Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Improving the nutrition of Merino ewes during pregnancy and lactation increases weaning weight and survival of progeny but does not affect their mature size

Lamb growth to weaning, and during the period immediately following weaning, influences post-weaning mortality and may affect mature size. The hypothesis tested in the experiments reported in this paper was that changes in the maternal liveweight of Merino ewes during pregnancy and lactation could predict the weight at weaning, post-weaning survival and mature size of their progeny. At two sites (Vic. and WA) in each of two years, a wide range in the liveweight profiles of ewes was generated during pregnancy and lactation by varying the amount of supplements fed and feed on offer grazed. Across the four experiments this resulted in progeny weights ranging from 13.8 to 28.3 kg just before weaning. Lamb growth was primarily related to the amount of feed on offer during lactation, but was also related to the liveweight change of the ewe during pregnancy. These relationships were consistent in both experiments at each site. Weaning weight was strongly associated with post-weaning survival at the Vic. site. Survival rates decreased significantly when weaning weights were below 20 kg. These results indicate that management of ewe and lamb nutrition to maximise growth of lambs before weaning and growing weaners at 30 g/day or more after weaning are important for optimal post-weaning survival. The findings also suggest that the mature size of offspring is unlikely to be adversely affected by pre-weaning nutrition within the range of nutritional scenarios during pregnancy and lactation that are likely to be experienced within the Australian sheep industry.
Veterans Return to Civilian Life : A Review of the Factors Associated with a Resilient Outcome and How Social Workers Can Prepare to

Article Title: Veterans Return to Civilian Life: A Review of the Factors Associated with a Resilient Outcome and How Social Workers Can Prepare to Help Author(s): Smith‐Osborne, Alexa Volume and Issue Number: Vol. 12 No. 1 Manuscript ID: 121061 Page Number: 61 Year: 2009 Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education is a refereed journal concerned with publishing scholarly and relevant articles on continuing education, professional development, and training in the field of social welfare. The aims of the journal are to advance the science of professional development and continuing social work education, to foster understanding among educators, practitioners, and researchers, and to promote discussion that represents a broad spectrum of interests in the field. The opinions expressed in this journal are solely those of the contributors and do not necessarily reflect the policy positions of The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Social Work or its Center for Social Work Research. Professional Development: The International Journal of Continuing Social Work Education is published three times a year (Spring, Summer, and Winter) by the Center for Social Work Research at 1 University Station, D3500 Austin, TX 78712. Journal subscriptions are $110. Our website at www.profdevjournal. org contains additional information regarding submission of publications and subscriptions. Copyright © by The University of Texas at Austin’s School of Social Work’s Center for Social Work Research. All rights reserved. Printed in the U.S.A.
Design and Construction a Dynamic Store System using the Bezier Curve Algorithms

The objective of this paper is to design a dynamic store system consist of several boxes that arranged in several columns according to the N-ary tree algorithm. Each box is designed to store and return small object using the differential drive mobile robot according to a secret code that entered from a user interface unit. In a dynamic store system the robot has changeable trajectories according to the selected store box. The chosen trajectory is highlight by a group of LEDs connected a long this path. The mobile robot is equipped by photocells to work as line follower sensors. The Bezier curve algorithms are used in this method to reduce the rabble occurs when the mobile robot moves on the line follower system. The dynamic method is simulated and implemented practically to compare with the best static method for choosing the one with the best performance in the time of arrival and the average length of the paths.
The effects of leaf size, leaf habit, and leaf form on leaf/stem relationships in plant twigs of temperate woody species

Do thick-twigged/large-leaf species have an advantage in leaf display over their counterparts, and what are the effects of leaf habit and leaf form on the leaf-stem relationship in plant twigs of temperature broadleaf woody species? Gongga Mountain, southwest China. (1) We investigated stem cross-sectional area and stem mass, leaf area and leaf/lamina mass of plant twigs (terminal branches of current-year shoots) of 89 species belonging to 55 genera in 31 families. (2) Data were analyzed to determine leaf-stem scaling relationships using both the Model type II regression method and the phylogenetically independent comparative (PIC) method. (1) Significant, positive allometric relationships were found between twig cross-sectional area and total leaf area supported by the twig, and between the cross-sectional area and individual leaf area, suggesting that species with large leaves and thick twigs could support a disproportionately greater leaf area for a given twig cross-sectional area. (2) However, the scaling relationships between twig stem mass and total leaf area and between stem mass and total lamina mass were approximately isometric, which indicates that the efficiency of deploying leaf area and lamina mass was independent of leaf size and twig size. The results of PIC were consistent with these correlations. (3) The evergreen species were usually smaller in total leaf area for a given twig stem investment in terms of both cross-sectional area and stem mass, compared to deciduous species. Leaf mass per area (LMA) was negatively associated with the stem efficiency in deploying leaf area. (4) Compound leaf species could usually support a larger leaf area for a given twig stem mass and were usually larger in both leaf size and twig size than simple leaf species. Generally, thick-twigged/large-leaf species do not have an advantage over their counterparts in deploying photosynthetic compartments for a given twig stem investment. Leaf habit and leaf form types can modify leaf-stem scaling relationships, possibly because of contrasting leaf properties. The leaf size-twig size spectrum is related to the LMA-leaf life span dimension of plant life history strategies.
Secondary School Science Teachers’ Views about Their Reflective Practices

Abstract The importance of reflection in teaching and learning lies in encouraging one to view problems from different perspectives. Reflective practice can be useful in designing teacher education and sustainable professional development. Conscious reflection is an important element for helping teachers and learners in problem-solving and decision-making processes and fostering their critical-thinking abilities. The aim of the present research was to investigate teachers’ views about the nature of their experiences with reflective practices and reflective teaching. A survey consisted of three dimensions used to collect the data. It was distributed to 458 (237 male and 221 female) science teachers working at high schools in Saudi Arabia. The results have indicated that teacher practices of almost all reflective activities included in the three dimensions “the extent of practicing reflection”, “areas of practicing reflection”, and “ways of practicing reflection” are at “high” level from their point of view. The results have also shown that there are no significant differences in the teachers’ views about their practices of reflective activities related to their gender, or experiences in the teaching profession.
Shape and Semantics for 3D Anatomical Structure Retrieval

In this paper, we propose a framework for the description of anatomical structures based on topological and geometrical features and on semantic annotation. The main goal is to enhance the description of an anatomical structure –understood as a 3D model– with other non-geometrical pieces of information relevant to the particular problem-context. Hybrid methods for similarity searches are then introduced and shown to be able to support effective case-based reasoning procedures. The approach is illustrated with examples from several medical application fields in order to discuss its potential impact.
1 Characterization of Human Chondrocytes from Less-2 vs . Severely-Affected Osteoarthritic Cartilage and 3 Evaluation of their Ability to Develop into In Vitro 4 3 D Models 5

Osteoarthritis (OA) is a joint disease involving cartilage degeneration. This study aimed 15 to compare properties of chondrocytes from less-affected (LA-Cartilage) and severely-affected (SA16 Cartilage) of human OA articular cartilage. Based on Dougados classification, OA cartilage was 17 classified into two groups; less-affected (Grade 0-1) and severely-affected (Grade 2-3). Chondrocytes 18 from each group were cultured until passage (P) 4. Growth, migration, stem cell properties and 19 chondrogenic properties under normal and inflammatory conditions, and the formation of in vitro 20 3D cartilage tissues were compared between groups. The growth and migratory properties of LA21 chondrocytes and SA-chondrocytes were similar, except that the migration rate of SA-chondrocytes 22 was significantly higher at P0 compared to LA-chondrocytes. Both LA-chondrocytes and SA23 chondrocytes expressed mesenchymal stem cell markers and tri-lineage differentiation, but the 24 expression of stem cell markers decreased significantly with increasing passage number. Exposure 25 to inflammatory conditions induced distinct morphological changes and significant increases in 26 expression of SOX9 at P4 and MMP3 at P1 for LA-chondrocytes. LA-chondrocytes and SA27 chondrocytes able to develop into in vitro 3D constructs, but SA-chondrocytes exhibited superior 28 cartilage-like properties. Chondrocytes from both lessand severely-affected regions are suitable to 29 be used in clinical applications, however, chondrocytes from severely-affected regions could be a 30 more favorable cell source. 31
The Use of Broker Votes to Reward Brokerage Firms' and Their Analysts' Research Activities

In traditional markets, the price mechanism directs the flow of resources and governs the process through which supply and demand are brought into equilibrium. In the investment-research industry, broker votes perform these functions. We contribute to the literature by investigating the responsiveness of broker votes to changes in three categories of sell-side analyst service: published research, high-touch meetings and phone calls, and concierge services that connect client investors with corporate managers. We find that broker votes are most responsive to services suited to the revelation of fundamental, but not necessarily timely investment information, consistent with broker votes being used to compensate analysts’ information-intermediation role. Supplemental tests are consistent with institutional investors using broker votes to budget future aggregate commission payments across brokerage firms and brokerage firms using their clients’ votes as a quasi allocation base to indirectly reward individual analysts for contributions to brokerage-wide commission payments. Overall, our results suggest that broker votes function as the nexus for a set of implicit contractual relationships between sell-side brokers, their affiliated analysts, and their buy-side clients.
Somatostatin Regulates the Extracellular Regulated Kinase Cascade of Human Rheumatoid Arthritis Synoviocytes

Somatostatin (SRIF, somatotropin release inhibitory factor) is a ubiquitously expressed neuropeptide, interacting with cells via five SRIF receptor subtypes (sst.-sst.), belonging to the guanine nucleotide binding protein-coupled receptor (GPCR) superfamily. SRIF receptors have been well documented for their ability to inhibit cell proliferation and secretion in a variety of animal tissues. Over the past l S years, pre-clinical and clinical studies implicate that SRIF and SRIF analog therapy improve symptoms in patients suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In this study, we investigate SRIF's effects on intracellular signaling in the synovium, the cellular layer that lines synovial joints, using in vitro cultures of human synovial fibroblasts. Reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) analysis of synovial isolated mRNA established the presence of sst, in these cells. The sst, receptor links somatostatin action to control of synovial intracellular signaling. We have examined SRIF effects on the synoviocyte extracellular regulated kinase pathway (ERK). Using phospho-specific antisera, we demonstrate that SRIF and SRIF analogs decrease phospho-ERK.1/2 levels, suggesting basal ERK.1/2 is upregulated in RA synoviocytes. SRIF also suppressed basal levels of activated Raf and MEKl/2, two upstream regulatory kinases ofERKl/2. Furthermore, SRIF suppressed 1NFa­ stimulated activation ofERK.112 in RA synoviocytes. We also observed that SRIF increases a sodium vanadate-sensitive intracellular protein phosphatase activity in RA synoviocytes, indicating a possible intracellular mechanism by which SRIF controls the phosphorylation status of the ERK.112 kinases. Fluorescent confocal scanning microscopy reveals that TNF-o. stimulated the localization of phospho-ERK.112 in the nuclei of RA synoviocytes, which was inhibited upon co-treatment with SRIF. Taken together our results demonstrate that SRIF regulates intracellular signaling in rheumatoid synoviocytes.
Conceptual Models of the Human Organism: Towards a New Biomedical Understanding of the Individual

Central to the conduct of ethical medical practice is the need to have some conception of what disease and health might be. It is the concept of disease which prompts medical intervention and that of health which either prevents unwarranted intervention in the first place or informs its cessation when the patient is deemed to be well again. As highlighted by Reznek (1987), it is not only those directly involved in clinical activities who are affected by these concepts. The work of scientists in medically-related fields can also be directed by how these concepts are understood. What is and what is not an appropriate project may be affected by how disease and health are understood with the granting of funds and other resources similarly affected. An individual's legal status and the responsibilities expected of them may also be affected by how they are classified medically. Somebody with a psychiatric disturbance may be excused for an act which, in others, might be deemed wilfully criminal by virtue of their condition. Alternatively, somebody with what is classed as a disability may be provided with financial assistance and/or specialised equipment at public expense. They may even be excused the expectation of work altogether. How individuals are labelled medically – how their 'condition' is classified – is important. However, defining the terms 'disease' and 'health', upon which much of this has rested, has proven to be extremely difficult and it may well be that an alternative approach is long overdue.
Visual Analytics Supporting Knowledge Management : A Case Study of Germany ’ s Federal Employment Agency

The Federal Employment Agency (FEA) spent seven years developing (and continues to develop) a mission-critical software system responsible for one hundred thousand transactions every day while ensuring the safe processing of more than EUR 25 billion a year. This system comprises more than 718,000 lines of code and the development team consists of approximately 90 developers. As is normal for very large private or public projects, the knowledge of external experts/consultants is involved. As a result, isolated, highly specialized knowledge is developed and not sufficiently shared. That is why an early warning KMS that incorporates visual analytics has been developed from the bottom up as an answer to specific challenges within the very knowledge intensive project. Furthermore, the well-established, structured knowledge management framework of the FEA helps support and establish appropriate activities to meet these challenges. This paper describes the motivation, challenges, specifics, and implementation of this KMS pilot system.
Ozone imaging and detection using photofragmentation laser-induced fluorescence

This thesis work investigates the possibility of ozone detection and imaging using photofragmentation laser-induced fluorescence (PF-LIF). Measurements were performed in an ozone gas flow at 293 K and at atmospheric pressure. Within the same laser pulse from a KrF excimer laser (248 nm), the ozone molecules in the flow are dissociated and one of its fragments, O2 (XΣg , v′′ = 6, 7), undergoes excitation followed by fluorescence. It was observed that there was no contribution to the fluorescence signal from oxygen in ambient air. Thus, PF-LIF of ozone is a species specific technique where the detected fluorescence signal is due to the vibrationally excited O2 fragment originating from the dissociated ozone. The fluorescence signal of the oxygen fragment was spectroscopically investigated, both regarding its absorption and emission characteristics. The O2 fragment has absorption lines within the tunable range of the laser, 247.9-248.9 nm, and strong emission in the wavelength range 260 nm to 440 nm. Furthermore, the fluorescence signal was imaged with an intensified CCD camera and detected with a photomultiplier tube (PMT). Ozone concentrations down to 850 ppm and 460 ppm were detected with the ICCD camera and the PMT, respectively, for single-shot measurements. Further improvement of the detection limit would be possible, giving 700 ppm and 300 ppm for the mentioned detection systems, respectively. A brief investigation with a Nd:YAG pumped dye laser (282 nm) showed the presence of OH radicals after dissociation of ozone at the interface between the ozone flow and the ambient air. Acknowledgements First of all, I would like to thank my supervisor Joakim Bood for giving me the opportunity to do this thesis project and for being one example of how I would like to be as a researcher. I would also like to thank my co-supervisor Kajsa Larsson and co-worker Andreas Lantz for sharing your joy for laboratory work with me, for the music lessons and for many fruitful discussions. I want also to thank my supervisor at Tetra Pak, Hans Seyfried, for the interesting industrial meetings and collaboration. I would like to express my gratitude to Marcus Aldén and the staff at the Division of Combustion Physics for your kindness and willingness to share your knowledge whether it was about the ozone generator, the mass flow controllers or searching for steelfree screws. There have been some really fun times in E324 and I would like to thank Panagiota, Sandra, Jianfeng and Samuel for contributing to that atmosphere and for being the greatest office mates! I am especially thankful for finding such good friends in Giota and Sandra! Σκoυληκoμυρμηγκóτρυπα! Most of all I would like to thank my family and friends for your love, support and constant encouragement throughout these years. The gratefulness I feel for you is indescribable.
Sensor Integration and Context Detection in Intelligent Systems

Abstract : Sensor data integration into a more information-rich structure that reflects both the system state of and the state of its environment i.e. context information is a subject of the intensive study in military applications. Endowing an object with the ability of grasping context information is one of the prior prerequisite of its autonomous operability. An autonomously operating system, be it a terrestrial mobile machine or UAV, is required to respond to instantaneous incentives coming form the surrounding environment. To this end the system needs to handle wide range of unexpected contexts. In particular the system should be able to distinguish between common (normal) and unusual (abnormal) contexts. The distinguished contexts should be then classified with respect to their criticality. To perform these tasks, the system functionality must be organized into an appropriate architecture, i.e. a set of organizing principles and core components that are used to build the basis for the system. The first part of the paper summarizes both features of intelligent systems and current approaches to the sensor integration. The aim is to imbue the intelligent system with the ability to acquire the context. Within the second part the topic is narrowed and focused on the results obtained by the originally developed fusing and classification algorithm of detection and classification of abnormal behavioural contexts. The results obtained were verified by simulation as well as by experimenting with a walking machine.
Solar Powered E-Bike Charging Station with AC, DC and Contactless Charging

Charging electric vehicles from solar energy provides a sustainable means of transportation. This paper shows the design of solar powered e-bike charging station that provides AC, DC and contactless charging of e-bikes. The DC charger allows direct DC charging of the e-bike from the DC power of the photovoltaic panels (PV) without the need for an external AC charger adapter. In case of the contactless charger, the bike can be charged without the use of any cables providing maximum convenience to the user. Finally, the charging station has an integrated battery that allows for both grid-connected and off-grid operation.
The Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder: Performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array

Abstract We describe the performance of the Boolardy Engineering Test Array, the prototype for the Australian Square Kilometre Array Pathfinder telescope. Boolardy Engineering Test Array is the first aperture synthesis radio telescope to use phased array feed technology, giving it the ability to electronically form up to nine dual-polarisation beams. We report the methods developed for forming and measuring the beams, and the adaptations that have been made to the traditional calibration and imaging procedures in order to allow BETA to function as a multi-beam aperture synthesis telescope. We describe the commissioning of the instrument and present details of Boolardy Engineering Test Array’s performance: sensitivity, beam characteristics, polarimetric properties, and image quality. We summarise the astronomical science that it has produced and draw lessons from operating Boolardy Engineering Test Array that will be relevant to the commissioning and operation of the final Australian Square Kilometre Array Path telescope.