Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Past, Present and Future Trends in Cotton Breeding

The genus Gossypium provides natural fiber for textile industry worldwide. Genetic improvement in cotton for traits of interest is not up to mark due to scarcity of adequate information about fiber production and quality. Use of DNA markers for overcoming the issues of selection associated with complex traits is the ultimate choice which may lead to initiate breeding by design. Numerous marker-trait associations have been identified for economical traits using linkage analysis in cotton. Currently there is need for developing high-density genetic maps using next-generation sequencing approaches together with genome-wide association studies (GWAS). Efforts have been started in this direction and several QTLs including fiber quality, yield traits, plant architecture, stomatal conductance and verticillium wilt resistance were identified. This chapter narrates genetic diversity, QTL mapping, association mapping and QTLs related to fiber quality traits. The incorporation of various genomic approaches and previously described marker strategies will pave the way for increase in fiber production.
Analytical and Simulation Fair Comparison of Three Level Si IGBT Based NPC Topologies and Two Level SiC MOSFET Based Topology for High Speed Drives

Wide bandgap (WBG) power devices such as silicon carbide (SiC) can viably supply high speed electrical drives, due to their capability to increase efficiency and reduce the size of the power converters. On the other hand, high frequency operation of the SiC devices emphasizes the effect of parasitics, which generates reflected wave transient overvoltage on motor terminals, reducing the life time and the reliability of electric drives. In this paper, a SiC metal-oxide-semiconductor field-effect transistor (MOSFET) based two level (2L) inverter is systematically studied and compared to the performance of Si insulated-gate bipolar transistor (IGBT) based three level (3L) neutral point clamped (NPC) inverter topologies, for high speed AC motor loads, in terms of efficiency, overvoltages, heat sink design, and cost. A fair comparison was introduced for the first time, having the same output voltage capabilities, output current total harmonic distortion (THD), and overvoltages for the three systems. The analysis indicated the convenience of using the SiC MOSFET based 2L inverter for lower output power. In the case of the maximum output power, the heat sink volume was found to be 20% higher for the 2L SiC based inverter when compared to 3L NPC topologies. Simulations were carried out by realistic dynamic models of power switch modules obtained from the manufacturer’s experimental tests and verified both in the LTspice and PLECS simulation packages.
Response of Barley to Bio Fertilization with Mycorrhiza and Azotobacter under Supplemental Irrigation Conditions at the North Western Coast of Egypt

In order to evaluate the response of grain yield, yield compounds, quality and water use efficiency of barley cv. Giza 126 cultivar to irrigation water regimes and biofertilization inoculation, field experiment was conducted in the Experimental Farm of Maryout Experimental Station, Desert Research Center, Egypt, during two successive growing seasons 2017/18 and 2018/19. The experimental design was a split plot, whereas the main plots involved by irrigation water regimes and the sub-main plots involved by biofertilization treatments, with three replicates. The obtained results indicated that yield, yield attributes and N, P and K contents in grains of barley i.e. plant height, spike length, number of spikes/m, number of grains/spike, 1000-grain weight, grain yield ha . The contents of nitrogen, phosphorus percentage in barley grains and water use efficiency significantly increased with increasing irrigation water applications and by biofertilizers treatments. However, the number of spikelets/spike, and potassium percentage in grains was not significantly affected by irrigations water regimes and/or biofertilizers treatments. Water use efficiency (kg m) for grain yield significantly increased with increasing irrigation water application with biofertilizers treatments in the two growing seasons. The highest values of all studded traits were recorded by applying the three times irrigation in the two seasons. Regarding biofertilizers inoculation effects, results showed that the maximum values of most studied traits were recorded by inoculating with both Mycorrhiza and Azotobacter together as a combination treatment for both seasons except plant height, which produced highest values, by inoculating with Mycorrhiza and Azotobacter in the first season and by using Azotobacter alone in the second one. On the other side, maximum value of nitrogen percentage in grains were recorded by treating the plant with Azotobacter alone in the two seasons. The results clearly showed that barley plants which irrigated by the three irrigations and inoculated by Mycorrhiza and Azotobacter together, as a combination treatment, produced the highest yield, yield components and water use efficiency at the North Western Coast of Egypt.
The Summary Evaluation Task in the MultiLing - RANLP 2019 Workshop

This report covers the summarization evaluation task, proposed to the summarization community via the MultiLing 2019 Workshop of the RANLP 2019 conference. The task aims to encourage the development of automatic summarization evaluation methods closely aligned with manual, human-authored summary grades and judgements. A multilingual setting is adopted, building upon a corpus of Wikinews articles across 6 languages (English, Arabic, Romanian, Greek, Spanish and Czech). The evaluation utilizes human (golden) and machine-generated (peer) summaries, which have been assigned human evaluation scores from previous MultiLing tasks. Using these resources, the original corpus is augmented with synthetic data, combining summary texts under three different strategies (reorder, merge and replace), each engineered to introduce noise in the summary in a controlled and quantifiable way. We estimate that the utilization of such data can extract and highlight useful attributes of summary quality estimation, aiding the creation of data-driven automatic methods with an increased correlation to human summary evaluations across domains and languages. This paper provides a brief description of the summary evaluation task, the data generation protocol and the resources made available by the MultiLing community, towards improving automatic summarization evaluation.
Footnotes to organizational competitiveness

The aim of this paper is to enhance our understanding of evolution of the concept of competitiveness: how it developed and changed over time. The intention is to review three theoretical and practical reasons that explains why it remains such an important and elusive concept in the same time. First, competitive advantage in particular area or activity will always coexist with relative competitive disadvantage of an organization. Second, organizations can attain competitive advantage in many different ways, also by luck, and it is very difficult empirically to differentiate one from another. Third, many of the complications in studies of organizational competitiveness are results of growing multidimensionality, complexity and fuzziness of organizationenvironment relationships.
E X C H A N G E A B L E CATION DISTRIBUTION IN NICKEL- A ND M A G N E S I U M-VERMICULITES

-Abnormal scatterings of X-rays take place between Bragg spots. Their study in hydrated Mgand Ni-vermiculites shows that they appear in reciprocal space in the form of modulated lines, elongated along the Z* axis. These scatterings demonstrate a two-dimensional organization of the compensating cations and of the water molecules in the interlamellar layer. In such ordered domains, the cations are situated at the nodes ofa biperiodic centered lattice with parameters 3a,b. The distribution of compensating cations must conform with the charge distribution which they neutralize; it can therefore be concluded that the distribution of effective negative charges (tetrahedral negative charges less positive octahedral charges) is also at least partially ordered.
Pyrolysis of wheat and barley straw

Pyrolysing agricultural crop residues and other biomass constitutes a newer method of transforming often difficult, waste materials into a novel type of soil amendment/additive. Simultaneously, this process also makes it possible to exploit part of the energy released in the agricultural production. Biochar, viewed as the solid product of biomass pyrolysis, is a remarkable, porous material, rich in carbon. Two agricultural crop residues, such as wheat and barley straw, were selected for the experimental studies. The results indicate that the practical temperature for the production of biochar from the two explored materials occurs in the vicinity of 600 °C. Starting at this temperature, the biochar produced complies safely with the principal European Biochar Certificate standards (EBC 2012). Thus, for the wheat straw and barley straw – originated char, the content of the carbon amounts to 67.2 and 67.0 mass %, the atomic ratio H : C is as large as 0.032 and 0.026, and the specific surface area amounts to 217 and 201 m2⋅g–1, respectively.
Performance Prediction for Enhancing Ensemble Learning

A combinacao de modelos em aprendizado de maquina e uma tecnica util para melhorar a eficacia de tarefas como classificacao, busca e recomendacao. O empilhamento de modelos, por exemplo, aprende a pesar e combinar previsoes de diversos modelos base para alcancar maior eficacia. Uma limitacao do empilhamento em sua formulacao padrao e que nao ha informacoes sobre quais instâncias levam um modelo base a ser mais eficaz que os demais, levando a ponderacao de modelos com base apenas em sua eficacia geral no treino. Nesta dissertacao, inspirados por trabalhos em predicao de performance, propomos usar modelos auxiliares capazes de prever a eficacia de cada modelo base no empilhamento para uma nova instância. As abordagens atuais baseiam-se no desenvolvimento de atributos para prever a eficacia de modelos base e utilizam esses atributos adicionais na camada de empilhamento, com o onus de compreender quando cada modelo tem eficacia melhor que os outros. De maneira diferente, nossas abordagens nas tarefas de busca e recomendacao facilitam o trabalho da camada de empilhamento com um conjunto mais discriminativo de atributos. Para a tarefa de busca, demonstramos por meio de simulacoes que existe uma barreira de acuracia de predicao de performance que precisa ser ultrapassada para que esses preditores sejam uteis. Alem disso, mostramos que preditores de eficacia aprendidos automaticamente para cada modelo base sao capazes de ultrapassar essa barreira quando usados como meta-atributos para empilhar modelos individuais de ranqueamento via learning to rank. Para a tarefa de recomendacao, propomos estimar diretamente a eficacia de cada um dos modelos base para um usuario, considerando seu conjunto historico de avaliacoes, em vez de criar atributos discriminativos para prever essa eficacia. Experimentos em conjuntos de dados representativos de varios dominios demonstram que o uso de estimativas de eficacia como atributos adicionais melhoram significativamente a eficacia da combinacao de modelos via aprendizado pointwise. Alem disso, para combinacoes aprendidas via aprendizado pairwise e listwise, a utilizacao das estimativas de eficacia alcanca patamares de eficacia do estado-da-arte.
Telemonitoring Interventions in COPD Patients: Overview of Systematic Reviews

Objective The role of telemonitoring interventions (TIs) for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has been studied in many systematic reviews (SRs) and meta-analyses (MAs), but robust conclusions have not been reached due to wide variations in scopes, qualities, and outcomes. The aim of this overview was to determine the effectiveness of TIs on COPD patients. Methods PubMed, EMBASE, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library were searched for all reviews on the topic of TI in treating COPD from inception to July 8, 2019, without restrictions on language. According to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, the retrieved literature studies were screened to select SRs and MAs of randomized control trials (RCTs) that evaluated the effects of TIs in COPD patients. The methodological quality of SRs and MAs was assessed with the AMSTAR-2 tool, and the strength of evidence was assessed with the grades of recommendations, assessment, development, and evaluation (GRADE) system for concerned outcomes in terms of mortality, quality of life (SGRQ total scores), exercise capacity (6MWD), and exacerbation-related outcomes (hospitalizations, exacerbation rate, and emergency room visits). Results Our overview included eight SRs and MAs published in 2011 to 2019, from 95 RCTs involving 10632 participants. After strict evaluation by the AMSTAR-2 tool, 75% of the SRs and MAs in this overview had either low or critically low methodological quality. The effects of TIs for COPD on mortality, quality of life, exercise capacity, and exacerbation-related outcomes are limited, and all of these outcomes scored either low or very low quality of evidence on the GRADE system. Conclusions There might be insufficient evidence to support the effectiveness of TIs for COPD currently, but the results of this overview should be interpreted dialectically and prudently, and the role of TIs in COPD needs further exploration.
A Model of Positive Strategic Sensemaking for Meaningfulness

This article proposes a design perspective on strategizing by presenting a Model of Positive Strategic Sensemaking for Meaningfulness. Theory elaboration is used drawing from three related disciplinary fields; strategizing, sensemaking and design. It is proposed that positive and human-centred design facilitation enhances strategizing as an ongoing embodied and material activity where meaning changes in strategy and vision may emerge. By viewing strategizing as a socially constructed evolving phenomenon the model adopts sensemaking and critical theory perspectives where the consequences of decisions for human beings and environment guide further activities. Designers as co-strategist may support or challenge an existing strategic direction resulting in incremental or more radical meaning changes among those affected by, and affecting, the emergence of strategies.
ECOLOGY OF PATHOGENIC E. coli

Escherichia coli is a ubiquitous bacterial species. It is part of the intestinal microflora of humans and warm-blooded animals and, at the same time, is among the most diffuse bacterial species in the environment. The pivotal aspect of this success is represented by an exceptional genomic plasticity. As a matter of fact, E. coli is capable to exchange genetic material with other bacteria, often belonging to different species, through horizontal gene transfer, a process involving the action of mobile genetic elements, such as bacteriophages, transposons, pathogenicity islands and plasmids.
Gait parameters of individuals with Parkinson disease decline during one-year period

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease, influencing mainly elderly. The key motor factor affecting the level of participation in activities of daily living is the gait function, which is known to be progressively impaired in PD. However, gait characteristics also worsen due to normal aging. The main aim of this study was to investigate whether gait parameters decline in individuals with PD in an interval of one year compared to healthy elderly. Selected gait characteristics were recorded using 3-D optoelectronic movement analysis system ELITE in 13 patients with mild-to-moderate PD and 13 ageand gender-matched controls. Hoehn and Yahr Scale and Unified Parkinson Disease Rating Scale were used for clinical assessment. It was found that PD patients walk with significantly shorter steps and stride and reduced gait speed. In one year, the stride length initiated with right foot and stride walk ratio further decrease in PD patients. On re-evaluation the percentages of stance, swing and double support phase differed significantly between groups. In second measurement, control subjects walked with reduced step width. It was concluded that gait speed and stride length decline in patients with PD in a period of one year, whereas no indication of deterioration of gait function is evident in healthy controls.
Field Maker Training of Traffic Signs English Translation

Maker education relies upon hands-on, often collaborative, learning experiences as a method for solving authentic problems. The paper is based on a trial experiment that apply maker education in English policing field training of traffic signs translation, participants study the related knowledge and interact through a QQ group, investigate on the scene to spot problem or doubts on English translation, conslut online or with traffic policemen, English teachers, professional course teachers to understand the task, analyze the problem, design solutions, apply in practice and revise solutions before submitting the final solutions to be used in policing pracitce. Outcomes show that interdisciplinary skills are improved and proposals on the unification of traffic signs English translation nationwide are presented.
Assessing the Adsorption of Various Proteins with Conformational Screening Utilizing k-Means Clustering and CHARMM Potential Energy Calculations

Utilizing Quartz Crystal Microbalances (QCMB) to study the interaction of biochemical systems at interfaces is a diverse field with many potential applications. However, with an unfunctionalized surface, this technique suffers from a lack of known binding specificity which can denature the protein and result in a loss in activity. Under such conditions, investigating the adsorption mechanism of proteins to hydrophobic surfaces is difficult with traditional molecular dynamics simulations. In this work, we propose a screening model using geometric transformations, k-means clustering, and MD simulations to investigate the clustered orientations. In order to validate this model and predict the surface density of Concanavalin A adsorbed to graphene, we will attempt to reproduce the empirical QCMB mass of 671±21ng/cm in the work of Alva et. al. The first phase of the model involves a series of geometric transformations combined with CHARMM potential energy calculations to sample the potential energy surface under the Generalized Born Implicit Solvent. Protein topology and potential energy information from the geometric transformations was input into a k-means clustering algorithm to identify a set of clusters representative of the conformational space. Molecular dynamics simulations conducted from the representative k-means cluster set displayed varying degrees of surface density with one conformer, nearest the cluster centroid, consistent with an empirical adsorbed surface density of 676.915 ± 8.250 ng/cm. The profile of adsorption for the low en-
Plasma MicroRNA Expression Profiles in Psoriasis

Background Psoriasis is an immune-mediated inflammatory chronic skin disease characterized by chronic inflammation in the dermis, parakeratosis, and excessive epidermal growth. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are key regulators of immune responses. Although differential expression of miRNAs has been reported in certain inflammatory autoimmune diseases, their role in psoriasis has not been fully illuminated. Our aims were to confirm plasma miRNA expression signatures in psoriasis and to examine their potential influence on psoriasis pathogenesis. Methods A miRNome PCR array was used to analyse the plasma of psoriasis patients and healthy donors. We performed miRNA pathway enrichment and target gene network analyses on psoriasis plasma samples. Results We found several specific plasma miRNA signatures relevant to psoriasis. The miRNAs targeted pathways associated with psoriasis, such as the VEGF, MAPK, and WNT signaling pathways. Network analysis revealed pivotal deregulated plasma miRNAs and their relevant target genes and pathways regulating psoriasis pathogenesis. Conclusions This study analysed the expression of plasma miRNAs and their target pathways, elucidating the pathogenesis of psoriasis; these results may be used to design novel therapeutic strategies and to identify diagnostic biomarkers for psoriasis.
Aberrant expression of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) is involved in brain glioma development

Introduction Aberrant expression of long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) has been implicated in various diseases, including cancer. However, little is known about lncRNAs in human brain gliomas. Material and methods We examined lncRNA profiles from three glioma specimens using lncRNA expression profiling microarrays. Quantitative real-time RT-PCR was used to analyze the differential expression of raw intensities of lncRNA expression in glioma and peritumoral tissues. Results We found 4858 lncRNAs to be differentially expressed between tumor tissue and peritumoral tissue. Of these, 2845 lncRNAs were up-regulated (fold change > 3.0) and 2013 were down-regulated (fold change < 1/3). A total of 4084 messenger RNAs were also differentially expressed, including 2280 up-regulated transcripts (fold change > 3.0) and 1804 that were down-regulated (fold change < 1/3). Consistent with the microarray data, qPCR confirmed differential expression of these 6 lncRNAs (ak125809, ak098473, uc002ehu.1, bc043564, NR_027322, and uc003qmb.2) between tumor and peritumoral tissue. We next established co-expression networks of differentially expressed lncRNAs and mRNAs. Many mRNAs, such as LOC729991, NUDCD1, SHC3, PDGFA, and MDM2, and lncRNAs, such as ENST00000425922, ENST00000455568, uc002ukz.1, ENST00000502715, and NR_027873, have been shown to play important roles in glioma development. Consistent with this, pathway analysis revealed that “GLIOMA” (KEGG Pathway ID: hsa05214) was significantly enriched in tumor tissue. Conclusions Our data suggest that altered expression of lncRNAs may be a critical determinant of tumorigenesis in glioma patients.
Various Techniques used to Improve the Performance of Proxy Caching

Proxy caching is utilized to increase access of user to general web content. Multiple system utilizes multiple cache for well performance. Cache of Multi-level usually works via testing the minimum lead cache. Uncertainty you miss a minor cache than the next vast level cache. This paper will study L1 cache such as the primary memory with L2 cache like the secondary form of memory of the proxy server. LRU takes into account the replacement of page algorithm. Previously, LRU technique used to eliminate the cold caching pollution. But it is not much efficiently work so we overcome this problem. In this paper, there we used three techniques such as LRU, AVL Tree and Binary Search Tree. The performance has been done over these techniques on the basis of access time. The result shows in the form of tables and graphs that shows, AVL tree is best among these techniques. Keywords—Proxy Server, LRU, AVL tree, Binary Search Tree, Access time.
The maintaining of reproductive health of the nation is the essential part of Ukraine’s demographic policy. Thus, the organization of services and measures aiming to improve prevention, diagnosis and treatment of women who suffer from cancer of reproductive organs

ISSN 0367-3057, Фармацевтичний журнал, 2019, Т. 74, No 6 УДК 618.19-006:303.621. 34 DOI: 10.32352/0367-3057.6. 19.02 O. V. KRYVOVIAZ (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5441-1903), I. K. SHCHERBA (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7090-2868), Yu. O. TOMASHEVSKA (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9708-1887), V. V. KUDRIA (https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6613-8035) Pirogov National Memorial Medical University, Vinnytsya STUDENTS’ AWARENESS OF BREAST CANCER RISK FACTORS (RESULTS OF A SOCIOLOGICAL STUDY)