Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Environmental impacts of organic agriculture: A Canadian perspective

Canada, in 2009, will enact a regulatory regime to oversee certified organic agricultural productions systems, based on a management standard. The overreaching goal of that standard is to develop farm enterprises that are “sustainable and harmonious with the environment”. However, empirical evidence to shed light on claims of environmental benefits from organic agriculture is particularly scarce in Canada and North America generally, and has not been comprehensively summarized. This review examines the literature of Canadian and US studies which relate to environmental impacts of organic agriculture within the selected indicators of: (i) soil organic matter storage and soil quality/soil health; (ii) plant and wildlife biodiversity; (iii) energy use; (iv) nutrient loading and off-farm nutrient losses; and (v) climate change and greenhouse gas emissions. The empirical evidence presented suggests organic farming system attributes regarding cropping, floral, and habitat diversity, nutrient intensity, soil man.
Composição, digestibilidade protéica e desaminação em cultivares brasileiras de soja submetidas à radiação gama

Soy is known to be rich in proteins and lipids and its inclusion in the diet of Brazil's population is increasing. Due to the commercial and nutritional importance of soy, possible alterations resulting from the methods of conservation to which they are subjected must be studied. The present work evaluated the chemical composition, the in vitro digestibility of proteins and the percentage of deamidation of grains of five different soy cultivars (BRS 212, BRS 213, BRS 214, 231 BRS and E48) subjected to irradiation (doses of 2, 4 and 8 kGy). The chemical composition showed ashes varying from 4.90 to 6.08%, proteins from 21.23 to 36.99%, lipids from 19.22 to 24.84%, soluble fibers from 1.37 to 4.03%, and insoluble fibers from 15.97 to 18.87%. The percentage of deamidation in the various samples varied from 17.34 to 57.79% and the in vitro digestibility from 84.45 to 89.11%. Irradiation treatment in the doses applied here did not change the chemical composition or digestibility, but increased the percentage of deamidation of the samples as the dosage increased.
A molecular diagnostic for identifying central African forest artiodactyls from faecal pellets

Small to medium‐sized central African forest artiodactyls constitute a diverse yet heavily hunted group composed primarily of species within the genera Cephalophus, Neotragus, Tragelaphus and Hyemoschus. Of these genera, Cephalophus is the richest with as many as seven sympatric species known to occur in central African forests. However, differentiating species from their faeces or from tissue where the whole carcass is unavailable is very difficult. In order to develop a robust molecular diagnostic for species identification, a database of mitochondrial cytochrome b (553 bp) and control region (∼675 bp) sequences was compiled from all forest Cephalophus species and other similarly sized, sympatric Tragelaphus, Neotragus and Hyemoschus species. Reference phylogenies from each marker were then used to recover the identity of sequences obtained from unknown faecal samples collected in the field. Results were then compared to determine which region best recovered species identity with the highest statistical support. Restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs) were also assessed as an alternative method for rapid species identification. Of the methods examined, tree‐based analyses built on a geographically comprehensive database of control region sequences was the best means of reliably recovering species identity from central African duikers. However, three sister taxa appear indistinguishable (Cephalophus callipygus, Cephalophus ogilbyi and Cephalophus weynsi) and not all species were monophyletic. This lack of monophyly may be due to incomplete lineage sorting commonly observed in recently derived taxa, hybridization or the presence of nuclear translocated copies of mitochondrial DNA. The high level of intra‐specific variation and lack of robust species‐specific diagnostic sites made an RFLP‐based approach to duiker species identification difficult to implement. The tree‐based control region diagnostic presented here has many important applications including fine‐scale mapping of species distributions, identification of confiscated tissue and environmental impact assessments.
NHẬN DẠNG CÁC BỘ PHẬN TRÊN ĐỐI TƯỢNG 3D DỰA VÀO KỸ THUẬT HỌC SÂU MASK R-CNN

: This paper presents a new method to retrieve semantic of 3D objects by combination of 2D images and the corresponding 3D model reconstructed using photogrammetry. Our proposed method for determining the characteristics consists of three major steps: 1) reconstruction of 3D object, 2) recognization characteristics based on the Mask R-CNN method of the image set and 3) determining characteristics of this reconstructed 3D object from both spaces (2D and 3D) and extraction all semantic notation for 2D/3D data set.
Water in the stems of sessile oak (Quercus petraea) assessed by computer tomography with concurrent measurements of sap velocity and ultrasound emission

Concurrent measurements of heat pulse velocity and ultrasound acoustic emission were performed on the trunks of adult Quercus petraea plants under different water stress conditions. On the trunk section of the plants the wood density was measured non-destructively using a mobile computer tomograph which measures the attenuation of a collimated beam of radiation which traverses the trunk. By scanning the trunk in different directions, it is possible to map wood density in the section. As wood density is strictly correlated with water content, this method allows evaluation of the water content in the trunk section and the water conditions in the different parts of the section. The computer-tomograph technique is non-invasive and is not influenced by climatic fluctuations. A close agreement was found between wood density and heat pulse velocity; the relationship between these two parameters and ultrasound acoustic emission is discussed. Trunks of sessile oak appear well suited as water storage reservoirs playing an important role in tree survival during extended periods of low soil water availability, especially in the context of global climatic change. Here the computer-tomograph methodology is described and suggestions arc made for further research development.
Isolation and Characterization of the Sheath from the Cyanobacterium Chlorogloeopsis PCC 6912

SUMMARY: A sheath fraction was isolated from cells of the cyanobacterium Chlorogloeopsis PCC 6912. It had a fibrillar fine structure, a high density and contained 38% (w/w) carbohydrates and 22% (w/w) protein. Glucose, mannose, galactose, arabinose, xylose, an unknown sugar and glucuronic acid were the major carbohydrates. Lipids were almost entirely absent. The protein was not solubilized by treatment with hot phenol/water (68 °C; 20 min) or Triton X-100 (2%, w/v; 20 °C; 3 h). The carbohydrates of the sheath belong to two different polysaccharides. The major one was not separated from the protein moiety of the sheath by hot phenol/water. It contained glucose as the main constituent, arabinose and xylose but little galactose, in addition to the other carbohydrates. In contrast, the minor polysaccharide was soluble in the water phase of hot phenol/water extracts and contained galactose as a major constituent in addition to glucose and mannose, but very little arabinose and xylose. The polysaccharide enriched in galactose could also be obtained from the water phase by precipitation with Cetavlon when sheath-containing whole cells were extracted by phenol/water.
First record of Chaetopteroides kosovarorum Ibrahimi & Oláh, 2013 (Insecta: Trichoptera) from the Republic of North Macedonia

Caddisfly specimens were collected with entomological net and ultraviolet light trap during 2016 and 2017 at eight localities in North Macedonia, Kosovo and Serbia. During this investigation we found 13 species. Here we report first record of Chaetopteroides kosovarorum from North Macedonia, as well as new localities for this species in Kosovo and Serbia. This species belongs to an extremely rare genus, inhabiting only few mountainous areas in the Balkans, and until recently has been reported only from its type locality in Kosovo.Beside this, several other rare species were recorded during this investigation such as: Rhyacophila obtusa and Drusus botosaneanui.
Second generation of grape berry moths, Lobesia botrana (Den. & Schiff.) (Lep., Tortricidae) and Eupoecilia ambiguella (Hb.) (Lep., Cochylidae): spatial and frequency distributions of larvae, weight loss and economic injury level

Abstract: Spatial and frequency distributions of grape berry moth larvae were studied in vineyards of northeastern Italy. The larval density varied in relation to position of grape clusters within vines. For density values below 0.5 larval nests per cluster, the larvae were almost randomly distributed and fit the Poisson distribution, while above 0.5 larval nests per cluster were slightly aggregated and fit the negative binomial distribution better. A new method to estimate cluster weight loss cause by second generation of grape berry moths, based on weighing and counting of berries injured, was proposed. Therefore an estimate of economic injury level based on this method was put forward.
Water transfer in a mature oak stand (Quercus petraea) : Seasonal evolution and effects of a severe drought

The reactions of sessile oak (Quercuspetraea (Mattuschka) Liebl. ) to drought were studied under natural conditions in a 32-year-old stand near Nancy (northeastern France) during the summers of 1989 (strongly rain deficient) and 1990. A plot of five trees was subjected to imposed water shortage, while a group of irrigated trees was used as a control. Measurements of xylem sap flows and water potential enabled the computation of plot transpiration, canopy conductance, and specific hydraulic conductance in the soil–tree continuum. Stomatal conductance was measured directly with a porometer. Specific hydraulic conductance of our oaks was of the same order of magnitude as that reported for other species. It decreased significantly during spring because of a time lag between cambial growth and leaf area expansion. Measured transpiration was close to potential evapotranspiration, except during days with high vapor pressure deficits, which promoted stomatal closure in the absence of soil water deficits. Imposed d.
Trophic diversity in deep-sea fish

The general composition and diversity of the diets of the 43 most commonly caught pelagic and demersal fish of the Rockall Trough, north-eastern Atlantic Ocean, are assessed. The fish are divided into three Groups. The 8 species in Group I consist of both pelagic and demersal species feeding on relatively few prey-classes and having a diet of low diversity and few items per meal. Group II contains 22 pelagic and demersal species with more diverse diets, less restricted dietary composition, but still consuming relatively few items per meal. Group III is the 12 demersal macrourid species with the most diverse diets, a variable dietary composition and the greatest mean number of items per meal. One species, Maurolicus muelleri, had too many unidentified components in its diet to allow classification in terms of Groups I, II or III. All diets contained dominant items, the diversity within diets offish in Groups II and III arising from the inclusion of subdominants and rare items. The diets of species in Groups I and II can be defined in terms of ecological constitution, trophic diversity and prey-species composition. Those of the Group III macrourids differ in that their definition is liable to be a compromise between the situation where ecological constitution and trophic diversity are adequately defined but not species composition.
Perfil de saúde de sujeitos residentes em instituições terapêuticas

O envelhecimento populacional e evidenciado pela transicao demografica atual, em que e marcada pela reducao dos niveis de fecundidade e natalidade e aumento da proporcao de idosos e da expectativa de vida. Esse fenomeno tras consigo a necessidade de recuperacao e promocao de saude a todos os individuos, porem alguns grupos populacionais requerem mais atencao, como individuos portadores de transtornos mentais, principalmente os que estao institucionalizados, visto que, na maioria dos casos, possuem um aumento do comprometimento da saude. Essa populacao, por possuir mais alteracoes na qualidade e expectativa de vida, necessitam de um maior acompanhamento e planejamento terapeutico. Diante disso, o objetivo deste trabalho e identificar o perfil de saude de sujeitos residentes em instituicoes terapeuticas, com foco na prevalencia do uso de polifarmacia e avaliacao do estado nutricional. Trata-se de um estudo transversal com individuos com transtornos mentais em Residenciais Terapeuticos Privados (RTP) com amostra total de 254 prontuarios. Na producao cientifica I, o objetivo foi verificar a prevalencia de polifarmacia e fatores associados em sujeitos com transtornos mentais internados em residencias terapeuticos no municipio de Passo Fundo. O desfecho, polifarmacia, foi avaliado considerando o uso de pelo menos 5 medicamento de uso continuo. Foram investigados 254 sujeitos em situacao de moradia em instituicoes terapeuticas, a prevalencia de polifarmacia foi de 55,6%. Na analise bivariada foi possivel verificar menor prevalencia de polifarmacia entre os sujeitos que nao apresentavam doenca clinica e com menor tempo de internacao (p<0,05). O mesmo resultado se manteve na analise multivariada, sendo que a razao de prevalencia foi de 0,670 (IC95%: 0,514; 0,874) para doenca clinica e 0,661 (IC95%: 0,451; 0,968) para tempo de internacao. Na producao cientifica II, o objetivo foi descrever o estado nutricional de sujeitos residentes em instituicao terapeutica. O tamanho amostral foi de 160 individuos, pois nem todos autorizaram a realizacao das medidas antropometricas. Foi identificado que 66,2% da amostra estava com excesso de peso, de acordo com o IMC. A partir da circunferencia da cintura, observou-se prevalencia de 71,2% de risco elevado ou muito elevado para o desenvolvimento de doencas cardiovasculares, em ambos os sexos. Houve associacao entre circunferencia da cintura elevada e muito elevada, sexo feminino e presenca de doenca clinica (p<0,05). O estudo identificou elevada prevalencia de polifarmacia associado ao tempo de internacao e presenca de doenca clinica, e de associacao entre circunferencia de cintura elevada e muito elevada, sexo feminino e presenca de doenca clinica. Tais resultados merecem atencao, pois trata-se de sujeitos jovens e com risco de mortalidade precoce pela propria condicao clinica. Sugere-se que os gestores federais, estaduais e municipais de saude avaliem as condicoes de atencao psicossocial em liberdade, nos seus territorios, a fim de melhor a qualidade de vida e saude desses sujeitos.
Status of the Polynesian Megapode Megapodius pritchardii on Niuafo'ou (Tonga)

Summary From October 1991 to January 1993, the Polynesian Megapode or Malau Megapodius pritchardii on the island Niuafo'ou, Kingdom of Tonga, was studied as part of a conservation project. The reproductive population was estimated at 188–235 pairs. Owing to an apparent lack of juveniles, the total population is not expected to be much larger. Compared to previous assessments this estimate gives evidence for a serious decline, but the methodologies used in all estimates differ considerably. However, a decline is also indicated by the fact that two of the 11 communal nesting grounds have been abandoned since 1979, while no new sites have been reported. Additionally, the Malau has disappeared from the vicinity of villages during the last 15 years. On a cat-free and undisturbed islet in the crater lake the density of Malaus is 1.29 pairs per ha. In other areas, where access for humans, dogs and cats was easy, the density of the Malau was only 0.16 pairs per ha. The main reason for the decline isover-harvesting of eggs by the local people. Habitat destruction or degradation are not responsible, and rats and domestic pigs seem to have no negative influence.
WIFI SENSOR MOTE - LARGE DATA EXCHANGE’S SOLLUTION FOR IOT PLATFORM

: In recent years, many research trends have been arisen in the current state-of-the-art in Internet of Things. One of new research trends is to design a WIFI Sensor device that provides better data exchange rate. In this pager, we introduce new Wifi Sensor Mote that is capable of large data exchange and fulfills the requirement of the low cost which is ported the core of Contiki Operating System inside; the simulation’s solution is also provided to measure the power consumption for this mote in advance.
Annual fat cycle of field mice, Apodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834)

U myszy leśnych, Apodemus flavicollis (Melchior, 1834) zbadano sezonowe zmiany otluszczenia ciala w pelnym cyklu rocznym. Zwierzeta do określen pochodzily z lasow bukowych Ojcowskiego Parku Narodowego kolo Krakowa.
Régulation et fonctions de l'E3 ubiquitine ligase TRIP12 au cours du cycle cellulaire

TRIP12 est une E3 ubiquitine ligase de la famille HECT (Homologous to the E6-AP Carboxyl Terminus). TRIP12 a plusieurs cibles connues qu'elle adresse au proteasome par polyubiquitination. Parmi ces cibles, plusieurs proteines ont des roles importants dans la reponse aux dommages a l'ADN, le remodelage de la chromatine et la voie d'activation de p53. Des resultats non publies de mon equipe d'accueil ont montre une surexpression de la proteine TRIP12 dans le cancer du pancreas et les lesions pre-neoplasiques. Le groupe a mis en evidence que TRIP12 polyubiquitine et provoque la degradation du facteur de transcription PTF1a (Pancreas Transcription Factor 1a), decrivant pour la premiere fois un mecanisme de regulation post-traductionnelle de PTF1a. PTF1a est essentiel au developpement et a l'homeostasie du pancreas. Il est capable d'inhiber la proliferation de cellules cancereuses pancreatiques et est considere comme un gene suppresseur de tumeur. Bien qu'ayant pour substrats des proteines intervenant dans des processus finement regules au cours du cycle cellulaire et alteres dans les cancers, la regulation de l'expression et les fonctions de TRIP12 au cours du cycle cellulaire n'etaient pas connues au debut de mes travaux de these. J'ai demontre que l'expression et la localisation nucleaire de TRIP12 varient au cours du cycle cellulaire. J'ai identifie un domaine intrinsequement desordonne dans la partie N-terminale de TRIP12 qui lui permet d'interagir avec l'euchromatine. J'ai montre que TRIP12 est implique dans l'entree en mitose en controlant la duree de la replication de l'ADN independamment de son activite catalytique. TRIP12 est egalement indispensable pour une bonne progression en mitose et la stabilite chromosomique. Mes resultats proposent TRIP12 comme une nouvelle proteine associee a la chromatine, essentielle a la progression dans le cycle cellulaire et au maintien de l'integrite du genome. A terme, ce travail de these servira de base pour comprendre la surexpression de TRIP12 dans le cancer du pancreas et son impact dans la carcinogenese.
KỸ THUẬT HỌC SÂU ĐỂ GIẢI QUYẾT BÀI TOÁN CHẨN ĐOÁN BỆNH LAO PHỔI

: In medical engineering, especially in medical imaging diagnostics, more and more medical images such as X-rays, Computed Tomography, Magnetic Resonance Imaging, etc. are produced in hospitals and medical centers. Extracting information from the medical images will greatly help the pathology diagnosis. The meticulous analysis of the right pathology will provide quick treatment for patients. To do that, deep learning techniques are preferrably chosen in practice because it can train computers to learn a large amount of data provided to solve specific problems. Among them, the convolutional neural network model (CNN) is one of the high-precision multistage learning models suitable for studying and analyzing medical imaging data. The purpose of this study is to use CNN through Inception V3 model and Inception Resnet V2 model to classify X-ray images to predict the tuberculosis from Shenzhen Hospital X-rays dataset. Good experimental results show that both of the models are applicable in the tuberculosis diagnosis. The high probability of diagnosis represents the model's suitability for the case as well as the possibility of further accuracy if further consideration of the factors affecting the training.
MỘT THUẬT TOÁN THỦY VÂN ẢNH SỐ MẠNH DỰA TRÊN DWT, DCT, SVD VÀ ĐẶC TRƯNG SIFT

TÓM TẮT— Ngày nay, với sự phát triển mạnh mẽ của Internet, sự trao đổi dữ liệu số như hình ảnh, âm thanh, video và văn bản qua môi trường Internet ngày càng dễ dàng hơn. Vì vậy, làm thế nào để bảo vệ sự toàn vẹn và bản quyền của dữ liệu số đã trở thành vấn đề mang tính cấp thiết. Trong bài báo này, một thuật toán thủy vân ảnh số mạnh dựa trên biến đổi sóng nhỏ rời rạc (DWT), biến đổi cosin rời rạc (DCT), phân tích giá trị riêng (SVD) và đặc trưng SIFT để bảo vệ quyền sở hữu trí tuệ ảnh số. Trong giải pháp đề xuất, đặc trưng SIFT của ảnh được xác định và dùng để nhúng watermark. Kết quả thực nghiệm cho thấy chất lượng ảnh sau khi nhúng tốt hơn, độ bền vững cao hơn trước các tấn công. Ngoài ra, watermark có thể rút trích từ ảnh được nhúng mà không cần yêu cầu ảnh gốc.
Factors Influencing the Settling of the Principal Marine Fouling Organisms in Sydney Harbour

The macrofouling organisms most commonly encountered during intermittent plate exposures in Sydney Harbour over 10 years (1947-57) comprised a barnacle (mainly Balanus (Balanus) amphitrite var. cirratus Darwin), several serpulids and bryozoans (Hydroides norvegica Gunnerus, Spirorbis sp.; Bugula neritina L., Bugula avicularia L., Watersipora cucullata (Busk)), a mussel (Mytilus planulatus Lamarck), and an oyster (Crassostrea commercialis Iredale & Roughley). With the exception of the mussel, settlement was heaviest during the summer months. Surface water temperatures averaged from about 15°C in midwinter to 24o in midsummer and were over 20°C for 6 months of the year. Two cases where freshwater dilution apparently affected biological populations are recorded. The effects of colour, surface texture, depth, aspect, and horizontal distance on settling were investigated using paired series of plates. The results were treated statistically and compared with those reported by others. It is suggested that during antifouling raft tests at this locality the control plates for any group of experimental plates need to be placed at the same site, same depth, facing the same way, and 5-10 ft apart horizontally. Providing the most common macrofouling organisma settling at the station were considered as a whole, this arrangement seemed to give a reasonably accurate assessment of their settling intensity at the test site.
Welfare assessment of broiler breeder and layer females subjected to food restriction and limited access to water during rearing

Abstract 1. A factorial experiment was conducted to assess the welfare at different ages of two strains of broiler breeder and one layer strain during rearing using a range of indicators. The birds were fed ad libitum or restricted and provided with free or limited access to water. 2. Food‐restricted birds spent a large proportion of time scratching and pecking the litter compared with birds fed ad libitum. 3. The heterophil/lymphocyte ratio and the proportion of basophils were raised at 8, 12 and 16 weeks, and the plasma concentrations of corticos‐terone were higher at 8 and 12 weeks of age in restricted birds compared with those fed ad libitum. 4. Creatine kinase activity was higher in broiler breeders fed ad libitum compared with layers and restricted broiler breeders. The activity of aspartate transaminase was higher in restricted layers compared with birds fed ad libitum and was similar in broiler breeders. 5. Plasma viscosity was lower in food‐restricted compared with ad libitum‐fed birds. 6. Limiti.