Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Der Einfluss unterschiedlicher Vaterrassen in praxisüblichen Schweinekreuzungen auf deren Ansatzleistung, Schlachtkörperzusammensetzung sowie Fleisch- und Fettbeschaffenheit

Abstract. Title of the paper: Effect of sire breeds in commercial pig crosses on growth, carcass composition, meat and fat quality 200 weaners from a large field trial in Niedersachsen to test different German and foreign sire breeds for their ability to improve the quality of market products were put at an individual feeding trial at the FAL-Nutrition Institute in Braunschweig. It was the aim of this feeding trial to compare the effects of different fat additions to the diet, sire breeds, sexes and slaughter weights upon growth and usual carcass traits but also upon several additional meat and fat quality traits. The trial was carried out in two blocks with 96 pigs each with the sire breeds Pietrain of the two MHS-genotypes PP (stress susceptible) and NN (stress resistant), Duroc and Hamsphire*Duroc (both NN) as preferrably used in Denmark. As control in both blocks the BHZP-standard boar 65 (PI*HA(NN)) was used. Here only the sire breed effects will be reported. In daily gain and energy conversion only DU-progeny differed significantly from the control (+33g, −1.32 MJ/kg). The tissue dissection showed that PI(PP)-, DU- and HA*DU-progeny had 0.8–1.0% higher bone and respectively lower residual components (lean, fat, tissue). In carcass measurements PI(PP) progeny were the leanest followed by PI(NN), and DU progeny had the smallest loin eye areas and carcass lean contents. This affected the carcass cuts such that PI(PP) progeny had a 1.2 % (= 1.08 kg) higher sum of primal cuts and DU progeny with –0,8% (−400g) below the control were the poorest. In meat quality traits only the heterozygote stress susceptible PI(PP) progeny showed highly significant poorer values than all other crosses, which differed little from each other. This was confirmed by drip losses 2 and 4 days post mortem, which were 1.3–1.6% higher than the control whereas DU progeny were the best with –0.6%. Chemical analysis of a loin sample produced for both Danish sire breeds significantly higher intramuscular fat (+0.36–0.38%) and for PI(PP) progeny with –0.32% the lowest values, but the overall mean reached only 1.3% intramuscular fat. The protein and glycogen contents of loin revieled the expected large deviations of Hamsphire progeny due to the dominant RN- gene (−0.8–1 % protein, +10–14 μmol/g glycogen). All HA-free crossbreds did not differ much. The fatty acid composition of backfat and intramuscular fat showed much smaller differences between sire breeds than between fat supplements to the ration, but Danish sire breeds transmitted higher contents of polyunsaturated and Omega 3 fatty acids than the other sire breeds. Finally, for animals of the second trial also a sensoric test of loin samples was performed at the Federal Meat Research Institute. There subjective scores for tenderness and juiciness as well as grill losses showed significant sire breed differences. But contrary to expectation both Danish sire breeds produced inferior quality in all three traits to PI*HA(NN) control sire groups.
Sorting out Moss Frogs: mtDNA Data on Taxonomic Diversity and Phylogenetic Relationships of the Indochinese Species of the Genus Theloderma (Anura, Rhacophoridae)

We discuss phylogenetic relationships and taxonomic diversity of the rhacophorid frogs of the genus Theloderma in sight of the novel phylogenetic data obtained from the Bayesian analysis of the up to 1987 bp length fragment of mtDNA (12S rRNA, tRNA val , and 16S rRNA) from the 90 specimens of 21 nominal species of Theloderma and 3 species of Nyctixalus . Our data suggest monophyly of the tribe Nyctixalini, including Th. moloch , and indicate deep divergence between the three major clades: Th. horridum + Th. stellatum group, Nyctixalus and the rest of the Theloderma species ( Theloderma sensu stricto). We establish new subgenus Stelladerma subgen. nov. for Th. horridum + Th. stellatum group and discuss provisional taxonomy of Nyctixalini. We also indicate that the taxonomic status of the certain Indochinese Theloderma requires reassessment. In particular, our data suggest deep divergence between Malayan and Indochinese taxa of Th. asperum group and indicate non-monophyly of Th. asperum sensu lato; we resurrect the name Th. albopunctatum (Liu et Hu, 1962) for the Indochinese species. We provide molecular evidence for synonimization of Th. chuyangsinense Orlov et al., 2012 with Th. palliatum Rowley et al., 2011; as well as morphological and genetic evidence for syninomization of Th. bambusicola Orlov et al., 2012 with Th. laeve (Smith, 1924). We indicate a deep morphological and genetic differentiation within the Th. truongsonense (Orlov et Ho, 2005) complex. Finally, we report on the deep divergence within Th. stellatum Taylor, 1962 from eastern Thailand, southern Cambodia, and Vietnam, and describe a new species, Theloderma vietnamense sp. nov., based on morphological, acoustic and genetic lines of evidence.
Tratamento de efluente de industria papeleira por processo combinado quimico (ozonização) e enzimatico (lacase)

Neste trabalho foi estudado um sistema que combina dois diferentes processos, quimico e enzimatico, visando o tratamento de efluente papeleiro Kraft E1. O tratamento quimico foi baseado na ozonizacao do efluente (POA-processo oxidativo avancado), enquanto que o enzimatico utilizou a enzima lacase, produzida pelo fungo Trametes versicolor. A caracterizacao do efluente Kraft E1 foi realizada frente a varios parâmetros fisico-quimicos: fenois totais, cor, carbono orgânico total (COT) e demanda quimica de oxigenio (DQO). A eficiencia do tratamento por ozonizacao foi avaliada pela reducao da toxicidade, cor, fenois totais, COT e DQO do efluente. Resultados obtidos para reducao de cor e fenois totais foram de 65 e 50 % respectivamente, em 120 min de tratamento. Foram realizados estudos aplicando diferentes doses de ozonio e pH do efluente com o objetivo de aumentar a eficiencia do processo, sendo que o melhor resultado obtido foi em pH 10 e concentracao de 14 mg L de O3. No tratamento por processo enzimatico, foi estudada a imobilizacao da enzima lacase em diferentes suportes, por metodos de imobilizacao quimica (ligacoes covalentes) e fisica (adsorcao). A lacase foi imobilizada em montmorilonita KSF, por ligacoes covalentes e por adsorcao, com 55 e 15 % de imobilizacao, respectivamente. Eupergite®C mostrou uma otima capacidade de imobilizacao (100 %). Esta ultima, quando comparada com a enzima imobilizada em montmorilonita KSF apresentou grande superioridade, pela simplicidade no processo de imobilizacao e eficiencia em varios ciclos, tendo sido utilizada para montagem do reator enzimatico. O tratamento com a lacase imobilizada em Eupergit®C apresentou reducao de fenois totais de 35 %. O processo combinado ozonizacao/lacase imobilizada em Eupergit®C foi o que apresentou os melhores resultados para o tratamento do efluente Kraft E1. Abstract
Effect of pre-harvest sanitation sprays on seed quality characters of greengram.

Effect of pre-harvest sanitation sprays revealed that, spraying of endosulfan 0.07% ten days before harvest of the crop was the most effective in preventing bruchid infestation totally on pods and seeds both immediately after harvest and after 25 days of storage. The trials conducted during winter and summer seasons expressed that summer season was favourable for production of insect free seed.
Modified Nucleosides and Codon Recognition

This chapter focuses on the mechanisms by which the post-transcriptional modifications regulate the codon recognition of tRNAs, primarily from the viewpoint of conformational characteristics of modified nucleosides. Post-transcriptional modifications are heavily involved in the specificities of codon recognition and also of aminoacylation. Interestingly, the roles of the modifications in the anticodon are in many cases the altered conformational properties such as conformational "rigidity" and "flexibility," which directly result in the rigidity or flexibility in codon recognition, although the chemical structures of the modified nucleosides are so much different from each other. It is quite natural because the "wobble" of the base from the original location for the Watson-Crick base pair is essential for non-Watson-Crick base pairing. In the future, more direct structural studies should be done on the anticodon-codon recognition in the decoding center of the ribosome. In addition to such studies at the level of molecular structures, biological studies on the roles of posttranscriptional modifications are required. For example, Q is mostly conserved from bacteria to higher eukaryotes but is missing in tRNAs from Mycoplasma and mitochondria. If the Q modification is not indispensable for protein synthesis, it is a wonder that why many organisms have to have such a complicated hypermodification. The real biological role of Q may be to play an essential role in other unknown functions of tRNA. For answering this question, more biological approaches such as gene targeting of modification enzymes in mammalian systems appear to be important and are therefore in progress in laboratories.
Preliminary study of wing morphometry in relation to tsetse population genetics : research in action

COMPARATIVE MORPHOMETRIC ANALYSIS of shape variation in the wings of different tsetse species reveals close accordance with the phylogenetics of these species indicated by DNA sequence analysis. In practice, the morphometric analysis is economical and simple to carry out, suggesting that this could become a useful surrogate or complementary tool for large-scale studies of tsetse population genetics, designed to identify discrete population targets amenable to local elimination.
Bioactive Lipid Signaling in Enteric Glia.

The enteric nervous system serves to regulate the gastrointestinal tract. Within this intricate network, enteric neurons have been previously well characterized whereas enteric glia have not. In recent years, our understanding of enteric glia has increased substantially. Rather than simply playing a passive role in the gut, it now appears that glia act as active, integral components in the enteric nervous system. Like glia of the central nervous system, enteric glia respond to a variety of neuroligands with calcium signaling. Two such agonists are adenosine triphosphate (ATP) and endothelin (ET). In addition to mobilizing intracellular calcium stores through receptor-mediated signal transduction cascades, ATP and ET both also activate capacitative calcium entry. This
Effects of dietary lipid levels on growth performance and feed utilization in juvenile Black Sea turbot (Psetta maxima) with reference to nitrogen excretion

In the present study, iso-nitrogenous test diets were formulated to contain two different levels of lipid (9% and 12%) with dietary energy ranging from 19 kJ/g to 20 kJ/g diet. White fish meal was the main protein source of the diet and the protein level was 55% in all diets offered to triplicate groups of juvenile Black Sea turbot (mean initial weight of 24.5±0.3 g) for a period of 70 days. Specific growth rates were significantly better (P 0.05) among the experimental groups. The results in the present study indicate that the use of high lipid level with a protein to energy ratio of 27 mg/kJ (12% lipid, 55% protein, 20 kJ/g gross energy) performed best. Increasing the dietary lipid to 20 kJ/g diet has reduced the total nitrogen excretion from Black Sea turbot by 23%.
Alterations in Abscisic Acid Content of Ficus benjamina Leaves Resulting from Exposure to Water Stress and its Relationship to Leaf Abscission1

Relationships were examined among water deficits, ABA content of leaf tissue, and leaf abscission in intact Ficus benjamina L. (weeping fig). Water deficits were imposed by withholding water from plants growing in sand and by raising the osmotic potential of water culture solutions through the addition of PEG 6000. Unconjugated ABA was quantitatively analyzed using gas chromatography. A strong inverse linear correlation existed between ABA content of leaves and plant water potential. No relationships between ABA content and leaf abscission were observed. ABA content in leaves collected from plants growing in a greenhouse, having a plant water potential of −0.5 bar, was about 75 fold greater than the ABA content of leaves collected from plants maintained in a controlled environment room, having plant water potentials of −8.0 bar. Results indicate that ABA does not independently regulate leaf abscission in Ficus benjamina.
Effect of Phosphocompost on Rice–Wheat System in a Non–calcareous Typic Haplustept

Utilization of rock phosphate through phosphocompost in rice-wheat system was investigated in a field experiment. Application of phosphorus (P) in the form of phosphocompost and inorganic fertilizers at various doses was repeated for five rice-wheat cycles on a coarse loam noncalcarous Typic Haplustept. Higher grain yield (7.41 t ha−1) of rice was obtained in the treatment receiving half of the recommended level of inorganic P in combination with 2 tonnes (t) of phosphocompost ha−1 (N120P13V2). Maximum wheat grain yield of 5.41 t ha−1 was obtained in treatment receiving recommended dose of fertilizers along with 2 t phosphocompost ha−1 (N120P26V2). The relative yield of rice and wheat was 110 and 104%, respectively in the treatment receiving 2 t ha−1 of phosphocompost to each rice and wheat along with inorganic fertilizers (N120P26V2). The addition of 2 tonnes of phosphocompost each to rice and wheat saved 13 kg P2O5 ha−1 in wheat and 60 kg N ha−1 in rice. Each cycle of rice-wheat removed 20.2 kg and 42 kg P ha−1 (average of five crop cycles) in control and N120P26V2 treatments, respectively. Each tonne of rice and wheat grain removed 3.19 to 3.25 and 3.36 to 3.50 kg P, respectively. Phosphorus uptake, recovery efficiency, physiological efficiency, agronomic efficiency and recovery of P from compost were higher in rice than in wheat. The Olsen-P and other fractions of P in the soil increased over control in treatments where phosphocompost was added. Olsen-P determined after five cycles correlated positively with total P addition (r = 0.867***) and different fractions i.e. saloid-P (r= 0.970***), Fe-P (r = 0.937***), Al-P (r = 0.964***) and Ca-P (r = 0.702*). Activity of the alkaline phosphatase enzyme increased with phosphocompost incorporation.
Apetalous canola (Brassica napus) hybrid seed production

Canola has become an important crop in Australia as demand for its oil continues to increase and the benefits of including it in cropping rotations are recognised. During flowering canola produces an inefficient crop canopy of bright yellow flowers, which reduces radiation penetration. This results in increased leaf senescence and slower crop growth during this stage of development. In an attempt to alleviate this effect the apetalous characteristic (absence of flower petals) was introduced into breeding lines, and incorporated into a cytoplasmic male sterility (CMS) system. The ogura CMS used was a newly developed system which had been introduced from radish (Raphanus sativus) . This study investigated the yields obtained from apetalous male sterile canola lines, in order to determine if apetalous hybrid seed can be produced commercially. Over three years of field trials the yields obtained from apetalous male sterile lines were significantly lower than those of a male sterile petalled line also containing the ogura CMS. The low yields were attributed to the apetalous male sterile lines setting a low percentage of pods from potential pod sites, and very few seeds/pod. Apetalous male sterile plants showed a strong response to hand pollination, by setting more pods and seeds/pod than plants which were not artificially pollinated, while there was no effect seen in the petalled control. This implied that the apetalous male sterile plants were not being adequately pollinated in the field by insect vectors, which in this study was primarily honey bees. Observations made in the field of bee numbers and behaviour showed that the apetalous lines attracted a similar number of bees as the petalled line, however a high percentage of apetalous flowers were 'side-worked' and therefore unlikely to be pollinated. Pollen transfer experiments conducted in the glasshouse investigated the effect of bees side-working flowers and showed that the amount of pollen deposited on apetalous male sterile flowers was 60% lower than on flowers with petals, this appeared to be the major reason that apetalous flowers produced fewer seeds/pod. Both the apetalous and petalled male sterile lines were found to produce fewer seeds/m2 from each row the further it was situated from the pollen source. Logarithmic regression equations were calculated which were able to explain a large proportion of the variation in the number of seeds/m2 between rows. It was proposed that these regression models could be useful in determining A:R line ratios for hybrid seed production blocks.
Reproductive endocrinology, surgery, and technology

Part I: ONTOGENY AND FUNCTION OF THE REPRODUCTIVE AXIS: NORMAL EMBRYOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY: The Reproductive Axis: Formation and Maturation The Reproductive Axis: Pubertal Activation The Reproductive Axis: Operational Characteristics The Reproductive Axis: Gamete and Embryo Physiology Endocrinology of Human Gestation Reproductive Steroid Hormones: Generation, Degradation, Reception, and Action Reproductive Protein Hormones: Generation, Degradation, Reception, and Action Reproductive Roles of Eiconsanoids Hormonal Assay Methodology: Present and Future Prospects. Part II: DISORDERS OF THE REPRODUCTIVE AXIS: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT: Disordered Sexual Differentiation Disordered Puberty Disorders of the Hypothalamic Pulse Generator: Insufficient Gonadotropin Release Disorders of the Hypothalamic Pulse Generator: Inappropriate Gonadotropin Release (The Polycystic Ovary Syndrome) Disorders of the Pituitary Disorders of the Ovarian Follicle: Inborn and Acquired Ovarian Failure End Organ Pathology: Inborn and Acquired Disorders Hyperandrogenic Disorders The Pre-menstrual Syndrome GnRH Analogues Hormonal Contraception Endocrine Disorders During Pregnancy The Climacteric: Consequences of Follicular Depletion. Part III: HUMAN INFERTILITY: DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT: Human Infertility: General Concepts Human Infertility: Diagnostic and Therapeutic Modalities Human Infertility: The Male Factor Treatment of Human Infertility: The Tuboperitoneal Factor Treatment of Human Infertility: The Special Case of Endometriosis Treatment of Human Infertility: The Cervical and Uterine Factors Treatment of Human Infertility: Specialised Facets of Ovulation Induction and Enhancement Treatment of Human Infertility: Habitual Abortion Treatment of Human Infertility: Assisted Reproductive Technology.
Influence des facteurs environnementaux sur la répartition spatiale des crevettes dans un petit bassin ouest africain - rivière Boubo - Côte d'Ivoire

The relationship between shrimps species and environmental variables were studied in Boubo River, a costal river in Ivory Coast. The river is submitted to the impact of human activities (dam construction and oils factory). This survey achieved for the first time in the Boubo River permitted to put in evidence nine freshwater shrimps species (Atya africana (Bouvier 1904), Caridina africana (Kingsley, 1882), Caridina nilotica (P. Roux 1833), Desmocaris trispinosa (Aurivillius 1898), Macrobrachium vollenhovenii (Herklots 1851), Macrobrachium macrobrachion (Herklots 1851), Macrobrachium felicinum (Holthuis 1949), Macrobrachium dux (Lenz 1910) and Macrobrachium sollaudii (De Man 1912)) belonging to two families (Atyidae and Palaemonidae) and four genera (Atya, Caridina, Desmocaris and Macrobrachium) were captured. Significant correlation between habitat characteristics and presence or absence of shrimps species suggest that rocky, leaves and death-woods substrates, canopy closure, width, depth and transparency were the main environmental variables influencing shrimps distribution.
Comparative study on productive performance, egg quality, egg geometry and hatching traits of three age groups of indigenous Peshawari Aseel chickens

The aim of study was to compare three production cycles of different age groups of indigenous Peshawari Aseel chicken at Indigenous Chicken Genetic Resource Center (ICGRC), UVAS Ravi Campus Pattoki for the duration of 4 weeks. For this Purpose 24 birds of 3 different production cycles (1, 2 and 3 at the age of 35, 65 and 95) were used. Eight birds in each category comprising 7 females and 1 male were placed in each replicate. The data was collected regarding production performance, egg quality and egg geometry and analyzed through Completely Randomized Design (CRD) using analysis of variance (ANOVA) techniques. Means were compared using Fisher’s LSD (Least significant Difference) Test by the help of SAS (Statistical Analysis System). Non-significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed in cumulative feed intake at the start of experiment week 1, week 3 and week 4. The birds in 2 nd production cycle remained the highest feed consumer throughout the experimental period followed by 1 st and 3 rd production cycles along with same trend in calories, protein, Ca, P, Lysine and Methionine intake throughout the experimental period. The birds in 2 nd production cycle remained significantly higher egg producer along with production of higher egg mass and better FCR. Non-significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed in the egg shell % of 1 st , 2 nd and 3 rd production cycles. The birds of 3 rd production cycle remained the highest in the Haugh unit score and yolk index throughout the experimental period followed by 1 st and 2 nd production cycle. Non-significant differences (P > 0.05) were observed in shape index, egg surface area and egg volume in all the three production cycles. The birds of 3 rd production cycle remained significantly higher in shape index throughout the experimental period followed by the 1 st and 2 nd production cycle.
Consultations in Molecular Diagnostics A Complex Rearrangement in the APC Gene Uncovered by Multiplex Ligation-Dependent Probe Amplification

Germline mutations in the tumor suppressor gene APC are the underlying cause of familial adenomatous polyposis, an autosomal-dominant cancer predisposition syndrome of the colorectum. Here, we describe a complex pathogenic rearrangement in the APC gene that was detected during deletion screening and transmitted throughout at least three generations. The rearrangement consists of a deletion of 604 bp in intron 4 that impairs the binding site of the reverse primer for exon 4 and of an insertion of 119 bp in exon 4 that interferes with the binding site of the multiplex ligationdependent probe amplification (MLPA) probes for exon 4. The insertion is composed of three duplicated sequences derived from exon 4, intron 3, and intron 4, all in inverse direction. By transcript analysis, we found that the mutation results in complete skipping of exon 4 and that it leads to a frameshift. The rearrangement would not have been identified had it occurred outside the MLPA hybridization site. Our findings demonstrate that part of the pathogenic mutations remain undetected by routine methods. Moreover, MLPA and RNA analysis alone would have led to an incorrect interpretation of a genomic deletion of exon 4. (J Mol Diagn 2007, 9:122–126; DOI: 10.2353/jmoldx.2007.060096)