Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Computed Tomography Scan and Polyester resin 40 Plastination Technique: Teaching Aids to Illustrate Anatomical Structure of Donkey Brain.

The present study investigated the collaboration between the plastinated sagittal sections and computed tomography (CT) images of the donkey brain. Four adult healthy donkeys of both sexes from native breeds were analyzed. The animals were sedated with a combination of xylazine and ketamine. The donkeys were positioned in sternal recumbency during CT brain examination and contiguous sagittal 3 mm thick slices of the head were obtained. Polyester resin 40 (P40) technique for the brains were done through five main steps including fixation, slicing, dehydration, forced impregnation and light-curing of brain glass chambers by UVA light source. Furthermore, a survey was conducted using questionnaires involving second-year veterinary medical students of anatomy department, Zagazig University to compare the educational capacity of CT brain images and P40 plastination of brain slices. 52% of students voted that using of brain sheeted slices are much better, 38% prefer to learn both parallel to each other. The obtained results revealed that both the plastinated brain sections and the CT images portrayed a combination of many complex neuroanatomical structures that provide an excellent aid for researchers in educational and diagnostic purposes. In addition, the plastinated brain serves as a good tool for the interpretation of CT images.
Agronomic valorization of farm waste by composting for sustainable production of plant material of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Müll ARG.) in Cote D’ivoire

A composting study of farm wastes was carried out on the site of the CNRA Research Station (Bimbresso, in the South of Côte d’Ivoire) in order to evaluate the agronomic characteristics of the compost obtained for a sustainable production of plant material of rubber tree (Hevea brasiliensis Müll Arg.) in nursery. During the composting process, temperature, humidity rate, pH and C/N ratio were followed. It appears that all these parameters evolved according to two major characteristics phases. Firstly, a phase of active fermentation characterized by high temperatures (≥ 45 °C), resulting from intense microbial activity. Secondly, a phase of maturation and stabilization characterized by a slow process of mineralization and humification at low temperature (≈ 27 ° C). The compost obtained, after 18 weeks, show an important proportion of fine elements (φ ≤ 2 mm), about 60% and has an almost homogeneous structure. The chemical characteristics of this compost indicate that the mineral element content (N, P, K, Ca and Mg), expressed in percentage of dry matter, is acceptable according to the AFNOR standard. This could allow it to play the double role of amender and fertilizer. The vegetative growth test used to evaluate the effect of this compost on the development of plant of rubber tree in nursery showed that the compost obtained did not present any toxicity. Moreover, the compost-based substrates made, permit to achieve a significant growth gain ranging from 17 to 24% in height and from 24 to 27% in diameter compared to control substrate. This composting technique, which valorize farm waste in a fast and efficient way, could reduce the flow of organic waste presented as a source of pollution for the environment and also contribute to sustainable production of quality plant material of rubber tree.
Desertification Assessment by Using Water Criterion in Iran’s Central Arid Regions

Desertification is expressed as an important process that accelerates the degradation of ecosystem components. This process occurs in arid and semi arid regions where water is the main limiting factor in the dynamics of an ecosystem. Appropriate models may be used to desertification assessment. In this regards, models may be used as decision support systems on desertification issues. In this study, the Iranian model desertification potential assessment (IMDPA) that developed by Tehran university’s faculty of natural resources, was used to assess desertification intensity in Biabanak region, in the central of Iran. Desertification intensity was assessment based on water criterion and five indices including groundwater table downfall, electrical conductivity (EC), sodium absorption ratio (SAR), chlorine (Cl) and total dissolved solids (TDS) indices. The result from the IMDPA model has shown that the TDS index had been the most appropriate index to assess desertification hence, it concluded that TDS index played a main role in the desertification of Biabanak region. Also, final classes of desertification intensity were grouped into two classes including medium and severe classes, which cover 57.70%, 42.29% of all area of Biabanak region, respectively. Finally, as a general conclusion it can be said that Biabanak region has severe desertification status based on water criterion with a geometric average of 3.53. Therefore, management practices must be implemented to control desertification and mitigate its effects in Biabanak region and other central arid regions of Iran.
FORMULATION AND EVALUATION OF OINTMENT CONTAINING SUNFLOWER WAX

Objective: The objective of the present work was to formulate and evaluate ointment using sunflower wax. Methods: In the present work, ointment formulations were prepared using sunflower wax by fusion technique. Sunflower wax base was compared with standard base for its pH, appearance, strength, spreadability, water number, and washability. Further, the optimized formulation was prepared with 2% salicylic acid and evaluated for its physicochemical parameters, compatibility study, drug content, in vitro drug diffusion, ex vivo permeability, and skin irritation test using rat skin. Results: All of the prepared formulations of ointments were evaluated for its physicochemical parameters and all the findings obtained were within the prescribed limit. As compared to the ointment prepared by prototype formulae as per USP and IP, the formulation F3 containing 97% white petrolatum and 3% of sunflower wax showed good viscosity, strength, and spreadability. Based on viscosity, strength, and spreadability, formulation F3 was chosen as an optimized formulation. Conclusion: The ointment consisting of white petroleum base 97% and 3% sunflower wax can be used for topical and systemic delivery of active ingredient salicylic acid. The results showed that sunflower wax can be used in ointment base as far as its pharmaceutical properties are concerned. It can effectively replace comparatively costlier available ointment bases.
Pathological Investigation and Molecular Detection of Avian Pathogenic E. coli Serogroups in Broiler Birds

The objective of the present study the rfb gene clusters in avian pathogenic E. coli cardinal serotypes O1, O2 and O78 strains and to develop a multiplex polymerase chain reaction method for serotyping of the O-antigens. The multiplex polymerase chain reaction method was used for the identification of serotypes of APEC. The second part of the study was to study the pathological lesions caused by most prevalent sero group in experimentally infected broiler chicks. A total of 100 tissue samples (50 lungs and livers each) were collected from colibacillosis suspected broiler birds and subjected to isolation and identification of E. coli by conventional methods. Multiplex PCR was used for confirmation of three serogroups i.e., O1, O2 and O78. We found more O2 33% than O1 8% and O78 zero percent. These results suggested the prevalence of O2 sero group in our study. The prevalent sero group (O2) was experimentally inoculated in broiler birds at day 7 of their age. Lungs and liver samples from these experimentally infected birds were taken at days 14 and 21 of their age and subjected to histopathology. We found that there was hepatomegaly, coagulative necrosis, congestion and infiltration of inflammatory cells in infected livers. The lungs were congested and there were macrophages, lymphocytes and heterophils too. There was mostly hepatic form of colibacillosis with this infective strain. Pathological Investigation and Molecular Detection of Avian Pathogenic E. coli Serogroups in Broiler Birds
INTERPOPULATION VARIATION AND UNIQUENESS OF DISTRIBUTION OF AG-NORS IN THE INDIAN PYGMY FIELD MICE MUS TERRICOLOR BLYTH, 1851 (RODENTIA, MURIDAE) CHROMOSOME TYPE I

Genetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal, Siliguri-734013, West Bengal, India ISSN: 0976-3031 RESEARCH ARTICLE INTERPOPULATION VARIATION AND UNIQUENESS OF DISTRIBUTION OF AG-NORS IN THE INDIAN PYGMY FIELD MICE MUS TERRICOLOR BLYTH, 1851 (RODENTIA, MURIDAE) CHROMOSOME TYPE I RudraMahua1 and BahadurMin2* Genetics and Molecular Biology Laboratory, Department of Zoology, University of North Bengal, Siliguri-734013, West Bengal, India
Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia Confers an Independent Risk Factor for Thrombosis: Retrospective Cohort Study Using the “STRIDE” Database

Background: Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) is a rare autoimmune disorder in which auto antibodies cause haemolysis. While thrombosis is considered a complication of AIHA, whether AIHA confers an independent thrombosis risk has not been thoroughly shown. The relationship between haemolysis and thrombosis is also unclear. Methods: 312 non-AIHA patients from Stanford University’s clinical database were matched 2:1 with 156 AIHA patients. Thrombosis incidence was measured, and the prevalence of other thrombosis risk factors as defined by the PADUA score, prior splenectomy status, antiphospholipid antibody diagnosis, and concomitant anticoagulation use was also compared. Within AIHA patients, the relationship between thrombosis and haemolysis was analyzed in terms of time and severity. Results: 29% of AIHA patients developed thrombosis compared to 19% of non-AIHA patients (p<0.05). AIHA conferred an odds ratio of 2.44 (95% CI [1.16-5.10], p<0.05) for thrombosis. The median PADUA score was not different between the two groups (4 for AIHA, IQR [3-7] vs . 4.5 for non-AIHA, IQR [3- 7], n.s.). There was also no difference in prior splenectomy, antiphospholipid antibody status, and concomitant anticoagulation use. AIHA patients with thrombosis had more hemolytic flares than patients without thrombosis (24.5 instances vs . 13.8, respectively; p<0.05) and a higher lifetime drop in hemoglobin (53.4 g/dL vs . 27.1 g/dL, respectively; p<0.05). 81% of patients with thrombosis had the event within one week of a hemolytic flare. Conclusion: AIHA is an independent risk factor for thrombosis. Thrombosis is associated with periods of haemolysis and a high hemolytic burden.
Problems on the Gravitational Wave and the Repulsive Gravitation

It is exciting that the gravitational wave has been confirmed, according to the announcement of LIGO. This would be the time to fix the Einstein equation for the gravitational wave and the nonexistence of the dynamic solution. As a first step, theorists should improve their pure mathematics on non-linear mathematics and related physical considerations beyond Einstein. Then, it is time to rectify the Einstein equation that has no gravitational wave solution which Einstein has recognized, and no dynamic solution that Einstein failed to see. A problem is that physicists in LIGO did not know their shortcomings. Also, in view of the far distance of the sources, it is very questionable that the physicists can determine they are from black holes. Moreover, since the repulsive gravitation can also generate a gravitational wave, the problem of gravitational wave is actually far more complicated than we have known. A useful feature of the gravitational wave based on repulsive gravitation is that it can be easily generated on earth. Thus this can be a new tool for communication because it can penetrate any medium.
Phase Separation of Asphaltene Dissolved in Toluene Leads to Nuclei Formation Promoted by the Very Low Solubility of Fraction A1. Soluble Fraction A2 Hinders Nuclei Flocculation

Sudden aggregation of asphaltenes in toluene at room conditions is the consequence of reaching solubility concentration (close to 90 mg L-1) of the very low soluble asphaltene component A1 [1-3]. Thus at concentrations close to about 90 mg L-1 solid phase separation occurs with formation of nuclei where although type A1 molecules prevail, the nuclei contain enough A2 type molecules to keep them in solution. This view, henceforth called phase separation and dispersion view (PSD view) is consistent with formation in one step of aggregates containing n molecules instead of multimers such as dimers, trimers and so on. Indeed it is well known that highly polar molecules, in non polar solvents such as toluene, form multimers after a significant number of steps [4]. For decades the above phase separation was confused with a kind of” inverse micelle” formation because its similarities with the behavior of surfactant in oily media. In this case however, it has been postulated that aggregation of surfactants in oily media occurs by the stepwise formation of multimers [5]. Moreover, using either the molecular aggregation or the micellar views is very hard to understand the start-stop aggregation observed. In the present PSD view phase separation is promoted by A1 as described above and flocculation of nuclei is hindered by introduction of the soluble component A2 in the separated nuclei. Thus, nuclei produced could be described as a solid A1-A2 solution with a solubility parameter close enough to the one of toluene so to keep them in solution. Thus the nuclei formed could be defined as a liophilic colloid stabilized by A2.
A Novel Approach to Denoise 2D-Images from Different Noise Signals Using Combination of Various Filters

Magnetic resonance medical images are generally corrupted by random noise from the measurement process which reduces the accuracy and reliability of any automatic analysis. Development in computerized medical image reconstruction has make medical imaging into one of the most important sub-fields in scientific imaging. The quality of digital medical images becomes an important issue with the use of digital imaging to diagnose a disease. It is necessary that medical image must be clean, sharp and noise free to obtain a best possible diagnosis. As the technology became advance the quality of digital images continue to improve, the result is in improvement in the resolution and quality of images, removing noise from these images is one of the challenging task because they could blur and mask important parameter of the images. These are different images de-noising methods each having their own advantages and disadvantages. De-noising methods are often applied to increase the signal to noise ratio (SNR) and improve image quality. The search for efficient image de-noising methods is still a valid challenge at the crossing of functional analysis and statistic. Many de-noising methods have been developed over the years, among this method, wavelet thresholding is one of the most popular approaches. In wavelet thresholding a signal is decomposed into its approximation (Low frequency) and detail (high frequency) sub-bands; since most of the image information is connected in a few large coefficients, the detail sub-bands are processed with hard or soft thresholding operations.
Parenting Practices: Parent’s Perception of the Impact in Children Psychological Wellbeing

Parenting and Parental Education are frequent concepts that have progressed along with social and family changes. In the article “Good enough parenting for all children – a strategy for a healthier society” [1], refer to parenting that involves protection, education and integration functions, putting aside exclusive responsibility on biological families, extending to other familiar networks or not, that promote the construction of healthy and happy childhoods. Adopting a realistic perspective, the author proposes the search for hard-working parents, who seek to perfect themselves in accordance with the needs of their children and not the search for perfect parents.
AMMI MODEL ANALYSIS OF STABILITY AND ADAPTABILITY OF FINGER MILLET (ELEUSINE CORACANA) GENOTYPES IN SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

Multi-location study was conducted at locations namely Jinka, Kako and Alaba in two consecutive years (2011 and 2012 G.c) to identify high yielding, disease resistant/tolerant and stable performing finger millet genotype for potential areas of Southern region. The trails were arranged in a randomized complete block with three replications. Tadesse was used as standard check along collections screened (Six finger millet genotypes). The experimental plot size for was 5mX 7.5(37.m). The spacing between rows was 45 cm and 15 cm between plants after thinning. The standard agronomic practices were applied equally according to local agro-ecological conditions. The grain yield in qt/ha with 14% moisture was measured. Additive Main effect and Multiplicative Interaction (AMMI), Genotype and Genotype by Environment interaction (GGE) biplot analysis model revealed that environment effects and genotype effects were highly significant implies environments are diverse and genotype were performing differently. According genotype LR004 &LR005 showed stable and above mean performance across testing location and season. So this varieties should taken for verification trial with standard checks (recently released varieties) under locations were regional variety trials were conducted.
Emotional Intelligence and Self-Esteem as Predictors of Marital Satisfaction among Married Couples in Nigeria

The study investigated emotional intelligence and self-esteem as predictors of marital satisfaction among married couples in Assemblies of God church, Abakaliki District, Ebonyi state, Nigeria. The sample of this research comprises 120 married couples, 65 men aged between 25 and 70 years (M= 47.5) and 55 women aged between 22 and 65 (M= 42.5). Schutte Self-report Emotional intelligence test (SSEIT) by Schutte et-al, (1998), Rosenberg Self-esteem scale by Morris Rosenberg, (1965) and Enrich Marital Satisfaction scale by Fowers & Olson,(1993) were used to measure the construct. Cross sectional survey design was adopted and regression analysis with statistical package for social sciences, version 20, was used to analyze the findings of data obtained. The hypotheses were: there will be no statistical significant relationship between emotional intelligence and marital satisfaction and there will be no statistical significant relationship between self-esteem and marital satisfaction. The result of the regression statistical analysis, indicated positive prediction of emotional intelligence and self-esteem on marital satisfaction ( R= 0.646; R2= 0.417; Adjusted R2= 0.412, F (2,237)= 84.90, P<0.05). The implications of the findings to psychologist, family therapist, marriage counselors, behavioral scientist and policy makers is to get insights in improving marital satisfaction among couples. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Date of Submission: 20-02-2018 Date of acceptance: 07-03-2018 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Design and Implementation of a Robust Watermarking Algorithm for Image Protection

: This paper presents the design and implementation of a robust watermarking algorithm for protection of digital images. The recent growth in the field of multimedia has proposed many facilities in transportation, transmission and manipulation of data. Along with this advancement of facilities there are larger threats to authentication of data, its licensed use and protection against illegal use of data. Out of many schemes available for content protection, Digital watermarking is one of the most recent proposed systems to observe the authentication of licensed user by indicating whether data is containing copyright or not. Developments in the field of watermarking though have provided new ways of protecting data yet there are many factors which need to be addressed such that the algorithm is robust enough to signal processing operations (lossy compression, filtering, D/A and A/D conversion) and common geometric transformations (cropping, scaling, translation and rotation). Moreover, the algorithm should embed as many message bits as possible into the host image while preserving the properties of imperceptibility and security. We have designed a method to meet all these challenges, in which, the concept of nested watermarking is used to increase the embedding capacity. To increase security we embed encrypted watermarks in the image. Further, the use of Gaussian noise ensures strong resilience to multi-document or collusion attacks. This method is a blind watermarking recovery method (means original image and original watermark are not needed at the time of watermark extraction process).
Effect Of Management Practices On Milk Yield And Composition Of Lactating Murrah Buffaloes During Different Seasons

The present investigation was carried out to determine the effect of management practices on milk yield and composition of lactating Murrah buffaloes during different seasons. Seasonal experiment was carried out during hot-dry, hot-humid and winter season. Buffaloes were divided into control and treatment groups. In hot-dry and hot-humid season, treatment group animals accessed benefit of mist and fan cooling, control group animals were devoid of it. In winter, treatment group animals were placed inhouse with floor bedding of paddy straw; control group animals were placed in loose housing system without bedding.During hot-dry season, cooling system significantly increased (p<0.05) milk yield, milk protein, without affecting milk fat, lactose, SNF, calcium. During hot-humid, cooling system significantly increased (p<0.05) milk yield but there was no effect of treatment on milk composition. During winter, in-house management with paddy straw bedding improved milk yield significantly (p<0.05); however no effect of treatment was observed on milk composition. It was concluded that provision of mist and fan in summer and in-house management of buffaloes during winter season is helpful in improvement of milk production by alleviating seasonal stress.
A Pilot Investigation to Healthy Menu Selection Attitudes and Behaviors among Restaurant Consumers

According to the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2013-2014 data, nearly 38% of adults were obese in the United States during that period [1]. Within this group, 34.3% of adults ages 20-39 and nearly 8% of all adults are extremely obese, with a body mass index (BMI) greater than or equal to 40.0. Approximately one in four young adults aged 17 to 24 are too overweight to join the US military. Being overweight or obese is the leading medical reason that young adults cannot enlist. The military spends more than $1.5 billion on healthcare and on recruiting replacements for those who are too unfit to serve. Americans in the state of Missouri are not immune to this trend. According to the report The State of Obesity: Better Policies for a Healthier America, released September 2016, Missouri has the 10th highest adult obesity rate in the nation; Missouri’s adult obesity rate was 32.4% as of 2016, up from 21.4% in 2000 and from 11.3% in 1990 [1].