Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Modelling/ Site Specific Analysis Biometrics/ Technologies

Root systems of various chickpea genotypes were studied over time and in diverse environments, – varying in soil bulk density, phosphorus (P) levels andmoisture regimes. In a pot study comparing a range of chickpea genotypes, ICC 4958 and ICCV 94916-4 produced higher root length density (RLD) and root dry weight (RDW), which were better expressed under P stress conditions. In two field experiments in soils of intermediate and high soil bulk densities, ICC 4958 also had greater RLD and RDW, particularly under soil moisture stress conditions. The expression of greater rooting ability of ICC 4958 under a wide range of environmental conditions confirms its suitability as a parent for genetically enhancing drought resistance and P acquisition ability. The superiority of ICC 4958 over other genotypes was for root proliferation expressed through RLD. Thus, the variation in RLD can be the most relevant root trait that reflects chickpea’s potential for soil moisture or P acquisition.
Optimized operation of dielectric laser accelerators: Single bunch

We introduce a general approach to determine the optimal charge, efficiency and gradient for laser driven accelerators in a self-consistent way. We propose a way to enhance the operational gradient of dielectric laser accelerators by leverage of beam-loading effect. While the latter may be detrimental from the perspective of the effective gradient experienced by the particles, it can be beneficial as the effective field experienced by the accelerating structure, is weaker. As a result, the constraint imposed by the damage threshold fluence is accordingly weakened and our self-consistent approach predicts permissible gradients of ∼10 GV=m, one order of magnitude higher than previously reported experimental results—with unbunched pulse of electrons. Our approach leads to maximum efficiency to occur for higher gradients as compared with a scenario in which the beam-loading effect on the material is ignored. In any case, maximum gradient does not occur for the same conditions that maximum efficiency does—a trade-off set of parameters is suggested.
A COMPARISON BETWEEN PSYCHOPHYSICAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL APPROACHES ACROSS LOW AND HIGH FREQUENCY RANGES

This paper compares the psychophysical and the physiological approaches which are used to determine manual lifting capabilities of individuals. On the basis of experimental data collected on industrial subjects, it appears that the physiological approach overestimates capability across all frequency ranges (from one lift per minute to twelve lifts per minute). However, the differences between the two approaches are not as large as previously thought. The differences in lifting capability range from 0.3 kg to 4.3 kg for males and 0.4 kg to 5.5 kg for females when the lifting frequency changes from 12 lifts per minute to 1 lift per minute. The reason for large differences at low frequencies is explained.
Enhancement of Nutrients in Poultry Excreta through Formulated Microbial Consortium along with Bio Fertilizer Microorganisms

The present investigation deals with efficiency of the formulated microbial consortium on poultry excreta to enhance the macronutrient levels. In this context we have purchased selective strains of microbes from MTCC which effectively treat and enhance the nutrients level in manure. Usage of specific microbes could prove potential means of degrading some such complex environmental pollutants converts into available macronutrients through treatment. The poultry excreta were treated as such in the bare layer shed after shifted birds from the cages. The first shed was called control. There will be no treatment only sprayed chlorine free water to maintain the proper moisture level (30-35%). In the second shed was treated with formulated microbial consortium, first week alone sprayed the consortium then weekly once sprayed chlorine free water to maintain proper moisture, in the third shed was treated with formulated microbial consortium together with biofertilizer microbes, first week sprayed formulated microbial consortium after fifteen days biofertilizer microbes had been sprayed and the rest of the weeks chlorine free water was sprayed to maintain the proper moisture level. After treatment physico chemical parameters had been analysed to evaluate the performance of the microbial consortium. The physico chemical analysis proved that the nutrients level was increased in the third poultry shed. Meanwhile, the composting time considerably decreased which increased the hope to treat poultry excreta effectively. The results showed significant (p<0.05) differences within the amount of major total and available NPK levels.
Bimodules and branes in deformation quantization

Abstract We prove a version of Kontsevich’s formality theorem for two subspaces (branes) of a vector space X. The result implies, in particular, that the Kontsevich deformation quantizations of S(X*) and ∧(X) associated with a quadratic Poisson structure are Koszul dual. This answers an open question in Shoikhet’s recent paper on Koszul duality in deformation quantization.
NANOCOMPOSITE AGAINST CLINICAL ISOLATE BACTERIA 评估阿戈纳米复合物对临床分离细菌的抗菌活性。

This study discusses the synthesis, characterization, and activity of silver nanoparticles, along with silver graphene oxide, against pathogenic bacteria. Silver nanoparticles are prepared by laser ablation and fabricated with silver graphene oxide. The synthesized silver nanoparticles and silver graphene oxide were characterized through UV-Vis spectrophotometer, Fourier-transforms spectroscopy, and zeta potential. The antimicrobial performance of silver nanoparticles and silver graphene oxide nanoparticles were monitored by the contradiction of gram-negative bacteria (Escherichia.coli and Acenetobacter bumannii), and gram positive bacteria: Staphylococcus aureus. Different concentrations of silver and silver graphene oxide have been investigated to monitor their antibacterial activity against bacterial isolates. The results indicate that the nanocomposites have antibacterial activity and the antibacterial effect increases with increased concentration of nanocomposites. Laser ablation method, a fast synthesis technique, has been used in the current study to prepare silver nanoparticle and silver nanoparticle-graphene oxide nanocomposites.
Values for the Estimated EKC Relation for Fitted Values for the Estimated EKC Relation for SO 2 Emissions

NOTICE: this is the author’s version of a work that was accepted for publication in Ecological Economics. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Ecological Economics, 2012, vol 76, DOI 10.1016/j.ecolecon. 2012.01. 023
INFLUENCE OF PARAMETRIC TOOLS ON THE COMPLEXITY OF ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN IN EVERYDAY WORK OF SME’S

Digital design tools and notably parametric ones have generated profound modifications of the architectural practice. In line with this evolution, technological and formal changes at the scale of architectural artifacts are underway, leading to a shift especially in regard of how architects deal on an everyday basis with CAD and morphological complexities. Big offices, thanks to their human and financial resources, have faced these difficulties and pushed the limits of their architectural projects. Little is known, however, about how smaller offices, accounting for the largest part of the European market, did adapt to these profound evolutions. Going through the results of a large-scale online survey, this paper analyzes the Belgian case regrouping mostly small and medium offices. The contribution discusses the meaning of parametric design for architects and reflects particularly on how architects do or do not implement these new digital tools in their everyday workflows. The results eventually shed light on the fact that parametric tools have the potential to free the creativity of SME’s and moreover unveil how these tools might overcome some of the current complexities of the daily architectural practice.
Hom-bialgebras and comodule Hom-algebras

We study Hom-bialgebras and objects admitting coactions by Hom-bialgebras. In particular, we construct a Hom-bialgebra M representing the functor of 2x2-matrices on Hom-associative algebras. Then we construct a Hom-algebra analogue of the affine plane and show that it is a comodule Hom-algebra over M in a suitable sense. It is also shown that the enveloping Hom-associative algebra of a Hom-Lie algebra is naturally a Hom-bialgebra.
Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Clinical Features, Management, and Prevention

7 of life with fever, rash, and peripheral edema. Pathology typically reveals a bicytopenia, increased pro-thrombin time, and aspartate aminotransferase level. The presentation in infants is subsequently complicated by seizures, hemorrhagic syndrome, hemodynamic disorders, and myocardial dysfunction. 59,87 Neonatal symptoms range from mild presentation (43%) to severe infection with encephalitis (53%) 59 that requires intensive care. Fever and acute respiratory distress have also been reported. 88 Neurologic complications can have severe effects on postnatal neurologic development, such as lower development quotient at age of 2 years, and moderate to severe global neurodevelop-mental delay. 89
Isoperimetric and Concentration Inequalities - Equivalence under Curvature Lower Bound

It is well known that isoperimetric inequalities imply in a very general measure-metric-space setting appropriate concentration inequalities. The former bound the boundary measure of sets as a function of their measure, whereas the latter bound the measure of sets separated from sets having half the total measure, as a function of their mutual distance. We show that under a lower bound condition on the Bakry--\'Emery curvature tensor of a Riemannian manifold equipped with a density, completely general concentration inequalities imply back their isoperimetric counterparts, up to dimension \emph{independent} bounds. As a corollary, we can recover and extend all previously known (dimension dependent) results by generalizing an isoperimetric inequality of Bobkov, and provide a new proof that under natural convexity assumptions, arbitrarily weak concentration implies a dimension independent linear isoperimetric inequality. Further applications will be described in a subsequent work. Contrary to previous attempts in this direction, our method is entirely geometric, continuing the approach set forth by Gromov and adapted to the manifold-with-density setting by Morgan.
An investigation into the fertilizer potential of slaughterhouse cattle paunch

In Australia, recycling of paunch waste to farmland has been suggested as a cost-effective and practicable environmental option, but little is known about its agronomic value. Experimental work was undertaken to assess poten-tial risks due to weed seed contamination, determine the agronomic response of ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.) to soil in-corporation of paunch, and investigate short-term greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. Five types of paunch with compost ages between 2 and 16 weeks were compared with urea (46% N) and applied at field equivalent rates of 0 (control), 150, and 300 kg ha-1 N. The risk of weed contamination from paunch applied to soil appeared to be negligible; however, techniques that enable seed viability to be determined may be required to fully discard such risk. Average dry matter yield with paunch was ~30% higher than untreated grass, but ~35% lower than with urea. Dry matter yield in paunch-treated grass was between 2500 and 3250 kg ha-1 over five cuts conducted at 25-day intervals. Paunch N responses were between 1.12 and 3.25 kg DM kg-1 N depending on compost age, but lower than with urea N (~6.5 kg DM kg-1 N). Nitrogen use efficiency of paunch ranged between 3% and 20%, compared to about 35% with urea. Nitrogen fertilizer replacement value (NFRV) of paunch was highest in the 6-week-old compost (~60%) and ranged between 20% and 55% across all other organic materials. Short-term N2O emissions were similar (p > 0.05) with both mineral and organic amendments; however, CH4 emissions were higher (p < 0.05) from paunch compared with urea-treated soil. Overall, there appears to be potential for paunch-derived products to be used as a source of C and nutrients in crop production. Industry quality specifications for compost are available, but they need to be expanded to incorporate guidelines relevant to paunch. There is a requirement for the value proposition to industry to be determined, including reduced cost of paunch disposal via gate fees.
Roles of L1 and L2 Derivational Morphological Awareness in L2 Reading Through the Mediation of L2 Vocabulary Knowledge

The present study aims to explore the direct and indirect contribution of L1 and L2 derivational morphological awareness of Korean EFL high school and university students to their reading comprehension in L2 through the mediation of L2 vocabulary knowledge by using structural equation modeling analysis. Eighty-five high school and eighty-two university students were assessed on their Korean L1 and English L2 derivational morphological awareness and English L2 reading comprehension and vocabulary knowledge. The results of the study present a significant direct contribution of L2 derivational morphological awareness and L2 vocabulary knowledge to L2 reading comprehension. The contribution of L2 derivational morphological awareness appeared larger than L2 vocabulary knowledge, which suggests a relatively more important role of the former than the latter in L2 reading comprehension. They also reveal a significant indirect contribution of L1 derivational morphological awareness via L2 derivational morphological awareness to L2 reading comprehension but not that of L2 derivational morphological awareness via L2 vocabulary knowledge. Findings from the study suggest potential benefits of cross-linguistic transfer of derivational morphological knowledge as well as of L2 derivational morphology intervention in L2 reading development.
PING-PONG AND OUTER SPACE

We prove that, if φ, ψ ∈ Out(FN) are hyperbolic iwips (irreducible with irreducible powers) such that 〈φ, ψ〉 ⊆ Out(FN) is not virtually cyclic, then some high powers of φ and ψ generate a free subgroup of rank two for which all nontrivial elements are again hyperbolic iwips. Being a hyperbolic iwip element of Out(FN) is strongly analogous to being a pseudo-Anosov element of a mapping class group, so the above result provides analogues of "purely pseudo-Anosov" free subgroups in Out(FN).
Effects of Deer Antler Base Polypeptide on Hormone-induced Mammary Hyperplasia in Mice

The objective of this study is to evaluate the effects and therapeutic mechanism of deer antler base polypeptide on mammary hyperplasia in female mice. A trail was conducted on seventy mice which were divided into seven groups including the groups of control, mock, Chinese traditional medicine, and Western medicine, as well as high-dose, medium-dose, and low-dose of polypeptide from deer antler. A combination of oestrogen-progestin induced the mammary hyperplasia. We used an intraperitoneal injection in a 30 d trial and used intragastric administration to treat the disease for a further four weeks. The body weight, organ coefficient, serum hormone level and oxidation level, as well as the pathological section of breast tissue were assessed. Statistical analysis was performed using factor analysis of variance. Compared with the mock group, the high-dose group could increase the serum T-SOD, and GSH-PX activities and thymus coefficient (P < 0.01), decrease the serum MDA concentration and the coefficient of ovary and uterus (P < 0.01). In addition, the high-dose group had reduced levels of E2, PRL, and improved P, and LH as confirmed by ELISA to regulate hormone secretion to normal (P < 0.01). The pathological section of breast tissue produced by HE staining showed that the high-dose group reduced the number of inflammatory cells, glandular secretion, the hyperplasia and dilatation of the duct epithelium, and recovered the atrophic alveolar. The results revealed that deer antler base polypeptide has positive effects in the treatment of HMG and the prevention of breast cancer.
The Effect of Compactness on Laser Cutting of Cathode for Lithium-Ion Batteries Using Continuous Fiber Laser

Lithium-Ion Batteries (LIB) are growing in popularity for many applications. Much research has been focusing on battery performance improvement. However, few studies have overcome the disadvantages of the conventional LIB manufacturing processes. Laser cutting of electrodes has been applied. However, the effect of electrodes’ chemical, physical, and geometrical characteristics on the laser cutting has not been considered. This study proposes the effect of compression of cathode on laser cutting for lithium-ion batteries. The kerf width and top width of the specimens with laser irradiation are measured and the material removal energy is obtained. Observations of SEM photographs and absorptivity measurements are conducted. Increasing volume energies causes logarithmic increases in the kerf and top width. It is observed that the compressed cathode forms a wider kerf width than the uncompressed cathode under the same laser parameters. The top width of the uncompressed cathode is wider than the uncompressed cathode. The compression has a favorable effect on uniform cutting and selective removal of an active electrode.
An Acceptable Daily Intake of Bad News. Public/Private Problems and Media Trivialization of Environmental Health Issues: The Case of Indoor Air Pollution in France

Since the mid-1990s, the issue of indoor air pollution has discreetly made its way onto French political and media agendas. Confined to the periphery of the highly-competitive public health problem market, the issue of the long-term exposure of inhabitants to household pollutants receives little media coverage, and even that is predominantly didactic and educational in nature. Covered by non-specialist and occasional journalists, the problem generally appears in sections of secondary importance from a journalistic point of view. The current article analyses the social conditions of the media confinement of this issue, paradoxically described by some analysts as a "sanitary scourge" that may play a role in a worrying epidemic of chronic diseases. This inquiry into the career taken by the indoor air problem in French media between 1995 and 2015 is based on the analysis of a corpus of written and audiovisual publications (n=746) and a campaign of interviews with journalists and communicators having worked to publicize this issue (n=16). Data provides us with a better understanding of the mechanisms ensuring that media exposure of this problem to the public remains tightly controlled: on the one hand, the unequal relationships between journalists and their sources which helps reduce their role to that of mere relayers of public health policy, and on the other, the specific dynamics at work within the journalistic field. These include transformations in the conditions of information production and the work of journalists in a context of reinforced economic pressures and the rising influence of public communication.
Strategic placement of viscous dampers in steel buildings under strong earthquake ground motions

Supplemental passive dampers are generally considered as an effective tool to control the seismic response of multi-storey buildings. Since the optimum placement of passive dampers in buildings can potentially improve the structural performance or reduce construction cost, there is an increasing number of researchers engaged to optimize the damper placement in buildings. Given that a large number of studies have been conducted to investigate damper placement methods, a systematic method or a clear conclusion for strategically distributing dampers in buildings is not presented in any building guidelines. The main limitations of current damper placement studies may include the lack of focus on collapse resistance of retrofitted buildings, on beam and column nonlinear behaviors, and the lack of considering the variations of earthquake characteristics and intensity levels. The fundamental damper placement issue can be separated as the distribution of dampers throughout the height of the buildings and the distribution of dampers in different bays in building frames. In this research, both distributions are explored and their effect on the collapse performances of buildings under strong earthquakes is thoroughly studied. The effectiveness of advanced damper placement approaches is evaluated by comparisons with classical damper placement methods. Considering the uncertainty in earthquake ground motion characteristics, multiple ground motions scaled to various intensity levels are involved to evaluate the seismic performance of buildings. Finally, major conclusions towards the philosophy of the strategic damper placement in practical building constructions are presented in terms of the overall structural performance under strong ground motions.
Development of the primer sets for identification of a rice cultivar, Koshihikari, by PCR

As it is obligated, by the revision of the JAS Act, that cultivars, location, and year of production should be discribed on a bag of milled rice grains, the technology to identify them by objective methods is indispensable. Milled rice grains produced at the several Agricultural Experiment Stations as their fundamental cultivars were analyzed to the PCR method for their identification. Promising RAPD primers were used to select the discriminating DNA bands, which were extracted from agarose gels after electrophoreses and cloned into a PCR-XL-TOPO vector followed by sequencing. Forward primers and reverse ones (15to28 mers) were designed starting from the RAPD primer portions as sequence-tagged site primers. These STS primers were combined together and suitable primer sets to discriminate Koshihikari from other cultivars were selected as positive and negative sets. By PCR using these primer sets, 33 Koshihikaris from different prefectures showed the same DNA pattern and the other 49 cultivars revealed different DNA patterns. It became possible by this technology not only to identify Koshihikari using a single rice grain sample but also detect different mislabeled cultivar rice grains using these primer sets. (Received November 21, 2001)
Nurses' Aseptic Technique Knowledge, Practice, and Compliance for Patients Receiving Hemodialysis

Background: The quality of hemodialysis patient nursing care should be consistent with national standards of care, which are used as a starting point for better, more exceptional practice, and adherence ensures efficacy. Aim: To assess nurses' knowledge, practice, and compliance with aseptic technique for hemodialysis patients. Design: Descriptive research design was used. Setting: The research was carried out in a hemodialysis unit at Assiut University Hospital in Egypt. A convenience sample of 40 nurses was taken. Tools: (1) Nurses' questionnaire, (2) Observation Checklist Sheet, (3) Assessment of Nurses' Aseptic Technique Compliance Sheet. Results: The majority of them had a diploma education with ≥10 years of experience and 75% attained infection control training programs. 55% of the studied nurses had a poor knowledge level about infection control regarding hemodialysis and not compliance to standard precaution for patients undergoing hemodialysis. Conclusion: Majority of the nurses had a poor level of knowledge regarding infection control in hemodialysis unit, aseptic techniques were noncompliance to the standard of nursing care for hemodialysis patient. Recommendations: Continuous education and refreshment for nurses' knowledge and practice regarding infection control education in hemodialysis units.