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Impact of Forest Fire Frequency on Tree Diversity and Species Regeneration in Tropical Dry Deciduous Forest of Panna Tiger Reserve, Madhya Pradesh, India

ABSTRACT The current study analyzes the tree diversity and regeneration status of species between repeated forest fires and unburned areas of the tropical dry deciduous forest of Panna Tiger Reserve (PTR), Madhya Pradesh, Central India. Fire frequency maps were prepared with the help of Landsat 5, 7, and 8 satellite images, and the study area was classified into seven fire frequency classes (B1 to B7) and one control class (B0). Five plots were laid in every fire class including the control. A total of 45 tree species belonging to 33 genera and 20 families were recorded during the study period and of these, 44, 26, and 25 species were recorded in the three-growth stages: trees, saplings, and seedlings, respectively. Of the 7873 individuals recorded, 2667, 1243, and 3963 were seedlings, saplings, and trees, respectively. Our results showed that tree species diversity was higher at moderate fire frequencies than controls, but decreased with increasing fire frequency classes. Regeneration of species was significantly different among all fire frequency classes. Certain fire-tolerant species were increasingly dominant with increasing fire frequency classes. With fires left to continue unabated, the dry deciduous forest of the Central Indian region could have lower tree diversity in the future.
Impact Of Informativeness Gratification Toward Consumer Emotions In Online Purchase

In Malaysia, the concept of online purchase and e-commerce directed the current researchers to assume that online shopping may be conceptualised by combining a few behavioural activities linked to the consumers’ action to make a purchase via the Internet. The activities include buying and customising goods and services, seeking recommendations, collecting information, comparing products with several sellers, or browsing for fun. The main objective of the current research is to discover and understand more on development of behavioural perspective as well as the intention of the consumers to perform the online purchase based on the informativeness gratification formation. It hopes that the current study will add the depth on this research standpoint as well as provided a better understanding among the operator of online businesses on how to attract and capture the attention of online shoppers. Even though many of us knows and recognized the proficiencies of the internet as one of the best marketing tools available for the organizations, but as at today, we still uncertain into what extent the internet will motivate the existing and targeted customers to use the platform to perform their shopping activities. Limited number of previous researches have focussed on the electronic shopper behaviour in more web-specific circumstances. The results revealed the importance of facilitating informativeness gratification of consumers’ emotion towards online purchase by constructing a shopping environment with favourable conditions. This finding implies that informativeness gratification displays a strong influence on online consumer in Malaysia. 2357-1330 © 2020 Published by European Publisher.
Association between Burnout Syndrome and medical training by specialty in first-year residents

Introduction. Burnout syndrome (BOS) comprises emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and reduced personal accomplishment in those affected. Instruments such as the Maslach Burnout Inventory (MBI) can help to identify those affected. Physicians in training have been described as an at-risk group for this syndrome. Objective. Describe the association between BOS and medical training by specialty in first-year residents. Method. This is a cross-sectional analytical study of specialty residents at the Hospital Civil de Guadalajara. Sociodemographic data were obtained and the MBI was administered to identify BOS. Samples were compared, and a comparative analysis performed to identify factors associated with BOS. Results. Eighty-eight residents were included, with 21.6% (n = 19) presenting BOS, 53.4% displaying emotional exhaustion (n = 47), 53.7% showing depersonalization (n = 47), and 39.8% reduced personal accomplishment (n = 35). Presenting BOS was not associated with sociodemographic characteristics or type of specialty. Work hours (ro = .229, p = .032), and a higher number of on-call hours/week (ro = .34, p = .001) were associated with higher BOS. Discussion and conclusion. The prevalence of BOS was lower than expected. Over half scored for emotional exhaustion and depersonalization, which could be explained by a self-reporting bias. There was no association between the group/type of specialty and BOS. This study creates new knowledge that works as an institutional situational diagnosis, helps to determine the scope of the problem, and encourages to consider the contributing factors to its origin and maintenance.
Synthesis of flavor compound ethyl hydrocinnamate by Yarrowia lipolytica lipases

Abstract Two biocatalysts with high lipolytic activity were obtained – freeze-dried supernatant and freeze-dried biomass of Yarrowia lipolytica KKP 379. The biocatalysts were compared with Candida antarctica lipase B in the synthesis of ethyl hydrocinnamate – a flavour compound with a floral-honey aroma. Ester synthesis was completed after 2 h when 3 grams of freeze-dried biomass was used. Using smaller amounts of biomass (1.2 and 0.6 g) also allowed to achieve high ester conversion and results were comparable with those obtained for CALB used as a catalyst. Freeze-dried supernatant showed a weaker lipase activity (22.17 U/g) compared to freeze-dried biomass (46.13 U/g), which resulted in a lower conversion of 3-phenylpropionic acid to its ethyl ester, and after 36 h a conversion peaked at around 70%, then began to decrease and finally the conversion reached 50%. Moreover, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of the synthesised ester were evaluated. Ethyl hydrocinnamate showed no antibacterial activity and weak antioxidant activity towards DPPH radical. In contrast to bacteria, the obtained compound moderately inhibited the growth of tested yeast species, where inhibition zones ranged from 10 to 16 mm.
Challenges and Opportunities in Near-Threshold DNN Accelerators around Timing Errors

AI evolution is accelerating and Deep Neural Network (DNN) inference accelerators are at the forefront of ad hoc architectures that are evolving to support the immense throughput required for AI computation. However, much more energy efficient design paradigms are inevitable to realize the complete potential of AI evolution and curtail energy consumption. The Near-Threshold Computing (NTC) design paradigm can serve as the best candidate for providing the required energy efficiency. However, NTC operation is plagued with ample performance and reliability concerns arising from the timing errors. In this paper, we dive deep into DNN architecture to uncover some unique challenges and opportunities for operation in the NTC paradigm. By performing rigorous simulations in TPU systolic array, we reveal the severity of timing errors and its impact on inference accuracy at NTC. We analyze various attributes—such as data–delay relationship, delay disparity within arithmetic units, utilization pattern, hardware homogeneity, workload characteristics—and uncover unique localized and global techniques to deal with the timing errors in NTC.
Differential susceptibility of Popillia japonica 3rd instars to Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (Italian strain) at three different seasons

ABSTRACT The scarab beetle Popillia japonica, a pest native to northern Japan, has been recently found in Italy. Entomopathogenic nematodes are useful for biological control of this invasive insect. Previous work showed that 1st and 2nd larval stages are more susceptible to nematodes than 3rd instars. We tested the effectiveness of Heterorhabditis bacteriophora in the laboratory against P. japonica 3rd instars. Experiments were conducted in Italy with larvae field collected in the fall, winter and spring, showing a significant decrease in effectiveness from the fall to spring.
Design of wide stopband lowpass filter using transformed radial stub based on substrate integrated suspended line technology

A novel planar elliptic function lowpass filter (LPF) based on substrate integrated suspended line technology is developed and investigated. Transformed radial stub, stepped‐impedance resonators, and open stubs are cascaded to obtain sharp roll‐off and wide stopband. The proposed LPF produces six transmission zeros in the stopband, and the mechanism of the transmission zeros is studied. Both the simulation and measurement are conducted to verify the performance of the proposed filter, and good agreement between the simulated and measured results is observed. The filter shows attractive characteristics such as low insertion loss<0.6 dB, high return loss of 20 dB, wide stopband from 3.85 to 24 GHz with −20 dB attenuation level and a small area of 0.20 λg × 0.14 λg, where λg is the waveguide length at the cutoff frequency.
Epidemiology of a phocine distemper virus outbreak along the North Atlantic coast of the United States

Due to an increase in pinniped strandings with consistent pathological findings throughout the North Atlantic coast of the United States during the summer and fall of 2006, an unusual mortal- ity event (UME) was declared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's (NOAA) National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) on 20 October 2006. The goals of this investigation were to describe the magnitude and duration of the peak in mortalities involved in the UME and to evaluate associations with potential causative agents. Seal strandings during the UME were compared to historical strandings in the area to characterize the epidemiologic pat- terns of the UME. Temporal increases in phocine distemper virus (PDV) prevalence as detected by serology and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) were significantly correlated with increased seal stranding frequency. During July to October 2006, there was a significant spatial and tempo- ral cluster of PDV positive seals centered near Cape Ann, Massachusetts. Our findings provide evidence that PDV infections increased in harbor seals along the North Atlantic coast of the U.S. in 2006, and PDV likely played a role in a UME that involved harbor seals (Phoca vitulina), harp seals Phoca groenlandica), hooded seals (Cystophora cristata), and gray seals (Halichoerus grypus).
Investors’ regulatory concerns and the SEC’s regulation SHO pilot program on the NYSE

ABSTRACT Examining the private-information content of short sales surrounding the implementation of the SEC’s Regulation SHO-pilot program, we that informativeness of short sales on the NYSE has disappeared in pilot stocks during the pilot program. Both the shorting efficiency hypothesis and the regulatory concern hypothesis are proposed to explain this anomaly. Empirical testing results support the regulatory concern hypothesis, suggesting that the SEC’s Regulation SHO-pilot program may be a problematic natural experiment because there is a propounding difference between the pilot and control samples concerning short-sellers’ trading behaviour.
Considering Section Balance in an Integer Optimization Model for the Curriculum-Based Course Timetabling Problem

University course timetabling is a complex and time-consuming duty that every educational institution faces regularly. It consists of scheduling a set of lectures in predefined time slots so as to avoid student conflicts, meet teacher and room availability, and manage several institution-specific operational rules. In this paper, we schedule courses based on a curriculum, that is, before the students’ registration. Unlike other curriculum-based models, the proposed model considers two practical aspects when managing the conflicts between lectures: (i) it schedules sections of subjects so that each section is evenly likely to be registered by the students, and (ii) it considers the failure rates and periodicity a subject is taught. We present a multi-objective integer programming model that maximizes the use of specific time slots, the symmetry in which the lectures of a course are scheduled during a week, and the flexibility for straggler students to take courses. The model is solved using commercial software, and it is applied to a real course-timetabling problem. We show the advantages of its use by comparing the model’s solution with the actual solution obtained by the manual scheduling.
Deep Learning Solutions for Agricultural and Farming Activities

The continuously growing population throughout globe demands an ample food supply, which is one of foremost challenge of smart agriculture. Timely and precise identification of weeds, insects, and diseases in plants are necessary for increased crop yield to satisfy demand for sufficient food supply. With fewer experts in this field, there is a need to develop an automated system for predicting yield, detection of weeds, insects, and diseases in plants. In addition to plants, livestock such as cattle, pigs, and chickens also contribute as major food. Hence, livestock demands precision methods for reducing the mortality rate of livestock by identifying diseases in livestock. Deep learning is one of the upcoming technologies that when combined with image processing promises smart agriculture to be a reality. Various applications of DL for smart agriculture are covered.
Growing Food with Garbage: Effects of Six Waste Amendments on Soil and Vegetable Crops

Using organic wastes as agricultural amendments is a productive alternative to disposal in landﬁlls, providing nutrients for plant growth and carbon to build soil organic matter. Despite these beneﬁts, a large fraction of organic waste is sent to landﬁlls. Obstacles to the adoption of wastes as sources of plant nutrients include questions about harmful effects to crops or soils and the wastes’ ability to produce satisfactory yields. We compared six organic waste amendments with a mineral fertilizer control (CN) to determine effects on soil quality, soil fertility, crop quality, and crop yield in 2013 and 2014. Waste amendments were applied at a rate sufﬁcient to supply 10,000 kg organic C/ha over two seasons, and mineral fertilizer was applied to control plots to provide 112 kg-N/ha/yr. The experiment was laid out in a randomized block design with four replicates and three crops: sweet corn ( Zea mays L. cv. Applause, Brocade, and Montauk), butternut squash ( Cucurbita moschata Duchesne cv. JWS 6823), and potatoes ( Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Eva). Amendment with biosolids/yard waste cocompost (BS), dehydrated restaurant food waste (FW), gelatin manufacturing waste (GW), multisource compost (MS), paper ﬁber/chicken manure blend (PF), and yard waste compost (YW) did not have a negative impact on soil moisture, bulk density, electrical conductivity (EC), or the concentration of heavy metals in soil or plant tissue. Our potential uses for including signiﬁcantly raising soil pH (MS) and soil organic matter (YW and BS)]. The carbon-to-nitrogen ratio (C:N) of not a predictor of soil inorganic N levels, and some increased potentially mineralizable nitrogen (PMN) levels relative to the control. Plots with BS, FW, and GW produced yields of sweet corn, butternut squash, and potatoes comparable with the control, whereas plots amended with YW, PF, and MS produced lower yields of sweet corn, squash, or both, although yields for potatoes were with the control. In addition, the marketability of potatoes from PF was better than that of the control in 2014. None of the in this on soil properties, provided to soil quality, and all produced for at least that all
A New Integrated Reporting’S 6-Capitals Scoring Index Towards Firm Financial Performance

This study investigates the impact of the capital’s disclosure extent of the Integrated Reporting’s six capitals (Financial Capital, Manufactured Capital, Intellectual Capital, Human Capital, Social and Relationship Capital and finally the Natural Capital) of the Malaysian oil and gas public listed companies (PLCs) within Bursa Malaysia, moderated by the Woman Board of Directors. The study will follow the purposive sampling method followed by descriptive statistics, regression analysis and content analysis derived from the International Integrated Reporting Framework and previous studies. Malaysian oil and gas PLCs’ publication of the Integrated Report’s six capitals are still in its infancy in which Integrated Reports have not been published and replaced the Annual Reports and Sustainability Reports. This study is among the pioneer in determining the effectiveness of the Integrated Reporting’s 6-capitals implementation towards firm financial performance since the Integrated Reporting framework was established in 2013. This study is a systematic review of recent research developments in Integrated Reporting focusing on the practice and disclosure of the entity’s 6 capitals which consists of the Financial Capital, Manufactured Capital, Intellectual Capital, Human Capital, Social and Relationship Capital and finally the Natural Capital which are the 6 capitals. The moderation factor of gender equality is of utmost importance among the Malaysian oil and gas industry which are lacking the expertise from women. 2357-1330 © 2020 Published by European Publisher.
Evaluation of antioxidant, cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of methanolic extract of momordica cymbalaria hook f. unripe fruit

Natural products gain more attention nowadays because of their compatibility with mankind, safe and economic feasible. The main purpose of this study was to evaluate antioxidant, cytotoxic and apoptotic activities of methanolic extract of Momordica cymbalaria Hook F. unripe fruit (UF). A considerable DPPH, hydroxyl radical scavenging and metal ion chelating activities and significant inhibitory effect on lipid peroxidation and least activity on deoxyribose degradation was observed for methanolic UF extract. Cytotoxic activity of UF extract on HeLa cells was observed and its inhibitory concentration fifty percent was calculated as 17.69±0. 01µg/mL. Apoptosis inducing ability of UF extract on HeLa cells was also observed by Propidium iodide and acridine orange/ethidium bromide (AO/EtBr) dual staining. This is the first report on antioxidant, cytotoxic and apoptotic inducing ability of methanolic UF extract of Momordica cymbalaria collected from Sattur, Virudhunagar district, Tamilnadu, India.
Short Communication: Estimating abundance, survival and age structure of the Alberes cattle using recapture techniques

Fina, M. , Casellas, J. and Piedrafita, J. 2011. Short Communication: Estimating abundance, survival and age structure of the Alberes cattle using recapture techniques. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 91: 343-347. The Alberes breed is an endangered bovine breed with an unknown population size. In this study, we estimated a total of 447.9 (435.5 to 456.6) individuals using capture-recapture methods. Overall survival and recapture estimates were 0.85±0.01 and 0.94±0.01, respectively, leading to an average longevity of 5.64 yr and with the highest death rate concentrated in the first 3 yr of life (38.94%). For breeding cows, the average length of the productive life was 8.35 yr. The current population of this local breed is too small to prevent future losses of genetic variability, and a conservation program is essential to ensure the long-term viability of the breed.
Data-driven design of glasses with desirable optical properties using statistical regression

In this study, we used a data-driven approach to build models for assisting the design of new glasses with high refractive index and low dispersion. Our models, which are based on multiple linear regression and kernel ridge regression, achieved high accuracy in predicting optical properties of glasses based on their composition alone. Using the predictions of these models as a guide, we fabricated new glasses in our laboratory. In agreement with model predictions, these glasses had promising optical properties. This work therefore demonstrates a successful example of data-driven materials design and can be used as a template for designing glasses or other materials with other desirable properties.
THE EFFECT OF SALT-PRETREATED GLOMUS FASCICULATUM ON SALINITY TOLERANCE INDUCTION OF BARLEY PLANTS

The present study reports a factorial greenhouse experiment using a randomized complete block design in 2014 which investigated the effects of salt-pretreated Glomus fasciculatum fungus, salinity, and the interaction effect of these variables on the physiological properties of barley. The first factor was mycorrhiza salinity pretreated with different levels of salt (0, 25, 50 and 100 mM) and the second factor included application of salinity to barley plant at 0, 25, 50, 100 and 200 mM. Mycorrhiza pretreatment with 25 mM salt increased fresh and dry weight in the absence of salinity treatment in the plant but in the presence of salinity, it reduced the dry weight of the plant. Also mycorrhiza pretreatment with salt reduced the leaf area and increased peroxidase, catalase, polyphenols peroxidase enzymes activities and malondialdehyde content. Also by increasing salinity, fresh and dry weight and leaf area decreased and antioxidant enzyme activities, malondialdehyde and proline contents increased.
Multi‐horizon accommodation demand forecasting: A New Zealand case study

This paper contributes to the filling of two gaps in accommodation demand forecasting: (a) the limited number of studies on the use of modern machine learning techniques to identify the dynamics of accommodation demand; and (b) the lack of understanding of comparative forecasting performance of different modelling techniques at multiple forecast horizons. We show that, as the forecast horizon increases, the performance of machine learning is stable and robust. We also find that the long short-term memory has particular advantages in long-horizon forecasting and handling data with complex structure in New Zealand.
Cerasus laoshanensis (Rosaceae), a New Species from Shandong, China

Cerasus laoshanensis D.K. Zang, sp. nova (Rosaceae) is described from Mt. Laoshan (Shandong Province, China). It resembles C. serrulata, but differs from it by its distinct leaves that are obovate or wide elliptic with a truncate or emarginate apex, sparsely serrate sepals, elliptic petals, and red drupes. Cerasus laoshanensis was found in a roadside ditch and at forest margins.