Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Distribution of Motile Aeromonads, Pseudomonads and Oxytetracycline Resistant Bacteria in Freshwater Catfish Pangasius pangasius Hatcheries of West Bengal, India

Context: Understanding the distribution of different groups of bacteria and their role in the hatchery production of catfishes is important for the implementing of appropriate disease control strategies and sustainable production. Objectives: The aim was to study the distribution of total viable bacteria, motile aeromonads, pseudomonads and oxytetracycline (OTC) resistant bacteria in Pangasius pangasius hatcheries of West Bengal, India. Materials and Methods: Following standard methods, quantification of total viable counts (TVCs) on tryptic soy agar (TSA), motile aeromonads on starch ampicillin agar, pseudomonads on Pseudomonas isolation agar and antibiotic resistant bacteria on TSA supplemented with OTC at 25-mg/ml was done from fertilized eggs, hatching pool water, larvae, larval rearing water and source water collected in three P. pangasius hatcheries in West Bengal, India. Results: The hatching pool water had high levels of TVCs and motile aeromonads than in source water. The magnitude of increase in the levels of TVCs and motile aeromonads in hatching pool water was to the tune of 2 to 3 log units than in source water. The mean counts of viable bacteria, motile aeromonads, pseudomonads and OTC resistant bacteria recorded on fertilized P. pangasius eggs were log5.48 ± 0.28 /egg, log4.11 ± 0.29 /egg, log3.32 ± 0.35 /egg and log4.50 ± 0.56 /egg, respectively. In larvae the counts were log6.58 ± 0.31 /g and log5.36 ± 0.23 /g, log4.34 ± 0.20 /g and log5.74 ± 0.22 /g respectively for viable bacteria, motile aeromonads, pseudomonads and OTC resistant bacteria. The OTC resistant bacteria were ranged from 0.91 to 24.29%, 5.12 to 22.67% and 11.49 to 20.83% of TVCs in water, eggs and larvae, respectively. Significant differences existed among the OTC resistant bacteria between eggs and larvae, and larval rearing water and larvae. Conclusion: The results of this study suggest that there is an urgent need on the prudent use of antibiotics in pangasid catfish hatcheries and to control the bacterial flora by other means. Key words: Catfish hatchery; Pangasius pangasius; Aeromonads; Pseudomonads; Oxytetracycline resistant bacteria DOI: 10.3329/jbs.v17i0. 7094 J. bio-sci. 17: 13-20, 2009
House Prices and Stock Prices: Evidence from a Dynamic Heterogeneous Panel in China

Several studies have focused on the relationship between stock and house prices, but they reached contradictory conclusions. This paper contributes to the literature by analyzing the effects of stock prices on house prices with panel data of 28 regions in China for the 2003:Q1 to 2012:Q4 period. Compared with the previous studies, we explain these contrasting effects by distinguishing between the long- and short-run effects of stock prices. Our main results show that stock prices have a negative effect on house prices in the long run but positive effects in the short run. Furthermore, we determine that high market openness and low composition risk account for the opposite short-run effects of stock prices.
Dialectical Relationship between the World Natural Heritage Protection and Tourism Development-Based on the Evaluation of Tourism Ecological Footprint

In order to explore the dialectical relationship between the world natural heritage sites protection and tourism development, this paper takes Wulong karst world natural heritage site as an example and uses tourism ecological footprint model to evaluate the impact of tourism development on heritage protection. As a result, tourism development can indeed impact on heritage protection, but also endows heritage protection with more realistic possibilities. World natural heritage protection and tourism development are not opposites to each other. By limiting tourism speed development and enhancing ecological compensation, the protection of world heritage sites and tourism development may be unified in the long run. To be specific, the sustainable development of world natural heritage can be realized by limiting the degree of tourism development, limiting the number of tourists, guiding tourists to transform consumption, reducing the ecological footprint of tourism, transferring tourism ecological footprint, and improving the ecological carrying capacity.
Prescribed Burning to Restore Eastern White Pine Forests of La Mauricie National Park of Canada

Eastern white pine forests of La Mauricie National Park of Canada have been severely affected by logging and forest fire suppression since the 1850s, and by the exotic white pine blister rust since the beginning of the twentieth century. These alterations have changed the ecological trajectory of eastern white pine ecosystems, which now appear hardly sustainable. Eastern white pine saplings are nearly absent, and balsam fir saplings are strong competitors for space and light. Since 1991, Parks Canada uses prescribed burning for restoring eastern white pine ecosystems. We studied seven pine stands in which prescribed burning was applied and compared them with nine unburned stands. Over 63% of balsam fir saplings were killed by prescribed burning, thus eliminating a significant part of the competition to eastern white pine seedlings. These were four times more abundant in burned than in unburned sites (21,333 vs. 5178 seedlings/ha). In the short term, the eastern white pine regeneration objectives established by Parks Canada have been achieved. Pine seedlings growth is slow, and they should be monitored regularly to ensure long-term success of this restoration programme. If necessary, it might be helpful to increase light penetration by girdling mature balsam firs or spruces.
A STUDY ON GROWTH CO-EFFICIENT AND RELATIVE CONDITION FACTOR OF THE MAJOR CARP (CATLA CATLA) IN TWO LAKES DIFFERING IN WATER QUALITY

Physico-chemical water quality parameters viz. temperature, pH, alkalinity, turbidity, total solids, DO, BOD, nitrite, nitrate, phosphate, ammonia, and hydrogen sulfide coupled with diversity and density of plankton were studied during different seasons (monsoon, winter, summer) for two consecutive calendar years in two lakes to find out whether differences in water quality are reflected in growth co- efficient and relative condition factor of the major carp, Catla catla . Significantly higher levels of nutrients (phosphate, nitrate, nitrite) and ammonia, low plankton diversity, and significantly higher density of cyanophyceae were found in Yennehole lake (YL) compared to Belikere lake (BL). In addition, desmids were conspicuous by their absence in YL in contrast to their presence in BL. Concomitantly, growth factor (b) and relative condition factor (Kn) of C.catla were 3) and >1 respectively in BL in all the seasons in during the study period. The contrasting b and Kn values of the same species in two lakes differing in water quality provide an evidence that deterioration in water quality though not enough to cause death of fish, does adversely affect growth and well being of fish.
Linguistic, Conceptual and Encyclopedic Knowledge: Some Implications for Lexicography

In contemporary linguistics, theoretical linguistics and lexicography seem each to go their own ways, they do not seem to show much interest in each other's preoccu­ pations and their relationship is far from being intimate. The lexicographers' attitude towards language is often atheoretical and they reproach linguists for pro­ ducing theories which are not very useful in practical work; theoretical linguists, on the other hand, blame lexicographers for keeping aloof from theoretical questions, for being satisfied with a kind of fiddling job. Theoretical linguists construct the­ ories in order to account for various aspects of language. They also construct the­ ories concerning the representation oflexical items which constitute the lexicon o fa given language. The lexicon is viewed as a module (or component) within an overall description of language. An adequate theory of the lexicon has to take into consid­ eration the requirements of other modules as well. Therefore, a lexical item need not be a word of the language, it can be a stem morpheme, a phonologically not fully specified sequence of segments or even an abstract entity with no direct relationship with the actually occurring elements of the language. In most cases the lexicon is not considered to be a simple agglomerate o f lexical items, it is at least in part rulegoverned. The main concern of lexicography, on the other hand, is the compilation of dictionaries. A dictionary is not a theoretical construct, it is a list of words, each word being provided with a description serving primarily practical purposes (Lang 1983). (In what follows I am going to refer by the term lexicon to the module of an overall theory of language that contains the lexical items with their specifications and by the term dictionary to any product o f lexicographic nature). What, then, can a theoretical construct, the lexicon, and a partial) record of the word stock of a language, the dictionary, have in common? It would seem as if the gap between the two were unbridgeable and that the two disciplines, the theory of the lexicon and lexicography, cannot be reconciled. This is, however, not the case: on the one hand, no theoretical work on the lexicon is possible without appropriate data which can, at least to some extent, be supplied by lexicography, and dictionaries could certainly be made more adequate by making use of some of the insights gained by theoretical research. Furthermore, there are also quite a few problems which both the theory of the lexicon and lexicography have to tackle. The distinction between linguistic and everyday knowledge is one o f them. Is there a dividing line between linguistic and everyday knowledge? If so, where should this line be drawn? And to what extent does everyday knowledge determine the meaning of lexical items? The answers to these questions have far-reaching consequences for both theoretical and applied research.
Miscarriage and Oxidative Stress of Iron Supplementation during Pregnancy

Background: Iron supplementations to the pregnant women in Iraq mostly considered as obligatory routine health care additive treatment without real assessing to the iron status in these people, therefore the acceptable range of iron must be estimated and the relationship between iron status and miscarriage should be explored. Objective: In miscarriage and pregnant women that supplemented with iron tablets the levels of oxidative stress should be assessed and compared to the iron status to show the type and the strength of correlation between them. Patients and methods: 96 pregnant women were participate in this study and categorized into. First group: Pregnant iron supplemented group (PIS group) includes 35 pregnant women (36.46%) during their 1st trimester or middle of 2nd trimester of pregnancy (18-36 year) and they were received an oral iron supplementation as 250 mg of ferrous gluconate tablet, three times a day. Second group: Pregnant iron non– supplemented group (PINS group) includes 31 pregnant women (32.29%) during their 1st trimester or middle of 2nd trimester of pregnancy (19-37 year) and they were non supplemented with iron and they considered as control group. Third group: Miscarriage iron supplemented group (MIS group) includes 30 miscarriage pregnant women(31.3%) during their 1st trimester or middle of 2nd trimester (19-40 year) taken an oral iron supplementation as 250 mg of ferrous gluconate tablet, three times a day. Results: The study at first assess the iron status by measuring Hb, serum ferritin and serum iron in the three groups of women and shows that there is a significant differences p< 0.005 between oxidative stress parameters of the miscarriage women and the pregnant women that taken oral supplements of iron tablets. The MDA and PC were higher in miscarriage in comparison to pregnant. The decrement in GSH level in miscarriage was also significant (P value< 0.025). The correlations between serum iron concentration and oxidative stress para
CONSTRUCTION BEYOND LEAN: A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT

Lean Construction has existed in its own right for more than ten years. At the same time the five lean principles as outlined by Womack and Jones have gained a firm foothold in the manufacturing industries, and the term lean has thus become a hous ehold term in manufacturing. Unfortunately and confusingly, the understanding of lean has taken very different trajectories in these two communities. In manufacturing , it is often voiced that the (five) lean principles provide a mature understanding of the subject, i.e. the end point. However, in the same time the theory based understanding of construction management has moved beyond the generic lean theories and principles, embodied in the Toyota Production System, to encompass disciplines such as complexity, emergence, conversations, and lifelong learning. In construction, the Toyota Production System is thus rather a starting point. The paper establishes an overview of the principles guiding best practice project management today, and argues that lean construction has progressed beyond lean – at least in the sense propagated by Womack and Jones.
Federated identity technologies and applications in research and education networks

In this paper federated identity, the technologies it reclines, and security issues in federated identity is overviewed. A specific identity federation model, eduGAIN which is widely used by European Research and Education Networks is briefly discussed. eduGAIN is suggested for implementation in AzScienceNet, the National Research and Education Network of Azerbaijan. Keywords— federated identity, security tokens, federated identity technologies, SAML, OpenID, OAuth
CENTERS IN INSERTED GRAPHS

In this paper we study some concepts involving distance in inserted graphs with an emphasize on centers in inserted graphs. More precisely we prove that for every non-trivial connected graph H there exists a graph G such that H is the center of G and the inserted graph of H is the center of the inserted graph of G. Graphs which are the periphery of some inserted graph are characterized.
Absolute continuity of the limiting eigenvalue distribution of the random Toeplitz matrix

We show that the limiting eigenvalue distribution of random symmetric Toeplitz matrices is absolutely continuous with density bounded by 8, partially answering a question of Bryc, Dembo and Jiang (2006). The main tool used in the proof is a spectral averaging technique from the theory of random Schrodinger operators. The similar question for Hankel matrices remains open
Revealing Short GRB Jet Structure and Dynamics with Gravitational Wave Electromagnetic Counterparts

Abstract Compact object mergers are promising candidates for the progenitor system of short gamma-ray bursts (GRBs). Using gravitational wave (GW) triggers to identify a merger, any electromagnetic (EM) counterparts from the jet can be used to constrain the dynamics and structure of short GRB jets. GW triggered searches could reveal a hidden population of optical transients associated with the short-lived jets from the merger object. If the population of merger-jets is dominated by low-Lorentz-factors, then a GW triggered search will reveal the on-axis orphan afterglows from these failed GRBs. By considering the EM counterparts from a jet, with or without the prompt GRB, the jet structure and dynamics can be constrained. By modelling the afterglow of various jet structures with viewing angle, we provide observable predictions for the on- and off- axis EM jet counterparts. The predictions provide an indication for the various features expected from the proposed jet structure models.
Assessing Social Integration of African Refugee Students Resettled in Abilene Texas: A Comparative Analysis

The purpose of this study is to assess perceived social and cultural integration among African refugee students participating in the IRC’s youth programs and those students who do not. The study looks at refugee students from a local high school in a small rural town. The sample population (n=20) were from four different Sub-Saharan African countries: Rwanda, Burundi, Democratic Republic of the Congo and Tanzania. The data were collected using an online survey that consisted of two scales, one for measuring social support and one for measuring acculturation. An Independent Samples t-test analysis was run to compare the IRC participants and the non-IRC participant scores. Results show that IRC participants have slightly higher social support and social integration while non-participants have slightly higher marginalization, separation, and assimilation scores. Although there is a small means difference, results show no significance. Assessing Social Integration of African Refugee Students Resettled in Abilene Texas: A Comparative Analysis A Thesis Presented to The Faculty of School of Social Work Abilene Christian University In Partial Fulfillment Of the Requirements for the Degree Master of Science
Recent changes in the summer distribution of the Balearic shearwater Puffinus mauretanicus off western France

Surveys carried out in the 1980s showed that 8,000-10,000 Balearic shearwaters regularly gathered in inshore waters of central and northern Biscay, particularly off the coast of Vendee and in the Mor-Braz area, western France. This distribution, apparently linked to particular oceanographical conditions (thermal front), was strikingly overlapping with that of clupeid fish, particularly anchovies. Recent surveys (1999-2000) have shown that the species has become far less numerous in these "traditional" haunts. Conversely, its abundance has increased in the western Channel, some hundreds of kilometres to the North, during the 1990s. Reasons for this northward shift (e.g. changes in prey distribution due to fishing activities or water warming in Biscay) remain hypothetical and further study is needed.
A Simulation of Reflected ADS-B Signals over the North Atlantic for a Spaceborne Receiver

Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) is an air traffic surveillance technology in which aircraft broadcast position, identification and status an average of 6.2 times per second on 1090 MHz. The Royal Military College of Canada has developed an ADS-B receiver that is scheduled to fly as a technology demonstrator on the Canadian Advanced Nanospace eXperiment-7 (CanX-7) nanosatellite. A signal propagation model was developed to determine the power level and number of signals that will be detected by CanX-7. Since the ADS-B messages are alternately transmitted from upper and lower antennas, both the direct and reflected signals were considered. A simulation using the model was run over the North Atlantic with aircraft data supplied by air traffic services and a satellite altitude of 800 km. Power at the receiver for reflected ADS-B signals ranged from -109.5 to -118 dBm depending on aircraft-satellite geometry and was approximately 18 dBm less than the direct path signal strength. With a sensitivity of -103 dBm, the CanX-7 ADS-B receiver should detect virtually all of the direct path signals while reflected signals are below the detection threshold. Although the reflected signals should not be a factor for the CanX-7 mission, they could be a consideration for a large operational satellite with a more sensitive receiver. The reception of both direct and reflected ADS-B signals from multiple aircraft could lead to signal collisions and subsequent loss of aircraft tracking information, particularly in coastal regions where there are additional sources of the 1090 MHz signal.
AN OXFORDIAN ICHTHYOSAURIA (REPTILIA) FROM VIÑALES, WESTERN CUBA: PALEOBIOGEOGRAPHIC SIGNIFICANCE

FIGURE 1. Map showing locaties near Vinales (Western Cuba) where Jurassic marine reptiles were found (simplified after Iturralde-Vinent and Norell, 1996). Black strips: main outcrops of the middle–late Oxfordian Jagua Formation. 1, ‘‘near Vinales’’; 2, Puerta del Ancon; 3, Laguna de Piedra; 4, Vinales town. Western Cuba has yielded significant material of Jurassic marine reptiles since very early in this century, when the Cuban naturalist Don Carlos de la Torre y Huerta discovered the first specimens from the area of Vinales (Alvarez Conde, 1957) (Fig. 1). It was some time before the fossil reptiles were partially described (R. De la Torre and Cuervo, 1939; R. De la Torre and Rojas, 1949; A. De la Torre, 1949; Colbert, 1969). The presence of ‘‘ichthyosaur remains’’ within this assemblage was first reported by R. De la Torre and Cuervo (1939) who described two new taxa: Sphaerodontes caroli and Ichthyosaurus torrei, but neither are now considered valid as the first was based on a fish, and the second has been reindentified as a plesiosaur (Iturralde-Vinent and Norell, 1996). In a later paper, R. De la Torre and Rojas (1949) described one species and two subspecies of ‘‘ichthyosaurs’’ but they refered the taxa to Cryptocleidus, a plesiosauroid genus. In fact, none of these species or subspecies are referable to Ichthyosauria (Iturralde-Vinent and Norell, 1996). Recently, a synopsis of the provenance and identity of Jurassic marine reptiles from Cuba has been published by IturraldeVinent and Norell (1996). In this paper, many of the early taxonomic designations have been revised, but no ichthyosaur remains could be identified. Some of the Jurassic fossil remains of marine reptiles from Cuba have been sent on loan to the Departamento de Paleontologia de Vertebrados of the Museo de la Plata (Argentina), as part of a joint research project between the Argentinian institution and the Cuban Museo Nacional de Historia Natural in Havana. Among these materials there is a specimen (MNHNH-P 3068) embedded in black limestone which, before preparation, was characterized by Iturralde-Vinent and Norell (1996) as a skull fragment of a large marine reptile composed of a few bone fragments surrounding extremely large scleral ossicles. According to these authors it represented the largest saurian specimen yet recovered from the Jurassic of Cuba. Further preparation of MNHNH-P 3068 at the Museo de la Plata allowed the identification of the skull bones preserved, among which there is the basioccipital that is of important taxonomic interest. With these elements the specimen can now be identified as an ichthyosaurian of the Ophthalmosauria (sensu Motani, 1999). This is the first Ichthyosaur properly identified from Cuba. The scope of the present paper is to describe the new specimen and analyze its paleobiogeographical significance. Abbreviations—MNHNH-P, Paleontological Collection of the Cuban Museo Nacional de Historia Natural.
Adaptación escolar y problemas comportamentales y emocionales en menores expuestos a violencia de género

In recent years, as gender violence has become more visible in Spain, so sensitivity to the needs of children exposed to this violence has increased. However, interventions usually focus on psychosocial rehabilitation of women rather than their children. The aim of this work is to analyse the behavioural and emotional problems of a sample of children living in shelters with their mothers after having suffered gender violence. The Child Behaviour Check List (CBCL) was used to analyse the behavioural and emotional problems of 46 children aged between six and sixteen (M = 11.15; SD = 2.6) living in shelters. An ad hoc Likert questionnaire was also designed to gather information about these children’s school adaptation. Behavioural and emotional problems were detected in most of the minors, as well as difficulties in academic performance and school adaptation. A relationship between behavioural and emotional problems and school adjustment was also observed. These results reflect the need for greater attention to the difficulties of children exposed to gender violence and show the importance of the educational sphere for early detection and support of these difficulties.