Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Comparison of productivity of oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) grown on tertiary sand and swampy area of Southern of Côte dIvoire

Over the past several years, there has been a decrease in rainfall, resulting in an increase in the water deficit in the forest area of Côte d'Ivoire. It is with the aim of looking for new areas suitable for the cultivation of oil palm that experiments have been conducted on the hydromorphic soils of La Mé and low-bottom divo. The objective of this study is to compare the productivity of oil palm grown on tertiary sands and in marshy areas. The experiments were carried out on the CNRA stations in The South-East and Divo and on the Palmci production plantation in Divo, in the south-central area. The methodology is based on the time between initiation and maturation of diets. It takes 3 years between the initiation of the female inflorescence and the harvest of the diet. This evolution of inflorescence is influenced by rainfall and water deficit. The parameters measured were rainfall heights, water deficit, number of diets, average diet weight and performance. The results showed that the rainfall was higher at the Me compared to that recorded in Divo. During the four campaigns, yields were significantly higher on plantations on the hydromorphic soils of the Me and Divo lowlands than on those on the soils of the Me and Divo plateaus. The yield obtained during the 2005 season on the various plantations was 22,000 kg/ha/year in the hydromorphic zone of the Me, 20,500 kg/ha/year in the lowland zone of Divo, 13,000 kg/ha/year on the Mé plateau and 12,500 kg/ha/year on the Divo plateau. Therefore, the choice of hydromorphic zones is currently an interesting solution for improving and increasing the productivity of oil palm in Côte d'Ivoire.
An Examination of a Second Order Numerical Method for Solving Initial Value Problems

This paper presents an examination of a Second Order Convergence Numerical Method (SOCNM) for solving Initial Value Problems (IVPs) in Ordinary Differential Equations (ODEs). The SOCNM has been derived via the interpolating function comprises of polynomial and exponential forms. The analysis and the properties of SOCNM were discussed. Three numerical examples have been solved successfully to examine the performance of SOCNM in terms of accuracy and stability. The comparative study of SOCNM, Improved Modified Euler Method (IMEM), Fadugba and Olaosebikan Scheme (FOS) and the Exact Solution (ES) is presented. By varying the step length, the absolute relative errors at the final nodal point of the associated integration interval are computed. Furthermore, the analysis of the properties of SOCNM shows that the method is consistent, stable, convergent and has second order accuracy. Moreover, the numerical results show that SOCNM is more accurate than IMEM and FOS and also compared favourably with the ES. By varying the step length, there are two-order decrease in the values of the final absolute relative errors generated via SOCNM. Hence, SOCNM is found to be accurate, stable and a good tool for the numerical solutions of IVPs of different characteristics in ODEs.
Characterization of the Equine Intestinal Microbiota by High Throughput Sequencing.

CHARACTERIZATION OF THE EQUINE INTESTINAL MICROBIOTA BY HIGH THROUGHPUT SEQUENCING Marcio Costa Advisor: University of Guelph, 2014 Professor J. Scott Weese This study was performed to characterize the intestinal microbiota of horses by the use of new sequencing technologies, which allow for a broader coverage of the organisms inhabiting complex ecosystems. The first study of this thesis characterized the fecal microbiota of healthy horses and horses with undifferentiated colitis. Actinobacteria, Spirochaetes and Clostridia were significantly more abundant in healthy horses, while Fusobacteria were more abundant in horses with colitis. Members of the Lachnospiraceae were the most frequently shared organisms among healthy individuals. The second study of this thesis found that newborn foals have a rich and diverse bacterial community during the first day of life, comprised by several low abundant genera that were unique at this age. The microbiota present during the first month of life was less diverse compared to older animals, with the majority of organisms classified as Akkermansia spp. After 60 days of life, bacterial structure tended to remain stable, but differences in community membership were still present between nine month old animals and adult mares. The third study investigated changes in the fecal microbiota associated with antimicrobial administration. Significant changes of population structure and community membership were observed after the use of penicillin, ceftiofur and trimethoprim sulfadiazine, with the last drug causing the most marked changes and significant decrease of richness and diversity. Changes induced by antimicrobial administration were specific for each drug. Recover of the intestinal microbiota was observed, but differences were still evident 30 days after the beginning of the trial. In the last study, we characterized the microbiota present in different intestinal compartments of healthy horses. As expected, marked differences were present among compartments. Lactobacillus spp. and Sarcina spp. predominated in the stomach, Streptococcus spp. in the duodenum, Actinobacillus and Clostridium sensu stricto, in the ileum and “5 genus incertae sedis” from the large colon through feces. There was a significant increase in diversity towards the distal gut with a stable profile observed from the cecum through feces. Our results demonstrated the complexity of the intestinal microbiota in horses and the consequences that factors like age and antimicrobial usage have on
Precipitation of Fine Niobium Carbide Particles in Low Carbon Steels

Synopsis The preci/Jitation oj fine carbide particles in the low carbon steels con taining small amount oj niobium has been investigated mainly by means oj transmission electron microscopy. It was confirmed that the fine particles responsible Jar the hardening were NbC with Jace-centered cubic structure and were related to theJerrite in the way similar to the V,C 3 lJerrite orienta tion relationship obtained by Baker. In the specimens transformed ill the range 800° to 650°C, the Iliobium carbide particles Jormed initially at the allstmite graill boundaries and on the dislocations in austenite, and then the Jerrite nucleated at the austenite grain boundaries where the carbon atoms were delJleted by the NbC pre cipitation. The interphase preci/Jitation started at the tip oj these growing Jerrite grains. The strengthening is thought to be due to the friction stress Jar the dislocation to cut the particles though there exist some evidences that the Orowan mechanism was as well operative. III the tempered martensite, the NbC particles Jormed priferentially at the lath boundaries and on the dislocations. These particles contribute to the strengthening by both the precipitation hardming and the retardation oj the . ferrite recrystallization.
Relation Between Aerobic Bacteria, IFN-?, TNF-? and Miscarriage in Sample of Iraqi Women

Pregnancy is one of the cases that lead to immune compression, therefore the women are exposed to different types of infections and may sequel to miscarriage. Toxoplasma gondii and urinary tract infection (UTI) are the most prevalent infectious agents in human and have a worldwide distribution. IFN-? and TNF-? are pro inflammatory cytokine play important role in miscarriage. This study focuses on the determination, type of aerobic bacteria , concentration of IFN-? and TNF-? among (75) abortive women and their relation with miscarriages . The results indicated that S.aures was the most prevalence bacteria isolated from aborted women infected with UTI or compensation with toxoplasmosis. and among the subjected women, the significant increases of IFN-? concentration in serum across all groups involved in this study especially that infected with toxoplasmosis(74.84 � 0.44 and 66.81 � 0.74) pg/ml compared to control (25.60 � 1.10) pg/ml whereas no significant alteration has occurred to TNF-? concentration in all groups (2.26 � 0.05 , 3.32 � 1.22 and 2.12 � 0.06 ) ng/ml respectively compared to the control (2.11 � 0.89) ng/ml, and when analyzed the results according to gestational age, all abortive women in different trimesters showed significant rises in the concentration of IFN- ? (51.58 � 3.32, 48.95 � 3.50 and 48.71 � 4.84 ) pg/ml.
Wet-milling properties of corn after field shelling and artificial drying

Extreme artificial drying of corn is detrimental to its wet milling by reducing yields of oil and starch, raising protein content of the starch, and changing paste viscosity characteristics of the starch. Picker-sheller damage during harvest can also affect the recovery of prime milling products. There appears to be no correlation between test wt. and the recovery of oil or starch.
Automatic Multilabelling of Images and Semantic Relation Extraction

In the recent years, there has been an explosive growth in the amount of visual data. Automatic Image Annotation (AIA) has been considered the state-of-the-art technique to annotate images with relevant keywords that enable eﬃcient retrieval of these images. This paper discusses a simple multilabelling system that annotates a given image with certain relevant keywords. This technique uses bag of words model using SURF features for image representation. The annotation task uses a two-pass-KNN approach with modiﬁed ranking. The modiﬁed ranking takes into consideration the co-occurrence of the image labels. The system gives reasonable performance with Pascal VOC dataset, despite its simplicity. The relation between the predicted labels are obtained using a pre-deﬁned ontology.
Mindfulness therapy is an effective adjunctive treatment for adolescents living with HIV

A clinical decision report appraising Webb L, Perry-Parrish C, Ellen J, Sibinga E. Mindfulness instruction for HIVinfected youth: a randomized controlled trial. AIDS Care. 2018;30(6):688–695. https://doi.org/10.1080/09540121.2017. 1394434
RAPD diversity of Stipa grandis populations and its association with some ecological factors

Stipa grandis steppe, a tussock steppe in the Mid-Asian grassland of Euro-Asian Steppe Region, is one of the representative formations of the typical steppes in Inner Mongolia, China. Increasing awareness of diversity reduction has brought about the increased interest in the studies of dominant species like S. grandis, both at home and abroad. A study on genetic diversity and genetic structure of the dominant species will provide a better measure of the ecosystem's genetic health, as well as provide a scientific basis for its conservation and utilization. However, there have only been a few studies on S. grandis genetic diversity so far and studies on the association with ecological factors are even rare. Therefore, it is necessary to thoroughly investigate the genetic characters of S. grandis. In the present study, genetic diversity in random amplified polymorphic DNAs (RAPD) was studied for 90 genets of the S. grandis, from 5 natural populations sampled in Xilingol steppe. Sixteen oligonucleotides screened from 100 random decamer primers were used to amplify 310 scorable RAPD loci that were all polymorphic. By analysis of RAPD data with POPGENE software, it was found that high level of genetic diversity existed in S. grandis populations. Most variation existed within populations and 28% variation existed among populations. By Pearson correlation analysis, significant correlations were found between gene diversity indexes and temperature factors (≥10℃cumulative temperature in a year, annual mean temperature and mean temperature in January), and all diversity indexes showed significant correlations with mean temperature in January. Mantel tests showed that there was no significant correlation between Nei's unbiased genetic distance and geographic distance of S. grandis populations, but positive and significant correlations existed between Nei's genetic distance and several climatic divergences in pair-wise S. grandis populations (p0.05), suggesting that natural selection of climatic variation (mainly in precipitation and temperature) resulted in the adaptive RAPD eco-geographic differentiation.
SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATIONS OF FISH ASSEMBLAGES IN POYANGHU LAKE

To evaluate the fish assemblages of Yangtze River-connected lakes,spatial and temporal variations of fish assemblages in the littoral zone and open water of the Poyanghu Lake in the middle and lower basin of the Yangtze River were investigated seasonally from April to November 2010.Throughout the study,72 species belonging to 7orders,14 families and 46 genera were collected.Lake resident species was the richest,accounting for 55.56% of total fish species.River-lake migratory species accounted for 25.00% of total fish species.While riverine species was the least,accounting for 19.44% of total species.We collected a total of 6 136 individuals,representing 49 species,with 10 species such as Carassius auratus,Cyprinus carpio,Silurus asotus,Pelteobagrus fulvidraco as the dominant species in the littoral zones.We collected a total of 6 136 individuals,representing 68 species,with10species such as Coilia ectenes,Carassius auratus,Hemiculter bleekeri,Pseudobrama simoni as the dominant species in the offshore areas.Fish density and biomass differed significantly among the sampling sites in littoral zone,while fish species richness and biomass differed significantly among the sampling seasons in open waters.As observed for littoral zone samples,fish density was the highest in W3 and the lowest in W4,fish biomass was the highest in W3 and the lowest in W5.As observed for open water samples,fish species richness was the highest in September and the lowest in April,fish biomass was the highest in November and the lowest in April.Associations between fish abundance and environmental variables were examined with canonical correspondence analysis,which is a weighted averaging method that directly relates assemblage data to environmental variables by constraining species ordination to a pattern that correlates maximally with environmental variables.Correlations between environmental variables and canonical correspondence analysis axes were used to assess each variable's contribution.In the littoral zones,species-environment correlation coeffcients for the first four pairs of axes(CCA1-4)were 0.853,0.789,0.781,and 0.859,respectively.For the first four assemblage axes,cumulative percent variance of species data was 29%. In the open water,species-environment correlation coeffcients for the first four pairs of axes(CCA 1-4)were 0.864,0.0. 875,0.000,and 0.000,respectively.For the first four assemblage axes,cumulative percent variance of species data was 55%. Canonical correspondence analysis indicated that the environmental factors shaping fish assemblages were different between the two zones:water temperature,tributary presence/absence,distance from main channel of Yangtze River and water transparency were the significant environmental factors in the littoral zones;while distance from main channel of the Yangtze River and water transparency were in the open water.
A PALYNOLOGICAL STUDY OF SOME CULTIVATED TREES FROM KARACHI

The pollen morphology of 25 species belonging to 23 genera distributed in 13 families have been examined by light microscopy and scanning electron microscope. Generally pollen grains occur singly and rarely in polyads. Pollen grains generally 3-colporate in families viz., Bignoniaceae, Myrtaceae, Mimosaceae, Anacardiaceae, Apocynaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Caricaceae, Moringaceae, Rhamnaceae and Sapotaceae. However, in Bignoniaceae and Myrtaceae both colporate and colpate types of pollen grains are found. In the family Malvaceae pantoporate pollen grains are found. The shapes of pollen grains are also different. Generally pollen grains are sub-prolate, prolate and prolate-spheroidal, rarely oblate and spheroidal. Tectum generally reticulate or rugulate in addition to this scabrate and echinate.
National and International Dimensions of Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 Sequence Clusters in a Northern California Clinical Cohort

Abstract Background Recent advances in high-throughput molecular epidemiology are transforming the analysis of viral infections. Methods Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-1 pol sequences from a Northern Californian cohort (NCC) of 4553 antiretroviral-naive individuals sampled between 1998 and 2016 were analyzed together with 140 000 previously published global pol sequences. The HIV-TRAnsmission Cluster Engine (HIV-TRACE) was used to infer a transmission network comprising links between NCC and previously published sequences having a genetic distance ≤1.5%. Results Twenty-five percent of NCC sequences were included in 264 clusters linked to a published sequence, and approximately one third of these (8.0% of the total) were linked to 1 or more non-US sequences. The largest cluster, containing 512 NCC sequences (11.2% of the total), comprised the subtype B lineage that traced its origin to the earliest North American sequences. Approximately 5 percent of NCC sequences belonged to a non-B subtype, and these were more likely to cluster with a non-US sequence. Twenty-two NCC sequences belonged to 1 of 4 large clusters containing sequences from rapidly growing regional epidemics: CRF07_BC (East Asia), subtype A6 (former Soviet Union), a Japanese subtype B lineage, and an East/Southeast Asian CRF01_AE lineage. Bayesian phylogenetics suggested that most non-B sequences resulted from separate introductions but that local spread within the largest CRF01_AE cluster occurred twice. Conclusions The NCC contains national and international links to previously published sequences including many to the subtype B strain that originated in North America and several to rapidly growing Asian epidemics. Despite their rapid regional growth, the Asian epidemic strains demonstrated limited NCC spread.
Transfer of chromosomal genes mediated by plasmid r68.45 in Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides

Plasmid R68.45 was transferred from Pseudomonas aeruginosa PAO25 to the photosynthetic species Rhodopseudomonas gelatinosa and Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides by selection for resistance to antibiotics. R. sphaeroides strains carrying the plasmid could transfer the plasmid and also chromosomal genes to other strains of R. sphaeroides.
Effects of Nitrogen Application Rates on Accumulation, Translocation, and Partitioning of Photosynthate in Winter Wheat at Grain Filling Stage

Grain yield is mainly contributed by photosynthate post anthesis in wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), but assimilate ac- cumulation before flowering also plays an important role, especially under stress conditions. The effects of nitrogen fertilizer on assimilation and partitioning of carbohydrate at maturity have been studied in different experiments with different conclusions. To evaluate the dynamic changes of assimilation and carbohydrate partitioning in wheat organs under different nitrogen application rates, a poly-spike cultivar Yumai 49-198 and a large-spike cultivar Lankao Aizao 8 were used in a pot experiment in 2005–2006 growth season. The nitrogen fertilizer was applied (half basic application and half topdressing at jointing) at two levels of 18 g m-2 and 36 g m-2 respectively. Flag leaves were labeled by 14CO2 at pre-anthesis stage. The results indicated that the 14C assimilates photosynthesized at pre-anthesis mainly distributed in stem and sheath, next in grain at maturity. The proportion of 14C partitioned to stem and sheath, grain was 44.31–60.96% and 31.81–40.67% respectively. In comparison, the proportion of 14C partitioned to grain was increased, while to stems and sheath was reduced by increased N application. The percentage of assimilated 14C in stems and sheaths of Lankao Aizao 8 was greater than that of Yumai 49-198. There was 34.94% of the assimilates in grains de- rived from the reallocation of assimilate stored at pre-anthesis and 65.06% from photosynthate post anthesis. Moreover, transloca- tion amount, translocation proportion and contribution of assimilates before flowering to grains decreased with higher nitrogen application rate, while the contribution of assimilates post anthesis and grain weight per spike increased. The results also showed that the percentage of post anthesis assimilation to grains was 77.84% and 56.29% for Lankao Aizao 8 and Yumai 49-198, respec-tively, indicating that assimilates photosynthesized post anthesis in Lankao Aizao 8 was greater than that in Yumai 49-198. Finally, grain yield in 36 g m-2 N treatment was higher than that in 18 g m-2 N treatment. Meanwhile, increase range in grain yield of Lankao Aizao 8 both in treatments of 36 g m-2 and 18 g m-2 was greater than that of Yumai 49-198, indicating that the effect of nitrogen fertilizer on Lankao Aizao 8 was significantly greater than that of Yumai 49-198.
New Predictors of Early and Late Outcomes after Primary Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in Patients with ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction and Unprotected Left Main Coronary Artery Culprit Lesion

Objectives The study evaluated the correlation between baseline SYNTAX Score, Residual SYNTAX Score, and SYNTAX Revascularization Index and long-term outcomes in ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) on an unprotected left main coronary artery lesion (UPLMCA). Background Previous studies on primary PCI in UPLMCA have identified cardiogenic shock, TIMI 0/1 flow, and cardiac arrest, as prognostic factors of an unfavourable outcome, but the complexity of coronary artery disease and the extent of revascularization have not been thoroughly investigated in these high-risk patients. Methods 30-day, 1-year, and long-term outcomes were analyzed in a cohort of retrospectively selected, 81 consecutive patients with STEMI, and primary PCI on UPLMCA. Results Cardiogenic shock (p=0.001), age (p=0.008), baseline SYNTAX Score II (p=0.006), and SYNTAX Revascularization Index (p=0.046) were independent mortality predictors at one-year follow-up. Besides cardiogenic shock (HR 3.28, p<0.001), TIMI 0/1 flow (HR 2.17, p=0.021) and age (HR 1.03, p=0.006), baseline SYNTAX Score II (HR 1.06, p=0.006), residual SYNTAX Score (HR 1.03, p=0.041), and SYNTAX Revascularization Index (HR 0.9, p=0.011) were independent predictors of mortality at three years of follow-up. In patients with TIMI 0/1 flow, the presence of Rentrop collaterals was an independent predictor for long-term survival (HR 0.24; p=0.049). Conclusions In this study, the complexity of coronary artery disease and the extent of revascularization represent independent mortality predictors at long-term follow-up.