Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Seed handling behaviours of native and invasive seed‐dispersing ants differentially influence seedling emergence in an introduced plant

Myrmecochory, or ant‐mediated seed dispersal, is an important ecological interaction in which ants benefit by gaining nutrition from lipid‐rich elaiosomes attached to seeds and plants benefit from having their seeds dispersed away from parent plants. Most research on the benefits of myrmecochory focuses on primary dispersal, in which ants move seeds to nests, or secondary dispersal, in which ants deposit intact seeds in middens after consuming elaiosomes. Less is known about how ants handle seeds inside nests and if handling influences plant fitness. The seed handling behaviours of a native ‘keystone disperser’, Aphaenogaster rudis s.l. , and an invasive seed‐disperser, Myrmica rubra L. , on an introduced herb, Chelidonium majus L. , were compared. We conducted a greenhouse experiment to test if handling by ants, manual removal of elaiosomes, or no handling (controls) influenced seedling emergence. Colony‐level differences in handling behaviours and plant responses were also examined. Aphaenogaster rudis retained seeds inside nests longer than M. rubra, but there was no difference in the amount of elaiosome removed by the two species. There was no difference in the proportion of seedlings that emerged among treatments, but seedlings emerged earlier when handled by A. rudis. Additionally, more seedlings emerged and seedlings emerged earlier the longer seeds were retained inside ant nests. This study suggests that handling by ants may be a benefit of myrmecochory. This is probably not due to elaiosome removal; rather favourable nest conditions may enhance emergence. Also, functional differences in ant species may result in different outcomes for plant partners.
Effect of insect infestation on the chemical composition and protein efficiency ratio of the proteins of kaffir corn and green gram

Sorghum (Sorghum vulgare) was infested with Sitophilus oryzae and green gram (Phaseolus radiatus) with Callosobruchus chinensis for 3 and 4.5 months, respectively. Final total uric acid contents were for Sorghum 90.6 and for green gram 213 mg/100 g. Lysine and threonine contents fell significantly with infestation. The protein efficiency ratio (PER) values of 3:1 and 1:1 blends of uninfested sorghum and green gram were 2.27 and 2.53 while that of sorghum alone was 1.30. The PER values of the blends after infestation were 1.70 and 1.89, respectively
Expanding mandate and corporate social responsibility in the management of National Parks and protected areas in Nigeria

Park’s objectives in Nigeria have evolved and been added over time. Four main phases are evident: Establishment of reserves to protect game, fauna; preservation of spectacular landscapes including cultural and scientific sites for the benefit, enjoyment and education of the public (Roosevolt 1929); Conservation of biological diversity from genes to ecosystem and evolutionary processes (Decree 11 (1985) and decree 35 (1991). The last and most recent phase places increasing emphasis on the challenges of land and resource alienation on indigenous populations that answers to protected areas. The first three phases have been largely achieved through establishment of fortress conservation called National parks, reserves and Protected areas. The State’s seeming failure to meet the challenges of the fourth and recent phase has exposed the poverty of fortress conservation and threatened the integrity of protected areas. This paper posits that to sustain conservation in Nigeria and beyond, the State should establish Conservation Agency that will collaborate with conservation partners, encourage community participation and seek partnership with other stakeholders to promote rural development and capacity building amongst indigenous populations within protected areas.
Investigating the Efficacy of Radiofrequency Renal Artery Denervation: From Bench to Bedside

V Publications/ Manuscripts . VI Conference Abstracts . VIII Authorship Attribution . X Abbreviations . XIII Chapter 1: Introduction . 1 1.1 Background . 2 1.2 Aims of Thesis . 3 Chapter 2: Literature Review . 4 2.1 Review Article (submitted for publication) . 5 2.2 Background to chapters 3-6 . 39 2.3 Supplementary methods (chapter 3-6) . 40 Chapter 3: Evaluation of First Generation Symplicity and EnligHTN Renal Artery Denervation Systems Using A Renal Artery Phantom Model . 46
The effects of various litter-slat systems with perches on leg disorders of broilers.

Roosting behaviour is common in birds, however, perches are not provided in commercial broiler flocks. The main purpose of this study was to determine the relationship between incidence of leg deformations and various perch uses in litter and litter-slat systems. According to perch designs four experimental groups conducted with 0° (horizontal) perches; 10°, 20° and 40° angled perches; and a control (no perches) group , 15 female and 15 male birds in each group with four repeats were categorized. The birds were scanned attentively during the experiment period of seven weeks. The perch use was highest in the 0° perch system (7.44±1.24 percent), followed by the groups in the 10° and 20° angled perches (2.85±0.34 percent and 1.47 ± 0.37 percent, respectively). The lowest incidence was recorded at 40° treatment (0.76 ± 0.12 percent). The perch usage difference between horizontal and angled perch systems was found statistically significant (P<0.01). The greatest angular bone deformations was found to occur in the control group birds (16.08±1.37) which significantly differred from other treatment groups (P<0.01). In measurements of bone mineralization, the amount of calcium was highest (11.99±0.17 percent) in 10° angled perch group while it was the lowest in control birds (10.60±0.53 percent). It was postulated that leg disorders lessens with the perching and the horizontal and 10 angled perches were preferred by broilers and may taken into application.
Body Composition Dynamics of a Small Herbivore, the Meadow Vole (Microtus Pennsylvanicus): A Field and Laboratory Perspective

Abstract : In the field, meadow voles are relatively lean year-round, maintaining between 2 to 3 g of lipid. Percent body fat of individuals varied seasonally due primarily to losses in body mass of adult voles and reduction in growth rates by subadults during winter. When brought into the laboratory, voles significantly increased body mass due to large gains in lipid mass and small decreases in fat-free mass, regardless of season of capture or diet quality. Within three weeks, voles increased body fat from 5 to 25% whether eating lab chow (5% dietary fat) or rabbit chow.
All These Deadlines and I Don’t Know Where My Papers Are: A Direct Measure of Organizational Skills Training of 3rd, 4th and 5th Grade General Education Students

Although numerous studies have analyzed organizational interventions with use with children with ADHD, minimal research has evaluated the impact of teaching universal organizational skills, class wide, to elementary aged students. This study investigated the impact of teaching universal organizational skills class wide to a cohort of Grade 3, 4, and 5 general education students. The sample consists of approximately 50 mixed gender students in Grade 3, 4, 5 from a small rural elementary school in British Columbia, Canada. The current study employed a concurrent, multiple baseline design. Results of the study found that organizational skills training increased the three organizational skills for both classrooms. The results suggest that organizational skills training, specifically designed for students with ADHD and in one to one settings, could be successfully adapted and implemented with typically developing children in a classwide setting. ORGANIZATIONAL TRAINING OF 3, 4, 5, GRADE STUDENTS v
Proline and protein profile as indicators of resistance to biotic and abiotic stresses in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) - a review.

Plant adaptations to several abiotic stresses are manifested in the synthesis and accumulation of biochemical components in the cytoplasm acting as osmoregulators. The paper makes a short review of recent researches on the contributions of proline and protein as indicators of resistance to several biotic (virus, fungus) and abiotic stresses (salinity, drought, heavy metals, mineral stress etc.). In all these stress situation there is an increase in the accumulation of proline in bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). The contribution of protein to resistance to these stresses is not well established in bean.
Tick vector biology : medical and veterinary aspects

Providing a comprehensive account of ticks and tick-borne diseases occurring in tropical and subtropical arears, the text begins with a view of the systematics of the Ixodida (Ixodidae, Argasidae and Nutalliellidae) and is followed by a review of the problem of ticks and tick-borne diseases of domestic animals worldwide. This leads on to mult-disciplinary approaches to planning tick and tick-borne disease control and to contribution on calculating the economic impact of a tick species such as Amblyomma americanum on beef production systems. Heartwater fever (cowdriosis) and dermatophilosis are endemic in Africa and pose a threat to the North American mainland. The epidemilogy of these two diseases is discussed in detail as is the role of frozen vaccines to control bovine babesiosis and anaplasmosis. Also included are chapters on tick transmitted zoonoses such as Lyme borreliosts, tick typhus and ehrlichiosis. It concludes with a review of the acaricidal treatment of tick infestation.
Low birth weight new born: epidemiological, therapeutic and evolutive aspects in the commune of Kara (TOGO) from 2014 to 2015

Introduction: Low birth weight (LBW) is the third leading cause of neonatal death after neonatal infections and asphyxia. Objective: Describe the epidemiological, therapeutic and evolutionary effects of LBW neonates. Methods: This was an analytical retrospective study from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2015, in three neonatal units in Kara commune concerning the LBW newborn. The main parameters studied were clinical, therapeutic and evolutionary. Results: Of 1712 newborns hospitalized, 527 were LBW (30.8%) of which 451 were included with 222 males (sex ratio 0.97). The average birth weight was 1775.72 g. Delivery was carried out through caesarean section in 16.9% mainly did about eclampsia (29.5%) and praevia hemorrhagic placenta (12.6%). The main co-morbidities were neonatal infections (55.4%) and perinatal asphyxia (12.9%). The treatment consisted of an antibiotic therapy (73.8%), an exclusive breastfeeding (43.7%) and Kangaroo Maternal Care (30.2%). Immediate results were marked by deaths in 18.8% after an average of 6 days hospital admission. The main factors significantly related to neonatal mortality were the early neonatal period, low sucking, hypotonia, high preterm birth, very LBW, inadequate pregnancy monitoring, referrals, perinatal asphyxia, artificial breastfeeding. Conclusion: The incidence of LBW remains high with significant mortality due to preventable factors, requiring actions to be coordinated from conception through the end of the period to improve the survival of these newborns.
Sequence of hydrographic changes in NW Mediterranean deep water due to the exceptional winter of 2005

Time series measurements at a mooring site on the deep slope of the NW Mediterranean from October 2003 to July 2005 revealed the sequence of effects of the anomalously dry, markedly cold, and very windy winter of 2005 in deep water thermohaline properties. At the end of January, a dense water mass that was warmer and saltier than usual reached the deep slope mooring site. Almost simultaneously, the start of deep dense shelf water cascading episodes was observed in the Gulf of Lions’ submarine canyons. 30 days later, colder, fresher and even denser waters reached the mooring, with a 5-day delay from an intensification of the Gulf of Lions’ cascading. The signature of these waters was detected for 35 days, and by late spring 2005 a new stable water mass situation was reached, with higher thermohaline values than those that characterised the deep layer from October 2003 to January 2005.
ASSESSMENT OF MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION LEVELS OF STREET‐VENDED FOODS IN KOREA

This study was conducted to evaluate the microbial quality of street-vended foods in Korea. The microbiological contamination levels of aerobic mesophilic bacteria ranged from 0 to 7.43 log cfu/g with a mean value of 4.71 ± 1.53 log cfu/g, while the level of total coliforms ranged from 0 to 6.86 log cfu/g with a mean value of 3.24 ± 1.40 log cfu/g. Staphylococcus aureus (SA) and Escherichia coli (EC) were detected in 9% (mean value: 3.75 ± 0.56 log cfu/g) and 3% (mean value: 2.33 ± 0.90 log cfu/g) of 326 examined samples, respectively. Vibrio parahaemolyticus, Salmonella spp. and Listeria monocytogenes were not detected. More than 50% of the isolated SA were found to be enterotoxin producers and these organisms primarily possessed type A toxin genes. Conversely, verocytotoxin-producing EC were not detected. Taken together, these results indicate that consumption of street-vended foods may pose a risk of foodborne disease and that good hygienic practices should be required to ensure public health. PRACTICAL APPLICATIONS Accurate and up-to-date data for microbiological contamination of ready-to-eat foods are necessary for consumer protection to improve sanitary conditions in food processing plants in Korea. Known contamination levels can be used by administrators to establish national regulations for the control of foodborne diseases.
Fluid Dynamical Instabilities in Magnetized Partially Ionized Dense Dusty Plasma

Received: 05/Dec/2018, Accepted: 13/Dec/2018, Online: 31/Dec/2018 Abstract— Fluid dynamical instabilities in magnetized partially ionized dense dusty plasma are studied by taking into account relative flow between dust and neutral gas. Following Hurwitz criterion, the onset criteria for instabilities are derived for different densities of the neutral gas and dust components across the interface. It is found that in case of no significant magnetic field stabilization occurs not only due to dust neutral gas collisions but due to relative flow also. Our result might be useful in many situations of astrophysical magnetized dusty plasma namely comets and circumsteller dusty disk e.g. T-Tauri stars.
Effect of paclobutrazol on growth, yield and quality of litchi (Litchi chinensis)

Application of cultar (paclobutrazol) reduced shoot growth significantly compared to the control which resulted in profuse flowering, higher sex ratio, increased fruit set and yield of Rose Scented litchi. The TSS content of litchi fruits was higher in cultar (paclobutrazol) treated trees. Higher dose of cultar (5 ml/m2 plant spread) proved better than the lower dose (3 ml/m2 plant spread) in controlling vegetative flush and increasing flowering and yield. Similarly, cultar (paclobutrazol) application 90 days before bud break was found to be more effective than its application 60 days before bud break. Paclobutrazol, thus holds promise in increasing flowering, fruit set, yield and quality of fruits.
Dynamics of microbial agents in urban sewers, combined sewer overflow and receiving surface waters

• Microbial communities change downstream from a wastewater disposal facility. • Deltaproteobacteria and Methanomicrobia are in higher abundance in affected sediments. • Increases in genes for dormancy and sporulation were found downstream from the facility. • Select efflux pump genes increase downstream but not total antibiotic resistance genes. E-mail address: nfahrenf@rutgers.edu (N.L. Fahrenfeld http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.12.079 0048-9697/© 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved. a b s t r a c t a r t i c l e i n f o Article history: Received 30 September 2016 Received in revised form 12 December 2016 Accepted 12 December 2016 Available online 27 December 2016 Editor: D. Barcelo Unconventional oil and gas (UOG) production produces large quantities of wastewater with complex geochemistry and largely uncharacterized impacts on surface waters. In this study, we assessed shifts in microbial community structure and function in sediments andwaters upstreamanddownstream fromaUOGwastewater disposal facility. To do this, quantitative PCR for 16S rRNA and antibiotic resistance genes alongwithmetagenomic sequencingwere performed. Elevated conductivity and markers of UOG wastewater characterized sites sampled downstream from the disposal facility compared to background sites. Shifts in overall high level functions and microbial community structure were observed between background sites and downstream sediments. Increases in Deltaproteobacteria andMethanomicrobia and decreases in Thaumarchaeotawere observed at downstream sites. Genes related to dormancy and sporulation and methanogenic respiration were 18–86 times higher at downstream, impacted sites. The potential for these sediments to serve as reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance was investigated given frequent reports of the use of biocides to control the growth of nuisance bacteria in UOG operations. A shift in resistance profiles downstream of the UOG facility was observed including increases in acrB andmexB genes encoding for multidrug efflux pumps, but not overall abundance of resistance genes. The observed shifts in microbial community structure and potential function indicate changes in respiration, nutrient cycling, and markers of stress in a stream impacted by UOG waste disposal operations. © 2016 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Production performance of Marwari lambs ubder hot arid region of Rajasthan

The present study was conducted to evaluate growth, wool production and wool quality of Marwari lambs under hot arid climate of Rajasthan. Data on 1626 lambs born between 1998-2002 'were utilized for analysis. The overall least squares means of body weights at birth, 3, 6,9 and 12 month age were 3.06±O.01, 14.35±O.05, 19.39±O.05, 21.73±lO.05 and 24.96±O.05 kg, average daily weight gains during 0-3, 3-6, 6-9, 9-12 and 3-12 months were 125.07±O.52, 55.24±O.59, 39.43±0.52, 24.69±0.54 and 39.21±O.24 g, first and second 6 monthly greasy f1eeee weights were 505.28±3.39 and 552.77±4.75 g and wool quality paratneters, viz. fibre diameter, hetro fibres, hairy fibres, Inedullation, staple length and crimp were 33.66±O.28 Il, 30.46±O.68%, 20.27±O.52%, 50.72±0.90%, 5. 16±O.04 ern and O.49±O.01/cm~respectively. Sex and year of lambing showed significant influence on all the traits except fibre diameter, hetro fibres and medullation. Male lambs were better for all body weights and average daily gains and females were superior in greasy fleece yields and wool quality traits, viz. hairy fibres, staple length and crimp. Year of lambing did not sho\v specific trend for any trait under study. Results revealed the importance of pre-weaning (0-3 lTIonth) period that alone contributed about 51.5%of total growth up to 12 months of age. Wool quality parameters indicated suitability of wool for carpet manufaeture.
Toxicology: Principles and Applications

FUNDAMENTAL PRINCIPLESToxicology: History and Scope of the Field, J.H. KoemanExposure: Qualitative and Quantitative Aspects, A. MuschBiotransformation: Detoxification and Bioactivation, B.J. BlaauboerBiotransformation: Species Differences and Determining Factors, A. BastAbsorption, Distribution, and Elimination of Xenobiotics, R.J.M. NiesinkToxicokinetics: Quantitative Aspects, J. de VriesDose-time-effect Relationships, A. MuschMOLECULAR ASPECTS OF TOXICITYStructure-activity Relationships, J.L. M. HermensToxicity of Mixtures, A. MuschCytotoxicity: Molecular Mechanisms of Cell Death, J. de VriesGenetic Toxicology, Ph. Vanparys and F. -J. van SchootenIntroduction to Carcinogenesis, H. van Cauteren, Th.M. C.M. de Kok, and F. -J. van SchootenCancer Risk Evaluation, H. van Cauteren, Th.M. C.M. de Kok, and F. -J. van SchootenORGAN TOXICOLOGYToxicity Testing, Risk Assessment, Regulation, and Legislation, K.N. WoodwardCytopathology: General Response Patterns and Morphological Aspects, A. PenninksNecrosis and Apoptosis: Irreversibility of Cell Damage and Cell Death, A. VerheyenORGANS INVOLVED IN ABSORPTION AND ELIMINATIONDermatotoxicology: Toxicological Pathology and Methodological Aspects, R.J.M. NiesinkRespiratory Toxicology: Pathophysiology, Toxicological Pathology, and Mechanisms of Toxicity, R.B. Beems, V.J. Feron, P.G. J. Reuzel, and A. ZwartInhalatory Exposure and Methodological Aspects, R.B. Beems, V.J. Feron, P.G. J. Reuzel, and A. ZwartGastro-intestinal Toxicology: Structure, Function, and Intestinal Toxicity, W. CoussementGastro-intestinal Toxicology: Toxicological Pathology and Sources of Intestinal Toxicity, W. CoussementHepatotoxicology: Structure, Function, and Toxicological Pathology, J. VandenbergheHepatotoxicology: Mechanisms of Liver Toxicity and Methodological Aspects, J. VandenbergheNephrotoxicology: Toxicological Pathology and Biochemical Toxicology, J.F. NagelkerkeOrgan Perfusion Techniques: In Vitro Toxicity Testing, A. Sj. KosterORGANS INVOLVED IN MAINTAINING HOMEOSTASISCardiovascular Toxicology: Toxicological Pathology and Methodological Aspects, A. VerheyenToxicology of the Blood: Pathophysiology, Toxicological Pathology, and Mechanistic Aspects, J.J. MarxImmunotoxicology: Determination of Immunotoxic Effects and Immunotoxicity Mechanisms, H. van Loveren and J.G. VosImmunotoxicology: Examples of Immunotoxic Substances, H. van Loveren and J.G. VosEndocrinotoxicology: Methodological Aspects, M.A.M. Krajns-Franken, F.X. R. van Leeuwen, and J.G. LoeberGeneral Reproductive Toxicology, J.M. Garbis-Berkvens, P.W. J. PetersSpecial Reproductive Toxicology, J.M. Garbis-Berkvens and P.W. J. PetersAnatomy and Toxicological Pathology of the Nervous System, A. BastFunctional Neurotoxicology, T.A. de VliegerNeurobehavioral Toxicology, R.J.M. NiesinkAPPLICATION AREASIntroduction to Nutritional Toxicology, J.H. KoemanFood Toxicity: The Toxicological History of Asp
Rate of gain and utilization of feed as affected by different levels of coconut meal in starting, growing, and fattening diets for birds of a broiler stock and laying strains.

Coconut meal is a by-product of coconut oil extraction by the expeller process. The production of coconut meal in Puerto Rico at present is not high. There is a possibility, however, that large quantities of this by-product may become available for use in animal diets in the future. Thomas and Scott (10) reported that properly supplemented starting diets for chickens containing 40-percent copra meal promoted good growth and feed conversion rates. They also disproved the theory that copra meal contains toxic factors. Fronda el al. (4) reported solvent-extracted copra meal as superior to expeller-process meals because lysine is less severely damaged. It is well established that coconut proteins contain low levels of lysine. Momoñgan et al. (6) reported that both lysine and methionine are the limiting amino acids in broiler rations containing high levels of copra meal. Castillo et al. (3) reported that over 15-percent copra meal in broiler diets considerably depressed both rate of growth and feed utilization. The objectives of this study were to determine maximum and optimum levels of coconut meal to use in starting, fattening, and growing diets for birds of a broiler and laying strain.