Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
EVALUATION THE IMPACT OF BIOCHAR APPLICATION ON MAIZE VEGETATION

The requirements of modern agriculture include besides obtaining maximum yields of crops of each ecological region through appropriate agrotechnics also maintaining and improving soil fertility and environmental protection. Traditionally, post-harvest residues of cereals crops in past was used for feed. Nowadays, under the conditions of greatly reduced livestock and lack of market, they have to be exported from the field or burned. This practice leads to deterioration of soil fertility, loss of fresh organic matter, disrupting soil structure and its properties, as well as release of large amounts of CO2. Biomass is a sustainable source of organic carbon. There are many ways of its processing and use. Transformation of biomass into biochar (BC) as a result of pyrolysis has various everyday life applications - heating and barbecues, as well as a soil improver and the composting.In recent years, interest of usage solid phase (charcoal or biochar) obtained by pyrolysis as soil improver increases. The number research concerning biochar applications in order to mimic the effect of fertile soils in the Amazon Terra Petra (Gunarathne, V., 2017) were carrying out in last ten years.The biochar structure, porosity, chemical composition, influence of external factors on the BC properties and its application, distribution and movement in the soil profile is necessary to be studied. In Bulgaria are made research only to determining the influence of systematic plowing of crop residues on the soil fertility and crop productivity on gray forest soil (Medina, J., 2015). The studies of BC influence on the soil properties and plant growth are less.The aim of study is to testing of biochar agronomic impact on the water physical, agrochemical properties of soil and on the growth, plant development and some of their quality indicators.
Immunomorphological study of ultimobranchial body remnants in the thyroid gland of buffalo (Bos bubalis).

Abbreviations used in this study: APUD cells, amine precursor uptake and decarboxylation cells; C-cells, Calcitonin cells; CCN(s), cystic cell nest(s); SCN(s), Solid cell nest(s); UB, ultimobranchial; UBB, ultimobranchial body; UBF(s), ultimobranchial follicle(s); UBBR(s), ultimobranchial body remnant(s).
The Potential for Aesthetic Experience in a Literary App

This analysis of the literary app The Fantastic Flying Books of Mr. Morris Lessmore is theoretically grounded in Wolfgang Iser’s theories of aesthetic response and multimodal social semiotics. The first part of the analysis shows how aesthetic meaning comes to the fore in different modes and in the interplay between them. The second part deals with the interactivity of the app and shows how the reader’s interaction with the tablet may influence the wandering viewpoint (Iser, 1984) and let it take different paths, transforming the reader into a real-time participant in the story. The article argues that touch interaction may enrich aesthetic experiences by evoking feelings in the reader, and that interactive tasks can prolong aesthetic experiences. In addition, the performing of interactive tasks may underline certain aspects of the story.
Factors Influencing Key Audit Matters Reporting in Thailand

Research aim: This study investigated the level of Key Audit Matters (KAM) reporting in the annual reports of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET) from 2016 to 2018, and examined the factors influencing KAM reporting. Design/ Methodology/ Approach: Using annual reports from 2016 to 2018, 450 annual reports of 150 companies from the SET were sampled. Content analysis by word count and checklist was used to quantify the KAM reporting, while descriptive analysis, independent sample t-test, and multiple regression were used to analyse the data. Research finding: The KAM reporting was 756.686 average words within 1.958 issues in corporate annual reports during the study period. There were significantly different levels of KAM reporting between SET100 and Non-SET100 companies as well as between audit rotation and non-audit rotation. Moreover, there was a significant positive influence of firm size and complexity on the level of KAM reporting, while profitability had a negative influence on the level of KAM reporting. Theoretical contribution/ Originality: As the first longitudinal study of KAM reporting in Thailand, the study sheds light on the factors influencing mandatory KAM reporting. Practitioner/ Policy implication: Investors can approach decision-making from the corporate characteristics affecting KAM reporting. Limitation/ Implication: External audit characters are not included when considering the influence on KAM reporting. Type of article: Research paper Keywords: KAM reporting, Annual reports, Thailand Stock Exchange JEL Classification: M40, M42
An E-Tailer’s Operational Strategy under Different Supply Chain Structures

Motivated by the enormous business success of E-tailers and their distinct business strategies, this paper analyzes the characteristics of dual online channel competition and the fundamental willingness of an E-tailer to open its marketplace to other retailers while at the same time competing with them. We build game theory models to study the dual-channel competition between an incumbent E-tailer and other online retailers under different supply chain structures. Either the manufacturer or authorized third-party retailers can start an online store in the E-tailer’s marketplace. The results show that the transaction fee charged by the platform and the service level provided to customers play significant roles in deciding the marketplace business strategy—the E-tailer faces complicated issues when these two factors fluctuate. A pure strategy of raising the transaction fee may not always be beneficial and a competitor’s superior service level may help to enhance a rival’s sales price. In the expanded research, dual online channel competition with an unauthorized third-party retailer, which is common in the online marketplace, is also examined.
Modelling the DNA replication program in eukaryotes

DNA replication in higher organisms starts at many places across the genome and throughout S (synthesis) phase. In order to understand replication in eukaryotes, one needs to know not only how the replicative machinery functions on the molecular level but also how the machinery is organized genome wide to ensure complete duplication. Over the past fifteen years, advances in technology have allowed researchers to perform genome-wide experiments that probe the state of replication in many organisms. These datasets make possible quantitative modelling of the replication process. The kinetics of DNA replication is formally analogous to a physical phase-transformation process. In replication, the DNA is transformed from a “non-replicated” phase to a “replicated” phase, just as freezing water is transformed from a liquid phase to a solid phase. Using this analogy, we map the replication process onto a stochastic nucleation-and-growth model introduced in statistical physics to describe first-order phase transitions. Extending the model, we develop a mathematical framework that is flexible enough to describe the kinetics of replication in eukaryotes. We present three applications of our theory: 1) We apply the theory to a recent dataset on budding yeast to extract its genome-wide replication program. Based on this study, we give the first proposal to explain how the temporal aspect of the replication program can be controlled mechanistically. 2) We address the “random-completion problem,” which asks how replication-completion times can be controlled when replication starts at random places and times. We find that the strategy adopted in frog embryos to solve the problem also nearly minimizes the use of certain replicative machinery. 3) We study possible ways to extract information from a popular technique used to probe replication in multicellular eukaryotes, ranging from worms to humans. We show preliminary results that can be extended to real experiments in the near future.
Market Impact: Evidence From the Brazil Stock Market

Market impact risk is a specific type of liquidity risk. It describes the risk of not being able to execute a trade at the currently quoted price because this trade feeds back in an unfavorable manner on the underlying price. This makes market impact modeling a fascinating and active research agenda from a mathematical point of view. Moreover, market impact models are often used in practical applications and it would be desirable to gain a better understanding of their behavior and their stability. Supported by the international empirical evidence, the continuous-time version of the propagator model, discussed by Gatheral (2010), is applied to Brazil stock market. The main finding, based on the False Discovery Rate (FDR), support the adoption of the square-root law of price impact.
Premises, promises, and perils of the Academic Potemkin Village

Increased competition for students and financial resources has contributed to a managerialist perspective in higher education. In this competitive landscape, institutional decision-making may prioritize choices perceived as rational imperatives to the forces buffeting higher education, bringing unintended consequences when they are driven mostly by short-term, marketing-based, revenue-enhancing considerations. In their efforts to “look good,” such institutions risk becoming Academic Potemkin Villages where symbolic façades are erected to impress relevant stakeholders at the risk of overshadowing core missions of learning and research. Exploring the Academic Potemkin Village metaphor, we examine its premises (factors that are pressuring higher education), its promises (the seduction of building various symbolic façades to respond to those pressures), and its perils (the impact on institutions, faculty, and students). We then suggest ways of building out Academic Potemkin Villages into lasting and unique collaborations, re-focused on the core values of higher education.
Does Domestic and Foreign R&D Capital Affect Total Factor Productivity? Evidence from Eurozone Countries

ABSTRACT The purpose of this study is to empirically investigate the impact of domestic and foreign R&D capital on TFP in the Eurozone countries over the period 1995–2016. The variations in the TFP level for each country are explained by the changes in both the domestic and foreign R&D capital. Total domestic R&D capital is divided into three sectors, namely business, public and higher education. This specification allows to explore the role of certain variables in the long-run evolution of TFP in Eurozone countries. The results indicate that all variables of R&D capital have a positive contribution to TFP. Foreign R&D capital appears to have higher contribution to the TFP level than domestic R&D capital in all estimations and specifications. The impact of higher education R&D capital is larger than that of the business and public. The estimations are related to the productivity slowdown, especially over the period of economic crisis, and the high degree of differences in income per capita and productivity levels among the Eurozone member states. The results point to the need for policy actions to increase the available domestic R&D capital in all countries and improve the technology diffusion among them within the Eurozone.
Adatok a Dél-Alföld vízibogárfaunájának ismeretéhez (Coleoptera: Haliplidae, Dytiscidae, Noteridae, Gyrinidae, Spercheidae, Hydrochidae, Hydrophilidae, Elmidae) | Contribution to the aquatic beetle fauna of the south part of the Great Hungarian Plain(Coleoptera: Haliplidae, Dytiscidae, Noteridae, Gy

Vizibogarak tekinteteben a Del-Alfoldről, a Koros–Maros Nemzeti Park illetekessegi teruleteről első izben ERDŐS (1935) doktori ertekezeseben talalunk adatokat a kerdeses csaladok vonatkozasaban: a Maros torkolati teruleteről 35 fajt emlit. CSIKI (1946) osszefoglalo munkajaban 9 ritkabb vizibogar előfordulasat kozli a teruletről. Nehany szorvany adatot kozol ADAM (1992, 1994), SZITO (1999), KOVACS es munkatarsai (1999), valamint CSABAI es munkatarsai (2001). Reszletesebb, osszefoglalo jellegű munkajaban ADAM (1983, 1985, 2001) emlit nagy szamu adatot Bekes megyeből, majd CSABAI es munkatarsai (1999) folytattak vizibogar faunisztikai gyűjteseket a Nemzeti Park műkodesi teruleten. Az irodalmi adatokat osszesitve ezidaig 101 faj előfordulasa volt bizonyithato a Del-Alfoldon. | Collecting data of 94 species of aquatic beetles (10 Haliplidae, 43 Dytiscidae, 2 Noteridae, 2 Gyrinidae, 1 Spercheidae, 5 Hydrochidae, 30 Hydrophilidae, 1 Elmidae) are given from 40 localities in the south part of the Great Hungarian Plain, SE Hungary
Three types of greenstone from the Hidaka belt, Hokkaido, Japan: Insights into geodynamic setting of northeastern margin of the Eurasian plate in the Paleogene

The Hidaka belt in Central Hokkaido, Japan, consists of an early Paleogene subduction complex, referred to as the Hidaka Supergroup, dominated by clastic rocks. The southern area of the Hidaka Supergroup is referred to as the Nakanogawa Group, which gradually leads to the high – temperature Hidaka metamorphic belt in the western part. We collected 17 samples of greenstone from the entire Hidaka belt and examined their whole – rock major and trace element geochemistry. Including those described in previous reports, three distinct types of greenstone exist in the Hidaka belt. Type 1 greenstone is an ocean island basalt – type greenstone. The multi – element and rare earth element (REE) patterns for this type of greenstone show a steep slope up to the left, with Ti/V > 62 and Zr/Nb < 15. Type 2 greenstone is a mid – ocean ridge basalt (MORB) – type greenstone that shows relatively ﬂ at chondrite – normalized REE patterns and a gentle slope up to the left on the normal – MORB – normalized multi – element patterns with Ti/V = 26 – 53 and Zr/Nb = 21 – 117. Type 3 greenstone shows multi – element and REE patterns similar to those of Type 1, but with a clear relative depletion of Nb, Ta, and Ti. In addition, its Ti – V relations are similar to those of Type 2 greenstone. Type 1 and Type 3 greenstones occur only in the Nakanogawa Group. Type 2 greenstone is mostly distributed in the northern the Hidaka Supergroup. Type 1 and Type 3 greenstones were generated by igneous activity on the Izanagi Plate, which was being subducted during the formation of the subduction complex of the Hidaka belt. Type 2 greenstone is interpreted as a product of a spreading axis that was active during the formation of the same subduction complex. Whereas Type 2 greenstone has been regarded as having a typical MORB – like geochemical signature, our results show slightly di ﬀ erent, Indian Ocean MORB – type trace element patterns. These geochemical signatures are di ﬀ erent than those of the amphibolites in the Hidaka metamorphic belt. The protolith of the amphibolite is not equivalent to the Type 2 greenstones and is probably an accreted fragment of an older oceanic plate. Type 2 greenstone was presumably generated from upper mantle with an Indian mantle – like geochemical signature during the Izanagi – Paci ﬁ c ridge subduction on the western margins of the Paci ﬁ c Ocean around 48 Ma.
Exploring Factors Linked to the Mathematics Achievement of Ethnic Minority Students in China for Sustainable Development: A Multilevel Modeling Analysis

To improve the sustainable development of minority education and ensure equitable quality education, this study explored student- and school-related factors linked to the mathematics achievement of minority senior high school students in China. Based on the data obtained from 932 teachers and 1873 students, within 31 interior ethnic boarding schools in 14 provinces of China, multilevel analysis showed that gender, class organization, learning strategies, and learning self-efficacy were significant student-level predictors of mathematics achievement. Students were more likely to score highly if they were boys, were in mixed classes, had more self-efficacy in learning mathematics, and used more effective mathematics learning strategies. At the school level, teachers’ job satisfaction positively predicted students’ mathematics achievement. Additionally, there was a significant interaction between school location and expected class organization in relationship to students’ mathematics achievement. For schools located in the urban center, the effect of class organization on students’ mathematics achievement was greater than schools located in the suburbs. For the sustainable development of minority education, it is necessary to further promote mixed-class teaching, set such schools in the suburbs, and improve teachers’ job satisfaction through multiple measures.
The Role of Infectious Agents in Colorectal Carcinogenesis

Infectious agents have been increasingly recognized as bona fide etiologic factors of human malignancies, particularly gastrointestinal cancers. The estimated total of infectionattributed malignancies per year is 1.9 million cases, accounting for 17.8% of the global cancer burden (Parkin, 2006). Given that colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common incident cancer worldwide (World health organization, 2003), it seems prudent to explore the role of microbial pathogens in colorectal carcinogenesis. By elucidating the probable mechanisms by which infectious agents contribute to colorectal oncogenesis, the management of CRC may one day parallel what is already in place for cancers such as gastric lymphoma and cervical cancer. Antimicrobial therapy and vaccination against some of these infections may herald a future with a curtailed role for traditional therapies of surgery and chemo-radiotherapy. Unlike gastric cancer, which is chiefly linked to a single infectious agent, multiple organisms may contribute to the genesis of CRC. Epidemiological and experimental evidence strongly implicate several bacterial and parasitic agents in promotion of colorectal carcinogenesis. Most of these agents incite continual inflammation, which generates a procarcinogenic microenvironment (Parsonnet, 1995; Vennervald & Polman, 2009). Viruses have not attained the same status as other microorganisms as probable causative agents, though merit attention because of their inherent oncogenic properties and the increasing strength of their association with other malignancies (McLaughlin-Drubin & Munger, 2008). Yet, putative viral agents seemingly display an immense geographic variation that has led to much debate regarding the relative importance of one organism versus another. The present review summarizes the data available on the possible relationship of certain microorganisms and CRC. These include but not limited to Helicobacter pylori, Streptococcus bovis, Bacteroides fragilis, JC virus (JCV), and human papillomavirus (HPV), and intestinal schistosomes. The consistency and nature of these associations are discussed, as are the mechanisms whereby each pathogen participates in the malignant transformation of the colonic mucosa.
Evaluation of the radiotherapeutic management of refractory painful heel spur and plantar fasciitis: a single center experience of 45 years

Introduction Plantar fasciitis and associated bone formation, referred to as “plantar heel spur”, constitute a very common cause of plantar pain. Plettner, a German surgeon, was first to describe calcaneal spur in 1900 (1). Factors associated with plantar fasciitis include increased body weight, intensive workload and sportive activity and working on hard surfaces (2-4). Patient symptomatology typically includes stinging and severe heel pain with potential gait and mobility disturbances accompanied by worsened quality of life. Several mechanisms are thought to play a role in the occurrence of pain from heel spur. Vertical compression leads to continual microtraumas and eventual degeneration of fascia at calcaneal insertion area, which is typically followed by inflammatory tissue reactions (5). Inflammation may result in thickening of the fascia along with exostotic bone formation as the heel spur. Staged development of heel spur has been described by Kumai and Benjamin (6). While patients with heel spur may typically suffer from severe pain, there may be cases without pain and also some patients with plantar fasciitis may present with pain albeit without radiographic evidence of heel spur formation. Diagnosis is based on history and physical examination findings with typical localization of pain (7). While sophisticated imaging techniques including ultrasonography or magnetic resonance imaging are not routinely utilized, radiographs may be used for showing heel spurs and facilitates DOI: 10.4274/gulhane.galenos. 2019.730 ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Fog Interception Maintains a Major Waterfall Landscape in Southwest China Revealed by Isotopic Signatures

Fog water intercepted by the forest canopy can be an important extra water input for the near‐surface ecosystems in some tropical montane or coastal Mediterranean zones. However, the significance of fog interception on groundwater systems needs to be further studied. An inland subtropical cloud forest in the southwest of China is covered by frequent fog/mist and has thousands of waterfalls with significant flow. To verify the role of fog interception to the local hydrological budget, field investigations and sampling campaigns were carried out over different temporal and spatial scales. Compared with local rainwater, surface water and spring water in the forest were more enriched in 2H and 18O isotopes and had much higher d‐excess, indicating that fog water produced by inland evapotranspiration is a key water supplier. During the dry period, waterfalls are sustained by baseflow, of which a considerable fraction comes from fog interception recharge. The waterfall landscape maintained by fog drip water in this study area represents an example of the important contribution of fog water to some subtropical montane groundwater systems.
Studi Fenomenologi Work-Family Conflict dalam Kehidupan Guru Honorer Wanita

Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui latar belakang seorang ibu rumah tangga untuk bekerja di luar sebagai guru honorer, mengetahui kondisi finansial keluarga guru honorer wanita, dan untuk mengetahui work-family conflict yang dialami wanita selama menjadi guru honorer. Penelitian ini adalah penelitian kualitatif dengan pendekatan studi fenomenologi dengan metode pengumpulan data, yaitu wawancara, observasi dan studi literatur. Narasumber yang ada dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu rumah tangga yang bekerja di luar rumah sebagai guru honorer di Tangerang. Untuk mengetahui keabsahan data digunakan uji kredibilitas data atau kepercayaan terhadap data. Metode pengujian data menggunakan triangulasi sumber dan member check. Metode analisis data menggunakan data reduction, dan drawing conclusion. Penelitian ini menemukan bahwa faktor utama ibu rumah tangga untuk bekerja di luar rumah adalah karena faktor finansial dan pendidikan. Faktor lainnya adalah faktor mengisi waktu luang dan untuk bersosialisasi dengan rekan kerja. Solusi menangani work-family conflict dibahas mendalam dalam kajian ini.
Between Tradition and Taste: Fish Consumption Habits in a Small Portuguese Archipelago

ABSTRACT A survey of fish and seafood consumption habits was carried out in Madeira archipelago, in the Eastern Atlantic. A total of 465 valid questionnaires were obtained from all municipalities of Madeira and Porto Santo islands. Cod, an imported product, but a traditional Portuguese staple food, was the most frequently consumed species, surpassing locally caught species such as tunas and scabbardfish. In a GLM analysis, taste emerged as the most important factor conditioning fish consumption frequency, followed by fishing activity. The survey uncovered high participation in subsistence fishing and informal fish acquisition outside the commercial circuit.