Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of supplemental fat in low energy diets on some blood parameters and carcass characteristics of broiler chicks

This experiment evaluated the effects of two fat sources on performance, some blood parameters and carcass characteristics of broiler chicks. One hundred and eighty day-old broiler chicks were randomly assigned to five dietary treatments (three replicates of 12 birds per treatment). The experiment was performed as a completely random design (CRD) and birds were fed isoenergetic and isonitrogenous diets containing no fat (control), 20 and 40 g soyabean oil, 20 and 40 g beef tallow/kg feed from 11 - 42 d of age. Food intake and body weight gain both increased significantly with supplemental level of both fat sources, the rate in food intake being higher with soyabean oil than with beef tallow. Feed conversion ratio decreased significantly with both sources in the period 29 – 42 d. Serum triglyceride and very low density lipoprotein (VLDL) contents were unaffected by dietary oil inclusion but cholesterol, high- (HDL) and low (LDL) density lipoprotein contents increased significantly with oil level. Serum glucose (GLU) content decreased significantly with increasing oil inclusion. In all cases the blood parameters responded significantly differently to the two supplemental fat sources with the rate of reduction in GLU, cholesterol and LDL, and the rate of increase in TG, HDL and VLDL being greater with soyabean oil than with beef tallow. Liver and abdominal fat percentages increased significantly with supplemental fat inclusion. The results indicate that supplementation of broiler diets with up to 40 g soyabean oil/kg feed significantly improved the performance and reduced serum cholesterol, LDL and abdominal fat in comparison with chicks receiving diets containing beef tallow. Keywords: Supplemental fat, low energy diet, blood parameters, broiler chicks
Optimizing survey design for Scandinavian harbour seals: population trend as an ecological quality element

To be successful, conservation and management programmes require accurate data on abundance and population trends. Noise caused by within- and among-year variance should be minimized to optimize the statistical power for detecting changes in abundance. A total of 30 years of monitoring data from seven distinct subpopulations of harbour seals (Phoca vitulina) in southern Scandinavia was used to investigate the relative contributions of factors affecting the power to detect trends in abundance. The power is typically doubled under the conditions tested when carrying out annual surveys compared with every second year. The power also increases substantially when carrying out replicate surveys during the annual moult. The gain in power increases steeply up to three annual replicates, but then levels off, and it is further increased when the mean of the two highest counts of three annually repeated counts is used. We propose that harbour seal haul-out sites are surveyed every year during the moult, with at least three replicate surveys per year. This would provide robust data for analyses of population trends, facilitating management and identification of potential influences of diseases and anthropogenic activities.
Understanding factors affecting the stability of inline polymer-amended tailings

Tailings rehabilitation, using soil-like properties with chemical and physical stability, can be influenced by surface forces on a particle scale and microstructure. Non-homogeneous structures, manifesting as particle aggregation, alter the permeability/porosity and improve the balance of aerated and water-filled pores that then favours plant growth. Polymer flocculation in tailings thickeners yields large, weak aggregates that are sheared in beds and on pumping. While low-level residual structure may remain, sizes are small and downstream polymer impacts are minor. However, high polymer dosages added in-pipe to high-solids streams lead to further water recovery on deposition, and while this process is poorly understood, it gives aggregates that are likely denser and stronger. If such structures persist, they could potentially offer closure and rehabilitation benefits in some applications. A high-solids (50 wt%) thickener underflow analogue (kaolin, silt, and fine sand) was treated with anionic polyacrylamide (PAM) polymers at elevated dosages (up to 1,000 g t-1) to establish if aggregate structures created during inline tailings flocculation survive or change over longer-term consolidation. Low and high molecular weight (MW) PAM polymers of fixed anionicity (30%) were tested. Focused beam reflectance measurement (FBRM) provided real-time monitoring of the aggregation state after polymer addition. The compressibility of the inline flocculated tailings was assessed over an eight week period. Variations in the size–density relationship of aggregate structures were determined over this period using an image analysis technique, revealing that the shorter polymer chains produced denser, more compact structures immediately after deposition, whereas the longer chains resulted in a much slower re-conformation of the partially adsorbed polymer, leading to additional densification over time. Eight weeks after deposition, inline flocculated tailings produced with the low MW polymer were characterised by a higher compressive yield stress compared with the high MW polymer, consistent with the formation of smaller, more rigid aggregate structures with the shorter chains. The potential impact of such structures on longer-term rehabilitation properties (e.g. metal/metalloid ion adsorption and surface exchange capacity) of the treated tailings is discussed.
Growth Performance, Body Traits and Fillet Composition of the European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) Reared in Various Salinities and Fresh Water

The effects of various salinities and fresh water (FW) (0.4 ppt) on the growth performance, body traits and fillet composition of juvenile and young sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) in FW were investigated in two separate experiments in this study. In Experiment 1, following acclimation, sea bass juveniles (9.5 - 0.5 g) were reared in 240-L fibreglass tanks (40 x 40 x 150 cm) for 90 days in five different treatments (FW, 10, 20, 30 and 40 ppt). The fish cultured in FW, 10 and 20 ppt grew better than those at 30 or 40 ppt (P 0.05). Yet, the dry weight of the fish grown in FW was significantly lower than those reared in saline waters (P 0.05). Fish growth rates were 0.72 g day -1 in SW and 0.81 g day -1 in FW. Salinity did not significantly affect the meat crude protein, lipid or ash content (P > 0.05). Food conversion efficiency (FCE) was slightly higher in SW (77%) than in FW (74%). The mean fillet weight of the fish reared in FW was 16% higher than for SW. Fillet yields in FW and SW were 52% and 50%, respectively. From the blood plasma ions, Na + and Cl - were lower in the fish grown in FW as compared to SW (P 0.05).
Social Value Creation and Relational Coordination in Public‐Private Collaborations

Public-private collaborations, or hybrid organizational forms, are often difficult to organize because of disparate goals, incentives, and management practices. Some of this misalignment is addressed structurally or contractually, but not the management processes and practices. In this study, we examine how the coordination of these social and work relationships, or relational coordination, affects task performance and the creation of social value. We employ a dyad perspective on two long-term relationships that are part of a wider ecosystem. We illustrate the social value creation process, identifying mutual knowledge and goal alignment, as necessary to create relational coordination. We find that the degree of professional embeddedness moderates the link between coordination and task performance, and explore the role that organizational and ecosystem experiences play. We develop a model of how relational coordination influences social value creation in hybrids. The findings have implications for social value creation, hybrid collaborations, and organizational design. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
The classifications of atmospheric circulation

The classifications of atmospheric circulation patterns are a specific research area within synoptic climatology. In general, there are three main groups of classifications: subjective, mixed and objective. In methodological aspect, the recent tendencies are presented in full objectification of classification procedure by mathematical-statistical methods. The classifications of atmospheric circulation are very useful tools in climate change research; for reconstruction of the past climate, analysis of variability of the present climate and in the estimates of future climate. The practical application is to produce weather forecasts in meteorology and for more specific purpose e.g. analysis of air quality, wind atlas, the studies of human health. There are many scientific and operational applications of classifications circulation types, but there is a lack of researches who deal with this issue in scientific literature in Serbia. Only in recent years, there are a few papers that explore the correlation between the climate variability in Serbia and the features of circulation types.
EFFECT OF OLIVE FRUIT FLY INFESTATION ON THE QUALITY OF OLIVE OIL FROM CULTIVARS COBRANÇOSA, MADURAL AND VERDEAL TRANSMONTANA EFFETTO DELL'ATTACCO DI MOSCA OLEARIA SULLA QUALITÀ DI OLIO DA OLIVE DELLE CULTIVARS COBRANÇOSA, MADURAL E VERDEAL TRANSMONTANA

Olives (Olea europaea L.) from cultivars Cobrancosa, Madural and Verdeal Transmontana were collected separately and divided into two different groups according to the presence or absence of infestation by the olive fruit fly ( Bactrocera oleae Gmel.). These two groups were then mixed in varying percentages to create five groups of olives per cultivar with infestation levels: 0, 12.5, 25, 50 and 100%. Each group was then processed to produce olive oil. The RIASSUNTO
Supplying System for Drinking Water to Small Rural Communities with Zero Greenhouse Gasses: Sixteen Years of Experiences in Mexico

In Chiapas highlands to southeast of Mexico, the scarcity of water is worrying, according to technical reports of the IPCC the runoff will less between 150 to 250 mm per year in the southeast of Mexico, this situation will increase the problems of water availability in Chiapas highlands in the future. For actually more of 18,160 small rural indigenous communities (SRIC) in Chiapas there is not drinking water. In order to contribute a given solution to scarcity of drinking water in the SRIC, The Autonomous University of Chiapas (UNACH in its Spanish acronym) and Mexican Institute of Water Technology (IMTA in its Spanish acronym) designed and constructed in 1999 the Rain Water Harvesting (RWH) in Yalentay municipality of Zinacantan in Chiapas, Mexico. The scientific and technical contributions of RWH are: The design guarantee the water quality for a prolonged time of storage avoiding the photosynthesis inside the system; Not emitted greenhouse gasses because it doesn’t need any kind of fossil fuels; Not produces anything kind of damage to the environment; It has to be inexpensive, using in its construction manpower and materials from de region; Store the maximum quantity of water in the minimum space. The RWH has increased the standard of living of the habitants from Yalentay and improving their health conditions.
Implications of the time-dependent evolution of Pb- and Sr-isotopic compositions of Cretaceous and Cenozoic granitoids from the coastal region and the lower Pacific slope of the Andes of central Peru

Pb- and Sr-isotopic data for subduction-related Late Cretaceous and Cenozoic granitoids of the coastal region and lowermost Pacific slope of the Western Cordillera of central Peru suggest that these granitoids are derived from an undepleted mantle source (OIB-type or enriched sub-continental). A depleted MORB-type mantle did not have a major role in the genesis of the magmas. The mantle source appears to have changed slightly with time. The data suggest that the asthenospheric wedge was isotopically heterogeneous during the early stages of Coastal batholith emplacement. During this time, the subduction slab geometry changed from steeply to moderately dipping, and the stress regime in the overriding plate changed from extensional to compressional. Subduction-related mantle convection caused a progressive homogenization of the asthenospheric wedge between 100 and 80 Ma. Since then, the isotopic composition of the mantle component has not varied significantly. Those parts of the metasomatized asthenosphere that did not melt (or where trapped magmas did not escape upward) did not participate significantly in the convective cells and were dragged along the slab to greater depth. Evidence for participation of a radiogenic crustal component in the evolution of these Peruvian granitoids is always present. Significant crustal contamination or assimilation cannot be ruled out, since the isotopic contrast between lower- and upper-crustal rocks and mantle-derived magmas is generally low, but contamination by highly radiogenic, in situ, upper-crustal rocks appears to be sporadic in time and space. The radiogenic crustal component is shown to be mainly a component recycled by subduction. We assume that it corresponds to fluids derived from the subducting slab and associated subducted sediments. This crustal component appears to have changed with time. The variations of Pb- and Sr-isotopic compositions are consistent with a two-stage model: (1) During the early stages of Coastal batholith emplacement (100 to 90 Ma) the crustal component was mainly derived from tectonic erosion of the Lower Cretaceous accretionary prism. The sediments in the accretionary prism were derived from the
SERVICE INNOVATION IN TELECOMMUNICATION SECTOR OF GHANA: A UNIVERSITY-INDUSTRY COOPERATION APPROACH TOWARDS ENHANCING INNOVATION CAPABILITIES

Innovation is critical to the success of firms in this rapidly changing business environment. Despite this fact some firms fail to innovate and this affects the performance of such enterprises. The central theme of this study is to boost the service innovation capabilities of firms within the telecommunication industry in Ghana by encouraging cooperation between university and industries. This study dived into a theoretical approach to assess the state of service innovation, university and industry cooperation and its benefits towards developing firm’s innovation capabilities. Furthermore, the study proposes a cooperation framework involving all relevant actors from various stakeholders to facilitate university-industry cooperation within the telecommunication sector. The paper also formulated theoretical prepositions that can be tested empirically in further studies.
The Failure of Self-Reliance in Refugee Settlements

Current responses to refugee crises confine refugees to organized settlements where they are stripped of their rights and dignity. The UNHCR has developed self-reliance policies in an attempt to address the long-term needs and economic security of refugees in settlements. However, these policies are self-serving, unambiguously focused on the reduction of material assistance in line with falling UNHCR budgets rather than addressing the real needs of refugees.
Histopathological Studies of Chlorpyrifos Toxicity in Catfish By Nazia Khatun

Histopathological changes in different tissues induced by sub-lethal concentrations of chlorpyrifos in Heteropneustes fossilis was highly reflected in the present study. Fishes were exposed to both low (1/50 of LC50) and high concentration (1/10 th of LC50) doses of chlorpyrifos for duration of 30 days. Several histopathological alternations were observed in the tissue section. Gradual degenerative changes in different organs observed were disorganization of hepatic cords, necrosis with complete loss of hepatocytes at many places, swollen gill lamellae, pyknosis of nuclear structures in many necrotic cells, vacuolation and loss of glomerular structures in kidneys and atrophy on the villi structure in the treated fish. The histopathological alterations were found to be dose dependent as the cellular alterations were more pronounced with the higher concentration of the chemicals.
Molecular Characterization of Indian Potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) Varieties for Cold-Induced Sweetening Using SSR Markers

Cold-induced sweetening developed during storage of potatoes (Solanum tuberosum L.) at low temperature is a crucial factor influencing the processing quality of potato tubers and remains one of the principal concerns of potato processing industry. Developing CIS-resistant genotypes is the most effective method to cope with this stress. In this study, the genetic diversity of 11 Indian potato varieties with different reactions to CIS was assessed using 10 SSR primers. The primers detected a total of 42 alleles arranged in 44 different configurations, among which 37 alleles (88%) were polymorphic. The polymorphic information content (PIC) value of the SSR locus ranged from 0.473 to 0.787 thus indicating a high utility of these markers for study of genetic diversity in potato. A number of polymorphic fragments appeared to be specific to a given sugar-forming group. Primer Sti007 generated one fragment Sti007131bp present only in all the high sugar-forming varieties. The dendrogram derived from Dice’s similarity coefficients among the 11 varieties could partially but efficiently differentiate close parents and sugar-forming groups among the varieties. These findings demonstrate the effectiveness of SSR markers to assess the genetic variation among potato cultivars in order to develop molecular markers associated with CIS to improve potato breeding programs.
Self-organizing Behavior of Y-junctions of Graphene Nanoribbons

With the help of our molecular dynamics simulation we want to motivate emerging and development of technological methods for building of carbon nanostructure networks. We shall study self-organizing behaviors of graphene nanoribbons in Y-junctions. We determine the conditions for perfect formation of nanotube Yjunctions from parallel nanoribbons. The role of graphene nanolithography in nanoribbon network and nanotube network production is studied. Our simulations show the possibility of nanotube network realization as well.
Horizontal flow fields observed in Hinode G-band images - III. The decay of a satellite sunspot and the role of magnetic flux removal in flaring

Context. Emergence of magnetic flux plays an important role in the initiation of flares. However, the role of submerging magnetic flux in prompting flares is more ambiguous, not the least because of the scarcity of observations. Aims. The flare-prolific active region NOAA 10930 offered both a developing δ-spot and a decaying satellite sunspot of opposite polarity. The objective of this study is to characterize the photometric decay of the satellite sunspot as well as the evolution of photospheric and chromospheric horizontal proper motions in its surroundings. Methods. We apply the local correlation tracking technique to a 16-h time-series of Hinode G-band and Caii H images and study the horizontal proper motions in the vicinity of the satellite sunspot on 2006 December 7. Decorrelation times were computed to measure the lifetime of solar features in intensity and flow maps. Results. We observed shear flows in the dominant umbral cores of the satellite sunspot. These flows vanished once the penumbra had disappeared. This slow penumbral decay had an average rate of 152 Mm 2 day −1 over an 11-h period. Typical lifetimes of intensity features derived from an autocorrelation analysis are 3–5 min for granulation, 25–35 min for G-band bright points, and up to 200−235 min for penumbrae, umbrae, and pores. Long-lived intensity features (i.e., the dominant umbral cores) are not related to long-lived flow features in the northern part of the sunspot, where flux removal, slowly decaying penumbrae, and persistent horizontal flows of up to 1 km s −1 contribute to the erosion of the sunspot. Finally, the restructuring of magnetic field topology was responsible for a homologous M2.0 flare, which shared many characteristics with an X6.5 flare on the previous day. Conclusions. Notwithstanding the prominent role of δ-spots in flaring, we conclude based on the decomposition of the satellite sunspot, the evolution of the surrounding flow fields, and the timing of the M2.0 flare that the vanishing magnetic flux in the decaying satellite sunspot played an instrumental role in triggering the homologous M2.0 flare and the eruption of a small Hα filament. The strong magnetic field gradients of the neighboring δ-spot merely provided the vehicle for the strongest flare emission about 10 min after the onset of the flare.
Dividend payout policy decision: the role of foreign ownership

In this study, the authors investigate the possible impact on corporate payout policy from the viewpoint of the role of foreign share ownership. Using Taiwanese listed firms as an example, the results demonstrate that foreign ownership plays an important role for the dividend payout decision of a firm, and firms are motivated by foreign ownership to pay dividend. However, the authors find little evidence that firms are motivated by foreign ownership to repurchase shares. The results are not conclusive in the Taiwanese Stock Market since they cannot be applied to domestic ownership. Keyword: foreign ownership, dividend payout, share repurchase. JEL Classification: G32, G35.
From Fiction to Fact: The Impact of CEO Social Networks

This paper investigates the relationship between a CEO’s social network, firm identity, and firm performance. There are two competing theories that predict contradictory outcomes. Following social network theory, one would expect a positive relation between social networks and firm performance, while agency theory in general and Bebchuk’s managerial power approach in particular predicts a negative relationship between social networks and firm performance. Based on a new and comprehensive measure of CEOs social networks, we observe for 363 non-financial firms in the UK that the size of a CEO’s social network affects firm performance negatively. Even so, growth companies are actively seeking CEOs with a large social network, which is in line with the social network theory. Still, we find evidence in support of the argument that well-connected CEOs use the power they obtain through their social network to the detriment of shareholders.