Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Studying the effects aqueous extract of Urtica dioica and swimming training on the histochemical properties of liver in diabetic rats

Urtica dioica (UD) has been used as antihypertensiv e, antihyperlipidemic, anti antioxidant and anti di abetic herbal medicine. The purpose of this study was to study th e effect of the diabetic rats of a swimming workout session along with the use of aqueous extract of Urtica dioica on histochemical properties of liver in rats.In this experimental study, 54 male Wistar rats injected with streptozot cin after induced diabetes as to injected intrape itoneal were randomly divided into 9 groups including healthy co ntr l , diabetes control, metformin at a dose of 10 0(gavage), diabetes and swimming, metformin and swimming, diab etes and UD aqueous extract at a dose of 1.25, dia betes and UD aqueous extract at a dose of 0.625(gavage), diab etes and UD extract dose of 1.25 and swimming, di abet c and UD extract at dose of 0.625(mg/kg/day) and swim. S wim training protocol was performed for 4 weeks, 5 days per week. Blood Aspartate aminotransferase (AST), alkal ine phosphatase (ALP), Alanine amino transferase (A LT) were determined. ALP levels in diabetic groups and swim training, me tformin and swim training, diabetes and UD extract at a dose of 0.625 and diabetes with UD ext ract at a dose of 1.25 and swim training with diabe tic control group had a significant decrease(p-value of the res pectively 0.02, 0.03, 0.01, 0.02). ALT, AST and met formin levels compared to diabetic control group were not signifi cantly different. The present results suggest that swim training with UD extract on liver index was dose-dependent a nd lso has synergistic effects on the liver factor s in rats with
Exciting Neutron-rich Nuclei Radioactive beam experiments in complete kinematics

Atoms are the building blocks which make up our world. Their stability depends on the atomic nucleus, consisting of protons and neutrons. Nuclei are complex many-body quantum mechanical systems governed by the nucleon-nucleon interaction. The complexity and the intricate nature of the nucleon-nucleon interaction so far prevented the description of all existing nuclei by a single model. Furthermore, nuclei and nuclear reactions in stars and stellar explosions play a key role in astrophysics. This motivates experiments to improve our understanding of nuclei and their role in the cosmos. In this thesis I present results from experiments in complete kinematics performed at the radioactive beam facilities RIKEN and GSI/FAIR. The focus is on the first measurement of unbound states in 29Ne, that were studied using neutron knockout reactions from 30Ne. The invariant-mass spectrum shows two peaks, one at around 0.5 MeV and another one at 1.3 MeV. Moreover, results from an overview experiment, investigating light neutron-rich nuclei, between 3 < Z < 10, are also presented. The results cover protonremoval cross sections in boron and carbon, important for designing future experiments, and unbound states in 26F where the first unbound states are observed at the relative energy 323 keV. Furthermore, the structure of the unbound nucleus 13Be, which is important for its bridging role between the bound 12Be and the Borromean halo nucleus 14Be, is studied. Also measurements on Coulomb dissociation of 20,21N and 18C are presented which allow to improve our understanding of r-process nucleosynthesis.
Genetic variability of five indigenous Ethiopian cattle breeds using RAPD markers

Genetic diversity is the basis for present day diversified living systems and future genetic improvement needs. This diversity should be properly utilized, improved and conserved. Conservation and improvement strategies ought to be based on proper genetic characterization in association with phenotypic characterization. The objective of this work was to assess between and within breed genetic variability of five indigenous Ethiopian cattle breeds (Horro, Sheko, Arsi, Abigar and Guraghe highland) using RAPD markers. The Guraghe highland and Arsi breeds fall under Zebu breed group, the Sheko come from Humpless Shorthorn, the Abigar from the Sanga group and the Horro from Zenga group. Genetic relationships were estimated using three primers which produced 33 loci. The gene diversity obtained in this study was found to be moderate and Analysis of Molecular Variance revealed that within breed genetic variation is much higher than that between breeds. Except few cases, genetic differentiation was highly significant. The smallest genetic divergence was between Guraghe highland and Abigar followed by Guraghe highland and Arsi. Sheko, historically considered to be humpless shorthorn, formed a distinct cluster whereas the remaining breeds formed another cluster. The RAPD markers were found to be useful to distinguish the breeds studied, but they failed to differentiate between Guraghe Highland and Abigar as they did the two zebu breeds -Guraghe Highland and Arsi. The Pearson’s correlation between genetic and geographic distances (r = 0.22) was found to be statistically insignificant (P > 0.05).
Antimicrobial resistance and its genetic determinants in aeromonads isolated 1 in ornamental ( koi ) carp ( Cyprinus carpio koi ) and common carp ( Cyprinus 2 carpio ) 3

17 The aim of this study was to evaluate antimicrobial susceptibility of Aeromonas spp. isolates 18 from common carp and koi carp coming from randomly chosen farms. The isolates were tested 19 for susceptibility to 8 antimicrobial agents using the standard agar dilution susceptibility test. In 20 all isolates, PCR was used to detect the presence of tet(A-E) genes, integrase genes, and gene 21 cassettes. From the total 72 isolates of motile aeromonads sampled from koi carp, 36 isolates 22 (50%) were resistant to oxytetracycline, 18 (25%) to ciprofloxacin, 5 (7%) to chloramphenicol, 23 5 (7%) to florfenicol, and 11 (15%) to trimethoprim. Among 49 isolates of motile aeromonads 24 collected from common carp, 20 (41%) were resistant to oxytetracycline, 3 (6%) to 25 Manuscript
Biogenic amines residues in canned fish

One hundred random samples of local and imported canned Tuna and Mackerel fish (25 of each) were analyzed for detection and determination of biogenic amines residues (histamine, tyramine and putrescine) by High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC). The obtained results revealed that the average concentration levels of histamine, tyramine, and putrescine (mg/kg) were 22.86±0.72, 0.274±0.035 & 1.884±0.181, 19.48±0.64, 0.184±0.177& 1.72±0.076, 36.72±1.807, 0.393±0.048 & 2.1±0.104, 29.04±1.46, 0.368±0.047 and 1.894±0.115 for local and imported tuna and mackerel samples, respectively. All Samples of both canned tuna and mackerel were acceptable for histamine, tyramine and putrescine Except 8% of local canned mackerel A exceeded permissible limits for histamine according to Egyptian Organization of Standardization (EOS, 2005).
Haptic feedback in freehand gesture interaction

Gesture-referent mapping is arbitrary. Binding object-centric Location defined with respect to object features. world-dependent Location defined with respect to world features. world-independent Location can ignore world features. mixed dependencies World-independent plus another. Flow discrete Response occurs after the user acts. continuous Response occurs while the user acts. Table 1. Taxonomy of surface gestures suggested by Wobbrock et al. [2009]. 2.2. 2.3 Motion gestures for 3D mobile interaction The taxonomy of motion gestures proposed by Ruiz et al. [2011] contains two classes of taxonomy dimensions: gesture mapping and physical characteristics. Both of these dimensions are further divided into three subdimensions. Furthermore, these additional dimensions are separated into categories. The taxonomy is presented in Table 2. Ruiz and others clarify that motion gestures refer to gestures in which a user also translates or rotates the device instead of just acting on a touchscreen. Gesture mapping dimension describes how gestures are mapped to device commands and it includes nature, context and temporal dimensions. Nature defines the gesture mappings to physical objects and it is segmented into metaphorical, physical, symbolic and abstract categories. Metaphorical gesture is acting on a physical object
Higher-Order Methods for Compressible Turbulent Flows Using Entropy Variables

A higher-order space-time discontinuous Galerkin method is presented for the simulation of compressible ows. The eect of the discrete formulation on the nonlinear stability of the scheme is assessed through numerical simulations. For marginally resolved turbulent simulations at moderate Reynolds number, polynomial dealiasing is shown to be necessary in order to maintain stability at high order. With increasing Reynolds number, the formulation using conservative variables is shown to be unstable at high order even when using polynomial dealiasing. Using an entropy variable formulation consistent with established entropy stability theory ensures nonlinear stability at high and innite Reynolds number. The eect of the numerical ux for underresolved turbulent simulations is investigated. A low-Mach modied ux term is presented to suppress the biased pressure-dilatation term seen with other upwind numerical uxes. Subgrid-scale modeling eects of dierent numerical ux functions on the kinetic energy spectrum are examined in the limit of innite Reynolds number.
The Influence of Fire History on Selection of Foraging Sites by Barren-Ground Caribou

Abstract: We used an information-theoretic model comparison approach to investigate the influence of forest stand attributes resulting from wildfire on the occupancy of winter habitats by barren-ground caribou (Rangifer tarandus groenlandicus) in the Northwest Territories, Canada. We used field data describing forest stand and understory attributes to develop multinomial regression models. These analyses identified a combination of ground cover type and tree volume (i.e., stand basal area) as best able to describe the observed selection of feeding sites. An observed increase in the percent ground cover of lichen had a positive influence on site selection, while an increase in the percent rock cover and basal area of conifer trees had a negative influence on selection of feeding sites by caribou. The most parsimonious regression model predicted site use with an accuracy of 87%. Lastly, we used published equations to determine the biomass of fruticose lichens on experimental and control sites classified as unburned. Our data indicated that fruticose lichen biomass on the winter range of the Bathurst herd of barren-ground caribou was high compared to winter habitats of caribou in Alaska and the Yukon Territory, and falls in the general range of lichen values reported for winter habitats of the more easterly Beverly herd, as well as portions of Saskatchewan, Manitoba, and Ungava. Overall, the analyses of feeding-site selection suggest that Bathurst caribou forage in areas with a high percentage cover and biomass of lichen, and that future increased incidence and severity of forest fires could cause a temporary decrease in the quality of winter habitat available to the Bathurst herd.
Gluten-Free Products for Celiac Susceptible People

The gluten protein of wheat triggers an immunological reaction in some gluten-sensitive people with HLA-DQ2/8 genotypes, which leads to Celiac disease (CD) with symptomatic damage in the small intestinal villi. Glutenin and gliadin are two major components of gluten that are essentially required for developing a strong protein network for providing desired viscoelasticity of dough. Many non-gluten cereals and starches (rice, corn, sorghum, millets, and potato/pea starch) and various gluten replacers (xanthan and guar gum) have been used for retaining the physical-sensorial properties of gluten-free, cereal-based products. This paper reviews the recent advances in the formulation of cereal-based, gluten-free products by utilizing alternate flours, starches, gums, hydrocolloids, enzymes, novel ingredients, and processing techniques. The pseudo cereals amaranth, quinoa, and buckwheat, are promising in gluten-free diet formulation. Genetically-modified wheat is another promising area of research, where successful attempts have been made to silence the gliadin gene of wheat using RNAi techniques. The requirement of quantity and quality for gluten-free packaged foods is increasing consistently at a faster rate than lactose-free and diabetic-friendly foods. More research needs to be focused on cereal-based, gluten-free beverages to provide additional options for CD sufferers.
Can We Gain More from Orthogonality Regularizations in Training Deep CNNs?

This paper seeks to answer the question: as the (near-) orthogonality of weights is found to be a favorable property for training deep convolutional neural networks, how can we enforce it in more effective and easy-to-use ways? We develop novel orthogonality regularizations on training deep CNNs, utilizing various advanced analytical tools such as mutual coherence and restricted isometry property. These plug-and-play regularizations can be conveniently incorporated into training almost any CNN without extra hassle. We then benchmark their effects on state-of-the-art models: ResNet, WideResNet, and ResNeXt, on several most popular computer vision datasets: CIFAR-10, CIFAR-100, SVHN and ImageNet. We observe consistent performance gains after applying those proposed regularizations, in terms of both the final accuracies achieved, and faster and more stable convergences. We have made our codes and pre-trained models publicly available: this https URL.
The Diversity of Arbuscular Mycorrhizal Fungi Associated With Plants in Ethiopia and Its Role in Agro-Ecosystem

In this review it has been tried to surface out the role of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi to the agro ecosystem. Particularly, AMF's contribution to stabilize soil fertility, reduction of use of phosphate fertilizer, increase in plant tolerance against biotic & abiotic stresses, and enhancement of quality plant production was reviewed. Besides, this review has attempted to compile several efforts, conducted so far in the study of AMF diversity and abundance at different land use patterns in Central, Rift Valley, Northern and Southern Ethiopia. AMF diversity, plant-fungus assemblages, is generally influenced by the slope, soil physico-chemical nature. Especially soil PH, availability of extractable chemicals such as calcium & potassium, its cation exchange capacity, electrical conductivity and field capacity are determinant factors. However, the effects of factors such as plant community in the AMF community composition are less clear. In general, infectivity and diversity of AMF communities is often reduced in disturbed habitats such as agro ecosystems or post-mining sites. AMF are considered to have low specificities of association with host species, but this conclusion is mostly based on experiments in which individual isolates of fungal species are grown separately. When fungi are examined as a community, evidence suggests fungal growth rates are highly hostspecific, hence it can be concluded that ecological specificity applied to some arbuscular mycorrhizal associations. However, the competitive balance between AM fungal species in terms of their ability to colonize roots may be affected by environmental conditions. This specificity of fungal response could contribute to the maintenance of diversity within the AMF community. Regarding the seasonal diversity of AMF, evidence has showed that fungal spore density differs seasonally, with some fungi sporulating in late spring and others sporulating at the end of summer. As the spores represent the dormant state of the fungus, the physiologically active state is most likely the mirror image of the seasonal spore counts. Though scholars in Ethiopia have contributed tremendously, yet there are still lots of tasks which are required to be carried out to help respond the outstanding questions allied with fungi-plant assemblages.
Protective effect of carvedilol against anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy on patients with breast cancer and lymphoma

Background: Anthracycline antibiotics are potent antineoplastic agents. Unfortunately, despite its broad effectiveness, anthracycline therapy is associated with irreversible dilated cardiomyopathy. Toxic effect may occur at any stage of anthracycline treatment. When it takes place, medical therapy is mostly insufficient. Therefore, prevention of cardiomyopathy has great clinical importance. This study aimed at evaluating the protective effect of carvedilol against anthracycline-induced cardiomyopathy on patients with breast cancer and lymphoma. Methods: In a randomized clinical trial, 66 patients with breast cancer or lymphoma selected for chemotherapy in Tabriz city hospital. These patients randomized in three groups; the first group (control) received placebo; the second group (A) received carvedilol 6.25mg/d and the third group (B) received carvedilol 12.5mg/d for 4months. Conventional echocardiography and tissue Doppler study were employed for evaluating the patients on the baseline and at the end of survey. Results: At the end of 4 months of follow-up, 1 (4.5%) patient in group B, 2 (9.1%) patients in group A and 4 (18.2%) patients of the control group had died. Clinical systolic dysfunction was encountered in 5 (27.8%), 5 (25%) and 1 (4.8%) patients in the control, A and B groups, respectively. A distinctive clinical diastolic dysfunction was encountered in 5 (27.8%), 3 (15%) and 3 (14.3%) patients in the control, A and B groups, respectively. Carvedilol with a dose of 6.25mg/d prohibited the diastolic dysfunction at the end of study without a significant effect on the prevention of diastolic dysfunction. Carvedilol with a dose of 12.5mg/d effectively prevented both the systolic and diastolic dysfunctions at the end of study. Conclusions: The current study showed that prophylactic administration of carvedilol with a dose of 12.5 mg/d might significantly prevent the systolic and diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle in patients receiving chemotherapy with anthracycline.
Soil-Atmosphere Exchange of CO2, CH4 and N2O in Northern Temperate Forests : Effects of Elevated CO2 Concentration, N Deposition and Forest Fire

Global environmental change and its causes and effects in relation to natural and anthropogenic activity have been the recent focus of concern. An important component of this issue is the role management of soils plays in contributing as a source or sink of greenhouse gases (GHGs), e.g. carbon dioxide (CO2), methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O), etc. In forest ecosystems, especially, the production and consumption of these three GHGs are biologically mediated, but also strongly controlled by natural or man-made disturbances and other climate changes influenced environmental variables, e.g. elevated atmospheric CO2 concentrations (Chapter 2), nitrogen (N) deposition (Chapter 3) and fire (Chapter 4). In this study, such environmental changes in forest ecosystems had the potential impacts to change the soil-atmosphere exchange of GHGs. Changes in soil GHG fluxes, furthermore, is that it varied with the environmental changes. Firstly, reduced CH4 consumption with CO2 enrichment was observed with increased levels of soil moisture as a result of increased leaf stomatal closure and evaporative water loss from the forest floor. Secondly, simulated N addition, which was conducted to evaluate the effects of elevated atmospheric N deposition on soil GHG fluxes, inhibited soil CH4 uptake and stimulated soil N2O emission in response to increased inorganic-N concentration. Finally, our low-intensity surface fire reduced soil CO2 flux by the combustion of understory vegetation and litter layer. Especially, soil N2O flux was represented different seasonal pattern, depending on the existence of charcoal. We considered that although increased inorganic-N levels in the burned area as a result of the fire influence preferentially the soil N2O emission, it might be suppressed through net immobilization of NH4 + or interfere with nitrification by fire-produced charcoal.
Impact of selective hunting on the trophy size of roe deer : Baltic example

With antlers valuated as trophies, ungulates experience high pressures due to selective hunting. The response of the population differs depending on the type of hunting strategy used, and trophies serve as a suitable proxy to answer this question. For example, unrestricted trophy or leisure hunting results in a diminishing quality of trophies. We evaluated the effect of the applied hunting strategy on European roe deer (Capreolus capreolus) antler size in Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia between 2006 and 2011. With the aim of preserving good quality bucks up to 5 years of age, compensatory hunting (culling) is obligatory in Lithuania. To the north, in the other two Baltic countries, roe deer buck are hunted with no age limit. Based on nonparametric tests and forward stepwise discriminant function analysis of antler morphometric characters, Lithuanian roe deer antlers were found to be significantly larger (about 40 % by mean weight and volume for the 35 biggest trophies). We conclude that bucks in Latvia and Estonia are hunted out before they reach trophy maturity (5–7 years). The antlers of fast growing bucks in the age of 3–4 years are almost as big, so they are untimely eliminated from the population. We recommend extending the preservation period of healthy roe deer buck to 6 years of age, giving hunters the possibility to estimate their age not solely on antler size, but also on other body characters.
Subglacial topography, ice thickness, and bathymetry of Kongsfjorden, northwestern Svalbard

Abstract. Svalbard tidewater glaciers are retreating, which will affect fjord circulation and ecosystems when glacier fronts become land-terminating. Knowledge of the subglacial topography and bathymetry under retreating glaciers is important to modelling future scenarios of fjord circulation and glacier dynamics. We present high-resolution (150 m gridded) digital elevation models of subglacial topography, ice thickness, and ice surface elevation of five tidewater glaciers in Kongsfjorden (1100 km2), northwestern Spitsbergen, based on ∼1700 km airborne and ground-based ice-penetrating radar profiles. The digital elevation models (DEMs) cover the tidewater glaciers Blomstrandbreen, Conwaybreen, Kongsbreen, Kronebreen, and Kongsvegen and are merged with bathymetric and land DEMs for the non-glaciated areas. The large-scale subglacial topography of the study area is characterized by a series of troughs and highs. The minimum subglacial elevation is −180 m above sea level (a.s.l.), the maximum subglacial elevation is 1400 m a.s. l. , and the maximum ice thickness is 740 m. Three of the glaciers, Kongsbreen, Kronebreen, and Kongsvegen, have the potential to retreat by ∼10 km before they become land-terminating. The compiled data set covers one of the most studied regions in Svalbard and is valuable for future studies of glacier dynamics, geology, hydrology, and fjord circulation. The data set is freely available at the Norwegian Polar Data Centre (https://doi.org/10.21334/npolar.2017.702ca4a7).