Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Inventario de las abejas (Hymenoptera: Apoidea) de la reserva ecológica Sierra de la Güira, Pinar del Río, Cuba

Se presenta la composición de especies de abejas en seis localidades de la Reserva Ecológica Sierra de La Güira, Pinar del Río. Las observaciones y recolectas se realizaron entre los años 2013 y 2019, en las siguientes formaciones vegetales: bosque semideciduo, pinares, vegetación secundaria y vegetación ruderal. Se registraron 42 especies, correspondientes a 21 géneros y cuatro familias. Las especies endémicas representaron el 26.2 % y se destacan los nuevos registros de Hylaeus royesi y Megachile droegei, ampliándose su distribución hacia Cuba occidental. Se analizó la distribución de las abejas en algunas formaciones vegetales, encontrándose que la vegetación secundaria y el bosque semideciduo albergaron el mayor número de especies.
The future of education equity policy in a COVID-19 world: a qualitative systematic review of lessons from education policymaking

Background: COVID-19 had a major global impact on education, prompting concerns about its unequal effects and some impetus to reboot equity strategies. Yet, policy processes exhibit major gaps between such expectations and outcomes, and similar inequalities endured for decades before the pandemic. Our objective is to establish how education researchers, drawing on policy concepts and theories, explain and seek to address this problem. Methods: A qualitative systematic review (2020-21), to identify peer reviewed research and commentary articles on education, equity, and policymaking, in specialist and general databases (ERIC, Web of Science, Scopus, Cochrane/ Social Systems Evidence). We did not apply additional quality measures. We used an immersive and inductive approach to identify key themes. We use these texts to produce a general narrative and explore how policy theory articles inform it. Results: 140 texts (109 articles included; 31 texts snowballed) provide a non-trivial reference to policymaking. Limiting inclusion to English-language produced a bias towards Global North articles. Our comparison with a review of health equity research highlights distinctive elements in education. First, education equity is ambiguous and contested, with no settled global definition or agenda (although some countries and international organisations have disproportionate influence). Second, researchers critique ‘neoliberal’ approaches that dominate policymaking at the expense of ‘social justice’. Third, more studies provide ‘bottom-up’ analysis of ‘implementation gaps’. Fourth, more studies relate inequity to ineffective policymaking to address marginalised groups. Conclusions: Few studies use policy theories to explain policymaking, but there is an education-specific literature performing a similar role. Compared to health research, there is more use of critical policy analysis to reflect on power and less focus on technical design issues. There is high certainty that current neoliberal policies are failing, but low certainty about how to challenge them successfully.
Análise multitemporal do uso da terra municipal em Assis Chateaubriand, Paraná

O objetivo do estudo é analisar as mudanças no uso da terra no município de Assis Chateaubriand, Paraná, no período de 1985 a 2017, a partir do modelo shift-share. A colonização do município de Assis Chateaubriand foi constituída de diferentes interesses que possibilitaram a sua colonização, entre eles, o uso de recursos naturais, como o uso da terra. Para a realização do estudo, foram utilizados o modelo shift-share, o processamento de imagens e a avaliação qualitativa da paisagem. Entre os resultados identificados, poucas alterações foram observadas no uso da terra, mantendo a predominância do uso da terra agrícola. Contudo as mudanças na produção agrícola foram alteradas no decorrer do tempo; atualmente, há predominância produtiva de culturas temporárias, o que possibilitou a homogeneização da paisagem.
Compatibility of Polymer/Fiber to Enhance the Wood Plastic Composite Properties and their Applications

Wood and non-woody fibers are abundant with different uses according to their composition and physical properties. Unfortunately, a huge amount of non-woody fibers was produced annually with negative environmental effects according to accumulations. Otherwise, the cellulose fibers were used as wood precursor material. Cellulosic materials are considered the most abundant natural, renewable and inexpensive polymer on the earth, considered the backbone of all woody and nonwoody fibers. Generally, the farmer tends to burn the agriculture wastes in the open air, and under uncontrolled conditions, that cause pollution to surrounding environments. These wastes are a rich source of cellulosic materials that shows great potential to be preferable used further with petroleum-based polymers. This review concerns with recycling various agricultural wastes such as rice straw, tree pruning, and cane bagasse. etc, by preparing cellulosic materials that can be used in different applications. Where composites based on recycled polymer and/or agricultural wastes were prepared to be used in various applications. The polymer wood composites are improving the single characterization of materials used and made the WPC biodegradable.
MODEL PENDIDIKAN KESEHATAN DIET DASH DAN SENAM HIPERTENSI TERHADAP TEKANAN DARAH PENDERITA HIPERTENSI

Hipertensi sering disebut the silent killer (pembunuh diam-diam), 29% orang dewasa di seluruh dunia diduga mengidap hipertensi. Tujuan penelitian melihat perbedaan rata-rata Tekanan Darah sebelum dan sesudah diberikan Model Pendidikan Kesehatan Diet Dash dan Senam Hipertensi Terhadap Tekanan Darah penderita Hipertensi. Jenis penelitian quasi-eksperimen, dengan rancangan one group pre-post test. Sampel dalam penelitian ini penderita Hipertensi Di Puskesmas Nanggalo Padang sebanyak 38 orang. Uji statistik yang digunakan adalah uji t-test Dependen. Derajat kepercayaan 95%. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan rata-rata tekanan sistole sebelum itervensi 152 mmhg, dan setelah intervensi menurun menjadi 142.61. Rata-rata tekanan Diastole sebelum itervensi 79.79 dan setelah intervensi menurun menjadi 78.18. Hasil analisis terdapat perbedaan yang signifikan tekanan darah sistole sebelum dengan sesudah dilakukan intervensi ( p value = 0,000), begitu juga tekanan darah diastole ( p value = 0,005). Disarankan kepada Petugas kesehatan Puskesmas Nanggalo Padang, memberikan Informasi mengunakan media cetak seperti Poster, Buklet dan dapat menerapkan Model Pendidikan Kesehatan Diet Dash dan Senam Hipertensi pada pasien Hipertensi, secara berkala, minimal 3 kali seminggu selama 30 menit. Kata Kunci : Hipertensi, Diet Dash dan Senam Hipertensi
DESINTERESSE ESCOLAR: UM ESTUDO SOBRE O TEMA A PARTIR DE TESES E DISSERTAÇÕES

Este trabalho tem como objetivo apresentar um panorama da produção acadêmica a respeito da temática “desinteresse escolar” a partir do mapeamento de teses e dissertações que abordam o assunto. Metodologicamente, realizou-se uma revisão de literatura sistemática no banco de teses e dissertações da Capes, com a qual foram localizados 46 estudos. A análise foi realizada por meio da leitura do título e do resumo dos trabalhos, com base nas seguintes categorias emergentes: (1) desinteresse pela educação escolar; (2) implicações do desinteresse do aluno na atividade docente; (3) desinteresse como uma construção sócio-histórica; ligado a aspectos sociais e (4) desinteresse associado à indisciplina, abandono, evasão e desempenho escolar. Dentre os resultados, destaca-se que apesar da escola ser entendida como um espaço significativo para adquirir conhecimentos e ser uma “promessa para um futuro melhor”, a falta de interesse dos estudantes é um fenômeno presente e que marca tanto a trajetória escolar destes, quanto afeta a saúde mental do corpo docente. Foi possível inferir, ainda, que o desinteresse envolve diferentes dimensões, podendo estar relacionado tanto a disciplinas específicas quanto ao processo de aprendizagem escolar de modo geral.
Employee Representatives and a Good Working Life: Achieving Social and Communicative Sustainability for HRM

This article examines the role of employee representatives, who support HRM in positioning itself and the organization as “socially responsible”. Based on a constructivist understanding of organizational communication, employee representatives are examined as previously unrecognized entities that are responsible—and also essential—for guaranteeing a good working life, which also originates through communication. The article provides an overview of existing studies on employee representatives and their positions in companies and tries to bridge the gaps among organizational communication, CSR communication, and management theory by redesigning the role of employee representatives—who have received limited academic attention to date—as communicators. The insights from an international comparative study confirm that employee representatives perceive themselves not only as a “grief box” or “control body” of management, but also as a responsible agent and “medium” for the realization of social and communicative sustainability. This not only opens up new research perspectives, but also highlights the need to conceptually deal and theoretically discuss employee representatives and their roles in internal communication processes from the perspectives of organizational communication, HRM, CSR, and sustainability.
Exploring How Functional Traits Modulate Species Response to Topography in Baxian Mountain, North China

The associations between functional traits and species response to environments have aroused more and more ecologists’ interest and can provide insights into understanding and explaining how plants respond to the environment. Here, we applied a hierarchical generalized linear model to quantifying the role of functional traits in plants response to topography. Functional traits data, including specific leaf area, maximum height, seed mass and stem wood density, together with elevation, aspect and slope were used in the model. In our results, species response to elevation and aspect were modulated by maximum height and seed mass. Shorter-statured tree species had a more positive response than taller ones to an increase in elevation. Compared to light-seeded trees, heavy-seeded trees responded more positively to more southerly aspects where the soil was drier. In this study, the roles of maximum height and seed mass in determining species distribution along elevation and aspect gradients were highlighted respectively where plants are confronted with low-temperature and soil moisture deficit conditions. This work contributes to the understanding of how traits may be associated with species responses along mesoscale environmental gradients.
Evaluation of Calcium Application Methods on Delaying Plant Wilting under Water Deficit in Bedding Plants

Floriculture crops can lose their aesthetic quality due to water deficit during postproduction. Calcium is a secondary messenger in plant stress signaling, and the treatment of calcium has been proposed to alleviate damage by various abiotic stresses. The objective of this research was to evaluate application methods of calcium to delay plant wilting under water deficiency in three species of bedding plants: viola (Viola cornuta), impatiens (Impatiens walleriana), and petunia (Petunia grandiflora). Three application methods were compared including spray, drench, and pre-drench. Calcium was applied as CaCl2 and Ca(NO3)2 at three concentrations ranging from 50 to 300 mM. The effect of calcium on shelf life was species-dependent, increasing shelf life in viola and impatiens, but not in petunia. Viola showed increased shelf life up to 154% and 400% in drench and pre-drench applications, respectively, compared to the control. In impatiens, spray and pre-drench applications delayed wilting symptoms by 53% and 200%, respectively. Comparing calcium sources, CaCl2 was the most effective as a drench, while Ca(NO3)2 pre-drench application effectively delayed wilting. There was no difference between CaCl2 and Ca(NO3)2 in spray application. These results provided the optimum application methods to delay plant witling and the potential of calcium application on enhancing water deficit tolerance in floriculture crops.
Hierarchical Temporal Memory Theory Approach to Stock Market Time Series Forecasting

Over the years, and with the emergence of various technological innovations, the relevance of automatic learning methods has increased exponentially, and they now play a key role in society. More specifically, Deep Learning (DL), with the ability to recognize audio, image, and time series predictions, has helped to solve various types of problems. This paper aims to introduce a new theory, Hierarchical Temporal Memory (HTM), that applies to stock market prediction. HTM is based on the biological functions of the brain as well as its learning mechanism. The results are of significant relevance and show a low percentage of errors in the predictions made over time. It can be noted that the learning curve of the algorithm is fast, identifying trends in the stock market for all seven data universes using the same network. Although the algorithm suffered at the time a pandemic was declared, it was able to adapt and return to good predictions. HTM proved to be a good continuous learning method for predicting time series datasets.
Long-Term Effects of Calcium-Based Liming Materials on Soil Fertility Sustainability and Rye Production as Soil Quality Indicators on a Typic Palexerult

Liming is a common practice used to improve acidic soil properties, as is essential for agricultural quality. A long-term field experiment with one lime rate (6000 kg/ha of carbonate calcium equivalent) and three calcium-based liming amendments (gypsum, limestone and sugar foam) was maintained on a Typic Palexerult for 10 years in order to determine changes in soil acidity and to assess the effects on crop (rye) yields. The soil acidity conditions decreased with all the amendments tested, but the sugar foam and limestone was more effective than gypsum over a long-term period. No significant changes in organic soil matter levels between the treatments tested were found. Interestingly, an increase in the leaching of organic soil matter was observed in limed soils. Lime application significantly increased the total rye biomass compared to the control soils during the whole experiment (2002–2011). Yield trends observed in spike and stem biomass were similar to those reported for total rye biomass. In this respect, at the end of the research, gypsum, limestone and sugar foam increased in relation to the total production of rye biomass by 16%, 32% and 38%, respectively, as compared to the control soils. Additionally, a significant and prolonged difference in calcium concentrations in rye stems between unlimed and limed subplots was observed. However, in spite of the results presented here, further investigations are needed to gain a better understanding of the long-term effects of liming on the chemical properties of soil.
Susceptibility to social influence strategies and persuasive system design: exploring the relationship

ABSTRACT Cialdini’s six principles of influence are commercially used but less common to encourage healthy behaviors. This study examines how these influence strategies relate to the persuasive systems design (PSD) model constructs implemented in commercial mobile fitness applications. Our research questions address whether susceptibility to influence strategies strengthen the relationships between persuasive constructs and, if so, which strategies and software features are promising to leverage the persuasive effects of systems designed to change health behaviors. This study presents results from a survey of system users (N=147) and their self-reported susceptibility to the six principles. All PSD model constructs showed significantly unequal distribution for some influence strategy, indicating that susceptibility to these strategies affects how users evaluate systems. The commitment principle correlated positively with all persuasive constructs, while reciprocation, scarcity and liking all significantly affected system evaluations. Susceptibility to influence strategies also moderated the relationships between PSD model constructs, but the moderation was often negative with small effect sizes. Our preliminary results indicate that practitioners could benefit from utilizing these influence strategies, especially susceptibility to commitment and reciprocation, which are stable and often high. However, the interaction between these strategies and persuasive systems is not straightforward and would benefit from further research.
Status of Ambient PM2.5 Pollution in the Seoul Megacity (2020)

The Center for Air Quality & Control at the Seoul Research Institute of Public Health and the Environment (SIHE) has monitored changes in the concentration of fine dust in Seoul over the past 10 years and investigated meteorological factors as well as fine particulate matter (PM2.5), sulfur dioxide (SO2), and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) concentrations in northeastern China and its contribution to the PM2.5 concentration in Seoul. The concentration of fine dust in Seoul in 2020 was 21 µg/m3, which is down 16% from 2019 and the lowest since 2010. In 2020, China’s emissions of pollutants such as NO2 have decreased significantly due to regional blockades, social distancing, and factory shutdowns caused by COVID-19. As a results, the concentration of precursors such as SO2 and NO2, and PM2.5 in northeastern China are also decreased, which contributed to the reduction in PM2.5 concentration in Seoul caused by westerly winds blowing. In addition, the ratio of east and south winds that usually contain low concentrations of pollutants was more than 30% of the total air currents into Seoul, which is the highest in the last three years. Moreover, the mean wind velocity and the amount of precipitation were also the highest recorded values of 2.4 m/s and 1651.0 mm, respectively. Calculations using Comprehensive Air quality Model with eXtensions (CAMx)-Particulate Source Apportionment Technology (PSAT) show that the contribution of external inflows to the PM2.5 concentration in Seoul was 65%. We believe that the reasons for the low PM2.5 concentration in 2020 are due to meteorological factors and a decrease in air pollution in northeastern China. Meanwhile, the major contribution of emissions in Seoul (resuspended road dust and non-exhaust dust) was high. When the concentration of PM2.5 was high, the contribution of resuspended road dust was reduced due to an increase of secondary generating materials. Currently, data on emission reduction due to the COVID-19 cannot be assessed, which we believe will enable more accurate contribution calculations in the future.
Effect of long‐term fertilization on soil microbial activities and metabolism in Paulownia plantations

Paulownia is a well‐known, fast‐growing tree genus that is widely planted for commercial cultivation in the warm temperate zone of the North China Plain. Fertilization as a standard practice can efficiently increase wood production and tree yield in those Paulownia plantations, but how different fertilization measures might affect soil microbial activity, microbial biomass and metabolic functioning unclear, especially in the subtropics. To fill this knowledge gap, we initiated long‐term different fertilization experiments from afforestation, using a completely randomized block design consisting of a control, inorganic fertilizer, microelement‐inorganic fertilizer and organic–inorganic compound fertilizer (OIF) treatments in South China's subtropical zone. The results revealed fertilization significantly increased soil enzyme activity and microbial biomass, especially that of urease, invertase, acid phosphatase, as well as the microbial biomass in terms of carbon and nitrogen, all of which increased most significantly in soil under the OIF treatment. The carbon source utilization levels of five carbon substrates under the OIF treatment, namely D‐xylose, glucose‐1‐phosphate, D‐cellobiose, α‐ketobutyric acid and glycogen, were significantly higher than those of the others. From these data, we may reasonably infer that the application of organic fertilizer could offer an effective management practice for use in Paulownia plantations. The five carbon matrices may be the most efficient carbon sources for increasing the abundance of efficient soil microorganisms, improving soil fertility and achieving the sustainable development of Paulownia plantations.
Improving the anaerobic digestion of lignocelluloses and organic wastes: effects of steam explosion, co-digestion and digestate recirculation.

Salix that was steam exploded at different conditions of temperature and time was anaerobically digested in a series of batch tests. Steam explosion proved to be favorable to increase the methane yields up to 50%, with best results obtained for temperatures starting at 210 ! C. Batch studies for mixtures of cow manure and steam exploded Salix were performed, with C/N ratios varying from 31 to 56, related to volatile solids (VS) contents from 20 up to 80% of each of the substrates. Methane yields reached 230 mL CH4/g VS for the mixtures containing 30% and 40% VS of Salix over the total mixture’s VS content (35 and 39 C/N ratio, respectively). A fraction up to 40% in VS from pre-treated Salix provided good methane yields with a faster digestion process. " 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Pharmacological strategies for improving the prognosis of glioblastoma

ABSTRACT Introduction: Treatments for brain cancer have radically evolved in the past decade due to a better understanding of the interplay between the immune system and tumors of the central nervous system (CNS). However, glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) remains the most common and lethal CNS malignancy affecting adults. Areas covered: The authors review the literature on glioblastoma pharmacologic therapies with a focus on trials of combination chemo-/immunotherapies and drug delivery platforms from 2015 to 2021. Expert opinion: Few therapeutic advances in GBM treatment have been made since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the BCNU-eluting wafer, Gliadel, in 1996 and oral temozolomide (TMZ) in 2005. Recent advances in our understanding of GBM have promoted a wide assortment of new therapeutic approaches including combination therapy, immunotherapy, vaccines, and Car T-cell therapy along with developments in drug delivery. Given promising preclinical data, these novel pharmacotherapies for the treatment of GBM are currently being evaluated in various stages of clinical trials.