Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
IMPACT OF MACA (Lepidium meyenii) TREATMENT ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE, LITTER SIZE AND MILK YIELD OF RABBIT DOES OF DIFFERENT BREEDS.

Most rabbit breeders suffer some problems during summer season such as fertility and litter size as well as increase feed costs. Litter size at birth and weaning are important economic traits, which determine the number of kits for future breeding programs and life-time productive. This experiment aimed to study the impact of Maca (Lepidium meyenii) capsules administration on body weight, feed consumption and milk yield of rabbit does as well as number of litter size, pre-weaning mortality and litter weight. Thirty-six rabbit does, from the breeds of V-line, New Zealand white and Bouscat, with 12 of each. They were divided equally into two equal groups of each breed. In the 1st group, rabbits were fed a commercial breeder ration without any supplementation, while the 2nd group were fed the commercial breeder ration and received daily oral does 500 mg Maca capsule/doe before mating by one week. All does were re-administered with the same dose after three days from parturition for one week (day per day), then re-mated directly for the second and third parties. The traits measured were body weight and feed consumption of rabbit does. Also, number of litter size, litter weight, the pre-weaning mortality and the milk yield were recorded as well. The obtained results revealed that the body weights of V-line and NZW rabbit does after treating and birth were significantly (P≤0.01) reduced than that of the Bouscat, while the means of daily and total feed consumption were not affected by rabbit breed. The litter size at birth (LSB) of NZW and Boscuat rabbit does were significantly (P˂0.01) higher than those of V-line, while the highest value of litter weight at weaning (LWW) were recorded in V-line, followed by NZW, while the lowest one was recorded in Bouscat. The body weights and daily feed consumotion of treated rabbit does were not effected by Maca capsules, while during lacatation period were significantly increased than those of the control.The litter size at 7, 14 and 21 days of rabbit does treat with Maca capsules were significantly increased, while those at LSB and LSW were insignificantly increased compared with control group. No significant effect on milk production and litter weight at birth, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days in the treated group compared with control. There were no significant effects due to the interaction between rabbit breed and Maca treatment on the body weights, daily feed consumption, litter size, litter weight and milk production. From these findings could be concluded that the administration M aca capsules to rabbit doe increased the litter size at 7,14 and 21 days, while LSB, LSW, milk production and litter weight at birth, 7, 14, 21 and 28 days were not influenced.
Framing food security and food loss statistics for incisive supply chain improvement and knowledge transfer between Kenyan, Indian and United Kingdom food manufacturers

The application of global indices of nutrition and food sustainability in public health and the improvement of product profiles has facilitated effective actions that increase food security. In the research reported here we develop index measurements further so that they can be applied to food categories and be used by food processors and manufacturers for specific food supply chains. This research considers how they can be used to assess the sustainability of supply chain operations by stimulating more incisive food loss and waste reduction planning. The research demonstrates how an index driven approach focussed on improving both nutritional delivery and reducing food waste will result in improved food security and sustainability. Nutritional improvements are focussed on protein supply and reduction of food waste on supply chain losses and the methods are tested using the food systems of Kenya and India where the current research is being deployed. Innovative practices will emerge when nutritional improvement and waste reduction actions demonstrate market success, and this will result in the co-development of food manufacturing infrastructure and innovation programmes. The use of established indices of sustainability and security enable comparisons that encourage knowledge transfer and the establishment of cross-functional indices that quantify national food nutrition, security and sustainability. The research presented in this initial study is focussed on applying these indices to specific food supply chains for food processors and manufacturers.
Effect of Deficit Furrow Irrigation on Yield and Water Productivity of Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) in Central Rift Valley Intensive Irrigation System at East Shewa Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia

This study attempted to evaluate the effects of alternative furrow irrigation (AFI), fixed furrow irrigation (FFI) and conventional furrow irrigation (CFI) systems on crop yield and water use efficiencies. The general objective were to study the effect of deficit irrigation on yield and water use efficiency for improved agricultural production, environmental sustainability and water productivity, with specific objectives of investigating the effect of deficit irrigation under different furrow irrigation systems on yield and water use efficiency of tomato. A field experiment was designed as a two factor factorial in RCBD; with three time replicate. The two factors were irrigation systems and water application levels. Irrigation depth was monitored using a Parshall flume of an opening diameter 3 inch with discharge of 3.532 l/s at a head of 8cm. Results were compared in terms of flow parameters, water use efficiencies and yield at (P<0.05). Flow parameters had shown that, recession time of AFI system was highly significant from both of CFI and FFI systems and 100 % ETc from the remaining three application levels and their interaction was significant. For water use efficiency parameters; the mean results of both crop water use efficiency (CWUE) and field water use efficiency (FWUE) of AFI, FFI and CFI were 256.69, 214.77 and 130.53 kghamm respectively and showing highly significant difference between them. There were highly significant differences between the mean results of irrigation systems of AFI and CFI systems on Christian's uniformity coefficient (UCC), application efficiency (Ea), storage efficiency (Er) and deep percolation losses (Dp) and Water application levels between 100% ETc and the remaining three application levels on UCC and Er, while for Ea and Dp between 85% ETc and 50% ETc and their interaction were also highly significant. There was no significant difference between the yield obtained from AFI and CFI, However, there were highly significant difference between yield of FFI and CFI systems. In view of the results, AFI system is taken as promising for conservation of water (1232.9m/ha), time (522:09'15" hours/ha) and costs (187502.00 birr/ha) without negligible tradeoff in yield.
LiDAR Inertial Odometry Aided Robust LiDAR Localization System in Changing City Scenes

Environmental fluctuations pose crucial challenges to a localization system in autonomous driving. We present a robust LiDAR localization system that maintains its kinematic estimation in changing urban scenarios by using a dead reckoning solution implemented through a LiDAR inertial odometry. Our localization framework jointly uses information from complementary modalities such as global matching and LiDAR inertial odometry to achieve accurate and smooth localization estimation. To improve the performance of the LiDAR odometry, we incorporate inertial and LiDAR intensity cues into an occupancy grid based LiDAR odometry to enhance frame-to-frame motion and matching estimation. Multi-resolution occupancy grid is implemented yielding a coarse-to-fine approach to balance the odometry’s precision and computational requirement. To fuse both the odometry and global matching results, we formulate a MAP estimation problem in a pose graph fusion framework that can be efficiently solved. An effective environmental change detection method is proposed that allows us to know exactly when and what portion of the map requires an update. We comprehensively validate the effectiveness of the proposed approaches using both the Apollo-SouthBay dataset and our internal dataset. The results confirm that our efforts lead to a more robust and accurate localization system, especially in dynamically changing urban scenarios.
Economy-wide energy efficiency using a comprehensive decomposition method.

This study compares the energy intensity performance in Indonesia to other south-east Asia countries such as Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, The Philippines and Malaysia for the period from 1971 to 2016. For this goal, this research employs a multiplicative Log Mean Divisia Index II method and Spatial-Temporal Index Decomposition Analysis. The manufacturing sector and commercial sector played a key role in the regions economic structures that accounted for around 60% to 80% of the total economic output from 1971 to 2016. The contribution of the manufacturing sector increased quite significantly, from 8% in 1971 to a peak of around 31% in 2001, before it fell to 28% in 2016. On the other hand, the contribution of agriculture sector dropped from 49% in 1971 to approximately 17% in 2016. It is demonstrated in this research that the aggregate trend of the changes in energy intensity in these countries in the past forty-five years has been decreasing. For Indonesia, aggregate energy intensity rose steadily by an average of 3% per year from 1971 to 1999, more than doubling over this period, while from 1999 to 2001 energy intensity fell by 1% per annum on average, falling by 17% overall in 2016. Overall, in terms of structure and industry effects on aggregate energy intensity, all these countries showed a shift in industry value added to more energy-intensive industries which also offset by falling within-industry energy intensity. However, the analysis shows that both element of this trend was most pronounced in Indonesia.
Financial Constraints, Corporate Savings, and the Value of Cash∗

This paper provides a non-parametric empirical analysis of the structural model of corporate savings and investment by Bolton, Chen and Wang (2011). The key variable of that model is the firm’s cash-to-capital ratio w. Firm value is increasing and concave in w, and the firm’s marginal value of cash is decreasing in w. As a result, investment is increasing in w. These predictions and other less obvious results of the model are confirmed by our empirical analysis. A major finding of our analysis is that on average, the value of capital for a firm is increasing and concave in the corporation’s cash-to-capital ratio. Moreover, the slope of this value function, which measures the corporation’s marginal value of cash, is decreasing in the cash-to-capital ratio w as predicted by the model. Together, these findings provide a parsimonious and powerful explanation of US corporate savings and investment behavior. ∗We thank Viral Acharya, Heitor Almeida, René Stulz and Toni Whited for very helpful comments.
The Use of ISO 14001 Environmental Management Systems in the Process of Preparation and Provision of Environmental Insurance

The purpose of the research is to assess usefulness of the implemented and certified management systems for preparation and provision of insurance. Data was collected by means of non‑real‑time, time‑extended, text‑based online focus groups, obtained via Bulletin Board platform. Respondents were selected according to judgmental sampling, and were insurance sector experts. The template analyses of the interview transcript supported by a narrative approach were conducted. The research demonstrated that environmental insurance and ISO 14001 environmental management systems (EMSs) at present, remain in Poland almost entirely independent of each other. Representatives of insurance industry do not use the information about the system implementation while preparing and providing insurance cover. ISO 14001 EMSs present little credibility for insurance experts and according to the respondents, their implementation does not significantly and undoubtedly affect the level of the covered risk. Consequently, insurance buyers do not profit from insurance (lower premiums, improved insurance scope) resulting from the implementation of ISO 14001 systems. Industry representatives, however, use – albeit unconsciously – systemic documentation in the process of preparation and provision of insurance cover. They also examine systemic processes performed in the organisation at the stage of risk assessment. Improvement of credibility of certification process, based on profound cooperation between certification institutions and insurance industry may increase the importance of ISO 14001 EMSs for the process of preparation and provision of insurance cover.
Genome editing and selection based on genes associated with sports athletic performance

In 2003 the final results of the Human Genome project revealed the details of our genome: a set of information about how human beings look, how we act, feel, think and develop. Soon after, other global collaborations such as the HapMap project and 1000 Genomes project were conducted. Although the main focus was to investigate the variability in human populations and the possible connections of certain variations to different conditions and diseases, these projects also had a great impact on the understanding of the genetic influence on sports performance. In parallel, improved methods for gene analysis and gene editing were developed. Based on those methods, it became possible to detect candidate genes responsible for different performance phenotypes and develop protocols similar to gene therapies for performance enhancement in athletes. This review covers developments in genetics, the overview of candidate genes associated with athletic performance, and ethical dilemmas related to the modification of genome for sport performance enhancement.
AN ASSESSMENT ON THE IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN CAPITAL IN ECONOMIC GROWTH

Even though the emergence of the human capital theory was shaped in the context of microeconomics, it was applied to macroeconomics eventually by the implementation of the microeconomic production function at the national or economy-wide level. There are several economic growth models introduced in the literature on this matter over the years by placing aggregate production function in the center of their models, which lay the foundation of studies focusing on economic development. However, development of ‘new growth theory’ particularly draw attention to the relationship between human capital and growth that is followed by the efforts aiming to bring an explanation to the differences of growth across countries by considering several possible variables of growth. New growth theory attempted to bring an explanation to the process of economic growth in the long term through endogenous forces such as human capital, knowledge and information technology which also constituted the foundation of today’s modern economies. Economic growth has been linked to an increase in knowledge, quality, and diversity of human capital rather than just a cumulative increase in the labor force. Consequently, human capital has been recognized as one of the significant factors in the process of economic growth in the literature, considering its positive contribution to creating more output in growth. However, it is noteworthy to state that literature on this topic seems to constitute some weaknesses methodologically and conceptually as well as empirical researches due to revealing reverse results. In this context, this paper aims to conduct a literature review to develop an understanding of the human capital concept and its importance in economic growth. Accordingly, the concepts of human capital and economic growth are analyzed theoretically by showing findings of some research in the literature on the relationship between both variables which indicated that human capital could have a significant positive impact on economic growth. As of theoretical character of the study, the paper is based on the systematic review of the literature on theories of economic growth by making use of secondary data like journals, papers, websites and various magazines as the primary sources to bring an explanation to the correlation between both variables.
Psychosocial correlates of suicidal ideation in acid attack survivors

Background: Nowadays, burning cases in Pakistan are on the rise and the number of women who were burnt in acid attacks back in 2008 increased from 56 to 155 in 2017. In 2016 majority (69.9%) of acid attack victims were females. The increasing trend of acid attack in Pakistan is worth worrying. The present study is an effort to investigate the impact of stigma, social functioning and isolation on suicidal ideation in acid attack survivors. Methods: A sample of 35 acid attack survivors, aged between 18 to 55 years was taken from Acid Survivors Foundation (ASF) Pakistan. Discrimination and Stigma Scale, Social Functioning Questionnaire, UCLA Loneliness Scale, and Beck Scale of Suicidal Ideation were used for assessment. Results: In most cases of acid attack, area of burn was upper body specially face and arms. Results revealed significant positive relationship (r=0.38, p=0.02) between isolation and suicidal ideation. Stigma has significant negative relationship (r= -0.38, p=0.02) with social functioning and significant positive relationship (r=0.50, p=0.00) with isolation. Isolation emerged as significant positive predictor (b=0.36, p=0.02) of suicidal ideation in acid attack survivors. Conclusion: Acid attack survivors shall be provided intensive psychological care, in order to preempt the development of suicidal ideations among them. Findings warrant the need that acid attack survivors shouldn’t be isolated, as this aspect can lead them towards destructive thoughts of suicidal ideations. Pak J Physiol 2019;15(4):31−4
Impact FEA Simulation and Analysis of Custom-made Cranial Implants

Cranioplasty is a surgical procedure used to repair cranial defects left behind after injury or previous surgeries. Postoperative results of cranioplasty have been drastically improved with the usage of custom made cranial implants, which can replicate the missing bone almost identical in shape. Materials used for these custom implants vary depending on the used technology. Additive manufactured implants are generally made with metal alloys powders. The present research conducts a Finite Element Analysis study in regard to modification of intracranial pressure conditions, in normal range between 7 mm Hg to 15 mm Hg, in four impact stress scenarios of fixed custom cranial implants. Two new cranial implant concepts are proposed by the authors, one with a sliding system and one with osteointegrating structures. Stress scenarios aim at evaluating implant behaviour in critical conditions such as a person falling from a certain height or an object being dropped, generating an impact point on the surface of the implant. Deformations, displacements and equivalent strain were analysed. Scenarios 1, 2 and 4 provided results within the limit values for Von Misses stress and equivalent strain for both cranial implant concepts and both considered materials, Ta and Ti6Al4V. ICP values are in limits for all four stress scenarios, due to the small values of the implants’ deformations.
Consumption of Polyphenols in Coffee and Green Tea Alleviates Skin Photoaging in Healthy Japanese Women Clinical, Cosmetic and Investigational Dermatology

Purpose: Hyperpigmentation of the skin can occur at any age depending on etiological factors but its intensity increases during adolescence in Japanese females and gradually develops further in adults. The purpose of this study was to characterize factors that in ﬂ uence skin hyperpigmentation, including age, skin type and dietary polyphenol sources. Patients and Methods: A cross-sectional survey of healthy Japanese women aged from 30 to 60 years (n=244) was conducted using food and environmental questionnaires and a VISIA ™ facial photoimage analyzer. Results: UV Pigmented Spot (PS) scores correlated negatively with the consumption of total polyphenols (TPs) (R= − 0.224, p<0.001) and the rate of hyperpigmented spot development (PS score/age after 18 years of age) was suppressed by the consumption of TPs. This trend was independent of the melanin index and the skin type, which indicates the ability of the skin to tan after sun exposure. Consumption of coffee, the largest source of TPs, suppressed the PS score (p<0.001). Consumption of green tea, the second largest source of TPs, also suppressed the PS score, which was weaker than coffee but was statistically signi ﬁ cant (p=0.029). The PS score was suppressed the most in subjects with both a high consumption of coffee and green tea. Conclusion: Higher consumption of TPs may be bene ﬁ cial to alleviate photoaging of the skin, and coffee as well as green tea contribute to suppress skin hyperpigmentation through adding large amounts of TPs in the diet.
Short Communication: Landscape composition alters parasitoid wasps but not their host diversity in tropical agricultural landscapes

Syahidah T, Rizali A, Prasetyo LB, Pudjianto, Buchori D. 2020. Short Communication: Landscape composition alters parasitoid wasps but not their host diversity in tropical agricultural landscapes. Biodiversitas 21: 1702-1706. The diversity of parasitoid wasps and their hosts in an agricultural landscape is affected by crop management and habitat conditions around crop fields. The composition of agricultural landscapes that are dominated by non-crop or natural habitats are assumed to be able to support the presence of parasitoid wasps as biological control of pests. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of landscape composition on the diversity of parasitoid wasps and their hosts in agricultural landscapes. The research observations were conducted on six fields of long-bean cultivation located in Bogor District, West Java Province, Indonesia. Parasitoid wasps were collected by hand-collecting of their hosts (lepidopteran larvae) within 60 m distance transect to each long-bean field. In total, 17 species of parasitoid wasps and 12 species of lepidopteran larvae were found from all agricultural landscapes. A parasitoid wasp, Microplitis manilae was found in all longbean fields (except Bantarjaya) and only parasitized the tobacco cutworm (Spodoptera litura). The tomato looper, Chrysodeixis chalcites had the highest associated parasitoids and was also parasitized by Braconidae sp5 which was also a parasitoid of S. litura. Based on the analysis results, the patch numbers of natural habitats had a positive effect on the diversity of parasitoid wasps and had no effect on the diversity of lepidopteran larvae. In conclusion, landscape compositions with patchy natural habitats have an important role to preserve beneficial insects and maintain ecosystem services in tropical agricultural landscapes.