Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Meningoencephalitis in a horse associated with equine herpesvirus 1

Equine herpesvirus 1 (EHV-1) and equine herpesvirus 4 (EHV-4), members of the Alphaherpesvirus subfamily, are highly prevalent equine pathogens that cause severe economic losses in equine breeding establishments (Mumford and Edington, 1980; Galosi et al., 2001). EHV-1 is associated with respiratory problems, abortion, neonatal death, and neurological damage that can lead to paralysis. EHV-4 (equine rhinopneumonitis) is mostly associated with respiratory disease (Carvalho et al., 2000a,b; Mori et al., 2003), but can also cause neurological disorders in some cases. EHV-4 is much less frequently reported than EHV-1 (Van Maanen, 2002). Remarkably, these two herpesviruses are ubiquitous, and infection is enzootic in most horse populations. In Brazil, the first infections related to EHV-1 were identified following reports of abortions in the states of São Paulo, Minas Gerais, and Rio Grande do Sul (Nilsson and Correa, 1966; Carvalho et al., 1991; Carvalho et al., 2000a,b; Cunha et al., 2002; Diel et al., 2006). Since then, serological studies have attempted to estimate the prevalence and incidence of EHV-1 infection in herds with reproductive problems in these states. High rates of antibody presence have been recorded, with positive values ranging from 27.2 to 84.7%. The conclusion is that EHV-1 is present in Brazil and might have a higher risk of incidence in the offspring of horses that have been reported as positive (Carvalho et al., 1991; Cunha et al.,
Political déjà Vu : Symbolic transferability and political cultural reconstruction among Mexican migrants in New Zealand

Bio notes Guillermo Merelo is a doctoral candidate in politics and international relations at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. His research revolves around the topic of culture and its implications on public policy, democracy, citizen formation, elections, and migrants’ integration to their new polities. He is also policy maker in the fields of elections and democracy and until 2011 he served as Executive Director of the Electoral Service in Mexico City.
Effect of cultural conditions on lipase production Pseudomonas aeruginosa isolated

Seventy Pseudomonas isolates were obtained from different Iraqi soils samples. Thirty five of these isolates have the ability to produce lipase. These isolates were screened on Rhan medium. The highest lipase activity was found with P. aeruginosa. ps12. The effect of media composition, pH and temperature on production of lipase were determined . Maximum lipase production appeared in the medium containing (0.5%) glucose as carbon source, (0.5%) urea as nitrogen source and 1% of olive oil with pH 8 and incubated at 30 O C for 48 h with 1 ml (O.D 600= 0.8) of 24 h of bacterial culture.
GEM LAM Convective Forecasts: How Can they be used in an Operational Forecast Environment?

During the summers of 2006 and 2007, a systematic evaluation of LAM2.5 utility for forecasting convection over Alberta was performed. Conclusions were that while the timing of convective initiation over the foothills was modelled reasonably well, the subsequent convective development pattern downstream was unreliable. In April 2008, the Milbrandt-Yau (Milbrandt and Yau 2005) condensation scheme replaced the Kong-Yau (Kong and Yau 1997) scheme in the LAM2.5. To determine if the new condensation scheme improved the model’s utility, eight convective events within Alberta during the summer of 2009 were evaluated. Section 2 describes the configurations of the models used followed by our objectives and evaluation methods. Results are then presented before the final discussion.
Effects of Boldenone consumption and resistance exercise on hepatocytemorphologic damages in male wistar rats

The purpose of present study was to investigate, the effects of anabolic steroid Boldenone (BOL) with eight weeks of resistance training on Structural changes in rat liver. 28 Male adult wistar rats, 12 weeks old and 228/53±7/94 g initial body weight were randomly assigned to four groups: group1: Control+Placebo(C), group2: training+Placebo(T), group3: training+BOL 2mg/kg (BOL2), and group 4: training+BOL, 5mg/kg (BOL5). The resistance training protocol consisted three exercise sessions weekly by 5 reps/3 sets of climbing a ladder (The initial weight attached was 50% of their body weight and increased with 10% per week throughout the training period) for lasted 8 weeks. At the end of the experiment, for light microscopic study Slides were prepared. Sections stained of rat's livers showed no any cell degeneration and cytoplasmic lipid vacuoles in all groups but few samples were seen. Indeed, congested blood sinusoids and cell infiltration, were seen in both BOL-treated groups but with higher in BOL-treated with higher dosage (BOL5). Hepatotoxic effects were severe in group treatment received 5 mg/kg body weight and directly depended on the doses. The present results showed that BOL has a marked adverse effect on the liver tissue, even with low– dose and resistance training. As a result, athletes should not use to enhance muscle mass and strength.
Besilesomab for imaging inflammation and infection in peripheral bone in adults with suspected osteomyelitis

Early and accurate diagnosis of osteomyelitis, an inflammatory process of the bone caused by an infective microorganism, is essential for rapid management of the disease by antimicrobial and/or surgical intervention. Historically, diagnosis has been achieved by histological examination, but, more recently, sophisticated molecular imaging techniques (including computed tomography (CT), magnetic resonance imaging, positron emission tomography, single photon emission CT, scintigraphy) that are increasingly used to support diagnoses made from histological data have been reported. For example, scintigraphy has been used to visualize the inflammatory process in vivo using either radiolabeled leukocytes or radiolabeled antigranulocyte monoclonal antibodies (MAbs). Typically, radiolabeling is achieved using technetium-99m (radioactive half-life = 6.02 hours), and the most commonly used MAbs are the Fab fragment of the immunoglobulin (Ig)G antibody directed against the glycoprotein cross-reactive antigen-90 (sulesomab) and an IgG antibody against normal cross-reactive antigen-95 (BW 250/183, besilesomab (Scintimun ® )). The aim of the present review is to
Electrospun Poly(ε-caprolactone) Nanofibrous Mesh for Imiquimod Delivery in Melanoma Therapy

Drug delivery systems (DDS) are commonly employed to administer drug-loaded composites to their therapeutic targets both in vitro and in vivo. Thus, we herein report the study of imiquimod-poly(ε-caprolactone) (IMQ-PCL) nanofibrous meshes for application in melanoma therapy. The preparation route employed was based on the electrospinning technique, with the melanoma cells being cultured on electrospun nanofibrous meshes to study their biocompatibility. All parameters employed, including the flow rate and polymer solution concentration, were examined to gain an improved understanding of the factors influencing the diameter and morphology of the electrospun fibre. The optimised parameters were employed to produce 12 IMQ-PCL nanofibrous meshes with diameters ranging from 100 to 900 nm to the melanoma cell viability. The relationship between the fibrous diameter and the imiquimod release profile was also determined using UV-Vis spectroscopy. In addition, similar results were obtained for the simulated imiquimod release profile obtained by COMSOL Multiphysics®. The IMQ-PCL nanofibrous meshes were found to decrease cell viability by ≥50%, with the number of cells dropping by ~10% over 48 h. As the cell viability was affected by the release of imiquimod, we believe that IMQ-PCL nanofibrous meshes are a promising drug delivery system for application in melanoma therapy.
Ozonation and Depolymerization of Extracellular Polymeric Substances (EPS) Extracted from a Biofilter Treating Gaseous Toluene

Low-concentration ozonation was developed as a novel technique to control the excess biomass in volatile organic compound (VOC) biofilters. In order to understand the reaction mechanism between ozone and biomass, the changes in properties of ozone exposed extracellular polymeric substances (EPS) were investigated in this study. EPS was sequestered from the biofilm, obtained from a biofilter treating gaseous toluene, and then it was exposed to gaseous ozone at 272 ± 22 ppm continuously for 12 h. The total organic carbon (TOC) results indicated that low concentration ozone could not mineralize the EPS to carbon dioxide (CO2) completely. The excitation-emission matrix fluorescence spectroscopy (EEM) results demonstrated that ozone preferred to attack the benzene ring and specific amino acid residues (such as tryptophan) on the protein chain. High performance size-exclusion chromatography (HPSEC) results confirmed that the protein molecules were depolymerized after ozone attack, while the molecular weight of polysaccharides was not much affected by ozone. During ozonation, few volatile organic compounds (VOCs), such as carboxylic acids, aldehydes, ketones, benzaldehyde and by-products of toluene, were generated, which confirms a minor change in the TOC concentration of EPS. Results revealed that low concentration ozone can reduce the molecular weight of biofilter EPS which can be a key reason for controlling biomass accumulation. Additionally, this can be used to study the composition of biofilm EPS from biofilters.
Filter Aktif Shunt 3 Phase Berbasis Artificial Neural Network ( ANN )

Abstrak-Tugas akhir ini menyajikan filter aktif shunt 3 phasa berkapasitas 25KW untuk mengkompensasi harmonisa pada sistem distribusi 220/380 Volt. Sistem kendali pada aktif filter tersebut diproses menggunakan PQ teori selanjutnya kinerja filter tersebut dibandingkan, apabila menggunakan kompensator. Keluaran dari transformasi PQ tersebut diolah dalam 3 macam perlakuan : tanpa kompensator, menggunakan kompensator PI dan menggunakan kompensator artificial neural network (ANN). Filter aktif shunt disimulasikan dengan menggunakan 3 macam beban nonlinier. Beban yang digunakan bervariasi yakni sebesar 13KW, 20 KW dan 25KW. Hasil simulasi menunjukan bahwa kinerja Filter aktif shunt optimal pada saat beban penuh 25KW, yaitu THD 6.51% (tanpa kompensator), 4.20% (kompensator PI), dan 3.12% (kompensator ANN). Sedangkan pada saat beban rendah 13KW filter dengan ANN menunjukan hasil yang terbaik yaitu diperoleh arus THD sebesar 4.83%, dibanding dengan tanpa kompensator 7.10% dan dengan kompensator PI sebesar 5.38%. Sesuai IEEE Standard 519-1992 sebesar 5%.
ASYMPTOTICS OF REWEIGHTED ESTIMATORS OF MULTIVARIATE LOCATION AND SCATTER

We investigate the asymptotic behavior ofa weighted sample mean and covariance, where the weights are determined by the Mahalanobis distances with respect to initial robust estimators. We derive an explicit expansion for the weighted estimators. From this expansion it can be seen that reweighting does not improve the rate ofconvergence ofthe initial estimators. We also show that ifone uses smooth S-estimators to determine the weights, the weighted estimators are asymptotically normal. Finally, we will compare the efficiency and local robustness of the reweighted S-estimators with two other improvements of S-estimators: ? -estimators and constrained M-estimators.
DIE ANALYSE VERSCHIEDENER VERKEHRSSITUATIONEN ALS BASIS ZUR BEANSPRUCHUNGSMESSUNG

ANHAND EINES BREITGEFAECHERTEN KATALOGS VON STRASSENVERKEHRSSITUATIONEN WURDE EINE VERSUCHSSTRECKE INNERHALB DES OEFFENTLICHEN STRASSENNETZES AUSGEWAEHLT, AUF DER DIE FELDUNTERSUCHUNG "BELASTUNG UND BEANSPRUCHUNG DES KRAFTFAHRERS" MIT DEM MESSFAHRZEUG DER BAST DURCHGEFUEHRT WERDEN KANN. DIE STRECKE IST CA. 250 KM LANG, ERFORDERT EINE FAHRZEIT VON ETWA 4 STUNDEN UND IST ALS RUNDKURS ANGELEGT. SIE WURDE NACH EINZELNEN SITUATIONEN KLASSIFIZIERT UND KATALOGISIERT. DIE POTENTIELLE BELASTUNG DES KRAFTFAHRERS, IN ABHAENGIGKEIT VON DIESER STRECKE, WURDE UNTERSUCHT. MIT METHODEN DER ARBEITSPSYCHOLOGIE, DEM FRAGEBOGEN ZUR ARBEITSANALYSE (FAA) WURDEN DIE ANFORDERUNGEN UND DAMIT DIE SCHWIERIGKEIT DER EINZELNEN VERKEHRSSITUATIONEN ERMITTELT. UEBER DEN INNERSTAEDTISCHEN TEIL DER VERSUCHSSTRECKE WURDE EIN PROFIL VON BELASTUNGSGROESSEN ERSTELLT, DAS SICH AUS DEN ANFORDERUNGEN ORIENTIERT UND ALS BASIS ZUR HYPOTHESENFORMULIERUNG FUER DIE HAUPTUNTERSUCHUNG DIENT. (A)
Chromium Toxicity Affects Structural and Non Structural Carbohydrate Value of Sorghum bicolor (L.)

A pot experiment was conducted to determine the effects of varying Cr (VI) levels [0.0–4.0 mg Cr (VI) kg -1 soil in the form of potassium dichromate] on the structural and non structural carbohydrate value of sorghum. The present investigation showed that the structural carbohydrate viz NDF, ADF,Cellulose, Hemicellulose, lignin and Silica content in leaves and stem are increased and non structural carbohydrate includes Total soluble sugar, Reducing and Non reducing sugar in leaves, stem and root decreased in plant at different growth stages, i.e. 35 DAS, 70 DAS and 90 DAS (Days after sowing) that were adversely affected with an increase in Cr (VI) levels from 0.0 to 4.0 mg Cr (VI) kg -1 soil.
A multilevel perspective to the study of export venture performance

A performance Purpose: We present several opportunities that can emerge from using a multilevel approach to study the antecedents of export venture performance, and provide scholars with the conceptual and practical tools for developing multilevel models of export venture success. Design/methodology/approach: Essay. Findings: The paper shows the problems which scholars face if they continue to engage in using single venture data to test models that are inherently multilevel in nature. Research limitations/implications: There may be a need to revisit previous works that utilize samples of single ventures to assess models of export venture performance that are implicitly multilevel. Practical implications: The paper outlines the practical issues that researchers need to consider when conducting multilevel research in the export venture performance field. Originality/value: The paper is the first to focus on the multilevel nature of the export venture performance construct.
A study on mass data storage technology based on cloud computing

In recent years, because of the characteristics of high security, high efficiency and low cost, cloud computing gradually applied to various fields, causing huge benefits. With the constant development and ripeness of cloud computing technology, application of this technology to store mass data, reduce the storage and maintain the costs become a research focus in this field. This paper studies the distributed storage technology under the cloud computing environment and the methods to organize and manage the mass data. Firstly the paper introduces some basic concepts in the field of the current cloud computing, and then probes into mass data storage model and finally points out the problems that exist with the current technology.
Course Supervision Challenges in PhD Education

A large portion of the PhD education in Sweden is dedicated to courses. This made it interesting to explore potential course supervision challenges in the PhD programme. A multiple-case study was conducted to identify such challenges and explore how these are perceived by students and supervisors at the Faculty of Engineering of Lund University. By interviewing students and supervisors in five different research groups, insights were gained into how the main stakeholders reason about courses. The findings indicate that courses that are to be included in the education are characterized by a large degree of freedom tailored to individual student needs and preferences. However, the type, timing, availability, value, and convalidation of courses are challenges that limit this freedom.
The Effect of Entrepreneurship Orientation on Learning Orientation and Innovation: A Study of Small-Sized Business Firms in Iran

254 Abstract—In the world where the only thing one can trust in is lack of confidence, for organization to this wavy environment, they need innovation, which by itself has a central role in moving toward the comparative advantage and supreme performance. Although many researches have Investigated the effect of innovation on firm‘s performance, it seems that the research literature of the country is facing lack of applicable studies with respect to the effect of entrepreneurship orientation on learning orientation and innovation in general and the effect of learning orientation on innovation of small firms in particular. Examining 82 small firms of Tehran with the aim of filling the gap existing in the research literature of the country, the present article shows that entrepreneurship orientation has significant and positive effect on organization's commitment to learning, open-mindedness and shared vision of small firms. Moreover, the results obtained from the regression analysis are indicative of the existence of significantly positive relationship between organization’s commitment to learning, openmindedness and shared vision and innovation of small firms.
The Coseismic Fault Weakening Processes Inferred from Frictional and Transport Properties of Fault Rocks, TCDP

Gas permeability of the fault rock samples were measured in a tri-axial apparatus using a steady-flow method with nitrogen gas for several pore pressure gradients (0.1–2.0 MPa) at effective pressures up to 140 MPa. Results show that permeability values range between 10–14 and 10 –18 m 2 , and also that permeability is 1–2 orders lower in FZA1111 than in FZA1153. Data under various pore pressure gradients allowed us to subtract the Klinkenberg effect for gas permeability, and thus we estimate the water permeability to be several factors lower. High-velocity frictional experiments were conducted at a normal stress of 0.7 MPa, using a highvelocity ring-shear friction apparatus. Velocity was continuously controlled so that the velocity history reproduces the coseismic slip history derived from a study based on waveform inversions (Ji et al., 2003). The frictional coeffi cient decreased with acceleration and slip down to 0.1–0.2, and then recovered as the fault slip decelerated to a level below its initial friction. This indicates that a velocity weakening behavior was observed as the fault weakened by slip weakening as well.
Feeding the high potential sow: implementation of some key concepts

Today’s sows farrow large litters, but survival rate at weaning is unfortunately below expectations. One of the economic and societal challenges of management especially feeding strategy is to improve the vitality of newborn piglets, together with the sow’s milk production and reproduction performance. This review describes how available knowledge can be used to design optimized feeding strategies. Over the gestation period, the paper will focus on the choice of target value for the body condition, the average feed allowance, and the way to design of a “U” feeding plan. Some prospective nutritional solutions are also presented. Over the lactation period, the consequences of lactation on dynamic changes in body condition until weaning are described, and choice of the most relevant dietary amino acid level is addressed. When possible, outcome on piglets will be stated.
Critical Point Drying: An Effective Drying Method for Direct Measurement of the Surface Area of a Pretreated Cellulosic Biomass

The surface area and pore size distribution of Eucalyptus samples that were pretreated by different methods were determined by the Brunauer–Emmett–Teller (BET) technique. Three methods were applied to prepare cellulosic biomass samples for the BET measurements, air, freeze, and critical point drying (CPD). The air and freeze drying caused a severe collapse of the biomass pore structures, but the CPD effectively preserved the biomass morphology. The surface area of the CPD prepared Eucalyptus samples were determined to be 58–161 m2/g, whereas the air and freeze dried samples were 0.5–1.3 and 1.0–2.4 m2/g, respectively. The average pore diameter of the CPD prepared Eucalyptus samples were 61–70 Å. The CPD preserved the Eucalyptus sample morphology by replacing water with a non-polar solvent, CO2 fluid, which prevented hydrogen bond reformation in the cellulose.
Optimization of Mechanical Properties for Polyoxymethylene/Glass Fiber/Polytetrafluoroethylene Composites Using Response Surface Methodology

This paper investigated the effects of polytetrafluoroethylene (PTFE) micro-particles on mechanical properties of polyoxymethylene (POM) composites. Since PTFE is immiscible with most polymers, the surface was etched using sodium naphthalene salt in tetrahydrofuran to increase its surface energy. The effects of two variables, namely PTFE content and PTFE etch time, on the mechanical properties of the composite were studied. Experiments were designed in accordance to response surface methodology (RSM) using central composite design (CCD). Samples were prepared with different compositions of PTFE (1.7, 4.0, 9.5, 15.0, or 17.3 wt %) at different PTFE etch times (2.9, 5.0, 10.0, 15.0, or 17.1 min). Four mechanical properties of the POM/GF/PTFE composites, that is, strength, stiffness, toughness, and hardness, were characterized as a function of two studied variables. The dependency of these mechanical properties on the PTFE etch conditions was analyzed using analysis of variance (ANOVA). Overall desirability, D global index, was computed based on the combination of these mechanical properties for POM/GF/PTFE composites. The D global index was found to be 87.5%, when PTFE content and PTFE etch time were 6.5% and 10 min, respectively. Good correlation between experimental and RSM models was obtained using normal probability plots.
Construction of an enhancer library for neuronal circuit dissection in Drosophila melanogaster and its employment to identify neurons involved in male courtship behavior

Um neuronale Schaltkreise untersuchen zu konnen, sollte man in der Lage sein, die Funktion einzelner Neuronen zu manipulieren. Eine Voraussetzung dafur ist es, genetischen Zugang zu den Neuronen zu erhalten. Im Idealfall sollte dieser Zugang auf so wenige Neuronen wie moglich beschrankt als auch robust und zuverlassig sein. Zu diesem Zweck schufen wir eine Fliegenbibliothek aus Enhancer-Fragmenten fur Drosophila melanogaster. Jede Linie der Bibliothek hat ein Stuck von etwa 3 kb DNA vor einem Minimal-Promoter und dem Transkriptionsaktivator GAL4 integriert. Wir wahlten diese Stucke so, dass sie nahe an neuronal exprimierten Genen liegen und exkludierten Regionen die hochstwahrscheinlich keine Enhancer enthalten. Daruber hinaus brachten wir alle Enhancer-Fragmente durch ortsspezifische Rekombination in den gleichen genomischen Background um vergleichbare Ergebnisse fur alle Linien zu erhalten. Da die kleinen Enhancer Stucke aus ihrem naturlichen genetischen Zusammenhang herausgerissen wurden, fanden wir viel sparlichere Expressionsmuster als mit traditionellen Enhancer-Trap Linien der Fall war. Nur 20% waren zu breit exprimiert and nur 15% zeigten uberhaupt keine Expression im Gehirn. Der Rest der Linien sollte ein nutzliches Tool zur Analyse von neuronalen Schaltkreisen bereitstellen. Als Beispiel einer Anwendung der Enhancer-Bibliothek versuchte ich dann mithilfe dieser, Nervenzellen zu finden, die fur das Balzverhalten der Fliegen verantwortlich sind. Hierzu kreuzte ich die Linien mit den neuronalen Inhibitoren UAS-Kir2.1 und UAS-TNT, um Nervenzellen spezifisch zu auszuschalten. Dann nahm ich die Mannchen aus der Nachkommenschaft und paarte sie gemeinsam mit Jungfrauen in einer Balzkammer. Auf diese Weise screente ich 4500 Linien und nach manueller Auswertung der Videos erhielt ich eine Liste von 220 Phenotypen. Zusammenfassend gesagt, es besteht grose Hoffnung, dass diese Enhancer-Fliegenbibliothek die weitere Arbeit an den neuronalen Schaltkreisen der Fruchtfliege beflugeln und zu einem besseren Verstandnis des Gehirns im Allgemeinen beitragen wird. Der etablierte Silencing-Screen wird sich als wertvoll fur die Zukunft erweisen, da er Angriffspunkte fur die Untersuchung neuronaler Schaltkreise bietet.