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Potential impacts of seed bacterization or salix extract in faba bean for enhancing protection against bean yellow mosaic disease

In a greenhouse experiment, two strains of plant growth promoting rizobacteria (PGPR) mixture of (ICARDA-441 and ARC-202) as seed inoculants, and white willow (Salix alba) extract as foliar and seed treatment were tested for induction systemic acquired resistance (SAR) in faba bean plants against Bean yellow mosaic virus (BYMV). The results demonstrated that BYMV challenged plants emerged from Rhizobium inoculants seeds and salix extract showed reduction in the level of disease severity of BYMV infection. Significant improvements in faba bean were obtained due to the used Rhizobium leguminosarum (PGPR) as well as salix extract. On contrary, considerable reductions in all tested parameters were occurred as a result of the viral disease. Both PGPR inoculants and soaking treatment with salix extract showed significant increase in abscisic acid (ABA), salicylic acid (SA) and jasmonic acid (JA) levels when being compared with other treatments. The beneficial effects of the used treatments were extended to increase not only total phenol and free proline but also the activities of peroxidase and polyphenoloxidase enzymes in comparison with control plants. PGPR inoculants and salix extract (especially soaking) improved plant health by increasing the pigment contents similar to control values. [Sofy AR, Attia MS, Sharaf AMA and El-Dougdoug KA. Potential impacts of seed bacterization or salix extract in faba bean for enhancing protection against bean yellow mosaic disease. Nat Sci 2014;12(10):67-82]. (ISSN: 1545-0740). http://www.sciencepub. net/nature. 8
Performance of Ad-Hoc Network Routing Protocols in Different Network Sizes

AMobileAd-HocNetwork (MANET) isa temporary networkthatiscomposed ofthemobiledevices whichcommunicates throughwirelesslinkswithoutany pre-existing infrastructure. Routing isoneofthemajor concernsinthe MANET duetoitsfrequent changing topology andtheabsenceofcentralized administrator.In this paper, weevaluatetheperformanceofMobile Ad-Hoc NetworkRoutingProtocolsDynamic SourceRouting (DSR),Ad-HocOnDemand DistanceVector(AODV)and LAR1under differentperformance metricslike Packet Delivery Ratio,AverageEnd-to- Enddelay and Drop RatioTheperformance evaluationisdonein different networksizesusing Glomosimsimulator.The comparisonresultshowsthat LAR1 and AODVgives betterPDR whileDSRgiveslowest PDR and AODV, DSR gives lowest End to End Delay while LAR1 gives higher Delay .
DUS Testing of Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) varieties using Morphological Descriptors

The aim of the present study is to characterize 83 varieties of sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) based on the DUS descriptors. The experiment was conducted in Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications at Project Coordinating Unit (Sesame and Niger) Research Farm, JNKVV, Jabalpur (M.P.) during kharif 2016. On the basis of DUS descriptors, sesame varieties were characterized for eighteen morphological traits. A significant amount of variation was observed for most of the traits studied. The results revealed that maximum variation was recorded in seed coat colour, capsule shape, leaf lobe, leaf size, leaf serration, capsule hairiness, capsule arrangement, stem hairiness, petal colour, seed size, days to 50% flowering, branching pattern and petal hairiness. On the basis of frequency distribution, a majority of sesame varieties were found to possess early duration of 50% flowering with light purple petal colour, sparse petal hairiness, basal branching pattern, medium plant height, medium plant branching, sparse stem hairiness, medium leaf size, slightly lobed leaf, strong leaf serration, sparse capsule hairiness, broad oblong capsule shape, alternate capsule arrangement, medium capsule length,early maturity and white seed coat colour. Above study revealed the distinct characteristics of sesame varieties and indicated that morphological variations exist in these lines due to variation in genetic makeup and could be better utilized by breeders in the selection based on their specific requirement for breeding programme. This is highly useful study for varietal identification and conservation.
Social Returns to Education: Evidence from Selected African Countries

This paper investigates the social return to education in some African countries. To achieve this, we regress the per capita economic growth rate and its main variants on a set of 15 education indicators. We use the Barro and Lee (1994)’s econometric models, and apply the instrumental variables estimator. The empirical estimates establish three major results: (i) as expected, the accumulation of human capital through education is a significant determinant of economic growth; (ii) combined with any indicator of education, government spending, life expectancy at birth and labor force are not considered as growth factors in Africa; (iii) on the contrary, gross fix capital formation as a proxy of investment, the nominal bilateral exchange rate to the dollar, foreign direct investment and inflation rate are globally growth enhancing in Africa. But the performance and the quality of an education system depends on the magnitude of expenditure or investment in the sector. Keywords: Social Returns, Education, African Countries. DOI : 10.7176/DCS/9-12-08 Publication date: December 31 st 2019
Fuel Briquettes from Water Hyacinth-Cow Dung Mixture as Alternative Energy for Domestic and Agro-Industrial Applications

The processing of agricultural wastes into biomass is a strategy towards the development of alternative energy sources. The study was undertaken to investigate the properties of fuel briquettes produced from a mixture of a water hyacinth and cow dung. Briquettes were manufactured with a manually-operated briquette press using four water hyacinth: cow dung mixing ratios (by weight), i.e., 100:0; 90: 10; 80: 20; and 70: 30. Results obtained showed that briquettes produced using 70:30 and 80:20 water hyacinth-cow dung ratios respectively exhibited the largest relaxed density on drying with values of 1157 and 1296 kg/m 3 respectively. Equilibrium moisture content (e.m.c) of the briquettes ranged between 10.5 % and 15.1%, with a gradual increase in e.m. c with increase in cow dung content. A reciprocal relationship was observed between compressed/relaxed density and relaxation ratio of the briquettes. The durability rating of all the briquettes exceeded 85%. Flue gas temperature ranged from 60.5 to 74.5 0 C. Comparative water boiling tests indicated that water was brought to boiling within the range of 54 to 59 minutes. It was concluded that stable briquettes could be formed from water hyacinth mixed with cow dung and can be used as alternative energy source to kerosene and fuel wood. Keywords : water hyacinth, briquette, cow dung, durability rating, bulk density
Human Enteric Viruses in Bivalve Molluscs: Contamination and Detection

Human and animal fecal wastes and urine contain a large number of different viruses that can enter the environment through the discharge of waste materials from infected individuals. Despite the high diversity of viruses that are introduced into the environment by human fecal pollution, only a few have been recognized to cause disease in association with consumption of contaminated shellfish. Viruses are present in shellfish in very low numbers. Nevertheless, they are present in sufficient quantities to pose a health risk as presented above. This low level of contamination has made it necessary to develop highly sensitive viral extraction methods to ensure virus recovery from shellfish tissues. The aim of this paper is to outline the importance of human enteric viruses in bivalve molluscs, describes of shellfish contamination and describes processing methods to reduce or eliminate enteric viruses in shellfish and summarize the advantages and limitations of current detection methodologies. Recommendations are also provided on the need for new research directions to address shellfish-borne viruses.
Co-expression of PD-L1 Antibodies Enhances the Anti-Tumor Efficacy of Chimeric Antigen Receptor T Cells

Chimeric antigen receptor T (CAR-T) cell therapy against solid tumors has shown limited success in clinical trials. Solid tumors with highly immunosuppressive tumor microenvironment limit the anti-tumor efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy. Herein we generated a novel vector that co-express human mesothelin (MSLN)-targeted CAR and secretory human anti-programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1) antibodies. The anti-PD-L1 antibodies secreted from the transduced T cells were able to block the interaction of PD-1/PD-L1 to overcome PD-L1-mediated immune suppression. The CAR-T cells targeting mesothelin and secreting PD-L1 antibodies enhanced cytolytic activity against MSLN+PD-L1+ tumor cells and increased the production of cytokines IL-2, TNFα, and IFNγ. The CAR-T cells targeting MSLN and secreting PD-L1 antibodies had enhanced anti-tumor efficacy when compared with the MSLN-targeted CAR-T cells in xenograft mouse models of mesothelioma, pancreatic and ovarian cancers. The results of this study demonstrated that the co-expression of PD-L1 antibody enhances the anti-tumor efficacy of CAR-T cell therapy against solid tumors.
A Novel Approach on Ensemble Classifierswith Fast Rotation Forest Algorithm

Ensemble approaches in classification are a very popular research area in recent years. An ensemble consists of a set of individual classifiers such as neural networks or decision trees whose predictions are combined for classifying new instances. A method is used here for generating classifier ensembles based on feature extraction. In the base classifier, the feature set is randomly split into K subsets (K is a parameter of the algorithm) and Principal Component Analysis (PCA) is applied to each subset. It is a technique that is useful for the extraction and classification of data. The purpose is to reduce the dimensionality of a data set. Then the Decision tree is used to classify the data set. Rotation Forest and Extended Space Forest algorithms are used to calculate the accuracy. A novel approach Fast Rotation Forest is introduced to enrich the accuracy rate. The idea of the fast rotation approach is to encourage simultaneously individual accuracy and specificity within the ensemble. By comparing Random forest and Extended Space Forest, Fast Rotation Forest yields high accuracy. Using WEKA, fast rotation forest is examined on a random selection of 10 medical data sets from the UCI repository and compared it with bagging, Extended Space Forest, and random forest. The results were favorable to fast rotation forest.
Maxillary Sinus, Frontal Sinus and Nasal Septum Patterns in Personal Identification in Forensics Using CBCT- A Retrospective Study

This study is aimed at assessing the reliability of morphometric measurements performed on the frontal sinus, nasal septum and maxillary sinus in personal identification using three dimensional Cone Beam Computed Tomography. This study propounds the significance of combined use of all three particularly maxillary sinus and nasal septum pattern in individual identification. This retrospective study includes 100 CBCT volumes with 200 sides of images (left and right) acquired using PLANMECA MID PROMAX 3D machine using Romexis software. CBCT images obtained from department of Oral medicine and radiology Meenakshi Ammal Dental College, Chennai, India. Volume of maxillary sinus is measured using geometric equation. The frontal sinus is classified as symmetry, asymmetry, unilateral or bilateral aplasia. The nasal septum is classified based on the deviations in the septa as straight, deviation to right or left, sigmoid type and reverse sigmoid type. The overall value of maxillary sinus decreased with progressing age and greatest volume of maxillary sinus was observed with reverse sigmoid nasal septum pattern. Frontal sinus symmetry was observed in 50 % of the individuals and asymmetry in 50% of the individuals. Unilateral and bilateral aplasia was not observed in this study. Straight nasal septum was seen in 50% of the individuals, right deviation in 11% of individuals, and left deviation in 12% of the individuals. Sigmoid was seen in 4% and reverse sigmoid in 3% of the individuals. To conclude, the combined use of values obtained from frontal sinus, maxillary sinus and nasal septum patterns can be used in personal identification.
Strategy Implementation and Organizational Performance of Private Security Companies in Nairobi, Kenya

Globally a brilliant strategy may put a company on the competitive map and increase its performance. There still exists a gap as far as strategy implementation in the private security industry in Kenya is concerned. This therefore arouses more critical academic thinking within this subject area. The general objective of this study was to assess strategy implementation components and organizational performance of private security companies in Kenya. The specific objectives were to; establish the effect of structure; find out the effect of resources; determine the effect of leadership; and to examine the effect of information and communications technology on organizational performance of private security companies in Kenya. The study was anchored on two theories: Agency Theory and Resource-Based View. The study adopted a descriptive survey. The population consisted of the all private security companies in Kenya which were 216. Stratified random sampling was used to arrive at 54 respondents. Primary data was used exclusively where questionnaires were used. The data analysis included descriptive statistics, correlations, and linear regression analysis. The findings show that organizational structure was majorly local, with very few security firms operating internationally. The findings also show that majority of the respondents admitted that management was actually mobilizing resources from different stakeholders. However, through interviews and opinion responses, the researcher learned that mobilization of resources was not commensurate to the performance per se.The findings also show that though most firms rated their leadership as good, most security firms lacked the right leadership as revealed from the respondents. This could partly be contributed by the fact that a considerable proportion of leaders were not selected through a democratic process. On average, large population of the respondents agreed that ICT was majorly employed. However, respondents argued that the process lacked seriousness from the management.The study recommends the security firms to adopt an organizational structure that is simple, efficient and one that is universally acceptable by the organizational members. The study further recommends the county government and the financial institutions to consider funding security firms so that they can effectively help the government in reducing the rate of crime in the country. Keywords: Resources, Leadership, Organizational Structure, ICT
Performance of Nano-Gypsum on Reclamation of Sodic Soil

In India, out of 329 million hectares of total geographical area, the arid and semi-arid occupy more than one third of the area (127.4 m ha). The salt affected soils occurring in these zones occupy 12 m ha spread over 15 states of the country. These salt affected soil zones comprise of 4.12 m ha of alkali soil, 3.26 m ha of saline soil and 4.62 m ha of saline alkali soils. Among these salt affected soils, alkali soils are found to be highly problematic for crop production because of very poor physical and chemical environment particularly in irrigated areas. Sodicity problem in irrigated agriculture is becoming more and more serious because of poor quality water, lack of adequate knowledge about soils and poor management practices. The amelioration of these alkali soils is not only expensive but also time consuming and laborious (Gupta et al., 1995). Traditionally, gypsum is recommended for the reclamation of sodic soils but ability to reclaim the soil depends on the quality (fineness and solubility) and quantity of gypsum used. With an idea to explore the possibilities of nanotechnology in soil reclamation and to improve the efficiency and economise the gypsum requirement, a maiden attempt was made to design nano-gypsum for soil reclamation.
Association Between Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Home and Pediatric Asthma

R Wing, A Gjelsvik, M Nocera, EL McQuiad. Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2015;114(5):379–384 To examine the relationship between single and cumulative adverse childhood experiences (ACEs), a measurement of household dysfunction, on parent report of lifetime asthma in children. There were 92 427 children aged 0 to 17 years of age in households sampled by the National Survey of Children’s Health, a cross-sectional telephone survey conducted in 2011–2012 by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. This was a random dialing survey of households, evaluating 1 child per household who was …
Targeting PCOS-associated Insulin Resistance: Aerobic Exercise and Hypocaloric Diet without Medications could adjust the Hyperandrogenic milieu and help Induction of Ovulation in Infertile PCOS women

Objectives: To evaluate the impact of weight reduction and exercise interventions on ovulatory function of infertile polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) women. Patients & Methods: 90 infertile PCOS women diagnosed depending on the Rotterdam criteria underwent anthropometric measurements and determination of body fat mass (FM), fat-free mass (FFM), and percent body fat (BF%) using dual-energy x-ray absorptiometry. Fasting blood glucose (FBG), plasma insulin (FPI) and serum testosterone (Test), sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG) were measured and free androgen index (FAI) was calculated. Insulin resistance (IR) was evaluated by homeostasis model assessment (HOMA) with HOMA-IR score >2 was considered insulin resistant (IR). All women performed 6months weight-reduction dieting regimen in association with no exercise (Group A), aerobic exercise (Group B) or combined aerobic-resistance exercise (Group C). All measures were evaluated at 3 and 6-months but ovulation was monitored monthly. Results: At end of 6-months, all women showed significant change of anthropometric measures with significantly higher extent of change in groups B and C compared to group A. Also, IR was significantly modulated with significant reduction of HOMA-IR compared to pre-treatment levels; however, change was least in Group A and only 15 of 63 women were still IR. Serum testosterone and SHBG levels estimated at 6-m showed significant difference compared to baseline levels in groups B and C and all groups showed progressive decrease of FAI with significantly lower FAI level in group B compared to group A. Fifty-nine women got ovulation with ovulatory success rate of 65.6% with non-significant difference among studied groups. Conclusion: Weight reduction regimens associated with aerobic physical exercise intervention could induce weight loss and improve insulin sensitivity with subsequent amelioration of inhibitory effect of obesity and insulin resistance on the reproductive function and adjustment of the hyperandrogenic milieu. [Mohamad F. Al-Sherbeny and Adel F. Al-Kholy Targeting PCOS-associated Insulin Resistance: Aerobic Exercise and Hypocaloric Diet without Medications could adjust the Hyperandrogenic milieu and help Induction of Ovulation in Infertile PCOS women. Journal of American Science 2011;7(10):463-469]. (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.americanscience. org.
Organizational Culture and Performance of Higher Educational Institutions: the Mediating Role of Individual Read iness for Change

This study is an enquiry to find out relationship b etween organizational culture and organizational pe rformance of higher educational institutions (HEIs) of Pakist an with mediating role of individual readiness for change. The bottom line of the research is to determine the sig nificance of organizational culture and individual readiness for change in academic leaders that leads to heightened performance of educational institutions. Further a ddition to the study is comparison of different dimensions of organizational culture with organizational performa nce with mediating role of individual readiness for change. A structured questionnaire was used to collect the data from 307 doctorate degree holding faculty members working in universities/HEIs of Pakistan. The findings fr om this research supported that individual readiness for ch ange acts as partial mediator between the relations hip of organizational culture and organizational performan ce. The study's findings provide understanding abou t the relationship between different dimensions of organi zational culture with organizational performance. S tudy helps in providing guidelines to the policy makers and leadership of universities that how organizatio nal culture and individual readiness for change can help to ele vate organizational performance, increase productiv ity and enhance quality research output to secure respectab le place in international research arena and raking of HEIs.
Stakeholders’ Participation in Environmental Management in the Nigerian University System: Gender Perspective

The study assessed stakeholders’ participation in environmental management in the university system in Nigeria from a gender perspective. A sample size of 386 respondents in The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria provided answers to questions asked on the study. Kruskal-Wallis test results showed that the level of participation in energy saving activities is high for both male and female respondents. Female stakeholders show a moderately level of participation in efficient transportation and waste management activities while the male show high level of participation for waste management and moderately participation for efficient transportation. Consequently, the study advocated for periodic training for all stakeholders on university campus irrespective of their gender to equip them with knowledge and skills needed to participate in environmental management. Keywords : Environmental Management, Gender, University system, Stakeholders’ participation. Environmental protection DOI : 10.7176/JESD/10-24-11 Publication date: December 31 st 2019
Comparative Investigation of Cyclin D1 Marker in Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Oral Lichen Planus

DOI: 10.21276/sasjm.2017. 3.10. 1 Abstract: Oral lichen planus (OLP) is a chronic inflammatory disease with unknown etiology, and WHO has classified it as a premalignant lesions that could be transformed to oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Since uncontrolled cellular proliferation is considered the base of malignancy, the aim of this study is the comparison Cyclin D1 immunohistochemical expression in OLP and OSCC. Cyclin D1 immunohistochemical expression was evaluated in 21 samples of hyperplasia without dysplasia, (group :A), OLP (group: B) and OSCC (group: C). Label index of the Cyclin D1 expression was 13.69±6.006, 28.38±3.35 and 66.94±14.49, in A, B, and C groups respectively. Significant difference was found statistically between 3 groups (p<0.001) and between A and B (p<0.009), B and C (p<0.001), A and C (p<0.001). we have seen a statistically significant difference between groups and each 2 groups in semi-quantitative analysis. (p<0.001). The findings of this study with Cyclin D1 showed that cellular proliferation in the lesions of OLP samples is significantly lower than OSCC samples. This will be a warning to clinicians so that patients with OLP, especially those with increased cell proliferation are always followed by regular periodic examinations and detailed and continuous follow-up to detect the slightest changes in lesions in the early stages and provide appropriate treatment.