Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Forest Regeneration in the Tana River Primate National Reserve, Kenya

ABSTRACT This paper examines forest regeneration in the Tana River Primate National Reserve, using data on the size-class abundances and site conditions of major canopy tree species. Forests vary from those dominated by Pachystela msolo to mixed forests of greater species richness with Sorindeia madagascariensis and Diospyros mespiliformis or with Garcinia livingstonei and Mimusops obtusifolia. The low occurrence of saplings and narrow range of soil conditions supporting mature individuals project a relative decline for P. msolo in the study area. Size-class associations between six major canopy trees show a successional tendency toward greater species diversity but a decline in the regeneration of primate resources. Significant differences in the environmental conditions of Ficus sycomorus, P. msolo and S. madagascariensis document possible causal changes in the physical environment. The effects of riverine changes on the regeneration of primate habitat and its persistence potentially jeopardises long-term conservation in this-small reserve.
Equilibrium, Kinetic and Thermodynamic Study on Methylene Blue from Aqueous Solution Using Low Cost Adsorbent

The research of the present work was to investigate the removal of methylene blue dyes from aqueous solution by using Acid Activated Carica Papaya (ACPCNC). Generally, dyes are organic compounds used as colouring products in chemical, textile, paper, printing, leather, plastics and various food industries. The need for the treatment of dye contaminated waste water passed out from the industry. In this study, Acid Activated Carica Papaya was studied for its potential use as an adsorbent for removal of a cationic dye methylene blue. The various factors affecting adsorption, such as initial dye concentration, contact time, adsorbent dose and effect of temperature, were evaluated. The experimental data were fitted into the pseudo-second order kinetic model. The equilibrium of adsorption was modeled by using the Langmuir and Freundlich isotherm models. The objective of the present work suggests the ACPCNC may be utilized as a low cost adsorbent for methylene blue dyes removal from aqueous solution.
Mass-dependent energetics and survival in Harbour Seal pups

Summary 1 Winter survival rate in Harbour Seal pups is significantly correlated with the autumn body mass of pups. Multi-type mark–recapture statistics were applied to individual re-sighting histories of branded seals, and survival probability was estimated with weight as a covariate. The probability of surviving to an age of 1 year is only 0·63 for the smallest pups at 17 kg, whereas pups at 32 kg have a survival probability of 0·96. 2 An energetic model for juvenile Harbour Seals reveals how metabolic rate is related to body mass, skin surface area, blubber thickness and water temperature. There is an increasing thermal stress with decreasing body size of pups. Low winter water temperatures induce a negative energy balance in small pups, which is a probable cause of the observed mass-dependent survival. 3 This study explicitly links a physical property of the environment, sea-water temperature, to energetics and life history. The approach opens possibilities for studying aspects of life-history evolution, such as optimal weaning weight and pupping time, in marine mammals.
Survey of Campylobacter jejuni and Campylobacter coli in different taxa and ecological guilds of migratory birds

Abstract A total of 169 faecal samples were collected from migrating birds, belonging to the Order of Passeriformes, in Campania region in order to isolate Campylobacter spp. Campylobacter spp. were isolated from 39 of the 169 birds examined (23.1%). Among these 36 were identified as C. jejuni and the remaining strains were identified as Campylobacter coli. Given the high isolation rates wild birds could be considered natural reservoir of infection.
Double benefit claims for antimicrobial and antioxidative probiotic

This paper describes the in vitro assessment of the functional properties of probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum ME-3 (DSM14241) and evaluates the possibility for enhancement of the antioxidative activity of the human organism colonized or not with Helicobacter pylori (Hp) through the use of the synbiotic comprising L. fermentum ME-3, Lactobacillus paracasei 8700:2 and Bifidobacterium longum 46 with Raftilose P95 in a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled volunteer cross-over trial. In vitro the probiotic strain ME-3 suppressed both clinical and reference strains of Hp and expressed the highest antioxidative activity among the probiotic bacteria. In a volunteer trial the consumption of the synbiotic suppressed the oxidative stress indices in healthy volunteers colonized or not with Hp. However, this beneficial effect was apparent without systemic antimicrobial influence of probiotic bacteria on Hp colonization. This suggests the possibility to apply the probiotic strain ME-3 with double health claims for reduction of the increased risk of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) in the composition of the synbiotic as an adjunct to Hp antimicrobial therapy.
Modification Application of Key Metrics 13x13 Cryptographic Algorithm Playfair Cipher and Combination with Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) on Data Security Based on Mobile Android

: Playfair cipher is a classic encryption method that is difficult to manually manipulate but apart from the advantages found in plyafair cipher there are also many shortcomings, can be solved by using the information frequency of occurrence bigram, can not enter lowercase letters, numbers and special characters when encrypting This research modifies the key matrix of playfair cryptography algorithms and combines with the Linear Feedback Shift Register (LFSR) algorithm, by changing the size of the 13x13 key matrix the playfair cipher is able to insert characters as many as 196 characters consisting of capital letters, lowercase letters. The result of calculation with avalanche effect method got average value 43,59% at playfair cipher done by modification of matrix key 13x13 and combined with LFSR generator, 2,15% at playfair cipher 10x10 matrix key without merged with LFSR and 34,41% at playfair classic 5x5. That the playfair cipher that has been modified and combined with the LFSR generator is stronger than the previous playfair cipher. The result of time complexity testing has fast encryption and decryption.
NEW PASSIVE RADIOMETRIC CHANNEL DESIGNED FOR INTEGRATION WITH WEATHER RADAR PROTOTYPE AND MEASUREMENT RESULT INVESTIGATIONS

Previous attempts to integrate microwave radiometer into weather radar were unsuccessful due to unsolvable technical incompatibilities. The best way was to employ non-simultaneous measurements, when radiometer worked in gaps between radar pulses. Still, high waveguide tract dampening, remained a setback for quality data. Advance in semiconductor technology presented a whole new range of cheap tiny apparatus, including microwave receivers. Thus it became possible to build small microwave radiometer that would fit into radar antenna focus, allowing to exclude extra dampening. Shifting central frequency and using orthogonal polarization allowed to exclude high power radar pulse jamming. Presented prototype, slightly improved by now, allows to measure cloud liquid water continuously during radar sounding and precisely in the same beam direction. Several sets of such scans were made. Results show that described passive channel design proves to be quite operational. Further research is being conducted.
Efficacy Of Interferential Electrical Simulation Versus Para-Sacral Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation In Management Of Nocturnal Enuresis

Background: Enuresis is a common childhood health problem affecting the quality of life of the child and his or her family. We have evaluated the efficacy of interferential (IF) electrical stimulation and Para-Sacral transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) in children with nocturnal enuresis (NE). Objective: To study the effect of the interferential electrical simulation versus the effect of Para-sacral transcutaneous electrical stimulation in children with nocturnal enuresis. Methods: This was a randomized clinical trial in which 45 children, aged 6–18 years with NE were recruited and randomly divided into three groups. Children in the control group received standard urotherapy only (hydration, scheduled voiding, toilet training, diet), whereas children in the IF group underwent standard urotherapy + 12 sessions of IF electrical stimulation for 20 min three time per week and the children in the third group were treated with 12 session of Para-Sacral TENS. After the completion of the treatment program, the improvement score was calculated to identify relative decrease in wet nights for each child. All children were followed for one week before and after treatment. Results: In interferential electrical stimulation (IF) group, complete response was observed in 66.7%, partial response in 20% and13.3 % had no response. In Para-sacral transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) group, full response was observed in 53.3%, partial response in 26.7% and 20% had no response. In control group, full response was observed in 13.3%, partial response in 6.7% and 80% had no response. Significant reduction in mean of number of wet nights before and after treatment was seen in interferential electrical stimulation (IF) and Para-sacral transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) group (from 5.80 ±1.47 and 6.20 ± 1.52 to 0.73 ± 1.22 and 1.33 ± 1.75) respectively, P= 0.000. Conclusion: Interferential electrical stimulation (IF) and Para-sacral transcutaneous electrical stimulation (TENS) were effective in reducing the number of wet nights without causing any side effects.
TariyKDD: una herramienta genérica de Descubrimiento de Conocimiento débilmente acoplada con un SGDB

In this paper the first version of TariyKDD, a generic tool for Knowledge Discovery in Databases loosely coupled with a SGBD, is presented. This tool was developed in the KDD laboratory of the Systems Engineering Department of the University of Nariño (Colombia). TariyKDD is composing by four modules: the connection module that allows to the data retrieval from plain files and relational databases, the utilities module with common classes and libraries, the kernel module where are the filters that allow to make data cleaning and data transformation processes, the data mining algorithms for the Association and Classification tasks and the data visualization programs, and the graphical user interface module that facilitates the user interaction with the tool of a friendly way. In TariyKDD are implemented the Apriori, FPGrowth and EquipAsso algorithms for the Association task and the C4.5 and Mate-tree algorithms for the Classification.
The Block-PM Algorithm for Fast Integral Equation Solvers

The Block-PM solver calculates action-at-a-distance convolution sums that arise in electromagnetics and, unlike the plane-wave fast multipole method (FMM), it does not suffer from low-frequency breakdown. The solution uses O(N log N) operations and O(N) storage for surface as well as volume distributions of sources. It differs from single-mesh PM [1, 2] primarily in that sparse meshes are used and the mesh convolution sum is evaluated using Fast Fourier Transforms on a nested hierarchy of blocks. Block-PM gives optimal accuracy, and is applicable from statics to high frequency electromagnetics.
ION-EXCHANGE SYNTHESIS OF GRAPHENE LOADED-ZnS/Bi2S3 NANOPLATES WITH HIGH PHOTOCATALYTIC ACTIVITY

In this work we have prepared graphene loaded-ZnS/Bi2S3 nanoplates. Scanning electron microscopy and transmission electron microscopy observations confirm that two dimensional (2D) ZnS/Bi2S3 nanoplates are tightly anchored on the graphene. The experimental results show that these nanocomposites demonstrate visible-light photocatalytic activities for methyl orange dye degradation. The high visible photocatalytic performances can be attributed to photo-induced electrons-holes separations in the ZnS/Bi2S3 nanoplates and the rapid capture of those electrons by graphene. This work provides a new method for synthesis of these highly efficient visible-light-driven photocatalysts.
A Novel Algorithm for Correcting Lexical Errors in Data Mining using Levenshtein Distance and Hierarchical Clustering

: Internet searchers have turn into the essential method for getting to data on the Web. In any case, late studies show incorrectly spelled words are exceptionally regular in inquiries to these frameworks. At the point when clients incorrectly spell a question, the outcomes are erroneous or give uncertain data. In this work, a hierarchical clustering based Lexicon correction algorithm using Levenshtein Distance for misspelling detection and correction
Shortest Path Based Dynamic Route Adjustment Scheme for Data Collection in a Wireless Sensor Network with a Multiple Mobile Sink

: The load balancing is one of the major constraints in the wireless sensor network. Single mobile sink give rise to the collision, the packet loss and communication delay. Thus usage of two mobile sink based approach is proposed. Identifying the sink location and routing path is the most challenging task in a wireless sensor network. In this scheme based upon the number of nodes, the nodes are divided into clusters, by the common node id and coordinate values the cluster heads will communicate to their respective mobile sink with the shortest routing algorithm. Update information of the sink to every cluster head leads to abundant energy usage and decrease the lifetime of the network, which is overcome in this approach. Proposed method performance is compared with the current approach named EECLA . Simulation results show that there is a vast improvement in the lifetime of the wireless sensor network when compared with the existing scheme.
Effects of Elevated CO2 concentration and High Temperature on Growth and Yield of Rice : I. The effect on development, dry matter production and some growth characteristics

Phenological development, biomass production and the related growth characteristics of rice (cv Akihikari) in canopy were measured over the entire growth period under different CO2 concentrations and air temperature regimes in temperature gradient chambers (TGCs), in order to clarify the effects of anticipated global climate change on rice production. The TGC is a plastic tunnel with the dimensions of 26m in length, 2.05m in width and 1.7m in height in which air was ventilated at varying rates to created a 4°C temperature gradient along its longitudinal axis. Two TGCs were used for this experiment; one was kept at ambient CO2(c350 μLL-1) concentration and the other at 690 μLL-l throughout the entire growth period. CO2×temperature treatmets were applied to potted rice plants displaced in TGC at the density of 20 hills m-2 in 1991, and on transplanted plants on soil bed in TGC at 25 hills m-2 in 1992. In both years, a sufficient amount of nutrition was applied in split. The nearly doubled CO2 concentration (690 μLL-1) accelerated phenological development of rice toward heading with more pronounced effects at higher temperatures. The number of days to heading of elevated CO2 plants at 30°C was 11% less than that of ambient CO2 plants. The elevated CO2 concentration remarkably promoted both total and productive tiller numbers, whereas it gave a negligibly small effect on plant height. Also, the clevated CO2 concentration gave minor effects on leaf area index except at the initial growth stage, coinciding with the previous workers' results. The elevated CO2 concentration markedly promoted crop dry matter production, on which temperature appeared to give negligibly small effects. The relative enhancement rate by the doubled CO2 on crop dry weight at maturity was estimated to be 24% as average over the entire temperature range (26∼30°C) in both years. The insensitive temperature response in the enhancement rate was contrary to previous workers' results. This is considered to be due to previous workers' results being based on largely isolated plants where radiation might less limit the growth than in the present experiment in the canopy condition.
The Journal of Wildlife Management

Fine‐scale movement data has transformed our knowledge of ungulate migration ecology and now provides accurate, spatially explicit maps of migratory routes that can inform planning and management at local, state, and federal levels. Among the most challenging land use planning issues has been developing energy resources on public lands that overlap with important ungulate habitat, including the migratory routes of mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus). We generally know that less development is better for minimizing negative effects and maintaining habitat function, but we lack information on the amount of disturbance that animals can tolerate before reducing use of or abandoning migratory habitat. We used global positioning system data from 56 deer across 15 years to evaluate how surface disturbance from natural gas well pads and access roads in western Wyoming, USA, affected habitat selection of mule deer during migration and whether any disturbance threshold(s) existed beyond which use of migratory habitat declined. We used resource and step selection functions to examine disturbance thresholds at 3 different spatial scales. Overall, migratory use by mule deer declined as surface disturbance increased. Based on the weight of evidence from our 3 independent but complementary metrics, declines in migratory use related to surface disturbance were non‐linear, where migratory use sharply declined when surface disturbance from energy development exceeded 3%. Disturbance thresholds may vary across regions, species, or migratory habitats (e.g., stopover sites). Such information can help with management and land use decisions related to mineral leasing and energy development that overlap with the migratory routes of ungulates. © 2020 The Wildlife Society.
Bioinformatics and experimental studies of anti-leukemic activity from 6-gingerol demonstrate its role in p53 mediated apoptosis pathway

6-gingerol is a traditional medicine that possesses anti-cancer activity against several types of cancer. However, the mechanism of action still remains unclear. Therefore, this study explored the effects of 6-gingerol on anti-leukemic mechanisms in NB4, MOLT4, and Raji leukemic cell. Results indicated that 6-gingerol inhibited cell proliferation and induced cell apoptosis in these 3 cell lines. Moreover, 6-gingerol was shown to increase the mRNA expression of the caspase family thereby suggesting that 6-gingerol induced apoptosis through the caspase-dependent pathway. To explore the signaling pathway regulating 6-gingerol induced apoptosis, we utilized and integrated the network pharmacology approach together with experimental investigations. Targets of 6-gingerol were identified from ChEMBL and STITCH databases, which were used for constructing the protein-protein interaction (PPI) network. Results from the PPI network indicated that p53 was a key regulator. Moreover, it was found that 6-gingerol could increase the levels of p53 mRNA in all leukemic cell lines. Thus, 6-gingerol has shown to have anti-cancer activity. In addition, p53, BAX and BCL2 could be involved in the apoptosis pathway of these leukemic cells. This study is anticipated to be useful for the development of 6-gingerol as an anti-leukemic drug in the future.
Microsatellite DNA Analyses Reveal Population Subdivisions Among the Recently Introduced Nile Perch (Lates spp.) in Lake Victoria

Nile perch (Lates spp.) was introduced into Lake Victoria only five decades ago but is now well established and distributed throughout the lake. Given the extensive size of the lake, there is a possibility of isolation by distance that can lead to local adaptations. Microsatellite DNA variability was used to assess the genetic diversity and to define the population structure of Nile perch collected from 22 different geographical locations within Lake Victoria. In total, 432 individuals were genotyped at nine microsatellite loci. Analyses of multilocus microsatellite genotypes revealed that genetic diversity of Nile perch of Lake Victoria is relatively high (HE = 0.68). Results also reveal shallow but significant genetic differentiation (FST = 0.029, P < 0.05). STRUCTURE indicated that Nile perch of Lake Victoria was made up of two (K = 2) genetically distinct populations. Separate analysis for each of the two groups also revealed relatively high genetic diversity for each group (HE[N1] = 0.73 and HE[N2] = 0.64). These results are surprising given that Nile perch was only recently introduced and is known to be migratory by nature. We interpret these results in light of multiple introductions from two different source populations of Nile perch and discuss implications of these results for the region's fisheries management.
Changing trends of excess self-protective behavior, and association with belief in prevention myths during the COVID-19 epidemic in China: A panel study

Abstract Objective This prospective observational study examined changing trends of excess self-protective behavior (EPB), and its association with perceived risk, severity and belief in prevention myths during the Chinese COVID-19 epidemic. Methods The study employed a longitudinal design. Participants were recruited for an online panel survey from chat groups on social media platforms. Descriptive statistics and the CATMOD program were used for data analysis. Findings Participants numbered 150 for the linkable baseline survey and 102 for the final survey. There were 5 waves of interviews. The prevalence of participants perceiving a personal risk of contracting COVID-19, and severe consequences of the disease, was 18.6% and 25.5%, respectively. Their prevalence had declined to 4.9% and 17.6%, respectively, by the last observation point. The 5 selected EPBs also manifested a decreasing trend. Belief in COVID-19 prevention myths trended upwards. Perceived risk was positively associated with each EPB, and perceived severity with disinfection of clothes and hoarding of products. Myth adherence was positively associated with disinfection of clothes and both hand washing and sanitization. Conclusion This study yielded new information about EPB among the public during the COVID-19 epidemic. Policy and health education modifications are essential for minimizing the adverse health effects of subscribing to prevention myths.
USING FUZZY LOGIC TO ENHANCE THE CLASSIFICATION AND DIAGNOSING OF HYPERTENSION

High blood pressure, which has a widespread in today's world, is a disease that can cause serious damage to the cardiovascular system. To illustrate, in 1975, 594 million people were diagnosed with hypertension. However, the number has doubled over the last 40 years to become over 1.1 billion in 2015. Moreover, a significant number of patients do not even know they have hypertension due to the inadequate awareness of hypertension symptoms. Because of the difficulty with distinguishing the symptoms of hypertension, fuzzy logic can be utilized as an efficient diagnostic tool. Several research papers have suggested various diagnostic algorithms based on fuzzy logic. Hence, the contribution of this research is to investigate the most recent researches conducted on fuzzy logic for diagnosing hypertension. This will help to enhance the classification, diagnosing method and to overcome the limitations of existing approaches.