syn. Phaseolus mungo) and Pisum sativum grown as understorey field crops with Morus alba under rainfed conditions. The crown management treatments namely, no crown removal, 25, 50 and 75% crown removal resulted in 91, 85, 63 and 47% shade, respectively. Plant height, number of flowers, leaf area of crops was reduced significantly with the increase in shade intensities and decrease in distance from the tree trunk. Higher pods per plant, grains per pod, grain yield and harvest index were observed at lower shade intensities. Growth and yield were maximum in open control (without tree); while unmanaged canopy of Morus trees caused overall yield reduction of 42% beneath canopy up to 3 m distance from the tree trunk. The crown management regulated physiological attributes in the field crops. The maximum photosynthetic rate was recorded for open plot plants, which declined in plants beneath dense canopy. The amount of water transpired from the crop plants decreased with increase in shade intensity. The conversion efficiency was maximum for plants growing as sole crop which decreased with increasing shade intensities. Based on the results of present investigation, it can be recommended that out of the four tree canopy management options tried i.e. 0, 25, 50 and 75% crown removal; 75% crown removal causing least negative effects on crop growth and yield may be adopted as a compromised crown management practice.
Fluorescence-Based Microendoscopic Sensing System for Minimally Invasive In Vivo Bladder Cancer Diagnosis

Bladder cancer is commonly diagnosed by evaluating the tissue morphology through cystoscopy, and tumor resection is used as the primary treatment approach. However, these methods are limited by lesion site specificity and resection margin, and can thereby fail to detect cancer lesions at early stages. Nevertheless, rapid diagnosis without biopsy may be possible through fluorescence sensing. Herein, we describe a minimally invasive imaging system capable of sensing even small tumors through a 1.2 mm diameter flexible fiber bundle microprobe. We demonstrate that this new device can be used for the early diagnosis of bladder cancer in rats. Bladder cancer was induced in rats using the carcinogen N-butyl-N-(4-hydroxybutyl)nitrosamine (BBN), and a togglable filter capable of PpIX fluorescence sensing was installed in the microendoscopic system. Following 5-aminolevulinic acid administration, tissue in the early stages of bladder cancer was successfully identified with fluorescence detection and confirmed with hematoxylin/eosin and ferrochelatase staining. Although the time required for BBN to induce bladder cancer varied between 3 and 4 weeks among the rats, the microendoscopic system allowed the minimally invasive follow-up on cancer development.
The nature of electron lone pairs in BiVO4

The electronic structure of BiVO4 has been studied by x-ray photoelectron, x-ray absorption, and x-ray emission spectroscopies, in comparison with density functional theory calculations. Our results confirm both the direct band gap of 2.48 eV and that the Bi 6s electrons hybridize with O 2p to form antibonding “lone pair” states at the top of the valence band. The results highlight the suitability of combining s2 and d0 cations to produce photoactive ternary oxides.
Impulsive effects on stabilization of stochastic nonlinear reaction-diffusion systems with time delays and boundary feedback control

In this paper, we investigate the stabilization of stochastic nonlinear impulsive reaction-diffusion systems (SNIRDSs) with time delays and boundary feedback control via average impulsive interval approach. Boundary feedback control strategy are designed to stabilization of SNIRDSs. By constructing a Lyapunov-Krasovskii functional (LKF), and using Wirtinger’s inequality, Gronwall inequality, average impulsive interval approach, sufﬁcient conditions are derived to guarantee the ﬁnite-time stability (FTS) of proposed systems. We investigate the stabilization results by designing the control gain matrices for boundary feedback controller. The criterions are expressed in terms of linear matrix inequalities (LMIs) that can be veriﬁed by Matlab LMI toolbox. Finally, numerical example are given to verify the efﬁciency and superiority of proposed stabilization criterions.
The Need for Total Quality Management Implementation at a University College: A Descriptive

The main objective of this paper is to highlight the importance of TQM as an important tool in solving management issues that have been subjected to university college. A descriptive approach was followed in presenting this paper. The paper deals with TQM approaches in resolving issues related to management weaknesses at the university college level. This is a critical issue from the various institutional viewpoints. The paper is a result of a careful evaluation and assessment of the passed approach to management at various university colleges. A new way in which management of the university college should work to improve approaches to teaching, learning and research needs to be initiated through TQM implementation. The results suggest that TQM approach has the potential to revolutionalise the system of education at the University college as institutions of higher education.
Application of potassium, zinc and boron as potential plant growth modulators in Gossypium hirsutum L. under heat stress

: High temperature stress at reproductive stages of cotton crop severely affects the yield and quality of cotton crop under changing climatic conditions. To alleviate the adverse effects of high temperature stress on cotton crop, the regulatory effects of potassium (K), zinc (Zn), and boron (B) were assessed by applying different temperature regimes at three reproductive stages of cotton crop under field and glass house conditions. Cotton plants were subjected to low (32/20 °C ± 2), medium (38/24 °C ± 2), and high (45/30 °C ± 2) temperatures under glasshouse, but sown at specific dates in field to provide different temperatures at three reproductive stages. High-temperature stress at squaring, flowering and boll formation stages in both field studies increased relative cell injury (RCI), total soluble proteins (TSP), reactive oxygen species and reduced fiber yield attributes i
Spectral Properties and the Effect on Redshift Cut-off of Compact AGNs from the AT20G Survey

We use high angular resolution data, measured from visibility of sources at the longest baseline of 4500 m of the Australia Telescope Compact Array (ATCA), for the Australia Telescope 20 GHz (AT20G) survey to obtain angular size information for > 94% of AT20G sources. We confirm the previous AT20G result that due to the high survey frequency of 20 GHz, the source population is strongly dominated by compact sources (79%). At 0.15 arcseconds angular resolution limit, we show a very strong correlation between the compact and extended sources with flat and steep-spectrum sources respectively. Thus, we provide a firm physical basis for the traditional spectral classification into flat and steep-spectrum sources to separate compact and extended sources. We find the cut-off of -0.46 to be optimum for spectral indices between 1 and 5 GHz and, hence, recommend the continued use of -0.5 for future studies. We study the effect of spectral curvature on redshift cut-off of compact AGNs using recently published redshift data. Using spectral indices at different frequencies, we correct for the redshift effect and produce restframe frequency spectra for compact sources for redshift up to ~5. We show that the flat spectra of most compact sources start to steepen at ~30 GHz. At higher frequencies, the spectra of both populations are steep so the use of spectral index does not separate the compact and extended source populations as well as in lower frequencies. We find that due to the spectral steepening, surveys of compact sources at higher frequencies (>5 GHz) will have redshift cut-off due to spectral curvature but at lower frequencies, the surveys are not significantly affected by spectral curvature, thus, the evidence for a strong redshift cut-off in AGNs found in lower frequency surveys is a real cut-off and not a result of K-correction.
The 158 MHz Solar Interferometer at Culgoora

The function of the 158 MHz interferometer operating at the CSIRO Solar Observatory, Culgoora, N.S. W. , is the measurement of solar radio burst positions at a frequency close to the second harmonic frequency of the radioheliograph. The interferometer is designed to measure the north-south and east-west position co-ordinates of an isolated active region on the Sun with an accuracy of ~1′ arc, at rates up to 16 s−1.
Contributing to a Coaching Team’s Shared Mental Model of Player Game Understanding: An Intervention within High-Level Youth Soccer

Abstract Judging soccer players’ game understanding can pose ambiguities for coaches and coaching teams, partly due to the many situational factors which can affect how a player thinks on field. Consequently, interdisciplinary coaching teams must have a shared and coherent view on what game understanding looks like and why. Therefore, initial purposes of this case study were to establish coaches’ views on levels of player understanding, and to check the coherence of these views between the coaching team. Importantly, a final purpose was to demonstrate the application of our process, to provide coaching teams with tools to measure and build Shared Mental Models (SMM’s). One team of high-level youth soccer coaches evaluated their players’ levels of understanding before and after a discussion-based workshop intervention. Findings indicated the importance of ongoing critical dialogue between coaches about game understanding. Conclusions highlighted the need for an interdisciplinary approach when building a SMM of game understanding, and in particular the skills and knowledge a psychology practitioner can bring to technical coaches facing these challenges.
Growth and Development of Forced Tuberous-rooted Dahlias1

For the first 35 days following planting, the dry weights of the tuberous roots (TR) of Dahlia ‘Park Princess’ and ‘Miramar’ decreased, but simultaneously the dry weights of the fibrous roots (FR) and shoots increased. During the 2nd half of the forcing period shoot and TR dry weights increased rapidly. New TR developed from adventitious roots which formed at the basal nodes of the stem. Ancymidol (0.75 mg/plant) reduced shoot dry weight as well as total height but did not alter TR or FR growth. Plant quality measured by shoot dry weight was reduced when the distal half of each TR was removed before planting. It was not reduced where half of the TR were left intact or when only 1 cm was removed from each TR. The number of days to flower was inversely correlated with plant height measured at 14 and 28 days after planting but not with clump fresh weight.
Impact of pregnancy planning and preconceptual dietary training on metabolic control and offspring's outcome in phenylketonuria

To prevent maternal phenylketonuria (PKU) syndrome low phenylalanine concentrations (target range, 120–360 μmol/L) during pregnancy are recommended for women with PKU. We evaluated the feasibility and effectiveness of current recommendations and identified factors influencing maternal metabolic control and children's outcome. Retrospective study of first successfully completed pregnancies of 85 women with PKU from 12 German centers using historical data and interviews with the women. Children's outcome was evaluated by standardized IQ tests and parental rating of child behavior. Seventy‐four percent (63/85) of women started treatment before conception, 64% (54/85) reached the phenylalanine target range before conception. Pregnancy planning resulted in earlier achievement of the phenylalanine target (18 weeks before conception planned vs. 11 weeks of gestation unplanned, p < 0.001) and lower plasma phenylalanine concentrations during pregnancy, particularly in the first trimester (0–7 weeks of gestation: 247 μmol/L planned vs. 467 μmol/L unplanned, p < 0.0001; 8–12 weeks of gestation: 235 μmol/L planned vs. 414 μmol/L unplanned, p < 0.001). Preconceptual dietary training increased the success rate of achieving the phenylalanine target before conception compared to women without training (19 weeks before conception vs. 9 weeks of gestation, p < 0.001). The majority (93%) of children had normal IQ (mean 103, median age 7.3 years); however, IQ decreased with increasing phenylalanine concentration during pregnancy. Good metabolic control during pregnancy is the prerequisite to prevent maternal PKU syndrome in the offspring. This can be achieved by timely provision of detailed information, preconceptual dietary training, and careful planning of pregnancy.
“This is Going to Stay”: A Longitudinal Mixed Method Pilot Study on the Psychological Impact of Living Through a Pandemic

Living through the COVID-19 pandemic has been proven to have psychological impacts among individuals in both sport and non-sport populations. However, there is little available research comparing athlete and non-athlete populations in this context, especially among a non-western sample. This study employs a novel, longitudinal mixed method sequential explanatory research design to compare the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic between athlete and non-athlete populations and the role of physical activity. Phase A was a quantitative study measuring the psychological impact using the Impact of Event Scale-Revised among both groups (n = 32). Phase B was a qualitative study, with a sample (n = 7) participating in experiential interviews, exploring the lived experiences of participants over a 7-month period since Phase A was completed. Results indicated that athletes had lower psychological impact of the pandemic compared to non-athletes. Reflexive thematic analysis indicated that over the 7-month longitudinal period, athletes and non-athletes had different experiences across the themes of ‘Appraisal and Coping’, ‘Cognitions’, and ‘Impact of the Pandemic’. Findings show A) a clear longitudinal impact of COVID-19 over a 7-month period; B) there is a clear contrast between sport and non-sport populations, with participants indicating sport and physical activity to be a protective factor limiting negative psychological impact. Findings are discussed with recommendations for physical activity and sport for reducing psychological impact among both athletes and non-athletes.
Translanguaging as a theory, pedagogy, and qualitative research methodology

ABSTRACT There is a growing need for teachers to engage linguistic diversity additively and equitably in the classroom in a way that empowers multilingual learners and the knowledge they bring. Translanguaging offers a potentially transformative approach to teaching that centers the agency of multilingual learners to critically and creatively disrupt the language borders of their classrooms. The purpose of this article is to review foundational and current translanguaging research as a theory of language as well as a pedagogical practice. It also proposes an approach to translanguaging as a qualitative research methodology, demonstrating a translanguaging pedagogical framework can be supplemented with analytic criteria to represent a qualitative research methodology that meets the multidisciplinary needs of translanguaging in research and practice. Finally, it discusses how future translanguaging inquiry can engage critical frameworks and multidisciplinary methodologies that center teachers and analysis of their agency to enact translanguaging pedagogies for multilingual learners.
An evolutionary look into the history of lentil reveals unexpected diversity

The characterization and preservation of genetic variation in crops is critical to meeting the challenges of breeding in the face of changing climates and markets. In recent years, the use of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) has become routine, allowing us to understand the population structure, find divergent lines for crosses, and illuminate the origin of crops. However, the focus on SNPs overlooks other forms of variation, such as copy number variation (CNVs). Lentil is the third most important cold‐season legume and was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent. We genotyped 324 accessions that represent its global diversity, and using both SNPs and CNVs, we dissected the population structure and genetic variation, and identified candidate genes. Eight clusters were detected, most of them located in or near the Fertile Crescent, even though different clusters were present in distinct regions. The cluster from South Asia was particularly differentiated and presented low diversity, contrasting with the clusters from the Mediterranean and the northern temperate. Accessions from North America were mainly assigned to one cluster and were highly diverse, reflecting the efforts of breeding programs to integrate variation. Thirty‐three genes were identified as candidates under selection and among their functions were sporopollenin synthesis in pollen, a component of chlorophyll B reductase that partially determines the antenna size, and two genes related to the import system of chloroplasts. Eleven percent of all lentil genes and 21% of lentil disease resistance genes were affected by CNVs. The gene categories overrepresented in these genes were “enzymes,” “Cell Wall Organization,” and “external stimuli response. ” All the genes found in the latter were associated with pathogen response. CNVs provided information about population structure and might have played a role in adaptation. The incorporation of CNVs in diversity studies is needed for a broader understanding of how they evolve and contribute to domestication.
Transverse Patterns in Nonlinear Optical Resonators

Order Parameter Equations for Lasers. - Order Parameter Equations for Other Nonlinear Resonators. - Zero Detuning: Laser Hydrodynamics and Optical Vortices. - Finite Detuning: Vortex Sheets and Vortex Lattices. - Resonators with Curved Mirrors. - The Restless Vortex. - Domains and Spatial Solitons. - Subcritical Solitons I: Saturable Absorber. - Subcritical Solitons II: Nonlinear Resonance. - Phase Domains and Phase Solitons. - Turing Patterns in Nonlinear Optics. - Three-Dimensional Patterns. - Patterns and Noise.
Outcomes of patients with left ventricular assist device infected with SARS-CoV-2

Background The aim of this study was to describe clinical characteristics, course, and outcomes of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in heart failure patients with left ventricular assist device. Methods Between November 2020 and August 2021, a total of 20 patients (18 males, 2 females; mean age: 57.0+10.0 years; range, 30 to 71 years) with left ventricular assist device and who were diagnosed by the COVID-19 polymerase chain reaction testing were included. For each patient, disease-related factors were evaluated including presence of hospitalization, home quarantine, presence of lung damage, antiviral medication strategy, symptomatology and complications following COVID-19. Results Seven patients 35% patients died in our cohort following the COVID-19. All these patients experienced variety of complications following COVID-19 including subarachnoid hemorrhage and right heart failure. Three patients were already hospitalized due to COVID-19 and decompensated progressively, resulting in death on Days 14, 4, and 7 after the initial diagnosis. Conclusion COVID-19 seems to be an important cause of mortality in patients with LVAD who have borderline cardiopulmonary function. Great care should be taken to avoid interruption in routine follow-ups with these patients, since they present a more sensitive population.
DETAILED FIT OF “CRITICAL BALANCE” THEORY TO SOLAR WIND TURBULENCE MEASUREMENTS

We derive the reduced spectrum of turbulent magnetic fluctuations at different frequencies f which would be observed by a single spacecraft in the solar wind when the magnetic field was at an angle θB to the solar wind flow, if the wavevector spectrum in the solar wind frame were in anisotropic “critical balance” (CB) as proposed by Goldreich and Sridhar in 1995 (GS95). The anisotropic power spectrum in the inertial range, P(f, θB), is scaled onto one curve with f −5/3 behavior at θB near 90° and f −2 behavior at small θB. The transition between the two limiting spectra depends on the form of the GS95 wavevector spectrum and the CB scaling parameter L. Using wavelet analysis of Ulysses magnetic field data in three 30-day periods in the high-latitude solar wind in 1995, we verify that the scaling of power with angle and frequency is qualitatively consistent with GS95 theory. However, the scale length L required to fit the observed P(f, θB) to the original CB theory is rather less than the scale predicted by that theory for the solar wind. Part, possibly all, of this discrepancy is removed when the GS95 theory modified for imbalanced turbulence is used.