Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
MADS-Box Genes Are Associated with the Petaloidy/Sepaloidy of Stamens in Cytoplasmic Male Sterile Brassica

MADS-box genes are well known for the ABC model of flower development. In this study, we investigated the expressions of A, B and C functions Brassica rapa MADS-box genes in different Ogura cytoplasmic male sterile (CMS) lines of B. juncea, B. oleracea, and their wild types. We observed two AP1-like (BjAP1 and BoCAL1), three PISTILLATA-like (PI-like; BjPI1, BoPI1, and BoPI2) and six AGAMOUS-like (AG-like; BjAGL1, BjAGL2, BjAGL3, BjAGL4, BoAGL1, and BoAGL2) genes to be altered their expressions in the CMS B. juncea and B. oleracea compared to their wild types. Partial and complete petaloidy in the third whorl (stamen) were observed of two CMS B. juncea lines J26 and J27, respectively. Besides, a sepaloidy structure was evident in the third whorl of CMS B. oleracea line 25053. Altered expressions of BjAP1 and BjPI1 in the fourth whorl (pistil) can be correlated with curved and robust stature of pistils in CMS B. juncea. Furthermore, an in silico protein interaction analysis revealed that AP-like, PI-like, and AG-like proteins are in close association with different MADS-box proteins and LEAFY (LFY), UNUSUAL FLORAL ORGANS (UFO), SEUSS (SEU), LEUNIG (LUG) for different floral organ development. We suggest that expressions of MADS-box genes might be dependent on mitochondrial signaling for cytoplasmic homeosis in CMS B. juncea and B. oleracea. The expression dataset on A, B, and C functions MADS-box genes of CMS and wild type B. juncea and B. oleracea presented in this study might be useful for the development of CMS in different Brassica species.
The Life History of Pseudeucoila sp., a Protelian Parasite of Drosophtta

A new arrhenotokous endoparasite, Pseudeucoila sp. (Hymenoptera: Cynipidae), which attacks the 1st- and 2nd-stage larvae of several Drosophila species, was collected at a number of mid-east coast localities. Using wasp and D. melanogaster (Meig.) populations which originated from Chapel Hill, N. C. , the basic features of the parasites' life history were determined. The techniques used enabled partitioning the daily egg production and resultant sex ratio, and the daily pattern of offspring emergence as affected by development time. Female wasps had a life expectancy of 15.8 days with 72.4% of the female progeny and 53.1% of the total successful eggs produced during the 1st day. Total offspring production was 371.7 with a 0.45 sex ratio (males/total progeny). The net reproductive rate, generation time, and intrinsic rate of increase were 202.8, 21.3 days and 0.25, respectively.
Clonal micropropagation of Gentiana scabra bunge var. buergeri Maxim. and examination of the homogeneity concerning the gentiopicroside content.

When the axillary buds of Gentiana scabra BUNGE var. buergeri MAXIM. were cultured on Murashige-Skoog (MS)medium supplemented with a combination of gibberellin A3 (GA) and 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP) (1mg/l each) at 25°C under 16h light conditions for 60d, the direct multiple shoot formation (18.5 shoots per axillary bud) occurred. The MS medium containing Ga-BAP (2.5mg/l each) mostly stimulated the multiple shoot formation having approximately 71 shoots per tissue in the second subculture of the regenerated shoot. The hormone free MS medium stimulated root formation. These clonally propagated plants were transplanted to vermiculite. Quantitative analysis of gentiopicroside contained in the root of plantlets was carried out by high performance liquid chromatography using p-anisic acid as an internal standard. Obviously, the variation of the clonally propagated plants was smaller than that of the cultivated plants bred by morphological selection. From this system, 4.7×108 clonally propagated plants can be theoretically obtained from an axillary bud in a year.
Crop Water Production Functions—A Review of Available Mathematical Method

Crop water production function is the relationship between obtained marketable yield and the total amount of water used by plant through evapotranspiration. Different mathematical expressions have been derived from field experiments to predict yield knowing water use. Such expressions provide a powerful tool in water allocation optimization. However these functions are commonly confused with the relationship between available water and crop yield. This paper reviews functions that describe crop water production, the context they can be used for, and their strength and weakness.
Annual VaR from High Frequency Data

We study the properties of dynamic models for realized variance on long term VaR analyzing the density of future Integrated Variance. Mixing this density with the conditional density of returns given the volatility we derive the predictive density of returns, which we use to estimate VaR. We find that dynamic specifications characterized by higher persistence lead to more conservative VaR estimates when longer horizons are considered. We compare our long term VaR estimates to the ones obtained using the square root of time rule. We show that this scaling rule works approximately well. Maastricht University, P.O. Box 616, 6200 MD Maastricht, The Netherlands. Email: a.pollastri@maastrichtuniversity.nl Email: p.schotman@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Web Page Segmentation

This paper describes an overview and research work related to web page segmentation. Over a period of time, various techniques have been used and proposed to extract meaningful information from web pages automatically. Due to voluminous amount of data this extraction demanded state of the art techniques that segment the web pages just like or close to humans. Motivation behind this is to facilitate applications that rely on the meaningful data acquired from multiple web pages. Information extraction, search engines, re-organized web display for small screen devices are few strong candidate areas where web page extraction has adequate potential and utility of usage
Genetic analysis based on plastidial and ribosomal sequences of the endemic bi-edaphic taxon Jurinea pinnata (Lag.) DC. (Compositae) in the Guadix-Baza Basin

Jurinea pinnata (Lag.) DC. is one of the three species of the genus that grows in the Iberian Peninsula. This species grows on gypsum and dolomite, substrates rich in endemic taxa. Actually, the genus Jurinea Cass. is particularly rich in endemic taxa associated with special substrates. The island-like distribution of J. pinnata makes it an interesting case for the study of genetic differentiation processes. The geographical proximity of J. pinnata and J. humilis makes this evolutionary puzzle even more difficult to solve. These facts could affect the genetic attributes of the species as far as diversity and differentiation are concerned. Our field research involved the sampling of individuals from eight populations of J. pinnata. Of them, six were located in the Guadix-Baza Basin. We used sequences of ribosomal and plastid DNA to perform the genetic analyses. Results revealed no differences between individuals occurring on the two kinds of substrates and evidences of hybridization between J. pinnata and J. humilis. Furthermore, the phylogenetic analysis revealed a possible polyphyletic origin for the adaptation to special substrates within the Jurinea genus, while monophyly was observed in species from the Iberian Peninsula. This could indicate a more general adaptation to arid or saline environments.
Evaluation of TPF versus Gefitinib in Residual or Recurrent or Metastatic (R/R/M) Head and Neck Carcinoma

Worldwide newly diagnosed cases of head and neck cancer in 2012 were 599,637 which was 4.2% of all cancers. Deaths due to head and neck cancer were 324,834 which was 4% of all cancers. The age standardized incidence for head and neck cancers were 12.6 per 100,000 males and 3.7 per 100,000 females. [1] In India alone, 2.5 lakhs new patients of head and neck carcinoma are diagnosed every year, of whom about three-fourths are in an advanced stage. [2] According to the recently published “Million deaths study”, it is one of the commonest malignancies in India and is responsible for 22.9% of cancer related mortality. [3] Locally advanced head and neck cancers include AJCC stage III or IV (T3-4 and/or N1-3, M0) disease at diagnosis. Approximately 70-80% of these patients are diagnosed with locally advanced disease and 30-50% with lymph node involvement. [4] In spite of the relatively good prognosis of the patients with early head and neck cancer treated by standard therapy (surgery or radiotherapy), the prognosis is significantly worse for patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (LAHNC), with less than 30% of those being cured. [5] In LAHNC, surgery without adjuvant radiotherapy is associated with very poor cure rates. Compared with surgery alone, adjuvant radiotherapy resulted in an approximately 10% absolute increase in 5-year cancer specific survival and overall survival for patients with lymph node-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). [6] Moreover, many locally advanced cases may Abstract
ANALYSIS OF NOISE MODELS IN DIGITAL IMAGE PROCESSING

Visual information is very important in today’s world. Therefore, Image Processing plays a very important in day- to-day actions wherever images are used. Digital image processing deals with the digital images such as computerized images, medical images, etc. and it is very important that these images are in accurate form. But to a some extent they are affected by different types of disturbances present in their transfer. These disturbances are generally termed as Noise. This paper briefly describes the noise and the various noise models by which the images are greatly affected.
Pengembangan Formulasi Ralstonia pickettii sebagai Biopestisida

YUSRIAH K. Formulation Development of Ralstonia pickettii as Biopesticide. Supervised by GIYANTO. Biological control is one alternative method that is used to control of plant pathogens. One of the newest developed biological agent is R. pickettii. Antagonist properties possessed by the bacterium R. pickettii able to control on rice sheath blight disease that was developed as an active ingredient in the formulation of biopesticides. This research aim is to develop a formulation of R. pickettii as biopesticides. Based on in vitro analysis indicated that R. pickettii able to inhibit pathogen: Rhizoctonia solani, Pyricularia oryzae, Helminthosporium oryzae, and Xanthomonas oryzae pv. oryzae. The paste formulations of R. pickettii have been modified using a carrier material andosol soil, the addition of elicitor, and foliar fertilizers. Formulations were tested on several parameters included phytotoxic test, viability test, and effectiveness in suppressing rice pathogen. Phytotoxicity test showed that the formulation was not toxic to the rice seedling. Based on viability test indicated that F2 formulation (40% vegetable oil, 24% talc, 22% soil, 3% molasses, 1% CMC, 10% R. pickettii [10 cfu/ml]) show high consistency as indicated by R. pickettii population at sixth week after storing is ±10 cfu/g . The effectiveness test of formulation show that formulation Fd, F1 dan F2 inhibited the growth of P. oryzae as much as 96.9%, 97.2%, and 97.6% respectively.
An Overview of Cupping Treatment

246 Günümüzde, geleneksel ve tamamlayıcı tıp uygulamaları’nın (GETAT) ülkemizde ve dünya genelinde kullanılma sıklığı günden güne artmaktadır. Binlerce yıllık bir geçmişi olan kupa tedavisi, bu uygulamalardan biri olup hastalıkların profilaksisinde, farmakoterapiye yanıt alınamayan durumlarda alternatif olarak veya kronik hastalıklarda farmakoterapiye yardımcı tedavi yöntemi olarak yer almaktadır. 1 Kupa tedavisinin dünyada ve ülkemizde koruyucu ve sağaltıcı sağlık sistemindeki yerinin yasal bir zemine oturtulması ve uygulamaya artan taleple birlikte, başta uygulayıcılar olmak üzere tüm sağlık Kupa Tedavisine Genel Bir Bakış
False Discovery Versus Familywise Error Rate Approaches to Outlier Detection

Abstract Outliers, in general, are observations that deviate sufficiently from a base distribution. This study deals with outlier detection approaches for large samples from continuous univariate distributions. Investigated are the properties of a practical newer outlier detection approach based on use of a false discovery rate (FDR) method in conjunction with a robustly estimated Tukey g-and-h base distribution. Compared are the properties of a boxplot type outlier detection approach that controls the familywise error rate (FWER) with a newer FDR approach. These options are compared in terms of error rates and effects of moving the outliers gradually further from base distribution center while using 5% and 1% FDR or FWERs. Two microarray datasets are used as examples where the assumed null distributions do not fit the data well. In such cases, the proposed estimated Tukey g-and-h null distribution approach leads to superior outlier detection performance. Supplementary materials for this article are available online.
Communications in Applied Analysis 19 (2015), 31–42 LINEAR FORWARD FRACTIONAL DIFFERENCE EQUATIONS

ABSTRACT. In this paper, we continue our study of the linear forward fractional difference equation. We define a convolution and obtain a convolution theorem for the R-transform. We then apply a transform method and obtain a variation of parameters formula for the equation −∆νy(t) + λy(t + ν − 1) = h(t + ν − 2), where 1 < ν ≤ 2. We introduce two discrete Mittag-Leffler type functions and address their convergence.
Myostatin naturally inhibits skeletal muscle growth by binding to ActRIIB, a receptor on the cell surface of myofibers. Because blocking myostatin in an adult wild-type mouse induces profound muscle hypertrophy, we applied a soluble ActRIIB receptor to models

471 ABSTRACT The purpose of our study was to compare two acquired muscle atrophies and the use of myostatin inhibition for their treatment. Myostatin naturally inhibits skeletal muscle growth by binding to ActRIIB, a receptor on the cell surface of myofibers. Because blocking myostatin in an adult wild-type mouse induces profound muscle hypertrophy, we applied a soluble ActRIIB receptor to models of disuse (limb immobilization) and denervation (sciatic nerve resection) atrophy. We found that treatment of immobilized mice with ActRIIB prevented the loss of muscle mass observed in placebotreated mice. Our results suggest that this protection from disuse atrophy is regulated by serum and glucocorticoid-induced kinase (SGK) rather than by Akt. Denervation atrophy, however, was not protected by ActRIIB treatment, yet resulted in an upregulation of the pro-growth factors Akt, SGK and components of the mTOR pathway. We then treated the denervated mice with the mTOR inhibitor rapamycin and found that, despite a reduction in mTOR activation, there is no alteration of the atrophy phenotype. Additionally, rapamycin prevented the denervation-induced upregulation of the mTORC2 substrates Akt and SGK. Thus, our studies show that denervation atrophy is not only independent from Akt, SGK and mTOR activation but also has a different underlying pathophysiological mechanism than disuse atrophy.
JOMBIE - GAME BERBASIS ANDROID UNTUK MENGENALKAN TRADISI, ADAT DAN BUDAYA PERNIKAHAN INDONESIAJOURNAL

Jombie is an android based games to introduce the traditions, customs and culture of marriage in Indonesia. Game Jombie presents an interesting storyline and memorable with the main theme to introduce the knowledge of the customs, culture, and language-owned Indonesian people, especially the wedding customs. Jombie recounts the journey of a man in order to get the girl idol originating from tribes that exist in Indonesia. Games with the concept "of Indonesia for Indonesia", Jombie aimed at users aged 18 and over, men and women. Using unique 2D and 3D animation
Control of the Tadpole Shrimp, Triops longicaudatus, in California Rice Fields

The tadpole shrimp is a common pest in most of the northern rice-growing counties of the Central Valley of California. It causes damage of two types: a chewing of roots and leaves, and a dislodging of rice seedlings by the chewing and by burrowing on the bottom. Field and laboratory tests conducted in 1954, 1957, 1958, and 1959 confirm that 2 pounds of DDT gives control when applied as granules with the seed, or application as granules or sprays after seeding. Copper sulfate "resistance" was associated with the rate of solubility of the bluestone crystals, for solutions were effective but crystals were not. Of the newer materials tried for shrimp control, Diazinon ® ( O, O -diethyl 0-(2- isopropyl-4-methyl-6-pyrimidinyl) phosphorothioate), malathion, and Sevin ® (1-naphthyl methylcarbamate) were all effective at 2 pounds actual toxicant per acre as post flooding sprays.
GREEN SYNTHESIS AND MODELING

An Artificial Neural Network (ANN) representation was developed to anticipate the biosorption proficiency of Zinc oxide nanoparticle deep-seated on activated silica using Emblica officinalis (ZnO-NPs-AS-Eo) for the confiscation of total As (III) from aqueous solution based on 95 data sets obtained in a laboratory batch study. Experimental parameters affecting the biosorption succession such as initial concentration, dosage, pH, contact time and agitation were intended. A contact time of 120 min was drivable to bring about equilibrium. The utmost adsorption capacity of (ZnO-NPs-AS-Eo) in AS (III) removal was found to be 2.96 g/L. The sensitivity analysis confirmed that MSE values decreased as the number of variables used in the ANN model increased. The qualified increase in the performance due to inclusions of V2, adsorbent dosage and V5, agitation speed is larger than the contribution of other variables. The projected ANN model provided pragmatic experimental data with a reasonable correlation coefficient of 0.999 for two operating variables like adsorbent dosage and agitation speed.
A pr 2 00 9 CALT-68-2725 Refined , Motivic , and Quantum

It is well known that in string compactifications on toric Calabi-Yau manifolds one can introduce refined BPS invariants that carry information not only about the charge of the BPS state but also about the spin content. In this paper we study how these invariants behave under wall crossing. In particular, by applying a refined wall crossing formula, we obtain the refined BPS degeneracies for the conifold in different chambers. The result can be interpreted in terms of a new statistical model that counts ‘refined’ pyramid partitions; the model provides a combinatorial realization of wall crossing and clarifies the relation between refined pyramid partitions and the refined topological vertex. We also compare the wall crossing behavior of the refined BPS invariants with that of the motivic Donaldson-Thomas invariants introduced by Kontsevich-Soibelman. In particular, we argue that, in the context of BPS state counting, the three adjectives in the title of this paper are essentially synonymous.
GERB-like data from Meteosat First Generation

The paper address the possibility to derive GERB–like reflected solar flux data from the visible channel of the MVIRI instrument on the Meteosat first generation. Regressions between the visible channel of Meteosat-7 and the GERB unfiltered radiance on Meteosat-8 are derived and validated at regional scale. In most of the field of view, the narrowband–to–broadband error remains less than 1%. However, the study of the stability between averaged GERB and GERB–like fluxes over a 2.5 years time period exhibits a drift of nearly 1% per year. This drift must be understood and corrected before the GERB–like processing can be applied to the entire Meteosat first generation database.
Libraries Resource Directory STIFFNESS MODULUS AND CREEP PROPERTIES OF THE COCONUT SHELL IN

Coconut shell (CS) is an agricultural waste engineered into a road construction material. This study was conducted to evaluate the stiffness modulus and dynamic creep properties of the asphaltic concrete containing CS as an aggregate replacement. A mixture design incorporating the bitumen penetration grade 60/70 was used to produce specimens for testing. Four CS replacements namely 0%, 10%, 20%, 30% and 40% by weight volumes asphaltic concrete performances were characterized by s the correlation between the strain and the loading time. Test results revealed that using CSs as aggregate replacements in the asphaltic concrete hel stiffness at approximately 15%. Therefore, the incorporation of CS exhibits considerable potential as road construction material
Formation and sink of glyoxal and methylglyoxal in a polluted subtropical environment: observation-based photochemical analysis and impact evaluation

Abstract. The dicarbonyls glyoxal (Gly) and methylglyoxal (Mgly) have been recognized as important precursors of secondary organic aerosols (SOAs) through the atmospheric heterogeneous process. In this study, field measurement was conducted at a receptor site in the Pearl River Delta (PRD) region in southern China, and an observation-based photochemical box model was subsequently applied to investigate the production and evolution of Gly and Mgly as well as their contributions to SOA formation. The model was coupled with a detailed gas-phase oxidation mechanism of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) (i.e., Master Chemical Mechanism, MCM, v3.2), heterogeneous processes of Gly and Mgly (i.e., reversible partitioning in aqueous phase, irreversible volume reactions and irreversible surface uptake processes), and the gas–particle partitioning of oxidation products. The results suggested that without considering the heterogeneous processes of Gly and Mgly on aerosol surfaces, the model would overpredict the mixing ratios of Gly and Mgly by factors of 3.3 and 3.5 compared to the observed levels. The agreement between observation and simulation improved significantly when the irreversible uptake and the reversible partitioning were incorporated into the model, which in total both contributed ∼ 62 % to the destruction of Gly and Mgly during daytime. Further analysis of the photochemical budget of Gly and Mgly showed that the oxidation of aromatics by the OH radical was the major pathway producing Gly and Mgly, followed by degradation of alkynes and alkenes. Furthermore, based on the improved model mechanism, the contributions of VOC oxidation to SOA formed from gas–particle partitioning (SOAgp) and from heterogeneous processes of Gly and Mgly (SOAhet) were also quantified. It was found that o-xylene was the most significant contributor to SOAgp formation (∼ 29 %), while m,p-xylene and toluene made dominant contributions to SOAhet formation. Overall, the heterogeneous processes of Gly and Mgly can explain ∼ 21 % of SOA mass in the PRD region. The results of this study demonstrated the important roles of heterogeneous processes of Gly and Mgly in SOA formation and highlighted the need for a better understanding of the evolution of intermediate oxidation products.
Interactive comment on “ Ecosystem model-based approach for modelling the dynamics of 137 Cs transfer to marine plankton populations : application to the western North Pacific Ocean after the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident ” by M . Belharet

Question: The output from the simulated result is regulated by the contamination source input to the model. Thus it is necessary to show the information of what kind/amount of the radiocesium source (e.g. atmospheric: 2.0? PBq within radius of ? km, initial liquid release 3.5? PBq) was introduced into the model as the source input for this study analysis. At the same time, it should be stated what other possible sources (e.g. redistributed by river discharge, late continuous release etc.) were not considered in this study. Otherwise, the reader cannot identify limits of the authors result, the applicability of which is regulated by the source used in this modeling study.