Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Media Frames and Ethnic Minority Women in Korea: Expanding a Generic Frame in Minority Studies

Abstract Given that South Korea, traditionally considered an ethnically homogeneous country, has experienced a significant increase in ethnic minority groups due to international marriage, the purpose of this study is to examine how the media portrays this minority group. The study also explored whether the proximity characteristic in news value criteria influences media coverage in terms of volume, frame selection, and tones. Both qualitative and quantitative content analyses were employed. The study results found that the news media uses various types of media frames. Moreover, the study expanded Semetko and Valkenbug's (2000) generic frames by adding new frames such as the integration and victim frames.
Progress in transcritical combustion : experimentation, modeling and simulation

Transcritical conditions correspond to situations where the operating pressure exceeds the critical pressure but the injection temperature is below the critical value. Such extreme conditions, which are encountered for example in high performance rocket engines, introduce fundamental scientific challenges with many technological implications. Advances on these issues are reviewed in this article. It is shown that progress has been substantial on the experimental level and that this has provided an important data base for parametric analysis and model development. Improved real gas thermodynamics and transport models have allowed investigations of geometrically simple problems such as combustion of spherical pockets or in strained flames formed by the counterflow of transcritical and supercritical streams. Calculations of complex flames formed by transcritical injection of reactants have also been carried out using RANS models, but much of the recent effort has been focused on the adaptation of computational tools for large eddy simulation of transcritical flows. Recent calculations of typical transcritical injection configurations indicate that simulations can suitably retrieve flame structures and trends observed experimentally. It is concluded that progressively more complex configurations will become tractable with advanced transcritical LES tools and that this should help improve current understanding of fundamental processes and advance design methods.
Efeitos do tamanho da partícula e da forma física da ração sobre o desempenho, rendimento de carcaça e peso dos órgãos digestivos de frangos de corte

Compararam-se os efeitos do tamanho da particula e da forma fisica da racao sobre o desempenho, rendimento de carcaca e peso dos orgaos digestivos de frangos de corte. Foram utilizados 900 aves (machos) da linhagem Ross-308, de 1 a 47 dias de idade. O delineamento experimental foi inteiramente ao acaso com arranjo fatorial 3×2 (tres formas fisicas - farelada, granulada e expandida-granulada - e dois tamanhos de particula - media e grossa), com cinco repeticoes de 30 aves. Observou-se efeito de interacao entre granulometria e forma fisica da racao para peso vivo (P granulada > farelada). Nao foram observadas diferencas entre o peso dos frangos que receberam as racoes com granulometria grossa e processadas. Os frangos alimentados com as racoes fareladas e granulometria grossa foram significativamente mais leves em relacao aos frangos dos outros tratamentos. O consumo de racao nao foi influenciado pela granulometria. Observou-se efeito da interacao granulometria e forma fisica da racao para conversao alimentar e viabilidade (P<0,05). Nas racoes com granulometria media a melhor conversao alimentar e a mortalidade mais elevada foram observadas com a racao expandida-granulada. Esse comportamento nao foi observado nas racoes com granulometria grossa. A forma fisica e a granulometria das racoes nao influenciaram o rendimento de carcaca. As racoes processadas produziram frangos com menor peso da moela e maior peso do figado em relacao ao peso corporal.
Estimating a binomial proportion from several independent samples

Abstract This paper addresses the problem of estimating a binomial proportion from several independent samples in agricultural research, where the arithmetic average is widely used. The penalties of using a suboptimal estimator, the arithmetic estimator, relative to the preferred best estimator, the weighted average, are theoretically and empirically investigated, using numerical illustrations and simulation studies. Raw count data from a study of the proportion of inoculated transgenic hairy roots expressing resistance to cyst nematode in soybean (Glycine max) cultivars and a set of 10 examples of proportion estimation involving several independent samples are used for a practical evaluation of the findings. Results show that using the arithmetic average estimator can inflate variance and widen large sample confidence intervals of the estimates. The weighted average is recommended.
Medicinal Plants of the World: Chemical Constituents, Traditional, and Modern Medicinal Uses

Camellia sinensis Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Cannabis sativa Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Cocos nucifera Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Coffea arabica Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Daucus carota Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Ferula assafoetida Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Hordeum vulgare Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Larrea tridentata Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Nicotiana tabacum Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Olea europaea Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Oryza sativa Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Plantago ovata Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Saccharum officinarum Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Serenoa repens Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Sesamum indicum Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Zingiber officinale Common Names Botanical Description Origin and Distribution Traditional Medicinal Uses Chemical Constituents Pharmacological Activities and Clinical Trials References Glossary Cross Reference Index
Interrelation between Lignin Deposition and Polysaccharide Matrices during the Assembly of Plant Cell Walls

: The modifications caused by genetic down-regulation of the enzyme cinnamoyl CoA reductase (CCR) from monolignol biosynthetic pathways on tobacco and Arabidopsis thaliana were investigated at the ultrastructural level. A typical result was that the same transformation led to similar abnormality in secondary wall formation of fibres in both plants. The cell wall alterations mainly consisted in an important disorganization and loosening of cellulose microfibrils in the inner part of the S2 layer. This inability of the transformants to form a coherent cell wall coincided with a lack of synthesis of non-condensed forms of lignin in this disorganized region of the wall, as demonstrated by immunolabelling of lignin subunits. A similar disorganization was observed during fibre wall formation in the differentiating tissues of young Populus and A. thaliana plants. The transitory lack of organization of cellulose microfibrils, also coincided with a depletion in non-condensed forms of lignins. These results suggest that such lignin substructures may be involved in the cohesion of secondary walls during cell wall biogenesis. The mutual influence of the cellulose-hemicellulose environment and monolignol local polymerization is discussed.
NEMATODE COMMUNITY STRUCTURE UNDER COMPOST AND CHEMICAL FERTILIZER MANAGEMENT PRACTICE, IN THE NORTH CHINA PLAIN

SUMMARY A long-term field experiment was conducted at the Qu-Zhou experimental station, China Agricultural University to study how the nematode community structure was influenced by compost and chemical fertilizer, using no amendment as the control. Soil samples were collected from 0–10 cm and 10–20 cm depths. The different treatments led to a significant difference in the total number of nematodes, bacterivores, plant parasites, omnivores-predators and nematode richness. The total number of nematodes, bacterivores, omnivores-predators and nematode richness were found to decrease in chemical fertilizer-treated plots. Although plant parasites were more abundant under compost treatment than under chemical fertilization, the relative abundance of plant parasites in the compost-treated plots was smaller. The application of chemical fertilizer decreased the number of genera of bacterivores and omnivores-predators. The numbers of total nematodes, bacterivores, plant parasites and omnivores-predators were significantly positively correlated with the contents of total organic carbon, total N, alkali-hydrolysable N, available P and available K. The compost-treated plots tended to have a greater diversity of nematodes than chemical fertilizer treated plots, so there was a healthy soil ecosystem under compost treatment.
Mobile Based Elections Results Transmission and Collation System - A Case Study of Nigeria

—Free and fair elections is known to be central to good governance. The interregnum between the time voting is concluded and results declared is often used by mischief makers to manipulate the results of elections. This work presents ways and means of reducing the time between voting activities and results publication to the barest minimum. This is done by automatically transmitting, collating and publishing results from urban and remote places to central servers. Nigeria with its huge population, large mass area, and an extensive difﬁcult terrain without internet access presents us with an appropriate case to study. This method will be applicable to similar electoral constituencies especially in developing countries.A results collation and transmission system was designed and implemented using Nigerian Elections as a case study. Election results are collated from every polling points (about 132,000 locations) sent using a mobile application to a central server. These results are collated using an SQL database. Collated results are subsequently displayed in a result portal using PHP. This process leads to a huge reduction in the time it takes to collate and publish election results and subsequently leading to a free and fair elections. The tests conducted show an 95% effectiveness in the transmitted result and a reduction of Result transmission time from about 3 days to 6 hours.
Use‐history Effects on Structure and Flora of Caatinga

Floristic composition and vegetation structure of plants 3 cm stem diameter or greater were compared at four sites in the Agreste of Paraiba, Brazil: (1) little disturbed for five decades (LD); (2) grazed fragment, selectively logged 16 years before sampling (GF); (3) naturally regrowing for 30 years after 39 years of agriculture (OR); and (4) naturally regrowing for 20 years after 35 years of agriculture plus 15 years of pasture (NR). Cattle graze frequently in the last three sites but very seldom in LD. The little disturbed site had more species (53) than the other three sites (36, 25, and 11 species in GF, OG, and NG, respectively) and also more (3253, 2780, 2780, and 2115 plants/ha) and larger plants (34.8, 26.8, 18.6, and 7.8 m2/ha), including taller tree species (up to 15 m) absent in the other sites (maximum height: 14, 6, and 5 m). Differences were striking in relation to NR, the site with longer use and shorter regrowth period, which was strongly dominated by only two species: Mimosa tenuiflora (73% relative density and 81% basal area) and Piptadenia stipulacea (21% relative density and 16% basal area). These results indicate that abandoned agricultural sites may take several decades to reestablish vegetation similar to die original.
Productivity and biomass of the seagrassThalassia testudinum along a gradient of freshwater influence in Charlotte Harbor, Florida

Eight meadows of the seagrassThalassia testudinum Banks ex König representing a gradient of freshwater influence in Charlotte Harbor, Florida (United States), were sampled on a bimonthly basis from April 1995 to August 1996. Spatial and temporal variation in the density, biomass, productivity, and epiphyte loads of short shoots were determined. Physical factors such as water temperature, salinity, and light extinction coefficients were also measured. Areal blade production (g dw m−2 d−1) ofT. testudinum was not strongly associated with water temperature, salinity, or the amount of subsurface irradiance reaching the bottom at each station. Variation in production could be described by a linear combination of the independent variables water temperature and salinity. Water clarity (expressed as the percent of subsurface irradiance reaching the bottom) was positively related to salinity. The lack of a clear relationship between water clarity and areal production was probably due to water clarity being highest during times of the year when water temperatures were too cold to support growth ofT. testudinum. Our results suggest that seagrass light requirements determined by averaging irradiance levels measured during the growing season might be more relevant than those established by averaging light measurements collected throughout the year. The use of field studies for estimating lower salinity tolerances of seagrasses might be inappropriate for those systems where water clarity is positively associated with salinity.
The anti-inflammatory potential, heamatological and histological changes induced in rats due to the administration of methanolic extracts of Ficus thonningii leaves.

This study was designed to evaluate the anti-inflammatory potential,heamatological and histological changes induced in rats due to the administration of methanolic extracts of Ficus thonningii leaves. Fifteen wistar rats were divided into 3 groups of 5 rats per group to measure the anti-inflammatory activity using the inhibition of carageenan-induced oedema. For the acute oral toxicity test, twenty mice divided into 4 groups of 5 animals each were used. The doses of the extract given were 0.2, 0.4, and 1.0 g/kg body weight while the control group was given an equivalent volume of 2.5% v/v propylene glycol. The blood samples were collected for haematology before, mid-way and after 21 days. The body weightswere also noted. Student “t”-test was used to determine the degree of significance between the treatment groups. The liver, kidney, spleen, ovary, uteri and lungs the animals were examined for histopathological changes. The extract of F. thonningiihas anti-inflammatory properties that are comparable to aspirin and are significant(P<0.05) to Tween 80. There were no significant haematological and visible tissue pathological changes in the treated groups. F. thonningii appeared to be safe andcan be recommended as a good source of feed for animals during dry season. Key words: anti-inflammatory, Ficus thonningii, heamatological and histological changes, rats.
Effect of Tillage and Water Management on the Population Behaviour of Root-Knot Nematodes Meloidogyne Triticoryzae in Rice Crop

The effects of puddling and water regimes on hydraulic conductivity (cm/day) of soil and on bulk density (mg/m 3 ) during rice culture, soil physical characteristics of the experimental field population densities of plant-parasitic nematodes have been studied. Puddling reduced the bulk density of soil and decreased the hydraulic conductivity in the upper layers but not in the deeper layers of soil aeration was reduced due to high moisture levels retained in the puddled soil. Population density of M. triticoryzae declined in puddled soil. The invasion of the roots by the second-generation infective juveniles was reduced. The population density of the root-knot nematodes was higher in the non-puddled soil especially in unsubmerged condition compared to puddled and submerged soil. However, if the seedlings were already infected before transplanting and submergence, the nematode could survive well and reproduce within the aerenchyma of the root.
Application of trifluralin to embryogenic microspore cultures to generate doubled haploid plants in Brassica napus

Microspore or anther culture has been used to produce desirable meiotic recombinants in numerous species. However, the utilization of these recombinants relies on inefficient genome doubling procedures to obtain fertile doubled haploid plants. This study presents a simple and rapid procedure to generate fertile doubled haploids in Brassica napus cv. Topas using trifluralin (a,a,a-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-tolui-(a,a,a-trifluoro-2,6-dinitro-N,N-dipropyl-p-toluidine), a plant specific microtubule inhibitor. The effects of trifluralin on microtubule depolymerization and chromosome doubling in embryogenic microspore cultures of B. napus were examined and compared with those of colchicine. Indirect immunofluorescence labeling of isolated microspores indicated that microtubules were depolymerized within 30 min of trifluralin treatment and after 3-8 h of colchicine treatment. The direct application of these microtubule inhibitors to microspore cultures resulted in the recovery of fertile doubled haploid plants. Continuous culture in the presence of colchicine, was more effective than 18-h treatments for fertile plant production but resulted in abnormal embryo formation and recalcitrant plant regeneration. The application of I or 10 μM trifluralin during the first 18 h of microspore culture was found to be the superior method for doubled haploid production. The embryos generated after trifluralin treatment developed normally, germinated readily and of the plants produced, close to 60% were fertile. The use of trifluralin to double chromosomes very early in microspore cultures is a simple process requiring minimal manipulation and should be very useful for genetic studies and breeding programs of B. napus and possibly other species.
Evaluation of a new centrifuge technique for rapid generation of xylem vulnerability curves

A new technique for generating xylem cavitation and vulnerability curves was evaluated. The centrifugal force was used to lower the negative pressure in a xylem segment and to induce a positive pressure difference between sample's ends. This enabled the determination of sample hydraulic conductance during centrifugation and, hence, its variation with decreasing xylem pressures. The centrifuge technique was compared with standard methods on a large number of species including conifers, diffuse-porous and ring-porous woody angiosperms. A very good agreement was found for coniferous and diffuse-porous species. However, the technique was not appropriate for ring-porous species, probably because many vessels were cut open in the centrifuged xylem segments. The main advantage of this technique is its rapidity, the vulnerability curve of a xylem segment being constructed typically in less than half an hour. This will greatly facilitate the study of xylem cavitation in ecological or genetic researches.
Inclusive Fashion—an Oxymoron—or a Possibility for Sustainable Fashion?

Abstract Cheap and accessible fashion from large retailers has, over the last decades, been thought of as a “democratic” form of consumerism. While embraced by masses of people with substantial environmental costs, many designers and researchers have questioned this mode of fast production and consumption. Designers try to create more sustainable models of consumption, often combined with ideas of other forms of consumer “inclusion” than cheap accessibility, yet they seldom define exactly what kind of inclusion is meant and what kind of desires they tap into. Using the example of nightclubs, this article asks some fundamental questions about the relationship between inclusion and exclusion in fashion, exclusivity and ability, and how to help cultivate a deeper interrogation of the dynamics these poles.
Isolation of a fungus from shell lesions of New Zealand abalone, Haliotis iris Martyn and H. australis Gmelin

Abstract Shell irregularities characterized by deposition of conchiolin on the inner shell surface of abalone, Haliotis spp. , have been reported in populations along the South Island of New Zealand for over 50 years. A previously reported, but unidentified, fungus associated with these shell lesions is isolated for the first time from Haliotis iris, the black footed paua, and H. australis, the yellow footed paua, both obtained from Jacks Bay, South East Otago. Fungal hyphae measured 1.20 – 2.38 μm (=1.83 μm) in diameter. Occasionally, wider hyphae that measured 2.38 – 3.60 μm (= 2.60 μm) in diameter with an apical swelling that measured 4.80 – 7.20 × 7.20 – 15.00 μm (= 6.20 × 11.80 μm) were observed within lesions. Visible growth of aerial hyphae was observed on plates within 12 d at 16 °C on several media. Three morphologically indistinguishable isolates were obtained: two originated from H. iris shells and one from an H. australis shell. We examined 8 fungal and/or bacterial media and determined that th.