Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Computational reverse chemical ecology: Prospecting semiochemicals for pest management using in silico approach in Plutella xylostella Linn.

In the present study, we used Computational Reverse Chemical Ecology (CRCE) method along with minor improvements and screened 17 volatile compounds from cabbage, Brassica oleracea, in order to discover attractants for the diamond back moth, Plutella xylostella. Three-dimensional structure of odorant binding proteins (OBP 1) and odorant receptors (OR 2) from P. xylostella were modeled and used as molecular targets. The interaction of OBP-odorant complex with OR was used in identifying behaviorally active compounds. From the docking studies, 4 compounds from the headspace volatiles of cabbage namely Allyl isothiocynate, E-2-hexen-1-ol, E-4-hexen-1-ol, and Z-3-hexen-1-ol were predicted as behaviorally active. Semiochemicals, ascertained active, were further subjected to interaction studies in the laboratory and in field studies. It was observed that the predicted compounds were attractive to P. xylostella adults both in bioassays and in the field. Our approach is a unique methodology for rapid screening and predicting behaviorally active semiochemicals and can be used for prospecting attractants that can be readily used in the field.
Neuropsychological abnormalities in a patient diagnosed with frontoparietal meningioma

Background: Meningioma is a benign type of brain tumor. This type of tumor usually grows very slow. However, it can compress brain tissue. Publications about secondary Neuropsychological alterations to a diagnosis of meningioma are generally sparse, but there are studies that indicate cognitive deficit in attention, memory, executive functions and visuoconstructive skills. Objective: To identify Neuropsychological alterations in patients with diagnosis of frontoparietal meningioma. Participant: A 52-year-old female patient, married, right-handed and who is an artist. She shows a clinical picture of head trauma without loss of consciousness accompanied by a persistent headache. A radiograph of paranasal sinuses taken showed a normal result. The image of brain scan showed a 2.7 × 2.4 cm meningioma located in the left frontoparietal area with hyperostosis. Materials: A protocol of neuropsychological evaluation was applied with MMSE test, digit span test, TMT (A/B), Babcock story recall test, Rey-Osterrieth complex figure test, clock-drawing test, memory test, Frontal Assessment Battery (FAB) and a verbal fluency task. Results: It was found that the patient had difficulty to handle immediate information associated with a possible dysfunction of the frontal lobe (working memory), inability to recall material given by auditory pathway (delayed verbal memory). It was found that the patient was unable to generate verbs or alternation of the same (Executive functions), affecting her quality of life to a lesser extent. Conclusions: The results indicate that the patient presents Neuropsychological alterations which are associated with frontal lobe. It is suggested to carry out plans of functional Neurorehabilitation which aim at the improvement of the quality of life of the patient, or future people with this type of diagnosis.
Implantation of Er/Yb ions into gallium nitride

We report about properties of Gallium Nitride thin films containing erbium and ytterbium ions. The galliumnitride was fabricated by Metal Organic Vapor Phase Epitaxy and Erbium and Ytterbium ions were incorporated intogallium nitride by using ion implantation. After the implantation the samples were annealed in nitrogen atmosphereat 800 °C. The properties of the samples were studied by various methods. X-ray diffraction pattern showed that galliumnitride has single crystalline hexagonal wurtzite structure. Rutherford Backscattering Spectroscopy and Elastic RecoilDetection Analyses were used to determine composition of the samples. The erbium/ytterbium doped gallium nitridesamples had content of the rare earth ranging from 0.05 to 3.38 at. %. Photoluminescence spectra taken at 4 K showedtypical erbium 4I13/2 → 4I15/2 and ytterbium 2F5/2 → 2F7/2 emission bands. The results are discussed in terms ofthe relations between fabrication conditions of the samples and their optical and other properties.
GENETIC DIFFERENTIATION OF GREY WOLF POPULATION (CANIS LUPUS L.) FROM BALKAN AND CARPATHIANS

Genetic differentiation of grey wolf ( Canis lupus ) populations from the Balkans (Serbia and Bulgaria) and the Western Carpathians was studied by means of using tissue and bone samples from legally hunted wolves. In total, 339 samples of tissues and bones and small number of feaces, blood and urine samples were used. Genotyping was based on 15 microsatellites of nuclear DNA. Genetic differentiation was studied using Bayesian approach (structure software). Obtained results showed the differenetiation between the Balkan and the Carpathian populations as well as between the Bulgarian population and both populations from Serbia and Slovakia. There are indications of migration towards west. Although these results are based on the nuclear markers, it would be advised to reanalyze the samples using mtDNA markers.
VERxVE 144 week results: nevirapine extended‐release (NVP XR) QD versus NVP immediate‐release (IR) BID with FTC/TDF in treatment‐naïve HIV‐1 patients

Here we report 96‐ and 144‐week follow‐up data from VERxVE, which demonstrated that NVP XR (400 mg QD) was non‐inferior to NVP IR (200 mg BID), each on a backbone of emtricitabine/tenofovir at 48 weeks.
MINIMISING INVENTORY COSTS BY PROPERLY CHOOSING THE LEVEL OF SAFETY STOCK

Markets are everyday becoming ever more demanding and companies are adjusting in different ways. The objective of forecasting in a demand-driven supply network is to identify the probable range of expected demand so that supply can cover demand anywhere within the statistical range. Supply can cover the range either through having the capacity to replenish within lead times or by carrying excess inventory (safety stock). Nowadays, many companies put a lot of their energy and finance into setting the right level of safety stock and reducing related expenses. In this paper, we improve an existing method for calculating the safety stock for a particular Slovenian company. We present the existing and proposed methods for calculating safety stock and derive a cost model. Finally, we prove that the proposed method not only reduces average costs but also helps to meet the target customer service level – making it also applicable to other Slovenian companies encountering situations where demand is seasonal.
Partitioning the turnover and nestedness components of beta diversity

Aim Beta diversity (variation of the species composition of assemblages) may reflect two different phenomena, spatial species turnover and nestedness of assemblages, which result from two antithetic processes, namely species replacement and species loss, respectively. The aim of this paper is to provide a unified framework for the assessment of beta diversity, disentangling the contribution of spatial turnover and nestedness to beta-diversity patterns. Innovation I derive an additive partitioning of beta diversity that provides the two separate components of spatial turnover and nestedness underlying the total amount of beta diversity. I propose two families of measures of beta diversity for pairwise and multiple-site situations. Each family comprises one measure accounting for all aspects of beta diversity, which is additively decomposed into two measures accounting for the pure spatial turnover and nestedness components, respectively. Finally, I provide a case study using European longhorn beetles to exemplify the relevance of disentangling spatial turnover and nestedness patterns. Main conclusion Assigning the different beta-diversity patterns to their respective biological phenomena is essential for analysing the causality of the processes underlying biodiversity. Thus, the differentiation of the spatial turnover and nestedness components of beta diversity is crucial for our understanding of central biogeographic, ecological and conservation issues.
The magnitude of the injury pattern in femicides by stabbing in Colombian women

Introduction: Assessing the severity of the injuries suffered by victims may contribute to prevent femicide more effectively. Objective: To establish whether the amount of wounds recorded in femicides by stabbing vary according to the age of the victim and the victim-offender relationship. Materials and methods: Cases of Colombian women who were stabbed to death between 2011 and 2013 (n=331; age: 14-91 years) were included in the study. They were classified according to age ranges and the type of relationship with the offender. Descriptive analyses were conducted. Two one-way ANOVAs and a factorial ANOVA were performed to assess the differences in the mean number of the stab wounds received by the victim, and to determine the effects of interaction among the established categories. Results: The pattern of injury severity was higher in women aged 22 to 40 years than in those aged 41 to 55 years, and in women attacked by their intimate partners than in those attacked by strangers and acquaintances. Age ranges and types of relationship had an interaction effect on the dimension of the sustained wound. Conclusion: The age of the victims and the types of relationship they had with the offender are variables that should be considered to propose preventive policies on femicide since both are correlated to violent acts with greater injury patterns.
The breeding biology, nest success, habitat and behavior of the endangered Saffron-cowled Blackbird, Xanthopsar flavus (Aves: Icteridae), at an Important Bird Area (IBA) in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

The Saffron-cowled Blackbird, Xanthopsar flavus (Gmelin, 1788), is a globally vulnerable icterid endemic to grasslands and open areas, and a priority species for research and conservation programs. This contribution provides information on the population size, habitat, behavior, breeding biology and nest success of X. flavus in two conservation units (CUs) in Viamão, state of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil: the Environmental Protection Area Banhado Grande, and the Wildlife Refuge Banhado dos Pachecos, classified as an “Important Bird Area”. Searches for X. flavus were carried out mainly in open areas, the type of habitat favored by the species. Outside the breeding season individual behavior was recorded by the ad libitum method; during the breeding season, selected X. flavus pairs were observed following the sequence sampling method. The research areas were visited once a month, totaling approximately 530 hours of observations (September 2014 to June 2016) over 84 days, which included two breeding seasons. The species was observed across all months (not necessarily within the same year) and several X. flavus flocks were encountered, some with more than one hundred individuals (range = 2-137). Additionally, the behavior and feeding aspects, habitat use and breeding information on X. flavus were recorded. Two breeding colonies were found, and eleven nests were monitored. The estimated nesting success was 10% in Colony 1, but zero in Colony 2, where all eggs and nestlings were predated. Saffron-cowled Blackbirds were recorded in mixed flocks, mostly with Pseudoleistes guirahuro (Vieillot, 1819), P. virescens (Vieillot, 1819) and Xolmis dominicanus (Vieillot, 1823), the last also a globally endangered species. The collected information highlights the importance of CUs for the maintenance of X. flavus populations in the region. Maintenance of proper areas for feeding and breeding is necessary and urgent. Information from current research is being employed in the management plan of the Wildlife Refuge Banhado dos Pachecos in which X. flavus is one of the conservation target-species.
OPPORTUNITIES AND PROBLEMS IN NANOINDENTATION WITH SPHERICAL INDENTERS

The main advantages of indentation with spherical indenters are: 1) possibility of measurement under low stresses so as to obtain elastic and viscoelastic material parameters without influence of irreversible processes, 2) gradual increase of stresses and strains with increasing indenter depth, enabling the construction of stress-strain diagrams, 3) negligible pile-up for small depths of penetration. An important issue is the knowledge of the indenter tip radius, and its calibration is necessary. All these issues are discussed further.
Automated analysis of pupils' self-explanations of a narrative text

We present a method devised to automatically analyze pupils' verbalizations during reading and to reveal some of the strategies they use. An experiment with 44 primary school pupils (3rd and 5th grade) reading a narrative text and verbalizing what they understood at predefined breaks showed, firstly, that machine results are correlated with experts'; secondly, that the recall of recent sentences is not uniform across verbalizations and subject to a grade effect; thirdly, that there is a grade effect in the recall of distal causal sentences.
UV-Vis-NIR quantum cutting suitable for c-Si solar cell application

The possibility of using the broad band spectra of Eu 2+ to improve the absorption of the Pr 3+ -Yb 3+ quantum cutting couple was investigated. The energy transfer mechanisms between Eu 2+ and Pr 3+ in the SrF2 host are briefly discussed in order to evaluate the potential of Eu 2+ as a sensitizer for the Pr 3+ -Yb 3+ couple. The results showed that Eu 2+ could be a good sensitizer for the absorption of UV photons and efficiently enhancing the Pr 3+ emission, and hence improving the near infrared emission. The investigated system can therefore enable the c-Si solar cell to utilize the solar spectrum more efficiently in the broad wavelength region where c-Si shows a weak response.
The development of attentional orienting to non-social directional cues

CUES by KRISZTINA VARGA (Under the Direction of Janet E. Frick) ABSTRACT The current paper examines the development of children’s understanding of arrows. Infants (810 months), children (3-7 years) and adults were tested in a spatial cueing paradigm in which arrows were used as a litmus test for understanding the shift from perceptual to conceptual understanding. In this respect, it investigates what property or properties of an arrow cue attention in the first years of life. The present study reveals that individuals who do not yet understand the directional meaning of an arrow may be cued by its perceptual characteristics, but once an individual understands the directional meaning of an arrow, this conceptual understanding prevails over the perceptual characteristics. A framework is suggested which may help to explain the developmental shift that occurs from using the perceptual characteristics of a stimulus to orienting attention using its conceptual meaning.
Sports Physiology TS OF HYDRATION STATUS ON AEROBIC RMANCE FOR A GROUP OF MALE UNIVERSITY Y PLAYERS

e G, Baker JS, Davies B. Effects Of Hydration Status On Performance For A Group Of Male University Rugby Players. ne 2005;8(5):36-42. The object of this study was to examine the f hydration status on exercise performance in a group of athletes under conditions of hypohydration (HYPO) and tion (EUH) at ‘neutrally stable’ temperatures. Eight healthy, lly active, amateur University rugby players (age 21.0±1.4 yrs, 3±6.1 kg/m) underwent two 12 hr programs of hydration (fluid ce and consumption at ~20 °C) in order to induce states of EUH O. The participants completed two 30 min cycle ergometer der each hydration state in a random order. Changes in ance were measured using heart rate (HR), rate of perceived (RPE) and relative rate of oxygen uptake (VO2). Urine ity values (UOsm) were also measured to quantify hydration UOsm values were EUH 385±184 mOsm/kg and HYPO mOsm/kg. In the EUH condition, from rest to 30 min, HR anged from 78±12 to 116±12 beats/min, RPE 6±0 to 11±2 units 2 5.7±2.1 to 16.8±3.4 mL/kg/min. In the HYPO condition, HR 124±13 beats/min, RPE 6±0 to 13±2 units and VO2 6.2±2.8 to ml/kg/min (mean±SD, p≤0.05). In conclusion, HR, RPE and iables increased significantly under HYPO conditions when d to EUH conditions at ~20°C and therefore having a tal effect on performance. rds: Hypohydration, Euhydration, Aerobic Exercise Hydration and Aerobic Performance 37
Clockwise rotation of the Brahmaputra Valley relative to India: Tectonic convergence in the eastern Himalaya, Naga Hills, and Shillong Plateau

GPS data reveal that the Brahmaputra Valley has broken from the Indian Plate and rotates clockwise relative to India about a point a few hundred kilometers west of the Shillong Plateau. The GPS velocity vectors define two distinct blocks separated by the Kopili fault upon which 2–3 mm/yr of dextral slip is observed: the Shillong block between longitudes 89 and 93°E rotating clockwise at 1.15°/Myr and the Assam block from 93.5°E to 97°E rotating at ≈1.13°/Myr. These two blocks are more than 120 km wide in a north‐south sense, but they extend locally a similar distance beneath the Himalaya and Tibet. A result of these rotations is that convergence across the Himalaya east of Sikkim decreases in velocity eastward from 18 to ≈12 mm/yr and convergence between the Shillong Plateau and Bangladesh across the Dauki fault increases from 3 mm/yr in the west to >8 mm/yr in the east. This fast convergence rate is inconsistent with inferred geological uplift rates on the plateau (if a 45°N dip is assumed for the Dauki fault) unless clockwise rotation of the Shillong block has increased substantially in the past 4–8 Myr. Such acceleration is consistent with the reported recent slowing in the convergence rate across the Bhutan Himalaya. The current slip potential near Bhutan, based on present‐day convergence rates and assuming no great earthquake since 1713 A.D., is now ~5.4 m, similar to the slip reported from alluvial terraces that offsets across the Main Himalayan Thrust and sufficient to sustain a Mw ≥ 8.0 earthquake in this area.
Using the Java Media Framework to build Adaptive Multimedia Groupware Applications

Realtime audio and video conferencing has not yet been satisfactorily integrated into web-based groupware environments. Conferencing tools are at best only loosely linked to other parts of a shared working environment, and this is in part due to their implications for resource allocation and management. The Java Media Framework offers a promising means of redressing this situation. This paper describes an architecture for integrating the management of video and audio conferences into the resource allocation mechanism of an existing web-based groupware framework. The issue of adaptation is discussed and a means of initialising multimedia session parameters based on predicted
Fabrication and properties of er-doped nanocrystalline phase-seperated optical fibers

The fabrication of Er-doped ZrO 2 -based nanocrystalline phase-separated optical fiber preforms using the MCVD and solution doping techniques is presented and discussed in details in the paper. Preforms with nearly transparent cores containing Er-doped nanocrystals with dimensions mainly within 20-80 nm have been prepared. Fibers drawn from the preforms exhibit good luminescent properties around 1550 nm suitable for applications in lasers and amplifiers.
Evidence for differential lipid peroxidation and antioxidant enzyme activities in Sesamum indicum L. genotypes under NaCl salinity

As sesame is a somewhat neglected crop, information concerning its response to salinity is lacking. The effects of NaCl stress were studied on seven genotypes of Sesamum indicum L. The 6-weeks-old sesame seedlings were treated with different NaCl concentrations (0, 30, and 60 mM). The NaCl caused significant decreases in fresh and dry mass of all genotypes; however responses of genotypes to the salt were significantly different. Based on the data obtained for fresh and dry mass accumulation, the genotypes were divided into two groups: i.e. salt-tolerant (Ardestan, Varamin, and Darab) and salt-sensitive (Naz-Takshakheh, Naz-Chandshakheh, Yekta and Oltan). Lipid peroxidation was recorded to be the lowest in cv. 'Varamin', 'Darab', and 'Ardestan' (tolerant group), whereas it was recorded to be maximum in genotypes 'Naz-Takshakhe', 'Naz-Chandshakhe', 'Oltan' and 'Yekta' (sensitive group) in the 60 mM NaCl treatment. In both 30 and 60 mM NaCl treatments, the activities of SuperOxide Dismutase (SOD), Catalase (CAT), Ascorbate Peroxidase (APX) and Glutathione Reductase (GR) were found to be higher in the tolerant group, compared to the sensitive group of genotypes. The accumulation of proline in the sesame leaves under saline conditions was higher in tolerant group, compared to the sensitive genotypes. It seems that in the salt-tolerant genotypes of sesame, increases in antioxidant enzymes activities and proline accumulation, along with a lower lipid peroxidation at cellular membranes, led to a higher level of tolerance to the salt.
Private Sector Conservation Enterprises in Australia

If markets for nature conservation services are to ensure an efficient supply, property rights need to be well defined, readily defended and tradeable. However, some of these services have ill defined property rights that are costly, if at all possible to defend. This limits the incentives for private sector entities to deliver nature conservation benefits and has provided a rationale for public sector provision. Private Sector Conservation Enterprises (PSCEs) have the potential to fill any gap between the public sector supply of nature conservation services and the public’s demand for them. This paper reports a two stage survey designed to determine whether or not PSCEs are active in Australia to fill this supply gap. The first questionnaire collected high-level information on conservation activities, scale of operation, revenue and expenditure. The follow-up questionnaire sought more detailed information on factors that either constrain or facilitate the work of PSCEs. The research shows that there is an active and substantial PSCE sector operating across all states and territories. Despite their private sector roots, most PSCEs in Australia receive a proportion of their revenue from government grants. However, these groups also creatively engage local communities in nature conservation and successfully leverage private sector funds.
Implications of brown tree snake captures from fences

The capture of brown tree snakes (Boiga irregularis) from fence lines in the vicinities of air and sea ports is an important component of the integrated approach used for curtailing the dispersal of the species from Guam. Use of fences by brown tree snakes was characterised from over 600 captures of snakes during spotlight searches. Two construction designs of chain-link fences were searched, the difference being whether a horizontal bar or a steel cable was used to support the chain link on top. Both fence designs had snakes concentrated at the fence tops – fences having top bars produced 92% of captures on the top third of the chain link, the top bar, or the parallel barbed-wire strands above the fence; fences without top bars produced 82% of captures from the top third of the chain link or the wires above it. Most snakes were found in a horizontal position and no general trends were found through the night for when snakes ascend or descend the fences. To help concentrate snakes at the tops of fences for facilitating control efforts, we recommend the use of a horizontal bar to support the chain link on top, as well as the use of parallel barbed- wire strands above the fence. We discuss management implications for using searches of fences to control brown tree snakes and to detect new brown tree snake populations in other locales.