jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
Contact and Gastric Effect of Peppermint Oil on Selected Pests and Aphid Predator Harmonia axyridis Pallas

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Peppermint essential oil (EO) has been extensively tested to date in reducing stored-product insects and insects of public health concern with very promising results, while only a few studies target important crop pests. There is also very little information on the effects of peppermint EO on non-target organisms, especially concerning contact and gastric effects at the same time. The goal of the investigation was the determination of the effect of peppermint EO on the mortality of Aphis fabae Scop.; the feeding intensity and weight gain of Leptinotarsa decemlineata Say. larvae; and the mortality and voracity of non-target organism Harmonia axyridis Pallas larvae. Our research indicates promising use for the M. piperita EO against aphids and young larvae (second instars) of the Colorado potato beetle. M. piperita EO showed good insecticidal efficacy against A. fabae with LC50 = 0.5442% for nymphs and 0.3768% for wingless females after 6 h. Over time, the LC50 value decreased. For the second instar larvae of L. decemlineata, the LC50 values were 0.6278%, 0.3449%, and 0.2020% after 1, 2, and 3 days of the experiment, respectively. On the other hand, older larvae (fourth instar) were characterized by significant resistance to the tested oil concentrations with LC50 value = 0.7289% after 96 h. M. piperita oil (contact and gastric effects) at a concentration of 0.5% was found to be toxic to young larvae (2 and 5 days old) of H. axyridis, while EO at a concentration of 1% was toxic to 8-day-old larvae. Thus, for the sake of ladybug safety, it would be advisable to use EO from M. piperita against aphids at concentrations lower than 0.5%.
LHD 6-T_L_01 #188257.1 (analyzed)

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

Luminance data of the plasma monitor camera. Time variation of the average and maximum luminance within the ROI (Region of Interests) of the plasma images observed by the 6-T port camera, where ROI is (674,10) - (770,86) of the original image of 1920x1080. The luminance value is between 0 and 255 in arbitrary unit.
Theoretical Prediction of the Structural and Electronic Properties of a Single Layer Graphene-like Two-dimensional Janus GaInSTe

Field: Materials Science (Physical Sciences)

This paper constructs a new type of two-dimensional graphene-like Janus GaInSTe monolayer and systematically investigates its structural and electronic properties as well as the effect of external electric field using first-principles calculations. In the ground state, Janus GaInSTe monolayer is dynamically stable with no imaginary frequencies in its phonon spectrum and possesses a direct band gap semiconductor. The band gap of Janus GaInSTe monolayer can be tuned by applying an electric field, which leads the different transitions from semiconductor to metal, and from indirect to direct band gap. These findings show a great potential application of Janus GaInSTe material for designing next-generation devices.
Potent Antibacterial Peptides from Enzymatically Hydrolyzed Hen Egg White Lysozyme

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

Egg white is considered as a rich source of high quality proteins with various bioactive peptides.It considers the richest source of lysozyme which is a bacteriolytic enzyme.Our target was to produce potent peptides with cheap and simple method from lysozyme as a natural food preservative for further application in food.Lysozyme is mostly active against Gram positive bacteria than Gram negative bacteria.Various strategies have been used to increase antimicrobial activity of lysozyme against Gram-negative bacteria.Enzymatic hydrolysis of proteins can be used to release bioactive fractions using different enzymes to release bioactive fractions.Due to increasing demand for natural food preservatives, lysozyme has become increasingly important in food processing.Therefore, there is a need to develop an efficient and simple methodology for increasing its activity.So this research study the activity of lysozyme hydrolysates under different pH values using pepsin then determine the antibacterial using liquid broth method and determine the lytic activity.We found that lysozyme hydrolysates under pH 3.0 LzP3 gave the most antibacterial active peptide against Gram negative bacteria with more potency against Gram positive bacteria.On conclusion LzP3 contains bioactive peptides that can be applied for safety food biopreservation.
Precise measurements of projectile charge changing cross sections for intermediate energy heavy ions using CR-39 track detectors =CR-39 hiseki kenshutsuki o mochiita chukan enerugi ju ion no nyushakaku denka kokan danmenseki no seimitsu sokutei

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

制度:新 ; 報告番号:甲3306号 ; 学位の種類:博士(理学) ; 授与年月日:2011/3/15 ; 早大学位記番号:新5610
Short-term chelating efficacy of deferoxamine in Iron overloaded rat hepatocytes

Field: Pharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics (Life Sciences)

Iron overload is a clinical consequence of repeated blood transfusions and causes significant organ damage, morbidity, and mortality in the absence of proper treatment. The primary targets of Iron chelators used for treating transfusional Iron overload are the prevention of Iron ingress into tissues and its intracellular scavenging. The present study was aimed at elucidating the capacity of clinically important Iron chelator, deferoxamine to gain access to intracellular Iron pools of key Iron accumulating cells (hepatocytes). Material and methods: The study was conducted as an in vivo investigation. Iron-rich chow fed rats and regular chow fed rats were given deferoxamine and hepatic Iron concentration was measured using atomic absorption spectroscopy. Results: In Iron-loaded rats, the results showed that deferoxamine did not alter hepatocyte Iron levels compared with the control group but increased urinary excretion. Conclusion: We conclude that short term deferoxamine treatment is ineffective in Iron removal from rat hepatocytes.
PECULIARITIES OF INTRAFAMILIAL RELATIONS OF MARRIED COUPLE WITH DIFFERENT LEVELS OF OCCUPATIONAL EMPLOYMENT

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

The article theoretically investigates and experimentally identifiesthe impact of professional activities of spouses associatedwith increased employment on the peculiarities of relationshipsand conflicts in the family. Theoretical approaches to the studyof changes in family roles in connection with the professionalactivities of spouses are analyzed. It has been experimentally establishedthat high employment of spouses in professional activitieshas a negative impact on their marital relations: the levelof conflict, the sphere of interaction, marital satisfaction andits stability. The resulting scatter and variability of indicatorsis explained by the use of subjective assessments of the spousesof their marriage. The highest level of conflict in families wheremen and women have high professional employment in professionalactivities was found in the areas of: role-playing, mutualawareness, leisure. In families where wives have a higher employmentrate than husbands, the level of conflict is higher in allareas of marital interaction. The data obtained indicate that theprocess of adaptation of spouses to the new conditions of professionalactivity associated with high professional employment, the requirements of corporate traditions, and others. The reasons aredifficult and pose a number of serious problems for spouses (thenumber of stable families decreases, the number of unstable andeven troubled families increases).
An Introduction to Feminism

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

As well as providing a clear and critical introduction to the theory, this refreshing overview focuses on the practice of feminism with coverage of actions and activism, bringing the subject to life for newcomers as well as offering fresh perspectives for advanced students. Explanations of the main strands to feminism, such as liberalism, sit alongside an exploration of a range of approaches, such as radical, anarchist and Marxist feminism, and provide much-needed context against which more familiar historical themes may be understood. The author's broad and inclusive view conveys the diversity and disagreement within feminism with accessible clarity. The analysis of key terms equips readers with a critical understanding of the vocabulary of feminist debates that will be invaluable to undergraduate students.
Myth, History, and Fiction : An Interpretive Essay of the Works of Ana Castillo

Field: Arts and Humanities (Social Sciences)

This thesis recounts the Chicano Movement in the U.S. during the 1960s and its effect on Chicano literature and literary scholarship. Understanding Chicano literature as purely a vehicle for politicized movement does a disservice to Chicano literature by creating narrow readings of it, focusing on its overt social, cultural, and political implications. This thesis puts foreword new ways of analyzing and approaching Chicano literature through a close reading of Ana Castillo's novels Sapogonia and So Far from God. Castillo's fiction is used as a means through which to explore the question of myth and history and its relationship to the 'narratives of reality' which compose our daily lives. This thesis is grounded in Post-colonial and Literary Theory and Cultural Studies and posits original interpretations of Castillo's literature.
Phase II study of neoadjuvant high-dose ifosfamide with concurrent radiotherapy followed by surgical resection in high-risk soft tissue sarcoma: A Spanish Group for Research on Sarcomas (GEIS) study.

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

10052 Background: High-dose ifosfamide (HDI) has shown promising activity as single agent in first-line chemotherapy for advanced soft tissue sarcoma (STS). The purpose of this study was to assess the activity and toxicity of a preoperative doxorubicin-free regimen of HDI given concurrently with radiotherapy (RT) and followed by surgery in patients (pts) with localized high-risk STS. Methods: Pts with localized > 5 cm grade 2-3 and deep STS of the extremities and trunk wall, ≤65 years, no prior chemotherapy and ECOG PS 0-1 were enrolled in this multicenter phase II study. Pts received 3 cycles of preoperative HDI at a dose of 12 gr/m2 by continuous infusion over 5 days every 3 weeks, with mesna and prophylactic GCSF support, and concomitant external beam RT to a total dose of 50 Gy, followed by surgical resection. Postoperatively, pts with pathological response received 2 cycles of HDI and those with positive surgical margins 16 Gy of RT. The primary study endpoint was pathologic response (≥ 95% pathologic necrosis). A Simon 2-stage design (response rate P0=15%, P1=35%, α=0.10, β=0.10) required at least 2 responses in the first 17 pts to expand to a second cohort, and 7/32 responses to be considered of positive. Results: From March 08 to December 10, 34 pts were included. Two pts were ineligible. Median age was 54 (18-65). Tumor location was extremity (28 pts) and trunk wall (4). Preoperative planned treatment was completed in 87.5% pts. HDI was completed in 87.5% pts while RT in 94% pts. Grade 3-4 toxicities included neutropenic fever (3 pts), anemia (4), asthenia (2), infection (2) and radiation dermatitis (2). 31 pts underwent surgery: 27 were R0 resections, of which 2 were amputations, and 4 were R1 resections. Pathologic response was ≥ 95% necrosis in 9 pts (28%) and 50%-94% necrosis in 12 pts. After a median follow-up of 21 months, estimated 2-year rates for disease-free survival and overall survival were 58% (95%CI, 40%-77%) and 77% (95%CI, 61%-93%), respectively. Conclusions: Preoperative treatment with HDI given concurrently with RT in pts with high-risk STS is feasible and safe, yielding promising pathologic response rates.
A two-level emergency control scheme against power system voltage instability

Field: Energy (Physical Sciences)

A two-level adaptive control scheme against power system voltage instability is proposed, to deal with emergency conditions by acting on distribution transformers and/or by curtailing some loads. The lower level includes distributed controllers, each acting once the voltage at a monitored transmission bus settles below a threshold value. The upper level benefits fromwide-area monitoring and adjusts in real-time the voltage thresholds of the local controllers. Emergency detection is based on the sign of sensitivities. The proposed scheme is robust with respect to communication failures. Its performance is illustrated through detailed simulations of a small but realistic 74-bus test system.
Identification of Unique Antigenic Determinants in the Amino Terminus of IA-2 (ICA512) in Childhood and Adult Autoimmune Diabetes: New Biomarker Development

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

OBJECTIVE The characterization of diverse subtypes of diabetes is a dynamic field of clinical research and an active area of discussion. The objective of this study was to identify new antigenic determinants in the neuroendocrine autoantigen IA-2 (ICA512) and assess whether circulating autoantibodies directed to new IA-2 epitopes identify autoimmune diabetes in young and adult populations with diabetes. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS Clinically diagnosed patients with type 2 diabetes (n = 258; diabetes duration: 0.01–31 years) were evaluated using a new biomarker detecting autoantibodies directed to the extracellular domain of the neuroendocrine autoantigen IA-2 (IA-2ec). The proportion of IA-2ec autoantibodies was also evaluated in newly diagnosed patients with type 1 diabetes (n = 150; diabetes duration: 0.04–0.49 years). In addition, IA-2 (intracellular domain), GAD65, and zinc transporter 8 autoantibodies were assayed. RESULTS IA-2ec autoantibodies were detected in patients with type 1 diabetes and, surprisingly, in 5% of patients with type 2 diabetes without serologic responses to other IA-2 antigenic epitopes or other islet autoantigens. We also assessed the ability of IA-2ec–derived peptides to elicit CD4+ T-cell responses by stimulating peripheral blood mononuclear cells from patients with type 1 diabetes (n = 18) and HLA-matched healthy subjects (n = 13) with peptides and staining with the peptide/DQ8-specific tetramers, observing disease-associated responses to previously unreported epitopes within IA-2ec. CONCLUSIONS We developed a new antibody biomarker identifying novel antigenic determinants within the N terminus of IA-2. IA-2ec autoantibodies can be detected in patients with type 1 diabetes and in a subgroup of adult autoimmune patients with type 2 diabetes phenotype negative for conventional islet autoantibody testing. These observations suggest that islet autoimmunity may be more common in clinically diagnosed type 2 diabetes than previously observed.
Fatal encephalopathy with astrocyte inclusions in GFAP transgenic mice.

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

Increased expression of glial fibrillary acidic protein (GFAP) is a hallmark of gliosis, the astrocytic hypertrophy that occurs during a wide variety of diseases of the central nervous system. To determine whether this increase in GFAP expression per se alters astrocyte function, we generated transgenic mice that carry copies of the human GFAP gene driven by its own promoter. Astrocytes of these mice are hypertrophic, up-regulate small heat-shock proteins, and contain inclusion bodies identical histologically and antigenically to the Rosenthal fibers of Alexander's disease. Mice in the highest expressing lines die by the second postnatal week. The results support the notion that Alexander's disease is a disorder of astrocytes, and provide an animal model for studying the causes and consequences of inclusion body disease.
Notes on some Hister-species with description of a new subgenus (Bellatrix subgen. n.) of Pachylister Lewis, 1904 (Coleoptera, Histeridae)

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Mazur, Sławomir (2011): Notes on some Hister-species with description of a new subgenus (Bellatrix subgen. n.) of Pachylister Lewis, 1904 (Coleoptera, Histeridae). Baltic Journal of Coleopterology 11 (1): 41-44
[Value of echo-marking in the surgical treatment of varicose veins (outside the CHIVA treatment)].

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

It is in fact only the cutaneous reflection of venous cartography established by echo-doppler investigation. The procedure is pre-surgical. Its chief value is the more accurate identification of hemodynamic and anatomical data, in particular when they are sub-clinical. Such data can then be actually used by surgeons, who are able to perform a procedure precisely suited to the individual patient. This greater accuracy enables the following aims to be achieved:--correction of all leak points;--excision of all pathological veins;--avoidance of any damage to healthy areas;--esthetic results;--prevention of recurrences, etc. However, it remains for angiologists and surgeons to evaluate and validate this method by prospective trials.
The Shaikh’s Republic: The Kurdish Regional Government’s Incorporation of Tribalism

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Iraqi Kurdistan in 2015 is polity quite unlike any other. Iraqi Kurdistan has come to be treated in policy making circles as a model for what is sometimes believed to be impossible: a highly tribal, multi-religious and multi ethnic society in the Middle East with sentiments of unity, a burgeoning economy, the makings of a democracy, increasing literacy and quality of life, and (perhaps most impressively) an effective internal security arrangement in the middle of a chaotic region. Yet recent events have cast doubts on the future of Kurdistan. The advance of the Islamic State of Iraq and Al-Sham (ISIS) during the summer of 2014 cast doubts upon the short-term viability of the Kurdish Regional Government (KRG), and the successes of the Kurdish Peshmerga militia versus ISIS have at best forestalled the question of the Kurdish Region’s security vis-à-vis outside forces. While the future of the Kurdish Region will certainly be determined by a number of factors, this paper seeks to focus on the role of tribalism in particular, seeking to better understand the relationship between tribal structures and heritage, the KRG’s major political parties, and the KRG. Ultimately, this paper argues that tribalism is alive and well in the Kurdish Region of Iraq. Kurdish society, including the elements which are non-tribal, is heavily influenced by tribal mores and structures. This influence includes a tendency for different sectors of society to mobilize in opposition to each other to create a sort of balancing effect. In the days of unrestricted tribal authority, this mobilization of support against another’s gains occurred through violent attacks, and this is still the case in much of the Middle East. In the modern Kurdish state competition along these lines has been normalized into a peaceful political process. The political parties of Iraqi Kurdistan are neo-tribal entities which follow this pattern of balanced opposition, but they are also full participants in a developing modern state’s institutions. This way of incorporating tribalism presents a possible new way forward for other societies influenced by tribalism.
High performance thin layer chromatographic quantitative analysis of picrocrocin and crocetin, active principles of saffron (Crocus sativus L. - Iridaceae): a new method

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

A new high performance thin layer chromatographic method has been developed for the quantitative analysis of the active principles (picrocrocin and crocetin) of saffron (Crocus sativusL.). The method is easily applied, shows good reproducibility and is rapid and sensitive. The technique overcomes the problems usually found with other analytical approaches to saffron determination which generally are not repeatable and deal with identification of adulterations more than with the analysis of constituents.
Effect of RICTOR expression on cell viability in rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

AIM:To investigate the effects of RICTOR expression on the viability of rheumatoid arthritis fibroblast-like synoviocytes(RA-FLS).METHODS:RA-FLS were obtained by tissue culture.Chemically synthesized double-stranded siRNAs targeting RICTOR gene were transfected into RA-FLS by cationic liposome.The nonspecific siRNA was also transfected into the negative control cells.The mRNA expression of RICTOR was detected by RT-qPCR after transfection for 24 h.Western blotting was used to evaluate the inhibitory effects of siRNAs on RICTOR expression after transfection for 48 h and 72 h.The cell viability was examined by MTT assay.RESULTS:Compared with control group,the mRNA expression of RICTOR significantly decreased by 78.36%±3.71% after the transfection of RICTOR siRNA for 24 h.The protein level of RICTOR was also obviously lower in RICTOR siRNA transfection group than that in control group after transfection for 48 h(decreased by 92.48%±6.14%) and 72 h(decreased by 98.57%±1.40%).Knock-down of RICTOR in RA-FLS for 72 h markedly decreased the cell viability.CONCLUSION:Transfection of RICTOR siRNA reduces the viability of RA-FLS,indicating that mTORC2 may be required for the survival of RA-FLS.
An Investigation of Algorithms for Autonomous Navigation in AGV

Field: Computer Science (Physical Sciences)

This paper provides significant insights into the Localization and Mapping problem in Automated Guided Vehicles (AGV). AGVs are valuable in any industry because they enable autonomous navigation and transportation of smaller loads with minimal human intervention. The study discusses how Simultaneous Localization and Mapping (SLAM) addresses the mapping as well as the localization problems, dividing the SLAM algorithm into categories based on the estimation techniques used and comparing LiDAR-based SLAM as well as Visual-based SLAM. This paper also categorises path-planning algorithms into offline and online methods based on available environmental information. The paper then discusses the significance of the Robot Operating System (ROS) in addressing the localization, mapping, and path-planning problems in an AGV.
2.3.7 How should sampling be conducted

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Random samples from reservoir species are less likely to test positive for rabies than samples from surveillance activities that target specific animal behaviors or signs suggestive of rabies. Therefore, a targeted sampling approach should be applied [see section 2.3.5.]. Sampling depends in part on the goal of surveillance. To have a true grasp of the epidemiologic patterns, surveillance efforts should be adequate in space and time, meaning samples should be collected throughout the year (...)
Entanglement propagation in integrable Heisenberg chains from a new lens

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

Abstract The exact single-magnon entanglement evolution in Heisenberg chains is obtained using the Quantum Correlation Transfer Function (QCTF) formulation. A dual, i.e., frequency and time-domain, analysis shows that the transient dynamics of individual spins’ entanglement is described via a Bessel function of the first kind. Through QCTF, we bypass the evaluation of the full system's state for the purpose of obtaining entanglement. Although it is known that the observable entanglement edge is formed by the arrival of a stream of quasi-particles that travel with the maximum group velocity, we show how the early quasi-particles travel faster than the maximum group velocity of the chain and contribute to entanglement production. Our results can be extended to the multi-magnon regime, therefore opening up the means to better interpret equilibration dynamics and thermodynamics in Heisenberg chains.