Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of a marine‐protected area occurred incidentally after the Great East Japan Earthquake on the Pacific cod (Gadus macrocephalus) population off northeastern Honshu, Japan

The population of Pacific cod inhabiting off northeastern Honshu Japan has remarkably increased in the 3 yr after the Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011. We examined the processes and factors leading to this increase based on the results of estimations of commercial catch and fishing activities, and trawl surveys. Pacific cod was highly exploited from 1 yr old before 2011. However, fishing pressure has markedly decreased after 2011 in the area around Fukushima waters. Fish abundance in 2013 and 2014 was estimated to be more than four-fold of the maximum amount before 2011. The cohort structure of the population in 2013 and 2014 was primarily composed of 2–4-yr-old fish (2010–2011 yr classes) whereas the population in pre-2011 was primarily of 1-yr-old fish. The 2010–2011 yr classes had almost the same population sizes until 1.3 yr old to the pre-2009 yr classes, but became much higher more than 2.8 yr old. Pacific cod from 1.3 to 2.8 yr old were concentrated in the area off Fukushima Prefecture. These results suggest that Pacific cod increased post-2011 not because of the occurrence of strong year classes followed by good recruitments but because of the lower mortality after recruitment owing to reduced fishing mortality. Waters off Fukushima, the primary nursery of Pacific cod, are effectively serving as a marine protected area after the tsunami events. A close coincidence between the nursery area of young fish and the protected area strongly altered the age composition of the population and enhanced fish abundance.
The role of the high resolution weather forecast in estimating the run-offusing a simple hydrological model

Recent and repeated episodes of severe weather in Italy have stressed the need to have a suffi ciently accurate forecast to give adequate warning to the involved areas. The impact of the precipitation, however, is also a function of the characteristics of the hydrological basin. From this point of view, a rather startling example is the disaster which hit the Campania region on 5th May, 1998 in which a moderate precipitation (about 100 mm in 24 h) produced a huge landslide which killed or injured several tens of people and produced serious damage to the area. Such localized events require among other things the use of a high resolution weather forecast. In this paper, a forecast of the Campania event using a limited area model at 3 km grid resolution is presented. The forecast rainfall at several grid resolution is used to initialize a simple hydrological model to estimate the run-off. The numerical experiments suggest that high resolution may be a key factor in predicting the run-off.
Assessment of Sowing Date impacts on productivity of different Grass pea ecotypes

Grass pea (Lathyrus sativus L.) is one of the essential food legumes in some developing countries with great forage production potential. The main goal of this study was to evaluate the influence of different sowing dates on yield and yield components of various grass pea ecotypes in the semi-arid region of Iran. Three years experiments (2009 to 2011) were performed through factorial based on randomized complete block design with three replications. Three levels of sowing dates included: mid April (S1), early May (S2) and end of May (S3) and four ecotypes of grass pea which originated from different regions (Syria (E1), Ethiopia (E2), Oshnaveye (local ecotype) (E3) and Mashhad (local ecotype) (E4)) were employed in this study. Pod number per ground m -2 , pod weight per ground m -2 , seed number per pod and thousand seed weight were measured in this study. The results showed that all study parameters were influenced by different sowing dates and grass pea ecotypes. Second sowing date resulted in the highest biological (680 g m -2 in 2010) and seed yield (254 g m -2 in 2011). There was significant negative correlation between average maximum temperatures and biological and seed yield of grass pea across all ecotypes, years and locations. Syria and Mashhad ecotypes achieved highest biological and seed yield across study ecotypes under first and second sowing dates. In conclusion, insignificant delay in grass pea sowing date for avoiding lower temperatures and higher temperatures during early and end of growth period could be suitable pattern, further to selection of appropriate ecotype to achieve highest yield.
The harms of pornography exposure among children and young people

Exposure to pornography is routine among children and young people, with a range of notable and often troubling effects. Particularly among younger children, exposure to pornography may be disturbing or upsetting. Exposure to pornography helps to sustain young people's adherence to sexist and unhealthy notions of sex and relationships. And, especially among boys and young men who are frequent consumers of pornography, including of more violent materials, consumption intensifies attitudes supportive of sexual coercion and increases their likelihood of perpetrating assault. While children and young people are sexual beings and deserve age-appropriate materials on sex and sexuality, pornography is a poor, and indeed dangerous, sex educator. Copyright © 2009 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Identification of Blood-Stage Invasins of Plasmodium Falciparum through Transcriptomics

Malaria is one of the leading parasitic disease in the world, despite enormous efforts to control or eradicate it. Plasmodium falciparum causes the most severe form of malaria and is responsible for most malaria-related deaths globally . Erythrocyte invasion by P. falciparum is the most fundamental step in the blood-stage life cycle of the parasite and is mediated by a series of sequential events incorporating multiple molecular interactions between parasite and erythrocyte surface proteins. The clinical symptoms of P . falciparum malaria are attributed to the cycles of asexual reproduction within the human erythrocytes. Understanding this complex process of invasion is extremely essential for gaining insight into the basic parasite biology which would enable the identification of novel drug targets and vaccine candidates that would efficiently block erythrocyte invasion. Advances in genome-wide transcriptomic studies have provided us with the information about the temporal expression of a cohort of genes involved in the invasion process. The availability of this information has been pivotal in the effort towards identification, characterization and functional assessment of novel proteins which have a specific role in invasion. This review aims to summarize the invasins that have been identified and characterized in the postgenomics era, utilizing the information available through P . falciparum transcriptome databases.
Dietary restraint, hypnotizability and body image

There is growing evidence of a correlation between bulimia nervosa and hypnotic susceptibility. The present study supports the existence of a similar relationship in non-clinical populations between restrained eating and increased hypnotizability. In the second part of the study, a modified version of the Creative Imagination Scale was used to investigate the responsiveness of restrained and non-restrained eaters in a non-clinical group to suggestions of body image change. Non-restrained eaters resisted suggestions both of increased and decreased body size. The restrained eaters also resisted suggestions of decreased body size but were more responsive to suggestions of increased body size. Implications for the aetiology and treatment of eating disorders are considered. Copyright © 1996 British Society of Experimental and Clinical Hypnosis
Effect of Omega-3 Enriched Layer Rations on Egg Quality

Human consumption of omega-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acids (n-3 PUFA) has increased due to reported health benefits. Despite the benefits of n-3 PUFA eggs, the addition of omega-3 enriched feedstuffs like flaxseed and fish oil may reduce egg quality. A standard n-PUFA diet containing flaxseed and fish oil (Diet A), a standard n-PUFA diet supplemented with vitamin B6 (Diet B), a standard n-PUFA diet without fish oil (Diet C) and a conventional milo ration (Diet D) were fed to four separate groups of laying hens to evaluate the effect of these diets on egg quality. Three individual shipments of eggs collected from hens fed these diets were received from a commercial layer operation, where these hens were reared. The eggs were stored for three weeks in a refrigerator to simulate consumer storage conditions. The eggs were evaluated for quality by determining whole egg weight, yolk weight, albumen thickness and Vitelline Membrane Strength (VMS). Significant increases in egg weights were observed in Diet B samples in the first egg shipment and Diets B, C and D in the third egg shipment. Yolk weights were significantly increased with Diet B samples from the third collection. No differences were observed in albumen thickness in any of the three shipments of eggs. Numerical increases in VMS were observed in Diets B, C and D in each of the three shipments, but only the third shipment had significant differences with these treatments. These data suggests that the addition of flaxseed and fish oil may negatively affect egg quality. The addition of vitamin B6 or the removal of fish oil to a standard n-PUFA diet may be comparable to a conventional layer ration’s effect on egg quality.
The Comparison of Sevoflurane-Remifentanyl and Propofol-Remifentanyl in Robotic Prostatectomies

Aim: Robotic surgery is an effective and common surgery technique in radi cal prostatectomies. There isn’t any standart anesthesia technique for robotic surgery so both inhalation and intravenous anesthetics are used . In this study we aimed that compared the clinical effects of balanced general anesthesia and total intravenous anesthesia. Material and Method: After Ethical Commitee and patient approval, 42 consecutive patients undergoing robotic radical prostatectomy were included in this randomised-controlled study. Patients were divided in two equal group. We used sevoflurane (%1-2 MAC) - remifentanyl (0.04-0.2 µgkg -1 min -1 ) in Group S (n=21) and propofol (4-8mgkg -1 h
Development of cold and drought tolerant short-season maize germplasm for fuel and feed utilization

Milho se tornou uma alternativa rentavel para os agricultores e pecuaristas de North Dakota (ND). No entanto, os hibridos desenvolvidos pela industria do Norte dos EUA ainda nao tem tolerância ao frio e a seca, bem como nao tem a adequada qualidade do grao para produtos como etanol e alimentacao animal. Portanto, e necessario aumentar o valor das operacoes de alimentacao animal antes e depois da utilizacao do etanol. O programa da North Dakota State University (NDSU) iniciou o desenvolvimento de hibridos que apresentem alto conteudo de proteina atraves do projeto de milho precoce com alto conteudo de proteina de qualidade (EarlyQPMF). O Programa da NDSU atua como um fornecedor genetico para empresas de sementes basicas, companhias varejista de sementes, industria de processamento, e melhoristas, nacionais e internacionais. Nos ultimos 10 anos, NDSU obteve nove certificados de protecao (PVP) de milho e lancou 38 produtos de milho. Dentro desses, 13 linhagens foram lancadas, exclusivamente, para uma empresa de sementes basicas para fins comerciais. Alem disso, dois hibridos foram identificados para a producao comercial na regiao central e ocidental de North Dakota.
Recommendations for mosquito control in zoological parks to reduce disease transmission risk

Recent studies in New Zealand have shown that zoological parks seem to provide anoptimal environment for mosquito breeding (e.g. Derraik 2004a, b), most likely as aresult of the high densities of large mammals and birds. Therefore, to reduce the riskof disease transmission to both humans and animals alike, the adoption of adequatemosquito control programmes in such facilities is necessary. A sound managementprogramme would be particularly important in areas near captive rearing facilities,to prevent mosquito-borne disease outbreaks amongst endangered species.Mosquito control efforts should be concentrated during the warmer seasons whenmosquito populations commonly peak (e.g. Derraik & Slaney 2005), but should alsobe carried out less intensely during the colder months, as a basal population maypersist throughout the year. Extra care should be taken when there is regular rainfall,as this is the single most important environmental factor contributing to mosquito-borne disease outbreaks (Kelly-Hope
SOLVING FRACTIONAL INTEGRO DIFFERENTIAL EQUATIONS BY HOMOTOPY ANALYSIS TRANSFORM METHOD

In this paper, we introduce an analytical method, which so called the homotopy analysis transform method (HATM) which is a combination of HAM and Laplace decomposition method (LDM). This scheme is simple to apply linear and nonlinear fractional integro-differential equation and having less computational work in comparison of other exiting methods. The fractional derivatives are described in the Caputo sense. The most useful advantage of this method is to solve the fractional integro-differential equation without using Adomian polynomials and He’s polynomials for the computation of nonlinear terms. AMS Subject Classification: 00A71, 45A05, 34A12, 45E10, 7Q10
A GAUSSIAN PROCESS BASED MULTI-PERSON INTERACTION MODEL

Abstract. Online multi-person tracking in image sequences is commonly guided by recursive filters, whose predictive models define the expected positions of future states. When a predictive model deviates too much from the true motion of a pedestrian, which is often the case in crowded scenes due to unpredicted accelerations, the data association is prone to fail. In this paper we propose a novel predictive model on the basis of Gaussian Process Regression. The model takes into account the motion of every tracked pedestrian in the scene and the prediction is executed with respect to the velocities of all interrelated persons. As shown by the experiments, the model is capable of yielding more plausible predictions even in the presence of mutual occlusions or missing measurements. The approach is evaluated on a publicly available benchmark and outperforms other state-of-the-art trackers.
A Critical Look at 2015 Acute Flaccid Paralysis (AFP) Surveillance Core Indicators of Bauchi State, Nigeria

Background: Poliomyelitis, a disease that predominantly affects children under the age of five years, is a highly infectious viral disease transmitted through the faeco-oral route. The disease could result in irreversible paralysis in 1:200 infections and has a case fatality rate of 5-10% especially when the respiratory muscles become immobilized. The Global Polio Eradication Initiatives (GPEI) is a partnership between international organizations and governments of countries and other stakeholders aimed at polio eradication across the globe through the use of strategies such as improved AFP surveillance, strengthening routine immunizations, and supplemental immunization activities. Importantly, the use of polio vaccine in multiple times on a child confers lifelong immunity against the disease. Study Design: Retrospective study Methods: Quantitative cross-sectional study of AFP cases reported across the 20 local government areas (LGA) of Bauchi State, northeastern Nigeria. The data was collected between 1 st January 2015 and 31 st December 2015. Results: Although all the 20(100%) LGAs met the non-polio AFP rate (NPAFP) of reporting at least 1 case per annum and stool adequacy, only 10(50%) LGAs met the minimum accepted NPENT rate of 10% with the remaining 10(50%) LGAs falling short of the minimum acceptable rate. Thus, the cumulative NPENT rate for Bauchi State stood at 10.3%. Conclusion: The 2015 AFP surveillance results from Bauchi State clearly support the remarkable progress made by Nigeria. However, there is need for future studies to establish reasons behind the remaining 10 (50%) of the LGAs in Bauchi failing short of meeting the minimum NPENT rate of 10.
Flat vector bundles and analytic torsion forms

Assume temporarily that h is a flat metric on F . Let K be a smooth triangulation of Z . We can define the Reidemeistermetric ‖ ‖ λ(F ) on λ(F ). It is a basic result of Franz [13], Reidemeister [29], and de-Rham [30] (see also [25, §8]), that the metric ‖ ‖ λ(F ) does not depend on K . The metric ‖ ‖ λ(F ) on λ(F ) is then a topological invariant of F . If H (Z,F ) = 0, it is a positive number, now called the Reidemeister torsion (or Rtorsion).
On the applicability of minimum channel length criterion for roll-waves in mud-flows

Abstract The paper addresses the prediction of roll-waves occurrence in mud-flows. The spatial growth of a point-wise disturbance is analytically described, based on the linearized flow model of a Herschel and Bulkley fluid, in the neighborhood of an initial uniform base condition. The theoretical achievements allow to generalize to mud-flows the minimum channel criterion commonly used for the prediction of roll-waves in clear-water. The applicability of the criterion is discussed through the comparison with literature laboratory data concerning unstable flows without rollwaves.
Assessing pain in primary care

Abstract Pain is one of the the most common symptoms with which patients present in primary care. Before pain can be managed, its severity and nature need to be understood. The nature of pain is important, as a good clinical history will guide further investigation, leading to diagnosis. Monitoring pain severity is critical, as pain is largely a subjective experience, which cannot be properly managed if worsening or improvement is not monitored from a baseline. Using a standard pain measurement tool will allow for pain management over time, as the response to analgesics can be properly monitored. Different tools, to allow practitioners to assess pain in any setting, are available for patients of all ages.
Coverage and Factors Associated with Cervical Cancer Screening: Results from a Population-Based WHO Steps Study in Ethiopia

Background: Cervix cancer is the most common cause of cancer deaths in Africa accounting for 10.4 deaths, which represents one in five of all cancer deaths in African women Munoz et al. Sub-Saharan Africa bears the highest global burden of this fatal yet entirely preventable disease. The problem is particularly severe in sub-Saharan Africa, where the age-adjusted incidence rate is 45 per 100,000 women with Ethiopia at 35.9 per 100,000 women. Data from the Addis Ababa population based cancer registry showed that breast and cervical cancers were the leading causes of cancer, comprising 22.6% and 10.8% respectively of all cases of cancers. Methods: Community-based Cross-sectional survey based on the World Health Organization (WHO) NCD Stepwise approach was done. The survey was conducted in the 9 regions and two city administrations (Addis Ababa and Dire Dawa) in Ethiopia. The target population for this survey included all men and 15-69 years old who consider Ethiopia to be their primary place of residence. A single population-proportion formula was used to determine the sample size design effect coefficient of 1.5, Z-score=1.96, proportion=35.2 and marginal error=0.04. A total of 513 EAs were covered nationwide. Thus, 5823 women were included in this study. A mix of sampling approach namely stratified, three-stage cluster sampling, simple random sampling and Kish method were employed to select the study settings and the study participants. Results: Cervical cancer screening rate in Ethiopia is extremely low (2.9%). When adjusted for demographic and residence confounders (age, location, income, education), cervical cancer screening is significantly associated with being at urban area (AOR=2.5, 95% CI: 1.1, 5.7), age 30-49 years (AOR=2.4, 95% CI: 1.2, 4.8), having annual household income of more than 30,000 ETB (AOR=7.1, 95% CI: 4.8, 10.4) and college and above level of education (OR=2.8, 95% CI: 1.1, 7.8). Conclusions: Cervical cancer screening rate in Ethiopia is extremely low as compared to the rates of other countries. This needs a mechanism to establish and strengthen the multi-sectoral response in general for the prevention and control of cervical cancer and increasing awareness of the community towards cervical cancer screening and strengthening the health system in particular.
Tropospheric ozone maxima observed over the Arabian Sea during the pre-monsoon

Abstract. An enhancement of the tropospheric ozone column (TOC) over Arabian Sea (AS) during the pre-monsoon season is reported in this study. The potential sources of the AS spring ozone pool are investigated by use of multiple data sets (e.g., SCIAMACHY Limb-Nadir-Matching TOC, OMI/MLS TOC, TES TOC, MACC reanalysis data, MOZART-4 model and HYSPLIT model). Three-quarters of the enhanced ozone concentrations are attributed to the 0–8 km height range. The main source of the ozone enhancement is considered to be caused by long-range transport of ozone pollutants from India (∼ 50 % contributions to the lowest 4 km, ∼ 20 % contributions to the 4–8 km height range), the Middle East, Africa and Europe (∼ 30 % in total). In addition, the vertical pollution accumulation in the lower troposphere, especially at 4–8 km, was found to be important for the AS spring ozone pool formation. Local photochemistry, on the other hand, plays a negligible role in producing ozone at the 4–8 km height range. In the 0–4 km height range, ozone is quickly removed by wet deposition. The AS spring TOC maxima are influenced by the dynamical variations caused by the sea surface temperature (SST) anomaly during the El Nino period in 2005 and 2010 with a ∼ 5 DU decrease.
Genome size correlates with growth form, habitat and phylogeny in the Andean genus Lasiocephalus (Asteraceae) Velikost genomu andského rodu Lasiocephalus (Asteraceae) souvisí s životní formou, ekologií a fylogenezí

Department of Botany, Faculty of Science, Charles University in Prague, Benátská 2, CZ128 01 Prague, Czech Republic, e-mail: jezanek@centrum.cz, filip.kolar@gmail.com, petr@natur.cuni. cz, kubesovm@gmail.com, tomas.fer@centrum.cz, suda@natur.cuni. cz; Institute of Botany, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic, Zámek 1, CZ-252 43 Průhonice, Czech Republic, e-mail: jrauchova@post.cz; Institute of Botany, Slovak Academy of Sciences, Dúbravská cesta 9, SK-845 23 Bratislava, Slovak Republic, e-mail: Karol.Marhold@savba.sk
Designing Process for Concentration of a Low Grade Copper Ore

The paper deals with the results of chracterisation and flotation studies carried out on a low grade and complex copper ore sample with a view to design process for its concentration. Flotation studies were carried out under varying conditions of process parameters. Effects of gran-ulametry of the feed, dosage of sodium iso-propyl xanthate as collector, pH and gangue depressant dispersant were studied. Sulphidization technique and use of potassium octyl hydroxamate as auxiliary collector for flotation of oxidised minerals was observed to enhance copper recovery. Use of sodium silicate as depressant/dispersant for sili-ceous gangues helped in improving grade of copper conce-ntrate. Rougher followed by multi-stage cleaning were found necessary to produce a high grade copper concentrate. Based on the studies undertaken the process was designed for concentration of the low grade copper ore sample.