Journal articles: 'URP'

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Mimier, Daria, Elżbieta Żbikowska, and Janusz Żbikowski. "Water residence time in the Włocławek dam reservoir (the Vistula river, Poland) affects its macrozoobenthos structure." Annales de Limnologie - International Journal of Limnology 54 (2018): 24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1051/limn/2018016.

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The aim of our study was to compare the macrozoobenthos structure as well as water and organic matter content of the bottom sediments of two hydrologically different zones of a strongly fluvial the Włocławek Dam Reservoir. Samples were collected from the Włocławek Dam Resevoir at six sites. Three of them were located in the upper, rheolimnic part (URP) of the reservoir and three others in its lower, limnetic part (LLP). Water transparency, sediment water content and organic matter content in the sediments were higher in the LLP. The higher number of taxa and diversity of macrozoobenthos were found in the URP of the reservoir. The density of bottom fauna was slightly higher in the LLP (90,990 ind. m−2) than in the UPR (73,486 ind. m−2), while the significantly higher biomass of macrozoobenthos was found in the URP of the reservoir (2314 g · m−2) than in the LLP (336 g · m−2). The dominant taxa of Oligochaeta and Chironomidae larvae did not show significant differences in the density between both zones. Some taxa were found only in the URP. In this zone, significantly higher densities of other taxa were observed. The only species with greater abundance in the LLP was Potamothrix hammoniensis (Oligochaeta). Due to the very short water residence time, the differences in the parameters under study between the URP and the LLP of the reservoir were smaller as well as the abundance of the macrozoobenthos was distinctly higher than in other reservoirs.

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Nobata, Shigenori, John A. Donald, Richard J. Balment, and Yoshio Takei. "Potent cardiovascular effects of homologous urotensin II (UII)-related peptide and UII in unanesthetized eels after peripheral and central injections." American Journal of Physiology-Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology 300, no. 2 (February 2011): R437—R446. http://dx.doi.org/10.1152/ajpregu.00629.2010.

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We cloned cDNAs encoding urotensin II (UII)-related peptide (URP) and UII in Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica , the former being the first such cloning in teleost fishes. Unlike the exclusive expression of UII in the urophysis, the URP gene was expressed most abundantly in the brain (medulla oblongata) followed by the urophysis. Peripheral injections of URP into eels increased blood pressure by 16.1 ± 0.8 mmHg at 0.1 nmol/kg in ventral aortic blood pressure (PVA) and with similar potency and efficacy to that of UII (relative potency of URP to UII = 0.83). URP/UII and ANG II preferentially acted on the branchial and systemic circulations, respectively, and the duration of effect was distinct among the three peptides in the order of UII (60 min) >URP (30 min) >ANG II (14 min) in PVA. Urantide, a mammalian UII receptor antagonist, inhibited the URP effect (−63.6 ± 5.2%) to a greater extent than for UII (−39.9 ± 5.0%). URP and UII constricted isolated eel branchial and systemic arteries, showing their direct actions on the vascular smooth muscle. Central injection of URP increased blood pressure by 12.3 ± 0.8 mmHg at 50 pmol/eel in PVA and with similar efficacy but less potency (relative potency = 0.47) and shorter duration compared with UII. The central actions of URP/UII were more potent on the branchial circulation than on the systemic circulation, again opposite the effects of ANG II. The similar responses to peripheral and central injections suggest that peripheral hormones may act on the brain. Taken together, in eels, URP and UII are potent cardiovascular hormones like ANG II, acting directly on the peripheral vasculature, as well as a central vasomotor site, and their actions are mediated to different degrees by the UII receptor.

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Kang, Hee Wan. "PCR FINGERPRINTING OF DIVERSE GENOMES FROM BACTERIAL STRAINS USING UNIVERSAL RICE PRIMER (URP)." International Journal of Biosciences and Biotechnology 6, no. 1 (December 4, 2018): 51. http://dx.doi.org/10.24843/ijbb.2018.v06.i01.p06.

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Twenty primers of 20 mer referred to universal rice primer (URP) were developed from a repetitive sequence of rice genome. URP-PCR protocol employed stringent PCR with high annealing temperature throughout the thermo-cycling reaction, giving high reproducibility. Under the PCR condition, each single URP primer produced characteristic fingerprints from diverse genomes of bacterial species. The universal application of URP-PCR was demonstrated by applying it to 24 strains from Pectobacterium carotovoum subsp. carotovorum, 41 Agrobacterium vitis strains, 3 Xanthomonas spp. 5 Pseudomonas spp, Rhizobium sp. plant pathogenic bacteria, human and animal pathogenic bacterial strains including 6 Escherichia coli, 4 Salmonella spp., 7 Mycobacterium spp and 3 Blucella abortus strains. In addition, thermophilic bacteria were randomly isolated form high temperature compost and their URP-PCR polymorphisms were characterized with genetic relatedness. PCR approach using URP primers will be useful for studying DNA diversity of diverse prokaryotic genomes, especially at inter- and intra species levels.

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Jarry, Marie, Mickaël Diallo, Céline Lecointre, Laurence Desrues, Tursonjan Tokay, David Chatenet, Jérôme Leprince, et al. "The vasoactive peptides urotensin II and urotensin II-related peptide regulate astrocyte activity through common and distinct mechanisms: involvement in cell proliferation." Biochemical Journal 428, no. 1 (April 28, 2010): 113–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1042/bj20090867.

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UII (urotensin II) and its paralogue URP (UII-related peptide) are two vasoactive neuropeptides whose respective central actions are currently unknown. In the present study, we have compared the mechanism of action of URP and UII on cultured astrocytes. Competition experiments performed with [125I]UII showed the presence of very-high- and high-affinity binding sites for UII, and a single high-affinity site for URP. Both UII and URP provoked a membrane depolarization accompanied by a decrease in input resistance, stimulated the release of endozepines, neuropeptides specifically produced by astroglial cells, and generated an increase in [Ca2+]c (cytosolic Ca2+ concentration). The UII/URP-induced [Ca2+]c elevation was PTX (pertussis toxin)-insensitive, and was blocked by the PLC (phospholipase C) inhibitor U73122 or the InsP3 channel blocker 2-APB (2-aminoethoxydiphenylborane). The addition of the Ca2+ chelator EGTA reduced the peak and abolished the plateau phase, whereas the T-type Ca2+ channel blocker mibefradil totally inhibited the Ca2+ response evoked by both peptides. However, URP and UII induced a mono- and bi-phasic dose-dependent increase in [Ca2+]c and provoked short- and long-lasting Ca2+ mobilization respectively. Similar mono- and bi-phasic dose-dependent increases in [3H]inositol incorporation into polyphosphoinositides in astrocytes was obtained, but the effect of UII was significantly reduced by PTX, although BRET (bioluminescence resonance energy transfer) experiments revealed that both UII and URP recruited Gαo-protein. Finally, UII, but not URP, exerted a dose-dependent mitogenic activity on astrocytes. Therefore we described that URP and UII exert not only similar, but also divergent actions on astrocyte activity, with UII exhibiting a broader range of activities at physiological peptide concentrations.

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Morishima, So, Naoko Oda, Hiromi Ikeda, Tomohiro Segawa, Machi Oda, Takamitsu Tsukahara, Yasuharu Kawase, et al. "Altered Fecal Microbiotas and Organic Acid Concentrations Indicate Possible Gut Dysbiosis in University Rugby Players: An Observational Study." Microorganisms 9, no. 8 (August 9, 2021): 1687. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/microorganisms9081687.

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Gut eubiosis is essential for the host’s health. In athletes, the gut microbiota can be altered by several factors, including diets. While eubiotic gut microbiota in elite rugby players has been reported, our survey found that university rugby players suffered from loose stools and frequent urgency to defecate. To establish the causes of the condition, the microbiota and the concentrations of organic acids in fecal samples of university male rugby players (URP) were analyzed and compared with those of age-matching, non-rugby playing males (control). Body mass indices were significantly (p < 0.05) different between groups. Chao1 index was significant (p < 0.05) lower in URP than in control. The relative abundances of phyla Firmicutes and Bacteroidetes were significantly (p < 0.05) higher and lower, respectively, in URP than in control. Potential pathobiont genera Collinsella, Enterobacter, and Haemophilus were significantly (p < 0.05) abundant, whereas beneficial Akkermansia was lower (p < 0.05) in URP than in control. Succinate, a potential causative of gut inflammation, was five-fold higher in URP than in controls. Our findings all but confirmed that the dysbiotic status of gut in URP.

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Singh, Seema, Sneha Sharma, Aaqib Ali, A. Kandan, Pardeep Kumar, and Jameel Akhtar. "Morpho-molecular characterization of Bipolaris and Exserohilum spp. infecting various agricultural crops." International Journal of Agricultural and Applied Sciences 2, no. 1 (June 30, 2021): 110–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.52804/ijaas2021.2111.

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The study was undertaken with major objective to differentiate fungal isolates belonging to various species of Bipolaris and Exserohilum infecting various agricultural crops. After routine isolation and purification of more than 35 attempts, 13 isolates were morphologically characterized into 8 species namely, Bipolaris cynodontis (IQBC-1 and DQBC-2), B. holmii (IQBH-1), B. micropus (IQBM-1), B. oryzae (DQBO-1, DQBO-2), B. sorghicola (DQBS-1, DQBS-2), B. tetramera (DQBT-1, DQBT-2), Exserohilum longirostrata (IQEL-1) and E. rostratum (DQER-1 and DQER-2). Molecular characterization of all the isolates using RAPD, ISSR and URP markers also revealed genetic variation. Out of 24 RAPD primers, only 9 (OPA-2, OPA-4, OPA-9, OPB-4, OPB-8, OPC-1, OPC-2, OPC-5 and OPE-5) could amplify the DNA sequence showing good polymorphism. Out of 20 ISSR primers, only 6 (ISSR 1, ISSR 13, ISSR 15, ISSR 17, ISSR 19 and ISSR 20) could show good polymorphism. Out of 13 URPs, only 5 (URP 4R, URP 6R, URP 9F, URP 13R and URP 38F) could amplify with a greater number of bands. In all the three makers, similarity matrix value using Jaccard’s coefficient ranged from 0.149 to 0.548 revealing genetic co-relation among isolates. Combined clustering of RAPD, ISSR and URP data showed relatively low genetic similarity coefficient ranging from 14.92 to 54.76 among isolates which revealed stronger co-relation among isolates. Cluster analysis based on UPGMA provided a clear resolution of relationship among all the 13 isolates belong to 6 Bipolaris and 2 Exserohilum species and confirmed the morphological characterization of the same. Further, molecular markers especially, RAPD, ISSR and URP have revolutionized the genetic analysis of plant pathogens including fungi and their application can greatly help in characterizing related genera and delineation of inter and intra-species complex of fungi.

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Jana, T. K., N. K. Singh, K. R. Koundal, and T. R. Sharma. "Genetic differentiation of charcoal rot pathogen, Macrophomina phaseolina, into specific groups using URP-PCR." Canadian Journal of Microbiology 51, no. 2 (February 1, 2005): 159–64. http://dx.doi.org/10.1139/w04-122.

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Forty isolates of Macrophomina phaseolina, a pathogen causing charcoal dry root rot of soybean, cotton, and chickpea, were genetically characterized with universal rice primers (URP; primers derived from DNA repeat sequences in the rice genome) using polymerase chain reaction (URP-PCR). Out of 12 URPs used in this study, 5 primers were effective in producing polymorphic fingerprint patterns from the DNA of M. phaseolina isolates. Three primers (URP-2F, URP-6R, and URP-30F) were quite informative and produced high levels of polymorphism among the isolates of M. phaseolina. Analysis of the entire fingerprint profiles using unweighted pair-group method with arithmetic averages (UPGMA) clearly differentiated M. phaseolina isolates obtained from soybean, cotton, and chickpea hosts into specific groups. In this study, we found for the first time transferability and use of PCR primers derived from plant genomes to generate host-specific fingerprint profiles of M. phaseolina, a broad host range plant pathogenic fungus. These results demonstrate that URPs are sensitive and technically simple to use for assaying genetic variability in M. phaseolina populations.Key words: Macrophomina phaseolina, molecular variability, soybean, cotton, chickpea.

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Parmentier, Caroline, Emilie Hameury, Christophe Dubessy, Feng B. Quan, Damien Habert, André Calas, Hubert Vaudry, Isabelle Lihrmann, and Hervé Tostivint. "Occurrence of Two Distinct Urotensin II-Related Peptides in Zebrafish Provides New Insight into the Evolutionary History of the Urotensin II Gene Family." Endocrinology 152, no. 6 (March 29, 2011): 2330–41. http://dx.doi.org/10.1210/en.2010-1500.

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The urotensin II (UII) family is currently known to consist of two paralogous peptides, namely UII and UII-related peptide (URP). In contrast to UII, which has been identified in all vertebrate classes so far, URP has only been characterized in tetrapods. We report here the occurrence of two distinct URP genes in teleosts, which we have named URP1 and URP2. Synteny analysis revealed that teleost URP1 and URP2 genes and tetrapod URP genes represent three distinct paralog genes that, together with the UII gene, probably arose from the two rounds of tetraploidization, which took place early in vertebrate evolution. The absence of URP in fish indicates that the corresponding gene has been lost in the teleost lineage, whereas it is likely that both the URP1 and URP2 genes have been lost in the tetrapod lineage. Quantitative RT-PCR analysis revealed that the URP2 gene is mainly expressed in the spinal cord and the brain in adult zebrafish. In situ hybridization experiments showed that in zebrafish embryos, URP2 mRNA-containing cells are located in the floor plate of the neural tube. In adult, URP2-expressing cells occur in close contact with the ventral side of the ependymal canal along the whole spinal cord, whereas in the brain, they are located below the fourth ventricle. These URP-expressing cells may correspond to cerebrospinal fluid-contacting neurons. In conclusion, our study reveals the occurrence of four distinct UII paralogous systems in vertebrates that may exert distinct functions, both in tetrapods and teleosts.

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Zulkoni, Akhsin, Dewi Rahyuni, and Nasirudin Nasirudin. "PEMANGKASAN AKAR DAN INOKULASI JMA SEBAGAI UPAYA PENINGKATAN FITOREMEDIASI TANAH TERCEMAR MERKURI AKIBAT PENAMBANGAN EMAS OLEH TANAMAN JATI DI KOKAP KULON PROGO YOGYAKARTA (Under ground root pruning and JMA inoculation to improve phytoremediation of soil contaminated with mercury due to gold mining by Tectona grandis in Kokap Kulonprogo Yogyakarta)." Jurnal Manusia dan Lingkungan 24, no. 1 (March 29, 2018): 17. http://dx.doi.org/10.22146/jml.23071.

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ABSTRAKPenelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh pemangkasan akar (underground root pruning/URP) terhadap fitoremediasi tanah yang tercemar merkuri di Kokap Kulon Progo Yogyakarta. Penelitian ini dilaksanakan menggunakan rancangan acak kelompok lengkap dengan tiga ulangan. Faktor pertama adalah URP, yaitu dengan dan tanpa URP. Faktor kedua ialah takaran Jamur Mikoriza Arbuskula (JMA), meliputi 0; 50; 100, dan 150 g/pot. Hasil penelitian telah membuktikan bahwa pemangkasan akar serta inokulasi JMA ke dalam tanah sisa olahan penambangan emas telah berhasil memacu proses fitoremediasi melalui perluasan rizosfer. Serapan merkuri oleh tanaman Jati yang menjalani pemangkasan akar serta inokulasi JMA sebanyak 100% paling tinggi dibanding perlakuan lain maupun kontrol. Pada perlakuan ini, efisiensi penurunan merkuri di dalam tanah oleh tanaman jati sebesar 88,61%, sedangkan kontrol hanya mencapai 64,11%. ABSTRACTThis study aims to determine the effect of underground root pruning (URP) of the mercury-contaminated soil phytoremediation in Kokap Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta. This study was conducted using complete randomized block design with three replications. The first factor is the URP, that divided as with and without URP (root pruning). The second factor is the dose of JMA, are 0; 50; 100, and 150 g/pot. Results of studies have proven that the root pruning and inoculation of JMA into the residual gold mining soil has successfully accelerated the process of phytoremediation through the expansion of the rhizosphere. Mercury uptake by Tectona grandis, Linn F that is with root pruning and 100% JMA inoculation are highest other treatment and control. In this treatment, the removal efficiency of mercury in the soil by plants amounted to 88.61% identity, meanwhile control only reached 64.11%.

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Zheng, Ai-xiang, and Hai-bo Zhang. "The structure of unemployment risk perception among migrant workers in China: An exploratory mixed methods study." Asian and Pacific Migration Journal 30, no. 2 (June 2021): 169–98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/01171968211017416.

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China has 287 million migrant workers and identifying and preventing their unemployment risk holds theoretical and practical significance. This study collected data in 2019 to explore the structure of migrant workers’ perception of unemployment risk. In the first stage of this study, in-depth interviews and grounded theory analysis were conducted and an interpretation framework for migrant workers’ unemployment risk perception (URP) was developed. In the second stage, a URP scale for migrant workers was developed and then tested and verified using a questionnaire survey and factor analysis. The results showed that the URP of migrant workers is composed of many dimensions: mental, financial, relationship, citizenization and re-migration.

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Julio, Ana, Yankis R. Linares, and Ricardo L. Soto. "Centrosymmetric universal realizability." Electronic Journal of Linear Algebra 37 (November 3, 2021): 680–91. http://dx.doi.org/10.13001/ela.2021.5781.

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A list $\Lambda =\{\lambda_{1},\ldots,\lambda_{n}\}$ of complex numbers is said to be realizable, if it is the spectrum of an entrywise nonnegative matrix $A$. In this case, $A$ is said to be a realizing matrix. $\Lambda$ is said to be universally realizable, if it is realizable for each possible Jordan canonical form (JCF) allowed by $\Lambda$. The problem of the universal realizability of spectra is called the universal realizability problem (URP). Here, we study the centrosymmetric URP, that is, the problem of finding a nonnegative centrosymmetric matrix for each JCF allowed by a given list $\Lambda $. In particular, sufficient conditions for the centrosymmetric URP to have a solution are generated.

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Domínguez García, Itzel Antonia, María Del Rosario GranadosSánchez, Leticia Myriam Sagarnaga Villegas, José María Salas González, and Jorge Aguilar Ávila. "Viabilidad económica y financiera del cultivo de nopal tuna (Opuntia ficus-indica), Nopaltepec Estado de México." Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas 8, no. 6 (September 29, 2017): 1371. http://dx.doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v8i6.304.

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La tuna, fruta del nopal, es considerado un ícono de la cultura mexicana; de esta especie existen evidencias de su producción y consumo desde hace más de 9000 años. Con la finalidad de estimar la viabilidad económica y financiera del cultivo de la tuna, se construyeron dos Unidades Representativas de Producción (URP), de diferentes escalas (EMNPT04) y (EMNPT25), en la comunidad de San Felipe Teotitlán, Municipio de Nopaltepec, Estado de México. El trabajo de campo se realizó en los meses de junio y julio de 2016. A través de la técnica de paneles, se obtuvo información técnica y económica. Con base en la metodología desarrollada por la Asociación Americana de Economistas Agrícolas (AAEA), se estimaron ingresos y costos para determinar la viabilidad económica, financiera, flujo neto de efectivo, y precios objetivo. El costo de producción estimado (2.64 y 1.72 pesos por kilogramo, respectivamente) es inferior al precio de venta. El flujo neto de efectivo es positivo en ambas URP y permite a los productores cubrir gastos familiares. Ambas URP son viables en términos financieros. EMNPT04 no es viable en términos económicos. Los precios requeridos para cubrir costos de producción, incluyendo factores de producción, son de 3.92 y 2.37 pesos por kilogramo, para EMNPT04 y EMNPT25, respectivamente. La situación económica de la URP de menor escala es vulnerable, su permanencia en el largo plazo es dudosa. Los resultados son indicativos de la situación de URP de características similares a las analizadas, en la región en estudio.

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Aragao, Ricardo Evangelista Marrocos de, Ieda Maria Alexandre Barreira, Ariane Sa Vieira Bastos, Gustavo Jose Arruda Mendes Carneiro, and Talles Peterson Cavalcante Oria. "Unilateral retinitis pigmentosa: case report." Revista de Medicina da UFC 55, no. 2 (December 31, 2015): 54. http://dx.doi.org/10.20513/2447-6595.2015v55n2p54-58.

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Unilateral retinitis pigmentosa (URP) is a rare tapetoretinal dystrophy affecting only one eye. Criteria are necessary to make a correct diagnosis of URP: exclude all infective etiologies, check that the clinical signs of retinitis are present in the affected eye and the total absence of any signs or symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa in the fellow eye. Electroretinogram (ERG) and electro-oculogram (EOG) are useful for the correct diagnosis. In this paper we report one case.

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Kaneyama, T., M. Naruse, Y. Ishida, and M. Kersker. "Development of 200kV ultrahigh-resolution analytical electron microscope." Proceedings, annual meeting, Electron Microscopy Society of America 47 (August 6, 1989): 108–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0424820100152513.

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In the field of materials science, the importance of the ultrahigh resolution analytical electron microscope (UHRAEM) is increasing. A new UHRAEM which provides a resolution of better than 0.2 nm and allows analysis of a few nm areas has been developed. [Fig. 1 shows the external view] The followings are some characteristic features of the UHRAEM.Objective lens (OL)Two types of OL polepieces (URP for ±10' specimen tilt and ARP for ±30' tilt) have been developed. The optical constants shown in the table on the next page are figures calculated by the finite element method. However, Cs was experimentally confirmed by two methods (namely, Beam Tilt method and Krivanek method) as 0.45 ∼ 0.50 mm for URP and as 0.9 ∼ 1.0 mm for ARP, respectively. Fig. 2 shows an optical diffractogram obtained from a micrograph of amorphous carbon with URP under the Scherzer defocus condition. It demonstrates a resolution of 0.19 nm and a Cs smaller than 0.5 mm.

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Tran Thi Thu, Hien, Chuc Nguyen Van, Hung Khong Manh, Thuy Ly Bich, and Thang Le Minh. "Determination of potential odor causing compounds in the condensate water from the manufacturing process of unsaturated polyester resin." Vietnam Journal of Catalysis and Adsorption 10, no. 4 (September 24, 2021): 137–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.51316/jca.2021.080.

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Unsaturated polyester resin (UPR) condensate water contains biodegradable organic compounds, including those that create unpleasant odor. Those odors can adversely impact the environment, human health, and, most of all, the uncomfortably. It is important to identify odor-originated chemical compounds to propose a suitable treatment. In this study fractional distillation method to separate volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from UPR condensate water is applied. Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) and gas chromatography with mass spectroscopy (GC - MS) was used to examine the chemical compounds in URP condensate water. The results showed that unpleasant odors came from the first distillated fraction of URL condensate water, and its composition suggested potential odor compounds of propanoic acid.

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Wei, Wei, Yuhong Zhang, and Yang Liu. "A Time-Efficient Solution to the General Resource Placement Problem in Cloud." Mathematical Problems in Engineering 2014 (2014): 1–10. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/760458.

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Cloud based large-scale online services are faced with regionally distributed stochastic demands for various resources. With multiple regional cloud data centers, a crucial problem that needs to be settled is how to properly place resources to satisfy massive stochastic demands from many different regions. For the general stochastic demands oriented cross region resource placement problem, the time complexity of existing optimal algorithm is linear to total amount of resources and thus may be inefficient when dealing with a large number of resources. To end this, we propose an efficient algorithm, named discrete function based unbound resource placement (D-URP). Experiments show that in scenarios with general settings, D-URP can averagely achieve at least 97% revenue of optimal solution, with reducing time by three orders of magnitude. Moreover, due to the generality of problem setting, it can be extended to get efficient solution for a broad range of similar problems under various scenarios with different constraints. Therefore, D-URP can be used as an effective supplement to existing algorithm under time-tense scheduling scenarios with large number of resources.

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Franco Sánchez, Mario Alberto, Juan Antonio Leos Rodríguez, José María Salas González, Marcelo Acosta Ramos, and Argelia García Munguía. "Análisis de costos y competitividad en la producción de aguacate en Michoacán, México." Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas 9, no. 2 (April 11, 2018): 391–403. http://dx.doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v9i2.1080.

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El proceso de globalización ha forzado a los productores de aguacate en Michoacán a mejorar su competitividad, ser más eficientes y controlar sus costos de producción para adaptarse a las exigencias del mercado. La contabilidad de costos proporciona datos para monitorear las actividades de una empresa, brinda herramientas para la toma de decisiones correctivas y lograr metas, para mantener o aumentar las utilidades. Se estimaron los costos de producción, rentabilidad y competitividad de tres unidades representativas de producción (URP) de aguacate, dos de exportación y una para mercado nacional en Michoacán, en el año 2013. Se utilizó la metodología propuesta por USDA, ajustada para analizar la rentabilidad agrícola en México. Para recuperar la información directa de los coeficientes técnicos, rendimientos, precios de insumos y productos, se empleó la técnica de paneles de productores. Los resultados indican que la URP de menor escala, que destina 100% de su producción al mercado nacional, presentó los costos de producción más altos y una rentabilidad de $51 655.10 ha-1, en comparación con las URP de mayor escala, que destinan entre 80 y 90% de su producción a la exportación, con rentabilidades de $243 779.10 y $217 570.80 ha-1. Asimismo, los costos de los recursos privados confirmaron la alta proporción guardada por los costos variables, principalmente plaguicidas y fertilizantes. La producción de aguacate en Michoacán fue una actividad rentable en 2013; sin embargo, solo las URP que exportan tienen garantizada su viabilidad económica y permanencia a largo plazo.

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Gomes, Sandro Aramis Richter. "Políticos destituídos e competição partidária em um contexto estadual:." História Revista 26, no. 2 (November 4, 2021): 322–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.5216/hr.v26i2.61494.

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No presente artigo é desenvolvida uma investigação acerca dos perfis sociais e do desempenho eleitoral dos candidatos de um partido de oposição fundado no Estado do Paraná em 1934. Denominada União Republicana Paranaense (URP), essa grei era comandada por políticos destituídos de seus cargos públicos por ocasião da Revolução de 1930. Há três argumentos sustentados neste trabalho. Primeiro, é evidenciado que, naquela época, o mencionado partido era a principal agremiação oposicionista do Paraná. O segundo argumento afirma que os candidatos mais competitivos ligados à URP eram indivíduos que, ao tempo da Primeira República, ocuparam posições pouco destacadas na administração pública estadual. Terceiro, é demonstrado que a vida política paranaense do início dos anos 1930 tornou-se mais competitiva.

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Seo, Hyo-Won, Jung-Yoon Yi, Eung-Soo Kim, Hyun-Mook Cho, Young-Eun Park, and Kuen-Woo Park. "066 Determination of Genetic Diversity of Potato Varieties by Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Analysis." HortScience 35, no. 3 (June 2000): 400A—400. http://dx.doi.org/10.21273/hortsci.35.3.400a.

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This study was carried out to prove the new variety's originality by using Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Analysis and to develope the specific markers for distinction new variety from others to database for improving the efficiency of germplasm conservation. The RAPD procedure was used to determine genetic diversity of 13 potato varieties including seven recommended varieties of Korea and six genotypes. Genomic DNAs from the 13 genotypes were amplified using PCR and URP 2F, 4R and 8R primers. URP primers which were 20-mers were received from NIAST (National Institute of Agricultural Science and Technology, Suwon, Korea) and they were shown very high reproducibility because of the high annealing temperature above 55 °C. So, they were known to be very desirable primers to examine the specificity between inter and intra species in various spectra. These 13 lines have many resemblances in plant characteristics each other because `Jopung', '92N09-6', `Daekwan 68', and `Daekwan 70' were originated from `Superior', `Atlantic', `Namsuh', and `Irish Cobbler' respectively. So, there are many difficulties to distinct new variety by the naked eye. The results of this study show that 2 sets of URP primers are very useful to distinct new variety and mutants from others.

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Kim, Jiyoun, and Mihye Cho. "Creating a sewing village in Seoul: towards participatory village-making or post-political urban regeneration?" Community Development Journal 54, no. 3 (November 10, 2017): 406–26. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsx051.

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Abstract This paper examines an urban regeneration project in the Changsin-Sungin Area (CSA), Seoul, by drawing on the current debates on post-political urban policy. Adjacent to Dongdaemun Fashion Market (DFM), the K-fashion hub, the CSA is known for the clustered sewing factories embedded in residential housing. In 2014, the CSA was selected as a test-bed for the implementation of the new policy called the Urban Regeneration Programme (URP). This new scheme is publicly funded seeking continuity and civic participation in urban regeneration. The CSA-URP contrasts with previous schemes in Korea, in which private developers, with state support, were the main drivers of massive demolition and reconstruction. In order to promote participation, the city government has created an intermediary for public–private partnership and adopted the public contest for the distribution of resources. Significantly, this new model has shifted its focus of regeneration from housing to public space, from entitlement to participation, and from proprietorship to cultural capital. This has also raised new queries about whether the new model effectively promotes residents’ bottom-up participation or manages consensual atmosphere. By contemplating Seoul’s latest urban regeneration experience, this paper examines whether the CSA-URP offers corrective forces to capital-led and top-down urbanization or it depoliticizes the political. Thereby, the paper aims to contribute to the critical understanding of post-political urbanism.

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Nzuza, Zwelihle Zwe. "Effectiveness of University Research Policy in Promoting Research Engagement among Accounting Academics in Public Universities in KwaZulu-Natal." International Journal of African Higher Education 6, no. 1 (January 31, 2020): 27–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.6017/ijahe.v6i1.10991.

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Wiseman Nzuza, Lawrence Mpele Lekhanya Durban University of Technology, South Africa zwelihlen@dut.ac.za, lawrencel@dut.ac.za 1st Author: Mr Zwelihle Wiseman Nzuza is a lecturer at the Durban University of Technology in the Department of Management Accounting Email address: zwelihlen@dut.ac.za Physical and Postal Address: PO Box 1334 Durban University of Technology Durban 4001 2nd Author: Dr Lawrence Mpele Lekhanya in a senior lecturer at the Durban University of Technology in the Department of Public Management & Economics Email address: lawrencel@dut.ac.za Physical and Pos It has been frequently observed that many academics with an accounting background are not research-oriented, whereas academics from fields in science and engineering believe strongly in research. At the present moment, public universities from KwaZulu-Natal are failing to grow accounting research outputs to at least minimum requirement of 0.50 units per year per lecturer as required by the South African government. University research policy (URP) is the main tool that can be used to promote research engagements of the academic staff. Therefore, the aim of the study was to identify the effectiveness of the URP in promoting accounting academics research engagement, with specific reference to the KwaZulu-Natal public universities. This study was census, descriptive, cross-sectional and quantitative in nature. With quantitative data gathered from a sample of 82 accounting academics. Data were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The IBM Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 25.0 was used to determine statistical results. The study found that the URP is effective in terms of promoting the engagement of accounting academics in research activities and that it is highly significant. Based on the findings, the research concludes that the URP is valuable to grow accounting research outputs beyond existing limitations. Key Words: university research policy, accounting academic staff

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Leprince, Jérôme, David Chatenet, Christophe Dubessy, Alain Fournier, Bruno Pfeiffer, Elizabeth Scalbert, Pierre Renard, et al. "Structure–activity relationships of urotensin II and URP." Peptides 29, no. 5 (May 2008): 658–73. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2007.08.014.

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Batista, Wagner Natal. "Servidor público - URP de fevereiro de 1989 - Reajuste." Revista de Direito Administrativo 213 (July 1, 1998): 178. http://dx.doi.org/10.12660/rda.v213.1998.47209.

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Aggarwal, Rashmi, Vandana Sharma, Lalit L. Kharbikar, and Renu. "Molecular characterization of Chaetomium species using URP-PCR." Genetics and Molecular Biology 31, no. 4 (October 31, 2008): 943–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1415-47572008005000011.

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Aggarwal, Rashmi, Vandana Sharma, Lalit L. Kharbikar, and Renu. "Molecular characterization of Chaetomium species using URP-PCR." Genetics and Molecular Biology 31, no. 4 (2008): 943–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1415-47572008005000014.

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Chatenet, D., M. Létourneau, QT Nguyen, ND Doan, J. Dupuis, and A. Fournier. "Discovery of new antagonists aimed at discriminating UII and URP-mediated biological activities: insight into UII and URP receptor activation." British Journal of Pharmacology 168, no. 4 (January 24, 2013): 807–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1476-5381.2012.02217.x.

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Kumari, A., K. K. Kapoor, B. S. Kundu, and R. Kumari Mehta. "Identification of organic acids produced during rice straw decomposition and their role in rock phosphate solubilization." Plant, Soil and Environment 54, No. 2 (February 7, 2008): 72–77. http://dx.doi.org/10.17221/2783-pse.

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The production of organic acids and changes during decomposition of rice straw amended with tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and Udaipur rock phosphate (URP) were studied under laboratory conditions. The organic C content of rice straw decreased and total N increased with time, resulting in a decrease in C:N ratio as the decomposition progressed. The pH decreased to acidic range in all the treatments on day 15, but became alkaline again later on. Soluble P increased at 15 days after incubation, declined later during decomposition, and was highest in the treatments containing TCP and Aspergillus awamori inoculation. Citric, oxalic, formic and maleic acids were detected during decomposition of rice straw and maximum amounts were present on day 15. Citric and oxalic acids were responsible mainly for P solubilization from TCP and URP; generally, citric acid was the most effective in P solubilization.

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Málaga Cruz, Hernán. "Métodos epidemiológicos en los proyectos de tesis del curso seminario de tesis de una universidad peruana, 2011-2015." Biotempo 14, no. 1 (August 31, 2017): 9–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.31381/biotempo.v14i1.824.

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La caracterización de los proyectos de tesis, que se elaboran dentro del Curso de Seminario de Tesis, en el Octavo Semestre de la Carrera de Medicina Veterinaria, de la Universidad Ricardo Palma (URP), Perú, según especie, y tipo de estudio epidemiológico propuesto fue realizado, utilizando el archivo de Proyectos en físico y su presentación en diapositivas, seleccionándose las propuestas más representativas de cada tipo de estudio. Se identificaron como representativos los siguientes tipos de estudios: descriptivos, analíticos, y ecológicos (todos ellos retrospectivos), y de intervención y de epidemiologia clínica los experimentales. Los resultados se compararon con hallazgos similares obtenidos con proyectos de tesis de nivel de Maestría, encontrando propuestas similares, pero de menor profundidad. Se discuten los usos de los diferentes diseños epidemiológicos. El procedimiento de formulación de proyectos de tesis cumple con los requisitos para con la Facultad de Ciencias Biológicas de la URP y permite evaluar los objetivos propuestos.

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Cathomen, Adrian, Laura Sirucek, Tim Killeen, Rainer Abel, Doris Maier, Norbert Weidner, Rüdiger Rupp, et al. "Inclusive Trial Designs in Acute Spinal Cord Injuries: Prediction–Based Stratification of Clinical Walking Outcome and Projected Enrolment Frequencies." Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 36, no. 4-5 (February 14, 2022): 274–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/15459683221078302.

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Background New therapeutic approaches in neurological disorders are progressing into clinical development. Past failures in translational research have underlined the critical importance of selecting appropriate inclusion criteria and primary outcomes. Narrow inclusion criteria provide sensitivity, but increase trial duration and cost to the point of infeasibility, while broader requirements amplify confounding, increasing the risk of trial failure. This dilemma is perhaps most pronounced in spinal cord injury (SCI), but applies to all neurological disorders with low frequency and/or heterogeneous clinical manifestations. Objective Stratification of homogeneous patient cohorts to enable the design of clinical trials with broad inclusion criteria. Methods Prospectively–gathered data from patients with acute cervical SCI were analysed using an unbiased recursive partitioning conditional inference tree (URP–CTREE) approach. Performance in the 6-minute walk test at 6 months after injury was classified based on standardized neurological assessments within the first 15 days of injury. Functional and neurological outcomes were tracked throughout rehabilitation up to 6 months after injury. Results URP–CTREE identified homogeneous outcome cohorts in a study group of 309 SCI patients. These cohorts were validated by an internal, yet independent, validation group of 172 patients. The study group cohorts identified demonstrated distinct recovery profiles throughout rehabilitation. The baseline characteristics of the analysed groups were compared to a reference group of 477 patients. Conclusion URP–CTREE enables inclusive trial design by revealing the distribution of outcome cohorts, discerning distinct recovery profiles and projecting potential patient enrolment by providing estimates of the relative frequencies of cohorts to improve the design of clinical trials in SCI and beyond.

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Mann, Michele B., Cristina C. Spadari, Thaisa Feltrin, Ana Paula G. Frazzon, José Carlos Germani, and Sueli T. Van Der Sand. "Genetic variability of Bipolaris sorokiniana isolates using URP-PCR." Tropical Plant Pathology 39, no. 2 (April 2014): 163–71. http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/s1982-56762014000200007.

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Farajian, Paul, Vassiliki Bountziouka, Grigoris Risvas, Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos, and Antonis Zampelas. "Anthropometric, lifestyle and parental characteristics associated with the prevalence of energy intake misreporting in children: the GRECO (Greek Childhood Obesity) study." British Journal of Nutrition 113, no. 7 (March 18, 2015): 1120–28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/s0007114515000458.

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The objectives of the present study were to identify childhood energy misreporting, and evaluate characteristics that are associated with its prevalence in a nationwide cross-sectional sample of Greek schoolchildren. Under the context of the GRECO (Greek Childhood Obesity) study, data from a total of 4547 children aged 10–12 years and 2318 parents were included in the analysis. Anthropometric, lifestyle and parental characteristics plus psychological concerns were investigated in relation to the prevalence of energy misreporting. Of the included children, 36 % were classified as energy under-reporters and 16 % as over-reporters. Multinomial logistic regression analysis revealed that the most important predictors of energy under-reporting (URP) were children's BMI (OR 1·11, 95 % CI 1·09, 1·14) and weight satisfaction (OR 0·87, 95 % CI 0·78, 0·97). In the case of energy over-reporting (ORP), children's BMI (OR 0·87, 95 % CI 0·84, 0·90), meal and snack consumption frequency (OR 1·52, 95 % CI 1·32, 1·75), female sex (OR 0·65, 95 % CI 0·45, 0·90), and maternal education (OR 0·95, 95 % CI 0·91, 0·99) remained as significant predictors. Additionally, parental perception that the body weight of their children was normal reduced the odds of URP (OR 0·69, 95 % CI 0·48, 0·99) and ORP (OR 0·53, 95 % CI 0·31, 0·93). In conclusion, the present study confirms that the issue of URP and ORP in childhood populations is evident and quite serious. Although there are no definite guidelines on how to use data obtained from misreporters in an epidemiological dataset, validity of reported energy intake seems to be influenced by children's BMI and weight satisfaction, as well as by parental perceptions regarding their children's weight.

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Lugovyi, Volodymyr, Olena Slyusarenko, and Zhanneta Talanova. "Development of university research potential as the basis of competitive quality of higher education in the United States: experience for Ukraine." International Scientific Journal of Universities and Leadership, no. 11 (June 14, 2021): 86–115. http://dx.doi.org/10.31874/2520-6702-2021-11-1-86-115.

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The development of University research potential (URP) in the USA during 1950-2020 in view of achieving competitive quality of higher education is analysed in the article. The national deterministic context and components of this potential by the types of activity (educational, research) and by the resources (personnel, financial, organizational) as well as component impact on the highest excellence quality of education (according to the criteria of the Academic Ranking of World Universities, ARWU) are identified. It is proved that the context of URP development is dichotomous and consists of national spheres of education and research. This assertion corresponds to the duality of higher education (as an integrated intersection of education and research) and the composition and structure of higher education mission (list of interrelated keywords and the order of their priority: education, research, creativity / innovation). It is substantiated that URP is first actualized within study programmes of the highest level of complexity (Master's, PhD and Postdoctoral), research activity of academic staff (especially professors) and research organizations associated with Universities (institutes, centres, laboratories, clinics). This reasoning conforms to the concept and criteria for research and doctoral Universities in line with the Carnegie Classification. These components are integrated into the educational process to varying degrees, so they have a different impact on the quality of education. For the first 30 top US Universities, there is no probable correlation between ranking achievements and the amount of research and developments (R&D) funding as well as the number of researchers in institutions. Instead, such correlation is strong for the number of Postdoctorates in an institution. In general, there is a steady trend of downward in the share of the higher education sector within R&D performance in the US that amounted to 12.0 % in 2019. Although scale of higher education sector share is still growing quantitatively and is the basis for modernizing education content. At the same time, Master's, PhD and Postdoctoral programmes are spreading at a significant pace. In the 1959/60 academic year, the ratio of the number of awarded Bachelor's, Master's and PhD degrees was 1 : 27 : 7.5, in 2018/19 – 1 : 41 : 9.3 under multiple times increased graduation. Between 1979 and 2019, the number of Postdoctorates increased 3.7 times. Salaries of academic staff, especially professors, are increased, academic staff workload is minimized and subject-oriented, a system of permanent employment is proposed, and a modern educational, research, and information infrastructure is created for effective research and research-based education activity. The national context of the development of URP is stably favourable given the increase in the share of GDP for the funding of education institutions in general, higher education institutions in particular, and R&D especially. The corresponding expenditures reached 7.1 %, 3.0 % and 3.1 % GDP and are the largest ones quantitatively in the world. Purposeful and consolidated (federal, business, university, public) support for education and R&D has been and is provided in critical periods of the country's competitive struggle for leadership in an innovatively progressive world. The state of these spheres, in particular higher education, and URP, is systematically examined. The decades of the 1960s of the last century and the twenties of the present century are significant. In the 1960s, the share of GDP for the higher education institutions funding was doubled, the number of awarded Master's degrees was increased almost tripled, and the award of PhD degrees was increased six times to overcome the threat of educational and scientific backwardness. R&D funding reached 2.8 % of GDP, of which 1.9 % came from the federal budget. Funding for Universities’ R&D has increased 3.6 times. The super-powerful public University of California, San Diego (1960), 9 other world-class Universities, and 6 subworld-class Universities according to the ARWU, the National Academy of Engineering (1964), and the National Academy of Education (1965) were established. The characteristics of state, monitoring and development policy of the URP and educational and research context in the US is a guideline for the improvement of Ukrainian Universities.

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Egginger, Johann-Günther, and André Calas. "A novel hypothalamic neuroendocrine peptide: URP (urotensin-II-related peptide)?" Comptes Rendus Biologies 328, no. 8 (August 2005): 724–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.crvi.2005.06.002.

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Ricciuti, Biagio, Kathryn Cecilia Arbour, Joao Victor Machado Alessi, Navin Mahadevan, James Lindsay, Rileen Sinha, Natalie I. Vokes, et al. "Association of a very high tumor mutational load with increased CD8+ and PD-1+ T-cell infiltration and improved clinical outcomes to PD-(L)1 blockade across different PD-L1 expression levels in non-small cell lung cancer." Journal of Clinical Oncology 39, no. 15_suppl (May 20, 2021): 9018. http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.9018.

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9018 Background: Although high TMB correlates with improved outcomes to immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICI) in patients (pts) with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), an optimal TMB cutoff to discriminate cancers most likely to respond to ICI has not been identified. Whether TMB impacts outcomes to ICI in different PD-L1 levels subgroups is also unclear. Methods: Unbiased recursive partitioning (URP) was used to identify an optimal TMB cutoff for objective response rate (ORR) in two independent cohorts of pts with NSCLC treated with ICI at DFCI and MSKCC. TCGA was interrogated to find differences in tumor immune cell subsets according to the TMB cutoff identified. Multiplexed immunofluorescence (IF) for CD8, PD-1, PD-L1, Foxp3, and CK7 was also performed on NSCLC samples at the DFCI. Results: In the DFCI (N=686) and MSKCC (N=672) cohorts, URP found an optimal TMB cutoff for ORR at 19 mutations/megabase (mut/Mb), corresponding to the ̃90th percentile in each cohort. Median progression-free (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were significantly longer in NSCLCs with TMB ≥19 mut/Mb vs <19 mut/Mb, in both cohorts (Table). After harmonizing TMB between DFCI OncoPanel and MSK-IMPACT NGS platforms, URP confirmed an optimal TMB cutoff for ORR at the 90th percentile in the combined cohort, which also associated with longer PFS/OS to ICI (Table). A TMB ≥90th percentile correlated with longer PFS/OS to ICI among NSCLCs with PD-L1 levels ≥50% and 1-49%, and longer PFS among those with PD-L1 <1% (Table). Cell subset transcriptome analysis from the TCGA showed higher proportions of CD8+ T cells (P=0.02) and M1 macrophages (P<0.01) among NSCLCs with a TMB ≥ vs <90th percentile. IF confirmed increased CD8+, CD8+ PD1+ T-cell infiltration (P<0.01), and increased CD8+/Foxp3+ ratio in NSCLC with very high TMB Conclusions: A very high TMB is associated with better outcomes to ICI and a distinct immunophenotype in NSCLC. Rational integration of TMB and PD-L1 expression may identify NSCLCs most likely to respond to ICI.[Table: see text]

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Aggarwal, Rashmi, Veer B. Singh, Renu Shukla, Malkhan Singh Gurjar, Sangeeta Gupta, and Tilak R. Sharma. "URP-based DNA Fingerprinting ofBipolaris sorokinianaIsolates Causing Spot Blotch of Wheat." Journal of Phytopathology 158, no. 4 (April 2010): 210–16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1439-0434.2009.01603.x.

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Dikshit, H. K., T. Jhang, N. K. Singh, K. R. Koundal, K. C. Bansal, N. Chandra, J. L. Tickoo, and T. R. Sharma. "Genetic differentiation of Vigna species by RAPD, URP and SSR markers." Biologia plantarum 51, no. 3 (September 1, 2007): 451–57. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10535-007-0095-8.

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Sánchez Carlessi, Hugo. "Gestión de la investigación en la Universidad Ricardo Palma (Retos y desafíos)." Scientia 19, no. 19 (November 28, 2018): 23–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.31381/scientia.v19i19.1741.

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Desde el año 1969, en que se establece la Ley Orgánica de la Universidad Peruana (DL. Nº 17437), hasta el presente, han pasado 48 años. Observándose, que, las universidades del país muy poco se preocuparon por inculcar la investigación en los estudios de pregrado. Se fue anulando el trabajo de tesis para el bachillerato y el título. En sí, autoridades y alumnos, muy poco se interesaron por la investigación científica o tecnológica. Y, esto repercutió, en los estudios de maestría y doctorado en donde el eje curricular es la investigación. No obstante, la Universidad Ricardo Palma a través del Centro de Investigación entre los años 1996 al 2015, y en cada Facultad, logró apoyar de algún modo, a los profesores investigadores interesados en desarrollar sus proyectos de investigación. Al crearse, la Ley 30220 y, constituirse el Vicerrectorado de Investigación, la gestión se encontró con algunos problemas y, limitaciones académico administrativos propios de la falta de recursos. Esto, hace plantear, el reto de sacar adelante la investigación en la URP en concordancia con las evaluaciones diseñadas por el Licenciamiento institucional y la acreditación. Lo que ha permitido, tener notorios logros entre los años 2016 y 2017, en los aspectos: normativos, organizativos, de financiamiento, capacitación en investigación, publicaciones, investigación formativa, artículos científicos, profesores investigadores de la URP, inscritos en DINA y REGINA y, en la creación del Repositorio Institucional.

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Shemanski, Katie, Francis J. DeMatteo, and Allison Fruehan. "Behavior jargon and teacher acceptability of positive behavior interventions." School Psychology International 39, no. 5 (August 16, 2018): 543–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0143034318794747.

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The current study examined elementary school teachers’ acceptability of a positive behavioral intervention based on the use of jargon and non jargon language during behavioral consultation. One-hundred and one kindergarten through grade six teachers responded to the Usage Rating Profile-Intervention Revised (URP-IR) after reviewing a vignette describing a positive behavioral intervention utilizing jargon or non-jargon language. No statistically significant difference existed between acceptability and usage of a positive behavioral intervention when described in either jargon or non-jargon terms.

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Biego, Godi H. M., Amoin G. Konan, Togba E. Douati, and L. P. Kouadio. "Physicochemical Quality of Kernels from Terminalia catappa L. and Sensory Evaluation of the Concocted Kernels." Sustainable Agriculture Research 1, no. 2 (July 4, 2012): 1. http://dx.doi.org/10.5539/sar.v1n2p1.

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This study focused on the physicochemical characterization of the kernels from Terminalia catappa L. and sensory evaluation of appetizers concocted from these kernels. The results of the physicochemical analyzes were as follow: ash (4.0±0.1%), proteins (40.9±1.3%), lipids (50.6±1.0%), total sugars (1.4±0.1%), reducing sugars (0.3±0.01%) and moisture content (3.8±0.4%). Acid and peroxide values were respectively 1.3±0.2% and 6.30±0.23 meq O2/kg oil. Two appetizers were concocted from the fresh kernels of Terminalia catappa L: Salted Roasted Kernels (SRK) and Unsalted Roasted Kernels (URK). A comparison of sensory profiles of both appetizers showed that they were not significantly different (p<5%) for the parameters sweet and oily but different (p<5%) for the parameters salty, bitter and firm. However, the tasters’ preference for the Salted Roasted Kernels was not significantly different from their preference for the Unsalted Roasted Kernels. The appetizers from Terminalia catappa L. (SRK and URK) were then compared to other appetizers readily available in markets and malls: Salted Roasted Peanuts (SRP), Unsalted Roasted Peanuts (URP), Unsalted Roasted Hazelnuts (URH) and Salted Roasted Cashew nuts (SRC). The preference order was: URH<URK<SRK<URP<SRC<SRP.

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Ofori-Boadu, Andrea Nana, Musibau Adeola Shofoluwe, and Robert Pyle. "Development of a Housing Eligibility Assessment Scoring Method for low-income urgent repair programs." International Journal of Building Pathology and Adaptation 35, no. 3 (July 10, 2017): 194–217. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijbpa-02-2017-0009.

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Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop a Housing Eligibility Assessment Scoring Method (HEASM) for low-income Urgent Repair Programs (URPs). Design/methodology/approach In order to develop a practical HEASM that incorporates the prevailing eligibility assessment criteria for low-income URPs, a case study research approach was adopted. Emergent themes and patterns in predominant eligibility assessment criteria and methods are derived from program documents utilized by a successful State Urgent Repair Program (SURP) and its 42 Community Partners operating in the Southeastern region of the USA. Coupled with interviews and the expert analysis of SURP staff, the quantitative analysis of 11,414 repaired homes and literature reviews were used to categorize predominant eligible housing repairs and costs. Findings The five key eligibility assessment criteria categories that emerged from the data analysis are: location, owner-occupancy, family needs, housing repair, and estimated repair costs. The framework of the proposed HEASM is guided by these five categories. Originality/value URP decision makers are provided with a simple, practical, and objective eligibility assessment method that can be easily modified to accommodate the unique eligibility criteria and local program conditions. This method should improve the eligibility assessment, prioritization, and the eventual selection of qualifying applicants. Consequently, the capacity of URPs to provide funding to their targeted populations with the most critical needs would be enhanced. Insights could drive the impetus to modify existing URP.

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Hossain, Md Moazzem, Md Shahjahan, Saleha Khan, Abdul Shukor Juraimi, Md Kamal Uddin, and Mahmudul Hasan. "Potentialities of the Asian Watergrass (Hygroryza aristata) as Feed in Aquaculture." Sustainability 13, no. 12 (June 8, 2021): 6559. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su13126559.

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Asian watergrass (Hygroryza aristata) is an herbaceous glabrous aquatic-rooted floating grass naturally growing in the tidally inundated coastal marshes, beels and canals. The ecology and growth performance of Asian watergrass were evaluated in the coastal wetland (CWL), in an artificially created canal (ACC) within the coastal wetland and in the university research ponds (URP). The study was conducted with three replications in each area. The proximate compositions of the leaves, roots and stems of the grass were determined. Important water and soil quality parameters were found favorable for the growth and production of Asian watergrass. The growth performance and total production of the grass were significantly higher in ACC (length: 2.78 m and weight: 386.86 metric ton ha−1) in comparison with those in CWL (2.36 m and 256.67 metric ton ha−1) and URP (2.22 m and 137.10 metric ton ha−1). Higher content of crude protein was found in leaves (17.49%) followed by roots (12.17%) and stems (9.39%), while the minerals (ash) and fiber contents were found higher in stems (25.68% and 9.53%) in comparison with those in leaves and roots. The findings indicate that the coastal wetlands of Bangladesh having available nutrients in both water and soil are suitable for higher growth and production of Asian watergrass. Considering the nutrient compositions, the Asian watergrass may be an important potential source of feed ingredient that may be used as fish feed in aquaculture throughout the world.

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Kang, Hee-Wan. "Genetic Divesity Analysis of Fungal Species by Universal Rice Primer (URP)-PCR." Korean Journal of Mycology 40, no. 2 (June 30, 2012): 78–85. http://dx.doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2012.40.2.78.

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GROSSO, LUIS E., and MARCELA PERALTA. "A new Paraleptamphopidae (Crustacea Amphipoda) in the burrow of Virilastacus rucapihuelensis (Parastacidae) and surrounding peat bogs. Rudolphia macrodactylus n. gen., n. sp. from southern South America." Zootaxa 2243, no. 1 (September 30, 2009): 40–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.11646/zootaxa.2243.1.2.

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A new genus and species of a chilean Paraleptamphopidae is described. Rudolphia n. gen. shares eleven characters with the family diagnosis sensu Bousfield, 1983. The diagnosis of the new genus is: A1 and A2 long; A1 equal to length of body, A1 inner flagellum scale shaped, calceoli gammarid-type in males only; Mx1 asymmetrical; Gn1 propodus mittenlike, palmar index = 1.81; Gn2 carpus longer than Gn1, palmar index = 2.39; coxal gills: P2–5 and 7 bilobate, P6 ovoid; dactyls of pereopods very long; Pleopods multiarticulate, Pl 2 sexually dimorphic; Uropods birami, rami uniarticulate, Ur1 and Ur2 exopodites scarcely shorter than endopodites, Ur1 peduncle longer than rami, Ur2 resembling Ur1 but much shorter, Ur3 subequal in length to Ur2, Ur3 peduncle shorter than rami, rami acuminated of equal length, with pairs of a bifid and a plumose setae; Telson cleft halfway. Rudolphia macrodactylus n. sp. is the first discovery of Paraleptamphopidae sp. out of New Zealand. A cladistic analysis allows us support that Paraleptamphopidae clade was differentiated before the New ZealandSouth America separation (80–85 mya).

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Yllia Miranda, María Eugenia. "Tres museos: Experiencias recientes." Illapa Mana Tukukuq, no. 2 (November 17, 2017): 95–102. http://dx.doi.org/10.31381/illapa.v0i2.1183.

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En abril del presente año y después de un largo periodo de remodelación iniciado en n ovie m bre del 2002, el Museo Salesiano de Huancayo "Vicente Rasetto" abrió n uevamente us puertas para mostrarle al público su renovada museografia. La rea lización del proyecto tiene como principal gestor al Padre jorge Atarama, Di rector del colegio, quien convocó a diversos especialistas entre docentes, arquitectos, fotógrafos, arqueólogos y alumnos de la Maestría en Museología de la URP; profesionales que desde sus propias disciplinas, brindaron asesoría en las diferentes etapas que abarcó el proceso de reestructuración.

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Orona Castillo, Ignacio, Dora Ma Sangerman-Jarquín, Jacob Antonio-González, Enrique Salazar Sosa, José Luis García Hernández, Agustín Navarro-Bravo, and Rita Schwentesius Schwentesius De Rindermann. "Proyección económica de unidades representativas de producción en caprinos en la Comarca Lagunera, México." Revista Mexicana de Ciencias Agrícolas 4, no. 4 (May 9, 2018): 625–36. http://dx.doi.org/10.29312/remexca.v4i4.1194.

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La caprinocultura en México es importante por la cantidad de familias rurales que dependen de ésta, estimada por el Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Geografía en 250 mil. Sin embargo, por tradición, para apoyar la actividad, el gobierno mexicano a través de Secretaría de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Alimentación, considera que todos los productores dedicados a las cabras tienen condiciones tecnológicas iguales, y que todos se dedican a producir lo mismo. La realidad es que los productores son diferentes entre sí, por regiones, entidades y al interior mismo de una localidad, por lo que el tipo de apoyos que se canalice debe ser acorde a sus necesidades y características. El propósito de este trabajo es presentar la proyección de la viabilidad económica y financiera de una Unidad Representativa de Producción (URP) productora de leche y cabrito bajo un sistema de producción extensivo para el periodo 2008- 2018 en el municipio de Lerdo Durango, ubicado en la región Comarca Lagunera, tomando como año base el comportamiento económicodelasURPen2008yapartirdeelloidentificarqué componentes tecnológicos deben apoyarse para incrementar la rentabilidad de éste tipo de sistema productivo. Los datos necesarios para llevar a cabo este estudio y formar la URP productora de leche y cabrito surgieron de paneles de productores realizados en el ejido La Loma, Durango. El análisis económico y de simulación se llevó a cabo en el modelo de simulación agroeconómica MexSim, cuyos resultados muestran un comportamiento futuro positivo a los productores dedicados a esta actividad que cuenten con un hato de 100 vientres y produzcan leche y cabrito.

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Leister, Iris, Lukas D. Linde, Anh Khoa Vo, Thomas Haider, Georg Mattiassich, Lukas Grassner, Wolfgang Schaden, et al. "Routine Blood Chemistry Predicts Functional Recovery After Traumatic Spinal Cord Injury: A Post Hoc Analysis." Neurorehabilitation and Neural Repair 35, no. 4 (February 22, 2021): 321–33. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1545968321992328.

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Background Spinal cord injury (SCI) leads to various degrees of lifelong functional deficits. Most individuals with incomplete SCI experience a certain degree of functional recovery, especially within the first-year postinjury. However, this is difficult to predict, and surrogate biomarkers are urgently needed. Objective We aimed to (1) determine if routine blood chemistry parameters are related to neurological recovery after SCI, (2) evaluate if such parameters could predict functional recovery, and (3) establish cutoff values that could inform clinical decision-making. Methods We performed a post hoc analysis of routine blood chemistry parameters in patients with traumatic SCI (n = 676). Blood samples were collected between 24 and 72 hours as well as at 1, 2, 4, 8, and 52 weeks postinjury. Linear mixed models, regression analysis, and unbiased recursive partitioning (URP) of blood chemistry data were used to relate to and predict walking recovery 1 year postinjury. Results The temporal profile of platelet counts and serum levels of albumin, alkaline phosphatase, and creatinine differentiated patients who recovered walking from those who remained wheelchair bound. The 4 blood chemistry parameters from the sample collection 8 weeks postinjury predicted functional recovery observed 1 year after incomplete SCI. Finally, URP defined a cutoff for serum albumin at 3.7 g/dL, which in combination with baseline injury severity differentiates individuals who regain ambulation from those not able to walk. Specifically, about 80% of those with albumin >3.7 g/dL recovered walking. Conclusions Routine blood chemistry data from the postacute phase, together with baseline injury severity, predict functional outcome after incomplete SCI.

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Paredes López, Sonia F., José Clemente Flores Barboza, and Franks Paredes Rosales. "El licenciamiento de la Universidad Ricardo Palma. La experiencia exitosa del trabajo en equipo." Tradición, segunda época, no. 16 (May 30, 2018): 97–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.31381/tradicion.v0i16.1440.

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El presente artículo describe el marco normativo e histórico en el que nace el Licenciamiento Institucional de las Universidades en el Perú. Además, explica su propósito como peldaño inicial en el marco del aseguramiento de la calidad de la educación superior y ofrece una mirada crítica de la pertinencia de su implementación en un contexto en el que ya se había dado inicio a la acreditación de programas e institucional. Finalmente, focaliza su atención en el proceso particular de la experiencia de licenciamiento de la URP. Detalla las vivencias de los equipos de trabajo en cada etapa del proceso (antes, durante y después).

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Natalucci, Giovanna. "Le relazioni con il pubblico nelle Aziende Ospedaliere: un'area di intervento precipua per il sociologo. Obiettivi e metodi." SALUTE E SOCIETÀ, no. 3 (October 2009): 103–15. http://dx.doi.org/10.3280/ses2009-su3008.

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- The complexity of the Health-Care Service needs new methods and operational techniques borrowed from social research to find better ways to develop the relationship with citizens. The sociologist develops an effective action to facilitate the internal communication and acts as a mediator among the different professional skills. A consistent use of "focus group" permits to compare professional and personal experiences and to find out the best organizational/operational solutions starting from the customer's opinions.Keywords: focus group, rights of citizens, contentious prevention, quality review, communication, URP.Parole chiave: focus group, diritti dei cittadini, prevenzione del contenzioso, revisione della qualitÀ, comunicazione, URP.

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Kim, Jong-Kun, and Hee-Wan Kang. "Genetic Diversity of Paecilomyces japonica and Cordypces militaris Strains by URP-PCR Fingerprinting." Korean Journal of Mycology 39, no. 3 (December 1, 2011): 180–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.4489/kjm.2010.39.3.180.

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Zhang, Yan Hong, and Yun Li Cheng. "Design and Implementation of a Digital Campus System Based on the URP Platform." Advanced Materials Research 760-762 (September 2013): 2250–53. http://dx.doi.org/10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.760-762.2250.

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The development and construction of the university informationization has become the important means for universities to improve their management level and enhance the comprehensive competitiveness.Combining with the situation of our school, Researching an overall construction scheme of the Digital Campus System with a high level of intelligentized management and based on URP (University Resource Planning) is proposed. It focuses on researching these two aspects: the overall framework of this system and the campuss Integrated information portal. So as to achieve the greatest degree of sharing the information and resources, realize the real integration of the information technology and curriculum and promote the change from the traditional teaching methods to the new ones, as well as realizing the purpose of improving the quality of teaching, scientific research and management .

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