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DETERMINATION OF SUITABLE PLANTING GEOMETRY FOR DIFFERENT TRUE POTATO SEED TUBERLET GRADES

Planting geometry is considered as a very important tool for bet- ter production of True Potato Seed (TPS). The experiments were conducted to determine the suitable planting geometry for better yield from TPS mini tubers during autumn 2006-2007 and 2007-2008. It was revealed that even small size (5- 20g, 20-30g) tubers planted at closer row and plant spacing (60cm x 15cm,70cm x 15 cm) produced 31.00%, 31.33% and 28.33%, 32.33% medium size tubers (35-55 mm size). Whereas wider spacing (70cm x 20cm, 50cm x 20cm) produced relatively higher number of large size tubers.
Investigating visual practices in educational settings: Schoolscapes, language ideologies and organizational cultures

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The Effect of Deviation Due to the Manufacturing Accuracy in the Parameters of an MPP on Its Acoustic Properties: Trial Production of MPPs of Different Hole Shapes Using 3D Printing

In this study, we discuss the effect of the manufacturing accuracy of a microperforated panel (MPP) produced by 3D printers on acoustic properties through measured and calculated results as a pilot study. The manufacturing costs of MPPs have long been one of their shortcomings; however, with recent developments in the manufacturing process, low-cost MPPs are now available. In a further attempt at reducing the cost, 3D printing techniques have recently been considered. Cases of trial production of MPPs manufactured by 3D printing have been reported. When introducing such new techniques, despite the conventional microdrill procedure, manufacturing accuracy can often become an issue. However, there are few studies reporting the effect of manufacturing accuracy on the acoustic properties in the case of 3D-printed MPPs. Considering this situation, in this pilot study, we attempted to produce MPPs with circular and rectangular perforations using a consumer 3D printer of the additive manufacturing type. The hole sizes of the specimens were measured, and the accuracy was evaluated. The normal incidence absorption coefficient and specific impedance were measured using an impedance tube. The measured results were compared with the theoretical values using Guo’s model. Through these basic studies, the MPPs produced by an additive manufacturing 3D printer demonstrated good sound absorption performance; however, due to the large deviations of parameters, the agreement with the theoretical values was not good, which suggests that it is difficult to predict the acoustic properties of MPPs made by a consumer-grade additive manufacturing 3D printer.
Detecting successional changes in tropical forest structure using GatorEye drone‐borne lidar

Drone‐based remote sensing is a promising new technology that combines the benefits of ground‐based and satellite‐derived forest monitoring by collecting fine‐scale data over relatively large areas in a cost‐effective manner. Here, we explore the potential of the GatorEye drone‐lidar system to monitor tropical forest succession by canopy structural attributes including canopy height, spatial heterogeneity, gap fraction, leaf area density (LAD) vertical distribution, canopy Shannon index (an index of LAD), leaf area index (LAI), and understory LAI. We focus on these variables’ relationship to aboveground biomass (AGB) stocks and species diversity. In the Caribbean lowlands of northeastern Costa Rica, we analyze nine tropical forests stands (seven second‐growth and two old‐growth). Stands were relatively homogenous in terms of canopy height and spatial heterogeneity, but not in their gap fraction. Neither species density nor tree community Shannon diversity index was significantly correlated with the canopy Shannon index. Canopy height, LAI, and AGB did not show a clear pattern as a function of forest age. However, gap fraction and spatial heterogeneity increased with forest age, whereas understory LAI decreased with forest age. Canopy height was strongly correlated with AGB. The heterogeneous mosaic created by successional forest patches across human‐managed tropical landscapes can now be better characterized. Drone‐lidar systems offer the opportunity to improve assessment of forest recovery and develop general mechanistic carbon sequestration models that can be rapidly deployed to specific sites, an essential step for monitoring progress within the UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration.
Radiocarbon constraint on relict organic carbon contributions to Ross Sea sediments

We estimate the relative contribution of relict organic matter to the acid‐insoluble organic carbon (AIOC) fraction of surface sediments from Ross Sea, Antarctica, on the basis of 14C abundance. The bulk isotopic characteristics of AIOC can largely be explained by simple two‐source models of modern and relict organic carbon, when samples are grouped according to two geographical regions, namely, southwestern and south central Ross Sea. This spatial variability in relict organic carbon could be controlled by proximity to the edge of the Ross Ice Shelf and ice drainage areas. Radiocarbon abundance in the AIOC is potentially an excellent tool to estimate the contribution of relict organic carbon in the Antarctic margin sediments.
A new species of Bungona in Turkey (Ephemeroptera, Baetidae): an unexpected biogeographic pattern within a pantropical complex of mayflies

By using an integrative approach, we describe a new species of mayfly, Bungona (Chopralla) ponticasp. n. , from Turkey. The discovery of a representative of the tropical mayfly genusBungonain the Middle East is rather unexpected. The new species shows all the main morphological characters of the subgenus Chopralla, which has its closest related species occurring in southeastern Asia. Barcoding clearly indicated that the new species represents an independent lineage isolated for a very long time from other members of the complex. The claw is equipped with two rows of three or four flattened denticles. This condition is a unique feature of Bungona (Chopralla) ponticasp. n.among West Palaearctic mayfly species. Within the subgenus Chopralla, the species can be identified by the presence of a simple, not bifid right prostheca (also present only in Bungona (Chopralla) liebenauae (Soldán, Braasch & Muu, 1987)), the shape of the labial palp, and the absence of protuberances on pronotum.
RNA Helicase Mediates Competitive Fitness of Listeria monocytogenes on the Surface of Cantaloupe

Listeria monocytogenes is a foodborne pathogen that is implicated in numerous outbreaks of disease (listeriosis) via fresh produce. The genetic features of L. monocytogenes that allow adherence and growth on produce remain largely uncharacterized. In this study, two non-motile transposon mutants were characterized for attachment, growth, and survival on the surface of cantaloupe rind. One of the mutants, L1E4, harbored a single transposon insertion in a DEAD-box RNA helicase gene (lmo0866 homolog), while the other, M1A5, harbored an insertion in a gene from a flagellum biosynthesis and chemotaxis gene cluster (lmo0694 homolog). When inoculated alone, neither mutant was significantly impaired in growth or survival on the surface of cantaloupe at either 25 or 37 °C. However, when co-inoculated with the wildtype parental strain, the RNA helicase mutant L1E4 had a clear competitive disadvantage, while the relative fitness of M1A5 was not noticeably impacted. Genetic complementation of L1E4 with the intact RNA helicase gene restored relative fitness on cantaloupe. The findings suggest that the DEAD-box RNA helicase encoded by the lmo0866 homolog is critical for relative fitness of L. monocytogenes on cantaloupe. Mutant L1E4 was pleiotropic, being not only non-motile but also cold-sensitive and with reduced hemolytic activity, warranting further studies to elucidate the role of this helicase in the competitive fitness of L. monocytogenes on produce.
A Behavioral Explanation of the Asset Allocation Puzzle

This paper combines a behavioral reward-risk model based on prospect theory with multiple investment accounts to explain the asset allocation puzzle, that is, the observation that investors violate the two-fund separation property of optimal mean-variance allocations. In a empirical analysis with U.S. data, the authors show that investors with preference according to the behavioral reward-risk model and multiple investment accounts, invest a higher proportion into bonds and large cap stocks as their risk tolerance diminishes, consistently with the empirical findings.
Analysis of the Negative-Bias-Temperature-Instability on Omega-Gate Silicon Nanowire SOI MOSFETs with Different Dimensions

Digital Object Identifier 10.29292/jics.v15i2. 126 Abstract—– This work presents an experimental analysis of the Negative-Bias-Temperature-Instability (NBTI) on omegagate nanowire (NW) pMOSFETS transistors and the trends analysis from simulations, focusing on the influence of channel length and width, since it is an important reliability parameter for advanced technology nodes. 3D-numerical simulations were performed as guideline for a trend analysis. The results show a high NBTI in NW (ΔVT≈200-300mV – for WNW=10nm) due to a high defect density and high gate oxide electric field accelerating the NBTI effect providing a higher degradation.
MORPHOANATOMY OF Myracrodruon urundeuva FR. ALL. SEEDLINGS SUBMITTED TO DIFFERENT LEVELS OF WATER IN THE SOIL

Myracrodruon urundeuva Fr. All. is a medicinal plant of the Caatinga biome, in brazilian northeast. This region is characterized by prolonged dry periods but little is known about the plants mechanisms to tolerate low water availability during their initial phase of growth and establishment seedling. The objective of this project was to evaluate morphological and anatomic characteristics of M. urundeuva seedlings submitted to different water levels in the soil. In a first experiment, the diaspores were sown in trays containing soil taken from the place of occurrence of the species. The substratum was moistened with water to reach 10 to 60% of the soil water retention capacity, with 5% intervals. In a second experiment, the diaspores were sown in the substratum kept at 60% of its water retention capacity for 15 days for the total seedling emergence since this is the most favorable condition for the species as identified during the first phase of this experiment. After that period, plant watering was suspended and the seedling kept in substrata at 60, 30, 25, 20, 15, and 10% of their water holding capacity for an additional period of 10 days, both experiments performed in protected environment. The increasing reduction in water availability led to a reduction in the number of leaves, the leaf area and leaflet thickness, the number of stomata in the leaf and in the cotyledon, the root length and the diameter of the central root. Characteristics such as the stem length, length, width and thickness of the cotyledon were not modified by the
Variations within the Norwegian far right: from neo-Nazism to anti-Islamism

ABSTRACT Since 2011, we have witnessed both the worst terror attack ever on Norwegian soil as well as an attempted act of terror. Both actions were conducted by right-wing extremists, who were radicalized by inspiration from, but not actual participation in, far right anti-Islamist groups. Even though most of the current far right groups in Norway do not openly support violence they are not innocent, as the rhetoric they propagate has directly inspired such actions. In this article, we use social movement theory to understand interviews we conducted with leaders of two anti-Islamist groups and one neo-Nazi group, specifically to analyse their mobilizing ideas and proposed solutions to the problems they imagine, as well as whether they believe they have support in the general population. Further, we analyse how the actors’ views relate to broader discourses in society. As a background to our analysis, we refer to the larger landscape of far-right groups in Norway during past decades, as well as their equivalents in other European countries.
Laser Welding of 422 Stainless Steel with Inconel 625 Filler Metal

Laser welding of Type 422 stainless steel (SS) with Inconel 625 filler metal additions was investigated. Tensile, impact, and fatigue crack growth tests were performed on laser welds and 422 SS base plates as well. The soft zone, consisting of ferrite with extensive M 23 C 6 carbides at grain boundaries, was observed in the heat-affected zone (HAZ) adjacent to the weld interface of 700°C/2 h tempered welds. The existence of soft zone in the weld was detrimental to impact toughness and caused brittle fracture at room temperature. Nevertheless, such a deteriorated effect was less severe at elevated temperatures. Either the soft zone or the weld metal (Inconel 625) did not affect the strength of welds in tensile tests. Consequently, the fracture location of laser-welded specimens was in the base metal at both 25 and 540°C. The fatigue crack growth rates (da/dN) in the weld metal and HAZ of the weld after tempering were less than those of the 422 SS base material for similar AK ranges. The retardation in da/dN was obvious at low ΔKs for the weld tempered at 700°C/2 h. Such retardation became very significant and an accelerated da/dN in the HAZ was resulted if the tempering treatment was not performed on the weld.
Do the Rich Gamble in the Stock Market? Low Risk Anomalies and Wealthy Households

We propose a low risk anomaly (LRA) index with high values indicating high-risk stocks with high-beta, high-volatility, and high-lottery-payoffs. We document a significantly negative cross-sectional relation between the LRA index and future returns on individual stocks trading in the U.S. and international countries. We show that the high-LRA stocks are subject to significant overpricing and primarily held by retail investors, whereas the degree of underpricing of low-LRA stocks is so small that the low risk anomaly is driven by retail investors’ demand for high-LRA stocks, leading to temporary overpricing and negative future abnormal returns for these high-beta, high-volatility stocks with large lottery payoffs. To understand how and why individual investors contribute to the low risk anomalies, we use a large-scale individual-level panel dataset from Sweden that allows us to directly observe the stock investments of the entire population at the individual security level. We find that the anomalous negative relation between risk and future abnormal returns is only confined to those stocks held by rich households, whereas there is no evidence of low risk anomaly for stocks held by non-rich households and institutional investors. Further tests also reveal that the skewness preferences of rich households have the potential to explain the demand of wealthy investors for high-risk stocks. In contrast, other potential explanations such as the overconfidence-based preferences, constraints on financial leverage, downside risk, and hedging demand receive little support from the data.
Tetracarpidium Conophorum (African Walnut) Seeds Protects Against Diabetes-Induced Liver Damage in Rats Treated with Streptozotocin

Introduction: This study evaluated the protective potential of Tetracarpidium conophorum seeds against liver damage in rats treated with a single intraperitoneal dose of 75 mg/kg/body weight of streptozotocin. Material and Methods: The rats were divided into five (n=5) groups: A - normal control, B - diabetic control, C - diabetic rats treated orally with a Tetracarpidium conophorum seeds extract (500 mg/kg/body weight), D - diabetic rats treated orally with 7 mg/kg/body weight of metformin and E - diabetic rats treated subcutaneously with 0.3 IU/kg/body weight of Humulin R. Treatment was done once daily for 2 weeks. A blood sample was collected for biochemical estimations. The liver and pancreas were also harvested for biochemi­cal/histological studies. Results: The blood glucose reduction percentage was 41%, 34%, and 36% in rats treated with Tetra­carpidium conophorum seeds, metformin and insulin, respectively. Tetracarpidium conophorum seeds significantly reduced (p<0.05) thiobarbituric reactive substances, serum transaminases, gamma-glutamyl transferase levels, and the percentage of hepatic fragmented DNA while it significantly decreased (p<0.05) glutathione levels and increased superoxide dismutase activity. Histological observations showed varying degrees of liver and pancreas damage in the diabetic group that was un­treated, while the administration of Tetracarpidium conophorum seeds significantly improved the general histoarchitecture of tissues relative to control group and other treatment groups. Conclusions: Tetracarpidium conophorum seeds possess good glycemic control of diabetes mellitus and protect the liver against oxidative damage induced by hyperglycemia.
Relationship between heat-induced ¢ brillogenicityand hemolytic activityofthermostabledirect hemolysinanda relatedhemolysinof Vibrio parahaemolyticus

Relationship between heat-induced¢brillogenicityand hemolytic activityofthermostabledirect hemolysinanda relatedhemolysinof Vibrio parahaemolyticus Kiyouhisa Ohnishi, Kumiko Nakahira, Satoru Unzai, Kouta Mayanagi, Hiroshi Hashimoto, Kentaro Shiraki, Takeshi Honda & Itaru Yanagihara Department of Developmental Medicine, Osaka Medical Center for Maternal and Child Health, Research Institute, Osaka, Japan; Supramolecular Biology, Graduate School of Nanobioscience, Yokohama City University, Yokohama, Japan; Medical Institute of Bioregulation, Kyushu University, Institute for Bioinformatics Research and Development, Japan Science and Technology Agency, Fukuoka, Japan; Institute of Applied Physics, University of Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan; and Department of Bacterial Infections, Research Institute for Microbial Diseases, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan
Investor Scale and Performance in Private Equity Investments

We document that defined benefit pension plans with significant holdings in private equity (PE) earn substantially greater returns than plans with small holdings, in both the 1990s and the 2000s. A one standard deviation increase in PE holdings is associated with 4% greater returns per year. Up to one-third of this outperformance comes from lower costs that we link to economizing on costly intermediation by avoiding fund-of-funds and investing directly. The bulk of the outperformance comes from superior gross returns only partially explained by access and experience. We conjecture that larger PE investors have superior due diligence and ability to bridge information asymmetries in PE.
A pedagogical framework for digital multimodal composing in the English Language classroom

ABSTRACT With the increasing recognition in the importance of multiliteracies, this study argues for the need to develop a pedagogical framework to teach and support students’ digital multimodal composing practices, such as video production, in the classroom. The framework, informed by Systemic Functional Theory and Design Thinking, organises the knowledge and skills of digital multimodal practices into the critical, creative, and technical domains. Based on the framework, we develop a lesson package, comprising four lessons, which was implemented in a secondary school English Language classroom in Singapore. These findings suggest that rather than assuming students are intuitively capable of digital multimodal composing skills, a pedagogical framework that guides their development and demonstration of these skills can be useful.
Cross-Country Consumption Risk Sharing, a Long-Run Perspective

This paper estimates an empirical nonstationary panel regression model that tests long-run consumption risk sharing across a sample of OECD and emerging market (EM) countries. This is in contrast to the existing literature on consumption risk sharing, which is mainly about risks at business cycle frequency. Since our methodology focuses on identifying cointegrating relationships while allowing for arbitrary short-run dynamics, we can obtain a consistent estimate of long-run risk sharing while disregarding any short-run nuisance factors. Our results show that long-run risk sharing in OECD countries increased more than that in EM countries during the past two decades.
PENGARUH MANAJEMEN PERUBAHAN, BUDAYA ORGANISASI DAN KUALITAS KERJA TERHADAP KINERJA PEGAWAI BADAN PENYELENGGARA JAMINAN SOSIAL (BPJS) KESEHATAN CABANG PADANG SIDEMPUAN

One of the keys to a company's success is to depend on good employee performance and harmoniously intertwined directly or indirectly contribute to offices that include internal and external interests that are owned by offices. For this reason, in improving employee performance, it is necessary to manage changes and organizational culture that can affect performance, because many employees have different attitudes, different cultural backgrounds, and different understandings that can affect employee performance in an organization. For this reason, in improving employee performance, it is necessary to manage changes and organizational culture that can affect performance, because many employees have different attitudes, different cultural backgrounds, and different understandings that can affect employee performance in an organization. Based on the results of the equation, the following explanation can be described: Constant value of 46.243 means that if the overall value of the variable (Management of Change X1, Organizational Culture X2, Quality of Work X3) rises by 1a respectively, the value of Performance (Y) will rise to 46,243. Change Management by 0.220 means that if the Change Management value increases by 1a then the performance value will also increase by 0.220. A positive coefficient value means that Change Management has a positive influence on performance. Organizational Culture coefficient value of 0.543 means that if the Organizational Culture value increases by 1a, the performance value will also increase by 0.543. A positive coefficient value means that Organizational Culture has a positive influence on Performance. The coefficient of Work Quality value of 0.482 means that if the value of Work Quality rises by 1a, the value of performance will also increase by 0.482. A positive coefficient value gives the meaning that Work Quality has a positive influence on Performance.