Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Soil phenolic compound variability in two Mediterranean olive groves

Phenolic compounds (PCs) – with special reference to secondary plant metabolites – were characterised in two Mediterranean olive groves (Olea europaea L.). Representative pedological profiles were dug to identify and characterise the pedotype. Qualitative and quantitative analyses were carried out on soil core samples gathered at fixed depths (0–20 cm and 20–40 cm) and olive leaf methanol extracts by high-performance liquid chromatography with ultraviolet detection. The total PCs content reflected the soil organic carbon distribution, especially carbon of humic and fulvic acids, corroborating their crucial role in humification pathways. Among the analysed plant secondary metabolites, luteolin-4'-O-glucoside and verbascoside were the most abundant in leaves and soils, respectively. Most of the easily hydrolysed/metabolised phenols were not found in soils. Rutin and verbascoside, despite containing glucose, strongly persisted in the soil environment, probably due to their allelopathic effect. Oleuropein was not found in soils because it is highly soluble and mobile in the soil environment. Furthermore, the presence of clay in soil seemed to determine the accumulation of specific PCs. Our data suggest that PCs persistence in soil seems to be mainly determined by a balance between physicochemical and biochemical instability and allelopathic stability rather than their abundance in the plant.
Chromosomal analyses in Megalonema platanum (Siluriformes: Pimelodidae), an endangered species from South American rivers

This study presents chromosomal data of Megalonema platanum from rio Tibagi, Parana, Brazil and from rio Parana, Argentina. The diploid number was equal 54 with karyotype composition of 24m+16sm+2st+12a in both populations. The AgNOR sites were detected in the terminal position of a submetacentric pair of the two analyzed populations, coinciding with secondary constrictions on the short arm of pair 15. CMA3 and FISH with 18S rDNA probe displayed fluorescent signals that correspond to the AgNOR sites and secondary constriction. The presence of a small acrocentric supernumerary chromosome can be observed in M. platanum from rio Tibagi, with centromeric heterochromatin. Others heterochromatic blocks were evidenced in the terminal position of some chromosome and one metacentric large chromosome pair, probably the first pair, showed an interstitial heterochromatin. In the population of the rio Parana were still observed heterochromatic blocks in both ends in some chromosomes. This work brings for the first time cytogenetic date of M. platanum, which is a very rare species in the rio Parana basin and may be endangered.
Peer Victimization, Antisocial Cognition, and Delinquency in Early Adolescent Schoolchildren: A Test of the Person–Situation Interface

ABSTRACT Interactive and mediating effects have the ability to elucidate variable relationships. The goal of the current study was to explore how these two effects potentially clarify the victimization–offending relationship. Examining three waves of longitudinal data, it was predicted that Wave 1 victimization would enhance Wave 2 cognitive impulsivity, Wave 2 victimization would interact with Wave 2 cognitive impulsivity, and Wave 2 cognitive impulsivity and the victimization x cognitive impulsivity interaction would both fuel a rise in Wave 3 delinquency. All predicted relationships were observed when evaluated in a group of 960 early adolescents (457 boys, 503 girls) from the Illinois Study of Bullying and Sexual Violence (ISBSV). When cognitive insensitivity replaced cognitive impulsivity as the mediator, the mediating and moderating effects were no longer significant. These results suggest that victimization stimulates reckless thinking, which, when aided by subsequent victimization, encourages future delinquency.
Reproductive and subsocial behaviour in the ovoviviparous leaf beetle Gonioctena sibirica (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Abstract. 1 In the spring, females of the leaf beetle Gonioctena sibirica deposited larvae on the ventral surface of growing young leaves situated on the apical position of shoots of the willow Salix bakko. 2 The parent females remained with the larvae usually on the underside of the basal part of leaves, facing toward the base of shoots. When other arthropods approached, the females temporarily moved towards these intruders, showing aggressive behaviour such as swinging the body or stamping the legs. Many females remained with their larvae until the larvae grew into the final (fourth) instar. No female produced an additional brood in the field. 3 Broods from which parent females were experimentally removed suffered higher mortality than those in which females were left intact. Arthropods such as spiders and ants were observed preying on the larvae. In contrast, the survivorship of broods from which females were removed and intruders were excluded with a sticky substance applied to the base of twigs was not different from that of control broods. These results demonstrate that the main mortality factor of offspring is pedestrian arthropod predators and females physically repel the predators. 4 Potentially alternative reproductive strategies, such as producing a large number of offspring by iteroparity and/or larger brood(s) with less or no care, seem to be inhibited in G.sibirica by larval dependence on growing young leaves which are temporally limited and by ovoviviparity which may have limited brood size.
Nutritive Values of Some Aquatic Life-forms of Kashmir

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Temperature influence on in vitro reproduction and development of Pelagia noctiluca (Forskål)

Abstract In vitro experiments on developmental stages and fertilization in Pelagia noctiluca (Forskal) confirm previous observations both in the laboratory (Rottini Sandrini & Avian, 1983) and in the field (Rot‐tini Sandrini et al., 1983/84) that sea temperature exerts a marked effect on this species. Development slows down at 13.5°C compared with 19°C. No development is observed at 4.5°C.
Hyperplasia of bronchial muscle in asthma

IN two previous communications we have described the development of a point-counting method for measuring the muscle of the trachea and bronchi (Macleod and Heard, 1969; Hossain and Heard, 1970). In the second study, semiserial sections were employed and it was shown for the first time that the bronchial muscle was doubled in amount in chronic bronchitis. By counting the muscle cells directly we showed that they were increased in number in chronic bronchitis. Hyperplasia of muscle fibres was therefore considered to be the cause of more muscle rather than hypertrophy. We now report a similar study of bronchi in asthma. An even greater degree of muscle-fibre hyperplasia has been found than in chronic bronchitis, with approximately three times the normal amount of muscle.
Online Learning to Prevent the Spread of Pandemic Corona Virus in Indonesia

In March 2020 almost all cities in Indonesia face the scary viruses namely corona. The speed of the viruses spread influences all aspects of life without exception. Education system is one of the crucial things which is influenced by this virus. Whether want or not, the educators must change their way of teaching. Face to face in the class must be avoided. The purpose of this study is to clarify ways of corona virus pandemic reshape education. This study also explains about kinds of online learning which are used by the educators in the era of pandemic corona viruses in the world and the strategies to improve online teaching when university is closed. The advantages of using them are also clarified. In addition, the writer try to gain the information about the effectiveness of using online learning to teach.
Variable selection and importance in presence of high collinearity: an application to the prediction of lean body mass from multi-frequency bioelectrical impedance

In prediction problems both response and covariates may have high correlation with a second group of influential regressors, that can be considered as background variables. An important challenge is to perform variable selection and importance assessment among the covariates in the presence of these variables. A clinical example is the prediction of the lean body mass (response) from bioimpedance (covariates), where anthropometric measures play the role of background variables. We introduce a reduced dataset in which the variables are defined as the residuals with respect to the background, and perform variable selection and importance assessment both in linear and random forest models. Using a clinical dataset of multi-frequency bioimpedance, we show the effectiveness of this method to select the most relevant predictors of the lean body mass beyond anthropometry.
Revision of the genus Psix Kozlov & Lê (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae)

The genus Psix Kozlov & Lê (Hymenoptera: Scelionidae) is revised from a worldwide perspective. Twelve species are described as new: annulatus [Cameroon], asper [Uganda], aulax [Australia], confluus [Sri Lanka], flavicoxa [Ivory Coast, Zimbabwe], fusm [Australia], lacunatus [Pakistan east to Taiwan, south to Australia], metopa [Australia], rasilis [Ivory Coast, Gambia], sulcifer [Malaysia], viriosus [India east to Philippine Is. ] and watshami [E. Africa, Madagascar] . Psix abnormis Kozlov & Lê [W. Africa east to at least India], glabris‐crobus (Girault) nxomb. [Australia], olympus (Dodd) n.comb. [Australia], saccharicola (Mani) n.comb. [India], striaticeps (Dodd) n.comb. [W. Africa east to India, Madagascar] and tunetanus (Mineo and Szabó) n.comb. [Tunisia, Gambia, Ivory Coast, Saudi Arabia, S.W. Nearctic, Venezuela] are redescribed. An identification key for the species of Psix is presented. The relationships among species are discussed. The earliest derived species are generally found in Australia and southeast Asia. The more apomorphic species occur generally in Africa, southwest Asia and India. The distribution of Psix tunetanus has possibly been influenced by man. Details of the relationship with Trissolcus and Archi‐phanurus are unclear; the position of Psix within the subfamily is therefore also obscure.
Classification Program and Story Boundaries Segmentation in TV News Broadcast Videos via Deep Convolutional Neural Network

Given the amount of video information on the net, the user has had difficulty finding the information in a reasonable amount of time. Thus, all video content must be segmented and annotated so that he/she can access the information directly. The goal of the proposed approach is to allow a better exploitation of video by multimedia services (TV-On- Demand, catch-up TV), social community and video-sharing platforms (Youtube, Facebook…). In this work, an approach to classify TV programs and story boundaries segmentation in TV news broadcast video using Deep Convolutional Neural Network (DCNN) is presented. The first step is to extract features from video. This characteristics will modeled as video corpus governings the organization of TV stream content. This organization is carried out on two levels. The first consists in the identification of anchorperson by Single-Linkage Clustering through CNN faces and the second level aims to identify the story of news program due to the large audience because of the pertinent information they contain. In addition, we implement a 360-h broadcast video dataset obtained from five French news channels with ground-truth marked semantic shot categories, program genres and story boundaries. Experiments on this dataset prove the relevance of our approach for news broadcast video segmentation.
Endemicity biases nestedness metrics: a demonstration, explanation and solution

Nestedness is frequently investigated to understand complex patterns of species occurrences. Temperature (T) is commonly used for comparisons of nestedness of different-sized datasets. However, the assumptions made for the standardization of this metric have not been fully explored, particularly the effects of endemicity. Here we show that T incorrectly indicates an increase in nestedness with the addition of non-nested endemics to matrices that are not perfectly nested – a consequence of standardizing matrix size by the product of species and sites. This problem is common both to test matrices and to real matrices that are typically subjected to nestedness analyses. The latter are often characterized by substantial numbers of endemics and by variation in the numbers of endemics in different taxa. Standardizing by occupancy resolves this problem, which is demonstrated using a derivative of discrepancy, d1. A small modification to T, such that it standardizes matrices by occupancy, would resolve the current problems with this nestedness metric.
ENZYME POLYMORPHISM IN THE CORN EARWORM, HELIOTHIS ZEA (LEPIDOPTERA: NOCTUIDAE). HEMOLYMPH ESTERASE POLYMORPHISM

Abstract Esterases present in the hemolymph of last instar Heliothis zea (Boddie) were separated by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Four systems, all polymorphic, were observed. One system, Est-II, appeared especially suited for the study of some of the important population processes of this species; these include host–plant relations, migration, and the effects of environmental pressures such as pesticides on the species. Est-II was classified as a carboxylesterase, being sensitive only to organophosphate inhibitors. Dichlorvos at 10−5M completely inhibited Est-II activity. Populations collected from corn from Tifton, Ga. , and in two locations in Illinois, at approximately the same time were very similar genetically when compared on the basis of Est-II allele frequencies. A population collected from leguminous hosts in Tifton, Ga. , at the same time as the above three populations was different genetically. Est-IIc, an allele normally rare or absent in the populations studied, was present at a high frequency in one Urbana population collection. Est-IIc may be useful in studying the long-range dispersal of H. zea.
Optimisation of a cost-effective culture medium for the large-scale production of Bacillus subtilis UTB96

Fermentation optimisation to achieve high biomass and high efficiency of a biocontrol product is millstone in biocontrol sciences. Here, a Placket–Burman design used for comparison and screening of some environmental factors that are effective on bacterial biomass of Bacillus subtilis UTB96. A response surface methodology used to determine the optimal points for three factors including pH, temperature and C/N ratio where the biomass is high. The results of response surface methodology application showed that the optimum conditions for maximum production of biomass in the medium occurs at pH 7, temperature 30 °C and C/N ratio of 23:1. Bacteria derived from optimised conditions either from laboratory or semi-industrial bioreactors, showed a considerable increase in biomass and also, their antagonistic activity against Phytophthora drechsleri in a plate assay. However, optimisation of culture medium in a laboratory bioreactor decreased the antagonistic activity against Aspergillus flavus. Application of the optimised culture medium in both semi-industrial and laboratory bioreactors reduced the length of the lag phase of bacterial growth.
Large‐scale connectivity of fluvio‐deltaic stratigraphy: Inferences from simulated accommodation‐to‐supply cycles and automated extraction of chronosomes

Multiscale simulation of fluvio‐deltaic stratigraphy was used to quantify the elements of the geometry and architectural arrangement of sub‐seismic‐scale fluvial‐to‐shelf sedimentary segments. We conducted numerical experiments of fluvio‐deltaic system evolution by simulating the accommodation‐to‐sediment‐supply (A/S) cycles of varying wavelength and amplitude with the objective to produce synthetic 3‐D stratigraphic records. Post‐processing routines were developed in order to investigate delta lobe architecture in relation to channel‐network evolution throughout A/S cycles, estimate net sediment accumulation rates in 3‐D space, and extract chronostratigraphically constrained lithosomes (or chronosomes) to quantify large‐scale connectivity, that is, the spatial distribution of high net‐to‐gross lithologies. Chronosomes formed under the conditions of channel‐belt aggradation are separated by laterally continuous abandonment surfaces associated with major avulsions and delta‐lobe switches. Chronosomes corresponding to periods in which sea level drops below the inherited shelf break, that is, the youngest portions of the late falling stage systems tract (FSST), form in the virtual absence of major avulsions, owing to the incision in their upstream parts, and thus display purely degradational architecture. Detailed investigation of chronosomes within the late FSST showed that their spatial continuity may be disrupted by higher‐frequency A/S cycles to produce “stranded” sand‐rich bodies encased in shales. Chronosomes formed during early and late falling stage (FSST) demonstrate the highest large‐scale connectivity in their proximal and distal areas, respectively. Lower‐amplitude base level changes, representative of greenhouse periods during which the shelf break is not exposed, increase the magnitude of delta‐lobe switching and favour the development of system‐wide abandonment surfaces, whose expression in real‐world stratigraphy is likely to reflect the intertwined effects of high‐frequency allogenic forcing and differential subsidence.
Clinical Features, Treatment and Outcomes of Patients with Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasm: An Experience from a Tertiary Center for Cancer Care in Thailand

Objectives: To assess clinical features, treatment and oncologic outcomes of patients with gestational trophoblastic neoplasm (GTN). Methods: Patients with GTN who were treated in the institution during January 2000 to December 2018 were identified. Data collected were age at GTN diagnosis, index pregnancy, interval prior to GTN, FIGO stage, WHO score, treatment and outcomes. Results: Total of 74 patients with available data were included in the study. Median age was 33 years (range, 17-52 years). The most common antecedent pregnancy was molar pregnancy (85.1%). Stage I disease was most common (73.0%). Majority were classified as low risk (85.1%). All patients with metastases had pulmonary lesions. Other metastatic sites were brain, abdominal wall, vulva, and colon. Hysterectomy was performed in 17.8% as primary or interval surgery after few cycles of chemotherapy. Chemotherapy was given in 93.2% of patients, with methotrexate as the most common first-line drug (82.5%). Response rate among patients who completed first-line chemotherapy was 83.8%. The patients who had persistence or rising of serum B-hCG (14.7%) or experienced chemotherapy side-effects (1.5%) as well as those who had recurrence (6.8%) had second-line chemotherapy, with few had further-line drugs. After a median follow-up of 22.7 months (range, 0.37210.9 months), only 1 patient was dead from progressive diseases. The others were alive and doing well without any evidences of diseases. Conclusions: Majority of GTN had antecedent molar pregnancy, stage I and low risk disease. Surgery had certain role in selected patients. Chemotherapy was the mainstay of treatment yielding good oncologic outcomes. *Correspondence to: Siriwan Tangjitgamol, 681 Samsen road, Dusit district, Bangkok, Thailand, E-mail: siriwanonco@nmu.ac. th; siriwanonco@yahoo.com
Exploring the Influence of Computer-Based National Examination on English Teaching Process: Voices from Indonesian EFL Teachers

Currently, the government of Indonesia has implemented a computer-based test for the national examination for secondary schools in Indonesia. It is believed that the administration of computer-based national examination (CBNE) would address some challenges related to dishonesty and validity. The present study is aimed to investigate the teachers’ perception of the implementation of CBNE and its influence on the English teachers’ teaching process. This study employed a qualitative design in which semi-structured interviews and document analysis from the English teachers’ lesson plans were done to obtain comprehensive data. The analysis results revealed that the teachers held a positive view of the implementation of CBNE because it is effective and efficient in terms of the process, security, scoring, and cost-saving. Besides, the components of the teaching process influenced by the administration of CBNE were extra class, teaching materials, teaching methods, and teaching activities. However, the implementation of CBNE still led to several challenges in terms of technical problems and a lack of computer experts. Therefore, by conducting an internship with other supporting parties, those challenges would be minimized.
Análises da persistência na lactação de vacas da raça Holandesa, usando produção no dia do controle e modelo de regressão aleatória

A total of 87,045 milk yield records of 11,023 first-parity Holstein cows was utilized, obtained from 1997 to 2001 from different herds of 10 Minas Gerais locations. Six types of persistency measures in lactation were evaluated using milk yield breeding values, obtained by means of Random Regression Model - RRM. The Wilmink function was used to describe the random and fixed effects by RRM. Heritability estimates and genetic correlations for various persistency measures in lactation were dependent on the definition of persistency. The heritability estimates for persistency in lactation ranged from 0.11 to 0.27 and the genetic variations among persistency measures in lactation and milk yield up to d 305 ranged from -0.31 to 0.55, showing that persistency in lactation is a trait of moderate heritability showing little correlation with milk yield up to d 305. The selection of animals for persistency in lactation aiming to alter the lactation curve may be effective.
COVID 19 and Acute Kidney Injury

Coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) is caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus (SARS-CoV-2), a beta coronavirus, mainly involves the respiratory tract, and the clinical features simulate to a severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) of the past. The genome of the SARS-CoV-2, isolated from a cluster-patient with a typical pneumonia after visiting Wuhan, had 89% nucleotide identitical with bat SARS-like-CoVZXC21 and 82% with that of human SARS-CoV. It enters the respiratory tract through angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) receptors on alveoli. It may induce lung injury through direct cytopathic effect, involving effector T cells or causing sepsis and inducing cytokine storm.With a similar mechanism, it can cause acute kidney injury (AKI). The overall incidence of AKI is 5.1%, and AKI is an independent risk factor for mortality. The hazard ratio of death increases with the increasing severity of AKI. Management of COVID-19 with AKI is primarily supportive care, and at present, there are no evidence based effective antivirals for the treatment.