Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Dietary pattern and nutritional status of Bangladeshi manual workers (rickshaw pullers)

A study was carried out to investigate the dietary pattern and nutritional status of manual workers in Bangladesh. The study included 252 rickshaw pullers, aged 20–60 years, of Dhaka city. Daily dietary nutrient intakes and consumption of foods by food group were estimated using 24-h dietary recall method. A seven-day food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) was employed to assess the usual dietary pattern. Anthropometric data were collected at the time of interview. By cut-off point for body mass index (BMI) < 18.5 kg/m2, about 52% of the rickshaw pullers were found to be undernourished. Relatively more (50%) participants of the age group 50–60 years were found to suffer from chronic energy deficiency (CED) grade-I compared to that of the age groups 20–29 (36.5%), 30–39 (34.4%) and 40–49 (35.7%) years. About 6% of the age groups 20–29 and 30–39 years were found to suffer from CED grade-III; while none of the age groups 40–49 and 50–60 years did so. The usual pattern of food intake revealed that a large proport.
Development and approbation of the improved CART algorithm version

This article considers the classification problems using the decision trees. It suggests the improved CART algorithm version called clean CART (CCART). The key feature of this algorithm is the reducing of the hardware memory for the tree storing. The main ideas of the CCART algorithm software implementation have been presented. The experimental results of comparison of the original and the presented algorithms for constructing the decision trees confirm that the proposed CCART algorithm has the stated advantage. Therefore, the proposed CCART algorithm is recommended for use in the ensembles of classifiers construction.
GERMINATION, RADIAL GROWTH AND VIRULENCE OF METARHIZIUM ANISOPLIAE AND PAECILOMYCES FUMOSO-ROSEUS ON BEMISIA TABACI GENNADIUS (HOMOPTERA: ALEYRODIDAE)

The effect of temperature on germination, radial growth and virulence of Paecilomyces fumoso-roseus and Metarhizium anisopliae isolates on the sweet potato whitefly, Bemisia tabaci Genn. , was studied in the laboratory. Time for fifty percent conidial germination (GT 50 ) was significantly different among the isolates with optimum temperature for germination being 30 0 C. Colony radial growth rate K r (8m h -1 ) determined by linear regression analysis was fastest for isolate 9-91M (K r = 68.89 8m h -1 ) at 25 0 C. Lowest LC 50 (1.46 x 10 3 spores ml -1 ) for B. tabaci was for isolate 9-91M at 20 0 C while the lowest LT 50 (0.9991 days) was recorded for isolate 11-91P at 25 0 C. Isolates 11-91P and 9-91M performed the best and we conclude that these isolates have good potential for the management of B. tabaci in the field.
USING SYSTEM MODELS TO RESOLVE CO-REFERENCE IN TRANSLATING NATURAL LANGUAGE REQUIREMENTS INTO CODE

One important quest in software development is to be able to translate natural language requirements into executable code. In this paper we address the issue of co-reference resolution, extending our previous work on a controlled natural language translation to live sequence charts. While domain-specific co-reference resolvers perform adequately, and state-of-the-art deep learning-based generic resolvers are emerging, in software development, especially for critical systems, a higher level of performance is required. We present an approach that incorporates system-model-based anaphora resolution. Using an annotated corpus for software requirements with system models, we show that while our approach reaches high accuracy, it is synergistic to generic resolvers and when combined with them it reaches higher accuracy. Our method shows that incorporating system models into the pipeline of requirements to code is a promising approach.
Relationships between winter temperature and breeding bird abundance on community level: importance of interspecific differences in diet

Abstract. Winter weather limits populations of resident bird species. Although many small-scale or speciesspecific studies illustrated this fact, our knowledge of interspecific differences in population responses to winter temperatures is incomplete due to lack of community-level studies. For this purpose, we have used long-term monitoring data on breeding bird populations of 37 common bird species wintering in the Czech Republic. We predicted that species will differ in their relationship between winter temperature and abundance with respect to their body mass and dietary niche. Smaller species having relatively higher energy expenditure should show closer relationship between breeding abundance and winter temperature than larger species. Concerning dietary niche, abundance of species feeding on animals should be more affected by temperature than abundance of species feeding on plants or omnivorous species. Our results confirmed the second prediction: populations of species preying on animals followed winter temperatures more closely than populations of species feeding on both animals and plants. Food-mediated mortality is probably more important than direct effects of low temperatures. In general, relationships between abundance and temperature were relatively weak in most species and we suggest that possible changes in winter temperatures may not seriously affect populations of common breeding birds in the Czech Republic.
Development of a monitoring module for physical and virtual servers: Advanced computing center case of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga, Colombia

The management and administration of physical and virtual servers requires a series of periodic activities that allow to show the optimal operation and the fulfillment of its objective of providing computational services. The work of monitoring servers allows the allocation and use of adequate resources, as well as assertive decision making in strategies for projection and scalability of resources. This article presents the results found in the process of development and implementation of the monitoring module of physical and virtual servers of the Advanced Computing Center of the Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana, Bucaramanga, Colombia, in which through the generation and display of reports in real time offer the coordinator of the center information of the current state of resources leading to the right decisions to improve the service provided at the level of efficiency, performance, among others. The results of the project were the design of the graphical interface, the development of the information system which was programmed with PHP language, the connection in real time with physical and virtual server made via SSH; the scripts programmed in platforms such as XenServer, Windows Server and Linux for CentOS, Debian and Ubuntu distributions.
Calibration of pH and oxygen sensors applied to aquaponic system

Majority of agricultural activity in Indonesia still relies on rainwater for irrigation. In the dry season, there are many non-productive agricultural lands. It leads to decrease in farmers’ income. To solve this problem, Aquaponic Planting System was offered, but the system is complicated. It needs adequate oxygen and proper pH to make nitrification bacteria alive to convert NH3 to NO3- and NO2. Therefore, a system which controls oxygen and pH is needed. For pH calibration, a curve fitting method was used to get an accurate measurement. For oxygen calibration, saturated dissolved oxygen water was used. It was obtained using a Potentiometric method. Moreover, Simple Moving Average was used to get a stable reading.
Disorders in cell circuitry during multistage carcinogenesis: the role of homeostasis

genesis, and enhances the amplification of other genes, and (ii) an antisense cyclin D1 cDNA reverts the malignant Indeed, in human colon tumors ~25% of all loci show loss of phenotype of carcinoma cells. Therefore, cyclin D1 may be heterozygosity, and in cancer cells with defects in DNA a useful biomarker in molecular epidemiology studies, and mismatch repair thousands of loci can be mutated in a single inhibitors of its function may be useful in both cancer cancer cell (6,8,9). Presumably, these widespread changes chemoprevention and therapy. We discovered a paradoxical reflect the deleterious effects of mutagens, both exogenous increase in the cell cycle inhibitors protein p27 Kip1 in and endogenous, as well as various types of genomic instability a subset of human cancers, and obtained evidence for acquired during tumor development. In the subset of familial homeostatic feedback loops between cyclins D1 or E and cancers some of these mutations, usually in tumor suppressor p27 Kip1 . Furthermore, derivatives of HT29 colon cancer genes, are inherited, thus enhancing the multistage process of
Purification and characterization of an antibacterial substance produced by pest-originated Serratia marcescens Mm3

The aim of this investigation was to determine, purify, and characterize an antibacterial substance produced by Serratia marcescens Mm3 (Sm-Mm3) isolated from a common pest of hazelnut in Turkey, Melolontha melolontha, which is also a significant pest all over the world. A highly active antibacterial substance produced by Sm-Mm3 was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitation and high-performance liquid chromatography, respectively, and identified by spectrometric analysis (TOF-MS). Finally, we showed that this molecule is heat-stable, stable in the pH range of 5-9, and insensitive to organic solvents and proteinase K. The molecular mass was determined as 479 Da. Plasmid elimination demonstrated that the gene responsible for this antibacterial substance of the Sm-Mm3 strain is located on the plasmid. Based on the determined characteristics, the antibacterial substance was identified as a bacteriocin-like substance. Although this active substance is similar to bacteriocin because of many features such as mode of action and physicochemical properties, it differs by having a low molecular weight and by being insensitive to proteinase K. This active substance has potential to control many different pathogenic bacteria in various areas, particularly in agriculture, against plant pathogenic bacteria.
An algorithmic framework for the optimization of computationally expensive bi-fidelity black-box problems

Abstract We introduce an algorithm for the optimization of problems whose objective functions are evaluated by computationally expensive black-box simulations and for which an analytic description of the objective and its derivatives are not available. We consider the case where two levels of simulation model fidelity are available, namely a high fidelity model that is computationally very expensive to evaluate, and a low fidelity model that is less accurate and computationally cheaper but still time consuming. The computational effort is alleviated by using computationally cheap surrogate models that approximate the simulations at both fidelity levels. The local correlation between both fidelity surrogate models determines when the low fidelity model can be trusted for making sampling decisions for the high fidelity model. In the numerical experiments we investigate how well our algorithm responds to problems whose objective function fidelity levels are well correlated and badly correlated. We study how different initial design strategies and parameter settings impact the performance of the algorithm. The results show that our algorithm actively learns from the local correlation computations how well suited the low fidelity model is for making sampling decisions and it ignores the low fidelity model if the correlation is too low.
The Effect of Residential Environmental Satisfaction on Quality of Life and the Moderating Effect of Housing Type: The Case of Gyeonggi, Korea

This study examined the relationship between residential environmental satisfaction and quality of life, and how the relationship between variables differed depending on housing type. Residential environments can affect a person's life in a variety of ways. However, there have not been many studies on the relationship between quality of life and residential environments, which increases the importance of this study. In this study, residential environments were categorized according to amenities, safety, and neighborhood relationships, which enabled the comparison of influence between these elements. In addition, this study analyzed the moderating effect of housing type to look for improvements for low-rise housing residents. For testing the hypotheses, moderating regression analysis was conducted with data from the 1^st^ Gyeonggi Province quality of life survey that had 18,953 subjects. Results showed that residential environmental satisfaction had a positive effect on quality of life, with amenities having the largest influence. Furthermore, housing type had a significant moderating effect on the relationship between safety and quality of life. In other words, safety was proven relatively important in improving quality of life for low-rise housing residents. Today, with the limits to quantitative growth, qualitative development has become more important. In this respect, this study provides important implications for many developing countries undergoing urbanization.
In vivo Antirabies Activity Evaluation of Hydroethanolic Extract of Roots and Leaves of Phytolacca dodecandra

2 Abstract: The study was undertaken to evaluate antirabies activity of hydroethanolic extract of roots and leaves of Phytolacca dodecandra (L' Herit) (Phytolaccaceae), one of the widely used plants for traditional treatment of rabies in humans and animals in Ethiopia, by using mice model. The antirabies activity of both parts of plant extract in the doses of 300, 600 and 1000 mg/kg were compared with negative control based on the difference in survival rate and period (days) of group of mice challenged with rabies virus (CVS-11). The result showed that all doses of roots and 300 and 600 mg/kg doses of leaves of the plant extract didn't significantly (P>0.05) increase the survival period of mice compared to negative control group and significant (P<0.05) survival period decrement was obtained compared to both positive control groups. However, 1000 mg/kg dose of leaves of the plant extract was significantly (P<0.05) increased the survival period of mice as compared to their respective negative control group. The finding indicated the existence of some antirabies activity in extract of leaves of P. dodecandra at higher dose, for which further research is needed to elucidate its active ingredients.
Drought Tolerance Screening Under Controlled Conditions Predicts Ranking of Water-Limited Yield of Field-Grown Soybean Genotypes

Drought is a major limitation to crop yields worldwide. Screening for soybean yield under water deficit is often a bottleneck in breeding programmes. We assessed the validity of a standardized drought tolerance screening method to predict water-limited field performance of soybean in NW Argentina. First, to determine the phenological period when yield of glasshouse-grown plants was more sensitive to water deficit, we applied treatments during 21 days in V7, R3 or R5 stages, being the period from R5 to R6 the most critical for yield. Afterwards, two glasshouse experiments were carried out to quantify the tolerance of either eight or four genotypes, respectively, by applying a controlled water deficit of constant intensity during the critical period. Finally, yield data obtained in field trials in Argentina across several locations and seasons classified according to rainfall were analysed. Drought Susceptibility Index was calculated for each experiment and for field data, and rankings of tolerance were similar in all cases. This standardized method, which can be automated for high-throughput phenotyping, could represent a useful tool in breeding programmes for identifying soybean cultivars with improved performance under drought conditions.
Theoretical and Numerical Analyses on Propulsive Efficiency of Unmanned Aquatic Vehicle’s Propeller

Hydrodynamic effects are severely affecting the performance of a Marine Propeller. Basically, manuvering of an Unmanned Aquatic Vehicle’s is controlled by its propeller, which is drastically depends on the fluid. Therefore the study about fluid behaviour and its effects are mandatory to enhance the efficiency of the marine propeller. In this work deals, the hydrodynamic force estimations on the marine propeller by using both theoretical formulae and numerical analysis. The aim of this work is to obtain the fine tuned hydrodynamic forces of marine propeller for its performance enhancement. Fundamentally, complexities involved in the force estimation approaches are represent the fluid behaviour and environmental conditions. Standard formulae are used for estimations of hydrodynamic forces. CATIA is used for the generation of conceptual design on the marine propeller. ANSYS Fluent 16.2 is used for numerical simulation, in which fluid is provided the ocean water properties. Finally, the hydrodynamic forces are compared for future work.
PHYSIOLOGICAL AND ULTRASTRUCTURAL RESPONSES OF CYCLOTELLA MENEGHINIANA (BACILLARIOPHYTA) TO LIGHT INTENSITY AND NUTRIENT LIMITATION 1

Photosynthetic characteristics and chloroplast ultrastructure of Cyclotella meneghiniana Kütz. were quantified while the organism was simultaneously adjusting to light and nutrient stress. Cells were grown in batch culture at either low or high light intensity on medium with a nitrogen/phosphorus molar ratio of 2:1 as a control, or with nitrogen or phosphorus deleted from the medium to create nutrient deficiencies. Analysis of variance indicated that light intensity, nutrient deficiency and duration of nutrient deficiency all had significant effects on cell growth, chlorophyll (Chl) concentration/cell, cellular fluorescence capacity (CFC), chloroplast volume and thylakoid surface density. Because interactions existed among nutrient deficiency, extent of nutrient deficiency, and light intensity, all three must be considered together in order to describe accurately the physiology and chloroplast ultrastructure of the diatom. Significant correlations were found between the Chl/cell or CFC/cell and chloroplast volume and thylakoid surface density. Through an increase in Chi concentration, chloroplast volume and thylakoid surface density, the cells successfully adapted to the conditions of low light intensity even while under nutrient stress. In contrast, less Chl/cell, smaller chloroplast volume and less thylakoid surface density were found at high light intensity.
Tumor-Associated Macrophage: Its Role in Cancer Invasion and Metastasis

Cancer metastasis is not exclusively regulated by the deregulation of metastasis-promoting or suppressing genes in cancer cells. The interaction between cancer cells and the stromal cells has been shown recently to promote cancer metastasis. The macrophages within the tumor, referring to as tumour-associated macrophages (TAMs), are the pivotal member of stromal cells. TAMs are derived from peripheral blood monocytes recruited into the tumor. Upon activated by cancer cells, the TAMs can release a vast diversity of growth factors, proteolytic enzymes, cytokines, and inflammatory mediators. Many of these factors are key agents in cancer metastasis. The presence of extensive TAM infiltration has been shown to correlate with cancer metastasis and poor prognosis in a variety of human carcinomas. TAMs promote cancer metastasis through several mechanisms including tumor angiogenesis, tumor growth, and tumor cell migration and invasion. There are complex paracrine-signaling networks between TAMs and cancer cells to activate each other. The colony-stimulating factor 1/epidermal growth factor paracrine loop is well known in regulation of breast cancer cells invasion. TAMs-derived proteases, such as matrix metalloproteinases, urokinase-type plasminogen activator, and cathepsin B can promote cancer cells metastasis. The roles of TAMs in epidermal-mesenchymal transition of cancer cells and resistance to cancer treatment are novel fields of study. On the other hand, some investigations showed that the TAMs may play an important role in anti-tumor activity. The control of TAMs to be pro-metastatic or tumoricidal is an important subject for cancer therapy.
Effect of various agro-residues on growing periods, yield and biological efficiency of Pleurotus eryngii

This study investigated the possible use of local cellulosic wastes for the cultivation of P. eryngii. For the propagation of the main culture, 2.0% malt-extract agar was used whereas wheat grains were used for the propagation of spawn. For the formation of basidiocarp, wheat straw (W), soybean straw (S), corn stalk (C), bean stalk (B), millet straw (M), cotton stalk (P) and bran of rice (RB) were used as culture media. Six types of
IN SILICO MOLECULAR DOCKING OF DI-(2-ETHYLHEXYL) PHTHALATE AND 13-HEXYLOXACYCLOTRIDEC-10-EN-2-ONE IDENTIFIED IN AMBROSIA MARITIMA L. (ASTERACEAE)

Discovery of new lead compounds to compact diseases can be traced directly to medicinal plants. In silico studies provide a good platform to estimate the applicability of various virtual screening methods in the assessment of a desired biological activity. This study was carried out to identify the bioactive compounds' relevant targets and to establish their therapeutic effects on molecular level. Two compounds namely, di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) and 13- hexyloxacyclotridec-10en-2-one, were identified in the previously bio-assessed active Ambrosia maritima's extract. The lead compounds' relevant targets were identified via the SwissTargetPrediction tool. The molecular docking was preformed via Auto-Dock 4.0 software. In structural bases virtual screening for target enzymes, Protein Kinase C Gamma Type (PKCG) and Cytochrome P450 19A1 (CYP19A1) ranked the top in binding probability for DEHP and 13-hexyloxacyclotridec-10-en-2-one, respectively. Molecular docking of DEHP on PKCG revealed a free binding energy of-5.75 Kcal/mol and showed three hydrogen bonds with the amino acid residue Arginine 185 and hydrophobic interactions. Docking of the other compound on CYP19A1 showed hydrogen bond with the amino acid residue Threonine 310, hydrophobic interaction and the free binding energy was -8.33 Kcal/mol. Thus, hit compounds predicted by in silico investigations in conjunction with ethnomedicinal
FLORA OF NORTH DAKOTA PROJECT

In 2011, we started the systematic investigation of the N orth Dakota flora with a priority of filling “botanical white spots. ” Most of the state is now covered with sampling of approximately 30 by 30 miles density. More than 3,500 herbarium samples were deposited int o Minot State University herbarium collection (MISU). Databasing and digitization started at the time of collection: almost every sample has an associated geo-referenced photograph and permanent herbarium labels have been made from the database. The checklist of North Dakota plants is publi shed both as a Web service and as downloadable PDF book; it is a result of automated conversion of more t han 40 species lists, processed with multiple “filters” that add information to species names. Nomenc lature problems were solved via programmatic normalization. To date, the known flora of North Dakota cons ists of 1751 species, 667 genera and 124 families of vascular plants. While proportions of plants common between this state and neighboring territories are equal, species composition reveal that the flora of North Dakota is most similar to the flora of South Dakota.