Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Deficiency of dietary niacin decreases digestion and absorption capacities via declining the digestive and brush border enzyme activities and downregulating those enzyme gene transcription related to TOR pathway of the hepatopancreas and intestine in young grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella).

To investigate the effects of niacin on growth, digestion and absorption capacity, and the potential mechanism for digestive and brush border enzyme activities, grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) (256 ± 0.41 g) were fed diets containing 3.95 (basal diet group), 14.92, 24.98, 35.03, 44.97 and 55.01 mg niacin kg−1 diet for 8 weeks. Results indicated that percentage weight gain (PWG), feed intake and feed efficiency were the lowest in basal group (P < 0.05). Similarly, niacin deficiency decreased hepatopancreas trypsin, chymotrypsin, lipase and amylase activities (P < 0.05), intestinal Na+, K+-ATPase, alkaline phosphatase, γ-glutamyl transpeptidase and creatine kinase (CK) activities, the cholecystokinin (CCK) content in proximal intestine (PI) and growth hormone content in serum (P < 0.05). Furthermore, niacin deficiency downregulated gene expression of hepatopancreas trypsinogen 1, trypsinogen 2, chymotrypsinogen and amylase, intestinal Na+, K+-ATPase alpha subunit isoform 1, Na+, K+-ATPase alpha subunit isoform 8 and CK, and target of rapamycin (TOR) and S6 kinase 1 (S6K1) of hepatopancreas and intestine (P < 0.05), whereas upregulated eIF4E-binding protein (4EBP) gene expression (P < 0.05). The niacin requirement for young grass carp (256–689 g) based on PWG, hepatopancreas trypsin activity and Na+, K+-ATPase in PI was 34.01, 35.10 and 42.08 mg kg−1 diet, respectively.
Effects of an Exercise Program on Diastasis Recti in Women

Introduction: The programs aimed at reducing diastasis recti reported in the scientific literature, are scarce. However, the diastasis recti is maintained in many women after their postpartum period. The objective of this work is to know the impact of an exercise program on reducing Diastasis Recti. Materials and Methods: A quasi-experimental analytical study was carried out. The research study included all women who participated in the exercise program (9 weeks) between 2014 and 2016, that is, a total of 100 women. They were assessed in the beginning, at 3, 6 and 9 weeks after starting the program. The program consists of hypopressive abdominal exercises, transverse muscle activation exercises, and exercises of oblique and rectus abdominis activation. Results: There was a reduction of the upper, medial and lower diastasis and in the abdominal circumference. The difference between the initial measurement and the measurement after 3 weeks is statistically significant; the same applies to the measurements of weeks 3 and 6 and the trend is maintained, finding statistically significant differences between the measurements of weeks 6 and 9. Conclusions: The exercise program leads to a reduction in the diastasis recti. The results were obtained starting from the third week, and they gradually improved until the ninth week.
Studies on effect of plant growth regulator on physical characters of sapota.

The National Agriculture Technology project (RNPS-9) mainly emphasized on developing suitable Agri-horti and Agroforestry system in Kharif sorghum area decreasing region for overall sustainablity of production system. In the experiment custard apple orchards of three different age group (1-2 yrs, 5-7 yrs and 10 yrs and above) were selected for growing intercrops like cowpea, sorghum, horse gram, stylo hamata and cenchrus ciliars along with the application of recommended dose of fertilizer and farm yard manure, which maintained the nutritional requirement of custard apple orchard. The intercrops raised suppressed the weed growth, added more biomass, maintained soil fertility and gave surplus income to growers. See end of the article for authors’ affiliations Correspondence to: R.V. NAINWAD Department of Horticulture Fruit Research Station, Himayatbagh, AURANGABAD (M.S.) INDIA •HIND AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH AND TRAINING INSTITUTE•
Cough-generated aerosols of Pseudomonas aeruginosa and other Gram Negative Bacteria from cystic fibrosis patients.

Background: Pseudomonas aeruginosa is the most common bacterial pathogen in cystic fibrosis (CF) patients. Current infection control guidelines aim to prevent transmission via contact and respiratory droplet routes and do not consider the possibility of airborne transmission. We hypothesized that with coughing, CF subjects produce viable, respirable bacterial aerosols. Methods: Cross-sectional study of 15 children and 13 adults with CF, 26 chronically infected with P. aeruginosa. A cough aerosol sampling system enabled fractioning of respiratory particles of different size, and culture of viable Gram negative non-fermentative bacteria. We collected cough aerosols during 5 minutes voluntary coughing and during a sputum induction procedure when tolerated. Standardized quantitative culture and genotyping techniques were used. Results: P. aeruginosa was isolated in cough aerosols of 25 (89%) subjects of whom 22 produced sputum samples. P. aeruginosa from sputum and paired cough aerosols were indistinguishable by molecular typing. In 4 cases the same genotype was isolated from ambient room air. Approximately 70% of viable aerosols collected during voluntary coughing were of particles ≤ 3.3 microns aerodynamic diameter. P. aeruginosa, Burkholderia cenocepacia Stenotrophomonas maltophilia and Achromobacter xylosoxidans were cultivated from respiratory particles in this size range. Positive room air samples were associated with high total counts in cough aerosols (P=0.003). The magnitude of cough aerosols were associated with higher FEV1 (r=0.45, P=0.02) and higher quantitative sputum culture results (r=0.58, P=0.008). Conclusion: During coughing, CF patients produce viable aerosols of P. aeruginosa and other Gram negative bacteria of respirable size range, suggesting the potential for airborne transmission.
Sap beetle species (Coleoptera: Nitidulidae) visiting fresh wounds on healthy oaks during spring in Minnesota

Many species of sap beetles have been implicated as vectors of the oak wilt pathogen, (Ceratocystis fagacearum), but the species responsible for most aboveground transmission of the fungus is unknown. The abundance of adult sap beetle species inhab- iting 95% were Colopterus truncatus and Carpophilus sayi. C. fagacearum was isolated from 75% of 594 adults assayed for the fungus. The average number of viable propagules for pooled data of individuals of each species ranged from <I00 to 18,000. Frequencies of fungus isolation differed by days after wounding, study location, and sap beetle species. These results, when coupled with previous findings on predominant species associated with oak wilt fungi mats, support the hypothesis that Co. truncatus and Ca. sayi are the principal sap beetle species transmitting C. fagacearum from diseased to healthy oaks in Minnesota. FOR. SCI. 50(6):757-764.
SuPoolVisor: a visual analytics system for mining pool surveillance

Cryptocurrencies represented by Bitcoin have fully demonstrated their advantages and great potential in payment and monetary systems during the last decade. The mining pool, which is considered the source of Bitcoin, is the cornerstone of market stability. The surveillance of the mining pool can help regulators effectively assess the overall health of Bitcoin and issues. However, the anonymity of mining-pool miners and the difficulty of analyzing large numbers of transactions limit in-depth analysis. It is also a challenge to achieve intuitive and comprehensive monitoring of multi-source heterogeneous data. In this study, we present SuPoolVisor, an interactive visual analytics system that supports surveillance of the mining pool and de-anonymization by visual reasoning. SuPoolVisor is divided into pool level and address level. At the pool level, we use a sorted stream graph to illustrate the evolution of computing power of pools over time, and glyphs are designed in two other views to demonstrate the influence scope of the mining pool and the migration of pool members. At the address level, we use a force-directed graph and a massive sequence view to present the dynamic address network in the mining pool. Particularly, these two views, together with the Radviz view, support an iterative visual reasoning process for de-anonymization of pool members and provide interactions for cross-view analysis and identity marking. Effectiveness and usability of SuPoolVisor are demonstrated using three cases, in which we cooperate closely with experts in this field.
MATHEMATICS TEACHER’S SELF-EFFICACY OF TECHNOLOGY INTEGRATION AND TECHNOLOGICAL PEDAGOGICAL CONTENT KNOWLEDGE

This study conducted to determine the mathematics teacher’s self-efficacy of technology integration and Technological Pedagogical Content Knowledge (TPACK) based on gender and teaching experience. In this research, 66 mathematics teachers from national secondary schools were chosen as the samples to answer a survey questionnaire containing 71 items with a five-point Likert scale. Descriptive statistics, such as mean, percentage, and standard deviation, were employed to analyze the data. T-test was used to gauge the mathematics teacher’s self-efficacy of technology integration and TPACK based on gender, and one-way ANOVA was employed to determine mathematics teacher’s self-efficacy of technology integration and TPACK based on teaching experience. Besides, Pearson’s correlation coefficient was used to determine the relationship between the mathematics teacher’s self-efficacy of technology integration and TPACK. The findings showed no significant difference between genders and the teaching experience of the mathematics teacher’s self-efficacy and TPACK. However, mathematics teacher’s self-efficacy of technology integration and TPACK were strongly associated. In conclusion, whether male or female, for as long as mathematics teachers had been working, they have a positive self-efficacy in initiating technology integration and introducing TPACK. The implication was gender and teaching experience were not a critical factor for mathematics teacher’s self-efficacy of technology integration and TPACK. For future research related to this study, it could introduce other factors, such as academic qualification and technology courses they had attended.
Effect of Rainfall Rate Inhomogeneity on Relations among Propagation Properties

Several approximated theoretical formulae among propagation properties, such as rainfall rate, attenuation, depolarization, and so on, have been proposed. These relations are based on the assumption of homogeneous rainfall rate model. In this paper, effects of rainfall rate inhomogeneity on these relations are discussed. In deriving the effect, from empirical knowledge, probability distribution function of rainfall rate is approximated by log-normal one, and spatial correlation properties of rainfall rate, R, and the n-th power of that, R, are approximated by exponential-type functions. It is observed that in some relations the effect is not significant from the viewpoint of practical link design.
Histomorphological Study of Urinary Bladder Tumor and Status of HER2/Neu and Ki67 Expression in Urothelial Carcinoma

1. *Dr. Sharmin Haque, Lecturer, Department of Pathology, Bangladesh Medical College, Dhaka. drsharminhaque@gmail.com 2. Dr. Rezaul Karim Dewan, Professor, Department of Pathology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka. 3. Dr. Suporna Saleh, Lecturer, Department of Pathology, National Medical College, Dhaka 4. Dr. Shahed Ali Jinnah, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka. 5. Dr. Fauzia Jahan, Associate Professor, Department of Pathology, Bangladesh Medical College. 6. Dr. Fahmida Akter, Lecturer, Department of Pathology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka. 7. Dr. Tahmina Sultana, Clinical Pathologist, Department of Pathology, Dhaka Medical College, Dhaka. 8. Dr. Nur e Jannatul Ferdaus, Assistant Professor, Department of Pathology, North East Medical College, Sylhet.
Oral Health of Tobacco and Non-Tobacco Consumers Inyaounde, Cameroon

Introduction: Tobacco consumption is risk factor of many infectious and endemic diseases. The objective of our study was to compare the oral health of smokers and non-smokers in the city of Yaounde, Cameroon. Methodology: This was a cross-sectional descriptive study using a stratified random sampling that took place between April to September 2014 in which both smokers and non-smokers participated. Results: Two hundred smokers and 200 non-smokers comprising 341 men and 59 women participated in the study with the 25-35 years age group was most represented. A third of the smokers were unemployed 72 (36.0%), 45(22.5%) had low income employment, 94(51.4%) were initiated into smoking when they were less than 10 years old; 90(45.5%) took between 1 and 15 sticks of cigarettes a day. Supra-gingival calculus, halitosis, xerostomia, periodontal diseases, tooth mobility, painless carious cavitation’s and tooth loss were more frequent in smokers. Toothache from carious cavitations, tooth loss was more frequent in smokers while toothache from deep caries was found more in non-smokers. Conclusion: The frequency of oral diseases was higher in tobacco smokers than non-smokers. People from low socioeconomic status, males and the unemployed were mostly affected. Recommendations: The government and stake holders in public health should formulate policies that will reduce cigarette smoking and also involve oral health workers in their campaigns.
Relationship of Organisational Citizenship Behaviour to Lecturer Performance Through Work Load and Motivation

The purpose of this study is to determine the relationship between Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (OCB) and the performance of lecturers through workload and motivation. Education in higher education institutions requires support especially from adequate human resources so that the education process can run well, especially in the health sector. Lecturers greatly influence the quality of the lecture process and the quality of the output produced by the higher education institution. To achieve this, a lecturer is expected to have social sensitivity and academic competence in transforming existing knowledge to their students. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of Organisational Citizenship Behaviour on lecturer performance through workload and motivation. The results of the study using structural equation modeling (SEM) approach show that the model of lecturer performance with the SEM approach is a fit model based on GoF criteria. Organisational Citizenship Behaviour (X) with loyalty indicators (0.854) and compliance aspects (0.823) have a significant and positive effect on workload (Y1) and work motivation (Y2). workload (Y1) with indicators Participating in Cooperation Teams in Learning Activities (Y1.8) (0.770) and Attending Departmental Meetings (Y1.10) (0.741) significant and positive influence on Motivation (Y2) and Lecturer Performance (Y3 ) Work Motivation (Y2) with indicators Having High Risk in Action (Y2.3) (0.918) and Trying to Do Something with New and Creative Ways (Y2.1) (0.849) have a significant and positive effect on Lecturer Performance (Y3) with indicators of academic qualifications and performance on teaching (Y3.1) (0.923) and Perceptions of Pedagogic, Professional, Social and Personality Competencies (Y3.2).
BIODIVERSITY DIVERSITY OF ACTIVE TOXINS AND PROTEOMIC ANALYSIS OF LANSBERG’S MAPANARE (Porthidium lansbergii hutmanni) VENOM SNAKE AND ITS IMPACT ON ENVENOMING

1Unidad de Biotecnología de la Facultad de Farmacia, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. mariupinex@gmail.com; avapino1104@gmail.com2Laboratorio de Inmunoquímica y Ultraestructura del Instituto Anatómico, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela.rodriguezacosta1946@yahoo.es Immunochemistry and Ultrastructural Laboratory of the Anatomical Institute, Universidad Central de Venezuela, Caracas, Venezuela. Email: rodriguezacosta1946@yahoo.es
London Journals of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences Volume 1 Issue 1

The impact of expansionary fiscal policy intended to increase economic growth by using stimulus packages is analyzed by considering the debt to GDP ratio dynamics model. It is shown that for the data characterizing the current state of the U.S. economy the government investment in infrastructure and tax cuts alone cannot decrease the debt to GDP ratio. The paper contributes to the on-going fiscal policy debate whether government investment in infrastructure and tax cuts are an effective approach to boost the economy.
Constructing mosques : the governance of Islam in France and the Netherlands Maussen, M.J.M

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Prevalence of torque teno virus in healthy individuals and those infected with hepatitis C virus living in Yazd, Iran

Background: Torque teno virus (TTV) is a non-enveloped DNA virus that its role as a helper or causative agent in hepatitis is still unclear. TTV prevalence varies in different regions of the world. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of TTV in healthy individuals and those infected with hepatitis C virus (HCV) living in Yazd city, Iran. Methods: In this case-control study, 50 healthy subjects and 68 HCV-positive individuals who referred to Yazd hospitals participated in this study. TTV DNA in serum samples were detected by nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) using specific primers of 5΄-UTR and N22 regions. The genotypes of HCV and TTV were determined by sequencing method. Results: TTV-DNA was detected in 2 out of 50 (4℅) healthy individuals and in 4 out of 68 (5.8℅) HCV-positive persons. There was not a significant correlation between the prevalence of TTV and HCV infection. The most common TTV genotypes among HCV-positive individuals were 3, 17 and 13, respectively. There was not a significant association obtained between HCV genotypes and TTV genotypes. Conclusion: The prevalence of TTV in Yazd province was low compared with the other areas of Iran. The prevalence of TTV in HCV infected people was not significantly higher than its rate in uninfected individuals.
Cerebral Mitochondrial Function and Cognitive Performance during Aging: A Longitudinal Study in NMRI Mice

Brain aging is one of the major risk factors for the development of several neurodegenerative diseases. Therefore, mitochondrial dysfunction plays an important role in processes of both, brain aging and neurodegeneration. Aged mice including NMRI mice are established model organisms to study physiological and molecular mechanisms of brain aging. However, longitudinal data evaluated in one cohort are rare but are important to understand the aging process of the brain throughout life, especially since pathological changes early in life might pave the way to neurodegeneration in advanced age. To assess the longitudinal course of brain aging, we used a cohort of female NMRI mice and measured brain mitochondrial function, cognitive performance, and molecular markers every 6 months until mice reached the age of 24 months. Furthermore, we measured citrate synthase activity and respiration of isolated brain mitochondria. Mice at the age of three months served as young controls. At six months of age, mitochondria-related genes (complex IV, creb-1, β-AMPK, and Tfam) were significantly elevated. Brain ATP levels were significantly reduced at an age of 18 months while mitochondria respiration was already reduced in middle-aged mice which is in accordance with the monitored impairments in cognitive tests. mRNA expression of genes involved in mitochondrial biogenesis (cAMP response element-binding protein 1 (creb-1), peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator 1-alpha (PGC1-α), nuclear respiratory factor-1 (Nrf-1), mitochondrial transcription factor A (Tfam), growth-associated protein 43 (GAP43), and synaptophysin 1 (SYP1)) and the antioxidative defense system (catalase (Cat) and superoxide dismutase 2 (SOD2)) was measured and showed significantly decreased expression patterns in the brain starting at an age of 18 months. BDNF expression reached, a maximum after 6 months. On the basis of longitudinal data, our results demonstrate a close connection between the age-related decline of cognitive performance, energy metabolism, and mitochondrial biogenesis during the physiological brain aging process.
Structural Gravity Model and Globalization: An Empirical Analysis between Bangladesh, China, India and Pakistan

INTRODUCTION Mubashir Hussain 1 Mehak Ejaz 2 1 PhD Scholar at Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi. mubashir.hussain32@yahoo.com 2 Associate Professor at Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, Karachi. Since mid-1800s the population of world has been increased by six folds, the world output rose by sixty fold and international trade grew upto140 fold. “This virtuous circle of deepening integration and expanding growth is what we now refer as “globalization” (Madisson, 2008). Though, there is no consensus over the definition of globalization. However, in economics perspective globalization is a process in which the commodity market, labor market and capital market of an economy is integrated into the world economy. The history of globalization may be traced back more prominently at least over the past 200 years. In early 1800s the international monetary system “Gold Standard” backed by British pound sterling joined forces with industrial revolution. This phase of globalization is referred as “first age of globalization” in which migration, communication, technology and capital flow were moving across the nations. But earlier to this; there was an age of “steam-power” in which advancement in steam ship, steam railways engine industry and navigation led to explore new sea route to America,
Marginalization Of Taaloki Ethnic Due To Development Of Information Technology

: Taaloki Ethnic is originated from Bungku and due to a civil war they moved to Buton Sultanate in the end of the 16th century but then they moved again to Wakalambe village because they did not want to bow to the Sultan of Buton. Their next migration occurs in 1906 due to disease outbreaks that lead to the Maligano Village, their current settlement. The Taaloki ethnic considers themselves as not a free agent and to maintain a balance with the cosmos, they are guided by traditional habits that consist of various rituals. Data in 2018 indicate that the ethnic population is 1,261 people and only four of them held a bachelor’s degree. Their socio-economic life depends on agriculture. They conduct nomadic farming for land cultivation. In every season, from soil cultivation to harvest, ceremonies are conducted to worship the Rice God. They obtain protein by raising cattle, goat and chicken, fishing, hunting deer and anoa and catching a variety of birds.