Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Selection of waxy-QPM maize lines with SSR markers.

Both waxy corn and Quality Protein Maize(QPM) are high quality feed and food sources.Most of the waxy corn is consumed as food in Asia for its immense nutritional and edible value,while the QPM is consumed mainly for feed purpose.However,the developmental studies have been limited due to the narrow genetic background.The present study is aimed to create a new type of corn with advantages of both,the waxy corn as well as the QPM,and to develop a new approach to expand the genetic background of QPM and waxy corn germplasm in order to meet the demand of maize breeding and production.Eighteen stable waxy-QPM lines were developed from 6 crosses combined with 2 QPM and 4 waxy lines selected through SSR marker assisted selection.The total amino acid and lysine content of most lines were improved and most of the lines were found to be preferable in terms of disease resistances,endosperm hardness,agronomic traits and lysine content.
Flock age and duration of hatching egg storage in Japanese quails: 2. Effects on hatching results.

In this study, the effects of flock age and storage length on hatching results in Japanese quails were investigated. (Coturnix coturnix japonica). The effects of flock age (8, 12, 18, 25 and 30th weeks) and storage duration (0, 1, 4 and 7th days) were investigated. Fertility decreased with increasing flock age (P<0,01). In addition, early embryonic mortality, hatchability of total and fertile eggs was only significantly affected by flock age. Examined levels of the storage duration had no significant effect on the examined hatching parameters.
Analysis of karyotype diversity of 40 Chinese chrysanthemum cultivars

To investigate the genetic differences in Chinese large‐flowered chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum×morifolium Ramat.) cultivars, we selected 40 typical and stable cultivars on which to carry out cytological studies using karyotype analysis. The results showed that 67.5% of these cultivars were hexaploid‐based aneuploid and that the proportion of hexaploid decreased with passing time. Moreover, 35% of the cultivars had 1–4 satellite chromosome(s). The probability of satellite chromosomes rose with increasing chromosome number. Most of the karyotypes were 2A and 2B. The probability of types 2A and 2C also increased with increasing ploidy of the cultivars. The mean of long‐/short‐arm ratio and the variation of long‐/short‐arm ratio were positively correlated (r2 = 0.72). There was no obvious difference in the asymmetry coefficient of karyotypes, but the discrepancy in the variance of karyotype asymmetry index and relative length of chromosomes was quite distinct. In terms of karyotype parameters, the petal types of chrysanthemums were classified to five groups as flat, tubular, spoon, abnormal, and anemone. We did not observe any obvious orderliness among flower head types. Considering the relationship between karyotype parameters and phenotypic characters, variation of long‐/short‐arm ratio and asymmetry coefficient of karyotypes had the greatest relevance toward most phenotypic characters. The above results indicate that karyotype parameters possess great values for cultivar identification, classification, and genetic analysis in chrysanthemums.
L’ESTIMATION DE LA SYNCHRONISATION DU CYCLE ÉCONOMIQUE TUNISIEN AVEC LA CONJONCTURE EUROPÉENNE DANS LES ANNÉES 2000 : APPLICATION DU MODÈLE DYNAMIQUE À COMPOSANTE INOBSERVABLE

The present paper tends to examine the following question : is there synchronization between Tunisian business cycles and those of its main trading partners (France, Italy, and Germany) and the USA which largely affect their conjunctures ? The question, which has not haven straightforwardly response in the literature, needs a special consideration since the 2000s with the entry into force of the Free Trade Agreement signed by Tunisia with the European Union. Applying the Hodrick and Prescott on quarterly GDP series to extract the cycles of the trend and using the method for detecting turning points Bry and Boschan developed by Harding and Pagan, it appears a transmission with a lag of one to two quarters of US economic fluctuations to European countries which then affect almost immediately Tunisian conjunctures. The synchronization of business cycles is confirmed by the use of the dynamic latent factor model initiated by Stock and Watson. However, beyond the existence of a common cycle, Tunisia faces specific movements that can also be indirectly related to its privileged relations with Europe.
Adhesion-GPCRs structure to function

THE ADHESION GPCRs GENE REPERTOI RE, PHYLOGENY AND EVOLUTION. - 7tm? CADHERINS: Developmental Roles and Future Challenges. - LATROPHILIN SIGNALLING IN TISUE POLARITY AND MORPHOGENESIS. - GPS Proteolytic Cleavage of Adhesion? GPCRs. - THE LATROPHILINS, "SPLIT? PERSONALITY" RECEPTORS. - Studies on the Very Large G Protein? Coupled Receptor: From Initial Discovery to Determining Its Role in Sensorineural Deafness in Higher Animals. - Adhesion? GPCRs in the CNS. - GPR56 Interacts withExtracellular Matrix and Regulates Cancer Progression. - Adhesion? GPCRs in Tumorigenesis. - Immunity and adhesion? GPCRs. - CD97 IN LEUKOCYTE TRAFFICKING. - THE ROLE OF CD97 IN REGULATING ADAPTIVE T? CEL RESPONSES. - F4/80: The Macrophage? Specific Adhesion? GPCR and Its Role in Immunoregulation. - Signal transduction mediated through adhesion? GPCRs. - EMERGING ROLES OF BRAIN? SPECIFIC ANGIOGENESIS INHIBITOR 1. - Appendix: Mammalian
Expression of Alkaline Protease Gene in Bacillus subtilis Mutants That Lack Positive Regulatory Genes degR, degQ, senS, tenA, and proB

In addition to the two-component regulatory system, DegS-DegU, five other genes degR, degQ, senS, tenA, and proB positively regulate the production of Bacillus subtilis exoproteases when they are present on a multicopy plasmid. To study the extent of involvement of these genes in exoprotease production in a single copy state and possible relationship among these genes, strains carrying single or multiple disruption mutations in these loci were constructed, and the expression of aprE′-′lacZ was analyzed. From such studies, the following results were obtained with respect to the regulation of aprE expression, i) Disruption mutations were divided into two groups; one (degQ and degR) significantly reduced aprE expression, while the other (senS, tenA, and proB) had little effect on it. ii) SenS was involved in temporal regulation, iii) The combined effects of some of the disruption mutations tested were not necessarily additive, iv) The extent of the negative effects generated by the mutations depended on the .
Aplicación de las técnicas de polimorfismo de DNA en la resolución de casos de abigeato, identificación individual y determinación de paternidad

Up to date, the international standard for individual identification and paternity test of domestic animals are performing through blood groups and biochemistry polymorphisms of blood samples. However these techniques may be improved by the use of molecular markers. The main characteristics of them are codominant Mendelian heredity and highly polymorphisms. The aim of the present work is to apply molecular markers to resolve individual identification, paternity test and daily rob cases using no conventional samples. These samples included muscular tissue, skin, hair, semen, blood, kidney and heart. Genomic DNA were extracted using the modified method described by Wagner et al., (1994). BoLA and equine and bovine microsatellites loci were typing by PCR-RFLP and PCR-sequencing gel methods. Positive amplification could be obtained in the 95 % of the genomic DNA extracted from the analyzed samples. In addition, the 86 % studied cases could be resolved. In that cases where is not possible of made an exclusion, the “L” index is between 1 in 21762 1 in 329025477. It means that is one chance between 21762 329025477 that the genotypes are the same by random. In the present paper it is prove that the use of molecular markers is a useful tool to solve cases of individual identity, determination of paternity and daily rob using not common samples.
Exemplarische Untersuchung der Eignung elektrodermaler Aktivität als Indikator psychischer Beanspruchung in VR-Szenarien

Kurzfassung: Virtual Reality (VR) mittels Head Mounted Display (HMD) erlaubt eine immersive Darstellung virtueller Welten, deren Nutzung mit Beanspruchungen und Nebenwirkungen einhergehen kann. Ziel dieser Arbeit war die Ermittlung der psychischen Beanspruchung mittels EDA, welcher Personen in der VR ausgesetzt sind. 10 Personen (5 m, 5 w, ØAlter 25 J.) mussten nach einer Ruhephase ein psychisch beanspruchendes Szenario in der VR bestehen. Dabei wurden die elektrodermale Aktivität (EDA) und Herzfrequenz (HF) gemessen und durch Fragebögen zu Immersion und Cybersickness ergänzt. Die EDA zeigte im Rahmen der Durchführung der Aufgabe einen mit der HF vergleichbar signifikanten Anstieg.
LETRAMENTO E LETRAMENTOS: UMA ANÁLISE DE PRÁTICAS SOCIAIS LETRADAS EM CONTEXTOS HOSPITALARES A LUZ DOS NOVOS ESTUDOS DO LETRAMENTO

Nessa discussao, ganha espaco os Novos Estudos do Letramento (STREET, 1984/1995/2003/2012/2014), os quais buscam compreender os aspectos ideologicos e socioculturais da escrita na sociedade considerando os letramentos presentes nas multiplas formas de interacao entre sujeitos e escrita nos espacos discursivos. Definiu-se para este estudo o objetivo de analisar praticas sociais letradas em contextos hospitalares, a partir da interacao medico e paciente, a luz dos Novos Estudos do Letramento, buscando perceber a importância da compreensao leitora no evento de letramento consulta medica. Do ponto de vista metodologico, constitui-se de uma pesquisa bibliografica, subsidiada pelo dialogo teorico entre Magalhaes (2012), Marcuschi (2010), Soares (2010), Tfouni (1988/2010), entre outros; e pesquisa de campo, realizada em uma unidade Estrategia de Saude da Familia (ESF) no bairro Dirceu Arcoverde, regiao sudeste de Teresina (PI), no segundo semestre do ano de 2014, o que constitui um corpus de 4 entrevistas: 3 com pacientes (P1, P2, P3) na fila de espera para o atendimento e 1 com a medica que os atenderia. A analise dos dados permitiu compreender a soberania da escrita e o poder do alfabetizado (a medica, que detem o letramento da letra (modelo autonomo, STREET, 1984)) sobre o analfabeto (os pacientes, que embora, muitas vezes nao tenha o dominio do codigo alfabetico, tem relevantes conhecimentos de mundo (modelo ideologico, STREET, 1984)). Assim, esses sujeitos se se constroem no mundo, a partir da forma como enunciam e assumem lugares sociais na escala hierarquica das representacoes socioculturais, a partir de seus niveis de letramento.
AN ASSESSMENT ON AFLATOXIN CONTROL IN PISTACHIO-PROCESSING UNITS FROM RAW MATERIAL RECEPTION TO PACKAGING BASED ON ISO22000:2005 MODEL

Because of the importance and usage of pistachios, it is necessary to improve their agricultural situation, particularly by establishing good processing equipment and packaging units near pistachio farms. It is possible to supply a high-quality product in large quantities for foreign and domestic markets. In this research, International Organization for Standardization 22000:2005 requirements were implemented in a pistachio-processing unit. Aflatoxin B1 content was measured by high-performance liquid chromatography before and after washing, immersing pool, wet sorting, drying, temporary storage and dry sorting. After analysis of measured data, it was found that the most reducing stage in aflatoxin content was wet sorting. Washing stage had no significant effect on aflatoxin B1 reduction. It is concluded that operational prerequisite program and critical control point have no differences important to hazard control, but they are different from a type of control measure aspect. Practical Application In this study, the authors employed food safety management system based on International Organization for Standardization (ISO) 22000:2005 model to prepare safe pistachios with less aflatoxin content. All process units (pistachio reception, de-hulling, washing, immersing pool, dehumidifier, goo separator, wet sorting, drying, temporary storage, dry sorting, packaging) evaluated upon ISO22000:2005 requirements. Then the stages that had more significant effect on aflatoxin B1 content identified. The quantification of aflatoxin B1 in accordance with standard methods was also explained in the paper. The authors also investigated operational prerequisite programs and critical control points in hazard control.
Grazing Animals as Weed Control Agents

Literature on the effectiveness of grazing animals (especially cattle, goats, and sheep) in controlling weeds is reviewed. Availability of animals and the ability to fence them onto or off weed infestations are essential. Weeds of pastures are the most suitable subjects for control, although weeds of arable crops, forestry, and waste places are sometimes amenable to control by grazing animals. Although grazing animals themselves often cause weed problems in pasture, adjusting grazing timing or intensity or both can sometimes redress the balance. Increasing sheep or cattle stocking rates prevents animals from grazing selectively and can help control some weeds. Adjusting grazing pressure can also improve the growth of desirable pasture species so that these are more competitive and able to resist invasion of annual or biennial weeds. Introducing a different class of stock, like sheep into a cattle system or goats into a sheep system can control many weeds. Goats are capable of browsing on and controlling spiny or poisonous brush weeds, including gorse and poison ivy, without suffering adverse effects. Examples are given of the use of grazing animals for weed control in crops and forestry.
Bread and durum wheat compared for antioxidants contents, and lipoxygenase and peroxidase activities

Summary Potential beneficial components, including proteins, total phenolics, total flavonoids, carotenoids, tocopherols, and DPPH radical scavenging activity, were investigated in wholemeal of ten bread (T. aestivum L.) and ten durum (T. durum Desf.) novel wheat genotypes. In addition, the activity rate of lipoxygenase (LOX) and peroxidase (POD) enzymes implicated in the antioxidant metabolism was determined. The protein contnet and the antioxidant properties varied according to the two different wheat species, as well as, between the different bread and durum wheat genotypes themselves. The results indicated significant differences in proteins and antioxidant compounds between bread and durum wheat. Higher total proteins, wet gluten and antioxidants contents, combined with lower LOX and POD activities, point to a higher nutritive value of durum wheat than bread wheat.
Biomonitoring of pollution in river Sutlej

Biomonitoring of river Sutlej was conducted at S1 (Ropar Head Works), S2 (U/S of Budha Nallah at Phillaour), and S3 (D/S of Budha Nallah in district Ludhiana (Pb.). Total 43 species of phytoplankton and 41 species of zooplankton were recorded. Simpson and ShannonWiener species diversity indices for three stations have been calculated. The order of degree of plankton abundance in the different stretches of the river was S2 > S1 > S3, whereas species diversity was S1 > S2 > S3. On the basis of pollution load and Palmer's algal index, S1 could be designated as oligomesosaprobic, S2 as mesopolysaprobic and S3 as polysaprobic. On the basis of the absence, frequency of appearance and disappearance and abundance or organisms in relation to saprobity, different species were designated as bioindicators of pollution. Organisms like Ankistrodesmus falcatus, Chlorella vulgaris, Chlamydomonas sp. , Closterium acerosum, Euglena viridis, Navicula cryptocephala, Nitzschia palea, Oscillatoria brevis, Spirulina sp. , Stigeoclonium tenue and Synedra ulna among phytoplankton, and forms like Aspidisca sp. , Bodo sp. , Brachionus angularis, Colpoda sp. , larvae of Chironomus sp. and Eristalis tenax, Daphnia pulex, Mesocyclops sp. , Tubifex tubifex, Rotaria rotatoria and Stylonychia sp. were found to be tolerant to polysaprobic conditions. On the basis of water quality standards given by Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), the water quality was between ‘AB’ at S1, ‘BC’ at S2, and ‘DE’ at S3.
Spatial restrictions in harvest scheduling

Forest resource use has traditionally been multifaceted. In order to ensure that these resources continue to be available for use by current and future generations, sustainable management practices are essential for striking a balance between the varied and often competing demands associated with forest use. This has meant that analysis incorporate specific objectives and considerations aimed at minimizing the impacts of forest activities. One such management planning approach has been the inclusion of spatial restrictions in harvest scheduling analysis. This article reviews two basic harvest scheduling models which may be used for imposing spatial restrictions. Distinctions between the alternative methods are highlighted and operational considerations are discussed. This article establishes and outlines priority areas for future harvest scheduling research.
Recombination Variability and Evolution: Algorithms of estimation and population-genetic models

The problem of recombination estimation. General survey of methods for estimating recombination variability. Marker analysis. Marker analysis of quantitative traits. Recombination and artificial selection for quantitative traits in segregating generations. Population genetic models of interaction between selection and crossing over. The genetic system and recombination. Effect of linkage and crossing over on population genetic structure and mean fitness. Microevolution of the recombination control system. Selection for recombination in multi-locus systems due to environmental fluctuations. Species interactions as a factor in the evolution of recombination. Evolutionary interpretation of recombination phenomenology. Conclusions. References. Index.
Redes Neurais Artificiais para o Preenchimento de Falhas em Séries Temporais Meteorológicas

— Most instrumental time series are affected by a certain proportion of missing data due to various problems ranging from equipment failures even problems with the power supply. This paper discusses the application of techniques based on Artificial Neural Networks for forecasting meteorological time series as an alternative to the gap filling these robust and efficient series in the treatment of these faulty data. The results of this study point to the applicability of the use of neural network techniques as efficient tools for predicting meteorological time series.
Epidemiology for Hazard Rating of White Pine Blister Rust

The ability to assess the potential for a severe infestation of white pine blister rust is an important management tool. Successful hazard rating requires a proper understanding of blister rust epidemiology, including environmental and genetic factors. For the blister rust caused by Cronartium ribicola, climate and meteorology, and the ecology, distribution, and pathology of ribes and other telial hosts affect spread and intensification of rust on white pine hosts (several sections in subgenus Strobus of genus Pinus). The importance of ribes (genus Ribes) for supporting effective inoculum production varies according to differences in susceptibility, diversity, distribution, and abundance by taxon and population. Temperature and humidity regimes and air circulation patterns at micro to synoptic scales influence the development and dispersal of the rust. Spatial and temporal variations in the dispersal processes are expressed as differences in rust severity distributions. These differences can be mapped as hazard zones and used to choose among alternative management prescriptions. When C. ribicola was first introduced to North America, its epidemiological behavior displayed a limited range of hosts and environments. The diversity of related rusts, however, suggests that C. ribicola may have the capacity to adapt to previously unrecognized hosts and environments. Pine populations have also shown some ability to respond with lower susceptibility to this introduced pathogen, indicating that the North American pathosystems are dynamic and evolving. Efforts to manage such high-elevation species as whitebark pine would be aided by continued research in the epidemiology of this pathosystem in diverse hosts and environments.
Pollination ecology of Trachymene incisa (Apiaceae): Understanding generalised plant-pollinator systems

A renewed focus on generalised pollinator systems has inspired a conceptual framework which highlights that spatial and temporal interactions among plants and their assemblage of pollinators can vary across the individual, population, regional and species levels. Pollination is clearly a dynamic interaction, varying in the number and interdependence of participants and the strength of the outcome of the interaction. Therefore, the role of variation in pollination is fundamental for understanding ecological dynamics of plant populations and is a major factor in the evolution and maintenance of generalised and specialised pollination systems. My study centred on these basic concepts by addressing the following questions: (1) How variable are pollinators in a generalised pollination system? To what degree do insect visitation rates and assemblage composition vary spatially among populations and temporally among flowering seasons? (2) How does variation in pollinators affect plant reproductive success? I chose to do this using a model system, Trachymene incisa subsp. incisa (Apiaceae), which is a widespread Australian herbaceous species with simple white flowers grouped into umbels that attract a high diversity of insect visitors. The Apiaceae are considered to be highly generalist in terms of pollination, due to their simple and uniform floral display and easily accessible floral rewards. Three populations of T. incisa located between 70 km and 210 km apart were studied over 2-3 years. The few studies investigating spatial and temporal variation simultaneously over geographic and yearly/seasonal scales indicate that there is a trend for more spatial than temporal variation in pollinators of generalist-pollinated plants. My study showed both spatial and temporal variation in assemblage composition among all populations and variation in insect visitation rates, in the form of a significant population by year interaction. However, removing ants from the analyses to restrict the assemblage to flying
The Gut Microbiota of Fish

Animals harbour a complex microbial community, consisting of bacteria, yeast, viruses, archaeans and protozoans, in their gastrointestinal (GI) tract. These microbes influence various host functions including development, digestion, nutrition, disease resistance and immunity. One important aim of GI microbiota studies therefore is to give a scientific basis for developing effective strategies for manipulating GI microbial communities to promote the host health and improve productivity. This chapter reviews the current knowledge on the microbiota composition in several fish species, emphasizing the compilation of results reported regarding the most frequently observed bacterial genera and phyla in marine and freshwater species. This also includes descriptions of the microbiota in early stages of development, the influence of environmental and host factors on the establishment of the bacterial populations that become part of the gut microbiota, and the importance of these microbial communities on host health, development and nutrition.