Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Growth and yield response of tomato (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) to soil applied calcium carbide and L-methionine.

A pot experiment was conducted in the wirehouse to compare the effects of 2 precursors (Calcium carbide and L-methionine) of ethylene on growth and yield of tomato. L-methonine @ 1 mg kg soil in the form of solution and Calcium carbide @ 15 mg kgsoil in medical capsules were applied. Encapsulated Calcium carbide was applied 6 cm deep into soil. Recommended doses of N, P and K fertilizers @ 100-90-60 kg ha, respectively were applied alone and in combination with precursors. Half dose of N and full dose of P and K was applied after one week of nursery transplantation and the remaining dose after 3 weeks of nursery transplantation. Encapsulated Calcium carbide was applied after 10 days of transplantation while L-methonine was dissolved in water and then applied after 10 days of transplanting. A completely randomized design was followed with 6 treatments and 3 replications. Results regarding number of flowers, number of fruits, shoot dry weight, fruit weight, root weight, N concentration and uptake in shoot and fruit were significantly affected by both precursors in combination with fertilizers compared to control and alone fertilizer. Application of Calcium carbide with NPK fertilizer improved the yield contributing factors that resulted in significant increase in tomato fruit yield.
The impact of management on NFP and FP social enterprises governed by government contracts and legislation

ABSTRACT This paper compares the impact of management practices on employee outcomes in FP and NFP social enterprises that are contracted by the government and governed by a legislative framework. The methods involved SEM analysis of a data from 689 study participants, 311 worked in FP and 378 worked in NFP social enterprises. The contribution of the paper is that in contrast to previous research, the outcome shows new knowledge about how similar the impact of management practices is on employee outcomes, although, significant differences are evident in how it affects employee turnover intentions in FP and NFP social enterprises.
Preliminary study of a separative shared control scheme focusing on control-authority and attention allocation for multi-limb disaster response robots

ABSTRACT We previously developed a four-arm, four-flipper disaster response robot called OCTOPUS to perform complex tasks at severe disaster sites. Its 22 degrees of freedom (DOF) enable advanced mobility and workability, but requires a minimum of two operators to control it. Considering the limitations of the current automated systems and the need to reduce human resources, it is practical to control OCTOPUS through a shared control. This entails a human-automation (HA) control system that independently allocates control authority between a human and automated system so as to simultaneously cover all DOF in what we call ‘separative shared control’. To establish an HA control system, control authority allocation (CAA) must be carefully designed. We first performed experiments with a human-human (HH) control system using a VR simulator. We determined four tasks and five CAAs and then selected the optimum CAA by analyzing the results. We then developed an HA control system utilizing the selected CAA that replaces either human operator with a simple automated system. We compared the performance of the HH and HA control systems in the above four tasks using the VR simulator and found that the HA achieved less workload and higher subjective usability than the HH. GRAPHICAL ABSTRACT
Visualization of the Geophysical Settings in the Philippine Sea Margins by Means of GMT and ISC Data

The presented research aimed to perform geophysical modelling (gravity and geoid) and to evaluate the spatio-temporal variation of the marine geological data (distribution and depth of earthquakes) using combination of the Generic Mapping Tools (GMT) and available sources from the International Seismological Centre (ISC-EHB) that produce data on earthquakes as part of seismic survey and regional research projects. The target study area is a Philippine Sea basin (PSB) with two focused marginal areas: Philippine Trench and Mariana Trench, two hadal trenches located in the places of the tectonic plates subduction. Marine free-air gravity anomaly in the PSP shows higher values (>80 mGal) of the gravity fields structure at the volcanic areas and Philippine archipelago. Current study presented comparative geophysical analysis, and mapping free-air gravity and geoid in the Philippine Sea basin area. As a result of this study, the average level of earthquakes located in the Philippine Trench and Mariana Trench areas were compared, and those located in the Philippine archipelago are determined to be in the souther-western part (area of west Mindanao, south-west Visayas islands), while Luzon Islands shown shallower located earthquakes. The results on the Mariana Trench segment shown shallower located earthquakes compared of the other marginal regions of the Philippine Sea Basin. Current paper contributes to the studies on natural hazards through visualization and analysis of the earthquakes activities (occurrence and magnitude intensity), due to increasing interest to the problems of seismicity in the Pacific Ocean, which may have environmental effects causing harmful consequences and possible risks for coastal population of the Philippine islands through aftershocks and tsunami.
Successful practice in early career networks: insights from the polar sciences

Abstract. Acquiring not only field-specific knowledge but also a set of transferable professional skills becomes increasingly important for Early Career Scientists (ECS) in Geosciences and other academic disciplines. Although the need for training in transferable skills adds to the work-load of an individual Early Career Scientist, it is often neglected within the traditional academic environments. International Early Career Networks (ECN) are global voluntary communities of early career scientists aiming (i) to advocate for early stage researchers; and (ii) to advance the careers of their members by raising their profiles and training them in specific transferable skills, such as networking, collaborating and outreach. Accordingly, ECN can be a tool to move beyond institutional barriers and to improve the inclusion of ECS into the international scientific community. In 2019 we conducted three surveys in order to assess ECN from the perspective of its members and regarding the structures of different ECN within a specific discipline and across disciplines. We use the survey results alongside with case studies from well-established and long term networks to elucidate the attributes that make a successful, sustainable ECN. Important characteristics of these international ECN include (1) developing the ECN organizational schemes to promote early career scientists within a specific discipline and across disciplines, (2) scoping for members needs, evaluating the performance of the network, and adapting to feedback, (3) continuity of the organizing committee by ensuring representation of different stages of ECS, and (4) diverse membership to provide strong foundational and personnel support within the network. These characteristics can support the development of best practices for developing ECN successfully, which can guide existing and future networks within Geosciences and other scientific disciplines.
The Acanthodian Fauna of the Craven Peaks Beds (Early to Middle Devonian) western Queensland

Two acanthodian faunas of different ages have been identified from calcareous lithologies assigned to the Cravens Peak Beds, Georgina Basin, western Queensland. A sparse fauna comprising scales of Nostolepis sp. cf. N. strata and Radioporacanthodes sp. indicates a Lochkovian or Pragian age for one shot-hole sample south of the Toko Range. A limestone outcrop further south in the Toomba Range yielded a more abundant fauna which includes dissociated remains of two new acanthodians Teneracanthus toombaensis gen. et sp. nov. and Machaeracanthus pectinatus sp. nov. Teneracanthus gen. nov. is an acanthodid acanthodian which is most similar to the early Frasnian Lodeacanthus from Latvia. M. pectinatus sp. nov. is based on isolated scales. Comparison with acanthodian and thelodontid microremains from well-dated sequences in the Broken River Group indicate a late Emsian to early Eifelian age for the limestone stratum.
Evaluating the Efficacy of Insecticides Against the Apple Leaf Miner, Lyonetia clerkella Linn. (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) in Kashmir, India

Lyonetia clerkella Linn. (Lepidoptera: Lyonetiidae) is one of the most destructive insect pests in many parts of the Kashmir valley. In order to find an effective control agent against this lepidopteran pest, we determined the effectiveness of four synthetic insecticides, viz. Dichlorvas 76EC, Chlorpyriphos 20EC, Dimethoate 30EC, and Cartap hydrochloride 4% GR under both field as well as in laboratory conditions. The distilled water was also used as a control in the experiments. The mortality caused by these insecticides was recorded in both larval as well as in adult bioassay experiments. In the larval bioassay experiment, the highest mortality was caused by Cartap hydrochloride 4% GR (93.13%) followed by Dimethoate 30EC (88.97%), whereas in adult bioassay experiment, the highest mortality was caused by Dimethoate 30EC (94.03%). Results obtained in the present study are promising and may be used as a control strategy for the management of this severe leaf miner pest; however, no recommendations concerning the potential use of insecticides for apple orchards can be given, and further studies are needed in this respect, especially under field conditions.
Hyperspectral Inversion Model of Chlorophyll Content in Peanut Leaves

The purpose of this study is to determine a method for quickly and accurately estimating the chlorophyll content of peanut plants at different plant densities. This was explored using leaf spectral reflectance to monitor peanut chlorophyll content to detect sensitive spectral bands and the optimum spectral indicators to establish a quantitative model. Peanut plants under different plant density conditions were monitored during three consecutive growth periods; single-photon avalanche diode (SPAD) and hyperspectral data derived from the leaves under the different plant density conditions were recorded. By combining arbitrary bands, indices were constructed across the full spectral range (350–2500 nm) based on blade spectra: the normalized difference spectral index (NDSI), ratio spectral index (RSI), difference spectral index (DSI) and soil-adjusted spectral index (SASI). This enabled the best vegetation index reflecting peanut-leaf SPAD values to be screened out by quantifying correlations with chlorophyll content, and the peanut leaf SPAD estimation models established by regression analysis to be compared and analyzed. The results showed that the chlorophyll content of peanut leaves decreased when plant density was either too high or too low, and that it reached its maximum at the appropriate plant density. In addition, differences in the spectral reflectance of peanut leaves under different chlorophyll content levels were highly obvious. Without considering the influence of cell structure as chlorophyll content increased, leaf spectral reflectance in the visible (350–700 nm): near-infrared (700–1300 nm) ranges also increased. The spectral bands sensitive to chlorophyll content were mainly observed in the visible and near-infrared ranges. The study results showed that the best spectral indicators for determining peanut chlorophyll content were NDSI (R520, R528), RSI (R748, R561), DSI (R758, R602) and SASI (R753, R624). Testing of these regression models showed that coefficient of determination values based on the NDSI, RSI, DSI and SASI estimation models were all greater than 0.65, while root mean square error values were all lower than 2.04. Therefore, the regression model established according to the above spectral indicators was a valid predictor of the chlorophyll content of peanut leaves.
Research regarding the prevention and combating the Coccomyces pathogen (staining cherry leaves).

Initially, on the infected cherry leaf appear spots, shaped points, purple or reddish, visible especially on the upper face of the language. On the underside of the leaf, next to the epiphyte spots, there is a white mold, stromatics consisting of conidiophores and conidia. The expansion of the brownie area, especially on the leaf edge, has the effect of leaf twisting. The damaged leaves fall prematurely. The mushroom’s mycelium is endoparasites intercellular. On this mycelium it forms the sporulation grouped in acervuls.
Use of an Emulsion Prepared with Lipophilized Gelatin for the Induction of Ovarian Maturation in the Japanese Eel Anguilla japonica

A new type of water-in-oil-in-water (W/O/W) emulsion using lipophilized gelatin (LG) and cotton seed oil was developed for the administration of salmon gonadotropin (sGtH) to induce ovarian matura tion in the Japanese eel. Hormone-releasing properties of the LG emulsion were compared with a W/O type emulsion prepared with Freund's incomplete adjuvant (FIA) and saline solution in in vitro and in vivo experiments. These results indicated that the LG emulsion had hormone-releasing properties differ ent from those of the saline solution and the FIA emulsion. Cultured immature female Japanese eel (BW, 566 to 1017 g) received a weekly intramuscular injection (total of 10 injections) of the LG emul sion, the FIA emulsion or the saline solution, each of which contained sGtH. In the group treated with LG emulsion containing sGtH, all fish matured showing small individual variations in GSI and percent increases in body weight. Although the FIA emulsion was also effective in inducing ovarian maturation, it is possible that ovarian maturation was inhibited by antibodies produced against sGtH. Administra tion of sGtH in saline solution required a longer period of time for the completion of ovarian matura tion. Therefore, it appeared that the LG emulsion containing sGtH was more effective than other prepa rations in inducing ovarian maturation in eel.
Immune infertility : the impact of immune reactions on human infertility

Sperm Antigens. - Proteomics of Human Spermatozoa. - Methods of Analysis of Sperm Antigens Related to Fertility. - Sperm Surface Proteomics. - Sperm Functions Influenced by Immune Reactions. - Antisperm Antibodies (ASA). - The Immune Privilege of the Testis. - Immune Chemistry of ASA. - Sperm-Specific T Lymphocytes. - Site and Risk Factors of Antisperm Antibodies Production in the Male Population. - Biologic Substrates Containing ASA. - ASA in the Female. - Sperm-Immobilizing Antibody and Its Target Antigen (CD52). - The Clinical Impact of Sperm Antibodies. - Male Autoimmune Infertility. - Tests for Sperm Antibodies. - Impact on Fertility Outcome. - Sperm Antibodies and Assisted Reproduction. - Treatment of Immune Infertility. - Immune Contraception. - Immunization with Sperm Antigens to Induce Contraception. - Immunocontraception in Wildlife Animals. - Experience from Clinical Trials with Fertility Control Vaccines.
Quantitative Evaluation of Consecutively Rapid Maxillary Expansions and Constrictions Effects on Circum-Maxillary Sutures in Boys by SPECT Bone Scintigraphy

Objective: The aim of the study was to ascertain bone activity changes at biomechanically induced circum-maxillary sutures by Consecutively Rapid Maxillary Expansions and Constrictions (CRME-C). Materials and Methods: A banded type maxillary expansion device with Double Hinged Expansion Screw was used for CRME-C in 9 growing male patients having 11.29 ± 0.76 chronologic age (range from 9.8 to 13.6 years) and skeletal Class III malocclusion with transvers maxillary deficiency. Screw was 4 times a day as twice at the morning and twice in the evening. CRME-C started by opened the screw in first week and closed it next week was applied during consecutively 9 weeks. After under-jet was reduced and/ or maxillary constriction was eliminated, the screw was fixed, and the device was kept in mouth for retention for six months. Single photon emission computed tomography bone scintigraphy records were obtained before (T1) and at the end of CRME-C (T2) and six months after the retention period (T3). Nonparametric Test-Friedman’s Two-Way Analysis of Variance was used to assess the differences between the periods and Tukey multiple comparison tests were applied. Results: Statistically significant bone activity increase was determined in the right posterior site of the mid-palatal suture region, both right and left zygomatic maxillary suture regions and left zygomaticotemporal suture regions in T2 period, whereas, it was decreased after six months’ retention period. Conclusion: It has been revealed that bone activity is increased on posterior mid-palatal suture region within 9-weeks of CRME-C in early growth period of the boys.
Examining the Role of Scientific Identity in Black Student Retention in a STEM Scholar Program

Abstract:This study reports on early program retention in a multi-component undergraduate science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) scholar program aimed at diversifying STEM at a large, research-intensive, predominantly White university. The authors drew on London and associates’ STEM Engagement Framework to determine what factors are related to remaining in the program through the first two years. Results indicate that having a high scientific identity and reporting fewer instances of discrimination increased the likelihood of remaining in the program. Black students were somewhat more likely than the other underrepresented racially minoritized (URM) groups to remain in the program and were as likely as non-URM participants to remain enrolled in the program.
Corporate Divestiture Decisions and Long-Run Performance

Abstract We examine the post-divestiture long-run performance of two different choices of corporate divestiture, asset sell-offs versus equity carve-outs, and find that the choice of divestiture methods has important implications for the post-divestiture long-run performance. Our findings show that the post-divestiture long-run abnormal returns of sell-off parents are significantly higher than those of the carve-out parents. Furthermore, we find a positive relationship between the post-divestiture long-run returns and the diversification discount. The effect of the diversification discount is weaker for divesting parents with higher levels of R&D. Our results also provide evidence that a firm’s pre-divestiture number of segments, its unrelatedness to the divested unit, and its level of asymmetric information are positively related to the probability of choosing the asset sell-off method.
Temperature and precipitation during winter in NyÅlesund, Svalbard and possible tropical linkages

Abstract Winter (DJF) temperature and precipitation variability in an Arctic Archipelago, Svalbard is investigated for an extreme event during December 2015 as well as on interannual time scales. During December 2015–16, a strong high pressure anomaly over northern Europe channelised warm and moist air into Ny Ålesund (∼79°N and ∼11°E) resulting in extreme temperature and precipitation. This high pressure anomaly was a result of wave trains associated with the Madden Julian Oscillation (MJO). On interannual time scales, the observation site, Ny Ålesund was characterised by an increasing trend in precipitation and temperature. A composite of SLP anomalies associated with the temperature and precipitation anomalies was characterised by a high pressure anomaly over northern Europe. The second mode in the EOF of SLP anomalies during winter (DJF) also indicated the presence of a high pressure anomaly over northern Europe, extending into the Pacific. The mode was correlated significantly with the ENSO. During the study period, more than 50% of the ENSO events influenced temperature and precipitation in Ny Alesund. In the present study, the EOF-2 temporal pattern correlated strongly with La Nina in the Pacific, suggesting the generation of a high/low pressure anomaly during negative/positive ENSO phases. On interannual timescales, extremes were conspicuous, particularly when La Nina coincided with active MJO. This may be due to the fact that both processes generate similar pressure anomalies in northern Europe and reinforce each other. This study also suggests that the influence of El Nino is weaker than La Nina. It is also noted that decadal oscillations in the Pacific, particularly the Interdecadal Pacific Oscillation (IPO) also enhance the high-pressure anomalies over northern Europe. Thus, the temperature and precipitation in a high Arctic location, Ny Ålesund is interconnected, at least hemispherically and is defined by processes of different time scales.
The Influence of Fish Solubles on Growth and Fruiting of Tomato1

Fish soluble nutrients (FSN) applied at weekly or biweekly intervals gave comparable growth and fruit yield of greenhouse-grown tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentwn mill.) as plants fertilized with full strength Hoagland’s nutrient solution. FSN fertilization stimulated vegetative growth and delayed flowering and fruit-ripening by 5-8 days depending upon concentration and frequency of application. FSN can be a useful nutrient source for crop fertilization.
Proliferating cell nuclear antigen from a basidiomycete, Coprinus cinereus

The primary purpose of the present study was to investigate whether DNA replication at meiotic prophase also requires replication factors, especially proliferating cell nuclear antigen (PCNA). We cloned PCNA cDNAs (CoPCNA) from a cDNA library made from basidia of the basidiomycete, Coprinus cinereus. Interestingly, although CoPCNA is a single-copy gene in the genome, two different PCNA cDNA species were isolated using degenerate primers and a meiotic cDNA library, and were designated as CoPCNA-α and CoPCNA-β. CoPCNA-β was made by truncating at specific sites in CoPCNA-α mRNA, 5′-AAGAAGGAGAAG-3′ and 5′-GAAGAGGAAGAA-3′. Both of these sequences were present in exon IV in the genomic sequence, and interestingly the former was the same as the inverse sequence of the latter. CoPCNA-α was 107 amino acids larger than human PCNA, and so the 107 amino-acid sequence was inserted in a loop, the so-called D2E2 loop, in human PCNA. Northern blotting analysis indicated that CoPCNA was expressed not only at premeiotic S but also at the meiotic prophase stages such as leptotene and early zygotene, just before and when karyogamy occurs and the homologous chromosomes pair. Western blotting analysis using anti-(CoPCNA-α) Ig revealed that at least two CoPCNA mRNAs before and after truncation were translated at the meiotic prophase as CoPCNA-α and CoPCNA-β.