Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Bio-efficacy of different insecticides against Aphid (Aphis gossypii) on Tomato, (Lycopersicon esculentum Mill)

Bio-efficacy of different insecticides was conducted against aphid on tomato at Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari, Gujarat. The results indicated that thiamethoxam 25 WG 0.008 per cent remained the most effective treatment against aphid followed by dimethoate 30 EC 0.03 per cent. Spiromesifen 22.9 SC 0.028 per cent and indoxacarb 14.5 SC 0.005 per cent were ranked third and fourth effective treatments, respectively. On the other side, Lambda cyhalothrin 5 EC at 0.003 per cent remained the least effective treatment among all the insecticide treatments evaluated in this investigation.
Predictive Validity of an Entry-Level Police Officer Assessment Center

Assessment center ratings on 275 police recruits correlated . 14 (p < .05) with training academy performance and . 20 (p < .05) with on-the-job performance. Lower validity for this assessment center compared with published meta-analytic validities on assessment centers is discussed in the context of several unique study characteristics: the police sample, difficulties in measuring police performance, number of scale points used in the assessment center, and the relatively small number of exercises used in the center. Using the same sample, a composite of two cognitive ability tests correlated . 31 and . 17 with training performance and job performance, respectively. Strictly on the basis of the obtained validities, results do not support the use of assessment centers for police selection compared with cognitive ability tests.
Sexual strategy in the freshwater bivalve Galatea paradoxa (Donacidae) from the Volta River estuary, Ghana

The reproductive biology, sexual strategy and sex ratio of the freshwater donacid Galatea paradoxa in the Volta River estuary, Ghana, was studied from March 2008 to February 2010. Histological observations of the gonads showed that G. paradoxa is gonochoristic with dominance by females (80%) and a high incidence of hermaphrodites (9.4%) for individuals ranged between 20 and 82 mm in shell length. There was a single spawning event between July and October. Gametogenesis started in December, progressing steadily to a peak in June–July when spawning began, until November when individuals were spent. The dominance of females coupled with the high incidence of hermaphroditism may be a reflection of populations subjected to increasing fishing pressure and over-exploitation.
Growth and Age Structure in an Introduced and Hunted Cervid Population: White-Tailed Deer in Finland

White-tailed deer were introduced to Finland in 1934 from Minnesota, North America. The population has expanded and is now an important wildlife species, managed through hunting. We determined the age of 451 individuals harvested in the 2012 hunting season. Hunters measured their body mass after slaughter and we measured the dimensions of the lower jaw (in both sexes) as well as skull dimensions and antler scores (in males). The sample indicated a deficit of older males in the population. Females seem to gain their size at the age of two while males continue to increase their body size and that of skeletal traits until the age of four. The size traits measured were similar to those in the North American studies. Based on population growth patterns and introduction history, the white-tailed deer population is performing well in Finland but the potentially skewed sex-specific age distribution warrants further attention.
BRAND IMAGE AS A MEDIATION OF ELECTRONIC WORD OF MOUTH ON PURCHASING INTENTION OF LANEIGE

The purpose of the study was to know and analyze the role of brand image as a mediator of the impact of the Electronic Word of Mouth on purchasing intention of Laneige’s product. A sample of 100 respondents used a purposive sampling technique. The type of test used to analyze the data was the validity and reliability test. The data analysis technique used is path analysis. The results of the Electronic Word of Mouth study have a significant and positive effect on brand image and purchasing intention. The Brand image also has a significant and positive impact on purchasing intention and directly has a role as a mediator on the impact of Electronic Word of Mouth on purchasing intention of Laneige’s Product. Keywords: Electronic Word of Mouth; Brand Image; Purchasing Intention
Dugong (Dugong dugon) movements and habitat use in a coral reef lagoonal ecosystem

Little is known about how the Vulnerable dugong Dugong dugon uses coral reef lagoons despite the importance of these habitats throughout much of its vast range. We used GPS satellite tracking systems to explore the space use of 12 dugongs at 3 locations in the coral reef lagoons of the main island of New Caledonia in the southwest Pacific: Cap Goulvain, Ouano and Nouméa. The movements of the tracked dugongs varied among individuals and all except one animal undertook large-scale movements (>15 km; mean [±SE] 37.7 ± 5.2 km) from their capture location (maximum waterway distance range: 13.8 to 72.9 km). The straight-line distances between the furthest GPS locations during each animal’s tracking period ranged from 21.3 to 74.5 km. We identified areas used intensively by dugongs in all 3 study areas, some of which were areas where seagrass presence has not been verified, or where dugongs have not been observed during past aerial surveys. Dugongs spent most of their tracking time within the lagoons, with 99.4% of GPS locations found inside the barrier reef. Nonetheless, where the lagoon was narrow and confined, 3 tracked dugongs used the fore reef shelf outside the barrier reef in the open ocean to commute between bays. Our findings can inform conservation and management initiatives in New Caledonia as well as other countries within the dugong’s range which have similar habitat geomorphology but where dugongs occur in numbers too low to be tracked and are considered Critically Endangered.
Causal Attributions and Perceived Performance: Consequences for College Students' Achievement and Perceived Control in Different Instructional Conditions.

Three causal attributions were examined in relation to perceived performance and the quality of instruction. Following failure feedback attributed to ability, effort, or test difficulty, university students (N=223) observed a half-hour videotaped lecture presented by either a low or a high expressive instructor. The three causal attributions affected postlecture control and achievement, depending on the quality of instruction and on student's interpretation (distortion, nondistortion) of the failure feedback prior to the lecture
Visual, Vestibular and Somatosensory Contributions to Balance Control in the Older Adult

Age- and pathology-related changes in the relative contributions of visual and somatosensory inputs to dynamic balance control were evaluated. Young adults (mean age = 25, SD = 4) were compared to older adults (mean age = 68, SD = 5). Electromyographic responses were collected when subjects' balance was perturbed on a movable platform. The amounts of visual information and of somatosensory input at the ankle were manipulated. Muscle response latencies, losses of balance, and muscle sequencing were analyzed. Muscle response latencies did not differ across age groups. Loss of balance data indicated that older adults were less stable under conditions in which peripheral vision was occluded and ankle somatosensation was limited (only foveal vision and vestibular input remaining). Older adults showed more antagonist muscle activation and used muscle sequences not seen in young adults (e.g., hip strategy). These effects were exaggerated among subjects in whom borderline pathology had been diagnosed.
From Clocks to Chaos: The Rhythms of Life

In an important new contribution to the literature of chaos, two distinguished researchers in the field of physiology probe central theoretical questions about physiological rhythms. Topics discussed include: How are rhythms generated? How do they start and stop? What are the effects of perturbation of the rhythms? How are oscillations organized in space? Leon Glass and Michael Mackey address an audience of biological scientists, physicians, physical scientists, and mathematicians, but the work assumes no knowledge of advanced mathematics. Variation of rhythms outside normal limits, or appearance of new rhythms where none existed previously, are associated with disease. One of the most interesting features of the book is that it makes a start at explaining "dynamical diseases" that are not the result of infection by pathogens but that stem from abnormalities in the timing of essential functions. From Clocks to Chaos provides a firm foundation for understanding dynamic processes in physiology.
Studies of Codling Moth Flight

Distance and direction of dispersal were studied through bait-pail catches of marked moths (Carpocapsa pomonella) . Data relative to weather conditions affecting the beginning, peak, and end of the daily flight period were gathered by hourly evening examinations of bait pails and weather instruments. Most moths were captured within five-hundred feet of the liberation point, and showed a slight tendency to seek shelter from prevailing winds. Evening flight began before sunset, reached its peak the hour following, and decreased with complete darkness. Flight occurred below sixty degrees Fahr. , and increased with rising temperature. It was prolonged by moonlight and stopped by rain. The data indicate the possible effect of other factors.
Anthelmintic activity of Cynodon dactylon

The plant named Cynodon dactylon belonging to family Poaceae and it is also known as Durva grass, Bermuda grass, Indian Doab, Dhub, and Durba was collected from Paonta Sahib Himachal Pradesh, India in month of May. The plant material was processed for extract. Air-dried and Coarsely powdered plant was extracted for 7 days with Pet. ether, methanol, and water by using maceration method. The phytochemical tests were done to find the presence of the active chemical constituents such as alkaloids, glycosides, terpenoides, Steroids, saponins, flavonoids, tannins, carbohydrates, proteins and fixed oils. Standardization of Cynodon dactylon was carried out to check the extractive value, loss on drying, ash value etc. Anthelmintic activity was evaluated on adult Indian earthworm phertima posthuma by using albendazole as a standard drug. The aqueous extract of Cynodon dactylon shows anthelmintic activity as compared with the standard drug.
High speed turboprop aeroacoustic study (single rotation). Volume 1: Model development

A frequency-domain noncompact-source theory for the steady loading and volume-displacement (thickness) noise of high speed propellers has been developed and programmed. Both near field and far field effects have been considered. The code utilizes blade surface pressure distributions obtained from three-dimensional nonlinear aerodynamic flow field analysis programs as input for evaluating the steady loading noise. Simplified mathematical models of the velocity fields induced at the propeller disk by nearby wing and fuselage surfaces and by angle-of-attack operation have been developed to provide estimates of the unsteady loading imposed on the propeller by these potential field type interactions. These unsteady blade loadings have been coupled to a chordwise compact propeller unsteady loading noise model to provide predictions of unsteady loading noise caused by these installation effects. Finally, an analysis to estimate the corrections to be applied to the free-field noise predictions in order to arrive at the measurable fuselage sound pressure levels has been formulated and programmed. This analysis considers the effects of fuselage surface reflection and diffraction together with surface boundary layer refraction. The steady loading and thickness model and the unsteady loading model have been verified using NASA-supplied data for the SR-2 and SR-3 model propfans. In addition, the steady loading and thickness model has been compared with data from the SR-6 model propfan. These theoretical models have been employed in the evaluation of the SR-7 powered Gulfstream aircraft in terms of noise characteristics at representative takeoff, cruise, and approach operating conditions. In all cases, agreement between theory and experiment is encouraging.
Compound 3K, a Specific Pyruvate Kinase M2 Inhibitor, Induces Autophagic Cell Death through the Disruption of the Glycolytic Pathway in Ovarian Cancer Cells

Ovarian cancer is the common cause of death among gynecological cancers. Although ovarian cancer initially responds to chemotherapy, the frequent recurrence in patients remains a therapeutic challenge. Pyruvate kinase M2 (PKM2) plays a pivotal role in regulating cancer cell survival. However, its therapeutic roles remain unclear. Here, we investigated the anticancer effects of compound 3K, a specific PKM2 inhibitor, on autophagic and apoptotic pathway regulation in SK-OV-3 (PKM2-overexpressing human ovarian adenocarcinoma cell line). The anticancer effect of compound 3K was examined using the MTT and colony formation assay in SKOV-3. The results of tissue microarray showed that PKM2 expression positively correlated with the severity of the tumor. Moreover, the expression of pro-apoptotic proteins increased in SK-OV3 following compound 3K treatment. Compound 3K induced AMPK activation, which was accompanied by the inhibition of mTOR. Additionally, this compound inhibited glycolysis, resulting in reduced proliferation in SK-OV-3. Compound 3K treatment suppressed tumor progression in vivo xenograft model. Our findings suggest that the inhibition of PKM2 by compound 3K affected Warburg effects and induced autophagic cell death. Therefore, the use of specific PKM2 inhibitors to block the glycolytic pathway and target cancer cell metabolism represents a promising therapeutic approach for treating PKM2-overexpressing ovarian cancer.
Validation of SAGE II ozone measurements

Stratospheric aerosol and gas experiment (SAGE) II satellite-borne measurements of the stratospheric profiles of NO2 at sunset have been made since October 1984. The measurements are made by solar occultation and are derived from the difference between the absorptions in narrow bandwidth channels centered at 0.448 and 0.453 μm. The precision of the profiles is approximately 5% between an upper altitude of 36 km and a latitude-dependent lower altitude at which the mixing ratio is 4 ppbv (for example, approximately 25 km at mid-latitudes and 29 km in the tropics). At lower altitudes the precision is approximately 0.2 ppbv. The profiles are nominally smoothed over 1 km except at altitudes where the extinction is less than 2×10−5/km. (approximately 38 km altitude), where 5 km smoothing is employed. The profile measurement noise has an autocorrelation distance of 3–5 km for 1 km smoothing and more than 10 km for 5 km smoothing. The absolute accuracy of the measurements is estimated to be 15% based on uncertainties in the absorption cross-sections and their temperature dependence. Comparisons against two sets of balloon profiles and atmospheric trace molecules spectroscopy experiment (ATMOS) measurements show agreement within approximately 10% over the altitude range of 23 to 37 km at mid-latitudes. SAGE II NO2 measurements are calculated to be approximately 20% smaller at the mixing ratio peak than average limb infrared monitor of the stratosphere (LIMS) measurements in the tropics in 1979. They show acceptable agreement with SAGE I sunset NO2 measurements in the tropics in 1979–1981 when the limited resolution and precision of the SAGE I measurements and the differences between the two measurement techniques are considered.
MEDICINAL PLANTS AS NATURAL ALTERNATIVE TO COCCIDIAL SYNTHETIC DRUGS IN BROILER CHICKEN PRODUCTION

Coccidiosis is well known as an expensive, parasitic disease for the poultry industry worldwide. The disease causes real economic losses by causing poor growth and feed efficiency in broilers even leading to high mortality. Consequently, large amounts of money are being spent on vaccination and the inclusion of anticoccidial drugs into diets. In recent years, the development of resistance to coccidiostats, elevated costs of systematic vaccination and increasing consumer demand for natural food products has fuelled the development of natural, plant-based alternatives for coccidial control in poultry farming. The anticoccidial properties of numerous natural products such as Ageratum conyzoides extract, Polygonum bistorta, Agele marmelos, Artemisia sieberi, Artemisia absinthium, Azadirachta indica, Artemisia annua and Aloa vera based supplements have been reported. This article summarises the experimental knowledge relating to the efficacy, possible modes of action and different aspects of application of medicinal plant supplements as feed additives for the treatment of poultry diseases, especially coccidiosis.
Ecological life table of Earias vittella on okra under field condition

Field life table of Earias vittella indicated that egg stage contributed 20 per cent mortality mainly due to egg sterility. Younger and older larval group contributed 25.94 and 8.73 per cent mortality, respectively. Viral, bacterial, fungal infection, Cotesia sp, etc. was key mortality factors operating under field conditions. The value of generation survival and trend index was found 0.44811 and 0.0166, respectively. In immature stages the maximum mortality was recorded during pupal stage which was recorded 0.1637 value of ‘K’s while, lest mortality was observed in the older larval group with a 0.0645 ‘K’s value.
Turning unprofessional behaviors around using Holmes' reflection approach: a randomized controlled study

Many medical schools around the world have included professionalism training in their formal curriculum. However, these efforts may not be adequate; given the exposure of students to unprofessional behaviors in the clinical settings. In the present study, we aimed to design, implement, and evaluate a longitudinal program to improve professionalism among medical students upon their transition to clinical settings. A total of 75 medical students were enrolled in the study and randomly assigned to two groups. The control group did not receive any training, while for the intervention group; a 10-hour program through 16 weeks was organized based on the Holmes' reflection approach. The effectiveness of the program was evaluated by measuring three outcomes in both groups. Data analysis was performed using paired t-test and Multiple Linear Regression. Scores of judgment of professionalism increased in the intervention group (from 7.56 to 10.17; P< 0.001), while there was no significant improvement in the control group’s scores. Students' attitudes towards professionalism and their professional behaviors did not change significantly. Based on our findings, the Holmes reflection approach helps students improve their cognitive base of professionalism. Long-term follow-up and further qualitative studies will help us better understand the effects of this approach on other desirable outcomes.
Efficacy of fungicides against early blight (Alternaria solani Ellis and Martin) jones and grout of tomato under field conditions of Kashmir

Field studies were conducted to evaluate the comparative efficacy of six systemic and four non-systemic fungicides against early blight of tomato caused by Alternaria solani (Ellis and Martin). The experiments conducted during Kharif 2014 to study effect of some promising fungicides found under in vitro studies as foliar sprays against early blight of tomato. Three foliar sprays of at 15 days interval with Difenoconazole 25 EC was the most effective fungi toxicant reducing the disease incidence to 23.48 per cent from 61.23 per cent, unsprayed check. The other fungicides in order of their decreasing efficacies were Flusilazole 40 EC >Hexaconazole 5 EC >Mancozeb 75 WP. Propineb 70 WP proved least efficacious among the test fungitoxicants reducing the disease incidence to 43.70 per cent from 61.23 per cent, unsprayed check. Similarly Difenoconazole 25 EC again proved most effective fungitoxicant in case of disease intensity reducing the disease intensity to 16.39 as against 41.31 per cent observed in unsprayed check. The other fungicides in order of their decreasing efficacies were Mancozeb 75 WP >Flusilazole 40 EC >Hexaconazole 5 EC. Propineb 70 WP proved least efficacious among test fungi toxicants reducing the disease intensity to 24.11 per cent. Difenoconazole 25 EC gave the highest disease control of 61.67 and 60.32 per cent in case of disease incidence and disease intensity respectively while the least per cent disease control of 43.70 and 41.63 per cent respectively was given by Propineb 70 WP.
STUDENT PREFERENCE TOWARDS OVO AS A CASHLESS PAYMENT FACILITY (STUDY AT STUDENTS OF FACULTY OF BUSINESS IN SURABAYA CITY)

This study was used to determine the acceptance preferences of OVO technology in business faculty students in Surabaya using the TAM theory model (Technology Acceptance Model) that focuses on Perceived Efficacy Factors, Perceived Ease of Use, Perceived Usage that is Easy to Use, and Perceptions of Use that are Perceived and Behavior Intentions for Use. OVO service is a mobile application that allows users to transact using electronic money. There is a trend of using electronic money payments using transitions to make transactions easier, more effective, and efficient, but still safe. Survey data were collected from 160 OVO users and analyzed using quantitative methods with multiple linear regression analysis. The results of this study indicate that the Perceived Risks and TAM core constructs such as Perceived Usability and Perceived Ease of Use have been proven to be both partially and simultaneously significant for the Behavior of Intention to Use. This study explains the significant relationship between constructs and discussing this information can be used to increase OVO acceptance among Surabaya students. This research is based on primary data collection and interpretation. This provides comprehensive insights about OVO acceptance to students in the city of Surabaya.
The effect of dietary fat supplementation on production performance of Malabari does during early and mid-lactation

This research was conducted to study the responses of early and mid-lactating Malabari does due to dietary supplementation of rice bran oil and calcium salts of fish oil. 12 Malabari does were selected of first week of lactation as control T1 and experimental T2 with six does in each group. The proximate composition of green grass and feeds were analysed. The feeding trial was conducted till 60 days of lactation with recording the daily feed intake and milk production performance during early and midlactation. There was no significant difference of daily feed intake like green grass intake, concentrate intake and dry matter intake between T1 and T2 group. There was no significant difference in milk yield of Malabari does between T1 and T2 group statistically, but there was a non-significant increase in the average milk yield was recorded in the Malabari does of T2 group throughout the experiment when compared to T1 group. The yield in the treatment group was 6.0 per cent higher than the control group.