Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Gross Pathology and Histopathological Investigations of Kidney Lesions in Domestic Fowl, in Tunisia

| Nephropathies in fowl are common and causing economic losses with high mortality and decrease in growth rate. Etiology of renal affections varies. Many viruses, bacteria, parasites, toxins and metabolic factors are in general incriminated. This study was carried out to evaluate the prevalence of renal lesions in 877 examined birds, received at the avian clinic of the National Veterinary Medicine School of Tunisia between 2012 and 2016. Necropsy was completed by histopathological and bacteriological analysis for a better orientation of the diagnosis. Animals were issued from commercial and free-range flocks located in the North-East of Tunisia. Global prevalence of renal lesions was 17.56% (154 animals: 79 from free-range flocks; 75 from commercial flocks), with a significant higher prevalence in >18 weeks group (20.40%), compared to young birds (<18 weeks) (15.73%) (χ2=3.158; p<0.05). Gross pathology study showed a predominance of vascular lesions (congestion, hemorrhage) (81.82%) followed by cellular lesions (hypertrophy, atrophy, steatosis, deposit urates, acute interstitial nephritis) (66.88%). Tumor infiltration was showed in 5.20% of cases. Viral diseases (47.6%) predominate suspicions, followed by metabolic disorders (29.21%) and bacterial infections (23.38%). Histopathological investigations showed nonspecific lesions, expected of tumor lymphoid infiltrations, which are compatible with Marek’s disease. Our findings in this first report showed that renal lesions occurred in Tunisian free range and commercial poultry flocks. Kidney damages can be primary or secondary to other diseases. Diagnosis of renal affections in poultry needs epidemiological, clinical, necropsy and laboratory
Spatial mapping of air quality for European scale assessment

Spatial mapping of air quality for European assessment 2 Front page picture: Figure 8.1 Annual mean PM10 concentrations (μg·mP-3 DISCLAIMER: This ETC/ACC Technical Paper has not been subjected to European Environment Agency (EEA) member country review. It does not represent the formal views of the EEA. S Sp pa at ti ia al l m ma ap pp pi in ng g o of f a ai ir r q qu ua al li it ty y f fo or r E Eu ur ro op pe ea an n s sc ca al le e a as ss se es ss sm me en nt t Abstract In this paper, interpolation techniques are applied for the construction of detailed air quality maps for Europe, based on a combination of primarily air quality monitoring data and secondarily, modelling and other supplementary data. We note that this approach is complementary to the analysis for the European Thematic Strategy that relies primarily on modelling results supporting air emission reduction strategy and feasibility assessments. Subsequently, these maps are used as the basis for an assessment of air pollution related risks for public health and ecosystems. The paper describes the improvement and application of various interpolation methods that were evaluated in a previous paper to develop high quality Europe-wide interpolated air quality maps for the European Environment Agency. The earlier work was expanded by including more recent data (2004) and more air quality indicators: PMB 10 B , ozone, NOB x B and SOB 2 B are now covered. Insufficient data were available to support the mapping of PMB 2.5 B. Supplementary information used includes results from the Unified EMEP model calculations, altitude data, annual meteorological fields, and climatological fields. Separate urban and rural maps are merged using population density information. We conclude that kriging methods are generally to be preferred over inverse distance weighting, and in case of PMB 10 B lognormal kriging over ordinary kriging. Methodologies based on linear regression using supplementary data are generally to be preferred over pure interpolation methods. The usage of concurrent meteorological data gives better results than climatological data. In the study, three types of uncertainty are addressed: spatial representativeness, kriging interpolation variance, and exceedance uncertainty. The paper includes a preliminary combination of the interpolated air quality data with other data sets to analyse exposure and impacts of air pollution in terms of population and ecosystems at …
Pengaruh Sanksi Pajak Kendaraan Bermotor Dan Pelaksanaan Sistem Samsat Drive Thru Terhadap Kepatuhan Wajib Pajak Kendaraan Bermotor

Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui pengaruh sanksi pajak kendaraan bermotor dan pelaksanaan sistem SAMSAT drive thru terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak kendaraan bermotor di Kantor SAMSAT Cabang Pelayanan Pendapatan Daerah Provinsi Wilayah III Kota Bandung Soekarno-Hatta). Metode penelitian yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode kuantitatif dengan pendekatan deskriptif dan verifikatif. Data yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini menggunakan data primer dan sekunder. Populasi penelitian ini adalah seluruh wajib pajak yang terdaftar pada Kantor SAMSAT Cabang Pelayanan Pendapatan Daerah Provinsi Wilayah III Kota Bandung Soekarno-Hatta. Sampel penelitian ini berjumlah 100 responden dengan perhitungan penentuan banyaknya sampel menggunakan rumus slovin. Teknik pengambilan sampel menggunakan simple random sampling. Data di kumpulkan melalui kuesioner. Analisis data yang digunakan adalah analisis pengujian instrumen penelitian dengan regresi linear berganda untuk mengidentifikasi variabel bebas yang mempengaruhi variabel terikat. Hasil penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa sanksi pajak kendaraan bermotor dan pelaksanaan sistem SAMSAT drive thru terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak kendaraan bermotor dikategorikan baik. Secara parsial sanksi pajak kendaraan bermotor dan pelaksanaan sistem SAMSAT drive thru berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak kendaraan bermotor. Secara simultan sanksi pajak kendaraan bermotor dan pelaksanaan sistem SAMSAT drive thru berpengaruh signifikan terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak kendaraan bermotor. Sanksi pajak kendaraan bermotor dan pelaksanaan sistem SAMSAT drive thru secara bersama – sama memberikan kontribusi atau pengaruh sebesar 31,5% terhadap kepatuhan wajib pajak kendaraan bermotor orang pribadi, sedangkan sisanya 68,5% dipengaruhi oleh variabel lain yang tidak dimasukan kedalam penelitian ini.
Fruitiers locaux hôtes des mouches des fruits (Diptera: Tephritidae) inféodées au manguier dans l'Ouest du Burkina Faso : identification et taux d'infestation

Les mouches des fruits constituent une menace pour la production fruitiere en Afrique de l'Ouest. De plus, une nouvelle espece invasive (Bactrocera invadens) originaire d'Asie y est apparue en 2005. Ces mouches des fruits disposent d'une gamme de plantes hotes variee jusque la peu connue au Burkina Faso. Cette situation a motive la conduite d'une etude pour l'identification des fruitiers locaux hotes de ces mouches et des especes qui leurs sont associees. L'etude a ete menee dans des formations vegetales riveraines de 6 vergers de "manguiers" de la zone fruitiere de l'Ouest du Burkina Faso entre avril et juillet 2008. Elle a consiste a faire l'inventaire des especes ligneuses de ces formations vegetales et a des prelevements toutes les deux semaines d'echantillons de fruits des especes en fructification. Huit (8) especes de plantes hotes appartenant a 7 familles ont ete identifiees. Les taux d'attaques moyens de leurs fruits varient significativement selon les especes. Sarcocephalus latifolius et Ficus ingens presentent respectivement les taux d'attaques moyens les plus fort et plus faible de 66.67% ± 0.23 et de 5% ± 0.19. Des mouches des genres Ceratitis et Bactrocera sont impliquees dans ces attaques. Les Ceratites representent 98% des especes identifiees, Ceratitis cosyra etant la plus repandue. Il apparait donc necessaire de prendre en compte les hotes locaux dans la lutte contre ces ravageurs d'importance economique. (Resume d'auteur)
Economic growth and economic inequality in Visegrád countries: Empirical analysis

Since economic inequality represents a burning issue nowadays, the examination of its connection to the dynamics of economic growth is very important. The application of econometric methodology in modeling dependency of economic growth and economic inequality is becoming more and more widespread. In this paper we examine the impact of economic growth on the movement of economic inequality in Visegrad countries in the period from 2005 to 2015, by applying econometric methodology in the area of regression panel model analysis. The results show that the economic growth does not result in reduction of economic inequality. More precisely, an increase of 1% in economic growth leads to the growth of GINI coefficient by 0.19%. In the context of the reduction of economic inequality, policy-makers should pay special attention to socio-democratic factors of inequality, as well as to the tax (redistributive) policy.
Three factors affecting the invasion of Watersipora subtorquata in the marine fouling community of Humboldt Bay, California

iii TABLE OF CONTENTS . v LIST OF MAP AND FIGURES . vii LIST OF APPENDICES . x INTRODUCTION . 1 Terms of Reference . 1 Community Succession . 2 Biodiversity . 3 Invasion . 3 Experimental Work in Marine Systems . 6 MATERIALS AND METHODS . 11 The Site . 11 The Invader . 13 Initial Establishment of Fouling Communities . 15 Panel Grooming . 16 Species Richness Levels . 18 Unique Species-Specific Combinations . 21 Free Space . 21 Sampling . 22 Redeployment . 23 Response Variables . 25 Data Analysis . 26
Correlation between hypovirus transmission and the number of vegetative incompatibility (vic) genes different among isolates from a natural population of Cryphonectria parasitica.

Correlation between hypovirus transmission and the number of different vegetative incompatibility (vic) genes among isolates of Cryphonectria parasitica was estimated using isolates sampled from a natural population. We tested the hypothesis that transmission of hypoviruses among isolates is negatively correlated to the number of vic genes that are different between vegetative compatibility (vc) groups. In a sample of 58 isolates collected from a population in Finzel, MD, eight isolates, each in a different vc group, were randomly selected and infected with each of the Cryphonectria hypoviruses CHV1-EP43 and CHV2-NB58. The frequency and time required for virus transmission were estimated by pairing infected donor isolates with uninfected recipient isolates in vitro. The number of vic genes different between vc groups was estimated by crossing the donor and recipient isolates and determining the proportion of ascospore progeny that were vegetatively compatible with either parent. Hypovirus transmission occurred between all pairs of isolates that were vegetatively compatible. The frequencies of transmission between vc groups that differed by one vic gene were 0.50 and 0.48 when the donor isolates were infected with CHV1-EP43 or CHV2-NB58, respectively. Transmission frequencies decreased to 0.13 for CHV1-EP43 and 0.14 for CHV2-NB58 when vc groups differed by two vic genes. When vc groups were different by more than two vic genes, transmission of hypoviruses occurred in only one out of 37 pairs (3%) and one out of 25 pairs (4%) with CHV1-EP43 and CHV2-NB58 in the donor isolates, respectively. The transmission frequency was negatively correlated to the number of vic genes different between isolates (P < 0.01). In contrast, the time taken for transmission to occur was only weakly correlated (r = 0.40, P = 0.05) to the number of vic genes different between vc groups. Unidirectional transmission of hypoviruses was observed between six pairs of vc groups. This study provides evidence for a significant negative correlation between the frequency of hypovirus transmission and the number of vic genes different between isolates of C. parasitica from a natural population.
Expression and characterization of truncated forms of humanized L243 IgG1

The properties of IgG and its subcomponents are being exploited to generate new therapeutics with selected biological activities. In this study, a series of truncated, humanized IgG1 antibodies was expressed in Chinese hamster ovary cells, to evaluate the contribution of structural components to glycosylation and function. The series includes L243 IgG1 (α-MHC Class II) lacking a CH3 domain pair (ΔCH3-IgG1), single-chain Fv fusion proteins with Fc or a hinge-CH2 domain, Fc with/out a hinge, and a single CH2 domain. Glycosylation of IgG Fc is important for recognition by effector ligands such as Fcγ receptors. HPLC analysis of released and pyridylaminated oligosaccharides indicates that intact IgG1 and scFvFc antibodies are galactosylated and sialylated to levels similar to those observed previously for normal human IgG1. The truncated forms express increased levels of digalactosylated (30–83%) or sialylated (9–21%) oligosaccharide chains with the highest levels observed for the single CH2 domain. These data show which architectural components influence IgG glycosylation processing and that the (CH3)2 pair is particularly influential. When MHC Class II bearing (JY) cells were sensitized with L243 ΔCH3-IgG1, scFvFc, or scFvhCH2 they elicited superoxide production, from U937 cells, at levels of 35–45% relative to that obtained for intact L243 IgG1 (100%). Mild reduction and alkylation of the hinge disulphide bonds of scFvhCH2 greatly decreased its capacity to trigger superoxide production. Thus, the L243 scFvhCH2 homo-dimer constitutes the minimal truncated form that binds the MHC Class II antigen and triggers superoxide production through FcγRI.
The diet of the musky rat-kangaroo, Hypsiprymnodon moschatus, a rainforest specialist

Musky rat-kangaroos inhabit tropical rain forest and are Australia's smallest and most primitive member of the Macropodoidea. Their ecology and behaviour has remained unknown in the wild until this study, and is expected to be representative of an early unspecialised macropodoid lifestyle. I examined the diet of musky rat-kangaroos using a range of methods including microscopic examination of faecal pellets, direct observation, spool-and-line tracking and examinion of teeth marks left in fruit on the forest floor. Musky rat-kangaroos are frugivores and consumed the fruits of 40 species of plant on a 9-ha rainforest site in Wooroonooran National Park, Queensland. They ate primarily the flesh of fruits, but 11% of seeds from approximately half the species of fruit consumed were also eaten. While musky rat-kangaroos ate fruit from all size classes, they preferred large, fleshy drupes and seeds with a moderate to soft seed coat but without latex present. Invertebrates and the epigeal fruiting bodies of some agaric fungi were the other significant dietary components and these showed seasonal patterns of significance in the diet and differential use by adults and subadults. Musky rat-kangaroos eat the lowest-fibre diet of all animals in the superfamily Macropodoidea and their size and digestive tract reflect this unspecialised, and probably ancestral, diet.
Prevalence of Parasitic Infection among Children: A Hospital Based Prospective Study in Udaipur

Background: The condition of xeropthalmia refers to the spectrum of ocular manifestations generally because of the vitamin A deficiency. Signs and symptoms include those involving impaired sensitivity of retina to light generally termed as night blindness. In order of their appearance and severity the epithelial disruption of cornea and conjunctiva for example conjunctival xerosis, bitot spots, corneal xerosis and keratomalacia. Methods: A detailed and elaborated study was conducted in the department ophthalmology, Swatantra Sainani late Dr. Mangal Singh District Hospital, Dholpur, Rajasthan, India. A total of 54 patients were studied and involved in the study over a period of 6 months. All patients were divided into three categories of mild, moderate and severe xeropthalmia. Patients from 13 years to 55 years of age were selected for the study analysis. An informed consent was obtained from each patient or from the guardian. All patients were asked to get a vitamin A test done. Results: A total of 54 patients so selected for the study analysis, 34 were female (63%) and 20 were male(37%). (Graph1). Accordingtotheclinicalvaluesandseverity23patientswerediagnosedwith mild xeropthalmia with slight difficulty in night vision and clinical values of 0.25-0.30 mg/L, 19 patients were diagnosed with moderate xeropthalmia with values of 0.20-0.24 mg/L and 12 patients were diagnosed with severe xeropthalmia with values of below 0.20mg/L of vitamin A in blood at any given time. Conclusion: Xeropthalmia can occur in any age group and especially in pre school-age children, adolescents and pregnant women. However, children are at higher risk of vitamin A deficiency and xeropthalmia, owing to their greater vitamin A requirements for growth.
Life history parameters and social associations of female bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) off North Carolina, USA

LIFE HISTORY PARAMETERS AND SOCIAL ASSOCIATIONS OF FEMALE BOTTLENOSE DOLPHINS (Tursiops truncatus) OFF NORTH CAROLINA, USA by Victoria Graves Thayer Department of Environment Duke University Date:_______________________ Approved: ___________________________ Andrew J. Read, Advisor ___________________________ Richard T. Barber ___________________________ Larry B. Crowder ___________________________ D. Ann Pabst ___________________________ Randall S. Wells An abstract of a dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Philosophy in the Department of Environment in the Graduate School of Duke University 2008 Copyright by Victoria Graves Thayer 2008
Pengaruh Kepuasan Kerja Dan Persepsi Peluang KerjaTerhadap Turnover Intention Dengan Komitmen OrganisasiSebagai Variabel Intervening( Studi Pada Perhotelan Jawa Timur )

Studi ini bertujuan untuk menguji pengaruh kepuasan kerja dan persepsi peluang kerja terhadap turnover intention dengan komitmen organisasi sebagai variabel intervening. Studi ini menggunakan Theory of Reasoned Action (TRA), Needs Theory, Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) serta Teori Motivasi sebagai landasan teori dalam penelitian ini. Studi ini menggunakan metode survey dalam mengumpulkan data dari sampel manager yang berada pada middle management perhotelan bintang 4 dan bintang 5 sebanyak 129 responden. Studi ini menggunakan Partial Least Square (PLS) dalam menguji data. Hasil studi ini menunjukkan bahwa (1) kepuasan kerja berpengaruh negatif terhadap turnover intention, (2) persepsi peluang kerja berpengaruh positif terhadap turnover intention, (3) kepuasan kerja berpengaruh positif terhadap komitmen organisasi, (4) persepsi peluang kerja berpengaruh positif terhadap komitmen organisasi, dan (5) komitmen organisasi berpengaruh negatif terhadap turnover intention. Namun (6) komitmen organisasi tidak mampu memediasi kepuasan kerja terhadap turnover intention sedangkan (7) komitmen organisasi mampu memediasi persepsi peluang kerja terhadap turnover intention. Implikasi studi ini adalah para praktisi pengelola perhotelan harus lebih me
A POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION BASED STUDY ON THE SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS CAUSED BY STREPTOCOCCUS AGALACTIAE, S. DYSGALACTIAE AND S. UBERIS IN CATTLE IN AHVAZ

Summary Streptococcus agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae and S. uberis are Gram-positive bacterial pathogens that affect cows in dairy herds. These are considered as the major causes of economic losses of dairy producers without a control program. To reveal the role of these agents in inducing subclinical mastitis in dairy cattle in Ahvaz, 100 CMT-positive milk samples and 20 CMT-negative milk samples were collected and examined by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). The results were compared with the conventional bacterial culture. Based on the PCR results, S. agalactiae, S. dysgalactiae and S. uberis were causative agents in 20, 12.5 and 0.83% of samples, respectively. There was not any culture-positive samples being negative in PCR, but there were 10 PCR positives being negative in culture method. Based on McNemar test, there was 91.6% agreement between PCR and culture methods for the diagnosis of streptococcal mastitis. There were 14 and 7 CMT- negative samples, being positive by PCR and culture methods, respectively. The results of this study showed that subclinical infections from these bacteria are prevalent in dairy cattle of Ahvaz and regular testing and control programs should be planned to control the infection. CMT has not sufficient sensitivity for detection of subclinical mastitis due to these agents.
Identification the resistance of soybean germplasm to SMV3

Three hundred and fourty-eight soybean accessions have been identified for resistance to SMV by inoculation with SMV 3, a strong virulent strain in Northeast China. The results showed that 113 accessions were higly resistant to SMV3, account for 32.47%. 113 accessions were moderately resistant to SMV3, account for 32.47%. 122 accessions were susceptible to SMV3, account for 35.06%. Resistant accessions were mainly originated form Northeast China and Huang Huaihai areas. There were few resistant accessions from South China in our evaluation. Resistant accessions were mainly from Liaoning, Shandong, Shanxi provinces and Bejing, U. S. and South Korea.
Příprava vodou ředitelného samosíťujícího polymerního pojiva s odolností proti bleskové korozi

This paper deals with a facile fabrication of a self-crosslinking acrylic latex coating binder comprising embedded nanoparticles originated from MgO in the role of flash rust inhibitor. The incorporation of nanostructured MgO was performed during the latex synthesis carried out by a semi-continuous emulsion polymerization technique. For the covalent self-crosslinking, diacetone acrylamide was copolymerized into the polymer to provide sites for the subsequent reaction with adipic acid dihydrazide. The latex storage stability and coating performance were compared with respect to the concentration of incorporated nanoparticles (0.5  2 wt.% based on monomers). It was found that all coating binder compositions containing inorganic nanoparticles exhibited a long-term shelf-life stability and provided crosslinked smooth transparent coating films of high gloss. The binder compositions synthesized using 1  2 wt. % of nanostructured MgO (related to monomers) provided coatings with enhanced solvent resistance and inhibited flash rust pronouncedly.
The Wave Pattern of Free Calcium Release Upon Fertilization in Medaka and Sand Dollar Eggs

A transient rise in the concentration of Ca2+ in the cortex upon fertilization was demonstrated in medaka eggs injected with aequorin. Detection of the aequorin luminescence with an ultra‐high sensitivity photonic microscope system revealed a wave of increased Ca2+ concentration starting at the site of sperm entry (animal pole) and being propagated along the cortex of the egg toward the antipode. The wave traversed the entire egg surface within 2–3 min. The peak value of the aequorin luminescence, and therefore the peak value of the Ca2+ transient, was generally higher at the site of sperm entry than in other regions. The peak values of the luminescence (and therefore of the Ca2+ concentration in the cortex) remained fairly constant during propagation of the wave. Microinjection of Ca2+ into the cortex also induced a Ca2+ wave. When the egg was stimulated by microinjection of Ca2+ at the equatorial region, the Ca2+ wave was propagated at a fairly constant speed over the egg surface, except at the region near the vegetal pole where the wave was retarded. Simultaneous recording of the Ca2+ wave and the wave of cortical change (breakdown of cortical alveoli) in eggs during fertilization revealed that the Ca2+ wave preceded the wave of cortical change.