Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Developing standard data for elder abuse multidisciplinary teams: A critical objective

ABSTRACT Multidisciplinary teams (MDTs) represent a prominent and growing form of elder abuse intervention in communities across the U.S. and around the world. Despite the proliferation and promise of MDTs as a model of elder abuse intervention, the field lacks infrastructure, including a standardized data collection strategy, to facilitate a coordinated and informed MDT effort. This commentary presents an exploratory study, which sought to examine existing strategies of case-level electronic data collection implemented by MDTs across the U.S. Using a snowball sampling strategy, we identified 11 MDTs using an electronic data collection strategy. Our analysis found a tremendous range in both the extent and nature of data collection across MDTs, yet it identified common domains of data. A standardized MDT data collection strategy would benefit several MDT stakeholders, including coordinators tracking everyday operations, funders requiring reporting, and researchers conducting large-scale comparative research to identify best MDT practices.
LiSSS: A toy corpus of Spanish Literary Sentences for Emotions detection

In this work we present a new small data-set in Computational Creativity (CC) field, the Spanish Literary Sentences for emotions detection corpus (LISSS). We address this corpus of literary sentences in order to evaluate or design algorithms of emotions classification and detection. We have constitute this corpus by manually classifying the sentences in a set of emotions: Love, Fear, Happiness, Anger and Sadness/Pain. We also present some baseline classification algorithms applied on our corpus. The LISSS corpus will be available to the community as a free resource to evaluate or create CC-like algorithms.
Health as a driver for urban policy in Latin America: a scoping review of literature from international organizations

ABSTRACT Identifying if and how health drives urban policies is critical for highlighting knowledge gaps and communicating evidence about health impacts to policymakers. A scoping review of grey literature published by international organizations from 1996–2018 identified the ways health is used to justify urban policies in Latin America. We reviewed 58 documents and identified 80 policies related to social inequalities, social inclusion and poverty; urban renewal, revitalization and housing upgrading; mobility and transport; emissions and pollution control; and urban safety and violence. Over half of those policies focused on social inequalities, over a third of those focused on urban renewal or mobility and transport, and all policies focused on emissions and pollution control referenced at least one health justification. Of 77 justifications identified, 22.1% related to health services utilization and access, 16.9% to general health, 18.2% to physical health, 18.2% to other general measures, 11.7% to health behaviors, 9.1% to health equity, and 3.9% to mortality. Only eight (10.4%) health justifications cited scientific evidence; only one referenced a peer-reviewed publication. Generally, health arguments were generic, underdeveloped, healthcare-focused, and/or unfounded in scientific evidence. Our findings highlight the need to effectively communicate scientific evidence on the health impacts of urban policy.
Tailoring the S‐Selectivity of 2‐Succinyl‐5‐enolpyruvyl‐6‐hydroxy‐3‐cyclohexene‐1‐carboxylate Synthase (MenD) from Escherichia coli

The thiamine diphosphate (ThDP)‐dependent enzyme 2‐succinyl‐5‐enolpyruvyl‐6‐hydroxy‐3‐cyclohexene‐1‐carboxylate synthase from Escherichia coli (EcMenD, E.C. 2.2.1.9) catalyzes the carboligation of α‐ketoglutarate (α‐KG) and various benzaldehyde derivatives with excellent chemo‐ as well as high R‐selectivity (enantiomeric excess (ee) >93 %) to yield chiral α‐hydroxy ketones. Based on the recently developed S‐pocket concept, we engineered S‐selective EcMenD variants by optimizing the steric properties and stabilization of the acceptor substrate in the S‐pocket. Moreover, the moderate S‐selectivity of the EcMenD variant I474A/F475G described recently for the carboligation of α‐KG and benzaldehyde (ee=75 %) could be improved by selective destabilization of the R‐pathway, which resulted in the variant I474A/F475G/R395Y (ee=85 % S). Subsequent investigation of the acceptor substrate range of this new variant revealed high S‐selectivity especially with meta‐substituted benzaldehydes, which gave access to 5‐hydroxy‐4‐oxo‐5‐arylpentanoates with excellent enantioselectivities of up to 99 % ee S. Thus, opening the S‐pocket and simultaneous destabilization of the R‐pathway provides a potential general new strategy to enhance the S‐selectivity of ThDP‐dependent enzymes.
Does decentralisation turn minority parties into secessionists? Insights from Eastern and Western Europe

Abstract Whereas Western European governments have devolved political authority to minority regions, governments in Eastern Europe have shied away from using decentralisation to accommodate national minorities. This article assesses how these differences affect the secessionism of minority parties. The theoretical section argues that both programmatic accommodation (i.e. when governments adopt positions in favour of decentralisation) and institutional accommodation (i.e. when governments create regions that correspond to the settlement areas of minority groups and transfer authority to the regional level) increase the likelihood that minority parties will adopt secessionist positions. Regression analyses of 83 European minority parties show that a higher level of programmatic and institutional accommodation is indeed associated with a higher likelihood of secessionism. However, increases in programmatic accommodation between 2011 and 2017 in fact decrease the likelihood that minority parties turn secessionist when using the method of first differences. Future research should therefore collect panel data on minority parties’ positions.
Humoral immunity provided by a novel infectious bronchitis vaccine supplemented by bacterium-like particles (BLPs)

Infectious bronchitis (IB) is a notable disease of poultry flocks that results in economic loss As a consequence of the presence of various IB virus (IBV) serotypes, control strategies, such as vaccination, should be replaced by provide broad protective immunity against the disease to date Gram-positive enhancer matrix particles, or so-called bacterium like particles (BLPs), obtained from the bacterium Lactococcus lactis (L lactis), have demonstrated an adjuvancy effect by providing demanding mucosal and humoral immune responses, as well as a protective cellular immunity whenever delivered admixed with a vaccine via intranasal or intraocular administration In this study, for the first time, attempts were made to investigate the impact of an IBV vaccine supplemented by various doses of BLPs on induced levels of humoral immunity against IB For this purpose, increasing doses of derived BLPs (0, 0 15, 0 3, and 0 6 mg dry weight per bird) were admixed with IBV live attenuated H120 serotype vaccine, and were delivered via ocular administration to 4 equal groups of 10 specific pathogen-free (SPF) chickens in 4 groups: control, BLP1, BLP2, and BLP3, respectively In addition, 10 SPF chickens that were not immunized comprised the Unvaccinated group Blood was collected from 5 members of each group weekly for 35 days Levels of IgG antibodies in the sera were then assayed using ELISA Weight gain and the feed conversion ratio of each group were also recorded weekly Finally, 3 birds from each group were necropsied to evaluate probable lesions The best results were obtained in the BLP1 group, with IBV vaccination at a low dose of admixed BLPs boosted immediate anti-IBV humoral responses;however, the results were not significantly different from those of the Control group, but were still feasible enough for application in the field In conclusion, BLPs could be a desirable adjuvant for IBV vaccines to increase immunity in chickens
Dreaming of the Future: Reflections of a Latina College Student Receiving DACA Protection in the Trump Era

The Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program provides legal protection to enhance access for a narrow subcategory of undocumented immigrants. Following the presidential election, a series of actions have pushed many of these recipients into limbo, leading to uncertainty and fear for these young students. This case study examined the intersectional identity and experiences of a first-generation Latina college student who is an undocumented immigrant and has received protection under the DACA program.
Translating PISA, translating the world

ABSTRACT The OECD is extending the participation of low- and middle-income nations in its Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA). To explore how PISA can be made more relevant to these contexts, a pilot study, PISA for Development (PISA-D), was launched. Translating PISA into PISA-D required the development of instruments that had relevance to the new contexts while maintaining comparability across all PISA participants. Drawing on Science and Technology Studies and Callon et al’s theory of the three stages of translation of research, and based on detailed empirical data, this paper describes how the technical and the political, and the material and the semiotic, work together to make PISA ‘fit’ new contexts, while at the same time making the new contexts ‘fit’ PISA. This paper demonstrates how international comparisons demand profound changes in the ways countries come to know, represent, and act upon their education systems.
Anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) bacteria and sulfide‐dependent denitrifiers coexist in the water column of a meromictic south‐alpine lake

In addition to organotrophic denitrification, alternative pathways, such as anaerobic ammonium oxidation (anammox) or sulfide‐dependent denitrification may be important modes for the removal of fixed nitrogen (N) from lakes. We used Lake Lugano as a model system with which to assess possible controls on the concurrence of multiple suboxic N2 production pathways in a lacustrine water column. In the northern basin of Lake Lugano, concentration gradients of dissolved inorganic N toward the hypolimnetic redox transition zone (RTZ) indicate ammonium oxidation and nitrate reduction occurring in close vicinity. Ammonium reaches undetectable levels 15 m below the depth of oxygen disappearance, indicating its anaerobic consumption. The presence of anammox bacteria was confirmed by 16S ribosomal ribonucleic acid gene sequencing. Quantitative polymerase chain reaction revealed a maximum in anammox bacterial abundance at the same water depth where ammonium becomes exhausted. 15N‐labeling experiments indicate that anammox activity within the Lake Lugano RTZ can contribute up to ∼ 30% of total N2 production. Incubation experiments with various potential electron donors—glucose, acetate, Mn(II), Fe(II), and H2S—revealed that N2 formation was sulfide‐dependent and that organotrophic denitrification is only of minor importance for the elimination of fixed N from the Lake Lugano north basin. Maximum potential rates of anammox and chemolithotrophic denitrification were comparatively low but consistent with nutrient fluxes calculated from concentration gradients. This study provides evidence for the coexistence of anammox bacteria and sulfide‐dependent denitrifiers in the stratified water column of a lacustrine environment.
Explaining productivity‐diversity relationships in plants

Relationships between productivity and diversity in plant communities have been widely documented. Unimodal productivity-diversity relationships are most common along natural productivity gradients, and fertilization generally reduces diversity. Five distinct hypotheses invoke changes in competition to explain why diversity should decline from intermediate to high productivity. Because experiments measuring the effects of competition on diversity are rare, four of the five hypotheses have not been directly tested, but each hypothesis makes unique predictions that allow for indirect tests. The indirect evidence is often conflicting, and while none of the hypotheses can be rejected, only the dynamic equilibrium hypothesis is consistently supported. A new hypothesis, however, is supported by indirect evidence and may help to explain the variation in the shape of productivity-diversity relationships, as well as the most common patterns. Diversity may be high in environments that promote size symmetric competition, where soil resources limit growth and are homogeneously distributed within the soil volume explored by individual plants. Conversely, diversity may be low in environments that promote size asymmetric competition, where light is limiting, or where soil resources are limiting and are patchily distributed within rooting zones.
Molecular data on the systematic position of Bactrini (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae)

Due to the uncertain relationships between Bactrini and Endotheniini, we propose a preliminary molecular approach as a tool for resolving this taxonomic problem. There are no phylogenetic studies on the tribe Bactrini or Endotheniini based on DNA variation of the mitochondrial cox1 gene. The present paper is the first comparative molecular study of representatives of the mentioned tribes. Based on molecular data, the synonymy of Endotheniini (genus Endothenia) with Bactrini (genus Bactra) is confirmed. Bactra and Endothenia are compared with five genera of Olethreutini. Altogether, 16 species of Olethreutinae are examined. The paper constitutes a part of the project concerning a broad comparison of the system of Tortricidae based on morphological and molecular characteristics.
Yield stability of cassava, maize, soya bean and cowpea intercrops

The yield stability of intercropping systems is important in developing cropping systems that produce economic yields over a wide range of environments. Field studies were conducted during the 1997/98 and 1998/99 growing seasons at three locations in the forest and forest–savannah transition zones of Ghana to determine yield, land use efficiency and yield stability of cassava (Manihot esculenta), maize (Zea mays), soya bean (Glycine max) and cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) intercrop systems. The cropping systems consisted of a factorial combination of two cassava varieties: ‘Gblemoduade’ (an improved, highly branched variety) and ‘Ankra’ (a local variety with fewer branches) and three spatial arrangements. Cowpea rows were planted in the minor season into cassava as a successive crop to maize and soya bean after their harvest in the major season. Intercropping significantly reduced grain or tuber yield of maize, cassava ‘Gblemoduade’ and cassava ‘Ankra’ by 23–70%, 16–49% and 24–64%, respectively. Maize yield decreased with increased number of soya bean rows. ‘Gblemoduade’ outyielded ‘Ankra’ by more than 100% under both intercrop and sole crop. The yield of soya bean increased with increased number of soya bean rows, but did not differ in response to the cassava variety. However, cowpea yield was higher when intercropped with ‘Ankra’ than with ‘Gblemoduade’. The intercrops had higher land use ratios (LER=1·27–2·83) and were more stable than the sole crops. Intercrops involving ‘Ankra’ had higher LER (2·14–2·18) than systems with ‘Gblemoduade’ (LER=1·83–1·99), but their yield stabilities were similar.
Vagility across Vanessa (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae): mobility in butterfly species does not inhibit the formation and persistence of isolated sister taxa

Allopatric speciation is thought to occur in the absence of gene flow, thereby suggesting that widespread vagile species might be less likely to generate restricted sister taxa because of a lack of isolation. The butterfly genus Vanessa provides an ideal test of this concept, as it contains some of the most cosmopolitan and vagile species of butterflies on the planet, as well as some highly restricted taxa. Given the age of these groups, this arrangement offers a special opportunity to examine the relationship between vagility and phylogeny in generating novel taxa; specifically, does the vagility of some lineages impede allopatric speciation, leaving restricted clades more speciose? A phylogenetic hypothesis is proposed for all species belonging to the butterfly genus Vanessa based on DNA sequences from one mitochondrial and eight nuclear gene regions. The resulting topology shows very little conflict among gene regions, with five well‐supported clades corresponding to morphologically consistent species groups. The data very strongly indicate a polyphyletic genus Antanartia, and thus to preserve monophyly two species previously assigned to Antanartia are transferred to Vanessa, Vanessa hippomenecomb.n. and Vanessa dimorphicacomb.n. , resulting in a total of 22 species placed in Vanessa. A biogeographical analysis shows that in many cases the most geographically restricted species are sister to geographically widespread species, suggesting dispersal and allopatric speciation. Surprisingly, in almost all cases the divergences between widespread and restricted species are quite old (>5 Ma), suggesting long‐term isolation and stability of both vagile and sedentary species, despite the high (even intercontinental) vagility of many extant species and, by extension, ancestral species. The biogeography of Vanessa suggests that species vagility and allopatry do not fully explain the forces governing cladogenesis in this remarkable genus.
Crowdvoting Judgment: An Analysis of Modern Peer Review

In this paper, we propose and analyze models of self policing in online communities, in which assessment activities, typically handled by firm employees, are shifted to the “crowd. ” Our underlying objective is to maximize firm value by maintaining the quality of the online community to prevent attrition, which, given a parsimonious model of voter participation, we show can be achieved by efficiently utilizing the crowd of volunteer voters. To do so, we focus on minimizing the number of voters needed for each assessment, subject to service-level constraints, which depends on a voting aggregation rule. We focus our attention on classes of voting aggregators that are simple, interpretable, and implementable, which increases the chance of adoption in practice. We consider static and dynamic variants of simple majority-rule voting, with which each vote is treated equally. We also study static and dynamic variants of a more sophisticated voting rule that allows more accurate voters to have a larger influence in determining the aggregate decision. We consider both independent and correlated voters and show that correlation is detrimental to performance. Finally, we take a system view and characterize the limit of a costless crowdvoting system that relies solely on volunteer voters. If this limit does not satisfy target service levels, then costly firm employees are needed to supplement the crowd.
Counterimmunoelectrophoresis for Diagnosis of Infectious Bursal Disease: Comparative Efficacy of Three Different Electrophoresis Buffers

SUMMARY The bursas of Fabricius of 48 broiler chickens (meat type) of age groups 3 to 7 wk, affected with infectious bursal disease (IBD) were tested by counterimmunoelectrophoresis (CIE) by using 3 different buffers, namely, barbital buffer, Tris-glacial acetic acid-EDTA (TAE) buffer, and Tris-boric acid-EDTA buffer. Eighty-five percent of the samples were positive when the TAE buffer was used, whereas the Tris-boric acid-EDTA and barbital buffers yielded 81% positive test results. The barbital buffer, which is commonly used in CIE for diagnosis of IBD, is not readily available and is considered carcinogenic. The TAE buffer was found to be safe and was a superior buffer for diagnosing IBD in a CIE test.
A phylogeny for the Old World newts, genus Triturus: biochemical and behavioural data

A reconstruction is presented of the phylogenetic relationships withing Triturus. Two different data sets are used. Protein electrophoretic data were scored for 19 presumptive gene loci in nine species (Rafinski & Arntzen, 1987) and a set of 16 behaviour characters from the courtship of Triturus was scored for the same nine species. When these are analysed in concernt, a single, fully resolved and robust solution is found. Consequently, two subgenera are recognized: Triturus and Palaeotriton, the former including all te medium- and large-bodied species: T. alpestris, T. vittatus, T. marmoratus, T. cristatus and its three former subspecies (T. carnifex, T. dobrogicus and T. Karelini); the latter comprising the small-bodied species: T. bascai, T. italicus, T. helveticus, T. vulgaris and T. montandoni. Within the subgenus Triturus, T. alpestris and T. vittatus are sister taxa to the remaining members of the subgenus. Similarly, T. boscai and T. italicus are a monophyletic group, sister to T. vulgaris, T. helveticus and T. montandoni. Alternative solutions may be found on the basis of a quantitative analysis of the behavioural characters employed in this study. An alternative phylogenetic tree is included as an example.
Implementation of a High Power PMSG for Wind Power Interface using TLNPC Converter

Recent advancement of power electronics devices in grid-connected systems increased the power quality and stability issues. New grid code requires the grid-connected system to be connected with the grid during fault and voltage disturbance. It is challenging to keep the system online during and maintain the actual grid standards under-voltage dip, which is a common practice in the Indian scenario. In this paper, grid connected wind power generation system drives a permanent magnet synchronous generator (PMSG). For the power generation from PMSG to a grid Three-level, neutral point clamped (TLNPC) which is connected back to back is required for the interfacing the system. The proposed model deals with unbalance capacitor voltage and dynamics of TLNPC converter. The proposed technique enhances the performance of the system under input voltage sag. MATLAB/SIMULINK numerical simulation software adapted for modeling of the complete model of the system. Numerical results and typical experimental results are presented, shown good agreement with the expectation of the wind power system.
Complete mitochondrial genome of the whitetip reef shark Triaenodon obesus from the British Indian Ocean Territory Marine Protected Area

Abstract We present the first mitochondrial genome of Trianenodon obesus from the Chagos Archipelago in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT) Marine Protected Area. The mitogenome was 16,702 bp in length and consisted of 13 protein-coding genes (PCGs), 22 tRNA genes, 2 rRNA genes, and a non-coding control region (D-loop). GC content was at 38.9%. The control region was 1064 bp in length. This mitogenome for the BIOT MPA T. obesus differed from the previously published T. obesus genome by 15 bp and the differences include a 2 bp insertion and 13 single nucleotide polymorphisms distributed across the mitogenome in the BIOT MPA sequence. Whole mitogenome sequence of T. obesus from the Chagos archipelago presented here fills existing gaps in genetic information on marine species from the BIOT MPA and provides additional tools for species specific assessments as to the effectiveness of MPA management. In addition, methods presented here lay the framework for genetic studies in remote locations with limited infrastructure.