Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The role of agricultural extension in improving the health and resilience of the Great Barrier Reef

Australia's iconic Great Barrier Reef (GBR) is internationally recognised for its unique values. Although numerous pressures are threatening the health and resilience of the GBR, a priority is to reduce diffuse pollutant loads emanating from agricultural land uses in the catchments adjoining the GBR. To address this issue, a collective of governments, industry and community organisations came together under the auspices of the Reef Water Quality Protection Plan 2009 (Reef Plan) to increase the adoption of agricultural land management practices that reduce nutrient, sediment and pesticide exports to the GBR. Agricultural extension is recognised as having an important role in facilitating land management change by rural landholders and this is a key action in Reef Plan. An Extension and Education Strategy was developed and piloted to enhance extension coordination and delivery to accelerate the rate of change. The pilot project was undertaken with the sugarcane, beef cattle grazing, banana, other crops, dairy and forestry industries in two catchments of North-East Queensland. The key objectives were to improve extension services to producers, increase coordination and communication between stakeholders, and build the capacity of practitioners to enable change. Extension efforts were targeted to achieve agronomic, economic and water quality benefits. There were significant capacity gains reported by producers, with evidence of land management changes with the potential to reduce nutrient, sediment or pesticide runoff from 42,000 hectares of land. Stakeholder networks were established leading to significant improvements in communication and collaboration between allied programs. The lessons and recommendations from the project are being used to guide future delivery of extension services in GBR catchments under the auspices of Reef Plan 2013.
The Relation between Baseline HIV Drug Resistance and Response to Antiretroviral Therapy: Re-Analysis of Retrospective and Prospective Studies Using a Standardized Data Analysis Plan

To assess the relation between resistance to antiretroviral drugs for treatment of HIV-1 infection and virological response to therapy, results from 12 different studies were re-analysed according to a standard data analysis plan. These studies included nine clinical trials and three observational cohorts. The primary end-point in our analyses was virological failure by week 24. Baseline factors that were investigated as predictors of virological failure were plasma HIV-1 RNA, the number and type of new antiretroviral drugs in the regimen, and viral susceptibility to the drugs in the regimen, determined by genotyping or phenotyping methods. These analyses confirmed the importance of both genotypic and phenotypic drug resistance as predictors of virological failure, whether these factors were analysed separately or adjusted for other baseline confounding factors. In most of the re-analysed studies, the odds of virological failure were reduced by about twofold for each additional drug in the regimen to which the patient's virus was sensitive by genotyping methods, and by about two- to threefold for each additional drug that was sensitive by phenotyping.
Phase control of circularly polarized waves from a parasitic dipole mounted above a slot

A combination of a slot and a parasitic dipole is a well known element for circular polarization. The authors adopted these elements and proposed a single-layer linear-to-circular polarization converter consisting of a dipole array to be mounted on an existing narrow-wall slotted waveguide array. Unfortunately, the slots on the narrow wall in an existing array are inclined alternatively with respect to the waveguide axis. It results in an alternating phase error of the array illumination and serious grating lobes appear in the array pattern. The authors have suppressed these lobes by changing only the dipole angle at the cost of the axial ratio of the element pattern. They discuss and extract the mechanism of this novel finding. By using the simple approximation for the induced currents on the dipole, they express the amplitude and the phase of circular polarization in analytical forms. This expression clearly explains the behavior of the circular polarization. An important result is that the phase of the circular polarization is determined only by the dipole angle and is independent of that of the slot. These relations are also confirmed by experiments.
Study on Hole Effective Mass of Strained Si1-xGex/(101)Si

Using K.P method with the help of perturbation theory, the arbitrary k wave vector directional hole effective masses in strained Si<inf>1−x</inf>Ge<inf>x</inf>/(101)Si were obtained. It is found that the more obvious anisotropy of the hole effective mass occurs in strained Si<inf>1−x</inf>Ge<inf>x</inf> on (101) Si substrate and that the [010] directional hole effective mass decreases obviously under strain, compared with the one in relaxed Si. The results above can supply valuable references to the design of the Si-based strained PMOS devices
Workflow modeling: exception and failure handling representation

The representation of the activities that compose the workflow processes, their execution sequence and relationships, the agents responsible for their execution, and the resources that are used during execution, is known as workflow modeling. Several techniques are being proposed to model workflow. One of them is to express the workflow model using the temporal object oriented data model TF-ORM (M. Nicolai and N. Eidelweiss, 1998). The occurrence of failures and exceptions during workflow execution may cause serious problems, especially in mission-critical applications. The paper shows how the TF-ORM formalism, when used to model workflow, allows the representation of several exceptions and the definition of information to be used for systems recovery.
THE DEVELOPMENT AND APPLICATION OF THE VISIBLE CHINESE HUMAN MODEL FOR MONTE CARLO DOSE CALCULATIONS

A new whole-body computational phantom, the Visible Chinese Human (VCH), was developed using high-resolution transversal photographs of a Chinese adult male cadaver. Following the segmentation and tridimensional reconstruction, a voxel-based model that faithfully represented the average anatomical characteristics of the Chinese population was established for radiation dosimetry. The vascular system of VCH was fully preserved, and the cadaver specimen was processed in the standing posture. A total of 8,920 slices were obtained by continuous sectioning at 0.2 mm intervals, and 48 organs and tissues were segmented from the tomographic color images at 5440 × 4080 pixel resolution, corresponding to a voxel size of 0.1 × 0.1 × 0.2 mm3. The resulting VCH computational phantom, consisting of 230 × 120 × 892 voxels with a unit volume of 2 × 2 × 2 mm3, was ported into Monte Carlo code MCNPX2.5 to calculate the conversion coefficients from kerma free-in-air to absorbed dose and to effective dose for external monoenergetic photon beams from 15 keV to 10 MeV under six idealized external irradiation geometries (anterior-posterior, posterior-anterior, left lateral, right lateral, rotational, and isotropic). Organ masses of the VCH model are fairly different from other human phantoms. Differences of up to 300% are observed between doses from ICRP 74 data and those of VIP-Man. Detailed information from the VCH model is able to improve the radiological datasets, particular for the Chinese population, and provide insights into the research of various computational phantoms.
Fruit developmental changes in abscisic and jasmonic acid contents of dragon fruit (Hylocereous undatus)

The changes in abscissic acid (ABA) and jasmonic acid (JA) contents during fruit development of dragon fruit (Hylocereus undaatus) were determined. Associated changes in respiration, 1-aminocyclopropane-1-carboxylic acid (ACC) contents, and sugar levels were also measured. ACC content and respiration rate were high at early fruit development stages and gradually decreased as the fruit matured and ripened. In the pulp, ABA content increased before the increase in glucose and fructose contents. JA contents in the peel and pulp were high at the immature stage and decreased toward maturation. The results indicate that dragon fruit is nonclimacteric and that JA may have a role in cell division in the developing fruit while ABA may induce fruit maturation.
Intermetallics in Solder Joints

Intermetallic compounds (IMCs) are generally considered a bad thing in solder joints, though this is not always the case. Excessive IMCs in solder joints are a bad thing since they significantly alter both the composition and the mechanical performance of the solder joint. Interfacial IMC layers can be an indication of the quality of the solder joint and the lack of them would indicate a solder process or possibly a material problem. What are intermetallic compounds? They are stoichiometric combinations of two or more metal atoms where the atomic fractions of the metals are generally fixed (for example Cu3Sn). This can be contrasted with solid solutions where the atomic fractions can sometimes very as widely as 0 100%. Metals and alloys exhibit metallic bonding between the atoms, whereas IMCs exhibit a more covalent character. This is why IMCs tend to be much harder and have much higher elastic moduli than either of their respective metallic elements (from the previous example Cu or Sn). The intermetallic compounds that have been most important in our work performing microstructural evaluations on solder joints are described briefly in the sections below.
2 0 1 2 J I N S T 7 P 0 1 0 1 0 The LHCb collaboration

Absolute luminosity measurements are of general interest for colliding-beam experiments at storage rings. These measurements are necessary to determine the absolute cross-sections of reaction processes and are valuable to quantify the performance of the accelerator. Using data taken in 2010, LHCb has applied two methods to determine the absolute scale of its luminosity measurements for proton-proton collisions at the LHC with a centre-of-mass energy of 7 TeV . In addition to the classic “van der Meer scan” method a novel technique has been developed which makes use of direct imaging of the individual beams using beam-gas and beam-beam interactions. This beam imaging method is made possible by the high resolution of the LHCb vertex detector and the close proximity of the detector to the beams, and allows beam parameters such as positions, angles and widths to be determined. The results of the two methods have comparable precision and are in good agreement. Combining the two methods, an overal precision of 3.5% in the absolute luminosity determination is reached. The techniques used to transport the absolute luminosity calibration to the full 2010 data-taking period are presented.
Induced Inhibition of Ischemic/Hypoxic Injury by APIP, a Novel Apaf-1-interacting Protein*

We describe the isolation and characterization of a new apaf-1-interacting protein (APIP) as a negative regulator of ischemic injury. APIP is highly expressed in skeletal muscle and heart and binds to the CARD of Apaf-1 in competition with caspase-9. Exogenous APIP inhibits cytochrome c-induced activation of caspase-3 and caspase-9, and suppresses cell death triggered by mitochondrial apoptotic stimuli through inhibiting the downstream activity of cytochrome c released from mitochondria. Conversely, reduction of APIP expression potentiates mitochondrial apoptosis. APIP expression is highly induced in mouse muscle affected by ischemia produced by interruption of the artery in the hindlimb and in C2C12 myotubes created by hypoxia in vitro, and the blockade of APIP up-regulation results in TUNEL-positive ischemic damage. Furthermore, forced expression of APIP suppresses ischemia/hypoxia-induced death of skeletal muscle cells. Taken together, these results suggest that APIP functions to inhibit muscle ischemic damage by binding to Apaf-1 in the Apaf-1/caspase-9 apoptosis pathway.
AGILITY FACTORS AND THEIR IMPACT ON PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PERFORMANCE

Agile product development is popular but still not well understood beyond its methodological implications. This paper reports an identification of agility factors enabling teams to make and communicate decisions more quickly in product development. On this basis, a quantitative System Dynamics (SD) model is developed and analyzed to explore the impact of the identified agility factors on the product development performance. The results show that both methodological and team factors do not only influence agility but can also significantly improve the project completion time and product quality.
Regulation of the Matriptase-Prostasin Cell Surface Proteolytic Cascade by Hepatocyte Growth Factor Activator Inhibitor-1 during Epidermal Differentiation*

Matriptase, a membrane-tethered serine protease, plays essential roles in epidermal differentiation and barrier function, largely mediated via its activation of prostasin, a glycosylphosphatidylinositol-anchored serine protease. Matriptase activity is tightly regulated by its inhibitor hepatocyte growth factor activator inhibitor-1 (HAI-1) such that free active matriptase is only briefly available to act on its substrates. In the current study we provide evidence for how matriptase activates prostasin under this tight control by HAI-1. When primary human keratinocytes are induced to differentiate in a skin organotypic culture model, both matriptase and prostasin are constitutively activated and then inhibited by HAI-1. These processes also occur in HaCaT human keratinocytes when matriptase activation is induced by exposure of the cells to a pH 6.0 buffer. Using this acid-inducible activation system we demonstrate that prostatin activation is suppressed by matriptase knockdown and by blocking matriptase activation with sodium chloride, suggesting that prostatin activation is dependent on matriptase in this system. Kinetics studies further reveal that the timing of autoactivation of matriptase, prostasin activation, and inhibition of both enzymes by HAI-1 binding are closely correlated. These data suggest that, during epidermal differentiation, the matriptase-prostasin proteolytic cascade is tightly regulated by two mechanisms: 1) prostasin activation temporally coupled to matriptase autoactivation and 2) HAI-1 rapidly inhibiting not only active matriptase but also active prostasin, resulting in an extremely brief window of opportunity for both active matriptase and active prostasin to act on their substrates.
Research on Intelligent Supervision Technology of Power Operation Security Risk Based on Internet of Things

According to the situation of power production safety and existing problems, this paper proposed a security intelligent monitoring solution for power grid based on Internet of things. The solution integrates the perception, communication and analysis technologies with the characteristics of the Internet of things. In the field, intelligent mobile terminals, intelligent security tools and other multi-source sensing equipment are used for on-site safety monitoring information collection, and data communication is realized by integrated application of 4G and narrowband Internet of things (NB-IoT). On this basis, cloud computing and edge computing are used to jointly analyse and evaluate security risk big data.
Immunological behavior of in vitro digested egg-white lysozyme.

SCOPE Besides its antimicrobial properties, lysozyme (LYS) is one of the major allergens from hen egg. This paper addresses the identification of the peptides produced upon in vitro gastrointestinal digestion of LYS, together with their IgE-binding and biological activity as a contribution to the understanding of what makes it a relevant allergen. METHODS AND RESULTS Simulated in vitro gastrointestinal digestion together with IgE binding, basophil degranulation, and peripheral blood mononuclear cells stimulation experiments were carried out. Identification of the fragments released was performed by HPLC-MS/MS and the immunoreactive products were analyzed by MALDI-TOF/TOF. Results showed that in vitro gastric and gastroduodenal digests of LYS maintained IgE binding, basophil activation capacity, and preserved T-cell immunogenicity. These biological activities could be attributed to either the persistence of intact LYS, due to incomplete gastric degradation and subsequent duodenal precipitation, the formation of fragment f(24-129) by chymotrypsin action on the soluble intact protein, or the release, upon combined gastric and pancreatic digestion, of immunoreactive peptides linked by disulphide bonds containing the epitopes f(57-83) and f(108-122). CONCLUSION The pH of gastric hydrolysis greatly determined the extent of subsequent duodenal digestion of LYS and the disclosure of relevant epitopes that could increase its allergenic potential.
Impact of the Project Manager’s interpersonal skills to Wärtsilä Marine Solutions customer delivery project success

Author Rami Kolmonen Title Impact of the Project Manager’s interpersonal skills to Wärtsilä Marine Solutions customer delivery project success Year 2018 Language English Pages 82 + 1 Appendix Name of Supervisor Adebayo Agbejule The objectives of this study were to ascertain role of organizational climate on the relationship between project managers’ interpersonal skills and project success. In recent years, many researchers have come to recognize the important role interpersonal skills of project managers play in project success. In addition, there have been calls for research into how organizational climate can affect project success. Data was collected through a structured web-based questionnaire with response from 253 individuals in the company’s project management department associated with projects representing themselves, their project, their expertise, and their organization. The responses were analysed using multiple regression analysis. First, the results of the study indicated that a statistically significant positive relationship exists between each of the identified project manager’s interpersonal skills and project success. Secondly, this study confirmed that a mediating effect of project organizational climate exists in the associations between the communications skills aspect of project manager’s interpersonal skills and project success. The study also shows that different types of organizational climates exist in project environment, and that project managers’ interpersonal skills can influence the organizational climate. Coupled with previous studies, this suggest the need for both researchers and practitioners to explore the role of organizational climate plays in the relationship between interpersonal skills and project success.
Effect of Firms’ Growth Indices on Profitability of Food & Beverage Firms in Nigeria

The study appraised the effect of firms’ growth indices on profitability of firms in Nigeria. The research adopted ex- post facto research design covering the period of sixteen years, 2001-2016. Secondary data was extracted from annual report and accounts of selected brewery firms quoted in the Nigeria Stock Exchange. The data were analyzed using multiple linear regression technique. Findings show that Total assets have significant effect on firm performance in Nigeria; Market value has significant effect on firm performance in Nigeria; and Firm size has significant effect on firm performance in Nigeria. The study recommends that Firms should endeavour to maintain increased assets to boost their performance, carry out necessary market capitalization in order to increase firm market value that would in turn lead to more performance rating. Firms should consolidate on attracting higher share sizes as a means of sustaining the performance of firms in Nigeria. Keywords: Growth Indicators, Market Value, Firm Size, Profits after Tax
What Really Happens During Flight to Safety: Evidence from Real Estate Markets

Flight to safety (FTS) affects the markets for risky assets such as stocks, corporate bonds, and commodities. Yet, little is known about the effects on commercial real estate. We show that REITs offer a partial hedge against FTS, with daily total returns being less sensitive to FTS than many other industries and measures of REIT liquidity actually improving on FTS days. However, a cluster of FTS days signals a decline in economic fundamentals in the long run. We find that the odds of a drop in REIT quarterly revenue increase by 15% after an FTS cluster, ceteris paribus. This effect persists for up to four quarters. We also find that commercial real estate price appreciation is all but wiped out over up to four quarters following an FTS cluster. Our findings benefit investors by providing estimates of the short-term return and liquidity response of REITs to FTS episodes, and by documenting long-term effects on REIT revenues and real asset values.
Online Control of Discrete Action following Visual Perturbation

We examined the spatial and temporal limitations of the visual corrective process in goal-directed aiming, as well as gender differences in online control. An initial experiment was conducted to test the utility of a monocular switch procedure as a method of rapidly introducing a visual perturbation. The results revealed minimal effect of the monocular switch on movement time and the endpoint error. Following this control experiment, prismatic displacement was introduced at the initiation of and during the movement. In the third experiment, the prism was presented prior to movement initiation, and then removed at the beginning of or during the movement. Movement trajectories were most influenced by the early presentation and removal of the prism, and female performance was significantly more affected by both perturbations than male performance.
Light-harvesting Chlorophyll a/b-binding Protein Stably Inserts into Etioplast Membranes Supplemented with Zn-pheophytina/b *

Light-harvesting chlorophylla/b-binding protein, LHCP, or its precursor, pLHCP, cannot be stably inserted into barley etioplast membranes in vitro. However, when these etioplast membranes are supplemented with the chlorophyll analogs Zn-pheophytin a/b, synthesizedin situ from Zn-pheophorbide a/b and digeranyl pyrophosphate, pLHCP is inserted into a protease-resistant state. This proves that chlorophyll is the only component lacking in etioplast membranes that is necessary for stable LHCP insertion. Synthesis of Zn-pheophytin b alone promotes insertion of LHCP in vitro into a protease-resistant state, whereas synthesis of Zn-pheophytin a alone does not. Insertion of pLHCP into etioplast membranes can also be stimulated by adding chlorophyll a and chlorophyll b to the membranes, albeit at a significantly lower efficiency as compared with Zn-pheophytin a/b synthesized in situ. When pLHCP is inserted into chlorophyll- or Zn-pheophytin-supplemented etioplast membranes and then assayed with protease, only the protease digestion product indicative of the monomeric major light-harvesting chlorophyll a/b complex (LHCII) is found but not the one indicating trimeric complexes. In this respect, chlorophyll- or Zn-pheophytin-supplemented etioplast membranes resemble thylakoid membranes at an early greening stage: pLHCP inserted into plastid membranes from greening barley is assembled into trimeric LHCII only after more than 1 h of greening.