Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tumor Necrosis Factor-α-induced Adipose-related Protein (TIARP), a Cell-surface Protein That Is Highly Induced by Tumor Necrosis Factor-α and Adipose Conversion*

Tumor necrosis factor-α (TNFα) is involved in the physiological and biological abnormalities found in two opposite metabolic situations: cachexia and obesity. In an attempt to identify novel genes and proteins that could mediate the effects of TNFα on adipocyte metabolism and development, we have used a differential display technique comparing 3T3-L1 cells exposed or not to the cytokine. We have isolated a novel adipose cDNA encoding a TNFα-inducible 470-amino acid protein termed TIARP, with six putative transmembrane regions flanked by a large amino-terminal and a short carboxyl-terminal domain, a structure reminiscent of channel and transporter proteins. Commitment into the differentiation process is required for cytokine responsiveness. The differentiation processper se is accompanied by a sharp emergence of TIARP mRNA transcripts, in parallel with the expression of the protein at the plasma membrane. Transcripts are present at high levels in white and brown adipose tissues, and are also detectable in liver, kidney, heart, and skeletal muscle. Whereas the biological function of TIARP is presently unknown, its pattern of expression during adipose conversion and in response to TNFα exposure as a transmembrane protein mainly located at the cell surface suggest that TIARP might participate in adipocyte development and metabolism and mediate some TNFα effects on the fat cell as a channel or a transporter.
The influence of glacial runoff on stream macroinvertebrate communities in the Taillon catchment, French Pyrénées

1. Benthic communities were sampled from five sites within a glacial catchment in the Cirque du Gavaranie, French Pyrenees, over two consecutive years (i) to investigate whether longitudinal patterns in zoobenthic communities exist downstream of a glacial margin and (ii) to identify the principal environmental variables influencing such patterns. 2. There was a distinct zonation of communities with increasing distance from the glacial margin. Ordination of the zoobenthic distribution indicated sites were separated by the relative contributions of taxa rather than their presence or absence. A shift in community composition and diversity separated a kryal type community dominated by Diamesa spp. , Prosimulium spp. , Eriopterini and Empididae at ≥2200 m a.s. l. , from a more rhithral community of Orthocladiinae, Ephemeroptera, Plecoptera and Trichoptera at 1900 m a.s. l. 3. Chironomidae showed a defined gradient in distribution from Pseudokiefferiella parva and Diamesa latitarsis groups close to the glacier, through D. zernyi and D. cinerella groups, Orthocladius, Parametriocnemus and Micropsectra further downstream with Rheocricotopus, Corynoneura and Nilotanypus furthest from the glacial margin. Diamesa cinerella/zernyi group was the most euryzonal taxon. 4. Gradients in channel and hydraulic stability, groundwater input and mean water temperature were identified as the principal environmental variables associated with the downstream distribution gradient of zoobenthos. Diamesa, Empididae, Eriopterini and Nematoda were most tolerant of channel and hydraulically unstable and cold water habitats. Simuliidae (Prosimulium), Crenobia alpina, Rhyacophila, Chaetopterygini, Drusus rectus, Capnioneura, Orthocladius and Parametriocnemus were associated with intermediate conditions. Corynoneura, Tanypodinae, Perlidae, Chloroperlidae, Agapetus fuscipes and Coleoptera were least tolerant of channel and hydraulic instability and low water temperature.
Seasonal Population Dynamics of Rhizosphere and Non-rhizosphere Soil Microorganisms of Chir Pine Seedlings ( Pinus roxburghii Sarg.)

Seasonal population dynamics of bacteria, actinomycetes and fungi was studied in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soil of chir pine (Pinus roxburghii Sarg.) seedlings growing in polybags and in situ (forest). In greenhouse experiment bacteria and actinomycetes were present in higher numbers and their populations fluctuated with season. Fungal population, although lower in numbers, remained stable throughout the year. Population fluctuations with lower numbers were more prominent in rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils of forest plants. Differential bacterial population characteristics viz. sporeformers, fluorescent colony producers, methylene blue reducers, ammonifiers and glucose fermenters were also taken into account. The population of sporeformers was comparable with methylene blue reducers, which was higher than fluorescent colony producers, ammonifiers and glucose fermenters, respectively. The rhizosphere soil bacterial count of nursery seedlings ranged from 4.36 x 10
Predicting and Analyzing US Air Traffic Delays using Passenger-centric Data-sources

This paper aims at presenting a novel way of predicting and analyzing air traffic delays using publicly available data from social media with a focus on Twitter data. Three different machine learning regressors have been trained on this 2017 passenger-centric dataset and tested for the prediction up to five hours ahead of air traffic delays and cancellations for the first two months of 2018. Comparing and analyzing different accuracy measures of their prediction performances show that this dataset contains useful information about the current state and short-term future state of the air traffic system. The resulting methods yield higher prediction accuracy than traditional state-of-the-art and off-the-shelf time-series forecasting techniques performed on flight-centric data. More over a post-training feature importance analysis conducted on the Random Forest regressor allowed a simplification and a refining of the model, leading to a faster training time and more accurate predictions. This paper is a first step in predicting and analyzing air traffic delays leveraging a real-time publicly available passenger-centered data source. The results of this study suggest a method to use passenger-centric data-sources both as an estimator of the current state of air traffic delays as well as an estimator of the short-term state of air traffic delays in the United States in real-time.
Applying natural forestry concepts in an intensively managed landscape

Summary Near-to-nature forestry is an attractive concept, but it is difficult to apply in a landscape where (i) the remaining fragments of original-natural forests are small and far apart; (ii) most large forests are secondary and very artificial; (iii) long-naturalized trees and other forest species are present throughout the country, and; (iv) natural disturbance regimes and their consequences cannot readily be observed. This paper summarizes the issues and problems relating to ancient seminatural woods and conifer plantation forests in Britain. Measures are indicated that would bring their management nearer to nature. Natural elements can be incorporated into stand composition, stand structure, processes and patterns, provided general principles are interpreted in a pragmatic and flexible manner.
Seletividade de herbicidas aplicados em diferentes estádios de desenvolvimento da cultura do arroz de terras altas.

Four field experiments were conducted (two in Santo Antonio de Goias and two in Santa Helena de Goias - Brazil) in 1998/1999 and 1999/2000, to evaluate the selectivity of upland rice to herbicides at different growth stages. The cultivars tested were Primavera, Maravilha and Canastra and the herbicide treatments were metsulfuron-methyl (2,4 g a.i. ha-1) at 10 and 20 days after emergency (DAE); 2,4-D amine (335, 502 and 670 g a.i. ha-1), at 10, 20 and 30 DAE, fenoxaprop-p-ethyl (41,4 g a.i. ha-1) at 10, 20 and 30 DAE and clefoxydin (120 g a.i. ha-1) at 10, 20 and 30 DAE. The results showed that the selectivity of the herbicides depends on the cultivar and rice growth stage at application time. According to the results, for the cultivar Primavera, the applications of metsulfuron-methyl at 20 DAE and fenoxaprop-p-ehtyl and clefoxydin at 30 DAE are recommended. The herbicide 2,4-D amine is not recommended for this cultivar. For the cultivar Maravilha, metsulfuron-methyl and fenoxaprop-p-ethyl can be applied at any growth stage. The herbicide 2,4-D amine and clefoxydin are recommended for application at 30 DAE. The cultivar Canastra showed high tolerance to all herbicides at any growth stage.
From the PPNA to the PPNB: new views from the southern Levant after excavations at Zahrat adh-Dhra' 2 in Jordan

Results from excavations at the Pre-Pottery Neolithic A (PPNA) site of Zahrat adh-Dhra' 2 (ZAD 2) in Jordan promise to resolve ambiguity over the introduction of the Pre-Pottery Neolithic В (PPNB) period in the southern Levant. Zahrat adh-Dhra ' 2 is the first southern PPNA site to date exclusively to the late PPNA period (9 600-9 300 BP/ 9 200-8 300 cal ВС). The settlement is a small mound containing a single phase of curvilinear architecture. It has yielded a range of characteristic PPNA material culture items and practices, including evidence of cranial removal, a varied ground stone industry with cup-hole mortars, geometrically incised plaques and pebbles ; and a lithic assemblage which includes bladelet cores, a preponderance of bladelets, borers, Beit Та 'amir sickles, Hagdud truncations, picks, edge-ground axes, and tranchet axes. It lacks typical PPNB features such as naviform blade core technology, and notched and tanged projectile points. It also bears evidence for a subsistence economy based on hunting, gathering and the cultivation of cereals and possibly legumes (so-called "pre-domestication cultivation"). ZAD 2 casts doubt upon the authenticity of a prominent chronological scheme which places the southern Levantine Early PPNB phase dating from (9 600-9 200 BP/ also 9 200-8 300 cal ВС). Details of the radiocarbon dates obtained for ZAD 2 and their relationship to the stratigraphie order of the site are given here. Nevertheless, a marked plateau on the early Holocene part of the radiocarbon calibration curve renders it difficult to sequentially order calibrated dates within the 9 600-9 200 BP period, and thus to distinguish between the alternative chronological schemes. In the future, Bayesian modeling of date sequences from individual sequences may assist in this regard. Bayesian modeling of the ZAD 2 dates was undertaken here in order to estimate a likely occupational span for the site. This analysis suggests that the occupation of ZAD 2 can be constrained to the period 8 800-8 450 cal ВС. Yet more recently discovered than ZAD 2, a new phase at the site of'Motza in Israel promises to further elucidate the question of the EPPNB in the southern Levant. With these fresh perspectives newly at hand, we review evidence from several southern Levantine sites previously claimed as exemplars of the southern EPPNB. We also examine their relation to Syrian Pre-Pottery Neolithic sites ; in particular Dja 'de al-Mughara and the new work at Tell Aswad in the Damascus Basin which has radically altered our understanding of that site and weakened its pivotal importance as a reference point for the southern Levantine PPNA and EPPNB. We conclude that, according to the debate as it has been played out in the uncalibrated chronology, the EPPNB phase originated in north Syria around 9 600 BP and the southern Levantine PPNB began around 9 350/9 300 BP.
Heritability and Interrelationships of Pod Length and Seed Weight in Guar

This study was undertaken to estimate heritability of pod length and seed weight in guar, Cyamopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub. , and to determine genetic relationships between the two traits. Narrow-sense heritability (h2) estimates ranged from 0.63 to 0.68 for pod length and from 0.54 to 0.57 for seed weight. An additive-dominance model was adequate to explain gene action involved in the inheritance of both traits. Estimates indicate a minimum of 5 loci or chromosome segments control pod length and 2 control seed weight. Phenotypic correlations between pod length and seed weight were highly significant and positive. Genotypic correlations between the two traits were low and positive. Moderate to high heritability values for the two traits indicate that selection for improvement in either trait should be fairly rapid. Low genotypic correlations between the traits should not pose a significant barrier in developing large seed, grain-type cultivars.
ON THE BINDING OF CONGO RED BY AMYLOID

Congo red in alkaline 80% ethyl alcohol solution saturated with NaCl stains amyloid selectively. The distribution of the dye is very similar to that observed in serial sections stained with Highman's Congo red method. In sections stained with Congo red in aqueous or alcoholic solutions without differentiation all tissue structures are intensely colored, but only amyloid is dichroic. The rapid removal of dye by alkaline solutions from structures other than amyloid suggests ionic or salt-type bonds between Congo red and these structures. In contrast, the binding of Congo red by amyloid from alkaline alcoholic solutions and the increase in intensity of staining upon addition of NaCl indicate a non-ionic type linkage between amyloid and dye. The effects of deamination, acetylation and various oxidation procedures on the binding of Congo red indicate interaction of the dye with hydroxyl groups of amyloid. According to data on the direct dyeing of cellulose in textile dyeing, Congo red is adsorbed by hydrogen bonding between hydroxyl groups of the polysaccharide chains and the amino groups of the dye. It seems probable that a similar mechanism is involved in the binding of Congo red by amyloid. It is suggested that the selective staining of amyloid with Congo red is due to steric configurations of amyloid or one of its components which favor non-ionic binding of the eye.
Naturally occurring variations in milk pH and ionic calcium and their effects on some properties and processing characteristics of milk

Considerable variations were found for ionic calcium and pH in milk from individual cows. Milk with lower pH tended to have a higher Ca2+ concentration, although the relationship was weak. Milk samples with a higher Ca2+ concentration and lower pH produced less sediment during in-container sterilisation, which was contrary to expectations. Rennet coagulation time was lower for milk with a higher Ca2+ concentration, but curd firmness was not related to Ca2+ concentration. There was a poor correlation between the pH reduction caused by acid addition and that resulting from increasing temperature. Sediment formation was related to pH change at high temperature.
Taxonomic Studies on the Ant Genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 (Hymenoptera, Formicidae) with Report of Two New Species and Five New Records Including a Tramp Species from India

The Indian species of the ant genus Strumigenys Smith, 1860 are keyed. 24 species are recognized two of which are described as new and five represent new records to India. The 24 Indian species are: S. aduncomala de Andrade, 2007; S. assamensis de Andrade, 1994; S. emmae (Emery, 1890); S. exilirhina Bolton, 2000; S. fixata Bolton, 2000; S. godeffroyi Mayr, 1866; S. habropilosa Bolton, 2000; S. hemisobek (Bolton, 2000); S. hostilis Bolton, 2000; S. hypoturba Bolton, 2000; S. lyroessa (Roger, 1859); S. membranifera Emery, 1869; S. mitis (Brown, 2000); S. mukkaliensis sp. n. ; S. mutica (Brown, 1949); S. nannosobek (Bolton, 2000); S. nanzanensis Lin & Wu, 1996; S. nepalensis de Andrade, 1994; S. peraucta Bolton, 2000; S. podarge (Bolton, 2000); S. rogeri Emery, 1890; S. smythiesii Forel, 1902; S. thanikkudyensis sp. n. and S. virgila Bolton, 2000. 5 species S. hemisobek; S. mitis; S. mutica; S. nannosobek and S. rogeri represent first records from India. Among these S. rogeri is a tramp species which extends its limit to India as well. A revised key to the Indian ants of this genus is also provided herewith.
Modelagem do balanço hídrico em microbacia cultivada com plantio comercial de Eucalyptus grandis x urophylla no leste de Minas Gerais, Brasil

In Brazil, the number of commercial plantations of forest species has increased considerably in recent decades. However, the potential impacts of this increase on water resources are still unknown. The objective of the present study was to model the water balance in a watershed, home to a commercial plantation of the Eucalyptus grandis x urophylla hybrid in eastern Minas Gerais, Brazil. This study was conducted in an experimental watershed with total area of 40 ha during the hydrological year extending from october 2009 to september 2010. The main source of water entering the system, via rainfall, was monitored as part of meteorological data by an automatic station installed within the study area. The main water outlets were estimated by the modified Penman-Monteith equation and by measuring the runoff generated at the basin output. Of the total precipitation (1123 mm) during the year, 9% (106 mm) was lost via interception, 66% (740 mm) via crop transpiration and 11% (119 mm) by soil evaporation, which together correspond to approximately 86 % of water entering the watershed. Of the total outflow generated (~ 147 mm), only 4.29 mm (0.4%) were converted into surface runoff. It can be concluded that during the hydrological year analyzed, the balance between the main water inputs and outputs in the watershed was equalized, without jeopardizing the availability of water in the natural waterway.
The functional, rheological and sensory characteristics of ice creams with various fat replacers

The effects of fat replacers (Simplesse® D-100, N-Lite D, and inulin) on the melting characteristics, overruns, hardness, rheological parameters and sensory attributes of reduced (RF, 60.0 g/kg), low (LF, 40.0 g/kg), and nonfat (NF, 1.0 g/kg) ice creams were investigated. The magnitudes of the melting rates were in the order RF>LF>NF for samples that contained Simplesse® D-100 or inulin, but the reverse order was found for samples with N-Lite D. The nonfat ice creams had lowest overrun values of around 10%. Inulin-containing ice creams possessed higher overrun values than others (P > 0.05). The use of fat replacer decreased the hardness of ice creams. All ice cream samples showed pseudoplastic (shear-thinning) behavior. The addition of N-Lite D and inulin decreased the flow behaviour index of ice cream samples. The reduced and low fat ice cream samples were rated as similar to the control by a sensory panel. On the other hand, no correlations (P > 0.05) were observed between rheological parameters and sensory texture and mouthfeel.
Long-term survival of introduced genes in a natural population of Aedes Aegypti (L.) (Diptera: Culicidae)

A population of Aedes aegypti (L.) near the Kenya coast was monitored for nearly a year after a genetic control experiment. Two genetic markers that were carried by released males but unknown to the region persisted in the population during the entire period of observation. The endurance of introduced genetic material in a natural population is an important step toward the use of genetic control in insect management.
Distribution, abundance and niche breadth of birds: scale matters

We used local habitat niche breadth, local abundance and body size of non-passerine afro-tropical birds in Tsavo East National Park (Kenya) to predict species distributional ranges in Kenya and across Africa. Univariate analysis revealed a significant positive correlation between local abundance and distribution only on the scale of Kenya. Performing a multiple regression analysis, local abundance, local habitat niche breadth and body size explained a significant part of the variance in bird distribution, again only on the Kenyan scale. From these results, we speculate that on continental scales distributions may be more influenced by macroclimatic conditions and historical factors, whereas distributions on regional scales are predominantly influenced by ecological factors.
Effets du micromarquage magnétique nasal sur des juvéniles de saumon atlantique (Salmo salar)

De nombreuses techniques de marquage sont pratiquees sur les juveniles de saumon atlantique. Chacune presente des avantages et des inconvenients. Ainsi, les marquages individuels par etiquettes dorsales Carlin reduisent le taux de survie des poissons (Saunders et Allen, 1967; Berg et Berg, 1987 ; Fournel et al., 1990). A l'exception de la nageoire adipeuse qui ne repousse pas, les ablations de nageoires et le cryomarquage, dont l'influence sur la survie est reduite ou nulle, ne permettent d'identifier qu'un nombre restreint de lots de poissons et perdent de leur efficacite apres un ou deux ans (Foumel et al., 1990). Le cryomarquage (Piggins, 1972; Refstie et Aulstad, 1975 ; Dumas, 1977; Dumas, 1978), le marquage magnetique interne (PIT Tag) dans la cavite interne (Prentice et al., 1990; Peterson et al., 1994) et le radiode la migration du saumon et d'evaluer l'efficacite des repeuplements, il est imperatif de disposer d'une technique de marquage appropriee qui, dans la mesure du possible, doit etre permanente, rapide et efficace, de controle aise, peu traumatisante pour le poisson et adaptee a une taille comprise entre 5 et 10 cm. Jusqu'en 1992, les principales techniques de marquage utilisees dans le cadre de ce programme etaient l'ablation d'une nageoire ou le cryomarquage. Le micromarquage nasal y est utilise depuis 1993.
Actin-related protein BAF53 is essential for the formation of replication foci

Abstract It has been suggested that chromatin is organized into the stable structures that provide fundamental units of chromosome architecture in interphase mammalian cells. The stable structures of chromatin can be visualized as replication foci when replicating DNA is labeled with thymidine analogs. Previously, we showed that the chromosome territory expanded after BAF53 knockdown. In this study, we found that BAF53 is required for the formation of replication foci. DNA replication was not impaired in BAF53 knockdown cells, suggesting that the decrease in the number of replication foci is due to disintegration of replication foci, but not suppression of DNA replication. The attractive forces that maintain structural integrity of replication foci could be disrupted by BAF53 knockdown, and it may be responsible, at least in part, for the expansion of chromosome territories after BAF53 knockdown.
A review of the Cucurbitaceae

Progress in studies of Cucurbitaceae since 1964 is reviewed, particular attention being paid to the roles of seed-coat anatomy, palynology and phytochemistry in elucidating the taxonomy of the family; to the use of wild species and land-races as sources of horticulturally desirable traits for the improvement of crops; to the potentialities of wild species for domestication as new crops for tropical areas, and to the biology of reproduction, sex control and sex expression. The classification of the lady is outlined, illustrated by discussion of the more important members of each tribe, and a revised classification ofCucumis is presented.