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Frameworks and High-Availability in Microservices: An Industrial Survey

While building microservice-based applications, architects need to choose among diﬀerent frameworks to provide generic functionalities to address quality attribute concerns, such as high-availability. Although using frameworks brings various beneﬁts, it is not clear how they actually impact on the properties characterising the high-availability of microservices. To this end, this article reports the level of agreement among practitioners on the positive and negative impact of frameworks on the high-availability of microservices. More precisely, we ﬁrst systematically identify 12 properties characterising the high-availability of microservices. We then present the outcomes of an industrial study showing how existing open-source frameworks positively/negatively impact on the 12 properties characterising high-availability of microservices. Re-sults indicate that practitioners agree on the fact that frameworks do positively/negatively impact on high-availability of microservices, and provide a ﬁrst body of knowledge for suitably selecting frameworks while developing and deploying microservices.
Implications of Environmental, Social and Governance Dimensions of CSR Practice on Firms’ Profitability, Value and Cash flows in the UK

This paper examines the implications of Environmental, Social and Governance Dimensions of corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices on firm profitability (Returns on Assets ROA), value (Share Price P) and Cash Flows (Free Cash Flows FCF) for non-financial FTSE 100 firms listed on London Stock Exchange from 2007 to 2016. The study find that on average, increased total CSR (ESG) practice is positively associated with firm performance. More specifically, Environmental and governmental practices positively and significantly affect ROA, share prices and free cash flows respectively. Social practices positively and significantly affect share prices, but negatively and insignificantly affect ROA and FCF. It is concluded that overall, high and quality CSR practices improve corporate financial performance in the UK.
Numerical Analysis of Pressures on Rigid Structures

Marina Sunara 3 University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, 4 Matice hrvatske 15, Split, Croatia, marina.sunara@gradst.hr 5 +385 21 303 377 (tel); +385 91 561 2295 (mob) 6 Blaž Gotovac 7 University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, 8 Matice hrvatske 15, Split, Croatia, blaz.gotovac@gradst.hr 9 +385 21 303 335 (tel); +385 98 176 4295 (mob) 10 11 Jure Radnić 12 University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, 13 Matice hrvatske 15, Split, Croatia, jure.radnic@gradst.hr 14 +385 21 303 336 (tel); +385 91 577 3796 (mob) 15 16 Alen Harapin* 17 University of Split, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Architecture and Geodesy, 18 Matice hrvatske 15, Split, Croatia, harapin@gradst.hr 19 +385 21 303 358 (tel); +385 91 525 0115 (mob) 20 21 Abstract 22
Seroprevalence of Antibodies to Cytomegalovirus, Rubella Virus and T. gondii among aborted women in El-Beida City

This work was carried out to investigate the seroprevalence of antibodies to Cytomegalovirus, Rubella virus and T. gondii among aborted women in the 9 consecutive months (July 2018 to March 2019) at El-Beida City. A total of 95 women was tested using ELISA method for presence of T. gondii, Rubella and Cytomegalovirus (CMV) antibodies (IgG and IgM) by commercial kit. Data from samples of serum found that, the sero-prevalence of T. gondii (IgG/ IgM) were the highest followed by Rubella (IgG/ IgM) and then CMV (IgG/ IgM). 67.74 % of total women was get two type of antibodies against two different parasites. 22.6% were sero-positive for IgG anti-T. gondii and anti-CMV, 18.3% seropositive for IgG anti-T. gondii and anti-Rubella and 26.9% were seropositive for IgG anti-CMV and anti-Rubella at same time.The highest prevalence was noted in age group 21-25 years followed with age groups 31-35 and 26-30. The rate of one miscarriage in abortive women was 50.6% higher than two and three miscarriages 29.9% and 11.5% respectively. Results were might give a better understanding about Rubella, T. gondii, and cytomegalovirus infections during pregnancy that cause the foetal loss.
The Influence of Seasonal Meteorology on Vehicle Exhaust PM2.5 in the State of California: A Hybrid Approach Based on Artificial Neural Network and Spatial Analysis

This study aims to develop a hybrid approach based on backpropagation artificial neural network (ANN) and spatial analysis techniques to predict particulate matter of size 2.5 µm (PM2.5) from vehicle exhaust emissions in the State of California using aerosol optical depth (AOD) and several meteorological indicators (relative humidity, temperature, precipitation, and wind speed). The PM2.5 data were generated using the Motor Vehicle Emission Simulator (MOVES). The measured meteorological variables and AOD were obtained from the California Irrigation Management Information System (CIMIS) and NASA’s Moderate Resolution Spectroradiometer (MODIS), respectively. The data were resampled to a seasonal format and downscaled over grids of 10 by 10 to 150 by 150. Coefficient of determination (R2), mean absolute percentage error (MAPE), and root mean square error (RMSE) were used to assess the quality of the ANN prediction model. The model peaked at winter seasons with R2 = 0.984, RMSE = 0.027, and MAPE = 25.311, whereas it had the lowest performance in summer with R2 = 0.920, RMSE = 0.057, and MAPE = 65.214. These results indicate that the ANN model can reasonably predict the PM2.5 mass and can be used to forecast future trends.
Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in the Promoter Region of the IGF-1 Gene is Associated with Milk Production in Holstein and Jersey Cattle – Is the Aspect of Present Research Still Relevant in the Era of Genomic Selection?

Ewa Czerniawska-Piątkowska1, Iwona Szatkowska1, Daniel Zaborski2*, Wilhelm Grzesiak2, Sara Tabor-Osińska1, Małgorzata Wasielewska1, Witold S. Proskura1, Wojciech Kruszyński3 and Edward Pawlina3 1Laboratory of Molecular Cytogenetics, Department of Ruminants Science, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Klemensa Janickiego 29, 71-270 Szczecin, Poland 2Laboratory of Biostatistics, Department of Ruminants Science, Faculty of Biotechnology and Animal Husbandry, West Pomeranian University of Technology, Szczecin, Klemensa Janickiego 29, 71-270 Szczecin, Poland 3Department of Genetics, Faculty of Biology and Animal Breeding, Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, Kożuchowska 7, 51-631 Wrocław, Poland Article Information Received 08 December 2019 Revised 02 February 2020 Accepted 20 February 2020 Available online 03 December 2020
Heterosis for seed yield and its components in sesame (Sesamum indicum L.)

Heterosis for seed yield and its components was studied in a set of line × tester crosses of nine lines and five testers. Analysis of variance revealed significant differences among the genotypes for all the characters, indicating the presence of sufficient variability in the experimental material for all the characters studied. Differences among parents were also found highly significant for days to 50 % flowering, number of capsules per leaf axil, number of seeds per capsule and seed yield per plant. The differences among hybrids were also found significant for all the characters suggesting the presence of sufficient diversity among hybrid themselves for all the characters. While, differences among the parents vs hybrids were also found significant for seven characters viz., days to 50 % flowering, days to maturity, plant height, height to first capsule, number of capsules per leaf axil, number of capsules per plant and 1000-seed weight. Heterosis was worked out over mid-parent, better parent and standard check variety, GT-6. The standard heterosis for seed yield per plant ranged from -60.61 to 42.60 %. The crosses AT471 × GT-2, AT-472 × GT-3 and AT-483 × GT-3 were good heterotic combinations for seed yield per plant, which recorded 42.60, 33.06 and 17.96 % standard heterosis, respectively. The heterosis for seed yield per plant was associated with the heterosis expressed by its component characters.
Effective isolation distance for prevention of cassava virus infections in Uganda

Cassava brown streak disease (CBSD) and cassava mosaic disease (CMD) are the major viral diseases of cassava in Uganda. Although isolation distance of “50 m” has been recommended by MAAIF in Uganda for prevention of virus infections in crops, the minimum isolation distance has not been verified for effectiveness in cassava. This study assessed the effective isolation distance for management of viral diseases in cassava. Virus-clean cassava cultivars (NASE 03, NASE 14 and NAROCASS 1) from farmers’ fields were used as field sourced (FS) planting materials. Tissue culture (TC) material of the same cultivars were sourced from the National Crops Resources Research Institute and Makerere University Agricultural Research Institute tissue culture laboratories. Both FS and TC materials were tested at isolation distances of 50, 100, 150 and 250 m for virus prevention. The experiment was laid out in a randomised complete block design and was run for 12 months after planting (MAP). Mean CBSD/CMD prevalence significantly varied (P<0.05) among isolation distances in both FS and TC plants, and the 250 m isolation distance was the most effective in reducing disease prevalence. Across cultivars and planting material category at 12 MAP, the 50 m isolation distance had the highest foliar incidence for CBSD (29.2%) and CMD (16.1%); while severity for CBSD was 1.4 and 1.2 for CMD. At 250 m, all FS and TC plants had CBSD/CMD severity of 1.0 and 0% incidence. These results show that 250 m isolation distance can provide an option to disseminate popular, but CBSD/CMD susceptible cassava cultivars thereby manage CBSD/CMD.
Exploring how and why the Balanced Scorecard is diffused in its adoption and post- adoption periods: A rhetorical and affective perspective

Although a substantial body of literature exists on the balanced scorecard (BSC), little empirical research has been done regarding how the BSC is actually diffused within an organization over time. Drawing upon data from a longitudinal fieldwork, we study the rationales behind and the process underlying this company’s adoption and continued post-adoption use of its BSC. Our case illustrates that context-, supplier-, rhetoric-, and affect-driven perspectives complement in the adoption of the BSC. Further, we observed that the enabling power of the BSC’s visual rhetoric, in combination with strategic and affective elements, facilitated various strategizing processes in the company. The enabling power of the BSC’s visual rhetoric also produced several positive affective outcomes. We conclude that it is the visual rhetoric of the BSC that served as a ‘strategizing enabler’ and a producer of positive affective outcomes that in turn helped the BSC to get diffused in its post-adoption period. Overall, this study adds to our understanding of the rationales behind and the process underlying organizations’ adoption and continued postadoption use of the BSC, while extending previous studies on the diffusion of the BSC.
Indicators of a fi nger device for feeding sesame stems into harvesting machine

Ishpekov, S. , Naydenov, N. & Zaykov, R. (2019). Indicators of a fi nger device for feeding sesame stems into harvesting machine. Bulgarian Journal of Agricultural Science, 25(3), 589–594 At the Agricultural University – Plovdiv (Bulgaria) was developed a new device for feeding sesame stems in a harvesting machine. The aim of the study is to determine the main indicators of the device when working with non-dehiscent sesame varieties. The results indicate that the device achieves the minimum seed spillage on the soil surface of 2.5% when the kinematic coeffi cient of feed chains is 1.33 and the forward speed is 0.63 m/s. The increase of the forward speed from 0.63 m/s to 1.33 m/s leads to grow of device productivity from 1.59 to 3.35 ha/h for each harvested row. Simultaneously, the percentage of spilled seeds of Nevena variety increases with 70%, although the kinematic coeffi cient remains constant. The device causes 3.4 times less seed spillage than the Wintersteiger spot harvester at harvesting sesame genotype 23 with a seed moisture content of 8.5% and equal kinematic coeffi cients and forward speeds.
Changes in solar radiation fluxes after the Pinatubo eruption

Measurements at a high mountain station on cloudless days showed significant changes in solar radiation from summer 1991 to summer 1992 as a consequence of the Pinatubo eruption. An increase in diffuse sky total radiation and a concomitant decrease in global total radiation (sun and sky) of 4% were observed. The optical aerosol depth at 427 nm, obtained from sun photometric measurements, showed a significant increase. DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0889.1994. 00007.x
Bidder-Specific Synergies and the Evolution of Acquirer Returns

Largely constant average acquirer returns over the past four decades mask fundamental changes in the takeover market. Controlling for bidder composition, the common component of acquirer returns has increased by five percentage points relative to the 1980s. Offsetting this increase, the average bidder-specific component has declined. We propose a theory of bidder-specific synergies to help interpret these opposing trends. In our theory and in the data, acquirer returns increase with the extent to which synergies are unique to that bidder. The composition effect reflects bidder uniqueness. Overall, the evidence is consistent with rising merger synergies that have become less bidder-specific.
Factors that influence the effectiveness of online advertising in enhancing consumer's purchase intention among young adults in Malaysia

The advertising industry is seeing growth for online advertising, where it has now exceeded the performance of TV advertising. However, the advertising industry in Malaysia still relies heavily on traditional forms of advertising. This paper therefore aims to determine the factors that might affect the effectiveness of online advertising in enhancing consumers' purchase intention. As young adults are more exposed to online advertising as compared to other age groups, convenience sampling is applied to approach Millennials around the city areas of Malaysia. A sample size of 300 respondents is selected for this study to ensure that the data accuracy is acceptable. Furthermore, the hierarchy of effects model and the source credibility theory are applied to study the effects of online advertising towards young adults in Malaysia. The results show that there are significant relationships between the advertising appeal (emotional), credibility of endorser, and the exposure rate of online advertisements with consumers' purchase intention. However, it was found that the creativity of online advertisements does not have a relationship with consumers' purchase intention. This study helps local marketers and advertisers to strategize more effective online advertising campaigns that better attract the attention of young adults and influence their purchase intention.
Why Do Centromeres Evolve So Fast: BIR Replication, Hypermutation, Transposition, and Molecular-Drive

Centromeres are among the fastest evolving genomic regions in a diverse array of organisms. The evolutionary process driving this rapid evolution has not been unambiguously established. Here I integrate diverse information to motivate a model in which centromeres evolve rapidly because of their intrinsic molecular phenotype: they tightly bind centromeric proteins throughout the cell cycle. DNA-bound proteins have been shown to cause stalling and collapse of DNA replication forks in many genomic regions, including centromeres. Collapsed replication forks generate one-sided double strand breaks (DSBs) that are repaired by the Break-Induced Repair (BIR) pathway. Here I show why this repair is expected to generate tandem repeat structure and three key features at centromeres: i) increased nucleotide substitution mutation rates, ii) out-of- register re-initiation of replication that leads to indels spanning one or more repeat units, and iii) elevated rates of large and small transpositions within centromeres and between genomic regions. These phenotypes lead to: i) a rapid rate of nucleotide substitutions within a clade of centromeric sequences, ii) continual turnover of monomers within centromeres that fosters molecular-drift and molecular-drive, and iii) recurrent quantum leaps in centromere sequence due to the formation of mosaic monomers and new sequences transposed into non-homologous centromeres. These features are plausibly the major reason centromeres evolve so rapidly. I also speculate on how the DNA sequence of centromeres might perpetually coevolve with the protein sequence of histone CENH3 –the major epigenetic mark of centromeres.
MOULTING CYCLE RELATED CHANGES IN BIOCHEMICAL, ANTIOXIDANTS GENES AND FEEDING RATES IN COMMERCIAL PENAEIDAE SHRIMPS METAPENAEUS AFFINIS (H. MILNE EDWARDS, 1837)

There is an urgent need to understand the behaviors of important species in aquaculture, to facilitate their reproduction. Metapenaeus affinis is the most commercially important species. The hallmark of crustacean physiology is the periodic removal of its old exoskeleton, which was achieved by moulting. All processes such as crustacean metabolism, reproduction and behavior are affected by the periodic removal of the exoskeleton and the characteristics of the moulting cycle. The present study explained assess the components of biochemical structure and to estimate the antioxidant enzymes as well as to determine the feeding behavior during the different stages of moulting in M. affinis. The maximum level of total protein in muscle tissue (62.83%) mg/g in stage (postmoult) and the lowest level (62.05%) mg/g in stage (premoult), While A sharp reduction in total lipid level (3.01%) mg/g at stage (postmoult) was observed compared with the high levels (6.08%) mg/g at stage (moult), It had the highest value of moisture 3.80% at the stage (ecdysis) while the lowest 1.86% at the stage (premoult), the highest level of ash (0.105%) in the (intermoult) then the lowest value (0.01%) at stage (moult). The contents of glutathione, catalase and reactive oxygen species were determined in muscle tissue in the studied species, the results obtained showed the types of parameters examined different ranges within the stages of the moulting cycle. This work represents the first study of its kind and has shown that these parameters are considered biological markers suitable for determining the state of cellular oxidation in different stages of moulting in commercial shrimp M. affinis. Relative important index IRI was adopted to evaluate the importance of different nutrients during different stages of moulting in the studied species. The results of the study showed different nutritional ratios in the Premoult, Intermoult and Postmoult stages, while the ecdysis stage, this stage was characterized by microscopic examination 243 animals that the foregut of the gastrointestinal tract was empty. This study documents and expands our understanding of the physiological and biochemical changes that occur in M. affinis shrimp during four different stages of moulting, through which useful criteria can be provided in the life cycle of this commercial shrimp. Keyword: Ecdysis, biochemical constituents, glutathione, catalase, ROS, feeding, jinga shrimp.
Contextualizing Sustainable Development Metric Standards: Imagining New Entrepreneurial Possibilities

Imagination is more important than knowledge, but if intellect does not provide the needed logical structures, capacities for envisioning new possibilities are overly constrained. The sustainability problems we face today cannot be solved with the same kind of thinking that created them, but clarity on what counts as a new kind of thinking is sorely lacking. This article proposes methodical, model-based ways of heeding Bateson’s warning about the negative consequences for the ecology of mind that follow from ignoring the contexts of relationships. Informed by S. L. Star’s sense of boundary objects, a sequence of increasingly complex logical types distinguishes and interconnects qualitatively different kinds of thinking in ways that liberate imaginative new possibilities for life. The economy of thought instantiated at each level of complexity is only as meaningful, useful, beautiful, ethical, and efficient as the standards informing local adaptive improvisations. Standards mediating the general and specific, global and local, universally transcendent and embodied particulars enable meaningful negotiations, agreements, and communications. Attending to the differences between levels of discourse sets up new possibilities for creative and imaginative entrepreneurial approaches to viable, feasible, and desirable goals for measuring and managing sustainable development.
Sensitive dependence on molecular interactions of length scales in sheared soft matter

The structure and degree of order in soft matter and other materials is intimately connected to the nature of the interactions between the particles. One important research goal is to find suitable control mechanisms, to enhance or suppress different structures. Using dynamical density functional theory, we investigate the interplay between external shear and the characteristic length-scales in the interparticle correlations of a model system. We show that shear can controllably change the characteristic length-scale from one to another quite distinct value. Moreover, with specific small changes in the form of the particle interactions, the applied shear can either selectively enhance or suppress the different characteristic wavelengths of the system, thus showing how to tune these. Our results suggest that the nonlinear response to flow can be harnessed to design novel actively responsive materials.
Effects of COQ10 with vitamin E supplementation on semen quality and seminal plasma parameters of broiler breeder males

Article history: Received December 02, 2019 Accepted July 07, 2020 Available online November 1, 2020 This study aimed at detecting the effects of COQ10 with and without vitamin E on some semen characteristics of the broiler breeder males. Twenty-five males at 43weeks of age divided into five categories of treatment with five replicates. The first treatment (control group) included drenching with corn oil capsules only. The second and fourth treatments were about drenching with capsules containing the COQ10 enzyme at a concentration of 5 mg / male / day with and without10 mg of vitamin E whereas the third and fifth treatments included drenching with capsules containing the Q10 enzyme at a concentration of 10 mg / male / day with and without 10 mg of vitamin E. This whole scheme of treatments was to study their effects on certain semen and seminal plasma properties. The results showed a significant increase (P<0.05) in the ejaculation volume, both individual and mass motility in addition to sperm concentration, all accrediting the fifth treatment. Furthermore, the results clear a significant decrease in the percentage of dead and abnormal sperms. The COQ10 with and without vitamin E led to improved semen quality marking a reduction in AST and ALT, glucose concentration and total protein with improved antioxidant status referring to a high level of GSH and low MDA. We conclude from this study that COQ10 with and without vitamin E has the ability to improve the semen characteristics of age-old broiler breeder males and can improve the status of antioxidants in semen.