Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Quality of aged meat of young bulls fed crude glycerin associated with different roughage sources

This trial aimed to evaluate the inclusion of 10% of crude glycerin associated with roughage sources on the quality of meat aged for 1, 7 or 14 days post mortem of Nellore young bulls. Thirty feedlot animals (n = 10) with initial body weight of 416.70 ± 24.74 kg and 18 months of age were assigned to three treatments: corn silage (CS), sugar cane (SC) and sugar cane bagasse (CB), using a completely randomized design. After 85 days of feeding, animals were slaughtered with 554.51 ± 38.51 kg. Samples of longissimus muscle were collected, after carcass chilling, and vacuum-packed. Diets influenced pH, meat color and subcutaneous fat (SF) (p > 0.05). Animals fed CS showed higher values of b* in SF (p 0.05). Aging times influenced pH and shear force of beef (p < 0.05). Beef aged for 14 days showed higher pH (5.90) and lower shear force (2.40 kgf). Diets containing 10% crude glycerin in the DM associated with CS, SC or CB had no effect on the fatty acid profile in beef. The aging process for 14 days reduces shear force, improving meat quality.
Approaches to the Teaching Second Language Writing at Tertiary Level in Bangladesh Private Universities

Currently, the South-Asian regions have ardently felt the presence of approaches to writing instruction, initially introduced and developed in North-America. To keep pace with the times, the major Bangladeshi private universities have adopted these approaches to see whether the approaches will be appropriately feasible to have successful transmission and integration into the new backdrop of Bangladesh. Based on the discussion of current approaches to teaching writing, this paper showcases the strengths and weaknesses of the product, process, and genre approaches to writing and proposes an integrated one to teaching English writing to university students. It attempts to address the major problem related to University entrants’ English writing: linguistic accuracy. Based on an observational report and an interventional study of university students pursuing their majors in manifold disciplines, the paper further argues that the three approaches are complementary to be the best suited to serve Bangladeshi students learning to write correctly in English.
ECOLOGICAL CONSEQUENCES, GENETIC AND CHEMICAL VARIATIONS IN FRAGMENTED POPULATIONS OF A MEDICINAL PLANT, JUSTICIA ADHATODA AND IMPLICATIONS FOR ITS CONSERVATION

Justicia adhatoda from Kohat Plateau was selected for genetic diversity studies, due to its fragmented habitat, importance in traditional and pharmaceutical medicine and a lack of population structure studies. We had two hypotheses: that habitat loss posed a greater threat to populations than loss of genetic diversity, and that chemical diversity would be higher among different populations than within populations. Genetic diversity within and among populations was evaluated using PBA (P450 based analogue) markers. AMOVA analysis revealed that there was higher genetic diversity within populations (90%) than among populations (10%). No genetic drift was observed, i.e., genetic diversity within populations was maintained despite fewer numbers of individuals in fragmented populations. Surveys of J. adhatoda populations revealed that they were growing in harsh conditions and were imperiled due to extensive harvesting for commercial and domestic purposes. Chemical diversity was evaluated by GC-MS (Gas Chromatography–Mass Spectrometry) analysis of 90% methanol and 1:2 chloroform:methanol extracts. GC-MS analysis of both the extracts showed nine and 18 chemical compounds, respectively, with higher chemical variations among populations. It is therefore recommended that efforts for the conservation of severely fragmented populations of J. adhatoda must be carried out along with sustainable harvesting.
Improving the case detection of pulmonary tuberculosis by bleach microscopy method in the North West of Nigeria

Microscopy of direct smears for acid-fast bacilli (AFB) remains the common method for the laboratory diagnosis of pulmonary tuberculosis in most laboratories in our setting. The bleach microscopy method has been introduced and evaluated in different settings as an alternative to direct smear microscopy. However, this approach is yet to be evaluated in a typical government owned/public health laboratory in our setting thus the need for this study. This study was conducted in two Family Health International (FHI) supported health facilities in North West Nigeria. A total of 1075 sputum specimens were collected for the study, comprising of new and follow up cases, regardless of age group and sex. The sputa were examined by two methods, direct smear microscopy and household bleach and centrifugation method. Out of the 1075 sputum specimens, 171 specimens (40.3%) were positive for AFB by direct microscopy and 253 (59.7%) were positive for AFB by the household bleach method. There was a significant increase in the number of AFB positive specimens by the household bleach method (p < 0.05). The bleach method significantly increase tuberculosis (TB) case detection compared to direct smear microscopy. The National TB and Leprosy Control Program could consider supporting the use of this method.
Sampling and interpolation in the Bargmann-Fock space of polyanalytic functions

We give a complete characterization of all lattice sampling and inter- polating sequences in the Fock space of polyanalytic functions (poly-Fock spaces), displaying a "Nyquist rate" which increases with n, the degree of polyanaliticity of the space: A sequence of lattice points is sampling if and only if its density is strictly larger than n, and it is interpolating if and only if its density is strictly smaller than n. In our method of proof we introduce a unitary mapping between vector valued Hilbert spaces and poly-Fock spaces which allows the extension of Bargmanns the- ory to polyanalytic spaces. Then we connect this mapping to Gabor transforms with Hermite windows and apply duality principles from time-frequency analysis in order to reduce the problem to a "purely holomorphic" situation.
IMPLICATIONS OF BURST OSCILLATIONS FROM THE SLOWLY ROTATING ACCRETING PULSAR IGR J17480−2446 IN THE GLOBULAR CLUSTER TERZAN 5

The recently discovered accreting X-ray pulsar IGR J17480−2446 spins at a frequency of ∼11 Hz. We show that Type I X-ray bursts from this source display oscillations at the same frequency as the stellar spin. IGR J17480−2446 is the first secure case of a slowly rotating neutron star (NS) which shows Type I burst oscillations (BOs), all other sources featuring such oscillations spin at hundreds of Hertz. This means that we can test BO models in a completely different regime. We explore the origin of Type I BOs in IGR J17480−2446 and conclude that they are not caused by global modes in the NS ocean. We also show that the Coriolis force is not able to confine an oscillation-producing hot spot on the stellar surface. The most likely scenario is that the BOs are produced by a hot spot confined by hydromagnetic stresses.
Interaction of fault ride through requirements and loss of mains protection

The strongly growing DG capacity is raising concerns related to unintentional islanding. Unintentional islanding is prohibited due to the associated safety risks, and it is therefore mandatory to equip all DG units with some kind of loss of mains (LOM) protection. However, large amounts of unnecessary tripping of DG units cannot be tolerated anymore as the share of DG has already reached a significant share of the total installed power generation in certain regions. Certain grid codes thus require DG units to be able to ride through remote faults and support the power system. It is generally known that grid codes and LOM protection objectives are of somewhat controversial. However, it appears that no papers have studied the relation of LOM protection performance and fault ride through requirements thoroughly with simulations. This paper aims to fill this gap by providing extensive simulations which show how exactly the grid code requirements affect the performance of LOM protection. The studies are performed in a unique simulation environment consisting of two different types of real time simulators and a real LOM relay.
Modeling and Optimization for Morphing Wing Concept Generation II. Part 1; Morphing Wing Modeling and Structural Sizing Techniques

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Design, Analytical Analysis, Instrumentation and Flow Simulation of Sub-Sonic Open Circuit Wind Tunnel Model

The Wind Tunnel is well known for its enormous amount of potential in Civil, Environmental, Automobile and Aeronautical applications. In today's world, Everyone's main focus is to save time, material and money which have compelled us to opt for the experimental testing on scale models, before the final product is to be shaped. The Wind Tunnel is one such platform, which provides us the appropriate desired environment conditions around the model scaled to the compatible dimensions. Therefore, to develop the favorable conditions, the design of the tunnel plays the foremost role in its proper functioning. In this paper, knowing the intricacy of the tunnel's requirements, A Sub- Sonic Open Circuit Wind Tunnel (SOWT) Model is developed and simulated, having a Mach Number (M) of 0.15. The guiding dimensions taken for the Test Chamber are: Length (LT) = 45cm, Height (HT) = 18cm and Width (WT) = 24cm with maximum operating speed to be 50m/s. Using these, the secondary design parameters were estimated and the design is finalized. Moreover, the instrumentation of the Tunnel including Data Acquisition Systems (DAQs) is reviewed.
Processing, storage methods and quality attributes of spices and aromatic herbs in the local merchandising chain in Benin

This study investigated the processing, the commercialization and the consumption practices of spices and aromatic herbs in different districts of Benin. The investigation was done through a survey using a questionnaire. The questionnaire mainly focused on the socio-cultural profile of actors, the spices and aromatic herbs commercialized, the processing techniques, the quality attributes according to the actors, the forms of consumption and the storage methods. The data collected were analysed using descriptive statistics. The results revealed that spices and aromatic herbs processing and commercialization are mainly female activities (80% of surveyed). The spices and aromatic herbs used in Benin are under several forms: fresh ones, dried ones, and powder obtained from one or a mixture of several spices and aromatic herbs. The products are commercialized through local markets and sub-regional markets (Nigeria, Ghana, Togo, Guinea). The appreciation of the quality of spices and aromatic herbs is based on quality attributes such as the aroma that must be marked and the physical aspect of fresh aromatic herbs. The spoilage of spices and aromatic herbs resulting in pungent taste, the attack by mould, and maggots, and the loss of aroma and weight of aromatic herbs during storage are the major problems claimed by the actors interviewed. Regarding the consumption, the spices and aromatic herbs are mainly used as flavouring and taste enhancer agents in all types of dishes. The current field investigation work also provided guidelines for the improvement of processing and storage practices of spices and aromatic herbs. Key words: Flavouring, taste enhancer, processing methods, consumption, quality, Benin.
Effect of organic contract farming on labor demand. A study case in the Western Uganda

In order to fully evaluate the impacts of organic contract farming scheme, spillovers on the local community, including people that do not directly participate in such scheme, need to be evaluated. One of these spillovers is the creation of employment opportunities and this is the focus of this study. An increase in labor demand may limit conversion to organic farming in country where labor supply is scarce. However, in a country like Uganda where rural poor are often underemployed and have no - or too little - land to meet their own needs, job creation is a positive and crucial contribution for poverty alleviation. This empirical analysis provides support for the main hypothesis that is tested: organic contract farming scheme increases farm labor demand. Yet, results suggest this does not come from more labor intensive organic farm practices but mainly comes from higher price and product quality that are associated with the participation in this organic contract farming arrangement.
A PRECISE SPECIFICATION FOR THE MODELING OF COLLABORATIONS

A collaboration represents a set of entities that work together to achieve a common goal. Collaborations are useful to specify how a set of elements collaborate to realize a method, a class or a use case. Collaborations are also useful for representing design patterns, which are represented in UML as parameterized collaborations. This paper contains two complementary models for modeling collaborations; one model is graphical and specifies only basic constraints and the other model is textual and specifies further constraints that cannot be specified in the graphical model. Both of these models were built using Alloy, which is: 1) a modeling language that uses first order logic and relational logic to specify systems 2) a methodology that helps designers in making models 3) an analyzer that detects inconsistencies in design.
A Design Method for 3D Origami Based on Rotational Sweep

AbstractIn this paper, a method for designing origami in which shape is based on the 3D geometry generated by the rotational sweep that is commonly used in CG and CAD systems is proposed. The target shape is designed by rotating a two-dimensional polyline around an axis by a unit of 360/N degrees (N > 2). To make a shape with a single sheet of paper, appropriate flaps are placed in between the constituent polygonal faces that constitute the elements of the target shape. The proposed method generates a crease pattern, i.e. a specification document consisting of mountain/valley fold lines, for folding the origami. Because the shape becomes smoother if we set the input polyline to be finer and N larger, this method can also produce approximate designs for three-dimensional curved origami. This paper describes two principal types of rotational shape origami construction; cylindrical and conical. The origami are folded from a rectangle and a regular N-gon sheet of paper, respectively. The proposed method was i.
Teak Log Coffin Head Styles in Northern Thailand: Time Sequencing with Dendrochronology

This paper reports the chronology of the styles of the log coffin heads from Bo Krai Cave and Ban Rai Rockshelter in northern Thailand using tree-ring data. This is the first attempt to apply dendrochronology in archaeology fields for age determination, which otherwise only C-14 has been used. The study was undertaken to test the hypothesis that the styles of the coffin heads became increasingly complex over time. At Bo Krai Cave, 71 wood samples were taken from 36 log coffins and 3 supporting posts. At Ban Rai Rockshelter, 116 wood samples were taken from 27 log coffins and 26 supporting posts. Analysis of the wood samples showed that Bo Krai Cave was used as a burial site continuously with log coffins of the same styles over a relatively long period. This means that the people of the Log Coffin Culture probably used multiple log coffin styles continuously and simultaneously. At Ban Rai Rockshelter, the crossdating of the wood samples showed that this area was used as a burial site episodically over several periods. The chronology of the log coffin head styles again indicated that different styles were used simultaneously. Therefore, the chronology of log coffins in this area does not support the concept of a development from simple to complex styles. The simultaneous use of different coffin styles suggests that the style may be related to the status of the buried individuals or their ethnic affiliation rather than indicating cultural changes over time.
A framework for ‘best practice’ in boys' education: key requisite knowledges and productive pedagogies

Abstract In enhancing the social and academic outcomes of boys, positive teacher student relationships and quality pedagogy that is informed by key research-based understandings and knowledges about gender are positioned as central. The managerial rather than pedagogical focus that is currently characterizing schools in Queensland (Australia), where the acquisition of basic skills is seen as more important than students' intellectual engagement, can be seen as constraining boys' academic and social development. In examining what might constitute ‘best practice’ in boys' education, this article draws on significant sociocultural research in the areas of gender, masculinity, and schooling to define the key understandings and knowledges that are seen as necessary for teachers to construct and apply contextually driven pedagogic strategies effectively in order to improve educational and social outcomes. The productive pedagogies framework of quality teaching and learning is presented as being potentially generative in this regard. This framework is presented as a way forward for teachers to move beyond the ‘common-sense’ and prescriptive approaches that continue to drive much of the curriculum and pedagogy in Australian schsools and, more specifically, many of the programs designed to address the educational needs of boys. In drawing on understandings of gender inequities as a product of social practice, the article illuminates how teachers can adopt the productive pedagogies framework in connecting with boys in intellectually engaging ways to explore their understandings of gender and masculinity, and to broaden their appreciation of difference and diversity.
A true love story: Young people’s romantic and sexual development in the context of everyday life

Seksualiteit van jongeren wordt in de onderzoekswereld vooral bekeken door te focussen op seksueel gedrag en de gezondheidsrisico’s die daarmee gepaard gaan (bijv. SOA’s). Maar seksualiteit bestaat uit veel meer dan alleen seks. Om een beter beeld te krijgen van de ontluikende seksuele ontwikkeling van jongeren, volgde Wieke Dalenberg het dagelijks leven van jongeren met behulp van een weblog dagboekonderzoek. Om een antwoord te geven op de vraag hoe jongeren zich ontwikkelen op romantisch en seksueel gebied, voerde Dalenberg en collega’s verschillende dagboekstudies uit onder zo’n 300 jongeren (12-17 jaar). Een deel van die jongeren vulden gedurende twee jaar weblog vragenlijsten en dagboeken in. Met dit exploratieve onderzoek hebben Dalenberg en collega’s een uniek inzicht gekregen in het dagelijks leven van adolescenten en hun beleving van seksualiteit. Alles bij elkaar genomen laat dit proefschrift zien dat de romantische en seksuele ontwikkeling van adolescenten in het dagelijks leven omschreven kan worden als een true love story: In het dagelijks leven zijn adolescenten vooral georienteerd op de romantische aspecten van seksualiteit en minder op expliciete seksuele ervaringen (geslachtsgemeenschap-gerelateerde onderwerpen). Dit proefschrift was een eerste poging om het, normaal gesproken onzichtbare, gedachtengoed over de romantische en seksuele ontwikkeling van adolescenten in kaart te brengen.
Thaparocleidus devraji (Gusev, 1976) Lim, 1996, Infesting Ompok bimaculatus (Bloch, 1794) (Siluriformes: Siluridae): Morphological and Molecular Study

Thaparocleidus devraji [8, 12] from Ompok malabaricus [27] was established by Gusev [8]. However, its description was based only on the hard parts. On a careful examination of its live specimens from an additional host and a new locality i.e. river Gomti of Lucknow, structural details of the parasite were added, including its egg. Furthermore, phylogenetic relationship was also established with other Indian species of this genus using Urocleidus similis and Ancyrocephalus paradoxus included in an out group. Sequence analysis of partial 28S rDNA had been done using Minimum evolution (ME), Neighbour-joining (NJ) and UPGMA method of MEGA 5 (Molecular Evolutionary Genetics Analysis-5, Tamura et al. [20]). Furthermore, secondary RNA structure, centroid structure, ss- count, energy dot plot and motif identification had been done, along with GC calculation (for conservedness). All the species of this genus under study had been found morphologically distinct (reproductive and haptoral armature). The morphological distinctions had been supported by genetical evidences. The results of phylogeny had shown that all the species (understudy) are genetically distinct and T.devraji had monophyletic origin.
Near and intermediate fields of an ultrashort pulse transmitted through Young's double-slit experiment

We present a systematic study of the transmitted field of an ultrashort pulse through Young’s double slit. We show how the spatial-temporal distribution of the field in the near and intermediate zone is affected by the input polarization state of the pulse. The analysis has been separated to study the dispersion, the diffraction and the interference effects individually. A combination of these effects provide the key to understand the temporal dependence of the field observed at various distinctive locations. A thorough understanding of the near- and intermediate-field distribution of a single- or double-slit for an ultrashort pulse can be exploited in many near-field applications, and tailored by tuning the width, thickness, and separation of the slits.