Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Influence of timing and duration of feed restriction on growth and economic performance of finisher broiler chickens

The study investigated different feed restriction programs during an 8-week broiler chicken growing cycle as a management strategy for reducing cost of production. Initially, 90 Hubbard day-old chicks fed ad libitum a commercial starter feed supplying 24% crude protein and 3000 kcal of ME/kg for 4 weeks. Thereafter, they were randomly allotted to five different feed restriction programs (R0, R5, R56, R67 and R57) utilizing finisher diets supplying 19% crude protein and 2850 kcal of ME/kg from 5-8 weeks. Each program had three replicates and six birds per replicate. Unrestricted (R0) was the control where birds fed ad libitum. In R5, birds were restricted the 5th week; R56, 5th and 6th weeks; R67, 6th and 7th weeks, and R57, 5th and 7th weeks. However, all the feed-restricted birds fed ad libitum in the 8th week. Feed restriction involved feeding one-third feed intake of R0 birds starting from 14.00 to 18.00 h daily and performance parameters recorded. Feed restriction negatively affected growth performance as the severity of restriction increased. Final body weight, carcass weight, average daily gain and average daily feed intake were similar (P>0.05) for R0 and R5 but higher than R56, R67 and R57. However, feed restriction did not significantly affect (P>0.05) carcass and breast yields or feed conversion ratio except for R67, the least (P<0.05) feed efficient. Feed cost, cost of production and revenue declined as the period of restriction increased. However, profit or profit/kg live weight, economic efficiency (EE) of feed and relative EE of feed were highest for R0 followed by R5, R56, R57 and R67 in that order. Generally, birds restricted for 1 week performed better than those restricted for 2 weeks and birds restricted continuously for 2 weeks before the last week of re-alimentation and slaughter were inferior to others. These results suggest that the duration and timing of feed restriction can reduce cost in broiler meat production without seriously affecting performance or economics of production depending on the restriction program applied.
EFFECT OF DIFFERENT PHOSPHORUS LEVELS ON XYLEM SAP COMPONENTS AND THEIR CORRELATION WITH GROWTH VARIABLES OF MASH BEAN

Biological nitrogen (N) fixation is a reaction which needs 16 adenosine tri-phosphate (ATP) molecules to fix one molecule of atmospheric nitrogen. Nitrogen fixing crops need an optimum level of phosphorus (P) to attain maximum yield and nitrogen fixation. Mash bean (Vigna mungo) is a legume crop and it may fix efficiently atmospheric N if an adequate amount of P is present in the soil. A field experiment was conducted at the Research Farm Area, of the Department of Soil Science and Soil & Water Conservation (SWC), Pir Mehr Ali Shah (PMAS), Arid Agricultural University, Rawalpindi, Pakistan to evaluate the effect of phosphorus fertilizer levels on grain yield, biomass yield, shoot and grain N yields and nitrogen fixation of mash bean. Four levels of phosphorus viz, 0, 40, 80 and 120 kg P2O5 ha -1 were used as the treatment variables. The experiment was replicated three times in a randomized complete block design. It was measured that the application of 120 kg P2O5 ha -1 produced the highest grain yield (711.3 kg ha -1 ) and the highest N2 fixation (82.1 kg ha -1 ). The correlation study showed that biomass yield (r 2 = 0.91), grain yield (r 2 = 0.96), shoot N yield (r 2 = 0.59) and grain N yield (r 2 = 0.95) are positively correlated with the relative abundance of ureide-N in xylem sap which is
STRATIGRAPHIC AND PALEOCLIMATIC STUDIES OF A 5500-YEAR-OLD MOSS BANK ON ELEPHANT ISLAND, ANTARCTICA

Analyses of a core from the deepest known moss peat bank in Antarctica, on Elephant Island, South Shetlands, show that this Chorisodontium aciphyllum-dominated bank began to grow ca. 5500 14C yr BP. Combined with other studies in the region the present study indicates more extensive glaciation before 5000 to 6000 BP than today on some of the South Shetland Islands. The main hypothesis is that these frozen moss banks contain important paleoclimatic information. The stratigraphic parameters analyzed included degree of humification, organic and mineral matter content, bulk density, chronology, volumetric growth and organic accumulation rates, carbon and nitrogen concentrations, C/N ratios, nitrogen accumulation rates, and finally magnetic analyses to detect tephra horizons. A discussion of the interrelationships between these parameters is followed by theoretical calculations of annual net primary productivity combined with multivariate analysis of the data set. Results of the analysis show that three calculated productivity peaks coincide with three periods of milder and more humid summers, at 4150-3900, 3180-3030, and 2030-1840 BP. However, the period with possibly the warmest summers, 3180-3030 BP, is interpreted also to have been characterized by cold winters. The data suggest that the periods with the coldest summers (and possibly also winters) prevailed at the earliest stage of the moss bank development, at ca. 3500 BP, and 2500 BP.
ASYMPTOTICALLY EFFICIENT NONPARAMETRIC ESTIMATION WITH ADDITIONAL DICHOTOMOUS OBSERVATIONS

Nonparametric estimation of a cumulative distribution function, F ,i s accomplished from data containing independent observations of two types. The first type of observation is simply a recorded value of a random variable X distributed according to F. The second type is incomplete (or censored) and contains partial information about X, namely only the indicator of the event (X ≤ d) is available. The value d belongs to ag rid{d1 ≤· · · ≤dr}, so the second type can be thought of as a stratified sample of dichotomous observations, each of them being represented as a pair containing a nonrandom dj and realizations of the indicator Yj = I(X ≤ dj). Asymptotically efficient estimates are derived for a cumulative distribution func- tion (CDF) and therefore, for a wide class of functionals that can be expressed via the CDF. Their limit distribution turns out to be normal, while this asymptotic nor- mality can be established uniformly with respect to any precompact set of CDF's. This uniformity implies asymptotic efficiency of the proposed estimates.
Effect of Low-Dose Doxycycline and Bisphosphonate on Osteoprotegrin Expression in Ligature Induced Periodontitis in Diabetic Rats (An Experimental Study)

Objective: To evaluate the effect of mono and combined therapy of low dose doxycycline (LDD) and Bisphosphonate (BPs) on ligature-induced periodontitis in Diabetic rats by immunohistochemical analysis of the expression of osteoprotegerin (OPG) and by immunohistomorphometric analysis. Methods: Fifty adult Wistar rats were divided into five study groups as follows: 1) group 1 = diabetes control; 2) group 2 = diabetes + periodontitis; 3) group 3 = diabetes + periodontitis + LDD; 4) group 4 = diabetes + periodontitis + clodronate; and 5) group 5 = diabetes + periodontitis + LDD + clodronate.LDD and clodronate were given as a single agent or as combination therapy during the 7 days of the post-experimental periodontitis period.On day 7, the rats were sacrificed, the mobility of the toothwas recorded, and block biopsies were removed. The gingival tissues were analyzed histologically and immunohistochemically for expression of OPG. Data analysis was performed statistically by Kruskal-Wallis and post hoc Tukey tests. Results: The greatest mean value was recorded in group5, followed by group 4, then group 3. Using Tukey’s post hoc test; there was a significant difference (p<.0001) between groups1, 2, 4 and 5 respectively while non significant difference was found between group 1and 3. Comparing group 2 with groups 3, 4 and 5 a significant difference was found. Comparing groups 3 with groups 4and 5 non significant difference was found between groups 3 and 4 while a significant difference was found between groups3 and 5. Lastely, non significant difference was found between groups 4 and 5.
The Effect of 6 Weeks Resistance Training and High-Intensity Interval Training on Glut-4 Gene Expression of Diabetic Rats

ormal glucose homeostasis is the result of a balance between the appearance of glucose in the blood and its cellular uptake and use (1). These processes are controlled by the action of hormones (insulin and glucagon) and by a family of membrane proteins (2,3). The function of these glucose transport proteins (GLUTs) is modified in derangements of glucose homeostasis such as diabetes and obesity (4,5). GLUT4 is expressed as the major transporter only in tissues which N 1. PhD student of Exercise physiology, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran branch. Tehran, Iran. 2. Associate Professor, Islamic Azad University, Central Tehran branch, Tehran, Iran. 3. Assistant Professor, Islamic Azad University, Saveh branch, Saveh, Iran.
Calculating Effective Wilson Coefficients for Kaon Decays in Renormalization Scale μ=1 GeV

The decay rates of K and K mesons, consisting of a quark-anti quark, as a weak decay in the presence of strong interactions have been studied by means of the Effective Hamiltonian Theory. One of the most important key factors for calculating Effective Hamiltonian is Wilson coefficients. In this paper, effective Wilson coefficients in renormalization scale μ=1GeV are calculated.
THE EFFECT OF INTENSIVE VACUUMING ON INDOOR PM MASS CONCENTRATION

A study was conducted in 36 carpeted homes over 14-weeks to investigate the impact intensive vacuuming has on indoor particulate levels. Intensive, high efficiency, vacuum cleaning, was carried out in 19 homes while 17 were monitored as controls. The intervention reduced airborne PM mass concentration by approximately 50% (P<0.01). PM10 and PM2.5 mass concentration at the end of the intervention and monitoring program were similar to outdoor concentrations at approximately 21µg m -3 and 14µg m -3 respectively. PM mass concentration did not increase once vacuuming intensity (duration of cleaning event) was reduced. No significant changes were seen in the control group during the course of the monitoring period. The results suggest one intense clean (4min m -2 carpet) followed by regular moderate intensity cleans (1min m -2 carpet) can substantially reduce the amount of material entrained in carpet
The limit of the sea: the bathyal fauna of the Levantine Sea*

SUMMARY: In the present study, the fish, molluscs, crustaceans and echinoderms collected at depths between 734 and 1558 m during a series of cruises conducted between 1988 and 1999 off the coast of Israel, supplemented by a photographic survey carried out southwest of Cyprus at a depth of 2900 m, were analysed. The main objectives were to determine the faunal composition of the bathybenthic assemblages in the southeastern Levantine Sea, and to compare them with the western Mediterranean assemblages in order to elucidate whether general trends in their bathymetric distribution and population density may be related to environmental/geographic factors. Considering the sampling effort, the diverse gear used and the extended period of sampling, we may assume that the low number of species and specimens recorded actually reflects a lowdiversity, low-density deep water fauna. The faunal scarcity may cause a different parcelling of the populations which is reflected in bathymetric distributions that in many cases extend to greater depths than in the Western Mediterranean. The Levantine bathybenthos is composed of autochthonous, self-sustaining populations of opportunistic, eurybathic species that have settled there following the last sapropelic event.
On the Construction of the European Economic Sentiment Indicator

Economic sentiment surveys are carried out by all European Union member states and are often seen as early indicators for future economic developments. Based on these surveys, the European Commission constructs an aggregate European Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI). This paper compares the ESI with more sophisticated aggregation schemes based on statistical methods: dynamic factor analysis and partial least squares. The indicator based on partial least squares clearly outperforms the other two indicators in terms of comovement with economic activity. In terms of forecast ability, the ESI, constructed in a rather ad hoc way, can compete with the other indicators.
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This study entitled "Factors influencing users to adopt cloud computing technologies" which aims to examine the factors that influence the users in adopting or using cloud computing services. This study focused on variables Safety (Security), Internet Connection Quality (Quality of Internet), Attitude Toward Use (Attitude Towards Using) and also two variables contained in the Technology Acceptance Model (TAM). This study took a sample of users that have used cloud computing in Yogyakarta. Respondent sample was taken using accidental sampling technique, from all questionnaires were scattered a number of 150, which can be returned and processed as many as 116 samples. Tests were performed using the SmartPLS ver 2.0. The six hypotheses were tested in this study, overall hypothesis showed significant results. The hypothesis suggests that the overall variables proposed in this study influence user behavior in using cloud computing services.
Exciton dynamics studied via internal THz transitions

We employ a novel, ultrafast terahertz probe to investigate the dynamical interplay of optically‐induced excitons and unbound electron–hole pairs in GaAs quantum wells. Resonant creation of heavy‐hole excitons induces a new low‐energy oscillator linked to transitions between the internal exciton degrees of freedom. The time‐resolved terahertz optical conductivity is found to be a probe well suited for studies of fundamental processes such as formation, relaxation and ionization of excitons.
Patterns of Play in the Counterattack of Elite Football Teams - A Mixed Method Approach

This study aimed to detect and analyse regular patterns of play in football teams during their offensive phase, through the combination of the sequential analysis technique and semi-structured interviews of experienced first League Portuguese coaches. The sample included 36 games (12 per team) of the F.C. Barcelona, Internazionalle Milano, and Manchester United teams that were analysed through sequential analysis with the software SDIS-GSEQ. Based on the detected patterns, semi-structured interviews were carried out with 8 expert high-performance football coaches. Data were analysed through the content analysis technique using the software Nvivo 9. The detected patterns of play revealed specific characteristics of different philosophies of play. Through the performed content analysis we could observe that coaches interpreting play patterns mainly based their opinions on tactical-strategic and tactical-technical aspects, and on the characteristics of the players on their team. On the other hand, consideration was given to three of the main evolutionary trends of play/soccer practice, which focus on the development of exercises that cover: i) the connection between the four play moments (offensive/defensive organization and transitions); ii) the pre-programmed ball possession recovery; iii) the execution of set pieces.
Supporting high penetrations of renewable generation via implementation of real-time electricity pricing and demand response

The rollout of smart meters raises the prospect that domestic customer electrical demand can be responsive to changes in supply capacity. Such responsive demand will become increasingly relevant in electrical power systems, as the proportion of weather-dependent renewable generation increases, due to the difficulty and expense of storing electrical energy. One method of providing response is to allow direct control of customer devices by network operators, as in the UK `Economy 7` and `White Meter` schemes used to control domestic electrical heating. However, such direct control is much less acceptable for loads such as washing machines, lighting and televisions. This study instead examines the use of real-time pricing of electricity in the domestic sector. This allows customers to be flexible but, importantly, to retain overall control. A simulation methodology for highlighting the potential effects of, and possible problems with, a national implementation of real-time pricing in the UK domestic electricity market is presented. This is done by disaggregating domestic load profiles and then simulating price-based elastic and load-shifting responses. Analysis of a future UK scenario with 15 GW wind penetration shows that during low-wind events, UK peak demand could be reduced by 8-11 GW. This could remove the requirement for 8-11 GW of standby generation with a capital cost of £2.6 to £3.6 billion. Recommended further work is the investigation of improved demand-forecasting and the price-setting strategies. This is a fine balance between giving customers access to plentiful, cheap energy when it is available, but increasing prices just enough to reduce demand to meet the supply capacity when this capacity is limited.
The Effects of Discretionary Fiscal Stimulus: A Survey

This paper surveys evidence on fiscal multipliers from the Euro area and the United States obtained by direct, cross-state or economywide measures of the effects of broad-based tax cuts and increases in government purchases. In view of the evidence in the literature I conclude that that fiscal policy may be substantially more effective when the proportion of households and firms that are liquidity constrained is high and when utilization of factors of production is low.
SUSCEPTIBILITY OF THE SELECTED CROPS IN STORAGE TO SITOPHILUS ZEAMAIS MOTSCHULSKY IN SOUTHWESTERN NIGERIA

Susceptibility of the selected Nigerian cultivars of twelve crops to Sitophilus zeamais Motschulsky was evaluated in the laboratory (28 ± 2°C temperature and 69 ± 5% relative humidity). The crops were: maize (Zea mays L.), millet (Pennisetum glaucum (L.) X R. Br. ), sorghum (Sorghum bicol- or (L.) Moench), rice (Oryza sativa L.), and yam (Dioscorea rotundata Poir). Others were cassava (Mani- hot esculenta Crantz), pepper (Capsicum annuum L.), cowpea (Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp), groundnut (Arachis hypogaea L.), melon (Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.)), soybean (Glycine max (L.) Merr. ) and bambara groundnut (Vigna subterranea (L.) Verdc). The result of antixenosis prescreen shows that S. zeamais preferred cereals and tubers to legumes and oil crops. S. zeamais preference for maize was highest at 1, 24 and 48 hours after infestation (HAI) and was not significantly different from its preference for pepper, millet, sorghum and yam. At 48 HAI, S. zeamais preference for cereals, tubers and pepper was not significantly different. Soybean and bambara groundnut were the least preferred species. The highest level of damage was observed in cereals and tubers. Millet suffered significantly greater damage than maize at 2-8 weeks after infestation (WAI). Damage done to maize was not signifi- cantly different from damage done to tubers at 6 and 8 WAI. Pepper, legumes and oil crops suffered significantly lower levels of damage than maize throughout the experimental period. Cumulative number of adult was significantly higher in small-seeded cereals than maize and was of the order: sorghum>millet>rice. Cowpea, soybean and pepper did not support reproduction and longevity of S. zeamais. Longevity was best supported by cassava. The results show that in storage, cereals and tubers were more susceptible to S. zeamais infestation than legumes, spices and oil crops.
A neighboring extremal solution for an optimal switched impulsive control problem

This paper presents a neighboring extremal solution for a class of optimal switched impulsive control problems with perturbations in the initial state, terminal condition and system's parameters. The sequence of mode's switching is pre-specified, and the decision variables, i.e. the switching times and parameters of the system involved, have inequality constraints. It is assumed that the active status of these constraints is unchanged with the perturbations. We derive this solution by expanding the necessary conditions for optimality to first-order and then solving the resulting multiple-point boundary-value problem by the backward sweep technique. Numerical simulations are presented to illustrate this solution method.
Testing Adult Pacific Lamprey Performance at Structural Challenges in Fishways

Abstract Adult Pacific lampreys Lampetra tridentata migrate through areas of difficult passage and high water velocity by attaching their oral discs to substrate and then releasing and bursting upstream. In fishways at dams, this burst-and-attach behavior can be ineffective, particularly where suitable attachment surfaces are unavailable. We used an experimental fishway to test performance of adult Pacific lampreys when confronted with a series of structural challenges. These included vertical steps near fishway weir orifices, squared versus rounded orifice entrances, and floor-mounted metal grates. All experimental challenges simulated common existing structures in weir-and-orifice fishways at Columbia and Snake River dams. Most experiments were paired with field evaluations of radio-tagged Pacific lampreys or video observations of untagged individuals in situ. Field and experimental results consistently indicated that the structural challenges reduced passage efficiency and lengthened passage times. Imp.
A influência da Economia Comportamental na escolha do consumidor: o caso da Chevrolet no município de Itabuna, Bahia.

No campo da economia, os consumidores se deparam com um trade-off de consumo para maximizar suas utilidades, nao caracterizando tarefa simples entender os fatores que norteiam suas escolhas. Nesse sentido, este artigo objetiva analisar as decisoes do consumidor de automovel novo da empresa Chevrolet do Municipio de Itabuna-Bahia, sob a perspectiva da Economia Comportamental. Convem ressaltar que o presente estudo nao busca contrapor a racionalidade estrita da Teoria do Consumidor. Mas, busca evidencias da influencia da Economia Comportamental no processo decisorio. Para isso, buscou-se especificamente: i) Identificar o perfil socioeconomico dos consumidores; ii) Investigar a influencia das emocoes positivas e negativas no momento da compra e, iii) Examinar o comportamento dos consumidores diante de situacoes de risco e incertezas na compra do automovel. A partir de uma pesquisa exploratoria e descritiva, os resultados obtidos confirmaram que os consumidores nao sao totalmente racionais e que sao influenciados por fatores comportamentais, inclusive utilizando-se muitas vezes de regras heuristicas da Economia Comportamental para tomar suas decisoes.
Damage level assessment of response limits in light-frame wood stud walls subjected to blast loading

Currently, no systematic approach exists for damage evaluation of light-frame wood structures subjected to blast loading. This paper presents a detailed assessment of the behaviour of 33 full-scale light-frame wood stud walls subjected to a total of 48 shots of simulated blast loading. Detailed documentation of the observed damage allowed for the development of an accurate evaluation strategy of the response limits. The observed response limits are compared to limits derived from single-degree-of-freedom modelling using scaled pressure–impulse diagrams and to current code performance levels. It was concluded that the assumption made in contemporary blast design codes overestimates the ductility ratios for light-frame wood stud walls, and that using a maximum ductility of 2 is more appropriate and safer for blast design. Based on the observed damage levels obtained from the experimental study, the authors propose new ductility ratios corresponding to four damage regions.