Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Biologically active compounds from different herbs used as additives in honeybee feeding.

Different herb preparations (alcoholic extracts and water infusions) were tested for total phenol and flavonoid content and antioxidant properties. The Folin Ciocalteu test was used to determine the phenol content, Kim method with some modifications was used for total flavonoid content and 1,1-diphenyl-2-picryl-hydrazyl (DPPH) assay for radical scavenging activity. Sugar profile for herb preparations was determined by HPLC with refractive index detection. The highest content of total polyphenols was registered in fresh nettle infusion (689 mgGAE/100g DW sample), followed by PROTOFIL (570 mgGAE), infusion of Echinacea (570 mgGAE), thyme extract (555 mgGAE), Echinacea extract (549 mgGAE), thyme infuzion (530 mgGAE), dry nettle infuzion (510 mgGAE) and fresh nettle extract (426,7 mgGAE). Smaller quantities were registered for dry nettle extract and fresh juice of onion. Regarding the flavonoid content, higher quantities were registered for fresh nettle infusion (668 mgQE in 100 g DW sample), followed by dry nettle infusion (482 mgQE), PROTOFIL (378,9 mgQE), fresh nettle extract (368 mgQE) and Echinacea infusion (326 mgQE). Smaller quantities were obtained for Echinacea, thyme, dry nettle extract and thyme infusion (183–123 mgQE). Antioxidant activity was not correlated with total polyphenols and flavonoid content, the highest antioxidant activity being registered in fresh juice of garlic and onion (95,1% and 84,85% inhibition of DPPH radical). High percentages of inhibition present the extracts and infusions of every analised plants (50,7% - 75,47%), exception was registered in onion and garlic extracts, which inhibit the DPPH radical in proportion of 29,84% and 20,98% respectively
Corporate Carbon and Financial Performance Revisited

To assess the robustness and sensitivity of the findings in Delmas, Nairn-Brich, and Lim, we conduct a replication and an extension study. In the replication, we use their research design but analyze another time frame. In our extension, we furthermore expand the geographical scope, and use another carbon performance measure as well as a different set of control variables. We show that the finding that higher carbon emissions are associated with higher short-term financial performance is very robust. By contrast, we also find strong evidence for higher carbon emissions being associated with higher long-term financial performance. This outcome is supported by several supplementary analyses and robustness checks. We derive theoretical implications for the debate on tackling grand challenges. Since there seem to be negative financial performance implications for firms reducing carbon emissions, we highlight a clear need for further policy intervention to pave the way for a low-carbon economy.
Ecotourism Glocalization: An Analysis of Policy and Expert Perspectives

ABSTRACT This paper presents a set of four derived attributes that define and operationalize the concept of ecotourism. Using these four attributes, data collection focused on interviews with officials and tour operators from 25 ecotourism agencies in Ghana, and analysis of six most recent and relevant national tourism documents to determine how congruent the documents reflected the practice of ecotourism. Findings indicated variations in understandings of the ecotourism concept amongst ecotourism officials, with national tourism documents in some cases stating various intentions to implement ecotourism. The analysis showed a disconnect between these national tourism documents and the implementation and practice of ecotourism as ecotourism actions are not consistent with the provisions in the tourism documents, and implementation strategies are lacking. A number of local factors emerged from the interviews as contributors: land tenure uncertainties, seasonal fluctuation of demand, commodification, and limited capacity building. Recommendations to improve the situation are proffered.
POTENTIAL TRACKING OF CYTOTOXIC ACTIVITIES OF MANGROVE PEREPATE (Sonneratia alba) ROOT EXTRACT AS AN ANTICANCER CANDIDATE

Mangrove plants are one of the most extensive biodiversity in Jambi. Besides functioning as a coastal ecosystem protector, it also has any potential of its chemical content. The study of mangrove’s bioactive compound is important to generate a new therapeutic agent. This study aims to obtain chemical compounds that have cytotoxic activity, reveal the chemical formula and molecular structure of that active compound, and determine the cytotoxic activity level of active compound from perepat (Sonneratia alba) root extract. The extract was isolated and purified using Liquid Vacuum Chromatography, Graphitation Column Chromatography, and Thin Layer Chromatography. The isolate was characterized using FT-IR spectrophotometry. Our result found that it corresponds to the β-sitosterol compound group with a high similarly chromophore. Furthermore, both of the extract and isolate was tested for toxicity activity using the Brine Shrimp Lethality Test (BSLT) method using Artemia salina shrimp larvae. Herein, we reported that acetone isolated extract possesses lower cell death average 100% (start 200 μg/ml) than isolate extract 80% (50μg/ml). Furthermore the toxicity of total extract has LC50 23,98 (μg/ml), while Isolate 10,04 (μg/ml). From the LC50 value, it can be concluded that the toxicity of the extract lower than the isolate, and both were classified as very toxic compounds, and very potential to be developed into anti-cancer drug compounds.
The complete chloroplast genome of Fraxinus hupehensis and phylogenic analysis of Lamiales

Abstract Fraxinus hupehensis is a national rare and Endangered tree in the Oleaceae family, that has high commercial value owing to its slow growth, interlaced roots, intricate tree shape, and easy to shape. Here, we determined the complete chloroplast (cp) genome sequence for F. hupehensis using genome skimming sequencing. The cp genome was 155,698 bp and consisted of a large single copy (LSC) region (86,498 bp), a small single copy (SSC) region (17,803 bp) and two inverted repeats (IRs) (25,694 bp). It encodes 131 genes, including 88 protein-coding genes, 8 rRNAs and 35 tRNAs. Phylogenetic analysis indicates that F. hupehensis was relatively closely related to F. chinensis compared to other species in the Oleaceae family.
Testing Competing Claims About Overclaiming

Overclaiming has been described as people’s tendency to overestimate their cognitive abilities in general and their knowledge in particular. We discuss four different perspectives on the phenomenon of overclaiming that have been proposed in the research literature: Overclaiming as a result of a) self-enhancement tendencies, b) as a cognitive bias (e.g., hindsight bias, memory bias), c) as proxy for cognitive abilities, and d) as sign of creative engagement. Moreover, we discuss two different scoring methods for an OCQ (signal detection theory vs. familiarity ratings). To distinguish between the different viewpoints of what overclaiming is, we juxtaposed overclaiming, as indicated by claiming familiarity with non-existent terms, with fluid and crystallized intelligence, self-reported knowledge, creativity, faking ability, and personality. Overclaiming was measured with a newly comprised overclaiming questionnaire. Results of several latent variable analyses based upon a multivariate study with 298 participants were: First, overclaiming is neither predicted by honesty-humility nor faking ability and therefore reflects something different than mere self-enhancement tendencies. Second, overclaiming is not predicted by crystallized intelligence, but is highly predictive of self-reported knowledge and, thus, not suitable as an index or a proxy for cognitive abilities. Finally, overclaiming is neither related to divergent thinking and originality, and only moderately predicted by self-reported openness creativity from the HEXACO which means that overclaiming does not reflect creative ability. In sum, our results favor an interpretation of overclaiming as a phenomenon that requires more than self-enhancement motivation, in contrast to the claim that was initially proposed in the literature.
Korean and Japanese listeners' perception of /ma/ produced by a mechanical vocal-tract model

Jihyeon Yun , Janice Wing Sze Wong, Jeff Moore, Junya Iwakami, C. T. Justine Hui, Jiayin Gao and Takayuki Arai Graduate School of Science and Technology, Sophia University, 7–1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102–8554 Japan Graduate School of Linguistics, Chungnam National University, 99 Daehak-ro, Yuseong-gu, Daejeon 34134 Republic of Korea Department of English Language and Literature, Hong Kong Baptist University, 224 Waterloo Road, Kowloon Tong, Hong Kong SAR Department of Information Networking for Innovation and Design, Toyo University, 1 Chome-7-11 Akabanedai, Kita-ku, Tokyo, 115–0053 Japan Department of Information and Communication Sciences, Sophia University, 7–1 Kioi-cho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102–8554 Japan Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Auckland, 20 Symonds Street, Auckland 1142 New Zealand Japan Society for the Promotion of Science, 5–3–1 Kojimachi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo, 102–0083 Japan
From Closed to Claimed Spaces for Participation: Contestation in Urban Redevelopment Induced-Displacements and Resettlement in Kigali, Rwanda

In many cities and urban areas in Africa, land acquisition for urban redevelopment, land readjustment, and resettlement of affected urban residents are currently framed as innovative approaches to eradicating informal settlements, improving the living environments, and supporting the implementation of newly adopted city Master Plans. Nevertheless, it is not yet known how the responses of institutions and affected people shape these processes. Based on research conducted in Kigali, Rwanda, this article discusses affected residents’ responses to land expropriation and resettlement necessary for urban redevelopments. Our findings show that affected informal settlement dwellers voiced their concerns over the deviations from the Expropriation Law, compensation decision-making made behind closed doors, lack of transparency in property valuation, and compensation packages that they perceive to be unfair. Some of the consequences of these concerns are strong feelings of unfairness, exclusion, and marginalisation; distrust and increased perceptions of impoverishment risks, all of which fuel contestation and resistance attitudes among the affected landowners. The affected landowners agitate to assert their rights and stake their claims through contestations, community mobilisation, and legal recourse. We conclude that such contestations constitute claimed spaces and interactions in which affected landowners are laying claim to fair processes against the ‘’exceptionality’’ and the “decide-defend” decision-making approaches, while local authorities assert legitimacy of their decisions. Critically, informal households affected by urban redevelopments see opportunities for participation in their resettlement decision-making as fundamental to securing their future.
Recombinant vector vaccines and within-host evolution

Many recombinant vector vaccines are capable of replication within the host. They consist of a fully competent vector backbone engineered to express an antigen from a foreign transgene. From the perspective of viral replication, the transgene is not only dispensable but may even be intrinsically detrimental. Thus vaccine revertants that delete the transgene may evolve to dominate the within-host population and in doing so reduce the antigenicity of the vaccine. We apply mathematical and computational models to study this process, including the dynamics of vaccine and revertant growth plus the dynamics of innate and adaptive immunity. Although the selective basis of vaccine evolution is easy to comprehend, the immunological consequences are not. One complication is that, despite possible fitness differences between vaccine and revertant, the opportunity for vaccine evolution is limited by the short period of growth before the viral population is cleared. Even less obvious, revertant per se does not interfere with immunity to vaccine except as the revertant suppresses vaccine abundance; the magnitude of this interference depends on mechanisms and timing of viral suppression. Adaptive immunity targeting the foreign antigen is also a possible basis of vaccine inferiority, but it is not worsened by vaccine evolution. Overall, we find that within-host vaccine evolution can sometimes matter to the adaptive immune response targeting the foreign antigen, but even when it does matter, simple principles of vaccine design and the control of inoculum composition can largely mitigate the effects. Author Summary Recombinant vector vaccines are live replicating viruses that are engineered to carry extra genes derived from a pathogen – and these produce proteins against which we want to generate immunity. These genes may evolve to be lost during the course of replication within an individual, and there is a concern that this can severely limit the vaccine’s efficacy. The dynamics of this process are studied here with mathematical models. The potential for vaccine evolution is somewhat reduced by the short-term growth of the vaccine population before it is suppressed by the immune response. Even when within-host evolution can be a problem, the models show that increasing the vaccine inoculum size or ensuring that the inoculum is mostly pure vaccine can largely avoid the loss of immunity arising from evolution.
SISTEM PENGAMAN PINTU OTOMATIS DENGAN MIKROKONTROLER ARDUINO DAN MODULE RF REMOTE

This final task report aims to design and Meng-implementasikan a series that serves to security and follow technology installed on the security of the door and controlling the existing doors of the door such as the Module key of the RF Remote Arduino that is for opening and closing doors. And discussing about RF Remote which is used to detect a frequency that will be output and input for the Arduino microcontroller. To control the Arduino microcontroller used the C and Arduino programming languages by using the Arduino software. The way this tool works is when people want to be quick and concise in opening and closing its doors. The door that has been on the security of the RF Remote will not be in the process, if the RF Remote button does not press on the password that has been known on the microcontroller, if the existing door lock RF Remot will turn on the opening and closing doors. In the door there is also a sound mark when in the Sensor Switch does not get a hard enough clearance or emphasis, if the microcontroller does not GET the ID for 5 seconds and automatically instantly Sounds The buzzer or sound of the alarm tone if the door is forced to open or close. The RF Remote Module receives a frequency signal and is connected to the Solenoid door lock, and is processed by the Arduino and then to through the relay to connect the line current on the door lock Solenoid and Servo Motor
Quantitative Proteomics Analysis Revealed Compromised Chicken Dendritic Cells Function at Early Stage of Very Virulent Infectious Bursal Disease Virus Infection

SUMMARY. Chicken dendritic cells (DCs) have been demonstrated to be susceptible to infectious bursal disease virus (IBDV), a causative agent of acute and immunosuppressed disease in young chicks known as infectious bursal disease. Further functional characterization of IBDV-infected DCs of chickens is required to provide a better understanding on the influence of the virus on chicken bone marrow–derived dendritic cells (BM-DCs) following very virulent (vv) IBDV infection. Membrane proteins of BM-DCs were extracted and the proteins were further denatured and reduced before performing labeling with isobaric tags for relative and absolute quantitation. The differential expression protein profiles were identified and quantified using liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry, and later validated using flow cytometry and real-time reverse transcriptase PCR. The analysis has identified 134 differentially regulated proteins from a total of 283 proteins (cutoff values of ≤0.67, ≥1.5, and ProtScore >1.3 at 95% confidence interval), which produced high-yield membrane fractions. The entry of vvIBDV into the plasma membrane of BM-DCs was observed at 3 hr postinfection by the disruption of several important protein molecule functions, namely apoptosis, RNA/DNA/protein synthesis, and transport and cellular organization, without the activation of proteins associated with signaling. At the later stage of infection, vvIBDV induced expression of several proteins, namely CD200 receptor 1-A, integrin alpha-5, HSP-90, cathepsin, lysosomal-associated membrane protein, and Ras-related proteins, which play crucial roles in signaling, apoptosis, stress response, and antigen processing as well as in secretion of danger-associated proteins. These findings collectively indicated that the chicken DCs are expressing various receptors regarded as potential targets for pathogen interaction during viral infection. Therefore, fundamental study of the interaction of DCs and IBDV will provide valuable information in understanding the role of professional antigen-presenting cells in chickens and their molecular interactions during IBDV infection and vaccination.
Three readers of Ibsen in Hong Kong: a longitudinal study of self-reflection

ABSTRACT This longitudinal study examines three female Chinese students’ responses to Ibsen’s A Doll’s House at a Hong Kong university. We interviewed them about their attitudes towards dating, marriage and divorce, before reading the play; we then elicited responses to a first reading. Finally, we interviewed them after six hours of class discussion. Seven years later, we interviewed the same students about their memory of the play and any moment in that time when they might have recalled it in relation to their own experience. We found the terminology recently proposed by Koek et al. for discussing self-reflection in the study of literature effective in making sense of our data. Their proposed categories of de-automatisation and (re)construction represent processes that are demonstrably present in our interview data. In addition, our data suggest a particular role for metaphor in remembering not only meaning but also the dynamic change of meaning within the play.
Research on Traffic Sign Recognition Algorithm Based on Improved Convolutional Neural Networks

: To improve the accuracy and real-time performance of traffic sign image recognition and reduce the computational cost, a traffic sign recognition algorithm based on an improved convolutional neural network was constructed. Firstly, the data set is pre-processed using image graying processing, limited contrast histogram equalization method and random erasing method to obtain high-quality data set. Then a traffic sign recognition model TSR_ConvNet is constructed. To reduce the occurrence of overfitting, the dropout layer is added and the Label-smoothing regularization method is used. Added the Batch Normalization layer to normalize input batch samples. And by analyzing the effect of the size of the convolution layer filter on the extracted feature map, the convolution kernel of the optimal size is selected. The German traffic sign data set (GTSRB) was used to perform traffic sign classification and recognition experiments. Experimental results show that a recognition accuracy rate of more than 98.74% and a recognition speed of 17 ms per image are obtained on the GTSRB benchmark data set. The traffic sign recognition model TSR_ConvNet constructed in this paper has the characteristics of short training time, good generalization ability, high recognition accuracy, and fast recognition speed.
Life-history variation of two inland salmonids revealed through otolith microchemistry analysis

Increasingly, otolith microchemistry analysis is used as a tool to trace fish migrations, especially migrations of diadromous fishes. Yet, few studies have used otolith microchemistry to trace migrations in small inland watersheds, leaving major knowledge gaps in our understanding of inland fish spatial ecology. Here, we evaluate the use of tributary habitat for spawning and describe and compare fluvial brown trout (Salmo trutta) and rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) natal origin distribution, time spent in natal streams, and spawning site fidelity. 63% of rainbow trout and 57% of brown trout migrated after hatching. Brown trout showed greater variation in time spent in natal tributaries, suggesting that individuals are temporally distributing risk among offspring. By contrast, rainbow trout showed greater variation in natal origin, suggesting that individuals are spatially distributing risk among offspring. Our results indicate there is high inter- and intraspecific migration variation in inland salmonid populations, which may be linked to access to a mosaic of spawning and rearing habitat types.
Nutritional and antioxidative properties of black goat meat cuts

Objective In this study, we evaluated the nutritional value and antioxidant activity of black goat loin (BGL) and black goat rump (BGR) meat. Methods We evaluated the proximate compositions, collagen and mineral contents, and fatty acid compositions of BGL and BGR with respect to their nutritional value. The levels of bioactive compounds such as L-carnitine, creatine, creatinine, carnosine, and anserine were also measured. The ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), 2,2-azinobis (3-ethyl-benzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid) (ABTS) radical scavenging, and oxygen radical absorption capacity (ORAC) were assessed to evaluate the antioxidant activity of BGL and BGR. Results BGR showed higher collagen, Fe, Ca, P, and Na contents than did BGL (p<0.05). Notably, the Ca/P ratio was high in both BGR and BGL (1.82 and 1.54, respectively), thus satisfying the recommendation that the Ca/P ratio is between 1 and 2. BGL showed a significantly higher content of desirable fatty acids (stearic acid and total unsaturated fatty acids) than did BGR. In addition, the levels of creatine, carnosine, and anserine in BGL were higher than those in BGR (p<0.05). There was no significant difference in the antioxidant activity between BGL and BGR, as assessed by FRAP (both 15.92 μmol Trolox equivalent [TE]/g of dry matter [DM]), ABTS (12.51 and 12.90 μmol TE/g DM, respectively), and ORAC (101.25 and 99.06 μmol TE/g DM, respectively) assays. Conclusion This was a primary study conducted to evaluate the differences in nutritional value and antioxidant activity between loin and rump cuts of black goat meat. Our results provide fundamental knowledge that can help understand the properties of black goat meat.
Detection and Quantification of Neuron’s Cellular Bodies in C. elegans

Parkinson’s disease is a neuronal degenerative disease characterized by problems on movement ability originated by the presence of mutant forms of leucine-rich repeat kinase in neurons causing its degradation and death. Studying the mechanisms involved in this process is fundamental to find a desirable therapeutical treatment. On way this is being done is to use the Caenorhabditis elegans (C. elegans), a simple nematode, to model this disease and to simulate the influence of certain proteins and dysfunctions in the way the disease evolves. Laboratory experiments are being carried out to study this influence by submitting C. elegans to different conditions and analyzing how the degradation evolves. Images of C. elegans are taken in several stages of the process and several characteristics are extracted to quantify the degradation. In this work, we implement a pipeline using Matlab and CellProfiler to automatize and speedup this process and to alleviate the burden of doing it manually. Preliminary results are very promising and motivate us to continue with this work.