Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effects of feeding different levels of distillers dried grains with solubles (DDGS) on performance of broiler chicken

In the present investigation, a total of 180 day-old broiler chicks were divided into five groups having 36 chicks with 3 replicates of 12 chicks in each group. The birds of T0, T1, T2, T3 and T4groups were fed with the diets having 0, 5, 10, 15 and 20% DDGS, respectively. The feeding trial was conducted for a period of 42 days. The total feed consumption per broiler for different experimental groups was highest in T0 group (4132.55g) and lowest in T4 group (3477.95g). The final body weight per broiler was highest in T0 group (2130.68 ± 24.50g) followed by T1 group (2050.33 ± 18.70g), T2 (1985.22 ± 19.44g), T3 (1870.51 ± 19.11g) and T4 (1711.70 ± 20.69g). The overall FCR of the entire period of the experimental groups was best in T1 group (1.92) followed by T0 (1.94), T2 (1.96), T3 (2.01) and T0 (2.03) group. The per cent survivability of T1 and T2 groups were cent per cent (100) followed by T3 (97.22), T0 (94.44) and T4 (91.67) group. The gross profit per broiler was found to be highest in T1 group and lowest in T4 group. From the results obtained it can be concluded that DDGS can be incorporated in broiler ration at the levels of 5%.
地方品種Ipomoea batatas Lam.抗癌活性之研究

Many anticancer drugs are derived from nature, such as taxol and camptothecin. A specific variety of Ipomoea batatas Lam obtained from local market is tested for its anticancer activity. The leaves were extracted with methanol and then partitioned with water and ethyl acetate. The ethyl acetate extract （IB-EAE）is found to exert significant cytotoxicity against several cancer cell lines tested in vitro in a dose-dependent manner. The anticancer activity of IB-EAE was investigated further in vivo using mouse bearing transplanted tumor cells. IB-EAE significantly inhibits the growths of tumors originating from B16F10 melanoma, LLC carcinoma and ML1-4a hepatoma. Flow cytometry assay and BrdU incorporation assay show that the inhibitory activity of cell proliferation is due to cell cycle arrest because IB-EAE inhibits the progression of cells from G1 phase into S phase. Besides, we found IB-EAE inhibits the migration activity of BAEC in vitro, and the microvessels formation of aortic ring ex vivo as well as the blood vessel formation in a semi in vivo chicken chorioallantonic membrane assay. Finally, by measuring total hemoglobin content in the tumor tissues, we demonstrate that IB-EAE does possess anti-angiogenic activity. We also found IB-EAE inhibits the migrations of PC-3 human prostate cancer cells and B16F10 mouse melanoma cells by either the Boyden chamber assay or the wound healing assay. In a gelatin zymography assay for matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9), IB-EAE inhibits the secretion of MMP-9 form PC-3 cells and the total MMP-9 activity in the B16F10 tumors, suggesting the extract possesses an interesting anti-metastatic principle.
HST observations of 3C 66B - A double-stranded optical jet

The central region of the synchrotron jet in 3C 66B imaged with ultrahigh spatial resolution by the Faint Object Camera on the HST is discussed. A close correspondence between the general characteristics of the smoothed optical image and the radio map is observed, implying that the young and old relativistic particles occupy similar regions to within about 130 pc. Focus is placed on the double-stranded filamentary nature of the jet, and it is speculated that this could reflect edge-brightening effects due to enhanced radiation from a skinlike structure surrounding the jet. It is noted that the similarity of optical and radio morphologies points to the fact that localized particle acceleration occurs along the jet; however, the filamentary structure and a low filling factor of radiation agree with a model in which the electrons are accelerated within the nucleus and are transported along the jet in a channel having low magnetic field. 22 refs.
Audit Committee Effectiveness and Corporate Sustainable Growth: The Case of Egypt

The purpose of this study is to examine the association between audit committee (AC hereafter) effectiveness, measured by its characteristics; AC size, AC independence and AC meetings and corporate sustainable growth rate (SGR hereafter) in the Egyptian setting. It also explores how results differ between service and non-service firms and whether the main results persist when only profitable firms are being examined. <br><br>To obtain relevant information about AC characteristics and SGR, the study relied on the board of directors’ and annual reports of non-financial firms listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange (EGX) during the period spanning from 2015 to 2019. Multiple regression models were developed to test the research hypotheses and conduct sensitivity and additional analyses. <br><br>After controlling for audit quality, ownership concentration, firm size, firm age and firm risk, regression results didn’t Show significant positive association between AC size and SGR. However, AC independence and AC meetings are positively and significantly associated with SGR. Ownership concentration is positively and significantly associated with SGR, while audit quality is negatively and significantly associated with SGR. Two sensitivity checks and additional analyses were conducted to provide further evidence. Results are robust to an alternative measure of SGR and AC independence. The role that ACs play in SGR differ between service and non-service firms. Results remain unchanged when only profitable firms are examined. <br><br>The results demonstrate that ACs in Egypt play an important monitoring and governance role in the sustainable growth of non-financial firms listed on EGX. The Egyptian Corporate Governance Code related to ACs fulfilled its goals. The study results are of great value to policy makers, regulators, accounting professionals, researchers and other stakeholders.
FATORES ASSOCIADOS Ã€ DISTRIBUIÇÃO ESPACIAL DO FITOPLÂNCTON EM LAGOS DE INUNDAÇÃO (PANTANAL NORTE, BRASIL)

Atualmente, o conhecimento acerca dos fatores direcionadores das comunidades nos ecossistemas tem-se tornado cada vez mais importante para suplementar modelos ecossistemicos e embasar medidas de manejo e recuperacao de habitat. No entanto, esses fatores ainda nao sao bem conhecidos em ambientes tropicais e especialmente em planicies de inundacao. Este estudo teve por objetivo avaliar os efeitos dos fatores locais e espaciais na composicao e abundância da comunidade fitoplanctonica em diferentes epocas do periodo de aguas altas. Quatorze lagoas marginais ao rio Cuiaba, Pantanal de Pocone, MT, foram amostradas quinzenalmente entre janeiro e abril de 2007. Para analise do padrao espacial da composicao e abundância dos taxons fitoplanctonicos realizou-se um correlograma multivariado de Mantel. Para testar o efeito dos fatores locais foram utilizadas como variaveis as caracteristicas limnologicas dos sistemas (profundidade, transparencia da agua, temperatura, condutividade, pH e alcalinidade) e a densidade zooplanctonica. Durante o periodo de amostragem a comunidade fitoplanctonica esteve representada principalmente pelas classes Cyanophyceae (maior riqueza) e Cryptophyceae (maior abundância). A riqueza e abundância fitoplanctonicas apresentaram valores individualizados nas lagoas. Relacoes significativas foram encontradas entre a composicao fitoplanctonica e as variaveis limnologicas dos sistemas (p = 0,003), porem foram fracamente relacionadas a densidade zooplanctonica. De maneira geral, a variacao espacial nao foi um fator direcionador e os componentes locais se mostraram como os mais importantes para a comunidade fitoplanctonica dos ambientes investigados.
The Cahn–Hilliard gradient theory for phase separation with non-smooth free energy Part II: Numerical analysis

In this paper we consider the numerical analysis of a parabolic variational inequality arising from a deep quench limit of a model for phase separation in a binary mixture due to Cahn and Hilliard. Stability, convergence and error bounds for a finite element approximation are proven. Numerical simulations in one and two space dimensions are presented.
Soil Fertility Status of Available Calcium and Magnesium in Soil through Soil Fertility Mapping using GPS and GIS Techniques of Dharmaur Micro-Watershed Jagdalpur Block, Bastar District of (C.G.) State, India

Soil fertility be defined while the capability of soil in the direction of contribute nutrients to the plants in an sufficient amount, suitable quantity, and free from toxic elements. Thus a fertile soil may or may not be abundant depending leading crops, marketing condition in addition to several further factors (i.e., excessive acidity or alkalinity, the presence of toxic substance, deprived physical properties or an excess or deficit of water. However, every productive soil have to be fertile.
Identification and distribution of cross-pollinating honey-bees on almonds

1. Pollen on stigmas and the bodies of honey-bees foraging on almond blossoms was identified in 1988 and 1989. The percentage of blossoms setting nuts also was measured with respect to a tree limb's adjacent pollen source. 2. Every honey-bee that we collected foraging on almond blossoms had selfpollen on its body and 90% or more had cross-pollen. In 1988, 60-92% of the foragers had non-almond pollen on their bodies, while in 1989 the percentages were 92-100%. 3. In 1988 there was significantly more selfand cross-pollen on foragers' bodies than non-almond pollen with the exception of 'Peerless' nectar collectors. However, in 1989 the percentages of crossand non-almond pollen were equivalent except for 'Price', and were significantly less than the percentages of self-pollen. 4. In 1988, 42-1-81-2% of the stigmas we examined had self-pollen, 36-8-68 7% had cross-pollen, and 43-7-94 0% had non-almond pollen. In 1989, 60 0-100 0% of the stigmas had self-pollen, 10-100% had cross-pollen, and 8O)0-100 0% had non-almond pollen. 5. The percentages of pollen types on stigmas did not differ significantly between limbs adjacent to trees of the same or different cultivars. In 1988 the percentages of selfand cross-pollen on stigmas were equivalent in all cultivars except 'NePlus' which had significantly more selfthan cross-pollen. In 1989 there was significantly more selfthan cross-pollen on stigmas of all cultivars except 'Price' which had equivalent amounts of both pollen types. In both years non-almond pollen occurred with equivalent or significantly higher frequencies than self-pollen. 6. Nut set on limbs adjacent to compatible pollen sources did not differ significantly from those within the same row adjacent to trees of the same cultivar (i.e. incompatible pollen sources). 7. The population of honey-bees capable of cross-pollination in almond orchards is apparently a majority of the overall honey-bee foraging population and is homogeneously distributed throughout the orchard.
Bilevel Distributed Optimization in Directed Networks

Motivated by emerging applications in wireless sensor networks and large-scale data processing, we consider distributed optimization over directed networks where the agents communicate their information locally to their neighbors to cooperatively minimize a global cost function. We introduce a new unifying distributed constrained optimization model that is characterized as a bilevel optimization problem. This model captures a wide range of existing problems over directed networks including: (i) Distributed optimization with linear constraints; (ii) Distributed unconstrained nonstrongly convex optimization over directed networks. Employing a novel regularization-based relaxation approach and gradient-tracking schemes, we develop an iteratively regularized push-pull gradient algorithm. We establish the consensus and derive new convergence rate statements for suboptimality and infeasibility of the generated iterates for solving the bilevel model. The proposed algorithm and the complexity analysis obtained in this work appear to be new for addressing the bilevel model and also for the two sub-classes of problems. The numerical performance of the proposed algorithm is presented.
Transpiration and Drought Stress Recovery of Three

Transpiration and drought stress recovery were investigated in three container-grown zinnia cultivars [Zinnia elegans Jacq. (‘Lilliput’ and ‘Thumbelina’) and Z. haageana Reger (‘Persian Carpet’)] by measuring daily changes in the normalized transpiration ratio (NTR) of well-watered (control), water-stressed, and water-stressed/re-watered plants. Transpiration of plants grown in gradually drying substrate did not decline until the fraction of transpirable substrate water (FTSW) reached 0.16 to 0.12. Symptoms of plantwater stress (i.e. foliar wilt) were first observed on the leaves of ‘Persian Carpet’, which was also the cultivar with the highest average daily transpiration rate. By comparison, the remaining two cultivars (‘Lilliput’ and ‘Thumbelina’) exhibited lower average daily transpiration rates and took significantly longer to reach the same dry-down endpoint (NTR 0.15). Drought stress recovery was assessed by comparing xylem water potential and root and shoot dry weight in well-watered and in drought-stressed plants following a 7-day stress amelioration period. Xylem water potential of all three drought-stressed cultivars increased (i.e. became less negative) one week after re-watering. Root biomass and root:shoot ratio were both significantly greater in water-stressed plants than in well-watered plants of the same cultivar, a finding that suggests the likelihood of osmotic adjustment in response to drought. Index words: normalized transpiration ratio, fraction of transpirable substrate water, foliar wilt, containerized horticultural crops. Species used in this study: ‘Lilliput’ and ‘Thumbelina’ zinnia (Zinnia elegans Jacq.), ‘Persian Carpet’ zinnia (Zinnia haageana
Heavy Metals Toxicity in Agricultural Soils– Critical Review of Possible Sources, Influence on Soil Health and Remedial Measures to Remove, Reduce and Stabilize Contaminants in Soil

ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 9 Number 6 (2020) Journal homepage: http://www.ijcmas. com In today’s scenario, heavy metal pollution has become one of the global problems to be dealt with, owing to rapid industrial growth, intensive agriculture and high population rate. The major challenge lies in feeding the overly populated country which creates more dependency on the use of fertilizers, pesticides, fungicides, and manures etc., to increase the crop yields. Use of agro chemicals coupled with waste water irrigation has resulted in rapid deterioration of soil quality due to over accumulation of heavy metals which are non degradable and persist for longer time in soils. Soil pollution by heavy metals is a significant environmental problem worldwide. Concentration of these heavy metals in soil has increased drastically over the last three decades, posing high risk to the environment and human health. Not only does a metal contaminated soil have a negative effect on plant growth and yield but it also poses severe threat to bioaccumulation of toxic metals in food chain and soil biological activity. Remediation methods used for heavy metal soil cleanup include physical, chemical and biological or a combination of these techniques to remove/ reduce/stabilize heavy metals in soil. Hence, cleanup of heavy metal contaminated soils is of prime concern and different techniques like immobilization, soil washing and bioremediation are known to be the best technologies for removing the contaminants in soils of most developed countries. Most recent step towards reduction of metal pollution in soils is the use of organic amendments and adoption of phytoremediation techniques which are cost effective, environment friendly and improve soil health. Use of organic amendments like farmyard manure, biochar, vermicompost and inorganic materials like lime, zeolites, iron oxides etc., reduce the metal mobility and bioavailability in soils. A combination of two or more of these soil amendments can be used to increase the efficiency of remediation process. This review paper presents possible sources of heavy metal pollution, their effect on soil health with appropriate remedial measures described in length. K e y w o r d s Heavy metals, sources, Soil health, Remediation techniques, Phytoremediation, Immobilization, Soil washing Accepted: 18 May 2020 Available Online: 10 June 2020 Article Info Int.J.Curr.Microbiol. App.Sci (2020) 9(6): 1467-1482
Isolation and identification of Rhizobium from saline soils of Bangladesh and preparation of mother culture

Nitrogen is an essential plant nutrient which is required for the maximum growth and yield of agriculturally important crops. Microbial inoculants may supplement N-requirement and reduce the dependency on costly synthetic N-fertilizer in respect of crop yield. The ability of soil microorganisms to fix atmospheric nitrogen is an important trait in promoting plant growth and increasing crop yield. The study was conducted for the isolation and identification of nitrogen fixing bacteria from saline soils of different locations of tidal floodplain region of Bangladesh. Three Rhizobium strains were isolated and purified. The isolates were preliminarily identified on the basis of their morphological and biochemical characteristics. Based on the results, it can be concluded that the isolates possess great potential to be developed as biofertilizers to enhance soil fertility and plant growth. However, their performance under green house and field conditions should be assessed before being recommended for biofertilizer production and their applications.
Cancellation of air‐borne acoustic plane waves obliquely incident upon a planar phased array of active surface elements.

The control of sound inside and outside an enclosure has recently been of much interest to researchers in acoustics. The approach most often used has been to control the sound in a given region (due to a known distribution of point sources) with destructive interference from a set of point sources whose strengths, phases, and locations can be adjusted. However, the work of the active surfaces research group at the National Center for Physical Acoustics has been to design surfaces that react to an incident wave in a manner defined by the operator. If this reaction is such that the surface moves with and at the same amplitude as the incoming wave, reflections will be controlled. Such surfaces have been built by this group for the control of normally incident plane waves. This paper reports on the extension of this work to oblique incidence. Since the phase of the incident wave varies over the surface of the transducer, a phased array is required for acceptable performance.
Design Proposal for e-Accessibility and Interoperability in e-Health Solutions based on ISO9241-151 and ISO/IEEE11073

The new concepts of e-accessibility and design for all , along with familiar concepts like usability and interoperability, must serve to bring the Information Communication Technology (ICT) closer to the people with disability, constituting Ambient Intelligence (AmI) environments. In this context, the ISO9241-151 standard for e-accessibility and the ISO/IEEE11073 standard for personal medical device interoperability have been considered as design guidelines. This article proposes the technical requirements needed in the design and evaluation of a Graphical User Interface (GUI) for its further implementation of e-Health applications over personal devices such as handled devices, SmartPhones or Tablet PCs.
EXAMINE THE ROLE OF MOTIVATIONAL FACTORS IN PREDICTING INTERNATIONAL TOURISTS’ OVERALL SATISFACTION AND REVISIT INTENTION: SPECIAL REFERENCE TO GALLE TOURISM ZONE

Since the tourism market has been showing an increase in popularity, it is beneficial for tourism business managers, marketers and strategy planners to understand why people want to visit a destinations, what are the motivational attributes, what kind of experiences tourists have when they visit destinations, what types of perceived value people have after they visit, what is the level of satisfaction, if they have intentions to revisit or not, and the variables that influence tourists to revisit the destination. Therefore the purpose of the study was identify the relationship between travel motivational factors in predicting to tourists overall satisfaction and revisit intention. The sample of 100 tourists were selected from the Galle tourism zone, which is one of the best multi-attracting destination in Sri Lanka. Factor analysis was used to identify the travel motivational factors in Galle tourism zone. According to the results of the study, culture & social, novelty/adventure, amenities, recreation and relaxation were the travel motivational factors which influenced international tourists to visit Galle. Multiple regression analysis was used to identify the influence factors for international tourists’ satisfaction. Results revealed that among five motivational factors culture & social, novelty/adventure and relaxation were considered significant determinants of the overall satisfaction of tourists. And according to results of the binary logistic model, international tourists who were satisfied with the overall image of Galle, were 7 times more likely to revisit than international tourists’ who were dissatisfied.
Invitro Antimalarial and Antibacterial Activities of Methanol Stem Bark Extract of Frankincense Tree (Boswellia dalzielii) and Leaves Extract of Kenaf (Hibiscus cannabinus)

Aim: This research investigated the anti-malarial and antibacterial activities of stem bark methanol extract of Frankincense tree and Kenaf leaves extract on Plasmodium falciparum parasite and against five clinically significant bacteria. Study Design: Laboratory-experimental design was used for this study. Place and Duration of Study: This study was carried out between September 2019 and November 2019 at Biochemistry and Microbiology laboratories, Sokoto State University, Sokoto, Nigeria. Methodology: The in vitro antimalarial activity test was conducted by determining the parasitemia for each sample concentration by manual counting on thin Giemsa smears after a 24-hour incubation with the extracts in order to determine the IC50 values. The antibacterial study was done using a modified agar well diffusion technique. Results: The testing revealed that methanol stem bark extract of Frankincense tree and Kenaf leaves exhibited good and potent (very good) antimalarial activities against P. falciparum respectively with IC50 values of 1.25 μg/mL and 0.16 μg/mL respectively. They also show good inhibitory activities against E.coli but slight inhibitory activities against the other pathogens tested. Original Research Article Salihu et al.; AJBGMB, 5(2): 19-23, 2020; Article no.AJBGMB. 59859 20 Conclusion: The current study indicates that extracts of these plants exhibit anti-malarial and antibacterial activities and may serve as useful sources of drugs for treatment of malaria caused by P. falciparum parasite as well as bacterial infections caused by the tested bacteria.