jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Natural regeneration on coarse woody debris

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

In the Pacific Northwest temperate forest, coarse woody debris provides a great substrate for natural regeneration of many conifer species. Logs in decay class III and IV are most suitable for seedling growth. Seedling establishment and early survival rate are higher on nurse logs than on forest floors because of favorable microsite and seedbed material. The advantage of this regeneration pattern is most significant under closed-canopy condition. However, nutrient limitation and temporal changes in substrate availability enable few seedlings to grow into saplings or mature trees at later stages. In forest management, snags and coarse woody debris should be maintain at a certain level to sustain this natural regeneration pattern and maintain structure diversity of temperate rainforest in the Pacific Northwest.
Carbapenem-ResistantPseudomonas aeruginosa–Carrying VIM-2 Metallo-ß-Lactamase Determinants, Croatia

Field: Immunology and Microbiology (Life Sciences)

To the Editor: Carbapenemhydrolyzing enzymes of the VIMtype (six different variants are known: VIM-1, VIM-2, VIM-3, VIM-4, are new molecular class B metallo-β-lactamases. These enzymes have recently been identified in carbapenem-resistant isolates of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other gram-negative nonfermenters from European countries in the Mediterranean basin (Italy, France, Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Turkey), as well as in Far East countries (Korea, Taiwan, and Singapore) and the United States (1-3, Midilli et al., GenBank accession no.AY144612, Koh et al., GenBank accession no.AY165025).Similar to bla IMP , bla VIM genes are located on mobile gene cassettes inserted in the variable regions of integrons (1), a condition that provides a wide potential for expression and dissemination in gram-negative pathogens.VIM enzymes possess the broadest range of substrate hydrolysis and can degrade virtually all β-lactams, except monobactams (4).According to a recent report, the overall resistance rate to imipenem in P. aeruginosa isolated from 17 representative laboratories in Croatia was 11% (range 0%-20%) (5).However, molecular basis of carbapenem resistance was not investigated.In October 2000, two P. aeruginosa isolates with an unusual resistance profile were isolated from two Croatian patients (66 and 74 years of age, respectively) who underwent hysterectomies at the Split University Hospital.Both isolates were cultured
Transform and relax sampling for highly anisotropic systems: Application to protein domain motion and folding

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

Transform and relax sampling (TRS) is proposed as a conformational sampling method to enhance “soft” fluctuation in highly anisotropic systems using molecular dynamics simulation. This method consists of three stages; transform, relax, and sampling. In the transform stage, molecular dynamics simulation is performed with randomly assigned force bias to enhance the fluctuations along relatively soft collective movements, as expected from the linear response theory. After relaxing the heated system to equilibrium without force bias in the relax stage, Monte Carlo-type determination is made as to whether the generated state is accepted or not. The sampling stage is then conducted for conformational sampling by conventional molecular dynamics simulation. TRS is first applied for the idealized multidimensional double-well Cα model to mimic protein open-close transition. Subsequently, it is applied to three different all-atom protein systems in an explicit solvent model; T4 lysozyme, glutamine binding protein, and a mini-protein chignolin. Investigation of structural variations in the hinge angle of T4 lysozyme in crystals is demonstrated by TRS. The liganded close structure of the glutamine binding protein is sampled starting from the unliganded open form. Chignolin is shown to fold into a native structure multiple times starting from highly extended structures within 100 ns. It is concluded that TRS sampled a reasonable conformational space within a relatively short simulation time in these cases. Possible future extensions of TRS are also discussed.
The Body as Argument: Helen in Four Greek Texts

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Certain Greek texts depict Helen in a manner that connects her elusive body with the elusive maneuvers of the persuasive story. Her too-mobile body signals in these texts the obscurity of agency in the seduction scene and serves as a device for tracking the dynamics of desire. In so doing this body propels poetic narrative and gives structure to persuasive argumentation. Although the female figure in traditional texts is always the object of male representation, in this study I examine a set of images of a female body whose representation ultimately seems to frustrate the narrative strategies for which its depiction was created. What emerges in the fifth century as a rhetorical technique begins in Book 3 of the Iliad as a narrative strategy that uses Helen's cloaked and disappearing body to catalyze plot, and develops in Sappho's fr. 16 into a logic of desire shaped by the movement of Helen's and other bodies in the visual field. Gorgias, in the Encomium of Helen, transforms these depictions of Helen into an argument that is structured by Helen's body, an argument that Helen herself employs in Euripides' Troades, where her own body serves as the anatomy of her argument. These texts all associate Helen's body with a type of persuasive narrative that repeatedly invokes the field of vision, describing physical presence in terms that aim at attracting the eye. At the same time this verbal portraiture disrupts the audience's perspective by depicting bodies as cloaked, mobile, and/or half seen, and by obscuring distinctions between desirer and desired, viewer and viewed. As both subject and object in this viewing process, Helen's body comes to be associated with the double vision of seduction (i.e., the shunting of her body from desiring eye to desired object) and the distracting power of persuasive images, which seduce the mind's eye while eluding the mind's grasp.
The effect of diet and photoperiod on ammonia efflux rates of the African catfish,Clarias gariepinus(Burchell, 1822)

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Total ammonia efflux rates of the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell), were measured under different combinations of photoperiod (LD 24:0. LD 0:24, LD 12:12) and feeding regime (50% protein diet, 41% protein diet and zero food). A time-dependent variation of ammonia efflux following feeding was observed, with postprandial excretion rates in the first 12 h being greater than those in the following 12 h. Ammonia efflux rates were directly related to the level of protein in the diet under all photoperiod conditions. Photoperiod had no effect on ammonia efflux rate, except in the LD 24:0-high protein diet group, which may indicate a stress response.
Mobile friendly design in web survey: Increasing user convenience or additional error sources?

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Relevance: At the beginning of the era of online surveys, these were programmed to be answered using desktop PCs or notebooks. However, due to technical development such as the increasing role of mobile devices, studies on online survey research detect an increase of questionnaires that are answered on mobile devices (md). However, survey navigation on md is different compared to PC: it takes place on a smaller screen and usually involves a touch pad rather than a mouse and a keyboard. Due to these differences in questionnaire navigation, some of the traditional used web question formats are no longer convenient to be answered on a md. The most common formats are matrix questions. To deal with this development, so called mobile-friendly or responsive-designs were developed, which change the layout of specific questions that are not convenient on a md into an alternative mobile-friendly-design. In case of matrixes, these were separated into item-by-item questions which are suggested to be more comfortable to answer on a mobile device. Research question: However, from a psychometric perspective the question whether these changes in question format produce comparable results is too often ignored. Therefore, this paper elucidates the following research question: Do different versions of responsive-designs actually produce equivalent response? Data & Methods: Using the data of the first two waves of the Germ and Emigration and Remigration Panelstudy we can base our analysis on more than 19.000 cases (appox. 7.000 using different md). As GERPS makes use of a responsive design, we are able to investigate measurement invariance between different md and desktop device groups. Results: As the data management is still in progress and will be finished in the end of October, we will be able to present first-hand information based on fresh data. However, first initial analyses reveal differences between md and desktop device versions. Added Value: Our study is one of the first that elucidates the equivalence of responsive design options. Thus, it enhances the perspective on the existence of possible new biases and error sources due to the increased use of md within web surveys.
Low Energy System Proposal for UAV Applications Using Flexible Solar Cells

Field: Energy (Physical Sciences)

One of the major problems encountered in the design and implementation of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) is the lack of endurance and flight time owning to the use of conventional fuels/batteries which have limited life, increase global warming and are costly. Additionally, lack of power restrictions limits the performance of such UAVs in most applications. There is a huge demand to solve this problem by using a non-exhaustible energy source such as solar energy. The latter has unlimited availability is a renewable source that is friendly to the environment. The use of solar cell arrays will help in increasing the UAVs' life without increasing their size.
Effect of feeding level and diet composition on microbial protein synthesis and in vivo feed protein degradability in the rumen of sheep

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

HAL is a multi-disciplinary open access archive for the deposit and dissemination of scientific research documents, whether they are published or not.The documents may come from teaching and research institutions in France or abroad, or from public or private research centers.L'archive ouverte pluridisciplinaire HAL, est destinée au dépôt et à la diffusion de documents scientifiques de niveau recherche, publiés ou non, émanant des établissements d'enseignement et de recherche français ou étrangers, des laboratoires publics ou privés. Effect of feeding level and diet composition on microbial protein synthesis and in vivo feed protein degradability in the rumen of sheepD Djouvinov, N Todorov
Method for the absolute calibration of photoacoustic cells

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

A simple method is proposed for the absolute calibration of photoacoustic cells using a condenser microphone as a calibrated sound source. This method allows the measurement of acoustical transfer function of resonant and nonresonant cells. By correcting experimental data with the transfer function a good agreement with theoretical previsions has been achieved. The technique was tested on an optically opaque thermally thick sample.
Fish Biomonitorization in Douro Watershed: Jales Mine Area

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

The aim of the present work is to evaluate the impact of water pollution in wild fish around the area of Jales Mine, in order to identify the impact of this abandoned mine in the aquatic ecosystems using histopathological lesions. On the other hand, we pretend to implement a new technology, Global Positioning System (GPS) and Geographycal Information System (GIS), in order to characterize the geoposition of the studied locals and facilitate the routing until these sampling points. Wild fish can be used as bioindicators of water quality in streams, and being a source of biomarkers. Fish were caught by electrofishing in different locals in Jales Mine area, in the Douro watershed (Portugal). The external observation was made to examine potential gross lesions and the liver was sampled to histopathological examination. Several lesions where found in the perturbed locals downstream the runoff of tailings. The main liver lesions observed were necrosis, hepatite, basophilic zone, and cholangioma. Data suggest a relation between the distance to the tailings runoff and the different types of hepatic lesions and alterations analysed relatively to water pollution.
The role of perceived system knowledge in predicting appraisal reactions, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

There is a very large research base in Applied Psychology on the importance of affective reactions on organizational functioning. Likewise, performance appraisal has been a heavily researched area within the field. The present field studies attempt to bridge our understanding of these two areas by studying the relationship between performance appraisal process variables and employee affective reactions. In particular, the current studies examine the effects of a relatively new performance appraisal variable, Perceived System Knowledge (Williams and Levy, 1992), on appraisal reactions and job attitudes. In both studies, there was a strong relationship between employees' levels of perceived system knowledge and their appraisal reactions and job attitudes. In Study 1, when controlling for performance rating, PSK was positively related to appraisal reactions, job satisfaction, and organizational commitment. The findings from Study 1 were replicated in the second study which employed a longitudinal design. In addition, Study 2 found a relationship between PSK and fairness perceptions. Implications for these results and suggestions for approaching performance appraisal from an organizational perspective are proposed. © 1998 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Supplementary Figure 8 from KAT6B Is a Tumor Suppressor Histone H3 Lysine 23 Acetyltransferase Undergoing Genomic Loss in Small Cell Lung Cancer

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

<p>Supplementary Figure 8. Effect of KAT6B shRNA-mediated depletion in ATM expression and H2AX phosphorylation</p>
Sustainable Pest Management through Improved Advice in Agricultural Extension

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

This 5-year study addresses how improved quality of agricultural extension may lead to more sustainable pest management. We studied 112 agricultural extension workers trained as plant doctors under the Plantwise program in China. They run 70 plant clinics in Beijing, Guangxi, and Sichuan provinces. We analysed 47,156 recommendations issued by these plant doctors to 13,051 different growers between 2012 and 2017, and this for 250 different plant health problems on 91 crops. We also interviewed growers who had taken queries to plant clinics. On average, 86% of plant doctors provided comprehensive integrated pest management recommendations to the growers, with a 16% improvement in comprehensiveness over years. This most often included advice of synthetic pesticides (66%) with its frequency not much changing with time. In contrast, as a likely result of Plantwise interventions and China’s pesticide reduction policies, recommendations for biological control increased from 2% to 42%, pest monitoring by 8%, and cultural control by 11%. Recommendations of problematic plant protection agents as listed in the Montreal Protocol, Stockholm or Rotterdam convention, or as highly toxic under WHO’s toxicity classification were already rare in 2013 (1.9%) and nearly phased out by 2017 (0.2%). About 92% of growers implemented the advice, suggesting that agricultural extension services may contribute to changes in agricultural practices at scale. Further investment in such agricultural extension services may be warranted instead of phasing them out.
Behavioral Evaluation of Preference for Game-Based Teaching Procedures

Field: Psychology (Social Sciences)

Recent research has evaluated the motivational functions of educational games and its potential role for the teaching of reading skills. Educational games must maintain their educational function retaining clear definitions of the teaching objectives and instructional methods. Reading skills can be broken down into more basic behavioral units. Each relation between spoken words and written words can be evaluated and taught separately. This paper evaluated the impact of a game on a reading instructional procedure that has been successfully applied in Brazil. Two matching-to-sample teaching tasks were tested on 15 children in literacy ages. In the condition of standard teaching, only the matching-to-sample tasks were presented. In the game-based condition, the same matching-to-sample tasks were interspaced with game challenges. A behavioral choice procedure indicated the participant´s condition choice. After learning 15 words, the participants responded a computerized version of the Learning Motivational Scale of Basic Education, which identified the intrinsic and extrinsic motivational factors. Results show no motivation and reading scores correlation and validate the choice procedure as reliable predictor of preference.
Fucking with Rhetoric

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

Research Article| April 01 2020 Fucking with Rhetoric: Antisociality and Neuroqueerness Authoring Autism: On Rhetoric and Neurological QueernessYergeau, MelanieDurham, NC: Duke University Press, 2017. x + 312 pp. Clare Mullaney Clare Mullaney Clare Mullaney is visiting assistant professor of English at Bryn Mawr College. Search for other works by this author on: This Site Google GLQ (2020) 26 (2): 355–357. https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-8141942 Cite Icon Cite Share Icon Share Facebook Twitter LinkedIn MailTo Permissions Search Site Citation Clare Mullaney; Fucking with Rhetoric: Antisociality and Neuroqueerness. GLQ 1 April 2020; 26 (2): 355–357. doi: https://doi.org/10.1215/10642684-8141942 Download citation file: Zotero Reference Manager EasyBib Bookends Mendeley Papers EndNote RefWorks BibTex toolbar search Search Dropdown Menu toolbar search search input Search input auto suggest filter your search Books & JournalsAll JournalsGLQ Search Advanced Search The text of this article is only available as a PDF. Copyright © 2020 Duke University Press2020 Article PDF first page preview Close Modal You do not currently have access to this content.
Synthesis of new chemical compounds recoil implantation and its reaction mechanisms.

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

反跳インプランテーションによる化学反応は新物質の合成に応用できるが,本研究ではその機構に関するいくつかの新事実を見いだした。β-ジケトン錯体混合系をとり上げ,原子炉照射,電子直線加速器照射,サイクロトロン照射により,(n,γ),(γ,n),(d,)反応による5℃反跳原子をインプランテーションした。[Fe(acac)3HFe(dpm)3]に対する5Crのサイクロトロン反跳インプランテーションでは[5℃r(acac)(dpm)3=0～3]の化学種が得られ,反跳置換型の生成物[5℃r(acac)3]と[51Cr(dprn)3]は引き抜き型の生成物よりもずっと多く,反跳置換反応が引き抜き反応よりも重要であることを示した。これはR6sslerのレニウム化合物における結論と逆である。また[Cf(dpm)3]/[5℃(acac)3]の生成比は[Fe(dpm)3]/[Fe(acac)3]1の場合でも1よりもずっと大きく,またユネルギー依存性を示し,ビリヤード球模型では説明されない。また[Cr(acac)3][Fe(dn)3]と[Cr,(dpm)3HFe(acac)3]混合系を用い,51Crによる鉄原子の反跳置換を調べたところ,反跳置換反応にしきいエネルギーが存在することを示す結果を得た。従来この辺の知見はまったく失けており反跳インプランテーションの有用性が明らかになった。
Key factors affecting the competence of quantity surveyors

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

Purpose The purpose of this paper is to examine the factors affecting quantity surveyors’ competence with a view to reducing them to key components. Design/methodology/approach The research adopts a data reduction system using the factor analysis statistical technique. A structured questionnaire was administered among major stakeholders in the Nigerian construction industry. The respondents were asked to give ratings on a 5-point Likert scale on factors affecting the competence of quantity surveyors. Based on the identified 11 factor variables, factor analysis was used to explore and detect the underlying relationship among the identified variables. Important measures such as Bartlett’s test of sphericity, Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin measure of sampling accuracy and measure of sampling adequacy were used to test the appropriateness of the factor extraction. Findings The data reduction results in three key factor components: organization structure and team development, industrial exposure and route of educational training. Practical implications The findings provide a considerable insight into the issue of factors affecting quantity surveyors’ competence and could have considerable implications on the training of quantity surveyors in Nigeria. Originality/value The paper provides information on major factors influencing the competence of quantity surveyors and the resulting implications on the training, development and practice of quantity surveying in Nigeria.
Pattern language for the design of aspect languages and aspect composition frameworks

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Aspects avoid tangled solutions for crosscutting design concerns. Unfortunately there are various reasons why it may be hard to use an aspect language or aspect composition framework as a solution, even though developers are faced with crosscutting design concerns or tangled code structures. For instance, certain limitations of specific aspect composition frameworks might hinder the use of aspects. Or because of particular project requirements, such as constraints for the programming language or limitations of performance and memory, developers are not able to use an existing aspect composition framework. In such cases, developers would benefit from better understanding existing aspect composition frameworks. This would help developers to customise existing techniques or implement (simple) aspect composition frameworks from scratch. For these purposes, a pattern language is presented in the paper for tracing and manipulating software structures and dependencies, with an explanation of different, existing aspect composition frameworks as sequences through this pattern language. Alternative designs, common design tradeoffs, and design decisions for implementing aspect composition frameworks, are also evaluated.
Intraoperative Image Update: First Experiences with the New Eraser® Software in Computer-Assisted Surgery of the Paranasal Sinuses

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Purpose: Computer-assisted surgery is routinely used in the fields of ENT, neurosurgery, and maxillofacial and orthopedic surgery. Taking its limitations and possible failures into account, this technology is considered reasonable and helpful in routine paranasal sinus surgery, particularly in revision cases and in complex approaches to the frontal and lateral skull base. CT or MRI image data are obtained and used for both registration and intraoperative navigation. But once these data have been acquired, thus far conventional navigation systems do not provide the opportunity for any modification of the datasets themselves. In particular, the surgical progress in the operating field cannot be visualized unless new imaging scans are performed, for example, in terms of an open intraoperative MRI. The newly developed Eraser® software (BrainLAB, Germany) allows an intraoperative image update by virtual means without the effort of acquiring an additional dataset. We describe our first experiences in paranasal sinus surgery using this new feature.