Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Migration, colonization and seedling growth of rhizobia with matrine treatment in alfalfa (Medicago sativa L.)

ABSTRACT Purpose: The purposes of this study were to determine the effect of matrine on the migration and the colonization dynamics of the two fluorescent-tagged rhizobia in Gannong No.5 alfalfa (Medicago sativa L. Gannong No. 5) tissues, and also to determine the effect of the combination treatments on alfalfa seedlings’ growth. Materials and methods: 0, 100, 200, 300 and 400 mg L−1 matrine levels were added into two cyan fluorescent protein (CFP)-tagged rhizobia; Ensifer meliloti LZgn5f (gn5f) and Ensifer meliloti 12531f (12531f), respectively; and drenched the alfalfa root with the inoculants. Then the migration and colonization of the two rhizobia in alfalfa on D7, D14, D21 and D28, and subsequently seedling growth were investigated. Results: The results showed that the optimum matrine level enhanced the colonization of both fluorescent-tagged rhizobia in alfalfa roots and the highest colonization densities of log 6.31 cfu g−1 and log 5.87 cfu g−1 were achieved by adding 300 mg L−1 matrine into 12531f and adding 100 mg L−1 matrine into gn5f, respectively. They could migrate to the aerial tissues and most colonize stems through the application of adding 300 mg L−1 matrine into 12531f and 100 mg L−1 matrine into gn5f, respectively. No fluorescent-tagged rhizobia were detected in the control treatment. Alfalfa seedling growth parameters like leaf chlorophyll content, seedling growth rate, root length, seedling biomass and total N percentage also increased the most when 300 mg L−1 matrine was added into 12531f and 100 mg L−1 matrine added into gn5f treatments. Conclusions: Our results suggest that 300 mg L−1 matrine added into 12531f and 100 mg L−1 matrine added into gn5f might be exploited to promote the colonization of rhizobia in alfalfa tissue and positively impact growth and yield, indicating possible benefits for plant cultivation.
Circadian and lower frequency rhythms in male grip strength and body weight.

The circadian and lower frequency rhythms of oral temperature grip strength and body weight were studied in 10 males. By the mean cosinor technique circadian rhythms were validated for the variables investigat ed during the 3 stages of the study. An estimation of timing without the cosinor weighting of amplitude produced comparable results for grip strength of each and both hands. Grip strength for periods with p values smaller than . 05 clustered around 13 days while periods for oral temperature appeared to be randomly distributed. Circadian rhythms and rhythms with a period of about 2 weeks were found. Mental state acrophases correlated positively with those for vigor while acrophases for tempo correlated with those for diastolic blood pressure. The methods of interpretation are discussed.
The Realisation of Speech Acts of Complaining among Native Javanese Speakers in the Village Council: An Ethno-pragmatic Study

This study aimed at describing the forms and strategies of the speech acts of complaining among native Javanese speakers in the village council. It was conducted by means of a qualitative method with an ethno-pragmatic approach. The data of this study were lingual units of the speech acts of complaining tapped from the village council of Tlogomas Village, Lowokwaru Sub-district, Malang City. The data collection techniques used were observation and in-depth interview; while the data analysis methods used were identity method and distributional method (padan and agih). The findings have revealed that: (1) the speech acts of complaining tapped from the village council comprised complaint of inability, complaint of confusion, and complaint of disappointment; and (2) the speech acts of complaining were conveyed through both direct and indirect strategies in the form of (a) implicature, (b) excuse, (c) interrogation, (d) demand, (e) expectation, (f) rhetorical question, (g) metaphor, and (h) humour. In this case, native Javanese speakers tended to speak contextually with regard to the principles of being humble, respectful, and considerate. The speech acts uttered by this group were in accordance with norms and ethics of Javanese culture and thereby named Jawa (truly Javanese). In contrast, some of the native Javanese speakers tended to speak straightforwardly, which basically does not adhere to the principles of andhap asor (humility), ngajeni (respect), and tepa selira (considerate). This group was considered failing to meet norms and ethics of Javanese culture and thereby named urung Jawa (improper Javanese).
A New Hybrid and Ensemble Gene Selection Approach with an Enhanced Genetic Algorithm for Classification of Microarray Gene Expression Values on Leukemia Cancer

Leukemiacancer,likeothertypesofcancer,isadeadlyhealthconditionthatthreatensthelivesofmanypeoplearoundtheworld. Microarraydataareusedextensivelytorevealthegene-canceraswellasgene–generelationshipsofLeukemiacancerduetothe factthatitallowstheexpressionvalueofthousandsofgenestoberevealedatonce.However,thesizeofthehigh-dimensionaldatathatthemicroarraysaccommodatemakesitdifficulttoworkwiththesedata.Inthisstudy,anewapproachwassuggested inordertoclassifythemicroarraysofleukemiacancerinamoreefficientwaybyreducingthedatasizechoosingthesignificant genes.Thisapproachincludestwosteps:theensemblestepandthehybridstep.Inthefirststep,agenefiltrationprocessiscarried outbycreatinganensemblegeneselectionalgorithmthroughFishercorrelationscore,Wilcoxonranksum,andinformationgain methods.Inthesecondstep,thefeatureselectionphasestep,themostsuccessfulgenesamongthesegenesarerevealedbyusing anenhancedgeneticalgorithm.Asaresultoftheclassificationprocess,theleaveoneoutcrossvalidation (LOOCV), 5-fold, and 10-fold cross validation results were found 100%, 98.57, and 97.14, respectively also 100% accuracy was obtained by 2 genes. ©
In situ rumen degradation kinetics of four sorghum varieties in Nili Ravi buffaloes.

Different sorghum varieties are introduced in practice to ensure the provision of good quality fodder for ruminants. Limited information is available on in situ rumen degradation characteristics of dietary nutrients of sorghum varieties. This study was planned to evaluate the chemical composition and in situ rumen degradation kinetics of four sorghum varieties in Nili Ravi bulls. Four sorghum varieties (Viejin 4003, Viejin 4005, Viejin 4006 and Viejin 4571) were harvested at 80th day after sowing. Samples of fresh fodders were taken and used for the determination of chemical composition. These sorghum varieties were evaluated using in situ nylon bag technique. The fresh samples were filled in nylon bags and incubated in the rumen of four rumen cannulated buffalo bulls for 0, 2, 4, 6, 12, 24, 36, 48, 72 and 96 h. Rumen incubated residues were analyzed for dry matter (DM), neutral detergent fiber (NDF) and acid detergent fiber (ADF). Chemical analysis showed that the crude protein and ADF contents were found higher (P<0.05) for Viejin 4003 compared to other varieties, whereas, the higher values of NDF and hemicellulose contents were found for Viejin 4005. Results showed that significant (P<0.05) higher effective rumen degradation (ED) and extent of degradation of DM were found for Viejin 4571. The extent of degradation and ED of NDF and ADF were found higher (P<0.05) for Viejin 4006 variety compared to other varieties. It is concluded that Viejin 4006 variety has the good nutritive profile and better values for rumen degradation characteristics compared to other varieties.
Stem Respiration in European Beech and Norway Spruce

Ceschia, E. 2001. Environmental Effects on Spatial and Seasonal Variations of Stem Respiration in European Beech and Norway Spruce. Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae, Silvestria 219. Doctor’s dissertation. ISSN 1401-6230, ISBN 91-576-6303-3 This thesis discusses the environmental and biological factors which control stem respiration processes in beech and Norway spruce trees. The results are based on field experiments in France in 1997-98 and in Sweden in 1999-2000. Effects of fertilisation and elevated atmospheric CO2 concentration on stem growth and respiration were studied, as well as the causes of seasonal and spatial variation in stem respiration. Woody respiration varied with seasonal changes in temperature and secondary growth. Spatial variation in stem respiration was explained by temperature gradients and the uneven distribution of living cells within the stem, by differences in diameter increment along the axis and variations in tissue vitality. Sapflow had little effect on stem respiration at breast height. Higher respiration rates usually were found in the upper stem or in the crown. Neglect of spatial variation in stem respiration led to errors in estimating annual aboveground woody respiration (RAG) of 30-110% and 30%, in beech and Norway spruce stands, respectively. RAG, corrected for spatial variation in stem respiration, represented 30% of total annual respiration in the beech forest. 7? AG was 245-289 g C m'2 a'1 in beech, 64 and 134 g C m'2 a’1 in unfertilised and fertilised stands of Norway spruce, respectively. Carbon use efficiency (CUE) was 0.58, 0.71, and 0.72 for beech trees, unfertilised and fertilised Norway spruce trees, respectively. Stem respiration was separated into its components, maintenance and growth respiration. Growth respiration represented ca. 35% and 40% of total stem respiration. The wood construction cost (rG) was on average 0.2 and 0.16 g C respired g’1 C fixed in the new wood of beech and spruce trees, respectively. For both beech and spruce, rG was higher in the crown than at breast height, but the causes of this were not identified. Fertilisation tended to increase rG in Norway spruce, but maintenance respiration was not affected. Elevated [CO2] treatment had little effect on r0 in Norway spruce (+10% and 3.5% on the unfertilised and fertilised plots, respectively) and none in beech. [CO2] treatment had no effect on the phenology of wood growth or maintenance respiration when fertilisation was applied. On the unfertilised Norway spruce plot, however, maintenance respiration increased by a factor of 2.5, and [C] also increased in the newly formed ring. A change in the wood composition of trees grown in elevated [CO2] without fertilisation, apparently caused the increase in rc and in maintenance respiration rates. In the perspective of global warming, 7? AG would increase by 25% and 14% in young beech and Norway spruce forests, respectively, and the combined effect of elevated atmospheric CO2 and global warming would increase RAG by a factor of 2.3 in Norway spruce stands.
Vertical Land Motion From Present‐Day Deglaciation in the Wider Arctic

Vertical land motion (VLM) from past and ongoing glacial changes can amplify or mitigate ongoing relative sea level change. We present a high‐resolution VLM model for the wider Arctic, that includes both present‐day ice loading (PDIL) and glacial isostatic adjustment (GIA). The study shows that the nonlinear elastic uplift from PDIL is significant (0.5–1 mm yr−1) in most of the wider Arctic and exceeds GIA at 15 of 54 Arctic GNSS sites, including sites in nonglaciated areas of the North Sea region and the east coast of North America. Thereby the sea level change from PDIL (1.85 mm yr−1) is significantly mitigated from VLM caused by PDIL. The combined VLM model was consistent with measured VLM at 85% of the GNSS sites ( R=0.77 ) and outperformed a GIA‐only model ( R=0.64 ). Deviations from GNSS‐measured VLM can be attributed to local circumstances causing VLM.
Negation in Baltic Middle Low German

The syntactic phenomenon known as Jespersen’s Cycle, a cyclic change in the expression of sentential negation, has been investigated in detail in many European languages, including in a recent study of Low German (LG) in Breitbarth (2014). There has as yet been no study of the syntax of LG as spoken by colonists and traders who settled in the Baltic regions, modern Latvia and Estonia, in the 14– 16th centuries. This study addresses the progression of Jespersen’s Cycle (JC) in Baltic LG, investigating the Middle Low German (MLG) period 1325–1525 in two major cities, Riga and Reval (modern Tallinn). First, I present the results of a quantitative study of sentential negation in Baltic MLG chancery documents, modelled on the methodology of Breitbarth (2014), in order that my results can be compared to hers. This is followed by a discussion of my results, compared to those of Breitbarth (2014), and an explanation of the observed difference in terms of dialect contact. Finally, a syntactic theory of sentential negation in Baltic MLG is presented, working within the Minimalist Program of Chomsky (2000, 2001), and referring to discussion in Willis (2011).
Determination of nutritional profile of Nakima (Tupistra nutans)

Nakima (Tupistra nutans) is one of the indigenous underutilized vegetable crops of the State of Sikkim and the inflorescence part is used for consumption. The study has been conducted at Dept. of Horticulture, Sikkim University, Gangtok during 2014-15 with an objective to determine the various dietary nutrients of Nakima (Tupistra nutans). The Nakima inflorescence were collected from all the four districts of Sikkim i.e. East, West, North and South. There were altogether eight samples i.e. two samples from each of the four districts of Sikkim. Three replications were taken for each sample and the statistical design used was Completely Randomized Design (CRD). The study includes determination of crude fat, crude fibre, ash, crude protein, reducing sugar, Vitamin C, major elements, minor elements and toxic elements of Nakima (Tupistra nutans). The multi elements determined in the study are being reported in separate publication. As the vegetable crop under study is liked by people of Sikkim, so the determination of full nutritional profile would indeed be helpful in increase in its production and marketing in and outside the State of Sikkim.
Physical intervention to relieve pain in women with primary dysmenorrhoeaA new perspective

Dysmenorrhoea is menstruation with pain involving abdominal cramps. It can affect females daily life activities and productivity. Aim of the study is to ind the effectiveness of exercise and various stretching techniques used as a treatment protocol for primary dysmenorrhoea. Fortyive students were selected based on a questionnaire. Out of this, 38 subjects were selected and divided into two groups as the control group (n=19) and the experimental group (n=19). Each group were given separate exercise protocol. The posttest value will be taken after eight weeks (2 menstrual cycles). The exercises were performed from the sixth day of the menstrual cycle. The results were determined from the statistical analysis. It has been revealed that there is a signi icant improvement in the experimental group than the control group. In the control group, the pre-testmean is 7.84, with the standard deviation being 1.30 and the post-test mean 5.10 with a standard deviation of 1.96. P-value in the control group was less than 0.0001. In the experimental group, the pretest mean is 7.52, with the standard deviation being 1.54 and the post-test mean being 4.57 and a standard deviation of 2.19. P-value in the experimental groupwas less than 0.0001. The overall results show that there is a signi icant improvement in pain (VAS) in both treatment groups. The results obtained suggested that both strengthening and stretching techniques have a positive effect on the treatment of primary dysmenorrhoea. The improvement is more signi icant in the experimental group.
True heroines: unveiling the female management of startups’ entrepreneurs

The objective of the article is to identify traits or characteristics of the female management of startups’ entrepreneurs. Thus, the study is characterized as qualitative, descriptive and multiple cases, in which data collection took place through semi-structured interviews with two entrepreneurs from Itajuba (MG) startups. The criteria of representativeness, availability and minimum working time were established for choosing the participants. The content analysis was carried out through the categories: female trajectory, leadership and barriers. The main results about female management are associated with the female trajectory, especially by childhood, family support and professional career; leadership characteristics of respect, equality, democracy and participation leading to transformational leadership; and challenges for the entrepreneurship practice such as discrimination, harassment and reconciliation between professional, personal and intimate life. The main contributions of the article are the leadership characteristics adopted by the respondents, which, even facing to past and current challenges, they manage based on respect, trust and mutual growth. The main originality of this paper is the analysis of female management based on the relations of the trajectories and leadership of women, as well as research in the field of entrepreneurial startups, an aspect not yet portrayed in the literature.
A Performance Comparison of Bareroot and Containerized Pinus taeda L . Seedlings as Affected by Ophiostomatoid Fungi

The objective of this study was to evaluate responses of containerized and bareroot seedlings from the same Pinus taeda L. families to ophiostomatoid fungi, Leptographium trerebrantis and Grosmannia huntii. Seedlings from four families were artificially inoculated with L. terebrantis and G. huntii. After 8 weeks, tissue necrosis and occlusion caused by the fungi were measured. Seedlings from both P. taeda stockypes showed similar susceptibility to fungi, suggesting both seedling stocktypes can be used to screen the susceptibility of P. taeda families against tested ophiostomatoid fungi. This paper was presented at the Joint Annual Meeting of the Southern Forest Nursery Association and the Northeast Forest and Conservation Nursery Association (Pensacola, FL, July 17–19, 2018).
Evaluation of cardiac status, ascites related factors and growth performance of five commercial strains of broiler chickens

The aim of the current study was to evaluate cardiac status, ascites susceptibility, thyroid hormones, some hematological parameters and performance of five commercial broiler strains. Chicks were selected from strains of Cobb, Hubbard, Ross 308, Arbor Acres, and Arian (Iranian commercial broiler strain). Management and nutritional conditions were the same for all strains. Ascites related factors, and growth performance were measured. The highest and lowest, RV weight/live weight at 21 day of age were related to Arian and Ross 308 strains, respectively (p < 0.05). The TV weight, TV weight/live weight and the RV weight/live weight were significantly different between various strains at 49 and 54 days of age (p < 0.05). Strain had no effect on RV/TV. Performance, T3 and T4 hormones, hematological parameters, and mortalities were not significantly different among the strains (p > 0.05). Ascites mortalities in the Ross 308 was zero; however, it had no significant difference with other strains (p > 0.05). It was concluded that, based on performance and physiological status, even though considered broiler strains did not differ significantly because of the same genetic programs probably, but according to the prices and market conditions each can be selected for breeding.
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his study aimed to evaluate the effect of different protein sources, cotton seed meal (CSM), soybean (SBM) and dried distiller’s grains with soluble (DDGS) in diet of growing male lambs on morpho-histological characteristics of the testis and epididymis, characteristics of epididymal spermatozoa and serum testosterone concentration. Total of 20 growing cross breed (Romanov x Rahmani) lambs (about 8 months old and 33 kg LBW) were assigned into four groups. Lambs in all groups were fed diets containing differed sources of 50% of protein in concentrate feed mixture, being sun flower meal in the 1 group (control, G1), CSM in G2, SBM in G3 and DDGS in G4 for 120 days as an experimental period. At the end of the experimental period, lambs were slaughtered and testes were collected for morpho-histological study. Blood was collected for testosterone determination in blood serum and epididymal spermatozoa were recovered by slicing. Results revealed that testicular weight and size in terms of length and width were the highest (P<0.05) in G3, moderate in G1 and G2 and the lowest in G4. Dietary protein source had insignificant effect on weight and measures of epididymis or its segments, in particular length and width of epididymal cauda testes of G3 showed higher (P<0.05) values of the largest and smallest diameters and the widest average diameter of the seminiferous tubules (ST) and the highest (P<0.05) thickness of spermatogenic layer as compared to other groups. The largest, smallest and average diameters of epididymal cauda ductules (ED) was higher (P<0.05) and the lining epithelial layer of epididymal cauda was thicker (P<0.05) in G3 and G4 than in G1 and G2. Percentages of progressive motility and livability of spermatozoa recovered from the epididymal cauda were the highest (P<0.05) in G3, moderate in G1 and G2, and the lowest in G4. Percentages of abnormality and acrosome damage of epididymal spermatozoa were not affected by dietary protein source. Serum testosterone concentration was the highest (P<0.05) in G3 and the lowest in G4. In conclusion, feeding CSM or DDGS should not be supplied to growing male lambs for breeding. Feeding diet containing sun flower meal (Control diet) or soybean meal as sources of dietary protein had save effect on growing male lambs for breeding.
Pharmacy students attitude towards academic research in south India

The current cross-sectional survey of six months duration was performed to assess pharmacy student’s attitude towards academic research in selfinancing private pharmacy institutions in south India. The study included students of both genders of all pharmacy programmes who showed their willingness by administering a standard validated questionnaire with a total of sixteen inventories. In our review of four hundred and thirty student responses, female (55.35%) students were female, and 90.93% student participants belong to the age groupof 20-25 years. More thanhalf of the students (53.49%) agreed. Research participation is a vital parameter in industrialised employment, research and pharmaceutical education. More than ifty per cent our study participants recommend proper inancial and resource funding and timelines are the signi icant limitations in performing research activities. In our study, 62.32% of respondents recommended a forti ied research centre establishment for academicians which could improve and integrate a sustaineddevelopment in teaching-learning andpractice of scienti ic research in graduating students for their education and career.In conclusion, the perspective of pharmacy students towards research investigated in our studywas found satisfactory; and recommended a signi icant focus on inancial grant or support, forti ied research environment, and dedicated research curriculum for the sustainable development of academic research.