Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
EFFECT OF YELLOW MITE, POLYPHAGOTARSONEMUS LATUS (BANKS) DENSITYON HOSTS (CORCHORUS CAPSULARIS L.) PHENOLOGY AND ASSESSMENT OFYIELD LOSS UNDER NET HOUSE CONDITION

The yellow mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks (Acari: Tarsonemidae) population is one of the most destructive pests of jute crop (Corchorus capsularis L.) in Bangladesh. Jute plants of deshi (Corchorus capsularis L) varieties were considered as treatments viz., CVL-1, CVE-3, BJC-7370 and BJC-83. The paired plot treatments (miticide treated and miticide untreated cintrol) were laid out under net house condition. The effect of yellow mite, Polyphagotarsonemus latus Banks, were studied on three stages of jute plants: 60 DAS, 90 DAS and 120 DAS. The higher number of mite stages observed upto 90 DAS then declined afterward upto 120 DAS in var. BJC-7370 among four C. capsularis varieties. A damage index scale (0-5) was to assess yellow mite injury to jute plants. The percent infestation and damage index was also used to relate yellow mite injury to number of leaves, leaf area, fresh leaf weight, dry leaf weight, soluble solids, plant height, base diameter, fibre weight, stick weight, number of flowers per plant, number of pods, pod weight per plant, seed per pod, seed weight and 1000 seed weight of plants infested at three different phenological stages. The yield contributing characters of untreated pots showed significant damage at 60, 90 and 120 DAS in C. capsularis varieties compared to treatment pots. The highest fibre yield losses due to mite infestation was found in the variety BJC-7370 (65.10%) followed by CVE-3 (61.46%), CVL-1 (58.83%) and the lowest was in BJC-83 (52.97%); the highest stick yield losses due to mite infestation was found in the variety BJC7370 (51.29%) followed by CVE-3 (47.54%), BJC-83 (46.49%) and the lowest was in CVL-1 (44.21%) and the highest seed yield losses due to mite infestation was found in the variety BJC-7370 (38.25%) followed by CVE-3 (31.93%), CVL-1 (29.28%) and the lowest was in BJC-83 (28.89%) for Corchorus capsularis under net house condition. High yellow mite population in the untreated check decreased plant growth and showed significant yield loss in the variety BJC-7370.
Hypoglycemic effect of Artemisia absinthium and Green Tea (Camellia sinensis) mixture on alloxan-induced diabetic rats

This study aims to inspect the effects of green tea extract, A. absinthium extract, and mixture of them in diabetic rats. Forty adult male albino rats were divided into 5 experimental groups: The first group was considered as negative control group. The second group was positive control diabetic rats receiving normal diet with no treatment. The third group was diabetic rats receiving normal diet and receiving oral 50 ml of green tea extract, the fourth group was diabetic rats receiving normal diet and receiving oral 50 ml of A. absinthium extract. And the fives group was diabetic rats receiving normal diet and receiving oral 50 ml of green tea extract plus 50 ml of A. absinthium extract. The results showed decrease of serum glucose in groups (3, 4, and 5) but group No. 5 recorded the better reduction of blood glucose as compared with negative control. Treating diabetic groups fed on basal diet with different extract of green tea, A. absinthium led to a significant decrease in the mean value of serum cholesterol, triglyceride as compared to the positive control group. We can recommend that the extract of green tea plus A. absinthium has a hypoglycemic effect on alloxan-induced diabetes in rats.
Commuting Time and the Gender Gap in Labor Market Participation

This paper investigates the contribution of increasing travel times to the persistent gender gap in labor market participation. In doing so, we estimate the labor supply elasticity of commuting time from a sample of men and women in US cities using microdata from the Census for the last decades. To address endogeneity concerns, we adopt an instrumental variables approach that exploits the shape of cities as an exogenous source of variation for travel times. Our estimates indicate that a 10 minutes increase in commuting decreases the probability of married women to participate in the labor market by 4.6 percentage points. In contrast, the estimated effect on men is small and statistically insignificant. We also find that women with children and immigrant women originating from countries with more gendered social norms respond the most to commuting time variations. This evidence suggests that the higher burden of family responsibilities supported by women may magnify the negative effect of commuting on their labor supply. From our findings, we conclude that the increasing trend in travel times observed in the US and in many European countries during the last decades may have contributed to the persistence of gender disparities in labor market outcomes.
Orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst: A milder variant of an odontogenic keratocyst

Context: An orthokeratinized odontogenic cyst (OOC) is a rare developmental jaw cyst. With the designation of a parakeratinized odontogenic keratocyst as a keratocystic odontogenic tumor (KCOT), it is essential to identify OOC as a unique entity, as it differs from KCOT in its pathological outcome, clinical behavior, immunohistochemical profile, and surgical management. Aims: A critical review of this entity is done by highlighting its biological character. Materials and Methods: A retrospective search at the department was carried out for cases diagnosed as orthokeratinized odontogenic cysts from 1999-2013 (a 14-year period). Six cases with their clinical, radiological, and histological features were noted. Results: In our series of cases, the mean age of occurrence was 25.5 years. The mandibular molar-premolar region was commonly affected radiographically, as a unilocular radiolucency, associated with an impacted tooth, all of which was in accordance with the literature. The literature states that OOC had a male predilection, while we noticed that females were affected twice as much as males. Conclusions: Diagnosis of OOC is important as the treatment protocol differs from that for KCOT.
Housing Consumption CAPM and the Term Structure of Interest Rates

This paper develops an a¢ ne term structure model of nominal interest rates based on a housing consumption CAPM framework proposed in Piazzesi et al. (2007). Di¤erent from standard CCAPM, the agent is not only concerned with consumption risk but also the composition of that consumption. This gives rise to a new pricing kernel that depends not only on the standard non-housing consumption but also on the relative share of housing and non-housing expenditures. We model the dynamics of this pricing kernel in a long-run risk speci cation where each component of the pricing kernel contains a small long-run predictable component. We calibrate the model to U.S. data on non-housing and housing consumptions. We nd that the model can generate positive term spreads and bond yields that are very close to the data, which therefore resolves the term premium puzzle faced by standard CCAPM. Keywords: Housing, Consumption CAPM, Term Structure Models JEL Classi cation: E43, E44, G12 School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China 100084. ySchool of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China, 100084. Tel: 86-1062794289. Email: xuyuan@sem.tsinghua. edu.cn zPreliminary and comments welcome. 1
Flowering Dynamics in Monoecious and Dioecious Hemp Genotypes

ABSTRACT Flowering is a crucial phase in hemp cultivation. It influences both stem and seed yield. A uniform and short flowering duration in hemp is desirable, because it favors uniform crop development. Moreover, flowering is often taken as a reference point for harvesting, and very long durations of flowering might mislead the operator in judging the proper time for mowing. In this article, a large dataset of flowering time and duration for different monoecious and dioecious varieties was studied and the effect of sowing time and genotype on flowering duration is discussed. Minimal flowering duration was observed when the time from emergence to flowering was short. This, was related however, to low yields. Dynamics of flowering was accurately described by a bi-logistic curve that indicates the presence of two underlying logistic processes.
The effects of different nitrogen compounds on the growth and microcystin production of Microcystis aeruginosa

The effects of different nitrogen compounds, which include bicine, sodium nitrate, ammonium chloride, glutamic acid and urea, on growth and microcystin (MC) production were studied in batch cultures. The results showed that growth and microcystin production were promoted by bicine, sodium nitrate and ammonium chloride and could not be supported by urea and glutamic acid. It is likely that the cells of Microcystis aeruginosa have no urease which can be utilized to decompose urea. Glutamic acid enters the cell and may interrupt the normal metabolic processes. This would inhibit growth and microcystin production, resulting in the death of the organism. Bicine kept the pH of the medium at about 8.5 and offered a preferential environment for growth and microcystin production. Ammonium chloride could be utilized by Microcystis aeruginosa indirectly. During the process of assimilation, hydroxy ions were continuously consumed, which would lead to a reduction in pH to less than 7 and retard growth and microcystin production. In the presence of sodium nitrate, the metabolic and biochemical mechanisms, which use sodium nitrate as a source of nutrition during the process of expanding vaccination, were impossible to change in a short time. Thus, sodium nitrate promoted growth and microcystin production.
Pocket Gophers and the Invasion and Restoration of Native Bunchgrass Communities

More than 7 million hectares of California native plant communities are now dominated by exotic annual species, a biological invasion that has made native bunchgrass ecosystems in this region one of the most endangered ecosystems in North America. Many land use and environmental factors have contributed to the conversion of bunchgrass areas to annual grassland, but the role of gopher disturbance remains understudied. Here I report observational evidence that suggests gopher foraging is nonrandomly concentrated in the open spaces between clumps of bunchgrass and as a result may inhibit the recruitment of bunchgrass into these areas. Understanding patterns of direct gopher impact and coincident soil disturbance in bunchgrass versus annual grassland is important for successful restoration of bunchgrass habitats. While the prospect of excluding gophers is daunting, even short‐term reductions in gopher populations would help to promote a restored community structure with a mature native bunchgrass and annual forb association.
Mobilising Financial Performance of the Indonesian Automotive Industry: The Role of Innovation Dimensions and Environmental Sustainability Orientation

Acim Heri Iswantoa, Irwan Moridub, Titik Inayatic, Khusnik Hudzafidahd, Titi Rapinie, aFaculty of Health Science, University of Pembangunan Nasional Veteran Jakarta, bUniversitas Muhammadiyah Luwuk, cUniversitas Wijaya Kusuma Surabaya, dUniversitas Panca Marga, eUniversitas Muhammadiyah Ponorogo, Email: ah.iswanto@upnvj.ac. id, birwanmoridu@gmail.com, ctitikinayati@gmail.com, dkhusnik@upm.ac. id, etiti.rapini@gmail.com
Determination of desorption isotherms using the DVS apparatus (dynamic vapor sorption system) at different temperatures on unblanched and blanched samples of potato

Knowledge of the evolution of thermo-physical parameters of food especially desorption isotherms is necessary for the quality control of the finished product by facilitating its conservation. The objective of this work is to determine in a first phase of desorption isotherms of potato on blanched and unblanched samples at different temperatures (30°C, 35 °C and 40 °C) using the DVS equipment (dynamic vapor sorption System). It was found sigmoidal shaped desorption isotherms characteristic of type II sorption isotherms in BDDT classification, and which are functions of temperature. The second phase deals with the modeling of these desorption isotherms. The fit of the experimental values to the different models is done using the Excel Solver, minimizing the mean squared error (MSE). The model Oswin shows a better match between the simulated results and the experimental results.
THE GROWTH OF PHLEUM ALPINUM L. IN CONTRASTING HABITATS AT A SUB‐ANTARCTIC STATION

Summary The effects of aerial microclimate and edaphic conditions on the growth of young vegetative tillers of Phleum alpinum L. from contrasting habitats on South Georgia have been investigated using growth analysis concepts. Relative growth rate (Rw) was found to be negatively correlated with habitat severity, there being a strong relationship between Rw and the amount of lateral production per tiller. Unit leaf rate (EA) was depressed at the highest altitude. Specific leaf area increased with habitat favourability but no simple relationship was apparent between leaf area ratio (FA) and site conditions. Native soils were shown to be severely limiting, although there was considerable variation in edaphic conditions between the various sites. There was striking uniformity in Rw values between plants from different populations when grown under similar conditions, this stabilization effect being produced by compensatory mechanisms involving the contributory growth parameters, EA and FA the specific leaf areas of the different populations when grown at one site were also very similar.
Stimulating Innovative Work Behavior among Academics in Private Higher Educational Institutions

Studies on the determinants of innovative work behaviour have been well researched. However, studies particularly investigated the mediator role of self-efficacy on the relationship between selfleadership and innovative work behaviour remain scarce. Thus, to fill the gap the mediating effect of self-efficacy on self-leadership and innovative work behavior is examined. In addition this study also identifying the relationship among self-efficacy, self-leadership and innovative work behaviour besides forming a predictive model of linkage between self-efficacy, self-leadership and innovative work behaviour. Three hundred fifty data were collected from academics and analysed by using SPSS and AMOS. Correlation analysis and structured equation modelling were used to answer the research objectives. Results showed that there were significant values derived from the relationship between self-efficacy and self-leadership (r=.621, p=.000), the relationship between self-efficacy and innovative work behaviour (r=.606, p=.000), and the relationship between selfleadership and innovative work behaviour (r=.668, p=.000). The predictive model achieved a good fit value of RMSEA=. 056, GFI=. 928, CFI=. 966, TLI=. 957 and Chisq/df=2.052. While the bootstrapping result for mediating test showed that self-efficacy as a partial mediator in a relationship between self-leadership with innovative work behaviour. The findings would assist educational institutions in cultivating innovative behaviours among academics through self-leadership and self-efficacy. Meanwhile, the predictive model can be used as primary source guidelines in elevating the innovative work behaviour at a higher level, especially for the next researches
Sward structural characteristics and ingestive behaviour of beef heifers in a Pearl Millet pasture

Ingestive behaviour of beef heifers and sward structural characteristics of Pearl Millet (Pennisetum americanum (L.) Leeke) were evaluated. The experiment was carried out in a randomized complete design following a repeated measure arrangement (three experimental periods) with three replications of two leaf blade masses (600 and 1,000 kg/ha DM), which were maintained using continuous grazing with variable stocking rate. The variables measured were sward height, herbage mass, leaf blade and stem bulk density in sward vertical strata (sward structural characteristics), grazing, idling, rumination time and bite rate of heifers (ingestive behaviour). Bite rate was modified by pasture management and was lower when the leaf blade mass was 1,000 kg/ha DM. The daily grazing, rumination and idling time of beef heifers were similar for both leaf blade masses. Structural variation of the sward, during the experimental period, altered the grazing, rumination and idling time of heifers, and affected the bite rate. In Southern Brazil, the beef heifers concentrate their grazing activities in the 12 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. period, decreasing the grazing between 12 a.m. and 6:00 a.m., even in the hottest season of the year.
What are the possible benefits of small size for energy‐constrained ectotherms in cold stress conditions?

In stressful environments, two main hypotheses have been proposed to explain the consequences of body size: (1) the absolute energy demand hypothesis (AED), which predicts that larger individuals are at a disadvantage under stressful conditions; (2) the relative efficiency hypothesis (RE), which predicts the reverse. We compared the effects of cold stress on different fitness traits of large and small individuals of the parasitoid wasp Aphidius ervi (Hymenoptera: Aphidiinae). For that, we exposed nymphs of this wasp to 5 treatment conditions as follows (control at 20°C; 7C1 and 7C2: constant cold temperature of 7°C for 1 and 2 weeks respectively; 4C1 and 4C2: constant cold temperature of 4°C for 1 and 2 weeks respectively). After cold stress, only the large females that emerged in the 7C2 and 4C2 treatments displayed a reduction in the fitness traits studied (longevity, egg load at emergence, life-time fecundity). The decrease in lipid content in large adults may have been responsible for their lower fitness. Our results thereby supported the AED hypothesis. Furthermore, the small females in these treatments produced more eggs at emergence than the control females. This highlights the fact that in stressful environments, small females switch their reproductive strategy from a synovigenic strategy (in which females mature new eggs after emergence) to a more pro-ovigenic one (in which females emerge with more mature eggs).
Association of (cid:1) -Secretase with Lipid Rafts in Post-Golgi and Endosome Membranes*

Alzheimer’s disease-associated (cid:2) -amyloid peptides (A (cid:2) ) are generated by the sequential proteolytic processing of amyloid precursor protein (APP) by (cid:2) - and (cid:1) -secretases. There is growing evidence that cholesterol- and sphingolipid-rich membrane microdomains are involved in regulating trafficking and processing of APP. BACE1, the major (cid:2) -secretase in neurons is a palmitoylated transmembrane protein that resides in lipid rafts. A subset of APP is subject to amyloidogenic processing by BACE1 in lipid rafts, and this process depends on the integrity of lipid rafts. Here we describe the association of all four components of the (cid:1) -secretase complex, namely presenilin 1 (PS1)-derived fragments, mature nicastrin, APH-1, and PEN-2, with cholesterol-rich detergent insoluble membrane (DIM) domains of non-neuronal cells and neurons that fulfill the criteria of lipid rafts. In PS1 (cid:3) / (cid:3) / PS2 (cid:3) / (cid:3) and NCT (cid:3) / (cid:3) fibroblasts, (cid:1) -secretase components that still remain fail to become detergent-resistant, suggesting that raft association requires (cid:1) -secretase complex assembly. Biochemical evidence shows that subunits of the (cid:1) -secretase complex and three TGN/endosome-resident SNAREs cofractionate in sucrose density gradients, and show similar solubility or insolubility characteristics in distinct non-ionic and zwitterionic detergents, indicative of their co-residence in membrane microdomains with similar protein-lipid composition. This notion is confirmed using magnetic immunoisolation of PS1- or syntaxin 6-positive membrane patches from a mixture of membranes with similar buoyant densities following Lubrol WX extraction or sonication, and gradient centrifugation. These findings are consistent with the localization of (cid:1) -secretase in lipid raft microdomains of post-Golgi and endosomes, organelles previously implicated in amyloidogenic processing of APP. density gradients as described previously (18). Twelve 1-ml fractions were collected from the top of the gradient using a fractionator, and 60 (cid:4) l of each fraction were analyzed by Western blotting. To isolate lipid rafts from post-Golgi and endosome membranes, fraction 6 (enriched in Golgi/TGN/endosome/lysosome markers) from four gradients were pooled, diluted with 25 m M Tris-HCl (pH 7.4), and 5 m M EDTA, and subject to centrifugation at 27,000 rpm fo r 1 h at 4 in aSW41Ti rotor (Beckman Instruments). The membrane pellet was resus-2
Background FlowModel Validation with a Six-Kilowatt Hall Effect Thruster

T HE high specific impulse, thrust efficiency, and thrust density of Hall effect thrusters (HETs) make them an appealing choice for use as primary satellite propulsion systems. However, previous work has shown that these performance attributes are affected by the vacuum facilities in which they are measured [1,2]. Specifically, investigations have shown that an increase in facility pressure results in artificial increases in thrust and efficiency [1]. This performance augmentation has been attributed to the ingestion (and subsequent ionization and acceleration) of facility background neutrals via the random flux of these neutrals across the exit plane of the thruster [1]. Althoughwidely used, this model of ingestion (hereafter referred to as the thermal model) has been shown to underpredict empirical observations by as much as two to 14 times, thus hindering an accurate determination of ingestion and the concomitant changes in HET operating characteristics [3,4]. In addition to these shortcomings, the thermal model assumes that allmotion of background neutrals is random.However,modeling of the rarefied background flow inside a HET test facility found that an organized background flow field exists within the test facility with bulk axial velocities of 20–100 m∕s [5,6]. Noting that these bulk motions could also enhance HET neutral ingestion, previous work adapted these modeling concepts to generate estimates of HET ingestion due to both bulk and thermal motions of background neutrals [4]. The predictions generated by this new background flow model were compared against empirical data taken with thrusters with both internal and external cathodes (i.e., the P5, H6, and SPT-100) and found tomatch the empirical observations towithin the experimental uncertaintywithout requiring any empirical inputs such as in situ pressure measurements. These results suggest that the physical mechanisms captured by the background flow model offer a framework to explain the enhanced ingestion rates observed in previous facility effects studies. In this work, the background flow model is modified to create a specific model for Vacuum Test Facility 2 (VTF-2) at the Georgia Institute of Technology’sHigh-PowerElectric PropulsionLaboratory (HPEPL). Direct empirical measurements of the model outputs (i.e., ingestion mass flow rate and neutral number densities near the HET exit plane) are acquired using the H6 HET and compared to themodel predictions. These comparisons serve to further validate the model, as well as empirically determine if the physical mechanisms it describes (i.e., the bulk motion of background neutrals) exist and how they impact HET ingestion characteristics.