Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Heavy metals concentrations in Otolithes ruber and Pampus argenteus location from the Gulf

For dermination of the Concentration of six heavy metals ( Cu, Fe, Mn, Zn, Cd, Pb) in the muscJe of Oyuber and Pyargenteus. Eighty samples were collected from north Qeshm Island in the Persian gulf. For digestion of samples mixture of HN03 and H202 was used. Flame atomic absorption spectroscopy (FAAS) were used for analysis of samples. Result showed that concentrations of all metals was lower than permissible amounts. One way analysis of variance were applied to test significant differences between samples. Significant regression between body weight and standard length (S.L.) was observed.
Meslek Lisesi Kaynaştırma Ortamlarında Fizik Dersi Nasıl Yürütülüyor?

Ozel gereksinimli olan ve olmayan ogrencilerin bir arada egitim aldiklari, kaynastirma seklinde adlandirilan uygulamalarin ortaogretim kurumlarinda yayginlasmis oldugu bilinmektedir. Burada onemli bir sayiyi da isitme yetersizligi olan ogrenciler olusturmaktadir. Ortaogretimde onemli derslerden birisi de fiziktir. Dolayisiyla genel egitim ortamlarinda fizik dersine isitme yetersizligi olan ogrencilerin dahil olduklari gercegi goz ardi edilmemelidir. Arastirmanin amaci isitme yetersizligi olan ogrencilerin kaynastirma uygulamalarina dahil olduklari bir meslek lisesinde fizik dersinin nasil yurutuldugunun incelenmesidir. Arastirma durum calismasi olarak desenlenmistir. Arastirmanin katilimcilari; iki rehber ve uc fizik dersi ogretmeni, okul yoneticisi, ucer isiten ve isitme yetersizligi olan ogrenci ve ebeveynlerdir. Sonuclara gore fizik dersi planlanirken, uygulanirken ve degerlendirilirken isitme yetersizligi olan ogrencilere yonelik bir surec yasanmamaktadir. Okulda dogru bir sekilde BEP gelistirilmedigi, destek egitim uygulamasi yapilmadigi ve kaynak oda bulunmadigi gozlenmistir. Elde edilen bulgulara dayali olarak fizik ogretmenlerine hem isitme yetersizligi olan ogrencilerin egitimi alaninda hem de kaynastirma uygulamalarina iliskin hizmetici egitim verilmesi gerektigi ileri surulebilir.
Stegnogramma leptogrammoides (Thelypteridaceae), its discovery in China, and synonymy

The northwest region of Yunnan province (southwest China), belonging to the Pan-Himalaya, is a hotspot of biodiversity. We report Stegnogramma leptogrammoides from Yunnan as a new discovery for China. This species was identified based on morphological comparison with the type specimens of all similar species, and DNA barcoding was performed to obtain additional evidence. As it was previously recorded to be endemic to Sikkim, the new record provides a case for confirming floristic affinities between Sikkim and Yunnan within the Pan-Himalaya at the species level.
Phenotypic Evaluation of Strains of Candida albicans and Non-albicans Candida Species in Patients with Vulvovaginal Candidiasis Visiting Amir-al-Momenin Hospital in Zabol, Iran in 2019

1. Department of Parasitology and Mycology, School of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran 2. Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, School of Medicine, Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran 3. Maternal, Fetal and Neonatal Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 4. Kamali Hospital, Alborz University of Medical Sciences, Karaj, Tehran 5. Yas Hospital, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran 6. Shohada Hospital, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran
Antifungal activity of Melissa oil ( Oleum Melissae )

Introduction. A lot of plant produced essential oils, which are applied in prophylaxis and therapy of medicine. Melissa was known and used in I century BC. It produced the oil, which possess following properties: antiarteriosclerotic, anticancer, sedative, antidepression, antimigraine, antiasthmatic, antirheumatic and antioxidant. Its contain: geraniol, β-caryophyllene, geranial, thymol, neral, geranyl acetate, linalol, cytronellol, citronellal and α-humulen. It exhibited antibacterial and antifungal activity. Aim. The aim of this study was to indicate of susceptibility of yeastlike fungi to melissae essential oil. Material and methods. The strains of fungi were isolated from oral cavity from patients with candidosis. A total 23 strains of yeastlike fungi from genus of Candida albicans (22 strains), C. glabrata (5), C. guilliermondii (2), C. humicola (2), C. kefyr (3), C. krusei (5), C. lusitaniae (2), C. parapsilosis (5), C. tropicalis (6), C. utilis (1) and 9 reference strains were tested. Investigated was carried out using plate dilution technique in Sabouraud’s agar. The melissae oil (Semifarm) was dissolved in DMSO and then in aseptic distilled water. Inoculum contain 105 CFU per spot was transferred with Steers replicator upon the agar with and without essential oil (strains growth control). The concentrations of melissae oil were: 2.0, 1.0, 0.5, 0.25 and 0.12 mg/ml. Incubation was performed in aerobic conditions in temp. 37°C. Incubation of agar plates were performed in aerobic condition at temp. 37°C, at 24-48 hours. Minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) was interpreted as the lowest concentrations of melissa oil which inhibited the growth of yeastlike fungi. Results. The dates indicated that the strains of fungi was susceptible to oil in concentrations 0.25-2.0 mg/ml. The 19 (86%) of strains from genus Candida albicans was inhibited in concentrations 0.25-0.5 mg/ml. On the same values of MIC’s were susceptible the strains of Candida albicans, Candida glabrata and Candida humicola (MIC 0.5 mg/ml). The fungi from genus of Candida kefyr, Candida krusei, Candida lusitaniae and Candida tropicalis were less sensitive. The growth of this yeastlike fungi was inhibited by concentrations of melissae oil in range 0.5-2.0 mg/ml. The oil was the lowest active towards genus Candida lusitaniae and Candida utilis. The MIC for these strains was from 1.0 to 2.0 mg/ml. From all tested genus Candida strains 11 (21%) of them was susceptible to melissa oil in range 2.0 mg/ml. Conclusions. Melissa oil was the most active towards strains of Candida albicans, Candida glabrata and Candida humicola. The lowest sensitive to oil were the strains from genus Candida lusitaniae and Candida utilis. The melissa oil characterized a high activity towards all tested strains of yeastlike fungi from genus of Candida.
Determinants of Capital Structure for Malaysian Shariah-Compliant Firms: The Impact of Revised Screening Methodology

This study investigates two main objectives. Firstly, the determinants of capital structure were examined for each sector among Malaysian Shariah-compliant firms, and whether the inclusion of Islamic debt (leverage 1 and leverage 2) has led to different results due to changes in the screening methodology. Secondly, this paper analyzes the target Capital Structure and Speed of Adjustment for both before and after the Revised Screening Methodology. This study employs panel data analysis by using generalized method of moment (GMM). The sample consists of 192 Shariah-compliant companies in Malaysia during the period of 1999 to 2017. The results demonstrated that the firm has target capital structure and identified specific determinants that have affected the capital structure of Shariah-compliant firms in Malaysia. Moreover, the findings have also revealed certain implications toward large firms. Large firms tend to generate more income and profit, however at the same time, these firms require more debt to support investment activities. Hence, with regards to profitability, this study identified a negative relationship between profitability and leverage for Shariah-compliant firms for all sectors. Shariah-compliant firms with high profitability will use a lower leverage in their financial activities. Thus, the results strongly support the pecking order theory. Other than that, this study found that the lagged dependent variable (lagged leverage 1 and leverage 2) presented a positive significance, and concluded that the speed of adjustment takes approximately 2 years. This suggests that the Shariah-compliant firms close approximately by 30% to 70% of the gap between current and target capital structure within one and two years. Furthermore, the findings on the target leverage level imply that after the revised screening methodology was introduced in November 2013, the speed of adjustment became faster than before the implementation of the new screening methodology. Thus, it is important for management to maintain the target leverage during financial decision making, which in turn strengthens the firm’s Shariah-compliant financial stability and sustainability, and continue to remain listed as Shariah-compliant securities. This paper provides an overview of capital structure behaviour in Malaysia.
Application of pressure monitoring and modelling to detect and minimize low pressure events in distribution systems

A variety of normal water distribution system operations will result in pressure fluctuations that can possibly lead to the occurrence of relatively brief (transient) low or negative pressures at various locations of the system, thus creating the potential for backsiphonage or backpressure of non-potable water from external sources into the distribution system, including contaminated water around leaking pipes. Extensive pressure monitoring of a single distribution system using seven electronic data loggers for 1.4 years found only nine occasions when distribution system pressures were less than 138 kPa (20 psi). No negative pressures were observed. Evidence showed that most low pressure events were caused by pump shutdowns. Distribution system modelling suggested that negative pressures (<0 kPa) were possible when the water treatment plant pumping station lost power. The model simulations suggested that protection against low pressures is possible by installing hydro-pneumatic tanks downstream of the pumping stations. Modelling results suggested that air/vacuum valves did not offer reliable protection against low pressures in the system.
Comparative effects of low energy diets on blood parameters and liver HSP70 and iNOS gene expressions among Tanzanian local chicken ecotypes

A study comparing effects of low energy diets on liver HSP70 and iNOS gene expressions and blood indices of three Tanzanian chicken ecotypes was conducted. Four weeks old hens belonging to Kuchi (KU), Ching’wekwe (CH) and Morogoro medium (MM) ecotypes were allocated to 9 pens in a 3 x 3 factorial design, with three replicates. They were fed 3 diets containing 40, 55 and 0% less energy than prescribed. Only KU 55% restriction groups had marked up-regulations (p<0.05) of HSP70 after 3 weeks. After 7 weeks, expression levels of HSP70 for KU and CH 55% restriction groups increased, while those for MM restriction groups remained unaltered. The iNOS levels were notably up-regulated for KU and CH 55% restriction groups after 3 and 7 weeks, respectively. Significant elevations (p<0.05) of serum corticosterone were only noted for KU restriction groups after 1 and 3 weeks. Serum uric acid was significantly increased (p<0.05) in all ecotypes and groups but triglycerides were markedly reduced as determined after 1, 3 and 7 weeks. There were no significant differences between controls and restricted groups in Hb and Hct levels except for CH ecotype, which showed lower (p<0.05) Hb and Hct levels after 5 and 7 weeks for both restricted groups. Results of this study show that low energy diets induced stress in chickens, and ecotype-specific tolerance was manifested through changes in liver HSP70, iNOS and blood parameters, with MM showing better tolerance at lowest energy levels and KU being least tolerant. Keywords: Corticosterone, Dietary energy, Ecotypes, Haemoglobin, Restriction, Stress, Tolerance, Haematocrit
Genomics of longevity: recent insights from research on centenarians

Abstract An ever larger portion of the world population survives into advanced old age, and that has been a steady trend for the last century. Despite some substantial advances in our understanding of the genomic basis of ageing in recent years, healthy ageing remains an increasingly important social task. Initially established in model organisms, many human orthologue genes and pathways associated with longevity have been identified. Ageing is a result from the declining ability of the human organism to maintain homeostatic balance and to regenerate damaged cells and tissues, and is the main risk factor for the prevalent diseases in developed countries. It could be imagined that the genome of very old individuals is purged of disease-causing variants, but recent studies have demonstrated that long-lived individuals carry the same number of disease alleles as young controls. Longevity may however also be explained by the presence of protective genetic factors against age-related phenotypes and diseases, and there is a pertinent need for these to be identified. Centenarians are the extreme phenotype of human longevity and their genomes undoubtedly contain clues about genes and pathways that are involved in longevity. Understanding the genomic basis of ageing, together with knowledge of population ecology and insights from evolutionary biology, will shed light on the biological mechanisms underlying human longevity and hence on the potential of extending healthy human life span.
Keragaman Sifat Kualitatif pada Sapi Silangan PO dan Belgian Blue Menggunakan Analisis Komponen Utama

The purpose of this study was to determine the diversity of qualitative traits in PO, belgian blue, and PObelgian blue crosses using principal component analysis. The total samples of cattle used were 36 consisting of 8 heads belgian blue (4 males and 4 females), 17 heads belgian PO-belgian cross-breed (11 males and 6 females) and 11 PO heads (all females)). The diversity of qualitative traits observed were 17 characteristics namely plain body-color (WTP), combination body-color (WTK), horned (MT), humped (MP), sagging (MG), black tail tip color (WUEH), white tail tip color (WUEH), black eyelash color (WBMH), white eyelash color (WBMP), circle hair head (PRK), circle hair back (PRP), circle hair bracket (PRB), black nail color (WKH), nail color white (WKP), double muscle (PG), black muzzle (WMH) and white muzzle (WMP). Qualitative data were analyzed descriptively by calculating the proportion value, while the determinant variables of each breeds were analyzed using the principal component analysis method with the Minitab version 7 program. The results showed that the characteristics of qualitative traits in PO, belgian blue, and PO-belgian blue cross-breed cattle p-ISSN: 2406-7489 e-ISSN: 2406-9337 Terakreditasi Ditjen Penguatan Riset dan Pengembangan, Kemenristekdikti Keputusan No: 21/E/KPT/2018, Tanggal 9 Juli 2018 Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Peternakan Tropis, Januari 2020, 7(1):15-20 DOI: http://dx.doi. org/10.33772/jitro.v7i1. 8675 http://ojs.uho. ac.id/index.php/peternakan-tropis Jakaria et al./Jurnal Ilmu dan Teknologi Peternakan Tropis 7(1):15-20 16 have a high diversity. PO and belgian blue cattle breeds can be clearly distinguished based on the characteristics of qualitative traits, whereas PO-belgian blue crossbred cattle have clusters that are close to PO cattle clusters. Found character traits for each cattle breed in both PO, belgian blue, and PO-belgian blue cross-breed. There are three characteristics of qualitative traits possessed in each cow nation, namely the variable circle hair head (PRK), circle hair back (PRP) and horned characters (MT). Based on the results obtained that the qualitative traits in cattle can be used as a distinguishing character between PO, belgian blue, and PO-blue belgian cross cattle breeds.
Site fidelity, reproductive behavior and investment in the Brazilian Reticulate Leaf Frog, Pithecopus ayeaye LUTZ, 1966 (Anura: Phyllomedusidae)

in this study, the authors describe the reproductive biology of a population of Pithecopus ayeaye luTZ, 1966, a leaf-frog typical of the Cerrado of southeastern Brazil. Field expeditions were conducted monthly during the rainy season of 2013/2014. From 41 males captured, fourteen were recaptured from one to four times, up to 13 months apart. Some recaptures occurred close to the original calling site (< 2 m). The body size of males captured just once, and that of recaptured males were similar, suggesting that male chorus attendance and calling site fidelity are not influenced by male body size. However, males called mainly from or close to shrubs of Leandra sp. , and all clutches were found inside folded leaves of this plant, which contain trichomes that could assist in fixing the eggs and protecting embryos until hatching. Thus, male attendance and fidelity to such locations may represent a high-quality oviposition site, increasing the likelihood of female choice. The reproductive investment of males (0.35 ± 0.05 %; N = 14) and females (4.25 ± 0.35 %; N = 3) was in general lower than that of other phyllo medusid species. This could be explained by (1) a comparatively long lifespan of P. ayeaye, which could represent more breeding opportunities for females; and (2) the occurrence of aggressive calls and physical combats, which could decrease the opportunities for multi-male spawning and sperm competition.
Summary and Interpretation of the CABRI REP-Na Program

The CABRI REP-Na program was performed in the sodium loop of the CABRI reactor by the French Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire. The objective was to study the behavior of high-burnup UO2 and mixed-oxide (MOX) fuel during a reactivity-initiated accident (RIA) and involved eight tests with UO2 and four with MOX fuel. Failures of some UO2 and MOX fuel rods at enthalpy levels ranging from 125 to 472 J/g (30 to 113 cal/g) demonstrated the need for further development of the present safety criteria pertaining to fuel behavior. Detailed interpretation of the test data led to identifying the deleterious influence of a high clad corrosion level with hydride concentrations on clad failure, the contribution of grain boundary gases on fission gas release, and potential clad loading, mainly in MOX fuel during the first phase of the transient without significant clad temperature increase. Questions still remain concerning the transient fission gas behavior and its impact on clad loading during the entire transient, the rod behavior with high clad temperature and internal pressure, and the postfailure phenomena (fuel ejection, fuel/coolant interaction with finely fragmented solid fuel). These issues will be addressed by the CABRI International Program tests under typical pressurized water reactor conditions.
Changes of yield responses and soil test values in Finnish soils in relation to cumulative phosphorus and potassium balances

Field experiments with five rates of annual P fertilisation were carried out at 24 sites in Finland 1977-1994. A summary of the yield results was calculated on the basis of the amounts of P recommended to cereals according to STP in early 1990s. The effects of repeated K fertilisation were studied at 21 sites in 1977-1994.
MCP code fluorescence-routine revision

A new method is described for treating fluorescence, which replaces the original subroutine of the Monte Carlo photon code (MCP), and eliminates its most undesirable features. The major changes include (a) elimination of the very inaccurats 1/E/sup 3/ law for photoelectric cross section, b) updating of relative intensities of K-fluorescence lines, (c) elimination of fluorescence from shells other than K and L, and (d) provision for secondary L-fluorescence. Except for the latter, the previous code is unchanged, as well as the storage format. However, the change in method is reflected in the new constants, which have been completely revised, and are included here in tabulated form. (auth)
Effect of Sodium Azide in Yield and Yield Contributing Traits of Confectionary Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.)

Sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) is one of the widely grown oilseed crop around the world. It is one of the useful contingent crops especially under rainfed cultivation owing to its day neutral nature and tolerance to temperature and soil moisture regimes (Natikar et al., 2013). Soybean, groundnut, rapeseed, mustard are the major competitors of Sunflower at global level. India is the fourth largest sunflower growing country among the world. Sunflower oil contains 4045% of edible along with high concentration of poly unsaturated fatty acids and it is recommended for heart patients. Two types of Sunflower are available in market viz., oil seed and confectionary type. Confectionary type of Sunflower is largely grown in Argentina. In European countries, kernels of confectionary sunflower are used in bakery products. As the seeds of confectionary sunflower is larger compared to oil seed type, the main aim of confectionary sunflower breeding is to develop low hull content lines with high yielding ability. The success of any crop improvement programme in meeting the various objectives is dependent upon availability of necessary genetic variation and to produce with latest technologies present in International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 09 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Synthesis and Characterization of Piezo-/ferroelectric Lead Zirconate-Titanate (PZT) Single Crystals and Related Ternary Ceramics

PbZr1−xTixO3 (PZT) single crystals with compositions across the morphotropic phase boundary (MPB) have been successfully grown by a top-seeded solution growth (TSSG) technique. The growth conditions are optimized in terms of chemical, thermodynamic and kinetic parameters. The growth temperature is found to be the key factor for controlling the composition of the crystals. The PbZr0.54Ti0. 46O3 crystals exhibit the best properties, with a piezoelectric coefficient d33 = 1223 pC/N, an electromechanical coupling factor k33 = 0.8, a high coercive field Ec = 7 kV/cm and a high Curie temperature TC = 395 ◦C, making them a potentially material for high temperature and high power electromechanical transducer applications. The availability of the PZT single crystals has allowed us to perform a series of characterization of their physical properties. Dielectric measurements of the PbZr0.80Ti0. 20O3 crystal show that the phase transition between rhombohedral octahedron-tilted (R3c) and untilted (R3m) phases is of the first order, which is evidenced by a thermal hysteresis upon heating and cooling. The tricritical behaviour of this composition is revealed by the birefringence measurements, showing a slightly discontinuous phase transition in (001)cub platelet and a continuous phase transition in the (110)cub platelet. The domain structures and phase transitions of the PZT single crystals with compositions near the MPB are investigated by polarized microscopy (PLM). Continuous polarization rotation within the (110)cub plane was observed in both PbZr0.58Ti0. 42O3 and PbZr0.54Ti0. 46O3 crystals. Tetragonal nanodomains observed in the PbZr0.54Ti0. 46O3 crystal can be explained by Imry and Ma’s random field theory, which suggests that quenched random field related to structural disorder can break the system into nanodomains that are more energetically favored. In our search for new lead-reduced piezoelectric materials, the ternary ceramics of Bi(Zn1/2Ti1/2)O3-PbZrO3-PbTiO3 [BZT-PZ-PT] were synthesized and investigated.