Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Some Soil Additives and Mineral Nitrogen Fertilizer at Different Rates on Vegetative Growth, Tuber Yield and Fixed Oil of Tiger Nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) Plants .

A pot experiment was carried out in the Experimental Station of Horticulture and Medicinal and Aromatic Plants, Fac. Agric. , Mansoura Univ., during the two summer seasons of 2014 and 2015 to study the effect of different soil additives(rice straw compost (R.S.C.), town refuse compost (T.R.C.) and bio-fertilizer nitrobien) and different rates of mineral nitrogen fertilizer (ammonium sulfate (20.6% N) at 0, 50, 100 and 150 kg/fed) on vegetative growth, tuber yield , fixed oil percentage and compositionof tiger nut (Cyperus esculentus L.) plants. The results indicated that (R.S.C.or T.R.C.) fertilizer at the rate (15 m3/fed) plus nitrobien at the rate of(4 kg/fed) had a positive effect on vegetative growth of tiger nut plant; expressed as plant height (cm), number of tillers/pot, herb dry weight (g/pot) and harvesting characters including number of tubers/pot, tuber yield (g/pot), fixed oil percentage and oil yield (ml/pot), compared with other soil additive treatments.In addition,R.S. C. fertilizer was more effective on all studied characters in both seasons than either T.R. C. or nitrobien treatment. The highest level of nitrogen fertilizer (150 kg/fed) significantly enhanced all vegetative growth characters and some harvesting characters including tuber yield (g/pot) and fixed oil yield (ml/pot), but the maximum number of tubers per pot, fixed oil % were obtained from plants treated with nitrogen fertilizer at rate of 100 kg/fed compared with the other levels of nitrogen fertilizer. The combined treatment of 150 kg/fed nitrogen fertilizer with R.S. C. plus nitrobien was the most effective treatment to improve vegetative growth and harvest characters including tuber yield (g/pot), fixed oil yield (ml/pot), followed by the same combination using 100 kg/fed nitrogen fertilizer instead of 150 kg/fed nitrogen fertilizer with non-significant differences between the two treatments. The combined treatment of 100 kg/fed nitrogen fertilizer with R.S. C. plus nitrobien was more effective on number of tubers per pot, fixed oil % than any individual or combination treatments in both seasons. The gas liquid chromatography (G.L.C.) analysis identified twelve fatty acids in tiger nut fixed oil: six unsaturated fatty acids (oleic, linolinc, gondoic , palmitoleic , α-linolenic and heptadecenoic acids),as ranged from 78.50 to 79.21% of the oil and six saturated fatty acids (palmatic , stearic, myristic, arachidic, behenic and margaric acids),as ranged from 20.80 to 21.81%. The main components of the unsaturated fatty acids in tiger nut fixed oil were oleic acid (67.42-69.19 %), linolenic acid (9.42 – 10.27%), while the main saturated fatty acids in the fixed oil were palmatic acid (12.29 – 13.26 %) and stearic acid (6.60 – 8.13%).
Development and Application of Novel Additives in BreadMaking

Bartalné-Berceli M. , Izsó E. , Gergely S. , Salgó A. (2018): Development and application of novel additives in bread-making. Czech J. Food Sci., 36: 470–475. There is a great need for good quality and low-cost food since. A large proportion of the population does not have access to food with adequate quality from the nutritional point of view. This paper deals with the increasing of the nutritional value of widely consumed bread products. The development and incorporation of seven different food additives prepared with simple physical or physiological/biotechnological modifications have been studied in bread model. Bran with four different particle sizes and soy-based sprouted additive were applied in the experiment carried out in laboratory scale. These additives are rich in vitamins, bioactive components, dietary fibre and other healthbeneficial compounds. A few of them have been selected for further examination. Aleurone-rich flour and wheat bran sourdough were supplemented to the selected additives and the experiment was carried out in industrial scale. The quality of the baked products was examined by analysing physical and sensory properties. The quality of the prepared bread products having limited amount of each additive does not decrease compared to the commercially available products, nevertheless their nutritional value increased. Four new bread products rich in dietary fibre, in vitamins and in minerals have been developed during the experiment carried out in industrial scale. They are relatively cheap comparing commercially available products so they are accessible for the population with low income. These new products can be labelled as fibre rich products and are applicable in several diets.
Obesidad y el mercado de trabajo en México

La obesidad tiene un impacto adverso no solo en la salud, sino también en el mercado de trabajo. Con base en información antropométrica y el índice de masa corporal (IMC), analizamos los efectos de la obesidad sobre el empleo y los salarios de los mexicanos entre los 20 y 60 años. Se utilizó el IMC de los hijos como variable instrumental para el IMC de sus padres. Los resultados muestran que para los hombres el IMC no afecta a estas variables. Para las mujeres, un incremento en una desviación estándar en el IMC está asociado con una pérdida del 16% en los salarios por hora. Estos hallazgos son robustos a distintas especificaciones.
ombining geostatistical models and remotely sensed data to improve tropical ree richness mapping

Information on the spatial distribution and composition of biological communities is essential in designing effective strategies for biodiversity conservation and management. Reliable maps of species richness across the landscape can be useful tools for these purposes. Acquiring such information through traditional survey techniques is costly and logistically difficult. The kriging interpolation method has been widely used as an alternative to predict spatial distributions of species richness, as long as the data are spatially dependent. However, even when this requirement is met, researchers often have few sampled sites in relation to the area to be mapped. Remote sensing provides an inexpensive means to derive complete spatial coverage for large areas and can be extremely useful for estimating biodiversity. The aim of this study was to combine remotely sensed data with kriging estimates (hybrid procedures) to evaluate the possibility of improving the accuracy of tree species richness maps. We did this through the comparison of the predictive performance of three hybrid geostatistical procedures, based on tree species density recorded in 141 sampling quadrats: co-kriging (COK), kriging with external drift (KED), and regression kriging (RK). Reflectance values of spectral bands, computed NDVI and texture measurements of Landsat 7 TM imagery were used as ancillary variables in all methods. The R2 values of the models increased from 0.35 for ordinary kriging to 0.41 for COK, and from 0.39 for simple regression estimates to 0.52 and 0.53 when using simple KED and RK, respectively. The R2 values of the models also increased from 0.60 for multiple regression estimates to 0.62 and 0.66 when using multiple KED and RK, respectively. Overall, our results demonstrate that these procedures are capable of greatly improving estimation accuracy, with multivariate RK being clearly superior, because it produces the most accurate predictions, and because of its flexibility in modeling multivariate relationships between tree richness and remotely sensed data. We conclude that this is a valuable tool for guiding future efforts aimed at conservation and management fores of highly diverse tropical
Computational Model of Electrically Coupled , Intrinsically Distinct Pacemaker Neurons

[PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , January 28, 2009; 29 (4): 1140-1151. J. Neurosci. M. Antri, K. Fenelon and R. Dubuc Neurons The Contribution of Synaptic Inputs to Sustained Depolarizations in Reticulospinal [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , April 29, 2009; 29 (17): 5573-5586. J. Neurosci. A. L. Taylor, J.-M. Goaillard and E. Marder Multicompartment Model How Multiple Conductances Determine Electrophysiological Properties in a [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , May 20, 2009; 29 (20): 6427-6435. J. Neurosci. V. Tohidi and F. Nadim Correlated with Network Frequency Membrane Resonance in Bursting Pacemaker Neurons of an Oscillatory Network Is [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , September 12, 2009; 364 (1529): 2493-2500. Phil Trans R Soc B A. Cifra, F. Nani, E. Sharifullina and A. Nistri physiological and pathological conditions A repertoire of rhythmic bursting produced by hypoglossal motoneurons in [PDF] [Full Text] [Abstract] , October 1, 2009; 102 (4): 2161-2175. J Neurophysiol J. Golowasch, G. Thomas, A. L. Taylor, A. Patel, A. Pineda, C. Khalil and F. Nadim Measurement Method in Nonisopotential Neurons Membrane Capacitance Measurements Revisited: Dependence of Capacitance Value on
FinExpert: domain-specific test generation for FinTech systems

To assure high quality of software systems, the comprehensiveness of the created test suite and efficiency of the adopted testing process are highly crucial, especially in the FinTech industry, due to a FinTech system’s complicated system logic, mission-critical nature, and large test suite. However, the state of the testing practice in the FinTech industry still heavily relies on manual efforts. Our recent research efforts contributed our previous approach as the first attempt to automate the testing process in China Foreign Exchange Trade System (CFETS) Information Technology Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of China’s Central Bank that provides China’s foreign exchange transactions, and revealed that automating test generation for such complex trading platform could help alleviate some of these manual efforts. In this paper, we investigate further the dilemmas faced in testing the CFETS trading platform, identify the importance of domain knowledge in its testing process, and propose a new approach of domain-specific test generation to further improve the effectiveness and efficiency of our previous approach in industrial settings. We also present findings of our empirical studies of conducting domain-specific testing on subsystems of the CFETS Trading Platform.
A Neuro-Fuzzy based Control System for Solar Powered Wheelchair based on Feature Extraction of Surface EMG signal

This paper presents the design and implementation of a low cost solar powered wheelchair for physically challenged people. The signals necessary to maneuver the wheelchair are acquired from different muscles of the hand using surface Electromyography (sEMG) technique. The raw sEMG signals are collected from the upper limb muscles which are then processed, characterized, and classified to extract necessary features for the generation of control signals to be used for the automated movement of the wheelchair. An artificial neural network based classifier is constructed to classify the patterns and features extracted from the raw sEMG signals. The classification accuracy of the extracted parameters from the sEMG signals is found to be relatively high in comparison to the existing methods. The extracted parameters used to generate control signals that are then fed into a microcomputer based control system (MiCS). A solar M. Shamim Kaiser Institute of Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 1342 Dhaka, Bangladesh Zamshed Iqbal Chowdhury Institute of Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 1342 Dhaka, Bangladesh Shamim Al Mamun Institute of Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 1342 Dhaka, Bangladesh Amir Hussain University of Stirling, FK9 4LA Stirling, Scotland, UK Anhui University, Hefei, Anhui, 230601 China Mufti Mahmud ( ) NeuroChip Lab, Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Padova, 35131 Padova, Italy Institute of Information Technology, Jahangirnagar University, Savar, 1342 Dhaka, Bangladesh Theoretical Neurobiology & Neuroengineering, University of Antwerp, 2610 Wilrijk, Belgium COSIPRA Lab, University of Stirling, FK9 4LA Stirling, UK E-mail: muftimahmud@{juniv.edu, gmail.com} powered wheelchair prototype is developed and the above MiCS is introduced to control its maneuver using the sEMG signals. The prototype is then thoroughly tested with sEMG signals from patients of different age-groups. Also, the life cycle cost analysis of the proposed wheelchair revealed that it is financially feasible and cost effective.
AUTOMATIC MESH GENERATION FOR 2 D HYDRODYNAMIC FLOOD MODELS FROM HIGH-RESOLUTION DIGITAL ELEVATION DATA

The Elbe estuary in Germany provides an example of a large and challenging area for twodimensional hydrodynamic flood modeling. We will give our practical experiences in the flood model discretization process, which comprises managing and integrating highresolution topographic and bathymetric data from different sources, dynamic tiling of the terrain model, automatic detection of structural features, and triangulation of a computational mesh. The discretization process has been automated as a chain of OGCconforming Web services, which enables its integration with an existing spatial data infrastructure.
Synthesis and biological evaluation of new aryl-alkyl ( alkenyl )-4-benzylpiperidines , novel Sigma Receptor ( SR ) modulators , as potential anticancer-agent

In the early 2000s, the Sigma Receptor (SR) family was identified as potential “druggable” target in cancer treatment. Indeed, hig h density of SRs was found in breast, lung, and prostate cancer cells, supporting the ide a that SRs could play a role in tumor growth and progression. Moreover, a link between th e degree of SR expression and tumor aggressiveness has been postulated, justified by the presence of SRs in high metastatic-potential cancer cells. As a consequence , considerable efforts have been devoted to the development of small molecules endow e ith good affinity towards the two SR subtypes (S1R and S2R) with potential antica cer activity. Herein we report the synthesis and biological profile of aryl-alkyl(alke nyl)-4-benzylpiperidine derivatives as novel potential anticancer drugs targeting SR. Amon g them, 3 (RC-106) exhibited a preclinical profile of antitumor efficacy on a pane l of cell lines representative of different cancer types ( i.e. Paca3, MDA-MB 231) expressing both SRs, and emerged as a hit compound of a new class of SRs modulators potential ly useful for the treatment of cancer disease.
Open Archive TOULOUSE Archive Ouverte (OATAO)

We present a tool for analysing resource sharing conﬂicts in multithreaded Java programs. Java programs are translated to timed automata models veriﬁed afterwards by the Uppaal model checker. Analysed programs are annotated with timing information indicating the execution duration of a particular statement. Based on the timing information, the analysis of execution paths is performed, which gives an answer whether resource sharing conﬂicts are possible in a multithreaded Java program. If the analysis succeeds, resource locks may be eliminated from the Java program.
Theoretical Structural Model of The Glycolytic Enzyme Phosphoglycerate Kinase C from Leishmania Mexicana Mexicana : Transition from A Continuous to Discontinuous Helix at the C-Terminus and The Role of GXXXG Motif

Phosphoglycerate kinase C (PGKC) from the trypanosomatid, Leishmania is an important housekeeping enzyme whose 63 residue C-terminal extension is believed to be important in glycosome compartmentalisation. Structural studies with this enzyme have been experimentally challenging. We sought to establish the three dimensional structure of residues 6-417 of PGKC_Lmexicana by homology modelling and biochemical data. Since PGKC of Leishmania and T. brucei are evolutionarily related and have high sequence homology the known structure of the PGKC_Tbrucei was used as template. We have created a . pdb library of individual fragments of the enzyme based on the Jpred secondary structure which can be useful for experts in the field of bioinformatics/protein modelling. The final theoretical 3dimensional model of L.mexicana PGKC (residues 1-479) enables visualization of the GXXXG motif in the enzyme fold. Our biochemical data and the docking interactions reveal new aspects of the tertiary fold of PGKC_Lmexicana. Fresh conjectures on PGKC’s role in the glycosome, give crucial leads for further research.
Effect of Irrigation Systems and Mulching on Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo L.) Production in Semi-Arid Areas

This study aimed to investigate the effect of two irrigation systems (surface drip SDI and subsurface drip SSDI), two types of soil plastic mulching (black plastic mulching BPM, and transparent mulching TM) plus a control treatment (no mulching C), and five levels of Elapsed time from germination to harvest (ETime); 58 days, 65 days, 72 days, 79 days & 86 days on the yield, growth parameters and water use efficiency (WUE) of summer Squash. The total fruit weight was almost the same for all treatments, but the distribution of fruit throughout the season were affected by the availability of excess water due to less evaporation caused by SSDI and the mulching. The maximum values of WUE were 2.01 kg /m for the treatment with SSDI and BPM treatment. This treatment shortened the growing season and gave most of the plant fruit production between 65 and 75 days elapsed time since transplanting ETime. The maximum fruit production was for the treatment with SD and TM.
Leakage separation in multi-leaks pipe networks based on improved Independent Component Analysis with Reference ( ICAR ) algorithm

Leakage separation in multi-leaks pipe networks based on improved Independent Component Analysis with Reference (ICA-R) algorithm Yuanzhe Li1, Jinliang Gao2, Wenyan Wu3, Cai Jian4,Shiyuan Hu5,Jianyu Li6 , Jianwei Ding7,Ming Cui8, Shuhe Zou9 1,2,4,5,6 Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin , P.R. China. 3 School of Engineering and the Built Environment, Birmingham City University, Birmingham, UK Ji Xi Chenergy Water Co.Ltd. Jixi, Heilongjiang, P.R. China. Harbin GONGDA water & waste water technology Co. Ltd., Harbin, Heilongjiang, P.R. China yuanzhelihit@163.com ABSTRACT The existing leakage assessment methods are not accurate and timely, making it difficult to meet the needs of water companies. In this paper, a methodology based on Independent Component Analysis with Reference (ICA-R) algorithm was proposed to give a more accurate estimation of leakage discharge in multi-leaks water distribution network without considering the specific individual single leak. The proposed algorithm has been improved to prevent error convergence in multi-leak pipe networks. Then an EPANET model and a physical experimental platform were built to simulate the flow in multi-leak WDNs, and the leakage flow rate is calculated by improved ICA-R algorithm and FastICA algorithm. The simulation results are shown the improved ICA-R algorithm has better performance.
Fabrication , characterization and evaluation of in-vitro antimicrobial properties of Cu nanoparticles towards mixed bacterial culture

Cu nanoparticles were synthesized using low temperature aqueous reduction method at pH 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11. The nanoparticles were characterized using transmission electron microscopy (TEM), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (EDS), BET surface analysis and X-ray diffraction (XRD) techniques. Results demonstrated a strong dependence of synthesis pH on the size, shape, chemical composition and structure of Cu nanoparticles. While lower pH conditions produced Cu, high pH levels (more than 7) led to the formation of Cu2O/CuO nanoparticles. The results of in-vitro disk diffusion tests showed excellent antimicrobial activity Cu2O/CuO nanoparticles against a mixture of bacterial strains (Staphylococcus aureus, Escherichia coli and Pseudomonas aeruginosa) indicating that the size as well as oxidation state of Cu contribute to the antibacterial efficacy.
Permission Specifications for Common Multithreaded Programming Patterns

Multithreading is the next challenge for program verification. To support modular verification of multithreaded programs, one should know when data might be accessed or updated by the different threads in the system. We propose a permission-based annotation system that is designed to do exactly this, i.e. it specifies when a thread can read or write a variable. The annotation system ensures that threads have exclusive access to a variable whenever they have the possibility to write it, thus avoiding data races. Moreover, the annotation system allows to change permissions dynamically throughout the execution. The information from the permission annotations can be used for further verification of the program. This paper shows how the annotation system can be used to specify variable access in several typical multithreaded programming patterns.
Agrobacterium-mediated transformation and plant regeneration of Triticum aestivum

The use of two Agrobacterium tumefaciens strains for transformation of Triticum aestivum L. cv. Vesna was studied. Immature embryos, isolated 15 d after pollination, were co-cultivated with the super-binary LBA4404/pTOK233 and the binary AGL1/pDM805 vectors. While the transient GUS-intron expression was high (69.9 and 80.0 %), the number of plants regenerated on selective media containing hygromycin or phosphinotricin did not exceed 0.4 and 0.13 %, respectively. Nevertheless, the regenerated plants were fertile and produced seeds. The T0 plants, as well as the T1 seedlings, displayed the activity in the β-glucuronidase histochemical assay and a positive signal in PCR analysis for the presence of uidA gene sequences in their genomes. The data suggest that the transformation of wheat cv. Vesna with both Agrobacterium strains is feasible. Additional key words: bar gene, GUS expression, hpt gene, immature embryos, regeneration, transgenic plants.
Monitoring and Control of Nutrition on NFT Hydroponic System Based on Electrical Conductivity

Abstrak Hidroponik adalah membudidayakan tanaman tanpa menggunakan tanah tetapi menggunakan air dan larutan nutrisi sebagai media tanam. Ada berbagai macam metode dalam pengairan nutrisi hidroponik, salah satunya Nutrient Film Technique (NFT). Pada Tugas Akhir ini, dirancang 2 buah reservoir untuk menampung nutrisi sistem secara bertingkat agar tidak ada pengendapan nutrisi. Dalam sistem hidroponik, konsentrasi larutan nutrisi merupakan salah satu parameter yang menentukan kualitas dan hasil panen tanaman. Oleh karena itu, perlu adanya usaha dalam mengontrol konsentrasi larutan tersebut agar hasil budidaya dari teknik NFT dapat mencapai tingkat maksimal. Konsentrasi larutan nutrisi tersebut direpresentasikan dengan nilai electrical conductivity (EC). Pada penelitian ini akan dilakukan monitoring dan kontrol otomasi larutan nutrisi pada hidroponik NFT. Sistem kontrol menggunakan logika fuzzy agar dapat mempertahankan kebutuhan rentang nilai EC tanaman sawi pakcoy tetap pada nilai 1.5-2 mS/cm selama proses tanam. Dari percobaan diperoleh sistem kontrol logika fuzzy dapat mempertahankan rentang nilai EC sesuai dengan kebutuhan tanaman sawi pakcoy.
DIABETES MELLITUS AMONG PATIENTS WITH TUBERCULOSIS ATTENDING TB CLINICS IN DAR ES SALAAM

vi TABLE OF CONTENTS . vii LIST OF FIGURES . x CHAPTER ONE . 1 1.0 INTRODUCTION . 1 1.1 DIABETES MELLITUS . 1 1.2 TUBERCULOSIS . 6 1.3 LITERATURE REVIEW . 10 1.3. 1 DM is a risk factor of active tuberculosis infection . 10 1.3. 2 Burden of DM among TB patients . 11 1.3. 3 Characteristics or predictors of DM among TB patients . 12 1.4 PROBLEM STATEMENT . 14 1.5 STUDY RATIONALE . 15 1.6 OBJECTIVES . 16 1.6. 1 Broad objective . 16 1.6. 2 Specific objectives . 16 1.7 HYPOTHESIS . 16 1.8 CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK . 17 CHAPTER TWO . 18 2.0 METHODOLOGY . 18 2.1 Study design . 18