Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
E-BOSS: An Extensive stellar BOw Shock Survey. II. Catalogue second release

Context. Stellar bow shocks have been studied not only observationally, but also theoretically since the late 1980s. Only a few catalogues of them exist. The bow shocks show emission along all the electromagnetic spectrum, but they are detected more easily in infrared wavelengths. The release of new and high-quality infrared data eases the discovery and subsequent study of new objects. Aims. We search stellar bow-shock candidates associated with nearby runaway stars, and gather them together with those found elsewhere, to enlarge the list of the E-BOSS first release. We aim to characterize the bow-shock candidates and provide a database suitable for statistical studies. We investigate the low-frequency radio emission at the position of the bow-shock features, that can contribute to further studies of high-energy emission from these objects. Methods. We considered samples from different literature sources and searched for bow-shaped structures associated with stars in the Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer (WISE) images. We looked for each bow-shock candidate on centimeter radio surveys. Results. We reunited 45 bow-shock candidates and generated composed WISE images to show the emission in different infrared bands. Among them there are new sources, previously studied objects, and bow shocks found serendipitously. Five bow shocks show evidence of radio emission. Conclusions. Stellar bow shocks constitute an active field with open questions and enormous amounts of data to be analyzed. Future research at all wavelengths databases, and use of instruments like Gaia, will provide a more complete picture of these objects. For instance, infrared spectral energy distributions can give information about physical parameters of the bow shock matter. In addition, dedicated high-sensitivity radio observations can help to understand the radio-$\gamma$ connection.
Distributed deformation ahead of the Cocos‐Nazca Rift at the Galapagos triple junction

The Galapagos triple junction is not a simple ridge‐ridge‐ridge (RRR) triple junction. The Cocos‐Nazca Rift (C‐N Rift) tip does not meet the East Pacific Rise (EPR). Instead, two secondary rifts form the link: Incipient Rift at 2°40′N and Dietz Deep volcanic ridge, the southern boundary of the Galapagos microplate (GMP), at 1°10′N. Recently collected bathymetry data are used to investigate the regional tectonics prior to the establishment of the GMP (∼1.5 Ma). South of C‐N Rift a band of northeast‐trending cracks cuts EPR‐generated abyssal hills. It is a mirror image of a band of cracks previously identified north of C‐N Rift on the same age crust. In both areas, the western ends of the cracks terminate against intact abyssal hills suggesting that each crack initiated at the EPR spreading center and cut eastward into pre‐existing topography. Each crack formed a short‐lived triple junction until it was abandoned and a new crack and triple junction initiated nearby. Between 2.5 and 1.5 Ma, the pattern of cracking is remarkably symmetric about C‐N Rift providing support for a crack interaction model in which crack initiation at the EPR axis is controlled by stresses associated with the tip of the westward‐propagating C‐N Rift. The model also shows that offsets of the EPR axis may explain times when cracking is not symmetric. South of C‐N Rift, cracks are observed on seafloor as old as 10.5 Ma suggesting that this triple junction has not been a simple RRR triple junction during that time.
ALLELOCHEMICS: AN INTERACTION BETWEEN PHYTOPHAGЕS AND Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato ON TOMATO Solanum lycopersicum PLANTS

Until recently, induced resistance to pathogens and phytophages considered separately and only in recent years the attention are being paid to the possibility of an induced cross-resistance. The aim of this work was to study the nature of the chemical interaction between plants and phytopathogenic microorganisms and arthropods phytophages, inhabiting the same ecological niche. The possibility of mutually-modifying effects of phytophagous and pathogens on quantitative and qualitative indicators of the defense response of tomato plants were shown. As the first order consumers the Western flower thrips Frankliniella occidentalis and whitefly Trialeurodes vaporariorum were chosen as most dangerous herbivores of greenhouse crops, and Pseudomonas syringae pv. tomato, a bacterial pathogen of tomato mottle, was used. The evaluation criteria were the changes in behavioral responses of herbivores and their demographic parameteres, and for pathogen the degree of infection development was expressed in points. Under the insects’ free choice, the tomato plants previously infected with P. syringae, were more preferable by thrips, while remained not more attractive for whitefly. Attraction of thrips to infected plants may be due to the appearance and increasing content of volatile substances such as 2-methylbutanoic acid and dodecane, which are components of the thrips pheromone and allomons. Under the primary damage of plants by thrips and whitefly the further pathogen development differed (e.g., the thrips suppressed the disease, while the whitefly served as promoters for its development). Inhibition of the pathogen on plants damaged by thrips, may be due to an increase in the content of these chemical compounds, such as, for example, (E)-β-ocimene and -humulene that are part of many essential oils and plant extracts with antimicrobial activity. The content of these same substances was increased in plants in response to inoculation with the pathogen. The results indicate both the differences and similarities of some signaling pathways and mechanisms of defense reaction in plants in response to induction phytophagous or phytopathogens. It identified the induced resistance and partial antagonism (down to completely opposite effect — the reduction of plant resistance) with respect to a group of consumers. A thorough assessment of the nature of these responses, its biochemical and molecular genetic basis will contribute to the strategy of environment-friendly plant protection.
POLICIES, CHALLENGES AND STRATEGIES FOR MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT IN MALAYSIA

Municipal waste management (MWM) in Malaysia has become a challenging task in recent years due to population growth, industrialisation and an increase in quantity and variation in the types of waste generated. Suitable disposal sites are becoming scarce and most of the existing ones are nearly coming towards the end of its useful life. The government has promoted recycling programmes through various campaigns however little has been achieved due to the lack of participation and lukewarm attitudes of the public in Malaysia. Therefore, this paper is written to provide an overview and analysis of the policies, challenges and strategies to issues related to MWM in Malaysia.
An Automated Physio-neuro Recovery Tool For Enhancing Muscle And Brain Co-ordination And Recovery After Sports Related Trauma And Injuries

Injuries are common in high intensity sports such as rugby, martial arts, motor sports and the like. These sports result in not just limb injuries but also brain injuries affecting cognitive and motor function. One of the problems with long term neuro-muscular rehabilitation is that access to supervised therapy is difficult on a daily basis and family resources such as time and money can be severely strained. SynPhNe is a wearable, portable, connected rehabilitation device which trains the brain and muscle as one system, rather than two distinct elements. It can highlight a person’s unconscious musclebrain reactions after injury and trauma which may be hampering recovery. These reactions are then self-corrected in real time using a dynamic relaxation protocol. The person trains to perform various exercises and tasks in an environment of dynamic activation-relaxation balance which helps not just muscle isolation but also outcomes based tasks. SynPhNe was first tested among the stroke population. Stroke is considered a severe form of trauma affecting brain and muscle function. One outcome was that using SynPhNe requires substantially fewer repetitions to obtain results, as compared to conventional repetitive practice therapy. It was also possible for a non-medical person to use the device to administer guided therapy. Being automated with easy-to-build exercise options for different types of sports specific training schedules, it presents a promising option to help sports persons recover not just movement but also co-ordination and control in a safe, fast and low cost manner. This paper describes how the SynPhNe method could impact the sports injury and performance enhancement challenges of the future.
Decentralization and recentralization reform in Mongolia: tracing the swing of the pendulum

For the past 10 years the Ministry of Education of Mongolia has periodically oscillated between decentralization and recentralization policies. On paper, it has consistently and enthusiastically subscribed to decentralization, but in practice has given these policies low priority. This study attempts to explain the discrepancies between policy talk and actual implementation. Methodologically, the authors investigate local policy contexts and examine how international interventions such as decentralization policies are locally reinterpreted or ‘Mongolized’. The study examines several areas where cultural legacies from the socialist past have clashed with the expectations of international donors. Theoretically, the Mongolian fiasco of decentralization reform lends itself as a case to address issues that have been raised both in comparative research on ‘transitology’ and on cross‐national policy borrowing.
Valuing Internet Businesses

Is there a bubble in internet stock prices, or has the new economy changed the rules of stock valuation? In this article, the authors argue that the old rules still apply. The only way to test the reasonableness of new economy stock prices is to model the company’s ability to generate cash in the future. This analysis also allows the development of a view about the performance that would be needed to justify current valuations. The analysis suggests that many internet valuations are stretched. Investors are focused on growth prospects for the firms, but realistic analysis about future profitability has been neglected in what will be an increasingly competitive world. Further, investors’ assumptions that the new economy businesses will not require assets are unrealistic in many cases. Finally, because some new economy stocks are overvalued, there is a risk of misdirection of productive resources.
Factors Influencing the Mobile Banking Adoption in the Banking Sector of Bangladesh

This study has explored the relationships of trialability, observability, relative advantage, perceived risk, complexity, and compatibility with mobile banking adoption in the context of mobile banking service users residing in a few urban areas of Bangladesh. The study presents a significant evaluation of some essential precursors of users’ intention in using mobile banking services using diffusion of innovation (DOI) theory. A multi-item structured questionnaire was designed to measure all the studied variables. The items were collected from previous researches, which endorsed the fact that the scales were valid and reliable. After conducting a focus group discussion and pilot survey, the measurement instruments were scrutinized and finalized. Data were collected from 338 regular mobile banking users by employing a convenient survey via personal interview technique. Stepwise regression showed that trialability, observability, relative advantage, perceived risk, complexity, and compatibility have statistically significant relationships with mobile banking adoption. The results showed that the trialability or trial period is the most important factor influencing mobile banking adoption. Users want observability or visibility of the service. Relative advantage or value addition to users’ lifestyle reflects the choice of their intention to adopt mobile banking services. Perceived risk ensures “integrity or reliability” which influences users’ intention in adopting any new technological innovations. Compatibility and complexity play key roles in measuring security threats associated and ability to get along with a new innovation. A clear understanding of what stimulates users’ intention in adopting new innovation might encourage or help the mobile banking service provider of Bangladesh to identify what has to be done to create a contented and loyal client base. Aus. J. Bus. Sco S. & IT. Vol 3(3), July 2017, P 142-154
Essential Oil Composition and Cytotoxic Activity of Libanotis transcaucasica Schischk. from Iran

Background: Libanotis transcaucasica Schischk. belonging to the family of Apiaceae is a perennial plant that is distributed in Europe, northwest of Iran and also Caucasia. Purpose: Due to the interest on development of drugs from natural origins, we studied the components and cytotoxic activity of essential oil from L. transcaucasica. Methods: The essential oil of L. transcaucasica was obtained by hydro distillation of its air-dried aerial parts and was analyzed by gas chromatography (GC-FID) and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC-MS). Cytotoxic activity of the essential oil was assessed on four human cancer cell lines (HeLa, LS180, MCF-7 and Raji). Results: The yield of oil was 0.9% (w/w) and it had yellow color. Fifty-four compounds in L. transcaucasica representing 84.0% of the oil components were identified. Germacrene B (20.2%) was the most abundant compound in this oil, followed by isospathulenol (11.0%), germacrene D (9.2%) and kessane (5.5%). The volatile oil displayed weak to moderate cytotoxic activity in all evaluated human cancer cell lines (IC50 =0.9-0.2 mg/ml). The highest and the lowest cytotoxic effects were observed on Raji and LS180 cell lines, respectively. Conclusion: Sesquiterpene hydrocarbons were identified as the main components of the essential oil (48.3%). The cytotoxic activity observed in the essential oil may be contributed to the existence of this group of hydrocarbons in the plant.
Son los MOOC una alternativa de aprendizaje

Este trabajo reflexiona sobre los MOOC como entornos de aprendizaje. El numero de cursos masivos abiertos y en linea (MOOC) ha crecido exponencialmente en pocos anos desde que fueron introducidos. Los MOOC son considerados una nueva forma de entornos virtuales de aprendizaje potenciados por la tecnologia. Se consideran dos tipos de MOOC: unos los organizados por Siemens y Downes (cMOOC) y otros los desarrollados en lugares como Stanford, con muchos estudiantes y loables objetivos (xMOOC); estos tienen tambien sus debilidades. Aunque han sido recibidos con altas expectativas, tambien han encontrado una fuerte oposicion que esta aumentando con el tiempo, lo que nos permite estudiar este fenomeno en profundidad. Aunque todavia hay pocas investigaciones empiricas sobre los efectos de los MOOC en el aprendizaje, este estudio trata de arrojar luz sobre el tema desde un punto de vista teorico. En primer lugar exploraremos las expectativas positivas y negativas generadas. Los MOOC pueden constituir una buena propuesta a gran escala, lo que solo es posible para unas pocas grandes instituciones. No hay estudio de mercado, ni modelo de negocio, ni investigaciones empiricas que permitan confirmar los anuncios de sus efectos positivos. Revisaremos las teorias del aprendizaje recientes y clasicas respecto a su capacidad para explicar el proceso de aprendizaje y compararemos los cursos en linea tradicionales, los xMOOC y los cMOOC en relacion a su potencial para apoyar el aprendizaje y su auto-regulacion.
What Libraries and Information Professionals Can Learn from Project and Knowledge Management

Few professions have seen as rapid change over the past several decades as the field of library and information science (LIS), due mainly to information technologies. Computers not only provide the backbone of today's libraries and information agencies but they are also changing in fundamental ways how these organizations operate. Dennis Lee et. al. in their article "Critical Skills and Knowledge Requirements of IS Professionals" (1995) espouse the view that these changes in information technologies and their use create different demands on and new expectations for the jobs of information professionals in such organizations as libraries and other information environments. Employers, educators as well as students have raised concerns regarding the knowledge and skills that are required for information professionals to function effectively in these changing environments, as well as how university and corporate training must be revised to meet the changing needs. Two areas useful for building the needed skill sets are knowledge management (KM) and project management (PM). The purpose of this paper is to investigate the application of KM and PM practices best suited to meet the challenges confronting librarians and information professionals in today's workplace. Four broad categories of critical KM and PM knowledge/skills will be examined. 1) technical knowledge; 2) administrative knowledge 3) social knowledge; and 4) system knowledge.
A Literature Review on the state-ofthe-art on Intellectual Property Analytics ( IPA )

Big data is increasingly available in all areas of manufacturing and operations, which presents an opportunity for better decision making, to introduce the next generation of innovative technologies. Recently, there has been a large development in the field of patent analytics, which describes the science of analysing large amounts of patent information to discover relationships and trends (Trippe, 2003). Similarly, we define Intellectual Property Analytics (IPA) as the data science of analysing large amount of IP information, to discover relationships, trends and patterns. It is a multidisciplinary approach to gain valuable knowledge from data and to drive decision making, rooted in the business context. With the rise of artificial intelligence, there are a number of techniques available for analysing big data; however, while these techniques have widely been applied in other fields to complement management processes, they have hardly been applied in the IP field (Lupu, 2017). In this paper, we contribute in solving the problem of incomplete adoption of IPA within firms, by producing a literature review on the state-of-the-art on IPA methods and techniques.
Microbial extracellular polymeric substances in marine biogeochemical processes

Microbial extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) are widely distributed in marine environments and are found in free dissolved form, colloids, discreet particles like TEP and/or associated with particulate matter, including cell aggregates, detritus, biofilms, microbial mats, etc. The chemical composition of EPS is influenced by various factors, including nutrients, temperature, pH, physiology and age of the culture. Microbial EPS perform various functions, and are nvolved in diverse marinei processes. The unique gelling properties of icrobial mEPS are considered important in the transport and trans-formation of organic matter, complexation of dissolved metals and biogeochemical cycling of elements. EPS are rich in organic carbon and therefore are an important source of carbon for different organisms in the food chain. The production of dissolved EPS during the bacterial growth, production of particulate rganic ocarbon from the dissolved EPS and enzymatic breakdown and conversion of particulate EPS into dissolved rganic omatter within the microbial loop, form an mportant ialternate route of organic carbon cycling in the arine mtrophic web. In this article, ecent findings on EPSr and their significance in biogeochemical processes areMicroorganisms grow in free planktonic statediscussed with respect to their role in marine microbial ecology, marine food-web and other areas of future research.
Non-Rigid Objects Recognition: Automatic Human Action Recognition in Video Sequences

Non-rigid objects recognition is an important problem in video analysis and understanding. It is nevertheless a challenging task to achieve due to the properties carried out by the nonrigid objects, and is more complicated by camera motion as well as background variation. Human body recognition in video sequences is the best application of the non-rigid objects recognition due to the large capacities of the human body in doing actions and poses. These difficulties prohibit practical attempts toward conceiving a robust global model for each action class. Human body recognition is highly interesting for a variety of applications: detecting relevant activities in surveillance video, summarizing and indexing video sequences. It relies, however, on the interpretation of the body movements and classifies them in different events.
Semantic Web : The Future of WWW

The World Wide Web has a great impact on the people for communication and transactions. It has helped transform communities towards knowledge economy, broadly speaking into a knowledge society. Now the web is facing a significant change since its inception, and Sir Tim Berners-Lee is again at the forefront of the change introducing the concept of Semantic Web. In this paper I will be trying to emphasize on some of the following points. At first a general idea about www then search engines general features and advanced features after that its drawbacks and semantic web and its different aspects. The main moto behind this paper is to show how this Semantic Web technology helps in information retrieval which are not possible by the search engines.
Optimization of Batch Extraction Parameters for Aloin from Aloe Vera Gel

Extraction of aloin from Aloe Vera was carried out in a series of solvents methanol, ethanol, isopropyl alcohol (IPA) and water respectively. Maximum yield of extraction of aloin was estimated in methanol on the basis of solubility and therefore was used to investigate influence of dry gel particle size, speed of agitation, dry gel loading and temperature etc; on the recovery in a stirred batch extractor. The analysis of aloin in extracted sample was done by liquid chromatography. Effective intraparticle diffusivity of aloin in methanol was estimated using unsteady state mass diffusion model, and activation energy of diffusion using Arhenius equation. Particle size 0.042-0.841 mm, agitation speed of 700 rpm , dry gel loading 7.5 % (w/w), temperature 65 0 C were found to be the optimum parameters
Decrease of Dissolved Oxygen in the Bottom Water of a Lake and Phosphate Dissolution from the Sediment

Dissolved inorganic phosphate concentration in the hypolimnion increases with depth and time during a stagnation period in a mesotrophic lake, Lake Biwa, Japan. Because phosphate dissolves from the lake sediment into the bottom water. In order to elucidate the mechanism of such a phosphate increase, incubation experiments with sediment/water interface collected at the bottom of the lake were performed in a laboratory under regulation of water temperature (8 o C) and dissolved oxygen concentration (0, 2.6 and 10 mg/l). Phosphate concentration increased in any experiment independent of dissolved oxygen concentration. Dissolved manganese concentration increased only at 0 mg/l of dissolved oxygen concentration. However, dissolved iron concentration did not increase in any experiment. Therefore, increase of phosphate concentration in the bottom water of Lake Biwa is inferred to be from aerobic degradation of particulate organic matter at the sediment surface. And, even if dissolved oxygen would be depleted in the bottom water of the present Lake Biwa, hydrated iron oxide could not be quickly reduced at the sediment surface and phosphate also could not be dissolved from the oxide. Because hydrated manganese oxide, which exist abundantly in the bottom sediment, is reduced before iron oxide reduction and its reaction is kept for a while.