Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Analysis of peripheral immune responses for the development of an encephalitis non-human primate animal model for new world alphaviruses

The New World alphaviruses eastern equine encephalitis virus (EEEV), Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus (VEEV), and western equine encephalitis virus (WEEV) are all mosquito-borne pathogens originating in North and South America. All three viruses are capable of causing severe illness in animals and humans, with extreme cases leading to encephalitis. Given the lack of commercially available vaccines or treatments, and previous research into these pathogens as potential bioterrorism weapons, all three are of great significance to public health. The aim of our laboratory was to develop a cynomolgus macaque model to study the unique neuropathology of each virus when delivered via an aerosol route, the most likely delivery route for a biological attack. To assess pathogenesis, peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) were isolated from whole blood and analyzed by flow cytometry. Inflammation in the central nervous system (CNS) was also evaluated using a LEGENDplex bead based immunological array. Results indicate a substantial increase in the number of CCR2+ myeloid cells in circulation, a receptor important for homing and migration to infected tissue. In addition, inflammatory cytokines MCP-1 (CCL-2), IP-10, IL-6, and IL-8 were substantially upregulated in the CNS tissues and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of lethally infected animals. Collectively, this suggests homing and migration of peripheral immune cells to the CNS, and identifies potential markers for future longitudinal studies of alphavirus disease progression and severity.
Characterizations of Commutators of Singular Integral Operators on Variable Exponent Spaces

The main purpose of this paper is to characterize the Lipschitz space by the boundedness of commutators on Lebesgue spaces and Triebel-Lizorkin spaces with variable exponent. Based on this main purpose, we first characterize the Triebel-Lizorkin spaces with variable exponent by two families of operators. Immediately after, applying the characterizations of TriebelLizorkin space with variable exponent, we obtain that b ∈ Λ̇β if and only if the commutator of Calderón-Zygmund singular integral operator is bounded, respectively, from Lp(·)(Rn) to Ḟ β,∞ p(·) , from Lp(·)(Rn) to Lq(·)(Rn) with 1/p(·)−1/q(·) = β/n. Moreover, we prove that the commutator of Riesz potential operator also has corresponding results.
A Machine-Learning Based Nonintrusive Smart Home Appliance Status Recognition

In a smart home, the nonintrusive load monitoring recognition scheme normally achieves high appliance recognition performance in the case where the appliance signals have widely varying power levels and signature characteristics. However, it becomes more difficult to recognize appliances with equal or very close power specifications, often with almost identical signature characteristics. In literature, complex methods based on transient event detection and multiple classifiers that operate on different hand crafted features of the signal have been proposed to tackle this issue. In this paper, we propose a deep learning approach that dispenses with the complex transient event detection and hand crafting of signal features to provide high performance recognition of close tolerance appliances. The appliance classification is premised on the deep multilayer perceptron having three appliance signal parameters as input to increase the number of trainable samples and hence accuracy. In the case where we have limited data, we implement a transfer learning-based appliance classification strategy. With the view of obtaining an appropriate high performing disaggregation deep learning network for the said problem, we explore individually three deep learning disaggregation algorithms based on the multiple parallel structure convolutional neural networks, the recurrent neural network with parallel dense layers for a shared input, and the hybrid convolutional recurrent neural network. We disaggregate a total of three signal parameters per appliance in each case. To evaluate the performance of the proposed method, some simulations and comparisons have been carried out, and the results show that the proposed method can achieve promising performance.
Molecular Overview of Heavy Metal Phytoremediation

Metal toxification has remained one of the problems with the advent of industrial revolution. Plant based remediation are showing increasing promise for use in soils contaminated with organic and inorganic pollutants. A large number of plant families has been identified which has shown significant result in detoxification of heavy metals. Hyperaccumulator plant is capable of sequestering heavy metals in their shoot tissues. High tolerance to HM toxicity is dependent on a reduced metal uptake or increased internal sequestration, which depends on plant and environmental condition. Recent progresses on understanding cellular/molecular mechanisms of metal tolerance by plants are reviewed. This chapter aims to focus on molecular mechanism involved in heavy metal detoxification and tolerance by plants. A different method by which plant effectively converts toxic metal in less toxic compounds has been explained in this chapter. Further, mode of accumulation and sequestration of metals have been explained which are utilized by hyper accumulators.
Characterization of Carrot Cell Wall Protein1

Antiserum was raised against a synthetic nona-peptide which was predicted to have considerable homology with the unhydroxylated, unglycosylated precursor of cell wall proteins from several plants. The antiserum is able to recognize the major cell wall protein of incubated carrot (Daucus carota) root discs which is produced when the discs are treated with a proline hydroxylase inhibitor and then labeled with radioactive proline. This technique has potential applications in studying cell wall biosynthesis and its regulatory control mechanisms.
Characterisation of the gene regulatory network for posterior segmentation in Parasteatoda tepidariorum

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Secondary traits explaining sorghum genotype by environment interactions for grain yield

Abstract. Effective plant improvement depends on understanding grain yield genotype by environment (G × E) interactions. Studies focusing on more heritable (secondary) traits provide a way for interpreting the nature of these interactions and assist selection by adapting hybrids to specific adaptation patterns. The objective of our study was to explore some specific traits to help describe G × E interactions for yield in grain sorghum. A set of 22 representative hybrids were grown at eight different environments varying mainly in water and nitrogen availability. Studied traits were yield, phenology (time to anthesis and grain-filling duration), numerical yield components (grain number and individual grain weight) and physiological components (biomass at maturity and harvest index). The G × E interaction to G component variance represented 3.48 for grain yield, 1.03 for grain-filling duration, 0.87 for biomass at maturity, 0.71 for time to anthesis, and less than 0.5 for the rest of the traits. Although the G × E interaction for yield was large, the relative genotypic contribution of most studied traits suggests that G × E interaction is not a major impediment for attaining high selection responses to these traits. Pattern analysis applied to G × E best linear unbiased predictors defined three genotype and three environmental groups. Environments were grouped suggesting different water stress levels during early or pre-flowering stages, whereas genotype groups depicted different yield responses across environmental groups. Phenology differences among genotypes explained a large portion of the G × E interaction throughout its influence on grain weight. Late flowering genotypes performed poorly in terms of grain weight and yield across all environments, showing that these materials are not the best option for our production system. Longer grain filling contributed to grain weight and yield at environments with low stress levels, particularly when combined with intermediate or short maturity. Early materials contributed to grain weight and yield at the highest stressful environments. We provide useful information to sorghum breeders at temperate environments, and described secondary traits that could assist selection at particular environments.
REARING MICROPLITIS DEMOLITOR WILKINSON (HYMENOPTERA: BRACONIDAE) IN THE LABORATORY FOR USE IN STUDIES OF SEMIOCHEMICAL MEDIATED SEARCHING BEHAVIOR

Microplitis demolitor Wilkinson were reared in Heliothis zea (Boddie) larvae fed artificial diet and cowpea seedlings. The effect of temperature on development time, food and humidity on adult longevity, and cage design on mating and subsequent sex ratio of the progeny of M. demolitor were tested and are discussed. It was determined that individual pairs of males and females should be held in mating chambers for at least 24 hours in order to obtain a high percentage of inseminated parent females. Females used for parasitization should be at least 24 hours old in order to obtain the maximum number of female progeny. A 25-day longevity of female parasitoids was obtained when they were fed unadulterated honey and a separate water source, and confined in 90–95% relative humidity. A parasitoid survival of 74% was obtained in the hosts when they were reared individually on artificial diet at 27°C. Our rearing techniques were shown to produce parasitoids with a consistent high host searching response as shown by.
Risk factors for bruising and mortality of broilers during manual handling, module loading, transport, and lairage

Abstract: Multiple factors can affect the risk of bruising and mortality of broilers during loading, transport, and lairage. The risk factors affecting the percentages of broilers in each load that were “dead-on-arrival” (DOA) or bruised were studied from records provided by a processing plant, by undertaking direct observations during on-farm loading and then carrying out multivariable analyses. Selected loads between 2014 and 2015 from seven producers were included in the study. The median DOA per load was 0.13% (Q1 = 0.06, Q3 = 0.25, n = 212), the median total duration from loading to unloading was 8.6 h, and the external temperature ranged from −22 to 22 °C. Although it was not possible to adequately characterise thermal conditions within each load, the analysis indicated that the main risk factors for increased mortality were in spring and winter, an increased duration between loading and end of lairage, and a period of feed withdrawal before loading longer than 6 h. The risk of mortality increased with the weight of the birds and with an increase in rearing mortality. No relationships were found between the manner in which the broilers were handled and the percentages of DOAs or bruised birds.
IMPROVING THE PERFORMANCE OF SMEs IN SEMARANG CITY IN THE PANDEMIC COVID 19

With the announcement of the regional quarantine status by President Jokowi for the increasing outbreak of the corona virus, it will indirectly have an overall impact on the economy, especially for the middle and lower class. In this case the regulation stipulated by the Government in the Health Quarantine Law states that during the area quarantine, the basic necessities of life of people living in the quarantine area are the responsibility of the Government. The social welfare of the community here is related to health, household economic conditions, a sense of security, and a good quality of life. So that people who are faced with the Covid-19 pandemic can still fulfill their basic needs and carry out their social functions. However, under these circumstances, the performance of UKM is very slow and some even collapsed. This is what made researchers investigate more deeply about the performance of SMEs during the Covid 19 pandemic. The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of entrepreneurial orientation and organizational learning on the quality of strategic assets, and also the influence of strategic asset quality on business performance. This research was conducted on SME snacks in Semarang City, the respondents used were 150 respondents. The data are processed using Structural Equation Modeling (SEM) with the help of the Analysis of Moment Structure (AMOS) version 23.0 program. Based on the results of the analysis, it is concluded that the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on the quality of strategic assets shows a CR value of -0.338 and with a probability of 0.735, testing the effect of entrepreneurial orientation on business performance shows a CR value of 2.499 and with a probability of 0.012, testing organizational learning on the quality of strategic assets shows a value CR is 4.881 and with a probability of 0.001. , Testing the effect of organizational learning on business performance shows a CR value of 1.351 and with a probability of 0.177, the effect of strategic asset quality on business performance shows a CR value of 2.067 and with a probability of 0.039. Keywords: Entrepreneurship Orientation, Organizational Learning, Strategic Asset Quality, Business Performance, SMEs, SEM
Sex ratio, maturity stage and fist maturity of yellowfin parrotfish Scares flavipectoralis Schultz, 1958 in Wallace line at Spermonde Archipelago, South Sulawesi

Yellowfin parrotfish Scarus flavipectoralis has a wide distribution in Indo-Pacific waters which has an important ecological role in maintaining the balance of coral reef ecosystems, as well as having important economic values that need to be managed sustainably. This study aims to analyze the sex ratio, gonad maturity stage, and the size at first maturity. This study was conducted on a population of yellowfin parrotfish in the Wallace line at Spermonde Archipelago, South Sulawesi. Fish samples were obtained from catches of fishermen who were landed at the Rajawali Fish Landing Area of Makassar City. The results of this study indicate that the sex ratio of yellowfin parrotfish not balanced between male and female, there was more female than male; the development of gonad maturity stage is synchronous between male and female; and the size at the first maturity sexual of yellowfin parrotfish female was 18 cm and the male was 21.7 cm.
Prediction of available phosphorus in soil: Combined use for crop production and water quality protection.

Optimizing phosphorus (P) application to agricultural soils is fundamental to crop production and water quality protection. We sought to relate soil P tests and P sorption characteristics to both crop yield response to P application and environmentally critical soil P status. Barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) was grown in pot experiments with 45 soils of different P status. Half the pots were fertilized at 20 kg P ha-1 , and half received no P. Soils were extracted with ammonium lactate, sodium bicarbonate (Olsen P), dilute salt (0.0025 M CaCl2 ), and diffusive gradient in thin films. Soil adsorption coefficients were determined using the Freundlich isotherm equation, and the degree of P saturation was determined from both oxalate and ammonium lactate extracted Fe, Al, and P. All soil P analyses showed a nonlinear and significant relationship with yield response to P application, and all analyses manifested a threshold value above which no P response was observed. For the commonly used ammonium lactate test, inclusion of Al and Fe improved prediction of plant-available soil P. The threshold for yield response coincided with the environmentally critical values determined from the degree of P saturation. Results support the conclusion that soil P levels for which no P application is needed also have elevated risk of P loss to runoff.
The genus Campanella (Marasmiaceae, Agaricales): a new species and a new combination and species status

Campanella keralensis sp. nov. is described from Kerala State, India and is assigned to subsection Aerugineae of section Campanella. Comprehensive description, photographs and comparisons with phenetically similar taxa are provided. Campanella simulans var. bispora is elevated to the status of species.
Altered Spatial Composition of the Immune Cell Repertoire in the Bone Marrow Stem Cell Niche in Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Altered Spatial Composition of the Immune Cell Repertoire in the Bone Marrow Stem 1 Cell Niche in Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Secondary Acute Myeloid Leukemia 2 3 Marcus Bauer, Christoforos Vaxevanis, Haifa Kathrin Al-Ali, Nadja Jaekel, Christin Le 4 Hoa Naumann, Judith Schaffrath, Achim Rau , Barbara Seliger, Claudia Wickenhauser 5 1 Institute of Pathology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06112 Halle, Germany 6 2 Institute of Medical Immunology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, 06112 Halle, 7 Germany 8 3 Department of Hematology/Oncology, University Hospital Halle, 06112 Halle (Saale), 9 Germany 10 4 Krukenberg Cancer Center, University Hospital Halle, 06112 Halle (Saale), Germany 11 5 Institute of Pathology and Neuropathology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany 12 *shared senior authorship 13 # shared first authorship 14 15 Corresponding author: Prof. Dr. Claudia Wickenhauser 16 Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg 17 Institute of Pathology 18 Magdeburger Str. 14 19 06112 Halle (Saale) 20 Germany 21 Telephone: (+49) (345) 557 1281 22 Fax: (+49) (345) 557 1295 23 E-mail: claudia.wickenhauser@uk-halle.de 24 25 Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 13 September 2020 doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0280. v1
Callus induction and plant regeneration via leaf segments of three accessions of African rice (Oryza glaberrimaStued.)

A study conducted with the aim of developing a protocol for callus induction and plantlet regeneration in vitro from leaf segments of three accessions of African rice (O. glaberrimaSteud.) indigenous to Ghana. Leaf segments of the accessions namely, Guame, N/4 and SARI 1 were assessed for callus induction and plantlet regeneration ability on different concentrations of plant growth regulators, incorporated into Murashige and Skoog, (1962) (MS) basal medium. Frequency of callus induction which was achieved on MS medium supplemented with (0-10) mg/l 2,4-D differed significantly (p≤0.05) among the accessions, as well as among the levels of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) tested. Highest callus induction frequency was exhibited at a concentration of 6 mg/l 2,4-D for all three accessions.Sub-culturing of callus on regeneration medium, which consisted of MS supplemented with (1:0-5) mg/l NAA:BAP resulted in no plantlet regeneration in all tested accessions. Instead, prolific root formation was observed.
Cage and field experiments as basis for the development of control strategies against Cacopsylla pruni, the vector of European Stone Fruit Yellows

The efficacy and the instant effect of 13 insecticides and antifeedants towards Cacopsylla pruni, the vector of ‘Candidatus Phytoplasma prunorum’ were examined in cage studies (no choice experiments with 10 field-collected overwintered adults per experiment) on potted apricot trees (budding trees under outdoor conditions in early spring and foliated seedlings kept at 21∘C). Cypermethrin caused 100% insect mortality within 2–4 h, thiacloprid 90–100% mortality within 24 h both on foliated and on budding trees. On budding trees spinosad led to 70–90% mortality within 24 h, thixotropic white trunk paint to 90% mortality within 48 h. On foliated seedlings flonicamid gave 70–100% mortality within 1 day, abamectin, spinosad, acetamiprid and spirotetramat 70–100% within 72 h. Field studies monitoring the effects of thiacloprid on remigrants of C. pruni by yellow sticky traps were carried out in two apricot orchards. Additionally the influence of the insecticide on insect dispersal was examined by mark, release and recapture trials. As compared to the control thiacloprid significantly reduced the catches of naturally occurring and released insects, decreased the number of trees on which released insects were recaptured (by 25–100%) and shortened the migration distances of the released insects by more than half. Our results suggest that appropriate insecticide treatments both reduce C. pruni populations and have a direct effect on pathogen transmission. Application of Cypermethrin before bloom and thiacloprid after bloom seem best suited to achieve these objectives. Thixotropic white trunk paint could, a formulation for spray application provided, eventually be a sustainable alternative or complement for treatments before bloom.
Curricular Issues in School Education: Critical Analysis of Understanding about the Implemented Curriculum

This paper focus on exploring the curricular issues viz. subject matter, pedagogy and assessment process of implemented/taught curriculum in school education. Similarly, the teachers’ understandings are key areas to find out the issues in education that are guiding engine to operate schools’ education efficiently. During this study course, it adopted the descriptive as well as phenomenological methodology on the basis of educational literature, own experience and group discussion with selected teachers. The dilemma about curricular components has created the new discourse in school education today. Moreover, the challenges to improve the elaborated isueses are crucial problems for teachers in enhancing quality teaching learning skills.
A Portable Magnetometer for Magnetic Measurements of Meter‐Sized Meteorites

Meteorites contain records of past magnetic fields in the form of natural remanent magnetization (NRM). A key property of meteorite magnetization that provides information about its origin is its dependence on spatial scale. In particular, understanding how the mean remanent magnetization varies from the scale of meteorites to the global scale of their parent bodies would aid in the interpretation of spacecraft magnetometry data. However, the vast majority of meteorite samples whose remanent magnetization have been measured have sizes <10 cm due to the limited size range accommodated by laboratory magnetometers. To address this limitation, we developed a portable magnetometer array that enables remanence measurements of meter‐size meteorites in a non‐magnetically shielded environment. The instrument measures both NRM and induced magnetization using two orthogonal square Helmholtz coil pairs that compensate the vertical and horizontal components of the background magnetic field. An array of four magnetometers mounted on a movable aluminum rail measures the magnetic field at multiple locations around the sample. The instrument is transportable and can be adapted to different sample sizes. After distinguishing the induced component from the remanent component of a sample's total field, the remanence can be estimated from a multipole field inversion combined with nonlinear least squares method. We validated the instrument and data processing on a magnet of known magnetic moment and measured the NRM of a meter‐sized iron meteorite.