Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
One-Seed Juniper Sapling Use by Goats in Relation to Stocking Density and Mixed Grazing With Sheep

Abstract Suppression of one-seed juniper (Juniper monosperma [Englem.] Sarg.) reinvasion with goats requires achieving levels of defoliation of newly established saplings that eventually kill or suppress plant growth. We tested the effects of stocking density and mixed grazing with sheep on the level of use of one-seed juniper saplings by goats. In summer and spring, groups of 10 does (goats alone, GA) or 5 does and 4 ewes (mixed grazing, MG), grazed 20 × 30 m cells infested with saplings (500–533 · ha−1; mean: 0.8 m tall), either continuously for 6 d (low stocking density, LD) or with daily rotation through 10 × 10 m cells during the 6-d period (high stocking density, HD) in a block design. Feeding activity; juniper in feces; utilization of herbaceous vegetation; frequency of saplings with light, moderate, and heavy foliage and bark use; and branch utilization were determined. Goats in HD spent more time feeding on saplings, less time feeding on herbaceous forages, and tended to consume more juniper than goats in LD. Utilization of herbaceous vegetation ranged from 52% to 73% and was higher for MG than GA and for LD than HD. The MG–HD treatment resulted in the highest frequency of short saplings (< 0.5 m) with heavy defoliation in summer and spring, and lowest frequency of saplings with light debarking in spring. Heavy defoliation was more frequent in short saplings, whereas heavy debarking was more frequent in tall (> 1 m) saplings. Sapling mortality was not affected by treatments (P > 0.05) and averaged 5% across treatments. Branch debarking was greater in spring (P = 0.02) and explained approximately 80% of branch mortality and 62% and 52% of the reduction in sapling live crown height and volume. Branch utilization (percent length) was not affected by grazing treatments (range: 45–48%), but was influenced by the length and diameter of branches. This study suggests that high stocking density and mixed grazing stimulate feeding behaviors that increase utilization of juniper saplings by goats. Susceptibility of saplings to defoliation and debarking varies with sapling size, branch structure, and season. Targeted grazing in spring appears to have a greater impact on sapling suppression and branch mortality due to higher debarking frequency.
Ditransitive structures in Croatian adult and child language: the role of animacy and givenness

I am submitting an article based dissertation, but none of the articles is in its final form because they are still under review. I believe that this makes them eligible for being available in Munin. If you want to check this with the journals, the papers are under review in the following journals: Studia Linguistica, FDSL Proceedings, Journal of Slavic Linguistics, and Glossa.
Penetration of weeds into the herbaceous understorey and soil seed bank of a Turkey oak-sessile oak forest in Hungary

Intensification of land use in the last few decades resulted in an increased rate of fragmentation of natural forest habitats. With decreased patch size but increased total borderline length the influence of the surroundings also increased. The extent of influence is especially crucial where the forest stands are adjacent to agricultural lands. We studied the vegetation (cover) and seed bank (soil samples, seedling emergence) along adjacent stands of an abandoned vineyard and edge and interior of an oak forest community (Quercetum petraeae-cerris) widespread in Central-Europe, using five transects (16 m2 plots along each transect). We asked the following questions: (i) How do vegetation and seed bank composition differ between the vineyard and forest interior and (ii) which weeds are able to penetrate into the forest herbaceous understorey vegetation and seed banks from the vineyard? In total, 15 phanaerophytes and 147 herbs were detected. Negatively associated with canopy shading, herb cover proved the lowest in the forest inferior. Few weeds and other ruderals recorded in vineyard penetrated into the forest interior. Mean seed density decreased one order of magnitude from the vineyard to the forest interior (from 20,831 to 2,159 seed/m2). The seed banks of the abandoned vineyard and edge and forest interior were dominated by ruderals, but decreasing proportion of weeds was detected from the vineyard to the forest interior. Characteristic forest herbs possessed at most sparse seed banks. Our results suggest that high canopy cover mitigates the negative impact of surrounding weedy vegetation on the forest herb layer. Therefore, the effect of surroundings is detectable mostly in the seed banks. We can assume that the formation of an increased ruderal herb cover can be foreseen if canopy opens, because the local propagule sources of forest species are missing from vegetation and soil seed banks.
Effect of dietary yeast supplementation on growth performance and colonization of Salmonella enteritidis in Japanese quails.

The present research studied the capacity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to enhance performance of Japanese quails and to antagonize Salmonella enteritidis colonization in the intestinal tract. Two hundred and forty unsexed quails were assigned into four treatment groups (T1-T4). Groups T1 and T2 served as non-infected and infected controls received basal diet, while T3 and T4 served as noninfected and infected groups received basal diet supplemented with 3 g yeast /kg (Saccharomyces cerevisiae 8x109 cells l/gram). Obtained results revealed significant elevated performance of treated quails with yeast as compared to controls starting from second week till the end of experimental period. Also, yeast supplementation to infected group alleviated the drastic effect of infection on performance. Cecal colonization was significantly reduced in infected group treated with yeast as compared to infected group received basal diet in both 7 at 21 days post infection. Yeast supplementation significantly reduced lactose fermenter and non-lactose fermenter as well as total bacterial counts in both time intervals. Supplementation of birds with yeast led to a trend toward increase in both erythrogram and leukogram (T3) as compared to T1, and alleviated the drastic effect of infection (T4) as it was significantly increase from T2. Hemoglobin and Packed cell volume were significantly reduced due to infection at 21 days old (14 days post infection), yeast supplementation restored this effect. Infected non treated group (T2) showed leukocytosis at the end of the experimental period, lymphocytosis then lymphopenia, and heterophilia. Yeast supplementation significantly alleviated the drastic effect of infection. Generally, Yeast supplementation improved bird's growth and blood parameters and reduced intestinal colonization with pathogenic microorganisms.
Finite dispersal of a separative nepheloid plume by an internal hydraulic jump in a tropical mountainous river estuary

This paper investigates the dynamics of an internal hydraulic jump in a river plume and associated suspended sediment dispersal. Field investigations were undertaken into the river plume generated by the Herbert River, Australia, following a moderate flood event induced by Cyclone Fritz in 2004. The forced plume experiences an abrupt transition from supercritical to subcritical via an internal hydraulic jump, as defined by a mode-1 internal Froude number computed using the phase speeds from the Taylor-Goldstein equation. The hydraulic theory of a two-layer stratified flow was used to identify the plume shape and the mechanical energy loss within the jump. The hydraulic jump energy loss is primarily transferred to the buoyancy-driven potential energy, uplifting the river plume. Intense stratification decreases the bottom stress, damping the resuspension. Therefore, a separative nepheloid dispersal system occurs at the jump section. Both the upper and lower nepheloid flows are confined to the inner shelf, but have different dispersal behaviors and mechanisms. The upper nepheloid flow, which is primarily controlled by advection and settling, satisfies an exponential decay law of the total suspended sediment concentrations versus the offshore distance. The lower nepheloid flow dominated by deposition is detached seaward near the lift-off point of the river plume. A turbidity front associated with the jump may accumulate a large quantity of suspended sediments, enhancing sediment release from the river plume. These findings will promote in-depth understanding of both the cross-shelf sediment dispersal and muddy deposit on the shelf.
Agent programming using defeasible argumentation for knowledgerepresentation and reasoning

In this work two declarative approaches based on the BDI theory are studied, an agent programming language 3APL and an agent architecture that uses defeasible argumentation for knowledge representation and reasoning. Based on that study and considering that in 3APL the knowledge representation language is not fixed, we will propose 3APL-DeLP where the agent knowledge is represented by a DeLP-program and the agent may reason with a defeasible argumentation formalism.
INTRODUCING NOVEL GENERATION OF HIGH ACCURACY CAMERA OPTICAL-TESTING AND CALIBRATION TEST-STANDS FEASIBLE FOR SERIES PRODUCTION OF CAMERAS

The recent advances in the field of computer-vision have opened the doors of many opportunities for taking advantage of these techniques and technologies in many fields and applications. Having a high demand for these systems in today and future vehicles implies a high production volume of video cameras. The above criterions imply that it is critical to design test systems which deliver fast and accurate calibration and optical-testing capabilities. In this paper we introduce new generation of test-stands delivering high calibration quality in single-shot calibration of fisheye surround-view cameras. This incorporates important geometric features from bundle-block calibration, delivers very high (sub-pixel) calibration accuracy, makes possible a very fast calibration procedure (few seconds), and realizes autonomous calibration via machines. We have used the geometrical shape of a Spherical Helix (Type: 3D Spherical Spiral) with special geometrical characteristics, having a uniform radius which corresponds to the uniform motion. This geometrical feature was mechanically realized using three dimensional truncated icosahedrons which practically allow the implementation of a spherical helix on multiple surfaces. Furthermore the test-stand enables us to perform many other important optical tests such as stray-light testing, enabling us to evaluate the certain qualities of the camera optical module.
Lower urinary tract symptoms of junior female clinical nurses

Objective: To investigate lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in junior female clinical nurses. Methods: Two hundred and twelve nurses with less than 5 years of clinical work experience at Nanjing General Hospital were selected by multi-department sampling methods, and given questionnaires. The relationships between LUTS in the junior female clinical nurses, and factors such as parturition, menstruation and water in-take were analyzed with single factor linear analysis. Results: Lowery urinary symptoms (LUTS) were correlated with marital status (B=0.08, p=0.0214), menstruation (B=-0.08, p=0.0121), and parturition history (B=0.05, p=0.0895). Conclusion: These results indicate that LUTS in junior female clinical nurses are related to volume of water-intake, marital status, menstruation, and parturition history.
Enhancement of Speech Using Kalman Filter With Phase and Magnitude Compensation

: During conversation, both hearing and speaking adapt to the background noise in a noisy environment. The occurrence of disturbance is a problem since the brain will not get the extra visual and other background information when interpreting the speech. The speech signal transmitted to the other party is picked up by a microphone connected to the telephone. The microphone signal contains both speech and noise at some ratio (Speech to Noise Ratio, SNR). Depending on the SNR and to allow for the listener to grasp the speech clearly, a speech enhancement method should be applied. In this work a novel speech enhancement method using phase and magnitude spectrum compensation using kalman filter is proposed. These method is tested on speech data from the NOIZEUS corpus, which have been corrupted with different types of noise (white, train and babble) of different signal to noise ratios 0dB, 5dB, 10dB and 15dB. The compensated signal by varying both magnitude and phase spectrum is given to kalman filter to overcome the limitations of wiener filter and to reduce the minimum mean square error (MMSE). The performance of the system is calculated based on mean PESQ scores and compared with MMSE, SSUB and PSC methods using Wiener filter.
INHIBITION OF LIPID OXIDATION BY PHENOLIC ANTIOXIDANTS IN RELATION TO THEIR PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES

Summary The aim of this study was to correlate the lipid peroxidation inhibition capacity (LPIC) of phenolic antioxidants to their physicochemical properties. The antioxidant activity of phenolic compounds is thought to be related to their physicochemical properties such as the phase partition coefficient (log P), the halfwave potential (Ep/2) and the bond dissociation enthalpy (BDE). The LPIC assay uses liposomes to simulate a cell membrane and can measure the ability of both lipophilic and hydrophilic antioxidants to protect a lipophilic fluorescent probe (C11-BODIPY) from free radical attacks. BDE was calculated by the semiempirical quantum chemical method (PM3), Ep/2 was taken from published research and log P was determined by RP-HPLC. A quantitative structure-activity relationship (QSAR) was derived between LPIC activities of twenty phenolic compounds and their BDE, Ep/2 and log P (r 2 = 0.82). This work demonstrated that the LPIC activities of phenolic antioxidants had strong correlation with their physicochemical properties. Therefore, it is feasible to estimate LPIC activity of phenolic antioxidant from their physicochemical properties. This method can be used in estimating the potential biological activities of phenolic antioxidants and the optimization of structures.
Incorporating environmental variability in stock assessment: predicting recruitment, spawner biomass, and landings of sprat (Sprattus sprattus) in the Baltic Sea

Temperature has a significant positive impact on recruitment of sprat, Sprattus sprattus, in the Baltic Sea. Here we evaluate whether an existing recruitment model for the year classes 1973-1999 can forecast recruitment for five new year classes. The coefficient of variation (CV) of predictions was 5%, and four of five new year classes were within 95% confidence limits of predictions made by the earlier model. We then assimilated climatic, oceanographic, and recruitment linkages and their uncertainty into the standard International Council for the Exploration of the Sea (ICES) assessment pro- cedure to predict key advisory-related variables such as spawning stock biomass (SSB) and landings. These linkages ena- ble a forecast of recruitment earlier than the annual assessment meeting. Forecasts made using the North Atlantic Oscillation to predict the 2006 year class showed that spawner biomass would be 15% lower than spawner biomass calcu- lated using the ICES standard methodology. The difference in perception of future biomass does not affect the advice for the stock because the spawning stock biomass is greater than the critical biomass limit (SSB > BPA). However, when this is not the case or when it is desirable to broaden the ecosystem basis for fisheries management, incorporation of knowl- edge of recruitment processes may be beneficial. Resume´ : La temperature a un effet positif significatif sur le recrutement du sprat, Sprattus sprattus, dans la Baltique. Nous verifions ici si un modele preexistant du recrutement des classes d'age de 1973-1999 peut predire le recrutement
Clinical Science Structure Measuring Intraocular Pressure: How Important is the Central Corneal Thickness?

Measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) is fundamental to the management of glaucoma since it remains the only modifiable risk factor. Recent studies, especially on ocular hypertensives (OHT),1-3 have stressed upon the influence of central corneal thickness (CCT) on IOP measurement. It is now quite well recognized that abnormally thick or thin corneas give rise to fallacious IOP measurement. Recent evidence suggests that it is not the central corneal thickness alone, but that other factors of corneal biomechanics also matter in influencing the IOP measurement. This review will look at the importance of central corneal thickness in the management of glaucoma and glaucoma suspects. We will also discuss other corneal factors such as elasticity and corneal hysteresis, and how new technology promises to measure IOP taking these factors into consideration.
Survey of Predatory Mites (Acari: Phytoseiidae) Associated With Economically Important Plants of North Kerala

The paper embodies the results of a survey conducted on the predatory mite fauna associated with 32 species of economically important plants belonging to 27 genera and 21 families grown in three districts of North Kerala. The results yielded 15 species of predatory mites belonging to 6 genera viz., Amblyseius, Typhlodromips, Euseius, Neoseiulus, Phytoseius and Paraphytoseius which comes under the sub order Mesostigmata.
State-owned Enterprises Around the WORLD as Hybrid Organizations

State-owned enterprises represent approximately 10% of global gross domestic product. Yet they remain relatively underexplored by management scholars. Firms have often been viewed dichotomously as either state owned or privately owned. Today, however, we encourage a more nuanced view of state-owned enterprises as hybrid organizations, in which the levels of ownership and control by the state can vary. Drawing on 36 cases from four industries in 23 countries, we lay the groundwork for a richer understanding of state-owned enterprises by management scholars in the future.
Characterizing human grasping movements by means of an acceleration sensor

A majority of systems that take advantage of human motion in order to recognize gestures are developed through temporal image processing algorithms. However, thanks to the increasing development of acceleration sensors in recent years, it has become possible to use actual arm movements as an acquisition system. This feature could be used in more intuitive systems to communicate reach-to-grasp movements. This research proposes placing an accelerometer on a user's arm to recognize grasping movements in an unique way. The most complex part of this problem revolves around the fact that an accelerometer is unable to evaluate whether a user is performing an reach-to-grasp movement. Given that the movement involves a temporary action, it is possible to use a hidden Markov system to dynamically predict user grasping movements. The results indicate that the model can correctly predict all movements with an F-score = 99% on average.
Photoacoustical evaluation of thermal response of microbubbles

Photoacoustic technique has emerged as a tool for the study of liquid, gel, suspension behaviour and has been recently employed in a number of new biomedical applications. In the present paper, a new photoacoustic sensor is presented which was designed and realized to analysing photoacoustic signals from solution filled with microbubbles, usually used as contrast agents in echotomography imaging. The device is a closed cell where photothermal expansion in acqueous solution samples causes the deflection of a thin membrane closing a short pipe 0.7 mm by radius. The overall set up acts as a Helmoltz resonator, where the solution in the pipe is the mass oscillating under the driving force produced by the alternating expansion of the solution in the cell body. Displacement of the membrane was measured using a laser probe interferometer, whereas photoacoustic signal was generated by chopping a laser light beam impinging into the solution through a glass window in the cell. The response of the cell filled with s.
The role of semantic enrichment in Building Information Modelling

In current application of Building Information Modelling to building design processes, two main limits have emerged: 1) restricted representation spectrum and 2) inefficiency in supporting collaboration because of the low-level semantics shared among the actors. The objective of this paper is to provide a conceptual framework about these two relevant aspects of collaboration in BIM methodology, as well as to demonstrate the necessity of moving from modelling approaches based on information to innovative representation systems based on knowledge.
Towards Automated Web Accessibility Evaluation: A Comparative Study

With each passing day, the Web is becoming increasingly important in our lives. Hence, the need of making it more accessible to everyone, especially for the disabled and elderly spurred a great interest in automated tools, the total registered number of which has been continuously increasing and reached from forty-five software bids in 2014 to ninety-three in 2017. The purpose of this empirical research is to assess and compare eight popular and free online automated Web accessibility evaluation tools (AWAETs) such as AChecker, Cynthia Says, EIII Checker, MAUVE, SortSite, TAW, Tenon and WAVE with regard to the WCAG 2.0 conformance. As a result, significant differences were observed in terms of tool’s coverage (a maximum of 32.4%), completeness (ranges between 10% and 59%), correctness (an average of 70.7%), specificity (reaches 32%), inter-reliability (lies between 1.56% and 18.32%) and intra-reliability (the acceptable score), validity, efficiency and capacity. These eight criteria can help to determine a new role played by modern AWAETs as dependent methods in Web accessibility evaluation. Moreover, consequences of relying on AWAETs alone are quantified and concluded that applying such approaches is a great mistake since subjective and less frequent objective success criteria (SC) failed to be automated. However, using a good combination of AWAETs is highly recommended as overall results in all the mentioned quality criteria are maximized and tools could definitely validate and complete each other. Ultimately, integrating automated methods with the others is ideal and preferably at an early stage of the website development life cycle. The study also provides potential accessibility barriers that make websites inaccessible, challenges AWAETs are currently facing, nineteen pros and fourteen cons and fifteen improvement recommendations for the existing and next generation of AWAETs. Fundamentally, achieving the objectives of this study was possible due to the elaboration and implementation of a new five-phased methodology named as ―5PhM-for-AWAEMs‖ for successful selection, evaluation and/or comparison of AWAEMs. In addition to providing detailed descriptions of the estimation process, this methodology represents eleven key criteria for effective selection of suitable AWAEMs and necessary numbers of web pages and expert evaluators for acceptable, normal or ideal assessment.