Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Response of brinjal to micronutrients in medium black calcareous soils

A field experiment was conducted at Vegetable Research Station, Junagadh Agricultural University, Junagadh, Gujarat, during Rabi 2015-16 and 2016-17 to study the response of brinjal to micronutrients application in medium black calcareous soils of Saurashtra Region of Gujarat. The results revealed that significantly higher mean green fruit yield, stalk yield, plant height, no of fruits per plant, fruit length and average fruit weight as well as S, Fe, and Zn uptake by fruit and stalk of brinjal and soil available nutrients (S, Fe and Zn) were registered with soil application of micronutrients (15 kg FeSO4 ha-1 and 8 kg ZnSO4 ha-1) as per soil test value. While, foliar application of multi-micronutrients supplementation through 1.0% spray having Fe-4.0%, Mn-0.1%, Zn-5.0%, Cu-0.5% and B-0.5% grade-IV at 45, 60 and 75 days after transplanting (DAT) resulted in significantly higher uptake of Mn and Cu by fruit and stalk. The magnitude of increased in fruit yield was 27.0% owing to soil application of FeSO4 15 kg ha-1 + ZnSO4 8 kg ha-1 over control. The application of micronutrients as per soil test value significantly increased the availability of Fe and Zn and application of multi micronutrient formulation Grade-V 40 kg ha-1 significantly increased the availability of Mn and Cu in soil after harvest of tomato crop. The foliar application of multi-micronutrients treatments did not produced significant effect of soil available micronutrients in soils after harvest of crop.
Analysis of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived risk toward online shopping in the era of Covid-19 pandemic

The spread of the Corona virus outbreak that occurred in the beginning of February 2020 had an impact on the social, economic, and psychological order of the people in the whole world, including Indonesia. People in Indonesia began to feel fear, suspicion, and anxiety because the number of death caused by the virus contin-ues to grow. To limit the spread of Covid-19, the government set regulations requiring social distancing, phys-ical distancing, large-scale social restrictions, and regional quarantine so that these conditions require new lifestyles for the community, especially those related to shopping behavior that is carried out online. This study aims to analyze the influence of perceived usefulness, perceived ease of use, and perceived risk to-wards online shopping decisions. The population in this study is housewives in East Java, Indonesia, as many as 100 people. The analysis tool used in this study is multiple linear regressions. The results of this study show that there is a significant result of perceived usefulness and perceived ease of use toward online shopping decision, while perceived risk variable does not have an influence toward online shopping decision. It is because online shopping risk is not the main aspect to consider, as consumers are more concerned with the safety risks so as not to be infected with the Corona virus and get social sanctions from the community around.
Novel aspects of electron-molecule collisions

Electron-molecule collisions have been studied extensively by both experimentalists and theorists since the early years of this century. The past ten years have seen a remarkable renaissance in experimental and theoretical activities in the study of electron collision processes with molecules. This was stimulated (i) by the advent of more powerful computers and new theoretical concepts that allow the study of complex targets and collision processes with a multitude of final states (such as ionization and dissociation) and the investigation of collisions with oriented and aligned molecules, (ii) by advances in experimental instrumentation (improved electron spectrometers, intense sources of spin-polarized electrons, position-sensitive detectors), and (iii) by the discovery of a new class of species, e.g. large stable carbon clusters or "fullerenes," which opened up a new field of theoretical and experimental research in which collisions involving fullerenes as targets or as projectiles constitute an important component. Lastly, electron-molecule collisions are a key component in efforts to characterize, diagnose, describe and model the complex processes in low-temperature plasmas, which are of ever-increasing importance in many rapidly developing high-tech applications (such as the fabrication of microelectronic chips), in the controlled deposition of thin films and in plasma-assisted surface-modification processes. This book covers the activities in all those areas.
Favorable cultural conditions for mycelial growth of Alternaria brassicace, causing leaf blight of cabbage under In-vitro conditions

Cabbage is one of the most important cole crops. Now it is grown almost throughout the year for economic and nutritional value. India occupies 2nd position in cabbage production worldwide . As it suffers from a wide array of fungal, bacterial and viral disease which is causing severe loss in the yield . Alternaria brassicace, the causal agent of leaf blight of cabbage is a fungal pathogen has been reported from all the continents of the world as well as in the state of Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh and Telaganna. The study on the growth of the fungus in different media revealed that Potato Dextrose Agar Medium supported significantly the maximum radial growth (68.4mm) of the test fungus followed by Oat Meal Agar Medium and the less growth was observed in the Czpez Dox Agar and Corn Meal Agar Medium. The Potato Dextrose Agar Medium was found to be a best medium for the growth of Alternaria brassicace.
Caracterização físico-química da amêndoa, torta e composição dos ácidos graxos majoritários do óleo bruto da Castanha-do-Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa H.B.K )

A regiao Amazonica possui inumeras especies vegetais oleaginosas que tem apresentado potencial promissor na area alimenticia. O presente trabalho teve como objetivo determinar as propriedades fisico-quimicas do fruto e do oleo extraido da amendoa da especie Castanha-do-Brasil (Bertholletia excelsa), especime nativa da regiao Amazonica. A materia-prima foi obtida no municipio de Laranjal do Jari. Foram realizadas analises fisicas e fisico-quimicas do fruto in natura e na torta desengordurada. No oleo obtido por prensagem a frio foram realizadas analises fisico-quimicas e de composicao dos acidos graxos majoritarios. Os resultados da caracterizacao fisico-quimica da Castanha-do- Brasil in natura evidenciaram a especie como importante fonte proteica (15,6%) e lipidica (61,0%) e na torta desengordurada um apreciavel teor proteico (28,3%) e satisfatorio teor de fibras (18,3%). O oleo da Castanha-do- Brasil atendeu as especificacoes fisico-quimicas de indice de peroxido e acidez da RDC. no 270 ANVISA/MS (2005), da Legislacao Brasileira para oleos vegetais comestiveis. A composicao de acidos graxos majoritario no oleo da Castanha-do-Brasil foi representada pelos acidos graxos insaturados (85%), apresentando um percentual elevado de acido linoleico (34%).
Comparison effect of local subcutaneous tramadol and methadone in post laparotomy pain control

43 Erciyes Med J 2021; 43(1): 43–6 • DOI: 10.14744/etd.2020. 53503 ORIGINAL ARTICLE – OPEN ACCESS This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License. Majid Montazer , Mostafa Hojjati , Seyed Ehsan Mousavi Toomatari Comparison Effect of Local Subcutaneous Tramadol and Methadone in Post-laparotomy Pain Control Objective: Postoperative pain management is an important part of surgical care. It is commonly known that methadone and tramadol are often administered for pain relief after surgery. In this study, we evaluated the effects of a subcutaneous injection of methadone and tramadol before carrying out a skin suture for postoperative pain following laparotomy. Materials and Methods: In this double-blinded randomized clinical trial, 60 patients who underwent major abdominal surgery were randomly allocated into either subcutaneous methadone or tramadol groups. Tramadol 1.5 mg/kg or methadone 70 μg/kg, both diluted with normal saline to 10 cc, were injected subcutaneously around the patient’s incision site. The patient’s pain severity was measured every 1, 6, 12, 18, and 24 hours after surgery using a visual analog scale (VAS). Pethidine was injected if the patient requested further pain relief. The administered pethidine doses and pain VAS scores were compared between the two groups. Results: There was no significant difference observed in the duration of hospital stay post surgery between the tramadol and methadone groups. Both drugs were effective in relieving pain in the first 12 hours with no significant difference between groups; afterwards, the pain was aggravated. However, the VAS score was significantly lower in the tramadol group at 18 (3.13±0.93 vs. 4.30±0.95, p<0.001) and 24 hours (3.93±0.86 vs. 5.00±1.25, p<0.001). The tramadol group required a significantly lower dose of pethidine (214.01±23.12 mg vs. 243.3±36.72 mg, p=0.01) than the methadone group. Conclusion: Subcutaneous administration of tramadol and methadone was effective in relieving pain in the first 12 hours post surgery, but afterwards, the need for analgesics were increased. The study concluded that tramadol may be more effective than methadone for pain relief in the first day after surgery.
GRAND CHALLENGE No. 5: COMMUNICATING ARCHAEOLOGY Outreach and Narratives in Professional Practice

Communicating archaeology to non-expert audiences can convey the value of the discipline, implant respect for heritage, and connect descendant communities to their past. A challenge facing archaeology communicators is to translate complex ideas while retaining their richness and maximizing audience engagement. This article discusses how archaeologists can effectively communicate with non-experts using narrative and visual tools. We provide a communication strategy and three case studies from North America. The examples include the packaging of archaeological theory in the shape of mystery novels for student consumption; the use of artwork to anchor archaeological narratives in public outreach; and, the use of historical fiction to reformat archaeological content for Indigenous communities. We conclude with a discussion of outreach capacities and some of the risks and rewards of professional interactions with nonarchaeologists.
Glycine Suppresses AGE/RAGE Signaling Pathway and Subsequent Oxidative Stress by Restoring Glo1 Function in the Aorta of Diabetic Rats and in HUVECs

Oxidative stress plays a crucial role in the pathogenesis of diabetic vascular complications. It is known that the accumulation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs) and the activation of the receptor of AGEs (RAGE) induce sustained oxidative stress in the vascular tissue. Growing evidence indicates that glycine, the simplest amino acid, exerts antioxidant and antiglycation effects and also improves vascular function. However, the mechanism whereby glycine protects vascular tissue against oxidative stress in models with diabetes has not been investigated. In the present study, we evaluated whether glycine can attenuate oxidative stress by suppressing the AGE/RAGE signaling pathway in the aorta of streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats and in human umbilical vascular endothelial cells (HUVECs). Our results showed that oral glycine administration increased NO content and ameliorated oxidative stress in the serum and aorta of diabetic rats. The AGE/RAGE signaling pathway in the aorta of diabetic rats was significantly attenuated by glycine treatment as manifested by decreases in levels of AGEs, RAGE, Nox4, and NF-κB p65. The suppressive effect of glycine on the formation of AGEs was associated with increased activity and expression of aortic glyoxalase-1 (Glo1), a crucial enzyme that degrades methylglyoxal (MG), the major precursor of AGEs. In MG-treated HUVECs, glycine restored the function of Glo1, suppressed the AGE/RAGE signaling pathway, and inhibited the generation of reactive oxygen species. In addition, the reduction in the formation of AGEs in HUVECs caused by glycine treatment was inhibited by Glo1 inhibition. Taken together, our study provides evidence that glycine might inhibit the AGE/RAGE pathway and subsequent oxidative stress by improving Glo1 function, thus protecting against diabetic macrovascular complications.
MmpL3 is a lipid transporter that binds trehalose monomycolate and phosphatidylethanolamine

Significance The unique architecture of the mycobacterial cell wall plays a predominant role in Mycobacterium tuberculosis pathogenesis. Mycobacterial membrane protein Large 3 (MmpL3) is essential and required for transport of trehalose monomycolates (TMMs) across the cell membrane for cell-wall biosynthesis. Here we report a crystal structure of Mycobacterium smegmatis MmpL3 that indicates a plausible pathway for TMM translocation. Native mass spectrometry suggests that the monomeric MmpL3 transporter is able to specifically bind TMM and phosphatidylethanolamine lipids. Overall our data suggest a mechanism for TMM transport involved in mycobacterial cell-wall biogenesis. The cell envelope of Mycobacterium tuberculosis is notable for the abundance of mycolic acids (MAs), essential to mycobacterial viability, and of other species-specific lipids. The mycobacterial cell envelope is extremely hydrophobic, which contributes to virulence and antibiotic resistance. However, exactly how fatty acids and lipidic elements are transported across the cell envelope for cell-wall biosynthesis is unclear. Mycobacterial membrane protein Large 3 (MmpL3) is essential and required for transport of trehalose monomycolates (TMMs), precursors of MA-containing trehalose dimycolates (TDM) and mycolyl arabinogalactan peptidoglycan, but the exact function of MmpL3 remains elusive. Here, we report a crystal structure of Mycobacterium smegmatis MmpL3 at a resolution of 2.59 Å, revealing a monomeric molecule that is structurally distinct from all known bacterial membrane proteins. A previously unknown MmpL3 ligand, phosphatidylethanolamine (PE), was discovered inside this transporter. We also show, via native mass spectrometry, that MmpL3 specifically binds both TMM and PE, but not TDM, in the micromolar range. These observations provide insight into the function of MmpL3 and suggest a possible role for this protein in shuttling a variety of lipids to strengthen the mycobacterial cell wall.
Helping Amid the Pandemic: Daily Affective and Social Implications of COVID-19-Related Prosocial Activities

Abstract Background and Objectives The novel coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic may have prompted more engagement in prosocial activities, such as volunteering and support transactions. The day-to-day affective and social implications of these activities for adults of different ages are unknown. The current study examined associations of daily prosocial activities with affective and social well-being, and whether these associations varied by age. Research Design and Methods Participants ages 18–91 in Canada and the United States (N = 1,028) completed surveys for 7 consecutive evenings about their daily experiences of COVID-19-related prosocial activities (formal volunteering, support provision, support receipt), positive and negative affect, and satisfaction with social activities and relationships. Analyses were conducted using multilevel modeling and accounted for a range of potential confounding factors (e.g., sociodemographics, work, family, caregiving, daily stressors). Results Older age predicted more frequent formal volunteering, as well as more support provision and support receipt due to COVID-19. In particular, middle-aged and older adults provided more emotional support than younger adults, middle-aged adults provided the most tangible support, and older adults received the most emotional support. All three types of prosocial activities were associated with higher positive affect and greater social satisfaction on days when they occurred. Providing COVID-19-related support further predicted lower same-day negative affect. Age did not significantly moderate these associations. Discussion and Implications Older age was related to more frequent engagement in prosocial activities during the COVID-19 crisis. These activities were associated with improved daily affective and social well-being for adults of all ages.
Large-scale kinetic metabolic models of Pseudomonas putida for a consistent design of metabolic engineering strategies

A high tolerance of Pseudomonas putida to toxic compounds and its ability to grow on a wide variety of substrates makes it a promising candidate for the industrial production of biofuels and biochemicals. Engineering this organism for improved performances and predicting metabolic responses upon genetic perturbations requires reliable descriptions of its metabolism in the form of stoichiometric and kinetic models. In this work, we developed large-scale kinetic models of P. putida to predict the metabolic phenotypes and design metabolic engineering interventions for the production of biochemicals. The developed kinetic models contain 775 reactions and 245 metabolites. We started by a gap-filling and thermodynamic curation of iJN1411, the genome-scale model of P. putida KT2440. We then applied the redGEM and lumpGEM algorithms to reduce the curated iJN1411 model systematically, and we created three core stoichiometric models of different complexity that describe the central carbon metabolism of P. putida. Using the medium complexity core model as a scaffold, we employed the ORACLE framework to generate populations of large-scale kinetic models for two studies. In the first study, the developed kinetic models successfully captured the experimentally observed metabolic responses to several single-gene knockouts of a wild-type strain of P. putida KT2440 growing on glucose. In the second study, we used the developed models to propose metabolic engineering interventions for improved robustness of this organism to the stress condition of increased ATP demand. Overall, we demonstrated the potential and predictive capabilities of developed kinetic models that allow for rational design and optimization of recombinant P. putida strains for improved production of biofuels and biochemicals.
New particle formation from photooxidation of diiodomethane (CH2I2)

Photolysis of CH_2I_2 in the presence of O_3 has been proposed as a mechanism leading to intense new particle formation in coastal areas. We report here a comprehensive laboratory chamber study of this system. Rapid homogeneous nucleation was observed over three orders of magnitude in CH_2I_2 mixing ratio, down to a level of 15 ppt (∼4 × 10^8 molec. cm^(−3)) comparable to the directly measured total gas-phase iodine species concentrations in coastal areas. After the nucleation burst, the observed aerosol dynamics in the chamber was dominated by condensation of additional vapors onto existing particles and particle coagulation. Particles formed under dry conditions are fractal agglomerates with mass fractal dimension, D_f ∼ 1.8–2.5. Higher relative humidity (65%) does not change the nucleation or growth behavior from that under dry conditions, but results in more compact and dense particles (D_f ∼ 2.7). On the basis of the known gas-phase chemistry, OIO is the most likely gas-phase species to produce the observed nucleation and aerosol growth; however, the current understanding of this chemistry is very likely incomplete. Chemical analysis of the aerosol using an Aerodyne Aerosol Mass Spectrometer reveals that the particles are composed mainly of iodine oxides but also contain water and/or iodine oxyacids. The system studied here can produce nucleation events as intense as those observed in coastal areas. On the basis of comparison between the particle composition, hygroscopicity, and nucleation and growth rates observed in coastal nucleation and in the experiments reported here, it is likely that photooxidation of CH_2I_2, probably aided by other organic iodine compounds, is the mechanism leading to the observed new particle formation in the west coast of Ireland.
Lab observations on prolonged chrysalis diapause of Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea Hartig (Lepidoptera: Brahmaeidae)

Brahmaea (Acanthobrahmaea) europaea Hartig, 1963, is an Italian endemic species exhibiting a very restricted geographic distribution (Basilicata and Campania regions, Grotticelle di Monticchio Nature Reserve and neighbouring areas), and developing as larvae on a few Oleaceae (Fraxinus angustifolia subsp. oxycarpa, Ligustrum vulgare and Phyllirea latifolia). From spring 2015 to spring 2017 a series of bioethological observations on the moth were conducted, as well as surveys aimed to study the distribution of its host plants in the habitats of SAC “Grotticelle di Monticchio”. In this short communication a prolonged diapause of B. europaea chrysalis kept in the laboratory is documented. In spring 2018, four successfully adult eclosions occurred from two years old pupae, a case never previously reported in literature records for this rare and threatened taxon.
Financial Advice and Household Financial Portfolios

We investigate the role of financial advice in shaping the composition of UK household portfolios. Our findings suggest that advice is associated with a reallocation of wealth away from real estate and towards bonds and stocks. Among the various reasons why households seek financial advice, "advice for investments" consistently has the largest effect, especially on the portfolio shares held in stocks (positively) and in real estate (negatively). With respect to the type of financial advisor, having a consultation with a stockbroker has a particularly large effect on the portfolio share in stocks. In addition, even free financial advice has a positive effect on the portfolio shares in bonds and stocks compared to not receiving advice. Finally, we explore the relationship between portfolio shares and risk, whilst accounting for the effects of financial advice. We find a positive association between the portfolio shares in bonds and stocks and the portfolio risk.
Authentic leadership and employee engagement: The role of employee well-being

BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE: To understand how perceived authentic leadership translates into work engagement, this study hypothesize that perceived authentic leadership facilitates positive conditions of well-being, which in turn predict employee work engagement. This study asserts that each of the three mediating paths comprising life, workplace, and psychological well-being, is expected to mediate the relationship based on the conservation of resources (COR) theory and relational perspective. METHODOLOGY: Data were collected from the two-wave survey of 150 full-time employees and analyzed using the PROCESS macro in SPSS. An additional analysis to identify well-being sentiment was conducted using NodeXL with Twitter data. RESULTS: The results indicated only workplace well-being has a mediational effect between perceived authentic leadership and work engagement. The additional analysis found that workplace well-being is the central tenet of interaction between people in social media. CONCLUSIONS: These findings demonstrate the importance of workplace well-being in promoting work engagement.
Current Interest in the Theory of Organizational Path Dependence. A Short Update on the Occasion of the 2019 AMR Decade Award

This discussion paper reports and reflects on the reception of our article "Organizational path dependence: Opening the black box", which was published in 2009 in the Academy of Management Review and granted the AMR Decade Award in 2019. While we were invited by the editor of the journal to discuss the criticism evoked by that paper, to re-examine our original propositions in the light of advanced insights and to outline new avenues for future research on organizational path dependence, in this discussion paper we report in some detail and comment on the citation landscape of our original AMR piece.