Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Mechanisms of Environmental Stress Tolerance in Turfgrass

Turfgrasses constitute a vital part of the landscape ecological systems for sports fields, golf courses, home lawns and parks. However, turfgrass species are affected by numerous abiotic stresses include salinity, heat, cold, drought, waterlogging and heavy metals and biotic stresses such as diseases and pests. Harsh environmental conditions may result in growth inhibition, damage in cell structure and metabolic dysfunction. Hence, to survive the capricious environment, turfgrass species have evolved various adaptive strategies. For example, they can expel phytotoxic matters; increase activities of stress response related enzymes and regulate expression of the genes. Simultaneously, some phytohormones and signal molecules can be exploited to improve the stress tolerance in turfgrass. Generally, the mechanisms of the adaptive strategies are integrated but not necessarily the same. Recently, metabolomic, proteomic and transcriptomic analyses have revealed plenty of stress response related metabolites, proteins and genes in turfgrass. Therefore, the regulation mechanism of turfgrass’s response to abiotic and biotic stresses was further understood. However, the specific or broad-spectrum related genes that may improve stress tolerance remain to be further identified. Understanding stress response in turfgrass species will contribute to improve stress tolerance of turfgrass.
Hot or Cool Processing? Adolescent Decision-Making and Delinquency

Abstract Adolescence is a vulnerable period of individual development when decision-making is easily compromised, and criminal involvement reaches its peak. We draw on and extend novel decision-making perspectives and use the first two waves of the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health (N = 13,399) to analyze whether factors representing adverse physical conditions, negative mental states, and stressful social circumstances condition the effect of thoughtfully reflective decision-making (TRDM) on adolescent delinquent behavior. We find that experiencing various “hot triggers” such as sleep problems, depression, and straining conditions significantly reduces the crime-preventive impact of TRDM (an example of cool processing) among adolescents. We outline potential avenues for further theoretical development of integrated frameworks of decision-making and crime and discuss policy implications aimed at ways to deal with the adverse social, emotional, and physical triggers and foster thoughtful decision-making skills among adolescents.
Pengaruh Gaya Kepemimpinan Tansformational, Authentic, Authoritarian, Transactional Terhadap Kinerja Guru Madrasah Aliyah di Tangerang

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalisis pengaruh gaya kepemimpinan transformational, transactional, authentic dan authoritarian terhadap kinerja guru di sebuah Madrasah Aliyahdi Tangerang Banten . Responden dari penelitian ini adalah guru sebanyak 100 orang dan metode pengumpulan data dengan mendistribusikan kuesioner online elektronik ke para guru. Analisis data dalam penelitian ini menggunakan SEM (Structural Equation Model) program LISREL versi 8.70. Hasil analisis dan pengolahan data penelitian menunjukkan bahwa menunjukkan bahwa gaya kepemimpinan , transactional dan authorian pada Madrasah Aliyah di Tangerang menunjukkan berpengaruh secara positif dan signifikan terhadap kinerja Guru sedangkan gaya kepemimpinan transformational dan authentic tidak berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kinerja guru.
Observer-Based Fuzzy Adaptive Inverse Optimal Output Feedback Control for Uncertain Nonlinear Systems

In this article, an observer-based fuzzy adaptive inverse optimal output feedback control problem is studied for a class of nonlinear systems in strict-feedback form. The considered nonlinear systems contain unknown nonlinear dynamics and their states are not measured directly. Fuzzy logic systems are applied to identify the unknown nonlinear dynamics and an auxiliary nonlinear system is constructed. Based on this auxiliary system, a fuzzy state observer is first designed to estimate the immeasurable states. By using the inverse optimal principle and adaptive backstepping design theory, an observer-based fuzzy adaptive inverse optimal output feedback control scheme is then developed. The proposed inverse optimal control scheme need not assume that the states are measurable. It also guarantees that the closed-loop system is semiglobally uniformly ultimately bounded, and achieves the optimal control objective as well. Finally, two simulation examples are provided to check the validity of the presented control method.
Permafrost degradation in the Western Russian Arctic

The Global Climate Observing System and Global Terrestrial Observing Network have identified permafrost as an ‘Essential Climate Variable,’ for which ground temperature and active layer dynamics are key variables. This work presents long-term climate, and permafrost monitoring data at seven sites representative of diverse climatic and environmental conditions in the western Russian Arctic. The region of interest is experiencing some of the highest rates of permafrost degradation globally. Since 1970, mean annual air temperatures and precipitation have increased at rates from 0.05 to 0.07 °C yr−1 and 1 to 3 mm yr−1 respectively. In response to changing climate, all seven sites examined show evidence of rapid permafrost degradation. Mean annual ground temperatures increases from 0.03 to 0.06 °C yr−1 at 10–12 m depth were observed in continuous permafrost zone. The permafrost table at all sites has lowered, up to 8 m in the discontinuous permafrost zone. Three stages of permafrost degradation are characterized for the western Russian Arctic based on the observations reported.
Incidence, microbiological profile and outcome of ventilator-associated events in a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Introduction: Despite different ICU admission causes, ventilator-associated event (VAE) is still a common cause of mortality and morbidity in intubated patients and impedes obvious progression in diagnostic modalities and management of these infections. Objectives: The aim of this study was to estimate VAE incidence, detection of antimicrobial resistance pattern’s which can help in the management and to follow the outcome of the patients having VAE. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective study done over a period of 24months from January 2018 to December 2019 in a tertiary care hospital in Bangalore. The study population included all the confirmed VAE patients. Their incidence of microbiological profile and the outcome was noted. Results: Out of 422 mechanical ventilated (MV) patients 71 patients developed VAE. In the 71 proved VAE cases 48 (67.6%) were male and23 (32.4%) were females. Out of 71 cases, the mean age who were having VAE falls in the range of 65- 75 yrs. The incidence of VAE is 16.82 and the incidence density:9.78 /1000 ventilator days. Klebsiella pneumonia (29.5%) was the common organism isolated among 71 cases. Conclusion: Utilizing the preventive, diagnostic, and treatment recommendations outlined should allow for improved outcomes for a common and serious medical complication seen in ICU mechanically ventilated patients.
Accuracy of genomic selection: comparing theory and results

Biosciences Research Division, Department of Primary Industries Victoria, 1 Park Drive, Bundoora 3083, Australia, The Roslin Institute and R(D)SVS, University of Edinburgh, Roslin, EH25 9PS, United Kingdom, Animal Breeding and Genomics Centre, Wageningen University, 6700 AH Wageningen, The Netherlands, Centre for Advanced Technologies in Animal Genetics and Reproduction (ReproGen), University of Sydney, Camden NSW 2570, Australia, Animal Genetics and Breeding Unit, University of New England, Armidale NSW 2351, Australia, Faculty of Land and Food Resources, University of Melbourne, Parkville 3010, Australia.
Assessing the effects of different management scenarios on the conservation of small island vulture populations

Summary Although the population of Griffon Vulture Gyps fulvus is significantly increasing in Europe, in Italy the species is still on the Red List as ‘Critically Endangered’, with the last natural population persisting on the island of Sardinia. Several episodes of poisoning hampered the success of conservation actions implemented in the years 1987–1995. In 2005 there were estimated to be only 31–32 territorial pairs, with the population occupying the territories of Alghero and Bosa. We used a long-term dataset of reproductive records from the Sardinian Griffon Vulture populations to run a population viability analysis (PVA) to evaluate the extinction risk using the Vortex simulation software. The model estimated the probability of extinction over the next five generations (estimated generation time: 11 years, simulation time used: 55 years) as 96.4% for the Alghero population, and near-zero for the Bosa population. We used sensitivity analyses to understand how uncertainty about parameter values affect model outcomes. Population projections were evaluated under different management scenarios tackling the main threats (poisoning and human disturbance) and implementing conservation actions (supplementary feeding and restocking). Our results showed that population size is a critical factor in affecting the projections of population dynamics of Griffon Vultures. Sensitivity analyses highlighted the importance of poisoning events to population persistence and showed that juvenile and adult mortality rates had a secondary impact on population viability. The only conservation measure effective in significantly increasing stochastic growth rates in the Alghero population, whose initial population was set at five individuals, was the complete removal of poisoning events. When targeting the Bosa population (initial population size 94 individuals), supplementary feeding, mitigation of the risk of poisoning episodes, restocking, and mitigation of human disturbance in the reproductive sites significantly increased stochastic growth rate. A cost-effectiveness analysis should be performed to prioritise interventions.
Identification of potential cervical cancer serum biomarkers in Thai patients

Cervical cancer is one of the most common causes of cancer-associated mortality in females worldwide. Serum biomarkers are important tools for diagnosis, disease staging, monitoring treatment and detecting recurrence in different types of cancer. However, only a small number of established biomarkers have been used for clinical diagnosis of cervical cancer. Therefore, the identification of minimally invasive, sensitive and highly specific biomarkers for detection of cervical cancer may improve outcomes. In the present pilot study, changes in disease-relevant proteins in 31 patients with cervical cancer were compared with 16 healthy controls. The Human 14 Multiple Affinity Removal system was used to deplete the 14 most abundant serum proteins to decrease sample complexity and to enrich proteins that exhibited decreased levels of abundance in the serum samples. Immunoaffinity-depleted serum samples were analyzed by in-gel digestion, followed by liquid chromatography mass spectrometry analysis and data processing. Automated quantitative western blot assays and receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were used to evaluate the differential protein expression levels between the two groups. Capillary electrophoresis-based western blot analysis was performed to quantitatively determine serum levels of the candidate biomarkers. Significantly increased levels of α-1-antitrypsin (A1AT) and pyrroline-5-carboxylate reductase 2 (PYCR2) were detected, whereas the levels of transthyretin (TTR), apolipoprotein A-I (ApoA-I), vitamin D binding protein (VDBP) and multimerin-1 (MMRN1) were significantly decreased in patients with cervical cancer compared with the healthy controls. ROC curve analysis indicated that the sensitivity and specificity was improved through the combination of the 6 candidate biomarkers. In summary, the results demonstrated that 6 candidate biomarkers (A1AT, PYCR2, TTR, ApoA-I, VDBP and MMRN1) exhibited significantly different expression between serum samples from healthy controls and patients with cervical cancer. These proteins may represent potential biomarkers for distinguishing patients with cervical cancer from healthy controls and for differentiation of patient subgroups.
Effects of the dietary Camelina oil on Large White pigs' meat quality.

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Impact of green tea (Camellia sinensis) and epigallocatechin gallate on poultry

SUMMARY Green tea is of interest due to its high content of pharmacologically active ingredients such as catechins, flavanols, flavadiols, flavonoids and phenolic acids. Green tea contains many polyphenolic compounds such as epicatechin, epicatechin gallate, epigallocatechin, and epigallocatechin gallate. The inclusion of green tea as a feed additive has been shown to improve growth performance and overall health of poultry. Previous studies have shown different results in the rate of improvement in body weight (between 1% and 10%) with the use of different doses of green tea (0.5, 1, 1.5, 2 and 3 mg/kg) in the diet. Using 1–2 mg green tea per kg in the broiler diet improved feed conversion ratio (FCR) by approximately 8%. Abdominal fat was decreased by 10–20% using 0.2–1.0% green tea extract in broiler diets. Improvements in egg production, egg mass and feed conversion values with inclusion rates of 1% green tea in feed, compared to a negative control, have been reported to be 5.6%, 6.8% and 7.8%, respectively. Green tea may improve the antioxidant status of poultry. Epigallocatechin gallate has been found to be over 100 times more effective in neutralising free radicals than vitamin C and 25 times more powerful than vitamin E.
ISOLATING VIRUSES FROM FINISHED WATER.

Reduction of enteroviruses and rotaviruses averaged 81 and 93 percent, respectively, at a full-scale 205-mgd (776-ML/d) plant whose treatment train includes chemical flocculation, sand filtration, and chlorination. The highest reduction of enteroviruses occurred during prechlorination -flocculation and filtration, whereas the highest reduction of rotaviruses occurred during prechlorination -clarification and final chlorination. Enteroviruses or rotaviruses occurred in 24 percent of the finished water samples, which had >0.2 mg free chlorine/L and met coliform bacteria (1/100 mL) and turbidity (1 ntu) standards. Although major plant deficiencies may have been responsible for the occurrence of viruses in the finished water, the results of this study indicate that finished water, with measurable levels of free residual chlorine and meeting standards for coliform bacteria and turbidity, cannot be assumed to be virus free.
COVID-19 infodemic: More retweets for science-based information on coronavirus than for false information

The World Health Organization has not only signaled the health risks of COVID-19, but also labeled the situation as infodemic, due to the amount of information, true and false, circulating around this topic. Research shows that, in social media, falsehood is shared far more than evidence-based information. However, there is less research analyzing the circulation of false and evidence-based information during health emergencies. Thus, the present study aims at shedding new light on the type of tweets that circulated on Twitter around the COVID-19 outbreak for two days, in order to analyze how false and true information was shared. To that end, 1000 tweets have been analyzed. Results show that false information is tweeted more but retweeted less than science-based evidence or fact-checking tweets, while science-based evidence and fact-checking tweets capture more engagement than mere facts. These findings bring relevant insights to inform public health policies.
The mediating role of human capital and management accounting information system in the relationship between innovation strategy and internal process performance and the impact on corporate financial performance

Analyze the importance of sustainable innovation strategy applied in manufacturing companies in Indonesia which affects the company's financial performance through several mediating variables. ,The population in this research was medium and large manufacturing company business units in East Java. Business units are part of a company considered as the profit center. The business unit as the unit of analysis in this research is part of the organization that: (1) is responsible for the production and marketing of a product or set of products; (2) is formed by product type; (3) has its own competitors which are different from competitors of other business units or divisions within a parent company; (4) has a manager who is responsible and has authority over the planning and implementation of strategies to achieve the specified profit target. ,Innovation strategy has a significant effect on financial performance. Human capital does not significantly mediate the relationship between innovation strategy and financial performance. Capital performance and internal performance do not mediate the relationship between innovation strategy and financial performance. Management accounting information system does not mediate the relationship between innovation strategy and financial performance. Internal process performance mediates the relationship between innovation strategy and financial performance. Management accounting information system and internal process performance mediate the relationship between innovation strategy and financial performance. ,The difference in findings confirms that this research needs to be conducted. On the other hand, there is no research that has comprehensively tested the mediating effects of Human Capital and Management Accounting Information System in the relationship between Innovation Strategy and Internal Process Performance and the Impact on Corporate Financial Performance. The originality of this research can be seen in the use of contingency theory which narrows the gap between the industrial organization (I/O) paradigm and the resource-based view (RBV) regarding competitive advantage and performance. Specifically, this research introduces innovation strategy, human capital, management accounting information system, and internal business process performance as the contingency factors that affect financial performance. Second, empirically, this research tries to reduce the gap in empirical research by offering new research model and new research establishment at the level of strategic business units (SBU) in manufacturing companies in East Java. This research is expected to be useful for policy decision making, especially for managers who want to improve strategic business unit's financial performance.
Systematic Relationship of Unicellular Red Algae: from the Phenetics to the Phylogeny

The systematic relationship of the unicellular red algae based on their morphological, physiological and habitual characteristics was discussed by referring to the results of their molecular phylogenetic analyses, using 18S rRNA and psbA genes. Five groups (named as one ancestral stock; Porphyridium Group (-G) and other four groups; Rhodospora-Rhodella-, Rhodosorus-and Cyanidium-G) previously reported were partially supported by the molecular phylogeny which showed four phylogenetic groups. However, two of them made a clade with multicellular ones. In the basic framework of the systematic relationship of uncellular reds has to be reconstructed, after taking new findings of molecular information into consideration. The correspondence with the phenetics and phylogentic relationships of unicellular reds is the center of the present Mini-review.
The Eurozone crisis and Euroscepticism in the European press

ABSTRACT The representation of EU debates in the mass media has received comparatively little attention in studies on Euroscepticism, despite criticism on the EU having become mainstream since the early 1990s in particular. Recently, a number of salient crises have brought European politics to the fore like never before. This article presents an analysis of different types of criticism on and opposition towards the EU as present in media at the height of the Eurozone crisis in 2012. Using a four-fold typology, it looks at views about the EU and its policies as present in coverage by quality newspapers in Austria, Ireland and the Netherlands. An analysis of 1,085 claims from 454 articles shows that, rather than rejecting integration or EU involvement in certain policies, criticism was predominantly aimed at existing policies and on presenting different policy options.
Napier stunt disease in Uganda: farmers' perceptions and impact on fodder production.

Napier grass (Pennisetum purpureum) is an important fodder in smallholder dairy cattle production systems. Napier stunt disease (NSD) is a potential threat to the livestock sector. A study was carried out to: identify symptoms of the disease; determine the effect of the disease on fodder yield and assess farmers’ knowledge and methods of control. A structured questionnaire was administered to 120 smallholder dairy farmers in Masaka district. The major symptoms of the disease were stunt and twisting/curling of leaf tips. NSD was present in 97% of the fields. Mean plant height, root length and biomass yield decreased by about 50% in diseased plants. Most (65%) farmers were of the view that the disease occurs under all soil and field management conditions but poor soils and poor management aggravate the disease. About 90% of the farmers reported rouging and burning as the main control measures they have attempted to use. The study results represent the first systematic quantification in Uganda of the prevalence of the NSD.