Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Professionalism, Staff Competency and Financial Reporting Quality in The Public Sector

The financial reporting quality (FRQ) refers to better information dissemination across different users. It is a critical phenomenon for organizations’ performance and survival. The public sector in many countries have witnessed considerable changes in the past decades. The prominent one being the international public sector accounting standards (IPSAS) for the public sector entities. Drawing on contingency and institutional theories, this study tests the effects of professionalism on the relationship between staff competency and FRQ under the new accounting standards. Using a survey research approach and self-administered questionnaire, data were gathered from 118 directors of finance representing local governments of four states in the north-west geopolitical zone of Nigeria. The Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) estimate revealed a significant positive relationship between staff competence and FRQ. Conversely, no significant effect was found in the interaction of professionalism on the model. The study implication is discussed in the context of Nigeria.
Management of bacterial wilt (Ralstonia solanacearum) of potato: focus on natural bioactive compounds

The bacterial wilt disease caused by Ralstonia solanacearum is an extremely destructive soil borne bacterial pathogen to potato. It appeared as rapid and fatal wilting symptoms in the host. The pathogen entered through different wounds and easily disseminated via infected biological material, soil, contaminated irrigation water, surface water, farm equipment etc. and could survive for many years in association with alternate hosts. It is a widely distributed and very much diversified soil borne pathogen having an unusually broad host range with long-term survivable ability. Direct yield losses caused by the pathogen varied from 30 to 90% depending on different factors such as cultivar, weather factors, soil type, cropping pattern and strain etc. Bacterial wilt continued to be an economically serious problem for field-grown potatoes in many tropical, subtropical and warmer areas of the world including Bangladesh. But the effectiveness of conventional management is limited because of some special biological features of the bacteria. Mostly protective methods and chemical control remain ineffective, antibiotics show hardly any effect, and efficacious biocontrol method has yet to be developed against the organism. However, during the recent decades, some natural bioactive compounds, viz. propolis, honey, turmeric, magnesium chloride, cow dung, aromatic rice extract, iodine, sodium bicarbonate etc. have got attention for their effectiveness in inhibiting a range of serious bacterial pathogens from both Gram positive and Gram negative types. As no conventional method has been found effective alone, such compounds could be tested for their effectiveness against the very successful soil borne bacteria to overcome the traditional management limitations.J. Biodivers. Conserv. Bioresour. Manag. 2018, 4(1): 73-92
Performance of Brachiaria decumbens vc. Basilisk, subjected to two grazing intensities in the rainy season

A simulated grazing system was developed, using a total of 2.66 hectares, established with the variety Brachiaria decumbens vc. Basilisk; with the objective of studying their performance under dry conditions and without fertilization, subjected to two grazing intensities (GI): GI1 = 75 and GI2 = 150 LAU ha-1 day-1, during the rainy period. It was worked with 20 crossbred Siboney dairy cows between the second and third lactation (10 animals treatment-1), the animals grazed 15 hours a day. The areas under study showed an increase (P <0.05) in the Brachiaria proportion, in 7.9 and 13.2 %, for 75 and 150 LAU ha-1 day-1, respectively. The areas subjected to the highest intensity, showed higher availability of DM ha-1 paddock-1 (P <0.01) in 39.9 % (1 831.05 vs 2 562.11 kg DM ha-1 rotation-1, for 75 and 150 LAU ha-1 day-1, respectively); likewise, the grass yield was favored (P <0.05) in 23.9 % when it was submitted to 150 LAU ha-1 day-1. There were not differences in the bromatological composition of the grass. The obtained results, under these conditions, show that the Basilisk grass variety, subjected to grazing intensity of 150 LAU ha-1 day-1, maintains higher stability and likewise showed higher availability and grass yield, not affecting the bromatological quality of it. Key words: grass, availability, quality, rest.
Pengaruh Kekayaan Daerah, Jenis Pemerintahan, Dan Kualitas Audit Terhadap Pengungkapan Internet-Based Financial Reporting

This study aims to get empirical evidence related to the effect of wealth, complexity, local government type, and audit quality on the disclosure of internet-based financial reporting (IBFR) local governments in Java. The population is all local government districts/cities in Java in 2018. The sample was selected using purposive sampling method and obtained 102 local governments consisting of 26 local governments that publish their financial reports through its website and 76 local governments do not publish reports finance through the website. The method of analysis used in the study is the logistic regression. The results of this study indicate that the wealth of local government, the complexity of local government, local government types, and quality audits increase the likelihood of disclosure IBFR.Keyword: local government, wealth of local government, the complexity of local government, local government types, quality audits, and internet-based financial reporting.
Complete mitochondrial genome of the hybrid grouper Epinephelus lanceolatus (♀) × E. moara (♂)

Abstract The complete mitochondrial genome of the novel hybrid grouper (Epinephelus lanceolatus ♀ and E. moara ♂) includes 13 protein-coding genes, 2 ribosomal RNAs, 22 transfer RNA genes, and 1 control region (D-loop), for a total length of 16,743 bp. The overall nucleotide compositions encoded on the heavy strand are 29.73% A, 28.84% C, 15.08% G, and 26.64% T.
Capital Structure and Commercial Banks Performance in Nigeria

Decision relating to capital structure is of great important to an organization as capital performs several indispensable functions in the operations of banks, among which are to mitigate against risk and fragility, maintenance of public confidence as well as enhancing deposits mobilization and efficiency. It is imperative for managers to choose an appropriate financing mix which is a key decision for the growth and going concern of any financial institutions. This study used profit after tax and earnings per share as a measure of performance and employed panel regression technique to analyse data collected from a sample of fourteen quoted commercial banks between 2009 to 2016. The result shows a significant relationship between debt and profitability of commercial banks in Nigeria. The study concludes that debt can be significantly influenced by liquidity and shareholders’ wealth. Consequently, the study recommend that commercial bank managers should not depend on debt capital as a source of financing the organization capital structure but rather use retained earnings of the business and consider debt as the least alternatives.
Optimum vegetative growth conditions and genetic diversity in different strains of Pleurotus salmoneastramineus L.J.N. Vassilzeva

This experiment was undertaken to depict the favourable condition for mycelial growth, molecular identification and phylogenetic relationship of the selected strains of Pleurotus salmoneostramineus. Suitable temperature and pH were obtained at 25oC and 6, respectively. Mushroom complete, glucose peptone and yeast malt extract culture media were favorable, while Hennerberg and Hoppkins were unfavorable. Dextrin was the best and xylose was the less effective carbon sources. Inorganic nitrogen sources were less effective for the mycelial growth of P. salmoneostramineus. The sequences of internal transcribed spacer (ITS) region of selected strains revealed that the total length ranged from 614 to 663 bp. The size of the ITS1 and ITS2 regions varied among the strains. Sequence analysis showed that 5.8S of rDNA sequences were identical. Phylogenetic tree of the ITS region sequences indicated that strains of P. salmoneostramineus belong to same cluster. The reciprocal homologies of the ITS region sequences ranged from 98 to 100%. The strains of P. salmoneostramineus were also analyzed by random amplification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD) with 20 arbitrary primers. RAPD results suggested that tested strains of P. salmoneostramineus were genetically similar with some variations, thus it could be concluded that RAPD and ITS techniques were well competent for detecting the genetic diversity of all tested strains of P. salmoneostramineus. Introduction Pleurotus salmoneostramineus LJ.N. Vassilzeva commonly known as pink oyster mushroom grows on dead deciduous plants (Murakami and Takemaru 1990). It is becoming popular due to attractive color, sustainable yield, delicious test, and unique texture. P. salmoneostramineus is rich in protein, lipids, fiber, carbohydrates, vitamins and contains an abundant amount of essential amino acids (Hossain et al. 2007, Yoon et al. 2012). Pink oyster mushroom has complicated morphological variations of basidiospores, resulting in taxonomic confusion and difficulties in delimiting species boundaries (Venturella 2000). It has a tetrapolar system of sexual compatibility and a well defined haplo dikaryotic life cycle. Mycelium cultivation is enhanced by different environmental and nutritional factors as well as propagation of mycelium is an earlier and essential step to cultivate fruiting bodies of mushrooms. Investigation of genetic diversity is necessary to distinguish genotypes of P. salmoneostramineus when seeking traits of interest and to identify strains with high yield potential. Various molecular genetics tools have been introduced for the verification of fungi, such as restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP), RAPD, and small subunit ribosomal DNA (SSU rDNA), and ITS sequence analyses. Recent molecular phylogenetic studies have demonstrated that the ITS region of genomic DNA is very useful for assessing phylogenetic relationships at lower taxonomic levels (Park et al. 2004, Tuchwell et al. 2005, Cho et al. 2010). *Author for correspondence:<mnabotju@yahoo.com>.
Progesterone actions in protein phosphorylation in the central nervous system

The present work has as its main aim, to unveil the role of progesterone and its reduced metabolites in the central nervous system. In the last years, with the discovery of local synthesis of steroids in the brain, progesterone, as well as other sexual hormones, acquired a new importance in brain phenomena like neuronal plasticity and neuroprotection. Although the role of many hormones in the brain, like the estrogen, is starting to be well known, the role of progesterone was less studied. Therefore, our work aim was to study the progesterone effects in the brain regarding cellular survival and neuronal/synaptic plasticity. Thanks to the collaboration with a group pioneer in neuroactive sexual hormones studies, the present works provides an important contribution on the role of this hormone in the central nervous system. This work offers new data regarding the role of progesterone and its reduced metabolites in the regulation of signaling pathways associated with cellular survival, like the Akt/PI3K and ERK. It is also studied the effect of hormonal treatment in the expression and phosphorylation state of Tau protein, as well as the kinases and phosphatases involved in these mechanisms. Progesterone actions in protein phosphorylation in the central nervous system Index Centre for Cell Biology of University of Aveiro Cajal Institute CSIC Madrid 1 INDEX ABBREVIATIONS . 5 CHAPTER
“Rapid eye movement sleep deprivation causes apoptotic cell-death of the hepatocytes in rat”

Rapid eye movement sleep deprivation (REMSD) of rats are associated with neuronal cell loss, oxidative damage and neurodegenerative diseases. Assuming the noxious role of REMSD, we examined its effect on liver, which controls the most of the metabolic processes of the body and thus are very much needed for survival. Here, we report REMSD induced apoptotic cell death in hepatocyte, which were got alleviated up to certain extent after relentless sleep recovery of 5 days. Further investigation revealed the involvement of mitochondrial gene/protein cascade in the apoptotic process. Our current study shows that REMSD can causes the apoptosis in hepatocytes of rats involving the well evolutionary conserved mitochondrial pathways. Our results further signifies the functional and preventive role of REM sleep which is unique to mammals and avians with certain exceptions, as its loss can negatively affect the natural well-being and survival of individuals.
Alternative Splicing (AS) and Epithelial-to-Mesenchymal Transition (EMT) programming in cellular model of breast cancer

It is increasingly evident that alternative pre- mRNA splicing events (AS) play a profound role in tumor progression and metastasis, frequently via the activation of cellular processes that can trigger epithelial-to-mesenchymal transition (EMT) program in the cells. Alterations in mRNA splicing pattern can arise from altered expression of splicing factors as well as interactions with cancer-related signal transductions. This study investigated the potential role of key hormones, estrogen and CRH in the regulation of pre-mRNA splicing mechanism, and the molecular pathways mediating CRH actions in promoting EMT in ER (+) MCF7 and ER (-) SKBR3 breast cancer cell line. Estrogen signaling has been reported to be involved in the alternative splicing of specific set of genes, and this study found that estrogen can induce the phosphorylation and nuclear translocation of a key splicing kinase, SRPK1 via Akt dependent pathway, and thus triggers the production of CD44s splice variant. Additionally, CRH regulates numerous protein kinases including Akt, therefore the effects of CRH on SRPK1 status was also investigated. In this study, CRH was shown to modulate SRPK1 activity via similar pathway as E2 did in MCF7 cells, resulted in the accumulation of CD44v6 mRNA isoform. Apparently, while this effect of CRH on SRPK1 was not seen in SKBR3 cells, increased expression of CD44v6 mRNA was detected, suggesting that CRH exerted its effects via different pathways in SKBR3 cells. Furthermore, increased level of CD44 splice variant, particularly CD44v6 in the stimulated cells positively correlated with EMT gene expression Twist/Snail as well as the migration and invasion properties of the cells. Additionally, EMT gene profiling analysis revealed that in addition to Twist and Snail, CRH was able to drive the transcription of several other prominent EMT markers such as VIM, TGFB1/2, NOTCH1, MMP9 and Wnt5A when either Akt or SRPK1 kinase was inhibited in the cells, thus signifying the potential convergence of CRH signaling pathway in the MCF7 cells. Given that the role and the mechanism of E2 and CRH actions in the progression of breast cancer are still not fully elucidated, the link between these two key hormones with alternative splicing events and the activation of EMT in ER+ cells demonstrated in this project may contribute considerably to the current understanding of breast cancer development and progression.
Rift–plume interaction in the North Atlantic

The style of oceanic crustal formation in the North Atlantic is controlled by interaction between the Iceland mantle plume and the lithospheric spreading. There are three main tectonic regimes comprising: (a) oceanic crust formed without fracture zones, with spreading directions varying from orthogonal up to 30° oblique to the ridge axis; (b) oceanic crust with a normal slow–spreading pattern of orthogonal spreading segments separated by fracture zones; and (c) 20–35 km thick crust generated directly above the centre of the mantle plume along the Greenland–Iceland–Faeroe Ridge. I show that the main control on the tectonic style is the temperature of the mantle beneath the spreading axis. A mantle temperature increase of as little as 50 °C causes an increase of about 30% in the crustal thickness, and thereby allows the mantle beneath the crust at the ridge axis to remain sufficiently hot that it responds to axial extension in a ductile rather than a brittle fashion. This generates crust without fracture zones and with an axial high rather than a median valley at the spreading centre. Using gravity, magnetic, bathymetric and seismic refraction data I discuss the mantle plume temperatures and flow patterns beneath the North Atlantic since the time of continental breakup, and the response of the crustal generation processes to these mantle temperature variations.
Mobile application In al-Shafie Poetry

The use of mobile applications has grown rapidly in the world of science and technology. Besides, Internet access capability, this application also has operating system just like a computer but in a smaller, lightweight form that can be carried anywhere. Therefore, this application should be widely used especially as an educational learning medium because it facilitates every business. The purpose of this concept paper paper is to discusses the significance and effect of using mobile applications on poetry and literature in general. The study of mobile application in language and literature involves the used of qulitative approach with exploratory analysis methods to obtain more accurate and scienctyfics results.The results shown that mobile applications will facilitate improvements in language learning and literature. The use mobile application in language and literature review viewed very well.
Cord Blood Banking: Antenatal Care Provider's Roles and Responsibilities

Background Umbilical Cord Blood (UCB) banking done either for private storage or for donation to public cord blood banks involves active participation of obstetricians. Counseling the expectant parents, providing them with unbiased and balanced information, and collecting the UCB with diligence confer a lot of social as well as moral responsibility upon obstetricians. This makes it even more important that the obstetricians in current practice stay well-informed and updated with UCB collection and its storage guidelines. The present study was conducted to assess the current status of obstetricians about UCB banking in terms of their awareness, attitude, and expectations from it. Materials and Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted across three hospitals. A self-administered 22-item questionnaire was given to obstetricians to assess their awareness, attitude, and expectations about UCB banking. Finally, 154 completed questionnaires were analyzed using SPSS software (version 15.0). The awareness, attitude, and expectations were assessed and reported as primary endpoints and the self-rated knowledge levels, and sources of information were reported as secondary endpoints. Results Overall, the awareness was poor, but the attitude was favorable for UCB banking amongst obstetricians. Around 74% felt that obstetricians must be well-informed about UCB banking-related counseling and collection protocols. However, 55% felt it to be an additional burden for the obstetrician, and 57% believed that financial compensation must be given to obstetricians involved with cord blood collection procedures. The majority remained unclear about their expectations from UCB banking. The self-rated knowledge was poor and very poor for 75% obstetricians. 89.6% derived their information from representatives of private cord blood companies. Conclusion Although poor in awareness levels, obstetricians possessed a favorable attitude towards UCB banking. Continuing medical education needs to focus more on such current issues of public importance to keep professionals updated. This is one way to minimise percolation of wrong facts and figures by the industries with conflicting interest to the healthcare providers.
Comparison of Quality and Bioactive Compounds in Chicken Thigh Meat from Conventional and Animal Welfare Farm in Korea

This study was conducted to evaluate the difference in the quality of chicken thigh meat from conventional and animal welfare farms during refrigeration storage over 9 days. Chicken thigh meat from conventional (CTC, n = 30) and animal welfare farms (CTW, n = 30) was tested. The pH value was significantly lower in CTW (6.28) than in CTC (6.37) on day 1; however, no significant differences were found on subsequent days. The yellowness of CTW was higher than that of CTC on day 1, but CTW showed lower yellowness than did CTC on day 7 and 9. The cooking loss, water holding capacity, lightness, redness, and coliform levels of CTC did not show any significant difference when compared with CTW during storage. The shear force of CTW was significantly higher than that of CTC on day 1, 3, 7, and 9. Total microorganism and coliform in CTC and CTW increased with increasing storage days. On day 7 and 9, the total microorganism level of CTW was lower than that of CTC. The thiobarbituric acid value of CTW was lower than that of CTC on day 9. The volatile basic nitrogen (VBN) of CTW was lower than that of CTC during storage. Anserine content and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl(DPPH) scavenging activity of CTW was significantly higher than CTC on day 1. These results suggest that CTW stayed fresher for longer than did CTC because of low total microorganism level on day 7 and 9, and VBN during refrigerated storage. (
First report on the dragonflies from Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso, state of São Paulo, Brazil, with notes on the morphology and behavior of Lauromacromia picinguaba (Odonata: Corduliidae s.l.)

ABSTRACT The dragonflies from the Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso, municipality of Cananéia, located at the southern limit of the state of São Paulo in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest, were surveyed for the first time through a short sampling effort lasting four days in October 2011. A total of 36 species, including four new state records for species of the genera Lestes, Phyllocycla, Navicordulia and ‘Schizocordulia’, and three undescribed species of damselflies belonging to Cyanallagma, Forcepsioneura and Idioneura were identified. Some notes are also given for other species, as well as on the morphology and behavior of the intriguing corduliid Lauromacromia picinguaba (incertae sedis). The results, based on a small sample, indicate that the local dragonfly biota at Parque Estadual da Ilha do Cardoso is rich and impressive, and needs to be investigated and protected.
Tropical forest remnants as shelters of avian diversity within a tourism development matrix in Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico

Tropical forests have undergone extensive transformation because of increasing tourism development, in addition to historic clearing for agricultural and cattle grazing activities. Altogether, these activities have had an important effect on bird diversity, reducing the habitat available to many species. In this study, the role of tropical forest remnants located between different land use types was evaluated for species diversity, composition, and distribution of the bird community at Akumal region in Quintana Roo, Mexico. Point counts were used to quantify the avifauna by habitat, and Shannon ́s and Simpson ́s diversity index were used to determine bird diversity. Additionally, bird species were classified according to seasonality and trophic guild by type of habitat. A total of 160 species and 50 families was recorded, of which 100 species were permanent residents, 47 winter visitors and 11 transients. Mature tropical forest and tropical forest remnants had higher species richness than those of modified environments. This study supports the importance of tropical forest remnants as shelters for bird species in landscapes with tourism developments, and the relevance of these remnants to maintaining high bird diversity. Rev. Biol. Trop. 66(2): 000-000. Epub 2018 June 01.