Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of adding yeast culture and diet on in vitro degradation and productivity of Pelibuey lambs.

A study was carried out to evaluate the effects of adding yeast culture (YC) and diet type (D) on productive behavior and on in vitro degradability in Pelibuey lambs under intensive fattening conditions. Diets were formulated to meet dietary requirements so lambs of moderate growth potential obtained a 250 g daily weight gain (MGL), and rapid growth lambs gained 350 g d -1 (RGL). Both diets were prepared with (1) or without (0) yeast culture. Average daily weight gain improved when yeast cultures were added (310 vs 260 g d-1 for MGL and 330 vs. 230 g d-1 for RGL). DM daily intake increased due to YC (80.47 vs 70.34 kg) while lambs fed with the RGL diet improved feed conversion (6.76 vs 4.90). Ruminal pH was higher in lambs fed with the MGL diet than in those fed with the RGL diet with or without yeast culture (6.76, 6.89 and 6.49, 6.46, respectively), while adding YC increased CP degradability (24 and 35 % for MGL and 26 and 29 % for RGL). Significant interactions between diet and YC were found on dry matter degradation which increased when YC was added to MGL (68 vs 64 %) and decreased when added to RGL (62 vs 73 %). NDF degradability decreased in RGL when YC was added (68 vs 58 %) and remained practically unchanged in MGL (39 vs 42 %).
Salivary microRNAs (hsa-miR-200a, hsa-miR-125a and hsa- miR-93) in relation to age, gender and histopathological parameters.

MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small noncoding RNAs that post-transcriptionally regulate gene expression by targeting specific mRNAs. The main objective of this study was measure the level of salivary (hsa-miR-200a, hsa-miR- 125a and hsa- miR-93) in both oral squamous cell carcinoma and healthy controls to asses the association of them with age, gender and tumor grade materials and methods The level of three salivary microRNAs namely hsa-miR-200a, hsa-miR-125a and hsa- miR-93 were measured in saliva of patients with oral squamous cell carcinoma and healthy controls by using reveres transcription, preamplification and quantitative PCR also the general information from each patient including the age, sex and tumor grade were recorded. Results: Salivary miR-200a was down regulated while miR-93 was up regulated in saliva of females with OSCC compared to females of healthy control, also there was a weak and statistically insignificant positive linear correlation between tumor grade and hsa-miR-200a CT values (r=0.223). However each tumor grade group had a mean normalized CT value which was higher than that of controls with statistically significant differences, P<0.05. The results suggest that circulating miRNAs may be a biological marker of aging and tumor grade. More studies should be done to validate these results. Conclusions: Both miR-200a and miR-93 could be used as biomarkers for poorly differentiated and aggressive cancer
MOLECULAR SYSTEMATICS OF TELIPOGON (ORCHIDACEAE: ONCIDIINAE) AND ITS ALLIES: NUCLEAR AND PLASTID DNA SEQUENCE DATA

Se evaluaron las relaciones filogeneticas de Telipogon , Ornithocephalus y generos afines (Orchidaceae: Oncidiinae) mediante analisis de parsimonia de datos de espaciadores de ADN ribosomal nuclear (nrITS) y de tres regiones de ADN de plastidios ( matK , trnL-F y la region espaciadora intergenica atpB-rbcL ). Ademas de un analisis de 81 OTU con ITS, se uso una matriz de 30 taxa para realizar analisis combinados de ADN nuclear y de plastidios. Stellilabium aparece anidado dentro de Telipogon . Este presenta dos clados sudamericanos y uno centroamericano. Un clado de Stellilabium es hermano del clado centroamericano de Telipogon ; el segundo clado de Stellilabium es hermano de todas las especies centroamericanas de Telipogon y Stellilabium . Hofmeisterella es un miembro del grupo de Telipogon . El genero Dipterostele como tal no se justifica, segun este estudio. Se realizan cambios nomenclatoriales para transferir las especies de Stellilabium a Telipogon .
Expression Patterns of Cell Adhesion Molecules in Bovine Preimplantation Embryos Cultured in vitro

บทคดยอ การทดลองนศกษาคณลกษณะการแสดงออกของจนเซลลยดตดภายในตวออนระยะกอนการฝงตว และเปรยบเทยบการแสดงออก ของจนจากตวออนทมคณภาพตางกนดวยเทคนค real-time RT-PCR ทำการเลยงไขออนโคใหสก ปฏสนธและเลยงตวออนภายนอกรางกาย ทำการศกษาการแตกของเซลล (fragmentation) และการเปลยนแปลงรปรางของตวออนระยะบลาสโตซสทอาย 7 วนเพอประเมนคณภาพ ตวออนเปนคณภาพดและไมด จากการทดลองพบวา มการแสดงออกของจนอแคดฮรนมากในไขออนและไขททำใหสก แลวลดตำลงในตวออน ระยะ 2 เซลลจนถงระยะ 16 เซลล จากนนมการแสดงออกมากขนในตวออนระยะมอรลาและบลาสโตซส การแสดงออกของจนเบตา แคทนน มมากในตวออนระยะ 4 เซลล และลดตำลงในตวออนทกระยะถดไป อยางไรกตามการแสดงออกของจนเดสโมโคลลน 2 แสดงออกเฉพาะตว ออนระยะมอรลาและบลาสโตซสเทานน การแสดงออกของจนอแคดฮรน เบตาแคทนนและจนเดสโมโคลลน 2 ในตวออนบลาสโตซสทม คณภาพดมมากกวาในตวออนทมคณภาพไมดอยางมนยสำคญทางสถต นอกจากนระดบการแสดงออกของโปรตนอแคดฮรนและเบตาแคทนน ในตวออนคณภาพดมมากกวาตวออนทมคณภาพไมดอยางมนยสำคญทางสถต สรปไดวาการแสดงออกของจนอแคดฮรนและเบตา แคทนนจะ มการแสดงออกมากในตวออนโคทมคณภาพด สงผลใหสามารถใชจนทงสองนเปนชวดชนสำหรบการประเมนคณภาพของตวออนได คำสำคญ : โค, จนเบตาแคทนน, จนเดสโมโคลลน 2, จนอแคดฮรน, ตวออนระยะกอนการฝงตว Abstract This study aimed to investigate gene expression patterns throughout preimplantation embryos and their comparative expression in morphological quality blastocysts using real-time RT-PCR. Bovine oocytes underwent maturation process, fertilized and were cultured in vitro. Degree of fragmentation and differentiation were the criteria to categorize day-7 blastocysts as of good and poor quality. All of the embryos from each developmental stage were used to quantify transcript abundance. It was found that E-cadherin was highly expressed in immature and mature oocytes, then it decreased at 2- to 16-cell stages, and later increased in morula and blastocyst stages. The β-catenin transcript was highly abundant up to the 4-cell stage and further down regulated in the later stages. However, the transcript abundance of desmocollin 2 (DSC2) was high only at morula and blastocyst stages. The relative abundance of E-cadherin, β-catenin and DSC2 mRNA in good quality blastocysts were statistically significantly higher than in poor quality blastocysts. Moreover, only the protein expression levels of E-cadherin and β-catenin were significantly higher in good than in poor blastocysts. In conclusion, E-cadherin and β-catenin are highly expressed in good quality bovine blastocysts. Therefore, they can be used as biomarker for blastocyst quality. Keywords : bovine, β-catenin, desmocollin 2, E-cadherin, preimplantation embryo
Single-Neuron Arithmetic

Can monkeys count? Debates about the numerical abilities of animals have raged among neuroscientists for decades. In a Perspective, [Dehaene][1] discusses exciting new work ([Nieder][2] et al .) showing that neurons in the lateral prefrontal cortex of the macaque brain encode numbers up to the number five. [1]: http://www.sciencemag. org/cgi/content/full/297/5587/1652 [2]: http://www.sciencemag. org/cgi/content/short/297/5587/1708
CALIDAD DE TOMATE (Solanum lycopersicum L.) PRODUCIDO EN HIDROPONIA CON DIFERENTES GRANULOMETRÍAS DE TEZONTLE

La calidad del fruto de tomate (Solanum lycopersicum L.) es afectada por variaciones genotipicas, condiciones climaticas, y el sistema de produccion empleado. El objetivo de este estudio fue evaluar la calidad fisica y quimica del fruto de tomate producido en hidroponia y tezontle como sustrato en cuatro tamanos de particula: 3-5, 5-10, 10-20 y 20-30 mm de diametro (tratamientos T1, T2, T3 y T4); mezclado con polvo y fibra de coco (PFC) en proporcion 3:1. Se usaron contenedores de plastico con 24 L de sustrato en los cuales se trasplantaron tres plantulas de tomate. Durante el ciclo de cultivo de octubre de 2009 a abril de 2010, las plantas se regaron diariamente por goteo. La conductividad electrica (CE) y pH de la solucion nutritiva en contacto con la raiz se monitoreo mensualmente. El diseno experimental fue completamente al azar, con tres contenedores por unidad experimental y cinco repeticiones por tratamiento. Se usaron frutos maduros en los analisis de: solidos solubles totales (SST), acidez titulable (AT), relacion SST/AT, CE, pH, porcentaje de jugo, firmeza y color (luminosidad, hue y croma). Se realizo un analisis de varianza y se uso la prueba de Tukey DHS (p0.05) para comparar las medias de los tratamientos. Los resultados mostraron que el tamano de particula de tezontle mezclado con PFC (3:1) no afecto (p0.05) los SST, AT, relacion SST/AT, CE, y croma del fruto, pero si hubo diferencias (p0.05) en el pH y porcentaje de jugo, la luminosidad, hue y la firmeza del fruto. Por el suministro de agua, facilmente disponible, se genero salinidad y alcalinidad en el sustrato, los cuales ademas de la temperatura, influyeron en los atributos de calidad fisicoquimica del fruto de tomate
Yield variability in Phalaris canariensis L. due to seeding date, seeding rate and nitrogen fertilizer

May, W. E. , Lafond, G. P., Gan, Y. T. , Hucl, P., Holzapfel, C. B. , Johnston, A. M. and Stevenson, C. 2012. Yield variability in Phalaris canariensis L. due to seeding date, seeding rate and nitrogen fertilizer. Can. J. Plant Sci. 92: 651-669. Concern over the year-to-year and field-to-field variability in grain yield has consistently been expressed by annual canarygrass growers in Saskatchewan. The objectives of these studies were to understand the effects of a delayed seeding date (0, 15, 30 and 45 d), seeding rate (15, 25, 35, 45, and 55 kg ha-1 of seed) and applied N fertilizer (20, 40, 60, 80, and 100 kg N ha-1) on the development and yield of annual canarygrass, to improve recommendations of best management practices in annual canarygrass and to determine the impact of these factors on yield variability in annual canarygrass. To address these objectives, three single factor field experiments were conducted, at a number of sites in Saskatchewan from 1998 to 2001. Seeding date had a large effect on grain yield. Grain yield decreased as seeding was delayed by 30 and 45 d from early May. Seeding rate had a small effect on grain yield. The response curve was very shallow peaking at approximately 1310 kg ha-1 at a seeding rate of 45 kg ha-1. Variation in grain yield tended to decrease as the seeding rate increased. There was a small increase in grain yield with the addition of nitrogen fertilizer. The response curve estimated a maximum yield of 1215 kg ha-1, which was obtained with a nitrogen rate of 78 kg ha-1. The majority of the increase was between 20 and 40 kg N ha-1, with a 2.3 kg ha-1 increase in grain yield for each kg of fertilizer N in that range of rates. There was a slight increase in grain yield as the nitrogen rate increased above 40 kg ha-1 but the variation in grain yield also increased reducing the incentive for growers to use N rates above 40 kg ha-1. Seeding date had a large effect on seed yield and could impact yield variability while seeding rate and nitrogen rate did not have a large effect on seed yield or yield variability.
Distinct Domains of IκBα Regulate c-Rel in the Cytoplasm and in the Nucleus

ABSTRACT IκBα is a critical regulator of Rel/NF-κB-mediated gene activation. It controls the induction of NF-κB factors by retaining them in the cytoplasm and also functions in the nucleus to terminate the induction process. In this study, we show that IκBα regulates the transcriptional activity of c-Rel in the nuclear compartment. We also demonstrate that discrete functional domains of IκBα are responsible for the cytoplasmic and nuclear regulation of c-Rel. We show that the determinants for the cytoplasmic regulation of c-Rel reside in the N-terminal and central ankyrin regions of IκBα and that the N-terminal domain of IκBα is required to mask the c-Rel nuclear localization signal. Importantly, IκBα sequences necessary to regulate c-Rel in the nucleus map to its central ankyrin domain and to a few negatively charged amino acids that immediately follow in the C-terminal IκBα PEST domain. The mapping of the IκBα determinants that control the cytoplasmic and nuclear activities of c-Rel to specific regions of the molecule suggests that IκBα inhibitors could be designed to antagonize Rel/NF-κB activity in different subcellular compartments or at defined stages of activation.
Complex habitat generated by marine bryozoans: a review of its distribution, structure, diversity, threats and conservation

Habitat-forming bryozoans are here defined as extant, heavily-calcified species which regularly attain sizes over 50 mm in three-dimensions and which contribute significantly to benthic habitat structure as living colonies. Records of habitat-forming bryozoans were collated and mapped, together with information about the location, environment, habitat-forming species, the nature and size of the habitat formed, any associated fauna, and relevant threats and/or conservation measures. Records collated here indicated that habitat-forming bryozoans occurred from ~59°N to 77°S, but that they did not occur frequently in the tropics, being found most commonly in temperate continental shelf environments, on stable substrata in places where water movement was relatively fast and consistent. Habitat-forming bryozoans are particularly abundant and diverse in New Zealand, where 27 species, a quarter of which are cyclostomes, provide habitat over hundreds of square kilometres of sea floor. Other areas where they are particularly rich and/or abundant include Antarctica (Weddell, Lazarev and Ross Seas), the North Pacific around Japan, the northern Mediterranean and Adriatic, and along the southern edge of the North Sea, through the English Channel and around the United Kingdom. Large bryozoans provide habitat for diverse associated assemblages, particularly for other bryozoans, molluscs, annelids, arthropods, cnidarians, sponges, echinoderms and macroalgae. Protected areas which include habitat-forming bryozoans occur throughout the distribution of this frequently unrecognized habitat type, but despite this they are prone to damage by anthropogenic impacts including pollution and bottom fishing. Copyright © 2012 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.
Fluid-Structure Interaction and Aeroelastic Balance on the Analysis of a Tall Building with Irregular Geometry

Aims: In this work the effect of wind on a building with irregular geometry is analyzed. Today, many cases of computational fluid-structure phenomena are validated with Benchmark models; nevertheless, the structure analyzed in this work does not have an associated benchmark model. Numerical algorithms applied in this work are also validated with a physical scale model under wind loads on a subsonic wind tunnel. Study Design: Developed procedure involves two coupled field models corresponding to fluid and mechanical phenomenology, each one governed by different methodology: Fluid field associates an Eulerian Configuration, meanwhile solid model is described on Lagrangean configuration. These two models require a third model named ALE to interact each other; this last model is built on the interfaces between them. This work develops the numerical procedure as well experimental ones for solving these complex structures. Methodology: The numerical model was analyzed through the software ANSYS and also DINES + GiD while the experimental test was performed in a subsonic wind tunnel. The prototype consists of structural steel sections while walls are made of glass panels; physical model belongs to an elastic model where the effect of twisting is not included. Results: Main results obtained in this work are the bending moment at the basement of the building, the displacement at the top of the structure and the non-uniform pressure distribution on the structural walls. Conclusion: Dynamic fluid-structure interaction (IDFE) problems have attracted the attention of a large number of researchers. IDFE plays an important role in the structural engineering: on the analysis of high-rise buildings, large bridges, industrial plants, chimneys, transmission towers, etc., all these structures may collapse due to the aeroelastic instability caused by wind effect. The goal of this work is provide a methodology for real structures of complex geometry.
Consequences of Altered Body Image in Adolescents with Cancer: A Narrative Review

Background: The diagnosis of cancer develops many challenges for adolescents. Changes associated with cancer treatment are considered stressful and impact negatively on adolescents' psychosocial status. Adaptation to body image changes is essential to the ultimate coping with cancer. Aim: This study aimed to present a narrative review of the literature regarding body image changes in adolescents with cancer and coping strategies. Methods: Searching for keywords was performed in various databases including CINAHL, PubMed Central, and EBESCO. Results: Altered appearance was appraised by adolescents as a threatening and upsetting issue that negatively influenced their lives. However, adolescents with cancer used many strategies to deal effectively with their changed appearance. These coping mechanisms included strategies for concealing signs, strategies for instilling hope, and strategies for gaining social support. Conclusion: Altered body image resulting from cancer and its treatment is the most distressing factor among adolescents with cancer. Medical staff should be trained and oriented about the physical and psychosocial impact of cancer on adolescents through continuous training and follow up programs. Nurses should give the opportunity for adolescents to express their own feelings and concerns about the effects of chemotherapy on their physical appearance. Review Article Abu Shosha; JCTI, 3(2): 1-14, 2016; Article no.JCTI. 24144 2
Contributions towards a monograph of Phoma (Coelomycetes) VIII. Section Paraphoma: Taxa with setose pycnidia

In this paper eleven species of Phoma with obvious setose pycnidia, grouped in the section Paraphoma, are documented and described. Most of these species were formerly classified in Pyrenochaeta. The following new taxa have been proposed: Phoma briardii nom. nov., Phoma carteri nom. nov., Phoma glycinicola nom. nov., Phoma indica (T.S. Viswan.) comb, nov., Phoma setariae (H.C. Greene) comb. nov. and Phoma leveillei var. microspora var. nov. Indices on host/substratum-fungus and fungus-host relations are included and short comments on the ecology and distribution of the taxa are given.
Fire regime shifts affect bird species distributions

Aim Fire is a major driver of ecosystem structure and process, and shifts in fire regimes are implicated in the decline of many species. Shifting fire regimes have been documented around the world, and fire frequency and extent is predicted to increase in many areas because of changes in both climate and land management. Here, we evaluate how predicted increases in fire frequency are likely to impact on species distributions.
Hyperaccumulation of manganese in the rainforest tree Austromyrtus bidwillii (Myrtaceae) from Queensland, Australia.

Throughout the world, over 400 species of plants are known to accumulate large quantities of metals in their shoots (`hyperaccumulators'), but of these, relatively few accumulate manganese (Mn). We have identified for the first time an Australian native hyperaccumulator of Mn, Austromyrtus bidwillii (Benth.) Burrett (Myrtaceae). Concentrations of Mn up to 19 200 µg g-1 were measured in dried leaves of this rainforest tree, and young bark was found to contain up to 26 500 µg g-1 Mn. Approximately 40% of the Mn in the leaves is readily extracted with water, suggesting that some of the Mn is associated with water-soluble compounds such as organic acids. Organic acids present in appreciable amounts in leaf extracts of A. bidwillii were identified and quantified by HPLC and gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. The following organic acids (in order of concentration) were present: succinic > malic ≥ malonic > oxalic >> citric acid. The concentration of total organic acids was on average 123 000 µg g-1 dry tissue, which amounted to approximately three times the molar equivalent of Mn and two times the molar equivalent of total cations (Mn, Mg and Ca), demonstrating that organic anions were in excess. The Mn remaining after water extraction ((61 ± 3.9%) could be extracted with 0.2M HCl, suggesting that a significant portion of the Mn is associated with the cell wall (perhaps replacing Ca) or is present as other insoluble compounds.
'Saanich' red raspberry

'Saanich' is a new floricane-fruiting red raspberry (Rubus idaeus) cultivar from the breeding programme at the Pacific Agri-Food Research Centre (PARC) of Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada (AAFC). This cultivar was selected from a cross of two PARC selections BC-82-5-161 and BC 80-28-50. It produces a very high yield of medium-sized, firm, sweet fruit suited to machine harvesting and that can be individually quick frozen. It is well adapted for processing and fresh markets. It is resistant to the common strain of the North American raspberry aphid, Amphorophora agathonica, a vector of Raspberry mosaic virus complex.
Infectividad de Paranosema locustae (Microsporidia) en la “tucura quebrachera” Tropidacris collaris (Orthoptera: Romaleidae) en laboratorio

NFollowing the standard procedure of orally inoculating third-instar nymphs with 10 5 spores each, the infectivity of the microsporidium Paranosema locustae (Canning), a pathogen developed for the long-term control of grasshoppers, to Tropidacris collaris (Stoll), was determined. In recent years, T. collaris has demanded a heavier use of insecticides for its control. The proportion of insects that developed infection was low (38 %; n = 50), the level of spore production was almost nil (only two trace infections), and typical signs or symptoms associated with heavy infections were not observed. Since a high production of infective transmissible units (spores) is normally needed for an infectious disease with predominant horizontal transmission to be able to persist in the population of the host, it is inferred that P. locustae would not be an effi cacious alternative for the control of T. collaris.
Nutritional Evaluation of Marula (Sclerocarya birrea) Seed Cake as a Protein Supplement in Dairy Meal

the experiment, the statistical analysis and GZK supervised the experiment and in interpreting the results. the ABSTRACT Aims: To investigate the nutritional properties of Marula ( Sclerocarya birrea) Seed Cake as a protein supplement in dairy cattle ration. Study Experimental design used was a completely Methodology: Three dairy cattle rations were formulated using Marula seed cake (MSC) as follows: Marula Seed Meal (MSM) = a formulated diet containing Marula seed cake as a protein supplement; soya bean meal + Marula seed cake (SBM+MSC) = a formulated diet containing 50% Marula seed cake and 50% soya bean meal (SBM) as a protein supplement; and control diet (CD) = a formulated diet containing soya bean meal as a protein supplement. Marula seed cake which is the protein supplement and the formulated diets were then analysed for dry matter (DM), crude protein (CP), ash, ether extract (EE) and crude fibre (CF). Non-fibre carbohydrates (NFC), nitrogen-free extracts (NFE) and metabolisable energy (ME) were calculated. In vitro digestibility of the feed was analysed while the apparent dry matter digestibility (ADMD) was calculated. Results: The CP, CF, EE and ash content of MSC were 47.21, 4.79, 28.96 and 6.61% (w/w) respectively, and had ME value of 1544.64 MJ/kg DM. The MSC has an in vitro dry matter digestibility (IDMD) and nitrogen digestibility (ND) of 83.33 and 81.46% (w/w) respectively. The CP content, EE and ME value of the formulated diets ranged from 22.22% in MSM to 24.23% CD, 4.39% in CD to 7.32% MSM (w/w) and 1073.84 MJ/kg in CD to 1163.98 MJ/kg in MSM respectively. The IDMD and ND ranged from 79.09% in CD to 81.52% in MSM and from 77.33% (w/w) in CD to 79.45% (w/w) in SBM+MSC respectively. Conclusion: Marula seed cake is rich in CP and is digestible and thus can be used as a protein supplement in dairy cattle rations.