Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Histologic features of harvested canine kidneys preserved in four different crystalloid solutions.

Endless efforts are required in the investigation of the best organ preservative. Normal Saline, 5% dextrose, Darrows and Ringers’ Lactate were used as preservatives with the view to investigate the prospect of kidney survival in these solutions post harvest at the Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Ahmadu Bello University-Zaria. Sixteen normal kidneys were harvested, preserved and evaluated from sixteen adult Nigerian indigenous breed of dogs. The dogs were acclimatized and conditioned for 2 weeks while presurgical evaluations were done. Kidney harvesting was performed under ge neral anaesthesia, asepsis was observed strictly in all cases. The left kidneys were harvested for each dog through an 8 cm cranioventral midline approach under general anaesthesia. Post nephrectomy, the kidneys were flushed/perfused through the renal artery and preserved for 96 hours at 40C in labeled bowls (A, B C and D) containing these solutions: ARingers Lactate, B-Darrows, C-5% Dextroses and D-Normal Saline solutions which was incorporated 15000 iu of heparin, 5mls of 2% xylocaine, 400000 iu penicillin and 75mg streptomycin. Following preservation for 96 hours, histopathology study was undertaken. Mean pre-surgical haematological, serum chemistry and urinalysis values were within normal range. The gross appearances of the harvested kidneys post preservation were normal. The renal parenchyma for all the kidneys preserved for 72 hours were normal. At 96 hours, kidneys preserved in solutions C and D showed no histological changes. The findings revealed that Normal Saline would preserve better followed by 5% Dextrose and then Darrows and Ringers Lactate being the mild preservative. Keywords: Canine kidney, crystalloid, histologic, preserved, transplantation
Studying the Ultraviolet Spectrum of the First Spectroscopically Confirmed Supernova at Redshift Two

We present observations of DES16C2nm, the first spectroscopically confirmed hydrogen-free superluminous supernova (SLSN-I) at redshift . DES16C2nm was discovered by the Dark Energy Survey (DES) Supernova Program, with follow-up photometric data from the Hubble Space Telescope, Gemini, and the European Southern Observatory Very Large Telescope supplementing the DES data. Spectroscopic observations confirm DES16C2nm to be at z = 1.998, and spectroscopically similar to Gaia16apd (a SLSN-I at z = 0.102), with a peak absolute magnitude of . The high redshift of DES16C2nm provides a unique opportunity to study the ultraviolet (UV) properties of SLSNe-I. Combining DES16C2nm with 10 similar events from the literature, we show that there exists a homogeneous class of SLSNe-I in the UV ( Å), with peak luminosities in the (rest-frame) U band, and increasing absorption to shorter wavelengths. There is no evidence that the mean photometric and spectroscopic properties of SLSNe-I differ between low ( ) and high redshift ( ), but there is clear evidence of diversity in the spectrum at , possibly caused by the variations in temperature between events. No significant correlations are observed between spectral line velocities and photometric luminosity. Using these data, we estimate that SLSNe-I can be discovered to z = 3.8 by DES. While SLSNe-I are typically identified from their blue observed colors at low redshift ( ), we highlight that at these events appear optically red, peaking in the observer-frame z-band. Such characteristics are critical to identify these objects with future facilities such as the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope, Euclid, and the Wide-field Infrared Survey Telescope, which should detect such SLSNe-I to z = 3.5, 3.7, and 6.6, respectively.
The Female Reproductive Cycle of the Bedriaga Plate-Tailed Gecko, Teratoscincus bedriagai (Sauria: Gekkonidae) in Iran

The Bedriaga Plate-tailed Gecko, Teratoscincus bedriagai Nikolsky, 1900, is distributed in the northern and eastern desert basins of the Central Plateau of Iran, Sistan, and the desert regions of southern Afghanistan. Iranian specimens are believed to be rare in collections. In this study, the reproductive cycle of this species has been investigated through focusing on oogenesis from 5 April to 5 August, 2013. Generally, 15 adult females were collected by hand at midnight from southern parts of Damghan County, situated in Semnan Province of Iran. Ovaries were removed and processed for the purpose of histological and morphometric studies. The results revealed that oocyte growth starts in early April and terminates in late July. Moreover, mating commences in spring, especially at the beginning of May, with oviposition occurring from late May to late July. Approximately, 1 to 2 eggs are laid by females per clutch with the possibility of producing a secondary clutch later in the season. The maximum reproductive activity takes place in May and continues with a decreasing trend in June and more reduction in July and finally ends in August. No significant difference was observed between right and left side of reproductive system. Therefore, oogenesis occurs from April to July, while T. bedriagai follows an oogenic cycle typical for temperate species.
Examining the Antecedents and Consequences of Corporate Reputation: A Customer Perspective

This paper extends previous work to examine the antecedents and customer-related consequences of corporate reputation for one important stakeholder group, customers, and within a special service sector where product and corporate associations are synonymous. We begin by linking the concept of corporate reputation to related concepts. Then, using structural equation modelling on customer survey data (n=511), we examine the impact of customer satisfaction and trust on corporate reputation, as well as how corporate reputation affects customer loyalty and word of mouth behaviour. The management implications of these results are discussed.
Factors Influencing the Adoption of Internet Banking in Malaysia

This study aims to look into the ways on how demographic characteristics, social factors, and consumer perceptions and attitudes towards internet banking influence the adoption of internet banking in an emerging economy like Malaysia. The study focused solely on the local and multinational banking industries in Malaysia and used questionnaire to obtain the relevant data. Implementation of the questionnaire was done by using the proportional stratified random sampling method, whereby questionnaires were distributed to the target population over the period of August to September 2014. Of the 300 questionnaires distributed 120 were returned complete and clean. Overall it was shown that social factors were strongly influence the adoption of internet banking in an emerging economy like Malaysia.
Series solutions of unsteady boundary layer flow of a micropolar fluid near the forward stagnation point of a plane surface

In this paper, the unsteady boundary-layer flow of a micropolar fluid started impulsively from rest near the forward stagnation point of a two-dimensional plane surface is studied by means of an analytic approach, namely homotopy analysis method. This approach gives accurate approximations uniformly valid for all dimensionless time. Besides, analytic results are given for the reduced velocity and microrotation profiles, as well as for the skin friction coefficient when the material parameter K takes the value K=0 (Newtonian fluid), 1, 3, 5 and 10. To the best of our knowledge, such a kind of series solutions has been never reported.
Democracy and Redistribution, 1880-1930: Reassessing the Evidence

The gospel of political economy preaches that extending the franchise leads to greater government redistribution. This belief is rooted in an obvious contrast: autocracies restrict participation to an elite few, while democracies allow the poor greater voice. Logically, because there are always more poor people than rich people, franchise expansion lowers the income of the average voter, and raises the demand for redistribution of wealth. By the beginning of the 19th century, politicians and political philosophers across the political spectrum believed universal suffrage would lead to the equalization of property. This syllogism - between political and economic equality - has dominated the fears and the hopes attached to democracy ever since in the inception of representative government (Przeworski 2009, 301). Democracy may only mandate political equality, but since the late 1700s those on the right feared that political equality would threaten property - and likewise, those on the left believed that acquisition of political rights would not satisfy those on the bottom of the economic ladder. By Marx’s time, the idea had spread that “democracy in the political realm must naturally lead to social and economic equality” (ibid, 303). Despite the persistence of vast socioeconomic inequalities in democracies around the world, belief that democracy and property are in tension remains rock-solid. In 1981, Meltzer and Richard helped formalize the “redistributive” model of democratic politics. They noted that not only does universal suffrage mean that a majority of voters earn less than average income, but also that pressures for redistribution will vary with economic inequality. The formalization of the redistributive model sparked an avalanche of research seeking to explain cross-national variation in patterns of government spending - both within democracies as well as between democracies and dictatorships. To scholars’ surprise, results of this research have consistently questioned the gospel truth that democracies redistribute more than autocracies and that inequality is correlated with pressures for redistribution. Scholars have repeatedly found that democracies redistribute far less than they “should” - a puzzle that pushed some to add epicycles to the original model in an effort to salvage their faith that a tension between democracy and property truly exists. Scholars have proven unwilling to give up on the Meltzer-Richard model, leading Adam Przeworski (2010, 85) to sardonically call it “political economists’ favorite toy. ”
Expression through Affect and Words in the Transition from Infancy to Language

The emergence o f language at the end o f infancy has a profound effect on the individual’s development throughout the life span. In this chapter, we suggest a model to explain why and how infants acquire language, and present data from a research study demonstrating the usefulness o f the methodology derived from that model. In our theory, we propose that children acquire the forms of speech for expressing the contents o f states o f mind. In our methodology, we use attributions o f the contents o f states o f mind underlying children’s expressions for understanding how the one system of expression already available to infants, affect, is related to the acquisition o f words as a new system for expressing meaning. Both affect and words expressed desires more often than beliefs, and desires for events that involved the child as actor more often than other persons. W hereas affect was the predominant form of expression to begin with, by the time of a vocabulary spurt toward the end o f the single-word period, words expressed the majority o f propositions in every category except one; the category o f beliefs that involved other persons and their actions toward the child continued to be expressed more often with affect than with words. This chapter introduces a theory of language development which departs from the commonly held view that language is acquired by children as a tool for achieving purposes and goals. We suggest that tool use should not be central to a theory of language development. We propose, instead, that children acquire the forms of speech for expressing the contents of states of mind and for interpreting the speech of others so as to attribute states o f mind to them (see Bloom & Beckwith, 1986, for the full account of this theoretical perspective). In what follows here, we begin by summarizing the theory and its relation to other views of child language, and describe how the theory has been translated into the methodology of our research. We then describe that research project and report 99 CITATION: Bloom, L. , Beckwith, R. , Capatides, J. & Hafitz, J. (1988). Expression through affect and words in the transition from infancy to language. In P. Baltes, D. Featherman, & R. Lerner (Eds.), Life-Span Development and Behavior (Vol. 8, pp. 99-127). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum.
Ituglanis macunaima, a new catfish from the rio Araguaia basin, Brazil (Siluriformes: Trichomycteridae)

Ituglanis macunaima, especie nova, e descrita da bacia do rio Araguaia, Mato Grosso, Brasil. Distingue-se de seus congeneres pela seguinte combinacao de caracteres: fontanela posterior ausente; raios da nadadeira peitoral principalmente i,4; raios da nadadeira pelvica principalmente i,4; raios ramificados na nadadeira caudal principalmente 5,5; padrao de coloracao mosqueado formado por manchas marrom-escuro irregulares ou levemente arredondadas distribuidas sobre uma matriz de tonalidade esbranquicada; canal supra-orbital reduzido com poros s1 e s2 ausentes; canal infra-orbital reduzido com poros i1 e i3 ausentes; 2-3 costelas pleurais; e 35-38 vertebras. Sao fornecidas tambem a descricao e ilustracao detalhada do esqueleto de I. macunaima. Comparacoes com outros tricomicterideos sao feitas e varios caracteres redutivos de I. macunaima sao apontados e discutidos. Alguns pontos sobre a sistematica e filogenia do genero tambem sao comentados.
Consumers' willingness to pay for safer fish: preliminary results from a survey about mercury contaminated fish in Friuli Venezia Giulia Region

This study investigates the impact on consumers’ fish choice of a labelling system providing information about mercury-free fish. Taking a sample of costumers from Friuli Venezia Giulia Region (Italy), we applied a choice experiment to estimate consumers’ willingness to pay (WTP) for mercury-free labelling and to test whether this WTP differs from WTP for local origin fish. The chosen fish was Seabass given that it is well known and frequently consumed in Italy as it is a local product of the Northern Adriatic from both fishing and farming. Our results highlight how respondents are more likely to consume and willing to pay for local (farmed or fished) fish than to pay a premium price for fish with a “mercury-free” label.
First Evidence of a Mamenchisaurid Dinosaur from the Upper Jurassic-Lower Cretaceous Phu Kradung Formation of Thailand

An isolated posterior cervical vertebra of a sauropod discovered at Phu Dan Ma (Kalasin Province, northeastern Thailand) is the first informative postcranial specimen from the Phu Kradung Formation, a Upper Jurassic to Lower Cretaceous continental unit. The vertebra is referred to the family Mamenchisauridae, otherwise mainly known from China. In addition, spatulate teeth from the same formation and a mid-dorsal vertebra from the Upper Jurassic Khlong Min Formation of southern Thailand are reassigned to this family. The occurrence of mamenchisaurids in the earliest Cretaceous of Thailand supports a hypothesis of geographical isolation of Central, Eastern, and Southeast Asia during the Late Jurassic. It also suggests that the main changes in their dinosaur assemblages occurred during the Early Cretaceous, rather than at the Jurassic-Cretaceous boundary.
Herbal Antibacterials: A Review -

Plants are rich source of antibacterial agents because they produce wide array of bioactive molecules, most of which probably evolved as chemical defense against predation or infection. A major part of the total population in developing countries still uses traditional folk medicine obtained from plant resources With an estimation of WHO that as many as 80% of world population living in rural areas rely on herbal traditional medicines as their primary health care, the study on properties and uses of medicinal plants are getting growing interests. In recent years this interest to evaluate plants possessing antibacterial activity for various diseases is growing. Different solvent extracts (aqueous, alcohol and ethanol) of leaves, flower and seed of various plants selected based on an ethnobotanical survey from India were subjected to in vitro antibacterial activity assay against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria employing different diffusion method. Based on local use of common diseases and Ethnobotanical knowledge, an attempt has been made to assess the antibacterial properties of selected medicinal plants viz. Argemone mexicana (Shialkanta), Aster lanceolatus (White panicle), Capparis thonningii and Capparis tomentosa (Woolly caper bush), Cardiospermum halicacabum (Balloonvine), Cassia alata (Herpetic alata), Centaurea sclerolepis, Cinnamomum zeylanicum (Cinnamon), Curcuma longa (Turmeric), Cymbopogon nervatus, Ficus religiosa (Peepal), Indigofera aspalathoides (Ajara), Marrubium vulgare (Horehound), Medicago Spp. (Medick, Burclover), Morus alba (Mulberry), Ocimum sanctum (Tulsi), Origanum marjorana (Marjoram), Oxalis corniculata (Amli), Piper nigrum (Kala mirch), Plectranthus amboinicus (Indian borage, Patharchur), Plumeria acutifolia (Kachuchi), Salvadora persica (Piludi), Salvia repens and Syzygium aromaticum (Clove) for potential antibacterial activity against some important bacterial strains, namely Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptococcus pyogenes, Pseudomonas spp, Proteus spp, Salmonella Typhi, Escherichia coli, Shigella dysentriae, Klebsiella pneumoniae. The plant extracts were more active against Gram-positive bacteria than against Gram-negative bacteria.
A Structural Approach to Unveil the Role of BRCA1 in the Context of Transcription

We present a new molecular toolkit to investigate protein assemblies natively formed in the context of human disease. The system employs tunable microchips that can be decorated with switchable adaptor molecules to select for target proteins of interest and analyze them using molecular microscopy. Implementing our new streamlined microchip approach, we could directly visualize BRCA1 gene regulatory complexes from patient-derived cancer cells for the first time. Introduction A current limitation in decoding the exquisite interactions that occur in human cells is the lack of molecular techniques to investigate protein assemblies formed in their native environment. In the context of human disease, this is particularly challenging. Standard separation procedures to acquire protein assemblies are limited, in part, to the lengthy chromatographic steps[33] that employ harsh chemicals to obtain the fragile biological output. While functionalized surfaces have been successfully used to isolate proteins from model
Exploration and Exploitation in Complex Networks: The Influence of Interpersonal Network Structure

We use a simulation study to extend James March’s (1991) classic model of exploration and exploitation by allowing for direct interpersonal learning. As individuals interact with one another in an organization, they evaluate each other’s performance and alter their own solution routines by imitating other superior performers. In this setup, we are interested in whether a subgroup structure, which is popular in many organizations in the form of team or department structures, fosters the diversity of ideas and solution routines in an organization, thereby improving learning outcomes. We find that this structure is, indeed, conducive to learning, as long as there is a small fraction of random, cross-group links. Such semi-isolation allows the organization to learn moderately fast with the highest learning outcome. This numerical result is consistent with empirical research, which shows that small-world network properties enhance the performance of a system.
Validation of Offshore load simulations using measurement data from the DOWNVInD project

Summary Integrated analysis of the wind turbine including the complete support structure is an important task for modern wind turbines. This paper presents calculation methods to accomplish this task and validation results from comparative calculations and measurements. The results show that the coupling methods yield good results, although additional validation is still required to finally conclude on the accurateness which can be expected.
Identifying Causes of Construction Waste - Case of Central Region of Peninsula Malaysia

Construction waste becomes a global issue facing by practitioners and researchers around the world. Waste can affects success of construction project significantly. More specifically, it has major impact on construction cost, construction time, productivity and sustainability aspects. This paper aims to identify various factors causing construction waste in Malaysia. Study was carried out through structured questionnaire focusing three major parties (i.e. clients, consultants and contractors) involved in construction project. Data was analyzed with Statistical Software Package SPSS. Reliability of data was found as 0.917 which showed that data collected was highly reliable. The calculation of Mean Rank of the construction waste causes found that the 5 key causes are Poor site management and supervision, Lack of experience, inadequate planning and scheduling, Mistakes and errors in design and finally Mistakes during construction. Spearman correlation analysis showed that Mistakes during construction was highly correlated with Rework (with 0.829 correlation value) and Slow information flow between parties (with a value of 0.60) and vice versa. Through identifying the causes and its correlation of the construction waste it gives better understanding to the construction community for future construction projects which benefit not only in term of economy but also the environment.
Symmetron with a non-minimal kinetic term

We investigate the compatibility of the Symmetron with dark energy by introducing a non-minimal kinetic term associated with the Symmetron. In this new model, the effect of the friction term appearing in the equation of motion of the Symmetron field becomes more pronounced due to the non-minimal kinetic term appearing in the action and, under specific conditions after symmetry breaking, the universe experiences an accelerating phase which, in spite of the large effective mass of the scalar field, lasts as long as the Hubble time H0.
Exfiltration from sewers - is it a serious problem?

This paper contends that estimates of exfiltration leakage from sewers, and the problems arising from it may be too high due to an underestimation of the “self-repairing” action of sewage and sewage sediments in raw sewage. Two aspects of a continuing programme of research are reported; (i) the measurement of exfiltration rates from a range of defects in a sewer pipe with pipe bedding effects simulated by a dry gravel trench surround to the pipe, and (ii) an assessment of the persistence of pathogens in the gravel and soil beneath the test rig pipe, using coliforms as a biological indicator. The results show that the introduction of a gravel surround resulted in more rapid and effective sealing across the entire range of defects tested compared to previously performed experiments with the defects discharging to air. Complete sealing eventually occurred on every run for a 10 mm x 10 mm defect situated at the invert of the sewer and the lowest recorded levels in each experiment for a 10 mm wide radial defect were of the order 10-3 to 10-4 l s-1. These results have been scaled-up to estimate leakage rates in lengths of sewers and sub-catchments and levels significantly lower than previously estimated are indicated. Additionally, the pilot experiment to investigate the fate of biological contaminants in the exfiltrate suggests rapid reduction in microorganisms levels beneath the sewer pipe.