Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Large-scale Prediction and Functional Analysis of Tandem Repeats in Proteomes of Diverse Organisms

This thesis aims at extending the set of publicly available tandem repeat (TR) annotations in protein sequences from all kingdoms of life. The TRs were annotated using three different de novo detection methods as well as a novel method that searches for repeated PFAM domains. Representative sets of TRs per sequence were computed using significance testing and filtering out of overlapping predictions. Statistics on the resulting set were computed to provide an insight on the data. Virus sequences were of specific interest, therefore virus-host TR content comparison and functional enrichment analysis of virus sequences with TRs were performed. Virus-host comparison indicates the possibility that viruses rely on the host TR creation mechanism for their TRs. On the other hand, viruses with TRs exhibit functional enrichment in suppression of virus detection in the host. This thesis shows that it is possible to perform TR detection on a large body of proteins and to produce a statistically significant TR set that allows meaningful analysis. Further use of the created dataset is in the planned inclusion of TR annotations in sequence databases for public access. A release of the TR detection library is planned in near future and will, hopefully, encourage application of the pipeline to different and more extensive datasets.
Family and non-family succession in the Upper-Austrian farm sector

Using linked census data from 1980, 1985, and 1990 actual succession decisions of Upper-Austrian farm households are examined empirically. Two types of succession are distinguished by inspecting the age of the farm operator and other household members in the consecutive census observations : “family succession” (succession by the farm operator’s child) and “non-family succession” (the farm is sold outside the family). Farm exits are considered as an additional category in the model. Several characteristics of the farm and of the farm operator’s household are found to influence the succession decision significantly. Model choice and specification issues are discussed.
Pathogenicity of Alternaria angustiovoidea on leafy spurge

(.) A single dew period of at least 12 hr was needed for spores to cause slight infection on inoculated leaves. To obtain severe infection, a single dew period of at least 48 hr was needed. Two successive dew periods of up to 12 hr each did not increase infection over that of a single, 24-hr dew period. Twenty-two out of 25 collections of leafy spurge were susceptible to a single culture of A.a. when they were incubated in dew chambers at 20-25 C for 48 hr after inoculation. Minor infection also occurred on globe artichoke, corn, cowpea, okra, safflower, and zinnia under the same conditions (.)
Characterization of Siam Tulip (Curcuma alismatifolia) Cystatin (CaCPI)

Cystatin is a cysteine protease inhibitor that can regulate the proteolytic process of cysteine proteases by binding to the active site of those target enzymes. Plant cystatin has several reported roles, including in: protein turnover during development; programmed cell death; and plant defense mechanisms against insects, nematodes and phytopathogenic fungi. In this experiment, the CaCPI gene was isolated from the cDNA library of the Siam tulip (Curcuma alismatifolia cv. Chiang Mai Pink). Its full length cDNA sequence is 601 base pair, containing 372 base pair in an open reading frame encoding 123 amino acids and 32 and 197 base pair in the 5’and 3’ untranslated regions, respectively. The deduced amino acid sequence consists of a putative N-terminal secretory signal peptide of 22 amino acids and an estimated molecular mass for the mature protein of 11.239 kDa. The CaCPI protein contains all of the highly conserved blocks, including Gly 31 -Gly 32 , the reactive site motif QXVXG (Q 76 V 77 V 78 A 79 G 80 ), P 106 -W 107 , and the LGRFAVDQHN block that are common among plant cystatins. The CaCPI gene was cloned into a pDEST17 expression vector and then transformed into the Escherichia coli strain BL21-Star for recombinant CaCPI protein production. After induction with 1 mM IPTG, the cell lysate of E. coli carrying pDEST17-CaCPI generated a CaCPI protein about 12 Kda in size on SDS-PAGE. This cell lysate inhibited papain activity.
Remarks on the Fundamental Lemma for stable twisted Endoscopy of Classical Groups

The twisted fundamental lemmas for three series of stable twisted endoscopy (Sp_{2n} to PGL_{2n+1}, GSpin_{2n+1} to GL_{2n}\times GL_1, Sp_{2n} to SO_{2n+2}) will be reduced to a fundamental-lemma-like statement for ordinary (i.e. untwisted) stable orbital integrals on the groups $\SO_{2n+1}$ of type $B_n$ resp. $\SP_{2n}$ of type $C_n$. This manusript, written around 2001, anticipates similar results of Waldspurger (2008), and may be used to reduce the twisted fundamental lemma to the work of Ngo. The original aim was to reduce the fundumantal lemma for the lift from Sp_4 to PGL_5 to the twisted fundamental lemma for the lift from GSp_4=GSpin_5 to Gl_4 \times GL_1.
Transgenic Plants in Therapeutically Valuable Protein Production

Over the last 15 years a growing number of research groups worldwide have focused on plants as biofactories for the production of heterologous proteins. The reason is that plants provide a number of advantages over conventional recombinant systems including low cost, increased safety and scalable production, among others. The skepticism that received this technology when first envisaged has turned into a cautious optimism. A wide variety of proteins can be produced in plants and they are almost indistinguishable from their native counterparts. Even though there are still several issues that need refining such as boosting expression and ensuring correct posttranslational processing and protein stability in plant tissues, molecular farming can potentially provide unlimited quantities of recombinant proteins for use as diagnostic and therapeutic tools. The low cost of plant-based vaccines make them ideal for large-scale programs in poor countries. Vaccinating the nearly 33 million children that each year remain unvaccinated for vaccine-preventable diseases would have profound effects on leveling the health inequities all over the world (Thanavala et al. 2006). It is hoped that the issue of IP does not represent an insurmountable obstacle to this end.
1 Preliminary Assessment of Greenhouse Gas Emissions from a Constructed Fen on Post-1 Mining Landscape in the Athabasca Oil Sands Region , Alberta , Canada 2 3 4

11 The ongoing reclamation of boreal forest areas that are impacted by oil sands mining involves the construction of 12 wetlands as desirable land uses. Constructed wetlands receiving peat-mining runoff are known to be major sources 13 of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to the atmosphere. However, the GHG dynamics of a fen that is constructed 14 with drained peat substrate and receives runoff containing effluents of salt and Naphthenic acids is not known. 15 Using a fen constructed in the post-mining landscape of the Athabasca oil sands region, a study was conducted to 16 quantify the emissions of carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4) and nitrous oxide (N2O) over the first two growing 17 seasons following revegetation. The specific objective of this study is to evaluate the effect of revegetation strategies 18 and other environmental characteristics on the fen GHG emissions over the growing season. Relative to a natural 19 fen, our results show significantly lower fluxes of CH4 (p < 0.001), which correlate with higher bulk density, lower 20 organic matter, and higher pH and SO4 2concentration in the constructed fen. Revegetation did not stimulate CH4 21 production, but increased CO2 uptake and reduced the global warming potential of N2O emissions by 63CO2-e m -2 22 yr -1 relative to the non-vegetated control. These results suggest that revegetation strategies and water chemistry 23 might be more important controls on GHG dynamics than substrate quality in a constructed fen. Although present 24 conditions in the constructed fen support a net GHG sink function, additional monitoring is required to evaluate if 25 this condition will persist in the long-term. We recommend that future reclamation projects should consider the 26 potential effects of construction materials on water chemistry prior to use in fen reclamation. 27
Una misura disposizionale della Ruminazione depressiva: la RRS di Nolen-Hoeksema e Morrow

It La Ruminative Response Scale (RRS)e uno degli strumenti maggiormente impiegati in letteratura per la misurazione della ruminazione depressiva. L’obiettivo dello studio e quello di verificare se la struttura fattoriale della versione italiana della RRS, somministrata in un campione italiano, sia confrontabile con quella individuata da Treynor, Gonzalez, e Nolen-Hoksema (2003) nel campione americano. La scala e stata somministrata ad un campione di 462 studenti dell’Universita di Bari. L’analisi delle componenti principali, effettuata sulla versione completa di 22 item, ha evidenziato una struttura fattoriale a tre componenti che spiega il 42,7% della varianza totale. Tali risultati possono essere considerati incoraggianti in quanto le tre componenti emerse nello studio italiano corrispondono sostanzialmente alle componenti individuate da Treynor et al.(2003); sono state, infatti, individuate le due componenti di ruminazione, ossia “Rimuginazione” e “Riflessione”, e la componente “Depressione”. Sono messi in evidenza i limiti della scala e sono tracciate possibili prospettive future di indagine. En The Ruminative Response Scale (RRS) is one of the most used instruments for the measurement of depressive rumination. The aim of the present work was to verify if the factorial structure of RRS’s Italian version, administered in an Italian sample, was similar with the one that Treynor, Gonzalez and Nolen-Hoeksema (2003) found in the American sample. 462 students from Bari University were asked to complete the RRS. Principal component analysis, conducted on the full version of 22 items, showed a three-factor solution accounting for 42.7% of the variance. These results can be considered promising since the factorial structure found by Treynor et al.(2003) was substantially confirmed in the Italian study. We found, indeed, the two component of rumination, that are “Brooding” and “Reflection”, and the “Depression” component. Scale’s limits were put in evidence and possible future lines of research were outlined
Analysis of Expressed Sequence Tags (EST) Obtained from Common carp, Cyprinus carpio L., Head Kidney Cells After Stimulation by CpG oligodeoxynucleotides

We analyzed genes expressed from head kidney of common carp Cyprinus carpio L. treated with CpG oligodeoxynucleotides. The results of single-pass sequencing of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) from 88 clones (AU312478-AU312561) from kidney cDNA are presented. Out of 88 clones 84 (95.5 %) matched with nucleic acid and/or amino acid sequences, whereas the remaining 4 (4.5 %) clones did not show any significant homology to the sequences in the databases. Immune related cDNA clones identified from kidney were granulin2, CCAAT/enhancer binding protein, immunoglobulin heavy chain variable region, lectin, lysozyme C, interleukin-4 receptor alpha chain, cathepsin L preproprotein, CD9 protein and Granulin 1 were identified.
True German and phony English laughter: Schmidt-Hidding was still Schmidt

Schmidt-Hidding’s (b. 1903, d. 1967) lexical field study on the area of Humor und Witz [humor and wit/jokes] (1963b) receives attention in humor research to this day, especially in German-speaking countries. His diamond-shaped illustration of the two dimensions of the field of humor, not least in its aim to distinguish “earthy” German from “courteous” English humor, has become well-known. In view of this continued interest in the final write-up of Schmidt-Hidding’s work on humor (1963a, 1963b), in which he consistently ignores his earlier related publications under the name of Schmidt, this paper aims to discourage researchers from basing their work on it for two reasons. The more important one is the flawed, or at least muddled and definitely outdated, methodology of his study. The more delicate one that is focused on here is that the motivation for and the ideological direction of the study are strongly influenced by its author’s National Socialist ideology, which Schmidt-Hidding had possibly assumed for opportunistic reasons and abandoned after World War II. I will first document this ideological alignment with National Socialism from Schmidt’s earlier work, basically a prelude to his Schlusselworter (1963a) . Then I’ll briefly present the methodological flaws, to the degree that Schmidt-Hidding was sufficiently explicit about his method to make that possible. This approach of interpreting a complex issue in its historical and social contexts, along with showing what the issue is in contrast to analogous issues, is the important research agenda that Davies brought to humor research.
Sialoglycoconjugate content of milk replacers for neonatal calves.

Sialoglycoconjugate contents of several milk replacers (MR) currently used in Spain have been determined. The ingestion of these compounds by calves fed bovine milk or MR is also discussed. Total sialic acids and glycoprotein-, oligosaccharide-, casein-, and lipid-bound sialic acids and free sialic acid were determined. High sialic acid contents in all the fractions studied, including total sialic acids, were found. N-acetylneuraminic acid was found to be the major sialic acid in MR. However, MR-D and H had a high N-glycolylneuraminic acid (NeuGc) content in all fractions (15-40%), while E and F only had a high NeuGc content in the glycoprotein fraction. Five different sialyloligosaccharides -3'-sialyllactose, 6'-sialyllactose, 3'-sialyllactosamine, 6'-sialyllactosamine, and disialyllactose, which are themost abundant oligosaccharides in bovinemilk- were detected in the MR. Samples B to I contained high amounts of these oligosaccharides. The content of individual gangliosides was very similar to that of bovine milk, with GD3 as the major ganglioside. Although MR are not formulated as regards their sialic acid content, high amounts of sialic acid-containing glycoconjugates with high levels of NeuGc, a sialic acid critical in the adhesion of some Escherichia coli strains to calf intestinal epitheliumwere detected. The ingestion of MR analyzed in this work could protect newborn calves from several enteric pathogens.
Fractal Property for A Novel Function generated by Generalized Approximate 3x+1 Functions

Today, study of generalized 3x+1 function becomes a highlight in fractal area. In this paper, since fractal property of generalized 3x+1 functions T(z) and C(z) is difficult to study, we study two approximate generalized 3x+1 functions B(z) and D(z), which are produced by T(z) and C(z), in the real axis. First, we provide a novel function A(z) from two functions B(z) and D(z), which are extended by T(z) and C(z). Then, we analyze fractal property of A(z), and point out that the fractal properties of A(z) contains the information of B(z) and D(z). Finally, we draw the fractal figures of A(z) by escape time algorithm. These fractal figures validate our conclusion of A(z).
Chinese Data Feature Extraction Optimization in Data Detection

While microblog is developing rapidly in China, microblog messages are also flooded with a large amount of repetitive information. Simhash algorithm has better precision and efficiency in the existing algorithms of similarity computation. In this paper, according to the actual scene of microblog, the deep optimization of traditional simhash is proposed through the segmentation optimization algorithm (Combined-Analyzer) and weight optimization algorithm (FFBOT-FID). To a certain extent, Combined-Analyzer solved the problem which real scene existed the massive internet words in microblog’s short text and FFBOT-FID helped us solve the problem of calculating weight which was caused by short text and timeliness. The experimental results use in microblog de-duplication and show that the optimization has a higher precision and recall rate than the traditional segmentation algorithm.
Long-term effects of inorganic nitrogen enrichment on the reef-building corals Stylophora pistillata and Acropora spp

The increase in the nutrient level has been suggested as a major cause of localized coral reef degradation. Although the response of corals to nutrients such as ammonium or nitrate is well-documented in laboratory studies, long-term effects of continuously high inorganic nitrogen concentrations on coral physiology remained obscure. To assess the long-term effects of elevated inorganic nitrogen concentrations on the survival and growth of coral colony, we monitored the colonies of two branching reef-building corals Stylophora pistillata and Acropora spp. that had been exposed to 40 μM of NH4 and 30 μM of NO3 over a 12 months period in flow-through aquariums. Both corals showed different responses to nutrient enrichment in survival rate, zooxanthellae density and maximum quantum yield (Fv/Fm). These results suggest that although both S. pistillata and Acropora spp. can adapt to relatively high inorganic nitrogen levels, faster-growing Acropora spp. are more susceptible to the increase in nutrient levels. The results also suggest that nutrient enrichment is not an only cause for coral reefs degradation but could results in synergistic impacts when corals are exposed to other environmental stressors.
In-Vitro Efficacy of Crude Extract of Zizipus Jujuba against Selected Bacterial Strains

The research was assessed to evaluate the efficacy of crude extract of Zizipus jujuba against selected bacterial strains. The extract of Zizipus jujuba leaves was obtained by three different methods and the inhibition zones obtained through disc diffusion method. A decent antibacterial activity of Zizipus jujuba leaves crude extract of cold water and ethanol was found against Salmonella typhimurium and Staphylococcus aereus. Maximum zone of inhibition through cold water extract was obtained by Enterococcus feacalis (32mm) followed by Staphylococcus aureus (28mm), Salmonella typhimurium (27.52), Klebsilla pneumonia (19mm) and Escherichia coli (19mm). Similarly maximum zone of inhibition through ethanol extract was obtained by Staphylococcus aureus (28mm) followed by Salmonella typhimurium (27.52). The bacterial species showed no sensitivity against hot water extract due to the degradation of alkaloids in hot water. Mean observation taken was that these bacterial species can be inhibited by Zizipus jujuba plant. The study showed that Zizipus jujuba plant can be used to obtained antibiotics having less or no side effect, especially against Salmonella and staphylococcus aureus infections.
Larval predation by Chrysomya albiceps on Cochliomyia macellaria, Chrysomya megacephala and Chrysomya putoria

Chrysomya albiceps, the larvae of which are facultative predators of larvae of other dipteran species, has been introduced to the Americas over recent years along with other Old World species of blowflies, including Chrysomya megacephala, Chrysomya putoria and Chrysomya rufifacies. An apparent correlate of this biological invasion has been a sudden decline in the population numbers of Cochliomyia macellaria, a native species of the Americas. In this study, we investigated predation rates on third instar larvae of C. macellaria, C. putoria and C. megacephala by third instar larvae of C. albiceps in no‐choice, two‐choice and three‐choice situations. Most attacks by C. albiceps larvae occurred within the first hour of observation and the highest predation rate occurred on C. macellaria larvae, suggesting that C. albiceps was more dangerous to C. macellaria than to C. megacephala and C. putoria under these experimental conditions. The rates of larvae killed as a result of the predation, as well as its implications to population dynamics of introduced and native species are discussed.
The Political Economy of Social Security and Public Goods Provision in a Borrowing-constrained Economy

This paper introduces an overlapping generations model with earnings heterogeneity and borrowing constraints. The labor income tax and the allocation of tax revenue across social security and public goods provision are determined in a bidimensional majoritarian voting game played by successive generations. The political equilibrium is characterized by an ends-against-the-middle equilibrium where lowand high-income individuals form a coalition in favor of a low tax rate and less social security while middle-income individuals favor a high tax rate and greater social security. Government spending then shifts from social security to public goods provision if either: (i) higher wage inequality is associated with the borrowing constraint and a low intertemporal elasticity of substitution, or (ii) the population growth rate becomes lower.
Juana I de princesa a reina de Castilla, 1502-1509

The behaviour of Juana I de Castilla had experienced manipulations and had been used in many cases without respecting the historical facts. In this study we analyse some important years of her life: the period starting with her mother’s dead (Isabella I) and finalising when her father (Ferdinand the Catholic) takes the government of Castilla. The hystoriographical treatment of Juana is taken into account in this study and the madness signs attributed to her are assessed.
The Empirical Study on Intellectual Capital Approach toward Financial Performance on Rural Banking Sectors in Indonesia

The success of a company in high level competition requires public trust. Similarly, the banking services provider of rural banking sector in Java, Indonesia. To keep customer satisfaction with high trust of financial performance that customer loyalty can be achieved is necessary for public which is measured through financial performance. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of intellectual capital in the banking sector on the island of Java, Indonesia to financial performance. Data processing techniques using multiple regression. The research method using purposive sampling and exploratory with a sample number 615. The data were analyzed using Eviews 7 and Microsoft Exel 2007. The results showed that the value added (VA) capital employee variables significantly influence toward financial performance and VA human capital variables and variable structural capital VA have significant effect also on toward financial performance. The overall test results produced an adjusted R2 indicate that the intellectual capital variables significantly influence toward financial performance.
The Theory of Economic Change: A Comparative Study of Marshall and the "Classics"

Se trata de responder a dos cuestiones alternativas a la pregunta de Smith ? cuales son las causas de la riqueza de las naciones? Por una parte, la teoria del equilibrio marshaliano se enfoca sobre un incremento del beneficio estatico y asume que las condiciones de la produccion y la demanda para un bien pueden ser consideradas, respecto a pequenas variaciones, como dadas practicamente independientes. Por otra parte, en un perspectiva clasica, el progreso economico consta de un proceso de cambio acumulativo y autoperpetuo: las posiciones establecidas estan constantemente bajo presion porque la division del trabajo es inmediatamente una causa y un efecto del progreso economico.
Comment évaluer l’amélioration du bien etre indivduel issue d’une modification de la qualité du service d’élimination des déchets ménagers ?

Le service d’elimination des dechets menagers presente divers risques environnementaux et sanitaires. Si, en accord avec la legislation actuelle, nous supposons que le recyclage constitue la moins mauvaise des voies d’elimination, developper la collecte selective ameliore la qualite de ce service. L’individu beneficie alors d’une amelioration de son bien-etre individuel. L’objectif de cet papier est de montrer que la methode d’evaluation contingente demeure une piste interessante pour evaluer ce surplus.