Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
OVERLAND TRANSPORT OF LEAVES IN TWO FOREST TYPES IN SOUTHERN VICTORIA , AUSTRALIA AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR PALAEOBOTANICAL STUDIES

1 Institute for Sustainability and Innovation, Victoria University of Technology (St Albans campus), PO Box 14428, Melbourne City Mail Centre, VIC 8001 Australia 2 Environmental Science, Brandon University, 270 18th Street, Brandon, MB, R7A 6A9 Canada 3 Current address: Department of Geology, Royal Holloway University of London, Egham, Surrey TW20 0EX United Kingdom * to whom reprint requests should be addressed, Email: paul.boon@vu.edu. au
Response of Leucaena leucocephala cv . Peru to Rhizobium inoculation under salt stress

Faculty of Agricultural Sciences, University of Granma, Bayamo, 85 00/Cuba; Email: raulito@udg.co.cu Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Rostock, Justus-von-Liebig-Weg 6, D805 Rostock/Germany, Email: bettina.eichler@uni-rostock.de 3 Federal Agricultural Research Centre (FAL), Institute of Plant Nutrition and Soil Science, Bundesallee 50, 38 6 Braunschweig/Germany Abstract
Physiological and Genetic Analysis of Pod Shattering in Soybeans

Mature pods of soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merrill) burst open along the dorsal and ventral sutures, and scatter their seeds under less humid conditions. The dehiscence of soybean pods is one of the major obstacles to harvesting by machines because the harvest loss increases due to scattering seeds. Therefore, a high degree of resistance to pod shattering is essential if soybeans are to be grown commercially with mechanization. The objectives of the present study were: (1) to clarify the anatomical structure of pods related to shattering, (2) to investigate environmental factors inducing dehiscence, and establish an effective method of testing pod shattering, (3) to classify the varietal difference of pod shattering, ( 4) to estimate the heritability of pod shattering, (5) to estimate the minimum number of genes for the resistance to pod shattering, and (6) to introduce resistance genes into determinatetype varieties of Hokkaido with large seeds. The study was carried out at the Tokachi Agricultural Experiment Station during the years, 1970 to 1985 >.
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Resorption in Relation to Nutrition Limitation along the Chronosequence of Black Locust (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) Plantation

Plant nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P) resorption is an important strategy to conserve N and P in the face of nutrient limitation. However, little is known about the variation of N and P resorption efficiency (NRE and PRE) and their correlation with leaves and soil C:N:P stoichiometry in black locust forests (Robinia pseudoacacia L.) of different ages. In this study, we measured C, N, and P concentrations in soil, green leaves, and senesced leaves from black locust forests of different ages (i.e, 10-, 20-, 30-, 36-, and 45-year-old), and calculated the NRE, PRE, and C:N:P stoichiometry ratios. The NRE and PRE tended to increase and then decrease with stand age, ranging from 46.8% to 57.4% and from 37.4% to 58.5%, with averages of 52.61 and 51.89, respectively. The PRE:NRE decreased with increased stand ages. The C:P and N:P of soil and green leaves increased with stand ages, indicating the increase of P limitation. In the senesced leaves, C:P and N:P were lower than in green leaves and first increased and then decreased with stand age. The PRE was significantly negatively correlated with the C:P and N:P of soil and green leaves. The NRE was significantly correlated with the C concentration of green leaves, P of the senesced leaves, and C:N. Results suggested that the NRE and PRE responded differently to soil and plant nutrients in black locust forests of different ages. In addition, the black locust plantations would alter the conservation and use strategy of nutrients in the ecosystem through a plant-mediated pathway. Future studies should elucidate the central nutrient utilization strategy of black locust in response to a nutrient-poor environment and determine how it is involved in regulating nutrient resorption.
Morphology and growth pattern of Nike fish (amphidromous goby larvae) in Gorontalo Waters, Indonesia

Nike is a terminology used by Gorontalo local community to name schooling of minuscule amphidromous goby fish that has a limited appearance in Gorontalo waters. Understanding the biological performance of Nike fish is vital for implementing management and conservation strategy. This study aims to analyze daily recruitment and to determine growth patterns of Nike fish population in nature. Sampling was conducted in the Gorontalo waters during March, April, and May 2018 using a fish net with a mesh size of 0.5 inches. The duration of the appearance of Nike schooling in waters varies every month. The number of fish samples collected each month in this study ranged from 150 to 300 individuals. This study reveals that body color diversity and morphology of Nike fish strongly alleged to depend on where and how long they appear in the waters. Based on the daily recruitment pattern, Nike fish population distributed in Gorontalo waters is predicted to consist of individuals from multi-generation with an average length range of 1.848–2.805 cm. During the sampling time, a positive allometric growth pattern indicated by the population.
Atmospheric nitrogen dynamics in Hesse, Germany: Creating the data base : 3. Monitoring of atmospheric concentrations of ammonia using passive samplers

From 2002 to 2004, a monitoring network was operated in Hesse to determine atmospheric ammonia concentrations using passive samplers. Primary goal of the measurements was the assessment of a data set which could be used to check the validity of the atmospheric transmission and deposition model. In addition, these data were to provide information about the accuracy and spatial representativeness of such measurements. Concentration levels of sites in forested regions could well be differentiated from those in rural regions (coined by agriculture) and urban sites. The concentrations of the latter were surprisingly high. Small scale spatial variability could be observed near sources only. At sites distant from sources neither a horizontal nor a vertical variability could be measured.
The Effect of Family Ownership and Board Characteristics on Earnings Management: Evidence from Jordan

This study examines the effect of family ownership and board characteristics on Earnings Management (EM) in Jordan. This study combines the explanation provided in Agency Theory (Type II) and Socio-Emotional Wealth Theory (SEW) in order to understand how family firms are motivated for EM practices. This study also investigates the effect of board size, CEO duality and board education on EM practices. Using Modified Jones Model (1991), a sample of 43 Jordanian industrial firms listed in Amman Stock Exchange (ASE) with a total of (258) firm-year observations for the period from 2011-2016 reveals a significant positive association between family ownership and EM but no evidence is found to support that board size, CEO duality and board education have an impact on EM decisions.
Di¡erent bacterial communities associatedwith the roots and bulk

The bacterial community of Zostera marina-inhabited bulk sediment vs. rootassociated bacteria was investigated by terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism and sequencing, and the spatial extension of the oxygen loss from roots was determined by oxygen microsensors. Extensive oxygen loss was found in the tip region of the youngest roots, and most of the rhizoplane of Z. marina roots was thus anoxic. A significant difference between the bacterial communities associated with the roots and bulk sediment was found. No significant differences were found between differently aged root-bundles. Terminal restriction fragments (TRFs) assigned to sulfate-reducing Deltaproteobacteria showed a relative mean distribution of 12% and 23% of the PCR-amplified bacterial community in the bulk-sediment at the two sites, but only contributed o 2% to the root-associated communities. TRFs assigned to Epsilonproteobacteria showed a relative mean distribution of between 5% and 11% in the root-associated communities of the youngest root bundle, in contrast to the bulk-sediment where this TRF only contributed o 1.3%. TRFs assigned to Actinobacteria and Gammaproteobacteria also seemed important first root-colonizers, whereas TRFs assigned to Deltaproteobacteria became increasingly important in the root-associated community of the older root bundles. The presence of the roots thus apparently selects for a distinct bacterial community, stimulating the growth of potential symbiotic Epsilonand Gammaproteobacteria and/or inhibiting the growth of sulfate-reducing Deltaproteobacteria.
Image Reconstruction With Ridgelets

When we capture or transmit a digital image of an object, we sometimes lose a fraction of the pixels to noise or error. It is therefore of interest to develop methods that can reconstruct the original image. Mathematicians have developed bases for image data that tend to yield sparse decompositions, which in turn yield good heuristics for image recovery. These are just heuristics, however, and do not guarantee accuracy. We investigated a hypothesis concerning the new Ridgelet basis, which was pioneered by Emmanuel Candes; there exists a low threshold (about 1% for a 128 128 image) for which we can guarantee perfect reconstruction of an image consisting of a single basis element as long as of the pixels are visible. This is signican t because it extends to a related result concerning images that are superpositions of several basis elements. Many geometric images can be closely approximated by superimposing relatively few elements, so this means that they can be accurately reconstructed even if most of the pixels are missing.
Predicting Minimum Habitat Characteristics for the Indiana Bat in the Champlain Valley

Abstract Predicting potential habitat across a landscape for rare species is extremely challenging. However, partitioned Mahalanobis D2 methods avoid pitfalls commonly encountered when surveying rare species by using data collected only at known species locations. Minimum habitat requirements are then determined by examining a principal components analysis to find consistent habitat characteristics across known locations. We used partitioned D2 methods to examine minimum habitat requirements of Indiana bats (Myotis sodalis) in the Champlain Valley of Vermont and New York, USA, across 7 spatial scales and map potential habitat for the species throughout the same area. We radiotracked 24 female Indiana bats to their roost trees and across their nighttime foraging areas to collect habitat characteristics at 7 spatial scales: 1) roost trees, 2) 0.1-ha circular plots surrounding the roost trees, 3) home ranges, and 4–7) 0.5-km, 1-km, 2-km, and 3-km buffers surrounding the roost tree. Roost trees (n = 50) typically were tall, dead, large-diameter trees with exfoliating bark, located at low elevations and close to water. Trees surrounding roosts typically were smaller in diameter and shorter in height, but they had greater soundness than the roost trees. We documented 14 home ranges in areas of diverse, patchy land cover types that were close to water with east-facing aspects. Across all landscape extents, area of forest within roost-tree buffers and the aspect across those buffers were the most consistent features. Predictive maps indicated that suitable habitat ranged from 4.7–8.1% of the area examined within the Champlain Valley. These habitat models further understanding of Indiana bat summer habitat by indicating minimum habitat characteristics at multiple scales and can be used to aid management decisions by highlighting potential habitat. Nonetheless, information on juvenile production and recruitment is lacking; therefore, assessments of Indiana bat habitat quality in the region are still incomplete.
Effect of Feeding Supplemental Tallow on the Performance of Lactating Nili-Ravi Buffaloes

In order to determine the feeding value of tallow for lactating Nili-Ravi buffaloes, 4 buffaloes were fed 0%, 2%, 4%, or 6% tallow in a 4 × 4 Latin square experiment. The intakes of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), acid detergent fiber (ADF), and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) decreased (P < 0.01), but the intakes of ether extract (EE) (P < 0.01) and digestible energy (DE) (P < 0.05) increased with increasing levels of tallow in the diets. Intake of net energy for lactation (NEL) did not differ (P < 0.01) with varying levels of supplemental tallow. Daily milk yield increased (P < 0.01) from 11.00 to 13.2 kg/day. Production of 4% fat corrected milk (FCM), solid corrected milk (SCM), and energy corrected milk (ECM) increased quadratically (P < 0.05) with the increasing level of tallow in the diets. Milk fat content and total milk fat increased linearly (P < 0.01) and quadratically (P < 0.05), respectively, as the level of tallow in the diet increased. There was no difference in protein and lactose content due to feeding tallow. Total solid content increased quadratically (P < 0.05) from 16.45% to 17.67% but solid not fat (SNF) percentages did not vary with varying levels of tallow. The gross energy (GE) of the milk increased from 1096 to 1160 Kcal/kg (P < 0.01) with increasing levels of tallow in the diets. Energetic efficiency of milk production improved in a quadratic (P < 0.05) manner with 2%, 4%, and 6% tallow, with the highest being 47.6% with 4% supplemental tallow. The proportion of C8:0 to C16:1 fatty acids (FA) decreased from 53.66% to 35.52%, whereas the concentration of C18:0 to C20:0 increased (44.93% to 62.84%) in the milk fat of buffaloes fed diets containing different levels of tallow. Gains in body weight (BW) were higher (P < 0.05) in buffaloes fed diets containing supplemental tallow as compared to those fed the control diet. This study suggests that tallow up to 6% of diet DM is a suitable fat supplement as an economical energy source for lactating buffaloes.
Access to Credit by Smallholder Female Farmers in Ho Municipality, Ghana

The study investigated the access to credit facilities by smallholder female farmers in the Ho municipality. Data for the study was collected from 58 randomly sampled smallholder female farmers in the Ho Municipality of Ghana. Primary data was the main source of data used for the study. Descriptive statistics including frequencies, percentages and graphs as well as inferential statics were used to analyze the data collected from the female farmers. Result of the study revealed that most of the female farmers within the municipality are aware of various sources they can access credit facility. However, several factors were identified to be militating against their access to credit. These factors include: High interest rate, lack of collaterals, low level of education was some of the factors identified. In conclusion, there is the need to encourage some of the financial institutions to support these farmers with concessionary loans. It is also recommended that Non-governmental organizations operating in the financial sector should come to the aid of these female farmers.
The GymSoles Prototype . . Pressure Insoles x 8 Vibration Motors OptiTrack-System Monitor Study Setup Conditions . . 3 Visual Feedback Vibro-tactile FeedbackNo Feedback . . and Exercises . 2

The correct execution of exercises, such as squats and deadlifts, is essential to prevent various bodily injuries. Existing solutions either rely on expensive motion tracking or multiple Inertial Measurement Units (IMU) systems require an extensive set-up and individual calibration. This paper introduces a proof of concept, GymSoles, an insole prototype that provides feedback on the Centre of Pressure (CoP) at the feet to assist users with maintaining the correct body posture, while performing squats and dead-lifts. GymSoles was evaluated with 13 users in three conditions: 1) no feedback, 2) vibrotactile feedback, and 3) visual feedback. It has shown that solely providing feedback on the current CoP, results in a signifcantly improved body posture. Permission to make digital or hard copies of all or part of this work for personal or classroom use is granted without fee provided that copies are not made or distributed for proft or commercial advantage and that copies bear this notice and the full citation on the frst page. Copyrights for components of this work owned by others than ACM must be honored. Abstracting with credit is permitted. To copy otherwise, or republish, to post on servers or to redistribute to lists, requires prior specifc permission and/or a fee. Request permissions from permissions@acm.org. CHI 2019, May 4–9, 2019, Glasgow, Scotland, UK © 2019 Association for Computing Machinery. ACM ISBN 978-1-4503-5970-2/19/05. $15.00 https://doi.org/10.1145/3290605.3300404 CCS CONCEPTS • Human-centered computing → Ubiquitous and mobile computing systems and tools;
Studies on the hippolytid shrimps from Japan, I. Revision of the Japanese species of the genus Eualus, with description of two new species

In spite of the abundance of the species belonging to the family Hippolytidae in shallow waters, there is little information on their faunal works from the taxonomical aspect in Japan. We will attempt to reveal and revise the hippolytid fauna of Japan and its adjacent seas in the series of this study. The first report deals with the species belonging to the genus Eualus which has been establised by Thallwitz in 1892. The generic name, however, has not been adopted by many other authors, except for the Russian authors, and this genus has been included in the large genus Spirontocaris Bate. Holthuis (1947) divided this Spirontocaris s. 1. into six genera, by the presence or absence of the spines on the carapace and of the exopod on the third maxilliped. We follow his classification in this study. The genus Eualus is characterized by having a mandibular palp of two segments, an exopod on the third maxilliped and no supraorbital spine. The five species of the genus Eualus have been reported from Japanese seas, e.g. E. biunguis (Rathbun), E. gracilirostris (Stimpson), E.leptognathus (Stimpson), E. middendorffi (Brashnikov) and E. fabricii (Kr0yer), the last one of them is not available. In addition to these four species, E. kuratai and E. kikuchii, so far as we know, are new to the science. The material used in this paper is deposited at the Zoological Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University (ZLKU). We wish to express our hearty thanks to Dr. Hiroshi Kurata of the Tokai Regional Fisheries Research Laboratory and to Dr. Taiji Kikuchi of the Amakusa Marine Biological Laboratory, for kindness to offer us the specimens upon which this paper is based.
On the Time-Varying Relationship between EMU Sovereign Spreads and Their Determinants

We use a dynamic multipath general-to-specific algorithm to capture structural instability in the link between euro area sovereign bond yield spreads against Germany and their underlying determinants over the period January 1999–August 2011. We offer new evidence suggesting a significant heterogeneity across countries, both in terms of the risk factors determining spreads over time as well as in terms of the magnitude of their impact on spreads. Our findings suggest that the relationship between euro area sovereign risk and the underlying fundamentals is strongly time-varying, turning from inactive to active since the onset of the global financial crisis and further intensifying during the sovereign debt crisis. As a general rule, the set of financial and macro spreads' determinants in the euro area is rather unstable but generally becomes richer and stronger in significance as the crisis evolves.
Nonlinear optical absorption and reflection of single wall carbon nanotube thin films by Z-scan technique

Both the nonlinear optical transmission and reflection characteristics of HiPco-based single wall carbon nanotube (SWNT) thin films are studied by using the Z-scan method with femtosecond laser pulses at a wavelength of 1. 46μm. The nonlinear absorption coefficient and nonlinear refractive index are obtained as (5.4±2.0)×10−7cm∕W and (1.1±0.5)×10−11cm2∕W, respectively, which are considerably greater than those of other optical materials. This large optical nonlinearity is ascribed to (a) homogeneously deposited thin nanotube film on optically transparent barium fluoride, (b) just-resonant excitation condition, and (c) intrinsic saturable absorption feature of SWNTs.
Lens Epithelial-Mesenchymal Transdifferentiation in Pediatric Lens Epithelial Cells

Laura Wernecke, Susanne Keckeis, Nadine Reichhart, Olaf Strauß, and Daniel J. Salchow Experimental Ophthalmology, Department of Ophthalmology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany Department of Ophthalmology, Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, HumboldtUniversität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
Finland : positive union engagement with CSR

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Discussion Paper Series Population , Migration , Ageing and Health : A Survey CPD 18

We review the literature on recent demographic changes in Europe, focusing on two of the main challenges brought about by an ageing population: severe labor shortages in many sectors of the economy and growing pressures on both health and welfare systems. We discuss how and to what extent migration can contribute to address these challenges both from a short and a long term perspective. Finally, we identify several areas in which more research is needed to help devising more effective policies to cope with a greying society. ∗Christian Dustmann: Department of Economics, and Centre for Research and Analysis of Migration (CReAM), University College London, c.dustmann@ucl.ac. uk; Giovanni Facchini: School of Economics and GEP, University of Nottingham, giovanni.facchini@nottingham.ac. uk; Cora Signorotto: DEMM, University of Milan, cora.signorotto@unimi.it. We would like to thank Laurent Aujean, Bernt Bratsberg, David Coleman, Patricia Cortes, Tommaso Frattini, Libertad Gonzales, Alessandra Venturini and Philip Verwimp for their comments on previous drafts. We would like also to thank Barbara Chizzolini, Marc Ivaldi and Marianne Paasi for their encouragement and the organization of the COEURE workshop, and acknowledge funding by the FP7/320300 grant under the FP7 SSH research program.