Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Changes in parenting practices and adolescent drug abuse during multidimensional family therapy.

The nature and extent of changes in parenting and the link between parental subsystem changes and reduction in adolescent substance abuse and problem behaviors were examined in a sample of 29 parents and their drug-abusing adolescents. Participants completed 16 sessions of multidimensio nal family therapy. Over two thirds of the parents showed moderate to excellent improvement in parenting. Chi-square goodnessof-fit analyses revealed a statistically significant association between improvement in parenting and reduction in adolescent drug use and behavior problems. Results of this exploratory study provide qualified support for a fundamental tenet of family therapy—that change in the parental subsystem is related to improvement in the problem behavior of adolescents. Family therapy is a credible and effective treatment for a variety of child and adolescent problems (Alexander, Holtzworth-Munroe, & Jameson, 1994; Hazelrigg, Cooper, & Borduin, 1987). Scientific work carried out during the last decade demonstrates the efficacy of certain forms of family therapy with adolescent behavior problems (Henggeler, Borduin, & Mann, 1993; Lebow & Gurman, 1995; Tolan & Loeber, 1993), including substance abuse (Liddle & Dakof, 1995a), a disorder known to be among the most difficult to treat (Lambert, 1982). Particular forms of family-based intervention can retain adolescents and their families in treatment; can significantly reduce drug use in
Response of green mussel, Perna viridis (L.) to chlorine in the context of power plant biofouling control

Results of a study on lethal and sublethal responses of green mussel, Perna viridis exposed to different levels of chlorine, are presented. At 1 ppm chlorine residuals, 12 mm size group mussels showed 100% mortality in 504 hours (21 days) and 95 mm size group mussels in 816 hours (33 days). At relatively high levels of chlorine residuals (10 ppm), 100% mortality in 12 mm and 95 mm size groups took 30 and 48 hours, respectively. All size groups showed progressive reduction in physiological activities such as filtration rate, foot activity and byssus thread production when chlorine residuals were increased from 0 to 1.5 ppm. Reduction in physiological activities of mussels was strongly correlated with the concentration of chlorine.
Influence of Upper Mantle Anisotropy on Isotropic P‐Wave Tomography Images Obtained in the Eastern Mediterranean Region

Seismic body‐wave tomography studies typically assume an isotropic upper mantle, possibly mapping anisotropy into artificial isotropic velocity anomalies in the resulting images. The Eastern Mediterranean with its oceanic, continental, and extinct subduction systems, as well as dense station coverage, provides an ideal setting to explore this issue. To examine the influence of seismic anisotropy, our study deals with both synthetic and real data inversions in which realistic seismic anisotropy models derived from 3D mantle convection simulations and shear wave splitting measurements are taken as a priori constraints. Spatial large‐scale velocity perturbations are mostly consistent between models derived with and without considering anisotropy. Small differences in the magnitude (up to 2%) and shape of velocity perturbations occur, and some structures are less diffuse when including anisotropy. Additionally, good backazimuthal coverage of teleseismic events and a larger data set improve the resolution of our model with respect to previous tomography studies and allow us to better interpret first‐order isotropic velocity anomalies. Key features, such as the half‐arc subducting oceanic plate in the southern Aegean and a wide and deep tear in the slab beneath southwestern Turkey, are clearly visible in all models. Our final tomography images also provide evidence for a shallow horizontal tear in the northern Hellenides and a vertical tear between two parts of the Cyprian slab. In eastern Anatolia, slab‐related high‐velocity anomalies are absent due to the continental collision and break‐off.
Memory effects in scattering from accelerating bodies

Abstract. Interaction of electromagnetic, acoustic, and even gravitational waves with accelerating bodies forms a class of nonstationary time-variant processes. Scattered waves contain intrinsic signatures of motion, which manifest in a broad range of phenomena, including Sagnac interference, and both Doppler and micro-Doppler frequency shifts. Although general relativity is often required to account for motion, instantaneous rest frame approaches are frequently used to describe interactions with slowly accelerating objects. We investigate theoretically and experimentally an interaction regime that is neither relativistic nor adiabatic. The test model considers an accelerating scatterer with a long-lasting relaxation memory. The slow decay rates violate the instantaneous reaction assumption of quasistationarity, introducing non-Markovian contributions to the scattering process. Memory signatures in scattering from a rotating dipole are studied theoretically, showing symmetry breaking of micro-Doppler combs. A quasistationary numeric analysis of scattering in the short-memory limit is proposed and validated experimentally with an example of electromagnetic pulses interacting with a rotating wire.
EFFECT OF AIR POLLUTION ON METABOLIC CONTENTS OF SOME TREES IN AMRAVATI CITY (MS)

Abstract: Increasing level of pollution load in environmental conditions severely alters metabolism in any organism. One of such signif icantly contributor pollution is air pollution. Industrial and automobile revolution is the main cause behind the rise in pollution load in the environment. Amongst the respondents to this pollution plant are more threatened due to their static nature. They suffer from the number of problems leading to metabolic disorders and consequent changes in the growth performance. The aim of this investigation is to determine the effects of air pollution on the morphology and metabolism of the plant in terms of the levels of total soluble sugar, ascorbic acid, protein, prolein, chlorophyll in four tree species and assess the role of these parameters as a marker for plant damage. It was determination of the current health status of tree species surviving in the polluted area and its comparison to the plants from the area where environment was more clean and healthy. To achieve this aim the objectives focused were: Assessment of biochemical characteristics of tree species under consideration, Percent variation in trees from polluted and healthy sites and Impact assessment. Two individuals each of the four tree species Azardirachta indica, Ficus religiosa, Terminalia catappa, Polyalthia logifolia were selected from heavily polluted and healthy and cleaner area of the city. Important metabolic contents like chlorophyll, total soluble sugar, ascorbic acid protein and prolein amino acid were estimated from both the individuals from polluted and healthy sites. The results were compared for the percent change in the metabolite contents of the plants from the heavily polluted site. The biochemical analyses of selected all plants have shown decreased metabolic contents due to pollution except Proline, which has shown an increase in the plants at polluted site. The observed reductions in almost all the metabolic parameter are exposing the impact of the air pollution on the physiological condition of the plant under exposure. Such adverse effects of air pollution on biota and ecosystem have been demonstrated worldwide. EFFECT OF AIR POLLUTION ON METABOLIC CONTENTS OF SOME TREES IN AMRAVATI CITY (MS)
Fungal species isolated from Quercus castaneifolia in Hyrcanian Forests, North of Iran

Kavosi MR, Feridon F, Hajizadeh G. 2013. Fungal species isolated from Quercus castaneifolia in Hyrcanian Forests, North of Iran. Â Biodiversitas 14: 61-66. In order to isolate and identify of fungi associated with Quercus castaneifolia seed, sampling carried out inÂ Shast-Kalate, Ghorogh, Loveh and Golestan forest. Collected seeds sterilized and then separated sections including: outer section ofÂ seed (crust)Â and inner seed section (endosperm). Each section of seed tissue is cultured on potato dextrose agar media. After sub-cultureÂ and providing of the fungi pure cultures, various species isolated and identified by spores characteristics, their size and color, including:Â Aspergillus flavus, A. niger, Curvularia affinis, Trichoderma harzianum, Trichothecium roseum, Eurotium rubrum, E. amstelodami,Â Penicillium implicatum, P. fellutanum, Diplodia sp. Nigrospora gossypi, Alternaria alternata , Fusarium oxysporum and BeltraniaÂ santapaui. The most frequency of fungus in Shast-Kalate forest was P. implicatum by 74% of frequency within seed section, the mostÂ frequency in Ghorogh and Loveh Forest was P. fellutanum with 63 and 66% of frequency within seed section respectively and the mostÂ frequency in Golestan forest was B. santapaui by 51% of frequency outer seed section. The result showed diversity of the fungi on theÂ outer seed section is higher than within seed section. The results also showed during several isolation a saprophyte fungus always couldÂ be finding on the acorn seeds. This is the comprehensive report on fungi associated with Quercus castaneifolia seed in Hyrcanian forest,Â North of Iran.
For your next separation consider adsorption

Adsorption is a separation process in which certain components of a gaseous or liquid phase are selectively transferred to the surface of a solid adsorbent. It can perform many separations impossible or impractical by more familiar techniques such as distillation, absorption, and membrane-based systems. Its importance has been rising in process and environmental applications alike--many new such applications have in fact been made possible by advances in adsorption technology itself. Selecting the right adsorbent for a given separation can make a big difference in how well the adsorption unit performs. Making the selection task especially important is the continual development of new adsorbents. The discussion in this article of practical principles of adsorption puts special emphasis on information helpful for adsorbent selection. Adsorption most often takes place in a fixed bed of adsorbent. The typical arrangement consists of two beds placed in parallel so that tone can be regenerated while the other is adsorbing. Regeneration methods are discussed below.
Epidemiological transition of colorectal cancer in developing countries: Environmental factors, molecular pathways, and opportunities for prevention

Colorectal cancer(CRC)is one of the leading causes of cancer and cancer-related mortality worldwide.The disease has been traditionally a major health problem in industrial countries,however the CRC rates are increasing in the developing countries that are undergoing economic growth.Several environmental risk factors,mainly changes in diet and life style,have been suggested to underlie the rise of CRC in these populations.Diet and lifestyle impinge on nuclear receptors,on the intestinal microbiota and on crucial molecular pathways that are implicated in intestinal carcinogenesis.In this respect,the epidemiological transition in several regions of the world offers a unique opportunity to better understand CRC carcinogenesis by studying the disease phenotypes and their environmental and molecular associations in different populations.The data from these studies may have important implications for the global prevention and treatment of CRC.
Recent Trends

Summary The Pacific Northwest is a region where commercial demand for a variety of NTFP-floral greens, mushrooms, berries, mosses-has expanded rapidly over the past fifteen years, creating space for new types of harvesters. These are mainly recent Southeast Asian and Latino immigrants who find this work allows them some degree of self-direction and income. Tensions have arisen between Native Americans, Euro-Americans, and recent immigrants over access rights to NTFPs as competition for these previously abundant resources has increased. Increased harvesting has also brought concerns about sustainable harvesting forw ard.
Capture of Male and Female Cabbage Loopers in Field Traps Baited with Synthetic Sex Pheromone

Large numbers of male and female cabbage looper months, Trichoplusia ni (Hubner), were captured during the late spring of 1971 at Hastings, Fla. , in field traps baited with the synthetic cabbage looper sex pheromone. cis -7-dodecen-1-ol acetate (Berger 1966). The capture of significant numbers of female moths in traps baited only with cis -7-dodecen-1-ol acetate was unusual and to our knowledge has not been reported previously. The circumstances and conditions associated with this phenomenon are described here.
Regular ArticleOsseous inner ear structures and hearing in early marsupials and placentals

Based on the internal anatomy of petrosal bones as shown in radiographs and scanning electron microscopy, the inner ear structures of Late Cretaceous marsupials and placentals (about 65 Myr ago) from the Bug Creek Anthills locality of Montana, USA, are described. The inner ears of Late Cretaceous marsupials and placentals are similar to each other in having the following tribosphenic therian synapomorphies: a fully coiled cochlea, primary and secondary osseous spiral laminae, the perilymphatic recess merging with the scala tympani of the cochlea, an aqueductus cochleae, a true fenestra cochleae, a radial pattern of the cochlear nerve and an elongate basilar membrane extending to the region between the fenestra vestibuli and fenestra cochleae. The inner ear structures of living therians differ from those of their Late Cretaceous relatives mainly in having a greater number of spiral turns of the cochlea and a longer basilar membrane. Functionally, a coiled cochlea not only permits the development of an elongate basilar membrane within a restricted space in the skull but also allows a centralized nerve system to innervate the elongate basilar membrane. Qualitative and quantitative analyses show that, with a typical therian inner ear, Late Cretaceous marsupials and placentals were probably capable of high-frequency hearing.
Artificial Neural Networks Performance in WIG20 Index Options Pricing

In this paper, the performance of artificial neural networks in option pricing was analyzed and compared with the results obtained from the Black–Scholes–Merton model, based on the historical volatility. The results were compared based on various error metrics calculated separately between three moneyness ratios. The market data-driven approach was taken to train and test the neural network on the real-world options data from 2009 to 2019, quoted on the Warsaw Stock Exchange. The artificial neural network did not provide more accurate option prices, even though its hyperparameters were properly tuned. The Black–Scholes–Merton model turned out to be more precise and robust to various market conditions. In addition, the bias of the forecasts obtained from the neural network differed significantly between moneyness states. This study provides an initial insight into the application of deep learning methods to pricing options in emerging markets with low liquidity and high volatility.
Hypertensive Patients Compliance with Medications in Marjan Teaching Hospital/ Babylon

Accepted 5 April , 2015 Abstract Hypertension is a major public-health challenge worldwide and one in every three adults has high blood pressure poor or noncompliance produce uncontrolled hypertension that will lead to more complications. The objective of this study is to evaluate compliance of hypertensive adults with their treatment, this is a descriptive cross sectional study was conducted at the medical consultation clinics of Marjan Teaching Hospital during the period from January through July 2013, 323 hypertensive patients aged over 25 years were interviewed and assessed using a special questionnaire format based on Morisky 8-Item Medication Adherence Scale. Weight, height , and blood pressure were measured. The study showed that mean age of patients was 51.28 ± 9.81 years. Good compliance with treatment was present in only 24.8% of the sample and 57.9% had poor compliance. Nearly 90% of patients tend to measure their blood pressure at governmental clinics, 34.1% do not remember their last blood pressure reading; 33.4% do not know the normal reading and 21.3% tend to measure their blood pressure every 3 months or more and good control of blood pressure was present only in 22.3% of patients. In conclusion the study revealed a low rate of medication compliance and low level of blood pressure control with strong association between them. Compliance increased with higher level of education, presence of complication, longer duration of disease and the use of single medication.
Shared Autonomous Vehicle Fleet Performance: Impacts of Parking Limitations and Trip Densities

This study micro-simulates 2% and 5% of the region’s 9.5 million daily person-trips and 20% of trips in the central Twin Cities with shared autonomous vehicles (SAVs) in the 7-county Minneapolis–Saint Paul region using MATSim to appreciate the effects of different trip-making densities and curb-use restrictions. Results suggest the average SAV in this region can serve at most 30 person-trips per day with less than 5 minutes average wait time, but generating 13% more vehicle-miles traveled (VMT). With dynamic ride-sharing (DRS), SAV VMT fell, on average, by 17% and empty VMT (eVMT) fell by 26%. Compared to idling-at-curb scenarios, parkingrestricted scenarios generated 8% more VMT . Relying on 52 mi/gallon hybrid electric SAVs is estimated to lower travelers’ energy use by 21% and reduce tailpipe emissions by 30%, assuming no new or longer trips. A 106 mi/gallon equivalent battery-electric fleet does much better by lowering energy use by 64%. * Corresponding Author
Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and monetary of aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.)

The traditional farming of rice cultivation where availability of water is very low, keeping rice productivity at such places rice is a big challenge. The author has recommended to cultivate paddy on such places and to maintain its productivity, by applying this techniques of rice cultivation. In this study, the author undertook to investigate the “Effect of integrated nutrient management on growth, yield and monetary of aerobic rice (Oryza sativa L.). ’ The experiment was under taken twelve treatment combinations consisting of six levels of nitrogen and two levels of bio compost were evaluated in factorial randomized block design with three replications. Results showed that among the all the treatment nitrogen application @ 75% of 100 kg N/ha through chemical fertilizer + Azospirillum (N5) was found to be most profitable in term of profitability, yield and yield attributing traits. Bio-compost 10 t/ha (B2) showed significantly improve the yield and yield attributing traits.
Parámetros biológicos del parasitoide Encarsia formosa (Gahan) (Hymenoptera: Aphelinidae) en condiciones de laboratorio

Encarsia formosa es el parasitoide mas utilizado para el control biologico de la mosca blanca de los invernaculos, Trialeurodes vaporariorum. Dado que en la Argentina no existen antecedentes sobre estudios biologicos de este entomofago, el objetivo de este trabajo fue analizar los siguientes parametros biologicos de E. formosa: supervivencia (1x) fecundidad especifica (mx), tasa intrinseca de incremento poblacional (rm) tasa neta de reproduccion (R0) y tiempo generacional (T). Para ello se obtuvieron las tablas de vida y de fecundidad utilizando a T. vaporariorum como huesped y al tomate como planta hospedera. Bajo las condiciones experimentales utilizadas se obtuvieron los siguientes resultados: mortalidad en el estado de pupa =4%; longevidad media del adulto =10.4 d; lx50 (adultos)=8-9 d; rm=0.283 pupas parasitadas / ♀ / d, R0=155.6 pupas parasitadas/hembra; T=17.9 d. Las curvas lx-mx y los parametros poblacionales analizados indican que la poblacion local de E. formosa estudiada posee un gran potencial para ser utilizada como agente de biocontrol de T. vaporariorum.
Evaluation of Effectiveness of Nano Sensor (IITB) Based Irrigation System on Water Productivity and Yield of Maize (Zea mays)

Water plays a crucial role in photosynthesis and plant nutrition. Agriculture is the major user of fresh water, consumes 70% of the fresh water i.e. 1,500 billion m 3 out of the 2,500 billion m 3 of water that is being used each year (Shah and Das, 2012). One of the major problems in agriculture is non-optimal usage of water. It is estimated that 40% of the fresh-water used for agriculture in developing countries is lost, either by evaporation, spills, or absorption by the deeper layers of the soil, beyond the reach of plants roots (Shah and International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 8 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Trophic analyses of opportunistic polychaetes (Ophryotrocha cyclops) at salmonid aquaculture sites

A new species of dorvilleid polychaete, Ophryotrocha cyclops, has been observed on the rocky seafloor underneath deep salmonid aquaculture sites on the south coast of Newfoundland, Canada. The distribution of these opportunistic worms is likely related to organic matter accumulation on the seafloor, and this species may have a role in remediation processes. To better understand the functional role of O. cyclops at aquaculture sites, it is important to know what they feed upon. Here, stable isotope analyses (δ13C, δ15N and δ34S) and trace element analyses were performed on dorvilleids and their potential food sources at three aquaculture sites. Stable isotope analyses revealed spatial and temporal variation in the isotopic carbon signature of O. cyclops, highlighting possible differences in the food sources of individual dorvilleids within and between sites. The isotopic composition of dorvilleids was closest to that of fish pellets; the presence of abundant lipid droplets in gut epithelial cells of O. cyclops suggests the assimilation of fish pellet-derived lipids. Trace element analysis indicated that O. cyclops does not concentrate the aquaculture tracers Zn or Cu to a large extent. However, concentrations of sulphur were high in O. cyclops compared with other sources. Taken together, results show that O. cyclops most likely consume both fish pellets and flocculent matter-associated bacteria. As such, they are involved in sulphur cycling and fish pellet degradation at aquaculture sites.
Pollen Germination and Pollen-Tube Characteristics in a Range of Apple Cultivars

SummaryPollen-tube growth characteristics are being used increasingly to investigate compatibility relationships in plants. A study was initiated to define more fully the characteristics of compatible and incompatible pollen-tube growth in 40 apple cultivars. Individual reactions varied in detail, but, in general, diploid pollen averaged over 70% germination, triploid pollen less than 10%. Compatible pollen tubes grew rapidly down the style and were characterized by small widely spaced, intermittent callose plugs and the absence of terminal plugs. Incompatible tubes were slower growing, often stopping completely, and had heavy depositions of callose tissue along and at the end of the tube.