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Nutritional Evaluation of Energy Feed Sources for Ruminant Using In Vitro Gas Production Technique

Five energy feed sources were used to evaluate for nutritive value using the in vitro gas production technique. The rumen mixed microbe inoculums were taken from fistulated Brahman-Thai native crossbred steers. The energy feed source treatments were 1) corn meal, 2) cassava chip, 3) broken rice, 4) rice bran and 5) rice pollard. The treatments were assigned to completely randomize design (four replications). The results indicated that soluble gas fractions ( a) (-32.39, -50.98, -34.02, -21.67 and -3.39 mL, respectively), the fermentation of the insoluble fraction ( b) (132.39, 150.98, 134.02, 119.09 and 62.66 mL, respectively), rate of gas production ( c) (0.12, 0.19, 0.08, 0.11 and 0.06 %/h , respectively) and potential of extent of gas production ( a+b) (164.79, 201.97, 168.05, 140.76 and 66.05 mL, respectively) were significantly different (P<0.01) among energy feed sources. The cumulative gas volumes at 24, 48 and 96 h after incubation were si gnificantly different (P<0.01). Cassava chip exhibi ted the greatest gas production characteristics and gas volume. These results together with its locally av ailable at an inexpensive cost cassava chip was one of the potential energy source for beef and dairy cattle.
PRELIMINARY ASSESSMENT OF TRENDS IN INBREEDING AND AVERAGE RELATEDNESS OF THE FORMER VALACHIAN SHEEP

The objective of this study was to analyse the trends in inbreeding and in average relatedness of the former Valachian sheep. Investigation was based on pedigree data of a single flock, population of which consisted of 27 animals born during the period 2007-2010 (reference population). A whole pedigree population (individuals with genetic ties to reference population) consisted of 137 animals. A total of 8 generations of ancestors were identified. Proportions of known parents decreased with an increasing number of generations (100% to 0.07% in the reference population vs. 63% to 0.01% in the whole pedigree population). Inbreeding (F%) and average relatedness (AR%) were investigated separately for each sex. Zero inbreeding coefficients were found in males. In females, average values of inbreeding ranged from 0% to 14% (across the years of birth). Inbreeding was of zero values in females born before 2003; the exceptions were females born in 1995 (average value of inbreeding about 3%). Inbreeding was of non-zero values since 2003; the exceptions were females born in 2010. Average relatedness was similar in males and in females; average values ranged from 2% to 12% across the years of birth. The analysis provided an insight to management practice and it may also be useful for mating policy. Regular monitoring of breed genetic structure is recommended.
THE SOCIOECONOMIC CONSEQUENCES OF INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT

Current rapid structural changes in economy have huge consequences for the socioeconomic environment as a whole. The article analyses these changes at macroeconomic level and their relationship to industry, employment, social systems behaviour and performance of businesses connected with human capital development, but also to the (microeconomic) position of individual subjects. The solutions that are rooted in the acquisition, maintaining and utilizing of human capital will be discussed. We will discuss new incentives for social investment and providing productive services, identify barriers of economic growth in current socioeconomic system and show selected obstacles that prevent productive utilization of human capital. Although these issues are controversial by nature, have deep systemic causes and they cannot be resolved immediately or by simple measures, we take a scientific effort to search for opportunities that support adaptive processes, utilize the human potential that is available and can be improved further when decreasing our dependency on material conditions of existence.
Aerobic and resistance exercise training reverses age‐dependent decline in NAD+ salvage capacity in human skeletal muscle

Aging decreases skeletal muscle mass and strength, but aerobic and resistance exercise training maintains skeletal muscle function. NAD+ is a coenzyme for ATP production and a required substrate for enzymes regulating cellular homeostasis. In skeletal muscle, NAD+ is mainly generated by the NAD+ salvage pathway in which nicotinamide phosphoribosyltransferase (NAMPT) is rate‐limiting. NAMPT decreases with age in human skeletal muscle, and aerobic exercise training increases NAMPT levels in young men. However, whether distinct modes of exercise training increase NAMPT levels in both young and old people is unknown. We assessed the effects of 12 weeks of aerobic and resistance exercise training on skeletal muscle abundance of NAMPT, nicotinamide riboside kinase 2 (NRK2), and nicotinamide mononucleotide adenylyltransferase (NMNAT) 1 and 3 in young (≤35 years) and older (≥55 years) individuals. NAMPT in skeletal muscle correlated negatively with age (r2 = 0.297, P < 0.001, n = 57), and VO2peak was the best predictor of NAMPT levels. Moreover, aerobic exercise training increased NAMPT abundance 12% and 28% in young and older individuals, respectively, whereas resistance exercise training increased NAMPT abundance 25% and 30% in young and in older individuals, respectively. None of the other proteins changed with exercise training. In a separate cohort of young and old people, levels of NAMPT, NRK1, and NMNAT1/2 in abdominal subcutaneous adipose tissue were not affected by either age or 6 weeks of high‐intensity interval training. Collectively, exercise training reverses the age‐dependent decline in skeletal muscle NAMPT abundance, and our findings highlight the value of exercise training in ameliorating age‐associated deterioration of skeletal muscle function.
Experiences on a motivational learning approach for robotics in undergraduate courses

This paper presents an educational experience carried out in robotics undergraduate courses from two different degrees: Computer Science and Industrial Engineering, having students with diverse capabilities and motivations. The experience compares two learning strategies for the practical lessons of such courses: one relies on code snippets in Matlab to cope with typical robotic problems like robot motion, localization, and mapping, while the second strategy opts for using the ROS framework for the development of algorithms facing a competitive challenge, e.g. exploration algorithms. The obtained students’ opinions were instructive, reporting, for example, that although they consider harder to master ROS when compared to Matlab, it might be more useful in their (robotic related) professional careers, which enhanced their disposition to study it. They also considered that the challenge-exercises, in addition to motivate them, helped to develop their skills as engineers to a greater extent than the skeleton-code based ones. These and other conclusions will be useful in posterior courses to boost the interest and motivation of the students.
Do Investors Herd During Extreme Periods in Thin Markets? Evidence from Banja Luka

A large amount of studies has attempted to trace the presence of herding during extreme periods at the cross-sectional level by associating herding with the reduction in the cross-sectional dispersion of returns around the market average. In this paper we address the issue of whether the estimation of herding on the premises of such frameworks is robust to the thin trading bias whose presence is particularly prevalent in emerging markets. Our study is undertaken in the context of the Banja Luka stock exchange which is one of the world’s most recently established markets. Results indicate that herding is insignificant during extreme return periods with its insignificance persisting even after controlling for thin trading.
Site‐selection bias and apparent population declines in long‐term studies

Detecting population declines is a critical task for conservation biology. Logistical difficulties and the spatiotemporal variability of populations make estimation of population declines difficult. For statistical reasons, estimates of population decline may be biased when study sites are chosen based on abundance of the focal species. In this situation, apparent population declines are likely to be detected even if there is no decline. This site‐selection bias is mentioned in the literature but is not well known. We used simulations and real population data to examine the effects of site‐selection biases on inferences about population trends. We used a left‐censoring method to detect population‐size patterns consistent with site‐selection bias. The site‐selection bias is an important consideration for conservation biologists, and we offer suggestions for minimizing or mitigating it in study design and analysis.
Title COMMUNITY ’ S WATER RESOURCE MANAGEMENT IN UPSTRE AM CATCHMENTS OF LARGE RIVER BASIN : A CASE STUD Y IN PUA WATERSHED , THAILAND

The Pua Watershed locates in the Upper Nan River Basin upstream of the Sirikit Dam’s reservoir in Nan province, Thailand. The typical problems are often seen such as water shortage with not cope for all utilization of agriculture, consuming, water supply during dry season. Moreover, flood and mudslides often overflow and destroy severely erosion of the river banks and flooding in urban areas and agriculture lands during wet season as well as water quality degradation and poor efficiency management of their irrigation systems. Even though the government already constructed with some small to medium scale water resources development project and alarm systems installation in some risk area of flood and drought based on top-down policy with lack of people participation. The problem still occurs, because those systems could not resolve their needs from local people in their communities. Thus, research for integrated water resources management for local communities in the upstream catchments of large river basin such as Pua watershed has been carried out based on their needs and participation from those local peoples as bottom-up policy. The learning processes of data collection of local watercourses were conducted at firstly as for use to balance of demands and supplies water resources in Pua watershed. The results show 626 watercourses with annual storage capacity of water of 4.8 million cubic meters which could be served for their own agricultural area of 5074 ha and population of 45173 people. Moreover, the watershed produces outflow not only Pua itself but also to downstream watershed as for other users in Nan Province too. Therefore, the strategic planning to manage water resources based on balancing of natural resources and environment were assigned with 6 strategic plans, 19 target active plans, and 71 projects within various periods i.e. short, medium, and long terms, respectively. There were 37 members as for the management council establishment as the aim for efficiently driven those plans and look after as the integrated water resources management in Pua watershed.
The role of physical techniques on the preparation of photoanodes for dye sensitized solar cells

Dye sensitized solar cells (DSSCs) have attracted numerous research, especially in the context of enhancing their efficiency and durability, due to the low-cost and environmentally friendly nature of photovoltaic (PV) technology. The materials in DSSCs are vital towards the realization of these goals, since many of the important components are influenced by their respective preparation and deposition methods. This review aims to detail the research and development aspects of the different physical methods with the purpose of evaluating their prospects and corresponding limitations. The diversity of consideration and criteria includes thin film applications, material characteristics, and process technology that need to be taken into account when selecting a specific deposition method. Choosing a deposition method is not as simple as it seems and is rendered quite complicated due to various factors. Usually, a researcher will evaluate techniques based on factors such as the different preparations and deposition technology with materials’ and substrates’ type, specified applications, costs, and efficiencies.
A Review of the Named Forms of Phyllomys (Rodentia: Echimyidae) with the Description of a New Species from Coastal Brazil

Abstract To clarify the taxonomy and serve as a foundation for future systematic studies, we searched for the type material associated with all named forms of Brazilian Atlantic tree rats of the genus Phyllomys. For the following ten taxa we found either the originally designated holotypes, syntype series, or contemporary specimens likely to have been seen by the authors: P. blainvilii, P. brasiliensis, P. fossilis, P. nigrispinus, P. unicolor, P. dasythrix, P. lamarum, P. medius, P. thomasi, and P. kerri. For five species the holotype was unambiguously identified. For five other named forms no holotype was originally designated but we found several candidate specimens and for all of these we designate lectotypes. We identify the type localities for all named Phyllomys species and amend those which are ambiguous. We review the taxonomy, diagnosing and redescribing all the named forms of the genus. After examining the type material, we concluded that the rusty-sided tree rat from coastal Brazil, usually identified in the literature as P. brasiliensis, belongs to an unnamed species. We describe and name it here. RESUMEN Com o objetivo de esclarecer a taxonomia e servir de base para futuros estudos sistemáticos, nós procuramos identificar os tipos associados a todas as formas descritas dos ratos arbóreos do gênero Phyllomys. Encontramos, para as seguintes 10 espécies, o holótipo designado originalmente, ou séries de síntipos, ou ainda espécimes contemporâneos provavelmente vistos pelos autores: P. blainvilii, P. brasiliensis, P. fossilis, P. nigrispinus, P. unicolor, P. dasythrix, P. lamarum, P. medius, P. thomasi e P. kerri. Para cinco delas o holótipo foi identificado sem nenhuma dúvida, enquanto que vários espécimes candidatos foram encontrados para cinco outras onde nenhum holótipo foi designado originalmente. Para todos esses nós designamos lectótipos. Nós identificamos as localidades tipo de todas as espécies descritas, corrigindo e restringindo as que eram ambíguas. Também revimos a taxonomia, diagnosticando e descrevendo todas as espécies nomeadas do gênero. Após examinarmos os tipos, concluimos que o rato de espinho ferrugíneo da costa do Brasil, geralmente identificado na literatura como Phyllomys brasiliensis, pertence à uma espécie distinta que ainda não tem nome. Nesse artigo, nós descrevemos e nomeamos essa espécie.
Electrical Resistivity Imaging of a Coal Deposit at Tai Area of Gombe State, North Eastern Nigeria

A 2-D electrical resistivity imaging of some parts of Tai in Akko Local Government area of Gombe State, northeastern Nigeria was carried out. Tai is located 28 km from Pindiga and lies between latitudes 10 0 00′00″ and 10 0 06′00″N and longitudes 10 0 40′ 00″E and 10 0 45′00″E. This study was prompted by a report that in the course of siting a hand-dug well and hand-pump borehole in Tai, coal seam was intercepted. The aim of this geoelectrical investigation is to image the survey area for possible location and future exploitation of coal seam found in the area. The survey was targeted at determining the lateral extent of the coal seam, resistivity values associated with the coal seam and depth to the coal seam. ABEM Terrameter SAS 1000 was used to acquire the data in this survey. The protocol chosen was the Wenner-Schlumberger array because of its sensitivity to both horizontal and vertical structures. Data processing was done using RES2DINV software. The results show that the resistivity values range from 3Ωm to 2033 Ωm. The top layer has resistivity ranges of about 66 Ωm to 2033 Ωm. Below this, is a layer of low resistivity ranging from 3 Ωm to 57 Ωm probably saturated with water. The layer with resistivity range of about 250 Ωm to 900 Ωm is probably the host of the coal seams. It can be concluded that the occurrence of the coal seam is probably more at the Northwest of the survey area and the coal seam is suspected to have resistivity values ranging from about 250 Ωm to 900 Ωm and depth varying from 3 m to 17.2 m. Keywords: Coal Seam, Lateral Extent, Electrical Resistivity Imaging
THE MULTI-THERMAL AND MULTI-STRANDED NATURE OF CORONAL RAIN

We analyze coordinated observations of coronal rain in loops, spanning chromospheric, transition region (TR), and coronal temperatures with sub-arcsecond spatial resolution. Coronal rain is found to be a highly multithermal phenomenon with a high degree of co-spatiality in the multi-wavelength emission. EUV darkening and quasi-periodic intensity variations are found to be strongly correlated with coronal rain showers. Progressive cooling of coronal rain is observed, leading to a height dependence of the emission. A fast-slow two-step catastrophic cooling progression is found, which may reflect the transition to optically thick plasma states. The intermittent and clumpy appearance of coronal rain at coronal heights becomes more continuous and persistent at chromospheric heights just before impact, mainly due to a funnel effect from the observed expansion of the magnetic field. Strong density inhomogeneities of 0 &farcs; 2 − 0 &farcs; 5 ? > are found, in which a transition from temperatures of 105 to 104 K occurs. The 0 &farcs; 2 ? > – 0 &farcs; 8 ? > width of the distribution of coronal rain is found to be independent of temperature. The sharp increase in the number of clumps at the coolest temperatures, especially at higher resolution, suggests that the bulk distribution of the rain remains undetected. Rain clumps appear organized in strands in both chromospheric and TR temperatures. We further find structure reminiscent of the magnetohydrodynamic (MHD) thermal mode (also known as entropy mode), thereby suggesting an important role of thermal instability in shaping the basic loop substructure. Rain core densities are estimated to vary between 2 × 1010 and 2.5 × 10 11 ? > cm−3, leading to significant downward mass fluxes per loop of 1–5 × 109 g s−1, thus suggesting a major role in the chromosphere-corona mass cycle.
Determinants of Environmental Disclosure in Thai Corporate Annual Reports

This study investigated the extent and content of environmental information disclosure provided in the annual reports of companies listed on the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), and tested whether there were any relationships between the amount of environmental disclosure and a number of company characteristics used in previous studies conducted in more developed countries. By using a simple sampling method, 75 listed companies were selected for inclusion in the study based on their 2007 annual reports. The findings indicate that 62 companies (83%) provided environmental information in their annual reports. Companies in the resources industry group made the most disclosure of environmental information, while the least disclosure was made by companies in the agricultural and food industries group. The most common location of environmental reporting in annual reports was under the topic of corporate governance. The most common themes of disclosures were environmental policy, environmental activities, and waste management. There was a positive relationship between the amount of environmental disclosures and size of company.
Managing natural resources – are family firms different from other firms

How to cite this paper: Ulrich, P. (2018). Managing natural resources – are family firms different from other firms. Corporate Governance and Sustainability Review, 1(2), 43-58. http://doi.org/10.22495/cgsrv2i1p4 ISSN Online: 2519-898X ISSN Print: 2519-8971 Received: 05.10. 2017 Accepted: 15.12. 2017 JEL Classification: M14, Q01 DOI: 10.22495/cgsrv2i1p4 The main objective of this paper is to show differences in natural resource management between family-firms and other firms. Existing literature states that many family firms feature a strong rooting in the industrial sector and rely heavily on existing natural resources as basis of their success. As natural resources are limited, it must be suspected that family firms’ economic success has a limited timespan if resources are not managed from a perspective of sustainability. This study shows that family firms view their natural resources both as more important and subjectively scarcer than non-family firms. This, however, is not reflected in resource management activities, as family firms show less such activities than other companies.
Promoting Undergraduate Research in the Electrical Engineering Curriculum

Engaging undergraduate students in meaningful research experiences is considered a high impact educational practice. Benefits for the students include development of critical thinking skills, career preparation, improved retention within STEM disciplines, and increased interest in graduate school. This paper reports on our initial attempts to organize a course that promotes undergraduate research at the University of Texas at Tyler. The two main objectives are: (1) to develop the abilities of the students to do scientific research, and (2) to improve the technical communication skills of the students in the areas of reading, writing, and speaking. The projects include a field programmable gate array (FPGA) implementation of a video compression algorithm, acceleration of a sparse FFT algorithm involving general purpose graphical processing units (GPGPUs), computer modeling of a red fire ant colony, and low-power encryption circuits with differential power analysis (DPA) immunity. Four motivated students in their senior year were recruited to take part in this pilot course. The effectiveness of the research course is evaluated based upon the actual contributions of each assigned project, the dissemination of the results, and self-assessment of the students on a survey given at the conclusion of the course. This initial attempt at an undergraduate research elective is evaluated as a partial success based upon the goals and objectives laid out at the beginning of the course. All the students made substantial progress in their research but were not able to fully complete their projects. The primary reasons for this partial success were the optimistic goals set for the projects and the competing demands on the students’ time during their final semester as seniors. It is significant however that one conference paper resulted from this research and all four students were able to present posters describing their research at our institution’s annual Research Day. Based on the implementation of this research course, some guidelines for having a successful undergraduate research experience are given. Finally, some conclusions and future plans will be discussed.
Evaluation of serum protein markers in diagnosis of hepatocellular carcinoma and carcinogenesis risk assessment in chronic liver disease patients

Essraa Adel Aly Aly Hegazy, Somaia Abdellatif Eissa, Ashraf Elsayed Abdel Hamid Sorour, Hanan Hassan Fouad, Dalia Abdel Hamid Omran Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Department of Medical Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Department of Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Cairo University, Cairo, Egypt Asian Pac J Trop Dis 2017; 7(9): 564-568