Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Soil erosion estimation using usle factors of mustur micro-watershed in Yadagir district, Karnataka

A study was undertaken to evaluate eight soil series belonging to Mustur micro watershed (Yadgir district) in North Eastern Dry Zone of Karnataka for soil erosion estimation using USLE model. Eight soil series were tentatively identified and mapped into twelve mapping units using GIS technique. These mapping units were grouped into soil erosion ratings as low, medium and high with the help of rainfall pattern and rainfall erosivity factor (R factor), Erodibility factor (K factor), Slope length and steepness factor (LS factor), Crop cover and conservation practice factor (C and P factor). Soil loss in different mapping units ranged from 3.41 to 25.24 presented in table 3. BMAkC(A)1, KLUmB(A)1, KLUmC(A)1, KLUmB2, PGLmB2, MSTcB2, KLRmB2, SHTcB2, SHTcC2, HSLbB2, HSLbC2 and KKRcC2 recorded the soil loss of 6.77, 3.41, 6.56, 15.02, 11.95, 12.40, 13.99, 12.81, 21.06, 15.07, 23.52 and 25.24 t ha-1yr-1 respectively. Lower rate of soil loss was recorded in BMAkC(A)1, KLUmB(A)1 and KLUmC(A)1 mapping units. Moderate soil loss was recorded in KLUmB2, PGLmB2, MSTcB2, KLRmB2, SHTcB2 and HSLbB2 mapping units and SHTcC2, HSLbC2 and KKRcC2 mapping units were recorded high.
Incidence of Chirodiscoides caviae in Laboratory Rats-Screening, Identification and Treatment

This is a report on the incidence and treatment of the guinea pig fur mite Chirodiscoides caviae , whichÂ was so far considered as host specific, in a conventional colony of laboratory rats. Chirodiscoides caviaeÂ infestation in laboratory rats was accidentally observed during the screening of Syphacia obvelata by theÂ peri-anal cellophane tape test (CTT). The organism was identified by comparing the morphology describedÂ by various researchers and was differentially diagnosed from other common mites of rat, Radfordia ensiferaÂ and Notoedres muris . The adult male mites (n=15) were of 330.2Â±13.3 I¼m long and the females (n=15)Â 495. 5Â±25.2 I¼m. Later on, the entire rat colony consisting of Wistar, Sprague Dawley and SpontaneouslyÂ Hypertensive Rats (SHR) and the mice colony of Balb/c and Swiss Albino were randomly sampled andÂ screened for the presence of the mite by the cellophane tape technique. All the rat strains were found positiveÂ for C. caviae infestation, which was more concentrated towards the posterior region of the body and,Â collectively, the screening results of C. caviae revealed that the posterio-dorsal and peri-anal regions areÂ most suitable for sampling-suggesting that, the infestation pattern of C. caviae in rats has similarities to thatÂ of guinea pigs. Interestingly the mice colony was found free from the infestation. Â The Cellophane tape test was found to be an easier method than fur examination by hair plucking and equallyÂ accurate for screening of fur mite in a colony of laboratory rats. No clinical symptoms were observed inÂ any of the animals in the colony, which possessed infestation. The facility strictly practised physical separationÂ of animals by species, which pointed to the only possibility of cross infestation being through indirectÂ contact between guinea pigs and laboratory rats and thereby questioning previous reports on the mode ofÂ transmission of C. caviae . The entire colony was effectively treated with 0.2% Ivermectin spray followed byÂ 1% spray in an interval of 2 weeks. This report is the first one, which demonstrates the guinea pig fur miteÂ in laboratory rats. It also questions the so far documented â€œhost specificityâ€ and â€œdirect contactâ€ mode ofÂ transmission and demonstrates indirect contact as a possible mode of transmission. Â
Comparison of Several Models to Fit the Growth Curves of Kıvırcık and Dağlıç Male Lambs

This research was carried out to estimate the growth curves of Kivircik and Daglic male lambs using monthly body weight data from birth to 420 days of age. Fifteen models were compared in terms of growth curve parameters and for the best fit to the data of Kivircik and Daglic male lambs. Among the linear models simple linear model gave the best fit for Daglic and quadratic model for Kivircik. However heterogenity was found in terms of regressions equations within each breed and between genotypes. These results say that common regression equation can not be used for all individual in a breed having different growth pattern, not only regression coeffiecient but also mean levels of dependent variable. Among the non-linear models Brody, Negative Exponential, Gompertz, Logistic and Bertalanffy gave quite good fit for the male lambs data. Brody had the highest coefficient of determination.
Changes in Quality Characteristics of Traditional Kochujang during Fermentation

Quality characteristics of 3 kinds of traditional kochujang were investigated during 6 months of fermentation in order to obtain information for the industrial production of traditional kochujarg. Tested kochujang included Sunchang kochujang prepared with glutinous rice, Boeun kochujang prepared with barley, and Sachun kochujang prepared with wheat. The reducing sugar contents of Sunchang, Boeun, and Sachun kochujang increased up to 30, 90, and 150 days of fermentation, respectively, and then decreased thereafter. Ethanol contents of traditional kochujang increased up to days of fermentation and decreased thereafter. Amino nitrogen content of Sunchang kochujang showed a slight increase during fermentation, however, those of Boeun and Sachun kochujang showed a rapid increase up to 150 days of fermentation. Ammoniacal nitrogen content of 100 g kochujang increased up to at 60 days of fermentation and leveled off thereafter. Capsaicin and capsanthin contents of 100 g kochujang were before fermentation and decreased to and at 180 days of fermentation, respectively.
Factors of evolution : the theory of stabilizing selection

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Variability, correlation and path analysis studies in sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench)

The studies on variabiity, correlation and path analysis help the breeder in making useful selections. With this object a set of 40 genotypes of sorghum was grown in 3 replicattons. The analysis of date revealed that grain yield per panicle, plant height and panicle weight showed comparatively high genetic coefficient of variation.
Reproduction and behaviour of the lesser mouse lemur (microcebus murinus, Miller 1777) in captivity.

A detailed knowledge of the behaviour and reproduction of any exotic species of mammal plays an important role in the successful maintenance and breeding of that species in captivity. Data from the field are particularly important in evaluating results in captivity. Where complete field data are not available, problems arising in captivity can only be assessed by taking successfully breeding individuals as the norm and using them as a guideline when studying reproductive problems. This study has been designed to establish the reproductive parameters of the lesser mouse lemur, Microcebus murinus, using data from the field and successfully breeding individuals to this end. Aberrations arising in captivity were examined and an attempt was made to identify their causes. During the course of this study data have been collected on the annual variations of behavioural and physiological parameters. Information on male and female reproductive physiology has been collected and hormone assays have been conducted on urine samples from oestrous, pregnant and non-pregnant females. Data on infant birth-weight and development have also been recorded. Special attention has been paid to reproductive behaviour, particularly birth and maternal care. In addition, a study has been made of social behaviour and communication. The relationship between social behaviour, status and reproductive success has been examined. Having established the "normal" condition it was possible to examine deviations from this norm. Under certain circumstances environmental stimulation was observed to either stimulate or suppress reproduction. Suppression of reproduction is discussed in the light of physical and social environmental influences. Data on pathology have also been collected and adrenal weight and histology recorded. An attempt has been made to integrate post-mortem findings with observations on reproduction and behaviour. The normative data collected in this study are discussed in terms of their adaptive significance and the deviations from the normal condition are viewed in terms of stress. An attempt is then made to indicate the positive influence which this and similar studies could have on captive animal management.
Biology, ecology and control of Ailanthus defoliator Atteva fabriciella Swed. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) in Madhya Pradesh.

The present paper deals with the problem of Ailanthus defoliation in M.P. (Nimar Forest Division, Nepanagar) and gives briefiy an account of ecology and control measures of Alleva fabriciella Swed. (Lepidoptera: Yponomeutidae) the deloliator of Ailanthus excelsa .
Comparison of productivity and forage quality of cocsfoot (Dactylis glomerata L.), tall fescue (Festuca arundinacea Schreb.) and red canary grass (Phalaris arundinacea L.).

Santrauka. Darbo tikslas – ištirti ir palyginti paprastųjų šunažolių (PŠ), nendrinių eraičinų (NE) ir nendrinių dryžučių (ND) produktyvumą ir pašarinę vertę. Pagal vidutinį dviejų metų vieno augalo sausųjų medžiagų (SM) derlių ND buvo iš esmės (p<0,05) produktyvesni (163,3 g) už NE (151,8 g) ir neesmingai – už PŠ (158,9 g). Didžiausias (165 g kg) vandenyje tirpių angliavandenių (VTA) kiekis nustatytas NE, mažiausias – (84 g kg) ND biomasės sausojoje medžiagoje; didžiausia žalių baltymų (ŽB) koncentracija pasižymėjo PŠ ir ND (atitinkamai 137 ir 134 g kg SM), o mažiausia – NE (118 g kg SM). Pagal sukauptą vidutinį neutralaus detergento tirpale netirpios ląstelienos (NDF) kiekį biomasės SM tirtos rūšys išsidėstė tokia seka: ND > PŠ > NE. Vidutiniškai per dvejus žolių naudojimo metus pradedančių plaukėti NE augalų biomasė turėjo mažiausiai NDF (606 g kg SM) ir hemiceliuliozės (269 g kg SM), o PŠ – lignino (26 g kg SM). ND biomasės kokybė šiuo požiūriu buvo prasčiausia, nes visų komponentų, neigiamai koreliuojančių su virškinamumu, vertės – didžiausios: NDF 663 g kg SM, ligninas 33 g kg SM, celiuliozė 324 g kg SM. Lapuočiausių PŠ virškinamumas buvo geriausias (684 g kg OM), o mažiausiai lapuotų ND – blogiausias (608 g kg OM). Vėlesnio brandos tarpsnio žolių biomasėje buvo daugiau sausųjų medžiagų, ląstelienos frakcijų bei lignino, mažiau – baltymų ir mineralinių medžiagų. Nuo augalų plaukėjimo pradžios iki žydėjimo mažiausiai lignino koncentracija pakito NE veislės ‛Navas DS’ biomasėje (atitinkamai 30,8 ir 56,8 g kg SM), PŠ ‛Aukštuolė’, NE ‛Navas DS’ ir ND ‛Palaton’ veislių biomasėje anglies ir azoto santykio vertės padidėjo nuo 50 iki 83 proc., o pagal daugelį kokybės rodiklių sparčiausiai blogėjo PŠ ‛Aukštuolė’ biomasės pašarinė vertė. Raktažodžiai: daugiametės žolės, sausųjų medžiagų derlius, pašarinė vertė, ląstelienos sudėtis.
Genetic studies of qualitative and quantitativetraits in chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.)

Investigations were carried out to study the genetics of qualitative and quantitative characters of a cross between kabuli type ICCV2 and dcsi type JG67 chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) varieties at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), Patancheru. near Hyderabad. A.P. during the rabi season 1998-1999 and 1999-2000
Relative susceptibility of cereals and pasture grasses to the yellow sugarcane aphid (Homoptera: Aphididae).

Yellow sugarcane aphid, Sipha flava (Forbes), is an important pest of small grains, Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench, Saccharum officinarum L. , and numerous pasture grass species. Because of the importance of pasture grasses to the economy of the southern states and recent history of the aphid damaging many important pasture grasses, we studied the survival and re- production of yellow sugarcane aphids on numerous cool- and warm-season grasses, legumes, and forbs to establish the relative susceptibility of the host plants. Yellow sugarcane aphid survived on 21 of 21 warm-season grass spe- cies, 32 of 32 cool-season grass species, 3 of 19 legume species, and 1 of 4 species of forbs. However, final aphid means of some plant species were lower than the initial infestation. Based on aphid population development, Bromus mollis L. , B. biebersteinii Roemer & Schultes, B. marginatus Nees ex Steudel, Agropyron dasystachyum (Hooker) Scribner, and A. intermedium (Host) Beau- vois were the best hosts among the cool-season grasses. Echinochloa frumen- tacea (Link) W.F. Wight, S. bicolor, and Pennisetum orientale (Wild) L.C. Rich were the best warm-season grass hosts. Legumes and forbs were essentially nonhosts of the yellow sugarcane aphid. In a separate but related test, we determined the intrinsic rate of increase values (rm) of the aphid on eight species of grasses, Hordeum vulgare L. , Triticum aestivum L. , and S. bicolor. The rm values for the aphid were significantly higher on Bothrichloa caucasica (Trinius) Hubb, Dichanthium sp. Willemet, S. bicolor, and Digitaria ciliaris (Retzius) Koeler than on the other entries. Higher rm values were related to shorter prereproductive time, greater aphid fecundity, and increased longev- ity. The aphid had the lowest rm values on Sorghum halepense (L.) Persoon, Panicum virgatum L. , and Andropogon gerardii Vitman.
Common Ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia) Interference in Soybeans (Glycine max)

The influence of common ragweed (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L.) interference on soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr. ‘Ransom’] yield was studied in the field utilizing naturally occurring weed populations. The damage-threshold population for a full-season, in-row common ragweed infestation was four weeds/10 m of row, which resulted in an 8% yield loss. Soybeans kept weed-free for 2 weeks or longer after emergence in a dry year produced normal yields, but 4 weeks of weed-free maintenance was required when adequate moisture was available early in the growing season. Soybean yield was not reduced by a natural population of common ragweed if the period of interference was limited to 6 weeks or less after crop emergence. By 8 weeks after emergence, common ragweed height averaged 25 cm taller than soybeans, and the weed canopy intercepted 24% of the photosynthetically active radiation.
Pushing the boundaries : molecular dynamics simulations of complex biological membranes

A range of simulations have been conducted to investigate the behaviour of a diverse set of complex biological membrane systems. The processes of interest have required simulations over extended time and length scales, but without sacrifice of molecular detail. For this reason, the primary technique used has been coarse-grained molecular dynamics (CG MD) simulations, in which small groups of atoms are combined into lower-resolution CG particles. The increased computational efficiency of this technique has allowed simulations with time scales of microseconds, and length scales of hundreds of nm. The membrane-permeabilizing action of the antimicrobial peptide maculatin 1.1 was investigated. This short α-helical peptide is thought to kill bacteria by permeabilizing the plasma membrane, but the exact mechanism has not been confirmed. Multiscale (CG and atomistic) simulations show that maculatin can insert into membranes to form disordered, water-permeable aggregates, while CG simulations of large numbers of peptides resulted in substantial deformation of lipid vesicles. The simulations imply that both pore-forming and lytic mechanisms are available to maculatin 1.1, and that the predominance of either depends on conditions such as peptide concentration and membrane composition. A generalized study of membrane protein aggregation was conducted via CG simulations of lipid bilayers containing multiple copies of model transmembrane proteins: either α-helical bundles or β-barrels. By varying the lipid tail length and the membrane type (planar bilayer or spherical vesicle), the simulations display protein aggregation ranging from negligible to extensive; they show how this biologically important process is modulated by hydrophobic mismatch, membrane curvature, and the structural class or orientation of the protein. The association of influenza hemagglutinin (HA) with putative lipid rafts was investigated by simulating aggregates of HA in a domain-forming membrane. The CG MD study addressed an important limitation of model membrane experiments by investigating the influence of high local protein concentration on membrane phase behaviour. The simulations showed attenuated diffusion of unsaturated lipids within HA aggregates, leading to spontaneous accumulation of raft-type lipids (saturated lipids and cholesterol). A CG model of the entire influenza viral envelope was constructed in realistic dimensions, comprising the three types of viral envelope protein (HA, neuraminidase and M2) inserted into a large lipid vesicle. The study represents one of the largest near-atomistic simulations of a biological membrane to date. It shows how the high concentration of proteins found in the viral envelope can attenuate formation of lipid domains, which may help to explain why lipid rafts do not form on large scales in vivo.
Economic Growth and Sustainable Development: Evidence from Central and Eastern Europe

There has been a large amount of literature dedicated to the determinants of economic growth recently. However, the majority of the literature so far has been concentrating on single factors and countries as examples. This research considers the effects of carbon dioxide emissions, tourism arrivals, foreign direct investments (FDIs), trade and domestic support on economic growth in Central and Eastern Europe. The paper uses panel data econometrics between 1995 and 2014 to perform its calculations. Results suggest a positive relationship between tourism arrivals, FDI, trade, domestic support and economic growth, while CO2 emissions were found to be negatively related to economic growth in the region. Policy and decision makers in the region might find our results useful when thinking about drivers of economic growth.
The Control of Lipid Metabolism

ry chapter, particularly for the scientist who has not kept up with this very rapidly growing field of biomedical research. The second volume is also a result of the Milan meeting, but is directed toward those who want to do work in cyclic nucleotides. The major problem in cyclic nucleotide methodology stems from the fact that the cyclic nucleotides present in tissues and fluids are in micromolar concentrations and lower. Other nucleotides thay may interfere in assays with the cyclic compounds are present in amounts larger by several orders. The volume is a handbook of cyclic nudeotide methodology and should be read by any investigator who seriously chooses to study the effects of cyclic nucleotides or measure the concentrations of cyclic nucleotides in tissues -and fluids. No specific mention, however, is made of assays for adenyl cyclase and guanyl cyclase, the enzymes that, respectively convert ATP to cyclic AMP and GTP to cyclic GMP. These volumes should provide the reader with a view of some of the current research and methodology in cyclic nucleotide research. They are by no means complete, nor could they be, because of the vast literature in the field. The second volume in particular could become an indispensable book to serious investigators in the field.
Seasonal Variation on Adventitious Rooting in Branch Cuttings of Pongamia pinnata Pierre

The seasonal influence of auxins (IAA, IBA, NAA) on adventitious root formation in the cuttings of Pongamia pinnata was studied. 800 ppm IBA induced 100% rooting and more number of roots in march. Exogenously applied auxins are sensitive to activate the cambium resulting adventitious root formation in a particular season probably when the cambium is in active phase.
Expression of a Functional High-Affinity IgG Receptor, FcγRI, on Human Mast Cells: Up-Regulation by IFN-γ1

Biologically relevant activation of human mast cells through Fc receptors is believed to occur primarily through the high-affinity IgE receptor FcεRI. However, the demonstration in animal models that allergic reactions do not necessarily require Ag-specific IgE, nor the presence of a functional IgE receptor, and the clinical occurrence of some allergic reactions in situations where Ag-specific IgE appears to be lacking, led us to examine the hypothesis that human mast cells might express the high-affinity IgG receptor FcγRI and in turn be activated through aggregation of this receptor. We thus first determined by RT-PCR that resting human mast cells exhibit minimal message for FcγRI. We next found that IFN-γ up-regulated the expression of FcγRI. This was confirmed by flow cytometry, where FcγRI expression on human mast cells was increased from ∼2 to 44% by IFN-γ exposure. FcεRI, FcγRII, and FcγRIII expression was not affected. Scatchard plots were consisted with these data where the average binding sites for monomeric IgG1 (Ka = 4–5 × 108 M−1) increased from ∼2,400 to 12,100–17,300 per cell. Aggregation of FcγRI on human mast cells, and only after IFN-γ exposure, led to significant degranulation as evidenced by histamine release (24.5 ± 4.4%): and up-regulation of mRNA expression for specific cytokines including TNF-α, GM-CSF, IL-3 and IL-13. These findings thus suggest another mechanism by which human mast cells may be recruited into the inflammatory processes associated with some immunologic and infectious diseases.