Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Impact of Foreign Direct Investment on the Economy of Nigeria

The study investigated the impact of foreign direct investment on economic growth in Nigeria using annual time series data from 1981 to 2013. The study also examined the effects of exchange rate of the naira and openness of the economy on economic growth in Nigeria. The ordinary least square technique and vector error correction model was employed in estimating the long run effects and the parsimonious short run dynamics of the parameter estimates. The results of the study revealed that in both the long run and short run, foreign direct investment has positive and significant impact on gross domestic product in Nigeria. The result also revealed that exchange rate of the naira has negative effect on economic growth in Nigeria while trade openness had no impact on economic growth in Nigeria. This study recommends policies that will encourage foreign direct investment in non-oil sector such as agriculture, mining and industrial sectors to boost economic activities and increase output level in Nigeria. It also recommends the removal of government induced distortions and provision of conducive environment for foreign investors to operate and the creation of friendly business environment in the country by the government to increase the level of openness. Keywords : Economic Growth, Foreign Direct Investment, Exchange Rate, Trade Openness, Domestic Inflation
Emergence of non albicans Candida in a tertiary care hospital of north In-dia

Introduction: Over past few years, a dramatic increase in the incidence of infections caused by Candida species is seen, which has been attributed to increased number of immunocompromised patients, widespread use of broad spectrum antibiotics, long term use of corticosteroids and immunosuppressive drugs, prolonged hospital stay and use of advanced life support systems Aims and Objectives: To determine the incidence of Candida infections among patients admitted to a tertiary care teaching hospital of north India, characterise Candida isolates upto to specie level and also to evaluate presence of any drug resistance among these strains. Material and Methods: Present study was a hospital based prospective study carried out in the Department of Microbiology, of a tertiary care hospital in north India, over a period of one year from June 2016 to May 2017. For all Candida isolates obtained from various clinical samples, identification to the species level and anti-fungal susceptibility testing was done by automated Vitek 2 compact system (Biomerieux). Results were interpreted as per CLSI guidelines. Results: A shift of trends from Candida albicans to non albicans Candida was observed as out of total 56 isolates, the number of Candida albicans isolates was 16 (28.6%) and non-albicans Candida was 40 (72.4%). Anti-fungal susceptibility test results showed high susceptibility to Voriconazole and Amphotericic B. Only 5.35% (3/56) of Candida isolates showed resistance. Conclusions: Since non albicans Candida has emerged as an important nosocomial pathogen and these species are intrinsically resistant to some of the commonly used anti fungal drugs so anti-fungal susceptibility should be routinely performed to improve the treatment outcomes, for the benefit of the patient.
Food Science and Nutrition Technology

The study was conducted to evaluate the effect of GEI and its magnitude on the grain quality of bread wheat genotypes in Ethiopia. 15 bread wheat genotypes were evaluated using RCBD with four replications at six different locations in Ethiopia during 2017/18 cropping season. Combine Analysis of variance showed highly significant (P<0.001) differences among genotype, environment and GEI for investigated quality traits except GEI shows non-significant difference in dry gluten and gluten index. The environment contributed more than 50% only in PC (83.6%) and HLW (56.1%). The three components, G, E and GxE made almost similar contribution to most of the quality traits (WG, DG and GI), although the contribution of the environment was a little higher. Hardness index was determined mainly by the genotype (69.3%). The contribution of GxE was higher than that of genotype in all quality traits except in HDI and GI, again indicating the important role of GxE in the determination of wheat quality traits. Genotype ETBW9045 and ETBW8065 gave the best value of protein in the favorable means (15.05% and 14.75%) respectively. The Hidase had the highest value of wet gluten (58.2%) and dry gluten (24.38%) in average for all investigated locations (58.2%). GGE biplot declared ETBW9045 (#10) and ETBW8065 (#6) genotypes as stable in all quality. These two genotypes ETBW9045 (#10) and ETBW8065 (#6) are recommended for wide adaptation and for crossing. This study demonstrates success in wheat breeding for improved quality in bread wheat. The study also provides information on the combined stability of improved quality of the nationally important bread wheat genotypes. Therefore, the results of this study could be valuable for national bread wheat breeding programs to develop new varieties with high stable grain quality.
Design and Characterization of Diclofenac sodium tablets containing Tamarind seed polysaccharide as Release retardant

Polysaccharides are the choice of materials among the hydrophilic polymers used as they are nontoxic and most acceptable by the regulating authorities. The tamarind seed polysaccharide (TSP) was isolated from tamarind kernel powder and this polysaccharide was utilized in the formulation of matrix tablets containing Diclofenac Sodium by wet granulation technique and evaluated for its drug release characteristics. Hardness of the tablets was found to be in the range of 4.0-6.0 kg/cm. The swelling index increased with the increase in concentration of TSP. Increase in polymer content resulted in a decrease in drug release from the tablets. The tablets showed 96.5-99.1% of the labeled amount of drug, indicating uniformity in drug content. The drug release was extended over a period of 12 h. The release of the formulations matched with the marketed sustained release tablets with a similarity factor of 83.52. The in-vitro release data of the formulations followed zero order kinetics.
Infant’s Growth and Development at the Age of 6-12 Months Based on Breasfeeding

Received Feb 2, 2018 Revised Jun 1, 2018 Accepted Jun 8, 2018 Infancy is a golden and critical period in the cycle of life. In this period, an infant that is not provided with exclusive breastfeeding has 14 times higher risk to death compared with an infant that is provided with exclusive breastfeeding. Malnutrition in the first year causes reduced brain cells up to 15-20% which leads to impaired growth and development of infant. Exclusive breastfeeding can fulfill the need for nutrients within the first 6 months of life. The objective of this study was to analyze the difference in growth and development of infants at the age of 6-12 months based on breastfeeding in the working area of Puskesmas Perawatan Ngkeran, Aceh Tenggara Regency. This is used comparative analytical resaerch with cross sectional design. The sample was 124 infants consisting of 62 infants with exclusive breastfeeding and 62 non exclusive breastfeeding, taken by purposive sampling. The data were collected by using questionnaires through interviews, measurement and observation. They were analyzed using chi square and logistic regression testing for confounding check. The results showed that there was a significant difference in growth and development of infants based on breastfeeding (p value=0.000) with prevalence ratio (PR)=4.167 (95%CI: 1.867-9.301), which indicated that the infant who did not get exclusive breastfeeding had 4.167 times higher risk to experience bad growth and development. Based on the examination of confounding variable found that food supplementation was the variable with the risk that influences infant’s growth and development. Mothers are expected to practice exclusive breastfeeding, health practitioners are suggested to conduct more counseling of exclusive breastfeeding for pregnant mothers, to have early breastfeeding initiation, to create supporting groups of exclusive breastfeeding and to issue health policy of exclusive breastfeeding. Keyword:
SSR Molecular Marker are efficient tools for finding Genetic Diversity in Bread Wheat

Bread wheat (Triticum aestivum L. em. Thell), an allohexaploid (2n=6x=42), is the premier food crop of worldwide importance. It is also a crop where conventional plant breeding has paid rich dividend, as epitomized by the Green Revolution. Genetic diversity provides means of specific identification of species and strains. It describes genetic distance between genotypes and polygenic relationships are well traced through it and thus help in searching out genetic relationship among different genotypes. It will also be helpful in selection of better parent, therefore effective and efficient utilization of germplasm is needed. Knowledge of genetic diversity in a crop species is fundamental to its improvement. Evaluation of genetic diversity levels among adapted, elite germplasm can provide predictive estimates of genetic variation.
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS OF FAIR VALUE AND HISTORICAL COST ACCOUNTING ON REPORTED PROFIT: A STUDY OF SELECTED MANUFACTURING COMPANIES IN NIGERIA

This study aimed to critically examine the effects of fair value accounting and historical cost accounting on the reported profits. However, since the major objective of any business organization is to make profit and continue in business, what they face in the course of doing their business and the method of accounting they use in reporting their profit may make this noble objective to be unrealistic particularly during inflationary period. Data were collected from both primary and secondary sources and presented and analyzed using ordinary least square. The study revealed that both historical cost and fair-value accounting have significant effect on reported profit. Conclusively, Based on the findings of the study, it is concluded that the amount calculated as depreciation, charged as taxes and paid as dividends greatly influence the operating profit of the company. This simply means that the method of profit measurement will greatly influence the amount charged as taxes, depreciation and dividend on the profit of the company. The study recommended that companies should prepare their financial report using both historical cost and fair-value methods simultaneously. This will allow the companies to know the true financial position of their companies before declaring dividend and other benefits. Keywords: Current Cost, Depreciation, Dividend, Fair Value, Historical Cost
Knowledge and Consumption of Probiotic Foods of Selected Students in Laguna, Philippines

Despite of increasing interest and research regarding the benefits of probiotics to human health, limited studies were reported on the knowledge on probiotics and the probiotic food consumption among young adults in the Philippines. Cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the level of probiotic knowledge and the amount and frequency of probiotic consumption. Results showed that the average score on the probiotic knowledge of the 364 responded was high (6.6605/8). On the other hand, the students consumed probiotics mostly from dairy products. However, less than 100 grams of probiotic products was included in their diet and consume them less frequently. Probiotic knowledge was not associated to consumption of probiotic foods at p < 0.01. The study also revealed that the major sources of information of probiotics of the participants were television, family/relatives and school. Therefore, educational strategies and media campaign can be an intervention to promote the beneficial effects of probiotics to human health and to increase the human consumption.
The Use of Mobile Technology for Detecting Landmines

Arab Republic of Egypt suffer from the absence of maps that show spread of landmines locations planted from World War II in the Egyptian western desert ―El Alamein region‖ in addition to the lack of funds and the limited use of technology. This paper presents an enhancements of the method of mine detection of previously published research paper in [1], enhancements include a new direct approach for remote sensing based on the concept of metal detectors to expansion of the ground, which are scanned in addition to the accuracy in detection of explosives and the ability to re-check them many times to identify landmines locations. The solution based on integrated technologies by using the wireless communications, cellular technologies, the packet oriented mobile data service and sensor technology to obtain a full control from a safe distance for landmine monitoring team in El Alamein region. GSM sound tracker, GPS tracker, smart cellphones plus advanced applications and RC truck equipment were brought together to do three main tasks for metal landmines, a)Tracing,-b)Detecting,-c)pinpoint coordinates.
Differences Between Closed and Opened Exposure of Palatally Impacted Maxillary Canines: A Review

Palatally impacted maxillary canines was found to be more commonly occurring than labially impacted canines. Proper orthodontic treatment of such cases necessitates the utilization of a proper method for surgical exposure of the canine. The open and closed exposure techniques are the currently available methods. Open exposure is done by uncovering the crown of the impacted canine and a periodontal pack is placed until mucosal healing occur around the exposed crown. The closed exposure technique implies raising a flap and exposure of the crown followed by bonding an attachment with chain or ligature wire then the flap is sutured with the chain bulging throughout the mucosa to allow for orthodontic traction. No major differences were found between the two techniques in terms of rates of success, complications during treatment, esthetics, time of treatment and periodontal health. In most cases conflicting results were found if any differences occurred between the two methods. However, there is some evidence that the need to repeat surgery is slightly higher in the closed exposure technique. Based on the current literature we cannot recommend certain surgical technique over the other. [Adel Alharbi. Differences Between Closed and Opened Exposure of Palatally Impacted Maxillary Canines: A Review. J Am Sci 2020;16(2):28-31]. ISSN 1545-1003 (print); ISSN 2375-7264 (online). http://www.jofamericanscience. org. 3. doi:10.7537/marsjas160220.03.
Effective Estimation of Peak-Power for a Testable Digital Circuit

— Peak power corresponds to the highest value of instantaneous power measured during testing. The peak power generally determines the thermal and electrical limits of the circuit and the system packaging requirements. High peak power in only one clock cycle can be an issue if it results in a significant ground bounce or an IR-drop phenomenon that causes a memory element to lose its state and the test procedure to unnecessarily fail. Tools for evaluating the worst-case peak-power consumption of sequential circuits are strongly required by designers of low-power circuits. Previously proposed methods search for the initial state and the couple of vectors with maximum consumption, without exploiting the information on the reachable state set during the power estimation process. This paper shows that this can lead to significant underestimation of the maximum power consumption, and proposes an algorithm for overcoming this drawback.
GROUPING OF SOME EGYPTIAN WHEAT GENOTYPES WITH CLUSTER ANALYSIS

Two field experiments were carried out during the two winter seasons of 2011/12 and 2012/13 at the Farm of Research and Production Station, National Research Centre, Al Emam Malek Village, Nubaria District, Al Behaira Governorate, Egypt. The investigation was carried out with 8 bread wheat genotypes to assess the variability of the genotypes or the genetic diversity based on agronomic parameters using cluster analysis. The results revealed that the genotypes significantly differed from each other in the studied characters. Regarding the, number of days to 50% heading cultivars Gemmeiza 10 and 7 recorded the highest values, respectively; however, the cultivar Giza 168 recorded the lowest one. The cultivar Sids 12 recorded the highest number of spikelets/spike, number of grain/spike and grain weight/spike; however, the cultivars Sakha 94, Gemmeiza 9, Giza 168 and Gemmeiza 10 recorded the lowest values, respectively. Cultivar Sids 12 recorded the highest spikes number/m 2 ; while, Sids 1 recorded the lowest value on the other hand, cultivar Sids 1 recorded the highest seed index, while Sids 12 recorded the lowest value. The cultivar Sids 12 recorded the highest value of grain yield/ha, however, the cultivar Sids 1 recorded the lowest value. Due to Cluster analysis: the 7 studied characters were used to construct a similarity matrix using the Jaccard coefficient and used to generate, phenogram showing similarity among all the variety.
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Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) has been recognized as a nosocomial pathogen since the 1960s. Cases of MRSA infection presenting from the community were first described in the early 1980s and there had been a growing concern in the development of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Nowadays, the increase in incidence of CA-MRSA was reported and was recognized as a threat by health professionals. Generally, CA-MRSA strains carry the Panton-Valentine leukocidin (PVL) virulence genes, which is a bicomponent leukocidin and causes leukocyte destruction, tissue necrosis and possess a mobile staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (SSCmec). Based on this serious health concern, the prevalence of CAMRSA with other parameters such as pvl and SSCmec from different three communities (countries) was investigated. The subjects in this collaborative research were 200 students of CEU, 100 of DHC, and 94 of KHSU. Stapylococcal cassette chromosome mec and Panton-Valentine leukocidin gene were investigated using a multiplex PCR. The prevalence of MRSA from CEU, DHC and KHSU observed was, 12%, 3% and 3.2%, respectively. In the case of PVL, it was found in 3% of the samples from CEU, but was not detected in any of the samples of DHC and KHSU. SSCmec was not always carried by CA-MRSA strains. This collaborative study is the first trial of its kind among the three communities representing the three countries, South Korea, Japan and the Philippines. The information elicited will help understand the prevalence of CAMRSA.
DETERMINATION OF PIOGLITAZONE AND GLIMEPIRIDE IN PHARMACEUTICAL FORMULATIONS AND RAT PLASMA BY RP-LC

A simple and sensitive reverse phase high performance liquid chromatographic method for the determination of Pioglitazone (PIO) and Glimepiride (GLM) was developed on a Shimadzu Class vp series HPLC system with a phenomenex C18 column (150x4.6mm, 5μ) using a mobile phase mixture containing methanol and ammonium acetate buffer (pH-3.5) in the ratio of 55: 45. The flow rate was 0.5ml/min and effluents were monitored at 252nm and eluted at 5.63min (PIO) and 7.18min (GLM). Calibration curve was plotted with a range from 25-25000ng/ml for PIO and 10-10000ng/ml for GLM. The assay was validated for the parameters like accuracy, precision, robustness and system suitability parameters. The drugs were extracted from rat plasma by simple liquid-liquid extraction using diethyl-ether as extraction solvent. The results were found to be satisfactory and the method can be adapted for the routine quality control of the drugs in formulations and clinical samples.
Phytochemical analysis and toxicity of Annona muricata stem bark and leaf extracts on Anopheles gambiae larvae.

Global efforts to control mosquitoes have relied heavily on the use of synthetic insecticides which have negatively impacted the ecosystem. With the continuous campaign on sustainability and the need to preserve the ecological balance, it has become imperative to develop alternative measures to contain the spread of mosquitoes which are efficient, sustainable and less impactful on the environment. It is in light of these, that laboratory investigations were conducted to determine the phytochemical components present in A. muricata stem bark and leaf extracts. The toxicity effects of various concentrations (200 mg/ml, 100 mg/ml, 50 mg/ml and 25 mg/mL) of A. muricata stem bark and leaf extracts to An. gambiae complex (Diptera: Culicidae) were evaluated by exposing the mosquito larvae at ambient temperature of 29 ± 2°C and 29.5 ± 5% r.h and photoperiod 12:12 light and dark hours. Three replicates of each of the concentrations were used to treat 20 active larvae of An. gambiae in a completely randomized design. Mortality resulting from eclosion inhibition was monitored at 3 hourly intervals for 48 hours, post-treatment and adult emergence were recorded. Data were analysed using log-probit regression and analysis of variance. Results of the qualitative phytochemical analysis revealed the presence of saponins, flavonoids, phenols, cardiac glycosides and alkaloids in both stem bark and leaf extracts. The toxicity result showed that the different concentrations of the extracts resulted in considerable mortality of the larvae. The stem bark and leaf extracts caused significant (p<0.05) mortalities of 100% and 70% respectively at highest concentration of 200 mg/mL while at lowest concentration of 25 mg/mL caused mortalities of 30% and 20% respectively. The percentage inhibition of emergence for stem bark and leaf extracts at highest concentrations were respectively 100% and 70.00%. The LC50 and LC90 are (36.64 and 79.82 mg/mL) and (67.03 and 570.96 mg/mL) respectively for stem bark and leaf extracts. This study suggests that the stem bark and leaf extracts of A. muricata could perhaps be good alternatives to synthetic pesticides that adversely contaminate the environment while also suggesting that the active phytochemicals present in these plant parts could be saponins, flavonoids, alkaloids acting individually or synergistically.
EXPLORATORY STUDY OF CAUSES AND EFFECTS OF DELAY IN INDIAN RESIDENTIAL PROJECTS

1PG student at RMD Sinhgad School of Engineering, Warje, Pune, 2Assistant Professor at RMD Sinhgad School Of Engineering, Warje, Pune, 3Professor at Sinhgad Institute of Technology and Science, Narhe, Pune. (Maharashtra, India) ---------------------------------------------------------------------***--------------------------------------------------------------------Abstract A construction project is commonly considered to be successful, when it is completed on time, within budget and in accordance with the specifications. Very few Residential projects in major cities in India get delivered within time and within cost. The aim of the study is to identify causes and effects of delay in residential projects in India and to study the relationship between specific causes on specific effects. This study takes an integrated approach to learn the impact of specific causes on specific effects in residential projects in Indian context. Total of 41 causes have been identified under 7 major groups and 7 major effects of delay are identified. A questionnaire survey leads us to obtain the causes and effects of delay from clients, consultants, and contractors and 67 respondents participated in the survey. This study has determined the top ten causes of delay: 1) Shortage of skilled manpower and labor ; 2) Improper planning of contractor ; 3) Poor site management of contractor ; 4) Delay in payment by client ; 5) Inadequate experience of consultant ; 6) Legal disputes ; 7) Shortage of materials ; 8) Delay in preparation and approval of drawings by consultant ; 9) Late procurement of materials ; 10) Low financial capability of contractor. Seven main effects of delay were: 1) Time overrun; 2) Cost overrun; 3) Reduction of profit; 4) Poor quality of project; 5) Abandonment of project; 6) Dispute; 7) Arbitration. The empirical relationship between causes and effects of delay is identified using correlation analysis in SPSS 23.