scholarly journals ASSESSMENT OF SOME VEGETATIVE POMOLOGICAL PARAMETERS OF SOUR CHERRY CULTIVARS UNDER NORD – EAST ROMANIAN CONDITIONS

2021 ◽  
Vol 37 (37) ◽  
pp. 33-38
Author(s):  
Elena Iurea ◽  
◽  
Margareta Corneanu ◽  
Sorina Sirbu ◽  
Iuliana Elena Golache ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Sour Cherry ◽  
Section Area

The paper introduces aspects about the influence of environmental factors in 2019 – 2021 period on vegetative parameters of some sour cherry cvs. Analysing the time window between April and July (for each of the three years of study), 2019 and 2020 recorded a precipitations deficit of -71.6 mm (2019) and -86.0 mm (in 2020) in comparison with 270.0 mm representing the multiannual sum for this period, while 2021 recorded normal quantities of precipitations of 272.0 mm. The values of the trunk’s section area based on the average of three years of study were between 4.6 cm2 (ʹErdi Ipariʹ cv.) and 16.3 cm2 (ʹErdi Biborʹ cv.). The highest values for the volume of the crown were recorded in ʹDukatʹ (3.23 m3/tree) and ʹErdi Kordiʹ (2.88 m3/tree) cvs. while the lowest values were recorded in ʹErdi Biborʹ (2.19 m3/tree), ʹErdi Ipariʹ (1.56 m3/tree) and ʹErdi Kedvesʹ (1.55 m3/tree) cvs. The density of the trees’ crown had values between 4.74 cm2/m3 (ʹErdi Ipariʹ cv.) and 12.13 cm2/m3 (ʹErdi Kedvesʹ cv.). The estimates of the young shoots per tree and their average length over the three years of study have shown values superior than control for ʹErdi Biborʹ (41 young shoots with 70.5 cm), ʹErdi Kordiʹ (32 young shoots with 63 cm) and ʹDukatʹ (18 young shoots with 85.4 cm) cvs.

scholarly journals Predictive Maintenance of Cash Dispenser Using a Cognitive Prioritization Model

2021 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
pp. 156-161
Author(s):  
Archana Dixit ◽  
Amol B. Mahamun
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Business Processes ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Service Planning ◽  
Maintenance Cost ◽  
Business Impact ◽  
Revenue Growth ◽  
Machine Failure ◽  
Emerging Patterns

In this technical paper, we address the issue of predicting cash dispenser (addressed as ‘Device’ henceforth) failure by harnessing the power of humungous data from service history, logs, metrics, transactions, and plausible environmental factors. This study helps increase device availability, enhanced customer experience, manage risk & compliance and revenue growth. It also helps reduce maintenance cost, travel cost, labour cost, downtime, repair duration and increase meantime between failures (MTBF) of individual components. This study uses a cognitive prioritization model which entails the following at its core; a) Machine Learning engineered features with highest influence on machine failure, b) Observation Windows, Transition Windows and Prediction Windows to accommodate various business processes and service planning delivery windows, and c) A forward-looking evaluation of emerging patterns to determine failure prediction score that is prioritized by business impact, for a predefined time window in the future. The model not only predicts failure score for the devices to be serviced, but it also reduces the service miss impact for the prediction windows.

scholarly journals Adequate Time Window and Environmental Factors Supporting Retinal Graft Cell Survival inrdMice

Cell Medicine ◽  
2012 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 45-54 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michiko Mandai ◽  
Kohei Homma ◽  
Satoshi Okamoto ◽  
Chikako Yamada ◽  
Akane Nomori ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Cell Survival ◽  
Time Window

scholarly journals Incorporation of optimal environmental signals in the prediction of fish recruitment using random forest algorithms

2019 ◽  
Vol 76 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-27 ◽  
Author(s):  
Szymon Smoliński
Keyword(s):  
Random Forest ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Surface Temperature ◽  
Sea Surface Temperature ◽  
Baltic Sea ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Clupea Harengus ◽  
Sea Surface ◽  
Optimal Time ◽  
Fish Recruitment

The drivers of recruitment of selected Baltic sprat (Sprattus sprattus) and herring (Clupea harengus) stocks were investigated. Data on the interaction dynamics among fish species, the biological characteristics of the stocks, the biomass of the main predators, and the hydroclimatic environmental factors (Baltic Sea Index and sea surface temperature) were used in the analysis. The combination of random forest (Boruta algorithm) and “sliding window” approaches was tested on the simulated data and then used for the selection of relevant predictors and the optimal time window for real environmental variables. Sea surface temperature had a significant positive effect on the recruitment processes. Moreover, contrasting effects were observed in the mean Baltic Sea Index from two different time windows. The same environmental variable generated contrasting short-term and long-term effects on fish recruitment. This paper highlights the potential benefits of random forest and data mining applications for the incorporation of environmental factors in the assessment of stocks. The proposed analytical approach may be valuable for the investigations of complex environmental impacts in a broad range of ecological studies.

scholarly journals Abnormalities of the stigma of sour cherry cultivar

2008 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
H. G. Davarynejad ◽  
T. Szabó ◽  
Z. Szabó ◽  
J. Nyéki ◽  
I. J. Holb
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Microscopic Examination ◽  
Fruit Set ◽  
Outer Part ◽  
Sour Cherry ◽  
Soil Surface ◽  
Frost Damage ◽  
Full Bloom ◽  
Bottom Part ◽  
Black Color

The objective of this study was to evaluate the ratio of blackness of the surface of stigma of sour cherry cultivars. At the full bloom time of sour cherry 100 new opened flowers were marked in the internal (Inside), external (outside), bottom and upper parts of the crown of each cultivars including sour cherry cultivars ‘Érdi bőtermő', `Debreceni bőtermő', `Kántorjánosi', 'R. clone', 'Petri', Pándy', and 'D. clone'. The trees were replicated four times. The numbers of flowers with black stigma were counted and the percentage of dead stigma was calculated. In addition, tissues of black stigmata were investigated for blossom pathogens by microscopy. After flowering time the fruit set of the marked flowers counted and then percentage fruit set was calculated. Numbers of counted flowers were between 300 and 980 depending on the four position of the tree. Black color of stigma could be seen only on three cultivars (`Debreceni bőtermő', Érdi bőtermő' and 'Petri') out of seven assessed cultivars. The highest numbers of black colored stigma were found on cultivar ‘Érdi bőtermő' which ranged between incidences of 12 and 21%. Black stigma was never able to produce a fruit set. Microscopic examination revealed no pathogens associated with black stigma. Different part of the tree resulted different amount of black stigma. Black stigma was the largest on the outer part of the tree on cv. 'Érdi bőtermő' but also bottom part of the tree also produced larger number of black stigma on cvs. `Debreceni bőtermő' and ‘Érdi bőtermő'. Though symptoms were not typical to frost damage, we believe that black stigma is probably due to environmental factors during flowering. This might be associated with late spring cold coming from the soil surface as the bottom and outer part of the tree was more suffered from the disease.

scholarly journals Socioeconomic factors and lifestyle affecting the variability of menstrual cycle characteristics in women from Central Poland

2019 ◽  
Vol 82 (4) ◽  
pp. 327-338
Author(s):  
Joanna Nieczuja-Dwojacka ◽  
Beata Borowska ◽  
Agata Janiszewska ◽  
Sławomir Kozieł
Keyword(s):  
Menstrual Cycle ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Cycle Length ◽  
Parental Education ◽  
Average Length ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Central Poland ◽  
Menstrual Flow ◽  
Sports Activities ◽  
At Home

Abstract Regularity, length of the cycle and duration of menstrual flow are a reflection of women health. The purpose of the research was to assess the relationships between socioeconomic status, cycle length, duration of menses, regularity and dysmenorrhea. A survey was conducted among 896 healthy women from Łódź and Warsaw (Poland), aged 15.71–26.98. Women who were menarche at least 3 years ago were asked to complete the survey. Women were asked about cycle length (number of days), duration of menstrual flow, regularity of the cycle, dysmenorrhea, birth place, parental education level, attendance at physical education classes, participation in additional sports activities, self-assessment of stress levels at home and at school/university, and smoking. For data analysis, t-test, analysis of variance, and chi-square were used, and p<0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. There were no significant relationships between the mean cycle length, regularity and the environmental factors, except for differences in the average length of the menstrual cycle in women from Łódź who attend additional sports activities. Women who are more physically active are characterized by a shorter menstrual cycle. In terms of the length of the menstrual flow, daughters of better educated fathers were characterized by longer menses. In contrast, dysmenorrhea was associated with longer menstrual periods and longer menstrual bleeding, as well as with higher levels of stress, both at home and at school. Environmental factors affected the features of menstruation cycles in women from Central Poland.

scholarly journals Regulation of inducible nitric oxide synthase expression in β cells by environmental factors: heavy metals

1999 ◽  
Vol 338 (3) ◽  
pp. 695-700 ◽  
Author(s):  
Walther ECKHARDT ◽  
Kerstin BELLMANN ◽  
Hubert KOLB
Keyword(s):  
Heavy Metal ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Time Window ◽  
Inos Mrna ◽  
No Production ◽  
Β Cells ◽  
Β Cell ◽  
Cell Functions ◽  
Nitrite Production ◽  
Heavy Metal Salts

The expression of inducible NO synthase (iNOS) in pancreatic islet β cells modulates endocrine cell functions and, at very high levels of NO production causes β-cell death. We tested the hypothesis that environmental factors such as heavy-metal salts modulate iNOS expression in β cells. A rat β-cell line (insulinoma RINm5F) was cultured in the presence of low-dose interleukin (IL)-1β for suboptimal induction of iNOS. PbCl2 (0.1–10 µM) dose-dependently increased NO (measured as nitrite) formation (P< 0.001). In contrast, HgCl2 suppressed nitrite production (0.1–10 µM, P< 0.05). Measurements of iNOS activity by determining citrulline levels confirmed the potentiating effect of PbCl2 (P< 0.05). There was a narrow time window of heavy-metal actions, ranging from -24 h (Hg2+) or -3 h (Pb2+) to +2 h, relative to the addition of IL-1β. By semi-quantitative reverse transcriptase-PCR, enhanced levels of iNOS mRNA were found in the presence of Pb2+ (P< 0.05) and decreased levels in the presence of Hg2+. The amount of iNOS protein as determined by Western blotting was increased in the presence of Pb2+. We conclude that Pb2+ upregulates and Hg2+ suppresses iNOS gene expression at the level of transcription, probably by acting on the signalling pathway. These observations may have important implications for understanding pathological effects of environmental factors on endocrine organ functions.

Reductionist thinking and animal models in neuropsychiatric research

2019 ◽  
Vol 42 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nicole M. Baran
Keyword(s):  
Animal Models ◽  
Mental Disorders ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Neuropsychiatric Disorders ◽  
Model Organisms ◽  
Developmental Genetic ◽  
Term Study ◽  
Genetic And Environmental Factors ◽  
Mechanisms Of Plasticity

AbstractReductionist thinking in neuroscience is manifest in the widespread use of animal models of neuropsychiatric disorders. Broader investigations of diverse behaviors in non-model organisms and longer-term study of the mechanisms of plasticity will yield fundamental insights into the neurobiological, developmental, genetic, and environmental factors contributing to the “massively multifactorial system networks” which go awry in mental disorders.

The dual nature of obesity in metabolic programming: quantity versus quality of adipose tissue

2020 ◽  
Vol 134 (18) ◽  
pp. 2447-2451
Author(s):  
Anissa Viveiros ◽  
Gavin Y. Oudit
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Maternal Obesity ◽  
Metabolic Programming ◽  
Dual Nature ◽  
Prevalence Of Obesity ◽  
Adipose Tissue Volume ◽  
Males And Females ◽  
Metabolically Healthy

Abstract The global prevalence of obesity has been rising at an alarming rate, accompanied by an increase in both childhood and maternal obesity. The concept of metabolic programming is highly topical, and in this context, describes a predisposition of offspring of obese mothers to the development of obesity independent of environmental factors. Research published in this issue of Clinical Science conducted by Litzenburger and colleagues (Clin. Sci. (Lond.) (2020) 134, 921–939) have identified sex-dependent differences in metabolic programming and identify putative signaling pathways involved in the differential phenotype of adipose tissue between males and females. Delineating the distinction between metabolically healthy and unhealthy obesity is a topic of emerging interest, and the precise nature of adipocytes are key to pathogenesis, independent of adipose tissue volume.

Shared Responsibilities for Full Participation in Society: Planning Further Integration of the ICF Into AAC

2016 ◽  
Vol 1 (12) ◽  
pp. 83-93 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Blake Huer ◽  
Travis T. Threats
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Factors ◽  
Augmentative And Alternative Communication ◽  
Functional Limitations ◽  
Community Support ◽  
World Health ◽  
International Classification Of Functioning ◽  
Personal Factors ◽  
Social Service Agencies ◽  
Persons With Disabilities ◽  
Full Participation

The World Health Organization's (WHO's) 2001 International Classification of Functioning Disability and Health (ICF) has as one of its central tenets the full inclusion of persons with disabilities in society. It acknowledges the need for medical and rehabilitation intervention in its biopscychosocial framework. However, the WHO realizes that society must do its part to facilitate this full participation and empowerment. Persons with complex communication needs (PWCCN) often need augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) in order to express themselves. However, in order to access and successfully use AAC, PWCCN need access to the necessary AAC devices and services, as well as a willing society to interact with them as full contributing members of society. The factors outside of a person's specific physical and/or cognitive functional limitations are addressed in the ICF via the Personal and Environmental Factors. Personal Factors include the individual's personality traits, lifestyle, experiences, social/educational/professional background, race, gender, and age. Environmental Factors include community support systems, social service agencies, governments, social networks, and those persons that interact with the PWCCN. This article addresses the sociopolitical influences on PWCCN and their functioning from a human rights perspective. The necessary introspective role of speech-language pathologists in this process is explored.

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