Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
International Journal of Agriculture and Biological Sciences- ISSN (2522-6584) Mar & Apr 2021

Reproductive performance data from maternal line Yorkshire sow herd (n-103) sows were collected from the Swine Research & Education Center, Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama to determine if prior reproductive experience and/or sow parity had a beneficial effect on reproductive competence. Overall reproductive performance values recorded were 83.7  21.5% for farrowing rate, 12.8  3.3 for number born, 10.7  2.9 for number born alive, 8.8  2.0 for number weaned, 1.5  0.3 kg for individual piglet birth weight, 8.4  1.6 kg for weaning weight, 8.06  3.0 days for wean-to-estrus interval, 17.9  2.0 mm for prefarrowing backfat depth and 14.2  1.5 mm for post farrowing backfat depth respectively respectively. Farrowing rate was lowest in f i r s t parity sows (72.6%) and highest in parity 5 sows (95.8%). Parity effects were highly significant (P<0.01) for total number born (11.46±3.0, 12.46 ±3.4, 15.57±2.1, 14.92±2.9, 13.40 ±3.0, 11.67±1.3, 11.40±4.3, 10.25±2.5) and number born alive (9.50±2.3, 10.92±3.6, 12.29±1.5, 12.58±2.7, 11.30±2, 10.67±1.3, 9.00±3.0, 8.75±2.3) for parities 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8+ respectively. Number born alive was lower in litters from sows in parities ≥7 than those in parities 2-5, but was not different when compared to the other parities. Average piglet weight at birth (ABW) and weaning, and number of piglets (NW) weaned were not significantly (P>0.05) influenced by sow parity. Average birth weight was lightest in PG 1 sows and was highest in PG 2 and PG 3 sows. The results from the present study suggest a significant drop in reproductive performance, progeny performance, and survivability of progeny between PG 1 sows and mature sows that are retained in the herd. It is recommended that sows should be maintained in the herd for additional parities as long as the sows reproduce regularly and wean large litters. By maintaining a parity structure that retains more mature sows, the system allows sows to reach peak perform, maximize reproductive performance, and throughput across the breeding herd.
Interdisciplinary analysis of larval dispersal for a coral reef fish: opening the black box

: Many marine animals have a biphasic life cycle in which demersal adults spawn pela gic larvae with high dispersal potential. An understanding of the spatial and temporal patterns of larval dispersal is critical for describing connectivity and local retention. Existing tools in oceanography, genetics, and ecology can each reveal only part of the overall pattern of larval dispersal. We combined insights from a coupled physical−biological model, parentage analyses, and field surveys to span larval dispersal pathways, endpoints, and recruitment of the convict surgeonfish Acanthurus triostegus . Our primary study region was the windward coast of O‘ahu, Hawai‘i. A high abundance of juvenile A . triostegus occurred along the windward coast, with the highest abundance inside Kāne‘ohe Bay. The output from our numerical model showed that larval release location accounted for most of the variation in simulated settlement. Seasonal variation in settlement probability was apparent, and patterns observed in model simulations aligned with in situ observations of recruitment. The bay acted as a partial retention zone, with larvae that were released within or entering the bay having a much higher probability of settlement. Genetic parentage analyses aligned with larval transport modeling results, indicating self-recruitment of A . triostegus within the bay as well as recruitment into the bay from sites outside. We conclude that Kāne‘ohe Bay retains reef fish larvae and promotes settlement based on concordant results from numerical models, parentage analyses, and field observations. Such interdisciplinary ap proaches provide details of larval dispersal and recruitment heretofore only partially revealed.
Nephrotic syndrome is associated with increased plasma K (cid:2) concentration, intestinal K (cid:2) losses, and attenuated urinary K (cid:2) excretion: a study in rats and humans

BL. Nephrotic syndrome is associated with increased plasma K (cid:2) concentration, intestinal K (cid:2) losses, and attenuated urinary K (cid:2) excretion: a study in rats and humans. Am J Physiol Renal Physiol 317: F1549–F1562, 2019. present study tested the hypotheses that nephrotic syndrome (NS) leads to renal K (cid:2) loss because of augmented epithelial Na (cid:2) channel (ENaC) activity followed by downregulation of renal K (cid:2) secretory pathways by suppressed aldosterone. The hypotheses were addressed by determining K (cid:2) balance and kidney abundance of K (cid:2) and Na (cid:2) transporter proteins in puromycin aminonucleoside (PAN)-induced rat nephrosis. The effects of amiloride and angiotensin II type 1 receptor and mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) antagonists were tested. Glucocorti-coid-dependent MR activation was tested by suppression of endogenous glucocorticoid with dexamethasone. Urine and plasma samples were obtained from pediatric patients with NS in acute and remission phases. PAN-induced nephrotic rats had ENaC-dependent Na (cid:2) retention and displayed lower renal K (cid:2) excretion but elevated intestinal K (cid:2) secretion that resulted in less cumulated K (cid:2) in NS. Aldosterone was suppressed at day 8 . The NS-associated changes in intestinal, but not renal, K (cid:2) handling responded to suppression of corticosterone, whereas angiotensin II type 1 receptor and MR blockers and amiloride had no effect on urine K (cid:2) excretion during NS. In PAN-induced nephrosis, kidney protein abundance of the renal outer medullary K (cid:2) channel and (cid:3) -ENaC were unchanged, whereas the Na (cid:2) -Cl (cid:4) cotransporter was suppressed and Na (cid:2) -K (cid:2) -ATPase increased. Pediatric patients with acute NS displayed suppressed urine Na (cid:2) -to-K (cid:2) ratios compared with remission and elevated plasma K (cid:2) concentration, whereas fractional K (cid:2) excretion did not differ. Acute NS is associated with less cumulated K (cid:2) in a rat model, patients with acute have elevated plasma K and normal renal fractional K In NS rats, K (cid:2) balance not coupled ENaC activity results from opposite changes in renal and fecal K (cid:2) excretion with a contribution from corticosteroid MR-driven colonic secretion.
SFmap: a web server for motif analysis and prediction of splicing factor binding sites

Alternative splicing (AS) is a post-transcriptional process considered to be responsible for the huge diversity of proteins in higher eukaryotes. AS events are regulated by different splicing factors (SFs) that bind to sequence elements on the RNA. SFmap is a web server for predicting putative SF binding sites in genomic data (http://sfmap.technion.ac.il). SFmap implements the COS(WR) algorithm, which computes similarity scores for a given regulatory motif based on information derived from its sequence environment and its evolutionary conservation. Input for SFmap is a human genomic sequence or a list of sequences in FASTA format that can either be uploaded from a file or pasted into a window. SFmap searches within a given sequence for significant hits of binding motifs that are either stored in our database or defined by the user. SFmap results are provided both as a text file and as a graphical web interface.
NESL: A Nested Data-Parallel Language

This report describes NESL, a strongly-typed, applicative, data-parallel language. NESL is intended to be used as a portable interface for programming a variety of parallel and vector supercomputers, and as a basis for teaching parallel algorithms. Parallelism is supplied through a simple set of data-parallel constructs based on vectors, including a mechanism for applying any function over the elements of a vector in parallel and a rich set of parallel functions that manipulate vectors. NESL fully supports nested vectors and nested parallelism--the ability to take a parallel function and apply it over multiple instances in parallel. Nested parallelism is important for implementing algorithms with complex and dynamically changing data structures, such as required in many graph and sparse matrix algorithms. NESL also provides a mechanism for calculating the asymptotic running time for a program on various parallel machine models, including the parallel random access machine (PRAM). This is useful for estimating running times of algorithms on actual machines and, when teaching algorithms, for supplying a close correspondence between the code and the theoretical complexity. This report defines NESL and describes several examples of algorithms coded in the language. The examples include algorithms for median finding, sorting, string searching, finding prime numbers, and finding a planar convex hull. NESL currently compiles to an intermediate language called VCODE, which runs on the Cray Y-MP, Connection Machine CM-2, and Encore Multimax. For many algorithms, the current implementation gives performance close to optimized machine-specific code for these machines.
Innovations in service experiences; the AT-ONE method

We live in a service economy and more than 70% of total value added in the OECD countries comes from services. In Norway, eight out of 10 new jobs are created within service industries and three out of four employees work in service provision. Services are not the same as products, yet we often find companies designing services using product-based methods with the result that the design of the user experience is not given the focus it deserves. This paper describes a method, AT-ONE, which is being developed to assist in the early stages of the service innovation process. Its focus is to design innovative and engaging service experiences
Flat surface models of ergodic systems

We propose a general framework for constructing and describing infinite type flat surfaces of finite area. Using this method, we characterize the range of dynamical behaviors possible for the vertical translation flows on such flat surfaces. We prove a sufficient condition for ergodicity of this flow and apply the condition to several examples. We present specific examples of infinite type flat surfaces on which the translation flow exhibits dynamical phenomena not realizable by translation flows on finite type flat surfaces.
Metodologia de abate de girinos de rã-touro para obtenção de filés de cauda e subprodutos não comestíveis* Bullfrog tadpoles slaughtering methodology to obtain tail fillets and non-edible by-products

The aim of this study was to establish a methodology for slaughter tadpoles, focusing on obtaining tail fillets for the production of food and non-edible parts for the manufacture of animal feed. Slaughter operations were performed in an industrial plant under official sanitary inspection. A total of 1,600 tadpoles weighting 13.55±6.67g were subjected to fasting for 24 hours and then collected and transported to the industrial plant, where they were transferred to plastic boxes for depuration. Slaughter technology steps were pre-stunning, cleaning, inspection, decapitation and tail cutting, production of tail fillets, cleaning, non-edible part and tail packaging, sealing, precooling, quick freezing, cold storage and distribution. The yield of non-edible part was 73.49 ± 5.51% relative to the total weight, while the yield of fillets tail represented 26.51 ± 5.51% of the total weight. The developed method was effective for obtaining the proposed products with good yield percentage for both.
Quality assessment and comparison of smartphone, airborne and leica c10 laser scanner based point clouds

: 3D urban models are valuable for urban map generation, environment monitoring, safety planning and educational purposes. For 3D measurement of urban structures, generally airborne laser scanning sensors or multi-view satellite images are used as a data source. However, close-range sensors (such as terrestrial laser scanners) and low cost cameras (which can generate point clouds based on photogrammetry) can provide denser sampling of 3D surface geometry. Unfortunately, terrestrial laser scanning sensors are expensive and trained persons are needed to use them for point cloud acquisition. A potential effective 3D modelling can be generated based on a low cost smartphone sensor. Herein, we show examples of using smartphone camera images to generate 3D models of urban structures. We compare a smartphone based 3D model of an example structure with a terrestrial laser scanning point cloud of the structure. This comparison gives us opportunity to discuss the differences in terms of geometrical correctness, as well as the advantages, disadvantages and limitations in data acquisition and processing. We also discuss how smartphone based point clouds can help to solve further problems with 3D urban model generation in a practical way. We show that terrestrial laser scanning point clouds which do not have color information can be colored using smartphones. The experiments, discussions and scientiﬁc ﬁndings might be insightful for the future studies in fast, easy and low-cost 3D urban model generation ﬁeld.
Polyimide Encapsulation of Spider-Inspired Crack-Based Sensors for Durability Improvement

In mechanical sensory systems, encapsulation is one of the crucial issues to take care of when it comes to protection of the systems from external damage. Recently, a new type of a mechanical strain sensor inspired by spider’s slit organ has been reported, which has incredibly high sensitivity, flexibility, wearability, and multifunctional sensing abilities. In spite of many of these advantages, the sensor is still vulnerable in harsh environments of liquids and/or high temperature, because it has heat-vulnerable polyethylene terephthalate (PET) substrate without any encapsulation layer. Here, we present a mechanical crack-based strain sensor with heat, water and saline solution resistance by alternating the substrate from polyester film to polyimide film and encapsulating the sensor with polyimide. We have demonstrated the ability of the encapsulated crack-based sensor against heat, water, saline solution damage through experiments. Our sensor exhibited reproducibility and durability with high sensitivity to strain (gauge factor above 10,000 at strain of two percent). These results show a new potential of the crack-based sensory system to be used as a wearable voice/motion/pulse sensing device and a high-temperature strain sensor.
“One Muslim is Enough!” Evidence from a Field Experiment in France

Anti-Muslim prejudice is widespread in Western countries. Yet, Muslims are expected to constitute a growing share of the total population in these countries over the next decades. This paper suggests that this demographic trend, other factors held constant, will increase anti-Muslim prejudice. Relying on experimental games and a formal model, we ﬁnd that French players with no recent immigrant background discriminate against Muslims when the proportion of Muslims in their midst increases. Further analysis provides tentative evidence that this discrimination is taste-based. *
Massive form factors at $\mathcal{O}(\alpha_s^3)$

We report on our recent calculation of massive quark form factors using a semi-numerical approach based on series expansions of the master integrals around singular and regular kinematic points and numerical matching. The methods allows to cover the whole kinematic range of negative and positive values of the virtuality $s$ with at least seven significant digits accuracy.
OEPARTEMENT TOEGEPASTE ECONOMISCHE WETENSCHAPPEN from Firm Level Accounts Data, 1986-1994

: This paper analyzes wage elasticities using a panel dataset of more than 3000 large Belgian firms over the period 1986-94. We explore various functional forms and find that the short run wage elasticiy is unity, while the long run is -1.25. These results are striking for they are much larger than those reported in previous studies using macro economic time series data. Due to the micro economic nature of the data it is possible to take a number of important factors into account which is not possible if one uses macro data. In particular, we explicitly model firm heterogeneity and we treat the wage as endogenous. The results reported in this paper can have an important impact on economic policy and wage negotiations between the social partners in Belgium.
Automatic translation of assembly shellcodes to printable byte codes

The generation of printable shellcode is an important computer security research area. The original idea of the printable shellcode generation was to write a binary, executable code in a way that the generated byte code contains only bytes that are represented by the English letters, numbers and punctuation characters. In this way unfortunately only a limited number of CPU instructions can be used. In the originally published paper a small decoder is written with instructions represented by printable characters and the shellcode is decoded on the stack to be executed later. This paper, however describes a proof of concept project, which converts the source code of a full assembly program or shellcode to a new source code, whose compiled binary code contains only printable characters. The paper also presents new, printable character implementation of some CPU instructions.
Physicochemical properties of wild Rubus fruits with nutraceutical and nutritional potential

Rubus species are commonly exploited for fresh consumption, regional gastronomy and traditional herbalism, these benefits are attributed to the presence and action of their polyphenolic metabolites such as flavonoids and anthocyanins, which are known for their antidiabetic, anticancer, etc. In Mexico, around 15 wild species of Rubus are reported. However, population growth has invaded its territory, compromising its growth and development. Therefore, in order to rescue, study and incorporate Mexican wild materials into genetic improvement programs, the objective of this work was to evaluate the physicochemical composition and antioxidant activity in fruits of three wild species ( Rubus adenotrichus , Rubus pringlei and Rubus glaucus Beth), compared against a commercial variety (Tupy). To accomplish this, fruits were collected in the state of Michoacán. Physicochemical parameters were evaluated and polyphenols, flavonoids, anthocyanins and antioxidant capacity (CA) were quantified in ethanolic extracts. In the results, the length of the fruit varied from 1.7-2.23 cm and the unit weight of 1.1-3.1 g, the ratio of total soluble solids and titratable acidity of 8.32-14.76. The total polyphenols reported data of 285.06-592.61 mg EAG/100 g PF, total flavonoids of 93.13-36.4 mg EQ/100 g PF and anthocyanins of 18.43-4.32 mg L -1 . The CPA of 65.70-25.15 μM ET/g PF. This study showed that wild species comply with physicochemical and nutraceutical characteristics appreciated to be incorporated in breeding programs or the pharmaceutical industry.
Evaluation of the visual odometry methods for semi-dense real-time

Recent decades have witnessed a significant increase in the use of visual odometry(VO) in the computer vision area. It has also been used in varieties of robotic applications, for example on the Mars Exploration Rovers. This paper, firstly, discusses two popular existing visual odometry approaches, namely LSD-SLAM and ORB-SLAM2 to improve the performance metrics of visual SLAM systems using Umeyama Method. We carefully evaluate the methods referred to above on three different well-known KITTI datasets, EuRoC MAV dataset, and TUM RGB-D dataset to obtain the best results and graphically compare the results to evaluation metrics from different visual odometry approaches. Secondly, we propose an approach running in real-time with a stereo camera, which combines an existing feature-based (indirect) method and an existing feature-less (direct) method matching with accurate semidense direct image alignment and reconstructing an accurate 3D environment directly on pixels that have image gradient. Keywords VO, performance metrics, Umeyama Method, feature-based method, feature-less method & semi-dense real-time.
La vigilance entrepreneuriale : Le rôle du capital social de l’entrepreneur Entrepreneurial vigilance: The role of the entrepreneur's social capital

The objective of this work is to study the impact of the entrepreneur's social capital on his or her entrepreneurial vigilance. We consider that entrepreneurial vigilance is a prerequisite for the identification and exploitation of opportunities, which in turn represent the core of the entrepreneurial process. We have mobilized the theory of social capital to explain the role of entrepreneurs' social relations in the establishment and effectiveness of entrepreneurial vigilance. We have highlighted the role of several characteristics of the entrepreneur's social network in the setting up and the efficiency of his entrepreneurial vigilance. We tested the plausibility of our hypotheses through a questionnaire survey of sixty-seven Tunisian entrepreneurs. We found that social capital has an impact on entrepreneurial vigilance. Indeed, the size of the entrepreneur's social network, the diversity of the network, the proportion of weak ties as well as the number of intermediations (brokerages) positively influence entrepreneurial vigilance. social Finally, we the empirical study and its main results.
Designing Hubs for Connected Learning – Social, Spatial and Technological Insights from Coworking, Hackerpaces and Meetup Groups

Connected learning , as a design approach, does not restrict learning to a dedicated learning space (school, university, etc.), but considers it to be an aggregation of individual experiences made through intrinsically motivated, active participation in and across various socio-cultural, every-day life environments. Urban places for meeting, interacting and connected learning with people from diverse backgrounds, cultures and areas of expertise are highly significant in the knowledge economy of our 21 st century. However, little is yet known about best practices to design and curate such hubs that attract and support interest-driven and socially embedded learning experiences. The research study presented in this paper investigates design aspects that contribute to successful place-based spaces for connected learning. The paper reports findings from observations as well as interviews with users and managers of three different types of