Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Spermatogenesis, Maturation, Seasonal Variations and Spawning Season of Silver Pomfret (Pampus argenteus, Euphrasen) Collected From the Natural Spawning Grounds Off the Shore of Kuwait

A study on the reproductive biology of male silver pomfret, Pampus argenteus, was undertaken on fish collected from the natural coastal spawning grounds of Kuwait. A total of 215 fish were analyzed for the present studies from a total of 3454 males collected over the three successive spawning seasons. Grossly, testes were classified as mature or immature. The GSI was the lowest (0.13±0.02) in January while the highest values were recorded in June (0.72±0.04). Histologically, the testes were lobular and lobules contained many cysts. Each cyst was comprised of only one type of germ cells and contained either spermatogonia, spermatocytes, or spermatids. The cysts when matured released their contents (spermatids) in to the lobule lumen which were connected with the main sperm duct through anastomosing tubules. In the mature testis the spermatozoa arising from the spermatids filled the lobular lumen and the connected ducts. Sperms were also present in lobular lumen even in non-spawning individuals and winter months. These were residual sperms and were not actively removed from the testis as is the case in many other teleosts. This observation means that testicular regression was not characterized by phagocytosis or apoptosis of the residual sperms. In addition to the germ cells, interstitial cells of Leydig and intra-lobular Sertoli cells were also seen. Based on the collected samples, it appears that the spawning continues from June to October with a decrease in September, due to high temperatures. However, the peak of spawning was in June while a rather small peak was seen in October also.
A generalized mean-squared displacement from inelastic fixed window scans of incoherent neutron scattering as a model-free indicator of anomalous diffusion confinement

Elastic fixed window scans of incoherent neutron scattering are an established and frequently employed method to study dynamical changes, usually over a broad temperature range or during a process such as a conformational change in the sample. In particular, the apparent mean-squared displacement can be extracted via a model-free analysis based on a solid physical interpretation as an effective amplitude of molecular motions. Here, we provide a new account of elastic and inelastic fixed window scans, defining a generalized mean-squared displacement for all fixed energy transfers. We show that this generalized mean-squared displacement in principle contains all information on the real mean-square displacement accessible in the instrumental time window. The derived formula provides a clear understanding of the effects of instrumental resolution on the apparent mean-squared displacement. Finally, we show that the generalized mean-square displacement can be used as a model-free indicator on confinement effects within the instrumental time window.
Increasing Specialization of Knowledge Leads to Increasing Fragmentation

As an increasing number of industry reports, annual reports, and market analyses demonstrate, more and more public and private organizations face the challenge of keeping up with rapidly changing and expanding environments, industries, and markets (e.g. CNBC, 2015; KPMG, 2015). Such rapid changes are often caused by new technological innovations (e.g. Internet-of-Things, Big Data and increased connectivity), new policy initiatives (e.g. changed funding structures for specific public institutions), or new disruptive market forces (e.g. Uber, GoMore, or AirBNB). Achieving competitive advantages, market leads, or even just financial stability in such volatile environments often require organizations to streamline, focus their perspectives, trim away excess, and strengthen their core – all of which are meant to signal a redirection of efforts and resources towards fueling fewer and more specifically targeted activities. As more players enter the stage, the pressure for unique and specialized value increases.
Chronicle of a War Foretold: The Macroeconomic Effects of Anticipated Defence Spending Shocks

We identify US defense news shocks as shocks that best explain future movements in defense spending over a five-year horizon and are orthogonal to current defense spending. Our identified shocks are strongly correlated with the Ramey (2011) news shocks, but explain a larger share of macroeconomic fluctuations and have significant demand effects. Fiscal news induces significant and persistent increases in output, consumption, investment, hours and the interest rate. Standard DSGE models fail to produce such a pattern. We propose a sticky price model with distortionary taxation, variable capital utilization, capital adjustment costs and rule-of-thumb consumers that replicates the empirical findings.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Title Computational Analysis of an Evolutionarily Conserved Vertebrate Muscle Alternative Splicing Program Permalink

A novel exon microarray format that probes gene expression with single exon resolution was employed to elucidate critical features of a vertebrate muscle alternative splicing program. A dataset of 56 microarray-defined, muscle-enriched exons and their flanking introns were examined computationally in order to investigate coordination of the muscle splicing program. Candidate intron regulatory motifs were required to meet several stringent criteria: significant over-representation near muscle-enriched exons, correlation with muscle expression, and phylogenetic conservation among genomes of several vertebrate orders. Three classes of regulatory motifs were identified in the proximal downstream intron, within 200nt of the target exons: UGCAUG, a specific binding site for Fox-1 related splicing factors; ACUAAC, a novel branchpoint-like element; and UG/ UGC-rich elements characteristic of binding sites for CELF splicing factors. UGCAUG was remarkably enriched, being present in nearly one-half of all cases. These studies suggest that Fox and CELF splicing factors play a major role in enforcing the muscle-specific alternative splicing program, facilitating expression of a set of unique isoforms of cytoskeletal proteins that are critical to muscle cell differentiation. Supplementary materials: There are four supplementary tables and one supplementary figure. The tables provide additional detailed information concerning the muscle-enriched datasets, and about overrepresented oligonucleotide sequences in the flanking introns. The supplementary figure shows RT-PCR data confirming the muscle-enriched expression of exons predicted from the microarray analysis.
Chemical properties of volcanic soil affected by seven-year rotations

Long-term crop rotation systems can benefit soil chemical-physical properties and crop productivity. The lack of information on the effect of long-term crop rotations on soil chemical-physical properties for volcanic soils in Chile could restrict reaping real benefits, and make it difficult to take agricultural management decisions, which could lead to possible negative consequences on some soil chemical-physical properties and the environment. The development of information associated with the effect on soil chemical-physical properties with respect to long-term rotation systems and their fertilization management contribute to improving agronomic management decisions for these soils. A study was carried out to assess the effect of six rotation systems replicating fertilization management used by farmers, especially N and P application, and eventually low rates of K, Ca and Mg on soil chemical properties in a volcanic soil after 7 yr in Central South Chile. Affected chemical properties were pH, inorganic N, and available K, along with a general decrease of pH related to fertilization used, which was insufficient in Ca, K, and Mg. Moreover, this soil exhibited high P adsorption capacity (90.2 to 97.5%). Hence, crop rotations that included pasture legumes and crops with high nutrient inputs such as sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) generated a less negative effect on soil chemical properties. This study indicates that fertilization management in crop rotation systems must consider the input and output nutrient balances to prevent the negative effect on some soil chemical properties.
Evaluation of LC Resonant Pressure Sensor for Smart Stent Application

This paper aims to project the design and evaluation of inductor capacitor (LC) pressure sensor for smart stent application. The sensor was fabricated through ultraviolet (UV) patterning process using SU-8 polymer material because of its biocompatibility and suitability to fabricate small patterns. In the second phase of the research illustrates the measurement of pressure difference of blood and wireless monitoring inside the coronary artery having a stent implant equipped with LC resonant pressure sensor. This rectangular shaped pressure sensor (with and area of 4 x 4 mm 2 ), consists of an inductive coil and a capacitive plate, which exactly matches with the radio frequency-identification (RFID) design. The LC pressure sensor circuit is able to communicate with external antenna by matching the resonance frequency of both circuits. The fabricated sensor has 1.3 pF capacitance, 100 nH inductance with the resonance frequency about 440 MHz. The fabricated sensor is placed in a small vacuum chamber and the chamber pressure is controlled by using a syringe pump. The change of 100 MHz in the resonance frequency is observed in a pressure range of 0 to 16 kPa. Through a series of experimental analysis, it has been perceived that the discussed sensor can effectively measure pressure difference inside the vacuum and the change in resonance frequency can be further detected by using wireless equipment. The sensor can be widely used in the applications to effectively monitor the pressure difference of blood inside the human coronary artery.
The Factors Effecting E-banking Usage in Pakistan

Banking sector is the lubricating wheel of modern economy and E-banking is one of the emerging trends of the banking industry which is not quite common yet in a developing country like Pakistan so it provides a lot of scope for research. This research report tries to provide a better understanding of the usage of E-banking in Pakistan. This field of study analyzed with the help of five variables Perceived Usefulness, Privacy and Security, Web Design, Trust and Self-efficacy. Causal study was undertaken for investigation through primary data collected from verified questionnaire developed and modified according to the extensive literature review. Statistical techniques of correlation and regression were used for empirical testing. The findings of this research shows that if customers perceive E-banking as useful, transactions are conducted on an a user-friendly website, information of the customers is secure and there is a bond of trust between the E-banking service provider and customer then there will be an impact of these factors on the Ebanking usage. The implications of this study are that bankers can design the policy regarding E-banking keeping the four factors of Perceived Usefulness, Privacy and Security, Web Design and Trust in account. This research contributes by providing a combined impact of these five variables on E-banking usage which has not been studied until now and the fact that in Pakistani context, Self-Efficacy does not play an important role.
Inégalités de résolvante pour l’opérateur de Schrödinger avec potentiel multipolaire critique

On etudie un operateur de la forme -Δ+V sur R d , ou V est un potentiel admettant plusieurs poles en a/r 2 . Plus precisement, on demontre l'estimation de resolvante tronquee a hautes frequences, classique dans les cas non-captifs, et qui implique l'effet regularisant standard pour l'equation de Schrodinger correspondante. La preuve est basee sur l'introduction d'une mesure de defaut micro-locale semi-classique. On demontre egalement, dans le meme contexte, des inegalites de Strichartz pour l'equation de Schrodinger.
Control of an underwater biomimetic vehicle using Floquet theory

Aqua is an underwater biomimetic vehicle designed and built at McGill University that uses six paddles to produce control and propulsion forces. It has the particularity of having time-periodic thrust due to its oscillating paddles. Using an existing model of the vehicle, two types of controller were developed: a PD controller and a Floquet controller. The Floquet controller has the advantage of explicitly addressing the time-periodicity of the system. The performance of the controllers was assessed experimentally in the Caribbean Sea. We find that the vehicle was able to follow the prescribed trajectories with relative accuracy using both controllers. However, the Floquet controller slightly outperforms the PD controller. Furthermore, a key advantage of the Floquet controller is that it requires no tuning while the PD controller had to be tuned by trial and error. © 2010 ASME
Automated physical classification in the SDSS DR10. A catalogue of candidate quasars

We discuss whether modern machine learning methods can be used to characterize the physical nature of the large number of objects sampled by the modern multi-band digital surveys. In particular, we applied the MLPQNA (Multi Layer Perceptron with Quasi Newton Algorithm) method to the optical data of the Sloan Digital Sky Survey - Data Release 10, investigating whether photometric data alone suffice to disentangle different classes of objects as they are defined in the SDSS spectroscopic classification. We discuss three groups of classification problems: (i) the simultaneous classification of galaxies, quasars and stars; (ii) the separation of stars from quasars; (iii) the separation of galaxies with normal spectral energy distribution from those with peculiar spectra, such as starburst or starforming galaxies and AGN. While confirming the difficulty of disentangling AGN from normal galaxies on a photometric basis only, MLPQNA proved to be quite effective in the three-class separation. In disentangling quasars from stars and galaxies, our method achieved an overall efficiency of 91:31% and a QSO class purity of � 95%. The resulting catalogue of candidate quasars/AGNs consists of � 3:6 million objects, of which about half a million are also flagged as robust candidates, and will be made available on CDS VizieR facility.
Plastic Interfaces for Ubiquitous Learning

This chapter presents research around pervasive and ubiquitous computing, particularly oriented in the field of human learning. We are studying several solutions to deliver content over a heterogeneous networks and devices. Converting and transmitting documents across electronic networks is not sufficient. We have to deal with contents and containers simultaneously. Related work in interface adaptation and plasticity (the capacity of a user interface to withstand variations of both the system physical characteristics and the environment while preserving usability) is presented and some examples of context-aware adaptation are exposed. We present an adaptive pervasive learning environment, based on contextual QR Codes, where information is presented to learner at the appropriate time and place, and according to a particular task. This learning environment is called PerZoovasive, where learning activities take place in a zoo and are meant to enhance classroom activities.
On paranorm intuitionistic fuzzy I-convergent sequence spaces defined by compact operator

Article history: Received 29 December 2016 Received in revised form 19 March 2017 Accepted 23 March 2017 The purpose of this paper is to introduce paranorm intuitionistic fuzzy Iconvergent sequence spaces defined by compact operator and study the fuzzy topology on the said spaces. We defined more general type of paranorm intuitionistic fuzzy I-convergent sequence S(μ,ν) I = (T)(p) and S(0,ν) I = (T)(p) spaces by using compact operators. Moreover, we established some topological properties concerning with those spaces.
Effects of Insect Mass Outbreaks on Throughfall Composition in Even Aged European Pine Stands - Implications for the C and N Cycling

In this paper we report on the herbivore-affected C and N concentrations in the throughfall and altered canopy to soil transfer during a Pine Lappet (Dendrolimus pini L) mass infestation in 60-year-old Scots Pine (Pinus sylvestris L) forests. Our investigations covered a period of 7 months and could show, that herbivore defoliation significantly altered C and N concentrations in the throughfall solution and enhanced organic matter input situation to the forest floor. Compared to the uninfested site mean concentrations of the throughfall solution at the infested site under strong frass activity contained 80% more C and 61% more N. Additionally, C and N inputs were with 131 kg C ha-1 time-1 and 9.6 kg N ha-1 time-1 higher under strong frass activity during 3 months compared to the input at the uninfested site. We assume that outbreaks of phytophagous insects play an important key role in monoculture forest by influencing the nutrient turnover.
Adjusting WiMAX for a Dedicated Surveillance Network

WiMAX (Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access) devices have been used widely in the market. WiMAX-based video surveillance products have also been available. The acceptance of WiMAX in the market, as well as the availability of WiMAX products, contributes to the possibility of implementing it for dedicated video surveillance application. However, since WiMAX is designed to accommodate various applications with different quality of service (QoS) requirements, WiMAX–based dedicated surveillance network may not achieve optimum performance, as all SSs generate the same QoS requirements. The scheduler cannot implement traffic type priority; therefore, service classification does not work as expected. This paper proposes WiMAX adjustment to transform a multi-purpose WiMAX network into a network dedicated to video surveillance. NS-2 simulations show that the proposed adjustment is able to deliver low delay and high quality video surveillance. DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.11591/ijece.v3i4. 3181
Kondisi kota-kota besar sangat rawan menebarkan bibit-bibit penyakit atau gangguan pada kesehatan. Radikal bebas merupakan salah satu penyebab timbulnya penyakit degeneratif antara lain kanker, aterosklerosis, stroke, rematik dan jantung. Upaya untuk mencegah atau mengurangi resiko yang ditimbulkan 

ABSTRAK Kondisi kota-kota besar sangat rawan menebarkan bibit-bibit penyakit atau gangguan pada kesehatan. Radikal bebas merupakan salah satu penyebab timbulnya penyakit degeneratif antara lain kanker, aterosklerosis, stroke, rematik dan jantung. Upaya untuk mencegah atau mengurangi resiko yang ditimbulkan oleh aktivitas radikal bebas adalah dengan mengkonsumsi makanan atau suplemen yang mengandung antioksidan. Pencarian sumber antioksidan alami sangat dibutuhkan untuk menggantikan peran antioksidan sintetik. Biji pepaya mengandung antioksidan yang berfungsi sebagai antioksidan alami. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah mempelajari pengaruh suhu dan waktu ekstraksi, serta rasio solid/liquid terhadap TPC (Total Phenolic Content), aktivitas antioksidan dan kemampuan antibakteri dari ekstrak biji pepaya. Biji pepaya mengandung senyawa fenolik yang dapat berperan sebagai antioksidan dan antibakteri. Mula-mula biji pepaya dikeringkan di dalam oven untuk mengurangi kadar air yang terkandung dalam biji pepaya. Biji pepaya kemudian dihancurkan sehingga ukurannya berkisar antara -40/+60 mesh, lalu diekstrak dengan pelarut etanol 75%. Proses ekstraksi dilakukan pada berbagai variasi suhu, waktu ekstraksi, serta rasio solid/liquid. Setelah didapatkan ekstrak biji pepaya, ekstrak dianalisa dengan metode Folin Ciocalteu untuk mengetahui TPC dalam biji pepaya dan dengan metode DPPH untuk mengetahui aktivitas antioksidan ekstrak biji pepaya. Aktivitas antibakteri ekstrak biji pepaya dilakukan dengan metode kertas cakram menggunakan bakteri Escherichia coli (gram negatif) dan Bacillus thuringiensis (gram positif). Dari hasil penelitian didapatkan hasil TPC terbesar, yaitu 0,3471 mg GAE/mL, pada proses ekstraksi dengan rasio solid/liquid 1:10, suhu 60°C, selama 105 menit; sedangkan pada proses ekstraksi dengan rasio solid/liquid 1:20 didapatkan TPC tertinggi yaitu 0,1965 mg GAE/mL pada suhu 60°C selama 60 menit. Kedua ekstrak menunjukkan adanya aktivitas antibakteri meski perbedaan diameter zona hambatnya tidak signifikan. Kata kunci : biji pepaya, ekstraksi, fenolik, antioksidan alami, antibakteri, uji TPC
Annual Variation in Seedfall, Postdispersal Predation, and Recruitment of a Neotropical Tree

Knowledge of the dynamics of seed production and seedling recruitment of individual tree species is crucial for a complete understanding of tropical forest dynamics, yet multiyear studies on the seed and young seedling stages of tropical trees are virtually nonexistent. In a 4-yr study of the understory tree Faramea occidentalis on Barro Colorado Island, Panama, the author quantified natural levels of viable seedfall, seedling emergence, and seedling establishment, and experimentally estimated postdispersal seed predation. The levels of viable seedfall, seed predation, seedling emergence, early seedling survival, and seedling recruitment all differed significantly among years. The proportion of fallen seeds destroyed by predators before germination was not related to the quantity of F. occidentalis seedfall. Within a year, however, F. occidentalis seed predation appeared to be influenced by community-wide seedfall, with high predation rates during times of low seed abundance and very low predation during the late dry season peak in seedfall by the community. Most of the annual variation in recruitment can be explained by the combination of seedfall and seed predation; in 3 of the 4 yr seedling emergence could be predicted from a knowledge of viable seedfall and the probability of a seed surviving until the peak ofmore » germination. The 4th yr, however, demonstrated that environmental conditions provide a sporadic, though important, limitation to recruitment. In comparison to many tree species, early seedling survival was relatively high, as was the ratio of seedlings recruited per seed falling. The highly successful recruitment of F. occidentalis is associated with a high population density of both saplings and adults in the study area. « less
Certain minimal or homologically volume minimizing submanifolds in compact symmetric spaces

In thispaper we shall study minimal submanifolds in compact symmetric spaces and homologically volume minimizing submanifolds in compact simple Lie groups and quanternionic Kahler manifolds. The firstsubjectis studied by computing the second fundamental forms of submanifolds. In Section 2 using the structure theorem of the firstconjugate loci of compact symmetric spaces (Takeuchi [5])we compute the second fundamental form of a certainsubmanifold which is open and dense in the firstconjugate locus of a compact symmetric space and prove the minimality of it. Moreover we show that the submanifold has no geodesic point. The second subjectis studied by using the notion "calibration" introduced by Harvey and Lawson [2]. This notionisused in Sections 3 and 4. The fundamental 2-form of a Kahler manifold is one of important examples of calibrations. It satisfiesWirtinger's inequality, which can be statedas follows. Let M be a Kahler manifold with fundamental 2-form o). Then