Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Screening of Grapevine Germplasm to Identify Sources of Resistance to Bacterial Leaf Spot Causing Xanthomonas campestris pv . viticola

Different degrees of susceptibility were examined among the thirty eight germplasms of V. vinifera, V. labrusca and other multispecies hybrid of Vitis against Xanthomonas campestris pv. viticola under greenhouse conditions. Thompson Seedless and its mutant varieties which belong to V. vinifera were highly susceptible. Among tested germplasms of V. labrusca only Bangalore purple showed high susceptibility to Xanthomonas campestris pv. viticola. Other germplasms of V. labrusca and other multispecies hybrids showed eitherlow degree of susceptibility or resistant to bacterial leaf spot pathogen. Among the V. vinifera germplasms, white-seedless germplasms were susceptible to highly susceptible and coloured-seeded germplasms were found resistant. This study was performed to investigate putative varietal resistance against Xcv, to devise support for disease management. Keyword – Susceptibility, Vitis Vinifera, Vitis Labrusca, Xanthomonas Campestris pv Viticola.
ERC Working Papers in Economics 18 / 04 February / 2018 SMOOTH BREAKS AND NONLINEAR MEAN REVERSION IN REAL INTEREST PARITY : EVIDENCE FROM EAST ASIAN COUNTRIES

This study aims to explore the empirical validity of the real interest rate parity (RIP) hypothesis for East Asian countries using Japan as the base country. To this end, we employ the recently proposed unit root tests of Christopoulos and Leon-Ledesma (2010) that account for both multiple smooth structural breaks of unknown form and nonlinear mean reversion in the series. Our empirical results uncover overwhelming evidences in favor of the RIP hypothesis for the whole countries in our sample. More specifically, through a Fourier approximation, it is observed that all real interest rate differentials display a mean reverting behavior around an infrequently smooth-breaking mean, with the breaks being in accordance with the financial reforms and economic crises witnessed by the countries. Moreover, the degree of mean reversion appears to vary nonlinearly with the size of real interest rate appreciations and depreciations.
“ It would have been nice to know about that piece of software ! ” Preparing Early Years Practitioners for the challenges of embedding the use of ICT into their professional practice – what are the challenges ?

This is a common response from student teachers when evaluating our provision for ICT in the School of Education, at the University of Brighton. The reply from tutors is usually to point out that it is a bit like saying to English tutors, „it would have been good if we could have read that book before we went on teaching practice. ‟ Due to the range and fast-changing pace of new technologies, combined with the complexities of making effective use of these within diverse pedagogical contexts, the ICT team have based their provision in ICT upon a model that aims to develop a critical and sustainable approach to technology in education. It is a vision in which student teachers are encouraged to develop the confidence to explore and make effective and critical use of changing technologies throughout their careers. Despite the understandable concerns of student teachers to develop their competence with specific ICT software and hardware, a recent research project provided us with further evidence of the importance of underpinning our ICT provision with a much broader and potentially far-reaching vision of the development of teachers‟ ICT capability; that is a view grounded in the notion of teachers taking critical responsibility for their own professional development in relation to technology.
Effect of commensal microbiota on the developing immune system

There are several indications that diseases caused by exaggerated or dysregulated immune responses are connected to the hygienic life-style of affluent Western societies. The commensal microbiota contains the vast majority of all exogenous antigens to which the immune system is exposed, and profoundly influence the development of the immune system after birth. Alterations in intestinal colonization pattern may, thus, underlie the dysregulation of immune responses. We have recently obtained evidence that putative CD4+CD25+ regulatory T cells are expanded in infants colonized by toxin-producing Staphylococcus aureus early in life. These toxins function as superantigens activating a broad range of T cells. The results suggest that poor T cell stimulation may underlie immune dysregulation, including allergy.
POLYVINYL ACETATE DEGRADATION BY YEASTS ISOLATED FROM PAPER RECYCLED | INDUSTRY IN CHIHUAHUA MEXICO .

Introduction. In the Kraft paper production from fiber board, there is a persistent contamination due to the presence of some hydropohobic polymers with adhesive behavior, known as stickies [1]. The effectiveness of paper production thus, is seriously affected. Several processes have been developed to diminish their presence [2]. recent reports on the use of enzymes to hydrolyze some of the principal compounds of these pollutants, such as polyvinylacetate (PVAc), are promising for stickie control [3]. Direct biodegradation of these compounds could be affordable and represents a cheap and environmental friendly approach [4]. Particularly, for stickie depletion, there is no current report using endogenous microorganisms from paper production environment. In this work, some yeasts isolated from the paper factory, were used for PVAc degradation. These results were further used for a new proposal in stickie control during paper production.
1 FUZZY REGRESSION APPROACH TO ESTIMATING THE SETTLING VELOCITY OF SEDIMENT PARTICLES

Fall velocity has a strong influence on river morphology, suspended sediment transport, and beach profile shape. In this research a fuzzy regression analysis is performed to study the fall velocity of non cohesive sediment particles (sand and gravel). Estimating the fall velocity of natural particles is related to some parameters. Especially, size of the particle plays an important role in the estimation of fall velocity. In addition, such parameter is difficult to precisely evaluate for natural particles and many uncertainties in measurement are existent. Deviations between the observed values and the estimated values and existent uncertainties are regarded as the fuzziness of the system's parameters and coefficients. A fuzzy regression model and definition of fall velocity as a fuzzy number might be very convenient and useful for finding a fuzzy structure in estimating the fall velocity of natural particles. In this paper, the fuzzy regression concept and its application in estimation of the fall velocity of natural particles by using experimental data are developed.
Differences, similarities and controversies between bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

Bronchial asthma (BA) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are two major health problems whose incidence is increasing. Both are recognized as major causes of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Never as now is better known the pathophysiology of both, as well as their inflammatory, cellular and immunological profiles. It has powerful diagnostic, image, gasometric, functional, cellular, and immunological tools, as well as abundant basic, clinical, genetic and therapeutic research. However, despite having international guidelines based on evidence, the responses to the treatments are sub-optimal in both. In BA the incidence of uncontrolled patients is high and in COPD, treatment with inhaled bronchodilators and glucocorticoids (IGCs) improves symptoms and quality of life but does not impact the deterioration in lung function or improve life expectancy. The problem is amplified by patients in which the two entities overlap and this creates problems of diagnosis and treatment. Therefore the research of new therapeutic tools (such as antioxidants, biological and those that impact the function of mitochondria) is vigorous. This monograph therefore aims to establish, as clearly as possible, the differences and similarities between BA and COPD to give the clinician a tool that brings him closer to a more precise diagnosis and a more rational treatment. *Correspondence to: Alcibey Alvarado. Clínica de Diagnóstico Médico. Torre Médica. 3 piso. Paseo Colón, San José, Costa Rica, Tel: 50622237134; 50622566439; 50687351858; Fax: 50622216754; E-mail: alcialvagonza@yahoo. com.mx
Award Number: DAMD17-01-1-0793 TITLE: Disruption of Dopaminergic and Cholinergic Function in Military Deployment Implications to Parkinson’s Disease

submitted for presentation at SOT Meeting Guillot, T.S. , Richardson, J.R. , and Miller, G.W. (2005). Sensitive Detection of Behavioral Impairments in Moderately Lesioned MPTP Mice by Automated Gait Analysis. Submitted for SOT Annual Meeting. Manuscript published Elwan, M.A., Richardson, J.R. , Guillot, T.S. , Caudle, W.M. , and Miller, G.W. Pyrethroid pesticide-induced alterations in dopamine transporter function Toxicol Appl Pharmacol. 2005 Jul 7; [Epub ahead of print]
Adjoint Methods

Given the solution x of a discretized PDE or some other set of M equations parameterized by P variables p (design parameters, a.k.a. control variables or decision parameters), we often wish to compute some function g(x,p) based on the parameters and the solution. For example, if the PDE is a wave equation, we might want to know the scattered power in some direction. Or, for a mechanical simulation, we might want to know the load-bearing capacity of the structure. Or for a fluid, we might wish to know the flow rate somewhere. Often, however, we want to know more than just the value of g—we also want to know its gradient d dg p . Adjoint methods give an efficient way to evaluate d dg p , with a cost independent of P and usually comparable to the cost of solving for x once. The gradient of g with respect to p is extremely useful. It gives a measure of the sensitivity of our answer to the parameters p (which may, for example, come from some experimental measurements with some associated uncertainties). Or, we may want to perform an optimization of g, picking the p that produce some desired result; in this case the gradient indicates a useful search direction (e.g. for nonlinear conjugate-gradient optimization). For largescale optimization problems, the number P of design parameters can be hundreds, thousands, or more— this is common in shape or topology optimization, in which p controls the placement and shape of arbitrary blobs of different materials constituting a given structure/design. Sometimes, this process is called inverse design: finding the problem that yields a given solution instead of the other way around. When P 1, the amazing efficiency of adjoint methods makes inverse design possible. I hadn’t found any textbook description of adjoint methods that I particularly like, which is part of my motivation for writing up these notes. One introduction can be found in [1], and a more general treatment can be found in [2]. Subsequently, Gil Strang wrote a nice introduction to adjoint methods in his book [3], including a discussion of the important topic of automatic differentiation (for which adjoint or “reverse” differentiation is a key idea).
Permethrin-impregnated military uniform protection against different species of biting insects: narrative review

Today personal protection measures against mosquitoes and other medically important arthropods have a significant role in integrated vector management programs. Personal protection technologies such as insecticidetreated clothes and nets are some of the most effective tools against mosquitoes. Permethrin, as a synthetic pyrethroid insecticide, with features such as having a knockdown, repellency and residual activity, and low human and mammalian toxicity, is widely used for impregnation of fabrics and clothes. The dose required is 1250 mg/m, which has not caused toxic effects in users. Many methods have been developed to impregnate fabrics and clothes with permethrin or similar compounds. However, new impregnation methods such as polymer-coating and microencapsulation technologies which may prolong the activity of insecticides on clothing are currently under development. These methods have the advantage of helping to overcome the inevitable reduction in efficacy over time that occurs as a result of washing, ultraviolet light exposure, and the normal wear and tear of the fabric. The aim of this review is to investigate the evidence base for the use of insecticide-treated clothing and military uniforms for protection against bites from arthropods and its effect on arthropod-borne pathogen transmission. Although insecticide-treated clothing can provide some protection against biting insects, few studies have shown complet protection (100%) in using insecticide-treated clothing alone, but most studies have mentioned complete protection against biting insects from the simultaneous use of permethrin-impregnated clothing as well as repllents on exposed skin. The effectiveness of impregnated clothing in the prevention or reducing of insect-borne diseases is not yet fully understood and the level of protection provided varies according to the vectors, impregnated fabrics and location. In general, there is reliable evidence which suggest that impregnated fabric can provide effective protection against insect bites, and providing relative protection against vector-borne diseases in bites. Nonetheless, simultaneous use of impregnated clothes and insect repellents on the skin can provide complete protection against bites and consequent disease. This approach is recommended for protection of high-risk personnel such as soldiers and outdoor workers, as well as travelers and tourists to protect against biting insects and vector-
odelling the phenological niche of large fires with remotely sensed NDVI rofiles

Although the area burned by single wildfires may range over many orders of magnitude, only a handful papers has explored the factors that contribute to drive fire ignitions into large burns. While in southern Europe most fire ignitions are of human origin, fire propagation is mostly influenced by weather conditions, topography and fuel type. In this framework, the phenological status of vegetation represents the primary driver influencing fuel availability and moisture content. Therefore, any investigation on fire behavior requires the capability of capturing spatio-temporal changes in coarse-scale vegetation phenology that are descriptive of changes in fuel conditions. The aim of this study is thus to apply a habitat suitability modelling tool originally developed in wildlife science for reconstructing the phenological
A Survey on Computing Schematic Network Maps: The Challenge to Interactivity

—Schematic maps are in daily use to show the connec- tivity of subway systems and to facilitate travellers to plan their journeys effectively. This study surveys up-to-date algorithmic approaches in order to give an overview of the state of the art in schematic network mapping. The study investigates the hypothesis that the choice of algorithmic approach is often guided by the requirements of the mapping application. For example, an algorithm that computes globally optimal solutions for schematic maps is capable of producing results for printing, while it is not suitable for computing instant layouts due to its long running time. Our analysis and discussion, therefore, focus on the compu- tational complexity of the problem formulation and the running times of the schematic map algorithms, including algorithmic network layout techniques and station labeling techniques. The correlation between problem complexity and running time is then visually depicted using scatter plot diagrams. Moreover, since metro maps are common metaphors for data visualization, we also investigate online tools and application domains using metro map representations for analytics purposes, and ﬁnally summarize the potential future opportunities for schematic maps.
Simulations of the auroral signatures of Jupiter's magnetospheric injections

We report the evolution of ultraviolet auroral features located equatorward of the main emission appearing in the Hubble Space Telescope (HST) images of the northern and the southern Jovian hemisphere. We investigate the possibility that those ultraviolet auroral structures are associated with energetic particle injections. For this study, we compare the characteristics of the simulated auroral signature of plasma injections with the observed parameters of equatorward isolated auroral structures.
A versatile demonstrator for distributed real-time systems : Using a model-railway in education ERCIM / DECOS Workshop

Teaching computer science in the domain of safety critical systems needs to address multiple topics: embedded and distributed systems, real-time behavior and model-based system design. We present a model railway demonstrator that employs these paradigms in one application. The distributed railway controller nodes are connected using industry standard networks (CAN, Ethernet or TTP). The corresponding application software can be implemented manually in C/C++ or by using model-based development tools. This flexibility enables users to compare advantages and drawbacks of various design patterns. Following an overview of the railway and its control system, experiences from educational courses as part of the DECOS training activities are discussed. In these courses university students were to implement controlling applications and simulations for the demonstrator using Matlab Simulink, Stateflow, and hardware specific addons.
Cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and the genomic diversity of acinetobacter baumannii isolates from senile patients

Background: To date, little data is available on the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles and molecular characteristics of Acinetobacter baumannii clinical isolates from senile patients. Herein, cross-sectional and longitudinal studies on antimicrobial susceptibility and genomic diversity were conducted to investigate the susceptibility patterns and clonal relatedness of A. baumannii isolates in our gerontal wards. Methods: Cross-sectional analysis was performed on 170 non-repetitive A. baumannii isolates recovered from senile patients (aged 61-99 years, mean = 86.8) over a 2-year period (2012-2013). The longitudinal study examined 77 repetitive A. baumannii isolates recovered from 8 senile patients (aged 87-98 years, mean = 92) with long-time hospitalization. Results: The majority of the 170 isolates (128/170, 75.3%) were non-susceptible to carbapenems (CRAB), and all CRAB were extensively drug-resistant (XDR) or multidrug-resistant (MDR), which were spread evenly over the different departments. The isolates belonged to 36 pulsotypes, as determined by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. Groups I to IV (containing 119, 4, 1, and 2 isolates, respectively) were major epidemic strains with similar clonal relatedness (similarity >80%); 98.4% (124/126) of which were CRAB with the XDR phenotype. In the longitudinal study, all 77 isolates were XDR. A comparison of pulsotypes was performed for each patient. All isolates clustered in Group I except for one isolate, which belonged to a new group. Conclusions: Extensive drug-resistance of A. baumannii was more serious in gerontal wards than in regular wards. Clone dissemination was the most important type of XDR strains spread and the XDR clones were responsible for long-term infection of A. baumannii. Therefore, more preventive measures should be reinforced in gerontal wards.
Security Technique Issues in Cloud Computing - A Review

Cloud computing technology drawn the attention of IT world and is the changing the focus of enterprises. A high percentage of internet users today are already utilizing aspects of cloud computing in their normal daily workflow. Cloud computing gained attention due to the growth of internet technologies, reduced costs of storage and processing, growth technologies of visualization, SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) and advancement in internet security. Cloud computing security is one of the main challenges in cloud computing. An organization can decide to adopt cloud only on based on benefits to risk ratio. This paper is focused on the security issues of cloud computing. Before analysing the security issues, the definition of cloud computing and brief discussion to under cloud computing is presented. Then discusses the components that affect the security of the cloud then it explores the cloud security issues and problems faced by cloud service provider and some solution for security issues.
Discussion Paper Series Number 135 Learning in Games with Unstable Equilibria

We investigate games whose Nash equilibria are mixed and are unstable under fictitious play-like learning processes. We show that when players learn using weighted stochastic fictitious play and so place greater weight on more recent experience that the time average of play often converges in these “unstable” games, even while mixed strategies and beliefs continue to cycle. This time average is related to the best response cycle first identified by Shapley (1964). For many games, the time average is close enough to Nash equilibrium to create the appearance of convergence to equilibrium. We discuss how these theoretical results may help to explain data from recent experimental studies of price dispersion. Journal of Economic Literature classification numbers: C72, C73, D83.
Numerical modeling of the resonant tsunami generation by the submarine landslide

The problem of the tsunami wave generation by the submarine landslide, which is moving along the bottom slope, is studied. A number of numerical experiments were carried out for a model submarine landslide. A maximum amplitude and the wavelength were defined for various landslide profiles and their moving rates. As expected, the highest waves are generated when the velocity of the submarine mudslide is equal to the long wave propagation velocity. The landslides, which are moving slower and faster than the resonant one, generate waves with a lower amplitude and a bigger wavelength. The generated waves have a fairly expressed directivity of radiation.
IN THE DIGITAL AGE ( JS LUO

The use of video-based telepsychiatry is increasing in response to consumer demand for convenient, inexpensive, and readily accessible services; improved financial reimbursement; and a robust body of evidence-based literature. Telepsychiatry leads to high patient and provider satisfaction ratings, and outcomes equivalent to in-person care, while younger generations often prefer telepsychiatry over face-toface encounters. The evidence base for telepsychiatry is especially strong with respect to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and ADHD, while its use in underserved ethnic groups is well described in the American Indian, Hispanic, and Asian populations. Despite this, telepsychiatry barriers still persist. These include personal bias—especially in leadership—and insufficient training; the challenging business environment and legislative processes; and inconsistent reimbursement, licensing, and prescription policies. Technology is now less of a barrier, and it is clear that telepsychiatry overall is flourishing and changing the way that providers are working and patients are being treated.
Pricing and Hedging Fixed Income Derivatives under Negative Interest Rates : An SABR approach

This MSc Thesis focuses on pricing and hedging fixed income derivatives under the current negative interest rates environment. The most commonly used models in practice are analysed and compared in order to select the most accurate one for pricing and hedging interest-rate derivatives. Since shifted SABR model has become the “market standard” tool for modelling negative interest rates, the main aim of this research is to examine and test its performance, providing an empirical evidence that corroborates its general acceptance.