Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Role of somatostatin receptors in epidermal growth factor mediated EGFR signaling in breast cancer and human embryonic kidney 293 cells

ii Preface. iv Table of Contents . v List of Tables . xi List of Figures. xii List of Abbreviations . xv Acknowledgements . xix Chapter 1: Introduction . 1 1.1 Thesis overview . 1 1.2 Epidermal growth factor (EGF) . 4 1.3 Epidermal growth factor receptors (ErbBs). 6 1.3. 1 Structure and function. 6 1.3. 2 Receptor activation, dimerization and trafficking . 8 1.3. 3 Molecular signaling of ErbB1. 9 1.3. 4 Role of ErbB1 in normal cell physiology . 13 1.3. 5 Role of ErbB1 in oncology . 13 1.3. 6 ErbB1 in breast cancer . 15 1.3. 7 ErbB1 directed therapy in breast cancer . 16 1.4 Somatostatin. 18 1.5 Somatostatin receptors . 22 1.5. 1 Receptor structure and function . 22
Forage production potential and economics of maize (Zea mays) with legumes intercropping under various row proportions

A field experiment was conducted during the summer season of 2006 and 2007 at Sabour, Bihar to assess the production potential and economic viability of intercropping of forage maize (Zea mays L.) with cowpea [Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. ], rice bean [Vigna umbellata (Thumb) ohwi and ohashi] and clusterbean [Cyamposis tetragonaloba (L.) Taub. ] under four row proportions, viz. 1 :1, 1 :2, 2:l and 2:2. lntercropping of maize and cowpea in the row proportion 2: 2 recorded significantly higher total green fodder (43.2 Vha), dry matter (9.6 t/ha) and crude-protein yield (1.1 Vha) as well as net returns (Rs 16,104/ha) and benefit : cost ratio (1.84) compared with the other treatments except maize + rice bean planted in the ratio 2:2. The association of maize and cowpea in row ra- tio 2:2 also showed the highest land-equivalent ratio (1.84) and relative crowding coefficient (7.08), followed by maize + rice bean in 2:2 ratio. Among the component crops, maize was more competitive and aggressive than le- gume intercrops. However, maize intercropped with cowpea and rice bean both in row proportion 2:l was found to be a compatible intercropping system with lower values of aggressivity (0.01) and competition ratio (1.03). Thus in- tercropping of forage maize with cowpea or rice bean both in 2:2 row ratio are the biologically and economically sustainable intercropping systems.
Ecology of Predaceous Arthropods in Iowa Soybean Agroecosystems

An intensive sampling program was conducted during 1977 and 1978 in central Iowa to determine the faunal composition and seasonal occurrence of the predatory arthropod community in soybeans. Although a complex of more than 80 species was recorded, the majority of predators was infrequently collected. Orius insidiosus (Say), Nabis spp. , and Araneida accounted for ca. 90% of the foliage-inhabiting fauna. Carabidae, Staphylinidae, and Formicidae were the most common litter-dwelling predators. Predator densities varied greatly in magnitude between years, but population trends were similar each season. In general, predators were most abundant during soybean podfill stages (R5 and R6). Phenological and density relationships between predatory arthropods and larval green cloverworms, Plathypena scabra (F.), indicated that predators contribute to larval mortality, particularly late in the season. However, predation alone is not sufficient to halt larval outbreaks that occur earlier in the season. Extensive predator surveys in 1978 showed that the faunal composition of predatory arthropod communities throughout Iowa was similar to the complex observed in central Iowa.
TRPV1 in GU Disorders

Since the first work about neuronal desensitization mediated by vanilloids, performed back in the 1970's, major advances have been made in the elucidation of TRPV1 role in the genitourinary (GU) tract. The receptor distribution in the GU tract was unveiled. Both in vivo and in vitro studies brought new insights on TRPV1 physiology. The role of TRPV1 in bladder function in both normal and pathological states was clarified. All these data allowed the development of effective TRPV1 antagonists which not only confirmed the role of TRPV1 in micturition dysfunction but also suggested new approaches for the treatment of GU pathologies.
Microbiological Characteristics and Exopolysaccharides Yield of Yogurt Drink Stabilized with Canna edulis Ker Starch

DOI: 10.21276/sjavs.2018. 5.6. 6 Abstract: The addition of stabilizer on the yogurt drink manufacturing affected the viability of S. thermophilus and L.bulgaricus as starter bacteria and could increase the exopolysaccharide yield of the final product. The effects of used Canna starch as a stabilizer in combination with carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) on microbiological characteristic and exopolysaccharide yield were investigated. The research design was used to complete randomized factorial design with two factor. Combination level of Canna starch/CMC levels added T0 (0.2%CMC) as a control, T1 (0.15% CMC + 0.025% canna), T2 (0.1% CMC + 0.05% canna), T3 (0.05% CMC + 0.075% canna), and T4 (0.1% Canna) as first factor and the storage time (1, 7, 14 and 21 days) as second factor. All data were analyzed by General Linear Model (GLM) and followed by Duncan's multiple range test (DMRT). This study resulted that yogurt drink stabilized with Canna starch has the better result than CMC on microbiological characteristic and exopolysaccharide yield. Yogurt drink samples stabilized with 0.2% Canna starch could maintain the viability of L.bulgaricus and S.thermophilus and could be resulted in the highest of exopolysaccharide yield.
IMPROVED QUERY BY APPROXIMATE SHAPES IMAGE RETRIEVAL METHOD

In this paper we present a new sketch-based Content Based Image Retrieval method. The main idea of the algorithm is based on representation of objects using a set of predefined shapes, called primitives: line segments, arches, polylines, polygons, polyarches (a chain of connected arches) and arc sided polygons (a looped chain of connected arches). Each type is defined by its attributes - for example as a line segment attribute its slope is used and for an arc its angle. To improve the efficiency of the shapes extraction from the image, the HSL color space is used. After detection, all shapes are connected into a graph in order to store also the mutual relations between them. As the storage for graphs, a structure based on a tree is used. In order to reduce the height of the tree, a special types of leaf nodes are used.
Activity Patterns in the Mole-Rats Tachyoryctes Splendens and Heliophobius Argenteocinereus

AbstractActivity in two unrelated genera of mole-rats, Tachyoryetes and Heliophobius, was studied in the field by recording the movements of animals tagged with radioactive wire. Tachyoryetes shows a single marked activity peak and only leaves its nest between 10.00 and 19.00 hour. Heliophobius shows a more dispersed and prolonged activity pattern although peak activity occurs over approximately the same period as in Tachyoryetes. Heliophobius spends over 50 of the day out of its nest, Tachyoryetes, under 25%. These differences can be attributed to a different function of the nest in the two genera (Tachyoryetes has a multipurpose nest; Heliophobius uses its nest solely for rest), and also to the fact that Tachyoryetes has light-sensitive eyes whereas Heliophobius appears unable to appreciate light; Tachyoryetes periodically comes to the surface to forage and this exposure to light may trigger the 24-hour activity cycle.
Effectiveness of liquid DL-methionine hydroxy analogue-free acid (DL-MHA-FA) compared to DL-methionine on performance of laying hens

A two-factorial experiment was conducted to compare the effect of supplemented DL-methionine (DL-Met) or liquid DL-methionine hydroxy analogue-free acid (DL-MHA-FA) on performance in laying hens. The calculated methionine- and Met + Cys-content of the basal diet were 0.23% and 0.51%, respectively. Three graded levels of DL-Met were supplemented in a way that the complementary inclusion level of DL-Met (0.05, 0.10, 0.15%) corresponded to 65% of that of liquid DL-MHA-FA. The experimental period was 24 weeks, from 22-45 weeks of age. The relative effectiveness of liquid DL-MHA-FA compared to DL-Met was found to be 67% and 69% respectively with regard to daily egg mass and feed conversion ratio. In addition results provide evidence that methionine deficiency deteriorates plumage condition and increases mortality particularly by cannibalism.
AN OVERVIEW OF BREAKFAST PATTERNS AND LIFESTYLES ASSOCIATED WITH BODY MASS INDEX IN MALAYSIA

Background: Over the past two decades, a high body mass index (BMI) has become the world’s largest public health concern. There have been numerous studies suggesting that breakfast patterns and lifestyle choices are associated with an individual’s BMI. Purpose: This research aims to describe the distribution of breakfast patterns and lifestyle choices according to BMI in Shah Alam, Malaysia. Method: This is a descriptive study with a cross-sectional design. The respondents in this study are people who live in Shah Alam, Malaysia, and are between the ages of 18 and 35 years old. The instrument used is a questionnaire. Results: The data shows that the majority of respondents who were obese (28.24%) were non-smokers (14.62%), never drank alcohol (15.95%), had not exercised in the past two weeks (17.28%), slept six to eight hours per day (17.28%), and had a pattern of skipping breakfast (23.92%). On other hand, the majority of respondents who were in the normal BMI range (34.55%) were non-smokers (29.57%), never drank alcohol (30.56%), slept six to eight hours per day (18.94%), and had a pattern of eating breakfast (20.60%). Conclusion: Obesity is more common in people who skip breakfast, as weight gain occurs because of unhealthy food choices made to replace breakfast. An unhealthy lifestyle also contributes to a high BMI, including smoking, alcohol consumption, and a sedentary lifestyle.
Influence of Madrasah Head Leadership, Motivation and Madrasah Culture on Teacher Performance in Madrasah Aliyah Model 2 Medan

The purpose of this study was to determine: (1) the influence of madrasa head leadership on teacher performance; (2) the effect of motivation on teacher performance (3) the influence of madrasa culture on teacher performance; (4) the influence of madrasa head leadership and motivation on teacher performance in Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 Model. The study was conducted at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 2 Model located on Wiliem Iskandar no. 7A Medan. This research is a quantitative study with a population of 149 people and a sample of 109 people who were determined using the Slovin method. The results showed that (1) there was a positive and significant influence between the leadership of the madrasah head on teacher performance; (2) there is a positive and significant effect between motivation on teacher performance. (3) there is a positive and significant influence between madrasa culture on teacher performance. (4) there is a positive and significant influence between madrasah head leadership and motivation on teacher performance. (5) there is a positive and significant influence between the leadership of the madrasa headmaster and madrasa culture on teacher performance. (6) there is a positive and significant influence between motivation and madrasa culture on teacher performance. (7) there is a positive and significant influence between madrasah head leadership, motivation and madrasa culture together on teacher performance. Madrasah headship leadership, motivation and madrasa culture have an effect on teacher performance by 53.4% and the remaining 46.6% is determined by other factors.
Simple Model of Decay of Homogeneous Turbulence Affected by Weak Fluid Acceleration

This paper discusses the development of a simple model for describing the decay of a homogeneous turbulence subjected to a weak fluid acceleration. A sufficiently weak fluid acceleration may not affect the anisotropy of a decaying homogeneous turbulence. Additionally, the turbulent kinetic energy and its dissipation each follow a power law in homogeneous turbulence when the weak fluid acceleration is absent. Considering these characteristics, the governing equations describing the effect of the weak acceleration on the turbulent kinetic energy and its dissipation are derived. The derived equations are then numerically simulated. When the fluid acceleration is sufficiently small, its effect on the turbulent time scale is negligible. This result simplifies the governing equation for the kinetic energy and yields a simple formula describing the effect of the fluid acceleration. However, the derived simple formula does not necessarily agree with the numerical results. The deviation between the simple formula and the numerical results is considered to be characterized by the decay exponent.
Reproductive behaviour in the Red Kangaroo, Megaleia rufa, in captivity

Female red kangaroos in captivity became sexually mature at 15-20 months and males at about 2 years of age. 'I'he oestrous cycle averaged 34-35 days in length and the gestation period was 33 days. The interval from fertile mating to post-partum oestrus was not significantly different from the length of the oestrous cycle. The oestrous cycle was accompanied by changes in the cell composition of the vaginal smear, by changes in the urogenital sinus and the area surrounding the urogenital opening, and by changes in the pouch and teats. The approach of oestrus could not always be predicted but the immediate post-oestrous condition could always be recognized even if mating had not occurred at oestrus. Pre-mating and mating behaviour is described. Breeding in the red kangaroo in captivity was virtually continuous but there was evidence that some females showed a slightly reduced fecundity in the winter months. The births of 18 young were closely observed. At the approach of parturition most females cleaned away the scale inside their pouches by licking. For parturition females assumed the "birth position" with the back usually supported, the hind legs extended straight forwards, the tail passed forwards between them and the trunk inclined forwards. Females adopted the birth position up to 20 or more times before birth occurred. They licked the urogenital opening before birth occurred but no female licked a path in the fur which the young followed to the pouch. Birth was preceded by the appearance of yolk sac fluid and usually by the embryonic allantois which appeared in the form of a fluid-filled sac. The young were born in the amnion and climbed unaided by the mother up a generally dry route in the fur to the pouch. During the first part of the journey they were attached by the umbilical cord to the ruptured yolk sac which was still in the birth canal. Birth was followed by the appearance of blood, viscous fluid, and the yolk sac all of which were carefully licked up and eaten by the mother. Seventy-six young born in captivity were made up of 42 females, 32 males, and two of unknown sex. All behaviour associated with birth occurred in non-mated females. Non-rnated parous and virgin females which had newborn young transferred to their teats at the appropriate stage after oestrus produced milk and the foster young were reared normally. Growth rates of foster young did not differ significantly from that of control young reared in their mothers' pouches.
Two new Oculatella (Oculatellaceae, Cyanobacteria) species in soil crusts from tropical semi-arid uplands of México

Two isolates of Oculatella from biological soil crusts in the arid and semi-arid tropical upland region of Mexico were characterized using a polyphasic approach which included morphology, ecology, 16S rRNA and 16S-23S ITS phylogenetic analysis, percent identity of 16S rRNA gene sequence, percent dissimilarity of 16S-23S ITS sequence, and secondary structure of conserved ITS domains. The two species shared the generic synapomorphy of a reddish granule at the tip of mature apical cells, and possessed a single ribosomal operon with both tRNA genes (tRNAIle and tRNAAla) based upon our analysis and the analysis of the other species in the genus. After characterization, the strains were compared with 10 previously described and similarly characterized species in the genus, and based upon the evidence obtained, the strains were described as two new species, O. dilatativagina and O. leona. O. dilatativagina has an extensively widened sheath, and thus is morphologically separated from all other taxa described thus far. O. leona is morphologically highly similar to soil species found in North and South America, and should be considered a cryptic species among these taxa. The recently developed criterion for species recognition using percent dissimilarity among ITS gene sequences in orthologous ribosomal operons was found to be effective in separating cryptic species of Oculatella, and has consistently been useful and sufficient for separation of closely related species in other cyanobacterial genera.
Salep Orchids and Salep in Kahramanmaraş Region

Orchids are perennial, wire rooted, with some varieties having (e.g. Orchis, Ophrys, Dactylorhiza, Serapias, Platanthera) two tuberous roots, herbaceous plants; In Europe and the Middle East, the most orchid variety is found in Turkey. Also known in native language as dilçıkık, dildamak, çam çiçeği, çayır or salep otu, it is known that there are about 154 orchid species in 24 genera in Turkey. 13% of them (20 species and 1 subspecies) are unique to Turkey. Ovoidroot tuberous species which are common in Turkey, used for obtaining salep, belong to Orchis, Ophrys, Anacamptis, Serapias, Himantoglossum, Barlia, Aceras genus, and species with tubercules belong to genus Dactylorhiza and Platanthera. Turkey’s North, South, Southeast and Eastern Anatolia regions especially are richer in terms of wild orchids. There are 25 species belonging to 9 genera in Kahramanmaraş region, with 2 species (Orchis palustris and Dactylorhiza osmanica) being common and other species rare and rarely grown.
Zoochorie et premiers stades de la régénération naturelle après coupe en forêt guyanaise

Processes leading to forest regeneration in a mature rain forest of French Guiana were studied on six plots representing initial stages of regeneration, from 2 to 10 years following clear-cutting. The first woody species to appear in plots after tree felling are light demanding species growing from seeds remaining dormant in the rain forest soil. Such a « seed bank » is very heterogeneous, its composition being strongly influenced by the proximity of forest gaps and tree falls. Burning and increased soil compaction can prevent dormant seeds from germinating. Other seeds are disseminated by frugivorous bats and birds, yet other by wind. A few other regenerating plants are sucker shoots from eut stumps of shade tolerant species of the undergrowth, which grow easily beneath the canopy of pioneers. The pioneer vegetation (Table 1) is characterized by a Iow species richness: no more than 15 species (out of a grand total of 113 found 3.5 years after clear cutting), contribute to 85 % of the woody community. The seeds of these pioneer species are dispersed by bats and birds. Twenty species of frugivorous bats were observed in the study area, out of which only 4 (Table II) were abundant in the regenerating forest. Forty species of birds (Table III) also contribute to seed dispersal, out of which 1 6 species are restricted to second-growth. Sorne of these birds have a Iimited flight range and tend to disperse seeds more or Jess evenly around feeding trees. Other birds, particularly « lek » forming species (Pipridae), tend to defecate mainly around their traditional display grounds and generate a more aggregative dispersal of seeds. Some generalist species with a mixed insectivorous and frugivorous diet (Turdus albicollis and Ramphocelus carbo) are the first birds to colonize newly formed gaps in the forest. The « seed rain » generated by bats during the night and by birds during the day, was measured (Table IV) both in the open and under the trees, using plastic collecting sheets. Only bats defecate in the open in a 50 metre wide belt bordering the forest edge. Seed rain generated by birds was observed only under isolated trees used as perches in the open, and to a lesser extent in the undergrowth of the mature forest
Marketing of African Breadfruit Seeds (Treculia africana) in Anambra State, Nigeria

The need to develop a sound knowledge of the current situation regarding marketing of African breadfruit seeds, reduce demand-supply gap and improve the marketer‟s income in Anambra State, Nigeria trigged this study. The study established the socio-economic characteristics of the marketers, marketing margin, profitability, spatial price spread and determinants of profit. Multistage, purposive and random sampling techniques were used to select 120 respondents. Data were collected using pre-tested questionnaire and analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistics. Findings indicated mean age, educational level and marketing experience of 45.3 years, 8 years and 10 years respectively. 100% female dominance; 100% personal savings as source to fund and 55% membership of market association. Peak and lean season inter price difference realized by the wholesalers and retailers were highest in Eke Awka market and lowest at Ochanja and Oye Achalla market. The retailers realized higher percentage marketing margin (30.4%) than the wholesalers (16.7%). The enterprise proved profitable with monthly net marketing income of N 37,569 for wholesalers and N 75,754 for retailers. Household size and membership of market association significantly determined wholesalers profit while education, marketing cost, membership of market association and price of product significantly influenced retailers‟ profit. Policy measures towards reduction of market taxes and marketing costs the through provision of infrastructural facilities, dissemination of market information and formation of thrift and cooperative societies should be encouraged by the government and allied institutions to mitigate marketing problems and increase the benefits accruing to players in the African breadfruit seeds marketing business.
Draft Proposal Establishing the Relationship between Involvement and Leadership Styles, to Retain Human Talent in Tourism SMES of the Department of Boyacá-Colombia

Currently, retaining the best talent within an organization has become a necessity and priority and even more so in the tourism sector. This paper presents a research project that allows retention of Human Talent through Worker Involvement and their Superiors’ (Transformational) Leadership Styles. These variables are important because, first of all, involvement increases job satisfaction and therefore productivity. On the other hand, the superiors’ (transformational) leadership, allow the them to guide others towards the achievement of objectives through charisma, motivation, psychological tolerance, among other factors. The draft proposes a methodology with a correlational, non-experimental, cross-sectional quantitative approach and the sample would be chosen non-probabilistically for convenience.