Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Monroig O, Guinot D, Hontoria F, Tocher DR & Navarro JC (2012) Biosynthesis of essential fatty acids in Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797): Molecular cloning, functional characterisation and tissue distribution of a fatty acyl elongase, Aquaculture,

NOTICE: this is the author's version of a work that was accepted for publication in Aquaculture. Changes resulting from the publishing process, such as peer review, editing, corrections, structural formatting, and other quality control mechanisms may not be reflected in this document. Changes may have been made to this work since it was submitted for publication. A definitive version was subsequently published in Aquaculture, 1 Title 1 Biosynthesis of essential fatty acids in Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797): Molecular 2 cloning, functional characterisation and tissue distribution of a fatty acid elongase 3 4 Authors 5 Keywords 22 Elongases; essential fatty acids; non-methylene interrupted fatty acids; Octopus 23 vulgaris; polyunsaturated fatty acids. 24 25 2 Summary 25 Polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) have been identified as key nutrients for the 26 common octopus (Octopus vulgaris), particularly for its early life-cycle stages 27 (paralarvae). Our overarching aim is to establish the essential fatty acid (FA) 28 requirements for octopus paralarvae through determination of the enzymes of 29 endogenous PUFA biosynthetic pathways. We here report on the molecular cloning and 30 functional characterisation of a cDNA encoding a putative elongase of very long-chain 31 fatty acids (Elovl), a critical enzyme that mediate the elongation of FA including PUFA. 32 Our results suggested that the octopus Elovl is phylogenetically related to Elovl5 and 33 Elovl2, two elongases with demonstrated roles in PUFA biosynthesis in vertebrates. 34 Further evidence supporting a role of the octopus Elovl in PUFA biosynthesis was 35 provided through functional characterisation of its activity in yeast. It was confirmed 36 that expression of the octopus Elovl conferred on yeast the ability to elongate some C18 37 and C20 PUFA, while C22 PUFA substrates remained unmodified. The substrate 38 specificities exhibited by the octopus elongase were consistent with those of vertebrate 39 Elovl5. Interestingly, the octopus Elovl elongated n-6 PUFA substrates more efficiently 40 than their analogous n-3 substrates, suggesting that n-6 PUFA may have particular 41 biological significance in O. vulgaris. Finally, we investigated the potential role of the 42 newly cloned Elovl in the biosynthesis of non-methylene-interrupted FA, compounds 43 typically found in marine invertebrates and confirmed to be also present in the common 44 octopus. 45 46 3 Introduction 46
Business Ethics and Economic Growth: An Empirical Analysis for Turkish Economy

Purpose – The roots of the science of modern economics are originated from the ideas of Adam Smith who is not a pure economist but a moralist-philosopher. Basic concepts in the Wealth of Nations which is perceived as the hand book of economics depend on the arguments that Adam Smith suggests in his Theory of Moral Sentiments. In this theory, business ethics as a part of the Law of Sympathy appears as one of the factors that provide the invisible hand to operate properly. In light of this property, it is possible to assume business ethics as one of the components of the market mechanism. In this context, this study aims to analyse the link between business ethics and economic growth in the Turkish economy. Design/methodology/approach – The study employs bounced cheques and protested bonds for representing the degradation of business ethics and tries to show how this degradation affects economic growth in the Turkish economy for the period 1988-2013. Findings – Either illustrative or empirical results show that business ethics is an important determinant of economic growth in the Turkish economy and damaging it negatively effects the growth rate of the economy. Research limitations/implications – One of the most restrictive things conducting the present empirical analysis is the lack of various and longer data sets. Using different indicators in terms of business ethics with longer time span will definitely increase the reliability of the study. However, in the current form, results imply a policy that is capable of limiting the failures of business ethics may boost the Turkish economy up.Originality/value – The results tend to support the close link between business ethics and economic growth.
A Novel Supercapacitor/Lithium-Ion Hybrid Energy System with a Fuzzy Logic-Controlled Fast Charging and Intelligent Energy Management System

The electric powered wheelchair (EPW) is an essential assistive tool for people with serious injuries or disability. This manuscript describes the validation of applied research for reducing the charging time of an electric wheelchair using a hybrid electric system (HES) composed of a supercapacitor (SC) bank and a lithium-ion battery with a fuzzy logic controller (FLC)-based fast charging system for Li-ion batteries and a fuzzy logic-based intelligent energy management system (FLIEMS) for controlling the power flow within the HES. The fast charging FLC was designed to drive the voltage difference (Vd) among the different cells of a multi-cell battery and the cell voltage (Vc) of an individual cell. These parameters (voltage difference and cell voltage) were used as input voltages to reduce the charge time and activate a bypass equalization (BPE) scheme. BPE was introduced in this paper so that the battery operates within the safe voltage range. For SC/Li-ion HES, the FLIEMS presented in this paper controls the bi-directional power flow to smooth the power extracted from Li-ion batteries. Moreover, a dual active bridge isolated bidirectional DC converter (DAB-IBDC) was used for power conversion. The DAB-IBDC presented in this paper has the characteristics of galvanic isolation, and high power conversion efficiency compared to the conventional converter circuits due to the reduced reverse power flow and current stresses.
Do static electric forces contribute to the stickiness of a spider's cribellar prey capture threads?

Cribellar thread is the most primitive type of prey capture thread produced by spiders. Its dry surface is formed of thousands of fine fibrils that catch on the setose surfaces of insects and, by an unknown mechanism, also hold smooth surfaces. Static electric attraction has been suggested as the force by which these smooth surfaces are held. However, when the sticki- ness of cribellar threads produced by Hyptiotes cauatus and Uloborus glomosus (family Uloboridae) was measured with contact plates that had similar textures but very different dielectric values, no support was found for this hypothesis. Differences in stickiness values were small and showed no relationship to the dielectric indexes of the surfaces used to measure stickiness. o 199b Wiley-Liss, Inc. The most primitive type of prey capture threads produced by spiders are dry, composite threads, known as cribellar threads (Fig. 1; Shear, '94). These threads were present in the first aerial webs constructed by spiders and are produced by mem- bers of 22 spider families, including the primitive orb-weaving spider family Uloboridae (Coddington and Levi, '91; Opell, '79). Cribellar threads are formed of elements that provide strength and im- part stickiness (Eberhard, '88; Eberhard and Pereira, '93; Friedrich and Langer,'69; Kullmann, '75; Opell, '89, '90, '93, '94a,'95; Peters, '83, '84, '86,'92; Peters and Kovoor, '88). The support ele- ments include one or two pairs of larger, support- ing axial fibers and, in most members of the family Uloboridae, a network of 30-56 smaller paracribellar fibers that form a superstructure around the axial fibers (Peters and Kovoor, '80). The stickiness of a cribellar thread resides in a cloud of thousands of very thin, looped cribellar fibrils that are deposited around the axial fibers and paracribellar fibers to form the thread's outer sheath (Fig. 1). These cribellar frbrils are spun from spigots on a spinning plate termed the cribellum. An increase in the number of cribellar spigots results in the production of stickier cribellar threads that contain a greater number of frbrils (Opell, '94a,b,'95). However, the mecha- nism by which cribellar threads hold surfaces is not fully understood. The stickiness of these cribellar threads appears to result from two types of nonadhesive force. In- sect surfaces with stout setae and spines are held O 1995 WILEY.LISS, INC.
New Constraints on the Abundance and Composition of Organic Matter on Ceres

Near‐infrared reflectance spectra from the Dawn mission at Ceres were recently found to exhibit a 3.4 μm absorption indicative of the presence of aliphatic organic compounds. Constraints on abundance and composition of these organics are necessary to inform discussions of their origin. We model reflectance spectra of organic‐bearing regions on Ceres using laboratory spectra of insoluble organics of known composition extracted from terrestrial sedimentary rocks (i.e., kerogens) and carbonaceous chondrite meteorites (i.e., insoluble organic matter, IOM). The 3.4 μm aliphatic organic absorptions observed in Dawn near‐infrared data are stronger than those observed in lab spectra of carbonaceous chondrites, and modeling requires 45% to 65% spectral fraction of IOM to fit spectra from Ceres. The spectral fraction of kerogen necessary to fit the same Ceres spectra ranges from 5% to 15% depending on the hydrogen to carbon ratio of the kerogen. Any proposed mechanism of organic delivery or formation on Ceres should explain the presence of highly concentrated IOM or why the composition is distinct from meteorite‐derived IOM if lower organic abundances are considered more plausible.
Significance of Serum Magnesium Levels In Critically Ill-Patients

Magnesium is fourth most common cation in the body and second most common intracellular cation after potassium, yet its deficiency in critically ill-patients is frequently overlooked. Some authors have called Mg “the forgotten electrolyte” [5,6], because, although Mg alterations are common, hypomagnesemia is an important but underdiagnosed electrolyte abnormality. There is a paucity of data in Indian literature, addressing this common, but underdiagnosed electrolyte deficiency. Present study was to assess the magnitude of magnesium deficiency and its influence on the outcome of critically ill-patients with emphasis on the implications of hypomagnesemia and on treatment options. A prospective observational study was conducted on 65 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of our hospital. The subjects enrolled into the study were monitored for serum magnesium levels within 24 hours of admission, 2ml of venous blood sample was taken and processed for magnesium analysis. Serum magnesium levels were estimated. Results analysed and discussed. Hypomagnesemia is common in sepsis patients, both in the ICU and in the wards. In order to provide optimal care, ICU clinicians should be familiar with the principles and practice of fluid and electrolyte pathophysiology. Hypomagnesemia should be identified and corrected, because it is associated with increased adverse events and higher mortality in critically ill patients. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of Submission: 29 -07-2017 Date of acceptance: 30-09-2017 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
An In Depth Review Paper on Numerous Image Mosaicing Approaches and Techniques

Image mosaicing is one of the most important subjects of research in computer vision at current. Image mocaicing requires the integration of direct techniques and feature based techniques. Direct techniques are found to be very useful for mosaicing large overlapping regions, small translations and rotations while feature based techniques are useful for small overlapping regions. Feature based image mosaicing is a combination of corner detection, corner matching, motion parameters estimation and image
Constrained Iterative Feedback Tuning for Robust High-Precision Motion Control

The aim of this paper is to extend iterative feedback tuning (IFT), which is a data- based approach for controller tuning, with robustness constraints. Hereto a constrained IFT problem is formulated that is solved by introducing a penalty function. Essentially, the gradient estimates decompose into (a) the well-known IFT gradients and (b) the gradients with respect to this penalty function. Experimental results obtained from the motion control systems of an industrial wafer scanner confirm enhanced performance with guaranteed robustness properties.
Mood states modulate complexity in heartbeat dynamics: A multiscale entropy analysis

This paper demonstrates that heartbeat complex dynamics is modulated by different pathological mental states. Multiscale entropy analysis was performed on R-R interval series gathered from the electrocardiogram of eight bipolar patients who exhibited mood states among depression, hypomania, and euthymia, i.e., good affective balance. Three different methodologies for the choice of the sample entropy radius value were also compared. We show that the complexity level can be used as a marker of mental states being able to discriminate among the three pathological mood states, suggesting to use heartbeat complexity as a more objective clinical biomarker for mental disorders.
EDQNM model of a passive scalar with a uniform mean gradient

Dynamic equations for the scalar autocorrelation and scalar‐velocity cross correlation spectra have been derived for a passive scalar with a uniform mean gradient using the Eddy Damped Quasi Normal Markovian (EDQNM) theory. The presence of a mean gradient in the scalar field makes all correlations involving the scalar axisymmetric with respect to the axis pointing in the direction of the mean gradient. Equivalently, all scalar spectra will be functions of the wave number k and the cosine of the azimuthal angle designated as μ. In spite of this complication, it is shown that the cross correlation vector can be completely characterized by a single scalar function Q(k). The scalar autocorrelation spectrum, in contrast, has an unknown dependence on μ. However, this dependency can be expressed as an infinite sum of Legendre polynomials of μ, as first suggested by Herring [Phys. Fluids 17, 859 (1974)]. Furthermore, since the scalar field is initially zero, terms beyond the second order of the Legendre expansion.
Apparent directional mass‐transfer capacity coefficients in three‐dimensional anisotropic heterogeneous aquifers under radial convergent transport

Aquifer hydraulic properties such as hydraulic conductivity (K) are ubiquitously heterogeneous and typically only a statistical characterization can be sought. Additionally, statistical anisotropy at typical characterization scales is the rule. Thus, regardless of the processes governing solute transport at the local (pore) scale, transport becomes non‐Fickian. Mass‐transfer models provide an efficient tool that reproduces observed anomalous transport; in some cases though, these models lack predictability as model parameters cannot readily be connected to the physical properties of aquifers. In this study, we focus on a multirate mass‐transfer model (MRMT), and in particular the apparent capacity coefficient (β), which is a strong indicator of the potential of immobile zones to capture moving solute. We aim to find if the choice of an apparent β can be phenomenologically related to measures of statistical anisotropy. We analyzed an ensemble of random simulations of three‐dimensional log‐transformed multi‐Gaussian permeability fields with stationary anisotropic correlation under convergent flow conditions. It was found that apparent β also displays an anisotropic behavior, physically controlled by the aquifer directional connectivity, which in turn is controlled by the anisotropic correlation model. A high hydraulic connectivity results in large β values. These results provide new insights into the practical use of mass‐transfer models for predictive purposes.
Production Of Phenolic Acid And Antioxidant Activity In Transformed Hairy Root Cultures Of Common Buckwheat (Fagopyrum Esculentum M.)

Common buckwheat (Fagopyrum esculentum Moench) is recognized as a healthy food in many countries because it is nutrient-rich crop. This experiment was conducted to investigate the antioxidant activity and production of phenolic acids from hairy cultures of roots, leaves and stems of Common buckwheat. In these cultures, a large amount of chlorogenic, p-hydroxybenzoic, p-anisic and caffeic acids were produced together with small amounts of the related phenolic acids, vanilic acids, p-coumaric acid, hesperetic and cinamic acid. The DPPH and ABTS assays showed more high antioxidant activity in hairy root cultures(leaves, stems and roots). Especially DPPH assay showed increasing antioxidant activity in hairy root culture at 3 times compared to control. The highest hairy root growth reached up to 21.2 g/l dry weight with roots, 17.7 g/l with leaves and 14.6 g/l with stems at the third week after placement. Molecular analysis by PCR amplification confirmed that the rol B gene (652 bp) which is transferred into hairy roots from the Ri-plasmid in Agrobacterium rhizogenes is responsible for the induction of hairy root from plant species.
Development of a Fully Flexible Sheet-Type Tactile Display Based on Electrovibration Stimulus

Tactile displays have been extensively studied for several decades. However, owing to their bulkiness and stiffness, it has been difficult to integrate these displays with information devices to enable tactile communication between the devices and their users. This paper proposes a novel sheet-type electrovibration tactile display that consists of poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) polystyrene sulfonate conductive layers and an insulation layer of polydimethylsiloxane. The tactile display is sufficiently thin and flexible for attaching onto various surfaces. In this study, the tactile display was micro-fabricated and characterized through experiments. The experimental results indicated that the tactile display exhibited good durability under bending and that it could present various tactile sensations depending on the type of voltage waveform. In addition, the effect of using a combination of electrovibration and thermal stimuli was also demonstrated. The sheet-type display was attached onto a Peltier element; the thinness of the structure enabled the display to conform to the element and ensure good heat transfer. In the experiment, subjects were asked to scan the display with their fingertips. The results showed that multiple tactile stimuli were also successfully perceived by the subjects.
HISTOLOGICAL AND HISTOMORPHOMETRIC ASPECTS OF THE DIGESTIVE SYSTEM OF THE TAKI FISH, CHANNA PUNCTATUS

The histoanatomical and histonumerical analysis of the digistive system of Channa puntatus was made. It’s digestive tract was short in length. The digestive system includes large mouth with sharp teeth, highly distensible oesophagus, a large stomach, a number of pyloric caecae and a short intestinal tract. The mucosal layer of the oesophagus is highly folded, the stomach was distinct with strong and branched villi and the intestine was short with long villi.
Closure of the single fluid magnetohydrodynamic equations in presence of electron cyclotron current drive

In the presence of electron cyclotron current drive (ECCD), the Ohm’s law of single fluid magnetohydrodynamics (MHD) is modified as E + v × B = η ( J – J ECCD ). This paper presents a new closure relation for the EC driven current density appearing in this modified Ohm’s law. The new relation faithfully represents the nonlocal character of the EC driven current and its main origin in the Fisch-Boozer effect. The closure relation is validated on both an analytical solution of an approximated Fokker-Planck equation as well as on full bounce-averaged, quasi-linear Fokker-Planck code simulations of ECCD inside rotating magnetic islands.
Transcritical two-layer flow over topography

The evolution of weakly-nonlinear two-layer flow over topography is considered. The governing equations are formulated to consider the effects of quadratic and cubic nonlinearity in the transcritical regime of the internal mode. In the absence of cubic nonlinearity an inhomogeneous Korteweg-de Vries equation describes the interfacial displacement. Numerical solutions of this equation exhibit undular bores or sequences of Boussinesq solitary waves upstream in a transcritical regime. For sufficiently large supercritical Froude numbers, a locally steady flow is attained over the topography. In that regime in which both quadratic and cubic nonlinearity are comparable, the evolution of the interface is described by an inhomogeneous extended Kortewegde Vries (EKdV) equation. This equation displays undular bores upstream in a subcritical regime, but monotonic bores in a transcritical regime. The monotonic bores are solitary wave solutions of the corresponding homogeneous EKdV equation. Again, locally steady flow is attained for sufficiently large supercritical Froude numbers. The predictions of the numerical solutions are compared with laboratory experiments which show good agreement with the solutions of the forced EKdV equation for some range of parameters. It is shown that a recent result of Miles (1986), which predicts an unsteady transcritical regime for single-layer flows, may readily be extended to two-layer flows (described by the forced KdV equation) and is in agreement with the results presented here. Numerical experiments exploiting the symmetry of the homogeneous EKdV equation show that solitary waves of fixed amplitude but arbitrary length may be generated in systems described by the inhomogeneous EKdV equation.
The Internet Impact on Market Behavior of Young Consumers

Technological progress and increasing accessibility of Internet cause signifi cant changes in consumers behavior. New informatics technologies has impact mostly on young generation, which uses it in everyday life but also in market processes. Young people raised in digital era occurred to be diff erent comparing to older generations. According to that fact this group of young people should be constantly observed and analyzed, so the companies off er can adjust to their needs. All trends behaviors and study results presented in this article will show what infl uence has Internet on young people, who are making a commercial transactions.
Answering SQuAD

Question Answering is a very important cornerstone of natural language processing where a machine should be able to understand human language to an extent that an individual could ask questions to the machine in the language he/she understands and then get the answers back in the same language without the involvement of experts. In this project we evaluate a neural network based Question Answering system using a simple model and see how a very basic model performs on the Stanford Question Answering dataset.
Title: Health-related quality of life among patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis treated with weekly and monthly bisphosphonates Running Head: QoL among patients treated with bisphosphonates

Kaštelan D. , Vlak T. , Lozo P., Gradišer M. , Mijić Š. , Nikolić T. , Miškić B. , Car D. , Tajsić G. , Dušek T. , Jajić Z. , Grubišić F. , Poljičanin T. , Bakula M. , Džubur F. , Strižak-Ujević M. , Kadojić M. , Radman M. , Vugrinec M. , Kušter Ž. , Pekez M. , Radović E. , Labar Lj. , Crnčević-Orlić Ž. , Koršić M. (2010) Health-related quality of life among patients with postmenopausal osteoporosis treated with weekly and monthly bisphosphonates. Endocrine Research, 35 (4). pp. 165-73. ISSN 07435800