Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Unraveling Foreign Accent Prosody: Production and Perception of Lexical Stress in English by Brazilian Portuguese Speakers Desvendando a prosódia do sotaque estrangeiro: produção e percepção do acento tônico no inglês por falantes brasileiros

many adults who learn a second language have a foreign accent to some extent. The misproduction of lexical stress (LS), which plays an important role in the prosodic structure of speech, contributes to the perception of a heavier foreign accent. Twenty-four Brazilian Portuguese (BP) speakers of English of four different selfreported levels underwent tests of production and perception of LS. This study aimed to describe how production and perception of lexical stress happen to BP speakers of four different self-reported levels. Acoustic data, as well as the percentage of scores in stress placement, were collected and compared to the production of a native speaker of American English (AmE). Syllable duration, total intensity, and relative intensity were the most important parameters used by the BP speakers to stress syllables. Hits in the perception task were greater than the production task, overall. Initially stressed words had the greatest hits in both production and perception. Overall, the BP speakers from this use, in AmE, the same acoustic parameters used in BP for signaling LS. The production, in regards of acoustic parameters use, gets closer to the native when the proficiency level increases. Cognate words were not relevant in the acoustic parameters choice of the speakers, but they were relevant for the stress position hits.
Estrus Synchronisation in Sirohi Goats Using Short Term Avikesisl-S® with Prostaglandin

Sirohi is one of the most popular dual purpose goat breeds of the north-western arid and semi-arid regions of India with acceptable prolificacy. This has proved to be an excellent goat breed with respect to disease resistance, adaptability to dry or hot climate, growth and production performance under poor quality range conditions (Tomar et al., 1998). Trend of rearing Sirohi goats is catching among the farmers from southern region of Karnataka. Only a few studies of estrous synchronization have been reported in Sirohi goats (Sharma and Purohit, 2009; Inwati, 2016; Shakya, 2017). Sharma and Purohit (2009) had studied effectiveness of the self-prepared 300 mg progesterone intravaginal sponges for 18 days International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 6 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Transgenic tobacco plants expressing yeast‐derived invertase in either the cytosol, vacuole or apoplast: a powerful tool for studying sucrose metabolism and sink/source interactions

Summary In higher plants sucrose plays a central role with respect to both short-term storage and distribution of photoassimilates formed in the leaf. Sucrose is synthesized in the cytosol, transiently stored in the vacuole and exported via the apoplast. In order to elucidate the role of the different compartments with respect to sucrose metabolism, a yeast-derived invertase was directed into the cytosol and vacuole of transgenic tobacco plants. This was in addition to the targeting of yeast-derived invertase into the apoplast described previously. Vacuolar targeting was achieved by fusing an N-terminal portion (146 amino acids long) of the vacuolar protein patatin to the coding region of the mature invertase protein. Transgenic tobacco plants expressing the yeast-derived invertase in different subcellular compartments displayed dramatic phenotypic differences when compared to wild-type plants. All transgenic plants showed stunted growth accompanied by reduced root formation. Starch and soluble sugars accumulated in leaves indicating that the distribution of sucrose was impaired in all cases. Expression of cytosolic yeast invertase resulted in the accumulation of starch and soluble sugars in both very young (sink) and older (source) leaves. The leaves were curved, indicating a more rapid cell expansion or cell division at the upper side of the leaf. Light-green sectors with reduced photosynthetic activity were evenly distributed over the leaf surface. With the apoplastic and vacuolar invertase, the phenotypical changes induced only appear in older (source) leaves. The development of bleached and/or necrotic sectors was linked to the source state of a leaf. Bleaching followed the sink to source transition, starting at the rim of the leaf and moving to the base. The bleaching was paralleled by the inhibition of photosynthesis.
The Effects of Dietary Methionine and Dispensable Amino Acid Supple-mentation on Abdominal Fat Deposition in Male Broilers

雄ブロイラーの腹腔内脂肪蓄積に及ぼす飼料中のメチオニン(Met)含量と可欠アミノ酸添加の影響を検討した. 試験1:粗タンパク質(CP)含量23%で含硫アミノ(SAA)酸含量が0. 49%の基礎飼料に0,0.22,0. 44または0. 66%のMetをグリシン(Gly)と代替した飼料を10日齢のブロイラーに17日間自由摂取または等量給与させた. 両条件下ともに,増体量はMet含量の増加にともなって増加し,飼料効率は0. 44%Met区で最大となった. 腹腔内脂肪量はMet含量の増加に伴って低下した. 試験2:CP含量19. 6%,SAA含量0.56%の飼料に0,0.37,0. 59または0. 74%のMetを添加した飼料とCP含量23%でSAA含量0. 93%の対照飼料を7日齢のブロイラーに21日間自由摂取させた. 0.56% Met添加飼料給与により,最大の成長と飼料効率,最小の腹腔内脂肪含量が得られた. しかし対照飼料と比較すると成長,飼料効率は劣り,腹腔内脂肪含量は0.56% Met添加飼料で高い傾向にあった. 試験3:CP含量19. 6%,SAA含量0.56%の飼料にMetを0,0. 59または0. 74%添加した飼料とそれぞれの飼料のCP合量が23%となるようにGlyまたはグルタミン酸(Glu)をスターチと代替する形で加えた9飼料および試験2で使用した対照飼料を7日齢のブロイラーに14日間自由摂取させた. 低タンパク質飼料およびGly添加飼料におけるMet欠乏は成長,飼料効率を低下させたが,Glu添加飼料ではMet欠乏でも成長の低下はみられなかった. Glyには腹腔内脂肪含量低下作用が認められたがGluには認められなかった.
NEW SYSTEMS FOR TREATMENT OF MANURE FROM CONFINED ANIMAL PRODUCTION

New swine waste management systems developed in North Carolina to replace the anaerobic lagoons need to meet the strict performance standards of an environmentally superior technology (EST). These technologies must be able to substantially remove nutrients, heavy metals, emissions of ammonia, odors, and pathogens, while and remain simple to operate and affordable. Scientists at ARS Florence Center and industry cooperators completed design and demonstration of a second generation treatment system for swine waste that can achieve high treatment performance of an Environmentally Superior Technology, yet it is much more economical than earlier versions. The system combines solid-liquid separation, biological ammonia treatment and phosphorus removal, and it produces a deodorized and disinfected liquid effluent. The second generation system was installed full-scale in a 5,600-head finishing swine operation and demonstrated for one year under steady-state conditions. Results show the effects of improved manure management (new technology vs. traditional lagoon technology) on water quality and its beneficial effect on animal performance in seven swine production buildings during one year evaluation. The treatment system reduced 97.1% of total suspended solids concentration, 99.4% of BOD, 95.7% of TKN, 96.6% of ammonia, 92.9% of total phosphorus, 99.2% of copper, 98.9% of zinc, 99.9% of odor compounds, and 99.99% of pathogen indicators. The recycle of cleaner, sanitized water to refill barn pits enhanced animal health and productivity: The farmer sold 32,900 kg more meat (a 5.6% increase) per growing cycle using the new system compared to the previous lagoon management. Greenhouse gas emissions (CH4 and N2O) were substantially reduced (>96.9%). These results overall show that cleaner alternative technologies can have significant and positive impacts on livestock production and the environment. These findings showed that two or more simple processes can be combined into a practical system to achieve all EST performance standards and that significant cost reductions can be achieved by on-farm implementation, testing, and continued engineering improvements. Key-words: animal waste, CAFO, carbon credits, environmentally superior technology, nutrient removal, odor, swine wastewater, water quality. I Simpósio Internacional sobre Gerenciamento de Resíduos de Animais 11 a 13 de Março de 2009 – Florianópolis, SC – Brasil
Effect of Different Insecticides against Insect Pests and Predators Complex on Brassica napus L., Under Field Conditions

The present study was conducted in the research area of Cotton Research Station, Multan during spring 2011. The main objective of the study was to evaluate the effect of different insecticides against mustard aphid (Lipaphis erysimi Kalt.), leaf miner (Phytomyza horticola Gour.), seven spotted lady beetle (Coccinella septumpunctata L.) and syrphid fly larvae under field conditions. Bifenthrin, diafentheuron, dimethoate and imidacloprid were the insecticides used and data was recorded before 1 day and after 1, 2, 3 and 7 days of spray application. Results on percent reduction indicated that bifenthrinwas most effective insecticide against L. erysimi and P. horticola. Bifenthrin caused 74.06% and 75.22% reduction in L. erysimi population and 85.13% and 84.02% reduction in P. horticola population after three and seven days of spraying. All insecticides were found toxic to the C. septumpunctata and syrphid fly larvae. However, Imidacloprid and dimethoate were found relatively safe as compared to other insecticides. Imidacloprid showed 57.34% reduction in C. septumpunctata population whereas dimethoate 52.77% reduction in larval population of syrphid flies after seven days of spray application. It is concluded that bifenthrin and imidacloprid can be used for the management of mustard insect pests because of their higher efficacy against aphids and leaf miners and less toxicity to beneficial insects.
The Effects of the Water Content of Rice and the Temperature on the Development and the Reproductive Rate of the Geographical Strains of the Two Rice Weevils, Calandra oryzae L. and C. sasakii TAKAHASHI

1) 世界各地産のコクゾウCalandra oryzae L. とココクゾウC. sasakii TAKAHASHIの各4系統をつかって発育速度と増殖率(1日当り平均次代羽化数)に及ぼす米の含水量と温度の影響を調べた。 使用した系統はコクゾウでは,日本(JL),オーストラリア(AL),インドネシア(ID),米国ミズリー(UM)産,ココクゾウでは日本(JS),オーストラリア(AS),ネパール(NE),カナダ(CA)産のものであった。 2) 米の含水量12. 2, 14.7, 15.5, 16.7%の下では一般に発育速度は含水量とともに増す。 その影響を受ける割合は系統によって異なるが,JL, AL, CA, NEはID, UM, JS, ASに比して大きい。 3) 米の含水量が高くなると共に増殖率も増す。 各系統間の差異は,発育速度におけるよりははっきりしないが,ほぼ同様の傾向を示す。 4) 20, 25, 30°Cの各温度条件下における発育日数は,おおむねコクゾウよりもココクゾウの方が長い。 積算温度法則より求めた発育零点はコクゾウの方が低い。 有効積算温度は一般にコクゾウの方が小さい。 5) 一般に25∼30°C間における羽化数増加率は20∼25°C間におけるそれに比して,コクゾウでは減少するがココクゾウではむしろ増加する。 6) 各温度条件下における雌雄の発育日数は,コクゾウでは雌は雄より短い。 ココクゾウにおいても30°Cでは同じく雌が短いが,20, 25°Cでは逆に雄のほうが短い。 7) 以上の結果から,コクゾウ類の発育速度と増殖率に及ぼす米の含水量の影響の差は,各系統間のクロス型と貯穀型という生活の様式のちがいを示し,温度による差はコクゾウ,ココクゾウ両種間のちがいを明らかにするものと考えられる。
Metabolic adaptation to prolonged starvation in carp

In order to clarify the biochemical aspects of metabloic adaptation to prolonged starvation in fish, carp Cyprinus carpio were starved for 30 days in a 800l fiber reinforced plastic aquarium, and changes in hepatopancreatic enzyme activities and body composition were determined. The protein content of the serum, hepatopancreas, muscle and whole body decreased gradually over the 30 day-period of starvation, whereas, the hepatopancreas glycogen content and serum triglyceride concentration decreased rapidly during first 7 days and remained low thereafter. However, the concentration of serum glucose remained almost constant throughout the starving period, and the concentrations of serum free amino acid and free fatty acid increased gradually. The activities of hepatopancreatic glucosephosphate isomerase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, phosphogluco-nate dehydrogenase, NAD-and NADP-malate dehydrogenases, and NAD-isocitrate dehydrogenase were significantly decreased during starvation, whereas, activities of glucose-6-phosphatase, glutamic pyruvic transaminase and glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase were similar to or higher than those in prestarvation. These data indicate that, during starvation, glycoloysis, lipogenesis and energy production markedly decrease, while gluconeogenesis and amino acid degradation remain and continue to supply glucose in the hepatopancreas. Also, during prolonged starvation, the body protein and lipid are consumed as energy sources after an exhaustion of glycogen.
Development of a Pressure Stable Inline Droplet

For the research on droplet deformation and breakup in scaled high-pressure 9 homogenizing units a pressure stable inline droplet generator was developed. It consists of an 10 optically accessible flow channel with a combination of stainless steel and glass capillaries and a 3D 11 printed orifice. The droplet size is determined online by live image analysis. The influence of the 12 orifice diameter, the mass flow of the continuous phase and the mass flow of the disperse phase on 13 the droplet diameter was investigated. Furthermore, the droplet detachment mechanisms were 14 identified. Droplet diameters with small diameter fluctuation between 175 μm and 500 μm could be 15 realized, which allows a precise adjustment of the Ca and We Number in the subsequent scaled high 16 pressure homogenizer disruption unit. The determined influence of geometry and process 17 parameters on the resulting droplet size and droplet detachment mechanism agreed well with 18 literature on microfluidics. Furthermore, droplet trajectories in an exemplary scaled high-pressure 19 homogenizer disruption unit are presented which show that the droplets can be reinjected on a 20 trajectory close to the center axis or close to the wall, which should result in different stresses on the 21 droplets. 22
Impacts of Some Environmental Conditions on Water Quality and Some Heavy Metals in Water of Different Aquaculture Sites

This study aimed to evaluate the effect of some environmental conditions on water quality and concentrations of some heavy metals in some fish farms waters and Lake Manzala that lasted for four seasons. The sites of the diversity of water resources were the Lake Manzala, Al Aboty region (South Port said), brackish water; private fish farm used water from Bahr El Bakar drain directly (sewage wastewater), Shader Azzam region (Port Said Governorate); governmental fish Farm, Abbassa Abou Hammad (agricultural drainage and ground water) and private fish farm in Abbassa Abou Hammad (agricultural drainage water). Water, phytoplankton and zooplankton samples were collected once every season. The results obtained revealed that: ammonia, nitrate, nitrite, and phosphorus were higher in Shader Azzam fish farm, followed by Lake Manzala then the two fish farms in Abbassa. The harmful phytoplankton significantly higher in Lake Manzala than other sites but chlorophyll "a" was high in the private farm in Abbassa than other sites and this is due to the applied management system only. Also pollutant concentration of iron, zinc, copper, lead and cadmium were in the same direction. The study recommends the prevention of the use of sewage water in aquaculture.
Efficiency of plant extracts to suppress population of yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (Walker) of rice

Study was made to determine the efficiency of different plant extracts to suppress population of yellow stem borer, Scirpophaga incertulas (walker), a major pest of rice in Bangladesh. Plant extracts such as neem, nisinda, biskatali, urmoi and virtako 40WG (a chemical insecticide) were used for controlling yellow stem borer in different rice season during 2013 to 2014 in Bangladesh Institute of Nuclear Agriculture (BINA). Leaves and small branches of neem, nisinda, biskatali and urmoi (5 kg) were cut into small pieces and mixed with 10 liter of water. The water was boiled for 30-40 minutes. All these plant extracts were sprayed on rice crop at vegetative growth stage (45 days after transplanting) at the rate of 40 ml/liter of water. Virtako 40WG (Chemical control) was used at a rate of 1.5 ml/10 liter of water. The pretreatment dead hearts were counted 25 days after transplanting. After 15 days of spray, posttreatment dead hearts were counted. White heads were noted at 70 days after transplanting. Results showed that the plots treated with neem, nisinda and biskatali produced significantly higher yield of rice than untreated plot. The predator found in the experiments were almost same in number in the year 2013 and 2014 in both treated with neem extract and non-treated plots. The least number of the predator were recorded in plots treated with virtako 40WG. In terms of yield, higher yield was obtained in case of neem extract (6.65 t/ha). Considdering infestation of stem borer, yield and conservation of predators, neem extract can be regarded as alternative of the insecticide in rice pest management system.
GENE ACTION OF YIELD AND ITS COMPONENTS OF F2 GENERATIONS POPULATION IN BREAD WHEAT UNDER RAINFALL CONDITIONS

A full diallel crosses among five bread wheat genotypes were made during the growing season 20092010 . Grains of 20 F1s and their five parents was cultivated during the growing season 2010-2011. During the growing season, 2012-2013, the 5 parents and their 20 F2 crosses was planted on 15 Nov., 2012 at the experimental farm, Agriculture Research Station/Koya, Erbil under rainfall conditions by using Randomized Complete Block Design with three replications in order to analysis genetic control of grain yield and yield components by using Griffing, Hayman and Jinks – Hayman approach’s. The results basis on the performance and combining ability revealed that two parents proved as a best general combiner which can be used in hybridization program for obtaining desirable combinations and two crosses had a best specific combiner in desirable direction for most traits. Additive genetic component (a) were important in the inheritance of all traits except no. of grains/spike and harvest index, in opposite non-additive component (b) were significant of plant height, 1000-grain weight, biomass yield/plant and grain yield/plant. Additive genetic component ( D  ) was smaller in magnitude than both components of dominance ( 1 H  and 2 H  ) for all traits. The average degree of dominance (H1/D) 1⁄2 being greater than unity indicated involvement of overdominance for phenotypic expression of all traits. The ratio of the symmetry of the frequency of dominant and recessive alleles in all gene location controlling traits (H2/4H1) is less than 0.25 for all traits except days to flowering, plant height, no. of spikes/plant and harvest index. Five traits have shown above unity value for the proportion of dominant and recessive genes among the parents (KD/KR). The narrow sense heritability Hn.s. was high for all traits except days to flowering, plant height and no. of spikes/plant, indicating that selection for improvement of these traits would be effective in early generation.
Coagulation of dust particles in a plasma

The electrostatic charge of small dust grains in a plasma in which the temperature varies in time is discussed, pointing out that secondary electron emission might introduce charge separation. If the sign of the charge on small grains is opposite to that on big ones, enhanced coagulation can occur which will affect the size distribution of grains in a plasma. Two scenarios where this process might be relevant are considered: a hot plasma environment with temperature fluctuations and a cold plasma environment with transient heating events. The importance of the enhanced coagulation is uncertain, because the plasma parameters in grain-producing environments such as a molecular cloud or a protoplanetary disk are not known. It is possible, however, that this process is the most efficient mechanism for the growth of grains in the size range of 0.1-500 microns. 9 refs.
Earnings Transparency, Cost of Debt and Cost of Equity: A Cross-Country Examination

This study evaluates the effect of earnings transparency on the cost of debt (Ki) and cost of equity (Ke). Previous literature has demonstrated that earnings transparency can reduce the Ke, especially in very well-developed stock markets. However, our main hypothesis is that this finding does not necessarily remain the same when considering the Ki. More specifically, this is because investors and creditors have different interests, concerns, and views about financial statements and accounting procedures. Using two proxies of earnings transparency, our findings support this conjecture, indicating that while an increase in earnings transparency reduces the Ke, this relationship does not keep that same impact on Ki. This study has implications for standard setters, debt holders and companies regarding the changes stemming from IFRS convergence, contributing to the prior literature which indicate that creditors and investors need different kind of information due to the distinct decision-making process.
S ELECTION VIA P ROXY : E FFICIENT D ATA S ELECTION FOR D EEP L EARNING

Data selection methods, such as active learning and core-set selection, are useful tools for machine learning on large datasets. However, they can be prohibitively expensive to apply in deep learning because they depend on feature representations that need to be learned. In this work, we show that we can greatly improve the computational efﬁciency by using a small proxy model to perform data selection (e.g., selecting data points to label for active learning). By removing hidden layers from the target model, using smaller architectures, and training for fewer epochs, we create proxies that are an order of magnitude faster to train. Although these small proxy models have higher error rates, we ﬁnd that they empirically provide useful signals for data selection. We evaluate this “selection via proxy” (SVP) approach on several data selection tasks across ﬁve datasets: CIFAR10, CIFAR100, ImageNet, Amazon Review Polarity, and Amazon Review Full. For active learning, applying SVP can give an order of magnitude improvement in data selection runtime (i.e., the time it takes to repeatedly train and select points) without signiﬁcantly increasing the ﬁnal error (often within 0.1%). For core-set selection on CIFAR10, proxies that are over 10 × faster to train than their larger, more accurate targets can remove up to 50% of the data without harming the ﬁnal accuracy of the target, leading to a 1 . 6 × end-to-end training time improvement.
The Impact of Islamic Finance Knowledge and Religiosity on Gold Investment Behavior: An Extended of The Theory of Planned Behavior

This study aimed to analyze the influence of knowledge of Islamic finance on the attitudes towards gold investment and to analyze the impact of religiosity on gold investment behavior using the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) approach tested on employees of Islamic financial institutions in the Regency of Magelang Indonesia. Data obtained from 205 respondents who were employees of 10 Islamic financial institutions and then analyzed using descriptive analysis and Structural Equation Modeling (SEM). The result showed that religiosity had a positive and significant influence on gold investment behavior. Also, the variables of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control influenced positively and significantly the intention to invest in gold.
Attributes Product That Customers Consider: A Case Of Saving Products In Islamic Rural Bank

The purpose of this study is to determine the attributes considered by customers when saving at a Islamic Rural Bank (BPRS). The attributes analyzed were 8 (eight). The analytical tool used is the analysis of the Fishbein Multi-attribute importance. The population in this study are customers who use the BPRS KU savings product. The sample method used is purposive sampling with the criteria of customers who work as traders. The number of samples was 107 respondents. The results of the study found that the product attributes that customers consider when saving, from the most important to those considered less important, are: security assurance (first order), confidentiality assurance (second order), product quality (third order), service bank (fourth order), sharia principles (fifth order), profit sharing (sixth), bank location and physicality (seventh), bank image (eighth).