Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
ID checking by microsatellite type markers (ssr) during the oil palm variety selection and production processes

Leaf sample are collected on young leaves, freeze-dried and grinded. The sample can then be stored at -20°C. For DNA extraction, NucleoSpin extraction kit, Macherey-Nagel, was used and in most cases, 1 column (20 mg of ground material) per sample with the NucleoSpin 96 Plant II kit is enough for a legitimacy test. An automated extraction protocol can be developed. DNA quantification is done on the Fluoroscan with Hoechst (BisBenzimide, CMR) in accordance with the quantification workshop protocol and concentration is adjusted at 25 ng/μl, then at 5 ng/μl in working solutions.
Prevalence of head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis L. and their relation to anxiety among primary school children in Kalar district, Kurdistan region-Iraq

Head lice, Pediculus humanus capitis De Geer infestation is one of the most important health problems throughout the world. The aim of the current study was to estimate the prevalence of head lice among local primary school children in Kalar district-Kurdistan, Iraq and find out the relationship between head lice infestation and anxiety. During the period October 2018 to May 2019, an overall 8847 primary school children aged (6-11 years) were randomly selected from (22) primary schools and examined for the presence of head liceusing lice comb and magnifying lenses. Results of the current study revealed the existence of 1277 cases (14.43%) of infestation with P. humanus capitis. The rate of infection in girls was significantly higher than boys P
PREDICTION OF CONSUMERS' INTENSION THROUGH THEIR BEHAVIOR OBSERVATION IN UBIQUITOUS SHOP SPACE

This paper has studied and observed the consumer behavior by collecting all kinds of actions of consumers and applying the ubiquitous environment which are RFID and camera sensors to gathering log data. The consumer's behavior was automatically saved as a log file and analyzed by using artificial neural network. From neural network model allows us to categorize theconsumers into 3 groups which are: A) the consumers who were certain in buying a product, B) the consumers who intended to buy a product but could not decide what to buy, and C) the consumers who did not intend to buy but stop by to view the product.
PLAXIS LIQUEFACTION MODEL UBC3D-PLM

In this report the formulation of the UBC3D constitutive model as implemented in PLAXIS is presented. The UBC3D is a 3-D generalized formulation of the original 2-D UBCSAND model introduced by Puebla et al. (1997). The initial 3-D implementation in PLAXIS was presented by Tsegaye (2010). An improved version is developed by the authors and the final model is presented together with a validation in different monotonic and cyclic stress paths. UBC3D-PLM consists a relatively simple but powerful approach in order to model the onset of the liquefaction phenomenon. In Chapter 1 the main features of the UBC3D-PLM are presented. The model utilises isotropic and simplified kinematic hardening rules for primary and secondary yield surfaces, in order to take into account the effect of soil densification and predict a smooth transition into the liquefied state during undrained cyclic loading. By means of a simplified Rowe stress-dilatancy theory the model is capable of modelling cyclic liquefaction for different stress paths. Post liquecation behaviour of loose sands and cyclic mobility of dense sands can be modelled in terms of a stifness degradation rule. In Chapter 2 the validation of the model in monotonic and cyclic stress paths is discussed. Moreover,the performance of the model in a finite element scheme is investigated and the numerical modelling of a dynamic centrifuge test with PLAXIS 2D Dynamics is presented. The ability of the model to capture the onset of liquefaction is thoroughly discussed. The capabilities and the limitations are highlighted and recommendations for the use of the model are summarized.
Modern stored-product insect pest management

Stored-product entomologists have a variety of new monitoring, decision-making, biological, chemical, and physical pest management tools available to them. Two types of stored-product insect populations are of interest: insects of immediate economic importance infesting commodities, and insects that live in food residues in equipment and facilities. The sampling and control meth- ods change as grain and grain products move from field to consumer. There are also some changes in the major insect pest species to take into consideration. In this review, we list the primary insect pests at each point of the marketing system, and indicate which sampling methods and control strategies are most appropriate. Economic thresholds for insect infestation levels developed for raw commodity storage, processing plants, and retail business allow sampling-based pest management to be done before insect infesta- tions cause economic injury. Taking enough samples to have a representative sample (20-30 samples) will generally provide enough information to classify a population as above or below an economic threshold.
Quantification of genomic relationship from DNA pooled samples

Use of DNA pooling for GWAS has been demonstrated to reduce genotypic costs up to 90% while achieving similar power to individual genotyping. Recent work has focused on use of DNA pooling to inform problems in genomic prediction. This study is designed to demonstrate the efficacy of estimating genomic relationship of pools to animals that constitute the pool and potentially related animals that are not members of the pool. A random sample of 32 liver samples were selected from two extreme phenotype classes (16 from each). For each phenotypic class, four subpools were formed; subpools were comprised of four different samples in a 1:2:3:4 ratio. Whole pools were derived from the subpools in two different arrangements again representing 1:2:3:4 ratios. Actual vs. intended representation of animals in the subpools and whole pools was assessed by multiple regression of pooling allele frequencies on animal genotypes. Pooling allele frequencies were used to derive genomic relationship between subpools or whole pools and animals in the other phenotypic classes. Pooling allele frequencies yielded similar genomic relationships to the average of individual genotypes. Weighting animals within subpools or whole pools by their estimated contribution as determined by regression increased the accuracy of the genomic relationship of the pool to animals outside the pool due to removal of pool construction error. Strategies to reduce pool construction error would reduce the cost of genome prediction without much sacrifice in accuracy as long as the strategy isn’t expensive or time-consuming. The accuracy of large pools is less compromised by pool construction error compared to small pools.
Chemical properties of different soil humic acids

capacity, the acid-base buffering potential of soils, the adsorption properties, the behavior of micronutrients and heavy metals. Acidification of the environment increases because of industrial activity, urbanization and intensive soil use. Soil pH influences physical, chemical and biological properties of the soils. The rate of acidification of soils depends on the quality and quantity of the buffer systems present. The main buffer systems operating in the soils are variable charged surfaces of the soil colloids, humic substances, surface of AI(III)- and Fe(lII)-hydroxides, break surfaces of clay minerals, polymers of aluminum-hydroxides, -CaCC>3 -Ca(HC03)2 -H2CO3 system (Filep and Redly, 1990). In consequence of soil acidification the solubility of micronutrients and heavy metal ions changes. These soluble metal ions react with organic and mineral constituents of soils. Humic and fulvic acids are the main reactive natural organic polymers in the soils and natural waters they play very complex and important role in the soils. These organic acids are a very reactive part of the transformed organic materials. Their carboxyl and phenolic hydroxyl groups are responsible for the acidic-base properties. They as ligands can interact with metal ions (such as Cu, Mn, AL.) to form metal complexes (van Dijk, 1971 and Zunino, 1979). The aim of the examination is to study acid-base buffering properties of some soils, complexation of natural organic ligands with metal ions. Natural organic acids consist of a mixture of well- and ill-defined organic acids, the structure and chemical behavior of the ill defined organic acids is very complex.
Elevated CRP levels indicate poor progression-free and overall survival on cancer patients treated with PD-1 inhibitors

Background Anti-PD-(L)1 agents are standard of care treatments in various cancers but predictive factors for therapy selection are limited. We hypothesised that markers of systemic inflammation would predict adverse outcomes in multiple cancers treated with anti-PD-(L)1 agents. Material and methods Discovery cohort consisted of patients who were treated with anti-programmed cell death protein-1 (PD-1) agents for advanced melanoma (MEL), non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) or renal and bladder cancers (GU) at Oulu University Hospital and had pretreatment C reactive protein (CRP), or neutrophil/lymphocyte values available. As a validation cohort, we collected patients treated with anti-PD-1 agents from three other hospitals in Finland. Results In the discovery cohort (n=56, MEL n=23, GU n=17, NSCLC n=16), elevated CRP over the upper limit of normal (ULN) (>10 mg/mL) indicated poor progression-free (PFS; p=0.005) and overall survival (OS; p=0.000004) in the whole population and in MEL subgroup. Elevated neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (>2.65) also indicated inferior PFS (p=0.02) and OS (p=0.009). In the validation cohort (n=107, MEL n=44, NSCLC n=42, GU n=17, other n=4), CRP over ULN also was a strong indicator for poor PFS (p=0.0000008), and OS (p=0.000006) in the whole population, and in MEL and NSCLC also. Conclusions Systemic inflammation suggested by elevated CRP is a very strong indicator for adverse prognosis on patients treated with anti-PD-(L)1 agents and has a potential negative predictive value for treatment with anti-PD-(L)1 agents. Prospective trials should investigate whether patients with elevated CRP gain any significant benefit from anti-PD-1 therapy.
Computational study of the spectral broadening of an acoustic tone by turbulence

Spectral broadening results from the unsteady scattering of acoustic waves propagating across a region of turbulence. This phenomenon has been observed previously for an harmonic source radiating through the shear layer of a cold jet at low speed. The resulting spectra displayed a reduced tone peak surrounded by lateral bands, with changes in these bands levels and width depending on the source and flow parameters. In this paper, spectral broadening is studied numerically for a simple configuration, consisting of a monopole radiation scattered by a turbulent layer with a constant thickness and convected by a uniform mean velocity. The numerical method relies on a finite difference code solving the linearized Euler equations in the time domain. The turbulent layer is synthesized with a stochastic method based on the filtering of white noise to impose prescribed statistical properties to the turbulence. The turbulent fluctuations are then added to the steady mean flow to form an unsteady base flow around which the Euler equations are linearized. This introduces terms involving products between the turbulent and acoustic fluctuations which are responsible for the scattering. Such a numerical methodology allows to vary the properties of the turbulence generated for the chosen configuration such as the turbulent kinetic energy and the integral length scale. In this paper, the effects of several parameters such as the convection velocity and source frequency on the spectral broadening are studied. The trends deduced from the results can be compared to previous models and experimental data for a jet shear layer, and they can also be related to the trends observed in a previous study of the scattering of sound by a single convected vortex.
Effects of the Cell Debris and Supernatant of Saccharomyces boulardii on 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a) Anthracene-Induced Breast Cancer in Rats

Background: Saccharomyces boulardii is a probiotic yeast with a demonstrated ability to inhibit different cancer cell lines. Objectives: The present study was conducted to evaluate the protective effects of the cell debris and supernatant of Saccharomyces boulardii on breast cancer induced by 7,12-Dimethylbenz(a) anthracene (DMBA) in rats. Methods: After culturing Saccharomycesboulardiion dextrose agar, the cell debris and supernatant were collected. The present study was conducted on 32 rats weighing 150 ± 20 g in four groups, including the injection control group, the cancer group, the group treated with the cell debris of Saccharomyces boulardii and the group treated with the supernatant. Hematological factors were evaluated after the treatment. Histopathological changes and concentrations of BAX and Bcl-2 were also assessed in the tumors. Results: Significant changes were observed in all the blood factors in the cancer compared to control group, whereas no significant changes were observed in the two groups treated with the supernatant and cell debris of Saccharomyces boulardii compared to in the control group except for a significant increase in MCV. Deformed mammary acini and an increased volume of milk glands confirmed the duct carcinoma. Although fewer pathological carcinogenic changes were observed in the two groups treated with the supernatant and cell debris of Saccharomyces boulardii, the appearance of the tissues was still inflamed. The concentration of BAX significantly increased and that of BCL-2 significantly decreased in the group treated with the Saccharomyces boulardii supernatant compared to in the cancer group. Conclusions: Saccharomyces boulardii and its supernatant could reduce the size of the tumor and inhibited its spread to other parts of the body by inducing apoptosis in the tumor cells.
Factors affecting the distribution of Pluchea dioscoridis (L.) DC. and its associated species in Gharbia Governorate, Nile Delta, Egypt.

Pluchea dioscoridis is a perennial ruderal shrub. It has been classified as a weed controller due to its bushy growth, medicinal plant due to its strong antioxidant and anti-liver cancer activity and a phytoremediator plant. The present work aims to study the environmental factors affecting the distribution and common associated species of P. dioscoridis in Gharbia governorate, Nile Delta, Egypt. It aims also to assess the diversity and behavior of the common species along the different environmental factors. Seventy three stands, representing four common urban habitats (wastelands, railway sides, canal and drain banks), were selected. In each stand; the florisitic composition and cover of the studied species and its common associated species were estimated. Seventy-two species were recorded as being associated with P. diosocridis. Therophytes were the most represented, while parasites were the least. Mediterranean taxa had the highest chorological contribution. The highest coverage percentage of P. dioscoridis was recorded in the canal banks. TWINSPAN and DCA techniques led to the recognition of four vegetation groups; these groups were indicated by Persicaria salicifolia (A); Echinochloa stagnina and Chenopodium album (B); Arundo donax (C) and P. dioscoridis (D). Vegetation group D, which occupied wastelands, was the most diverse, while VG B occupied drain banks, was the least diverse. Soil analysis indicated that VG A occupied canal banks had the highest values of OM (7.7%) and P (41.2 mg100g-1), but the lowest water holding capacity (20.8%), Cl (0.08%), CO3 (0.07%) and HCO3 (0.04%). Canonical Correspondence Analysis (CCA) showed that chloride, electrical conductivity, total nitrogen, carbonate, and calcium cations were the most effective environmental variables on the distribution of P. dioscoridis and its associated species in the study area. This study may be a beneficial tool to use P. dioscoridis as indicator of ecological change and to estimate the relationship between soil variables and wild communities of it.
Hungarian Layer: A Novel Neural Layer for Paraphrase Identiﬁcation

Paraphrase identiﬁcation is an important topic in artiﬁcial intelligence and this task is often tackled as sequence alignment and matching. Traditional alignment methods take advantage of attention mechanism, which is a soft-max weighting technique. Weighting technique could pick out the most similar/dissimilar parts, but is weak in modeling the aligned unmatched parts, which are the crucial evidence to identify paraphrase. In this paper, we empower neural architecture with Hungarian algorithm to extract the aligned unmatched parts. Speciﬁcally, ﬁrst, our model applies BiLSTM to parse the input sentences into hidden representations. Then, Hungarian layer leverages the hidden representations to extract the aligned unmatched parts. Last, we apply cosine similarity to metric the aligned unmatched parts for a ﬁnal discrimination. Extensive experiments show that our model outperforms other baselines, substantially and signiﬁcantly.
PHYTOCHEMICAL AND GC-MS ANALYSIS OF ETHANOL EXTRACT OF SYZYGIUM AROMATICUM

A wide range of medicinal plant parts is used for extract as raw drugs and they possess varied medicinal properties. In the present study phytochemical and GC-MS analysis of ethanol extract of buds of Syzygium aromaticum was carried out. The extraction of plant materials was done following the method of Harborne. The phytochemical analysis of the ethanol extract of buds of Syzygium aromaticum revealed the presence of alkaloids, carbohydrates, proteins, amino acids, fixed oils, flavonoids and phenolic compounds. The GC-MS analysis of the ethanolic extract of buds of Syzygium aromaticum revealed the presence of 19 compounds. This study forms a basis for the phytochemical characterization of the extracts, the isolation of responsible bioactive compounds and their biological activity are necessary for future studies.
Integrating DNA with Functional Nanomaterials

DNA may be the most versatile molecule discovered to date. Beyond its wellknown central role in genetics, DNAhas the potential to be a remarkably useful technological material. It has been demonstrated as a scaffold for the assembly of organic and inorganic nanomaterials [1]; a vehicle for drug delivery [2]; a medium for computation [3]; and a possible wire for transporting electrical signals [4]. A key factor in exploiting DNA in these ways is the ability to integrate DNA with other materials. In this paper, we review two approaches to forming DNA complexes with functional nanomaterials: (1) linking DNA with single-wall carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs), which can then be used as nanoscale electrical contacts for probing electron transport in DNA; and (2) directed nanoassembly of Au nanoparticles using DNA/PNA (peptide nucleic acid) hybrid scaffolds.
Deep-Tissue Heating as a Therapeutic Intervention to Prevent Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Humans

Deep-Tissue Heating as a Therapeutic Intervention to Prevent Skeletal Muscle Atrophy in Humans Paul S. Hafen Department of Exercise Sciences, BYU Doctor of Philosophy Skeletal muscle is a highly adaptable tissue that comprises approximately 40% of total body weight while accounting for up to 90% of whole-body oxygen consumption and energy expenditure during exercise. The loss of skeletal muscle protein and subsequent decrease in muscle mass (atrophy) that accompanies disuse results primarily from a decrease in intracellular protein synthesis combined with an increase in proteolytic activity. Interestingly, these processes of skeletal muscle atrophy are amplified by changes in mitochondrial capacity, with evidence suggesting that the maintenance of mitochondria during periods of disuse protects skeletal muscle against atrophy. Remarkably, rodents with denervated muscle are protected against muscle atrophy following whole-body heat stress. The mechanism of protection appears to be tied to the observed increases in heat shock protein (HSP) and PGC-1α, which accompany the heat stress. Without any published observations as to whether such heat-induced protection against muscle atrophy would translate to human muscle, the aim of this project was to determine the extent to which deep tissue heating (via pulsed shortwave diathermy) might provide protection against skeletal muscle atrophy.
Characterization and evaluation of hill cattle of Garhwal region of Uttarakhand, India

A survey was conducted in 18 villages of Rudarpryag, Chamoli and Uttarkashi districts of Garhwal region to characterize hill cattle in the region. A total of 146 farmers and 451 animals of different age and sex were covered in the present study. The survey revealed that there is large number of hill cattle in the region. Animals of were reared on semi intensive system of management. Grazing was from afternoon to evening during the whole year. Animals were smaller in size with cylindrical type of body. The black body colour predominates in the region. Udder was small, touching to the body, not well developed and milk veins were not prominent. Sizes of fore and rear udder were small. The ranges of different biometric traits showed that animals are similar to Vechur and Panganaur for their size and smaller than the Hariana and Sahiwal breeds of cattle. The average age at first calving, daily milk yield, lactation length, dry period, service period and calving interval were 42 months, 1.52 kg, 285 days, 120 days, 110 days and 364 days, respectively. A pair of bullock may plough about 4-6 Nali of land in 3 to 4 hours in a day. A total of 51 blood samples of unrelated hill cattle animals were collected from Garhwal region for genetic characterization. DNA was isolated and analyzed by a panel of 21 microsatellite markers.The average observed and expected number of alleles, observed and expected heterozygocity and heterozygote deficit were 12.91 (6-12), 5.66 (2.41 to 11.39), 0.699 (0.271 to 0.938), 0.782 (0.585 to 0.912) and 0.118 ( -0.198 to 0.537), respectively. The different genetic diversity parameters showed that population is comparable with the hill cattle of Kumanu region and Hariana cattle. Different parameters showed sufficient allelic diversity in the population