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THE IDENTIFICATION OF HELMINTHS AND COCCIDIA INFECTION FROM GOATS IN TWO FARMS IN KUALA TERENGGANU, MALAYSIA

Helminths and coccidia are major causative agents causing parasitic infections in livestock production. The present study aimed to determine the prevalence and intensity of gastrointestinal helminths and coccidia in goats in Terengganu, Malaysia. A total of 227 goats which consists of 107 adult goats and 120 young goats were selected randomly from two farms located in Terengganu, Malaysia. Sodium chloride flotation technique was used to identify helminths eggs and coccidia oocysts. The number of eggs per gram and faecal oocysts count were determined by using modified McMaster technique. Out of 227 goats, 221 goats were positive for gastrointestinal parasites giving the overall prevalence 97.36%. The highest prevalence was recorded for Eimeria (89%) followed by Strongyloides (46.3%), Strongyle (18.1%), Monezia (10.6%) and the lowest prevalence was recorded for Trichuris spp. (9.7%). Coccidia oocyst counts were significantly higher in young goats as compared to adult goats while the Strongyle and Strongyloides egg counts were significantly higher in adult goats compared to young goats (P<0.05). The findings of this study suggested that good management practices and proper hygiene management are important to combat the infection so that there will be no case of parasitic infection among goats in the near future in Terengganu.
Roots of 'BRS Princesa' banana fertigated with humic substances and saponin-based plant extracts

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of fertigation with humic substances, with and without the addition of plant extracts, on the root system of the 'BRS Princesa' banana cultivar. The banana crop was cultivated at a spacing of 2.0 x 2.5 m and fertigated using a drip system in a dystrocohesive Yellow Latosol. The experimental design was randomized blocks, in a split-split-plot scheme with five replicates, for the following factors: humic substance doses and presence of a plant extract formulation. The treatments consisted of five doses of humic substances, based on a reference dose of 14.14 L ha -1 cycle -1 , in the presence and absence of plant extract. The variable root length (cm) was subjected to variance analyses to evaluate the effect of the humic substances, either isolated or in interaction with plant extract and soil depth. The use of the plant extract increased the effect of the humic substance on root length but overshadowed its effect for the different doses of humic substance. Root length was not sensitive to increasing humic substance dose with plant extract for doses of up to 42.42 L ha -1 at 0 – 0.40 m depth.
The Effects of Two Teachers’ Instructional Methods on Students’ Learning Outcomes in Chemistry in Selected Senior Secondary School in Kaduna Metropolis, Nigeria

The study investigated the effect of teachers’ instructional methods on students learning outcomes in selected senior secondary school in Kaduna, Nigeria Two instructional methods (Demonstration and Lecture) were used on target population of one thousand nine hundred and eleven (1,911) senior secondary ( S.S. II) Science Students. The sample consist of 100 Students randomly drawn from two co-educational senior secondary schools within Kaduna North LGA. The students were divided in to two groups: The experimental group and the control group of 50 students each based on a categorization test to ascertain the equivalence of the group. The pretest-posttest quasi-experimental control group design was adapted. The students in the experimental group were exposed to Demonstration Method, while those in the Control group were exposed to the lecture instructional strategy for a period of three weeks. The instrument developed and validated for data collection was Chemical Bonding Performance Test (CBPT). Four research questions were stated and four null hypotheses were tested. The data collected were analyzed using mean, standard deviation, t-test and ANOVA at 0.05 level of significance. The major findings from the study shows that there is significant difference in learning outcome on students exposed to demonstration and lecture strategies used to teach chemistry (t cal = 0.774 >t crit = 0.443 and F cal = 0.771 > F crit = 0.710 at P<0.05) and there is no significant difference in the academic performance of both male and female students exposed to demonstration instruction in teaching chemistry (t cal = 0.177 < t crit = 0.861 and F cal = 0.728 < F crit = 0.781 at P<0.05) . Findings from present study suggest that Chemistry teachers should incorporate demonstration method for teaching at senior secondary school level so as to enhance academic performance and also Curriculum planners should recommend and ensure demonstration method is used for teaching chemistry at senior secondary school among others. Keywords: Chemistry, learning outcome, gender, demonstration and lecture instructional strategies
Correlation of smartphone use addiction with text neck syndrome and SMS thumb in physiotherapy students

A smartphone is the most popular devices used among adolescents. In a study of university students of the United States, text messaging (SMS) was emerged as the most frequently used type of communicative medium.A recent study shows that 79% of the population between the age 18-44 have their cell phones with them almost all the time, with only 2 hours of their walking day spend without their cell in hand. The term “Text neck” was coined by Dr. Dean L. Fishman, who is a US chiropractor. The term text neck is used to describe a repetitive stress injury or an overuse syndrome where a person has his/her head hung or flexed in a forward position and is bent down looking at his/her mobile or other electronic device for prolonged periods of time. In today‟s world, where the mobile technology has advanced so much, there are more and more people who are spending an increased amount of time on handheld devices , such as Smartphone, computer, tablets and ereaders. The end result is prolonged flexion of the neck when bent over these electronic devices resulting in the ABSTRACT
Evaluation of Total Phenolic Compound and Cytotoxic Activity of Clinacanthus nutans

Clinacanthus nutans leaves were extracted in distilled water at 0.5, 1, 3, 5 and 24 h. The plant extraction were determined the highest amount of total phenolic compound and used for evaluating the cytotoxicity test. The median (LC50) and 90% lethal concentration (LC90) against Artemia salina at varied concentrations of this plant extractions as 0, 400, 800, 1600, 3200, 6400 and 12800 µg/ml were evaluated within 24 h exposure. The result revealed that the total phenolic compound measurements in each time extraction were 34.68±3.17, 46.71±9.31, 36.13±7.06, 26.53±8.83 and 30.15±3.09 mg gallic acid equivalent per g of extract, respectively. Due to the highest amount of total phenolic compound, the 1 h aqueous extract of C. nutans leaf expressed the 24 h LC50 and LC90 values against A. salina were 7,151.1 and 12,008.7 µg/ml, respectively.
Aeromagnetics assists Oil & Gas exploration in the Bedout Sub-basin, offshore Canning Basin

Summary Finder Exploration and its joint venturer Carnarvon Petroleum commissioned Fugro Airborne Surveys to acquire and interpret 21,622 line kilometres of airborne magnetic data over Petroleum Exploration Permits WA-436-P and WA-438-P in the Bedout Sub-basin, offshore Canning Basin within the Northwest Shelf, Western Australia. These data were acquired to augment the existing sparse 2D seismic data in the study area. The newly acquired aeromagnetic data were integrated with selected seismic profiles, regional structural and geological data; tied to the well data to provide an interpretation of the tectono-structural evolution of the Bedout Sub-basin, a depth to magnetic basement and total sediment thickness estimation in the study area. The interpretation revealed a complex basin architecture reflecting multiple structural and depositional features which contributed to the development of the Bedout Sub-basin. The estimated depths to magnetic basement are consistent with previous assessments of sediment thickness derived from the interpretation of the existing 2D seismic dataset, with the exception of previously unrecognised thick sedimentary deposits interpreted in the eastern part of the study area. The interpretation of the aeromagnetic data shows variations in sediment thicknesses of up to 5kms over relatively short lateral distances in the vicinity of the Bedout High in the northern part of the study area. A significant shallowing of the basement towards the Lambert Shelf in the south is also identified. As part of the ongoing exploration effort, this new aeromagnetic data and interpretation has added to the understanding of the study area by identifying a possible additional hydrocarbon source kitchen and improving the tectono-structural understanding of the Bedout Sub-basin.
Preparation and Characterisation of High Count Yak Wool Yarns Spun by Complete Compacting Spinning and Fabrics Knitted from them

Key Laboratory of Eco-Textile, Ministry of Education, Jiangnan University, Wuxi 214122, P. R. China mfgucv@163.com Abstract The attentions of the textile industry has been attracted by yak wool due to its excellent properties, environmental friendly characteristics and inexpensive prices. However, the processing of yak wool is difficult due to the larger fiber dispersion and stiffness, especially spun pure and high count yak wool yarn. Therefore, in this paper, a kind of roller-type compact spinning complete compacting spinning (CCS) was applied to spun pure high count yak wool yarns, in which a special hollow roller made of stainless steel with a strip groove structure on its surface was employed. Based on the mechanism of CCS, the processing parameters for two kinds of yak wool yarns 20.83 tex and 16.67 tex were set. Then the qualities of the yarns prepared were tested and compared with yak wool yarns spun by common ring spinning. Finally corresponding knitted fabrics were further produced and tested for wearability.
Hypergraph regularity and the multidimensional Szemerédi theorem

We prove analogues for hypergraphs of Szemeredi's regularity lemma and the associated counting lemma for graphs. As an application, we give the first combinatorial proof of the multidimensional Szemeredi theorem of Furstenberg and Katznelson, and the first proof that provides an explicit bound. Similar results with the same consequences have been obtained independently by Nagle, Rodl, Schacht and Skokan.
Jurnal Teknologi Review of Percent Time Spent Following ( PTSF ) as Performance Measure for Two-lane Highways

The Highway Capacity Manual (HCM) uses Percent Time Spent Following (PTSF) as key service measure for assessing the level of service of two-lane highways. However, the indicator is difficult to measure directly in the field. For this reason, its estimation to date has been based on analytical procedures using equations derived from simulations and field observations at representative location based on surrogate measure; as the percent of vehicles traveling with headway less than 3 seconds (3 s). Findings from empirical studies confirmed that the HCM analytical procedures used in estimating PTSF yield results that are inconsistent with the 3 s surrogate measure and mostly overestimate the indicator. This paper presents a review on the estimation of PTSF on two-lane highways and suggests probable approach to substantiate the application of the current practice. Further, the authors of this paper argued that the use of 3 s as surrogate for estimating PTSF based on field observation at a specific point may not represent the actual time spent following over a long segment of two-lane highway since PTSF is space related measure. Hence, the authors suggest the use of test vehicle approach over the highway segment to be evaluated to identify the variables that are required for the development of a representative PTSF measurement model. It is expected that this review and suggestion offered will contribute in advancing performance analysis of two-lane highways.
New constraints on the chemical evolution of the solar neighbourhood and galactic disc(s) - improved astrophysical parameters for the Geneva-Copenhagen Survey

We present a re-analysis of the Geneva-Copenhagen survey, which benefits from the infrared flux method to improve the accuracy of the derived stellar effective temperatures and uses the latter to build a consistent and improved metallicity scale. Metallicities are calibrated on high-resolution spectroscopy and checked against four open clusters and a moving group, showing excellent consistency. The new temperature and metallicity scales provide a better match to theoretical isochrones, which are used for a Bayesian analysis of stellar ages. With respect to previous analyses, our stars are on average 100 K hotter and 0.1 dex more metal rich, which shift the peak of the metallicity distribution function around the solar value. From Stromgren photometry we are able to derive for the first time a proxy for [alpha/Fe] abundances, which enables us to perform a tentative dissection of the chemical thin and thick disc. We find evidence for the latter being composed of an old, mildly but systematically alpha-enhanced population that extends to super solar metallicities, in agreement with spectroscopic studies. Our revision offers the largest existing kinematically unbiased sample of the solar neighbourhood that contains full information on kinematics, metallicities, and ages and thus provides better constraints on the physical processes relevant in the build-up of the Milky Way disc, enabling a better understanding of the Sun in a Galactic context. (Less)
Icelandic rhythmics: Annual modulation of land elevation and plate spreading by snow load

We find strong correlation between seasonal variation in CGPS time series and predicted response to annual snow load in Iceland. The load is modeled using Green's functions for an elastic halfspace and a simple sinusoidal load history on Iceland's four largest ice caps. We derive E = 40 ± 15 GPa as a minimum value for the effective Young's modulus in Iceland, increasing with distance from the Eastern Volcanic Zone. We calculate the elastic response over all of Iceland to maximum snow load at the ice caps using E = 40 GPa. Predicted annual vertical displacements are largest under the Vatnajökull ice cap with a peak‐to‐peak seasonal displacement of ∼37 mm. CGPS stations closest to the ice cap experience a peak‐to‐peak seasonal displacement of ∼16 mm, consistent with our model. East and north of Vatnajökull we find the maximum of annual horizontal displacements of ∼6 mm resulting in apparent modulation of plate spreading rates in this area.
An open top chamber for field studies of elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on saltmarsh vegetation

Small open top chambers (0-8m X 1Om) were developed to maintain elevated CO2 concentrations in three plant communities in a brackish marsh ecosystem. Mean annual CO2 concentrations were 350 ? 22 VU 11 in chambers which received no added CO2 and 686 ? 30 1 1-1 in chambers with elevated CO2 concentrations. Light quality was not affected in the photosynthetically active wavelengths but the chamber reduced light quantity by 10%. Night-time air temperatures inside the chamber (Ti) averaged 20C above air temperature outside the chamber (To) due to heating from the air blowers. Air temperature profiles through the plant canopy and boundary layer showed that daytime temperature differences (T, To) were greater than night-time differences and this day/night difference also depended on the plant community. Effects of the chamber on the micro-environment of the plant communities resulted in a significant growth enhancement in the plant community dominated by the C3 sedge Scirpus olneyi Grey but not in the other two communities. Key-words: Elevated C02, open top chamber, microclimate
ENGINEERING AND GINNING Influence of Grid Bar Shape on Field Cleaner Performance - Field Testing

A field study was conducted to evaluate the influence of grid bar cross sectional shape on cotton stripper field cleaner performance in terms of cleaning efficiency, seed cotton loss, and fiber and yarn quality. Three field cleaner configurations were tested on the same cotton stripper and included a production model John Deere 7460 field cleaner with 1) round cross section grid bars installed around both saws (FC1), 2) round grid bars installed around the top saw and experimental grid bars with a flat approach and angled relief installed around the bottom saw (FC2), and 3) experimental grid bars with a flat approach and 38.1 mm straight relief installed around both saws (FC3). Two additional harvest treatments were tested which included the same cotton stripper with the field cleaner bypassed (NFC) and a spindle picker harvester (picked). Four cotton cultivars were used in the study to investigate differences in field cleaner performance across varying crop conditions. Results indicate that FC1 and FC2 had equal cleaning efficiencies but seed cotton loss was higher for FC2. FC3 had the poorest cleaning efficiency but the lowest seed cotton loss of the field cleaner configurations tested. Differences in fiber and yarn properties were primarily observed between picker and stripper harvest methods. Minimal differences were observed between cotton stripper harvest treatments with or without the field cleaner for fiber and yarn quality parameters.
Settlement of the AleutiAn iSlAndS And itS Genetic SequelAe

This chapter focuses on the last migration from Siberia into the Americas –the disper­ sal of the Aleuts and Eskimos. We will examine: 1) the molecular and archaeological evidence for the settlement of the Aleutian Islands; 2) the phylogenetic relation­ ship of the Aleuts to the Yupik­ and Inupik­speaking Eskimos; 3) the distribution of genes along the archipelago (i.e. the genetic structure) resulting from the patterns of settlement of the islands throughout the Holocene. Key woRdS: Native Americans origins, prehistoric Aleuts, mtDNA haplogroups.
Transfer of pattern recall skills may contribute to the development of sport expertise

Superior recall of domain-specific patterns is well established as a defining attribute of expert performers. Recent studies on the developmental histories of expert team ball sport players (e.g. Baker, Cote, & Abernethy, 2003a) also suggest that experts characteristically receive exposure to a wide range of sports in their developing years and that this related sports experience may reduce the amount of sport-specific training needed to become an expert. This study examined whether the facilitation of expertise associated with other sport experience might arise from positive transfer of pattern recall skills from one sport to another. Expert netball, basketball and field hockey players and experienced non-experts performed a recall task for patterns of play derived from each of these sports. Experts from sports different to those shown in the presented pattern consistently outperfonned non-experts in their recall of defensive player positions, suggesting some selective transfer of pattern recall skills may indeed be possible. Copyright (c) 2005 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Molecular Characterization of Seven Different Species of Aspergillus through Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) and Enzyme Analysis

The aim of this study was to characterize seven species of Aspergillus at molecular level, using random am- plification of polymorphic DNA (RAPD). RAPD- PCR conditions were optimized for two primers of series B, GL Decamer B-09 and GL Decamer B-10 out of 10 total primers. RAPD results were evaluated by a statistical software Minitab and a phylogenetic tree was prepared. GL Decamer B-09 showed 38 bands and GL Decamer B-10 gave 46 bands, showing 50% and 57% similarity respectively, among species. Biochemical characterization was done by screening of zones production with particular enzyme activity of each specie resulted in particular substrate degradation.
Spatio-temporal variability of discards in the fishery of the deep-sea red shrimp Aristeus antennatus in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea: implications for management

In this work we analysed the spatio-temporal variability of discards in the fishery of the deep-sea red shrimp Aristeus antennatus in the northwestern Mediterranean Sea. We sampled fishery discards in the fishing grounds of Palamos (the main harbour for this fishery on the Catalan margin), which are located in several areas of a submarine canyon. We found that the discard ratio in this fishery showed a marked seasonal variability, with a maximum in spring and a minimum in summer. Most of the discarded biomass (almost 96%) were of species with no commercial interest. Within these, the most represented group was elasmobranchs, making up to more than 50% of total discarded biomass. Our findings show that the landing obligation established by the EU will have a low impact in mitigating discards in this fishery, as the vast majority of discards are non-commercial species that are not specified in the regulation. Alternative management strategies, such as a temporary fishery closure in spring (when the discard ratio reaches its maximum), should be considered in order to preserve the vulnerable ecosystem hosted by the submarine canyon.
ABOBlood Groups and Cardiovascular Diseases

ABO blood groups have been associated with various disease phenotypes, particularly cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are the most common causes of death in developed countries and their prevalence rate is rapidly growing in developing countries. There have been substantial historical associations between non-O blood group status and an increase in some cardiovascular disorders. Recent GWASs have identified ABO as a locus for thrombosis, myocardial infarction, and multiple cardiovascular risk biomarkers, refocusing attention on mechanisms and potential for clinical advances. As we highlight in this paper, more recent work is beginning to probe the molecular basis of the disease associations observed in these observational studies. Advances in our understanding of the physiologic importance of various endothelial and platelet-derived circulating glycoproteins are elucidating the mechanisms through which the ABO blood group may determine overall cardiovascular disease risk. The role of blood group antigens in the pathogenesis of various cardiovascular disorders remains a fascinating subject with potential to lead to novel therapeutics and prognostics and to reduce the global burden of cardiovascular diseases.