Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
‘Travestido, Transformado, Definitivamente Distinto’? Transgenericidad and Gender Trouble in Leonardo Padura's Máscaras

This article considers how Mascaras (1995), the third novel in Cuban author Leonardo Padura's post‐Soviet detective fiction series Las cuatro estaciones , transforms the genre. This article argues that at once using and subverting US tenets of noir, the author successfully transfigures archetypes of form and content, in particular commenting on the figure of the Hombre Nuevo . The article discusses Mascaras as an example of a trans‐genre/transgenericidad: the novel demonstrates how postmodern symptoms such as self‐awareness and metanarrativity, deviant from the archetypal crime genre, reinforce and inform notions of fluid and performative representations of bodies and sexualities in Cuba.
Prolactin's role during acute and chronic heat stress in growing pigs

Heat stress (HS) increases circulating prolactin (PRL) in a variety of animal models (reasons remain unknown), but whether or not HS elevates PRL in growing pigs is ill‐defined. Crossbred gilts (77±2 kg) were housed in individual pens and allocated to treatments: 1) HS conditions (36°C; 50% humidity) and ad libitum feeding (n=13) or 2) thermo‐neutral (TN) conditions (19°C; 61% humidity) and pair‐feeding (n=16) to eliminate the confounding effects of dissimilar feed intake. Pigs were sacrificed at d1 or 7 of environmental exposure. Rectal temperatures (Tr) and respiratory rates (RR) were obtained 4X daily and blood and intestinal tissues harvested at death. HS pigs had increased Tr (P<0.01; 40.1 vs. 38.4°C), RR (P<0.01; 111 vs. 36 bpm) and reduced feed intake (P<0.05; 57%). By design, TN pigs’ intake mirrored the HS pattern. PRL was higher (P<0.05) in HS pigs (0.97 vs. 0.64 ng/ml). In acute HS (24 h), PRL was negatively correlated with feed intake (r = −0.71; P<0.05), ileal transepithelial resistance (TER; r = −0.85; P<0.01) and tended to be negatively correlated with colonic TER (r = −0.69; P=0.06). In chronic HS (d7), PRL tended to be only inversely correlated with glucose (r = −0.81; P<0.10). In TN pigs, PRL was not correlated with any of the measured variables. Together, PRL appears to participate in both the acute HS response and the acclimation to chronic environmental hyperthermia.
Mitochondrial genome organization varies among different groups of the booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila :

The booklouse, Liposcelis bostrychophila is an important stored pest worldwide. The mt genome of an asexual strain (Beibei, China) of the booklouse, L. bostrychophila, comprises two chromosomes; each chromosome contains approximate half of the 37 genes typically found in animals. The mt genomes of two sexual strains of L. bostrychophila, however, comprise five and seven chromosomes respectively; each chromosome contains one to six genes. To understand mt genome evolution in L. bostrychophila, we sequenced the mt genomes of six strains of asexual L. bostrychophila collected from different locations in China, Croatia and USA. The mt genomes of all of the six asexual strains of L. bostrychophila collected in China, Croatia and USA have two chromosomes. Phylogenetic analysis of mt genome sequences divided nine strains of L. bostrychophila into four groups. Each group has a distinct mt genome organization and substantial sequence divergence (48.7-87.4%) from other groups. Furthermore, the seven asexual strains of L. bostrychophila including the published Beibei strain are more closely related to two other species of booklice, L. paeta and L. sculptilis, than to the sexual strains of L. bostrychophila. Our results revealed highly divergent mt genomes in the booklouse, L. bostrychophila, and indicated that L. bostrychophila is a cryptic species.
Developmental and cytochemical features of female gametophyte in endemic Lathyrus undulatus (Fabaceae).

The presented study describes developmental and cytochemical features of female gametophyte in Lathyrus undulatus Boiss. (Fabaceae), which belongs to subfamily Papilionoideae and is endemic to northwestern Turkey. The ovary is monocarpellate and the mature ovule is anatropous, bitegmic and crassinucellate. Differentiation of the outer integument determines a Yshaped micropyle aperture. The nucellar epidermis is poorly developed. The inner parietal layers of the integument differentiate into a thin layer of endothelium. The hypodermally oriented archesporium is distinguished as one cell. Archesporium produces a parietal cell and a primary sporogenous cell. The primary sporogenous cell enlarges to form megasporocyte. After meiotic division, megaspores organize in an isobilateral manner of tetrad. Only one megaspore functions and it is one of the chalazal members of the tetrad. The functional megaspore develops into an embryo sac, which gives rise to a Polygonum type. The synergids lying above the egg cell are typical in structure. The antipodals are ephemeral and degenerate earlier without leaving any remnants. Embryo development is of Onagrad type. Suspensor degenerates at the globular embryo stage. The primary endosperm nucleus divides mitotically in a free nuclear manner and it is rich for insoluble polysaccharides and protein. © 2013 Friends Science Publishers
Implications of Temperature and Humidity on Pupation Patterns in the Silkworm, Bombyx mori L.

The implications of temperature (25,30 and 35) and relative humidity (60, 70 and 80%) on the pupation patterns were studied in the silkworm, Bombyx mori L. Larvae of two pure silkworm breeds, Pure Mysore (PM) and NB4D2 and their hybrid, PM NB4D2 were reared under experimental conditions under natural day photoperiodic (LD 12: 12) condition. The three developmental marker events viz., larval ripening, pharate pupal formation and pupal formation occurred at or around the beginning of the photo-phase. The computed of mean vector (equation omitted), based on the circular statistics, also confirmed the above. However, the length of mean vector, r and the mean vector angular variance, s varied according to temperature and humidity conditions imposed; the variations being non-significant. Extreme temperature and humidity conditions, however, resulted in reduction in pupation rate (%) for PM and PM NB4D2. On the other hand, in NB4D2 pupation percentage reduced below the economic level. The temperature and humidity together seems to exert synergic impact on the pupation rate at least in the silkworm Bombyx mori, L.
The Effect of Head Nurses’ Empowerment Educational Program on Staff Nurses’ Burnout

Background: Empowerment is necessary for the era of competition and service because every organization needs employees who are fast, responsive and independent so they can be competitive through human resources and strengthen the capability and commitment of employees. The lack of empowerment of nurses in hospitals is one of the main causes of nurses’ burnout. Aim of the study: The aim of this study was to examine the effect of head nurses’ empowerment educational program on staff nurses’ burnout. Research Design: A quasi-experimental design utilized to achieve the aim of the current study. Study Setting: The study conducted in medical, surgical and critical care units at Benha University Hospital, Egypt . Study sample: were all available head nurses who met the inclusion criteria (65) distributed as the following; 24 of head nurses working at medical units, 19 of head nurses working at surgical units and 22 head nurses working at critical care units. Convenience sample of staff nurses (342) who meet the inclusion criteria from the total number (716) nurses. Tools of data collection: Four tools utilized; namely, empowerment knowledge questionnaire, Conditions of Work Effectiveness Questionnaire, Psychological Empowerment Scale and Maslach-Burnout-Inventory-General Survey. Results: There was statistically significant improvement in head nurses' knowledge and level of empowerment after implementation of the program. In addition, there was a statistically significant improvement of staff nurses' level of burnout after implementation of the program. Also, there was a highly statistically significant negative correlation between head nurses’ empowerment level and studied staff nurses' level of burnout post-program (P<0.001). Conclusion: The study concluded that there was a positive effect of the educational program regarding empowerment for head nurses on the burnout of staff nurses. Recommendations: Future studies recommended to investigate the effect of psychological empowerment and employee engagement on other variables such as staff turnover, absenteeism, performance, and safety.
Molecular analysis of the developmental mechanisms that establish the body plan of petunia

Flowering plants have developed many ways to arrange their flowers. A flowerbearing branch or system of branches is called an inflorescence. The number of flowers that an inflorescence contains ranges from a single flower to endless flower-clusters. Over the last centuries, botanists have classified inflorescences based on their morphology, which has led to an unfortunate maze of complex botanical terminology. With the rise of molecular developmental biology, research has become increasingly focussed on how inflorescences develop, rather than on their morphology. It is the decisions taken by groups of stem cells at the growing tips of shoots, called meristems, on when and where to produce a flower or a shoot that specify the course of inflorescence development. Modelling is a helpful aid to follow the consequences of these decisions for inflorescence development. The socalled transient model can produce the broad inflorescence types cyme, raceme and panicle, into which most inflorescences found in nature can be classified. The analysis of several inflorescence branching mutants has led to a solid understanding of cymose inflorescence development in petunia (Petunia hybrida). The cyme of petunia is a distinct body plan compared with the well-studied racemes of Arabidopsis and Antirrhinum, which provides an excellent opportunity to study evolutionary developmental biology (evo-devo) related questions. However, thus far, limited use has been made of this opportunity, which is, at least in part, due to researchers getting lost in a maze of botanical terminology. We discuss some general issues here, while focussing on inflorescence development in petunia.
Two new species of sympatric Fergusonina Malloch flies (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) from bud galls on high-elevation snow gums (Eucalyptus pauciflora Sieb. ex Spreng. complex) in the Australian Alps.

Two Fergusonina (Diptera: Fergusoninidae) flies are described from terminal leaf bud galls on high-elevation snow gums (Eucalyptus pauciflora complex) in the Australian Alps. The new species, Fergusonina daviesae Nelson and Yeates sp. nov. and Fergusonina taylori Nelson and Yeates sp. nov., occur in sympatry at the six collection locations. After extensive field studies, these are the only two Fergusonina species that have been found on high-elevation snow gums. The two can be distinguished from each other by differences in adult size and markings on the mesonotum. The mature larvae, which are superficially similar to each other, but differ in shape and details of the dorsal shield ornamentation, are described. Additionally, a cytochrome oxidase I (COI) sequence divergence of 12.55% between the two putative species supports the conclusions drawn from the morphological study. The two species can be distinguished from other described species of Fergusonina by host specificity, adult colour, setation and larval dorsal shield morphology.
Madness and Poverty in Toronto: A Narrative Analysis.

This research is a culmination of my experience with Madness and its presence in the world. I question what it means to experience mental health ‘trouble’ in a world that seeks to live under the guise of normalcy. Trouble, as I can most clearly navigate it, happens when something steps outside of the boundaries of normalcy. When life is experienced by an individual as something outside of social convention, the individual becomes ‘marked’ with difference based on a shared perspective of what is correct. My doctoral research therefore examines this phenomenon to understand how one lives a ‘spoiled identity’ in a world that seems to be in defiance of it. I carry out a narrative analysis of textual data to question the unquestioned and ubiquitous presence of mental health narratives within contemporary Western culture. I have not lived in poverty but I take up its narrative in connection to Madness as an intrinsic precursor to something amiss in our society. In addressing these social inequalities, I utilize key conceptual tools such as stigma/spoiled identity, narrative prosthesis, and the interplay between ‘I’ and ‘We’ narratives. As an Interpretive Sociologist, I use the lenses of ethnomethodology and phenomenology to engage in this discussion.
Prediction of in situ rumen protein degradability of grass and lucerne by chemical composition or by NIRS

Sixty one samples of three grass species and seventy three lucerne samples collected from different growth stages and cuts during three seasons were used to derive regression equations based on crude protein (CP), crude fibre (CF) or harvest date (D) as well as near infrared reflectance spectroscopy (NIRS) calibrations to predict potential (a+b) and effective (ED) CP degradability. Best regression equations to predict a+b and ED of grass were based on a combination of CP and CF, resulting in an equal residual standard deviation (RSD) of 3.7%-units. For lucerne, two-term regressions with CF and D resulted in the lowest RSD, being 2.3%-units for a+b and 2.5%-units for ED. For both grass and lucerne, a still higher prediction accuracy was obtained with NIRS. In the case of grass, calibrations based on 4 raw absorbances gave the lowest standard error of crossvalidation (SEC) for a+b (2.7%-units) and for ED (2.5%-units). For lucerne, calibrations with 4 second derivatives performed best with SEC-values of 1.9 and 1.4%-units for a+b and ED, respectively. Validation on an independent set of UK grasses however showed that the performance of NIRS-calibrations can be heavily disturbed by the way of sample preparation.
Évaluation de la technologie photonique sur silicium pour le développement de liens sans fil innovants visant 40 Gb/s au-delà de 200 GHz

Avec l’explosion du trafic de donnees mobiles, des debits superieurs au Gb/s deviennent necessaires pour l’utilisateur. Ainsi, le reseau de communication est en cour d’amelioration afin de promouvoir le deploiement de la 5G, notamment grâce au developpement et a l’installation de systemes sans fil d’onde millimetrique (mmW) a 10 Gb/s. Neanmoins, pour delivrer de tels debits, les liens fronthaul/backhaul sans fil connectes au cœur de reseau devront supporter des flux de donnees superieurs a 40 Gb/s. Cet enjeu suscite un interet croissant pour les frequences sub-mmW et THz (0.1 THz – 1 THz) autour desquelles des bandes passantes (BPs) de 100 GHz sont accessibles. Il serait en effet possible d’atteindre un debit de 100 Gb/s, tout en utilisant des formats de modulation simples et ainsi reduire la consommation d’energie du systeme. Visant le marche de masse des applications haut-debits, la technologie Photonique sur Silicium est particulierement attractive pour generer des BPs naturellement larges et pour sa capacite a forts niveaux d’integration et faible cout de fabrication. Dans cette these, une technologie Photonique sur Silicium industrielle a donc ete evaluee durant le developpement d’un emetteur integre THz fonctionnant sur la base d’une photodiode et pouvant delivrer 100 Gb/s. Le developpement d’une antenne THz faible cout et compacte est egalement un aspect majeur de cette these afin de permettre la transmission point-a-point du signal THz. En effet, une antenne integree sur substrat organique faible cout et a faibles pertes et une lentille fabriquee par impression 3D ont ete developpees afin d’evaluer ces technologies de prototypage industriel au-dela de 200 GHz.
Function and Regulation of the α6 Integrins in Mammary Epithelial Biology and Breast Cancer: A Dissertation

Integrins have the ability to impact major aspects of epithelial biology including adhesion, migration, invasion, signaling and differentiation, as well as the formation and progression of cancer (Hynes 2002; Srichai and Zent 2010; Anderson et al. 2014). This thesis focuses on how integrins are regulated and function in the context of mammary epithelial biology and breast cancer with a specific focus on the α6 integrin heterodimers (α6β1 and α6β4). These integrins function primarily as receptors for the laminin family of extracellular matrix (ECM) proteins and they have been implicated in mammary gland biology and breast cancer (Friedrichs et al. 1995; Wewer et al. 1997; Mercurio et al. 2001; Margadant and Sonnenberg 2010; Muschler and Streuli 2010; Nistico et al. 2014). The first project investigates how alternative splicing of the α6 subunit impacts the genesis and function of breast cancer stem cells (CSCs). This work revealed that the α6Bβ1 splice variant, but not α6Aβ1, is necessary for the function of breast CSCs because it activates the Hippo transducer TAZ (Zhao et al. 2008a), which is known to be essential for breast CSCs (Cordenonsi et al. 2011). My work also led to the discovery that laminin (LM) 511 is the specific ligand for α6Bβ1 and that autocrine LM511, which is mediated by TAZ, is needed to sustain breast CSCs by functioning as a ‘ECM niche’. An important aspect of this study is the finding that surface-bound LM511 characterizes a small population of cells in human breast tumors with CSC properties.
DINAMIKA PASANG AKSARA BALI : SEBUAH KAJIAN HISTORIS SISTEM EJAAN

Balinese, in addition to being written in Latin letters, is also written in Balinese script. Every alphabet has its code called spelling. Language inheritance carries spelling inheritance. Until now in the Balinese script writing system two spellings have been applied, namely the spelling of Purwadresta and the spelling of Schwartz. Each spelling has its own provisions which until now are still inherited. The Balinese script used to write the Sanskrit, Old Javanese, and Balinese languages up to now has experienced the development or dynamics from the very beginning of its existence. The development of Balinese script pairs generally still leads to functionalization, inheritance of values, and cultural preservation.
Biomineralization in calcifying marine organisms

The objective of this theses is to contribute to the wide discussion about the biological control level on the biomineralization operated by calcifying organisms. In particular the intra-crystalline organic matrix associated with different coral species was studied and its role in the process was investigated. The main goals obtained from the research on corals included: (i) the discovery of the species specific role of the intra-crystalline organic matrix molecules in the precipitation of calcium carbonate; (ii) the definition of the role of magnesium ions in the control of the macromolecules assembly/aggregation and in the consequent calcium carbonate polymorphic selectivity; (iii) the discovery that in corals the biomineralization process is not affected by the sea water acidity, as consequence corals are able to construct their skeletons independently from the environmental conditions as far they survive. At the same time, investigations on different kind of vaterite, biogenic and synthetic, were also carried out and confirm the importance of the organism control on the biomineralization process and in particular on the co-existence of different crystalline structures of vaterite for enabling optimization of specific functions, through the employment of OM and acidic macromolecules.
Narratives of Christian and Muslim qualified and trainee Clinical Psychologists working in the NHS

Research has evidenced the significant contribution of religious/spiritual beliefs, in improving one’s mental wellbeing. This is of relevance to the profession of clinical psychology and is reflected in guidelines from professional bodies, which specify that the beliefs of clients should be explored and respected by healthcare professionals. Interestingly, mental health professionals who hold religious/spiritual beliefs may address the beliefs of their clients in diverse ways, due to the significance of their own beliefs. Thus it is suggested that there is a need to understand one’s relationship to religion/spirituality, in order to appropriately attend to a client’s beliefs. However, there is no guidance on how to manage conflicting beliefs in the therapeutic relationship, with colleagues or the NHS context. Furthermore, there is limited guidance on managing self-disclosure. There is a gap in the research on the experiences of clinical psychologists who hold religious/spiritual beliefs, which this study hopes to address. The aim of the present research was to explore the narratives of Christian and Muslim, qualified and trainee clinical psychologists working in the NHS. Five semi-structured interviews were conducted with qualified and trainee clinical psychologists who hold Christian or Muslim beliefs. Interviews were analysed used a performative/dialogic form of Narrative Analysis. Findings suggested that the interviewees’ beliefs’ had a positive influence on their role as psychologists and also in supporting clients in discussing their own religious/spiritual beliefs. The decision to share one’s beliefs was a careful and thoughtful process, which was influenced by the NHS context, placement supervisors and perceptions of the discipline of psychology. Significantly, interviewees storied silencing as trainees, due to being a minority in their beliefs, which further influenced how they approached the beliefs of their clients and also how they discussed their beliefs amongst colleagues and academic staff. Recommendations for the clinical psychology doctorate course, clinical supervision, professional guidelines, and future research are suggested, in light of the study findings.
Converting a β-Glycosidase into a β-Transglycosidase by Directed Evolution*

Directed evolution was applied to the β-glycosidase of Thermus thermophilus in order to increase its ability to synthesize oligosaccharide by transglycosylation. Wild-type enzyme was able to transfer the glycosyl residue with a yield of 50% by self-condensation and of about 8% by transglycosylation on disaccharides without nitrophenyl at their reducing end. By using a simple screening procedure, we could produce mutant enzymes possessing a high transferase activity. In one step of random mutagenesis and in vitro recombination, the hydrolysis of substrates and of transglycosylation products was considerably reduced. For certain mutants, synthesis by self-condensation of nitrophenyl glycosides became nearly quantitative, whereas synthesis by transglycosylation on maltose and on cellobiose could reach 60 and 75%, respectively. Because the most efficient mutations, F401S and N282T, were located just in front of the subsite (-1), molecular modeling techniques were used to explain their effects on the synthesis reaction; we can suggest that repositioning of the glycone in the (-1) subsite together with a better fit of the acceptor in the (+1) subsite might favor the attack of a glycosyl acceptor in the mutant at the expense of water. Thus these new transglycosidases constitute an interesting alternative for the synthesis of oligosaccharides by using stable and accessible donor substrates.