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Populerization of maize among the small farmers of Ernakulam district of Kerala through front line demonstration

To popularise maize crop (Zea maize) among small farmers of Ernakulam district of Kerala, Krishi Vigyan Kendra, ICAR- Central Marine Fisheries Research Institute organised 25 demonstrations during 2012-13 to 2014-15 on traditional farmer’s field. Maize cultivars Pratap-4 and Pratap-5 were used for demonstration during January to May and September to December season. Farmers were motivated and trained for maize seed multiplication and cultivation aspects. Results of demonstration revealed that Pratap-4, Pratap-5 and local variety produced 33.70, 30.7 and 23.4 q/ha, respectively. Average income generated by the crop range from Rs. 40440/- to Rs. 36840/- and local variety Rs. 30240/-. Cost benefit ratio was 2.18, 1.99 and 1.77. for Pratap-4 , Pratp-5 and local variety, respectively. Technology index was reduced in the 2nd and 3rd year showed the feasibility of maize crop in the area. Thereafter, 500 farmers initiated the small scale farming of maize in the district with the technical guidance provided from KVK.
Can systems using hyper specialized breeds be considered as localized agrifood systems? The example of the Belgian Texel breed

The Belgian Texel sheep breed is a meat purpose breed, the Belgian form of the Dutch Texel breed, with muscular hypertrophy. Comparing the situation of this breed to others hyper specialized breeds in Belgium raise the question of the existence of a Belgian breeding model. We interviewed 11 stakeholders concerned by the Texel breed (breeders, scientists, veterinary, extension service technician, and butcher). Those interviews have allowed us to discuss three dimensions of the Texel breed management: ‐ The breed is actually a breeding animals propose breed. Sheep meat is few consumed in Belgium and butchers seem to prefer crossbreed meat than pure Texel meat. As a consequence the main aim for breeding Texel is breeding animals selling. The breeders consider the selection activity as their activity, and underline that it is more interesting for them from an economical point of view to sell breeding animals abroad (United Kingdom). ‐ The breed management follows a Belgian model and is as a consequence localized! The Blanc Bleu Belge cattle breed is clearly a model for the Texel breeders and several of them mention the “Belgian eye of the breeder”. Producing meat in quantity is the core motivation in this breeding model (a breeding model that echoes an engineering culture where performance is a core motivation). Among the organization of breeding in Belgium, the breeding shows contests are important places where this model is shared by breeders, even among deferent species. ‐ The breed is very well adapted to its breeding situation but what about it adaptive capacities? The breed is mentioned as adapted to grazing (good quality grassland) and it is as well adapted to socio-territorial conditions of belgium (small area). The breed is easy to breed (except during the lambing period very time consuming which means that flocks are often small flocks). It’s considered as well adapted to breeding animal production for crossbreeding. However, most of the interviewed persons have mentioned failures in adaptation to changes in breeding conditions (bigger flocks, breeding in hot climate area for instance). Thanks to this case study, we discuss the fact that qualifying an agrifood system as “localized” is not enough and that it is crucial to understand and analyze the anchorages in local as dynamics and in their dynamics.
DRIVER BEHAVIOR WITH ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL

As an important and relatively easy to implement technology for realizing Intelligent Transportation Systems (ITS), Adaptive Cruise Control (ACC) automatically adjusts vehicle speed and distance to a preceding vehicle, thus enhancing driver comfort and safety. One of the key issues associated with ACC development is usability and user acceptance. Control parameters in ACC should be optimized in such a way that the system does not conflict with driving behavior of the driver and further that the driver feels comfortable with ACC. A driving simulator is a comprehensive research tool that can be applied to various human factor studies and vehicle system development in a safe and controlled environment. This study investigated driving behavior with ACC for drivers with different driving styles using the driving simulator. The ACC simulation system was implemented on the simulator and its performance was evaluated first. The Driving Style Questionnaire (DSQ) was used to classify the driving styles of the drivers in the simulator experiment. The experiment results show that, when driving with ACC, preferred headway-time was 1.5 seconds regardless of the driving styles, implying consistency in driving speed and safe distance. However, the lane keeping ability reduced, showing the larger deviation in vehicle lateral position and larger head and eye movement. It is suggested that integration of ACC and lateral control can enhance driver safety and comfort even further.
Exploring a New Tourism Potential at Kampung Telok Melano, Sarawak Malaysia Post Pan-Borneo Highway Construction

Sarawak's economic sector relies on tourism as a stimulant. This research evaluated the potential of a new tourist destination in Sarawak, particularly in a region involved in the construction of the Pan-Borneo highway. The research was carried out as a pioneering research focus at Kampung Telok Melano, Sematan, which is the starting point for the PanBorneo highway project in Sarawak's southwest. The selection of Kampung Telok Melano as the study's location is notable since this region has been featured in a tourist program (homestay) since 1996, governed by Malaysia's Fisheries Development Authority. However, due to a lack of adequate road access as well as basic amenities, Kampung Telok Melano only attracts a small number of visitors from both within and outside the nation. As a result, the impact of the Sematan-Telok Melano Pan-Borneo highway on the local population was examined in this study. This is a qualitative study that incorporated both library and field research. This research extensively reviewed and discussed all the data acquired through recorded conversations, interviews, and observations. According to the findings, Kampung Telok Melano has the potential to become a major tourist destination in Sarawak once the Pan-Borneo highway is completed. This research also revealed that the development of the Pan-Borneo highway improved infrastructure, raised living standards, and offered a source of income for its inhabitants. A quantitative study for additional research must be conducted in the near future to find the actual impact of the Pan-Borneo highway project on Sarawak's tourist sector and local population.
Creativity Skills An Innovation In Tertiary EducationTo achieve A Sustained Economic and Social Development In Ekiti State

This study looked at the creative abilities of students in Ekiti State's higher institutions. In particular, the study looked into the impact of gender on creativity abilities obtained by students in Ekiti State's higher institutions. 516 (300 and 400) level students in Ekiti state's higher institutions made up the study's population. The sample was made up of 226 students who were chosen using a proportional simple random selection method. The data for this study were collected using a self-designed questionnaire called the 'Students Creativity Skills Questionnaire. ' The weighted mean, standard deviation,percentage, ttest statistic. All research questions and hypothesis were put to the test at a significance level of 0.05. The findings revealed that students in tertiary institutions in Ekiti state acquired the tested creativity skills to a moderate extent and that openminded skills, curiosity skills, energetic skills, autonomous skills, flexibility skills, sensitivity skills, risk-taking thinking skills, thorough skills, objective skills, and intuitive skills are among the energetic skills developed by students. The findings also show that open-minded skills, energetic skills, independent skills, and intuitive skills are moderately acquired by students in Ekiti State's tertiary institutions, whereas flexibility skills, sensitivity skills, risk-taking skills, thorough skills, and objective skills are fairly acquired by students for their creativity. It was also discovered that gender does not have a major impact on creativity skills among students in Ekiti state's higher institutions. According to the findings of this study, students in Ekiti state's higher institutions gained creativity skills to a moderate amount. It was also discovered that the gender issue has no substantial impact on the creative skills of students in Ekiti state's higher institutions. Based on the findings and conclusions of this study, it is suggested that the Education curriculum be updated to allow students to increase their creative skills to a greater extent.
Well-being and climate change: Evidence for Portugal

This paper analyses the impact of air pollution, climate conditions, and extreme weather events on subjective well-being in Portugal, based on a regional analysis, through the estimation of an ordered probit model. The estimation applies data at the individual level from the 8th and 9th waves of the European Social Survey, along with an air quality indicator, environmental variables, national forest inventory, and a study about the possible future effects of the sea-level rise on vulnerable areas and people living therein. Even after controlling for socio-economic variables and personal traits, the results suggest the existence of differences between regional welfare levels. Air pollution has a negative impact on life satisfaction due to its bad impacts on health (aggravating the condition of individuals with heart and lung diseases). The paper’s key finding is to show that at the regional level, both past (forest fires) and «possible» future (floods due to sea-level rise) extreme weather events may impact the current welfare level. Also, assessments of implicit willingness do to pay demonstrate that climate change effects have a relevant impact on their quality of life nowadays.
Incidence of Early and Late Leaf spots Disease and Agronomic Performance of some Selected Groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Cultivars in Makurdi, Benue State of Nigeria

Field experiment was conducted in 2013 and 2014 cropping seasons at the Teaching and Research Farm of the Federal University of Agriculture Makurdi, Benue State of Nigeria to Assess the incidence of early and late leaf spot disease infection induced by (Cercospora arachicola Hori) and (Phaeoisariopsis persanata [Berk and Curt]) and agronomic performance of some selected groundnuts cultivars in Makurdi, Benue State of Nigeria. These selected groundnut cultivars (treatments) include: Ex-Dakar, Danbomboyo, Borno Brown, Samnut-10, Borno Red, Benue-AGR, Shar-nya, Aloshi, Samnut-22, Tisha-1, Ijiwanda, Sannut-21 and Campalla. The treatments were replicated four times and laid in a randomized complete block design (RCBD). The land and ridges were prepared manually using hoes. The seeds were sown by dibbling per hole on top of four ridges per a plot, each measuring 3 x 2m. Results revealed significant difference (P≤ 0.05) on incidences of early and late leaf spot disease, plant height (cm), canopy spread, pod and haulm yield among the groundnut cultivars evaluated in the two cropping seasons. The incidence of early leaf spot from 44 to 51 DAS and late leaf spot from 59 to 66 DAS were significantly different among the groundnut cultivars. In the first season, Samnut-10 and Samnut-21 did not show symptom of early leaf spot disease at 45 DAS and recorded the lowest incidence of early spot disease at 52 DAS; and also the least incidence of late leaf spot disease from 59 to 66 DAS compared to other cultivars respectively. In the second season, Campalla, Samnut-10 and Samnut-21 did not show symptom of early leaf spot disease at 45 DAS and had the lowest early leaf spot disease at 52 DAS. The lowest late leaf spot incidence was observed among Samnut-10 and Samnut-21 from 59 to 66 DAS. Tish-1 had the tallest plant height and widest canopy spread from 55 to 75 DAS in the first season and second season, whereas the widest canopy spread was observed among Campalla, Tisha-1, Aloshi, .
Microfractured Adipose Tissue Graft (Lipogems) and Regenerative Surgery

The adipose tissue (subcutaneous and visceral) is the largest organ in our body and has multiple functions both structural and endocrine [1]. It is composed by different cellular components (Figure 1) and has a very rich network of capillary micro vessels that actively participate in the self-repair processes of our organism as quite rich of Pericytes (Figure 2) which represent the precursors of MSCs (mesenchymal stem cells), cellular elements particularly important in reparative mechanisms. Even in past centuries, starting with military doctors in the Napoleonic army, the fat had been used with varying fortunes as a medication; but it is only since the 1980s, with the invention of the liposuction technique and its increasing success, that access to large quantities of tissue with increasingly less invasive techniques has made the lipofilling a popular technique, which is nothing more than an autologous transplant of adipose tissue initially aimed at restoring lost volumes (for example in breast reconstruction or facial defects) and later for regenerative purposes (in particular scars and radiodermatitis). Despite having fairly satisfactory clinical outcomes, the major problems related to the classic lipofilling techniques were linked to the excessive variability of the results (volumetric resorption, residual irregularity and fibrosis, unpredictability in the regenerative result) [1].
PREVALENCE OF BRCA1 AND BRCA2 MUTATIONS AMONG BREAST AND OVARIAN CANCER PATIENTS IN NORTHERN EMIRATES

Breast Cancer (BC) is the most common cancer and the second most cause of death among women. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes confer high susceptibility to both breast and ovarian cancer. However, data on the prevalence of the BRCA1/2 mutations among breast and ovarian cancer patients is limited. The genetic component of breast cancer in UAE is largely unknown and no study has evaluated the BRCA mutations status in breast and ovarian cancer patients in UAE population. This retrospective study aimed to establish mutation frequencies of the BRCA genes in breast and ovarian cancer patients from Northern Emirates and sought to examine potential association of BRCA carriers and TripleNegative Breast Cancer (TNBC). The study population included patients who underwent BRCA genetic testing at Sheikh Khalifa Specialty Hospital (SKSH) to determine hereditary breast/ovarian cancer. Mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 were analyzed by Sanger sequencing or next generation sequencing (NGS) along with Multiple Ligation Probe Amplification (MLPA). Among 262 patients, 224 (85.5%) had no mutation. BRCA mutations were identified in 38 patients (14.5%). BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations were detected in 6.9% and 7.6% of the patients, respectively. Variant of unknown significance in BRCA1 was found in 0.4% of patients (one patient). TNBC accounted for 22% of all patients with Breast Cancer (BC) who underwent immunohistochemistry (28/127). Importantly, one novel BRCA1 mutation: c. (80+1_81-1) _ (441+1_442-1) dup in exons 3,5,6,7 was observed in one patient with ovarian cancer who showed positive family history and age ≤ 45. Moreover, two novel deletion mutations were identified in the BRCA2 gene. One deletion in exon 5 in ovarian cancer patient who showed positive family history and age ≤ 45. The second was a deletion in exons 10-13 observed in male patient with breast cancer with age ≤ 45. The current study results will help to establish the spectra of BRCA mutations and risks associated with breast and ovarian cancer in UAE patients.
Within and Beyond Stereotypes of Arab Women: A Corpus-based Approach to Jordanian Women’s Portrayal in English Digital News

This study is part of a project on the representations of Jordanian women in Arabic and English digital news, and how these relate to their perceived status in their society and to Arab women’s general image in Western media. We focus on their depictions in related news stories appearing in English during the period 2014-2016 and how they compare to the overall representations of Arab women in news discourse. To this end, we combine discourse analysis approaches and corpus linguistic techniques to analyse a corpus composed of 616 articles (445,904 words) published in English mainly by 10 news websites based in several countries. We processed our data through Sketch Engine to identify the significant lexical items and expressions used by journalists to describe Jordanian women, then we classified these according to the topical frames they reflect. Finally, we related these themes to both the established stereotypes and the recent images associated with Arab women in Western media. Our results show that the most frequent topics linked to Jordanian women are: empowerment and activism, rights, oppression, work, education, family, marriage, religion and traditions. Most of these echo, in various degrees, both the conventional portrayals of Arab women in the mainstream media as oppressed victims of their societies and their emerging as protesters and fighters for their rights. Yet, these themes are addressed in different tones when it comes to Jordanian women such that religion and dress restrictions are deemphasized while rights, education, and participation in public life are highlighted. Still, some topical frames are underscored as being specifically associated with Jordanian women reflecting their particular achievements, especially, in education and working in non-traditional jobs, on the one hand, and their continuous struggle to gain more constitutional rights, on the other. While our findings shed light on sketching Jordanian women in global news, they provide further discursive evidence against the monolithic representation of Arab women in Western media.
The Effect of Hydrotherapy in the Treatment of Patients with Lumbar Disc Herniation Referred to the Orthopedic Clinic

Introduction: One of the major benefits of hydrotherapy in patients with low back pain is the reduction of weight-bearing forces, and it seems it causes the feeling of weight loss in muscle cramps to be significantly reduced, which reduces the muscle spasm caused by disc herniation. Method: The present study is an experimental research and a clinical trial case-control. Among all patients with lumbar disc herniation in orthopedic clinic of Imam Khomeini Hospital in Ahvaz in 2018, 96 patients with the approval of an orthopedic specialist were considered to enter the study. After completing the consent form, patients were divided to two groups of hydrotherapy and medication (case) and medication (control), randomly. Findings: The total of 96 patients was studied; of which73.9% were female and 26.1% were male. Low back pain in the case and control groups was compared at a prepost study. At the beginning of treatment, the mean rate of pain in these two groups was 6.77 ± 1.03 and 0.94 ± 6.95, respectively, and at the end of treatment the mean was 4.68 ± 0.64 and 4.77 ± 0.85, respectively. Comparing the rate of lower limb pain in the intervention and control groups, at the pretreatment stage, the rate of pain was 6.25 ± 0.66 and 5.75 ± 0.69 respectively and at the post-treatment stage, rate of pain was 3.85 ± 0.58 and 3.85 ± 0.35. Comparing the quality of life at the pre and post study in the intervention and control groups, the rate of pain at the beginning of treatment were 29.63 ±4.63 and 4.27 ± 29.67 respectively, and at the end of treatment was 14.73±3.53 and 18.97 ±3.13, respectively. Conclusion: Analyzing the above findings shows that hydrotherapy generally increases the life expectancy and vitality of patients due to their feeling of greater relaxation.
Image Segmentation and Feature Extraction Using Sift-Sad Algorithm for Disparity Map Generation

overview of the state-of-the-art in stereo matching and stereo correspondence. The proposed method of disparity map estimation from corresponding points using SIFT-SAD algorithm is described in section 3. Finally the experiment results and architecture of reconstruction algorithm are introduced in Section 4 and brief summary is discussed in Section 5. In we review related We the reader to a detailed and updated taxonomy of dense, two-frame stereo correspondence by Scharstein and [5]. It also provides a quantitative evaluation of In this paper, a stereo matching algorithm based on image segments and disparity measurement using stereo images is presented. We propose the hybrid segmentation algorithm that is based on a combination of the Belief Propagation and Mean Shift algorithms with aim to refine the final disparity map by using a stereo pair of images. Firstly, a color based segmentation method is applied for segmenting the left image of the input stereo pair (reference image) into regions. The aim of the segmentation is to simplify representation of the image into the form that is easier to analyze and is able to locate objects in images. Secondly, results of the segmentation are used as an input of the SIFT-SAD matching method to determine the disparity estimate of each image pixel. This matching algorithm is proposed by combining Scale Invariant Feature Transform (SIFT) with the Sum of Absolute Difference (SAD). Finally, the comparisons between the three robust feature detection methods SIFT, Affine SIFT (ASIFT) and Speeded Up Robust Features (SURF) are presented. The obtained experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method has a positive effect on overall estimation of disparity map and outperforms other examined methods.
Emotional Speech Recognition Using Deep Neural Networks

The expression of emotions in human communication plays a very important role in the information that needs to be conveyed to the partner. The forms of expression of human emotions are very rich. It could be body language, facial expressions, eye contact, laughter, and tone of voice. The languages of the world’s peoples are different, but even without understanding a language in communication, people can almost understand part of the message that the other partner wants to convey with emotional expressions as mentioned. Among the forms of human emotional expression, the expression of emotions through voice is perhaps the most studied. This article presents our research on speech emotion recognition using deep neural networks such as CNN, CRNN, and GRU. We used the Interactive Emotional Dyadic Motion Capture (IEMOCAP) corpus for the study with four emotions: anger, happiness, sadness, and neutrality. The feature parameters used for recognition include the Mel spectral coefficients and other parameters related to the spectrum and the intensity of the speech signal. The data augmentation was used by changing the voice and adding white noise. The results show that the GRU model gave the highest average recognition accuracy of 97.47%. This result is superior to existing studies on speech emotion recognition with the IEMOCAP corpus.