Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Fermented milk enriched with passion fruit peel flour (passiflora edulis): Physicochemical and sensory aspects and lactic acid bacteria viability

This study aimed to evaluate the physicochemical parameters, total and thermotolerant coliforms, lactic acid bacteria viability, instrumental color, and sensory analysis of fermented milks added to passion fruit peel flour (PFPF), throughout 29 days of storage, except composition. Four fermented milk treatments were prepared as follows: 1, fermented milk without addition of PFPF; 2, fermented milk added with 1% PFPF; 3, fermented milk added with 2% PFPF; 4, fermented milk added with 3% PFPF. According to the results obtained, acidity and pH values were inversely proportional, and microbiological analyses of coliforms showed no contamination, lactic bacteria were viable up to the 15th day of storage, treatment 3 showed the highest water holding capacity and syneresis decreased by raising the levels of PFPF. Fermented milk with the lowest level of addition of PFPF showed better scores and was the most preferred among panelists. Key words: Whey, milk, pH, acidity, viable lactic acid bacteria.
Optimization of nifedipine loaded gastroretentive microcapsules for biliary colic

The aim of this research work was to formulate and systematically evaluate in vitro performance of gastroretentive microcapsules of nifedipine for biliary colic. Cross‐linked reinforced alginate‐chitosan microcapsules were prepared by ionotropic gelation method using calcium chloride (CaCl2) as a cross‐linking agent. The microcapsules were evaluated for physical characteristics such as particle size, particle shape and surface morphology by scanning electron microscopy, drug entrapment efficiency, in vitro drug release and in vitro bioadhesion studies. Results of preliminary trials indicated that the polymer concentration, cross‐linking agent and chitosan had a noticeable effect on size and surface morphology. A Box‐Behnken design was employed to study the effect of independent variables, polymer concentration (X1), CaCl2 concentration (X2), chitosan (X3) and pH of encapsulation medium (X4) on dependent variables, drug entrapment efficiency and percentage drug release respectively.The entrapment efficiency varied from 6.14 to 79.21% depending upon the independent variables.The release can be sustained for more than 7 hours for all batches. It was observed that polymer and cross‐linker concentration had a more significant effect on the dependent variables.Validation of optimization study, performed using 6 confirmatory runs, indicated very high degree of prognostic ability of response surface methodology, with mean percentage error (± SD) as ‐0.85 ± 4.39% and 2.83 ± 2.91% for drug entrapment and drug release. Optimization was done on the basis of maximum entrapment (82.26%) which was predicted using 6% alginate, 8.11% CaCl2, 2% chitosan at a pH of 3.55 of encapsulation medium.The optimized formulation depicted a release of 57.17% at 7 hours. Point prediction tool of design expert software shows 101.91% and 96.82% validity of the predicted model for drug entrapment and percent drug release. The release follow Higuchi kinetics followed by non‐fickian diffusion process. In vitro wash off test showed 71% bioadhesion after 1 hour.
Effect of Dietary Supplementation of L-Threonine on Growth Performance and Economics in Broiler Chickens

Post-Graduate Scholar, Department of Poultry Science, Post Graduate Institute of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (PGIVAS), Akola, Maharashtra Animal and Fishery University (MAFSU), Nagpur Maharashtra, India Assistant Professor, Department of Poultry Science, PGIVAS, Akola, MAFSU, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Assistant Professor, Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding, PGIVAS, Akola, MAFSU, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India Assistant Professor, Teaching Veterinary Clinical Complex PGIVAS, Akola, MAFSU, Nagpur, Maharashtra, India ABSTRACT
Factors Influencing Father Involvement With Children Diagnosed With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Children in America are being diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at rates that are much greater than in previous decades. There is an abundance of research that is being conducted to try and discover the cause of this neurodevelopmental disorder and the interventions that are useful in treating it. It is classified as a spectrum disorder because there is such a large range of severity levels. Similarly, there is a large range of involvement levels by fathers of children with autism. Much research has been done on maternal experiences, leaving a lack of knowledge regarding fathers and how and why they may or may not be involved in the life of their child with autism. This qualitative, phenomenological study sought to understand the lived experience of a father with a child who has autism and how coping skills, parenting styles, and cultural backgrounds may impact how much time a father chooses to be involved with that child. The data was collected through an interview process, The Brief COPE Inventory, and The Parental Authority Questionnaire-Revised. As a result of the analysis of this data, themes emerged; active coping styles and authoritative/flexible parenting styles seemed to allow for a father to be more actively involved in their child’s daily life. In addition, cultural backgrounds may or may not effect involvement levels, but they do likely impact how a father perceives Autism Spectrum Disorder and the symptoms that accompany it. The results of this study contribute the current research in the field of autism and how fathers can be assisted in being involved more in the lives and intervention processes of their children with autism. The electronic version of the dissertation is accessible at the Ohiolink ETD center http://www.ohiolink. edu/etd.
Dissecting galaxies: separating star formation, shock excitation and AGN activity in the central region of NGC 613

The most rapidly evolving regions of galaxies often display complex optical spectra with emission lines excited by massive stars, shocks and accretion on to supermassive black holes. Standard calibrations (such as for the star formation rate) cannot be applied to such mixed spectra. In this paper, we isolate the contributions of star formation, shock excitation and active galactic nucleus (AGN) activity to the emission line luminosities of individual spatially resolved regions across the central 3 × 3 kpc^2 region of the active barred spiral galaxy NGC 613. The star formation rate and AGN luminosity calculated from the decomposed emission line maps are in close agreement with independent estimates from data at other wavelengths. The star formation component traces the B-band stellar continuum emission, and the AGN component forms an ionization cone which is aligned with the nuclear radio jet. The optical line emission associated with shock excitation is cospatial with strong H2 and [Fe II] emission and with regions of high ionized gas velocity dispersion (σ ≳ 100 km s^(−1)). The shock component also traces the outer boundary of the AGN ionization cone and may therefore be produced by outflowing material interacting with the surrounding interstellar medium. Our decomposition method makes it possible to determine the properties of star formation, shock excitation and AGN activity from optical spectra, without contamination from other ionization mechanisms.
The impact of the London bombings on the wellbeing of young Muslims

This paper uses the timing of the London bombings, occurring midway through a nationally representative survey of English adolescents, to identify the impact of an exogenous shock to racism on the wellbeing of young Muslims. We extend Lechner (2011) to apply the method of difference-in-differences to ordered response data. Difference-in-differences using non-Muslim adolescents as controls, and a before-after comparison across Muslims alone, both show a decline in the wellbeing of Muslim teenage girls after the bombings, particularly for those facing high levels of deprivation and segregation. No corresponding effects are found among Muslim teenage boys.
The EU 2020 Innovation Indicator: A Step Forward in Measuring Innovation Outputs and Outcomes?

In October 2013, the European Commission presented a new indicator intended to capture innovation outputs and outcomes and thereby “support policy-makers in establishing new or reinforced actions to remove bottlenecks that prevent innovators from translating ideas into products and services that can be successful on the market”. This article aims to evaluate the usefulness of the new indicator against the background of the difficulties in measuring innovation outputs and outcomes. We develop a unique conceptual framework for measuring innovation outcomes that distinguishes structural change and structural upgrading as two key dimensions in both manufacturing and services. We conclude that the new indicator is biased towards a somewhat narrowly defined “high-tech” understanding of innovation outcomes. We illustrate our framework proposing a broader set of outcome indicators capturing also structural upgrading. We find that the results for the modified indicator differ substantially for a number of countries, with potentially wide-ranging consequences for innovation and industrial policies.
Acute Hyperbaria and Hyperoxia Effects on Oxidative Stress Kinetic Response: A Simulated Study

The study aims to investigate hyperoxia/hyperbaria effects on both oxidative stress and antioxidant response. To this purpose two different protocol were performed at rest condition: in the first, fifteen male divers (28.9±5.3 y) simulated immersions at resting conditions in a hyperbaric chamber (HBO) at a depth of 40 m seawater for 30 min and in the second, nine healthy male subjects (25.3±1.2 y) breathed pure oxygen (HO) for 30 min.Plasmatic oxidative stress biomarkers were monitored before and during the 3 h after the exposition. Total Antioxidant Capacity significantly decreased immediately at the end of both HBO and HO exposures (-19% and -16% respectively; p<0.001), thereafter increased during the recovery period. Concentrations of Protein Carbonyls, assessed as marker of protein oxidation, significantly increased after both HBO (+52%, p<0.001) and HO (+65%, p<0.05) exposures, but following different kinetic pathways. A significant increase (+21%; p<0.0001) in TBARS, assessed as marker of lipid peroxidation, was found only after HBO, attaining the maximum concentration levels at about 1 h after the end of exposure. The values of all parameter examined returned back to the basal levels within 3 hrs of recovery phase.HBO exposure probably resulted in a more pronounced ROS formation, and this can be explained taking into account that ROS leakage by mitochondria is believed to increase in direct proportion to the O 2 pressure rise.
SIZE-FECUNDITY RELATIONSHIPS AND REPRODUCTIVE INVESTMENT IN FEMALE FROGS IN THE PANTANAL , SOUTH-WESTERN BRAZIL C

The ovarian complement of anurans exhibiting different reproductive modes is highly diverse, and intraspecific variation in reproductive output of anurans is generally related to variation in female properties and/or environmental conditions. The size-fecundity relationships, reproductive investment, and correlation between ovary mass and fat body mass were investigated for females of an anuran assemblage in the Pantanal, Brazil. Female body size was positively correlated with clutch size among seven of the eight species analyzed. However, these results seem to be influenced by seasonal variation in fecundity. Interspecific size-fecundity relationships revealed that female SVL was positively correlated with clutch size and egg size regardless of reproductive mode. Among 11 species analyzed, the reproductive investment (RI: ovary mass relative to body mass) varied from 5.5 to 18%, and there were no differences among reproductive modes and activity patterns (explosive / prolonged). RI correlated negatively with female size. Among three Leptodactylus species examined, negative correlation between ovary mass and fat body mass was verified for two species. Variations in the reproductive strategies are closely related to the reproductive activity patterns and reproductive modes exhibited by individual species, but are also influenced by environmental conditions. However, regardless of reproductive mode or activity pattern, each species seems to exhibit a reproductive strategy that allows them to respond differently to the same environmental restrictions.
The effectiveness of smartphone temperature sensors for ambient temperature monitoring

Background: Heat-related illness during extreme weather events is a leading cause of death and morbidity among vulnerable populations. Heat health alert systems are crucial in preventing serious impacts due to extreme heat, however its efficacy is limited by available atmospheric temperature data. A study was conducted to determine the accuracy of a silicon band-gap sensor integrated into certain models of smartphones when compared to a well-documented thermistor themperature sensor. Methods: Ambient temperature readings were taken at a location chosen within Burnaby, BC, using both a Met One sensor and a Sensirion sensor integrated into a smartphone. The data was then analyzed using a dependent T-test for paired samples to determine whether there was a significant difference between the grouped readings. Results: According to the results of the dependent T-test with data adjusted to a calibration curve, it was determined that there was no difference between the readings taken by the Met One and the Sensirion sensors, t(30)= -0.68, p=0.5 (95% CI, -0.04 to 0.02). Conclusions: Although further research is needed, the results of this study suggest that temperature sensors found in smartphones may be a smaller, lower-cost, and more accessible alternative to some of the higher-end models currently used to measure ambient temperature for the purposes of public health planning and policy-making.
Secular changes in the quiescence of WZ Sagittae: the development of a cavity in the inner disk

We find a dimming during optical quiescence of the cataclysmic variable WZ Sge by about half a magnitude between superoutbursts. We connect the dimming with the development of a cavity in the inner part of the accretion disk. We suggest that, when the cavity is big enough, accretion of material is governed by the magnetic field of the white dwarf and pulsations from the weakly magnetic white dwarf appear. The time scale of forming the cavity is about a decade, and it persists throughout the whole quiescent phase. Such a cavity can be accommodated well by the proposed magnetic propeller model for WZ Sge, where during quiescence mass is being expelled by the magnetic white dwarf from the inner regions of the accretion disk to larger radii.
BIOGENIC PRODUCTION OF SULFIDES IN WATER-OIL SAMPLES AND ITS CORRELATION WITH THE DETERIORATION OF STORAGE TANKS

Production of H2S is one of the main problems in the petroleum industry and one of the leading causes of corrosion in storage tanks. The microbial species found in marine/oil environments and tanks include the general anaerobic heterotrophic bacteria (GAHB) and the sulfate-reducing bacteria (SRB). This research implemented a method based on the semi-continuous production of sulfide, over 15 days, in an attempt to make correlations between sulfide production and microbial quantification. Observation of the most suitable conditions for biogenic-sulfide production indicated that an increase in salinity and temperature produce a significant decrease in the semi-continuous biogenic production of sulfide. Dilution of the culture medium promoted a decrease in cell growth and production of sulfides. The quantification of SRB and GAHB was evaluated using the MPN (Most Probable Number) technique according to FDA regulations (Food and Drug Administration). The use of this procedure contributed to the increase in reliability coefficient used in the quantification data.
Three-dimensional transverse vibration of microtubules

A three-dimensional (3D) transverse vibration was reported based on the molecular structural mechanics model for microtubules (MTs), where the bending axis of the cross section rotates in an anticlockwise direction and the adjacent half-waves oscillate in different planes. Herein, efforts were invested to capturing the physics behind the observed phenomenon and identifying the important factors that influence the rotation angle between two adjacent half waves. A close correlation was confirmed between the rotation of the oscillation planes and the helical structures of the MTs, showing that the 3D mode is a result of the helicity found in the MTs. Subsequently, the wave length-dependence and the boundary condition effects were also investigated for the 3D transverse vibration of the MTs. In addition, the vibration frequency was found to remain the same in the presence or absence of the bending axis rotation. This infers that the unique vibration mode is merely due to the bending axis rotation of the cross.
Cloud condensation nuclei closure study on summer arctic aerosol

We present an aerosol - cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) closure study on summer high Arctic aerosol based on measurements that were carried out in 2008 during the Arctic Summer Cloud Ocean Study (ASCOS) on board the Swedish ice breaker Oden. The data presented here were collected during a three-week time period in the pack ice (> 85 degrees N) when the icebreaker Oden was moored to an ice floe and drifted passively during the most biological active period into autumn freeze up conditions. CCN number concentrations were obtained using two CCN counters measuring at different supersaturations. The directly measured CCN number concentration was then compared with a CCN number concentration calculated using both bulk aerosol mass composition data from an aerosol mass spectrometer (AMS) and aerosol number size distributions obtained from a differential mobility particle sizer, assuming kappa-Kohler theory, surface tension of water and an internally mixed aerosol. The last assumption was supported by measurements made with a hygroscopic tandem differential mobility analyzer (HTDMA) for particles > 70 nm. For the two highest measured supersaturations, 0.73 and 0.41 %, closure could not be achieved with the investigated settings concerning hygroscopicity and density. The calculated CCN number concentration was always higher than the measured one for those two supersaturations. This might be caused by a relative larger insoluble organic mass fraction of the smaller particles that activate at these supersaturations, which are thus less good CCN than the larger particles. On average, 36% of the mass measured with the AMS was organic mass. At 0.20, 0.15 and 0.10% supersaturation, closure could be achieved with different combinations of hygroscopic parameters and densities within the uncertainty range of the fit. The best agreement of the calculated CCN number concentration with the observed one was achieved when the organic fraction of the aerosol was treated as nearly water insoluble (kappa(org) = 0.02), leading to a mean total kappa, kappa(tot), of 0.33 +/- 0.13. However, several settings led to closure and kappa(org) = 0.2 is found to be an upper limit at 0.1% supersaturation. kappa(org) <= 0.2 leads to a kappa(tot) range of 0.33 +/- 013 to 0.50 +/- 0.11. Thus, the organic material ranges from being sparingly soluble to effectively insoluble. These results suggest that an increase in organic mass fraction in particles of a certain size would lead to a suppression of the Arctic CCN activity.
Is More Truly Merrier?: Mentoring and the Practice of Law

Cet article examine deux questions sur le mentorat. D'abord, qui est le plus susceptible de beneficier de services de mentorat au cours de sa carriere? Ensuite, comment le mentorat influence-t-il les carrieres des professionnels? En utilisant une enquete longitudinale sur des avocats, les auteures evaluent l'incidence des postes et des aspirations en debut de carriere sur les chances de beneficier de services de mentorat. Elles mesurent les benefices du mentorat au moyen des recompenses de carriere intrinseques et extrinseques, pour decouvrir que le contexte organisationnel et les attributs individuels constituent d'importants predicteurs de qui beneficiera de mentorat. Les professionnels ayant de multiples mentors se sont averes les grands gagnants, en ce qu'ils obtiennent des recompenses de carriere plus importantes et plus diversifiees que ceux n'ayant pas de mentor. This paper addresses two questions regarding mentoring: First, who is most likely to receive mentorship during their career? And second, how does mentorship shape the careers of professionals? Using a longitudinal survey of lawyers, we evaluate the impact of early career positions and aspirations on the chances for mentorship. We assess the benefits of mentorship across extrinsic and intrinsic career rewards. We find organizational context and individual attributes are important predictors of who receives mentorship. Professionals with multiple mentors were the big winners in that they obtain greater and more diverse career rewards over those with one or no mentors.
Nutraceutical Importance of Sesame Seed and Oil: A Review of the Contribution of their Lignans

Sesame seed is widely used in food and nutraceutical industries in many countries because of its high oil, protein and antioxidant contents. Sesame oil contains sesamin, sesamolin and sesaminol lignan fractions, which are known to play an important role in its oxidative stability and antioxidative activity. It is widely known as one of the natural health promoting foods that has the potential to prevent various disorders such as hypertension, hypercholesterolemia cancer and aging. Additionally, sesame oil may be useful in managing oxidative stress-associated diseases such as atherosclerosis, diabetes mellitus, obesity, chronic renal failure, rheumatoid arthritis, and neurodegenerative diseases including Alzheimer's disease. Moreover, sesame oil has multiple physiological functions such as decreasing blood lipids and arachidonic acid levels, increasing antioxidative ability and γ-tocopherol bioavailability, and providing anti-inflammatory function and potential estrogenic activity. Many health promoting effects are attributed to its lignans. Hence, this article highlights and discusses the potential health promoting effects of sesame and its oil with emphasis on the contribution of lignans. Keywords: Functional food, Health promotion, Lignans, Nutraceutical, Sesame
Psychometric Properties of the Severity Indices of Personality Problems (SIPP) in a Norwegian Community Sample and in Clinical Samples of Patients with and without Personality Disorders

This study investigated psychometric properties of a dimensional measure of maladaptive core pathology for personality disorders, the Severity Indices of Personality Problems (SIPP). The study analyzed data from 941 respondents in a community sample, 949 psychiatric patients with Personality disorders (PD), and 413 psychiatric patients without PD in Norway. The facets of SIPP had acceptable internal consistency, but the construct validity of some facets had potentials for improvement. The original SIPP domains (the factor structures of the facets) were not supported, and factor analysis gave different results across the three current study samples. All facets of SIPP have good discriminative properties with respect to differentiating between a nonclinical sample, a clinical sample without PD, and a clinical PD sample. Further research and improvements on SIPP are suggested.