Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Yield and Yield Attributing Traits of Some Selected Genotypes of Tomato for Early Summer Cultivation in Bangladesh

Background: An experiment was carried out in Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA), Mymensingh, Bangladesh to study the morphological, physiological, yield and yield contributing characters of fourteen genotypes of tomato such as Binatomato 3. Momotaru, BL-1173, BL-1174, BL-1175, BL-1176, CLN-2001A, CLN-2026D, CLN-2366A, CLN-2413R, CLN-2418A, CLN-2443A, CLN/62/6 and CL-5915. Currently a few varieties are recommended for summer cultivation, for this reason fourteen genotypes were used in this experiment to screening best suited genotypes for that season. Materials and Methods: The Randomized Complete Block Design was followed in the experiment with 3 replications of each treatment. Results: All the parameters were significantly differed each other. The highest chlorophyll content (2.36 mg g-1fw at 45 DAT and 1.82 mg g-1fw 60 DAT), dry matter content of fruit (6.54%), the maximum individual fruit weight (82.66 gm) and the highest weight of fruit per plant (1.35 kg) were recorded in CLN 2443A which was followed by the genotype BL-1175 and CLN-2413R. Among the genotypes, the tallest and shortest plant was produced in BL-1176 and CLN-2001A, respectively. Genotype CLN/62/6 produced the highest number of branches whereas the lowest one was in Momotaru. Flowering and fruiting initiation was early in CLN-2001A and delayed in CLN2366A and Momotaru. The highest soluble protein content was found in Momotaru and the lowest was in CLN-2001A. It is clearly indicated that more chlorophyll content in a plant increases the dry matter, fruit weight that ultimately enhance the yield and yield attributing characters of a genotype. Conclusions: After assessing all the characters, genotype CLN-2443A produced the highest yield and yield attributing traits followed by BL-1175 and CLN-2413R those may be recommended for summer season tomato production in Bangladesh.
Clinical Competence: A Review of the Health Care Literature with a Focus on Occupational Therapy

This paper provides a review of the health care literature on clinical competence with a focus on occupational therapy. A simple know-can-do hierarchical model provides a framework for understanding the concept of clinical competence and for exploring the issues related to its definition and assessment. While there is general agreement across the health professions regarding the broad meaning of competence, the profession-specific components have been more difficult to identify and measure. Much of the research on the assessment of clinical competence has focused on the validity of certification examinations, especially in medicine, or on the evaluation of student performance, as is the case in occupational therapy. Although a variety of evaluation measures have been developed, the evidence is clear that one comprehensive tool that provides a reliable, valid and cost-effective measure of clinical competence does not exist; therefore, a combination of evaluation methods is needed for assessment purposes. Defining and assessing competence remains a particular challenge for the profession of occupational therapy.
ICT Adoption by Indian Women: An analysis of two cases

This paper provides an analysis of two individual cases of women. The context is set in the southern Indian state of Kerala. The rich data gathered from at least an hour of interview and follow up enquiry are examined to understand the factors of adoption and use of ICT as well as how ICT has impacted their information behavior. The analysis was done using the UTAUT framework of technology acceptance and using a grounded information seeking approach that looks at emerging themes of ICT impact in the women’s daily lives. Findings indicate changing perceptions of women’s ICT orientation and use. Factors such as social influence, performance expectancy and effort expectancy play a role in ICT adoption and use. Also ICT has enabled the women to confidently take charge of their information needs in various circumstances.
Bridging Convex and Nonconvex Optimization in Robust PCA: Noise, Outliers, and Missing Data

This paper delivers improved theoretical guarantees for the convex programming approach in low-rank matrix estimation, in the presence of (1) random noise, (2) gross sparse outliers, and (3) missing data. This problem, often dubbed as robust principal component analysis (robust PCA), finds applications in various domains. Despite the wide applicability of convex relaxation, the available statistical support (particularly the stability analysis vis-à-vis random noise) remains highly suboptimal, which we strengthen in this paper. When the unknown matrix is well-conditioned, incoherent, and of constant rank, we demonstrate that a principled convex program achieves near-optimal statistical accuracy, in terms of both the Euclidean loss and the ℓ ∞ loss. All of this happens even when nearly a constant fraction of observations are corrupted by outliers with arbitrary magnitudes. The key analysis idea lies in bridging the convex program in use and an auxiliary nonconvex optimization algorithm, and hence the title of this paper.
Siponimod enriches regulatory T and B lymphocytes in secondary progressive multiple sclerosis.

BACKGROUND Siponimod (BAF312) is a selective sphingosine 1-phosphate receptor 1 and 5 (S1PR1, S1PR5) modulator recently approved for active secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (SPMS). The immunomodulatory effects of siponimod in SPMS have not been previously described. METHODS We conducted a multi-centered randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled AMS04 mechanistic study with 36 SPMS participants enrolled in the EXPAND trial. Gene expression profiles were analyzed using RNA derived from whole blood with Affymetrix Human Gene ST 2.1 microarray technology. We performed flow cytometry based assays to analyze the immune cell composition and microarray gene expression analysis on peripheral blood from siponimod-treated participants with SPMS relative to baseline and placebo during the first year randomization phase. RESULTS Microarray analysis showed that immune-associated genes involved in T and B cell activation and receptor signaling were largely decreased by siponimod, which is consistent with the reduction of CD4+ T cells, CD8+ T cells, and B cells. Analysis done by flow cytometry showed that within the remaining lymphocyte subsets, there was a reduction in the frequencies of CD4 and CD8 naïve T cells and central memory cells, while T effector memory cells, anti-inflammatory Th2, and T regulatory (Treg) cells were enriched. Transitional Bregs (CD24hiCD38hi) and B1 cell subsets (CD43+CD27+) were enriched, shifting the balance in favor of regulatory B cells over memory B cells. The pro-regulatory shift driven by siponimod treatment included a higher proliferative potential of Tregs compared with non-Tregs, and upregulated expression of PD-1 on Tregs. Additionally, a positive correlation was found between regulatory T cells and regulatory B cells in siponimod treated participants. CONCLUSION The shift toward an anti-inflammatory and suppressive homeostatic immune system may contribute to the clinical efficacy of siponimod in SPMS. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT02330965.
SugAR SOlutIOn tREAtMEnt tO AttRACt nAtuRAl

The fall armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (JE Smith), is a major pest of maize (Zea mays L.) in Brazil. The insect causes production losses of ~34-40% (Cruz and Turpin, 1982), and sometimes up to 100%. In extreme cases, 10–14 applications of insecticides are required for pest control (Valicente and Mourão, 2008). Excessive use of chemicals not only favors selection pressures for resistant pests but also affects the biodiversity of non-target organisms such as biological control agents. A diversity of natural predators and parasitoids of S.
REGULATION OR INFORMATION : CAN WE INFLUENCE CITY COMPETITION?

In this paper we model the impacts of competition between two cities when considering demand management strategies on both the optimal tolls and residential location choices. An isolated city is studied first and a simplified welfare function is used to determine the optimal toll around the central area. A twin city is then added. Traffic from the neighbouring city may be charged and the revenue retained a form of tax exporting behaviour which should increase the welfare of the city. We show that there exists only one non-co-operative solution which forms a Nash trap with higher tolls than under the regulated case. We then set up a game in the form of a flight simulator and report on results of the game played by pairs of students who are asked to act as local authority decision-makers. The aim is to test (a) whether the strategies adopted are as theory predicts and (b) whether the players recognise the benefits of lower tolls when given information about the regulated solution and collaborate or continue to play to win. The results show that players respond to the information and maintain a collaborative solution which may have significant implications for regulation and the development of cities within regional partnerships.
Revisiting the Lost Link Between Quality and Growth

The empirical researches on the impact of quality in the financial performance, in the majority of cases, use profitability as the operational definition of performance – ROA, ROE, ROI, ROS and net profit as percent of sales are the most common indicators. On the other hand, the quality literature produced since the founders of the quality movement until the most recent academic works points to a positive impact of quality in the growth of the firm. This work revisits this link, analyzing the growth rates of a sample of firms with high effectiveness in the implementation of quality management principles and techniques during a 10 years period. Parametric and non-parametric inferential statistical methods show that the growth rates of these companies are not higher than the average levels of the same industry sectors, motivating discussions on theoretical and practical hypotheses to explain this lack of association.
EFFECT OF CURCUMA AROMATICA ON NICOTINE INDUCED HISTOLOGICAL CHANGES ON FEMALE RATS

Reproductive toxicity means the interference by an external agent with the reproductive processes in one or more ways. Reproductive toxicity can be defined as the adverse effect of chemicals [1]. The environmental and life style factor have an adverse effect on fertility. Nicotine in cigarette smoking is thought to affect female fertility via a number of alterations in ovarian function, including irregularities in the estrous cycle, depleted ovarian reserves, impaired ovulation and spontaneous abortion [2]. Histopathology is the study of the structure of abnormal tissue and has important application in toxicology. Most histological and histopathological studies are made on mammals. There are routine diagnostic tests to evaluate abnormal tissue changes resulting from exposure of organisms to the toxicant. Suitable preparations of affected, exposed tissues are observed under light and electron microscopes for studying changes in tissues. Affected tissues showing changes of pathological significance may be located in liver, kidney and gonads. Plants of genus Curcuma belongs to zingiberaceae family and is known for their high therapeutic potentials. It is an annual or biennial ABSTRACT
A G ] 1 5 Ja n 20 20 KERNELS OF POLARIZATIONS OF ABELIAN VARIETIES OVER FINITE FIELDS

Suppose C is an isogeny class of abelian varieties over a finite field k. In this paper we give a partial answer to the question of which finite group schemes over k occur as kernels of polarizations of varieties in C. We show that there is an element IC of a finite two-torsion group that determines which Jordan-Hölder isomorphism classes of finite commutative group schemes over k contain kernels of polarizations. We indicate how the two-torsion group can be computed from the characteristic polynomial of the Frobenius endomorphism of the varieties in C, and we give some relatively weak sufficient conditions for the element IC to be zero. Using these conditions, we show that every isogeny class of simple odd-dimensional abelian varieties over a finite field contains a principally polarized variety. As a step in the proofs of these theorems, we prove that if K is a CM-field and A is a central simple K-algebra with an involution of the second kind, then every totally positive real element of K is the reduced norm of a positive symmetric element of A. This is a reproduction of a preprint, dated 27August 1995, of a paper that appeared in the Journal of Algebraic Geometry in 1996. The only changes between the original 1995 preprint and this document are some adjustments to the font size and margins, the inclusion of this note, the addition of a current address, the updating of my email address, and the inclusion of a link to my homepage. The numbering of theorems and so forth are consistent with the published version. — EWH, 14 January 2020
EFFECT OF PRIMARY BIOMETHANATED SPENTWASH ON CHEMICAL PROPERTIES AND YIELD OF FODDER MAIZE

The experiment on effect of primary biomethanated spentwash on physico-chemical properties of sodic vertisols and yield of fodder maize was carried at Post Graduate Farm, MPKV, Rahuri during 2011-12. The effect of varying doses of primary biomethanated spentwash (100, 200, 300, 400 and 500 m3/ha) and combination of FYM+RDF, FYM+50% GR and FYM+RDF+100 per cent GR+RDF on soil properties, nutrient uptake, growth and yield of fodder maize was studied. The experimental soil was Vertic Haplustepts with alkaline (pH 8.90), calcareous (CaCO3 10.50%), clay in texture, high in exchangeable sodium (10.60 cmol (p+)/kg) and ESP (25.20) with low in available nitrogen and phosphorus and high in available potassium. The available N, P and K after harvest of fodder maize crop were significantly higher in PBSW treatment applied @ 500 m3/ha, however, uptake and yield of fodder maize were significantly higher in 400 and 500 m3/ha treatments (495.30 and 517.31 q/ha green yield, respectively) followed by FYM+RDF+ 50 per cent GR and FYM+RDF+100 per cent GR.
20140811_ISDC 2014_Bathtub Dynamics Revisited_Submission_

In prior studies, people’s poor performance in dealing with basic systems concepts has been ascribed to different causes. While results indicate that, among other things, domain specific experience and familiarity with the problem context play a role in this stock-flow-(SF-)performance, this has not yet been fully clarified. In this article, we present an experiment that examines the role of educational background in SF-performance. We hypothesize that SF-performance increases when the problem context is embedded in the problem solver’s knowledge domain, indicated by educational background. Using the square wave pattern and the sawtooth pattern tasks from the initial study by Booth Sweeney and Sterman (2000), we design two additional cover stories for the former, the Vehicle story from the engineering domain and the Application story from the business domain, next to the original Bathtub story. We then test the three sets of questions on business students. Results mainly support our hypothesis. Interestingly, participants even do better on a more complex behavioral pattern from their knowledge domain than on a simpler pattern from more distant domains. Although these findings have to be confirmed by further studies, they contribute both to the methodology of future surveys and the context familiarity discussion.
Aerodynamic Forces Affecting the H-Rotor Darrieus Wind Turbine

Darrieus wind rotor is a vertical axis wind turbine that is a very promising kind of wind converters at remote and domestic locations that have soft and weak wind potential and speed, but from the quantitative comparison with horizontal axis wind turbines, this type of turbines has a weak performance. Additional researches are still needed to develop its efficiency to identify all the requirements of the generated power in low power demands. The aim of the current investigation is to analyze all the acting forces on the main parts of Darrieus rotor over the rotations as well as in maintenance and stationary conditions. Aerodynamic forces assessment will be executed for 3 different blade shapes (nonsymmetric and symmetric airfoils) like the airfoil section shapes of the Darrieus rotor blades. NACA 0021, LS413, and S1046 are selected as cross-sectional profile in this work. CFD simulations have been used in this work to get the different aerodynamic forces on the rotor blades of the Darrieus turbines. The present results indicated that the symmetric S1046 blade has higher forces during the rotation and stagnant (static) conditions. Moreover, the self-starting capability of NACA 0021 is better than S1046 due to low aerodynamic torsion on the S1046 blades.
A Hybrid Genetic Algorithm Applied to the Transmission Network Expansion Planning Considering Non-conventional Solution Candidates

ABSTRACT This paper presents a metaheuristic approach to solve the transmission network expansion planning (TNEP) problem considering non-conventional solution candidates. The TNEP consists on finding the set of new elements required in a power system to meet a given future demand at a minimum cost. The TNEP traditionally considers as candidate solutions the addition of new lines and transformers. The main contribution of this work is the inclusion of non-conventional solution candidates. Such non-conventional solution candidates are namely: repowering of existing circuits and reactive shunt compensation. Also, an AC modeling of the network that allows obtaining more realistic results than the traditional DC model has been considered. The TNEP is represented by means of a non linear mixed integer programming problem which is solved through a hybrid genetic algorithm (HGA). Several tests were performed on two benchmark power systems to show the applicability and effectiveness of the proposed approach.
Testing for Black-White Convergence in South African Education after Apartheid

In 1994, South Africa had its first democratic elections, putting a formal end to Apartheid, one of the most discriminatory regimes in the world. Using a difference-in-differences strategy, this paper investigates whether there was a convergence in education outcomes among black students relative to white students after the fall of Apartheid. Cross-section data from the GHS-2013 suggest no gain in the completed years of education and matriculation completion for both black African men and women relative to whites, after Apartheid. Robustness checks indicate partial convergence in the years of education and matriculation differential between black and white individuals during the Apartheid years from 1948-1994.
Role of Diffusion Weighted Magnetic Resonance Imaging in Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT)

Background: Cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) is a cause of stroke with diverse etiologies and varied clinical presentations. The Pathophysiology of CVT with associated venous stroke appears to differ from arterial strokes. Acute arterial strokes show cytotoxic edema, whereas venous strokes are thought to contain vasogenic and interstitial edema due to venous congestion. Conventional MRI cannot differentiate between vasogenic edema and cytotoxic edema.
THE OPTIMUM SPACING BETWEEN PARALLEL HEAT GENERATING BOARDS COOLED BY LAMINAR FORCED CONVECTION

Laminar forced convection heat transfer in parallel heat generating board in fixed volume of electronic package is investigated numerically. The main objective of this study is to maximize the total rate of heat transfer from the package to the air that flows through it. The boards are equidistant and the constraint of the optimization procedure is the constant pressure drop maintained across the electronic package for varying spacing of the heatgenerating boards. The optimal board spacing that maximizes the total heat transfer rate is determined. Board surfaces with both uniform temperature and uniform heat flux are considered. The results of the optimization procedure show that the type of thermal boundary condition practically has no effect on the optimal board-to-board spacing.
Comparative study of resilience and self-compassion between sportspersons and non-sportspersons

The purpose of the present study was to compare Resilience and Self-compassion between Sportspersons and non-Sportspersons. The subject of the study was selected from Panjab University, Chandigarh age ranged from 18-25 years. The size of the sample was 80 which were divided into two groups 40 males and 40 females which were further subdivided into 20 Sportspersons and 20 non-Sportspersons in each group. The tools used for the study were: 1) The Brief Resilience Scale developed by Smith et al. (2008) consisting of 6 items, and 2) The Self-compassion Scale Short Form (SCS-SC) developed by Raes, Pommier, Neff & Van Gucht (2011) which consisted of 12 items. To determine the significance difference on variables resilience and self-compassion ‘t’ test was computed with the help of SPSS software. The level of the significance was set at 0.5. Statistical calculation on gathered data showed that there were no significant difference found on resilience and self-compassion between female Sportspersons and female non-Sportspersons, however significant difference was found between male Sportspersons and male non-Sportspersons on self-compassion.
MANAGEMENT AND FIRM CHARACTERISTICS: AN EMPIRICAL STUDY ON AGENCY COST THEORY AND PRACTICE ON DEBT AND EQUITY ISSUANCE DECISION OF LISTED COMPANIES IN SRI LANKA

The research is about the corporate financing decisions based on capital structure theories, especial reference to agency cost theory and practice of listed companies in Sri Lanka. The result finds no evidence of perceived importance of agency cost theory of listed companies in Sri Lanka. As a result, the findings those CFOs of listed companies in Sri Lanka consider different factors on debt and equity issuance decisions. The research finds no significant association between management and firm characteristics and agency cost theory in corporate financing decisions. The conclusions drawn from this study were that the corporate financing decisions in relation to agency cost theory differ from developed countries to developing country in many ways such as Sri Lanka. However, for corporate financing decisions in relation to agency cost theory to have full impact on firm value like U.S.A and Europe countries, CFOs of listed companies in Sri Lanka should consider agency cost theory that are in line with corporate financing decisions. Journal of Social Review