Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
A Business Perspective on Internet of Things

Sensors are rapidly being integrated everywhere, in every aspect of our lives, ranging from home automation to wearable sensors for pervasive healthcare management. We hear ubiquitously for ubiquitous devices. In recent years, increasingly we are listening and talking about phrases like “Internet of Things”, “M2M”, “Context awareness”, “Web of Things”, which announce the new era to come, where we will be surrounded with smart devices, which communicate with each other to easer and beautify our lives. This article reports on our findings about the business perspective on internet of things. It involves literature review on the internet of things world and its impact in the business domain.
In vitro Models as Tools for Screening the Relative Bioavailabilities of Provitamin A Carotenoids in Foods.

HarvestPlus Technical Monographs are designed to provide a forum for HarvestPlus research outputs. Technical Monographs can be of two kinds: • state-of-the-art reviews that help to establish and define HarvestPlus research questions or • " gold standard " procedures to be followed in HarvestPlus research. HarvestPlus technical monographs are written by recognized experts in the field and are externally peer reviewed prior to publication. In vitro models as tools for screening the relative bioavailabilities of provitamin A carotenoids in foods. Acknowledgments. This activity was supported in part by funds from The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center and the USDA IFAFS competitive grants program. The authors thank Dr. Penelope Nestel and the peer reviewers for their encouragement and helpful suggestions.
The ecology of wildlife diseases

1: Ecology of wildlife diseases. 2: Heterogeneities in macroparasite infections: patterns and processes. 3: Parasites and host population dynamics. 4: Parasite community ecology and biodiversity. 5: Microparasite transmission and persistence. 6: Spatial aspects of disease dynamics. 7: The ecology of tick-borne infections in wildlife reservoirs. 8: The role of pathogens in biological conservation. 9: Visions for future research in wildlife epidemiology
The Role of Chromosomal Change in Plant Evolution

The application of new molecular technology has greatly increased our understanding of the role of chromosomal change in plant evolution. There is now a broad database on genome size variation within and among species and a wide array of nuclear and cytoplasmic genetic markers. There is a variety of literatures addressing this subject but much of it is scattered. This book created a contemporary synthesis or work in this area and addresses issues such as herogeneity, polyploidy, chromosomal rearrangements within species and phenotypic consequences of chromosome doubling.
Does Cannabis Consumption Negatively Affect Cognition? A Review Of The Scientific Evidence

Objective: This review summarises the existing evidence on the effects that recreational and medical use of cannabis and cannabinoids have on cognitive performance. Methods: Databases (PubMed, Medline, and Google Scholar) were searched from inception to March 2017 by adopting the following key terms: dronabinol, nabilone, nabiximols, cannabis, marijuana, cognition, neurology, and neuropsychology. A total of 94 documents, including reviews, preclinical and clinical studies, industrial and government agencies reports were included in this review. Results: We found that recreational use of cannabis doubles the risk of a fatal traffic accident by impairing attention and lengthening reaction time. Short-term use lowers performance in working memory, attention, executive functions and visual perception tasks. Chronic recreational use in adolescents also doubles the risk of early school-leaving, cognitive impairment and psychoses in adulthood. Adverse effects of cannabis-based medication – dronabinol, nabiximol and nabilone – and ingestion/inhalation of marijuana allowed for medical use include dizziness, drowsiness and short-term memory impairment. Conclusion: Cannabis consumption is associated with significant impairments in a range of cognitive abilities. Of particular concern, early and chronic exposure to cannabis, especially in the adolescence, seems to be associated with irreversible cognitive impairments. ASEAN Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 18 (2): July – December 2017: XX XX.
Métabolisme énergétique du spermatozoïde d'huître creuse (Crassostrea gigas)

Cette these presente une etude du metabolisme energetique du spermatozoide d’huitre creuse, Crassostrea gigas. Les principaux objectifs sont (1) d’etablir la dynamique des caracteristiques cellulaires et biochimiques du spermatozoide de cette espece durant la phase de mouvement, (2) d’identifier les voies de synthese d’ATP et leurs substrats et (3) de determiner l’implication du metabolisme energetique dans le succes a la fecondation du spermatozoide de cette espece. Les resultats de ce travail montrent la longue duree du mouvement (de 24 a 72h) du spermatozoide d’huitre creuse et le maintien d’une concentration elevee en ATP intracellulaire, jusqu'a la fin du mouvement. Le role de la phosphorylation oxydative (OXPHOS) dans la synthese d’ATP a ete mis en evidence. Le spermatozoide d’huitre creuse montre une grande plasticite dans l’utilisation de ses voies de production d’energie, assurant la synthese d’ATP par d’autres voies qu’OXPHOS lorsque la mitochondrie est inhibee. L’accumulation de phosphoarginine en fin de mouvement montre une capacite de stockage de l’ATP synthetise. La nature des substrats endogenes utilises pour la synthese d’ATP reste cependant a determiner. La forte capacite de regulation du metabolisme energetique du spermatozoide d’huitre creuse, associee a la possibilite de synthetiser de l’energie au cours de sa longue phase de nage, contribuent probablement au succes du peuplement observe chez cette espece. Ce travail apporte une premiere description du metabolisme energetique du spermatozoide d’huitre creuse, ameliorant la connaissance fine de cette cellule.
Conséquences de l'incompatibilité végétative et de l'infection virale sur l'écologie et l'évolution de l'interaction Cryphonectria parasitica X Cryphonectria Hypovirus

Le systeme d'incompatibilite vegetative a ete decrit chez tous des champignons (Eumycetes) comme intervenant dans la limitation des fusions somatiques entre conspecifiques. Chez les champignons la fusion somatique est uniquement possible entre individus de meme GCV (Groupe de Compatibilite Vegetative). Comme tous les systemes de reconnaissance du soi, le fonctionnement du systeme d'incompatibilite vegetative des champignons est base sur une grande diversite allelique. Cette these propose d'etudier la relation qui semble exister entre cette diversite des genes impliques dans l’incompatibilite vegetative des champignons et la pression parasitaire exercee par des elements cytoplasmiques deleteres (ou DCE) transmis lors des fusions somatiques. Trois problematiques ont ete abordees, avec trois approches differentes : (1) une approche conceptuelle generale portant sur l’evolution des systemes de reconnaissance du soi, (2) une approche de modelisation sur le maintien de la diversite en GCV de la population de champignon par un DCE et (3) une approche experimentale, pour etudier d’une part la permeabilite de la barriere d‘incompatibilite vegetative et d’autre part l’interaction C. parasitica/CHV et les liens existant entre transmission et virulence du CHV. Ces etudes ont permis de montrer l'importance de la permeabilite de la barriere d'incompatibilite vegetative a la fois au niveau du maintien de la diversite genetique de la population d'hote et au niveau de la prevalence des DCE. Il semblerait donc que les DCE evoluent vers des niveaux de virulence faible du fait de la limitation de leur transmission par le systeme d'incompatibilite vegetative de leur hote. Nos resultats experimentaux suggerent que lorsque la diversite en GCV de la population d'hote est faible, la virulence des DCE pourrait evoluer suivant le modele du trade-off impliquant une evolution vers un niveau de virulence intermediaire optimal. Ces travaux permettent donc de mieux comprendre les mecanismes agissant sur l'ecologie et l'evolution des interactions champignon/DCE qui, au vu de cette etude, apparaissent comme de bon modeles pour l’etude des systemes hotes/parasites.
Plant Resistance to Arthropods: Molecular and Conventional Approaches

Antixenosis - Adverse Effects of Resistance on Arthropod Behavior. - Antibiosis - Adverse Effects of Resistance on Arthropod Biology. - Tolerance - The Effect of Plant Growth Characters on Arthropod Resistance. - Locating Sources of Resistance. - Techniques to Measure Resistance. - Factors Affecting the Expression of Plant Resistance to Arthropods. - Inheritance of Arthropod Resistance. - Constitutive and Induced Resistance Genes. - Transgenic Arthropod Resistance. - Arthropod Biotypes. - Plant Resistance in Arthropod Pest Management Systems.
Literature review of human microbes' interaction with plants

An analysis of the available literature suggests that human-carried microorganisms, which cannot practically be excluded (at this time) from human supporting agricultural systems of extra-terrestrial stations, may be an important problem. This is because these microorganisms may have several kinds of deleterious effects; some of these, especially those which might damage the plants on which the people depend for oxygen ~nd food, could be extremely serious. It appears that this potential problem can be avoided by the inclusion of carefully screened or constructed, but more or less normal, phylloplane and rhizosphere microbial communities.
Aerobic Gram-positive heterotrophic bacteria Exiguobacterium mexicanum and Microbacterium sp. in the gut lumen of Artemia franciscana larvae under gnotobiotic conditions.

In a previous study, Exiguobacterium mexicanum strain 8N (DSM 16483 T ) and Microbacterium sp. strain 8L (DSM 16485) in gnotobiotic cultures of the brine shrimp, Artemia franciscana indicated beneficial effects on the development of Artemia larvae. In this study, Artemia larvae with and without autoclaved yeast as food, were challenged with strains 8N and 8L under monoxenic condition to determine ingestion, location and viability of bacterial cells in Artemia gut lumen. The results of light and scanning electron microscopy demonstrated that the bacterial cells of both strains were ingested by Artemia metanauplii. Furthermore, both strains were detected by fluorescence microscopy as live or dead cells along the Artemia gut lumen. However, the band profile in denaturing-gradient gel electrophoresis of the 16S rDNA sequence, retrieved from Artemia gut lumen exposed to both bacteria in monoxenic and dixenic conditions, showed only a band corresponding to strain 8N, suggesting that a differential bacterial ingestion or a differential generation of PCR products occurred. In all Artemia experiments, the cells of the strains 8N and 8L were confined within the chyme in the space limited by the perithrophic membrane. No evidence was found that the bacteria adhered or colonized the intestinal epithelium.
Quantitative analysis of tonal calls from five odontocete species

A thread brake includes a horizontal abrasion-resistant strip-shaped flexible overlay on a resilient backing, pivotally supported about a horizontal axis at the half height of the strip, and a plurality of cylindrically curved braking elements supported at the ends of levers on a common shaft about which the levers are rotated to engage successively against the overlay. In another embodiment the strip is rocked about an axis displaced from itself into engagement with stationary braking elements.
Natural Hybridization and Evolution

Chapter 1 Natural Hybridization: Definitions and History Chapter 2 Natural Hybridization and Species Concepts Chapter 3 Natural Hybridization: Frequency Chapter 4 Reproductive Parameters and Natural Hybridization Chapter 5 Natural Hybridization: Concepts and Theory Chapter 6 Natural Hybridization: Outcomes Chapter 7 Natural Hybridization: Emerging Patterns
Development of Fertilized Starfish Eggs in Which Cytokinesis is Prevented by Iturin A–2

Iturin A–2, a cyclic peptide obtained from cultures of Bacillus subtilis inhibited cell division but not nuclear divisions of fertilized eggs of the starfish Asterina pectinifera, resulting in the formation of non‐cleaving eggs containing all the embryonic nuclei in a common cytoplasm. Fertilized eggs in which cleavage was prevented by iturin A–2 (50μg/ml) synthesized DNA, RNA and protein at comparable rates to those of normal embryos up to the onset of blastulation. In single‐cell embryos, however, elevation of the level of transcription, which is a characteristic marker of blastulation, did not take place and the chromatin masses eventually dispersed in the cytoplasm.
Stabilité de transgènes de chicorée (Chichorium intybus)

Les generations F1 et F2 des chicorees transformees genetiquement a l'aide de pTDE4 ou le gene uid A est regule par le promoteur 35S CaMV et le gene npt II est derriere le promoteur nos (nopaline synthase) sont analysees afin de determiner la transmission et la stabilite des transgenes a travers 2 generations. Des analyses par Southern Blot et par PCR montrent que des deletions des sequences integrees ont lieu aussi bien dans les plantes ayant une ou plusieurs copies du transgene.
The ovipositional behaviour of the endemic whistling lizard Calotes liolepis Boulenger, 1885 (Reptilia: Agamidae) in the Knuckles forest region of Sri Lanka

A mature female Calotes liolepis was observed laying eggs on the ground in Manigala in the Knuckles Forest Region of Sri Lanka. This is the first completely described observation of the ovipositioning as well as the captive egg hatching of Calotes liolepis . This ovipositional behaviour consisted of the digging of the nest cavity, oviposition, scraping of the soil to bury the eggs, filling of the spaces between the eggs, compression of the soil, and camouflage of the nest. The sizes of three eggs were increased during incubation: day 1 mean = 17.5 mm × 9.2 mm (length × width), and after 70-71 days mean = 21.7 mm × 14.4 mm. Three hatchlings were emerged (mean snout-to-vent length = 29.9 mm; tail length = 58.2 mm; head length = 10.2 mm. Immediate conservation measures are needed for this endemic and threatened lizard, and the observations related to its egg-laying could be useful in planning and implementing suitable conservation methods.
The effects of stress on feed intake, growth and plasma insulin like growth factor I (IGF-1) in growing pigs

Stress factors have been shown to reduce growth rate and efficiency of feed use and tend to increase carcase fatness in pigs (1). IGF-I is an anabolic hormone and circulating IGF-I levels have been shown to reflect lean tissue growth and growth rate in pigs (2). As a consequence, the evaluation of circulating levels of IGF-I, in conjunction with measures of growth and feed intake, is assessed in this study as a possible metabolic indicator of the influence of stress on growth and feed intake in pigs. The study was originally designed to examine the binary (on/off) activation of regulated genes (not reported here) in growing pigs. Pigs were maintained at 2 stocking densities and exposed to combinations of 2 groupings and 2 temperatures during weeks 4 and 7 of an 8-week study. During the two weeks preceding weeks 4 and 7, pigs were subjected to thermoneutral temperatures and the same stocking rates as in weeks 4 and 7. Ninety-six male hybrid (mainly Large White × Landrace) pigs were allocated at 34.5 ± 0.36 kg liveweight (mean ± SEM) to one of eight treatment combinations (2 × 2 × 2 factorial) including 2 stocking densities (low 2 m2 /pig, high 1 m2/pig), 2 ambient temperatures (thermoneutral [22°C] or high temperature [30°C]) and grouping (1 pig, 6 pigs), in a sequence of two phases (cross-over design). Due to the size of this study, this paper reports only on the effect of grouping and high temperature, pooling the two stocking densities, on growth, feed intake and plasma IGF-I during week 7. Liveweight gain (growth) and feed intake were measured at intervals of one week. Blood samples were collected by venipuncture from all pigs at the end of weeks 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 and 8. Plasma IGF-I was measured by ELISA. The effects of the treatments on growth, feed intake and plasma IGF-I concentrations were analysed using linear mixed models for all the data. The heat treatment significantly reduced feed intake (P<0.01) during week 7. Grouping alone and the combination of grouping plus heat significantly (P<0.001) decreased growth, feed intake and plasma IGF-I concentration. The effects of grouping were more pronounced than the effects of heat on growth and IGF-I, and these treatment effects were not additive.
Variación alozimática en el crustáceo Artemia franciscana (Anostraca: Artemiidae) del Gran Lago Salado en varias condiciones experimentales

Se analizo la variabilidad alozimatica de cuatro loci polimorficos (Lap-2, Lap-3, Pgm y Gpi) de Artemia franciscana (Kellogg 1906) del Gran Lago Salado (Utah, EE.UU.), cultivada en ocho diferentes condiciones experimentales por medio de la tecnica de electroforesis en gel de almidon. Los organismos fueron cultivados a partir de nauplios obtenidos de quistes hasta su estado adulto bajo un diseno experimental en el que se combinaron dos temperaturas (22 y 30°C), dos salinidades (30 y 60 ppm) y dos dietas (Dunaliella sp. y Spirulina sp.). La hipotesis nula consisitio en no suponer la existencia de diferencias no geneticas entre los grupos, procedentes de una misma poblacion aunque cultivada bajo diferentes condiciones ambientales. Los resultados muestran que existen diferencias significativas en las frecuencias de los alelos en cada locus analizado, y que el promedio de la heterocigosis esperada (He) vario de 0.236 a 0.447. Por lo tanto, la hipotesis nula es rechazada. La posible correlacion entre la variabilidad genetica y las caracteristicas fenotipicas se deduce de un probable efecto sinergico entre las salinidades y temperaturas sobre la sobrevivencia de los organismos heterocigotos en los diferentes loci.
Metalloenzymes involving amino acid-residue and related radicals

Free Radicals and Metalloenzymes. General Considerations * Peroxidases: Structure, Function, and Engineering * Photosystem II * Ribonucleotide Reductase in Mammalian Systems * Manganese-Dependent Ribonucleotide Reduction and Overproduction of Nucleotides in Coryneform Bacteria * Prostaglandin Endoperoxide Synthases * Diol Dehydrase from Clostridium Glycolicum: The Non-B12-Dependent Enzyme * Diol Dehydrase and Glycerol Dehydrase, Coenzyme B12-Dependent Isozymes * Adenosyl (Cobalamin) Vitamin B12 Coenzyme)-Dependent Enzymes * S-Adenosylmethionine-Dependent Radical Formation in Anaerobic Systems * The Free Radical Coupled Copper Active Site of Galactose Oxidase * Amine Oxidases * Bacterial Transport of and Resistance to Copper.
Mechanistic and functional analysis of Cj0031: a phase variable methyltransferase in Campylobacter jejuni

Campylobacter jejuni constitutes the major cause of food-borne diarrheal disease in developed countries. The genome of this species comprises many surface genes having mononucleotide repeat tracts (PolyG/PolyC) which undergo reversible switching between ON and OFF phases, termed phase variation. Phase variation helps bacteria to colonize the host effectively as most phase variable genes are involved in expression of cell surface structures mediating interactions with the host. The mutation rates of phase variable genes are important determinants for genetic diversity and overall fitness of the bacterial population residing in various niches. The major aim of the project was to determine the phase variation rates for the simple sequence repeat tracts of varying lengths in cj0031 and capA of C. jejuni strain 11168. The PV rates were determined by using chromosomally-located reporter construct for cj0031 and by an immunoblotting assay for capA. The mutation rates of a G10 tract were a 1.5 fold higher than a G9 repeat tract in cj0031. Similarly, a 6-fold increase in the PV rate was recorded for G12 in capA over a G10 repeat tract. The mutational spectra for G9 and G10 were predominantly insertions and were shifted to mainly deletions for G11 and G12 repeats. Major shifts in the ON/OFF status of phase variable genes of C. jejuni strain 11168 were detected by performing a multiplex PCR on isolates following passage through chickens. Thirteen novel genotypes found in the output population indicated a high level of genetic diversity was generated by changes in repeat tract lengths of phase variable genes. Bioinformatics analysis of cj0031 revealed a homology to type IIG restriction modification systems. A Southern blot analysis demonstrated that cj0031 possessed methyltransferase activity and led to the conclusion that 5’ CCCGA 3’/5’ CCCGAA 3’ were putative recognition sequences of Cj0031 methyltransferase. An investigation of functional abilities showed that Cj0031 enhanced the capability of adhesion, invasion and biofilm formation without having any affect on the motility of C. jejuni. A 5-fold restriction activity was exerted by Cj0031 on one phage type, showing that this enzyme also possessed restriction activity although this was marginal in comparison to restriction endonucleases in E. coli. It is postulated that Cj0031 mainly controls the phasevarion of other genes in C. jejuni through methylation of target sequences located either in promoter region or intergenic regions near the promoters of such genes, rather than having active involvement in protection of hosts from phages. The high PV rates of cj0031 might be compatible with its role as phasevarion to facilitate the rapid adaptation of C. jejuni to the micro-environment of hosts.
Comparing Western and South Korean Celebrity Twitter Strategies

In 2017, South Korean idol group, Bangtan Sonyeondan (BTS), became the first Korean pop group to win a Billboard Music Award for Top Social Artist. This award is fan voted and indicates strong audience engagement and a skillful use of social media. K-Pop is becoming more and more popular due to an effective use of social media for global music distribution, and identifying the Twitter strategies of Korean idol groups has applications beyond the music industry. Comparing how Western and South Korean Artists use Twitter will bring to light new strategies for both organizations and businesses on the platform. This study will investigate the differences in Twitter strategies between Western and South Korean artists. Data will be collected from a constructed week sample, and the content and response for each tweet will be analyzed. CELEBRITY TWITTER STRATEGIES 3
Study on the influence of storage duration of eggs under conditions of high temperature on quail population "Baloteşti" performance of hatching.

To determine the incubation performance and to establish measures to improve them in quail eggs of the "Baloteşti" population stored for 1 to 6 days under high temperature, an experiment was organized on 6 batches of 150 eggs. Eggs were kept at a temperature of 25oC and humidity of 60%. Following the investigations it was found that weight loss of eggs during storage varied from 6.52% in eggs stored for 6 days and 0.45% in those stored for 1 day. The average percentage of weight loss during eggs incubation of the 6 groups was of 12.79% and the average percentage of hatching of 52.5%. Highest proportion of hatching occurred in eggs stored for 2 days (62%) and lowest in eggs stored for 5 days (44%). Prolonged preservation increases the proportion of clear eggs due to embryonic mortality, from 14.7% in eggs stored 2 days at 23.3% in those stored 5 days. Eggs stored over a period of 3-6 days, begin to hatch later, in the 16th day of incubation, probably due to its prolongation. The ones stored 1-2 days hatch earlier, staring with day 15. Following the investigation it can be stated that the recommended storage period to achieve high performance of hatching is of 2-3 days.