Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Social capital and rural innovation process: the evaluation of the measure 124 “Cooperation for Development of New Products, Processes and Technologies in the Agriculture, Food and Forestry Sector” in the Umbria Region (Italy)

The most recent theories on innovation point out the role of social networks, demonstrating how knowledge is intertwined with network communities and social capital represents an essential factor to comprehend innovation. The social network dimension of the innovation process is also acknowledged in the actual definition of an agricultural innovation system (AIS). This study attempts to assess the role played by social capital in agricultural innovation projects co-financed by the Measure 124 of the Rural Development Program (2007-2013) of the Umbria Region (Italy), based on the analysis of 5 evaluation criteria (relevance, innovation, effectiveness, sustainability, and social capital) in relation to 8 selected projects. The obtained results confirm the validity of the proposed methodology both for the purpose of internal monitoring of the project and for the assessment of the measure on the basis of tangible and intangible factors, such as social capital.
Strain engineering of antimonene by a first-principles study: Mechanical and electronic properties

In this work, we investigate the mechanical and electronic properties of monolayer antimonene in its most stable beta-phase using first-principles calculations. The upper region of its valence band is found to solely consist of lone pair p-orbital states, which are by nature more delocalized than the d-orbital states in transition metal dichalcogenides, implying superior transport performance of antimonene. The Young's and shear moduli of beta-antimonene are observed to be ~25% higher than those of bulk antimony, while the hexagonal lattice constant of the monolayer reduces significantly (~5%) from that in bulk, indicative of strong inter-layer coupling. The ideal tensile test of beta-antimonene under applied uniaxial strain highlights ideal strengths of 6 GPa and 8 GPa, corresponding to critical strains of 15% and 17% in the zigzag and armchair directions, respectively. During the deformation process, the structural integrity of the material is shown to be better preserved, albeit moderately, in the armchair direction. Interestingly, the application of uniaxial strain in the zigzag and armchair directions unveil direction-dependent trends in the electronic band structure. We find that the nature of the band gap remains insensitive to strain in the zigzag direction, while strain in the armchair direction activates an indirect-direct band gap transition at a critical strain of 4%, owing to a band switching mechanism. The curvature of the conduction band minimum increases during the transition, which suggests a lighter effective mass of electrons in the direct-gap configuration than in the free-standing state of equilibrium. The work function of free-standing beta-antimonene is 4.59 eV and it attains a maximum value of 5.07 eV under an applied biaxial strain of 4%.
Carbon limitation of ammonium uptake by heterotrophic bacteria in the subarctic Pacific

The purpose ofthis study was to test the hypothesis that NH,+ uptake by heterotrophic bacteria in the subarctic Pacific is C limited. Addition of glucose (0.5-1.0 PM) stimulated NH. ,+ uptake in unfractionated water but had no effect on bacterial abundance. Glucose stimulation of NH,+ uptake was even greater in the bacterial size fraction (<0.8 pm). Regeneration of “NH,+ from added [“N] amino acids was measurable in the bacterial size fraction, but glucose additions prevented net NH,+ excretion because of increased uptake of NH 4+. In the subarctic Pacific, NH,+ concentrations range from undetectable (SO.05 GM) to 0.4 FM, whereas the maximal estimate of monosaccharide concentrations was 0.025 PM. These results indicate that the supply of C compounds likeglucose can limit NH,* uptake by heterotrophic bacteria.
What do we mean by ‘ major illness ’ ? The need for new approaches to research on the impact of ill-health on poverty

It is widely recognised that ill-health is one of the most serious challenges that many individuals, households and families have to face. But there is limited knowledge of the complex processes involved in suffering from and coping with multiple and diverse healthrelated challenges. Provision of support to those suffering ill-health has focused on acute illnesses which are often implicitly assumed to follow the pattern: get sick, consult with a provider, receive diagnosis, obtain treatment and recover. It has similarly become commonplace for economists to associate serious illness with ‘catastrophic health expenditure’. These presumptions have lead to support mechanisms being seen primarily in terms of providing assistance in meeting the cost of in-patient treatment. Such approaches fail to address the multiple and complex pathways which link ill-health and well-being. Individuals suffering from dengue fever, tuberculosis, emphysema, diabetes, lymphatic filariasis or AIDS might all be classified as having a ‘serious illness’. However, in terms of risk to life, level of disability and distress, duration of illness, prognosis, stigmatisation, availability and cost of treatment, and a range of other factors, their situations may differ radically. The impact of an illness is also highly dependent on the demographic and socio-economic characteristics of the individual falling ill, the household of which they are a member and the extended family and social networks to which they belong. Research in Cambodia, China and Laos has focused on households affected by a ‘major illness’, defined broadly in terms of risk to household livelihoods. It was based on an innovative approach involving in-depth, one-year retrospective studies. Its purpose was to investigate the processes set in motion as different types of households coped with different types of health problem.
Coordination and Evolutionary Network Formation with Asymmetric Link Costs: Part One

We analyze a dynamic implication of an evolutionary process in a population where both actions and network structures changes over time. At every period, a coordination game is played by players who are linked with each other. An asymmetric cost of a link is incorporated. Under this setting each player myopically adopts with its circumstance consisting of the network structure and the action profile. In a stochastically stable state there are link cost patterns such that all players play a pareto dominant equilibrium strategy of coordination game. This is the most different result from a standard stochastic evolutionary models that selects a risk dominant equilibrium.
MIDDLE-CLASS CONSENSUS, SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE FUNDAMENTAL CAUSES OF ECONOMIC GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT

This paper analyzes a heterogeneous-agents endogenous-growth model incorporating both transaction costs and social capital. An individual can either become an active part of the societyi¯s middle-class networks of trust and mutual co-operation, thus making a positive contribution to overall social capital. Alternatively, the individual can stay socially disintegrated and free-ride on the communityi¯s social capital. Due to the existence of asymmetric information, agents face a moral-hazard problem on the credit market which gives rise to transaction costs and can be alleviated by private, governmental or social governance structures. An increase in inequality and shrinking of the middle class depresses the communityi¯s social capital, which, in turn, weakens the informal social governance system and increases economy-wide transaction costs. As a result a more unequal distribution lowers the economyi¯s growth rate.
Probing the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) of ionizing plasmas

Strong deviations from Maxwellian equilibrium of the electron energy distribution function (EEDF) are very often encountered in (relatively) high pressure, non-equilibrium plasmas. The shape of the EEDF will strong affect all electron induced excitation processes and consequently excited species net effluxes. In this contribution, we will present an experimental investigation of the EEDF of an intermediate pressure (argon) microwave plasma by a combination of experimental and modelling techniques.
UC Riverside International Organization of Citrus Virologists Conference Proceedings ( 1957-2010 ) Title Cachexia and Other Diseases of Citrus in the Jordan Valley Permalink

A survey of the major virus and virus-like diseases of citrus in Jordan was done between 1985 and 1987. Cachexia was found the most important virus disease problem. Psorosis, exocortis, and stubborn were also found to be present there. No evidence for the presence of tristeza was found based on symptomatology, indexing, and ELISA. Two blocks of citrus orchards were planted in 1987 with trees originating from virus-free buds imported from California. Virus indexing and establishment of a virus-free buddwood program is necessary with priority for cachexia-free local mandarins. Index words. tristeza, stubborn, exocortis, psorosis, variegation, leaf rugose, ELISA. Citrus, the number one tree fruit crop in the Jordan Valley, is planted on 13,000 acres, which is 23% of the agricultural land of the valley. The documentation of citrus diseases in the Jordan Valley is limited to some reports and abstracts only (9). We surveyed 1,816 acres of private citrus orchards owned by 190 owners, and recorded the major diseases and management problems. The results of this survey are reported here. MATERIALS AND METHODS Survey. Field survey and laboratory identification of the major diseases on citrus was done between 1985-87. The methodology used is summarized in Table 1. Apart from the general survey, four orchards a t Baqura, El Yabis, Deir Alla, and Wadi Shueib that belong to the Ministry of Agriculture were indexed to identify some potential virus-free TABLE 1 METHODS USED IN THE IDENTIFICATION OF VIRUS AND VIRUS LIKE DISEASES OF CITRUS IN THE JORDAN VALLEY Identification Methods Disease Syrnptomatology Serologial Cultural BaitIIndicator Plants
Does Income and education of working-women transform societal values: An evidence from Pakistan

Women’s socio-economic empowerment is instrumental in transforming the societal values particularly in developing countries. However, this transition from traditional to modern social values is linked to women’s income and education levels. This paper investigates this phenomenon in the context of working women in Pakistan. To this extent, three hundred and six working-women were interviewed in urban vicinity of Lahore city. By employing Multinomial logit model our study confirms that socio-economic status of working-women plays a significant role in transforming their social values. Both income and education levels of working-women tend to display similar association to values, although differences persist in some important dimensions. Women’s empowerment through higher education and rising income leads to more bargaining power in household decision making, increasing political participation, and valuing gender equality. However, modernization as result of increased income levels and education has led to a decline in importance of religion in women from upper classes unlike the lower classes.
Evaluation of Bio-Layer Interferometric Biosensors for Label-Free Rapid Detection of Norovirus Using Virus Like Particles

This study evaluated the label-free bio-layer interferometric (BLI) biosensor for the detection of norovirus (NoV) using two types of virus like particles (VLPs) that represent human NoV GI.1 and GII.4. To construct biosensors for NoV GI.1 and GII.4 detection, the commercial AMC sensors, on which anti-mouse Fc-specific antibodies were preimmobilized on the surfaces, were further bound with the capture antibodies mAb3901 and mAb NS14, respectively, by using the Blitz system. The kinetics of immobilization of capture antibodies on the AMC sensors demonstrated that mAb3901 and mAb NS14 reached saturated binding phase almost at the same time (~415 s). The optimal concentration of capture antibodies for immobilization was 15 μg/mL for both mAb3901 and mAb NS14. The AMC sensors loaded more mAb NS14 than mAb3901 at the same binding condition. The biosensors constructed by immobilization of the capture antibodies at their optimal concentration showed tight binding interactions with their respective GI.1 VLPs and GII.4 VLPs, with the affinity constant of 6.01 × 10-7 M and 2.01 × 10-7 M, respectively. For both biosensors, the VLPs binding rates were linearly increased with the increase of VLP concentrations. These biosensors were able to detect GI.1 or GII.4 VLPs at the concentration of 5 μg/mL in PBS, and showed intense and stable binding interactions at VLP concentration of 10 μg/mL and above. The mAb NS14-immoblized biosensors for GII.4 VLP detection were more sensitive than the mAb3901-immoblized biosensors for GI.1 VLP detection. This detection technique was label-free, easy, rapid (2 min), and accurate, requiring a very small sample volume (4 μL).
Tailoring Genetic Algorithm for Resource Scheduling in Many-Core Processors

With the development of multi-core and many-core processors, how to leverage the hardware improvement to boost application performance remains a challenge for ensuring the continuously improvement of computing and data processing capabilities. Specifically, in this paper, we focus on how to efficiently assign many-core resources to computing tasks to improve the processing capability of systems. We propose to employ Genetic Algorithm (GA) for many-core resource scheduling. Considering the issues with GA, such as the low convergence speed, low efficiency of the search process, and limitations of the genetic operators, we propose two modifications. First, to increase the discrimination of fitness value and therefore accelerate the convergence speed, we introduce the idea from Simulated Annealing (SA) to design the fitness function. Second, to deal with the limitations of genetic operators, we introduce Cellular Automata (CA), and therefore to overcome the problem of premature convergence. With the extensive experiments, our modified algorithm exhibits fast convergence and efficient performance for many-core scheduling.
Major Histocompatibility Complex Class II Prediction

Major Histocompatibility complex (MHC) molecules play an essential role in introducing and regulation immune system. The MHC molecules are divided into two classes, class I and class II which are differ in size of their binding pockets. Determining which peptides bind to a specific MHC molecule is fundamental to understanding the basis of immu- nity, and for the development of vaccines and immunotherapeutic for autoimmune diseases and cancer. Due to the variability of the locations of the class II binding cores, the process for predicting the affinity of these peptides is difficult.This paper investigates a new method for predicting peptides binding to MHC class II molecules and its affinity using genetic algorithms and metaheuristics. The algorithm is based on a fitness function that builds a scoring matrix for all suggested motifs in a specific iteration to test the motif ability to be one of the real motifs in the nature. The genetic algorithmpresented here shows increased prediction accuracy with higher number of true positives and negatives on almost of MHC class II alleles,about 80 percent of peptides were correctly classified when testing dataset from IEDB(26). Generally, these results indicate that GA has a strong ability for MHC Class II binding prediction.
Visual Cryptography: A Three Tier Encryption Technique

: Electronic commerce is one of the most widely spreading technology in today’s E-marketing. The increase in E-users gives a great challenge to be faced in security. E-Commerce, the technology dealing with all the banking and money transaction process requires a very high end security service. Visual Cryptography (VC) is an effective concept of providing security for all visual based information. In the proposed work, Double Encryption and Stegnography is combined with VC and enhances the security of VC Shares. This also protects the transaction based details in E-marketing.
Dual buoyant/mucoadhesive macroporous polypropylene microparticles for gastric delivery of repaglinide

Preparation and characterization of dual buoyant/mucoadhesive polypropylene microparticles (MPs) loaded with repaglinide (REP) for gastric drug delivery in order to augment the weak mucoadhesion in the stomach. Porous foam powder MPs were prepared using coating polymers with variable permeability (Eudragit L100, Eudragit RSPO) alone or in combination by the soaking method. Thiolated Eudragit L100 (Eudragit L100-SH) was also synthesized and tried in an attempt to enhance the mucoadhesive properties of MPs. All formulae were characterized for their yield, flow properties, particle size, encapsulation efficiency (EE %), morphology, and drug release and its mechanistics. Possible interactions inside MPs matrix were also elucidated using FTIR study. The suitability of the selected formulae for gastroretention was evaluated by in vitro buoyancy and ex-vivo mucoadhesion studies. All REP-loaded MPs demonstrated a passable powder flow, high yield values, promising floatation and mucoadhesion. Encapsulation efficiency % values were nearly tripled upon addition of Eudragit polymers. Compared to the Eudragit free REP loaded foam powder, all formula showed more sustained release features. Eudragit L100-SH was synthesized and confirmed by FTIR. Furthermore, its incorporation, alone or in combination, exhibited a significant increase in mucoadhesion strength compared to the unmodified one. Dual buoyant/mucoadhesive MPs loaded with REP encourage planning for future in-vivo performance studies for the management of diabetes.
The Application of Laboratory X-Ray Micro-Diffraction to Study the Effects of Clinching Process in Steel Sheets

Fig. 1. Schematic view of the forming of a clinching joint along with the changes of forming force during the clinching joint formation. During the joining process, in the joint area, the punch is pressed in the connected materials. The sheet material is pressed gradually in to the cavity die. The sheet metal pressing is continued until the sheet abuts of the die bottom. Then the sheet begins to fill the space between the punch and die cavity. After filling this space and further punch pressing the interlock bottom is intensively pressed. At this pressing stage the interlock is forming by gradual sheets layers pressing.
TASK SPECIFIC COORDINATION OF LEG MUSCLES DURING CYCLING

Studies on cycling by our group have focused on the effects of modifying grade, posture and cadence. Changing posture (seated vs. standing) has a more profound influence on mechanical and neuromuscular coordination than does changing slope (0 vs. 8% grade). Most of the changes with standing posture occur late in the down-stroke: increased ankle and knee joint moment, reduced hip joint moment and higher activity in specific muscles. Under the influence of lower extremity inertial properties, higher pedaling frequency induces more mechanical and neuromuscular changes at the hip joint than at the knee or ankle. These mechanical and neuromuscular adaptations to environmental and task constraints indicate that training and related movement analysis should be specific to the motion. This supports the notion of task specific training.
Resource orchestration in family firms: investigating how entrepreneurial orientation, generational involvement, and participative strategy affect performance

Drawing on the process of resource orchestration, we argue a co-alignment of multiple factors is needed for family firms to increase performance through entrepreneurship. Specifically, we posit that entrepreneurial orientation provides the mobilizing vision to use the heterogeneous yet complementary knowledge and experiences offered by increased generational involvement toward entrepreneurship. However, without a coordinating mechanism, generational involvement leads to conflict and negative outcomes. When, instead, it is also coordinated via a participative strategy, performance gains are achieved. In sum, results suggest that realizing the benefits from entrepreneurship in family firms is a complicated matter affected by the synchronization of entrepreneurial orientation, generational involvement, and participative strategy. Copyright © 2011 Strategic Management Society.
Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) Profile at Different Calcination Conditions for Synthesis of PTES-SBA-15

The aim of this work is to study the effects of calcination condition on the properties of mesoporous silica, SBA-15 modified with phenyl group of organosilane. Functional group SBA-15 were synthesized and hydrothermally aged. The surfactant template was conventionally removed by calcination at varied temperature and duration. Thermogravimetric Analysis (TGA) was employed to characterize the pure and modified SBA-15. The TGA profile presented here would include modified SBA-15 functionalized using two different methods, direct-synthesis and post-grafting. The characterization profile from TGA showed that the temperature of calcination has large influence in determining the effectiveness of surfactant removal and incorporation of alkoxysilane into pure silica whether by post-grafting or direct synthesis method. However, the duration of calcination does not significantly affect these characteristics. Besides, mesoporous structure of SBA-15 by post-grafting method shows higher degree of functionalization than that of direct-synthesis.
NOTA CORTA ] ISOLATION , MOLECULAR AND BIOCHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF GOAT MILK CASEIN AND ITS FRACTIONS

The SDS-PAGE electrophoretic pattern of goats ́ milk has a unique pattern compared to those of cow and human milk. β-casein is the major fraction and comprises 70.2% of total goat-milk caseins, while αsis a minor fraction (29.85 %). This pattern is similar to that of human casein but different to that of cow casein. Purified casein fractions of goat milk showed different electrophoretic migration compared to those of bovine milk. The corresponding Mr(s) of goat αsand β-casein were estimated at 30.2 for αs and 26.6 & 23.9 for β1 and β2 versus 32.6 and 26.6 for bovine αsand β-casein, respectively. The amino acid composition of goat-milk whole casein appeared to be similar to those of cow, sheep and camel caseins. Meanwhile, goat casein has the satisfactory balance of essential amino acids equal to or exceeding the FAO/ WHO/ UNU requirements for each amino acid. Goat αs-casein was characterized by the presence of higher contents of both acidic and basic amino acids than βcasein. Peptide mapping profiles of goat, cow and human caseins were completely different. This means that each protein has its own unique peptide mapping.