Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Total Phenol, Antioxidant Activity, Flavonoids, Anthocyanins and Color of Honey as Affected by Floral Origin Found in the Arid and Semiarid Mediterranean Areas

Honey samples representing 12 different Mediterranean floral sources in Jordan were investigated for their phytochemical compounds and color. The floral composition (% pollen), total phenolics, total flavonoids, antioxidant activity, anthocyanins and color varied between locations. Total phenolics were highest (86.3 mg GAE/100 g) in the multifloral summer honey from Sarrout location and lowest (33.7 mg GAE/100 g) in the early spring harvest from the Jordan Valley. The flavonoid, anthocyanins and antioxidant activities were highest in summer honey from Umm Alyanabea location (4.6 mg/100 g, 4.1 mg/100 g and IC50 = 24.5 mg/mL, respectively) and were lowest in the early spring honey harvest from the Jordan Valley. The colors of Jordanian honey were visually noticeable, varying from yellowish, yellowish green to darker colors. Significant differences existed in the phytochemical compounds in different honey samples from different Mediterranean areas in Jordan. These differences mainly depended on floral sources. Practical Applications Honey is a natural product produced primarily from the nectar secreted by flowering plants gathered and processed by the honeybee (Apis millifera). It is an important and unique food product containing bioactive compounds derived from plant nectar or added by bees, and these compounds are known to act as natural antioxidants that play an important role in food preservation and human health through combating damage caused by oxidizing agents. Honey collected from different nectar of plant flower species contains different levels of phenolics that possess antioxidant activity, so different honey properties were expected since the composition of active compounds in honey from different locations should be different. Therefore, this study was conducted to evaluate the bioactive compounds and color of honeys obtained from various plant vegetations in the arid and semiarid Mediterranean areas in Jordan.
A phylogeny of Bromeliaceae (Poales, Monocotyledoneae) derived from an evaluation of nine supertree methods

There are 26 phylogenetic studies for Bromeliaceae based on different sources of evidence. Despite this broad phylogenetic coverage of Bromeliaceae, however, the available phylogenetic data display a scattered sampling, with little overlap among different types of evidence. The aim of this study is to integrate the available phylogenetic information of the Bromeliaceae in one hypothesis using a supertree. To test which of them integrates best the information for Bromeliaceae, nine supertree methods were employed: Avcon, MSS, MinFlip, MMC, MRP, PhySIC_IST, Robinson–Foulds Supertree, Sfit, and SuperFine. Supertrees were compared with a reference tree, generated from the maximum likelihood (ML) analysis of a supermatrix integrated by 120 taxa of Bromeliaceae and seven cpDNA regions. In order to select which method best reconstructs the most robust phylogeny, two different sets of source trees were used: (i) those generated from the analysis of each individual DNA regions; and (ii) four selected phylogenies (from the 26 published works). We used the consensus fork index, normalized partition metric, patristic distance coefficient, and the Shimodaira–Hasegawa test to compare supertrees with the reference tree. The best performing methods were used to construct a supertree using all phylogenies of Bromeliaceae. The SuperFine method generated the best supertree. The lack of overlapping among phylogenies was the major limiting factor for the integration of the phylogenetic information of Bromeliaceae. Nonetheless, supertree methods helped in the identification of poorly sampled groups, as well as to explore levels of agreement among published phylogenetic studies for Bromeliaceae.
THE BREASTFEEDING SUPPORT TEAM FOR LOW-INCOME, PREDOMINANTLY-MINORITY WOMEN: A PILOT INTERVENTION STUDY

This quasiexperimental pilot study explored whether a focused breastfeeding intervention had potential to improve outcomes in lowincome breastfeeding women. Twenty breastfeeding women (10 in intervention and 10 in usual care) were matched on type of delivery, previous breastfeeding experience, and race. Women were low-income, young, 65% high school graduates, and 40% minority. For this intervention, the BST, a breastfeeding support team (community health nurse and peer counselor) provided hospital and home visits and telephone support. Outcomes were measured weekly for the first month, and monthly through month five. At all time periods, more women who received the intervention were breastfeeding. Further, they had less nipple discomfort in the first month; significantly less fatigue in month four and at three and five months reported less fatigue, depression, and anxiety.
What are the factors that contribute to postgraduate international students’ academic success? A Malaysian qualitative study

ABSTRACT Although there has been a large body of Western literature exploring adjustment experiences of international students, limited research has been conducted to understand the connections between factors and academic success particularly concerning postgraduate international students. This paper fills this gap in the literature from a non-Western perspective, investigating key factors of academic success. It thus seeks to contribute to scholarship on international student development. It adopts a qualitative approach and is based on 55 semi-structured interviews, analysed thematically. Good supervision mechanisms, provision of student adjustment programmes, workshops and financial services by the Postgraduate Student Office, library services and individual characteristics of postgraduate international students were revealed as factors that contribute to academic success.
STRATEGIES OF SOCIAL AND SEXUAL CONTROL OF MALAYSIAN WOMEN IN PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTIONAL CARE

An ethnographic study of female psychiatric patients was undertaken in East Malaysia. Findings indicate that these service users were subject to a number of sexist and oppressive practices that militate against their freedom of movement on the wards as well as their social interaction in the wider context of the hospital. Stereotypic notions of female sexuality and morality act as forms of moral containment and are interpreted in the hospital context as requiring heavy custodial care by the hospital authorities.
WOMEN'S SELF-PERCEPTION AND SELF-CARE PRACTICE: IMPLICATIONS FOR HEALTH CARE DELIVERY

Mexican American women experience unique health care needs related to integration of Mexican and American cultures. To learn how to better promote self-care practices and service utilization in women of Mexican origin living in Texas, researchers used a qualitative approach to interview a convenience sample of 11 low-income women attending a health clinic. Researchers collected narrative data about the women's perceptions of health, wellness, and self-care. Using the matrix approach described by Miles and Huberman, we organized findings around women's roles, including participants' descriptions of themselves, their health and wellness awareness, self-care practices for health/illness and wellness/nonwellness, barriers to self-care, origin of self-care practices, and perceptions of life control. Implications for health planning and service delivery are presented.
Food Microbiology: An Introduction

The new textbook "Food Microbiology: An Introduction" is an up-to-date entree to the inherently complex and challenging field of food microbiology. Drawing on the reputation and success of the earlier publication "Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers", the authors present a classroom-friendly adaptation that has been student tested for level and depth of coverage. Targeting undergraduates with just one semester of microbiology, this impressive new volume introduces the genetics and mechanisms important to specific issues in food microbiology. The book is organized into five major sections, which instructors may employ in any order to comply with course structure.While the first section, 'Basics of Food Microbiology', cements foundational material, the four succeeding sections detail specific foodborne organisms and strategies for controlling them. Valuable pedagogical tools such as text boxes, chapter objectives and summaries, and a glossary have been incorporated to enhance the utility of the book. Descriptions of outbreaks of food-related infections inject life into each foodborne pathogen covered, and chapter questions are designed to motivate students to venture beyond memorization to a broader understanding of concepts. "Food Microbiology: An Introduction" provides both information and insight into a far-reaching and critical field of study. With "Food Microbiology: Fundamentals and Frontiers" as its advanced companion reference, this textbook encourages today's students to acquire the understanding and skills necessary for food safety in the future.
DIFFERENCES IN MEXICAN-BORN AND U.S.-BORN WOMEN OF MEXICAN DESCENT REGARDING FACTORS RELATED TO BREAST CANCER SCREENING BEHAVIORS

A survey on factors related to breast cancer screening was completed by 179 U.S.-resident women of Mexican descent who were either Mexican born (n = 76) or U.S. born (n = 103). The U.S.born women had significantly higher levels of income, education, and acculturation and were significantly more likely to be covered by health insurance and to receive health professional interventions such as breast self-exam (BSE) instruction. Accordingly, these U.S.-born women engaged in BSE more frequently and were more motivated to engage in other health behaviors. In comparison, the Mexican-born women reported significantly greater beliefs that breast cancer is a serious illness and that they were relatively more susceptible to this illness. For the Mexican-born women health locus of control was significantly more geared toward powerful others and chance factors. Factor differences suggest that Mexican-born women face more breast cancer screening barriers than the U.S.born women of Mexican descent.
The genus Typhlocharis Dieck 1869 (Coleoptera: Carabidae): description of a new species from Portugal and remarks on the external microsculpture of the last abdominal sternum “belt”

Summary The endogean carabid Typhlocharis zaballosi n. sp. , belonging to the T. gomezi group, is described and illustrated. The work provides diagnostic characters, in particular the structure of male and female genitalia, affinities to putative relatives and some remarks on its ecology and distribution. A key for the identification of all known species of the T. gomezi species group are provided. Some remarks on the external microsculpture of the last abdominal sternum “belt” of T. carinata Serrano & Aguiar 2006, T. quarta Pérez-González & Zaballos 2013, T. crespoi Serrano & Aguiar 2007 and T. zaballosi n. sp. are given. An overall revision of the presence/absence of this structure in the genus is provided and its taxonomic relevance is also discussed.
The role of the Chloride Intracellular Channel-3 (CLIC3) in integrin trafficking and tumour progression

Rab25 is a small GTPase of the Rab11 family that is known to control endosomal trafficking and the return of internalised receptors to the plasma membrane. Recent reports that Rab25 can act as either a promoter or suppressor of tumourigenesis highlight the need for greater understanding of how it controls integrin trafficking. In this thesis I show data indicating that Rab25 permits the sorting of ligand-occupied, active conformation α5β1 integrin to late endosomes/lysosomes. Novel photoactivation and biochemical approaches show that integrins thus sorted are not degraded, but rapidly recycled from late endosomes/lysosomes to the plasma membrane. This requires the Chloride Intracellular Channel 3 (CLIC3); a protein resident in late endosomes/lysosomes of previously unknown function, that is upregulated in Rab25-expressing cells. Here I show that CLIC3 exists in close proximity with active α5β1 in late endosomes/lysosomes and is required for cancer cell invasion into fibronectin–containing three-dimensional matrices. Clinical data indicate that CLIC3 is expressed in ovarian cancers, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) and pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasea (PanIN), but is absent from normal pancreas and tumour-associated stroma. Moreover, Kaplan-Maier analyses demonstrate a strong correlation between high levels of CLIC3 (at both mRNA and protein levels) and poor prognosis in operable cases of PDAC. Taken together, the findings presented in this thesis identify CLIC3 both as a regulator and component of a novel vesicular transport route that returns lysosomally-targetted integrins to the plasma membrane, and as an independent prognostic indicator in pancreatic cancer.
Comparison between two adhesives (silicone and petroleum jelly) in Hirst pollen traps in a controlled environment

Abstract Aerobiological sampling through volumetric pollen traps requires the use of an appropriate adhesive, whose selection is a critical factor in these studies. This study compares the differences between two adhesives that have been widely used in aerobiological studies with the aim of providing a persuasive argument for using petroleum jelly as a viable alternative to silicone diluted with the banned substance carbon tetrachloride. The study was performed using Hirst-type pollen traps in an indoor controlled environment to avoid interference attributed to outdoor meteorological parameters. Furthermore, a gravimetric study was conducted simultaneously as a control. Four different pollen types with different pollen sizes and similar flowering seasons were studied (Acer, Platanus, Quercus and Rumex). Differences between pollen traps were minimised by interchanging the drums in each pollen trap every 24 hours. Gravimetric results showed homogeneous airborne pollen distribution in the study. No statistically significant differences were found between the results for the sample adhesives for Quercus and Platanus, whereas significant differences were observed for Rumex and Acer. In the case of Acer, more pollen grains were recorded using the petroleum jelly, while for Rumex, more pollen grains were recorded with silicone. After this experiment we consider that petroleum jelly can be used as a viable alternative adhesive to the banned silicone diluted with carbon tetrachloride.
Competitive dynamics in two‐ and three‐component intercrops

Summary 1 Intercropping is receiving increasing attention because it offers potential advantages for resource utilization, decreased inputs and increased sustainability in crop production, but our understanding of the interactions among intercropped species is still very limited. 2 We grew pea Pisum sativum, barley Hordeum vulgare and rape Brassica napus as sole crops and intercrops under field conditions using a replacement design. We collected total dry matter data from sequential harvests and fitted the data to a logistic growth model. At each harvest we estimated the relative Competitive Strength (CS) of the three crops by fitting the data to a simple interspecific competition model. 3 The pea monocrop produced the largest amount of biomass from the middle to the end of the growth period, but pea was not dominant in intercrops. 4 Fitting data to a logistic growth model emphasizes the importance of initial size differences for interactions among intercrops. Barley was the dominant component of the intercrops largely because of its initial size advantage. The competitive effect of barley on its companion crops, measured as CS, increased throughout most of the growing season. 5 The performance of each crop species was very different when it grew with a second species rather than in monoculture, but addition of a third crop species had only minor effects on behaviour of the individual crops. 6 Synthesis and applications. Including sequential harvests in experiments on intercropping can provide important information about how competitive hierarchies are established and change over time. Our results suggest that increased understanding of the role of asymmetric competition among species and the resulting advantages of early germination and seedling emergence would be valuable in designing intercrops. More focus on understanding the mechanisms that govern interactions between intercropped species is needed for designing optimized intercropping systems.
Contributions to the European Pollen Database. 22. Vegetation development in the central part of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast during the last 13 000 years

22. Vegetation development in the central part of the Bulgarian Black Sea coast during the last 13 000 years Mariana Filipova-Marinova, Danail Pavlov, Marco Coolen, Liviu Giosan & Stoyan Vergiev a Museum of Natural History, Department of Natural History, Varna, Bulgaria b Society of Innovative Ecologists of Bulgaria, Varna, Bulgaria c Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Marine Chemistry and Geochemistry, Woods Hole, MA, USA d Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution, Department of Geology and Geophysics, Woods Hole, MA, USA Published online: 09 May 2014.
THE STIGMA OF BEING NAMED "AIDS CARRIERS" ON HAITIAN-AMERICAN WOMEN

AIDS-related stigma has impacted the lives of many individuals, including Haitians. Little, however, is known about the long-term effects AIDS-stigmatization has had on Haitian women living in the United States. A pilot study was conducted to explore HaitianAmerican women's perceptions of the impact of the AIDS epidemic on their lives. The long-term effects of AIDS-stigmatization fell into five categories: rejection by the dominant society, self-doubt, effect on self-esteem, effect on intimate relationships, and rejection by Haitians within their community. More extensive research is needed to explore the long-term effects of the AIDS epidemic on Haitian women. Additionally, to counter the negative effects of the AIDS epidemic, intervention strategies need to be developed and tested.
Plants at the Margin: Ecological Limits and Climate Change

1. Recognizing margins 2. Biodiversity in marginal areas 3. Resource acquisition in marginal habitats 4. Reproduction at the periphery 5. Arctic and sub-Arctic treelines and the tundra taiga interface 6. Plant survival in a warmer Arctic 7. Land-plants at coastal margins 8. Survival at the water's edge 9. Woody plants at the margin 10. Plants at high altitudes 11. Man at the margins 12. Summary and conclusions.
WHEALTH STUDY: WOMEN'S REPORTS OF CHILDHOOD ABUSE

Most samples of adult women will contain a significant proportion who have been or are currently in abusive relationships. While past research has linked childhood abuse of girls to adult health concerns, little is known about the process through which women retrospectively reconcile these experiences. This article reports on data collected in an ongoing project on midlife women's health. Twenty-seven of 50 urban, middle-class participants in this phase of the project reported childhood abuse experiences. In the analysis, several aspects of these experiences were identified: definitions of abuse; recontextualizing abuse; responsibility for abuse; abuse avoidance; and experiences of multiple abuse. The women's discourse reflected a number of ideologies that provide a context in which women negotiate their understandings of these childhood experiences. This article provides insight into our understanding of abuse. It addresses the fundamental issue of promoting a worldview that precludes child abuse while leaving adult survivors with options for "moving on. "
Doctoral supervision, workplace research and changing pedagogic practices

The pressures of new agendas, new students and new degrees are challenging traditional pedagogical frameworks in doctoral education. This article draws on an ethnographic study that examined the changing nature of doctoral supervision and the pedagogic practices that support the doctoral endeavour in programs that explicitly link research with workplace practice. While supervisors and students struggled with uncertainty and confusion, partly due to disjunction in expectations, the creative tensions of doctoral research and the relatively new research territory of the programs, the study found that more flexible processes were emerging in doctoral education. This article examines the increasing move, through the use of research seminars, to more collective models of supervision and collaborative knowledge sharing environments. It is argued that this powerful pedagogic practice, which is often overlooked in the focus on the dyadic relationship of supervision, developed the research capacity of students and provided a forum for imaginative explorations about researching practice.
The tadpole of Physalaemus jordanensis Bokermann, 1967 (Anura, Leiuperidae) from Campos do Jordão, Serra da Mantiqueira, Southeastern Brazil

Physalaemus jordanensis was described by Bokermann (1967), based on specimens from “Lagoinha da Serra” (1500 m a.s.l.), Campos do Jordao, Serra da Mantiqueira, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil. Like other members of P. gracilis species group, presents a restricted geographical distribution (Nascimento et al. 2005), and after the 1980s, this species was no longer registered in the type locality. The species is assigned as "Data Deficient" in the Brazilian list of endangered species and the IUCN Red List (Nascimento & Verdade, 2004). Here we describe the tadpole of Physalaemus jordanensis from Campos do Jordao, State of Sao Paulo, Brazil, and compare it with the published morphological descriptions of the tadpoles belonging to the P. gracilis species group and sympatric species.
A role for milk proteins in cancer prevention

Evidence from animal and cell culture studies suggests that milk proteins, especially those associated with whey, have anti-carcinogenic properties. These properties appear to be related to components rich in the sulphur amino acids cysteine and methionine and containing the γ-glutamylcysteine residue which makes cysteine readily bioavailable for synthesis of glutathione, a strong xenobiotic deactivating and anti-neoplastic agent. Methionine, which can also be utilised for glutathione synthesis in times of cysteine deficiency, is also important as a methyl donor. Hypomethylation of DNA is an important risk factor for cancer at a number of sites. The provision of glutathione precursors by whey proteins may, at least in part, explain the ability of dietary whey protein to enhance both humoral and cell-mediated immune responses in laboratory animals. The whey protein fraction contains a number of high-affinity binding proteins that bind iron, folic acid, vitamin B12, riboflavin, retinol and vitamin D. Binding of iron by lactoferrin may make this potential pro-carcinogen unavailable for intestinal damage, whereas the vitamin B-binding proteins make their vitamins (potential anti-cancer agents) more bioavailable and protect them from utilisation by intestinal micro-organisms. Whey also contains growth factors (transforming growth factor-β and basic fibroblast growth factor) and an inhibitor (mammary-derived growth inhibitor) with anti-cancer action at extremely low concentrations. These compounds may survive digestion in sufficient quantities to generate a physiological response. The anti-cancer properties of the membrane phospholipid sphingomyelin, a strong tumour suppressor lipid, associated with whey protein concentrate and skim milk powder, and the calcium content of the products, should be taken into consideration when assessing the role of milk proteins in cancer prevention.