Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of Strain and Skip-a-Day Feed Restriction on Carcass and Meat Quality Characteristics of Broiler Chickens

In Nigeria, the demand for white meat and its products has increased appreciably in recent time due to health concerns arising from red meat consumption. According to MOA (2007), red meat production is about 28%, while selfsufficiency of broiler meat (white meat) is approximately 96%. The success of poultry production has been strongly related to the improvements in growth performance and carcass yield and composition. Present commercial broiler chicken strains such as Arbor Acre, Anak Titan, Ross, Lohmann, Pawl, Hubbard and Kucborwere the results of successful selection programme for rapid growth and body conformation (Idahor et al., 2013). These strains had been bred to acclimatize very well that they can attain table size of 1.6 – 2.0 kilogram live weight in 8 – 12weeks with minimal death rate (Idahor et al., 2013).
OVERVIEW AND EVALUATION OF AGGIES , AN AUTOMATED EDIT AND IMPUTATION SYSTEM

The National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) collects and summarizes information about the nation's agriculture through the use of a variety of surveys and the Census of Agriculture. After data collection and prior to the summarization and publication of statistics, the data are edited for completeness and consistency. Obtaining edited data that are accurate is important for making inference of the underlying population characteristics (e.g., estimating population totals and ratios). Edited data are also used as control data for designing future surveys and improving the accuracy of the estimates from them.
The value of experience : evidence from art auctions *

We investigate whether information brokers improve the reliability of the information provided to the public whenever they have access to better quality information. Using a large sample of auctions of Italian paintings in various houses around the world, we analyze if experience in fine art auction houses, defined as its degree of information about the artists’ artworks, is important for understanding auction outcomes. We find that pre-sale estimates are more precise and paintings are more likely to be sold when the auction house has previous experience dealing with the artist, and that experience does not the affect auction house’s estimation bias. However, in a more volatile and less predictable art market segment such as the Contemporary market, auction house’s experience mitigates as well their estimation bias. JEL Classification: D44, G11, G14, Z11.
Lattice Generation in Attention-Based Speech Recognition Models

Attention-based neural speech recognition models are frequently decoded with beam search, which produces a tree of hypotheses. In many cases, such as when using external language models, numerous decoding hypotheses need to be considered, requiring large beam sizes during decoding. We demonstrate that it is possible to merge certain nodes in a tree of hypotheses, in order to obtain a decoding lattice, which increases the number of decoding hypotheses without increasing the number of candidates that are scored by the neural network. We pro-pose a convolutional architecture, which facilitates comparing states of the model at different pi The experiments are carried on the Wall Street Journal dataset, where the lattice decoder obtains lower word error rates with smaller beam sizes, than an otherwise similar architecture with regular beam search.
Biology , Fisheries , and Aquaculture of the Amazon River Prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum : A Review

The Amazon River prawn Macrobrachium amazonicum is widely distributed in South America, and has a high economic value for fisheries and aquaculture. The species has a very wide phenotypic plasticity and its many local populations show morphological, physiological, and ecological differences. Reproductive strategy, egg size, larval development, growth rate, and population structure are site‐dependent. Artisanal fisheries are very important in Amazonia and in many reservoirs of the Northeast region. However, appropriate management plans are needed for both fisheries and marketing in order to assure long‐term sustainability. Aquaculture is a promising alternative for the exploitation of this species. The hatchery, nursery, and grow‐out phases can be carried out on small, medium, or large scales in intensive systems. The main constraints are the low fecundity and the heterogeneous growth, which require further research.
Significance of mucin expression in pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia ( PanIN ) – precursor lesions of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma ( PDAC )

__________________________________________________________________________________________ Purpose: To evaluate chosen mucins (mucin 1, 4, 5AC) expression in pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia, which is a precursor lesion of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Materials and methods: The study group included 70 patients operated on due to inflammation, cysts and pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia revealed additionally. Mucin 1, 4 and 5AC expression was assessed by immunohistochemical method using polyclonal antibodies. Results: Statistical analysis proved a positive correlation between the expression of mucin 1, 4 and 5AC proteins and the presence and staging of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (p<0.001). Statistically significant correlations were determined between mucin 1, 4 and 5AC and the location of PanIN lesion in the pancreas. Positive correlations were found between mucin 5AC expression and the type of a basic disease (p=0.014). Differences in the expression of MUC 1, 4 and 5AC proteins between healthy pancreatic ducts and various stages of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia were statistically significant (p<0.001). Conclusions: Overexpression of mucin 1, 4 and 5AC is related to the presence of pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia. This suggests that overproduction of mucus is a phenomenon occurring early in the process of carcinogenesis in the pancreas and has its beginning in precancerous lesions of an early stage.
Dispositions for Lexicographic Preferences of Evironmental Goods : Integrating Economics , Psychology , and Ethics

This paper combines the psychometric methods of paired comparisons and environmental disposition measurement to explain seemingly lexicographic behavior in choice experiments. A paired comparison experiment is developed that measures economic values using a choice set composed of public goods, private goods, and sums of money. The method provides a detailed map of each respondent’s stated preferences among the choice set elements. Two treatments are used that differ only on the range of the dollar magnitudes – Treatment A ranges from $10 to $700, Treatment B ranges from $10 to $9,000. In either treatment, a proportion of the respondents potentially exhibit lexicographic preferences. The Environmental Response Inventory is used and supplemented with statements regarding environmental ethics issues. Nine disposition scores are calculated for each respondent. Dispositions of pastoralism, antiquarianism, and environmental ethicism tend to correlate positively with increasing preferences for environmental goods, while the disposition of environmental adaptation tended to negatively correlate with preferences for environmental goods. The marginal effects of environmental dispositions were largest for people that did not value environmental goods highly (low valuers) and those that potentially valued the goods lexicographically. The results lend support to the conclusion that people who tend to hold deontological ethical stances toward the natural environment tend to use noncompensatory decision rules when expressing their values.
Faultlines for Project Teams The Consequences of Educational Specialty and Nationality

This study examines the effects of educational specialty and nationality faultline strength on the team processes of task-relevant information sharing and social interactions and subsequent team performance using data from 308 individuals working in 50 student project teams. We found that educational specialty faultline strength negatively predicted task-relevant information sharing, and that nationality faultline strength negatively predicted off-task social interactions. Furthermore, task-relevant information sharing enhanced team performance and heightened identity salience. The theoretical and practical implications of our findings are discussed.
Chick yolk sac membrane assay : a novel angiogenesis model

Since Folkman (1971) proposed the anti-angiogenesis theory, a considerable progress has been made on the mechanism of tumor blood formation, endogenous angiogenic stimulators and inhibitors and the antiangiogenic drug screening, most of which is relied on the methods for the proliferation of endothelial cells and angiogenesis in vivo and in vitro (Taraboletti & Giavazzi, 2004; Arsenou et al., 2005). In quantitative and qualitative studies on angiogenesis in vivo, many test models have been adopted (Gimbroney, 1974; Gabison et al., 2004; Tufan & Satiroglu-Tufan, 2005), among which the chick embryo chorioallantoic membrane (CAM) model is the most convenient and practical method widely used (Ribatti et al., 2000, 2001). However, the CAM model has considerable limitations, such as i) designating and observing only a local vascular area, ii) difficulties in keeping the uniformity of the test site, iii) using of a drug adsorbing carrier which is apt to adhere and irritate the CAM, iv) hardly keeping the test area level and calm, and v) low contrast of CAM against its blood vessel to make direct observation difficult. Based on the chick CAM assay, we developed the chick embryo YSM angiogenesis model. In this study, rh-AS was used as an antiangiogenic drug to affect YSM angiogenesis, and glycerin was used as a penetrant to facilitate the absorption of the test drugs.
Efficacy of Treatment Modalities for Management of Third Nerve Palsy Induced by Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysm : Reports of 12 Cases with Short Literature

Posterior Communicating Artery Aneurysms (PComAAs) may induce third nerve palsy. The aim of our study was to evaluate clinical outcomes of surgical clipping versus endovascular coiling. We retrospectively analyzed seven patients who underwent endovascular coiling and five patients who underwent surgical clipping who had PComAAs associated with Third Nerve Palsy (TNP) at our centre. The following parameters: age of patients, size of aneurysms, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (SAH), degree of third nerve palsy, symptoms to surgery period, and follow up period were assessed. In this study, it was found that: 58.3% (7/12) patients had been treated by endovascular coiling while 41.7% (5/12) patients received surgical clipping. Complete improvement of third nerve palsy was achieved in all five patients (100%) undergoing surgical clipping while only four (57.1%) patients had a complete recovery and an incomplete improvement was seen in 42.8% patients in patients undergoing endovascular coiling. Moreover, complete recovery of TNP was 44.8% and incomplete recovery was 44.2% for cases undergoing endovascular coiling out of 174 cases whereas complete improvement was seen to be 76% and incomplete improvement was 19.2% in patients out of 182 cases that underwent surgical clipping. It was found that the early management of third nerve palsy, the degree and severity of third nerve palsy at the beginning of insult contributed towards the influence of nerve recovery. We conclude the patients that have undergone different procedures should be followed up and investigated for a longer time before saying which procedure is best and most effective.
Association study of the MMP1 gene polymorphism with knee osteoarthritis in Thais by high resolution melting (HRM) analysis

Osteoarthritis (OA) is the most common chronic joint disease in aging people. It is characterized by the degeneration and loss of the cartilage at the joint surface, accompanied by subchondral bone changes. Since the first characteristic of OA is the loss of collagen network, matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) with collagenase activity are of interest as the possible cause of OA. The objective of this study was to investigate the association between a deletion SNP in MMP1 promoter (rs1799750; 1G/2G) and knee OA susceptibility in a Thai population. The study subjects consisted of 108 knee OA patients and 119 healthy controls. SNP genotyping was carried out by high resolution melting (HRM) analysis on the CFX96 TM real-time PCR system (Bio-Rad). The melt profiles from all DNA samples were processed by Precision Melt Analysis TM software. The allele frequencies (2G and 1G) and genotype distributions (2G/2G, 2G/1G and 1G/1G) were compared between patients and controls using the StatCalc program. The results showed that all genotypes are normally distributed, and the 2G allele is the major allele in this study population. No statistically significant association was found from all alleles and genotypes tested, both in the whole group and gender stratified groups. In conclusion, a SNP in the promoter of MMP1 was not associated with knee OA susceptibility in a Thai population.
Explaining Sentiment Classification

This paper presents a novel 1-D sentiment classifier trained on the benchmark IMDB dataset. The classifier is a 1-D convolutional neural network with repeated convolution and max pooling layers. The main contribution of this work is the demonstration of a deconvolution technique for 1-D convolutional neural networks that is agnostic to specific architecture types. This deconvolution technique enables text classification to be explained, a feature that is important for NLP-based decision support systems, as well as being an invaluable diagnostic tool.
Australian Nephrology Nurses Views on Home Dialysis: A National Survey

Background Home dialysis has the potential for signifi cant clinical, psychosocial and economic advantages for the patient and the health system. There is regional variation in the uptake of home dialysis in Australia, suggesting further scope for the expansion of these modalities. Methods Between 1 April and 5 August 2009, Australian senior nephrology nurses were invited to complete an online or hard copy survey. Thirty-four questions were asked regarding responders’ experience, adequacy of facilities and support structures, attitudes to the use of home dialysis and issues impeding the increased uptake of home dialysis. Results Completed surveys were received and analysed from 262 respondents. There was strong support from nephrology nurses for the expansion of home dialysis therapies. The most commonly reported impediments to increased utilisation of home dialysis were: the perception that home haemodialysis patients suffer personal fi nancial disadvantage due to out-of-pocket costs associated with dialysing at home, and an observed lack of physical infrastructure to provide the staffi ng and resources required to expand home dialysis programs. Nephrology nurses also identifi ed educational, cultural and organisational impediments that are preventing the growth of home dialysis. Other areas of concern for home dialysis programs included limited access to mental health services and respite care for people dialysing at home, and a lack of support from medical administration, area health services and the federal government. Conclusion This survey identifi ed support amongst Australian nephrology nurses for the expansion of home dialysis across Australia, and highlighted barriers to accessing these therapies.
Sleep Stage Influence on the Autonomic Modulation of Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Hypoxia induced by obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) leads to the deregulation of the autonomic nervous system (ANS), resulting in an abnormally increased sympathetic activity. Since ANS modulation varies throughout the night, notably for each sleep stage, the hypno-gram and heart rate signals of 81 OSA patients were collected during a polysomnography. They were classified as mild-moderate (n=44) or severe (n=37) based on their apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). Spectral heart rate variability (HRV) series were extracted by a time-frequency approach. These series were then averaged for each sleep stage, in order to compare the sympathetic modulation of mild-moderate and severe patients at the following phases: rapid eye movement (REM), S1, S2 and SWS (slow wave sleep). According to normalized power at the low-frequency band (LFnu) values, severe OSA seems to be associated with an increased sympathetic modulation at non-REM sleep. Moreover, a decreased autonomic variability throughout the night may be related to a reduced adaptability of the cardiovascular system, characterizing a more advanced stage of the disease. These results provide further evidence for the role of autonomic alterations induced by hypoxia, suggesting the use of HRV analysis, together with AHI, for the study of OSA severity.
IMPACT OF ENTREPRENEURSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME ON INCOME AND EMPLOYMENT GENERATION AMONG THE YOUTH IN KANO STATE NIGERIA (LAFIYA JARI)

This study was designed to assess the impact of entrepreneurship development entrepreneurs (EDP) in generating income (IG) and employment (EG) covering ten selected local government of Kano state. A sample of 300 entrepreneurs engaged in different business activities was taken for the study using stratified and simple random sampling. Descriptive statistics, Correlation, OLS regression and ANOVA analysis was employed. From the empirical result a positive and significant impact is seen on income generation by entrepreneurship development programme, while negative impact is reported on employment generation. The study concludes that most of the entrepreneurs in Kano state are operating a small micro business with no plan on expansion within the shortest possible period of time because, majority of the entrepreneurs operate their business individually without employing any labour this is due to factors such as business capacity, low capital, low rate of return and low profit etc. there is a need for policy makers to enlighten the existing (small, micro and medium)enterprises on the need to expand their operation which in the long rum implies provision of job opportunities. Key wards: Income (IG), Employment (EG), Entrepreneurship Development Programme (EDP).
Direct Production of an Extracellular Tyrosinase from Rhizopus oryzae NRRL-1510 by Solid Substrate Fermentation

Tyrosinase (EC 1.14.18.1) belongs to copper containing metalloproteins essential in melanogenesis pathway. This enzyme finds biotechnological applications in L-dopa production, wound healing in higher organisms, detection and removal of phenolic compounds from waste water. In the present study, we report on the novel production of an extracellular tyrosinase from Rhizopus oryzae NRRL1510 by solid substrate fermentation (SSF). A range of different agricultural by-products including sunflower meal (SFM), soybean meal (SBM), almond meal, canola meal, mustard seed cake and rape seed meal collected from various local markets were evaluated as basal substrate under SSF. Initial moisture content was determined using different diluents including distilled water (pH 7), sodium citrate buffer (pH 8.1), phosphate buffer (pH 7.2) and acetate buffer (pH 3.5). Sodium citrate buffer (100 ml) was used to extract enzyme from the fermented mash culture. A noticeable enhancement in enzyme activity (64.55 U/mg) was observed when the significant process parameters viz. SFM level (15 g), volume of distilled water (20 ml), time of incubation (72 h), temperature (30oC) and level of sodium citrate buffer at pH 8.1 (100 ml) were determined after Plackett-Burman design. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) of tyrosinase catalysis-products confirmed the presence of an active tyrosinase in the reaction mixture. The value of tyrosinase correlation (0.135E+0025) depicted that the model terms are highly significant (HS, p≤0.05) indicating commercial viability of the fungal culture (df = 3, LSD = 0.0385).
Determinants of Non-Adherence to Antenatal Care Among Pregnant Women

Background: Early antenatal care (ANC) and regular follow up of service more often provide a range of opportunities for delivering health information and interventions that can significantly conveying the well-being of the mother and the fetus. However, in most cases, women in Africa hold up until the momentof the second or third trimester in pregnancy to make the initial antenatal care visit, reducing their chances of making at least four visits. The aim of this study was to assess the determinants of nonadherence to antenatal care among the pregnant women. Methodology:A descriptive exploratory research design was utilized for this study. Convenient sample included 300 pregnant women who attended antenatal care clinic at El-Manial University Hospital with gestational age 16 weeks and more in the first visit, their age 20-39 years,low risk pregnancy and not reported any previous medical problems during pregnancy. The required data was collected through Structured interviewing questionnaire developed by the research investigator. Results:The study results revealed that the mean age of the study sample was 26.8 ± 4.2 years. The majority of them (95%) were housewives. Sixty point seven percent live in rural area as well as 52.3% of the study sample married at age < 20 year. The majority of the study sample has unsatisfactory knowledge about ANC. There were many reasons and factors which lead to late booking among the study sample such as; high cost of investigation, high living expenses, undesired pregnancy, not have the freedom of decision to start ANC, mother –in-law refusal, far setting, long waiting time, no good communication and some of the women reported that they haven't complained in the first three months so they come late. Conclusion& recommendation: Economic, social and psychological factors in addition to the level of knowledge related to antenatal care play an important role in determining time of first ANC visit. Excessive efforts needed to inform the pregnant women about the importance of early booking to encourage them to engage early with the maternity services.
Improving the quality and cost-effectiveness of breast cancer follow-up

In the Netherlands, annually almost 13.000 women get breast cancer. After completion of the treatments, the patient remains under observation for a long time, also called the follow-up. The guideline in the Netherlands is a three-monthly hospital check in the first year after the treatment, but there are doubts whether these frequent checks provide optimum care. Studies among 320 breast cancer patients from seven hospitals in the Netherlands show that a number of hospital checks in the first year can be replaced by telephone checks by the mammacare nurse, maintaining quality of life, high patient satisfaction and no increase of anxiety feelings. Moreover, the combination of telephone follow-up and an educational group programme appears to be a cost-effective strategy. Based on these results, it is advised to critically examine the guideline for follow-up for the first year after breast cancer and to implement telephone follow-up and the educational group programme in the guideline.