Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Genetic structure of Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri populations from chickpea in Ilam province, Iran

Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is one of the most important legume crops in Iran. Wilt disease caused by Fusarium oxysporum f. sp. ciceri, is the most important soil-borne disease of chickpea in the world. This disease caused high losses in different regions during recent years. Simple sequence repeat (SSR) were used to estimate genetic diversity in 114 of F. oxysporum isolates from six counties in the west of Iran (Asemanabad, Sarableh, Eivan, Badreh, Chardavol, and Dareh Shahr). A set of five microsatellite primer pairs revealed 17 alleles in each locus across the populations. A low level of genetic variability was observed among isolates in these regions. Genetic diversity was low (H = 0.269) within populations with corresponding high average gene flow and low genetic distances between populations. The smallest genetic distance was observed between isolates from Chardavol and Darahshahr regions. The effective number of alleles was higher in Asemanabad in comparison to the other populations. The number of (H)and Shannon's Information index (I) were also higher in Badreh (H= 0.430, I= 0.281). The total gene diversity and gene diversities between subpopulation were estimated 0.2004 and 0.188, respectively. Gene diversity attributable to differentiation among populations was 0.0618, while gene flow was 7.589. Cluster analysis based on UPGMA showed the lowest genetic distance between Chardavol and Dareh Shahr, then between Chardavol and Badreh. The dendrogram indicated a clear break between Asemanabad and the remaining populations. These results will be useful in breeding for chickpea root rot resistant cultivars and developing necessary control measures.
Do Institutional Investors Play a Strategically Ethical Role in the Relation Between Corporate Environmental and Financial Performance

Despite the vast literature on why firms should engage in corporate social responsibility (CSR) and an increasing desire expressed by managers to pursue CSR, many managers have yet to integrate CSR principles in their daily practices due to the lack of a clear link between CSR and corporate financial performance (CFP) and the fear that investors will fire managers for poor CFP. We propose a conceptual framework to illustrate that when three conditions hold, institutional investors moderate a positive relation between CFP and corporate environmental performance (CEP). We explore heterogeneities across institution types to demonstrate the importance of each condition. We also theorize and empirically test the channels through which the moderating effect takes place. Our results have important policy and practical implications because institutional investors own over 70% of U.S. firms, and one out of four dollars under professional management was invested in funds with a CSR orientation by the start of 2018.
Mini-Nut Propagation Technique of Kola (Cola nitida, (Vent.) Schott and Endl.): Prospects for Germination and Propagation of Kola Plantlets in the Pre-Nursery

ABSTRACT Limitations against propagation of Cola nitida include pronounced dormancy of between 1 and 8 months after sowing (MAS) leading to uneven germination and seedling growth. This experiment was conducted in a screenhouse, Federal University of Agriculture Abeokuta, Nigeria, to evaluate the effects of mini-nut and nut-color on germination and seedling growth of C. nitida nuts. The experiment was in a completely randomized design replicated 3 times. Treatments comprised two factors: nut/seed-colored biotype (white, pink, and red) and mini-nut (embryonic portion of cotyledon) [excised embryonic portion cotyledon (EEPC), 25% embryonic portion cotyledon (EPC), 50% EPC, 75% EPC, and 100% EPC (whole nut/seed)], giving 15 treatment combinations sown in plastic cups of 50 cl filled with sawdust. Germination percentage and morphological growth of plantlets (plant height (cm), number of leaves, dry matter yield (g/plant)) were monitored; data subjected to analysis of variance and mean comparisons done (p ≤ 0.05). As early as 4 WAS, the EEPC and 25% EPC had 67.78% and 54.44% germination, respectively. Within the same period, 51.33%, 48.00%, and 31.33%, respectively, of white-, pink-, and red-colored seeds germinated. At 6 WAS, the white-, pink-, and red-colored seeds had mean germination of 80.67%, 92.00%, and 72.67%, respectively. At 12 WAS, germination was observed to complete with the pink-, red-, and white-colored nuts having 97.33%, 92.61%, and 91.33%, respectively. Within the same period, the mini-nut sizes had between 92.22% and 95.56% germination. Combining the two factors, 50% EPC, 25% EPC, and EEPC of white-nut biotype germinated earliest with 50.00–76.67% at 4 WAS and 73.33–80.00% at 5 WAS. The EEPC of pink-colored biotype attained 100% at 6 WAS, while other treatments were between 56.67% and 93.33%. Thus, while earliness in germination pattern follows the order: EEPC > 25% EPC > 50% EPC > 75% EPC > whole nut, the plantlet morphological growth followed a reverse order. With mini-nut technique therefore, timely and even germination of kola nuts were obtained and 50%EPC would be recommended for conventional propagation while EEPC would require nutrient amendment for improved growth.
The effect of transglobal leadership and organizational culture on job performance - Inter-employee trust as Moderating Variable

PurposeThe objective of this study is to analyze the influence of transglobal leadership and organizational culture on job performance with inter-employee trust as a moderating variable in Pusat Pelaporan dan Analisis Transaksi Keuangan (PPATK) Indonesia.Design/methodology/approachThe population was 308 staff members of PPATK, which consists of regular and temporary employees; all of them have different backgrounds. Temporary employees are from the Ministry of Finance, General Attorney, Police Department, Bank of Indonesia, Ministry of Communication and Information and BSSN and National Bureau of Statistics. PPATK also hires some employees based on employment contracts, for example: receptionists, security, drivers, cleaning services and technicians. This group of employees did not participate as respondents in this study because they were not involved in financial transaction reports or analysis.FindingsLeadership style and organizational culture influence job performance. Inter-employee trust is moderating the influence of transglobal leadership and organizational culture toward job performance.Originality/valueIn organizations, the implementation of culture on methods for developing behavior, which means organizational culture, will affect the behavior of individuals who work in the organization. Synergy between individuals and organizational culture will improve job performance, because the goals of organizational culture are applied in a transglobal context, likely to produce positive performance and organizational development outcomes. Facilitate the vision and mission of the organization and one of them is developing human resource competencies.
Evaluation of the Impact of Light Source on Reproductive Parameters in Laying Hens Housed in Individual Cages

Higher light wavelengths have been shown to stimulate extra-retinal photoreceptors more efficiently than lower wavelengths to promote reproduction in poultry. We developed a light emitting diode (LED) bulb that emits 60% of its light in the red spectrum (LED-R), and evaluated the effects of different light sources on growth and reproduction in commercial layer hens. Three rooms equipped with either 100W incandescent, 15W compact fluorescent (CFL), or 10W LED-R bulbs were populated with 96 Lohmann LSL-Lite layers housed in individual cages from 14 to 69 weeks of age (woa). Pullets were initially maintained on a 10-h photoperiod, then photostimulated at 18 woa. Surprisingly, regardless of the light source, plasma levels of estradiol peaked at 16 woa, 2 weeks before photostimulation, and egg-laying was initiated at 19 woa. As a direct correlation between age at first egg and body weight was identified, metabolic cues most likely served as a primary trigger to initiate sexual maturation prior to photostimulation. Overall egg production and cumulative egg numbers were similar among treatments. Interestingly, a second increase in estradiol was observed at 52 woa under all treatments, suggesting an additional ovarian stimulation, possibly associated with an additional follicular recruitment at that age. Overall, changes in estradiol concentrations were more pronounced in hens maintained under LED-R light than in hens exposed to incandescent and CFL, especially for the second increase, suggesting that a higher amount of red light leads to stronger ovarian activity. Maintaining hens under LED-R bulbs also resulted in lower feed consumption, which combined with the lower energy consumption of LED-bulbs (LED-R: 306 kW; incandescent: 2,514 kW; CFL: 422 kW) could reduce the production cost.
Empowering lifelong learning through open universities in Taiwan and Indonesia

PurposeThis research attempts to reveal ways of addressing challenges in open universities related to empowering lifelong learning; establishing policies and strategies in dropouts, student portfolio and support services for students with special needs; and implementing online instructional design and strategies. Two institutions were investigated, namely National Open University (NOU) Taiwan and Universitas Terbuka (UT) Indonesia, both founded in the 1980s to serve lifelong learners with diverse backgrounds and needs. This study was aimed at understanding good practices and challenges for improvement for the two open universities in those areas being investigated.Design/methodology/approachThis research was qualitative using document analysis along with focus group discussions and interviews with administrators, academic staff, students and alumni to collect data for analysis.FindingsLifelong learning is the necessity of individual in societies for continuing professional development through enabling access to quality university education. Open universities have been tasked to cater for lifelong learners using non-traditional approaches, new technology and adapting to online learning and teaching in digital age. This research was exploratory, and the findings were expected to improve understanding of lifelong learning in open universities, particularly in NOU and UT.Practical implicationsFindings of this research are relevant to open universities to enhance its missions and define its possible new roles to serve lifelong learners.Originality/valueThis research reveals the roles of open universities in lifelong learning and enhances understanding of open universities that have a wide range of responsibilities in offering programs and courses to accommodate lifelong learners.
Differential effects of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria on chilli (Capsicum annuum L.) seedling under cadmium and lead stress

Rapidly increasing worldwide industrialization has led to many environmental problems by the liberation of pollutants such as heavy metals. Day by day increasing metal contamination in soil and water can be best coped by the interaction of potential plant growth promoting rhizobacteria for plant growth. The effect of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) treatment on growth of chilli plant subjected to heavy metal stress was evaluated. Growth of chilli plant was examined with inoculation of two isolated PGPR (Lysinibacillus varians and Pseudomonas putida) under cadmium (30 ppm), lead (150 ppm) and the combination of heavy metal (Cd+Pb) stress condition. Among these two bacteria L. varians produced slightly better plant growth enhancement. Different growth parameters of chilli plants were reduced under heavy metal stress. Whereas, Cd and Pb tolerant PGPR inoculation, in root associated soil, enhanced plant growth development under test heavy metal contaminated soil. So, these PGPRs may easily be used as bio-fertilizers which will nullify the adverse effect of heavy metal on plant growth.
Learning Congruent Triangles through Ethnomathematics: The Case of Students with Difficulties in Mathematics

Ethnomathematics makes school mathematics more relevant and meaningful for students. The current research aims to study the effect of using ethnomathematics in the context of Islamic ornamentation on learning the topic of congruent triangles. To achieve this aim, 30 10th-grade students engaged in ethnomathematics by learning about congruent triangles using Islamic ornamentation. Data was gathered via (a) videotaping and transcribing students’ learning and (b) students answering two parallel questionnaires that included proof questions on the three congruence theorems. The students were required to answer one questionnaire before the learning process and one after it. The main results indicated that the students succeeded in constructing the concepts of congruence and congruent triangles via the ethnomathematics learning process. In addition, the students succeeded in arriving at and formulating the three congruence theorems. Moreover, findings obtained from the questionnaires indicated that the students improved their proving processes as a result of ethnomathematics-based learning. Furthermore, paired sample t-tests indicated significant differences between the students’ mean scores before and after the learning process.
RAISS: Robust and Accurate imputation from Summary Statistics

Motivation Multi-trait analyses using public summary statistics from genome-wide association studies (GWAS) are becoming increasingly popular. A constraint of multi-trait methods is that they require complete summary data for all traits. While methods for the imputation of summary statistics exist, they lack precision for genetic variants with small effect size. This is benign for univariate analyses where only variants with large effect size are selected a posteriori. However, it can lead to strong p-value inflation in multi-trait testing. Here we present a new approach that improve the existing imputation methods and reach a precision suitable for multi-trait analyses. Results We fine-tuned parameters to obtain a very high accuracy imputation from summary statistics. We demonstrate this accuracy for small size-effect variants on real data of 28 GWAS. We implemented the resulting methodology in a python package specially designed to efficiently impute multiple GWAS in parallel. Availability The python package is available at: https://gitlab.pasteur.fr/statistical-genetics/raiss, its accompanying documentation is accessible here http://statistical-genetics.pages. pasteur.fr/raiss/. Contact hanna.julienne@pasteur.fr
Comparativa normativa de la Enseñanza de los idiomas extranjeros en la Educación Básica según la LOE y LOMCE

espanolLa Orden de 10 de agosto de 2007 (desarrollo normativo LOE) establece que el alumnado debia cursar la unica lengua extrajera con un horario lectivo que superaba las 4 horas semanales en cada uno de los ciclos. Sin embargo, la Orden de 17 de marzo de 2015 (desarrollo normativo LOMCE) recoge hasta una segunda lengua extranjera y con una carga de docencia lectiva directa de los idiomas superior al doble de la normativa anterior. Ademas, el mapa de desarrollo curricular en esta ultima ley presenta los criterios de evaluacion de cada uno de los ciclos y su relacion con el resto de elementos curriculares, y no tiene como referente los contenidos para todo el desarrollo curricular, como ocurre en la LOE. En este sentido, aunque la tendencia de la ensenanza de las lenguas extranjeras en Andalucia sigue unos patrones muy ambiciosos a traves del desarrollo de los curriculos de las mismas desde la LOE hasta la LOMCE, prioriza el desarrollo de las destrezas en detrimento de la acumulacion de contenidos. Este intento de ensenanza es un gran paso hacia otra dimension en la forma de adquisicion de las competencias clave. EnglishThe Decree of August 10, 2007 (normative development LOE) establishes that students had to learn only one foreign language with a class schedule which exceeded 4 hours per week in each of the cycles. However, the Decree of March 17, 2015 (normative development LOMCE) collects up to a second foreign language and with a direct teaching load of language lessons higher than twice the previous regulations. In addition, the curricular development map in this last law presents the evaluation criteria of each of the cycle and their relation to the rest of the curricular elements. It does not have as a reference the contents for the whole curriculum development, as in the LOE. In this respect, although the trend of teaching foreign languages in Andalusia follows very ambitious patterns through the development of their curricula from the LOE to the LOMCE, it prioritizes the development of skills at the expense of the accumulation of content. This teaching intent is a big step towards another dimension in the way of acquiring key competences.
Palynological and geographical characterisation of Spanish oak honeydew honeys

Abstract The emergent market for honeydew honey mostly in Europe has prompted increasing requirements by consumers and the honey industry for the characterisation of this type of honey. This work is a contribution to the limited knowledge of honeydew honeys in Spain. Botanical characterisation was performed on 59 honeydew honey samples from professional beekeepers hives distributed within Spain. The quantitative analysis reveals more than 75% of the samples belong to Maurizio Classes II and III, and that, in general, the Spanish Quercus honeydew honeys are characterised by medium high pollen grain content (Pn; mean = 285 197) and honeydew elements (HDEs; mean = 15 850). The analysis also resulted in the identification of spores of several fungal genera (Alternaria, Cladosporium, Drechslera, Geotrichum, Phithomyces, Stemhylium, Torula, Ulocladium and Venturia). All honey samples had a smaller ratio of honeydew elements to pollen grain content (mean HDE/Pn = 0.12), and for the majority of samples (93%) the ratio HDE/Pn was very low (< 0.3), suggesting that this traditional ratio value should not be considered as an indicator of honeydew honeys. The qualitative analysis of the samples showed the presence of 73 taxa belonging to 38 families. Pollen grains of Quercus f. , Rubus ulmifloius f. , Campanula erinus gr. , Capsella f. , Cytisus scoparius f. , Echium plantagineum gr. , Cistus ladanifer f. or Castanea sativa, and, to a lesser extent, those of Crepis f. ,Eucalyptus f. , Senecio f. , Halimium f. , Erica australis, Plantago f. , Salix triandra gr. and Centaurea calcitrapa gr. are representative of Spanish oak honeydew honeys.
Starvation Stress Induced Cardiac Diseases (Ssicds) and Activity of the Hepatic Enzymes: An Innovative Invention through Experimental Conditions

Introduction: Starvation or semi starvation diets for weight reduction in severely obese people have been reported of sudden death due to ventricular arrhythmias (Vas). Obesity is associated with cardiovascular diseases (CAD/CVD) and gastroenterology problem with hepatic disorders. Starvation including with the left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) with prolongation of the QT interval, weight loss, the mass of the heart and left ventricle (LV) decreases. The exact signs of left ventricular dysfunction (LVD) are remain unclear. Effect of weight loss (EOWL), on the electrocardiogram (ECG) abnormalities of obesity appears to depend upon diet duration and upon whether protein and mineral nutritional status (MNS) is maintained and verified through different aspects of laboratory condition. Material and methods: We chosen Channa fishes are easily available throughout the year. Cardiac tissues comprises of post mitotic tissues/ cells play a significant role in the organism. Biochemical parameters were chosen for the present study (1) soluble protein, (2) insoluble protein, (3) total protein, (4) percentage solubility of protein and (5) soluble/insoluble protein ratio. Earthen pots labeled as control (C), Experimental 1 (E1) and Experimental 2 (E2) were used. Fish kept in control pot served as control group and those in Experimental-1 served as 4 days starvation (4DS), Experimental-2 labeled as 7 days of starvation (7DS) and comparing with 10 DS and 15 DS. Experimental 3 labeled with food. Qualitative data was compared by applying chi-square test. The quantitative data represented as mean+SD was compared by applying one-way ANOVA followed by post hoc comparison in Bonferonni method. In this article, we evidenced that CR in nonhuman and humans has a positive effect on risk factors for CVD. Results: While comparing the changes between 4 and 7 days after starvation, comparing with 10 days and 15 days we observed a significant decline in protein fractions in cardiac tissues of both sexes of the murrel in short term (p<0.05). Short term starvation and protein deficiencies may play important roles in promoting an electrically unstable heart. Stress, by eliciting autonomic imbalance, may act upon an electrically unstable heart to provoke acute arrhythmias in a subset of the obese population with QT interval prolongation. Conclusion: CR improves several components of the metabolic syndrome and reducing the risk of CVD and alcoholic related complications (gastroenterology problem with hepatic disorders). Recent data and from this outcome bring out us the lesion that human subject at CR is likely to positive effects in humans healthy subject and alcoholic cardiac patients rather than the other animal model.
Changes in chemical constituents of banana-guava cheese during storage

Mulethi and satavar roots were processed to prepare powder and were used in the development of herbal banana-guava cheese. Cheese variants supplemented with 4% mulethi powder and 4% satavar powder were selected for preparation and evaluation of herbal banana-guava cheese variants. The products were evaluated for changes in chemical parameters at monthly interval for three months storage period. Total sugars, reducing sugars, acidity, non-enzymatic browning and peroxide value increased significantly, while ascorbic acid, total carotenoids, total phenols and water activity decreased significantly in herbal banana-guava cheese variants during three months storage.
The combining ability of popcorn S7 lines for Puccinia polysora resistance purposes

Bragantia, Campinas, v. 77, n. 4, p.519-526, 2018 ABSTRACT: The present study resulted from the lack of information on the genotypic expression ruling the resistance to rust and on the main traits of economic importance to the herein addressed crop. The combining ability of 16 popcorn lines and hybrids was assessed in partial diallel cross in two representative locations in Rio de Janeiro State, Brazil, where forty simple hybrids were obtained. The experiments followed a completely randomized block design with four repetitions and were conducted under natural infestation conditions in order to test the southern rust severity in the entire plant (SSW) and in the leaf of the first ear (SFPE), as well as the morpho-agronomic traits of greater interest: grain yield (GY) and PLANT BREEDING Article