Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
OsJAZ9 overexpression improves potassium deficiency tolerance in rice by modulating jasmonic acid levels and signaling

Potassium (K) which makes around 2-10% of plants total dry biomass, when become deficient, makes the plants highly susceptible to both abiotic and biotic stresses. Recent evidences suggest overlapping transcriptional responses to K deficiency and Jasmonate (JA) treatment in plants. However, a link between these responses was missing. Notably, K deficiency and JA application produce similar phenotypic and transcriptional responses. Here, we used molecular, physiological and morphological studies to analyze the role of OsJAZ9 in JA homeostasis, K deficiency and sheath blight resistance. We raised OsJAZ9 overexpression, knockdown, translational reporter and C-terminal deleted translational reporter lines in rice to establish the role of JA signaling in K ion homeostasis and OsJAZ9 as a critical component of JA signaling for K deficiency response. OsJAZ9 overexpression and knockdown provide K deficiency tolerance and sensitivity, respectively, by modulating various K transporters and root system architecture. Furthermore, RNA Seq and JA profiling revealed an elevation of JA responsive genes and JA levels in OsJAZ9 OE lines under K deficiency. Our data provide clear evidence on the crucial role of JAZ repressor, OsJAZ9 in improving K deficiency tolerance in rice by altering JA levels and signaling.
Container Movement Evaluation Using System Dynamics Simulation

The paper evaluates the effect of container handling rules to the smoothness of container movement. The movement includes box transfer from into vessel, movement in stacking yard and discharging box in-out the port. High amount container stacked in stacking yard indicates problem in container flow. The goals of this research was to find out the variable that affected balance of container moves, then analyze rules of transfer process and set out the option of reference in order to reduce idle time and excessive stock of containers in stacking yard. The value of this study is to extract factors for reducing idle time and unbalance of container quantity in the chain of transfer area which effect on the port performance through system dynamics simulation. Result discovered reasonable rules could develop for enhancing continuity of container moves are effective arrangement in handling equipment and information sharing among stakeholders.
COLLABORATIVE LEARNING AS THE MANIFESTATION OF SOCIOCULTURAL THEORY: TEACHERS’ PERSPECTIVES

The purpose of the study is to identify the teachers’ barriers in implementing collaborative learning in EFL classrooms. The study was conducted at Universitas Muhammadiyah Sidoarjo with two teachers as the participants. Additionally, the study employed a qualitative research method by using an in-depth interview to obtain the data. The findings of the study showed that it is difficult to assess students in collaborative work activities besides organizing the doings in the approach. To solve the problems, teachers should pay more attention to students’ group performance, the social interaction, and mutual support of each member of the group rather than focus on group productivity and individual performance in assessing the students’ achievement.
Adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) ions onto modified biogenic slaughterhouse waste: equilibrium and kinetic analysis

ABSTRACT Hydroxyapatites are biocompatible and noteworthy low-cost adsorbent directly produced by calcinatedbiogenic materials with different structures and physico-chemical properties. In this study, adsorption of Pb(II) and Cd(II) onto mesoporous and macroporous hydroxyapatites thermally extracted from cattle horn core was investigated in batch method. The obtained hydroxyapatites were characterised by scanning electron microscopy, the porosity was investigated via nitrogen adsorption-desorption, and elemental map has revealed their surface composition. A decrease of porosity of 0.4272, 0.3671, and 0.0052 cm3 g−1for P400, P600 and P1100, respectively, and a homogeneous distribution of Ca, P, O, C, Zn and Mg have been observed. Optimisation parameters such as adsorbent dosage, pH, initial concentration, contact time, and temperature were then evaluated to reach the maximum adsorption capacity. Hydroxyapatites obtained at lower temperature have shown a higher affinity for Pb(II) removal rather than Cd(II). Langmuir, Freundlich, Temkin and Dubinin-Radushkevich isotherms were used to describe the equilibrium data. Equilibrium was best described by Langmuir isotherm model, with maximum estimated adsorption capacities of 256.41 and105.26 mg/g for Pb(II) and Cd(II), respectively, for P400. Maximum removal efficiency at pH 6 was observed, concomitant with a fast adsorption equilibrium attended at around 45 min. Furthermore, Lagergen pseudo-second-order model exhibited the best correlation with the adsorption data, suggesting chemisorption as the rate-limiting step of the process. Thermodynamically, overall parameters revealed an exothermic, spontaneous, feasible, and favourable uptake of the aforementioned heavy metal at a lower temperature in nature. Adsorption/desorption up to four cycles has been obtained with a regeneration above 96% for each adsorbent. These findings concluded that hydroxyapatites from slaughterhouse waste are an eco-friendly, promising and potentially reused adsorbent for the removal of heavy metal in practical purposes.
Does Gold Act as a Hedge Against Exchange Rates?

This paper investigates the roles of hedging and safe haven of gold against exchange rates using data from six major markets. We find that exchange rate Granger-causes the return on gold in both mean and variance level except for some extreme quantiles. The quantile-on-quantile regression results imply that gold can act as a hedge for exchange rates in France, India, Japan, the UK and the USA. This safe haven role presents a dynamic pattern depending on specific extreme quantiles. In China, however, there are no significant hedging opportunities.
An Interscholastic Network To Generate LexA Enhancer Trap Lines in Drosophila

Binary expression systems like the LexA-LexAop system provide a powerful experimental tool kit to study gene and tissue function in developmental biology, neurobiology, and physiology. However, the number of well-defined LexA enhancer trap insertions remains limited. In this study, we present the molecular characterization and initial tissue expression analysis of nearly 100 novel StanEx LexA enhancer traps, derived from the StanEx1 index line. This includes 76 insertions into novel, distinct gene loci not previously associated with enhancer traps or targeted LexA constructs. Additionally, our studies revealed evidence for selective transposase-dependent replacement of a previously-undetected KP element on chromosome III within the StanEx1 genetic background during hybrid dysgenesis, suggesting a molecular basis for the over-representation of LexA insertions at the NK7.1 locus in our screen. Production and characterization of novel fly lines were performed by students and teachers in experiment-based genetics classes within a geographically diverse network of public and independent high schools. Thus, unique partnerships between secondary schools and university-based programs have produced and characterized novel genetic and molecular resources in Drosophila for open-source distribution, and provide paradigms for development of science education through experience-based pedagogy.
DESAFIOS DO TELETRABALHO NA PANDEMIA COVID-19: QUANDO O HOME VIRA OFFICE

The year 2020 began with a crisis that will be a Historic landmark: the new coronavirus outbreak (COVID-19). Imposing social isolation as the main prevention strategy, the pandemic impacts human life in all its aspects, including the work relations, with a big increase of home office solutions. In front of the urgent implantation of this work regime, managers and workers are challenged to find an ideal balance for targets and deadlines that compet with family time, housework and school activities. Improvement of home office regime, in order harmonize productivity and workers mental health, will be usefull even after the social isolation, since the remote practices will caracterize work relations further on. 1 Psicóloga pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ e Doutora em Psicossociologia de Comunidades e Ecologia Social, Programa EICOS UFRJ. 2 Psicóloga pela Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro – UFRJ e pós-graduada em Neuropsicologia pelo Centro Universitário IBMR. ___________________________________________________________________________________________ Caderno de Administração, Maringá, v.28, Ed.Esp., jun./2020 72
Grid-Scale BESS for Ancillary Services Provision: SoC Restoration Strategies

The future power system, characterized by lower inertia, reduced programmability and more distributed architecture, will depend on prompt and reliable control systems. Quick ancillary services provided by battery energy storage systems (BESS) could be a resource in order to deliver fast and precise response to frequency events. Degrees of freedom in the design of innovative products traded on ancillary services markets give the asset manager room for developing state-of-charge (SoC) restoration mechanisms. These are necessary to effectively exploit BESS as key resources for electricity balancing. This study compares the main SoC restoration strategies. It aims to define which ones are suitable for guaranteeing the reliability of the provision and the return on the investment. A robust regulatory framework analysis describes the degrees of freedom guaranteed by the main experiences around Europe. In this paper, a BESS model with variable efficiency is used to compare the provision of Frequency Containment Reserve (FCR) with different SoC restoration strategies exploiting one or more degrees of freedom. Here, we show that the degrees of freedom are key to the reliability of provision. Among most diffused mechanisms, dead-band strategies secure the desired consistency, but require large energy flows for SoC management. Thus, BESS life and economics decrease. The strategies based on minimum available energy guarantee assured reliability while being fair with BESS life and operation costs.
On the determination of Young's modulus of film by nanoindentation

With the development of miniaturization of electronic chips and their packaging structures, electronic devices are becoming highly integrated. The thickness or area of packaging materials required for device packaging structures is significantly reduced, so that the properties of those small-sized packaging materials cannot be measured using the conventional testing methods. However, for the measurement of Young's modulus of thin film by nanoindentation technology, with the increase of indentation depth, the elastic-plastic deformation of the film and the substrate will change constantly. Therefore, the mechanical property evaluation of the composite is a complex function of the film and substrate's mechanical properties. Based on finite element simulations, the influence of Young's modulus of film and substrate on the mechanical properties of composite materials is studied. The accuracy of Young's modulus calculation of film is verified and summarized by four different weight functions which are used to simulate a variety of film/substrate combinations. At the same time, for the cases with Young's modulus of the film larger or smaller than that of the substrate, the stress distribution and indentation morphology of the film/substrate composite are also discussed. Generally, the substrate modulus is taken as a known parameter in the fitting process. The weight function is applied to a variety of real composite materials to verify the effectiveness of the conclusions drawn by unknow materials.
The Power of Necropolitics: Affect Theory and Violence in Perspective

This article offers an overview of the central arguments and theoretical contributions of affect theory insofar as they are interrelated to and connected with feminist thought. Necropolitics or the right to kill or to destroy is the theme of this two-part essay. This first section points to how the affective turn presents a return of critical theory to bodily matter. Of special importance is the argument regarding the specific manner in which affective studies enable a strong grounding for social action and change by centering its theorizations on interpersonal and relational issues. Whereas the first part of this essay traces a panorama of how the affective proposes a new methodology for thinking about sentience and responsibility, the second section pays special attention to the entanglement of violence and heteronormative affections. The focus is on political violence, with particular attention paid to the Basque situation, on the inadmissible "right to kill" claimed by the warrior that involves a peculiar destructive (mis)understanding of community and of the self. Contrary to the necropolitical logic, the authors propose a feminist ethos linked to an understanding of the affective interstices that open up when emphasis is redirected from the anchors of social bonds/affects to those of direct interpersonal negotiation. In order to outline some of the affective movement entailed in the rethinking of identity in feminist terms needed for an undoing of the necropolitical energy in political violence—what Roland Barthes, terms "the neutral" (2005)—we focus on restorative justice and its affective universe
KALLMANN SYNDROME: A CASE REPORT

Kallmann syndrome (KS) is a rare genetic disorder characterized by hypogonadtrophic hypogonadism associated with altered sense of smell. KS is due to failure of intrauterine migration of olfactory axons and gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons from olfactory plate to the hypothalamus. There is defective hypothalamic gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) synthesis and agenesis or hypoplasia of olfactory bulbs and olfactory sulcus. The prevalence is estimated at one in 10,000 males and one in 50,000 females. We described a case of 22 years male patient who presented with delayed puberty, characterized by absence of facial and axillary hair and sparse pubic hair, micropenis and bilateral small testes and associated with decrease smelling capacity. Diagnostic evaluation consist of hormonal evaluation which revealed revealed low levels of testosterone, LH & FSH with normal levels of TSH, prolactine and cortisol. MRI shows agenesis of olfactory bulbs and grooves, absence of the olfactory sulcus resulting in fused gyrus rectus and medial orbital gyrus forming a single gyrus. Furthermore, this patient had partial empty sella, which is one of the anomalies that are associated to this syndrome. It is planned to manage this case with Hormonal replacement therapy to induce puberty and later on pulsatile GnRH will be administered when fertility will be desired.
A multi-resolution framework for automated in-plane alignment and error quantification in additive manufacturing

Additive manufacturing (AM) has shown its capability in producing complex geometries. Due to the additive nature, the in situ layer-wise inspection of geometric accuracy is essential to making AM reach its full potential. This paper aims to propose a novel automated in-plane alignment and error quantification framework to distinguish the fabrication, measurement and alignment errors in AM. ,In this work, a multi-resolution framework based on wavelet decomposition is proposed to automatically align two-dimensional point clouds via a polar coordinate representation and then to differentiate errors from different sources based on a randomized complete block design approach. In addition, a two-stage optimization model is proposed to find the best configuration of the multi-resolution framework. ,The proposed framework can not only distinguish errors attributed to different sources but also evaluate the performance and consistency of alignment results under different levels of details. ,A sample part with different featured layers, including a simple free-form layer, a defective layer and a layer with internal features, is used to illustrate the effectiveness and efficiency of the proposed framework. The proposed alignment method outperforms the widely used iterative closest point algorithm. ,This work fills a research gap of state-of-the-art studies by automatically quantifying different types of error inherent in manufacturing, measuring and part alignment.
Unravelling the Role of Gender in Fisheries’ Socio-Economic Performance: The Case of Greek Small-Scale Fisheries

Small-scale fisheries account for 94% of the Greek fishing fleet. The sector consists mainly of family-owned vessels and highly depends on family labor. While the role of women as crew members is of particular interest, there is little evidence of their actual employment status, labor situation, and contribution in the fishing activity. This paper focuses on women in small-scale fisheries in order to investigate their role in the sector and reveal their contribution to fishing enterprises. In addition, it implements a comparative analysis to investigate the differences in various socio-economic indicators in small-scale vessels with and without female crew members. The results indicate that the presence of women has a positive outcome on several social and economic indicators that reflect the wealth of both fishing households and employees. In terms of employment, several differences in the structural characteristics appeared regarding the onshore employment, the share of unpaid labor, and the total hours worked. The majority of female crew members can be characterized as “fisherwomen,” since fishing is their main occupation. Further in-depth research to investigate the family relations among crew members and how they affect the fishing enterprise can supplement the existing research.
Sustainable Value Co-Creation and Digital Health: The Case of Trentino eHealth Ecosystem

This paper aims to develop a theoretical framework based on recent service theories, such as service-dominant logic and service science, and on the concept of service ecosystems. The identification of the main elements of service ecosystems allows for pinpointing the main drivers for sustainable value co-creation, which is intended as the creation in the long run of new service solutions set up with and for end-users to guarantee a better service for the whole society. Given the high interactivity required in the relationship between players involved in digital health services, we decided to apply the developed framework to eHealth, to re-read the eHealth sector as a service ecosystem. The model is tested through a case study represented by digital healthcare in the Autonomous Province of Trento, which represents a best practice in this sector. The results confirm the presence of the main elements of the service ecosystem (actors, resource integration, technology, institutions) in the eHealth sector and show how their integration favours the creation of new resources, new uses of technology and new institutions that produce innovation and sustainable value co-creation. The originality of the work lies in the reconceptualization of the digital health sector from a new perspective based on the assumptions of service-dominant logic, that allow us to analyze the eHealth ecosystem in a holistic and system view.
Quantifying the Economic Value of Ecosystem Services in Oil Palm Dominated Landscapes in Riau Province in Sumatra, Indonesia

Ecosystem services in oil palm plantations owned by smallholders in four villages in the Riau Province, Indonesia were identified and valued. Nine provisioning, three regulating and maintenance, one cultural ecosystem service, and a single ecosystem dis-service, were identified from interviews with 62 farming households. Direct and indirect market valuation methods were used to estimate the total economic value (TEV) of these services, which averaged USD 6520 ha−1 year−1 (range = USD 2970–7729 ha−1 year−1). The values of provisioning services were USD 4331 ha−1 year−1 (range = USD 2263–5489 ha−1 year−1), regulating and maintenance services were valued at USD 1880 ha−1 year−1 (range of USD 707–3110 ha−1 year−1), and cultural services were USD 309 ha−1 year−1. We conclude that identifying and valuing ecosystem services offers an opportunity to improve the environmental and economic sustainability of smallholders in oil palm landscapes in Indonesia.
Age estimation from human skeleton by machine learning

We are conducting research on techniques for estimating age, gender, reconstruction of 3D face, etc., based on 3D-CT images of unidentified skeletal remains. In this paper, we report the technology for estimating age by machine learning using 2D rendered images generated from 3D-CT images. By training the variables selected by LASSO with SVR, we achieved prediction accuracy of less than 9 years for femur, less than 7 years for lumbar, and less than 8 years for ischium.
School adjustment, engagement and academic self-concept: family, child, and school factors

Abstract Previous research has supported the importance of the interaction between family and school contexts for student adjustment to school. This study aimed to investigate the mediating role of school engagement and academic self-concept in relation to family adaptability/cohesion, social acceptability and school adjustment. A sample of 268 5th- and 6th-grade students aged 11–13 years (131 males, 137 females) from elementary schools in Iran participated in this study. Results showed that school adjustment was positively related to family adaptability/cohesion, social acceptability, school engagement, and academic self-concept. Family adaptability/cohesion and social acceptability also positively correlated with school engagement and academic self-concept. In addition, the data provided a good fit for the hypothesised model of the mediating role of school engagement and academic self-concept in relation to family adaptability/cohesion, social acceptability, and school adjustment. The results showed that coherent and adaptable family systems and high social acceptability of students can affect school adjustment both directly and indirectly through school engagement and academic self-concept.
Analisis Keberhasilan Enterprise Resource Planning Menggunakan Model DeLone and McLean Tingkat Individual

Saat ini organisasi sangat bergantung pada sistem informasi untuk meningkatkan kinerja mereka dan tetap kompetitif. Begitu pula dengan perusahaan manufaktur, sebagai sebuah organisasi yang memiliki bisnis proses yang sangat besar perlu mengimplementasikan ERP (Enterprise Resource Planning) dari SAP. Pengukuran keberhasilan atau efektivitas sistem informasi (SI) sangat penting untuk menilai dan keefektifan tindakan manajemen IS dan investasi IS. Analisis keberhasilan SI dilakukan dengan DeLone dan McLean’s sistem informasi sukses model yang memiliki enam dimensi dalam kerangka kerjanya yaitu: information quality (kualitas informasi), system quality (kualitas sistem), service quality (kualitas layanan), extended use (pengembangan penggunaan), user satisfactory (kepuasan user), dan individual benefit (manfaat individu). Penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dan survei terhadap 239 karyawan sebuah perusahaan manufaktur yang ada di Kota Padang. Data yang diperoleh diolah menggunakan Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) dengan menggunakan software AMOS. Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan model penelitian yang diajukan memiliki kesesuaian yang baik dengan data. Kemudian dari delapan (8) hipotesis yang diuji, seluruh hipotesis tersebut didukung oleh data yang diteliti menunjukkan bahwa semua dimensi berpengaruh secara signifikan terhadap penggunaan individu.