Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
IMPROVEMENT PICTURES WITH LOW CELERATIONS: AN EARLY FORAY INTO THE USE OF SAFMEDS

Ogden L i n d s l e y c o i n e d t h e n e o l o g i s m "SAFMEDS" t o s t a n d f o r "Say A l l F a s t a M i n u t e Each Day S h u f f l e d " (e.g. L i n d s l e y , 1983) . SAFMEDS i s a f u n c t i o n a l s u b s t i t u t e f o r t h e word " f l a s h c a r d s " , f o r SAFMEDS s p e c i f i e s a p r o c e d u r e . Above and beyond t h i s s p e c i f i c a t i o n , SAFMEDS imp1 i e s a p a r t i c u l a r i n s t r u c t i o n a l system. T h i s sys tem i s r e l a t i v e l y s i m p l e . F i r s t , one c r e a t e s a s e t o f SAFMED c a r d s . These a r e u s u a l l y 3 x 5 i n c h cards , w i t h a p rob lem, q u e s t i o n , o r p r e m i s e w r i t t e n on t h e f r o n t and an answer w r i t t e n on t h e back o f each c a r d . Next , one "does" d a i l y t i m i n g s w i t h t h e c a r d s e v e r y day f o r s e v e r a l weeks. P r i o r t o t h e t i m i n g s , t h e c a r d s a r e s h u f f l e d , so t h a t one d o e s n ' t l e a r n responses by t h e o r d e r o f o c c u r r e n c e . D u r i n g t h e s e t i m i n g s , w h i c h a r e u s u a l l y one m i n u t e i n d u r a t i o n , one goes t h r o u g h as much o f t h e deck as p o s s i b l e , l o o k i n g a t t h e f r o n t o f a ca rd , and a t t e m p t i n g t o say a l o u d w h a t ' s on t h e back. A f t e r an answer i s a t t e m p t e d , t h e c a r d may b e t u r n e d o v e r , t h e answer checked, and t h e c a r d p u t i n t o e i t h e r a " c o r r e c t s " o r "m isses" p i l e . P r o v i d e d a countdown t i m e r i s a v a i l a b l e , a t i m i n g can b e done a l o n e o r w i t h a f r i e n d . A f t e r t h e t i m i n g t h e number o f c a r d s i n each p i l e i s coun ted and t h e r e s p e c t i v e f r e q u e n c i e s a r e p l o t t e d on s t a n d a r d c e l e r a t i o n c h a r t s .
Determinants of Digital Banking Services in Vietnam: Applying UTAUT2 Model

Digital banking is one of the latest applications that integrates all services of traditional banks via digitized technology. Its pivotal role in the development of banking industry has been recently recognized, especially in emerging countries such as Vietnam. This paper identified the determinants of Vietnamese consumers? behavioural intention to adopt or use digital banking . By using the Modified Unified Theory of Acceptance and Use of Technology (UTAUT2), the eight constructing factors have been selected to examine their influences on the Vietnamese customers? behaviour: performance expectancy (PE), effort expectancy (EE), social influences (SI), facilitating conditions (FC), hedonic motivation (HM), price value (PV), habit (HT), and trust (TR). The findings suggested that performance expectancy, effort expectancy, hedonic motivation, habit, and trust significantly and positively influence the behavioural intention of digital banking services. The intention of adoption services, together with habit and facilitating conditions are three significant factors capturing the usage intention under the context of Vietnam. The empirical results not only made a valuable contribution to the existing research on banking innovation, but also provided benefits to policy-makers, bank supervisors, and bank managers concerning how to develop and improve the customers? recognition and intention to use new banking services.
Behave yourself! NAS-50 as a reliable tool for assessment of adolescent self-control

Self-control is a complex and multifaceted construct that can be regarded as an individual trait that follows its own developmental trajectory. In the presented study we used NAS-50 for the assessment of self-control in adolescents and young adults. Since the questionnaire has not been used before in underage participants we tested its reliability in adolescent and adult samples. We also investigated possible age and gender differences in self-control abilities as well as relations between NAS-50 and behavioral measures of cognitive control and impulsivity. Although the sample was quite small, the reliability of the questionnaire was similar to the results achieved by its authors. According to the predictions in the literature we did not find relations between NAS-50 and behavioral measures of cognitive control and impulsivity. We also did not observe significant age differences in the assessment of self-control abilities. The theoretical relevance of our results is discussed.
The extent of diversity of anti‐hapten antibodies in inbred mice: anti‐NIP (4‐hydroxy‐5‐iodo‐3‐nitro‐phenacetyl) antibodies in CBA/H mice

The number of different anti‐NIP (4‐hydroxy‐5‐iodo‐3‐nitro‐phenacetyl) molecules which inbred CBA/H mice can make was estimated. Spleen cell transfer has been used and the isoelectric spectra of antibodies present in the sera of recipient mice determined. Comparison between the sets of monoclonal antibody spectra deriving from different donor mice gave a repeat frequency for individual spectra. This frequency permitted a statistical estimate (see Addendum) of the minimum number of different anti‐NIP molecules potentially capable of being elicited in CBA/H mice. The most likely value of this pool is 8000 with 98 % probability that pool exceeds 3000 and 95 % probability that pool is less than 30 000.
Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptora (PPARa) agonists down-regulate a2-macroglobulin expression by a PPARa-dependent mechanism q

Fibrates are peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor alpha (PPARa) ligands used to normalize lipid and glucose parameters and exert anti-inflammatory effects. The acute-phase response (APR) is an important inflammatory process. One of the most important acute-phase proteins in rats is a2-macroglobulin (A2Mg). Whereas normal adult rats present low serum levels, pregnant rats display high amounts. Therefore, we used pregnant rats to detect the effect of fenofibrate on hepatic A2Mg expression by RT-PCR and Northern blot. Virgin rats were used as controls. The expression of other APR genes, a known fibrate-responder gene, gamma-chain fibrinogen (g-Fib), and one gene from the same family as A2Mg, complement component 3 (C3), were also measured in liver. In order to determine whether the fibrate- effects were mediated by PPARa, wild-type mice and PPARa-null mice were also used and treated with WY-14,643 (WY) or di-2-ethylhexyl phthalate (DEHP). Fenofibrate depressed A2Mg expression in virgin rats, but expression was decreased more sharply in pregnant rats. Expression of C3 and g-Fib was diminished after treatment only in pregnant rats. On the other hand, WY, but not DEHP, reduced A2Mg and g-Fib expression in the livers of wild-type mice, without any effect in PPARa-null mice. WY or DEHP did not affect C3 expression. Therefore, A2Mg expression is modified by PPARa agonists not only in pregnant rats under augmented APR protein synthesis, but also in virgin rats and mice under basal conditions. Interestingly, our results also identify A2Mg as a novel PPARa agonist-regulated gene.
Preliminary study on sweet potato growth: I. Dry matter partitioning.

Three diverse commercial sweetpotato cultivars were selected for evaluation. The cultivars Owairaka Red (New Zealand), Beauregard (USA) and Beniazuma (Japan) were grown in a replicated field trial established at the · Pukekohe Research Centre, New Zealand. Cultivar growth was evaluated by 10 harvests at weekly intervals over the period of storage root development, beginning 71 days after transplanting. At each harvest, the plants were divided into leaf, vine and root tissue, before being oven-dried. Cv. Owairaka Red produced the largest plants by dry weight, followed by cv. Beniazuma then cv. Beauregard (P 0.05). The mean root dry weight per plant did not differ for cv. Owairaka Red and cv. Beniazuma (148 g), while cv. Beauregard produced considerably less at 114 g (P 0.05). The proportions of leaf to stem dry weight were cultivar specific and were constant throughout the harvest period. Cv. Owairaka Red was the only cu1tivar to partition more dry matter into stem tissue than leaf tissue.
Lung cancer in Brazil

ABSTRACT Lung cancer is one of the most incident types of cancer and a leading cause of cancer mortality in Brazil. We reviewed the current status of lung cancer by searching relevant data on prevention, diagnosis, and treatment in the country. This review highlights several issues that need to be addressed, including smoking control, patient lack of awareness, late diagnosis, and disparities in the access to cancer health care facilities in Brazil. We propose strategies to help overcome these limitations and challenge health care providers, as well as the society and governmental representatives, to work together and to take a step forward in fighting lung cancer.
Eucholoeops Ameghino, 1887 (Xenarthra, Tardigrada, Megalonychidae) from the Santa Cruz Formation, Argentine Patagonia: implications for the systematics of Santacrucian sloths

ABSTRACT New well-preserved remains of the megalonychid sloth Eucholoeops Ameghino, 1887 recovered under strict stratigraphic control from late Early Miocene Santa Cruz Formation (c. 19 to 14 Ma; Santacrucian Age), together with analysis of older collections, consideration of intraspecific variation in extinct and extant sloths, and assessment of the validity of the early literature on Santacrucian sloths, permit revision of the status of the numerous species erected for this genus. The current contribution deals with the systematics of E. ingens Ameghino, 1887, but its methodology provides a basis for revision of other Eucholoeops species, as well as other sloth genera recovered from the Santa Cruz Formation. The failure to make progress on the systematics of the Santacrucian taxa since their first description is shown to be due mainly to a combination of the poor quality of many of the specimens, which are often fragmented and incomplete and from older collections, as well as inadequate stratigraphic and geographic control of their recovery, an overly rigid reliance on the early literature that accompanied their descriptions, and lack of consideration for intraspecific variation. A neotype is designated for E. ingens, as the original specimen is no longer available. The species E. latirostris Ameghino, 1891, E. externus Ameghino, 1891, and E. curtus Ameghino, 1894 are considered as junior synonyms of E. ingens.
Influence of Water Level Drawdown on the Fish Populations of Cross Lake, Manitoba

Regulated discharges into Cross Lake, Manitoba, resulted in average summer water volumes in 1980 and 1981 that were 49% lower than preregulated volumes. Water level drawdown in the summer reduces the amount of available habitat. Consequently, the standing crops of lake whitefish (Coregonus clupeaformis), walleye (Stizostedion vitreum vitreum), northern pike (Esox lucius), and Cisco (Coregonus artedii) are lower now than in preregulation and early postregulation years. Unusually early and rapid drawdown in March 1981 resulted in a severe winterkill, causing a substantial decrease in catches per unit of effort (CPUE) for most species from 1980 to 1981. The most affected species were whitefish and cisco, which showed a 50% reduction in CPUE from 1980 to 1981. The amount of fall to late spring drawdown and the year-class strengths of coregonid fishes were inversely related. A marked overwinter drawdown reduces whitefish and cisco hatching success apparently by dewatering their spawning areas and desiccating t.
Economic feasibility of supplementary feeding on dairy farms in the Waikato region of New Zealand

Importation of supplement on New Zealand dairy farms allows relaxation of the constraints imposed on traditional grazing systems by seasonal pasture production and quality. The primary objective of this paper is to examine the relative profitability of Waikato dairy farms utilising different amounts of imported feed under price variation. An optimisation model of a Waikato dairy farm is used for this purpose. The case study indicates superior profitability associated with the use of a moderate level of imported supplement. A higher amount of imported feed allows lactation to be extended and promotes pasture utilisation through allowing the maintenance of higher stocking rates. However, these benefits decline past some optimal level of supplementation, beyond which pasture utilisation cannot be increased any further. Overall, this work highlights that although production can be increased by importing supplement, it is critical to consider the relative benefits and costs associated with the use of imported feed.
Effect of autumn/spring nitrogen application date and level on dry matter production and nitrogen efficiency in perennial ryegrass swards

The influence of autumn/spring N-application date and level on grass dry matter (DM) production in spring and on N uptake, recovery and efficiency were examined over 3 years (1998, 1999 and 2000, identified as Year 1, 2 and 3, respectively). Seven N-application dates were investigated in years 2 and 3 while four application dates were investigated in Year 1. The application dates were 21 October (T1), 11 November (T2), 2 December (T3), 23 December (T4), 12 January (T5), 3 February (T6) and 23 February (T7). Three N-application rates (kg N/ha) were used: 30 (N30), 60 (N60) and 90 (N90) plus a zero-N control (N0). Herbage DM yields were determined on: 18 March (H1) and 8 April (H2). Two herbage masses (HM) (40 mm above ground level) at initial Napplication date were investigated: a high HM (HHM) of 500 kg DM/ha and a low HM (LHM) of 100 kg DM/ha. The HM at initial N-application date in Year 1 was HHM, in Year 2 LHM and in Year 3 both HHM and LHM. There was a significant effect of Year (P<0.001), HM (P<0.001), N-application date (P<0.001) and N level (P<0.001) on DM production at both H1 and H2. At H1 there was a significant interaction between N-application date and level for DM production. N-application date had a significant (P<0.001) effect on N recovery at both H1 and H2. The highest N recovery rate at the two harvest dates was at T5, while the lowest was at T1 and T2. At H1 and H2 there was a significant effect (P<0.001) of application date on response to applied N. The responses were 7.5, 8.0, 8.3, 12.0, 15.7, 7.3 and 5.6 (kg DM/kg N) (s.e. 1.88) for T1 to T7, respectively, at H1, while the corresponding values at H2 were 10.3, 8.7, 6.1, 15.2, 17.6,
Research Article Isolation of fresh water microalgae Chlorella sp and its antimicrobial activity on selected pathogens

The present study was started to isolated and optimize the fresh water al gae Chlorella sp. cultivated under controlled conditions. Isolation of Chlorella sps was carried out in the laboratory from fresh water using BG 11 medium . Then it was optimized the growth using various medium including Bold basal medium, CFTRI medium, Bangladesh M3 and Zarrouk’s medium etc. The Mass cultivation of Chlorella was further carried under controlled conditions using BBM. The analysis of Chlorophyll a and b was performed and also the Phytochemical analysis of ethanolic extract of Chlorella sp. was done. Finally Bacterial susceptibility testing using algal extracts by AWD assay was performed.
The Effect of Plant Growth Promoting Rhizobacteria on Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Seed Germination and Biochemical constituents

This study aimed at assessing the effect of three plant growth promoting rhizobacteria (PGPR) either singly or in combination on groundnut under pot culture experiment. Seeds were inoculated with single and combined solution of 10 9 CFU/ml of rhizobacteria. Seeds were not inoculated for the control variant. The highest germination percentage, seedling length, vigour index, dry weight, photosynthetic pigment, biochemical studied and enzyme studied was obtained with the combination of Rhizobium + Pseudomonas + Bacillus as compared to the uninoculated control. The result of the study indicate the potential of harnessing the benefit combination of plant growth promoting rhizobacteria to improve the germination and biochemical content of groundnut.
Supplementary Material of the Paper: Convex Discriminative Multitask Clustering

In this supplementary material, we ﬁrst give the detailed derivation of equations (6) and (11) in the main paper in Section 1 and Section 2 respectively. Then, we present the optimization procedure of DMTC in detail in Section 3. In the rest of the supplement, we will report the experimental results in detail in four evaluation metrics – Accuracy (ACC), Area Under the ROC Curves (AUC), Adjusted Rand Index (ARI)
Quality of Life and its Associated Factors among Patients Undergoing Dialysis in a Tertiary Care Hospital, Puducherry, South India - A Cross-Sectional Analytical Study

Background: Assessment of Quality of Life (QOL) among patients undergoing dialysis has become important with the increase in demand. Patients undergoing dialysis have limited mobility, deranged family and social life and decreased financial autonomy, all of which affect their quality of life. Hence, the study aims to assess QOL and its associated factors along with their out of pocket expenditure for seeking care. Methods: A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted among 140 patients undergoing dialysis in a tertiary health care hospital in South India. Data on Socio-demography, history of co-morbid condition and duration and type of dialysis were collected before the start of the procedure. QOL was assessed using World Health Organization Quality of life (WHOQOL-BREF) Questionnaire. Out of Pocket Expenditure (OOPE) was assessed using a pre-tested structured questionnaire with the recall period of past 1 month (expenditure incurred during OPD, follow up, duration they spend in JIPMER for treatment during each visit, food, wages lost, travel expenditure to reach JIPMER and any other medical and non-medical cost). Domain scores and total expenditure were summarized as median (IQR). Results: Quality of Life scores reported in Physical domain, Psychological domain, Social domain, Environment Domain were 13(6-19), 19(13-25), 56 (44-75), 13(6-19) respectively. Total cost incurred per month for a patient undergoing dialysis in INR was 4300 (2400-7200). Conclusion: Patients undergoing dialysis had low QOL in all four domains in spite of a longer life. The direct non-medical costs incurred by the patients were huge.
A comparison of planting and coppice regeneration of Eucalyptus grandis × Eucalyptus urophylla clones in South Africa

Results from two coppice compared to replant trials are presented that originated from clone by site interaction (CSI) trials established on high‑ and low‑productivity sites in subtropical coastal KwaZulu‑Natal, South Africa. After the 84‑month CSI trial measurements were completed the trees were harvested. Selected plots were allowed to coppice with the remainder replanted to the same four Eucalyptus grandis×Eucalyptus urophylla hybrid clones. Growth was higher at Kwambo Timbers (average mean annual increment [MAI] 34 wet white tonnes [wwt] ha−1 y−1), characterised by a higher mean annual precipitation, than at Palm Ridge (average MAI 11 wwt ha−1 y−1). In these trials coppicing of sufficient stumps per hectare (>1 000 stumps ha−1) resulted in similar volume production on the higher‑productivity site and slightly improved (additional 3.4 wwt ha−1 y−1) yield on the lower‑productivity site compared with the planted crop. The benefit of coppicing was mainly related to a reduction in the temporary unplanted period and reduced establishment cost. This study showed that coppicing can be a viable, cost‑effective alternative to planting in commercial forestry if a number of criteria are met. However, it is recommended that the decision to coppice or to replant should be evaluated on a case‑by‑case basis.
THE RELATION BETWEEN WEATHER AND MEADOW‐HAY YIELDS IN ENGLAND, 1939–56

A close relationship has been established between yields of meadow hay and a meteorological parameter, namely, estimated “actual” transpiration during the period of growth. County data for yield and transpiration were combined, using grass acreages as weighting factors, into regional and national values. After an adjustment had been made for a steady improvement in yield after 1946, the correlation between the actual and calculated yield in England for the years 1939–56 was 0·95. The mean error between the actual yields and the calculated yields was 2·1%, the formula being: Yield (cwt./acre) = 7·05 + 1·56T + 0·27N, where T = estimated actual transpiration (in.) N = number of years after 1946.
Establishment, Development and Yield Quality of Fifteen Miscanthus Genotypes over Three Years in Denmark

Fifteen miscanthus genotypes selected by European plant breeders were field tested in Denmark over a three-year period. The genotypes belonged to four groups: 1) M. x giganteus 2) M. sacchariflorus 3) Miscanthus hybrids and 4) Pure M. sinensis. All genotypes established well during the first summer with a maximum of 10% plant loss. Survival during the first winter varied from no survival of M. x giganteus to 85–99% survival of most pure M. sinensis and of the hybrids. Biomass yield harvested in October–November increased each year to a mean of 10.8 tonnes DM/ha in 1999. The highest yield was 18.5 tonnes DM/ha. Delaying harvest until February 2000 decreased moisture content from a genotype mean of 63% in October to 29%, and decreased mean yield by 35%. The contents of K, Cl and ash were significantly lower at delayed harvest, while N and S contents only decreased slightly. Genotype differences in time of flowering and in mineral contents are described.
Performance of new Bt-cotton strains for yield and fiber traits

A field experiment was conducted during Kharif 2018 to ascertain the performance of twelve newly evolved advanced elite lines of Bt-cotton strains i.e. Silkee, Neelam-131, RCA, KZ-181, RCA-2, KZ-191, KZ-389, SB-149, Sitara-009, Sitara-10M, Sitara-11M and AAANALYSIS VOL. 5, 2019 Agriculture ISSN 2347–3819 EISSN 2347–386X DISCOVERY
CEF.UP Working Paper 2010-02 ON RANK ESTIMATION IN SEMIDEFINITE MATRICES

This work concerns the problem of rank estimation in semidefinite matrices, having either indefinite or semidefinite matrix estimator satisfying a typical asymptotic normality condition. Several rank tests are examined, based on either available rank tests or basic new results. A number of related issues are discussed such as the choice of matrix estimators and rank tests based on finer assumptions than those of asymptotic normality of matrix estimators. Several examples where rank estimation in semidefinite matrices is of interest are studied and serve as guide throughout the work.