Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Identification and Expression Profiling of the Auxin Response Factors in Dendrobium officinale under Abiotic Stresses

Auxin response factor (ARF) proteins play roles in plant responses to diverse environmental stresses by binding specifically to the auxin response element in the promoters of target genes. Using our latest public Dendrobium transcriptomes, a comprehensive characterization and analysis of 14 DnARF genes were performed. Three selected DnARFs, including DnARF1, DnARF4, and DnARF6, were confirmed to be nuclear proteins according to their transient expression in epidermal cells of Nicotiana benthamiana leaves. Furthermore, the transcription activation abilities of DnARF1, DnARF4, and DnARF6 were tested in a yeast system. Our data showed that DnARF6 is a transcriptional activator in Dendrobium officinale. To uncover the basic information of DnARF gene responses to abiotic stresses, we analyzed their expression patterns under various hormones and abiotic treatments. Based on our data, several hormones and significant stress responsive DnARF genes have been identified. Since auxin and ARF genes have been identified in many plant species, our data is imperative to reveal the function of ARF mediated auxin signaling in the adaptation to the challenging Dendrobium environment.
Indoor Air Quality in Passivhaus Dwellings: A Literature Review

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a critical consideration in airtight buildings that depend on mechanical ventilation, such as those constructed to the Passivhaus standard. While previous reviews of IAQ on Passivhaus-certified buildings foccused on offices, this study examines residential buildings. A summary of data collection methods and pollutant concentrations is presented, followed by a critical discussion of the impact of Passivhaus design strategies on IAQ. This review indicates that IAQ in Passivhaus-certified dwellings is generally better than in conventional homes, but both occupant behaviour and pollution from outdoor sources play a significant role in indoor concentrations. Moreover, there are differences in data collection and reporting methods. Many of the available studies depend on short-term IAQ monitoring of less than two weeks, making it difficult to determine the longer impact of housing design on IAQ and occupants’ well-being. There is also a lack of studies from non-European countries. Future research should focus on investigating associations between IAQ and Passivhaus design strategies in hot and humid climates, where evidence is particularly lacking. Further effort is also required to investigate potential links between occupant’s perception of IAQ and physical exposure to indoor pollution. Finally, the lack of homogeneous monitoring and reporting methods for IAQ studies needs to be addressed.
Laparoscopic Procurement of Kidneys with Multiple Renal Arteries is Associated with Increased Ureteral Complications in the Recipient

This study investigates the effect of renal artery multiplicity on donor and recipient outcomes after laparoscopic donor nephrectomy. Three‐hundred and sixty‐one sequential procedures were performed over a 4‐year period. Forty‐nine involved accessory renal arteries; of these, 36 required revascularization and 13 were small polar vessels and ligated. The 312 remaining kidneys with single arteries served as controls. Study variables included operative times, blood loss, hospital stay, graft function and donor and recipient complications.
Ecological correlates of song learning in

Most studies of song learning have been conducted in the laboratory, and thus little is known about how song learning is affected by ecological variables in nature. Taking an ecological perspective, we studied song learning and territory establishment in a sedentary population of song sparrows (Melospiza melodia). We examined the song repertoires of an entire cohort of males (41 subjects) hatched in 1992 and compared them to those of potential song tutors (adults who were present in the young birds’ first year). We found that a young bird learns songs from multiple tutors who were neighbors in his first year and usually establishes a territory among or near these tutors. The degree to which tutors influenced the repertoires of the young birds varied greatly. Adult males who survived into 1993 tutored more songs than those who did not survive, supporting the hypothesis that a young male’s repertoire is influenced by social interactions with adults continuing beyond the classical sensitive period of the natal summer. The final repertoire of a young bird in most cases was weighted toward one of his tutors with whom he continued to interact, as an immediate neighbor, into his first spring. We found no correlations between potential measures of male quality or vigor and degree of tutor influence.
Aggregation agents and structural stability in soils with different texture and organic carbon contents

The flat pampas in the state of Santa Fe in Argentina have soils with high silt content, variable carbon content, and diverse degrees of structural degradation. Aggregate stability has been used as an indicator of the structural condition of the soil. This study aimed to quantify the effect of the addition of crop residues and root activity on the agents of aggregation and mechanisms of aggregate breakdown in soils with different carbon contents and textures cultivated under no-till. An experimental trial was conducted on a loamy soil (Typic Hapludoll, Santa Isabel series) and a silty soil (Typic Argiudoll, Esperanza series) under controlled conditions for 112 days with the following treatments: (i) with and without wheat plant growth and (ii) with and without addition of wheat residues. Soil structural stability by a method allowing for differentiation of aggregate breakdown by slaking, mechanical effect and microcracking, total organic carbon content, particulate organic carbon, glomalin and carbohydrate fractions was assessed. In general, the addition of residues and the presence of plant with active roots increased the presence of all aggregation agents and decreased aggregate breakdown processes in both soils. Soluble carbohydrates and proteins related to glomalin were the most important aggregating agents and their function was to reduce the magnitude of breakdown mechanisms, slaking and microcracking, evidencing a greater impact on the silty soil.
Apakah profitabiltas, risiko keuangan dan ukuran perusahaan meningkatkan praktik perataan laba perusahaan?

Earnings Management is the selection accounting policies by management to achieve certain goals. The usual way of management to influence the numbers on the financial statements is to make earnings management one of them with income smoothing. The purpose of this research is to test empirically the influence of profitability, financial risk, and company size to the practice of income smoothing. Population in this research is all public company year 2012-2016, while for sample of research use purposive sampling method, with secondary data. Methods of data analysis using binary logistic regression. The result obtained is profitability does not affect the income smoothing action. Financial risk does not affect earnings smoothing. Firm size affects earnings smoothing action. Positive influence means that if the size of the company the higher the company doing income smoothing.
THE BEARISH BANKRUPTCY

Modern bankruptcy practice under Chapter 11 presumptively excludes the large and publicly-traded corporate debtor’s shareholders from the negotiation table based on a longstanding assumption that they have no economic interest to protect because most bankrupt companies are insolvent. But bankruptcy practice overlooks a shareholder’s most important economic interest: the right to enjoy the reorganized firm’s unlimited upside potential after all creditor claims are satisfied. This interest, which is essentially an option right, is totally ignored in the debtor’s hypothetical liquidation analysis. In a similar way, the debtor’s upside potential is not fully captured by prevailing enterprise valuation techniques. Of course, the economic uncertainties that drive companies into bankruptcy—as well as the risks that accompany most reorganization plans—also drive down the value of equity’s option right. In many cases, the benefits to all other stakeholders of an efficient reorganization will far outweigh the negligible value of the upside rights. But in the case of commodity-based firms that pursue bankruptcy reorganization in declining or bearish price markets (what I call “bearish bankruptcies”), economic theory suggests that the upside potential is likely to be substantial. I argue that by excluding shareholders from the negotiation table, modern bankruptcy practice effectively severs equity’s option right at the outset of the case. Then, bearish debtors use a variety of complex and understudied commercial instruments to eliminate uncertainty and convert, in the earliest days of the case and with minimal judicial oversight, certain creditors’ limited and fixed rights into unlimited upside rights.
Effect of hydration state of circulatory and thermal regulations.

To determine the influence of hydration state upon circulatory controls, we studied four relatively fit subjects during duplicate 30-min cycle ergometer exercise bouts (55% VO2max) in euhydrated, hypohydrated, and hyperhydrated conditions. Ambient temperature was 35 degrees C. Hypohydration was achieved by 4 days of diuretic administration and resulted in a whole-body weight loss of 2.2 kg and a plasma volume decrease of approximately 700 ml. Hyperhydration was achieved by ADH administration plus ingestion of 2 liters water but caused only a minor increase volume. Hypohydration resulted in a significantly reduced cardiac output during exercise; this the result of a reduction in stroke volume of 17 ml.beat-1 without adequate elevation in heart rate. the internal temperature (Tes) threshold for cutaneous vasodilation was elevated by 0.42 degree C in hypohydrated conditions; but once vasodilation occurred, the slope of the arm blood flow:Tes relation was unchanged from control. Maximal arm blood flow was reduced by nearly 50% in hypohydration. These restrictions in cutaneous blood flow served to maintain an already compromised venous return, but due to the limitation of core-to-skin heat transfer, forced Tes to nearly 39 degrees C, significantly higher than in euhydrated conditions.
Prostacyclin Therapy for Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: New Directions

Pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) is characterized by vasoconstriction and smooth muscle cell proliferation of the pulmonary arterioles, as well as in situ thrombosis of the small pulmonary arteries. Prostacyclin is involved in PAH vascular remodeling. It is unclear if decreased prostacyclin in the lungs is a cause or a consequence of PAH, but the relative lack of prostacyclin and its positive effects on the pulmonary vascular bed support the theory that long-term prostacyclin replacement is effective. Current therapies based on evidence-based medicine include epoprostenol, treprostinil, iloprost, and beraprost, each with limitations based on the drugs' inherent properties and administration route. Treatment of PAH by inhibiting multiple pathways concurrently may produce additive benefit. Because prostacyclin therapy is not curative and does not normalize pulmonary hemodynamics in the majority of cases, combining a prostacyclin with other PAH agents may be a promising approach.
A categorial approach to the combination of logics

In this paper we propose a very general de nition of combination of logics by means of the concept of sheaves of logics. We rst discuss some properties of this general de nition and list some problems, as well as connections to related work. As applications of our abstract setting, we show that the notion of possible-translations semantics, introduced in previous papers by the rst author, can be described in categorial terms. Possible-translations semantics constitute illustrative cases, since they provide a new semantical account for abstract logical systems, particularly for many-valued and paraconsistent logics.
Modification to Wiring and Protection Standards of Photovoltaic Systems

In a photovoltaic (PV) array, some shading profiles can produce abnormal overcurrent, which is in contrast with the general comprehension of partial shading. Under this condition, the magnitude of the overcurrent surpasses the ampacity of a standard wiring system. Since partial shading is not considered as a fault condition, the system should keep working until the shadow leaves the PV array. Even if the system is designed based on standard recommendations, this unique condition may lead to wiring system failure or nuisance trip of the protection system. This paper reviews the overcurrent occurrence at partial shading and analyzes the minimum requirements of wiring and protection based on valid standards of PV systems. Then, through experimental tests, it is proved that the minimum requirements for wiring and protection systems established by standard may not provide safe and durable working condition for a PV array. Finally, some suggestions are presented for possible slight modifications in the PV standard.
Comparing Queues and Stacks as Mechanisms for Laying out Graphs

The relative powers of queues and stacks are compared as mechanisms for laying out the edges of a graph. In a k-queue layout, vertices of the graph are placed in some linear order (also called a linear arrangement), and each edge is assigned to exactly one of the k queues, so that the edges assigned to each queue obey a first-in/first-out (FIFO) discipline. As the vertices are scanned left to right, an edge is enqueued on its assigned queue when its left endpoint is encountered and is dequeued from its queue when its right endpoint is encountered. In a k-stack layout, vertices of the graph are placed in some linear order, and each edge is assigned to exactly one of the k stacks so that the edges assigned to each stack obey a last-in/first-out discipline. As the vertices are scanned left to right, an edge is pushed on its assigned stack when its left endpoint is encountered and is popped from its stack when its right endpoint is encountered. The paper has three main results. First, a tradeoff between queue.
Ischaemic brain damage of cerebral perfusion failure type after treatment of severe hypertension.

obtained during the menstrual cycle,3 pregnancy,' and in cases of amenorrhoea with normal LH and FSH responses to synthetic gonadotrophin releasing hormone and with no pituitary tumour,3 indicating that prolactin secretion is stimulated by endogenous oestrogens. Exogenous oestrogens also stimulate prolactin secretion in women.5 Thus oestrogens are an important factor in the control of prolactin secretion in humans. The decrease of serum prolactin levels with age in women and their rising trend with age in men is of practical value in interpreting the results of prolactin assays.
Design of 500W standalone photovoltaic system with reduced switch count multilevel inverter

The main aim of this paper is to design a highly compatible standalone photovoltaic (PV) system with reduced switch count multilevel inverter (MLI) to feed 500W ac load with better power quality. MLI's are becoming eminent because of their high power capability with low harmonic content. Cascaded multilevel inverters are extensively preferred in PV system because it has a distinctive characteristic of employing separate dc sources. In this paper a reduced switch count multilevel inverter is integrated with standalone PV system, which reduces the switching complexity and gate driver circuits without any compromise in the power quality. The PV system with the boost converter assisted by maximum power point tracking (MPPT) algorithm serves as a dc source for each cell of the reduced switch count MLI. To facilitate proper pulse generation and to reduce the harmonic profile multicarrier level shifted pulse width modulation (PWM) is implemented. Simulation results show that total harmonic distortion (THD) of the inverter is less than 4 percent with inversion efficiency greater than 96 percent.
Efficient Secure Matrix Multiplication Over LWE-Based Homomorphic Encryption

Abstract Homomorphic encryption enables various calculations while preserving the data confidentiality. In this paper, we apply the somewhat homomorphic encryption scheme proposed by Brakerski and Vaikuntanathan (CRYPTO 2011) to secure matrix multiplication between two matrices. To reduce both the ciphertext size and the computation cost, we propose a new method to pack a matrix into a single ciphertexts so that it also enables efficient matrix multiplication over the packed ciphertexts. Our packing method generalizes Yasuda et al.’s methods (Security Comm. Networks 2015 and ACISP 2015), which are for secure inner product. We also implement our methods and give a comparison with previous packing methods.
Frequency stability support requirements for WTs in slow-response thermal power systems

A review of the latest publications and updates of international grid codes shows that the future trend regarding frequency stability support by wind turbines (WTs) during disturbances will be to impose stringent requirements. Nevertheless, system dynamic response depends in a complex manner on wind power network development and power system characteristics and therefore, no general conclusions for all power systems can be made. This paper presents a comprehensive analysis of main effects of modern WTs able to support frequency stability on the dynamic performance of slow-response isolated thermal power systems. A general roadmap including key factors to consider for the determination of proper grid requirements for WTs is presented. The study is carried out for different wind power penetration levels and strategies for frequency support by WTs. The investigation is applied on the isolated power system in Northern Chile characterized by a thermal generation matrix with slow response generation units. Simulation results indicate that the adoption of severe grid requirements regarding frequency stability support by WTs is already justified for penetration levels above 5%, in which case the system performance even improves compared to the scenario without wind power.
Pattern Reconfiguration by Rotating Parasitic Structure Using Electro-Active Polymer (EAP) Actuator

Parasitic elements are rotated around a monopole on a groundplane to attain rotated patterns for diversity. A parametric study of the geometry using simulation is used to demonstrate how the parasitic rotation can attain uncorrelated patterns in an idealized multipath propagation environment. Various parasitic designs such as wires and loops, and other shapes can be used for realizing a low- or medium-gain pattern, and high bandwidth including multiband operation. A proof-of-concept prototype is implemented with the rotation using an electro-active polymer actuator and a triangular parasitic element, and physical experiments confirm low correlations (inner products) between the patterns.
Adaptation du niveau d'analyse des interventions dans un dialogue : application à un système de question-réponse

Face a la diversite des types de dialogues mis en oeuvre de nos jours, nous avons etudie comment adapter, de maniere generique, le niveau d'analyse des interventions d'un utilisateur. L'analyse par mots cles pronee par les systemes de dialogues specifiques (relatifs a une tâche particuliere) est inadequate pour traiter de telles interventions, car on ne peut vraisemblablement pas representer toutes les connaissances necessaires et resoudre les conflits lies a cette diversite. Nous avons donc developpe une analyse des interventions, independante de leurs domaines et fondee sur leur forme syntaxique. Pour ce faire, nous avons ete confrontes au probleme du choix d'un analyseur syntaxique. Pour le resoudre, nous avons etudie les differents analyseurs syntaxiques existants en realisant une classification selon leurs capacites, puis nous avons developpe une procedure d'evaluation de ces analyseurs qui fait a l'heure actuelle defaut pour le francais. Suite a cette evaluation, il nous a paru interessant de developper un algorithme de compromis entre plusieurs analyses afin de retourner l'analyse la plus plausible. Celui-ci nous permettra non seulement d'utiliser les capacites de chaque analyseur mais egalement de quantifier chaque information retournee par un taux de confiance. A partir de la syntaxe des interventions et de connaissances semantiques issues de la base lexicale Word net (synonymie, hyperonyme. . . ), nous avons developpe un systeme d'analyse permettant d'etudier l'intention sous-jacente de l'intervention et son contenu propositionnel. Plus particulierement, nous nous sommes interesses aux interventions de demande d'informations dont le contenu propositionnel repose sur l'identification du type attendu de la reponse et de l'objet sur lequel porte la question. Pour evaluer l'efficacite de ces criteres, cette analyse a ete integree dans le systeme de question-reponse developpe dans le groupe LIR.
Do Central City Promote Economic Growth of Peripheral City? Evidence from Urban Agglomeration in China

This paper empirically studies the effect of central city economic growth on the peripheral city economic growth in urban agglomeration. Using the panel data of 120 Chinese cities from 2000 to 2012, we find that the central city economic growth significantly and substantially increases the peripheral city economic growth. These findings not only enrich the relative researches on Chinese urban agglomeration, but also strengthen the understanding of the key role of the central city under the background of promoting urbanization in China.
Intrapelvic and thigh-level femoral nerve lesions: management and outcomes in 119 surgically treated cases.

OBJECT The authors present a retrospective analysis of 119 surgically treated femoral nerve lesions at intrapelvic and thigh levels seen at the Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center. METHODS Femoral nerve lesions treated between 1967 and 2000, (89 traumatic injuries and 30 tumors and cystic lesions) were evaluated for injury mechanisms, resulting lesions, surgical management, and postoperative functional outcomes by using retrospective chart reviews. The most common injury mechanism was iatrogenic (52 cases), which occurred after hernia and hip operations (10 each), followed by arterial bypass and gynecological procedures (eight each), angiography (seven), abdominal surgery (five), appendectomy (two), a laparoscopy, and a lumbar sympathectomy. Other injury mechanisms included hip or pelvic fractures (19), gunshot wounds (10), and lacerations (eight). The 30 femoral nerve tumors and cystic lesions consisted of neurofibromas (16), schwannomas (nine), ganglionic cysts (two), neurogenic sarcomas (two), and a leiomyosarcoma. Forty-four patients underwent neurolysis. Some had recordable nerve action potentials (NAPs) across their lesions in continuity, despite severe distal loss. Others with recordable NAPs had mild loss, but also experienced a pain problem, which was helped in some by neurolysis. In 36 patients, in whom repairs were performed using long sural grafts for mostly proximal pelvic-level injuries, recovery of useful function occurred. Eight of nine thigh-level suture repairs led to improvement to good functional levels. Most of the tumors and cystic lesions were resected, with preservation of preoperative function. CONCLUSIONS The majority of femoral nerve injuries resulted in lesions in continuity, and intraoperative NAP recordings were essential in evaluating axonal regeneration across these lesions. Despite severe and frequently proximal injury levels requiring repairs with long grafts, femoral nerve lesion repairs resulted in good functional recovery.