bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Field application of bio-control agents and aqueous plant extracts for controlling bacterial soft rot and enhancement yield quality of Solanum tuberosum L. cv. Diamond
Authors: Abdel-Gaied Tarek G. , Mikhail Maurice S. , Abdel-Alim Ahmed I. , Seif El-Nasr Hamdy I. , El-Khair Hassan Abd 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Background
Application of chemical bactericides, for controlling soft rot bacteria, causes environmental pollution and toxic hazards to human. In addition, it is ineffective, expensive, and limited. Therefore, application of bio-control agents, plant extracts, or safe chemicals may play an important role as safe alternative approaches for controlling phyto-pathogenic bacteria.

Objective
This work is aimed to apply bio-control agents (Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus pumilus, Trichoderma harzianum, and Trichoderma virens), aqueous plant extracts (lantana flowers and leaves, lemongrass leaves, and olive cake), and citric acid as pre-sowing treatment for controlling bacterial soft rot pathogen and study their ability for improving yield and quality of potato tubers in field and storage. All treatments were applied as soil treatment and/or foliar spray, except citric acid applied as foliar spray only.

Results
The cultural filtrates of bio-control agents of B. subtilis, B. pumilus, T. harzianum, and T. virens; aqueous plant extracts of lantana, lemongrass, and olive cake; and citric acid could protect daughter potato tubers against bacterial soft rot disease in field application, except lemongrass (as soil treatment). The bio-control agents highly increased the activities of peroxidase, polyphenol oxidase, and chitinase enzymes, than other treatments. The bio-control agents also improved the shoot parameters, viz, shoot length, number of shoots/pit, and number of leaves/pit and yield parameters, viz, tuber weight/pit, tubers number/pit, and total tubers weight/pit, compared to citric acid and plant extracts, respectively. The treatments as foliar spray have good results for protecting the potato tubers through storage, than soil treatment. The treatments highly enhanced the stored potato tubers quality, viz, dry matter, reducing sugars, total carbohydrates, specific gravity, and starch content.

Conclusions
The tested treatments could protect the potato tubers in field and/or storage against soften development. The treatments could improve the plant growth and yield parameters in field as well as enhanced the stored potato tubers quality and increase the stored time. It is clear that the treatments can be applied as pre-sowing treatment for controlling Erwinia soft rot bacteria.
Large soft-sediment deformation structures (SSDS) in the Permian Barren Measures Formation, Pranhita-Godavari Valley, India: potential link to syn-rift palaeoearthquake events
Authors: Bhattacharya Biplab , Saha Abhirup 
Published: May 2020

AbstractRecords of palaeoearthquakes in sedimentary rocks are often debated due to the potential confusion in distinguishing seismic versus aseismic trigger mechanisms causing liquefaction. The present paper documents some unique soft-sediment deformation structures (SSDS), characterized by their extremely large size, complex morphology and preservation in coarse-grained pebbly sandstone. The SSDS are present in the Permian Barren Measures Formation, a syn-rift depositional unit within the Lower Gondwana succession in the Pranhita-Godavari Valley, eastern Peninsular India. The ~ 210 m thick succession is represented by stacked fining-up retrogradational cycles, characterized by coarse-grained trough cross-stratified pebbly sandstones near the base and fine-grained heterolithic sandstones–mudstones at the top. Each cycle signifies a change from fluvial- to tidal-influenced depositional systems. Coarse-grained pebbly sandstone beds near the base of each cycle record most SSDS, including complexly deformed layers, pseudonodules, load and flame structures, various water-escape structures like vertical/inclined sediment columns (sedimentary dykes) and contorted beds, and syn-sedimentary faults. The deformed beds are underlain and overlain by the undeformed beds. Complexly deformed SSDS are often sharply truncated at the top by undeformed beds manifesting syn-sedimentary character, which signifies that deformation took place just after deposition of the affected beds, but before deposition of the overlying beds while sedimentation was continuous. Facies analysis reveals the absence of processes like storms/pounding waves, slumps, rapid dumping (massive beds), impact shaking, volcanisms, tsunami waves or sediment gravity flows in the study area, thus negating their possibility as triggering agents for the liquefaction. The complex nature and large size of the deformation structures imply extensive liquefaction near the sediment–water interface. In addition, the deformed beds comply with most of the criteria of typical seismites. In half-graben type Gondwana basins, such seismites can be linked to palaeoearthquakes, which signify the phases of syn-rift fault reactivation, basinal sagging and associated accommodation changes.
Pre-existing antibody-mediated adverse effects prevent the clinical development of a bacterial anti-inflammatory protein
Authors: Tromp Angelino T. , Zhao Yuxi , Jongerius Ilse , Heezius Erik C. J. M. , Abrial Pauline , Ruyken Maartje , van Strijp Jos A. G. , de Haas Carla J. C. , Spaan András N. , van Kessel Kok P. M. , Henry Thomas , Haas Pieter-Jan A. 
Published: May 2020

ABSTRACT
Bacterial pathogens have evolved to secrete strong anti-inflammatory proteins that target the immune system. It was long speculated whether these virulence factors could serve as therapeutics in diseases in which abnormal immune activation plays a role. We adopted the secreted chemotaxis inhibitory protein of Staphylococcus aureus (CHIPS) as a model virulence factor-based therapeutic agent for diseases in which C5AR1 stimulation plays an important role. We show that the administration of CHIPS in human C5AR1 knock-in mice successfully dampens C5a-mediated neutrophil migration during immune complex-initiated inflammation. Subsequent CHIPS toxicology studies in animal models were promising. However, during a small phase I trial, healthy human volunteers showed adverse effects directly after CHIPS administration. Subjects showed clinical signs of anaphylaxis with mild leukocytopenia and increased C-reactive protein concentrations, which are possibly related to the presence of relatively high circulating anti-CHIPS antibodies and suggest an inflammatory response. Even though our data in mice show CHIPS as a potential anti-inflammatory agent, safety issues in human subjects temper the use of CHIPS in its current form as a therapeutic candidate. The use of staphylococcal proteins, or other bacterial proteins, as therapeutics or immune-modulators in humans is severely hampered by pre-existing circulating antibodies.
The Peritoneal Cancer Index is a Strong Predictor of Incomplete Cytoreductive Surgery in Ovarian Cancer
Authors: Jónsdóttir Björg , Lomnytska Marta , Poromaa Inger Sundström , Silins Ilvars , Stålberg Karin 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
Background
Extent of tumor load is an important factor in the selection of ovarian cancer patients for cytoreductive surgery (CRS). The Peritoneal Cancer Index (PCI) gives exact information on tumor load but still is not standard in ovarian cancer surgery. The aim of this study was to find a PCI cutoff for incomplete CRS. The secondary aims were to identify reasons for open-close surgery and to compare surgical complications in relation to tumor burden.

Methods
The study included 167 women with stage III or IV ovarian cancer scheduled for CRS. Possible predictors of incomplete surgery were evaluated with receiver operator curves, and a PCI cutoff was identified. Surgical complications were analyzed by one-way analysis of variance and Chi square tests.

Results
The median PCI score for all the patients was 22 (range 3–37) but 33 (range 25–37) for the patients with incomplete surgery (n = 19). The PCI predicted incomplete CRS, with an area under the curve of 0.94 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.91–0.98). Complete CRS was obtained for 67.2% of the patients with a PCI higher than 24, who experienced an increased rate of complications (p = 0.008). Overall major complications were found in 16.9% of the cases. Only 28.6% of the patients with a PCI higher than 33 achieved complete CRS. The reason for open-close surgery (n = 14) was massive carcinomatosis on the small bowel in all cases.

Conclusion
The study found PCI to be an excellent predictor of incomplete CRS. Due to a lower surgical success rate, the authors suggest that neoadjuvant chemotherapy could be considered if the PCI is higher than 24. Preoperative radiologic assessment should focus on total tumor burden and not necessarily on specific regions.
Signaling Status: The Impact of Relative Income on Household Consumption and Financial Decisions
Authors: Bricker Jesse , Krimmel Jacob , Ramcharan Rodney 
Published: May 2020

This paper investigates the importance of status in household consumption and credit decisions using data from the Survey of Consumer Finances linked to tract-level data in the American Community Survey. We find that relatively richer households in the census tract use more debt and spend more on high-status cars. Also, county-level evidence shows that the consumption of high-status cars is higher in more unequal counties. These results suggest that greater income heterogeneity might shape household consumption and credit decisions, as relatively richer households signal their higher status to their neighbors through the consumption of visible status goods. This paper was accepted by Tomasz Piskorski, finance.
Prediction of Microbial Population in Sorghum Fermentation through Mathematical Models
Authors: Laila Umi , Nurhayati Rifa , Utami Tyas , Rahayu Endang Sutriswati 
Published: May 2020

The mathematical models can be used as a tool in predicting microbial population in sorghum fermentation, either spontaneous fermentation or fermentation with the addition of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) inoculum. Gompertz model modified by Gibson, Gompertz model modified by Zwietering, Baranyi-Robert model, Fujikawa model, Richards model, Schnute model were used in predicting the growth of lactic acid bacteria (LAB) and coliform bacteria during spontaneous fermentation, and also the growth of LAB during fermentation with the addition of inoculum. Meanwhile, there was death (inactivation) of coliform bacteria during sorghum fermentation with the addition of LAB inoculum. The Geeraerd model and the Gompertz model modified by Gil et al. were used to predict the inactivation. The accuracy and precision of models were evaluated based on the Root Mean of Sum Square Error (RMSE), coefficient of determination (R2), and curve fitting. Gompertz model modified by Gibson had the highest accuracy and precision, which was followed by the accuracy of the Fujikawa model and Baranyi-Robert model in predicting the growth of LAB and the growth of coliform bacteria during spontaneous fermentation. Meanwhile, in predicting LAB growth during fermentation with the addition of inoculum, high accuracy and precision was obtained from Richards and Schnute models. In predicting the inactivation of coliform bacteria, Geeraerd model provided higher accuracy and precision compared to Gompertz model modified by Gil et al. Keywords: fermentation; inoculum; mathematical; model; sorghum; spontaneous
Departments and disciplinary gatekeeping: The sociolinguistics of Spanish in US academia
Authors: del Valle José 
Published: May 2020

Abstract
In his contribution, José del Valle looks at the intersection of the sociolinguistic study of Spanish in the US and the transformations of Spanish language departments in higher education. Del Valle traces the history of the institutionalization of Spanish teaching and study and its effects on linguistic research’s position within Spanish departments. Shifts in approaches to the use of language in social practice, and the growing demands on language units to act as service departments for language learners, has isolated scholars in those institutional homes from broader integration into sociolinguistic research.
Debarking, pitch removal and retting: Role of microbes and their enzymes
Authors: Kumar Amit , Yadav Mukesh , Tiruneh Workinesh 
Published: May 2020

AbstractMicrobial enzymes are green and clean alternatives for several processes in the pulp and paper industry. Enzyme treatment decreases the energy requirement and minimizes the wood losses during drum debarking. Lipophilic wood extractives are known as pitch. Pitch deposition adversely affects the pulp quality and increases equipment maintenance and operating costs during paper manufacturing. Several chemical additives have been used to remove pitch deposits. Natural seasoning of wood is used to minimize pitch content in wood, but it has some disadvantages including yield losses and decreased brightness. Controlled seasoning with white-rot fungi or albino strains of sapstain fungi is an effective tool for degradation and removal of wood extractives. Enzymes including lipase, laccase, sterol esterase, and lipooxygenase have also been used to minimize pitch-related problems. Enzymatic retting has been proved an eco-friendly and economical solution for chemical degumming and traditional retting.
Diabetic neuropathy and restless legs syndrome: can a known chronic condition slow down our diagnostic way of thinking? A case report and a short literature overview
Authors: Anyfantakis Dimitrios , Katsanikaki Fani , Symvoulakis Emmanouil K 
Published: May 2020

Restless legs syndrome is a common lifelong neurological disorder with a negative impact on the patients’ sleep and quality of life. Despite its common occurrence in the general population, the condition usually remains undiagnosed. Patients with diabetes run at a higher risk to suffer from restless legs syndrome. Diabetic neuropathy, in particular, shares similar clinical characteristics with restless legs syndrome and reduces significantly the patients’ quality of life.
Our aim was to report on an interesting case of restless legs syndrome in a patient with diabetes seeking medical advice for a ten-year long insomnia. Sleep deprivation was falsely attributed to diabetic neuropathy. A literature overview of the up-to-date knowledge was performed in order to summarize available information and provide primary care physicians with a comprehensive way of clinical thinking to differentiate peripheral neuropathy and restless legs syndrome manifestations.
Predicting Strategic Behavior from Free Text
Authors: Ben-Porat Omer , Hirsch Sharon , Kuchi Lital , Elad Guy , Reichart Roi , Tennenholtz Moshe 
Published: May 2020

The connection between messaging and action is fundamental both to web applications, such as web search and sentiment analysis, and to economics. However, while prominent online applications exploit messaging in natural (human) language in order to predict non-strategic action selection, the economics literature focuses on the connection between structured stylized messaging to strategic decisions in games and multi-agent encounters. This paper aims to connect these two strands of research, which we consider highly timely and important due to the vast online textual communication on the web. Particularly, we introduce the following question: Can free text expressed in natural language serve for the prediction of action selection in an economic context, modeled as a game
In order to initiate the research on this question, we introduce the study of an individual’s action prediction in a one-shot game based on free text he/she provides, while being unaware of the game to be played. We approach the problem by attributing commonsensical personality attributes via crowd-sourcing to free texts written by individuals, and employing transductive learning to predict actions taken by these individuals in one-shot games based on these attributes. Our approach allows us to train a single classifier that can make predictions with respect to actions taken in multiple games. In experiments with three well-studied games, our algorithm compares favorably with strong alternative approaches. In ablation analysis, we demonstrate the importance of our modeling choices—the representation of the text with the commonsensical personality attributes and our classifier—to the predictive power of our model.
Indicadores Não Verbais de Emoções Secundárias: Identificando Culpa Vergonha e Orgulho
Authors: Joaquim Rui Mateus 
Published: May 2020

O presente trabalho tem por objetivo apresentar os indicadores não verbais das emoções secundárias culpa, vergonha e nojo revelados nas últimas décadas pela ciência psicológica. Um sinal não verbal pode incluir itens como expressões faciais, posições da cabeça, e comportamentos auto direcionados. Emoções secundárias como culpa, vergonha e orgulho e seus descritos sinais não verbais podem configurar importante fonte de informação em contextos investigativos que envolvam análise de oitivas em depoimentos judiciais fornecendo subsídios para tomada de decisão estratégica e do manejo do processo de investigação de depoimentos. Este artigo traz uma revisão narrativa que descreve três emoções secundárias e seus respectivos indicadores não verbais. Os indicadores não verbais de emoções secundárias em pauta são apresentados de acordo com a conceituação do sistema de codificação da ação facial (FACS) e de recomendações técnicas recomendadas por achados de pesquisa. Culpa, vergonha e orgulho apresentam indicadores não verbais objetivos e distintos de expressividade.
STUDY OF PHENOMENOLOGY-HERMENITIC ON SUNDANESE VERNACULAR ARCHITECTURE PUBLIC SPACE
Authors: NURYANTO NURYANTO NURYANTO 
Published: May 2020

This research is motivated by the phenomenon of inter-building space which is understood as an open area and can be accessed by people who are usually located between buildings. This study is a case study on public spaces in kampung Kasepuhan Ciptarasa and Ciptagelar, Sukabumi-West Java. The space between buildings in this study is interesting because in it public activities and rituals on a community scale can be held which are quite limited. The community itself becomes the agent responsible for care. The purpose and significance of public space research lie in the disclosure of open space phenomena that are local and participatory. The research method used is phenomenology-hermeneutics to find out the meaning of interpretation of the text of a phenomenon of public space that occurs. The results showed that the use of public space for the residents of kampung Kasepuhan Ciptarasa and Ciptagelar due to ritual activities, especially Seren Taun. Beyond that, the function of public space is not visible. This reflects the position of the importance of the presence of public space only to facilitate the activities of the rite of the community. Keyword—phenomenology-hermeneutic, text, public space, ritual, vernacular
Cultural Intelligence in The Diversity of Science
Authors: Nugraha Agung 
Published: May 2020

The purpose of this paper is to conceptually and empirically analyze cultural intelligence from a variety of perspectives. Intensive conceptual and empirical studies of the trends in the dynamics of cultural intelligence in the perspective of the fields of psychology, sociology and organization are the research methods used. This paper is expected to contribute to the development of science in the field of multicultural services, especially cross-cultural guidance and counselling services. This paper is then expected to be one of the treasures of developing multicultural competencies in the implementation of guidance and counselling services.
Sustainable Counselling Values by Indonesian Preschool Teachers to Prepare More Tolerant Young Global Citizens
Authors: Solehuddin M. 
Published: May 2020

Issues of intolerance in Indonesia, even involving children, have become the concerns of all related agencies, particularly those in children’s education. Although character building has been mainstreamed in the national education system, little is known how preschool teachers contribute to the nurturance of tolerant young children as future global citizens. This study explores priority sustainable character values and their building strategies in counselling practices of pre-school teachers in West Java Province of Indonesia. Analysis of questionnaire, classroom observation and interview results by criteria of Global Citizenship Education (UNESCO, 2017) and character education in the 21st century of Bialik, Bogan, Fadel and Horvathova (2015) show that counselling topics of the participating teachers have included sustainable values of global partnership, independence, nationalism, integrity, and religiosity exercised through individual and team works. By involving social agencies such as parents, principals, and religious leaders, teachers involved their students in various characterbuilding activities. The study also recommends more detail indicators and activities for teachers to improve their students’ sense of tolerance as future global citizens.
Comparative anatomical and histological research of the roots of Rheum Palmatum L. And Rheum Officinale B.
Authors: Semenyuta Ksenia N. , Shmygareva Anna A. , Sankov Anatoly N. 
Published: May 2020

Introduction. The aim of the study is to perform the anatomical and histological analysis of the roots of Rheum palmatum L. and Rheum officinale B., and also to check histochemical reactions for the presence of anthracene derivatives.
Material and methods. The methodological basis of the anatomical and histological studies was the standard method for the preparation of micro-preparations of roots of Rheum palmatum L. and Rheum officinale B. described in the State Pharmacopoeia of the Russian Federation, XIV edition (OFS.1.5.3.003.15).
Results and discussion. Anatomical and histological studies of Rheum palmatum L. and Rheum officinale B. raw materials confirmed the roots of Rheum palmatum L. to have classical secondary structure, while the roots of Rheum officinale B. have classical primary structure. The histochemical reaction to anthracene derivatives with 10% alkali solution was carried out, it resulted in cherry-red staining of core rays and some structures of cortical parenchyma of the fragment of Rheum palmatum L., while the roots of Rheum officinale B. failed to stain.
Conclusions. The anatomical and histological studies of the rhizomes and roots of Rheum palmatum L. and Rheum officinale B. demonstrate the difference in the structure of closely related species of plants. It makes possible to identify the medicinal raw material of these plants.
PENGEMBANGAN MEDIA PEMBELAJARAN DIGITAL DAILY ASSESSMENT BAGI MAHASISWA PROGRAM STUDI PENDIDIKAN BIOLOGI IKIP BUDI UTOMO MALANG
Authors: Pangestuti Ardian Anjar , Prasmala Erfitra Rezqi 
Published: May 2020

Keterampilan metakognitif adalah salah satu keterampilan yang harus dimiliki oleh mahasiswa, karena keterampilan ini dapat mendukung keberhasilan mahasiswa dalam mencapai tujuan belajarnya. Berdasarkan hasil observasi dan hasil beberapa penelitian yang dilakukan di Program Studi Pendidikan Biologi dapat diketahui bahwa metakognitif mahasiswa masih rendah. Kondisi ini pada akhirnya menyebabkan hasil belajar kognitif mahasiswa rendah. Oleh karena itu, perlu dilakukan sebuah upaya untuk memberdayakan keterampilan metakognitif dan hasil belajar kognitif mahasiswa. Salah satu upaya yang dapat dilakukan adalah dengan mengembangkan media pembelajaran Digital Daily Assessment. Berikut ini nilai yang diperoleh dari hasil validasi, nilai validasi oleh ahli materi adalah 95,14%, nilai validasi oleh ahli media adalah 97,92%, nilai validasi oleh praktisi adalah 97,25%, dan nilai yang diperoleh dari hasil uji keterbacaan yang melibatkan mahasiswa Program Studi Pendidikan Biologi adalah 93,4%. Berdasarkan hasil validasi tersebut dapat diketahui bahwa media pembelajaran Digital Daily Assessment layak digunakan untuk kegiatan pembelajaranKata kunci: Digital Daily Assessment, Keterampilan Metakognitif