Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Hair loss vs. emotion: How negative emotions could be increasing your hair loss

Alopecia Areata (AA) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects hair follicles, causing marked hair loss on the scalp and body (1, 2). Globally, it affects 0.2% of individuals (3, 4), has a lifetime prevalence of 2% (4), and accounts for up to 2% of dermatology patients (1). The disease occurs equally within both sexes and affects individuals of all ages (2, 4). Although the etiology of AA is not known, there are various factors that may play a role in its occurrence and severity, including immune system dysfunction, genetic, and psychological factors (1). Some research has shown that AA may be exacerbated and precipitated by stressful life events (5), but it is generally accepted that AA has several psychosocial consequences including lowered self-esteem, depression, and less frequent social outings (3). Depression and anxiety are commonly diagnosed alongside of AA and researchers have found that there is a clear link between the severity of AA and depression and anxiety symptoms (4). As such it is vital that AA patients be screened and subsequently treated for any anxiety and depression symptoms that may be present both at the onset of their AA as well as throughout their illness.
Patrones de distribución de Tetranychus urticae Koch y Phytoseiulus persimilis Athias-Henriot (Acari: Tetranychidae, Phytoseiidae) en tres variedades de rosas

Tetranychus urticae , es uno de los herbivoros artropodos mas polifagos, es una plaga importante en cultivos bajo condiciones de invernadero y de campo. Uno de sus controles biologicos es el acaro depredador Phytoseiulus persimilis por su eficiencia. El conocimiento de la distribucion espacial de presas y depredadores es importante para evaluar la persistencia de un cultivo y el potencial de un enemigo natural para reducir su presa. Los objetivos de este estudio fueron determinar: 1) la preferencia de T. urticae por el enves o haz del foliolo, 2) el patron de distribucion espacial y vertical de T. urticae y P. persimilis en los cuatro estados de desarrollo, sobre tres variedades de rosal bajo condiciones de invernadero. Se determino la distribucion espacial de T. urticae and P. persimilis por cuatro metodos: la razon varianza-media, indice de dispersion, la ley de potencia de Taylor, y la regresion de agregacion de Iwao. Se encontraron diferencias significativas en la densidad poblacional en los cuatro estados de desarrollo de T. urticae antes y despues de la liberacion de P. persimilis . Tetranychus urticae prefiere colonizar el enves de los foliolos en las tres variedades de rosal. Los resultados mostraron una distribucion vertical desigual en los cuatro estados de desarrollo de T. urticae en las tres variedades. Los cuatro metodos utilizados mostraron que T. urticae y P. persimilis tiene una distribucion agregada. P. persimilis no modifica la distribucion espacial de T. urticae, pero si su distribucion vertical. La agregacion que presenta el depredador favorece a un control mas efectivo sobre el fitofago.
Environmental implications of growth rate changes in Montastrea Annularis : Biscayne National Park, Florida

Long-term annual growth rates were determined for 25 Montastrea annularis colonies at eight reef sites in Biscayne National Park, Florida. X-radiographs of slabbed coral cores revealed chronologies that averaged 113.5 years in length with a range of 40 to 242 years. A total of 2,837 annual growth increments were identified and measured. Dating of density bands was verified by visually crossdating fluorescent bands within the coral skeleton. Average accretion rates of individual colonies varied from 5.0 mm/yr in the northernmost sector of the Park to 11.3 mm/yr in the southernmost sector. Long-term growth rates of most corals in this study were greatest prior to about 1950 except for a major, 3-5 year, decline in the growth record of older corals centered around 1878. Waxing and waning coral growth rates are discussed in relation to natural and anthropogenic perturbations that impact this high latitude reef ecosystem. Attention is drawn to nutrients from sewage outfalls as a possible contributing factor to observed growth rate decline since 1950. The purpose of this study is to establish a data base of long-term growth rates in Montastrea annularis from Biscayne National Park that will allow a comparison of the growth rate of this species before, during, and after periods of major alteration by man to the environment in and around Biscayne Bay. A brief outline of the nature of the changes brought to the area during development is compared with the observed annual rate of growth for corals from eight locations across the reef tract within the park. The setting of the park and individual coral sites are described in some detail so that environmental factors that may influence coral growth, but have not yet been measured, may be compared to growth rates when that data becomes available.
Effect of ketoprofen co-administration or febrile state on Effect of ketoprofen co-administration or febrile state on pharmacokinetic of cefepime in sheep pharmacokinetic of cefepime in sheep

The pharmacokinetics of cefepime (20 mg/kg) were studied following intramuscular administration of cefepime alone, co-administered with ketoprofen (3 mg/kg) and in a febrile state (Escherichia coli LPS induced) in sheep. The concentration of cefepime in the serum was detected by High Performance Liquid Chromatography. Following single dose intravenous administration of cefepime, elimination half life (2.50 ± 0.05 h), the area under the curve (143.48± 7.36 μg.h/mL), body clearance (0.14 ± 0.01 L/h/kg) and volume of distribution (0.51 ± 0.03 L/kg) were determined. Following a single dose intramuscular administration of cefepime alone, peak serum concentration (28.76 ± 0.54 μg/mL) was obtained at 0.75 h. The absorption half life (t 1/2Kα ), volume of distribution (Vd area ), total body clearance (Cl B ) and elimination half life (t 1/2β ) of cefepime were 0.16 ± 0.01 h, 1.02 ± 0.08 L/kg, 0.13 ± 0.01 L/h/kg and 5.31 ± 0.23 h, respectively. Following co-administration of ketoprofen (30.74 ± 1.22 μg/mL) and in a febrile condition, a higher peak serum concentration of cefepime (39.68 ± 1.13 μg/mL) was observed at 0.75 h and 1 h, respectively. However, no signifi cant changes were reported in other pharmacokinetic parameters following co-administration of cefepime with ketoprofen. In a febrile state, absorption half life, area under the curve and bioavailability were signifi cantly increased while the volume of distribution and clearance of cefepime were signifi cantly decreased following intramuscular administration. Cefepime pharmacokinetic data (20 mg/kg) generated from the present study suggest that the drug may be administered with ketoprofen, and in febrile conditions in sheep, the drug may be given intramuscularly at 24 h intervals to combat susceptible bacterial infections.
Out of control : the new biology of machines

A synthesis of research and theory, this work chronicles the dawn of a new era in which the adaptability and autonomy of living organisms becomes the model for human made systems and machines. The author combines ideas from the Choas Theory, cybernetics, current thinking on evolution and research into computerized artificial life with his own experience of on-line culture to show that industrial culture is now obsolete. This book presents the prospects of imminent revolution as Kelly identifies new frontiers of thinking about biological systems that will change the way the natural world is percieved.
Anti‐metabolic effects of Galanthus nivalis agglutinin and wheat germ agglutinin on nymphal stages of the common brown leafhopper using a novel artificial diet system

The common brown leafhopper, Orosius orientalis (Matsumura) (Homoptera: Cicadellidae), previously described as Orosius argentatus (Evans), is an important vector of several viruses and phytoplasmas worldwide. In Australia, phytoplasmas vectored by O. orientalis cause a range of economically important diseases, including legume little leaf (Hutton & Grylls, 1956), tomato big bud (Osmelak, 1986), lucerne witches broom (Helson, 1951), potato purple top wilt (Harding & Teakle, 1985), and Australian lucerne yellows (Pilkington et al., 2004). Orosius orientalis also transmits Tobacco yellow dwarf virus (TYDV; genus Mastrevirus, family Geminiviridae) to beans, causing bean summer death disease (Ballantyne, 1968), and to tobacco, causing tobacco yellow dwarf disease (Hill, 1937, 1941). TYDV has only been recorded in Australia to date. Both diseases result in significant production and quality losses (Ballantyne, 1968; Thomas, 1979; Moran & Rodoni, 1999). Although direct damage caused by leafhopper feeding has been observed, it is relatively minor compared to the losses resulting from disease (P Tr E bicki, unpubl.).
Mutualism: Ants and their Insect Partners

Mutualism, a reciprocal beneficial interaction between organisms, involves ecological and evolutionary processes occurring at several scales of organization. For many decades mutualism was the stepchild of ecology, neglected, malnourished and not studied theoretically because the prevailing paradigm was ‘nature red in tooth and claw’
Changes of Phenolic Compounds and Pectin in Asian Pear Fruit during Growth

The changes in phenolic compounds and pectin content were investigated during the growth of 3 cultivars (Hosui, Niitaka and Chuwhangbae) of Asian pear (Pyrus pyrifolria) fruits. The amounts of total phenolic compounds in peel, flesh and core was 20.61-22.98mg/g, 0.87-1.23mg/g and 6.39-37.96mg/g during early growth, respectively, and decreased with pear growth. Arbutin, chlorogenic acid and epicatechin were detected in each part of all three cultivars during early growth; of these, arbutin content was the highest. Caffeic acid, catechin and 4-hydroxymethyl benzoic acid were detected in the peel and core during the ripening process. The total pectin content in the flesh of Hosui, Niitaka, and Chuwhangbae cultivars decreased from 5.93mg/g, 5.99mg/g and 5.40mg/g to 1.07mg/g, 1.60mg/g and 1.63mg/g, respectively. Of the soluble pectins, the hydrochloric acid-soluble pectin content was the highest, 3.21-3.45mg/g, and decreased during growth.
Personality and migration : a study of decision-making processes in a geo-referenced framework

This dissertation investigates the impact of personality on decision-making processes and choices in a migration context. In this regard, personality is assumed to affect the perception and evaluation of costs and returns related to migration. Personality is shaped by individual traits, such as risk attitude and time preference. Other relevant aspects are social preferences, the Big-Five personality traits, and individual adjustment capability. The research design relies on geo-referenced data, which enables a more accurate tracing of migration decisions and the detection of personality-related geographic preferences. Spatial decision-making processes of prospective academics are the first research topic. It comprises various analyses regarding the formation of choice sets in the context of study location choice. Contrasting the findings from a preliminary selection stage with those from the final choice demonstrates individual traits to be of differing importance in the course of the decision-making process. Final choices, potentially yielding a migratory event, are subsequently examined in a discrete choice framework. This approach facilitates the investigation of the effects of personality on location choices in presence of a high-dimensional destination space. Empirical results indicate the relevance of complex interactions of individual traits and destination characteristics, e.g., heterogeneous deterrence effects of distance or preference-related sorting patterns into more or less favourable labour markets. This modelling strategy is also transferred from a student sample to a populationrepresentative sample, demonstrating its external validity. Another topic is the impact of individual traits on the formation of salary expectations for prospectively high-skilled workers in various migration scenarios. Individual-specific evaluations of mobility-related costs are shown to inflate these salary expectations, and thus, they have the potential to lower the overall level of labour mobility in an economy.
Occurrence of clubroot and Plasmodiophora brassicae Wor. races in Finland.

Examination of clubroot in cruciferous vegetables in Finland in 1974—1978 revealed the disease in 81 % of the 101 communes inspected. The disease was most common in southern and central Finland, but was also discovered in the northern parts of the region in which cruciferous crops were cultivated (66 —67° N. lat.). Clubroot was found in 65 % of the 375 plant samples collected. It occurred in 68 % of the samples of the most commonly cultivated vegetable, cabbage (56 % of the material), in 63 °Jo of the cauliflower samples (22 % of the material), in 56 % of the samples of other cole species (13 % of the material) and in 64 % of the samples of cruciferous root crops (10 % of the material). P. brassicae race determinations were performed on 90 samples. The classification system of Williams (1966) was applied. The races that were isolated were 1,2, 3,4, 6 and 7. Race 2 was by far the most common, being found in 32 communes; races 3,4, 6 and 7 were each found in 9 —12 communes; race 1 only in one commune. No clear differences in the occurrence of the races in the various parts of the country could be observed. A comparison is made between Williams’ and the ECD (Buczacki et al. 1975) classification systems. In addition, the pathotypes in clubroot material from Norway and Iceland were determined.
Race and deadly force: assessing minority-threat arguments

No social justice issue has been more present in the news media recently than the deaths of racial minorities at the hands of the police in the United States of America. This clear division between communities and the police has resulted in protests and marches sweeping the nation under the statement that “Black Lives Matter. ” With racial disparities in the criminal justice system being a long-standing issue, the need for empirical investigations into the factors that contribute to police use of force is essential in today’s criminological literature. In this study, Blalock’s (1967) theory of minority-group relations is utilized to determine the impact that racial threat has on the use of deadly force by police. This study offers a state-level analysis that accounts fully for Blalock’s theory by including race-specific economic measures and indicators of political-threat, which are often overlooked in this literature. Census data are merged with other existing data on the use of deadly force [Supplementary Homicide Reports (SHR) and Mapping Police Violence (MPV)] to explore the impact of racial threat on racial patterns in police violence. This study indicates that there are some discrepancies in results based on which data source is used to measure police lethality, SHR versus MPV. In the end, though, there is some support for Blalock’s threat theory at the state-level; however, the most consistent result is family disruption, which may indicate that other theoretical frameworks, such as social disorganization, should be explored.
CRAB-SPIDERS OF SIX GENERA FROM ISRAEL (ARANEAE: THOMISIDAE)

ABSTRACT Israel crab-spiders of the genera Monaeses, Tmarus, Firmicus, Thomisus, Runcinm and Heriaeus were revised. Description, illustrations and locality records for each species are provided. Three new species, Monaeses israeliensis, Tmarus yerohamus and T. hazevensis, and the female of Firmicus dewitzi are described. Thomisus bidentatus is recorded for the first time from Asia.
Frugivory and factors influencing visitation by birds at ‘Balo’ (Plocama pendula Ait., Rubiaceae) plants in the Canary Islands

We thank many friends for helping us during the fieldwork and laboratory analysis but we would specially like to mention L. Hernandez and M. Gonzalez, P. Jordano offered valuable advice during the planning of this study, as well as during data analysis and interpretation. R. Sallabanks, P. Joprdano, D. Levey, J. Lovett-Doust, and an anonymous referee revised the manuscript and gave very valuable suggestions. Meterorological data were provided by Instituto Nacional de Meteorologia (Canarias Occidentales). We are also grateful to J. Vega for permission to work on Teno bajo. Part of this investigation was supported by the Direccion General de Universidades e Investigacion del Gobierno de Canarias, grant 93/150.
Assessing the utility of remotely sensed data and integrated topographic characteristics for determining tree stand structural complexity in a re-forested urban landscape.

i Preface . ii Declaration Plagiarism . ii List of Tables . vi List of Figures . vii Acknowledgements . 2 Abbreviations . 4 CHAPTER ONE . 5 General Introduction . 5 1.1 BACKGROUND . 5 1.2 AIM AND OBJECTIVES . 9 1.3 CONTRIBUTION AND SIGNIFICANCE OF THIS RESEARCH . 10 1.4 DESCRIPTION OF STUDY AREA . 10 1.5 THESIS OUTLINE . 11 CHAPTER TWO . 13 Assessing the utility of topographic variables in predicting tree stand structural complexity in a re-forested urban landscape. 13 2.
Impact of water relations on the production, ecological fitness and stability of the biocontrol fungus Metarhizium anisopliae

The aim of this work was the production of high numbers of propagules of the entomopathogenic fungus Metarhizium anisopliae with high germination capacity under low water availability, good storage stability and enhanced pathogenicity. To this end modifications of cultural conditions were employed. Water-stress in solid substrate fermentation reduced the conidial production but resulted in enhancement of germination capacity. Conidial production and germination was also considerably influenced by the type of solid substrate (bulgar wheat, millet grain). Intracellular accumulation of endogenous reserves of selected polyols, which have been linked with enhancement of germination under conditions of restricted water availability, was altered by such substrate modifications. Imposed water-stress in liquid culture resulted in increased blastospore production in the 0.998 to 0.96 water activity (a. ) range when ionic solutes (NaCl, KCI) were used for medium modification but when PEG 200 was used, this range was narrower (0.998-0.98 aw). Water-stress resulted in the production of modified blastospores with increased levels of the low molecular weight polyol erythritol. Higher amounts of endogenous polyols were retained intracellularly when modified blastospores were harvested in isotonic solutions compared to those subjected to hypo-osmotic shock by washing with water. Intracellular polyol patterns of blastospores were also affected by nitrogen source, pH and aW-modifying solute as well as by interaction between these factors. Optimum conditions for increased erythritol accumulation occurred when ionic solutes (NaCl, KCl) were used for aW modification and in the pH range between 6.8-8. Total endogenous protein was also enhanced under the same conditions. Germination of blastospores produced under these conditions was between 62-89% under conditions of water-stress (0.96 a, ). In contrast, blastospores with lower amounts of erythritol and total protein content had decreased germination (867%). Osmoprotection of such modified blastospores resulted in increased storage stability as wet pastes and as freeze-dried preparations. Fluidised bed dried blastospores had either decreased viability (<25%) or good viability (>40%) but high conent of moisture (>30%). Destruxin A production was not affected by osmoprotection whereas protease activity was enhanced by isotonic washing with PEG 200 solution but not by. ionic (NaCl) or carbohydrate (glucose) solutions. Modified blastospores were not more infective to aphids than unmodified ones under 100% R. H. regimes.
Anti-apoptotic effects of silk fibroin hydrolysate in RIN5F cell on high glucose condition

Hyperglycemia-induced pancreatic β-cell apoptosis causes serious health complications in diabetic patients. Recently, studies demonstrated that silk and silk-related materials have anti-diabetic effects. We previously reported that silk fibroin hydrolysate (SFH) has anti-diabetic effects through increased pancreatic β-cell mass in type 2 diabetic animals (C57BL/KsJdb/db). However, it is not known whether SFH has anti-apoptotic effects in hyperglycemic conditions. The present study investigates the anti-apoptotic effects of SFH on high glucose-induced apoptosis using RIN5F cells, a rat pancreatic β-cell line. Hyperglycemic conditions decreased RIN5F cell viability in a concentration-dependent manner. High glucose treatment of 33 mM or higher caused a significant decrease in RIN5F cell viability. However, addition of SFH significantly recovered cell viability in the presence of high glucose. Flow cytometry analysis showed that high glucose treatment significantly increased early stage apoptosis in RIN5F cells. This was inhibited by SFH treatment, which significantly decreased not only early stage apoptosis but also decreased the production of nitrite. Additionally, SFH protected RIN5F cells from oxidative stress-induced apoptosis. These results suggest that SFH has anti-apoptotic effects by protecting pancreatic β-cell from high glucose and/or oxidative stress. Our results support in vivo anti-diabetic effects of SFH and validation of the traditional use of silkworm and silkworm materials in the treatment of diabetes.
Identifying Features of Indonesian for Speakers of Other Languages (Bipa) Learning for Academic Purposes

One of Indonesian learning program is Indonesian for speakers of other languages (BIPA) learning. One particular type of BIPA learning is BIPA for academic purposes. BIPA for academic purposes begins developing in several BIPA learning providers in Indonesia. The purpose of this study is to identify and describe the presence and development of BIPA for an academic purpose that exists in various BIPA learning providers in Indonesia. This research used qualitative research design by taking ten BIPA learning providers in Indonesia as a research setting. Data analysis techniques of this research used observation, interview, questionnaire, and documentation study. The results showed that BIPA for academic purposes consists of special characteristics of each component of learning. Learning component of BIPA for academic purposes includes the purpose of learning, learner and instructors characteristics, learning material, learning strategy, and learning evaluation. Each component possesses a characteristic which exposes academic purposes. Hence, this is what distinguishes BIPA for the academic purpose of BIPA learning in