Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Studies on influence of sulphur , zinc combination on growth , yield of onion var . Arka

A field trial on influence of sulphur and zinc combination on growth, yield and quality of onion var. Arka Kalyan was carried out during Kharif 2015 and Kharif 2016 at Kittur Rani Channamma College of Horticulture, Arabhavi, Karnataka. The experiment was laid out as two factorial RBD involving four levels of sulphur (0, 20, 30 and 40 kg sulphur/ha) and zinc (0, 5, 10 and 10 kg zinc/ha) comprising 16 treatment combinations of sulphur and zinc including control (S0Z0). Sulphur and Zinc fertilizers were applied one month after the transplanting as per the treatment combinations. The maximum plant height (52.03, 52.59 and 52.31 cm), number of leaves (9.37, 10.72 and 10.04), leaf area (68.72, 66.69 and 67.71 cm), leaf area index (0.46, 0.44 and 0.45), neck thickness (9.54, 10.59 and 10.06 mm) at 90 days after transplanting (DAT) and also higher bulb yield (21.70, 21.90 and 21.80 t ha) was recorded by S3 (RDF+40 kg S/ha). Among the zinc levels, Z3 (RDF+15 kg Zn/ha) recorded maximum plant height (48.66, 50.10 and 49.38 cm), number of leaves (7.83, 9.57 and 8.70), leaf area (56.81, 57.29 and 57.05 cm), leaf area index (0.38, 0.38 and 0.38) and higher bulb yield (21.03, 21.30 and 21.17 t ha). Among the interaction effect S3Z3 (RDF + 40 kg S/ha + 15 kg Zn/ha) recorded significantly maximum leaf area (75.41, 73.77 and 74.59 cm) and leaf area index (0.50, 0.49 and 0.50) and also registered significantly maximum bulb yield (23.22, 24.51 and 23.87 t ha) in 2015, 2016 and pooled data respectively.
Functional significance of periovular granuloma in schistosomiasis.

: 1. Mice infected with 30 Schistosoma mansoni cercariae for 8 weeks presented viable eggs in the tissues up to the 17th day following curative chemotherapy, as demonstrated by the miracidium eclosion test. 2. These results were similar for eggs entrapped within different morphological types of granulomas such as those formed during early or late infection or located in different organs. 3. The present findings indicate that the periovular granuloma occurring in schistosomiasis probably serves to protect the host tissues from the miracidial secretions rather than to attack and kill the miracidium as suggested by previous studies.
Seasonality, Environmental Factors, and Host Behavior Linked to Disease Risk in Stream-Dwelling Tadpoles

Abstract: The aquatic pathogen Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) can cause declines in amphibian populations and species extinctions worldwide. In tadpoles, epizootic events have not been reported; however, there is a possibility for rapid spread of disease in water. Here, we quantified Bd infection dynamics in tadpoles from two streams in the northeastern Atlantic forest of Brazil. Bd prevalence varied seasonally and increased during the rainy season. Aplastodiscus sibilatus and Proceratophrys renalis tadpoles were Bd positive in both seasons, whereas Agalychnis granulosa tadpoles were Bd positive only during the rainy season. Bd prevalence was higher in A. sibilatus than in A. granulosa and P. renalis. We found that larger individuals have a higher probability of being Bd positive, independent of the developmental stage. Moreover, we found that canopy cover, water flow, water temperature, water depth, and pH were associated with Bd prevalence. Our results highlight the fact that tadpoles can serve as pathogen reservoirs; therefore, monitoring anuran larvae populations in these habitats can enhance the impact assessment of this pathogen in biodiversity hot spots.
EFFECT OF SOME COATING SOLUTIONS ON THE QUALITY OF VACUUM-PACKED FISH FILLETS

This study was carried out to examine the effect of dip treatment of different coatings of lactic acid, acetic acid, acetic + lactic, chitosan, lactic + chitosan or acetic + chitosan on the shelf life of vacuum-packed lout fish (Sciaena umbra) during chill storage assessed by chemical, microbiological and sensory parameters. The results revealed that the coated fillets presented a remarkable and significant reduction in thiobarbituric acid number “TBA” values compared to control samples during chill storage. In all coating treatments, the TBA values were found to be within the safe limit (35-40 mg) throughout the storage period. Trimethylamine “TMA” in the tested samples showed significant differences between all groups during storage period especially between the coated and uncoated control fillets. In this study, only the uncoated control samples reached spoilage limit after 16 days of storage; meanwhile all other coated samples were within the acceptable limit throughout the whole storage period. Moreover, it was obvious to notice that the most effective treatment was chitosan + acetic followed by chitosan + lactic and then chitosan. The use of chitosan +acetic and vacuum-packaging was found to be very efficient in extending the shelf life of fish fillets samples in the sensory point of view. Thus, vacuum-packaging in conjunction with a chitosan + acetic coating can be used safely to extend the shelf life of fish fillets up to 28 days at 4°C (±1).
A Novel Frequency Reconfigurable Polarization Converter Based on Active Metasurface

─ In this paper, a novel frequency reconfigureable polarization converter (FRPC) based on active metasurface tuned by positive-intrinsic-negative (PIN) diodes is proposed. The metasurface unit cell of the FRPC consists of truncated metal square patches and bias lines, which are all etched on a substrate backed by a metal ground. On one hand, the FRPC can convert linearly polarized waves along the xand y-axis into leftand right-hand circularly polarized waves from 5.13 to 5.61 GHz and from 5.37 to 6.72 GHz when all PIN diodes are turned ON and OFF, respectively. On the other hand, the proposed FRPC shows good angle stabilities when the incident angle ranges from 0° to 30° over the dual frequency bands. The simulated results show that the total 3 dB axial ratio relative bandwidth is more than 26%. To validate the polarization converter, a prototype of the FRPC is fabricated and measured. Measured results agree well with the simulation ones. Index Terms ─ Active metasurface, frequency reconfigurable, PIN diode, polarization converter.
Future Changes in Euro-Mediterranean Daytime Severe Thunderstorm Environments Based on an RCP8.5 Med-CORDEX Simulation

Convective scale processes and, therefore, thunderstorm-related hazards cannot be simulated using regional climate models with horizontal grid spacing in the order of 10 km. However, larger-scale environmental conditions of these local high-impact phenomena can be diagnosed to assess their frequency in current and future climates. In this study, we present a daytime climatology of severe thunderstorm environments and its evolution for a wide Euro-Mediterranean domain through the 21st century, using regional climate model simulations forced by Representative Concentration Pathway (RCP) 8.5 scenario. Currently, severe convective weather is more frequently favored around Central Europe and the Mediterranean Sea. Our results suggest that with a steady progress until the end of the century, Mediterranean coasts are projected to experience a significantly higher frequency of severe thunderstorm environments, while a slight decrease over parts of continental Europe is evaluated. The increase across the Mediterranean is mostly owed to the warming sea surface, which strengthens thermodynamic conditions in the wintertime, while local factors arguably keep the shear frequency relatively higher than the entire region. On the other hand, future northward extension of the subtropical belt over Europe in the warm season reduces the number of days with severe thunderstorm environments.
RADIOLOGIC MANAGEMENT OF PORTAL HYPERTENSION on Interventional Radiology and Vascular

The ACR Committee on Appropriateness Criteria and its expert panels have developed criteria for determining appropriate imaging examinations for diagnosis and treatment of specified medical condition(s). These criteria are intended to guide radiologists, radiation oncologists and referring physicians in making decisions regarding radiologic imaging and treatment. Generally, the complexity and severity of a patient’s clinical condition should dictate the selection of appropriate imaging procedures or treatments. Only those examinations generally used for evaluation of the patient’s condition are ranked. Other imaging studies necessary to evaluate other co-existent diseases or other medical consequences of this condition are not considered in this document. The availability of equipment or personnel may influence the selection of appropriate imaging procedures or treatments. Imaging techniques classified as investigational by the FDA have not been considered in developing these criteria; however, study of new equipment and applications should be encouraged. The ultimate decision regarding the appropriateness of any specific radiologic examination or treatment must be made by the referring physician and radiologist in light of all the circumstances presented in an individual examination.
Continuous monitoring and detection of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) triggers among veterans: A supervised machine learning approach

Abstract Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a prevalent mental health condition among United States combat veterans, associated with high incidence of suicide and substance abuse. While PTSD treatments exist, such methods are limited to in-person therapy sessions and medications. Tools and technologies to monitor patients continuously, especially between sessions, are largely absent. This article documents efforts to develop predictive algorithms that utilize real-time heart rate data, collected using commercial off-the-shelf wearable sensors, to detect the onset of PTSD triggers. The heart rate data, pre-processed with a Kalman filter imputation approach to resolve missing data, were used to train five algorithms: decision tree, support vector machine, random forest, neural network, and convolutional neural network. Prediction performance was assessed with the Area Under the receiver operating characteristic Curve (AUC). The convolutional neural network, support vector machine, and random forests had the highest AUC and significantly outperformed a random classifier. Further analysis of the heart rate data and predictions suggest that the algorithms associate an increase in heart rate with PTSD trigger onset. While work is needed to enhance algorithm performance and robustness, these results suggest that wearable monitoring technology for PTSD symptom mitigation is an achievable goal in the near future.
An experimental study to test the haemostatic effect of Aloe vera

Background: Blood clotting is a process which prevents blood loss during injuries. Blood clots even when it is coming out from the blood vessels. Aloe vera is a perennial plant found all over India. It is commonly used in traditional system of medicine for treatment of wound healing, mouth ulcers, constipation, skin wrinkles and diabetes mellitus It is also used as antioxidant and antimicrobial agent. As it is used in traditional system of medicine for wound healing, this study was under taken to test the possible haemostatic effect of aloe vera.Methods: 12 rats were divided into two groups (control and test) with 6 rats in each group. Determination of Bleeding Time (BT), rat tail was warmed for one minute in water at 40˚C and then dried. A small cut was made in the middle of the tail with a scalpel. In test group, a drop of aloe vera leaf extract was applied on the injured area immediately after making the cut in the middle of the tail, where as in the control group nothing was applied, and BT estimated. Determination of Clotting Time (CT), 12 test tubes were arranged in water bath at 37˚C. Control Group: 0.4 ml of blood was collected from each rat in the control group and added to 6 test tubes kept in the water bath. Test group: For the remaining 6 test tubes 0.1 ml of aloe vera leaf extract was added. 0.4 ml of blood collected from the test group was added to these test tubes. The CT was estimated for both control group and test group.Results: The results were statistically analyzed by using unpaired t-test. The reduction in BT and CT for test group was statistically highly significant (p<0.001) compared to control group.Conclusions: In this study aloe vera leaf extract significantly reduced both BT and CT in the test group.
Polytime Decomposition of Generalized Submodular Base Polytopes with Efficient Sampling

We consider the problem of eﬃcient decomposition of a given point x in an n -dimensional convex polytope into convex combination of its extreme points. Besides the widespread scopes of the problem in theory of convex polytopes in mathematics, the problem also has applications in online combinatorial optimization problems. Towards this we ﬁrst propose a general class of convex polytopes– Generalized Submodular Base Polytopes (GSBPs)–that includes several well known convex polytopes as its special case including permutahedron, k -forest, spanning tree, combinatorial subset choice polytopes. We next propose a general decomposition algorithm for the above class of GSBPs that uses the novel idea of ﬁrst decomposing the given point into at most n face centers , and further decomposing each face center into extreme points of their corresponding faces. In addition, we discover a few special class of partition-respecting and symmetric GSBPs for which the above two steps could be performed in respectively O ( n 2 + nT ( f )) and O ( n 2 T ( f )) 1 time. We also give a complete characterization of the underlying submodular function f , for which the associated GSBP satisﬁes the above properties. One interesting fact is that we show that the support of the resulting decomposition with our proposed algorithm is only poly ( n ) in the number of extreme points which respects eﬃcient sampling from the resulting distribution. Finally we corroborate our theoretical results with empirical evaluations.
Human Tendon Repair Following Injection of Autologous, Unmodified Stem Cells: A Comprehensive Immunohistochemical Evaluation

Current clinical treatment options for symptomatic rotator cuff tear offer only limited potential for true tissue healing and improvement of clinical results. In animal models, injections of adult stem cells isolated from adipose tissue into tendon injuries evidenced histological regeneration of tendon tissue. However, it is unclear whether such beneficial effects could also be observed in a human tendon treated with autologous, adipose derived regenerative cells. Here we demonstrate, for the first time, a comprehensive histological and immunohistochemical analysis of the biopsy of a supraspinatus tendon of a 66-yearold subject with traumatic rotator cuff injury, taken ten weeks after local injection of fresh, uncultured, autologous, adipose derived regenerative cells (UA-ADRCs), prepared at the point of care. Our analysis demonstrated clear evidence towards regenerative healing of the injured supraspinatus tendon. Of note, no formation of adipocytes was observed. These findings indicate that injected autologous, unmodified stem cells can indeed form new tendon tissue and regenerate an injured human tendon. Preprints (www.preprints.org) | NOT PEER-REVIEWED | Posted: 23 September 2020 doi:10.20944/preprints202009.0532. v1
Evaluation of cluster bean [Cymopsis tetragonoloba (L.) Taub.] genotypes for vegetable pod yield

The present investigation was carried out with 15 cluster bean genotypes during Kharif- 2017 following RCBD with three replications. Significant variations were recorded among genotypes for growth and yield parameters. Among the fifteen genotypes, the genotype RGC-197, RGC-1033 and RGC-1002 have shown significantly higher plant height at 30, 60 and 90 days after sowing and least of it was recorded in the genotype RGC-1038 at 30 and 90 DAS and in Gourishankar-9 at 60 DAS. Off the branching habit genotypes, HG-870, HG-870 and RGC-986 recorded significantly higher plant height. The genotypes RGC-986 and HG-100 have shown least number of days for all the earliness parameters like days to first flowering, days to 50 per cent and days to first vegetable pod picking. The number of cluster per plant was higher in the genotype RGC-197 but the number of pods per cluster was significantly higher in the genotype RGC-471, thus this genotype has recorded the significantly higher number of pods per plant. Similarly pod length was higher in the genotype RGC-197 but the pod width was recorded significantly higher in the genotype RGC-471 and also this genotype RGC-471 had higher ten pod weight significantly thus this genotype has maintained higher green pod yield per plant, per plot and per hectare.
Pendidikan Diniyah Formal : a Formal Curriculum for Pesantren in Indonesia

DOI https://doi.org/10.15294 /ijcet.v9i2. 36645 Abstract ___________________________________________________________________ Starting from 2015, the ministry of religions and affairs of Indonesia has developed a type of formal education service, specially for pesantren by announcing Pendidikan Diniyah Formal (PDF). Some pesantren in Indonesia have implemented this kind of curriculum, so that it is necessary to conduct a study related to its implementation in order to acquire the whole description of its actualization in pesantren. This study aims to describe the implementation of PDF at APIK (Asrama Pendidikan Islam Kaliwungu), one of pesantren in Kaliwungu. This study belongs to case study and uses qualitative approach. The data were collected through interview, observation, and documentation in order to know the planning, implementation, and evaluation process of PDF. This study uses the model of Miles and Huberman which includes data reduction, data display, and conclusion drawing in analyzing the data. The research result shows the implementation of PDF at APIK including its learning objectives, materials, sources, time allotment, as well as the evaluation system has been appropriate with the basic rule of PDF established by the government. However, it still remains the specific characteristics of pesantren, including its local content, classroom management, as well as the learning strategy used such as bandongan and sorogan. The result of this study can be used as reference for other pesantren applying PDF and to facilitate some pesantren which have applied PDF in spreading its existence among Indonesian people, so that their graduates can be accepted in higher education institution as well as other formal institutions.
Does resveratrol affect prepared sperm parameters and chromatin quality in normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic patients before and after freezing? A lab trial study

Abstract Background Previous studies have examined the effect of resveratrol as a potent antioxidant for free radicals in semen. While, the prepared spermatozoa are more affected by ROS factors due to centrifugation and incubation. Objective To evaluate the RSV's effects on the prepared sperm parameters and chromatin quality in both normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic cases before and after freezing. Materials and Methods The sample of 10 normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic men was prepared through the swim-up method. The groups were then divided into two samples of control and experimental (exposure to 30 µmol/l of RSV) to evaluate and compare the sperm parameters and chromatin quality before and after freezing. Results The motility and viability of spermatozoa were seen to be significantly different before and after freezing separately in the control and treatment samples of the groups (p ≤ 0.001 and p = 0.001, respectively). However, the stated difference between the control and treatment samples of normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic patients were not significant (p > 0.05). In addition, the sperm morphology and chromatin quality were not significantly different between the two samples of each group; nonetheless, chromatin quality of the treated sample was better than that of the control before and after freezing. Conclusion Despite the protective effects of RSV on the semen samples, RSV cannot affect significantly the prepared sperms parameters and chromatin quality in normozoospermic and asthenozoospermic patients.
Influence of soil bacterial diversity in the process of reclamation in Jungar open coal mine of Inner Mongolia

To better understand the impact of the composition and the changes of the soil bacteria on processes of reclamation in Jungar open coal mine of Inner Mongolia,PCR-DGGE method was applied in this study successfully.The phylogenetic affiliation of bacteria determined by 16S rDNA sequencing of cloned DNA fragments indicates that 69 soil bacterial sequences are mainly classified in 7 bacterial populations: Firmicutes,Bacteroidetes,Actinobacteria,Proteobacteria,Acidobacteria,Gemmatimonadetes and unclassified bacteria,among which Actinobacteria,Bacteroidetes and Proteobacteria are the most dominant covering 81.2% of total soil bacteria.Meanwhile,43 bacteria can not being cultured accounted for 62.3%,were tested by PCR-DGGE.At different phases of in Jungar open coal mine,some bacteria species are changing,while there are certain inherent bacteria taxa at each reclamation phase.The soil bacteria diversity index in the vegetation of Leguminosae and grasses is higher than that of trees,shrubs and herb,this may be relevant to rich leguminous plants.
Control agents on the quality of Africanized honeybee queens

The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of the entomopathogenic fungus Beauveria bassiana, used in large field crops, and of the pomegranate Punica granatum aqueous extract, with insecticidal potential for insect control, on the quality of Africanized Apis mellifera queens. The control sample was composed of sterile distilled water with Tween®. The treatments were incorporated into a voile fabric, covered with an acrylic plate and packed with queen rearing nucleus hive, so the worker bees could be in contact with control agents (B. bassiana and P. granatum). In the next day, frames with 30 cell cups for queen rearing with larvae were introduced to produce queens, which were monitored at moment of emergency. Measurements included live weight, wing size, abdomen size, thorax size, the time of emergence, and analysis of the breeding area size. Histological analyses of the hypopharyngeal glands of attendant worker bees and of the midgut of virgin queens were performed. There was no reduction in the weight of queens, no changes in the length, width, and height of their thoraxes, no changes in the width and length of the wing, and no changes in total length. However, B. bassiana increased the weight of the queens and reduced emergency time. The control agents did not interfere in villi height and breeding area. No differences were found in tissues when the treatments were compared with their control. P. granatum extract and the fungus B. bassiana did not interfere in the quality of Africanized A. mellifera queens.
Biofilm Production by Staphylococcus aureus isolated from Bovine Mastitis Related with Resistance to the Antibiotics

Biofilm EPS, which is also referred to as slime (although not everything described as slime is a biofilm), is a polymeric conglomeration generally composed of extracellular DNA, proteins and polysaccharides, biofilms may form on living or non-living surfaces and can be prevalent in natural, industrial and hospital settings (Hall-Stoodley et al., 2004; Lear and Lewis, 2012). The microbial cells growing in a biofilm are physiologically distinct from planktonic cells of the same organism, which by contrast are single-cells that may float or swim in a liquid medium, microbes from a biofilm in response to many factors, which may include cellular recognition of specific or nonspecific International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 5 Number 5 (2016) pp. 33-44 Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com