Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Nutritional status and production of noni plants fertilized with manure and potassium

Noni is a fruit species cultivated around the world, including Brazil however, scientific information about its nutritional status are scarce, thus justifying the need for more research on this topic to enhance its productive yield. This study aim is to evaluate both the mineral foliar composition and the productivity of noni plants cultivated in soil with cattle manure and potassium (K). The experiment was conducted from July 2012 to November 2013 at the Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Municipality of Bananeiras, Paraíba State. Treatments were organised according to a 5 × 2 factorial design involving five doses of KCl (0; 13.2; 37.5; 61.5; and 69.6 g plant-1) in soil without cattle manure and with 4 kg plant-1, in randomized blocks, with four repetitions and three plants per plot. The number of noni fruits harvested by plants fertilized with cattle manure increased from 51 to 70 fruits plant-1. Compared to coffee trees, noni plants were adequately supplied with nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, calcium, magnesium, sulphur, iron and zinc, but they were deficient in boron and manganese. The application of cattle manure to soil promoted contents of phosphorus and potassium in foliar samples, positively affecting the fruit formation and the production of noni plants.
Who Is Afraid of CRP? Elevated Preoperative CRP Levels Might Attenuate the Increase in Inflammatory Parameters in Response to Lung Cancer Surgery

During surgery, ATP from damaged cells induces the release of interleukin-1β, a potent pro-inflammatory cytokine that contributes to the development of postoperative systemic inflammation, sepsis and multi-organ damage. We recently demonstrated that C-reactive protein (CRP) inhibits the ATP-induced release of monocytic interleukin-1β, although high CRP levels are deemed to be a poor prognostic marker. Here, we retrospectively investigated if preoperative CRP levels correlate with postoperative CRP, leukocyte counts and fever in the context of anatomical lung resection and systematic lymph node dissection as first line lung cancer therapy. No correlation was found in the overall results. In men, however, preoperative CRP and leukocyte counts positively correlated on postoperative days one to two, and a negative correlation of CRP and fever was seen in women. These correlations were more pronounced in men taking statins and in statin-naïve women. Accordingly, the inhibitory effect of CRP on the ATP-induced interleukin-1β release was blunted in monocytes from coronary heart disease patients treated with atorvastatin compared to monocytes obtained before medication. Hence, the common notion that elevated CRP levels predict more severe postoperative inflammation should be questioned. We rather hypothesize that in women and statin-naïve patients, high CRP levels attenuate trauma-induced increases in inflammatory markers.
Soil amendments promote denitrification in restored wetlands

Wetlands perform important ecosystem functions, including improvement of water quality through the process of denitrification. To offset the negative environmental impact of replacing wetlands with agriculture and development, the United States has a policy requiring that losses in wetland area are compensated for through wetland restoration elsewhere. However, these restored wetlands may require decades to achieve functional equivalency to natural wetlands. We evaluated the efficacy of using carbon amendments during restoration to promote denitrification potential in four restored wetlands in central New York State, United States. The amendments were straw, topsoil, and biochar, chosen to range along a gradient of carbon lability. Soil samples collected 6 years after restoration were analyzed for denitrification potential and associated soil properties, including soil carbon and nitrogen, pH, microbial biomass carbon and nitrogen, carbon lability, and potential net nitrogen mineralization and nitrification. Compared to unamended control plots, denitrification potential was approximately 3 times higher in straw‐amended plots, 8 times higher in topsoil‐amended plots, and 11 times higher in biochar‐amended plots. Denitrification potential positively correlated with both soil organic carbon and microbial biomass nitrogen, suggesting that the use of soil amendments in restorations can help stimulate the development of denitrification potential by facilitating the suite of carbon and nitrogen cycling processes that underlie this function. However, denitrification potential in a nearby natural reference wetland was at least 50 times higher than it was in the restored wetland plots, highlighting the limitations of using wetland restoration to compensate for the loss of natural wetlands.
Implementation of balanced scorecard in Vietnamese enteprises

Balanced scorecard is a highly effective method for performance measurement and strategic management in organizations and enterprises. The number of companies applying this method in Vietnam currently is not very high. For this reason, this paper aims to determine key factors for success when implementing balanced scorecard in Vietnamese enterprises. Then, it assesses the possibility for applying the method in companies who are planning to apply it. The data was collected from a survey of 6 companies who have applied balanced scorecard successfully and 19 companies who want to apply it. The data analysis result from the 6companies who have had success with the balanced scorecard shows four major success factors, including balanced scorecard usefulness, balanced scorecard design, company human resource capacity, and balanced scorecard implementation process. Then, these factors were applied into 19 companies who have interest in implement the balanced scorecard to evaluate the ability to apply balanced scorecard. The result show that senior leaders’ point of views, strategy planning and execution, performance assessment, human resource capacity, and operation management of the company could affect to balanced scorecard implementation. Therefore, business leaders need to focus on these factors in order to successfully implement balanced scorecard in Vietnamese enterprises. Qualitative analysis were applied in this study.
Synthesis and Characterization of NiFeCu Alloy Nanowire and their Optical Properties

The template assisted electrochemical deposition technique has been used for the fabrication of well aligned metallic (NiFeCu) nanowires. Anodic Alumina membrane (AAM) is used as a template. The crystallographic study and imaging analysis tools used for the nanowires are x-ray diffractometer (XRD) and field-emission scanning electron microscope (FE-SEM) respectively. The absorption spectra have been studied using UV-Vis spectroscopy by varying the wavelength in the range of 200-800 nm. It has been observed that the alloy nanowires show an increase in the absorption value and peak occurred in UV region.
Evaluating the Feasibility of Using Classifiers in Detecting Social Engineering Fraud

Social engineering fraud is among the most notorious forms of fraud through which people continue to lose money and sensitive information. Its increasing prevalence is negatively affecting strides made in mobile and digital banking. Despite efforts in creating public awareness, its mitigation has not been effective as the tricks used by swindlers keep evolving. Virtually all existing solutions to the problem are based on human interventions such as manually reporting and blacklisting phone numbers. This approach is slow and inefficient due to the huge number of incidents reported relative to the limited existing human resource capacity. This paper presents an evaluation of the feasibility of using classifiers to detect voice-based social engineering fraud. Findings suggest the possibility of using natural language processing and machine learning to automate the detection of voice-based social engineering fraud. Outcomes of the study can be used to develop automated real-time SEF detection systems.
Caractérisation fonctionnelle de la protéine ECT2 comme lecteur de la modification N6-méthyladénosine des ARN messagers chez la plante Arabidopsis thaliana

Le controle de l’expression des genes est un processus crucial pour le developpement, la reproduction ou les mecanismes d’acclimatation aux stress environnementaux et met en jeu des voies de regulation post-transcriptionnelles agissant sur les ARN messagers (ARNm). Ces molecules portent des modifications chimiques dont l’une des plus abondantes est la N6-methyladenosine ou m6A. Cette modification permet notamment d’attirer des proteines specifiques qualifiees de « lecteurs » qui, chez les mammiferes, agissent principalement pour favoriser la degradation et/ou la traduction des ARNm. Mes travaux de these ont eu pour objectif de caracteriser les fonctions d’un de ces lecteurs, nomme ECT2, chez la plante modele Arabidopsis thaliana. Dans un premier temps, sa fonction de liaison aux ARNm methyles ainsi que son role dans le developpement de la plante ont ete demontres. Au niveau moleculaire, une approche de proteomique a permis d’identifier de nombreux partenaires d’ECT2 dont la majorite est impliquee dans le metabolisme des ARNm parmi lesquels des facteurs inhibiteurs de traduction. Les resultats d’une analyse de translatomique permettent de proposer un modele ou ECT2 jouerait un role de represseur de la traduction d’ARNm en cooperation avec ses partenaires LARP1 et DCP5, deux facteurs evolutivement conserves qui agissent dans le controle de la traduction des ARNm. Enfin, j’ai egalement decouvert que la proteine ECT2 est dynamiquement modifiee via des phosphorylations en reponse a un stress thermique, ce qui semble notamment affecter sa capacite a reconnaitre les residus m6A. Ces travaux suggerent pour la premiere fois que l’activite d’un lecteur peut etre regulee par des phosphorylations en reponse a des variations environnementales.
Vascular defects of DYRK1A knockouts are ameliorated by modulating calcium signaling in zebrafish

ABSTRACT DYRK1A is a major causative gene in Down syndrome (DS). Reduced incidence of solid tumors such as neuroblastoma in DS patients and increased vascular anomalies in DS fetuses suggest a potential role of DYRK1A in angiogenic processes, but in vivo evidence is still scarce. Here, we used zebrafish dyrk1aa mutant embryos to understand DYRK1A function in cerebral vasculature formation. Zebrafish dyrk1aa mutants exhibited cerebral hemorrhage and defects in angiogenesis of central arteries in the developing hindbrain. Such phenotypes were rescued by wild-type dyrk1aa mRNA, but not by a kinase-dead form, indicating the importance of DYRK1A kinase activity. Chemical screening using a bioactive small molecule library identified a calcium chelator, EGTA, as one of the hits that most robustly rescued the hemorrhage. Vascular defects of mutants were also rescued by independent modulation of calcium signaling by FK506. Furthermore, the transcriptomic analyses supported the alterations of calcium signaling networks in dyrk1aa mutants. Together, our results suggest that DYRK1A plays an essential role in angiogenesis and in maintenance of the developing cerebral vasculature via regulation of calcium signaling, which may have therapeutic potential for DYRK1A-related vascular diseases. Summary: The roles of DYRK1A in angiogenesis and maintenance of the developing cerebral vasculature mediated by calcium signaling were revealed using zebrafish dyrk1aa knockout mutants.
Preface

Semiconductor non-volatile memories have gained in the last decade an explosive success, thanks to the ever increasing market demand for portable consumer products requiring permanent data storage, such as digital cameras, MP3 players, removable cards, USB sticks, mobile phones, and, lately, solid state drives (SSD). The Flash technology, allowing high-density, small volume, and low-power devices, demonstrated the possibility to fulfill the requirements for these new applications to be developed. In particular, the NAND and the NOR Flash architectures represent today the winning solution for data and code storage, respectively. Floating-Gate (FG) Flash memories have been able so far to satisfy the market requirements, especially for the portable equipments, and to become the mainstream nonvolatile memory (NVM) technology. The increase of the integration density and the concurrent reduction of the producing cost are the basis of the growth of the storage semiconductor industry, as they allow not only to offer better memories at lower price, but also to open new market possibilities. Projecting into the next decade, though, there are several problems that must be faced to further scale the FG concept. Different approaches have been proposed to overcome these limitations, and one of the most promising seems to be the charge trap (CT) concept, such as SONOS and TANOS memories. In Chapter 1 the working principle of the Flash memories is presented, explaining the reasons why this technology is facing ever increasing problems in the scaling process; then the possible alternatives are presented, dividing them in two big categories: (a) the evolutionary technologies, that slightly change the cell structure but maintain the same basic working principle and (b) new storing concepts, that completely change the approach to store informations. Among these the CT solution will be elaborated, explaining how it can solve some of the problems of the Flash cells, and also presenting the different possibilities, such as planar SONOS and TANOS, or 3D architectures, briefly discussing advantages and drawbacks of the different approaches. Chapter 2 will focus on the modeling of planar CT memories: first a
Proteomic Studies on Fruit Ripening and Senescence

ABSTRACT Fruits containing beneficial nutrients are of significant economic importance. Due to the rapid development of “omic” technologies and strategies, the proteomic approach, in addition to genomics, transcriptomics, and metabolomics, has attracted the attention of scientists to cover the comprehensive analysis of plant physiology and biology. The implementation of quantitative proteomic approach contributed to elucidating the molecular mechanism underlying fruit development, senescence, physiological disorders, and response to exogenous treatments. During the last decade, the isotope-labeled/label-free proteomic strategies have been applied in fruit science to obtain the near-complete investigations of quantifications and functions of fruit proteomes. Additionally, the recent implementation of mass spectrometry (MS)-based selected/multiple reaction monitoring (SRM/MRM) technology in targeted proteomics introduced the possibility of quantitative follow-up of specific protein targets in hypothesis-driven experiments. This review presents a comprehensive and up-dated overview of the application of proteomics in fruit ripening and development, fruit senescence, fruit physiological disorders, and oxidative stress, as well as the fruit proteomic response to postharvest exogenous treatment. The proteomic technologies and strategies in fruit science are summarized, and the panoramic views of differentially expressed proteins are discussed.
The relationship between online trust, customer engagement and EWOM

customer engagement, equality, EWOM, online trust This study aims to investigate the influence of e-quality and online trust on customer engagement and e-word of mouth. In particular, this study explored and analyzed a relatively new relationship, the impact of customer engagement on e-word of mouth. The measurement model and conceptual model describing the relationships hypothesized in the study was evaluated, based on responses from 370 online purchasing customers who are students or office workers in Ho Chi Minh City. E-quality has a direct impact on online trust, which impacts online customer engagement of customers and e-word of mouth. Online trust has a direct effect on customer engagement and eword-of-mouth. In particular, online engagement impacts on eword of mouth. This study provides not only theoretical and practical meaning, and enables companies to realize the importance of customer engagement and e-word of mouth but also a number of solutions to help businesses build and increase their customer engagement and positive e-word of mouth.
Satellite driven distribution models of endangered Atlantic sturgeon occurrence in the mid-Atlantic Bight

Satellite driven distribution models of endangered Atlantic sturgeon occurrence in the mid-Atlantic Bight Matthew W. Breece*, Dewayne A. Fox, Danielle E. Haulsee, Isaac I. Wirgin, and Matthew J. Oliver Department of Oceanography, College of the Earth, Ocean, and Environment, University of Delaware, Lewes, DE, USA Department of Natural Resources, College of Agriculture and Related Sciences, Delaware State University, Dover, DE, USA Department of Environmental Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Strange Expectations

A new problem about mathematical expectation: there exists a state of affairs S and options H and T such that in every element of one partition of S, the expectation of H exceeds that of T, while in every element of a different partition of S, the expectation of T exceeds that of H. This problem may be connected with questions about inference in the short and long run, and with questions about confidence intervals and fiducial probability.
In vitro evaluation of the curcumin against fluconazole-resistant strains of Candida spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans

ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 04 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com The isolates of Candida spp. and Cryptococcus neoformans were inhibited by curcumin, with different degrees of inhibition among species, with MICs ranging from 8-64 μg/mL. After exposure of the C. albicans strains to curcumin, it was observed a decrease in the number of viable cells and damage to cell membranes, the mitochondrial function of C. albicans cells appears to be affected after exposure to curcumin. Our data suggest that after exposure to curcumin, C. albicans cells showed total strand breaks in the DNA, where the nuclear DNA fragmentation was evident in the comet assay. Oxidative damage to DNA was verified by the alkaline comet assay in the presence of Fpg, where it was observed an increase in DNA migration of cells that were treated with curcumin. Based on the characteristics of cell death observed, it is raised the hypothesis that curcumin seems to exert its antifungal activity at specific sites near the DNA, resulting in cell death by apoptosis. K e y w o r d s Curcumin. Resistance. Fluconazole. Candida. Cryptococcus neoformans Accepted: 10 March 2018
Why the Folk Aren't Doing Psychology: Review of Interpreting Minds by Radu Bogdan

Radu Bogdan would like us to change the way we think about what goes under the heading of "folk psychology," "everyday mind reading" (or, in my case, "social cognition"). From gaze-tracking to linguistic content ascription, Bogdan tells us, the competences displayed in primate social interaction are adaptations, and as such, designed to enable effective action. What we have on our hands is thus "neither a (naive) logos nor literally about the psyche" (p. 2). It is, rather, a specialized kind of practical know-how, concerned with "external relata"--agents and relevant aspects of a context of interaction. Bogdan prefers therefore to use the term "interpretation," whose "Ursense" he glosses as "organisms making sense of each other in contexts where this matters biologically" (p. 10). Interpretation is "a modality selected for doing something about a subject's goals and behaviors" (p. 30) in situations where these have a bearing on the goals (and therefore the biological interests) of the interpreter. The interpreter's "categorization prism . articulates a network of nodes and routes of practical involvement" (p. 60). Interpretation is not "spectatorial" or "theoretical"; it is continuous with science only insofar as we endorse a philosophy of science characterized by "healthy marxist and pragmatist themes . that practice dominates theory, that acting precedes and constrains representing, and that successfully intervening in the order of nature is evidence of knowledge and test of reality" (p. 106).
Effect of FOXK2 overexpression on malignant biological behaviors of ovarian cancer SK-OV-3 cells

[摘 要] 目的:探讨过表达叉头框转录因子FOXK2对人卵巢癌SK-OV-3细胞增殖、迁移、侵袭、黏附等的影响及相关分子机 制。 方法:将FOXK2基因编码序列克隆到慢病毒表达载体,在HEK293T细胞中包装慢病毒并感染人卵巢癌SK-OV-3细胞,用 qPCR和Western blotting检测过表达效果,用CCK-8法、细胞划痕愈合、Transwell和细胞黏附实验分别检测细胞的增殖、迁移、侵 袭和黏附能力,用 qPCR检测细胞上皮间质转化(epithelial-mesenchymal transition, EMT)标志物表达水平。 结果:成功构建了 FOXK2基因过表达载体并包装成慢病毒,将该慢病毒成功感染了SK-OV-3细胞并使FOXK2的表达水平显著上调(P<0.01)。 过 表达FOXK2后,SK-OV-3细胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力显著降低、黏附能力显著升高(P<0.05或P<0.01),E-cadherin和β-catenin 表达水平显著升高而vimentin和 fibronection表达水平显著降低(均P<0.01)。 结论:过表达FOXK2基因导致卵巢癌SK-OV-3细 胞的增殖、迁移和侵袭能力显著降低、黏附能力显著升高,其分子机制可能是阻止肿瘤细胞的EMT进程,FOXK2可能是卵巢癌诊 疗的一个潜在靶标。 [关键词] 叉头框转录因子FOXK2;卵巢癌;SK-OV-3细胞;增殖;迁移;侵袭;上皮间质转化 [中图分类号] R737.31;R730.2 [文献标识码] A [文章编号] 1007-385X(2020)04-0385-06
A simple method for the determination of sensitivity to density changes in sand liquefaction

Fully saturated loose coarse-grained soils are known to be prone to liquefaction. Conventional laboratory tests for soil liquefaction include usually cyclic testing in triaxial apparatus. However, such investigations are complicated and time-consuming. The objective of the outlined work is to evaluate the sensitivity of different sands to density change with respect to liquefaction using a relatively simple method. This method enables a fast setup of the tested specimen and a subsequent investigation of the pore water pressure build-up during cyclic shearing within a short time. The results have confirmed a good repeatability of the new method as well as an expected dependence of the pore pressure build-up on initial density. Validation of the method was performed using the results of cyclic triaxial tests. A good agreement between both methods was observed regarding the rate of the pore pressure increase with initial density. Furthermore, it was shown that the initial fabric of soil has a larger impact on the pore pressure build-up during cyclic loading than the relative density.
Influences of social ties on firms’ performance - A study in Vietnam on corporate social responsibility practices

Social ties and their influences on firm’s performance are still issues of many debates. The reason is that previous studies gave different findings about the effects of social ties on firm’s performance. This study, therefore, focuses on finding what managers in construction firms perceive of social ties in their business and how these ties affect corporate social responsibility (CSR) practices – an aspect of firm’s performance. To address these research objectives, qualitative approach is employed and in-depth interview with managers in construction firms is conducted to collect the data. Furthermore, the study also explores how managers think of CSR changes in the near future. The research findings show that interviewees strongly believe in CSR changes including both internal and external changes. In terms of social ties, the research also identifies government authorities and professional associations; and business partners as political and business ties, respectively. The findings show that managers easily realize business ties and their effects on CSR practices. Meanwhile, only some managers with years of seniority can perceive of political ties and their effects. The research findings also suggest some noteworthy issues for the authorities of the industry to consider including lack of information among managers about firm’s aspects and relationships, and the significance of professional associations (a type of political ties) although these ties currently have no influences on CSR practices of construction businesses.