Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ORCHIDEE‐STICS, a process‐based model of sugarcane biomass production: calibration of model parameters governing phenology

Agro‐Land Surface Models (agro‐LSM) combine detailed crop models and large‐scale vegetation models (DGVMs) to model the spatial and temporal distribution of energy, water, and carbon fluxes within the soil–vegetation–atmosphere continuum worldwide. In this study, we identify and optimize parameters controlling leaf area index (LAI) in the agro‐LSM ORCHIDEE‐STICS developed for sugarcane. Using the Morris method to identify the key parameters impacting LAI, at eight different sugarcane field trial sites, in Australia and La Reunion island, we determined that the three most important parameters for simulating LAI are (i) the maximum predefined rate of LAI increase during the early crop development phase, a parameter that defines a plant density threshold below which individual plants do not compete for growing their LAI, and a parameter defining a threshold for nitrogen stress on LAI. A multisite calibration of these three parameters is performed using three different scoring functions. The impact of the choice of a particular scoring function on the optimized parameter values is investigated by testing scoring functions defined from the model‐data RMSE, the figure of merit and a Bayesian quadratic model‐data misfit function. The robustness of the calibration is evaluated for each of the three scoring functions with a systematic cross‐validation method to find the most satisfactory one. Our results show that the figure of merit scoring function is the most robust metric for establishing the best parameter values controlling the LAI. The multisite average figure of merit scoring function is improved from 67% of agreement to 79%. The residual error in LAI simulation after the calibration is discussed.
A new approximation algorithm for the weighted vertex cover problem

The minimum weighted vertex cover is an acknowledged NP complete problem. If there is an undirected graph G = (V, E) given with weights on every vertex, the challenge is to discover a vertex set C* subset of V, such that vertices belonging to the set C* have minimum weight and should cover each edge belonging to the edge set E. In this work an approximation algorithm for a given graph G = (V, E) is proposed to discover nearest optimal solution of the weighted vertex cover problem. The proposed algorithm is greedy in nature. In this work adjacency matrix is used to represent the graph.
Pengaruh Prenatal Gentle Yoga Terhadap Tingkat Kecemasan Ibu Hamil Menghadapi Persalinan

Mental health including pregnancy anxiety has been proven to be reduced or eliminated through physical exercise. Physical exercises recommended is yoga because it is low cost, easy to do and very beneficial for physical fitness and psychology. Yoga in pregnancy is more effective in reducing anxiety and depression. The purpose of this study was to analyze the effect of prenatal gentle yoga on the level of anxiety pregnant women face in labor. Intervention research design with Quasi experimental one group pre-post-test design. Subjects in this study were third trimester pregnant women in the working area of Putri Ayu Public Health Center in Jambi City, were given a pre-test using the Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS) questionnaire, prenatal yoga exercises were performed 4 times for 4 consecutive weeks, then a post test was conducted. The study was conducted in the working area of the Putri Ayu Public Health Center in Jambi. The collected data will be analyzed univariate and bivariate. There is an effect of prenatal gentle yoga on the anxiety of pregnant women in facing labor with a p-value <0.001 (95% CI). There is a significant influence of prenatal gentle yoga on pregnancy anxiety in the delivery of laborKesehatan mental termasuk kecemasan kehamilan terbukti dapat dikurangi atau dihilangkan melalui latihan fisik. Salah satu latihan fisik yang direkomendasikan adalah yoga karena biaya rendah, mudah untuk dilakukan dan sangat bermanfaat untuk kebugaran fisik dan psikologi. Yoga dalam kehamilan lebih efektif dalam menurunkan kecemasan dan depresi. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk menganalsis pengaruh prenatal gentle yoga terhadap tingkat kecemasan ibu hamil menghadapi persalinan. Desain penelitian intervensi dengan Quasi eksperimental one grup pre-post-test design. Subjek dalam penelitian ini adalah ibu hamil trimester III di wilayah kerja Puskesmas Putri Ayu Kota Jambi, diberikan pre test menggunakan kuesioner Hamilton Anxiety Rating Scale (HARS), latihan prenatal yoga dilakukan sebanyak 4 kali selama 4 minggu berturut-turut, selanjutnya dilakukan post test. Penelitian dilakukan di Wilayah kerja Puskesmas Putri Ayu Kota Jambi. Data yang terkumpul akan dianalsisi secara univariat dan bivariat. Ada pengaruh prenatal gentle yoga terhadap kecemasan ibu hamil dalam menghadapi persalinan dengan p-value <0,001 (CI 95%). Prenatal gentle yoga berpengaruh signifikan terhadap penurunan tingkat kecemasan ibu hamil dalam menghadapi persalinan.
On the mechanism of membrane transport of zinc ions by ZntB

Zinc is essential for all branches of life and is the second most abundant transition metal divalent cation in living organisms after iron. Since metal ions cannot be synthesized, all living organisms rely on membrane proteins to take up metal cations from the environment. However, in many cases an excess of metals is toxic, thus there must be also membrane proteins capable to expel unnecessary ions. To fully understand these processes of metal transport in and out the cell, it is essential to solve structures of the membrane proteins in the presence and absence of their substrates, and to characterize them biochemically to propose and validate their transport mechanism. This thesis contributes in the understanding on the transport of zinc, and several other metal ions, via ZntB and other members of the 2-TM-GxN family, which are present in every kingdom of life.
Diversity and composition of arbustive spiders in an Atlantic Forest fragment and two adjacent areas

O presente estudo investigou preliminarmente a diversidade e composicao de aranhas arbustivas em uma area de inicio de sucessao (arbustiva), uma area em estagio intermediario de sucessao (floresta secundaria) e um fragmento de Mata Atlântica em Torres, Rio Grande do Sul. Aranhas e outros artropodes (presas potenciais de aranhas) foram coletados com guarda-chuva entomologico, entre 50 e 200 cm de altura, em 10 parcelas em cada area no ano de 2008. A riqueza de especies foi acessada atraves de rarefacoes baseadas no numero de individuos, a composicao de especies foi analisada atraves de uma MANOVA por teste de aleatorizacao e a correlacao entre a composicao de especies de aranhas e as ordens de presas potenciais foi analisada atraves de um teste de Mantel. A abundância de aranhas nao variou entre as areas. A riqueza estimada foi maior no fragmento de Mata Atlântica, enquanto a composicao de aranhas foi diferente nas tres areas. Nao houve correlacao entre a composicao das assembleias de aranhas e a composicao de presas potenciais. A maior riqueza de aranhas arbustivas no fragmento de Mata Atlântica provavelmente se deve a presenca de uma comunidade vegetal mais diversa. As diferencas nas composicoes indicam que parte das especies desse fragmento podem nao ser capazes de utilizar ambientes da matriz, pois houve pouca sobreposicao de especies entre as areas com maior similaridade vegetal (madura e intermediaria). Os resultados indicam que as especies desse fragmento de Mata Atlântica sao seletivas no uso do habitat, mostrando a importância da protecao desse e de outros fragmentos para a conservacao das assembleias de aranhas arbustivas. Adicionalmente, areas em estagio intermediario de sucessao, contiguas a esse e outros fragmentos, podem ser importantes para algumas especies da floresta e tambem necessitam de atencao para sua conservacao. Palavras-chave: fragmentacao, especies matriz-tolerantes, sucessao florestal, estrutura de floresta.
The Effects of L1 Transfer and Processing Strategies on L2 Acquisition of Japanese Wh-Constructions

L2 learners of Japanese have been said to resolve scope ambiguity in question fragments in a manner similar to native speakers; they use the processing strategy that requires shorter dependency between a whphrase and a question morpheme -KA (Lieberman et al. 2006). This study investigates how L2 learners perform with regard to ambiguous wh-sentences in Japanese when more than one processing strategy is involved. We have demonstrated that not only the strategy to require shorter dependency but also the strategy related to case particle affects acceptability judgments of Japanese wh-questions. In addition, we suggested that a specific L1 property (clausal typing in L1) may be a determinant in the selection of processing strategies.
BODY ESTEEM AND NARCISSISM AS PREDICTOR OF SOOCIAL PHYSIQUE ANXIETY AMONG ADOOLESCENTS

Objective: To discover the predicting role of body esteem and narcissism for social physique anxiety among adolescents. Study Design: Correlational study. Place and Duration of Study: 06 Different educational institutes of Bhalwal and Sargodha city, from Jul 2018 to Nov 2018. Methodology: Body Esteem Scale (BES), Social Physique Anxiety Scale (SPAS) and Hyper Sensitive Narcissism Scale were used to measure constructs of present study. Pearson coefficient analysis, linear regression and t-test were run to analyze data. Results: Result of Pearson correlation revealed that adolescents’ body esteem had significant negative relationship with social physique anxiety and non-significant positive relationship with narcissism; however, narcissism had strong positive relationship with social physique anxiety. Linear regression showed that body esteem was significant negative whereas narcissism was significant positive predictor of social physique anxiety among adolescent boys and girls. Furthermore, t-test analyses revealed that adolescent girls had significantly low body esteem, high social physique anxiety and narcissism as compared to adolescent boys. However, differences regarding age and education levels were found to be non-significant. The implications, suggestions and limitations of study have also been discussed. Conclusion: Current study concluded that body esteem and narcissism are significant predictors of social physique anxiety among adolescents and this varies across gender.
Was internal fertilization an innovation of early Bilateria? Evidence from sperm structure of a mollusc

Spermiogenesis and mature sperm ultrastructure has been studied for the first time in the Neomeniomorpha, a group of worm-like aplacophorans considered ‘primitive’ among extant Mollusca. The striking similarity between this sperm and that of some ‘primitive’ annelids, as well as an overall similarity with filiform sperm of some other invertebrate groups including basal flatworms, indicates homology and an ancient link between these groups that includes internal fertilization. This idea is supported by geological, palaeontological and reproductive data, but contradicts the widely accepted theory that early Bilateria were free-spawning, triploblastic organisms with planktotrophic larvae.
Environmental triggers of germination and phenological events in an arid savannah region of northern Kenya

Abstract Germination, seedling emergence, growth and phenological patterns of two plant species found in an arid savannah region of Kenya were studied in relation to watering, rainfall and soil moisture under laboratory and field conditions. An initial 5 mm watering event triggered seedling emergence of Leptothrium senegalense (Kunth.) under laboratory conditions. Under field conditions, 24·3 mm and 9·6 mm of rainfall evoked emergence of the grass seedlings in rain-fed and irrigated plots, respectively, while 26·9 mm was necessary to evoke emergence of Indigofera spinosa (Forsk.). Watering alone did not evoke seedling emergence under field conditions. Seedling emergence was also associated with high relative humidity and low evaporative demand. Results confirmed a staggered seedling emergence pattern in both species. Seedling density was higher for L. senegalense than I. spinosa , indicating their r/k strategies. Grass seedlings were able to achieve reproductive maturity even under conditions of severe moisture stress (within 34 days) after 31·9 mm of rain. Indigofera spinosa seedlings, however, never attained the reproductive stage. A 2-month dry season spell resulted in 80–100% seedling mortality. Green-up of I. spinosa occurred with 5 mm of rainfall in 4–5 days. Podding of rain-fed and irrigated non-clipped I. spinosa was achieved in 29 and 14 days, respectively, with 31·9 mm of rain.
Privacy Preserving Participatory Sensor Network on Named Data Networking Infrastructure

The world of Internet of Things (IoT) and ubiquitous computing lead the computing systems integrate sensors and handheld devices into a common platform to offer new services. Participatory Sensor Network (PSN) is one of such a network which is formed in an ad-hoc basis. The success of such network always depends on the quality of data shared by the participants. Privacy concern is one of the main reasons why an individual may not prefer to share their sensitive data. Not many research works have been performed to preserve the privacy of individual data in a PSN. On the other hand, Named Data Network (NDN), an instance of Information-Centric Network (ICN), is an alternative of TCP/IP that inherently considers the concern of security as opposed to TCP/IP. By default, NDN ensures the privacy of the data consumer but it fails to ensure the same for data provider. In this paper, we propose a ring signature based NDN to ensure the privacy of the data provider. Our proposed solution seems to be effective based on the performance and security analysis.
The Effects of Herbivory by a Mite, Aculus hyperici, and Nutrient Deficiency on Growth in Hypericum Species

The combined effects of herbivory by a mite, Aculus hyperici Liro, and a deficiency of nutrients on plant growth were measured for Hypericum perforatum L. and H. gramineum J.Forst. grown in a glasshouse. The results are discussed in relation to the biological control of H. perforatum, an introduced weed in southern Australia, relative to growth of its indigenous congener, H. gramineum. Growth of both species was reduced when infested with the mite, although the growth of H. perforatum was reduced by more than that of H. gramineum. Nutrient deficiencies also reduced growth of both species, especially of roots. Imposition of nutrient deficiency on mite-infested plants caused multiplicative reductions in plant growth equivalent to the product of the proportional reductions caused by either herbivory or nutrient deficiency alone.
Spatial distribution of catch and effort in a fishery for snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio): tests of predictions of the ideal free distribution

The ideal free distribution (IFD), a hypothesis from behavioural ecology, predicts that fishery effort should map resource distribution better than catch-per-unit-effort (CPUE) when interference competition occurs in the fishery. We tested this prediction using data from the fishery and annual research survey for snow crab (Chionoecetes opilio) in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence. Effort was positively correlated with the local abundance of crabs in all years. Correlations between CPUE and local crab abundance were also positive in some years, but negative in others. In the latter cases, CPUE and effort were also negatively correlated, suggesting intense competition in the fishery. In most years, CPUE tended to be equalized among areas compared with the distributions of effort and local crab abundance, as predicted by the IFD. In most years, differences in spatial distribution were more significant between CPUE and crab abundance than between effort and crab abundance. Although effort was the more reliab.
Antioxidant Potential Overviews of Secondary Metabolites (Polyphenols) in Fruits

The rise in consumption of energy-dense foods has resulted in the displacement of several essential dietary gaps, causing numerous long-lasting diseases, including obesity, stroke, hypertension, and several forms of cancer. Epidemiological studies encourage more fruit consumption to prevent these diseases. The defensive mechanisms provided by these fruits against illness are due to the existence of several antioxidants. Recent studies proved that (poly) phenolic compounds are ideally the core phytochemicals with both functional and health-promoting properties found in the plant's kingdom, and low intake could result in the risk of certain diseases. Phytonutrients are powerful antioxidants that can modify metabolic activation and detoxification of carcinogens. The ideal motive of this review is to provide an overview as well as illuminate the polyphenolic merits of fruits in general. Fruits have several merits, including weight maintenance, proper health development, and satiety. There are many analytical methods for determining and measuring the phenolic content of different products. Phenolic compounds are of nutritional interest since they aid in the retardation and inhibition of lipids by acting as scavengers that prevent and protect the proliferation of oxidative chains. Future studies are required to help identify the physiological metabolic activities as well as to improve human health.
GS3 participates in stigma exsertion as well as seed length in rice

Stigma exsertion is an important trait that contributes to the improvement of seed production in hybrid rice. We demonstrate that GS3, one of the genes regulating seed length, also regulates stigma length and participates in stigma exsertion in rice. GS3 mRNA is expressed in the basal part of the young stigma, and a nonsense mutation in the second exon of GS3 causes an increase in cell number, resulting in elongation of the stigma. Manipulation of GS3 should contribute to the improvement of hybrid seed-production efficiency.
FLOCCULATION CHARACTERISTICS OF YEASTS: II. SUGARS AS DISPERSING AGENTS

The flocculating power of a yeast is conveniently estimated in terms of the amount of a deflocculating agent which just disperses a standard suspension of the washed cells. Among the substances tested, a strong deflocculating action is shown by certain sugars, of which mannose and maltose are the most effective. Using a yeast which is dispersed by maltose, it has been shown that the course of flocculation in wort can be accounted for in terms of: (a) changes in the maltose concentration in the wort; and (b) the flocculating power of the washed cells themselves removed at various stages of growth.
Organ-Protective Effects and the Underlying Mechanism of Dexmedetomidine

Dexmedetomidine (DEX) is a highly selective α2 adrenergic receptor (α2AR) agonist currently used in clinical settings. Because DEX has dose-dependent advantages of sedation, analgesia, antianxiety, inhibition of sympathetic nervous system activity, cardiovascular stabilization, and significant reduction of postoperative delirium and agitation, but does not produce respiratory depression and agitation, it is widely used in clinical anesthesia and ICU departments. In recent years, much clinical study and basic research has confirmed that DEX has a protective effect on a variety of organs, including the nervous system, heart, lungs, kidneys, liver, and small intestine. It acts by reducing the inflammatory response in these organs, activating antiapoptotic signaling pathways which protect cells from damage. Therefore, based on wide clinical application and safety, DEX may become a promising clinical multiorgan protection drug in the future. In this article, we review the physiological effects related to organ protection in α2AR agonists along with the organ-protective effects and mechanisms of DEX to understand their combined application value.
Perioperative Dexmedetomidine Fails to Improve Postoperative Analgesic Consumption and Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Lateral Thoracotomy for Thoracic Esophageal Cancer: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial

Objectives Dexmedetomidine is widely used as an adjunct to general anesthesia. In this study, we evaluated the effects of perioperative dexmedetomidine infusion on postoperative analgesia in patients undergoing lateral thoracotomy for thoracic esophageal cancer. Methods A total of 62 patients undergoing lateral thoracotomy for thoracic esophageal cancer were randomized to receive adjuvant therapy with either dexmedetomidine (0.5 μg/kg intravenous bolus injection for 10 min before induction of anesthesia, followed by continuous infusion of 0.2–0.4 μg/kg/h until the end of surgery, and 0.06 μg/kg/h for 5 days after surgery) or equal volumes of saline. Acute postoperative pain was treated with patient-controlled intravenous sufentanil and flurbiprofen axetil. The primary outcomes of this study were the numbers of analgesic requirements in the first postoperative 72 h. Results Perioperative dexmedetomidine did not decrease the numbers of analgesic requirements in the first postoperative 72 h (dexmedetomidine group: 12.14 ± 4.76, saline group: 10.89 ± 5.66; p=0.367). Likewise, the groups did not differ with respect to total postoperative analgesic requirements, postoperative pain, perioperative inflammation, blood cell count, incidence of adverse events, surgical recovery (assessed at postoperative days 2 and 5 using the surgical recovery scale), length of hospital stay, hospital cost, incidence of chronic pain, or quality of life. Notably, dexmedetomidine had beneficial effects on decreasing intraoperative opioid consumption and improving postoperative sleep quality. Discussion. Perioperative dexmedetomidine has limited analgesic benefits in lateral thoracotomy for esophageal cancer when added to an opioid-based multimodal anesthetic regimen but can reduce opioid consumption.