Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Use of the Outdoor Range and Activities of Rhode Island Red Hens Grazing on Natural Vegetation in the Tropics

The aim of this study was to investigate the range utilization of Rhode Island Red hens, grazing outdoor (under tropical conditions) and to scan their activities inside the house as well as during their outdoor visits. The activities of RIR hens, raised in indoor floor pens connected with outdoor areas covered with natural vegetation, were scanned and recorded individually within 15 minute intervals between 08:00 and 17:00 hours (37 scans a day) for a duration of twelve weeks. The results revealed that, 40.5% of the hens were observed to be on the range at each scanning time; where they engaged their outdoor visits in foraging (11.4%), exploring (8.62%), roaming (6.1%), standing (3.5%), primping (5.6%) and resting (5.4%). Besides, the utilization of the closest part of the range to the house was significantly the highest in comparison with the middle and farthest parts (73.0 vs. 24.9 and 2.1%, respectively), and the highest (P< 0.05) average utilization of the range was recorded during the early day hours, versus the midday and late day hours. In total, 24 meters apart from the house forms the most adequate distance for free range RIR hens while longer distances would rarely be visited. The grazing RIR hens (in the tropics) utilized the outdoor area effectively and performed natural behavior.
Piel, AK A comparative molecular survey of malaria prevalence among Eastern chimpanzee populations in the Issa valley (Tanzania) and Kalinzu (Uganda)

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Effect of rbST on Serum Biochemical Values During Various Physiological and Weather Conditions in Kundhi Buffaloes

This study was performed to investigate the effect of rbST treatment on some biochemical parameters in addition to values of thyroid hormones in Kundhi buffaloes. Sixteen Kundhi buffaloes were divided into two groups. Group-A (N=8) served as control and Group-B (N=8) was treated with 250 mg of rbST fortnightly for 1 st lactation. Blood samples were collected weekly during lactation period from day one to 60 as pre-treatment values and then from day 61 to completion of 1 st lactation in Kundhi buffaloes as post-treatment values. The findings revealed overall non significant variation in the serum biochemical and thyroid hormone values between control and rbST treated buffaloes, whereas, significant differences were observed during various physiological and weather conditions in both groups. Glucose and uric acid values were observed higher during parturition and winter season in Kundhi buffaloes. Protein level was higher in rbST treated buffaloes during open days.
A study on how organizational citizenship behavior influences on human resource management

Article history: Received July 28, 2013 Received in revised format 20 November 2013 Accepted 8 January 2014 Available online January 11 2014 During the past few years, there have been some evidences to believe that organizational citizenship behavior (OCB) could significantly influence on the success of organizations. This paper presents an empirical investigation to study the effects of OCB on human resource management. The proposed study designs a questionnaire and distributes it among some 260 experts who worked for an Iranian auto industry. The study designs a questionnaire in Likert scale, examines three hypotheses including the relationship between conscientiousness and information quality, courtesy and work efficiency and between civic virtue and work efficiency. Cronbach alphas for Courtesy, Civic virtue and Information Quality are calculated as 0.75, 0.76 and 0.81, respectively. Using structural equation modeling, the study has confirmed existence of positive and meaningful relationships among various components of the survey, which confirms all three hypotheses of the survey. © 2014 Growing Science Ltd. All rights reserved.
Relationship between forest canopy and natural regeneration in the subalpine spruce-larch forest (north-east Italy)

The authors describe the difference between canopy cover (proportion of the forest floor covered by the vertical projection of the tree crowns) and canopy closure (proportion of sky hemisphere obscured by vegetation when viewed from a single point) and the respective ground-based estimation techniques focused on two types of densiometer (GRS tube and spherical). The data collected in the field were used to analyse the relationship between forest canopy and natural regeneration in two subtypes of subalpine larch-spruce forests. The results indicate that in the first subtype characterized by a high fertility and a high canopy cover (around 62%), the level of natural regeneration is low (115 stems per hectare) and it is nearly exclusively composed by spruce [Picea abies (L.) Karst. ]. For the second subtype characterized by a low fertility and a medium canopy cover (around 49%) the natural regeneration is rather dense (650 stems per hectare). At last the authors evidence a insignificant difference between the data of forest canopy collected by different ground-based estimation techniques (+0.7% using spherical densiometer compared to using GRS tube densiometer).
Prefix Scan and Minimum Spanning Tree with OpenCL

GPUs have been widely used to achieve wide data-parallelism to facilitate the execution of concurrent computations for performance and efficiency. A lot of prior work have been done for CUDA, while OpenCL, as an open standard with the advantage of being able to run across multiple GPU platforms, still lacks development and efficient data primitives in its open standard libraries. This report discusses our work on constructing an efficient OpenCL implementation for parallel prefix scan and its improved performance over the scan primitive in the OpenCL standard library CLPP. The report also discusses our work on implementing the minimum spanning tree algorithm in OpenCL using our parallel segmented scan primitive and its improved performance over the original sequential execution.
Non-Quasi-Static RF Model for SOI FinFET and Its Verification

The radio frequency (RF) model of SOI FinFETs with gate length of 40 nm is verified by using a 3-dimensional (3-D) device simulator. This paper shows the equivalent circuit model which can be used in the circuit analysis simulator. The RMS modeling error of Y-parameter was calculated to be only 0.3 %.
Significant tsunami observed at ocean-bottom pressure gauges during the 2011 off the Pacific coast of Tohoku Earthquake

The 2011 Tohoku Earthquake caused a devastating tsunami along the shoreline from the Tohoku to Kanto districts. Although many of the tide gauge stations along the Tohoku coast were saturated or damaged due to the tsunami, two cabled ocean-bottom tsunami sensors installed off Kamaishi successfully recorded the tsunami waveform just above the source rupture area. The records indicated a characteristic two-stage tsunami development sequence: a smoothly increasing tsunami amplitude from 0 to 2 m during the first 800 s from the earthquake origin time, and a short-period impulsive tsunami with a peak of more than 5 m in the following 200 s. Such observations strongly suggest the lack of any sea floor upheaval at the stations during the earthquake, and the occurrence of an extremely large slip in the shallow portion of the subducting Pacific Plate near the trench axis. The source model derived from the offshore tsunami records indicates that a very large slip of 57 m occurred off Miyagi near the trench axis, south of the rupture area of the 1896 Meiji Sanriku tsunami earthquake, and was the major source of the highly destructive tsunami that subsequently developed.
Running head: READING INTERVENTION AND CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM 1 An Examination of a Reading Intervention Provided to Youth Involved in a Crime Prevention Program by

The current study examined aspects of delivering a reading remediation program to students with reading difficulties who were involved in the Youth Advocate Program (YAP). This program targets youth who are at risk for engaging in gang activities, anti-social conduct, and criminal behaviour. Of the 44 youth entering the YAP over a 5 year period and who were referred for a reading assessment, 38 showed reading difficulties. It was thus estimated that approximately 63% of the youth entering the YAP have significant difficulties in the area of reading. Twelve students from the YAP program and 12 age and reading-matched comparison students participated in the reading intervention which was the first part of the SpellRead program (approximately 40 hours). Following the intervention, both groups showed reliable and academically meaningful improvement in all areas of reading, including phonological awareness, word recognition, fluency, and comprehension. There were no differences between the two groups on preand post-test reading measures with the exception of reading comprehension. The comparison group was significantly higher on the reading comprehension measure; however, both groups’ reading comprehension performance benefitted equally from the intervention. Although students completed only the first part of this reading intervention, statistically reliable and academically meaningful improvements were seen in all reading skills. READING INTERVENTION AND CRIME PREVENTION PROGRAM 3
A combined single crystal neutron/X-ray diffraction and solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance study of the hybrid perovskites CH3NH3PbX3 (X = I, Br and Cl)

The 1H and 13C NMR spectra in methylammonium lead halide perovskites, CH3NH3PbX3 (X = I, Br and Cl) show that the CH3NH3+ units undergo dynamic reorientation, as the organic component tumbles in the perovskite cage. In addition, the differences in the anomalously long relaxation times of the protons associated with the CH3 and not the NH3 groups indicate that only the amine end of the CH3NH3+ group is interacting with the inorganic network. Using this information, we have refined some single crystal X-ray and neutron diffraction data to probe their unusual structures in more detail. Furthermore, impedance spectroscopy has been used to monitor the high-temperature phase transition of CH3NH3PbI3, which confirms a significant increase in conductivity, when it is in its high temperature and higher symmetry structural regime. The optical band-gaps of each halide perovskite were determined using UV-visible spectroscopy and are consistent with previous reports.
Iron Biofortification of Rice: Progress and Prospects

Biofortification is the process of improving the bioavailability of essential nutrients in food crops either through conventional breeding or modern biotechnology techniques. Rice is one of the most demanding staple foods worldwide. Most global population live on a diet based on rice as the main carbohydrate source that serve as suitable target for biofortification. In general, polished grain or white rice contains nutritionally insufficient concentration of iron (Fe) to meet the daily requirements in diets. Therefore, iron biofortification in rice offers an inexpensive and sustainable solution to mitigate iron deficiency. However, understanding on the mechanism and genes involved in iron uptake in rice is a prerequisite for successful iron biofortification. In this chapter, the overview of iron uptake strategies in plants and as well as different iron-biofortified approaches used in rice will be outlined. Then, the challenges and future prospects of rice iron biofortification to improve global human health will also be discussed.
Dissemination of dynamic multimedia content in networked virtual environments

This paper aims to design an infrastructure for distribution of dynamic multimedia objects in a Networked Virtual Environment (NVE) based on a distributed proxy architecture. Dynamic objects (such as audio, video and images) are generated by the users on-the-fly, are often short lived and must be disseminated to others in their area of interest while the application is running. It is expected that a significant portion of network traffic for future NVE applications will be due to these objects. However, because of the upstream bandwidth constraints of clients, a peer-to-peer model for dissemination of these objects is unlikely to be scalable. We develop a distributed server infrastructure for this purpose and produce a mathematical model for optimal establishment of proxy servers, assignment of clients to proxies, and replication pattern of objects among the proxies. The formulation is non-linear (quadratic)in both the objective function and one set of constraints. We provide a technique to linearize the model, which provides the opportunity to solve reasonable size problems for benchmarking. In addition, we provide a fast and efficient heuristic that can be used to obtain near-optimal solutions to the problem in real-time. Finally the paper concludes with computational results showing the performance of the linearization procedure and the heuristic algorithm on randomly generated Internet topologies. It is shown that our heuristic algorithm produces solutions that are within 20% of the optimal.
Epstein-Barr Virus-Associated Classical Hodgkin Lymphoma and Its Therapeutic Strategies

Over the past few decades, our understanding of the epidemiology and immunopathogenesis of Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) has made enormous advances. Consequently, the treatment of HL has changed significantly, rendering this disease of the most curable human cancers. To date, about 80% of patients achieve long-term disease-free survival. However, therapeutic challenges still remain, particularly regarding the salvage strategies for relapsed and refractory disease, which need further identification of better prognostic markers and novel therapeutic schemes. Although the precise molecular mechanism by which Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) contributes to the generation of malignant cells present in HL still remains unknown, current increasing data on the role of EBV in the pathobiology of HL have encouraged people to start developing novel and specific therapeutic strategies for EBV-associated HL. This review will provide an overview of therapeutic approaches for acute EBV infection and the classical form of HL (cHL), especially focusing on EBV-associated HL cases.
The Rationality to Use of Galectin-3 as Target in Biomarker-Guided Therapy of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Galectin-3 is a multifunctional chimaera-type β-galactoside binding protein that has been linked to incident Cardiovascular (CV) and renal disease, fibrosis and tissue injury. Elevated level of serum galectin-3 was found in patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) and associate well with CV complications. The short commentary depicts the role of galectin-3 in risk stratification in T2DM individuals. Although perspectives of clinical implementation of galectin-3-guided therapy in T2DM patients are widely discussed, there is evidence regarding cyto-protective role of galectin-3 in diabetes. Whether is rationale to achieve full control under serum galectin-3 as a predictor of successful T2DM treatment is not clear. Further investigations are needed to explain the role of galectin-3 in T2DM development and progression
Effect of gait training with additional weight on balance and gait in stroke patients

Results: A significant increase in FRT, TUG, BBS was seen in both groups after intervention (p<0.05). A significant increase in gait ability was seen in the AWG after intervention (p<0.05). For balance and gait ability, the results from the AWG was significantly improved compared with the NAWG (p<0.05). Conclusions: Gait training with additional weight improves balance ability and gait ability in stroke patients, this gait training method is effective and suitable for stroke patients to increase the ability of functional performance.
Property Rights in Emerging Platform Technologies

This article considers an externality that affects a broad range of markets, specifically markets where one set of firms sells some platform technology such as a computer, video game console, or operating system, while another possibly overlapping set of firms sells peripherals compatible with that platform, for example, computer software or video game cartridges. The externality causes certain peripheral sellers to charge prices that are unprofitably high. That is, these firms could earn greater profits if only they could coordinate to charge lower prices. In many markets, such coordination is possible; firms can contract, for example, or integrate. In markets based on relatively new platform technologies, however, coordination will typically be difficult. The article explains why and argues that intellectual property law can and should facilitate price coordination in these “emerging technology” settings.
A Fuzzy Logic Approach for Evaluation of Government Performance In ICT Projects Implementation

Information and communication technology (ICT) has become one of the core elements of managerial reform for creating the best efficiency and comparative advantages. However, the entire citizens both in the developed and developing countries are still facing a critical issue concerning what criteria should be used for evaluating and assessing the successfulness of the performance of their past and present government in ICT projects implementation. In this paper, we present a model developed using fuzzy logic approach for evaluation of government performance in ICT projects implementation in a North Central State in Nigeria. The results obtained from the proposed fuzzy logic model provide a reasonable solution for evaluator or decision maker to conduct a comprehensive assessment of government and for establishing a more meaningful method for evaluating government performance in ICT projects implementation. However, the model is recommended to be used for evaluating governance in other developing countries and/or for other types of project with little or no modification.
Use of restriction fragment length polymorphism to characterize methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in dairy products

Staphylococcus aureus is one of the frequent causes of animal and human infections. In the present study, methicillinresistant S. aureus (MRSA) was investigated in dairy products in Iran. From 116 coagulase-positive S. aureus isolates, 7 samples had MRSA gene. Amplification of MRSA gene produced 1 polymerase chain reaction product with the size of 530 bp. By analyzing the restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) of MRSA gene with Msa1 restriction enzyme, there was no restriction pattern. The results showed that there was no genetic diversity in MRSA gene in S. aureus isolates from dairy products of different areas in East-Azerbaijan Province, Iran.
Lithium-excess olivine electrode for lithium rechargeable batteries

Lithium iron phosphate (LFP) has attracted tremendous attention as an electrode material for next-generation lithium-rechargeable battery systems due to the use of low-cost iron and its electrochemical stability. While the lithium diffusion in LFP, the essential property in battery operation, is relatively fast due to the one-dimensional tunnel present in the olivine crystal, the tunnel is inherently vulnerable to the presence of FeLi anti-site defects (Fe ions in Li ion sites), if any, that block the lithium diffusion and lead to inferior performance. Herein, we demonstrate that the kinetic issue arising from the FeLi defects in LFP can be completely eliminated in lithium-excess olivine LFP. The presence of an excess amount of lithium in the Fe ion sites (LiFe) energetically destabilizes the FeLi-related defects, resulting in reducing the amount of Fe defects in the tunnel. Moreover, we observe that the spinodal decomposition barrier is notably reduced in lithium-excess olivine LFP. The presence of LiFe and the absence of FeLi in lithium-excess olivine LFP additionally induce faster kinetics, resulting in an enhanced rate capability and a significantly reduced memory effect. The lithium-excess concept in the electrode crystal brings up unexpected properties for the pristine crystal and offers a novel and interesting approach to enhance the diffusivity and open up additional diffusion paths in solid-state ionic conductors.
S38-4 The effect of environmental conditions on early growth in geese

Geese, one of the few avian herbivores, face a combination of unique constraints during growth. Goslings must feed by themselves; they must reach a large size during a short growing season; they grow in the Arctic under harsh climatic conditions; and, despite their high nitrogen requirement for growth, they feed only on plants, which are low in protein. We examined how these constraints shape growth strategy in the greater snow goose (Anser caerulescens atlanticus). Growth rates of goslings are among the highest reported in precocial birds. Goslings maintain a very high resting metabolic rate throughout growth and are fully competent homeotherms soon after hatching: they seem to prioritize maintenance of optimum internal conditions for biosynthetic activity over energy conserving strategies. Such an expensive life-style can only be sustained by feeding at a very high rate on high-quality food. The consequence is that growth rate is highly sensitive to environmental conditions encountered in early life. Although the developmental pattern in goslings shows some phenotypic plasticity when environmental conditions deteriorate, it is not sufficient to compensate for factors such as a seasonal decline in plant quality. Therefore, goslings that hatch late or grow slowly must fledge at a smaller size, and this may have serious fitness consequences for survival and adulthood.
Low-Rank Total Variation for Multi-frame Image Super-resolution

The methods based on regularization are the mainstream of super resolution research due to the characteristics of natural images. Even most of them are based on the total variation (TV) method, the characteristics of natural images cannot be expressed completely by this way. According to low rank property of natural image statistics, a new algorithm is proposed to restore more high-frequency details by combining both of them. Compare to other methods, experimental results show that the proposed algorithm can achieve a better reconstruction quality.
Development and assessment of predictive spatial models for a rare Tennessee anuran: Barking treefrog (Hyla gratiosa)

iv DEDICATION . v ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS . vi LIST OF TABLES . x LIST OF FIGURES . xi LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS . xii CHAPTER I. MODELING AND ASSESSMENT OF SPATIAL STATUS AND ECOLOGICAL TRENDS OF HYLA GRATIOSA IN TENNESSEE Introduction . 1 Amphibians: Declining Bioindicators . 1 Effects of Urbanization on Anurans.2 Climatic Factors Influencing Anuran Distribution . 5 Selection of Study Organism and Reasoning . 8 Current Spatial Status and Ecology of Barking Treefrog in Tennessee.9 Research Objectives and Hypotheses.10 Methods and Materials.11 Procurement of Spatial Distribution Data.12 Acquiring Land Cover Data.14 Summarizing Land Cover to Watersheds.15 Climatic Data Acquisition and Processing.16 Spatial Statistical Analysis.16 Results.18 Results of Land Cover Analysis.18 Results of Climatic Data Analysis.21 Documented Distribution in Tennessee . 23