Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
THE DISTRIBUTION OF ACIDIC AND ESTERIFIED PECTIN IN CAMBIUM, DEVELOPING XYLEM AND MATURE XYLEM OF PINUS SYLVESTRIS

Homogalacturonans with low and high degree of methyl esterification have been immuno-localised in the cambium, differentiating xylem and mature xylem of Pinus sylvestris, by monoclonal antibodies JIM5 and JIM7. In the unlignified cambial tissue the antibodies revealed a similar distribution for acidic and esterified pectin in the compound middle lamella, ray cell walls and pit membranes. In the lignified xylem tissue, pectin was also found in the compound middle lamella, although dominantly in the methylesterified form. Lignification seemed to coincide with a decrease in the presence of acidic pectin in the compound middle lamella. Both antibodies indicated labelling in pit membranes and ray cell walls in partially and fully lignified wood fibres.
Spatiotemporal Variation in Density of Larval Bighead Carp in the Lower Missouri River

Abstract Bighead carp Hypophthalmichthys nobilis, an exotic planktivore, was introduced into Arkansas in 1973 and subsequently dispersed upstream through the Mississippi River and its tributaries. Early life history characteristics of bighead carp in North American rivers have not been documented. The objectives of this study were to examine the temporal and spatial variation in the density of larvae and to estimate the spawning date of bighead carp in the lower Missouri River. We sampled larval fish once per week at four sites between White Cloud, Kansas, and Lexington, Missouri, from May through July 1997 and 1998. Density of larval bighead carp varied spatially and temporally. Larval bighead carp were collected at all four sites (Lexington, Kansas City, and St. Joseph, Missouri, and White Cloud, Kansas) only on June 25, 1997; on July 2 and 9, 1998, they were collected only at Kansas City and Lexington, Missouri. Density was greatest (24.4 larvae/m3) at the most downstream site (Lexington, Missouri) and.
PENGARUH INTELLECTUAL CAPITAL, KINERJA LINGKUNGAN DAN KOMITE AUDIT TERHADAP KINERJA KEUANGAN

research aims to examine the effect of intellectual capital, environmental performance and audit committees on financial performance. The population of this research is Manufacturing Company Registered on the Indonesia Stock Exchange for the period 2013-2017. The sampling method uses purposive sampling method. The data used is secondary data with annual reports. Processing data using the IBM SPSS Statistics 21.0 program. The data analysis technique used is Multiple Linear Regression Analysis. The results showed that the Human capital efficiency, Structural capital efficiency, environmental performance and audit committes not influences financial performance. While Capital employed efficiency affected by financial performance.
Total heme and non-heme iron in raw and cooked meats

ABSTRACT: This study provides data on the total heme and non-heme iron contents in poultry (chicken, turkey), beef, veal, lamb, horse, ostrich, rabbit, and pork meat cuts. The effect of cooking on heme iron content was also studied. Total iron and heme iron contents markedly differed between muscles in poultry. Heme iron in red meats ranged from 72 to 87%. Heme iron in rabbit and pork was 56 and 62% of total iron. Heating decreased heme iron, the severity of the losses depended on cooking methods: in poultry, losses ranged from 22 to 43%; less severe impact was detected in pan-cooked meat, where the losses ranged from 1 to 24%.
Diagnóstico de necesidades de fertilización deAbies religiosa (H.B.K.) Schl. et Cham. en viveromediante el DRIS

In order to determine the needs for fertilization of Abies religiosa (H.B.K.) Schl. et Cham. during the nursery stage in a greenhouse, Nitrogen (N), Phosphorous (P), and Potassium (K) DRIS (Diagnosis and Recommendations Integrated System) standards were developed. Using a factorial experimental design with a random arrangement of experimental units, three levels of each of the fertilizers were applied. The results indicate that the DRIS appropriately predicts the needs for fertilization. The use of more accurate norms is likely to help obtain greater height increments in the nursery.
CYTOCHEMISTRY OF PHOSPHATASES OF THE SARCOPLASMIC RETICULUM

The distribution of the Mg-dependent ATPase associated with a microsomal fraction of rabbit psoas muscle was studied histochemically and its localization in relation to the vesicles of the fraction and to the structure of intact fixed muscle was determined. Although enzyme activity was retained after fixation in hydroxyadipaldehyde and in glyoxal, it was lost after fixation in glutaraldehyde or after 4 hr fixation in formaldehyde. Activity was optimally demonstrated when incubations were conducted at 17°C, in media containing 125 mM Trismaleate buffer, pH 7.5, 5 mM ATP, 4 mM MgCl2, and 1 mM Pb(NO3)2. After such incubations, activity was present throughout the sarcoplasmic reticulum, but was absent from the T system. Activation by Na or K could not be demonstrated histochemically. However, the other biochemical properties of the enzyme in the isolated vesicles and in intact muscle were similar with respect to Mg dependence, substrate specificity, inhibition by Ca, N-ethyl maleimide, p-hydroxymercuribenzoate, and lack of inhibition by ouabain.
American eel, Anguilla rostrata, growth in fresh and salt water: implications for conservation and aquaculture

Growth of American eels, Anguilla rostrata (Lesueur), sampled in saltwater bays and adjacent fresh- water ponds in the southern Gulf of St. Lawrence, Canada, was estimated by otolith annulus back-calculation, and related to salinity of growth habitat as determined using otolith strontium:calcium ratios. Eels resident in salt water grew on average in length 2.2 times faster than freshwater residents and increased in weight 5.3 times faster than freshwater residents. Previous findings of superior American eel growth rate in brackish water are thus extended to full-strength salt water. Freshwater residents took an estimated 2.4 times longer than saltwater residents to reach the silver eel stage. The extended time to maturation of eels reared in fresh water increases their vulnerability to fisheries and to bio-accumulation of contaminants. Freshwater eel populations should be managed more conservatively than those in saline waters. The increase in eel growth with salinity suggests that rearing in brackish or salt water could improve growth rates in eel aquaculture.
Physico-chemical Characterization of Seed Oils Extracted from Oranges (Citrus sinensis)

This study aimed to characterize the seeds of oranges, varieties Hamlin, Natal, Pera-rio and Valencia, on the composition and physico-chemical properties of its oil through the determination of free fatty acids, peroxide value, refraction, iodine value, saponification value, unsaponifiable matter, oxidative stability and fatty acid profile. The results were submitted to analysis of variance and differences between the average results were tested at 5% probability by Tukey test. The orange seed oils showed high levels of lipids, about 40%, and showed a low degree of degradation, when analyzing the free fatty acids and peroxide value. It was found through the fatty acid profile and refraction and iodine indexes seed oil, Pera-rio orange was the most unsaturated. The seed oil, Valencia orange had a higher oxidative stability in Rancimat at 100°C.
Etude des relations entre la dynamique de prélèvement d'azote et la dynamique de croissance en matière sèche d'un peuplement de luzerne (Medicago sativa L.)

RÉSUMÉ Nous avons appliqué à un peuplement de luzerne un modèle d’analyse de la dynamique de prélèvement d’azote en fonction de la croissance en matière sèche préalablement mis au point sur des couverts de graminées fourragères. Une relation allométrique entre l’azote prélevé et la matière sèche accumulée au cours des différentes repousses peut être proposée. Cette relation est légèrement différente entre la pousse de printemps et les repousses estiva- les. Cependant, pour chaque numéro de repousse, on obtient une relation identique quels que soient le lieu, l’année et le génotype considérés. L’accumulation de l’azote dans les feuilles et dans les tiges a été suivie lors de la pousse de printemps et des différentes repousses estivales. On a pu montrer que la consommation d’azote par les feuilles était indépendante du numéro de la repousse tandis que celle des tiges diminuait du printemps à l’été. Pour prendre en compte le comportement différent de ces deux organes, for a given yield in this season. Possibilities of prediction of quality of lucerne (protein content, leaf/stem ratio) by using these relationships are discussed.
Impact of Process and Product Modularity (PM) on Competitive Performance of Thailand manufacturing firms: Mediating role of Supply Chain Quality Integration (SCQI)

This study empirically investigates the relation between modularity and the impact it has on competitive performance of firms. It focuses on both the dimensions of modularity including process and product modularity. With the vast development of SCQI in firms, this research emphasizes the quality management perspective of firms by assimilating supply chain integration system with it. SCQI system has attained a significant attention over the world that allow firms to strategically collaborate its outer and inner SCI procedures in order to obtain great level quality and modest performance. Using survey method, this research method has opted to gain information through the use of questionnaires the manufacturing firms of Thailand. The information gathered from the organizations are in the form of 304 respondents is analyzed by using statistical tools including SPSS and AMOS by running various tests such as descriptive statistics, reliability tests, CFA and SEM analyze the theoretical relationships among various factors and variables. The outcomes of this research transparently show that both process and Signify a positive association with competitive performance of firms. It also signifies the mediation role of SCQI between modularity and functioning. It means that integrated supply chain practices enhance the development of high-quality commodities. It also helps firms in improving their set up processes by reducing costs and delivery timings to the end users that effectively influence competitive strategies.
Salmonid whirling disease: myxosporean and actinosporean stages cross‐react in direct fluorescent antibody test

Serologic relatedness of the two life stages of the salmonid whirling disease parasite Myxosoma cerebralis Hofer, 1903 — myxosporean spores from fish cartilage and actinosporean triactinomyxon spores from aquatic tubificids — were investigated. When the direct fluorescent antibody technique was used, anti-triactinomyxon and anti-M. cerebralis rabbit sera conjugated with fluorescein isothiocyanate cross-reacted with the respective heterologous life stage. Both stages showed similar locations of specific fluorescence with conjugates of either homologous or heterologous serum. Thus, serology supports the relatedness of the myxosporean M. cerebralis and the actinosporean triactinomyxon stages.
Restoration of Lake Trout in Parry Sound, Lake Huron

Abstract The purpose of this study was to explain how a series of management actions facilitated the restoration of lake trout Salvelinus namaycush in Parry Sound of Lake Huron. Since 1988, the relative abundance of wild spawning lake trout has increased in Parry Sound. Estimates of the spawning population (1994–1997) varied between 16,000 and 29,000 individuals. This increase in abundance was achieved by controlling sea lampreys Petromyzon marinus (1960), stocking yearling lake trout derived from the remnant stock (1981–1997), creating a refuge (1987), restricting harvest by reducing both angling seasons and possession limits (1981), and imposing a size limit for retention (1994). By 1997, the three criteria of successful restoration were achieved, that is, the average age of mature females was 1 year older than the age of first maturation, wild fish composed 50% of the spawners, and the abundance of wild lake trout had been stable or increased for three consecutive years. As a consequence, stocking of y.
Investigating the Supply Chain Management of Accessibility Members of Micro and Small Enterprises (MSEs) On Financing Capitals in Aceh Province, Indonesia

Abstract - The purpose of this study is to investigate the supply chain management effects on accessibility of Micro and Small Enterprises members (MSEs) on capital financing from financial institutions in Aceh province, Indonesia. This cross-sectional data derived from the results of the Economic Census (2016) in Aceh province in 2017 which consists of 23 districts/cities, as many as 34 thousand selected MSEs units. The data analyzed by using logistic-linear regression. The results of this study showed that the status of a business entity, association, business partnership, expert, duration of operation, internet use, membership cooperatives, the provincial minimum wage, and business scale have a significant effect on capital financing Therefore, there four variables do not has a significant on capital financing from financial institutions received by MSEs members namely location, certificate ownership, financial statements and business systems. An astonishing finding is that MSEs members of cooperatives have more than three times the opportunity to receive funding from financial institutions compared to non-MSEs members. It clearly illustrated that MSEs who are members of cooperatives have a substantial possibility of obtaining financing from financial/banking institutions compared to those who are not members of cooperatives. This study suggests that Non-MSEs members to join as MSEs members is a necessity.
Constant-composition study of dicalcium phosphate dihydrate crystal growth in the presence of poly(acrylic acids)

Etude de l'influence du polymere sur la cinetique de croissance de CaHPO 4 , 2H 2 O a pH=6 et 37 o C. La concentration en polymere ainsi que sa masse moleculaire affectent notablement le taux de croissance; pour une concentration constante en polymere, le taux de croissance augmente lorsque la masse moleculaire varie de 2100 a 20000
Changes in the Salmonine Community of Lake Michigan and Their Implications for Predator–Prey Balance

AbstractWe combined statistical stock assessment methods with bioenergetic calculations to assess historical changes in abundance and consumptive demand of the hatchery-supported salmonine community in Lake Michigan, with the goal of providing information needed to examine the lake's predator–prey balance. Especially for Chinook Salmon Oncorhynchus tshawytscha, the most dominant salmonine predator in the lake, our analysis revealed density-dependent changes in growth, survival, production levels, consumptive demand, and fishery characteristics, suggesting that increased salmonine abundance possibly had substantial impacts on prey abundance that led to predators being food limited. Indeed, the estimated changes in the salmonine community were consistent with historical changes in prey abundances that were previously documented for Lake Michigan. Specifically, higher salmonine abundance and consumption were estimated for the early 1980s, during which time Alewife Alosa pseudoharengus abundance experienced a.
Comparison of Surveys of Kangaroos in Queensland Using Helicopters and Fixed-Wing Aircraft.

Kangaroo harvest quotas for each Australian state have been set mainly as proportions of population estimates derived from aerial surveys. Estimating population size from strip transect counts using fixed wing aircraft has become an established technique, but counts must be adjusted by correction factors to ensure population estimates are both accurate and repeatable. Surveys of kangaroos in Queensland are currently conducted with helicopters using line transect methodology, but cost restricts their use to relatively small survey blocks. Nevertheless, they return more accurate and repeatable estimates of kangaroo density than surveys with fixed-wing aircraft. A comparison of the above two techniques was made along the same transect lines in seven survey blocks (5000-10,000 km2) in southern and western Queensland, allowing an assessment of the comparative accuracy of the fixed-wing method. For red kangaroos (Macropus rufus), required correction factors of 0.7-3.1 were similar to those used previously. However, for eastern grey kangaroos (M. giganteus), substantially larger correction factors of 3.4-10.2 were needed to approach true density. For wallaroos (M. robustus), correction factors of 3.8-4.8 were required. but can be considered conservative because helicopter-derived density estimates are known to be underestimated by a factor of 2-3. Further work is needed to establish how correction factors for each species should be applied on a broader scale and whether they lead to repeatable estimates or kangaroo density.
Preliminary study on the effects of ammonium nicotinate on in vitro ruminal fermentation as determined using rumen simulation technique (Rusitec)

The objective of the present in vitro study was to investigate the effects of different dietary supplementation levels of ammonium nicotinate (NA-NH4), a precursor product when manufacturing nicotinic acid (NA), on ruminal fermentation traits. Four experimental runs were carried out incubating ruminal fluid from a donor cow by using rumen simulation technique (Rusitec). A low-protein (109 g/kg feed dry matter) basal diet, consisting of maize silage, hay and concentrate, served as the first control. Supplements were NA at 4.7 mg/day (second control), NA-NH4 at supplementation rates of 2.7, 5.4, 10.7 and 21.4 mg/day, or NH4-sulfate at 2.53 mg/day (the third control). All NA-containing treatments were supplemented with the same amount of sulfate as supplied with the third control treatment. None of the NA-supplements affected any of the fermentation traits significantly compared with the first control treatment, except for a decrease in total short-chain fatty acids at the highest supplementation rate of NA-NH4. No differences were found between the treatments containing the same amount of NA, i.e. the second control and the NA-NH4 treatment at 5.4 mg/day. Comparing the different NA-NH4 supplementation rates revealed that 5.4 mg/day of NA-NH4 resulted in a lower amount of nitrogen (N) recovered in ammonia than the highest NA-NH4 supplementation rate, and increased non-ammonia N. The findings confirmed the suitability of NA-NH4, instead of pure NA, as a feed supplement; however, increasing NA-NH4-supplementation above the typical rate for dairy cattle might negatively affect ruminal fermentation.
Length‐weight relationships for elasmobranchs from southeastern Brazil

The Length-Weight Relationship (LWR) provides basic information for fish stock assessment. Used to convert length into weight, such equations are tools for measuring growth in length, estimating fish biomass from visual census data and determining the condition factor of fishes (Vianna et al., 2004), among other applications. Despite elasmobranch representation in local fisheries and their ecological value as apex predators, available LWR data from the Brazilian coast are often limited to Teleostei (e.g. Vianna et al., 2004; Joyeux et al., 2009), including scant information on Elasmobranchii species (e.g. Frota et al., 2004). Therefore, the aim of the present study was to provide LWR equations, some of them thus far unpublished, for several elasmobranch species collected along a fishery intensive region of the Brazilian coast.
EL ZOOPLANCTON DE TRES LAGOS SOMEROS DE DIFERENTE SALINIDAD Y ESTADO TROFICO EN LA REGION SEMIARIDA PAMPEANA (ARGENTINA)

El Valle Argentino es una formacion medanosa ubicada en el centro de la provincia de La Pampa, en la region semiarida central de Argentina, en el que se encuentra un grupo de lagos someros, alimentados por lluvias, de distintas caracteristicas fisico-quimicas, sobre todo la salinidad, pero que comparten un elevado grado de eutrofia. A los efectos de integrar informacion sobre la composicion y variacion de las asociaciones zooplanctonicas de ambientes de diferentes concentraciones de salinidad y grados de eutrofia, se analizaron, mediante muestreos mensuales, tres lagos someros (lagunas) del Valle Argentino, dos de ellos subsalinos y el tercero hipo-mesosalino. Las dos lagunas subsalinas son turbias, con cianofitas, y en ellas se registro la presencia de peces. Su zooplancton se caracterizo por una alta diversidad (32-37 especies) y abundancia, habiendose verificado el predominio del microzooplancton, sobre todo de los rotiferos. En estas lagunas, el macrozooplancton estuvo representado por especies de crustaceos de talla pequena, poco vulnerables a las interferencias alimentarias provocadas por los filamentos de cianobacterias, pero cuya baja eficiencia de filtracion contribuyo a mantener el estado turbio. A pesar de su mayor concentracion de sales, la tercera laguna puede caracterizarse como clara. En esta la diversidad y abundancia fueron menores (13 especies), y la ausencia de peces depredadores permitio el predominio del macrozooplancton, integrado por especies de copepodos (Boeckella poopoensis Marsh, 1906) y cladoceros (Daphnia menucoensis Paggi, 1996) de talla grande y eficientes filtradores, los que con su accion contribuyeron a la claridad del agua. La existencia de estas dos asociaciones zooplanctonicas esta influidas sobre todo por la salinidad. Las dos lagunas subsalinas compartieron 10 especies entre ellas, que no fueron registradas en la mas salada. Inversamente, esta presento una asociacion de 4 especies halofilas, ninguna de las cuales se registro en las de menor salinidad.
Studies on Stenostomum grande Child, 1902 (Platyhelminthes, Catenulida): fine structure of the digestive tract and the endocytotic activity of the gastrodermis

Abstract The digestive tract and its endocytotic activity in the catenulid Stenostomum grande were studied by electron microscopy. The pharynx was typical of the simplex type. At the mouth, between the integumental epithelium and the pharyngeal epithelium proper, was a transition zone. Among the epithelial cells of this transition were monociliated sensory cells and the necks of bucco-pharyngeal secretory cells of two types. The pharyngeal epithelium proper was densely ciliated, with long ciliary rootlets and mitochondria. It was surrounded by two layers of muscles. The gastrodermis consisted of phagocytes and typical secretory Minotian cells. It was underlain by a delicate basal lamina and muscle fibers. Distinctive of the phagocytes was the presence of differentiated cilia, cup-shaped mitochondria, and vacuoles with dense inclusions. Morphological differences between pharyngeal and gastrodermal cilia suggest functional differences. Experiments using latex beads as tracers and the identification of acid phosphatase in cytoplasmic vacuoles pointed to a high level of endocytotic and digestive activity in the phagocytes. Our data demonstrate that the basic structure of the digestive tract in S. grande conforms well to that of other free-living platyhelminths, but it does have ultrastructural peculiarities.
Microwave antigen retrieval of β-amyloid precursor protein immunoreactivity

Formalin fixation reduces beta-amyloid precursor protein (beta APP) immunoreactivity which restricts its study in archival tissue. Formic acid pretreatment has previously been used in an attempt to overcome this problem, but makes the sections very friable. In the present study, a microwave antigen retrieval method has been compared with formic acid pretreatment for retrieving beta APP immunoreactivity in formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded human brain tissue. Microwave treatment resulted in superior retrieval of beta APP antigenicity in dystrophic neurites in Alzheimer's disease and in injured axons after head injury, using antibodies to three different epitopes. Unlike formic acid, microwave treatment causes minimal adverse effects on the strength and slide adhesion of the sections.