Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
PROMOTING & REINVIGORATING AGRI-HORTI, TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATIONS Molecular diversity analysis of pigeonpea genotypes for scar marker development

Pigeonpea, Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. is one of the good host plants for lac cultivation in North East India, besides being an important pulse crop. The correct identification of genotype is highly required to reap the benefits of the given pigeonpea genotype. This study was conducted in ten pigeonpea genotypes known for either grain yielding or lac yielding properties and collected from different regions of the country. The genotypes were analyzed with 20 RAPD (Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA) primers. The unweighted pair group method with arithmetic mean dendrogram constructed based on Nei’s genetic distance clustered high lac yielding and high grain yielding genotypes to certain extent. Few RAPD locus, specific for certain genotypes, especially the high lac yielder, Assam local 1 were obtained. Those loci have the potential to be generated as diagnostic SCAR (Sequence Characterized Amplified Regions) markers that could be accurate and reliable marker for identification. The conversion of dominant and random RAPD markers to codominant and specific SCAR marker offers a simple and reliable tool for the genetic identification of genotypes. Molecular markers identified from these approaches that are associated with desired traits would be helpful for the selection of elite germplasm of pigeonpea for lac cultivation and high yield of pulses.
A Comprehensive Framework for High Resolution Image-based 3D Modeling and Documentation of Crime Scenes and Disaster Sites

—Serious crime scenes or disaster sites with many victims after natural disasters, airplane crashes or terrorist attacks require extensive and comprehensive investigations to clarify all circumstances leading to the event, to identify the victims and to ﬁnd the responsible people. The results of investigations do not only serve to prosecute the perpetrators, yet are mainly used to develop preventive strategies and to strengthen the resilience of the society. 3D reconstructions of crime scenes and disaster sites provide a quick and comprehensive method to support the work of investigators digitally. The detailed reconstruction of the scene allows not only a long term documentation, yet also the simulation of alternative scenarios. To create a 3D reconstruction a large number of parameters has to be taken into account in order to make the necessary decisions. To this point there is no standardized procedure for the reconstruction of serious crime scenes or disaster sites. The framework presented in this paper can serve as a simple guide to create a 3D reconstruction. However, it can also be easily implemented in an already existing forensic process chain of investigative services. In this sense, it can form the basis for a standardization and thus ensure the comparability of different models. Additionally, a detailed description of an application of this framework for a real crime scene is given.
Effects of inoculation strategy and cultivation approach on the performance of microbial fuel cell using marine sediment as bio-matrix

Aims: To investigate the effects of inoculation strategy and cultivation approach on the performance of microbial fuel cell (MFC). Methods and Results: A dual-chamber sediment fuel cell was set up fed with glucose under batch condition. At day 30, the supernatant consortium was partly transferred and used as inoculum for the evaluation of cultivation approach. Power output gradually increased to 9 Æ 9 mW m ) 2 over 180 days, corresponding to coulombic efﬁciency (CE) of 29 Æ 6%. Separated bioﬁlms attached anode enabled power output and CE dramatically up to 100 Æ 9 mW m ) 2 and over 50%, respectively, whereas the residual sediment catalysed MFC gave a poor performance. MFC catalysed by in situ supernatant consortium demonstrated more than twice higher power than MFC catalysed by the supernatant consortium after Fe(OH) 3 cultivation. However, the re-generation of bioﬁlms from the latter largely enhanced the cell performance. Conclusions: MFC exhibited a more efﬁcient inducement of electroactive consortium than Fe(OH) 3 cultivation. MFC performance varied depending on different inoculation strategies. Signiﬁcance and Impact of the Study: This is the ﬁrst time to study cultivation approach affecting electricity generation. In addition, anodic limitations of mass and electron transfer were discussed through MFC catalysed by sediment-based bio-matrix.
Editable texture map generation and optimization technique for 3D visualization presentation

ABSTRACTThe mesh parameterization method has been widely used in computational geometry. It maps a three-dimensional (3D) model onto the parametric (UV) domain, on which various applications can be developed, such as texture mapping. The texture mapping technique is commonly used to create the 3D color model of an object by combining a 3D model with the object's texture map. However, the resolution and quality of the texture on the color model is important and requires careful consideration. The purpose of this study is to develop an integrated method for generating the 3D color model of an object based on the conformal mesh parameterization and a technique for direct texture mapping from the object images. Furthermore, an optimization process in texture mapping is developed to maintain the photo consistency at the transition of different images on the 3D color model. The proposed 3D color model is integrated with a 3D visualization method for a new easier and smoother presentation mode for 3D product pre.
Overexpression of P70 S6 kinase protein is associated w ith increased risk of locoregional recu rrence in nod e-negative prem enopau sal early b reast cancer patients

The RPS6KB1 gene is am plified and overexpressed in approxim ately 10% of breast carcinom as and has been found associated w ith poor prognosis. W e studied the prognostic significance of P70 S6 kinase protein (PS6K) overexpression in a series of 452 node-negative prem enopausal early-stage breast cancer patients (m edian follow -up: 10.8 years). Im m unohistochem istry w as used to assess PS6K expression in the prim ary tum our, w hich had previously been analysed for a panel of established prognostic factors in breast cancer. In a univariate analysis, PS6K overexpression w as associated w ith w orse distant disease-free survival as w ell as im paired locoregional control (HR 1.80, P = 0.025 and HR 2.50, P = 0.006, respectively). In a m ultivariate analysis including other prognostic factors, PS6K overexpression rem ained an independent predictor for poor locoregional control (RR 2.67, P = 0.003). To our know ledge, P70 S6 kinase protein is the first oncogenic m arker that has prognostic im pact on locoregional control and therefore m ay have clinical im plications in determ ining the local treatm ent strategy in early-stage breast cancer patients.
Chemical Characterization of Automotive Coverstock and Biomass Burning Emissions

Indoor and outdoor sources emit organic compounds which can have substantial impacts on human health and climate change. In this study, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from automotive interior materials and from laboratory biomass burning were analyzed to identify specific sources that lead to their emissions. VOC emission profiles from finished and raw materials used in automotive coverstock were compared. Four compounds originating from raw liquid materials were identified as sources of odor in the finished products. Organic particles emitted from biomass burning play an important role in the Earth's radiative balance and are related to climate change. A laboratory tube furnace system was constructed to generate and collect organic aerosols from biomass thermal decomposition in a consistent manner. Methoxyphenol compounds were the most abundant compound group identified. Temperature and combustion environment were found to be two important variables that determine product abundance and distributions.
The two signalling proteins, Wingless and Hedgehog, play fundamental roles in patterning cells within each metamere

The segmentation process during Drosophila embryogenesis leads to the formation of a set of repeated organized metameres along the anteroposterior axis. A major step in this process happens during the morphogenetic movements of the germ band, when the initial segmentation pattern is further refined to establish and stabilize the positional information of all cells within each metamere (Nüsslein-Volhard and Wieschaus, 1980; Akam, 1987; Ingham, 1988; Ingham and Nakano, 1990; Hooper and Scott, 1992). This process is believed to occur through cell-cell interactions and involves segment polarity genes. Further genetic and molecular studies identified two critical signalling proteins; Wingless (Wg) and Hedgehog (Hh) which are secreted by adjacent rows of cells located on either side of the parasegmental boundaries (Martinez Arias et al., 1988; Baker 1987, 1988; Van den Heuvel et al. 1989; Gonzales et al., 1991; Mohler and Vani, 1992; Tabata et al., 1992; Lee et al., 1992). Cells expressing hedgehog also express engrailed (en) which is known to maintain hh expression (Tabata et al., 1992). Wg and Hh signals stabilize each others expression through short range interactions between 3 and 6 hours of embryonic development (Bejsovec and Martinez-Arias, 1991; Heemskerk et al., 1991; Heemskerk and DiNardo, 1994). These short range interactions establish a constant source of organizing molecules that maintain and reinforce the compartmental boundaries. Besides their early role in reciprocal stabilization, Wg and Hh play additional roles in embryonic development since they can act directly as morphogens to ultimately pattern the entire compartment. Indeed it has been shown that Wg behaves as a 4039 Development 126, 4039-4051 (1999) Printed in Great Britain © The Company of Biologists Limited 1999 DEV7739
TRANSCENDENTAL ASPECTS OF THE RIEMANN-HILBERT CORRESPONDENCE

Given a system of ordinary differential equations, locally with coefficients which are holomorphic functions on a Riemann surface, one obtains a representation of the fundamental group. If P is a chosen base point, and if ,/ is a path beginning and ending at P, then there is a matrix m(,/) which expresses the transformation effected on a basis of solutions at P, by the process of continuation around ,/. Thus there is a map from the set of systems of differential equations to the set of representations--a map which has come to be known as the Riemann-Hilbert correspondence. The purpose of this paper is to describe some properties of this map which reflect on its essentially transcendental nature. The main technique is Kuo-Tsai Chen’s expansion of the solution of a system of differential equations as a sum of iterated integrals [3], [4]. I never met K-T. Chen, but learned about his work from Richard Hain. I hope that this paper may make a contribution toward showing the influence of Chen’s ideas. In order to illustrate the types of problems to be considered, let us discuss the case of systems of rank one on a compact Riemann surface X of genus g. A system of rank one consists of a line bundle L and a connection X7 on L. The set of these objects forms a group under tensor product, and we will denote this group by U. It is an algebraic group. There is a map to the Jacobian of line bundles on X of degree zero, and the kernel is the set of connections on the trivial bundle:
Lipoxin A 4 and benzo-lipoxin A 4 attenuate experimental renal ﬁbrosis

Unresolved inﬂammation underlies the development of ﬁbrosis and organ failure. Here, we investigate the potential of the proresolving eicosanoid lipoxinA 4 (LXA 4 ) and its synthetic analog benzo-LXA 4 to prophylactically modulate ﬁbrotic and inﬂammatory responses in a model of early renal ﬁbrosis, unilateral ureteric obstruction (UUO). Male Wistar rats ( Anima-lia, Chordata, Rattus norvegicus ) were injected intrave-nously with vehicle (0.1% ethanol), LXA 4 (45 (cid:1) g/250-g rat), or benzo-LXA 4 (15 (cid:1) g/250-g rat) 15 min prior to surgery and sacriﬁced 3 d postligation. Renal gene and protein expression, collagen deposition, macrophage inﬁltration, and apoptosis were analyzed using manipulated kidneys from sham operations as control. Lipoxins (LXs) attenuated collagen deposition and renal apoptosis ( P < 0.05) and shifted the inﬂammatory milieu toward resolution, inhibiting TNF- (cid:2) and IFN- (cid:3) expression, while stimulating proresolving IL-10. LXs attenuated UUO-induced activation of MAP kinases, Akt, and Smads ( P < 0.05) in injured kidneys. We explored whether the underlying mechanism reﬂected LX-induced modulation of ﬁbroblast activation. Using cultured rat renal NRK-49F ﬁbroblasts, we report that LXA 4 (1 nM) inhibits TGF- (cid:4) 1 (10 ng/ml)-induced activation of Smad2 and MAP-kinases ( P < 0.05), and further-more, LXA 4 reduced TGF- (cid:4) 1-stimulated PAI-1 luciferase activation ( P < 0.05) relative to vehicle-stimulated cells. We propose that LXs may represent a potentially useful and novel therapeutic strategy for consideration in the context of renal ﬁbrosis. —Bo¨rgeson,
ANDROGENS AND CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE

This chapter reviews data that examine the relationship between androgens and coronary artery disease (CAD) in men. Androgens can exert both beneficial and deleterious actions on a myriad of factors implicated in the pathogenic mechanisms of atherosclerosis and CAD. Androgen/androgen receptor (AR) can modulate arterial disease and vascular function via genomic (AR) or non-genomic mechanisms in animal models and in vitro experimental studies. The diversity and complexity of the actions of testosterone (and its metabolites E2 and DHT) and DHEA on the vasculature reflect the multiple cellular targets in the vessel wall, differences between species, gender, concomitant disease and, most importantly, level/dosage of testosterone exposure. At present, it is not possible to determine the net effect of androgens on CAD pathogenesis and clinical outcomes. While observational clinical studies showed a consistent association between low testosterone and CAD (risk factors, events and mortality), and some experimental studies may suggest positive effects of androgens on CAD risk factors, body composition and individual vascular mechanisms, it is hazardous to suggest that manipulation of the androgenic milieu will result in clinical benefits in a complex multifactorial condition such as CAD. This ongoing uncertainty also underlines recent concerns regarding the possibility of adverse cardiovascular side effects in androgen treatment of endocrine and non-endocrine conditions, hampering efforts to exploit the potential therapeutic benefits of testosterone for men in the treatment of osteoporosis, sarcopaenia, chronic debilitating disease and obesity-related hypoandrogenism in the ageing male population. Large-scale prospective randomised placebo-controlled trials of sufficient size and duration are urgently needed to assess not only the benefits in terms of meaningful clinical benefits and patientimportant outcomes but also to document the risks of serious adverse events in testosterone treatment. In the meantime, for patients with established pathological hypogonadism, there are no substantive data to suggest that physiological testosterone therapy is associated with increased cardiovascular risk and their management should not deviate from current recommended practice. For complete coverage of this and related topics, please visit www.endotext. org.
Mediating Influence of Self-Esteem on Relationship between Ethical Leadership and Job Performance

Leaders with ethical leadership promote ethical conduct to their followers through two-way communication such as setting ethical standards and discipline for those who violate the standards. High ethical leadership of leaders within organizations will lead to a high level of employee self -esteem. Employees with high self-esteem will be more confident with their own behavior and attitudes. Thus, it will encourage them to give extra effort and maintain exemplary performance within the organizations. This research aims to examine the effect of ethical leadership toward employees’ job performance and the mediating role of self-esteem in these relationships. Data was collected using questionnaires with responses from 160 employees of 15 major industries in Indonesia. The results indicate that ethical leadership significantly and positively affects job performance, while the mediating role of self -esteem partially mediates the relationship of ethical leadership and job performance. This study also found that ethical leadership can affect employees’ job performance directly without mediating variables and the results are significantly positive.
Tracking a ball during bounce and roll using recurrent neural networks

In many types of sports, on-screen graphics such as an reconstructed ball trajectory, can be displayed for spectators or players in order to increase understanding. One sub-problem of trajectory reconstruction is tracking of ball positions, which is a difﬁcult problem due to the fast and often complex ball movement. Historically, physics based techniques have been used to track ball positions, but this thesis investigates using a recurrent neural network design, in the application of tracking bouncing golf balls. The network is trained and tested on synthetically created golf ball shots, created to imitate balls shot out from a golf driving range. It is found that the trained network succeeds in tracking golf balls during bounce and roll, with an error rate of under 11 %.
Future IT trends for GIS/Spatial Information Management

In this decade, Information System are being spatially enabled to cope with the needs of users who always want to know their locations and location of other objects so that they can make spatial decisions which include determining their next direction and destination. However, there are dilemmas on how IT can be used to accomplish these needs in terms of what strategies to use, what models, techniques, and methodologies which should be adopted or followed. This paper looks at the Spatial IT, the technologies that impact on it, its applications and development and suggests ways of developing spatial IT so that future IT trends and development can benefit location oriented Information Systems.
Retail Customer Experience: A comparative study between Physical, Online and Omnichannel Retail.

In the 1990s, many retailers went bankrupt in an attempt to transition from traditional to online retail and currently, retailers are facing the same challenges evolving into the omnichannel model due to lack of tools and knowledge to facilitate the transition. Retail managers need to understand the different dynamics and aspects of customer experience in retail as well as how they differ from previous business models. To address these problems, there is a need to create knowledge which can be done by reviewing the conceptual and theoretical literature around customer experience across all retail models as customer experience is considered as the most important aspect of omnichannel retail. This paper provides a comparative analysis to understand the differences between traditional physical in-store retail, online e-commerce and omnichannel retail to facilitate retailers to comprehend the concepts and further create strategies to transition into the omnichannel retail successfully.
Internal ammonium excess induces ROS-mediated reaction and causes carbon scarcity in rice

Background: Overuse of nitrogen fertilizers is often applied to satisfy strong nitrogen demand of high–yielding rice, leading to persistent NH4+ excess in the plant. However, the mechanisms constraining the effectiveness of elevated plant NH4+ in plant growth and grain yield of rice are not sufficiently addressed. The current study analyses the early performance of such internal NH4+ excess in rice, aiming at finding out constraints against compromised nitrogen use efficiency Results: By mimicking a rapid accumulation of plant NH4+ and an RNA-Seq analysis, the present work reveals that internal NH4+ excess in rice plant initiates a burst of reactive oxygen species (ROS) and triggers probably specifically the activation of glutathione transferase (GST)–mediated glutathione cycling for ROS cleavage. Meanwhile, the suppression of the expression of genes involved in photon caption and the activity of primary CO2 fixation enzymes (Rubisco), provides implications of a reduction in photosynthetic carbon income.Along the progress of NH4+/ROS stresses, enhanced energy–producing processes (carbon breakdown) take place as indicated by strong induction of glycolysis related genes to meet the demand of energy consuming activation of ROS–cleavaging systems. The development of these defensive reactions causes a sugar scarcity in the plant that accumulatively leads to growth inhibition. To the opposite direction, a sucrose feeding treatment to the roots renders the accumulation of free NH4+ and ROS, partly restores the activities of photosynthetic CO2 fixation and thus alleviates the scarcity in active carbon source. Conclusion: Our results indicate that carbon scarcity is probably a major constraint in rice plant that limits the performance of nitrogen under overuse of N fertilizers. Keywords: rice, NH4+ excess, ROS, GSH cycle, carbon scarcity, sucrose feeding.
Authentic-Time Semantic Exploration Using Inexact Method for Large-Scale Storage Systems

: Content-based analysis tools not only have high complexity and costs, but they also neglect effective management with massive file levels. An advanced RTS operation is performed, such as a system moderator that can work on existing systems, such as the file system. This document proposes a plan in almost real time, known as RTS, limited to analysis of effective and affordable data within the cloud. RTS extracts the main property information of the type given by multidimensional attributes, such as the generator of these details in a multidimensional vector. The idea of replacing the truth can be greatly reduced by the number of images that are transferred through a discussion about the benefit of RTS from Safe’s operations on semantic aggregation. The spread can get data from the page's cache. We use the real-world mode of use that is determined to lose them in an atmosphere occupied at the right time by analyzing 60 million images using RTS. RTS is made to exploit the property of linking information through the realization of fragmentation.
The Dual Nature of Design Management

Design management profession has probably got the least attention in the construction industry. One reason could be the lack of explicit conceptualizations about its nature, subject matter and principles. In this article, a conceptual design management framework is proposed on the premise that design management is the management of a structured system of object and subject-oriented, technical and social design activities. Additionally, an example of a mediating visual model is proposed to facilitate the discussions about design activities and design management in academia and practice. The two major premises of this research are 1) as design management is the management of design activity, it is dependent on the way design is conceptualized; and 2) design is a human activity, but not a thing (e.g., representation) or an event (e.g., decision-making).