Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Identification of polyphenols in homogenetic and heterogenetic combination of cherry grafting

The aim of the study is to determine the role of phenolic compounds in different cherry grafting combinations. For this purpose, 5 graft combinations of the Regina cultivar (Regina/Prunus avium, Regina/Prunus mahaleb, Regina/Gisela 5, Regina/Tabel Edabriz and Regina/MaxMa 14) were used. The phenolic substances found in the bark samples collected above and below the graft union were investigated one year after the graft’s application. The bark samples were extracted and then analyzed using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). The presence of phenolic compounds, such as prunin, procyanidin B1 and chlorogenic acid, are thought to play an active role in the graft fusion process. The accumulation of phenolic substances in the homogenetic combination (Regina/Prunus avium) was found to be lower than that in the heterogenetic combinations (Regina/Gisela 5, Regina/Tabel Edabriz and Regina/MaxMa14). The Regina/Gisela 5 combination posed more risk in terms of graft healing, while the Regina/MaxMa 14 combination yields similar results to that of rootstocks of the same origin.
Examining the Efficacy of Adult Learning of Government-Mandated Content Using Andragogical Delivery Methods versus Traditional Pedagogical Delivery Methods

concepts, and (d) testing in new situations. Kolb argued that the learning cycle can begin at any one of the four but should be viewed as a continuous spiral. History and Foundations of Andragogy Defined as the “art and science of helping adults learn” (Knowles, 1990, p. 54), Knowles’s identified six basic assumptions of how adults learn: 1. Adults need to know why they need to learn. 2. Adult learners embrace a self-concept of being responsible for their own learning. 3. The adult learner’s varied life experiences serve as rich resources in the learning environment. 4. Adult learners’ readiness to learn is linked to coping with real-life situations. 5. An adult’s orientation to learning is different from a child’s and is most likely life or task centered. 6. Adult-learner motivation comes mostly from internal motivators including promotion, job change, and quality of life (Knowles, 1990). Since the 1960s, andragogy has been a dominant model for adult education in the United States. The term, thought to have been introduced by Kapp in 1833, is used to differentiate between the ways adults learn and the ways children learn. “Andragogy (andrmeans ‘man’) in contrast to pedagogy (paidmeans ‘child’ and agrogos means ‘leading’)” (Davenport & Davenport, 1985, p. 152; see Table 1 for a summary of key theorists).
Preliminary Notes for Ethical Conduct of Animal Experimentation with Special Reference to Studies in Turkey

Summary The use of animals in scientific studies is a controversial topic in research ethics. Research involving animal subjects is carried out on the grounds of scientific necessity and legitimacy. The inappropriate harming and immoral use of animals are severely criticized, and, sometimes abolished on the basis of violation of animal rights. Research conducted on animals must conform to generally accepted scientific and ethical principles. Therefore studies should be designed in order to include provisions for avoiding or minimizing risk to animal subjects. Humane handling and treatment to animals must be essential; the principles of ethics and good laboratory practice should be respected. Experimental procedures should be in accordance with scientific, ethical rules and legal statutes and regulations. Selection of species and number of animals used should be taken into consideration before the research starts. Living conditions for experimental animals must be safe, hygienic, comfortable, and contribute to the well-being of animals. This paper discusses the basic ethical conduct for research and experimentation on animals in light of internationally accepted guidelines and national, local, regulations by giving reference to studies on attitudes and values regarding the ethical conduct of animal experimentation. It attracts attention to the ambiguity of the attitudes of the educators and researches in the field, and puts forth that the interests of animals used in scientific experiments should be weighed to the benefits to mankind.
Analytical quality control of INR measurements in primary care

In Norway, most patients on oral anticoagulation with warfarin are treated in primary care. The treatment is monitored with the laboratory method prothrombin time, expressed as International normalized Ratio (INR). It is important that the INR methods have good analytical quality because the treatment (medical dose) depends on the INR result. Overdosing can cause severe bleedings and under dosing can lead to thrombosis. The laboratories in primary care control the analytical quality of their INR methods by performing internal quality control (IQC) and external quality assessment (EQA). There are, however, some challenges regarding these quality control systems. The aim of this thesis was to evaluate and suggest improvements of the analytical quality control of INR methods used in primary care. The primary care laboratories perform IQC mainly by two different approaches; 1) a commercial lyophilized control material is analyzed on the INR method and the result is compared with some control limits, 2) a fresh patient sample is analyzed both on the INR method and on a hospital method, and the difference between the methods is compared with some control limits. The latter approach is called split sample procedure. The primary care INR method is considered “in control” if the result is within the limits and “out of control” if the result is outside the limits (error alarm). The aim of paper I was to evaluate and compare these two IQC approaches in their ability to detect systematic errors. Power functions were created by computer simulations based on empirical data from 18 primary care laboratories using the INR methods Thrombotrack, CoaguChek S, or Hemochron Jr. Signature. The control rules 12S, 13S, exponential weighted moving average, and the deviation limits of ± 10% and ± 20% were evaluated by their probability of error detection and false alarms. The results showed that the probability of detecting systematic errors was higher when lyophilized control materials were used compared to patient split samples. The probability of false alarms was, however, the same. The conclusion in paper I was that IQC of INR methods in primary care should be performed by using control materials rather than the split sample procedure. The split sample procedure with native patient samples should be restricted to method bias estimation.
Captura por microdisección láser : una nueva herramienta para el estudio de la isquemia cerebral

Objetivo. Revisar los trabajos realizados con microscopia de captura laser en el tejido cerebral y sus posibles aplicaciones en el estudio de la isquemia cerebral. Desarrollo. El ictus isquemico produce la muerte neuronal tras la oclusion de una arteria cerebral. En este sentido, la fibrinolisis y la neuroproteccion han sido las unicas estrategias terapeuticas empleadas. Sin embargo, hoy en dia tambien sabemos que el papel de celulas como astrocitos, oligodendrocitos, asi como de celulas de la microglia, del endotelio e incluso de la propia matriz extracelular es fundamental en el desarrollo de la isquemia cerebral. Parece, por tanto, que la complejidad de la respuesta isquemica requiere una aproximacion menos simplista que obligara al estudio de cada una de las poblaciones celulares implicadas. La microdiseccion por captura laser aparece como una tecnica rapida, eficiente y precisa en el aislamiento de poblaciones celulares puras, lo cual permitiria la obtencion de muestras de subpoblaciones celulares o celulas individuales para su posterior estudio genetico, de expresion o proteomico. Conclusiones. La microdiseccion por captura laser es una tecnica practica y fiable para conseguir grupos celulares especificos que nos permitira discernir el origen celular de las principales moleculas implicadas en los diferentes pasos de la cascada isquemica
Contemporary Cinema of Africa and the Diaspora

Contemporary Cinema of Africa and the Diaspora de Anjali Prahbu es una de las contribuciones más relevantes a los estudios fílmicos y africanistas. La autora trasciende limitaciones metodológicas y conceptuales vinculadas a los cines africanos con una erudición que muestra su profundo amor hacia los filmes analizados. Para una mayor operatividad, son un número limitado de filmes de autor y comerciales de África y la diáspora, privilegiando los realizados tras el año 2000. «El corpus [. ] ha emergido durante décadas de experimentación intrépida, inter-referencialidad, juego con la forma y la narrativa a través de la ironía y la imitación sin miedo a convertirse en mero mimetismo y, sobre todo, ofreciendo ‘experiencias’ cinematográficas exquisitas a espectadores reales» (p. 14). El cine africano es una producción fílmica única que ha alcanzado la mayoría de edad a la par que su teoría y análisis cinematográficos. Prahbu emplea teorías estéticas, semióticas, históricas, del Tercer Cine, de la autoría, postcoloniales, del espectador, feministas, formalistas, etc. para responder con ingenio y claridad al reto que autores y películas le plantean. «Este libro es, por encima de todo, un inten to por compartir con el lector una experiencia de visionado prolongada» (p. 28), explica en la introducción, y la máxima aportación de Contemporary Cinema es la creación de este espectador africanizado. Para ello, se sirve de las ideas de Foucault sobre el discurso ligado a cuestiones éticas y del concepto de interpelación de Althusser o cómo los individuos participan en la estructura de poder que los domina. Añade también el aspecto sensorial de creación de sentido de Vivian Sobchack; la experiencia alienadora y de otredad de Frantz Fanon; las ideas tantas veces repetidas de Laura Mulvey y el «esencialismo estratégico» de Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak en tendido como «una serie de procedimientos superpuestos introducidos por el sujeto-espectador en el provisional y limitado contexto de la experiencia fílmica» (p. 5). Retoma, por fin, el concepto de amor de Lévinas que interpela al sujeto a través de la proximidad y la distancia con el otro. Un acto de amor que, para Prahbu, se da en su totalidad en el visionado fílmico. A través de las experiencias intelectuales y sensoriales de ser «acariciado» por el filme, el espectador trasciende el presente orientándose hacia el futuro. Este amor sirve a Prahbu en un sentido práctico para tratar un corpus que conoce bien tras años de investigación y docencia. «Este libro es en primer lugar sobre películas africanas y de la diáspora y cómo podemos sentirlas como espectadores diferentes: está escrito desde el amor que han inspirado en un espectador de este tipo» (p. 28). Se invita al lector a compartir su experiencia, facilitando y amenizando la lectura. Tras el capítulo introductorio de sugerente título «Africa Watch: Parameters and Contexts» donde expone sus argumentos y referentes teórico-críticos, prosigue: «mucho del trabajo fílmico incluido intenta crear un lenguaje cinemá-
Microarray analysis of oxidative phosphorylation disorders

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What mathematics knowledge for teaching is used by a Grade 2 teacher when teaching counting

Background: The study on which this article is based investigated the Mathematics Knowledge for Teaching (MKfT) that a well experienced Grade 2 teacher utilized when teaching counting.Aim: In this paper we share excerpts from one of the lessons of this Grade 2 teacher, which we analyzed to illuminate the various domains of MKfT and their interconnectedness in the teaching of counting.Setting: The research was conducted in a former Model C school in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa.Method: Using a case study methodology, 15 Grade 2 mathematics lessons were observed, video recorded and transcribed. Two formal interviews based on two selected video-recorded lessons were conducted to understand this teacher’s practice. The data were analysed using Deborah Ball and colleagues’ MKfT framework.Results: The study found that Foundation Phase mathematics teaching requires the knowledge and tactful employment of all six knowledge domains as described in the work of Ball and colleagues. The Knowledge of Content and Teaching (KCT) domain, was found to be essential in teaching counting in Grade 2. The other five domains supported and informed the KCT domain.Conclusion: We suggest from the insights gained here that research examining the MKfT that competent teachers draw on in teaching Foundation Phase mathematics could assist in developing curricula for in-service and pre-service teacher education programs.
Medición de la capacidad de absorción potencial en las empresas innovadoras de Colombia [Measurement of potential absorption capacity in Colombia's innovative companies]

El artículo tiene como objetivo evaluar el nivel de desarrollo de la capacidad de absorción realizada (RACAP) en las Pyme colombianas. Se parte de una muestra de 363 Pyme colombianas (Dane,2012), se usa una revisión de literatura con apoyo del análisis de contenido y un modelo de regresión lineal, que permiten mostrar la existencia de una correlación lineal positiva entre la adquisición y asimilación del conocimiento externo en las organizaciones objeto de estudio,. Palabras clave: Capacidades de absorción, capacidades de absorción potencial, medición de las capacidades de absorción ABSTRACT:
Computer-assisted and online data collection in general population surveys.

The aim of the present report is to collect information from a literature review on computer-assisted interviewing and online data collection in general population surveys. It evaluates the pros and cons of both approaches in terms of research processes and outcomes. It provides also an overview of representative studies on drug use conducted in the EMCDDA countries that used one of these methods. Table of contents: • Introduction • A glimpse of history: an alternative theoretical framework • Methods • Literature review • Overview of the studies • Survey of the EMCDDA national experts on GPS • Conclusion • References • Annex 1. Examples of online data collection tools • Annex 2. Checklist for reporting the results of Internet e-surveys • Annex 3. Questionnaire for the national experts • Annex 4. Online data collection summary (information from experts who reported their experience with online data collection in general population or school surveys)
Logique de requêtes à la XPath : systèmes de preuve et pertinence pratique

Motivees par de nombreuses applications allant du traitement XML a laverification d'execution de programmes, de nombreuses logiques sur les arbresde donnees et les flux de donnees ont ete developpees dans la litterature.Celles-ci offrent divers compromis entre expressivite et complexitealgorithmique ; leur probleme de satisfiabilite a souvent une complexite nonelementaire ou peut meme etre indecidable.De plus, leur etude a travers des approches de theories des modeles ou detheorie des automates peuvent etre algorithmiquement impraticables ou manquerde modularite.Dans une premiere partie, nous etudions l'utilisation de systemes de preuvecomme un moyen modulaire de resoudre le probleme de satisfiabilite des donnees logiques sur des structures lineaires.Pour chaque logique consideree, nous developpons un calcul d'hypersequentscorrect et complet et decrivons une strategie de recherche de preuve optimaledonnant une procedure de decision NP.En particulier, nous presentons un fragment NP-complet de la logique temporelle sur les ordinaux avec donnees, la logique complete etant indecidable, qui est exactement aussi expressif que le fragment a deux variables de la logique du premier ordre sur les ordinaux avec donnees.Dans une deuxieme partie, nous menons une etude empirique des principaleslogiques a la XPath decidables proposees dans la litterature.Nous presentons un jeu de tests que nous avons developpe a cette fin etexaminons comment ces logiques pourraient etre etendues pour capturer davantage de requetes du monde reel sans affecter la complexite de leur probleme de satisfiabilite.Enfin, nous analysons les resultats que nous avons recueillis a partir de notre jeu de tests et identifions les nouvelles fonctionnalites a prendre en charge afin d’accroitre la couverture pratique de ces logiques.
El impacto de la migración sobre el peso corporal: una revisión

A obesidade pode ser uma das caracteristicas mais alteraveis no processo de migracao. Pretendeu-se resumir a informacao sobre o impacto da migracao no indice de massa corporal (IMC). Realizou-se uma revisao sistematica da literatura de acordo com as diretrizes PRISMA, por meio de pesquisa eletronica (ultima atualizacao em agosto de 2014). Foram incluidos e avaliados qualitativamente 39 artigos. A associacao entre migracao e evolucao de IMC varia de acordo com o grupo etnico e paises de origem/acolhimento. Imigrantes hispânicos, europeus e africanos apresentam relacao consistente e positiva entre IMC e tempo de migracao. Os imigrantes asiaticos apresentam associacao positiva em menos da metade dos estudos. No geral, a qualidade dos estudos e fraca e ha necessidade de melhorar conceitos e metodos. Parece existir um efeito deteriorativo da migracao no IMC. Alteracoes nutricionais, de atividade fisica, fatores psicossociais e suscetibilidade genetica podem ser motivos subjacentes a incluir como variaveis moderadoras em estudos futuros.
Local air pollution from oil rig emissions observed during the airborne DACCIWA campaign

Abstract. In the framework of the European DACCIWA (Dynamics–Aerosol–Chemistry–Cloud Interactions in West Africa) project, the airborne study APSOWA (Atmospheric Pollution from Shipping and Oil platforms of West Africa) was conducted in July 2016 to study oil rig emissions off the Gulf of Guinea. Two flights in the marine boundary layer were focused on the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel operating off the coast of Ghana. Those flights present simultaneous sudden increases in NO2 and aerosol concentrations. Unlike what can be found in flaring emission inventories, no increase in SO2 was detected, and an increase in CO is observed only during one of the two flights. Using FLEXPART (FLEXible PARTicle dispersion model) simulations with a regional NO2 satellite flaring inventory in forward-trajectory mode, our study reproduces the timing of the aircraft NO2 enhancements. Several sensitivity tests on the flux and the injection height are also performed, leading to the conclusion that a lower NO2 flux helps in better reproducing the measurements and that the modification of the injection height does not impact the results of the simulations significantly.
Hardwiring Excellence: Purpose, Worthwhile Work, Making a Difference

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Structural break, US financial crisis and macroeconomic time series: evidence from BRICS economies

Abstract This paper analyses the overall trend of key macroeconomic variables of BRICS nations impacted by the US financial crises (2008–2009) through structural break analysis for period 2000–2013. Dummy variable model using exogenous break-date examines intercept and trend shift simultaneously in a single linear equation. The analysis statistically establishes that different variable of the countries endured varying level (severity) of the crisis impacted. Results found both immediate and lagged manifestation of the crisis impact on variables. The study’s exclusivity lies in exposing the exact period of crisis impact on each variable and also in capturing their exact trend movements. The paper contributes in isolating sensitive variables (sensitive/resilient to exogenous shocks) for further research on crises.
The Impact of Organizational Change on Employees Psychological Contract Breach in the Nigerian Oil and Gas Industry

This study examined the impact of organizational change on employees’ psychological contract breach in the Nigerian oil and gas industry. The cross-sectional survey was adopted and data was drawn from 322 employees of various oil and gas companies in Nigeria. The findings statistically showed a non-significant relationship between organizational change and employees’ psychological contract breach. These findings reveal the importance of employees’ level of commitment, job satisfaction and the type of sector employees’ work for. The findings are thereafter discussed with conclusions and recommendations. Keywords: Organisational Change, Employees Psychological Contract Breach, Confirmatory Factor Analysis, Nigeria DOI : 10.7176/EJBM/11-23-11 Publication date : August 31 st 2019
Effect on productivity of treating fattening pigs every 5 weeks with flubendazole in feed

In a large European trial, a deworming program using 30 ppm flubendazole for 5 days every 5 weeks for fattening pigs was evaluated for a period of 16 months (4 rounds) and compared with untreated control and historical pre-treatment data from the same fattening units. The treatment regime was evaluated in 4 fattening farms located in Belgium, The Netherlands and France with a total of 21,721 fattening pigs in the treated and 22,394 in the control groups. All the farms, except farm A, had very low EPGs (Eggs Per Gram) for Ascaris suum before treatment and were nihil after treatment. In three of the farms a reduction in affected and rejected livers due to “white spots” was noted. In all the farms, positive effects on average daily weight gain (15.1 to 34.7 g) were obtained, except in farm C, and fewer dropouts were counted in the treated groups.