Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
First BISTRO Observations of the Dark Cloud Taurus L1495A-B10: The Role of the Magnetic Field in the Earliest Stages of Low-mass Star Formation

We present BISTRO Survey 850 μm dust emission polarization observations of the L1495A-B10 region of the Taurus molecular cloud, taken at the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT). We observe a roughly triangular network of dense filaments. We detect nine of the dense starless cores embedded within these filaments in polarization, finding that the plane-of-sky orientation of the core-scale magnetic field lies roughly perpendicular to the filaments in almost all cases. We also find that the large-scale magnetic field orientation measured by Planck is not correlated with any of the core or filament structures, except in the case of the lowest-density core. We propose a scenario for early prestellar evolution that is both an extension to, and consistent with, previous models, introducing an additional evolutionary transitional stage between field-dominated and matter-dominated evolution, observed here for the first time. In this scenario, the cloud collapses first to a sheet-like structure. Uniquely, we appear to be seeing this sheet almost face on. The sheet fragments into filaments, which in turn form cores. However, the material must reach a certain critical density before the evolution changes from being field dominated to being matter dominated. We measure the sheet surface density and the magnetic field strength at that transition for the first time and show consistency with an analytical prediction that had previously gone untested for over 50 yr.
Pottos and angwantibos traded for bushmeat

Svensson and Friant (2014) provided some of the first quantified evidence of the trade in nocturnal lorisids in Africa, including an overview of pottos (Perodicticus spp.) and angwantibos (Arctocebus spp.) in the bushmeat trade (Figure B29.2.1). Relatively little is known about the relationships between wildlife economies and these nocturnal primates (Svensson et al., 2016). Studies on the vulnerability of nonhuman primates to hunting pressure in Afrotropical forests are primarily specific to the effects of shotgun hunting on diurnal primate communities. These studies mostly focus on large conspicuous species known to be common targets of African hunters, for example guenons (Cercopithecus spp.; Covey and McGraw, 2014; Cronin et al., 2016; Linder and Oates, 2011; Remis and Robinson, 2012), colobus monkeys (Colobus satanas; Kümpel et al., 2008 and Procolobus pennantii; Cronin et al., 2016) and mangabeys (Lophocebus albigena; Remis and Robinson, 2012). Despite the lack of research situating smaller, more inconspicuous lorisids as a focus in bushmeat studies, pottos and angwantibos are noted as trade items by researchers and have been reported in larger studies across their range (Table 1).
ETIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND CLINICAL FEATURES OF SEPSIS IN EARLY AGE CHILDREN IN DIFFERENT VARIANTS OF MEDIATOR IMBALANCE OF THE IMMUNE SYSTEM

In children at early age with sepsis there were marked severe disturbances of intercellular immune mechanisms that were manifested in an imbalance between proand anti-inflammatory cytokines TNF-α / IL-4 and expressed in three variants. Clinical manifestations of sepsis with different variants of mediator imbalance were various and depended on the initial state of the intercellular immunity and disease etiology. RUSHANIYA PULATOVA
Cycle vital et croissance de Bithynia tentaculata L. (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Prosobranchia) du Lac St-Louis près de Montréal

A total of 13468 specimens of Bithynia tentaculata were collected at four sampling sites on Lake St-Louis from May 1968 to July 1969. To obtain a representative sample of the populations, various collecting methods were used. The life history and the growth at each station were compared and correlated with the physical and chemical features of the habitat. Comparisons with Lilly's (1953) observations in Britain are also included.
The use of PCR-based methodologies to characterize salmonella serotypes of poultry origin

The Use of PCR-Based Methodologies to Characterize Salmonella Serotypes of Poultry Origin. (August 2008) Phelue Nigel Anderson, B.S., Prairie View A&M University; M.S., Prairie View A&M University Chair of Advisory Committee: Dr. David J. Caldwell Three studies were conducted to investigate the use of molecular techniques to identify Salmonella serotypes in poultry. In the first experiment, two polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based techniques: denaturing gradient gel electrophoresis (DGGE) and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (PAGE) were used to analyze Salmonella serotype isolates from two turkey processing plants (A and B). Genotypic patterns of each isolate were compared with those of known serotypes identified by traditional antibody precipitation methods. In Plant A, four different Salmonella serotypes were identified: Derby, Hadar, Montevideo, and Senftenberg. In plant B, ten serotypes were identified: Agona, Anatum, Brandenburg, Derby, Hadar, Meleagridis, Montevideo, Reading, Senftenberg, and Typhimurium. S. Derby was predominant in Plant A (83%) while S. Typhimurium was the most common serotype recovered in Plant B (39%). Overall, DGGE was more sensitive than PAGE. Isolates of the same serotypes were all grouped together by DGGE, while PAGE failed to group all like serotypes.
Increasing the adoption of conservation agriculture: A framed field experiment in Northern Ghana

Conservation agriculture techniques have the potential to increase agricultural production while decreasing CO2 emissions, yet adoption in the developing world remains low—in part because many years of continuous adoption may be required to realize gains in production. We conduct a framed field experiment in northern Ghana to study how incentives and peer information may affect adoption. Incentives increase adoption, both while they are available and after withdrawal. There is no overall effect of peer information, but we do find evidence that information about long‐term adoption increased adoption, particularly when that information shows that yield gains have been achieved.
Foreign Labor Migration Control in Russian Regions using Multicultural Barometer (The Case of the Republic of Karelia, Russia)

The article deals with foreign labor migration flows control as well as migration monitoring which are important for the Russian Federation regions’ economy development. A new migration monitoring toolkit is proposed by the authors - Multicultural Barometer. It allows to quantify migration indicators in a region from 4 various angles: labor market; national identity; migrants’ adaptation; migrants’ integration. The research data is coming from open sources (Federal Migration Service of the Republic of Karelia, Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Republic of Karelia, data obtained from Centers for Interethnic Cooperation in Karelian municipalities); both migrants’ pilot survey and host community survey organized in 18 municipalities of the Republic of Karelia. The study conducted in Karelia seems to be important in a context of its geographical location (on a border with Finland) highlighting both successful practices and developing new tools for migration monitoring aimed at scientifically based solutions for migration control. Multicultural barometer as a tool was recommended by the Federal Agency on Ethnic Issues of Russia (FADN) and Strategic Initiatives Agency in 2017 as best regional practice for further implementation all over the Russian Federation.
Analytical Channel Model and Link Design Optimization for Ground-to-HAP Free-Space Optical Communications

Integrating high altitude platforms (HAPs) and free space optical (FSO) communications is a promising solution to establish high data rate aerial links for the next generation wireless networks. However, practical limitations such as pointing errors and angle-of-arrival (AOA) fluctuations of the optical beam due to the orientation deviations of hovering HAPs make it challenging to implement HAP-based FSO links. For a ground-to-HAP FSO link, tractable, closed-form statistical channel models are derived in this article to simplify optimal design of such systems. The proposed models include the combined effects of atmospheric turbulence regimes (i.e., log-normal and gamma-gamma), pointing error induced geometrical loss, pointing jitter variance caused by beam wander, detector aperture size, beam-width, and AOA fluctuations of the received optical beam. The analytical expressions are corroborated by performing Monte--Carlo simulations. Furthermore, closed-form expressions for the outage probability of the considered link under different turbulence regimes are derived. Detailed analysis is carried out to optimize the transmitted laser beam and the field-of-view of the receiver for minimizing outage probability under different channel conditions. The obtained analytical results can be applied to finding the optimal parameter values and designing ground-to-HAP FSO links without resorting to time-consuming simulations.
Que-Fi: A Wi-Fi Deep-Learning-Based Queuing People Counting

The ubiquitous commercial Wi-Fi has brought unlimited possibilities to the smart city and the Internet of Things. Wi-Fi device-free sensing technology has received more and more attention in recent years. Counting the people in queuing is an uneasy task due to labile information. Most current counting schemes have existed in an ideal environment with idealistic people's behavior. In this article, we propose a more realistic counting scheme called Que-Fi, a queue number identification system based on Wi-Fi channel state information and a deep learning network. In the proposed Que-Fi scheme, the nonnegligible interference of human motion and the surrounding environment is first analyzed based on the Fresnel zone. Then, we proposed a static model based on the convolutional long short-term memory fully connected deep neural network in order to overcome the interference. A dynamic Que-Fi model is proposed to identify the entering/leaving people's behavior and update the counting number. In this article, different preprocessing methods are analyzed and compared to test and evaluate the proposed Que-Fi. Experiments have shown that the proposed Que-Fi outperforms the traditional support vector machine and provide accuracy up to 95% and 96.67% for static and dynamic models, respectively.
Panel-Level Fan-Out RDL-First Packaging for Heterogeneous Integration

In this article, the fan-out chip-last panel-level packaging for heterogeneous integration is investigated. Emphasis is placed on the design, materials, process, fabrication, and simulation of thermomechanical reliability of a heterogeneous integration of one large chip (10 mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 10$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm) and two small chips (7 mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 5$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm) by a fan-out method with a redistribution-layer (RDL)-first substrate fabricated on a 515 mm <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times510$ </tex-math></inline-formula> mm panel. Reliability assessment by thermomechanical simulation includes thermal cycling of the heterogeneous integration of the three-chip package on a printed circuit board (PCB) assembly that is performed by a nonlinear temperature- and time-dependent finite-element simulation.
Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Delivered via a Mobile Phone Messaging Robot to Decrease Postoperative Opioid Use in Patients With Orthopedic Trauma: Randomized Controlled Trial

Background Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT) is a pragmatic approach to help individuals decrease avoidable pain. Objective This study aims to evaluate the effects of ACT delivered via an automated mobile messaging robot on postoperative opioid use and patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in patients with orthopedic trauma who underwent operative intervention for their injuries. Methods Adult patients presenting to a level 1 trauma center who underwent operative fixation of a traumatic upper or lower extremity fracture and who used mobile phone text messaging were eligible for the study. Patients were randomized in a 1:1 ratio to either the intervention group, who received twice-daily mobile phone messages communicating an ACT-based intervention for the first 2 weeks after surgery, or the control group, who received no messages. Baseline PROs were completed. Two weeks after the operative intervention, follow-up was performed in the form of an opioid medication pill count and postoperative administration of PROs. The mean number of opioid tablets used by patients was calculated and compared between groups. The mean PRO scores were also compared between the groups. Results A total of 82 subjects were enrolled in the study. Of the 82 participants, 76 (38 ACT and 38 controls) completed the study. No differences between groups in demographic factors were identified. The intervention group used an average of 26.1 (SD 21.4) opioid tablets, whereas the control group used 41.1 (SD 22.0) tablets, resulting in 36.5% ([41.1-26.1]/41.1) less tablets used by subjects receiving the mobile phone–based ACT intervention (P=.004). The intervention group subjects reported a lower postoperative Patient-Reported Outcome Measure Information System Pain Intensity score (mean 45.9, SD 7.2) than control group subjects (mean 49.7, SD 8.8; P=.04). Conclusions In this study, the delivery of an ACT-based intervention via an automated mobile messaging robot in the acute postoperative period decreased opioid use in selected patients with orthopedic trauma. Participants receiving the ACT-based intervention also reported lower pain intensity after 2 weeks, although this may not represent a clinically important difference. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03991546; https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT03991546
Decoding the regulatory architecture of the maize leaf

Abstract Characterize transcription factors (TF) binding to cis-regulatory elements is key to understand the effect of genetic variability on phenotypic differences. Here, we used 104 TF ChIP-seq to annotate the regulatory landscape of the maize leaf. The ~2 millions of identified TF binding sites colocalized with open chromatin, are evolutionarily conserved, and show enrichment for GWAS-hits and cis-expression QTLs. The resulted TF-target regulatory network covers half of the annotated genes and shows characteristics of real-word networks such as scale-free topology and modularity (structural and functional). Machine-learning analyses reveal that sequence preferences are alike within TF families, and that co-localization is key for binding specificity. Our comprehensive approach provides a starting point to decipher the gene regulatory architecture in plants. One Sentence Summary Integration of 104 ChIP-seq experiments highlights TF binding redundancy and modularity as key properties of the maize regulatory network.
Application of tropical legumes for pig feed

Raw legume seeds are important source of protein and other nutrients for monogastric animals. However, these legume seeds include many kinds of anti-nutritive factors (ANF) such as trypsin and chymotrypsin inhibitors, lectins and tannins. Although these ANF vary by species, cultivation areas and harvesting methods, they play a role in decreasing the utilization of nutrients. The pig is a monogastric animal which is slightly tolerant to the ANF in raw legume seed. Nevertheless, the optimal use of legume seed as a pig feed necessitates a lowering of the toxicity in the raw seed until it is appropriate for incorporation in the feed. There are many methods to improve the utilization of nutrients in legume seed, such as breeding improvement, physical treatments (decortications, dehulling, milling and others), heat treatments (toasting, boiling, extrusion, streaming or autoclave), chelating substances for binding toxics, radiation and soaking. The choice of the treatment depends on the availability of facilities and economic considerations. This article reviews and discusses the nutrients in legume seeds and might offer an important information on legume seeds for pig feed to nutritionists.
Ectodysplasin in epithelial morphogenesis: from Tabby to TNFs

Ectodermal organs, such as teeth and hair, differ in adult appearance but share similar developmental mechanisms during embryogenesis. Ectodermal dysplasias are congenital diseases where at least two ectodermal appendages are defective. In this study the murine gene, Tabby, for one of these dysplasias, X-linked hypohidrotic ectodermal dysplasia (HED or EDA), was cloned and shown to be a member of the TNF superfamily. The protein product was named ectodysplasin. The ectodysplasin mRNA expression pattern was studied comparing it to its receptor, Edar. The patterns suggest that ectodysplasin-Edar signalling can occur both between epithelial compartments and between the epithelium and the mesenchyme. Analysis of the molar tooth phenotype of Tabby, the mouse ectodysplasin mutant, with molecular markers showed a reduction in the size of the tooth signalling center, the enamel knot. The reduction in Tabby molar cusp number could be partially rescued in vitro by application of exogenous FGF. The potential role of other TNF signalling molecules was explored by studying the mRNA expression pattern of a TNF receptor, TNFRSF19, related to Edar. TNFRSF19 was co-expressed with Edar in the tooth, mammary glands, whiskers, and the limb bud suggesting that the two receptors may be functionally redundant in these organs. Overexpression of Edar in transgenic mice affected tooth and hair formation in a dose-dependent manner. The primary hair follicle formation was inhibited, possibly by the upregulation of BMP4 throughout the developing hair epithelium.
Variation in Populations of Lymnaea palustris in Upstate New York

Studies were completed on aspects of physiological and morphological variation for 16 populations of Lymnaea palustris (Mill- ler) from a varie-ty of biotic and abiotic conditions in upstate New York. Life-cycle studies on three of the populations showed differences which were due largely to differences in trophic conditions. MAR (a feeder canal in Marcellus Falls, N.Y.) was a simple one-generation pattern; NED (a slow-flowing stream in Nedrow, N.Y.), a two-generation pat- tern, and FAY (a swamp in Fayetteville, N.Y.), a "one-plus" pattern having scattered reproduction in the autumn. Shell biometrics of 16 populations showed that ratios of SL/AL and SL/AW were allometric, while AL/AW ratios were isometric and highly consistent both within and between populations. Similarly, for 14 of the above population sites, shell calcium and dissolved calcium in environ- mental waters were not related over a wide range of concentrations. This pattern of calcium metabolism, while like that of Ferrissia rivularis, is different from that found in Lymnaea peregra. In ratios of certain measurements of radula teeth, the variation between rows of the same radula was less than the variation between radulas within the same popu- lation which, in turn, was less than the combined variation of the 16 populations. Approximately 40% of all paired comparisons between these ratios were significantly different at the 0.80 level or higher. The significance of this is not adaptational but is related to the genetics of partly isolated populations. The patterns of variation in Lymnaea palustris and their evolutionary significance are discussed and contrasted with those of Ferrissia rivularis a more specialized pulmonate. The lack of adaptation to specific micro- habitats, linked with a high degree of phenotypic plasticity, maximizes long-term fitness for Lymnaea palustris in its unpredictable environment.
Description of Rhabditis (Caenorhabditis) drosophilae n. sp. and R. (C.) sonorae n. sp. (Nematoda: Rhabditida) from saguaro cactus rot in Arizona

Description est donnee de deux especes gonochoriques, Rhabditis (Caenorhabditis) drosophilae n. sp. et R. (C.) sonorae n. sp. , provenant de tissus de cactus Saguaro en decomposition en Arizona, Etats-Unis d'Amerique. Elles sont caracterisees par une bourse ouverte anterieurement et a marge lisse; chez les deux especes, les spicules, de forme complexe, ne sont pas pointus. Les dauerlarvae de R. drosophilae n. sp. sont phoretiques sur la mouche Drosophila nigrospiracula associee aux cactus. Des arguments sont avances pour l'inclusion de deux especes dans le sous-genre Caenorhabditis du genre Rhabditis; une liste de caracteres autoapomorphiques est donnee, de meme que des considerations sur la colonisation des racines de cactus par les especes de Rhabditis (Caenorhabditis).
Effects of MSG supplementation on free amino acids in plasma of growing-finishing pigs

Glutamate is extensively metabolized in small intestine epithelial cells during its transcellular transfer from the lumen to bloodstream and after its uptake from the bloodstream. In order to study the effect of monosodium glutamate (MSG) supplementation given either by the parenteral route or by the enteral route on the circulating amino acid concentrations in growing-finishing pigs, animals received MSG at a dose equal to 0.25 g/kg body weight by intraperitoneal injection or by injection into the stomach. Up to 255 min, arterial and portal venous blood was collected and amino acid concentrations were measured. The results show that the glutamate concentrations in venous and arterial plasma increase rapidly after injection of MSG in stomach. However, glutamate concentration in both venous and arterial plasma was much higher after peritoneal than stomach injection. Aspartate and alanine concentrations in both venous and arterial plasma were higher after stomach than peritoneal injection. The results obtained are compatible with the view that i) a large part of glutamate in MSG is metabolized by the intestine in pigs; ii) at the dose used, MSG is, however, not entirely metabolized by the intestine and iii) glutamate metabolism in pig intestine leads to aspartate and alanine production.
To the knowledge of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) described by V.Motschulsky Ê ïîçíàíèþ æóêîâ ëèñòîåäîâ (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), îïèñàííûõ Â.Ìî÷óëüñêèì

poorly known type species of leaf beetles described by V. Motschulsky were studied. Transferred to other genus: Orsodacne indica Mots- chulsky, 1866 to Hyphaenia Baly, 1865; Melixanthus flaveolus (Motschulsky, 1866), M. acutungulus (Mots- chulsky, 1866), M. nigrolimbatus (Motschulsky, 1866), M. suturalis(Motschulsky, 1866) — to Coenobius Suf- frian, 1857; Scelodonta aenea Motschulsky, 1866 — to Pagria Lefevre, 1884; Colasposoma rugipennis Motschulsky, 1860 — to Colaspoides Laporte, 1833; Trichochrysea rufula Motschulsky, 1866, T. fuscula Motschulsky, 1866 — to Aoria Baly, 1860; Monolepta maculicollis Motschulsky, 1858 — to Atrachya De- jean, 1837; ; Atrachya nigrocincta Motschulsky, 1858, A. basalis Motschulsky, 1858 — to Monolepta Erich- son, 1843; Longitarsus albescens Motschulsky, 1866 — to Aphthona Chevrolat, 1837; Luperus coeruleipennis Motschulsky, 1860 — to Pseudoides Jacoby, 1892, Anisodera nigricauda Motschulsky, 1863 — to Gono- phora Baly, 1858; Tricliona oblonga (Motschulsky, 1866) removed back to Basilepta Lefevre, 1885. New synonymy are established: Coenobius flaveolus (Motschulsky, 1866), comb. n. = C. acutangulus (Mots- chulsky, 1866), comb. et syn. n. = C. nigrolimbatus (Motschulsky, 1866), comb. et syn. n. = C. suturalis (Motschulsky, 1866), comb. et syn. n. ; Nodina subdi- latata Motschulsky, 1858 = N. rotundata Motschul- sky, 1858, syn. n. ; Basilepta viridipenne (Motschul- sky, 1860) = B. frontalis (Baly 1867), syn. n. ; Basilepta sculpturata (Motschulsky, 1860) = B. bhamoense (Ja- coby, 1892), syn. n. ; Pagria restituens Walker, 1859 = P. aenea (Motschulsky, 1866), comb. et syn. n. = P. costatipennis Jacoby, 1887, syn. n. ; Scelodonta dillw- yni Stephens, 1831 = S. strigicollis (Motschulsky, 1866), syn. n. ; Aoria nigripes Baly, 1860 = A. rufula (Motschulsky, 1866), comb. et syn. n. = A. fuscula (Motschulsky, 1866), comb. et syn. n. ; Cleoporus lat- eralis (Motschulsky, 1866), comb. n. = C. variabilis Baly, 1874, syn. n. ; Colaspoides rugipennis (Mots-