Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Mulches on Soil Properties, Leaf Nutrient Status and Weed Growth of Pomegranate under Rainfed Conditions

The present study entitled "Effect of mulches on soil properties, leaf nutrient status and weed growth of pomegranate under rainfed conditions" at the experimental farm of HR&TS and KVK Kandaghat at Jadari, Dr YS Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Nauni, Solan, Himachal Pradesh, during 2017-2018. The different mulches like Nylon mulch mat, Silver polyethylene mulch, Black polyethylene mulch, Red polyethylene mulch and Coir mulch mat, Grass mulch were used in this investigation. Results revealed that maximum soil temperature and moisture were recorded in black polyethylene mulch. Nylon mulch mat was found effective in controlling weed growth followed by silver polyethylene mulch and black polyethylene mulch. Soil and leaf nutrient content were significantly higher found under grass mulch. The soil hydrothermal regimes were significantly higher under black polyethylene mulch. This provides better prevention of soil water evaporation and retaining soil moisture under rainfed conditions.
Why Does Workplace Gender Diversity Matter? Justice, Organizational Benefits, and Policy

Why does workplace gender diversity matter? Here, we provide a review of the literature on both justice‐based and organizational benefits of workplace gender diversity that, importantly, is informed by evidence regarding sex differences and their relationship with vocational behavior and outcomes. This review indicates that the sexes are neither distinctly different, nor so similar as to be fungible. Justice‐based gains of workplace gender diversity include that it may cause less sex discrimination and may combat androcentrism in products and services. We then consider potential instrumental benefits of workplace gender diversity to organizations, including for team and firm performance, innovation, occupational well‐being, and corporate governance. The evidence of positive association is currently strongest for occupational well‐being and governance. We recommend that policy makers ground gender diversity initiatives in this comprehensive and evidence‐based understanding of the benefits of workplace gender diversity.
Relative genomic impacts of translocation history, hatchery practices, and farm selection in Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas throughout the Northern Hemisphere

Pacific oyster Crassostrea gigas, endemic to coastal Asia, has been translocated globally throughout the past century, resulting in self-sustaining introduced populations (naturalized). The oyster aquaculture industry depends on commercially available seed (hatchery-farmed) or naturalized oysters that can be moved onto a farm (naturalized-farmed), making it critical to understand patterns of genetic variation among populations and farm types. Here we genotype wild or naturalized populations from France, Japan, China, and most extensively in coastal British Columbia, Canada. We also genotype cultured populations from throughout the Northern Hemisphere to compare with naturalized populations. In total, 16,942 markers were identified using double-digest RAD-sequencing in 182 naturalized, 112 hatchery-farmed, and 72 naturalized-farmed oysters (total = 362 individuals). Very low genetic differentiation was observed around Vancouver Island (mean FST = 0.0019), and low differentiation between countries in Japan, France, and Canada (France-Canada FST = 0.0024; Japan-Canada FST = 0.0060), all of which are in the same historical translocation lineage. Chinese populations had much higher FST (China-Japan FST = 0.0241). Hatchery-propagated populations had higher inter-individual relatedness suggesting family structure. Within-population inbreeding was not detected on farms, but nucleotide diversity and polymorphism rate were both lower in some farms. Moving oysters from nature onto farms did not result in strong within-generation selection. Private alleles were identified in several hatchery populations grown in BC, suggesting non-local origins. Putative domestication outliers were identified throughout the genome, with some identified consistently on multiple farms. These top outlier candidates were nearby genes involved in calcium signaling and calmodulin activity. Implications of potential introgression from hatchery-farmed oysters depends on whether naturalized populations are considered as a valuable, locally-adapted resource or as an introduced, invasive species, but given the value of the industry in BC and the challenges the industry faces (e.g., climate change, crop losses, abiotic/biotic stressors), this remains an important question.
Instability of finite-amplitude gravity–capillary progressive ring waves by an oscillating surface-piercing body

We investigate the instability of finite-amplitude progressive ring waves in deep water, which are radiated by the time-periodic oscillation of a half-submerged sphere (with radius $r_{1}$), under the influence of gravity and surface tension. We use direct numerical simulations of fully nonlinear wave–body interactions to quantify the temporal–spatial evolution of the base and perturbed outgoing ring wave fields, from which the stability of ring waves is analysed. The numerical simulation is based on a mixed Euler–Lagrangian quadratic boundary-element method and accounts for fully nonlinear wave–wave and wave–body interactions in the context of potential flow. We find that the progressive gravity–capillary ring waves (with frequency $2\unicode[STIX]{x1D714}_{0}$) become unstable to (small-amplitude) radial cross-wave disturbances when the body-motion parameter $k_{0}a$ exceeds the threshold value $\unicode[STIX]{x1D700}_{c}$, where $a$ is the amplitude of body oscillation and $k_{0}$ is the wavenumber of the ring wave at subharmonic frequency $\unicode[STIX]{x1D714}_{0}$. The predicted $\unicode[STIX]{x1D700}_{c}$ from nonlinear simulations under the assumption of ideal fluid, which decreases with increasing $k_{0}r_{1}$, is generally smaller than the experimental measurement of Tatsuno et al. (Rep. Res. Inst. Appl. Mech. Kyushu University, vol. 17, 1969, pp. 195–215) by approximately 50 %. When the viscous effects in body-surface and free-surface boundary layers are taken into account, the predicted $\unicode[STIX]{x1D700}_{c}$ matches the experimental data excellently. The unstable modes are characterized as the progressive radial cross-waves at the subharmonic frequency ($\unicode[STIX]{x1D714}_{0}$) with the growth rates generally increasing with $k_{0}a$. The maximum growth rate is achieved for the cross-wave mode with the azimuthal wavenumber $m^{\ast }\sim 1. 2k_{0}r_{1}$. These distinctive features of instability obtained in numerical simulations are consistent with the experimental observations. From the comparison with the weakly nonlinear analysis of Shen & Liu (J. Fluid Mech., vol. 869, 2019, pp. 439–467), it is found that inclusion of finite-amplitude ring wave effects generally reduces the growth rate of unstable modes but has an insignificant influence on the shape of unstable modes and the value of $\unicode[STIX]{x1D700}_{c}$. Moreover, for moderately steep ring waves, nonlinear interactions of a few unstable modes can excite broadbanded unstable subharmonic cross-wave modes, leading to the formation/observation of distinctive non-axisymmetric wave patterns during long-time evolutions.
An Analysis Of The Yemeni EFL Secondary Writing Curriculum: Approaches To Writing And Preparation For Higher Education

This study examines the overarching approaches to second language (L2) writing instruction as reflected in the Yemeni English as Foreign Language (EFL) secondary curriculum and how well this curriculum prepares students for the university level EFL writing in content areas. The data were collected by reviewing EFL curriculum documents such as the mandated EFL textbook in Yemeni public secondary schools and EFL workbook as well as observing EFL writing lessons at selected Yemeni secondary schools. The study examined the types of SLA theories, L2 writing instructional approaches, learner roles and teacher roles, the types of writing tasks and the emphasis on writing as a means to achieve the learning outcomes stipulated in the selected curriculum. The data for this study were analysed using manifest content analysis. The findings of the SLA theories, second language (L2) writing approaches, learner roles, and teacher roles reveal that there are misalignments in the theoretical grounding with regards to the communicative label of the selected curriculum. The misalignment of its theoretical underpinning in the selected curriculum is evidenced via the analysis of writing tasks in the EFL textbook and workbook. The findings show that the Yemeni EFL writing curriculum is highly cognitive in nature rather than communicative. In terms of preparing students for academic writing skills required for the tertiary level, writing skill is emphasised in the Yemeni EFL secondary curriculum over reading, listening, and speaking skills. However, the findings on the types of writing tasks and the level of cognitive demand of the writing tasks show that the students in the selected secondary level are not highly trained in writing the expository essays which require high cognitive demand. In contrast, more emphasis is given on training students with narrative writing tasks, which require low level cognitive demand. Knowing this, the Ministry of Education in Yemen, curriculum designers and teachers can realistically plan for the development of the secondary schools EFL writing curriculum and promote effective teaching and learning strategies that will equip students with the writing skills they need at the higher education level. Furthermore, the analytical framework with the proposed theoretical steps, and the empirical demonstration regarding the investigation of how well the EFL writing curriculum prepares students with the required academic writing skills for university, provides new directions for further theoretical development of linguistic studies in different EFL settings.
Numerical investigation on the device performance of electron blocking layer free AlInN nanowire deep ultraviolet light-emitting diodes

We report on the illustration of the first electron blocking layer (EBL) free AlInN nanowire light-emitting diodes (LEDs) operating in the deep ultraviolet (DUV) wavelength region (sub-250 nm). We have systematically analyzed the results using APSYS software and compared with simulated AlGaN nanowire DUV LEDs. From the simulation results, significant efficiency droop was observed in AlGaN based devices, attributed to the significant electron leakage. However, compared to AlGaN nanowire DUV LEDs at similar emission wavelength, the proposed single quantum well (SQW) AlInN based light-emitters offer higher internal quantum efficiency without droop up to current density of 1500 A/cm2 and high output optical power. Moreover, we find that transverse magnetic polarized emission is ∼ 5 orders stronger than transverse electric polarized emission at 238 nm wavelength. Further research shows that the performance of the AlInN DUV nanowire LEDs decreases with multiple QWs in the active region due to the presence of the non-uniform carrier distribution in the active region. This study provides important insights on the design of new type of high performance AlInN nanowire DUV LEDs, by replacing currently used AlGaN semiconductors.
Children’s contact with police as a victim, person of interest and witness in New South Wales, Australia

Contact with the police, as the first contact with the criminal justice system for young people and children, may signify individuals who are vulnerable to later adverse social and health outcomes. However, little is known about how often children have contact with police or for what reason. In this paper, we provide a demographic profile of the prevalence and reasons for police contact among a representative, longitudinal, population-based sample of 91,631 young people in New South Wales, Australia. By 13 years of age, almost one in six (15.6%) children had contact with police as a victim, person of interest and/or witness on at least one occasion. The most common reason for contact with police was in relation to an assault. There was considerable overlap among children who had been in contact with police on more than one occasion for different reasons, with those having police contact as a person of interest or witness being seven times more likely to have also been in contact with police as a victim in a separate incident, than children not known to police. We show that contact with the police is surprisingly common among children and suggest that early interventions for children in contact with police might prevent a range of adverse outcomes not limited to criminal offending.
Parasitic Diseases of Domestic and Wild Animals in Northern Kerala: A Retrospective Study based on Clinical Samples

Parasitic diseases are one of the major constraints for livestock rearing in developing countries. According to the 19 th livestock census (2012), the livestock population in India is 512.05 million, which includes the rural population of 491.69 million and urban population of 31.31 million. Parasitic diseases contribute 31 per cent of livestock diseases and were more among cattle (13.83 per cent) followed by poultry (9.71 per cent) and goats (5.62 per cent) (ADSS, 2007). Most of the rural livestock population is reared on grazing based system and these animals are always exposed to parasites, thus constantly being reinfected in a chain reaction mode (Kumar et al., 2013). The annual growth rate of Indian cattle population is only 0.5 per cent against the expected rate of 1.0 per cent of total livestock population mainly caused by helminthic infections (Swapna and Nithinya, International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 6 Number 11 (2017) pp. 2381-2392 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Is Less Really More? Why Reducing Code Reuse Gadget Counts via Software Debloating Doesn't Necessarily Indicate Improved Security

Nearly all modern software suffers from bloat that negatively impacts its performance and security. To combat this problem, several automated techniques have been proposed to debloat software. A key metric used in many of these works to demonstrate improved security is code reuse gadget count reduction. The use of this metric is based on the prevailing idea that reducing the number of gadgets available in a software package reduces its attack surface and makes mounting a gadget-based code reuse exploit such as return-oriented programming (ROP) more difficult for an attacker. In this paper, we challenge this idea and show through a variety of realistic debloating scenarios the flaws inherent to the gadget count reduction metric. Specifically, we demonstrate that software debloating can achieve high gadget count reduction rates, yet fail to limit an attacker's ability to construct an exploit. Worse yet, in some scenarios high gadget count reduction rates conceal instances in which software debloating makes security worse by introducing new, useful gadgets. To address these issues, we propose a set of four new metrics for measuring security improvements realized through software debloating that are quality-oriented rather than quantity-oriented. We show that these metrics can identify when debloating negatively impacts security and be efficiently calculated using our static binary analysis tool, the Gadget Set Analyzer. Finally, we demonstrate the utility of these metrics in two realistic case studies: iterative debloating and debloater evaluation.
Aromaterapi Lavender dalam Upaya menurunkan Nausea dan Vomiting Pasien Kanker Payudara yang Menjalani Kemoterapi di RSUD Dr. Soetomo Surabaya

Kanker payudara merupakan jenis kanker yang umum terjadi wanita. umumnya pasien yang menjalani kemoterapi mengalami gejala akibat proses penyakit atau efek samping pengobatan seperti nausea dan vomiting . Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menjelaskan pengaruh aromaterapi lavender terhadap nausea dan vomiting pada pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi. Metode: penelitian ini adalah penelitian true experimental dengan desain randomized pre-post test with control group . Sampel penelitian melibatkan pasien kanker payudara yang menjalani kemoterapi one day care di RSUD dr. Soetomo Surabaya. Sampel dibagi menjadi 2 kelompok, kelompok aromaterapi (n = 20) dan kelompok kontrol (n = 20). Aromaterapi lavender dilakukan mandiri oleh pasien dirumah setiap dua kali sehari selama tiga minggu berturut-turut (21 hari). Instrumen mengukur nausea dan vomiting menggunakan Rhodes Index Nausea , Vomiting and Retching . Data dianalisis menggunakan uji pair t test dan independent t test . Hasil: Skor nyeri pre kelompok aromaterapi 17.60 ± 3,05 dan post 8,40 ± 4,74 (p value 0.05). Conclusion : lavender aromatherapy inhaled continuously for three consecutive weeks can reduce the nausea and vomiting of breast cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy
The Relationship between Educator Engagement & Interaction and Children’s Physical Activity in Early Childhood Education and Care Services

IV STATEMENT OF THE THESIS STYLE . VI LIST OF PUBLICATIONS FROM THE THESIS . VII SUBMITTED FOR PUBLICATION . VIII CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS IN SUPPORT OF THIS THESIS . X DEDICATION . XI ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . XII TABLE OF CONTENTS . XV LIST OF TABLES . XXII LIST OF FIGURES . XXIV LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . XXV CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION . 26 1.1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION . 27 1.2 AIM AND RESEARCH QUESTIONS . 31 1.3 THESIS OUTLINE . 33 1.4 REFERENCES . 35 CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW . 39 2.1 CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND HEALTH . 40 2.1.1 CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, ADIPOSITY AND MOTOR DEVELOPMENT . 41 2.1.2 CHILDREN’S PHYSICAL ACTIVITY AND COGNITIVE HEALTH . 42
Improved Dysphagia Outcomes in Anchored Spacers Versus Plate-Screw Systems in Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion: A Systematic Review

Study Design: Systematic review and meta-analysis. Objective: To perform a systematic review of clinical outcomes between stand-alone anchored spacers and traditional cages with plate fixation for dysphagia and pseudoarthrosis using data from clinical trials. Methods: Our search protocol was added to PROSPERO register and systematic review using PRISMA method was performed. Then, we systematically searched for studies addressing stand-alone anchored spacers in patients who underwent ACDF. Mean Neck Disability Index (NDI), dysphagia incidence % (Dinc%), and Swallowing–Quality of Life (SQOL) scores during preoperative, immediate postoperative and last follow-up visits were extracted. Chi-square and analysis of variance (ANOVA) tests were used for statistical comparisons (P ≤ .05). Results: The initial search generated 506 articles in CENTRAL and 40 articles in MEDLINE. Finally, 14 articles were included. Total number of patients was 1173 (583 anchored stand-alone and 590 plate). Dinc% scores were statistically significantly lower in the stand-alone anchored spacer compared to the plate-screw construct (P ≤ .05). ANOVA showed no statistically significant difference in the comparisons of SQOL. On the other hand, NDI scores were statistically significantly lower in baseline of stand-alone anchored spacer and the plate-screw construct compared with both immediate postoperative and last follow-up visits (P ≤ .05). Conclusions: Our study results revealed that the stand-alone anchored spacers were associated with less dysphagia in the immediate and last follow-up.
Inhibitory control training in preschool children with typical development: an RCT study

ABSTRACT Inhibitory control plays a crucial role in cognitive functioning. We aimed to investigate the efficacy of a program for attentive rehabilitation of inhibition and selective attention (PARISA), on inhibitory control in preschool children. Thirty preschool children, (10 girls) aged six were randomly assigned to the two control and intervention groups. Flanker and Go/ No-Go tests were used to assess preschooler’s inhibitory control.The analysis showed improved accuracy of the go/no-go task (P < 0.05) and the reaction time of incongruent trials in Flanker test (P < 0.05). We concluded taht Inhibitory control could be trained in younger children and PARISA is an effective program to improve inhibitory control in preschool children.
Pattern of Cutaneous Dermatoses in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in a Tertiary Hospital: A Cross Sectional Study

Background: Diabetes mellitus (DM) continues to be a major public health problem. Multiple factors have a role in the skin manifestations of DM. Cutaneous manifestations of DM are very important to the clinician. Methods: Current study was carried out in the Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Shaheed Suhrawrdy Medical College Hospital, Dhaka, spanning from 1st January 2017 till 30th June 2017 over a period of six months. Adult patients already diagnosed to be suffering from type 2 DM presenting with cutaneous manifestations were included in the study. Results: Majority (68.0%) patients had diabetes >5 years, 16.7% had < 1 year and 15.3% had 1-5 years. Family history of DM was found in 70.7% in this study. In this study bacterial infection and fungal infection were more common in female patients (60.0% vs 62.0% respectively). Regarding types of dermatoses, fungal infection was more common in this study 50(33.3%). Others were bacterial infection 20(13.3%), viral infection 7(4.7%) and parasitic infection 7(4.7%). Papulo squamous disease was found 31(20.7%) patients, other diseases were 32(21.3%). Viral infection was more in male patients (71.4%). Parasitic infection was high in female patients 6(85.7%). Papulo squamous diseases was found 21(67.7%) in female patients. Conclusion: In this study fungal infection, bacterial infection, viral infection and parasitic infections were found to be the more common cutaneous dermatoses among adult diabetic patients. Bacterial infection and fungal infection were more common in female patients. TAJ 2018; 31(1): 21-28
Functional abnormalities in the cerebello-thalamic pathways in an animal model of dystonia

Dystonia is often associated with functional alterations in the cerebello-thalamic pathways, which have been proposed to contribute to the disorder by propagating pathological firing patterns to the forebrain. Here, we examined the function of the cerebello-thalamic pathways in a model of DYT25 dystonia, mice carrying a heterozygous invalidation of Gnal gene which notably disrupts striatal function, exhibiting dystonic movements and postures following systemic or striatal administration of oxotremorine. Theta-burst optogenetic stimulations of the cerebellar nuclei evoked a potentiation of the responses to cerebellar stimulations in the thalamus and motor cortex in WT mice, without evident motor function disruption. In contrast, theta burst stimulations evoked a depression of these responses only in dystonia-manifesting Gnal+/− mice after oxotremorine administration, decreased the disabling dystonia attacks, and increased normal active wake behaviour in Gnal+/− mice. The cerebellum could thus offer a gateway for a corrective treatment of motor impairments in dystonia including striatal dysfunction. One sentence summary A mouse model of DYT25 dystonia, carrying a Gnal mutation disrupting striatal neurotransmission, exhibits anomalous cerebello-thalamic plasticity in the non-manifesting state, but theta-burst cerebellar stimulations during cholinergic-induced dystonia depress the cerebello-thalamic transmission and reduce the severity of the motor symptoms.