jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Forage yield, structural responses and chemical composition of spineless cactus Orelha de Elefante Mexicana in different water depths and irrigation frequencies

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

ABSTRACT: The objective was to evaluate the effects of water depths and irrigation frequencies on structural responses, forage yield and chemical composition of spineless cactus Orelha de Elefante Mexicana (OEM) (Opuntia stricta (Haw.) Haw), in adensed crop system. The experimental design was randomized blocks, in subdivided plots (3x4) with 4 replicates. The water depths were (100%, 75%, 50%, and 25% of ETc - crop evapotranspiration) and three water application frequencies (7; 14 and 28 days between irrigations). There was interaction for water use efficiency (WUE) and plant dry mass. Increasing water depths reduced WUE for all irrigation frequencies and plant dry mass was lower for 7 days compared to 14 and 28 days in 25% ETc. Greater water depths increased linearly the plant height and plant width. First and second order cladode length, second order cladode dry mass (kg), fresh mass yield (FMY) (kg ha-1) and dry mass yield (DMY) (kg ha-1) had a quadratic response with the increase in water depth. The FMY and DMY increased up to 77% and 75% ETc, respectively. Irrigation frequency (28 days) promoted greater first order cladode length and cladode dry mass compared to 7 days. Cladode thickness in plant and basal cladode thickness were greater for 7 days compared to 28 days and 14 and 28 days, respectively, without influence on FMY and DMY. Irrigation frequencies from 7 to 28 days promotes similar forage production and water depths up to 77% ETc favors the forage yield for spineless cactus Orelha de Elefante Mexicana receiving supplemental irrigation.
Studies on the breeding of Pelargonium species used for the essential oil production. I. : Artificially induced tetraploid plant in Pelargonium roseum.

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

(1) There are several species, varieties or strains of fragrant Pelargon;ium which are utilized fcr the production of commercial geranium oil. In Japan Pelargonium roseulee WILLD. was introduced in 1954 for the purpose of increasing production of the oil and its cultivation is now being spread. Previously the leading species cultivated was Pelargoniulec denticulatum. Both species are commonly sterile and do not bear any fruit owing to the complete absence of their fertile pollen. Judging from a stand-point of Pelargoniulmbreeding, it is, especially desirable that such sterile species be able to produce seeds. With the object of breeding Pelargoleiulee species, we attempted to establish the artificial tetr:aploid strain of P. roseum and succeeded. Moreover, we were able to obtain fertility in this species in company with tetraploidy. In this paper we will report briefly on the pr ocess tf cclchicine treatment and some characteristics of the induced tetraploid. (2) Lateral leaf-buds of a cutting of P. roseum, variety called "Bourbon", which was grown in the propagation house, were treated with water solution of 0.3 % colchicine during a week in January of 1956. At the flowering season in April, there appeared some large fertile flowers upon one of the treated branches, in striking contrast to small sterile Llowers of diploid. The branch bearing large flowers proved to be of tetraploidy by the examination of size of stomata of the leaves. Plants were propagated not only by cuttings of the tetraploid branch, but also by sowing seeds obtained from the large flowers .
An Efficient Monte Carlo Method for Mobile Robot Localization

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

Traditional Kalman filter or extended Kalman filter has been used broadly for mobile robot localization. However in some circumstances, its prior Gaussian hypothesis becomes unacceptable and limits the localization precision. For this reason, Monte Carlo method is used for the robot localization. In this paper, the algorithm implementation is advanced after introducing the basic theory of Monte Carlo method. According to the characteristics of robot movement, a new resample method is presented based on adapting the sample size and their particles space distribution. Finally experiments confirm the advantage of boosting accuracy and convergence speed about this idea
Scientists plead for right to create interspecies embryos

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

UK NEWS Scientists plead for right to create interspecies embryos, p1238 World NEWS US gro�p highlights symptoms of early o�arian cancer, p 12�� US gro�p highlights symptoms of early o�arian cancer, p 12�� bmj.com �itamin d from s�n e�pos�re may protect against solid cancers �itamin d from s�n e�pos�re may protect against solid cancers
Enteric Escherichia coli Infections. Morphological Findings in the Intestinal Mucosa of Healthy and Diseased Piglets

Field: Veterinary (Health Sciences)

The villi of the small intestine of healthy conventional pigs were finger-shaped or leaf-shaped. In animals with an acute diarrhoeal form of Escherichia coli infection there was a change in the ratio of villous length to crypt depth but not in the villous shape. In animals with the diarrhoeal E. coli infection of longer duration a remoulding of the villi to a ridge shape occurred at about 20 days of age, but the surface of the mucosa was never flat. At this age the average ratio of villous length to crypt depth for the duodenum, jejunum, and ileum, respectively, was 4.0, 5.0 and 4.1 in healthy piglets and 0.5, 0.6 and 0.8 in animals with the diarrhoeal form of E. coli infection.
Mitochondrial Dysfunction as a Biomarker of Illness State in Bipolar Disorder: A Critical Review

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

Mitochondria are organelles involved in different cellular functions, especially energy production. A relationship between mitochondrial dysfunction and mood disorders, especially bipolar disorder (BD), has been reported in the scientific literature, which suggests altered energy production and higher levels of oxidative stress compared to healthy controls. Specifically, in BD, the hypothesis of a biphasic pattern of energy availability has been postulated according to mood states. Current evidence highlights the presence of mitochondrial dysfunction in BD and variations between the manic, depressive, and euthymic phases. These findings need to be confirmed in future studies to identify biomarkers that may lead to individualized management of patients with BD and also to identify profiles with a higher risk of presenting an unfavorable course of illness, which would enable the design of preventive and therapeutic strategies in determined subpopulations of patients with BD. The limitations of this review include the non-systematic methodology, variety of mitochondrial-related functions associated with BD, heterogeneous study designs, preliminary evidence for specific findings, and limited recommendations regarding the use of mitochondrial modulators in BD.
Determinants of the Intention to Use Refills in the Cosmetic Industry

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

The aim of the paper is to identify factors determining the intention to use refill cartridges in the cosmetics industry. As part of the work, two research questions and twelve corresponding hypotheses were formulated. Achieving the assumed goal was possible thanks to literature research and empirical research based on survey results from a sample of 226 respondents from different countries. The analysis of the collected data was carried out using the structural equation modelling method (PLS-SEM), thanks to which the scales measuring individual constructs (factors) were validated and a model was generated, based on which the constructs that had the greatest impact on the intentions to use refill technology were determined. The study showed that the factors that have the strongest impact on intentions to use refills are the expected ease of use and expected economic usefulness. Expected environmental utility turned out to be a non-significant predictor. Factors influencing actual consumer behaviour were also examined, including usage intentions and promotion. The study also analysed the mediating role of usage intention, which was confirmed in relation to the relationship of the constructs, including expected economic utility, the expected ease of use, and social pressure relating to actual behaviours, but was not confirmed in the relationship of the construct expected environmental utility with actual behaviours. The moderating role of the dichotomous variable background, dividing the respondents into the group of Poles and foreigners, was also examined. The obtained results showed that the moderation effect was confirmed only for the relationship between expected economic utility and intentions to use refills.
Understanding Global End-of-Life Care Practices: IHF 2014 Research Project.

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

This first-of-its kind survey of global end-of-life (EOL) practices uncovered major differences in how EOL care is defined, delivered, and measured. According to respondents from university hospitals and cancer centers in 17 countries, the primary challenges to providing effective EOL care are communication between clinicians and patients/families, cultural beliefs about death, entrenched staff beliefs about prolonging life, and lack of funding. However, many organizations are implementing improvements in EOL services that support hospital-wide identification of patients for whom such services are appropriate, screening to avoid needless aggressive therapies, enhanced provider education, and ways to assess quality of life for terminally ill patients.
The Extraterritorial Service of Judicial Documents from Hong Kong

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The return of Hong Kong to Chinese sovereignty brings new development opportunities to the newly established Special Administrative Region (SAR) and, at the same time, poses many challenges. A legal vacuum currently exists in the service of judicial documents in civil and commercial matters and this has disrupted service arrangements between the mainland and Hong Kong since 1988. Indeed, this problem and other related issues have been studied by scholars, government officials, and practitioners for a number of years. However, thus far no formal arrangements have been made to resolve the matter although Art 95 of the Basic Law does allow Hong Kong and the judicial organs of other parts of the country, through consultation and in accordance with the law, to maintain judicial relations and to render mutual assistance. Following the recent discussions on judicial assistance between the Central Government and the Hong Kong SAR, this article examines the legal issues involved, and proposes some practical solutions to this uncertainty between the two sides, as well as between Hong Kong and other jurisdictions. The first section presents an introduction to the issues, the next discusses the current legal scheme and the conflicts therein; the following section addresses some suggestions advanced by scholars and practitioners. The remaining sections identify certain principles on which future solutions should be based, present proposals to resolve some current problems, and make some concluding remarks.
HPV Infection Affects Human Sperm Functionality by Inhibition of Aquaporin-8

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

Human sperm cells express different aquaporins (AQPs), AQP3, 7, 8, 11, which are localized both in the plasma membrane and in intracellular structures. Besides cell volume regulation and end stage of cytoplasm removal during sperm maturation, the role of AQPs extends also to reactive oxygen species (ROS) elimination. Moreover, oxidative stress has been shown to inhibit AQP-mediated H2O2 permeability. A decrease in AQPs functionality is related to a decrease in sperm cells number and motility. Here we investigate the possible effect of human Papillomavirus (HPV) on both expression and function of AQPs in human sperm cells of patients undergoing infertility couple evaluation. Stopped-flow light-scattering experiments demonstrated that HPV infection heavily reduced water permeability of sperm cells in normospermic samples. Confocal immunofluorescence experiments showed a colocalization of HPV L1 protein with AQP8 (Pearson’s correlation coefficient of 0.61), confirmed by co-immunoprecipitation experiments. No interaction of HPV with AQP3 and AQP7 was observed. A 3D model simulation of L1 protein and AQP8 interaction was also performed. Present findings may suggest that HPV infection directly inhibits AQP8 functionality and probably makes sperm cells more sensitive to oxidative stress.
Cash benefits for short-term sickness: thirty-five years of data, 1948-83.

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

*Office of Research, Statistics, and International Policy, Office of Policy. Social Security Administration. made to replace such lost income totaled $16.4 billion, or 36 percent of the loss. This degree of protection against income loss from short-term sickness has been about the same since 1970. The number of workers protected by formal plans providing cash benefits for sickness in 1983 rose to 59 million, or almost twothirds of all wage and salary workers, a reflection of the economic upswing during that year.
Palladium-Catalyzed\nQ‑Tube-Assisted Protocol\nfor Synthesizing Diaza-dibenzo[<i>a</i>,<i>e</i>]azulene and Diaza-benzo[<i>a</i>]fluorene Derivatives\nvia O<sub>2</sub> Acid-Promoted Cross-Dehydrogenative Coupling

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

An appropriate and efficient Q-tube-assisted\npalladium-catalyzed\nstrategy for the synthesis of novel, unparalleled diaza-dibenzo­[<i>a</i>,<i>e</i>]­azulene and diaza-benzo­[<i>a</i>]­fluorene derivatives has been sophisticated, which includes oxygen\nand AcOH-induced oxidative C­(sp<sup>3</sup>)–C­(sp<sup>2</sup>) cross-dehydrogenative coupling reactions of 1-amino-2-imino-4-arylpyridine-3-carbonitriles\nwith benzocyclic ketones such as benzosuberone, tetralone, thiochromone,\nand chromone, respectively. This Q-tube gas purging kit assisted-protocol\nfeatures safe due to easy pressing and sealing, a wide substrate scope,\neasy workup and purifying phases, and the use of O<sub>2</sub> as\na benign oxidant, in addition to being scalable and having a high\natom economy. The suggested mechanistic pathway includes a formal\ndehydrative step followed by palladium AcOH-induced C<i>H</i>(sp<sup>3</sup>)–C<i>H</i>(sp<sup>2</sup>) oxidative\ncross-coupling. In this study, X-ray crystallographic analysis has\nbeen used to authenticate the targeted products.
Two-Dimensional Crystal Growth of Ferritin at the Lipid/Water Interface.

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

一般に極微量しか得られないタンパク質などの生体高分子の構造を議論するために, 2次元結晶化によって試料を作製し, 電子顕微鏡を用いる結晶構造解析が盛んに行われている。気/水界面・液/液界面・水銀表面などを利用した2次元結晶化の努力が行われているが, その過程を詳細に検討したものは少ない。そこで, Subphase上の脂質展開膜にタンパク質分子が吸着, 結晶化していく過程を電子顕微鏡観察し, その2次元結晶成長の機構を解析した。試料は, 脂質分子としてN, N-dimethy1-dioctadecy1-ammoniumbromide, タンパク質として馬脾臓由来のferritinを用いた。脂質展開膜 (従来のLB法とは異なってSubphase上に脂質分子を展開して製膜するのみで “圧縮操作” は行っていない) への吸着の様子をタンパク質注入後の時間をパラメーターとして, 吸着分子数, 結晶核の個数と形態の変化を透過型電子顕微鏡によって観察した。その結果, 時間に比例してタンパク質の吸着分子数が増加することと, 結晶核の発生および核成長の様子を定量化した。
Highly Educated Immigrant Women Who Become ‘Housewives’ - ‘Through an Interview with International Married Chinese Women Living in a Gender-role-differentiated Society’

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

According to a study based on the Japanese census, the phenomenon of housewifeization of married immigrant women is evident. However, a survey of highly educated Chinese women who are internationally married showed that they were not guided by full-time or because of the desire for middle-class families. Specifically, in the consciousness of foreign women, it was found that they were provisional full-time housewives who wanted to connect with and part-time self-searching which was a compromise with reality. These married immigrant women have failed to get the job they want, despite the fact that human capital such as educational background and language hinders them from working. They want a full-time full-time job, but they are in a situation where they cannot fully utilize their abilities or work part-time. In addition, immigrant women living in a gender-role-sharing society are forced to choose between men''s life and women''s life especially during childcare.In order to redefine in their own context, they are implementing strategies such as housewife after housewife, acquisition of various social connections, and overcoming disadvantages through advanced education. While flexibly responding to the roles of wife and mother of married women defined by society, they break through these barriers and prove their significance.
(saihanjuna@nagasaki-u.ac.jp)
Validating the Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment Questionnaire for 21st Century Learning (TPSA C-21)

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Accurately measuring levels of technology proficiency in current and future classroom teachers are an important first step toward enhancing comfort level and confidence in integrating technology into the educational environment. The original Technology Proficiency Self-Assessment (TPSA) survey has maintained respectable psychometric properties for more than 15 years in assessing educator self-efficacy regarding skills for integrating technology into classroom teaching and learning. An updated version of the TPSA with new items related to emerging technologies, including mobile technologies, is shown to remain a reliable and valid instrument worthy of use with preservice and in-service educators for planning professional development related to technology integration.
Spectroscopic Characterization of a High-Enthalpy Plasma Arcjet Tunnel

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

The characterization and quantification of thermochemical properties in high-enthalpy wind tunnels are a current challenge in the field of hypersonics. Various non-linear and coupled phenomena lead to highly complex flows that are difficult to characterize due to the limited availability of non-intrusive techniques able to measure thermochemical properties. Due to the lack of understanding of the underlying physics, spatially and temporally resolved measurements of the plasma characteristics in hypersonic flows are critical to ensuring accurate modeling of flow properties. In the current study, emission and absorption spectroscopy are applied to the plasma flow of the 500-kW arc-heated High-Enthalpy Tunnel at the University of Tennessee (Tenn-HET) using both air and nitrogen as working gas. The spectral range from deep UV to visible has been investigated to collect data on flow composition and temperature in both plenum chamber and hypersonic freestream. Comparison between the experimental spectra collected in the plenum chamber and the theoretical predictions provided by SPARK 3.0 line-by-line code (SPARKLbL) allowed to infer vibrational and rotational temperature of ionized diatomic nitrogen (N2+) using a spectral fitting method. The Mach 6 freestream was primarily investigated using UV absorption from nitrogen oxide (NO) in air flow. Despite a larger uncertainty due to the low density of the flow, an estimation of the freestream temperature was also obtained. Qualitative evidence of thermochemical non-equilibrium in the freestream was provided by the detection of emission from the N2 first positive system.
Cloud Computing in Housing and Utility Services Monitoring Systems

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

The development of cloud technologies, miniaturization of computing and sensor devices has led to an explosive growth in the field of the Internet of Things. One of the promising research areas within the framework of this concept is smart homes, and, more broadly, smart cities, associated with increasing the values of such parameters of housing and utility services as energy efficiency, resistance to failures, failing and efficiency in general. This article is devoted to the development of an information system for monitoring, remote management and maintenance of engineering systems at the housing infrastructure facilities. The functions of information system include the operational status control of engineering systems on housing infrastructure objects, support, maintenance, repair, prediction and alerts on routine, unplanned and critical situations. Data from engineering objects is transferred over a network to the cloud for processing and subsequent analysis. The IoT infrastructure is used for collecting data from engineering objects. The article presents the results of a comparative analysis of technologies and protocols, and substantiates the proposed architectural solution based on the Raspberry and MQTT.
Preparation of protein concentrate from normal and high-protein wheats

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

ADVERTISEMENT RETURN TO ISSUEPREVArticleNEXTPreparation of protein concentrate from normal and high-protein wheatsY. Victor. Wu and Kenneth R. SexsonCite this: J. Agric. Food Chem. 1975, 23, 5, 903–905Publication Date (Print):May 1, 1975Publication History Published online1 May 2002Published inissue 1 May 1975https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/jf60201a027https://doi.org/10.1021/jf60201a027research-articleACS PublicationsRequest reuse permissionsArticle Views101Altmetric-Citations10LEARN ABOUT THESE METRICSArticle Views are the COUNTER-compliant sum of full text article downloads since November 2008 (both PDF and HTML) across all institutions and individuals. These metrics are regularly updated to reflect usage leading up to the last few days.Citations are the number of other articles citing this article, calculated by Crossref and updated daily. Find more information about Crossref citation counts.The Altmetric Attention Score is a quantitative measure of the attention that a research article has received online. Clicking on the donut icon will load a page at altmetric.com with additional details about the score and the social media presence for the given article. Find more information on the Altmetric Attention Score and how the score is calculated. Share Add toView InAdd Full Text with ReferenceAdd Description ExportRISCitationCitation and abstractCitation and referencesMore Options Share onFacebookTwitterWechatLinked InRedditEmail Other access optionsGet e-Alertsclose Get e-Alerts