Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Revision of the South American Genus Zollernia Wied-Neuw. & Nees (Leguminosae, Papilionoideae, Swartzieae)

Zollern, in southern Germany (Lewis & Foster 1997). The genus is characterised by simple leaves, corolla generally with 5 petals, anthers subulate or lanceolate, longer than the filaments, and the lack of a hypanthium. The fruits are indehiscent, and generally globose and fleshy. The genus originally contained 2 species: Z. falcata Wied-Neuw. & Nees and Z. splendens Wied-Neuw. & Nees. Vogel (1837) described Z. discolor and transferred Coquebertia ilicifolia Brongn. to Zollernia. Two other species, Z. houlletiana and Z. vogelii, were described by Tulasne (1844). Of these six species of Zollernia, Bentham (1870) recognised five as occurring in Brazil. In addition he described Z. latifolia and Z. securidacifolia as new species, placed Z. discolor as a synonym of Z. falcata, and Z. houlletiana and Z. vogelii as synonyms of Z. ilicifolia. He did not, however, provide a key to the species. Huber (1910) described Z. paraensis as a new species from Parai, Brazil. Cowan (1952), described Z. kanukuensis from Guyana, and mentioned the difficulty in delimiting the species of Zollernia. Yakovlev (1976) presented a taxonomic survey of Zollernia with a key to the species recognised by him. His key was based, however, on vegetative characters which vary intraspecifically and are not mutually exclusive. Yakovlev (1976) described Z. glaziovii Yakovlev and placed Z. falcata as a synonym of Z. glabra, a species first described by Sprengel (1821) as Krameria glabra. He also considered Z. mocitayba Allemao ex Emygdio as a synonym of Z. glabra and Z. securidacifolia Benth. as a synonym of Z. ilicifolia (Brongn.) Vogel. Yakovlev remarked that he had no information about Z. grandifolia Schery, a species described for the Flora of Venezuela by Schery (1952). Carvalho & Barneby (1993), in a study of the genus Zollernia in Bahia, Brazil described Z. magnifica A. M. de Carvalho & Barneby and Z. modesta A. M. de Carvalho & Barneby. Z. cowanii Mansano was described from the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil by Mansano (Mansano & Tozzi 1999a). Wied-Neuwied & Nees (1827) did not designate a type species for Zollernia. Cowan (1959) selected Z. falcata as the type species. This is currently considered to be a synonym of Z. glabra. Although there have been various studies of Zollernia (e.g., Yakovlev 1976; Carvalho & Barneby 1993; Mansano & Tozzi 1999a), the genus is in need of revision, several species need to be newly circumscribed, and a key to all recognised taxa is required. We address these points in the present study. Prior to this work herbarium specimens were often misidentified.
Constructions of reason : explorations of Kant's practical philosophy

Part I. Reason and Critique: 1. Reason and politics in the Kantian enterprise 2. The public use of reason 3. Reason and autonomy in Grundlegung III 4. Action, anthropology and autonomy Part II. Maxims and Obligations: 5. Consistency in action 6. Between consenting adults 7. Universal laws and ends in themselves 8. Kant after virtue Part III. Kant's Ethics and Kantian Ethics: 9. The power of example 10. Children's rights and children's lives 11. Constructivisms in ethics 12. The great maxims of justice and charity Reference Index.
Construct validity of in-basket scores

Etude de la validite d'«in-baskets» utilises pour mesurer les capacites des managers. Donnees collectees par un pretest-posttest experimental avec 2 formes d'«in-baskets» alternees. Probleme de l'inference des differences individuelles dans les capacites de direction a partir des scores d'«in-basket»
Reproductive endocrinology and mechanisms of breeding inhibition in cooperatively breeding Florida Scrub Jays Aphelocoma C. coerulescens)

Although the ecological and evolutionary bases of cooperative breeding have received close scrutiny, few studies have explored the physiological mechanisms responsible for delayed breeding by helpers. We chose the Florida Scrub Jay, Aphelocoma c. coerulescens, to determine whether breeders and nonbreeders have different hormone profiles during the reproductive season. We found that male nonbreeders had significantly lower testosterone levels and higher progesterone levels than did male breeders. Nonbreeder and breeder males had similar plasma levels of corticosterone. Elevated plasma levels of progesterone in nonbreeder males may interfere with the reproductive activity at the behavioral or physiological level. Alternatively, progesterone may enable these nonbreeding males to express parental behavior in the absence of a parent/offspring relationship, but the occurrence of the highest levels of progesterone during nest building and egg laying supports the former interpretation. In females, we found that nonbreeders had significantly lower levels of estradiol and corticosterone than breeders. The low levels of primary sex steroid hormones in male and female nonbreeders may physiologically and behaviorally inhibit reproductive activity and suggest hat these individuals are reproductively incompetent. The absence of high levels of corticosterone in nonbreeders suggests that this reproductive inhibition is not due to glucocorticoid-mediated stress imposed by dominant breeders.
How to be sarcastic: The echoic reminder theory of verbal irony.

Les conditions dans lesquelles un enonce est reconnu comme sarcastique varient selon que l'enonce est positif ou negatif. Il est rendu compte de cette asymetrie a l'aide de la theorie «du rappel en echo» (un sarcasme fait alusion a une situation antecedente) dans un cas et aux normes et attentes sociales dans l'autre cas (enonce positif) ― 3 experiences avec des scenaris contenant ou non des «victimes» testent cette hypothese
HARRY SMITH IN CHINA‐ROUTES OF HIS BOTANICAL TRAVELS

Swedish botanist Karl August Harald (Harry) Smith (1889-1971), who later became superintendent of the Botanical Museum and Herbarium at the University of Uppsala, made three one-man expeditions to China in the 1920's and 1930's for scientific research and plant collecting purposes, mainly in the mountainous districts of the province of Ssuchuan near the Tibetan border. He also visited the northern provinces of Chihli and Shansi (Fig. 1). The journeys were financed chiefly by grants from scientific scholarship funds and by support from private individuals. For a broader review of Smith and his works, see Stafleu and Cowan (1985: 675). Smith left no detailed description of his routes in China. Information about where he stayed, collecting plants, may however be found in his field diaries and notes on herbarium specimens. Smith described the general localities he visited, naming places and topographical features such as mountains, valleys and rivers. Besides the specific plant habitats, he usually recorded the name of the province. I have endeavoured to identify Smith's localities and to fix their positions in the geographical system of coordinates, and I have been able, in the main, to reconstruct his routes and establish his whereabouts. However the diary annotations are too sparse to allow a complete day-by-day reconstruction of his travels, and many localities remain unidentified. An account of my findings concerning each of the three expeditions is given in what follows, together with sketch maps. Where applicable, the coordinates of latitude and longitude are taken from the Index gazetteer of the Times atlas of the world (1975). This is the last edition to use Wade-Giles' transcription of Chinese written characters. Smith mainly used this system, the most common at the time. Remaining coordinates originate from my own measurements using other contemporary Western maps. This cartographical material consists of separate sheets, all from incomplete series. The sheets are kept at two Swedish institutions, the Royal Military Record Office in Stockholm and among Smith's papers at the Institute of Systematic Botany of the University of Uppsala. A list of Chinese localities with coordinates is presented in Table 1.
THE USE OF DISTRESS CALLS TO REPEL NIGHT HERONS (NYCTICORAX NYCTICORAX) FROM FISH PONDS

SUMMARY Night herons (Nycticorax nycticorax) (Linnaeus) inflict heavy losses on pisciculture by taking commercial fishes from cultivation ponds. Several previous attempts to repel them by various methods failed to reduce losses. Distress calls of both young and adult night herons were recorded and then played back in the vicinity of trout ponds. More than 80% of the night herons were repelled from the ponds when natural distress calls of their own species were broadcast. Although they did not leave the general area after playback, their repulsion from the immediate surroundings reduced losses considerably. No habituation to playback of natural distress calls was observed, even after many weeks of successive nightly broadcasts. This finding is in contrast to the reduction in heron response to an artificial sound (gas-gun) noted after the first night of experimentation. The ecological significance of the use of bio-acoustics to repel pests in agriculture and industry is discussed.
Sulfide oxidation promotes hypoxic angiogenesis and neovascularization

Angiogenic programming in the vascular endothelium is a tightly regulated process to maintain tissue homeostasis and is activated in tissue injury and the tumor microenvironment. The metabolic basis of how gas signaling molecules regulate angiogenesis is elusive. Herein, we report that hypoxic upregulation of NO synthesis in endothelial cells reprograms the transsulfuration pathway and increases H2S biogenesis. Furthermore, H2S oxidation by mitochondrial sulfide quinone oxidoreductase (SQOR) rather than downstream persulfides, synergizes with hypoxia to induce a reductive shift, limiting endothelial cell proliferation that is attenuated by dissipation of the mitochondrial NADH pool. Tumor xenografts in whole-body WBCreSQORfl/fl knockout mice exhibit lower mass and reduced angiogenesis compared to SQORfl/fl controls. WBCreSQORfl/fl mice also exhibit reduced muscle angiogenesis following femoral artery ligation, compared to controls. Collectively, our data reveal the molecular intersections between H2S, O2 and NO metabolism and identify SQOR inhibition as a metabolic vulnerability for endothelial cell proliferation and neovascularization. Highlights Hypoxic induction of •NO in endothelial cells inhibits CBS and switches CTH reaction specificity Hypoxic interruption of the canonical transsulfuration pathway promotes H2S synthesis Synergizing with hypoxia, SQOR deficiency induces a reductive shift in the ETC and restricts proliferation SQOR KO mice exhibit lower neovascularization in tumor xenograft and hind limb ischemia models
CHECKLIST OF MICROALGAE COLLECTED FROM DIFFERENT HABITATS IN PENINSULAR MALAYSIA FOR SELECTION OF ALGAL BIOFUEL FEEDSTOCKS

A survey of 30 collections sites in Peninsular Malaysia, representing five types of habitats, namely, hot springs, eutrophicated freshwater lake, palm oil mill effluent ponds, brackish and marine water habitats, yielded 79 environmental samples. The total number of algal taxa and genera identified were 73 and 52 respectively; with 9 genera and 11 taxa of Cyanophyta; 25 genera and 33 taxa of Bacillariophyta; 13 genera and 16 taxa of Chlorophyta and 5 genera and 13 taxa of Euglenophyta. In terms of cell numbers, the samples from the oil palm mills had the highest cell density. Of the isolates obtained from the samples collected, only six genera, namely the Cyanophyte Cyanosarcina, the Chlorophytes Chlorella, Chlamydomonas, Chlorococcum,Scenedesmus and the Euglenophyte Euglena, are discussed in terms of their growth and biochemical profiles in this paper. Chlorococcum and Euglena had the highest specific growth rate, µ, followed by Chlorella andScenedesmus. Biomass productivity at day 12 was generally higher than that at day 8 for all genera. Highest biomass productivity was from Chlorella followed by Chlamydomonas. Highest lipid productivity was from Chlorella andChlamydomonas on day 12. Chlorella had the highest carbohydrate productivity followed by Chlamydomonas.Chlorella and Chlamydomonas had the highest protein productivity. In this short survey, some interestingalgae were identified and isolated, which proved to have potential for use as feedstocks for biofuel production. Keywords:microalgae, checklist, specific growth rate, carbohydrate, protein, lipid productivity
A new sintering method for fabrication of open-cell metal foam parts

ABSTRACT A new sintering method is developed for fabricating large, 3-dimensional, open-cell metal foam parts using milling or friction stir welding machines. Temperature and pressure required for sintering are achieved by plunging and moving a rotating tool against a sacrificial top sheet in the setup. Predefined tool paths are used to compress and sinter the powder mixture in a die cavity. In this paper, the method was used to fabricate open-cell copper foam plates using sintering and dissolution process (SDP). Samples with different porosities were fabricated. Produced foams have uniform mechanical properties, pore morphology, and porosity. Further, their mechanical properties are seen to be on par with that for copper foams fabricated using other sintering methods reported in literature. Except for top sheet, the setup can be reused any number of times. The developed process is robust, cost-effective, operator friendly, and easy to use.
The Eocene ischyromyid rodent Thisbemys from the Washakie Formation, Wyoming (early Eocene, late Bridgerian) with comments on the systematics of the genus

Abstract. A large sample (>100 specimens) of the fossil rodent Thisbemys Wood, 1959, from the early Eocene (late Bridgerian; Br3) Washakie Formation of Wyoming is described. Two species are recognized: a new species, T. intermedius n. sp. , and Thisbemys cf. T. uintensis (Osborn, 1895). The large sample size of the former has allowed for a detailed study of variation in size and morphology within the species based on tooth-wear. As a result, some systematic changes in the species included in this genus are suggested: (1) T. brevicrista Ostrander, 1986, is limited to the holotype, and all specimens previously referred to T. brevicrista are likely referable to T. plicatus Wood, 1962; (2) statistical analysis supports the separation of T. plicatus from T. corrugatus Wood, 1959, based on its smaller size and less-crenulated cheek teeth, which corroborates their existence at different horizons (T. plicatus earlier Bridgerian [Br2], T. corrugatus late Bridgerian [Br3]); (3) Paramys delicatior Leidy, 1871, is suggested as the senior synonym of T. plicatus Wood, 1962; (4) T. perditus Wood, 1962, is limited to the early Eocene (Washatchian: Wa1-6); and (5) all specimens previously referred to T. nini Wood, 1962, except the holotype, are referred to T. perditus (fide Korth, 1984; contra Anderson, 2015).
CopulaNet: Learning residue co-evolution directly from multiple sequence alignment for protein structure prediction

Residue co-evolution has become the primary principle for estimating inter-residue distances of a protein, which are crucially important for predicting protein structure. Most existing approaches adopt an indirect strategy, i.e., inferring residue co-evolution based on some hand-crafted features, say, a covariance matrix, calculated from multiple sequence alignment (MSA) of target protein. This indirect strategy, however, cannot fully exploit the information carried by MSA. Here, we report an end-to-end deep neural network, CopulaNet, to estimate residue co-evolution directly from MSA. The key elements of CopulaNet include: (i) an encoder to model context-specific mutation for each residue; (ii) an aggregator to model residue co-evolution, and thereafter estimate inter-residue distances. Using CASP13 (the 13th Critical Assessment of Protein Structure Prediction) target proteins as representatives, we demonstrate that CopulaNet can predict protein structure with improved accuracy and efficiency. This study represents a step toward improved end-to-end prediction of inter-residue distances and protein tertiary structures. Protein structure prediction is a challenge. A new deep learning framework, CopulaNet, is a major step forward toward end-to-end prediction of inter-residue distances and protein tertiary structures with improved accuracy and efficiency.
Accessions to the fauna of Neotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera)

RAZOWSKI J., WOJTUSIAK J. 2013. Accessions to the fauna of Neotropical Tortricidae (Lepidoptera). Acta zool. cracov. , 56(1): 9-40. Abstract. Fifty three species are treated; one genus (Tachirinia gen. n.) and 27 species (Acleris trujilloana sp. n., Phalonidia tarijana sp. n., Aethes labonita sp. n., Gauruncus tomaszi sp. n., Anopinella tariquiana sp. n., Galomecalpa tamaria sp. n., Galomecalpa majestica sp. n., Transtillaspis scyruncus sp. n., Transtillaspis sequax sp. n., Transtillaspis setata sp. n., Transtillaspis stiphra sp. n., Punctapinella marginipunctata sp. n., Seticosta elbaho sp. n.,Cuproxena tarijana sp. n.,Orthocomotis benedeki sp. n.,Clepsis peguncus sp. n., Sisurcana tachirica sp. n.,Archipimima hamata sp. n.,Tinacrusis boyeri sp. n.,Biclonuncaria salinasia sp. n., Auratonota storthynx sp. n., Pseudocomotis lacarbonerae sp. n., Ancylis micta sp. n., Pseudancylis elbahiana sp. n., Crocidosema perijana sp. n., Argepinotia tariquiana sp. n., Tachirinia rosalana sp. n.) are described as new. The Oriental-Australian genus Pseudancylis HORAK is for the first time recorded from the Neotropical region.
The circadian dynamics of the hippocampal transcriptome and proteome is altered in experimental temporal lobe epilepsy

The cycling of hippocampal genes during the night and day cycle is altered in epilepsy. Gene and protein expressions display circadian oscillations, which can be disrupted in diseases in most body organs. Whether these oscillations occur in the healthy hippocampus and whether they are altered in epilepsy are not known. We identified more than 1200 daily oscillating transcripts in the hippocampus of control mice and 1600 in experimental epilepsy, with only one-fourth oscillating in both conditions. Comparison of gene oscillations in control and epilepsy predicted time-dependent alterations in energy metabolism, which were verified experimentally. Although aerobic glycolysis remained constant from morning to afternoon in controls, it increased in epilepsy. In contrast, oxidative phosphorylation increased in control and decreased in epilepsy. Thus, the control hippocampus shows circadian molecular remapping, which is altered in epilepsy. We suggest that the hippocampus operates in a different functioning mode in epilepsy. These alterations need to be considered when studying epilepsy mechanisms, designing drug treatments, and timing their delivery.
Destination marriage? The diagnostic role of rituals in dating relationships

The decision to marry is complex, often with seemingly innocuous events impacting a partner’s marriage eligibility. Engaging in rituals is one area where couples have the opportunity to see their partners in a new light as well as assess commitment. Although rituals have impactful roles in married couples, there is a dearth of research on ritual activity in dating couples. A qualitative approach was used to explore how rituals act as facilitators or barriers to commitment to wed using data from a random sample of dating couples in a diverse Southwestern region of the U.S. Results showed that celebration and tradition rituals played a contextual role in magnifying the importance of three normative relationship features: family interactions, relationship awareness, and conflict management. Experiencing these relationship features during a ritual time highlighted the uncertainty inherent in determining marriage eligibility with a current partner and enhanced the information gathering process.
The landscape of metabolic pathway dependencies in cancer cell lines

The metabolic reprogramming of cancer cells creates metabolic vulnerabilities that can be therapeutically targeted. However, our understanding of metabolic dependencies and the pathway crosstalk that creates these vulnerabilities in cancer cells remains incomplete. Here, by integrating gene expression data with genetic loss-of-function and pharmacological screening data from hundreds of cancer cell lines, we identified metabolic vulnerabilities at the level of pathways rather than individual genes. This approach revealed that metabolic pathway dependencies are highly context-specific such cancer cells are vulnerable to inhibition of one metabolic pathway only when activity of another metabolic pathway is altered. Notably, we also found that the no single metabolic pathway was universally essential, suggesting that cancer cells are not invariably dependent on any metabolic pathway. In addition, we confirmed that cell culture medium is a major confounding factor for the analysis of metabolic pathway vulnerabilities. Nevertheless, we found robust associations between metabolic pathway activity and sensitivity to clinically approved drugs that were independent of cell culture medium. Lastly, we used parallel integration of pharmacological and genetic dependency data to confidently identify metabolic pathway vulnerabilities. Taken together, this study serves as a comprehensive characterization of the landscape of metabolic pathway vulnerabilities in cancer cell lines.
Effect of Alliance Network Asymmetry on Firm Performance and Risk

Persistent high failure rates of new product alliances call for identification of factors that might improve alliance outcomes. In this research, the authors identify two attributes of alliance network asymmetry that affect alliance performance and performance uncertainty: differences in the number of prealliance direct ties, which can create asymmetry in the volume of resources of the two firms, and differences in the interconnectivity among prealliance indirect ties, which leads the firms to possess different types of resources. The authors theorize that absolute levels of such asymmetries have curvilinear effects on alliance performance and performance uncertainty, which materialize as a focal firm’s abnormal returns and risk, respectively. They demonstrate that direct tie asymmetry has an inverted U-shaped effect on the focal firm’s abnormal returns and a U-shaped effect on its risk. Indirect tie asymmetry also has a U-shaped effect on the focal firm’s risk. However, the focal firm’s innovation quality and preexisting ties with its partner flatten these curvilinear effects. The findings have implications for partner selection in new product alliances.
The Effect of Employee Desire and Employee Engagement on Organizational Performance: Evidence from ICT Sector in Kerala, India

This study analyses the multivariate effect of employee desire (ED) and employee engagement (EE) on organizational performance (OP). The data were collected from 352 executive employees belonging to public and private information and communications technology (ICT) sector organizations in Kerala, India. The stratified random sampling technique was applied for selecting the samples and the data were collected using a structured questionnaire. The structural equation modeling (SEM) technique was applied to study the causal linkage among the variables. The analysis revealed that OP is positively influenced by ED and EE. The study further confirms the mediation effect of EE in the relationship between ED and OP. The effects are statistically significant. The study furnishes beneficial inputs for practising managers, which can encourage EE and strengthen OP. JEL Code: M54