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The Effect of Genotype Combinations of Wolbachia and Its Drosophila melanogaster Host on Fertility, Developmental Rate and Heat Stress Resistance of Flies

Simple Summary Wolbachia, the intracellular symbiont of insects, is of big interest and importance for its numerous effects on the host’s life-history traits. However, the details of Wolbachia–host interaction are still not well studied and understood. Here, we present data on the influence of two different Wolbachia strains on the life-history traits of two different wild-type D. melanogaster lines. The results obtained allow us to assume that the effect of Wolbachia on the flies’ life-history traits depends on the genotypes of both the host and the symbiont, but the fact of recent transfer of the symbiont to a new host could also be a factor. Abstract The best-known effect of the intracellular bacterium Wolbachia is its mostly negative influence on the reproduction of the host. However, there is evidence of a positive influence of Wolbachia on the host’s resistance to stress, pathogens, and viruses. Here, we analyzed the effects of two Wolbachia strains belonging to wMel and wMelCS genotypes on D. melanogaster traits, such as fertility, survival under acute heat stress, and developmental rate. We found that D. melanogaster lines under study differ significantly in the above-mentioned characteristics, both when the natural infection was preserved, and when it was eliminated. One of Wolbachia strains, wMel, did not affect any of the studied traits. Another strain, wMelPlus, had a significant effect on the development time. Moreover, this effect is observed not only in the line in which it was discovered but also in the one it was transferred to. When transferred to a new line, wMelPlus also caused changes in survival under heat stress. Thus, it could be concluded that Wolbachia–Drosophila interaction depends on the genotypes of both the host and the symbiont, but some Wolbachia effects could depend not on the genotypes, but on the fact of recent transfer of the symbiont.
19. NEOGENE PALYNOLOGY OF HOLES 794A, 795A, AND 797B IN THE SEA OF JAPAN: STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEOENVIRONMENTAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE PRELIMINARY RESULTS1

This initial survey of pollen from 192 samples from Hole 794A, supplemented by 189 samples from Hole 795 and 797B, suggests that marine pollen assemblages from the southwestern Sea of Japan provide a consistent Neogene pollen stratigraphy and a solid basis for regional paleoenvironmental reconstructio ns. Late Miocene vegetation inferred from these pollen data, a mix of conifer and broad-leaf elements with now-extinct Tertiary types well represented, appears similar to Aniai-type floras of Japan. During the late Miocene through early Pliocene, as Tertiary types declined, conifers (including the Sequoia/Cryptomeria group) became more prominent than broad-leaf elements, and herbs played an increasing role in the vegetation. Middle Pliocene pollen assemblages imply significant changes in forest composition. In a 500,000-yr interval centered at ~4 m.y. , Tertiary and warm-temperate deciduous types re-expanded and were comparable to or greater than middle-late Miocene levels. Temperate and cold-temperate conifers {Picea, Abies, Tsuga) were minimal. Subsequently, Tertiary and deciduous forest components (including Quercus) decreased, Picea, Tsuga, and Abies were again prominent, and herbs formed an increasingly larger part of the vegetation. Between ~3 m.y. and -2.5 m.y. , conifers, except for Cryptomeria types, were prominent, Quercus continued to decline, and other broad-leaf trees were minor. Over the last 2 Ma, the very large and frequent changes in forest composition inferred from pollen in the Sea of Japan correspond to forest dynamics inferred from changes in pollen and floral assemblages throughout Japan. Given present vegetation/climate relationships, broad trends in Neogene climate inferred from these preliminary pollen data include decreasing temperatures, increasing seasonality in temperatures and precipitation, and increasing amplitude and frequency of climatic change. Two significant events, centered at ~9 m.y. and ~4 m.y. , punctuate the gradual deterioration of the equable warm, humid subtropical/warm temperate late Miocene and early Pliocene climates. The first indication of cold-temperat e conditions comparable to those of Pleistocene glacial intervals occurs ~3 m.y. Subsequently, regional climates oscillated rapidly between temperate and cold-temperate regimes that supported conifer and mixed broad-leaf forests; however, climatic extremes were apparently never great enough to displace warm-temperate and temperate forests from Honshu nor to produce arctic climates on the west coast of Japan.
Cooperative Resource Sharing Between Agents in Multi-Distributed Fog Nodes

Cloud computing provides high computation resources to the user's applications. Some of the user's applications are time-sensitive. Therefore, processing these applications in traditional cloud computing centers might fail due to the high latency between the cloud layer and the user equipment layer. Thus, to solve this issue, fog computing is deployed near the user's nodes layer to extend the cloud layer and provide computation resources with low latency. The fog computing layer may contain limited devices compared to the cloud layer. As a result at peak hours, when multiple tasks are requested from IoT applications to the fog nodes, communication congestion might occur and the processing time will significantly increase. In addition, the fog layer may contain limited resources and limited power, and many of the requested tasks will be offloaded to the cloud layer for processing. Consequently, the purpose of the fog layer is not accomplished. In this paper, we propose a cooperation scheme between fog nodes to process tasks requested from IoT nodes with minimum service latency and maximum throughput.
ANALYSIS OF FACTORS AFFECTING FARMING HOUSEHOLD FOOD SECURITY POST-NATURAL DISASTER IN LAMBARA, CENTRAL SULAWESI

This research aims (1) to discover the factors influencing food security; (2) to determine food security after a natural disaster occurred on September 28, 2018. The research was conducted in Lambara, Central Sulawesi, from June to November 2021. The population of this study was 31 farmer households and, at the same time, became the study's sample. Data were obtained in several ways: literature study, interviews, and questionnaires. Data relating to food security is processed using portion of food expensesanalysis. On the other hand, an analysis of the factors affecting food security is carried out by OLS (Ordinary Least Square) analysis in multiple regression. Testing the hypothesis in multiple linear regression analysis is carried out by testing the regression coefficients, namely testing the regression coefficients as a whole (F-test) and the regression coefficients partially (t-test) with a 2-way test α = 5%. From the data processing results, it is known that the food security of farming households after natural disasters based on the share of food expensesis 70.97% food secure and 29.03% food insecure. Factors with significant effects on food security after natural disasters are income and level of education.
Transmembrane protein 14A protects glomerular filtration barrier integrity

Transmembrane protein 14A (TMEM14A) is a relatively unknown protein that is now identified to be required for maintaining the integrity of the glomerular filtration barrier. It is an integral transmembrane protein of 99 amino acids with three transmembrane domains. TMEM14A has been implied to suppress Bax‐mediated apoptosis in other studies. Other than that, little is currently known of its function. Here, we show that its expression is diminished before onset of proteinuria in a spontaneously proteinuric rat model. Knocking down tmem14a mRNA translation results in proteinuria in zebrafish embryos without affecting tubular reabsorption. Also, it is primarily expressed by podocytes. Lastly, an increase in glomerular TMEM14A expression is exhibited in various proteinuric renal diseases. Overall, these results suggest that TMEM14A is a novel factor in the protective mechanisms of the nephron to maintain glomerular filtration barrier integrity.
The Influence of Transformational Leadership on Organizational Citizenship Behaviour: The Mediation Role of Psychological Empowerment

This study examines the effect of transformational leadership on organizational citizenship behavior and examines psychological empowerment as a mediator variable. The research was conducted at the Pangudi Luhur Foundation, Semarang and Surakarta, which are private education providers in Indonesia. The population in this study was 588 teachers from the Pangudi Luhur Foundation, Surakarta and Semarang. Respondents in this study amounted to 130 using proportional sampling as a sampling technique. This study uses the help of smart PLS 3.2. 9 software. The findings show in hypothesis one that transformational leadership does not directly affect organizational citizenship behavior. Furthermore, the second hypothesis is that transformational leadership significantly influences psychological empowerment. The third hypothesis is that psychological empowerment significantly affects organizational citizenship behavior. lastly, the fourth hypothesis states that psychological empowerment mediates the effect of transformational leadership on organizational citizenship behavior. The mediating role of psychological empowerment is needed to provide a mechanism so that transformational leadership is able to produce positive behavior and even the extra role of the teacher. Psychological empowerment as a mechanism for transformational leaders influences the positive behavior of employees at work so as to create OCB. It is hoped that the creation of OCB will make the
Large, non‐Redfieldian drawdown of nutrients and carbon in the extratropical North Atlantic Ocean (46°N): Evidence for dinitrogen fixation?

Considerable drawdown of total dissolved inorganic carbon (CT) and oversaturation of oxygen (O2) within a cold (15°C) oligotrophic eddy in the extratropical North Atlantic Ocean (46°N, 20.5°W) indicate that, despite the absence of nitrate (NO3−), the eddy was highly productive. Estimates of net community production using the mass balances of CT and O2 were two to five times greater than those obtained using the mass balance of NO3−. The remineralization rates obtained using the integrated rates of CT and NO3− accumulation and O2 utilization for the upper thermocline waters (35‐300‐m depth) were in agreement with CT‐ and O2‐based net community production over the same period; however, all the estimates exceeded the NO3− ‐based net community production by a factor of two to five, pointing to a considerable accumulation of NO3− in the upper thermocline in excess of changes in the mixed‐layer NO3− inventory. The amount of this excess NO3− suggests that a considerable fraction of the net community production was not supported by the mixed‐layer NO3− inventory and that an external source of NO3− must be present. Of the various mechanisms that might explain the inequity between NO3− drawdown in the surface layer and NO3− accumulation in the upper thermocline, N2 fixation is the most viable yet surprising mechanism for producing such excess NO3− in this oligotrophic eddy. A significant fraction of net community production in oligotrophic extratropical waters could be supported by processes that are not fully explored or to date have been considered to be insignificant.
The Influence of Transformational Leadership, Transactional Leadership and Lecturers’ Competence on the Performance of Naval Staff and Command School Lecturers Mediated by Motivation

The purpose of this study was to analyze the performance of Seskoal lecturers by observing the influence of the aspects of Transactional Leadership, Transactional Leadership, Competence, and Motivation of the lecturers as mediating variables. The research was conducted within the scope of the Naval Staff and Command School with 105 respondents consisting of Seskoal lecturers and structural officials involved in teaching, training, and nurturing activities. The data obtained were analyzed using Structural Equation Model-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS) software. The independent variables Transformational Leadership and Transactional Leadership were found to have no direct effect on performance. Instead, the independent variables Competence and Motivation positively and significantly affected performance. This argument is due to the fact that the performance dimension in the form of the Tridarma of Higher Education has yet to be widely understood. The working period of lecturers is generally short, so the impact of the transformation has yet to be felt. It is also very rare for transactions to occur in this performance. Variable influence. The effect of the independent variable Transformational Leadership also has no positive and significant effect on motivation as the dependent variable, whereas Transactional Leadership and Competence have a positive and significant effect on Motivation. This result shows that transactions will increase lecturers' motivation, and lecturers with high competence will automatically increase their motivation. Interestingly, the indirect effect, where motivation acts as an intervening variable, shows that there is no effect of Transformational Leadership on Performance through motivation. However, vice versa for the variables Transactional Leadership and Competence affect Performance through Motivation. This result shows that the effect of the transformation has not been felt directly or indirectly as explained otherwise, for transactions will increase motivation which indirectly increases performance and competence.
Nitrous oxide emission from tea (Camellia sinensis (L.) O. kuntze)- planted soils of North East India and soil parameters associated with the emission

CURRENT SCIENCE, VOL. 101, NO. 4, 25 AUGUST 2011 531 *For correspondence. (e-mail: mgkhat@yahoo.co.in) Garbage dumping is usually practised by municipalities in low-lying marshy ground. Methane emission measurements from the garbage field at Dhapa were made from May 1995 onwards for a couple of years. These may serve as safe-level reference values for the authorities to open garbage fills for human settlements in the future. However, the safe limit may be even higher. When structures are built on or near landfills, methane and other gases can penetrate the interior of the buildings and expose the occupants to a significant level of these gases. Methane has potential health effects because it is an asphyxiant. Some buildings have a specially engineered recovery system below the basement to capture these gases and vent them away from the buildings. An example of this type of system is in the Dakin Building in Brisbane and California. In the absence of such a system, vein pipes could be planted below the buildings made on garbage dumps with their outlets in the open area so that methane can dissipate. Another important point which has emerged from this study is that methane emission level from the garbage dump is about 3–4 times higher than that from a paddy field. About 20% of total methane emission in the atmosphere comes from the paddy field. Hence emission from the garbage dump should also be considered as an important source of methane loading in the atmosphere.
Physical Oceanographic Influences on Queensland Reef Fish and Scallops : Final Report FRDC 2013/020

The project examined coastal and physical oceanographic influences on the catch rates of coral trout (Plectropomus leopardus) and saucer scallops (Amusium balloti) in Queensland. The research was undertaken to explain variation observed in the catches, and to improve quantitative assessment of the stocks and management advice. 3.1 OBJECTIVES 1. Review recent advances in the study of physical oceanographic influences on fisheries catch data, and describe the major physical oceanographic features that are likely to influence Queensland reef fish and saucer scallops. 2. Collate Queensland’s physical oceanographic data and fisheries (i.e. reef fish and saucer scallops) data. 3. Develop stochastic population models for reef fish and saucer scallops, which can link physical oceanographic features (e.g. sea surface temperature anomalies) to catch rates, biological parameters (e.g. growth, reproduction, natural mortality) and ecological aspects (e.g. spatial distribution).
Applications of airborne and terrestrial laser scanning to paleoseismology

Paleoseismic investigations aim to document past earthquake characteristics such as rupture location, frequency, distribution of slip, and ground shaking intensity—critical parameters for improved understanding of earthquake processes and refined earthquake forecasts. These investigations increasingly rely on high-resolution ( 2 /m. This situation refines interpretations of PBR exhumation rates and thus their effectiveness as paleoseismometers. Given that earthquakes disrupt Earth9s surface at centimeter to meter scales and that depositional and erosional responses typically operate on similar scales, ALS and TLS provide the absolute measurement capability sufficient to characterize these changes in challenging geometric arrangements, and thus demonstrate their value as effective analytical tools in paleoseismology.
ANALYSIS AND SYNTHESIS OF SIGNALS AND IMAGES Classification of Hyperspectral Images Using Conventional Neural Networks

We show that for the classification of fragments of a hyperspectral image, it is very effective to first transform its spectral features into principal components and then to recognize it using a convolutional neural network trained on a sample composed of fragments of this image. High percentage of correct classification was obtained when working with a large-format hyperspectral image while some of the classes of the hyperspectral image are very close to each other and, accordingly, are difficult to distinguish by hyperspectra. We investigate the dependence of the correct classification on the change in the size of the fragments from which the training and validation samples are composed and on the parameters of the convolutional neural network. DOI: 10.3103/S8756699021020102
Relationship Between Root System Distribution and Soil Moisture of Artificial Caragana icrophylla Vegetation in Sandy Land

The root system distribution of different age artificial Caragana microphylla vegetation was investigated with method of digging root system by layers, determined soil moisture of different layer of soil at the same time.The results showed that: root system of vegetation mostly distributed in 0~100 cm depth of soil, in this layer of soil contained 92.77% of total roots biomass. The inartificial vegetation have maximum ratio of belowground biomass and aboveground biomass in this 3 type vegetations. The absorptive roots of vegetation have markedly affect on soil moisture. Soil moisture rapid decrease under the concentrated distribution area of absorptive roots. The depth of concentrated distribution area of absorptive roots of inartificial vegetation are deepen than 1984(19 years old) established vegetation and 1999 (4 years old)established vegetation. The depth of concentrated distribution area of absorptive roots of grown artificial vegetation showed shallowly, and rainfall can not supply deep layer soil of this vegetation. The soil under vegetation come into being antiwater layer, and effected the growth of plants on sandy land. 
improving guideline concordance in multidisciplinary teams: preliminary results of a cluster-randomized trial evaluating the effect of a WeB-Based audit and feedBack intervention With outreach visits

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A THESIS SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE DEGREE OF M A S T E R OF ARTS

According to one adaptive perspective on social cognition, the perception of facial disfigurement activates an evolved disease-avoidance mechanism, and in so doing automatically triggers disease-relevant cognitions. The present study used the implicit association test (IAT; Greenwald, McGhee & Schwartz, 1998), a computer-based reaction-time methodology to provide an especially strong test of the alleged automaticity of this disfigurement-disease linkage. The methods were designed to measure who is more likely to be implicitly linked to the concept "disease"(a) a person who is known to be healthy but who has a facial disfigurement, or (b) a person who is known to be infected with a contagious disease but who looks just fine. The findings suggest that the tendency to associate disfigurement with disease is automatic and can actually override explicit rational knowledge to the contrary. Some limitations and implications of the study are discussed.
Understanding the Possible Effects of Near and Far Field Tsunamis on Lesser Antilles by Numerical Modeling

Results of the numerical modeling of potential tsunamis generated in the center of the Caribbean Sea are given. Numerical modeling is performed with the use of TUNAMI N3 and NAMI DANCE. The maximum amplitude of the wa- ter elevation in Lesser Antilles can reach upto 3-4m. The travel time of tsunami is 1.5 hours to Northern islands of Lesser Antilles and 2 hours to Southern islands of Lesser Antilles. It must also be noted that the southern coast of Caribbean Sea will be much more effected comparing to the Lesser Antilles when a tsunami is generated in the center of the Caribbean Sea.
Lessons learned on 50,000 acres of plantation in northern California

Many lessons have been learned during reforestation of large wildfires and clearcuts in interior Northern California, a region of low rainfall and summer drought typical of a Mediterranean climate. Challenges appeared from time of establishment right up to commercial thinning. Establishment issues included procurement of improved seed, site preparation, soil mitigation, seedling performance, season of planting, and timing of vegetation management. Important decisions also had to be made with regard to mechanical vs. hand pre-commercial thinning (PCT), achieving a proper balance between reducing fire risk and compacting the soil, and prescribing spacing guidelines for thinning operations. On some sites damage from Eucosma sonomana (Kearfott) (western pine shoot borer) was a factor.
Mars Rover Localization based on Feature Matching between Ground and Orbital Imagery

Mars rover localization is usually realized with data from odometers, inertial measurement units, and stereo cameras. Location errors accumulate inevitably during any long-range rover traverse when data from only these ground-based sensors is employed. This paper presents a new approach to rover localization based on feature extraction and matching between ground (rover) and orbital imagery. This new approach can localize the rover in orbital imagery, eliminating the accumulated localization error and thereby improving the localization accuracy for long range rover traverse. The proposed approach is tested using NAVCAM images acquired by the Spirit and Opportunity rovers at multiple positions along with HIRISE orbital imagery covering the two landing sites. Results show that this new approach is effective in areas where there are outstanding rocks or outcroppings. The accuracy of this new localization approach is better than one pixel of the HIRISE image (which is 0.25 m).