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Expected Genetic Gain for Selection of Preweaning Growth Traits in Egyptian Buffaloes

Data on 1946 buffalo calves born between 2000 and 2016 at Mahallet Mousa farms belonging to Animal Production Research Institute, were utilized in this study. Genetic parameters of birth weight (BW), preweaning daily gain (PWDG) and weaning weight (WW) were estimated using MTDFREML. The different selection indices for previous traits were constructed by Matlab program. Means of BW, PDWG and WW were 37.40 kg, 493.53 g and 90.37 kg, respectively. The heritability estimates for above-mentioned traits were 0.24, 0.26 and 0.29, respectively. The genetic correlations among the mentioned growth traits were ranged from 0.18 to 0.79. Corresponding phenotypic correlations among same traits were ranged from 0.13 to 0.48. The expected genetic gains for direct selection of BW, PWDG and WW were varied between 0.23 -1.18 kg, 10.80 – 23.74 g and 0.50 -3.06 kg, respectively. Comparison among selection indices indicated that the highest expected genetic gains for PWDG (8.73 g) and WW (3.50 kg) were obtained from the index I 4 included (PDWG and WW). Moreover, the accuracy of this index was closest to the highest index of accuracy. Thus, selection based on index I 4 could be improve the response of aggregate genotype for preweaning growth traits of Egyptian buffalo calves.
Methods of local blockade with lidocaine in cats submitted to laparoscopic ovariectomy

The aim of this work was to compare three techniques of local blockade, as part of a multimodal protocol in cats submitted to videoassisted ovariectomy (OVH). This study included 38 cats, assigned to four groups (control; incisional block, intraperitoneal block and block of the ovarian arteriovenous complex). Pain was assessed using Analogue Visual Scale, Pain Scale of the UNESP and Composite Multimodal Pains Scale-Feline, prior and after surgery. Anesthetic and analgesic protocols provided adequate post-surgical analgesia in most cats. It is concluded that the intraperitoneal administration of lidocaine may be a useful technique to reduce trans-surgical pain, while the use of incisional infiltration with this medication improves early postoperative pain in videosurgeries.
Attributions for Atheism: Perceptions that Atheism is a Choice are Associated with Prejudice against Atheists among Christians, but Not Jews or Nonbelievers

ABSTRACT Is believing that atheism is a choice related to prejudice against atheists? The present research draws on attributional models of prejudice to examine the relationship between perceptions that atheism is a choice and anti-atheist prejudice among Christians, Jews, and nonbelievers. We hypothesized that Christians would be more likely than Jews (Sample 1 and 3) and nonbelievers (Samples 1, 2, and 3) to believe atheism is a choice. Further, we hypothesized that the relationship between perceptions of choice and anti-atheist prejudice would be stronger among Christians than Jews and nonbelievers. In three samples of college students and U.S. adults (N = 859), Christians were more likely than others to believe atheism is a choice and perceptions of choice uniquely predicted Christians’ prejudice toward atheists. By examining perceptions of choice, our research reveals a novel source of anti-atheist prejudice, but a source with deep roots in the psychology of prejudice.
Reparametrisation of united-atom amine solvation in the GROMOS force field

ABSTRACT New parameters for ammonia, mono-, di- and trimethylated amine compatible with GROMOS force fields are presented. A directed search in parameter space by steepest descent minimisation led to an optimised charge set with good agreement to experimental data on absolute and relative free energies of solvation in water, chloroform and carbon tetrachloride. The final model is characterised in terms of structural and dynamic properties.
Perception of National Youth Service Corps Members’ towards Community Development Service in Adamawa State, Nigeria

Quick Response Code Abstract: Three research questions and three research hypotheses were postulated for the study. The study was a descriptive survey design. The population comprised all the Batch A corps members who served in Adamawa State in the 2018/2019 service year. Sample size was 160. The research instrument was selfdeveloped by the researcher. The Research was validated by an expert in Guidance and Counselling and an expert in Test and Measurement; from Adamawa State University, Mubi. The reliability was determined by using test-retest method with reliability co-efficient of 0.89. Data were analyzed using mean, Spearman Rank Order, t-test analysis and Analysis of Variance (ANOVA). The results showed corps member’s attitude to CDS was positive. The factors that inhibit effective execution of the CDS project by corps members include inadequate monitoring by National Youth Service Corps (NYSC) officials, poor management of finance, and lack of maturation by the CDS coordinators.
Microsatellite instability-high is rare events in refractory pediatric solid tumors

Abstract Microsatellite instability (MSI)-high status is associated with good responsiveness to immune checkpoint inhibitors. Although MSI-high status has been actively investigated in pediatric brain tumors, studies of other pediatric solid tumors are lacking. Among 334 consecutive pediatric patients with solid tumors, we retrospectively analyzed formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded tumor tissues of 36 of 74 patients (49%) who died of disease. We assessed the MSI status in these tissues using five multiplexed markers. The results revealed that none of the patients had an MSI-high status. These results indicate that MSI-high status is a rare event in pediatric patients with refractory/relapsed solid tumors. Supplemental data for this article is available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/08880018.2021. 1998266
Agency Conflicts and Investment: Evidence from a Structural Estimation

We develop a dynamic capital structure model to study how manager-shareholders agency conflicts affect the joint determination of financing and investment decisions. We show that the consumption of private benefits channel leads managers not only to choose a lower optimal leverage, but also to underinvest. We fit the model to the data and show that the average firm underinvests, younger CEOs underinvest less than older ones and firms with low institutional ownership underinvest less than those with high institutional ownership. Firms with compensation that is more closely related to the company's size exhibit overinvestment.
Effects of Capacity Building on Management of County Resources in Machakos County, Kenya

: Globally, the quest for development to improve economies cannot be undermined. Countries that are categorized as developed have adopted different forms of governance that best suits equal resource distribution and management. However, even with devolution of governance and the increased use of capacity building practices, the management of resources has been a center of discussion. The study also sought to examine the effect of capacity building on the management of county resources in Machakos County, Kenya. This research used descriptive survey design. The target population of this study was all 228 staff working in the 9 departments in the County government of Machakos and the 59 Members of County Assembly. The study used 50 percent of the population as the sample size and hence the sample size was 114. Stratified random sampling technique was used to select 114 respondents from the target population. The study used primary data, which was collected by use of semi-structured questionnaire and key informant interview guide. The analysis of qualitative data from open ended questions in the questionnaire and key informant interviews was done using thematic analysis and then presentation of the results was done through use of a narrative form. The relationship between the research variables was established through use of inferential statistics which comprised of correlation analysis together with regression analysis. Both inferential and descriptive statistics were used in the analysis of quantitative data. Descriptive statistics entailed mean, standard deviation, percentages and frequencies. The research results were presented by the use of tables together with figures. The study further established that capacity building has a positive and significant effect on management of resources in Machakos County. The study revealed that training policy, scholarships and on-job training had an effect on management of resources. The study recommends that the county government of Machakos should always ensure that the training plans and policies are adhered to so as that the county employees can acquire appropriate skills to work effectively. In addition, the study recommends that the county should set aside funds to sponsor and fund employees who are willing to further their studies in their area of work. In addition, Machakos county government should formulate and implement a framework through which employees can free and fairly win scholarships from the county to further their studies to enhance their knowledge and skills. This will improve the level of employee productivity hence improving the level of service delivery. their level of agreement on various statements relating to various aspects of capacity building in Machakos County. The level of agreement was measured in a Five-point Likert scale where 1 represented strongly disagree, 2 represented disagree, 3 represented neutral, 4 represented agree and 5 represented strongly agree.
Understanding Students’ Metacognition in Mathematics Problem Solving: A Systematic Review

The ability to be aware and monitor one's cognitive progress proven to be very beneficial especially when students attempt to solve mathematical problems. In the absence of these skills, an individual will not properly plan, sequence, and monitor their learning. Therefore, this study was conducted to understand students' metacognition when they approach mathematical problems by reviewing past literature systematically within the study context. This review was conducted by gathering literature published from the year 2017 to 2020 recently from two known databases that are ERIC and Scopus. Final screening provides this study with a total of 31 articles, which has been chosen based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria set by this study. Findings from the review of this study identified characteristics of mathematics problem, integrated learning, class activities, integrating software during mathematics problem-solving, students' factor, teacher and supplementary elements as the factors influencing the students' metacognition. Consequently, the students and their teachers were found to be the source of the challenges faced by students as they employ metacognition. Hence, metacognition can be improved and nurtured as the challenges are addressed to let students reap the benefits that contribute to the progress in solving a mathematical problem. Keyword: Mathematics, Problem Solving, Metacognition, Metacognitive, Systematic Review Introduction The ability of the students to monitor their thinking is proven to be beneficial to help the students during their problem-solving. In mathematics problems, it was shown that students that were taught based on metacognitive and self-regulating strategies achieved better results compared to the one with different instruction (Vula, 2017; Ahdhianto et. Al., 2020). Besides, research was done by Ozdogan, Ozcakir, and Orhan (2019) identifying the metacognitive behaviors of students shown that successful problem solvers showed more metacognitive behaviors than the less successful ones and this behavior include re-reading the problem given. This is supported by Tachie and Molepo (2019) as metacognitive skills help learners to synthesize valuable information related to problem-solving. Nevertheless, another approach was using International Journal of Academic Research in Progressive Education and
EMPIRICAL MODE DECOMPOSITION BASED ON THETA METHOD FOR FORECASTING DAILY STOCK PRICE

Forecasting is a challenging task as time series data exhibit many features that cannot be captured by a single model. Therefore, many researchers have proposed various hybrid models in order to accommodate these features to improve forecasting results. This work proposed a hybrid method between Empirical Mode Decomposition (EMD) and Theta methods by considering better forecasting potentiality. Both EMD and Theta are efficient methods in their own ground of tasks for decomposition and forecasting, respectively. Combining them to obtain a better synergic outcome deserves consideration. EMD decomposed the training data from each of the five Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index (FTSE 100 Index) companies’ stock price time series data into Intrinsic Mode Functions (IMF) and residue. Then, the Theta method forecasted each decomposed subseries. Considering different forecast horizons, the effectiveness of this hybridisation was evaluated through values of conventional error measures found for test data and forecast data, which were obtained by adding forecast results for all component counterparts extracted from the EMD process. This study found that the proposed method produced better forecast accuracy than the other three classic methods and the hybrid EMD-ARIMA models.
Clinical Characteristics, Comorbidities, Initial Management and Outcome of COVID-19 Infected Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit in Somalia: A National Retrospective Study.

Purpose: To investigate the clinical characteristics, morbidities, management, and outcomes of COVID-19 Infected patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) in Somalia.Material and methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study of laboratory 60 confirmed patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) admitted to an ICU from March 28, to May 28, 2020.The sociodemographic characteristics, comorbidities, exposure history, clinical manifestations (symptoms and signs), laboratory findings, treatment, and outcomes were collected from medical records.Results: Most of the patients admitted to ICU were men over 59 years of age, and nearly half had diabetes followed by hypertension chronic kidney disease and asthma. The most clinical presentations were dyspnea (91.2%), Fever (81.1%), (68.75%), Fatigue and myalgia (25%), and Altered level of conscious (16.6%). Among 48 patients admitted to the ICU, about 24 (50%) patients had required endotracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation, and 11(29.9%) patients needed noninvasive ventilation, while 13(27.08%) patients treated with high-flow oxygen therapy >15 L/min (Table 3). Corticosteroids were administered to most patients (85.4%), while 77.1% of the patients received inhaled bronchodilators and morethan half of the patients administered antibiotics. 58.3% of the patients had received Oseltamivir, while 22.9% received Vasopressors.Conclusion This study represents the first description of critically ill patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 admitted to ICU in Somalia. The study identified that elder age, male gender, and diabetic and hypertensive comorbidities as independent risk factors of poor outcomes for patients admitted to the ICU (p<0.005).
Infrared Temperature Measurements of the Blade Tip for a Turbine Operating at Corrected Engine Conditions

A high-speed infrared camera is used to measure the temperature of blade tips in a cooled high-pressure turbine operating at corrected engine conditions in The Ohio State University short duration Turbine Test Facility. These experiments create a challenging problem for infrared imaging since the rotor turns at over 13,000 rpm with tip speeds on the order of 300 m/s, and the surface temperature of the airfoils is on the order of 350 K. This means that the camera needs to capture a low-intensity signal in a very short time period. This article reviews the design and operation of a measurement procedure to accomplish this difficult task along with the postprocessing steps necessary to extract useful data. Raw infrared images are processed by deblurring the images using a nonblind Wiener filter and mapping the two-dimensional data onto the three-dimensional blade. This article also describes experiments covering a range of cooling flowrates and main flow temperatures. In addition, several tests with no main flow and only cooling flow were performed at lower speeds to reduce motion blur and enable the separation of internal and external heat transfer information. Results show that the infrared data are consistent and can provide quantitative comparisons of cooling performance even at the high rotation speed. This article presents the lessons learned for high-speed infrared measurement along with the representative data to illustrate the repeatability and capability of the measurement scheme as well as suggested improvements to guide further development.
Social predictors of alcohol use and cessation during pregnancy among Japanese women: the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study

Background: Most studies on social predictors of alcohol use have been conducted at one time point during pregnancy or using postpartum retrospective reports. Furthermore, the studies were mainly conducted in Western countries. We aimed to prospectively examine social predictors of alcohol use and cessation during pregnancy in Japan.Methods: This prospective study was part of the Tohoku Medical Megabank Project Birth and Three-Generation Cohort Study from 2013 to 2017. Pregnant women were recruited at approximately 50 obstetric clinics and hospitals in Miyagi Prefecture in Japan. We analyzed 11592 pregnant women who completed the questionnaires administered in early pregnancy and middle pregnancy. Women were dichotomized as current drinkers or non-drinkers in both early and middle pregnancy. Age, education, income, work status, and psychological distress were used as social predictors. Multivariate logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine associations between these predictors and alcohol use in early and middle pregnancy. Associations with alcohol cessation between early pregnancy and middle pregnancy were also examined.Results: Prevalence of alcohol use in early and middle pregnancy was 20.9% and 6.4%, respectively. Higher education was associated with alcohol use in early pregnancy and alcohol cessation during pregnancy; the odds ratios (ORs) of ≥university education compared with ≤high school education were 1.47 (95% confidence interval [CI], 1.30–1.66) and 1.31 (95% CI, 1.00–1.71), respectively. Work status was associated with alcohol use in both periods and alcohol cessation during pregnancy; for alcohol cessation, the OR of working in early pregnancy only compared with not working in both periods was 1.72 (95% CI, 1.03–2.88). Conclusions: Women with higher education were more likely to consume alcohol in early pregnancy and to cease between early pregnancy and middle pregnancy. Working women were more likely to consume alcohol throughout pregnancy in Japan.
Social Comparison and Energy Conservation: Mechanism, Heterogeneity and Timing

This paper conducted a survey-based experiment to detect how energy conservation based on social comparison occurs by applying billing and payment data. By comparing consumption behavior before and after intervention, we find that households will reduce their daily energy consumption by 4.4\% on average. Moreover, we find that only households that were originally inattentive to energy consumption will significantly change their consumption behavior, which indicates that conservation behavior based on social comparison is triggered by more attention to the fact of energy consumption instead of guilt or the moral cost of energy usage. Therefore, energy conservation may push energy demand to more optimal level, which will improve the level of social welfare. Further results based on hourly frequency data show that this conservation behavior mainly occurs in the early morning, which is the non-peak time with lower marginal price. The reasons for this result might be both the lower marginal utility during sleeping time and the existence of behavioral change cost. Our results suggest that inattention to energy consumption may be the most critical source of over consumption. The timing result also indicates that there might be a dislocation of current time-of-use (TOU) prices and that policy formulation regarding energy conservation should well consider the co-effect on the whole energy system.
PEMBENTUKAN KELOMPOK USAHA BERSAMA (KUBE) BERBASIS POTENSI LOKAL DALAM RANGKA PEMBERDAYAAN MASYARAKAT

Kegiatan pengabdian pada masyarakat sebagai salah satu bentuk dari tri dharma perguruan tinggi mengambil tema pembentukan kelompok usaha bersama (KUBE) pada pengrajin anyaman ketak dan rotan, yang masih melakukan kegiatan usaha secara individual. Tujuan pembentukan KUBE ini tentu untuk lebih memberdayakan masyarakat pengrajin ketak dan rotan yang berada di Desa Saba Kecamatan Janapria Kabupaten Lombok Tengah. Kegiatan pengabdian kepada masyarakat ini dilaksnakan atas kerjasama antara tim pelaksana kegiatan yang terdiri dari staf dosen Fakultas Ekonomi dan Bisnis Universitas Matraam dengan mahasiswa KKN Universitas Mataram yang berlokasi di Desa Saba Kecamatan Janapria Kabupaten Lombok Tengah. Kegiatan yang dilakukan terdiri dari beberapa tahap, yaitu mengidentifikasi potensi dan masalah desa, terutama terkait mengenai pembentukan kelompok usaha bersama, dan pelaksanaan program. Hasil kegiatan pemberdayaan masyarakat ini menunjukkan bahwa potensi lokal masyarakat adalah di bidang anyaman rotan dan ketak. Ketrampilan menganyam ini di miliki oleh kaum perempun Desa Saba sebagai ketrampilan turun temurun namun belum dilakukan secara professional. Kemudian dilakukan sosialisasi mengenai kelompok usaha bersama (KUBE) dengan mendatangkan nara sumber dari dinas sosial kabupaten, mensosialisasikan syarat-syarat administrasi pembentukan kelompok usaha bersama kepada ibu-ibu pengrajin anyaman. Kemudian para pengrajin di setiap dusun membentuk kelompok bersama yang terdiri dari 10 orang anggota. Para pengrajin yang seluruhnya kaum perempuan sangat antusias dan bersemangat dalam pembentukan kelompok usaha bersama di bidang anyaman ini. Hal ini tentu saja dengan harapan akan kebermanfaatan yang besar dengan bergabung dalam sebuah kelompok usaha.
Entropies of thymocytogram, splenocytogram, immunocytogram and leukocytogram in rats are regulated by sex and the neuroendocrine parameters while regulates immune parameters

Background. We have previously shown that the Entropy (E) of the relative spectral power density (SPD) of the EEG rhythms is its quite relevant parameter. We also found significant relationships between the SPD E of individual EEG loci and the E of the Leukocytogram (LCG) and Immunocytogram (ICG) of the blood, as well as with their individual components. The purpose of this study was to clarify the relationships between E(s) of these four morphofunctional immune subsystem and sex as well as parameters of the neuroendocrine-immune complex in rats. Materials and methods. Experiment was performed on 108 healthy Wistar rats (48 male and 60 female) weighing 205-300 g (M±SD=260±26 g) divided into 8 groups. Animals of the first group remained intact, using tap water from drinking ad libitum. Instead, the other rats received various balneofactors for 6 days. The day after the completion of the drinking/application course in all rats the parameters of neuroendocrine-immune complex were registered. Results. The drinking/application course did not affect the E level of any morphofunctional immune subsystem, the relationships between which are insignificant. Females have less E TCG than males, whereas sexual dimorphism is insignificant for E SCG and ICG and absent for E LCG. The canonical correlation of mediocre force (R=0,675) between sex index (M=1;F=2) and neuro-endocrine parameters (HRV, calcitonin, parathyroid and mineralocorticoid