Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
The Red Junglefowl of the Philippines: Native or Introduced?

The Red Junglefowl of the Philippines--Native or Introduced? ---The Red Junglefowl, Gallus gallus, is found as a wild bird throughout the Philippine archipelago in suitably forested areas. Rand and Rabor (1960: 414-419) have presented an interesting discussion of the relationships between the wild population and the domesticated fowl in the Philippines, showing that the two types now behave largely as "ecological races. " Although some earlier authors believed that there was significant gene flow between the wild and domesticated populations, Rand and Rabor believe that this is not now the case.
Capital Structure and Firm Performance: Empirical Evidence from a Transition Country

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of capital structure on the financial performance of non-financial firms in Egypt. A panel econometric technique namely fixed effects model is employed based on the result of the hausman test to estimate the impact of capital structure indicators which are long-term debt LDR and short-term debt SDR on firm performance proxies such as returns on asset (ROA), returns on equity (ROE) and TobinQ. The main control variables used in the current study are firm size, firm age, assets tangibility and growth of sales. All tests in this study are applied on data obtained from annual financial reports of the 50 most active companies in the Egyptian stock market during the period 2003 to 2015. The statistical results show that there is a significant negative effect of longterm debt LDR and short-term debt SDR on the ROA. On the contrary, there is a positive significant effect of short-term debt SDR on the Q ratio, while the effect of long-term debt LDR on the Q ratio is insignificant. However, there is an insignificant effect of long-term debt LDR and shortterm debt SDR on the ROE.
Productivity and profitability of maize as influenced by genotypes, spacing and nutrient levels under irrigated situation

A field experiment was conducted on “Productivity and profitability of maize as influenced by genotypes, pacing and nutrient levels under irrigated situation” during the Kharif 2019 at Agriculture Research Station, Siruguppa, Karnataka, India. It is situated on the latitude of 15o38’ N, longitude 76o54’ E, 380 m elevation from MSL belongs to Northern Dry Zone (Zone 3) of Karnataka. The soil of the experimental site was medium deep black cotton soil with organic carbon content of 0.43 per cent, low in available N (226 kg ha-1), medium in available phosphorus (18 kg ha-1) and high in potassium (380 kg ha-1) content. Trail consisting 12 treatment combinations of 3 genotypes viz.V1: GPMH 1101, V2: GH 0727 and V3: RCRMH 4 in main plots, two spacing S1: 60cm x 20cm and S2:45cm X 20cm in sub plots and two nutrient levels F1:150:75:37.5 kg NPK/ha and F2: 225:112.5:56.5 kg NPK/ha in sub-sub plots laid out in split-split plot design and replicated three times. The experimental results revealed that, among the genotypes, RCRMH 4 recorded higher maize grain (8939 kg ha-1), stover yield (14167 kg ha-1) compared to other genotypes. Spacing did not influenced on grain and stover yield. Maize fertilized with 225:112.56.5 kg NPK/ha registered significantly superior grain (8085 kg/ha) and stover yield (13013 kg/ha) than lower dose. Similarly, maximum gross return (Rs. 140249/ha), net return (Rs.110651/ha) with B: C (4.75) was recorded in RCRMH 4 compared to other genotypes. Application of 225:112.5:56.5 kg NPK/ha gave higher gross, net returns and B: C of Rs. 126989 /ha, Rs. 96034/ha and 4.11, respectively than lower fertilizer dose. Similar trend in cob weight, 100 seed weight, cob length, cob girth, number of grain rows per cob and grain rows per cob were observed in RCRMH 4 and higher dose of fertilizer compared to rest of the genotypes and fertilizer level. But, spacing did not significantly influence on monetary returns.
EVALUATION OF PRODUCTIVITY AND DROUGHT TOLERANCE OF OIL-SEED FLAX (Linum usitatissimum L.) VARIETIES DEPENDING ON THE CONDITIONS OF HUMIDIFICATION AND MINERAL NUTRITION IN THE SOUTH OF UKRAINE

The goal of the study was to determine drought tolerance of varieties of oil-seed flax and to improve its cultivation technology through the optimization of mineral nutrition in dependence on soil humidification with connection to the changes of climate in the South of Ukraine. To achieve the goal we performed three-year field experiment with the crop in regard to the design of the study, and investigated such factors as variety (Evryka, Orfei, Vira), mineral nutrition background (N0P0, N45P60, N60P60, N90P60), soil humidification conditions (irrigation, rain-fed). The maximum yields were provided by the variety Evryka (2.36 t ha-1) in the irrigated conditions, and the variety Vira (1.47 t ha-1) in the nonirrigated conditions at the application of N90P60. The best yield of oil was provided by the variety Vira (0.97 t ha-1 and 0.57 t ha-1 with the application of N60P60 in the irrigated and non-irrigated conditions, respectively). The main indices of drought tolerance, namely, mean productivity (MP) 1.30, yield stability index (YSI) 0.55, yielding index (YI) 106, stress tolerance index (STI) 0.47, revealed that the variety Vira was the best one among the studied varieties of oilseed flax. Multiple linear regression analysis revealed general tendency to the increase in oil-seed yield by 6.431 kg with the increase of irrigation rate by every 1 mm; by 4.548 kg per every 1 kg ha-1 of Nitrogen fertilizers; by 1.228 kg per every 1 kg ha-1 of Phosphorus fertilizers, respectively.
To study the feto-maternal outcome in cases with previous surgical intervention for first trimester abortion on subsequent pregnancy and to compare with cases without history of previous abortion

Induced abortion is the most common gynecological procedure performed in women. The number of abortions has been increasing every year, and hence the need to combat its complication is important. Induced abortion is the main concern for females in early reproductive period, and who may want child in future. There are many cases of abortion which are either spontaneously, medically or surgically terminated by vacuum aspiration, Dilatation and Evacuation or Dilatation and Curettage. Even though, there is a decline in the number of unintended pregnancies, but the absolute number of such pregnancies is relatively high in the developing countries. It is estimated that nearly 40% of the pregnancies in developing countries are unintended, either not wanted at all or mistimed. In a developing nation like India, this constitutes a huge number. Hence it is important to evaluate the subsequent adverse obstetric outcomes of prior induced surgical abortion in order to reduce the morbidity associated with it.
Nutri-Priming as an Efficient Means to Improve Germination and Growth of Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) Grown Under NaCl Stress

Salinity is a major environmental issue that reduced the crop growth and productivity. The micronutrients like Zn have the potential to decrease the toxic effects of salinity. The recent study was conducted to examine to effect of ZnSO4 on germination percentage, physiological, biochemical attributes and antioxidant enzymes (CAT, POD, SOD) activities of Vigna radiata L. The seeds were primed with two (100ppm and 200ppm) concentrations of ZnSO4 and then grown under various levels of NaCl (0-50-75-100 mM) stress. The results indicated that various physiological, morphological and biochemical parameters negatively influenced by salt stress. However, the nutripriming with ZnSO4 enhanced the germination percentage and growth of Vigna radiata under NaCl stress. The comparison of both concentrations showed that 100ppm improved the morphological parameters (root, shoot length, fresh and dry weight of root, shoot) and Biochemical parameters (proline and total soluble protein), While the nutripriming with 200ppm improved the chlorophyll (a & b), phenolics and flavonoids contents more than control. The Zn application improves the Antioxidant enzymes (CAT, POD, SOD) but at higher doses cause reduction. This is environment friendly technique and can be used in future. Keywords; Flavonoids; Protein; Proline; Seed priming; Salinity; ZnSO4 Introduction Mung bean (Vigna radiata L.) is one of the most important food crops in Pakistan. It is a legume crop with higher contents of proteins and short summer season crop. The mung bean can be used as an export potential crop [1]. Mung bean is the member of family Fabaceae and genus Vigna. Mung bean in Pakistan is being cultivated on 146,000 hectares with annual 98,000 tons of production, marginal yield per unit area [2]. The salinity reduced the growth rate and yield of agricultural crops more than other environmental factors [3]. The abiotic stress negatively influenced the development and yield of many crops [4]. The higher levels of salt stress caused adverse effects on growth and yield of crops [5]. More than 800 million/hectors
LEAD CONTAMINATION OF FISH AND WATER FROM COASTAL SEA OF BAR REGION (MONTENEGRO)

Fish are accurate and suitable bioindicators and biomonitors for marine water pollution analyses. Depending on the diet type, the harmful and dangerous substances are accumulated in their bodies in the larger quantities than in the water column, which directly affects human health. Lead is a toxic metal whose widespread use has caused extensive environmental contamination and health problems in many parts of the world, especially in developing countries. The aim of this research was to obtain the data on lead contamination in fish and seawater samples from coastal region of Bar harbour. The highest lead concentrations have been found in muscles of T. mediterraneus and M. cephalus. The lead concentrations in water samples have varied depending on season and locality.
Physiological studies and nutrient analysis on the suitability of Clerodendrum inermi, Leucophyllum frutescens and Acalypha hispida shrubs for use in landscaping under salinity conditions

The present study pertains to the effect of salt stress on three ornamental shrubs of Clerodendrum inerme, Leucophyllum frutescens and Acalypha hispida and their suitability for salinity condition. Ten saline treatments were taken viz., 6, 12, 18, 24, 30, 36, 42, 48, 54 dS/m and 0.04 dS/m (Control). The treatments were imposed by irrigating the plants with desired amount of NaCl dissolved in irrigation water. Plants were watered on alternate days (1 litre plant-1) to simulated salinity conditions as seen near coastal belt. The observations were recorded on physiological parameters and nutrient analysis (K, Na), Clerodendrum and Leucophyllum were tolerant to salinity. Leucophyllum and Clerodendrum experienced a strong reduction in growth and a delay in flowering but no toxicity symptoms or mortality was recorded. These species were found to be moderate NaCl accumulators. Acalypha was sensitive to salinity, as 50% of the plants exhibited mortality and the surviving ones experienced a heavy reduction of growth and increased accumulation of NaCl in the leaves. Physiological parameters of relative water content (RWC) and membrane stability index which were found to decrease with increase in salt concentrations. Clerodendrum registered higher total chlorophyll content (SPAD value 56.73), membrane stability index (49.9 %) and Leucophyllum registered higher relative water content (70.13 %) at higher level of salt concentrations (54 dSm-1). At higher salt levels, the percentage of nutrient contents were recorded as the K+ concentration was found to be decreased with increasing levels of salt concentration. In the present investigation, Leucophyllum frutescens and Acalypha hispida were recorded as higher K+ content (1.05 and 1.02% respectively) in the leaf at higher salt levels followed by Clerodendrum inerme (0.94%).
THE STRATEGIC OPTIONS TO ENHANCE THE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OF MALAYSIAN RESTAURANT SECTOR

High competition in the market makes competitive advantage one of the absolute options that companies must seek to build and maintain competition. Organizational capabilities form one of the inimitable sources of competitive advantage. Therefore, establishing organizational capabilities is recognized as antecedents of competitive advantage. To build up such capabilities, several strategies have been applied. Thus, this study aims to investigate the role of IMO to enhance and build up the organizational capabilities and the competitive advantage. Hence, the present study to examine the direct effect of IMO on competitive advantage, the mediating role of organizational capabilities between IMO and competitive advantage. To do so, managers of restaurant chains sector were selected as the respondents from which the necessary data were collected. Partial least square was the statistical approach to get the result. The obtained results supported all the proposed hypotheses. Therefore, IMO is considered as one of the strategic options that organizations can apply to enhance their competitive advantage. Further discussion and suggestions for future studies were presented in the last section of the paper.
Impacts of fishing gears on the fish abundance of Hakaluki haor in Bangladesh

A Study was conducted to evaluate the fishing gears’ impacts on fish abundance in the Hakaluki haor, between the periods of July 2013 to June 2014 under three upazilla viz. Kulaura, Fenchuganj and Baralekha (Located at Sylhet division; North-eastern part of Bangladesh). Fishers used ten types of fishing gears among them 5 were nets, 3 were traps, and 1 for both hand line and wounding gear. Among the different types of fishing gears; the highest number of species caught was for seine net (32), followed by cast net (27), gill net (25), lift net (21) and push net (17). For the traps; Charo (square basket trap), Foria (rectangular basket trap), Bana (fish barrier) were found to catch 11, 15 and 10 species respectively. Hand line was observed to be used to catch 11 species of carnivores group. For the observed nets the CPUE value (mean±SD) was found as 15.62±9.10, 1.04±0.33, 1.82±1.06, 2.51±1.04, 0.65±0.27 kg person day for Ber jal (seine net), Veshal jal (lift net), Koi jal (gill net), Ural jal (cast net), Thela jal (push net). In case of traps and wounding gears the CPUE value was 0.25±0.07, 0.24±0.07, 0.76±0.38, 1.10±0.44 and 0.67±0.27 kg person day for Charo (square basket trap), Foria (rectangular basket trap), Bana (fish barrier), Tenta/Teora (wounding gear) and Hat borshi (hand lining) respectively. Extrapolated estimation showed that the total fish production in Hakaluki haor was 322.13 kg ha during the study period, which was more than national average production (wetland) of 257.95kg ha in Bangladesh. This indicates that the Hakaluki haor has huge exploitation potentials sustainably.
HEALTH BENEFITS OF SOME VIABLE AND NONVIABLE MICROORGANISMS

In Vitro Cholesterol reducing ability, β- galactosidase, antioxidant, antitumor and antibacterial activity of L. acidophilus La-5,L. casei - 01, L. helveticus Lh. B 02, B. bifidum Bb-12, K. lactis NRRL Y- 8279 and Sacch. cerevisiae DSMZ 70 449 were investigated.Results obtained showed that all strains were able to reduce cholesterol and had β- galactosidase activity especially yeast strains and the viable form (free and microencapsulated) of all microbial stains had higher cholesterol reducing ability and β- galactosidase activity than nonviable form.Howeverthe nonviable form of all tested microorganisms had the highest antioxidant power compared with the others. The yeast strains had higher antioxidant activity than bacterial strains in the different forms. All strains in different forms exhibited antitumor activity by using potato disc assay. Antibacterial activity was observed in lactobacilli and Bifidobacterium strains against spoilage and pathogenic bacteria.
Seasonal incidence of Maruca vitrata Geyer and Helicoverpa armigera Hubner on black gram (Vigna mungo L. Hepper)

The field experiment was conducted on the seasonal incidence of spotted pod borer, Maruca vitrata Geyer and gram pod borer, Helicoverpa armigera Hubner on black gram at Chatha Farm, SKUASTJammu during summer 2018. The data on seasonal fluctuations of spotted pod borer and gram pod borer larval population was first observed during 10 standard week with an initial population of 0.36 larvae/ m area and 0.46 larvae/ m area, respectively. The maximum larval population of M. vitrata (12.53 larvae/ m area) was recorded during 15 standard week, whereas, the maximum incidence of H. armigera (9.53 larvae/m area) was recorded 18 standard week of sown crop. Thereafter, the spotted pod borer and gram pod borer larval population decreased till 23 standard week up to 4.42 larvae and 0.26 larvae/ m area, respectively on the same crop. A highly significant positive correlation was existed between weekly mean maximum temperature (0.633**) and spotted pod borer larval density, positively significant correlation with minimum temperature (0.586*), significantly negative correlation with relative humidity morning (– 0.551*) and evening (– 0.593*). While, the positive correlation between weekly mean maximum temperature (0.466) and gram pod borer larval density, positive correlation with minimum temperature (0.362), negative correlation with relative humidity morning (– 0.457) and a significant evening (– 0.498*) and non-significant negative correlation with rainfall (-0.252) and significant positive correlation with wind speed (0.489*) were recorded. The regression analysis indicated that all the weather parameters together were responsible for a significant variation of 62.50 and 54.10 per cent on the larval incidence of spotted pod borer and gram pod borer, respectively.
Comparative Studies on Pathogenesis of Two Strains of Transplantable Carcinomas of Rabbits, Vx2 and Vx7∗

Discussions and Conclusion It has been attempted in the present study to compare the malignancy of the two transplantable carcinomas of rabbit, both originating from the cutaneous papillomas induced by Shope papilloma virus some 20 years ago, from somewhat quantitative aspects. The results confirmed the generally accepted impression that the Yx2 carcinoma is more malignant than the Vx7 carcinoma. Comparative studies on the growth pattern and tendency to metastasize to remote organs from the primary site of transplantation have clearly shown that the Vx2 has a more rapid growth rate, and shows a higher frequency of formation of metastatic lesions in retroperitoneal lymph nodes, lungs, and other organs than the Vx7 carcinomas.
Simulation of Internet of Things Water Management for Efficient Rice Irrigation in Rwanda

The central role of water access for agriculture is a clear challenge anywhere in the world and particularly in areas with significant seasonal variation in rainfall such as in Eastern and Central Africa. The combination of modern sensor technologies, the Internet, and advanced irrigation equipment combined in an Internet of Things (IoT) approach allow a relatively precise control of agricultural irrigation and creating the opportunity for high efficiency of water use for agricultural demands. This IoT approach can thereby increase the resilience of agricultural systems in the face of complex demands for water use. Most previous works on agricultural IoT systems are in the context of countries with higher levels of economic development. However, in Rwanda, with a low level of economic development, the advantages of efficient water use from the application of IoT technology requires overcoming constraints such as lack of irrigation control for individual farmers, lack of access to equipment, and low reliability of power and Internet access. In this work, we describe an approach for adapting previous studies to the Rwandan context for rice (Oryza sativa) farming with irrigation. The proposed low cost system would automatically provide irrigation control according to seasonal and daily irrigational needs when the system sensors and communications are operating correctly. In cases of system component failure, the system switches to an alternative prediction mode and messages farmers with information about the faults and realistic irrigation options until the failure is corrected. We use simulations to demonstrate, for the Muvumba Rice Irrigation Project in Northeast Rwanda, how the system would respond to growth stage, effective rainfall, and evapotranspiration for both correct operation and failure scenarios.
Convective pattern dynamics at low Prandtl number: Part I

Abstract We consider the temporal behaviour of convective patterns and focus on fluids with low Prandtl number, particularly with regard to evolution from a stationary state to periodic or erratic behaviour. Part I concerns the concept of pattern instabilities and major pattern defects, and part II the erratic time dependence of natural patterns, possible explanations of the phenomena and experimental tests in simple situations.
Resources, confusions, and compatibility in dual-axis tracking: displays, controls, and dynamics.

Why do people often find that performing two tasks at once is harder than performing one task at a time? Three mechanisms of task interference that might answer that question were investigated: resource competition, confusions, and incompatible task proximity between processing stages. The subjects performed dual-axis compensatory tracking with error displays that were either integrated or separated, with axis controls that either were integrated into one stick or remained separate, and with control dynamics on the two axes that were either the same or different. Tracking error increased and control activity decreased as a function of the combined difficulty of the two control dynamics. Integrated displays and integrated controls both led to increased confusions between tracking axes although error was not reliably affected. Significantly, performance was also affected by whether the integrality of displays matched that of controls. These results suggest that resource competition, confusions, and compatibility of proximity play distinct roles in dual-axis tracking performance. Language: en
M235T polymorphism in the angiotensinogen gene and cardiovascular disease: An updated meta-analysis of 39 case–control comparisons

Objective: M235T polymorphism of the angiotensinogen (AGT) gene has been linked with cardiovascular disease (CVD). The aim of this meta-analysis was to investigate whether combined evidence supports this association. Methods: A systematic search was conducted for studies published up to October 2018 that evaluate the association between AGT M235T polymorphism and risk of CVD. Case–control studies were identified, and the association between AGT M235T polymorphism and CVD risk was assessed using genetic models. Results: Thirty-nine comparisons from 38 studies were collected, and a meta-analysis and subgroup analysis was performed based on ethnicity. In the overall population (9225 cases and 8406 controls), the occurrence of CVD was found to be associated with AGT M235T polymorphism in both allelic [T vs. M: odds ratio (OR)=1.16] and recessive (TT vs. MT+MM: OR=1.14) models. In subgroup analyses, a significant association was identified between AGT M235T polymorphism and CVD risk in East Asian subgroups in allelic (T vs. M: OR=1.46), homozygous (TT vs. MM: OR=1.78), dominant (MT+TT vs. MM: OR=1.47), and recessive (TT vs. MT+ MM: OR=1.68) models, but there was no significant association in Caucasian populations. Conclusion: Among East Asians, the AGT variant M235T is associated with CVD risk. However, current evidence suggests that there is no such association in the Caucasian population.
Evolution of the Brain: Creation of the Self

Foreword. Preface. Acknowledgements. List of Abbreviations. Biological evolution. The general story of human evolution. Evolution of hominid brain: bipedality agility. Linguistic communication in hominid evolution. Cerebral limbic system in relation to the evolution of the reproductive and emotional systems. Visuo-motor evolution: artistic creativity. Evolution of learning and memory. The mind-brain problem in evolution. The self and its brain. The human person. Addendum. References. Subject index and Glossary.