Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparative Functional Studies on Two Diploid Cotton Genomes Reveals Functional Differences of Basic Helix-loop-helix Proteins in Arabidopsis Trichome Initiation

Background: The cultivated tetraploid cotton species (AD genomes) was originated from two ancestral diploid species (A and D genomes). While the ancestral A-genome species produce spinnable fibers, the Dgenome species do not. Cotton fibers are unicellular trichomes originating from seed coat epidermal cells, and currently there is an immense interest in understanding the Original Research Article Bui et al.; ARRB, 34(2): 1-12, 2019; Article no.ARRB. 53568 2 process of fiber initiation and development. Current knowledge demonstrates that there is a great of deal of resemblance in initiation mechanism between by Arabidopsis trichome and cotton fiber. Methodology: In this study, we performed comparative functional studies between A genome and D-genome species in cotton by using Arabidopsis trichome initiation as a model. Four cotton genes TTG3, MYB2, DEL61 and DEL65 were amplified from A-genome and D-genome species, and transformed into their homolog trichomeless mutants Arabidopsis ttg1, gl1, and gl3egl3, respectively. Results: Our data indicated that the transgenic plants expressing TTG3 and MYB2 genes from Agenome and D-genome species complement the ttg1 and gl1 mutants, respectively. We also discovered complete absences of two functional basic helix loop helix (bHLH) proteins (DEL65/DEL61) in Ddiploid species and one (DEL65) that is functional in A-genome species, but not from D-genome species. This observation is consistent with the natural phenomenon of spinnable fiber production in Agenome species and absence in D-genome species.
Effects of Drought-Flood Abrupt Alternation on the Growth of Summer Maize

Climate change, especially precipitation change, will significantly change soil moisture, which then influences root growth, further affecting yield and grain quality. Previous studies focused on the drought or flood effects on summer maize growth. However, few studied the effects of drought-flood abrupt alternation (DFAA) on the growth of summer maize. We explored the DFAA impacts on the roots, leaf area index (LAI), yield, and grain quality in field. The main results show that DFAA had different impacts on the summer maize growth in the seeding-jointing stage (SJS) and tasseling-grain filling stage (TGS). In general, the DFAA reduced the yield. Roots at the depth of 40 cm had obviously positive impacts on the yield. The DFAA reduced the LAI and promoted the maximum LAI achieving in advance. The grain crude protein augmented under DFAA. The drought had evidently negative impacts on the grain crude fat in the TGS, while it had no obvious influence in the SJS. DFAA had no apparent impact on the grain crude starch. These results could provide some references for the effects and adaptation-strategies study of extreme climate events and their impacts on growth of summer maize.
Assessment of proximate composition of oven dried Channa punctatus at three different temperatures

In Bangladesh malnutrition remains a significant development challenge where fish is an irreplaceable animal-source food in the diet of millions of people. However, dried fish is also a great source of nutrition but it may be infected or destroyed during drying due to insect infestation. In that case oven drying is a great solution against insect infestation. However existing data on the proximate composition and optimum temperature of oven dried fish is not available. The purpose of the study was to fill-up the gap in the necessary data on proximate composition by estimating the protein, lipid, ash and moisture as well as to find out the optimum temperature for drying fish at oven. The experiment was conducted at the laboratory of Department of Fisheries, University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh. The species was collected from the local fish market of Rajshahi city and brought into the quality control laboratory of Department of Fisheries and measured, weighted, processed and finally dried in oven at the temperature of 60 C, 65 C and 70 C, respectively. The average length and weight of the selected species was 16.40±0.80cm and 47.40±6.01gm, respectively. Average drying period were 23.30±1.00 (60 C), 21.10±1.00 (65 C) and 18.05±1.00 (70 C) hr, respectively. The proximate compositions (protein, lipid, ash, and moisture) were analyzed using standard method. The protein content varied from 59.31±0.45% (70C) to 66.29±0.75% (60C), lipid content ranged from 5.89±0.63% (70 C) to 5.93±0.68% (60C), moisture content varied from 12.33±0.66% (70 C) to 16.10±0.79% (60 C) and ash content ranged from 1.53±0.09% (70C) to 2.61±0.39% (60 C), respectively. Protein, ash and moisture contents were significantly varied from each other. The proximate composition showed better result in 60 C temperature among three temperatures.
Advantages of Surface Ablation in Excimer Laser Surgery

In this article, we review the advantages of corneal laser surface surgery to explain the current trend toward this technique. The excimer laser in corneal surface surgery can be used for two reasons. On the one hand, to correct a refractive error by photorefractive keratectomy (PRK) and its two variants; Laser epithelial keratomileusis (LASEK) and Epithelial Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (Epi-lasik). On the other hand, it is used to perform superficial corneal capacities photoablation, among other uses, by Phototherapeutic keratectomy (PTK). PRK is regaining popularity thanks to its better safety profile, mitomycin C usage and improvement of photoablation profiles. Lasek and Epilasik are less frequently performed nowadays. PTK is an important element in the techniques used to improve visual acuity in a wide range of corneal conditions such as corneal scars, recurrent erosion syndrome and corneal dystrophies.
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Andrea Margaret Firth* Ingvild Cavallini* Stefan Sütterlin Ricardo G Lugo 1Department of Psychology, University Campus Football Business, London, UK; 2Aarhus University, Copenhagen, Denmark; 3Faculty of Health and Welfare, Østfold University College, Norway and Division of Clinical Neuroscience, Oslo University Hospital, Norway; 4Inland Norway University of Applied Science, Lillehammer, Elverum, Norway
Lack of association of toll-like receptor 2 rs3804100 polymorphism with paediatric tuberculosis in South Africa

Toll-like receptor 2 (TLR 2) genetic polymorphisms are important factors that are involved in the development of clinical tuberculosis. In this study, a single nucleotide polymorphism of the immune response protein molecule, toll-like receptor 2 designated as rs3804100 involving T/C polymorphism was carried out by genotypic analysis of DNA obtained from blood samples of the paediatric population in South Africa consisting of 151 cases and 82 controls for tuberculosis. Genotypic analysis of tuberculosis cases for T/C rs3804100 polymorphism showed genetic frequency of 5% for TT, 90% for CT and 5% for CC genotypes while those of controls were 2% for TT, 91% for CT and 7% for CC genotypes. Statistical analysis of the polymorphic genotypes in cases and controls gave no association with the disease. The result from this study showed that this T/C single nucleotide polymorphism of TLR 2 was not associated with the development of tuberculosis (p= 0.34) in the paediatric population. Key words: Tuberculosis, toll-like receptor 2, single nucleotide polymorphisms.
The Relationship of Employees’ Performance Appraisal Satisfaction with Employees’ Outcomes: Evidence from Higher Educational Institutes

Performance appraisal is one of the most important activities of human resource management. For an organization to achieve its strategic goals the organization shall give due importance to the integral part of HRM i.e. performance appraisal system which shall be regularly and properly carried out to evaluate the performance of its employees. However, in Pakistan employees’ performance appraisal satisfaction is rarely linked with employee outcomes. This study investigated the relationship of employees’ performance appraisal satisfaction with self-reported work effort, affective organizational commitment and turnover intentions. The data was collected from both academic and non-academic staff of higher educational institutes in Peshawar city. Being co-relational in nature, it has drawn a sample of 316 using stratified random sampling procedure. The findings revealed that the employees’ performance appraisal satisfaction is significantly and positively related with work effort and affective organizational commitment. However, it has a negative relationship with employee turnover intentions which means that higher the level of satisfaction regarding performance appraisal will lower intention to quit the current organization. Furthermore, limitations as well as direction for future researchers have also been given.
Coffee straw mineralization applied to the soil surface

The potential use of coffee straw (composed of outer skin, pulp and parchment) as fertilizer for agricultural crops implies the need to know the dynamics of their decomposition and release of the nutrients. This is to assist the farmers in the management of these residues, especially in the best time of its application in the soil. The aim of this work was to evaluate the dynamics of organic carbon and organic nitrogen during the coffee straw mineralization process, when applied superficially to a Dystrophic Red-Yellow Latosol (LVAd). The experiment was conducted in a completely randomized design with ten treatments, related to different post-disposal periods to the soil (0, 7, 13, 20, 27, 34, 48, 69, 98, 147 days) and four replications. Soil samples were collected to quantify the easily oxidized organic carbon (OCeo) and organic nitrogen (ON) contents and their respective mineralized fractions. The evaluation of OCeo mineralization, being more stable and less sensitive to climatic variations, is the most appropriate parameter to estimate the mineralized fraction of the residue. The application of coffee straw in a LVAd during the month of August provides, after 147 days, mineralized fractions of OCeo and ON around 88% and 36%, respectively, in the climatic conditions of the mountain region of Espírito Santo state, Brazil.
A Student Performance Prediction and Course Recommendation System: A Survey

Degree Students often face numerous problems completing their degree programs. There is a need to automatically detect student’s performance before he/she gets the final results in hand. So that the students could improve his/her study time and performance This system predicts the final grades of students in class and recommends elective subjects to be taken for good performance in future exams. The Student will get the overall view in brief what will be his/her future grade and even what elective subjects he/ she should take so that the performance is improved. Keywords— Student performance prediction, Ensemble predictors, course recommendation, collaborative filtering.
Early L-carnitine Therapy in Severe Acute Aluminum Phosphide Poisoning: A Randomized Controlled Clinical Trial

Introduction: Aluminum phosphide (AlP) is a common solid fumigant pesticide used for agricultural and nonagricultural purposes. In Egypt, AlP tablets are frequently used to commit suicide, and AlP poisoning constituting a frequent cause of admission and mortality in poison control centers. Current management of AlP poisoning is limited to supportive care; as there is no specific antidote. Objectives: to evaluate the therapeutic effect and safety of early L-carnitine administration, as an antioxidant, in treatment of severe acute AlP poisoning. Material and methods: This study was a randomized controlled clinical trial. It was conducted in Tanta Poison Control center (Emergency Hospital, Tanta University). Fifty acute AlP intoxicated patients were randomly allocated into two equal groups A and B using the sequentially numbered, opaque sealed envelopes method. Group A received only the routine treatment. Group B received L – Carnitine therapy as follow: 9 ampoules (9 gm) of L- Carnitine in 500 ml of 0.9% normal saline given as continuous IV infusion, until improvement or death in addition to the routine treatment. Complete physical examination, routine laboratory investigations and oxidative stress markers; malondialdehyde (MDA), total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and reduced glutathione (GSH) were assessed for each patient. Results: Comparison between groups A and B 12 hrs after admission revealed significant reduction of the mean MDA levels in group B than group A (7.54± 1.74 and 16.22± 2.95 respectively, p 0.05). Conclusion: Early administration of L-carnitine IV infusion was effective and safe as an adjuvant treatment of AlP poisoned patients.
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Ubiquitin and ubiquitin-like molecules are attached to and removed from cellular proteins in a dynamic and highly regulated manner. Deubiquitinating enzymes are critical to this process, and the genetic catalogue of deubiquitinating enzymes expanded greatly over the course of evolution. Extensive functional redundancy has been noted among the 93 members of the human deubiquitinating enzyme (DUB) superfamily. This is especially true of genes that were generated by duplication (termed paralogs) as they often retain considerable sequence similarity. Because complete redundancy in systems should be eliminated by selective pressure, we theorized that many overlapping DUBs must have significant and unique spatiotemporal roles that can be evaluated inanevolutionary context.Wehavedeterminedtheevolutionaryhistoryof theentire classofdeubiquitinatingenzymes, including the sequence and means of duplication for all paralogous pairs. To establish their uniqueness, we have investigated cell-type specificity in developmental and adult contexts, and have investigated the coemergence of substrates from the same duplication events. Our analysis has revealed examples of DUB gene subfunctionalization, neofunctionalization, and nonfunctionalization.
ÖĞRENCİ VE ÖĞRETMENLERİN GÖZÜNDEN YÜKSEKÖĞRETİMDE DİL ÖĞRENİMİNDE ÖĞRENEN ÖZERKLİĞİNİN İNCELENMESİ

The aim of this study is to investigate how the students and instructors perceive learner autonomy as well as examine whether there are any differences between their perceptions regarding autonomous learning in an English language preparatory program in İstanbul, Turkey. The study also attempts to find out how autonomy is perceived by the participants regarding student responsibilities and to identify the differences between their perceptions of the aforesaid variable. Besides, this research attempts to reveal the challenges faced by the students and instructors while promoting autonomous learning in language classrooms. The data were obtained from questionnaires and semi-structured interviews administered to the two groups of participants. The findings revealed that learner autonomy should be closely addressed at tertiary level classes to promote more autonomous behaviors. Finally, the exam-oriented educational context was perceived as the only challenge to both instructors and students in their efforts to promote autonomous learning. Based on the findings, implications and suggestions about promoting learner autonomy in language preparatory programs were provided further in this study.
A Survey on PoW-Based Consensus

We provide a historical overview of proof-of-work techniques and the fields in which it plunges its roots. We are interested in PoW-techniques applied to blockchain technology and therefore we survey the state-of-the-art protocols employing these methods for consensus algorithms, emphasizing the differences between the efficient hashcash systems and the promising bread pudding protocols. Afterwards, the consensus mechanisms are discussed and some interesting known attacks to these algorithms are collected and classified according to their underlying ideas.
Sanak Frequency data on the loci vWA , FES / FPS , F 13 A 01 , TH 01 , TPOX and CSF 1 P 0 in a population from South Poland

Allele and genotype frequencies for six short tandem repeat (STR) loci were determined in a sample of 124 inhabitants from South Poland with commercial PCR-based typing kits. No deviations from Hardy-Weinberg expectations were found. The combined power of discrimination for the six loci was 0.9999982. There was no genotypic disequilibrium between the loci except for vWA and F13A01. The set of PCR loci was validated as useful for paternity testing and individual identification in the Polish population.
Music therapy for preterm infants and their parents: A path forward for research in Poland

Music therapy has been internationally recognized as a health-promoting profession since the end of World War II, and music therapists have been conducting research in neonatal intensive care since the 1990s. Music therapy professional training was established in Poland in 1973 at the Music Academy in Wrocław, and Polish music therapists have recently begun to seek specialization to work within neonatal intensive care. The commencement of the multi-site international randomized controlled trial LongSTEP, Longitudinal Study of music Therapy’s Effectiveness for Premature infants and their caregivers, has provided the impetus for Polish music therapists to begin offering music therapy services in neonatal intensive care. Thus, engagement in research marks the critical first step in the development of music therapy in neonatal care in Poland. This perspective article examines the current state of experimental research on music therapy in neonatal care and explores its implications for future research in Poland by (1) presenting the clinical
Quantifying the Impact of Rainfall on Taxi Hailing and Operation

Adverse weathers are well-known to impact the operation of transportation systems, including taxis. This paper utilizes taxi GPS waypoint data to investigate the quantitative impact of rainfall on taxi hailing and taxi operations to help improve service quality on rainy days. Through statistical analysis, the study proves that it is more difficult to hail taxis on rainy days, especially during morning peak hours. By modelling the difference value of factors for rainfall and nonrainfall conditions in a multivariate regression model and attaining the significance and elasticity of each factor, passenger demand, taxi supply, search time and velocity are proved to be the significant factors that lower the taxis’ level of service on rainy days. Among them, the number of passengers and taxis are two factors that have the greatest impact. It is also shown that there is no significant difference in the total taxi supply and passenger demand between rainfall and nonrainfall conditions, but a dramatic change in the spatial distribution is discovered. The results suggest that instead of simply providing more taxis on rainy days, optimally dispatching taxicabs to high demand regions can be a more effective solution.
Data set for transcriptome analysis of pituitary galnd in cattle breeds

Transcriptome data presented in this article is associated with the research article entitled “Single nucleotide polymorphism discovery in bovine pituitary gland using RNA-seq technology” published in PLOS One [1]. Herein, we provide raw and analysed RNA-seq data of pituitary gland tissues from three cattle breeds, viz., Polish-HF, Polish Red and Hereford
Remedyto the Shading Effect on Photovoltaic Cell

Use of by-pass diodes for each PV module may mitigate the negative effect from partial shading. However, this method alone may still face severe energy efficiency degradation caused by the energy loss due to parasitic effects in the EES elements under variable incoming power from the PV modules. Hence, this paper proposes methods to enhance the PV system efficiency and robustness under partial shading. Here, by-pass diodes are connected parallel to a number of solar cells. Under normal operating conditions, the diodes are blocked compared to the voltage generated by the cells. When shading occurs, the reverse of the voltage was observed in that specific section which enables the by-pass diode in parallel to conduct the current. It was observed that; the current of the un-shaded flows through the by-pass diode and the power/voltage characteristics shows a second local maximum. Also, the shaded cell was only loaded with that fraction of power produced by the un-shaded cells of that section.
ANALYSIS OF MARKET QUALITY BEFORE AND AFTER THE 2011 SHORT SELLING BANS

We measure the impact of the August 2011 ban on covered short-selling adopted by some European countries. Our results evidence that the impact on prices was temporary; in the longer term the ban was neutral in its effects on stock prices. We also conclude that the post-ban volatility was not lower than the pre-ban volatility. As for the permanent impact, the volatility of closing prices and the intraday volatility increased in comparison with the other financial stocks not covered by the ban. We also find that the short-selling ban did have a negative impact on liquidity in the weeks following the event, even though there was an initial and transitory negative (but not statistically significant) impact on the bid-ask spread that could indicate otherwise.
Portable dVRK: an augmented V-REP simulator of the da Vinci Research Kit

: The da Vinci Research Kit (dVRK) is a ﬁrst generation da Vinci robot repurposed as a research platform and coupled with software and controllers developed by research users. An already quite wide community is currently sharing the dVRK (32 systems in 28 sites worldwide). The access to the robotic system for training surgeons and for developing new surgical procedures, tools and new control modalities is still difﬁcult due to the limited availability and high maintenance costs. The development of simulation tools provides a low cost, easy and safe alternative to the use of the real platform for preliminary research and training activities. The Portable dVRK, which is described in this work, is based on a V-REP simulator of the dVRK patient side and endoscopic camera manipulators which are controlled through two haptic interfaces and a 3D viewer, respectively. The V-REP simulator is augmented with a physics engine allowing to render the interaction of new developed tools with soft objects. Full integration in the ROS control architecture makes the simulator ﬂexible and easy to be interfaced with other possible devices. Several scenes have been implemented to illustrate performance and potentials of the developed simulator.