Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
DEVELOPMENT OF MARINE DERIVED PROBIOTIC BACTERIAL CONSORTIUM FOR THE SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT OF LITOPENAEUS VANNAMEI CULTURE

The use of probiotics or beneficial bacteria, which control pathogens through a variety of mechanisms, is increasingly viewed as an alternative to antibiotic treatment, which cause attendant problems like drug residue in tissues, export rejection etc. The present study was aimed to determine the probiotic effectiveness of Bacillus stratosphericus (AMET1601), Arthrobacter sp (AMET1852) and Lactobacillus sp (AMET1506) (isolated from marine samples) on Litopenaeus vannamei culture for the prevalence of white spot syndrome virus (WSSV) under laboratory scale conditions. All the three selected isolates were included in the diet of juvenile shrimp at different combination and concentration. Two bioassays were conducted with treatments by triplicate (10 shrimp per replicate). Based on the, initial mean weight, Mean weight gain, FCR, DWG, Yield, Survival rate and Vibrio load, in test group T-5, where the shrimps fed with all the three different probiotic strains (Bacillus stratosphericus (AMET1601) + Lactobacillus sp (AMET1506) + Arthrobacter sp (AMET1852)) incorporated feed (in the range of 5×10 6 cfu mL) showed significant changes in regard to the mentioned biometric parameters than other groups. In bioassay II, after 21 days of culture, the maximum shrimp survival (46%) was observed in treatment II comparatively than control (28%). The consortium of three potential beneficial probiotic bacterial consortiums didn’t eliminate the WSSV in cultured shrimps, but increase the survival rate and decrease the vibrio load in the culture systems and water. Development of Marine Derived Probiotic Bacterial Consortium For The Sustainable Management of Litopenaeus Vannamei Culture http://www.iaeme.com/IJARET/index.asp 63 editor@iaeme.com
To assess the correlates of respiratory morbidity related quality of life, using St George Respiratory Questionnaire (SGRQ) among male COPD patients

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is ranked eighth among the top 20 conditions causing disability globally as measured by disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) in 2015. In COPD, there is expiratory airflow limitation, which is due to greater resistance in the smaller airways caused by inflammation and remodeling and increased compliance of the lung due to the emphysematous destruction of the terminal airspaces. The term COPD includes a spectrum of heterogeneous conditions characterized by not fully reversible airflow limitation by spirometry, whose presentation may be different clinically. The Global COPD prevalence was ABSTRACT
Statistical Quality Analysis of Wavelet Based SAR Images in Despeckling Process

Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) images are mainly denoised by multiplicative speckle noise, which is due to the consistent behavior of scattering phenomenon known as speckle noise. This paper presents the basic concept, role and importance of Discrete Wavelet Transform (DWT) in the field of despeckling SAR images and also offers a study of SAR image quality on applying DWT on the speckled image and log transformed speckled image. Log transform operation plays a decisive and comfortable role in despeckling SAR images as this operation changes the multiplicative behavior of the speckle noise to an additive which enables to use the additive noise restoration model efficiently. Wavelet transform has now become important in the field of image restoration although being in practice for a decade. Wavelet transform allows both time and frequency analysis simultaneously around a particular time. This transform is most appropriate for the non-stationary signals, so it deals with satellite imagery in a more efficient manner. The major part of this paper is revolving around DWT image decomposition with its role and practical implementation on the speckled image and log transformed speckled image. All the experimental results are performed on the SAR images.
Effect of a Rehabilitation Program on the Knowledge, Physical and Psychosocial Functions of Patients with Burns

Burns injuries may be severe enough to restrict daily activities in the home, school, and workplace. The nurse has a crucial role in implementing strategies for relevant effective care of patients with burn. The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of a rehabilitation program on the knowledge, physical and psychosocial functions of patients with burn. This quasi-experimental study was conducted at the burn units of the Main University and Emergency Hospital in El-Mansoura on a convenience sample of 100 burn patients who were divided randomly into two equal groups: a study group for application of the intervention, and a control group to receive the routine management of the hospital. Data were collected using an interview questionnaire form and the Brief Burn Specific Health Scale (BSHS-B). A rehabilitation program with a booklet was developed after reviewing related literature to cover burn definitions, causes, types of burn, complications, proper diet, exercise, wound care, stress management. A booklet containing all the program materials was prepared in Arabic language. The program was provided to the study group patients, while the control group received the routine hospital's nursing management. The program effectiveness was evaluated through a posttest done for both groups. The study was implemented during the period from November 2006 to November 2007. Patients in the two groups had similar demographic as well as burn injuries characteristics. After implementation of a rehabilitation program, the knowledge scores were statistically significantly higher among study group patients in all areas as burns definition (p<0.001), treatment (p=0.022), exercise (p<0.001), and diet (p< 0.001). They also had significantly better scores of the Brief Burn Specific Health Scale (BSHS-B). The scores of knowledge and BSHS-B improved in both groups; however, the magnitude of the change was much lower in the control group compared to those in the study group. The study concludes that inclusion of the information needed by patients with burn in a rehabilitation program improves their knowledge, with consequent positive impact on their physical and psychosocial status. Therefore, the study recommends implementation of this rehabilitation program for all patients with burn injury. Nurses should be trained in patient education in order to be able to successfully implement such program. [Mohamed Radwan, Salwa Samir, Ola Abdel Aty and Salwa Attia Effect of a Rehabilitation Program on the Knowledge, Physical and Psychosocial Functions of Patients with Burns . Journal of American Science 2011;7(8):427-434]. (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.americanscience. org.
Does gender have a significant effect on normal nerve conduction studies values?

Background: nerve conduction study (NCS) is a neurophysiologic medical diagnostic test used commonly to evaluate the function of the peripheral nerves. It is an extension to the clinical examination and extremely useful to diagnose and document a peripheral nerve disorder, localize the lesion, and to establish underlying pathophysiology. Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate the influence of gender on nerve conduction study values and to generate reference nerve conduction studies (NCS) data for the commonly tested nerves among healthy adults in Oman. Subjects and methods: This study was conducted in the Neurology Department at the Royal Hospital, a tertiary care hospital in Muscat-Oman, for a period of four years (from March 2015 until May 2019) which included a total of 143 (80 females and 63 males) healthy Omani subjects. Sensory and motor nerve conduction studies were performed to the Median, Ulnar, Peroneal and Tibial nerves to establish the normative data. Statistical analysis was performed using Minitab comparing the mean values of all NCS parameters for both genders. Results: Gender comparison concluded that Omani males have longer distal motor latencies for all of the tested nerves and slower motor conduction velocities for the lower limbs’ nerves (p <0.005) than the females. While sensory latencies were significantly delayed in males as compared to Omani females for the upper limbs’ nerves and the ensory nerve potential amplitudes in the upper limbs were greater in females (p<0.0001) than males. A normative data for distal latencies, conduction velocities and responses amplitudes for motor and sensory nerves were sat up for the first time for normal adult Omani population. Conclusion: Gender has a significant influence on distal latencies and conduction velocities of some peripheral nerves in healthy Omani adult subjects, suggesting that different cut-off values for the two genders may be needed for interpreting such studies. These differences could be related to anatomical (height and limbs’ length gender differences) and/or physiological factors. Our normative data for nerve conduction study values are comparable to other published studies in the literature.
Contribution of the coupled atmosphere–ocean–sea ice–vegetation model COSMOS to the PlioMIP2

Abstract. We present the Alfred Wegener Institute's contribution to the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project Phase 2 (PlioMIP2) wherein we employ the Community Earth System Models (COSMOS) that include a dynamic vegetation scheme. This work builds on our contribution to Phase 1 of the Pliocene Model Intercomparison Project (PlioMIP1) wherein we employed the same model without dynamic vegetation. Our input to the PlioMIP2 special issue of Climate of the Past is twofold. In an accompanying paper we compare results derived with COSMOS in the framework of PlioMIP2 and PlioMIP1. With this paper we present details of our contribution with COSMOS to PlioMIP2. We provide a description of the model and of methods employed to transfer reconstructed mid-Pliocene geography, as provided by the Pliocene Reconstruction and Synoptic Mapping Initiative Phase 4 (PRISM4), to model boundary conditions. We describe the spin-up procedure for creating the COSMOS PlioMIP2 simulation ensemble and present large-scale climate patterns of the COSMOS PlioMIP2 mid-Pliocene core simulation. Furthermore, we quantify the contribution of individual components of PRISM4 boundary conditions to characteristics of simulated mid-Pliocene climate and discuss implications for anthropogenic warming. When exposed to PRISM4 boundary conditions, COSMOS provides insight into a mid-Pliocene climate that is characterised by increased rainfall (+0.17 mm d−1) and elevated surface temperature (+3.37 ∘C) in comparison to the pre-industrial (PI). About two-thirds of the mid-Pliocene core temperature anomaly can be directly attributed to carbon dioxide that is elevated with respect to PI. The contribution of topography and ice sheets to mid-Pliocene warmth is much smaller in contrast – about one-quarter and one-eighth, respectively, and nonlinearities are negligible. The simulated mid-Pliocene climate comprises pronounced polar amplification, a reduced meridional temperature gradient, a northwards-shifted tropical rain belt, an Arctic Ocean that is nearly free of sea ice during boreal summer, and muted seasonality at Northern Hemisphere high latitudes. Simulated mid-Pliocene precipitation patterns are defined by both carbon dioxide and PRISM4 paleogeography. Our COSMOS simulations confirm long-standing characteristics of the mid-Pliocene Earth system, among these increased meridional volume transport in the Atlantic Ocean, an extended and intensified equatorial warm pool, and pronounced poleward expansion of vegetation cover. By means of a comparison of our results to a reconstruction of the sea surface temperature (SST) of the mid-Pliocene we find that COSMOS reproduces reconstructed SST best if exposed to a carbon dioxide concentration of 400 ppmv. In the Atlantic to Arctic Ocean the simulated mid-Pliocene core climate state is too cold in comparison to the SST reconstruction. The discord can be mitigated to some extent by increasing carbon dioxide that causes increased mismatch between the model and reconstruction in other regions.
Biochemical changes of fresh water fish, Channa marulius (Ham Buch) exposed to 3/4th Sub lethal Concentration of Cypermethrin and Fenvalerate

Copyright: © Author, This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial No Derives License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is noncommercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. The present study is aimed to evaluate the changes in total protein, total cholesterol content and the glucose in muscle of Channa marulius after exposure to 3/4th sub lethal concentration of Cypermethrin and Fenvalerate. It was found that as compared to control the total proteins were reduced on other hand total cholesterol and glucose was increased with increased period of exposure to both pesticides. This study will reflect the role of these biochemical parameters for assessment of aquatic pollution as far as the natural pesticides are concerned.
The Effect of Orem Self-care Model on Health-related Quality of Life of Patients with Thalassemia Major

Introduction and Objective: Thalassemia and its complications affect the quality of life of these individuals. Therefore, nursing interventions by nurses as essential careers of these patients are necessary. The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Orem's self-care model on the quality of life associated with the disease in patients with β-thalassemia major. Methods: This is a semi-experimental interventional study with pre-test and post-test design. This study was performed on 80 patients with β-thalassemia in Dezful-Iran in 2015 and then randomly divided into two groups of 40 subjects. Data collection tool was SF-36 questionnaire. Educational package, self-care based on need assessment and based on Orem selfcare model, was taught to patients in a 60 minute session. Results: There was no significant difference between the two groups in terms of demographic variables (p>0.005). The results showed that there was a significant difference between the pre-test and post-test scores of the control and education groups in terms of quality of life were observed (p<0.005). Conclusion: Orem self-care can increase the quality of life of patients with major β-thalassemia. Therefore, this method can be used as a simple and low cost supplementary non-pharmacological treatment in order to increase the quality of life associated with their health.
DETERMINATION OF HAEMATOCRIT LEVEL AND IRON PROFILE STUDY AMONG PERSONS LIVING WITH HIV IN UMUAHIA, ABIA STATE, NIGERIA

The study was done to determine the haematocrit level and iron profile of the HIV positive patients in Umuahia.A total of 110 subjects were selected for the study.The subjects were grouped into two:the HIV positive subjects (test group) and HIV negative subjects (control group). The blood samples were collected and analysed colorimetrically,while the percentage transferrin saturation was calculated. Haematocrit was determined using microhaematocrit method.Statistical analysis was done using t-test and level of significance set at P<0.05. TIBC in HIV positive subjects (284.12±24.40μg/dl) were found to be significantly reduced (P<0.05) when compared with those of HIV negative subjects (335.22±49.0 μg/dl). The mean serum iron and percentage transferrin saturation in HIV positive subjects (163.30±11.52 μg/dl;51.10±13.02%) were found to be statistically higher (p<0.05) when compared with HIV negative subjects (67.21±23.68μg/dl;29.12±10.50%) respectively.There was significant decrease (P<0.05) in haematocrit level of HIV positive patients (31.38±7.2%) compared to the control subjects (41.19±5.7%). The recorded increase in serum iron and transferrin saturation percent among HIV patients in this study were as a result of derangement in iron metabolism in addition to oxidative stress and the anaemia seen in the patients is as a result of decreased haemoglobin concentration.
Fecundity and Condition Factor of Clarias anguillaris of Oguta Lake, Nigeria

Fecundity and condition factor of Clarias angullaris were studied in Oguta Lake for eight weeks. Forty species of C. anguillaris were studied. The length-weight relationship, fecundity, condition factor and gonad-osomatic indices were factors employed for assessment of health status of the fish. The mean length and weight of the C. anguillaris collected were 27.46 ± 1.47 (12.00-38.50) cm and 391.26 ± 17.92 (144.60-553.40) g respectively. Some of the morphometrics manifested linkage and C. anguillaris exhibited a coefficient of determination (R2) of 0.008, and Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) of -0.091. Fecundity-weight relationship of C. anguillaris was also not significant (p=0.062) with a Pearson’s correlation coefficient (r) of -0.357 and coefficient of determination (R2)=0.127. The variations in condition factor of C. anguliaris at Oguta Lake was 19.96% (R2=0.1996) and this was explained by the variations in GSI. Clarias anguillaris from the Oguta Lake showed negative allometric growth pattern which implied that the fish species is increasing in length faster than its weight. This could be as a result of the polluted nature of the Lake, shortage of food supply, diseases which might have altered the fish speciation.
Qualitative phytochemical screening and antimicrobial activity of methanol extract of Maesobotrya barteri ( Baill . ) Hutch

The stem bark extract of Maesobotrya barteri was screened for antimicrobial activity against some pure cultures of bacterial and fungal species. These were carried out by the Plate -hole diffusion method on Mueller – Hinton agar (MHA) for bacteria and Sabouraud Dextrose Agar (SDA) for the fungi. The Minimum Inhibitory Concentrations (MICs) of test samples found to be active by the diffusion test were determined based on the macro dilution method. The crude extract showed activity against Staphylococcus aureus, Shigella dysenteriae, Salmonella typhi, Microsporum spp and Candida albicans. Qualitative phytochemical screening revealed the presence of alkaloids, flavonoids, tannins, terpenes, saponins and cardiac glycosides. This result confirms its ethnomedicinal use in the treatment of microbial infections.
EFFECT OF EXTRACTION TECHNIQUES ON PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTIES OF PASSION FRUIT JUICE

Passion fruit (Passiflora edulis Sims) belongs to the family Passifloraceae, which have two distinct forms, the standard purple (Passiflora edulis Sims f. edulis) and the yellow (Passiflora edulis f. flavicarpa). The fruits are valued for its captivating flavour, nutritional benefits and medicinal properties.Three methods of juice extraction (enzymatic, mechanical and conventional methods) were compared to identify the most efficient method. Among the different enzymatic treatments tried pectinase 5 ml per litre incubated at 50° C for 90 minutes was found ideal. This treatment yielded more quantity of juice with high TSS, acidity and total sugars. The juice yield was comparatively less in mechanical and conventional method of extraction.
On- farm productivity response of rainfed grain Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor L.) to integrated nutrient supply system in Assosa Zone, Western Ethiopia, East Africa

Copyright: © 2016 | Author(s), This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial No Derivs License, which permits use and distribution in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited, the use is noncommercial and no modifications or adaptations are made. Sorghum is an important cereal crop and occupies third place in production after Maize and Tef in Ethiopia. Information on the response of Sorghum to organic and inorganic nutrient sources in the Assosa Zone is scanty. On farm experiments were they are conducted at two locations, for three years, to investigate the effect of eight treatments of inorganic and organic fertilizer integration (Recommended NP (check), Recommended FYM based on N equivalency, Recommended compost based on N, 50% Recommended FYM based on N equivalency + 50% Recommended NP, 50% Recommended compost based on N equivalency + 50% Recommended NP equivalency, 50% Recommended FYM + 50% Recommended compost both based on N equivalency and 33% Recommended compost, 33% Recommended FYM both based on N equivalency + 33% Recommended NP) and was laid out in a randomised complete block design (RCBD) with each farmer as a replication. Significant influence on the grain yield of sorghum due to fertilizer application was recorded. The maximum grain yield (4640.4 kg ha-1) was obtained from application of 33.3% recommended compost + 33.3% recommended FYM both based on N equivalency + 33.4% recommended NP , which was 73.3 % higher than the control (1962.8 kg ha-1). The partial budget analysis indicate greater economic benefit with this integrated system of nutrient management than either organic or in organic source alone. 50 % Recommended compost + 50% recommended NP (3455 kg ha-1), Recommended compost (3452 kg ha-1) and recommended FYM (3456 kg ha-1) performed equally well and were superior to no fertilizer(2677 kg ha-1) application.
BINARY MIXTURES OF QUERCETIN WITH SOME PHENOLIC ACIDS IN TERT- BUTANOL-WATER SYSTEM: STUDY OF TERT-BUTOXYL RADICAL MEDIATED SYNERGISTIC INTERACTION THROUGH KINETIC APPROACH

An upsurge in the number of studies on flavonoids has been stimulated by the potential health benefits arising from the antioxidant activities of these polyphenolic compounds. Functional hydroxyl groups in flavonoids mediate their antioxidant effects by scavenging free radicals and/or by chelating metal ions. The rates of oxidation of quercetin (QU) by t-BuO radicals in the presence of phenolic acids viz., chlorogenic acid (CGA), caffeic acid (CA), rosmarinic acid (RA) and gallic acid (GA) have been studied by measuring the absorbance at suitable λmax spectrophotometrically. tert-butoxyl (t-BuO) radicals were generated by the photolysis of tert-butyl hydroperoxide (t-BuOOH) in t-butanol-water (2:1 v/v) to scavenge OH radicals. From competition kinetics, the rate constant of tBuO radical reaction with QU (kQu) has been determined to be 2.62 × 10 dmmol s. The quantum yields (expt) have been calculated from the experimentally determined rates of oxidation of QU/phenolic acids under different experimental conditions. The results indicated that QU showed synergistic/antagonistic interaction with polyphenols. CGA repaired QU to an extent of ~45% whereas QU was found to repair CA, RA and GA to an extent of ~96%, ~81% and ~42% respectively.
Effects of Camellia sinensis Leaves Extract on Some Biochemical Parameters in Alloxan-Induced Diabetic Rats

This study was designed to evaluate the effect of aqueous leaves extract Camellia sinensis on serum glucose levels and liver enzyme markers in alloxan-induced diabetic rats. Diabetes was induced by a single dose of intraperitoneal injection of 150mg/kg bwt of alloxan, and 100, 200 and 400 mg/kg bwt of the extract was administered orally to different groups of diabetic rats for 3 weeks. A significant decrease (p<0.05) in serum glucose, Total bilirubin (TB) and the liver marker enzymes (Alanine aminotransferase (ALT), Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) and alkaline phosphatase (ALP)) was observed in groups 4 and 5. The hypoglycemic effects as well as its effects on liver enzymes makes it an attractive recipe for the prophylactic treatment of diabetes. Keywords: Camellia sinensis , diabetes, liver marker enzymes, rats.