Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Ornithodoros sawaii Kitaoka and Suzuki (Acari: Ixodida: Argasidae) collected from nest soil and litter of Synthliboramphus antiquus and Hydrobates monorhis, on Chilbal Island, southwestern Jeollanam Province, Republic of Korea

Abstract The 65th Medical Brigade and Public Health Command Region-Pacific (Korea), in collaboration with the Migratory Birds Center, National Park Research Institute, conducted a migratory bird tick-borne disease surveillance program on Chilbal Island, a small, remote, uninhabited island in southwestern Jeollanam Province, Republic of Korea (ROK), on 1 and 31 May and 15 September 2014. Ticks were collected from nesting soil and litter of the Ancient Murrelet, Synthliboramphus antiquus, and Swinhoe's Storm Petrel, Hydrobates monorhis, using Tullgren funnels. A total of 12 Ornithodoros sawaii (2 females, 4 males, and 6 nymphs) were collected from 3/36 (8.3%) S. antiquus and 6/20 (30.0%) H. monorhis nest sites. Ticks were identified morphologically and species determination was confirmed using polymerase chain reaction techniques. This is the first report of the genus Ornithodoros and species O. sawaii from the ROK.
Molecular dissection of RANKL signaling pathways in osteoclasts

7 AWARDS. 10 LIST OF PUBLICATIONS . 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 14 SPECIAL DEDICATION . 16 LIST OF FIGURES. 17 LIST OF TABLES. 19 ABBREVATIONS. 20 CHAPTER 1 – THE PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY OF THE OSTEOCLAST. 24 1.
Glycogen Storage Disease of Skeletal Muscle

This was the most striking difference between the two groups. The effect of pyridoxine administration on this test (Kynurenine excretion after L-tryptophan) was subsequently studied in a group of patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. McKusick and Hsu (1961) in a recent study reported the effect of pyridoxine administration on a syndrome of tendinitis, joint tenderness and pain developed by a group of patients suffering from tuberculosis treated with isoniazid, a known pyridoxine inhibitor. Pyridoxine administration caused reduction in pain, 43
Characterization of commercial metallic coatings for corrosion protection of P/M parts

Metallic coatings have the potential to improve the corrosion resistance of components made of sintered metal powder. In this study, several types of metallic coatings, more noble than steel, were applied to sintered substrates, and the attendant corrosion protection evaluated. Single-layer and multilayer copper and nickel coatings were applied by galvanic and electroless deposition. To improve performance, pre-treatments were used before coating: sealing of open pores through resin impregnation, copper oxide plating, and micro shot peening. After microstructural characterisation, the corrosion behavior was evaluated using salt spray exposure and immersion in aggressive solutions. The coatings protected the metallic substrate by creating a barrier. Electroless nickel coatings, in particular those applied after shot peening and multilayers of copper/nickel and chromium, exhibited the best corrosion protection. Any defects in the coatings reduce corrosion protection significantly. The geometric configuration of the components (in particular, the presence of sharp edges and holes) is also an important factor when selecting a protection system. The application of electroless nickel layers is recommended for components with a complex configuration.
Seed Yield and Quality of Brinjal as Influenced by Crop Nutrition

An experiment was conducted during 2005–06 to study the effect of fertilizers, biofertilizers and micronutrients on plant growth, seed yield and quality of brinjal. The results indicated that, application of 100:100*:50 kg NPK per ha + Azospirillum + Phosphate solubilizing bacteria (PSB) each @ 125 g per ha (root dipping) along with zinc sulphate (0.2%) spray recorded significantly higher plant height (89.47 cm), number of branches (32), number of leaves (87), number of fruits (20), fruit yield (27.06 t/ha), number of seeds per fruit (1852), 1000-seed weight (7.90 g), seed yield (633 kg/ha), percentage of germination (97), field emergence (91), seedling vigour index (2024) and seedling dry weight (48.84 mg) over 125:100:50 Kg NPK/ha (RDF) at Dharwad conditions.
Equações de volume para árvores de caxeta (Tabebuia cassinoides) no Estado de São Paulo e sul do Estado do Rio de Janeiro

Volume equations are essential tools for forest inventory, which are necessary for sustainable forest management plans. Traditionally, volume equations are used to predict the volume of tree where most of the timber volume is the main stem, but there are applications to other types of species. In this work, volume equations are developed for caxeta trees (Tabebuia cassinoides) in São Paulo State and south of Rio de Janeiro State, and multipleentry and single-entry models are tested for minimum merchantable diameter at 7cm and 12cm. Among multiple-entry models, Schumacher-Hall model showed the best fit to the data for both merchantable diameters, but its log-form fitted by linear regression was best for 7cm merchantable diameter data, while the general form fitted by non-linear regression showed the best fit to the data of 12cm merchantable diameter. The power model showed the best performance among the single-entry volume equations and when the region, a variable that subdivide the data in more homogeneous type of caxeta’s forests, was included in the model its performance was close to multiple-entry models.
Survey of Danish food industry firms' views on policies that impact the food industry

A mail survey is used to assemble a unique data set comprised of 109 firms’ statements concerning policy in the Danish food industry. The survey response rate is 16% and features firms from all major sectors of the Danish food industry and from all regions of Denmark. The report presents the raw data and relates the development and implementation of the survey. Lessons learned in the survey process are presented, as well as estimates of the cost of the whole procedure. Danish firms do not define problems in food chain co-ordination in the way anticipated by researchers, and express a negative view of the effectiveness of policy targeted at solving such problems. A large number of Danish firms claim not to know the financial impacts of specific legislative and regulatory policies. The largest number of firms claimed that food safety, animal welfare and policies requiring information provision had negative financial impacts. Firms’ strategic and long term views focused on dissatisfaction with “regulation”. Firms’ views of future success focused on subject matter that is not generally addressed by current policies. ______________________ The authors express their thanks to all firms that participated in this study. This includes those that reviewed early versions of the questionnaire, called the project office for clarification, filled and returned the questionnaire, or simply contributed time to conversations with the authors.
Vrednote in duhovna inteligentnost

Values and spiritual intelligence Spiritual, transcendental and religious experience has been extremely important in all cultures and ages since the early stages of human history. This experience has also been the subject of psychological interest from the beginnings of modern psychology. Nevertheless, the truly scientific research of spirituality has a very short tradition. In the past decade, the concept of spiritual intelligence attracted the attention of some psychologists. They tried to define and operationalise the construct of spiritual intelligence as well as to develop the measures of the construct. In the present study we aimed to investigate the relationship between the spiritual intelligence (SI, measured by the special questionnaire) and the values or value orientations (measured by MLV). The results of the study showed substantial correlations between values and spiritual intelligence, the highest being between religious values and spiritual intelligence. The values explain about 45 percent of the variance in the spiritual intelligence indicating thus a remarkable predictive effect. The religious values alone explain more than 30 percent of the variance in the spiritual intelligence. On the other side, the spiritual intelligence accounts for about 70 percent of the variance in the religious values. The results of our study confirmed thus the connection between the values and spiritual intelligence, and, moreover, the results also indicate that the spiritual intelligence includes a component of religiosity, and, vice versa, the religiosity includes the components of spirituality. Structural equation model (SEM) analyses confirmed the existence of a single “general” factor in the most salient items of SI questionnaire. It seems that this factor could be measured in a very economic and parsimonious way. SEM analyses also definitely confirm the complex causal links between value orientations and spiritual intelligence. The results of the study are in concordance with the notion that the construct of spiritual intelligence is based on the human competence related to a wide spectrum of cognitive and conative Vrednote in duhovna inteligentnost 3 dimensions. Therefore, it would be probably more reasonable to speak of spirituality or spiritual competence instead of spiritual intelligence.
Molecular Genetic Aspects of Self-incompatibility in Brassicaceae

Molecular genetic studies of self-incompatibility (SI) are the most accentuating part in the way of advancement of reproductive mechanisms in flowering plants. In the Brassicaceae plants, self-incompatibility has been mapped genetically to a single chromosomal location where several closely linked genes have been identified. Recently, various studies have provided a novel insight into the basis of specificity in the S-receptor kinase (SRK) and S-locus protein 11 or S-locus Cysteine-rich (SP11/SCR) interaction, the nature of the signaling cascade that culminates in the inhibition of 'self' pollen, and the physiological and morphological changes that are associated with transitions between the outbreeding and inbreeding modes of mating in the Brassicaceae. In this review, we discuss the current view of the molecular genetic aspects of the self-incompatibility in Brassicaceae.
REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY AND GROWTH OF THE TEMPERATE DAMSELFISH PARMA MICROLEPIS

Demographic characteristics of the temperate damselfish Parma microlepis, from Sydney, Australia, are described. Data are presented on polychromatism, age, growth, and reproductive biology. Juvenile P. microlepis could be distinguished from adults on the basis of color. Fish with juvenile coloration ranged in age from zero to 7+ years, but most (88%) were less than 3 years old and less than 115 mm SL. Adult P microlepis are permanently sexually dichromatic; males are dark brown to black and females light brown to yellow. Tetracycline experiments indicated that increments in otoliths were deposited annually. Eighty-five percent of adults were less than 20 years old, but a maximum age of 37 years was recorded. The rate of growth (K = 0.41) of P. microlepis was similar to that reported for some tropical pomacentrids. The size of fish was a poor predictor of age, and all adults over 8 years old were 126-144 mm SL. Both sexes attained sexual maturity at two to 5+ years of age, and mature animals were generally over 105 mm SL with a maximum size of 160 mm. Histological sections of gonadal tissue and relationships between both size/sex and age/sex demonstrated that P microlepis was gonochoristic. Maturation of gonads commenced 1-2 months before the spawning season that extended over a 3-4 month period from August to January, the austral spring to summer period. Gonads of both sexes were in resting stage (early stage of gametogenesis) 1-2 months after the spawning season. Substantial visceral fat deposits were only found between spawning peaks. This study demonstrated that P microlepis is a fastgrowing (to 8+ years), relatively long-lived pomacentrid with the potential to reproduce for more than 30 years. The implications of longevity to population dynamics are discussed.
Screening and Statistical Optimization of Physiochemical Parameters for the Production of Xylanases from Agro-Industrial Wastes

Xylanases are mostly produced through submerged fermentation; nonetheless solid-state fermentation has increased profound attention and consideration of scholars having high conversion level biomass to energy conservation. This study depicted the purification of xylanases and their possible utilization in industry. The present study was carried out to examine the culture influence of fungal strain Fomes fomentarius (F. fomentarius) using different agro-industrial residues (wheat straw, rice husk, sugarcane bagasse and siris pods). F. fomentarius showed maximum enzyme production after 72 h of fermentation, when grown on wheat straw in solid state fermentation process while maximum activity showed on pH 6.0 at 30°C. The other parameters optimized by statistical design (RSM) showed maximum xylanase activity (146 ± 8 IU/mL) at 65% moisture content, 4 mL inoculums size, 175 mg Ammonium sulphate, 200 mg Calcium carbonate and 1.4 grams of glucose. Xylanase was salted out at 60% ammonium sulphate concentration and enzyme was further purified by Sephadex G-100 gel filtration chromatography with 2.2 fold increase in activity. The purified xylanase from F. fomentarius had optimum pH 6.0 and 40°C. Xylanase showed higher specificity for oat spelt xylan with kinetic constants Km 1.25 mg/mL and Vmax 54 mM/min. Xylanases have an industrial important enzyme used extensively in food, feed and paper industry.
Interannual variability in the transport of fish eggs in the Kattegat and Öresund

The dispersal and retention of early life stages are essential factors for the recruitment of fish stocks, and often depend on local meteorological and hydrographical conditions. A BAltic sea Long-Term large Scale EutrophicationModel (BALTSEM)was used to examine interannual variation in the retention anddispersal of fish eggs,Atlantic cod (Gadusmorhua) at spawning areas in theKattegat and Oresund and to investigate themechanisms responsible for this variation.Model simulations over period 1971–2006 showed that yearswith high retentionwere related to variableweakwinds and a strong outflow of water from the Baltic Sea, while years with low retention were related to strong westerly winds. Low egg retention was associatedwith enhanced southward transport from the Kattegat towards theGreat Belt and from the Oresund towards the Baltic Sea. This southward transport of eggs was highly correlated with the local westerly wind component. The southbound egg transport and the westerly wind component both increased after 1989, andwere connectedwith a change in the large-scale atmospheric circulationpattern, as represented by theNAO index. Results of this study provide information about the connectivity between neighboring areas and suggest that sedimentation is an important mortality factor.
Two new species of Geastrum (Geastraceae, Basidiomycota) found in Brazil

We have studied molecular and morphological data of Geastrum aculeatum sp. nov. and G. echinulatum sp. nov. These two species were found in Brazil’s semi-arid region and in central Amazon. It is characterized by the nature of the mycelial layer with aculeate tufts. Geastrum echinulatum differs from G. aculeatum in the size of the spores, presence of subiculum and structural details in the mycelial tufts. The phylogenetic analyses were performed through parsimony and Bayesian methods, using the atp6 and LSU regions. These analyses confirm that both species are distinctly segregated from the other Geastrum species analyzed here.
Recent advances in anesthetic management of large domestic animals.

Introducción Por décadas se han usado tiobarbituratos para inducir y mantener anestesias generales de acción corta (15 a 30 min) en los equinos. Uno de ellos, el tiamilal, ya no se produce en forma comercial en los Estados Unidos, pero el tiopental es utilizado ampliamente. Hace años, estos barbitúricos de acción ultracorta eran considerados como los agentes de elección para inducir la recumbencia de corta duración en caballos previamente tranquilizados. Posteriormente la guaifenesina y más recientemente la xilazina (y otros alfa-2 agonistas), fueron administrados en combinación simultánea con barbitúricos, ó inmediatamente antes de la inyección de estos, para mejorar la calidad de la inducción de anestesia y de la recuperación. Estas técnicas mejoradas de anestesia general, facilitaron la realización de procedimientos quirúrgicos y terapéuticos que requieren de una recumbencia más prolongada (por ejemplo, 30 60 min). Sin embargo, a medida en que se incrementaba la duración de la administración de barbitúricos, la duración de la recuperación de la anestesia se prolongaba y la calidad de la recuperación se hizo más impredecible y hasta peligrosa tanto para el animal como para para el personal encargado de su manejo. Actualmente, los anestésicos disociativos como la ketamina han reemplazado ampliamente a los tiobarbituratos en el manejo anestésico rutinario de los caballos. Ello ha mejorado consistentemente la calidad de la inducción de anestesia y la recuperación. Debido a que los agentes disociativos producen un efecto indeseable de excitación del sistema nervioso central, su uso en los equinos requiere de la administración concurrente de otras drogas para modificar el comportamiento tales como los alfa-2 agonistas (por ejemplo, xilazina). A continuación se ofrece una breve revisión y actualización de técnicas contemporáneas específicas.
The impact of predation on Grevy’s zebra (equus grevyi) population on Lewa Wildlife Conservancy

Lewa Wildlife Conservancy (LWC) is home to a large number of herbivores that form the prey base of a growing predator population. Similarly, LWC is home to at least 20% of the world’s remaining wild population of Grevy’s zebra. This is a significant breeding population with the potential for restocking former range lands of the species. Research and monitoring of this population is thus of paramount importance to understand and subsequently implement management interventions to ameliorate factors that constrain the growth of this population. This research focused on explaining one factor limiting the growth of Grevy’s population: predation by lions and hyenas and the availability of suitable resources. These issues required information on births, foal survival, mortality resulting from predation and proportion of Grevy’s zebra hairs found in scat samples. This data was collected for a period of six months from October 2008 to April 2009. Five foals were born during the study period and three confirmed dead. Vegetation study was carried out to determine the distribution and abundance of food available to the Grevy’s zebra in the study area. Vegetation transects were set on different vegetation types and data gathered using a pin frame. Species diversity was found to be low (Simpson Diversity index (D) = 0.8) with Pennisetum stramenium being the dominant grass species. Green grass attracted more Grevy’s zebra for both dry and wet season than areas dominated by brown grass but this was not statistically significant (F (1, 33) =0.98 P>0.05). Grevy’s also preferred areas with high grass biomass (11,095kg/ha, SE±419 kg/ha) as opposed to low grass biomass (9,964 kg/ha, SE± 647kg/ha), t=-3.53, P<0.05, DF=248. Tree density as a measure of cover was high at the core home ranges of both Grevy’s zebra and lions (68 trees/ha). Wildlife mortality data was collected based on daily field reports. The dead species was identified and cause of death as observed from the carcass recorded. Mortality data was analyzed using Jacobs Index to determine prey preference. Scat analysis results indicate that both species of zebras found on LWC, formed basic diet for the lion population. Based on the findings of this research work, practical and relevant adaptive management interventions have been mentioned: Habitat manipulation to open up closed areas thus increasing the visibility of Grevy’s zebra and also translocation of lion
Classification of multilayered forest development classes from low-density national airborne lidar datasets

Compared with traditional inventory methods based on ﬁeld plot sampling, airborne laser scanning (ALS) has the potential to assess forest structural properties with greater detail over space and time and at lower cost. Many national ALS survey programmes covering entire countries for topographic mapping are currently in progress and some have provided data that are in the public domain. Although the point density of these datasets is relatively low, there is an interest in developing methods that employ these types of data for categorizing different approaches to forest management. Using Finnish national ALS data with a point density of 0.91 pulses per square metre, we carried out a classiﬁcation of 252 000 ha of boreal forests into silvicultural development classes (DC) used in practical forest management. Taking into account all eight DCs, the overall accuracy was 74.1 per cent and k ¼ 0.70. We conclude that the dataset is adequate for discriminating multilayered forests from even-aged ones. This result was compared with a method based on mathematical rules, which succeeded in discriminating multilayered stands with regeneration of shade-intolerant species without the need of ﬁeld data for training. However, the low point density may hamper the detection of shade-tolerant understories in mature high forests with closed canopies. We, therefore, recommend the use of this supervised classiﬁcation in the presence of shade-tolerant species.
Root morphology and architecture (CRIDA indigenous root chamber-pin board method) of two morphologically contrasting genotypes of mungbean under varied water conditions

An experiment was conducted in the root chambers during 2010–11 under the net-house conditions at Central Research Institute for Dryland Agriculture (CRIDA) Hyderabad, India to study the effect of soil moisture deficit on root morphology and root architecture of two morphologically contrasting cultivars of mungbean in comparison with the irrigated treatment. ML267 (short stature) and WGG37 (tall stature) were studied with two watering treatments viz., soil moisture up to FC (irrigated) and another up to 33.3% Available Water Content (deficit watered). Soil moisture stress affected total root length at flowering stage (42DAS) of mungbean by 30% irrespective of cultivar and also expressed drought resistance of ML267 at vegetative stage (22DAS) and at pod filling stage (69DAS) of WGG37. Deficit soil moisture conditions affected WGG37 more than ML267. It is concluded that soil moisture deficit conditions (33.3%AWC) though reduced the root dry weight at the top soil depth, increased Total Root Length (TRL), Root Length Density (RLD), Root Surface Area (RSA) at deeper soil depths especially at 42DAS resulting in high root shoot ratio and fine root length of ML267. 2D Root architecture image of a single plant and root measurement at different soil profile depths could be possible in Root chamber-Pin board methodology. Therefore, this indigenized Root chamber-Pin board method was adopted and is recommended for study of root architecture under controlled conditions.