Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Genetic variation in LUMAN/CREB3 and association with stress and meat quality traits in Yorkshire pigs

Abstract: LUMAN/CREB3 is a stress regulatory gene that affects the activity of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis in mice and presents a promising avenue for exploring variable stress-responsiveness in pigs. Pigs with similar characteristics to LUMAN-deficient mice, including greater resilience to stress and receptivity to human handling, would be valuable in the pork industry from animal welfare and production efficiency perspectives. We previously identified eight genetic variations and five haplotypes throughout the LUMAN locus in Yorkshire pigs. In this study, we analysed associations between LUMAN variations with behavioural stress response during three tests (open field test, novel object test, and human approach test), physiological stress responsiveness (cortisol), and carcass/meat quality measurements from purebred Yorkshire pigs. Haplotypes A1 and A2 were associated with decreased activity levels in novel environments and greater plasma cortisol concentrations at slaughter. Haplotype A1 was associated with lower carcass scratch scores and meat with lower cooking losses and greater tenderness. Haplotypes B1 and B2 were associated with the opposite traits including increased activity levels in novel environments and characteristics for lower meat quality including greater cooking losses, lower marbling, and paler coloured meat. We conclude that DNA variations in the LUMAN locus could potentially be used as genetic markers for stress resistance and meat quality in pig breeding.
The Improvement of Mini Tuber Production of Granola Potato Cultivar in Aeroponics System

Potato is an important food crop in both developed and developing countries and it is the fourth most important food crop after wheat, maize, and rice. Potato production in Indonesia has decreased in recent years, mainly due to the use of low quality tuber seed. The objective of this research was to determine the effect of plant materials, types of nutrients, and planting density on mini tuber formation, as well as to determine the best aeroponics conditions for mini tuber formation of Granola cultivar of potato. This research has been carried out experimentally using a Split-split Plot Design. The main plot was planting materials which consisted of plantlet and knol. The subplot was the type of nutrition media which consisted of Farran nutrition, Otazu nutrition, and AB-commercial mix. The sub-sub-plot was planting density which consisted of 50, 75, and 100 plants/m2. The research results showed that knol planted in aeroponics system on AB-commercial mix at a planting density of 75 plants/m2 resulted in the best mini-tuber production. In this study, for the first time three important factors for potato mini-tuber production have thoroughly been investigated in Indonesia. This finding will be used by Kledung Horticultural Seed Garden, Temanggung, for mass production of high-quality mini-tuber seed, which in turn will provide sufficient tuber seed for the farmer in its surrounding areas. By increasing the production of high-quality tuber seed, it is expected that it will contribute to the improvement of potato productivity and increase Indonesian potato production.
Numerical investigation on effect of various pump rotational speeds on performance of centrifugal pump based on CFD analysis technique

In this study, the flow structure and effect of different pump rotational speeds on a centrifugal pump’s performance are experimentally and numerically investigated. The internal flow field pattern within the pump has been analyzed and discussed using the CFD technique. The numerical results are compared with experimental data under wide range of operating conditions. The comparison results between them have indicated a considerable agreement. The pressure variations are gradually increasing from inlet to outlet impeller of the pump. The results note that when the impeller rotates near the tongue region, the pressure in this region was higher than in other parts. Also, the interaction between the impeller and volute tongue region is actually according to the impeller blades’ relative position concerning the tongue region. Furthermore, the pressure and velocity variations within a centrifugal pump increase with rotational impeller speed.
Modeling Effects of Mass Transfer Rate and Catalyst Concentration on Biodiesel Production in Batch Reactors

This article presents a new approach to investigate the kinetics of sunflower and rapeseed oils methanolysis. Due to its heterogeneous nature, the methanolysis reaction is affected by different physical properties such as mass transfer coefficients and specific surface area of the dispersed phase. Considering these parameters, a model was developed, and was evaluated by comparing the results of the model with the experimental data found in the literature. The mean absolute deviation obtained for sunflower and rapeseed oils is 0.039 mol L−1, which demonstrates the accuracy of the model. The results show that the mixing speed is more effective in the first few minutes of the process. Furthermore, at mixing speed above 700 rpm, the process is controlled only by the reactions. The rate of biodiesel production increases with increasing catalyst concentration; however, catalyst concentration above 1.5 wt% has little or no significant effect on the rate of biodiesel production. In addition, because of its higher activation energy the rapeseed oil transesterification is more temperature dependent than the sunflower transesterification.
Origin of Electron‐Scale Magnetic Fluctuations Close to an Electron Diffusion Region

During a dayside magnetopause crossing, the Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS) mission observed a series of magnetic depletions in the total magnetic field, mainly due to the fluctuation of the component normal to the magnetopause. These fluctuations are adjacent to signatures suggesting that the MMS is at, or close to (
Interfacial Bonding and Mechanical Properties of Al/Mg Dissimilar Refill Friction Stir Spot Welds Using a Grooved Tool

Al/Mg dissimilar welds were successfully fabricated by refill friction stir spot welding using a grooved sleeve tool. Influences of sleeve penetration depth and rotational speed on the weld formation and mechanical performance were systematically evaluated in terms of welding parameter optimization, interfacial bonding mechanism, hardness distribution and welded joint strength. The results indicated that the success of joining Al alloy to Mg alloy significantly depends on tool sleeve penetration depth. The interfacial bonding mechanism compromised both metallurgical bonding and mechanical inter-locking. Intermetallic compound layers of Al3Mg2 and Al12Mg17 were formed at the Al/Mg interface. The thickness of the intermetallic compound (IMC) layer at the weld center increased from 20–30 μm to 40 μm when the rotational speed increased from 1000 to 2000 rpm. The minimum hardness was 80 HV in Al 7075 and 52 HV in ZEK 100; both were measured in the heat affected zone. The welded joint lap shear strength decreased, and the scatter increased with the increasing of rotation speed, whose maximum was 3.6 kN when the rotational speed was 1000 rpm. In addition, the failure mechanism was determined by tool rotational speed, and found to be interfacial failure under a rotational speed of 1000 rpm and nugget pullout under a rotational speed of 2000 rpm.
Redondoviridae and periodontitis: a case–control study and identification of five novel redondoviruses from periodontal tissues

Abstract Redondoviridae is a family of DNA viruses recently identified in the human oro-respiratory tract. However, the characteristics of this new virus family are not yet fully understood. The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship between redondoviruses and chronic periodontitis. In addition, the complete circular genome, phylogenetic relationship, and biological characteristics of novel redondoviruses were analyzed. The gingival tissues of healthy individuals (n = 120) and periodontitis patients (n = 120) were analyzed using nested polymerase chain reaction assays. The prevalence of redondovirus infection in the periodontitis group was 71.67%. Logistic regression analysis revealed an association between redondoviruses and chronic periodontitis after controlling the confounding factors (odds ratio = 2.53). Five novel redondoviruses, named ‘human periodontal circular-like virus (HPeCV)’, were identified in patients with periodontitis and detailed genetic analysis of the viruses was performed. The 3,035–3,056 bp genome contained a capsid protein, a replication-associated protein, an open reading frame 3 protein, and a stem-loop structure. Phylogenetic analysis demonstrated that HPeCV-1, HPeCV-10, and HPeCV-25 formed a cluster. Recombination may be common in the genomes of HPeCVs. Potential antigenic epitopes in the capsid protein, which may be involved in the host immune response, were predicted. In conclusion, periodontitis patients had a significantly higher prevalence of redondoviruses than healthy controls. Genetic characterization enhanced the current understanding of the genetic diversity and pathogenicity of redondoviruses as well as their association with periodontitis in humans. The data presented in this article will expand the current understanding of the epidemiology, genetic diversity, and pathogenicity of redondoviruses.
Multi-Attribute Online Decision-Making Driven by Opinion Mining

With the evolution of data mining systems, the acquisition of timely insights from unstructured text is an organizational demand which is gradually increasing. The existing opinion mining systems have a variety of properties, such as the ranking of products’ features and feature level visualizations; however, organizations require decision-making based upon customer feedback. Therefore, an opinion mining system is proposed in this work that ranks reviews and features based on novel ranking schemes with innovative opinion-strength-based feature-level visualization, which are tightly coupled to empower users to spot imperative product features and their ranking from enormous reviews. Enhancements are made at different phases of the opinion mining pipeline, such as innovative ways to evaluate review quality, rank product features and visualize opinion-strength-based feature-level summary. The target user groups of the proposed system are business analysts and customers who want to explore customer comments to gauge business strategies and purchase decisions. Finally, the proposed system is evaluated on a real dataset, and a usability study is conducted for the proposed visualization. The results demonstrate that the incorporation of review and feature ranking can improve the decision-making process.
A Review: The Influence of Participation Budgeting Toward Organization Behavior Factors

Abstract: One of the characteristics of a budget in order to function in the planning and control process is that it contains management commitment. The requirements that must be met in order to achieve managerial commitment are active participation of managers in the budget formulation process. Participation is in the form of opportunities to submit proposals as well as opportunities to negotiate in the ratification process. This study intends to examine the effect of budget participation on various factors in organizational behavior. Based on studies according to experts and previous researchers, budget participation affects various factors related to organizational behavior, including organizational commitment, work motivation and performance.
Charge Recombination and Band-Edge Shift in the Dye-Sensitized Mg2+-Doped TiO2 Solar Cells

The effect of Mg2+ ions substituted into the anatase lattice on the charge recombination and band-edge movement in dye-sensitized solar cells was investigated in this study. The HRTEM results indicated that Mg2+ ions incorporation into the TiO2 lattice led to the increased lattice spacing of the (101) plane of the anatase phase. Mg2+-doped TiO2 could produce a blue shift in the optical absorption edge compared with that of the untreated samples. Detailed analysis of the open-circuit photovoltage (Voc) under different surface charge densities showed that the Mg2+-doped TiO2 samples resulted in the negative shift of the TiO2 conduction band about 70 mV in comparison with the untreated samples. From Raman spectra and light intensity-dependent variation of the short-circuit current density (Jsc) of the solar cells, it could be concluded that the decreased efficiency of electron injection for DSCs with Mg2+-doped TiO2 was attributed to the negative shift of the band edge in the Mg2+-doped TiO2 electrode to obt.
Alternate without alternative: neither preference nor learning explains behaviour of C57BL/6J mice in the T-maze

In rodents, the T-maze is commonly used to investigate spontaneous alternating behaviour, but it can also be used to investigate preference between goods. However, for T-maze preference tests with mice there is no recommended protocol and researchers frequently report reproduction difficulties. Here, we tried to develop an efficient protocol with female C57BL/6J CrL mice for preference tests. We used two different designs, adapting habituation, cues and trial timing. However, in both experiments mice did not show any preference, although we used goods which we knew mice find rewarding. Instead, they alternated choices indicating that exploratory behaviour overruled preference. We argue that this behavioural strategy has evolved as an adaptive trait in saturated conditions where there is no need to take the reward immediately. Therefore, we deem the T-maze unsuitable for preference testing with the procedures we used here.
Overview of the current treatment strategy in extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma: from diagnosis to recurrence

Extranodal natural killer/T cell lymphoma (ENKTL) is an extraordinary subtype of nonHodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL), mainly involves the nasal cavity and the upper airway, and is influenced by the Epstein-Barr virus (EBV). Compared to other subtypes of T-cell lymphoma, ENKTL cannot be effectively treated with commonly used anthracycline-based systemic chemotherapy. Thus, the recent treatment of ENKTL has undergone significant changes based as informed by various clinical trials and prospective studies. Concurrent, sequential, and sandwich chemoradiotherapy, which is based on the alteration of the order of radiation and chemotherapy, has emerged as vital treatment approach for localized ENTKL. After the emergence of anthracycline-based systemic chemotherapy, nonanthracycline-based chemotherapy combined with L-asparaginase, including SMILE (dexamethasone, methotrexate, ifosfamide, L-asparaginase, and etoposide), Asp-MTX-Dex (L-asparaginase, methotrexate and dexamethasone), and DDGP (dexamethasone, cisplatin, gemcitabine, and peg-asparaginase) has attracted attention in advanced and relapsed/refractory (R/R) ENKTL treatment. Moreover, autologous-stem cell transplantation (auto-SCT) or allogenic stem cell transplantation (allo-SCT) has been recommended as a treatment option when patients with advanced or relapsed ENKTL achieve remission by a salvage treatment strategy. Even if ENKTL recurs, the effectiveness of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) related to programmed death-ligand 1 (PDL1) has been proven, which is representative of the broadening of treatment options compared to many years ago. However, despite the marked improvement of therapeutic strategies in ENKTL, some patients still have dismal outcomes. Based on the understanding of the molecular and immunologic biology of ENKTL, the treatment strategy and treatment prognostic prediction model of ENKTL has been continuously evolving, treatment experience has been gradually enriched, and related data has accumulated. In this review, we discuss the current and emerging treatments for early or advanced relapsed or refractory ENKTL.
REFLECTIVE MATERIALS AND SEEDS FROM DIFFERENT PLANT POSITIONS FOR PRODUCTION OF ACHACHAIRU SEEDLINGS

The plant environment in the production of Achachairu (Garcinia humilis) seedlings aims to obtain quality plants for orchards' formation. The present study aimed to evaluate reflective materials on benches and fruit seeds harvested from different plant positions to produce Achachairu seedlings. The reflective materials used under the cultivation benches were aluminum foil, "fake sequin" fabric, mirror, and tetra pak®. The fruit collection positions in the plants were at the top, median and bottom. The largest seedlings were obtained on the bench with reflective material of Tetra Pak®; however, in this material, there was a greater relationship between the height and diameter of the seedlings' neck, which is not desired for quality seedlings. The largest number of sheets was observed on the benches with reflective material of Tetra Pak® and "false sequin" fabric. The lowest dry masses of the root system and the lowest Dickson quality indexes were obtained from seedlings grown on the bench with reflective mirror material, forming lesser quality seedlings. The fruit collection place in the matrix plant did not influence the seedlings' quality. The use of reflective material on the bench is not recommended for the cultivation of Achachairu seedlings.
Response of annual canarygrass (Phalaris canariensis L.) to nitrogen fertilizer and fungicide applications

Abstract: Annual canarygrass (Phalaris canariensis L.) is a specialty crop grown in Canada and the harvested grain is primarily used to feed wild and domesticated bird species. A field experiment was conducted at 5 locations in both 2012 and 2013 to study the response of annual canarygrass development and grain yield to the combined effects of fungicide (propiconazole + trifloxystrobin) and nitrogen (N) fertilizer, and to determine the minimum number of site years required to detect these effects. The experimental design was a split plot with fungicide application (none or fungicide) as the main plot and N application rate as the sub plot (10, 20, 30, 50, 70, 90 kg N·ha−1). There was a linear increase of 14.5% in grain yield as the rate of N fertilizer increased. The fungicide application increased the grain yield 8.5% by increasing kernel density from 15 197 kernels m−2 to 16 288 kernels m−2. There was no interaction between the N rate and fungicide application. The application of a fungicide did not increase the responsiveness of annual canarygrass to N fertilizer. The lack of an interaction between N and fungicide application indicates that these two practices can be managed independently by annual canarygrass producers. To optimize grain yield producers should apply 50 kg N·ha−1 and apply a fungicide to increase grain yield especially in regions where septoria leaf mottle is prevalent. The number of site years needed to consistently detect the impact of N and fungicide on the grain yield were 4 and 5 site years, respectively.
Fraud Diamond Theory in Detecting Financial Reporting Manipulation: A Case of Mining Companies Listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange

Forensic accounting helps auditor in collecting information while conducting necessary assessment to discover fraud practice. One popular theory in the field is the fraud diamond theory. This study implements the theory to detect the existence of financial statement fraud on mining sector in Indonesia. The diamond fraud model as the enhancement of the triangle theory of fraud concerns budget priorities, financial stability, inefficient monitoring, adjustments to the auditor and changes to the manager. As a dependent variable, financial statement manipulation funded by income control is used. The sampling of 9 companies listed on the Indonesian Stock Exchange in the mining sector in 2017-2019 was chosen using purposeful sampling methods, resulting in 27 data observations. The data testing was performed by a multi-linear regression method. This study showed that financial targets and financial stability affect the occurrence of fraud in financial reports. Simultaneously, insufficient monitoring, auditing and change of the director have no impact on the financial statements.
Grid power quality improvement using a vehicle‐to‐grid enabled bidirectional off‐board electric vehicle battery charger

This paper investigates the application of a vehicle‐to‐grid (V2G)‐enabled bidirectional off‐board electric vehicle (EV) battery charger on the grid current harmonic compensation (GCHC) and reactive power compensation (RPC) and simultaneously uses it as a battery charger and power generator. To generate reference current, the proposed EV charger control algorithm processed the nonlinear residential load current and point of common coupling (PCC) voltage, to estimate the active load current component and synchronizing voltage template, respectively. The EV charger control algorithm uses an adaptive notch filter (ANF) to generate the in‐phase and 90° shifted synchronizing voltage template from PCC voltage. Furthermore, a resonant filter is used to extract the fundamental frequency residential load current component accurately. The extracted fundamental component is sampled and hold at zero crossings of the 90° shifted synchronizing voltage template to estimate the active load current component. As a result, the proposed control algorithm ensures effective performance without depending on any phase‐locked loop (PLL). The charger performance with the proposed control algorithm is validated by the simulation results obtained using MATLAB/Simulink. Furthermore, an off‐board EV battery charger experimental prototype is built in the laboratory to verify the obtained simulation results.
What can be done to increase future teachers’ plant knowledge?

ABSTRACT Plant blindness is becoming a universal phenomenon among both students and adults. They do not know the names of the plants in their immediate environment, nor are they interested in familiarising themselves with the plants that surround them. Teachers and outdoor education can play a vital role in reversing and preventing this phenomenon; however, many teacher-training universities do not believe that this issue is important. Future teachers do not know the names of the plants in their environment, nor are they inclined to hold outdoor classes. This study examines the relevance of outdoor classes in university education as well as the plant knowledge of trainee teachers at universities in three countries, namely Serbia, Hungary, and Croatia. The results show that students who attended classes held in a natural outdoor environment had better plant identification knowledge. Students’ plant identification knowledge was found to be at the same level in each of the three countries that were examined.
Improvement of plum storage with modified atmosphere packaging

Post-harvest supply chain is a critical point for agro-food marketing. The management of freshness in the storage is fundamental to maintain high profits in the agro-food sector to improve the distribution and to respond to retailers and consumers' requirements. Plums are considered to have a climacteric-ripening pattern, in which ethylene is the hormone responsible for ripening. Modified atmosphere (MA) storage is a method helpful to maintain the natural quality of fruits. MA added to low temperatures influence fruit metabolism and reduce ethylene production, weight losses, hardness of pulp, preserving vitamins and organic acids. The objective of this study was to increase the condition of storage and the shelf life of different plum cultivars through the use of MA and different types of plastic film. Considered units are commercial pallets with large batches of product and individual basket units. Qualitative destructive analysis to determine weight losses, total sugar, and acidity titratable were made to compare samples stored in MA and test mantained in normal atmosphere at 0°C.