Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Effect of Using L–Threonine and Reducing Dietary Levels of Crude Protein on Egg Production in Layers

This experiment was conducted to determine the effect of using L-threonine and reducing dietary levels of crude protein (CP) on egg production criteria in layers. Three hundred of Hy-Line W36 laying hens were used in this experiment. This experiment consisted of three experimental treatments with five replications in each. Experimental treatments included 3 diets with different levels of CP which were 15, 16 and 17% with 0.1, 0.05 and 0.02% L-threonine supplementation, respectively. Experimental period lasted for 5 weeks. In this experiment quantitative factors such as egg mass, egg weight, egg production percentage, feed conver- sion ratio (FCR), body weight and feed intake were measured. Measured data were analyzed by completely randomized design (CRD). Results indicated that reducing dietary levels of CP to 15% and using L- threonine supplementation had no significant effect (P>0.05) on laying criteria. According to economic analysis, the treatment containing 15% CP and 0.1% L-threonine was the most beneficial treatment.
In vitro antioxidant and anticancer activity of flavonoids from Cassia Tora linn. leaves against human breast carcinoma cell lines

In previous work, three flavonoids viz Luteolin-7-O - β -glucopyranoside (I), Quercetin-3-O- β -d-glucuronide (II) and Formononetin-7-O- β -D-Glucoside (III) were isolated from Cassia tora l eaves. As an extension of work, the present study aimed to evaluate the anti-oxidant and antica ncer potential of these flavonoids using in-vitro m odels. The ethanol extract was standardized using HPLC by comp aring with known markers. The total phenolic conten t and flavonoid content was accessed using Folin-Denis an d AlCl 3 method respectively. The antioxidant potential of the samples was evaluated using inhibition of hydroxyl radical, 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH), and nitric oxide scavenging methods. Breast cancer (MCF7) cell line was used as the in-vitro cancer model for MTT assay . In the HPLC analysis, 4 flavonoids were identified by comp arison with retention time of standard marker viz., quercetin, kaempferol, formononetin and luteolin. The total ph enolic content and flavonoid content was found to b e 18.60 % w/w and 9.5% w/w respectively. The radical scavengi ng activity of the isolated flavonoids decreased in the following order: quercetin (IC 50 values 15, 14, 18 μ g/mL) > luteolin (IC 50 values 19, 21, 14 μ g/mL) > formononetin (IC 50 values 20, 23, 18 μg/mL) respectively. The flavonoi ds luteolin and quercetin possess potent anticancer property against breast cancer cells (MCF7) with IC 50 value of 14 and 19 μ g/mL respectively. This study suggests potential antioxidant and anticancer activities of the flavonoids of Cassia tora.
Patofizjologia i klasyfikacja bólu

Bol jest nieprzyjemnym doznaniem zmyslowym i emocjonalnym związanym z rzeczywistym lub potencjalnie zagrazającym uszkodzeniem ciala albo opisywanym w kategoriach takiego uszkodzenia. W zalezności od źrodla uszkodzenia moze miec charakter bolu receptorowego, neuropatycznego lub psychogennego. Biorąc pod uwage kryteria czasowe, mozna wyroznic bol ostry i przewlekly. O bolu przewleklym mowi sie wtedy, gdy trwa dluzej niz 3 miesiące lub utrzymuje sie mimo wygojenia tkanek. W prezentowanej pracy przedstawiono patomechanizm i objawy najcześciej wystepujących zespolow bolu ostrego i przewleklego, ze szczegolnym uwzglednieniem bolu neuropatycznego. Polski Przegląd Neurologiczny 2011; 7 (1): 20–30
An oviraptorid skeleton from the late Cretaceous of Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia, preserved in an avianlike brooding position over an oviraptorid nest. American Museum novitates ; no. 3265

The articulated postcranial skeleton of an oviraptorid dinosaur (Theropoda, Coelurosauria) from the Late Cretaceous Djadokhta Formation of Ukhaa Tolgod, Mongolia, is preserved overlying a nest. The eggs are similar in size, shape, and ornamentation to another egg from this locality in which an oviraptorid embryo is preserved, suggesting that the nest is of the same species as the adult skeleton overlying it and was parented by the adult. The lack of a skull precludes specific identification, but in several features the specimen is more similar to Oviraptor than to other oviraptorids. The ventral part of the thorax is exceptionally well preserved and provides evidence for other avian features that were previously unreported in oviraptorids, including the articulation of the first three thoracic ribs with the costal margin of the sternum and the presence of a single, ossified ventral segment in each rib as well as ossified uncinate processes associated with the thoracic ribs. Remnants of keratinous sheaths are preserved with four of the manal claws, and the bony and keratinous claws were as strongly curved as the manal claws of Archaeopteryx and the pedal claws of modern climbing birds. The skeleton is positioned over the center of the nest, with its limbs arranged symmetrically on either side and its arms spread out around the nest perimeter. This is one of four known oviraptorid skeletons preserved on nests of this type of egg, comprising 23.5% of the 17 oviraptorid skeletons collected from the Djadokhta Formation before 1996. The lack of disturbance to the nest and skeleton indicate that the specimen is preserved in the position in which the adult died. Its posture is the same as that ' Research Associate, Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History; Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C. 20052. 2 Chairman, Department of Vertebrate Paleontology, American Museum of Natural History. 3Chapman Fellow and Research Associate, Department of Ornithology, American Museum of Natural History. Copyright ( American Museum of Natural History 1999 ISSN 0003-0082 / Price $3.90 AMERICAN MUSEUM NOVITATES commonly taken only by birds among tetrapods that brood their nest, and its close proximity to the eggs indicates that the nest was not covered, indicating that the behavior of sitting on open nests in this posture evolved before the most recent common ancestor of modern birds.
The effects of antioxidants supplementation on haemostatic parameters and lipid profiles in diabetic rats

Diabetes mellitus is a complex, progressive disease, which is accompanied by multiple cardiovascular complications. Oxidative stress is significantly increased in diabetic patients and may lead to great haemostatic disturbances existing in these patients. Antioxidants have been reported to reduce oxidative and haemostatic variables by arresting free radical damage . The aim of this study was to assess the role of antioxidants (vitamin E and C) in modulation of the haemostatic parameters and lipid profiles in experimentally-induced diabetic rats. Blood samples are obtained from control rats (no=24) and diabetic rats (no=24) to estimate haemostatic status by platelets aggregation, fibrinogen levels and prothrombin time. Oxidative status was assessed by estimation of the lipid profiles {Triglycerides (TG), low density lipoprotein (LDL), high density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol} and plasma uric acid. Diabetics rats were divided into two sub-groups. The first sub-group (no=12) was orally supplemented with Vitamin E (7mg/rat ) daily for 4 weeks and the second sub-group (no=12) was co-administrated Vitamin C (7mg/rat) and Vitamin E daily for 4 weeks. Blood samples are withdrawn from the two sub-groups and the previous parameters were assessed. Increased levels of TG and LDL cholesterol and reduced levels of HDL cholesterol and plasma uric acid were recorded in the rats after induction of diabetes, compared to prediabetic values. Hypercoagulability state was observed in diabetic rats through percentage increase in platelet aggregation and fibrinogen level. Oral supplementation of Vitamin E to diabetic rats resulted in a significant inhibitory effect on the oxidative stress and partial reduction of the hypercoagulability state, which were more observed by co- administration of vitamin C. It is concluded that hyperglycemia in rats increased oxidative stress which may play a role in induction of hypercoagulable state. Dietary co-administration of vitamin E and C induced protective effects to diabetic rats. (Zeinab Abdel-Rahman. The effects of antioxidants supplementation on haemostatic parameters and lipid profiles in diabetic rats. Journal of American Science 2011;7(3):835-840). (ISSN: 1545-1003). http://www.americanscience. org.
Des métadonnées pour la description des composants logiciels pédagogiques

Les developpements logiciels issus de la recherche sur les EIAH sont souvent sous-utilises. Pour changer cet etat de fait, il faut d'une part developper les logiciel sous forme de composants et d'autre part realiser une plate-forme de mutualisation permettant de les stocker et de les assembler. Dans cet article, apres avoir rappele la definition des composants, nous nous interessons a ceux qui sont specifiques au domaine des EIAH. Afin de mutualiser leur utilisation, nous proposons de les classer en 4 categories et pour la principale, un schema de description est propose. Ce schema reprend certains elements de la LOM (Learning Object Metadata) mais la description sur le plan pedagogique est plus precise puisque ces composants logiciels sont destines a etre assembles pour construire differents EIAH.
Diversité et adaptation aux fongicides des populations de Botrytis cinerea, agent de la pourriture grise

La selection naturelle constitue un processus cle de l’adaptation des populations a leur environnement, favorisant les variants presentant les meilleures valeurs selectives. Les champignons presentent generalement des traits biologiques (diversite des modes de reproduction, grandes tailles de populations, fortes capacites de dispersion, entre autres) qui favorisent leur adaptation a des environnements varies. La comprehension des mecanismes qui sous-tendent l’evolution de leurs populations sous les contraintes, naturelles et anthropiques, qu’elles subissent constituent donc un enjeu majeur pour la protection des plantes, en particulier dans le contexte actuel de durabilite des methodes de lutte. Dans cette these, nous avons decrit la structure et la diversite des populations Botrytis cinerea a l’aide de marqueurs neutres et selectionnes et d’un echantillonnage emboite, et avons propose des mecanismes pouvant expliquer les resultats observes. Puis nous avons analyse la reponse adaptative des populations de B. cinerea en Champagne, aux applications de fongicides. Premierement, nous avons montre que la pourriture grise etait causee par un complexe de deux especes cryptiques, vivant en sympatrie sur des hotes communs. De plus, les populations francaises de B. cinerea sont structurees en cinq demes, caracterises par le systeme de culture (selection directionnelle), la plante-hote (adaptation ecologique), et dans une moindre mesure, par la geographie. Sur vigne, nous avons mis en evidence une entite dont l’isolement genetique semble lie a un isolement temporel. Par ailleurs, nous avons montre que l’application de fongicides conduit a la selection de phenotypes resistants specifiquement a quasiment tous les modes d’action homologues, selon des proportions variant suivant les vignobles et les usages. Plus particulierement, la resistance aux fongicides inhibiteurs de la succinate deshydrogenase (SDHI) est causee par au moins sept mutations affectant les genes encodant la proteine cible de ces fongicides, determinant ainsi une grande variete de phenotypes. Enfin, nous avons montre que les fongicides ne modifiaient pas la structure neutre des populations mais qu’ils pouvaient conduire a une perte de richesse allelique dans les populations traitees ainsi qu’a un equilibre selection-migration detectable dans certaines situations sous forme de clines au loci sous pression de selection contemporaine tels que ceux determinant la resistance multidrogues. La modelisation de l’evolution des frequences de resistance hivernale a permis d’estimer le cout de la resistance pour quatre loci determinant la resistance aux fongicides. Cette these a permis d’apprehender le fonctionnement des populations de B. cinerea et de comprendre et quantifier partiellement les mecanismes selectifs operant in natura. Ces informations seront utilisees pour raisonner des strategies anti-resistance adaptees localement et durables.
Progesterone for the prevention of preterm delivery: an overview

Since the discovery of progesterone, researchers have studied whether administration of exogenous progesterone can prevent preterm birth. Incited by a meta-analysis of trials performed in the 20th century, two trials were published in 2003 that showed a positive effect of progesterone in the prevention of recurrent preterm birth. More recent data cannot support these findings. In multiple pregnancies the use of progesterone does not seem to reduce the number of preterm births. The results in pregnant women with asymptomatic shortening of the cervix are promising, although more research is needed in this group.
Exchange between a river and groundwater, assessed with hydrochemical data

Abstract. We describe the chemical composition of groundwater from an alluvial granular aquifer in a valley fill flood plain (River Thur Valley). The river flows along this valley and is mostly downwelling on its way, indirectly through an unsaturated zone in the upstream part, and directly through the water-saturated bed in the downstream part. River Thur has been channelized with barriers for more than a century. In 1992, the authorities started to restore a section of River Thur with riverbed enlargements. The land use in the flood plain and the seasonal and climatic conditions (e.g., hot dry summer 2003) result in alterations of the natural geochemical composition of the river water. This groundwater is partly to mainly recharged by bank filtration. Several wells exist near the river that draw groundwater for drinking. In some of these wells, the groundwater has a very short residence time in the subsurface of days to weeks. Bed enlargements and other operations for an enhancement of the exchange of water between the river and groundwater increase the contamination risk of the nearby wells. During bank filtration, the groundwater changes gradually its composition, with increasing distance from the river and with depth in the aquifer. From today's changes of the water quality during riverbank filtration, we tried to extrapolate to the groundwater quality that may arise from future river restorations. Today the groundwater body consists of a mixture of groundwater from the seepage of precipitation and from riverbank filtration. The main difference between river water and groundwater results from the microbial activity in riverbed and bank materials. This activity leads to a consumption of O2 and to a higher partial pressure of CO2 in the groundwater. Criteria for the distinction of different groundwater compositions are the distance of a well from the river and the subsurface residence time of the groundwater to reach this well.
PREPRINT – To be published in International Journal of Energy Sector management Social Media and Sentiment in Bioenergy Consultation

Sector management Social Media and Sentiment in Bioenergy Consultation Authors Victoria Uren Aston Business School Aston University Birmingham, UK, B4 7ET Daniel Wright European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) Aston University Birmingham, UK, B4 7ET Jim Scott European Bioenergy Research Institute (EBRI) Aston University Birmingham, UK, B4 7ET Yulan He School of Engineering and Applied Science Aston University Birmingham, UK, B4 7ET Hassan Saif Knowledge Media Institute The Open University Milton Keynes, UK, MK7 6AA
Understanding the light curves of the HST-1 knot in M87

The motion of knots in astrophysical jets is commonly interpreted as shock waves moving along it. Observations of the HST-1 knot during extended periods of time have produced complicated light curves on many wavelengths which are difficult to account using standard hydrodynamical models. Here we reproduce these light curves using the semi-analytical approach developed by Mendoza et al. (2009), developed to reproduce light curves of working surfaces moving along relativistic jets. These working surfaces are generated by periodic oscillations of the injected flow velocity and discharge at the base of the jet. In particular, we use this approach to reproduce the exotic observed features of the light curves of the HST-1 knot in M87. We show that the complicated fits to the light curves are reproduced with high accuracy in all wavelengths. As a bonus, we show that this model is also able to reproduce the light curve of the micro-qsr A06200-00 with high accuracy.
Soft Skills for Software Project Team Members

Software development usually occurs in the context of software project management (SPM). An often cited challenge in the area of software project management is the high failure rate of software development projects (SPDs). One of the factors contributing to the failure of SDPs is the lack of soft issues, also known as soft skills or human aspects. The main purpose of this research was to identify and categorise the soft skills that facilitate the delivery of successful SDPs. To this end a survey was conducted in the form of a questionnaire as the research instrument. The results of the survey underwent a quantitative analysis and it was found that a variety of soft skills are important in facilitating the delivery of successful SDPs. Although a wide range of soft skills were identified, not all soft skills can be considered to be of crucial or equal importance. 
The influences of age, extractive content and soil water on wood color in oak: the possible genetic determination of wood color

mdash; Natural wood color was investigated in approximately 200 French oaks (Quercus petraea and Q robur). Color was measured with a spectrocolorimeter and represented using the color volume CIELab. The most important factor influencing color is age. Oak wood from younger trees has a lighter and more yellowish color than that from older trees. The amount of available water is the major soil factor influencing wood color. Much of the variation in the color of oak wood remains unexplained and it is possible that some of this is under genetic control. Genetic studies on oak wood color are difficult, because the colored heartwood only begins to develop between 10 and 20 years of age, and genetic trials for oak of this age are scarce.
PARAMAGNETIC ALIGNMENT OF SMALL GRAINS: A NOVEL METHOD FOR MEASURING INTERSTELLAR MAGNETIC FIELDS

We present a novel method to measure the strength of interstellar magnetic fields using ultraviolet (UV) polarization of starlight that is in part produced by weakly aligned, small dust grains. We begin with calculating the degrees of the paramagnetic alignment of small (size a ∼ 0.01 μm) and very small (a ∼ 0.001 μm) grains in the interstellar magnetic field due to the Davis–Greenstein relaxation and resonance relaxation. To calculate the degrees of paramagnetic alignment, we use Langevin equations and take into account various interaction processes essential for the rotational dynamics of small grains. We find that the alignment of small grains is necessary to reproduce the observed polarization in the UV, although the polarization arising from these small grains is negligible at the optical and infrared (IR) wavelengths. Based on fitting theoretical models to observed extinction and polarization curves, we find that the best-fit model for the case with the peak wavelength of polarization λmax < 0.55 μm requires a higher degree of alignment of small grains than for the typical case with λmax = 0.55 μm. We interpret the correlation between the systematic increase of the UV polarization relative to maximum polarization (i.e., of p(6 μm−1)/pmax ) with for cases of low λmax by appealing to the higher degree of alignment of small grains. We utilize the correlation of the paramagnetic alignment of small grains with the magnetic field strength B to suggest a new way to measure B using the observable parameters λmax and p(6 μm−1)/pmax .
Ownership structure and bank performance

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the performance of banks in Indonesia. Specifically, this study has examined the static effect of ownership structure on bank performance in Indonesia over the period 1995–2006. The sample consists of 74 banks, namely 56 private banks, 15 community development banks (BPD), and three federal banks from 1995 to 2006. The data was analyzed using least-squares regression method, the general least squares method, and the method of random effects. The findings of this study show that the BPD performed better compared to private banks. This indicates that BPDs have better performance rather than private banks which is due to the fact that customers can be able to pay loans, they have special knowledge on that area and the performance of BPD is supervised by local government. In addition, the amount of equity, economic growth, financial crisis, and the financial ratios affect the performance of the bank. However, bank status has no effect on bank performance. This study has examined the static effect of ownership structure on bank performance in Indonesia over The result of this research revealed that the BPD performed better compared to private banks. This indicates that BPDs have better performance rather than private banks which is caused by the fact that customers can be able to pay loans, they have special knowledge on that area and the performance of BPD is supervised by local government. In addition, the amount of equity, economic growth, financial crisis, and the financial ratios affect the performance of the bank. However, bank status has no effect on bank performance.
The host dark matter haloes of [O II] emitters at 0.5 < z < 1.5

Emission line galaxies (ELGs) are used in several ongoing and upcoming surveys (SDSSIV/eBOSS, DESI) as tracers of the dark matter distribution. Using a new galaxy formation model, we explore the characteristics of [O II] emitters, which dominate optical ELG selections at z 1. Model [O II] emitters at 0.5 < z < 1.5 are selected to mimic the DEEP2, VVDS, eBOSS and DESI surveys. The luminosity functions of model [O II] emitters are in reasonable agreement with observations. The selected [O II] emitters are hosted by haloes with Mhalo ≥ 1010.3h−1M, with ∼90 per cent of them being central star-forming galaxies. The predicted mean halo occupation distributions of [O II] emitters have a shape typical of that inferred for star-forming galaxies, with the contribution from central galaxies, N[O II] cen, being far from the canonical step function. The N[O II] cen can be described as the sum of an asymmetric Gaussian for discs and a step function for spheroids, which plateau below unity. The model [O II] emitters have a clustering bias close to unity, which is below the expectations for eBOSS and DESI ELGs. At z ∼ 1, a comparison with observed g-band-selected galaxy, which is expected to be dominated by [O II] emitters, indicates that our model produces too few [O II] emitters that are satellite galaxies. This suggests the need to revise our modelling of hot gas stripping in satellite galaxies.
The Automated VSMs to Categorize Arabic Text Data Sets

Text Categorization is one of the most important tasks in information retrieval and data mining. This paper aims at investigating different variations of vector space models (VSMs) using KNN algorithm. we used 242 Arabic abstract documents that were used by (Hmeidi & Kanaan, 1997). The bases of our comparison are the most popular text evaluation measures; we use Recall measure, Precision measure, and F1 measure. The Experimental results against the Saudi data sets reveal that Cosine outperformed over of the Dice and Jaccard coefficients.