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Studies on storage stability of guava RTS

A study was undertaken for preparation of guava ready to serve and its physiochemical characteristics viz., TSS, acidity, total sugars and microbiological count as well as organoleptic attributes viz., colour, flavour, taste and overall acceptability of RTS were evaluated at an interval of 2 months up to 6 months of storage. Results indicated that the minimum physico-chemical changes viz., TSS (10.11-10.17°Brix), acidity (0.42-0.50%), reducing sugars (3.27-3.58%), total sugars (6.26-7.02%) and sensory attributes showed decreasing values with duration of storage. Considering above chemical constituents as well as sensory attributes of processed nectar. The guava is commercially used in processing industry due its attractive pulp colour and could make significant contribution to food industry.
Reproductive biology of Octopus vulgaris in an upwelling area ( NE Atlantic )

Monthly samplings of Octopus vulgaris were randomly collected from the Galician creel fishery (NE Atlantic) to analyse its reproductive cycle, spawning season and condition. A total of 340 individuals ranging from 10 to 31 cm dorsal mantle length (ML) and from 461.8 to 4972 g body weight (BW) were studied from April 2003 to March 2004. Sex ratio was not significantly different from the 1:1 proportion. The length-weight relationships were BW=0.924694*ML (n=173; r=0.924), BW=1.10295*ML (n=167; r=0.914), for females and males, respectively. The spawning of this species extends from December to August with a clear peak in spring. The ML and BW at first maturity were 20.2 cm and 1858.6 g for females. The absence of immature individuals did not permit to estimate the size at first maturity for males. Potential fecundity ranged from 12,861 to 451,173 (184,690 ± 98,816) oocytes. The number of fully developed spermatophores ranged from 12 to 374 (131 ± 77), with mean length ranging from 26.98 to 96.2 (47.2 ± 10.5) mm. Both number and mean length of spermatophores and oocytes were significantly correlated with the length and weight of the animals. Condition of females, based on the digestive gland weight, was higher in spring months and within mature specimens, although no significant differences were found among season and maturation. Spawning of this species takes place outside the strongest months of upwelling to avoid offshore transport of the autumn peak of abundance of paralarvae.
Effect of Feeding Graded Levels of Moringa stenopetala Leaf Meal on Carcass Traits and some Serum Biochemical Parameters of Koekoek Chickens

The productivity of poultry in developing countries has been grossly limited by the scarcity and consequent high prices of conventional protein sources. The aim of the present study was to evaluate Moringa stenopetala leaf meal (MLM) as alternative cheap feed ingredient in the diets of poultry and its effect on the carcass characteristics of Koekoek chickens by replacing soybean meal. The feeding trial was a completely randomised design consisting of five dietary treatments with four replications. Ten unsexed day-old chicks of Koekoek breed were randomly assigned to each of the four replicates. The dietary treatment diets were the control diet (T1) and diets containing MLM at the levels of 50 g kg-1 (T2), 80 g kg-1 (T3), 110 g kg-1 (T4) and 140 g kg-1 (T5) replacing the soybean meal in the control diet. The results indicated that chickens fed on T3, T4 and T5 diets had significantly (p < 0.01) higher weights of dressed carcass, thighs, drumsticks and wings than those of the control diet (T1). Significantly (p < 0.01) higher slaughter weight was obtained from chickens fed T3 and T4 diets than those of T1. Chickens fed T4 and T5 diets had significantly (p < 0.01) higher dressing and breast yields than other treatment diets. Weights of slaughter, dressed carcass, thighs, drumsticks, wings, liver, heart and gizzard were higher (p < 0.01) in male birds, while female chickens had significantly higher breast yield than males. The values of liver, heart and gizzard were not affected by the inclusion rates of MLM diets. The levels of total serum protein and triglyceride increased (p < 0.05) in MLM fed chickens as compared to those of control diet. The activity of serum alanine transaminase and concentration of serum urea reduced (p < 0.05) in chickens fed T3 and T4 diets. In conclusion, the substitution of soybean up to 140 g kg-1 MLM could be an alternative feeding strategy in rural and peri-urban chicken production practices in Moringa growing tropical regions of the developing nations by replacing expensive protein feed sources. The results obtained from this study further suggested that dietary Moringa leaf meal has no deleterious effects on some physiological indices studied.
INFLUENCE OF ICT INTEGRATION ON PERFORMANCE OF MANUFACTURING FIRMS IN KENYA Nehemiah Kiprop Kiplagat ( Corresponding author )

This study sought to establish influence of ICT integration on performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. Increasing competitive pressures are forcing companies to increase their rates of innovation. The increasing rate of innovation shortens each product’s duration in the market, thereby compressing each product’s life cycle. Without proper management, increasing product turnover will increase design and manufacturing costs. This study employed a descriptive survey research design to accomplish its goals since it has enough provision for the protection of bias and maximized reliability. The target population comprised of managers in manufacturing firms that are members of the Kenya Association of Manufacturers (KAM). KAM therefore provided the sampling frame for this study. As at 2017, KAM had a membership of 903 manufacturing firms. A sample of 90 respondents was drawn from this population. Primary data was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire which was self-administered. Data obtained was processed and analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. The results of the data analysis were presented in charts and tables. The study revealed that ICT integration explain 33.9% of change in performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. ICT integration was found to be one of the elements of multi-echelon distribution system that have the most significance on performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. The study concluded that ICT integration significantly influences performance of manufacturing firms in Kenya. This study recommends that manufacturing firms should ensure they adopt ICT integration in their supply chain. Manufacturing firms in Kenya should important elements of multi-echelon distribution system.
Section 1 Traditional light and epifluorescent microscopy

Identification, visualization and investigation of biofouling microbes are not possible without light, epifluorescence and electron microscopy. The first section of this chapter presents methods of quantification of microbes in biofilms and Catalyzed Reporter Deposition Fluorescent in situ hybridization (CARD-FISH). The second section provides an overview of Laser Scanning Confocal Microscopy (LSCM) imaging, which focuses mainly on the Fluorescent in situ Hybridization Technique (FISH) technique. This technique is very useful for visualization and quantification of different groups of microorganisms. The third section describes the principles of transmission (TEM) and scanning (SEM) electron microscopy. 0002124997.INDD 3 6/14/2014 9:04:08 AM CO PY RI GH TE D M AT ER IA L
A Highly Reliable SRAM PUF with a Capacitive Preselection Mechanism and pre-ECC BER of 7.4E-10

An SRAM PUF with an internal error reduction mechanism is presented. A capacitive preselection test identifies potentially unstable cells with insufficient mismatch. The test can be accomplished in one VDD / temperature corner. An implementation in TSMC 65nm technology disqualified all the unstable cells (19.7%) in 14 800-bit arrays. The test has no impact on the randomness of the PUF and negligible impact on area. A highly competitive pre-ECC BER of 7.4E-10 and an energy consumption of 16fJ/bit were achieved.
Profiles of the Sources of Science Self-Efficacy

The purpose of this study was to investigate (a) the latent profiles that arise from middle and high school students’ (N = 1225) reported exposure to information from the four hypothesized sources of self-efficacy; (b) the relationships between these latent profiles and science selfefficacy and science achievement; and (c) the differences in latent profiles as a function of implicit theory of science ability, gender, and grade level. Results revealed that a four-class solution fit the data the best. Results support past findings indicating that mastery experiences are a powerful source of self-efficacy. Furthermore, there seemed to be an additive benefit of drawing from multiple sources simultaneously. Gender did not predict membership in these four profiles, but implicit theory of ability and grade level did. The results show that students in the most adaptive profiles drew from multiple sources of efficacy-relevant information and espoused a strong belief in the plasticity of their science abilities, whereas those who were in the least adaptive profiles exhibited a high degree of negative affect and held a fixed view of science ability.
Improving Value at Risk Calculations by Using Copulas and Non-Gaussian Margins

Value at risk (VaR) is of central importance in modern financial risk management. Of the various methods that exist to compute the VaR, the most popular are historical simulation, the variance-covariance method and Monte Carlo (MC) simulation. While historical simulation is not based on particular assumptions as to the behaviour of the risk factors, the two other methods assume some kind of multinormal distribution of the risk factors. Therefore the dependence structure between different risk factors is described by the covariance or correlation between these factors. It is shown in [1, 2] that the concept of correlation entails several pitfalls. As a consequence, copulas are proposed to describe the dependence between n variables with arbitrary marginal distributions. A copula is a function C : [0, 1] → [0, 1] with certain special properties [3], so that the joint distribution can be written as IP(R1 ≤ r1, . . . , Rn ≤ rn) = C (F1(r1), . , Fn(rn)). F1, . , Fn denote the cumulative probability functions of the n variables. In general, a copula C depends on one or more parameters p1, . , pk that determine the dependence between the variables r1, . , rn. In this sense, these parameters assume the role of correlations. The second pitfall that arises from the multinormal distribution ansatz is the fat tail problem of the margins [4, 5]. One way of taking extreme values better into account is to assume that the risk factors obey Student distribution patterns instead of Gaussian patterns. In this thesis we investigate two risk factors only. We model each risk factor independently using a Student distribution and describe their dependence by both the Frank copula [6] and the Gumbel-Hougaard copula [7]. We present algorithms to estimate the parameters of the margins and the copulas and to generate pseudo random numbers due to a copula dependence. Making use of historical data spanning a period of nineteen years, we compute the VaR using a copula-modified MC algorithm. To see the advantage of this method, we compare our results with VaR results obtained from the three standard methods mentioned at the beginning. Based on backtesting results, we find that the copula method is more reliable than both traditional MC simulation and the variance-covariance method and about as good as historical simulation. To Christiane and Maximilian
Factor Immobility and Regional Impacts of Trade Liberalization : Evidence on Poverty and Inequality from India

Although it is commonly believed that trade liberalization results in higher GDP, little is known about its effects on poverty and inequality. This paper uses the sharp trade liberalization in India in 1991, spurred to a large extent by external factors, to measure the causal impact of trade liberalization on poverty and inequality in districts in India. Variation in preliberalization industrial composition across districts in India and the variation in the degree of liberalization across industries allow for a difference-in-difference approach, establishing whether certain areas benefited more from, or bore a disproportionate share of the burden of liberalization. In rural districts where industries more exposed to liberalization were concentrated, poverty incidence and depth decreased by less as a result of trade liberalization, a setback of about 15 percent of India’s progress in poverty reduction over the 1990s. The results are robust to pre-reform trends, convergence and time-varying effects of initial district-specific characteristics. Inequality was unaffected in the sample of all Indian states in both urban and rural areas. The findings are related to the extremely limited mobility of factors across regions and industries in India. Indeed, in Indian states where inflexible labor laws impeded factor reallocation, the adverse impact of liberalization on poverty was more pronounced. The findings, consistent with a specific factors model of trade, suggest that to minimize the social costs of inequality, additional policies may be needed to redistribute some of the gains of liberalization from winners to those who do not benefit as much. Creating a flexible institutional environment will likely minimize the need for additional interventions.
Study on Construction Sequence Delay for Road Infrastructure Projects

Due to the inherent risks and increasing complexity of modern infrastructure construction projects, delays and cost overruns have become common facts in the construction industry. Delays can lead to many negative effects such as lawsuits between owners and contractors, increased costs, loss of productivity and revenue, and contract termination. This paper articulates to study about the delay causes and factors that contribute to the construction sequence delay for the road infrastructure projects and how one can predict the future completion date for the delayed project using earned value management. In this context, a literature review conducted thoroughly to know about the causes and factors contributing to delays.From the intricate analysis of the reviewed literatures, it showed that questionnaire survey is the best and reliable methodology to gather the data about the causes and quantification of delay factors. The gathered data are analyzed through Relative Importance Index (RII) and the delay causes are ranked as per their significance. To validate the findings of questionnaire survey, a case study on road construction was considered and analyzed based on earned value management (EVM).
THE INFLUENCE OF SOME BIO AND ORGANIC NUTRITIVE ADDENDA ON GROWTH , PRODUCTIVITY , FRUIT QUALITY AND NUTRITIONAL STATUS OF WASHINGTON NAVEL ORANGE TREES

The present study was conducted on fruitful Washing to navel orange trees grown at Experimental Station of Faculty of A griculture, Benha Uni. during 2009 & 2010 seasons to investigate the influ e ce of some bio & organic substances as additional nutritive fertilizers i.e. , Biomagic, peptone and Hammer (humic source) applied either each solely or combined to another (foliar &/or soil drench), besides water spray as c ontrol. All investigated six treatments improved all evaluated parameters dealin g with 1growth parameters (No. of shoots/ one meter limb, shoot le ngth & thickness, No. of leaves per shoot and leaf area) 2Fruiting measure ments ( fruit set & fruits retention % and yield ) , 3fruit quality either p hysical properties (fruit weight , dimensions , shape index , juice volume and peel th ickness ) or chemical properties (juice TSS % , acidity % , TSS/ acid rat io , total sugars and Vitamin C ) and 4nutritional status (leaf N, P ,K , Ca a nd Mg %) . However, the beneficial effect varied greatly from one investiga ed treatment to another. Anyhow, Biomagic 7.5g/L foliar spray + Hammer 1.5g/ L soil drench (6 treatment) was statistically the superior, descendi ngly followed by foliar spray with Biomagic solely 7.5g/L and/or peptone 0.5g/L f oliar spray +Hammer 1.5g/L soil drench . However, Hammer 1.5g/L applied solely either foliar or soil drench had the least efficiency, especially fo iar application.
Studying of Some Physical Properties for Rock Samples Collected from Several Quarries in Palestine

In this study, some physical information of many rock samples, such as, radioactive heat production (RHP), radiogenic heat (Q), density (ρ), thermal conductivity (λ), and magnetic susceptibility (χ) were determined by using different methods and instruments. Sixty four fresh rock samples were collected from 32 quarries at different depths in Hebron region to determine the activity concentration of 238 U, 232 Th and 40 K, by using gamma-ray spectrometry. The high values of RHP and Q in some rocks are mainly related to the relative increase of uranium contents in these samples. It was noted that there is a clear relationship between the difference in the values of those properties, the depth of collected samples and the color of the rock samples in the area under investigations.
R & D , Innovation & Exporting in Britain : An Empirical Analysis

This study considers the determinants of whether a firm exports, undertakes R&D and/or innovates, and, in particular, the contemporaneous links between these variables using three waves of the UK Community Innovation Survey. An instrumental variables procedure is employed to overcome problems of endogeneity. Given the key role of R&D, innovation and exporting in determining productivity, it is important that government understands these complex interactions between R&D, innovation and exporting and takes advantage of them when devising and implementing productivity-enhancing policies at the micro-level. JEL classification numbers
Medicinal Uses of Different Parts of Anchomanes difformis

Anchomanes difformis (Blume) Engl. Pallidus, commonly known as forest Anchomanes is a plant of the family Araceae in the order Aralesindigenous to the African continent. Anchomanes difformis is a multipurpose plant that has been used broadly in treatment of a variety of ailments traditionally. It has been used traditionally in the treatment of Hernia, oedema, constipation, heartburns, tuberculosis, prostatitis Anuria, constipation, scabies, rheumatism, asthma, diarrhea, vertigo Epilepsy, leprosy, diabetes, sleeping sickness, psychiatric illness Jaundice, filariasis, Kidney pain. Studies have been carried out on the analgesic, antiinflammatory, anti-asthmatic, anti-ulcer, anti-microbial, antioxidant, diuretic and laxative effects of the plant.
Susceptibility Of Diploid And Triploid Pacific Oysters, Crassostrea Gigas (Thunberg, 1793) And Eastern Oysters, Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791), To Perkinsus marinus

The susceptibility of Pacific oysters, Crassostrea gigas, to the oyster parasite Perkinsus marinus was compared with that of eastern oysters, Crassostrea virginica, in two separate experiments. Experiments were conducted in flow-through seawater systems with quarantined effluent. Oysters were challenged by addition of infective P. marinus. In the first experiment, which used only diploid oysters, 40% of C. gigas became infected with P. marinus after 83 days compared to 100% of C. virginica. In the second experiment, which examined susceptibility of diploid and triploid individuals of both species, prevalence was high in all groups after 60 days. In C. virginica, heavy and moderate infection intensities prevailed while C. gigas exhibited only light infections. Cumulative mortality of C. virginica after 150 days was 100% for the diploid group and 97.7% for the triploid group. Cumulative mortality of C. gigas after 150 days was 25 . 1 % for the diploid group and 34.3% for the triploid group, but this mortality did not appear to be disease related. Thus, C. gigas was consistently more tolerant of P. marinus than was C. virginica, and triploidy provided no increased disease tolerance for either species.
Hepatitis C Virus Protein Expression Induces Apoptosis in HepG 2 Cells

The mechanisms of hepatocyte death and the events that lead to a high rate of chronic liver disease in patients infected with hepatitis C virus are not known. We established a HCV replication system in HepG2 cell culture and utilized this model to address the effect of HCV proteins on HepG2 cell growth and viability. After transfection of HepG2 cells with full-length RNA, a truncated RNA, or an antisense RNA, cell proliferation and cell viability were analyzed by thymidine uptake and the trypan blue exclusion method, respectively. Full-length RNA transfected HepG2 cells showed a decrease in cell proliferation and viability compared to cells transfected with HCV truncated RNA and antisense RNA control. A subset of cells expressing HCV proteins underwent apoptosis as documented by morphological studies, ultrastructural analysis, cell cycle analysis by flow cytometry, terminal transferase enzyme mediated end labeling of DNA, and DNA laddering. This study suggests that expression of HCV proteins can lead to cell death by apoptosis, which may be an important event in the pathogenesis of chronic hepatitis C virus infection in humans. © 2001 Academic Press
Correlations of DKK 1 with incidence and prognosis of breast cancer

Results: DKK1 expression was confirmed in hormone-resistant breast cancer cell lines SK and MDA-MB231. DKK1 expression in breast cancer was associated with cytoplasm/ nuclear β-catenin (p<0.01). Increased expressions of DKK1 and cytoplasm/nuclear β-catenin in breast cancer indicated adverse outcome of patients. DKK1 was also a bad prognostic factor for patients in early disease stage or without lymph node metastasis.
Political Attitudes and the Facial Feedback Hypothesis

Current research has suggested that facial expressions may not only be the result of emotional experiences, but they may also play a role in shaping emotion itself. This idea, known as the Facial Feedback Hypothesis, has been supported in a number of various areas of psychology. The weak version of the hypothesis tested in this study suggests that facial feedback may intensify or inhibit an underlying emotion already present. One area of psychology untouched by the facial feedback hypothesis appears to be political evaluations. We hypothesized that activation of the zygomatic major muscle in the face (normally present when expressing happiness) when evaluating moderate political statements would correlate with higher levels of support and be viewed as more partisan congruent to a person’s political identity. Similarly, we hypothesized that activating the anguli oris muscle in the face (usually present when expressing anger) when evaluating bi-partisan statements would correlate with higher levels of disagreement and be viewed as less congruent to a participant’s partisan identity when judging these statements. Results indicated that opposite to our predictions, moderate statements are evaluated more favorably and more congruently to political identity in the frowning condition compared to the smiling condition, relative to pretests. Implications are discussed.