Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Corns with Different Nutritional Profiles on Growing and Finishing Pigs Feeding (30 to 90 kg)

Three experiments were carried out to determine the nutritional value and to verify the pig performance in growing and finishing phases (30 to 90 kg) fed on diets containing common corn (CC), high-lysine corn (HLC) and high-oil corn (HOC). In the total digestibility trial (Exp. I) 12 barrows were used. Values of digestible energy (DE) and metabolizable energy (ME) as-fed basis for CC, HLC and HOC, were: 3,396 and 3,275 kcal/kg; 3,248 and 3,139 kcal/kg; 3,445 and 3,308 kcal/kg, respectively. In order to determine the apparent and true ileal digestibility coefficients of amino acids, as well as the values of true digestible amino acids of the CC, HLC and HOC, an ileal digestibility trial was done (Exp. II) with T-cannulated barrows ("T" simple). The treatments consisted of three diets, with one of them as the sole source of protein (CC, HLC and HOC). In the performance experiment (Exp. III), 36 crossbred pigs, allotted in a completely randomized design with three treatments and 12 replications were used. Treatments consisted of three diets: 1 - CC; 2 - HLC and 3 - HOC. It was observed no difference for performance and carcass variables among the corns with different nutritional profiles. Results of the three experiments highlighted the importance of segregating corns in their real chemical and energetic composition as well
Indicative Factors for European Bison Refuges in the Bieszczady Mountains

European bison Bison bonasus refuges in the Bieszczady Mountains were characterised using four habitat variables: elevation above sea level, slope exposure, tree crown closure, and stand composition. We compared habitat composition of ranges representing a 95% probability of bison use with ranges representing a 25% probability of bison use, on a seasonal basis (summer, winter). During the growing season (“summer”), the 25% probability ranges contained more high elevation (550–749 m), other than northern-exposure areas with more open-canopied, fir-dominated forest than did the 95% probability ranges. During winter, the 95% probability ranges contained less high elevation (550–749 m), northerly exposure areas with more close-canopied, beech-fir, alder, and Scotch pine forests.
Imperatives of Multicultural Education in Ethiopia: Reflections on Awareness, Practices, and Challenges in Our Higher Learning Institutions

Historically speaking, multiculturalism and multilingualism evolved in a number of ways: migration (voluntary and involuntary); the indentured policies pursued by the former British Empire; the African slave trade; policy of guest workers in Europe; the immigration policy followed by the US; war and conquest (incorporation/annexing of conquered people), etc. In light of the diverse culture and linguistic background of many societies, mechanisms to amicably respond to it should be put in place, where citizens consciously understand the value of living together by sharing their values with each other. In particular, diverse societies have moral obligations to nurture their citizens to become responsive and tolerant in multicultural environments. Despite this truism, however, educational enterprises have become targets of criticism for failing to respond to students’ needs of diverse social, economic, cultural, linguistic and religious backgrounds. Thus, a call for an education system that can accommodate (celebrate) diversity should have been designed which came to be known as multicultural education. The genesis of multicultural education goes back in history in response to the civil rights movements and as an expression of the challenges by minority groups against an unequal treatment of students in educational settings. It is understood as an educational reform endeavor to bring about equity for all students who come from different social, cultural and linguistic backgrounds. The FDRE Constitution (1995) upholds the equality of citizens’ culture and languages. The Education and Training Policy (1994) also guarantees the respect and use of multilingual education, specifically in primary schools. The objective of this reflective paper is, therefore, to uncover some of the attributes of multicultural education in enhancing mutual understanding and tolerance among children and the youth and its implications to Ethiopia. It tries to shed lights on the nexus between the FDRE constitutional provisions of multicultural education, status of awareness, practices and challenges in Ethiopian higher learning institutions and provide a hint to the way forward. Keywords : multiculturalism, multicultural education, diversity, constitution, cross-cultural competence, equity pedagogy, and transformative school curriculum policy.
The Role of Intelligence Quotient, Social Intelligence and Demographic Characteristics in Predicting Mind Reading of Children

The main purpose of this study was to evaluate the role of intelligence and demographic features in predicting mind reading of children. The methodology was descriptive and correlational in terms of nature and its objectives in this research. The study population consisted of 8 to 11 year-old children enrolled in primary schools in Shahinshahr. The research sample limited to 120 male and female students (60 females and 60 males) was selected by making use of stratified random cluster sampling method. To collect data, three tests including Cattell Intelligence Test (1968), Astymin Theory of Mind Scale (1994) and Tromso Social Intelligence Scale (2001) were used and its reliability was calculated using Cronbach's alpha coefficient as 0.84 for Cattell Intelligence Test, 0.87 for Theory of Mind Scale and 0.85 for Social Intelligence Scale. The results of analysis of variance and regression showed that no significant relationship between demographic characteristics and mind reading was observed. Also, no statistically significant relationship between social intelligence and mind reading of children and its dimensions was observed. Intelligence and mind reading between children and their dimensions statistically significant relationship was observed. Furthermore, the research hypothesis was not rejected in connection with data compatibility and the proposed model and it indicated that the proposed model is compatible with the data.
Extrusion Characteristics Dependence of Wrought Aluminium Alloy on Extrusion Variables

Effect of in itial temperature and state of wrought alu minu m, die angle and d ie material on the ext rusion characteristics of wrought alu min iu m alloy has been studied. Ext rusion dies were constructed with die angles ranging fro m 15 to 90 o using both tool steel and mild steel materials. Co ld, hot and annealed billets extrusion responses were investigated by measuring the extrusion pressure, linear strain, extrusion ratio and surface hardness of extrudes. Results show that tool steel die provides superior extrusion response to mild steel die material. The highest linear strain (202 %) was obtained for samp les cold extruded using tool steel die with a 90 o die angle followed annealed ext ruded (161 %) sample using tool steel die at the same die angle. Cold extrusion was observed to be easier at higher d ie angles than at lower die angles. Hardness result also indicates that structural change due to severe plastic defo rmation during ext rusion was effective for the improvement of hardness.
The relationships within the mathematical content of teachers’ lesson sequences

This study explored how mathematics content is carried through by means of the problems presented during lessons. Following the definitions and the coding criteria from the TIMSS 1999 Video Study, a total of 163 mathematics problems were identified in the video- recorded lesson sequences of four Bruneian mathematics teachers teaching at the Year 8 level. These problems were classified according to the four basic kinds of relationships: mathematically related, thematically related, repetition and unrelated. Drawing on the mathematical content of the teachers’ lesson sequences, the findings revealed variations among the mathematical problems coded as repetition and thematically related, between the four Brunei classes. The aggregated results obtained from the four classes highlighted several points of discussion, such as the relatively higher proportion of repetition problems (52%) from one teacher in particular; the percentage similarities of thematically related problems for all four classes (ranging from 26% to 33%); and the incredibly varied results for mathematically related problems across the four Brunei classes.
An efficient genetic algorithm for solving the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem based on random key representation

In this paper, a new genetic algorithm (GA) is presented for solving the multi-mode resource-constrained project scheduling problem (MRCPSP) with minimization of project makespan as the objective subject to resource and precedence constraints. A random key and the related mode list (ML) representation scheme are used as encoding schemes and the multi-mode serial schedule generation scheme (MSSGS) is considered as the decoding procedure. In this paper, a simple, efficient fitness function is proposed which has a better performance compared to the other fitness functions in the literature. Defining a new mutation operator for ML is the other contribution of the current study. Comparing the results of the proposed GA with other approaches using the well-known benchmark sets in PSPLIB validates the effectiveness of the proposed algorithm to solve the MRCPSP.
Apelin and Fetuin-A may be subclinical inflammation biomarker in Familial Mediterranean Fever: A pilot study

1 Ali Şahin1, Özlem Demirpençe2, Mehtap Şahin2, Gökhan Bağcı2, Doğan Seven3, Halef Okan Doğan2, Ayşe Camcı1, Mehmet Emin Derin1, Binnur Bağcı4 1Department of Internal Medicine Rheumatology, Faculty of Medicine, 2Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, 3Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, 4Department of Nutrition and Dietetics, Faculty of Health Sciences, Cumhuriyet University, Sivas, Turkey Apelin, fetuin-a and fmf Apelin and fetuin-a may be subclinical inflammation biomarker in familial mediterranean fever: A pilot study
Female empowerment of Amazonian riverine beneficiaries of the Bolsa Família program

Today, policies of combat to poverty prioritize women as owners in programs of income transference, among them, Bolsa Familia Program. Considering that women empowerment is influenced by this social policy, this research aimed to identify the dimensions of the process of empowerment achieved by riparian women, beneficiary of the program. The research was performed at Combu Island, Belem do Para. Four riparian mothers took part in the study. For data collection, the Sociodemographic Inventory and semi structured interviews were used. As procedure of organization of information, content analysis was used. The categories, which appeared from the beneficiary perceptions were adapted from literature and defined as economic, family, social and psychological empowerment. The results showed that after the entrance in BFP the notion of a owned income and bigger control of resources were obtained by a parcel of the participants, providing a partial economic empowerment. The befit increased the purchase power, and gave to these women grater management over family decision-making. The ownership of the program’s card made them to feel benefited when following-up children, providing social visibility to these mothers, when not depending completely of the husbands’ intermediation. Lastly, the benefit generated in the participants a feeling of stability, for having money, security for the family monthly needs. The empowerment that riparian women achieved shows that they passed to interfere in the dynamics and providing of the family before the lack or not of their husbands’ income.
The Role of Job Satisfaction and Ego Strengths in Marital Satisfaction in Military Staff in Tehran

Aims: The present study was an attempt to examine the predictive ability of job satisfaction and ego strengths regarding marital satisfaction in military personnel in Tehran, Iran. Methods: It was a correlational study carried out on 330 military staff selected using random cluster sampling. For the purpose of data collection, three questionnaires were used: ENRICH Couple Scale, Job Descriptive Index (JDI), and the Psychosocial Inventory of Ego Strengths (PIES). Pearson correlation coefficient and regression analysis were used for data analysis. Results: Job satisfaction and ego strengths were observed to have a positive and significant relationship with marital satisfaction. Results from regression analysis indicated that ego strengths such as wisdom, fidelity, love, care, and job satisfaction including rights and benefits can predict marital satisfaction. Conclusion: It seems that being aware of the effects of job satisfaction and ego strengths can help increase marital satisfaction in military personnel and prevent from family problems in them.
Stabilised bias field: segmentation with intensity inhomogeneity

Automatic segmentation in the variational framework is a challenging task within the field of imaging sciences. Achieving robustness is a major problem, particularly for images with high levels of intensity inhomogeneity. The two-phase piecewise-constant case of the Mumford-Shah formulation is most suitable for images with simple and homogeneous features where the intensity variation is limited. However, it has been applied to many different types of synthetic and real images after some adjustments to the formulation. Recent work has incorporated bias field estimation to allow for intensity inhomogeneity, with great success in terms of segmentation quality. However, the framework and assumptions involved lead to inconsistencies in the method that can adversely affect results. In this paper we address the task of generalising the piecewise-constant formulation, to approximate minimisers of the original Mumford-Shah formulation. We first review existing methods for treating inhomogeneity, and demonstrate the inconsistencies with the bias field estimation framework. We propose a modified variational model to account for these problems by introducing an additional constraint, and detail how the exact minimiser can be approximated in the context of this new formulation. We extend this concept to selective segmentation with the introduction of a distance selection term. These models are minimised with convex relaxation methods, where the global minimiser can be found for a fixed fitting term. Finally, we present numerical results that demonstrate an improvement to existing methods in terms of reliability and parameter dependence, and results for selective segmentation in the case of intensity inhomogeneity.
Bio-inspired flapping UAV design: a university perspective

Bio-inspired design to make artificial flappers fly does not just imitate biological systems as closely as possible, but also transferring the flappers' own functionalities to engineering solutions. This paper summarizes some key technical issues and the states-of-art of bio-inspired design of flapping UAVs with an introduction to authors' recent research results in this field.
Social climate as a mediator between leadership behavior and employee well-being in a cross-cultural perspective

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the direct effects of empowering and employee-centered leadership on well-being, and the indirect or mediating role of social organizational climate between leadership behavior and well-being in a cross-cultural perspective. Design/methodology/approach – Questionnaires were distributed in two furniture retail stores in Sweden and two stores in China belonging to the same company. The final sample consisted of 483 participants from the Chinese and 254 participants from the Swedish stores. Findings – The results of the structural equation modeling showed that there was no direct effect between leadership behavior (employee-centered leadership and empowering leadership) and well-being in either the Swedish or the Chinese sample. Further, the findings of the study indicate that social climate mediates the relationship between leadership behavior and employee well-being, but this seems to be culturally contingent. The mediating effect is prevalent in a culture .
Growth and yield parameters as potential indicators of selection for moisture deficit tolerance in some Pakistani wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) cultivars

The present study evaluated growth, yield and yield components of three wheat cultivars (Bhakher-2002, Inqalab-91 and Punjnad-2001) under varying degree of soil moisture deficit. The cultivars were grown under 60 and 20% soil moisture along with their control. Intensive moisture deficit induced more drastic (P< 0.001) effect on the performance of the cultivar as compared with moderate moisture deficit regime. Among the tested cultivar, Bhakher-2002 had better root and shoot growth under both moisture deficit situations. However, Punjnad-2001 excelled for germination, spike length, number of grains per spike and grain weight under moisture deficit environment. On the other hand, both growth and yield attributes appeared to be more prone in Inqalab-91 under moisture deficit conditions. The sensitivity of Bhakher-2002 and inqalab-91 can be attributable to insufficient gene pool of the cultivars which could not ensure their continued evolution and adaptation under prevalent stress conditions. Therefore, these two cultivars have not shown a threshold for moisture deficit. Conversely, the moisture stress tolerance in Punjnad-2001 may be manifestation of the occurrence of appropriate genetic variability for yield attributes within its existing gene pool which enabled the cultivar to evolve under strong selective pressures of increasing soil moisture deficit. Therefore, Punjnad-2001 can be recommended for molecular characterization to identify marker for drought tolerance. Key words: Wheat germplasm, selective pressure, soil moisture deficit, growth and yield.
Evolution of Thin Liquid Film for Newtonian and Power-Law Non-Newtonian Fluids

Analytical relation for slow motion thin liquid films bounded by a fixed wall and free surface for Newtonian and non-Newtonian fluids are obtained in this work. Assuming long-wave approximation, the momentum and continuity equations for thin liquid films of power-law fluids are simplified and solved analytically to derive the evolution equation of thin liquid films. The evolution equation is derived for two- and three-dimensional cases. A relation for evolution of thin films is obtained for a simple case in which the liquid film is supported from below by a solid surface and subjected to gravity and constant surface tension forces. This evolution equation of thin film has been solved numerically in order to compare the behavior of Newtonian and non-Newtonian liquids for different Bond numbers. It is shown that the power-law model at low and high strain rates is invalid and it affects the results. The Rayleigh-Taylor instability is another subject that is studied in this work. This interesting phenomena is investigated by solving the evolution equation numerically for different Bond numbers. The results show that the evolution of the free surface thin film for pseudo plastic fluids is different from that of Newtonian and dilatant fluids
Managing human capital for performance in the Australian hospitality industry : the carrot drives the outputs

Firms operating in service industries such as hospitality are highly competitive organisations that are constantly seeking ways to out-perform their rivals (Timmo, 1993). Despite the need for continuous development and improvement, the hospitality industry is regarded as one of the least advanced industries when it comes to the use and integration of human resource management (HRM) practices (Nankervis, 1991). Moreover, it has been found that companies in the hospitality industry are homogeneous in terms of their human resource management activities and functions (Rodwell and Shadur) and there is considerable scope for using HRM as a means for enhancing their competitive advantage.
Elemental Composition of the Fruits of Baboon Grape ( Rhoicissus digitata ) and Impact of Soil Quality on Chemical Characteristics

Rhoicissus digitata is an indigenous medicinal plant from which fruits are consumed by the local people in South Africa. This potential source of nutrients was investigated as a food-based approach to complement fortification efforts in South Africa targeted at vulnerable groups. This study also focused on the distribution of elements (essential and toxic) in the fruits of R. digitata as a function of soil quality. In general, the concentration of essential elements in the fruits were found to be in decreasing order of Ca > Mg > Fe > Mn > Zn > Cu > Se > Ni > Cr > Pb > Co. The data showed that the plant controlled uptake of nutrients to meet physiological requirement levels. A comparison of the fruits elemental concentrations with recommended dietary allowances (RDAs) revealed the fruits to be rich in Se and are a good source of essential elements with low concentrations of the toxic elements studied. These findings indicate that the fruits of R. digitata have high nutritional value and can introduce dietary diversity and food security to marginalized and poor communities in South Africa.
Role of physical processes in the distribution of chlorophyll a in the northwest Bay of Bengal during pre and post-monsoon seasons

Chlorophyll a (Chl a) concentration is one of the indicators of phytoplankton biomass in the ocean and is responsible for photosynthesis. Distribution of Chl a in the EEZ (Exclusive Economic Zone) of India during different seasons was reported earlier. Chlorophyll bloom off Sri Lanka during the SW monsoon season due to coastal upwelling driven by monsoon winds and intensification of phytoplankton bloom due to cyclones in the Bay of Bengal during the NE monsoon season were reported. Chlorophyll data in the coastal waters of the east coast of India are sparse. Recently, several studies reported satellite-derived chlorophyll concentration in the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal. In the present study, in situ and satellite estimates of Chl a off Andhra–Orissa coast during preand post-monsoon seasons for the year 2000 are presented and discussed in relation to physical processes. The weekly composite data of Chl a from TERRA-MODIS sensor were obtained from GSFC (Goddard Space Flight Center), NASA, USA and processed to estimate satellite-derived chl a according to the details given elsewhere. Satellite images of Chl a for the periods 4–15 and 21–28 March 2000 (pre-monsoon), and 5–12 and 13–19 October 2000 (post-monsoon) in the northwest Bay of Bengal (15–22°N; 80–87°E) are shown in Figure 1. In situ surface Chl a in the coastal waters off six stations (Puri, Gopalpur, Bheemunipatnam, Visakhapatnam, Kakinada and Gauthami Godavari) during preand post-monsoon seasons of 2000 were estimated. High patches of Chl a (>10 mg/m) were noticed off north Orissa coast (18– 20°N; 84–86°E). A consistent decrease in chlorophyll from the coast to the offshore is clearly seen. The contour of 2 mg/m (blue) runs almost parallel to the coast (Figure 1 a). At the end of March (21–28 March), the spreading of high concentrations is clearly seen in the northern side due to the freshwater from Dhamra, Mahanadi and Rushikulya and East India Coastal Current (EICC) which might have shifted the blue contour line (2 mg/m) to the offshore from an earlier period (Figure 1 b). During October (Figure 1 c) maximum values of 6 mg/m are noticed off Dhamra and south of Godavari due to the respective river discharges. The concentrations are very low off Visakhapatnam and equal to offshore values due to the existing sinking process supported by the EICC which develops during October and intensifies, then flows equatorward all along the