Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Blessedly forgetful and blissfully unaware: a positivity bias in memory for (re)constructions of imagined past and future events

ABSTRACT People frequently consider the alternatives of the events that can happen in the future and of the events that already happened in the past in everyday life. The current study investigates the effects of engaging in imagination of hypothetical future (Experiment 1) and past (Experiment 2) events on memory and metamemory. We demonstrate, across two experiments, that imagination of positive future and positive past events yielded greater memory performance than negative events, as well as receiving higher vividness and plausibility ratings. In addition, simulation of a negative event occurring positively in the future or having occurred positively in the past produced higher memory performance, compared to simulation of a positive event occurring / having occurred negatively. However, participants’ predictions for their subsequent memory performance did not reflect their increased tendency to remember positive or could-be / could-have-been positive events neither for future nor past reconstructions. These findings are interpreted in the framework of positivity bias which suggests that people have a tendency towards positivity when simulating future events; and we extend this positivity bias to reconstructions of the hypothetical past events as well.
Genetic and morphometric variation in honeybee (Apis mellifera L.) populations of Turkey

Six enzyme systems were studied to determine the genetic variability in honeybee pop- ulations in Turkey. Ten morphometric characters were also measured to determine the extent of morphometric variation. Out of six enzyme systems, four were found to be polymorphic with 16 allozymes. The average heterozygosity was calculated as 0.072 ± 0.007. Morphometric and elec- trophoretic variables were equally effective in discriminating honeybee populations. European and Anatolian honeybees were separated on the first axis, and Anatolian honeybees were further separated along a second canonical axis. The observation of rare alleles in isoenzymes, detection of high genetic diversity and the presence of four known subspecies support the argument that Anatolia has been a genetic center for honeybee populations in the Near East.
Heat acclimation during low‐intensity exercise increases V̇O2max and Hsp72, but not markers of mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative phosphorylation, in skeletal tissue

What is the central question of this study? Heat acclimation increases tolerance to exercise performed in the heat and may improve maximal oxygen uptake (VO2max) and performance in temperate environments. However, it is unknown if HA affects the expression of proteins related to mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative capacity in skeletal muscle. What is the main finding and its importance? We showed that heat acclimation increased VO2max in a temperate environment but did not change markers of mitochondrial biogenesis and oxidative phosphorylation in the skeletal muscle.
Toxicological and behavioral effects of Chlorfluazuron on pheromone production and perception of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae).

Chlorfluazuron (Atabron) is an insect growth regulator (IGR) belongs to benzoylphenyl urea for controlling the major insect pests. The present work aims to investigate the toxicological and biological effects of Chlorfluazuron on the 4th larval instar of rust red flour beetle, Tribolium castaneum at different concentrations (0.1, 0.5, 1, 5 and 10 ppm) under laboratory conditions. The results revealed high significant mortality in larvae, pupae and adults. The obtained results showed significant decrease in adult emergence, fecundity and fertility. Chlorfluazuron caused also a significant prolongation in larval and pupal developmental period. When 4 th larval instar treated with LC50 value of Chlorfluazuron (1.2ppm) female production and male's perception to pheromone affected. The results indicated that both treated and untreated sexes of the rust red flour beetle could secrete a pheromone that was able to stimulate the opposite sex as well as its own sex. Although production and responsiveness of pheromone in untreated groups were significantly higher than treated one. Females secreted a pheromone that stimulated males is sex pheromone. While the pheromone secreted by males is an aggregation pheromone. Production and responsiveness to pheromone in untreated virgin sexes was significantly higher than treated one at photophase and scotophase. The maximum production and perception of pheromone in untreated sex were at 15.00 p.m. While a peak in treated one was at 13.00p.m.
Effects of Replacing Fish Meal with Plant Protein (Sesame Oil Cake and Corn Gluten) on Growth Performance, Survival and Carcass Quality of Juvenile Beluga (Huso huso)

Studies were carried out on the possibility of replacing fish meal in the feeds for beluga with protein sources of plant (sesame oil cake and corn gluten). Experimental feeds with 47.5% of crude protein, GE: 4.75 Kal g in three replacement levels 160, 320 and 480 gkg respectively accompanied with a control diet (0 gkg ) were 1 1 1 prepared and fish were fed for 60 days. At the end of growth tests, significant differences were not found in growth performance (P>0.05). Biomass gain, specific growth rate, feed conversion rate and protein efficiency ratio have not significantly different (P>0.05). Also Protein, fat, moisture and ash have not significantly different too (P>0.05). According to the obtained results in the present experiment, maximum recommended levels of fish meal substitution by CGM (corn gluten meal) and sesame oil cake in diets for Beluga (Huso huso) can be established at 16-48% of total protein.
Facial rejuvenation using stem cell conditioned media combined with skin needling: A split face comparative study.

BACKGROUND The use of stem cells derived growth factors is representing a novel treatment modality in facial rejuvenation. Nowadays, skin needling is considered a very famous treatment of skin aging. However, the addition of such derived products, augments it's therapeutic efficacy in the management and delay of skin aging. OBJECTIVE Comparing the effect of amniotic fluid mesenchymal stem cell derived conditioned media (AF-MSC-CM) combined with skin needling versus the needling alone in the management of facial aging. METHODS Both sides of the face of ten volunteers, suffering from facial aging, were treated with 5 sessions of skin needling, 2 weeks apart. After skin microneedling, AF-MSC-CM was added topically to the right side only. Clinical, histological and morphometrical assessment of the treated skin was done at 1 month after the last session. RESULTS The percentage of improvement of aged skin increased significantly on the combined treated side [AF-MSC-CM and dermaroller (DR)], when compared with the other side (DR only) (P<0.001). Remodeling of the dermal structures was observed mainly on the combined side. Meanwhile, histometry of the epidermis revealed a significant increase in the epidermal thickness on both treated sides. CONCLUSION AF-MSC-CM combined with skin needling was more efficient in managing facial aging than skin needling alone.
Variation in Flower Senescence and Ethylene Biosynthesis among Carnations

We have investigated the patterns of ethylene biosynthesis in carnation (Dianthus caryophyllus L.) genotypes that exhibit extended vase life in comparison to flowers of White Sim'. 'White Sim' flowers exhibited typical symptoms of senescence, including petal in-rolling and rapid wilting, beginning 5 days after harvest. In contrast, the other genotypes studied did not show petal in-rolling or rapid wilting associated with petal senescence. The first visible symptom of senescence in these flowers was necrosis of the petal tips, and it occurred from 3 to 7 days after the initial symptoms of senescence were seen in 'White Sim' flowers. In all cases, the extended-vase-life genotypes did not exhibit the dramatic increase in ethylene production that typically accompanies petal senescence in carnation. This appeared to be the result of limited accumulation of ACC. In addition, flowers of these genotypes had limited capacity to convert ACC to ethylene. Therefore, we conclude that the low level of ethylene pro- duced by these flowers during postharvest aging is the result of low activities of both ACC synthase and the ethylene-forming enzyme. Treatment of 'White Sim' flowers at anthesis with 1.0 µl ethylene/lite r resulted in the induction of increased ethylene bio- synthesis and premature petal senescence. The extended-vase-life genotypes exhibited varying responses to ethylene treatment. One genotype (87-37G-2) produced elevated ethylene and senesced prematurely, as did flowers of 'White Sim'. A second genotype (82-1) was induced to senesce by ethylene treatment but did not produce increased ethylene. A third genotype (799) was unaffected by ethylene treatment. The results of this study suggest these extended-vase-life genotypes are representative of genetic dif- ferences in the capacity to synthesize and respond to ethylene. Chemical name used: 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC).
Infaunal macroinvertebrate assemblages of the eastern Great Australian Bight: effectiveness of a marine protected area in representing the region's benthic biodiversity

Marine reserves are used widely throughout the world to conserve biodiversity, but in many instances uncertainties exist over how well these areas represent biodiversity at a regional scale (i.e. 100–1000 km). In the present study, infaunal assemblages were examined in the eastern Great Australian Bight (GAB) to evaluate the efficacy of the Benthic Protection Zone of the GAB Marine Park in representing regional biodiversity. Distributional patterns in infauna were further examined in relation to epifaunal species composition and environmental conditions to investigate structural forcing. Grab samples of infauna were collected from the same 65 sites sampled in an earlier survey of epifauna. In total, 240 taxa belonging to 11 phyla were collected. Most taxa were uncommon, with 96% representing less than 2% of the total number of individuals collected and 39% occurring at only one site. Unlike the epifauna, the infauna of the eastern GAB does not appear to be particularly diverse. Sessile filter feeders dominated the infaunal communities of the inner shelf, whereas motile, deposit-feeding organisms dominated the shelf break. As was the case with the epifauna, the highest numbers of taxa and individuals were recorded near the head of the bight and in inner-shelf waters off the western Eyre Peninsula, where productivity is enhanced by upwelling. Cluster analysis identified three community groupings, which were strongly correlated with depth. All three communities and 72% (172) of the 240 taxa collected were represented within the Benthic Protection Zone of the GAB Marine Park, confirming findings from the epifaunal survey that this protected area is well placed to represent the benthic biodiversity of the eastern GAB.
Commentary

This special issue renews and enlarges our perspective on the fertile intellectual terrain that eating disorders provide for social analysis. Eating disorders are arguably among the most transparently biosocial of all the mental disorders. Their changing footprint across geography and history speaks plainly to the social contextual particularities of risk and presentation. The iterations of the DSM chronicle the fluidity of presentations—or at least clinical recognition of them—over the past two decades with the debut of bulimia nervosa, in DSM-III, and binge-eating disorder, most recently, in DSM-5. Notwithstanding three well-defined, full-syndrome eating disorders (anorexia nervosa, the pioneer, and then the aforementioned), atypical presentations abound. In fact, prior to the refinements made in categorization for DSM-5, the residual category–then somewhat clunkily named ‘‘eating disorder, not otherwise specified’’ (EDNOS)–was the most prevalent clinical presentation, making up greater than half the cases. In other words, an atypical presentation was typical. And apparently, it still is. Distinctive clinical presentations, such as purging disorder and atypical anorexia nervosa, continue to be named and their operational criteria defined, if not yet anointed as full-syndrome disorders, and the recognized phenotypes of eating disorders continue to proliferate. Eating disorders remain a diagnostic thicket. This special issue reminds us that we may have wandered off course in our preoccupation with classification. After all, its capture has been disappointingly incomplete and, at certain points, arguably thin. The papers comprising this special issue spotlight the dimensions of eating disorder practices that ‘‘do not fit neatly into clinical categories, but rather move and shift in accordance with different socio-cultural contexts’’ (Musolino, Warin & Gilchrist, 2018, p.547). In doing so, these papers also speak to frequent misalignment of patient, family, and clinician views and attendant tensions in resolving the preferred path to recovery (or not toward recovery) for the (un-)identified patient. What distinguishes this collection of papers is not just its rendering of the experiential dimension of living with an eating disorder—within exquisitely Commentary
ATIVIDADE INSETICIDA DO EXTRATO BRUTO ETANÓLICO DE Persea americana (LAURACEAE) SOBRE LARVAS E PUPAS DE Aedes aegypti (DIPTERA, CULICIDAE)

In the search for new alternatives for control of Aedes aegypti, in view of its resistance to chemical insecticides in use, research on plant substances has been increasing due to their degradable quality and reduced toxic effect in vertebrates. The aim of this study was to evaluate the insecticidal effect of crude ethanol extract (cee) of the Persea americana Mill bark, on larvae and pupae of Ae. aegypti in the laboratory and field. The test solution was obtained by dissolving the cee in dimethyl sulfoxide (DMSO). For each test and repetition, both in the laboratory and field, 100 larvae of the 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th instars and 100 pupae were used. The same amount of larvae and pupae was used for the positive and negative control groups, performed respectively with temephos at 1 ppm and 1.6% of the DMSO treated extract. Both the laboratory bioassays and field assays were conducted using common urban breeding spots: tire, glass, and plastic. The results showed insecticidal activity of the P. americana cee on Ae. aegypti larvae and pupae, both in the laboratory and field. There was 100% mortality of the larvae of the 1st and 2nd instars at a dose of 5 ppm in the laboratory and at a dose of 10 ppm in the field. In the laboratory, the LC50 and LC90 were respectively, 7.2 and 19.3 ppm for 3rd instar, 6.6 and 15.4 ppm for 4th instar, and 93.6 and 158.7 ppm for pupae. Following the same order, in the field, the LC50 and LC90 were 27.8 and 51.3 ppm for the 3rd instar, 23.8 and 46.9 ppm for the 4th instar and 145.3 and 261.9 ppm for the pupae. The most important factor of this study was the pupicide effect of P. americana because it is very rare to find this effect from other products, either natural or synthetic. Acute oral toxicity were conducted in rats with the cee and this plant was proved to be nontoxic according to norms for products of plant origin (Acute Toxic Class Method - OECD 423).
Broiler Hatching Stress and Subsequent Growout Performance

Abstract Two experiments were conducted to evaluate the effect of cooling stress on hatchability and growth performance in broilers. In Experiment 1, cooling 16-day incubating embryos for 6 or 12 hr at 22 C resulted in a significantly lower late embryonic mortality but overall hatchability was not affected. In Experiment 2, cooling eggs for 18 hr did not markedly affect hatching performance, but when the cooling period was extended to 24 hr, hatchability was significantly higher (P
Alien species recorded in the United Arab Emirates: an initial list of terrestrial and freshwater species

Little is documented on the alien terrestrial and freshwater species in the United Arab Emirates. To address this, an assessment of terrestrial and freshwater alien species was conducted using various techniques such as a questionnaire, fieldwork data, networking with relevant people, and a detailed literature review. The results of the initial assessment show that there are 146 alien species recorded in the following seven major taxonomic groups: invertebrates 49 species, freshwater fish five species, amphibian one species, reptiles six species, birds 71 species, mammals six species and plants eight species. To inform decision makers a full list of the 146 species identified in this assessment is presented.
Defeating Merchants of Doubt: Subjective certainty and self-affirmation ameliorate attitude polarization via partisan motivated reasoning

Informed by uncertainty–identity theory, this study tested the polarizing effect of partisan-led politicization of science and ways to combat it. Using a national sample of South Koreans (N = 840), our online experiment found that when partisan elites, as opposed to scientists (or civic activists), spearheaded politicization, attitude polarization emerged via partisan motivated reasoning. Such polarizing effects of party cues did not persist when subjective certainty and self-affirmation enhanced the level of certainty partisans felt about their surroundings and themselves. These patterns proved consistent across multiple scientific issues, including climate change, genetically modified foods, and algae blooms. The implications of the findings are discussed in light of how to attenuate the polarizing effect of partisan-led politicization through the lens of social identity approaches. Given that this study provides one of the first pieces of evidence on the topic outside the Western context, the advantages of using a South Korean sample are noted.
Possibility of HIV-1 protease inhibitors-clinical trial drugs as repurposed drugs for SARS-CoV-2 main protease: a molecular docking, molecular dynamics and binding free energy simulation study

Abstract Initially, the SARS-CoV-2 virus was emerged from Wuhan, China and rapidly spreading across the world and urges the scientific community to develop antiviral therapeutic agents. Among several strategies, drug repurposing will help to react immediately to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic. In the present study, we have chosen two clinical trial drugs against HIV-1 protease namely, TMB607 and TMC310911 to use as the inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2 main protease (Mpro) enzyme. To make use of these two inhibitors as the repurposed drugs for COVID-19, it is essential to know the molecular basis of the binding mechanism of these two molecules with the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. To understand the binding mechanism, we have performed molecular docking, molecular dynamics (MD) simulations, and binding free energy calculations against the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro. The docking results indicate that both molecules form intermolecular interactions with the active site amino acids of Mpro enzyme. However, during the MD simulations, TMB607 forms strong interaction with the key amino acids of Mpro, and remains intact. The RMSD and RMSF values of both complexes were stable throughout the MD simulations. The MM-GBSA binding free energy values of both complexes are −43.7 and −34.9 kcal/mol, respectively. This in silico study proves that the TMB607 molecule binds strongly with the SARS-CoV-2 Mpro enzyme and it may be suitable for the drug repurposing of COVID-19 and further drug designing. Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma
Effects of Egg Storage Conditions on Eggshell Resonant Frequency and Albumen Characteristics

3 Abstract: Increasing egg storage duration affects egg internal quality, especially albumen quality by increasing pH and decreasing Haugh Unit (HU). But, in most of African contexts, egg producers, sellers and consumers store the eggs in different conditions regardless of quality deterioration. In this study, 1920 eggs produced by Lohmann layer flocks of 48 weeks and 58 weeks of age were investigated. The eggs were divided randomly and equally in 4 groups and stored at 3 different conditions for 21 days at: 1) Roo m Conditions (RoC); 2) Super Market Conditions (SmC) and 3) Refrigerator Conditions (RfC). During storage, all the eggs were weighed and Resonant Frequency (RF) were measured at day 3, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18 and 21 according to flock age and storage condition. Then at the same days, sample of 30 eggs per flock and per storage condition were used to measure albumen pH and HU. The results indicate that eggs weight decreased significantly with storage duration (P<0.001). But, egg relative weight loss was lower (P<0.01) for eggs of RfC group than that of SmC and RoC groups. There was a positive linear relationship between RF and storage duration. But, daily increase in RF was affected by layer flock age. The highest daily increase was obtained in RoC group or SmC group, respectively for flock of 48 weeks of age or flock of 58 weeks of age. Eggs of RfC groups had the highest albumen HU and the lowest albumen pH (P<0.001). It is concluded that detrimental effects of storage duration are more or less pronounced depending on storage conditions especially storage environmental temperature. It is recommended that, in African countries, consumption eggs can be stored at room or super market conditions not longer than 6 days but in the refrigerator up to 21 days.
The arboreal ant community visiting extrafloral nectaries in the Neotropical cerrado savanna

The cerrado savanna of Brazil embraces an area of approximately 2 million km 2 , in which vegetation physiognomies may vary from open grassland to forest with a discontinuous herbaceous layer. Here we describe the main ecological factors accounting for the prevalence of ants on cerrado foliage, and present a general characterization of the arboreal ant fauna of this savanna. The high incidence of ants on cerrado foliage results mostly from the wide occurrence of predictable liquid food sources in the form of extrafloral nectaries (EFNs) and insect honeydew, which act as efficient promoters of ant activity on vegetation. In addition, stem galleries and cavities constructed by boring beetles and insect galls create a nesting space frequently used by arboreal ants. Specific studies involving ants, herbivores and plants are reported to demonstrate the impact that foliage-dwelling ants can have on phytophagous insects, herbivory levels, and ultimately on host plants. These studies show that: (i) ants visit EFNs and likely benefit from this resource; (ii) EFN-gathering ants can benefit particular plant species by reducing herbivory and increasing plant fitness; (iii) presence of EFNs does not affect ant species richness within a given tree; (iv) there is not a particular ant species composition typical of plants with EFNs; (v) although plants with EFNs are visited by more ant individuals than non-nectariferous plants, this visitation pattern does not translate into lower numbers of herbivores on the nectariferous plant community. We suggest some promising research avenues to elucidate how community-level parameters can be tied to the ecology of ant-plant associations in cerrado.