Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Acceptance, Values and Mindfulness May Differentially Affect Functioning on Bipolar Disorder in Remission; A Single-Center Study

Objective: It is known that psychosocial functioning is low in bipolar disorder (BD) euthymic period. We aimed to demonstrate the impact of some psychological flexibility proceses (experiential avoidance, present-to-moment and being contact with values) on psychosocial functioning in BD euthymic state. Method: The study was carried out with 106 patients diagnosed with BD. All patients were in remission and the remission state was confirmed by a 17-item Hamilton Depression Rating Scale score less than 7 and a Young Mania Rating Scale score less than 5 and characteristic of BD was assessed by The Bipolarity Index (BI). For the assessment of psychological flexibility processes Acceptance and Action Questionnaire-II (AAQ-II), Freiburg Mindfulness Inventory (FMI) and The Valued Living Questionnaire (VLQ) were used. In the assessment of functioning, Functioning Assessment Short Test (FAST) was applied which includes the dimensions such as autonomy, occupational functioning, cognitive functioning, financial issues, interpersonal relations, and leisure time. In the statistical analysis, regression analysis was performed. Results: In the multiple regression analysis, the models including both total score (R2= 0.150, F= 3.535, p=0.006) and leisure (R2= 0.184, F=4.511, p=0.001), autonomy (R2= 0.156, F= 3.704, p=0.004) and interpersonal relationship (R2= 0.122, F= 2.786, p=0.02) dimensions were found statistically significant in the model established for each of the dimensions related to psychosocial functioning. Conclusion: It is concluded that experiential avoidence has an negative impact on general functioning and some specific areas of functioning like interpersonal, leisure, autonomic dimentions. But being in contact with values had a positive effect on improving autonomic, financial, leisure and general functionality in euthymic BD patients. On the other hand present-to-moment and commited actions processes of PF does not show any effect on FAST.
Effect of temperature on competition amongst strains of Rhizobium trifolii for nodulation of two white clover varieties

SUMMARY The effect of temperature and soil type on the relative success in nodulating cultivars of white clover (Trifolium repens) by mixtures of antibiotic-resistant mutants of Rhizobium trifolii was studied. Under aseptic test-tube culture, 75 str nodulated the plants 5 days earlier than 33 spc at the lowest temperature, but the temperature ×Rhizobium strain interaction was not significant. 33 spc was more effective than 75 str at 25°C and, although no significant difference was found between the two mutant strains at the lower temperatures, die temperature ×Rhizobium strain interaction was highly significant. In soil, when inoculated with mixed inoculum, cv. S100 was more uniformly nodulated by 75 str (81%) than S184 (49%). Success in nodulation could be altered by temperature and the temperature × bacterial strain interaction was significant. In the mixed inoculum treatments, 75 str was most compatible with S100 at 12°C, whereas 33 spc was most compatible with SI84 at 25°C; the bacterial strain × variety × temperature interaction was highly significant. The results are discussed from the point of view of improving symbiotic nitrogen fixation by selecting effective strains of Rhizobium which are compatible with the particular host cultivar, which are competitive with the indigenous population and whose optimum temperatures for nodulation and competitiveness are similar to the soil temperature at the times of inoculation.
Influence of altitude on tropical marine habitat classification using imagery from fixed‐wing, water‐landing UAVs

Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) are cost‐effective remote sensing tools useful for generating very high‐resolution (VHR) aerial imagery. Habitat maps generated from UAV imagery are a fundamental component of marine spatial planning, essential for the designation and governance of marine protected areas (MPAs). We investigated whether UAV survey altitude affects habitat classification performance and the classification accuracy of thematic maps from a tropical shallow water environment. We conducted repeated UAV flights at 75, 85, and 110 m, using a fixed‐wing UAV on the Turneffe Atoll, Belize. Flights were ground truthed with snorkel surveys. Images were mosaiced to form orthomosaics and transformed into thematic maps through semi‐automatic object‐based image analysis (OBIA). Three subset areas (4000 m2, 17 000 m2 and 17 000 m2) from two cayes on the atoll were selected to investigate the effect of survey altitude. A linear regression demonstrated that for every 1 m increase in survey altitude, there was a ~1% decrease in the overall classification accuracy. A low survey altitude of 75 m produced a higher classification accuracy for thematic maps and increased the representation of mangrove, seagrass and sand. The variability in classified cover was driven by altitude, although the direction and extent of this relationship was specific to each class. For coral and sea, classified cover decreased with increased altitude. Mangrove classified cover was non‐sensitive to altitude changes, demonstrating a lesser need for a consistent survey altitude. Sand and seagrass had a greater sensitivity to altitude, due to classified cover variability between altitudes. Our findings suggest that survey altitude should be minimized when classifying tropical marine environments (coral, seagrass) and, given that most fixed‐wing UAVs are restricted to a minimum altitude of 70 m, we recommend an altitude of 75 m. Survey altitude should be a major consideration when targeting habitats with greater sensitivity to altitude variability.
Length-based estimates of growth parameters, mortality rates, and recruitment of Astacus leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823) (Decapoda, Astacidae) in unexploited inland waters of the northern Marmara region, European Turkey

The growth parameters, mortality rates, and recruitment pattern of Astacus leptodactylus from an unexploited area in inland waters of the northern Marmara region were investigated based on lengthfrequency data using FISAT software. Specimens were collected during eight scientific samplings carried out between March 2005 and May 2006. The seasonalized Von Bertalanffy growth function was fitted to the length frequency data (n = 2434) with the following parameters: L ∞ = 80.8 mm, K = 0.405 year−1, C = 1, and WP = 0.90. The study of functional regressions permits us to conclude that the growth of this population is allometric. Natural mortality (M) was estimated at 0.578 year−1 and total mortality at 0.589 year−. The longevity of the crayfish was calculated as t max = 7.4 year. The recruitment pattern shows that there is peak recruitment in May and June.We also estimated the potential instantaneous fishing mortality coefficient at F = 1.53-1.63 year−1, the instantaneous total mortality coefficient at Z = 2.11-2.21 year−1, and the exploitation rate E = 0.72-0.73, all through the length-converted catch curve procedure using the length-frequency data of the fyke-nets of 32 mm polyamide (PA) mesh size (stretched mesh). Les parametres de croissance, les taux de mortalite et le modele de recrutement d'Astacus leptodactylus d'une zone non-exploitee des eaux interieures du nord de la region de Marmara ont ete etudies a partir des donnees longueur-frequence en utilisant le logiciel FISAT. Les specimens ont ete collectes au cours de huit campagnes scientifiques d'echantillonnage menees entre mars 2005 et mai 2006. La fonction de croissance de Von Bertalanffy s'ajuste aux donnees de longueur-frequence (n = 2434) avec les parametres suivants: L ∞ = 80,8 mm, K = 0,405 an−1, C = 1, et WP = 0,90. L'etude des regressions fonctionnelles nous permet de conclure que la croissance de cette population est allometrique. La mortalite naturelle (M) a ete estimee a 0,578 an−1 et la mortalite totale a 0,589 an−1. La longevite de l'ecrevisse a ete calculee comme t max = 7,4 ans. Le modele de recrutement montre un pic de recrutement en mai et juin.Nous avons aussi estime le taux potentiel instantane de mortalite par peche a F = 1,53-1,63 an−1, le taux instantane de mortalite totale a Z = 2,11-2,21 an−1, et le taux d'exploitation a E = 0,72-0,73, par la technique de courbes de prises converties en longueur en utilisant les donnees longueur-frequence a partir des verveux de vide de maille polyamide (PA) de 32 mm.
Drought resistance increases from the individual to the ecosystem level in highly diverse Neotropical rainforest: a meta-analysis of leaf, tree and ecosystem responses to drought

Abstract. The effects of future warming and drying on tropical forest functioning remain largely unresolved. Here, we conduct a meta-analysis of observed drought responses in Neotropical humid forests, focusing on carbon and water exchange. Measures of leaf-, tree- and ecosystem-scale performance were retrieved from 145 published studies conducted across 232 sites in Neotropical forests. Differentiating between seasonal and episodic drought, we find that (1) during seasonal drought the increase in atmospheric evaporative demand and a decrease in soil matric potential result in a decline in leaf water potential, stomatal conductance, leaf photosynthesis and stem diameter growth while leaf litterfall and leaf flushing increase. (2) During episodic drought, we observe a further decline in stomatal conductance, photosynthesis, stem growth and, in contrast to seasonal drought, a decline also in daily tree transpiration. Responses of ecosystem-scale processes, productivity and evapotranspiration are of a smaller magnitude and often not significant. Furthermore, we find that the magnitude and direction of a drought-induced change in photosynthesis, stomatal conductance and transpiration reported in a study is correlated to study-averaged wood density. Although wood density is often not functionally related to plant hydraulic properties, we find that it is a good proxy for hydraulic behaviour and can be used to predict leaf- and tree-scale responses to drought. We present new insights into the functioning of tropical forest in response to drought and present novel relationships between wood density and tropical-tree responses to drought.
Ethics and the Gospel of John: Toward an Emerging New Consensus?

For decades the scholarly consensus held that the Fourth Gospel was either devoid of ethics or that its ethical material was narrow, exclusive, and sectarian. In recent years, that consensus has begun to show signs of wear. This article examines the more recent turn to ‘implied’ ethics by looking at four English-language books on the subject published in the past four years. This examination is undertaken with a view to tracing a newly emerging consensus, which holds that (1) the Gospel of John has ethical material, and (2) that material must be taken seriously by those reflecting on ancient ethical systems in general and New Testament ethics in particular. Further, the emerging consensus holds that the implied ethics of the Fourth Gospel, far from being strictly sectarian, are useful for reflecting on and/or constructing models of normative Christian behavior.
CRYOSURVIVAL OF RAM SPERMATOZOA IN HYPERTONIC AND ISOTONIC DILUENTS

The cryosurvival (percentage of motile spermatozoa and rate of foward progression) of ram spermatozoa after freezing in hypertonic and isotonic diluents containing a buffered dextran-sugar combination or buffered dextran-sugar plus egg yolk was compared immediately after thawing and after incubation at 39° for 60 min. Cryosurvival of spermatozoa was comparable in both diluents. However, the cryosurvival of spermatozoa was increased significantly in hypertonic diluents compared with that in isotonic diluents, regardless of their composition. Key words: Spermatozoa, sheep, cryosurvival, diluents
Examination of Earthquake Intensity Increments on Side-Zones of Valleys within Alluvial Basins by an Analytical Approach

The effect of topography on the seismic wave-motion has been of interest to many studies. In this study, the earthquake-intensity increments (amplification) on side-zones of valleys within alluvial basins, were investigated using finite element method. A set of finite element models for valleys, one with a triangular cross-section, and the rest with trapezoidal cross-sections, taking into account five different side slopes (17o, 22o, 27o, 37o, 45o), were adapted. The acceleration time-histories obtained through the use of the commercial finite element code (QUAD4M) at valley-sides, valley-edges, and at the intermediate points were transformed to Fourier Amplitude Spectra. The amplitude-frequency variations obtained at the three selected reference points of the valley as well as at the bedrock, were investigated in each of the four selected phases of the earthquake duration. As a result of the performed dynamic analysis, the effect of the valley-slope variation at the three reference points on the valley was examined at four distinct phases of the earthquake duration.
Carbon Stock in Deadwood: The Mountain Birch (Betula pubescens subsp. czerepanovii) Forests in the Khibiny Mountains (Russia)

ABSTRACT Deadwood is an important component for conserving carbon stock (C-stock) and maintaining species diversity in forests. In the last years, some studies emphasized that the estimation of deadwood C-stock is a crucial aspect to understand the role of boreal forests as potential carbon sink. The aim of the present study is to provide new data about deadwood volume and C-stock in the mountain birch forests – pure mountain birch stands and mixed stands – of the Kola Peninsula (Russia). In 28 sampling plots randomly located in the Khibiny Mountains, quantitative and qualitative data on deadwood (logs, snags, stumps) were collected and processed. The results show on average 126 logs, 127 snags, and 225 stumps per hectare of mountain birch forest. The average deadwood volume is 23.9 m3 ha−1, while the deadwood C-stock in the mountain birch forests of the Khibiny Mountains is estimated at 3.10 Mg ha−1. The pure mountain birch stands are characterized by an average deadwood volume of 18.4 m3 ha−1, while the mixed stands have an average deadwood volume of 28.6 m3 ha−1. These results highlight an important contribution of deadwood of the boreal forests as carbon storage to mitigate climate change.
Post-harvest storage of ‘Paluma’ guavas produced by plants fertirrigated with nitrogen and biofertilizer

The association between mineral fertilizer and biofertilizers can contribute to guavas quality. An experiment was carried out in order to assess, over the days, 'Paluma' guavas physical-chemical quality in function of nitrogen fertilizer and biofertilizer doses. It was adopted a randomized blocks with treatments distributed in a factorial 5 x 2 x 5 referring to evaluation days post-harvest (0, 3, 6, 9 and 12), nitrogen fertilization (50 and 100% culture recommendation) and application of bovine biofertilizer doses by fertigation (0.0, 2.5, 5.0, 7.5 and 10.0%). The physical-chemical quality of 'Paluma' guava fruit was influenced by the association between liquid bovine biofertilizer and nitrogen fertilization. This combination increased soluble solids, titratable acidity, ratio, vitamin C, pH, firmness and loss of fresh mass, but did not affect the pulp percentage. The bovine biofertilizer, together with mineral fertilization, is important to increase the post-harvest quality of 'Paluma' guava.
Diverted Mississippi River sediment as a potential phosphorus source affecting coastal Louisiana water quality

Mississippi River water and associated sediment are seasonally diverted into Louisiana coastal basins to restore historic hydrologic and salinity regimes and to slow or reverse the widespread wetland loss. More river diversions are planned; however, very little research has been conducted on the potential source of phosphorous (P) of these sediments transported by the Mississippi River into the coastal areas through these diversions. In addition, the sediments have the potential to undergo changes in redox status when these significant flooding events occur. Therefore, we examined the effect of sediment redox condition on P release from newly deposited Mississippi River sediment. Sediment was collected from Big Mar Lake, the receiving water body of the Caernarvon diversion structure, through which river water is diverted into the Breton sound estuary. Sediment suspensions were incubated in the laboratory under reducing conditions, and the relation of redox conditions to P release was determined. Soluble reactive P (SRP), dissolved organic P (DOP), Fe, and Mn concentrations increased with decreasing sediment redox potential. The SRP and DOP concentrations increased 32 - and 8-fold during 20 days of anaerobic conditions. The increase in SRP and DOP availability was significantly correlated to an increase in ferrous iron with no significant relationship with Al, Ca, or Mg. While the vast majority of studies on nutrients associated with the Mississippi River diversions have focused on excess inorganic nitrogen forms (primarily NO3) in the river water, this study is one of the first to demonstrate that upon reduction associated with prolonged flooding, the diverted Mississippi River suspended sediment can be a significant source of available P to the coastal basin.
Assessing preferences for adult vs juvenile features in young animals: newly-hatched chicks spontaneously approach red and large stimuli

Young precocial birds benefit from staying close to both their mother and siblings, while prioritising adults, which provide better care. Which features of the stimuli are used by young birds to prioritise attachment to adults over siblings is unknown. We started to address this question in newly hatched domestic chicks (Gallus gallus), focusing on their spontaneous preferences for visual stimuli that systematically vary between adult and juvenile chickens: size (larger in adults than in juveniles) and colour (darker and redder in adults than in juveniles). Overall, chicks at their first visual experience, that had never seen a conspecific beforehand, were most attracted to the red and large stimuli (two adult features) and interacted with red stimuli more than with yellow stimuli. When tested with red large vs. small objects (Exp. 1), chicks preferred the large shape. When tested with yellow large and small objects (Exp. 2), chicks did not show a preference. These results suggest that the combination of size and colour form the predisposition that helps chicks to spontaneously discriminate between adult and juvenile features from the first stages of life, in the absence of previous experience.
Enamine Barbiturates and Thiobarbiturates as a New Class of Bacterial Urease Inhibitors

M. Ali 1, Assem Barakat 1,2,* , Ayman El-Faham 1,2,* , Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid 1, Sammer Yousuf 3, Sajda Ashraf 4, Zaheer Ul-Haq 4 , M. Iqbal Choudhary 3,4, Beatriz G. de la Torre 5 and Fernando Albericio 1,6,7,8 1 Department of Chemistry, College of Science, King Saud University, P.O. Box 2455, Riyadh 11451, Saudi Arabia; maly.c@ksu.edu. sa (M.A.); amajid@ksu.edu. sa (A.M.A.-M.); albericio@ub.edu (F.A.) 2 Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, Alexandria University, P.O. Box 426, Ibrahimia, Alexandria 21321, Egypt 3 Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan; dr.sammer. yousuf@gmail.com (S.Y.); iqbal.choudhary@iccs.edu (M.I.C.) 4 Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research, International Center for Chemical and Biological Sciences, University of Karachi, Karachi 75270, Pakistan; sajda.ashraf@yahoo.com (S.A.); zaheer_qasmi@hotmail.com (Z.U.-H.) 5 KRISP—Kwazulu-Natal Research Innovation and Sequencing Platform, College of Health Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Westville, Durban 4001, South Africa; garciadelatorreb@ukzn.ac. za 6 School of Chemistry and Physics, University of KwaZulu-Natal, University Road, Westville, Durban 4001, South Africa 7 Biomedical Research Networking Center in Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine (CIBER-BBN), Networking Centre on Bioengineering, Biomaterials and Nanomedicine, PCB, Baldiri Reixac 10, 08028 Barcelona, Spain 8 Department of Organic Chemistry, University of Barcelona, Martí i Franqués 1-11, 08028 Barcelona, Spain * Correspondence: ambarakat@ksu.edu. sa (A.B.); aelfaham@ksu.edu. sa (A.E.-F.); Tel. : +966-11467-5901 (A.B.); Fax: +966-11467-5992 (A.B.)
THE INFLUENCE OF COMPETENCE AND KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT ON PERFORMANCE

This study aims to examine and analyze the effect of competence and knowledge management on performance (a case study of BAPETEN employees). Respondents in this study were BAPETEN employees, totaling 490 respondents. Data were analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) Amos with Amos software version 24. The results of this study found that competence and knowledge management affect positively and significantly on performance. And also gender as a moderating variable does not have a significant effect on employee performance or competence, due to the absence of a distinction between male and female genders. So it is expected that further researchers can expand the variables in improving performance in the company.
Reproduction in Antarctic notothenioid fish

Gonad maturation in Antarctic notothenioid fish is a biennial process although spawning is likely to take place annually. However, part of the populations of Champsocephalus gunnari in the Atlantic Ocean sector do not spawn each year. Gonadosomatic index (GSI) of females is 15–40% at spawning. Apart from a few nototheniid species of the GSI of males is much less and typically only 15–20% of that of females. Length at first spawning may be from 55% of Lmax onwards, but in many species it is not attained until 70–80% of the maximum length. The only exception is Champsocephalus gunnari at South Georgia which may begin spawning at about 40% of Lmax. Most species of the Seasonal Pack-ice Zone are autumn/winter spawners, whereas in the High-Antarctic Zone more species spawn in summer and autumn. Spawning time is remarkably constant among populations of some species, in others a latitudinal shift in spawning time is apparent. Fecundity is commonly positively correlated with fish length and weight. It exceeds 100 000 eggs only in a few nototheniid species and is commonly in the order of 1000 to 15–20 000 eggs. Ova diameter varies from 0.8 to 5.0 mm. Egg size distribution among fishes of the Seasonal Pack-ice Zone is bimodal. There is a general trend in nototheniids of increasing egg size and decreasing relative fecundity towards higher latitudes. Incubation time may be up to five months. Eggs of most species are probably left unattended for the long incubation period. Nest guarding has been observed in three species but may be more common in particular among the artedidraconids. A number of reproductive strategies associated with nest guarding, egg size and the duration of the pelagic phase have been identified.