Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Planting Dates and Cultivars on Floral Characters of Gladiolus (Gladiolus grandiflorus) under Chhattisgarh Plains

The genus Gladiolus L. belongs to the family Iridaceae and is a native of South Africa and Asia Minor. There are more than 180 known species of the gladiolus today, but only few of them are found in most of the gardens. Gladiolus is a flower of glamour and perfection which is known as the queen of bulbous flowers due to its flower spikes with florets of massive form, brilliant colours, attractive shapes, varying size and excellent shelf life. It is one of the most important bulbous ornamental, occupying fifth positions in International Floriculture Trades (Sharma and Sharga, 1994). Gladiolus is grown as International Journal of Current Microbiology and Applied Sciences ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 7 Number 06 (2018) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com
Impact of nitrogen fertilizer injection on grain yield and yield formation of spring barley (Hordeum vulgare L.).

The experiment was carried out to observe the influence of the CULTAN method (controlled uptake long term ammonium nutrition) on grain yield and yield formation of spring barley cultivar Jersey. In four-year small-plot experiment under conditions of the Czech Republic, two methods of nitrogen fertilization were used: conventional surface fertilization and local fertilizer injection rich in ammonium into soil during vegetation at BBCH 29-30 stages. Furthermore, the impact of sulphur amendment in fertilizer and increased dose of fertilizer were observed. Basic dose of nitrogen was 80 kg N/ha, increased dose 130 kg N/ha. At CULTAN treatment, same or significantly higher grain yields were obtained compared to conventional nitrogen fertilization. Grain yield at CULTAN fertilization is formed mainly on the main stem because of reduced tillering; it has the impact on significantly higher percentage of grain retained on 2.5 mm sieve. A tendency to lower protein content in grain was recorded at local injection of fertilizer compared to conventional fertilization. CULTAN-treated plants showed a lesser dependency of qualitative parameters on fertilizer dose and sulphur amendment in fertilizer. A positive influence of the CULTAN method on yield and quality of grain was observed mainly at the less fertile site.
Quality of eggs from pasture rearing layers of different genotypes

The comparison of physical quality properties of table eggs of commercial hybrid Tetra SL and two native indigenous breeds of hens, Banat Naked Neck and Svrljig hen, was performed in conditions of alternative production in the pasture system in portable cages without the floor. The experiment was conducted during the vegetation period, at the age of hens of 53-57 weeks. In order to produce good quality eggs, the diet was designed with a complete mixture based on maize and soybean. In addition, constant availability of pastures was ensured. Egg sampling was performed in the morning and the initial egg quality was examined based on egg weight, shape index, egg white, egg yolk and shell quality parameters. Layer hens of the commercial hybrid Tetra SL had significantly higher egg weight and better internal egg quality (p<0.01) compared to hens of Banat Naked Neck and Svrljig hens, except for the colour of the yolk, which was more intense in the same feeding and breeding conditions and the age of laying hens, in eggs of native breeds (p<0.01). Native breeds in relation to the commercial hybrid had lighter shell colour (p<0.01). Deformation and egg shell thickness differed (p<0.01) between all three genotypes. The determined rank of layer hen genotypes for shell thickness was: Tetra SL, Banat Naked Neck, Svrljig hen. However, the breaking force was without statistically confirmed difference between hen genotypes.
Population Characteristics of Yellow Perch in a Central Appalachia Hydropower Reservoir

Abstract Estimates of population characteristics of sport fishes inform fisheries management decisions and provide feedback on management strategies. Cheat Lake provides an unusual fishery in West Virginia because the hydropower reservoir supports a Yellow Perch Perca flavescens population. We estimated age structure, size structure, condition, total instantaneous mortality, growth, and summer diet for Cheat Lake Yellow Perch based on electrofishing collections in 2012. From 302 individuals, we observed a maximum age of 9 y. Maximum age, average size, and growth of females in the sample exceeded those of males. Cheat Lake Yellow Perch scored low on the relative weight index, but generally exhibited faster growth than other populations, even when compared by sex. Estimated annual survival was 0.63 (95% CI = 0.51–0.78), which is comparable to other exploited populations. These data support the presence of an ontogenetic diet shift from consumption of zooplankton to macroinvertebrates and fishes as Yellow Pe.
Prognostic impact of hormone and HER2 status on the prognosis of breast cancer in Mosul

Currant molecular classification of breast cancer based on Estrogen receptor (ER), Progesterone receptor (PR) and HER2 for gene expression is widely used for determining treatment approach for patients with breast cancer, our aims were to discover whether the molecular classification of breast cancer provides more information regarding survival compared to conventional histopathological prognostic factors. In this study we analyze the prognostic impact of ER, PR and HER2 expression using immunohistochemical study in breast cancer patients (n=152) independently and combined to gather, Survival analysis was done using Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards models adjusting for patient age, stage of the breast cancer. Molecular classification of breast cancer based on the pattern of expression of ER, PR, and HER2 was done. ER+/ PR+/ HER2– a subtype of breast cancer was found in 40.7% of cases, ER +/ PR+/ HER2 + was observed in 28% of the cases, ER-/ PR/ HER+ was found in 12.5% and finally, triple-negative subtype was found in 17.7% of the cases. Our result demonstrated that patients with different expressions of ER, PR, and HER2 have a different clinical outcome with different responses to treatment. Patients with ER+/ PR+/ HER2 – tumor have a favorable prognosis while patients with triple-negative tumors have the worst prognosis. Therefore, we recommend using this molecular classification in all patients with breast cancer for selecting the appropriate treatment approach.
Moderating role of leader-member exchange between the relationship of organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior

Extensive research has examined the relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior, with mixed results. Most of these studies have used self-reported measuring instruments, and several have used dyadic data to avoid common methodological biases. This study sought to determine the relative impact of organizational justice dimensions on the organizational citizenship behavior of individuals (OCBI) and the organizational citizenship behavior of organizations (OCBO). It uses a double dyad method (faculty member-colleague and faculty member-supervisor), involving data from 151 faculty groups working in private higher education institutions of Pakistan. The data was analyzed using moderated regression analysis through AMOS software. The results revealed that distributive justice and procedural justice are related to altruism, courtesy, and civic virtues, while interactional justice is only correlated with courtesy. Additionally, leader-member exchange (LMX) was found to be a significant moderator in the relationship between organizational justice and organizational citizenship behavior.
Audit Committee Attributes and Timeliness of Corporate Financial Reporting in Nigeria

In many studies the audit delay experienced in Nigeria firms attributes to external auditors. But this is not 100% true because before an external audit expresses an independent opinion on the financial statements, he needs to work with the internal auditor and audit committee of the organisation to successfully carry out the audit work. The audit committee particularly would help the external auditor enhance its timely reporting. The roles of an audit committee are to oversee the process of financial reporting, the work of the external auditor, and to strengthen the internal control of an organisation. Therefore, the audit committee effectiveness would help the external auditor reduce reporting lag and improve the timeliness of financial reports. Despite the establishment of a committee on audit in firms and the deadline set by the capital markets on annual financial reporting, reporting lag still exists. Against this backdrop, we investigated the impact of audit committee attributes on the timeliness of corporate financial reporting in Nigeria. A sample of one hundred and sixteen (116) listed firms on the Nigerian Stock Exchange from 2017 to 2018. We used descriptive and inferential statistics to summarize and draw inference on the population studied.Theresult from the Robust least squares regression revealed that audit committee independence and female directors in the audit committee reduces audit report lag, thus increases the timeliness of financial reporting. However,we found no evidence on the impact of audit committee diligence on the timeliness of financial reporting. We found out that there is a joint and positive effect of female directors on the nexus between audit committee independence and the timeliness of financial reporting. The study concluded that audit committee attributes affect the timeliness of corporate financial reporting in Nigeria.We recommend thatfirms should continue to sustain the culture of having non-executive directors in the audit committee to promote timely financial reporting.
Polymeric micelles containing resveratrol: development, characterization, cytotoxicity on tumor cells and antimicrobial activity

Antimicrobial and antitumor activities of resveratrol, a compound found mainly in grapes, have already been demonstrated. However, its low bioavailability is a limiting factor for therapeutic application. Polymeric micelles can be an approach to solve this problem since they can encapsulate hydrophobic substances. We developed and characterized micellar formulations containing resveratrol and evaluated their cytotoxic and antimicrobial effects. The formulations were prepared by the cold dispersion method with different concentrations of F127 (5 or 10% w/w) and resveratrol (500 or 5000 μM). The formulations were characterized according to size, polydispersity index, pH, encapsulation rate and in vitro release. Cytotoxic effect was evaluated on a bladder cancer cell line and antimicrobial effect was evaluated on E. coli, S. aureus and C. albicans. One of the formulations (10% w/w of F127 and 5000 μM of resveratrol) was a monodispersed solution with high encapsulation rate, thus it was chosen for the cytotoxicity and antimicrobial assays. MS10+RES-3 was able to preserve the antimicrobial and cytotoxic activity of resveratrol. This is the first study that evaluated antimicrobial potential and cytotoxicity of micelles containing resveratrol on bladder cancer cells and the results showed that micellar nanostructures could ensure the maintenance of the biological activity of resveratrol.
Historical trends and variability of temperature extremes in two climate vulnerable regions of Bangladesh

Research on temperature extremes deserves more importance because it reacts sensitively to climate change. As elsewhere across the world, Bangladesh has already become a victim of temperature extremes. Hence, this study was conducted to assess the trends and variability of 11 temperature-related extreme indices based on daily maximum (TX) and daily minimum (TN) temperature recorded at Rajshahi and Barisal over the period 1976–2015. The indices were calculated on annual basis and their average annual and decadal trends were evaluated by non-parametric Mann-Kendall test and Sen’s slope estimate. Significant (p ≤ 0.01) upward trend was observed in some of the hot extremes, such as SU35: number of days with TX > 35°C and TR25: number of days with TN > 25°C, indicating that the number of days and nights with extreme hot temperature are increasing in both sites. Significant decreasing rate (-0.308 day/year) of SU25: number of days with TX > 25°C and increasing rate (1.00 day/year) of SU35 demonstrate that moderate hot days are converting to extreme hot days at Rajshahi. All cold indices showed significant (p ≤ 0.05) variations at Rajshahi implying that cold extremes are becoming severe in this area. Significant rising trend of diurnal temperature range (DTR) indicated the higher rate of increase in TX than in TN at Rajshahi. The increasing trend of all hot indices at Barisal, close to the coast, reveals more warming in hot extremes. However, no significant trends of cold indices were observed at Barisal. Significant average decadal variations of temperature indices were only observed for hot index TNx: annual maximum TN (0.372 °C/decade) and cold index CD25: number of days with TX < 25°C (4.70 days/decade) at Rajshahi and hot index SU35 (5.650 days/decade) at Barisal. So, the relatively dry western region of the country is vulnerable to both hot and cold extremes, whereas coastal area is susceptible to only hot extremes.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 16(2): 283-292, August 2018
Effect of Oral Estradiol Valerate versus Vaginal Sildenafil on Endometrial Receptivity Evaluated by Ultrasound and Pregnancy Rate in Iraqi Infertile Females

Female causes account for 30 percent of the overall infertility cases, five percent were attributed to uterine factors. Endometrial thickness (ET) is one of the best predictors of implantation rate and continued success rate for pregnancy. There were possible beneficial effects of sildenafil citrate or estradiol on endometrial receptivity so some reports discussed these potential effects The aim: of this study is to compare the effect of estradiol valerate and vaginal sildenafil citrate on endometrial receptivity (endometrial thickness, serum Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor) and pregnancy rate in infertile Iraqi women Subjects and Methods: Sixty infertile women were included in this comparative prospective study undergoing stimulated cycles and timed intercourse. Patients diagnosed previously to have thin endometrium were divided randomly into two groups. In group A, thirty patients were given estradiol valerate 2 mg tablet 12 hourly. In group B, 30 patients were given sildenafil citrate 25 mg vaginally every 6 hours. Patients were evaluated by using trans-vaginal sonography (TVS) to determine and compare the effects of estradiol valerate and vaginal sildenafil citrate on endometrial thickness, pattern, and serum assessment of Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor VEGF levels and pregnancy outcome in both groups. Results: Mean endometrial thickness at HCG day was 9.19 mm in estradiol treated group and 8.86 mm in sildenafil treated group which was more in estradiol group but statistically insignificant (p>0.05). And endometrial triple line pattern in the Estradiol and sildenafil citrate groups was 96.6%, and 90% respectively. VEGF level in estradiol treated group was (220.5 ng/l) compared to sildenafil treated group (232.2), which is statistically significant difference (p
Effect of music on reducing anxiety in children during dental treatment

ABSTRACT Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of music on anxiety in children during dental care Methods: A total of 40 children 5 to 11 years old were selected; they were randomized into 2 groups (n = 20): group 1: experimental, children were subjected to music therapy; group 2: control, children were not subjected to music therapy. We measured oxygen saturation, heart rate and levels of Corah anxiety scale and pain scale. The results for heart rate were evaluated by ANOVA. The Kruskal Wallis (Dunn) test was used to evaluate the oxygen saturation results and the Wilcoxon test for Corah anxiety and pain scores Results: There was a significant decrease in heart rate (pulse) in children who listened to music during dental treatment (p = 0.05). In the group without music, heart rate remained unchanged throughout the care (p = 0.53). There was no significant difference in oxygen saturation or Corah anxiety and pain scores in children who listened to music during dental care (p > 0.05) Conclusion: It can be concluded that music is a non-pharmacological alternative that reduces anxiety levels in children during dental treatment.
Stimulation of LH secretion by 0.5 µg/kg cKP10 in various stages of the estrous cycle and anestrus in the Beagle bitch.

Background: Kisspeptins are recognized to be regulators within the hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal axis and stimulators of GnRH and gonadotrophin secretion in mammals. In mice and sheep it is shown that mRNA expression of the Kiss1 gene and Kiss1R gene, as well as plasma LH concentrations varies between cycle phases. Little is known about sensitivity to kisspeptin between different cycle phases in the dog. Therefore the aim of the study is to find out whether there is a difference in sensitivity to kisspeptin throughout the different stages of the canine estrous cycle and anestrus. Methods: Beagle bitches were treated intravenously with cKP10 (0,5 μg/kg) during anestrus, follicular phase and luteal phase (PIP and PDP). Plasma LH concentrations are measured. Results: In each experimental phase, plasma LH concentrations increased significantly after cKP10 administration. LH response peaks were higher during anestrus and PDP compared to follicular phase and PIP. Conclusion: LH responses show that sensitivity to kisspeptin differs during the estrous cycle and anestrus of the Beagle bitch. LH response is high during anestrus and PDP compared to follicular phase and PIP. More research should be done to confirm our findings and the meaning of high plasma LH response during PDP should be further investigated.
Accounting information system effectiveness from an organizational perspective

This paper aims to explore the influence of Accounting Information System (AIS) success or effectiveness factors namely system quality, information quality, service quality and training quality on the organizational benefits of listed Jordanian firms using a DeLone and McLean Information System (IS) success model. To achieve the purpose of this research, the collected data of 117 Chief Finance Officer (CFO) who are operating in the listed Jordanian firms that had already implemented AIS was analyzed via Partial Least Squares-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) to test the research model. The results show that information quality, service quality and training quality had positive and a significant contribution on the organizational benefits. However, system quality did not have any significant impact on the organizational benefits in context of this research. Lastly, the implications of these results for both researchers and practitioners were discussed at the end of this paper.
An Equilibrium Analysis to Determine the Speciation of Trace Elements in the Flue Gas from a Coal

A fabric covered button which is of a two-piece construction and includes a button portion which advantageously can have any one of a number of different types of securement means integrally or otherwise formed with it, and a locking ring. The button portion consists of a button head having a stem having a plurality of serrations formed annularly in it integrally formed with the underside of the button head. Any one of a number of different attachment means are or can be integrally formed with the stem, at the terminal end thereof. The fabric is draped over the button head and extended around its edge to the rear thereof. A flat washer-like locking ring having an interior diameter proportioned to forcibly fit over the stem lockingly engages with the respective ones of the serrations. The edges of the fabric at the rear of the button head are lockingly secured between the rear of the button head and the locking ring, by the locking ring when it is secured in place to the stem. The plurality of serrations provide compensation for fabrics of different weights.
A practical ID-LC-MS/MS method for the most commonly analyzed steroid hormones in clinical laboratories

Abstract Background Analysis of steroid hormones rapidly and reliably remains a challenge in clinical laboratories as this plays an important role in evaluation of many endocrine disorders. The aim of this study was to create a steroid profiling panel by using a liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS) method which was composed of the most commonly analyzed steroid hormones in clinical laboratories. Materials and methods Protein precipitation was performed for sample preparation. Ultra performance liquid chromatography (UPLC) system and an analytical column with C18 selectivity was chosen for chromatographic seperation. Atmospheric pressure chemical ionization (APCI) ion source was preferred for ionization, and tandem MS with triple quadrupole was used. MS scan was performed using the selected reaction monitoring mode in positive polarity. During the method validation process, test performance was evaluated for each steroid hormone, and 40 serum samples were used for method comparison with immunoassays available in our core laboratory. Results An isotope dilution (ID)-LC-MS/MS method was developed, in which 13 steroids can be analyzed in the same run. Test performance was quite good for the 11 steroids (cortisol, DHEA, DHEAS, total testosterone, progesterone, androstenedione, 11-deoxycortisol, cortisone, corticosterone and dihydrotestosterone) while estradiol and aldosterone performance was suboptimal considering the precision and trueness. Conclusion This ID-LC-MS/MS method would be useful in clinical laboratories, especially for the immunoassays having insufficient test performance and when checking for interferences in available immunoassays.
Event-Triggered Prescribed-Time Fuzzy Control for Space Teleoperation Systems Subject to Multiple Constraints and Uncertainties

Limited by the operation time window and working space, space teleoperation tasks need to be completed within an expected time while ensuring that the end effector meets the physical constraints. Meanwhile, the interaction with unknown environments would cause uncertainty in the closed-loop system, which brings great challenges to the control design. To solve the above problems, the control performance issue for a class of space teleoperation systems subject to multiple constraints and interaction uncertainties is investigated in this article. The force interaction with the human operator/space environment is represented by interval type-2 (IT2) Takagi-Sugeno (T–S) fuzzy systems, where the uncertain equivalent mass and damping parameters can be effectively described and captured by IT2 membership functions. In order to reduce the communication burden and satisfy the constraints of settling time, transient-state performance and operating space, a time-varying threshold event-triggered control scheme together with exponential-type Lyapunov function is developed for the first time. We show that, with the proposed controller, the synchronization tracking errors are guaranteed to converge to a user-defined residual set within preassigned settling time, and never exceed the prescribed range despite unknown control direction and actuator faults, which solves the long-standing constraint issue with more flexibility due to the fact that the related constraints can be arbitrarily specific within the physically available range. Moreover, the convergence set is only dependent on fewer user-defined parameters rather than approximation errors, which provides an effective analysis technique to deal with the difficulty that the convergence accuracy is difficult to calculate quantitatively in the presence of unknown disturbance. Detailed simulation results are provided to show the effectiveness and merit of the proposed control strategy.