Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Temporal Patterns of Genetic Diversity in an Imperiled Population of the Eastern Massasauga Rattlesnake (Sistrurus catenatus)

The Eastern Massasauga (Sistrurus catenatus) is a small, grassland-dependent rattlesnake species declining throughout its native range, and is thus a species of high conservation priority. In Illinois, only a single population remains of a once widespread distribution. We documented genetic diversity in this population over a ten-year period and assessed levels of heterozygosity, allelic diversity, inbreeding (FIS), and effective population size (Ne). Neither heterozygosity nor levels of inbreeding differed significantly among periods. We identified 21 alleles that occurred in a single time period, some of which may have been lost from the population given our estimated detection probability of 93%. Effective population size (Ne) was numerically small and showed a decreasing trend through time. Despite small population size and a lack of connectivity, there was no significant decline in genetic diversity over the ten-year study. Aspects of life history, coupled with a preference for a historically patchy habitat, may mitigate the loss of genetic diversity in the species and promote their persistence in the fragmented habitats of the Anthropocene. However, continued genetic monitoring is recommended, and population recovery measures should be implemented as soon as possible to mitigate the deleterious effects of small population size.
Milk Composition and Milk Quality of Saanen Crossbreed Goats Supplemented by Mineral Blocks

The objective of this study was to investigate the effect of urea molasses multi-nutrient mineral block (UMMB) and medicated urea molasses multi-nutrient mineral block (MUMB) supplemented group on milk composition and milk quality of Saanen lactating does. A 90-day feed trial was conducted at a dairy goat farm in Felda Kemahang, Tanah Merah, Kelantan, Malaysia. Twenty four (24) Saanen lactating does (average milk yield 0.05) on milk composition and total bacteria count. Meanwhile, iron milk content in goat supplemented with MUMB (1.46 mg/g) was significantly lowered (p<0.05), approaching the optimum value (0.36-0.75) compared to the control (4.08 mg/kg). In conclusion, UMMB and MUMB supplements had improved milk quality in terms of iron content and fatty acid concentration, which potentially can be utilized as feed supplements to increase the productivity of lactating goats.
KOMBINASI METODE PARTIAL LEAST SQUARE (PLS) DAN TECHNOLOGY ACCEPTANCE MODEL (TAM) : EVALUASI PEMBELAJARAN (PRAKTIKUM ONLINE)

Corona virus disease (Covid-19) pandemic give effect in education. During the pandemic, the learning process was done online both of theory and practicum based on the e-learning system. Combination of partial least square (PLS) method and technology acceptance model (TAM) method used to evaluate the learning process to know students’ understanding especially practicum online. Variables using in TAM are perceived ease of use, perceived usefulness, attitude toward using, and behavioral intention. The results of this research show that there is a positive attitude by students who feel easy to do the online practicum. However, this not affects their enthusiasm to do online practicum again.
Are resource-usage patterns related to achievement? A study of an active, blended, and collaborative learning environment for undergraduate engineering courses

ABSTRACT Pedagogical innovations continue to be developed and adopted in engineering education, but how these pedagogical innovations affect the students’ experiences and learning outcomes is not fully understood. This study investigates the extent to which a student's resource-usage pattern relates to their course grade, scores on problem-solving exam questions, and scores on conceptual exam questions in a resource-rich undergraduate dynamics course. The regression analysis indicates that on average a student's resource-usage pattern is not predictive of their achievement, but it also identifies one individual resource-usage pattern that is associated with higher achievement and one pattern that is associated with lower achievement. Based on the resource-usage behaviours of the students exhibiting these two patterns, general resource-usage suggestions for all of the students in the course are developed. This research illustrates the power of investigating the experiences and achievements of specific subgroups of students, not just those of the stereotypical or average student.
Mental Health Issues during COVID-19 Pandemic: Treatment and How to Overcome

Introduction: The pandemic from the severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) caused by the novel Coronavirus 2019 (herein COVID-19) has affected the entire world. Not only does it cause physical symptoms and even death for thousands, but this disease has also had a huge impact on the psychosocial functioning and mental health of both direct and indirect victims. This paper gives an overview of how COVID-19 has caused many psychological problems in Malaysia. It offers some suggestions for managing this crisis. It needs a multi-pronged public health strategy to address the psychological damage caused by both during and after the pandemic. The government, general health and mental health industry, policymakers, and academic experts need to engage in a meaningful debate that leads to policies, resources, actions to prevent future distress. Please click PDF below to download the full paper.
A Comparative Study of the Heavy Metals in the Meat of Chickens in Different Cities of Pakistan. A Review

The quality of food stuff is the main concern of everyone and scientific community is busy in monitoring and ensuring the quality. The aim of this review is study the importance of heavy metals in and the concentrations of these in the meat of chickens. The data of heavy metals concentration (Pb, Cd, Zn, Cu, Ni) in chicken meat determined in various cities of Pakistan such as Karachi, Kohat, Lahore and Kasur city is presented in this review and a comparison study is conducted among the results. The mean accumulation of lead was observed the highest in the research study performed in Lahore of four cities of Pakistan due to the lead contaminated chicken food while that of Karachi was observed the lowest mean level of Pb of all. Kohat was found second to all. The mean concentration of cadmium was observed the highest level in Kohat, because the main source of cadmium is food, among all concerned cities of Pakistan. The research study in Karachi was observed the lowest amount of cadmium in liver. However, no any significant difference of Cd in liver between Lahore and Kasur was observed. The mean concentration of Zn was observed the highest in the liver of Lahore as source of the metals are chicken food than other studies compared. The mean levels of zinc in study of Karachi were observed the lowest of all. On the other hand, the mean accumulation of nickel was observed highest in Karachi due to the industrial wastes that contaminate the chicken food, among the already performed studies of all three cities while Kohat study result was observed the lowest mean concentration of nickel among the three.
Digitalization and Evolving IT Sourcing Strategies in the German Automotive Industry

Digitalization and major changes in core business products and processes are now sweeping through the global automotive industry, and many automotive companies are confronted with the challenge of formulating and implementing a company-wide digital transformation strategy. Digitalization is associated with significant and extremely rapid change, and, in some cases, even the replacement of established business models. This transformation is part of what is often termed Industry 4.0 and, in large companies, where the provision of information technology (IT) has hitherto been outsourced, the introduction of these new technologies may be the catalyst for a major re-think of IT sourcing strategy. This may entail bringing previously outsourced activities back in-house – a process known as backsourcing - to regain ownership and control, in order to be more flexible and respond more effectively to rapidly changing demands. This study reviews the extant literature on the motivation for backsourcing, and then examines the potential impact of digitalization on IT sourcing in the German automotive industry. A conceptual framework for subsequent research is put forward, using a knowledge-based view of the firm. In addition, following preliminary feedback from interviewees, an initial model for analyzing change in IT sourcing strategy is proposed. The model is being developed through more in-depth interviews to provide operational guidance for IT management and strategists in the German automotive industry.
Calibração da Plataforma de um Sistema de Visão Omnidirecional composto por uma Câmara e um Espelho Cônico

Omnidirectional vision systems allow for a 360° imaging field and are applied in many areas of knowledge, including close range Photogrammetry. Obtaining reliable measurements, the Photogrammetry’s goal, requires calibration of the system, a step in which the parameters of the mathematical models are estimated. The calibration of the system is divided into internal calibration and platform calibration. The main objective of this work is to perform the calibration of the platform of an omnidirectional vision system composed of a camera and a conical mirror. In the calibration of the platform we estimated the parameters that relate the imaging system to the georeferencing system, composed of a GNSS (Global Navigation Satellite System) receiver and an IMU (Inertial Measurement Unit). In the calibration of the platform the boresight angles of the IMU were estimated related to the cone reference and the lever arm of the vertex of the cone to the center of the GNSS antenna. The uncertainty in the estimation of the lever arm is at least 10 times less than the precision obtained with the GNSS receiver in kinematic mode, which indicates an adequate quality for the estimated value. Regarding the misalignment angles, the RMSE (Root Mean Square Error) was higher for the rotation angle κIMU , around 30 minutes of arc, and for the other angles, the RMSE was around 10 minutes of arc.
Range Determination of the Influence of Carrier Concentration on Lattice Thermal Conductivity for Bulk Si and Nanowires

Mathematical modeling has been extended to simulate some physical systems to calculate some parameters that may need a sophisticated cost or may have some obstacles to be measured directly with an experimental method. In this study, the Modified Callaway Model has been used to calculate size dependence lattice thermal conductivity (LTC), and the influence of carrier concentration for bulk Si and its nanowires (NWs) with diameters of 22, 37, 56, and 115 nm has been investigated. Calculations were performed from 3K to 1600K for all cases. The effects of carrier concentration on LTC has found to begin from (10 cm) for the bulk state and that increased to (10 cm) for the NW with a diameter of 22 nm. The temperature that the maximum effect of carrier concentration can occur, has found to be at (10 K) for the bulk, and that increased to (340 K) for the (22 nm) Si NW.
Serum metabolomic investigations of mulberry leaf powder supplementation in Chinese Erhualian pigs

Obese pig breeds, including most Chinese native pig breeds, have excellent meat quality, e.g., high intramuscular fat content and moderate muscle marbling (Zhang et al., 1986). However, some of disadvantages in fat traits, such as high fat deposition in subcutaneous and abdominal fat, also exist in these pig breeds. Excessive fat deposition causes poor feed conversion ratio and low lean meat percentage, which greatly increase the costs of feeding and production. Therefore, seeking strategies for reducing fat deposition would contribute to improving the industry of these obese pig breeds. As one of the plant-derived additives, mulberry leaves have been utilized as green forage in livestock production due to their advantages of high crude protein content and low neutral detergent fibre and production costs (Kandylis et al., 2009; Zhou et al., 2014). Moreover, mulberry leaves or their products such as mulberry leaf powder (MLP) or mulberry leaf extract (MLE) are rich in polyphenolics polysaccharides, and flavonoids (Zhang et al., 2014), which have antioxidant, anti-diabetic or free radical capacity useful in preventing cardiovascular disease, obesity, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia of humans or animals (Ann et al., 2015; Trimarco et al., 2015; Zhang et al., 2015; Liu et al., 2016b). ABSTRACT. As a plant-derived additive, mulberry leaves have been considered a potential feed supplement in livestock production. The present study investigated the metabolic responses in Chinese Erhualian pigs fed a diet with different mulberry leaf powder (MLP) ratios using a metabolomic approach. Three groups of Erhualian pigs were used: N group (normal chow diet), L group (normal chow diet supplemented with 10% MLP) and H group (normal chow diet supplemented with 20% MLP). After 10 weeks, in animals fed 20% MLP diet reduced average backfat thickness (ABF), leaf fat weight and serum triglyceride (TG) levels were noted, and simultaneously the levels of serum lipase of pigs were increased, while in those fed 10% MLP diet ABF and serum TG levels were decreased. In comparison to N group, both L and H groups had lower levels of metabolites such as lactic acid, alanine, galactose, phenylalanine and tyrosine, but higher levels of metabolites mainly including malonic and heptadecanoic acids. Pathway analysis revealed that MLP supplementation might alter multiple metabolic processes mainly involved in galactose metabolism and biosynthesis of amino acids. It was indicated that MLP supplementation in pigs reduces fat deposition and alters multiple nutrient metabolism processes, and improves our understanding of the mechanisms involved in metabolic changes induced by MLP diet. Received: 19 January 2020 Revised: 3 May 2020 Accepted: 15 June 2020
Matéria orgânica como atenuante da salinidade da água de irrigação na cultura do milho

The objective of this work was to evaluate the use of organic matter in the development of corn irrigated with saline water. The experiment was carried out at the Agrarian Sciences Center of the Federal University of Alagoas. The experimental design was completely randomized in a 5 x 2 factorial scheme, with four replications, being the treatments: 5 levels of salinity (0.5 (control); 1.5; 3.0; 4.5 and 6.0 dS M-1) with presence and absence of organic matter. Saline solutions were prepared with NaCl and distilled water, and the formula: TSD (G L-1) = 0.64 x CEa was used. At 40 days after emergence, the plants were collected and analyzed for the number of leaves, leaf area, plant height, relative leaf chlorophyll index, shoot dry mass and root system dry mass. It was Found that all the variables studied in the maize crop were affected by the increase in salinity levels and that the soil decreased the effects of salinity when organic matter was added.
Learning to be a Better Learner With a Virtual Tutor And a Robot Peer

Real-world learning interactions happening in classrooms, often involve children interacting simultaneously with teachers and peer learners. This paper presents a triadic learning interaction system which is structured to emphasize the learner on different phases of self-regulation such as planning, performance and reflection while engaging in a constructionist task of building fractions using virtual LEGO blocks with a virtual tutor and robot peer.
Effect of Herbal Supplement on the Laying Performance and Antioxidant Status of Serum and Egg Yolk of Laying Birds

Aims: The experiment was carried out to investigate the effect of herbal supplement on laying performance and antioxidant status of serum and egg yolk of laying birds. Study Design: The experiment employed a completely randomised design, all data generated were subjected to analysis of variance, P =0.05. Methodology: A total of ninety-six (26-week old laying birds) of Isa-brown laying birds were used in a 120-day feeding trial. The birds were assigned to 4 dietary treatments replicated eight times with 3 hens per replicate and were fed the control diet and diets supplemented with 5 g/kg garlic powder, 5 g/kg moringa leafmeal and 5 g/kg ginger powder as diets 2,3,4, respectively. The birds were fed with experimental diets for the 120-day period during which data were obtained on laying performance, internal and external egg qualities and antioxidant status of serum and egg yolk. Original Research Article Daramola et al.; BJI, 21(3): 1-9, 2018; Article no.BJI. 41401 2 Results: There was no significant difference in hen day production, feed intake in birds fed control diet and diets supplemented with herbs. Final live-weight and weight change decreased (p<0.05) with dietary herbal supplementation. Supplementation of diets with herbs resulted in a significant increase in egg weight, eggshell weight, eggshell thickness, eggshell surface area compared to the control diet. The yolk weight and albumen weight were significantly (p<0.05) influenced by the dietary herbal supplement. Serum superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity increased in the dietary herbal supplement and was maximised (288 μml -1 ) at diet 3 likewise, the egg yolk superoxide dismutase (SOD) activity increased (p<0.05) in the dietary herbal supplement and was maximised (9.21 μml -1 ) at diet 3. Conclusion: Diet supplemented with 5 g/kg moringa leafmeal gave optimum performance, 5g/kg moringa leafmeal may be used as feed additive to improve performance, egg qualities characteristics and antioxidant status of serum and egg yolk of laying birds.
Investigating Foreign Direct Investment Attractive Factors of Korean Direct Investment into Vietnam

This paper aims to investigate FDI attractive factors, which are important to formulate policies to attract Korean direct investment into Vietnam. Based on the literature review and the results of interview with 27 Korean investors in Vietnam, we determined the model of variables attracting Korea’s FDI into Vietnam. It is used to assess the impact of attractive factors belonging to three groups of variables to support investment decision; they are macroeconomics variables (including market size factor, labor cost factor, and market openness factor), policies variables (including monetary policy factor and tax rate gap factor), and microeconomics variables (geographic advantage factor representative by location). This research also utilized a relatively new quantitative research method based on the Autoregressive Distributed Lag model (ARDL) with the time data chain from 1995 to 2017 of Korean FDI into Vietnam. It analyzes long-term relationships between dependent variables and independent variables. The result of this study indicates that there are three positive factors (low wages, trade openness and government policy) explaining the FDI flows in the long term. The result also shows that incentive tax policy has had a positive impact on Korean FDI, which has satisfied the aim of seeking efficiency of Korean investors.
Hubungan Lactate Clearance 2 Jam dan 4 Jam dengan Keberhasilan Manajemen Nonoperatif pada Pasien Trauma Tumpul Abdomen dengan Riwayat Syok Perdarahan

Latar Belakang: Perdarahan terselubung pada pasien trauma tumpul menjadi penyebab kedua tertinggi kematian. Tidak terdeteksinya cedera abdomen menjadi penyebab morbiditas dan mortalitas lambat pada pasien yang dapat bertahan pada fase-fase awal trauma. Manajemen nonoperatif (NOM) pada trauma organ solid adalah aman dan efektif, dan strategi ini telah menjadi praktek yang digunakan secara luas. Lactate clearance memiliki manfaat klinis yang penting pada pasien dengan trauma akut, yang superior terhadap pemeriksaan inisial laktat. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mencari hubungan pemeriksaan nilai lactate clearance pada jam-jam pertama setelah resusitasi terhadap keberhasilan penanganan manajemen nonoperatif.
Distributed event‐triggered algorithm for optimal resource allocation of second‐order multi‐agent systems

In this work, the authors study the resource allocation problems of second-order multi-agent systems, where each agent is associated with a local cost function and the decisions of agents are constrained by network resource constraints. To seek the optimal resource allocation with low communication costs, a distributed algorithm with event-triggered schemes is proposed. With the help of Lyapunov stability theory and convex analysis, the authors analyse the convergence of the algorithm and prove the event-triggered schemes are free of Zeno behaviour. Under the proposed algorithm, the second-order agents exponentially converge to the exact optimal decision of the resource allocation problem, and the burden of communication is reduced effectively. Finally, a simulation of the economic dispatch problem is given to illustrate the effectiveness of the authors' results.
Effect of Lactobacillus buchneri on the nutritive value of Sucrosorgo 506 bagasse silage

Wrocław University of Environmental and Life Sciences, 1 Faculty of Biology and Animal Science, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Chełmońskiego 38C, 51-630 Wrocław, Poland 2 Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, Institute of Soil Science and Environmental Protection, Grunwaldzka 53, 50-357 Wrocław, Poland 3 University of Warmia and Mazury, Faculty of Bioengineering, Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science, Oczapowskiego 5, 10-719 Olsztyn, Poland
The Development Strategy of Bali as Sustainable Event Conference Destination Based on Satisfaction Level: Service Quality, Green Meeting, Loyalty

Indonesia, particularly Bali, is a feasible destination to hold whether an international or national event conference, however its standard needs to improve, since it is below other countries. As the green meeting, several conference events still are concerned in preserving the environment, and also reducing the negative environment implication. Thus, the service quality is very necessary to support the conference events. Generally, this study is to analyze the service quality, green meetings towards satisfaction, loyalty, and the development strategy of Bali as a center of sustainable conference events. This research uses a sequential explanatory model, which is a mixed method between quantitative and qualitative approach. Quantitative approach used SEM, and focus group discussion for the qualitity to obtain stake holders’ opinion. SWOT was used to develop the strategies and QSPM to obtain the alternatives that are prioritized to the development center of event conference that has quality and green environment. This research was located in several places, such as Nusa Dua, Kuta, and Airport.