Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Ultrasound and prolonged long duration stretching increase triceps surae muscle extensibility more than identical stretching alone

Study design: A randomized, counterbalanced 2x2x5 repeated measures design. Objective: To compare the changes in triceps surae extensibility after treatments of ultrasound and prolonged long duration stretching, and stretching alone Methods and measures: A sample of 30 healthy college age male volunteers with the mean age of 24.13 years participated in the study. Subjects were randomly grouped into ultrasound and static stretching (A), and only static stretching(B), each group includes 15 subjects. The testing occurred over a 1 week period with each subject receiving 1 treatment a day for 5 consecutive days. All of the subjects also had the range of motion measured 72 hours after the last treatment to measure the lasting effect of each treatment. The static stretch and ultrasound combined treatment consisted of subjects lying prone while receiving ultrasound for first 7 minutes of 10 minutes of static stretch for plantar flexors with 1/3 of body weight. The control treatment consisted of the subjects lying prone to receive10 minutes of static stretch with 1/3 of body weight. Results: Mean+SD increase in active dorsiflexion ROM after 5-days was 9.140+10 for group A and 7.460+1.10 for group B. The follow up measurement (72-hours later) was compared to the last measurement taken i.e. after the 5th day treatment session. It was found that ROM lost in group A was 2.40 and group B had lost 4.130. Conclusion: After 5-days of continuous ultrasound and prolonged long duration stretching, ankle dorsiflexion ROM increased more than prolonged long duration stretching alone.
RATIONALIZATION OF IRRIGATION WATER AND NITROGEN FERTILIZERS FOR WHEAT BY USING MICROBIAL INOCULANTS UNDER TWO SURFACE IRRIGATION METHODS

Two field experiments were carried out at Sakha Agricultural Research Station, Kafr El-Sheikh Governorate, North Middle Nile Delta region during the two successive winter growing seasons of 2008/2009 and 2009/2010. The main objective of the study was to decrease the amount of nitrogenous fertilizers by using the fixed nitrogen bacteria and microbial inoculants and their effects on wheat productivity under two surface irrigation methods. Also, this work aims at comparing the two surface irrigation methods for wheat irrigation, identification the best irrigation method for both wheat and rationalization water consumption and studying some water relations. The experimental design was split plot with four replicates. The main treatments were irrigation methods, A1 basin irrigation and A2 corrugation while the submain treatments were fertilization and application of microbial inoculants; B1 mineral nitrogen, B2 raise the available nitrogen in the soil till the recommended dose, B3 50 unit of nitrogen + Azospirillum inoculation and B4 50 unit of nitrogen + Azospirillum inoculation + Humates incorporated by micronutrients. The obtained results can be summarized as follows: 1. The values of applied irrigation water were increased under basin irrigation method (A1) comparing with corrugation one (A2). Data also showed that the values of applied irrigation water were not affected by fertilization treatments. 2. The highest values of water consumptive use were recorded under basin irrigation method (A1) in the two growing seasons comparing with the corrugation one (A2). Concerning with fertilization effect data indicated that the highest value was recorded under B4 treatment. Also, data illustrated that the highest mean values were recorded under A1B4 and A2B4 in the two seasons. 3. The highest mean values of both water utilization efficiency (W.ut.E) and water use efficiency (W.U.E.) were recorded under corrugation irrigation method (A2) comparing with basin irrigation one (A1) and the highest values were recorded under A1B4and A2B4 in the two seasons. 4. The mean values for wheat grain yield were increased under basin irrigation (A1) comparing with corrugation one (A2). For the effect of fertilization on wheat grain yield the best treatment was B4. 5. The mean values for straw yield, biological yield, harvest index and 1000-grain weight were increased under local surface irrigation method (A1) comparing with corrugation one (A2) in the two seasons. Data also showed that the above mentioned studied parameters were increased under B4 fertilization treatment in the two seasons and the mean values can be descended in order B4 > B3 > B2 > B1.
Towards a climate test for industry: assessing a gas-based methanol plant

At the same time, industrial processes are some of the most difficult to decarbonize, or make much less greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions-intensive. It is not as easy to stop making steel from coal as it is to stop making power (electricity) from coal, for example. Furthermore, steel and many other industrial commodities will be critical to the low-carbon transition itself; they are essential for making wind turbines, efficient buildings, and trains and tracks.
COMPARATIVE STUDIES FOR GRAIN YIELD, GRAIN QUALITY, COOKING QUALITY AND NUTRITIONAL VALUE TRAITS OF BLACK RICE VARIETY

Food industry shift to use modern techniques and non-traditional components in the production of traditional foods for maximizing the nutritional value of these products inductive meet growing consumer appetites for this type of food. Scientists have discovered that biological compounds with antioxidant effects, such as phenolic and polyphenols compounds have a role in the prevention and treatment of the body from heart disease, cancer tumors and some diseases of aging, such as Alzheimer's. The black rice, a variety tinted widespread in the countries of Asia, and newly cultivated in Egypt, a distinct source of these compounds vital antioxidant. This research aims to field and technological evaluation of black rice variety which newly transferred to Egypt, and the production of sponge cake with a high content of antioxidants using rice flour black. Field experiments were conducted for four successive rice growing seasons ( 2010, 2011, 2012 and 2013) at the experiential Farm of Rice Research and Training Center (RRTC), Sakha, Kafer El-Sheikh, to study agronomic characters as well as grain quality characters of black rice variety as compared to different rice varieties (Egyptian Yasmine and Pusa Basmati 1 as aromatic varieties and Sakha105 as a high yielding variety). Laboratory studies were carried out at RRTC and at Food Technology Research Institute, Giza, Egypt to evaluate quality of black rice flour. Concerning agronomic and grain quality characters, black rice variety gave the highest values of grain width mm, head rice%, elongation % and protein content%. On the other hand, black rice variety recorded the lowest values of plant height (cm), heading date (days), panicle length (cm), no. of panicles hill -1, panicle weight (g), no. of filled grains panicles -1, grain yield t ha -1 and grain length mm. The results showed also that black rice flour had higher content of protein, phosphorus, iron, total dietary fiber, ash and ether extract than wheat flour (72% extraction). Black rice flour was superior as compared to wheat flour in terms of antioxidant content. Replacement of 6% black rice flour with wheat flour increases each of resistance of extension (B.U.), extensibility (mm), proportional number and energy value (cm 2 ) of cake dough. It also increases protein content (%), total dietary fiber content (%) and ash content (%) of cake. This study can guide in the selection and production of rice varieties with enhanced nutritional qualities, suggesting the use of black rice variety in food industry.
Biomechanical Study of Age-related Changes of the Pelvic Floor Ligaments

The pelvic floor is the lower closure of the abdominal cavity with the functionality to support visceral organs and maintain their proper physiology. Pelvic floor disorders are common health issues among aging women. The process of aging affects the pelvic ligaments, compromising these structures, responsible for the maintenance of pelvic support. The collagen content and conformation may change, jeopardizing the ligaments’ strength. A weakened ligament can lead to urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse, whose common treatments are corrective surgeries. Through the years, the knowledge about mechanical properties of tissues has been increasing, allowing to know the materials’ behavior when submitted to specific loading conditions. Constitutive equations are responsible to mathematically describe these behaviors. The aim of this study was to understand the mechanical changes that the round and uterosacral ligaments of the pelvic floor undergo through the aging process, and to propose a material model with age-influenced parameters, to describe those changes. The ligaments studied revealed a dissimilar age-affected behavior. While the round ligament tensile strength and tangent modulus increased as age progresses, the uterosacral ligament mechanical properties did not show significant differences. In accordance with other studies (Rivaux et al., 2013; Martins et al., 2013), a higher rigidity was observed for the uterosacral ligament, which implies its importance in the pelvic floor maintenance. Using Weiss modified material model, proposed by Martins et al. (2010), it was possible to mimic these tissues’ behavior under uniaxial longitudinal tensile stress, using an optimization (Martins et al., 2010) and a manual process. Both processes were suitable for material parameters’ estimation. It was possible to establish a relationship between the material parameters obtained and aging for the round ligament, in accordance with the mechanical properties. The uterosacral ligament specimens demonstrated inherent material constants that did not change with age. These knowledges allowed a better understanding of the influence of age in the pelvic support. An improvement of the parameters’ estimation process, for Weiss modified material model, enabled accurate simulations of these ligaments’ behavior under tension. Using the mechanical models and the optimization strategies proposed, future simulations could help the prediction of pelvic floor disorders.
The relationship between empowerment and OCB : The moderating role of leader prototypicality Navn :

3 1.0 INTRODUCTION . 4 2.0 THEORETICAL BACKGROUND AND HYPOTHESES . 8 2.1 EMPOWERMENT . 8 2.1. 1 Encouraging independent action . 10 2.1. 2 Encouraging self-development . 11 2.2 ORGANIZATIONAL CITIZENSHIP BEHAVIOUR (OCB) . 11 2.2.1 OCB-I . 12 2.2.2 OCB-O . 13 2.3 ENCOURAGING SELF-DEVELOPMENT AND OCB . 13 2.4. ENCOURAGING INDEPENDENT ACTION AND OCB . 15 2.5 LEADER PROTOTYPICALITY . 16 2.6 LEADER PROTOTYPICALITY AS A MODERATOR . 18 3.0 METHOD . 21 3.1 DATA COLLECTION . 21 3.2 PROCEDURE AND SAMPLE STRATEGY . 22 3.3 MEASURES . 23 Leader prototypicality . 23 Encouraging self-development . 24 Encouraging independent action . 24 OCB-O (Organizational citizenship behaviour – organization) . 25 OCB-I (Organizational citizenship behaviourindividual) . 25 Control variables . 26 4.0 RESULTS . 26 4.1 RELIABILITY . 26 4.2 DATA ANALYSIS . 27 5.0 DISCUSSION . 33 5.1 LIMITATIONS, STRENGTHS AND FUTURE RESEARCH . 38 5.2 PRACTICAL AND THEORETICAL IMPLICATIONS . 40 6.0 CONCLUSION . 42 7.0 REFERENCES: . 43 8.0 APPENDICES . 51 8.1 APPENDIX 1 – SUBORDINATE QUESTIONNAIRE/SURVEY . 51 8.2 APPENDIX 2 – LEADER QUESTIONNAIRE/SURVEY . 62 1010869 1010520 GRA 19703
Fractal and Polar Microstrip Antennas and Arrays for Wireless Communications

This chapter presents the research done by authors in recent years on microstrip antennas and their applications in wireless sensors network. The subject is delim-ited to the study of conventional microstrip antennas, from which antennas with fractal and polar shapes are proposed. A detailed description of the antenna design methodology is presented for some prototypes of microstrip antennas manufactured with different dielectric substrates. Analysis of the proposed antennas has been done through computational simulation of full-wave methods. Experimental characterization of antennas and dielectric materials has been performed with the use of a vector network analyzer. The results obtained for the resonant and radiation parameters of the antennas are presented. Computer-aided design (CAD) of microstrip antennas and arrays using fractal and polar geometrical transformations results in a wide class of antenna elements with desirable and unique characteristics, such as compact, exclusive, and esthetic antenna design for multiband or broadband frequency operation with stable radiation pattern.
EFFECT OF EARLY HEAT CONDITIONING AND LIGHTING REGIME ON PHYSIOLOGICAL AND IMMUNE RESPONSES OF MUSCOVY DUCKS DURING SUMMER SEASON

The objective of this study was to investigate the beneficial effects of early age thermal conditioning and lighting regime to reduc adverse effects of hot weather condition, especially on the oxidative stress and immune function of Muscovy ducks. Experimental design was a 2 × 2 (4 groups of 160 ducks) during summer season. Ducks were divided into two equal groups. The control group, maintained under normal ambient temperature, the second group were exposed to early age thermal conditioning (exposed to temperature of 39±1°C for 6 h at 5th day of age and then subjected to normal ambient temperature. Each group of the previous groups were divided into subgroups at beginning 4 week of age. The first subgroup was subjected to normal day light (16 h light, 8h dark) and the second subgroup was subjected to intermittent light regime of 4h light 2h dark (make 16h light, 8h dark). Blood samples were collected at 12 weeks of age for assay of some blood parameters. The obtained results could be summarized as follows: Body temperature was significantly decreased by both early-age thermal conditioning or intermittent light regime. Plasma lysozyme concentration of Muscovy ducks were insignificantly increased in early heat exposed group compared to the control group. However, it significantly increased in intermittent light regime group. Corticosterone level and Hetrophil/lymphocyte ratio decreased in both thermally-conditioned and intermittent light groups compared to control group. Plasma malondialdehyde was significantly decreased in early heat exposed group compared to the control group. However, it insignificantly decreased in intermittent light regime group compared to control group. Superoxide dismutase and catalase enzymes increased in both thermally-conditioned and intermittent light groups compared to control group. It is concluded that a combination of early age thermal conditioning and intermittent light regime reduces oxidative stress and improves immune responses and this combination can be considered as bio-stimulation methods for the birds to reduc the negative effects of high ambient temperature.
Barriers to Social Inclusion Predict Lower Basic Social Need Satisfaction Among Students With Disabilities

Social exclusion elicits undesirable consequences, including psychological discomfort and thwarting of basic social needs. Exclusion can result from individuals ostracizing others for threatening the group by emitting indicators of disease or physically and psychologically non-normative traits, including disabilities. Given the stigmatization faced by individuals with disabilities, effects of exclusion could be especially pervasive, especially among university students. We sought to determine if university students with disabilities experience disability-related barriers to inclusion and how these barriers reduce basic needs satisfaction among disabled students. Individuals with (and without) qualifying disabilities completed questionnaires assessing barriers to social and academic success and basic needs satisfaction using a cross-sectional design that afforded the opportunity to compare responses from both categories and conduct a mediation analysis. Individuals with disabilities reported greater barriers and reduced needs satisfaction. Importantly, barriers mediated the link between disability status and needs satisfaction, particularly for barriers with less legal consideration and reflective needs. Disability status is a pervasive inhibitor for university students’ well-being. We frame results through evolutionary theory and offer suggestions to improve college experiences for individuals with disabilities.
Dynamic Context Correspondence Network for Semantic Alignment Supplement

In order to have a better understanding of our model DCCNet, we provide detailed analysis on PF-PASCAL [3] here. Apart from the PCK (α = 0.1) results reported in the main paper, we additionally include PCK results with α = 0.05 and α = 0.15, as shown in Table S1. Our DCCNet surpasses the state-of-the-art correspondence method by 1.3%, 3.4% and 3.5%, and reaches 55.6%, 82.3% and 90.5% at α = 0.05, 0.10 and 0.15, respectively. This demonstrates the effectiveness of DCCNet for matching at both fine and coarse level. More qualitative comparisons with NC-Net [10] are presented in Fig. S1 and Fig. S2. To better understand our features, we visualize the raw correlation score maps of the local conv feature and our context-aware semantic feature in the third columns of Fig. S2 (a,b). Compared with the local conv feature ((a) col.3), our proposed context-aware semantic feature gives more informative correlation score maps ((b) col.3)). The fourth columns of Fig. S2 (a,b) shows the final correlation score maps from the NC-Net and our DCCNet. It is evident that our model is more robust to repetitive patterns and background clutters.
Assessment of analgesic and neuropharmacological activity of ethanol leaves extract of Gynura procumbens (Family: Asteraceae)

Background: Gynura procumbens belonging to Asteraceae family is a medicinal plant commonly found in tropical Asian countries such as Bangladesh, India, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Traditionally, it is widely used in many different countries for the treatment of a wide variety of health ailments such as kidney discomfort, rheumatism, diabetes mellitus, constipation, and hypertension. Based on the traditional uses of G. procumbens, it seems to possess high therapeutic potential for treatment of various diseases making it a target for pharmacological studies aiming to validate and provide scientific evidence for the traditional claims of its efficacy. As part of our ongoing research of traditional medicinal plant, this study evaluated the analgesic and neuropharmacological activity of Ethanol Extract of Gynura procumbens (EEGP) leaves. Method: The analgesic effect of EEGP was determined by acetic acid induced writhing test, tail immersion test and hot plate test using swiss albino mice as experimental animal. Open field and hole cross test were used to determine the neuropharmacological activity of EEGP. Result: Preliminary phytochemical screening revealed the presence of tannin, flavonoids, steroids, glycoside, alkaloids and terpenoids. The present study demonstrated that EEGP showed significant analgesic (p<0.05) effect at the dose level of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight in acetic acid induced writhing test, tail immersion test and hot plate test. EEGP decreased the movement of mice significantly at the doses of 200 and 400 mg/kg body weight in open field and hole cross test. Conclusion: The present study indicates that EEGP possess analgesic and neuropharmacological activity in a dose-dependent manner. Hence, the present work was undertaken to evaluate and co-relate the bioactivity with the traditional uses of G. procumbens. So, the plant may be further subjected to chemical investigation to isolate the bioactive compound(s) responsible for its pharmacological activity.
Conductivity tensors of all orders in a collisionless plasma

Expressions for the conductivity tensors of all orders are obtained, for both relativistic and unrelativistic magnetized Vlasov–Maxwell plasmas, closely related to the well-known formula for the linear conductivity tensor. Thus the unperturbed orbit integrations and the ø-integration in velocity space have been performed and each conductivity tensor is expressed as an infinite series with terms involving ordinary Bessel functions. Jα(K⊥V⊥/ωc) and denominators of type ω–KzVz–αωc for integers. α a. The symmetries related to the Manley-Rowe relations are explicitly seen in the formulae presented. These conductivity tensor formulae provide a much better starting point than the basic equations for many nonlinear investigations.
THE EFFECTS OF DIFFERENT LEVELS OF DIETARY FRYING OLEIN OIL ON BROILER CHICKENS PERFORMANCE

The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of different dietary frying olein oil (FOO) on broiler chickens performance. Dietary (FOO) was tested for energy supplementation values in poultry at levels 0, 3, 6 and 9% utilizing isonitrgenous (22.5% CP), semi-isocaloric (3100Kcal/kg) rations run in experiment. Ninety six (96) seven days-old unsexed Ross-308 broiler chicks with initial weight of 75g were used for experiment in a completely randomized design (4×4×6). Chicks were fed for 50 days. Different levels of FOO were incorporated into the broiler diet for performance (with energy retention values determined by the comparative slaughter technique), on blood haemogram, serum metabolites, enzyme activities and electrolytes, slaughter and carcass data and economic appraisal Supplementation with the oils improved performance (p>0.05) significantly (p<0.05) values in final, weight gain and feed conversion ratio. Results of energy retention showed similar values in initial energy. Hematological values, serum metabolites, serum enzyme activities and serum electrolytes were not seen significantly (p>0.05) different. Use of FOO showed significant (p>0.05) differences on gizzard percent which is the higher (p<0.05) value recorded in group A (01.88±00.10). Supplementation with the FOO treatments had no effect (p<0.05) on all absolute and percent carcass cuts values or meat chemical composition. Tenderness was affected significantly (p<0.05) by FOO and the higher value gained in group A was (05.70 ±00.30). Economically appraised values were profitability ratio (01.45) of the test group D (9% frying olein oil) was the higher of the test groups.
The Information Content of Currency Options Implied Volatilities: Implications for Global Equity Correlations

We use existing currency models, global capital flows, international parity, the Taylor rule and some simplifying assumptions to derive and empirically test a link between the information contained in currency options implied volatility and future global equity correlations. Using data from January 1999 to June 2015, we test our hypothesis and find that exchange rate options implied volatilities — coupled with one-period ex-post correlations — more accurately predict subsequent world equity market correlations than other models. Our findings have implications for portfolio diversification, forecasts of overall equity portfolio volatility, and portfolio optimization.
Pathogenic Tau Protein Species: Promising Therapeutic Targets for Ocular Neurodegenerative Diseases

Abstract Tau is a microtubule-associated protein, which is highly expressed in the central nervous system as well as ocular neurons and stabilizes microtubule structure. It is a phospho-protein being moderately phosphorylated under physiological conditions but its abnormal hyperphosphorylation or some post-phosphorylation modifications would result in a pathogenic condition, microtubule dissociation, and aggregation. The aggregates can induce neuroinflammation and trigger some pathogenic cascades, leading to neurodegeneration. Taking these together, targeting pathogenic tau employing tau immunotherapy may be a promising therapeutic strategy in fighting with cerebral and ocular neurodegenerative disorders.