Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Tectonic Geomorphology of West Bangalore by analysing the Chick Tore river basin, Karnataka, India, Using ASTER DEM

The study of tectonic geomorphology and morphometry is considered as a valuable tool in active tectonic studies. The present study carry out geomorphologic analysis in an area where a historic earthquake was reported. The study area is a small river (Chick Tore) basin, broadly showing a dendritic pattern, covering an area of 116 km2 and having four 4th order tributaries. The area is crisscrossed by NW-SE, N-S and NE-SW trending lineaments. For morphometric analysis, the area is demarcated into 43 sub basins. Two pockets of anomalous basin asymmetry are observed southwest of the main trunk of the river. Transverse topography factor indicates that on either side of the NW-SE trending lineament, through which the Chick Tore river is flowing, are deflected on opposite directions. Valley floor width to valley height ratio along the NW-SE and NE-SW trending drainage segments also shows varying values (0.27 to 2.31) however, relatively higher values are observed along the NW-SE trending main trunk close to the junctions where N-S and NE-SW lineaments are crossing. The study observed that the area falls in uniform lithology and ongoing tectonic adjustments along the main NW-SE trending lineament are reflecting as drainage anomalies.
Conception rate in postpartum anoestrus buffaloes treated with different synchronization protocols

Twenty four postpartum anoestrus buffaloes were subjected to treatment with Ovsynch, Heatsynch and CIDR plus Heatsynch. Therapeutic efficacy of different hormonal protocols in terms of oestrus induction efficiency was found to be 66.66, 83.33 and 100% with a mean post treatment oestrus induction intervals of 19.50±0.53, 15.20±0.61 and 17.20±0.91 h, while conception rate was recorded as 75.00, 60.00 and 83.33%, respectively in Ovsynch, Heat synch and CIDR plus Heatsynch groups. The mean plasma progesterone concentration (ng/ml) in group Ovsynch, Heatsynch and CIDR plus Heatsynch on day 0 was increased significantly (P 0.05) difference was recorded in control group. The highest value was found in CIDR plus Heatsynch group on day 7 (4.48±0.05) and lowest value was recorded on day 10 (0.53±0.01).
Seismic Performance of RC Hollow Rectangular Bridge Piers Retrofitted by Concrete Jacketing Considering the Initial Load and Interface Slip

In design practice, the assumptions that are used in retrofitting concrete structural elements often ignore the initial load and the interface slip on the contact surfaces between the old and the new concrete. The concrete structural elements that are loaded by the existing gravity load cause initial strain on the existing cross-section before jacketing is applied, while the interface does not act in a fully composite manner. In this study, a seismic performance evaluation using pushover analysis was performed of a damaged reinforced concrete bridge pier retrofitted with concrete jacketing, where the plastic hinge of the retrofitted elements was modeled by considering both parameters. The results showed that concrete jacketing could increase the capacity of the bridge structure. It was also found from the numerical result that the performance level of the bridge considering the initial load compared to the monolithic approach gave the same result since the initial load did not significantly affect the cross-sectional ultimate capacity. The difference between the ultimate capacity values computed by the two models was less than 7%. It was also shown that the interface slip had a significant effect with a slip coefficient smaller than 0.5.
EFFECT OF DIETARY PROPOLIS SUPPLEMENTATION ON IMMUNOCOMPETENCE PARAMETERS OF COBB BROILER CHICKS

This experiment was carried out at El-Takamoly Poultry Project. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of dietary propolis supplementation on immune response of broiler chicks. A total number of 200 unsexed one day-old Cobb broiler chicks were used in this experiment. They were divided into five groups, with four replicates of ten chicks each. Chicks were fed a starter diet without propolis supplementation during the first 6 days of age. At the 7th day, birds were fed diets containing different levels of propolis (0, 200, 400, 600 and 800 mg/kg) till the end of 6th weeks of age. Ethanolic extract of propolis was added to mixed diets. The result revealed that the mortality rate was within the normal range and not related to treatments studied. Concerning to Cell-mediated immunity the chicks fed diet added 400, 600 and 800 mg propolis/kg diet had significantly highr response to PHA-P injection compared to control-fed group. The Heterophils / lymphocytes ratio (H/L) decreased with increased the level of dietary propolis in the diets. Generally, it can be concluded that chicks fed diet added 600 and 800 mg propolis/kg diet had significantly improvement in immune response and some blood parameters.
Effect of biochar on physico-chemical properties of acidic soil

A field experiment was conducted at farmer’s field in Byrasandra village of Shidlaghatta, Chikkaballapura to study the effect of biochar on chemical properties in acidic soil during Kharif 2017. The field trail included seven treatments with three replications. The results revealed that application of Recommended dose of fertilizers + 125 per cent of biochar equivalent of carbon in FYM recorded higher primary, secondary and micronutrient status in soil and increased pH, EC, organic carbon and significantly decreased Exchangeable Al. The study clearly showed that in acidic soils, application of Recommended dose of fertilizers + 125 per cent of biochar equivalent of FYM is more beneficial in reducing soil acidity and bulk density.
Applying Passive Testing to an Industrial Internet of Things Plant

—Safety and robustness play a crucial role in the context of the Industrial Internet of Things as autonomous and emergent behavior increase the complexity of Cyber-Physical Production Systems. Given the intractability of exhaustively verifying distributed production systems after modiﬁcations, testing and run-time monitoring seem to be two promising methods used to verify correctness in the digitally networked factory. Passive testing and external runtime monitoring are efﬁcient and lightweight techniques that bridge the gap between testing and veriﬁcation. This paper presents a framework for on-the-ﬂy simulation of a speciﬁcation relying on the Amazon Web Services Internet of Things architecture and the use of the digital shadow. The feasibility of the proposed architecture is evaluated using an industrial case study.
The Role of Heritage Hotels in the Development of Creative Cultural Tourism: The case study of Egypt

There is a growing interest of destinations for seeking several ways to make themselves more attractive and competitive and creative cultural tourism can achieve it. Heritage hotel industry has become more popular in the world and premised to give their guests the ideal atmosphere and motivate them to experience the authentic culture of the destination in a creative way during their staying. The study examines the nature of heritage hotels and their creative activities. This exploratory study aims to provide a basis for understanding and management of the role of heritage hotels in the development of creative cultural tourism. Methodology of "case study" was used, and data was collected using questionnaire addressed to four and five-star heritage hotels' department managers, supervisors and employees and the collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 20.0. The results indicated that Egyptian heritage hotels are able to enrich local culture by giving their guest the chance to interact with local community through their creative activities. The creativity guideline for heritage hotels has been presented and conclusion and recommendations are given in the framework of the circumstances of the case.
Work Engagement: Trust and Respect to Engage your People

Objectives: The purpose of this study is to examine the impact of interpersonal relationships (i.e. respect and felt trust) on work engagement among employees from the manufacturing sector in Jordan represented by a critical Oil and energy supply company; Al-Manaseer Group in Jordan. The study attempts to uncover the impact of procedural justice on employees’ work engagement. Methods/Statistical Analysis: Data collected from 181 respondents were analyzed using SEM/Amos for data analysis, conformity factor analysis, path analysis, regressions and correlations. Findings: Results indicated that respect that employees receive from their managers and employees’ felt trust positively affected their work engagement. Both mediated the relationship between procedural justice and work engagement and felt trust mediated the relationship between respect that employees receive from direct manager/supervisor and job engagement. The results also revealed that procedural justice has a positive effect on perceived respect from their direct manager/supervisor, withan also positive effect on employees’ felt trust. Application/Improvements: Empirical study serves manufacturing organizations and hence its findings may provide a better understanding of the impact of respect, trust and justice on employees’ work engagement. Thus, effective interpersonal relationships may further predict significant organizational consequences that require further research and analysis.
Interpretation of Coronary Artery Disease through Environmental/GeneticRisk Factors and Contributing Genes: A Comprehensive Review

Coronary artery disease is considered as major cause of death all over the world. Although it is associated with traditional risk factors like age, gender, hypertension, diabetes, smoking, such phenotypes also have strong association with genetic background. Here we reviewed the available data concerned to CAD traditional as well as genetic markers along with contributing genes and their interactions with environment. CAD as a polygenic disease possess about 50%-60% heritability causing difficulty in understanding its genetic architecture. Besides, complicated pathophysiological processes including both genetic and environmental interactions may increase or decrease the CAD risk depending upon the expression of concerned genes. In future, adequate genetic markers may be identified presenting risk profile to prevent CAD.
The relationships between KCNQ1 promoter mutation and some cardiac disease risk factors with cardiac arrhythmia in the Bushehr population

Abstract Objective:Many studies report that mutation in genes which encode the cardiac delayed rectifier potassium channel, such as KCNQ1, contributes to the long QT interval syndrome followed by cardiac arrhythmia.Goal of this case-control study is to explore the potential association between KCNQ1 gene promoter polymorphism and clinical Characteristics with cardiac arrhythmia in Bushehr population. Methods:Clinical data, previous medical history, and blood samples were collected from 30 admitted patients in Bushehr hospitals with cardiac arrhythmia and matched healthy individuals as controls. The genetic variation of the promoter region of KCNQ1 was carried out by using single-strand conformational polymorphism (SSCP) analysis. Results: NO mutation or polymorphism was identified in the promoter region of the KCNQ1 gene, but, the incidence rate of some cardiac disease risk factors, including diabetes mellitus, cigarette smoking, gender and age were significantly higher in the patients with cardiac arrhythmia. Conclusions: The lack of mutation even in patients with a positive family history of cardiac arrhythmia revealed that mutation in the KCNQ1 gene might be not responsible for cardiac arrhythmia in the patients. But some clinical data, including diabetic mellitus, smoking habits, age and gender were the significant risk factors in patients with cardiac arrhythmia.
Influence of growth on fatty acid composition of the moon wrasse Thalassoma lunare collected in coral reef habitats of the Malaysian South China Sea

The composition of fatty acids in fishes can serve as trophic biomarkers in the analysis of marine food webs because fatty acids can be traced as essential dietary components to higher trophic levels; however, information on tropical coral fishes is scarce. In order to understand the feeding ecology of coral reef fish, fatty acid composition and levels were examined in the moon wrasse Thalassoma lunare collected in the Malaysian South China Sea. Fatty acid composition was predominantly saturated fatty acids (SAFA) (62.5 %), followed by monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) (33.8 %) and polyunsaturated fatty acids (PUFA) (3.7 %). The most abundant fatty acids in SAFA, MUFA and PUFA were palmitic acid (C16:0), oleic acid (C18:1ω9c) and elaidic acid (C18:1ω9t) and linolenic acid (C18:3n3) and EPA (C20:5n3), respectively. Fatty acid concentrations, especially in SAFA and MUFA, changed with fish growth, although PUFA did not change in fish growth. Such differences might be caused by differences in the diet of the fish accompanying the growth.
FURTHER STUDIES ON THE PREVALENCE OF SUBCLINICAL MASTITIS IN DAIRY COWS IN EL-GHARBIA AND KAFR EL-SHEIKH GOVERNORATES WITH SPECIAL OBSERVATION TO ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY

A total of 1136-quarter cow’s milk samples were collected from apparently healthy cow’s from 2 dairy farms in El Gharbia and 3 dairy farms in Kafr El- Sheikh Governorates (Egypt). All samples were screened for subclinicl mastitis using California Mastitis Test (CMT), Somatic Cell Count (SCC), lactose and chloride content. All Positive CMT samples were examined microbiologically for isolating the most causative microbial agents of subclinical mastitis. 136 (22.5%) samples collected from El-Gharbia Governorate were positive for CMT . Of them 100 samples (73.5%) scored 2+ and 36 (26.5%) scored 3+; 120 (20%) contained lactose below 4.7% and 140 (23.2%) had chloride content greater than 0.14%. While 65 (12.2%) quarter milk samples collected from Kafr El-Sheikh farms were CMT positive, of them 24 (36.9%) samples scored 2+ and 41(63.1%) samples scored 3+ ; 72 (13.5%) samples contained lactose less than 4.7% and 119 (22.4%) had chloride content greater than 0.14% . Infectious organisms isolated from CMT positive samples were Coliforms (88.2%), Staphylococci (26.5%) and E-coli (14.7%) while both coagulase +ve Staph. aureus and Strept. agalactiae failed to be detected from El- Gharbia quarter samples. On the other hand Coliforms , Staphylococci, coagulase +v Staph. aureus , E-coli and Strept agalactiae were isolated with a percentages ranging from 1.5 to 52.3 % from Kafr El-Sheikh samples. Somatic cell count (SCC) ranged from >105 to <107 in CMT positive samples. The in vitro sensitivity pattern of the isolated organisms against 7 antibiotics was tested. Flumequin and Gentamycin gave the best results in inhibiting all the tested Staph. aureus , E-coli and Strept. agalactiae tested strains. It is concluded that subclinical mastitis in dairy cows is a serious problem in the surveyed area.
Food ingredients synthesised by lactic acid bacteria

1 Laboratorio de Biología Molecular de Bacterias Gram positivas, Departamento de Microbiología Molecular y Biología de las Infecciones. Centro de Investigaciones Biológicas, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas, Ramiro de Maeztu 9, 28040 Madrid, Spain. Tel: +34-918373112. Fax: +34-915360432. E-mails: apramos@cib.csic. es , mmoheda@cib.csic. es, montsenv@cib.csic. es , plg@cib.csic. es, zarour.kz@cib.csic. es.
Systemic Analysis of the Contributions of Co-Located Industrial Symbiosis to Achieve Sustainable Development in an Industrial Park in Northern Spain

Resource efficiency is a strategy with great potential to make progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), since it can contribute to meeting a variety of economic, environmental and social targets. In this context, this investigation developed a systemic analysis of co-located Industrial Symbiosis (IS) synergies in an industrial park formed of four companies. To this end, public data showing that the main activity in this park concerned materials, water and steam flows were supported with short visits to the companies for verification purposes. Then, the effects of nine exchange and twelve share synergies were analysed at different scales according to their impacts on sustainable development. The changes caused by these synergies in the flows in the industrial park enabled saving more than 10 k tonnes of raw materials and waste disposal and almost 10 Mm3 of raw water per year, as well as six auxiliary service systems. In the end, these figures might be translated into more than 200 kt CO2 eq. and EUR 6M saved per year, which in turn corresponds to 0.05% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the region in which the park is located. In terms of sustainable development, these modifications were translated into contributions to nine SDGs and 14 of their specific targets, proving the domino effect associated with the application of IS policies by governments and public entities.
EFFECT OF POLLUTION ON TOTAL CHLOROPHYLL CONTENT IN TEMPERATE SPECIES GROWING ALONG NATIONAL HIGHWAY 5 IN HIMACHAL PRADESH

Abstarct One of the most common impacts of air pollution on plant species is the gradual disappearance of chlorophyll and concomitant yellowing of leaves, which might be related to a decrease in the capacity of photosynthesis. In the present study effect of pollution on total chlorophyll content of some selected plant species alongside the National Highway 5 from Solan to Shimla in Himachal Pradesh was assessed. Six commonly grown plant species along the National Highway 5 viz. Debregeasia hypoleuca, Rubus ellipticus, Quercus leucotrichophora, Hypericum oblongifolium, Punica granatum and Grevillea robusta were selected for the study. The study revealed that TCH varied significantly in different species where the highest TCH was observed in case of Rubus ellipticus species (2.85 mg/g) and lowest value was observed in Hypericum oblongifolium (2.00 mg/g). At different seasons TCH was found to be significantly different in all the species and the highest TCH was observed in case of Quercu sleucotrichophora species (3.01 mg/g) during the monsoon season. TCH was significantly affected by distance from the National Highway. Except for Grevillea robusta species, significant reduction in the TCH of plant leaves growing in higher polluted site was compared as compared to less polluted ones. There is a need to develop green belt for the betterment of environment and human being in the study area.
Development of Carbamazepine Nanostructured Lipid Carrier Loaded Thermosensitive Gel for Intranasal Delivery

Purpose: The present research work was designed to formulate and evaluate carbamazepine (CBZ) loaded nanostructured lipid carrier (NLC) based in-situ gel for nasal delivery. Methods: The NLC formulation of CBZ was prepared by microemulsion technique followed by probe sonication and evaluated for particle size, zeta potential, entrapment efficiency and in vitro drug diffusion. NLC formulation was incorporated into in-situ gelling formulation using poloxamer 407 (P407), poloxamer 188 (P188) and mucoadhesive polymer. The effect of concentration of poloxamer 188 (X1 ), type of mucoadhesive polymer (X2 ) and concentration of mucoadhesive polymer (X3 ) on gelling temperature (Y1 ) and drug diffusion after 8 h (Y2 ) was studied using Box-Behnken design. In vivo anticonvulsant activity of optimized formulation was studied in Wistar rats by maximal electro-convulsion model (MES). Results: The optimized CBZ NLC formulation, with 20% drug loading, 0.5:1 as Precirol:Capmul MCM ratio as lipid phase and 1:3 as Lipid:Smix ratio, resulted in 89.73±0.2% drug entrapment, 55.95±1.09% of drug diffusion after 8 h, particle size of 132.8 nm with polydispersity index of 0.302 and zeta potential of -29.2±6.1 mV. The in-situ gel formulation with 20% P407, 5% P188 and 0.2% chitosan was optimized and demonstrated excellent gelling ability, gelling temperature in the range of 30 to 35°C, 42.46% of drug diffusion in 8 h by Fickian diffusion mechanism and 31.34±0.76% of drug permeation through sheep nasal mucosa. In vitro anticonvulsant activity in MES model in rat demonstrated significant efficacy (71.95% protection against seizure in extension phase) as compared to plain in-situ nasal gel (50.26% protection against seizure in extension phase). Conclusion: NLC based in-situ gelling formulation demonstrated its potential for nasal delivery of CBZ with improved anticonvulsant activity.
Effectiveness of Suspension System in Transfemoral Prosthesis

Background: Suspension was considered to be one of the most critical aspects of the prosthetic design and it’s a method by which the artificial limb attached to a body. Suspension not only prevents the prosthesis from falling off, but it also avoids pistoning, minimizes shear forces on the skin of stump and enhances axial and rotational stability. Objective: There were no such studies available for Indian population; therefore, the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of suspension systems mostly used in Indian conditions (Hip joint and pelvic band, Total Elastic Suspension (TES) and T-Belt). Methods: Ten unilateral Transfemoral amputees participated in this study, and the patients were asked to use three different suspension systems. All the suspension systems were tested in terms of active range of motion at the hip joint, rotational stability/axial rotation, axial pistoning (Radiographic findings of vertical displacement) and the patient’s comfort. Results: The results revealed that there was significantly more Range of motion on T-belt whereas less on Hip joint and pelvic band, rotational stability was more stable in TES, higher level of prosthetic satisfaction was on TES and pistoning was very less during the use of hip joint and pelvic band. Conclusions: It can be concluded that even though TES was more stable suspension system for Transfemoral amputees, but overall satisfaction was higher with the hip joint and pelvic band suspension system as it helps to control the axial rotation and pistoning of the stump inside the socket.