Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Phenotypic correlations among cane quality traits measured from unselected sugarcane breeding family plots.

Phenotypic correlations provide knowledge on trait interrelationships and potential for indirect selection in plant breeding. The objective of this study was to estimate the phenotypic correlations among quality traits in sugarcane breeding. Data for quality traits were measured from 20 stalks randomly chosen from the first 20 sub-plots of sugarcane families planted in two trials. The trials were laid out as randomised complete block designs with three replications at the Empangeni research station. Pearson’s correlation analysis was done using Proc CORR in the statistical analysis system. Estimable recoverable crystal (ERC) % cane had significant (P<0.0001) correlation with Brix % cane (r>0.86), Pol % cane (r=0.99), BrixDM % cane (r=0.54), Purity % (r>0.86), and dry matter (DM) % cane (r>0.46), showing strong associations among sucrose traits. Because of the high associations with other sucrose traits, Brix measured using a hand-held refractometer could reduce costs associated with mill room analysis. Fibre % cane had significant (P<0.05) negative correlations with ERC % cane (r>-0.16), Pol % cane (r>-0.21), Brix % cane (r>-0.37) and BrixDM % cane (r>-0.90), indicating a decrease in sucrose content with an increase in fibre. However, Fibre % cane had a significant (P<0.0001) correlation with Purity % (r>0.46) and DM % cane (r=0.74), resulting from the coincidental increase in fibre with crop maturity. A low correlation between Brix and Purity (r>0.39) suggested a low prediction of maturity using hand-held refractometer measurements in unselected progenies in sugarcane family plots. Refractometer Brix will provide more progeny data and reduce costs of sucrose measurement.
Influence of the Intensity, Components, and Spreading of the Deqi Sensation on the Analgesic Effect of SP6 Needling in Primary Dysmenorrhea Patients: A Secondary Analysis of a Randomised Controlled Trial

Although deqi, the phenomenon whereby excitation of Qi in the meridians occurs with needling, is critical to the practice of acupuncture and its efficacy, it is poorly understood. So we investigate the influence of the deqi sensation on the analgesic effects of acupuncture in patients who were enrolled in a randomised controlled trial for the treatment of patients with primary dysmenorrhea, a painful and common condition, and cold and dampness stagnation. Two groups were assessed: a deqi group (undergoing deep needling with thick needles and manipulation, n=17) and a non-deqi group (undergoing shallow needling with thin needles and no manipulation, n=51). The Sanyinjiao (SP6) was needled for 30 min in both groups. Pain scores at baseline, upon needle removal, and at 10, 20, and 30 min after needle removal were evaluated by the Visual Analogue Scale for pain. The deqi sensation was evaluated by the Acupuncture Deqi Clinical Assessment Scale. Patients who experienced a genuine deqi sensation (n=39) were selected for further analysis. Compared with patients in the non-deqi group who experienced deqi (n=25), patients who self-reported deqi in the deqi group (n=14) felt a stronger deqi sensation, experienced soreness and fullness more frequently, felt a greater intensity of soreness, fullness, electric sensation, spreading, and radiating, and experienced larger spreading distances. In those who experienced the deqi sensation in the deqi group, the intensity of the sensation, as well as their degree of soreness and fullness, was negatively correlated with pain reduction. In patients who experienced the deqi sensation in the non-deqi group, deqi intensity was positively correlated with pain reduction, while soreness was negatively correlated with pain reduction. The distance of spreading was not correlated with pain reduction in either group. We found, in SP6 needling of patients with primary dysmenorrhea with cold and dampness stagnation, that a moderate deqi response predicted a prolonged analgesic effect better than a strong deqi response.
Evaluation of anterior segment parameters using pentacam in silicone oil–injected patients after pars plana vitrectomy

Background: The aim of this study is to evaluate anterior segment changes with Pentacam Scheimpflug camera after pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) and silicone oil injection. Materials and Methods: In all, 44 eyes of 44 patients who underwent PPV by one surgeon were evaluated with Pentacam preoperatively, first week, and first month after surgery. The patients were divided into two groups, eyes with silicone injection after PPV and eyes with PPV and no endotamponade. Main outcome measures were preoperative and postoperative anterior chamber volume (ACV), anterior chamber depth (ACD), anterior chamber angle (ACA), and central corneal thickness (CCT) obtained with pentacam. Results: Each group consisted of 22 patients. In both groups no significant difference was detected among preop and postop changes in ACV and ACA values (P > 0.05). The increase in ACD in silicone oil–injected group and the decrease in ACD in PPV group at postop 1 week were statistically significant (P < 0.05). The increase in CCT in silicone oil–injected group at postop 1 week and then decrease in postop 1 month were also significant (P < 0.05). Surgically induced astigmatism (SIA) was 3.7 Dioptry (D) in silicone oil–injected group and 2.4 D in PPV group at postop 1 week. SIA decreased to 1.7 D and 1.5 D, respectively, at postop 1 month. Changes in SIA were significant (P < 0.05). Conclusion: PPV effects cornea and anterior segment. Changes in cornea and anterior segment after PPV seem to return to preoperative values among 1 month after surgery.
Optical Properties of Barium Sulphide Thin Films Prepared By Chemical Bath Deposition Technique

Thin films of Barium Sulphide semiconductor were deposited on glass substrate using Chemical Bath Deposition Technique. The films were optically characterized using Camspec M501 Single Beam Scanning UV/VIS Spectrophotometer. The results show that films exhibited poor absorbance and reflectance properties with values range of 0.002-0.065 and 0.002-0.0. 070 respectively. The transmittance of the films to the incident radiation was found to be high with a value range of 0.950-0.993 in arbitrary unit. The films were found to possess high optical conductivity of 7.43 x 10 10 S -1 – 5.52 x 10 12 S 1, and the films thickness found to increase as the dip time increases with value range of 1. 668μm – 1. 775μm. The calculated refractive index was found to be within the range of 1.132-2.205 and with low extinction coefficient value of 0.00159-0.00517. The band gap energy of the deposited films was found to be 1.25-1.35eV. All these desirable properties made the semiconductor material a good candidate for applications in photonics and photovoltaic devices fabrication.
Collector System Layout Optimization Framework for Large-Scale Offshore Wind Farms

A new collector system layout optimization (CSLO) framework for large-scale offshore wind farms (OWFs) is proposed in this paper. First, a self-adaptive allocation method is proposed to determine the location of substations and to allocate each turbine to its geographically closest substation. And then, in order to minimize the annualized investment cost, maintenance cost, and levelized cable losses cost, while satisfying a group of operational constraints, the proposed CSLO model is formulated as a mixed-integer nonlinear programming problem, which is solved by the Benders decomposition algorithm. Multiple substations and cable types are also considered in the model. The validity and effectiveness of the proposed methods are demonstrated in two OWF cases consisting of 30 and 100 units.
Pyrosequencing analysis of ammonia oxidizing bacteria in municipal activated sludge system

Nitrification is a critical step that depends on the diversity and functions of nitrifiers in the activated sludge treatment systems. Optimum and efficient nitrification hinges on in-depth understanding of the structure and dynamics of the nitrifying community structure within the wastewater treatment systems. In this study, high-throughput pyrosequencing was employed in profiling ammonia-oxidizing bacteria (AOB) in activated sludge system treating municipal waste. During the investigation, the average temperature was 16.5 ± 2.1C and 22.8 ± 2.7C during winter and summer respectively. During this study, the dissolved oxygen level in the plant was constantly lower than the optimum (0.6 ± 0.3 and 0.6 ± 0.1 mg/l winter and summer respectively). The plant treated wastewater with influent ammonia concentration between 24.4 and 31.6 mg/l. The average influent flow rate (ML/Day) was 96.81 during this period. The diversity of AOB, the nitrifiers involved in the first and the rate-limiting step of ammonia removal had correlation with nitrification efficiency and temperature. Pyrosequencing revealed significant differences in the AOB population, which was 6 times higher during summer compared to winter. The AOB sequences related to uncultured bacterium and uncultured AOB showed an increase of 133% and 360% respectively when the season changed from winter to summer. This study suggests that vast population of novel, ecologically significant AOB species that remain unexploited, still inhabit the complex activated sludge communities.
Developmental prosopagnosia and the Benton Facial Recognition Test

The Benton Facial Recognition Test is used for clinical and research purposes, but evidence suggests that it is possible to pass the test with impaired face discrimination abilities. The authors tested 11 patients with developmental prosopagnosia using this test, and a majority scored in the normal range. Consequently, scores in the normal range should be interpreted cautiously, and testing should always be supplemented by other face tests.
Power Hardware-inthe-Loop testing for the Inverter-based Distributed Power Source Dip

This paper presents a Power Hardware-in-the-Loop (PHIL) test platform for the inverter-based distributed power source. A quantitative study of the precision and stability of this PHIL test platform is given. A detailed basic study of the relationship between delay and accuracy of HIL test platform is carried out by means of the system stability criterion. Finally, the PHIL test platform has been built in the laboratory. The function of the HIL test platform is verified by a set of PHIL tests for PV inverter.
Electron Microscopic Analysis of Silicate and Calcium Particles in Cigarette Smoke

Scanning electron microscopy with energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy (SEM-EDS) supplies information that is complementary to those data traditionally obtained using inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry for analysis of inorganic tobacco and tobacco smoke constituents. The SEM-EDS approach was used to identify select inorganic constituents of mainstream cigarette smoke “tar. ” The nature of SEM-EDS instrumentation makes it an ideal choice for microstructural analyses as it provides information relevant to inorganic constituents that could result from exposure to combusted tobacco products. Our analyses show that aluminum silicates, silica, and calcium compounds were common constituents of cigarette mainstream smoke “tar. ” Identifying inorganic tobacco smoke constituents is important because inhalation of fine inorganic particles could lead to inflammatory responses in the lung and systemic inflammatory responses. As cigarette smoking causes chronic inflammation in the respiratory tract, information on inorganic particulate in mainstream smoke informs efforts to determine causative agents associated with increased morbidity and mortality from tobacco use.
Tourist “ sustainable intelligence ” as a premise of segmentation

It is incontestable that sustainable tourism has long been worldwide main issue, however, only a few focus on the tourist as the key factor. In regard to tourist concern, it is essential to discuss tourist “sustainable intelligence” in which it shows tourists’ ability to use their knowledge and experience of the impacts of tourism on the environment to develop a behaviour that contributes to sustainable tourism. Utilizing the method of latent class analysis, the findings of this paper are derived from the concept of tourist “sustainable intelligence”. Three latent classes of tourists were formed showing diverse levels of knowledge, commitment, attitude and/or behaviour. These three tourist clusters are the reflective, unconcerned and pro-sustainable tourists. Data were collected from three hundred respondents who had stayed at least one night in Bandung. A simple random sampling was conducted to generate valid surveys. The Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) version 21.0 was used to analyse the data generated from the respondents. This paper will identify the implications for destination management through segmentation and the possibility to purchase sustainability as well as contribute to the literature the viable concept of “sustainable intelligence”.
A Feature Learning and Object Recognition Framework for Underwater Fish Images with Segmentation

Live fish recognition is one of the most decisive elements of fisheries analysis where the massive amount of data is promptly assimilated . Diverse from wide-ranging scenarios, experiments to underwater image recognition are forwarded by poor image quality, uncontrolled objects and environment, and efforts in obtaining demonstrative illustrations. In addition, most existing feature extraction techniques are caught up from automation due to human observation. Hence, we propose an underwater fish recognition framework that comprises of an entirely unsupervised feature learning procedure and an errorresilient classifier. Object parts are modified based on saliency and slackening cataloging to match objective parts appropriately. A non-rigid typical part is then utilized based on fitness, partition, and refinement measures. For the classifier, an unsupervised clustering methodology yields a binary class order, where every individual node acts as a classifier. The main objective of this process is to appraise the basic beliefs of the efficient processes usually used to analyze type of fish. Experimentations illustrate that the proposed framework attains high accurateness on both public and self-collected underwater fish images with high uncertainty and class imbalance. Also to recover the effectiveness of the progression when related with the other existing process.
EFFECT OF ORGANIC AND INORGANIC N FERTILIZER ON GROWTH AND YIELD OF CHICKPEA ( CICER ARIETINUM L . ) GROWN ON SANDY SOIL USING 15 N TRACER

A field experiment was carried out to study combined effect of organic and/or inorganic N fertilizer on growth and yield of chickpea plants grown on sandy soil using N tracer. Results revealed an increase in weight of shoot and seed yields in the plot amended with cow manure (50% MF + 50%OM) and, relatively the increase was 21.84 and 38.78% over control, respectively. The highest N accumulated in plant tissues of shoot (49.0 g/plot) and seeds (155.0 g/plot) as compared to the control (100% MF) which recorded 23.1 and 59.0 g/plot, respectively. Introduction Chickpea (Cicer arietinum L.) is the third most widely grown grain legume in the world after bean and soybean. The agronomical importance of chickpea is based on its high protein concentration (approx. 19.3 25.4%) for the human and animal diet, being used more and more as an alternative protein source. Moreover, it is also widely used as fodder and green manure (Ali et al. 2004, Togay et al. 2008, Erman et al. 2011, Namvar et al. 2011). Chickpea is the principal grain legume crop grown in the Mediterranean region, and Spain is the main chickpea-producer in Europe, 31,600 ha and 30,100 t in 2008 (FAO 2010). Mckenzie and Hill (1995) studied the effects of two levels of N applications (0 and 50 kg N / ha) on chickpea and reported that the increase of N rate from 0 to 50 kg N/ha significantly enhanced seed and dry matter yield, harvest index, number of pods per plant and 1000 seed weight. Walley et al. (2005) investigated chickpea response to starter N (0, 15, 30 and 45 kg N/ha) and stated that the application of 45 kg N/ha enhanced seed yield by as much as 221 kg /ha over control. The recommended dose of nitrogen for chickpea was supplemented with different combinations of organic manures with equal proportions based on their N content. The required quantity of organic manures as per treatment was incubated for 30 days before sowing of crop under shade with regular watering and were applied at the time of sowing as per the treatments (Patil et al. 2012). Thus, the present study was aimed at investigating the influence of mineral N and organic manures alone and in various combinations on growth and yield of chickpea using N. Materials and Methods A field experiment was carried out at the Plant Nutrition and Fertilization Unit, Soils and Water Research Department, Nuclear Research Center, Atomic Energy Authority, Inshas, Egypt on chickpea. A sandy soil was collected from Inshas, Sharkia Governorate. The soil sample was air dried, ground and sieved to pass through a 2 mm sieve then subjected to some physical and chemical analysis (88.5% sand silt 2.7% and 8.8% clay, pH(1: 2.5) 7.97, EC(dSm-) 0.27, O.C170 mg/kg, O.M 0.3 g/kg, total N70 mg/kg, C/N 2.4, Ca CO3 10.0 mg/kg. *Author for correspondence: .
Effect of Respirable Particles ( Coal Dust ) On Levels of Il-1 β , Il-6 and TNF-α In Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Alveolar Macrophage Culture Medium of Rats

uppression of induced pulmonary cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) by exposure to coal dust (CD) and silica particles has been reported; but the exact mechanism was not fully elucidated. Previous studies demonstrated that CD exposure induced pulmonary inflammation in a dose-dependent manner. Since inflammation is associated with release of different mediators, we determined the levels of some of these inflammatory mediators in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) of rat lungs exposed to CD. More specifically, we measured 3 cytokines, IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α. Therefore, male rats weighing 220-270 gm rats were intratracheally instilled with 40 mg /rat of CD particles (n = 4 per group) or vehicle (saline). Eleven days later, rats were injected intraperitoneally with the CYP1A1 inducer, beta-naphthoflavone (BNF; 50 mg/kg BW) or vehicle (oil) daily for 3 days. Rats were sacrificed 1 d after the last BNF injection and bronchoalveolar lavage was collected. The alveolar macrophages (AMs) were collected by centrifugation and were cultured in DMEM culture media. The AMs were counted by Coulter Counter multisizer II. IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α were quantitatively measured by using enzyme linked immuno-sorbent assay (ELISA) kits in both the BALF and in alveolar macrophage culture medium. To address the effect of CD on the nuclear protein content of AM, rats were exposed to 0, 2.5, 10, 20 and 40 mg CD/rat (n= 4 per group) and the nuclear protein was extracted from the AMs. Our results showed that the number of AMs was highly significantly increased in CD-exposed rats vs. saline-exposed rats. IL-1β was significantly increased in AM medium of rats exposed to CD plus BNF compared to those exposed to saline plus BNF. However, no significant change in TNF-α or IL-6 was detected by CD exposure. Also, the nuclear protein of AM was significantly increased in rats exposed to 20 and 40 mg/rat. These results suggest that CD exposure induces pulmonary inflammation, increases the production of IL-1β, and increase AM nuclear proteins that may be related to CD-mediated suppression of CYP1A1 induction s
Clinical Implications of Membrane Transport Characteristics on the Adequacy of Fluid and Solute Removal

It is important to identify the peritoneal transport characteristics of each patient and to guide the peritoneal therapy accordingly. High transporters on CAPD are prone to protein malnutrition because of increased protein losses and suppression of appetite with excessive carbohydrate loading from the peritoneal cavity. Anephric high transporters often do better on short-cycle therapies. Anephric low transporters of large size cannot readily meet clearance targets on standard peritoneal dialysis prescriptions. In patients with low rates of peritonitis, changes in peritoneal dialysis prescriptions are more commonly dictated by changes in residual renal function rather than changes in peritoneal transport.
Neonatal circulatory changes following elective cesarean section: an echocardiographic study.

Right ventricular systolic time intervals have been used in neonates to demonstrate both normal and abnormal cardiovascular adaptation to extrauterine life.1,2 The ratio of these intervals, which include the right ventricular preejection period (RVPEP) and right ventricular ejection time (RVET), correlates closely with pulmonary vascular resistance (PVR) and pulmonary artery diastolic pressure.3 Previous echocardiographic studies in normal newborns have demonstrated the decline in PVR, but have excluded babies delivered by cesarean section (CS). 1 Many respiratory abnormalities are noted following both elective and emergency CS. These are attributed to respiratory distress syndrome, transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN), aspiration syndromes, and persistent fetal circulation (PFC). 4-9
The effects of electrofishing on different life stages of Ozark and eastern hellbenders

Electrofishing, a common method of freshwater fish sampling, has been shown to negatively affect some fish species, but the effects on non-target species, such as hellbenders, have not been well studied. I tested effects of electrofishing on the behavior of several life stages of captivereared Ozark (Cryptobranchus alleganiensis bishopi) and eastern (C. a. alleganiensis) hellbenders. Ozark hellbender eggs were exposed to different voltages in the laboratory, and embryos in higher voltages had higher incidences of twitching during exposures and higher numbers of morphological deformities after exposures. For hatchling Ozark hellbenders, which typically are sedentary, individuals moved more during exposure to higher voltages. Freeswimming larval eastern hellbenders were less active and spent more time twitching and immobilized during exposure to higher voltages. Immediately after exposures, larvae in the higher treatment groups were less active. Ozark hellbenders (~ 3-years old) exhibited a greater incidence of stress secretions, twitching, and immobilization during exposure to higher voltages. After exposures, they had lower righting reflex scores and longer latencies to right. Eastern hellbenders (~ 6-years old) were tested in both laboratory trials and in a natural river habitat. In laboratory trials, during exposure to higher voltages, individuals had greater incidences of stress secretions and spent more time twitching and immobilized. Following exposures to higher voltages, they had longer latencies to right and faster heartrates. During a double-shocking experiment, 6-year old eastern hellbenders spent more time twitching in the first shocking event and tended to spend more time immobilized in the second shocking event although this difference was not significant; latencies to secrete were longer in the second shocking event. In the river trials, shocked 6-year old had a higher incidence of stress secretions than controls. No behavioral differences appeared to persist after 3–5 months. Under the conditions of our experiments, exposure to voltages similar to those experienced during electrofishing caused at least short-term negative effects on hellbender behavior.