Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Taenia taeniformis larvae (Strobilocercus fasciolaris) (Cestoda: Cyclophyllidea) from commensal rodents in Argentina: potential sanitary risk

Fil: Fitte, Bruno. Consejo Nacional de Investigaciones Cientificas y Tecnicas. Centro Cientifico Tecnologico Conicet - La Plata. Centro de Estudios Parasitologicos y de Vectores. Universidad Nacional de La Plata. Facultad de Ciencias Naturales y Museo. Centro de Estudios Parasitologicos y de Vectores; Argentina
Effect of Different Seasons on the Royal Jelly Production Under Nasr City Conditions – Cairo - Egypt

The study was executed at apiary of Plant protection Dept. Fac. of Agric. Al-Azhar Univ., Cairo, Egypt, during two successive years 2019 and 2020 to determine the effectiveness of different seasons on the acceptance rates of the larvae and royal jelly production. In the first year, the highest acceptance means for Italian hybrid 72.1 and 65.43% for Carniolan hybrid were recorded at mid-spring on the other hand, the lowest acceptance percentages means were 50.86 and 55.8 % recorded at early summer for Carniolan and Italian hybrids respectively. Also, results demonstrated that mid spring gave the best mean weight of royal jelly per queen cell cup 238.35 mg. for Italian hybrid and 236.31 mg. for the Carniolan hybrid. The lowest quantity means were recorded in early summer 187.24 mg. /cup for Carniolan hybrid and 198.74 mg. /cup for Italian hybrid. In the second year, the highest acceptance means were 66.42 and 62.96% at mid spring for Italian and Carniolan hybrids respectively. Whereas the lowest acceptance percentage means were 44.44 and 48.4 % at early summer for Carniolan and Italian hybrids. Also, results cleared that mid-spring gave the best mean weight of royal jelly per queen cell cup, 229.71 mg. for Italian hybrid and 227.5 mg. for Carniolan hybrid. The lowest quantity means were recorded at early summer 186.72 mg. /cup for Carniolan hybrid and 189.06 mg. /cup for Italian hybrid. As for the effect of the bar level, the middle bar level gave the best results for royal jelly quantity and cup acceptance while the upper level gave the least royal jelly quantity and acceptance percentages in different seasons. There was a significant difference in acceptance percent and the royal jelly production per cup cell between mid-spring and early summer. Mid-spring gave the best results while the early summer gave the least results.
O debate sobre vacinas em redes sociais: uma análise exploratória dos links com maior engajamento

Resumo: Esta pesquisa busca investigar o engajamento e as interacoes nas redes sociais sobre as vacinas. Com base na coleta dos 100 links mais compartilhados, curtidos e comentados entre maio de 2018 e maio de 2019, por meio da palavra-chave “vacina”, foram identificadas os principais assuntos, fontes e posicionamentos. Em uma etapa qualitativa, foi empregado o metodo da Analise do Discurso para identificar os modos de producao de sentido em torno dos quais as conversacoes em rede se concentraram. Foi estudada ainda qual a participacao das fake news entre os links mais compartilhados. Os resultados apontam que ha majoritariamente uma disposicao pro-vacina (87,6%) e um forte interesse em temas ligados a saude, ao desenvolvimento cientifico e as politicas de saude. Por outro lado, parte das fontes de informacao mais acessadas pelos brasileiros nao traz informacoes sobre criterios editoriais, politicas ou autores, o que pode dificultar a apreensao da qualidade e veracidade das informacoes consumidas. Alem disso, as fake news representaram 13,5% dos links com maior engajamento, o que indica um dado preocupante em relacao a desinformacao sobre as vacinas. Esses resultados indicam importantes dinâmicas de comunicacao sobre as vacinas e oportunidades para a melhoria na comunicacao publica em torno do tema.
Fast Localization of Impact Damage on Woven CFRP Based on Sparse Microwave Imaging

Microwave open-ended waveguide scanning has been proved to be a promising NDT technique for imaging of woven carbon fiber reinforced plastic (CFRP) with impact damages. However, it uses a conventional C-scan technique, which is excessively time-consuming and therefore it is not practical for defect detection in a large area. Moreover, without proper feature extraction, the appearance of woven texture within the impact damage area opposes to the localization of the impact. This work proposes a novel framework for fast impact damage localization by means of discrete sparse measurement. Also, the localization accuracy of sparse measurement is improved by mitigating effect of woven texture using principal component analysis (PCA) for feature extraction. The performance of the proposed methods is evaluated by sets of incremental measurements. The performance of the proposed system is and evaluated by localizing the impact damage of 100 non-uniform sparse sampling sequences. Results show that our proposed technique can accurately localize the impact damage with number of samples less than 10% of full measurements, giving approximately 10 times faster than that of the conventional C-scan.
The cholinergic pesticide imidacloprid impairs contrast and direction sensitivity in motion detecting neurons of an insect pollinator

Cholinergic pesticides such as the neonicotinoid imidacloprid are the most important insecticides used for plant protection worldwide. In recent decades concerns have been raised about side effects on non-target insect species, including altered foraging behaviour and navigation. Although pollinators rely on visual cues to forage and navigate their environment, the effect of neonicotinoids on visual processing have been largely overlooked. Here we describe a modified electrophysiological setup that allowed recordings of visually evoked responses while perfusing the brain in vivo. Long-lasting recordings from wide-field motion sensitive neurons of the hoverfly pollinator, Eristalis tenax, revealed that sub-lethal exposure to imidacloprid alters their physiological response to motion stimuli. We observed substantially increased spontaneous firing rate, reduced contrast sensitivity and weaker directional tuning to wide-field moving stimuli. This approach reveals sub-lethal effects of imidacloprid in the visual motion detecting system of an important pollinator with likely implications for flight control, hovering and routing.
Long Wave Run-Up Resonance in a Multi-Reflection System

Wave reflection and wave trapping can lead to long wave run-up resonance. After reviewing the theory of run-up resonance in the framework of the linear shallow water equations, we perform numerical simulations of periodic waves incident on a linearly sloping beach in the framework of the nonlinear shallow water equations. Three different types of boundary conditions are tested: fully reflective boundary, relaxation zone, and influx transparent boundary. The effect of the boundary condition on wave run-up is investigated. For the fully reflective boundary condition, it is found that resonant regimes do exist for certain values of the frequency of the incoming wave, which is consistent with theoretical results. The influx transparent boundary condition does not lead to run-up resonance. Finally, by decomposing the left- and right-going waves into a multi-reflection system, we find that the relaxation zone can lead to run-up resonance depending on the length of the relaxation zone.
Salvia united: The greatest good for the greatest number

Previous molecular phylogenetic research, based on chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal DNA data, has demonstrated that the large genus Salvia (Lamiaceae) is paraphyletic as traditionally circumscribed. However, neither relationships within Salvia s.l. nor within subtribe Salviinae have been evaluated using low-copy nuclear gene regions. Here, we use two low-copy nuclear gene regions (PPR-AT3G09060, GBSSI) to further assess relationships of Salvia and related genera within Salviinae. Our results largely confirm results from previous studies based on chloroplast and nuclear ribosomal DNA. Based upon the phylogenetic results presented here, previous phylogenetic studies, and taxonomic, morphological, and practical considerations, we conclude that the botanical community would be best served by maintaining a broadly defined Salvia, including the five small embedded genera Dorystaechas, Meriandra, Perovskia, Rosmarinus, and Zhumeria as Salvia species. We subsequently present an updated circumscription of Salvia.
Acute stress induces long-lasting alterations in the dopaminergic system of female mice

Stress is a risk factor for many neuropsychiatric disorders, and the mesolimbic dopamine (DA) pathway is a crucial node of vulnerability. Despite the high prevalence of stress-related neuropsychiatric disorders in women, preclinical knowledge on the impact of stress on neural circuitry has predominantly been acquired in males. Here, we examine how a non-social stressor impacts the effect of DA neurotransmission on social and reward-related behaviors in female mice. Acute stress exposure attenuated the anti-social effects of photoinhibiting ventral tegmental area (VTA) DA neurons and transformed photoactivation of these cells into an anti-social signal. Fast-scan cyclic voltammetry (FSCV) revealed an enhancement in optogenetically-induced DA release after stress. 60 days after stress, mice showed distinct patterns of intra-cranial self-stimulation of VTA DA neurons. Our results reveal the impact stress exerts on females and show that neural and behavioral changes induced by acute stress exposure are still present months later.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation training for high school students using an immersive 360-degree virtual reality environment

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a lifesaving emergency procedure. To increase survival rates, it is recommended to increase the number of high school students who know how to perform CPR. We have developed an immersive “Virtual Reality (VR) Resuscitation Training” to train the theoretical knowledge of CPR in which trainees must save the life of the patient in a virtual environment. This paper presents a randomized controlled study with a pre-posttest design to explore whether a VR enhanced curriculum improves high school students’ theoretical CPR knowledge. Forty students without previous CPR experience in the past year were randomly assigned to either the VR group or the standard group. The VR group had a significant higher increase of correct answers in comparison with the Standard group. More importantly, the gain in score on taking the correct sequence of CPR steps was significant favouring the VR-enhanced protocol over the Standard protocol. Therefore, the use of a VR training for CPR training appears to be an effective learning method for non-medical students and may be of great value skilling high school students in becoming adequate CPR providers.
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF RICE HUSK ASH ON SOME GEOTECHNICAL PROPERTIES OF CEMENT-ADMIXED SOIL

Rice husk ash (RHA) is an agricultural residue and has shown great potential for soil stabilization. However, the research on the utilization of RHA for soft soil improvement using cement deep mixing method is still limited and the efficiency of using different RHA types for soil improvement needs to be clarified. In this study, the effect of different RHA types on Atterberg limits, unconfined compressive strength (UCS), and elastic modulus (E50) of soil-cement mixtures will be investigated. Two types of RHA which obtained from open fire burning (RHA1) and burning in a furnace under controlled conditions of temperature and duration of burning (RHA2), were used for this study. The RHA contents from 0 to 15% and 10% cement of the dry weight of the soil were used to treat the soft soil. The research results show that the types of RHA insignificantly affect the change in Atterberg limits of cement-admixed soil. Regarding the soil strength, the RHA2 shows a higher efficiency in the enhancement of treated soil strength at 28 days of curing than the RHA1. The addition of 12% RHA2 to the cement-admixed soil can increase the UCS and E50 values of treated soil by more than 50%.
Anise oil dosage and its effect on growth performance and jejunal lesions during a Clostridium perfringens challenge in battery trials, and growth performance in a floor pen trial1,2

&NA; Anise oil (AO) is a phytochemical with antibiotic properties and it reduces the growth of Clostridium perfringens in vitro, which is the main causal agent of necrotic enteritis. A series of battery experiments was conducted to determine an AO dosage to feed to broilers and its effect during 2 C. perfringens challenges, and a floor pen experiment to determine its effect in performance. Anise oil linearly reduced (P < 0.05) ADFI and ADG, but feeding broilers 500 to 2,000 mg/kg of AO resulted in similar performance with positive control (PC) fed broilers. Broilers were challenged on d 10 (Experiment 2) or on d 10 and 13 (Experiment 3). Broilers fed AO had lower (P < 0.05) ADFI and ADG compared with broilers fed PC from zero to 18 d (Experiment 2). Growth performance of broilers fed AO was not affected (P > 0.05) during Experiment 3. In both challenges, the jejunum of broilers fed AO had fewer and milder (P < 0.05) lesions compared with broilers fed PC or negative control (NC) diets. In a floor pen trial, 1,000 mg/kg of AO was fed to broilers from zero to 42 days. Broilers fed AO or PC had similar (P > 0.10) growth performance for the entire trial. Broilers fed PC or AO had greater ADG (P < 0.05) and tended (P = 0.07) to be heavier than broilers fed NC at the end of the trial. Breast yield percentage was similar (P > 0.10) among broilers fed any of the dietary treatments. Residues of AO were not present at detectable levels in breast meat.
Exploring User Interaction and Satisfaction with Virtual Personal Assistant Usage through Smart Speakers

Background Owing to the rapid penetration of smart speakers in South Korea, the virtual personal assistant (VPA) has become a more pervasive technology. The current study explored how users’ psychological factors affect their evaluation of interaction experiences with VPAs. Specifically, this study investigated how VPA users’ parasocial interaction, personification type, and loneliness influence their satisfaction with VPA use.
Benefits and potential trade‐offs associated with yeast‐like symbionts during virulence adaptation in a phloem‐feeding planthopper

Insect herbivores form symbioses with a diversity of prokaryotic and eukaryotic microorganisms. A role for endosymbionts during host feeding on nutrient‐poor diets – including phloem – is now supported by a large body of evidence. Furthermore, symbiont‐herbivore associations have been implicated in feeding preferences by host races (mainly aphids) on multiple plant species. However, the role of symbionts in mediating herbivore preferences between varieties of the same plant species has received little research attention despite the implications for virulence adaptation to resistant crops. This study investigates the role of yeast‐like symbionts (YLS) in virulence adaptation and host plant switching among populations of the brown planthopper, Nilaparvata lugens (Stål) (Hemiptera: Delphacidae), that were selected on various rice [Oryza sativa L. (Poaceae)] lines differing in their resistance against herbivores. Planthopper fitness (nymph weight) declined where YLS densities were depleted through heat treatment. However, compared to normal symbiotic planthoppers, the depletion of symbionts did not generally change the relative fitness of planthoppers (each ‘adapted’ to a single natal host) when switched to feed on a range of rice lines (exposed hosts). In some cases, this occurred despite differences in YLS density responses to the various hosts. Furthermore, we detected no fitness costs associated with YLS in adapted populations. Therefore, the results of this study suggest that, whereas YLS are essential for planthopper nutrition, changes in YLS density play little role during virulence adaptation and host plant switching by the brown planthopper.
Performance of Different Coriander Varieties for Seed Yield

The present investigation entitled “Performance of different coriander varieties for seed yield” was carried out during rabi season of the year 2013 at the College of Horticulture, Akola. The study consisted of eight coriander varieties using randomized block design and each treatment was replicated thrice. The varieties viz., Hissar Sugandh, Pant Haritima, Sadhana, Swati, CO 4, Hissar Anand, CO 2 and Rajendra Swathi were studied under investigation. The results revealed that variety Pant Haritima was found superior in seed yield (13.33 q/ha) but required more number of days for seed harvesting (131d). The yield contributing parameters like days required for seed harvesting, plant height; leaf area (73.9), number of umbels (20.5), number of umbellate (5.7), number of seed (30.4) and test weight (12.23 g) were observed with maximum numerical values in variety Pant Haritima, than rest of the varieties under study. Amongst the eight coriander varieties, Pant Haritima performed better in almost all the characters. Hence, this variety can be included in further breeding programme for improving the seed yield.
Influence of fiber weight ratio on the mechanical and water absorption performance of borassus/epoxy composites

Abstract The main objective of this experimental work was to evaluate the mechanical (tensile, flexural, impact, and microhardness) and water absorption behaviors of borassus/epoxy composites. The composites were fabricated by varying the weight percentages of borassus fruit fiber from 5 to 20 wt. -%. The surface morphology of the failed test specimens were also analyzed using FESEM. The composites reinforced with 15 wt. -% borassus fruit fiber were found to have superior mechanical properties when compared with other developed composites. The water absorption was higher for the composites having fiber weight percentage of 20.
Behavioral Reactions and Psychological Responses to 2019-nCoV: A Narrative Review

Context: The emerging 2019-nCoV outbreak has involved almost all countries worldwide. Although the timely dissemination of clear and accurate information on threats of the disease might cause panic, it is needed for rapid adoption and implementation of prevention and control measures. From the early stages of outbreaks, the behavioral responses and public risk perception should be carefully monitored for further policies and corrective measures. Evidence Acquisition: In the current narrative review article, the psychological and behavioral responses are reviewed after an introduction to the risk perception and role of social and personal behavioral changes in the 2019-nCoV outbreak. Additionally, the impact of public perception on mental health problems and containment of the outbreak is discussed. Results: The consequences of the outbreak affect both infected and non-infected people in communities. People may experience loneliness, fear of catching the disease, and loss of loved ones during the outbreak. The timely understanding of the situation, implementation of urgent psychological interventions, and emotional supports are necessary to encourage people to fight this long-term outbreak and prevent subsequent mental health problems. Conclusions: High self-control and public perception can mediate the associated psychological impacts of stressful conditions in outbreaks.
Determinants of Capital Adequacy Ratio Commercial Banks in Nepal

The study attempts to determine the capital adequacy ratio of commercial banks in Nepal. This study is based on the secondary balance panel data. The data were collected from the 11 commercial banks for the period of 2013/14 to 2017/18 leading to 55 observations. The convenience sampling technique has been used to selection of sample of the study. The study period has been made for fresh data in the analysis. The descriptive, correlational and casual comparative research design has been used for data analysis. The study assumes that the capital adequacy ratio of commercial banks depends on bank specific variable: credit risk, asset quality, management quality, return on assets, liquidity, size of bank and macroeconomics variables gross domestic products growth rate and consumer price index i.e. inflation rate. The three different model like Pooled OLS, Fixed Effects Model and Random Effects Model have been used for data analysis. The results of the study revealed that the liquidity has positive and statistically significant effects on capital adequacy ratio. Size of bank and inflation rate have negatively and statistically significant results. The others variables profitability, asset quality, credit risk, management quality and growth of gross domestic products does not effect to capital adequacy ratio. The study concluded that liquidity, size of bank and inflation have major determinants of capital adequacy ratio in Nepal.
Analyses of the plastic deformation of coated conductors deconstructed from ultra-high field test coils

REBCO coated conductors are now being used for building very high-field magnets with large electromagnetic stresses, both expected ones due to transport current J⃗ × B⃗ stresses and additional stresses resulting from the large screening currents inherent in wide tapes. Post mortem analyses of several recent test coils operated above 40 T show that significant conductor plastic deformation occurs, even for JBR stresses well below the ∼1 GPa yield of the Hastelloy substrate of the conductor. To investigate these deformation mechanisms, conductors were unwound after coil test and carefully examined with respect to their length-wise Ic which revealed many areas of local damage. Regions of interest were examined by metallographic cross-section, Hall microscopy, magneto-optic imaging and scanning electronic microscopy. Important damage frequently occurred to the outer edges of pancakes in the coil ends, which were often plastically deformed over the whole turn circumference, especially when this outer edge was a slit edge. Internal conductor damage was also seen, especially delamination between the buffer and REBCO layers at slit edges. Careful sectioning of the tape at ∼10 mm intervals showed that the plastic deformation of the turns was complex and variable around the turn circumference, with tape cross-sections that exhibited continuous shape change in the outer turns. The bending center line of tapes often shifted from the tape center line toward the edge closest to the coil center, indicating asymmetric effects of transport and screening current stresses across the conductor width. A surprising and vital result is that damage was prevalent when the slit edge was also the edge at which transport current flowed. This damage was absent when the transport current flowed at the not-slit edge, implying great sensitivity of the effect of screening current stresses to localized conductor damage.
THE INFLUENCE OF CAPITAL ADEQUACY RATIO, LOAN-TO-DEPOSIT RATIO, AND NET INTEREST MARGIN ON STOCK RETURN AT COMMERCIAL BANKS IN INDONESIA

The fluctuating conditions in the world economy have directly affected the investment to be uncertainty in several countries, including Indonesia whose investment was still not optimum, especially in the context of service companies such as banking companies. The less optimum investments that were closely associated with bank performance, especially with the stock return, encouraged this study to examine the effects of capital adequacy ratios, loan deposit ratios, and net interest margin on stock return at commercial banks in Indonesia. A total of 15 banks that met the criteria were taken as the sample. Data analysis was performed on banking companies listed on BEI (Indonesia Stock Exchange) in 2016–2018, employing the multiple regression analysis to test the proposed research hypotheses. The results showed that the capital adequacy ratio, loan-to-deposit ratio, and net interest margin significantly influence the stock return of banking companies.