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EFFECT OF DRIED GRAPE POMACE ADDITION INTO FEED RATION OF SHEEP ON LEUCOCYTES

The aim of this study was to determine the effect of addition of dried grape pomace meal into the feed ration of sheep’s on leucocytes characteristics. As an experimental animals eight wethers of Ile de France breed were used. The study was divided to the three time intervals according to feed ration which was fed. First time interval lasted 19 days and feed ration consisted of meadow hay, soy bean meal, wheat meal and mineral supplements. Second time interval lasted 12 days and started immediately after the end of the first time interval and feed ration was the same as during firs time interval, but supplemented with dried grape pomace meal. The addition of dried grape pomace meal was in amount of 1% of feed ration dry matter. Third time interval lasted 12 days and started immediately after the end of the second time interval and feed ration was the same as in the second time interval but the addition of dried grape pomace meal was in amount of 2% of feed ration dry matter. During the last day of each time period the sampling of blood into EDTA tubes was realized. Total white blood cell (WBC), lymphocytes count (LYM), medium size cells count (MID) and granulocytes (GRA) as well as its percentages were determined by hematology analyzer Abacus Junior Vet (Diatron, Austria). Between the first and second blood sampling the increase of WBC and LYM, as well as decrease of GRA was detected. Between the second and third sampling time the decrease of WBC, LYM and GRA was detected. MID was on the same value in all three sampling times. Significant effect of feed ration composition was detected on LYM (P<0.05) and GRA (P<0.01). Increase of LYM after the addition of 1% of dried grape pomace meal into the feed ration has to be verified in further experiments. If this increase of LYM is confirmed, then it can be used by cows and small ruminants for better passive immunisation of their offspring.
Relationships among Hope, Self-care Agency and Quality of Life of Female Oncology Patients with Lymphedema

1. 연구의 필요성 림프부종은 상지나 하지에 림프계의 손상이나 막힘에 의하여 림 프액이 체조직으로 흘러가지 못하고 고이면서 발생하게 된다. 암과 관련된 림프부종은 암이 직접적으로 림프절을 누르거나 암이 전이 된 경우, 또는 암을 치료하기 위하여 림프절을 절제하는 수술을 하 였을 때 발생하는 것으로 유방암 수술을 받은 전체 환자 중 20~24.9%에서 상지 림프부종이 발생하며, 자궁경부암, 난소암 등 을 포함한 부인암과 관련되어 발생하는 하지 림프부종의 발생률은 19.8%로 나타났다. 림프부종은 저리거나 조이는 느낌과 무거움, 움 직이기 힘듦과 같은 증상이 발생하며 그 시기는 수일에서 수년간 다양하다. 뿐만 아니라 시간이 경과할수록 부종 조직 부위의 경직 과 섬유화가 초래되며, 통증, 부종, 피부문제, 림프관염 및 드물게는 생명을 위협하는 림프관 육종까지 발생 가능한 것으로 보고되고 있다. 이러한 림프계의 손상은 한 번 발생되면 재생이 불가능하고 통증과 불편함이 지속되면서 평생을 관리하면서 살아가야 하며, 림프부종의 증상으로 발생하는 일상생활의 불편감과 사회적 활동 의 제한으로 인한 좌절감, 혼돈, 우울, 분노와 같은 부정적 정서 상 태는 이들의 삶의 질에 부정적인 영향을 주고 있다. 최근 림프부종과 관련된 대표적인 여성암인 자궁경부암, 난소암, 유방암의 생존률이 향상됨에 따라 림프부종을 경험하는 암 환자 와 관련된 관심은 더욱 높아졌으며 오랜 시간 상황에 대한 적응과 대처를 요하는 림프부종 환자에게 있어 희망은 삶의 중요한 요소일 것이다. 하지만 국내외 암 환자의 림프부종 연구에서 희망을 확인 한 것은 많지 않다. Hamilton과 Thomas가 13명의 림프부종을 경험 하는 암 환자에게 시행한 질적 연구에서 이들에게 희망은 무엇인지 물었을 때 개인마다 다른 의미로 희망을 의미하고 있으며, 림프부 종에 대처할 때 좀 더 실용적이고 행동지향적인 희망으로 희망의 초점이 바뀐다고 하였다. 하지만 무엇보다 희망은 현재 상태가 일시 적이고 자신을 위한 목표가 달성될 수 있을 것이라는 긍정적인 기 대로서 정의되어지며 암 환자들이 치료를 포기하지 않고 성공적 으로 대처하도록 돕는 긍정적인 요인이 될 수 있다. 림프부종을 가진 여성 암 환자의 희망, 자가간호역량과 삶의 질의 관계
Öğretmen Adaylarının Matematik Öğretimine İlişkin Öz-Yeterlik, Matematiksel Problem Çözmeye Yönelik, Matematiksel İnançları ve Bu İnançlar Arasındaki İlişki

This research was to investigate the prospective teachers’ beliefs of self-efficacy regarding mathematics teaching, their beliefs toward mathematical problem solving and mathematics by their genders and grade levels. Also, in this research, it was investigated the relationship between prospective teachers’ beliefs of self-efficacy regarding mathematics teaching, mathematical problem solving and mathematical. The research was carried out by employing a survey model. The sample of the research consisted a total of 546 prospective teachers residing in three different regions of Turkey. Data collection tools were Scale of Belief about Mathematics Teaching Self-Efficacy, Scale of Belief about Mathematical Problem Solving, and Scale of Belief about Mathematics. The data of the research were analyzed by using SPSS 20.0 package program. As a result of the study, there were not significant differences found between genders and beliefs of the prospective teachers. When the first and third graders were compared regarding the variable of grade level, there was a significant difference between their grade levels and mathematical beliefs, and the difference was in favor of the third. However, there were not found any significant differences between their grade levels and their beliefs of self-efficacy regarding mathematics teaching and their beliefs toward mathematical problem solving.
Solvents driven structural, morphological, optical and dielectric properties of lead free perovskite CH3NH3SnCl3 for optoelectronic applications: experimental and DFT study

Solvent engineering is a powerful technique to achieve high performance Organic-Inorganic Halide Perovskites (OIHPs) which emerged as a potential candidate for various optoelectronic applications. In the present work, lead free CH3NH3SnCl3 perovskites were prepared using two different mixed solvents namely N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF): Dimethylsulfoxide (DMSO) and N, N-dimethylformamide (DMF): Acetonitrile (ACN). The effect of these two solvents mixture on the structural, morphological and optical properties of CH3NH3SnCl3 was analysed. The obtained two perovskites samples were investigated by XRD, TGA, FESEM, EDAX, FT-IR, UV–vis spectroscopy (UV–vis), Photoluminescence spectroscopy (PL) and dielectric spectroscopy. To gain insight into the optical behaviour, the first principle calculations were also performed. FESEM images revealed a conspicuous variation for the two solvents. The DMF:ACN based perovskite possesses band gap more than that for DMF:DMSO based perovskite. The DFT calculations also show the same trend for the energy gap. PL emission is found to enhance in the case of DMF:DMSO based perovskite. The dielectric constant and dielectric loss values have demonstrated the influence of solvents. The analysis shows that among the two cases, the DMF: DMSO solvent mix is found to show results better than that of DMF: ACN case.
Risk Factors, Management and Other Correlates of Peptic Ulcer Disease in a University Community in South-South Nigeria

The most common causes of peptic ulcer disease (PUD) are Helicobacter pylori infection and use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Treatment choices include standard triple therapy. This study evaluated the patterns of prevalence, life-style risk factors and correlates of management of PUD among Staff and Students of Delta State University, Abraka Campus, Nigeria. A descriptive cross sectional study was initiated among 450 willing staff and student respondents. A total of 126 respondents that had been diagnosed for PUD were further evaluated for prevalence and patterns, confounding life-style factors, drug therapy and other correlates of PUD management by using self-designed, pre-tested questionnaires that addressed the objectives of the study. Data was analyzed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences, version16.0 (SPSS Inc. Chicago Illinois). Duodenal Ulcer (DU) had a higher prevalence than Gastric Ulcer (GU) in a ratio of 1.5:1. The prevalence of GU was higher among Staff, Males and those older than 35 years; DU had a higher prevalence among the Students, Females and 16-35 yrs age group. The greatest lifestyle risk factors identified were consumption of NSAIDs, Tobacco and Alcohol. Regarding drug treatment, over 90% of drugs prescribed were antibiotics; nearly all respondents claimed to experience side-effects which included Diarrhea, Abdominal Pain and Headache; nearly all respondents often adhered to instructions to avoid Alcohol. In this population, PUD prevalence and pattern was structured along gender and age. There were issues with lifestyles which could have contributed to the pathophysiology of PUD. Patients experienced some side-effects that affected adherence to instructions. Management seemed appropriate with the use of triple therapies. However, there is still a dire need for strategic health education on PUD risk factors and self-care practices.
Gene regulatory networks associated with lateral root and nodule development in soybean

Legume plants such as soybean produce two major types of root lateral organs, lateral roots and root nodules. A robust computational framework was developed to predict potential gene regulatory networks (GRNs) associated with root lateral organ development in soybean. A genome-scale expression dataset was obtained from soybean root nodules and lateral roots and subjected to biclustering using QUBIC. Biclusters (BCs) and transcription factor (TF) genes with enriched expression in lateral root tissues were converged using different network inference algorithms to predict high confident regulatory modules that are repeatedly retrieved in different methods. The ranked combination of results from all different network inference algorithms into one ensemble solution identified 21 GRN modules of 182 co-regulated genes networks potentially involved in root lateral organ development stages in soybean. The pipeline correctly predicted previously known nodule- and LR-associated TFs including the expected hierarchical relationships. The results revealed high scorer AP2, GRF5, and C3H co-regulated GRN modules during early nodule development; and GRAS, LBD41, and ARR18 co-regulated GRN modules late during nodule maturation. Knowledge from this work supported by experimental validation in the future is expected to help determine key gene targets for biotechnological strategies to optimize nodule formation and enhance nitrogen fixation.
Factor affecting outlet choice of onion producers Northwest Ethiopia in multivariate probit approach

Abstract Onion is an important vegetable product for food security and income generation to a large proportion of the rural household of Ethiopia. Enhancing onion farmers to reach markets and actively engage in the markets as a key challenges influencing onion production in Ethiopia. The perishability nature of onion necessitates an effective marketing channel choice decision. So the objective of this study was the analysis of factors affecting market outlet choice decision of farmers. Multi-stage sampling procedure was used to select the sample kebeles and households, whereby 275 farm household using a stratified random sampling method for this study. Both primary and secondary data were collected to address the objectives. The collected data were analyzed using descriptive statistics and an econometric model by using SPPS and STATA software. Multivariate probit model was used to analyze factors affecting market outlet choices of smallholder onion producers. Multivariate probit model result showed that the probability of choose wholesales, retailer, rural collectors, and consumers market outlet was significantly affected by post-harvest value addition, amount of onion production, land size allocated for onion production, ownership of motor pump, educational status of the household head and the total livestock owned. Based on the finding the government and the concerned stakeholders should focus on promoting the dissemination of improved onion varieties and input of production, intensification of land for onion, expanding of post-harvest value addition activities, strengthening of the existence of formal and informal education and promote and encourage onion farmers on investment onion production.
A Planar Angled-Dipole Antenna With Quasi-Isotropic Radiation Pattern

A planar angled-dipole antenna is investigated in this communication. The angled dipole has an intersection angle of 60°, radiating quasi-isotropic pattern with a gain difference of about 6.4 dB over the entire spherical radiating surface. To improve the isotropy of the antenna, two near-field parasitic elements (NFPEs) are further introduced. The NFPEs function as supplementary radiators and they help to enhance the radiation in the weak region, decreasing the gain difference significantly to 1.57 dB. For demonstration, a prototype operating at 2.4 GHz is fabricated and measured. The prototype shows a high efficiency of 90%, and the roundness is less than 2.59 dB across the entire impedance passband (2376–2526 MHz).
Detectability of CO2 emission plumes of cities and power plants with the Copernicus Anthropogenic CO2 Monitoring (CO2M) mission

Abstract. High-resolution atmospheric transport simulations were used to investigate the potential for detecting carbon dioxide ( CO2 ) plumes of the city of Berlin and neighboring power stations with the Copernicus Anthropogenic Carbon Dioxide Monitoring (CO2M) mission, which is a proposed constellation of CO2 satellites with imaging capabilities. The potential for detecting plumes was studied for satellite images of CO2 alone or in combination with images of nitrogen dioxide ( NO2 ) and carbon monoxide (CO) to investigate the added value of measurements of other gases coemitted with CO2 that have better signal-to-noise ratios. The additional NO2 and CO images were either generated for instruments on the same CO2M satellites (2 km × 2 km resolution) or for the Sentinel-5 instrument (7.5 km × 7.5 km) assumed to fly 2 h earlier than CO2M. Realistic CO2 , CO and NO X ( = NO + NO 2 ) fields were simulated at 1 km × 1 km horizontal resolution with the Consortium for Small-scale Modeling model extended with a module for the simulation of greenhouse gases (COSMO-GHG) for the year 2015, and they were used as input for an orbit simulator to generate synthetic observations of columns of CO2 , CO and NO2 for constellations of up to six satellites. A simple plume detection algorithm was applied to detect coherent structures in the images of CO2 , NO2 or CO against instrument noise and variability in background levels. Although six satellites with an assumed swath of 250 km were sufficient to overpass Berlin on a daily basis, only about 50 out of 365 plumes per year could be observed in conditions suitable for emission estimation due to frequent cloud cover. With the CO2 instrument only 6 and 16 of these 50 plumes could be detected assuming a high-noise ( σVEG50=1.0 ppm) and low-noise ( σVEG50=0.5 ppm) scenario, respectively, because the CO2 signals were often too weak. A CO instrument with specifications similar to the Sentinel-5 mission performed worse than the CO2 instrument, while the number of detectable plumes could be significantly increased to about 35 plumes with an NO2 instrument. CO2 and NO2 plumes were found to overlap to a large extent, although NOX had a limited lifetime (assumed to be 4 h) and although CO2 and NOX were emitted with different NOX:CO2 emission ratios by different source types with different temporal and vertical emission profiles. Using NO2 observations from the Sentinel-5 platform instead resulted in a significant spatial mismatch between NO2 and CO2 plumes due to the 2 h time difference between Sentinel-5 and CO2M. The plumes of the coal-fired power plant Janschwalde were easier to detect with the CO2 instrument (about 40–45 plumes per year), but, again, an NO2 instrument could detect significantly more plumes (about 70). Auxiliary measurements of NO2 were thus found to greatly enhance the capability of detecting the location of CO2 plumes, which will be invaluable for the quantification of CO2 emissions from large point sources.
The influence of a high aluminium addition on the strength and impact behaviour of hot-rolled Nb containing steels

An addition of 0.3 wt-% Al has been made to a Nb containing 0.1 wt-% C, 1.4 wt-% Mn steel in an attempt to improve its impact behaviour on hot rolling to 15 mm thick plate; the intention being to replace some of the specifications that currently can only be achieved by the more expensive methods of control rolling or normalising. Previous work had shown that a 0.2 wt-% Al addition to a hot-rolled plain C–Mn steel resulted in the impact transition temperature decreasing by 40°C with no significant change in strength making such a proposition possible. Unfortunately, the coarse austenite grain size of the hot-rolled Nb containing steel resulted on transformation in colonies of lower transformation products and Widmanstätten ferrite forming in the ferrite/pearlite microstructure resulting in poor impact behaviour. Reducing the cooling rate by working with thicker plate, 30 mm, led to little change in the mechanical behaviour on hot rolling. In contrast, on control rolling, the finer-grained steels which were virtually free of these lower transformation products showed a small benefit from the high Al addition even when Nb was present, particularly for the slower cooling rate, the 27J impact transition temperature decreasing by ∼20°C together with a small increase in yield strength. Further work is suggested to decrease the hardenability so that the original aim might be achieved.
Theory and simulation of low-pressure plasma transport phenomena : Application to the PEGASES Thruster

The field of low temperature plasma physics has emerged from the first fundamental discoveries in atom and plasma physics more than a century ago. However, it has soon become very much driven by applications. One of the most important of them in the first half of the XXth century is the "Calutron" (California University Cyclotron) invented by E. ~Lawrence in Berkeley, that was part of the Manhattan project, and operated as a mass spectrometer to separate uranium isotopes. In a 1949 report of the Manhattan project, D. ~Bohm makes two observations that are fundamental for low-temperature plasma physics. (i) The ions must have minimum kinetic energy when they enter the plasma sheath estimated to T_e/2 , Te being the electron temperature in eV ;(ii) Plasma transport across a magnetic field is enhanced by instabilities.Plasma electric propulsion is used on military satellites and space probes since the 1960s and has gained more and more interest for the last twenty years as space commercial applications were developing. However, the same questions as the ones D. ~Bohm was faced with, namely multi-dimensional transport, plasma sheath interaction, and instabilities, arise. Theory and simulation are even more important for electric space propulsion systems design since testing in real conditions involves to launch a satellite into space.In this work, we derive the equations of the multi-dimensional isothermal plasma transport, we establish a sheath criterion that causes the magnetic confinement to saturate in low-temperature, weakly ionized plasmas, and we model the electron cooling through the magnetic filter of the PEGASES (Plasma Propulsion with Electronegative Gases) thruster. All the theories are driven and validated with extensive two-dimensional particle-in-cell (PIC) simulations, using the LPPic code that was partially developed in the frame of this project. Finally, the simulation cases are extended to an iodine inductively coupled plasma (ICP) discharge with a new set of reaction cross sections.
On Brazilian Insider Trading: Determinants and Informational Effects

Abstract We investigate the determinants of insider trading and its effects on the levels of stock price informativeness in Brazil. We use corporate insider trading data for companies included in the IBrX-100 index between December 2016 and June 2018. In our standard sample, our findings indicate that insiders tend to trade in high liquidity months, and this behavior hampers the detection of adverse selection. Also, insider trading seems to be irrelevant to efficiency. Our study indicates that greater trading transparency is essential for outsiders to increase market efficiency since trading alone does not provide such a scenario. We suggest caution in the use of low-frequency liquidity measures for adverse selection detection in this market.
Clients Bargaining for Having Unprotected Sex with Female Prostitutes

Background: The trade of prostitution is familiar with unprotected sex, which is the main cause of sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), especially human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Underground sexual relationship includes bargaining (having sexual intercourse with or without a condom) between prostitutes and their clients. Qualitative studies are rare on this subject. Objectives: This study aimed to explore the quality of bargaining between prostitutes and their clients requesting for unprotected sex, according to the experiences of street Female Sex Workers (FSWs). Patients and Methods: This was a conventional content analysis to explore the themes based on 18 FSWs referral to a Drop-In Centre (DIC) of Shiraz, Iran. Transcribed data was analysed by identifying condensed meaning units, subthemes, and themes. Results: The study showed that all participants were aware of risks of unprotected sex and emphasized the use of condoms in their sexual relationships. Nevertheless, most clients had requested unprotected sex and thus each sex plan was a bargaining scenario between prostitutes and clients. Prostitute bargaining level for using a condom by the client was negatively influenced by price for each session, while factors such as having a pimp, older age of the prostitute, health literacy, and craving of the client had a positive effect on this balance of power. An important point is that the prostitutes’ resistance was related to their awareness of STDs, which effects the bargaining level for protected sex. Conclusions: Since, in the current setting, prostitution is an underground trade, it was not possible to have full access to all the dimensions of this subject. Thus, it seems that gaining awareness could play a pivotal role in the promotion of the bargaining power and minimization of related hazards. In addition, the context of the study needs customized models based on Islamic Shari’a for solving the problem.
Personal and Professional Attitudes and Behavioral Patterns Concerning Cannabis Use of Teachers and Youth Workers in Israel

Professionals working with adolescents may have significant influence on the pro– or anti–cannabis use norms of those adolescents. This study is the first to explore the personal and professional attitudes and behavioral patterns of teachers and youth workers (TYW) regarding the use of cannabis. Self-report anonymous questionnaires were distributed to 135 teachers and 77 youth workers; average age was 38.2 (SD = 9.8). Significant differences were found between the personal and professional attitudes of TYW concerning cannabis use. No significant difference was found between teachers and youth workers in patterns of use of cannabis or in their professional attitudes. A difference was found between the personal attitudes of teachers and those of youth workers whereby youth workers held more permissive personal attitudes than teachers. A preventive educational program should be constructed to focus on modification of personal and professional attitudes of TYW regarding the subject of cannabis use.