Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Karyomorphology of three species of Aristolochia – rare and endemic medicinal plants of Assam, India

Karyomorphological analyses were conducted of three species of Aristolochia from Assam, India: Aristolochia indica Linn. , Aristolochia saccata Wall. , and Aristolochia cathcartii Hook. f. The study included determination of somatic chromosome number, total chromosome length, volume, arm ratio and centromeric position. Chromosome classification was done on the basis of the position of the centromere. Their karyotypes were as follows: 2n = 12 for Aristolochia indica Linn. and Aristolochia saccata Wall. , and 2n = 20 for Aristolochia cathcartii Hook. f. A. indica consists of six median chromosomes and six metacentric chromosomes. The chromosome length varied from 1.36 μm to 3.06 μm while their volumes ranged from 0.004 μm3 to 0.176 μm3. The relative length of the chromosomes varied from 5.71 μm to 12.85 μm. A. saccata possesses six median, two metacentric and two submetacentric chromosomes. One pair of metacentric chromosome possesses secondary constriction at subterminal region. The chromosome length varied from 1.36 μm to 2.38 μm while their volumes ranged from 0.0046 μm3 to 0.137 μm3. The relative length of the chromosomes varied from 6.25 μm to 10.93 μm. In A. cathcartii, the 20 somatic chromosomes comprised of eight median chromosomes, eight metacentric chromosomes and four submetacentric chromosomes. The chromosome length varied from 1.36 μm to 4.08 μm while their volumes ranged from 0.004 μm3 to 0.235 μm3. The relative length of the chromosomes varied from 2.32 μm to 6.98 μm. The chromosomes of A. indica Linn. , i.e. only median and metacentric chromosomes, suggest a more primitive nature.
Effect of fat/whey protein concentrate levels and cooking methods on textural characteristics of chevon patties

Patties were prepared using chevon from 'Osmanabadi' goats with different levels of fat and whey protein concentrate (WPC) at 0, 10, 15, 20, 25 and 30 % each and cooking methods (pan-frying, hot-air-oven and microwave oven cooking) and further evaluated for textural characteristics by using Instron. The addition of fat at various levels decreased the hardness and increased the cohesiveness of chevon patties, while opposite trend was observed in case of WPC. Springiness, gumminess and chewiness were decreased on addition of fat and increased on addition of WPC. Among the cooking methods employed, maximum hardness and springiness were observed in pan-frying, followed by microwave oven and hot-air-oven. Patties cooked in hot-air-oven had maximum chewiness and gumminess. Least chewiness was observed in microwave oven cooked patties.
CHASSIS DYNAMOMETER TORQUE CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN BY DIRECT INVERSE COMPENSATION C.Matthews, P.Dickinson, A.T.Shenton

This paper presents a methodology for the design of a robust torque control system for a transient 1.2m (48in) dia, 120 kW, DC Chassis Dynamometer. The method includes system identification of the nonlinear dynamometer torque supply system, linearisation by direct inverse compensation, and linear identification of both the compensated and uncompensated plants. A combined feedforward-feedback control structure is proposed and robust feedback controllers are designed using a fixed-order parameter space method.
Feed Efficiency and Blood Hematology of Broiler Chicks Given a Diet Supplemented with Yeast Culture

A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of supplemental yeast culture (Diamond V XP Yeast Culture; YC) in broiler diets on growth performance and hematological parameters. One-day-old Ross 308 broiler chicks (n = 240) were randomly assigned to 1 of 4 dietary treatments based on corn and soybean meal containing 0, 1, 1.25 (recommended level) and 1.5 g/kg of YC in the diet over 42 days. Each treatment group had 60 birds divided into 4 replicates. All birds were kept under the same managerial, environmental and hygienic conditions except for different dietary levels of yeast. Feed consumption, weight gain and feed conversion were measured on 3 week-interval basis. At 42 days of age three birds were chosen randomly from each replicate for determination of hematological parameters. The results of this study indicate that dietary supplemental YC at 1.25 g/kg (recommended level of the manufactory) improved growth performance. However, this improvement was not statistically differed. The chicks fed supplemented diets with YC in the rate of 1.5 g/kg had significantly (p<0.05) lower White Blood Cell (WBC) counts compared to control one. However, no significant differences were found among treatment groups for HGB, RBC, HCT, MCV and MCH. Generally, broiler chicks fed with yeast shows highly significant decrease (p<0.0005) in thrombocyte count compared to the control group. In conclusion, the addition of yeast culture in broilers' diet improved body weight gain and feed efficiency and decreased H:L ratio, especially in recommended level (1.25 g YC/kg diet).
Preparation and Characterization of Partially Oxidized Sodium Alginate

Sodium alginate has been widely used in a variety of biomedical applications.However,alginate(itself) has a very slow degradation rate,and its gels degrade in an uncontrollable manner,releasing high(molecular) weight strands that are difficult to drain from the body.In order to improve the biodegradability of alginate,commercially available high molecular weight alginate was oxidized with sodium periodate.The IR(analysis) confirmed the characteristic peak of aldehyde group in the oxidized alginate.Oxidized alginate fully degraded at physiological condition(37 ℃,pH=7.4 PBS) after 100 h incubation and the molecular weight reduced from 11.2×10~(4) g/mol to 3.6×10~(4) g/mol.When small amounts of uronate groups were oxidized,the aqueous solution of the oxidized alginates still formed hydrogels in the presence of calcium ions in a manner similar to that of native sodium alginate.However,the compressive strengths of these hydrogels were lower than those of unmodified alginate and decreased quickly with incubation time.
Study on Biology Characteristics of Developmental Rhythm of Annual Plants of Allium Tenuissimum L.

The biology characteristics of developmental rhythm of annual plants of Allium Tenuissimum L.were studied by observing seedling in glass ware transplanting in flowerpot.The results showed that:The Allium Tenuissimum L.seeds took 14～15 days to bourgeon.Cotyledons of Allium Tenuissimum L.growth came out of soil by double folding,cotyledons' front came out of soil was a sign that the plant separate from the seed and the process of plant absorbing nutrients from seed were over.Allium Tenuissimum L.plants could carry on tiller by one dividing in to two plants in the first year.Anual plants of Allium Tenuissimum L.could tiller over three stage under suitable conditions.The typical plants after secondary tiller had three green leaves.Tiller of anual plants of Allium Tenuissimum L.was discovered,so its growth period should add a stage i.e.tiller stage.
Financial knowledge of teens and their parents

The purposes of this study were to determine the financial knowledge of high school juniors/seniors and their parents and the relationship between the teens' and parents' financial knowledge. Teens were knowledgeable about net incomes and endorsing checks. Parents were knowledgeable on all areas studied except, credit card liability for unauthorized use, W-4 forms, annual percentage rates, auto collision coverage, and interest accrual on outstanding credit card balances. Significant relationships were found between the teens' and parents' money knowledge.
Ethanol production by Pichia stipitis immobilized on sugarcane bagasse

Abstract The search for new ethanol production technologies is due to this biofuel being a renewable and environmentally friendly option. Immobilized cell systems for ethanol production have been studied; however, the phenomenon involved in cell sorption on raw materials has been poorly explored. Therefore, this work evaluates P. stipitis immobilization on sugarcane bagasse pretreated with sulphuric acid, as well as ethanol production in batch culture. The results obtained showed that the Guggenheim-Anderson-de Boer (GAB) model explained the sorption phenomenon. The selected inoculum size for immobilization was the same as the monolayer sorption capability (1.17 gl-1). Using 1:100 g ml- 1 solid-liquid ratio, at 250 rpm, ethanol yield and productivity of 0.404 gg-1 glucose and 0.41 gl-1h-1 were obtained, respectively. The immobilized systems were stable for up to twenty-five repeated batches (36 h each). Ethanol production was increased from the first to the twenty-fifth batch (18.1 and 24.7 gl-1 ethanol). The use of complex media, such as molasses “B” or sugarcane hydrolyzates, caused an increase in process efficiency 2.4 and 1.8-fold respectively, compared with free cells systems. Biotechnological ethanol production from lignocellulosic hydrolyzates could be improved by the use of the immobilization cell sorption on pre-treated raw materials.
Una tipología de los sistemas regionales de innovación en España

El objetivo de este trabajo es la determinacion para el caso espanol de una tipologia de Sistemas Regionales de Innovacion, que permita ordenar la variedad existente. En efecto, Espana cuenta con Comunidades Autonomas que, en materia de innovacion, siguen pautas de comportamiento diferenciadas. En este sentido, se identifican los rasgos que caracterizan dichos Sistemas Regionales de Innovacion utilizando, para ello, indicadores de recursos y resultados de la actividad tecnologica y productiva.
Impact of Information Sharing in Supply Chain Management

It has been pointed out that a vital element of SCM systems is the sharing of information such as sales figures and delivery plans between multiple companies or between different divisions of a company. However, the potential benefits of SCM for individual companies that actually share information has yet to be properly investigated. In view of this, the present study modeled company activities in a way that considered decision-making not just over the execution-level, but also over the tactics- and strategy-level. Simulation was then used to investigate the impact of information sharing on company gross profits. In this study on supply chains in the electronics industry, we confirmed that sharing information such as product plan and procurement plan between a component manufacturer and assembly manufacturer can lead to improved gross profits for all companies involved. We demonstrated that the benefit of sharing strategy-level plans is greater than in the case of sharing execution- and tactics-level information. The increase in gross profit was seen to be particularly large in the case of declining demand. In addition, while earlier studies evaluated the impact of information sharing by looking at inventory levels, this study confirms that reducing inventory does not necessarily lead to improved gross profits, thereby highlighting the importance of gross profits as a measure for assessing the impact of information sharing.
Recovery trajectories during state change from bare sediment to eelgrass dominance

Seagrasses are important foundation species in shallow coastal ecosystems that pro- vide critical ecosystem services including stabilizing sediment, sequestering carbon and nutrients, and providing habitat and an energy source for a diverse fauna. We followed the recovery of functional (primary productivity, carbon and nitrogen sequestration, sediment deposition) and structural (shoot density, biomass, plant morphometrics) attributes of Zostera marina (eelgrass) meadows in replicate large plots (0.2 to 0.4 ha) restored by seeding in successive years, resulting in a chrono sequence of sites from 0 (unvegetated) to 9 yr since seeding. Shoot density was the structural metric that changed most significantly, with an initial 4 yr lag, and a rapid, linear increase in plots 6 to 9 yr after seeding. Changes in Z. marina aerial productivity, sediment organic content, and exchangeable ammonium showed a similar trend with an initial 4 yr lag period before differences were observed from initial bare sediment conditions. After 9 yr, Z. marina meadows had 20× higher rates of areal productivity than 1 to 3 yr old meadows, double the organic matter and exchangeable ammonium concentrations, 3× more carbon and 4× more nitro- gen, and had accumulated and retained finer particles than bare, unvegetated sediments. These results demonstrate the reinstatement of key ecosystem services with successful large-scale restoration, although none of the parameters reached an asymptote after 9 yr, indicating that at least a decade is required for these attributes to be fully restored, even in an area with high habitat suitability. Survivorship along a depth gradient showed that ~1.6 m (mean sea level) is the maxi- mum depth limit for Z. marina, which matches the 'tipping point' for survival predicted for this sys- tem from a non-linear hydro dynamic/seagrass growth model.
Differential responses of rhizosphere microbial communities to the planting of different soybean varieties.

The effects of the planting of four soybean varieties (Taiwan 75,Zhonghuang 42,Chunfengzao and Liuyueban) on rhizosphere microbial communities were studied by using phospholipid fatty acid analysis ( PLFA) . The results showed that the soybean varieties in acidic soil had no significant effects on the microbial community diversity,such as aerobic bacteria,anaerobic bacteria,Gram-negative bacteria,Gram-positive bacteria,actinomycetes and protozoa,except the impact of the Liuyueban on fungi and the ratio of bacteria/fungi,although they showed obvious differences in the biomass and yield. Compared with the Liuyueban,the Chunfengzao had significantly increased rhizosphere microbial community diversity,and improved the dominant species and evenness. The Zhonghuang 42 had significantly increased the richness of dominant species,and had also a significant difference with Taiwan 75 in Shannon evenness. However, the four genotypes of soybean had no significant effects on McIntosh and Gini indices. Further,principal component analysis ( PCA) showed that the Liuyueban and Zhonghuang 42 had significantly different effects on rhizosphere microbes,while the Chunfengzao and Taiwan 75 had a similar effect on the microbial community. These results facilitate our understanding about the interaction between soybean varieties and rhizosphere microbial communities in acidic soil.
The Value of the History of Economic Thought

The study of the history of economic thought (HET) is generally held in low esteem by mainstream economists. However, there are many reasons for teaching students of economics the history of their own discipline. This paper surveys the main reasons for studying and teaching HET. Among the reasons discussed are: HET keeps alive research paradigms that are alternatives to the prevailing orthodoxy; the study of HET exposes students to the comprehensive, holistic systems of economic and social thought constructed by Marx, Smith, Keynes and the other great figures in HET; the study of HET enriches our understanding of contemporary economic thought by showing how the concepts, theories, policies and tools of analysis of economics evolved over time.
[C-reactive protein as possible early prognostic marker of restenosis development in coronary artery stents].

AIM To study possible link between inflammatory response of the body to stent implantation and development of instent restenosis. METHODS C-reactive protein (CRP) was determined in 24 patients subjected to coronary stenting. Coronary angiography was repeated in 7.1-/+0.68 months after initial procedure. RESULTS At repeat angiography positive results of stenting persisted in 18 while restenosis developed in 6 patients. All patients had increased CRP levels on days 2-3 after stenting. Day 2 CRP levels were higher in patients with than without restenosis (28-/+4.22 mg/l and 14.17-/+2.14 mg/l, respectively, p or=24 mg/l with high degree of probability predicts restenosis in remote period.
Further Notes on Cucurbitaceae: III: Some Southern African Taxa

Reductions to synonymy are recorded in Momordica L. and Diplocyclos (Endl.) v. Post & Kuntze. Validly published for the first time are the names Eureiandra lasiandra sp. nov., Cocciniafernandesiana sp. nov., Coccinia subglabra sp. nov., Trochomeria subglabra sp. nov., Cucumis myriocarpus subsp. myriocarpus and subsp. leptodermis (Schweick.) C. Jeffrey & P. Halliday stat. nov., Zehneria scabra (Linn.f.) Sond. subsp. scabra and subsp. argyrea (A. Zimm.) comb. & stat. nov., var. argyrea and var. chirindensis var. nov., Kedrostis limpompensis sp. nov., Corallocarpus wildii sp. nov., and Peponium pageanum sp. nov. Cucumis zeyheri Sond. is re-established as a distinct species, and the circumscriptions of Zehneria oligosperma C. Jeffrey and Z. microsperma Hook.f. are revised. Evidence from seed-coat anatomy is presented for the correct generic disposition of Acanthosicyos naudinianus (Sond.) C. Jeffrey. A revision, with a key to species, is given of the southern African species of Corallocarpus Hook.f.
Investigations on mesostigmatic mites from Ningxia and neighboring Provinces (Acari) (2)

Objective To record species of mesostigmatic mites from Ningxia and neighboring Provinces.Methods Vector biology survey was taken to classify and identify the mesostigmatic mites.Results There were 62 species of 27 genera,11 families of the mesostigmatic mites collected from Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region and the neighboring provinces,including 18 species newly recorded species of Ningxia and the neighboring provinces: Hypoaspis tengi Gu et Bai,1991;Hypoaspis bombicolens Canestrini,1884;Androlaelaps euryplatamus Yang et Li,1992;Androlaelaps singuloides Gu et Duan,1991;Parasitus fimetorum Berlese,1904;Parasitus americanus Berlese,1888;Parasitus beta Oudemans et Voigts,1904;Parasitus coleoptratorum Linnaeus,1758;Parasitus tichomirovi Davydova,1971;Neogamasus crispus Ma et Yan,1998;Macrocheles penicilliger Berlese,1904;Glyptholaspis confusa Foa,1900;Pachylaelaps xenillitus Ma,1985;Pachylaelaps xizangensis Ma et Wang,1997;Amblyseius yonganensis Ma et Lin,2007;Rhodacarellus liuzhiyingi Ma,1995;Veigaia cuneata Ma,1996;Eviphis tongdensis Li,Yang et Wang,2000.Conclusions It is of important significance to discover the mesostigmatic mites in Ningxia and neighboring provinces for prevention and control of natural focus diseases.
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criteria in the classification of juvenile SpA. The addition of tarsitis as a clinical criterion may improve the performance of these criteria sets. Axial symptoms are unusual in juvenile SpA and one of the major unmet needs in this condition is the development of separate criteria that can readily identify children with early axial involvement. Can ASAS classification criteria for axial SpA be useful in this regard? Recent publication of a cross-sectional analysis of 1,020 patients ages 18–40 years with persistent low back pain has raised important questions regarding specificity of current positive MRI definition of sacroilitis (5). An accompanying editorial has stated that in Europe this objective, but nonspecific, finding is required to authorize the use of biologic agents for the treatment of SpA and, in the US, the Food and Drug Administration wants a “positive MRI” to increase confidence for clinical trials of biologic agents in SpA (6). The cost of MRI and HLA–B27 testing may limit the applicability of ASAS criteria in countries with budget restrictions or in segments of the population not covered by health security systems (7).
The Market for Used Cars: A New Test of the Lemons Model

The lemons model assumes that owners of used cars have an informational advantage over potential buyers with respect to the quality of their vehicles. Owners of bad cars will try to sell them to unsuspecting buyers while owners of good cars will hold on to theirs. Consequently, the quality of traded automobiles should be sub-average. In contrast to previous work, the following Paper tests both the assumption of informational asymmetry and the prediction of sub-average traded car quality using a sample consisting of all 1985 cars registered in the Swiss canton of Basle-City over the period 1985-91. Our data support both the assumption and the prediction of the lemons model. The lemons problem does not appear to be widespread, however.
Interpolatory Rational Model Order Reduction of Parametric Problems Lacking Uniform Inf-Sup Stability

We present a technique for the approximation of a class of Hilbert space-valued maps which arise within the framework of Model Order Reduction for parametric partial differential equations, whose solution map has a meromorphic structure. Our MOR stategy consists in constructing an explicit rational approximation based on few snapshots of the solution, in an interpolatory fashion. Under some restrictions on the structure of the original problem, we describe a priori convergence results for our technique, hereafter called minimal rational interpolation, which show its ability to identify the main features (e.g. resonance locations) of the target solution map. We also investigate some procedures to obtain a posteriori error indicators, which may be employed to adapt the degree and the sampling points of the minimal rational interpolant. Finally, some numerical experiments are carried out to confirm the theoretical results and the effectiveness of our technique.
Determining the prognostic significance of IKKα in prostate cancer

As the survival of castration‐resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) remains poor, and the nuclear factor‐κB (NF‐κB) pathways play key roles in prostate cancer (PC) progression, several studies have focused on inhibiting the NF‐κB pathway through generating inhibitory κB kinase subunit α (IKKα) small molecule inhibitors. However, the identification of prognostic markers able to discriminate which patients could benefit from IKKα inhibitors is urgently required. The present study investigated the prognostic value of IKKα, IKKα phosphorylated at serine 180 (p‐IKKα S180) and threonine 23 (p‐IKKα T23), and their relationship with the androgen receptor (AR) and Ki67 proliferation index to predict patient outcome.