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Fatty acid composition and antioxidant capacity in linseed grown as forage in Mediterranean environment

This research was aimed at studying the bromatological traits, fatty acid profile, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant capacity in linseed (Linum usitatissimum L.) shoots harvested at six codified morphological stages. Quality traits were significantly related to cumulated growing degree days from seedling emergence to senescence. The crude protein and ash contents exhibited a gradual decrease and were negatively correlated with morphological stages, whereas cell wall components such as neutral, acid detergent fibers and lignin (NDF, ADF, and ADL) and ether extract (EE) showed a positive correlation. Both ABTS [(2,2’-azinobis (3- ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid) diammonium salt] and DPPH (1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl) assays indicated a reduction in antioxidant capacities from stem extension to senescence, from 16 to 7.1, and 19 to 7 mmol TEAC/100g DW, for ABTS and DPPH, respectively. Significant linear correlation among the antioxidant activity, phenolics, NDF, ADF, ADL, and EE were found showed usually. Total phenolic (9.6-26.4 g GAE kg–1) and total flavonoid (5.2-16.7 g CE kg–1) contents were negatively related with morphological stages. The morphological stage was significantly correlated with oil content, although individual fatty acid content did not. Research gives new insights into the evolution of chemical composition of linseed shoot. Remarkable variations in quality traits, fatty acid contents, bioactive compounds, and antioxidant capacity evidence the possibility to use green linseed in animals’ diet, also suggesting the exploitation of linseed plant as forage source.
A New Look into Fiscal Countercyclicality: Expectations, Shocks, and the Business Cycle

This paper empirically revisits the debate surrounding the role of fiscal policy in dampening output fluctuations. We provide a positive analysis of fiscal stabilizers in general and automatic stabilizers in particular by focusing on a heterogenous sample of 84 countries between 1980 and 2015. We add to the existing literature by: i) explicitly assessing fiscal counter-cyclicality across the different states of the business cycle; ii) allowing for expectations about future fiscal outcomes to play a role; iii) differentiating between the counter-cyclical fiscal effects from demand and supply shocks. Our results show that that fiscal counter-cyclicality is sizeable across the world, particularly during periods of economic slack. While the degree of counter-cyclicality is larger in Advanced Economies relative to Emerging and Low-Income Countries, there is higher heterogeneity within than between country groups. Accounting for future expectations about the dynamics of the fiscal stance enhances the degree of fiscal counter-cyclicality. Automatic stabilizers are an important component of the overall fiscal counter-cyclicality. The fiscal response to demand shocks is higher compared to supply shocks.
CURRENT STATUS AND ANALYSIS OF CHINA'S REGIONAL AND BILATERAL TRADE AGREEMENTS

INTRODUCTION The strategic partnership as a type of bilateral relations has a deep character, which is not limited only by the foreign trade relations, but has certain systemic features and demonstrates a dynamic development both on quantitative and institutional level with the general aim to harmonize the bilateral economic development. As said above, the regional economic integration must take place at the initial stages of strategic partnership between countries. The secondary objective of strategic partnerships is to ensure the structural and balanced economic development of partner countries. From the point of view of internationalization, the definition of strategic partnership is considered as a level of cooperation between countries, within which the common goals are achieved and common interests are agreed. At the regional level of the systemic hierarchy, strategic partnership is considered as the collaboration between companies and organizations, that share common goals and strive to achieve them 1 .
Three-Input Gates for Logic Synthesis

Most logic synthesis algorithms work on graph representations of logic functions with nodes associated with arbitrary logic expressions or simple logic functions and iteratively optimize such graphs. While recent multilevel logic synthesis efforts focused primarily on graphs with 2-input nodes such as AND and OR gates, the recently proposed paradigm of Majority-Inverter Graphs (MIGs) instead uses the 3-input Majority gate as the node function. As this technique proved to be a success, it is natural to ask: are there other 3-input gates better suited for logic synthesis? Motivated by this question, we investigate the relative advantages of 3-input gates as constituents of logic networks. We consider representative gates from each of the ten nondegenerate 3-input NPN classes and study how powerful they are at representing Boolean functions. Using SAT-based exact synthesis, we evaluate each 3-input gate using the minimum number of such gates (together with inverters) needed to synthesize all 4-input Boolean functions and a subset of frequent 5-input and 6-input Boolean functions. We show that the logic gate $\mathrm {Dot}(x,y,z) \mathrel {\mathrel {\mathop:}\hspace {-0.0672em}=} x \oplus (z \lor xy)$ outperforms the rest in terms of expressive power. We further confirm this observation by showing that Dot-Inverter Graph representations are more than 14% smaller as compared to MIG representations of EPFL benchmarks.
Facebook as a substitute for kanohi ki te kanohi in the Master of Applied Indigenous Knowledge programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Māngere

This paper will explain the importance of kanohi ki te kanohi and how Facebook has been used as a substitute for kanohi ki te kanohi in the Master of Applied Indigenous Knowledge (MAIK) programme at Te Wānanga o Aotearoa in Māngere. This paper will provide some examples of how Facebook has been beneficial to the MAIK programme
Generation and control of reactive species in low temperature atmospheric pressure plasma sources.

This work presents results of novel numerical studies investigating the interaction of plasma, gas and heat dynamics for a variety of popular source geometries. Plasma produced chemistry and heat flux reaching a treatment surface is investigated offering fundamental insight into induced plasma effects. Control opportunities for reactive species delivery and heat limitation is investigated in this context. The mixing of helium and air species in a corona plasma jet(’plasma needle’) is shown to define the shape and composition of the plasma region. Numerical analysis reveals an electropositive plasma core surrounded by an electro-negative edge reflecting the gas mixture profile. This non-uniform plasma results in non-uniform reactive species production. Circular and annular killing patterns recently found on bacteria treated by the source is shown here to correlate with atomic oxygen distributions at the surface. Interaction of the source with an aqueous surface reveals hydrogen peroxide as the dominant species dissolving at this interface. Atomic oxygen produced by O2 admixing to helium in a capacitively coupled jet(’micro-Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet’) is shown to quickly convert to ozone for increasing device to surface separation. Gas heating is dominated by elastic electron collisions and positive ion heating. Power modulation of a capacitively coupled jet(’micro-Atmospheric Pressure Plasma Jet’) is demonstrated as a mechanism for control of reactive species and heat flux delivery to a surface. Power is found to be coupled extensively to the electrons with large initial electron losses leading to weak interference between successive modulation phases. Frequency variation in a dielectric barrier discharge plasma source driven in the ~kHz frequency range is shown here to vary power deposition to the plasma by changing the interval between current pulses. O2(a1D) and O3 production is found to be coupled strongly to the O2 admixture.
A Novel Fuzzy Output Feedback Dynamic Sliding Mode Controller Design for Two-Dimensional Nonlinear Systems

The system information of 2-D systems is usually in propagation along two independent directions. This article focuses on the issue of output feedback sliding mode control (SMC) for 2-D nonlinear systems through T-S fuzzy affine models. Associated with the sliding surface function, a singular system is established to describe the sliding mode dynamics. Based on piecewise quadratic Lyapunov functions, some new stability analysis results on the sliding mode dynamical system are attained, and the analysis conservatism can be further reduced. A robust output feedback dynamic SMC synthesis scheme is developed to guarantee the finite-time reachability of the sliding surface. It is also worthy of mentioning that the proposed dynamic SMC synthesis method can handle the mismatched disturbances, and the control input channels are permitted to have parameter uncertainties. Simulation studies are given to illustrate the validity of the developed scheme.
A study of the physiological factors affecting the biological conversion of arsenite to arsenate

Although arsenic is ubiquitous in the environment, certain f0~ of arsenic are added deliberately in ever increasing quantities. The addition of large quantities of the trivalent inorganic form (arsenite) could pose a serious hazard because of the toxicity of this form explicable in terms of its action of sulfhydryl containing enzymes and/or coenzymes. In the environment B.rsenite is rapidly converted to arsenate (the pentavalent inorganic form). Since a biological explanation for the oxidation of arsenite to arsenate was available only for cattle dips (a unique environment), this study was undertaken to examine sewage for the presence of arsenite oxidizing bacteria. The isolation of bacteria capable of arsenite oxidation would allow a study of cultural and physiological propert:J.es and thus provide information useful in making rational decisions regarding the continued use of inorganic arsenicals as pesticides; as well as elucidating one segment of the arsenic cycle. Thirty-four different strains of arsenite oxidizing pseudomonads were isolated from sewage and classified into two major groups, Pseudomonas fluorescens-arsenoxydans and Pseudomonas acidovorans-arsenoxydans, with three and four ecotypes in each group. One particularily rapid arsenite oxidizing strain (designated Pseudomonas acidovorans-arseno! ydans YE56) was extensively studied. A minimal, defined medium was used to study the relationship of temperature, pH, aeration and nutrition to growt~ of this organism versus the ability of the organism to convert arsenite to arsenate under the same conditions. The conversion of arsenite to arsenate in YE56 was shown to be due to the appeara. 'lce at stationary phase of an enzyme and/-or component of the electron transport system when. the organism is grown i.o chemically defined medium. In contrast, induction of the arsenite oxidizing system occurs in late exponential growth phase when the organism is grown in a rich medium. Thus, even though cell populati(.ns may never reach stationary phase in sewage, the ability of organisms to oxidize arsenite is probably constant. No energy could be detected from the oxidation of arsenite as measured by increase in growth rate or total cell yield. The adaptability of this organism to the changing environmental conditions of a sewage plant helps explain the findings that pseudomonads are the predominant species in sewage. A Simple, unambiguous method for the separation of arsenite, arsenate and phosphate, using a combination of thin layer chromatography and paper chromatography, is described which makes it possible for investigators to defiue ar~enic determinations to include the form (organic or inorganic), oxidation state (trivalent or pentavalent) and the quantity present in the samples.
Multiphase PFC Rectifier and Modulation Strategies for Domestic Induction Heating Applications

Domestic induction heating appliances have improved the final user experience due to the advantages that this technology offers, such as flexibility, fast heating, cleanness, and safety. Currently, these appliances are implemented using several isolated electronic boards to be able to be powered from one or several mains phases, enabling their use in regions with different connections. In order to enhance this approach, a multiphase power factor correction rectifier is proposed in this article, improving significantly induction heating cookers. The topology is described, and a wide variety of modulation strategies are presented and analyzed, discussing their main advantages and disadvantages according to the conduction mode, operating frequency, switching mode, and control strategy. In order to validate this proposal, an 11 kW and up-to three-phase high power-density converter for domestic induction heating applications is implemented and experimentally analyzed, including its main waveforms and efficiency. Finally, a comparative evaluation is performed to enable the selection of the optimum modulation strategy for each specific application.
Effect of different summer green manures on growth and yield of succeeding kharif rice under integrated nutrient management

The process of turning of green plants into the soil by growing them in same field or plants grown elsewhere at the succulent stage before flowering and incorporated into the soil is known as green manuring. The green manure crops provide multi fold advantages. By use of green manures it can put in organic matter to the soil and recycle nutrients. Considering this an field experiments were carried out at Instruction farm, N. M. College of Agriculture, Navsari Agricultural University, Navsari (Gujarat), India during summer - kharif season of 2014, 2015 and 2016 to study the effect of different sources of green manures in comparison with INM on growth and yield of succeeding kharif rice (Oryza sativa L.). Various green manuring crops viz., dhaincha, cow pea and greem gram, were sown with their recommended fertilizer dose before paddy crop to evaluates its residual effect. While, paddy crop fertilized with various levels for their performance. Among various green manures and fertilizers in situ dhaincha cultivation during summer season (fertilized 20:40:00 kg NPK/ha) and followed by application of 75% RDF (75:22.5:00 NPK kg/ha) for succeeding rice crop resulted into higher productivity and profitability.
Pathogenic somatic alterations in advanced HPV-negative cell squamous laryngeal carcinoma revealed via targeted next generation sequencing

Pathogenic somatic alterations in advanced HPV-negative cell squamous laryngeal carcinoma revealed via targeted next generation sequencing. - Genetika, Vol 52, No.2, 477-494. detection in advanced laryngeal the mutation profile of key oncogenes and suppressor genes in advanced HPV-negative laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma. of patients were DNA was isolated from fresh-frozen tissues. Targeted NGS was performed using TruSeq more mutated genes (n=20) compared to glottis (n=10) and subglottis (n=12) tumours. In 9% of the samples we found combined high-risk TP53 and RAS mutations, previously associated with poor overall survival and drug resistance. The analysis revealed that NOTCH1 mutations are not common for LSCC in comparison to other HNC loci. In addition, we found three common polymorphisms in TP53 (p.Pro72Arg), KDR (p.Gln472His) and KIT (p.Met541Leu) genes, strongly associated with angiogenesis, poor prognosis and metastasis and drug sensitivity in cancer diseases. In conclusion, NGS targeted sequencing enables discovery of new mutations in key genes relevant to LSCC, some of which might be useful in selection or development of more precise LSCC treatment approaches in the future. The development and implementation of NGS targeted sequencing in the routine laryngeal screening practice improve the potential of finding novel therapeutic opportunities in advanced HPV-negative LSCC.
APPLICATION ANALYSIS OF SIMILARITY PRINCIPLE IN THE DESIGN OF THE UNDERWATER RECEIVING ANTENNA

To reduce the cost and blindness of antenna design, the application of electromagnetic field similarity principle in the working environment of the underwater receiving antenna was studied and verified. The field distribution and electrical parameters of the underwater receiving antenna and its reduced-scale model were calculated and proved to be following the similarity principle. The simulation analysis of the receiving antenna and its reduced-scale model for receiving the airborne electromagnetic wave signal in the seawater shows that the underwater receiving antennas before and after the scale-down are similar. The simulation is verified by measuring the receiving signal amplitude of the underwater receiving antenna and its reduced-scale model. The results of theoretical derivation and simulation analysis show that the electromagnetic field similarity principle can be applied to the underwater receiving antenna system.
MLPRA: An MCDS and Link-Priority-Based Network Repair Algorithm for Smart Grid

The power system is an infrastructure for industrial manufacturing, and its availability is relevant to industrial systems. The smart grid combines communication systems with sensing devices to provide intelligent management tools for fault monitoring and processing of the power grid. Regional failures caused by natural disasters can have a large impact on the power system. To reduce the impact of disasters, an efficient network repair strategy is needed. This article focuses on the emergency repair strategy of a power communication network under disaster conditions and seeks to ensure the operation of the power system with fewer repairs. Combined with the analysis of cascading failures and regional failures, a communication network fast repair algorithm is proposed. The coupled network is constructed in the simulation part to verify the algorithm. The results show that with a limited number of node repairs, the algorithm can ensure the highest percentage of workable nodes.
A Holistic Probabilistic Framework for Monitoring Nonstationary Dynamic Industrial Processes

Multivariate statistical process monitoring (MSPM) methods provide sensitive indicators of process conditions by harnessing the value of massive process data. Large-scale industrial processes are subject to wide-range time-varying operating conditions such that some variables inevitably exhibit nonstationary behavior, which poses significant challenges for the design of MSPM schemes. In this brief, a novel nonstationary probabilistic slow feature analysis algorithm is developed to comprehensively describe both nonstationary and stationary variations that underlie process measurements during routine operations. For efficient parameter estimation, the expectation–maximization algorithm is employed. By modeling nonstationarity and stationarity as the random walk and stable autoregressive processes, interpretable monitoring statistics are constructed to detect abnormality in nonstationary dynamics, stationary dynamics, and stationary steady conditions. This forms a holistic and pragmatic monitoring framework for industrial processes, which is beneficial for reducing false alarms and providing meaningful operational information for industrial practitioners. The efficacy of the proposed monitoring framework is validated via two case studies.
Extensive theoretical study of gamma-ray shielding parameters using epoxy resin-metal chloride mixtures

Gamma-ray detection and studying its interactions with matter is very important and serves in many fields of research. Besides, investigation of new shielding materials against gamma-ray will provide a lot of solutions for several problems accompanied by the presence of radiation sources in wide areas of applications, such as industry, medicine, agriculture, research laboratories, and nuclear power plants. In the present work, different gamma-ray attenuation parameters will be calculated theoretically using different metal chlorides mixed with epoxy resin polymers at different weight ratios. These attenuation parameters were calculated in a wide energy range started from 0.05 up to 3 MeV. This wide energy range covers almost the most known radionuclide gamma-ray energies. The obtained results were compared with pure epoxy resin polymer to show how well the modification of polymer properties was when mixed with other materials. Also, all mixture's attenuation parameters results were compared with lead metal results to check its validity as a gamma-ray shielding material. The obtained results found to be promising and the presented materials can be used instead of lead metal as an effective material in radiation protection.
Investigation on the human coronaviruses origin (bats and pangolins): a review

A coronavirus related to SARS-CoV-2 has been isolated from Malayan pangolins illegally imported into Guangdong Province It is not the precursor of SARS-CoV-2, but a comparison of viral genome sequences provides further evidence that the virus currently infecting humans Bats and pangolins have been suggested as the natural reservoirs of a large variety of viruses Some researchers have given attention to other species as the origin of coronaviruses and none have referred to bats and pangolins as the two emerging coronaviruses origin, which have caused unexpected human disease outbreaks recently Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV) and the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), are suggested to be originated from bats and pangolins Numerous species of bats and pangolins in China have been observed to harbor genetically diverse SARS-like coronaviruses Some strains are highly similar to SA RS-CoV even in the spike protein and are able to use the same receptor as SA RS-CoV for cell entry Meanwhile, different coronaviruses phylogenetically related to M ERS-CoV have been observed in the bats and pangolins species, some might be classified as similar to coronavirus species as MERS-CoV Coronaviruses genetically related to human coronavirus 229E and NL63 have been found in bats and pangolins, respectively However, intermediate hosts are suggested to play an important role in the transmission and emergence of these coronaviruses from bats and pangolins to humans 'this study further documented that bats and pangolins origin of human coronaviruses are meaningful to predict and prevent a future outbreak of the deadly pandemic
Effect of Antenna-Substrate Distance on Quality of a-Si:H During ICP CVD Using a Flat Spiral Antenna

Amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) thin films are deposited on silicon substrates by inductively coupled plasma chemical vapor deposition (ICP-CVD) using a flat spiral antenna and SiH<sub>4</sub> as the precursor gas. The films are deposited at operating pressure of 20 mTorr and 50-W radio frequency (13.56 MHz) power fed to the antenna. Films are deposited by varying the distance (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$d_{s}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) between the dielectric (quartz) plate that isolates the flat spiral antenna from the chamber and the substrate location. Diagnostics of the Argon plasma generated under similar experimental conditions are performed using RF compensated Langmuir probe to get an idea about the variation in plasma parameters (plasma density, electron temperature, and plasma potential) along the axial direction (with the increase in <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$d_{s}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>). The deposited films are characterized for their thickness and various physical and electronic properties. It is observed that there exists a discernible dependence of the film characteristics and the coil to substrate distance (<inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$d_{s}$ </tex-math></inline-formula>). It is also found that there is a correlation between the microstructural parameters and the optoelectronic properties as well as the electronic defect density in the films with the coil to substrate distance. An attempt has been made to correlate these observations to the plasma parameters studied by the Langmuir probe.