Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Amplification Of Bacterial Isolate Sf1 Associated With Sponge Facaplysynopsis sp. From Tongkeina, North Sulawesi

This study was conducted with the aim of amplifying the isolate of SF1 symbiont sponge Facaplysynopsis sp. from Tongkeina, North Sulawesi. Samples are obtained and stored in the Lab. Molecular Biology and Marine Pharmacology, FPIK Unsrat. The genomic DNA of the samples was isolated using protocols from the Innu PREP Mini DNA Kit. The DNA of the SF1 symbionary bacteria was amplified by PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) using an 8F primer (5'-AGAGTITGATCCTGGCTA-3 ') and 1492 R (5'TACCTTACGACTT-3'). DNA bacteria SF1 successfully amplified marked by the appearance of the band of DNA that looks less clear, with a length of 600 bp.Keywords: Bacterial Isolate, Sponge, AmplificationABSTRAKPenelitian ini dilakukan dengan tujuan mengamplifikasi isolat bakteri SF1 simbion spons Facaplysynopsis sp dari perairan Tongkeina, Sulawesi Utara. Sampel diperoleh dan tersimpan di Lab. Biologi Molekuler dan Farmasitika Laut, FPIK Unsrat. DNA genom dari sampel diisolasi menggunakan protokol dari Innu PREP DNA Mini Kit. DNA bakteri simbion SF1 diamplifikasi dengan PCR (Polymerase Chain Reaction) dengan menggunakan primer 8F (5’-AGAGTITGATCCTGGCTA-3’) dan 1492 R (5’TACCTTACGACTT-3’). DNA bakteri SF1 berhasil diamplifikasi ditandai dengan munculnya pita DNA yang terlihat kurang jelas, dengan panjang 600 bp.Kata Kunci: Bakteri Simbion, Spons, Amplifikasi
Interferência de verbos de concordância da Libras (l1) no uso de preposições na interlíngua de surdos aprendizes de português L2 (escrito)

The study investigates the acquisition of (written) Portuguese as a second language (L2) by deaf people having the Brazilian Sign Language (Libras) as a first language (L1), focusing on the use of the preposition ‘para’ to introduce the dative complement in Brazilian Portuguese (BP). Taking into consideration the ‘Partial Access Hypothesis’, according to which there is interference of L1 in L2 acquisition, as well as the hypothesis that constructions with agreeing verbs in Libras and with the preposition ‘para’ in BP bear a relational head which denotes inclusion, namely Q/P( ⊂ ), we noticed, by means of an experimental study, that the presence of DIR on the agreeing verb in Libras favors the occurrence of the preposition ‘para’ in the interlanguage. The interference is positive whenever there is coincidence in parametric marking between BP and Libras, as the verb selects the preposition ‘para’, and its correspondent in Libras manifests DIR. In turn the negative interference arises whenever the preposition ‘para’ occurs with verbs that do not take a dative preposition in BP while its correspondent in Libras manifests DIR.
Indoor Semantic Mapping with Efficient Convolutional Neural Networks for Resource-constrained SLAM System

Scene parsing and robotic manipulation using visual sensing are of significant importance for mobile and robotics related applications. And increasing efforts are being made to associate semantic concepts to geometric entities in robot’s surroundings. However, they are not well suitable for resource-constrained and mobile platforms. Toward an efficient semantic mapping solution, we propose a specifically light-weight segmentation network for building a dense 3D semantic map in real-time. The propose architecture is based on depth-wise convolution and channel shuffle to reduce computation cost. An improved Atrous Spatial Pyramid Pooling (ASPP) and encoder-decoder structures are presented and multi-scale features are merged for better prediction. Experiments are compared with other methods to prove the effectiveness and superiority.
Effect of Mobile Workforce Management Strategies on Performance of Deposit Money Banks in South East Nigeria

: Members of the mobile workforce and deposit money banks that employ them face a double-edged sword. On the one hand, it is desirable for mobile workers to remain as productive as possible when they are on the road. Unfortunately, life is not perfect and neither are people, so how do deposit money banks gauge whether a mobile employee is an asset or liability? On the other hand, not all venues that accommodate these workers are entirely conducive to productivity. The main objective of the study is to investigate the effect of mobile workforce management strategies on performance of deposit money banks in South East, Nigeria. The specific objectives sought were to: determine the effects of mobile technology on productivity of deposit money banks in South- East, Nigeria, establish the extent of the effect of biometric time and attendance system on deposit money banks market share in South- East, Nigeria, assess the effects of mobile applications on stakeholders’ level of satisfaction of deposit money banks in South- East, Nigeria, ascertain the effect of contemporary environmental factors on the growth of deposit money banks in South- East, Nigeria and determine the relationship between the challenges of mobile workforce management strategies and the profitability of deposit money banks. The researcher adopted the survey design for the study. The population of the study is Six thousand four hundred and ten (6,410) comprised of both the senior and junior staff of the selected eleven deposit money banks in South East Nigeria. Primary and secondary sources of data were used in the course of the study. Works of other authors related to the study were reviewed. The sample size is five hundred and eleven (511) determined, using the finite population formula of Godden. The researcher adopted both parametric and non parametric techniques for data analysis. The Cronbach’s Alpha coefficient yielded 0.87, indicating the reliability of the instrument. The data collected was analyzed using Spearman Pearson correlation coefficient, simple and multiple regression model. The findings indicated that: positive on banks in South- East Nigeria = 0.932 p > 0.05). made available to mobile workers, giving them the same connectivity as office based workers.
Appraisal of the payment coping mechanism of households affected by cancer among patients attending Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria

Cancer is a major public health issue that has impoverishing effects on households. This study assessed the payment coping mechanism of households affected by cancer among patients attending Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria. This is a descriptive cross-sectional survey involving 179 cancer patients attending Jos University Teaching Hospital, Plateau State, Nigeria during the year 2015. They were recruited using systematic sampling technique. Questionnaire was used to collect data assisted by two research assistants from the oncology clinic. Data were analyzed descriptively using frequencies, percentages, mean, standard deviation and Chi-square was used to test for association between payment coping mechanism utilized by the patients across different socio-economic groups. The payment coping mechanism utilized by majority (78%) of the respondents was own money (salary, earnings, savings), followed by family members (46.6%), gifts from friends and neighbours (29.6%), borrowed money/loan (27.4%) and sale of lands (12.3%). Few respondents (14%) utilized payment coping mechanism from sales of household assets, community based support, cancer association, temporary stoppage of children education, social welfare/social worker, skip appointments and other unidentified mechanisms. This study also revealed that, majority (79.33%) of the respondents were among the lower socio-economic group, 15.64% were among the middle socio-economic group while only 5.03% belong to the upper socio-economic group. The Chi-square test of association revealed that, there is a significant difference p-value of 0.000 < 0.05 between the payment coping mechanisms utilized by cancer patients and their households across different socio-economic groups (lower, middle and upper). Out of pocket spending is the major payment coping mechanism for cancer treatment in the study population. The study recommends that, since cancer management is critical to the survival of the patient, Nigerian health insurance coverage should be expanded to include cancer treatment in order to protect patients and their households from ill-health mediated insolvency.
Diagnosis of malignant lymphoma – An overview

Malignant lymphomas are a heterogeneous group of neoplasm where the tumor cells resemble mature lymphocytes, histiocytes or their precursors. Lymphomas are classified into a fairly defined Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) and a much diverse non‐HL (NHL). The traditional way of diagnosis, classification and prognostic assessment, based on morphologic features (cell size, characteristics of nucleus and cytoplasm and the distribution as nodular or diffuse) alone, is limited and requires immunohistochemistry, cytogenetics and molecular studies for accurate diagnosis. The following discussion is an overview of approach to immunodiagnosis of lymphoma and some of the common immunohistochemical markers used.
Person-Centered, Outcomes-Driven Treatment: A New Paradigm for Type 2 Diabetes in Primary Care

Primary care providers are well-positioned to help patients with type 2 diabetes achieve glycemic control while reducing their risks of serious complications such as atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and chronic kidney disease. Recent outcomes trials of glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists and sodium– glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors have revealed that these agents offer cardiorenal benefits beyond their glucose-lowering effects. The American Diabetes Association and the European Association for the Study of Diabetes now recommend a person-centered approach to type 2 diabetes treatment through which a patient’s multimorbidities, preferences, characteristics, and barriers are considered alongside A1C in individualizing the diabetes management plan. Here, we review the evidence supporting this guidance and describe how to implement the new holistic approach. Research has demonstrated the potential for offering a continuum of benefit from primary through tertiary prevention of microvascular and macrovascular disease while also achieving glycemic targets. The new outcomes-based guidelines provide a roadmap for integrating this newfound knowledge into clinical practice.
Multigenic Groundnut Transgenics: An Advantage Over TraditionalSingle Gene Traits in Conferring Abiotic Stress Tolerance: A Review

Groundnut, the third largest producing oilseed crop grown in arid and semiarid regions worldwide. The crop growth under the rainfed conditions often exposed to the abiotic stresses that severely affects crop production and yield. Introduction of stress resistance traits into crop plants may improve the tolerance capability and mitigates yield losses under stress conditions. The success of breeding approach for developing crop varieties for stress tolerance determined by the efforts of several research fields including plant physiology, molecular biology, and genetics. Also, the other major limitations for breeding programs are the species barriers and genomic incompatibilities. Hence, use of novel molecular biology tools for revealing the important mechanisms of stress tolerance and engineering the stress tolerant crops by the overexpression of stress-specific genes through transgenic approach remains a viable option. This review focuses on the groundnut transgenics developed against various abiotic stresses like drought, salt and oxidative stress by overexpression of candidate genes involved in the regulation of metabolic pathways, cellular components, and stress-responsive pathways. This review includes discussion on the significance of transgenic groundnut events and the importance of trait ability to enhance the abiotic stress tolerance. This review also emphasizes the new progress in the transgenic event developments in groundnut and the novelty of multigene transgenics in comparison with single gene transgenics for the enhanced abiotic stress tolerance.
Fabrication of novel material with athrombogenic potential: Immobilization of peptides on polyurethane surface

Presented study was undertaken to fabricate a hemocompatible material that could be a potential candidate for use in fabricatio n of blood-contacting devices, e.g. circulatory support devices, vessel grafts, heart valves. Th e fi nal material could be used as a scaff old for endothelial cell growth and initiate in situ endothelialisation. Th e newest and most promising strategy in material endothelialization involves introduction of short peptide sequences that can selectively address one particular type of cell ad hesion receptors and promote cell adhesion. Th us, the aim of work was to elaborate a method of immobilizing peptides specifi c for integrins onto polymer substrate.
Studies of NH4+ and NO3− uptake ability of subalpine plants and resource-use strategy identified by their functional traits

The leaf economics spectrum (LES) is based on a suite of leaf traits related to plant functioning and ranges from resource-conservative to resource-acquisitive strategies. However, the relationships with root traits, and the associated belowground plant functioning such as N uptake is still poorly known. Additionally, environmental variations occurring both in time and in space could uncouple LES from root traits. We explored, in subalpine grasslands, the relationships between leaf and root morphological traits and to what extent they contribute to the plant resource economics spectrum (RES). We also investigated the link between this spectrum and N uptake, as well as the variations of N uptake across different grasslands and during the growing season. Although poorly correlated with leaf traits, root traits contributed to a RES at the whole plant level. Higher NH4+ and NO3− uptake abilities were associated with the resource-acquisitive strategy. Nonetheless, N uptake within species varied between grasslands and during the growing season, suggesting that LES and plant traits are good, but still incomplete, descriptors of plant functioning. Soil environmental variations between grasslands or during the growing season may also drive to some extent the N uptake ability of species. Our results support the current efforts to build a more general framework including above- and below-ground processes when studying plant community functioning.
The Development of Science Learning Model for Higher Education of Bachelor Elementary School Teacher Education Program in Distance Learning

This research is the second year of a three-year research plan and the development of a new generation of Universitas Terbuka (UT) learning material models for natural science learning courses in elementary schools for higher education of bachelor elementary school teacher education program at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education. The research design in this research is a combination of the major steps in the R&D cycle with the steps of the system approach to the model of educational R&D. In this research, a series of development and research activities were carried out and is the 8th step of the 15 planned series of activities. The steps in developing the initial format for the New Generation Learning Materials of UT include a series of workshops and independent work. The final product of this research is in the form of nine draft modules consisting of three components, namely: (1) fully printed; (2) blended; and (3) fully online.
Financialized Hollywood: Institutional Investment, Venture Capital, and Private Equity in the Film and Television Industry

Abstract:The financial sector has a hidden but dramatic effect on Hollywood: three institutional investors hold the largest investment stakes in nearly all major companies; corporate venture capital has emerged within every entertainment conglomerate; and private equity firms have enacted leveraged buyouts of companies in all sectors, including production, distribution, exhibition, talent agencies, audience measurement, trade press, and content catalogs. This article argues that "financialized Hollywood" is a dangerous development; financial engineering strategies are extracting capital and reducing operational capacity, further depriving Hollywood of the diversity and heterogeneity it might provide the public sphere.
Morphometry of the internal capsule on MR images in adult healthy individuals

Objectives: There is substantial information on the morphometric differences of the pathways passing through the internal capsule according to the dominant extremity; however, the diameters of the internal capsule in the horizontal plane have not been previously evaluated. The aim of this study was to evaluate the diameters of parts of the internal capsule (anterior limb, posterior limb and genu) and angle in between these parts in healthy subjects. Methods: MRI images of 80 females and 37 males (age: 18–65) with no obvious intracranial pathology were evaluated. The diameters of the anterior and posterior limb and the genu of the internal capsule and the angle between the anterior and posterior limbs were measured. Results: There was no statistically significant difference in measurements of internal capsule when compared bilaterally in all individuals (p>0.05). The right and left genu angles were significantly wider in females. This angle in the present study was found as 122°, while the classical knowledge reveals it as around 90°. Conclusion: Understanding the normal morphometry of this region may help clinicians in the diagnosis and follow-up of some neurological diseases. Some morphometric characteristics of this region have shown differences from the classical knowledge. Further studies in larger samples should be done for re-evaluating the normal ranges of these morphometric values.
The effect of CAPN1 and CAST gene variations on meat quality traits in Finnish Aberdeen Angus and Nordic Red Cattle populations

High meat quality and specifically meat tenderness are desired traits by the consumers, however the environmental impact of meat production is becoming a relevant factor in the industry. Therefore, breeding of dual purpose cattle breeds may answer the high demand of meat production in the future. In this study we identified statistical differences between genotypes of CAST and CAPN1 gene variants with meat quality traits in a dairy breed (Nordic Red Cattle) and compared the results with beef breed (Aberdeen Angus). Our results show that the favorable alleles have not been selected in the studied dairy breed and thus could be used as a tool for improvement of meat quality. The genes were associated with specific meat quality traits (i.e. sensory juiciness, marbling score and meat color) also in the dairy breed. This supports the utility of known meat quality associated genetic variants to improve meat quality in dairy breeds.
Ethnobotanical survey on insecticidal and repellent plants in the Republic of Congo

Objective: The study aimed to collect data about natural products that are traditionally used for controlling insects that are harmful to human health. Methodology and results: Investigation was undertaken in the departments of Sangha, in the north (Lékoumou, Niari) and Kouilou in the south of the Republic of Congo, using a questionnaire. Informants were asked to provide information about plant materials used to prevent insect responsible for nuisance and transmission of disease to humans and pets. Results showed that the respondents knew plants with antimosquitoes (62.5%), anti-lice (76.1%), anti-tungiasis (70.4%) anti-chicken fleas (61.4%) and anti-dog fleas (45.4%) properties. The respondents cited some species that were identified either in the field or in the national herbarium, making a total of 34 plants identified. The plants cited appear in two groups: repellent and toxic. The first group includes plants such as Elaeis guineensis, Lantana camara, Ocimum gratissimum and Cymbopogan citratus, which repel mosquitoes, dog fleas and chicken fleas, and, the second includes Mucuna sloanei, Piptadeniastrum africanum, Strychnos icaja, Croton mayumbensis and Nicotiana tabacum that kill tungiasis and head lice. The part of plants along with their specific usage has been described. Conclusion: Botanical materials are still widely used in Congo to repel and control insects. This study provides information that can be used in the discovery and development of new, more affordable and safer products to control harmful insects.
Elaboration et caractérisation de matrices hydroxydes doubles lamellaires macroporeuses

Dans ce travail, la structuration de phases HDL en matrices macroporeuses a ete realisee grâce a l'utilisation d'un arrangement ordonne de spheres comme empreinte sacrificielle. Les phases HDL sont obtenues en precipitant les sels metalliques adsorbes a la surface de billes de PS ordonnees, en presence de soude. Un reseau 3D poreux est finalement obtenu soit par dissolution ou bien calcination de l'empreinte. Ces matrices HDL macroporeuses conservent leur proprietes d'intercalation et leur richesse de composition. La macroporosite ordonnee est maintenue lors de la decomposition thermique des phases HDL en oxydes. Cette macroporosite presente dans les phases HDL permet l'amelioration de l'adsorption, evaluee sur l'Orange II, et la photodegradation d'un pesticide par des anions decatungstate immobilises. A partir de ces matrices macroporeuses, des carbones a porosite hierarchisee ont ete elabores