Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Ethnobotanical Studies of Dicotyledonous Plants of Lal Suhanra National Park, Bahawalpur, Pakistan

The present investigations were designed to record the ethnobotanical uses of plants by local inhabitants of the Lal Suhanra National Park, Bahawalpur, Pakistan. The nomadic and local inhabitants of the adjoining areas of the park used these natural resources for various purposes including food, shelter, medicine, fodder and cultural purposes. A total of 212 plant species were identified from this area belonging to 126 genera and 50 families during 2005-2007 plant exploration expedition. In this study, 84 plant species of 34 dicotyledonous families used ethnobotanically of the study area were documented. The maximum numbers of species were recorded of family Asteraceae (7 species) followed by Chenopodiaceae and Papilionaceae each (6 species), Aizoaceae and Mimosaceae with (5 species) of each while Capparidaceae, Cucurbitaceae and Solanaceae with (4 species) of each.
Potential Allelopathic Interference by the Exotic Chinese Tallow Tree (Sapium sebiferum)

Abstract The Chinese tallow tree (Sapium sebiferum) was introduced into the southeastern United States in late 1800s and has rapidly naturalized throughout the region's coastal ecosystems. Because tallow forms monotypic woodlands, we hypothesized that allelopathic interference is a mechanism by which tallow maintains and expands its presence. Laboratory experiments were performed using black willow (Salix nigra), baldcypress (Taxodium distichum) and tallow, as test species, to examine the hypothesis that aqueous tallow extracts inhibit seed germination and seedling root growth, shoot growth and mass. Extracts were prepared from tallow litter, woodland soil from under tallow trees and fresh tallow leaves. Samples were collected during October, January, April and July to determine any seasonal differences in allelopathic potential. Germination, root and shoot lengths and seedling mass differed (P < 0.05) among treatments for willow, baldcypress and tallow. Black willow germination did not vary (P > 0.05) among control and April litter or April soil treatments; the treatments designed to mimic conditions when black willow naturally germinates. Although germination was lower (P < 0.05) in April fresh leaf and July litter, soil and leaf treatments than control treatments, black willow does not germinate during July nor do black willow seeds contact fresh tallow leaves during April. Germination rates for baldcypress and tallow during April and July litter and soil treatments were higher (P < 0.05) than control treatments. Similarly, baldcypress seedling root length, shoot length and mass were the same or higher than control treatments (P < 0.05). Tallow seedling root length, shoot length and mass were lower (P < 0.05) in controls versus April and July litter and soil treatments. Our experiment questions the validity of allelopathic interference as a mechanism enhancing tallow invasion or maintaining woodlands once established. Because of its enhanced germination and seedling growth when exposed to its own experimental treatments, tallow may in fact be perpetuating its own woodland(s) by self facilitation, rather than inhibiting other plant survival by allelopathic interference.
Results And Discussion 3 . 1 Isolation of Leaf protein concentrate ( LPC ) The procedure for isolation of LPC from Pongamia pinnata

Substantial amount of leaves as biomass residue is produced from Pongamia pinnata (karanj) plantations which has no commercial value and remains underutilized. Feasibility of utilization of this biomass residue for development of protein concentrate as a food/ feed supplement was examined. A process for isolation of leaf protein concentrate (LPC) was optimized through investigating the influence of various process parameters on the yield and protein content of the LPC. The parameters optimized were ratio of fresh leaves to water (1:9), coagulation temperature (90oC) and duration (11 minutes), and pH (4.0). The optimized process was applied for isolation of LPCs from lower, middle and upper canopy of the tree, and the LPCs containing protein 43.77-44.34% were recovered in 7.27-7.34% yield. The proximate nutritional composition (moisture, 6.49-6.58%; fat, 12.54-12.82%; crude fibre, 1.84-1.86%; ash, 3.66-3.97%; carbohydrates, 39.18-39.83%; organic matter, 96.02-96.34%; total free amino acids, 0.056-0.057 % E of leucine; Gross energy, 447.29449.77 Kcal/100g LPC; pigments, % (chlorophyll, 0.37-0.38; total carotene, 0.025-0.026; xanthophylls, 0.820.83); minerals, mg/100g LPC (Na, 4.42-4.72; Ca, 1070-1087; P, 746.33-754; Fe, 53.20-55.05; Cu, 12.9513.13; Zn, 7.57-8.05; Mn, 0.37-0.38; Mg, 26.62-27.66; K, 20.68-21.05); in vitro digestibility, 82.62-82.95%; total polyphenols, 0.120-0.123%GAE; total saponins, 0.501-0.513%; total alkaloids, not detected) of these LPCs were determined. ANOVA of these data revealed no significant difference with respect to canopy. It was inferred that the Pongamia pinnata leaves hold potential for development of LPC as a food/ feed supplement to combat nutrition deficiency.
The Effects of Folk Dance Training on 5-6 Years Children's Physical and Social Development.

The purpose of this study is to analyze the effects of folk dance training on 5 - 6 year old Pre-school children’s physical and social development. The experimental design with an experimental and control group was used in accordance with the quantitative research methods in this research. The research has been conducted with the participation of 40 children. During the research, 32 hours of folk dance training instructed in all, across two months with 4 training periods in a week. Control group students were attended their daily pre-school education programme. As a result of the analysis, it has been detected that there is a significant difference between the experimental group who attended the folk dance training and those who did not in terms of physical and social development.
Study Effect of Blood Glucose Level on Renal Failure in Peoples Suffering from Diabetes

This study was accompanied in AL-Emam AL-Sajjsd hospital in al najaf al ashraf city through the period from May 2015 to September 2015. To evaluate serum lipid profile, albumin and Hb in patients, it involved 77 patients, 53 male and 24 females’ patients, and their range of age from 21 to 65 years. The patient was identified as suffering (renal failure caused by diabetic) for both gender based on the history, clinical analysis test for renal function and DM. The control groups were 50; they were collected from medical staff and relatives who were free of kidney disease, diabetes and hypertension. Number of men is thirty and twenty women; the ages range btween twenty-two and sixty-six years. The samples of blood were take from the case (8-12) hours after night fasting, One of the most important causes that cause renal failure is diabetes by causing hurt to blood vessels in the organ (kidney) the units of filtering in the kidney are filled with small blood vessels. For along time, high glucose levels in the blood can cause narrow and clogged. The changes in parameters btween the levels in both male and female patients and their control, a positive significant change in (Uric acid, Blood glucose{Sugar}, Urea, Creatinine, K, PO4, GOT, GPT, Iron, Ferretin, TIBC, UIBC, TS%, ETIBS) levels of male patients as compared with the control group, the same table states to negatively significant changing in levels of (Ca, Alb, Hb, PCV) in the tow gender patients with renal failure as paralleled with group of control. Just one item shows on significant change the item is Na when we compared with their control group. The effect of high blood sugar levels leads to many complications in vital human. There are no direct relationship between high blood sugar and diabetes on the hand versus the low level of hemoglobin or high level iron status on the other hand
Psychological Well-Being and Self-Efficacy in Life Skills among Italian Preadolescents with Positive Body Esteem: Preliminary Results of an Intervention Project

The main purpose of this project will be to increase the psychological well-being, self-efficacy in life skills, and body esteem in a group of Italian preadolescents who will participate in the life skills training. This project will be divided into three phases consisting of a verification of the changes that will take place following the realization of laboratory activities useful to enhance the psychological well-being of students in the scholastic context. For the first phase, an exploratory analysis of the main life skills, psychological well-being and body esteem levels was carried out with 49 participants aged 12 to 14 years recruited from three classes of a Public Junior School in Catania (Sicily, Italy). We used the Comprehensive Inventory of Thriving-CIT (Andolfi et al., 2017), the Perceived Self-efficacy Scales in Life Skills (Sagone & Indiana, 2017), and the Body Esteem Scale (Confalonieri et al., 2008). Results showed positive correlations between perceived self-efficacy in life skills and almost all factors of psychological well-being, as well as positive correlations between perceived self-efficacy in life skills and body esteem; in detail, the weight satisfaction was mainly related with self-efficacy in managing of negative emotions and poorly with self-efficacy in interpersonal communication; in addition, the external evaluation from the others regarding own body image was positively correlated with self-efficacy in managing of positive emotions. In the intermediate phase, these preadolescents will attend the specific training about the life skills during the school time in order to increase these abilities and enhance well-being at school. At the third phase, we will compare the final results with the initial ones to verify the efficacy of the abovementioned training. This project will be useful to deep the role of life skills as mediators between psychological well-being and self-esteem.
Delivered Versus Mill Nonlinear Pricing in Free Entry Markets

This paper discusses a model where consumers simultaneously differ according to one unobservable (preference for quality) and one observable characteristic (location). In these circumstances nonlinear prices arise in equilibrium. The main question addressed in this work is whether firms should be allowed to practise different nonlinear prices at each location (delivered nonlinear pricing) or should be forced to set an unique nonlinear contract (mill nonlinear pricing). Assuming that firms can costless relocate, we show that the free entry long-run number of firms may be either smaller, equal, or higher under delivered nonlinear pricing. In addition, we show that delivered nonlinear pricing yields in the long-run higher welfare and, consequently, our results support the view that discriminatory nonlinear pricing should not be prohibited.
Economic Weights in Rabbit Meat Production

A profit function was designed for an industrial commercial rabbitry with the most common management in industrial rabbit production. The incomes, costs, and profit function were calculated and economic weights of the traits were estimated. The variable costs (feeding, artificial insemination, health and replacement) represented 62% of the total costs, and the fixed costs (labour, utilities, amortisation and administration) represented 38% of the total costs. Major costs were feeding of fattening kits and labour cost, at 26% and 18% of the total cost, respectively. The economic weights were feed conversion rate during fattening (–20.2 €/[g feed/g liveweight]), number of kits born alive (15.7 €/kit), pregnancy rate (1.7 €/percentage unit), weaning survival (1.7 €/percentage unit), fattening survival (2.0 €/percentage unit), daily feed intake (–0.50 €/(g feed/d)), daily gain during fattening (1.33 €/(g weight/d)), and replacement rate (–0.29 €/percentage unit). When varying the prices of kg of fattening feed and kg of liveweight, only the economic weights of feed conversion rate during fattening in the first case and the number of kits born alive in the second case changed considerably. Changes in labour cost produced appreciable changes in the whole production cost. Although economic weights are robust to changes in prices, these weights should be recalculated after some generations of selection, because changes in the mean of the traits due to selection can also change economic weights.
Step–pool formation models and associated step spacing

Step–pool bedforms develop under conditions of high flow rates and high sediment influx and transport rates. Step setting events are capable of mobilizing and rearranging the large step‐forming grain sizes. Thus, observations of the processes of step formation are limited to flume experiments. The results of laboratory experiments involving active transport of widely sorted sediment, including large grains whose deposition readily formed steps, are presented. Over 350 step formations were observed and documented, creating a large data set for detailing and evaluating step formation processes.
Depth of penetration of bubbles entrained by a plunging water jet

A model is proposed to predict the depth of penetration of the air bubbles entrained by a round water jet impacting into a flat, liquid pool. This depth is shown to be determined only by the initial jet momentum and by the non-monotonic nature of the bubble terminal velocities as a function of their size. The model is shown to be in excellent agreement with measurements of the depth and width of penetration of the bubbles performed over a wide range of jet diameters, velocities, and plunging angles.
The Contribution of Financial Sector Development for Economic Growth in East Africa

The study empirically analyses the contribution of Financial Sector Development to Economic Growth in East Africa over the period 1975-2014. A five variable dynamic panel Fully Modified Ordinary Least Squares FMOLS is employed to estimate the short-run and long-run parameters.The fluctuations of Financial Sector and Economic Growth are mainly explained by their shocks in the long run and the proportion in the variance slightly decreases over time while the accumulated response of Economic Growth to Financial Sector increases. The gain of this study, therefore, provides the Supply and Demand Leading Hypotheses; means Financial Sector accelerates and augments the economic growth and the Economic Growth enhances the Development of Financial Sector. The implications drawn from this study are the reforms in the Financial Sector; inclusiveness of Financial System and effective vigorously pursued expansionary monetary policy, which directs the economy, could be a comprehensive beneficial to the study countries.
Seismic performance evaluation of non‐structural components: drywall partitions

As the first part of non‐structural component test series, interior drywall partitions are selected for an experimental program. This test series will cover non‐structural components that are significant in the economic losses in buildings subjected to seismic loading, namely interior drywall partitions, exterior cladding and window glasses, and ceilings. Four full‐scale drywall partitions with light‐gage steel stud framing were tested to observe damage in cyclic loading conditions. Effects of a door and an intersecting wall on the behaviour of drywall partition are studied. Damage was concentrated to perimeter regions where gypsum boards made contacts with ceiling, floor, or columns. Dynamic loading did not amplify the damage on a drywall partition over the damage observed from the quasi‐static test. Damage–repair cost relationships show that the repair cost reaches almost the initial cost under 2% radian interstorey drift. Copyright © 2006 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
xTNZ – an evolutionary three-dimensional ecosystem

xTNZ is focused on the exploration of the possibilities of using artificial life in the context of art. The aim is to develop an ecosystem based on a real-time threedimensional PC based system sustaining a “living” virtual environment. The entities populating this virtual world have been designed to be active and responsive. They behave and interact with each other, they reproduce according to eventual interactions and they change their own properties (such as sounds, visual appearance, or dimensions). An unpredictable visual representation of the world will emerge, shapes will evolve in time according to the autonomous creatures interaction. Index Terms — Evolutionary Art, Artificial Life Fig.1 Snapshot from one possible evolved xTNZ ecosystem.
Cardiac Support and Multiorgan Dysfunction Syndrome

Approximately 5 million Americans suffer from heart failure (HF), the burden of which will grow exponentially over the next 50 years. HF currently results in 3.5 million hospitalizations and 20% of all hospital admissions among individuals >65 years of age. Surgical interventions for HF include cardiac repair (coronary artery bypass grafting, valve repair or replacement), cardiac support (mechanical circulatory support devices) and cardiac replacement (heart transplantation). These modern interventions of cardiac surgery and critical care medicine dramatically improved outcomes. They are offered to patients with increasingly high-risk clinical profiles and a higher likelihood of complications. The development of vital-organ support therapies (respirator, dialysis, transfusion, etc) in the intensive care units (ICUs) increased the survival of critically ill patients. However, despite these organ-saving therapies, up to 15% of these patients have an unfavourable perioperative course. Frequently, more than one organ system becomes dysfunctional, leading to progressive multiorgan dysfunction (MOD) (Lietz et al., 2007). The hallmark of MOD is the development of progressive physiologic dysfunction in two or more organ systems after an acute threat to systemic homeostasis. MOD is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the ICUs and after mechanical circulatory support device (MCSD) implantation (Deng et al., 2005).
The crystal chemistry of duftite , PbCuAsO 4 ( OH ) and the b-duftite problem

Duftite, PbCu(AsO4)(OH) is orthorhombic, space group P212121 with a = 7.768(1), b = 9. 211(1), c = 5.999(1) AÊ , Z = 4; the structure has been refined to R = 4.6% and Rw = 6.5% using 640 observed reflections [F> 2s(F)]. The structure consists of chains of edge-sharing CuO6 ‘octahedra’, parallel to c; which are linked via AsO4 tetrahedra and Pb atoms in distorted square antiprismatic co-ordination to form a three dimensional network. The CuO6 ‘octahedra’ show Jahn-Teller distortion with the elongation running approximately along <627>. The hydrogen bonding network in the structure was characterized using bond valence calculations. ‘b-duftite’ is an intermediate in the duftite–conichalcite series, which has a modulated structure based on the intergrowth of the two structures in domains of approximately 50 AÊ . The origin of the modulation is thought to be associated with displacements in the oxygen lattice and is related to the orientation of the Jahn-Teller distortion of CuO6 ‘octahedra’. Approximately half of the strips show an elongation parallel to <627> while the other strips are elongated parallel to [010]. This ordering results in an increase in the b cell repeat compared to duftite and conichalcite.
Lyapunov exponents and adaptive mesh refinement for high-speed flows using a discontinuous Galerkin algorithm

This paper addresses two very important improvements to a discontinuous Galerkin platform: (i) Accurate shock demarcation using FTLE — Finite Time Lyapunov Exponent; (ii) Point-implicitness of the artificial viscosity field calculation algorithm. When dealing with high-speed flows, within the transonic, supersonic or hypersonic regimes, the presence of shock-wave phenomena dictates the main features of the flow. Shock waves are very thin structures across which the flow properties vary in a practically discontinuous fashion. Therefore, within the realm of computational fluid dynamics, the employment of adaptive mesh refinement is crucial for the proper capturing of shock waves and related flow transitions. This work presents an elegant approach for the precise demarcation of shocks, having in mind the subsequent application to local grid refinement. The proposed technique is ∗Corresponding author Email addresses: rodrigomoura.t10@gmail.com (R.C.Moura), andre.fernando. t10@gmail.com (A.F.C.Silva), enda.bigarella@gmail.com (E.D.V.Bigarella), alvaro.fazenda@unifesp.br (A.L.Fazenda), marcos.ts. ortega@gmail.com (M.A.Ortega) Assistant professor. Assistant professor. Senior aerodynamicist. Associate professor. Professor. Preprint submitted to Journal of Computational Physics February 11, 2015 based on the use of an operator originally developed within the context of dynamical systems, namely, the Finite Time Lyapunov Exponent (FTLE). When applied to the dilatation field (divergence of velocity) of the flow, such operation is capable of highlighting shock waves in a remarkable way. The artificial dissipation in our original discontinuous Galerkin code is represented by a distributed field, which results from the solution of a partial differential equation. The modal artificial dissipation model brings an even higher degree of stiffness to the scheme than the typical stiffness related to the viscous terms. To overcome this inconvenience we have treated the dissipation equation implicitly, what characterizes the overall scheme as a devoted-pointimplicit numerical tool (devoted in the sense that the point-implicit strategy is applied only to the dissipation equation). In order to demonstrate the capabilities of these new ideas, different test cases chosen especially from the aerospace context are tackled and discussed.
MORPHOLOGICAL, CULTURAL AND PHYSIOLOGICAL STUDIES ON Slerotinia sclerotiorum CAUSING STALK ROT OF CAULIFLOWER

Morphological, cultural and physiological of Sclerotinia sclerotiorum were studied on solid and liquid media at Vegetable Pathology Laboratory, Department of Mycology and Plant Pathology, Dr. Y.S. Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Himachal Pradesh, India. The fungus produced aerial mycelium, which was hyaline consisting of closely septate hyphae and measured 2.0-9.4 µm. Micro- conidia were produced on conidiophores of the vegetative mycelium and measured 1.5-3.5 µm. Sclerotia were black in colour, round to irregular and measured 2-15 x 1.5-7 mm. Apothecia were round or globate type with diameter ranging from 2-9 mm. The asci were hyaline and cylindrical and measured 91-165 x 4.9-8.5 µm. Ascospores were elliptical and ranged from 6.5-13 x 4.2-6.6 µm. The fungus was found to grow best on potato dextrose agar medium and Richard solution. Optimum temperature and pH for the growth of the fungus were 20-25 o C and pH 5.0, respectively.
Changes in upper body concentric mean power output resulting from complex training emphasizing concentric muscle actions

-muscular system. It was theorized that very heavy resistances could conceivably fatigue the processes associated with the stretch-shorten cycle (SSC). The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of CRC when utilizing concentric-emphasis exercises that negate the role or effect that the SSC may have upon power output. Eleven professional rugby league players volunteered to perform a CRC consisting of two sets of three repetitions each of paused concentric-only bench throws with 60 kg (CO BTP60) alternated with paused concentric-emphasis narrow grip bench presses to a board device placed upon their sternum. The board device consisted of 2 x 5 cm wide boards nailed together such that the barbell rested upon this 10 cm thick board device rather than impacting the chest at the bottom of the movement. Mean concentric power output during CO BTP60 increased by about 3% as a result of the intervention of the heavier paused board BP. The results of this study demonstrate that the CRC is enhancing performance without use of the normal SSC action. Such a result is likely to be caused by an increase in neural drive associated with the CRC.