Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparison of tidepool phytal ostracod abundance and assemblage structure on three spatial scales

Triplicate samples of Corallina officinalis L. were collected from either side of 5 large mid-shore pools on 3 shores in north-eastern England (Ravenscar, Filey Brigg and Flamborough) in order to examine the patterns of variation in abundance of different ostracod species and in assemblage structure over a range of spatial scales. Three-way nested ANOVA showed that there was no significant difference in total ostracod abundance at any of the spatial scales examined. However, the 9 most abundant ostracod species showed different patterns of abundance at the different spatial scales. Only 3 species showed significant variation in abundance between shores; however, most of the variation was recorded at the between-pool, within-shore level. Seven species showed a significant variation in abundance between pools nested within shores ( (100 to 200 m scale), but not from within pools (5 to 10 m scale). Semicytherura nigrescens showed a significant variation in abundance at the km Scale and within-pool level but not between pools, whereas Hirschmannia viridis showed a significant difference in abundance at 5 to 10 m scales, but not at the other scales. There was significant variability in species richness (i.e. number of species per quadrat) at the km scale, but not at the other scales. However, there was a significant variability in assemblage diversity (H') at the km scale and the 100 to 200 m scale, but not at the 5 to 10 m scale. H' and the number of species per quadrat were significantly higher at Filey Brigg than on the other 2 shores. An MDS plot generated from a Bray-Curtis similarity matrix showed that the Flamborough samples formed a discrete cluster, whereas there was some overlap between the Filey and Ravenscar samples. Two-way nested ANOSIM showed that there was a significant difference in assemblage similarity both between shores using pools as samples and between pools using shores as samples. SIMPER indicated that the absence of S. nigrescens and relative abundance of 2 other species accounted for most of the dissimilarity between Flamborough and the other 2 shores. There was a significant negative correlation between the percent similarity and the spatial distance between quadrat pairs. The current study showed that there was considerable variation in individual ostracod species abundance and in the assemblage composition at the 3 spatial scales and that overall assemblage similarity decreased with spatial distance between samples.
Attitudes and practices of health science students regarding blood donation

Background: Blood is fundamental to saving lives and is considered to be the force that sustains our bodies. Objective: To assess the attitudes and practices of health science students regarding blood donation. Methods: A cross-sectional survey was employed to assess the attitudes and practices of health science students regarding blood donation. 453 students (56.7% male) from the four health faculties (Pharmacy, Genetic engineering, Nursing, and Hospital administration) were surveyed between May to July, 2013. Means, percentages, distribution and standard deviation were measured. Furthermore, a t-test was applied to evaluate the change among the means. Results: Male students showed more positive attitude scores regarding blood donation (Mean, 3.91) than female students (Mean, 3.87). Only 66.0% had tested their blood group and a minority (11.3%) had donated blood during their life. Furthermore, a few of them (3.9%) experienced discomfort after donating blood, and the majority of them donated blood voluntarily (60.8%). Conclusions: The outcomes of the current research revealed that the attitudes and practices of the health science students concerning blood donation needed to be enhanced. Therapeutic communication between healthcare professionals and donors should be improved.
REPEATOME: A Database for Repeat Element Comparative Analysis in Human and Chimpanzee

An increasing number of primate genomes are being sequenced. A direct comparison of repeat elements in human genes and their corresponding chimpanzee orthologs will not only give information on their evolution, but also shed light on the major evolutionary events that shaped our species. We have developed REPEATOME to enable visualization and subsequent comparisons of human and chimpanzee repeat elements. REPEATOME (http://www.repeatome.org/) provides easy access to a complete repeat element map of the human genome, as well as repeat element-associated information. It provides a convenient and effective way to access the repeat elements within or spanning the functional regions in human and chimpanzee genome sequences. REPEATOME includes information to compare repeat elements and gene structures of human genes and their counterparts in chimpanzee. This database can be accessed using comparative search options such as intersection, union, and difference to find lineage-specific or common repeat elements. REPEATOME allows researchers to perform visualization and comparative analysis of repeat elements in human and chimpanzee.
AN ECONOMETRIC ANALYSIS OF TRADE AND ECONOMIC GROWTH IN TANZANIA: EVIDENCE FROM TIME SERIES DATA

This article investigates the relationship between trade and economic growth in Tanzania for the period from 1970 to 2016. The article utilises the Autoregressive Distributed Lag Model known as the ARDL bounds testing to co-integration. In this article, it utilises a general-to-specific technique using the Ordinary Least Square (OLS) method on estimates, to come up with significant variables. Foreign direct investment, population growth and exchange rates were added to the model as explanatory variables. The empirical evidence confirms the existence of a long-run relationship between selected variables, implying that in the long-run, all variables can move together. The empirical results of the analysis reveal that exports, imports, foreign direct investment and exchange rates have a robust and significant influence on economic growth in Tanzania. However, population growth seems to have less insignificance compared to the other variables. As far as policy is concerned, the government should revisit trade policy measures to control imports and minimise trade deficit. This will in turn lead to momentous economic growth.
MODELING OF PHASE TRANSFORMATION IN DUCTILE CAST IRON

A model of the process and a simulation program were developed to trace the cooling of a nodular graphite iron casting from the beginning of solidification till the ambient temperature. The model uses the previously developed model of solidification (allowing for the nucleation and growth of eutectic grains), the heat transfer and mass diffusion equations for transient conditions pertinent to Fe-C-Si system. The kinetics of graphite and ferrite growth controlled by carbon diffu sion was taken into consideration. The possibility of pearlite precipitation was assumed using a relationship of Avrami type, based on the general empirical data. The developed simulation program enables determination of the kinetics of growth of graphite, austenite, ferrite and possibly also pearlite on the casting cross -section as well as grain density related to boundary conditions of the casting cooling. The co mputed values of the temperature of a plate casting poured in sand mold, of the volume fraction of graphite, ferrite and pearlite, and of the grain density on the casting cross section were compared with the experimental results.
Interpenetration of a 3D Icosahedral M@Ni12 (M: Al, Ga) Framework with Porphyrin‐Reminiscent Boron Layers in MNi9B8.

The new borides AlNi9B8 (I) and GaNi9B8 (II) are prepared by arc melting of the elements with a 5% excess of Ga for loss compensation followed by annealing (alumina crucibles in evacuated quartz tubes, 920 °C (I) or 895 °C (II), 7 d).
BODY CONDITION SCORING AND CHANGES IN SOME BLOOD BIOCHEMICAL PARAMETERS IN COWS WITH SUBCLINICAL AND CLINICAL KETOSIS.

Vania Marutsova 1 and Plamen Marutsov 2 . 1. Department of Internal Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. 2. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Trakia University, Stara Zagora, Bulgaria. Manuscript Info Abstract . Manuscript History
Evaluating nanoparticle emissions in the workplace: A description of the approach used by NIOSH and a summary of findings from 12 site visits

NIOSH created a field team to assess potential workplace exposures to engineered nanoparticles. After exploratory field research efforts aimed at characterizing potential emissions and worker exposure using complex, not easily portable instrumentation, the field team subsequently developed a portable procedure that could be adopted by other health and safety professionals interested in determining potential releases of engineered nanoparticles from various processes. The nanoparticle emission assessment technique (NEAT) used by the NIOSH field team includes portable, direct-reading instrumentation (condensation and optical particle counters) supplemented by filter-based air samples (source-specific and personal breathing zone [PBZ]). This technique was used at 12 facilities to assess workplace emissions and potential worker exposures.
eRF 1 aMC and Mg 2 + Dependent Structure Switch of GTP Binding to eRF 3 in Euplotes

Eukaryotic translation termination is governed by eRF1 and eRF3. eRF1 recognizes the stop codons and then hydrolyzes peptidyl-tRNA. eRF3, which facilitates the termination process, belongs to the GTPase superfamily. In this study, the effect of the MC domain of eRF1a (eRF1aMC) on the GTPase activity of eRF3 was analyzed using fluorescence spectra and high-performance liquid chromatography. The results indicated eRF1aMC promotes the GTPase activity of eRF3, which is similar to the role of eRF1a. Furthermore, the increased affinity of eRF3 for GTP induced by eRF1aMC was dependent on the concentration of Mg 2+ . Changes in the secondary structure of eRF3C after binding GTP/GDP were detected by CD spectroscopy. The results revealed changes of conformation during formation of the eRF3C·GTP complex that were detected in the presence of eRF1a or eRF1aMC. The conformations of the eRF3C·eRF1a·GTP and eRF3C·eRF1aMC·GTP complexes were further altered upon the addition of Mg 2+ . By contrast, there was no change in the conformation of GTP bound to free eRF3C or the eRF3C·eRF1aN complex. These results suggest that alterations in the conformation of GTP bound to eRF3 is dependent on eRF1a and Mg 2+ , whereas the MC domain of eRF1a is responsible for the change in the conformation of GTP bound to eRF3 in Euplotes octocarinatus.
The Dominant Ms Allele in Onion Shows Reduced Penetrance

ADDITIONAL INDEX WORDS. Allium cepa, cytoplasmic male sterility, nuclear male-fertility restoration ABSTRACT. The most commonly used source of cytoplasmic male sterility in onion (Allium cepa) is controlled by the interaction of the cytoplasm (male-sterile (S) or normal male-fertile (N)) and one nuclear male-fertility-restoration locus (Ms). Scoring of genotypes at Ms is generally done by testcrossing male-fertile to male-sterile (S msms) plants, followed by scoring of testcross progenies for male-fertility restoration. We identified two N-cytoplasmic families, one that was homozygous dominant and the other segregating at Ms. Plants from each of these two families were individually testcrossed to male-sterile onion. Nuclear restoration of male fertility in testcross progenies was evaluatedinthefieldover4years.FormaleplantshomozygousdominantatMs,weexpectedtestcrossfamiliestoshow 100% male-fertility restoration, but observed mean values between 46% and 100%. For plants segregating at Ms ,w e again observed lower than expected frequencies of male-fertility restoration. These results demonstrate that the dominant Ms allele shows reduced penetrance, requiring that male-fertility restoration be scored over years to more confidently assign genotypes at Ms.
“Positive feelings about my work: I needed it!” Emotions and emotion self-regulation in language teachers

Recently it has been recognised that teaching is not only a cognitive matter, but that teachers’ emotions also play a significant role in their lives. Indeed, the link between teachers’ emotions, their identities and their well-being has been identified as a key factor in their lives (Day & Lee 2011) and in their professional development (Golombek & Doran, 2014; Kubanyova, 2012). Although teachers’ well-being is essential for staying engaged in the profession, little empirical work has been done to investigate how teachers cope with the affective complexities of teaching. Expectations, interest, satisfaction, but also anxiety and frustration are often an unspoken part of a teacher’s everyday work. This may contribute to a teacher’s sense of isolation, an increasingly common emotional state emerging in the literature.
On the late‐time behavior of tracer test breakthrough curves

We investigated the late‐time (asymptotic) behavior of tracer test breakthrough curves (BTCs) with rate‐limited mass transfer (e.g., in dual‐porosity or multiporosity systems) and found that the late‐time concentration c is given by the simple expression c = tad{c0g − [m0(∂g/∂t)]}, for t ≫ tad and tα ≫ tad, where tad is the advection time, c0 is the initial concentration in the medium, m0 is the zeroth moment of the injection pulse, and tα is the mean residence time in the immobile domain (i.e., the characteristic mass transfer time). The function g is proportional to the residence time distribution in the immobile domain; we tabulate g for many geometries, including several distributed (multirate) models of mass transfer. Using this expression, we examine the behavior of late‐time concentration for a number of mass transfer models. One key result is that if rate‐limited mass transfer causes the BTC to behave as a power law at late time (i.e., C ∼ t−k), then the underlying density function of rate coefficients must also be a power law with the form αk−3 as a α → 0. This is true for both density functions of first‐order and diffusion rate coefficients. BTCs with k < 3 persisting to the end of the experiment indicate a mean residence time longer than the experiment, and possibly an infinite residence time, and also suggest an effective rate coefficient that is either undefined or changes as a function of observation time. We apply our analysis to breakthrough curves from single‐well injection‐withdrawal tests at the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, New Mexico.
Hepatic dysfunction in children with complicated malaria

Background: Complicated malaria caused by Plasmodium falciparum alone or with P. vivax can lead to multi organ dysfunction. There is a paucity of studies about hepatic dysfunction in children with complicated malaria. Hence, this retrospective study was done to find out the clinico-biochemical profile of children with complicated malarial hepatic dysfunction from a malaria endemic region of India. Further, liver function test (LFT) response to Artemisinin-based combination therapy (ACT) i.e. artesunate + sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine therapy in the malarial hepatic dysfunction children was assessed. Methods: Out of 203 children confirmed to have malaria, 60 children were found to have complicated malaria with jaundice as per WHO malaria guidelines (total serum bilirubin >3 mg%). Physical examination, malaria related biochemical and ultra-sonographic findings were noted. All the children were found to be uniformly on ACT as per institute protocol adapted from WHO guidelines. Biochemical parameters of hepatic function were compared between day 1 and 4. Results: Presentations were fever, pallor and clinical jaundice in 100%, reddish urine in 63.3%, tender hepatomegaly in 100% and splenomegaly in 81.7% of the study population. Liver function test showed mild to moderate elevation of serum bilirubin and enzymes with remarkable recovery noticed with the use of ACT in all the study subjects. Conclusions: Clinical presentations of malarial hepatic dysfunction although mimics viral hepatitis, LFT showed mild to moderate elevation only. Further, ACT therapy was found effective in the management of all children with hepatic dysfunction in complicated malaria.
Optimization of Initial Cell Density and Usage Efficiency of Seed Culture Medium During Lipid Production from Distillery Wastewater by Rhodosporidium toruloides

For the environmentally sustainable development, the recovery of resource or energy from wastes has attracted worldwide attention in recent years. The wastewater produced from distillery is more difficult to treat than the domestic wastewater due to the high organic loads. This study explores the possibility of developing a process, which could produce microbial lipid convertible to biodiesel by recovering nutrients from non-sterile wastewater while simultaneously removing part of organic matters through cultivating oleaginous microorganisms. Especially, it is intended to further optimize the initial cell density and the usage efficiency of seed culture medium. The lipid productivity by oleaginous yeast Rhodosporidium toruloides was studied using wastewater from rice wine distillery, at 30oC under different initial cell densities (2 x 10 7 , 1 x 10 7 , 0.8 x 10 7 , and 0.5 x 10 7 cells/mL) and incubation periods (2-5 days). Chemical oxygen demand (COD) removal efficiency, cell yield, and lipid yield were analyzed and the potential for bioenergy recovery from wastewater was assessed. The seed culture medium was found reusable for the second time without the addition of extra nutrient and possible for the third time with the addition of glucose.
Influence of Organizational and Technological Aspects on the Knowledge Sharing Behaviour in the Vietnam's University Context

This study tries to investigate the influence of organizational culture, leadership style, human resource practices, technology support and job demands on the knowledge sharing behavior of academic and administrative staff in Vietnamese universities. Six research hypotheses were formulated in this study and a multiple regression was applied to test the hypotheses. The sample used for this study consists of 123 lecturers and supporting staffs working in ten universities in Hanoi. This study reveals some interesting results related to the non-significant association between culture, reward and the knowledge sharing behavior of individuals in university context while confirming the role of leadership style and IT support on the knowledge sharing behavior of individuals in universities. Findings from this study suggest that job demands; training and development; and technology support are the strongest drivers for the knowledge sharing behavior of lecturers in universities.
Panacea, Pandora’s Box, or Placebo: Feedback in Bank Holdings of Mortgage‐Backed Securities and Fair Value Accounting

We examine the relation between bank holdings of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) and MBS prices. Theory suggests feedback between MBS holdings and underlying asset markets can be aggravated by mark-to-market accounting. We measure feedback by the relation between asset returns and the changes in bank MBS holdings. Consistent with the existence of feedback effects related to mark-to-market, we find that for banks with high MBS, more nonperforming loans, and lower total capital ratio, changes in bank MBS positions are positively associated with changes in MBS prices and that this relation is reduced after the easing of mark-to-market rules. To assess the effect of feedback on shareholder value, we test whether the stock-price response of banks to the announcement of the easing of mark-to-market accounting is associated with the intensity of feedback behavior. We find that the market reaction to the easing of market-tomarket is more positive for banks with more MBS, higher nonperforming loans and higher prerule-change feedback. Overall, our results suggest feedback related to mark-to-market accounting had measurable effects on shareholder value. JEL: G21; M41
An Alternative BEM for Fracture Mechanics

An alternative single domain boundary ele- ment formulation and its numerical implementation are presented for the analysis of two-dimensional cracked bodies. The problem is formulated employing the clas- sical displacement boundary integral representation and a novel integral equation based on the stress or Airy's function. This integral equation written on the crack pro- vides the relations needed to determine the problem so- lution in the framework of linear elastic fracture mechan- ics. Results are presented for typical problems in terms of stress intensity factors and they show the accuracy and efficiency of the approach. keyword: Fracture mechanics, Stress function, Stress intensity factor, Boundary element method. of BEM are given by the pointwise representation of the solution and the computational gain associated with the reduction in dimensionality due to boundary discretiza- tion (Banerjee and Butterfield (1981), Hong and Chen (1988), Aliabadi (2002)). These features give meaning-
Interaction of colicin E 7 with the major coat protein ( g 8 p ) may confer limited protection on colicinogenic Escherichia coli against M 13 bacteriophage infection

Colicin release provides producer strains with a competitive advantage under certain circumstances. We found that propagation of M13 bacteriophage in cells producing colicin E7 is impaired, without alteration in the efficiency of bacteriophage adsorption, as compared with nonproducing cells. In contrast to the protective effect of the colicin against M13 bacteriophage infection, the endogenously expressed colicin does not confer limited protection against transfection with M13 bacteriophage DNA. Furthermore, it was found that the translocationreceptor-binding domain and toxicity domain of the colicin are able to interact with the M13 major coat protein, g8p, during bacteriophage infection. Based on these observations, we propose that interaction between colicin E7 and g8p during infection interferes with g8p depolymerizing into the cytoplasmic membrane during bacteriophage DNA penetration, thus resulting in the limited protection against M13 bacteriophage infection.
P o S ( Q GP h ) 0 3 2 Volumes of Space as Subsystems

As a novel approach with possible relevance to semiclassica l gravity, we propose to define regions of space as quantum subsystems. After recalling how to divid e a generic quantum system into “parts”, we apply this idea to a free scalar field in Minkowski pace and we compare two different localization schemes. The first scheme is the standard one, i nduced by the local relativistic fields; the alternative scheme that we consider is the one induced by the Newton-Wigner operators. If degrees of freedom are divided according to the latter, th e Hamiltonian of the field exhibits a certain amount of non-locality. Moreover, when a region of space is cut off from the rest according to the Newton-Wigner scheme, the geometric entro py is finite and exhibits a sensible thermodynamic behaviour.
The driven cavity flow over the whole range of the Knudsen number

The flow of a rarefied gas in a rectangular enclosure due to the motion of the upper wall is solved over the whole range of the Knudsen number. The formulation is based on the two–dimensional linearized Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (BGK) kinetic equation with Maxwell diffuse-specular boundary conditions. The integro-differential equations are solved numerically implementing the discrete velocity method. The discontinuity at the boundaries between stationary and moving walls is treated accordingly. A detailed investigation of the rarefaction effects on the flow pattern and quantities is presented over the whole range of the Knudsen number and various aspect (height/width) ratios. Numerical results of flow characteristics, including the streamlines, the velocity profiles, the pressure and temperature contours, and the drag force of the moving wall, are presented for different aspect ratios and various degrees of gas rarefaction from the free molecular through the transition up to the continuum limit. On several oc.