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Biological aspects and life table parameters on two phytoseiid mites fed on Petrobia tritici Kandeel, El-Naggar and Mohamed (Acari: Phytoseiidae, Tetranychidae) الظواهر البيولوجية وجدول الحياة لنوعين من الحلم الفيتوسيدى المتغذى على بتروب

Development, consumption rate, fecundity and life table parameters of both predatory mites, Amblyseius swirskii (AthiasHenriot)and Typhlodromus pyri Scheuten fed on the phytophagous mite, Petrobia tritici Kandeel, El-Naggar and Mohamed were studied under laboratory conditions of 25±2 o C and 70±5% R.H. Developmental stages of mite female of both A. swirskii and T. pyri fed on nymphs of P. tritici durated (9.75 and 11.4) days, respectively. Preoviposition, oviposition, postoviposition periods and adult longevity lasted (2.05&1.75); (20.3&16.4); ( 2.55&1.7) and (24.9&19.19.85) days for the two predatory mite species, respectively. The calculated life table parameters were, the mean generation time (T) was (16.33 & 18.55); The doubling time (DT) was (2.75& 4.68); The intrinsic rate of natural increase (rm) and finite rate of increase (λ) were (0.19 & 0.15) and (1.20 & 1.16), respectively; while the net reproductive rate (Ro) was (20.5 and 15.71); and Gross reproductive rate (GRR) was (25.17&18.86) for A. swirskii and T. pyri, respectively. Total fecundity (45.7&34.9 eggs), as well as, total prey consumption (131.8 & 90.2 nymphs) of A. swirskii significantly surpassed those of T. pyri. The two predators were successfully developed from larva to adult when fed on the prey. A. swirskii the best predator to suppress P. tritici than T. pyri.
A GAN-based Framework for Modeling Hashtag Popularity Dynamics Using Assistive Information

Temporal point process (TPP) models have hitherto been moderately good at nowcasting hashtag popularity, but have been very poor at forecasting due to insufficient modeling of Twitter microdynamics. Recent studies have shown that the highly fluctuating nature of hashtag popularity dynamics is due to the influence of two external factors: (i) hashtag-tweet reinforcement and (ii) inter-hashtag competition. In this paper, we propose a marked TPP based on Generative Adversarial Networks (GANs) which can seamlessly incorporate the assistive information necessary to capture the above effects and successfully forecast distant popularity trends. To achieve this, we employ a unique linear semi-autoregressive model for mark generation and couple the time and mark generative aspects. On seven diverse datasets crawled from Twitter covering several real-world events, our model yields remarkably stable performance in predicting hashtag popularity in diverse situations and offers a substantial improvement over the existing state of the art generative models.
Avaliação da digestibilidade aparente de dietas simplificadas com base em forragens para coelhas em reprodução

This research had as objectives to evaluate the apparent digestibility of fibrous sources and simplified diets based on forages corrected with synthetic amino acids and oil, for rabbit does. It was conducted with 24 white New Zealand does, ten months old, housed in cages with a faeces collecting system, in a completely randomized experimental design, with three treatments and eight replicates per treatment. The experimental diets consisted of reference diet (REF) an alfafa hay based diet (Medicago saliva) (FAL) a cassava upper third foliage hay (Manihot sculenta Crantz) (FRM), from the yellow cocoa variety, harvested at 14 months of age. In the formulation, the minimum requirements quoted in the literature were pursued. The FAL diet showed higher (P<0.05) apparent digestibility coefficients than FRM. The DP (digestive protein) and the DE (digestible energy) found in cassava upper third foliage hay were 9.6 % and 1149.81 Kcal/kgDM, respectively, while for the alfafa hay 12,92 % and 2205,59 Kcal/kgDM in the same order. The simplified diet FRM showed very low apparent digestibility coefficients which provided low energy and protein digestibility values. It is important to take in consideration the variety and specific characteristics of the hay used in the direction of if uniting economic advantages and acceptable animal production results.
RETRACTED ARTICLE: Viral hepatitis in chicken and turkeys

We, the Editor and Publisher of World’s Poultry Science Journal, have retracted the following article: M. Younus, Q. Nisa, M.T. Munir, T. Jamil, K. Kaboudi, Z.U. Rehman, S. Umar & M.A. Shah ‘Viral hepatitis in chickens and turkeys’, World’s Poultry Science Journal, (2017) 73:2, 379-394 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0043933917000228. The above article has been retracted as, subsequent to publication, a significant duplication has been found in content throughout the article with the following earlier published article: Danielle M. Yugo, Ruediger Hauck, H. L. Shivaprasad & Xiang-Jin Meng ‘Hepatitis Virus Infections in Poultry’, Avian Diseases, (2016) 60:3, 576-588, DOI 10.1637/11229-070515-Review.1 We have been informed in our decision-making by our policy on publishing ethics and integrity and the COPE guidelines on retractions. The retracted article will remain online to maintain the scholarly record, but it will be digitally watermarked on each page as “Retracted”. © 2020 Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group
Evolution of floral zygomorphy in androecium and corolla in Solanaceae

In Solanaceae, a group dominated by actinomorphic‐flowered species, floral zygomorphy is frequently observed among the early‐branching clades. Morphological studies indicated that a zygomorphic androecium is much more common than a zygomorphic corolla in the family. Ontogenic studies suggested the evolution of floral zygomorphy in these two whorls is independent. Here, we have examined the evolution of floral symmetry in the androecium and corolla in Solanaceae. The character states of floral symmetry were assembled for androecium and corolla separately, and ancestral state reconstructions were carried out at both the genus and species levels for Solanaceae and its outgroups. Correlation tests were performed to determine whether the presence of floral zygomorphy in the androecium and corolla is correlated. The ancestral state reconstructions suggest the flower of the most recent common ancestor of Solanaceae is likely zygomorphic in the androecium but actinomorphic in the corolla. Multiple losses and gains of floral zygomorphy in androecium and corolla explain the existing pattern of floral symmetry in Solanaceae. A significant positive correlation between the possession of floral zygomorphy in the androecium and corolla of Solanaceae was detected. Floral zygomorphy likely has evolved in androecium and corolla along separate evolutionary trajectories, and zygomorphy in the androecium may be a precursor for the many gains of zygomorphy in the corolla in Solanaceae.
Resistance of Coffea arabica genotypes against Meloidogyne paranaensis and M. incognita under controlled and field conditions

Root-knot nematodes negatively impact on coffee yield worldwide. The use of resistant cultivars is the most effective way to manage these pests. The goal of this study was to identify Coffea arabica genotypes with resistance to Meloidogyne paranaensis and M. incognita race 1. Eighteen C. arabica genotypes (EPAMIG’s Germplasm Bank), previously selected for poor host suitability in a M. paranaensis -infested field, plus a resistant and a susceptible standard, were inoculated with these two Meloidogyne species to determine their resistance using nematode reproduction factor (Rf). Accessions for which Rf M. incognita race 1 with Rf M. paranaensis (Rf M. paranaensis and also gave a good yield compared to commercial cultivars, showing promising agronomic traits that can be used in breeding programmes to develop new cultivars of C. arabica .
Phylogenetic Relationships in the Aveneae/Poeae Complex (Pooideae, Poaceae)

100 species representing 48 genera from the grass tribes Aveneae and Poeae, 30 genera from other tribes of Pooideae and outgroups were studied using matK chloroplast sequence data to address systematic questions. Data were evaluated using maximum parsimony and Bayesian methods. The results support a broadly delineated subfamily Pooideae with Brachyelytrum and Nardus/Lygeutm as basal lineages. Aveneae/Poeae + Bromeae/Triticeae + Brachypodium are sister to a polytomy that contains the strongly sLpported lineages Mweliceae and Stipeae, including Ampelodesmos. A further, but less well supported, assemblage within this polytomy consists of Aveneae subtribe Duthieinae + Anisopogon + Phaenosperma. Brachypodium is sister to a well-supported lineage that includes Aveneae/Poeae and Bromeae/Triticeae. Within Aveneae/Poeae, two clades are apparenit, which do not completely correspond to the traditional tribes Aueneae and Poeae. W\e argue that Aveneae and Poeae shouLld be maintained as separate tribes rather than being merged under Poeae. The position of several genera and minor lineages within both clades is examined with reference to morphology, biogeography, ecology, and current taxonomic treatments. On the basis of a number of synapomorphies from morphological and molectular data, the monotypic genera Lygeum (Lygeeae) and Nardus (Nardeae) are lumped under-the Nardeae. Brachypodium is supported as a separate tribe, Brachypodieae.
Modification of Sporulation Medium for Isolation and Identification of Colletotrichum Gloeosporioiedes - A Causal Agent of Anthracnose of Mangifera Indica L

In the present study, different isolates of Colletotrichum gloeosporioiedes were collected from different mango growing areas of Bangladesh. Pathogenecity was proved by using healthy excised leaves in laboratory conditions. Effects of mycelial growth and sporulation (formation of acervuli) on six different culture media were tested in vitro. The results revealed significant differences (p<0.05) mycelia growth among the media. The results also indicated that the mycelial growth was maximum in Potato Dextrose Agar (12.8mm) media and the lowest in Green Bean Agar (8.0mm). The study disclosed significant difference (p<0.05) of acervuli formation among the media. Among the 6 different media the maximum acervuli were produced in HLEA (4.0 per square. cm) medium. But the sporulating characters of the fungus were not produced well in PDA and HLEA media rather than OMA. Thus, to find out the best composition of OMA for further research was conducted to obtain better growth and acervuli production and sporulating characters. The results revealed significant difference (p<0.05) of different characters among the concentration of OMA, and 20g/L OMA produced significantly maximum setae, conidia and sticky masses of conidia than others. The study suggested that Oat Meal Agar (20g/L) composition was the best medium for the sporulation of C. gloeosporioiedes (Setae, conidia and sticky masses of spores).
As Viewed Through the Eyes of Hydra, Regeneration Cannot Occur Without the Presence of a Properly Formed Extracellular Matrix

Extensive studies on cell/extracellular matrix (cell/ECM) interactions in Hydra (an early divergent metazoan, dating back some 600 million years) indicate that in this animal model of cellmatrix interactions, an ECM is a critical and an absolute requirement for regeneration and morphogenesis to occur. This short review will highlight the data behind this statement and bring the reader up to date on our most current understanding of the molecular components and function of Hydra’s ECM and its associated regulatory molecules.
Urbanization impacts on the trophic guild composition of bird communities

ABSTRACT Urbanization transforms the landscape and generates loss of pristine habitats. We investigated the urbanization effect on bird communities in a growing South American city (Santa Fe, Argentina) and hypothesized that if habitat structure and human disturbance change along an urban gradient, the richness and abundance of trophic guilds should also vary accordingly. We placed 50 transects 100 m long × 50 m wide in five districts with different levels of urbanization, determined by habitat structure variables. We recorded the number and abundance of species and the amount of pedestrians and vehicles passing through each transect. We recorded 23% of all bird species known for the Santa Fe province and categorized them within 19 trophic guilds. The percentage of area covered by herbaceous vegetation, water bodies and trees and shrubs had a positive relationship with the richness and abundance of most of trophic guilds (hawking aerial, terrestrial, bark and foliage insectivores; terrestrial and generalized granivores; generalized, aquatic diving and foliage omnivores; hawking aerial, aquatic diving and striding carnivores; nectarivores; and aquatic filters). Pavement surface and human disturbance variables had a negative relationship with the richness, and high buildings and pavement surface had a positive relationship with the abundance of terrestrial omnivores and coursing aerial insectivores. Variation partitioning revealed that habitat structure and human disturbance were better predictors of the richness than the abundance of each trophic guild. Results showed that trophic guilds associated to vegetation strata were seen to increase their richness and abundance towards green areas, even if they presented generalist or specialist habits. Urban planners should conserve or manage the surrounded natural spaces when the growth of the city is directed to these areas and increase the availability of environmental features within the urban matrix.
BIOMASS ALLOCATION AND TRADEOFFS OF PEDICULARIS LONGIFLORA RUDOLPH. AT TWO SLOPE ASPECTS IN AN ALPINE MEADOW OF THE EASTERN TIBETAN PLATEAU

Pedicularis longiflora is a typical grassland plant located in the alpine habitat in wet meadows or besides streams. This paper addresses the response and adaptation of P. longiflora under heterogeneous environmental conditions at different slope aspects in an alpine wet meadow, eastern Tibetan Plateau. The results show that P. longiflora at the southeast slope benefited more for its development and population maintenance. It also showed a relatively greater leaf biomass. However, P. longiflora invested more biomass to reproductive organs at the southwest slope aspect, where this species has better population continuation. Isometric scaling existed in coupled organ biomasses of P. longiflora which indicated that genetic regulation plays a key role in biomass allocation. P. longiflora allocated more biomass to aboveground parts, vegetative biomass, and non-photosynthetic organs biomass according to tradeoff values, respectively. In addition, both biotic and abiotic factors influenced biomass production of P. longiflora . Thus, soil temperature and interspecies competition in different habitats needs to be clearly understood and paid more attention to for cultivation and better industrialization of this herbal medicinal plant.
CHEMICAL COMPOSITION AND FUNGICIDAL ACTIVITY OF THE ESSENTIAL OIL OF Thymus vulgaris AGAINST Alternaria citri COMPOSICIÓN QUÍMICA Y ACTIVIDAD FUNGICIDA DEL ACEITE ESENCIAL DE THYMUS VULGARIS L. CONTRA ALTERNARIA CITRI

An essential oil extracted from thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) was chemically analyzed by Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectroscopy and evaluated for its fungicidal activity. The main constituents were borneol (28.4%), thymol (16.6%), carvacrol methyl ether (9.6%), camphene (6.9%), α-humulene (6.4%) and carvacrol (5.0%). Tests of fungicidal activity (in vitro) indicated that a concentration of 1000 ppm of thymes essential oil was effective to inhibit Alternaria citri, when added to a potato dextrose agar culture medium. RESUMEN. Se analizo quimicamente el aceite esencial de tomillo (Thymus vulgaris L.) por Cromatografia de Gases/Espectroscopia de Masas y se evaluo su actividad fungicida. Los principales constituyentes fueron borneol (28.4%), timol (16.6%), carvacrol metil eter (9.6%), camfeno (6.9%), α-humulene (6.4%) y carvacrol (5.0%). Las pruebas de actividad fungicida (in vitro) indicaron que la concentracion de 1000ppm del aceite esencial de tomillo fue efectivo para inhibir a Alternaria citri, cuando se adiciono al medio de cultivo agar papa dextrosa. PALABRAS CLAVE. Thymus vulgaris, Lamiaceae, Borneol, Composicion de aceites esenciales, Alternaria citri.
Variability Studies for Yield and Its Attributing Traits in Fenugreek (Trigonella foenum-graecum L.) Genotypes

The study was conducted to reveal the presence of genetic diversity among 150 fenugreek genotypes which were collected from different geographical regions of India. The mean of sum of squares due to genotypes were highly significant for all the characters under study indicating sufficient genetic variation among the genotypes assessed. The genetic improvement of any crop covers mainly on the substantial magnitude of variability in the genotypes. Mean and range values indicated ample variability for most of the characters evaluated. High estimates of PCV and GCV were observed for traits like primary branches per plant, secondary branches per plant, number of pods per axis, number of pods per plant, yield per plant and test weight. This indicates the presence wide range of genetic variability for yield and its attributing traits. A narrow difference between PCV and GCV values were reported for number of pods per plant and yield per plant indicating less environmental influence. High heritability coupled with high genetic advance over mean was observed for traits like plant height, primary branches per plant, secondary branches per plant, number of pods per axis, number of pods per plant, number of seeds per pod, yield per plant and test weight which indicated the existence of additive gene action and these traits could be improved by direct selection.
It sounds like an action potential: unification of electrical, chemical and mechanical aspects of acoustic pulses in lipids

In an ongoing debate on the physical nature of the action potential (AP), one group adheres to the electrical model of Hodgkin and Huxley, while the other describes the AP as a nonlinear acoustic pulse propagating within an interface near a transition. However, despite remarkable similarities, acoustics remains a non-intuitive mechanism for APs for the following reason. While acoustic pulses are typically associated with the propagation of density, pressure and temperature variation, APs are most commonly measured electrically. Here, we show that this discrepancy is lifted upon considering the electrical and chemical aspects of the interface, in addition to its mechanical properties. Specifically, we demonstrate how electrical and pH aspects of acoustic pulses emerge from an idealized description of the lipid interface, which is based on classical physical principles and contains no fit parameters. The pulses that emerge from the model show similarities to APs not only in qualitative shape and scales (time, velocity and voltage), but also demonstrate saturation of amplitude and annihilation upon collision.
Cis- and Trans-Acting Expression Quantitative Trait Loci of Long Non-Coding RNA in 2,549 Cancers With Potential Clinical and Therapeutic Implications

Many cancer risk loci act as expression quantitative trait loci (eQTLs) of transcripts including non-coding RNA. Long non-coding RNAs (lncRNAs) are implicated in various human cancers. However, the pathological and clinical impacts of the genetic determinants of lncRNAs in cancers remain largely unknown. In this study, we performed eQTL mapping of lncRNA expression (elncRNA) in 11 TCGA cancer types and characterized the biological processes of elncRNAs in the setting of genomic location, cancer treatment responses, and immune microenvironment. As a result, 10.86% of the cis-eQTLs and 1.67% of the trans-eQTLs of lncRNA were related to known genome-wide association studies (GWAS) cancer risk loci. The elncRNAs are significantly enriched for those which are previously annotated as predictive of drug sensitivities in cancer cell lines. We further revealed the downstream transcriptomic effectors of eQTL-elncRNA pairs. Our data specifically suggested that the genes affected by eQTL-elncRNA associations are enriched in the immune system processes and eQTL-elncRNA associations influence the constitution of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes. In ovarian cancer, the “rs34631313-AC092580.4” pair was associated with increased fraction of CD8+ T cells and M1 Macrophage; whereas in KIRC, the “rs9546285-LINC00426” pair was associated with increased fraction of CD8+ T cells and a decreased fraction of M2 macrophages. Our findings provide a systematic view of the transcriptomic impacts of the eQTL landscape of lncRNA in human cancers and suggest its strong potential relevance to cancer immunity and treatment.
Exploring images with deep learning for classification, retrieval and synthesis

In 2018, the number of mobile phone users will reach about 4.9 billion. Assuming an average of 5 photos taken per day using the built-in cameras would result in about 9 trillion photos annually. Thus, it becomes challenging to mine semantic information from such a huge amount of visual data. To solve this challenge, deep learning, an important sub-field in machine learning, has achieved impressive developments in recent years. Inspired by its success, this thesis aims to develop new approaches in deep learning to explore and analyze image data from three research themes: classification, retrieval and synthesis. In summary, the research of this thesis contributes at three levels: models and algorithms, practical scenarios and empirical analysis. First, this work presents new approaches based on deep learning to address eight research questions regarding the three themes. In addition, it aims towards adapting the approaches to practical scenarios in real world. Furthermore, this thesis provides numerous experiments and in-depth analysis, which can help motivate further research on the three research themes. Computer Vision Multimedia Applications Deep Learning
Characterization of a Metal-Resistant Bacillus Strain With a High Molybdate Affinity ModA From Contaminated Sediments at the Oak Ridge Reservation

A nitrate- and metal-contaminated site at the Oak Ridge Reservation (ORR) was previously shown to contain the metal molybdenum (Mo) at picomolar concentrations. This potentially limits microbial nitrate reduction, as Mo is required by the enzyme nitrate reductase, which catalyzes the first step of nitrate removal. Enrichment for anaerobic nitrate-reducing microbes from contaminated sediment at the ORR yielded Bacillus strain EB106-08-02-XG196. This bacterium grows in the presence of multiple metals (Cd, Ni, Cu, Co, Mn, and U) but also exhibits better growth compared to control strains, including Pseudomonas fluorescens N2E2 isolated from a pristine ORR environment under low molybdate concentrations (<1 nM). Molybdate is taken up by the molybdate binding protein, ModA, of the molybdate ATP-binding cassette transporter. ModA of XG196 is phylogenetically distinct from those of other characterized ModA proteins. The genes encoding ModA from XG196, P. fluorescens N2E2 and Escherichia coli K12 were expressed in E. coli and the recombinant proteins were purified. Isothermal titration calorimetry analysis showed that XG196 ModA has a higher affinity for molybdate than other ModA proteins with a molybdate binding constant (KD) of 2.2 nM, about one order of magnitude lower than those of P. fluorescens N2E2 (27.0 nM) and E. coli K12 (25.0 nM). XG196 ModA also showed a fivefold higher affinity for molybdate than for tungstate (11 nM), whereas the ModA proteins from P. fluorescens N2E2 [KD (Mo) 27.0 nM, KD (W) 26.7 nM] and E. coli K12[(KD (Mo) 25.0 nM, KD (W) 23.8 nM] had similar affinities for the two oxyanions. We propose that high molybdate affinity coupled with resistance to multiple metals gives strain XG196 a competitive advantage in Mo-limited environments contaminated with high concentrations of metals and nitrate, as found at ORR.