Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
HYDROBIOLOGY AND FISHERY STATUS OF SONDOBA BEEL, MORIGAON, ASSAM

Physico-chemical variables of water and soil, and diversity and abundance of phytoplankton and zooplankton with the fishery status of the Sondoba beel of Morigaon, Assam have been studied during September 2005 and August 2007. A total of 36 phytoplankton Genera, 14 belonging to Chlorophyceae, 11 to Bacillariophyceae, 9 to Myxophyceae and 2 to Euglenophyceae, and 23 zooplankton Genera, 5 belonging to Copepoda, 10 to Rotifera, 7 to Cladocera and 3 to Protozoa were recorded. The beel water was permanently alkaline in nature. Physico-chemical parameters of the beel were favourable for fishery. Of the 76 species of fish recorded, 05 were endangered, 13 vulnerable, 18 lower risk not threatened and 3 lower risk least concerned. Total catch was dominated by miscellaneous group (40.19%) followed by catfishes (21.94%), major carps (16.94%), feather back (11.23%), live fishes (5.62%) and minor carps (4.09%).
COMPARISON OF RSD ASSAYS FOR DIAGNOSIS AND SCREENING VARIETIES FOR RESISTANCE

RATOON STUNTING DISEASE (RSD), caused by the bacterium Leifsonia xyli subsp. xyli, has no specific external symptoms and internal symptoms are often unreliable. Immunoassays are widely used to diagnose the disease because they are sensitive, relatively inexpensive and are suitable for bulk screening. The most widely used immunoassays for RSD diagnosis are the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and the stalk tissue blot immunoassay. Phase-contrast microscopy is also used for diagnosis but one person can only process 100–200 samples in a day. These assay methods all use extracts from stalks of mature cane. Collecting stalks from mature crops of cane is heavy work and requires bulky stalk samples to be transported to the site where they are processed. RSD bacteria are known to occur in roots, stalks, leaf sheaths and leaves. Bacteria occur at low concentration in leaves. There have been two previous studies that have identified moderate to high levels of bacteria in leaf sheaths. Samples of leaf sheaths can be easily and quickly taken in the field and can be transported in small plastic bags. In this paper, we compare five different diagnostic methods for RSD; phase-contrast microscopy of extracts from stalks and leaf sheaths, ELISA on extracts from stalks and tissue blot immunoassay of stalks and leaf sheaths. Tissue blot of stalk tissue was the most sensitive method followed closely by ELISA. Tissue blot of leaf sheath tissue and phase-contrast microscopy had similar sensitivity but were less sensitive than tissue blot of stalk tissue and ELISA. The ELISA and tissue blot of leaf sheaths were compared for screening varieties for resistance to RSD. Twenty seven varieties were screened for resistance with both methods. The absorbance from the ELISA was highly correlated with the percent infected vascular bundles in the leaf sheath. This paper discusses the advantages and disadvantages of the various diagnostic assays.
PESTICIDAL EFFECT OF EUPHORBIA, NERIUM AND CALOTROPIS LATEX ON SOME LARVAE OF CROP DAMAGINING PESTS Research Article

Plant and animals are complimentary to each others, since the starting of civilization, when a hunter man converted himself into a cultivator he gained vast knowledge about plants and their characteristical varieties. The plant were used by human being for their food, shelter, medicines etc. Since the beginning of Ayurved the Ayurvedic vaidys have choosen the medicinal plants which were used by ancient human being traditionally. In our Vadic literatures the worship of Herbs, Shrubs and Tree have been conducted. Due to rapid deforestation, industrialization and urbanization most of the useful diversity of plants are gradually going towards endangered, some of them have been lost. Such the plants are not important only for medicinal use, but they are also important in the prevention of dangerous insects, pests, fungus and other harmful biotics for crops, vegetables,other stored food materials and animals. The present study is based on the pesticidal effects of Euphorbia neriifolia, Nerium indicum, and Calotropis gigantea latex and its effect on some agricultural larvae of pest Helicoverpa armigera, Mythimna seperata and Raphidopalpa forcicollis which are harmful to the crops. The different diluted concentrations were spread over pest larvae for 12 hrs, 24 hrs and 48 hrs. The above cited concentration of Euphorbia neriifolia, Nerium indicum and Calotropis Gigantea were spread over the larvae of pests Helicoverpa armigera, Mythimna seperata and Raphidopalpa forcicollis. Ten indiuals of each larvae of pests were kept in each patrydishes with triplicates against the control The mortality (mean value in %) rates of Mithimna separate larvae of with different plant latex have recorded in case of Euphorbia neriifolia it was recorded as 32.99%, in case of Nerium indicum it was 36.30% and in case of Clotropis gigantea it was 35.36%. The mortality (mean value in %) of Raphidopalpa facicollis larvae with all three plants have recorded as 30.30% with Euphorbia nerrifolia and 33.05% with Nerium indicum and 33.35 % with Calotropis gigantea. The mortality (mean value in %) of Helicoverpa (Heliothis) armigerea larvae with different plant latex was recorded as Euphorbia nerrifolia 35.12%, in case of plant latex Nerium indicum it was recorded 37.45% and in case of Calotropis gigantea mortality was recorded as 37.02%.
Reconhecimento de estilos de escrita em documentos manuscritos: uma abordagem em nível de documentos, linhas e palavras

O reconhecimento de estilos de escrita ou reconhecimento de script e uma etapa necessaria para automatizar o reconhecimento de sistemas de Reconhecimento Optico de Caracteres (OCR). A tarefa de reconhecimento de estilos de escrita em documentos manuscritos e desafiadora devido a similaridade entre alguns estilos de escritas. Nosso principal objetivo neste trabalho e analisar e avaliar o desempenho de tecnicas robustas em onze diferentes estilos de escrita. Alem do desempenho, analisamos o impacto ao se trabalhar com reconhecimento em nivel de documentos,linhas e palavras. Foram utilizados os descritores de texturas Padroes Binarios Locais (LBP), Quantizacao Local de Fase (LPQ) e Caracteristicas Robustas Aceleradas (SURF) em conjunto com o classificador Maquina de Vetores de Suporte (SVM). Os experimentos foram realizados em uma base de dados com onze classes, de forma a alcancarmos taxas de acerto similares as apresentadas na literatura. A melhor taxa de acerto foi de 97,73% utilizando o descritor de textura SURF trabalhando a nivel de documento, nos niveis de linhas e palavras o melhor desempenho foi de 96% e 94,37%, respectivamente, utilizando o descritor LPQ. Por meio dos experimentos realizados, concluimos que o melhor desempenho se aplica ao nivel de documentos seguido por linhas e palavras. Observamos tambem que a melhora no desempenho de aplicacoes de reconhecimento de estilo de escritas nao esta relacionado somente com a quantidade de amostras utilizadas no processo de treinamento.
Isolation and Characterization of Starch-hydrolyzing Pseudoalteromonas sp. A-3 from the Coastal Sea Water of Daecheon, Republic of Korea

Strain A-3, an amylase-producing bacteria, was isolated from coastal seawater near Daecheon in the Republic of Korea. It was seen to possess a single polar flagella and grow well, on ASW-YP agar plates, at temperatures of between 20-37°C. However, it grew more slowly at the temperatures of 15°C and 40°C. Similarly, it was observed to grow abundantly, in an Artificial Sea Water-Yeast extract-Peptone (ASW-YP) liquid medium, in a pH range of 6-9, but not grow at pHs of 4-5 and a pH of 10. Strain A-3 was noted as being close to Pseudoalteromonas phenolica O-BC30 T , Pseudoalteromonas luteoviolacea NCIMB1893T, Pseudoalteromonas rubra ATCC29570 T , and Pseudoalteromonas byunsanensis FR1199 T with 98.30%, 97.86%, 97.78%, and 97.25% similarities respectively, in its 16S rRNA sequence. A phylogenetic tree revealed that strain A-3 and P. phenolica O-BC30 T belong to a clade. However, strain A-3 differed from P phenolica O-BC30 T in relation to a number of physiological characteristics. Strain A-3 exhibited no growth above 5% NaCl concentrations, no utilization of D-glucose, D-mannose, D-maltose, or D-melibose, and no lipase (C-14) activity. All of these properties strongly indicate that strain A-3 is distant from P. phenolica O-BC30 T and thus led us to name it Pseudoalteromonas sp. A-3. Pseudoalteromonas sp. A-3 produces α-amylase throughout growth. Maximal amylase activities of 144.48 U/mL and 149.20 U/mL were seen at pH 7.0 and 37°C, respectively. Pseudoalteromonas sp. A-3's high, stable production of α-amylase in addition to its biochemical features, such as alkali-tolerance, suggest that it is a good candidate for industrial applications.
Vectors for Generation of Precise Transcripts of Inserted Sequence

Applications requiring generation of functional RNA molecules with precise sequence from phage promoters demand availability of suitable cloning sites close to the promoter so that the transcripts contain minimal vector sequences. We constructed two modifications of the Bluescript vector viz., pBgl II and pStuI, offering transcription initiation precisely at the insert (+1in pBgl II) or at two bases upstream of the insert (-2 in pStu I), from bacteriophage T7 promoter. These vectors retain all the advantages of the Bluescript plasmid viz. blue-white selection, a composite multiple cloning site, and annealing to Bluescript primers.
Cassia tora Linn:A review on its ethnobotany, phytochemical and pharmacological profile

Cassia tora Linn is a small annual herbs or undershrub growing as common weed in Asian countries. It is found as a weed throught India. The plant which is used in several traditional medicines to cure various diseases. This weed has been known to possess antiproliferative, hypolipidemic, immunostimulatory, anticancerous, antimutagenic and hepatoprotective activity. A wide range of chemical compounds including anthraquinones, chrysophanol, emodin, rhein, euphol, basseol, palmatic, isostearic, behenic acid etc. have been isolated from this plant. The presented review summarizes the information concerning the botany, ethnopharmacology, phytochemistry, biological activity and toxicity of the Cassia tora plant.
Aproximação numérica de um estudo experimental da NASA aplicada ao aerofólio NACA 65(2)-415 com flapes planos

In aircraft design, the development of efficient high lift devices enables safer landing and takeoff operations without compromising cruise performance. These systems aim to increase the efficiency of the airfoil, and their study has been developed purely for many years through wind tunnels. This scenario changed after the emergence of computers, which have their processing power used to calculate the equations involved. The numerical study of airfoil flows allows engineers to save time and investment in obtaining critical information for aircraft, turbine and other equipment design. In this context, the present work presents a computational analysis of the NACA 65 (2) -415 airfoil with the use of flaps. This is a partial computational reproduction of a practical wind tunnel study conducted by NASA in 1950. It is a twodimensional analysis of the airfoil, generating the lift and drag coefficients as the angle of attack parameter varies. Initially, the model is validated by Obeid et al. (2017), where the NACA 0015 profile is simulated by the same software adopting turbulence models in the analysis. In addition, the mesh quality test is performed to avoid possible variations in the final result that are linked to the problem discretization. Then, the coordinates of the aerofoil studied in CAD software were plotted and imported into ANSYS Fluent, configuring the simplified flow conditions, which are permanent, incompressible and isothermal regime. Four angle of attack combinations were chosen for the 55 ° flap deflection analyzed. The comparison between the coefficients obtained in the chosen situations and the NASA results presents a good approximation close to the stall angle (1.1% deviation), and even if some points show larger variations, the behavior of the curve is similar, showing relevance to this simplified approach.
Potential Effects of Animal Activity on the Spatial Distribution of Ixodes scapularis and Amblyomma americanum (Acari: Ixodidae)

Abstract The prevalence of host-seeking ticks along animal trails has been taken for granted. In 1996 and 1997, we evaluated the effects of active animal trails on the spatial distribution of Ixodes scapularis Say and Amblyomma americanum (L.) under field conditions by comparing numbers of all postembryonic stages of both species collected along the center of and adjacent to known white-tailed deer, Odocoileus virginianus (Zimmermann), trails with numbers collected along randomly placed transects. Because of the difficulty in quantifying animal activity and replicating a consistent clustering response along deer trails, animal activity was artificially increased by establishing and maintaining ‘4-poster’ bait stations with corresponding control plots during 1998–2000. Sampling was performed three times during the peak activity period of each active stage of both species in forested habitats of central New Jersey, USA. Tick distribution varied significantly among habitats, both between years and for each active stage. Sampling along deer trails and around 4-posters failed to demonstrate a consistent association between increased host activity and higher tick densities, suggesting that tick distribution patterns may be influenced by factors other than or in addition to host activity.
Initial lymphatics--morphology and function of the endothelial cells.

In considering lymph formation, thefunction of the initial lymph sinus is usuallyconsidered a passive process. The cells,however, of the initial lymphatics hold a keyposition in absorbing fluid from the interstitialspace. The present study using rats and guineapigs in different days of the estrus cycle orpregnancy examined by light, scanningelectron, and transmission electron microscopysuggests that the forming and closing of theopen-junction formations is an active componentof the lymphatic endothelium. Openinterfacestructures represent a further entryinto initial lymphatic pathways. The existenceof "endothelial cellular buds" probably actstructurally to build elements of the initiallymph sinus. In short, the endothelium of theinitial lymphatic sinus appears to be astructure of utmost flexibility able to respondpromptly to increased amounts of lymph fluidtransported from the interstitial space.
Descripción del esqueleto axial del carpincho (Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris)

El “carpincho” es un roedor de gran talla ampliamente distribuido en la zona de llanos y humedales de Sudamerica. La informacion anatomica sobre el esqueleto axial de esta especie es escasa. El objetivo del ensayo fue describir el esqueleto axial de Hydrochoerus hydrochaeris. Se utilizaron tres cadaveres (dos machos y una hembra). Los huesos se obtuvieron por maceracion, siendo luego tratados con hipoclorito de sodio al 20%. Las descripciones anatomicas se avalaron con registros fotograficos. Se hallo un total de 34 huesos de la cabeza (incluidos los huesos del oido y considerando el cornete nasal dorsal como parte del hueso etmoides), 36 vertebras (7 cervicales, 13 toracicas, 6 lumbares, 4 sacras y 6 caudales), 26 costillas, y el esternon con 6 esternebras. Osteologicamente los huesos de la cara resultaron mas fuertes que los del craneo. Se espera que los estudios anatomicos de H. hydrochaeris contribuyan a mejorar su manejo sanitario y productivo.
Cardiac abnormalities after transaortic constriction are worsened by changing glucose metabolism and benefited by repair of mitochondrial DNA.

CARDIAC ABNORMALITIES AFTER TRANSAORTIC CONSTRICTION ARE WORSENED BY CHANGING GLUCOSE METABOLISM AND BENEFITED BY REPAIR OF MITOCHONDRIAL DNA J ianxun Wang April 1, 2011 Heart failure is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the USA. During the development of heart failure, many cardiac parameters change at the same time including fuel metabolism, oxidative stress and mitochondrial function. Each of these changes occurs in the context of multiple other abnormalities in the failing heart. This complexity makes it difficult to discern the importance of each of these parameters. In this dissertation changes in glucose metabolism and mitochondrial DNA repair have been targeted separately and specifically in the heart to test their roles in heart failure independently. Abnormal glucose metabolism is always found in heart failure patients. During heart failure there is a significant increase in cardiac glycolysis. On the other hand,
Chemical composition of flours made of residues from the king palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) industry

Residues from King palm (Archontophoenix alexandrae) processing were used for the production of flours, which were then chemically characterized. The protein content in these flours ranged from 3.62 to 9.75 g/100g and was higher in sifted leaf flour (SLF). The dietary fiber contents varied from 64 to 72 g/100g. These values were high when compared to those of flours used in human nutrition. Analysis of anti-nutritional factors showed phytate contents to be below the levels that affected the bioavailability of minerals in human diet. Tannin contents were compatible with those found in legumes, between 0 and 2000 mg/100g. These flours showed high mineral content, which suggested a possibility for them to be used as food supplement. However, the bioavailability of these minerals could be affected by high total dietary fibre concentrations and anti-nutritional components contained in the samples.
Analysis of Latvian melanoma families for 9p21 germline deletions by the multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplifi cation approach

CDKN2A at chromosome band 9p21 is the most important melanoma susceptibility gene identifi ed to date. Germline mutations of CDKN2A have been detected in melanoma families worldwide but the overall proportion of families with identifi ed mutations remains moderate. Here we applied a novel method, called multiplex ligation-dependent probe amplifi cation (MLPA), for detection of germline deletions at 9p21 in four melanoma-prone families from Latvia with no previously detected CDKN2A point mutations. No germline deletions were identifi ed, excluding 9p21 deletions as a causal event in the patients analysed. However, we describe the application of MLPA and show the advantages of the method in gene dosage analysis.
The Pros and Cons of a Consensus List of Asian Primate Subspecies

Abstract For effective international implementation, conservation action and legislation should rest on a broadly accepted scientific classification. Such classifications must keep pace with advances in taxonomic research. Provision is necessary for potentially as well as currently recognized taxa. Regional classifications of primate subspecies are scarce. None was published from 1968 to 1997 for Asian primates as a whole. Napier and Napier's (1967) now outmoded (global) classification was only a list. Groves'; (2001) classification caused consternation in the number of subspecies promoted to species. In response, a workshop was convened in Florida, USA, in 2000 to address this issue and to compile a consensus classification. The resulting Asian annotated list was published in 2004. Such a compilation usefully collates various taxonomic sources in a single reference citable as that adopted in reporting research results. This need not imply wholesale acceptance. Departures can be specified. The classification can, and should be, the springboard for further research. Its consensual nature tends to reduce individual bias and error and broadens the research input. Conversely, a single-authored classification might surpass it in consistency of taxonomic approach and in evading awkward compromise. By its rarity any classification risks entrenchment, discouraging further taxonomic research and encouraging antipathy toward its successors. Conflicts over the significance of genetic evidence and other questions raised during the compilation of the Asian list confirm that, like its predecessors, this list is not definitive. It should and will be superseded.
ABA xylem concentrations determine maximum daily leaf conductance of field‐grown Vitis vinifera L. plants

Differences in maximum leaf conductance in grapevine plants growing in soils with contrasting water availabilities during mid-summer in Portugal could be accounted for by differences in the concentration of ABA in xylem sap. This conclusion is reinforced by the observation that the relationship between leaf conductance and endogenous ABA concentration can be mimicked by the application of exogenous ABA to leaves detached from irrigated plants. During the day, leaf conductance decreased after a morning peak, even when the leaves remained in a constant environment at a moderate temperature and leaf-to-air vapour pressure difference. This decline in leaf conductance was not a consequence of an increase in the xylem ABA concentration or the rate of delivery of this compound by the transpiratory stream. The afternoon depression in leaf conductance was associated with an apparent limitation in stomatal opening potential, which persisted even when detached leaves were fed with water and rehydrated. The reason for this inhibition has still to be identified.
The ProbeLibrary™ - Expression profiling 99% of all human genes using only 90 dual-labeled real-time PCR Probes

While quantitative real-time RT-PCR is in principle a simple technique, the assay design remains fairly complex and designed assays often perform inadequately with respect to specificity, sensitivity, and reproducibility (1,2). The time spent on assay design, optimization, and validation often becomes a bottleneck in the implementation of new assays for large-scale expression profiling. Commercially available pre-validated real-time RT-PCR assays simplify the assay development process, but the time of delivery sometimes causes delays in experimental progress. Furthermore, prevalidated probe-based assays lack flexibility, due to the fact that these assays target a specific site in a given transcript. Consequently, quantification of another transcript or splice variant requires a different assay. Here we describe a novel, highly flexible concept for quantitative real-time RT-PCR, based on the development of a ProbeLibraryTM of 90 prevalidated real-time PCR detection probes, and a new web-based assay design software, enabling fast and easy design of optimal real-time PCR assays for gene expression analysis. By combining individual ProbeLibraryTM probes and target-specific PCR primers selected using the Primer3 software (3), the Assay Design Center software is able to design more than 644,000 different assays in the human transcriptome or target 98% of all human transcripts (Figure 1, Table 1). PRINCIPLES OF THE TECHNOLOGY