Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The genetics of the pig

Systematics and evolution of the pig genetic aspects of domestication , common breeds and their origin genetics of colour variation genetics of morphological traits and inherited disorders biochemical genetics molecular genetics immunogenetics cytogenetics and physical chromosome maps genetic linkage maps genetics of behaviour biology and genetics of reproduction transgenics and modern reproductive technologies developmental genetics genetic resources and the global programme for their management genetics of performance traits genetics of meat and carcass traits genetic improvement of the pig standard nomenclature and pig genetic glossary. Appendices: the comparative linkage maps of pig full list of identified loci in the pig.
Associação de desempenho entre famílias S3 e seus híbridos topcross de milho-pipoca

4Resumo - O topcross e utilizado no melhoramento do milho, principalmente para prever o comportamento de familias endogâmicas em cruzamento, descartando aquelas de desempenho inferior. Isso e feito porque o comportamento per si de familias endogâmicas nao e um bom preditor de seu comportamento em cruzamento. Este fato e evidenciado por diversos trabalhos onde foram encontradas baixas correlacoes entre desempenho per si e em cruzamento para alguns caracteres. Porem, quanto a capacidade de expansao, nao se encontram trabalhos de correlacao entre desempenho per si e em cruzamento. Portanto, objetivou-se analisar a associacao de desempenho entre familias S 3 da populacao de milho-pipoca Beija-Flor e seus respectivos hibridos topcross, considerando rendimento de graos e capacidade de expansao. Utilizou-se a populacao de milhopipoca Vicosa como testador. As correlacoes entre familias S 3 e s eus hibridos foram baixas. Variaram de 0,09 a 0,17 para rendimento de graos e de 0,34 a 0,58 para capacidade de expansao. Diferencas ambientais e fatores geneticos nao aditivos foram as principais causas das baixas correlacoes. As maiores correlacoes encontradas para capacidade de expansao em relacao as encontradas para rendimento de graos foram devidas, principalmente, a capacidade de expansao ser um carater menos influenciado por fatores genicos nao aditivos e pelo ambiente. Palavras-chave - Milho hibrido. Zea mays L.
Histopathological studies on the internal parasites of Arabian Mallas (Thalassoma klunzengri) from Red Sea.

Arabian Mallas (Thalassoma klunzengri) is considered one of the most important fish species in the Red Sea aquaria as it is used as ornamental fish, also as a seafood at fish markets and restaurants. The study describes the pathological lesions of parasitic manifestation of infected Arabian Mallas. The fishes were collected from Hurghada, Red Sea. 40 samples were examined for parasites from December 2010 till November 2011 and the infection rate was 100% at all seasons of the year. The parasitic infestations were identified morphologically as Trematodes from family Opeceolidae (Hamacreadium mutabile Linton, 1910, Helicometra hypoditis Yamaguti 1934 and Neolebouria moretonensis) and Nematode, Anisakis simplex third stage larva. The histopathological lesions were manifested as chronic gastroenteritis with diffuse and granulomatous lesions in the submucosa, hepatopancreatic necrosis and fatty degeneration. Cross section of the flukes and nematode were observed in the lesions of intestine, hepatopancreatic tissues.
Antioxidant ameliorating effect of Setria (Reduced Glutathione) on experimentally induced colitis in adult male albino rats

Abstract:Introduction: Ulcerative colitis is a common worldwide health problem. Its etiology remains unknown but it’s commonly associated with reduced antioxidant activity and free radicals formation. Glutathione is an important antioxidant present in human body. Aim: To evaluate the possible ameliorating effect of Setria on acetic acid induced ulcerative colitis. Materials & Methods: Thirty six adult male albino rats were divided into four groups. Group I (control): eighteen rats divided equally into three subgroups. Group II: six rats injected acetic acid intrarectally under anesthesia. Group III: six rats received Setria 50 mg/kg/day via an oral gavage. Group IV: six rats received acetic acid then after two days received Setria same dose and route as group II, III. At the end of the experiment, blood samples collected to measure MDA and GSH level. Colon samples were processed for histopathological, immunohistochemical, scanning electron microscopic examination and morphometric analyses. Results: Macroscopic and microscopic grading of the specimens was done. Examination of distal colon sections from group II showed shedding of the surface epithelium with absence of mucosal crypts, hemorrhage and wide area of necrosis. That is accompanied with an apparent increase in submucosa, muscle layer thickness with heavy infiltration by inflammatory cells and vacuolation. PAS sections showed decrease in goblet cells, Mallory trichrome sections increase in collagen deposition in submucosa, Touildine blue section revealed multiple mast cells and iNOS sections showed strong reaction. Scanning electron microscope showed maceration of mucosa, wide cryptal opening with lack of microvilli. Examination of group IV sections showed apparent improvement in almost all layers Conclusion: Setria had an ameliorating effect on acetic acid induced colitis.
Changes of Gene Expression in NIH3T3 Cells Exposed to Osmotic and Oxidative Stresses

Cells consistently face stressful conditions, which cause them to modulate a variety of intracellular processes and adapt to these environmental changes via regulation of gene expression. Hyperosmotic and oxidative stresses are significant stressors that induce cellular damage, and finally cell death. In this study, oligonucleotide microarrays were employed to investigate mRNA level changes in cells exposed to hyperosmotic or oxidative conditions. In addition, since heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) is one of the most inducible stress proteins and plays pivotal role to protect cells against stressful condition, we performed microarray analysis in HSP70 overexpressing cells to identify the genes expressed in a HSP70 dependent manner. Under hyperosmotic or oxidative stress conditions, a variety of genes showed altered expression. Down regulation of protein phosphatase1 beta (PP1 beta) and sphingosine 1 phosphate phosphatase 1 (SPPase1) was detected in both stress conditions. Microarray analysis of HSP70 overexpressing cells demonstrated that diverse mRNA species depend on the level of cellular HSP70. Genes encoding lysyl oxidase, thrombospondin 1, and procollagen displayed altered expression in all tested conditions. The results of this study will be useful to construct networks of stress response genes.
Comparison of High-Intensity Resistance and Power Training Programs in Pre-Frail and Frail Older Adults

Abstract Aims: The purpose of this study was to determine if high-intensity resistance training or power training is more effective in improving strength and functional outcomes in pre-frail and frail older adults. Methods: Participants underwent a 10-week intervention, two times per week, performing either high-intensity resistance or power training programs. Strength and functional outcome measurements were performed pre and post-intervention, with statistical analyses completed to compare the relative impact of the two interventions. Results: High-intensity resistance training outperformed power training in 4/14 dependent variables; including one repetition maximum strength of three muscle groups, and 30 second sit to stand performance. Power training did not result in statistically greater change relative to high-intensity resistance training in any outcomes measured. Conclusions: Further research comparing the two training methods is necessary to determine which intervention is more effective in impacting frailty, and its associated impairments, in older adults.
CSANet: Channel and Spatial Mixed Attention CNN for Pedestrian Detection

Current mainstream pedestrian detectors tend to profit directly from convolutional neural networks (CNNs) that are designed for image classification. While requiring a large downsampling factor to produce high-level semantic features, CNNs cannot adaptively focus on the useful channels and regions of the feature maps, which limits the accuracy of pedestrian detection. To obtain a higher accuracy, we propose a single-stage pedestrian detector with channel and spatial attentions (CSANet), which can locate useful channels and regions automatically while extracting features. The backbone of CSANet is different from that of mainstream pedestrian detectors, which can effectively highlight the pedestrian-likely regions and suppress the background. Specifically, we model contextual dependencies from channel and spatial dimensions of the feature maps, respectively. The channel attention module can selectively promote CNNs to focus on key channels by integrating associated features. Meantime, the spatial attention module can illuminate semantic pixels by aggregating similar features of all channels. Eventually, the two modules are connected in series to further enhance the representation of feature maps. Experiment results show that CSANet achieves the state-of-the-art performance with $MR^{-2}$ of 3.55% on Caltech dataset and obtains competitive performance on CityPersons dataset while maintaining a high computational efficiency.
The variations of physiological and antioxidant properties in Schefflera arboricola cuttings over the rooting period.

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Agronomic efficiency of organomineral fertilizer in sequential grain crops in southern Brazil

The use of organomineral fertilizers in agriculture instead of mineral fertilizers is a way to add organic compounds to the soil, potentially improving its properties and crop production. Our objective was to evaluate the agronomic efficiency of an organomineral fertilizer manufactured from poultry litter and mineral fertilizers. The experiment was carried out in a Humic Cambisol in the subtropical region of Brazil, with high organic matter content, low phosphorus content, and very high potassium content. The study consisted of six treatments: mineral fertilizer (monoammonium phosphate, KCl
Ecological value of riparian zones to birds in forest landscapes

Riparian zones in eucalypt forests provide high quality habitats that contribute to the diversity of habitats and resources available to birds, with positive benefits for the landscape avifauna. Riparian assemblages are characterised by greater species richness and abundance, distinct species compositions and more temporal reliability when compared to non-riparian assemblages.
Antioxidant activity of some medicinally important arid zone plants.

Abstract : Arid zone of Rajasthan has its own importance and specific characteristic with respect to endemic and a large number of plants of economic importance and medicinal use. Dichloromethane and methanolic extracts of twelve arid zone plants (Aerva tomentosa Forsk., Gisekia pharnaceioides L., Heliotropium marifolium Retz., Lepidagathis trinervis Nees., Mimosa hamata Willd., Mollugo nudicaulis Lam., Polycarpea corymbosa Lam., Portulaca pilosa L., Sericostoma pauciflorum Stocks. ex Wight., Trianthema decandra L., Tribulus terrestris L. and Verbesina encelioides (Cav.) Benth. & Hook. fil ex Gray), used in Indian phytotherapy for the treatment of inflammation, jaundice, urinary disorders and other kidney problems were screened in vitro for antioxidant activity by DPPH assay. All the methanolic extracts of the selected plant species exhibited appreciable activity as compared to the dichloromethane extracts, among these A. tomentosa, H. marifolium, M. nudicaulis, P. corymbosa and M. hamata exhibited higher antioxidant activity with 6.5 μg/ml RC50 value.
A new subspecies of Meriones tristrami Thomas, 1892 Rodentia Gerbillinae from Kilis southeastern Turkey Meriones tristrami kilisensis subsp n

In this study, seventeen specimens of Meriones tristrami from Kilis were compared with the specimens of Meriones tristrami bodenheimeri along with topotypes of Meriones tristrami lycaon close to those from Kilis. It was determined that the specimens from Kilis were distinguishable from M.t. lycaon by characters such as dorsal coloration, Tx100 / HB (ratio of tail length to head and body), zygomatic breadth, occipitonasal length, basal length, diastema length, occipital width, weight, baculum shape and fundamental number of chromosomes. Thus, the specimens of M. tristrami from Kilis were determined to be a new subspecies, Meriones tristrami kilisensis subps. n. Ozet: Bu calismada, Kilis'ten yakalanan 17 Meriones tristrami ornegi buraya yakin altturler olan Meriones tristrami bodenheimeri ornekleri ve M.t. lycaon topotipleri ile karsilastirildi. Kilis orneklerinin dorsal kurk rengi, kuyruk uzunlugunun bas-beden uzunluguna orani (Tx100/HB), zygomatik genislik, occipitonasal uzunluk, basal uzunluk, diastema uzunlugu, occipital genislik, agirlik, baculum sekli ve koromozomlarinin temel sayisi gibi karakterlerle M.t. lycaon'dan ayrildigi saptandi. Buna gore Kilis ornekleri Meriones tristrami kilisensis subps. n. olarak yeni bir altture dahil edildi.
Rapid in vitro Propagation of Boerhaavia diffusa (L.) through Nodal Segments

A rapid and efficient protocol for the large scale propagation of a potential medicinal plant Boerhaavia diffusa L. , through in vitro culture of nodal segment explants obtained from aseptic seedlings. In vitro multiple shoot (14-15) induction was observed from axillary bud explants cultured on MS medium fortified with BAP (2.0 mg/l) and Kn (3.5 mg/l). The multiple shoots were separated and subcultured for their elongation on same medium supplemented with gibberelic acid (0.5 mg/l). Rooting on in vitro produced elongated shoots was achieved on half MS medium having IBA (0.5 mg/l). Rooted plantlets were hardened in plastic pots containing sterilized soil and vermiculite (3:1). Well established plantlets were acclimatized to the field with 70% survival rate. Key words: Medicinal plants, Nodal segments, Micropropagation, in vitro rooting Plant biotechnology laboratory, Department of Botany, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur 302004, Rajasthan
Cross-Validation of the Mental Distress Response Scale: Implications for Counselors

College counselors work collaboratively with professionals in a variety of disciplines in higher education to coordinate gatekeeper training to prepare university community members to recognize and refer students in mental distress to support services. This article describes the cross-validation of scores on the Mental Distress Response Scale (MDRS), a questionnaire for appraising university community members’ responses to encountering a student in mental distress, with a sample of faculty members. A confirmatory factor analysis revealed the dimensions of the MDRS were estimated adequately. Results also revealed demographic differences in faculty members’ responses to encountering a student in mental distress. The MDRS has implications for augmenting the outreach efforts of college counselors. For example, the MDRS has potential utility for enhancing campus-wide mental health screening efforts. The MDRS also has implications for supporting psychoeducation efforts, including gatekeeper training workshops, for professional counselors practicing in college settings.
Characterisation of Hybrid Carbon Glass Fiber Reinforced Polymer (C/GFRP) of Balanced Cross Ply and Quasi Isotropic under Tensile and Flexural Loading

This study is performed to characterize composite material of hybrid carbon glass reinforced polymer (C/GFRP) of two (2) types; namely balanced cross ply and quasi isotropic subjected to tensile and flexural loading. The mechanical testing performed on the hybrid composite as per ASTM standard and aimed to extract the mechanical properties related to tensile and flexural. The failure modes associated with the rupture of the composites/hybrid composites samples under tensile and three-point bending were assessed via JEOL 6010 Plus Scanning Electron Microscopy (SEM) instrument. The combination of GFRP lay-up at 0° at tensile side, GFRP lay-up 90° at compression side and ±45° lay-up of CFRP at shear/compression region enable the hybrid composite cross ply 8 to record the highest flexural strength. The substitution of 0° GFRP with 0° layup CFRP together with layup of 90° GFRP in hybrid composite cross ply 4, matrix/resin dominated layup acts as stress reliever in compression region during flexural loading taking place. This has induced to the increase of flexural strength, which observed to improve its original constituent of cross ply 2 (balanced cross ply GFRP). The factor of layup GFRP at transverse direction has enabled hybrid composite to possess a higher tensile modulus and to record considerably high tensile strength. The role of GFRP layup in enhancing the strain to failure in tensile and its role as a reliever in improving flexural strength during flexural loading has been tested and justified in this experiment.
FULVIC ACID: A TOOL FOR CONTROLLING POWDERY AND DOWNY MILDEWS IN CUCUMBER PLANTS

A greenhouse experiment was carried out on cucumber cultivar DP-164 during the seasons 2012-2013 to evaluate the efficacy of three concentrations of fulvic acid (FA) to control downy and powdery mildew diseases compared with the recommended fungicides and their effects on plant growth, chlorophyll content and yield of cucumber plants. Results revealed that all FA concentrations significantly reduced disease severity of both diseases. The highest reduction in disease severity of downy mildew was recorded using 75 ppm of FA, which was more effective than the recommended fungicide. The significant effect of inhibition of powdery mildew diseases increased gradually with increased FA concentration. At the same time, the reduction of diseases severity was greater than or equal to the recommended fungicides. Foliar application of FA concentrations and Ridomil fungicide increased significantly all morphological characters. Sumi-8 fungicide increased the morphological characters except plant height, dry weight/ plant and leaves number/ plant. The yield components (weight of fruits and mean of fruit weight /plant) recorded the same values with all FA concentrations. Fulvic acid had direct effect on soil microbiology by increasing plant exudates, which enhanced the activity of microorganism. Fulvic acid at 150ppm showed the highest increase in dehydrogenase and nitrogenase activity. This study revealed that the foliar application of FA improved plant growth and yield quantity and quality as well as controlling powdery and downy mildews of cucumber plants. Additionally, FA has the advantage as effective and environmental friendly agent
Risk Assessment of an Electrical Power System Considering the Influence of Traffic Congestion on a Hypothetical Scenario of Electrified Transportation System in New York State

With the increasing penetration of electric vehicles (EVs), more and more interactions appear between the transportation system and the power system, which might provide new hazards and channels for the proliferation of failures across the boundaries of the individual systems. In this context, this paper proposes an integrated risk assessment framework for an electric power system, considering scenarios that involve the electrified transportation system enabled by EVs charging technology in New York (NY) State. Firstly, scenarios in the transportation network of NY State, e.g. of reduced capacity and incident, are generated by a Monte Carlo non-sequential algorithm. Then, the cell transmission model (CTM) is used to simulate the evolution of the traffic flows under such scenarios. This allows evaluating the spatial-temporal EV charging loads in different areas of the electrified transportation system of NY State. Correspondingly, the running parameters in the studied power system are updated by the alternative current (AC) power flow model. Finally, the risk for the power system coming from the transportation system scenarios is assessed within a probabilistic risk analysis framework. The proposed integrated risk assessment framework is able to model the propagation of the effects of scenarios in the transportation system onto the power system of NY State and quantify the consequences. A real test case is used to illustrate the proposed framework.
Biology, Management and Genetic Stock Structure of Mangrove Jack, (Lutjanus argentimaculatus) in Australia.

This project has contributed to the ecologically sustainable management of mangrove jack in Australia by providing comprehensive information on its biology, habitat requirements, population parameters and stock structure. Specifically, the project has resulted in an enhanced understanding of the life history of Australian mangrove jack, the levels of exploitation in its local fishery and the likely existence of a single genetic stock throughout Queensland.