Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Business Metrics and Capacity Planning

The Computer Measurement Group, commonly called CMG, is a not for profit, worldwide organization of data processing professionals committed to the measurement and management of computer systems. CMG members are primarily concerned with performance evaluation of existing systems to maximize performance (eg. response time, throughput, etc.) and with capacity management where planned enhancements to existing systems or the design of new systems are evaluated to find the necessary resources required to provide adequate performance at a reasonable cost.
Grouping the Gifted and Talented: Are Gifted Girls Most Likely to Suffer the Consequences?

this study analyzes the effects of ability grouping on self-concept measures in a sample of 211 German students in their 1st year at the top track of secondary school (grade level 5; mean age: 10.46 years). 156 students, 55% of whom were female, attended regular classes, while 46 students, of whom 33% were female, attended special classes for the gifted. Students in both groups were assessed repeatedly, 3 times via self-report questionnaires and once by applying a standardized iQ test. in line with our hypoth - eses, we found that the students in the gifted classes reported a comparable decrease in general academic self-concept, math academic self-concept, and German academic self-concept over time. decreases were largest early in the academic year. there was
Modelling hydrochemical and ecological trends in acid sensitive surface waters in the Scottish Highlands

The dynamic model MAGIC is used to predict the future response of surface waters to reductions in S deposition as stipulated by the recently agreed emission protocol (the 1999 Gothenburg Protocol). MAGIC was calibrated to 30 sites in the Scottish mountains with the best available soil and deposition data derived from large scale spatial datasets, and surface water chemistry from a regional loch survey conducted in October 2000. A comparison of input parameters and model responses are made at Lochnagar, a site for which detailed, high resolution spatial/temporal data exist. The model is capable of reproducing observed trends in non-marine SO4 2-, however simulated NO3 - from 1990 to 2000 is lower than the observed trends at Lochnagar due to possible hydrological controls and in-lake processes, rather than terrestrial processes. The Scottish Highlands are remote from emission sources and consequently peak deposition inputs of S in the 1980s are relatively low (33 kg S ha-1 y-1) compared to other regions in Europe. Nonetheless the amount of deposition appears sufficient to cause environmental damage in this acid sensitive region. During the 1980s, simulated Acid Neutralising Capacity (ANC) of 13% of the modelled lakes was <20 μeq l-1, a chemical condition that potentially can cause damage to freshwater ecology. Regional and site simulations captured the recovery to 2000 in response to the existing emission reductions. Predictions to 2016 indicates the potential for biological recovery and a return to 'good status' as required by the EU Water Framework Directive, although the hydrochemistry of some sites remain some way from simulated pre-acidification conditions.
Classification and evaluation of gerbera cultivars

An experiment was conducted to classify and evaluate the available gerbera cultivars (Gerbera jamesonii, Hook) in Bangladesh. We used twenty four gerbera cultivars and those were coded from V1-V24. It was found that V8, V9. V10, V11, V12, V15, V16, V19, V20, V21, V22, V23 and V24 were performed as best in terms of different growth, yield also the quality contributing characters. These cultivars (V8-V12, V15, V16, V19-V24) also provided plenty of variation for leaf area (ranges from 215.7 cm2 to 231.1 cm2). We found that flower head diameter was >10.0 cm (except V8), peduncle diameter was >8.0 mm, standard peduncle length >30.0 cm and petal thickness >0.39 mm (except V8) for these the best performing cultivars (V8-V12, V15, V16, V19-V24). On the other hand we had classified these 24 gerbera cultivars into 5 classes according to their blooming pattern. The five classes are singles (V1, V4, V14) doubles (duplex) (V5, V12, V18, V21, V22, V23, V24), crested doubles (V2, V3, V6, V7, V8, V10, V11, V15, V16, V19, V20), full crested doubles (V9) and quilled crested doubles (spider) (V13, V17).
Groundwater Pumping Decisions and Land Subsidence in the Southern Chesapeake Bay Region of Virginia

Land subsidence is the gradual settling or sudden sinking of the earth’s surface. According to the United States Geological Survey more than 80% of identified subsidence in the United States is a result of groundwater removal. Due to the hydrologic structure and reliance on the Potomac Aquifer, the Southern Chesapeake Bay region of Virginia has suffered from land subsidence since the 1940s. In coastal regions, land subsidence can increase the risk of flooding. This paper presents a mathematical simulation that predicts land subsidence from groundwater pumping. This simulation is used to see how the location of groundwater pumping, as well as the amount of amount of groundwater pumped would differ from two different groundwater pumping policies. The first policy is aimed at limiting land subsidence in the region, while the second policy aims at limiting the damages from land subsidence. These two policies are used to show that a spatially heterogeneous groundwater pumping policy is necessary to minimize the damages from groundwater pumping when land subsidence is present.
Being the underdog: an elusive small carnivore uses space with prey and time without enemies

Rare and elusive species are seldom the first choice of model for the study of ecological questions, yet rarity and elusiveness often emerge from ecological processes. One of these processes is interspecific killing, the most extreme form of interference competition among carnivores. Subdominant species can avoid falling victim to other carnivores through spatial and/or temporal separation. The smallest carnivore species, including members of the Mustelidae, are typically the most threatened by other predators but are also exceedingly challenging to study in the wild. As a consequence, we have only limited knowledge of how the most at-risk members of carnivore communities deal with being both hunters and hunted. We explored whether activity and space use of a little-known small carnivore, the Altai mountain weasel Mustela altaica, reflect the activity and distribution of its main prey, pika Ochotona sp. , and two sympatric predators, the stone marten Martes foina and the red fox Vulpes vulpes. Spatial and temporal patterns of photographic captures in Pakistan's northern mountains suggest that weasels may cope with being both predator and prey by frequenting areas used by pikas while exhibiting diurnal activity that contrasts with that of the mostly nocturnal/crepuscular stone marten and red fox. Camera trap studies are now common and are staged in many different ecosystems. The data yielded offer an opportunity not only to fill knowledge gaps concerning less-studied species but also to non-invasively test ecological hypotheses linked with rarity and elusiveness.
Breeding biology and breeding success of the blue penguin (Eudyptula minor) on the West Coast of New Zealand's South Island

Abstract This paper presents the first detailed study of the timing and breeding success of an apparently declining population of blue penguins (Eudyptula minor) on the West Coast, South Island, New Zealand. Nest contents of 138 natural burrows and 19 nest boxes were determined at regular intervals during the 2006 breeding season. Hatching, fledging, and overall breeding success rates were comparatively high at 78.9, 83.9, and 66.2%, respectively, suggesting that the apparent population decline cannot be explained solely by low breeding success. With 1.18 fledglings produced per pair, productivity was lower than on the east coast of the South Island, possibly due to the absence of double clutching. The high incidence of road kills suggests that road traffic may be a major contributing factor to the decline of the blue penguin population in the study area.
Carbon nanotube field effect transistors with AI₂O₃ passivated metal contacts as NO₂ gas sensors

Single walled carbon nanotubes (SWNTs) are hollow cylindrical structures with SWNTs their sidewalls consisting of carbon atoms arranged in a hexagonal lattice. They feature diameters ranging from 0.4 to 4 nm and are typically up to several μm long. Since all carbon atoms are in direct contact with the environment their electrical properties are very sensitive to changes in their chemical environment. As such, they are predestinated to be employed as sensitive material in novel chemical sensors. In 2000, Kong et al. first demonstrated NO2 detection with SWNT based field effect transistors (CNFETs). The CNFET sensors were operated at room temperature (RT), which rendered them very power-efficient compared to today’s heated metal-oxide based gas sensors. In this thesis, inspired by the promising results by Kong et al. and other research Enhanced Sensor Structure groups and driven by the need for power-efficient, longterm stable NO2 sensing technologies, we propose, fabricate and characterize an enhanced CNFET sensor structure for NO2 detection. The proposed CNFETs are operated with a Si backgate and employ individual SWNTs (1 μm length) as channel, from which only the middle section (0.5 μm length) is exposed to the ambient and used for NO2 sensing. The rest of the sensor structure is buried under an atomic layer deposited (ALD) Al2O3 film of 40 nm thickness. This ensures that the delicate source and drain metal contacts (Cr/Au) are protected from unwanted environmental influences, such as oxidation, and results in an improved device lifetime in ambient conditions (310 days measured) compared to as-prepared, non-passivated CNFETs. We demonstrate a limit of detection (LOD) of 0.1 ppm NO2, which is comparable with minimum NO2 concentrations measured with other CNFETs with pristine SWNT channels. Sensor recovery from NO2 exposure is achieved at RT within about 24 h and can be accelerated by heat treatment (110 ◦C ) for 1 h. During NO2 sensing, our sensors feature a power consumption in the range of tens of nW. This value is comparable to other CNFET chemical sensors and about 6 orders of magnitude lower compared to today’s heated metal-oxide based NO2 sensors. CNFETs often suffer from substantial gate hysteresis due to trapped charges in Gate Hysteresis the vicinity of the SWNT channels. For CNFETs operated as chemical sensors, gate hysteresis can hamper the unambiguous extraction of the intrinsic threshold voltage (Vth) as sensor output signal, which is a direct measure for an analyte induced shift of the Fermi level (EF). We demonstrate that pulsed gate voltage (Vg)
Effects of dietary intake of red palm oil on fatty acid composition and lipid profiles in male Wistar rats

Little is known about the effects of the dietary intake of red palm oil (RPO) on fatty acid composition in the liver of rats. Male Wistar rats randomly divided into four groups were fed with different doses of red palm oil. The control group received no red palm oil; while the experimental groups were fed with 1 ml, 2 ml and 4 ml of red palm oil daily for seven weeks. In the liver of all the groups, palmitic acid (C16:0) followed by stearic acid (C18:0) were predominantly present among the saturated fatty acids. Oleic acid (C18:1c) and linoleic acid (C18:2) were largely present among the unsaturated fatty acids. There was no significant (P<0.05) increase in the levels of palmitic acid (C16:0) in all the groups while oleic acid (C18:1) significantly increased at 4 ml RPO when compared with the control (p<0.05). The total cholesterol (TC), triglycerides (TG) and very low-density lipoprotein (VLDL)-cholesterol levels were not significantly different in all the groups (P<0.05) when compared with the control group. Generally, there were no significant effects of RPO on levels of serum cholesterol, and triglycerides as well as accumulation of saturated fatty acids in the liver of the experimental rats. Keywords: Lipid profiles, fatty acid, red palm oil, rats African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 11(33), pp. 8275-8279, 24 April, 2012
Pain and intensification of depression in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention ( Dolegliwości bólowe a nasilenie depresji u pacjentów po zabiegu prze-zskórnej interwencji wieńcowej )

39 Abstract – Introduction. Percutaneous Coronary Interventions (PCI) is performed as an elective surgery and a lifeor healthsaving method. Occurrence of pain in patients undergoing coronary angioplasty entails suffering. The aim of this study is to assess severity of pain and depression in patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention. Materials and Methods. The material covered a group of 120 patients hospitalised in the Cardiology Ward of the PolishAmerican Heart Clinics (PAKS) in Starachowice. It was obtained by means of a diagnostic survey method. In order to assess the prevalence of pain intensity, the visual analogue scale for pain (Visual Analogue Scale, VAS), was used before and after PCI, and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) was applied to investigate severity of symptoms of depression. Results. Among the respondents, the vast majority (84.2%, n = 101), have undergone myocardial infarction, STEMI type, while the rest (15.8% , n = 19) were afflicted by NSTEMI myocardial infarction. The analysis of the results showed a statistically significant effect of PCI on reducing pain intensity in patients with myocardial infarction (p <0.001). Moreover, the research revealed a statistically significant relationship between the onset of symptoms in myocardial infarction and pain intensity (p = 0.002). There is also a statistically significant relationship between intensity of pain after PCI, time of hospitalisation, and occurrence of complications following PCI and depression (p <0.001). Conclusions. Depression was significantly more likely to afflict respondents who experienced post-PCI symptoms, were hospitalized for six days or more, as well as those who developed complications after surgery. In the case of patients who underwent subsequent myocardial infarction, pain in the chest occurred more often than in the case of those for whom it was the first episode.
- 0301 Improving Cotton Agronomics with Diverse Genomic Technologies

Improving Cotton Agronomics with Diverse Genomic Technologies Aaron Robert Sharp Department of Plant and Wildlife Sciences, BYU Master of Science Agronomic outcomes are the product of a plant’s genotype and its environment. Genomic technologies allow farmers and researchers new avenues to explore the genetic component of agriculture. These technologies can also enhance understanding of environmental effects. With a growing world population, a wide variety of tools will be necessary to increase the agronomic productivity. Here I use massively parallel, deep sequencing of RNA (RNA-Seq) to measure changes in cotton gene expression levels in response to a change in the plant’s surroundings caused by conservation tillage. Conservation tillage is an environmentally friendly, agricultural practice characterized by little or no inversion of the soil prior to planting. In addition to changes in cotton gene expression and biological pathway activity, I assay the transcriptional activity of microbial symbiotes living in and around the cotton roots. I found a large degree of similarity between cotton individuals in different treatments. However, under conventional disk tillage I did find significantly greater activity of cotton phosphatase and sulfate transport genes, as well as greater abundance of the microbes Candidatus Burkholderia brachynathoides and Arthrobacter species L77. This study also includes the use of high-throughput physical mapping of DNA to examine the genomic structure of a wild cotton species, Gossypium raimondii, which is closely related to the economically significant crop species Gossypium hirsutum. This technology characterizes genomic regions by assembling large input DNA molecules labeled at restriction enzyme recognition sites. I created an efficient algorithm and generated 812 whole-genome assemblies from two datasets. The best of these assemblies allowed us to detect 3,806 potential misassemblies in the current release of the G. raimondii genome sequence assembly.
Dynamics of brain processing during mental imagery Verfasserin

9 1) Theoretical Background . 11 1.1) Mental Imagery . 11 1.2) Working Memory . 13 1.2. 1) The working memory model . 13 1.2. 3) EEG correlates of visuospatial working memory . 19 1.3) Mental Rotation . 21 1.3.1) Neural correlates of mental rotation . 22 1.3.2) Mental rotation: contribution of storage and manipulation in WM . 28 2) Hypotheses . 31 3) Methods . 33 3.1) Subjects . 33 3.2) Experiment . 33 3.2. 1) Mental rotation task . 34 3.2. 2) Orientation change detection task . 34 3.2. 3) EEG recording . 36
Kinetic Monte Carlo study of structural proton diffusion along a one-dimensional path

We study the structural diffusion coefficient of protons in a chain-like system by the means of KMC simulations. To perform specific calculations, we adopted parameter values in our model that correspond to the benzimidazole crystal. As we have shown, the structural diffusion follows the Arrhenius-like thermal dependence with an effective activation energy of 2.01 eV.
Identifying patterns for unsupervised learning of multiword terms

The identification of valid terms in any domain is fundamental to its computerization. For this reason, in this paper we present a method for obtaining automated morphosyntactic patterns, which will help researchers to obtain valid terms from the proposed patterns, in order to build quality ontologies for the translation from one language to another, or to find important concepts in short sentences, which can be used as parameters in question-answer systems. For this purpose, we use some statistical methods which show candidates in a pattern vector. Then, a heuristic process unfolds to refine the pattern vector obtained, based on two main parameters: the statistical results previously obtained and the pattern length analyzed. As a result, we obtain the collection of the best patterns for the detection of real multiword terms. Key words: Morphosyntactic patterns, multiword terms, incremental learning.
Effect of Polyamine on Pigmentation, Reactive Oxidative Species and Antioxidant under Drought in Maize (Zea mays L.)

To examine polyamines (PAs) effect in modulating the drought induced by polyethylene glycol (PEG) in maize (Zea mays L.) seedlings (variety Khoibhutta, 8 day seedlings grown in petri dish in incubator) were subjected to 20% PEG (polyethylene glycol) followed by 20 µmol PAs, Putrescine (Put), Spermidine (Spd) and Spermine (Spm) with PEG solution for 48 hours. Sharp decrease in Relative Water Content (RWC), Chl a, Chl b, carotenoid (Car) and total pigment content was observed under drought compared to control condition, while PAs application reversed their decreasing trends. PEG significantly increased Reactive Oxidative Species (ROS) [superoxide (O2•−) and H2O2], Methyl Glyoxal (MG), Melondialdehyde (MDA) and Lipoxigenase (LOX) activity, while Pas decreased the contents considerably (except MG) as compared to those under drought. Drought increased proline content, which was further augmented in PA treatments. PAs failed to incline glyoxalase’s (Gly-I and Gly-II) activities, reduced under PEG. The activity and western blot confirmed the accumulation of Glutathione S-Transferase (GST) under drought, but PAs failed to augment the activity. Ascorbic Acid (AsA) and Glutathione (GSH) got oxidized into Dehydroascorbate (DHA) and oxidized Glutathione (GSSG) under drought but PAs effectively maintained homeostasis. Superoxide Dismutase (SOD), Peroxidase (POD), Ascorbate Peroxidase (APX), Glutathione Peroxidase (GPX), Monodehydroascorbatereductase (MDHAR), Dehydroascorbatereductase (DHAR), and Glutathione Reductase (GR) inclined in drought stressed seedlings, while Catalase (CAT) activity decreased under drought. PAs addition increased SOD, POD, GPX, CAT, MDHAR, and GR activities, but declined DHAR activity. These findings suggested important role of PAs in increasing tolerance under short term drought by modulating antioxidant effect.
Nitrogen and Phosphorus Availability Effect on Activity of Cellulolytic Microorganisms in Meadows

KINTL ANTONIN, NAWRATH ADAM, ELBL JAKUB, TŮMA IVAN, MUCHOVA MARCELA, BRTNICKÝ MARTIN, KYNICKÝ JINDŘICH. 2016. Nitrogen and Phosphorus Availability Effect on Activity of Cellulolytic Microorganisms in Meadows. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae et Silviculturae Mendelianae Brunensis, 64(4): 1173–1179. Meadows occupy more than 23 % of agricultural land in the Czech Republic and also represent the largest pool of carbon in soil organic matter. The organic material is an essential component of healthy soil. Decomposition of organic matter is a biological process, affected by high amount of N and P fertilizer applied in the second half of the twentieth century. This work presents the analysis of the effect of available nutrients nitrogen and phosphorus on the activity of cellulolytic microorganisms in permanent grassland of Sanguisorba-Festucetum comutatae association in the soil surface in the Protected Landscape Area of Žďarske Hills.
An fMRI Study of Emotional Engagement In Decision-Making

Abstract—It has been suggested that decision making depends on sensitive feelings associated with cognitive processing rather than cognitive processing alone. From human lesions, we know the medial anterior inferior-ventral prefrontal cortex processes the sensitivity associated with cognitive processing, it being essentially responsible for decision making. In this fMRI (functional Magnetic Resonance Image) study 15 subjects were analyzed using moral dilemmas as probes to investigate the neural basis for painful-emotional sensitivity associated with decision making. We found that a network comprising the posterior and anterior cingulate and the medial anterior prefrontal cortex was significantly and specifically activated by painful moral dilemmas, but not by non-painful dilemmas. These findings provide new evidence that the cingulate and medial anterior prefrontal are involved in processing painful emotional sensibility, in particular, when decision making takes place. We speculate that decision making has a cognitive component processed by cognitive brain areas and a sensitivity component processed by emotional brain areas. The structures activated suggest that decision making depends on painful emotional feeling processing rather than cognitive processing when painful feeling processing happens.