Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Using PacBio SMRT Sequencing Technology and Metabolomics to Explore the Microbiota-Metabolome Interaction Related to Silage Fermentation of Woody Plant

Silage fermentation is a dynamic process involving the succession of microbial communities and changes in metabolites. Fresh branched and leaves of paper mulberry were used to prepared silage. Crop by-products including corn bran, rice bran, and wheat bran were used as exogenous additives. Pacific Biosciences single-molecule real-time (SMRT) sequencing technology and metabolomics are used to explore the interaction mechanism of microbial structure and metabolites during woody silage fermentation and to verify the principle that exogenous additives can modulate silage fermentation. Under the dual stress of anaerobic and acidic environment of silage fermentation, the microbial community changed from Gram-negative to Gram-positive bacteria, and a large amount of lactic acid and volatile fatty acid were produced, which lowered the pH value and caused the rapid death of aerobic bacteria with thin cell walls. The exogenous additives of corn bran and wheat bran accelerated the dynamic succession of lactic acid bacteria as the dominant microbial community in silage fermentation, increased the metabolic pathways of lactic acid, unsaturated fatty acids, citric acid, L-malic acid and other flavoring agents, and inhibited the growth of Clostridium and Enterobacter, thereby improving the flavor and quality of the silage. However, because rice bran contained butyric acid spore bacteria, it can multiply in an anaerobic environment, led to butyric acid fermentation, and promoted protein degradation and ammonia nitrogen production, thereby reduced the fermentation quality of woody silage. The results showed that during the silage fermentation process, the microbial community and the metabolome can interact, and exogenous additives can affect the fermentation quality of silage. SMRT sequencing technology and untargeted metabolomics revealed the microbiota-metabolome interaction during silage fermentation. Changes in the structure of the microbial community can affect the metabolic pathways, and the final metabolites can inhibit the growth of microorganisms that are not conducive to silage fermentation. Exogenous carbohydrate additives can change the fermentation substrate and affect microbial community structure, thus modulate the silage fermentation.
Impacts of dietary replacement of soybean meal with dried Ulva lactuca meal on growth performance, feed efficiency, and physiological responses of Oreochromis niloticus

Globally, the production of aquaculture plays an increasing role in meeting the demand for fish and other fishery products. Aquaculture is the fastest-growing foodproducing sector, where aquaculture industry accounts over 50 percent of the global fish production (Galappaththi et al., 2020). In the developing countries such as Egypt, there is a severe shortage of animal protein sources, which resulted in a dramatic increase in their prices. The total annual fish production in Egypt was estimated at 2.0 million tons ARTICLE INFO ABSTRACT Article History: Received: April 13, 2022 Accepted: May 14, 2022 Online: June 7, 2022 _______________
Mediating effect of firm’s customer centricity and market orientation on the relationship between the knowledge management and business performance

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the mediating effect of a firm’s customer centricity and market orientation on the relationship between the knowledge management and business performance. Design/methodology/approach The hypotheses proposed for this study were tested on the data collected from 274 sample firms using partial least square-based structural equation modeling. Findings According to the findings of this study, a firm’s customer-centricity fully mediates the relationship between explicit and tacit knowledge management and a firm’s business performance, whereas a firm’s market orientation partially mediates the relationship between tacit and implicit knowledge management systems and a firm’s business performance. Originality/value This study can be considered as a pioneer work that investigates how explicit and tacit knowledge can be transformed into business performance with the mediating effect of a firm’s customer centricity and market orientation on this relationship.
Online Data Valuation and Pricing for Machine Learning Tasks in Mobile Health

Mobile health (mHealth) applications, benefiting from mobile computing, have emerged rapidly in recent years, and generated a large volume of mHealth data. However, these valuable data are dispersed across isolated devices or organizations, which hinders discovering insights underlying the aggregated data. Considering the online characteristics of mHealth tasks, there is an urgent need for online data acquisition. In this paper, we present the first online data Valuation And Pricing mechanism, namely VAP, to incentive users to contribute mHealth data for machine learning (ML) tasks in mHealth systems. Under the framework of Bayesian ML, we propose a new metric based on the concept of entropy, to evaluate data valuation during model training in an online manner. In proportion to the data valuation, we then determine payments as compensations for users to contribute their data. We formulate this pricing problem as a contextual multi-armed bandit with the goal of profit maximization and propose a new algorithm based on the characteristics of pricing. We also extend VAP to general ML models. Finally, we have evaluated VAP on two real-world mHealth data sets. Evaluation results show that VAP outperforms the state-of-the-art valuation and pricing mechanisms in terms of computational complexity and extracted profit.
In the Boardroom: How Do Cognitive Frames Shape American and Dutch Hospitals’ Responses to the Pressure of Adopting Governance Best Practices?

The literature on how organizations respond to institutional pressure has shown that the individual decision-makers’ interpretation of institutional pressure played an important role in developing organizational responses. However, it has paid less attention to how this interpretation ultimately contributes to their range of organizational decisions when responding to the same institutional pressure. We address this gap by interviewing board members of U.S. and Dutch hospitals involved in adopting best practices regarding board evaluation. We found four qualitatively different cognitive frames that board members relied on to interpret institutional pressure, and which shaped their organizational response. We contribute to the literature on organizational response to institutional pressure by empirically investigating how decision-makers interpret institutional pressure, by suggesting prior experience and role definition as moderating factors of multidimensional cognitive frames, and by showing how these cognitive frames influence board members’ response to the same institutional pressure.
Social class and sex differences in absolute and relative educational attainment in England, Scotland and Wales since the middle of the twentieth century

ABSTRACT Changes over time in social-class inequality of educational attainment have been shown by previous research to depend on whether attainment is measured absolutely or relatively. The pioneering work in this respect by Bukodi and Goldthorpe found that inequality has fallen when attainment is measured absolutely (for example, as the percentage completing full secondary schooling) but has changed less when a relative measure is used (for example, reaching the top quarter of the distribution of attainment). Although absolute measures remain intrinsically interesting, insofar as they represent cognitive or cultural accomplishment, relative measures are more relevant for understanding the role of education in allocating people competitively to employment. Implicit in this previous research, as in much research on the connection between education and social mobility, is that the society over which the relative standing of qualifications is measured is the same as that in which they are used to gain social rewards, such as a job. When labour markets operate across educational borders, this assumption might be open to question. The present analysis investigates the interpretation of absolute and relative educational inequality by comparing England, Scotland and Wales, which have distinct education systems but a common labour market.
Echocardiographic and Biochemical Assessments Following combinations of Acepromazine-Ketamine and Xylazine-Ketamine Anesthesia in Dogs

The present study investigated echocardiographic and biochemical changes following ketamine anesthesia induction in dogs sedated with acepromazine (0.2 mg/kg) or xylazine (3 mg/kg). Seven dogs of both sexes were assigned to this experiment with a mean weight of 20 ± 4.8 kg. Fifteen minutes after administering the acepromazine as preanesthetic medication, ketamine (3 mg/kg) was administered to 7 dogs in the group: Acepromazine -ketamine (AK). Systolic blood pressure (SBP) was measured, and echocardiography was performed immediately before application of the sedative protocol (M0), 15 minutes after the sedation (M1), and immediately after anesthesia induction (M2). The second anesthetic protocol was performed one month later with the same seven dogs; group: xylazine-ketamine (XK). Non-significant differences were observed in SBP and hemodynamic variables such as cardiac index, shortening fraction, and ejection fraction, between groups at all time points evaluated (M0, M1, and M2). The SBP was significantly reduced after anesthetic induction in dogs in the AK group. It can be concluded that; both AK and XK protocols similarly reduce the SBP in dogs subjected to anesthetic induction. All anesthetic induction protocols maintained a stable CI in all pre-medicated dogs. None of the two anesthetic protocols which were evaluated promoted significant echocardiographic changes. Furthermore, ketamine and xylazine combination hurt myocardial function. On the other hand, due to their cardiac depressant effects, acepromazine and xylazine anesthetic integration should be applied with attention in ill cases.
New Zealand’s Policing Efforts in the Pacific: Gender Programs, Practices, and Performances

Research increasingly identifies gender equality as being vital for the achievement of lasting peace and prosperity. New Zealand Police have delivered a range of capacity-building projects and programs in Pacific Island countries over many years. In this article, we examine the gendered impact of two such programs and consider how they have been delivered by New Zealand’s police officers. Although specific gender-focused programs helpfully prioritize gender, they can also unhelpfully create silos; however, gender-focused programs are likely to be most impactful when combined with certain practices and performances of gender. Drawing on observational research, we suggest that some male police personnel operating in communities may have significant gendered impacts by role modeling a form of “caring masculinities. ” The demonstration of caring values by men potentially constitutes a vital contribution toward achieving deeper and broader structural change in the gender space. Practices and performances of gender should be elevated and evaluated alongside targeted program goals.
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1Department of Endocrinology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, People’s Republic of China; 2Institute of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shandong University, Jinan 250012, People’s Republic of China; 3Key Laboratory of Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Shandong Province Medicine and Health, Jinan, People’s Republic of China; 4Jinan Clinical Research Center for Endocrine and Metabolic Diseases, Jinan, People’s Republic of China; 5Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education and Chinese Ministry of Public Health, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan Shandong 250012, People’s Republic of China Aim: Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP1) is known to decrease glucagon release and may be
Formulation of Biostimulants Based on Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi for Maize Growth and Yield

The objective of the study was to evaluate the fertilizing potential of two arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (Glomeraceae and Acaulosporaceae) native to the rhizosphere soils of Benin in a controlled environment (under greenhouse) and in a field environment. For this purpose, corn seeds were coated with Glomeraceae and Acaulosporaceae strains and then deposited in 5 cm deep holes. Different doses of mineral fertilizer were then applied according to the treatments.The experimental design was a split plot of ten treatments with three replicates in both conditions. Sowing was done following two seeds per pot in the greenhouse and in the field and lasted 30 and 80 days respectively. The data collected were related to growth, yield and mycorrhizal infection of the roots. The results in controlled environment (under greenhouse), show that the plants treated with Acaulosporaceae+25%NPK+Urea significantly improve the height, the diameter at the collar, and the dry subterranean biomass with respective increases of 63.74%, 61.53%, 47.79% except for the leaf area and the dry aerial biomass which were improved by Glomeraceae+25%NPK+Urea with respective increases of 42.66% and 57.2% compared to the control. The results in the field showed that the best maize yields in grain, in dry aerial biomass and dry subterranean biomass were obtained significantly with the Glomeraceae strain 25%NPK+Urea with respective increases of 65.28%, 51.26%, 136.36% compared to the control plants. Also, high values were recorded for the frequency and intensity of mycorrhization with the Glomeraceae strain under greenhouse and field conditions. Mycorrhizal inoculation of maize plants showed a beneficial effect in the field with the Glomeraceae strain in combination with 25% NPK+Urea while the Acaulosporaceae strain with 25% NPK+Urea was more expressed in the greenhouse. These endogenous strains can be used as biostimulants to increase maize productivity while considerably reducing mineral inputs in Benin.
Biological Effects of Blackberry Juice Intake on Mice Treated with Aluminum Chloride

Black berries, a potential source of natural anthocyanin antioxidants, have demonstrated a broad spectrum of biomedical functions including but not limited to cardiovascular disorders, advancing age-induced oxidative stress, also improves neuronal and cognitive brain functions. The aim of the present study was to determine biological effects of daily intake of blackberry juice (BBJ) in the presence of aluminum chloride (AlCl3). Male Albino mice (n: 32) averaging 18 to 23 g body weights were classified into four equal groups of eight mice each. Dietary treatments groups were; 1) a control, 2) given AlCl3 (75 mg/kg BW) intraperitoneally (ip), 3) given BBJ (1.6 g/kg BW) orally and 4) treated with AlCl3 and BBJ at the same mentioned doses. Mice were daily administered their respective doses for six weeks. BBJ increased RBCs than the control group and also reduced glucose, creatinine, uric acid and bilirubin than AlCl3 group. Treatment with BBJ alone reduced cholesterol, triglyceride, LDL and VLDL levels than AlCl3 group or AlCl3 + BBJ group, respectively. Histological examinations showed that AlCl3 group showed a moderate to marked neurodegeneration change in the form of necrosis and vacuolation with an increase in neurofibrillary tangle, while AlCl3 and BBJ showed improvement in brain architecture with mild necrosis and neurofibrillary tangle . On the other hand, BBJ reversed normal brain tissue contains glial and pyramidal cells showing no necrosis or vacuolation. The granular cell showed no neurodegeneration change as the control group. These results revealed that a daily intake of BBJ was able to improve the lipid profile, reduce the high levels of total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides, resulting in playing an important role in the prevention of cardiac damage. BBJ intake during exposure to aluminum could be recommended for reverting back brain oxidative stress and neurological disorders.
DETERMINING THE GRAIN YIELD AND NUTRITIONAL COMPOSITION OF MAIZE CULTIVARS IN DIFFERENT GROWING GROUPS

Due to its adaptability to different climates, short growing period, high photosynthetic capacity and yield, maize is an important crop widely grown all over the world. This study was conducted to determine grain yield and some nutrition traits of 18 maize cultivars in Bilecik ecological conditions in 2019 and 2020 years. Experiments were carried out in randomized complete block design with three replications. There were significant (P
Secure and Trusted Attestation Protocol for UAV Fleets

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs) are capable of a wide variety of social, economic, and military applications. Due to the fact that UAVs communicate through wireless technology, they are vulnerable to security assaults. Establishing trust between the UAV and the base station is a vital component of reducing these hazards in UAV networks. Due to the restricted resources available to UAVs, adopting typical trust-building procedures in UAV networks becomes challenging. Additionally, as the number of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) increases, this issue gets more critical. To address this issue, we offer a lightweight attestation mechanism for unmanned aerial vehicle swarms. Comparative analyses reveal that the proposed approach outperforms the state-of-the-art already available.
Peculiarities of chemical composition of main types of silage prepared from grasses, legumes, and small grain crop mixtures

Forage crops serve as the main source of material for production of silage, which is the basis of most winter-feeding systems. The objective of this study was to evaluate the variation of diverse perennial grasses and the quality of small grain crop silage and to compare the nutritive value of selected pure and mixed silage groups. Silage samples were collected from 433 farms. They included perennial grass mix, cereal, alfalfa-perennial grass mix, clover, perennial ryegrass, perennial grass-clover mix, oat-common vetch mix, clover-alfalfa mix, legume mix, perennial grass-rye mix, and perennial grass-oat-common vetch mix silage, 1,626 samples in total. Analyses were carried out to determine the data on the content of dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), water-soluble carbohydrates (WSC), neutral detergent fibre (NDF), acid detergent fibre (ADF), also crude fat (CF), crude ash (CA), and acidity (pH). According to the experimental results, perennial ryegrass silage had the highest CP (166 g kg -1 DM), NDF (550 g kg -1 DM) and CF (39.1 g kg -1 DM) contents and the lowest DM content (321 g kg -1 ) compared to pure and mixed silage compositions. Among the silage, perennial grass-rye mix silage was shown to have the lowest pH (4.2). Both silage mixtures with oats and common vetch were characterised with higher pH: the pH of the oat-common vetch mix was 5, and the pH of perennial grass-oat-common vetch mix was 4.9. The oat-common vetch mix was high in NDF with 543 g kg -1 DM. Mixtures with clover silage were high in CP and NDF content. Overall, among the samples tested, the best results in nutritive value showed perennial ryegrass silage.
THE RATIONALITY OF EPISTEMOLOGY AND THE RATIONALITY OF ONTOLOGY

Abstracting from the temporal effects, a snapshot of the world can be described by the formula which Goodchild called ‘geographic reality’ (Goodchild 1992). f (x,y,z) = a The processes occurring in t his physical reality have spatial and temporal extensions: some are purely local and happen very fast; others are very slow and affect very large regions. The processes of objects moving on the tabletop are fast (m/sec) and the spatial extent is small (m); movement of persons in cities is again fast (m/sec) and the movements of the buildings very slow (mm/annum); geological processes are very slow (mm/annum) and affect large areas (1000 km 2 ). One can thus associate different processes with different frequen cies in space and time (Fraser 1981). Each science has a certain scope: it is concerned with processes in a specific spectrum of space and time which interact strongly; other processes, not included in this scope, appear then to be either so slow or so fast that they can be considered constant. Space and time form together a four -dimensional space in which other properties are organized. Giving space and time a special treatment results in simpler formulations of the physical laws that are of particular interest to humans. For example, the mechanics of solid bodies, e.g., the movement of objects on a tabletop, is explainable by Newtonian mechanical laws, which relate phenomena which are easily observable for humans in a simple form (
Flypaper Effect on Regional Expenditure and the Imp on Regencies/Municipalities Financial Performance in Indonesia

The aim of this study was to empirically evidence the phenomenon of the flypaper effect on regional revenue, general allocation funds, special allocation funds, and profit-sharing funds on regional expenditures and the impact of the flypaper effect on financial performance in regencies/cities in Indonesia. This study used panel data regression with secondary data taken from all regencies/municipalities in Indonesia registered under the DJPK RI for the 2017-2020 period. The sample in this study consisted of 1968 regencies/cities selected by the purposive sampling method. The result of this study showed that regional revenue, general allocation funds, special allocation funds, and profit-sharing funds had a positive effect on regional expenditures and there was a flypaper effect phenomenon due to the transfers of general allocation funds and profit-sharing funds. Furthermore, the result of the research indicated that there was flypaper effect to decrease the financial performance of local government. This implies that regencies/municipalities in Indonesia are still dependent on transfer funds (flypaper effect) and have a negative effect on financial performance, making regencies/ municipalities in Indonesia are subsidiary to manage their finances and extensive supervision of local governments and policies are needed to support sectors in the regions that need require them while maintaining rational budget management in order to optimize the potential of regional revenues.