Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Typification Methods and Molecular Epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus with Methicillin Resistance

Recent interest in the study of Staphylococcus aureus derives from the high frequency of antibiotic-resistant strains that cause frequent outbreaks of infection, especially methicil-lin-resistant S. aureus (MRSA). The objective of this chapter was to study the population genetic structure and the origin of MRSA isolation. Classification of staphylococcal cas sette chromosome mec (SCCmec) is the most important method to identify and define the S. aureus methicillin-resistant clonal nature. Molecular epidemiological studies have demonstrated dissemination patterns of few strains which are responsible for the important worldwide problem. There is a predominance of pandemic clones of MRSA associated to hospital-acquired infections (HA-MRSA) which has been replaced today by community- acquired strains (CA-MRSA). Understanding the epidemiology and clonality of S. aureus infections has important implications for future efforts to control of the emergence of multidrug-resistant strains and the spread of clones resistant and sensible to methicillin.
Bioactives in spices, and spice oleoresins: Phytochemicals and their beneficial effects in food preservation and health promotion

Spices have broadly been used as food flavoring and folk medicine since ancient times. Numerous phytochemicals have been identified in spices, namely thymol (ajowan and thyme), anethole (aniseed), piperine (black pepper), capsaicin (capsicum), cinnamaldehyde (cinnamon), eugenol (clove), linalool (coriander), sabinene (curry leaf), limonene (dill seed), estragole (fennel seed), allicin (garlic), gingerol (ginger), safranal (saffron), and curcumin (turmeric), among others. The antioxidants in spices are very effective and also render anti-mutagenic, cardioprotective, anti-inflammatory, and anti-cancer properties. Apart from their antioxidant efficacy, spices, particularly their essential oils possess strong antimicrobial activity against bacteria, fungi, yeasts, and microbial toxins synthesis. In this contribution, a summary of the most relevant and recent findings on phytochemical composition and antioxidant properties of spices has been compiled and discussed. The content of phenolic acids, flavonoids, tannins, glycosides, steroids, and terpenoids in different spices are summarized. In addition, the beneficial effects of spices in food preservation and in health promotion and disease risk reduction are briefly described.
Turkish Journal of Remote Sensing and GIS

Image fusion is one of the most common techniques used to enhance the interpretability and functionality of remotely sensed data. The aim of this study was to improve the performance of the SVM (Support Vector Machines) classifier with the aid of texture features (TF) extracted from fused images. As a first step, the spatial resolution of the WorldView-2 MS (multispectral) imagery was increased by fusing it with a WorldView-2 PAN (panchromatic) image using the PCA (Principal Component Analysis), WSB (Wavelet Single Band), GS (Gram-Schmidt), BRV (Brovey), EHL (Ehlers), HCS (Hyperspherical Colour Space), HPF (High-Pass Filtering) and MCV (Multiplicative) algorithms. A PCA transform was then applied on all fused images. The first principal component obtained from each fused image was used to extract the Gabor TFs. As a final step, extracted Gabor TFs were combined with the original MS image. Resultant images were classified with the SVM algorithm to investigate to what degree the used methodology affect the classification accuracy. The results showed that the GS fusion-based Gabor TFs provided the greatest classification accuracy increase with 19.3%, whereas the PCA fusion-based Gabor TFs resulted in the second best classification accuracy increase with 18.7%.
An automatic analysis approach toward indistinguishability of sampling on the LWE problem

: Learning With Errors (LWE) is one of the Non-Polynomial (NP)-hard problems applied in cryptographic primitives against quantum attacks. However, the security and efﬁciency of schemes based on LWE are closely affected by the error sampling algorithms. The existing pseudo-random sampling methods potentially have security leaks that can fundamentally inﬂuence the security levels of previous cryptographic primitives. Given that these primitives are proved semantically secure, directly deducing the inﬂuences caused by leaks of sampling algorithms may be difﬁcult. Thus, we attempt to use the attack model based on automatic learning system to identify and evaluate the practical security level of a cryptographic primitive that is semantically proved secure in indistinguishable security models. In this paper, we ﬁrst analyzed the existing major sampling algorithms in terms of their security and efﬁciency. Then, concentrating on the Indistinguishability under Chosen-Plaintext Attack (IND-CPA) security model, we realized the new attack model based on the automatic learning system. The experimental data demonstrates that the sampling algorithms perform a key role in LWE-based schemes with signiﬁcant disturbance of the attack advantages, which may potentially compromise security considerably. Moreover, our attack model is achievable with acceptable time and memory costs.
Protein, lipid and isoflavone contents of food-type soybean lines at two sowing dates.

Few works have reported the relationship among genotype, temperature, rainfall and the chemical compounds of soybean. Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate the interaction effect between soybean food-type inbred lines sowed in two different dates and the contents of protein, oil and isoflavones. Eight lines with null lipoxygenase seeds classified as food-type soybean were sowed in October 7 (early sowing) and October 29 (late sowing) at 2013/2014 crop year. The oil, protein and isoflavones contents were determined and the data were analyzed by variance analysis (ANOVA), principal component analysis (PCA) and UPGMA hierarchical. The genetic variability, sowing date and interactions between inbred lines and sowing date showed differences for all characteristics, except for oil content that did not showed a significant effect to the interaction. The greater participation of complex interaction was attributed to protein content with 87.82 %. According to PCA and UPGMA results, the food-type soybean lines were separated into three groups and were consistent in both sowing dates. The UEL 131 and UEL 153 lines showed the highest isoflavones content for the two sowing dates, indicating these genotypes as promising for breeding programs.
Relationship Analysis of Eco-Control, Company Age, Company Size, Carbon Emission Disclosure, and Economic Consequences

The purpose of this study is to examine the effect of eco-control on carbon emission disclosure and to examine the effect of carbon emission disclosure on economic consequences. Companies used as samples are oil, gas and coal companies in in non-Annex 1 member countries which data are available in the Osiris database. The observation period begins at the commencement of Kyoto Protocol commitment to date or from 2013 to 2016. Data analysis technique used in this research is Partial Least Square method using WarpPLS 4.0 application. Test results show that eco-control positively affects carbon emissions disclosure. Furthermore, carbon emissions disclosure positively affects trading volume and negatively affects bid-ask spread and share price volatility. This study has implications for governments and companies. Governments can change the rules to make carbon emission disclosure as mandatory disclosure for companies that have the potential to generate carbon emissions. Companies that have environmental concerns and disclose carbon emissions will gain legitimacy and a positive response from stakeholders.
Factors Associated With Effective Implementation of Psychological Health Interventions in the Construction Industry

Introduction Prevention of psychological ill-being conditions such as burnout, stress, depression, and anxiety among employees has become an important global concern. The workplace provides a social context where a psychologically safe and healthy environment can be developed to support workers’ psychological wellbeing [1-3]. Contemporary intervention frameworks have been developed for employees’ psychological health and well-being. These interventions no longer focus exclusively on preventing and managing psychological ill-health, but instead, follow holistic approaches such as promoting well-being and improving functioning associated with preventive measures. In general, the objective of psychological health intervention is not limited to solely preventing psychological health problems; but also aims to provide a wider range of health, social, and economic benefits [4-6].
Pengaruh Profitabilitas terhadap Nilai Perusahaan dengan Kebijakan Deviden sebagai Variabel Intervening

This study aimed to determine the effect of profitability on firm value through dividend policy as the intervening variable. The population and sample used were 37 companies listed in Indonesia stock exchange for 3 years (2015-2017). The sampling technique used was non-random sample using non-probability technique with a method based on saturated sampling. The analytical tool used was path analysis test which waspreviously tested by descriptive test, classical assumption test and hypothesis test. The results of the study indicated that profitability (X) had a positive and significant effect on firm value (Y). Profitability (X) had a positive and significant effect on dividend policy (Z). Dividend policy (Z) had a positive and significant effect on firm value (Y). Profitability (X) had a positive and significant effect on firm value (Y) through dividend policy (Z) as the intervening variable. The result of determination coefficient (R2) is 0,500%. It means the influence of profitability and dividend policy on firm value as much as 50%. While the remaining 50% is influenced by other variables outside the variables studied.
Water quality evaluation from selected aquaculture ponds in Benin City, Nigeria

The present study evaluated water quality from selected aquaculture ponds in Benin City, Nigeria. Water samples were collected from deep concrete pond, white plastic tank, black plastic tank, black tarpaulin pond, earthen pond and surface concrete pond. Standard procedures were adopted to analyze the selected physicochemical parameters of water. The analyzed results were subjected to WHO (2009) and FEPA (1993) permissible limits for aquatic water quality. Pond D (black tarpaulin pond) had the highest concentrations of EC, Total suspended solids (TSS), Total dissolved solids (TDS), turbidity, Sulphate, Biological oxygen demand, NO4, P, Ca, NH4, Mg, Na, K, Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb and Cd. Pond D was more acidicand had the lowest alkalinity, Chemical Dissolved Oxygen (COD) and Dissolved Oxygen (DO) values than other fish ponds. COD and P contents in all the fish ponds were above their permissible limits. The status of TSS, TDS, and turbidity, Zn, Cu, Cr, Pb and Cd showed that these water indices were not toxic. The study recommends that fish pond water as well as water holding facilities should be monitored periodically. It also suggests that Pond D (black tarpaulin pond) should be least considered when setting up aquaculture system. Keywords: aquaculture ponds, water quality, physicochemical parameters and permissible limits
Study of physico-chemical composition of red delicious and amri apple varieties under fresh and stored condition

s A laboratory Experiment was carried out to determine the physic-chemical composition of Red Delicious and Amri apple varieties under fresh and stored condition, which were determined on October 30, November 30, and December 30. The physical and chemical characteristics determined were, fruit length and diameter, single fruit weight, juice percentage, total soluble solids (TSS), acidity percentage, ascorbic acid, reducing and non-reducing sugar percentage. It is obvious from the results that the varieties had significant differences for fruit length, fruit diameter and single fruit weight. Juice percentage remained unaffected due to varieties. Variety Red Delicious was considered to be better in physical properties when its comparison was made with variety Amri. Observation intervals had significant effect on fruit length and juice percentage, while fruit diameter and single fruit weight remained unaffected. The result mean interval of Red Delicious observations TSS % (14.29), Acidity % (0.42), Ascorbic acid (5.61), Reducing sugar % (7.08) and Non-reducing sugar % (2.54) was obtained as compare to variety Amri the result mean interval TSS % (14.21), Acidity % (0.36), Ascorbic acid (4.43Mg), Reducing sugar % (6.81) and Non-reducing sugar % (4.08) was obtained. The result illustrated that for chemical analysis varieties had significant effect on acidity percentage, ascorbic acid and non-reducing sugars, while T.S. S and reducing sugars remained unaffected due to different varieties. All the chemical properties i.e. T.S. S, acidity, ascorbic acid, reducing sugars and non-reducing sugars affected significantly by observation intervals.
Effect of Some Essential Oils and Natural Botanical Extracts on Food Consumption and Some Physiological Aspects of Mulberry Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

The effects of different concentrations of marjoram oil, thyme oil, (1%, 0.5%, and 0.25%) and their botanical extracts (2%, 1%, and 0.5%) as a nutritional additives offered to silkworm larvae during the 4th and 5th larval instars on food consumption, Approximate weight of digested food (A.D), Approximate digestibility (A.D%), efficiency of conversion of food ingested to body substance (E.C.I%), and efficiency of conversion of food digested to body substance (E.C.D%) were studied. Also, to determine their effects on total carbohydrates and total protein in larval haemolymph. Results showed significant variation in most of the studied parameters of oils and botanical extracts different concentrations compared to control; E.C. D% was found maximum with 0.5% marjoram oil (74.995%) and thyme oil (71.465%), in the botanical extracts 2% of both thyme, and marjoram exhibited the highest ratio (63.170% and 60.975%), respectively compared with control which recorded the minimum (38.830%). The efficiency with which the ingested food is converted into body substances (E.C.I%) 0.5% of marjoram and thyme oils showed the highest efficiency of conversion (21.000% and 20.555%), respectively compared to (13.445%) for the control. 2% of both thyme (19.960%) and marjoram extract (18.845%) showed also the highest ECI% while the control recorded the least result. The highest AD% was shown by control group (43.185%) and AD of the control group exhibited the highest among them (3.400 gm). Results revealed a significant variation between the both larval instars in most parameters. The quantity of food consumed in both oils and extracts varied significantly between the both instars with no significant values among different concentrations of them. Total protein exhibited the highest value when feeding larvae on mulberry leaves supplemented with 0.5% of both marjoram and thyme oils (41.067 and 39.867 mg/ml haemolymph), respectively, and 2% of both thyme and marjoram extracts (36.9 and 36.567 mg/ml haemolymph), respectively while the control group showed the minimum value (22.633 mg/ml haemolymph). The same trend was observed for total carbohydrates. It can be concluded that mulberry leaves fortified with different concentrations of marjoram and thyme oils and extracts were proved to be more efficient in rearing mulberry silkworm as it improved food acquisition, high ingestion, high (E.C.I & E.C.D) and low (A.D),also it increased protein and carbohydrates metabolism.
Dynamic Docking, Path Analysis and Free Energy Computation in Protein-Ligand Binding

Comprehending how drugs interact with biological macromolecules to form a complex with consequent biological response is particularly relevant in drug design to guide a rational design of new active compounds. The establishment and the duration of the protein-ligand binding complex is principally determined by thermodynamics and kinetics of the dynamical process of molecular recognition. Thus, an accurate characterization of the free-energy governing the formation of the protein-ligand complex is of fundamental importance to deeply understand each contribution to the establishment of the molecular complex. Experimental biophysical techniques proved to be efficient in characterizing both thermodynamics and kinetics of protein-ligand binding. However, a detailed description of the whole binding process on a mechanistic level is not possible since only a quantitative estimation is allowed. Conversely, from the computational point of view, plain molecular dynamics, which has been increasingly considered as the method of choice to investigate the entire dynamic process upon complex formation and to predict the associated thermodynamic and kinetic observables, cannot be applied in a routinely drug discovery pipeline because of the high computational cost. In this context, this PhD thesis wants to address specific aspects of the protein-ligand binding process. In particular, it will deal with dynamic docking, thermodynamics and kinetics of protein-ligand binding by devising respectively three different computational protocols. We developed a dynamic docking protocol based on potential-scaled (sMD) simulations, in which the protein and the ligand are let completely flexible in order to predict the protein-ligand binding pose within a reasonable computational time. Then, we investigated the applicability of sMD in describing the kinetic behavior of a series of drug-like molecules and we devised a fully automated method to analyze the unbinding trajectories. Finally, we develop a semi-automated protocol based on path collective variables combined with well-tempered metadynamics to estimate free-energies along a binding path.
Cultivation affected the level of inorganic phosphorus more than the organic pool of the Pampas soils in Argentina

ABSTRACT The effects of land use on soil organic and inorganic phosphorus (P) stocks were assessed in the Pampas, Argentina. Three hundred and eighty-six paired sites widely distributed over an area of ca. 50 Mha were sampled. Land use types included soils under trees, uncropped soils, cropped soils at the pasture phase of a mixed rotation, cropped soils at the crop phase of a mixed rotation, and flooded soils. Slight differences in organic P stocks were found among land uses. Organic P was 21–35% lower in flooded soil than in the other treatments in the 0–100 cm depth. Inorganic P was significantly lower (ca. 27%) in pasture and cropped soils than in the uncropped controls at 0–25 cm depth. The ratios of organic P/inorganic P and organic C/organic P decreased with depth and did not significantly differ among the sites. The influence of cultivation on inorganic P to a depth of 100 cm depended on the initial phosphorus content of the soil. Soils rich in phosphorus lost substantial amounts of their phosphorus stocks, in some cases losses were as high as 70%, whereas phosphorus-poor soils presented only small changes in their inorganic P levels.
Variation in Rayleigh wave ellipticity as a possible indicator of earthflow mobility: a case study of Sobradinho landslide compared with pile load testing

Rainfall-induced landslides pose a significant risk to communities and infrastructures. To improve the prediction of such events, it is imperative to adequately investigate the rainfall-dependent dynamics (leading to fluidization) and any associated internal sliding along shear planes within clayey slopes. Therefore, the present study adopted ambient noise analysis based on the Horizontal to Vertical Spectral Ratio (HVSR) method, to measure the seasonal variation of Rayleigh wave ellipticity as an indicator for the internal deformation and transition in the material state. The methodology was applied to an existing landslide, where variations in soil stiffness and internal sliding were expected to occur in response to rainfall. To improve the interpretation of the HVSR results (and hence the prediction of landslide’ reactivation by rainfall), HVSR measurements were also conducted on a field-scale pile load test. The pile test allowed a comparison of the seismic data generated by the soil movement along shear planes. The HVSR curves of this field test showed two frequency peaks with no changes in the resonance. In comparison with the data obtained from the landslide, the resultant HVSR curves showed three frequency patterns: ubiquitous (2Hz), landslide (4-8Hz), and flat (no peak). However, the HVSR curves did not show any response to the expected seasonally induced variations in the landslide mass because of the relatively short data acquisition. Nevertheless, time-lapse HVSR is a promising technique that can complement other geophysical methods for improving landslide monitoring.
A Confluence of Anticolonial Pathways for Indigenous Sacred Site Protection

The confluence of the Little Colorado and Colorado Rivers is an Indigenous socio-ecological landscape, revolving in large part around water resources. Substantial surface and groundwater use within the Little Colorado River (LCR) basin threatens the water sources of the confluence, springs in the LCR basin, and specifically the Hopi Sipapuni—a sacred site of cultural emergence. To address concerns about diminished flows of sacred springs, we engaged in praxis through collaborative, reciprocal, communitybased research processes. Through the lens of anticolonial theory, we ask: Can federal policies be employed in an anticolonial pursuit of water and sacred site protection? How do Indigenous grassroots organizers envision protection and work to re-Indigenize water management? Semi-structured interviews with Indigenous community organizers and federal land managers were coupled with policy analysis of the National Historic Preservation Act/Traditional Cultural Properties, the ongoing LCR Adjudication, and the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo. Findings point to multifaceted, complex, and contradictory themes that elucidate the continued influence of colonization on water governance and the degree to which protection solutions can be anticolonial. Criteria were generated for anticolonial protective pathways that highlight the centrality of reciprocal relationships, Indigenous Knowledges, and meaningful inclusion. While details about protection pathways for the confluence and Sipapuni are many, the salient finding is that the struggle for water protection in the LCR is the struggle for protection of inherent Indigenous rights.