jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Influence of diet and of lamb slaughtering age on the coagulating properties of rennet paste

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Rennet composition varies along with several factors such as source (animal species, herbage, microbial and genetic), physical state (liquid, powder and paste), enzymatic composition (chymosin/ pepsin ratio, lipolitic enzymes). Main factors influencing rennet paste are diet (milk feeding, weaning) and slaughtering age. Rennet paste composition influences cheese-making and ripening processes in cheese. Little is known about the effects of probiotic addition to milk substitute on the microbial status and enzyme profile of rennet, and on ripening characteristics of cheese. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of rearing systems and of lamb slaughtering age on microbial profile and time of coagulation of rennet pastes used for Pecorino Foggiano cheese-making.
Synergism between Pseudomonas fluorescens migula and thiram for the control of collar rot of chickpea

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

The efficacy of Pseudomonas fluorescens strains CP 8-2 and CP 8-3 was tested in combination with thiram against collar rot (Sclerotium rolfsii [Corticium rolfsii]) of chickpea (cv. Annigeri), both in greenhouse and field (Andhra Pradesh, India, during 1999/2000 and 2000/01 post-rainy seasons) experiments. The bacterial strains in combination with thiram gave significant reduction in collar rot incidence in both the experiments. Greenhouse studies indicated that the combination treatment of CP 8-3 with thiram was superior in minimizing collar rot incidence (57.6 and 64.8% in 1999 and 2000, respectively) in both the seasons compared to the control. In the field experiments, the combination treatments also proved superior in recording low disease incidence, which ranged from 7.3 to 15.5% in Annigeri compared to 25.2% in the control. In in vitro studies, thiram did not significantly affect the growth and multiplication of P. fluorescens CP 8-3. Thus, the combination treatment of 1.5 g thiram/kg seed combined with the bacterial antagonist (CP 8-3) can be used to effectively control collar rot
Gene cloning and sequence analysis of diketide CoA synthase in Amomum villosum

Field: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology (Life Sciences)

Objective To clone the full length cDNA encoding diketide CoA synthase(DCS) gene which plays an important role in curcumin biosynthesis pathway in Amomum villosum, and to provide the basis for the further studies on biosynthesis and gene regulation of curcumin. Methods According to the annotation of root transcriptome of A. villosum, primers were designed and cDNA of DCS gene was cloned from A. villosum by PCR. Results The complete coding sequence of DCS gene was 1 170 bp and it encoded a protein of 389amino acids. The deduced DCS amino acid sequence exhibited 96% identity to the DCS of Curcumae Longae and 66%—69% identity to the chalcone synthase(CHS) of Narcissus tazetta. Phylogenetic analysis on the amino acid sequence of DCS with those of other plants showed that DCS was closely related to Curcumae Longae. Conclusion The DCS gene is cloned from A. villosum for the first time. This research lays a foundation for studying the gene expression pattern and regulatory functions of DCS in curcumin biosynthesis.
DETERMINATION OF THE PRODUCT REFRIGERATION LOAD IN VACUUM COOLING OF LETTUCE

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

This article discusses the relationship between product refrigeration load and vacuum rate for the vacuumcooling of lettuce. A theoretical relationship is developed based on evaporation temperature of water as a function ofpressure and the rate at which the pressure decreases in a vacuum cooler. It was assumed that the temperature of theproduct followed the evaporation temperature of water. The slope of the temperature-time function was used as a measureof the rate of heat transfer from the lettuce, and of the product refrigeration load. A laboratory-scale vacuum cooler, withair leaks controlled by solenoid valves, was modified so the retort pressure could be controlled using a data acquisitionand control system. Air entered the retort at a rate such that the pressure of the retort decreased in an exponential mannerat different rates to simulate various sizes of vacuum pumps. Lettuce was instrumented with thermocouples to measure thetemperature throughout the cooling process. Using the collected data from different vacuum rates, the maximum slope ofthe temperature-time data was determined and used to calculate the maximum product refrigeration load. These resultswere compared to the theoretical predictions. An empirical model was developed to predict the peak refrigeration loadbased on the experimental data. It was observed that there was a heat transfer lag when the vacuum rate was high,though the lag decreased when the rate of vacuum application was reduced. Results from this study allow for the peakproduct refrigeration load to be predicted based on the volume of the retort and the mass of the lettuce to be cooled.
After a decade, a new Venezuelan species of Corydalus Latreille (Megaloptera, Corydalidae, Corydalinae) is discovered

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

A new species of dobsonfly from Venezuela, Corydalusralphi Martins, Azevêdo, Hamada & Contreras, sp. nov., was discovered a decade after the last description of a species of this genus in the country. The new species is morphologically similar to C.wanningeri Contreras-Ramos & von der Dunk, sharing a uniform reddish coloration of body and wings and similar male genitalic structures. Likewise, it shares this particular coloration with C.neblinensis Contreras-Ramos but the genitalic structure fits within the C.crossi Contreras-Ramos species group. Two specimens, one male and one female, were collected on Tarotá River, in the Gran Sabana region, Canaima National Park, in southern Venezuela. A key to identify males of the Venezuelan species of Corydalus is provided.
Interaction of Endophytic Bacteria in Roots and Mazie Resistance to Rhizoctonia solani

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

14 major maize hybirds in Liaoning province were studied to understand relation between of corn endophytic bacteria and resistance to Rhizoctonia solani.The results showed that there were significant difference(α=0.05) among the total endophytic bacteria isolated of 14 maize cultivars at seedling,not at silking stage,and the total endophytic bacteria in seedling was not correlated with in silking stage.There were significant difference(α=0.01) among the resistance of 14 mazie vultivars in seeding stage and silking stage respectively.It was found that the resistance to Rhizoctonia solani of the different cultivars was significantly correlated with percentage of antagonistic endophytic bacteria inside roots,not with the total endophytic bacteria isolated.
Leaf Functional Traits Study of Native Trees in Different City Environment

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

To reveal the effects of the different city environment (clean area and polluted area) on native trees, leaf functional traits of six native trees in Zhanjiang were studied.The relationship between leaf mass per area (LMA) and leaf functional traits were analyzed.The results showed that different leaf functional traits of the six native trees show difference in different environment.The fresh weight (FW) of Ficus microcarpa L.f., Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn, Ixora chinensis Lam.and Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. in the two environments is different among each other significantly(p<0.05).The specific leaf area (SLA) of Ficus virens Aiton, Hibiscus rosa-sinensis Linn., Ixora chinensis Lam., Dracontomelon duperreanum Pierre and Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers.which growing in clean area was significantly higher than in polluted area (P < 0.01), no significant SLA difference was found on Ficus microcarpa L.f. in the two environments (P > 0.05).LMA shows extremely significantly positive correlation with fresh weight and dry weight (p <0.01， r 2 =0.186; p<0.01, r 2 =0.0806), and shows a weak significantly positive correlation to leaf area(p <0.05, r 2 =0.0048), and it also shows a weak significantly negative correlation with width -length ratio(p <0.01, r 2 =0.0173), and a significant moderate-intensity negative correlation with water content(p <0.01, r 2 =0.4604), but no difference is found with average width.
A Dual Band Planar Patch Antenna for WLAN and ISM Band Applications

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

In this work, a dual-band planar patch (DBPP) antenna for WLAN and industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM) spectrum applications is presented. The antenna's dimensions comprise a total volume of 28×26×1.4 mm 3 . The FR4 substrate is utilized in the antenna design, leading to resonant frequencies of 2.4 GHz and 5.8 GHz. Consequently, the antenna exhibits a VSWR value of 1.0949 and 1.4802, a return loss of -27.882 dB and -15.157 dB, an efficiency of 85.14% and 64.19%, and a gain of 2.14 dBi and 2.08 dBi at these respective frequencies. The suggested antenna, with its planar geometric structure, small volume, and broad bandwidth, performs satisfactorily in the WLAN (2.4 GHz) and ISM (5.8 GHz) bands. The 5.8 GHz frequency spectrum is also used for WiMAX, RFID, and realtime audio/video signal transmission and reception applications.
Prediction of non-muscle-invasive bladder cancer recurrence by measurement of checkpoint HLAG’s receptor ILT2 on peripheral CD8+ T cells

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

We demonstrated a strong association between the proportion of circulating CD8+ILT2+ T cells and NMIBC risk of recurrence. Gain in prediction was substantial. If externally validated, such immunological marker could be integrated to predict NMIBC recurrence.
The Effect of Social Media Use on Depressive Symptoms

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

The rising incidence of social media usage among youth and adults has raised worries about its impact on mental health, particularly depressed symptoms. This study analyzes whether social media use predicts depression symptoms in adolescents and adults. The quantitative study uses a Kaggle survey of 481 adults and adolescents on a 5-point Likert scale. It assessed depression and social media use length and frequency. Data analysis is done in SPSS using descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation, and simple linear regression to determine if social media use can predict depressive symptoms. A positive correlation exists between social media use and depression. Social media also causes teenage and adult interest changes and sleep disruptions. The findings add to the mental health discourse of adolescents and warn parents, lawmakers, and educators about social media overuse. Mental health interventions and digital well-being activities are crucial policy and parental guiding insights, according to the study. Future research can examine social media’s long-term mental health consequences and mediation processes. Social media online interactions, and coping mechanisms can be examined to determine their impact on depression symptoms.
The impact of health literacy on diabetes self-management education

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Background: Diabetes self-management education (DSME) is generally considered to be a key determinant of the treatment outcomes and related costs of diabetes mellitus. While DSME programmes generally have positive outcomes, their effects may depend on certain factors, such as the type of programmes provided and patients’ level of health literacy (HL). Low HL has been associated with poorer self-management behaviours and poor medication adherence in diabetic patients, but its impact on the effects of DSME has not yet been systematically investigated. This study aimed to investigate the influence of HL on the self-reported effects of DSME programmes while taking the type of programme into consideration. Method: A total of 366 diabetic patients from nine countries completed a questionnaire measuring HL, self-management behaviours, problem perception, coping, perceived general health and well-being, before and after participating in a DSME programme. Results: DSME programmes were found to have positive effects on self-reported self-management behaviours and almost all psychological and health outcomes, regardless of HL level. Patients with high HL scored better on several diabetes outcomes than those with low HL, but all patients described benefiting from DSME. Individual and group-based programmes resulted in more positive effects on several diabetes outcomes than self-help groups, but no interaction with HL was found. Conclusion: Our findings confirm those of previous studies showing that DSME programmes have positive effects and that low HL is associated with lower diabetes outcomes but do not support the assumption that the effects of DSME programmes are influenced by the patient’s HL. However, due to the limitations of this study, further investigation is necessary to support these findings and improve our understanding about the impact of HL on DSME programmes’ effectiveness.
Sovereign bond spreads and CDS premia in the Eurozone: A causality analysis || Diferenciales de bonos soberanos y primas de CDS en la zona euro: un análisis de causalidad

Field: Economics, Econometrics and Finance (Social Sciences)

This article presents an analysis of the possible relationship between the spreads of sovereign bonds and the premia of credit default swaps (CDS) to determine whether they are useful tools for the measurement of the sovereign risk either separately or by taking into account the joint evolution of their values. The data refer to ten countries in the Eurozone along 2008–2016. By applying the causality Granger test for these variables, after six different ways of proxy, CDS premia are found to be the cause of the risk spreads in certain cases, although a bidirectional relationship is predominant in many other cases. So the CDS market contains clear and highly useful information on the sovereign risk.
An agent-based model to study the market dynamics of perpetual and subscription licensing

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

This paper examines the market dynamics between two competing pricing strategies through an agent-based simulation model. Specifically, this study is inspired by the rising popularity of the subscription licensing strategy in software industry, which offers many advantages over the traditional fixed-fee perpetual licensing strategy. However, it remains unclear under what conditions a firm implementing the subscription licensing strategy will win the market over its competitors practising the fixed-fee perpetual licensing strategy. Using an agent-based model, we simulate two types of firms that are developing and selling two similar products or services to a fixed number of heterogeneous customers with the aforementioned two different pricing strategies. An individual customer chooses a product or service based on his or her own preference as well as the product's price and performance. Firms spend a percentage of the accumulated revenue on research and development to improve the product or service's performance. Simulation results suggest that there is a narrow window for the subscription licensing strategy to beat the traditional perpetual licensing strategy, especially when a large customer base is already established with the perpetual licensing strategy.
<title>Voltage to frequency converter for DAC test</title>

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

In this paper a modified relaxation oscillator is proposed as the core of an analog to digital modulator for on chip signal extraction for test.The architecture uses digital current source generation and digital switching in place of active circuitry.The resulting design allows for high input sensitivity, robustness to component variation while occupying little silicon area.This paper provides solutions on the main challenges in implementing this modulator and how it may be integrated with a digital based tester.
Effect of amiodarone on the expression of myosin isoforms and cellular growth of cardiac muscle cells in culture.

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

The effect of amiodarone on the expression of myosin isoforms and the growth of neonatal rat cardiac muscle cells in culture was studied by native gel electrophoresis, assays of DNA and protein synthesis, and electron microscopy. Cardiac myocytes exposed to amiodarone in the absence of triiodothyronine (T3) showed predominant V1. When cardiac myocytes were exposed to amiodarone in the presence of T3, they expressed prevalent isomyosin V3, or both V3 and V1 equally. Supraphysiological concentration of T3 counteracted the effect of amiodarone on myocytes, showing the expression of predominant isomyosin V1. Amiodarone has inhibitory effects on DNA synthesis and differentiation of cardiac myocytes. Myocytes treated with amiodarone showed maximum labeling index with 11% labeled cells after day 1. Subsequently, the labeling indexes declined and on the third day ceased, as opposed to the control culture, which attained a peak in labeling index with 60% labeled myocytes on the third day. The labeling indexes declined, showing 11% labeled myocytes at the terminal time point. Myocytes treated with amiodarone lost most of the well-organized myofibrils and other organelles, and instead contained sparse, scattered segments of myofibrils, free myofilaments, many mitochondria with disrupted cristae, and autophagic vacuoles. The results demonstrated that amiodarone has a direct influence on the expression of isomyosin by cardiac myocytes. Furthermore, this drug has inhibitory and degrading effects on the growth and differentiation of cardiac myocytes.
The careers of graduates of special schools – different faces of adulthood among people with mild intellectual disabilities

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Izabella Kaiser, The careers of graduates of special schools – different faces of adulthood among people with mild intellectual disabilities. Interdisciplinary Contexts of Special Pedagogy, no. 25, Poznań 2019. Pp. 255-273. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 2300-391X. DOI: https://doi.org/10.14746/ikps.2019.25.11 The source literature lacks a precise vision of an adult with an intellectual disability. The dominant view, in which the life of people with intellectual disabilities is perceived, is the indication of health, architectonic, employment, and educational barriers, or of the lowered social competencies required for the proper fulfilment of social roles. Is that right? The fates of the graduates of one of the special schools in Poznań, are an attempt to answer that. The subjects include both professionally active and unemployed graduates, women who have established families, and fulfil the roles mothers and wives, as well as, an adult man receiving pension benefits. The stories of Justyna, Patryk, Ania and Kamil, prove that people with mild intellectual disabilities consider vocational work as one of the basic attributes of adulthood. Simultaneously, they imply the need for urgent changes in special vocational education, aimed at minimising the observed discrepancies between the vocational competencies acquired by people with disabilities, and their fitness regarding the modern labour market. The fates of two adult women, Beata and Magda, confirm thatmarriage and family are values held in high regard, remaining an important aspect in the life plans of people with intellectual disabilities. Szymon’s story is an example of a man who, due to somatic disorders accompanying intellectual disabilities, and the overprotective attitude of his parents, is unable to act as a fully mature person. Therefore, the adulthood of persons with mild intellectual disabilities has manyfaces. It seems important to monitor the situation of special school graduates systematically, as, in the constantly changing reality, it will allow them, to be more rationally prepared for the fulfilment of their social life. .
The Problematic Institutional Context of Greek Football and the Role of FIFA and UEFA

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract Greek football is on the periphery of European football and it frequently faces scandals and corruption issues. Also, there appears to be a correlation between the wider social and political context and football. Additionally, FIFA and UEFA arguably have contributed to the fate of Greek football. For example, in the past when the Greek government tried to intervene in football, FIFA prevented them several times with the threat of a ban. During the previous years, FIFA and UEFA decided to cooperate with the Greek government and play a more active role in Greek football. However, little has changed in the governance of Greek football. This study has examined the context, critical incidents and the role of actors in Greek football. By using the Institutional Theory approach, our analysis indicates that the institutional context is highly problematic, as the big clubs dominate the institutional mechanisms of football. Corruption appears to be deeply embedded in the structures and operations of football, while the Hellenic Football Federation is controlled by the big clubs. In parallel, there is no plan for the overall development of football, from the grassroots to the elite level. The study concludes with a recommendation for the reformation of Greek football.
Continuous Artificial Prediction Markets as a Syndromic Surveillance Technique

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

The main goal of syndromic surveillance systems is early detection of an outbreak in a society using available data sources. In this paper, we discuss what are the challenges of syndromic surveillance systems and how continuous Artificial Prediction Market [Jahedpari et al., 2017] can effectively be applied to the problem of syndromic surveillance. We use two well-known models of (i) Google Flu Trends, and (ii) the latest improvement of Google Flu Trends model, named as GP [Lampos et al., 2015], as our case study and we show how c-APM can improve upon their performance. Our results demonstrate that c-APM typically has a lower MAE to that of Google Flu Trends in each year. Though this difference is relatively small in some years like 2004 and 2007, it is relatively large in most years and very large between 2011 and 2013.
The physicochemical properties of soy sauce made from tempeh

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Abstract Tempeh is a fermented product that uses Rhizopus sp. to bind raw material into a sliceable cake. Soy sauce is a fermented food product with umami and salty flavor made by Aspergillus sp. for koji fermentation and then soaked in salted water. Tempeh has a shelf life of three days, but soy sauce has a shelf life of six months at room temperature. Therefore, we can increase the shelf life of unconsumed tempeh by turning it into soy sauce. This study compared the physicochemical properties of soy sauce made from tempeh. This study has two variables: length of tempeh fermentation times (three days and four days) and salt solution concentration (15%, 20%, 25%). We also use soy sauce made from soybean with Aspergillus sp. as a positive control. After the soy sauce was fermented for one month, pH, total dissolved solids, °Brix value, yield, color, acceptance test and just-about-right test were analyzed. Results from the acceptance analysis showed that soy sauce made from 3-days tempeh with 20% of salt has significantly higher acceptance compared to other sample with value of 5.37±1.73 (range 1-9) with represent neutral. This soy sauce has pH of 6.73±0.06, total dissolved solids of 9.73 ± 0.02% with 11.7 ± 0.02°Brix. For color analysis, soy sauce made from 3-days tempeh with 20% of salt showed higher lightness than soy sauce made from koji with 20% of salt. Meanwhile for just-about-right test, very salty taste attribute needs to be reformulated.