jimnoneill/paper-to-field-training huggingface dataset:
PEONIES FOR FIELD CUT FLOWER PRODUCTION SECOND-YEAR GROWTH

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Cultivar trials with herbaceous peonies were initiated during the summer of 2001 to evaluate their potential as fi eld-grown cut fl owers. The plants became well established, and all but three cultivars bloomed in 2002. The bloom times for all cultivars ranged from 30 June through the fi rst week of August (Holloway et al. 2003). The purpose of this report is to present evaluations of the cultivar trials through the 2003 growing season and identify possible problems with fl owering and plant establishment. Peonies for the cut fl ower market are typically not harvested until their fourth season, so this initial data only refl ects the plant establishment phase of fi eld production. One hundred fifty peonies were planted between
On the structure of the 14N nuclear quadrupole resonance line of hexamethylenetetramine

Field: Chemistry (Physical Sciences)

The structure of the hexamethylenetetramine 14N nuclear quadrupole resonance line has been studied in detail on a powdered sample at 77°K. An improved, frequency-stabilized spectrometer, interfaced to a digital computer, was used in resolving fine details of the experimental lineshape. The line shape could be fitted by the sum of two Gaussian lines of suitably chosen width, frequency, and amplitude.
Semen Parameters in Infertile Nigerian Males: A critical Study

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

Introduction: Approximately one couple in ten are infertile during their reproductive lives. Male factors alone are responsible for infertility in 24% of couples and contributed to the cause in another 24%. The most important male factor is the semen parameter. Seminal fluid analysis is therefore the cornerstone of male infertility investigations. All the indicators suggest that a man had a reasonable chance of fertility with a sperm density exceeding 20x105/ml with more than 50% motility and a seminal volume of at least 1.5ml. Objective: To study the seminal parameters in infertile Nigerian male with a view to determining the distribution or pattern of semen abnormalities in them. Materials and Methods: Semen from 1129 infertile males were analyzed using conventional methods. The motility and the sperm density were estimated. The volume transparency, viscosity, the percentage of abnormal forms and abnormal cellular components were noted. The data were analyzed and displayed in tabular and graphical forms. Results: Two hundred and eighteen (218) (19.3%) were found to be azoospermic, 608 (53.85%) were oligospermic and 303 (26.83%) had normal sperm density. The motility at 2 hours was less than 50% in 66% of the specimen studied. The seminal volume was less than 1.5ml in 30.63% of the specimens. 36.7% had more than 50% abnormal forms. 23.7% and 12.8% of the specimens had significant white blood cells and immature/premature spermatogenic cells respectively. Conclusion: The most common abnormalities in the semen parameters of infertile Nigerian males are asthenozoopermia and oligoszospermia. Conventional technique of semen analysis gives reliable results on sperm characteristics. However, in some situations other tests may be necessary for complete evaluation. Keywords: Semen parameters Male infertility NigerianNQJHM Vol. 15 (2) 2005: pp. 87-91
The potential of citizen monitoring programs for marine areas: activities of the two-year Sango (Coral) Map Project

Field: Environmental Science (Physical Sciences)

The Sango (Coral) Map Project began in 2008, an International Year of the Reef, and continued for two years. It is a monitoring program that allowed for easy participation via a web-based system that collected information on coral occurrence from various groups of people (e.g. divers, snorkelers, tourists, environmental educators, and researchers) with the aim of clarifying the current status of coral reefs in Japan. Participants simply submitted occurrences and location information with photographs of coral formations they encountered. The results are presented on the web using the Google Map API. Over the two-year period, 148 participants provided information on coral occurrence, and 367 data points were collected. Collaboration was developed with other activities including nature tours and diving programs. Data from the project have been used to validate national coral-reef distribution maps and have been published as a scientific paper. The project owes its success to the engagement with a wide range of networks and stakeholders and to the simplicity of the method. We hope that this project will be a first step towards encouraging people to participate in other monitoring programs such as ReefCheck. Citizen monitoring programs are a useful and important method for establishing collaboration between diverse stakeholders.
Employment and Development as Poll Issues in Bihar: A Paradigm Shift in Electioneering

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Bihar poll has always been characterized by caste coalitions.The political parties generally give poll tickets to the candidates belonging to the most dominant caste in terms of number in any constituency.All the socio-economic issues take a backseat during polls in Bihar, which is one of the most backward states of the country.It is true that all the political parties bring out nicely worded manifestos during each election.But such manifestos are just an appendage to the caste-based poll strategies adopted by all the political parties without any exception.The caste calculations are so well ingrained across the party lines that newspapers unusually publish the percentage break up of poll candidates with their castes.This article explores how the scenario has changed during the elections in 2020 when every political party is focusing on employment and development.Indeed, the caste coalitions have taken a backseat.It would be worthwhile to see whether the issue of employment and development actually influences the election results or people stick to a more conservative approach to voting based on caste affiliations while they continue to suffer due to joblessness and poverty as well as lack of basic amenities like health care, education, roads, power supply, potable water, etc.
Nutritional and anti-nutritional composition of anchote (Coccinia abyssinica ((Lam.) Cogn.) accessions in Ethiopia

Field: Agricultural and Biological Sciences (Life Sciences)

Anchote is an indigenous tuber crop with a good source of protein and calcium. Despite the presence of different accessions of the crop, little is known about the nutritional and anti-nutritional content. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the nutritional and anti-nutritional content of anchote accessions grown in the East Arsi Zone of Ethiopia. Tubers from 20 accessions of anchote were collected from the research farm of Kulumsa Agricultural Research Center in Ethiopia. The dried tubers of each accession were grounded separately into fine powder following standard procedure and used for nutritional and anti-nutritional content determination. Result showed that, the nutritional compositions varied from: water (65.38%–77.13 %), ash (1.82%–2.85 %), crude fat (0.55%–1.45 %), crude fiber (2.22%–4.02 %), crude protein (6.29%–13.00 %), carbohydrate (6.78%–19.68 %), total starch (39.22%–72.74 %), and energy (74.73%–123.66 %). Phytate concentration ranged from 208.06 mg/100 g to 273.87 mg/100 g, while tannin content was recorded at the lowest (1.19 mg/100g) and highest (44.4 mg/100g). Mineral contents were in a range from calcium (66.81–177.13 mg/100g), magnesium (19.64–35.82 mg/100g), potassium (250.47–523.72 mg/100g), sodium (0.51–4.19 mg/100g), phosphorus (38.91–93.45 mg/100g), iron (0.16–0.65 mg/100g), manganese (0.08–0.27 mg/100g), copper (0.17–0.29 mg/100g), and zinc (0.23–0.46 mg/100g). This study showed that anchote tubers contain a significant amount of essential nutrients. Accessions greatly vary in their nutritional and anti-nutrition compositions. Therefore, anchote accessions with higher nutritional values could be used in breeding and food product development targeting nutritional enhancement.
Evaluating the Use of a Skin Failure Indicator Scale in the Diagnosis of Acute Skin Failure

Field: Health Professions (Health Sciences)

Background. Critically ill patients are at increased risk of skin breakdown that may occur in non-pressure locations. Recognition of skin failure as distinct from hospital-acquired pressure injuries (HAPIs) may have significant clinical, financial, and legal implications. Objective. To apply a novel diagnostic scale in the care of patients with pressure injuries to determine its utility in diagnosing skin failure at a quaternary hospital. Materials and Methods. Critically ill patients at a quaternary hospital from September 2022 through November 2023 with a HAPI diagnosis were included. Charts were retrospectively reviewed for demographics, clinical outcomes, and wound parameters. Skin failure was evaluated using the Hill and Petersen Skin Failure Clinical Indicator Scale (SFCIS), with patients with a score of 15 to 21 considered to have high probability of skin failure. Results. During the study period, 12 patients were found to meet criteria for skin failure. For those patients, the mean length of stay was 58 days. All patients scored above 15 on the SFCIS, with 3 patients scoring 21 and 9 patients scoring 18. All patients met criteria for impaired blood flow and sepsis or multisystem organ dysfunction syndrome. Four patients met criteria for moderate or severe protein calorie malnutrition with an albumin level of less than 3.5 g/dL. Ten patients received mechanical ventilation for more than 72 hours. Conclusion. Twelve patients who were identified has having HAPIs were reclassified as having skin failure using the SFCIS. Further work is necessary to validate this scoring system in diagnosing skin failure and the implications associated with its use.
Variations in primate color vision: Mechanisms and utility

Field: Neuroscience (Life Sciences)

Abstract Among mammals, only the primates have acquired the biological machinery needed for highly acute color vision. That distinction led Gordon Walls, perhaps the foremost authority on comparative vision of this century, to suggest long ago that “the color vision of the higher primates is assuredly a law unto itself, genetically and historically speaking.” 1 Primate color vision is indeed unique. One manifestation of this uniqueness is that color vision abilities vary significantly, not only between some groupings of primate species, but, remarkably, among individuals of a considerable number of species. Although the functional significance of these variations remains, in large measure, to be sorted out, the past decade has brought much progress in revealing the mechanisms that underlie variation.
The Air National Guard: Past Present and Future.

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract : The Air National Guard plays a prominent role in support of our nation's national security objectives. Since its inception, the Air National Guard has evolved into a premier world class organization. It is an integral component of the Air Force's 'Total Force Concept' and continues to expand its role in support of the strategy of 'Global Reach and Global Power'. This paper will examine the historical evolution, current posture, and future of the Air National Guard. My hypothesis is the Air National Guard has evolved into a vital national resource committed to the strategy of 'Global Reach and Global Power'.
Loss Analysis of Insulated Core Transformer High Voltage Power Supply

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Insulated core transformer (ICT) electron accelerator is an ideal prototype in low energy radiation processing industry, and ICT high voltage power supply is the essential apparatus. Conventional ICT high voltage power supply uses laminated silicon steel sheets as magnetic cores and works at 50 Hz. In a novel design of the ICT high voltage power supply, the magnetic cores made of ferrite material are adopted to increase the frequency and improve the performance. Focusing on the new scheme, the loss calculation of the high voltage power supply was carried out. The loss of ferrite magnetic cores and the windings was analysed and simulated.
Analytical and Numeric Methods in the Fractional Quantum Hall Effect and the Role of the electron spin

Field: Physics and Astronomy (Physical Sciences)

This thesis is a contribution to the study of the properties for two-dimensional electrons subjected to a strong magnetic field. The effects of the interactions between the electrons of twodimensional gas were completely studied in the ground and excited states, they are at the origin of the fractional quantum Hall effect (FQHE). Let us consider, the first is the analytical method and the second consists of the exact numerical diagonalization to obtain the energies of the systems of several electrons with the fillings factors 1/3, 1/5, 1/7 and 2/5. The energy of the ground and excited states of the FQHE of Ne electrons in the disk geometry were resolved by Laughlin and Jain. They showed that the form of the wave function of this system expressed in terms of Slater determinants. The fractional charge in the lowest Landau level (LLL) interacting via the Coulomb interaction, where its energies are obtained by the analytical method. More near to the experimental conditions, by using the decomposition of the Coulomb interaction of the short-range on the Haldane pseudopotentials, where they decompose any interaction V(r) with two fractional charge into a sum of its projections Vm on the sectors of relative angular momenta, which is to be solved in the LLL obtained by exact numerical diagonalisation. Finally, we studied the interaction energy per particle of the Laughlin wave function and that of the excited composite fermions (CF) for several systems at υ = 1/3 and the correspondence between the FQHE and the IQHE. Then we introduced the Moore-Read "Pfaffian" wave function to describe the 5/2 state in the second Landau level (SLL).
Emulating Industrial Printed Circuit Board Design Practice By Designating The Course Instructor As The Fabricator: A Cost Effective Design Experience For Electronics Circuits Laboratories At The Junior Level

Field: Engineering (Physical Sciences)

Abstract NOTE: The first page of text has been automatically extracted and included below in lieu of an abstract Emulating Industrial PCB Design Practice By Designating The Course Instructor As The Fabricator: A Cost Effective Design Experience For Electronics Circuits Laboratories At The Junior Level Abstract For two years, the University of San Diego has included Printed Circuit Board (PCB) layout design and test in the laboratory portion of the second of two junior level electronic circuits courses that is required of all electrical engineering majors. A replication of PCB design and standard industry Gerber file export experience encountered in industry was developed. A model was developed for the PCB design experience that emulated real-world situations and cost criteria. In this model of the industrial design situation, the instructor served as the fabricator. Students individually used industry standard schematic capture and layout software to develop a PCB for a simplified discrete οA741 operational amplifier. The layout designs were submitted as Gerber files electronically to the instructor/fabricator for evaluation. Grades were assigned by evaluating the accuracy and cost effectiveness of the design by minimizing traces, reducing PCB geometry, and limiting the number of vias. Feedback was provided by the instructor acting as the fabricator to individual students and a single fabricated printed circuit board, designed by the instructor (and fabricated by a commercial PCB manufacturer), was delivered to students for assembly and test. Although the PCB delivered is different than the one design by students, it is common for PCB fabricators to recommend changes to the original design and deliver a board that is not the same as the original design. By delivering a single PCB design to students, fabrication costs can be minimized and students can inspect the delivered board as an exemplar. Assessments of the student perceptions of knowledge of and confidence in applying printed circuit board techniques in designing and releasing a printed circuit board were conducted prior to and after the PCB layout design and test. On a 5-point scale, overall student-reported knowledge increased by 2.79 and overall student confidence increased by 1.25 points. Faculty assessment of knowledge, as measured by scoring short answers to knowledge statements, correlated well with student report and showed an average increase of 2.85. The instructor/fabricator model for PCB layout design experience allowed for a low cost and realistic design experience for students. As such, this model could be implemented economically in many programs as a means for introducing PCB layout design in their curriculum.
eCommerce Market Convergence in Action: Social Casinos and Real Money Gambling

Field: Business, Management and Accounting (Social Sciences)

The social casino and real money gambling industries, including gambling at online and live venues (such as casino resorts), are quickly converging (H2 Gambling Capital & Odobo, 2013). Differences in demographics and gambling behaviors for different frequencies of social casino participation among real money online gamblers are examined to explore customer behaviors between the two markets. Frequency of play in social casino games varied depending on gender and education, similar to patterns in real money gambling. Players who participated more frequently in social casino games were also more likely to spend more time participating in real money online gambling, suggested to be due to increased familiarity with the games. Findings provide consumer insight for online gambling and social casino companies working toward convergence of the two game types, including implications for target markets for crossover play, loyalty programs, and corporate social responsibility.
Permeation rates of penicillins indicate that Escherichia coli porins function principally as nonspecific channels

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

Significance Porin channels in the outer membrane of Gram-negative bacteria were originally thought to be nonspecific channels that discriminate among solutes only by their gross physicochemical properties, such as size, hydrophobicity, and charge. Since the discovery of the ampicillin-binding site inside one porin channel, however, such “specific” interactions are hypothesized to play significant roles especially for the permeation of drugs. We show, by the careful examination of influx and efflux of ampicillin and benzylpenicillin, that the original nonspecific model is still valid and that it is misleading to overemphasize the role of specific binding sites.
A Combined Experimental and Computational Study of Vam3, a Derivative of Resveratrol, and Syk Interaction

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

Spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk) plays an indispensable role through preliminary extracellular antigen-induced crosslinking of Fc receptor (FcR) in the pathogenesis of autoimmune disorders, such as rheumatoid arthritis. In this study, we identify Vam3, a dimeric derivative of resveratrol isolated from grapes, as an ATP-competitive inhibitor of Syk with an IC50 of 62.95 nM in an in vitro kinase assay. Moreover, docking and molecular dynamics simulation approaches were performed to get more detailed information about the binding mode of Vam3 and Syk. The results show that 11b-OH on ring-C and 4b-OH on ring-D could form two hydrogen bonds with Glu449 and Phe382 of Syk, respectively. In addition, arene-cation interaction between ring-D of Vam3 and Lys402 of Syk was also observed. These results indicate that ring-C and D play an essential role in Vam3–Syk interaction. Our studies may be helpful in the structural optimization of Vam3, and also aid the design of novel Syk inhibitors in the future.
Redefining shelter: humanitarian sheltering

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Shelter is one of the most ‘intractable problems’ in humanitarian aid and yet there is little clarity on an overarching definition. Terminology for shelter and housing is often conflated, and the most prominent definition does not fully reflect recent progress in the Shelter and Settlements Sector. This paper explores the varying terminology utilised in definitions of shelter within humanitarian aid since 1990, reflecting on the concepts of ‘shelter’ and ‘housing’, alongside surrounding perceptions of ‘house’ versus ‘home’, and related measures of adequacy. The current, most prolific definition is also deconstructed, demonstrating ambiguity in some of terminology such as ‘dignity’ and ‘privacy’, and revealing that interpretation of this definition depends on the reader's knowledge. Lastly, a new definition of ‘sheltering’ is proposed, encompassing five key reflections: the concept of process over object; the inclusion of communities and individuals; the commonality of long‐term sheltering; the wider effects of shelter; and the impacts on host communities and environment.
Exploring the Construction of Professional Ethics of Teachers in Contemporary Colleges

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

With the development of higher education in China, the demands for the basic quality and professional ethics of the college teachers are growing. To strengthen the moral cultivation of college teachers is not only an important aspect to improve comprehensive character of teachers, but also a significant factor that influences studentsâ€™ learning and talents. This paper analyzes some of common moral deficiency in college teachers from the connotation and characteristics of college teachers, and explores how to improve the professional ethics cultivation of contemporary university teachers.
Would central government's direct supervisions enhance local environmental qualities? Evidence from China

Field: Social Sciences (Social Sciences)

Abstract With the construction of ecological civilization, central government's direct inspections have become the new norm of environmental protection supervision. Since 2016, the central government has been dispatching supervision teams, one batch after another, to conduct environmental protection supervision in the provinces. In this paper, the regression discontinuity designs were used to study the impact of central environmental protection supervision on the quality of air and water. Our results indicate that air quality was improved significantly during the supervision, while water quality was improved significantly during the rectification period after the supervision. A heterogeneity analysis shows that supervision had a significant impact on highly polluted areas. The results further suggest that for the continuous improvement of environmental quality, it is necessary to build a long‐term governance mechanism.
[Radiosurgery of brain metastasis: reflexions, controversies and unanswered questions in 2004].

Field: Medicine (Health Sciences)

The quantity of results published since the development of the radiochirurgie does not always lead to consider overall the consequences of the introduction of this treatment into the therapeutic arsenal of the clinician. The role of this treatment in front of the surgery, its association with the whole brain radiation therapy, the impact on the survival of this treatment and the incorporation of the various prognostic factors to the therapeutic decision are some one of the unresolved question. Best indications of radiosurgery concern probably patient with a good performance status, without extra-cranial disease and presenting no more than 4 metastasis. However, in an obviously palliative context, any dogmatism must be avoided. Development of prospective trials is the best solution to well specify the indication of the technique.