Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Phytogenics (Lemon and orange peels) influenced the performance, gut morphology and blood profile of broiler chickens

This study evaluated the effect of phytogenic feed additives (Lemon peel, LP and Orange peel, OP) added singly or in combination to basal diets on the performance, gut morphology, haematology, serum biochemistry and lipid profile of broiler chickens. Four nutritionally adequate Corn-Soybean based diets were generated by the addition of LPand/or OPto basal diet. A total of 320, 1-d-old Marshall strain broiler chicks were given the basal diet supplemented with no additive (T1), 500g/tonne of LP (T2), OP (T3), or LP+OP (T4) in a study which lasted for 42 days. Growth performance was assessed weekly while gut and blood samples were collected at d 42 for examination. Data generated were analyzed using ANOVA with a P<0.05 level of significance. Results showed that chickens fed diets supplemented with LP and OP had similar (P>0.05) growth performance compared with the control group. Higher (P<0.05) duodenal and jejunal villus height were observed in chickens fed LP and OP, respectively. Phytogenics inclusion caused reduced (P<0.05) laminal propria depth at the ileum segment. Higher (P<0.05) PCV (30.00%), total protein (6.89 g/L) and albumin (3.67 g/L) were observed in chickens on LP+OP. Haemoglobin concentration (Hb) and RBC were not affected by the treatments imposed. Serum creatinine, uric acid and liver enzymes (AST and ALT) activity were reduced (P<0.05) with inclusion of LP and OP in broiler diets. Increase (P<0.05) HDL and decrease total cholesterol, LDL and triglycerides were observed in broilers fed LP and OP. Dietary inclusion of LP and OP had positive influence on gut morphology, RBC production, plasma protein reserves and lipid profile of broiler chickens.
Study on preparation and structure of chrysanthemum‐shaped micron calcium carbonate based on inverse microemulsion

new chrysanthemum-shaped micrometre calcium carbonate was prepared by using CaCl 2 aqueous solution+ NH 3 H 2 O +CTAB+ n-butanol+ n-hexane inverse microemulsion system. Scanning electron microscope, X-ray powder diffraction, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy were used to characterise the morphology and structure of the micron calcium carbonate. Further, the formation mechanism of chrysanthemum-shaped micron calcium carbonate was discussed.
Surface Water Treatment with Natural Starches as Coagulant via Coagulation Process

In this study, natural polymers in the forms of starch from sago and tapioca were used as coagulant. The removal of turbidity and chemical oxygen demand (COD) using coagulation process from river water was examined. The treatment on the river water sample was evaluated via a series of Jar Test experimental works with rapid mixing speed of 120 rpm for 1 minute, slow mixing speed of 30 rpm for 20 minutes and settling time of 60 minutes. The tapioca starch removed 93.7% of turbidity at dosage of 1000 mg/L. While, sago starch successfully removed 96.4% of turbidity under optimum dosage of 2000 mg/L. pH 12 was optimum pH for turbidity removal by using sago and tapioca starch whereas the highest percentage of COD removal occurred at pH 4 using sago and tapioca starch. At pH 4, tapioca and sago starch removed 22.5% and 25% of COD respectively. Overall tapioca starch showed better removal percentage of turbidity compared to sago starch throughout the experiment study. Generally, the usage of natural polymers as coagulants is good for turbidity removal; however, it did not work well on COD removal.
Integrative Systems of Production

Different branches of design are shifting from a primary focus on artefacts as ends to concentrating on means (e.g. forms of production), with ends encompassing larger societal goals. Concurrently, humanity is facing an increasingly carbon-and-freshwater-constrained world, combined with escalating realities of climate change and ecosystem degradation; thus, our means of production must evolve. An integrative framework and model has been developed to support designers (and other stakeholders) working on regenerative systems of production. The model integrates synergistic, circular, cascading and aggregate efficiency design systems based on ecosystem concepts, as well as regenerative agriculture, the bioeconomy and the (technical) circular economy. With this integrative approach, stakeholders may develop more productive, regenerative synergies and hybrid activities that produce zero waste. The model can be applied at the micro-, meso- and macro-scales. Keywords: Systemic design, ecological design, biomimetics, circular economy, regenerative agriculture.
Variation and changes in soccer players’ names of Brazilian National soccer team

This paper presents an analysis of official and unofficial anthroponyms of soccer players from the Brazilian National team from 1958 to 2018. The theoretical framework is based on both onomastic studies, such as Amaral (2011), Amaral e Seide (2020), Bajo Perez (2002), Becker (2012), Fernandez Leborans (1999), Urrutia and Sanchez (2009), Van Langendonck (2007), Fernandez Leborans (1999) and on analyses about Brazilian soccer studies such as Rodrigues (2010) and Caetano and Rodrigues (2009). The data analyzed are the players’ names on the lists selected to compete World Cup in that period. These names are classified in order to observe variation and change over time. The results indicate a predominance of official names in almost every year as well as a greater contemporary trend towards more formal name variants. Variacao e mudanca em nomes de jogadores da Selecao Brasileira Este artigo apresenta uma analise de antroponimos oficiais e nao oficiais de jogadores da Selecao Brasileira do periodo compreendido entre 1958 e 2018. O marco teorico se apoia tanto em estudos de Onomastica, como Amaral (2011), Amaral e Seide (2020), Bajo Perez (2002), Becker (2018), Fernandez Leborans (1999), Urrutia e Sanchez (2009), Van Langendonck (2007), quanto em estudos sobre o futebol brasileiro, como Rodrigues (2010) e Caetano e Rodrigues (2009). Os dados analisados sao os nomes das listas de jogadores convocados nesse periodo para os jogos mundiais. Esses nomes sao classificados com o objetivo de observar a variacao e a mudanca ao longo do tempo. Os resultados indicam um predominio de nomes oficiais em quase todos os anos, bem como uma maior tendencia contemporânea as variantes mais formais dos nomes. Palavras-chave: Selecao Brasileira; jogadores de futebol; antroponimos.
Solid phase extraction of arsenic (V) by a N-methylglucamine modified cellulose fibrous sorbent

N-Methylglucamine-type cellulose derivative powder fiber (Chelest Fiber Gry) was successfully used for the selective sorption of arsenic (V) in acidic solution. The influence of pH, shaking time and of diverse ions on adsorption was studied and the sorption mechanism was described. In the 2.4 - 4.5 pH range, arsenic (V) was quantitatively retained on the Chelest Fiber Gry, a 10 minute shaking being sufficient to retain 95% of the arsenic (V) on the sorbent. The method was applied to arsenic (V) adsorption in water samples and traditional Chinese medicine extracts, followed by ICP-OES determination. The high extraction ability of the new sorbent Chelest Fiber Gry towards arsenic (V) indicates that this commercially available sorbent may have large potential applications in drinking water cleaning processes.
Lipid-based nanocarriers for Rose Bengal dermal delivery: a promising approach in melanoma treatment

: Rose Bengal (RB) is a photosensitizer used to eradicate cancer cells. 10% RB demonstrated 13 to kill melanoma but, nowadays, RB biopharmaceutical profile limits its clinical applications. This 14 work focuses on the development of RB lipid nanocarriers, solid lipid nanoparticles (SLN) and 15 transfersomes (TF), to treat melanoma via dermal delivery in the absence of light. Preformulative 16 studies identified the best manufacturing and formulative parameters and leader formulations were
Exploring the consequences of COVID-19 on tourist behaviors: perceived travel risk, animosity and intentions to travel

Purpose This paper aims to report on the findings emerging from an international study focused on the COVID-19 pandemic impact on travel attitudes and behavioral intentions . Design/methodology/approach An online survey created with SurveyMonkey was distributed to a sample of 216 international travelers who were at least 18 years of age. Findings The findings suggest that attribution theory (locus of control) may account for international travel. Individuals attributing the spread of COVID-19 to their own countries (internal locus of control) are more likely to travel abroad. Statistically significant differences are observed between various generational cohorts concerning perceived travel risk, domestic and international travel. Originality/value The impact of a health crisis on domestic and international travels conceptualized in a single model is absent from the literature. The authors propose a model to account for the influence of pandemics on tourists’ attitudes and intentions to travel and whether attribution of blame influences travel destination choices (domestic or international).
Adhesion:Solids and Liquid mediated contacts

i LIST OF TABLES . iii LIST OF FIGURES . iv CHAPTERS Chapter 1 Introduction . 1 Chapter 2 Solid-Solid Contacts . 3 Chapter 3 Liquid Mediated Contacts . 19 Chapter 4 Conclusion . 35 REFERENCE . 37 VITA . 42
New-arrivals challenged by remote teaching : creating solutions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Ensuring access to equal education is more complex than adopting remote teaching approaches. International reactions to Covid-19 included closing physical schools and moving teaching online. This has created learning challenges for newly arrived refugees and immigrants, and teaching challenges for their teachers. On 18 March 2020, language teaching for post-compulsory school-aged refugees and immigrants moved to remote teaching. This paper investigates this move. Through semi-structured interviews, we investigated how teachers attempted to assure equal access to these language courses and their perception of their students’ experiences of this shift. We found that many of the teachers’ students were inexperienced computer users. We also found that the teachers perceived that their students’ feelings of isolation from society increased, and that this in turn reduced their abilities to access the education being offered. Remote teaching is not sufficient on its own to support the social function of these courses. However, the interviewed teachers are highly creative teachers. For example, they kept trialling combinations of a wide range of communication possibilities including visiting students at home and holding outdoor meetings. In these ways they created an instantiation of agency that may have encouraged students. These actions suggest avenues for future research and potential ways of ameliorating the educational challenges created by the sudden move to teaching online.
Phylogenetic relationships and classification of Solaropsidae (Gastropoda: Stylommatophora)

The classification of terrestrial sundial snails has a long and contentious history; they have been diversely classified in Camaenidae, Pleurodontidae, Polygyridae, and also in their own family, Solaropsidae. Two genera have been recently removed from Solaropsidae (Polygyratia Gray, 1847 and Ridleya Ancey, 1901), but the status of its 3 remaining genera (Solaropsis H. Beck, 1837, Olympus Simone, 2010, and Psadara K. Miller, 1878) is still uncertain. We have sequenced 4 mitochondrial and nuclear markers of species belonging to those 3 genera and included them in a phylogenetic framework of all helicoid snails (Sagdoidea and Helicoidea). Our analysis supports a monophyletic Solaropsidae within Sagdoidea, as well as its internal division into Solaropsinae and Caracolinae. Solaropsis and Psadara are both paraphyletic and include the monotypic Olympus. Thus, we consider the latter 2 genera synonymous with Solaropsis. We also present a summary of the fossil record of the family, excluding from it the genus Hodopoeus Pilsbry & Cockerell, 1945 (now classified in Labyrinthidae) and discussing the paleobiogeographic history of Sagdoidea and of early branches of Helicoidea. Finally, Epiphragmophoridae (formerly a subfamily of Xanthonychidae) is supported as a distinct family-level clade within Helicoidea.
Seismic Fragility Analysis of Institutional Building of Pokhara University

Fragility curves are derived from fragility function that indicates the probability of damage of structure due to earthquake as a function of ground motion parameter. It helps to predict the level of structural damage and consequently reduce the seismic risk in specific ground motion. In this scenario, this study is focused on the construction of fragility curve of institutional reinforced concrete (RC) building of Pokhara University. For this, the building of School of Health and Allied Science (SHAS) is considered as a guiding case study. For the numerical analysis, the study building blocks are modelled in finite element-based software. The non-linear static and linear dynamic analyses are employed for numerical analysis. In dynamic analysis, building models are subjected to the synthetic accelerograms of the 2015 Gorkha earthquake. Based on the analyses, the analytical fragility curves are plotted in terms of probability of failure at every 0.1 g interval of peak ground acceleration (PGA) with log normal distribution. Finally, the results are highlighted for different seismic performance level in buildings: slight damage, moderate damage, extensive damage and complete damage for the earthquake of 475 years return period.
Development of nanoemulsion gel based formulation of terbinafine for the synergistic antifungal activity: Dermatokinetic experiment for investigation of epidermal terbinafine deposition enhancement

Abstract Objective of study was to develop and optimize nanoemulsion gel of terbinafine using Melaleuca alternifolia (tea tree) oil for synergistic antifungal activity against Candida albicans. Permeation coefficient of nanoemulsion gel and marketed cream was found to be 2.54 × 10−3 cm/h and 1.64 × 10−3 cm/h, respectively. Cskin max, AUC0–5h, AUC0-∞, and penetration constant (Kp) were found to be significantly more in the skin treated with nanoemulsion gel (p < 0.0001). Confocal studies depicted deeper penetration of terbinafine from nanoemulsion gel. Moreover, FTIR and DSC analysis indicated lipid bilayer fluidization mechanism of epidermal drug deposition enhancement. Zone of inhibition for tea tree oil, nanoemulsion gel and marketed cream of terbinafine hydrochloride was found to be 10.00 ± 1.12 mm, 43.20 ± 1.88 mm, and 34.70 ± 1.59 mm, respectively. These findings demonstrated that nanoemulsion gel of terbinafine containing tea tree oil could be used as promising approach to treat skin fungal infection.
A multilevel analysis on the evaluation and promotion of emotional intelligence among Chinese school adolescents

Emotional intelligence (EI) is closely connected with mental health, academic achievement, and social adaptation. The purpose of this cross-sectional study is to evaluate EI and explore its associated factors in Chinese adolescents in school. Self-reported questionnaires were distributed to participants—a total of 2,058 students aged 10 to 18 years and 114 homeroom teachers. A hierarchical linear model was used to test the effects of individual and class level variables on EI, respectively. The study found that the participants exhibited slightly higher EI scores than their Western counterparts and that EI levels varied between classes. Students’ prosocial behaviors, study pressure, left-behind status (at the individual level) as well as the homeroom teachers’ gratitude, job rewards, negative teacher-student relationships, and perceived organizational support (at the class level) were significantly associated with EI. Therefore, the emotional expressions and working situations of homeroom teachers should be promoted to facilitate the development of adolescents.
Agronomic indices and nutritional values of plant parts of three varieties of sorghum (Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench) fodder at late stages of growth

The study was conducted to assess the agronomic indices and nutritional values of plant parts fractions of three varieties of sorghum fodder in late stages of growth in humid tropics. The experiment was 2 x 3 factorial scheme fitted into a completely randomize design, comprising of two (2) plant fractions (stem and leaf) and three (3) varieties of sorghum (Samsorg-17, 44 and 45). Agronomic parameters (plant height, leaf length, leaf width, stem circumference, fresh leaf number and dried leaf number) were monitored from 10 – 16 weeks after planting (WAP), 16 WAP leaf and stem were sampled for proximate composition, fibre fractions, mineral profile, anti-nutritional factors and in-vitro digestibility. Results obtained showed a significant difference (P<0.05) in all the agronomic indices across the weeks of growth. Plant height was higher (P<0.05) for Sarmsorg-45 (131.25 cm) and lower (P<0.05) for Samsorg-17 (107.25 cm). There were no significant differences (P>0.05) in dry matter, crude protein (CP), ether extract, ash, neutral detergent fibre and non-fibre carbohydrate among the varieties. Leaf fraction had higher (P<0.05) contents of CP (17.53%). Stem had higher (P<0.05) values of all fibre fractions except acid detergent fibre. There was a significant (P<0.05) influence of varieties on the Ca, P, Fe, Cu and Mn. Leaf fraction had higher (P<0.05) contents of P (1.06%), K (0.37%), Na (1.75%), Cu (13.01 mg/kg) and Zn (17.53 mg/kg). Plant fractions were significantly (P<0.05) influenced by the anti-nutritional factors. Leaf fraction had higher (P<0.05) contents of phytate (0.79%), oxalate (0.60%), tannins (0.60%), trypsin inhibitor (15.98 mg/g) and dhurrin (6.97 ìg/g). Post in-vitro characteristics were not significantly (P>0.05) influenced by varieties. Leaf fractions had higher (P<0.05) in-vitro organic matter digestibility (47.39%) IOMD compared to stem (39.65%). Conclusively, all the varieties of sorghum exhibited a good agronomic indices and nutritional value that characterized sorghum as a fodder in humid tropic. Farmers should be encouraged to use leaf fractions of sorghum than stem. Samsorg-17 is recommended because of height.
Few-Layer Tin Sulfide: A New Black-Phosphorus-Analogue 2D Material with a Sizeable Band Gap, Odd–Even Quantum Confinement Effect, and High Carrier Mobility

As a compound analogue of black phosphorus, a new 2D semiconductor of SnS layers is proposed. Based on state-of-the-art theoretical calculations, we confirm that such 2D SnS layers are thermally and dynamically stable and can be mechanically exoliated from α-phase SnS bulk materials. The 2D SnS layer has an indirect band gap that can be tuned from 1.96 eV for the monolayer to 1.44 eV for a six-layer structure. Interestingly, the decrease of the band gap with increasing number of layers is not monotonic but shows an odd–even quantum confinement effect, because the interplay of spin–orbit coupling and lack of inversion symmetry in odd-numbered layer structures results in anisotropic spin splitting of the energy bands. It was also found that such 2D SnS layers show high in-plane anisotropy and high carrier mobility (tens of thousands of cm2 V–1 s–1) even superior to that of black phosphorus, which is dominated by electrons. With these intriguing electronic properties, such 2D SnS layers are expected to have .
A distributed system for supporting smart irrigation using Internet of Things technology

In this paper, we present the design and implementation of a smart irrigation system using Internet of Things (IoT) technology, which can be used for automating the irrigation process in agricultural fields. It is expected that this system would create a better opportunity for farmers to irrigate their fields efficiently, as well as eliminating the field's under‐watering, which could stress the plants. The developed system is organized into three parts: sensing side, cloud side, and user side. We used Microsoft Azure IoT Hub as an underlying infrastructure to coordinate the interaction between the three sides. The sensing side uses a Raspberry Pi 3 device, which is a low‐cost, credit‐card sized computer device that is used to monitor in near real‐time soil moisture, air temperature and relative humidity, and other weather parameters of the field of interest. Sensors readings are logged and transmitted to the cloud side. At the cloud side, the received sensing data is used by the irrigation scheduling model to determine when and for how long the water pump should be turned on based on a user‐predefined threshold. The user side is developed as an Android mobile app, which is used to control the operations of the water pump with voice recognition capabilities. Finally, this system was evaluated using various performance metrics, such as latency and scalability.
Temperature-responsive properties of poly(4-vinylpyridine) coatings: influence of temperature on the wettability, morphology, and protein adsorption

Although the pH-response of poly(vinylpyridine)-based systems is well-known and indeed used in several biomedical applications, the impact of temperature on the properties of this polymer has not been investigated in detail so far. Herein, we demonstrate the temperature-responsiveness and switchable wettability of two poly(4-vinylpyridine) coatings, mimicking the behavior of materials with lower critical solution temperature. The thermal response of P4VP spin-coated films, solvent cast on a glass, is weaker than that observed for P4VP-grafted brushes, fabricated via polymerization from an oligoperoxide grafted on an amino-silanized glass. Both the P4VP coatings exhibit a temperature dependence of the water contact angle with a well-defined transition at 13–14 °C. This transition is absent at acid pH levels wherein almost all pyridyl groups are protonated. The P4VP-grafted brushes were used to examine the impact of temperature on the surface morphology and protein adsorption. The coating surface, recorded with atomic force microscopy, evolved noticeably at alkaline pH, from being relatively smooth at 10 °C to structured and rough at 20 °C. In turn, at acid pH levels, flat surfaces with rare elevations were observed at both temperatures. The adsorption of bovine serum albumin and human fibrinogen was observed with fluorescence microscopy to be significantly more efficient for temperatures above the transition, indicating that P4VP coatings can act as a noteworthy switching material.
Microbiota vaginal y susceptibilidad quimioterapéutica en cabras criollas

El objetivo de este trabajo fue determinar la microbiota vaginal aerobia de cabras criollas, asi como el perfil de susceptibilidad a quimioterapeuticos. Se tomaron muestras de mucosa vaginal de 51 hembras caprinas sanas en edad reproductiva mediante hisopos esteriles. Las muestras fueron procesadas bajo tecnicas de identificacion bacteriologica estandar. Se obtuvo aislamiento bacteriano en el 41.2% de las muestras. Las bacterias aisladas con mayor frecuencia fueron cocos Gram positivos (GP) (65.6%), los generos principales identificados fueron Staphylococcus spp. (31.2%) y Aerococcus spp. (21.9%). En cuanto a bacterias Gram negativas (GN), los aislamientos correspondieron a Escherichia coli (15.6%). Del perfil de resistencia a antibioticos los aislamientos de Aerococcus y Corynebacterium jeikeium, en proporcion, fueron los mas susceptibles a los antibioticos analizados contra bacterias GP. Los antibioticos con menor perfil de resistencia ante aislamientos GP fueron dicloxacilina, cefotaxima y ampicilina. Los aislamientos de E. coli mostraron ser altamente resistentes a todos los antibioticos probados (95%), siendo ciprofloxacina el antibiotico con menor resistencia (60%). Los hallazgos de este trabajo ponen de manifiesto la importancia de la microbiota vaginal en cabras criollas como agentes ecologicos con potencial patogenico, ademas de demostrar la alta resistencia de estas bacterias a agentes quimioterapeuticos.