Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Microbial biomass and enzyme activity in vineyard soils under organic and conventional farming systems.

Many recent studies from around the world have compared organic and conventional farming systems in terms of soil properties. Microbial biomass and enzyme activity were compared in vineyard soils managed by organic and conventional practices under Mediterranean conditions during the growing. Organic treatments were (i) green manure and farmyard manure at the rate of 30 t ha-1 (GM1), (ii) green manure and farmyard manure at the rate of 10 t ha-1, plus E2001 EM Bio-polymer gel solution (GM2), and (iii) green manure plus E2001 EM Bio-polymer gel solution (GM3). Only mineral fertilizers and pesticides were used in the conventional system (CONV). Soil organic C and soil microbial biomass C (SMBC), and protease, urease, alkaline phosphatase, and dehydrogenase activity were significantly higher in the organic system than in the conventional system. The ratio of microbial biomass C to total organic C content (Cmic/Corg) was also higher in the organic plots. Total organic C content increased in the organic system by 13%-23% in comparison to the conventional system. Application of GM1 and GM2 resulted in greater microbial biomass and activity, as compared to the other management systems. SMBC was significantly correlated with dehydrogenase, protease, urease, and alkaline phosphatase. These results indicate that organic management positively affected biochemical properties, thus improving soil quality and productivity.
Movements and post-release mortality of juvenile sea turtles released from gillnets in the lower Cape Fear River, North Carolina, USA

North Carolina coastal waters are an important seasonal foraging habitat for juvenile green Chelonia mydas and Kemp's ridley Lepidochelys kempii sea turtles. Sea turtle mortality due to incidental capture in gillnets is a topic of great concern in this region, and fisheries regulations have been implemented to minimize sea turtle bycatch. Current regulations are based on estimates of fisheries-related sea turtle mortality derived from analyses of fishing effort, observed bycatch, and strandings data. Information regarding the health status of sea turtles at the time of release and doc- umentation of post-release mortality are necessary in order to refine the mortality estimates used to govern management decisions. The primary goals of the present study were to use satellite teleme- try to monitor post-release movements of sea turtles released from gillnets, document post-release mortality, and evaluate the feasibility and reliability of using blood biochemistry data collected at the time of capture to predict post-release mortality. Satellite telemeters were deployed on, and blood samples were collected from, juvenile green and Kemp's ridley sea turtles released from a 14 cm mesh gillnet set in shallow waters (1 to 5 m deep) in the lower Cape Fear River, North Carolina, USA. Twelve of 14 turtles released from the gillnet stayed in the lower Cape Fear River throughout the post-release tracking duration. We documented 1 confirmed and 3 suspected post-release mortali- ties. Blood chemistry analyses revealed differences in plasma ion (K + , Cl - , Na + ) and lactate levels between the turtle that died (confirmed mortality) and all other study animals, suggesting that these variables could serve as chemical predictors of post-release mortality.
The Explicit Solution and Precise Distribution of CKLS Model under Girsanov Transform

The relation between CKLS model and CIR model will be investigatedin this paper. It will be shown that under a suitabletransformation, any CKLS model of order $\frac{1}{2} 1$ corresponds to a CIR model under a new probabilityspace. Moreover, the explicit solution and the precise distributionof the CKLS model at any time $t$ are obtained under the newprobability measure. The moment estimation of CKLS model will be given finally.
Some Generalizations of Kadison ’ s Theorem : A Survey

Let H be a complex Hilbert space and let K(H) and L(H) denote respectively the space of compact and bounded linear operators on H. A well known result of Kadison [16] (see also Chapter 6 of [9]) describes surjective isometries of these spaces as T → UTV or T → UT trV , where U and V are unitaries and tr denotes the Banach space adjoint of an operator via the identification of H with H∗. For general Banach spaces X and Y , in this article we will consider various interpretations of the above result in order to completely describe surjective isometries of K(X, Y ) and L(X,Y ). Clearly for surjective isometries V ∈ L(X) and U ∈ L(Y ), T → UTV is a surjective isometry of L(X,Y ) leaving compacts invariant. Such isometries we shall call as standard isometries. Note that if U : X → Y ∗ and V : X∗ → Y are surjective isometries then T → V T ∗U is an isometry of K(X, Y ) and also of L(X, Y ). We assume throughout this note that X is not isometric to Y ∗ or X∗ is not isometric to Y . This hypothesis is missing from the statement of the theorems in [18] and [33] . In general isometries of K(X, Y ) or L(X,Y ) need not be of the above form (see examples below). In this article we will focus only on the following three variations of the Kadison’s theorem. We recall that L(H) is the bidual of K(H) and under the canonical embedding the above isometry on L(H) is the bi-transpose of the isometry on K(H). And thus any onto isometry of L(H) is the bi-transpose of an isometry of K(H). 1. When are the isometries of K(X, Y ) and L(X, Y ) describable in the standard form?
Towards a better description of cardiovascular function in pulmonary hypertension

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between changes in pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and right ventricular ejection fraction (RVEF) and survival in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) under PAH-targeted therapies. Background: Despite the fact that medical therapies reduce PVR, the prognosis of patients with PAH is still poor. The primary cause of death is right ventricular (RV) failure. One possible explanation for this apparent paradox is the fact that a reduction in PVR is not automatically followed by an improvement in RV function. Methods: a cohort of 110 patients with incident PAH underwent baseline right heart catheterization, cardiac magnetic resonance imaging, and 6-min walk testing. These measurements were repeated in 76 patients after 12 months of therapy. Results: Two patients underwent lung transplantation, 13 patients died during the ﬁrst year, and 17 patients died in the subsequent follow-up of 47 months. Baseline RVEF (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.938; p 0.001) and PVR (HR: 1.001; p 0.031) were predictors of mortality. During the ﬁrst 12 months, changes in PVR were moderately correlated with changes in RVEF (R 0.330; p 0.005). Changes in RVEF (HR: 0.929; p 0.014) were associated with survival, but changes in PVR (HR: 1.000; p 0.820) were not. In 68% of patients, PVR decreased after medical therapy. Twenty-ﬁve percent of those patients with decreased PVR showed a deterioration of RV function and had a poor prognosis. Conclusions: After PAH-targeted therapy, RV function can deteriorate despite a reduction in PVR. Loss of RV function is associated with a poor outcome, irrespective of any changes in PVR. the were moderately correlated to the in important finding of this study was that in 25% of the patients with reduced PVR, RV function deteriorated further after follow-up. We showed that the group with deteriorating RV function had a poor outcome. This deterioration was not explained by the PVR because the reduction in PVR occurred to a similar extent in patients with improving and deteriorating RVEF.
An attempt to correct for the fading in million year old basaltic rocks

The use of feldspar for luminescence dating has been restricted because of anomalous fading. This has made its application to several important geological problems such as volcanic terrains difficult. Presently, two correction procedures are used to correct for anomalous fading. The present study tests these correction procedures using volcanic samples of known ages spanning the time period of 400 ka to 2.2 Ma. These correction procedures provided grossly underestimated ages (up to 60%). The possible causes for the underestimation are discussed.
Computational Studies of Human Motion: Part 1, Tracking and Motion Synthesis

We review methods for kinematic tracking of the human body in video. The review is part of a projected book that is intended to cross-fertilize ideas about motion representation between the animation and computer vision communities. The review confines itself to the earlier stages of motion, focusing on tracking and motion synthesis; future material will cover activity representation and motion generation. In general, we take the position that tracking does not necessarily involve (as is usually thought) complex multimodal inference problems. Instead, there are two key problems, both easy to state. The first is lifting, where one must infer the configuration of the body in three dimensions from image data. Ambiguities in lifting can result in multimodal inference problem, and we review what little is known about the extent to which a lift is ambiguous. The second is data association, where one must determine which pixels in an image Full text available at: http://dx.doi. org/10.1561/0600000005
An Upper Bound of Large Deviations for Capacities

Up to now, most of the academic researches about the large deviation and risk theory are under the framework of the classical linear expectations. But motivated by problems of model uncertainties in statistics, measures of risk, and superhedging in finance, sublinear expectations are extensively studied. In this paper, we obtain a type of large deviation principle under the sublinear expectation. This result is a new expression of the Gartner-Ellis theorem under the sublinear expectations which is in the classical theory of large deviations. In addition, we introduce a new process under the sublinear expectations, that is, the -Poisson process. We give an application of our result and obtain the rate function of the compound -Poisson process in the upper bound of large deviations for capacities. The application of our result opens a new field for the research of risk theory in the future.
Effectiveness Ibrahim-Kun Ii Training to Conquer Relational Aggression among Junior High School Student

Relational aggression could be done by anyone, so the relational aggression is often considered reasonable in relationships. Wheareas according to the experts relational aggression as same or more dangerous than physical aggression. The study tested the hypothesis that training “Ibrahim-Kun” II could make the difference between the control group and the experimental group. This research selected 34 people from screening, but some partisipants maturation, Therefore 25 student who become voluntary, 24% boy responders and 76% girls responders, whose ages ranged from 12-14 years, and believe in the Islam. This study used randomised control group pretest-posttest design. The quantitative result from Independent Sample of T-Test (t = 2.331; sig = 0.031, p < 0.05), the analysis showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental group and the control group. The majority of participants in the experimental group seemed to have attention, enthusiasm, good activity, and almost all partisipants did the task greatly. Thus, The qualitative result of the decrease in relational aggression is evident. That was found almost all participants become aware of the negative effects of relational aggression, and able to reduce the relational aggression behavior. At the same time a control group that did not appear to have any changes. The research findings, limitations and recomendations are discussed.
Genetic Studies of Breast Cancer Patients in Goa, India

Abstract Chromosomal Aberrations (CA) may play a key role in tumor initiation, promotion and progression stages of carcinogenesis. Presence of such CA in the normal Peripheral Blood Culture (PBC) could be used to identify individuals in high-risk groups. Therefore, early diagnosis, cure and in some cases, prevention of such tumors can be achieved. Molecular analysis at population level is a tedious and very costly technique. Hence, a primary screening of Breast Cancer (BC) patients with highly sensitive marker(s) using a less expensive methodology namely PBC, was carried out in the present study. Our earlier studies indicated that there is a high frequency of BC compared to other types of cancers in females reported in Goa Medical College (GMC). Hence, present work was undertaken to analyze the chromosomal instability in BC patients using PBC. Altogether, 79 subjects were studied involving BC patients (47 subjects) [comprising two groups, (i) Radiotherapy treated (RT) group (19 subjects) and (ii) Surgery (S) group (28 subjects)] and control (C) group (32 subjects). We found that there is a high frequency of dicentrics (27.65 %) in BC patients compared to that of controls (3.13%) and a high frequency of dicentrics in RT group (36.84%) compared to the S group (21.43%). The observation of dicentrics in S group indicates that there may be inherent chromosomal instability in these patients, which may be inducing tumorogenecity.
THE SIGNIFICANCE OF WAVE REFLECTION ON THE MORPHOLOGY OF INTERTIDAL MUDFLATS

The influence of seawalls in modifying the equilibrium form of a shoreline has previously caused extensive debate. A numerical model was used to predict the equilibrium form of muddy intertidal profiles, along a shoreline in Southampton Water, UK. It was found that the profile containing a seawall had a very different profile form to the undefended sites, and that this seawall profile could not be accurately represented in the model. The model was extended to include wave reflection from the seawall, producing a new prediction with a much improved resemblance of the observed profile. It was concluded that the likely cause of the different profile form at the site of the seawall in this case, is due incident and reflected wave interaction.
Computerized proofs of geometric theorems: applications to mechanism problems

Οι βάσeις Grobner και τα χαρακτηριστικά σύνολα έχουν χρησιμοποιηθeί eυρέως για τις μηχανικές–μe τη χρήση υπολογιστή αποδeίξeις γeωμeτρικών θeωρημάτων. Eπιπλέον, η πρώτη από αυτές τις μeθόδους eίναι eπίσης κλασική μέθοδος στην αντίστροφη κινηματική των ρομπότ. Eδώ μeταφέρουμe τη μέθοδο μe βάση τη διάψeυση (τη μέθοδο της eις άτοπο απαγωγής) για την απόδeιξη γeωμeτρικών θeωρημάτων (τόσο μe βάσeις Grobner όσο και μe χαρακτηριστικά σύνολα) στην απόδeιξη τύπων σe μηχανισμούς. Αναφέρονται eπίσης και eπιπλέον δυνατότητeς. Τη μέθοδο τη διeυκρινίζουν ένα θeμeλιώδeς θeώρημα που αφορά σe ταχύτητeς και τρeις τύποι που αφορούν στο μηχανισμό τeσσάρων ράβδων. Χρησιμοποιούνται eπίσης η παραγώγιση τύπων και η ταυτόχρονη eισαγωγή νέων μeταβλητών για τις παραγώγους.
Investigate the Effect of Using Jojoba and Moringa Protein Concentrate as a Fat Mimetic on Physical and Sensory Properties of Cup Cake

There is a need to explore the utilization of new protein ingredients in the formulation of new food products or to enrich the traditional formulations. Then, Jojoba (Simmondsia chinesis) and Moringa (Moringa olifeira) defatted seed meals is an inexpensive protein source with good nutritional quality and properties. The objective of this study was to examine the protein concentrate of Jojoba and Moringa as a Fat Mimetic on Physical and Sensory Properties of Cup Cake. Fat replacers can be used to help decrease the amount of fats used in cooking, therefore these health risks can be reduced. This study showed that Sensory quality was assessed by ten experienced panelists from Desert Research center, using attributes such as bread taste, flavor, firmness, softness, crumb and crust colors, appearance and overall acceptability. Principal components and cluster analyses confirmed two groupings of treatments with protein concentrate of Jojoba and Moringa as a fat mimetic. The results indicated that the moisture increased and its specific volume decreased in final product with the increase of protein concentrate of jojoba and moringa. Also, Sensory properties of the cupcake samples we introduced the sample containing 25% protein concentrate of jojoba and moringa as the best sample. Then, the second level was acceptance in the study was content 50% of protein concentrate of jojoba and moringa. Based on results, the increase in protein concentrate contents of the sample to 75% led to reducing in quality cupcakes products. Finally, protein concentrate of jojoba and M. olifeira presented good functionality for utilization in food formulations.
Hyperemesis gravidarum, socio-cultural factors and maternal short psychiatric status

Objective: This study sought to investigate the associations between Hyperemesis Gravidarum and both sociocultural factors and psychiatric status. Material and Methods: A prospective non-randomized cohort design was employed. A total of 79 patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum and 71 healthy pregnant women were enrolled. The study and control groups were compared according to results on the Brief Psychiatric Rating Scale and sociocultural factors specific to the region. Results: Anxiety, somatic concern, tension, depressive mood, hostility, motor retardation, uncooperativeness, and blunted effect were found to be statistically significantly higher in patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum(p< 0.01 and p<0.05). Furthermore, pregnant women living in extended families had statistically higher anxiety scores than those residing in nuclear families (p < 0.05). Conclusion: Psychiatric status as well as sociocultural factors specific to the society in which the individuals live should be taken into account in assessments of patients with Hyperemesis Gravidarum.
Studies of magnetotail dynamics and energy evolution during substorms using MHD simulations

Abstract. We examine the distribution and propagation of energy in the plasma sheet and lobes using observations and simulations for three substorms. The substorms occurred on 9 March 1995, 10 December 1996, and 27 August 2001 and have been simulated using the Lyon-Fedder-Mobarry magneto-hydrodynamic code. All three events occur over North America and show a clear substorm current wedge over the ground magnetometer chains of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. The three simulations show the thinning of the plasma sheet during the growth phase of the event and an increase in the relative amount of thermal energy due to the compression of the plasma sheet. Generally, the total lobe energy, polar cap flux, and lobe magnetic field strength simultaneously increase during the growth phase, and polar cap flux and total lobe energy only start dropping at substorm onset, as measured by the CANOPUS magnetometer chain. Starting at time of onset and continuing throughout the expansion phase a transfer of magnetic energy from the lobes into the plasma sheet occurs, with the increase in the plasma sheet energy ranging from 30–40% of the energy that is released from the lobes.
Collective Learning Processes, Networking and 'Institutional Thickness' in the Cambridge Region

KEEBLE D. , LAWSON C. , MOORE B. and WILKINSON F. (1999) Collective learning processes, networking and ‘institutional thickness' in the Cambridge region, Reg. Studies 33 , 319-332 . The paper investigates the nature and extent of regional collective learning processes and networking by innovative, technology based, small and medium sized enterprises(SMEs)in the Cambridge region. It highlights the importance of socio-cultural preconditions for learning involving the University of Cambridge, and documents the significance of firm spin-offs, inter-firm and organization networking, and local scientific and managerial recruitment, as dynamic collective learning processes. It also, however, identifies the complementary importance of wider national and global networks for SME innovation inputs, research collaboration and professional staff recruitment. Finally, it assesses the relevance of the concept of ‘institutional thickness' in evaluating firms' experience of regional support structures and services. KEEBLE D.
Creating nuclear spin entanglement using an optical degree of freedom

Funding: Marie Curie Early Stage Training network QIPEST (Grant No. MESTCT-2005-020505), the EPSRC through QIP IRC (Grant Nos. GR/S82176/01 and GR/S15808/01), the National Research Foundation and Ministry of Education, Singapore, the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service), Linacre College, Oxford, and the Royal Society.
Vietnam's Rice Policy: Recent Reforms and Future Opportunities

The present paper examines the economic consequences of the most recent reform of Vietnam's rice policy, the removal of the rice-export quota. The reform is analyzed in light of domestic policy barriers, such as restrictions on cross-sectoral land mobility, as well as international policy barriers, such as distortions introduced by preferential trade agreements. The analysis expands and amends a global computable general equilibrium model to represent these features. The analysis shows that the export quota has been a very restrictive policy tool that has kept Vietnamese rice production and exports well below potential. Both the domestic and international policy constraints contribute to this situation. Copyright 2003 East Asian Economic Association.
THREE DIMENSION QUASI-WILSON ELEMENT FOR FLAT HEXAHEDRON MESHES ∗1)

Dedicated to Professor Zhong-ci Shi on the occasion of his 70th birthday Abstract The well known Wilson's brick is only convergent for regular cuboid meshes. In this paper a quasi-Wilson element of three dimension is presented which is convergent for any hexahedron meshes. Meanwhile the element is anisotropic, that is it can be used to any flat hexahedron meshes for which the regular condition is unnecessary.
Radiological assessment of the quality of root canal fillings in teeth endodontically treated at students' practical sessions

Introduction. The main goal of obturation is prevention of reinfection of the root canal system and consequently appearance of periapical lesion. Epidemiological studies have confirmed high prevalence of periapical lesions in endodontically treated teeth with inadequate root canal fillings. The aim of this study was to assess the quality of root canal fillings in teeth treated at students’ practical sessions. Iatrogenic errors during endodontic interventions were also assessed. Methods. Two hundred dental records of the patients treated by students in the study program Dentistry at the School of Medicine in Foca during the academic year 2010/2011 were randomly chosen. The length and homogeneity of the fillings or the presence of iatrogenic errors were recorded. A root canal filling was considered adequate if it had correct length and homogeneity in the absence of iatrogenic errors. Two students’ curricula V1 and V2 were evaluated for the treatment outcome. Results. Out of 128 endodontically treated teeth, adequate length of the canal filling to the physiological apex was observed in 57% of teeth, homogeneity in 78.9%, while both of these criteria were satisfied in 66 teeth (51.6%). Better quality of root canal fillings was achieved by students of the study curricula V2 and the difference between these two programs was significant (p<0.05). Better quality of root canal fillings in both study programs was recorded for incisors and canines as compared to premolars. Conclusion. The quality of endodontic treatment performed by students was considered adequate in 51.6% of cases. The type of curriculum for endodontic course had a significant impact on the quality of endodontic treatment performed by students.