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Effect of Water Stress Induced by Polyethylene Glycol 6000 on Somatic Embryogenesis in Cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.)

Climate change, coupled with insufficient and irregular rains, led to a decline in the productivity of Ivorian cocoa production. The present study aimed to screen three cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) genotypes in order to evaluate their response to water stress at callus and somatic embryos induction and proliferation stages. Staminode and petal explants of the genotypes C1, C14 and C16 from the collection of National Center of Agronomic Research (CNRA) of Ivory Coast, were placed on medium DKW (Driver & Kuniyuki Walnut) in the presence of different concentrations of Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 6000 (0, 25, 50, 75, 100 and 125 g/l). This polymer was used as osmoticum to stimulate water stress. Data were recorded for callus induction frequency, callus fresh weight, embryogenic callus percentage and average number of somatic embryos. The results obtained showed that intensity of callus proliferation decreased with increasing concentration of PEG 6000. In all genotypes tested, only the petal explants underwent somatic embryogenesis. The induction rates and average number of somatic embryos per explant were reduced with the increase in the concentration of PEG 6000. Among the tested genotypes, C1 produced somatic embryos with all concentrations of PEG 6000 and expressed highest frequencies of induction (62%) and average number of somatic embryos per explant (6.22). This genotype would be the most tolerant to water stress. Somatic embryos obtained with high concentrations of PEG 6000 in this study provide an important basis for the selection and further production of water stress-tolerant varieties of cocoa.
Effect of nitric oxide on vase-life of giant chincherinchee (Ornithogalum saundersiae Baker)

This research investigated the effect of different concentrations of sodium nitroprusside (SNP, a donor of nitric oxide) on the longevity of cut giant chincherinchee (Ornithogalum saundersiae) inflorescences. Postharvest quality of inflorescences was positively affected by SNP treatment. Application of SNP enhanced the vase-life, final fresh weight and diameter of inflorescences. The best quality inflorescences were obtained when the stems held in 100 μmol SNP. These are the first published results that indicate that nitric oxide positively improved the longevity and quality of cut O. saundersiae inflorescences.
Dual-Input Neural Network Integrating Feature Extraction and Deep Learning for Coronary Artery Disease Detection Using Electrocardiogram and Phonocardiogram

Electrocardiogram (ECG) and phonocardiogram (PCG) signals reflect the electrical and mechanical activities of the heart, respectively. Although studies have documented that some abnormalities in ECG and PCG signals are associated with coronary artery disease (CAD), only few researches have combined the two signals for automatic CAD detection. This paper aims to differentiate between CAD and non-CAD groups using simultaneously collected ECG and PCG signals. To entirely exploit the underlying information in these signals, a novel dual-input neural network that integrates the feature extraction and deep learning methods is developed. First, the ECG and PCG features are extracted from multiple domains, and the information gain ratio is used to select important features. On the other hand, the ECG signal and the decomposed PCG signal (at four scales) are concatenated as a five-channel signal. Then, the selected features and the five-channel signal are fed into the proposed network composed of a fully connected model and a deep learning model. The results show that the classification performance of either feature extraction or deep learning is insufficient when using only ECG or PCG signal, and combining the two signals improves the performance. Further, when using the proposed network, the best result is obtained with accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and G-mean of 95.62%, 98.48%, 89.17%, and 93.69%, respectively. Comparisons with existing studies demonstrate that the proposed network can effectively capture the combined information of ECG and PCG signals for the recognition of CAD.
Basis Path Based Test Suite Minimization Using Genetic Algorithm

UML State Diagram is used to represent the behavior of the System Under Test (SUT) when an event occurs. The state of the system is determined by the event that occurs randomly. The system state changes when the transition relationship between the States is satisfied. Test cases are generated from State Chart Diagram to test the behavior of the system. When multiple decision nodes are present in the same path, path explosion occurs. A method is proposed to generate Basis Path (BP) test cases with node coverage using Genetic Algorithm (GA) to overcome this problem. Experiments are conducted upon various Android applications and the efficiency of the algorithm is evaluated through the code coverage and the mutation analysis. Using this approach, BP test cases, Robotium test scripts are generated for 10 Android applications and observed an average of 70% reduction in the test case number concerning all path test cases. The resulted average code coverage is 74%, and Defect Removal Efficiency (DRE) is 95%. The experimental results show that the proposed method is effective when compared to other methods.
IN VITRO ANTICOAGULANT AND ANTIOXIDANT ACTIVITIES OF PRASAPLAI RECIPE AND ZINGIBER CASSUMUNAR ROXB. EXTRACTS

Objective: This present study aimed to evaluate the anticoagulant activity and antioxidant properties of Prasaplai recipe (PPR), a Thai traditionalmedicine, and its major ingredient, Zingiber cassumunar (ZC) Roxb. extracts, seeking new therapeutic purposes for the recipe.Methods: Aqueous extracts of PPR and ZC Roxb. were prepared by hot water decoction technique. The anticoagulant activity of the extracts wasevaluated by prothrombin time (PT) and activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT) tests. In addition to anticoagulant activity, total phenolcontent and antioxidant activity were investigated. Total phenol content was determined using the Folin–Ciocalteu assay. The antioxidant activity wasestimated by DPPH radical scavenging activity and ferric reducing antioxidant power assay.Results: The APTT of plasma samples mixed with the PPR and ZC Roxb. extracts was significantly prolonged (p<0.05) at the concentration of1.0 mg/ml and above comparing to the control (normal saline solution) but was no significantly different for the PT. These results suggested thatPPR and ZC Roxb. extracts showed anticoagulant activity affecting the function of coagulation factor in the intrinsic pathway. All aqueous extractspossessed considerable antioxidant activity and were rich in total polyphenol.Conclusion: This finding indicates that the aqueous extracts possess significant anticoagulant and antioxidant activities, thus showing the potentialPPR and ZC Roxb. as a new source of bioactive compounds for therapeutic purposes, with particular emphasis on the prevention and treatment ofthrombosis.
Spectroscopic properties and fluorescence dynamics of Er/sup 3+/ and Yb/sup 3+/ in Y/sub 2/SiO/sub 5/

The results of an analysis of the optical properties of Er/sup 3+/ and (Er/sup 3+/, Yb/sup 3+/) doped Y/sub 2/SiO/sub 5/ single crystals that have been grown by the Czokralski method are presented. These crystals emit a very interesting fluorescence in the eye-safe spectral range around 1550 nm and they can be pumped efficiently with laser diodes at around 980 nm. It is argued that comparable laser properties to that of the well-known phosphate glasses can be obtained. >
OPTIMIZATION OF HIGH-CONCENTRATION TRANS-ANETHOLE PRODUCTION THROUGH HYDRODISTILLATION OF STAR ANISE

- Illicium verum Hook essential oil (EO) is composed mainly of trans-anethole (TA), which has therapeutic potential. The extraction is usually by hydrodistillation, taking long hours, leaving the process costly and product with lower quality. Thus, the present study sought to optimize dehydrated fruit fragmentation by Box-Wilson central composite design and EO extraction and EO quality using a 2 4-1 fractional factorial design. It is concluded that the fruits must be fragmented to sizes smaller than 425 μm using a knife mill. For hydrodistillation, the condition reported as ideal was granulometry < 0.425 mm, 8% mass, 1 hour and water volume of 200 mL. This process provided an EO yield of 10.2% and high-grade TA (96.6%), requiring shorter time of extraction.
Discern Depth Under Foul Weather: Estimate PM$_{2.5}$ for Depth Inference

Nowadays, haze is a common and serious problem and PM<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{2.5}$</tex-math></inline-formula> is a main measurement for air quality. Current methods estimate the level of primary pollutant with professional instruments, which is expensive and inconvenient. Moreover, with haze, the captured images will be unclear and are difficult to estimate the depth of the scene using passive methods. This article proposes a cheap, fast, and convenient PM<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{2.5}$</tex-math></inline-formula> estimation method that only need a captured image using daily-life devices, and further, discerns the depth of the scene using the estimated PM<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{2.5}$</tex-math></inline-formula>. We learn haze-relevant classified mapping via the hybrid convolutional neural network and combine the high-level features extracted from the convolutional layer with ground-truth PM<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{2.5}$</tex-math></inline-formula> to train support vector regression. The transmission map is computed using nonlocal sparse priors, and the depth map is inferred using the estimated PM<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{2.5}$</tex-math></inline-formula> value through the atmospheric scattering model. Experimental results demonstrate that our method achieves accurate PM<inline-formula><tex-math notation="LaTeX">$_{2.5}$</tex-math></inline-formula> estimation and depth inference. This could be very useful in many applications, for both clean and foul weather.
INFLUENCE OF REDUCING CRUDE PROTEIN ON GIMMIZAH CHICKENS PERFORMANCE DURING LATE LAYING PERIOD 1- SUPPLEMENTED WITH ZINC AND VITAMIN D3

The present study aimed to determine the influence of low crude protein diet (LCP, 13%) enriched with methionine (Met) and lysine (Lys) and different zinc levels with or without vitamin D3 on the productive and reproductive performance of Gimmizah chickens during the late laying period. A total number of 320 Gimmizah chickens (280 hens + 40 cocks) aged 52-week were individually weighed and randomly divided into eight treatment groups with five replicates per each during the experimental period (52 64 weeks of age). Birds of the first group were fed the basal diet and served as control. Second one was fed LCP, 13% without any supplementation. Whereas, the third group fed LCP diet enriched with Met (0.6 g/kg diet) and Lys (1.4 g/kg diet), to equalize their corresponding levels of the basal diet. The fourth and fifth groups were fed LCP diet enriched with Met and Lys supplied with zinc (Zn, 50 and 100 mg/kg diet, respectively). The sixth group was fed LCP diet enriched with Met and Lys supplied with vitamin D3 (Vit D3, 2000 IU/kg diet). While, the seventh and eighth groups were fed LCP diet enriched with Met and Lys supplemented with Zn (50 mg/kg diet) plus Vit D3 (2000 IU/kg diet), and Zn (100 mg/kg diet) plus Vit D3 (2000 IU/kg diet), respectively. The chickens fed LCP diet represented the worst significant records of egg production, egg weight, egg mass and fed conversion ratio compared with control. While, groups fed LCP diet enriched with Met and Lys alone or supplemented with studied agents similarly restored the previous parameters to control level. Egg shell weight, shell thickness, SWUSA, hatched chick weight and hatchability percentages for aged chickens fed LCP diet enriched with Met and Lys alone or supplemented with both Zn levels were significantly improved compared with control. Birds fed LCP diet enriched with Met and Lys supplemented with Zn levels plus Vit D3 significantly improved Hgb, PCV, WBCs, lymphocyte, phagocytic activity, HDL, LDL, TAC, SOD, MDA and Ca compared with control and LCP diet groups. Total protein, albumin, globulin, total lipids and triglycerides for birds fed LCP diet enriched with Met and Lys alone or supplied with Zn levels with or without Vit D3 did not represent any significant differences compared with control. In conclusion, feeding Gimmizah chickens LCP (13%) diet enriched with Met and Lys alone is adequate for achieving the optimal productive and reproductive performance besides best record of net returns during the late laying period.
Comparison of Plant-origin Proteases and Ginger Extract on Quality Properties of Beef Rump Steaks

The objective of this study was to compare the effect of papain, bromelain, kiwifruit protease, ficin and ginger extract with different concentration (0, 20, 40, 60, 80, 100 U/g) for improving the quality properties of beef rump steaks. The pH, cooking loss, Warner–Bratzler shear force, texture, colour, myofibrillar fragmentation index (MFI), collagen heat solubility, content of soluble protein (CSP), electrophoresis and sensory evaluation are invested. The result showed that all of plant-origin proteases and ginger extract can improve quality characteristics of rump steaks, and ginger extract was found to be the most effective at reducing cooking loss and contributing to the desirable red color and sensory properties, while papain and bromelain were found to be the most effective at decreasing Warner–Bratzler shear force. Ginger extract can be applied in the industrial scale and household level as a convenient and effective method to improve meat qualities. Furthermore, high-quality rump beef steaks at a keen price would be more available for Chinese consumers.
Connected learning with media tools in kindergarten: an illustrative case

ABSTRACT Connected learning is claimed to support children to connect their formal learning with wider social network and media tools in an interest-driven and inquiry-oriented manner. In a formal context there are few successful implementations of connected learning. This study explores how a kindergarten community of 8 adults and 42 children, equipped with digital media tools, organized connected learning as sociocultural phenomena and inquiry learning. With an ethnographic approach, unstructured interviews and multimedia portfolios provided data for deductive content analysis. The results indicate that meaningful objects of inquiry were found though the children’s own discoveries with media tools used in forest trips. The social capital and the children’s own funds of knowledge were harnessed with iPads and a trail camera, installed to capture wildlife. Precisely, the trail camera use and the resulting images mediated connections with parents and grandparents, outside experts, and peers. Children were actively naming, classifying, and categorizing the trail camera data, and also searching, evaluating, and applying new information. Children were also creating, sharing, and openly publishing their own insights that drew on a unique mix of meaning-making resources and media tools. The results can be used in the learning design of early-childhood education and care.
Modelling driver behaviour in longitudinal vehicle-pedestrian scenarios - Analysis of driver comfort zone boundaries from naturalistic driving data and field tests

In 2016, pedestrians accounted for the largest share within fatalities of vulnerable road users in traffic inside the European Union with a 21% fatality rate among all road users [1]. Active safety systems aim at avoiding crashes with pedestrians, however, there is a need to develop systems which are accepted by drivers, i.e. systems which are able to avoid collisions while keeping false alarm rate as low as possible. There has been a substantial amount of previous research with focus on driver interaction with pedestrians in crossing situations, but longitudinal scenarios have not gained the same amount of attention in research yet. This thesis aims at exploring the interaction between drivers and pedestrians in longitudinal scenarios, i.e. when drivers overtake or pass a pedestrian. To allowan analysis of driver behaviour, two data sets of realworld overtaking and passing manoeuvres were used. The first data set was extracted from the latest European naturalistic driving study, UDRIVE, and contained 77 overtaking events which occurred on rural roads in France. The second data set was collected within this thesis on a rural road in Sweden with a custom-made data logger. This second data set included 630 overtaking events which were collected by a pedestrian wearing the data logger. During the field test, experimental factors such as presence of oncoming traffic, walking direction of the pedestrian and lateral position of the pedestrian were varied. Results from the UDRIVE data set indicate that, in presence of oncoming traffic, drivers start to steer away earlier from a collision path than when oncoming traffic is absent. From field test data, a significant difference in minimum clearance between driver and pedestrian is shown for the factors oncoming traffic and walking direction. The implication is that drivers are willing to give less space to pedestrians in presence of oncoming traffic as well as when pedestrians are walking towards them. Almost 50% of the drivers in the field tests conducted in Sweden and about 90% of the french drivers from the UDRIVE data set kept less than 1.5 m distance to the pedestrian, less than the minimum distance set by policies in other European countries [2]. Hence, infrastructure especially in rural roads should be designed to allow safe and comfortable collision avoidance among road-users, especially in combination with pedestrians. Results for distribution of time to collision when steering away go in accordance to the corresponding Euro NCAP scenario. Bayesian linear regression was applied to model the event describing metrics minimum clearance and time to collision at the moment of steering away. Results show that the models are able to predict posterior distributions of those metrics as well as estimates and uncertainty of changes under the influence of certain factor combinations.
Mesenchymal Stromal Cells and Micro Fragmented Adipose Tissue: New Horizons of Effectiveness of Lipogems

In the last three years there has been an explosion of published in vivo and clinical data discussing micro fragmented adipose tissue and its regenerative properties. In fact, the paracrine activity of micro fragmented adipose tissue has been well described, showing the importance of the maintenance of an intact microvascular environment of fat tissue during the processing in order to guarantee cellular activation and long-term viability there by maintaining their signaling capacity in order to effectively modulate inflammation and immune response. Lipogems®, patented in 2010 and clinically available since 2013, is a novel technology that reproducibly and simply obtains, micro fragmented adipose tissue with enhanced regenerative properties with somewhat astonishing results that are now confirmed from recent clinical trials. In this review we have summarized all the new evidence published, focusing on possible new clinical indications from intriguing new in vivo studies.
Effects of crop system and genotype on yield, quality, antioxidants and chemical composition of organically grown leek

The research was carried out in order to assess the effects of nine cultivars in factorial combination with an open field or greenhouse growing on yield, quality indicators, antioxidants and elemental composition of leek in Moscow region. Greenhouse management resulted in higher yield compared to open field cultivation, due to higher mean pseudo-stem weight, and cultivar Giraffe gave the highest production. Pseudo-stem dry matter was better affected by greenhouse cultivation, whereas the content of monosaccharides, total sugars, nitrates, ascorbic acid, and polyphenols was enhanced by open field growing. The cultivars Vesta and Summer breeze showed the highest dry matter and total sugar content, whereas Goliath had the highest antioxidant, selenium, and potassium concentration. Among the mineral elements, K and Mg in pseudo-stems were better affected by greenhouse conditions, whereas Ca attained a higher concentration under open field growing. The antioxidant system of A porrum was characterized by significant positive correlations between Se, polyphenols, ascorbic acid, and potassium
Adsorptive Desulfurization of Liquid Fuels at Elevated Temperatures Using Metal Exchanged Zeolite Y

It has long been known that the ability of adsorptive methods to remove sulfur from transportation fuels at room temperature is limited by the competition of aromatic hydrocarbons and organosulfur compounds for the active sites of the adsorbent. In an effort to overcome these limitations, we studied adsorptive desulfurization at temperatures substantially higher than those considered by previous investigators. Na-Y and Cu-exchanged Na-Y (CuNa-Y) zeolites were used to remove sulfur from model fuels and a JP-8 fuel at temperatures up to 180 °C. Batch desulfurization and temperature-programmed desorption experiments with model fuels containing 3-methyl-benzothiophene (3-MBT) and dodecane showed that 3-MBT removal was strongly dependent on treatment temperature and involved weak physisorption bonds with Na, weak interactions with Cu sites at 30 or 80 °C, and strong chemisorption (S–Cu bonding) at 130 or 180 °C. Overcoming the competition that favors the adsorption of aromatics at low temperatures, the formati.
THE ROLE OF MAGNESIUM IN PHOSPHORUS AVIALABILITY IN SOIL

An experiment was carried out under laboratory conditions to study the change in available phosphorus (P)‚ magnesium (Mg)‚ calcium (Ca)‚ pH value and EC value during 336 hours of incubation as affected by three levels of each of P and Mg and all possible combination between them in clayey and sandy soils. Ordinary superphosphate fertilizer as a P-source at rates of 0 (P0)‚ 13.1 (P1) and 26.2 (P2) mg P kg-1‚ the rates of Mg were 0 (Mg0), 20 (Mg1) and 40 (Mg2) mg Mg kg-1 as magnesium sulphate. The results indicated that available P‚ Mg and Ca as well as EC were increased with increasing P fertilizers rates‚ while pH was decreased in the two tested soils. Available P‚ Mg and EC were increased with increasing Mg fertilizers rates‚ while available Ca and pH were decreased in the two tested soils. Available P increased up to 12 hours and then decreased with increasing incubation time. Available Mg‚ available Ca and EC increased until 72 hours and then decreased until the end of the experiment‚ while pH decreased until 72 hours and then increased until the end of the experiment.