Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Identification of Alternative Hosts of the Fastidious Bacterium Causing Citrus Greening Disease

Citrus greening is a severe disease caused by a fastidious bacterium "GFB# residing in the sieve tubes of its hosts[ It is an epidemic disease and is spread by insect vectors[ In Asia\ the Asian citrus psyllid "Diaphorina citri Kuway! ama# is the vector for GFB[ For the epidemiological study\ an investigation of alternative hosts of GFB was made[ Four suitable hosts of the Asian psyllid that are considered as possible alternative hosts of GFB were investigated on graft! inoculation tests[ The multi! plication of GFB in plants was monitored by dot hybrid! ization using a GFB! speci_c DNA probe developed previously by us[ The results demonstrate that GFB can replicate in Chinese box orange "Severinia buxifolia# and wood apple "Limonia acidissima#\ but not in common jasmin orange "Murraya paniculata var[ paniculata# and curry leaf "Murraya euchrestifolia#[ Chinese box orange is a good host in which GFB replicates as well as it does in its citrus hosts[ Wood apple is a transient host in which GFB exists temporarily and disappears several months later[ Common jasmin orange and curry leaf are not hosts of GFB as they showed no detectable signals in dot hybridization tests throughout 0 year of experimentation[
Comparison of generalised nonlinear height-diameter models for Pinus halepensis Mill. and Quercus cerris L. in Sicily (Southern Italy)

Modelli che esprimono la relazione esistente tra altezza e diametro sono stati generalizzati attraverso le principali caratteristiche del popolamento forestale (altezza dominante, H dom , e diametro dominante, D dom ). I modelli sono stati sviluppati per essere utilizzati su larga scala e in presenza di diverse condizioni forestali. Le analisi sono state qui condotte per Pinus halepensis e per Quercus cerris in Sicilia. Il confronto tra i modelli considerati e stato effettuato studiando la distorsione di stima, l’errore quadratico medio, il criterio di Akaike e il coefficiente di correlazione di Pearson tra i valori osservati e predetti. Per entrambe le specie considerate l’equazione che meglio descrive la relazione altezza-diametro e: h i = (1– e b1di ) b 2 H dom
The influence of landfills located in different hydrogeological systems on Lithuanian groundwater quality

The article presents data on influence of non-operational landfills located in different hydrogeological systems on Lithuania groundwater quality. The landfills are located in open, semi-open, semi-closed and closed hydrogeological systems. The prevailing values of total dissolved solids (TDS) in the most intensive groundwater pollution zones of landfills can be divided into four TDS levels: low (400–3000 mg/l), moderate (TDS 3000–5000 mg/l), high (TDS 5000–20000 mg/l) and very high (TDS 20000–32000 mg/l). Groundwater with a low TDS level prevails in the most intensive groundwater pollution zones of landfills in open and semiopen hydrogeological systems. Groundwater with high and very high TDS levels characterizes about 3% of landfills in open and semi-open hydrogeological systems. The landfills in semi-closed and closed hydrogeological systems are also characterised by groundwater with a low TDS level. No landfills with a very high TDS level were found in semi-closed and closed hydrogeological systems.
Network structure andmetropolitan mobility

is research aims to develop quantitative measures that capture various aspects of the underlying network structure, using aggregate level travel data from fiymetropolitan areas across theUS. e influence of these measures on system performance is then tested using statistical regression models. e results corroborate that the quantitativemeasures of network structure affect the systemperformance. e results from this analysis can be used to develop network design guidelines that can be used to address current transportation problems.
Amplikyzer: Automated methylation analysis of amplicons from bisulfite flowgram sequencing

The Roche 454 GS Junior sequencing platform allows locus-specific DNA methylation analysis using deep bisulfite amplicon sequencing. However, bisulfite-converted DNA reads may contain long T homopolymers, and the main sources of errors on pyrosequencing platforms are homopolymer overand undercalls. Furthermore, existing tools do not always meet the analysis requirements for complex assay designs with multiple regions of interest (ROIs) from multiple samples. We have developed the amplikyzer software package to address the above challenges. It directly aligns the intensity sequences from standard flowgram files (SFF format) to given amplicon reference sequences, without converting to nucleotide FASTA format first, avoiding information loss by rounding flow intensities, and taking special measures to correctly process long homopolymers. It offers a variety of options to analyze complex multiplexed samples with several regions of interest and outputs useful statistics and publication-quality analysis plots without mandatory manual interaction. This allows our software to be used as part of automated pipelines as well as interactively. The underlying analysis algorithms, using a novel hybrid flowgram-DNA sequence representation are described in detail. We also discuss configuration options and use cases of our open source amplikyzer software and present exemplary results. The software, including required libraries, is available at https://bitbucket.org/ svenrahmann/amplikyzer/downloads. Contact: Sven.Rahmann[at]uni-due.de
The role of dynamic geometry software in the process of learning: GeoGebra example about triangles

This paper aims to observe effects of dynamic mathematics software (GeoGebra) on eight grade students’ achievements for the subjects of triangles. Two eighth grade classes from a primary school were selected as experiment and control groups. A two weeks course was planned in accordance with the official course curriculum for the experiment group. The planned and GeoGebra constructed activities which demand effective use of GeoGebra for this grade shared with the students during the learning and teaching process. Simultaneously, the control group continued their formal teaching and learning procedure. A pre test, a post test and a recall test were used to assess the possible effect of the dynamic mathematics software for the groups both before and after the classroom activities. Possible comparisons between the tests and the groups were performed. The results show that dynamic software (GeoGebra) has positive effects on students' learning and achievements. It has also been observed that it improves students’ motivation with positive impact.
Self-care management strategies among individuals living with type 2 diabetes mellitus: nursing interventions

License. The full terms of the License are available at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/. Non-commercial uses of the work are permitted without any further permission from Dove Medical Press Ltd, provided the work is properly attributed. Permissions beyond the scope of the License are administered by Dove Medical Press Ltd. Information on how to request permission may be found at: http://www.dovepress. com/permissions.php Nursing: Research and Reviews 2013:3 99–105 Nursing: Research and Reviews Dovepress
ersonal relationships and innovation diffusion in SME networks : A content nalysis approach

Networks have been hailed as a third organizational form, between markets and hierarchies. One of the main characteristics of networks is the coexistence of different kinds of relationships, personal and professional among these. The presence of multiple types of relationships modifies inter-firm dynamics, creating a space where traditional innovation activities take place in an unusual way. The present paper investigates the role played by personal relationships within networks, addressing the following research questions: how do different types of relationships existing in a network of SMEs favour the development etworks ersonal relationships nnovation diffusion ontent analysis of economic activities? And do personal relationships play a role in supporting innovative activities? To answer our research questions, we analyzed qualitative data using content analysis methodology. Content analysis allows researchers to obtain an objective, systematic, and quantitative description of the manifest content of a communication. Based on this analysis, we conclude that the coexistence of personal and professional relationships shapes a unique context that alters the usual dynamics of innovation diffusion. © 2011 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Interactive and manual construction of classification trees

We propose an approach in which a user can build tree based classification models under the assistance of a computer. We extend MIME, an existing framework for pattern discovery and exploration, with several mechanisms and visualisations for aiding a user to 1) construct new trees from scratch and 2) adapt existing trees, by showing good splitting points in the data, showing troublesome parts in the tree and automating computations of trees by standard techniques. We illustrate how our system can be used by nonclassification experts to build interesting decision trees. Moreover, we provide a short experimental evaluation showing how trees generated using our tool compare to existing algorithms and their pruning techniques.
Old media and new opportunities for a computational social science on PCST

Anche se con una certa ritrosia, le scienze sociali sembrano ormai aver raccolto la sfida lanciata dalla crescente digitalizzazione della comunicazione e dal conseguente flusso di dati che scorre sul web. Sono infatti ormai numerose le ricerche empiriche che utilizzano le tracce digitali lasciate dalla miriade di interazioni che avvengono attraverso i social media, e questa tendenza riguarda anche la ricerca nell’ambito della PCST. Risulta invece meno sfruttata l’opportunità offerta dalla digitalizzazione dei testi continuamente prodotti dai mass media tradizionali, in particolare dai quotidiani. Partendo dall’esperienza maturata nell’ambito del progetto TIPS, questo contributo discute i vantaggi e i limiti della computational social science sulla PCST che utilizza i quotidiani come principale fonte di dati. Vengono inoltre affrontati una serie di problemi di carattere metodologico, nell’intento di suggerire un uso più consapevole di tali dati e dei numerosi strumenti disponibili per analizzarli. Abstract
Remarks on uniqueness results of the first eigenvalue of the p-Laplacian

On demontre que la premiere valeur propre du laplacien-p est associee a une fonction propre qui est C 1,α (Ω), strictement positive et unique a une constante multiplicative pres si ∂Ω est connexe. On montre que c'est la seule valeur propre associee a une fonction propre positive
Template transfer nanoimprint for uniform nanopores and nanopoles

A new methodology is developed for the fabrication of nanostructures on substrate based on anodized Al2O3 (AAO) porous template transfer process. It includes (1) forming amorphous alloy, negative UV-resist resin (i.e., SU-8), or PMMA (polymethylmethacrylate) plate nanorod arrays by hot-press molding amorphous alloy, negative UV-resist resin (i.e., SU-8), or PMMA plate into the anodized Al2O3 porous substrates; (2) removing AAO templates by chemical etching process after suitable posttreatment (annealing and/or irradiation) to improve the mechanical strength of the nanorod arrays; (3) reforming nanopore films by hot-embossing the nanorod arrays into a thin layer of polymer film on substrates (e.g., silica); (4) cleaning the bottom residues in pores of the films by oxygen plasmon. The results indicate that the diameters of amorphous alloy (or negative UV-resist resin or PMMA) nanorod arrays can be ranged from 32 nm to 200 nm. The diameters of the imprinted ILR-1050 photoresist nanopores are about 94.5 ± 12.2 nm and the diameters of the imprinted or SU-8 resin on glass slides nanopores are about 207 ± 26.4 nm, which inherit the diameters of AAO templates. This methodology provides a general method to fabricate nanorods arrays and/or thin nanopore films by template transfer nanoimprint process.
The HIFI spectral survey of AFGL2591 (CHESS) I. Highly excited linear rotor molecules in the high-mass protostellar envelope ?

Context. Linear rotor molecules such as CO, HCO + and HCN are important probes of star-forming gas. For these species, temperatures of 150 K for all species. This indicates that warm gas should be added to the model and that the model’s geometry should provide low optical depth pathways for line emission from this warm gas to escape, for example in the form of UV heated outflow cavity walls viewed at a favorable inclination angle. Physical and chemical conditions derived for the outflow gas are similar to those in the protostellar envelope, possibly indicating that the modest velocity (< 10 km s 1 ) outflow component consists of recently swept-up gas.
Nox 4 inhibits GADD 34-bound PP 1 to regulate eIF 2 a

Phosphorylation of translation initiation factor 2a (eIF2a) attenuates global protein synthesis but enhances translation of activating transcription factor 4 (ATF4) and is a crucial evolutionarily conserved adaptive pathway during cellular stresses. The serine– threonine protein phosphatase 1 (PP1) deactivates this pathway whereas prolonging eIF2a phosphorylation enhances cell survival. Here, we show that the reactive oxygen species-generating NADPH oxidase-4 (Nox4) is induced downstream of ATF4, binds to a PP1targeting subunit GADD34 at the endoplasmic reticulum, and inhibits PP1 activity to increase eIF2a phosphorylation and ATF4 levels. Other PP1 targets distant from the endoplasmic reticulum are unaffected, indicating a spatially confined inhibition of the phosphatase. PP1 inhibition involves metal center oxidation rather than the thiol oxidation that underlies redox inhibition of protein tyrosine phosphatases. We show that this Nox4-regulated pathway robustly enhances cell survival and has a physiologic role in heart ischemia–reperfusion and acute kidney injury. This work uncovers a novel redox signaling pathway, involving Nox4–GADD34 interaction and a targeted oxidative inactivation of the PP1 metal center, that sustains eIF2a phosphorylation to protect tissues under stress.
The Strategy of Classification Mining Based on Cloud Computing

Cloud computing provides cheap and efficient solutions of storing and analyzing mass data. It is very important to research the data mining strategy based on cloud computing from the theoretical view and practical view. In this paper, the strategy of classification mining in cloud computing environment is focused on. Firstly, cloud computing, Hadoop, MapReduce programming model, Classification mining and SPRINT algorithm are introduced. Then the parallelization of SPRINT for cloud computing environment is designed. It includes improved SPRINT algorithm, and the implementation procedure of the improved SPRINT algorithm on MapReduce. Finally, the Hadoop platform is built and the experiment for testing performance of the strategy as well as the improved algorithm has been done. The results show that the strategy designed in this paper can archive higher efficiency when doing classification mining in cloud computing environment.
Bidder Participation and Information in Currency Auctions

This paper studies the participation and performance of sophisticated versus unsophisticated auction participants in an environment with numerous bidders, uncertainty, and asymmetric information. We examine multi-unit, pay-as-bid, currency auctions conducted by the Central Bank of Venezuela. We find that sophisticated bidders outperform their less sophisticated rivals during periods of high volatility, apparently as a result of their superior information-gathering ability. The result is consistent across both quantity (sophisticated bidders win more market share) and price (sophisticated bidders pay lower premiums). The result is consistent with the view that a pay-as-bid auction format may be detrimental to participation by less-informed bidders.
High resolution mapping of CO(1–0) in NGC 6240

We present high spatial resolution CO(1-0) mapping of the luminous infrared galaxy NGC6240 obtained with the IRAM - Plateau de Bure Interferometer. This source is a well-known early-stage merging system hosting two AGN. We find a broad CO(1-0) line profile, with maximum velocity 800 km/s and FWZI=1400 km/s, and displaying several kinematic components, revealing the complexity of the gas dynamics in this system. We detect a blueshifted CO emission with velocity in the range -200 and -500 km/s, peaked around the southern AGN, at the same position where the H2 outflow is located, and with a mass loss rate of ~500 Msun/yr. We interpret this blueshifted component as a outflow, originating from the southern nucleus. The spatial and spectral match strongly suggests that the CO outflow is connected to the H2 superwind located around the southern nucleus, and to the large scale CO outflow, with similar velocities, extended on scales of 10 kpc. The large mass loading factor (dM/dt /SFR ~ 10) of the molecular gas suggests that the outflow is likely driven by both SNa winds and the radiation of the southern AGN. We discovered a nuclear, redshifted CO emission peaking in the mid point of the two nuclei, as it is the case for the CO emission at the systemic velocity. The large velocity dispersion, which reaches its maximum (~500 Km/s) in the mid point between the two nuclei, suggests that the gas might be highly turbulent in this region, although the presence of an unresolved rotation component cannot be ruled out.
The impact of physical activity on statin-associated skeletal muscle myopathy

BACKGROUND: HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors (statins) are a common and effective pharmacological means of treating hypercholesterolemia and decreasing cardiovascular risk. The most common side effect of statins is skeletal muscle myopathy, which appears to be exacerbated by exercise. PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of statin treatment with novel or accustomed exercise in hypercholesterolemic (ApoE-/-) or wild type (WT) mice on muscle function (grip strength, isometric force, and daily activity level), markers of mitochondrial content (mtDNA and PGC1-α), skeletal muscle oxidative stress (4HNE), and protein degradation (atrogin-1). METHODS: Mice were divided into three different activity groups, sedentary (Sed), novel (Nov), accustomed (Acct) (n=60). Mice in all groups received daily injections of either simvastatin (20mg/kg) or saline for the later 2 weeks with (Acct)/without (Nov) the prior 2 weeks of wheel running (WR). Daily WR distance was recorded. At 4 weeks, plantarflexor isometric force and grip strength were measured. mtDNA, 4HNE, and atrogin-1 and PGC1-α were measured as markers of mitochondrial content by real time PCR, ELISA, real time RT-PCR, respectively. RESULTS: Two weeks of statin treatment decreased running wheel activity, isometric force, and grip strength regardless of exercise groups. In saline-injected animals, both Nov and Acct EX increased mitochondrial content and PGC1-α levels, but this effect was blunted by statins. There was an interaction effect on muscle 4HNE, and atrogin-1 gene expression between statins and EX. Specifically, there was an overall trend for a decrease in these markers when statins were provided to sedentary mice, though both novel and accustomed exercise increased their levels. CONCLUSION: These results indicate that statin treatment had a negative impact on muscle function and cellular regulation in muscles in hypercholesterolemic mice. The combination of exercise and statin treatment decreased mitochondrial content and the expression of PGC1-α. Additionally, muscle oxidative stress and the protein degradation were increased by the combination of exercise and statins while exercise alone elicited mitochondrial and antioxidant benefits.
Effect of Bacterial Decontamination in SD Rats Peri-Implantitis Model by 808 nm Diode Laser Irradiation

Peri-implantitis is an inflammatory condition that affects soft tissues and alveolar bone adjacent to dental implants. This condition leads to agitation or even loss of implants. Bacterial infection caused by contamination of implant site is one of the known causes of peri-implantitis. Infective bacterial agents include Aggregatibacter actinomycetemcomitans, Capnocytophaga sp. , and Fusobacterium nucleatum. Various noninvasive methods have been evaluated for the elimination of these contaminants. The present study investigated the efficacy of diode laser irradiation for decontamination of implant surfaces and adjacent areas in a peri-implantitis model. Twelve-week-old Sprague-Dawley rats (minimum weight, 300 g) were divided into a control and three implantation groups. Sandblasted and acid-etched titanium screws (SLA-TS; 1.2 × 4.0 mm) were implanted in the hard palate of rats of the three implantation groups: uninfected SLA-TS implant, peri-implantitis infection, and laser-treated peri- implantitis infection groups. Peri-implantitis in inflamed soft tissues and alveolar bone was treated by irradiation with 808 nm diode laser in the continuous mode for 15 s at 0.5 W. The degree of contamination on implant surfaces was evaluated by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and the proliferation of periodontopathic bacteria in each group was analyzed by quantitative-polymerase chain reaction. The efficacy of laser treatment was evaluated in terms of increase in temperature of the mouth, surface changes of implants, and decrease in bacterial load. Our results indicated that laser irradiation resulted in a significant decrease of periodontopathic bacterial titer, without causing denaturation of implant surfaces.
Properties of Belite-Rich Portland Cement and Concrete in China

Performances of belite-rich Portland cement, or HBC (high belite cement), and the resultant concrete are introduced by comparing with that of alite based PC (Portland cement) and concrete. The comparison study of cement properties indicates that HBC possesses the properties of less water demand for normal consistency, better compatibility with water reducer, higher later age strength after 28-day under standard curing temperature of 20 °C, unique strength gain under elevated curing temperatures of 38~70 °C, lower hydration heat evolution and temperature rise, lower drying shrinkage and excellent resistance to sulphate attack. These results have been demonstrated by the comparison performance evaluation of concretes prepared by HBC and PC in terms of workability, physical mechanical properties and durability when making high performance high strength concrete and massive concrete.
Data Sharing in Cloud Computing Based On Attribute Based Encryption System

A data owner (DO) is usually store large amounts of data in cloud for saving the cost on local data management. Without any data protection mechanism, cloud service provider (CSP), however, can fully gain access to all data of the user. Data owner can fully control the access policy associated with his data which to be shared. However, CP-ABE is limited to a potential security risk that is known as key escrow problem whereby the secret keys of users have to be issued by a trusted key authority. The proposed system revisits the attribute-based data sharing scheme in order to not only to solve the key escrow issue but also to improve the expressiveness of attribute, so that the resulting scheme is friendly to cloud computing applications. The proposed system has an improved two-party key issuing protocol that can guarantee that neither key authority nor cloud service provider can compromise the whole secret key of a user individually. This brings a potential security risk to the user, since CSP may compromise the data for commercial benefits. Ciphertext-policy attribute-based encryption (CP-ABE) has turned to be an important encryption technology to tackle the challenge of secure data sharing.