Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparison of Associations among Yield and Yield Components in Rice (Oryzae sativa L.) under Simulated Drought Stress Condition using Multivariate Statistics

Aim of study was to screen out rice (Oryzae sativa L.) genotypes with better drought tolerance. For exploring observable responses of rice plants towards drought stress, multivariate statistics were used to compare the relationships among the response variables as well as their effects on yield and yield reduction under drought stress. Genotypes responded differently under same level of stress. Results revealed that as a response to drought, all the genotypes showed 42 % average increase in seedling root length; 39 % average decrease in seedling shoot length; 21 % average reduction in 1000 grain weight; delay in heading time of 13 days in average; average yield per plant reduction of 47 %; reduction in grains per panicle of 52% in average, when subjected to simulated drought stress. It was concluded that in addition to correlation and path analysis of yield components, cluster analysis, factor analysis and principal component analysis are also very important methods for screening drought tolerant cultivars of rice in large populations and these methods also give better understandings of associations and helps better to choose important variables and genotypes. Factor analysis and Principal component analysis revealed the importance of drought response index, as a best measurement for exploring genotypes with better drought tolerance. Seedling root-toshoot length ratio, followed by seedling root length contribute majorly in yield per plant under drought stress. Reduction in plant height and delay in heading time were main causes of yield reduction under water stress. It was further concluded that selecting the genotypes showing higher drought response index, higher increase in seedling root length, seedling root-to-shoot length ratio and less reduction in plant height and delay in heading time, are important criteria in screening for drought tolerance. Also these characters showed high heritability and genetic advance, signifying their values for selection of higher yielding genotypes while higher phenotypic correlation values than their respective genotypic correlation values, indicate their polygenic behavior and high influence of environment.
Relatedness affects eye blink rate and movement form learning

Relatedness represents the need to experience satisfaction regarding interpersonal acceptance and closeness and has been identified as a fundamental psychological human need. In several different domains, higher relatedness to others such as parents, teachers, peers, or coaches has been directly correlated with higher levels of positive affect and intrinsic motivation, with both factors being associated with increased dopamine activity. In the present experiment, we tested the effects of social relatedness on the learning of a gymnastic skill and observed eye blink rate (EBR), considered associated with dopamine activity. Two groups of young adults practiced a task in which they were required to learn a specific movement form of a gymnastic skill. Before practice, participants in the relatedness support condition (RS group) received instructions emphasizing acknowledgment, caring, and interest in the participants’ experiences, while participants in the relatedness thwart condition (RTh group) received instructions emphasizing disinterest in the participant as a person. EBR was measured while the participants observed a 1-min demonstration video before and during practice. One day after practice, participants completed a retention test. The results demonstrate higher EBR during practice and enhanced movement form of the gymnastic skill in the retention test in the RS group relative to the RTh group. The findings show that relatedness affects gymnastic skill learning and reveal dopamine as a potential underlying mediator of relatedness effects.
(Mis)Measuring Innovation around the World

January 29, 2016 Abstract Research on corporate innovation often focuses on firms with positive US patent activity and reported R&D, thereby excluding over 90% of the firms in Compustat. By exploiting data from 30 global patent offices, we investigate the nature of missing innovation data around the world. We find systematic and predictable patterns across firms and countries for missing patents and R&D. We then compare the empirical efficacy of excluding firms without US patents or reported R&D, to simple replacement methods, and to various econometric solutions for missing patent and R&D data. We further show how excluding or deleting firms without US patents or reported R&D provides biased coefficient estimates and standard errors in studies of innovation; this consequently leads to specific distortions in tests related to corporate growth and country level innovation capacity. Further analysis highlights a variety of problems with using partial sample methods to handle missing innovation data, underscoring the importance of full-sample approaches in studies of innovation.
Extremely Imbalanced Smell-based Defect Prediction

In continuous integration/continuous delivery, one of the main requirements for high-speed delivery of software is to find bugs efficiently. For this reason, multiple solutions were introduced in the literature. For instance, defect prediction approaches based on bad code smells detected in modules from each version of the software. Nevertheless, these approaches do not consider the problem where there may exist an extremely higher percentage of non-defective modules compared to defective modules. Given that, each version of the software may only have a small number of defects. As a result, in this thesis, we introduce a new model with an autoencoder algorithm that uses design and implementation smells to detect defective modules. Therefore, we trained five autoencoders with distinct architectures. Additionally, for evaluation, we compared each model against autoencoders with the same architecture, trained with traditional object-oriented metrics and the combination of both. Our analysis did not show promising results, as the use of only smells and the combination of features did not provide an improvement compared with the use of metrics. However, we introduce a starting point for smell-based defect prediction in the context of dataset imbalance. Furthermore, we introduce a baseline for future work.
Survival and Complication Rates of Zirconia Ceramic Single Crowns:A Systematic Review

Zirconia-based implants have become well-documented during the last few years, and their outcomes have been reported to be equal to the ones of metal abutments. However, to date, there is no high-level evidence suggesting its superiority over the classic metal-ceramic restorations. Therefore, we conducted the current investigation to systematically review all of the available literature regarding the use of zirconia-based, implant-supported single crowns in edentulous patients with at least 1 year of observation. Finally, we included 15 studies in this systematic review. Following 5 years of observation and follow-up, this review summarized that the 5-year survival rate of zirconia-based bilayers reached 92.0%, ranging from 67.4% to 100%. Moreover, a total of 26 implant failures were encountered, with incidences ranging from zero to 8 failures in the whole cohort. We noted that only a minimal number of zirconia single crowns (SCs) had biological complications over the follow-up period. In terms of technical complications, we noted that the majority of included studies in our review reported technical complications related to zirconia SCs over the observation period. The overall occurrence of technical complications ranged from a single occurrence (out of 19 zirconia SCs) to 17 (out of 148 zirconia SCs). In our study, three studies reported the occurrence of chipping of the veneering ceramic in 5.9%, 3.3%, and 45.5% of examined zirconia SCs, respectively. In one study, the prevalence rate of occlusal roughness was 3.1%, while in the other study it reached as high as 87.5%. In conclusion, Zirconia-based implant-supported single crowns offer a very good alternative to current treatment protocols, with very high 5-year survival rates.
Effects of Leptin, Resistin, and PPAR-Gama Gene Variants on Obese Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Turkish Population

Cite this article as: Arat A, Yılmaz Ü, Yılmaz N, Fazlıoğulları O, Çelik F, Başaran C, Zeybek Ü. Effects of Leptin, Resistin, and PPAR-Gama Gene Variants on Obese Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Turkish Population. J Acad Res Med 2020;10(2):166-74 Effects of Leptin, Resistin, and PPAR-Gama Gene Variants on Obese Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Turkish Population Akut Koroner Sendromu Bulunan Obez Türk Hastalarda Leptin, Rezistin ve PPAR-Gama Gen Varyantlarının Etkileri Original Investigation / Orijinal Araştırma
Navigating small firms through Brazil ’ s Institutional Environment Network Mechanisms and Internationalization

This research identifies challenges associated with internationalization when entering and operating in the Brazilian market as a Danish firm, and investigates how they can be overcome. A qualitative multiple-case study was undertaken, including interviews with small and medium sized firms (SMEs), and with Brazilian experts within the field of research. The findings show that the Brazilian institutional environment, as a lingering result of colonization, poses challenges to SMEs resulting from the dysfunctions of the formal institutions: ‘red tape’ and lack of information; as well as challenges associated with the informal institutional environment: depersonalization and inefficiency. However, it is argued that these challenges can be overcome through social network mechanisms, where utilization of both formal and informal contacts are an effective tool to navigate through the Brazilian institutional environment. Concluding, it is argued that institutional challenges should not prevent any entrepreneur from entering the Brazilian market, as they can be successfully overcome.
The Factors Affecting the Implementation of 360 Degree Feedback on Organizational Performance for Selected Companies Located in Arusha

The study examines the factors affecting the implementation of 360 degree feedback on the organizational performance for selected companies in Arusha. The study had one specific objective. This objective was to determine the factors affecting the implementation of 360 degree feedback as a mechanism to enhance organizational performance for selected companies located in Arusha. The study used quantitative approach where by the research design was descriptive in nature. The targeted population originated from employees from different private companies located in Arusha. The targeted population came from fro various private companies in different sectors to gain a broad perspective of 360 degree feedback in Tanzania. According to the data analysis purported by empirical evidence, we can conclude that there are significant factors affecting organizational performance for selected companies located in Arusha. In this case, the management of private companies should be promote and encourage 360 degree activities and process in the organization.
A Note on the Reversibility Of Elementary Cellular Automaton 150 With Periodic Boundary Conditions

In this work, the reversibility problem for the elementary cellular automaton with rule number 150 is tackled. Although this problem was solved before, we will introduce in this work an alternative construction of the inverse cellular automaton by means of the transition matrices instead of transition dipolynomials. This new approach allows one to obtain a more eﬃcient and eﬀective algorithm to compute the inverse cellular automaton.
M er it A w ar d Magnetic Ordering in La 1x Ce x CrO 3 ( 0 . 0 x 1 . 0 ) Nanoparticles

We report the study of magnetic ordering in La 1-x Ce x CrO 3 (0.0  x  1.0) nanoparticles by employing dc-magnetization and neutron diffraction techniques. The analysis of our experimental results shows some remarkable observations, such as occurrence of sign-reversals of magnetization and exchange bias field in a single system, tunability of unit cell volume (V U ) as well as Néel temperature (T N ) just by varying x. These sign-reversal phenomena have been explained by using a core-shell model, which is established from the high resolution transmission electron miscroscopy, and dcmagnetization measurement techniques. The tunable behavior of V U has been ascribed to a lesser ionic radius of Ce compared to that of La, while tunability of T N has been assigned to a decrease in the Cr-O-Cr angle with increasing x. We have also brought out the technological importance of these sign-reversal phenomena in volatile, and thermally assisted magnetic random access memory elements.
Caries Risk Assessment in Pediatric Dental Care: A Systematic Review

Caries risk assessment is essential for the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of the disease to improve children’s oral health. In this systematic review, we aim to summarize previously published studies about the effects of risk assessment of dental caries in pediatric patients and the different risk factors for developing them. For that, a systematic electronic database search was conducted for relevant studies published, from inception till 26th June 2020, in seven databases. Finally, we included eight papers for this systematic review. The sample size of the included studies ranged from 128 to 3,810 individuals. The mean male percentage was 55%, ranging from 38% to 100%. All of the included studies had a cross-sectional study design. In this study, we reviewed the different risk factors for dental caries in pediatric patients. Despite all studies agreed that most risk factors include oral hygiene, dietary habits, proper parenting, and dental medical history, the socio-economic status risk factor was a point of debate. Moreover, different CRATs have been reported with a variety of sensitivity and validity scores. Validating these tools will require studies with large sample sizes and comparing the effect of these tools on different populations.
On the Relationships between Interactions and Equilibria in Games Networks

In this paper we present an extension of game theory named games network . The objective of this extension is to propose a theoretical framework which suits to \modular dynamics" resulting from di(cid:11)erent local interactions between agents. Brie(cid:13)y, games networks describe the situation where each player plays di(cid:11)erent games at the same time with several di(cid:11)erent players. The theoretical extension is based on strategic games. We more particularly focus on the determination of a global equilibrium from local Nash equilibria. Especially we determine some conditions on the existence of a global mixed equilibrium whatever could be the representation of given interactions by a game network. The results are based on an intermediary representation called the dependence graph which describes interactions between players.
Modeling the origins of spatial and temporal variability in visual cortical representations

Response characteristics of orientation-tuned neurons in the visual cortex appear to be similar in mammalian lineages widely separated in evolution. The spatial arrangement of preferences across the cortex, however, shows fundamental differences. While in primates and carnivores orientation preferences form orientation maps, in rodents they are spatially interspersed. The developmental processes and evolutionary origins of these two opposite layout-types remain enigmatic. In this thesis I introduce a class of models that can generate both types of functional organization found in the primary visual cortex of mammals. The conditions on the intra-cortical interaction for the generation of interspersed layouts are analytically calculated and confirmed in a biologically detailed model: an interspersed organization is actively generated when local circuits are predominantly suppressive. The model is further expanded to include representations to both eyes and to modulate the degree of plasticity during the critical period. Numerical simulations show that the final arrangement of orientations shows a weak negative correlation between nearest neighbours and that it suffers from a substantial dynamical lability of neuronal selectivities compared to columnar architectures. Interspersed layouts in general exhibit superior stimulus coverage but cause higher wiring costs to maintain a selective like-to-like connectivity. A model in which cortical organization is assumed to optimize a composite cost function that penalizes reductions in stimulus coverage and excessive wiring length depending on cortex size is introduced. A transition from interspersed layouts to columnar architecture above a critical area size is predicted by the optimization model.
Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring and Management in Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (BOOST-II): a Phase II Randomized Trial

Objective—A relationship between reduced brain tissue oxygenation (PbtO2) and poor outcome following severe traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been reported in observational studies. We designed a Phase II trial to assess whether a neurocritical care management protocol could improve PbtO2 levels in patients with severe TBI and the feasibility of a Phase III efficacy study. Design—Randomized prospective clinical trial Setting—Ten ICUs in the United States Patients—One hundred nineteen severe TBI patients Interventions—Patients were randomized to treatment protocol based on intracranial pressure (ICP) plus PbtO2 monitoring versus ICP monitoring alone. PbtO2 data were recorded in the ICPonly group in blinded fashion. Tiered interventions in each arm were specified and impact on ICP and PbtO2 measured. Monitors were removed if values were normal for 48 hours consecutively, or after 5 days. Outcome was measured at 6 months using the Glasgow Outcome Scale–Extended. Measurements and Main Results—A management protocol based on PbtO2 and ICP monitoring reduced the proportion of time with brain tissue hypoxia after severe TBI (0.45 in ICPonly group, 0.16 in ICP+PbtO2 group; p<0.0001). ICP control was similar in both groups. Safety and feasibility of the tiered treatment protocol was confirmed. There were no procedure related Okonkwo et al. Page 2 Crit Care Med. Author manuscript; available in PMC 2018 November 01. A uhor M anscript
Interactive comment on “Reanalysis of vertical mixing in mesocosm experiments: PeECE III and KOSMOS 2013” by Sabine Mathesius et al

We thank the reviewer for his/her comments on our manuscript. We appreciate the reviewer’s call for a more complex mixing model that resolves more of the physical processes at play explicitly. However, the problem we see in increasing the model’s complexity is an absence of in-situ data to constrain such complex model. Our very simplified approach requires temperature, salinity and solar radiation measurements only. These measurements are typically available for most pelagic mesocosm experiments. Despite its low complexity, our model is already, in its current form, capable of retracing observed temperatures and salinities in the water column of the mesocosm experiments. This is a clear advance compared to the contemporary (standard) way of simulating and interpreting mesocosm experiments, which is to
On the Use of Substrate Integrated Waveguide Technology in the Radiating Section Design of Reconfigurable Phased Arrays for 5G Applications

In recent years, the need for suitable infrastructures to the advent of the so-called 5G communication standards has been more and more highlighted [1]. This ever-growing interest has been spurring an outstanding amount of research activities focused on antenna design to be applied to the synthesis and dimensioning of phased arrays for 5G base stations working both at sub-6GHz and millimeter-wave (mmW) frequencies; for this kind of devices, there are a number of features which are highly desirable for an effective antenna deployment in a 5G communications scenario.
Genetic Diversity of Toona ciliata Populations Based on SSR Markers

Abstract: In order to provide a theoretical basis for the protection and development of T. ciliata germplasm resources, we studied the genetic diversity of T. ciliata by using SSR (Simple Sequence Repeat) primers to evaluate the genetic diversity of 192 T. ciliata germplasm samples from 24 populations of 5 provinces. DataFormater, Popgene, NTSYS, TFPGA and other software were used for genetic data conversion, genetic parameter estimation, dendrogram construction and genetic variation analysis. The results showed that: 1) a total of 17 alleles (Na) were detected in seven pairs of primers, with an average of 2.260 for each primer. Among them, the highest numbers of alleles (4) were detected in primers S11 and S422.The mean value of Nei's genetic diversity index (H) was 0.4909, the mean value of Shannon information index (I) was 0.7321, and the mean value of polymorphic information content (PIC) was 0.5182. The mean expected heterozygosity (He) and observed heterozygosity (Ho) were 0.1055 and 0.4956, respectively. The Nei′s genetic distances of the populations ranged between 0.0002 and 2.6346, and the mean was 0.5477. The average genetic diversity level (H=0.1044) of the 24 populations was lower than that of the species (H=0.4909). 2) The genetic differentiation coefficients (Fst) varied from 0.2374 to 0.9148, with an average value of 0.7727. The mean of population gene flow (Nm) was 0.0735, indicating a low level of genetic exchange between populations, and suggesting that the genetic variation mainly came from within populations. 3) With the UPGMA method, the 24 populations were clustered into 3 groups at Nei's genetic identity (0.99): the populations from Guizhou Province and Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region were clustered into one group, the populations from Hunan Province were in another group, and the populations from Hubei Province were in the third group. The Mantel test analysis showed a significant correlation between Nei's genetic distance and geographic distance (r=0.6318, P=0.009<0.05). The genetic diversity of the 24 populations of T. ciliata was at a low level. Geographic isolation was the main reason for genetic differentiation among T. ciliata provenances. In the protection of germplasm resources of T. ciliata, emphasis should be placed on breeding genetic resources from the populations with higher genetic diversity (P14, for example). As for the populations with low genetic diversity, an ex-situ protection strategy as well as ecological and timber objectives, should be taken into account to maximize the conservation and utilization of the diversity of T. ciliata.