Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Characterization of gene polymorphisms related to immune system physiology in Mangalarga horses.

Os objetivos deste trabalho foram a padronizacao da metodologia PCR-RFLP para genotipagem do SNP AY_731081:g.1900T>C do gene CD14 equino, bem como a caracterizacao em equinos da raca brasileira Mangalarga deste e de outros dois polimorfismos, o AY_005808: c.1530A>G do TLR4 e o AX_463789: g.133T>C do Ce, a fim de promover o embasamento necessario para futuras pesquisas visando a associacao entre marcadores de DNA e caracteristicas relacionadas a fisiologia do sistema imune na raca. Para tanto, foram utilizados 151 animais Mangalarga, de ambos os sexos e de idades variadas, representativos da populacao do estado de Sao Paulo. O metodo de PCR-RFLP mostrou-se adequado para a genotipagem do SNP AY_731081: g.1900T>C do gene CD14 equino. Entretanto, tal polimorfismo provavelmente nao ocorre em equinos Mangalarga, impossibilitando estudos de associacao com o marcador na raca. Os parâmetros genetico-populacionais obtidos para os polimorfismos AY_005808:c.1530A>G do gene TLR4 e o AX_463789:g.133T>C do gene Ce demonstraram a possibilidade de realizacao de pesquisas.
A Study of Recombinant Factor IX in Drosophila Insect S2 Cell Lines Through Transient Gene Expression Technology

Background: Since the mass production of recombinant proteins requires the development of stable cell lines which is a time-consuming complex process, the use of transient expression on a large scale can be a comparatively useful alternative. Although various cell lines have been used for the expression of recombinant proteins, only a limited number of cells enjoy a high transfection characteristic and the ability to adapt to serum-free suspension culture easily. In the present study, the S2 cells from Drosophila insect with the ability to grow in suspension and serum-free cultures were used for the expression of factor IX (FIX) using Transient Gene Expression (TGE) technique. Methods: Drosophila Schneider (S2) cells were seeded in special roller bottles, and then, the cells were transfected with pMT-hFIX plasmid employing the calcium phosphate co-precipitation method. The stable S2-hFIX cells were also seeded in special roller bottles, separately. After the induction, recombinant FIX was quantified in conditioned media employing an ELISA. Moreover, its functional activity was examined using an aPTT assay. Results: The results showed that the expression of FIX through TGE technology was 1.6 times as high as that obtained through S2-FIX stable cells. Furthermore, the comparison of the FIX expression in S2 cells through TGE techniques with that obtained in previous studies in HEK cells or CHO cells revealed that S2 cells were more efficient in terms of FIX expression. Conclusion: The S2 cells with the capability to grow in suspension and serum-free cultures are a suitable alternative for transient expression for the large scale production of proteins.
Numerical Investigation of Size and Structure Effect on Tensile Characteristics of Symmetric and Asymmetric CNTs

In this research, the influence of structure on the tensile properties of single- walled carbon nanotubes (CNTs) is evaluated using molecular mechanics technique and finite element method. The effects of diameter, length and chiral angle on elastic modulus and Poisson’s ratio of armchair, zigzag and chiral structures are investigated. To simulate the CNTs, a 3D FEM code is developed using the ANSYS commercial software. Considering the carbon-carbon covalent bonds as connecting load-carrying beam elements, and the atoms as joints of the elements, CNTs are simulated as space-frame structures. The atomic potentials are estimated using harmonic simple functions. The numerical results show that by increasing the diameter and length to a certain amount, the size effect on tensile behavior of modeled nanotubes is omitted. In fact, for nanotubes with diameter over 2 nm and length over 36.5 nm the chiral angle is the only effective factor on the tensile properties. Also, it is found that the structure has a little effect on the elasticity modulus, which is about 4%. However, Poisson’s ratio can be affected significantly with chiral angle. Asymmetric structures with angles θ <18˚ show higher Poisson’s ratio in comparison with the other structures, such that it can be 16% larger for little chirality CNTs than armchair.
TRAUMAS CAUSED BY WEAPONS TRAUMATIC LESIONS IN HUMAN OSTEOLOGICAL REMAINS FROM THE DAUGAVA AREA ( SEVENTH TO 17 TH CENTURIES AD ) GUNTIS GERHARDS

The purpose of this paper is to report on the incidence of traumatic bone lesions among the population of the River Daugava area in Latvia. A total of 804 skeletons from four cemeteries were analysed. The data obtained indicates that the frequencies of cranial trauma in all the series are similar. Within each population there was a significant difference between males and females with regard to the frequency of traumas. Skeletal traumas of the inhabitants of the Daugava area are not connected exclusively with military conflict.
Investigation of Interior Permanent Magnet Machines with Concentrated Windings for High Dynamics Applications

Interior permanent magnet (IPM) machines and non-overlapping concentrated windings (CW) are two permanent magnet machine design philosophies that have grown in popularity over the last couple of decades. This is due to many benefits and the flexibility they provide. The combination of these philosophies and the tradeoffs involved, however, have not yet been fully discovered. The hope is that the performance enhancing properties of the IPM can be combined with the manufacturability of the CW. An investigation of these two philosophies have been done, focusing on torque performances and magnet losses caused by eddy currents. In order to do the investigation the finite element method (FEM) analysis software, COMSOL Multiphysics have been used. Two IPM models have been compared to a surface mounted permanent magnet (SPM) machine using the same stator design and winding philosophies. The IPM machines showed capability of reaching approximately the same average torque as the SPM machine, although performing poorly when considering torque ripple performance. Considering magnet losses, the IPM machines showed little tendency to reduce the full-load magnet losses. No-load losses, however, was drastically reduced in the IPM models compared to the SPM model. The effect of magnet segmentation on magnet losses was also demonstrated.
Relation of insulin like growth factor gene (IGF-1) WHTH chemical analysis common carp (Cyprinus carpio)

The present study was conducted to identify genotypes of insulinlike growth factor (IGF-I) and its relation with chemical analysis of the body of common carp of common carp Cyprinus carpio in AlRadhwaniyah Fish reservoir (Baghdad). Genotypes of insulin like growth factor was identified using restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) in specified mutation in the site 3759T > G. Results of statistical analysis on chemical analysis of the body showed significantly effect of moisture and protein (p< 0.05) due to variation of genotypes. Heterozygous genotype (TG) achieved the highest rate of moisture (82.50±0.17%) whereas wild genotype (TT) recorded 79.55±0.17%. TT genotype had achieved the highest protein rate 15.95± 0.80% and also excelled significantly (p< 0.05) compare with GT genotype which reached 9.65±0.60%. Lipid and ash did not affected significantly by any genotypes. The present study conclude that the possibility of credibility upon polymorphism in insulin like growth factor as assign for chemical composition of fish body and select them to be parents for coming generation.
Research on the Performance of China’s Mixed Ownership Enterprises Listed on SME Board—Based on the Perspective of Ownership Balance

This paper examines the relationship between enterprise performance and the largest shareholder’s shareholding, balancing shareholder’s shareholding, and the nature of balancing shareholder by researching into mixed ownership enterprises on China’s SME board. The empirical results show as follows: when balancing shareholder exists in mixed ownership enterprises, there is a reverse U-shaped relationship between the largest shareholder’s shareholding and the enterprise performance. Otherwise, when there is no absolute controlling shareholder in mixed ownership enterprises, balancing shareholder’s shareholding presents a positive correlation of the enterprise performance; the balancing shareholder will play a better role of checks and balances when its nature is different from that of the largest shareholder. State-owned balancing shareholder has a more significant effect of checks and balances in private-controlled enterprises.
Artificial intelligence in nuclear medicine: automated interpretation of Ioflupane-123 DaTScan for Parkinson’s disease using deep learning

Poster: "ECR 2018 / C-0668 / Artificial intelligence in nuclear medicine: automated interpretation of Ioflupane-123 DaTScan for Parkinson’s disease using deep learning" by: "D. H. Kim1, H. Wit1, M. D. V. Thurston2; 1Exeter/UK, 2PLYMOUTH, Devon/UK"
The effect of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi and soil phosphorus level on selection for shoot phosphorus content and photosynthetic rate in Lobelia siphilitica.

THE EFFECT OF ARBUSCULAR MYCORRHIZAL FUNGI AND SOIL PHOSPHORUS LEVEL ON SELECTION FOR SHOOT PHOSPHORUS CONTENT AND PHOTOSYNTHETIC RATE IN LOBELIA SIPHILITICA. Emma Bothwell Advisor: University of Guelph, 2015 Hafiz Maherali Adaptation occurs by natural selection favoring traits that maximize fitness in a given environment. Interactions between species may influence selection, and the influence may depend on environmental conditions. The interaction between arbuscular mycorrhizal (AM) fungi and plants is likely to influence selection on resource-related traits as it involves fungi providing nutrients for the plant in exchange for sugars from photosynthesis. AM fungi are most beneficial to plants in low nutrient soils and so their influence on selection may be strongest in this context. I tested for the effect of inoculation with AM fungi and soil phosphorus level on selection for shoot phosphorus and photosynthesis by growing Lobelia siphilitica with and without AM fungi in low and high phosphorus soils. The results indicate that AM fungi increase plant fitness most in poor nutrient conditions, and that despite important trait responses the effect of the symbiosis on trait selection is minimal.
Eastern Europe Integration vs . Mercosul : Asymmetric Exchange Rate Impacts on Exports after Regional Integration

This study aims to show how similar economic regional integration brought different impact on exports caused by exchange rate variation, and the larger asymmetry observed after regional integration. Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland and Romania are the countries observed in the EU, while the whole Mercosul is taken into account. The economic region and the related intra-group commerce becomes a buffer to exchange rate fluctuation, less sensible to currency appreciation. The proximity to first world countries seems to be an important advantage when comparing the same results with Mercosul, a region comprised only of developing countries. A GMM panel data model was used to estimate the responses of exports caused by exchange rate shocks, using data from several international institutions such as: UN's Comtrade for international commerce and the IMF and World Bank for GDP data and exchange rates.
Nutrition and economic growth in South Africa: A momentum threshold autoregressive (MTAR) approach

Purpose: This purpose of our paper is to examine asymmetric co-integration effects between nutrition and economic growth for annual South African data from the period 1961-2013. Design/methodology/approach: We deviate from the conventional assumption of linear co-integration and pragmatically incorporate asymmetric effects in the framework through a fusion of the momentum threshold autoregressive and threshold error correction (MTAR-TEC) model approaches, which essentially combines the adjustment asymmetry model of Enders and Silkos (2001); with causality analysis as introduced by Granger (1969); all encompassed by/within the threshold autoregressive (TAR) framework, a la Hansen (2000). Findings: The findings obtained from our study uncover a number of interesting phenomena for the South Africa economy. Firstly, in coherence with previous studies conducted for developing economies, we establish a positive relationship between nutrition and economic growth with an estimated income elasticity of nutritional intake of 0.15. Secondly, we find bi-direction causality between nutrition and economic growth with a stronger causal effect running from nutrition to economic growth. Lastly, we find that in the face of equilibrium shocks to the variables, policymakers are slow to responding to deviations of the variables from their co-integrated long run steady state equilibrium. Originality/value: In our study, we make a novel contribution to the literature by exploring asymmetric modelling in the correlation between nutrition intake and economic growth for the exclusive case of South Africa.
Exploring the impact of firm- and relationship-specific factors on alliance performance: Evidence from Turkey

This study investigates the impact of firm-specific (i.e., alliance orientation and partner selection criteria) and relationship-specific (i.e., strategic fit, cultural fit, and organizational fit) factors on alliance performance and assesses the mediating role of trust in the relationship between relationship-specific factors and alliance performance. Partial least squares analysis is applied to a data set of 106 strategic alliances, including both equity alliances (joint ventures) and non-equity alliances (contractual alliances). The empirical results reveal that alliance orientation and strategic fit lead to superior alliance performance and that cultural fit is positively related to partner trustworthiness. The results have managerial implications regarding how to maximize the positive outcomes of an alliance.
Path-Loss Estimation for Wireless Cellular Networks Using Okumura/Hata Model

In cellular networks, accurate path-loss estimation is highly desirable not only to improve the performance but also to realize precise estimation of financial feasibility. In other words, while accurate path-loss estimation helps to achieve an acceptable performance and reasonable cost, inaccurate path-loss estimation would either lead to degrade the performance, or increase the cost. Different models were introduced in the literature for achieving accurate path-loss estimation. One of theses models is the Okumura/Hata model which is recommended for being used to estimate the path-loss in the cellular systems that employing micro-cells. It is characterized by its suitability for being used in a variety of environments. The main objective in this paper is to provide a guide line for path-loss estimation analysis using Okumura/Hata model. Matlab software was used to perform this analysis. Compared with free space model in which frequency and separation distance are the only contributors for path-loss, more accurate estimation can be achieved when Okumura/Hata model is used as it includes further correction factors, such as mobile station antenna height and base station antenna height.
Measuring Customer Satisfaction in the Hospitality Industry: An Empirical Study of the Hotels in the Capital Cities of Europe

The aim of this paper is to assess the expectations of hotel guests in relation to the services offered by the hotel. For the purpose of this research, data on 6,768 hotels located in 47 capital cities in Europe were collected from the website www.booking. com. We have used all information available on the website regarding the hotels chosen on the basis of previously specified criteria, including ratings given by the registered users. The methods of partial correlation and hierarchical regression analysis were then conducted. Research results indicate that the number of stars is the most important factor that influences overall customer satisfaction in the hotel industry. We find that room price, the presence of air-conditioning in rooms, lobby bar, and free Wi-Fi are variables that positively correlate with customer satisfaction, whereas the number of rooms in hotel and distance from the city center are negatively correlated with customer satisfaction.
Honesty-Humility predicting self-estimated academic performance

Previous research has established relationships between the Big Five personality factors, cognitive ability, and academic performance. A more recent personality trait, Honesty-Humility with its four facets (Sincerity, Fairness, Greed-avoidance and Modesty) is suggested to have predictive value especially in self-promoting behaviors. The aim of the present study was to find out whether lower Honesty-Humility would predict higher self-reported academic performance, and account for additional variance, after controlling for the Big Five and cognitive ability. The participants were Swedish 17-19 year-old students (N = 154) in late secondary high school. The results revealed a significant negative correlation between Honesty-Humility and self-estimated academic performance, mainly through low scores in the facets Sincerity and Modesty, as well as an additional 7% accounted for variance. The discussion concludes that the new trait Honesty-Humility may be a welcomed addition to the understanding of how students use self-promoting strategies in contemporary school.
EXPERIMENTAL AND NUMERICAL INVESTIGATION OF THE EFFECT OF DIMPLE AND PERFORATIONS ON NUSSELT NUMBER AND FLOW EFFICIENCY IN MULTI-LOUVERED HEAT EXCHANGER

Numerical and experimental analyses are performed on multilouvered fin banks in low and medium Reynolds regimes to investigate the effects of dimples and perforations on flow structure and heat transfer capacity. In different Reynolds numbers the flow efficiency has been calculated numerically and experimentally by flow visualization method and the results showed that dimples and perforations can increase flow efficiency more than 5% in fin banks. Additionally, a set of numerical and experimental analysis has been done to evaluate temperature contours and total heat transfer in simple, dimple and dimple-perforation fin banks in different Reynolds Numbers. The simulations revealed that the heat transfer and temperature augmentations occur due to the existence of a circulation region that is created by the dimple. The results showed that adding dimples with perforations increased the heat transfer capacity of the fin banks up to 9% compared with the simple louver fin banks.
Larvicidal Activity of Solvent Leaf Extracts of Cassia fistula (Linn) and Clerodendron inerme (Gaertn) on the Spodoptera litura (Insecta: Noctuidae): A Potential Botanical Alternative

Spodoptera litura is a polyphagous pest affecting several agricultural crops. Chemical insecticides have been used in the past for controlling this pest. This has resulted in the development of resistance to several classes of pesticides. Bioactive molecules of plant origin hold potential alternative for the chemical pesticides. In the present study leaves of Clerodendron inerme and Cassia fistula were extracted with methanol and ethanol. The efficacy of the extracts as insecticidal agents were assessed on third instar larvae of Spodoptera litura . The results suggest that ethanol extracts of Cassia fistula (LD 50 = 1.70389) and methanol extracts of Clerodendron inerme (LD 50 = 3.84670) shows a higher toxicity on third instar larvae of Spodoptera litura . The present study shows that the solvent extracts from the above plants can be used for the control of armyworm.
Coloration metrics for headphone equalization

Headphone equalization is necessary for accurate binaural reproduction over headphones, but so far no metrics have been adopted for evaluating human perception of spectral coloration in post-equalization headphone transfer functions (HpTFs). A metric for peak error is proposed that represents the average HpTF error from narrow peaks per third octave band. In addition, a new metric for broadband error is defined by subtracting the average error from narrow peaks and notches from that of an auditory filter bank model. Used together, the peak error and broadband error terms are shown to represent the critical information necessary for transparent headphone reproduction.
Educational judo benefits on the preschool children’s behaviour

The practise of physical activity promotes psychomotor and social development of child. Unfortunately the news technologies (internet, social networking, game video, play-station, computer, etc.) are the major recreative activity center for children anywhere [1]. Development of potential abilities of the child body in terms of development stimulation, adaptation to different environmental conditions, motor impairment’s compensation and correction of postural balance should occur with prospection i.e. formation of a system of attitudes, motivation, skills and abilities that would ensure working on prevention and improvement of health, i.e. psychological and physical wellbeing [2]. The concept of body-mind connection is derived from Japanese mythology, and consequently these two are still regarded as essential complementary elements to be cultivated through judo training [3]. From philosophical viewpoint, judo was defined as a physical and morale education method allowing to strengthen the personality of individual [4-6]. A judo performance in young age will be not systematically reproducible in junior or senior categories [7]. Injury prevention strategies increases the possibilities of judoka’s success [8]. Physicians and coaches agree that the judo teaching should be taken seriously to avoid injuries (spine column deviation, bone fracture, etc.) and ensure more effective and safe organization of judo exercises for children [9]. In preschool age (4-6 years), children improve a simple movements such as running, walking and more complex movements de rived from different sports such as throws, holds, climbing, cycling or swimming [10]. Physicians recommend for children aged from 6 to 10 years to develop the general motor abilities before to practise competitive sports whose require specifics and complex tasks [9].
Simple Models for Process Control

A second-order plus dead-time model is derived from the data used for the characterization of a self– regulating process with a view to its PID control. This modeling approach provides guidelines for the design of the controller and tuning relations are proposed which provide flexibility in the choice of the control system responses and guarantee of stability and robustness. These features are illustrated by simulation results.
Fabrication of lead-free piezoelectric NaNbO3 ceramics at low temperature using NaNbO3 nanoparticles synthesized by solvothermal method

NaNbO3 (NN) nanoparticles were successfully synthesized by solvothermal method at 315°C. Some particles have column-like morphology and the others have sphere morphology. The average particle sizes of column-like and sphere particle are 13 and 47 nm, respectively. The NN particles synthesized by the solvothermal method were much smaller than those (average particle size was 590 nm) fabricated by the conventional solid-state method. High-dense (relative density: 95.4%) NN ceramics could be fabricated at low temperature (1150°C) in air using NN nanoparticles obtained by solvothermal synthesis. This sintering temperature is much lower than that (>1350°C) using NN particles obtained by the conventional solid-state reaction method. The fabricated NN ceramics from NN nanoparticles showed a piezoelectric property (d33 = 17pC/N). ©2013 The Ceramic Society of Japan. All rights reserved.