Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
EFFECT OF GENETIC COMPOSITION , PARITY AND CALF SEX ON PREPARTUM BEHAVIOR IN CROSSBRED CATTLE *

The aim of the present study is to know the influence of genetic composition of cow, parity and sex of calf on prepartum behaviour in crossbred cattle for improving welfare and management to avoid calving difficulties during parturition. Observations were made on a total of 60 crossbred cattle which were subdivided into three genetic groups viz., Friesian x Hariana (FH), Friesian x Brown Swiss x Hariana (FBH) and Friesian x Jersey x Hariana (FBH). In each genetic group a total of 20 cows of which 10 primiparous and 10 multiparous were included for the study. All the cows were closely observed for various external signs from impendent of parturition to calving. The time taken from abdominal straining and onset of intense and regular straining to calving was significantly (P<0.05) higher in FH cows than FBH and FJH cows. The onset of restlessness, abdominal straining, appearance and rupture of chorioallantoic sac, appearance of calf at vulva, onset of intense and regular straining and parturition period was significantly (P<0.05) higher in primiparous cows than pluriparous cows and in dams of male calves than female calves. Increased calving time may increase the incidence of dystocia in FH cows than FBH and FJH cows. Primiparous cows and dams of male calves require more prepartum care than pluriparous cows and dams of female calves.
Results of Alloplastic Tube Shunt Procedures Before, During, or After Penetrating Keratoplasty

The association of glaucoma and penetrating keratoplasty presents a difficult management problem, particularly when medical therapy and conventional glaucoma surgery have failed. We have found alloplastic tube shunt surgery to be an effective method for intraocular pressure control in glaucomatous eyes subjected to penetrating keratoplasty. We report 46 patients who underwent alloplastic tube shunt implantation before (13 patients, group A), in combination with (17 patients, group B), or after (16 patients, group C) penetrating keratoplasty. All groups had significantly lowered intraocular pressure postoperatively. The most common complication was graft failure, in 31% of patients in group A, 29% in group B, and 44% in group C. Other postoperative complications and results including visual outcome are reviewed. Because the management of advanced glaucoma in patients undergoing keratoplasty is difficult, alloplastic tube shunt implantation should be considered.
China COLLAPSE EXPERIME * T O * 4-STORY STEEL MOME * T FRAME : PART 1 OUTLI * E OF TEST RESULTS

1 Assoc. Prof., Structural Engineering Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan 2 Assoc. Prof., Dept. of Architecture and Architectural Engineering, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan 3 Prof., Division of Global Architecture, Osaka University, Osaka, Japan 4 Prof., Structural Engineering Research Center, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan 5 Researcher, (ational Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Prevention, Hyogo, Japan 6 Graduate Student, Tokyo Institute of Technology, Yokohama, Japan Email: naniwa@serc.titech. ac.jp, suita@archi.kyoto-u.ac.jp, tada@arch.eng.osaka-u.ac.jp, kasai@serc.titech. ac.jp, pinehill@bosai.go. jp, shimada.y. ab@m.titech. ac.jp
Delamination in fractured laminated glass

In order to simulate the post-fracture behaviour of laminated glass, the interfacial adhesion must be fully understood. This work proposes a method to determine the interfacial adhesion independent of testing rate. Through-crack tension tests were performed at two loading rates, from which the interfacial adhesion was calculated. The values of interfacial adhesion determined varied with testing rate, indicating that the adhesion itself may also be dependent on loading rate.
Functional Importance of the Carboxyl-terminal Region of Striated Muscle Tropomyosin*

Striated muscle tropomyosin (TM) interacts with actin and the troponin complex to regulate calcium-mediated muscle contraction. Previous work by our laboratory established that α- and β-TM isoforms elicit physiological differences in sarcomeric performance. Heart myofilaments containing β-TM exhibit an increased sensitivity to calcium that is associated with a decrease in the rate of relaxation and a prolonged time of relaxation. To address whether the carboxyl-terminal, troponin T binding domain of β-TM is responsible for these physiological alterations, we exchanged the 27 terminal amino acids of α-TM (amino acids 258 –284) for the corresponding region in β-TM. Hearts of transgenic mice that express this chimeric TM protein exhibit significant decreases in their rates of contraction and relaxation when assessed by ex vivo work-performing cardiac analyses. There are increases in the time to peak pressure and a dramatic increase in end diastolic pressure. In myofilaments, this chimeric protein induces depression of maximum tension and ATPase rate, together with a significant decrease in sensitivity to calcium. Our data are the first to demonstrate that the TM isoform-specific carboxyl terminus is a critical determinant of sarcomere performance and calcium sensitivity in both the whole heart and in isolated myofilaments.
Population Fluctuation of the White Peach Scale Insect , Pseudaulacaspis pentagona ( Targioni ) , Associated Parasitoid and Predacious Mites Attacking Peach Trees at Dakahlia Governorate

Seasonal abundance of the white peach scale insect, P. pentagona and its associated parasitoid, predacious mites and the relation between the population activity, weather factors and number of generations were studied for two successive seasons (2013/2014 and 2014/2015) seasons on peach trees in Dakahlia governorate. The total population of P. pentagona had three peaks on April, September and November. The pre adult stages had four high infestation periods during the same time, while the adult stage had four infestation periods during February, May, July and January. The gravid females began to appear and laying eggs started from February and reach the maximum period of infestation during May. Larval population of the parasitoid Aphytis sp. had a dynamic curve with 3 peaks; on April, September and January. Whereas, pupal population of Aphytis sp. had also dynamic curve with 3 peaks; on May, October and January. Five species of predacious mites [Hemisarcoptes malus (Shimer), Agistemus exsertus Gonzalez, Cheyletogenes ornatus (C.&F.), Saniosulus nudus Summers and Euseius scutalis A. -H. ] were associated with P. pentagona. The population of H. malus and C. ornatus had one dynamic curve and had one peak on November. While, the other three species A. exsertus, S. nudus and E. scutalis of predacious mites had one dynamic curve; and their population had one peak on October. Simple correlation and simple regression between the maximum, minimum temperature and relative humidity were non-significant the monthly mean of total population, preadult, adults and gravid females of P. pentagona as well as on the monthly mean of the parasitoid Aphytis sp. , while the maximum, minimum temperatures and relative humidity were significant on the monthly mean of the five predacious mites. Generally the infestation of P. pentagona also the population of parasitoid and predacious mites in the 2 (2014/2015) more than in the 1 season (2013/2014).
P o S ( C O R F U 2 0 1 5 ) 0 6 0 Novel parametrization for the leptonic mixing matrix and CP violation

David Emmanuel-Costaa, Nuno Rosa Agostinho∗a, J.I. Silva-Marcosa, Daniel Wegmana,b a Departamento de Física and CFTP, Instituto Superior Técnico (IST), Universidade de Lisboa, Av. Rovisco Pais 1, 1049-001 Lisboa, Portugal b IFPA, Université de Liège, Bât B5 , Sart Tilman B-4000 Liège 1, Belgium E-mail:david.costa@tecnico.ulisboa.pt nuno.agostinho@tecnico.ulisboa.pt juca@cftp.tecnico.ulisboa.pt dwegman@ulg.ac. be
EFFECT OF CIDR WITH OR WITHOUT GnRH AND DOUBLE PGF 2 α BASED ESTRUS SYNCHRONIZATION PROTOCOLS ON ESTRUS RESPONSE AND PREGNANCY PER AI IN NON-DESCRIPT COWS OF THE PUNJAB

Two experiments were conducted to analyze the effect of controlled internal drug release device (CIDR) containing 1.38 g progesterone (P4) with or without gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) and double prostaglandin (PGF2α) on estrus response and pregnancy per AI in non-descript cows. In exp 1, cows in 2nd to 3rd lactation (n=80) were randomly divided into two groups as CIDR alone (n=40; CIDR inserted on D0, PGF2α analogue administered on D6 and CIDR removed on D7) and CIDR along with GnRH (n=40; GnRH analogue administered at D0 and rest of the scheme was same as in CIDR alone) during the low breeding season. Whereas, in exp 2, cows in 2nd to 4th lactation (n=67) were distributed into two groups as CIDR (n=33; CIDR inserted on D0, PGF2α analogue administered on D6 and CIDR removed on D7) and double PGF2α group (n=34; PGF2α analogue administered twice with 14 days interval) during the peak breeding season. Artificial inseminations (AI) were performed at 58 h after CIDR removal in all CIDR treated cows and upon detected estrus in the double PGF2α group of exp 2. Pregnancy was diagnosed at 50 days post AI through rectal palpation. Estrus response did not differ significantly in both groups of exp 1(82.5 vs. 90%) and exp 2 (76 vs. 76%), however, estrus intensity differed (P=0.01; 3.02 ± 0.10 vs. 3.32 ± 0.12) between groups of exp 1. The pregnancy per AI did not differ (P>0.05) between CIDR alone (52%) and CIDR along with GnRH (58%) treated cows of exp 1; whereas, it tended to be higher (P=0.19) in CIDR treated cows (64%) as compared to double PGF2α (46%) of exp 2. It is concluded that CIDR-based estrus synchronization protocol improves the reproductive efficiency of non-descript cows during the low and peak breeding seasons.
Study on the Temporal and Spatial Characteristics of Urban Resilience in Yunnan Ethnic Areas , China

China's ethnic minority groups are mostly distributed in ecologically fragile areas of Yunnan Province, facing natural disasters such as mudslides, earthquakes and land pollution, preventing the sustainable development of ethnic areas. Therefore, this paper takes eight ethnic regions in Yunnan Province as the research object, and uses the entropy weight method, linear weighting method and coupling model to quantitatively analyze the urban resilience level in minority areas. The results show that: (1) In the evaluation index system of urban resilience in Yunnan ethnic areas, the weight of ecological resilience is higher than engineering resilience, economic resilience and social resilience, and plays an important role in the construction of urban resilience; (2) Yunnan ethnic minority areas the urban resilience is rising volatility, and the urban resilience level is developing well from 2008 to 2017. (3) The urban resilience of the central, western and eastern regions of Yunnan Province are in different coupling and coordination stages. Meanwhile, the coordination degree of urban resilience in the western region is higher than others in Yunnan ethnic areas. Keywords— Minority areas; urban resilience; coordination.
WELDMENT COMPONENT TEST FOR STEEL MOMENT CONNECTIONS

A common failure mode for welded steel moment resisting frames is fracture of the weldments, as evinced by the performance of these structures in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Since 1994, seismic design guidelines in the United States have incorporated requirements for cyclic experiments on full-scale beamcolumn subassemblages to evaluate the capacity of steel moment connections, including the weldments. The cost of these experiments limits designers to a small database of pre-qualified connection details (i.e. combination of beams and columns). This study presents a weldment component test (WCT) on a considerably smaller—but still full-scale—specimen that emulates the stress/strain demands observed in the weldments of a moment connection. The WCT and the full-scale beam-column subassemblage experiment are simulated using the finite element software package ABAQUS. Comparison of stress/strain results from corresponding models indicates that the WCT accurately represents actual response of weldments in moment frames. Finally, a WCT is designed to benchmark against existing data from beam-column subassemblage tests. The costs associated with the new WCT are considerably less than those associated with existing experimental procedures. Overall, the WCT provides a valuable tool for predicting weldment resistance to brittle fracture and final mode of failure.
Board of Directors ’ Advanced Study and Company Performance in Taiwan ’ s High-Tech Industry — Can Directors be Well-Trained to Enhance Corporate Governance ?

In addition to the independent directors’ regulation in Taiwan, a newly recruited director of TSEC listed companies is advised to take at least 12 hours of training for the recruiting year and at least 3 hours for each of the following years of tenure to enhance director competencies and director behavior for board effectiveness. This is a new approach of enhancing corporate governance from a human resource development perspective. In this study, there were no significant relationships between board training hours and the company’s financial performance as measured by ROA, ROE, and EPS. A TSEC-listed high-tech company’s performance can not be assessed by board training hours collected from the Market Observation Post System (M.O.P.S.). Effective board training needs to be explored.
Identification of a Factor IX Binding Site on the Third Apple Domain of Activated Factor XI*

Activated factor XI (factor XIa) participates in blood coagulation by activating factor IX. Previous work has demonstrated that a binding site for factor IX is present on the noncatalytic heavy chain of factor XIa (Sinha, D., Seaman, F. S., and Walsh, P. N. (1987) Biochemistry 26, 3768-3775). Recombinant factor XI proteins were expressed in which each of the four apple domains of the heavy chain (designated A1 through A4) were individually replaced with the corresponding domain from the homologous but functionally distinct protease prekallikrein (PK). To identify the site of factor IX binding, the chimeric proteins were activated with factor XIIa and tested for their capacity to activate factor IX in plasma coagulation and purified protein assays. The chimera with the substitution in the third apple domain (factor XI/PKA3) had <1% of the coagulant activity of wild type factor XIa in a plasma coagulation assay, whereas the chimeras with substitutions in A1, A2, and A4 demonstrated significant activity (68-140% of wild type activity). The Km for activation of factor IX by factor XIa/PKA3 (12.7 μM) is more than 30-fold higher than the Km for activation by wild type factor XIa or the other factor XI/PK chimeras (0.11-0.37 μM). Two monoclonal antibodies (2A12 and 11AE) that recognize epitopes on the factor XI A3 domain were potent inhibitors of factor IX activation by factor XIa, whereas antibodies against the A2 (1A6) and A4 (3G4) domains were poor inhibitors. The data indicate that a binding site for factor IX is present on the third apple domain of factor XIa.
Is caffeine in soft drinks really necessary?

TO THE EDITOR: The food environment in Australia and other developed countries is obesogenic. In the United States, personalinjury lawsuits against food and beverage companies are prominent, although proving the addictive nature of a food or its components is challenging. What cannot be questioned is that rates of overweight and obesity among children are increasing, and so are the associated multiple negative health and psychosocial effects. Given the serious health consequences of obesity, it is imperative for researchers and community groups to continually challenge the food and beverage industry to produce foods that will not impinge on the health and wellbeing of our children. The consumption of sugar-sweetened soft drinks has been linked to increasing body mass index and risk of obesity in children and adolescents. There are many potential reasons for this over-consumption, including aggressive marketing. However, a further contributing factor is the presence of caffeine. Caffeine is mildly addictive at low doses, and is an additive in cola soft drinks in Australia (concentration range, 0.55–0.67 mmol/L). Soft drink manufacturers claim caffeine is a flavour enhancer in soft drinks, but we have shown that caffeine has no flavour activity in a common cola soft drink (30 trained tasters completed over 1600 individual discrimination tests, and the tasters were unable to detect 0.67mmol/L caffeine in a soft drink — if we cannot discriminate between a caffeinated and non-caffeinated sample, there is no flavour activity). A caffeine concentration of 0.67mmol/L is equivalent to about 55mg of caffeine in a 500mL bottle of cola, and this dose results in physiological and psychological modifications in adults that manifest as behavioural modifications including increased alertness, energy, and ability to concentrate. Such positive postingestive effects are subconsciously associated with consumption of the sugar-sweetened beverage, thereby encouraging repeat consumption. Children are more likely to be affected by caffeine, and it is reasonable to assume that even lower doses of caffeine will result in behavioural modifications in children, and encourage repeat soft drink consumption. On average, 113L of soft drink are consumed per person per year in Australia, and although not all of these beverages are caffeinated, the top sellers are cola soft drinks. As caffeine has been shown not to have any flavour activity in these beverages, we pose the question: given the serious nature of childhood and adolescent overweight and obesity, should caffeine be an additive in soft drinks marketed aggressively and sold to children and adolescents?
Antenatal Hydronephrosis: Differential Diagnosis, Evaluation, and Treatment Options

The diagnosis, evaluation and management of antenatal hydronephrosis has undergone a two stage paradigm shift since the advent of prenatal ultrasonography in the early 1980s. Initially the identification of a large number of asymptomatic infants appeared to afford the surgeon the opportunity for preemptive intervention. However, it has now become apparent that antenatal hydronephrosis (AH) is far more difficult to interpret thanoriginally perceived. The initial enthusiasm for surgery has now been replaced by a much more conservative approach to ureteropelvic junction(UPJ) obstruction, multi-cystic dysplastic kidney(MCDK), vesicoureteral reflux and the non-refluxing megaureter. This review will highlight the postnatal evaluation of AH and include an overview of the Society for Fetal Urology grading system for hydronephrosis. The differential diagnosis and treatment options for UPJ obstruction, vesicoureteral reflux, MCDK, duplication anomalies, megaureter, and posterior urethral valves will be discussed.
FLUIDS 3 , 013403 ( 2018 ) Underwater oblique shock wave reflection

This paper presents a comprehensive theoretical study of oblique shock wave reflection in water. The study identifies wedge angles in a structure that can alter the reflection characteristics of shock waves of different strengths. Utilizing the shock polar diagrams for both incident and reflected shock, the domain of regular and irregular reflection is identified. The effect of phase transition of water on reflection characteristics and its subsequent effect on the domain of regular and irregular reflection are also investigated theoretically. Results are compared between two equations of state, and it is observed that they give similar results for low-pressure regimes; however, reflection characteristics are significantly different for high-pressure regimes where phase transition of water has been reported to be observed. The implications of these theoretical observations are substantial for designing experimental devices and can be utilized to benchmark numerical simulations.
The frequency of malaria in patients visiting selected hospitals in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

The aim of this study was to report the incidence of malaria in patients visiting three major hospitals in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. A total of 375 suspected malaria blood samples were randomly collected from patients in three-main government teaching hospital, Hayatabad Medical Complex, Khyber Teaching Hospital, and Lady Reading Hospital Peshawar, KPK, Pakistan from November 2014 to July 2015. Both thick and thin blood film was prepared on a slide for microscopic detection of Plasmodium parasites. Out of the total samples, 66 were reported positive for Plasmodium. The results showed 17.6 % positive cases and were more frequent in male, (23.5%) as compared to females (10.5%). The highest percentage was recorded in the age group of >14 male, (27.5%) whereas the lowest frequency was documented in the age group of <5 females (5%). The highest frequency (21.7%) was recorded in the rural population as compared to (11.3%) in urban population. The high percentage of P. vivax (15.5%) was recorded, followed by P. falciparum (1.3%), while the lowest frequency (0.8%) of malaria infection was recorded in Mix infection (P. vivax and P. falciparum).
Microbial Profile of the Ventriculum of Honey Bee (Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, 1806) Fed with Veterinary Drugs, Dietary Supplements and Non-Protein Amino Acids

The effects of veterinary drugs, dietary supplements and non-protein amino acids on the European honey bee (Apis mellifera ligustica Spinola, 1806) ventriculum microbial profile were investigated. Total viable aerobic bacteria, Enterobacteriaceae, staphylococci, Escherichia coli, lactic acid bacteria, Pseudomonas spp. , aerobic bacterial endospores and Enterococcus spp. were determined using a culture-based method. Two veterinary drugs (Varromed® and Api-Bioxal®), two commercial dietary supplements (ApiHerb® and ApiGo®) and two non-protein amino acids (GABA and beta-alanine) were administered for one week to honey bee foragers reared in laboratory cages. After one week, E. coli and Staphylococcus spp. were significantly affected by the veterinary drugs (p < 0.001). Furthermore, dietary supplements and non-protein amino acids induced significant changes in Staphylococcus spp. , E. coli and Pseudomonas spp. (p < 0.001). In conclusion, the results of this investigation showed that the administration of the veterinary drugs, dietary supplements and non-protein amino acids tested, affected the ventriculum microbiological profile of Apis mellifera ligustica.
CLASSES OF HARMONIC FUNCTIONS DEFINED BY SALEGEAN-TYPE q − DIFFERENTIAL OPERATORS

We consider a complex-valued harmonic functions that are univalent can be written in the form f = h + g, where h and g are analytic, in a simply connected domain U and sense preserving in U, is that |h′(z)| > |g′(z)| in U. Making use of Salegean q− differential operators, we define a new subclasses harmonic starlike functions and obtain sufficient coefficient bounds, distortion theorems and extreme points for f in the new function class. Moreover, we shown that these necessary coefficient bounds are also sufficient for those functions that have negative coefficients. 2000 Mathematics Subject Classification: Primary 30C45; Secondary 30C50.
Social factors in the poison avoidance and feeding behavior of wild and domesticated rat pups.

\Vlwn a colon:, of adult wild rats learned to avoid one of two palatablp diets as a rpsult of that diet's previous association with poison, rat pups born to colony members did not cat any of the diet the adults were a,'oiding and continued to avoid that diet following their removal to a new pndosure isolated from the adults. This finding is interpreted as resulting froJll a three-stage process in which the pups first follow the adults to food, then learn cues associated with that food, and thereafter avoid alternati,'e diets as a result of their neophobia. The phenomenon is discussed ,IS 'Ill adaptation facilitating food location by weanling rats rather than as a primary poison-a,'oidance JllPchanism,