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Effect of Extra Supplementation of Methionine and Threonine on Growth Performance and Immune Response in Broilers

Extra supplementation of amino acids is considered to be good for better immune response in broilers. The aim of present study was to investigate the effect of extra supplementation of methionine (Met) and threonine (Thr) on growth performance, carcass characteristics and immune response in broilers. Three hundred day-old boiler chicks (mixed sex) were distributed into five experimental groups with six replicates (10 chicks/ replicate) in each group. Five (A, B, C, D and E) iso-caloric (ME 2850 kcal/kg) starter and five (A, B, C, D and E) iso-caloric (ME 2950 kcal/kg) finisher diets were formulated. Diet A was standard commercial diet with 100% NRC amino acids recommendations whereas diets B, C, D and E contained 110% methionine + cysteine (M+C) level, 120% M+C level, 110% threonine (Thr) and 120% Thr, respectively. Results showed that the feed inatke, weight gain and feed conversion ratio were found non-significant (P<0.05) between the treatment groups. Breast meat yield was improved (P<0.05) in chicken fed diets (B, C, D and E) with extra supplementation of Met and Thr. Highest (P<0.001) haemaglutination inhibition titer level against Newcastle disease was found in chicks (6.50) fed diet E after first vaccination and in chicks fed diet B (5.50) after second vaccination. Similarly, higher weight (5.00g) of bursa of fabricius was also found in chicks fed diet B. The ELISA titer level against infectious bursal disease was not affected (P>0.05) by dietary treatments. It is concluded that supplementation of Met and Thr above the recommended levels improve breast meat yield and immune response in chicks. However, it is not economical to do extra supplementation of Met and Thr in broiler diet in terms of growth performance.
Concentration- and time-dependent effects of strontium on Lens culinaris Medik.

This study investigates how strontium (Sr) ions act on meristematic root tip cells of lentil (Lens culinaris) with changing parameters (time and concentration). Plant seeds were exposed to both a standard solution of Sr for different lengths of time (1/4, 1/2, 1, 2, 4, 8, 12, 16, 20 and 24 hours) at a fixed concentration of 1.0 molL-1 (M) and Sr ions at various concentrations (0.05, 0.1, 0.25, 0.5 and 1.0 M) for a certain length of time (12 hours). The seeds treated with Sr were made to sprout and microscopic examination focused on the root tips. The aim of microscopic examination was to clarify chromosomal abnormalities of cell division. Microscopic examination showed that various abnormalities occurred in cells of the seedlings, abnormalities such as chromosome adherence, chromosome breakings, bridge chromosomes, chromosome dispersion, chromosome shrinking, fish bones and ring chromosomes. Those abnormalities were detected several times for each treatment depending on the different periods and concentrations. Adsorption and absorption of Sr inside lentil seeds were detected by the spectroscopic method. Removed and excess amounts of Sr ions were found by spectroscopic determination. Statistical evaluation of the results was used in order to reveal the differences and similarities. The results showed that while there is a positive correlation with the concentration parameter, there is a negative correlation with the time parameter. Over 90% of Sr was removed from the solution during 12-hour exposure. Lentil seeds can be accepted as good bioaccumulators of Sr ions only for an exposure period shorter than 12 hours at an Sr concentration of 1 M.
Dissemination and Implementation of THK-ANEKA and SAW-Based Stake Model Evaluation Website

The purpose of this study was to provide information about the dissemination and implementation of the THK-ANEKA and SAW-based Stake model evaluation website at Vocational Schools of IT in Bali. THK is an acronym for Tri Hita Karana. ANEKA is an acronym for Akuntabilitas, Nasionalisme, Etika publik, Komitmen mutu, dan Anti korupsi (in Indonesian) or Accountability, Nationalism, Public ethics, Quality commitment, and Anti-corruption (in English). SAW is an acronym for Simple Additive Weighting. This study used a development approach with the Borg and Gall model which consists of 10 development stages. Research in 2020 was focused on the dissemination and implementation stages. The research location was at several Vocational Schools of IT in Bali Province. The subjects involved in assessing website implementation were 110 respondents. The tool used to assess was a questionnaire. The analysis technique was carried out by interpreting the effectiveness level of dissemination and implementation. It was a reference to the eleven scale effectiveness standard. The research results showed that the dissemination and implementation of the THK-ANEKA and SAW-based Stake model evaluation website at Vocational Schools of IT in Bali had gone well. It was able to be seen from the documentary evidence of the dissemination activities implementation. The percentage results of the website implementing effectiveness were 88.973% and the simulation results of implementing the SAW method which was already accurate. It showed the evaluation aspects that support the realization of positive morals and students’ learning quality.
Unavailability-Aware Shared Virtual Backup Allocation for Middleboxes: A Queueing Approach

Network function virtualization provides an efficient and flexible way to implement network functions deployed in middleboxes as software running on commodity servers. However, it brings challenges for network management, one of which is how to manage the unavailability of middleboxes. This article proposes an unavailability-aware backup allocation model with the shared protection to minimize the maximum unavailability among functions. The shared protection allows multiple functions to share the backup resources, which leads to a complicated recovery mechanism and makes unavailability estimation difficult. We develop an analytical approach based on the queueing theory to compute the middlebox unavailability for a given backup allocation. The heterogeneous failure, repair, recovery, and waiting procedures of functions and backup servers, which lead to several different states for each function and for the whole system, are considered in the queueing approach. We analyze the performance bounds for a given solution and for the optimal objective value. Based on the developed analytical approach and the performance bounds, we introduce two heuristics to solve the backup allocation problem. The results reveal that, compared to a baseline model, the proposed unavailability-aware model reduces the maximum unavailability 16% in average in our examined scenarios.
Social Trust and Anti-immigrant Attitudes in Europe: A Longitudinal Multi-Level Analysis

Research investigating how social conditions influence attitudes about immigrants has focused primarily on demographic and economic factors as potential threat inducing contexts that lead to anti-immigrant sentiment. However, the empirical evidence supporting this link is mixed, while social cohesion indicators such as the influence of social trust, have largely been left unexamined. This article uses the European Social Survey (2002–2016) to test how differences in social trust, both within and between countries influence attitudes about immigrants. Results from longitudinal analyses show that countries with higher levels of social trust have more favorable attitudes toward immigrants, and while changes in social trust over time are small, they result in comparably large changes in anti-immigrant attitudes, even when controlling for other social factors. These results are robust across different model specifications and data sources.
Evaluation of Heavy Metal Contamination in Green Leafy Vegetables Grown in Allahabad

— In the following study, we have collected municipal wastewater and have studied heavy metal accumulation and health risk factors in two leafy vegetables i.e in Spinach (Spinacia oleracea) and coriander (Coriandrum sativum). The following heavy metals were analyzed i.e. Cu, Zn and, Cr using Atomic absorption spectrophotometer. Present study explains about the amount of heavy metal contamination that is found in green leafy vegetables. Results showed that spinach plant contain Cu, Zn and Cr at all the study area. Cr was under the secure value limit recommended by FAO/WHO at S1, S2, S5. Cr was detected at S1,S2and S3 areas, but at experimental area S2 Cr in spinach ( 70.79ppm) and coriander(127.27ppm) was higher than the allowable limit. Soil analysis has not revealed any measurable increase in the concentration of heavy metal according to the fixed standards but the values were higher than control which shows that the abomination was due to pesticides and industrial waste.
Factors Associated with Risky Sexual Behavior in Adolescent Boys in Indonesia

According to World Organization World, adolescents are residents in the age range of 10-19 years. According to Hurlock puberty is a phase of the range of children's development changing from asexual beings to sexual beings. One of the symptoms that arise at this time is preoccupation with sex (starting to arise interest in sex). This study aims to compare the factors associated with risky sexual behavior in adolescent boys in Indonesia. This research is a quantitative analysis and statistical analysis. Quantitative analysis of risky sexual behavior in adolescent school boys using secondary data. The secondary data used is a global school based student health survey in Indonesia in 2015. Statistical analysis uses SPSS to find out factors related to risky sexual behavior in adolescent boys. The sample used was 3.536 junior and senior high school students in Indonesia.The results from multivariate variables that were significantly related to the incidence of risky sexual behavior in adolescent boys were variables consuming alcohol, using drugs and the role of parent. Adolescent boys who use drugs will have twice the risk of sexual behavior than young men who do not use drugs. Adolescent boys who use drugs have the most influence on the incidence of risky sexual behavior in adolescent boys. It is expected that parents can provide more supervision and attention to their children so as not to consume alcohol or drugs because it can affect their sexual behavior.
Risk Management in Border Inspection

As part of their commitments under the World Trade Organization's Agreement on Trade Facilitation, many developing countries are set to adopt risk management, a strategy for selecting import shipments for inspection. This paper formalizes key enforcement issues related to risk management. It argues that the complexities of international trade oversight mean that inspecting agencies lack certainty about the conditional probability that a given shipment will not comply with import regulations. Ambiguity of this sort is likely to be especially important in developing countries that lack the sophisticated information technology used in advanced risk management systems. This paper formalizes a role for ambiguity in a theoretical model of border inspection. It provides evidence suggesting that ambiguity affects inspection rates. Finally, the paper calibrates the model and shock the ambiguity parameters to illustrate the consequences of an information technology-driven improvement in risk management capabilities for equilibrium rates of search and compliance.
Farm Radio- ICT tool for empowering farmers

Farm radio is an online web to reach the unreached farmers. It provides scientific information on monthly agricultural operations in cereals, millets, vegetables, livestock, home science, weather information, market information, unforeseen climate changes, outbreak of pests and its mitigation, contingency measures etc. The podcasts can be listened on mobile phone by typing www.farmradio. in on any search engine. Each podcast is 3-4 minutes. Podcasting of the information is on monthly and need basis. It is useful to farmers, extension functionaries, scientists etc. The farmers were able to enhance knowledge on scientific practices in agriculture due to listening the podcasts. The language of podcast is telugu. As the podcasts are in local language, it was easy to understand and easy to apply in field also it is knowledge driven and sharing.
A LOOP ANTENNA WITH ENLARGED BANDWIDTH OF CIRCULAR POLARIZATION --- ITS APPLICATION IN A COMB-LINE ANTENNA

Abstract—Using the moment method, we analyze a loop antenna with a perturbation segment in the presence of a ground plane. First, the radiation characteristics versus loop height above the ground plane are investigated. It is found that as the loop height increases to more than 0.2 wavelengths, a novel antenna other than a conventional one can exist, showing an enlarged bandwidth of 9% for a 3 dB axial-ratio criterion. Next, the radiation mechanism of the novel antenna is compared with that of the conventional one. Last, the novel loop is used in a comb-line antenna as a radiation element. It is found that the CP wave bandwidth is five times as wide as that of a conventional comb-line antenna. The analysis results are verified by experimental work.
Psychographic segmentation of cathedral visitors in England and Wales: introducing the Visitor Expectations Type Scales 2.0 (VETS 2.0)

ABSTRACT This study employs Jungian psychological type theory, as subsequently developed by various type measures, to interpret and to classify the expectations of cathedral visitors, as assessed by the Visitor Expectations Type Scales 2.0 (VETS 2.0). Data provided by 1,278 visitors to five cathedrals in England and Wales demonstrated the coherence and internal consistency of the eight measures of the VETS 2.0 (designed to access introvert expectations, extravert expectations, sensing expectations, intuitive expectations, feeling expectations, thinking expectations, perceiving expectations, and judging expectations) and drew attention to the particular emphasis placed by cathedral visitors on introvert expectations, feeling expectations, and perceiving expectations. The VETS 2.0 are commended as providing a more valid assessment of the psychographic segmentation of cathedral visitors than could be provided simply by the administration of a recognised measure of psychological type. Such assessment has implications for the marketing and management of cathedrals within the tourism industry.
Lightweight Image Super-Resolution by Multi-Scale Aggregation

Ultra-high-definition display technology is widely used in broadcasting, but there is a huge contradiction between its ultra-high-resolution content and short storage. Super-Resolution (SR) can effectively alleviate this contradiction. Recently, State-of-the-art image SR approaches leveraging Deep Convolutional Neural Networks (DCNNs) have demonstrated high-quality reconstruction performance. However, most of them suffer from large model parameters, which restricts their practical application. Besides, image SR for large scaling factors (<italic>e.g.</italic>, <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$\times 8$ </tex-math></inline-formula>) is a tricky issue when the parameters diminish. To remedy these issues, we propose the Lightweight Multi-scale Aggregation Network (LMAN) for the image SR, which works well for both small and large scaling factors with limited parameters. Specifically, we propose a Group-wise Multi-scale Block (GMB) in which a group convolution is exploited for extracting and fusing multi-scale features before a channel attention layer to obtain discriminative features. Additionally, we present a novel Hierarchical Spatial Attention (HSA) mechanism to jointly and adaptively fuse local and global hierarchical features for high-resolution image reconstruction. Extensive experiments illustrate that our LMAN achieves superior performance against state-of-the-art methods with similar parameters and in particular for large scaling factors such as <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$4\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula> and <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$8\times $ </tex-math></inline-formula>.
Performance of DBW 110 and HI 8737 Varieties of Wheat under Limited Irrigation Conditions of Madhya Pradesh

A demonstration of the improved technology of wheat cultivar DBW 110 and HI 8737 was conducted on farmer’s fields under limited irrigated conditions in Mandsaur district of Madhya Pradesh during Rabi season of 2015-16 to 2017-18. Results of study revealed that improved technology i.e. cultivar DBW 110 and HI 8737 gave higher grain yield (45.03 q/ha) as compared to farmer practice i.e. local variety Lok1. The improvement in grain yield of wheat cultivar DBW 110 and HI 8737 was due to favourable growth and yield attributing characters (plant height, effective tillers per plant, spike length, grains per spike and test weight). This treatment also recorded higher gross return (Rs 84,300/ha), net return (Rs 58,466/ha) and B:C ratio (3.26). The farmers under demonstration were satisfied with improved technology of wheat production and performance of cultivar DBW 110 and HI 8737 under limited irrigation condition of Mandsaur district.
A Strong Physically Unclonable Function With >2⁸⁰ CRPs and <1.4% BER Using Passive ReRAM Technology

We experimentally demonstrate a strong physically unclonable function (PUF) circuit featuring >2<sup>80</sup> challenge-response pair (CRP) capacity, <1.4% bit-error-rate (BER), and strong resiliency against advanced machine learning (ML) attacks. Similar to our recent work, our design takes advantage of the intrinsic variations in the nonlinear static characteristics and leakage currents of as-fabricated <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">${F }= 250$ </tex-math></inline-formula>-nm half-pitch <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$64\times 64$ </tex-math></inline-formula> ReRAM circuits. Passive crossbar circuits with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$4{F} ^{2}$ </tex-math></inline-formula> area per crosspoint device and reduced peripheral overhead, not requiring any circuitry for programming, result in an extremely compact design, while low-power consumption is achieved by keeping ReRAM devices in the highly resistive, virgin states. The key contributions of this letter is a novel leakage injection approach using an electrically isolated portion of the crossbar array, which boosts PUF’s robustness, and a key-booking scheme, which dramatically improves reliability across a wide temperature range of operation and further increases PUF circuit density by reducing error correcting overheads. The experimental results showed near-ideal functional performance metrics, including 49.55% uniformity, 49.95% diffuseness, and 49.25% uniqueness. The measured response also passed all relevant NIST randomness tests.
Análise de padrão ventilatório, trocas gasosas e mecânica ventilatória em juvenis e adultos de Chelonoidis carbonarius (Spix, 1824)

OLIVEIRA, Paulo Roberto Custodio de. Analyses of ventilatory pattern, gas exchange and breathing mechanics in juvenile and adult Chelonoidis carbonarius (Spix, 1824). 2018. 149 p. Dissertation (Master in Comparative Biology) – Faculdade de Filosofia, Ciências e Letras de Ribeirão Preto, Universidade de São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, 2018. The understanding of the relationship between ventilation, gas exchange and ventilatory mechanics is of vital importance in the search to understand the functioning of the respiratory system. Throughout animal development, changes in body size need adjustments in the relationship between its components at a structural and functional level. Body size, besides other factors, is an agent of influence in variables related to the respiratory system in vertebrates. The knowledge about the function of the respiratory system in reptiles is restricted to some species, so the present work aimed to analyze ventilatory pattern, gas consumption and respiratory mechanics in juveniles and adults of Chelonoidis carbonarius (Cryptodira: Testudinidae). The animals (n = 10) weighing between 40 grams to approximately 2,5 kilograms and under normoxic conditions, were submitted to open respirometry to determine the ventilatory pattern, the oxygen consumption and the production of carbon dioxide at different temperatures (15, 25 and 35°C). Pulmonary volumes, static compliance, dynamic compliance, pulmonary resistance and work of breathing were investigated in juveniles and adults in supine, prone and isolated lung, thus verifying the influence of these conditions on the ventilatory mechanics of the respiratory system. The obtained results presented periodic ventilatory patterns in all the studied temperatures. The tidal volume did not show significant changes with increased temperature, while the raise in breathing frequency led to greater minute ventilation when comparing 15 and 35°C. Oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide excretion increased with temperature and juveniles presented higher values compared to adults. Regarding mechanics, adults presented a significant difference for resting volume in the comparison between the prone and supine position and for the maximum lung volume compared to the supine position with the isolated lungs. Body mass as well as lung volume standardized static and dynamic compliances and resistance showed significant differences when comparing the isolated lungs with the supine position. The mechanical work was shown to be volume dependent rather than frequency in all tested conditions. The results indicated that through changes in ventilation caused by increasing temperature, juveniles and adults of Chelonoidis carbonarius regulated ventilation by increasing minute ventilation and maintained tidal volume values in order to guarantee levels of work of breathing.
A Throughput Efficient Multi-Stage Technique for Binary Multiway Relaying

We consider binary multiway relaying with <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N$ </tex-math></inline-formula> nodes where each node demands messages of all other nodes and can only communicate via a relay. The nodes use binary transmissions. We propose two schemes requiring a maximum of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$2\lceil \frac {N}{2} \rceil + 2$ </tex-math></inline-formula> channel uses (CUs) for full data exchange, which is lesser than previously published schemes for many values of <inline-formula> <tex-math notation="LaTeX">$N$ </tex-math></inline-formula>. Physical layer network coding is employed at the relay with message dependent node transmissions. The schemes have lower decoding complexities, better bit error rates, and are more energy efficient compared to other schemes requiring nearly same number of CUs.
Anorthosites in Nishiyama volcanic products from the Hachijo–jima island, Izu–Bonin arc: The direct evidence for ‘plagioclase control’ in shallow magma reservoir

*Graduate School of Engineering and Science, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903–0129, Japan **Oyo Corporation, Ltd., Tokyo 101–8486, Japan ***Graduate School of International Resource Sciences, Akita University, Akita 010–8502, Japan †Present address: Faculty of Science, Yamagata University, Yamagata 990–8560, Japan Sowa Engineering Corporation, Ltd., Akita 010–0951, Japan §Present address: MEIKO Gijuku, Noshiro Chuo, Akita 016–0844, Japan