Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Robust Adaptive Generalized Predictive Control with Multiple Reference Model for Frequency Control In Hydroelectric Power Plants

This paper presents a method for the design of a Primary Frequency Controller applied to hydroelectric power plants. This controller is designed to maintain quality, reliability and stability to consumers even in the face of fluctuating power demand. For this purpose, a robust adaptive Generalized Predictive Control with Multiple Reference Model type controller is proposed. Simulation results on Matlab/Simulink show that the Generalized Predictive Control with Multiple Reference Model controller compared to literature cannot only achieve good performance under load disturbances, but also excellent robustness.
Effect of Sesamum indicum (Linn) Seeds Supplemented Diets on Blood Glucose, Lipid Profiles and Serum Levels of Enzymes in Alloxan Induced Diabetic Rats

The present study was aimed at evaluating the effect of Sesamum indicum (linn) seeds supplemented diets on blood glucose, lipid profiles and serum enzymes in alloxan induced diabetic rats. Forty male albino Wistar rats were divided into two broad groups based on diet supplementation with raw and roasted Sesamum indicum. Each broad group consisted of five subgroups of four rats (normoglycemic control, diabetic control, standard drug-glibenclamide treated, diabetic rat treated with 10% Sesamum indicum supplemented diet and 20% Sesamum supplemented diet) for five weeks. Diabetes was induced by a single dose of freshly prepared alloxan (100 mg/kg b.wt) given intraperitonealy. Blood glucose level was monitored using glucometer. Serum lipid profile and serum enzymes were determined using standard spectrophotometric methods. There was a significant (p<0.05) reduction in the blood glucose levels Original Research Article Akanya et al.; JALSI, 2(3): 134-144, 2015; Article no.JALSI. 2015.015 135 of groups fed diets supplemented with raw and roasted sesame seed by about 34.89% and 37.33% respectively when compared to the diabetic control at the end of the experiment. The trend obtained for blood glucose levels was similar with that observed with the serum levels of cholesterol, triglycerides and low density lipoproteins at the same level of significance (p<0.05). The supplemented diets were able to increase the high density lipoprotein that was found to be low in the diabetic rats. The levels of serum enzymes found to be high in the diabetic rats were significantly (p<0.05) decreased at the end of the experiment with the supplemented diets. This study has shown that Sesamum indicum (Linn) seed either raw or roasted is capable of lowering the high blood glucose, lipid levels and some serum enzymes derangement observed in diabetes.
Factors Affecting the Profitability Management of Indonesian State-Owned Enterprises: Cash Flow from Operating as a Moderating Variable

This research aims to analyze the phenomena of the factors affecting the profitability management of state-owned enterprises. The purposive sampling method was used in data collection by selecting seven state-owned enterprises during the last eleven years and using multiple regression analysis techniques. The findings of this study are that subsidy has a negative and significant effect on profitability management, which means that the more it is subsidized, the lower the profitability management indicator will be, mainly because of the decreasing motivation and challenges with profitability orientation. The firm size variable has a negative and significant effect, which means that the larger the company scale, the lower the profitability of management because the task for services requires economic orientation or not financial-based.
Survival Rate of Non-epithelial Ovarian Tumors in Iran

Background: The aim of this study was to estimate the overall survival and relapse free survival (RFS) of the non-epithelial ovarian tumors (NEOTs) of ovarian germ cell tumors (OGCT) and ovarian sex cord tumors (OSCT) in Iranian women; we also evaluated the relative prognostic factors. Method: In this retrospective study, we screened the documents of all the women diagnosed with OGCTs and OSCTs from 2012 to 2019. We further assessed the overall survival (OS), relapse free survival (RFS), and different prognostic factors. Results: A statistically significant association existed between RFS and stage of the disease at diagnosis in OSCTs group by univariate analysis and multivariate analysis (HR: 0.25 (95% CI (0.08-0.78), p-value: 0.01) and multivariate analysis (HR: 0.27 (95% CI (0.08-0.97), p-value: 0.04), respectively. The kaplan-meier analysis and the Log Rrank (Mantel-Cox) showed a statistically significant relationship between the stage at diagnosis and RFS in OGCT group (P-value=0.042). RFS was 96% for OGCT patients, and 92.7% for OSCT patients. During the follow-up, only one patient passed away in the dysgerminoma group; the OS rate was 98% for OGCT patients, and 100% for OSCT patients. Conclusion: The overall survival and RFS obtained in this study confirmed that the ovarian germ cell and sex cord malignancies were among the highly treatable solid tumors. Stage can be proposed as the main prognostic factor; also, larger series of studies are needed for detecting the prognostic significance of serum markers.
A New One-step Anther Culture Method which Allows Short Duration of Culture for Regeneration of Rice Plant through Somatic Embryogenesis

With the aim of making anther culture more applicable to rice breeding, a new method of anther culture has been developed. The method consists of the pretreatment of anthers with phytohormone before inoculation on a hormone-free medium and regeneration of plants without transfer of the calli to a regeneration medium. The best results were obtained when anthers were pretreated with NAA or NAA plus BA. This method (one-step culture) has the following features compared with the conventional two-step culture method; 1) a higher frequency of callus formation and plant regeneration, 2) a much shorter duration of culture for plant regeneration (a half of the two-step culture method), 3) a higher ratio of haploid to diploid regenerants, 4) no segregation within A2 lines. The histological observation showed that plants in the one-step culture method were regenerated through somatic embryogenesis.
Near real-time forecasting of recruitment from larval surveys: application to Alaska pollock

The fishery for Alaska pollock Theragra chalcogramma in the western Gulf of Alaska is dependent on the strength of incoming year classes. Methods were developed to measure latelarval stage abundance and sizes at-sea and to use such data in a near real-time model to forecast recruitment about 4 yr in advance. Larval abundances were weighted for sizeand temperaturedependent mortality to project the number attaining a critical size of 15 mm; this weighting reflects the greater survival value of larger larvae to the population. The method was applied to catches in the 2007 and 2008 larval surveys to show the feasibility of attaining near real-time estimates. The accuracy of the method to forecast recruitment was evaluated from historical data. Adjusting larval abundance for sizeand temperature-dependent mortality improved the trend with recruitment, but the relationship was not significant over the entire time series (1979 to 2007) because of an increasing trend in predators of juvenile stages, decoupling the parameters. A threshold-based generalized additive recruitment forecast model was developed to account for autocorrelative structure caused by inter-cohort interactions and mortality-related factors occurring after the larval period. The model closely tracks past recruitment trends. Based on low larval abundances and high numbers of predators, low to moderate abundances of age-4 recruits were predicted for 2007 to 2011, which matched observed levels reasonably well.
INVESTIGATIONS ON BACTERIA CAUSING SUBCLINIAL MASTITIS IN CATTLE

This research was carried on 80 quarter out of 600 quarter milk samples collected aseptically from 150 apparently healthy cows in 4 private farms at Alexandria Governorate (Abees – AmeriaBorg-ElArab and Mariout ) and prove the affection of subclinical mastitis by use California mastitis test. The total incidence of subclinical mastitis in Alexandria Governorate was 13.33% . While the incidence in 4 farms (Abees – AmeriaBorg-El-Arab and Mariout ) were ( 14.3 %, 13.9% , 12.5%, and 10% ) respectively. The number of the bacterial isolates in these investigation was 92 isolates, while the number and frequency percentages of the isolates were Staphylococcus aureus 23 (25%), Streptococcus agalactia 20 (21.37%), Streptococcus dysagalactia 8 isolates (8.69%), E-coli 8 (8.69%), Arctenobacterium bovis 18 (19.26%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa 13 (14.13%), and Pseudomonas fluorescens 2 isolates (2.17%). Also, the sensitivity of the isolated organisms to antibiotics were discussed. It was found that most of the isolated species were highly sensitive to Chloramphenicol, Gentamycin and Cephaloxin and less sensitive to Tetracyclin and Streptomycin but were resistance to Penicillin and Amoxicillin. Public health significance was discussed. Investigations On Bacteria Causing Subclinial . F. A. El-Shaboury & Ola. A. Basha. Kafr El-Sheikh Vet.Med.J. Vol. 1 No.1 (2003) 20
Effects of male size and mate quality on male-male contest in the hermit crab Pagurus filholi

Males of the hermit crab Pagurus filholi guard females until spawning, and male-male contest often occur when guarding males encounter other males. A contest comprises two phases, initial contact and physical combat, and larger males typically win. We conducted male-male contest experiments to examine whether body sizes of both sexes of P. filholi and female receptivity affect whether and when a contest escalates to physical combat, as well as contest duration and outcome. For each experimental trial, a pair, comprising a “pairing male” and a “pairing female”, and a second male (“intruder”) were placed into a small container, and their behaviors were observed for 15 minutes. Each intruder had been guarding a female in the field but we removed this female (“removed female”) just before the trial. All pairs in the field were reconstructed each after trial to quantify female receptivity. This was done by checking each female for spawning every day. As an index of size, we measured shield length (length of calcified anterior portion of cephalothorax) of all crabs. In the trials, large size of the intruder and high receptivity of the removed female significantly shortened the time until the onset of physical combat. Intruders needed more time to take over the pairing females and were less likely to win the contests when the intruders were small, the pairing males were large, and the removed females were large. Body size and receptivity of the pairing female had no effect on the process and the outcome of male-male contest. These results suggest that a male P. filholi can assess the quality of female it is guarding and remember its assessment for at least a short period. Asymmetry between contestants in this memory store for female quality could affect the process and the outcome of male-male contests in P. filholi.
Postharvest Performance of Southern Highbush Blueberry Fruit

Skekour, G.M. , R.A.I. Brathwaite, and C.R. McDavid. 1987. Dry season sweet corn Research conducted at the Agricul tura l Technica l Ins t i tu te Apple Creek Farm, Apple Creek, Ohio. Appreciation is expressed to two of my undergraduate students, Cheri Nemes and Craig Kramer, who helped plan, plant, and mulch the corn and soybeans in 1991 as part of a special problem in a plant research practices course. Also, I gratefully acknowledge support for this work in the amount of $500 provided as a scholarly activity seed grant by my institution. Postharvest Performance of Southern Highbush Blueberry Fruit
Integrated nutrient management in papaya (Carica papaya L.) cv. Surya.

Integrated nutrient management (INM) involves efficient and judicious supply of all major and micro components of plant nutrients including local available resources on sustainable basis. Papaya is known to be a heavy feeder of nutrients (NPK) and information regarding the effect of INM is rather rare. Hence, an experiment was conducted at Department of Horticulture, Allahabad Agricultural Institute-Deemed University, Allahabad during 2005-06 and 2006-07 to study the response of Integrated Nutrient Management on growth, yield and quality of papaya cv. Surya. The experiment was laid out in randomized block design with four replications. The treatments comprised of recommended fertilizers dose (RDF) i.e. N:P:K - 200:250: 250 g plant -1 , farmyard manure 50 kg plant -1 , vermicompost 20 kg plant -1 , poultry manure 20 kg plant -1 ; rhizosphere bacteria culture 50 g plant -1 alone and in combination with reduced levels of RDF viz. 75 and 50%. The yield of papaya was statistically at par with 75% recommended fertilizers rate + 25% vermicompost + rhizosphere bacteria culture in comparison to control (recommended fertilizers dose). Quality parameters of the fruits were found to increase with decreasing level of chemical fertilizers. Maximum number of leaves (18.73), trunk girth (0.26 m), number of fruits per plant (46), average fruit weight (0.85 kg), pulp thickness (3.5 cm), shelf life of fruit (12 days), vitamin A (2280 IU/100 g pulp) and TSS (15.8°Brix) were recorded with 75% RDF + 25% vermicompost + rhizosphere bacteria culture treatment, while maximum plant height (185.35 cm) and petiole length (8.42 cm) were associated with 100% RDF alone. The treatment of 75% RDF + 25% vermicompost + rhizosphere bacteria culture was found superior and economically viable than rest of the treatments.
Taxonomic and evolutionary affinities of Papio izodi fossils from Taung and Sterkfontein

Papio izodi is an extinct papionin found at Taung and Sterkfontein. The taxonomic status of southern African fossils sometimes referred toP. izodi is clarified here in order to verify the existence of the species at Sterkfontein and define the morphological characteristics distinguishing it from P. angusticeps, a later species of similar size. P. izodi may be the earliest known species of the genus Papio in southern Africa, as the putative contemporary presence of the derived species Papio hamadryas robinsoni cannot be confirmed at Sterkfontein. P. izodi retains some of the primitive features found in Parapapio broomi, suggesting a close evolutionary link between the two species.
Differentiation between Heterotrophic and Photosynthetic Plankton by Size Fractionation, Glucose Uptake, ATP and Chlorophyll Content

By means of a technique which included 3H-D-glucose uptake, ATP and chlorophyll analyses in different size fractions of lake water microorganisms, the bacterial and the phytoplankton biomasses were estimated from four eutrophic lakes. Short term glucose uptake experiments and chlorophyll analyses in lake water samples were used as indicators of the bacteria and the phytoplankton present in the different size fractions, whereas ATP measurements were used to quantify their respective biomasses. The bacteria comprised between 3 and 18% of total biomass (phytoplankton + bacteria) and between 50 and 90% of the bacteria were free-living. The numbers of bacteria calculated from the bacterial ATP content were 20 to 50% higher than the numbers estimated by direct counting.
Iodine Deficiency Disorders Survey among 6–12 Years School Going Children in North Karnataka Region. Is it Still a Public Health Problem?

Background: Iodine deficiency is one of the most prevalent micronutrient deficiencies globally. Iodine deficiency disorders (IDD) constitute the single largest cause of preventable mental retardation worldwide. National IDD Control Programme (NIDDCP) launched in 1962 in India. Despite, five decades of launching program, still there is uncertainty over its effectiveness in reducing burden of IDD. Hence, the study was undertaken to estimate the prevalence of goiter and the level of iodine concentration in household salt and urine samples of selected school children of 6–12 years age. Methodology: A community‑based cross-sectional study was conducted in the month of December 2019 among 2713 school going children in three taluks of Yadgir district. Multi-stage cluster sampling with population proportional to size was used as recommended by NIDDCP. A pre-tested, semistructured questionnaire was used for data collection. Goiter was assessed clinically and graded as per program guidelines. Urine samples were collected from subsample to estimate median urinary iodine excretion levels. Salt samples from households of selected school children were also collected for iodine estimation. Data were analyzed using SPSS 16.0 version for windows. Results: The overall prevalence of goiter among the 6–12 years children was found to be 5.1%. Females had higher prevalence compared to males in all the age groups. Of the 257 urine samples, 211 (82.3%) had iodine levels ≥100 μg/L. Of the 530 salt samples, 311 (58.1%) had iodine concentration ≥15 ppm at household level. Conclusions: Iodine deficiency is mild public health problem in Yadgir district and is still an endemic district. Hence, there is a need for further strengthening of ongoing strategies such as, periodic surveys to assess the change in magnitude of the IDD, strengthening of monitoring system, community education campaigns to sustain gains achieved and mistakes are not repeated. Key words: Goiter, Iodine deficiency disorders, Urinary iodine, School children
STUDYING THE EFFECTS OF THE SKEWNESS OF INTER-ARRIVAL AND SERVICE TIMES ON THE PROBABILITY DISTRIBUTION OF WAITING TIMES

Previous studies have shown that the mean queue length of a GI/G/1 system is significantly influenced by the skewness of inter-arrival times, but not by the skewness of service times. These results are limited because all the distributions considered in previous studies were positively skewed. To address this limitation, this paper investigates the effects of the skewness of inter-arrival and service times on the probability distribution of waiting times, when a negatively skewed distribution is used to model inter-arrival and service times. Subsequent to a series of experiments on a GI/G/1 queue using discrete-event simulation, results have shown that the lowest mean waiting time and the lowest variance of waiting times can be attained with a combination of positive inter-arrival skewness and negative service skewness. Results also show an interesting effect of the skewness of service times in the probability of no-delay in environments with a higher utilization factor.
Agricultural utilisation of dairy sewage sludge: Its effect on enzymatic activity and microorganisms of the soil environment

Biochemical indices related with the transformations of C, N and P are frequently used in the diagnosis of soil quality. Such an assessment usually includes analysis of the following enzymes – the activity of dehydrogenases and of hydrolytic enzymes such as phosphatases, urease and protease. The objective of the study presented here was evaluation of dairy sewage sludge as an agent causing an improvement of soil quality or its degradation. Estimation of soil quality was performed on the basis of a comprehensive study comprising analyses of microbiological and biochemical parameters. The results of the study indicate a stimulating effect of dairy sewage sludge on the soil microorganisms, which was apparent also as an increase in the activity of the enzymes studied. That effect should be attributed to soil enrichment in organic matter, total nitrogen and minerals. Key words: Dairy sewage sludge, enzymatic activity, microorganisms, soil.
The effect of Cyclophosphamide on spermatogenesis in rats

This study aimed to evaluate the effects of cyclophosphamide on spermatogenesis; we used three doses with variable time interval to determine the effect of the low and high doses of cyclophosphamide. The results showed that low doses for long time interval caused a considerable increase in the percentage of sperm head abnormalities (Tertatospermia), without any significant changes in tissue sections, the percentage of sperm head abnormalities was increased to 20.72% with the dose 5mg/Kg, while high doses caused a significant tissue changes in testes, and epididymis as well as head sperm abnormalities but less than the 5mg/Kg dose. The percentage of head sperm abnormalities were 14.75 and 13.19 for the doses 15mg/Kg and 10mg/Kg respectively.
Leaf temperatures of divaricate and broadleaved tree species during a frost in a North Island lowland forest remnant, New Zealand

The abundance of small-leaved, interlaced ‘divaricate’ plants in New Zealand remains one of the most intriguing features of the local flora and vegetation. This growth form was first interpreted as a response to harsh Plio-Pleistocene climates, consistent with the contemporary prominence of divaricate plants in frosty and droughty environments; specific mechanisms, however, have proved elusive. The predicted effect of leaf size on leaf energy balance is potentially relevant to climatic explanations of the divaricate form: small leaves, such as those of divaricates, should be less vulnerable to chilling during radiation frosts than large leaves, because of the influence of boundary layer thickness on convective exchange with the surrounding air. We transplanted seedlings of three divaricate and three broadleaved species into replicated forest margin and understorey environments in a lowland forest remnant, and 10.5 months later used a thermal imaging camera to measure pre-dawn leaf temperatures on a clear winter night. Leaf width of divaricate plants responded more plastically to light environment than did that of broadleaved species. Thermal imaging indicated there was little interspecific variation in leaf temperatures in the understorey; however, on the forest margin, minimum leaf temperatures of broadleaved species were typically 0.4–0.6 °C lower than those of divaricate species. The ecological significance of these small differences in chilling is not clear, and more extensive studies of the effect of leaf size are needed, including a wider range of leaf sizes and more open sites.
A Preliminary Survey of the Fruit Flies (Diptera: Tephritidae: Dacinae) of Bangladesh

Thirteen species of Bactrocera and one species of Dacus were collected during field surveys in Bangladesh, including eight new country records, for a total of fifteen species confirmed to occur in the country. Color variation in Bangladesh B. dorsalis is similar to that observed in B. invadens in Africa and Sri Lanka.
The effects of burial by sand on Ammophila breviligulata

(1) During the summers of 1980 and 1981 part of an established population of Ammophila breviligulata growing along the Lake Huron shoreline was subjected to varying levels of artificial burial by sand. (2) As the burial depth was increased the number of emerging shoots as well as the above-ground biomass per unit area decreased. The dry weight per shoot increased with increasing burial depth only during 1980. (3) The plants emerged from a maximum depth of about 100-120 cm of sand. This emergence was primarily by elongation of stem internodes. However, there was an increase in the number of nodes on shoots emerging from )60 cm of sand. Stem elongation brought the apical meristem to about 6-15 cm below the sand surface. Then the leaves grew upwards until they emerged from the sand surface. (4) After emergence, the longest shoots were equally high regardless of depth of burial.
Dietary Phosphorus Requirements of Force-Molted Leghorn Hens

Abstract Two studies were conducted to determine the phosphorus requirements of force-molted Leghorn hens. In the first study, diets containing . 8, . 6, or . 4% total phosphorus and 4% calcium were fed. In the second study diets with levels of . 7, . 6, . 5, or . 4% total phosphorus and 3.8% calcium were fed. Decreasing the phosphorus level improved shell quality as measured by specific gravity and shell thickness. However, egg production and egg weight decreased as phosphorus level decreased. Thus, in these studies a total phosphorus level of >. 5% and