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Effects of Tillage on the Efficacy and Persistence of Clomazone in Soybean (Glycine max)

Experiments were conducted in 1985 to 1987 to evaluate the effects of conventional and no-tillage systems on the weed control provided by clomazone applied preemergence in soybeans. The persistence of clomazone in soil of the two tillage systems was also determined. Increasing the clomazone rate from 0.8 to 1.4 kg/ha did not increase weed control. Clomazone controlled 80% or more of jimsonweed, velvetleaf, and giant foxtail. Common cocklebur control ranged from about 50 to 70% in no-till and from 80 to 90% in conventional tillage. Generally, soybean pods/plant and yields were lower from clomazone treatments than from handweeded treatments due to inadequate common cocklebur control. Over 40% of the clomazone applied did not reach the soil surface; it was either intercepted by wheat straw, volatilized, or both. Clomazone persisted longer in conventional tillage than in no-tillage in. However, in 1986, clomazone was equally persistent in the two tillage systems. The half-life of clomazone was 34 and 6 days in 1985 in conventional and no-tillage, respectively, and in 1986, 18 and 16 days in conventional and no-tillage, respectively. Significant clomazone concentrations were not found below 10 cm in the soil profile. Corn planted without tillage (no-till) approximately 1 yr after clomazone application was not injured and yields were not reduced due to prior clomazone use.
Effect of fermented liquid food and zinc bacitracin on microbial metabolism in the gut and sensoric profile of m. longissimus dorsi from entire male and female pigs

The aim of this work in pigs was to evaluate the effect of fermented liquid food (FLF) and the combination of FLF plus short-term addition of an antibiotic food additive zinc bacitracin (FLF + ZB) compared with fed non-pelleted dry food (NPDF), on microbial metabolism in the gut and the effects on flavour and odour attributes and profiles of pig meat as well as boar odour from entire male and female pigs. At an average start weight of 60 kg, 108 pigs (54 males and 54 females) were equally allocated to three treatments according to pen-replicate, litter and sex. Microbial metabolism in the gut was studied in 24 pigs, eight from each treatment. For sensory profile evaluation (flavour, odour and tenderness) of pork loins from m. longissimus dorsi, 48 pigs (24 entire males and 24 females) were selected. The sensory evaluation of different qualities of flavour and odour as well as tenderness of cooked pork loins (LD) was done by a boar taint (skatole and androstenone) trained taste panel. To evaluate the odour and the flavour, a sensory profile analysis was performed which involved the following attributes: total off-odour/off-flavour, pig, urine, manure, naphthalene, rancid, sweet and sweat in the whole sample including both meat and fat. Giving FLF to pigs significantly changed the microbiota in the gastro-intestinal tract compared with NPDF. In particular, the density of coliform bacteria was reduced in the gastro-intestinal tract of the pigs on FLF. Giving FLF demonstrated no effects on skatole concentration in caecum, colon, blood and backfat and boar odour attributes, whereas administration of FLF + ZB decreased the skatole concentrations and the typical boar odours, pig and manure odour, compared especially with the pigs on NPDF. However, meat from pigs given FLF either with or without zinc bacitracin had smaller but significantly worsened scores for three flavour attributes — pig flavour, rancid flavour and total off-flavour — compared with meat from NPDF pigs and the three flavour attributes were equally affected in both sexes. This seems to point to a significant worsening of meat flavour in pigs given FLF that is independent of sex and boar odour problems (skatole and androstenone).
Radicalisation and travelling to Syria among delinquent youths: A case study from the Netherlands

Although many studies have investigated the backgrounds of people who went to Syria to join jihadist groups, much remains unclear about the underlying radicalisation processes. Many authors have noted that radicalisation and terrorism are associated with involvement in crime (the crime-terror nexus), in particular with membership of delinquent groups. However, it is unclear how this relation can be explained. This study was designed to increase insight into how the actual radicalisation process took place in one specific youth network in the Netherlands with a high prevalence of crime, and what triggered young people from this network to get involved in travelling to Syria. Based on police records, documents and interviews, we conducted a case study in a Dutch city in which twenty people went to Syria to join jihadist groups in early 2013. Most of them were involved in a troublesome youth group in a deprived multi-ethnic neighbourhood. We trace how a subgroup of this youth group radicalised, and how they made a connection with the jihadist network in the larger region. The results suggest that not only experiences of deprivation contributed to the radicalisation process but also the presence of persons with earlier ties to the jihadist network, as well as trigger events that led to existential questions and elevated susceptibility. Marriages with radical young women involved in the sister network also seem to have contributed to an overlap between this local youth group and a wider jihadist network. Furthermore, relatively criminal members gained status in the youth group by getting involved in jihadism. The results suggest that maintaining contact with youths at risk of radicalisation should be central to local prevention efforts. Radicalisation through trigger events and recruitment by jihadist propagandists could be prevented with specifically targeted interventions.
Topical olive oil with downregulation of stress factors protects mice skin from precarious 3600 MHz electromagnetic radiation.

Recently, studies are concerned with electromagnetic radiationa(EMR) as one of the most physical factors to which a biological body and hence skin are exposed. Research also demonstrates that topical olive oil can prevent skin damage. This study aimed to examine the histological, biochemical and immunohistochemical changes in the skin tissue of adult mice after exposure to 3600 MHz (for 2 weeks) electromagnetic waves as well as the protective role of topical olive oil on mice skin For this, thirty adult mice were categorized equally into six groups 1- sham-(control) group; 2- sham+ (olive oil group); 3- EMR-exposed group: mice exposed to 3600 MHz for 2 weeks; 4,5- Pre,Post-EMR groups: mice painted with topical olive oil pre and post exposure respectively for 2 weeks; recovery group: mice left 2 weeks after exposure without any treatment. Biochemical analysis and histopathological examination were performed. Mice exposed to EMR showed several histological changes as increased thickness and discontinuation of the epidermis, flat epidermal-dermal junction, dermal cell atypia, and hair follicle degeneration, disorganized and fragmented collagen and elastic fibers. Furthermore, reduced catalase activity and increased malondialdehyde (MDA) content and inflammatory cytokines Tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α and interleukin (IL)-6. Also, up-regulation of tumor protein (P) 53, caspase 3 and HSP (heat shock proteins)-70 were observed in the skin of mice. These changes were improved by using topical olive oil that is more pronounced in Pre-EMR than Post-EMR with partial insensible effect in the recovery group. In conclusion, the present work showed that olive oil protected mice's skin against EMR, especially when used before exposure through amelioration of oxidative, inflammatory and heat shock stress factors, absence of exposure lead to partial return to control state for further studies.
Adolescence, Empathy, and the Gender Gap in Delinquency

I propose the gender gap in delinquency is linked to adolescents’ orientation to gender-normative behavior and empathic development. I use longitudinal data on 1,525 youth from the Denver Youth Survey to analyze relationships among gender, empathy, and delinquency. I find girls exhibit higher levels of empathy across adolescence than do boys, and these differences emerge in preadolescence. Empathy is inversely related to delinquency, and is predictive of fraud and theft, but not violent delinquency. Finally, empathy partially mediates the effect of being male on delinquency. I therefore argue the gender gap in delinquency can be explained—in part—by adherence to gender norms governing empathetic expression.
Diet and feeding strategy of Octopus maorum in southeast Tasmania

The maori octopus (Octopus maorum Hutton 1880), in Eaglehawk Bay, southeast Tasmania, consumes at least four crustacean and six fish species. The balance of the diet consists of small gastropods and other O. maorum. The analysis of stomach contents data employed graphical methods to evaluate prey importance and feeding strategy. O. maorum exhibits population specialization towards the crab Paragrapsus gaimardii, individual specialization on atherinid fishes and generalization on several other prey. Results of conventional dietary analysis are presented for comparison.
Reduction of the Ant Mandible Gap Range After Biotic Homogenization Caused by an Ant Invasion (Hymenoptera: Formicidae)

After most of the native ant species are displaced by the Argentine ant invasion, it is probable that some ecological processes carried out by natives are not replaced. In some cases this could be due to a morphological difference between the Argentine ant and the displaced native ants. The significant decrease in ant richness after the invasion (only two species detected in the invaded zones vs. 25 species in surrounding non-invaded zones) implies a drastic reduction in the ant mandible gap range (the mandible gap spectra of all the ant species in a community) in the invaded zones. This reduction could explain why some roles that were previously carried out by the displaced native species are not performed by the invasive species. This could be due to a functional inability to carry out these activities. The mandible gap was positively correlated with the ant body mass in the 26 ant species considered. The functional inability hypothesis could be applied to other invasive ants as well as to the Argentine ant
Effect of combined cell wall degrading enzyme treatment on the total dissolved solids and sugars of soymilk.

Soymilk from different varieties of soybean was treated with combinations of cell wall hydrolyzing enzymes (glucanase, cellulose, arabanase, hemicellulase and xylanase). Treated samples and control were evaluated for Total Dissolved Solids (TDS) and different sugars (glucose, raffinose, sucrose, fructose, xylose, maltose, lactose, stachyose, starch, galactose, cellulose) using HPLC. Mean TDS of all enzyme-treated soymilk samples (235.8-268.3 ppm) was significantly (p≤0.05) higher than the control (167.8 ppm), it also increased significantly (p≤0.05) after sterilization. Sugars present in the enzyme-hydrolyzed soymilk were significantly (p≤0.05) different from the control. Sucrose content was depleted after enzyme treatment. The change in content of glucose, xylose, fructose, maltose, raffinose, starchyose had high correlation with TDS. Possible chemical modification of sugars impaired their detection despite increases in TDS. Use of TDS for rapid monitoring of enzyme hydrolyses of soymilk cell-wall sugars is feasible.
A new throscid from mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (Coleoptera: Elateroidea: Throscidae)

ABSTRACT Throscidae is a small family belonging to the polyphagan superfamily Elateroidea. Fossil throscids with a large morphological variety have been discovered from Cretaceous and Cenozoic amber deposits. However, only one of them has been reported from the fossil-rich Cretaceous Burmese amber so far. Here we describe and figure the second throscid beetle in mid-Cretaceous Burmese amber (ca. 99 Ma), Trixagosoma guangyuani gen. et sp. nov. The new fossil species has Trixagus-like short mesotarsal grooves and Potergosoma-like prosternum with nonparallel carinae. Our phylogenetic analysis indicates that it represents an early branching lineage of Throscidae. Its short mesotarsal grooves on metaventrite might represent an early evolutionary stage of this structure. http://zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:2793C1A1-EE55-4F96-B3E8-E98D289EB261
Effects of short period frequent milking on milk yield and udder health in Turkish Saanen goats

The major purpose of this study was to investigate whether increasing milking frequency for a short period (21 days) increases milk yield and milk components and improves udder health throughout lactation in Turkish Saanen goats. Two groups were formed (control, n = 14, treatment, n = 14); balanced by parity, bodyweight and birth type to make them homogenous. Feeding and management practices were the same for both groups. The treatment group was milked four times a day (4×) for 21 days after weaning whereas the control group was milked twice a day (2×). All the animals were milked twice daily thereafter. The pyronin methyl green stain method was used to estimate the somatic cell count (SCC), which is an indication of udder health. This method provided a count that excluded RNA and background noise while including cells with DNA. Repeated measures analyses indicated that overall differences between the 2× and 4× groups were significant for the morning, evening and total test day milk yields, in that values for the 4× group were increased 14.7, 8.8 and 12.1%, respectively. Differences between the groups for SCC were not significant. The results of this study indicate that increasing milking frequency to 4×, even for a short time (21 days), increases overall milk yield throughout lactation in dairy goats.
Influences of processing conditions on mechanical properties of recycled epoxy‐anhydride vitrimers

Xi'an Institute of Flexible Electronics, Research & Development Institute of Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shenzhen, and Xi'an Key Laboratory of Biomedical Materials & Engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University (NPU), Xi'an, China Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore, Singapore State Key Laboratory of Advanced Design Manufacturing for Vehicle Body, Hunan University, Changsha, China College of Engineering and Applied Science, University of Colorado Denver, Denver, Colorado The George W. Woodruff School of Mechanical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia School of Chemical and Biomedical Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology, Shenzhen, China
Consumer Perception of Online Attributes in Circular Economy Activities

Businesses like Airbnb have shown that a successful circular economy (CE) business can operate exclusively online. Although online communication and web appearance attributes have been subject to academic research given accelerated digitization, there is still a lack of knowledge about online attributes and their role in facilitating CE. We close the portrayed knowledge gap by conducting a discrete-choice experiment with best to worst scaling and focusing on the effect of CE experience on the perception of a CE website by ranking nine online attributes, grouped in three subsets. We therefore contribute by identifying online attributes that are perceived as favorable for CE businesses and detect how participation in CE activities affects the perception of these attributes. We find that third-party associated online attributes (e.g., user reviews or third-party guarantees) rank significantly higher throughout CE consumption patterns of the sample, being always amongst the top three attributes. This novel finding on online preferences opens a new direction for further research, as well as allows practitioners to optimize online operations accordingly. Furthermore, we find that users without prior touchpoints with CE have a higher need for information about the business model as compared to CE active users who are more interested in community related attributes.
New approach for local C-band weather radar precipitation calibration

Weather radar calibration is a topic of great current interest because it is useful for various hydrological applications. Several methods have been developed for adjusting the relation between reflectivity data Z and rainfall intensity R (Z/R) because droplet size distributions in different storm events are unknown and highly variable in time and space. The present study developed and tested a new space and time window-based procedure for optimal local calibration of weather radar using Z/R relations and applying it to convective and stratiform storms in the lower Grijalva river basin in Mexico. Improving rain estimates from the Sabancuy, Campeche radar is essential because it monitors this basin, which is prone to floods. The resulting estimates of the optimal power-law (Z = ARb) window-based procedure (OP) are compared with those of the default Marshall and Palmer (MP) relation using the observed rain gauge records. The appropriate window was selected using a criterion that considers factors affecting the free fall of raindrops. For most of the storms tested, metrics for the OP models showed better values than those calculated for the MP ones. The best MP performance is when using smooth calibration data, achieving similar metric results to that of the OP. The proposed observed calibration method could be useful to improve the default MP model estimates at any weather radar with similar characteristics to the ones analyzed in this work. The resulting Z/R relations could improve precipitation radar estimates for hydrologic model inputs.
Occupational stress in nursing professionals of a university hospital

ABSTRACT Objectives: To identify the presence of occupational stress in nursing professionals of a university hospital in the inlands of the state of Minas Gerais and examine influence of sociodemographic and occupational characteristics in this disease. Methods: Cross-sectional, exploratory and quantitative study with 124 professional nurses from a university hospital in the inlands of the state of Minas Gerais. The adapted and validated Portuguese version of the Job Stress Scale (JSS) was used for the performance of the study. Results: Most professionals were women (87.9%) with a mean age of 40.2 years, 80.6% were nursing technicians and 71.8% of the sample had some degree of exposure to occupational stress. Conclusions: The occupational stress index was higher than that observed in previous studies. Data obtained in the study point to the need to implement institutional measures for the prevention of occupational stress, especially by strengthening social support at work.
A REVIEW OF THE USE OF RECLAIMED ASPHALT PAVEMENT FOR ROAD PAVING APPLICATIONS

One of the most frequently used waste materials is reclaimed asphalt pavement (RAP). The use of RAP can help reduce the cost of a project and ensure that the project is eco-friendly. Therefore, the aim of this study is to give a detailed description of the production of RAP to ensure that the rehabilitation and maintenance of pavements as well as the construction of pavements are environmentally friendly and cost effective. Previous works have shown the benefits of using RAP with regard to its ability to produce equally good or even superior results compared to the use of virgin or original mixes if they are properly produced and applied. Among the benefits of RAP mixes are good moisture resistance and higher density. This review also demonstrate the critical importance of using RAP in asphalt mixtures.
Adjuvant chemotherapy for malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast

Malignant phyllodes tumor of the breast (MPTB) is rare and usually presents as a large rapidly progressive mass which might metastasize distantly. The survival benefit of breast surgery is unquestionable; on the other hand, adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy are controversial. In this study, chemotherapy endpoints are reviewed and underlying factors related to the outcomes are discussed. We performed a systematic review based on studies reporting disease-free survival (DFS) and/or overall survival (OS) rates with chemotherapy as variable in MPTB patients. The search generated 246 studies and 3 were included. They present together 199 patients, 77 (39%) with aggressive histology and 29 (15%) received chemotherapy. One study reported better DFS and OS outcomes in treatment group whilst two reported the opposite, but neither results were statistically significant. Unbalanced arms, small sample size, absence of prognostic factors stratification and inclusion of indolent subtypes are factors that might have contributed to these results. Therefore, the negative benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in survival of MPTB is based on few studies with considerable limitations. High risk MPTB should be properly studied in randomized prospective trials, specially taking into account prognostic and predictive molecular markers of response.
Lactation Characteristic of Etawah Crossed Breed Goats Under Intensive Management

The study aimed to describe lactation characteristic of Etawah Crossed Breed goats raised under intensive management. The study located in BBPTU HPT Baturraden, Purwokerto, used 27 female pregnant goats, at 24 to 27 months old. The goats were managed followed standard operating procedure of the research institute. The data consisted of body size and body weight, colostrum and milk yield, lactation period and reproductive performance. The results showed the average of daily milk yield, lactation period, total milk and colostrum production in first lactation were 960±340 mL/day, 157±41 days, 114,720±68,900 mL and 415±240 mL/day. The proportion of monthly milk production from initial lactation to dry off were 21.27, 22.17, 20.18, 17.29, 12.52, 9.13, and 5.65% of total lactation yield, respectively. Peak production ranged from first to second months of lactation, the highest was in the week 4 th , averaged of 1080 mL/day. Production persistency was 66.39%. The rate of increase toward peak was 5.60%/week and rate of decline from peak was -3.92% of milk yield in the previous week. Trend equation of lactation curve was Y = 8412.7 –233.65 x. Means period of postpartum mating, service per conception and body condition score were 88.7±39.2 days, 1.2 and 3.45, respectively. There was no correlation between postpartum mating, body condition score and milk production. The study concluded that Etawah Crossed Breed goat under intensive management had short lactation period, early peak production, low persistency. The dry period was estimated 3 months and pregnancy occurred after peak production.