Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
REPRODUCTION AND GROWTH OF THE DEEP-SEA BENTHIC FORAMINIFER BULIMINA MARGINATA UNDER DIFFERENT LABORATORY CONDITIONS

In this study, laboratory experiments were performed to investigate the impact of different food types and temperatures on the reproduction and growth of the benthic foraminifer Bulimina marginata . To study reproductive success, adult specimens were kept alive at 6, 8, 10, 12, and 14° C, and fed with either freeze-dried green algae or live diatoms. The effects of temperature, food type, and food quantity on test growth rate were studied under different combinations of these parameters. Lower temperature delayed reproduction, resulted in fewer offspring, and decreased growth rate. Fresh food produced better results than freeze-dried food probably because the latter reduces the amount of digestible compounds (carbohydrates and polyunsaturated fatty acids). In order to obtain reproduction and growth of the open marine species B. marginata in a limited period of time, we recommend keeping them at a temperature ranging 8–12° C (approximating their in situ temperature), and to feed them with fresh algae. The results of this study should be useful to researchers who wish to set up experiments that require culturing deep-sea foraminifera.
Effects of Rye Silage on Growth Performance, Blood Characteristics, and Carcass Quality in Finishing Pigs

This experiment was conducted to evaluate effects of various periods of rye silage feeding on the growth performance, blood characteristics, and carcass quality of finishing pigs. A total of sixteen [()] pigs (90.26 kg in average initial body weight) were tested in individual cages for a 30 day period. Dietary treatments included 1) CON (basal diet), 2) S10 (basal diet for 20 days and 3% rye silage for 10 days) 3) S20 (basal diet for 10 days and 3% rye silage for 20 days) and 4) S30 (3% rye silage for 30 days). There were no significant differences in the ADG and gain/feed ratio among the treatments(p>0.05), however the ADFI was higher in pigs fed the CON diet than with pigs fed diets with rye silage (p
Presence of Megaplasmids in Rhizobium tropici and Further Evidence of Differences between the Two R. tropici Subtypes

Using a modified Eckhardt method, we visualized replicons larger than 1,000 kb in Rhizobium tropici strains belonging to both subgroup A and subgroup B. The megaplasmid of R. tropici CFN299 was characterized. This megaplasmid is different from a cointegrate of various plasmids and from the chromosome. Hybridization of Eckhardt blots of 15 R. tropici strains with fragments derived from the megaplasmids of the type strains of subgroups A and B revealed that the megaplasmids are subgroup specific.
Assessment Of Afasia in Stroke Patients: Case Study

Introduction: Aphasia is understood as difficulty in understanding or producing language caused by disorders involving the brain hemispheres. Early assessment of aphasia is very important to prevent the emergence of telegraphic speech styles, improve welfare, independence, social participation, quality of life, reduce length of stay and care costs, but there is little literature on this subject, especially in stroke patients. Purpose: This study is to provide an overview of the assessment of aphasia in stroke patients. Methods: The design of a case study involving 6 participants and data collection was carried out by conducting an assessment using the Language Aphasia Screening Test (LAST) instrument which was monitored for 3 days, including monitoring errors for naming images, monitoring mismatches repeating words and sentences, monitoring spontaneous pronunciation, monitoring image comprehension, monitoring comprehension of verbal instructions.Results: A total of 6 ischemic stroke patients were found wrong in repeating words and sentences. Conclusion: In aphasic stroke patients all language modalities are impaired, ranging from spontaneous speech, repetition, naming, language comprehension, reading and writing
Pulsed pheromone stimuli affect the temporal response of antennal receptor neurones of the adult cabbage looper moth

Abstract. Male cabbage looper moths, Trichoplusia ni (Hiibner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), fly upwind in response to pheromone blends produced and released by calling conspecific females. Specialized sensilla on the male antenna contain sensitive, highly specific olfactory receptor neurones which respond to constant olfactory signals, with a phasic‐tonic pattern of action potential discharge. Olfactory stimuli in nature are not uniform. They are thought to consist of pulses of odours whose distribution is shaped by wind and local environmental features. We begin to evaluate this natural situation by stimulating pheromone‐sensitive sensilla with short (200 ms) paired pulses of the major component of the female's pheromone blend, (Z)‐7‐dodecen‐l‐ol acetate (Z‐7,12:AC). Different stimulus protocols in which the pulses were separated from each other by varying intervals were evaluated. The interval between pulses had a large effect on the phasic component of the response. Intervals between pulses as short as 30 ms reduced the response to a second pulse by > 50%. When the intervals between pulses were longer than 3 s, significant differences were not seen between the responses to the first and second pulse. Implications for male orientation in natural, female‐produced, pheromone plumes are discussed.
Postoperative Hypoparathyroidism: Prognosis, Prevention, and Treatment (Review)

This review summarizes the results of studies concerning the problem of post-surgical hypoparathyroidism, a common complication of thyroid gland surgery, decreasing the quality of life in patients and, in some cases, leading to disability. A search for publications was carried out in electronic databases Web of Science, Scopus, Academic Search Complete (EBSCO), eLIBRARY, using keywords. The search depth was 7–10 years. Prevalence of post-surgical hypoparathyroidism was evaluated, the pathogenetic causes of the disease development, its clinical forms, methods of diagnosis and treatment were studied. It has been found that there is no single algorithm for analyzing the prognostic factors for the development of this pathological condition. It is emphasized that drug therapy of post-surgical hypoparathyroidism has a number of adverse effects. Therefore, the issues of prevention and surgical correction are of particular relevance. However, controversial opinions of contemporary authors about their clinical effectiveness determine the scientific and practical significance of further research on these issues.
Sampling plant functional traits: What proportion of the species need to be measured?

ABSTRACT Question: Understanding functional change in vegetation and how it might impact on vegetation change and ecosystem function entails measuring plant traits and attributes in situ. However, it is not realistically possible to sample every species for every trait, hence we need to address the consequences of not sampling all species. Location: Nine arable and grassland sites from the machair of the Western Isles, UK and twenty grassland and woodland sites from Nynäs Nature Reserve, southern Sweden. Methods: The effects of progressively reducing the proportion of species used to estimate the weighted mean of a range of continuous and qualitative traits were assessed. Results: Relative abundance and species traits were related, and hence there is a cost in accuracy in reducing the number of species sampled in estimating the weighted mean for the vegetation. This cost was higher for qualitative traits than quantitative ones. Conclusion: The analysis suggested that for the quantitative traits a minimum of those species that make up at least 80% of the vegetation should be sampled if traits do not vary greatly between species. If this variability is high and the trait is likely to be correlated to abundance then greater effort in sampling species for traits is required. Qualitative information on the rarer species should still be entered into the analysis if it can be accessed in any way, even if quantitative information for that species is unavailable. Abbreviations: RMSE = Root mean square error; SLA = Specific leaf area
Grass defoliation affecting survival and growth of seedlings of Acacia karroo, an encroaching species in southwestern Zimbabwe

Abstract Two experiments were conducted, one in the field and the other in the greenhouse, to investigate the effects of the intensity and frequency of grass defoliation on the survival and growth of Acacia karroo seedlings. In the greenhouse, seedlings growing with heavily clipped grasses had higher biomass production than those competing with moderately clipped grasses. Root/shoot ratios were higher in treatments with undipped grasses. There was a negative relationship between grass root production and A. karroo biomass production. The field experiment was carried out in two paddocks, one previously heavily‐grazed and the other lightly‐grazed. Grazing in both paddocks was simulated by artificial defoliation. Generally more A. karroo seedlings emerged under lightly defoliated treatments. Clipping frequency had a strong effect (P=0.066) on the survival of emerged seedlings during the wet season. There were no differences in survival rate at the end of the dry season. Though grass defoliation was shown to .
Reduced variability in range‐edge butterfly populations over three decades of climate warming

Populations at the high latitude edge of species’ geographical ranges are thought to show larger interannual population fluctuations, with subsequent higher local extinction risk, than those within the ‘core’ climatic range. As climate envelopes shift northward under climate warming, however, we would expect populations to show dampened variability. We test this hypothesis using annual abundance indices from 19 butterfly species across 79 British monitoring sites between 1976 and 2009, a period of climatic warming. We found that populations in the latter (warmer) half of the recording period show reduced interannual population variability. Species with more southerly European distributions showed the greatest dampening in population variability over time. Our results suggest that increases in population variability occur towards climatic range boundaries. British sites, previously existing at the margins of suitable climate space, now appear to fall closer to the core climatic range for many butterfly species.
CRISE DOS PRECEDENTES NO SUPREMO: O CASO DOS PRECEDENTES SOBRE LIBERDADE DE EXPRESSÃO

RESUMO: O Supremo Tribunal Federal tem cumprido sua missão de produzir jurisprudência sobre liberdade de expressão capaz de orientar decisões judiciais sobre colisão do direito fundamental à liberdade de expressão com outros direitos de igual hierarquia? A hipótese deste artigo é de que a produção de precedentes de direito material pelo Supremo está em crise há alguns anos e isso afeta também a jurisprudência sobre liberdade de expressão. Após isolar os processos do próprio Supremo que representam 70% das citações feitas em casos de liberdade de expressão no tribunal, analisei cada um individualmente para identificar se continham um holding claro e operacionalizável. Os resultados da pesquisa sustentam a interpretação de que a hipótese foi confirmada. O Supremo realmente fomenta, por meio das escolhas conscientes ou não de seus próprios ministros, uma crise de precedentes, ao menos no campo da liberdade de expressão. O tribunal não tem cumprido seu papel de produzir precedentes sobre a proteção da liberdade de expressão, honra e imagem para orientar os magistrados, deixando assim de criar a necessária previsibilidade em relação às decisões judiciais sobre o assunto e, assim, ampliando o chilling effect decorrente da censura judicial privada disseminada no país.
MEASURE OF ANTIOXIDANT POTENTIAL OF PLASMA BY LC-MS/MS

: Liquid chromatography-triple quadrupole mass spectrometry is a technique suited for rapid analysis of multiple analytes of similar and different structures and physicochemical properties. Antioxidants are a diverse group of biologically active compounds that can be present in plasma with the aim to contrast oxidative events related with atherosclerosis, arterial hypertension, stroke, myocardial infarction, diabetes, arthritis, dementia, colitis, pancreatitis, respiratory diseases, cancer, infections, etc . Current measures of antioxidant potential of plasma are based on spectrophotometry and are not able to identify the typology of antioxidants. Then, a sensitive and specific LC-MS/MS analytical method was developed for the identification and quantification of plasma antioxidants in order to assess the biological antioxidant potential of this matrix
Limit theorems for process-level Betti numbers for sparse and critical regimes

Abstract The objective of this study is to examine the asymptotic behavior of Betti numbers of Čech complexes treated as stochastic processes and formed from random points in the d-dimensional Euclidean space ${\mathbb{R}}^d$ . We consider the case where the points of the Čech complex are generated by a Poisson process with intensity nf for a probability density f. We look at the cases where the behavior of the connectivity radius of the Čech complex causes simplices of dimension greater than $k+1$ to vanish in probability, the so-called sparse regime, as well when the connectivity radius is of the order of $n^{-1/d}$ , the critical regime. We establish limit theorems in the aforementioned regimes: central limit theorems for the sparse and critical regimes, and a Poisson limit theorem for the sparse regime. When the connectivity radius of the Čech complex is $o(n^{-1/d})$ , i.e. the sparse regime, we can decompose the limiting processes into a time-changed Brownian motion or a time-changed homogeneous Poisson process respectively. In the critical regime, the limiting process is a centered Gaussian process but has a much more complicated representation, because the Čech complex becomes highly connected with many topological holes of any dimension.
L‐carnitine increases cell proliferation and amino acid transporter expression via the activation of insulin‐like growth factor I signaling pathway in rat trophoblast cells

Abstract Early embryo implantation and development is primarily determined by the homeostasis between cellular apoptosis and proliferation as well as placental nutrient transporters. Recent studies showed that L‐carnitine enhances female reproductive performance. However, the potential function of L‐carnitine on placenta is largely unknown. In our study, primary rat trophoblast cells were separated and cultured for 12 hr in medium containing various concentrations of L‐carnitine (0, 1, 10, and 50 mM). Placenta trophoblast cells treated with 50 mM L‐carnitine increased the proportion of cells in S phase of the cell cycle (p < .05). In addition, live cell percentage was increased when treated with either 10 mM or 50 mM L‐carnitine, which was accompanied with decreased necrotic cells, late apoptotic cells, and early apoptotic cells (p < .05). Compared with the control treatment, the mRNA expression of insulin‐like growth factor I (IGF‐1) and insulin‐like growth factor I receptor (IGF‐1R) was higher in rat placenta trophoblasts treated with either 10 mM or 50 mM L‐carnitine (p < .05). Similarly, sodium‐dependent neutral amino acid transporter (SNAT)‐1 and SNAT2 were up‐regulated in both mRNA and protein levels when trophoblast cells were treated with 50 mM L‐carnitine (p < .05). Inhibiting downstream targets (Akt or ERK signaling pathways) of IGF‐1 signaling pathway partially blocked the effect the L‐carnitine‐induced increase in protein abundances of SNAT1 and SNAT2. Collectively, our data showed protective role of L‐carnitine on placenta trophoblast cells through the involvement of IGF‐1 signaling pathway.
Fluorescence induction of chlorophyll a in the Sargasso Sea and on the Grand Banks: correlation with photosynthetic capacity

The induction of in vivo chlorophyll a fluorescence (increase in fluorescence intensity during a time-scale of ms) was tested as a measure of photosynthetic capacity of phytoplankton in the Sargasso Sea and at 2 stations, spatially and temporally distinct, on the Grand Banks of Newfoundland. The chlorophyll a-normalized area above the fluorescence induction curve, measured in the presence of the inhibitor DCMU (A,, [Chl a]' ) , is assumed to be proportional to the pool-size of Q, the primary electron acceptor of photosystem 11. Positive correlations were found between ADCMU (Chl a)-' and the maximum rate of photosynthesis at light saturation at the 3 sampling locations. However, the slopes of the regressions differed among locations, suggesting that a unique relation is not possible for phytoplankton communities composed of different species and/or physiological states. Consideration of the turnover time of Q, in addition to its pool-size, may be necessary to interpret fluorescence induction completely in terms of photosynthetic capacity. Nevertheless, ADCMU (Chl a)-' provided a rapid way to obtain information about the depth distribution of relative photosynthetic activity, and about possible mechanisms of photoadaptation; values of ADC," (Chl a)-' generally increased during a 10 or 24 h incubation period at high irradiance levels, and decreased at low irradiance levels.
Role of blood transfusion in saving mothers

Blood transfusion is recognised as one of the eight essential components of the comprehensive emergency obstetric care module which has been designed to reduce maternal mortality rates. Postpartum haemorrhage is a major contributor which accounts for 25% of all pregnancy-related deaths. While indications for transfusion in obstetrics may be emergent as well as nonemergent, the keystone of transfusion practice is that it should be appropriate that is, not given when not required and not missed when required. Transfusion is necessary if Hb <6 g/dl and there are <4 weeks for delivery. When Hb is <7 g/dl in labour or in immediate postpartum period, blood transfusion is only indicated if there is previous history of bleeding or patient is prone for bleeding due to some medical condition. Transfusion is also indicated if Hb is 7 g/dl, for women with continued bleeding or at risk of further significant haemorrhage or for those presenting with severe ABSTRACT
The floral development and anatomy of Carica papaya (Caricaceae)

Floral development and anatomy of Carica papaya L. have been investigated to shed light on (i) the morphology of the flower, (ii) the structural basis for the pollination mechanism, and (iii) the relationships of the Caricaceae. Carica is mostly dioecious with a strong dimorphism between staminate and pistillate flowers. The development of staminate flowers resembles that of pistillate flowers up to the initiation of the stamens. Further development leads to highly diverging morphologies. In staminate flowers a combination of contorted growth and the development of a common stamen-petal tube produces a long floral tube. The gynoecium grows into a central spearlike pistillode. The pistillate flowers have no traces of stamens and initiate five antesepalous carpel primordia. Common basal growth leads to the development of a large ovary with staglike stigmatic lobes and intruding placentae covered with numerous ascending ovules. Floral anatomy of staminate and pistillate flowers is described. The nature of th.
The effect of photoperiod on female reproductive activity and growth of the freshwater pulmonate snail Lymnaea stagnalis kept under laboratory breeding conditions

At a Long Day photoperiod (LD = 16 h light, 8 h dark) egg laying of snails kept under laboratory breeding conditions started 2 weeks earlier than in animals kept at Medium Day (MD = 12 h light, 12 h dark) or Short Day (SD = 8 h light, 16 h dark) photoperiods. At the end of the experimental period of 24 weeks the total number of egg masses produced by the LD animals had been 6 and 10 times higher than that of the MD and the SD animals, respectively, while the mean size (number of eggs) of the egg masses of the LD snails was only 30 and 10% larger. The high ovipository activity of the LD animals was reflected in the proportional wet weights of the female accessory sex organs, which tended to be larger. The energy metabolism of the LD animals had been clearly affected as was apparent from the metabolic drain to the female reproductive activity and a change in calcium metabolism, which reflects changes in energy metabolism. Growth of the LD snails, measured as the increase in body wet weight and in shell heig.
Effect of Laccaria bicolor strains inoculated on Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) several years after nursery inoculation

In the Saint-Brisson experiment conducted in central France, the American strain of the ectomycorrhizal fungus Laccaria bicolor (Maire) P.D. Orton S238N and the French strain L. bicolor 81306 inoculated on containerized Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco) seedlings increased by 60% the total volume of wood produced 8 years after outplanting as compared with uninoculated but naturally mycorrhizal trees. The two strains introduced 10 years before in the inoculated plots are still present and dominant; they did not prevent the colonization of Douglas-fir roots by naturally occurring ectomycorrhizal fungi but allowed for the establishment of a very diversified symbiotic microflora. Eight to 12 years after outplanting, all the Douglas-fir plots were colonized by Laccaria laccata (Scop.:Fr.) Cooke or L. bicolor strains, as well as some other species, independently of the nursery treatments. With one exception in one plot, the presence of indigenous genets in the control treatments may have preven.
DISTRIBUIÇÃO ESPACIAL DO CONSUMO RESIDENCIAL DE ÁGUA TRATADA NA CIDADE DE UBERLÂNDIA-MG: ESTUDO DE CASOS PARA OS MESES DO ANO DE 2015.

Water is a natural resource responsible for the origin of life and your support on our Earth planet. It’s fundamental considered for the economic activities exercise such as agriculture and industry, also doing crucial importance of population life quality, especially, in what it mentions to water supply and the sewer treatment and collection, which has strong impact over the public health. So for a better control of this resource, is necessary a bigger spatial understanding and temporal of consuming. In this way, the objective of this article was study spatial behavior of the daily middle consumption of potable water in UberlândiaMG city, along the months, for the 2015 year. The spatial dependence analysis was made through semivariogram, which were used in the interpolation by kriging and consumption mapping of residential water. The results allowed to conclude that the variable studied, shows spatial dependence; the model which fits better to the data belongs to Gaussiana family, with an average level of dependence; in relation of spatial distribution, it is observed predominance of bigger residential water consumption in the central area of the representative figure from the study area.