Mohd Hasfarisham Abd HALIM, Mohd Amin ALI, Shyeh Sahibul Karamah MASNAN
et al.
This study provides primary evidence about the geological features in Kuala Muda district, indicating significant
potential for development as a geotourism product. To collect primary data, we conducted survey and mapping activities to
gather information about the current condition of 11 geosites, as well as the facilities already in place to facilitate seasonal
tourism. In addition, a review of previous scientific research for each geosite is also carried out so that geosite speciality data can
be summarized. The study's results have facilitated the creation of 17 tourism packages under the AncKed Sungai Batu
Association, encompassing geology, geoarchaeology, biology, history, heritage, and culture tourism products in the Kuala Muda
district. Offering tour packages enables the district to conduct knowledgeable tourism activities involving people from all walks
of life and ages, with trained locals serving as tour guides. This ensures the preservation of geotourism at its optimal level.
Md. Ariful Islam, Md. Moniruzzaman Hasan, Mohammad Anwar Hossain
et al.
Abstract Principal component analysis (PCA) and breeding value analysis (BV) were used to discover genotypes with better features for future breeding efforts. This research included a thorough analysis of the 300 exceptional rice germplasms provided by the Bangladesh Rice Research In (BRRI) and the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI). In the PCA scheme, the dendrogram generated using the UPGMA method identified Cluster II as the most favorable. This cluster comprised 125 genotypes distinguished by remarkable plant height, growth, and grain quality. Properties such as amylose content, chalkiness, and zinc concentration, which have a notable influence on crop productivity, were also taken into consideration. A biplot analysis, specifically examining principal components 1 and 2, revealed a favorable correlation between certain genotypes located in the top right quadrant and important agronomic factors like plant height, flowering, maturity dates, yield, and grain width. Genotypes 11, 31, 36, 48, 68, 78, 119, 126, 133, 195, 218, 220, 235, 241, 265, 266, 284, and 295 had favorable traits that suggested the possibility of higher rice production. The BV analysis revealed six genotypes 86, 142, 143, 239, 282, and 295 that showed promise for future breeding endeavors. Among the six, genotype 295 (IRRI 154) showed remarkable features. These studies provided a substantial contribution to the progress of rice breeding by opening up possibilities for developing rice varieties with improved yield and quality.
Abstract Owing to the significant influence of El Niño-Southern Oscillation (ENSO) on global climate, how ENSO events are initiated is an intriguing issue. The North Pacific Oscillation (NPO), a primary atmospheric variability over the midlatitude, is a well-known trigger for ENSO events, but the physical linkage is not yet fully understood. Based on observational analyses, in Part I, we proposed a new mechanism that the NPO-related wave activity flux (WAF) could directly induce the equatorial wind anomalies in both upper and lower levels. In this study, we substantiate the impacts of the WAF on tropical circulations using climate models participating in the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phases 5 and 6 (CMIP5/6). We found that the intensity of the southward WAF over the central Pacific is a paramount factor resulting in intermodel diversity in simulating the NPO–ENSO linkage. By classifying the models into two groups of strong and weak meridional WAF (MWAF), we reveal that the strong MWAF models simulate stronger upper- and lower-level equatorial winds and precipitation anomalies that facilitate the ENSO in subsequent winter. We also reveal that the magnitude of the MWAF is closely related to the model’s climatological meridional wind and meridional shear of climatological zonal wind, emphasizing the role of systematic bias on the ENSO simulation. A comparison of the MWAF impact and seasonal footprinting mechanism demonstrates the dominant influence of the MWAF in determining the diversity of NPO–ENSO relationships.
Uno de los retos de la Educación Física durante la enseñanza obligatoria en la etapa educativa obligatoria de primaria y secundaria es garantizar el desarrollo motriz del alumnado, y la coordinación es un contenido fundamUno de los retos de la Educación Física durante la enseñanza obligatoria en la etapa educativa obligatoria de primaria y secundaria es garantizar el desarrollo motriz del alumnado, y la coordinación es un contenido fundamental. El objetivo de esta investigación ha sido identificar el enriquecimiento de patrones de coordinación motriz de una selección de alumnos que finalizan la educación primaria, a raíz de un programa de estimulación y de intervención progresiva basado en estrategias pedagógicas a lo largo de 41 sesiones de Educación Física. Esta intervención se aplicó durante tres trimestres de un año escolar a 25 participantes de 12 (± 1) años de edad de un centro escolar. El estudio observacional sistemático con un enfoque Mixed Methods convergent design integró: las observaciones exhaustivas de las conductas motrices de las 41 sesiones de todo el grupo-clase, y la administración puntual del test 3JS para valorar la evolución coordinativa de cada uno de los participantes. Se construyó y validó un sistema de observación de la coordinación motriz (SOC) para detectar los patrones temporales (T-patterns) de las conductas coordinativas registradas mediante el software libre LINCE PLUS y analizadas con el software Theme. El test 3JS se administró al inicio y al final de la intervención didáctica. Los resultados muestran diferencias entre los T-patterns previos y posteriores a la intervención pedagógica, estos últimos más ricos y diversos, ya que los elementos motrices coordinativos aparecían en más cantidad y nivel coordinativo superior coincidiendo con los resultados del test 3JS.
Nickel compounds, an international carcinogen in the industrial environment, increased the risk of lung inflammation even lung cancer in Ni refinery workers. Metformin has displayed the intense anti-inflammation and anti-cancer properties through regulating pyroptosis. This study was designed to explore whether Nickel-refining fumes (NiRF) can induce cell pyroptosis and how AMPK/CREB/Nrf2 mediated the protection afforded by metformin against Ni particles-induced lung impairment. Our results represented that Ni fumes exposure evoked pyroptosis via GOLPH3 and induced oxidative stress, while, metformin treatment alleviated Ni particles-mediated above changes. Moreover, nuclear factor erythroid 2-related factor 2 (Nrf2) involved in the protection of metformin, and the deficiency of Nrf2 attenuated the beneficial protection. We also determined that Nrf2 was a downstream molecule of AMPK/CREB pathway. Furthermore, male C57BL/6 mice were administered with Ni at a dose of 2 mg/kg by non-exposed endotracheal instillation and metformin (100, 200 and 300 mg/kg) via oral gavage for 4 weeks. The results indicated that NiRF promoted GOLPH3 and pyroptosis by stimulating NLRP3, caspase-1, N-GSDMD, IL-18 and IL-1β expression. However, various doses of metformin reduced GOLPH3 and the above protein levels of pyroptosis, also improved AMPK/CREB/Nrf2 expression. In summary, we found that metformin suppressed NiRF-connected GOLPH3-prompted pyroptosis via AMPK/CREB/Nrf2 signaling pathway to confer pulmonary protection.
The degree of automation and efficiency are among the most important factors that influence the availability of Terrestrial light detection and ranging (LiDAR) Scanning (TLS) registration algorithms. This paper proposes an Ortho Projected Feature Images (OPFI) based 4 Degrees of Freedom (DOF) coarse registration method, which is fully automated and with high efficiency, for TLS point clouds acquired using leveled or inclination compensated LiDAR scanners. The proposed 4DOF registration algorithm decomposes the parameter estimation into two parts: (1) the parameter estimation of horizontal translation vector and azimuth angle; and (2) the parameter estimation of the vertical translation vector. The parameter estimation of the horizontal translation vector and the azimuth angle is achieved by ortho projecting the TLS point clouds into feature images and registering the ortho projected feature images by Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT) key points and descriptors. The vertical translation vector is estimated using the height difference of source points and target points in the overlapping regions after horizontally aligned. Three real TLS datasets captured by the Riegl VZ-400 and the Trimble SX10 and one simulated dataset were used to validate the proposed method. The proposed method was compared with four state-of-the-art 4DOF registration methods. The experimental results showed that: (1) the accuracy of the proposed coarse registration method ranges from 0.02 m to 0.07 m in horizontal and 0.01 m to 0.02 m in elevation, which is at centimeter-level and sufficient for fine registration; and (2) as many as 120 million points can be registered in less than 50 s, which is much faster than the compared methods.
Land valuation is a set of processes to determine the value of land plot. In conducting land valuation, it is necessary to considering the factors that affect values of land which caused land values in each region to be different. In order to objective land valuation, it is necessary to analyze the magnitude of factors that influencing the value of land. The Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP) method is used in this study to analyzing the magnitude value of land in Grogol Sub-district, Sukoharjo District. Factors used are field distance to CBD, field distance to road, field distance to river, field distance to health facilities, field distance to educational facilities, and land use. The data used in this study were obtined from Sukoharjo Land Office, which is the data of sale and purchase transaction in Grogol Sub-district, Sukoharjo District, totaling 178 data from January to December 2016. Transaction data and factors influence land value are analyzed by Regression Method to obtain the best value model in Grogol Subdistrict, Sukoharjo District.
Rafael Montanari, Elói Panachuki, Lenon Henrique Lovera
et al.
O cultivo do sorgo (Sorghum bicolor L. Moench) para produção de silagem vem aumentado na região Centro-Oeste do Brasil. A capacidade produtiva desta cultura pode ser influenciada pelos atributos físicos do solo, como resistência do solo à penetração - RP; densidade do solo - DS; umidade gravimétrica – UG e umidade volumétrica – UV, os quais estando com valores adequados ao desenvolvimento do sistema radicular, interferem positivamente na produtividade da cultura. Objetivando-se estudar a variabilidade espacial e correlações lineares entre a produtividade do sorgo para forragem e atributos físicos do solo, realizou-se um experimento em um Planossolo na cidade de Miranda, MS. As variáveis analisadas foram biomassa verde
da forragem (MVF), RP, UG, UV e DS, coletadas aleatoriamente, em área demarcada com o uso de um receptor GPS, sendo amostrados 51 pontos com espaçamentos irregulares. Os atributos estudados (solo e planta), além de terem correlação espacial,
apresentaram variabilidade dos dados entre média e alta e seguiram padrões espaciais bem definidos, com alcance entre 130,0 e 352,0 m. A RP e UG foram bons indicadores da qualidade física do solo, quando destinado à produtividade da MVF de sorgo.
The subordinated position of soil in the geosystem allows it to be used as an indicator of the landscape balance. Examples where soil plays such an indicative role are presented in this paper. The theory of the “geochemical landscape” has been used as the theoretical-methodological basis. Soil properties indicating direction, intensity and quality of matter migration in the landscape have been discussed (profile environment, pH, redox, quantitative and qualitative humus properties). The indicative role of soil in the monitoring of “sustainable landscape” has also been characterized. According to the authors, three models of this landscape can be created: natural, rural and urban sustainable landscapes.
Gilles Reverdin, Simon Morisse, Denis Bourras
et al.
A new small wave rider called Surpact was developed for air-sea investigations. It was designed to attach to a drifter or a mooring and to float upon the surface waves in order to measure sea state and atmospheric sea level pressure as well as temperature and salinity at a small fixed depth from the surface. Wind speed is derived from Surpact sea state measurements, and the data are calibrated with co-located Special Sensor Microwave Imager Sounder (SSMIS) wind retrievals during a four-month deployment in the North Atlantic subtropics. Individual 15-minute wind estimates present a root mean square difference on the order of 15% with the SSMIS wind retrievals for wind speeds less than 12 m s–1. The wind retrievals might lag the actual wind changes for moderate to strong winds by an hour. This article discusses the accuracy of these wind retrievals based on in situ data collected during the Strasse cruise in August and September 2012. Temperature and salinity data are also examined. The authors find, under some sunny conditions, radiative warming of the temperature probe reduces the accuracy of some of the daytime temperature data and also affects corresponding salinity estimates. Nonetheless, small realistic daily cycles of near-surface salinity (0.01 psu amplitude) were observed. Also, examples of wind time series collected during salinity drops caused by rainfall during late 2012 in the North Atlantic subtropics indicate no intensification of wind during these rain events.
Modeling of a global biogeochemical cycle of carbon and nitrogen against a background of global warming and other anthropogenous impacts of the biosphere have been carried out. Results of modeling revealed unsoundness of the theory of threshold crisis of the biosphere.
Cross-border and international second home ownership is a worldwide phenomenon and growing in popularity as people seek for desirable environments further away than before. As the desired landscapes are also likely to possess a considerable local and national value, research is needed to find out how host societies perceive and receive the newcomers. This paper explores the Finnish public debate on foreign second home ownership from 1990 to 2008, a period that has witnessed a considerable growth in foreign property ownership. The paper uses the concept of cottage landscape to analyse how second homes are positioned nationally and how foreign second home ownership is debated in relation to the national definitions and valuations. Based on changing emphases and fears related to the phenomenon, three periods of public debate are distinguished. The results demonstrate the iconic image of cottage landscape in the Finnish society by showing how foreign second home ownership is perceived as a threat to the Finnish way of life, landownership rights and national identity. From the perspective of the host society, foreign second home ownership is a complicated and emotional matter with potential to arise opposition and even conflicts when the foreign demand focuses on locally or nationally valued landscapes. Therefore research on the internationalisation of second home ownership can no longer ignore the perspective of the host society.
Orígenes del mini-basket en España.
El mini-basket se introduce en España por Barcelona en 1962, de la mano de Vicente Zanón, Albert Gasulla, Joan marqués, presidente del Colegio de Árbitros, y Joan soler, entrenador de baloncesto, entre otros, quienes también fueron fundadores de la revista Rebote. Se conoció entonces que en Estados Unidos se estaba practicando cada vez con más asiduidad una modalidad de baloncesto denominada Biddy Basketball, que adaptaba el deporte a su práctica por los niños, creado por el entrenador Jay Archer en 1950. Archer definió las características diferenciadoras: reglamento adaptado, campo y pelota más pequeños, y la cesta más situada a menor altura. Además en esa línea de juego infantil, el árbitro actuaba más como una especie de maestro que explicaba las reglas y las faltas cometidas.