Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Recovery plans for Delphinium bolosii and Thymus loscosii : results from three-year studies and conclusions

Bosch, M. , Molero J., Rovira, A. , Simon, J., López-Pujol, J., Orellana, M. R. & Blanché, C. : Recovery plans for Delphinium bolosii and Thymus loscosii: results from three-year studies and conclusions. — Bocconea 19: 89-101. 2006. — ISSN 1120-4060. Delphinium bolosii (Ranunculaceae) and Thymus loscosii (Lamiaceae) are the only two species in Catalan flora listed in the Spanish Catálogo Nacional de Especies Amenazadas (CNEA) as ‘at risk of extinction’ (BOE 1990). In the framework of an agreement with the Department of Environment of the Generalitat de Catalunya (DMA, Catalan Autonomous Government), threeyear studies have been carried out in order to obtain the scientific bases necessary to prepare the conservation strategy for those species. The survey included pollination ecology and genetic diversity as well as chorological and demographic aspects. We also reevaluated their categories using the new IUCN criteria (2001). The results obtained showed that the low level of threat to the gynodioecious species Thymus loscosii (LR, ‘lower risk’ according to IUCN), does not require a strict recovery plan because it has a sufficient number of individuals, proper biological and reproductive functioning and a lack of direct threats, at least in Catalonia. However, some populations may be locally threatened and the species might become rare in some territories. Therefore we simply recommend a management plan and the long-time monitoring of some selected populations. On the other hand, Delphinium bolosii is EN (‘endangered’) given the low number of populations and individuals (three known populations, one of them extinct, and less than 3,500 individuals), low genetic diversity and threats to its habitat (tourism and agricultural activities). For this reason it is necessary to implement a recovery plan that consider both the conservation of the two existing populations and a reintroduction plan for the extinct one.
Entanglement of Rydberg atoms successively passing a thermal cavity

We investigated the entanglement between two identical two-level Rydberg atoms successively passing cavity and interacting with one-mode field through a one-photon and degenerate two-photon processes. For two-photon interaction, we focused our attention on the study of atomic entanglement dynamics in the presence of the Stark shift and initial atomic coherence. For one-photon case we discussed the influence of atomic coherence, detuning and cavity thermal photons on the entanglement dynamics for entangled initial atomic states.
Discovery of hydrometeorological patterns

Hydrometeorological patterns can be dened as meaningful and nontrivial associations between hydrological and meteorological parameters over a region. Discovering hydrometeorological patterns is important for many applica- tions, including forecasting hydrometeorological hazards (oods and droughts), predicting the hydrological responses of ungauged basins, and lling in missing hydrological or meteorological records. However, discovering these patterns is challenging due to the special characteristics of hydrological and meteorological data, and is computationally complex due to the archival history of the datasets. Moreover, dening monotonic interest measures to quantify these patterns is dicult. In this study, we propose a new monotonic interest measure, called the hydrometeorological prevalence index,
Down-regulation of microRNA-539 promotes tumor growth and invasion through regulating FSCN 1 expression in non-small cell lung cancer

A growing volume of literature has documented that microRNAs (miRNAs) act as oncogenes or tumor suppressors in non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In this article, a significant down-regulation of miR-539 was observed in all NSCLC cell lines as compared with the normal human bronchial epithelial cell line. Gainand lossof-function assays revealed that overexpression of miR-539 remarkably repressed cell proliferation, migration/invasion in vitro, and tumor growth in xenograft nude mice, whereas knockdown of miR-539 demonstrated the opposite effect. Further investigations revealed that miR-539 suppressed the mRNA and protein expression of FSCN1, and luciferase assays confirmed FSCN1 as a bona fide target of miR-539. Our data provided the first evidence that miR-539 exerts onco-suppressive functions in NSCLC carcinogenesis through directly regulating FSCN1, which suggested that miR-539 can be utilized as a novel diagnostic marker or therapeutic target for NSCLC in the near future.
Visualizing Exact and Approximated 3 D Empirical Attainment Functions Tea

Most real-world engineering optimization problems are inherently multiobjective, for example, searching for trade-off solutions of high quality and low cost. As no single optimal solution exists for such problems, multiobjective optimizers provide sets of optimal (or near-optimal) trade-off solutions to choose from.The empirical attainment function (EAF) is a powerful tool that can be used to analyze and compare the performance of these optimizers. While the visualization of EAFs is rather straightforward in two objectives, the three-objective case presents a great challenge as we need to visualize a large number of 3D cuboids. This paper addresses the visualization of exact as well as approximated 3D EAF values and differences in these values provided by two competing multiobjective optimizers. We show that the exact EAFs can be visualized using slicing and maximum intensity projection (MIP), while the approximated EAFs can be visualized using slicing, MIP, and direct volume rendering. In addition, the paper demonstrates the use of the proposed visualization techniques on a steel casting optimization problem.
Low-density neutrophils in severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome ( SFTS ) display decreased function to phagocytose SFTS virus and enhanced capacity to synthesize cytokines

Background: Severe fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) patients can quickly proceed to multiorgan dysfunction. Novel identified the low-density neutrophils (LDNs) roles on multiorgan dysfunction in SFTS are remained unclear. Methods: The levels of LDNs and high-density neutrophils (HDNs) from the blood of 20 SFTS patients were detected by Flow Cytometry. SFTS viral load in LDNs and serum were assayed by Real-time-PCR. Cytokines secreted by LDNs were detected by ELISA. Results: The percentages of LDNs were significantly elevated while percentages of HDNs decreased in SFTS patients compared to that of normal controls. The LDNs displayed the same phenotype as HDNs, but different levels of surface molecules. The further analysis showed that the heavy load of SFTSV in plasma correlated with level of LDNs, but not correlated with level of HDNs and SFTSV load was lower in LDNs than that in HDNs of SFTS patients. In addition, the LDNs secreted significantly increased levels of cytokines by SFTSV infection. Conclusions: The study demonstrates that LDNs are highly enriched in the SFTS patients and have a proinflammatory phenotype. LDNs display decreased phagocytosis of SFTSV and enhanced capacity to synthesize cytokines. LDNs may play more important roles than HDNs on multiorgan dysfunction of SFTS.
Good Governance in Land Administration from Below: The Case of Naeder Adet Woreda, Ethiopia

It is true that good land governance has a viable role in ensuring sustainable local development. This study dealt with the performance of good land governance pertaining to accountability in Naeder Adet woreda of Tigiray Regional State. The study was conducted by using 182 household heads that were selected via convenience sampling. Furthermore, focused group discussion, interview, secondary data was used to gather relevant data. The study finding indicates that the performance good governance in the woreda land administration pertaining to accountability is sluggish where much is left to be done. The woreda land administration has installed both formal and informal accountability mechanisms where administrative accountability could be ensured. In spite of that, the practicability of these accountability mechanisms is in its early stage. There is the dearth of downward accountability. In this regard, the prime factors that inhibit the good governance in the land administration were found, among others, corruption, weak public education, weak monitoring and evaluation system, and coordination among stake holders and low incentives. Thus, if accountability is to be ensured, the woreda should work on tackling the above bottlenecks by setting clear guidelines and service standards, empowering civic engagement on service delivery process, providing adequate trainings and incentives to local councils and setting code of conduct to the land administrators. Keywords : Good land governance, accountability, land administration committees, woreda
Quantum Vacua of 2 d Maximally Supersymmetric Yang-Mills Theory

We analyze the classical and quantum vacua of 2d N = (8, 8) supersymmetric Yang-Mills theory with SU(N) and U(N) gauge group, describing the worldvolume interactions of N parallel D1-branes with flat transverse directions R8. We claim that the IR limit of the SU(N) theory in the superselection sector labeled M (mod N) — identified with the internal dynamics of (M,N)-string bound states of the Type IIB string theory — is described by the symmetric orbifold N = (8, 8) sigma model into (R)/SD when D = gcd(M,N) > 1, and by a single massive vacuum when D = 1, generalizing the conjectures of E. Witten and others. The full worldvolume theory of the D1-branes is the U(N) theory with an additional U(1) 2-form gauge field B coming from the string theory Kalb-Ramond field. This U(N)+B theory has generalized field configurations, labeled by the Z-valued generalized electric flux and an independent ZN -valued ’t Hooft flux. We argue that in the quantum mechanical theory, the (M,N)-string sector with M units of electric flux has a ZN -valued discrete θ angle specified by M (mod N) dual to the ’t Hooft flux. Adding the brane center-of-mass degrees of freedom to the SU(N) theory, we claim that the IR limit of the U(N) + B theory in the sector with M bound F-strings is described by the N = (8, 8) sigma model into Sym(R8). We provide strong evidence for these claims by computing an N = (8, 8) analog of the elliptic genus of the UV gauge theories and of their conjectured IR limit sigma models, and showing they agree. Agreement is established by noting that the elliptic genera are modular-invariant Abelian (multi-periodic and meromorphic) functions, which turns out to be very restrictive.
Purchasing Power Parity: A Non-Linear Reversion Model for Brazil

This article applies the smooth transition autoregressive nonlinear model (STAR) proposed by Granger and Terasvirta (1993) to the Brazilian real exchange rate (RER), aiming to test the validity of the purchasing power parity (PPP) for Brazil. Initially a review of Brazilian and international literature is presented, describing the development of the econometric techniques that have been applied in the tests of the PPP. After that, the STAR model is presented and used for the PPP test for Brazilian data between 1959 and 2004. The results indicate that CPI-based RER reveals nonlinear behavior, being stationary when distant from the equilibrium and with an explosive tendency when close to parity. The WPI-based RER has shown linear stationarity, rejecting the null hypothesis of unit root.
Decentralizing culture: the effect of digital networks on copyright and music distribution

The advance of technology profoundly impacts how people interact with culture as the proliferation of digital networks transforms the effects of copyright in modern societies. This paper argues that the oligopolistic conditions of content markets and the legal discourse of intellectual property law have historically enabled copyright holders to promote a limited conception of art and obscure the complexities of copyright theory. While conceptual ambiguity is inevitable in the construction of aesthetic legal categories, current practices impose too many restrictions. The practical choices made concerning copyright in cyberspace will determine the evolution of culture in increasingly networked societies. The music industry is presented as a valuable case to depict the interaction of technology, oligopoly, culture and law in copyright debates. The objective of copyright to balance incentive to create with access to information should not be forgotten as digital technologies precipitate opportunities for diffuse and diverse cultural production.
BREEDING AND GENETICS Inheritance of Root-knot Nematode Resistance in M-315 RNR and M78-RNR Cotton

The southern root-knot nematode (RKN) [Meloidogyne incognita (Kofoid & White)] is a serious pest of cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) with detrimental effects being most pronounced on sandy soils that are also infested with the Fusarium wilt pathogen. Varietal resistance is an effective method of managing the RKN/Fusarium wilt complex. In 1970, a high level of RKN resistance was developed in the germplasm line Auburn 623 RNR, but no commercial cultivar has been developed with this near-immunity level of resistance. The objective of this study was to evaluate the mode of inheritance of RKN resistance in M-315 RNR (M-315), a germplasm line with the Auburn 623 RNR source of resistance, and in M78-RNR, a day-neutral version of the race stock line T78. These lines were crossed with M8, an RKN-susceptible cotton line, and with each other. The parental, F1, F2, and backcross generations of these crosses were evaluated in the greenhouse for RKN reproduction 40 d after planting in a Wickham sandy loam soil that had been infested with either 5,000 or 10,000 RKN eggs per pot. The minimum number of genes conditioning resistance in M-315 and M78-RNR was estimated at two and one, respectively. Mendelian analyses indicated that a two gene, one dominant (Mi1) and one additive (Mi2), model fit the data for M-315. The data from crosses with M78-RNR indicated that it had only the dominant Mi1 gene. These data indicate that the Auburn 623 RNR source of RKN resistance should be easily transferable to commercial cultivars. T he southern root-knot nematode (RKN) is a serious pest of cotton, primarily on lighter textured soils. Root-knot nematode infection impairs cotton root function, which severely limits plant growth (O’Bannon and Reynolds, 1965), and predisposes the plant to Fusarium wilt infection (Martin et al., 1956). The RKN/Fusarium wilt
Concurrent training effect on muscle fibers in Wistar rats

Nota el modelado de las fibras musculares en ratas sometidas a diferentes protocolos del entrenamiento fisico. Se utilizaron 55 ratas Wistar, que fueron sometidas a cuatro tratamientos diferentes: grupo de control (CTLE), entrenamiento aerobico (TAE), entrenamiento de fuerza (TF) y la entrenamiento concurrente (TC). La intensidad de entrenamiento aerobico se determino por el carga critica del trabajo. Se utilizo la prueba Kruscal-Wallis para comparaciones multiples con Dunn del postest, se adopto el nivel del significancia en 5% (p=0,05). Se observo que los grupos de animales entrenados mostraron una mayor area de seccion transversal (AST) en las fibras musculares. No hubo diferencia significativa (p>0,05) entre el TF y TC, tanto en cuatro (media:2952,95 ± 878,39; media:2988,84 ± 822,58) y despues de ocho semanas (media:3020,26 ± 800,91; media:3104,91 ± 817,87). Se concluyo que los protocolos de TF y TC no difirieron. Ademas, demostraron aumento del AST en comparacion con los otros grupos de animales.
Can distress tolerance predict chronic worry? Investigating the relationships among worry, distress tolerance, cognitive avoidance, psychological flexibility, difficulties in emotion regulation, and anxiety sensitivity

According to the avoidance theory of worry proposed by Borkovec, Alcaine, and Behar (2004), chronic worry functions as an avoidance mechanism, enabling an individual to diminish the physiological experience of anxiety by impeding emotional processing of the fear stimulus. Previous research has revealed significant correlations between chronic worry and difficulties in emotion regulation (Salters-Pedneault et al., 2006) as well as anxiety sensitivity (Floyd, Garfield, & LaSota, 2005). Distress tolerance which is significantly related to anxiety sensitivity (Bernstein, Zvolensky, Vujanovic, & Moos, 2009) is strongly associated with many maladaptive avoidance behaviors (Anestis et al., 2007; Linehan, 1993; Timpano et al., 2009; Vujanovic et al., 2011). The present study examined the relationships among these variables, as investigators hypothesized that distress tolerance would be a significant predictor of worry. Undergraduate and graduate Eastern Michigan University students (n = 470) completed several measures via an on-line survey system. Analyses of the data support correlational relationships between anxiety sensitivity, difficulties in emotion regulation, avoidance constructs and worry presented in previous research. Distress tolerance was also found to significantly negatively correlate with worry. Additionally, analyses revealed distress tolerance, psychological flexibility, and cognitive avoidance to be significant predictors of worry. These novel findings add to the literature on the development and maintenance of chronic worry. The discovery of this significant relationship sheds light on avenues for clinical improvement in treating worry. Finally, the present study provides theoretical support for acceptance-based behavioral therapies (ABBTs), which have been yielding promising results for chronic worriers. Can Distress Tolerance Predict Chronic Worry? v Table of
Ischaemic Heart Disease Risk Scores and their Applications: A Systematic Review

Grima KB1*, Bezzina P1 and Rainford L2 1Department of Radiography, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, B’Kara Bypass, Msida, Malta 2Department Radiography & Diagnostic Imaging, UCD School of Medicine, University College Dublin, Stillorgan Rd, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland *Corresponding author: Karen Borg Grima, Department of Radiography, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of Malta, B’Kara Bypass, Msida, Malta, Tel: 00356-23401812; E-mail: karen.borg-grima@um.edu. mt
Image Enhancement Using Human Visual Perception

We develop the signal processing method for adaptive implementing direction of signal and the frequency sensitivity of human visual system(HVS). Existing multiband energy scaling method makes ringing artifact because it does not consider signal direction. To solve this problem, we use block gradient for signal direction in addition to existing method. And we use the fact that frequency component of signal is more sensitive than value of signal over human eyes. we enhance the signal according to contrast sensitivity function(CSF) which is the model of frequency sensitivity of human eye. Compared that the existing analysis models only improve the efficiencies in the existing systems, the developed method can process the image signals to be more desirable and suitable to HVS. Keyword : Contrast Sensitivity, Human Visual System(HVS), DCT, Signal Direction a) 경희대학교 전자정보대학(College of Electronics & Information, Kyung Hee University) ‡Corresponding Author : 김원하(Wonha Kim) E-mail: wonha@khu.ac. kr Tel: +82-2-201-2030 ORCID: http://orcid.org/0000-0002-4797-3526 ※ 이 논문의 연구결과 중 일부는 “한국방송·미디어공학회 2017년 추계학술대회”에서 발표한 바 있음. ※ 본 연구는 산업통상지원부의 재원으로 수행되었음 (10052967,재난재해 대응용 특수목적기계 통합제어시스템 개발). ※This work was supported by the Korean Minister of Industry under Grant 10052967. ・Manuscript received December 26, 2017; Revised March 8, 2018; Accepted March 8, 2018. Copyright C 2016 Korean Institute of Broadcast and Media Engineers. All rights reserved. “This is an Open-Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0) which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited and not altered. ” 특집논문 (Special Paper) 방송공학회논문지 제23권 제2호, 2018년 3월 (JBE Vol. 23, No. 2, March 2018) https://doi.org/10.5909/JBE.2018. 23.2. 206 ISSN 2287-9137 (Online) ISSN 1226-7953 (Print) 방성배 외 1인: 인간 시각의 인지 특성을 이용한 영상 화질 향상 방법 207 (Seangbae Bang et al: Image Enhancement Using Human Visual Perception)
Interactive and Wearable MIP Recognition Technique Combine Pattern recognition and Spatial Tracking based on SPG Sampling

Health monitoring based on sphygmogram (SPG) intelligent analysis is a promising alternative for cardiovascular diseases pre-diagnosis. Unfortunately for a wearable SPG intelligent analyzer the qualified SPG sampling is a stern challenge due to user wrist’s any movement or incorrect posture (MIP) might result in distorted SPG morphology and analysis failure. Hence, using micro inertial measurement unit (MIMU) and pattern recognition technology in our previous research could solve the problem generally [3]. However, on account of the limitation of MIP database, a more powerful method on the base of MIP pattern recognition, which could recognize any movement of user’s wrist (like paddling geometric graphics) and give machinevoice-guide as man-machine feedback, is desired. In this paper, by using acceleration integral calculation to infer the spatial relative displacement and Kalman filter technology to reduce null-drift effect, user wrist’s any exact MIP and continuous movement trajectory could be detected well. The testing results show that such a technique is valid in reflecting various spatial movements accurately and fast, which provides solid basis for realizing movement control and make it available in any wearable sensor application. Key-Words: CVD; SPG; MIP; pattern recognition; spatial tracking; MIMU
Inhibitory Effects of PD98059, SB203580, and SP600125 on α- and δ-granule Release and Intracellular Ca2+Levels in Human Platelets

Platelets are activated at sites of vascular injury via several molecules, such as adenosine diphospha te, collagen and thrombin. Full platelet aggregation is absolutely e ssential for normal hemostasis. Moreover, this phys iological event can trigger circulatory disorders, such as thrombosis, atherosclerosis, and cardiovascular disease. Theref or , platelet function inhibition is a promising approach in preventing pl ate et-mediated circulatory disease. Many studies r eported the involvement of mitogen-activated protein kinases (M APKs) signaling pathways in platelet functions. How ever, these studies were limited. Thus, we examined MAPK signal ing pathways in human platelets using specific MAPK inhibitors, such as PD98059, SB203580, and SP600125. We observe d that these inhibitors were involved in calcium mo bilization and influx in human platelets. They also suppressed thrombin-induced αand δ-granule release. These results suggest that PD98059, SB203580, and SP600125 exhibit Ca 2+ antagonistic effects.
PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGICAL EFFECTS OF TONES OF COLOURED LIGHTS IN A DARK ENVIRONMENT

We examined psychological and physiological effects of coloured lights of 18 kinds (6 each of red, green, and blue) using a liquid crystal display were based on the tones, each with particular lightness and saturation, of Dark, Deep, Vivid, Bright, Light, and Pale in Practical Color Co-ordinate System conditions. Electroencephalographic and psychological evaluations revealed that the Bright tone has a good effect for relaxation. Vivid tone with highest saturation enhanced the degrees of wakefulness for red and blue lights. However, Dark and Deep tones increased anxiety and tension effects. Based on these results, we also assessed the psychological effects of colouring an illustration of a character using Deep, Vivid, and Bright tones.